A device involving a field electrode as well as a contact electrode is the "Graham Potentializer" mentioned by Hutchison (1991). This relaxation device uses motion, light and sound as well as an alternating electric field applied mainly to the head. The contact electrode is a metal bar in Ohmic contact with the bare feet of the subject, and the field electrode is a hemispherical metal headpiece placed several inches from the subject's head.
It has been found that the resonance can be excited not only by externally applied pulsed electric fields, as discussed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,782,874, 5,899,922, 6,081,744, and 6,167,304, but also by pulsed magnetic fields, as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,935,054 and 6,238,333, by weak heat pulses applied to the skin, as discussed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,800,481 and 6,091,994, and by subliminal acoustic pulses, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,017,302. Since the resonance is excited through sensory pathways, it is called a sensory resonance. In addition to the resonance near ½ Hz, a sensory resonance has been found near 2.4 Hz. The latter is characterized by the slowing of certain cortical processes, as discussed in the '481, '922, '302, '744, '944, and '304 patents.
The mentioned physiological effects are observed only when the strength of the electric field on the skin lies in a certain range, called the effective intensity window. There also is a bulk effect, in that weaker fields suffice when the field is applied to a larger skin area. These effects are discussed in detail in the '922 patent.
Since the spontaneous spiking of the nerves is rather random and the frequency modulation induced by the pulsed field is very shallow, the signal to noise ratio (S/N) for the fm signal contained in the spike trains along the afferent nerves is so small as to make recovery of the fm signal from a single nerve fiber impossibile. But application of the field over a large skin area causes simultaneous stimulation of many cutaneous nerves, and the fm modulation is then coherent from nerve to nerve. Therefore, if the afferent signals are somehow summed in the brain, the fm modulations add while the spikes from different nerves mix and interlace. In this manner the S/N can be increased by appropriate neural processing. The matter is discussed in detail in the '874 patent. Another increase in sensitivity is due to involving a resonance mechanism, wherein considerable neural circuit oscillations can result from weak excitations.
An easily detectable physiological effect of an excited ½ Hz sensory resonance is ptosis of the eyelids. As discussed in the '922 patent, the ptosis test involves first closing the eyes about half way. Holding this eyelid position, the eyes are rolled upward, while giving up voluntary control of the eyelids. The eyelid position is then determined by the state of the autonomic nervous system. Furthermore, the pressure excerted on the eyeballs by the partially closed eyelids increases parasympathetic activity. The eyelid position thereby becomes somewhat labile, as manifested by a slight flutter. The labile state is sensitive to very small shifts in autonomic state. The ptosis influences the extent to which the pupil is hooded by the eyelid, and thus how much light is admitted to the eye. Hence, the depth of the ptosis is seen by the subject, and can be graded on a scale from 0 to 10.
In the initial stages of the excitation of the ½ Hz sensory resonance, a downward drift is detected in the ptosis frequency, defined as the stimulation frequency for which maximum ptosis is obtained. This drift is believed to be caused by changes in the chemical milieu of the resonating neural circuits. It is thought that the resonance causes perturbations of chemical concentrations somewhere in the brain, and that these perturbations spread by diffusion to nearby resonating circuits. This effect, called "chemical detuning", can be so strong that ptosis is lost altogether when the stimulation frequency is kept constant in the initial stages of the excitation. Since the stimulation then falls somewhat out of tune, the resonance decreases in amplitude and chemical detuning eventually diminishes. This causes the ptosis frequency to shift back up, so that the stimulation is more in tune and the ptosis can develop again. As a result, for fixed stimulation frequencies in a certain range, the ptosis slowly cycles with a frequency of several minutes. The matter is discussed in the '302 patent.
Weak magnetic fields that are pulsed with a sensory resonance frequency can induce the same physiological effects as pulsed electric fields. Unlike the latter however, the magnetic fields penetrate biological tissue with nearly undiminished strength. Eddy currents in the tissue drive electric charges to the skin, where the charge distributions are subject to thermal smearing in much the same way as in electric field stimulation, so that the same physiological effects develop. Details are discussed in the '054 patent.
where R, G, and B are the intensities of the pixel respectively in red, green and blue, normalized such as to range from 0 to 1. The definition (3) was provided by the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE), in order to account for brightness differences at different colors, as perceived by the human visual system. In composite video the hue of the pixel is determined by the chroma signal or chrominance, which has the components R-Y and B-Y It follows that pulsing pixel luminance while keeping the hue fixed is equivalent to pulsing the pixel intensity, up to an amplitude factor. This fact will be relied upon when modulating a video stream such as to overlay image intensity pulses.
One-half Hertz sensory resonance experiments have been conducted with the subject positioned at least at normal viewing distance from a 15″ computer monitor that was driven by a computer program written in Visual Basic(R), version 6.0 (VB6). The program produces a pulsed image with uniform luminance and hue over the full screen, except for a few small control buttons and text boxes. In VB6, screen pixel colors are determined by integers R, G, and B, that range from 0 to 255, and set the contributions to the pixel color made by the basic colors red, green, and blue. For a CRT-type monitor, the pixel intensities for the primary colors may depend on the RGB values in a nonlinear manner that will be discussed. In the VB6 program the RGB values are modulated by small pulses ΔR, ΔG, ΔB, with a frequency that can be chosen by the subject or is swept in a predetermined manner. In the sensory resonance experiments mentioned above, the ratios ΔR/R, ΔG/G, and ΔB/B were always smaller than 0.02, so that the image pulses are quite weak. For certain frequencies near ½ Hz, the subject experienced physiological effects that are known to accompany the excitation of the ½ Hz sensory resonance as mentioned in the Background Section. Moreover, the measured field pulse amplitudes fall within the effective intensity window for the ½ Hz resonance, as explored in earlier experiments and discussed in the '874, '744, '922, and '304 patents. Other experiments have shown that the 2.4 Hz sensory resonance can be exited as well by screen emissions from monitors that display pulsed images.
Since VB6 is an event-driven program, the flow chart for the program falls into disjoint pieces. Upon setting the timer interval to TT in step 56, the timer runs in the background while the program may execute subroutines such as adjustment of pulse frequency or amplitude. Upon elapse of the timer interval TT, the timer subroutine 57 starts execution with request 58 for a tick count, and in 59 an upgrade is computed of the time TN for the next point at which the RGB values are to be adjusted. In step 59 the timer is turned off, to be reactivated later in step 67. Step 59 also resets the parameter CR which plays a role in the extrapolation procedure 61 and the condition 60. For ease of understanding at this point, it is best to pretend that the action of 61 is simply to get a tick count, and to consider the loop controled by condition 60 while keeping CR equal to zero. The loop would terminate when the tick count M reaches or exceeds the time TN for the next phase point, at which time the program should adjust the image intensity through steps 63-65. For now step 62 is to be ignored also, since it has to do with the actual extrapolation procedure 61. The increments to the screen colors R1, G1, and B1 at the new phase point are computed according to the sine function, applied with the amplitude A that was set by the user in step 53. The number I that labels the phase point is incremented by unity in step 65, but if this results in I=8 the value is reset to zero in 66. Finally, the timer is reactivated in step 67, initiating a new ⅛-cycle step in the periodic progression of RGB adjustments.
A program written in this way would exhibit a large jitter in the times at which the RGB values are changed. This is due to the lumpiness in the tick counts returned by the GetTickCount function. The lumpiness may be studied separately by running a simple loop with C=GetTickCount, followed by writing the result C to a file. Inspection shows that C has jumped every 14 or 15 milliseconds, between long stretches of constant values. Since for a ½ Hz image intensity modulation the ⅛-cycle phase points are 250 ms apart, the lumpiness of 14 or 15 ms in the tick count would cause considerable inaccuracy. The full extrapolation procedure 61 is introduced in order to diminish the jitter to acceptable levels. The procedure works by refining the heavy-line staircase function shown in FIG. 8, using the slope RR of a recent staircase step to accurately determine the loop count 89 at which the loop controled by 60 needs to be exited. Details of the extrapolation procedure are shown in FIG. 7 and illustrated in FIG. 8. The procedure starts at 70 with both flags off, and CR=0, because of the assignment in 59 or 62 in FIG. 6. A tick count M is obtained at 71, and the remaining time MR to the next phase point is computed in 72. Conditions 77 and 73 are not satisfied and therefore passed vertically in the flow chart, so that only the delay block 74 and the assignments 75 are executed. Condition 60 of FIG. 6 is checked and found to be satisfied, so that the extrapolation procedure is reentered. The process is repeated until the condition 73 is met when the remaining time MR jumps down through the 15 ms level, shown in FIG. 8 as the transition 83. The condition 73 then directs the logic flow to the assignments 76, in which the number DM labeled by 83 is computed, and FLG1 is set. The computation of DM is required for finding the slope RR of the straight-line element 85. One also needs the "Final LM" 86, which is the number of loops traversed from step 83 to the next downward step 84, here shown to cross the MR=0 axis. The final LM is determined after repeatedly incrementing LM through the side loop entered from the FLG1=1 condition 77, which is now satisfied since FLG1 was set in step 76. At the transition 84 the condition 78 is met, so that the assignments 79 are executed. This includes computation of the slope RR of the line element 85, setting FLG2, and resetting FLG1. From here on, the extrapolation procedure increments CR in steps of RR while skipping tick counts until condition 60 of FIG. 6 is violated, the loop is exited, and the RGB values are adjusted.
which shows the frequency wobbling. The approximation is good for gb<<1, which is satisfied in practice. The relative frequency shift amplitude 2πgb that is required for effective image intensity pulses is very small compared to unity. For a pulse frequency g of the order of 1 Hz, the delay may have to be of the order of a millisecond. To accomodate such long delay values, the delay line may have to be implemented as a digital device. To do so is well within the present art. In that case it is natural to also choose digital implementations for the pulse generator 6 and the pulse amplitude controller 98, either as hardware or as software.
Pulse variability may be introduced for alleviating the need for precise tuning to a resonance frequency. This may be important when sensory resonance frequencies are not precisely known, because of the variation among individuals, or in order to cope with the frequency drift that results from chemical detuning that is discussed in the '874 patent. A field with suitably chosen pulse variability can then be more effective than a fixed frequency field that is out of tune. One may also control tremors and seizures, by interfering with the pathological oscillatory activity of neural circuits that occurs in these disorders. Electromagnetic fields with a pulse variability that results in a narrow spectrum of frequencies around the frequency of the pathological oscillatory activity may then evoke nerve signals that cause phase shifts which diminish or quench the oscillatory activity.
Pulse variability can be introduced as hardware in the manner described in the '304 patent. The variability may also be introduced in the computer program of FIG. 6, by setting FLG3 in step 68, and choosing the amplitude B of the frequency fluctuation. In the variability routine 46, shown in some detail in FIG. 13, FLG3 is detected in step 47, whereupon in steps 48 and 49 the pulse frequency F is modified pseudo randomly by a term proportional to B, every 4th cycle. Optionally, the amplitude of the image intensity pulsing may be modified as well, in similar fashion. Alternatively, the frequency and amplitude may be swept through an adjustable ramp, or according to any suitable schedule, in a manner known to those skilled in the art. The pulse variability may be applied to subliminal image intensity pulses.
In deriving (11) we neglected the mutual capacitance between parts of the screen that are at different potentials. The resulting error in (10) is negligible for the same reason that the i2π∫cAη term in (10) can be neglected.
The potential distribution V(r) of (11) along the screen is of course accompanied by electric charges. The field lines emanating from these charges run mainly to conductors behind the screen that belong to the CRT structure and that are either grounded or connected to circuitry with a low impedance path to ground. In either case the mentioned conductors must be considered grounded in the analysis of charges and fields that result from the pulsed component J of the total electron beam current. The described electric field lines end up in electric charges that may be called polarization charges since they are the result of the polarization of the conductors and circuitry by the screen emission. To estimate the pulsed electric field, a model is chosen where the mentioned conductors are represented together as a grounded perfectly conductive disc of radius R, positioned a short distance δ behind the screen, as depicted in FIG. 16. Since the grounded conductive disc carries polarization charges, it is called the polarization disc. FIG. 16 shows the circular CRT screen 88 and the polarization disc 101, briefly called "plates". For small distances δ, the capacitance density between the plates of opposite polarity is nearly equal to ε/δ, where ε is the permittivity of free space. The charge distributions on the screen and polarization disc are respectively εV(r)/δ+q0 and −εV(r)/δ+q0, where the εV(r)/δ terms denote opposing charge densities at the end of the dense field lines that run between the two plates. That the part q0 is needed as well will become clear in the sequel.
directed perpendicular to the screen. Note that the plate separation δ has dropped out. This means that the precise location of the polarization charges is not critical in the present model, and further that δ may be taken as small as desired. Taking δ to zero, one thus arrives at the mathematical model of pulsed dipoles distributed over the circular CRT screen. The field due to the charge distribution q0 will be calculated later.
where V(0) is the pulse voltage (11) at the screen center, ρ the distance to the rim of the screen, and z the distance to the center of the screen. Note that V(0) pulses harmonically with frequency ∫, because in (11) the sinusoidal part J of the beam current varies in this manner.
