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That was the question that would not leave me alone.
As a sailor competing on behalf of Ireland at World and European Sailing Championships I was always looking for the mental edge to allow the team to win. It became a healthy obsession, questing for a system to create success. That question stayed with me through my career in advertising and then through my business as an Executive coach.
I studied those who had created great success to see what had they done. This combined with the study of ancient and timeless principles of success led me to identify 5 States that create meaningful success (the kind of success that makes you happy, healthy and wealthy).
The revelation came in the form of the elements; air, water, earth, fire and ether. Our ancestors from every race and culture understood these. Then we "threw the baby out with the bathwater". As logic and science became the only voice, we lost our mythopoetic understanding of how to be in balance. Look at all the legends and parables of old they all speak to the story of the balance or imbalance of the elements. When the elements are in balance then success would arrive.
But people and especially businesses do not talk in esoteric or metaphoric language. So the challenge was to link these eternal qualities to modern business parlance and the 5 States were born;
So for example if you have very strong Air (logic) but very low Water (emotion), then you'll be the smartest person in the room but no one will listen to you. Balance these two and you can help people to see clearly (air) because they have a trusted relationship (water) with you.
I wrote the 5 States of Success in 2010 and it became an amazon.co.uk #1 bestseller. You can download the Audiobook here https://adbl.co/2NcOWyC from Audible.com
From here we developed a great app;
With ether, earth and fire combining strongly in my profile (purpose, belief, action) I knew I needed to create a better way than a book or app for people to get and understand the 5 states. We worked with Esperto to develop a brilliant online assessment that allowed people to measure their own personal energy mix of the 5 States. The system now in it's 3rd release allows individuals, team and leaders understand their mix and more importantly what strategies to employ the balance they require.
The 5 States assessments have been used by some of the world's leading brands including; HSBC, Diageo, Tourism Ireland, Kerrygold, AIB and many others.
To build the assessment we decided to partner with Esperto Assessments, a great Dutch software development firm, for 5 main reasons;
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Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the job market has become challenging. The supply of jobs is relatively less than the demand in the market. Due to the slowdown in the hiring process in the last year, job seekers are facing fierce competition. The talent acquisition teams are also preferring applicants who stand out in the competitive job market. To score a privileged job in this tough and competitive job market, applicants need skill-based education and experience. A diploma in business administration is a great way to make yourself employable in the global job market.
Diploma in Business Administration: Course Overview
A diploma in Administration is a shorter version of a traditional administration program. It is a one-year industry-focused program especially made for students who want to gain real-world experience. The course equips students with theoretical and practical knowledge of business management. It also provides fundamental skills and tools to run and manage a business efficiently.
The program focuses on the holistic development of ambitious professionals and opens broad career prospects ahead. Business administration graduates can seek roles in different areas like International Business (IB), Human Resources (HR), Operations Management, Finance, Accounting and Marketing.
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The future of Business Administration programs looks bright as the job industry is looking for professionals with skill-based education. Notably, industry-ready professionals work more efficiently than people with entry-level knowledge. Therefore, the future belongs to those who have a deep understanding of the contemporary business environment.
Gone are the days when a bachelor's degree was sufficient to secure a high-paying job. The way the job market is changing and growing with time, the day is not far when general management skills will become necessary for all the working professionals, irrespective of their domains. Today, practical skills such as decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork, and result analysis have become a need of the hour to survive in the competitive job market.
Whether you are eyeing up the corner office, planning to start your own business, aiming for a job change, looking for a raise in existing salary or aspiring to climb the career ladder, you will have to pursue a business administration program to gain the mandatory skills and knowledge in the area.
Additionally, business administration graduates with solid business acumen, a better understanding of organizational behavior, problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities are in more demand and paid well over others. As the degree is internationally accredited, a business administration graduate can find jobs across the globe.
The future and perks of business administration are attracting a large chunk of students worldwide, making it a most in-demand career program. Thus, aspiring students with a vision to work in different industries can apply to the program today to gain business skills and knowledge. Students can prefer studying business administration programs in Canada for a high quality of education. Learning in Canada also increases the weightage of your resume and adds value to your life. Apply now!

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We are constantly updating our stock of rare and collectable jazz that we have in stock here, and it covers a wide range of artists and styles. We have modern, fusion, free jazz, jazz-funk, jazz funk, and just about any subgenre of the expansive music style you can think of, with rare pressings from around the world.
Below are some of the latest arrivals that we have in stock, and you can find out full range of jazz titles over at eil.com
ROY HAYNES QUARTET Out Of The Afternoon (Rare 1968 UK first press 7-track LP on the black & red 'nipper stamp' label, also starring Tommy Flanagan on Piano, the great Roland Kirk on Saxes & Henry Grimes on Bass. This stunning Rudy Van Gelder engineered session is one of those 'in the know' classics among jazz collectors, much deserving of a wider audience [trivia fans may know the track 'Snap Crackle' was featured not long ago on the soundtrack to the gaming series GTA IV where Roy himself played the fictional Jazz Nation DJ host!]. The front laminated flipback picture sleeve is Very Good- with some unfortunate heavy chips & splits in the laminate's bottom edge, & with some lesser scuff marks in the top, otherwise it appears Excellent, complete with the HMV company inner. The all important vinyl is stunning & appears nice & clean & in Excellent to Near Mint condition with few signs of any play CLP1628).
SKIN ALLEY To Padgham & Beyond (Debut 1970 UK first press 6-track stereo LP with plain orange CBS labels, housed in a superb matt gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Very Good with a price sticker tear on the front & a number annotation on the back, as well as some additonal age wear scuffing. The vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play).
WARM DUST Peace In Our Time (Underrated & now very hard to find original 1971 UK 8-track LP on the Trend label, the band's second album, gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics inside. This reviewer's copy has the dymotape sticker used to catalogue his archive on the top right corner, otherwise both the sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint – a superb copy of this classic!).
Be sure to check out the rest of our jazz rarities on eil.com, and if you have any items to sell, please call us on 01474 815099
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Baby Songs
Baby songs are an important part of your little bundle of joy's life. Music can make your baby smarter, richer, sweeter, kinder and less noisy. Baby lullaby songs can calm your baby down and help to assist with sleep. Here is our handy guide of baby songs to help both you and your baby:
Baby Rhyme Songs
Nursery rhymes, sung or read, with or without actions, are a great way to help baby's cognitive function. Most rhymes do not necessary makes sense but this does not matter to the baby. Rhymes help to store these words to the brain and to remember it for later. Babies learn to recognize the words, the tunes and the actions in time. They add a sense of silliness and word play and create a great range of vocabulary.
Rhymes can be used to amuse a child on a long car trip or while feeding a baby. Babies love a routine and sense of comfort at night. Time can be aside for little rhymes for your baby whilst getting ready for bed. This will not only help your baby to adjust to music and to learn, but will also help you to set a schedule with time for you to relax in the evening.
Some nursery rhyme songs have actions attached that the baby can learn and use as she grows. Some rhymes are serious and teach kids about tragedy or reality, while other rhymes are nonsense that teach kids humour and playfulness.
Here Are Some Good Baby Rhymes Songs:
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Itsy Bitsy Spider
- Ring a Ring o Rosies
- Humpty Dumpty
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Jack and Jill
Baby Lullaby Songs
Lullabies are soft melodies with a gentle and soothing tone, which mothers often use to quiet their restless babies. Baby lullaby songs are a wonderful way for you to calm and soothe your baby. Babies especially benefit from this during the first year of birth. Lullabies encourage that feeling of calm and peacefulness and are ideal for fussy babies or just to encourage a baby to develop a sense of peace with the world as she grows.
Lullabies have other benefits, which include:
- Enhancing baby's behaviour, calmness and cognitive skills
- Stress reliever for the baby and the family
- Helping a baby to get used to music
- Peaking a baby's curiosity and creativity
When singing lullabies to a baby at night, it is important that you choose music that is not too lively or energetic that will excite her or him. Rock music or music with drums should be avoided. A set of lullabies for babies can be great for creating the perfect bedtime atmosphere. Songs that you sing should be of a slow tempo and have a low volume. When played regularly, the lullabies create a sense of security and comfort for the baby and it will set the routine for the days to come.
Here Are Some Good Baby Lullaby Songs:
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Rock A Bye Baby
- Amazing Grace
- Hush Little Baby
- Brahms' Lullaby
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot
- Little Boy Blue
- All the Pretty Horses
- Little Bo Peep
Songs To Sing To A Baby
The type of music you sing to a baby does not have to be classical and restricted to a specific genre. It should be music that has a combination of rhythm, melody, harmony and words to express the love that is in your heart. You can decide to stick to the standard songs such as "twinkle twinkle" or you can change it up for some playfulness and creativity.
Baby Songs With Lyrics
Babies become part of their environment by listening, copying and then understanding what the words to a song mean. It is important to use songs that have good lyrics and friendly words because the words convey meaning to the music as the infant grows.
Here are some beautiful baby songs that you can sing to your baby with lyrics:
- Rock-A-Bye Baby
Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Ooh, ooh
Way up high
And the dreams that you dream of
Once in a lullaby
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dare to
Oh why, oh why can't I?
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
And the brightness of day
I like the dark
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
And also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying
How do you do?
They're really saying I, I love you
They'll learn much more then we'll know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me
Way up high
And the dreams that you dare to
Why oh, why can't I?
Ooh, ooh
- Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
- Rockabilly Lullaby
Rest my little darlin', you've had a busy day
The sun is a fallin', and it is time for me to say, hush
Hush little mermaid, goodnight
Hush little mermaid, sleep tight
Close your eyes, close your eyes and lay down your head
In your peaceful ocean bed, have a snooze, please, like I said
And hush
Hush little mermaid, goodnight, hush little mermaid, sleep tight
You're feeling kind of sleepy
You're feeling kind of loopy
Your fins are getting floppy
And your eyelids getting droopy
May your dreams be sweet as you fall into a snooze
Perhaps again, we will meet but now we have to cruise, so hush
Hush, little mermaid, goodnight
Hush little mermaid, sleep tight, hush, hush little mermaid, goodnight
Hush little mermaid, hush little mermaid, goodnight
- Hush, Little Baby
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
(Mama's/Papa's) gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird won't sing,
(Mama's/Papa's) gonna buy you a diamond ring.
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the brook,
If you catch a little fish
Please let it off the hook
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the creek,
If you see a little mouse
Listen to it squeak
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the river,
If the river gets you wet
Don't forget to shiver
Row, row, row the boat
Gently to the shore,
If you see a lyin' bear
Don't forget to roar
Row, row, row your boat
Watch the water flow,
Rowing is fun but rowing is hard
That is what I know
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the lake,
Don't stand up and rock the boat
That's a big mistake!
Row, row, row your boat
See the water run,
Rowing here and rowing there
Oh we're almost done
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Ha ha fooled ya all
I'm a submarine
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream
Funny Baby Songs
Funny baby songs have colourful lyrics for tots and are filled with hip tunes. These are fun and kid-friendly songs that one can find on the internet or CDs. They will help kids to have fun, to be creative and at the same time to learn language and vocabulary skills. Choose funny baby songs from modern, cute music.
Some funny baby songs include:
- Yo Gabba Gabba: "Party in My Tummy" and "Sleepy Time."
- Baby Shark
- Apples and Bananas
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Little Peter Rabbit
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- This Old Man
- Yankee Doodle


