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In how many ways can 4 t-shirts, 7 denims, and 4 coats be arranged in a clothing store shelf section so that all the clothes of the same style are together. All clothes are distinct, except for the 7 denims 2 are completely identical (same color and size).

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11 Questions to Help Identify Top Talent

We spoke to Carlo Frappolli, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Head of Talent, about the 11 attributes of a strong leader that form the basis of talent management at JPMorgan Chase.

  1. Does this person set high standards? “It’s really about whether or not someone holds others accountable to his or her own high standards,” said Frappolli. “Because a lot of people who get into leadership roles have Type-A personalities, are driven to succeed and tend to focus on their own standards—but they don’t necessarily hold others to those same standards.”
  2. Does he or she treat others with respect? Consider this: Would you want one of your children to work for this person? If you have to pause in answering, think twice before promoting him or her.
  3. Does this employee manage performance? Does he or she provide honest and direct feedback on a consistent basis? Can he or she judge performance in an objective way and make decisions based on meritocracy?
  4. Does he or she execute discipline? “Also ask: Is this person thorough in his or her business reviews?” said Frappolli. “Does he or she have good governance and controls?”
  5. Does this person exhibit fortitude? “When I look at people who are successful, fortitude comes right to the top,” Frappolli told attendees. “Because if you can’t take feedback—if you can’t fail and pick yourself back up without losing confidence—you will struggle in a leadership role.”
  6. Does this person face facts? Does he or she let the numbers tell the story, instead of trying to spin them to make situations look better?
  7. Does he or she foster open partnerships? Does this person really encourage people to say what’s on their minds?
  8. Does he or she have humanity? Consider whether or not this person shows compassion. Can he or she drive for high performance, hold people accountable, and yet, when others are struggling, try to understand why they’re struggling? “Does he or she then have the guts to make a tough call, like letting people go?” asked Frappolli. “It’s tough—I’ve found that some people are pretty binary in that way. They’re either too nice to make a tough call, wait way too long to do it or they’re just cold and disrespectful.”
  9. Does this person set clients up for success? At the end of the day, does he or she ask the question, “Is this the right option for our client?”
  10. Does he or she believe in innovation? “Innovation happens in many phases,” said Frappolli, “but often, it’s in small steps. What does this person do to help his or her team and clients constantly improve?”
  11. Does this person think strategically? Is he or she intellectually curious? Does he or she ask the question, “why?” Does he or she know what’s going on in the industry? Is he or she aware of what your competitors are doing and whether or not they’re doing something better than you are?
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Well equipped beaches, a sailing school and the Gulf Sporting Center. Relaxation or active holiday? The choice is yours

The sea area of Laigueglia is reminiscent of a seaside village: the little squares over the beach, a stone’s throw from the harbour, games for children and a garage for boats where fishermen repair nets. Everything speaks of sea and holiday, also the promenade joining Capo Mele to Alassio. For anyone arriving there a must is a walk along Via Dante, amid shopping and eating and drinking places. Particular features are Colla Micheri and the San Matteo church.

Something unforgettable is the climb towards Colla Micheri: in the minuscule medieval village Thor Heyerdal lived with his family, and he has restored it. From here you get to Capo Mele, the place on the terra firma closest to Corsica: 140 kilometres. On the ridge there are the lighthouse and the little Madonna delle Penne church, where on 5 August there is a ceremony for sailors and fishermen.

The village is one of the stages of the excursion through the Nordic Walking Park, which has six itineraries of various difficulty. A rare treasure is the San Matteo church, with a Greek cross layout with two twin bell towers of different heights. The crosses set on top of the bell towers are oriented according to the sea winds: mistral and south-westerly. Laigueglia is an ideal place for the Nordic walk, both for beginners and for experienced walkers. There are many bike itineraries: a very long ring one starts from Via Monaco to go down towards the Andora Castle and joins up with Laigueglia through the hinterland of Albenga and Alassio.

Laigueglia is also fun: every year in the last weekend of July the Landing of the Saracens is held, and in June the Percfestival.


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Tundra threats, explained

Climate-driven changes in these harsh lands at the ends of the Earth could have a worldwide impact.

Tundras are among the world's coldest, harshest biomes, with extreme temperatures and low rainfall. But these environments in the Arctic and on mountains are far from invulnerable, displaying sensitivity to human disruptions and climate change.

Home to animals including Arctic foxes, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou, snow geese, and musk oxen, the Arctic tundra is changing in broad and somewhat unpredictable ways as global average temperatures rise. Its underlying base of frozen soil and plant matter, called permafrost, is thawing. That is turning the tundra into a source of greenhouse gas emissions, as soil microbes convert carbon into carbon dioxide and methane. The tundra is also slow to repair itself from physical disturbances such as tire tracks from heavy vehicles.

Threats to tundras

Climate change. A warmer climate could radically change tundra landscapes and what species are able to live in them. Warming creates potential feedback loops that encourage further destabilization of tundra ecosystems. The release of methane from deteriorating permafrost, for example, feeds the thawing cycle, while higher temperatures drive the growth of shrubs, which can change soil temperature and prevent snow from reflecting out heat.

What Are Tundras?

Thriving shrubs also crowd out lichen, an important food source for caribou and other animals. Warmer tundras could also see increased risk of wildfires and drought—scientists have documented a significant disappearance of lakes in western Greenland between 1969 and 2017.

Air pollution. Air pollution affects tundra environments in different ways. A recent study found that Arctic clouds are particularly sensitive to air pollution, which spurs cloud formation and has a blanketing effect. Black carbon from diesel engines, fires, and other combustion can settle on snow, decreasing its ability to reflect sunlight and causing faster melting.

Chemicals used in coolants and aerosol sprays have driven ozone depletion at the North and South Poles, which can let in stronger ultraviolet rays. And toxic mercury, sent into the atmosphere by coal-burning and industrial activity, is accumulating in the Arctic tundra, threatening both humans and animals who live in the region. Air pollution can also harm or kill the important food source of lichen.

Industrial activity. The oil, gas, and mining industries can disrupt fragile tundra habitats. Drilling wells can thaw permafrost, while heavy vehicles and pipeline construction can damage soil and prevent vegetation from returning. This activity also increases the risk of toxic spills. Seismic testing for oil and gas operations in the 1980s left tracks on the tundra that are still visible decades later.

Invasive and migrating species. Climate change is driving down populations of some Arctic tundra natives such as caribou (also known as reindeer) by fostering an increase in parasites and disease while damaging food sources. But other species, such as shrubs and the wolf spider, are thriving.

The red fox, which is typically found farther south, is moving north onto the tundra and competing with the Arctic fox for food and territory. Though few invasive species have yet to take root in the Arctic, climate change increases the risk this could happen. And human activity, both near and far, can change the balance: As snow geese have learned to feed on farmlands rather than in the wild on their migration routes, their exploding numbers have threatened to degrade their tundra nesting sites.

Cutting harmful, planet-warming pollution by switching away from fossil fuels is key to safeguarding Earth's tundra habitats. Other measures include creating refuges and protections for certain species and regions while limiting or banning industrial activity. The Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum of Arctic countries, has also established a working group to study and prevent the spread of invasive species in the region.


The high school students in the journalism class at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science will be sharing the stories they wrote for their school’s newspaper The Carver Times. These articles are the students views on the various issues that are going on in the world and the city of Philadelphia.

Guns vs. Students: Are we really safe?

by Mariam Sharif

Gun violence is a big issue in the United States, but have you wondered about its impact on you? Have you ever thought about Philadelphia, how events as tragic as shootings could happen at any moment?

Whether it be on your way to or from school, walking up to school, or even in school, we should educate ourselves on the steps that our own city is taking to ensure our safety in our neighborhoods. Crime happens every single day, and we should be able to better see how the city takes care of us.

In Philadelphia, there have been 257 shootings as of October this year alone. Gun violence not only hurts the community, but it affects everyone, even those not involved.

With the recent shooting taking place in North Philly, that really got me thinking about how the big school related companies are watching over children that go to school in dangerous places. At Carver, we have our metal detectors. But what about outside of school?

From my research, I wasn’t really able to find anything about gun violence and special laws to protect schools such as our from dangerous threats. The only things we really do have are lockdowns and shelters-in-place, which are drills that we practice once a year. These are helpful but how effective are they?

