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Hofschranze (die, in älterer Zeit auch der Hofschranz(e)) ist eine seit dem 16. Jahrhundert gebräuchliche abwertende Bezeichnung für einen Höfling am Hof eines Fürsten, deren Bedeutung negative Charakterzüge und Verhaltensweisen umfasst, die innerhalb der sehr hierarchischen Hofgesellschaft in einer durch Gunst-Konkurrenz geprägten Gruppe entstehen können. Zu typischen Verhaltensweisen gegenüber dem Gunstgeber zählen beispielsweise Gefallsucht, Schmeichelei und Heuchelei; gegenüber Konkurrenten Intrigantentum, Demütigungen, Verleumdung, üble Nachrede. Übertragen wird das Wort auch für Personen im nicht-höfischen Umfeld einer hochgestellten oder einflussreichen Persönlichkeit gebraucht.

Das Wort wird etymologisch aus dem mittelhochdeutschen Wort Schranz(e) ("Riss", "Schlitz") hergeleitet, das metonymisch auf den Träger seit dem Spätmittelalter als Requisit höfischer oder patrizischer Prachtentfaltung üblicher "geschlitzter" Gewänder übertragen und im Neuhochdeutschen als Kompositum Hofschranze beibehalten worden sei.

Hofschranzen in der Literatur und im Film
 In Friedrich Schillers Drama Kabale und Liebe ist die Figur des Hofmarschalls von Kalb eine typische Hofschranze.
 In Franz Grillparzers Drama Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg werden die Höflinge genau so bezeichnet, bei einer Audienz des Kaisers Rudolf II. (HRR), in Prag.
 Im Spielfilm Rob Roy verkörpert Tim Roth als Archibald Cunningham eine Hofschranze.

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Dr. Ivan Vrcek was born in Jackson, Mississippi to parents from Ireland and Croatia. He was raised in Oklahoma and Texas. It was in high school at Strake Jesuit where Dr. Vrcek first developed his passion for medical science and his dedication to being a man for others. Dr. Vrcek attended The College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts where he delivered an honors thesis in comparative anatomy and graduated with honors. He then attended medical school at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas where he was president of his class. After Dr. Vrcek's intern year at Baylor University Medical Center, Dr. Vrcek completed his Ophthalmology Residency (Eye Disease and Eye Surgery) at Parkland Hospital where he published numerous scientific articles in the field of ophthalmic plastic surgery and honed his interest in the field. Dr. Vrcek was the first applicant from UT Southwestern in over a decade to be accepted into a prestigious American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) fellowship. During fellowship, Dr. Vrcek performed over 2,000 ophthalmic plastic, reconstructive, orbit, lacrimal, trauma, and cosmetic facial surgery procedures. Dr. Vrcek also trained numerous residents, wrote more than 20 peer reviewed publications and book chapters, and distinguished himself by being awarded two American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Research Grants. Dr. Vrcek also completed a fellowship in Facial Cosmetic Surgery accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery during which time he was trained in complex full facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.


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Get Real… Customer Engagement with Two-Way SMS
By Katabat
A few days ago, the retail world was abuzz with news that Lowe's has entered into an agreement with Apple. Under their new agreement, Lowe's will leverage Apple's Business Chat platform and begin to offer its customers a new way to engage with the brand: two-way SMS.
Marketing communication, traditionally, has been a lot like practicing tennis alone. You hit ball after ball across the net, send out message after message—and then pick up and do it all over again. Deploying two-way SMS is a game-changer. Now, your customer can come play tennis with you. They can respond to your messages in the same, preferred medium and continue the conversation with a representative in real time.
For the uninitiated, the reaction is likely "Wait, what? Don't all retailers already do that?" As I briefly discussed in my last post, the answer is no. While you may have received an SMS marketing message from a retailer in the past, have you ever engaged in an actual conversation with a customer service rep via text? The answer is likely "no." If you have, the rep was probably texting via their personal phone.
So what's the big deal? As a consumer, a lot. Now you can communicate directly with someone at the retailer, get accurate product and inventory information, and ask questions, all through text! Further, there is now a record of your conversation, making it more likely that you will get better customer service and more relevant offers.
If you are a retailer and are considering new models of engagement, you should take a serious look at two-way SMS. Studies have shown that 97% of Americans text weekly. For many people, it is the preferred method of communication. Texting is still growing, too: worldwide daily texting increased from an estimated 18.7 billion to 22 billion messages between 2014 and 2017. While two-way SMS can be a lucrative marketing channel, it is an even more lucrative engagement channel. It allows your customers to reach you at the critical moment when they want to engage with you.
As a retail executive told me the other day, "Lowe's is playing chess, but the rest of us are just playing checkers." Maybe it is time to up your game and get real customer engagement with two-way SMS communication.
If you would like to learn more about how Katabat can elevate your customer engagement strategy and keep the conversation going with two-way SMS, please email us at info@katabat.com.
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Send someone a Rose for Valentine!
As some of you may have noticed already, our gala will take place the 15th of February, the day after Valentine's Day.
Of course we could not let this pass just like that so we have decided that we will give you the opportunity to send someone a rose!
All you have to do is contact one of the board members (by e-mail, whatsapp, or in person) and tell them who you want to give a rose to and if you want to send a message along with it. The deadline is the 14th of February.
A rose will cost one euro and you can either transfer that to the S.D.A. Leidance bank account or give one euro to the board member you talked to.
Because it is impossible to do it completely anonymous you can choose which board member to tell and we will not share this information with each other. This way you only have to tell one person you trust about it.
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Vehicle Trivia: See How You Score
Most of us have one, have driven many of them and look forward to getting our next one. How much do you know about the vehicles we drive? Try our quick trivia.
What is the best-selling pickup truck in America?
The Ford F-Series pickups have ruled the roost for years. Seems every other pickup you see on the road is a Ford F-Series led by the Ford F-150.
How many of the top 4 selling vehicle colors can you name?
The best-selling car colors stay pretty much the same each year, with some minor adjustments in the rankings. They include white, black, gray and silver.
In what year did turn signals become mandatory on cars?
It actually wasn't until 1973 that laws made it mandatory to have AND USE turn signals on cars. Many apparently still believe it is an option.
In what year did AM radios first become available in cars?
The first AM radios appeared in Crossley Motors car in 1933. This was in the depth of the Depression when car sales were lagging. Push-button AM radios were quickly considered standard equipment by 1939.
Which vehicle was the first sold in the US with a passenger airbag?
The relatively short-lived Oldsmobile Toronado was the first US car to have passenger airbags.
When was the first Jeep sold to the public?
Willys Overland produced "quads" for the military in the 1940s, which developed into what we know today as the Jeep. The first Jeep sold to the public was a Jeep CJ-2A which was sold from 1945-1949. It has a rear lift gate, side mounted spare and oversized headlights.
When was the first Honda manufactured in the United States?
It was in 1979. Honda built its first factory in the U.S. in Marysville, Ohio. Today Honda has 12 plants building Honda vehicles across the nation.
Which President owned a 1978 Subaru Brat?