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The Big Bang Theory season 10 episode 14 review: The Emotion Detection Automation
The problems with Raj aren't going away, in the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This review contains spoilers.
10.14 The Emotion Detection Automation
Even by its own standards for strangeness, The Emotion Detection was a very weird episode of The Big Bang Theory. In a lot of ways it was business as usual, with Penny and Leonard (and even, for a while there, Raj) having their stories invaded by Sheldon, and in others it felt like a recalibration of some of the ways the show has been dealing with certain storylines this season and beyond.
Sheldon is relegated to the B-plot for the first time in what feels like forever, as an emotion detection machine allowing him to tell what his friends are feeling without having to work for it. This is a dream come true for someone who finds such things near-impossible, until he accidently stumbles upon an unspoken tension between Penny and Leonard.
That tension isn't necessarily resolved here and, along with last week's shallow exploration of some potential problems in their marriage, I wonder if we're heading for a more serious storyline for those two. I thought the same of Howard and Bernadette last season, and who knows what would have become of that had real-world events not shifted their trajectory.
The scene between Sheldon and Amy is very sweet and, even though it doesn't touch on anything new, an insecurity from Sheldon about the extent of his own character development is a nice twist on an old song.
Now, Raj.
The first thing we hear is that Raj's girlfriend who we met once and seemed to be popular with audiences (and an immigrant with an entirely different story to Raj's, which would be very welcome in 2017) has broken up with him. He doesn't know why, which doesn't ring true because we spent an entire episode looking at how their relationship might challenge Raj to be less selfish and more aware of his many privileges, but I guess this is one of those things we just have to accept.
But it starts the episode off on a sour note and, knowing that this was going to be Raj-centric – which is what we're calling episodes that feature a storyline for Raj now – it didn't exactly fill me with hope. Instead of moving forward with the character and seeing him in a relationship that could change him in the way that the others' have, it seems we're back with him single, and clueless about why that is.
Enter the gathering of ex-girlfriends, which was entertaining to me if only because it reminded me that Switched at Birth's Katie Leclerc was once on this show. This kind of storyline is a trope of sitcoms that usually comes about through some hijinks, but here it's simply Raj summoning the women of his past to tell him why they dumped him.
We all know the real reason is that The Big Bang Theory writers has never known what to do with the character. He started off not being able to talk to women and, when that was wrung dry of jokes, he became a pseudo-alcoholic. Since then, he's been floating and, while the rest of the characters get love interests and a storyline every week, Raj does not.
It's pointless, and it's even acknowledged as such in the episode.
Then there's that final scene, which was one of the strangest things I've seen on TV in a while. A simple moment between Howard and Raj on the face of it, the scene was constructed in such a way that there was a constant buildup of tension that ultimately just hung in the air, unresolved.
Howard jokes that the two of them should 'give it a go' if things don't work out between he and Bernadette. They tease each other about getting fat. Howard escalates things by eating dip with a serving spoon. They finish with another joke about being 'future husbands' and getting invited to 'all the parades'. I thought they were either going to have a food fight or make out, and then it faded to black.
What the hell was it? Even the laugh track felt off, with the actors infusing their performances with a tenderness that could be read as friendship if not for the context of the scene. It reminded me of that moment between Raj and Stuart in the comic book store, when they both considered dating for a split second before the show's heteronormativity resumed in full force.
I'm being very generous to the show here mainly because there's always a glimmer of hope that they might, one day, go there even in a clumsy, half-hearted way. But the most likely explanation? This is just queer-baiting, and it's not a new thing at all. Like every Raj storyline since the dawn of time, it's treading the same tired beats and expecting a different result.
Which, of course, is the plight of the Big Bang Theory viewer. This episode felt like it was setting up a few things for future exploration, but if the last decade has taught me anything it's that the show isn't interested in pursuing much beyond what it has already. If it proves me wrong, I'll be first in line to apologise.


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This marks a change from previous weekends, which had seen the numbers of protesters continue to drop slowly week-on-week.
According to official figures from the ministry of the Interior, there were twice as many protests registered this weekend compared to last. The previous Saturday had seen 41,000 people - of which 5,000 in Paris - come out in protest.
The official figures are regularly contested by the gilets jaunes themselves, who claim to be far more numerous.
Most protests appeared relatively calm this weekend, although tear gas was used in some parts of the capital. There were also some significant clashes between protesters and police in Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), and Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
Gilets jaunes à Clermont-Ferrand : des dégâts sur des commerces du centre-ville #GiletsJaunes #ClermontFd pic.twitter.com/LLmGbhxUlq
— France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne (@FBAuvergne) February 23, 2019
Large anti-riot-police operation in Clermont-Ferrand against #GiletsJaunes protesters. #France pic.twitter.com/laJAyKy7sf
— Ali Özkök (@Ozkok_) February 23, 2019
Nine people were injured and 33 arrested in Clermont-Ferrand as the movement turned violent, and rubbish bins were set on fire. In Bordeaux, five people were arrested for throwing projectiles at police, and for keeping offensive weapons.
By afternoon in Paris, 28 people had been arrested.
There were also protests in Lille, Strasbourg, Rennes, Caen, Dijon, Montpellier, and Toulouse, and in Chambord, gilets jaunes organised a "giant picnic" of 1,500-2,000 people, to show their feelings in a more peaceful way.
Entre 1500 et 2000 #GiletsJaunes rassemblés au château de Chambord pic.twitter.com/Jb19rqTwes
— France Bleu Orleans (@FBOrleans) February 23, 2019
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It's a standard part of every public work –from the simple replacement of a sidewalk tile to the creation of a highway or the construction of the Sky Tree – and it is written on the fences, the back part of the equipment trucks and trailers and the signs with the information about the work, its budget and its estimated completion times: Anzen Dai Ichi (安全第一), that is "Safety is the most important thing". And for those who can't read Japanese, the abundance of uniformed guards in every conceivable place (e.g. the parking lots or outside shops) and the orange-colored cords signaling "no entry" will confirm that the matter of safety is being taken very seriously in Japan.
Still the Japanese are not as diligent in this matter as they would like to believe (or show to the rest of the world): the majority of those omnipresent guards are elderly and rather incapable of doing much more than simply being there (when there is an actual need the police is invariably called), the young, capped men at the stations are unable to hold back the sarariman hordes during the rush hours (or to prevent the most depressed among them from jumping in the tracks), the construction companies often try to cut corners that result in flimsier buildings (as proven with every major earthquake) and the constant announcements for emergency breaks in trains and buses seem to go unnoticed by a lot of the passengers.
Personally, I have come to the conclusion that the reason behind this "safety culture" is more psychological than anything else and is related, once again, to the hostile environment the Japanese have made their home. When nature proves to you on a daily basis how unpredictable and unexpectedly violent it can be, your inner balance depends on persuading yourself that you are prepared, if not against the big dangers, at least against the everyday small ones. But the almost uncontrollable repetition of the message unavoidably leads to their disregard or to their transformation to a kind of homeopathic magic; as we learned from recent history (when the huge industry involved with perhaps the most dangerous materials known to man made lethal allowances in safety) sometimes orange cords are not different than the shimenawa ropes found in Shintoistic shrines: mere symbols that offer no protection against real danger.
Grigoris A. Miliaresis is a journalist and translator. He has worked for many newspapers, magazines and publishing houses and specializes in the Internet, the martial arts and Japan where he has been living for the last few years.


