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Presented By: Smart Business Dealmakers
DEALMAKERS CONVERSATIONS NO. 5:
- A Dealmakers Conversation with Calvin Cooper, Co-founder & CEO, Rhove
DEALMAKERS CONVERSATIONS NO. 6:
- A Dealmakers Conversation with Sheri Chaney Jones, Founder & CEO, SureImpact Inc.
Chief Content Officer
Dustin is an award-winning business journalist, bestselling author, and the chief content officer of Smart Business. Over the past 30 years, he has interviewed thousands of business and civic leaders, and helped more than 50 CEOs and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into books. A trained investigative politics reporter and former digital media entrepreneur, Dustin joined Smart Business in 1997 after serving as an editor at several daily newspapers.
Co-founder & CEO
Calvin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rhove, a fintech company founded to empower everyone to invest in and own real estate. Prior to Rhove, Cooper was a venture capitalist. He is passionate about entrepreneurial development. Cooper serves on the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board and previously taught entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University.
Founder & CEO
Sheri Chaney Jones is co-founder and CEO of SureImpact and founder of Measurement Resources Company. Sheri’s passion is helping social sector organizations use data to change actions, outcomes and lives. Sheri is the author of the award-winning book, Impact & Excellence published by Jossey-Bass. Sheri has a M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Central Michigan University and a B.S. from The Ohio State University.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Presented By: Smart Business Dealmakers
DEALMAKERS CONVERSATIONS NO. 5:
- A Dealmakers Conversation with Calvin Cooper, Co-founder & CEO, Rhove
DEALMAKERS CONVERSATIONS NO. 6:
- A Dealmakers Conversation with Sheri Chaney Jones, Founder & CEO, SureImpact Inc.
Chief Content Officer
Dustin is an award-winning business journalist, bestselling author, and the chief content officer of Smart Business. Over the past 30 years, he has interviewed thousands of business and civic leaders, and helped more than 50 CEOs and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into books. A trained investigative politics reporter and former digital media entrepreneur, Dustin joined Smart Business in 1997 after serving as an editor at several daily newspapers.
Co-founder & CEO
Calvin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rhove, a fintech company founded to empower everyone to invest in and own real estate. Prior to Rhove, Cooper was a venture capitalist. He is passionate about entrepreneurial development. Cooper serves on the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board and previously taught entrepreneurship as an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University.
Founder & CEO
Sheri Chaney Jones is co-founder and CEO of SureImpact and founder of Measurement Resources Company. Sheri’s passion is helping social sector organizations use data to change actions, outcomes and lives. Sheri is the author of the award-winning book, Impact & Excellence published by Jossey-Bass. Sheri has a M.A. in Industrial and Organizational P.
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A Catholic college renamed their yoga classes after there were doubts about its material, which some alleged were elements of “Eastern mysticism.”
Home Tag: Eastern mysticism
Topic: Eastern mysticism
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
A Catholic college renamed their yoga classes after there were doubts about its material, which some alleged were elements of “Eastern mysticism.”
Home Tag: Eastern mysticism
Topic: Eastern mysticism
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice….
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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Support our Nonprofit Magazine!
Before you start reading... There has never been a time when our community and content was needed more. Unlike other sites, we don't publish sponsored content or share affiliate links. We also don’t run ads on our site and don’t have any paywalls in front of our content–-anyone can access all of it for free.
This means we rely on donations from our community (people like YOU!) to keep our site running. We want to be here to support you all through this pandemic and beyond, which is why we are asking you to consider donating whatever you are able.
A single (or monthly) donation of just $5 will make a HUGE difference and will help keep our nonprofit running so we can continue offering peer support for mental health through our content.
It was close to midnight and I was sitting in my tiny cubicle-sized bedroom in London with my back against the door, crying. I was on the phone to my mother.
“It’s not fair…”
That’s all I could think to say. That’s all that came to mind. It’s not fair.
Because as I sat there, my mind racing, my heart aching for some way out of this nightmare, all I could think of was how my life was over, how I would never get better. I wondered how God could let this happen to me.
The days leading up to that point had been filled with fear, anxiety, and helplessness brought on by my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have shared my story on what I experienced in London before but I wanted to bring up that night to give you all some context, to help you understand my state of mind at the time.
It has been six months since that night and the trauma of what I went through has slowly started to fade. My anguished questioning of “Why me?” doesn’t seem so important now. Maybe it isn’t such an important question. Because is there really an answer to it? Is there a why? How do we explain any suffering?
Sometimes I’ve felt guilty about asking “Why me?” or saying the words “It’s not fair.”
What do I have to complain about in the grand scheme of things? I have a roof over my head and food in my belly.
At the same time, though, I don’t think anyone’s suffering is insignificant and I believe that I have to allow myself to feel the pain of what I am going through if I am to heal. And so I feel it’s okay to shout out “Why me? It’s not fair!” If that is what I am feeling, then I need to say it.
Perhaps the real question to ask is what am I going to do with what I have been given?
As I look back over the last few months, my immediate day to day experience of life would make me think that my recovery is hardly happening but when I contrast this moment now as I write these words, to the moment on the phone in London it’s like comparing day and night.
I think that’s how recovery always goes; it’s only in looking back that we can see the progress we’ve made.
So what have I been given?
The last few weeks have been a time of just spending time doing what I enjoy – finding passion for those things again. My guitar has been well-used, and I’ve started a blog that I am enjoying tremendously. I’m reminded I have talents, that I have something to give the world – gifts to share. Even the very act of writing this article is a form of giving.
When I look at my life now, I feel I am slowly starting to find my feet. Things are taking shape. There are still stresses and fears. I still have OCD and my mood fluctuates but every day is a small step toward full recovery. On that London night, I thought my life was over, but here I am.
And let’s just say I am glad I didn’t give up on myself.
I get a sense that something remarkable has started to happen. From my suffering and pain has come a new beginning that I couldn’t have predicted. My struggles have given me a stepping stone to start again and as the night begins to fade ever so slowly, the dawn has never looked so beautiful.
There is no right way to recover and there is no real way of knowing what path the story will take. All we can do is walk the road best we can and get up when we fall. It’s hard. Yes, it is hard. I know it, you know it, but maybe the answer to “Why me?” is “Because you are strong enough.” And just maybe you’ll emerge from this trial more than you ever thought you were.
To all who read this, I hope you will find peace and healing.
Sebastian is learning life by living it. Born in Zimbabwe, High Schooled in Zambia, and living in Cape Town, he isn’t really sure what to say when people ask, “Where are you from?” Seb went to Film School in Cape Town and has worked as a video editor for the last four years. He has battled with anxiety his whole life and has been through two severe episodes, experiencing intrusive thoughts and depression. He is on the road of recovery and has found that peace and a life free of fear is possible.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Support our Nonprofit Magazine!
Before you start reading... There has never been a time when our community and content was needed more. Unlike other sites, we don't publish sponsored content or share affiliate links. We also don’t run ads on our site and don’t have any paywalls in front of our content–-anyone can access all of it for free.
This means we rely on donations from our community (people like YOU!) to keep our site running. We want to be here to support you all through this pandemic and beyond, which is why we are asking you to consider donating whatever you are able.
A single (or monthly) donation of just $5 will make a HUGE difference and will help keep our nonprofit running so we can continue offering peer support for mental health through our content.
It was close to midnight and I was sitting in my tiny cubicle-sized bedroom in London with my back against the door, crying. I was on the phone to my mother.
“It’s not fair…”
That’s all I could think to say. That’s all that came to mind. It’s not fair.
Because as I sat there, my mind racing, my heart aching for some way out of this nightmare, all I could think of was how my life was over, how I would never get better. I wondered how God could let this happen to me.
The days leading up to that point had been filled with fear, anxiety, and helplessness brought on by my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have shared my story on what I experienced in London before but I wanted to bring up that night to give you all some.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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Imran Imam, my brother, had a fervent passion for science and mathematics. In 1978, he completed his master’s degree in mathematical physics at Imperial College London with honors and received an employment offer from Hawker Siddeley, a company involved in missile manufacturing. However, Imran’s values conflicted with working on weapons that cause harm, so he turned down the job offer and pivoted to banking.
Imran began his career working at the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in London. As he experienced corruption in the banking industry, he became a "whistleblower," providing evidence and testimony at the subsequent inquiries into BCCI’s illegal activities. An international investigation discovered that the bank had breached lending laws and laundered money extensively, leading to the recovery of several hundred million pounds of investors’ funds. Imran’s contributions in the investigation were pivotal.
After the end of his banking career, Imran returned to his passion for mathematics. He pursued a master’s degree in mathematics from the Open University in 2006 and became a teacher, tutoring for mathematics at multiple colleges in London. In 2008, he joined Brampton College in Golders Green, where he was adored by both his students and colleagues for his dedication as a mathematics teacher that had a profound impact on many lives.
Imran was a descendant of aristocratic families from northern India. He was born in Lucknow as the eldest child of Syed Mohammad Amir Imam, known under the pen name Hurr, a poet-philosopher, writer, and linguist, and Amatul Husain (née Khan), also a poet and linguist. His paternal great-grandfather, Sir Syed Ali Imam, was a lawyer and statesman who served on the viceroy’s executive council. His maternal great-grandfather, Maharaja Sir Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan of Mahmudabad, was a prominent statesman of Uttar Pradesh.
Imran’s maternal grandfather was Mohammad Amir Ahmed Khan, the last Raja of Mahmudabad and a close associate of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who later served as the director of the Islamic Cultural Centre in London. Imran witnessed the development of the Central London Mosque in Regent’s Park while living with his grandfather.
Imran received his early education in Karachi, where his family settled in 1957. He then went on to study physics at King’s College London before enrolling in his master’s program in mathematical physics at Imperial College. Apart from science and mathematics, Imran had a keen interest in languages, literature, and music.
He is survived by his two sons and a daughter from a previous marriage that ended in divorce, a grandson, two sisters, and two brothers.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Imran Imam, my brother, had a fervent passion for science and mathematics. In 1978, he completed his master’s degree in mathematical physics at Imperial College London with honors and received an employment offer from Hawker Siddeley, a company involved in missile manufacturing. However, Imran’s values conflicted with working on weapons that cause harm, so he turned down the job offer and pivoted to banking.
Imran began his career working at the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in London. As he experienced corruption in the banking industry, he became a "whistleblower," providing evidence and testimony at the subsequent inquiries into BCCI’s illegal activities. An international investigation discovered that the bank had breached lending laws and laundered money extensively, leading to the recovery of several hundred million pounds of investors’ funds. Imran’s contributions in the investigation were pivotal.
After the end of his banking career, Imran returned to his passion for mathematics. He pursued a master’s degree in mathematics from the Open University in 2006 and became a teacher, tutoring for mathematics at multiple colleges in London. In 2008, he joined Brampton College in Golders Green, where he was adored by both his students and colleagues for his dedication as a mathematics teacher that had a profound impact on many lives.
Imran was a descendant of aristocratic families from northern India. He was born in Lucknow as the eldest child of Syed Mohammad Amir.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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By Gina Christian
A Louisiana Catholic parish and its school are mourning the destruction of a beloved, life-sized statue of Jesus – and extending forgiveness and prayers to the perpetrator – after its decapitation during the overnight hours of Sept. 12-13.
Father James Rome, parochial administrator of Holy Savior Parish in Lockport, Louisiana, told OSV News the statue, located outside Holy Savior School, had been struck sometime after 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
“We have not been able to locate the head of the statue,” he said. “It’s missing.”
Father Rome said the statue had possibly been “hit from the back of the head,” since “there were cement marks on the front side” of the figure.
The statue, which was some 50 years old, had “no rebar (reinforcing bar) in the head” and was “fully attached to the ground,” he said, making it difficult for an attacker to topple the entire figure.
Security cameras have so far not turned up any images of a suspect, he said.
Father Rome said such an incident has “never happened before” at his parish or school.
“We’ve had some cemetery damage, but nothing like this,” he said. “There are no leads.”
Lockport Chief of Police David Harrelson, Jr. has asked for the public’s help in solving the case.
Anyone with knowledge of this incident is asked to contact the department through the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office dispatch at 985-532-2808, or through Facebook Messenger.
In the meantime, Father Rome said the parish and school community will need to replace the statue altogether, since “it will not be able to be fixed.”
He admitted that finding a “comparable” replica will be difficult.
“We’re not even sure where we got it,” said Father Rome.
He and his parishioners intend to pray for the attacker, focusing on the upcoming Gospel for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, in which Christ tells the “Parable of the Unforgiving Servant” to highlight the need for forgiveness (Mt 18:21-35).
“We’re just going to use this weekend’s Gospel as an opportunity to reach out with forgiveness, and realize who the real enemy might be working behind this,” said Father Rome. “We hope that person can come to some metanoia, some change.”
Father Rome’s parishioners have already taken that message to heart: the beheaded statue of Christ, with a fresh vase of red and white roses at his feet, now bears a printed sign beneath the etching of the Sacred Heart with Jesus’ words from Luke 23:34: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
(Gina Christian is a national reporter for OSV News. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) at @GinaJesseReinaer)
Our diocese vandalism story: Bishop reconsecrates church, parish community stronger after desecration
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
By Gina Christian
A Louisiana Catholic parish and its school are mourning the destruction of a beloved, life-sized statue of Jesus – and extending forgiveness and prayers to the perpetrator – after its decapitation during the overnight hours of Sept. 12-13.
Father James Rome, parochial administrator of Holy Savior Parish in Lockport, Louisiana, told OSV News the statue, located outside Holy Savior School, had been struck sometime after 10:30 p.m. Sept. 12.
“We have not been able to locate the head of the statue,” he said. “It’s missing.”
Father Rome said the statue had possibly been “hit from the back of the head,” since “there were cement marks on the front side” of the figure.
The statue, which was some 50 years old, had “no rebar (reinforcing bar) in the head” and was “fully attached to the ground,” he said, making it difficult for an attacker to topple the entire figure.
Security cameras have so far not turned up any images of a suspect, he said.
Father Rome said such an incident has “never happened before” at his parish or school.
“We’ve had some cemetery damage, but nothing like this,” he said. “There are no leads.”
Lockport Chief of Police David Harrelson, Jr. has asked for the public’s help in solving the case.
Anyone with knowledge of this incident is asked to contact the department through the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office dispatch at 985-532-2808, or through Facebook Messenger.
In the meantime, Father Rome said the parish and school community will need to repla.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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Here's a link to the video:
I want to thank Jasmin Frederickson (of Chicken-Like Birds) for providing vocals for the backing track that I wrote, "Time To Plant Some Trees." If you want to download this song, you can get it from SoundCloud as a free download:
You can find out more about Jasmin at these two sites:
Here are the full lyrics to the music. I wrote it in C, but this version is performed in E.
Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca
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- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
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I want to thank Jasmin Frederickson (of Chicken-Like Birds) for providing vocals for the backing track that I wrote, "Time To Plant Some Trees." If you want to download this song, you can get it from SoundCloud as a free download:
You can find out more about Jasmin at these two sites:
Here are the full lyrics to the music. I wrote it in C, but this version is performed in E.
Follow Jonathan Clark on other sites:
Main Site: www.djbolivia.ca
Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca.
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The mindset of possibility: why slots cast a spell over us
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- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
The mindset of possibility: why slots cast a spell over us
The interesting reel icons, the adrenaline hurry pre and post a succeed, the pretty concept within the background the seems after a successful rewrite – on-line slot machines signify the digital chronilogical age of wagering. Why are we so captivated from the marvelous online games of online casinos?https://www.quia.com/pages/jo213marshall/page1 To reply to this question, we must know what helps make on the web slots so special. That’s why, in this post, we’ll delve a bit much deeper in the digital arena of gambling.
The magic of slot machine games
From the engaging field of online slots, two brands stand out especially: Merkur, renowned for its trademark sunlight, and Novoline. Each suppliers supply special game titles with impressive features. Merkur internet casinos, supply a wide range of port games which are observed as stylish aspects and have appreciated a very high level of reputation all over the world for several years. Amongst the Novoline slot machines on the internet are many legendary titles such as Guide of Ra, that are associated with great pay out costs, a great layout and simple recommendations. But the facts which makes on the internet slot machine games so alluring? One main factor will be the mindset of chance. The unpredictability for each rewrite – the data how the after that whirl could bring major victories – generates an unsurpassable adrenaline dash. The aspect of possibility, combined with.
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Effective Free Exercise Program
The free exercise program that is part of a healthy lifestyle basically consists of two parts, daily cardio and a daily workout with one day off for rest. If you don't do much exercise now, it may seem like much. But have faith, once you get into the daily routine, you will love how you feel and look, and you will enjoy and look forward to your healthy escape from the daily grind. Give this free fitness program a try for a month and see the results. As always, consult with your family physician before undertaking a new exercise program.
Daily cardio does amazing things for our bodies. Along with the healthy eating plan on this website, it helps to ensure more calories are burned daily then taken in; burning calories and fat off our bodies. It also does a world of good for our bodies moving parts and our organs, helping us stay in good shape and slowing the aging process. This free workout plan incorporates an appropriate amount of cardio in your routine.
The cardio can be anything you enjoy doing that raises your heart rate for a range of 30 to 45 continuous minutes. A few examples are: rollerblading, running, swimming, biking, walking, aerobics, dancing, stepper, treadmill, elliptical, pilates, etc... Cardio also conditions our bodies muscles. Many like to do their cardio and workout at different times of the day, giving
a bit of rest in between them.
