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Recently, I thought it would be fitting to write a guide for creating monsters for the uninitiated who want to try their hand at it for the first time. I went over everything I could think of that I'd learned when making monsters myself, and the things I discovered that were the most helpful. This short list of advice is the result.
1. Know the Rules of Play. Learn them well enough to become reeve qualified or at least be able to make a respectable (if non-passing) grade. You shouldn't merely memorize the book; you really should be familiar enough with the rules to know how everything works together. You should be able to cultivate a good sense of game balance, and be able to identify a weak ability from a strong one.
2. Get a feel for how LARP combat works. The playability of a monster depends on how complicated it is. The more complicated the monster, the more likely you will run into problems that force a game to pause while the reeves resolve a rules question or dispute. Part of avoiding such incidents designing your monster and its abilities to be as clear and concise as possible. A monster whose handout has to be consulted every two minutes by the player is not very playable. On the other hand, monsters such as the Goblin, the Hill Giant, the Rock Golem, and the Ghost are some good examples of monsters that are easy to play.
3. Learn the basic rules of how monsters work: the different monster types, the nature of traits versus the different kinds of abilities, how questor/monster ratios work and what they are for, the monster summoning rules, and so on. Be familiar with the standard monster format.
4. Be familiar with the most common monsters in the Dor Un Avathar. Knowledge and experience will give you a sense of what is balanced and what isn't, and what is powerful and what is weak.
5. Try to keep the required garb of the monster simple. Study the garb requirements of other monsters in the DUA and get a sense for what is normal and what isn't. Elaborate garb is wonderful but try to keep the garb practical and at least theoretically inexpensive to make. If a questmaster or monster player wants to embellish on what you've prescribed, so much the better, but don't require complicated garb for a monster without a good reason or else it will get ignored for something improvised that's easier to do, and your effort will have been wasted.
6. Get a good sense of what should red-flag a monster as quest-only. Odd abilities that are only useful in a quest or only make sense in one, monster abilities designed specifically to work with the special rules of a scenario in effect, and monsters that can only be permanently defeated through some very specific methods that may not always be available, are some examples of monsters that ought to be classified as quest-only. Conversely, monsters with a low Q/M ratio, with no very unusual abilities, and can be killed by just about anyone are qualified to be non-quest monsters.
7. Try not to create monsters with too many different kinds of abilities. Unless the monster is meant to be extraordinarily powerful (like a Dragon) or some kind of spellcaster-type creature (like the Extra-Planar Entity), piling on lots of different abilities can result in a monster that's unplayable (too much stuff to keep track of), or more powerful than the creator intended. Remember that this is a LARP, not a tabletop RPG, so time is of the essence on the battlefield.
For a player to effectively play a monster as it's intended to work, the monster cannot be too complicated for the average Amtgarder to operate. However, keep in mind that there's plenty of Amtgarders who can play a spellcaster effectively even with a dozen different magics available, so try to keep the level of complexity comparable to one of the four spellcasting classes.
8. Try to reuse monster abilities if it all possible. One of the great things about the 8th edition of the DUA is its standardization and recycling of monster abilities, and its mixing them up in new and interesting combinations. With that in mind, one has to keep a balance between creating something totally new and recycling what's already been done. Amtgard does not need five different versions of a single ability when just one well-written version will do just as good. Where monster creation stops becoming a science and becomes an art is knowing when to recycle and when to innovate.
9. If you want a monster ability to work a certain way that is close to, but not identical with a preexisting game effect, avoid creating an entirely new ability and use the existing one, with some notes on how it works differently from the standard version. When used properly, these "tweaks" help the ability mesh well with the monster's personality. Some good examples of this are the Gargoyle's Camouflage ability, the Phoenix's Presence ability, and the Spectre's Steal Life ability. Each tweak has a good reason to be there (for flavor or for game balance). This design technique, however, should not be used to customize a given ability just because you don't like how it's been designed; there always needs to be a good reason why a certain ability works differently for a given monster.
10. In those cases where a completely new ability is needed, try to design the new ability to be as free from ambiguity, gray areas, and loopholes as possible. Knowledge of the rules of the game is very important in such cases, since a poorly-designed ability can be abused by a dishonorable player to unfairly dominate a battlegame or quest.
When a monster creator designs a new rule ability, he should try to think of all the ways it could be misinterpreted (accidentally or on purpose) and how it could cause trouble for the reeves and the other players. A new ability should be designed so that it explains in precise terms exactly what its effects are.
For instance, a monster ability called "Disguise Self" should not read "monster can change its appearance so that it's not recognized." Such a vague description leaves all kinds of questions: how does it change its appearance? How does that prevent another player from recognizing the monster for what it is? How do you prevent another player who's met the monster before from acting on out-of-game knowledge ("I know Sam was playing that monster, so no matter what Sam does, I know what he is") while still allowing for problem solving and deduction? Designing a workable Disguise Self should involve describing what other players can do to the disguised monster and what they can't do, and some ways in which the Disguised monster would automatically betray its true identity? A good design for the Disguise Self ability might be the following:
Disguise Self: This ability causes the monster to appear like a harmless beast or peasant (the nature of the disguise) Effect: Other players may not attack the monster. (Exception: players who cannot retreat from combat, such as victims of Confusion, Berserk players, and monsters with the Bloodlust vulnerability, are not affected.) Limitations: Disguise Self is negated if the monster attacks or takes any hostile action. (betraying the disguise)
This ability causes the monster to appear like a harmless beast or peasant (the nature of the disguise)
Effect: Other players may not attack the monster. (Exception: players who cannot retreat from combat, such as victims of Confusion, Berserk players, and monsters with the Bloodlust vulnerability, are not affected.)