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The Sun Protection Factor measures your protection from sunburn, primarily caused by UVB rays. SPF values between 15 and 50 should give you enough skin protection as long as you apply a thick coat and reapply often.
Remember! SPF doesn't ensure protection from other sun damage.
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CloseBeware! Sprays may not form a thick, even coating on your skin, and inhaling them can be risky. Always choose a lotion.
The FDA is investigating the safety and effectiveness of aerosol sprays.
Beware! This term has no legal definition.
EWG found a number of sunscreens with a potent skin allergen called methylisothiazolinone in this year's crop. Some of them are marked "gentle" or "hypoallergenic." Don't be fooled.
This term means how well a sunscreen protects your skin from both UVB and UVA radiation.
FDA requires a broad spectrum test, but don't trust this claim. Many products that claim broad spectrum protection do not pass a stricter European Commission test.
Is your sunscreen really "broad spectrum"? Use our Sunscreens Guide to find out.
No sunscreen is waterproof. The FDA requires companies to test the product's SPF value after 40 or 80 minutes in the water.
Remember! "Water resistant" sunscreens still require regular reapplication, especially after towel drying.
Look for products with zinc oxide or avobenzone at 3%. These ingredients provide good protection from UVA radiation.
Avoid oxybenzone because it has been associated with hormone disruption.
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Cover up with clothing, sunglasses and a hat. Avoid the sun at midday, when it is most intense and seek shade whenever possible.
Pay attention! Most people don't wear enough sunscreen to get the SPF protection advertised on the bottle.
Apply at least one ounce of sunscreen per application, reapply often, especially after getting wet or sweaty, and practice other sun safety measures.


