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komsomolez
Location: Ausserschwyz
Re: Coronavirus
Just noted that only 1/3 of the article has been translated in the free version. Maybe someone has the pro version of deepl.
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Good NZZ piece on the tremendous work of medical staff in the Covid stations. To me it is crystal clear that currently available medical care is by suboptimal for anybody that needs to go to a hospital. And not getting better anytime soon.
https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/coronavir...mpf-ld.1592655
Thank you for posting...
I've often thought that it must the nurses and doctors working in the hospitals who have the most realistic understanding of this virus and pandemic. For most of us, it's just something we read about in the news, I guess (unless or until we're unfortunate enough to have a loved one badly affected by it or are affected ourselves).
Maybe if some of these anti-maskers and people who think the virus is "no big deal" had to visit an ICU ward then they would have a different and more realistic perspective.
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Greg Zimmermann
Location: 4900 Langenthal
I wish that Swiss and German TV would show more of the bad bits! You tend to get some on the Brit TV's, but not enough here.
It might change a few minds...
besides that
'av a GREAT Xmas y'all
and stay healthy
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Darcy1, Pancakes, Son of Mom
Location: LaCote
Todays published numbers are 4898 out of 48 k tests
193 hospitalisations
103 death
https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview
Compared to last week thursday
https://www.covid19.admin.ch/fr/overview
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Steady two months now with 100 deaths a day.
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Location: Kt Zurich
Here's the whole thing from NZZ (I have deepl pro). Tried to edit out photo captions. Good article.
"The fear that the patient will suddenly stop breathing accompanies me" - three female nurses report on the grueling battle against the corona virus.
Never before have there been so many corona patients in the wards of Zurich hospitals as there are these days. And now, of all times, important helpers are missing. Can the staff hold out?
Fabian Baumgartner, Jan Hudec
Dec. 24, 2020, 05:00 a.m.
Doctors and nurses in Swiss hospitals are at their breaking point. Last week, the directors of the three largest Zurich hospitals therefore issued urgent warnings of a collapse of the healthcare system. André Zemp, director of the Zurich City Hospitals, put it this way: "The staff is not equipped for a continuous marathon; a significant reduction in the number of infections is needed."
One of the crucial questions of this second Corona wave is therefore: how long can the staff endure this marathon against the virus?
Three female nurses from Zurich hospitals describe how they deal with the exceptional situation and experience these difficult weeks. For their own protection and that of the patients, their names and places of work have been made anonymous.
One of them is the nursing specialist Fiona Lüthi. She works on a Covid 19 ward, where patients suffering from the virus who do not require intensive care are treated.
Fiona Lüthi: In this second wave, a lot of patients come to the hospital already very sick. They are then often already dependent on supplemental oxygen. So it can sometimes go rapidly downhill within a few hours. I monitor them three or four times a day, because they themselves often don't notice when their condition deteriorates. With confused patients, we have a sitting vigil - if it comes good. If we don't find one, there is a risk that patients will pull out their IVs or that they will fall without us noticing.
The virus masks to patients how they are really doing. We often notice that they are in poor condition by the fact that the sick person is breathing extremely fast and superficially. There are patients who tell me they are fine when I first meet them. Then when I check in on them again later, they are already struggling to breathe.
Some patients feel they don't need any additional measures because they can't assess their condition. I then sometimes get into a dilemma. Should I call in a doctor when the patient doesn't even want me to?
When I start work, I always ask myself if I have all the material I need in the Covid 19 zone. Because once I'm in, I can't get out right away. If I forget something, I have to pick up the phone so someone from outside the zone can bring me the materials. So 5 to 10 minutes go by. It also always takes me 10 to 15 minutes longer than normal to put on the protective clothing. This includes goggles, mask, gloves and coat. After each patient, I have to change gloves and disinfect my hands.
Some days I spend up to six hours in the zone. After that, I'm always totally exhausted. You can't drink anything in the Covid 19 ward and you can't go to the toilet - even if you had to. And you sweat like in a sauna. In addition, your vision is restricted by the plexiglass goggles. So I have to rely more on my feeling.
The situation at Zurich's hospitals has worsened in recent weeks. The number of hospitalizations has risen to around 500 - more than twice as many as at the peak of the first wave. The situation is particularly tense in the intensive care units. While just under 40 Covid 19 patients had to be cared for in an intensive care unit at the beginning of November, the number has now risen to over 100.
The pressure is not only because the number of cases is increasing, but also because the current patients are older and sicker than at the beginning of the second wave.
Fiona Lüthi: If one of four patients on early duty is unstable, the other three have to wait for me - sometimes for up to two hours. Unless another certified nurse has a short time to take care of my patients. However, it can also happen that the condition of another patient deteriorates and I notice this too late.
Currently, there are patients on the ward who are already in a critical condition. They can go downhill rapidly at any time, but we don't have the same equipment as in the intensive care unit. The fear that the patient will suddenly stop breathing accompanies me. We always have to ask ourselves: How long can a patient hold out before they have to go to the ICU?
There is a fine line. The doctors make sure that we find a bed somewhere in the canton as quickly as possible, but the situation is tense. Sometimes we also get patients who were stable in the intensive care unit but have not actually recovered enough to be cared for in our Covid 19 ward. In addition, those who are ill have no one to stand by them because no one is allowed to visit them in the isolation ward. We become like family to the patients, yet we are strangers.
I am worried about the festive season. We are already at our breaking point. Will it get worse then?
To create more capacity to treat the many patients, hospitals are converting entire departments into Covid 19 wards, and they are bringing in staff from other areas to help - especially for the intensive care units, where care is particularly time-consuming.
At the University Hospital and Winterthur Cantonal Hospital, for example, employees from the operating rooms, anesthesia and other areas are now being used for intensive care.
This also happened to nurse Susanna Meier. She was recently transferred from another department in her hospital to an intensive care unit. She recounts:
We were all totally taken by surprise when we learned one evening that our department was being closed and that we would now have to help out in the intensive care unit. The hospital management had decided at short notice to once again increase the bed capacity for the Covid 19 patients. Not even my superiors were pre-informed. We had to move immediately, and a few days later I was already on duty in full uniform. I already knew how to work with isolated patients, but I was pretty scared of this new task. As I now know, rightly so.
It's really bad on the ward. Sometimes the patients are very confused, want the tubes removed. Others suddenly change dramatically. There is also quite a lot of commotion with constant doctor visits. As a result, the patients can hardly sleep, which weakens them even more.
Caring for the patients is extremely time-consuming. We therefore do one-to-one care and help each other out when we have to reposition the patients. You have to constantly monitor the sick, help them inhale, administer medications. Often they are totally frightened because of the shortness of breath. Others have heart problems.
To relieve their employees at least somewhat, hospitals are trying to recruit additional staff. But this is not easy. At the University Hospital, 318 positions have been added this year alone - mainly due to the Corona crisis. At Winterthur Cantonal Hospital, 12 additional nursing staff positions have been approved, but only on a temporary basis. And this despite a lack of funding, as a spokesperson writes in response to a query. In the meantime, it has been possible to fill most of the positions, despite the dried-up market.
The city hospitals Waid and Triemli are looking for new nurses via social media and advertisements, but also through their own employees. Since November, 26 new nurses have been recruited there. In addition, nurses have been hired temporarily through specialized agencies, the hospital writes on request.
In order to relieve the staff in the intensive care units in the care of seriously ill patients, the canton introduced a fast-track course in corona care in the summer. At Triemli, 27 employees completed the course. According to the city hospital, the feedback has been consistently positive. "The course participants gain confidence in support care as a result."
Despite the efforts: It's not enough. And apparently not even all major hospitals know about the crash course. In Winterthur, for example, they say the course is not known. They train the staff themselves.
In addition, there is a shortage of valuable auxiliary staff: the students. In the spring, they had been doing important auxiliary work, such as simple clinical tasks, supporting the nursing staff, accompanying patients and visitors, as well as logistical and organizational tasks. The reason for their absence: In contrast to the first wave, teaching continues. At the Triemli, it says: "Currently, students are only available on a very small scale. The effort required to train them would be too great."
Susanna Meier: "In the nine hours on the ward, I can take a break at most once, then I have a quick tea and eat a sandwich. That's all I can do, I drink extra little so I don't have to go to the toilet. Of course, that's not healthy. We all have headaches and painful pressure marks from the FFP3 masks on our foreheads and behind our ears. After a few days, I am completely exhausted.