It is generally not well know that President Reagan had a Subaru Brat for use on the grounds of the Western White House west of Santa Barbra, California. By, the way, Bill Clinton had a '67 Mustang.
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Amazon created a lot of buzz on April 2 announcing its first internet streamer: the Amazon Fire TV. Priced at $99, the Fire TV is aimed directly at the top of the media streaming market that is currently dominated by various Roku players and Apple TV. Like its competitors, Fire TV can add channels and games through an online store.
Amazon's website provides the company's view of how the product stacks up against the competition. Bear in mind that the chart is Amazon's marketing material, but the top level data contained within the chart appears to be correct.
Unlike the soft rounded edges that you find on the Apple TV and the Roku 3, the Fire TV is encased in a perfectly square case measuring 4.5" X 4.5" X 0.7", which some have described as looking like a thick CD jewel case. The front of the Fire TV is a highly polished black with a single white LED indicator on the left side that blinks yellow if you aren't connected to the internet. The top of the case has a matte, vapor-blast finish that will resist fingerprints. Only the Amazon logo is shiny black.
The rear panel has a power connector, HDMI port, Optical audio port, 10/100 Ethernet port and USB 2.0 port. Interestingly, the power supply is rated at 6.25VDC @ 2 A. I think this is the only device that I've ever seen that uses 6.25 VDC as the supply voltage. The power supply measures 1.9" X 1.9" X 1.25". That's fairly wide and likely to hog a couple of spots on a power strip. Like the case of the Fire TV, the power supply has a nice matte finish with Amazon's logo on the top. That should make it easy to find should you have a pile of wall warts like I do.
The included remote, like the Fire TV, also has a matte finish. Though it doesn't show in the image below, the buttons are shiny black with white identification markings. The remote uses Bluetooth to communicate with the Fire TV, so the direct line-of-sight needed by IR controllers isn't necessary. This makes the Fire TV, as well as the Roku 3 that uses Wi-Fi Direct wireless technology, ideal for squirreling away in an equipment rack.
Comparing remotes, I found the ring navigation with the center select button easier to use than the remote for the Roku 3, reviewed here, which has four directional buttons with the "OK" key located below the navigation keys.


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Kamen Rider Saber Episode 17 English Subbed
Long ago, the Book of Ancients was the transcriber of history, recording everything known to man; myths, creatures, stories, science and technology, humanity evolved, civilization ... It was protected by the Sword of Logos, a sect of swordsmen tasked with protecting the book to keep the world in balance. However, thousands of years ago, the Megiddo attacked and tried to steal it. As a result, the Book vanished, and each of its pages scattered across the world. In the present day, young novelist Touma Kamiyama has been having dreams of another dimension, swordsmen and monsters coming out of a storybook, and a "mysterious girl" calling for help. Recalling the dream sends chills down his spine, not knowing anything about the dream. One day, a strange phenomenon occurred without notice; a part of the city disappeared, people's loved ones disappear one after another, and sends the entire nation into chaos. The vanished part of the city appeared in an alternate dimension, called Wonder World, an endless dimension as big as pages from a book. The dimension is home to magical creatures that attack without hesitation, sending the people in fear and confusion. As Touma and Mei are caught in this phenomenon, the attack reminds Touma of his dream as he is attacked by a mysterious monster. "I will definitely bring the city back to the original world!" As if it was responding to his very will, Touma harnesses the power of the red Dragon as it merges into his body, turning him into the Swordsman of Fire. The battle between the real world and Wonder World has an ending, and its destiny is in his hands.
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Discussion in 'macOS' started by slieu92, Oct 29, 2009.
so i have two external hard drives in each of my firewire ports and every now and then, i would find a folder named "Desktop" in both of them. i never made that folder nor did i name it. i don't think it's a biggie, but i'm curious.
hey, thanks. at least i'm not the only one.


We Are Here. But who are we, really?
We Are Here (WAH) was an international symposium for artist-run initiatives, developed by the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), in collaboration with Firstdraft. It was funded by the Australia Council for the Arts, ArtsNSW, the Copyright Agency Ltd, the City of Sydney and the Freedman Foundation. Held in Sydney from September 1–4 in various locations, the symposium included talks, workshops, events, an exhibition and a live art performance program. The following report focuses on the two-day symposium at Fraser St Studios held on 3–4 September.
The Artist-Run Initiative (ARI): programmed to die out, or destined to amalgamate into the bio-political machinery that is the contemporary post-industrial art world? After a weekend gathering of ARIs from across Australia as part of the inaugural symposium We Are Here, it would seem to me the proverbial ARI could well be on the way to accomplishing both.
We Are Here was developed by NAVA and Firstdraft, with an advisory committee of five additional artists from around the country. The gathering was intended to spark conversation about all the things ARIs never get time to think about: to ask the big questions, to collectively imagine the future and to make big plans. No doubt elements of this manifested over dinner and between sessions, organically falling in between the cracks in the program. However, the weekend felt a little like hanging out at your best friend's place with their parents in the room.
Leaving aside Richard Bell's (ProppaNOW) provocative definition of the ARI as 'welfare for the privileged middle class white kid', there was much about the subject of ARIs that remained caught in an inertia-like grip for most of the symposium. Like the 'emerging artist' tag, the term 'ARI' is a funding category that emerged in response to market research and government policy directions around 1998. However, there was very little focused discussion about the shift in terminology, or indeed about the dramatically changed landscape in which the ARI now operates. There was next to no robust debate about what the emerging differences mean for a fast growing sector of artist-led projects, particularly in terms of the urban political economy or the rapid rise of 'creative industries'.
This was an important gathering, no doubt. And the effort put in by the co-conveners Georgie Meagher and Brianna Munting and the supporting organisations is to be highly commended. And such a gathering was well overdue. But is it the future of ARI gatherings? For starters, it wasn't entirely administered by artists involved in the daily grind of running an initiative.
Rather than using the platform for ARIs throughout the country to nut out their practices and tactics, the structure of the panels focused on a fragmented and impractical discourse on contemporary art by a handful of select people — many of whom do not manage ARIs. The result was an awkward and at times misdirected conversation with too many competing agendas.
I participated in two roundtable discussions: 'How do we really engage communities?' and 'Space/Not Space'. The discussion question in the first roundtable set up a false dichotomy between 'artist' and 'community' — artists running a space already constitute a community. Furthermore, it asked what artists involved in ARIs were doing to make themselves more accessible. This assumed that ARIs run by artists for artists need to be validated by an 'outside' community. For those working outside the daily operation of an ARI, the suggestion that artists engage with 'community' (a weirdly amorphous homogenous entity) entirely misses what it is that ARIs actually do. In particular, the material limitations and precarious circumstances of most ARIs were ignored. Not only do ARIs have limited resources and time, but the assumption that they might service other 'communities' was, at best, a little misguided. ARIs could benefit from 'servicing' their own community — learning how to better support each other and developing strategies to adapt and survive — before engaging with other communities.