Limitations: Disguise Self is negated if the monster attacks or takes any hostile action. (betraying the disguise)
12. If you have an idea for an alt-class, turn it into a monster first. Alternate classes have a (somewhat deserved) bad reputation in Amtgard, mainly for being custom-made tools for players who want to be unstoppable killing machines on the battlefield. Instead, it is better to take an idea for an alt-class and turn it into either a monster, or an archetype to be played by a preexisting class. By configuring your alt-class idea as a monster, you can assign a Questor/Monster Ratio appropriate to however powerful the monster turns out to be. Whether it becomes a 0.5/1 'speed bump' or a 10/1 (quest-only) juggernaut, your monster will be balanced by virtue of having an accurate Ratio.
13. Make sure that your monster design, from the description to the abilities themselves, contains no misspellings or grammatical mistakes. Treat your monster design like a set of directions or a computer program. Poorly worded and vague new abilities may cause your monster player to become confused and "crash". No one will know what was running through your mind when you designed your monster in the first place, and if your monster design is hard to understand, you won't be there to explain what you meant when you wrote such-and-such, so your monster has to be able to speak for itself as plainly as possible.
14. A disclaimer: The Dor Un Avathar had a chapter on monster making, so many of these ideas will echo the words of wisdom in that essay. The original author (whoever he or she was) and I may not agree 100% on everything, so I recommend that if you want to get into monster writing and care to read this article, that you should also review the Creating New Monsters chapter (page 67 in the DUA 8) in order to get all points of view.
With that said, I happen to disagree with the stated advice in the DUA that monsters should avoid similarity to existing classes. A case in point: if you created a goblinoid-type monster called "Orc" that was identical to the Barbarian class except that it could use Truth like a bard, Flame Arrows like an archer, and an Improved Weapon like a warrior, you would still have a monster that was unique in its design and could not be accurately represented by merely playing a Barbarian ¢ or any other standard class ¢ in orc garb.
There is one caveat to this, however. Any small differences a monster and a similar core class may have must be integral to the monster's identity and add real "flavor". If the differences are purely cosmetic or inconsequential, then there's no real reason why you couldn't play a Barbarian dressed in unusual garb and makeup to represent something non-human.
The DUA 8 will no doubt offer other advice that I haven't touched on, and vice versa; the open-minded monster creator will make sure to leave no advice unheeded when learning how to make monsters.
One last piece of advice: enjoy yourself. Once you get the hang of it, making a monster never before seen in Amtgardia can be as fun as actually playing it.
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Bacopa Caroliniana this plant will spread well and make a very good cover plant for fry. Break pieces off and stick them into the gravel and they will root.
Hair grass you either love it or hate it, I love it, if you can get hold of it, it is quite hard to grow but once it is going there's no stopping it will grow to one foot high. Ask friends if they have some and start it off in your tank
Indian Fern can either be planted or used as a floating plant, small pieces that brake off will form roots and they can be left to float or plant them.
Vallis either straight or twisted but you do need quite a bit of it to make any impression
Red Hygrophillia lovely plant if it would only stay red there is also a green form
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Distribution, activity and range use of male caribou in early summer in Northern Yukon, Canada
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Males of the Porcupine Caribou Herd separated from females from the onset of spring migration until they joined them on the calving grounds in late June or early July, 4-6 weeks later. From late May to late June males spent an average of 50% of their time feeding and less than 2% standing and trotting/running. Males spent an average of 29% of their time lying and 19% walking, except in mid-June (40% lying, 6% walking). The average lengths of active and resting periods were 112 minutes and 104 minutes, respectively, from late May to mid-June, but decreased sharply in late June to 78 minutes and 69 minutes, respectively. Tussock meadows were selected in late May and early June, wet sedge meadows were avoided until late June, dwarf shrub heaths were avoided after late May, and alluvial willow thickets were avoided in late May and early June but were selected in mid-June and late June. Caribou fed primarily on lichens and Vaccinium in late May, lichens and Eriophorum in early June, Eriophorum in mid-June and Salix in late June.Downloads
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Pacific Electric streetcar no. 338 turns onto private right-of-way in West Los Angeles on April 23, 1939.
Harold F. Stewart Photo, Stan Kistler Collection
Anyone know where this is? Roller sign reads "westgate"– would that be somewhere in west Los Angeles?
Yes. The street in the background is Santa Monica Blvd in Sawtelle. The camera is looking southwest. The entrance to the PE Westgate shuttle private R/W was located mid-block between Purdue Ave and Butler Ave. One mile north of this location the line passes the western gate of the Soldier's Home before turning west to Santa Monica, hence the name.
Correction- the camera is pointed due east.
Extra points for the boxy old bus and the Gilmore "Red Lion" gas station–"Roar with Gilmore".
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Are you looking for an exercise that is a bit more lively than traditional yoga? If so, power yoga might be right up your alley!
There are lots of different types of yoga. Power yoga is one of these many varieties. It has become increasingly popular, resulting in it now being quite a common practice.
However, some people are confused as to what power yoga is. You will likely have heard of power yoga, but may not be entirely sure what it means. If you are unsure, feel free to read through this informative guide.
What Is Power Yoga?
As a form of Vinyasa yoga, power yoga is a vigorous style of exercise. It is all about building endurance, flexibility, and strength. Furthermore, it is more versatile for instructors, who have more capacity to choose what poses they want in their routine.
Unlike other types of yoga, in which actions are often done separately, power yoga encourages users to transition from one pose to another. This is to instill a sense of flow in the activity and to add to its intensity.
This can make it quite laborious and tiring. You will likely feel quite sore after participating in this yoga. It is, however, worth it when you notice the benefits.