We are very worried that more treatment places will now be created, we can't imagine where the staff will come from. There are shortages everywhere. We will probably have to work even harder. In contrast to the spring, we are also seeing more and more infections.
Several of my colleagues are currently in quarantine or isolation. This means that the workload is increasing, and we also have to step in more and more often on the spur of the moment, which puts a strain on our private lives. We also already have people who are absent due to illness as a result of the stress. I am curious to see how much appreciation there will be for this special job. A lot of what we do is unfortunately too often taken for granted.
I was never really in favor of a lockdown, but the tough measures are really necessary now. We simply can't provide more.
The hospitals try to do something good for the staff during this difficult time with counseling offers, free massages or even corona bonuses.
Nevertheless, frustration is spreading among nursing staff, as VPOD trade unionist Roland Brunner says: "Many are exhausted and don't know how much longer they can hold out. Planned vacations are being questioned, even cancelled directly by superiors, although the duty roster is already in place and plans have often already been made, perhaps even booked." He hears from more and more employees that they want to change jobs, Brunner says. "While fundamentally there is a lot of solidarity among health care workers and people support each other and stand up for each other, many now lack the strength to do that."
The shortfalls among hospital staff are still limited. At Waid and Triemli, 7 employees are in quarantine, 30 in isolation. By comparison, a total of around 4,000 people work at the two city hospitals. At the Winterthur Cantonal Hospital and the University Hospital, around one percent of employees are absent because of the virus.
The many Corona patients in the hospitals also have an impact on the departments where other sick people are otherwise treated. One example is nursing specialist Carla Brunner.
Carla Brunner: The situation is more tense than it was in the spring because operations are still being performed. In my department, this has consequences: We now have patients from surgery, for whose care we are not actually trained. In addition, we have recently had to admit Covid 19 patients because the isolation wards are so full.
Currently, we also have a lot of admissions otherwise, sometimes up to eight in one evening. Some of the cases are very complex, and some of them should actually be in the intensive care unit. But in the meantime, a transfer can no longer always be guaranteed immediately, because they have no capacity there and the staff is overworked. Sometimes patients have to wait in the corridors until we have a bed free.
We are moving beds from one ward to the next all the time in order to be able to admit more patients. It's also a huge administrative hassle because we can't put private patients in the same room with patients with general insurance.
We are actually overloaded nonstop at the moment. This also has a negative impact on the quality of care. There is not enough time to observe the patients. And then suddenly the condition worsens because we missed a symptom. In some cases, this means that the patients have to stay with us longer than is actually necessary.
In a few days, the canton of Zurich will also begin vaccinations against the coronavirus, on which great hopes rest. However, it will be months before the vaccination campaign can take full effect. The marathon run at the hospitals is not yet over.
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So two British people have brought the new strain to CH https://www.20min.ch/story/neue-coro...n-911416763283
Really it's all very well saying people were entitled to come etc etc, but this is the result. Happy Christmas!
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Location: Up there over the fog
where was that? Can't open due to Ad Blocker. Thanks.
I am sorry, didn't realise not everyone could open that. It doesn't say where, but it says two UK residents tested positive here with the new strain and are in quarantine.
They don't specify where it was just that the cantons concerned have been made aware and the people concerned are in quarantine.
I read it in Arcinfo, I have adblocker do can't read the 20 minutes either.
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Maybe. But the UK tests for virus variants literally 100x more than countries like Germany, Switzerland. They have detected it first therefore. Whether it really stems from UK, who knows? Forget borders, they don't exist as far as the virus is concerned.
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Yes, that's true.
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It was detected apparently at 2 british persons who just came back from the UK
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That's a very good point, just because it was first detected in the UK doesn't mean it originated there.
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Does this mean that the mutant strain was potentially already here anyway but undetected? Why has it now been identified ... simply information sharing?
My understanding is that the uk does a lot of virus sequencing, so they're likely to identify a new variant earlier than many other places. That says nothing, however about where the variant originated.
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20Minuten - like a lot of news sources - block anyone using an ad blocker. You just need to white list 20Minuten and it will open OK. Click on AdBlock and select either "Don't run on pages on this site" or "Pause on this site".
Looks like the South African mutation is a bit more worrying than the Engllish one. Current research indicates it also spreads more easily, appears to hit younger people worse and most worryingly may make current vaccines less effective.
All to be confirmed of course
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...e-at-spreading
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doropfiz
Location: ZH
Here's an English-language version of a German TV documentary report on serious long-term (many months, with uncertain outcome) effects of having had Covid19.
It follows some patients who are listed in the statistics as "recovered" but who still suffer symptoms such as difficulty breathing, overall weakness, pain and exhaustion, problems with metabolism, and a general downturn in overall fitness and health, and a little about therapy programmes aimed at rehabilitation.
https://youtu.be/VGzxmxhVJ9w
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DW Documentary, 22 December 2020
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It's certainly now in Kanton Zürich as a family we know have all tested positive with the mutated version initially identified in Kent, UK. Two of the people concerned are extreme high risk so we feel very concerned for them.
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HEALTH: Transgender, Non-Binary Linked to Autism?
News Staff : Jul 17, 2019 Anglia Ruskin University via Eurekalert.org
"We found that a significant proportion of the transgender and non-binary group either had a diagnosis of autism or displayed autistic traits, including a difficulty in empathizing and an overreliance on systematic, rule-based reasoning." -Dr. Steven Stagg
(United Kingdom) — [Eurekalert.org] New research indicates that transgender and non-binary individuals are significantly more likely to have autism or display autistic traits than the wider population—a finding that has important implications for gender confirmation treatments. (Image: Pixabay)
The study, led by Dr. Steven Stagg of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal European Psychiatry, is one of the first pieces of research to focus on people who identify as non-binary.
It found that 14% of the transgender and non-binary group had a diagnosis of autism, while a further 28% of this group reached the cut off point for an autism diagnosis, suggesting a high number of potentially undiagnosed individuals.
These figures were primarily driven by high scoring amongst those whose assigned gender was female at birth, supporting recent evidence that there is a large population of undiagnosed women with an autism spectrum disorder.
The authors also found higher levels of systematizing (a tendency to analyze, control and use rule-based systems) and lower levels of empathy amongst the transgender and non-binary group, characteristics often found in individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.
The study of 177 people reported an autism diagnosis of 4% for the cisgender group (those whose gender identity matches their gender at birth). This is higher than previously-reported estimates for the wider population and the authors believe self-selection for the study could be responsible.
Dr. Stagg, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin (ARU), said: "We found that a significant proportion of the transgender and non-binary group either had a diagnosis of autism or displayed autistic traits, including a difficulty in empathizing and an overreliance on systematic, rule-based reasoning.
"One of the striking findings was the number of individuals born female who met the cut off for autism spectrum disorder. This is particularly important given that individuals born female are twice as likely to be referred to gender identity clinics.
"Problems interpreting social signals, a literal understanding of language and difficulty recognizing and interpreting one's own emotions could mean that individuals struggle with therapeutic interventions.
"People with autism are also more likely to seek unequivocal answers to the complex issues surrounding gender identity. Our study suggests it is important that gender identity clinics screen patients for autism spectrum disorders and adapt their consultation process and therapy accordingly." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here


Top 10 Biggest Engineering Disasters In History
By Zulma Cary
Easy routes in building configuration can prompt designing debacles. Designing is the science and innovation used to fulfil the requirements and needs of society. These requests incorporate structures, flying machine, vessels, and PC programming. So as to satisfy society's needs, the formation of more up to date innovation and foundation must be met productively and cost successfully. To achieve this, directors and specialists must have a shared way to deal with the predefined request within reach. This can prompt alternate routes in building configuration to diminish expenses of development and manufacture. Once in a while, these easy routes can prompt unforeseen plan disappointments. Here are the 10 biggest engineering disasters in history,
Engineering Disasters
1.Titanic (1912)
RMS Titanic was a British traveller transport that sank in the wake of hitting a chunk of ice on her first journey from Southampton (United Kingdom) to New York City, in April 1912. Titanic was at the time the biggest ship at any point fabricated and was viewed as resilient. The disaster killed more than 1,500 individuals. Be that as it may, was the sinking of the Titanic a building disappointment? Numerous elements added to the calamity: evacuating a large portion of the measure of rafts initially anticipated the ship, and cruising in rapid in a chunk of ice inclined condition.
Concerning the building perspective: a few bolts of the 3 million bolts that held the Titanic together were as of late recuperated and tried, and observed to be made of low-quality iron, which on effect made them go into disrepair. This may have added to the occasion. Another building flaw was that the 16 watertight compartments that kept the watercraft above water, were not independently fixed, yet rather associated close to the roof. This empowered the water to spill starting with one compartment then onto the next and sink the watercraft.