For two CRT-type monitors the pulsed electric field due to image intensity pulsing has been measured at several points on the screen center line for pulse frequencies of ½ Hz. The monitors were the 15″ computer monitor used in the sensory resonance experiments mentioned above, and a 30″ TV tube. The experimental results need to be compared with the theory derived above. Since R is determined by the screen area, the electric fields given by (13) and (19) have as only free parameter the pulse voltage V(0) at the screen center. The amplitude of this voltage can therefore be determined for the tested monitors by fitting the experimental data to the theoretical results. Prior to fitting, the data were normalized to an image that occupies the entire screen and is pulsed uniformly with a 100% intensity amplitude. The results of the one-parameter fit are displayed in FIG. 18, which shows the theoretical graph 100, together with the normalized experimental data points 103 for the 15− computer monitor and for the 30″ TV tube. FIG. 18 shows that the developed theory agrees fairly well with the experimental results. From the best fit one can find the center-screen voltage pulse amplitudes. The results, normalized as discussed above, are |V(0)|=266.2 volt for the 15″ computer monitor and |V(0)|=310.1 volt for the 30″ TV tube. With these amplitudes in hand, the emitted pulsed electric field along the center line of the monitors can be calculated from the sum of the fields (13) and (19). For instance, for the 15″ computer monitor with 1.8% RGB pulse modulation used in the ½ Hz sensory resonance experiments mentioned above, the pulsed electric field at the center of the subject, located at z=70 cm on the screen center line, is calculated as having an amplitude of 0.21 V/m. That such a pulsed electric field, applied to a large portion of the skin, is sufficient for exciting the ½ Hz sensory resonance is consistent with experimental results discussed in the '874 patent.
In deriving (11), the dimensionless number 2π∫cAη was said to be much smaller than unity. Now that the values for |V(0)| are known, the validity of this statement can be checked. Eq. (11) implies that |V(0)| is equal to η|J|/4π. The sum of the beam currents in the red, green, and blue electron guns for 100% intensity modulation is estimated to have pulse amplitudes |J| of 0.5 mA and 2.0 mA respectively for the 15″ computer monitor and the 30″ TV tube. Using the derived values for |V(0)|, one arrives at estimates for the screen resistivity η as 6.7 MΩ/square and 1.9 MΩ/square respectively for the 15″ computer monitor and the 30″ TV tube. Estimating the screen capacity cA as 7 pf and 13 pf, 2π∫cAη is found to be 148×10−6 and 78×10−6, respectively for the 15″ computer monitor and the 30″ TV tube. These numbers are very small compared to unity, so that the step from (10) to (11) is valid.
The following procedures were followed in preparing pulsed images for the field measurements. For the 15″ computer monitor the images were produced by running the VB6 program discussed above. The pulsed image comprised the full screen with basic RGB values chosen uniformly as R=G=B=127, with the exception of an on/off button and a few data boxes which together take up 17% of the screen area. The image intensity was pulsed by modifying the R, G, and B values by integer-rounded sine functions ΔR(t), ΔG(t), and ΔB(t), uniformly over the image, except at the button and the data boxes. The measured electric field pulse amplitudes were normalized to a pulsed image that occupies all of the screen area and has 100% intensity modulation for which the image pulses between black and the maximum intensity, for the fixed RGB ratios used. The image intensity depends on the RGB values in a nonlinear manner that will be be discussed. For the measurements of the pulsed electric field emitted by 30″ TV tube, a similar image was used as for the 15″ computer monitor. This was done by playing back a camcorder recording of the computer monitor display when running the VB6 program, with 40% pulse modulation of R, G, and B.
where c1 is a constant. The best fit, with 6.18% relative standard deviation, was obtained for γ=2.32.
induced by the pulsed monopoles. For an LCD with one set of electrodes grounded, the pulsed electric field for screen voltage pulse amplitude V at a distance z from the screen on the center line has an amplitude that is the sum of the parts (21) and (23). The resultant electric field in the back is relatively small, due to the change in sign in the monopole field that is caused by the factor z/|z|. Therefore, screen emissions in front of an LCD can be kept small simply by having the grounded electrodes in front.
As a check on the theory, the pulsed electric field emitted by the 3″ LCD-TFT color screen of the camcorder mentioned above has been measured at eleven points on the center line of the screen, ranging from 4.0 cm to 7.5 cm. The pulsed image was produced by playing back the video recording of the 15″ computer monitor that was made while running the VB6 program discussed above, for a image intensity pulse frequency of ½ Hz, R=G=B=K, modulated around K=127 with an amplitude ΔK=51. After normalization to a uniform full screen image with 100% intensity modulation by using the nonlinear relation (20), the experimental data were fitted to the theoretical curve that expresses the sum of the fields (21) and (23). The effective screen pulse voltage amplitude V was found to be 2.1 volt. The relative standard deviation in V for the fit is 5.1%, which shows that theory and experiment are in fairly good agreement.
Certain monitors can cause excitation of sensory resonances even when the pulsing of displayed images is subliminal, i.e., unnoticed by the average person. When checking this condition on a computer monitor, a problem arises because of the rounding of RGB values to integers, as occurs in the VB6 program. For small pulse amplitude the sine wave is thereby distorted into a square wave, which is easier to spot. This problem is alleviated somewhat by choosing ΔR=0, ΔG=0, and ΔB=2, since then the 8 rounded sine functions around the unit circle, multiplied with the pulse amplitude ΔB=2 become the sequence 1, 2 11 2, 1, −1 −2, −2, −1, etc, which is smoother to the eye than a square wave. Using the VB6 program and the 15″ computer monitor mentioned above with R=71, G=71, and B=233, a ½ Hz pulse modulation with amplitudes ΔR=ΔG=0 and ΔB=2 could not be noticed by the subject, and is therefore considered subliminal. It is of interest to calculate the screen emission for this case, and conduct a sensory resonance experiment as well. A distance z=60 cm was chosen for the calculation and the experiment. Using Eq. (20), the image intensity pulse modulation for the case is found to be 1.0% of the maximum intensity modulation. Using R=13.83 cm together with |V(0)|=266.2 V for the 15″ computer monitor, and the theoretical graph 100 of FIG. 18, the pulsed electric field at z=60 cm was found to have an amplitude of 138 mV/m. In view of the experimental results discussed in the '874 and '922 patents, such a field, used at a pulse frequency chosen appropriately for the ½ Hz sensory resonance and applied predominantly to the face, is expected to be sufficient for exciting the ½ Hz sensory resonance. A confirmation experiment was done by running the VB6 program with the discussed settings and the 15″ monitor. The center of the subject's face was positioned on the screen center line, at a distance of 60 cm from the screen. A frequency sweep of −0.1% per ten cycles was chosen, with an initial pulse frequency of 34 ppm. Full ptosis was experienced by the subject at 20 minutes into the run, when the pulse frequency was f=31.76 ppm. At 27 minutes into the run, the frequency sweep was reversed to +0.1% per ten cycles. Full ptosis was experienced at f=31.66 ppm. At 40 minutes into the run, the frequency sweep was set to −0.1% per ten cycles. Full ptosis occurred at f=31.44 ppm. The small differences in ptosis frequency are attributed to chemical detuning, discussed in the Background Section. It is concluded that the ½ Hz sensory resonance was excited in this experiment by screen emissions from subliminal image pulsing on the 15″ computer monitor at a distance of 60 cm. For each implementation and embodiment discussed, the image pulsing may be subliminal.
The subliminal region in color space needs to be explored to determine how marginally subliminal pulses ΔR, ΔG, and ΔB depend on RGB values. Prior to this, the condition for image pulses to be subliminal should not be phrased solely in terms of the percentage of intensity pulse amplitude. The subliminal image pulsing case considered above, where the monitor is driven by a VB6 computer program with R=G=71, B=233, and ΔR=ΔG=0, ΔB=2 for full-screen images will be referred to as "the standard subliminal image pulsing".
In the interest of the public we need to know the viewing distances at which a TV with subliminally pulsed images can cause excitation of sensory resonances. A rough exploration is reported here which may serve as starting point for further work. The exploration is limited to estimating the largest distance z=zmax along the center line of the 30″ TV at which screen emissions can excite the ½ Hz resonance, as determined by the ptosis test. The TV is to display an image which undergoes the standard subliminal pulsing as defined above. It would be best to perform this test with the 30″ TV on which the subliminally pulsed images are produced by means of a video. Since such a video was not available, the ptosis test was conducted instead with a pulsed electric field source consisting of a small grounded doublet electrode of the type discussed in the '874 patent. The doublet was driven with a sinusoidal voltage of 10 V amplitude, and the center of mass of the subject was located on the center line of the doublet at a distance z=zd=323 cm. The doublet electrodes are rectangles of 4.4 cm by 4.7 cm. At the large distance zd there is whole-body exposure to the field, so that the bulk effect discussed in the '874 patent comes into play, as is expected to happen also at the distance zmax from the 30″ TV monitor. The subject was facing the "hot" electrode of the doublet, so that at the subject center the electric field was the sum of the parts (21) and (23), for positive values of z. It was thought important to use a sine wave, since that would be the "commercially" preferred pulse shape which allows larger pulse amplitudes without being noticed. The only readily available sine wave generator with the required voltage was an oscillator with a rather coarse frequency control that cannot be set accurately, although the frequency is quite stable and can be measured accurately. For the experiment a pulse frequency of 0.506 Hz was accepted, although it differs considerably from the steady ptosis frequency for this case. The subject experienced several ptosis cycles of moderate intensity, starting 8 minutes into the experiment run. It is concluded that the ½ Hz sensory resonance was excited, and that the stimulating field was close to the weakest field capable of excitation. From Eqs. (21) and (23), the electric field pulse amplitude at the center of mass of the subject was found to be 7.9 mV/m. That an electric field with such a small pulse amplitude, applied to the whole body, is capable of exciting the ½ Hz sensory resonance is consistent with experimental results reported in the '874 patent, although these were obtained for the 2.4 Hz resonance. Next, the distance zmax was determined at which the 30″ TV tube with 1% image intensity pulse amplitude produces an electric field with a pulse amplitude of 7.9 mV/m, along the center line of the screen. From Eqs. (13) and (19) one finds zmax=362.9 cm. At more than 11 feet, this is a rather large distance for viewing a 30″ TV. Yet, the experiment and theory discussed show that the ½ Hz sensory resonance can be excited at this large distance, by pulsing the image intensity subliminally. Of course, the excitation occurs as well for a range of smaller viewing distances. It is thus apparent that the human nervous system can be manipulated by screen emissions from subliminal TV image pulses.
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The scope of working in the accountancy industry is truly global, yet the early years can be challenging as you seek to balance working life with passing your professional exams. That's why an internship with an accountancy firm before you graduate can give you a worthwhile perspective on what you can expect.
However, now I am more acquainted with the ins and outs of office work, which will give me more confidence for going into a fulltime job after college.
As part of my degree programme, I have to complete a 4-month work placement in my second year. The placement is known as 'INTRA' (Integrated Training) and a requirement of this programme is that I find a job in an area that is relevant to my course. As I am studying Global Business, and as I was always interested in pursuing a career in the areas of accounting and finance, I became interested in this internship with Brenson Lawlor.
The placement was advertised on the DCU INTRA portal page, which is how I applied for and ultimately got this internship. I believe a good internship is indispensable for your CV. Nowadays it goes without saying that employers seek out people who have relevant work experience for the job to which they're applying. In my case, I think that having completed this internship with Brenson Lawlor, I have certainly become more acquainted with working in a professional environment, as I had never previously worked in an office. My daily role involves working on the job to which I have been assigned in any particular week. This could entail preparing accounts for a client or conducting an audit of a client, for example. Sometimes an audit senior would be assigned to the same job as me, whilst other times I would be working on the job on my own, in which case my co-workers would be happy to lend a hand if I was stuck on any particular task.
This job was a challenge for me right from the start, as I had no previous experience of this kind of work and it was very different to what I had been used to in college (in terms of the accounting modules I had). The main thing I learned from is that, in the workplace, nothing is going to be handed to you on a silver platter and you have to work particularly hard when working in an area that you have no previous experience in.
One of the biggest challenges I have faced so far was going out on audit for a number of weeks. This involved going out to the client's premises and auditing a number of entities within the company. This job was tough at first, having only done accounts prep until then, but I soon got the hang of what was required for an audit job and I was glad to be able to experience that kind of work. I think internships are great for students who may not be 100% sure what area they wish to pursue a career in. For example, I always had an interest in accounting at school and in college, but I was not sure if a career in this profession would suit me or if I would enjoy it. Thus I wanted to do my internship in an accounting practice.
Moreover, as I have said, I believe internships are important for students who haven't worked in a professional environment before. Prior to starting at Brenson Lawlor I wasn't sure what to expect in relation to what it's like working in an office. However, now I am more acquainted with the ins and outs of office work, which will give me more confidence for going into a fulltime job after college.
After I graduate I hope to slowly work my way up the hierarchy in whatever area of business I end up in, whether it be accounting or indeed elsewhere. It will obviously take me a couple of years before I fully find my feet but I feel that once I'm settled I will strive to climb the rungs of the corporate ladder. If I do end up going down the accounting route, I will have a number of professional exams to sit before I'm fully qualified. Having spoken to my colleagues in Brenson Lawlor I have some idea of what to expect in relation to these exams and I would be prepared for the commitment that is required in order to succeed.