The structure of the symposium could have worked: the mix of themed panels with breakaway roundtable discussions seemed like a good idea. But a deeper, more genuine engagement with ARIs in the design and implementation of the symposium would have ensured a more directed and authentic discussion. Some of the speakers didn't seem to know why they were there, turning up just for their spot on a panel, with one international speaker admitting she knew nothing about ARIs because, to her knowledge, they didn't exist in the UK.
While the opening panel 'History/Future' seemed promising, it lacked perspective on the ongoing ramifications of the specific political context that ARIs emerged from and the discussion remained locked in a rather dry art history overview. It also failed to make any provocative statements about possible future directions for the ARI — a topic I thought of utmost importance to this inaugural gathering. This was unfortunate given the diversification of artforms now claiming the artist-run platform and the complexities of purpose evidenced by practices located outside of conventional visual art disciplines. From the audience, Kelli McClusky (from pvi collective in Perth) pointedly questioned the impact of interdisciplinary practice on the future of ARIs, but the response from the panel lacked any real insight: they seemed not to know what was going on in the diverse spaces of artist-run endeavours across the country, or didn't seem to care.
For all intents and purposes, the symposium was designed as a neatly cut and dried package of specific interest groups trying to gain leverage over the future directions of a niche market. The question of the market informed the dynamic of the symposium, but without much in the way of adventurous or heated debate. Various ARIs were divided along rather confused and tired dichotomies of art versus commerce, business versus non-profit, and artist-run initiative versus artist-run non-space. Ultimately it seemed a missed opportunity to expand beyond these old-fashioned divides and explore a more current, international debate on alternative economic models and modes of spatial praxis.
What really needed deeper discussion was the place of the ARI in the emerging political economy and the role of the artist-run initiative in a larger debate about the future. Yes, artists are capable of talking about these big things. Especially if one considers the epistemology of the term 'artist-run'.
The final session was perfectly framed as a playful but deliberately antagonistic debate. Pitching a panel of 'senior arts professionals' against a team of 'emerging artists', the obvious generation gap was palpable as the speakers responded to the statement: '[i]t is the role of the emerging artist to be innovative, ground breaking, experimental and blah blah blah'. Frances Barrett ignited the room when she opened her spiel with 'Comrades and Bureaucrats!'. The crowd of young artists erupted with indignation as she shredded the integrity of the term 'emerging artist', their youthful fists pumping the air.
I couldn't help but wonder how different the whole event could have been had the entire operation been initiated and directed by a genuine network of ARIs. This would have ensured the representation of a more diverse field and encouraged a much deeper, less formal and more provocative interrogation of ARI terrain. If ARIs are ready to stand up and be counted, then they need to do it on their own feet. And perhaps before they tell the world 'We Are Here', they might want to work out who they really are.


Hi, I'm Lou, LouLou, Loulabelle, Louisianna!! I answer to many names because I myself like to make a name for my friends out of their original name, like Fi Fi for Fiona or Katoodles for Katie are you getting the swing of it!!
My family is my life. I have two delicious dudes and am married to my real life superhero! Not only is my man good at most things he's my handbrake when I get giddy and my biggest cheerleader and supporter when I need it the most! Our boys are about to turn 7 and 9 and I am in awe at the deliciousness we have created and a little bewildered at where the time has gone.
My hub and I moved to Australia from the UK in 2003 and stayed there by the beach for 8 years until God decided that it was tine to swap the beach for the countryside – I'm still wrestling with God on the whys and wherefore of that decision! but I do believe that you need to bloom where you are planted, and enjoy the season you are in right now! So with that….
I've been inspired on this journey by so many people, international speakers, friends here and friends afar. I've learnt so much so quickly. I'm not religious but I have an amazing relationship with God, one that I'm excited to share with you on this journey. I can't wait to share life as a modern day christian women in the real world with you, so hold on and pop on seat belt I'm sure there will be hiccups or speed bumps along the way as I'm known for my lack of patience and my desire for running before I can walk!!!


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Episode 9: Incentives: Dodging Carrots
May 4, 2021 December 15, 2022 admin
What do a slot machine, a cynical worker, and quirky management paper all have in common? Tune in to find out.
Organizational incentives are tricky, in at least eight counterproductive ways. This episode of Management Muse is inspired by"On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B," a timeless article written by Steven Kerr in the 1970s, this episode provides eight classic examples of incentives that frequently are either misplaced, distorted or internally inconsistent:
Demanding teamwork but rewarding individual achievement.
Valuing diversity but continuing to hire the same types of people.
Encouraging merit and excellence, but doling out paltry, across-the-board increases that reward no one.
Rallying employees to show customer love, but internally communicating dismissiveness or disrespect towards those very same customers.
Asking for innovation and experimentation but executing on trusted old ideas.
Claiming to value women in the workplace, but perpetuating schedules and policies that disadvantage them.
Asking for loyalty to the organization, but rewarding free agency.
Asking for candid feedback but responding much more positively to butt-kissing.
In this episode, Cindi and Geoff offer thoughts for anyone who has ever been confused by mixed organizational messages.
Organizations don't mean to be contradictory, but incentives are so tricky they often tie well-meaning managers in knots.
Managerial goals don't always correlate with desired outcomes.
Data analytics can be a double-edged sword, as goals and measures may alienate the very employees they're designed to help.
Employee evaluations are often skewed by comingled rewards and flawed productivity measures.
Feedback and introspection can often illuminate inconsistent corporate incentives.
[1:00] The classic article behind this conversation, "On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B," by Steven Kerr.
[03:15] Measuring outcomes is often hard because managers want teamwork, but reward individual achievement.
[04:50] People are endlessly creative, so you can't just set your incentive plans and forget about them.
[06:45] Managers often wrestle with: how to encourage better teamwork, elicit more creativity, enhance productivity, compensate people, and when and how to administer discipline.
[08:05] Walking the line between directing employee goals and providing for input and autonomy.
[09:19] Over-measuring and over-evaluating can backfire, spurring passive-aggressive responses from people who don't want to constantly be under the microscope.
[11:48] Cindi and Geoff discuss safe hires vs. hard hires, and why the distinction matters.
[13:30] Diversity across multiple fronts—age, race, perspective, experience, and others—broadens knowledge and experiences, and may reveal different (and previously unrecognized) pain points and opportunities. Cindi and Geoff discuss organizational diversity, and how incentives can unintentionally get in the way.
[16:32] Data, demographics, and communication patterns can shed light on areas of success and failure of organizational integration.
[18:56] How and what you measure requires intentionality and sensitivity to team members, who may feel overly scrutinized. Cindi and Geoff discuss getting your measure right.
[24:10] Employee evaluations are often based on flawed formulas. Cindi talks about strategies for better evaluations.
[26:58] Where raises go wrong, and how to fix them.
[29:30] Stop blaming customers. It messes with your employees' perspectives.
[31:48] Another common incentive dichotomy: Organizations say that they want innovative ideas and experimentation but then recycle older ideas. It's not necessarily a bad strategy because it's prudent to balance exploration with exploitation (of known best practices), but there is an inherent inconsistency and self-limitation owing to time constraints and bandwidth.