According to SafePlans, lockdowns are not very effective when it comes to mass shootings; there have been 307 school shootings since Columbine, which means something is obviously wrong. As for a shelter in place, they can be effective based on the situation. says that “There may be situations, depending on your circumstances and the nature of the disaster, when it’s simply best to stay where you are and avoid any uncertainty outside by “sheltering in place”.

What can we do to ensure the safety of ourselves and others? Stay aware, and take care of yourselves. Friendly reminders to be safe may seem minuscule, but they mean a lot. In a time where it seems as though shootings and violence are normalized, the best we can do is take care of each other and be there for each other.

One Language, Less Opportunities

by Aleja Aslan

Philadelphia students are having fewer opportunities to participate in the business world and to have access to job opportunities due to the limitation of language.

How would learning a second language in high school change this? The education that students are now getting regarding a second language is not a lot. Some schools require a maximum of two years of second language learning in high school, which I have found useless because students are not learning the material, and the information they are receiving is not useful in real life experiences.

In most parts of the world, it is rare to find an educated person who only speaks one language. In America, this is common. Americans are far behind in foreign language skills, with only 18 percent speaking a second language compared to 53 percent of Europeans.

The school system is failing us because we should be getting as many opportunities as possible to get ahead of the rest of the world. American students must learn language skills to compete in the global economy. These skills are vital in communicating and doing business.

“To prosper economically and to improve relations with other countries,” US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan declared in 2010, “Americans need to read, speak and understand other languages.” By only speaking English, Americans severely limit their opportunities. Knowing a second language is crucial because it allows the person to communicate and have a variety of jobs that require bilingual skills. However, with a system that is not giving the student the required support, will they miss out on opportunities that other foreign people have because they aren’t as advanced in other languages?

The politics of bilingualism, and the fact that some people believe in “English only,’ and the shortage of highly qualified teachers are among the primary obstacles to teaching second languages. “However, if federal and state education policies supported bilingualism as an important goal for all US students, and incentives were created to recruit and train bilingual teachers, the USA could rapidly join other developed nations that have long supported multilingualism and nurtured it in their students.”

Luisa, the exchange student of the German exchange program shares her point of view of how we should all be bilingual. She speaks about three languages,

Luisa is a German student who came to the U.S. for a couple of days as part of the “exchange student program.” While she was here, she had no problem communicating with others. Even though her first language is German, she speaks English very well. This is all due to the education system that they have in Germany.

I asked Luisa a couple of questions about her speaking more than one language. She expressed that, “Speaking English has helped me a lot because I like traveling, and therefore I can get around the city and meet new people.” Through her, I learned that in other countries like Germany, “it’s usual to speak more than one language. Most of the Germans can speak English and there are others that can speak a third language, such as Spanish, Italian or French.”

Later on, I asked her whether schools in this community should require students to learn more than one language, and she replied, “I think it would be great in Philadelphia to require students to learn another language! Knowing a second language is a lot of fun, and it’s an amazing feeling when you are able to speak with other people in a different language.”

Maestra Puntel, a teacher at Carver High School, she has been teaching Spanish for about 12 years, she has been looking for ways to improve the learning environment as well as planned lessons for students to understand the language in depth.

Puntel shared facts that she deemed important, such as noticing that students who only took two years of Spanish aren’t able to use the language. This is because they soon forget the language. The textbooks aren’t as helpful because they only refer to grammar which students won’t use as much as the skills that are used in speaking. The students that took a second language between kindergarten and eighth grade are almost all bilingual by now.

There is not a strong support system in regards to learning a second language. Unfortunately, the school district is not offering enough funding to cover these skills. Because the nation’s primary language is English, which is used heavily in other countries, people in other countries often see Americans speaking English as arrogant. In 2015, President Donald Trump said, “We’re a nation that speaks English, and I think that while we’re in this nation, we should be speaking English.” This quote exemplifies harmful beliefs that hold Americans back from learning and stigmatizes those who speak other languages.

How is it limiting the opportunities of the students?

All around the world, employers seek employees who are bilingual. Jobs that require people to speak more than one language are important because it allows the business or career to advance; the ability to communicate with more customers that speak other languages is a lot more helpful.

A 2019 report from Berlitz states that in 2010, there were around 240,000 job postings requesting bilingual workers and by 2015, that figure had increased to approximately 630,000.

The school district of Philadelphia is looking for ways to encourage students to learn a second language.

Elizabeth Skylejko is one of the most knowledgeable people within the School District Language Arts Department. She shared the idea that high schools do not have enough staff to teach more than two years of a second language.

She also expressed that the school district is working on hiring more staff, and establishing programs that offer an advanced level of the second language and activities where students are engaged to a second language. She suggested that the idea of mixing students who are fluent in the language with students who are extremely interested in learning the language would also help.

We need to take a serious interest for our education and the possibilities that we could be missing out on if we don’t demand for a better education.

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The style of cheongsam varies greatly, which can be summarized as follows:
Collar type: general collar, Penguin collar, impatient collar, collar without collar, water drop collar, bamboo leaf collar, horseshoe collar, etc.
Open-up: slant-open, medium-open, semi-round open, etc.
Button type: one-character buckle, phoenix tail buckle, Pipa buckle, butterfly buckle, monochrome buckle, double-color buckle, etc.
Sleeve type: sleeveless, shoulder-cutting, short sleeve, seven-minute sleeve, eight-minute sleeve, long sleeve, narrow sleeve, horn sleeve, big horn sleeve, horseshoe sleeve, reverse folding sleeve, etc.
Pendulum type: wide pendulum, straight pendulum, A-shaped pendulum, dress pendulum, fish tail pendulum, front short and back long, serrated pendulum, etc.
Rolling: Double roll, single roll.
As the most representative traditional costume in China, the existence and development of cheongsam is accomplished under specific cultural factors and social environment. The study of this humanistic factor of cheongsam can make us fully understand the traditional Chinese culture and take it as the basis for us to improve our modern life style (especially modern costume).
Among them, Qipao, as a traditional Chinese costume, was popular in the 1920s, and it is also the object of many women’s esteem in the contemporary era. As the unique gospel of Chinese women, the design of cheongsam is changing with the changes of times and interests. In the process, the emphasis on ethnic factors has become the focus of people’s first grasp.
1. Development and Evolution of Cheongsam
From the literal meaning, cheongsam refers to the long gown worn by the people of the banner (men and women), but only the long gown worn by the women of the Eight Banners has a blood relationship with the cheongsam of later generations, which is not customarily classified as the category of “cheongsam” such as the Royal robe and the boa gown used for ceremonial dress. In the early Qing Dynasty, Manchu women were forbidden to wear Han costumes, but in the late Qing Dynasty, Han women also imitated Manchu costumes. The quiet blending of the Manchu and Han women’s dress styles makes the difference between the two sides’dresses smaller and smaller, and gradually becomes the prelude to the popularity of Cheongsam in the whole country.
The origin of Cheongsam
Cheongsam is the traditional fashion of Chinese women rising in modern times, but not the formal traditional national dress. It not only has the vicissitudes of the past, but also has a new present. The cheongsam itself has a certain historical significance, coupled with a relatively high degree of appreciation, so it has a certain collection value. Although fewer women wear cheongsam in modern times, many parts of modern cheongsam still retain the traditional charm, while reflecting the beauty of fashion, so it also has a certain collection value.
In the strong feudal ethical atmosphere, it is impossible for women to expose their curves as they are now. As a result, the traditional cheongsam has been cut in a straight line, the chest, shoulders, waist and buttocks are completely straight, and the curve of the female body is not exposed.
(2) Evolution of Qipao
Cheongsam, as a traditional Chinese dress, was popular in the 1920s. It is also the object of many women’s esteem in the contemporary era. It is not only light and suitable, but also can fully reflect the beautiful posture and smooth lines of women.
Qipao originated from Qiren’s robes, and Beijing was the place where Qiren lived most. So until the end of Qing Dynasty and the beginning of Republic of China, Qipao belonged to the culture of Beijing School. The cheongsam of Qing Dynasty includes men’s and women’s gowns, but because cheongsam is a woman’s dress, it can also be said that cheongsam originated from the cheongmai’s gown.
As a traditional Chinese dress, cheongsam was popular in the 20th century, and it is also the object of many women’s esteem in the contemporary era. It is not only light and suitable, but also can fully reflect the beautiful posture and smooth lines of women.
In the 1920s, the cheongsam was still wide and straight; in line with the large sleeves popular in Qin Dynasty, the cheongsam had a larger hem and the whole body of the cheongsam was in the shape of “inverted big”. But the shoulder, chest and waist have been fitted. Zhang Ailing said, “The newly-born cheongsam is cold and square, with Puritan style. “This woman writer, who is good at observing and describing fashion, said that”the beginning”if it refers to the 1920s, then”Yan Fang Zheng”must be her childhood impression.
The 1930s and 1940s were the golden age of cheongsam and the most brilliant period of modern Chinese women’s wear. At that time, the shape of the cheongsam was slender, which coincided with the profile of women’s wear popular in Europe at that time. At this time, the cheongsam has completely jumped out of the limitation of the cheongmai’s gown, which is a new style of “Chinese and Western combination”. First, there is the term “genre”.
The part of cheongsam is westernized. It is treated with western style outside collar and sleeve, such as lotus leaf collar, western lapel, lotus sleeve, etc. or with left and right open flaps. Although the application of these reforms was not extensive, it showed that people were free in thought at that time, and the original program of cheongsam was no longer necessary to follow. The matching of cheongsam and Western-style jacket is also a characteristic of “genre”, which makes cheongsam enter into the international clothing family and can be combined with a variety of modern clothing. In modern words, it has been “internationalized and modernized”.
In the late 1930s, the “improved cheongsam” appeared again. The cutting method and structure of cheongsam are more westernized. Cheongsam is more suitable for chest and waist provinces. At the same time, shoulder seams and sleeves appear, which makes shoulder and axilla fit. Some people also make more soft shoulder pads, which are called “beauty shoulders”. This indicates that women are beginning to abandon the old ideal angle characterized by shoulder-cutting. These tailoring and structural changes were completed in Shanghai.