When Pandora Productions opens Anthony Wilkinson's "Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis" on Thursday, they'll be finishing a trilogy of popular plays by the New York playwright.
"Midlife" continues the story of Anthony Pinnunziato, the character Louisville first met in Pandora's production of "My Big Gay Italian Wedding" and revisited when the company put on "My Big Gay Italian Funeral." The trilogy centers not just around Pinnunziato, but on his family, friends and loved ones — a loud and hilarious group of Italian-Americans.
The show runs Jan. 12-22.
Insider caught up with guest director Jason Cooper, as well as actors Susan Crocker and Kristy Calman, before a rehearsal. As the three tried on wigs, the laughs and friendly environment spoke volumes about the rapport between the artists.
Cooper has performed with Pandora on and off for more than a decade, but this is his first time in the director's chair for the company. In fact, the production marks Cooper's first time directing a non-musical play. Crocker and Calman — both frequent performers for Pandora — are the only collaborators who have been around for every part of the "Big Gay" trilogy.
Cooper says one of the keys to bringing "Midlife" to the stage is his sense of comedy.
Calman suggests the tone is even broader.
While none of the cast Insider spoke with are Italian, Cooper says the dynamic in his Lebanese family echoes the big-family feel he tried get from the actors.
"Something happened organically where (the actors) started talking over each other, and I was like, 'Yes, that is how they would function,'" says Cooper.
Crocker says the director set that tone in the first rehearsal.
"The first thing he said at the read-through was, 'This is not high art,'" she says.
These two actors' longterm involvement with the trilogy made them a unique resource, one Cooper wasn't afraid to utilize.
Pandora Productions' artistic director Michael Drury spoke warmly of Cooper via email.
Cooper hopes to continue spending time in the director's chair — "I've got the bug," he says.
After Insider's interview, Pandora made an announcement that playwright Anthony Wilkinson would be traveling to Louisville for opening night of the play, on Thursday, Jan. 12. Insider checked back with Cooper to see if he had retained his cool demeanor.
On Monday, Jan. 16, you can get another example of Drury's commitment to welcoming new artists into the fold and growing Louisville's theater community. Pandora will present a reading of playwright Brian Walker's play "CPR on the Lost Continent." The reading is part of the "Playdates with Pandora" reading series.
"Brian is such an amazing talent, and I'm honored he'd let us have his play in our 'PlayDates' series," said Drury.
"My Big Gay Italian Mid-Life Crisis" runs Jan. 12-14 and 19-21 at 7:30 p.m., and Jan. 15 and 22 at 5:30 p.m., with the only matinee set for Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, and $22 day of show.
"Playdates with Pandora" will present "CPR on the Lost Continent" on Monday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are pay-what-you-can at the door.
All performances take place at the Henry Clay, 604 S. Third St.