[38:02] How to unwind workplace incentives that unintentionally penalize women.
[42:59] Another example of a misplaced incentive: Corporate leadership praises the idea of candor and people speaking up, until they say something unfavorable.
[45:34] Organizations say they want loyalty, but reward free agency. Cindi and Geoff suggest solutions to that skewed incentive.
[49:28] Cindi and Geoff close out the episode, and provide historical examples emphasize how incentives often go wrong, and how to get them right.
"Organizations commonly say they want teamwork, but all of their reward systems and how they pay out and how they give praise are built on individual achievement." – Geoffrey Tumlin
"A lot of corporations say they want diversity, but they hire the same old people." – Geoffrey Tumlin
"One of the benefits of work-from-home is that the manager can see the difference in work productivity, but you don't get the social penalty [from less productive workers who want to hold you back]." – Cindi Baldi
"If you really want your employees to treat customers with respect, then all the way through the organization leaders need to actually be talking about customers with respect." – Cindi Baldi
"If we want new ideas and experimentation in corporations, it's imperative that we create at least some space for people to feel like they've got the ability to run with an idea and not at the expense of producing." – Geoffrey Tumlin
"Incentives are tricky. We have to get out of the mindset that we're going to set up incentives and then just let it go because you have to swing back around (to look at) all the unintended consequences." – Cindi Baldi
"On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B," by Steven Kerr.
Resources on Related Topics
Ryan, Richard M., and Edward L. Deci. "When paradigms clash: Comments on Cameron and Pierce's claim that rewards do not undermine intrinsic motivation." Review of educational research1 (1996): 33-38.
Cameron, Judy. "Negative effects of reward on intrinsic motivation—A limited phenomenon: Comment on Deci, Koestner, and Ryan (2001)." Review of educational research1 (2001): 29-42.
https://www.gallup.com/workplace/249332/harm-good-truth-performance-reviews.aspx
https://culsure.com/coaching/
KW: Leadership, Incentives, Rewards Systems, Culsure, Organization, Organizational, Management, Big Data, Outcomes, Productivity, Measurement, Evaluations, Employees, Customers, Assimilation.
Assimilation, Big Data, Culsure, Customers, Employees, Evaluations, Incentives, Leadership, Management, Measurement, Organization, Organizational, Outcomes, Productivity, Rewards Systems
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Scientists detect dementia signs as early as nine years ahead of diagnosis
by University of Cambridge
Cambridge scientists have shown that it is possible to spot signs of brain impairment in patients as early as nine years before they receive a diagnosis for one of a number of dementia-related diseases.
In research published today in Alzheimers & Dementia, the team analyzed data from the UK Biobank and found impairment in several areas, such as problem solving and number recall, across a range of conditions.
The findings raise the possibility that in the future, at-risk patients could be screened to help select those who would benefit from interventions to reduce their risk of developing one of the conditions, or to help identify patients suitable for recruitment to clinical trials for new treatments.
There are currently very few effective treatments for dementia or other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. In part, this is because these conditions are often only diagnosed once symptoms appear, whereas the underlying neurodegeneration may have begun years—even decades—earlier. This means that by the time patients take part in clinical trials, it may already be too late in the disease process to alter its course.
Until now, it has been unclear whether it might be possible to detect changes in brain function before the onset of symptoms. To help answer this question, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust turned to UK Biobank, a biomedical database and research resource containing anonymized genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million UK participants aged 40-69.
As well as collecting information on participants' health and disease diagnoses, UK Biobank collected data from a battery of tests including problem solving, memory, reaction times and grip strength, as well as data on weight loss and gain and on the number of falls. This allowed them to look back to see whether any signs were present at baseline—that is, when measurements were first collected from participants (between five and nine years prior to diagnosis).
People who went on to develop Alzheimer's disease scored more poorly compared to healthy individuals when it came to problem solving tasks, reaction times, remembering lists of numbers, prospective memory (our ability to remember to do something later on) and pair matching. This was also the case for people who developed a rarer form of dementia known as frontotemporal dementia.
People who went on to develop Alzheimer's were more likely than healthy adults to have had a fall in the previous 12 months. Those patients who went on to develop a rare neurological condition known as progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), which affects balance, were more than twice as likely as healthy individuals to have had a fall.
For every condition studied—including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies—patients reported poorer overall health at baseline.
First author Nol Swaddiwudhipong, a junior doctor at the University of Cambridge, said, "When we looked back at patients' histories, it became clear that they were showing some cognitive impairment several years before their symptoms became obvious enough to prompt a diagnosis. The impairments were often subtle, but across a number of aspects of cognition.
"This is a step towards us being able to screen people who are at greatest risk—for example, people over 50 or those who have high blood pressure or do not do enough exercise—and intervene at an earlier stage to help them reduce their risk."
Senior author Dr. Tim Rittman from the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge added, "People should not be unduly worried if—for example—they are not good at recalling numbers. Even some healthy individuals will naturally score better or worse than their peers. But we would encourage anyone who has any concerns or notices that their memory or recall is getting worse to speak to their GP."
Dr. Rittman said the findings could also help identify people who can participate in clinical trials for potential new treatments. "The problem with clinical trials is that by necessity they often recruit patients with a diagnosis, but we know that by this point they are already some way down the road and their condition cannot be stopped. If we can find these individuals early enough, we'll have a better chance of seeing if the drugs are effective."
More information: Pre-Diagnostic Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Multiple Sporadic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimers & Dementia (2022). DOI: 10.1002/alz.12802
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They DID NOT choose their religion. They were brain-washed into it. Religion is a matter of geography. Religion is a matter of the family you were born into.
THINK! It is not you who chose your religion, it was chosen for you! It is time to move on, to realize that religion is man made. Become who you are, an individual, an atheist!
Disclaimer: This is a rant. This isn't what I normally post here as a "meditation." Frankly, I'm getting a little tired of being pushed around by a bunch of folks on the web who think they can take an image, manipulate it with some text, and use it to complain about how bad religion is. Today, I decided to push back.
I first saw this bit of Internet meme "shared" by a Facebook friend and a person I've known for many years. He's a person I hold in high regard but we obviously have different viewpoints on religion. If I had seen this coming from almost anyone else, I would have ignored it, but I consider this person an actual friend, so naturally, it hurts.
I turn 58 tomorrow. I didn't become a Christian until I was over 40. I used to be an atheist, primarily because the prevailing culture around me was atheist and it seemed to make sense at the time. Then I started thinking for myself. Why would I let the culture around me choose my religion and my identity for me? Why would I let an Internet meme choose my identity for me?
And what have I ever done to you that you should try to change my identity into what you think would be better for me? I'm not trying to change you.
It occurs to me that all cultures and people groups have their various values and customs that are passed on from one generation to another. Most liberal progressives don't complain about cultural diversity, even if it radically differs from their own, because they recognize that people have the right to observe their native customs and certainly, in the vast majority of cases, liberal progressives and atheists don't demand that other people groups who are not white, middle-class Americans, change their ways just because they are different than the white, middle-class American atheist's ways.