The daily workout part of the body conditioning, shapes our bodies as we desire and helps maintain good health. This is the part that gives you the 'beach body' and keeps the body strong. Below is the basic workout. Done correctly, along with the healthy eating plan, it is proven to be effective in sculpting the body. If you are concerned about becoming too muscular, just increase the reps to 15. It is beyond the scope of this page to detail the correct form for each movement, but your local bookstore or gym will have fitness instruction on the proper technique which is of supreme importance to be effective.
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- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
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Effective Free Exercise Program
The free exercise program that is part of a healthy lifestyle basically consists of two parts, daily cardio and a daily workout with one day off for rest. If you don't do much exercise now, it may seem like much. But have faith, once you get into the daily routine, you will love how you feel and look, and you will enjoy and look forward to your healthy escape from the daily grind. Give this free fitness program a try for a month and see the results. As always, consult with your family physician before undertaking a new exercise program.
Daily cardio does amazing things for our bodies. Along with the healthy eating plan on this website, it helps to ensure more calories are burned daily then taken in; burning calories and fat off our bodies. It also does a world of good for our bodies moving parts and our organs, helping us stay in good shape and slowing the aging process. This free workout plan incorporates an appropriate amount of cardio in your routine.
The cardio can be anything you enjoy doing that raises your heart rate for a range of 30 to 45 continuous minutes. A few examples are: rollerblading, running, swimming, biking, walking, aerobics, dancing, stepper, treadmill, elliptical, pilates, etc... Cardio also conditions our bodies muscles. Many like to do their cardio and workout at different times of the day, giving
a bit of rest in between them.
The daily workout part of the body conditioning, shapes our bodies as we desire and helps mai.
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Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.
This unit focused on future tenses. As these units go on, I sometimes get the different forms jumbled in my head very easily. This happens sometimes after having just reviewed the material. It seems that it will take much effort to be able to teach subjects that at time confound even me. I must be sure to review these forms until I know them by heart.This unit tackled the common problems within the classroom. It's important for teachers to establish a good rapport with her or his students. Some students are new to ESL classes. They have no idea what to expect. On the other hand, You will come across groups who are seasoned ESL students. As a result, they are comfortable with the classroom setting.
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- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
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Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.
This unit focused on future tenses. As these units go on, I sometimes get the different forms jumbled in my head very easily. This happens sometimes after having just reviewed the material. It seems that it will take much effort to be able to teach subjects that at time confound even me. I must be sure to review these forms until I know them by heart.This unit tackled the common problems within the classroom. It's important for teachers to establish a good rapport with her or his students. Some students are new to ESL classes. They have no idea what to expect. On the other hand, You will come across groups who are seasoned ESL students. As a result, they are comfortable with the classroom setting..
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This article was produced in partnership with Foreign Policy In Focus.
Mexicans have plenty not to like about Donald Trump: his racism, his wall, his tirades against immigrants. But if there’s a disruption provoked by Trump we should actually embrace, it’s the renegotiation of NAFTA — or even the trade pact’s possible end.
Along with Mexico’s upcoming presidential elections on July 1 — in which center-left candidate Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador (AMLO, as he is popularly known) is the clear front runner — the possible unraveling of NAFTA has the country’s business elite and political establishment freaking out.
While AMLO sees the renegotiation of NAFTA as an opportunity for meaningful changes that would benefit the majority of Mexicans, Mexican negotiators from the ruling establishment party have been very busy trying to secure a deal before the vote, in order to keep the status quo as intact as possible.
During its 24 years, NAFTA has helped to widen inequalities in Mexico, Canada and the United States alike — and to play workers in the three countries against each other. Since the pact went into effect, inequality in Mexico has risen to levels at triple the OECD average, while about half of the population remains in poverty.
An end to NAFTA could help Mexico finally reduce its economic and political subordination to the United States, diversify its trade relations and develop a sovereign economic policy that benefits its population — not only transnational corporations.
Here are at least five reasons why most Mexicans would cheer the end of NAFTA.
1. NAFTA has been a net job destroyer in Mexico.
The most contentious issue in the NAFTA talks is the prevalence of very low salaries and labor standards in Mexico, which companies from the United States and Canada have exploited ruthlessly by moving jobs south of the border. This pressure has led the U.S. team to call for better labor standards in Mexico — a major progressive demand the administration would likely never take up for U.S. workers at home.
In the latest rounds of negotiations, the U.S. and Canadian governments have proposed raising the minimum wage in Mexico. A recent letter signed by 183 members of Congress urges the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate “a new NAFTA” with “strong, clear and binding provisions that address Mexico’s labor conditions.” And Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to Trump, said recently that “higher wages in Mexico are in the interests of Mexico and the United States. Without this adjustment, Mexico will never have a robust middle class, and our middle class will wither if not die.”
The United States and Canada are also pushing for tougher Mexican labor standards, such as ensuring that Mexican workers can freely organize unions and stage strikes without fear of losing their jobs.
However, the Mexican government contends ludicrously that “salary policy is an internal matter.”
Worse still, a new labor bill being proposed in Mexico would eliminate all restrictions on subcontracting, including those that require “common-sense” compliance with health and safety laws. Labor organizations like the AFL-CIO have warned that the bill’s “overall impact would be to prevent unions fighting for a living wage,” Reuters paraphrases, and would “lure more jobs south of the border.”
NAFTA was sold to Mexicans as a deal that would reduce the salary gap between Mexico and its neighbors to the north. In fact, this gap has only widened. Manufacturing workers in Mexico earn an average wage of about $13 a day, while the typical assembly-line worker in the United States makes $25 per hour, according to the Labor Department. As the Chicago Tribune reports, “In Mexico, $2 per hour workers make $40,000 SUVs.”
What would happen to NAFTA jobs in Mexico if the pact ended? Not much.
Although the Mexican government and the business elite boast that NAFTA has made Mexico into an exporting powerhouse of the manufacturing sector, the overall job market is not so dependent on exports.
As Alberto Arroyo Picard, a professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan University in Mexico City, told In These Times, a forthcoming paper of his demonstrates with official data that Mexico´s manufacturing exporting sector accounts for only 2.4 percent of the total jobs in the country.
One could argue that many other jobs in Mexico depend on foreign investors — for example, the retail sector. However, as they have in the United States, foreign companies like Wal-Mart have displaced scores of smaller Mexican companies, destroying countless jobs. According to small and medium business leaders in the country, more than 600,000 companies have gone bankrupt during the current administration alone, and only 5 percent of Mexico´s companies export.
2. Multinational companies have used NAFTA to devastate Mexico’s environment.
Despite containing a nonbinding environmental side agreement, NAFTA’s “environmental safeguards” never had the funding or legal mandate needed to actually protect the environment. And so NAFTA has had a terrible effect on the health of North American communities, as several co-authors and I documented in a 2014 report published by the Sierra Club.
In Mexico, we wrote, “NAFTA has encouraged a boom in environmentally destructive mining activities.” One reason? Along with passing NAFTA, the Mexican government ratified national laws that “facilitated the entry of Canadian and U.S. mining corporations into Mexico,” our report states, giving them easy access to lands and mineral resources.
Since then, the Mexican government has granted more than 32,000 mining concessions and devoted more than 20 percent of Mexico’s land to mining, which has been devastating for the environment. Mexico has meanwhile become the world’s leading importer of toxic sodium cyanide for mining, which is a major source of water contamination.
While the rights of foreign mining companies are strongly protected under NAFTA, the pact’s environmental side agreement has not required Mexico to better regulate the harmful environmental impacts of runaway extraction. Commercial rights are better protected than environmental and human rights.
3. NAFTA has destroyed the livelihoods of millions in the Mexican countryside.
NAFTA backers’ promise that Mexico would become an “agro-exporting power” failed. Instead, Mexico now imports 45 percent of the food it consumes, making it one of the most import-dependent countries in the world for food.
Mexico now relies heavily on the United States for basic staples like corn, soy, wheat, rice, and beans. According to one study, in fact, a stunning 99 percent of Mexico’s imports of corn come from the heavily subsidized U.S agriculture industry. All this has cost Mexico more than $20 billion in the last five years alone.
Food dependency reflects the devastation of Mexico’s small farmers’ livelihoods since NAFTA. Left to compete with U.S.-based mega-exporters, millions of Mexican farmers have been driven out of work, driving displacement, impoverishment and massive social disruption — and creating huge opportunities for organized crime groups.
Victor Suarez of the National Association of Rural Commercialization Enterprises has said that what Mexico needs is to “reach food self-sufficiency” and “re-activate the internal production of food to generate employment, income and opportunities to young people” to keep them “from resorting to migration or organized crime.”
4. Corporations are using NAFTA to roll back legitimate government measures aimed at protecting health and the environment.
Although foreign direct investment from NAFTA has been heralded as the panacea for economic growth, Mexico’s economy grew at “an anemic 1.2 percent growth rate per capita from 1994 to 2016,” according to The Washington Post. And even that modest growth has been heavily concentrated in few economic enclaves, accentuating regional disparities.
To attract this investment, the Mexican government agreed to enormous curbs on its ability to regulate industry.
NAFTA’s “investment chapter” helped establish a so-called Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism that lets corporations sue governments in supranational tribunals, like the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, when a government’s regulation in the public interest tampers with corporate profits.
This means that multinational companies and unelected foreign bureaucrats, not voters and their representatives, get the final say over many health and safety regulations that impact local populations.
The first case under NAFTA was concluded in 2000, when a World Bank tribunal ruled in favor of the U.S. waste management company Metalclad, forcing Mexican taxpayers to pay the U.S. company $16.7 million. The reason was that a municipality in San Luis Potosi had denied the company a construction permit until existing toxic contamination was cleaned up.
This was just the beginning. To date, Mexico has paid more than $200 million under similar ISDS, with more than $1 billion more in pending cases.
These provisions have come under huge criticism from civil society groups, which argue that they make it easier for corporations to roll back legitimate government measures aimed at protecting health, the environment and other priorities. Now even the U.S. Trade Representative office is considering a proposal for the NAFTA renegotiations that would give each of the countries the option to opt-in or out of the controversial provision, as Inside U.S. Trade reported.
However, the Mexican government is trying to preserve ISDS. Why would lawmakers seek to continue being handcuffed in policy making?
In talks over another agreement — the Transpacific Partnership — Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo gave a reason: “The trade agreement will give protection” in the event that “future presidents of the country try to revert Mexico´s energy reform.”
In other words, ISDS is a tool for the present government to cement the privatization of Mexico’s oil and other industries. No wonder Jack Gerard, head of the American Petroleum Institute, says that ISDS is crucial to maximizing the industry’s economic upside in a new NAFTA deal.
5. NAFTA made Mexico the most obese country in Latin America.
Because the initial promises for NAFTA utterly failed, the new spin is to hype its “consumer benefits.”
Extreme examples in The Washington Post, for instance, celebrate that Mexico is “buying more U.S. goods than ever” and that in “Mexico’s Costco stores, staples such as tortilla chips and chipotle salsa are trucked in from factories in California and Texas that produce for both sides of the border.”
Another article in the Post celebrates the Americanization of Mexico, saying that “Mexicans have become accustomed to such luxurious shopping centers, where you can browse Williams-Sonoma crockery, try on Steve Madden shoes, eat at Olive Garden, take your kids to Chuck E. Cheese’s, and watch War for the Planet of the Apes on the big screen.”
The reality is that the Americanization of Mexican culture has meant the destruction of Mexico’s food security and sovereignty — and with it, Mexicans’ health. The consumption patterns encouraged by a glut of U.S.-made processed foods have made Mexico the second-most obese of the OECD, with diabetes becoming the country’s leading cause of death.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy has documented that Mexican diets under NAFTA have shifted “from traditional food staples toward energy-dense, processed foods and animal-source foods — which tend to be higher in fats and added sweeteners.” The New York Times similarly reported late last year that NAFTA had transformed Mexico “in a way that would saddle millions with diet-related illnesses.”
Meanwhile, in a sad irony that speaks to the inequality and disparities provoked by NAFTA and related policies, some 8,000 Mexicans die of malnutrition every year.
What Mexico Needs Instead of NAFTA
Any new integration model for North America should be based on justice, equality, democracy, peace and care of the environment.
Mexico needs trade agreements that include binding labor chapters, support small and medium companies and don’t rely on suppressing wages. Complex, anti-democratic investor privileges should be excluded.
Instead of greater deregulation, Mexico should push for a new agreement of cooperation and complementation in North America, one that strengthens our internal economy, devolves food sovereignty and self-sufficiency, elevates the rights of workers and the environment and diversifies our relations with the world.
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This article was produced in partnership with Foreign Policy In Focus.
Mexicans have plenty not to like about Donald Trump: his racism, his wall, his tirades against immigrants. But if there’s a disruption provoked by Trump we should actually embrace, it’s the renegotiation of NAFTA — or even the trade pact’s possible end.
Along with Mexico’s upcoming presidential elections on July 1 — in which center-left candidate Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador (AMLO, as he is popularly known) is the clear front runner — the possible unraveling of NAFTA has the country’s business elite and political establishment freaking out.
While AMLO sees the renegotiation of NAFTA as an opportunity for meaningful changes that would benefit the majority of Mexicans, Mexican negotiators from the ruling establishment party have been very busy trying to secure a deal before the vote, in order to keep the status quo as intact as possible.
During its 24 years, NAFTA has helped to widen inequalities in Mexico, Canada and the United States alike — and to play workers in the three countries against each other. Since the pact went into effect, inequality in Mexico has risen to levels at triple the OECD average, while about half of the population remains in poverty.
An end to NAFTA could help Mexico finally reduce its economic and political subordination to the United States, diversify its trade relations and develop a sovereign economic policy that benefits its population — not only transnational corporations.
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Integrating public affairs and communications to a healthcare organisation’s strategy is no longer an option – it is a must in order to succeed in Europe. With a whirlwind of policy and regulatory changes already shifting how companies operate (and major developments yet to come), the time to act was yesterday
Ali is a staunch believer in the importance of combining creativity, long-term thinking and cross-functional cooperation in the development of a public affairs strategy. Having worked with some of the largest companies in the world around UK and EU health policy matters – from Amgen to Apple – it soon became clear to her that the era of “let’s put together a policy paper and have a couple of meetings with policymakers” was finally over. Building sustainable relationships and developing meaningful messages that cut across the noise is needed now more than ever.
She is passionate about networking and bringing to the fore the humane side of policy and advocacy. Ali’s experience at the Spanish Embassy’s Brexit Task Force Unit back in London, as well as her involvement in a Spanish political party, taught her about the importance of understanding the needs, perspectives and agendas of policymakers. She does not believe in zero-sum games in public affairs, but rather in the power of searching for creative solutions to find middle grounds among stakeholders.
- Specialisation in the Healthcare Marketplance, University of Minnesota
- MA Political Communications, Universidad de Alcala (2020)
- BA International Politics, King’s College London (2017)
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- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
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The extract:
Integrating public affairs and communications to a healthcare organisation’s strategy is no longer an option – it is a must in order to succeed in Europe. With a whirlwind of policy and regulatory changes already shifting how companies operate (and major developments yet to come), the time to act was yesterday
Ali is a staunch believer in the importance of combining creativity, long-term thinking and cross-functional cooperation in the development of a public affairs strategy. Having worked with some of the largest companies in the world around UK and EU health policy matters – from Amgen to Apple – it soon became clear to her that the era of “let’s put together a policy paper and have a couple of meetings with policymakers” was finally over. Building sustainable relationships and developing meaningful messages that cut across the noise is needed now more than ever.
She is passionate about networking and bringing to the fore the humane side of policy and advocacy. Ali’s experience at the Spanish Embassy’s Brexit Task Force Unit back in London, as well as her involvement in a Spanish political party, taught her about the importance of understanding the needs, perspectives and agendas of policymakers. She does not believe in zero-sum games in public affairs, but rather in the power of searching for creative solutions to find middle grounds among stakeholders.
- Specialisation in the Healthcare Marketplance, University of Minnesota
- MA Political Communications, Universidad de A.
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Disclaimer: Please do your own due diligence for single family homes. Consult with an attorney before entering into any real estate or business transactions. Property is being sold AS-IS and buyer is to pay all closing costs. Price is based on cash offer, and no financing offers will be considered. Our properties move fast so contact us quickly if there is a property you want to purchase.
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Disclaimer: Please do your own due diligence for single family homes. Consult with an attorney before entering into any real estate or business transactions. Property is being sold AS-IS and buyer is to pay all closing costs. Price is based on cash offer, and no financing offers will be considered. Our properties move fast so contact us quickly if there is a property you want to purchase.
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Saint Anastasia, Patron of Weavers and The Infant Baby Jesus
IT’S ABOUT TIME TO GET YOUR SHOPPING DONE! JUST SAYIN’!
Christmas is getting close. There is still some time left though. If you live far away in California or Oregon or somewhere, please order very soon so we can get our hand-painted saint medals and stories to you in time! Our medals are great stocking stuffers, very unique and special for the person you are gifting. They show you thought about the person’s life, interests, and “issues,” happy, sad or in-between. If you read some of our testimonials, you’ll see that our medals make people cry because they “strike a chord” of thoughtfulness that touches the heart in a visceral way. We are so proud that our little medals can bring a bit of comfort to people needing a bit of a lift.
MISFIT MEDAL CROSSES AND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
OK, this is a bit surreal but very nice. People have asked us lots of questions about theMisfit Medal Crosses we are designing! When a medal does not turn out excellent, which is way more frequent than we like, we set these “Misfit Medals” aside. One day we were painting the crosses that we use to attach the Flood Medal Crosses we offer and started using some of the Misfit Medals. People loved them! Now, we have started selling, at a discount price to cover expenses, and raise awareness about SaintsforSinners. And the Misfit Medal Crosses have become popular. WHO KNEW!