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The Australian Space Agency signed a collaboration agreement with French communications and defence company Thales this week, one of numerous such agreements with nations, states and international and local space industry leaders signed by the young agency.
Agency boss Dr Megan Clarke (pictured) has been acive signing alliances and said its new agreement with space and defence giant Thales will further strengthen Australia''s international space connections and create more local jobs.
Industry minister Karen Andrews said the agreement of strategic intent and co-operation with Thales was another step in the federal government's plan to create opportunities for Australian industry.
She aid: "Engaging with big international players like Thales will allow Australian businesses, including our advanced manufacturers, to carve out a place in the international space supply chain.
"Space is very much an international game and for Australia to succeed we need to play to our strengths and have our businesses and researchers working co-operatively."
Like most of the agreements to date there was little detail in the announcement of the hook up with Thales.
The statement was designed to mutually identify key areas of investment as well as potential research, development and commercial opportunities.
Chief executive of Thales Australia Chris Jenkins said: "Together, Thales and the Australian Space Agency can build and develop the Australian workforce and SME sector to meet the future needs of the growing space economy."
The Australian Space Agency has signed agreements with major international companies such as Boeing, and Maxar Technologies, local businesses such as EM Solutions, satellite communications company Myriota, and XTEC Ltd.
One agreement that focused on a clear outcome was that with US space agency NASA, with that body's Moon to Mars mission the focus.
An agreement signed with Canberra space, communications and defence company Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS) was a little more specific on intent.
EOS Space Systems will establish further laser ranging sensors across Australia to increase the volume of space objects they track from 10,000 to 100,000 each week.
Picture: spaceindustry.com.au
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Is Trump a symptom or a disease? And if he's a symptom, what's the underlying sickness?
Decadence is one possible answer.
This is very close to the argument New York Times columnist Ross Douthat makes in his new book, The Decadent Society. According to Douthat, the US — and really the entire Western world — is stuck in a kind of cultural doom loop. In many ways, Douthat says, we've become victims of our own success and are now locked in a state of malaise, in which our culture and politics feel exhausted.
Douthat's definition of a "decadent society" is that we're trapped in a stale system that keeps spinning in place, reproducing the same arguments and frustrations over and over again. Trump's election is simultaneously a sign that a lot of people were desperate for something different and a reflection of the shallow and frivolous culture that spawned him.
Douthat is a conservative, and so there's a temptation to treat this book as a reactionary screed, or an angry protest against the modern condition. But I think it's much more than that, although at times it does lapse into some familiar tropes. He puts his fingers on something real, something a lot of people feel on the left and the right, namely a belief that the status quo is broken and needs a reboot.
I spoke to Douthat by phone about the story he wanted to tell in this book, why our dysfunctional politics is a sign of a much deeper problem, if his book is — deep down — an indictment of liberal capitalism, and if he sees any way out of the decadence he diagnoses.
A lightly edited transcript of our conversation follows.
Sean Illing
When you call this society decadent, what exactly do you mean?
Ross Douthat
Basically, a decadent society manifests forms of economic stagnation, institutional sclerosis, and cultural repetition at a high stage of wealth and technological proficiency and civilizational development. So it's a society that, by definition, has succeeded in a lot of ways and may actually give the appearance of great energy.
You can't be decadent without first being successful. But I think it's important for getting at the reality that decadence is something that comes on civilizations when they've reached a certain stage, and it's not clear where they go next. And I think this is where the US, Western Europe, and increasingly the Pacific rim has been over the last couple of generations.
Sean Illing
And how does decadence manifest politically?
Ross Douthat
People are very upset, and very anxious, and very concerned, and have very intense opinions, but their arguments are stuck in a stalemate. And when there are new ideas, they don't seem to have a purchase on the real world. And so we end up very energetically going in circles, or practicing politics as a form of entertainment that stimulates you immensely, but doesn't particularly change the world.
Sean Illing
You talk a lot in the book about how repetitive our cultural and political climate has become. We keep making the same movies over and over again and we keep, at least until very recently, having the same political arguments over and over again.
Is our cultural decadence the product of political malaise or is our political malaise the product of cultural decadence?
Ross Douthat
Well, in the last 10 years or so, we've seen a lot of ideological discontent with political decadence. I think you can't understand Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders without seeing that part of it. People are desperate for an alternative to these sclerotic political systems, and ideologies on the left and right have basically been frozen in place since the 1970s.
But the ground is starting to quake. There's a strong desire, from thinkers and activists on all sides, to escape decadence. But the nature of the system and the situation makes it hard. You elect populists in the United States or Europe, you get this kind of rebellion, but it's a rebellion that leads back into stalemate, and you basically get a more corrupt form of government that reduces people's faith in the system further, but doesn't actually achieve the things that the populists want to achieve.
And we'll see what happens in the looming Bernie Sanders presidency. I suspect that the same thing would be true of a socialist president. That you would have some movement and some policy change, but you would also have a lot of intense frustration.
And I think part of this frustration is that we're sort of play-acting, not in the sense that the people engaged in it aren't sincere, but in the sense that the combination of the difficulties of actually achieving change, and the fact that we have this political virtual reality on the internet, where people can perform their identities and rage in ways that don't actually correspond to political organization in the real world.
So a lot of the discontent with decadence ends up getting channeled into virtual politics as opposed to real politics.
Sean Illing
I'm glad you went there. If what you're saying is true, those of us who think this is a politically heavy time, a serious and consequential time, are wrong, because most of the rage and the activism is too performative to amount to much of anything. I'm not sure I agree with you, but I'm also not totally sure you're wrong.
Ross Douthat
This is probably my most controversial take. I'm arguing against both the sense that Western liberalism or democracy is in the sort of crisis a lot of people think and against the sense of real possibility that some of my friends on the right and left feel about, say, someone like Bernie Sanders.
My suggestion is that while all the problems people are worried about, like Donald Trump, are all real problems and worth deploring, I'm also saying he's the embodiment of a reality television style of politics that isn't remotely the equivalent of either what fascism represented in the 1930s, or even what various forms of radicalism represented in the 1960s and 1970s.
There's a hollowness to all of this that makes it a cartoonish imitation of something like fascism but not nearly as dangerous as actual 20th century fascism. It's a weird, internet-enabled simulacrum of fascism that I think is much more reflective of our decadent age. That doesn't mean Trump or any of these other populists can't commit crimes or do horrible things, but it suggests that the drama of today is more of an echo of past Western convulsions than it is a hinge moment in history.
Sean Illing
That's where I think you're wrong and overlook how easily fascism, even in the early 20th century, began as a mass cultural phenomenon that no one took seriously until it was too late. There's a frivolity to Trump that undercuts his dangerousness, but his ascendance is a sign of how close we are to tipping over into something truly dark.
Ross Douthat
I would say there's definitely the potential for a rupture. My assumption is that there could be a moment when our decadent society enters into a crisis from which a genuine transformation is likely to emerge, but we are probably several generations away from that. And if that happens, we will look back and say, "Ah, this was foreshadowed in the derangements of the Trump era." But I don't think it's going to be the immediate cash-out of our own convulsions now.
Sean Illing
I'm not sure we could engineer a more perfect distillation of decadence than Trump, but there's always the question of whether Trump is the symptom or the disease. Is the rise of Trumpist populism and illiberalism more generally a reaction against decadence or its logical fulfillment?
Ross Douthat
Why not both? Part of what's interesting about Trump is that he rose in part as a critic of precisely the things I'm calling decadent. He swept into a sclerotic Republican Party in which even its younger politicians are mouthing the same platitudes that were fresh and new 40 years ago. And he's an agent of disruption, and he is a critic of the kind of management of American power that defined politics over the last several decades.
It was all empty, of course, but the message was very much a reaction against all of the staleness and inertia I'm talking about. In some ways, Trump is a less decadent figure than a Mitt Romney or a Barack Obama or a Bloomberg or Biden because all of those people are more invested in this idea that we have a pretty good status quo and we should basically try and make it sustainable.
At the same time, as you said, Trump embodies all of the decadent features of our time, but his presidency is just performing a drama that doesn't necessarily have strong correlates in the real world. There hasn't been any dramatic legislative achievements. There's a lot of executive power grabs, but nothing as sweeping as his critics feared. It's a lot of sound and fury for cable news but most of it amounts to Trump trying to evade accountability for the corrupt things he does.
He's not trying to build a new order or regime, he's just trying to skate through his presidency without getting impeached and have his family get rich on the other side.
Sean Illing
I really do think you're understating the threat here, especially the erosion of the rule of law and the basic norms that make the whole game of liberal democracy possible. I don't think there's a "potential for rupture," I think the rupture has already occurred — we just have no idea what's on the other side.
But to your point, I do wonder whether a transformative mass movement is even possible anymore. I keep going back to the Great Recession of 2008. There were rumblings and the Occupy Movement and all that, but, in the end, what we got was elite consolidation and a swift return to normal business. If that crisis couldn't spark a near-revolution, then I'm not sure what can. Maybe it's just too easy to do nothing when so much of life is mediated by screens and digital diversions.
What do you think?
Ross Douthat
It's very striking that you don't have that in the United States today. There is a clear gap between the temperature and tone of political discussion on the internet, and the extent to which people are protesting on college campuses, or taking to the streets in big cities. And not that it's entirely absent.
Obviously, you had the Women's March, and you've had mass movements under Trump, but the gap between the stakes as they're expressed in online debate, and the stakes as they're expressed in the real world seems incredibly stark.
Sean Illing
Though you'd never put it this way, your book reads like an indictment of liberal capitalism and the culture it invariably breeds. The consumerism, the hyper-individualism, the greed, the lack of some common project or goal — doesn't all of that lead to something like decadence?
Ross Douthat
I think there are tendencies within both liberalism and capitalism that lead to decadence. I'm skeptical of arguments that their expression is inevitable, though. I don't think you can necessarily go back and just say, "Look, latent in John Locke or the American founding is a kind of hyper-individualism that was eventually going to lead to atomization and sterility."
I think it's more that under particular conditions, liberalism gets expressed as atomization and sterility, and those particular conditions right now are a world civilization that has run out of places to explore and has directed its surplus energies into triviality and excess.
And I keep coming back to space, and it's sort of a geeky science fiction place to go, but I think there's a real truth there that if we had discovered that Mars was an unpopulated twin of planet Earth, the drama of the last 50 years would've been completely different. And we might be engaged in some horrific nuclear war on Mars, it might not have turned out well, but we wouldn't be talking about atomization and sterility, and how liberalism inevitably leads to both, because that piece of the liberal genome wouldn't have been so easily expressed as it's been under conditions where the frontier is closed, and we're stuck with one another here.
Sean Illing
You start and end the book with that point about space and how our frontiers have closed off, and I think it reflects a deep pessimism that you never quite own. You talk about the possibility of, say, a religious revival, but that whole section feels half-hearted, like you don't even believe it. And you clearly don't buy all the techno-utopian fantasies being spun up in Silicon Valley.
But if some great force or event does shake us out of our stupor, what do you think it will be?
Ross Douthat
It's pretty clear from the way the book ends that I think it's most likely to be some intersection of religious revival, and by that I don't necessarily mean a Christian revival but instead some kind of religious transformation, and something that makes the distances involved in space travel less daunting and extends human possibilities beyond the earth.
And given that combination, I can see why you would read that as pessimism with a halfhearted nod to optimism. A warp drive seems impossible to build and while a religious revival isn't impossible, it's certainly not within the trajectory of the West right now.
So in that sense, I guess I am pessimistic in the sense that I think current trends suggest we have a lot of decadence ahead of us. But I don't want to concede completely to your reading because I guess I still have a fundamental optimism about the human story.
We've become a world-spanning species, and we've discovered that the universe seems too vast to explore, and we're sort of stuck here. I don't really believe that that's how the human story ends. Decadence can last a really long time, but I don't think it will end with us collapsing back into the stone age and wiping ourselves out.
There's another chapter ahead of us. We just don't know what it looks like yet.


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By: Eric Myers
Maryland's offense will take the field at Michigan Stadium tasked with staying focused amidst the crowd noise generated by the highest-capacity stadium in the nation. As if the high-decibel pressure wasn't enough for an offense led by redshirt freshman quarterback Kasim Hill, the unit will also face pressure from the top-ranked defense in the country.
The vaunted Wolverine defense, led by defensive coordinator Don Brown, offers Maryland's toughest challenge to date. The aggressive defensive style implemented by Brown in 2016, after D.J. Durkin accepted the head coaching job at Maryland, has yielded a top-three finish nationally for the unit in each of his first two years and 2018 has produced similar results.
Michigan's defensive rankings
Category | Statistic | National Rank (Big Ten rank) |
Yards allowed per game | 232.6 yards | 1st (1st) |
Yards allowed per play | 3.58 yards | 1st (1st) |
Passing yards allowed per game | 146.2 yards | 4th (1st) |
Tackles for a loss per game | 9.4 tackles for a loss | Tied for 5th (1st) |
Rushing yards allowed per game | 86.4 yards | 7th (3rd) |
Sacks per game | 3.2 sacks | Tied for 15th (Tied for 3rd) |
With the heavy reliance that Maryland places on their rushing game, which averages 258.5 yards per game, running backs Ty Johnson, Anthony McFarland and Tayon Fleet-Davis, along with the offensive line, will need to overcome the stout run defense to keep Maryland out of third down-and-long situations.
"As long as [on] first down you're not losing yards, that's a positive. If it's second-and-8, as long as you get another four yards, that puts you in a great position to get the third down converted," senior running back Ty Johnson said.
Gaining yards on first and second down will be imperative for the Maryland offense to put themselves in manageable third-downs and overcome its struggles on third down. Through four games this season, Maryland's offense has struggled to convert third downs, ranking second to last in the conference with a 32.7 percent conversion rate.
Maryland's third-down conversion rate
Distance | Conversions/ Attempts | Percentage |
1-5 yards | 13/20 | 65 percent |
6-9 yards | 1/7 | 14.3 percent |
10 yards and over | 2/22 | 9.1 percent |
The number that's most concerning is the 22 attempts that Maryland has on third downs where 10 yards or more are needed to move the chains. Whether by penalty or a loss in yardage, the Terrapins' offense have put themselves in a bad position on third down far too often this season.
If that trend continues against Michigan, the Wolverines can be expected to ramp up the pressure with blitzes in obvious passing situations. In those third-and-long situations, Michigan's lauded defensive line consistently applies pressure, led by defensive end Chase Winovich who has three sacks and 10.5 tackles for a loss on the season.
"[Winovich] plays so hard. I have a tremendous amount of respect for that young man because he plays so hard," interim head coach Matt Canada said. "He's an intense football player, they've done a great job with him."
A key component of Maryland's success on offense is their big-play ability, as shown most recently by their five touchdowns of 20 or more yards against Minnesota. Michigan's staunch defense will put that big-play ability to the test, with their noted propensity to stop teams for minimal gains.
Canada will matchup against Brown for the fourth time in his career, with the other three meetings between the 2016 Broyles Award finalists for best assistant coach of the year coming between 2013 and 2015 when Canada oversaw the N.C. State offense and Brown conducted the Boston College defense.
"Coach Brown is one of the best defensive coordinators I've ever gone against," Canada said. "Statistically on defense, they're almost number one in every category it seems like year in and year out no matter where he's been."
In the first two meetings against Brown, Canada's Wolfpack offense averaged just 1.4 yards per rush attempt, which came during a two-year span where they averaged 4.5 yards per attempt. Canada also saw his quarterback sacked four times in each matchup, which both went in Brown and Boston College's favor.
In the third meeting, Canada and N.C. State came away with a 24-8 victory, during which its offense managed 4.2 yards per rush and 5.8 yards per play, while allowing just one sack, against the Boston College defense that finished ranked first in the country that season under Brown's direction.
While this is Canada's first season in charge of the Terrapins' offense, this will be Brown's third consecutive season making the calls for the Wolverine defense against Maryland, a program where Brown spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons as the defensive coordinator under head coach Ralph Friedgen.
In last season's 35-10 loss to Michigan, Maryland's offense, which was then under the direction of Walt Bell, was shut out in the first half while only garnering 2.62 yards per play. In the second half, the offense, featuring walk-on quarterback Ryan Brand because of a litany of injuries at that position, scored 10 points and increased their output to 6.9 yards per play.
While the offense in 2018 is much different under Canada's direction, Johnson said that he and the offense can draw some confidence from that second-half effort against the Wolverines and their third-ranked defense from a season ago.
"When you see the film and what we can do on the field with our offense, it always gives you confidence. There's a lot of things we do, there's a lot of things we can scheme up against their defense," Johnson said.