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2. St. Francis Dam flooding (1928)
The St. Francis Dam was a solid dam worked between the years 1924 and 1926, to make a water store for Los Angeles. The dam was situated in a ravine around 40 miles (64 km) from the city. On March 12, 1928, only hours in the wake of being assessed by the Chief Engineer William Mulholland, the dam fizzled, sending a huge water wave 120 ft tall, and killing upwards of 600 individuals in one of the most noticeably awful American structural building debacles.
St. Francis Dam flooding
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3. Hindenburg catastrophe (1937)
One of the biggest engineering disasters in history, the LZ 129 Hindenburg was a German traveller carrier that burst into flames and slammed amid its endeavour to dock in New Jersey. 36 individuals kicked the bucket in the catastrophe that was gotten on record. Many years of research and tests all arrived at a similar resolution offered by the first German and American examiners: The carrier burst into flames due to an electrostatic release that lighted spilling hydrogen from the 200 million litres (7 million cubic ft) of hydrogen gas. The Hindenburg catastrophe denoted the finish of business traveller carriers.
Also Read:Top 10 Worst Aviation Accidents and Incidents in History
Hindenburg catastrophe
4. Tacoma Narrows Bridge breakdown (1940)
The principal Tacoma Narrows Bridge was a suspension connect in Washington express that opened in 1940 and fallen at that year. At the season of its development, the scaffold was the world's third longest suspension connect, by principle range length. The extension was known to move vertically in breezy conditions, and on November 7, 1940, under 40 mph (64 km/h) winds it crumbled. The breakdown was gotten on record and had an effect on science and building, particularly connect structuring till today. The reason for disappointment was aeroelastic ripple – a dynamic unsteadiness of a versatile structure.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge breakdown
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5. Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion (1944)
On October 20, 1944, a capacity tank holding condensed gaseous petrol, that was kept over the ground as was basic at the time, started spilling. The condensed gas dropped into the sewer lines, blended with air and sewer gas, and therefore touched off. A progression of flames and blasts murdered 130 individuals in Cleveland, Ohio. The disaster occasion had a huge effect on the flammable gas industry, that began to store the tanks subterranean. It is one of the worst engineering disasters in history.
Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion
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6. Hyatt Regency Hotel Walkway Collapse (1981)
On July 17, 1981, two vertically walkways fallen at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, falling into the lodging's hall. 114 individuals were slaughtered at what was then the deadliest structure breakdown ever of the United States. Genuine blemishes were found in the plan of the walkways. The designers who had affirmed the last illustrations of the walkways were indicted for gross carelessness and unfortunate behaviour and lost their building licenses.
Hyatt Regency Hotel Walkway Collapse
7. Space Shuttle Challenger debacle (1986)
On January 28, 1986, the NASA Space Shuttle Challenger broke separated 73 seconds into its flight, killing every one of the 7 space travellers ready. The examination indicated optimal design powers broke the van separated, after a basic disappointment that started with a particular gasket that fizzled at the very liftoff. The whole occasion was communicated live on TV.
Also Read: 10 Space Shuttle Disasters In History
Space Shuttle Challenger
8. Chernobyl calamity (1986)
The Chernobyl debacle was an atomic mishap at the Chernobyl control plant. On 26 April 1986, amid a frameworks test, there was a startling force flood that started a chain of occasions that subsequently caused blasts and fire, which discharged radioactive particles into the environment. The risky particles spread over a huge region in Europe. Expansive zones were emptied and the adjacent city of Pripyat remains an apparition town till this day.
Chernobyl calamity
9. Concorde Air France Flight 4590 accident (2000)
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde trip of Air France smashed minutes after departure from Charles de Gaulle International Airport close Paris, killing 113 individuals. Amid departure, one of the tires was cut by a metal strip flotsam and jetsam lying on the runway and a huge piece of the cracked tire struck the underside of the wing causing a chain of occasions that finished with the accident.
The examination demonstrated that the Concorde was inclined to calamitous debacles coming about because of tire blasts, substantially more than different flying machines. The reason was that because of its plan, the Concorde required a lot higher air and tire speed amid the departure move, which the two builds the danger of tire blast, and expands the hazard ta gigantic harm when it explodes. Following the mishap, adjustments were made to the structure of the plane that was once considered among the most secure places on the planet. The mishap denoted the finish of the supersonic carrier and the Concorde, in the end, resigned 3 years after the fact.
10. Space Shuttle Columbia fiasco (2003)
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke down amid its reentry to the Earth's air, slaughtering its whole team of 7 space explorers. The examination demonstrated that amid the dispatch, a bit of froth protection severed from the van and hit the left wing, harming the tiles that shield the bus from the inconceivable warmth created amid reentry. Upon reentry, these tiles fizzled, causing the fast chain of occasions that wound up with the deterioration of the van.
Space Shuttle Columbia fiasco
These are the 10 biggest engineering disasters in history. Do post your comments.
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CompareBroadband.com.au Poll Finds Broadband Connection Important to House Hunters
May 7, 2012 EPR Internet News Leave a comment
A new survey carried out by leading broadband comparison site Compare Broadband has found that house hunters consider a reliable, fast home broadband connection to be high on their list of priorities.
The site polled users and found that 78 percent of 300 respondents factor broadband access into the equation when they are looking into renting or buying a new property.
Sarah McDonald, Compare Broadband spokesperson, commented: "We regularly field calls from people who want advice on installing a home broadband connection and we often advise them on the best provider such as SpinTel broadband on the website. Sometimes people find that they have unknowingly moved from a place where they had access to fast a range of broadband plans to a place where they have no broadband choices at all."
"We're able to advise people on mobile broadband packages in these cases, but for someone self-employed working from home for example it can be a problem. They prefer solid, reliable connectivity."
As the National Broadband Network (NBN) goes on connecting all the regions of Australia, the variance between types of internet connectivity available could well increase. Some places will receive speeds of up to 100Mbps and others will remain tied to mobile broadband or basic ADSL.
Specialist comparison websites like Compare Broadband are able to screen regions and addresses for quality of ADSL connection on a preliminary basis – though this is not guarantee of service.
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1. An area's name or reputation does not guarantee quality broadband connection.
2. Speak to previous tenants or occupiers about their own internet connection or provider.
3. Call Compare Broadband on 1300 764 000 or get online to source impartial advice on ISPs
4. Greenfield developments advertised as fibre optic ready can deliver broadband connectivity at speeds of up to 100Mbps.
5. NBN offers a map online to see which areas of the country are in line for next generation broadband rollout.
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Skype brings video calling to Android phones
July 1, 2011 EPR Internet News Leave a comment
Skype has announced an updated version of its Skype for Android app – Skype for Android 2.0, bringing Skype Video Calling to the currently fastest growing mobile OS.
With the new version, users will be able to make and receive free 1-to-1 video calls over Skype between their Android phone and other Skype contacts on the iPhone, Mac, Windows PCs and even TVs. The Android video call app works over Wi-Fi or 3G data connections and can be downloaded for free from the Android Market or the Skype website using any phone browser.
"We are committed to bring Skype Video Calling to as many platforms as possible and are delighted to deliver on this with our new updated Android video chat app," said Neil Stevens, Skype's vice president and general manager for product and marketing.
"With approximately 30 million concurrent users logging into Skype at any given time and making up to half a million simultaneous video calls, the Skype video chat on Android app makes it even easier for users to share moments with their contacts wherever they are."
In addition to video chat, users can also make calls to landlines and mobiles around the world, as well as send SMS's to friends and family anywhere in the world at great Skype rates. All this comes with a complete redesign of the Skype for Android user interface. There's a new main menu on the Skype app for Android where users can navigate easily through their contacts, access their Skype profile to change personal details or see the balance of their Skype Credit. Finally a new mood message box at the top of the Skype app menu makes it easier than ever for users to share how they are feeling, what they've seen, or what they're up to.
For this first phase of launch, handsets that support video calling include the HTC Desire S, Sony Ericsson Xperia neo, Sony Ericsson Xperia pro and the Google Nexus S.
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Yahoo/Facebook Deal Brings a Level of Consistency to Social Networking According to SEO Specialists QueryClick.com
June 16, 2010 EPR Internet News
In an age when many users are active on a multitude of social networking sites, it makes sense that steps have been taken to link Yahoo and Facebook together in a bid to create a more efficient and cohesive web of networks. SEO experts QueryClick.com see this as a clever move by both sides, and is aware of the potential benefits of such a deal.