Islam and Judaism are closely tied to national, ethnic, cultural, and racial identity. Why isn't is considered racism, prejudice, and bigotry for you to demand that Jews and Arabs refrain from passing on their values and beliefs to their children? Are you (the general "you"…not naming anyone specifically) more equipped to tell the rest of the world to live your lifestyle? Don't you pass on your values (atheism, progressive liberalism) to your children?
Why are you trying to control everyone else in the world?
Jim, if you had been born in Saudi Arabia and were atheist, assuming you survived to 40, the odds are more likely you would have become Muslim. This isn't really about an Internet meme, but an historical fact. It exited loooooong before the Internet. 99% of people grow up believing what their parents did. Why did none of the natives in the Americas become Christian for 1500 year. That you decided to for a different belief system than your environment does not alter the facts. You are an exception.
I can see his point, but I think he (and a lot of people like him) are missing something. In making statements and posting photos such as the one I put at the top of this blog post, aren't atheists trying to say that their viewpoint, lifestyle, and values system is superior to everyone else's? I know that many religions, particularly Christianity, are accused of exactly the same thing and I know from personal experience (having once been an agnostic leaning toward atheism) that having to listen to a Christian evangelist can be really annoying.
But what about all that "diversity" stuff? If progressive liberalism and atheism supports generally being accepting of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity, then isn't complaining about how different ethnic, cultural, and racial groups choose to raise their children and pass on their values a type of bigotry? While Christianity isn't tied to a particular nationality, race, ethnicity, or culture, Islam and Judaism certainly are. How can the comments espoused by this group of people be seen as anything but prejudiced and even racist?
Yes, I'm coming on strong. Yes, today I've decided to feed the trolls. But it seems like everyone is supposed to have rights to this, that, and the other thing in this world…except religious people. Not only is this group of atheists guilty of the same acts they say religion commits: exclusivism and rejection of the values and lifestyles of other people groups, but they're also guilty of what the rest of the world sees Americans as doing: attempting to spread our own values and lifestyle to the rest of the world and using our own cultural lens to judge the right and the wrong of other people, cultures, and nations.
How are these atheists any more morally correct than any religious person?
How does complaining about religious people make the world a better place? What do you gain by "going after" Muslims, Jews, and Christians? Do you plan on taking on Buddhists and Wiccans next? Has the Dalai Lama somehow offended you? If you really want to spend your time and energy being useful and helping others, please step away from the computer and actually do something for another human being. Volunteer at a homeless shelter. Give cans of food to the local food bank. Spend an hour picking up trash in the parking lot of your neighborhood park. Hold the door open at a public building such as the library for a disabled person or a single mother who is trying to manage five children. Heck, just smile at a stranger once in a while because it's the right thing to do.
Don't complain about me or people like me, saying we're the problem. Go out into the world and be the solution. If you do that, the problems will take care of themselves.
Signed, a fellow human being, who has volunteered, donated, picked up trash, held doors open, and who smiles occasionally at strangers.
hey, didn't Obama say the same thing? Err…No…He said that if you are a business owner…..
"it was chosen for you! It is time to move on"………….My faith was not chosen for me by anyone… I was born in to a family of NO faith. G-d however chose to find me.
There are probably a lot of atheists in the world who sincerely believe their is no God and otherwise do not dislike, hate, or object to the vast majority of religious people who do believe in something larger than the human race.
And then there are those people and groups who, for whatever reason, have "issues" with religion and use atheism as a shield and a sword with which to defend themselves against perceived attacks from religion and to attack religious people on a variety of levels. Some come from religious families or backgrounds that were very abusive and they have responded to hurt with anger. I don't require that they accept my beliefs as their own. It is only a shame that they cannot allow us the relationship with God and the spirituality and wonder that they themselves cannot perceive.
Jim, as the perpetrator I wish to again publically apologize. It was not my intention to hurt you in any way with that post. I not only have a great respect for you professionally and personally, I have found your religious posts and comments fascinating and thought-provoking.
In retrospect, the image text was somewhat arrogant with it's implication that atheism is the only way to think. While I am appalled at the incredible ignorance that some people have about their own religion and simply spout off what daddy or their pastor told them, there are a number of Christians authors I enjoy reading (including yourself).
Everyone has the right to their own beliefs and practices so long as they do not interfere with others, and insisting someone change their beliefs is denying them that right.
First of all, it is extremely gracious of you to say that. I really appreciate it. I know you to be a kind and generous person, which is why the image you posted to Facebook seems like such a glaring contradiction.
From my point of view, each person has to negotiate their own relationship with God. It is true that some folks are raised in a religious home but at some point, you can't depend on Mommy and Daddy's faith to support your own. Either it has to be something that you own completely or you need to look somewhere else.
My parents took me to church when I was young but it was nothing I personally believed in. The minute I was old enough to say "no" and not go to church, I stopped. I know it hurt my mother a lot when I told her I didn't believe in God, but it was something I needed to do for me. It was probably 25 or more years before I stepped back into a church as a form of worship of any kind.
I agree that there are a lot of "religious robots" out there who "quote chapter and verse" but don't know what it all means. There are also a lot of believers who are great at putting other people down, but who've never committed a single act of charity in their lives. If you're going to be a "religious person" you need to constantly be immersed in investigating your own belief system as well as living out the finest aspects of it, which in my case, includes charity, compassion, and even a sense of wonder.
The only thing I ask of atheists and progressive humanists is to do the same. I've met more than a few atheists who believe what they believe because the majority of their friends and the culture around them support the same viewpoint. If you're going to be an atheist and believe in a relativistic morality, know what you're doing and why. If inclusiveness is part of your belief system, don't systematically exclude others just because they're religious.
Again, thank you for coming by and saying what you said, Jim. It takes a lot of grace to address a dialogue like this one.


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This article is about the mythological character. For the Chinese lunar rover, see Yutu (rover).
"Jade Hare" redirects here. For the module for Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, see The Jade Hare.
The moon rabbit in folklore is a rabbit that lives on the Moon, based on pareidolia that identifies the markings of the Moon as a rabbit. The folklore originated in China, and then spread to other Asian cultures.[1] In East Asian folklore, it is seen pounding with a mortar and pestle, but the contents of the mortar differ among Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folklore. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a companion of the Moon goddess Chang'e, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her; but in Japanese and Korean versions, it is pounding the ingredients for rice cake. In some Chinese versions, the rabbit pounds medicine for the mortals.
The image of a rabbit and mortar delineated on the Moon's surface
月兔
Literal meaning
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
yuètù
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
jyut6 tou3
Alternative Chinese name
玉兔
Jade rabbit
yùtù
juk6 tou3
Vietnamese name
Thỏ ngọc
달토끼
Revised Romanization
daltokki
月の兎
tsuki no usagi
An early mention appears in the Chu Ci, a Western Han anthology of Chinese poems from the Warring States period, which notes that along with a toad, there is a rabbit on the Moon who constantly pounds herbs for the immortals. This notion is supported by later texts, including the Song-era Taiping Imperial Reader. Han Dynasty poets call the rabbit on the Moon the "Jade Rabbit" (玉兔) or the "Gold Rabbit" (金兔), and these phrases were often used in place of the word for the Moon. A famous poet of Tang China, Li Bai, relates how "[t]he rabbit in the Moon pounds the medicine in vain" in his poem "The Old Dust".[citation needed]
Asian folkloreEdit
The mythological white hare making the elixir of immortality on the Moon, from Chinese mythology. Embroidered onto 18th-century Imperial Chinese robes.