Why Should I Do Power Yoga?
If you partake in a power yoga class or try some out at home, it will be very advantageous to your health.
As a full-on and fast-paced form of exercise that is akin to cardio, power yoga will burn a lot of calories. This can help you lose weight or prevent you from putting on additional weight.
Additionally, you will improve your strength and flexibility by competing in power yoga. Having to keep your body in a pose for a long period of time will cause you to strengthen the muscles that are being used. With its focus on flexibility, you will also enhance this skill. In addition, this could help enhance your posture.
As a type of exercise, it can reduce stress and tension. The reason for this is that your body will produce endorphins, which are chemicals that cope with stress and other forms of pain. Because of this, many find power yoga to be quite relaxing even though it is more intense than other varieties of yoga.
While you might originally find it hard to do power yoga, your body will get used to it over time. This will increase your stamina, allowing you to do more exercise. Studies have also shown that those who do a good amount of exercise over a long period of time will be better able to fall asleep.
Likewise, there can also be mental health benefits to this type of exercise. It may also be good for your anxiety levels.
What Is The History Of Power Yoga?
The exact history of power yoga is hard to track since different variations of it appeared around the same time.
Around the same time, two different people claim to have invented power yoga. They are Bryan Kest, from Los Angeles, and Beryl Bender Birch, from New York. Bender Birch wrote a book entitled Power Yoga, which was first published in 1995.
However, it is debatable as to whether these two truly invented power yoga. Both had been trained by their own yoga instructors. Kest was taught by David Williams, while Bender Birch obtained her skills from Norman Allen.
One could argue that Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, an Indian guru, was more influential when it came to the creation of power yoga. After all, he taught both Williams and Allen. This was during the 1990s. Since then, power yoga has become more and more popular. Worldwide, there are loads of different power yoga classes held at gyms.
Larry Schultz also may be responsible for power yoga. Schultz is the founder of Rocket Yoga, which is comparable to power yoga.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Power Yoga Right For Me?
Power yoga will be good for a lot of people, including those of different ages and genders. This is because it is very accessible. Also, it does not require the use of equipment that will cost a lot and take up a lot of space.
The only thing you will need is a yoga mat. In addition, its health benefits will be great for most people to experience. If you love to push yourself when it comes to exercise, power fit may be the solution for you!
However, if you are unfit, you may not be able to participate in such an intense exercise. Instead, you should start off small and build up to power yoga. You should also avoid it if you are pregnant. If you have some health conditions, it is also not advised that you pursue power yoga.
It will also not be suggested that you do it if you have limited mobility since these movements will require a lot of flexibility. However, you may be able to adapt a yoga routine to your needs.
Is Power Yoga Better Than Regular Yoga?
The answer to this question will be entirely dependent on your preference. You may simply enjoy one form of yoga to the other. However, power yoga may be better for you from a health perspective, since it is more vigorous. On the other hand, other people will prefer the relaxed nature of more traditional forms of yoga.
Can Beginners Try Power Yoga?
Yes, power yoga is suitable for beginners. If you are looking for a more calm variation of yoga, it may not be the best choice for you. However, if you are into the intensity of power yoga, you will probably enjoy it and find it very worthwhile.
Ultimately, power exercise is a type of exercise that has many benefits to your health. As a result, many people will want to give it a go. It is highly recommended that you try it. Otherwise, you may well be missing out on something that you really enjoy.
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Five Things Every Airman Should Know about Energy
The U.S. Air Force has been quick to adopt new clean energy technologies including solar power and fighter jet biofuel, and now it's putting out a video that promises to push the national conversation about sustainable energy to a whole new level. The video, called "Air Force Energy Tips: Top five things Airmen should know" (yes we know they mean woman, too) is more than a quick talk about the benefits of new tech or turning off the lights when you leave a room. It exhorts the members of the Air Force to think about energy in terms of a cultural shift that recognizes an individual's responsibility for energy consumption, and to carry that message back home to the civilian world.
1. "Energy is a part of everything we do"
Air Force writer Amaani Lyle provides an advance review of the video, which is narrated by Dr. Kevin T. Geiss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy. The first concept Geiss introduces is to think about energy in terms of its critical role in daily life. It's not an easy concept to grasp when energy is cheap and endlessly available, but in the context of military logistics it is a vital one, as Geiss explains:
"Energy enables every mission across our global Air Force as we try to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. It powers our aircraft, it supports our installations, and no matter what your job is or where you are in the world, energy is enabling what you're doing."
2. "Airmen are critical to energy"
Geiss also makes the point that Airmen/women are in a unique position to help advance new energy technology and new strategies for conserving energy. In order to be effective in this new role, the Air Force needs to step it up by providing them with the training and tools they need to track their progress:
"It's important that we as Airmen understand how we use energy and how we can improve the use of that energy, whether you're in a maintenance facility or a test facility or somewhere else. We're also trying to provide Airmen with the right tools to better understand how to apply these measures, so we're working with the Air Education and Training Command to develop an energy module that's available online to give Airmen tips and tools for everyday use."
3. "Senior leaders care about energy"
Following up on the previous point, Geiss draws out the fact that individual responsibility for energy consumption is a concept that has the full support of leadership, both in the military hierarchy and the civilian sector.
Geiss emphasizes that "The President of the United States, in his recent State of the Union address, indicated the importance of looking at energy security and how it enables our country and the Department of Defense to do its job." It's an important point that makes all the difference between presenting a list of platitudes and demonstrating that this cultural shift plays a key role in national energy policy:
4. "A penny saved, a penny earned"
As Lyle notes, the video also emphasizes the concept of a finite energy budget for the military. In that context, individual actions have a direct cumulative effect on the Air Force's future capabilities. Describing how the Air Force has revamped its logistics to reduce the cost per ton of cargo hauling by about 21 percent within the past few years, Geiss explains:
"When you add that up across all of the sorties we fly each day around the globe, this amounts to millions of dollars in savings. Every dollar that we can save on energy is a dollar that we can refocus on other priorities across the Air Force."