So, to answer the Misfit Medal Cross questions:
Yes, we can TRY TO USE saint medals you prefer if we have them in our Misfit Medal Bin. Just leave us a note and let us know what you're looking for;
Yes, we can send you a cross in the colors you prefer;
Yes, we do list and describe the medals we have attached to the crosses. Some of the medals on the crosses look like they are perfect, but there’s a defect there somewhere. We name the saints and write as much as we can on the back of each cross;
No, we are not selling the Misfit Medal Crosses in Retail Stores. Since every cross is very unique and one-of-a-kind, we would not be able to keep up with special requests. Maybe someday we will, but hopefully not because that would mean we have a too many Misfit Medals;
The philosophy behind the misfit medals is the idea that everything we have can be re-used or re-purposed in some way. It’s fun using the medals and re-designing decorative crosses!
FEAST DAY SAINTS
We do have Infant Baby Jesus in the Mangermedals. We don’t have a story because the whole story is that Infant Baby Jesus was born on Christmas day in the manger. You know this already. We do send theDivino Nino medal story with the Infant Baby Jesus medals on our chains or clasps. You could hang Baby Jesus on your Christmas tree!
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (“OLOG”)
Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day is tomorrow, December 12th. We will go on a pilgrimage to visit the Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico someday. There is a legend about Our Lady of Guadalupe. Some say if you look at an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, believe in her, and pray to or with her, she will grant a special favor. We know this has happened before because rob has personally experienced the phenomena. It will be in the book he hopes to finish and publish in 2021.
Saint Anastasia, the patroness of weavers, silk designers, and fabric experts, has her Feast Day coming up on …. December 25th. Spend a moment and think of her on Christmas Day. It must get lonely to be competing with Jesus for attention, yet what an honor it is for Saint Anastasia to have such a wonderful Feast Day. If you’re giving someone a silk tie-on Christmas, Saint Anastasia can fit right into your holiday celebration Christmas chatter!
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- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
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Saint Anastasia, Patron of Weavers and The Infant Baby Jesus
IT’S ABOUT TIME TO GET YOUR SHOPPING DONE! JUST SAYIN’!
Christmas is getting close. There is still some time left though. If you live far away in California or Oregon or somewhere, please order very soon so we can get our hand-painted saint medals and stories to you in time! Our medals are great stocking stuffers, very unique and special for the person you are gifting. They show you thought about the person’s life, interests, and “issues,” happy, sad or in-between. If you read some of our testimonials, you’ll see that our medals make people cry because they “strike a chord” of thoughtfulness that touches the heart in a visceral way. We are so proud that our little medals can bring a bit of comfort to people needing a bit of a lift.
MISFIT MEDAL CROSSES AND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
OK, this is a bit surreal but very nice. People have asked us lots of questions about theMisfit Medal Crosses we are designing! When a medal does not turn out excellent, which is way more frequent than we like, we set these “Misfit Medals” aside. One day we were painting the crosses that we use to attach the Flood Medal Crosses we offer and started using some of the Misfit Medals. People loved them! Now, we have started selling, at a discount price to cover expenses, and raise awareness about SaintsforSinners. And the Misfit Medal Crosses have become popular. WHO KNEW!
So, to answer the Misfit Medal Cross questions:
Yes, we can TRY TO USE sai.
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The healing of wounded skin in diabetes can be sped up by more than 50 percent using injections of stem cells taken from bone marrow, a new study in mice shows.
The research, led by scientists at NYU School of Medicine, focused on a chain of events in diabetes that makes skin sores more likely to form and less likely to heal.
Namely, the body’s failure in diabetes to break down dietary sugar creates molecules called free radicals that can wreak havoc on cells and damage their DNA. These free radicals also trigger an inrush of immune cells and chemicals meant to fight infection that, researchers say, instead kill normal cells and cause diabetic skin ulcers. These wounds, they note, can take twice as long to heal as in healthy mammals and are prone to infection.
Published in the January issue of the journal Diabetes, the study showed that the injected stem cells restore a cell signaling pathway called Nrf2/Keap1, recently shown by the NYU Langone team to be disrupted in diabetes. The rebalancing brought on by stem cell therapy, the researchers say, decreased wound healing time to 21 days in treated diabetic mice compared with 32 days in untreated diabetic mice. By contrast, normal mouse skin wounds usually heal in 14 days.
“Our study shows that in mice, stem cell–based therapies can stimulate the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway to counteract inflammation and restore some of the skin’s tissue-regenerating abilities impaired by diabetes,” says senior study investigator and plastic surgeon Daniel J. Ceradini, MD, an assistant professor in the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Health.
The early-stage stem cells used in the current study are the kind that have the potential to mature into more than one kind of cell, but then specialize to serve within a particular mammalian organ like the skin. While essential to the formation of the body in the womb, pools of stem cells also persist in the adult body, where they can be triggered to serve as replacement parts when tissues are damaged, the goal of regenerative medicine.
Previous research by the NYU Langone team had shown that in human diabetes, stem cells do not contribute normally to tissue regeneration. This led the team to test what injections of donated stem cells, known to deter an immune response, might do to correct the dysfunction.
Dr. Ceradini, director of research in plastic surgery at NYU Langone, says that if future experiments prove successful, his team’s stem cell therapy could help in the healing not just of diabetic skin ulcers but also in repairing damage to diabetes-inflamed blood vessels.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest figures show that more than 30 million Americans have diabetes, for which researchers estimate that 1 in 10 will develop some form of diabetic skin wound, typically a foot ulcer. Although rare, some of these can result in the need for amputation. Researchers have estimated the annual healthcare costs in the United States from skin wounds related to diabetes at more than $9 billion.
Study first author Piul S. Rabbani, PhD, says “other than keeping wounds moist and covered,” there are few treatment options for diabetic skin ulcers. She cautions that, although several labs have reduced the inflammation behind skin ulcers in early experiments, clinical trials using stem cells are still several years away. Dr. Rabbani, a research assistant professor at NYU Langone, says the research team next plans to develop an experimental stem cell–based therapy for testing in larger mammals.
Funding support for the study was provided by the American Diabetes Association Pathway Stop Diabetes Accelerator Award 1-16-ACE-08; National Institutes of Health grants P30 CA016087, S10 OD010584, and S10 OD018338; and New York State Stem Cell Science grant C026719.
Besides Drs. Ceradini and Rabbani, other researchers involved in these experiments, performed entirely at NYU Langone, are Marc Soares, MD; Sophia Hameedi, BA; Rohini Kadle, MD; Adnan Mubasher, MD; and Maria Kowzun, MD.
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The healing of wounded skin in diabetes can be sped up by more than 50 percent using injections of stem cells taken from bone marrow, a new study in mice shows.
The research, led by scientists at NYU School of Medicine, focused on a chain of events in diabetes that makes skin sores more likely to form and less likely to heal.
Namely, the body’s failure in diabetes to break down dietary sugar creates molecules called free radicals that can wreak havoc on cells and damage their DNA. These free radicals also trigger an inrush of immune cells and chemicals meant to fight infection that, researchers say, instead kill normal cells and cause diabetic skin ulcers. These wounds, they note, can take twice as long to heal as in healthy mammals and are prone to infection.
Published in the January issue of the journal Diabetes, the study showed that the injected stem cells restore a cell signaling pathway called Nrf2/Keap1, recently shown by the NYU Langone team to be disrupted in diabetes. The rebalancing brought on by stem cell therapy, the researchers say, decreased wound healing time to 21 days in treated diabetic mice compared with 32 days in untreated diabetic mice. By contrast, normal mouse skin wounds usually heal in 14 days.
“Our study shows that in mice, stem cell–based therapies can stimulate the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway to counteract inflammation and restore some of the skin’s tissue-regenerating abilities impaired by diabetes,” says senior study investigator and plastic surgeon Dan.
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We love how a braided updo hairstyle can instantly upgrade your beauty look. There’s just something about wearing your hair up that gives off a put-together, elegant aura—and adding braids into the mix makes it that much more interesting and on-trend! There's also no denying that an intricate, detailed braided updo draws the eye more than your everyday messy bun. If you're interested in an easy way to upgrade your go-to updo, let us introduce you to the following braided bun hairstyles. From the French braid bun to the classic brun, trust us when we tell you that you'll want to try them all!
first step: PREP YOUR HAIR
Before you get to creating any of these gorgeous braided bun hairstyles, you want to make sure your mane is prepped and ready to go. Use an anti-frizz shampoo and conditioner to keep your strands frizz-free, allowing you to achieve a sleek look. We love the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Frizz-Defy Shampoo and the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Frizz-Defy Conditioner. Follow with the L’Oréal Paris EverSleek Frizz Finish Oil-In-Serum to give your strands a smooth, weightless shine.
Editor’s tip: Want your hair to be extra sleek? Apply a bit of hair gel, like the L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle LOCK IT Clean Style Gel, to your mane before slicking it back and continuing to style.
braided updo #1: the brun
Equal parts braid and bun, the brun is the perfect updo for feeling put-together in a flash. For a step-by-step tutorial on how to create the brun hairstyle, head to our article, Braid Meets Bun: How to Get a Brun Hairstyle.
braided updo #2: braided headband
This romantic braided updo is actually easier to create than it looks—and it easily transforms any beauty look! Given, you do have to have (at least) medium-length strands to be able to pull this one off. Start by following the tutorial in our article, How to Get a Braided Headband Hairstyle, then twist the rest of your hair into a low bun.
braided updo #3: french braid bun
Combining two of our favorite classic hairstyles—the French braid and the bun—this timeless look is appropriate for any occasion. It’s also very versatile: You can sweep your French braid into a high, tight bun, or keep it loose and low.
braided updo #4: french-braided chignon
In case you didn’t know, the term chignon is basically a fancy way to say low bun. Perfect for both daytime work attire and evening outings, a chic low chignon gets an easy upgrade with one (or two!) French braids down either side.
braided updo #5: tucked braided updo
Think of a chic, low chignon, wrapped with a braid—that’s the tucked braid updo. A perfect braided updo to rock at work and throughout your evening plans, this style is also surprisingly simple to create. Here’s our tutorial on How to Create a Tucked Braided Updo.
braided updo #6: braided top knot
Here's a new take on a classic: First, fasten your hair into a tight ponytail at the top of your head. Next, simply braid your ponytail, then wrap it around its own base to form a top knot. Fasten your braided top knot bun with a few bobby pins, and you're done. It’s as easy as that to create this chic, pulled-together look.
braided updo #7: double braided updo
What’s better than one braid? Two braids! To get this look, part your hair down the middle and fasten two loose French braids on either side. Next, combine both braids into one ponytail that hangs low at the nape of your neck. Using a few bobby pins, wrap your ponytail into a simple bun, and pin as needed.
braided updo #8: crown braid
Looser than the braided headband, this braid wraps all the way around your head for 360 degrees of gorgeousness. Sport this look as a festival goer or wedding guest—or even for your own wedding! It’s that gorgeous. It does take some practice, though, which is why we’ve got a full tutorial on how to create a crown braid on yourself. Here, learn How to Create a Beautiful Crown Braid.
braided updo #9: double french-braided buns
Ready to turn heads? This look has a certain retro flair that we totally love. It involves creating two, low-hanging French braids on either side of your head, then wrapping and fastening each braid into a low bun. Pro tip: For a really, really head-turning style, add in some streaks of color using the L'Oréal Paris Colorista Hair Makeup 1-Day Color, which you can easily swipe on after your strands are already braided.
braided updo #10: double dutch-braided buns
The inverse of the French braid, the Dutch braid makes for more of a dramatic final look—although it’s just as easy if not even easier to create! To achieve the doubled-up updo, simply part your strands down the middle and fasten a Dutch braid on either side, finishing it about halfway down your head and securing with a hair elastic. Then, twist and fasten each side into a bun. For a full tutorial on the Dutch braid that serves as the base for this look, head to our article, How to Dutch Braid Your Hair.
braided updo #11: dutch fishtail
This elegant braided updo involves creating one (or two) fishtail braids, then fastening them back into a low chignon. Make the braid and bun clean for a sleek look, or keep things messier for a more laidback creation.
braided updo #12: double crown braid
This braided updo takes some finesse, so you might consider enlisting a friend for help. It involves doubling up the crown braid with two braided strands—you can make them the same size or play around with differing braid widths.
braided updo #13: peek-a-boo braided bun
For a look that’s all business in the front, party in the back, look no further than the peek-a-boo braided bun. Think of a typical top knot, messy or neat, with a Dutch or French braid sneaking up the back going from the nape of your neck all the way up to the bun. Get the idea? It’s also easy to create, which is a major bonus. All you need to do is leave the bottom section out of your bun, then proceed to braid as desired and fasten it where it meets your bun. Voila!
braided updo #14: halo braid
Combining Dutch and fishtail braids into an angel-like loop (AKA a halo), this braided updo can easily be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. Here’s how to get the look for yourself: Look Like an Angel: Mixed Halo Braid Tutorial.
braided updo #15: side-parted french braided bun
Sometimes, switching things up is as easy as changing your hair part. For a sophisticated take on the braided low bun, create a deep side part. Simply gorgeous!
braided updo #16: zipper braided bun
We’ll be honest, mastering the zipper braiding technique takes a bit of practice—but the end result will be totally worth it. For this updo, try creating a zipper braid down the center of your head, then fasten it into a low-hanging bun. Don’t worry; we have a step-by-step tutorial to give you a little guidance. Here’s How to Create a Zipper Braid.
braided updo #17: waterfall braided bun
Another gorgeous braiding technique that’s both timeless and easier than it looks to create? The waterfall braid. Simply waterfall braid your strands as usual, then fasten the rest of your locks into a low bun, using bobby pins to secure it right beneath where the “waterfall” falls. Click through to learn How to Create a Waterfall Braid.
braided updo #18: mix and match braided bun
This braided updo doesn’t go by the book—simply mix and match your favorite braid styles (Dutch, French, Zipper, or regular ol’ braid) and twist your hair up into a bun. For some inspiration, here’s How to Perfect a Mix and Match Braided Ponytail.
braided updo #19: asymmetrical braided updo
Make your braids that much more interesting by varying their size—and symmetry. Using whatever braiding style you prefer, fasten braids onto both sides of your head, keeping one side shorter. On the shorter side, fasten both braids into a low bun and use bobby pins to secure.
braided updo #20: box braids bun
If you already have gorgeous box braids, this braided updo is an easy way to achieve an elevated hairstyle in no time. Simply sweep all of your box braids—yes, all of them—into a bun on the top of your head, twisting a few of the small braids around the front for an eye-catching look. Use a handful of bobby pins to secure your bun, then spritz on some of the L'Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Hairspray Extra Strong Hold to make sure everything stays in its place.
braided updo #21: fairy braid updo
Accent your already-gorgeous bun with a few small fairy braids. Simply braid a few very small sections of your hair on the top of your part and fasten them with a small hair band. Then, pull all of your hair back into a low bun, allowing the small fairy braids to remain on top of both sides of your part.
braided updo #22: braid faux hawk
Think of a mohawk, only instead of chopping your strands the heightened part of your hair will come from a braid (we think a teased Dutch braid works best). With the remaining hair, create a low bun at the nape of your neck, keeping the main focus on your Dutch braided faux hawk. Here, learn How to Rock a Faux Hawk Hairstyle.
braided updo #23: half-headband braided updo
When you think of a braided updo, this image likely comes to mind. Simply choose how to part your hair, then weave the hair from one side into a French braid, making sure to pancake the braid for added volume. Then, fasten the rest of your strands into a bun—messy or neat, it's up to you.
braided updo #24: side fishtail braided bun
Who said your bun has to fall directly in the middle of your head? On the contrary, switching it over to one side of your head adds instant dimension to any braided hairstyle. What’s even cooler? Pairing your side-swept bun with a fishtail braid. Stunning!
braided updo #25: messy, wavy braided updo
When all else fails, you can simply never go wrong with a messy updo. Better yet? Throw a braid or two into the messy mix, and pin them into your bun as you see fit for a Boho-glam final look.
braided updo #26: crochet braided bun
Crochet braid extensions already take plenty of time to put in, so you're probably all about fast and easy updos. Fortunately, this look takes all of about ten seconds! Simply fasten crochet micro braids into a large bun on the top of your head, using as many bobby pins as you need. It’s as easy as that!
braided updo #27: space bun braids
Looking for a braided updo look that’s really out of this world? Transform trendy space buns, incorporating braids into the look, to instantly elevate this hairstyle. First off, you’ll need to know how to do space buns—luckily, we’ve got a tutorial for you: Here is How to Do Space Buns.
braided updo #28: triple-braided bun
Last, but most certainly not least, the triple-braided bun (as pictured above). Simply put, when it comes to creating your bun, three braids are better—and much bigger—than just one.
Now that you’ve mastered all of these gorgeous braided updos, may we suggest adding a few retro looks to your styling repertoire, too? Here are 20 90’s Hairstyles to Take You Back in Time.
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- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
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We love how a braided updo hairstyle can instantly upgrade your beauty look. There’s just something about wearing your hair up that gives off a put-together, elegant aura—and adding braids into the mix makes it that much more interesting and on-trend! There's also no denying that an intricate, detailed braided updo draws the eye more than your everyday messy bun. If you're interested in an easy way to upgrade your go-to updo, let us introduce you to the following braided bun hairstyles. From the French braid bun to the classic brun, trust us when we tell you that you'll want to try them all!
first step: PREP YOUR HAIR
Before you get to creating any of these gorgeous braided bun hairstyles, you want to make sure your mane is prepped and ready to go. Use an anti-frizz shampoo and conditioner to keep your strands frizz-free, allowing you to achieve a sleek look. We love the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Frizz-Defy Shampoo and the L’Oréal Paris EverPure Frizz-Defy Conditioner. Follow with the L’Oréal Paris EverSleek Frizz Finish Oil-In-Serum to give your strands a smooth, weightless shine.