2. The Wearing Characteristics of Cheongsam
After the evolution of the first half of the 20th century, the basic characteristics and elements of cheongsam gradually stabilized. Cheongsam has become a classic dress for women. Classics are relatively stable, while fashions are ever-changing. But fashion designers often look for inspiration from the classic treasure house, and cheongsam is also one of the sources of inspiration for designers.
The characteristics of Qipao
The appearance characteristics of modern cheongsam generally require that all or part of them have the following characteristics: right-jacket open or half open, collar button, side open, single material, waist, sleeveless or short sleeves, etc. Opening a gown is only one of many characteristics of a cheongsam, not the only one, nor is it necessary. The style of Qipao is characterized by absorbing western art. It is new and flexible, with strong commercial flavor. It has a style of official style and is reserved and concise.
Classification of Qipao Styles
There are many styles of cheongsam, such as open skirt, Pipa skirt, slant skirt, double skirt; collar with high collar, low collar, no collar; cuff with long sleeve, short sleeve, sleeveless; open gown with high open gown, low open gown; and long cheongsam, short cheongsam, jacket, single cheongsam and so on.
The main changes of Qipao style are sleeve style and flaps shape. The main sleeve styles are: wide sleeve, narrow sleeve, long sleeve, medium sleeve, short sleeve or sleeveless. The main styles of the flaps are round, straight, square and pipa. The flaps of the flags are round and smooth. The flaps of the flags are plump and round-faced. The flags of the flags are slim and slender. The flaps of the flags are boldly reformed to suit different faces.

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February is the month with the least rainfall in Choteau, with 0.2" (4.8mm) of accumulated precipitation.

What is the rainiest month in Choteau?

The month with the most rainfall is June when 2.1" (54.6mm) of precipitation is typically aggregated.

What are the warmest months in Choteau?

July and August, with an average high-temperature of 81°F (27.2°C), are warmest months in Choteau.
Average rainfall - Choteau, MT
Average daylight - Choteau, MT


May 21, 2018

Authenticity and integrity

I’ve had a problem with the use of authentic when it comes to describing some sort of aspired behaviour or way of being, but hadn’t quite got around to pinning it down until this tweet from the estimable John Cutler, who if you don’t already follow should do.

First up - this is purely about my personal reaction to the use of authenticity and I’m well aware that I’m blundering into semantics and risking a whole pile of dictionary-splaining. That aside, when someone talks about a person being authentic, it comes with an unstated set of ideas about what they’re assessed against: when a type of food is described in terms of being authentic cuisine, it’s because it’s been prepared or made in a way that someone or some group have defined as canonical.

To be authentic, the subject needs to be evaluated in regard to something else. It’s specifically that measureing-up which I find uncomfortable. To be authentic someone has to meet someone else’s set of criteria for authenticity rather than find their own.

When I work with my teams and helping people grow in their roles, I’m far more interested in people finding out and reaching their own potential, and I actively avoid the trap of tainting this process with my own pre-determined ideas about what I think someone could or should be. Obviously I can talk about what I’ve observed in others and relate my experiences, but fundamentally I believe that it’s more important that people find a way of being and a way of doing that works for them in a positive, healthy way.

I’ve found that rather than talk about this in terms of authenticity, that the concept of integrity yields a more valuable discussion: how do you live in a way that is sustainable and enables you to continue to develop freely? For me, the concept of integrity doesn’t carry any sense of a stopping condition - something can grow forever as long as it doesn’t collapse (i.e. lose its integrity), whereas authentic implies that movement away from the bounds of what’s acceptable causes a loss of authenticity.

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jeudi 9 janvier 2020

Infrastructure design for DeFi in 2020 starts with cash

It’s easy to assume that DeFi is another term to sell the future back to ourselves. After all, where’s the mainstream adoption?

The industry has been looking at it the wrong way. Bitcoin and its brothers and sisters are merely a tool, not a silver bullet to solve all of the world’s problems. It’s about having an alternative to what exists and in this case, an alternative to the traditional financial system.

DeFi will be crucial for markets with little to limited access to the existing financial system — most of which are emerging and developing economies where they will or already have leapfrogged into a digital economy. Serving these economies requires a fundamentally different infrastructure that differs from that of developed economies. DeFi is the ideal candidate.

The reality of cash-based economies

Banks, neo-banks and repackaged financial products are unable to service these emerging economies. Its infrastructure limitations pertain to identity, currency support, cost of transfer and exchange, speed and the biggest factor — cash.

Cash is overlooked but it still remains as the preferred form of money, particularly in Asia and Africa. In countries where there is low money supply we often see that smartphone and internet adoption is high with cash demand even higher and at times at a 50 percent premium. Third-party payment processors and credit card penetration in Asia and Africa is low too, with 70 percent of transactions still done via cash particularly in countries like India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, making cash the go-to form of payment.

Cash is valued because often the traditional financial system is systematically incapable of protecting people’s money and the services are basic due to the high entry requirements for loans, credit cards or insurance. Much of the time government and society is fragmented to the point where blanket solutions get nowhere.

Existing non-bank rails in these economies such as EcoCash, MPesa, Alipay and WeChat all account for cash with ubiquitous cash points which allow customers to cash in and cash out their balances. It’s the consideration for cash that has made mobile money services successful over traditional banking and one which cannot be ignored in making DeFi work.

Designing for cash

There’s a reason why only a few in the cryptocurrency space service cash markets. It’s fundamentally a difficult thing to account for as it requires physical locations or people to exchange with cash and digital balances with users. While there is the option to rely on middlemen to access cash networks, this would quickly add costs and lag. Costs to connect make it as expensive as traditional vendors providing the same service and the outdated APIs make it a nightmare to provide consistent services to customers.

The cash networks for DeFi will look considerably different from the existing ones we often think of like Western Union. They will be more like Uber where independents will become cash points of DeFi networks, where users can exchange their cash and crypto balances back and forth with fees set according to market demand, price discovery and competition in the space. Think of Local Bitcoins but with a wider use case and with more potential.

The psychology of holding a volatile asset doesn’t fair well regardless of the market which is why stablecoins are crucial to any DeFi application. Without the option of digital asset stability before touching DeFi services, there will be very little takers. Stablecoins are a breakthrough for the industry in its pursuit of mainstream adoption. Besides stability, they further provide access to DeFi without needing a bank account.

With more than 30 percent of the world having a bank account, this creates incredible opportunities for DeFi to reach consumers and to provide options outside of the industry’s reliance on bank fiat-on and off-ramp as it does today.

For DeFi to become a global economic engine, cash will be essential.