Yahoo and Facebook have recently announced a site tie-up, reasserting further their relationship in the process.
The dealings between the two began last year with Yahoo's integration of Facebook's Connect, a service which allows one to log-in to other services using one's Facebook ID, as well as allowing users to view what their friends have been reading, watching, and enjoying on the social networking site, and to subsequently receive recommendations from such friends.
Speaking of Yahoo's integration of Facebook's Connect, Vice President of Yahoo Jim Stoneham explained that:
"You will be able to see your friends' activities on Yahoo! and share Yahoo! content…directly on your Facebook stream."
With the extension of the partnership, users with a presence on Yahoo and Facebook have the ability to update both sites simultaneously as the information on one site is automatically transferred to the other.
QueryClick.com believes that such cohesion and consistency enhances the social networking experience, creating comprehensively accurate profiles for users.
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UK SEO Experts QueryClick.com Welcome Google's Bid To Build A Case Against Internet Censorship Acting As A Barrier For Global Trade
SEO experts Queryclick.com support Google's attempt to argue against internet censorship as being detrimental to e-commerce and world trade.
Following a year of intense speculation surrounding the current state of online security and privacy concerns, Google is attempting to build a case against internet censorship as a barrier to global trade and an infringement of human rights.
Google recently called time on its mainland Chinese language search engine at the start of 2010 due to censorship issues and a cyber attack which was believed to have originated from China.
Now the global search giant has begun working with a number of US government departments to build a case to take to the World Trade Organisation; a move that UK SEO company QueryClick said is long overdue. A spokesperson from QueryClick said:
"Google's attempt to build a case against internet censorship is highly topical and comes on the back of increasing public and political interest into how personal information is protected as well as the kind of sites global internet users can access.
"Whatever the outcome of the report, it's encouraging to see Google taking a proactive stance by investigating the effects of internet censorship more closely and through the lens of highly important issues such as human rights."
Robert Boorstin – Google's director of corporate and policy communications – said that Google wants to show that censorship causes fewer search results to be returned which has the potential to stunt trade as well as restricting Google itself from competing with China's other search giant, Baidu.
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High Speed Broadband Necessary To Help Aid UK's Economic Growth Claims SEO Company Queryclick.com
Following culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's first major speech on the provision of internet in the UK, SEO experts QueryClick.com have welcomed plans for a superfast broadband network to be rolled out across the country.
Branding the UK's current internet availability as a "scandal" and "pitifully unambitious", the Government aim to improve the availability and speed of the network in a bid to create one of the best broadband networks in the Europe, let alone the world.
Central to the Government's ambitious reform of UK internet provision is the opportunity to create at least 60,000 new jobs and around £18bn to the country's GDP; a welcome addition in light of growing unemployment and crippling public deficit that fuelled the global recession.
Search engine optimisation company Queryclick.com believes that the a more thorough broadband network would be greatly beneficial to online business. A spokesperson explained:
"Online business naturally relies on a fast and reliable internet connection. Currently some three million households do not have access to a basic 2Mbps connection.
"In our view, an added three million people potentially shopping online would greatly benefit the economy. There's also going to be people amongst that number who have aspirations of starting their own business and in this day and age the internet is an integral part to the success of any start-up company."
Although the Government were unable to give full details of how the superfast network would be achieved it is thought that gas, water and other utility companies would – by law – have to open their ducts to allow for improved fibre optic cabling.
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Yahoo!'s Nokia Partnership Could Change Mobile Web Playing Field For Google And Apple Claims Seo Company Queryclick.com
May 27, 2010 EPR Internet News
The last few years have seen Yahoo! scrabbling to prove it's still a relevant, and powerful company in the face of Google's exponential growth, and SEO experts Queryclick.com think that the company's new partnership with Nokia is a good step in the right direction.
While Yahoo! has lost a lot of ground when it comes to search, the internet company is quick to point out that it has its fingers in many pies. In fact, CEO Carol Bartz recently claimed that Google needed to up its plans for diversification if it wanted to continue to flourish in the future. Now, Yahoo! has revealed a new partnership with Nokia, a timely move when the growing number of mobile web users is taken into consideration.
The deal aims to prove expanded services for those accessing the internet on their mobile phones and will focus primarily on improving maps, navigation and location based functions. Email will also receive the benefit of the mind share and it is thought that the partnership will help both companies keep costs down.
Search engine optimisation company Queryclick.com SEO company Queryclick.com believes that the deal is a smart move for the internet company. A spokesperson explained: "This is a good choice for both Yahoo! and Nokia and we're glad to see Yahoo! continuing to keep itself afloat by diversifying and keeping an eye on current trends.
"In our view, it's good to see team ups that will help drive innovation towards the mobile web. This is a quickly growing market that is still open to innovation and if deals like this can shake up market leaders such as Google and Apple, then the benefits will appear for the users – in the form of better systems and functions.
The deal should also provide dividends for Nokia, which is the leading handset provider in a number of markets but languishes when it comes to America.
Yahoo! has been subject to some criticism about the amount of time its taking to turn around and recover but considering the death knell cries that surrounded the company only a year ago, Ms Bartz is fiercely defensive of what they have achieved. A recent, hard fought, deal with Microsoft has left the company with far more autonomy than was originally anticipated by industry authorities and SEO experts Queryclick.com say that smart partnerships will be the way forward for the company.
"Yahoo! can't beat rivals such as Google when it comes to search, but the company has plenty more to offer.
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SEO Company Queryclick.com Welcomes News That US Online Ad Spend Reached A Record High In The First Quarter
While the worldwide economy is still struggling in the aftermath of the global recession, recent research has revealed that the online advertising market has bucked trends and has continued to expand regardless.
According to figures from industry bodies Interactive Advertising Bureau, PricewaterhouseCoopers and comScore, the market has experienced record breaking growth that takes total advertising spend for the first quarter of 2010 to the highest total ever recorded for an equivalent period.
The news is likely to be welcomed industry wide, and SEO company Queryclick.com has announced it is pleased to see that the sector is performing as well as it predicted. With an increase in US online advertising spend to the tune of 7.5 per cent, the SEO experts are confident that the figures will help companies realise that money is well spent in online ventures – even when budgets are tight.
A spokesperson for Queryclick explained: "It's great to see that online advertising is proving its market strength despite the recent economic downturn. We hope that news such as this will help businesses recognise the many cost effective advertising options that are available online.
"The huge advances in technology have made it possible for business of all shapes and sizes to interact online, and we hope that this news is merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ways in which online experiences will continue to improve for users and businesses alike."
Coming after a tough year in 2009, when online advertising spend dropped in the US for the first time since 2002, the recent figures will provide a boost to the American economy as well as a boon to marketing departments championing online venues for their services.
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Google Wise To Look To Move Further Into Voip Technology, Claims UK SEO Company Queryclick.com
With an ever-expanding empire in the world of search and online communication, some believed that Google was missing a string to its bow when it came to VoIP software. Recent news that the company is in negotiations to buy publically traded Norwegian company Global IP Solutions suggests that Google is planning to complete its arsenal with a new solution.
While the deal is still surrounded in mystery, it's no surprise that Google has sought to takeover a company it has long been a customer of. What is more unsure is how existing customers, such as search engine and online rivals Yahoo! and AOL, will fit into the picture if Google gains control of Global IP Solutions.
SEO company Queryclick.com commend Google for its ability to spot opportunities. Queryclick explained: "As Google has continued to grow, it's suffered from the same problems that face any rapidly and massively expanding business – the fact that the bigger you get, the harder you fall.
"However, the company has continued to make smart purchases and spot holes in the market, as well as showing its not afraid to take risks or write a project off as a failure if it doesn't come to fruition, We think that the acquisition of a company like Global IP Solutions is a very smart move for the search engine – especially as it tries to move further into the mobile market."
Google also bought VoIP provider Gizmo5 in November of last year, and this latest attempted acquisition suggests the search company hasn't found its ideal solution yet. The new deal with Global IP Solutions is still awaiting approval from stockholders, although both businesses appear confident that approval will be granted.
"Companies now need to make sure search engine optimisation, advertising and PPC campaigns are able to interact successfully with the desires of users who are expecting more and more from their online services – whether it means added functionality, or sites that are easy to browse from mobile devices."
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Skype Becomes The Largest Provider Of Cross-Border Communications In The World
February 17, 2010 EPR Internet News
Skype's international phone-calling traffic has accelerated at a time when international telephone traffic has slowed, according to a new report by TeleGeography.