Editor’s tip: Want your hair to be extra sleek? Apply a bit of hair gel, like the L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle LOCK IT Clean Style Gel, to your mane before slicking it back and continuing to style.
braided updo #1: the brun
Equal parts braid and bun, the brun is the perfect updo for feeling put-together in a flash. For a step-by-step tutorial on how to create the brun hairstyle, head to our articl.
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In this study I examine the structures of 2 teachers' beliefs about what makes mathematics intrinsically motivating and provide instances of the representations of their beliefs at 2 times: before the introduction of middle school mathematics curricula organized around the tenets of Realistic Mathematics Education and after 1 year of implementing a pilot program. Personalconstructs analyses are paired with observations of teachers' classrooms and their beliefs and perceptions as reported in semistructured interviews. Results indicate that the teachers became more attuned to the conceptual complexity and challenge of mathematics activities and placed less emphasis on task ease over their year of involvement in the pilot program. Results are discussed in relation to "job-embedded learning," a form of staff development that fosters teachers' development of meaning with regard to reforms, and how such learning enables shifts in teacher beliefs and practice.
- Reform in mathematics education
- Teacher beliefs
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- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
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In this study I examine the structures of 2 teachers' beliefs about what makes mathematics intrinsically motivating and provide instances of the representations of their beliefs at 2 times: before the introduction of middle school mathematics curricula organized around the tenets of Realistic Mathematics Education and after 1 year of implementing a pilot program. Personalconstructs analyses are paired with observations of teachers' classrooms and their beliefs and perceptions as reported in semistructured interviews. Results indicate that the teachers became more attuned to the conceptual complexity and challenge of mathematics activities and placed less emphasis on task ease over their year of involvement in the pilot program. Results are discussed in relation to "job-embedded learning," a form of staff development that fosters teachers' development of meaning with regard to reforms, and how such learning enables shifts in teacher beliefs and practice.
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The brake pedals on the 2009 Nissan Murano are soft and spongy, going all the way to the floor, which dangerously lengthens stopping distances. Owners claim it occurs after running over a pothole or other uneven terrain. It needed y…
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issues with safety systems
Check your safety systems if the Airbag Warning Light on your dashboard illuminates.
Your airbags and seat belts are designed to keep you safe in the case of a collision. However, seat belt locking issues have been observed by Nissan Murano drivers. When the car is entirely still, the seat belts could lock unnecessarily.
Concerning the airbag, complaints made to the NHTSA state that the passenger side does not identify passengers and, as a result, does not trigger the airbag. In turn, in a collision, the airbag might not inflate. If your Nissan Murano experiences these issues over and time again, your car might be a lemon.
What is the Nissan Murano’s most typical issue?
- The Murano Soft Brakes. The brake pedals on the 2009 Nissan Murano are soft and spongy, going all the way to the floor, which dangerously lengthens stopping distances.
- Visor Is Constantly Dropping.
- Sunroof explodes and rattles.
- OCS Warning as well as Airbag Issues.
- Gas spills and EVAP clogs
Is a Nissan Murano a trustworthy vehicle?
With a 3.5 out of 5.0 reliability rating, the Nissan Murano is ranked 20th out of 26 compact SUVs. It has cheaper ownership costs than the national average due to the $507 average annual repair cost. When compared to all other vehicles, the frequency and severity of repairs are both about average.
Do Nissan Murano transmission issues have a reputation?
One of the most prevalent issues with the Nissan Murano is transmission-related. The most vulnerable part of a Nissan Murano, aside from the cabin, is the transmission. Nissan Murano SUV owners and lessees have brought up a number of persistent CVT transmission difficulties, including lurching, acceleration issues, vehicle overheating, and early transmission failure.
Numerous Nissan models and model years have been the subject of class action lawsuits due to persistent CVT transmission issues. Many Nissan Murano SUVs manufactured between 2015 and 2021 continue to experience recurrent safety issues with their CVT transmissions, and some customers claim Nissan did not address these issues.
We have prepared a sample of grievances made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide you an insight into the problems with the Nissan Murano CVT transmission. Please take note that the Nissan Murano transmission complaints have been modified for clarity and language.
When did the Nissan Murano’s transmission issues start?
transmission malfunction The 2003 Nissan Murano’s CVT transmission typically starts to malfunction at about 160,000 miles. Prior to that, you might experience unpleasant odors when driving, poor fuel economy, and sporadic power losses. Unfortunately, a new transmission is the only solution.
Are repairs for the Nissan Murano expensive?
Over the course of its first ten years of use, a Nissan Murano will require roughly $7,577 in maintenance and repairs.
This is $1,556 more than the industry average for popular SUV models. Additionally, there is a 22.22% risk that a Murano will need a significant repair at that time. Compared to comparable vehicles in this sector, this is 0.72% worse. The following graph shows how these expenses and the likelihood of repairs will rise over time.
The Nissan Murano was retired for what reason?
The third-generation Nissan Murano was debuted in April 2014 at the New York International Auto Show. It is manufactured in Canton, Mississippi, and has a VQ-Series 3.5-liter V6 engine that can produce up to 260 hp (194 kW).
Due to its lack of right-hand drive production, the third-generation Murano is not marketed in Japan, Australia, or New Zealand. Due to slow sales, the nameplate has been retired, and the X-Trail has taken its place.
After the second generation was terminated in Mexico as a 2019 model on April 11, 2018, the Nissan Murano returned there after a ten-year absence. It is only available in the Advance and Exclusive trim lines and only comes with a V6 3.5-liter engine for the Mexican market.
The Murano received updated front and rear fascias, new wheels, and quilted semi-aniline leather appointed seating as standard for the 2019 model year. It also received new interior trim finishers, including Light wood-tone on SV and SL trim levels with cashmere interior, Metallic trim on S, SV, and SL trim levels with graphite interior, and Dark wood-tone on the Platinum trim level. Deep Blue Pearl, Mocha Almond Pearl, and Sunset Drift ChromaFlair are three brand-new exterior hues.
The design remained largely same for 2020, with a few minor additions, primarily safety features. The Nissan Safety Shield 360, which comes with automated emergency braking with pedestrian recognition, blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, rear automatic braking, and high-beam assist, is offered as standard on the SV and SL versions. In February 2020, it had a redesign specifically for Mexico, losing the Advance trim line and only being available in the Platinum AWD trim line.
Since 2020, the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant in Tennessee has been producing the Murano instead of Canton, Mississippi, in North America.
All Murano trim levels starting in 2021 will come standard with Nissan’s “Safety Shield 360.” A Special Edition package with 20-inch dark charcoal alloys, leatherette seats, unique badging, heated front seats, and a twin panel panoramic moonroof was available on the SV grade level.
What is the lifespan of a Nissan Murano?
Before needing pricey repairs, the Nissan Murano has an average lifespan of 200,000 kilometers. If you adhere to scheduled maintenance and practice safe driving techniques, your Murano should last 13 years if you drive an average of 15,000 miles per year.
Are there any gearbox issues with the 2019 Nissan Murano?
Nissan Murano 2019 Issues One of the primary problems with the Nissan Murano is its continuously variable transmission, which is typical for the company. Nissan automobiles with CVTs are more prone to trembling, shuddering, unexpected acceleration, and even gearbox failure.
Can the transmission of a Nissan Murano be rebuilt?
An alternative is a rebuilt transmission. Some businesses can disassemble the transmission and swap out the broken components. You should look into the technicians’ training and experience before hiring them.
If a component is not properly modified, new issues could arise. The rebuilt transmission’s warranty might not include labor charges, much like with old transmissions.
You have fewer options for where the work can be done because some shops only honor their work.
Do Nissan Muranos qualify as SUVs?
Yes, the Nissan Murano is a solid SUV despite its low ranking. It has a strong engine, a smooth ride, plush seats, and simple infotainment controls. In addition to having some of the greatest safety and anticipated reliability ratings in the midsize SUV class, the Nissan also receives favorable fuel efficiency predictions.
A Nissan Murano is larger than a Nissan Rogue, right?
Some people may choose the new Nissan Murano over the Nissan Rogue based only on size if they are trying to select between the two vehicles. Both cars have plenty of freight space and can accommodate up to five passengers. Since the Murano is a mid-size SUV and the Rogue is a compact SUV, the Murano is generally slightly larger than the Rogue.
What does a Nissan Murano’s CVT do?
Instead of a traditional automatic transmission, the Nissan Murano has an Xtronic continuously variable transmission. The gearing of a CVT is “stepless” between the upper and lower limits.
The idea is really straightforward. Running between two pulleys with different diameters is a flexible belt. The engine is connected to one pulley, while the driveline is attached to the other. The gear ratio between the input and output pulleys changes as one pulley’s effective diameter increases while the other decreases in proportionally.
In 1975, when DAF built both trucks and automobiles, we had our first experience with a continuously variable gearbox (CVT) in a little DAF 600 sedan. The engine of the small DAF reached its redline and remained there while the pulleys changed the gearing, causing the vehicle to move far harder than it should have.
Early CVT applications were limited to small vehicles due to the fundamental mechanical issue with the belt’s torque limit. The Micra mini-sedan was Nissan’s most well-known example in this market.
Later CVT innovations eliminate “slipping clutch syndrome” by using hydraulic pulley diameter adjustment and a steel link-plate chain instead of a rubber band, increasing torque capability to exceed 300Nm. The Nissan Murano employs this mechanism.
Driving a car with a CVT can be considerably different from driving a car with a standard automatic transmission since the CVT pulleys rapidly change to their highest gearing at takeoff, sending the engine rpm toward their maximum power. Unless the driver brakes, the revs very much remain constant as the car speeds. Many drivers dislike the sensation, which they compare to operating a manual transmission with a sliding clutch.
Because it uses a torque converter in place of an automated clutch or centrifugal clutch to create “neutral,” the Xtronic CVT in the Murano doesn’t have the “slipping clutch” sensation of a traditional CVT.
The torque converter’s fluid coupling design creates a neutral gear and increases lift-off torque, which lowers the number of engine revs required to move the Murano with a 1500-kg trailer in tow. The Murano can get away with a rather high-geared 2.4:1 low ratio thanks to the torque converter’s increased gearing multiplication at stall.
The Murano sports short-geared diffs with 5.2:1 reduction because the overdrive ratio obtained when the power pulley is at its smallest and the output pulley is at its greatest is an unheard-of 0.4:1.
If you just can’t leave automatic boxes alone, the Murano features a six-step manual option. This mode is quite helpful for circumstances that call for some engine braking because the transmission will hang onto a “ratio”.
The future of CVTs is promising, and they may have entered the racing world as well if it weren’t for the FIA’s decisive ban in 1994, which came in response to David Coulthard’s impressive results in an experimental CVT-equipped Williams.
How much does a Nissan Murano transmission cost?
Depending on the car, a new Nissan Murano transmission could cost over $3,500; however, services like fluid changes and transmission fluid flushes are significantly less expensive, occasionally costing less than $150.
How much does a 2015 Nissan Murano’s transmission replacement cost?
Cost of the 2015 Nissan Murano transmission Depending on the car, a new 2015 Nissan Murano transmission could cost over $3,500; however, less fancy transmission repairs like fluid changes and a transmission fluid flush can sometimes be had for less than $150.
How far can a Nissan Murano travel on a single tank of gas?
This is what? On a full tank of gas, the 2020 Nissan Murano can travel 380 miles in the city at its maximum range. On a full tank of gas, the 2020 Nissan Murano can travel 532 miles on the highway.
Has the Nissan Murano a timing chain or belt?
For robustness and long life, more recent models use timing belts consisting of polyurethane and Kevlar. Although they can last up to 100,000 miles, it’s always a good idea to change them before that. The engine’s valves, pistons, and other internal components may suffer severe damage as a result of belt failure.
All muranos have CVTs, right?
All Murano variants have a 3.5-liter V-6 engine with 260 horsepower under the hood. All-wheel drive may be fitted to any trim, and both setups use a CVT. Front-wheel drive is the default. The most recent Murano we tested performed admirably on our test track and provided brisk city driving. Few Murano owners will frequently bury their foot in the throttle, but when they do, the CVT spikes and maintains the engine revs, producing a loud, droning grumble from the engine compartment. On lengthy highway trips, where the powertrain disappears into the background and the ride is serene, the Murano excels. The Murano’s suspension is optimized for comfort, making long drives a breeze. It smooths out even the worst potholes for a comfortable ride. The Murano won’t amuse you in route, but it will safely take you to the next intersection if the road is winding. On straight-aways, the steering provides adequate stability, but on winding two-lanes, it is uninteresting and uncommunicative. With a low tow rating of 1500 pounds, the Murano is available.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
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The brake pedals on the 2009 Nissan Murano are soft and spongy, going all the way to the floor, which dangerously lengthens stopping distances. Owners claim it occurs after running over a pothole or other uneven terrain. It needed y…
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issues with safety systems
Check your safety systems if the Airbag Warning Light on your dashboard illuminates.
Your airbags and seat belts are designed to keep you safe in the case of a collision. However, seat belt locking issues have been observed by Nissan Murano drivers. When the car is entirely still, the seat belts could lock unnecessarily.
Concerning the airbag, complaints made to the NHTSA state that the passenger side does not identify passengers and, as a result, does not trigger the airbag. In turn, in a collision, the airbag might not inflate. If your Nissan Murano experiences these issues over and time again, your car might be a lemon.
What is the Nissan Murano’s most typical issue?
- The Murano Soft Brakes. The brake pedals on the 2009 Nissan Murano are soft and spongy, going all the way to the floor, which dangerously lengthens stopping distances.
- Visor Is Constantly Dropping.
- Sunroof explodes and rattles.
- OCS Warning as well as Airbag Issues.
- Gas spills and EVAP clogs
Is a Nissan Murano a trustworthy vehicle?
With a 3.5 out of 5.0 reliability rating, the Nissan Murano is ranked 20th out of 26 compact SUVs. It has cheaper ownership costs than the national average due to the $507 average annual repair cos.
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A-personal someone faith no sexual interest on the anybody else and pick a lives versus sex and you can relationshipsThese men and women participate in brand new spectrum that will be aromantic. And thus as well as thought that are intimately effortless it likewise have zero importance of a romance spouse.
They can not fall-inside the enjoy and don’t you would like a gender or relationship. Naturally, the second just wasn’t the situation. Some asexual singles you would like a sexual union . ‚a?? however, instead physical methods considering.
The reason why try asexual & expert matchmaking so difficult?
Some body interested in the same mate knows the issues. Men reacts in a different way, you may find well-known issues that each and every expert knows all of the t really.
Getting asexuals, even the popular etiquettes of online dating actions are basically individuals. If you are intimately centered somebody answer stimulus which happen to be erotic plus make use of them and if l learn for an individual, asexuals often do not have the feel considering it. Non-sexual flirting needs time to work time and energy, as symptoms become quiet, rather intellectual otherwise comprehensive and hard to understand every once from inside the awhile.
Non-asexual acquaintances present doing decreased erotic teasing once the a lack of interest. Usually, but, the newest having said that might be standing. Since to possess asexuals, satisfying a potential companion is sometimes loaded with social issues you to they will scarcely grab yourself a phrase aside. Her appeal is focused on the new report, the content, the tiny body gestures, so that you can focus someone that is prospective.
Dilemmas out-of asexual other sites are relationship great britain
Research alone makes it nearly impossible to find someone this is certainly asexual. Medical exams calculate one to on the step 1-2% the inhabitants posseses a keen asexual positioning. This may ben’t a lot, considering the fact that this short people must be to the proper day and age and finest city.
We not ever been aware of asexuality and will not have the ability to understand just why they disregard romantic tasks. Someone else need to discover an implies that is the latest away from. In actuality, get a hold of really open minded american singles accessible to you who can image on their own in the a connection rather than sexual intercourse.
Ultimately, while you are sex is a piece and this vital out-of dating, it is far from after all the main dependence on long-term joy. For that reason, you’ll have a somewhat smaller p l away from potential partner in to the the world that will be polite very because the on web on line dating services.
Shortage of once you understand from asexual lifestyles
This new direction hence asexual existence are regarded as a knowingly chose lives-design, hence . ‚a?? in place of homosexuality . ‚a?? only is not inherent however, rapidly plumped for. Asexuals usually are regarded as creating an excellent socially crucial psychology, an excellent refusal and receiving denied for the manage formations the fresh new patriarchy.
No, most frequently it is not t political. Asexual men and women work at cause and you will enlightenment romantic direction in aces, such for almost all people, simply are not a rebellious peak otherwise a variety, but a completely normal phrase away from private intercourse.
This way out of existence features little relative to celibacy (to phrase it differently. the fresh new ban off personal actions and require).
Issues which have ace online dating apps & choices in the united kingdom
Can there be asexual software which can be relationships other sites, that really eventually exercise? Manage into-range asexual indicate that try online dating each other people provided would be to feel asexual? Can aces also consider a relationship with an individual who merely is actuallyn’t good-sexual?
For a lot of British singles troubled, the solution to it is yes. Many aces have seen before situations having asexual fans. They typically have the severity of one’s useless close thinking whenever you l k for the construction towards partnership otherwise relationship. Generally speaking these affairs be next detailed from the loss and misconceptions.