5. "Energy through technology"
Geiss's final point underscores how individual choices about energy need to be reinforced by institutional changes, namely in the transition to new energy efficient technologies and the adoption of alternative energy. Among the examples he cites are the plug-in EV fleet at Los Angeles Air Force Base and the use of wind turbines at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
That's just the tip of the iceberg when you fold in the dozens of projects recently completed or under way at military bases across the Armed Services, but it's enough to make the case that individual energy conservation efforts are only part of the solution. What is needed is an aggressive, innovative federal policy that supports new sustainable energy projects.
No word yet on when the video will be available to the public, but it sound like something that every member of Congress should put on their Netflix queue.
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When you are discussing others' (or your own) previous work, make sure that you cite the material correctly in every instance.
Authors are strongly recommended to avoid any form of plagiarism and ethical misconduct that are exemplified below.
• Citation manipulation: The practice of manipulating the number of citations received by an author, journal, or other publication through various means, such as self-citation, excessive citation of articles from the same journal, or the inclusion of honorary citations or citation stacking.
• Self- plagiarism (text-recycling): The practice of using overlapping sections or sentences from the author's previous publications without properly citing them. This is considered to be a form of plagiarism, as it involves using someone else's work (in this case, the author's own work) without proper attribution.
• Salami slicing: The practice of using the same data from a research study in several different articles. This is considered to be unethical, as it involves reporting the same hypotheses, population, and methods of a study in multiple papers.
• Data Fabrication: The addition of data that never occurred during the gathering of data or experiments. This is considered to be a form of research misconduct, as it involves presenting false or misleading information as if it were real data.
• Data Manipulation/Falsification: The practice of manipulating research data with the intention of giving a false impression. This can include manipulating images, removing outliers or "inconvenient" results, changing data points, and other forms of manipulation. This is also considered to be a form of research misconduct, as it involves presenting false or misleading information as if it were real data.
In the event of alleged or suspected research misconduct such as plagiarism, citation manipulation, or data falsification/fabrication, the Editorial Board will follow the appropriate COPE flowcharts to ensure that the allegations or suspicions are handled in a fair, transparent, and consistent manner.
All individuals listed as an author should meet the authorship criteria recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship is based on the following four criteria:
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In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work they have done, authors should also be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work to ensure that the contributions of all authors are accurately and appropriately acknowledged. Authors may use CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to provide information about individual contributions at the time of submission. It is expected that all authors agreed upon their individual contributions as shared by the corresponding author. The authors' contribution statement will be published with the final article and should accurately reflect contributions to the work.
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Individuals who do not meet all four of the authorship criteria should not be included as authors on the manuscript. However, they can still be acknowledged on the title page of the manuscript for their contributions to the research in order to recognize the contributions of these individuals and to provide transparency about who was involved in the research.
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The journal's Editorial Board will handle all requests for changes to authorship in a consistent and transparent manner, following the relevant COPE flowchart guidelines. These procedures are in place to protect the integrity of the research and the reputation of all involved authors.
Declaration of Interests
Acta Veterinaria Eurasia requires the ICMJE Disclosure Form to be filled in and submitted by all contributing authors of each manuscript in order to be informed about potential conflicts of interest of authors.
Acta Veterinaria Eurasia also requires and encourages individuals involved in the peer review process of submitted manuscripts to disclose any existing or potential competing interests that might lead to potential bias.
The Editorial Board will handle cases of potential competing interests of editors, authors, or reviewers within the scope of relevant COPE flowcharts and ICMJE recommendations.
The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manuscript Preparation
Acta Veterinaria Eurasia follows the guidelines outlined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) with regards to the utilization of AI and AI-assisted technology in manuscript preparation. Authorship encompasses a range of tasks that can only be performed by humans, and authors are accountable for ensuring the article's originality and possessing the requisite qualifications for authorship. While AI can be employed for language corrections during the article writing process (and this should be explicitly stated in the article), it cannot be included as an author, as it is essential to maintain the originality and quality of the article.
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Acta Veterinaria Eurasia requires authors to disclose any financial support they received to conduct their research. This information should be included in the funding statement, which should be provided when the manuscript is submitted to the journal.
The funding statement should include the name of any granting agencies, the grant numbers, and a description of each funder's role in the research. If the funder had no role in the research, this should be stated in the funding statement as well. This information is important for readers to understand the potential biases and conflicts of interest that may exist in the research.
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All post-publication correction requests are subject to editorial review. The editorial board will review the request and determine whether the correction is necessary and appropriate. The decision to publish a correction will be based on the nature of the error, its potential impact on the article, and the availability of supporting evidence. The editorial board may also consult with the authors, reviewers, and other experts as needed to make its decision. If the correction request is approved, the article will be corrected in the journal's archive.
The Editorial Board reviews cases following journal policies, ICMJE and COPE guidelines.
If misconduct allegations are made by whistleblowers directly, the Editorial Board will follow the relevant COPE's flowchart. The journal will act in accordance with the COPE's flowchart on how to respond to whistleblowers when concerns are raised about a published article on a social media site.
In some cases, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve claims that cannot be resolved internally.
To investigate potential ethical misconduct, the editorial board may share information with other editors-in-chief to conduct investigations more efficiently and effectively. If communication with the editor-in-chief is necessary, the editorial board will follow the relevant COPE's recommendations.