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SiGMA postpones event to April after vaccine administration commences
SiGMA Group has decided to postpone the 2021 event SiGMA Europe. The expo was expected to take place in Malta from the 16th to the 18th of February, but will instead now take place in mid April, expected from the 13th to 15th. This change comes after the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency approved the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine and declared that they will begin administering it in early December. UK delegates make up one of the largest groups to attend SiGMA Group's European event.
"The early release of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine makes us hopeful that a sense of normality will now resume within the next four months. Our recent Virtual expo was a huge success, but we hope to now continue building these relationships in person as we launch into what looks set to be a very exciting year," said Founder of SiGMA Group, Eman Pulis.
Other vaccines expected to become available in 2021 are Moderna and AstraZeneca/Oxford University.
Speaking to TVM's Xtra, Malta's Minister of Economy Silvio Schembri said: "We need to look ahead – this pandemic will pass. We need to look forward and I am convinced that we will not just be keeping afloat. Next year we will be seeing economic growth and economic activity again."
SiGMA's highly anticipated digital excursion into the emerging LatAm and Asian markets is still set to go on in 2021, aside from summits later in the year that are dedicated to exploring the growing Med Tech and Med Cann industries.
SiGMA Europe will open its doors to the industry in Ta' Qali, with the original venue the MFCC still confirmed as the venue that will be used to host it. Thanks to regulatory body, the MGA, Malta is Europe's premier location for iGaming, maintaining its reputation as an iGaming hub and offering undisputed benefits to gaming companies looking to establish a base in this forward-thinking jurisdiction.


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If you live in North Vancouver and you have a baby, consider yourself super lucky! Active Baby has relocated and renovated and is now celebrating their Grand Re-Opening and 5 Year Anniversary all in one.
And if you don't live in Vancouver, you're in luck because Active Baby has an online baby store that is laid out beautifully and extremely user friendly.
I know when I was a new Mom, I found it very overwhelming to know what products were best for me and my baby and I learned a lot from visiting stores like Active Baby to get an idea of the products out there for new Moms and babies. I spent a lot of time going into stores that sold baby products and talked to the various store owners and sales people to gain as much information as possible. There are so many products available to new parents now a days and it can be quite a challenge to find exactly what you you need, however spending a decent amount of time at a store like Active Baby will definitely put you on the right path in knowing what products are best for you.
Active Baby sells a large variety of high quality products for babies and parents including strollers, car seats, child carriers, clothing, feeding accessories, diaper bags and more.
To celebrate their Grand Re-Opening in central Lonsdale, North Vancouver, they are hosting several giveaways (open to Canadians) from now until May 3rd, 2014!
Check out all of the giveaway sponsors for Canadian active baby giveaways they have on board:
To enter the various giveaways, be sure to visit the Active Baby Website on a daily basis.
All winners will be drawn by May 4th, 2014.
Feel free to also like Active Baby on Facebook, to get up to date information on information for new parents, new products as well as giveaway announcements!
Having a baby can be very expensive! Enter to win some of your baby gear, wouldn't you be happy (and possibly even relieved) if you won?!


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Lat/Lon: | 0.36088°N / 78.34951°W |
Elevation: | 16204 ft / 4939 m |
For the adventurous tourist and the lover of mountain climbing, this climb offers an opportunity to ascend to the top of the volcano at 4,939 meters above sea level. This climb crosses volcanic rock and snow as well as the flora and fauna that is native to the highlands, offering the visitor a spectacular view of the "Avenue of the Volcanoes" and of all the province of Imbabura. Not many people climb the mountain.
The volcano is near Otavalo in Imbabura province, 68 miles northeast of the capital Quito. It's part of the Cotacachi/Cayapas Ecological Reserve. You start climbing at 3200m. After a 5 hour climb you reach 4200m were we camped. The next morning we went up till 4750m where we had to stop because we didn't carry crampons with us and it became too dangerous.
You don't need a permit. The Cotacachi stems from the Pleistocene and is heavily cut due to past glacial activity. This makes climbing a long and relatively difficult task. We climbed the mountian with Runa Tupari Native Travel (http://www.runatupari.com) and payed 60US for 2 days (native Guide, food, transportation, tents, mats). Very cheap and good service altough they don't have the equipment to go all the way to the top (final 50-100m). This is also the reason I can't give a detailed route description.
Summertime (June - September). This mountain is often covered in clouds and frequently has poor weather.
Camping is allowed (free), no huts.
We climbed the mountian with Runa Tupari Native Travel (http://www.runatupari.com) and payed 60US for 2 days (native Guide, food, transportation, tents, mats). Very cheap and good service altough they don't have the equipment to go all the way to the top (final 50-100m).
Just a few notes that may provide more info on climbing Cotacachi. One can hire a caminetta (2wd pickup) from Otavalo or the small town before the lake for about $50 one way. It will take you to the antennas and cut off about 1000M of climbing on a badly washed out road. The climb from antennas (about 4000M)to top is close to 1000M. The route is marked very well with cairns down lower but is difficult to follow higher up. A helmet is a necessity due to constant rockfall. Some guide books call it scrambling to the top but others call it class 5. We did not get that high due to rockfall hazard. There are several ok campsites at antennas and further up that are large enough for a small tent or two. The cabinas at the crater lake inside the National Park are very comfortable with hot water showers and fireplace for $12 per night in 2006. There is also a 4x4 at these upper cabinas that will take you to the antennas for $50 one way. The government run cabins on the shore of lake are nicer and include dinner and breakfast for $25/night. Govt cabinas accept credit cards. The lake is at about 3100M and the trail up Cotacachi starts as a dirt road to the right of the toll booth when entering park.
We hiked Cotacachi mid May of 2014 and were told at check in that we were not allowed to climb without a mountain guide, but were told instead to hike the lake. We said sure and hiked the opposite way around the lake for about an hour before getting to a point where the road up to the antenna butts up along the trail. From that point we abandoned the trail and headed up the road for 3-4 hours before arriving at the antenna. Since its not really allowed, there really isnt much in terms of camp sites. There is one area after a walled bend in the road for a small tent, but know that it is not well drained and rains often. When we arrived to the site, 2 military patrol approached us, asked if we had permission (which we said we did) and made sure we had enough clothes and stuff because it was going to get cold. I also happened to be hiking in the company of two blond, fit, gringas and they told us if the weather gets bad we could come into their post which was equipped with internet, heat, etc. After asking a few more questions, they left thinking we were crazy but let us stay without further trouble. We spent the night under rainy and windy conditions, but awoke to a beautifully clear sunrise, which alone made it worth it. After sunrise, we had a quick breakfast and started up to the peak, planning to ditch our bags before the final ascent and bag it light and quick. Along the way, we reached an opening with a picture of the virgin mary, and then the clouds set in pretty thick. At that point we decided to abandon the trip and start our trek back as visibility was minimal and didnt seem worth it. The peak stayed shrouded for the rest of the day. We had been living in the valley below the volcano for several months before the attempt and it clouds in quickly after sunrise 95% of the days. The sunrise was worth it, but summiting in clear conditions will be a rare event. Time on trail around lake: 1hr 15 min. Time on road to antenna: 4 hrs. Summary: Guide needed unless you want to break some rules. Sunrises are usually clear and the views are incredible.
In Ecuador most people agree that cotocachi is one of the most dangerous climbs in Ecuador so beware. Trad gear is necessary. For more information go to https://hikeecuador.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/cotocachi/


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Motionless in White have announced details of a European headline tour.
The Chris Motionless-fronted outfit will hit the road in 2018 together with special guests Cane Hill and Ice Nine Kills.
The run is in support of new album Graveyard Shift, which they put out earlier this year via Roadrunner Records.
Check out the below tour poster for more details on where the band will stop off, as well as where you can pick up your tickets from.