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Nucleotide Excision Repair in Caenorhabditis elegans
Hannes Lans,Wim Vermeulen
Molecular Biology International , 2011, DOI: 10.4061/2011/542795
Abstract: Nucleotide excision repair (NER) plays an essential role in many organisms across life domains to preserve and faithfully transmit DNA to the next generation. In humans, NER is essential to prevent DNA damage-induced mutation accumulation and cell death leading to cancer and aging. NER is a versatile DNA repair pathway that repairs many types of DNA damage which distort the DNA helix, such as those induced by solar UV light. A detailed molecular model of the NER pathway has emerged from in vitro and live cell experiments, particularly using model systems such as bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cell cultures. In recent years, the versatility of the nematode C. elegans to study DNA damage response (DDR) mechanisms including NER has become increasingly clear. In particular, C. elegans seems to be a convenient tool to study NER during the UV response in vivo, to analyze this process in the context of a developing and multicellular organism, and to perform genetic screening. Here, we will discuss current knowledge gained from the use of C. elegans to study NER and the response to UV-induced DNA damage. 1. DNA Damage Response Mechanisms To preserve and faithfully transmit DNA to the next generation, cells are equipped with a variety of DNA repair pathways and associated DNA damage responses, collectively referred to as the DNA damage response (DDR). DNA is continuously damaged by environmental and metabolism-derived genotoxic agents. It is vital for cells and organisms to properly cope with DNA damage, because unrepaired damage can give rise to mutation and cell death. The importance of the DDR is illustrated by several human cancer prone and/or progeroid hereditary diseases, which are based on defects in the DDR. Over the last decades, a wealth of information on the molecular mechanism of different repair pathways has been gathered from detailed in vitro and live cell studies. Currently, this acquired knowledge is being used to develop therapeutic strategies to treat patients suffering from the consequences of unrepaired DNA damage, such as cancer and aging [1]. Damage is repaired by different DNA repair pathways depending on the type of DNA lesion, genomic location, and the cell cycle phase (for reviews see [2–4]). Lesions originating from different genotoxic sources can range from small base modifications to double-strand breaks. Small base modifications, such as oxidative lesions which do not substantially distort the double helix, are repaired by base excision repair (BER). BER removes single or several bases and repairs the gap by DNA synthesis. Bigger
ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling in the DNA-damage response
Hannes Lans, Jurgen A Marteijn, Wim Vermeulen
Epigenetics & Chromatin , 2012, DOI: 10.1186/1756-8935-5-4
Abstract: All living organisms depend on faithful preservation and transmission of genetic information to the next generation. Genetic information is stored within DNA, which is embedded in a dynamic nucleoprotein complex, called chromatin. The integrity of DNA is inescapably and continuously threatened by spontaneous and induced alterations to its basic structure. DNA itself is unstable and undergoes hydrolysis, which creates abasic sites and causes deamination [1]. Furthermore, cellular metabolic processes such as oxidative respiration produce oxygen radicals and other reactive molecules, which damage DNA [2]. Finally, exposure to environmental sources such as solar UV irradiation, × radiation, and numerous chemicals induces DNA injuries.DNA damage interferes with vital processes such as transcription and replication, which may cause cells to die or senesce, thus contributing to aging [3]. Replication of damaged DNA templates severely affects the fidelity of the polymerases, and may result in permanent mutations or chromosomal aberrations, which are at the basis of malignant transformation. Genetic erosion and its consequences are neutralized by a variety of DNA repair and associated DNA-damage signaling pathways, collectively called the DNA-damage response (DDR) [3-6]. In this review, we will focus on three repair pathways which are among the best characterized with regard to their repair mechanisms and interactions with chromatin: nucleotide excision repair (NER), which removes helix-distorting intra-strand lesions, and homologous recombination (HR) and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ), both of which repair double-strand breaks (DSBs).All DNA-associated processes, such as transcription, replication, recombination, and DNA repair, are for a large part regulated by the chromatin structure [7,8]. Because this nucleoprotein complex limits the ability of other proteins to interact with DNA, the chromatin structure needs to be modified to facilitate efficient access to DNA. In
Involvement of Global Genome Repair, Transcription Coupled Repair, and Chromatin Remodeling in UV DNA Damage Response Changes during Development
Hannes Lans ,Jurgen A. Marteijn,Bj？rn Schumacher,Jan H. J. Hoeijmakers,Gert Jansen,Wim Vermeulen
PLOS Genetics , 2010, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000941
Abstract: Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER), which removes a variety of helix-distorting lesions from DNA, is initiated by two distinct DNA damage-sensing mechanisms. Transcription Coupled Repair (TCR) removes damage from the active strand of transcribed genes and depends on the SWI/SNF family protein CSB. Global Genome Repair (GGR) removes damage present elsewhere in the genome and depends on damage recognition by the XPC/RAD23/Centrin2 complex. Currently, it is not well understood to what extent both pathways contribute to genome maintenance and cell survival in a developing organism exposed to UV light. Here, we show that eukaryotic NER, initiated by two distinct subpathways, is well conserved in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In C. elegans, involvement of TCR and GGR in the UV-induced DNA damage response changes during development. In germ cells and early embryos, we find that GGR is the major pathway contributing to normal development and survival after UV irradiation, whereas in later developmental stages TCR is predominantly engaged. Furthermore, we identify four ISWI/Cohesin and four SWI/SNF family chromatin remodeling factors that are implicated in the UV damage response in a developmental stage dependent manner. These in vivo studies strongly suggest that involvement of different repair pathways and chromatin remodeling proteins in UV-induced DNA repair depends on developmental stage of cells.
Cheryl Lans
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 2007, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-3-3
Abstract: Trinidad and Tobago is one country consisting of two adjacent islands located just northeast of the Venezuelan coast with a combined area of 5070 km2 [1]. The human population of 1.25 million is multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multicultural and increases at 1% annually. In Trinidad, the major population centres are concentrated along the west coast and along an east-west transportation corridor in the north of the island [1].The multi-ethnic population of Trinidad and Tobago is reflected in its folk medicinal use. Previous research has indicated that the folk medicines used by hunters are derived from ancient Amerindian practices [2]. This paper will continue to explore the cultural origins of Caribbean folk medicine by investigating the contribution of the Chinese to Caribbean folk medicine. Chinese medicine has been described as a complex and holistic system of medical practice with its own philosophy, diagnosis, treatment systems and pharmacology which also includes acupuncture, moxibustion and Qi Gong. However in this paper I will focus on 'Ben Cao' (Herbalism) [3].The Chinese were the first Asian immigrants, arriving before the original East Indians who arrived in 1845. Chinese Tartars (192 men and one woman) were brought to Trinidad in the fall of 1806. These men from Macao, Penang and Canton were brought to cultivate tea but most were dissatisfied with local conditions and returned on the same ship [4,5]. The twenty-three who stayed made a living as entrepreneurs (butchers, shopkeepers, carpenters and market gardeners) and creolised (integrated into the local population).Prominent sugarcane planters believed that the emancipation of Caribbean slaves in 1838 would create a labour shortage. In the 1840s, the British "opened" a labor market of displaced or impoverished peasantry in southern China to fill this shortage and 2,500 mainly-male Chinese were brought legitimately to Trinidad as indentured workers, or were 'shanghaied' (abducted by European traders) [
Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for reproductive problems
Cheryl Lans