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Pablo Picasso was Spanish, but worked in France initially in 1900 and permanently within a few years. As painter, sculptor, print maker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright Picasso created ceaselessly throughout his career. Born: October 25, 1881: Malaga, Spain, Died: April 8, 1973 Mougins, France.
Georges Braque was a major 20th-century French painter devoted to non-objective painting working along side Picasso at the birth of Cubism. Importantly for Gary Braque's work with collages and the expressive fluid nature of paint were stimulating to Gary's own efforts. Braque's painting career was quietly pursued throughout his long life and was much respected by Picasso at the end of his life. Born: May 13, 1882 Agenteuil, France; Died: August 31, 1963, Paris, France.
PICASSO / BRAQUE 2016© with passages from "HARLEQUIN 1915" MODERN MUSEUM OF ART, NY, ny; AND GEORGES BRAQUE "Houses at L'Estaque" 1908 Paint, colored pencils, oil pastels ON PAPER; 92.5" x 47" [234 cm x 119.38 cm]
Both Picasso and Braque had a significant influence on Gary because of their commitment to the abstract movement. Gary was under 10 years old when he discovered a book on Picasso's posters. Also Gary discovered In a magazine featuring Picasso's 1910 cubist painting of Ambroise Vollard. Excited by the reproductions, Gary daily explored this new exciting world of Picasso he had never before seen. Awareness and appreciation of Braque's and Picasso's cubist work soon followed. Equally important, Picasso's breadth of diversity gave Gary a freedom to explore. Picasso's forms of expression are reflective of Gary's interest in ceramics as an art and as functional whether used as a wall piece or a vase.
Living near his monumental 36 foot high "Bust of Sylvette" a Picasso sculpture, Gary is frequently exposed and moved by Picasso. His ability to convey through a line drawing on a small cardboard sculpture works was scaled up to monumental scale. In combination with the three I.M.Pei-designed buildings surrounding this sculpture, one experiences the feeling of a piazza — a treasure within New York's urban grid.
PICASSO "WOMAN BEFORE A MIRROR" 1932 Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., NY
pICASSO "AMBROISE VOLLARD 1910 Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia
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Иван Моисеевич Воскобойников (9 мая 1926 ― 12 июля 2018) ― советский и российский общественный деятель, участник Великой Отечественной войны, работник Амурского судостроительного завода, почётный гражданин города Комсомольск-на-Амуре (2017).