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AM Revitalization Update
Posted on March 31st, 2016 by adminThe FCC's efforts to continue revitalizing the AM radio service are alive and well. The comment period on the FCC's further proposed rulemaking and notice of inquiry has now closed, and many voiced their support for further rule changes.
There is no specific timeline for the FCC to act on these additional rule changes, and we note that it took the FCC months after comments were received to issue its first AM revitalization report and order last year. We hope for speedier action this time around, especially given that the thorny FM translator opportunity for AM stations is not a factor this time. Hopefully, we'll see action by late summer on the next round of rule changes to help AM stations.
The FCC continues to issue modified permits from the filings in its first filing window for Class C and D AM stations to acquire and relocate existing commercial FM translator stations or permits up to 250 miles. Applications can be filed in this window until July 28, 2016. The next day, July 29, 2016, will mark the start of the second 2016 filing window in which Class A and B stations (in addition to Class C and D stations that did not participate in the first window) can file to relocate and modify existing commercial band FM translator licenses or permits up to 250 miles. The second window closes at 5:59 p.m. ET on October 31, 2016.


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You may be aware of disaster victims in Philippines who are experiencing aftermaths of disaster in refugee camps arranged for them by the government. But poor sanitation is something they are still struggling through, as poor hygienic conditions can kill many people as the disaster itself. The temporary makeshift toilets spread pathogens, which can reach water sources and cause severe diseases like cholera, typhoid, etc.
To improve sanitation conditions in the area, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in collaboration with few other groups has developed the solar-powered eSOS (emergency Sanitation Operation System) system that is lightweight and quite easy to be deployed in a disaster zone. The project was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide clean and healthy sanitary conditions to the people living in such poor conditions.
This entire system can be assembled or disassembled easily over a small pallet of size 47 x 31-inches. eSOS smart toilet features electric locking, remote-sensing monitoring, a battery and communication system to send alerts when the system needs maintenance to empty the waste tank and to refill the water tank. It is equipped with solar panels that can sustain up to 7 days after being fully charged.
Moreover, the system is also fitted with UV light to disinfect toilet's inner surfaces with its germicidal properties.This prototype toilet will further be tested in the refugee camps in Philippines and subsequent changes will be made according to the results and feedback from the people who will be benefiting from the facility. It will not only improve sanitation conditions of the area but also help in preventing water-pollution.
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Anesthesia Complications Fall, But Death Rate Persists, Group Finds
A new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) says that anesthesia complications in the United States have dropped by more than half, while the death rate from anesthesia errors remains steady, according to a press release from the ASA.
The study is titled "An Overview of Adverse Events in the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR)" and was presented at the ASA's 2014 annual meeting.
Researchers from the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) in Park Ridge, Ill., analyzed more than 3.2 million anesthesia procedures recorded in the NACOR from 2010-2013 to determine the incidence and nature of anesthesia complications at the national level. They found the rate of complications decreased from 11.8 percent in 2010 to 4.8 percent in 2013, but the overall mortality rate remained unchanged at 0.03 percent, according to the ASA press release.
Medication Errors Are the Most Common Major Complication
The most common minor complication, according to the ASA study abstract, was nausea and vomiting (occurring in roughly 36 percent of patients) and the most common major complication was medication error (11.71 percent).
"Previous studies examined adverse events for specific surgical procedures, types of anesthesia or patient populations. This is the first time we've been able to look at such a large amount of data on a national level," Dr. Jeana E. Havidich, an associate professor of anesthesiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., said in the ASA press release.
Other findings from the study, identified in the ASA press release, include:
Researchers: Further Study of Anesthesia Complications Is Needed
Study coauthor and AQI executive director Dr. Richard P. Dutton offered competing explanations for the study results.
"Our findings may be the result of changes in the demographics of practices submitting outcomes information to NACOR over time. It also could be that outcomes improved in the practices that participate in NACOR's data gathering," Dutton said.
A better understanding of these processes and the factors associated with anesthesia complications are essential for improving patient safety, say the researchers.
The results – presented on Oct. 12 in New Orleans – have yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal and should therefore be considered preliminary.
The attorneys at Morrow Kidman Tinker Macey-Cushman, PLLC have represented clients in anesthesia error cases, including injuries resulting from distracted anesthesia providers, errors in administering the right medication, and improper monitoring of patient status during and after surgery. Reviewing these cases requires knowledge of the specialized world of anesthesia. If you have questions about the care you or a loved one has received, contact us for a free consultation.


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The Devil's Due: Nothing Is Ever As It Seems Edited by Adam Messer
From Valhalla Books comes The Devil's Due: Nothing Is Ever As It Seems, in which the editor Adam Messer introduces us to 13 tales from various authors (including his own story) where the Devil always gets his way. Each story is so unique, I had a difficult time choosing my favorites. This collection deserves so much credit, and it is one of my favorite reads of the year. One of the best things about The Devil's Due, is that these stories take place all over the world, across different periods of time. Stories range from current day, to the Gold Rush in the West, to Victorian Scotland, small middle-of-nowhere religious towns, fairytale forests with talking animals, nightclubs, corporations, to even Abraham Lincoln's post presidency.
The Devil never rests in these stories, and one would do well to stay away from things that are too good to be true. Honestly, I also enjoyed the forward in this as well. Ryan Dunn talks about The Devil and his need to collect in pop culture. This is a running theme in movies, such as Crossroads with Ralph Macchio, which is an excellent movie about playing the blues (which I own the soundtrack on vinyl). The theme occurs in music as well, with the infamous 27 club and many artists actually playing music at night in cemeteries and crossroads, in hopes of meeting the Devil themselves.
I will highlight some of my favorite stories below.
The Resurrection and the Life by Jude Reid
In 1875 in Glasgow, Scotland, young Alec Duffy is in his final semester of studying to be a doctor. After a skirmish that ends badly, Alec finds himself in the debt of a madam of a whorehouse. Countless tragedies follow as Alec must do the madam's bidding. This was a unique take on the theme of this anthology and one of the longer works in the collection. This story appealed to me as a fan of Frankenstein and Penny Dreadful. I love a great period piece, especially when it involves horror like this. Dismal, bleak, and cold, with touch of "mad doctor" is a perfect winter read right now. The Resurrection and the Life was a solid opening by Reid.
Genevieve and the owl by Mark Allan Gunnells
I have read some work by Gunnells before, and Genevieve and owl was written like a dark version of a fairytale, with a fantastic ending. Genevieve is mistreated by her father and brothers, beaten and seen as a slave to them, and Genevieve has had enough. When an owl offers to grant her a wish, Genevieve takes things into her own hands, causing a chain of events that seem almost calculated to precision. This one leaves you wondering, who is the real manipulator in this tale? Although Gunnells sets his story in a whimsical woodland and quaint village, the Devil still finds a way to leave his mark.
Face It by Carol Gyzander
I looooved Face It by Carol Gyzander! A shitty husband named Connor is tired of the pain and suffering his wife is going through. It's killing their social life! His rationale for his unspeakable hatred is weak, thus when he chooses his course of action, it is like a batman signal for Satan to show up. Like a conniving Jacob Marley, Satan offers another chance for Connor to redeem himself, but in keeping with the theme of The Devil's Due, you can be sure that Satan will collect on this one. Gyzander did a fantastic job of writing a despicable character. Even when he thought he was a saint, the reader still hates Connor with every fiber of their being.
Dante's Tenth by Bobby Nash
Dante's Tenth by Bobby Nash takes place during the Westward Expansion when everyone was looking to cash in on the Gold Rush, with the belief of "manifest destiny". Dante is a small town in Arizona, where the Native Americans were run out of their land and even the Devil has come to settle. Tobias West and Elizabeth Perth are two writers from New York setting up a local newspaper. When they set to interview the newest residents, a doctor and his family, Tobias is anxious to meet the mysterious daughter. Sprinkle in a suspicious priest, racism, and sharp teeth, and soon the reader will find the only thing manifesting here is evil. I could read an entire book on this story line alone. I will definitely be needing a part 2 from Bobby Nash.
The Known and True History of the Djinn by Adam Messer
My last tale to discuss is The Known and True History of the Djinn by Adam Messer. Jonathan Crinshaw goes to the library (basement of course!) to do research for his horror novel. He's not having much luck finding what he needs, till a mysterious book piques his interest. The djinn inside the book is summoned forth by Jonathan, and is able to grant Jonathan anything he wishes. Of course with any deal made in this anthology, a debt always has to be paid, and Jonathan Crinshaw will learn that soon enough. This was a great conclusion to the collection, and I enjoyed learning about the Djinn, a being I was not familiar with before this story.
Adam Messer is a very busy man, whom I have gotten the opportunity to converse with over the past few weeks. All of Adam's projects can be accessed here. He also hosts his own radio show in Savannah! He's written various works as well as a children's coloring book. I'm very glad to have had the opportunity to read his latest work, The Devil's Due: Nothing Is Ever As It Seems, and I hope that you will pick up a copy to enjoy yourself. It is available on Kindle and Paperback. There are stories for all tastes in this collection, and some very talented writers!
5 stars from me!!
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Amid `Bulli Bai' row, Gauahar Khan took on a troll who raised the `four wives and girls education' issue to pin down the actress.
"Outside world doesn't know that India still has separate family laws for Hindus&Muslims. Hindus have to abide by the secular code. Muslims can have 4 wives &ban education for their wives &girls in name of Sharia. #UniformCivilCode has to apply to ALL Indians," the troll said.
Gauahar hit back with equal ferocity to silence the troll. "Hey loser! I'm a Muslim, and nobody can ban us from having our rights, India is secular, it's a democracy, not a dictatorship like u would desire! So stay put in the comfort of your American status, n stop inciting hate in my country!" she said.
On Saturday, she supported the eviction of Umar Riaz. "Sorry to say, but he was evicted because he was extremely aggressive. Not once but on many occasions. I'm surprised he wasn't evicted before. Karan has been extremely aggressive too. What's actually unfair is that multiple chances are given to many offenders. It's a mental game," wrote Gauhar.
Last year, she set the internet on fire after she shared pictures of herself dressed in Kashmir suits layered with Papier Mache embroidered shawls.
In one of the pictures, the Bigg Boss 7 winner wore a mustard yellow kurta and a pair of pants with simple Kashmiri embroidery along the neckline and hemline.
A maroon base woven shawl covered in ethnic paisleys and floral patterns embroidery complimented the dress. Adding to ethnic looks was a pair of long silver earrings.
In the second picture, she wore a warm grey Kashmiri kurta suit and layered it with a dark green shawl with Papier Mache embroidery. Her silver earning gelled perfectly with the ethnic wear.