Abstract: Thirty respondents, ten of whom were male were interviewed from September 1996 to September 2000. The respondents were obtained by snowball sampling, and were found in thirteen different sites, 12 in Trinidad (Paramin, Talparo, Sangre Grande, Mayaro, Carapichaima, Kernahan, Newlands, Todd's Road, Arima, Guayaguayare, Santa Cruz, Port of Spain and Siparia) and one in Tobago (Mason Hall). Snowball sampling was used because there was no other means of identifying respondents and to cover the entire islands. The validation of the remedies was conducted with a non-experimental method.Plants are used for specific problems of both genders. Clusea rosea, Urena sinuata and Catharanthus roseus are used for unspecified male problems. Richeria grandis and Parinari campestris are used for erectile dysfunction.Ageratum conyzoides, Scoparia dulcis, Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, Gomphrena globosa and Justicia pectoralis are used for prostate problems.The following plants are used for childbirth and infertility: Mimosa pudica, Ruta graveolens,Abelmoschus moschatus, Chamaesyce hirta, Cola nitida, Ambrosia cumanenesis, Pilea microphylla, Eryngium foetidum, Aristolochia rugosa, Aristolochia trilobata, Coleus aromaticus, Laportea aestuans and Vetiveria zizanioides.The following plants are used for menstrual pain and unspecified female complaints:Achyranthes indica, Artemisia absinthium, Brownea latifolia, Eleutherine bulbosa, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Eupatorium macrophyllum, Justicia secunda, Parthenium hysterophorus, Wedelia trilobata, Abelmoschus moschatus, Capraria biflora, Cordia curassavica, Croton gossypifolius, Entada polystachya, Leonotis nepetaefolia, Eryngium foetidum, Aristolochia rugosa, Aristolochia trilobata and Ambrosia cumanenesis.Native Caribbean plants have been less studied that those from Africa, India and Europe. Chamaesyce hirta has scientific support but as a diuretic. Other plants with level 3 validity for reproductive issues are: Achyranthes indica, Coleus ar
Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada
Cheryl Lans, Nancy Turner
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 2011, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-21
Abstract: Consumers, butchers and restaurant-owners are increasingly demanding that meat animals be reared in environmentally-sensitive ways that also take animal welfare concerns into consideration (e.g. access to pasture); these organic farming management practices also improve meat quality [1-5]. The meat from poultry and rabbits is more efficient to produce in terms of land use, feed and water use than beef and pork and thus produces a lower environmental impact [6-10]. Some consumers are also concerned about chemical residues (like flubendazole) in meat [11,12]. The access to pasture demanded by animal welfare agents increases the need for parasite control in food animals [11,13]. Organic agriculture allows a restricted number of substances to be used for pest control.Some conventional livestock farmers add subclinical levels of antibiotics to the animal feed of millions of food animals as growth promoters [14]. Some of these antibiotics are not absorbed and are excreted in manure which is then applied as a fertilizer to food crops. As much as 387 g of chlortetracycline and 202 g of tylosin per hectare is estimated to be added to the soil with the application of pig manure. Greenhouse studies conducted on corn (Zea mays L.), green onion (Allium cepa L.), and cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. Capitata group) showed that all three crops absorbed chlortetracycline from pig manure but tylosin was not absorbed [14]. Botanical and mineral products used for animal health are less likely to become soil contaminants than chlortetracycline since they are natural products.Extracts and essential oils of various plants such as Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary), Mentha piperita L. and M. virdis (L.) L.(mints), Artemisia absinthium L. (absinthium, or wormwood), Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (epazote), Thymus vulgaris L. (thyme) and Origanum vulgare L. (oregano) have potential for use as parasite controls because they have insecticidal activity. For example, essential oils of Melissa offic
Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus
Cheryl A Lans
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 2006, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-2-45
Abstract: A non-experimental validation was conducted on the plants used for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus: This is a preliminary step to establish that the plants used are safe or effective, to help direct clinical trials, and to inform Caribbean physicians of the plants' known properties to avoid counter-prescribing.The following plants are used to treat diabetes: Antigonon leptopus, Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa, Bixa orellana, Bontia daphnoides, Carica papaya, Catharanthus roseus, Cocos nucifera, Gomphrena globosa, Laportea aestuans, Momordica charantia, Morus alba, Phyllanthus urinaria and Spiranthes acaulis. Apium graviolens is used as a heart tonic and for low blood pressure. Bixa orellana, Bontia daphnoides, Cuscuta americana and Gomphrena globosa are used for jaundice. The following plants are used for hypertension: Aloe vera, Annona muricata, Artocarpus altilis, Bixa orellana, Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa, Bonta daphnoides, Carica papaya, Cecropia peltata, Citrus paradisi, Cola nitida, Crescentia cujete, Gomphrena globosa, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Kalanchoe pinnata, Morus alba, Nopalea cochinellifera, Ocimum campechianum, Passiflora quadrangularis, Persea americana and Tamarindus indicus.The plants used for kidney problems are Theobroma cacao, Chamaesyce hirta, Flemingia strobilifera, Peperomia rotundifolia, Petiveria alliacea, Nopalea cochinellifera, Apium graveolens, Cynodon dactylon, Eleusine indica, Gomphrena globosa, Pityrogramma calomelanos and Vetiveria zizanioides. Plants are also used for gall stones and for cooling.Chamaesyce hirta, Cissus verticillata, Kalanchoe pinnata, Peperomia spp., Portulaca oleraceae, Scoparia dulcis, and Zea mays have sufficient evidence to support their traditional use for urinary problems, "cooling" and high cholesterol.Eggplant extract as a hypocholesterolemic agent has some support but needs more study. The plants used for hypertension, jaundice and diabetes that may be safe and justify more formal evaluation are Annona squamos
Marrugo,José; Lans,Edineldo; Benítez,Luis;
Revista MVZ Córdoba , 2007,
Abstract: objetive. to establish total mercury (hg-t) concentrations in some fishes species in the ayapel marsh (colombia). materials and methods. sampling was conducted from july 2004 to june 2005, including both the dry and rainy seasons. hg-t was analized by cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy after acid digestion. results. the highest concentrations in hg-t were observed for analized samples of the carnivorous specie ageneiosus caucanus (0.504±0.103 mg hg kg-1 fresh weight), and the lowest concentrations in the iliophagus specie prochilodus magdalenae (0.130±0.056 mg hg kg-1 fresh wt). the highest hg-t concentrations were found in the samples of the dry season. the hg-t mean levels for fish samples did not exceed the human limit consumption level according to the world health organization (who, 0.5 mg hg kg-1 fresh weight). conclusions. the risk assessment based on the hazard index suggested that the consumption of 0.12 kg per day of fish (mainly carnivorous) could increase the risk of mercury poisoning in the local population.
José Marrugo,Edineldo Lans,Luis Benítez
Revista MVZ Córdoba , 2007,
Abstract: Objetivo. Determinar las concentraciones de mercurio total (Hg-T) en algunasespecies de peces de la ciénaga de Ayapel (Colombia). Materiales y métodos. Losmuestreos fueron realizados desde Julio de 2004 a Junio de 2005, incluyendo lasépocas seca y lluviosa. Las muestras fueron analizadas por espectrometría deabsorción atómica por vapor frío después de digestión ácida. Resultados. Lasconcentraciones más altas de Hg-T se observaron para las muestras analizadas dela especie carnívora Ageneiosus caucanus (0.504±0.103 mg Hg kg-1 peso fresco), ylas menores concentraciones en la especie Iliófaga Prochilodus magdalenae(0.130±0.056 mg Hg kg-1 peso fresco). Las concentraciones más altas fueronencontradas en las muestras de la época seca. Los niveles promedio de Hg-T en lasmuestras de peces no excedieron el límite para consumo humano establecido por laOrganización Mundial de la Salud (OMS, 0.5 mg Hg Kg-1 peso fresco). Conclusiones.La evaluación del riesgo basado en el índice de peligrosidad sugiere que el consumode 0.12 kg de pescado por día en la población humana (principalmente carnívoros)podría incrementar el riesgo de envenenamiento por mercurio en la población local.
Mit Nachdruck gegen den Verleger. Alte Allianzen und neue Positionen am literarischen Markt
Hannes Fischer
Libreas : Library Ideas , 2012,
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There is no honour in barring women from voting