If necessary, the journal may also contact institutions to inform them of suspected misconduct by researchers and provide evidence to support these concerns, following COPE guidelines in the process.
In the event of ethical misconduct concerns, the editors will investigate the case according to COPE guidelines. If the investigation verifies the concern, the editors may issue a retraction notice. The retraction notice will be published in the journal and the article's record will be updated to reflect the retraction. The article will remain in the archives of the journal, but it will be clearly marked as retracted. The article's record will also be updated in the relevant indexes to reflect the retraction.
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Withdrawal requests for an article are reviewed by the editorial board of the journal. To request the withdrawal of an article, the authors must send a letter signed by all authors stating their request and the reasons for withdrawal to the journal editor. The editorial board will then review the request and make a decision based on the reasons provided by the authors. If the request is approved, the article will be withdrawn from the journal and the authors will be notified of the decision. It is important to note that authors should not submit their work to another journal for evaluation until the withdrawal request has been approved. This is to avoid any potential conflicts of interest or duplication of publication.
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The editorial board of the journal is responsible for addressing appeals and complaints in accordance with the guidelines and recommendations of the COPE. If an author has an appeal or complaint, they should contact the editorial office directly to discuss their concerns. The editorial board will review the case and make a decision based on COPE guidelines.
The editor-in-chief has the final authority in the decision-making process for all appeals and complaints. In some cases, an ombudsperson may be assigned to resolve claims that cannot be resolved internally. It is important to note that the journal follows a fair and transparent process for handling appeals and complaints, with the goal of preserving the integrity of the scientific record.
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Acta Veterinaria Eurasia does not consider preprints as prior publication, which means that authors are allowed to present and discuss their findings on a non-commercial preprint server before submitting their work to the journal.
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If the article is accepted and published in the journal, it is the responsibility of the authors to update the archived preprint and link it to the published version of the article. This helps to ensure that readers can easily access the most up-to-date and accurate information.
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Coworking is understood as cooperation, i.e. running and staying in a given space by people who are not related in terms of professional sense.
Office space lease agreement
The basis of coworking in general is a contract. The contract is concluded between the tenant and the person renting the office. This could be, for example, the owner of a small business. The subject of course is the lease of office space. Usually, contracts are concluded for an indefinite period of time. They also have the possibility to dissolve them at one month's notice. They can therefore be referred to as flexibility. It is in the form of coworking that the freelancers are mainly interested in working in the form of coworking. These are architects, lawyers or IT specialists.
Advantages - coworking
The advantages of coworking are the advantages on three levels. It is a human factor, a labour factor or an economic factor. An unquestionable advantage of coworking should be the possibility of doing a much more effective job. When we work in a rented office, we undoubtedly have peace and quiet. In addition, we feel as if we are at work as much as possible. It does not distract us. We also do not feel like on holiday. In doing so, we carry out our professional duties.
Thanks to coworking we are able to establish a number of contacts. These are both private and professional contacts. When we decide to lease office space, we must absolutely take into account the fact that every day we will be among different people. You don't need to convince anybody about the importance of friendship and contacts in personal life and in business. Coworking also has financial advantages. As a result, we have reduced labour costs. We can use the office itself at any time. It depends on what system we choose for ourselves. We can settle monthly, hourly or daily. Monthly subscription costs about five hundred zlotys. The cost is thirty to fifty zlotys per day, and in an hour or so ten to fifteen zlotys per hour. Most offices also offer us access to office equipment.


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How Leaving America Changes What People Think About Guns
"When I hear about people who own 15 assault weapons I think, why do you need that?"
Chantal Panozzo
Photo via Flickr user Andrew Magill
Photo via Flickr user Andrew Magill
When you live abroad, you start to see your home country differently. I speak from experience: After moving to Switzerland in 2006, I began to see American policies for what they were—one country's way of doing things, but not necessarily the best way of doing things.
There are few examples that ring truer than America's obsession with guns. While the US
leads the world in mass shootings
, with 372
in 2015 alone
, there has only been one mass shooting in Switzerland in the last 15 years. The Swiss rank fourth in the world in guns per capita—behind the US, Yemen, and Syria—but the ownership is rooted in a sense of
safety and responsibility
The recent shooting in Orlando, Florida, is a reminder that the United States has some of the loosest gun control laws in the developed world and the highest rate of gun-related homicide—about
15 times higher
than 23 other high-income nations combined. And while news of mass shootings has sadly become normal in the United States, moving abroad can show how differently Americans view guns. We asked several American expats about how moving to another country changed their perspective on gun control.
Tracy Slater, expat living in Japan
Almost no country takes gun ownership more seriously than Japan, where almost all firearms are illegal. The ones that are legal—shotguns and air rifles—are almost impossible to buy and maintain with the country's
, which mandate that gun owners take a gun-safety class and pass a written test, pass a drug test, submit their criminal records, and have their mental health evaluated. Gun owners have to retake the class and the exam every three years to renew their license.
Tracy Slater, an American living in Tokyo, said these strict laws make shooting something of a novelty to people in Japan. Places like
have set up shooting ranges to cater to the Japanese-driven "gun tourism."
"I went to Guam on vacation once, and I saw many gun-shooting shops or parlors—not even sure what they are called—and it seemed like Japanese people might actually find shooting sort of fun," she told VICE. "On further thought, I realized that guns probably aren't scary here in Japan in the same way as they are in the US to civilians, or at least to some civilians, because there is so little threat that one civilian will shoot another."
Indeed, as the
New York Times
reported this week, the likelihood of dying by gun violence in Japan "is about the same as an American's chance of being killed by lightning—roughly one in ten million." (In the US, the likelihood of dying by gun violence is on par with dying in a car accident.)