Биография
Родился 9 мая 1926 года в колхозе Красный Хутор Боброводворского района Курской области в крестьянской семье. В начале Великой Отечественной войны ему исполнилось пятнадцать лет. Начал свою трудовую деятельность в родном колхозе наравне со взрослыми. 1 мая 1943 года был призван на действительную военную службу в Красную Армию. С 5 июля 1943 по 1 мая 1945 года принимал участие в боевых действиях на фронтах Великой Отечественной войны. Воевал на Воронежском, Западном, 1-м Украинском фронтах в составе 196 зенитно-артиллерийского полка, 2-й орудийный номер (заряжающий). Принимал участие в освобождении городов: Киева, Харькова. С августа по сентябрь 1945 года был переброшен на Дальний Восток, участвовал в войне с милитаристской Японией в составе 29 отдельной зенитной артиллерийской бригады, командир отделения, сержант.

После окончания военных действий продолжил служить в Советской Армии до 1950 года. Уволившись в запас, трудоустроился на Амурский судостроительный завод в городе Комсомольске-на-Амуре. Работал учеником плазового разметчика в корпусообрабатывающий цех, потом стал трудиться электриком. После завершения обучения в политехническом техникуме, получил должность мастера участка, с которой в 1986 году ушёл на заслуженный отдых.

С 1994 года активыно принимал участие в работе ветеранской организации. Участвовал в подготовке «Книге памяти Хабаровского края», возглавлял секцию участников войны в Совете ветеранов Центрального округа Комсомольск, занимался патриотическим воспитанием подрастающего поколения. Около 90 статей о войне, товарищах подготовил и опубликовал. Более 30 его стихотворений посвящены заводчанам-участникам войны.

В 2017 году решением городских депутатов удостоен звания "Почётный гражданин города Комсомольска-на-Амуре".

Проживал в городе Комсомольске-на-Амуре. Умер 12 июля 2018 года.

Награды и звания
 Орден Отечественной войны II степени
 Медаль «За боевые заслуги»
 Медаль «За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.»
 Медаль «За победу над Японией»
 Медаль «За трудовую доблесть»
 другими медалями

 Почётный гражданин города Комсомольска-на-Амуре (2017)

Примечания

Ссылки
 Иван Моисеевич Воскобойников
 Бессмертный полк
 Биография Иван Моисеевич Воскобойников

Почётные граждане Комсомольска-на-Амуре
Артиллеристы Великой Отечественной войны
Участники советско-японской войны (СССР)

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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.Socket;

public class HttpSniffer extends JFrame {
  JTextArea response = new JTextArea();
  JTextField address = new JTextField();
  JLabel jLabel1 = new JLabel();
  JLabel jLabel2 = new JLabel();
  JTextField port = new JTextField();
  JButton send = new JButton();
  JLabel jLabel3 = new JLabel();
  JTextField command = new JTextField();
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  public HttpSniffer() {
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I like that the shoe is all black and non skid for work purposes. I also like that the shoe is lightweight and comfortable. I have a hard time shoe shopping and never thought I'd be able to shop online for shoes but got lucky with this particular brand. I have plantar fasciitis and was able to put my orthotics in these and had no foot pain at all wearing them. I liked these so much, I just ordered 2 more pair to have on hand when the first pair wear out! Lastly, I will say that the only drawback I noticed was the shoe seems to capture foot odor that I don't have an issue with in other shoes.
They are true to size and very comfortable. The soles of the shoe have a little padding to them as well.
I haven't received them yet but I hope my daughter likes them.will give update when I receive them.
I bought these shoes in June and around August they started falling apart. Now I am going to have to buy a new set of shoes, as I am in food service. That's what I get for trying to save money with the $30 pair of shoes. Don't buy if you're looking for quality. These shoes seriously flap when I walk in them because the bottom of the shoes are just seams away from being just parts.
do these run smaller or true to size?


Everyone get on deck for this adorable pirate gift box for baby.
Pirate Ship Basket Measures 9"
Winter Water Factory. Long Sleeve Romper, High Seas Navy. Lap neck opening and 7 snap buttons. Organic cotton. Available in 3mos and 6 mos.
The Bunny and Bear Note: We are so excited about this pirate themed box with two amazing brands. Maileg is famous for their playful, charming and beautifully crafted toys that inspire imaginations. Perfectly paired with Winter Water Factory's organic pirate onesie, this box is sure to spread joy and imagination to baby.


Last week I shared with you a super baby friendly way to decorate Easter Eggs, today I'll be bringing you a fine motor skill builder that is super easy to do and the results will last you years to come!
Without further ado I present the toddler friendly egg collage!
This activity requires a few things, a blank piece of white paper, a piece of construction paper in any color, markers, scissors, and a glue stick.
To create this masterpiece it's actually really simple, I let Little Man do his thing coloring away on the white piece of paper until he lost interest. I didn't put any egg shapes on the paper prior because for one I'm super lazy and two for some reason coloring sheets aren't his jam and he loses interest pretty quickly.
We absolutely adore low prep and no mess activities and this one definitely fits into that category! Another way to make this even more mess free would be to use crayons since they don't get on hands, but we're still in the chewing phase so we can't quite use those yet.
If your little one is older and can color in the lines feel free to throw some predetermined egg outlines on there, its entirely up to you!
Once the white paper was colored and Little Man was done I then simply took the scissors and made some egg shapes around his coloring. I didn't let him help me with the scissors this time around because he hasn't hit two yet and the thought makes me super nervous, but if you're feeling confident and have safety scissors definitely let them help!
Once I had the shapes cut out Little Man took over and helped to glue the backs with the glue stick and then place on the paper. I assisted in not letting him eat the glue stick, and helping to not stack all the shapes on top of each other, but it was a great activity in listening because he did really great once we got going!
This activity was great because it took a whole three seconds to prep and clean up, the coloring alone kept him entertained for a half hour, and the finished product is something we can proudly display for years to come because its adorable!
Next week will be another egg tastic adventure, but for now we're still on the low prep band wagon.
What are some other Easter or spring crafts you love to do with your toddler? Drop a link below or let me know in the comments!


Amongst probably the most common electrical wiring thoughts is on how to wire a swap. Even though applying switches at your home is kind of easy, wiring a single might not be that easy for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is actually quite simple to wire. You will find several types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you happen to be putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceedingly typical swap (and also the most basic).
You can find three hues of wires in a very common single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and join them within the terminal screws - a single on top rated plus the other about the bottom screw from the switch. The white wire serves as being a supply of uninterrupted energy and is particularly normally linked to some light-weight colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Link the inexperienced wire to your ground screw of the change.
These ways would frequently be ample to produce a typical swap function and not using a problem. Nevertheless, when you will not be assured that you can attain the process effectively and safely you far better enable the professionals get it done alternatively. Following all, there is certainly a rationale why this endeavor is one of the most typical electrical wiring queries requested by most people.
For many reason, ways to wire a ceiling fan is also one of probably the most frequent electrical wiring issues. To simplify this undertaking, you should utilize an individual switch for any single ceiling fan. To wire the enthusiast, it's only a matter of connecting the black wire in the ceiling fan to your black wire from the switch. If there is a light, the blue wire needs to be linked on the black wire from the switch too.
You can find good reasons why these are typically essentially the most usually asked electrical wiring queries. 1, lots of consider it's uncomplicated to carry out, and two, these are definitely the popular electrical duties in the home. But then you shouldn't set your protection at risk within your objective to save cash. The stakes could even be significantly higher for those who endeavor to lower your expenses and do an electrical wiring occupation devoid of ample know-how or expertise.