Skype traffic has been soaring despite the background of slowing growth by conventional phone companies, according to the report. Where international calling volumes from telephones was growing at a compounded annual rate of 15% for the past 25 years, over the past two years it has slowed down to only 8%. Skype however has seen its international cheap calls volume sky rocket.
In a press statement from TeleGeography, analyst Stephan Beckert commented, "Demand for international voice has been remarkably robust, but it's clearly not recession-proof". However the statement went on to highlight that Skype was managing to very successfully buck the trend, with on-net international Skype-to-Skype traffic growing by 51% in 2008, and a projected growth of 63% in 2009, to a massive 54 billion minutes. "The volume of traffic routed via Skype is tremendous," said Beckert.
This increase in international calling minutes experienced by Skype has brought its market share up to 12% in 2009, and made Skype the "largest provider of cross border communications in the world, by far", according to Beckert.
The success experienced by Skype can be further demonstrated by a recent company journal report which showed that on the 19th January 2010 the service experienced an all-time record number of concurrent logged on users with over 22 and a quarter million clients signed in to Skype at the same time. This record comes only shortly after the previous record of 21.5 million concurrent users was logged the previous Monday.
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Partners @ Lima Zulu reviewed
Most-D, 15 January 2014
Partners, a group exhibition of work by Darja Bajagić, Patrick Groth, Michael Handley, James Miller and Hans Jacob Schmidt at London's Lima Zulu, is about a lot of things. It's the name of a pub in New Haven, Connecticut, for one, immediately contextualising the content of the show and demanding meditation on its curation by Joseph Buckley. Conversation with the IJV co-founder, ex-director and now Yale School of Art colleague to the artists featured was challenging and to some degree, so was the exhibition. An air of familiarity required a prior knowledge of what was going on, and deciphering artistic practices within these relationships took time.
The friendship between the Partners artists (they came to know each other at a bar in New Haven, Connecticut of the same name) was certainly part of the curatorial process, and although its title stood as a constructed red herring, it was actually very apt. Rather than distracting the participant from the relevant themes within the show, it provided a familiar suggestion of the context, not only in which the show and works were created, but also in which we all exist. This might sound quite abstract –and in many ways, the main ideas behind the show were. The paradox of logistically putting together an exhibition in which the themes investigated stand without structure is a challenge that many curators are faced with, and Buckley certainly seemed to explore this.
Hans Jacob Schmidt, 'Structural Ornament' (2013). Michael Handley, 'Daniel Predicted It?' (2013). Exhibition view.
It was partly about the process of putting together a show, and this issue of practicality grew from existing as a very modest concept into standing as a very important one. The organisation involved a lot of communication, and in this way the exhibition stands as a medium for conversation. As in any curated exhibition, the pieces themselves also communicated with each other. Upon entry, Hans Jacob Schmidt's 'Structural Ornament' conspicuously dressed the show space floor with vinyl lettering, while the pressed and folded coins of Michael Handley's 'Daniel Predicted It?' also took up the physical floor space that would usually be taken by a gallery visitor. On the wall of the single-room gallery, a small sculpture by Darja Bajagic, 'ForScan Plasters (Fraud)', facing two other paintings: 'Book Cover #2' by Patrick Groth, and 'Untitled', by James Miller. The space was smaller than expected, but provided an ideal platform for visitor and works to interact, and for such spatial conversation to develop. This process of moving through the latter as a way of getting to the former was especially striking, and certainly helps create the form of the exhibition.
Engaging in a shared conversation –a general conversation about any of the separate concepts operating in each work -puts artist and curator in the same creative framework, and the anonymity of both roles within this infrastructure was mentioned by Buckley as a point of interest. The ambiguity, and the disclosure of certain things, allowed for specifics to be recognised –and for a particular time and place to be highlighted within the relationships held by those involved. It's no coincidence that you become friends with those you work with. The curator noted that he was mostly surprised by how much of himself he found in the art pieces; by what chimed within him throughout the curation of the show. Such elements of the work exist anyway and without being arranged, and for Buckley, much of his practice centred around allowing for these personal affiliations. By choosing not to control the work, he binds them together, highlighting the shared attitude that the pieces illustrate.
It is evident that Partners is more than a group exhibition in that it is a social position held by those involved. Although it might best enjoyed by those occupying said position, it maintained a bold and curious manner that has clearly been thoroughly worked through. It illustrates the pragmatics of Partners as a context, explicitly investigating curator-artist collaboration and process.
The Partners group exhibition opened at Lima Zulu on January 7, 2014.
Header image: Darja Bajagic, 'ForScan Plasters (Fraud)' (2013).
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The Chuwen (Monkey) trecena: Nov. 16-28, 2017
Posted by Marguerite Paquin in Trecena Horoscopes, World Events
What is it/who is it that sits at the centre of the Tree of Life and weaves creation together? In Maya cosmology it is the playful, inventive, agile, and capricious Monkey deity who pulls the threads together and orchestrates the proliferation of life. And it is this deity's special Day of the Monkey, the key mid-point within the overall 260-day cycle, that begins this Chuwen trecena, marking the beginning of the "Creation" sequence of energies, when all things of heaven and earth were made.
Howler Monkey, symbolic of Chuwen. Photo by By Paulo B. Chaves (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
While this tends to be a highly creative time frame, where almost anything is possible, it might be prudent to remember that the God of Pulque was seen, traditionally, as the principal patron of this trecena. As a deity associated with the fermented sap of the maguey plant, the base of the highly intoxicating pulque, he was often associated with "reckless abandon", providing the reminder that play, art, and celebration are all important aspects of life.
Unfortunately there are times when it seems as if that deity gets out of hand, as happened two cycles ago when this trecena opened with the news that Russian government hackers had penetrated the DNC and stolen documents that were subsequently released by Wikileaks, with disastrous consequences. Not only did the Clinton campaign need to do damage control, but (in retrospect) it seemed like the beginning of a considerable amount of meddling with the US election process.
During this same time frame in June of 2016 the UK Brexit vote was taken, followed by the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron. Since then there has been much negotiating between the UK and the EU to try to determine how this would be done. The repercussions from both these events (the Wikileaks dump and the Brexit vote) are incalculable.
At the present time we are again embarking on the 13-day journey through this special time frame that was seen traditionally as encompassing extraordinary productive power. This is the energy sequence that magically created the winal (a 20-day cycle that is a fundamental part of the 260-day Tzolk'in), so it was seen as a time of great artistry.
As we journey again through this trecena there will be many opportunities for play, artistry, and "reckless abandon", and many opportunities to "think differently" or "go beyond the norm". Indeed it is not unusual for this trecena to provide the conditions for the emergence of "new hope".
As always, this trecena opens with the Day of the Monkey, seen in Maya mythology as the day when the Creator "raised himself to his divinity after he had made heaven and earth". This was followed by Two Eb', at which time the first "stairway" was created that descended from the heavens. Amazingly, in March of 2012 this Two Eb' energy was in place when a coronal mass ejection hit Earth after a massive solar tsunami erupted on the sun two days earlier. Three years later, in Jan. 2015, that same energy unleashed another flare on Two Eb', that was followed exactly one cycle later (in late September of that year) with a third and very intense one that delivered a wave of radiation that disrupted communications over South America and the Atlantic.
M5.6 class solar flare that peaked on Jan. 12, 2015 (Two Eb'). Photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA [CC BY 2.0], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The third through fifth days (Three B'en through to Five Men, coinciding with Nov. 18th to 20th at this time) were the days in the mythological creation sequence when many of the other things of the heavens, the seas, and the earth were made. Three B'en is particularly important as this was in place in 1933 during the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd President of the U.S., the individual who brought in the "New Deal" policies that so greatly helped to pull that country out of the Great Depression.
The sixth day of this sequence, known as Six Kib', is the point where the "first light" came into being. This idea was illustrated vividly in October of 2010 during the rescue of the Chilean miners when a drill first broke through to the trapped miners in their underground chamber after they had been imprisoned by the earth for 66 days, signalling that rescue was very close at hand. This is the Maya birth energy of Oliver Stone, the legendary screenwriter/producer/director whose many projects (such as his "Untold History of the United States") have done much to shed light on pressing social and political issues.
Seven Kab'an was thought of as the day when honey was first created. Translating as "self-generating movement", this is an Earth-oriented energy that often can be highly action-oriented, as seen when the Global Work Party – the "largest day of environmental activism in history" – took place on a Seven Kab'an day that aligned with 10/10/10. At that time 7,000 communities in 188 countries participated in campaigns to plant trees, collect rubbish, and rally against pollution.