After that brand of downfalls, asexuals proceed to l k for similar asexuals or fans which is also survive a keen asexual traditions.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
How can i live with appreciate, emotional distance and you may cover incase identifying was an enthusiastic asexual? And also in that will We l k to possess an effective intimate venture in place of genuine and you can very carefully intimacy included? Those that continuously regarded themselves asexual understand the challenges of having people and that intimate every day life.
Asexual net dating services hope a targeted group out of aces in the event that you’re seeking to a connection definitely platonic. Nonetheless, up until now couple of matchmaking software are most useful applications to speak and you can meet particularly-inclined asexual single people and you will pleased to date aces and that happens getting fellow.
Just a couple of web sites online dating sites perform odds of appearing people orientation without a doubt asexual the consumer-profile to end misunderstandings of a lot sorts of.
As a whole, antique and really-identified head-stream matchmaking web sites promote an irritating studies to have asexual single men and women and share a low-comprehensive environment as well as the sense of becoming shunned.
Ace-users were exhausted to get their wants disappointed by the sexually pushed customers and you will hostile somebody, just who they want to protect and you may establish their gender into the treatment for.
Asexual some body remain p rly realized from the all the hetero-normative society. And additionally people that read by themselves while the asex.
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The earliest malls have been Paris Arcades within the nineteenth century. Of their paper, Detecting Price and Search Discrimination on the Internet,” the researchers prompt that customers could benefit from a price-discrimination watchdog system that might constantly monitor for custom-made prices (although it is unclear who would construct or operate this). Another paper—this one co-authored by Google’s Hal Varian—argues that if personalized pricing becomes too aggressive, shoppers will grow to be extra strategic,” selectively withholding or disclosing information with a view to acquire the perfect worth.
Music Metropolis is open yr-spherical with the greatest stores from trend boutiques to report shops. We guarantee for those who head to any of Music Metropolis’s shopping malls, boutiques, and specialty shops you will find something that can suit your pursuits. Browse Nashville’s shopping destinations right here.
In the case of fee, you should use anyone’s bank card when shopping on-line. A variety of us are concerned concerning the identification theft when hear about online shopping. Identity theft circumstances happen in actuality in brick and mortar store itself and never online. Web sites are safe today with powerful encryption procedures that preserve your id protected and secure. Though there are a couple of where your info might not be safe, you can take a peaceable breathe when coping with the vast majority of online shopping web site. Take into account websites that supply free delivery and this is positively the best way to go. As the worth of gas is increasing, shipping and handling could be cheaper anyway.
On-line shopping has turn into a serious disruptor in the retail trade. three Consumers can now search for product data and place product orders across totally different regions whereas online retailers ship their products directly to the consumers’ dwelling, places of work or wherever they want. The B2C (business to client) process has made it simple for shoppers to pick out any product on-line from a retailer’s website and to have it delivered relatively rapidly. Using on-line shopping strategies, customers don’t have to devour power by bodily visiting bodily stores, but save time and the price of travelling.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
The earliest malls have been Paris Arcades within the nineteenth century. Of their paper, Detecting Price and Search Discrimination on the Internet,” the researchers prompt that customers could benefit from a price-discrimination watchdog system that might constantly monitor for custom-made prices (although it is unclear who would construct or operate this). Another paper—this one co-authored by Google’s Hal Varian—argues that if personalized pricing becomes too aggressive, shoppers will grow to be extra strategic,” selectively withholding or disclosing information with a view to acquire the perfect worth.
Music Metropolis is open yr-spherical with the greatest stores from trend boutiques to report shops. We guarantee for those who head to any of Music Metropolis’s shopping malls, boutiques, and specialty shops you will find something that can suit your pursuits. Browse Nashville’s shopping destinations right here.
In the case of fee, you should use anyone’s bank card when shopping on-line. A variety of us are concerned concerning the identification theft when hear about online shopping. Identity theft circumstances happen in actuality in brick and mortar store itself and never online. Web sites are safe today with powerful encryption procedures that preserve your id protected and secure. Though there are a couple of where your info might not be safe, you can take a peaceable breathe when coping with the vast majority of online shopping web site. Take into account websites th.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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iFi Audio NEO iDSD - HD Bluetooth DAC / esivahvistin / kuulokevahvistin
The NEO iDSD is designed for maximum flexibility, with sleek aluminium casework that can be positioned horizontally or vertically, the latter via a supplied stand. An informative OLED display flips automatically to suit the preferred orientation, while a smooth-acting multifunction rotary control ensures the NEO iDSD is simple to use, despite its sophistication and versatility.
Three operational modes ensure the NEO iDSD covers all bases with aplomb. It can be used as a pure DAC with a fixed-level analogue output to connect to a separate integrated amp or preamp in an audio system. Or, it can operate as a DAC/preamp with a variable output, ideal for connecting directly to a power amp or active speakers. And, of course, headphone users can make use of its excellent amp stage to create a fabulous ‘head-fi’ system.
Whether connected to source devices via cable or high-definition Bluetooth, the NEO iDSD’s next-level digital engine and fully balanced analogue circuits deliver captivating sound – brilliant with music, multimedia content or to enhance your next-generation gaming experience.
- Native DSD/PCM Burr-Brown® 4-channel DAC chipset
- Extremely low THD: <0.0015 % and ultra-high SNR: >120 dB
- Digital inputs: USB3.0 B (USB2.0 compatible)/S/PDIF (coaxial/optical)/Bluetooth 5.0
- Analogue outputs: XLR/RCA
- Headphone outputs: 4.4mm Balanced/6.3mm UnBAL
- Ultra fast USB interface with 16 logic cores and up to 2000MIPS processing power
Custom-designed digital engine
The NEO iDSD’s ‘digital engine’ is based around a Burr-Brown DAC chipset that iFi uses extensively, selected for its natural-sounding ‘musicality’ and True Native architecture. iFi’s experience with this IC means it knows how to make the most of it; but whilst intrinsic to the resulting sound, the creation of an exemplary DAC stage involves much more than the selection of a particular DAC chip.
One such critical component is the XMOS chip that processes the audio data received via the USB and S/PDIF digital inputs. The NEO iDSD uses a new low-latency XMOS microcontroller with greatly enhanced processing power – compared to the current generation of eight-core chips, this new 16-core IC delivers double the clock speed (2000MIPS) and four times the memory (512KB), as well as the latest SuperSpeed USB standard. iFi’s in-house digital development team has programmed the XMOS firmware to optimise sound quality and ensure a perfect partnership with the Burr-Brown DAC.
Extensive jitter-eradication technologies are applied to the digital stage, including iFi’s GMT (Global Master Timing) femto-precision clock and intelligent memory buffer. The NEO iDSD also comes with iFi’s GTO (Gibbs Transient Optimised) digital filter installed; alternative digital filters can be loaded as firmware updates if preferred.
A question of balance
The ZEN Phono’s circuitry is of balanced, symmetrical dual-mono design –a topology usually reserved for high-end audio products owing to complexity and cost. Balanced circuit design has the ability the reduce noise and crosstalk, thus increasing sonic clarity, and has long been championed by renowned high-end audio electronics engineer John Curl –a man whose analogue amp designs, including several landmark phono stages, have been lauded since the 1970s.
Curl, now a technical consultant for iFi, has worked with iFi’s in-house technical team, headed by Thorsten Loesch, to produce a circuit design of exceptional quality for such an affordable phono stage. A fully balanced, ultra-low-noise design of this kind is unprecedented at such a lowprice point.
Every format at the highest quality
Hi-res audio support is state-of-the-art, handling PCM data to 32-bit/768kHz, all levels of DSD up to DSD512, and single-and double-speed DXD.
Thanks to the Burr-Brown DAC chip’s four-channel True Native design, PCM and DSD take separate pathways – this enables DSD, as well as PCM, to remain ‘bit-perfect’ in its native form right through to analogue conversion. This is often not the case with DAC devices from other brands – even if DSD compatibility is stated, many such DACs convert DSD signals to PCM.
MQA – the hi-res streaming codec, as used by Tidal’s ‘Masters’ tier – is also supported through the USB and S/PDIF inputs, with full decoding of MQA files up to 384kHz thanks to the processing power of the new 16-core XMOS chip. This means that the full ‘three unfold’ decoding process is performed internally, as opposed to only the final unfold in the manner of an MQA ‘renderer’. Globally, MQA has become an important consideration for any comprehensively equipped DAC; for Tidal Masters subscribers, the NEO iDSD is a brilliant way to make the most of the superior sound of which this streaming service is capable.
Bluetooth as you’ve never heard it before
As well as digital cable inputs, the NEO iDSD offers the convenience of wireless Bluetooth reception. But this isn’t Bluetooth as you’ve heard it before – not unless you’ve heard iFi’s ‘ZEN Blue’ Bluetooth receiver or ‘Aurora’ wireless music system, at any rate.
iFi was the first audio brand to deliver products using Qualcomm’s new QCC5100 Bluetooth processing IC when it launched the ZEN Blue and Aurora, combining this chip with proprietary circuits to develop an audibly superior ‘Bluetooth engine’ now also built into the NEO iDSD. While Bluetooth’s convenience and wide device compatibility is well recognised, many people don’t realise how good Bluetooth can sound because they’ve only experienced it at base-level quality using basic and outdated implementations.
All the current high-definition Bluetooth audio formats are supported, including Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive and aptX HD, Sony’s LDAC and HWA’s LHDC. Other codecs covered include regular aptX and aptX Low Latency, AAC (the favoured format of Apple iOS devices) and SBC (the ‘plain vanilla’ Bluetooth codec). This means that every possible source device is covered at the highest audio resolution its Bluetooth specification allows. iFi’s ‘Bluetooth engine’ can also be updated over-the air, so future codecs may be added to the NEO iDSD’s specification.
The NEO iDSD ‘remembers’ up to seven paired Bluetooth source devices, making it easy to switch from one device to another, with impressive reception range thanks to the latest Bluetooth 5 specification. The DAC stage handles sampling rates well in excess of the maximum delivered by current hi-res Bluetooth formats – of the 24-bit-capable codecs, aptX Adaptive and aptX HD support up to 48kHz, while LDAC and LHDC reach 96kHz.
PureWave circuit design – the balance of power
The digital stage is only half the story in any DAC/headphone amp; when it come to the crucial analogue circuitry, many such devices fall short. Balanced, differential analogue circuit design has long been championed for its ability to reduce noise and cross-talk within the signal path by fully separating the left and right channels. However, this is more complex and costly than single-ended circuitry, and so has traditionally remained the preserve of high-end hi-fi components.
iFi has gradually introduced fully balanced circuit design across its range – first in the flagship Pro Series components, then in the entry-level ZEN Series devices. The NEO iDSD, which sits between the two in terms of price, features a new, balanced, symmetrical dual-mono topology with short, direct signal paths, developed specifically for this model – iFi calls this circuit design ‘PureWave’, referring to the sonic purity it achieves thanks to exceptional linearity and infinitesimally low levels of noise and distortion.
Renowned high-end audio electronics engineer John Curl, best known for his pioneering balanced circuit designs and now a technical consultant for iFi, has worked closely with iFi’s in-house technical team, headed by Thorsten Loesch, to perfect this design. High-quality components are used throughout, including custom ultra-low-distortion op-amps, multilayer ceramic TDK C0G capacitors, MELF thin-film resistors and inductors from Murata and Taiyo Yuden. These are more costly than commonly used equivalents, but class-leading qualities such as low ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance), high linearity and low noise pay great dividends in terms of sound quality.
The headphone amp stage maintains an engaging balance between sonic power and poise, no matter what it is tasked to drive – from high-sensitivity in-ear monitors to current-hungry planar headphones – with a continuous power output of more than 1000mW into 32ohms available through the balanced headphone socket. To retain maximum resolution, the volume is adjusted in the analogue domain via a resistor ladder, under precise microprocessor control.
The NEO iDSD’s low-noise, high-bandwidth power supply circuity sports linear regulation and delivers excellent PSRR (Power Supply Rejection Ratio) performance. BiCMOS semiconductor technology using a PMOS device achieves ultra-low distortion and excellent transient response. This couples with iFi’s iPower AC/DC adapter, which engenders significantly less noise than other similar devices and is included with the NEO iDSD (£49 when sold separately).
The OLED display, which indicates audio format, sampling rate, volume level and input mode, offers user-adjustable brightness and SilentLine design, ensuring there is no electrical noise to interfere with the audio signal. Even the way the NEO iDSD switches between settings has been engineered to ensure sonic transparency – FET-based switching is handled by a microcontroller, which only ‘wakes up’ when the user changes a setting, thus eradicating any sonically deleterious interference.
In terms of measured performance, all this painstaking attention to detail results in THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) of <0.0015 per cent and SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) of >120dB – highly impressive at any price. To the ear, this translates as more clarity and texture, more dynamic and engaging performance – quite simply, you hear more of the music, just as the artist intended.
For cable connections, the NEO iDSD provides three digital inputs – asynchronous USB Type B, as well as both optical and coaxial flavours of S/PDIF. Three devices may be connected simultaneously via these inputs, plus a fourth via Bluetooth, with the desired input selected via the front-mounted rotary control.
Balanced outputs are supplied, to make the most of the NEO iDSD’s fully balanced circuitry. To the front, alongside a standard 6.3mm single-ended headphone socket, resides a 4.4mm Pentaconn output for headphones offering balanced connection. An increasing number of high-quality headphones and in-ear monitors either come so equipped or give the option of detaching the cable and upgrading to a 4.4mm Pentaconn connector (this output is particularly recommended for tougher headphone loads). Around the back, to connect the NEO iDSD to an amp and speakers (or active speakers), single-ended RCA outputs are accompanied by a pair of XLR sockets – the standard balanced connector for high-end hi-fi.
- Digital Inputs: USB3.0 B (USB2.0 compatible) / S-PDIF (coaxial/optical) / Bluetooth 5.0
- Supported Bluetooth Codecs: AAC, SBC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX LL, LDAC, LHDC/HWA Codec
- Supported Digital Formats: DSD512/256/128/64, DXD (768/705.6/384/352.8kHz), PCM (768/705.6/384/352.8/192/176.4/96/88.2/48/44.1kHz), MQA, Bluetooth 96kHz
- Line Section
- Balanced XLR Output: 6.3V / 7.7V max. (variable), 4.4V fixed
- Unbalanced RCA Output: 3.2V / 3.9V max. (variable), 2.2V fixed
- Balanced Zout: <=100Ω
- Unbalanced Zout: <=50Ω
- SNR: -112dB(A) @ 0dBFS (UnBAL/BAL)
- DNR: >116dB(A) @ -60dBFS (UnBAL/BAL)
- THD+N: <0.0015% @ 0dBFS (UnBAL/BAL)
- Headphone Section
- Balanced Output: 2V / 6.2V max. 12Ω - 600Ω Headphone
- Unbalanced Output: 1V / 3.3V max. 12Ω - 300Ω Headphone
- Balanced Output Power: >6.4V/68.6 mW (@ 600Ω), >5.77V/1040 mW (@ 32Ω)
- Unbalanced Output Power: >3.25V/17.6 mW (@ 600Ω), >3V/295 mW (@ 32Ω)
- Output Impedance: <1Ω (UnBAL/BAL)
- SNR: -112dBA (3.3V UnBAL/6.2V BAL)
- DNR: -120dB(A)>/li>
- THD+N: <0.0015% (125mW @ 32Ω)
- Power Consumption: No Signal ~0.5W, Max Signal ~2.5W
- Input Voltage: DC 5V/2.5A, AC 100 -240V, 50/60Hz (with iPower)
- Dimensions: 214 x146 x 41 mm
- Weight: 970g
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
iFi Audio NEO iDSD - HD Bluetooth DAC / esivahvistin / kuulokevahvistin
The NEO iDSD is designed for maximum flexibility, with sleek aluminium casework that can be positioned horizontally or vertically, the latter via a supplied stand. An informative OLED display flips automatically to suit the preferred orientation, while a smooth-acting multifunction rotary control ensures the NEO iDSD is simple to use, despite its sophistication and versatility.
Three operational modes ensure the NEO iDSD covers all bases with aplomb. It can be used as a pure DAC with a fixed-level analogue output to connect to a separate integrated amp or preamp in an audio system. Or, it can operate as a DAC/preamp with a variable output, ideal for connecting directly to a power amp or active speakers. And, of course, headphone users can make use of its excellent amp stage to create a fabulous ‘head-fi’ system.
Whether connected to source devices via cable or high-definition Bluetooth, the NEO iDSD’s next-level digital engine and fully balanced analogue circuits deliver captivating sound – brilliant with music, multimedia content or to enhance your next-generation gaming experience.
- Native DSD/PCM Burr-Brown® 4-channel DAC chipset
- Extremely low THD: <0.0015 % and ultra-high SNR: >120 dB
- Digital inputs: USB3.0 B (USB2.0 compatible)/S/PDIF (coaxial/optical)/Bluetooth 5.0
- Analogue outputs: XLR/RCA
- Headphone outputs: 4.4mm Balanced/6.3mm UnBAL
- Ultra fast USB interface with 16 logic cores and up t.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Windows and Doors
Enhance Home Safety
*Unedited by BPO staff
(ARA) - Safety starts in the home and
it begins with fundamentals such as windows and doors. While
functional, these products
may be safety hazards if not maintained properly and replaced
when they are worn out. Take some time to ensure your windows
and doors are in proper working order for your best defense
against natural disasters, fire or accidents in your home.