The Vatican Council II document Sacrosanctum concilium states, "The treasury of sacred music is to be preserved and cultivated with great care." In keeping with the true spirit of Vatican II, CanticaNOVA Publications is proud to present the Treasury of Sacred Music Series. Each piece in this series has been part of the musical tradition of the Church for centuries, enriching its liturgies and setting the standard for future generations of Church composers. More pieces will be added with each catalog!


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Thursday, Sep 10, 2015 08:57 AM
RB Roles Not Officially Assigned, But Randle, McFadden Share Excitement
IRVING, Texas – Thanks to the ever-forward-thinking approach of head coach Jason Garrett, the Cowboys aren't exactly a reflective team.
Looking back to the past or comparing feelings from now to then is usually not a well-supported practice around Valley Ranch.
But running back Joseph Randle really couldn't help himself when asked Thursday if the juices will be flowing a little more come Sunday night vs. the Giants.
"I would have to say more," Randle said. "Yeah, get more reps and more game reps. It's exciting. With a good opponent coming in. I'm extremely excited."
Randle, a fifth-round pick of the Cowboys in 2013, has spent two years behind DeMarco Murray, who has since signed with the Eagles. In spot-duty last year, Randle rushed for 343 yards on 51 carries, with a team-best 6.7 yards per carry.
On the other side of the locker room, Darren McFadden echoed the same sentiments. Right now, it appears the Cowboys are leaning toward Randle as the starter, but McFadden knows a thing or two about splitting carries, having done it at both Arkansas and with the Raiders the last seven years.
"I'm just excited to get out there with my teammates," McFadden said. "You just want an opportunity to play. When my number gets called, I'll be ready. That's really all you can do."
Both players didn't seem too fazed by the addition of veteran Christine Michael, who was added via trade on Sunday.
"They're going to do what they've got to do," Randle said of the Cowboys' front-office personnel. "That's their job. That's way above my head. I have to make sure I do whatever I have to do to be on the team."
Michael said he's taking a "one-day-at-a-time" approach when asked about his availability for Sunday. Even if the Cowboys make him active, it seems likely that Randle and McFadden will carry the workload, with possibly third-down reps going to Lance Dunbar.
When asked if the Cowboys were lacking a physical presence in the backfield like they had with Murray, Garrett dismissed the notion.
"I think we feel really good about our backs, "Garrett said. "Joe Randle has proven he can be an inside runner. He's proven he can be an outside runner. He can be an explosive runner when he's gotten opportunities in NFL games for us last year. Go back and watch the tape. There is a lot of evidence of that and certainly McFadden has been able to do that throughout his career, in college and the NFL when he's been healthy. So I feel good about those guys being able to do whatever we ask them to do at a high level."
And there's a thought the Cowboys are simply waiting until the season begins to name a full-time starter. But offensive coordinator Scott Linehan makes it sound like a clear-cut starter isn't necessary, pointing out his first season in the NFL with the Vikings, who led the NFL in rushing despite having a lead back (Michael Bennett) with just 252 carries.[embeddedad0]
"We had a back that had probably 60 percent of the carries and then we had two backs that had the other 40 percent," Linehan said. "So you can be effective with guys as long as they are playing and running and doing the things you are asking them to do. Last year was unique. It was certainly a great testament to DeMarco and our team last year, but he's not here anymore. This year you have to define yourself a different way. I feel like being able to do it similar but a different way, maybe with two, three guys doing it, is for sure part of our plan, but also very doable."


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El jengibre (Zingiber officinale) o kion, como se le conoce en Perú (derivado del cantonés 薑 goeng1) es una planta de la familia de las zingiberáceas, cuyo tallo subterráneo es un rizoma horizontal muy apreciado por su aroma y sabor picante. La planta llega a tener 90 cm de altura, con largas hojas de 20 cm. El jengibre se originó en los bosques lluviosos tropicales del subcontinente indio al sur de Asia, donde las plantas de jengibre muestran una variación genética considerable. Como una de las primeras especias exportadas de Oriente, el jengibre llegó a Europa durante el comercio de especias y fue usado por los antiguos griegos y romanos.

Etimología
El origen de la palabra castellana jengibre procede del latín medieval zingĭber, -ibĕris; este, del griego ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis); y este, del prácrito singavera. Singavera, a su vez, procede del sánscrito srngaveram, en donde srngam significa 'cuerno' y vera 'cuerpo', debido a la forma de su raíz.

Descripción
Son hierbas que alcanzan un tamaño de hasta 2m de alto. Hojas lineares, de 5-25cm de largo y 1-3cm de ancho, ápice agudo, base cuneada, glabras; lígula 1-10mm de largo; pecíolo ausente. La inflorescencia es un racimo basal. El fruto es una cápsula subglobosa a elipsoide; con semillas lustrosas negras, arilo blanco, lacerado.

Origen y distribución

El jengibre probablemente se originó como flora terrestre de bosques tropicales de tierras bajas en regiones del subcontinente indio al sur de Asia, donde su cultivo se mantiene entre los productores más grandes del mundo, incluyendo India, China y otros países del sur de Asia. Numerosos parientes silvestres todavía se encuentran en estas regiones, así como en regiones tropicales o subtropicales del mundo, como Hawái, Japón y Australia.

Usos culinarios
Los rizomas se utilizan en la mayor parte de las cocinas del mundo a través de la cocina asiática. Los rizomas tiernos son jugosos y carnosos, con un fuerte sabor. Se suelen conservar en vinagre como aperitivo o simplemente se añaden como ingrediente de muchos platos. Las raíces maduras son fibrosas y secas. El jugo de los rizomas viejos es extremadamente picante y a menudo se utiliza como especia en la cocina china para disimular otros aromas y sabores más fuertes, como los mariscos y la carne de cordero.

En la cocina occidental, el jengibre, seco o en polvo, se restringe tradicionalmente a alimentos dulces; se utiliza para elaborar caramelos, pan de jengibre, para saborizar galletas (como los populares hombres de jengibre) y como saborizante principal de la gaseosa de jengibre o ginger ale, bebida dulce y carbonatada.

Por otro lado, tanto en la cocina asiática como en la occidental se suelen utilizar los rizomas para preparar té y otras bebidas calientes.

Propiedades nutricionales

El rizoma de la planta, en su estado natural, se compone de un 79% de agua, un 18% de carbohidrato y en menor cantidad proteína (2%) y grasa (1%). Una porción de 100 gramos de jengibre contiene aproximadamente 334 calorías, vitamina C (5 mg), vitamina B9 (11 mcg), magnesio (43 mg) y potasio (415 mg). Otras vitaminas y minerales presentes en el jengibre fresco son la vitamina E, vitaminas B1, B2, B3, B5 y B6, calcio, hierro, manganeso, zinc, fósforo y sodio.

Usos terapéuticos

Galeno lo utilizaba como medicamento para corregir los tumores, defectos del cuerpo y en tratamientos de parálisis causados por exceso de flema. Avicena, reconocido médico musulmán, lo recomendaba como afrodisíaco, altamente beneficioso en el tratamiento de la "debilidad sexual". En investigaciones médicas se ha comprobado que la raíz de jengibre es un efectivo tratamiento contra las náuseas causadas por los mareos en medios de transporte, así como las padecidas por las mujeres embarazadas. No obstante, una revisión de la Colaboración Cochrane de 2010 concluye que las pruebas sobre la efectividad en la reducción de las náuseas durante el embarazo son inconsistentes y relativamente débiles. No se le conoce efecto teratogénico.