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The Guardiola - Aguero update from Manchester City was a strange one, as the Premier League side provided some details on whether or not Pep Guardiola and Sergio Aguero will extend their stay at the Etihad Stadium.
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak spoke to the in-house channels about the 2019-20 season, plans for the future and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of the more interesting comments came on Guradiola and Aguero, who are both out of contract next summer.
First here was Al Mubarak's comments on Aguero's future.
"We are going to work it out together and it will be very natural wherever that is if its next year or the year after. It will play out in a very comfortable way whatever Sergio decides," Mubarak said. "Likewise, with Pep, the conversation will be a very natural one. We have a clear alignment in terms of where we see the future and what we want in terms of success for the club. It will be a natural conversation as we go and it will work out for the best for Pep, for me and for the club."
He then gave more details on how the situation with Guardiola will unfold.
"It's a very relevant question. Pep and I have a very clear understanding about what is right for the club," Mubarak said. "We have a clear alignment in terms of where we see the future and what we want in terms of success. It will be a comfortable conversation and it will work out in the best way for Pep, for me and for the club. I'm very comfortable about that.
"We have such an understanding – me and Pep, the ecosystem we have between Txiki [Begiristain, sporting director], Ferran [Soriano, chief executive], the entire club – that this conversation with Pep is a natural conversation. We have the right trust in each other and what's best will happen."
So, that's hardly a 'Guardiola is staying at Man City and we want him long-term' vibe from Khaldoon Al Mubarak, is it?
With Aguero, you get it. He's 32 years old and he's said on many occasions that he would like to play back home in Argentina to end his career.
Aguero is Man City's all-time leading goalscorer, as well as winning every trophy possible aside from the UEFA Champions League, and he will want one more crack at that in 2020-21. His absence through injury was a big blow for Man City after project restart and underlined his importance.
As for Guardiola, you would think Man City would come out and speak about him a little more glowingly than they have here.
For the fourth season in a row they've failed in the Champions League and at this point their Abu Dhabi owners believe failure as not winning the competition. Slipping up at the Champions League quarterfinal stage was a bitter pill to swallow for Guardiola in the past two seasons, but especially this season against Lyon.
There's no doubt he will continue to be backed in the transfer window and has been already this summer as Leroy Sane left and Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake have already arrived.
Having Guardiola on board and fired up for Champions League and Premier League glory is key and Khaldoon Al Mubarak is playing his cards very close to his chest here.
Right now, it would seem that the Guardiola - Aguero update was more about preparing Man City fans for their departure.


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Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College, Mymensingh
Test Examination – 2020 : English Paper I
Part A : Reading Test [50 Marks]
Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. Unit 13; Lesson 2(B)
The advantages of the Internet technology have made a good number of web sites to emerge to facilitate social relations among people around the world. These are known as social networking services or social networks. At present, Facebook is the most popular. Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are other frequently used social services. Social network services are web-based and hence, provide ways for the users to interact through the Internet. These services make it possible to connect people sharing interests and activities across the borders and thus have made a lot for the users to feel that they really live in a global village.
Why are social networks expanding so fast? The answer is simple. Most of the social services are cost-free. You can make use of them free, paying a very little to your internet service provider. Secondly, you can make your personal profile public before the entire online community. It is like presenting yourself before the entire world. You can also look into other people's profile if you are interested. It is simple and easy. Thirdly, social networks allow users to upload pictures, multimedia contents and modify the profile. Some like Facebook allow users to update their profiles. Fourthly, networks allow users to post blog entries. User profiles have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. Finally, there are privacy protection measures too. A user himself or herself decides over the number of visitors/ viewers, and what information should be shared with others.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.
(a) The internet technology has helped to ___ a lot of websites.
i. destroy ii. deploy iii. develop iv. remove
(b) Social network allows users ___ .
i. to upload pictures only ii. to upload picture, contents and modify the profile
iii. to post blog entries only iv. to modify the profile on
(c) The social networks ___ relation among people.
i. promote ii. reduce iii. cut off iv. set about
(d) You can make your outline ___ on Facebook.
i. secret ii. broadcast iii. announce iv. public
(e) One's personal profile presents oneself ___ .
i. before your family ii. before your native land
iii. before your mother land iv. before the entire world
(f) At present Facebook is the most ___ .
i. common ii. alarming iii. expensive iv. demotic
(g) The social services help us to ___ interests and activities around the world.
i. entertain ii. exchange iii. observe iv. tell
2. Answer the following questions.
(a) How does the internet help social networks?
(b) Why are the social networks expanding?
(c) How can we share our interests and activities?
(d) What have made the world a global village?
(e) Why is Facebook most popular? Do you think Facebook has negative impact upon the users?
3. Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.
Can you think of a classroom where there is no blackboard or desks? Do you believe that you can be a student without a traditional book or writing pad or even pen/pencil? Are you not thrilled to imagine that you have asked a question and your tutor is answering that while flying midair in a Boeing from California to Tokyo? These are all possible in a 'virtual campus' in the system of e-learning. No kidding! For quite a long time, educationists have been utilizing the advantages of computer technology. The social networking services have a huge potential to help educationists in this sector. They have access to millions of people worldwide. Educationists have noticed that a large number of social network users come from young generation and especially belong to student community. So side by side with computer assisted teaching-learning software, online education programmes are evolving fairly rapidly to assist conventional education system. But is that e- learning?
Through the (a) ___ of computer technology benefits, 'virtual campus' has emerged in the form of (b) ___ system. Moreover, social (c) ___ have enhanced the scope to (d) ___ a huge number of students (e) ___.
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written.
(a) With eyes full of tears, they bade Socrates a last farewell.
(b) They burst into tears and cried loudly like children.
(c) Socrates met his friends and disciples for the last time.
(d) He argued with them about the immortality of the soul.
(e) He asked them to let him die in peace.
(f) At last the hours of departure had arrived.
(g) He told them that the soul of a man cannot die.
(h) His friends and disciples could not bear the sight.
Part B : Writing Test [50 Marks]
8. Answer the following questions to write a paragraph on 'A school magazine'.
(a) What is a school magazine?
(b) What does it contain?
(c) How are the articles for the magazine selected?
(d) How do you feel having a school magazine in your hand?
(e) Why is a school magazine important?
9. Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story.
Once a Lion was sleeping in a forest. Suddenly a mouse came there. It didn't notice the sleeping lion. It was running about and playing happily. By chance, it ran over the face of the lion. It awoke the lion. At this, the Lion grew very angry…..
11. Suppose, you are Ruma. Your friend Mitu has sent a nice gift on your birthday recently . Now, write a letter to your friend thanking her for the nice birthday present.
12. Suppose, you are Raima and Shapla is your friend. Now, write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of physical exercise.
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The so-called "harm threshold" provision was included in an interim final rule published late last month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a bill requiring breach notification for unsecured health information. Under the provision, health-care entities would have to publicly disclose data compromises only if they think the breach will cause financial harm to those whose data was compromised or hurt their reputation.
In a letter dated Oct. 1, members of the House committee asked HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to revise or repeal the new provision at the "soonest appropriate opportunity."
The letter, signed by the chairman of the committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and others, noted that the new harm threshold provision runs counter to Congress' intent in passing the breach notification bill. The bill's statutory language does not imply a harm standard, Waxman wrote. In fact, in drafting the bill, Congress had explicitly rejected the idea of including such a provision because of the "breadth of discretion" it would have given a breached entity, the letter said.
The health-care breach notification law is part of the $20 billion Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) that was passed by Congress earlier this year as part of President Obama's economic stimulus plan. The law, which went into effect last week, requires any organization covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify patients of a data breach involving their personal health information. Companies that use encryption and data destruction methodologies to render sensitive health information unusable and unreadable to unauthorized individuals are exempt.
Privacy and civil rights groups claimed that the HHS had essentially neutered the breach notification bill with its harm threshold requirement. They also accused the department of caving in to industry pressure. Groups such as Patient Privacy Rights, a watchdog group in Texas, and the Washington-based Center for Democracy and Technology said the provision completely undermined the intent of the bill and removed any incentive for breached entities to disclose a data compromise.