Here's where to start:
First, make sure all of your windows work as they should. Never
block, nail or paint windows closed, which could prevent
a quick exit in the event of a fire, natural disaster or
an accident. All windows and doors in the home should open
and close easily and there should be no air leakage around
Here are signs that a window is not functioning properly and
Poor performance -- opening and closing is a difficult task;
air leaks in, out or around the window; condensation or fogging
occurs on or between glass panes; windows are painted or
nailed shut and virtually impossible to open.
Looks -- chipping,
deterioration, water stains or wood rot of the window or
the area around the window (inside or out)
is a sure sign; outdated design or style that doesn't blend
well with the rest of the home.
Effort -- cleaning is a major hassle and another chore to be
avoided; replacement parts are hard to find or even non-existent.
Once your windows are working properly, consider these safety
tips for windows:
Keep unsupervised infants and babies away from windows, especially
cribs where toddlers can easily reach and climb to precarious
spots. Keep windows closed and locked when children are around.
If your home features double-hung windows, close the bottom
sash nearest to children, and open the top sash to allow
for ventilation. This will help prevent a toddler from toppling
out a window.
Heed the warning of window and door manufacturers: screens
are not meant to stop a child from falling; keep children
away from open windows.
Keep furniture, or anything a child can climb, away from windows
-- they may use these objects as a climbing aid.
Homes with window guards, security bars, grilles or grates
covering windows become potential hazards in an emergency
if the devices on them do not have a functioning quick release
mechanism to allow a swift, safe exit through the window.
Time is critical when escaping for emergency purposes.
Cords on shades and blinds can be hazardous to small children
or pets who can easily get tangled and wrap the cord around
their neck or choke on the cord itself. Pella Corporation
provides a safer solution with its between-the-glass window
fashions that allow cordless operation or even remote-control
operation to control the shades or blinds. This product reduces
the risk of injury and offers homeowners a clutter-free and
dust-free window fashion.
Finally, the degree of injury sustained from a window fall
can be affected by the surface on which the victim falls.
Planting shrubs and providing soft edging like wood chips
or grass beneath windows may lessen the impact if a fall
As with windows, be sure all doors open and close easily. No
door should be painted, nailed or blocked shut. And as with
windows, screens on doors will not stop a child from falling.
Keep small children away from open doors.
For maximum safety during severe weather, keep away from windows
and doors, to avoid potentially being struck by flying debris
or broken glass. A basement or hallway is the best place
to seek safe cover in a home during severe winds and tornadoes.
All entry doors (including those going into a garage) should
be solid core for safety protection. Some practical advice:
solid wood construction on doors offers superior insulating
qualities -- wood provides 1,100 times the insulating value
Patio doors can be
a hazard to children. Make sure all sliding glass doors have
decals on them, or feature between-the-glass
window fashions for added visibility, so a child won't run
into them. All sliding doors should have a sliding door stop
for child protection, as well.
Pella Windows & Doors is proud to partner with the National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Home Safety Council
to sponsor national Fire Prevention Week (FPW), October 5 to
11, 2003, to bring fire safety education to students in most
elementary school classrooms in the U.S. and Canada. Consider
these chilling statistics:
* A home fire strikes in the U.S. every 1.4 minutes; every
24 minutes in Canada
* Someone dies every 2.8 hours as a result of a home fire in
the U.S.; every 31 hours in Canada
* 383,500 residential fires occurred in 2001
* 3,110 fire deaths occurred in homes (2001)
* $5.5 billion in residential property losses occurred in 2001
due to fire
* Only 25 percent of U.S. families have planned and practiced
an escape route at home
Doors and windows are the primary escape routes from a home
in the event of a fire. Unfortunately, many homeowners' doors
or windows are painted or nailed shut, are blocked by heavy
objects, or do not operate quickly, to permit a swift, safe
exit in the event of a fire. Therefore, homeowners need to
understand the importance of planning and practicing a home
fire safety escape route, as well as how to ensure that their
windows and doors are safe and operating properly.
Make sure emergency egress windows and doors (required by building
codes) can be opened quickly -- they can literally save lives,
permitting a fast, safe escape in the event of a fire.
Do not install window air conditioning units in windows that
may be needed for escape or rescue in an emergency. The air
conditioning unit could prohibit escape through the window.
There should be at least one window in each sleeping and
living area that meets escape and rescue requirements.
Windows and doors should be your first and instant access to
freedom from injury if an emergency occurs in your home.
Keep them in working order and accessible to enhance your
safety. When closed and locked, windows and doors can also
be the buffer between your home and the threats of Mother
Nature. Be sure to keep them secure and updated to help protect
your home and your family.
To find the Pella Window & Door Store nearest you call
(888) 84-PELLA or visit www.pella.com.
Courtesy of ARA Content
EDITOR'S NOTE: For more information,
contact Kathy Krafka Harkema at Pella Corporation at (641)
or Leigh R. McGivern, The Integer Group at (515) 247-2628,
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Windows and Doors
Enhance Home Safety
*Unedited by BPO staff
(ARA) - Safety starts in the home and
it begins with fundamentals such as windows and doors. While
functional, these products
may be safety hazards if not maintained properly and replaced
when they are worn out. Take some time to ensure your windows
and doors are in proper working order for your best defense
against natural disasters, fire or accidents in your home.
Here's where to start:
First, make sure all of your windows work as they should. Never
block, nail or paint windows closed, which could prevent
a quick exit in the event of a fire, natural disaster or
an accident. All windows and doors in the home should open
and close easily and there should be no air leakage around
Here are signs that a window is not functioning properly and
Poor performance -- opening and closing is a difficult task;
air leaks in, out or around the window; condensation or fogging
occurs on or between glass panes; windows are painted or
nailed shut and virtually impossible to open.
Looks -- chipping,
deterioration, water stains or wood rot of the window or
the area around the window (inside or out)
is a sure sign; outdated design or style that doesn't blend
well with the rest of the home.
Effort -- cleaning is a major hassle and another chore to be
avoided; replacement parts are hard to find or even non-existent.
Once your windows are working properly, consider these safety
tips for windows:
Keep unsupervised infants and babies away fr.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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ScanGuard is the new kid on the block as it is relatively new on the antivirus market. But that shouldn’t imply that the security program is doesn’t possess utilities to secure your devices and keep them up and running. As expected, ScanGuard is at the receiving end of unfairly comparative criticism, reason being it freshness on the shelves.
This security program not only provides continuous and consistent protection of your device against malware, Trojan and other threats but it also comes with a load of utilities that enhances your system performance and provide web protection.
ScanGuard provides you with a range of features with packages that covers up to three devices. These features include:
ScanGuard is the new kid on the block, this means that it hasn’t proved itself that much due to the limited time. It hasn’t been featured in major reputed performance reviews and independent tests.
But from the general view, the security program works almost to perfection as it doesn’t appear to be affecting the performance of your device by slowing it down. Customer reviews have raved on its effective ability at eradicating threats through real time scans without affective their performance speed of their devices.
ScanGuard is easy to install and set up. The set-up is simplified and takes a few minutes before your security program is up and running. You will just need to fill out registration details before you can log in to choose the product you intend to purchase. There are already recommended setting that you use before installation. It also provides options on specific number of times you will need your device to be scanned and the period between each scan.
The ScanGuard user interface is one of the best interactive security display you will find on the markets today. It has a precise uniform familiarity across all devices. The neatly arranged dashboard shows the presence of a threat, quarantined files and a command for a quick scan. There are additional utilities such as disk cleaner and device boost on a quick access toolbar. The user interface on this security program is one of the friendliest on the market today.
ScanGuard offers one of the best customer care and support in the antivirus world. They provide you with helpful video tutorial during set up and installation.
ScanGuard also provide 24/7 live chat on their website as well as self-service knowledge base that helps users to fix their problems by themselves.
There is a 24/7 phone based care that gives priority to pricing and billing complains.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
ScanGuard is the new kid on the block as it is relatively new on the antivirus market. But that shouldn’t imply that the security program is doesn’t possess utilities to secure your devices and keep them up and running. As expected, ScanGuard is at the receiving end of unfairly comparative criticism, reason being it freshness on the shelves.
This security program not only provides continuous and consistent protection of your device against malware, Trojan and other threats but it also comes with a load of utilities that enhances your system performance and provide web protection.
ScanGuard provides you with a range of features with packages that covers up to three devices. These features include:
ScanGuard is the new kid on the block, this means that it hasn’t proved itself that much due to the limited time. It hasn’t been featured in major reputed performance reviews and independent tests.
But from the general view, the security program works almost to perfection as it doesn’t appear to be affecting the performance of your device by slowing it down. Customer reviews have raved on its effective ability at eradicating threats through real time scans without affective their performance speed of their devices.
ScanGuard is easy to install and set up. The set-up is simplified and takes a few minutes before your security program is up and running. You will just need to fill out registration details before you can log in to choose the product you intend to purchase. There are alrea.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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For the Cubs, next season just can’t start soon enough. From the moment they were eliminated in the NLCS against the Mets, Theo Epstein and the team made it clear they are ready to get back on the field.
For fans who want something more than just excitement for next season, there are predictions available for the 2016 season. The projections come from Steamer, which uses statistics and an algorithm to predict future output.
Thursday, the numbers for some of the Cubs top offensive threats, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber, were released.
For Rizzo, the numbers are a near mirror of his output this season. Considering his worth to the team this season, that’s a very good sign for the Cubs. That’s not necessarily a surprise, however, as Rizzo has established himself in the league.
The other two players are still a bit of a question mark. Predicting how a player will come back in his second season, or in Schwarber’s case his first full season, is much more difficult.
According to the projections, Schwarber has good things in his future. His average and OBP should take a step forward, while his slugging stays relatively level. Of course, this is difficult to predict, because of how pitchers will treat the young slugger going forward.
Bryant’s numbers are predicted to stay relatively the same as those of 2015, with only a miniscule step backwards. If these numbers hold true, the Cubs will be starting another offensively explosive season.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
For the Cubs, next season just can’t start soon enough. From the moment they were eliminated in the NLCS against the Mets, Theo Epstein and the team made it clear they are ready to get back on the field.
For fans who want something more than just excitement for next season, there are predictions available for the 2016 season. The projections come from Steamer, which uses statistics and an algorithm to predict future output.
Thursday, the numbers for some of the Cubs top offensive threats, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber, were released.
For Rizzo, the numbers are a near mirror of his output this season. Considering his worth to the team this season, that’s a very good sign for the Cubs. That’s not necessarily a surprise, however, as Rizzo has established himself in the league.
The other two players are still a bit of a question mark. Predicting how a player will come back in his second season, or in Schwarber’s case his first full season, is much more difficult.
According to the projections, Schwarber has good things in his future. His average and OBP should take a step forward, while his slugging stays relatively level. Of course, this is difficult to predict, because of how pitchers will treat the young slugger going forward.
Bryant’s numbers are predicted to stay relatively the same as those of 2015, with only a miniscule step backwards. If these numbers hold true, the Cubs will be starting another offensively explosive season..
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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Great! You’ve come to the best site.
IVF Meds can certainly connect you to the most trusted fertility pharmacies in Cleveland, Ohio.
For Cleveland we recommend this fertility pharmacy:
We are aware of how stressful it it is to locate IVF meds like Gonal and Follistim at an inexpensive price, so we’ve brought the best of the best to you!
Our partnering pharmacies can provide you with:
- Outstanding client support
- The least expensive out of pocket option available.
- Top quality fertility medication
- Swift, reasonably priced price quotes
Why Be Selective When Finding a Fertility Pharmacy?
Because, when it involves IVF fertility medication, not all fertility pharmacies are created equally. You’ll get many different pricing quotes, good vs bad service, and the speed and simplicity of ordering can differ from pharmacy to pharmacy.
Every year, hundreds of women in Cleveland depend on IVF treatments to help them get pregnant. It’s not uncommon for IVF treatments to cost over $12,000 per treatment. But there are choices like insurance coverage, pharmaceutical discounts and various programs that can decrease your out of pocket expenses.
So before you fill your next fertility prescription, we suggest you call an “IVF Recommended” fertility pharmacy in Cleveland and compare what they have to offer.
The very best fertility pharmacies will show you that they value your business. They will gladly make the effort to evaluate your insurance coverage and out of pocket options. They and will reply to your questions, treat you as a special person, and give you with a competitive price quote.
What Questions Should You Ask a Fertility Pharmacy in Cleveland, Ohio?
- How long have you been servicing fertility patients?
- Do you assess insurance plans and out of pocket options?
- Do you have a pharmacist or specialist readily available to answer questions and help me with self-injections?
- Do you offer any services that would save me money?
- Do you provide any educational programs to ensure that I’m taking the medications properly?
- Do you offer copay assistance or any financial support to patients that pay cash?
Remember, you don’t have to do this alone. For Cleveland we highly recommend this fertility pharmacy:
Call or email them today!
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Great! You’ve come to the best site.
IVF Meds can certainly connect you to the most trusted fertility pharmacies in Cleveland, Ohio.
For Cleveland we recommend this fertility pharmacy:
We are aware of how stressful it it is to locate IVF meds like Gonal and Follistim at an inexpensive price, so we’ve brought the best of the best to you!
Our partnering pharmacies can provide you with:
- Outstanding client support
- The least expensive out of pocket option available.
- Top quality fertility medication
- Swift, reasonably priced price quotes
Why Be Selective When Finding a Fertility Pharmacy?
Because, when it involves IVF fertility medication, not all fertility pharmacies are created equally. You’ll get many different pricing quotes, good vs bad service, and the speed and simplicity of ordering can differ from pharmacy to pharmacy.
Every year, hundreds of women in Cleveland depend on IVF treatments to help them get pregnant. It’s not uncommon for IVF treatments to cost over $12,000 per treatment. But there are choices like insurance coverage, pharmaceutical discounts and various programs that can decrease your out of pocket expenses.
So before you fill your next fertility prescription, we suggest you call an “IVF Recommended” fertility pharmacy in Cleveland and compare what they have to offer.
The very best fertility pharmacies will show you that they value your business. They will gladly make the effort to evaluate your insurance coverage and out of pocket options. They and wil.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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25th September 2021, Indian Premier League – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings is match 37 of the 2021 IPL, here we bring you the latest cricket betting info, along with our SRH vs PBKS betting tips and who we think will win in our match prediction.
SRH vs PBKS Match Betting Odds
- 10Cric >>> SRH @ 2.08 – PBKS @ 1.73
- Casumo >>> SRH @ 2.08 – PBKS @ 1.75
- Betfair >>> SRH @ 2.10 – PBKS @ 1.72
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings – Match Summary
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Punjab Kings (RR)
- Indian Premier League – Match 37
- SRH vs PBKS Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
- Date – 25th September 2021
- Time – 3pm (UK)
The 2021 Indian Premier League resumes on Sunday 19th September, with the final taking place on Friday 15th October.
The remainder of the competition will be taking place at three venues in the UAE.
Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi will host all remaining fixtures.
Our IPL betting page has all the information you need for placing bets on the competition, so be sure to check it out.
We will also be bringing you free cricket betting tips on all remaining IPL matches, along with our IPL match prediction and our view on who will win the match.
Following the conclusion of the IPL, will be the T20 World Cup, also in the UAE. We will also be bringing you betting tips at Cricket Betting Blog on that competition.
SRH vs PBKS Betting Tips 25th September 2021
I think it’s safe to say that judging by Wednesday’s performance against Delhi Capitals, little has changed for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Covid imposed suspension of the IPL.
The 8 wicket defeat to DC was pretty emphatic, and it leaves SRH firmly rooted to the bottom of the table with just one win from eight matches.
As for Punjab Kings, they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as they somehow managed to lose to Rajasthan Royals by 2 runs.
At the end of the 18th Over, Punjab needed 8 runs to win of 12 balls, with just the 8 wickets remaining.
To somehow managed to lose from that position by 2 runs is some achievement.
SRH vs PBKS Who Will Win
Sunrisers did show some signs of improvement in their batting display against Delhi on Wednesday. But ultimately they never even looked remotely like defending that total.
As for Punjab, they were helped get into a match winning position by some bad drops by Rajasthan Royals, but ultimately, put in the same position again, I can only see one out come.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
25th September 2021, Indian Premier League – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings is match 37 of the 2021 IPL, here we bring you the latest cricket betting info, along with our SRH vs PBKS betting tips and who we think will win in our match prediction.
SRH vs PBKS Match Betting Odds
- 10Cric >>> SRH @ 2.08 – PBKS @ 1.73
- Casumo >>> SRH @ 2.08 – PBKS @ 1.75
- Betfair >>> SRH @ 2.10 – PBKS @ 1.72
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings – Match Summary
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Punjab Kings (RR)
- Indian Premier League – Match 37
- SRH vs PBKS Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
- Date – 25th September 2021
- Time – 3pm (UK)
The 2021 Indian Premier League resumes on Sunday 19th September, with the final taking place on Friday 15th October.
The remainder of the competition will be taking place at three venues in the UAE.
Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi will host all remaining fixtures.
Our IPL betting page has all the information you need for placing bets on the competition, so be sure to check it out.
We will also be bringing you free cricket betting tips on all remaining IPL matches, along with our IPL match prediction and our view on who will win the match.
Following the conclusion of the IPL, will be the T20 World Cup, also in the UAE. We will also be bringing you betting tips at Cricket Betting Blog on that competition.
SRH vs PBKS Betting Tips 25th September 2021
I think it’s safe to say that judging by Wednesday’s performance against Delhi Capitals, little has chan.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Springhill Flowers is seeking 2 Junior Floral Designers to join our team on a full-time basis with a salary range $16.50 - $19.00 per hour based on experience.
This is a dynamic and specialized position in a fast-paced, social, and creative floral design environment.