Slater says the escalating gun-related violence in the United States has impacted the country she calls home.
"Lately, I've realized that one thing that would make me nervous about repatriating to the US—especially now that I have a child—is how reasonable Japanese society seems to be to be about guns and how scary the US seems in comparison," she said. "I never thought I'd think something like this. But lately, I'm starting to wonder if the place where I
most safe and at home in my heart—Boston and the US—is actually the place where I would
most safe. That makes me sad."
Ryan Greiss, expat living in Israel
Ryan Greiss served as a foreign volunteer (called a "lone soldier") in the Israel Defense Forces, which allowed him to carry a gun in plain clothes when off-duty. Even though guns appear to be virtually everywhere in Israel—people take them to the grocery store, to weddings, to the beach—Greiss said their ubiquity is misleading.
"It's hard for civilians to carry guns," Greiss told VICE. "Most soldiers are of the mindset that they'd rather not be carrying a gun. You can't compare American and Israeli gun cultures at all—people can't collect firearms in Israel. They are seen as a grim necessity."
Gun ownership among Americans is actually
13 times higher
than it is among Israelis. US gun-related violence is
33 times higher
There is no clear right to bear arms under Israeli law. The country restricts gun licenses to people holding certain positions, such as designated ministry employees, authorized community leaders, and licensed guards and escorts. Obtaining a gun license for private use requires proof of a justified reason, according to Greiss.
Although there have been mass shootings in Israel—including
one earlier this month
, where four people were killed and seven more were injured—Greiss believes that the heightened presence of security forces, including off-duty military personnel, makes the country safer overall. Almost all Israeli civilians have served in the military in some capacity, and Greiss believes that, for lack of a better term, the "good guys with guns" are better trained in Israel than they are in the US.
"Any non-law enforcement concealed carrier in Israel has gone through a more rigorous qualification process, and almost always also has military and/or law enforcement experience," he said.
Greiss, who recently returned to the United States, said it felt "strange" not to have a gun with him all the time. At the same time, living in Israel did change his perspective. "When I hear about people who own fifteen assault weapons, I think,
Why do you need that?
I've seen what assault weapons can do, so I don't think they should be in the hands of the civilians. Gun ownership should be a right, but less of one."
Tom Heberlein, expat living in Sweden
Twenty-one years ago, Tom Heberlein didn't think much about taking his long guns to Sweden. Moose hunting in Sweden is nearly as popular as deer hunting in Wisconsin, where Heberlein lived previously, but he quickly learned that the way people hunt is very different.
"Hunting in Sweden is a bit utilitarian," he told VICE. "The Swedes hunt in a big group with dogs. Once you shoot, you don't put your kill in the back of a pickup truck and show it off to all your friends. You butcher it."
While hunting is popular in Sweden, it's illegal to carry a gun in the country except for specific and legal purposes (like hunting or going to a shooting range), and firearms have to be stored in a gun safe. Guns can be confiscated from anyone who drives drunk, commits domestic violence, or shows other signs of irresponsibility. Those policies made Heberlein reconsider American laws too, especially because the United States has nearly
seven times
the number of gun deaths than Sweden.
"We can't just sprinkle Swedish dust on America, and it will change," said Heberlein. "But we have to change the framework to view guns as a responsibility, rather than a right. You must prove you are responsible before you have a right."
Cate Smith-Brubaker, expat living in Mexico
Cate Smith-Brubaker has lived around the world, but she settled in Mexico "for the low cost of living, scenic beauty, temperate climate, and the rich cultures." At the same time, Mexico tops the United States with its rate of gun-related deaths, which is roughly
121 per million people
(compared to 31 per million people in the United States).
Despite Mexico's reputation for violence, its gun-control laws have actually been cited as a
model for the United States to follow
. The Mexican Constitution recognizes a right to arms only in the home, although previous versions recognized a right to carry in public. There is only one legal gun store in the entire country, and only 14 percent of Mexican households have a firearm (as opposed to one-third of Americans, according to a report in the journal
Injury Prevention
). Firearms that wind up in Mexico illegally are mostly smuggled in from the United States—as many as 2,000 per day, according to
, Mexico's governmental research service—because it's so much easier to obtain guns there.
"I've always held liberal views when it comes to my feelings about the US and both its domestic and foreign policies," Smith-Brubaker told VICE. But in the six years she's lived abroad, she said she's "learned more about how those policies affect people around the world, and how many people from around the world look to the US as the something akin to the proverbial canary in the mine."
The number of homicides in Mexico attributed to gang violence is as high as 55 percent, by
some estimates
, and the prevalence of drug cartels could partly explain why the gun-related death toll is exceptionally high. Still, Smith-Brubaker said that as gun violence feels more and more like a part of daily life in the US, she finds herself not only dismayed but looking to her foreign friends for answers.
Smith-Brubaker says she finds it difficult to explain to people in Mexico why Americans are so obsessed with guns. "I try to explain the Second Amendment," she said. "But I also add that it's an outdated part of the Constitution and has not evolved to suit a modern society. It's never an easy conversation to have and often leads to more questions than answers."
Smith-Brubaker added that, now that she lives abroad, the ease at which Americans can access guns seems jarring.
"An assault rifle? The name says it all. One only purchases an assault rifle to take as many lives as possible," she said. "I won't be able to explain that one to a Mexican cab driver."
Chantal Panozzo is the author of
Swiss Life: 30 Things I Wish I'd Known
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Chef Jacket Worldchefs Alain White
Essential to any chef: a clean, white chef jacket with a modern design, created with a premium light weight fabric. The soft, stretchy Tencel fabric on the back easily follows the body in all possible movements.