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The location and design of this restoration/remodel craftsman cottage provided a great framework to opt for Lindab Rainline gutters.
The home-owners had already made a decision to look for a gutter product that would better deal with the copious mounds of leaves that accumulate in the fall and, being set high up on the St Lawrence river-bank, the house is constantly buffeted by high winds dumping twigs and tree droppings into the gutters all year round and snow and ice for most of the winter.
The half-round profile of Lindab Rainline gutters and complementary down-pipes was the obvious choice for this application.
So; with the decision already made that Lindab Rainline was the right choice of gutter system and components for the house, the only remaining challenge was deciding on which colour to go with.
The stone on the walls has both grey and beige tones to it. The fascia board is linen white. The roof shingles are a great match in colour to the Lindab Anthracite Metallic and it was this that most influenced the final decision. In the end, the choice was pretty easy. Anthracite was the winner!
When we are speaking to customers about colour choice, we remind them that, once installed, the gutters end up being an extension to the roof shingles, physically and cosmetically so; most often it makes sense to match or complement the colour of gutters to the colour of the roof shingles. Even though the fascia board colour is white in this case, you don't see any of that colour above and in between the gutter and the roof shingles so opting for the Antracite Metallic colour to complement the roof shingles made for a very clean looking end-result. Also; in this case, the Anthracite Metallic down-pipes were a nice neutral tone to complement the wall stone on the house.
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Before you press send, make sure it's for the right reason...
By Emily Blackwood — Written on Jun 17, 2016
Photo: WeHeartIt
If you're thinking about sending bae an "accidental" nip slip or penis pic, you might want to consider a few things.
Like are you doing it because you feel sexy and you love the person? Or has he or she been distant lately and you think the only thing that's gonna reel them back in is your boob or penis?
A recent study found that people who were the most anxious about their relationship were also the most likely to sext, including explicit texts and nude photos.
The reason behind this mad-dash to lingerie and good lighting is that feeling anxious about a relationship can seriously mess with our decision-making skills.
"A couple's sexual connection can be perceived the most powerful and validating part of the relationship," Manhattan-based licensed clinical psychologist Joseph Cilona, Psy.D., explains. "So anxiety might fuel attempts to ease insecurities about the relationship by using sexually charged communication."
While the issue of strongly needing to feel validated through sexting is definitely something that needs to be addressed, wanting a little reassurance from your boo isn't the worst thing in the world, according to sexologist (uh where can I apply THAT job?) Jessica O'Reilly, Ph.D.
"The desire to be wanted and receive attention is universal, but we tend to criticize others for doing so," she says. "We all do it in our own way—sexting is just one way that seems to receive negative attention."
So if you're thinking about sending a sexy lil nude, make sure you consider the reason behind it first.
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But you're feeling like the relationship is on the rocks or that you need to constantly remind him or her how sexy you are, then maybe pump the brakes and address the real issue before you press send.


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Title: Attaching leaves and picking cherries to characterise the hybridisation number for a set of phylogenies
(Submitted on 12 Dec 2017 (this version), latest version 5 Jan 2019 (v2))
Abstract: Throughout the last decade, we have seen much progress towards characterising and computing the minimum hybridisation number for a set P of rooted phylogenetic trees. Roughly speaking, this minimum quantifies the number of hybridisation events needed to explain a set of phylogenetic trees by simultaneously embedding them into a phylogenetic network. From a mathematical viewpoint, the notion of agreement forests is the underpinning concept for almost all results that are related to calculating the minimum hybridisation number for when |P|=2. However, despite various attempts, characterising this number in terms of agreement forests for |P|>2 remains elusive. In this paper, we characterise the minimum hybridisation number for when P is of arbitrary size and consists of not necessarily binary trees. Building on our previous work on cherry-picking sequences, we first establish a new characterisation to compute the minimum hybridisation number in the space of tree-child networks. Subsequently, we show how this characterisation extends to the space of all rooted phylogenetic networks. Moreover, we establish a particular hardness result that gives new insight into some of the limitations of agreement forests.
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From: Simone Linz [view email][v1] Tue, 12 Dec 2017 05:00:34 GMT (61kb,D)
[v2] Sat, 5 Jan 2019 00:59:14 GMT (49kb,D)
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The next book from Good And Geeky is about dictation. It's in the Amazon Bookstore now. Good and Geeky Dictation Expert Mac and iOS. Here is a video which is going to be featured in the book. There will be other videos in there showing you how to dictate and transcribe using DragonDictate. The reason wfor a book about dictation is that some people find it difficult to get into the process of speaking there writing instead of typing with the keyboard. I've been using DragonDictate for three or four years now and it's the most productive and easy way to do any writing. I worked out it is three or four times faster than typing on a keyboard. For any serious writer needing to crank out the words for a blog site, educational writing or making short stories or novels the best way to do it is to dictate.
When you are dictating you can easily write more than a thousand words in less than an hour. Depending upon the sort of writing you're doing it may even be possible to write a thousand words in a half an hour. Some writing requires more thinking time as your writing than others. If you combine using dictation with quality planning and outlining of your writing then you'll find dictation invaluable. (Of course this is being dictated and I'm not using a keyboard.)
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Why is it so hard to Dictate instead of Type?
I had to do some serious thinking as to why people would think dictation hard. It is necessary for you to add punctuation as you speak otherwise you just get one big lump of unintelligible text which is difficult to edit. Once you get used to adding punctuation as you speak it becomes as easy as if you were typing. When you type you add punctuation as you type so why can't you do it when you're speaking?
Some people find it difficult to keep their hands away from the keyboard as they work. In most applications it is a good idea not to mix dictation with typing. DragonDictate keeps a track of which words you used with your dictation. If you go in there willy-nilly adding words by typing then it is possible for the application to become confused. It might not know where to put the cursor when you want to use your voice to do editing.
It's easy to tell Dragon dictate to select a particular word and change it for something else. You can tell DragonDictate to select a whole load of words and change the lot for something which makes more sense to what you're trying to say. It's even possible to do a thing where you are changing some text to bold or italics. When you're writing a first draft the best thing to do is to just let it all flow as you're going to have to do editing at a later stage anyway. It's not necessary to do more editing and spend more time correcting what you've written than if you were typing.
The dictation software knows how to spell much better than most people. Providing you speak in full sentences you're not going to be troubled with the problem of using homonyms. Some people don't know the difference between using their, there or they're and that can be less likely to happen if you're dictating your words instead.
My recommendation with dictation is to spend a couple of weeks to a month using dictation extensively. Most people within this time will develop a skill of dictation and will not want to go back to pounding on the keyboard. Another benefit of dictation over typing is you are less likely to suffer repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Your wrists will thank you for not spending so much time with the keyboard.
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