The participant will need to be well rounded, with extensive knowledge of botanicals and florals, the cutting, curing and conditioning required for floral and greenery products, the ability to independently design and price arrangements that match Springhills’ brand and signature designs, as well as having experience with current wedding designs and setups.
This candidate is also required to have not only great customer service skills but also operational skills to successfully take orders, create arrangements, package products, and manage deliveries.
As a small business, this position involves many functions but also provides continued education about the art of floral design.
This job posting is for 30-35 hours per week.
Job Requirements and Duties
Design bouquets and hand-ties, small arrangements in containers and vases, and wedding corsages and boutonnieres, in an efficient and neat manner.
Complete customer orders from start to finish including taking orders via phone, email, or in-person, using our Point of Sale System, creating floral arrangement (depending on order requirements), packaging the order, and managing the delivery status.
Prepare social media content showcasing completed floral designs in different styles.
Help customers identify floral and botanical varieties needed for designs.
Have special event experience with weddings, corporate events, or ceremonies. This includes timely and neat set ups and efficient communication with industry vendors for the successful completion of an event from start until finish.
Communicate effectively with customers, coworkers and floral suppliers in a team environment.
Manage store inventory of floral supplies as they are being used in day-to-day duties and coordinate with the team to keep optimal stock.
Be available to work weekends, as needed, for special events and holidays throughout the year.
Stand on your feet for long periods of time and lift at least 40 lbs. safely.
Clean a wide range of items, including emptying a floral cooler, cleaning it, and refilling it with fresh product in cleaned vessels with appropriate markup pricing.
Report to the Owner and Lead Designer, Mary, and then to Floral Manager, Elise. They will need to work with Senior Floral Designers, other Junior Designers and Floral Assistants, in a team environment.
Education: High School Diploma (required), College Diploma (preferred)
Comprehensive English Language proficiency.
Experience and proficiency with cash registers and POS software is an asset.
Prior experience of at least 1 - 2 years in a professional floral business.
Ability to fulfill the physical demands of being on your feet, moving, cleaning, designing, and lifting heavy objects (40 lbs.), such as buckets of water and event designs, etc.
A hardworking and determined attitude and is eager to complete the daily demands of this position.
Able to create complimentary colour palettes and floral combinations that follow our creative brand standards.
A portfolio of work, professional and creative social media is preferred.
A flexible schedule of availability that allows for weekday or weekend shifts as needed based on season, holidays, and event bookings.
We invite all qualified candidates to apply including, indigenous persons, vulnerable youth, newcomers, and persons with disabilities. Please submit your resume to [email protected] * Please indicate in your application whether you are legally authorized to work in Canada.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Springhill Flowers is seeking 2 Junior Floral Designers to join our team on a full-time basis with a salary range $16.50 - $19.00 per hour based on experience.
This is a dynamic and specialized position in a fast-paced, social, and creative floral design environment.
The participant will need to be well rounded, with extensive knowledge of botanicals and florals, the cutting, curing and conditioning required for floral and greenery products, the ability to independently design and price arrangements that match Springhills’ brand and signature designs, as well as having experience with current wedding designs and setups.
This candidate is also required to have not only great customer service skills but also operational skills to successfully take orders, create arrangements, package products, and manage deliveries.
As a small business, this position involves many functions but also provides continued education about the art of floral design.
This job posting is for 30-35 hours per week.
Job Requirements and Duties
Design bouquets and hand-ties, small arrangements in containers and vases, and wedding corsages and boutonnieres, in an efficient and neat manner.
Complete customer orders from start to finish including taking orders via phone, email, or in-person, using our Point of Sale System, creating floral arrangement (depending on order requirements), packaging the order, and managing the delivery status.
Prepare social media content showcasing completed floral designs in diff.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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We deliver High Power Magnetic Cylinders required in the narrow web label printing machines. Manufactured using special alloy steels and powerful hard ceramic magnets, these cylinders easily last for a lifetime. PGI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has become one of the most reliable Magnetic Cylinder Manufacturers In Aurangabad, Maharashtra. These cylinders are precision-engineered for enhanced dimensional stability, which ultimately improves the printing operations exponentially. If you’re looking to buy a Permanent Magnetic Cylinder, get in touch with us and we will deliver it to your facility within the promised timeframe.
PGI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. offers High Power Magnetic Cylinders required for the narrow web label printing machines. These are manufactured to highest global Standards of tolerances, and most competitive when compared to the International prices.
Thousands of our magnetic cylinders are currently in use on almost all internationally leading narrow web label printing machines. These Magnetic Cylinders are manufactured using powerful hard ceramic magnets, and special alloy Steels for long lasting. CNC machining operations are employed to ensure tightest mechanical tolerances that are comparable to all globally available tooling.
Our satisfied customers will tell more about our tooling. After all, these are developed by the people who know label manufacturing. It matters!
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
We deliver High Power Magnetic Cylinders required in the narrow web label printing machines. Manufactured using special alloy steels and powerful hard ceramic magnets, these cylinders easily last for a lifetime. PGI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has become one of the most reliable Magnetic Cylinder Manufacturers In Aurangabad, Maharashtra. These cylinders are precision-engineered for enhanced dimensional stability, which ultimately improves the printing operations exponentially. If you’re looking to buy a Permanent Magnetic Cylinder, get in touch with us and we will deliver it to your facility within the promised timeframe.
PGI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. offers High Power Magnetic Cylinders required for the narrow web label printing machines. These are manufactured to highest global Standards of tolerances, and most competitive when compared to the International prices.
Thousands of our magnetic cylinders are currently in use on almost all internationally leading narrow web label printing machines. These Magnetic Cylinders are manufactured using powerful hard ceramic magnets, and special alloy Steels for long lasting. CNC machining operations are employed to ensure tightest mechanical tolerances that are comparable to all globally available tooling.
Our satisfied customers will tell more about our tooling. After all, these are developed by the people who know label manufacturing. It matters!.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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GPT is fast changing the way we work, do business and create forever…
Are you prepared for the opportunities ahead, or will you be left behind?
The age of artificial intelligence is upon us, and it’s no secret that GPT is leading the charge. With $10 billion in backing from Microsoft, and other tech giants like Google and Amazon working on their own versions, it’s clear we’re heading into the AI age.
Open AI’s GPT is the fastest emerging technology being integrated into our daily life and routine – and with over 100 million users in just 2 months of launch, early-adapters are already leveraging GPT to get a leg up on their competition.
LinkedIn recently introduced a new GPT-4-powered writing suggestion tool for users to spruce up their profiles.
Duolingo introduced AI-based characters, powered by GPT to make online learning more interactive.
Morgan Stanley is leveraging their own GPT-4 chatbot to make better investment decisions. Jeff McMilian, head of the team leading the initiative says, “Think of it as having our Chief Investment Strategist, Chief Global Economist, Global Equities Strategist, and every other analyst around the globe on call for every advisor, every day.”
Data analysts are leveraging GPT to identify patterns and trends that would be impossible to detect manually, journalists to generate high quality content at scale, marketers for writing more compelling copy with less effort, creators to streamline the content creating process…The list goes on…
Even researchers from OpenAI and the University of Pennsylvania estimate 80% of U.S. workers’ jobs will be impacted by GPT. It won’t be long before AI makes its way into the workplace as a daily-use tool.
And as companies scramble to integrate GPT into their products, services, and workflow, developers and professionals with these skills are more in demand than ever.
It’s clear GPT is changing the way we do business forever. If you’re currently a developer, marketer, creator, or entrepreneur and not aware of the rapid changes in the AI space, it’s time to upskill your knowledge or risk getting left behind.
So what does it take to break into AI…
😕 It’s NOT by endlessly listening to podcasts hoping to find the next big thing
😣 It’s NOT by scrolling through twitter and following the so called experts
😓 It’s NOT by attending hackathons that suck up your precious time and leave you with nothing but swag bags
😞 It’s NOT by going through free tutorials that are outdated and incomplete with no certification
Your time is precious. You’re a serious professional. There’s got to be a better way.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
GPT is fast changing the way we work, do business and create forever…
Are you prepared for the opportunities ahead, or will you be left behind?
The age of artificial intelligence is upon us, and it’s no secret that GPT is leading the charge. With $10 billion in backing from Microsoft, and other tech giants like Google and Amazon working on their own versions, it’s clear we’re heading into the AI age.
Open AI’s GPT is the fastest emerging technology being integrated into our daily life and routine – and with over 100 million users in just 2 months of launch, early-adapters are already leveraging GPT to get a leg up on their competition.
LinkedIn recently introduced a new GPT-4-powered writing suggestion tool for users to spruce up their profiles.
Duolingo introduced AI-based characters, powered by GPT to make online learning more interactive.
Morgan Stanley is leveraging their own GPT-4 chatbot to make better investment decisions. Jeff McMilian, head of the team leading the initiative says, “Think of it as having our Chief Investment Strategist, Chief Global Economist, Global Equities Strategist, and every other analyst around the globe on call for every advisor, every day.”
Data analysts are leveraging GPT to identify patterns and trends that would be impossible to detect manually, journalists to generate high quality content at scale, marketers for writing more compelling copy with less effort, creators to streamline the content creating process…The list goes on…
Even resear.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Regina Hall is turning up on a Tuesday! The Washington, DC native is 53 years old today! Regina Hall first came onto the entertainment scene in the late ’90s. She guest acted in soap operas like ABC’s “Loving” and evening hit shows like “New York Undercover.” Later, she took recurring roles in “Ally McBeal,” “The […]
The stars were out and about in their very best looks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Shawn Carter Foundation.
On this episode of "Black Don't Crack" comedians Courtney Bee, L.A.M. better known as the Black Willy Wonka, and Shay Calhoun do their best to decipher Regina Hall’s age in photos from different appearances on the red carpet and various award shows.
During a recent "Girls Trip" reunion on "Red Table Talk," it's clear that the ladies are trying their best during the quarantine, but the rapper's hair is still kinda laid.
Whether they were high or low, summer-perfect ponytails were one of the hottest hair trends on the BET Awards blue carpet Sunday night. Rihanna, Marsai Martin and Lala were just a few of the many celebs who rocked the look, along with Regina Hall who hosted the awards show. There was a unique twist on […]
Regina Hall stars as Maya Babanikos in the new Shaft movie. She is the mother of JJ (Jessie T. Usher) and former lover to Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson). Their relationship ended a long time ago but find themselves rekindling their relationship after JJ gets engulfed in the family business. Go figure, Regina and Sam Jackson […]
When Tiffany Haddish recommended Regina Hall use Monistat cream to help grow back her edges, the Shaft star thought it was another one of her jokes. After a quick Google search, Regina found out not only was Tiffany onto something, thousands of women swear by the sacred technique. Hall found herself growing back her edges […]
We wish this #BlackExcellence had been recognized this year.
It’s a good time to be Will Packer, but will the good times keep rolling with a sequel to Girls Trip? Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish linked up for what had to be the best comedy of the year for Girls Trip. It was the perfect choice for night out […]
Issa Rae is clearly having one of the best years ever…and she definitely deserves it! Not only is her critically-acclaimed and ratings hit show Insecure killing it in its second season, but she has also graced magazine covers, walked high-profile red carpets and been honored for her inspiring talent and vision. Now, she can add […]
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Regina Hall is turning up on a Tuesday! The Washington, DC native is 53 years old today! Regina Hall first came onto the entertainment scene in the late ’90s. She guest acted in soap operas like ABC’s “Loving” and evening hit shows like “New York Undercover.” Later, she took recurring roles in “Ally McBeal,” “The […]
The stars were out and about in their very best looks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Shawn Carter Foundation.
On this episode of "Black Don't Crack" comedians Courtney Bee, L.A.M. better known as the Black Willy Wonka, and Shay Calhoun do their best to decipher Regina Hall’s age in photos from different appearances on the red carpet and various award shows.
During a recent "Girls Trip" reunion on "Red Table Talk," it's clear that the ladies are trying their best during the quarantine, but the rapper's hair is still kinda laid.
Whether they were high or low, summer-perfect ponytails were one of the hottest hair trends on the BET Awards blue carpet Sunday night. Rihanna, Marsai Martin and Lala were just a few of the many celebs who rocked the look, along with Regina Hall who hosted the awards show. There was a unique twist on […]
Regina Hall stars as Maya Babanikos in the new Shaft movie. She is the mother of JJ (Jessie T. Usher) and former lover to Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson). Their relationship ended a long time ago but find themselves rekindling their relationship after JJ gets engulfed in the family business. Go figure, Regina and Sam Jackson […]
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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✅FAST 2 DAY DISCREET SHIPPING!
✅Ships from USA
Description: You have a bad or bratty sub or student? Then discipline them with our Scottish/English Tawse. The English Tawse is a beautifully hand-made from two heavy black leather pieces, side by side, and a brown and black pattern on the handle
Measurements: 17.5 inches in length, 2 inches in width
Material: Premium Leather
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
✅FAST 2 DAY DISCREET SHIPPING!
✅Ships from USA
Description: You have a bad or bratty sub or student? Then discipline them with our Scottish/English Tawse. The English Tawse is a beautifully hand-made from two heavy black leather pieces, side by side, and a brown and black pattern on the handle
Measurements: 17.5 inches in length, 2 inches in width
Material: Premium Leather.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Happy 4th, everybody.
I’ve been back for a few weeks now and I’m finally getting my life back in order a bit; at least enough to do a little blogging again.
Where have I been? Only the most awesome place on earth: Manly Beach, Australia. I sold a piece of software I had been working on for quite a while and it was actually the second time this company bought the rights to something I had written, so I knew what I was in for.
If you have never done so, flying to Australia is about the closest thing to stepping through a teleporter as you can get – a slow-motion teleporter. The company once again booked me on what I believe is the only non-stop flight from the states to Sidney. It’s a nearly 15-hour flight out of SFO and I have to laugh because when you get on the plane, everybody is all excited and kids are jumping up and down in the seats, “we’re going to Australia!”.
6 movies later, the stewardesses eyes are blazing red and they are whipping peanuts at people’s heads while mothers threaten their children with all kinds of sadistic things. I’m a smoker so I was trying to eat the seat next to me and trying to figure out ways to cause some kind of emergency landing. The problem is, it’s all water so I probably couldn’t have kept my cigarette lit anyway.
I have tell you, with the exception of a 10% tax off the top, doing business in Australia is a pleasure. The first thing the company did was introduce me to my lawyer that I never asked for nor had to pay for. He was at my disposal for any questions but the first day there they performed due diligence on my source code to make sure I wasn’t selling them something that didn’t belong to me. On the second day they insisted I call my bank to verify the money was deposited. That’s how they worked. The rest of the time was spent bolting on my software to their existing system – time that was generously compensated for along with ocean-front accommodations at a Radisson hotel.
I’ve already received a post card from the Radisson signed by a bunch of the employees who treated me so great during my stay.
I felt a little bad not contributing here but you all know how much time blogging can take up, and I wanted to take care of business first.
The first time I did business in Australia, I experienced a 100%-positive attitude toward Americans. It was just before the 2000 Olympics and I kept praying that Americans would catch on real quick about the way Australians do things. For instance, when you go into a place for a bite to eat, you are not pressured into ordering anything, and in fact you should catch the attention of someone when you want to order something. People in a hurry or who expect their hand to held at every step might think the service lousy when in fact they are just giving you the time and space to relax. You set the pace.
The Australians seemed to survive the 2000 Olympics just fine, but this trip was still different; right away, about half the taxi drivers were much cooler toward us “yanks” and much quicker to steer a conversation to where they might slip in some critical comments about American policy. They were very satisfied when I would actually amplify their criticism and call it what it really was. I don’t mean to say I when there to dump on America but let’s face it: this country is being run by a bunch of lunatics and supported by an even bigger bunch of idiots known as the MSM. That’s just my opinion, for what it’s worth.
Anyway, hello all. I hope everybody is enjoying their summer. In my last essay I had promised a part 2 and I did get to writing it. One of the dangers of writing in isolation with no real time crunch is verbosity. Part 2 now stands at about 20,000 words, so maybe a part 3 and 4 are in order too. I haven’t even begun to proof it yet.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Happy 4th, everybody.
I’ve been back for a few weeks now and I’m finally getting my life back in order a bit; at least enough to do a little blogging again.
Where have I been? Only the most awesome place on earth: Manly Beach, Australia. I sold a piece of software I had been working on for quite a while and it was actually the second time this company bought the rights to something I had written, so I knew what I was in for.
If you have never done so, flying to Australia is about the closest thing to stepping through a teleporter as you can get – a slow-motion teleporter. The company once again booked me on what I believe is the only non-stop flight from the states to Sidney. It’s a nearly 15-hour flight out of SFO and I have to laugh because when you get on the plane, everybody is all excited and kids are jumping up and down in the seats, “we’re going to Australia!”.
6 movies later, the stewardesses eyes are blazing red and they are whipping peanuts at people’s heads while mothers threaten their children with all kinds of sadistic things. I’m a smoker so I was trying to eat the seat next to me and trying to figure out ways to cause some kind of emergency landing. The problem is, it’s all water so I probably couldn’t have kept my cigarette lit anyway.
I have tell you, with the exception of a 10% tax off the top, doing business in Australia is a pleasure. The first thing the company did was introduce me to my lawyer that I never asked for nor had to pay for. He was at my dispo.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Microsoft has unveiled work on a new Office app soon headed to iOS and Android, bundling Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a central hub for productivity needs. Operating as a one-stop-shop for core Office experiences, it retains the full functionality of each application, now streamlined into one interface. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint reside as standalone experiences on Apple's Apple Store and the Google Play Store, with the app set to eliminate that disconnect.