Chef Jacket Alain White is a luxurious chef jacket for men. This jacket has the same qualities as Chef Jacket Fabian, but as a main difference Chef Jacket, Alain has long sleeves instead of three-quarter sleeves. It has a closure with press buttons, a breast pocket, and a pen pocket on the sleeve. Due to the stretch fabric on the back, this chef jacket provides optimum freedom of movement and feels very comfortable and soft on the skin. The Tencel fabric, which is used for the front, keeps the body cool and absorbs 50% more perspiration than cotton.
- Clean modern design
- Made from Tencel™ and Bio-cotton/recycled PET bottles
- Stretch fabric on the back
Green Choice
- Ethically Produced in Europe
- Eco-Friendly Material
- Made to Last
- Regular Cut
- Regular Fit
- Color – White
- Apron add-on with press stud
- Breast pocket and pen pocket on sleeve
- Embroidered Le Nouveau Chef H on sleeve
- High stand collar
- Invisible press studs
- Longsleeve
- Composition – 50%PE/50%Tencel™ 55%bio-CO/45% 2nd Life PE
- Material – Woven and knitted polo-piqué
- Stretch – Stretch fabric on the back
- Qualities – Excellent moisture and heat regulation Super soft fabric
- Non-Iron / Easy Care
- Suitable for Industrial Laundry


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People Over Highways, how activists stopped I-95
September 28, 2014 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FreeJim Vrabel, the author of the new book, A People's History of the New Boston, will lead a discussion of the campaign that stopped construction of the proposed Southwest Expressway (I-95) through Jamacia Plain and the rest of Boston in the 1970s. Current and former J.P. residents featured in the book's "People Before Highways" chapter will discuss those tumultuous days and and describe how residents were able to stop the highway from being built and persuade the state and federal government to support construction instead of today's Orange Line and Southwest Corridor Park instead. Input from anyone involved in the campaign will also be welcomed. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, cash bar, books on sale.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffused; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffusing.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.] To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information. [1913 Webster] Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. --Milton. [1913 Webster] We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations. --Whewell. Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
diffusing adj 1: spreading by diffusion [syn: diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative]


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text: On Sunday 16 September 2012 18:32:55 Lisi wrote: > On Sunday 16 September 2012 18:23:19 Slávek Banko wrote: > > > > I tried now to a very clean machine (my builder == not containing > > anything other than the basic system). To: > > > > aptitude install desktop-base-trinity kde-trinity > > > > I get: > > > > 0 packages upgraded, 553 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not > > upgraded. Need to get 367 MB of archives. After unpacking 950 MB > > will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] > > That's what I expected, what had previously happened and what I did. > The question is: is the problem hardware, software or mushyware (my > brain)? And what do I do about it?? > > Thanks for your reply, Slavek. :-) > > Lisi It may pay to test the CD/DVD drive. I've had odd problems like this and traced it to the optical hardware. In one instance the download was fine but the burn to a DVD turned out to be bad, but it passed verification. Checking on another machine the burnt disk failed MD5. Since then I've made a point of comparing the MD5 given by K3B with the reference One way of checking the optical drive is to test a known good DVD by having the disk check itself and comparing the checksums. HTH. -- Best Regards: Baron.


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Chinese researchers make progress on graphene batteries for iPhone instant charging
February 19, 20181K views0 comments
Instant charging of an iPhone became one step closer to reality after researchers at China's Zhejiang University recharged a battery for just 1.1 second and used that to power a light bulb for an hour.
The graphene-based battery retained 91 per cent of its capacity after charging more than 250,000 times and performed stably under extreme temperatures, according to the university's nanopolymer lab. The breakthrough was detailed in a paper published last month in Science Advances, a US peer-reviewed scientific journal.
"So far the research is mainly to power lighting," Xu Hanyan, postgraduate student of the Zhejiang University and co-author of the paper, said in an interview. "However, the industrial application looks promising through increasing capacity of the battery, namely by adding thickness."
Dubbed as the wonder material that potentially can replace silicon in the future for computing, graphene is an ultra-light material that is also one of the strongest materials known to man. It is Mhundreds of times stronger than steel and conducts electricity better than copper.
Governments and research institutes across the world have pumped billions of dollars into studying the material, with potential applications ranging from power storage to electronic components, from cancer treatment to water filtration.
China is among all the most aggressive in researching and developing graphene, listing the material as one of its 10 key sectors under its Made in China 2025 plan, a manufacturing roadmap for the country.
Prospects for graphene's use has attracted about 500 mainland Chinese companies, accounting for up to 80 per cent globally, according to statistics by China Innovation Alliance of the Graphene Industry (CIAGI).
The current capacity is still some ways off what phone battery can offer, according to Xu, as the battery is equivalent to 30 mAh after charging for less than 1 minute, compared to the smartphone's 3000 mAh range.
Ultra-fast charging for bigger power appliances looks set to become reality soon. ZapGo, an Oxford-based technology start-up, will start manufacturing graphene batteries this year in China that can power electric cars with a five-minute charge.


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DEARBORN – Residents can put their recycling carts at the curbside every other week on their trash day, but sometimes the schedule is hard to remember.
A calendar that came with every recycling cart last year expired on June 30, so the city has created a new recycling calendar to assist residents.
The curbside recycling calendar through June 30, 2012, can be found online www.cityofdearborn.org.
It also was in the most recent edition of the printed city newsletter The Back Fence, which was mailed to every household in April.


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Recycle all those old magazines you have lying around by making this cute waste basket.