Sun Wukong fights the Moon Rabbit, a scene in the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West, depicted in Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon.
In the Buddhist Jataka tales (Tale 316),[2] a monkey, an otter, a jackal, and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on the day of the full moon (Uposatha), believing a demonstration of great virtue would earn a great reward. When an old man begged for food, the monkey gathered fruits from the trees and the otter collected fish, while the jackal wrongfully pilfered a lizard and a pot of milk-curd. The rabbit, who knew only how to gather grass, instead offered its own body, throwing itself into a fire the man had built. The rabbit, however, was not burnt. The old man revealed himself to be Śakra and, touched by the rabbit's virtue, drew the likeness of the rabbit on the Moon for all to see. It is said the lunar image is still draped in the smoke that rose when the rabbit cast itself into the fire. A version of this story can be found in the Japanese anthology Konjaku Monogatarishū, where the rabbit's companions are a fox, instead of a jackal, and a monkey. The legend is popular and part of local folklore throughout Asia in China, Japan, India, Korea, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.[3][4][5] The legend also gave rise to the Mid-Autumn Festival of China and Vietnam, Tsukimi of Japan and Chuseok of Korea which all celebrate the legend of the moon rabbit.
The reason why there's a rabbit on the Moon is explained in the buddhist fable Śaśajâtaka, whose name also references one of the Sanskrit words for the Moon: शशाङ्क (śaśaŋka-), that literally means "(the one) whose mark (अङ्क-, aŋka-) is a hare (शश-, ʃaʃa-)".
Indigenous American folkloreEdit
The Maya moon goddess is frequently depicted holding a rabbit.
Legends of moon rabbits exist among some of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. These legends were not influenced by Asian cultures.
According to an Aztec legend, the god Quetzalcoatl, then living on Earth as a man, started on a journey and, after walking for a long time, became hungry and tired. With no food or water around, he thought he would die. Then a rabbit grazing nearby offered herself as food to save his life. Quetzalcoatl, moved by the rabbit's noble offering, elevated her to the Moon, then lowered her back to Earth and told her, "You may be just a rabbit, but everyone will remember you; there is your image in light, for all people and for all times."
Another Mesoamerican legend tells of the brave and noble sacrifice of Nanahuatzin during the creation of the fifth sun. Humble Nanahuatzin sacrificed himself in fire to become the new sun, but the wealthy god Tecciztecatl hesitated four times before he finally set himself alight to become the Moon. Due to Tecciztecatl's cowardice, the gods felt that the Moon should not be as bright as the sun, so one of the gods threw a rabbit at his face to diminish his light.[6] It is also said that Tecciztecatl was in the form of a rabbit when he sacrificed himself to become the Moon, casting his shadow there.
A Cree legend tells a different variation, about a young rabbit who wished to ride the Moon. Only the crane was willing to take him. The trip stretched the crane's legs as the heavy rabbit held them tightly, leaving them elongated as cranes' legs are now. When they reached the Moon, the rabbit touched the crane's head with a bleeding paw, leaving the red mark cranes wear to this day. According to the legend, on clear nights, Rabbit can still be seen riding the Moon.
Modern referencesEdit
SpaceflightEdit
The Chinese lunar rover Yutu, which landed on the Moon on December 14, 2013, was named after the Jade Rabbit as a result of an online poll.[7]
The moon rabbit was the subject of a humorous conversation between NASA mission control and the crew of Apollo 11:[8]
Houston: Among the large headlines concerning Apollo this morning, is one asking that you watch for a lovely girl with a big rabbit. An ancient legend says a beautiful Chinese girl called Chang-O has been living there for 4,000 years. It seems she was banished to the Moon because she stole the pill of immortality from her husband. You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is always standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree. The name of the rabbit is not reported.
Michael Collins: Okay. We'll keep a close eye out for the bunny girl.[note 1]
CommerceEdit
The Japanese cosmetics company, Makanai's logo is a moon rabbit pounding gold representing abundance of harvest, beauty and longevity[9]. Makanai was established in 1999 as a tribute to the century-old tradition of goldbeaters manually making gold leaves at it's predecessor company, Yoshitaka Gold Leaf Foundry. The gold foundry was established in 1899 in Kanazawa.
ArtsEdit
Comics and animationEdit
The eponymous Sailor Moon's human name is Usagi Tsukino, a pun on 月のうさぎ (Rom. Tsuki no usagi) which means Moon Rabbit in Japanese. Her daughter's name, Chibiusa, means little rabbit.
The 1998–1999 Japanese-exclusive Transformers animated series Beast Wars II features Moon, a robotic rabbit who lives in the Moon with Artemis.
The story makes an appearance in the "Legend of the Stars" section of the Kamen Rider Spirits manga, told by Sergei Koribanof to his son Masim.
In the Dragon Ball animation, Son Goku fights against the Rabbit Gang and solves the issue presented in the episode by taking the enemy leader, an anthropomorphic rabbit, and his human companions, to the moon, where they are seen pounding rice cake mixture.
The overarching plot in Naruto ends in a finale where the main characters fight against Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who is consumed by her powers and sealed by her children to become what would eventually be known as the moon.
LiteratureEdit
In a scene in the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West, Sun Wukong fights the Moon Rabbit.
Douglas Wood wrote Rabbit and the Moon, an adaption of the Cree legend in 1998.
Live-action televisionEdit
The Super Beast Lunatyx is a kaiju who is based on the Moon Rabbit. He appears in the Tokusatsu series, Ultraman Ace. His connection to the Moon Rabbit is further highlighted when it is revealed that he was responsible for draining the moon of its magma (which was also the home of one of Ace's co-hosts, Yuko Minami), transforming it into a barren wasteland.
The American electronic music act Rabbit in the Moon, founded in 1991, gets its name from this legend.
The German band Tarwater released the albums Rabbit Moon and Rabbit Moon Revisited.
The American emo act Jets to Brazil has a song "Perfecting Loneliness" which features the Apollo recording discussing the legend.
The K-Pop boys band BTS (band) referenced the legend in their song and music video IDOL. In the song, the boys thank their haters for always talking about them, alluding to the saying "if you get cursed a lot, you will live longer" (욕을 많이 먹으면 오래산다) and intertwining it with the moon rabbit legend, who is thought to craft the beverage for immortality; so thanks to all the hate they receive, they will live forever. When the image of the rabbit on the moon appears in the video, the members can even be heard chanting "tokki" (토끼) in the background, which sounds a lot like the English word "talking" and actually means "rabbit" in Korean.
StageEdit
The rabbit in the Moon is a major theme in the 2011 musical South Street,[10] with the rabbit appearing prominently in the Moon clock in Sammy's bar, and the main character being advised to "Look to the rabbit" for inspiration.