First view of the trapped miners in Chile, seen as an historically significant image. The miners were rescued on a 10 Ajaw Burner Day. CNN screenshot for Fair Use via Wikimedia Commons.
One day of particular importance in this sequence is Ten Ajaw, a "Burner" day that can bring surprises, as it did with the Brexit vote in 2016. This is the Maya birth energy of Pope John Paul II and the energy that was in place when the 33 Chilean miners were finally rescued from their dreadful underground imprisonment in October of 2010, with the first miner coming to the surface just after midnight and the last miner bring pulled out 22 hours later, exactly spanning the day.
In deep mythology the day known as Twelve Ik' was seen as the day in which the breath of life was created. This is a "collecting together" type of force associated with Wind, Breath, and Spirit, which can be strongly aligned with communication. This was the energy in place on May 1st in 1893, the first day of the Maya year, at that time of the opening of the Chicago World's Fair which showcased the first major display of AC lighting – precisely 19 cycles, to the day, after Thomas Edison managed to get an electric light bulb to glow for a sustained period.
Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet naval officer who saved the world from nuclear catastrophe in 1962. Photo credit: National Geographic [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Thirteen Ak'bal ("transformational temple or house"), the final day of the trecena, is referred to in the Maya creation legend as the calendrical energy that brought forth the creation of the first human. This can be a very high-powered force, an energy that can be highly consequential in terms of the fate of the human race as a whole. Significantly this is the Maya birth energy of Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet naval officer who is credited with preventing a Soviet nuclear strike during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. In 2016 an article titled You (and Almost Everyone You Know) Owe Your Life to This Man was published by National Geographic. Last month he was posthumously awarded a "Future of Life" prize for averting global catastrophe.
Overall, this Chuwen trecena can challenge individuals to think differently, to try out new ideas, and to push forward into new, and even unorthodox, directions. It's a time when even "miracles" are possible as the "Monkey-God" plays with time and opens the door to new possibilities. During this time frame these are the energies that come into play:
1 Chuwen (Nov. 16th) – Day of the Monkey, an "initiating" day associated with high creativity and the beginning of an important new time sequence, coinciding at this time with Louis Riel Day. Four cycles since 3.7 million people participated in the 2015 March for Liberty and Freedom of Expression in Paris and across France in defiance of the horrific attack against Charlie Hebdo journalists and cartoonists. Two cycles since it was reported that Russian government hackers had penetrated the DNC and stolen research that the Democrats had on Trump. It was the Wikileaks release of those documents shortly thereafter that caused severe problems for Clinton during the election. One Chuwen is also cartoonist Lynne Johnson's Maya birth energy.
Brad Mackay, Director of the Doug Wright Awards, inducts Lynn Johnston into The Giants of the North: the Canadian Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2008. Photo credit: mackbrad [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons). Lynn was born on the Day of the Monkey, a perfect energy for an acclaimed cartoonist.
2 Eb' (Nov. 17th) – "dynamic animating vitality", in Maya mythology the energy that was in place when the first "stairway" was created that descended from the heavens as was in place at the time of the solar flares described above. This time this energy coincides with Guinness World Record Day (the 13th annual), and the closing of the 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. In 1965 this was the energy in place when President Lyndon Johnson's delivered his historic "We Shall Overcome" speech to Congress.
3 B'en (Nov. 18th) – the "activation" of personal authority, as in the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd U.S. President in 1933. This coincides with the New Moon and the opening of the 35th annual Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara. Maya birth energy of the extraordinarily inventive Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets.
4 Ix (Nov. 19th) – a "defining" energy associated with the jaguar and the mysteries of the earth, one of the 4 energies at the centre of the Aztec Sun Stone. Four cycles since Charlie Hebdo published one million copies, instead of the usual 60,000.
5 Men (Nov. 20th) – a "targeting" or precision-oriented type of energy associated with the Eagle's "higher vision", on the 70th wedding anniverary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. This was the energy in place in 1965 when Soviet Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made the first space walk, from Voskhod 2. This was also the energy in place at the start of the U.S. Civil war in 1861.
6 Kib' (Nov. 21st) – a "stabilizing" type of energy that can force one to "think differently", often triggering some kind of "restoration of order"; the energy that brought in the "first light" during the creation sequence. Two cycles ago this energy coincided with the candlelit vigil at Lake Eola by 50,000 people, in remembrance of the Orlando massacre victims, at which time a rainbow appeared as the names of the victims were read. Director Oliver Stone's Maya birthday.
Frances Brundage painting [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
7 Kab'an (Nov. 22nd) – "self-generating movement", an energy that, in the past, has accompanied a great deal of Earth-oriented action and movement, in place at the time of the 22nd International AIDS conference in Amsterdam. Fifty-four years since the John F. Kennedy assassination.
8 Etz'nab' (Nov. 23rd) – the "resurrection of flint" – a knife-edged energy that can often be quite divisive or decisive, in place at the time of this year's US Thanksgiving. One cycle since the worldwide International Women's Day marches.
"Christina's World" by Andrew Wyeth, via Wikimedia Commons. A retrospective of his work is currently being featured at the Seattle Art Museum.
9 Kawak (Nov. 24th) – "outward projecting storm", a possibility for significant weather events or for situations requiring great compassion. Maya birth energy of the renowned realist artist Andrew Wyeth, whose life work is being highlighted at the present time at both the Seattle Art Museum and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine.
10 Ajaw (Nov. 25th) – "foundational enlightenment" – an important Burner Day aligned with "taking the fire" in conjunction with Ajaw's "full sun" energy, at the time of a Tun Shift (an important marker point) in the Maya Long Count Calendar. Two cycles since the Brexit vote in the UK. in 2016, and one cycle since the ousting of the South Korean president earlier this year. The Maya birth energies of both Julie Payette, the former astronaut who recently became Canada's 29th Governor-General, and James Comey, the former FBI director who has been (and still is) one of the key figures in the current U.S. political storm.
11 Imix (Nov. 26th) – "inspirational new birth" (realm of all potential)
12 Ik' (Nov. 27th) – a "dedicated" type of force associated with wind, breath, and spirit. The same type of energy that was in place in 1965 at the time of the historic civil rights (re voting rights) march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. An excellent type of energy for conferencing or "putting heads together" to develop or share ideas, to "rally round" an idea or issue, and to make voices heard. Two cycles since "Regrexit Day" in the UK, when many suddenly realized the implications of the Brexit vote.
13 Ak'b'al (Nov. 28th) – as the last day of this "creation sequence" trecena, this is a transformational energy aligned with deep esoteric mysteries. Translating as "temple", "house", and sometimes "darkness", this is a powerful earth-oriented energy – the energy under which President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, precisely one cycle after the resignation of Robert E. Lee from the Union Army. Maya birth energy of Vasili Arkhipov, the Soviet naval officer who is credited with preventing a Soviet nuclear strike during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. As noted above, last month he was posthumously awarded a "Future of Life" prize for averting global catastrophe.


Obtainable and social distanced: London Mural Festival will take street artwork mainstream | Avenue artwork
Posted By: Neville Carr
It has gone from a nuisance sub-culture to a mainstream artwork form. Now far more than 100 street artists and muralists will descend on London for the inaugural London Mural Festival (LMF), which guarantees to present accessible artwork at a time of social distancing.
Artists will develop murals at far more than 50 destinations throughout the cash in the course of next month's pageant which, its organisers say, will allow for people to admire artwork when limitations are generating gallery traveling to difficult.
The festival is the newest phase in the transformation of road artwork, and follows Banksy's shift to be part of "blue chip" artists such as Keith Haring, immediately after his get the job done Devolved Parliament marketed for almost £10m at Sotheby's in November.
Lee Bofkin, CEO and co-founder of World-wide Street Artwork, the organisation driving the LMF, suggests that in contrast to significant art fairs or exhibitions, which have been cancelled or ended up running at lessened capability due to the fact of social distancing, road art was "a non-get in touch with sport" designed and viewed outdoor. "You've got folks up in lifts painting, so they're not shut to associates of the community. It's the type of factor that you can do at social length," he claims.
Artwork by Sr X in Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets. Photograph: London Mural Pageant
The pageant will take area throughout the money at far more than 50 internet sites, which include Wembley Park, King's Cross, Holborn, Crystal Palace, Canary Wharf, the City, Camden, Hackney Wick and Tottenham. It will also aspect a restored mural painted in Whitfield Gardens in Fitzrovia by Mick Jones and Simon Barber in 1980.