It is a depressing reminder that aspects of Pakistan’s political culture remain far removed from the democratic ideals that have characterized the struggle for democracy in this country.

Such practices have no place in a democratic society. They should be consistently rejected and challenged by all those who subscribe to the concept of multi-party democracy and are committed to strengthening the democratic system in Pakistan.

A glimmer of hope has come from the protest and condemnation by local civil society organizations determined to expose what is happening, and the willingness of the media to bring such stories to the attention of a wider audience. This sends a reminder to those who believe such practices can be justified on cultural grounds that others in Pakistan think differently and are not prepared to stay silent.

But rhetorical rejection alone will not be sufficient to prevent such practices from reoccurring. Legislation is required to make such practices illegal and we urge the Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms to give due consideration to this in light of recent developments.

Political party leaders in particular need to add to the chorus of condemnation and sanction those in their ranks who violate the basic democratic ethos of their respective party brands.

Doing nothing, or saying little, sends an equivocal message that inadvertently risks creating a permissive environment for the continuation and proliferation of such activities.

But, the consequences are much broader than this.

The disenfranchisement of women voters, and the conscious violation of their basic rights, makes it harder for Pakistan to articulate a credible narrative to the outside world of a country moving forward, of a democratic system evolving, of Pakistan’s desire to become an example of progress for others to emulate. It calls into question what type of country Pakistan wants to be: a circumscribed democracy or a fully-fledged one.

Accomplishing development goals is not possible if women are denied meaningful political participation. No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality. The countries which are making the most progress towards achieving MDG targets are those which have vibrant local government systems with an emphasis on participatory development.

The active engagement of all members of local communities, particularly women, in decision-making processes is vital to improving living standards and ensuring sustainable development goals are met.

If women are denied their rightful role as key agents of change, the story in the future risks being one of delayed development and unmet targets. In the challenging context of KP, this scenario would severely undermine collective efforts currently being undertaken by all stakeholders to promote stability in the province.


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Mental health care begins with people, which is why our most unique resource is our staff of caring and deeply-committed individuals. Some have travelled thousands of miles to enhance their training and education. Others are, besides their training, either expats themselves or from international families, and they want to use their experience and skills to help our clients.

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He was born and raised in Spain. Ever since he was young, Eduardo has always been motivated to help others.That encouraged him to study Clinical Psychology and later, to cross the world to offer psychological assistance in some of the most deprived regions of Brazil and Paraguay. Living and working in four countries have helped him not only to expand his multicultural knowledge and to learn different languages but also, to understand the advantages and difficulties of the expat's life.
His psychological orientation is predominantly Cognitive-Behavioral, however, he has a great deal of experience with humanistic and positive psychology techniques. He believes that there is no "perfect" therapy because everyone has their unique and unrepeatable story. Therefore, psychologists must be able to adapt the treatments to the needs and characteristics of each person.


What's common between Glaiza and Alfred

August 19, 2019
Glaiza De Castro & Alfred Vargas

WHAT do Glaiza de Castro and Cong. Alfred Vargas have in common? They are both having short but very special participation in two new Kapuso shows.

In “Prima Donnas”, Glaiza plays the role of Wendell Ramos’ wife who cannot bear her own child so they get Katrina Halili to be the surrogate mom of their offspring. But villain Kendra, played by Aiko Melendez, is so obsessed with Wendell that she’d do everything to get rid of Glaiza in his life. Aiko then engineers a fire where Glaiza gets killed and Wendell gets crippled.

As for Cong. Alfred, he plays a short but pivotal role in the upcoming show, “Magkaagaw”. He will be the man whose love and attention, two women would be competing for, Sunshine Dizon and Sheryl Cruz. He chooses to marry Sunshine and they have a daughter, but his character will also expire in the series early on.

His daughter will grow up to be Klea Pineda, Starstruck 6 female winner who’s given her first lead role in this series. Klea will fall in love with Jeric Gonzales, Protege Artista Break male winner. But Sheryl Cruz, her mom’s former rival, will also be interested in Jeric and will try to snatch him away from Klea. So Sheryl will be the “kaagaw” here of both mother and daughter when it comes to the men in their lives.


Scottish wildcat

Wildcats used to wander the whole of the UK, having first come across from Europe thousands of years ago when southern England was connected by land to the Netherlands and parts of Germany. Over the centuries, through hunting and loss of habitat these cats became more rare in England, and by the early 1900s they could only be found in the sparsely populated Highlands of Scotland. Today, even here they have become an endangered species, with only about 300 animals living in the wild.

Kendra and kitten

Scottish wildcats look quite like domestic tabby cats, but their heads are broader, their tails thicker with distinctive black stripes, and they have no white on their paws or chest. The photos above were taken by Peter Trimming at the British Wildlife Centre in Surrey, which has a group of wildcats in captivity. In Scotland, the wild ones are much harder to spot, as they keep themselves hidden and only come out at dusk to hunt.

The Highland Wildlife Park is just south of Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park. Staff there are working together with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland to build up a population of wildcats that can be released into the wild. This project is being supported by an EU LIFE grant of £3.2 million, with additional funding and support from a range of wildlife trusts. The Saving Wildcats project will work to breed a healthy community of wildcats from British and European stock over the next six years, with the aim to release some into the wild in 2022. These may be released in the Cairngorms to begin with, and then perhaps in other parts of Scotland in future.

Willow cover

After writing stories about Scottish puffins and red squirrels for the Picture Kelpies series published by Floris Books, my next book is Willow the Wildcat, which comes out on 20 February. Willow and her brother Corrie are full of energy and love to wrestle, but when their den is destroyed by a curious sheepdog, they have to work together to help their mum find a new home. This is no easy task, especially as they have to watch out for some scary creatures along the way.

corrie and fish

The illustrator Kirsteen Harris-Jones captures the playful kittens very well.

willow and corrie

Let’s hope Scottish wildcats will continue to live and thrive in the Highlands of Scotland for many more years to come.

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Lynne Rickards Pink Day

I first heard about the International Day of Pink ten years ago when I was busy visiting schools and book festivals dressed in a fuchsia coat to promote my latest book, Pink! The Day of Pink began with a story that hit the Canadian media in 2007, when two senior high school students, David Sheppard and Travis Price, saw a new boy at school being bullied for wearing a pink shirt. They decided to mobilise the whole school, and the next day almost everyone was wearing pink in solidarity. The boy was overwhelmed by so much support, and those bullies saw they were hugely outnumbered. David and Travis became local heroes, and grassroots support for an anti-bullying campaign began to spring up all over Canada.

Soon the idea was picked up in other countries too, and the wearing of pink has become a symbol widely recognised as a way to combat bullying and discrimination against minorities of all kinds in society. Because it has been adopted in so many different places, there are several official days for wearing pink.

In 2012, the United Nations declared May 4th to be Anti-bullying Day. In Canada, Pink Shirt Day is held on the last Wednesday in February, and the same date is anti-bullying day in Australia, New Zealand, France, Lebanon, the UK and the US. In addition, the International Day of Pink is held on the second Wednesday in April, which is today. I guess you can’t have too many days of the year to stand up against bullying!

By pure coincidence, my book (first published in 2008) was all about a young boy penguin who got teased at school for being pink. The idea for the book (a penguin who turns pink overnight) had come from my young daughter. I had the kernel of a story, but I needed to establish a problem to be solved (key to every picture book text). If this were a girl penguin, she would probably be delighted, showing off her pink feathers to all her jealous friends. A boy penguin, on the other hand, would be horrified, as “BOYS CAN”T BE PINK!” I had my story.

PINK cover UK 2019 Sm RGB

Pink! was illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain and has had several publishers over the years. This month it has hit the shelves with a brand new cover and a new shape, thanks to Wacky Bee Books.

Poor Patrick hates being pink, but the doctor can’t fix him so he has to put up with a lot of pointing, whispering and teasing from his friends. When his dad shows him a photo of beautiful pink flamingos, he decides he will try to fit in with them instead. He swims for seven days and seven nights, all the way to South Africa where everything is very different. The flamingos invite him for lunch, but he struggles to do any of the things they can do. He can’t eat what they eat, or stand on one leg to take a nap. Finally, all the flamingos fly off to the nesting ground, leaving him behind. Patrick decides to swim home again, where the water is lovely and cold and he can eat his favourite krill breakfast. His friends are delighted to have him back, and he tells the whole class about his travels to Africa. They are all very impressed! Patrick is glad to be back where he belongs, and he decides that being pink is just who he is.

I really didn’t plan to write a book about bullying or celebrating diversity. I just started with Patrick and it grew from there. Since it was first published, Pink! has been used in schools and nurseries across Scotland to teach young children about accepting others who are “different.” When the book went out of print in 2012, I had a new idea: Pink the Musical!

Today, 10 April 2019 is International Day of Pink. I’ll be getting my bright pink coat out of the closet to show solidarity and stand up to bullying of all kinds. What will you be wearing?

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mairi at ease

Mairi Chisholm was born in Nairn, Scotland in 1896. When she was a teenager she watched her older brother Uailean racing around the track on his motorbike and longed to do the same. Her mum said proper young ladies did not ride around wildly and get covered in motor oil. Her dad said nothing, but the next day a Douglas motorbike was delivered to the house.

douglas motorbike

Mairi became an ace driver, and soon she could strip down both bikes and repair them like an expert. By this time her family had moved to Devon, and Mairi went racing around the lanes near her home, much to her mother’s dismay. Another lady motorcyclist named Elsie Knocker was doing the same thing, and soon Mairi and Elsie were best friends competing in motorbike and sidecar trials together.

elsie and mairi motorcycles

In 1914, war was declared. Elsie, who was 30 and a nurse, told her friend Mairi there was work to be done. They decided to ride their motorbikes to London and volunteer for the Women’s Emergency Corps. Mairi was only 18, and when she told her parents her plan, her mum was apoplectic! Under no circumstances would she be allowed to do something so unladylike! This time her dad argued back. He thought it was very admirable that Mairi wanted to do her bit for the war effort. While they were arguing, Mairi snuck up to her room and packed a bag. She was off!