Video gamesEdit
Many video games have major characters based on the tale, including Reisen Udongein Inaba from Touhou Project, and Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit/Moon Rabbit are featured as playable characters in the video game Smite.[11]
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Section 17516 Of Article 2. Collections And Enforcement From California Family Law Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
. In no event shall public social service benefits, as defined in Section 10051 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or benefits paid pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act be employed to satisfy a support obligation.


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But no one asked, and I said nothing. I sat writing in my journal and crying as every song touched my heart. His voice captured the pain of the world.
Oh, that's how I felt. Crazy for trying to love you. Everyone walked past, headphones in, phone in hand, dragging their bodies up and down the high street.
"Only one person is listening to me," the busker moaned into the mic. No one stopped, no one listened, only me, and I wasn't even supposed to be there.
It only takes one; one person who listens, one person who believes in you, one person to change the world.
If you read all of the posts then thanks for being a good friend! Here's a thank you note. I hope one day to return the favor.


Punchbowl Falls is located 1.95 miles from Eagle Creek Trailhead in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. It's one of at least 11 waterfalls accessible from the Eagle Creek Trail, and among the most recognized (and visited) in Oregon.
Punchbowl Falls narrows through a forceful chute and plunges into a wide circular pool, producing its namesake shape.
This short, intensely popular hike leads through diverse forests and across steep basalt cliffs to a spur down to the creek. You can see the falls through a wide slot from the banks, and wade a bit closer when water levels drop. Alternatively you may continue past the spur to a viewing area with an aerial look over the punchbowl.
The Eagle Creek Trail heads SE to the first cable-aided cliff (1.0 miles : 460'). It reaches a spur for Metlako Falls (1.45 miles), a 150' falls named after the goddess of salmon.
The ECT hairpins across Sorenson Creek to the split for Lower Punchbowl Falls (1.75 miles : 504'). Follow this sign down to the creek banks a viewing area for Punchbowl Falls (1.95 miles : 386').
The fall is set back through a slot which is limiting, but you can wade into deeper water for a better look. The lower falls are more accessible, albeit from more precarious terrain along the bank. For a more complete look, continue .18 miles past the main access spur to a viewpoint over the entire bowl. Diving is strictly prohibited.
The Eagle Creek Trail continues across Tish Creek and High Bridge to Tunnel Falls.
Control children and pets along narrow, cable-aided ledges.


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Psychological Therapies in Primary Care: Setting up a Managed Service
Author(s) : Joan Foster, Author(s) : Antonia Murphy
Also by Antonia Murphy
Out of This World: Suicide Examined
This book introduces the case for the management of psychological therapy services in the NHS as a result of the recent and very significant changes in primary care commissioning and mental health strategy. It is practical and accessible and is written in short easy-to-access sections. This volume will not only be relevant to NHS managers and practitioners but also to other counselling organizations and clinicians, since many of the structural and clinical issues raised will be applicable in a wider context.
Antonia Murphy is a registered UKCP intersubjective psychotherapist and supervisor, with over twenty-five years of clinical experience in the NHS, the third sector, and private practice. As well as her clinical work, Antonia managed the primary care counselling service in Derbyshire from 1998-2006, and was a founding director of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Primary Care (CPC) and chair of the UKCP PCIP college training assessment committee until 2015. Her training portfolio includes course design and delivery of CPC's multi-modality supervision training programme, and more recently she has developed her long-term clinical interest in working with suicide into a training which has been delivered to over forty universities and other settings. She is the former editor of the Journal for the Foundation of Psychotherapy and Counselling, an editorial board member of the Journal of Psychodynamic Practice, and co-author (with Joan Foster) of Psychological Therapies in Primary Car : Setting up a Managed Service.
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Four of the most common problems rain gutters incur are leaking, sagging, overflowing, and pooling runoff around the house. If left unattended, any one of these conditions can cause serious water damage to the house and its foundation. Fortunately, the fixes are within the realm of even a modestly skilled do-it-yourselfer. Note: Please refer to our article on Ladder Safety.
If your gutters are leaking, the prime suspects are the joints between sections. Standing water in gutters eventually will rust galvanized steel seams or seep through the seams in aluminum gutters.
First check for signs of standing water and sagging. Adjust or add gutter hangers as needed (see more about hangers below).
Allow the insides of the gutters to dry out, and brush leaking seams clean. Apply silicone or special gutter caulking compound along the seams on the inside and outside to seal the leaks, as shown above.
Patch small holes with roofing cement. Use a putty knife to spread the cement generously around the hole. Try to do this on a warm day, but, if the weather is cool, warm the cement to room temperature so it spreads easily.
Repair larger holes in gutters by covering them with patches. Take a sheet-metal patch, embed it in asphalt roofing cement, and then apply another coat of cement over the patch, as shown below. Note: To remove roofing cement from your hands or tools, use vegetable oil on a rag.
Patch hole in gutter with asphalt roof cement and sheet metal.
If your region delivers abundant rainfall, you may want to have your downspout run into a dry well. The well should be a hole 2 to 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep, or a 55-gallon drum—with both ends removed and filled with rocks—that you've buried and punctured with holes. Underground drainage pipes should slope to the dry well, which will keep water away from the house's foundation. Check your local building codes before installing.
Gutters that overflow can present serious problems to your home's walls and foundation. If your gutters overflow during a heavy rain, either the gutters and/or downspouts are clogged, the gutters are sagging and thereby preventing water from reaching the downspouts, or the gutters and downspouts are not large enough to handle the volume of rain runoff.
Gutter guards can help prevent leaves and debris from getting into the gutters. For more about these, please see How to Buy Gutter Guards and Leaf Catchers.
Mesh gutter guard prevents leaves and debris from entering a gutter.
Gutters that sag are a different issue—and the more they fill up with water, the more likely they are to sag because they become so heavy when full. If the gutters overflow but are not sagging or clogged, you will probably need to install new, larger downspouts and gutters.
When full of water, rain gutters can become extremely heavy. As a result, the types made of flexible materials such as aluminum, vinyl, and galvanized steel can begin to bend and sag and their hangers to loosen. As this happens, they cease to do a good job of draining rainwater efficiently, allowing water to pool along their lengths. This, of course, just exacerbates the problem, making them heavier and causing them to sag even more.
To determine if your rain gutters sag, check for signs of standing water or water marks along the inner sides of the gutters. Using a bubble level, check the slope—gutters should drop about 1/4 inch for every 10 feet of run toward the downspouts.
To fix a sagging gutter, you may need to replace the hangers or, at the very least, re-seat them. If the gutters are held by spike-and-ferrule hangers, use a hammer to drive the long spike, making sure it goes into solid wood. If it does not grab securely, you may need to replace it with an even longer galvanized nail or, better yet, a long screw.
To tighten clip-style gutter hangers, you will need to lift the roofing material along the eaves and refasten the hangers to the sheathing. Be careful not to crack or create holes in the roofing.
Take the sections apart and clean out the debris.