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LMF has worked with councils, residents' associations, personal landlords and commercial companions, which include Lend Lease and Quintain, to identify readily available areas – not quick in a city in which paintable locations are challenging to locate, Bofkin states.
"One of the major troubles of a mural pageant, and why we imagine that there has not been a London mural festival before, is for the reason that there aren't the significant partitions that you might have in an industrial district in Miami or a huge wall that you might come across on a Polish tower block built in the 1960s," he suggests.
A mural by Mr Cenz on London's Professional Street. Photograph: London Mural Competition
Street art and murals have had an influence on the communities where they are uncovered. In 2016, Warwick University scientists uncovered the London postcodes with road artwork knowledgeable huge rises in dwelling charges, while in New York the estimated worth of a developing that experienced a mural by the Brazilian road artist Eduardo Kobra, amplified by about 135% in significantly less than five a long time.
Though that delivers advantages, it has oblique fees, say critics, who consider builders use avenue artwork to inflate costs and that it can exacerbate gentrification.
Bofkin states there are "complicated issues" all over murals and housing but that Worldwide Road Art's perform had assisted to lessen the price of graffiti cleanup for nearby councils and housing associations, as murals replaced tagging. "Public art is good for making curiosity and regenerating areas, but there is that pressure," suggests Bofkin. "That's why we have got these a breadth of areas that we're hoping to paint, including the housing estates."
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Camille Walala, who is creating two is effective as section of LMF, a person at Prosperous Blend in east London and a further that will wrap all around Canary Wharf's Adams Plaza Bridge, suggests the art variety was popular due to the fact of its accessibility.
"When I started out all around 15 many years ago I discovered the street artwork was rather dark," she states. "But what I appreciate about Keith Haring is he just wished … to give a thing to people today who may possibly not be capable to go to museum."
Camille Walala's Wealthy Combine, also in east London. Photograph: London Mural Festival
The purpose of murals has turn into a big conversing position in the wake of the Black Lives Matter motion. The New Yorker mentioned the "pavement itself has become portion of the protest" after the commissioning of various murals in help of the movement in the US sparked criticism from Donald Trump, who named BLM a "hate group".
"If someone's obtained anything to say which is political, and it would make perception, then murals and muralism have a aspect in expressing that," claims Bofkin. "Sometimes you can say one thing political, you can make a statement and then other occasions you can just have fun."
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Duke gains access to 2 local roads
By Chronicle Staff
September 10, 2009 | 4:33am EDT
Durham City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to cede control of two local streets to Duke.
University officials and county planners presented city officials with plans for the renovation of Smith Warehouse, which include improvements to Sumter Street and Maxwell Avenue—unpaved roads that connect Campus Drive and Buchanan Boulevard.
Originally, residents of the area surrounding the warehouse opposed the measure for fear that the University's takeover will prohibit public use of the thorough-fares, The Chronicle reported in April.
In exchange for control over the roads, Duke officials pledged to allow public access 24 hours a day. Although the commitment on the University's part was essential to the passage of the resolution, it is non-binding and the city has no means to enforce it.
John Schelp, president of the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association, told the council at Tuesday's meeting to keep an eye on the University, accusing Executive Vice President Tallman Trask of "deliberately undermining genuine efforts by the university to improve town-gown relations," The (Durham) Herald-Sun reported Tuesday night.
City Council member Diane Catotti declined to take part in the debate, citing a conflict of interest. Her husband, Chuck Catotti, is the director of event management at Duke.
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Orange Beach Billfish Classic Kicks Off the Furuno Gulf Coast Division
May 16, 2019 By InTheBite Editor
The kick off to the Furuno Gulf Coast Division— the Orange Beach Billfish Classic— is officially underway. Check out InTheBite.com for updates…
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Grander Marine & Invincible Boats Present The 2019 Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship
Celebrating its ninth season in 2019, the Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship, The Most Sought After Championship in Sportfishing will feature a couple of important changes to the series, including new sponsors. Grander Marine and Invincible Boats are coming aboard as the new 2019 Presenting Sponsors. The pairing is a good synergy on several levels.
"I personally like to fish the Triple Crown tournaments and have been part of a team that was in contention previously," says Grander Marine owner and angler Chris Bazor. "Our company sells new boats, brokerage boats and offers service, so sponsoring the series is a good way to help fellow contestants and promote our business. We'll be competing aboard a 40 Invincible catamaran this season, so we figured why not? The owner of Invincible Boats is a passionate offshore angler too and the company builds some of the best quality mono-hull and catamarans in the sport-fishing industry, so it was a natural partnership."
Grander Marine has a showroom and full service facility on Canal Road in Orange Beach, Alabama. Another satellite facility is scheduled to open later this summer. In addition to being the Gulf Coast dealer for Invincible Boats, Grander Marine also carries a full line of premium fishing and pleasure boats as part of its line-up. The Blue Marlin Grand Championship, the final leg of the five-tournament series, is held at The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach.
GCTC Director Scott Burt also commissioned a commemorative trophy that will be on permanent display at The Wharf Marina's Outfitter's Store. Created by marine metal artist Frank Ledbetter, the perpetual trophy will sit atop a rotating base and will feature all previous Triple Crown Champions. The team trophy, another stunning marlin sculpture crafted by Ledbetter, will be awarded annually to each champion.
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Perspectives on Midcareer Faculty and Advice for Supporting Them
Mathews, K. (2014). Perspectives on Midcareer Faculty and Advice for Supporting Them . Cambridge, Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education.
This 8-page white paper was produced for an invited presentation at the Association of Public Land-grant Universities' (APLU) Council on Academic Affairs Summer Meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The paper examines the experiences of midcareer faculty, who face an increased teaching load, greater expectations for service and advising, a more competitive market for grants, and the disappearance of mentoring programs that supported them as early-career faculty. The toll of these obligations is heavier on women and faculty of color. Institutions can address the challenges midcareer faculty face by designing orientations that cover the entire career, implementing career re-visioning programs, providing opportunities for re-engagement, and mentoring associate professors.
See also: Kiernan Mathews, Career Path, Faculty Development and Support, Whitepapers, Tenured
Growing Our Own: Cultivating Faculty Leadership
Mathews, K. (2018). Growing Our Own: Cultivating Faculty Leadership. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning , 50 (3-4), 88-92.
To overcome the pressures pulling the academy apart, presidents and provosts, governing boards and legislatures, foundations and associations should commit to the cultivation of leadership from faculty members and by them. As the faculty profession and population become increasingly complex, leaders will need skills in relating, sensemaking, visioning, and inventing. A skills inventory conducted among provosts, deans, and senior faculty development administrators revealed that while most had strengths in the first two categories, their visioning and inventing skills were less developed. Institutions can cultivate these skills in faculty and invite faculty into the leadership process—and they must do so in order to effectively develop the faculties of the future.
See also: Kiernan Mathews, Higher Education Leadership, Publications Using COACHE Data
Administrative Hierarchy and Faculty Work: Examining Faculty Satisfaction with Academic Leadership
Miller, M. T., Mamiseishvili, K., & Lee, D. (2016). Administrative Hierarchy and Faculty Work: Examining Faculty Satisfaction with Academic Leadership. Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education , 12 (1), 1-7.
Academic administrators at all levels have some impact on the performance of faculty members, yet each level of administration may interact differently with faculty. Literature has strongly supported the notion that department chairs, deans, and provosts can positively influence the performance and livelihood of faculty members. This study was designed to explore faculty satisfaction with each level of academic administration making use of the 2014 Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey data collected by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. Faculty members at research universities were more satisfied with leadership at the departmental than college or institutional levels. Furthermore, assistant professors were significantly more satisfied with academic leadership at all levels than both associate and full professors.
See also: Higher Education Leadership, Publications Using COACHE Data
Work life balance and job satisfaction among faculty at Iowa State University
Mukhtar, F. (2012). Work life balance and job satisfaction among faculty at Iowa State University. Iowa State University.
This study utilized the existing database from the Iowa State University 2009-2010 Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey to explore faculty work life balance and job satisfaction among academic disciplines. This research sought to determine if (a) work life differs by academic discipline group: (b) job satisfaction differs by academic discipline, and (c) there is a relationship between faculty work life and job satisfaction and whether this relationship differs by academic discipline group, and (d) if academic discipline has a unique effect on faculty work and life balance.