Otras propiedades

 La decocción de rizomas se usa para tratar afecciones gastrointestinales (cólico, diarrea, inapetencia, indigestión, flatulencia, náusea), y respiratorias (amigdalitis, asma, bronquitis, catarro, fiebre, gripe, inflamación de la garganta, pleuresía, resfrío, ronquera, tos, tos ferina) malaria, gota, dismenorrea y reumatismo.
 Tópicamente se aplican cataplasmas y ungüentos del rizoma en los casos de menstruación difícil y cefalea, por su acción estimulante y rubefaciente en el dolor de muelas, induraciones, inflamaciones, tumores, reumatismo, úlcera y cáncer; con el jugo del rizoma se hacen masajes a los niños como tonificante.
 Se le atribuye propiedad afrodisiaca, analgésica, antihistamínica, antiséptica, antitusiva, aperitiva, aromática, astringente, carminativa, diaforética, digestiva, expectorante, rubefaciente, sudorífica y tónica.

Química
El sabor picante de jengibre se debe a compuestos no volátiles de derivados defenilpropanoide, particularmente gingeroles y shogaoles, que se forman a partir gingeroles cuando el jengibre es secado o cocido. Zingerona también se produce a partir gingeroles durante este proceso; este compuesto es menos picante y tiene un aroma dulce y picante.

El jengibre tiene una acción sialogoga, estimulando la producción de saliva, lo que facilita la deglución.

Uso de la planta en horticultura

La planta del jengibre produce cúmulos de botones florales blancos y rosados que florecen en flores amarillas. Debido a su atractivo estético y a la adaptación de la planta a los climas cálidos, se utiliza a menudo como fondo alrededor de las casas subtropicales. Es una planta perenne de caña con tallos frondosos anuales, de aproximadamente un metro de altura. Tradicionalmente, el rizoma se recoge cuando el tallo se marchita; inmediatamente se escalda, o se lava y se raspa, para matarlo y evitar la brotación. El fragante perispermo de las Zingiberáceas es utilizado como dulce por los Bantú, y también como condimento y sialagogo.

La propagación del jengibre se realiza exclusivamente por vía asexual utilizando secciones de rizoma, lo que puede conllevarla diseminación de plagas y enfermedades.. Se plantan segmentos de rizomas que tengan al menos una yema, a una profundidad de entre 6 y 8 cm de profundidad, según el tamaño a distancias de un metro entre filas y 0,30 a 0,50 metros entre planta de la hilera, en los meses de marzo a mayo, según la latitud. Requiere riego abundante. Las plantas se pueden cosechar entre los 9 y 10 meses, recogiéndose los rizomas cuando la planta ya está seca.

Especias similares
Los brotes y los capullos florales de la especia Zingiber mioga (Roscoe) se consumen en la cocina japonesa; y sus rizomas, igualmente son comestibles pero de tamaño pequeño, por lo que se utilizan con menos frecuencia que los del jengibre.

Otra de las especias de la Zingiberáceas, la alpinia galanga, se utiliza de forma similar al jengibre en la cocina tailandesa.

Un jengibre cancerígeno
La especie oriunda del este de Estados Unidos, Asarum canadense, de la familia de las Aristolochiaceae, conocida como jengibre silvestre, aunque no está emparentada con el verdadero jengibre, tiene propiedades aromáticas parecidas; sin embargo, no se debe utilizar como sustituto del jengibre, ya que contiene ácido aristolóquico (también llamado aristoloquina), un agente que puede generar cáncer.

Taxonomía

Zingiber officinale fue descrita por William Roscoe y publicado en Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 8: 348. 1807.
Etimología
Su nombre proviene del indoeuropeo: en sánscrito se decía singavera, que significa «cuerpo de cuerno» (śṛṅga: «cuerno» y vera: «cuerpo, berenjena, azafrán, boca»).
Sinonimia

Notas

Referencias

Véase también
 Zingiber mioga
 Galangal
 Boesenbergia rotunda  (jengibre chino)
 Zingiber zerumbet
 Plantas y animales domesticados de Austronesia

officinale
Flora de Asia
Plantas medicinales
Plantas usadas en la medicina tradicional china
Plantas descritas en 1807
Plantas descritas por Roscoe


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The UK's 10 worst cities to travel in, ranked
The ESP Group has carried out a survey across 33 cities in the UK to identify travel habits around the country,and the results make for interesting reading!
The 10 worst cities to travel in have been revealed as:
1 Bristol
Out in the West Country, over half of those surveyed criticised the timetabling of buses and trains around the city – and a massive 82.4% of those asked said they would prefer to walk than take public transport! Those looking to help ease congestion in Bristol can join the TravelWest Liftshare site, to either offer or request lifts around the city and surrounding areas.
2 Cambridge
Ranking just 5.63 out of 10 for ease of travel, the famous Cycle City didn't fare well travel-wise for those living in it, despite such high numbers of people relying on walking and cycling. However, Cambridge does have it's own CamShare Liftshare scheme, open to all in the area, to help reduce congestion, carbon and cash!
3 Norwich
Surveyed during a period of disruption and city centre roadworks and developments, Norwich's key issue were poor timetabling of public transport, a lack of door-to-door travel options, and the rising costs of travel. If you're travelling around Norfolk, joining the Norfolk Carshare Community to offer or request a lift and help combat these issues.
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Aberdeen has a major airport, rail links, coach and bus services, and is part of the UK National Cycle Network, but getting around the city itself can prove troublesome. Carshare Aberdeenshire is open to anyone travelling in the area, whether or not they drive!
5 Wolverhampton
6 Brighton
7 Birmingham
8 Manchester
10 Exeter
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About APNA > Press Releases
APNA Joins White House Effort to Address Opioid Misuse and Overdose Epidemic in Communities Across Nation
Falls Church, Virginia | October 21, 2015
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association has joined a White House effort, announced today, to address the ongoing epidemic of prescription drug abuse and heroin use across the nation. With organizations from both the public and private sectors participating, the effort seeks to train health care providers, improve access to treatment, and raise awareness of the risks of prescription drug misuse.
Approximately 2.3 million US citizens aged 12 and older have opioid use disorder, and most states have higher rates of treatment need than capacity to treat.1 In this context, educating health professionals and encouraging them to apply best-treatment practices is critical to improve the health of the nation. APNA is one of 8 nursing groups to pledge to be a part of the solution over the next two years. Nurses have been described as the "backbone" of the Opioid Treatment Program system of care,2 yet nurses may lack essential education in substance use disorders in general,3 and in the risks of opioid addiction specifically.4 Because nurses have frequent and regular contact with patients in numerous settings and levels of care, they are ideally suited to provide effective opiate interventions.
APNA has therefore committed to develop, provide, and disseminate educational interventions on the treatment of opioid use disorder. This continuing education will be offered at no cost to our more than 10,000 members and beyond in webinar and/or interactive format.
Through the APNA Addictions Council, under the leadership of Matthew Tierney, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC and Carol Essenmacher, DNP, C-TTS, APNA has sought to advance excellence in the prevention and treatment of substance use and addictive disorders. In our commitment to the White House's effort we will draw upon the Addiction Council's national network of experts in mental illness and substance use disorders to develop this education. We are proud to support the critical role that our members play each day to address substance use and addiction in our communities.
The press release issued by the White House this morning, which notes APNA's participation, can be viewed here.
Jones CM, Campopiano M, Baldwin G, et al. National and State Treatment Need and Capacity for Opioid Agonist Medication-Assisted Treatment. Am J Public Health. 2015;105(8), e55-63.
Kub J. Interview with Sara Azimi-Bolourian. J Addict Nurs. 2010;21:49-51.
Kane CF. Essential Psychyiatric and Substance Use Competencies for the Registered Nurse: Crucial and Complex Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2012;26(2): 77-79.
Costello M, Thompson S. Preventing Opioid Misuse and Potential Abuse: The Nurse's Role in Patient Education. Pain Manag Nurs. 2015; 16(4): 515-519.