For a clogged downspout, disassemble the elbow and clean out the debris.
Then, to refasten them, push the downspout sections and/or elbows together, drill pilot holes if necessary, and fasten them with two 3/8-inch #8 galvanized sheet metal screws. (Don't use longer screws because debris will hang-up on them.) Be sure the anchor straps that hold the downspouts to the wall are secure.
The best way to do this is to use a downspout diverter. These simple devices fit onto the bottom of downspouts and, as in the case of the one shown here, unfurl to carry water several feet away from the house. Called an "automatic recoiling downspout," it is a simple and inexpensive device.
Automatic recoiling downspout diverts water away from house when it rains, then rolls back up.
Another option is to bury 4-inch-diameter ABS drainpipe under the ground, but keep in mind that this may clog up over time.


The financial infrastructure is the core in the financial system and is a precondition of its functioning. The financial infrastructure is made up of technical systems through which payments are made and transactions with financial instruments are handled.
The financial infrastructure makes it possible for private households, companies and authorities to make and receive payments safely and efficiently. We must be able to rely on our payments getting through as inexpensively as possible. It also makes it possible to pay for and deliver shares, debt securities and other financial instruments traded on the financial markets.
Several banks and other financial institutions are participants in financial infrastructure systems and in many cases these systems also participate in each other's systems. This interconnectedness means that there are many interdependencies between the systems in the financial market infrastructure, banks and the financial markets. Problems that arise in the financial infrastructure can have serious and negative consequences for the financial system. It is thus important for the stability of the financial system that the infrastructure functions in a safe and efficient manner.
The Riksbank has the task of analysing and monitoring developments in the financial infrastructure.
influences international standards, laws and regulations so that they contribute to a safe and efficient financial infrastructure.
As a result of its analysis work, the Riksbank shall also create a contingency plan in order to be able to manage a crisis.
The Riksbank communicates its analysis of safety and efficiency in the financial market infrastructure not only in a direct dialogue with the financial infrastructure systems it oversees and other market participants, but also via public statements, speeches and publications. In addition, the Riksbank presents the results of its work and its view on important issues in its Financial Stability Report.


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A company cannot succeed in business if it doesn't take care of its employees. With this in mind, we are constantly upgrading our systems for supporting the child-rearing activities of employees in a unique Pigeon-like manner.
Pigeon defines corporate value as the summation of social value and economic value. In order to deliver high-quality products to the world, we must create an environment that motivates employees to work. If we don't take care of our employees, we cannot succeed in business. For this reason, we are upgrading various frameworks and systems to create an appropriate working environment, while building a corporate culture that helps employees perform their tasks more easily.
"Pigeon Miwa no Mori Mosaic Art Project" is an all-employee participation project aimed at increasing the sense of solidarity in the Company.
One of our Corporate Ethics Policies is that "Pigeon shall respect its employees' human rights and personalities at all times, ensuring them discrimination-free, equal job opportunities and rewarding work environments, and offering them fair merit ratings to help their self-fulfillment." By welcoming and utilizing the fundamental differences in employee backgrounds-in such areas as gender, nationality, age, employment status, and income-we aim to strengthen our entire organization, and for this reason we undertake a variety of activities to promote diversity. For example, women accounted for 35% of full-time employees at Pigeon's head office as of January 31, 2018.
Pigeon also respects the rights of social minorities and vulnerable people and actively promotes employment of people with disabilities. In addition, we respect the rights of employees, with whom we engage in dialogue about civic and political rights. With respect to labor, our Compliance Committee spearheads rigorous compliance-oriented activities to ensure respect for workers' and human rights both in Japan and overseas. We also have meticulous policies related to occupational health and safety and workplace environments, and we implement and maintain these policies for both permanent and non-permanent employees, both in Japan and overseas.
Pigeon gives all employees opportunities to participate in technology development, education, and practical training, and has introduced a training system that is free from gender differences. To foster global human resources, every year we hold English-language training in Japan with separate courses for each level, while overseas we conduct our Global Leadership Program, a multinational training course for selected employees. In the year ended January 2018, 20 multinational employees participated in this program. We are also rolling out a global goal-management system, incorporating behavior evaluation based on "Pigeon Way," at our operations in Japan and Singapore, as well as Pigeon Industries (Thailand), Lansinoh Laboratories, and elsewhere.
Every six years, we run a two-year training course for selected nextgeneration managerial human resources. To ensure the enduring advancement of the Company, work to foster next-generation managerial personnel earmarked to become business department and divisional managers as "human resources who can refine human power and continue increasing corporate value under the values of Pigeon Way." Meanwhile, we are rolling out a global goal management system, incorporating a behavior evaluation axis based on "Pigeon Way," in Singapore, Thailand (Pigeon Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd.), India, Malaysia, and elsewhere.
We have broadly entrenched "Pigeon Way" throughout the entire Group. In Japan, Singapore, Thailand (Pigeon Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd.), and Lansinoh Laboratories, we have incorporated behavior evaluation benchmarks based on "Pigeon Way" into the goal management systems for individual employees. We will incorporate this into goal management systems at other operations going forward.
Now, more than ever, creating an environment enabling women to excel is a particularly important priority for the Pigeon Group in its constant pursuit of "world-class business excellence." For this reason, we focus on fostering women in management positions. In the year ended January 2018, women accounted or 15.4% of the Company's management. With respect to promoting women's advancement, we have cited three core initiatives-"expansion of compatibility support system," "workplace mindset reforms," and "backup for women's feelings and skills"-thus providing support from the perspectives of both system enhancement and employee mindsets.
Back in 2007, Pigeon received "Kurumin" accreditation as a "Child-rearing Support Company." In May 2018, we received "Platinum Kurumin" accreditation, which is given to Kurumincertified companies deemed to be introducing and utilizing excellent compatibility support systems and high-level initiatives. As a company engaged in child care service, we have been enhancing our systems to help employees giving birth and raising children from an early stage. From the perspective of promoting the advancement of women and encouraging men's participation in child care, we have established a variety of child-rearing systems, including a work-at-home system and a parental leave scheme called "One Month Together." In addition to providing workplace environments where both men and women can take parental leave as a matter of course, these systems have the added benefit of enabling employees' child-rearing experiences to be reflected in actual product development.
J-Win is an association that supports advancement and entrenchment of diversity-oriented management.
In 2015, we set up a breastfeeding/pumping room called Lactation Lounge in our head office to create a comfortable working environment for employees with small babies. In addition to employees, the room is available for use by mothers working in the vicinity of head office, as well as mothers and babies living nearby, reflecting our local and social contribution efforts.
We are also focusing on helping employees return to the workplace after childbirth, including introduction of a "Life Design Leave" system, a women's early-return support system, and a system to help subsidize future child care costs.
Pigeon is extremely meticulous with respect to managing the health and safety of workers. In addition to Japan, we have factories overseas, including in China, Thailand, and India, and we conform to the Pigeon Group's workplace health and safety standards uniformly at all those facilities. We have also obtained certification under the OHSAS 18001 standard for occupational safety and health, widely adopted around the world.