The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between work life and job satisfaction. When controlling for demographic and professional experience, the result also indicated that age and climate, and culture were significant predicators for work life balance. The results also showed that female faculty have lower job satisfaction, and indicated that the level of job satisfaction was lower for hard pure disciplines than soft pure disciplines.
The Situational Context of Tenured Female Faculty in the Academy and the Impact of Critical Mass of Tenured Female Faculty on Pre-tenure Faculty Job Satisfaction: A Four Discipline Study
Bouvier, D. L. (2013). The Situational Context of Tenured Female Faculty in the Academy and the Impact of Critical Mass of Tenured Female Faculty on Pre-tenure Faculty Job Satisfaction: A Four Discipline Study. Ohio University.
This research studies the convergence between critical mass, discipline and gender in the academy. Critical mass theory is based on the concept that when a "nonmajority" group reaches a minimal threshold they can generate lasting change within an organization. While women receive doctoral degrees in higher percentages than their male colleagues, they do not ascend the ranks in the same proportions (Touchton, McTighe Musil, & Peltier Campbell, 2008). A critical mass of tenured female faculty has the ability to positively impact the environment for pre-tenure faculty at the departmental level.
The study used data from the 2011-12 COACHE survey of faculty in finance/accounting, management, English and history. A critical mass of tenured female faculty positively impacted environments for pre-tenure females and males in history and females in management. In management departments without a critical mass of tenured female faculty, females were significantly less satisfied while their male colleagues were significantly more satisfied. Further qualitative research is needed to better understand environments using the lenses of critical mass, discipline and gender.
See also: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Publications Using COACHE Data, Pre-Tenure, Women
The role of citizenship status in intent to leave for pre-tenure faculty
Kim, D., Wolf-Wendel, L., & Twombly, S. B. (2013). The role of citizenship status in intent to leave for pre-tenure faculty. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education , 6 (4), 245-260.
Using a national database, this study uses discriminant analysis to explore the role of citizenship status in determining intent to leave for pre-tenure faculty members at 4-year research universities. Of the three possible responses (intend to stay, intend to leave, and undecided), two functions emerged. The first function differentiates those who intend to stay from those who intend to leave and those who are undecided. The second function differentiates between those who intend to leave and those who are undecided.
Measures of satisfaction with workplace serve as the primary indicators of function one. Race and citizenship status are the only variables significant for function two. Demographic variables, discipline, salary, and institutional variables are not significant in either function. The variables that are significant for the entire sample are similar to those significant just for non-U.S. citizen faculty. Implications of this study for institutions include attending to departmental and institutional fit, recognition of diversity among non-U.S. citizen faculty, and working toward improving various components of satisfaction.
See also: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Recruitment and Retention, Publications Using COACHE Data, Pre-Tenure
The workplace satisfaction of newly-tenured faculty members at research universities
Russell, B. C. (2013). The workplace satisfaction of newly-tenured faculty members at research universities. Harvard University.
If faculty are dissatisfied with their work, colleges and universities can experience educational and organizational repercussions that include contentious departmental climates and stagnant work productivity. The dissatisfaction of newly tenured faculty, who face unique transitional circumstances, could have particularly negative consequences.
This dissertation uses Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey data, along with interviews of 12 newly tenured faculty members, to estimate the predictors of newly tenured faculty workplace satisfaction. The results indicate that newly-tenured faculty tend to be satisfied with their institutions when they have communicative senior leaders, fair and reasonable compensation, and a sense of belonging in their departments. At the departmental level, newly-tenured faculty are more likely to be satisfied when norms and behaviors promote inclusion and diversity, colleagues are respectful, and departmental leaders are supportive. The results of this study can stimulate thinking about new policies and practices to maximize the satisfaction and performance of faculty during this transformative period in their careers.
See also: Faculty Development and Support, Recruitment and Retention, Publications Using COACHE Data, Tenured
Non-Tenure Track Faculty Satisfaction: A Self-Determination Model
Crick, K. A., Larson, L. M., & Seipel, M. T. (2019). Non-Tenure Track Faculty Satisfaction: A Self-Determination Model. Journal of Career Assessment , 28 (3), 425-445.
Full-time non-tenure track faculty, commonly referred to as NTT faculty, shoulder much of the teaching load within academic institutions. Self-determination theory (SDT) has shown promise as a conceptual frame for characterizing the relationship between environmental support factors and NTT faculty satisfaction. Full-time NTT faculty were sampled nationwide to investigate an SDT-based model positing basic psychological needs (i.e., volitional autonomy and relatedness) as mediators between six environmental support indices and NTT faculty satisfaction. Structural equation model results showed volitional autonomy and relatedness fully mediated the relationships between the six environmental supports and both indices of faculty satisfaction.
See also: Career Path, Publications Using COACHE Data, Non Tenure Track


Salt Lake County Search and Rescue assists male hiker off of Stairs Gulch
Nov 28, 2021, 7:05 PM | Updated: Nov 29, 2021, 9:16 am
Salt Lake County Search and Rescue assisted a stranded hiker out of Stairs Gulch on Saturday. Photo caption: Salt Lake County Search and Rescue.
BY MARK JONES
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — Salt Lake County Search and Rescue was called out Saturday afternoon to assist a stranded hiker on Stairs Gulch.
Authorities received a call at of stranded hiker at 3:20 p.m. The hiker made the call from 9,000 feet where he was cold and stuck in the snow. After a brief conversation over the phone with emergency personnel, the hiker found his way down to the main trail.
A team of rescuers were sent up the trail to meet the hiker. Once they located the hiker, emergency personnel provided him with warm clothing and something to eat.
All search and rescue members, along with the stranded hiker, were off the mountain in two hours.
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West Valley City car chase, a smoking vehicle and a K-9 unit bite
Police arrested two people at a gas station on California Avenue early Friday morning after an on-and-off chase that began in West Valley.
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HB124 would more clearly define how 'no-knock' and 'knock and announce' search warrants are served by police officers in Utah.
Salt Lake City performed a swift water rescue in the Jordan River on Thursday. However, the individual was dead when they arrived.
Armed robber in downtown SLC in custody
A man sitting outside of his apartment complex was attacked by an armed robber early Wednesday morning. He was robbed.


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NUST makes its mark as Inaugural Participant in THE University Impact Rankings 2019!
NUST has been featured as an Inaugural Participant in a new ranking category introduced by Times Higher Education (THE), a renowned UK-based university ranking agency. The category is called "THE University Impact Rankings" - it ascertains universities' impact on society in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new category of ranking has assessed universities against 11 out of 17 SDGs. This year, 462 worldwide universities have been considered for the ranking.
NUST is a pioneer among Pakistani universities to have aligned its R&D with the UN SDGs, and hence is an SDG-engaged university, committed to producing research and solutions in line with the SDGs. As per the ranking announced by THE on April 3, 2019, NUST has featured as one of the Inaugural Participants in this ranking category. The contending universities were required to participate in at least 4 SDGs, including the 17th SDG "Partnership for the Goals," which was compulsory for all. The 3 optional SDGs NUST participated in were Quality Education (SDG 4), Gender Equality (SDG 5), and Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure (SDB 9). NUST was ranked between 101-200 in Quality Education; 201-300 in Gender Equality; 101-200 in Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure; and 301+ in Partnership for the Goals.
April 5, 2019
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Cursed - Blackout At Sunrise
While 3 songs and a cover may not exactly be a feast for those who wore out their copies of Cursed's 2005 release "II", sometimes even a small dose of poison can nearly kill a man. Such is the case with "Blackout At Sunrise", a crushing new EP that sees Cursed's virulent brand of hardcore ferment in some interesting new directions.
While the band had previously toyed with some long-winded instrumentals, the dirge that the title track of this outing takes the listener through displays not only fierce conviction, but a willingness to explore dark new areas. The second included new track "Hands Will Abide" finds the band ripping forth with their trademark ferocious spirit that ensures "Jane Doe" doesn't sit alone in the morgue; and the included cover of Kittens' "Hawaii" is perhaps the most deadly offering here, sporting brutal staggered tempo shifts and outright aural violence.
Truly Cursed continue to be a cut above their peers and with their next outing "III" on the way, this EP shows that the boys are still on the right track, while simultaneously derailing most of their peers. Sadly, it is all over before you know it and there are a few moments of dead space that could be sacrificed for a stronger momentum - at least in the title track. Still, with an attitude this genuine and a style akin to cleaning your ears with flechettes, it's a surprise that the sun even rises for these gentlemen at all.
Blackout At Sunrise
01. Blackout At Sunrise
02. Hands Will Abide
03. Hawaii
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