Mairi and Elsie became dispatch riders, delivering messages and important documents around London for the British army. Mairi was fearless, zigzagging at high speed through the busy London traffic. When Dr Hector Munro spotted her doing hairpin turns he knew she would be perfect for his Flying Ambulance Corps. He invited her to go to Belgium where she would ride into battle zones and rescue wounded soldiers. She accepted immediately!

mairi and elsie in ambulance

Elsie joined too, and her nursing training was a great asset. Mairi and Elsie rode motorbikes with a sidecar, and later a makeshift ambulance (above). They had to sleep in their clothes and work through the night, venturing into no man’s land to rescue downed pilots and wounded men. Often they would carry the men on their backs to the ambulance, and then it was a long drive to the field hospital. Because of the distance, many of the soldiers would die on the journey to hospital, so Mairi and Elsie decided they would have to treat them much more quickly.

elsie and mairi pervyse 1918

They set up a British First Aid Post in a cellar house only 100 yards from the trenches on the Western Front. Sandbags piled around the house protected it from bombing raids, and they wore tall boots to get through the mud and helmets to protect themselves from shrapnel and bullets. For three and a half years, Mairi and Elsie worked to save thousands of lives in this little village called Pervyse in Belgium. When there was a lull in the fighting they would travel back to London to raise funds for their work.

elsie mairi and pets

They nursed the wounded men in very difficult conditions with limited space and not much in the way of medicines. Three cats and a fox terrier called Shot kept the rats and mice at bay, and were good company too, boosting morale. In 1918 there was a heavy bombing raid on the village and soon after, a gas attack. The little dog Shot smelled the gas and raised the alarm, so Mairi and Elsie had time to get their gas masks on. Sadly, all four pets were killed by the gas. Mairi and Elsie had to return to London for treatment, and in a few more months the war had ended.

Because of their amazing courage and dedication, Mairi and Elsie were awarded several medals during the war, and they became known as the Madonnas of Pervyse. Their heroism was celebrated and they were photographed and visited by dignitaries more often than any other women during World War I.

april 1918 magazine

After the war, Mairi took up car racing for a while, but her health had suffered and eventually she retired back to the north of Scotland where she lived quietly and raised chickens.

angels of pervyse statue

In November 2014, a bronze statue by Belgian sculptress Josiane Vanhoutte was unveiled in a ceremony marking 100 years since Mairi and Elsie set up their first aid station in the cellar house at Pervyse. It stands in a garden in the town of Ypres where numerous war memorials commemorate extraordinary courage and dedication. This statue would not exist without the fundraising efforts of Dr Diane Atkinson, who published a book about the two women, Elsie & Mairi Go to War, in 2009. If you want to know more about the amazing Mairi and Elsie, it’s a good place to start.

shot the dog


Before we even go there—you may already be wondering what a fiber optic cable is. Chances are you’ve heard the term before. But what is it?

Fiber optics refer to a method of transmitting information and data through pulses of light along glass or plastic fibers to a receiver. This method is far more efficient and can transmit large amounts of information very quickly—much more than your average copper wire. Fiber optics also cut down on electromagnetic interference, establishing a stronger, more reliable connection.

However, high-speed internet and long-distance calls aren’t the only mediums seeing upgrades; computer systems are also getting ‘hooked up.’ brings the benefits:

Greater Bandwidth
Fiber optics service higher bandwidth than copper wires—and can even deliver performance of up to 10 Gbps—that’s tens of billions of “bits” per second! Imagine the magnitude and speed of data transmission that could serve you and your business.

Speed and Distance
Fiber optic signals are able to travel a thousand feet and upward of 25 miles using a single-mode cable. Distance and speed may vary depending on a given cable, however, they are much greater than that of copper. And because fiber optics carry light, little to no signal is lost during transmission of data.

Not only are fiber optic cables faster and more efficient, but they are extremely difficult to tap or tamper with, ensuring higher security for your network. When a fiber cable is cut or tapped, it will leak light, which will cause the system to completely shut down, so you will know it firsthand if something is suspicious.

Immunity and Reliability

A standout feature of fiber optics is resistance to environmental factors. A fiber optic cable can run underwater or near large industrial equipment without interference or hazard. Because the cables are mostly made of glass fibers, no electrical currents can be conducted. Optics are also immune to EMI and RFI interference—providing you with the most reliable connection possible.

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Transition phases of a group Essay

Groups Work Approaches Jacqueline Nieves-DeLaPaz Forming a Group10/12/14

What is the feeling to undergo experience working together with a group? It ought to be a purpose to develop a group function as one corporation. There is a key transforming in forming a group and producing a progress to accomplishment. The main reason is always to make people interact as a team and get to know the other person before moving forward to the process at hand. The four periods that I is going to explain from this research newspaper are the following stages Building, Storming, Norming, and Carrying out. All kinds of attribute people get together in a group the first time to control. How in the event you pick a head to guide in the group and follow a vacation spot? How a head begins asking people something in the group and the feeling to speak about each other. In respect to businessballs. com " Leader must be prepared to answer lots of inquiries about the team's goal, objectives and external associations. вЂќ One other issue could possibly be people from your group appear confuse becoming in a strange place. The best choice has to addresses certain rules in the crew than everybody needs to bring in themselves. It will take a long method for everyone in the group to stay down and start a romance. A staff leader has to inform people in the group to value on one other belief and don't interpret their neighbor's talking. A group innovator gives a choice of everybody to communicate about the assignment in each team. The leader has to guide the team to adhere to a plan whilst listening and understand everyone view point. It could be very little instance for a few random people to sit down together as a group getting together with. According to learning and teaching. facts " It is characterized by apprehension, uncertainty and diffidence among the list of members, although extravert associates may rapidly assume some kind of...

References: http://www.learningandteaching.info/teaching/group_development.htmhttp://www.businessballs.com/tuckmanformingstormingnormingperforming.htmhttp://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htmhttp://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/stages-of-group-development-forming-storming-forming-performing-adjourning.html#lesson


How would I prove this in Fitch?

((P ->R) ^ (Q->notR)) -> (Q->notP)

More generally, what is a strategy I can use to tackle these types of problems in general? I tried working backwards, breaking everything into smaller pieces. I got the point where I had (P->R) and (Q->notR), but I didn't know how to use those once I got there.

  • P →R gives you ~R →~P. Since also Q →~R you get ~P out of P. This gives ~P out of Q by reductio. – Conifold Nov 17 '19 at 9:09

I used the website https://proofs.openlogicproject.org/ to generate the proof

The good news is that your intuition is correct, and you got steps 1-3 correct. But, from the OP, you struggled with what action to take in step 4.

Honestly, it comes from what you're trying to prove. As a general rule:

If the conclusion you are trying to prove is a material conditional then start by either 1) make a sub-proof starting with the antecedent (Q) and see if you can derive the consequent (~P). That is what I did above.

2) Assume the negation of what you are trying to prove ~(Q->~P). This would have worked but it would require a longer and more complex proof.

3) Keep in mind more advanced proofs may require the use of Implication and De Morgan's laws.

Note: I used the website https://proofs.openlogicproject.org/ to
format and check my proof. Line 8's justification seems awkward to me, but
it's the notation used by the site. The logic is that R & ~R (5, 7 ^I)
violates the PNC and thus leads to an absurdity. Depending on the
book/professor you learned from, you may be familiar with a different
style or notation, but what is important is the concept of negation
introduction (~I) that I use at line 9, which is a key concept in natural logic.

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People or profit? What’s your priority? – Prioritize People

Should this really be a dilemma for companies in the 21st century?

Companies are starting to realize the importance of their own people and it doesn’t matter what industry they’re in. At the core of their business, their processes, and their profit are people.

In an increasingly globalized world, workers are getting more and more access to a wider range of career opportunities. And, as simple supply and demand will tell us, if employees have easier access to more opportunities outside of their current organization, they will need more significant incentives to stay.