I had too much time last summer so I decided to make this after seeing it online. For the base you just fold and coil strips of magazines, like you would if you were to make a magazine bowl. The sides of the basket are even thinner folded strips, which were then coiled around something, i.e. a marker etc. I kept everything together using mod podge and hot glue.
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Step 1
First you need to gather a good amount of magazines, some mod podge, a paint brush and scissors.
Step 2
After gathering everything you need. You get to start ripping out pages of magazines. For the base I believe I cut the pages in half (creating two long pieces) and for the circles up the sides I cut them into thirds.
Step 3
To make the base you do the same thing as if you were making a magazine bowl. You fold strips of magazines so that they are long and skinny. The width will be the height of your base. You first coil one strip upon itself and paint some mod podge on so it will stay.
Step 5
After finishing the base I made a mixture of some mod podge and water so it would be easier to apply. I then painted the entire base until I felt it was good. This made it much more stable and permanent.
Step 6
Now the little circles are what took me a long time because there are so many of them. There may be a better way to do this, but this worked for me. I folded the strips just like I did for the base and glued them so they would not unravel. Then I coiled them around a marker and glued them so once again they would keep their shape.


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Visit the Team Iceshanty Proshop
Can't hurt to give it a try. What don't you like about trebles? I run small ones, #12 for eyes, usually #10 but sometimes #8 for pike. They normally end up in the corner of the mouth and come out easy.
Honestly, I like circle hooks. I may lose a few more fish, but to me a circle hook is perfect for a tip up as the way to set a circle hook is let the fish run for a bit, then just add a bit of tension. I also never gut hook a fish with a circle hook. So I say go for it.
I don't think anyone I fish with uses treble hooks on their tip-ups. This could be a regional (Maine) approach since most the videos I see on youtube from out west or Canada seem to use treble hooks.
Gamakatsu's finesse wide gap in a 4/0 or 5/0 is the only hook that you'll find on one of my pike tip-ups. They work equally well with 4-6" suckers or similar sized dead smelt. I hook my baits inline with the spine just behind the dorsal fin. My number of dropped bites has went down dramatically compared to the #4 trebles that I used to use.
single siwash on all my spoons.


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days a week, most weeks, for the past two years, it has been my custom to say
Morning Prayer in Sunderland Minster's Bede Chapel. In the darkest days of the
year, the windows are black when I arrive. I must simply trust that there is
something beautiful there, waiting to be revealed. As the light increases, some
idea of structure begins to be made out. Then, the boldest, brightest colours
are shown; not in their glory, but muted, 'muddy'. As the light grows, more and
more colour and fine detail become apparent. Many people assume that windows of
coloured glass are made for radiance; but this window is designed to change
with the light.
are days when I shine for all to see – and hopefully for God's glory. There are
other days when it is a major victory to get out of bed in the morning, and I
might achieve little else all day. Days when my boldest colours are muddy, when
my intricate design is hidden in darkness. Days when I don't have the energy
running through me to offer the world what is on my heart.
that doesn't mean that the beauty isn't there.
the context of the tendency to compare ourselves – sometimes unfavourably,
sometimes favourably – against others, Paul wrote:
not pronounce judgement before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring
to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of
the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.' 1 Corinthians 4:5
I am hidden in darkness. Sometimes, I am not able to express the good,
God-given purposes of my heart. When the Light comes, what is hidden is brought
forth, disclosed to all. Then I will be commended, for what was there all
along. And not only me, but also you.
I truly believed this, what difference would it make to how I wait in darkness?


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The guys at CHUD.com are right on the money when it comes to Polar Express...
(CHUD Review)
My therapist says it would be a good idea for me to write about this movie, especially since I still start crying every time I hear a train go by. That makes commuting on the subway tough.
It takes a special man to make an animated film about the corpses of people getting on a train to take a disjointed and creepy ride to the North Pole, only to discover that Santa's Workshop is really a giant industrial complex airlifted in from the Eastern Bloc and the elves are enslaved Hebrews.
That man is Satan.
Dave's Take: Even as a kid I always kinda thought those Rankin-Bass Christmas specials had mildly disturbing animation (the Winter Warlock always freaked me out), but I sincerely doubt this film will become nearly as endearing over the ages.
Nick's Take: I get all the poorly rendered Tom Hanks I need in my nightmares, thank you.


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Aakanksha first Odia video album shot in South Africa
Aakanksha, a soft rock album composed by the playback singer Manas Preetam and vocals by a 14-year Odia girl Aakanksha Patnaik tells us a girl's story, her struggles to survive and to cope up with every odd against her.
Aakanksha is a Voice View and Hope of the girl child. It cuts across religious, national and ethnic boundaries. A voice that need to unify the real issues in the divisive nature of the polity played in the world stage today – be it in the name of religion, intolerance or national identities.
The title song of the album is now on air. The first ever odia song to be shot in Capetown, South Africa; directed by Hollywood director Jabu Nadia Newman and produced by KK Patnaik & Preeti Patnaik.
WATCH: Mun Raasta new MPL Odia song video in voice of Abhijeet Mishra
LISTEN: Re Prema new odia sad song in voice of Humane Sagar
We wish Manas preetam, Aakanksha and whole team all the best and our heartiest congratulations on the album's success.
Composer : Manas Preetam
Lyrics: Bapu Goswami
Vocals: Aakanksha & Manas Preetam
Music arranged by : Manas preetam & Bibhuti bhusan
Programming by : Piku, Raja & Dichen
Concept : Sai Sagar Patnaik
Co-ordinated by : Amiya ranjan & Rashmi ranjan
Produced by : KK patnaik & Preeti patnaik
Locations : Dubai (UAE) and Cape Town (South Africa)
Video directed by : Jabu Nadia Newman
Camera: DJI OSMO & GoPro