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From Huawei ban to a doctored image of an Australian soldier: Australia and China's political feud
By Kate Kachor • Senior Journalist
Framed by the backdrop of four furled Australian flags, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sat bespeckled with a stony-faced glare.
The snap press conference had been called just hours after China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian tweeted the fake image of an Australian soldier appearing to slit the throat of a child while kneeling on an Australian flag.
Mr Morrison labelled the violent image as "repugnant" and demanded an apology from China and its removal both from Mr Zhao's account and that of Twitter entirely.
With a single post, the tensions between the two nations well and truly boiled over with the pot all but scorched.
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What caused such a reaction?
Australia and China's political ties have been strained for many years, some claiming the relationship soured in 2018 when Australia banned Huawei from its nascent 5G broadband network.
These tensions were said to have escalated by concern by Australia over China's attempts to secure greater influence in the Pacific.
It was late April this year when Australia called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, which is believed to have started at a wet market in Wuhan.
Two months earlier, in February, it was reported China ignored help from WHO and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in responding to the virus. Health representatives in Wuhan reported a cluster of pneumonia cases to WHO on December 31, 2019.
On April 22, Mr Morrison told reporters he had proposed to a number of world leaders the building of an international coalition to give the World Health Organisation (WHO) greater powers when it comes to pandemic responses.
China released a strongly-worded statement hitting back at Australia's calls for the inquiry, accusing the nation of playing "political games".
In an apparent response, Beijing's ambassador to Australia said Chinese consumers could boycott Australian beef, wine, tourism and universities in response to Canberra's demand.
Workers line up for medical workers to take swabs for the coronavirus test at a large factory in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, May 15, 2020. (AP)
Days later, Beijing suspended imports from four of Australia's largest meat processors, worth about 20 per cent of Canberra's beef exports to China.
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In the early hours of May 19, Mr Trump told his 80 million Twitter followers he enthusiastically backed the Australia-push for an independent COVID-19 inquiry.
That same day, China announced anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties totalling 80.5 per cent on Australia's barley imports.
By June, China's state media claimed Australia was ramping up spying efforts against Beijing, including spying on Chinese students and feeding "fake news" to the media to hype up theories about Chinese spying.
The allegations came days after an obscure NSW upper house MP's office was raided by ASIO and federal police over allegations Chinese agents had infiltrated his office.
Trade Minister Simon told reporters Australia will not back down against China's alleged intimidation tactics.
"What we will never do is change who we are or what we stand for," Mr Birmingham said.
"We will never sell out our national interest. We will not compromise our sovereignty, our values or our principles."
A month later, in July, Australia joined the US in rejecting China's claims to key parts of the South China Sea.
"There is no legal basis for China to draw straight baselines connecting the outermost points of maritime features or 'island groups' in the South China Sea," Australia's statement reads.
In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams alongside in the South China Sea, Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP)
"Australia rejects China's claim to 'historic rights' or 'maritime rights and interests' as established in the 'long course of historical practice' in the South China Sea."
Relations between Canberra and Beijing continued to deteriorate with an Australian journalist in China detained by Chinese authorities.
On August 31, Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed Cheng Lei was being detained by Chinese authorities.
The race home
Just weeks later, ABC journalist Bill Birtles and Michael Smith from The Australian Financial Review were dramatically pulled out of China by their news organisations over safety fears.
9News political editor Chris Uhlmann said the AFR and ABC decided their journalists faced an "unacceptable risk" of possible arbitrary detention.
"(It's) an extraordinary thing to think that relations are so bad now between China and Australia that journalists would no longer consider themselves to be safe," he said.
Just days after Birtles and Smith's return home to Australia, Chinese media accused the Australian government of "double standards" and "hypocrisy" over claims members of Australia's intelligence agency raided the homes of Chinese journalists in Australia and questioned them before seizing their computers and smartphones.
Last week, Mr Zhao revealed a list of accusations against Australia, including accusing the Morrison government of a "blatant violation ... of international relations", by speaking out over what it viewed as risks to "democratic processes" in Hong Kong and human rights abuse allegations in Xinjiang.
Cheng Lei is a high-profile Australian television anchor for the Chinese Government's English news channel, CGTN (CGTN)
Mr Zhao's gripes followed the release by Chinese officials of a list of 14 grievances China has with Australia.
At the top of the list are decisions to ban Huawei from the rollout of the 5G network, foreign interference laws, and calling for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19.
In reply, Mr Morrison vowed Australia will not walk away from policies which anger our largest trading partner China, declaring "Australia can never compromise on our national interests".
"We won't be changing any of that," he said during an interview with Today in quarantine in the Lodge after returning from Japan.
With Mr Morrison now waiting for an apology over that image, it is now in the hands of China.
'Democracy has prevailed'


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IRS Wealth Squads
IRS Wealth Squads Target Wealthy Taxpayers' and Hedge Funds, Trusts and Foreign Accounts with a highly capable team of experienced examination specialists.
Newly created IRS Wealth Squads exam teams will scrub wealthy taxpayers' hedge funds, trusts, and foreign accounts. It is not recommended you represent yourself, hire an accountant.Those who by anyone's measure would be considered wealthy should be on notice: How you acquired and now maintain the wherewithal to be so labeled may soon be called into question by the Internal Revenue Service. That's not to say that the questions can't be answered, and the matter closed with no further tax due, but the means to that end could get complicated.
Last Fall, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman unveiled his vision for a Global IRS Wealth Squads Exam Group—the latest addition to the agency's arsenal of compliance strategies. Its goal is to ensure that these high-end Form 1040 filers are not shirking their federal tax responsibilities. While the exact amount of "wealth" that will arouse IRS interest was not disclosed, the Commissioner suggested a threshold in the neighborhood of tens of millions of dollars. According to the most recently released IRS estimates, in 2004 there were approximately 47,000 individual taxpayers with a net worth of $20,000,000 or more.
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However, as troublesome as this behavior is, it alone is not the principal factor for this new program. Instead, it is the scope and complexity of the tax planning in which such individuals engage that challenges the current exam strategy and dictates a different approach for certain wealthy taxpayers. Gone are the days when Forms 1040 filed by such taxpayers reported for the most part, wages, dividends, interest, capital gains, and perhaps distributions from a law firm, accounting firm, business partnership, or small business corporation. Instead, they now often reflect the taxpayer's participation in such ventures as multi-tiered partnerships, trust arrangements, private equity and hedge funds, and private foundations. To complicate matters from an IRS Wealth Squads exam perspective, many of these entities in whole or in part are foreign-based.
To expect one revenue agent to verify that a return reflects the proper tax treatment of such an economic enterprise is unrealistic. Thus, make way for the "IRS Wealth Squads" from the new Global High Wealth Exam Group. They will be armed with agents with the necessary skill sets to examine these situations in a holistic manner. In other words, the individuals as well as their related entities may be examined to ensure that not only income amounts but also the transactions and relationships from which they arise have been properly accounted for and reported for federal tax purposes. While it will take some time to get this organization fully staffed, there are exam teams already up and running.
IRS Wealth Squads Target Wealthy Taxpayers' and Hedge Funds
IRS Wealth Squads Target Wealthy Taxpayers' and Hedge Funds, Trusts and Foreign Accounts with a highly capable team of experienced examination specialists