The question for executives shouldn’t be whether or not to train their staff but what kind of training they should provide and how they should provide it.

At UNCOMN, training happens every Friday—and lunch is provided. We’ve developed Communities of Practice that give staff control over our career development and provide opportunities for us to grow in our desired fields.

The concept is simple—gain, grow, give. Those with no experience can gain it. Those with some experience can grow it. And those with extensive experience can give it. The members of each Community of Practice choose what type of training they want and every Friday afternoon, they are given time off from their regular responsibilities to do nothing more than improve their skills and knowledge.

From guest speakers to hands-on workshops to official certifications, employees of UNCOMN have the opportunity to directly impact what opportunities they have access to.

To UNCOMN’s leadership, the company impact with this type of career development approach is perfectly clear. “When we are prioritizing our people, we are prioritizing our brand.” says Jason Carter, president.

It’s such an important concept for UNCOMN that it’s our  #1 company value. To be fair, we haven’t completely solved the corporate training dilemma. However, we ask a different question. We don’t ask “should we train our people?” but “how big can we make the training budget?”


US to remove China from currency manipulator list

(VOVWORLD) - The US will remove China from a list of countries considered currency manipulators, US media reported on Monday.

The decision came more than 5 months after the Treasury Department formally made the designation.

US stocks ended at a record high on Monday, as US President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He are poised to sign a phase one trade deal in Washington on Wednesday. The S&P 500 increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq rose 0.8%, and the Dow Jones advanced 0.2%.


The American Abolitionists Book Review Essay

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Written by Harrold Stanley, American Abolitionists is a book that scrutinizes the movement of abolishing slavery in the United States. It examines the movement from its origin in the 18century in the course of the Civil War and the elimination of slavery in 1856. American Abolitionists book focuses on the American Abolitionists who struggled to end slavery and advocated for equal rights for all African Americans in the United States. Harrold mainly focuses his book on the abolitionist movement and the effect of slaves on its expansion. The book uncovers how abolitionist fought for the end of slavery and how they contributed to the coming of the Civil War. Abolitionist movements led to the emancipation of slaves and put an end to racial…show more content…
Besides, he makes it clear that the Civil War was a turning point for black freedom and was facilitated by abolitionist movements. Harrold uses clear evidence to support his claims through using evidence gathered from relevant sources such as excerpts from abolitionist writings, and chapters on the origins of women’s rights and a chapter on abolitionist. He unravels the history of American antislavery movements through dedicated activists such as Frederick Douglass and his call for to enlist in the Union Army and John Woolman’s and his warnings to slaveholders. Being a professor of History, Stanley Harrold was able to do further research on his topics and give a provocative account on American abolitionist and how they helped end slavery. Stanley Harrold in his book makes his arguments very clear that blacks were important figures in defining resistance to slavery and developing the abolitionist movement which included both men and women. The abolitionist movements were pioneered by blacks both slaves and free and they struggled against slavery because they were the most affected by the slavery institution. Stanley wrote this book to make it known that American abolitionist movements were the most important reform movements in the United States history. Moreover, he wanted to make it clear that it was through these movements and abolitionism that the slavery doctrine came to an end and all the slaves were set free. The slave population in the United
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I began my life as a photographer a bit late, after my struggle to find myself in engineering I finally decided to follow my dad's foot prints and decided to pursuit my love for photography.

For me my career as a graphic designer, but specially photography are my way to keep my bipolar condition under control, my personal treatment and many of my works are deeply influenced by my changing and contrasting mood states.

But was the discover of the "alternative photographic processes" and the influence of Omaira Abadia what really defined my approach to the photographic art.

I'm a Colombian visual artist and designer my work is focused in find artistic pathways to melt traditional cultural roots with a global worldwide vision. Right now my goal is to experiment with mixtures between classical (analogical) and digital techniques of representation, capture and print of images; trying to find a personal way to express my vision and feelings about a lot of topics.

I don't believe I create photographs, instead I think I build images using photography medium and techniques as a part of the process of give material sense to concepts and ideas. I deeply admire to the artists who are able to capture meaningful instants and freeze it in time, as a watcher I enjoy it so much. But as a creator, I see myself more like an artisan, like a designer who play with ideas, thoughts, cultural values and pressures; who try to balance tensions, tones, shapes in the pursuit of visual pieces that are maybe photographic in it's deep nature but that are beyond the act of capture alone.


The Great Gatsby and the American Dream

Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2006
13 Pages, Grade: 2,3

Table of Content

1. Introduction

2. The roots and main ideas of the American Dream

3. The Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby

4. Conclusion

Works Cited

1. Introduction

“Long before ‘America’ became a country, it was a continent, and long before it was known to exist as a continent, it was a vision and a dream” (Freese 78). This vision or dream has often been discussed by modernist writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a novel about the unconditional love of the self-made man Jay Gatsby to a woman that personifies for him true love, success and the ultimate possession. Yet one of the major themes of his masterpiece is not a disenchanting love relationship, but rather the decline and the corruption of the American Dream. In his novel old values that once gave substance and hope to the Dream have been replaced by immoral and decadent pursuits and virtues, which have eventually corrupted the venerable idea of the American Dream. “The Great Gatsby, we are told, is not simply a chronicle of the Jazz Age but rather a dramatization of the betrayal of the naive American Dream in a corrupt society” (Ornstein 54).

It is the thesis of this paper that The Great Gatsby is a comment on the corruption of the American Dream in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, which can be particularly observed in the characters Jordan Baker, Tom and Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby.

A short overview of the main assumptions and characteristics of the American Dream will follow the introduction, in particular taking into account Benjamin Franklin’s ideas on how to achieve success and wealth in the American society and discussing his proposed thirteen virtues in the Poor Richard’s Almanack. Additionally the main ideas that constitute the American dream will be introduced and highlighted. In the third part of the paper these main ideas and Franklin’s recipe for success will be applied to The Great Gatsby and its characters. Here it will be essential to see, to which extent the characters mentioned above comply with the main ideas and characteristics that compose the idea of the American Dream and its way to success and wealth. Lastly, the conclusion will highlight the results and will prove the thesis, which was raised.

2. The roots and main ideas of the American Dream

For centuries the United States of America has been a symbol for hope, religious freedom, economic prosperity and social upward mobility. Millions of settlers have immigrated to the United States, leaving behind their home countries, in the hope to make their personal American Dream come true. This vision is as old as the country itself, going back to the founding fathers. One of the foundations of this vision or of the American Dream can be found in the Declaration of Independence of 1776, where the founding fathers “held certain truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.” (Declaration of Independence 53). Trask summarizes the American dream as follows:

The American Dream consisted of the belief (sometimes thought of as a promise) that people of talent in this land of opportunity and plenty could reasonably aspire to material success if they had adhered to a fairly well-defined set of behavioural rules-rules set forth in a relatively comprehensive form as long ago as the eighteenth century by Benjamin Franklin. (Trask 213).

Benjamin Franklin is indubitably the epitome of the American Dream as he embodies the self-made man. In his lifetime he was a newspaper publisher, author, physicist, statesman and diplomat. Additionally, he has written several essays on how to achieve economic success and social upward mobility. One of his most renowned essays is The Way to Wealth. Here he specifically gave advice or better yet how Trask called it “behavioural rules” (213) on how to become successful and thriving. As prescribed by Franklin there are certain virtues one has to possess, if he or she wants to be successful in life. Amongst others one should avoid being slothful, “Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright… do not squander time” (Franklin 517). He continues with “If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be… the greatest prodigality” (517) and further he suggests “early to bed, and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” (518). Another trait Franklin despised was wastefulness and extravagance. In this regard he warns “Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship” (519-520) and further he persists “fools make feasts, and wise men eat them” (520). Generally he advises to “be industrious and free; be frugal and free” (521).

Besides his recommendations that were given in The Way to Wealth Franklin also suggested thirteen virtues, which would help the individual to improve her or his virtuousness. These are as follows:

1. Temperance

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

2. Silence

3. Order

4. Resolution

5. Frugality

6. Industry

7. Sincerity

8. Justice

9. Moderation

10. Cleanliness

Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.

11. Tranquillity

Be not disturbed by trifles, or at accidents common and unavoidable.

12. Chastity

13. Humility

Imitate Jesus and Socrates. (Franklin 1966: 71)

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The Great Gatsby and the American Dream
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