While Office hasn't formally launched on iOS and Android, Microsoft has kicked off beta testing via TestFlight for iOS and Google Play for Android. Here's how to try the new Microsoft Office app today.
How to install Office Preview on iPhone and iPad
Microsoft hosts the Office iOS beta via TestFlight, Apple's dedicated portal for public app testing. The app allows for simple registration by following the steps below. Visit this guide on your iOS device to streamline the beta installation process.
- Open App Store on your iOS device.
- Search for TestFlight.
- Install TestFlight.
- Open the Microsoft Office TestFlight invitation. The link will automatically open TestFlight.
- Tap Install. Microsoft Office will now download.
Microsoft Office for iOS is now installed on your device, including all available pre-release features.
How to install Office Preview on Android
The Microsoft Office preview for Android ties into Google Groups, requiring testers to register with their Google Account to access the pre-release build. The guided process enrolls users, followed by download access.
- Visit the Microsoft Office Android Google Group.
- Select Cancel to close the subscription window.
- Select Sign in to view this group.
- Enter your Google Account email address.
- Enter your Google Account password.
- Select Join group.
- Customize your group preferences. Any settings can be modified.
- Select Join this group.
- Select Become A Tester. A welcome message will display.
- Select download it on Google Play from the welcome message. The Google Play Store listing will open.
- Select Install. Microsoft Office will now download.
Microsoft Office for Android is now installed on your device, including all available pre-release features.
Microsoft Office debuts on mobile as a promising foundation, streamlining prior bloat of its software suite. The app currently supports a majority of existing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint functionality, including the ability to create and edit files with OneDrive integration.
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The inclusion of OneDrive storage, multi-device use, Skype minutes, and tech support on top of access to all Office apps makes Office 365 a true winner for just about anyone, including students. If you're attending university, don't forget to check out special pricing for those who qualify.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Microsoft has unveiled work on a new Office app soon headed to iOS and Android, bundling Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a central hub for productivity needs. Operating as a one-stop-shop for core Office experiences, it retains the full functionality of each application, now streamlined into one interface. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint reside as standalone experiences on Apple's Apple Store and the Google Play Store, with the app set to eliminate that disconnect.
While Office hasn't formally launched on iOS and Android, Microsoft has kicked off beta testing via TestFlight for iOS and Google Play for Android. Here's how to try the new Microsoft Office app today.
How to install Office Preview on iPhone and iPad
Microsoft hosts the Office iOS beta via TestFlight, Apple's dedicated portal for public app testing. The app allows for simple registration by following the steps below. Visit this guide on your iOS device to streamline the beta installation process.
- Open App Store on your iOS device.
- Search for TestFlight.
- Install TestFlight.
- Open the Microsoft Office TestFlight invitation. The link will automatically open TestFlight.
- Tap Install. Microsoft Office will now download.
Microsoft Office for iOS is now installed on your device, including all available pre-release features.
How to install Office Preview on Android
The Microsoft Office preview for Android ties into Google Groups, requiring testers to register with their Google Account to access the pre-release build..
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Looking for the Best Carnesville Georgia Deep Cleaning?
Thanks for your interest in Deep Cleaning in Commerce, Georgia. Contact us at (470) 488-9705 or fill out the contact form. We look forward to your call.
Sims Professional Cleaning Service Carnesville Georgia
How Much Does It Cost To Have A Deep Cleaning In Carnesville Georgia
Many individuals use house cleaning company to keep their home neat and inviting. Relying on professional cleaners can be an excellent method to make your house more comfortable, however you require to ensure you employ the ideal cleaners. It’s always best to do some research study prior to using the services of a cleaning company.
First of all, cleaning your home takes a great deal of time and energy. If you have a complete time task or kids to care for, you might not constantly have the time to clean your home. And if you do have the time, you may not have the energy to clean your home thoroughly.
Professional cleaners can completely clean your house, thanks to unique items and equipment. Their several years of experience and training enable them to quickly spot the things that need to be done for your home to look flawless. As a result, professional cleaners will be able to get amazing results in a fraction of the time and effort it would take you to scrub your entire home by yourself.
This is specifically true if you have kids or animals who tend to make a mess. You will find that you are much happier and less stressed out if you put in the time to unwind after a day of work instead of spending all your energy on cleaning. Professional cleaners can perform sophisticated cleaning company that will make flooring, furniture and design last longer.
What Do Deep Cleaning In Carnesville Georgia Services Include
In the long term, you might in fact conserve cash, given that you might not have to replace your flooring and other products around your home as often or at all, even with typical wear and tear. Employing a cleaner to vacuum and hair shampoo your carpet and dust and scrub whatever in your house will enhance the quality of the air you breathe.
Residing in an environment with tidy air likewise significantly lowers the risks of your children developing asthma and allergies. Paying to have your house cleaned by specialists is definitely worth it. However, you can end up spending beyond your means on these services if you are not mindful. You must keep in mind that some cleaning company are more pricey than others.
A cleaning company that has actually been around for lots of years and with a solid reputation may likewise charge more. You need to not hesitate to spend a bit more so that you can hire cleaners who are appropriately trained and who have a lot of experience. The most inexpensive cleansing services in your area might not carry out a comprehensive cleansing or might work with individuals who are not correctly qualified and experienced.
Some people feel that spending cash on cleaning company is not worth it since they can clean up and keep their own house. While this might be real, you might not be able to get your house as clean and spotless as expert cleaners can. You need to bear in mind that professional cleaners have gotten specific training and use devices to clean your house.
What Is The Best Deep Cleaning In Carnesville Georgia Company Near Me
The primary advantage of using a cleansing service is that you do not need to spend the time and energy essential to keeping your house cool. This indicates you might get more work done, invest some quality time on your favorite activities and pastimes, or unwind with friends and family.
Beware not to spend for cleansing services you do not truly require. Depending on expert cleaners may not be worth it if you are charged for unneeded services. If you pick a business that uses plans, go over all the services included to ensure they line up with your requirements.
It is important that you put in the time to select a trusted cleaning company. You may not have an excellent experience if you select the very first cost effective company you can find or trust somebody you do not know at all to clean your home. You require to ensure the company you select offers high quality services, values you as a customer, and effectively trains their staff members.
This could be a fantastic way to discover a reliable company in your location. If after talking to your pals, loved ones, neighbors and coworkers, nobody can advise a good cleaning company, your best choice is to do some research study on the Internet. A reliable cleaning company should have some type of online presence.
How Much Does A Deep Cleaning In Carnesville Georgia Cost
Try monitoring business directories to get a detailed list of cleaners in your location, in addition to their contact info. You can then proceed to calling these organisations to discover more about rates and services. Online reviews and scores can be an outstanding way to select a dependable cleaner.
You will get a better concept of what to get out of an organisation if you inspect the reviews shared by or posted on a 3rd celebration website. There are a few red flags that can help you quickly acknowledge poor quality cleaning company. You need to not choose a company that has actually made billing errors in the past.
Any instance of workers and representatives being impolite to customers is another red flag you require to keep an eye out for. In addition, another element to watch on in evaluations are discusses of staff members who are hired with no background checks or not appropriately trained. A few bad reviews should not be an issue as long as they do not discuss any of these flags.
Some business use set rates to their customers, while others determine quotes based on the surface areas that require to be cleaned, the services you require and how frequently you need them. You might be able to find lower costs if you request for an individualized quote rather of selecting a cleaner with set prices, however you can likewise stumble upon cleaning company with better set costs compared to what other regional companies are providing.
The Best Deep Cleaning In Carnesville Georgia
Learn who will be entering into your home. Ask if they will be alone or accompanied by a manager. Learn how workers are selected and trained, and make sure the cleansing service you choose performs background checks. Professional cleaners may be cleaning your home when you are not there, and you ought to feel comfy about having these people in your home.
An excellent cleaning business must have a comprehensive insurance policy that covers any type of damages done by cleaners in your home. Although expert cleaners ought to know how to do their job without triggering damage, it is best to remain on the safe side and to select a cleaning company with enough coverage.
Paying for professional cleaning company can be expensive, which is why you need to ensure you get the most out of the services you are paying for. This is specifically real if you chose to invest more to receive higher quality services or have actually selected to acquire a more comprehensive cleansing package.
If you have any choices or requirements, let them know. While there may be limitations on what the business can do, you ought to not think twice to request additional services when required or to discuss how or when you wish to have your home cleaned. A cleaning company that values its customers will accommodate your requests.
Commerce is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States, 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,544.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Looking for the Best Carnesville Georgia Deep Cleaning?
Thanks for your interest in Deep Cleaning in Commerce, Georgia. Contact us at (470) 488-9705 or fill out the contact form. We look forward to your call.
Sims Professional Cleaning Service Carnesville Georgia
How Much Does It Cost To Have A Deep Cleaning In Carnesville Georgia
Many individuals use house cleaning company to keep their home neat and inviting. Relying on professional cleaners can be an excellent method to make your house more comfortable, however you require to ensure you employ the ideal cleaners. It’s always best to do some research study prior to using the services of a cleaning company.
First of all, cleaning your home takes a great deal of time and energy. If you have a complete time task or kids to care for, you might not constantly have the time to clean your home. And if you do have the time, you may not have the energy to clean your home thoroughly.
Professional cleaners can completely clean your house, thanks to unique items and equipment. Their several years of experience and training enable them to quickly spot the things that need to be done for your home to look flawless. As a result, professional cleaners will be able to get amazing results in a fraction of the time and effort it would take you to scrub your entire home by yourself.
This is specifically true if you have kids or animals who tend to make a mess. You will find that you are much happier and less stressed out if you put in the time.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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As the Financial year 2020-21 comes to an end, the foremost thing on your mind as a taxpayer must be filing your taxes and ensuring whether you have invested your money in tax-saving instruments over the last year. There are various options to choose from as specified in the Income Tax Act according to your capacity to take a risk.
It is advisable to not defer investing at the last minute, rather be prudent and take the right decision early in the financial year. However, if you are struggling to differentiate between ELSS vs mutual fund, ELSS vs NPS, or ELSS vs SIP in the hurry to file your taxes, chances are that you are not aware of ELSS funds. Lets us take a look at how they can help you create wealth and save tax.
ELSS is a short term or abbreviation for an Equity-linked savings scheme. These are the only mutual funds that can help you avail of a tax deduction under 80C up to a maximum investment of Rs 1.5 lakh in a financial year. As the name suggests, ELSS funds are diversified mutual funds that invest your capital in equities and securities related to the equity market.
ELSS mutual funds have recently emerged as one of the better return generating investments in the tax-saving category in the past few years. They are purely equity-oriented funds offering you a potentially higher yield as compared to fixed-income tax instruments such as PPF, NSC, tax-saving FDs, etc. However, you need to remember that mutual fund performance is influenced by market movements and hence past performance is not an indicator of returns in the future.
Still, if you are looking to create wealth and enjoy returns on your money that help you beat inflation, equity investments can be a good choice to help you meet your life goals in the long term. With the added benefit of reducing your tax liability, these funds have an upper hand in the battle between the ELSS vs mutual fund from other categories.
If you are confused between ELSS Vs SIP, you need to understand that SIP stands for Systematic investment plan. It is a mode of investment in most mutual funds including ELSS, apart from the lump-sum investment. SIPs work just like equated monthly installments or EMIs and allow you to invest in equity markets while taking calculated risks. It also helps you benefit from rupee cost averaging so you purchase more units when the market is low and less when it is high. SIP is the ideal route for wealth creation on a budget.
Now that you know the difference between ELSS Vs SIP, you need to understand how can investing your savings in an ELSS fund be rewarding for you. Here’s how:
To maximize returns from your ELSS investment, you should also be aware of a few risks associated with it such as:
Investing in ELSS is the smart way to see your hard-earned money grow in the long run. At the same time, ELSS investment gives you the double benefit of relieving your tax burden. A detailed, goal-oriented approach is key to reaping the rewards of the money that you invest in ELSS. Remember to select the right ELSS funds that suit your long-term goals at the beginning of the year and invest regularly to see your wealth grow.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
As the Financial year 2020-21 comes to an end, the foremost thing on your mind as a taxpayer must be filing your taxes and ensuring whether you have invested your money in tax-saving instruments over the last year. There are various options to choose from as specified in the Income Tax Act according to your capacity to take a risk.
It is advisable to not defer investing at the last minute, rather be prudent and take the right decision early in the financial year. However, if you are struggling to differentiate between ELSS vs mutual fund, ELSS vs NPS, or ELSS vs SIP in the hurry to file your taxes, chances are that you are not aware of ELSS funds. Lets us take a look at how they can help you create wealth and save tax.
ELSS is a short term or abbreviation for an Equity-linked savings scheme. These are the only mutual funds that can help you avail of a tax deduction under 80C up to a maximum investment of Rs 1.5 lakh in a financial year. As the name suggests, ELSS funds are diversified mutual funds that invest your capital in equities and securities related to the equity market.
ELSS mutual funds have recently emerged as one of the better return generating investments in the tax-saving category in the past few years. They are purely equity-oriented funds offering you a potentially higher yield as compared to fixed-income tax instruments such as PPF, NSC, tax-saving FDs, etc. However, you need to remember that mutual fund performance is influenced by market movements and hence.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Day Room Manchester
You can book a day room in a Manchester day hotel via Getadayroom. A day room in a hotel for 1 day in Manchester is the ideal place for a meeting, be it for business or leisure. A day hotel is in fact an ideal place to meet other people and enjoy lunch or drinks. It is possible to do this in your own booked day room while making use of all the facilities that this day hotel in Manchester has on offer. The beautiful city of Manchester invites you to explore and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the surroundings, before heading back to your day room to relax and unwind.
Daytime hotel rooms in Manchester can be found in a variety of locations. The reason may be for dayuse, so that together with your partner, you can treat yourselves to a sauna in the wellness area, followed by a massage and then relax for a few hours in your day room. Day rooms are also used to "work from home" in a hotel, a practice that originated during corona times when the government encouraged people to work from home.
Why book a day room in Manchester?
Booking a day room in a Manchester hotel for one day (or for a couple of hours) will allow you to enjoy this comfortable hotel and the luxurious atmosphere in your day room. Apart from the use of that room as a day room, you can also make use of all the facilities of that particular hotel. And all that on very attractive terms:
- Huge discounts of up to 75% off the overnight rate
- Full access to the hotel's facilities
- Booking without a credit card
- No booking costs
- Choice of the finest hotels in Manchester
Day rooms are being booked more and more often for one day in hotels in Manchester. There are many reasons for doing this. A business or private visit can be a reason. A day hotel is a meeting place where people can meet up in pleasant and luxurious surroundings and enjoy a drink and a bite to eat together.
Book a day room hotel in Manchester quickly and easily
Getadayroom has partnered with some of the finest three, four and five star hotels in Manchester where you can always meet in an oasis of calm and do what you came for. There are more options in terms of check-in and check-out times when booking a day room. You can book a day room for a whole day or for a couple of hours. Depending on what you need. Cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances are also possible up until the last minute and are free of charge.
Book your day room in Manchester via Getadayroom
If you are looking for a day room in Manchester, Getadayroom offers you the opportunity and a choice of several convenient day hotels. Without exception, the Manchester day hotels meet the strict standards wherein we pay attention to appearance, luxury, comfort, affordable rates and spacious facilities. Come and visit us and enjoy the dayuse of your very own day room.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Day Room Manchester
You can book a day room in a Manchester day hotel via Getadayroom. A day room in a hotel for 1 day in Manchester is the ideal place for a meeting, be it for business or leisure. A day hotel is in fact an ideal place to meet other people and enjoy lunch or drinks. It is possible to do this in your own booked day room while making use of all the facilities that this day hotel in Manchester has on offer. The beautiful city of Manchester invites you to explore and soak up the wonderful atmosphere of the surroundings, before heading back to your day room to relax and unwind.
Daytime hotel rooms in Manchester can be found in a variety of locations. The reason may be for dayuse, so that together with your partner, you can treat yourselves to a sauna in the wellness area, followed by a massage and then relax for a few hours in your day room. Day rooms are also used to "work from home" in a hotel, a practice that originated during corona times when the government encouraged people to work from home.
Why book a day room in Manchester?
Booking a day room in a Manchester hotel for one day (or for a couple of hours) will allow you to enjoy this comfortable hotel and the luxurious atmosphere in your day room. Apart from the use of that room as a day room, you can also make use of all the facilities of that particular hotel. And all that on very attractive terms:
- Huge discounts of up to 75% off the overnight rate
- Full access to the hotel's facilities
- Booking withou.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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There are many different ways to look for like, however in this digital industry, we possibly may happy to use particular matchmaking apps to obtain our prime lover less.
Today, we are going to establish ten best and more than put relationships programs during the Spain in addition to particularities of each one.
step 1. Tinder
Tinder is the most prominent matchmaking software in the world and you will this may will always be therefore for many years in the future.
On Tinder, you could potentially swipe directly to including some one otherwise swipe left to refute anyone. In case your other person and offers a good “like”, then you are coordinated and you will beginning to cam. To improve the latest abilities, it’s also possible to posting certain “super enjoys” and so the people obtains it quickly and you can knows that you are interested.
Although there are now way more reduced provides towards the Tinder, which system has been most glamorous having dating on account of their large energetic member ft.
Badoo represent alone due to the fact a social networking to satisfy individuals, having an incredible number of profiles worldwide. When you are young, Badoo is actually for you. It’s one of the better-known dating apps to obtain a person to spend time with or look for a steady companion if that is what you would like.
When you register, you might pick those types, and this greatly simplifies the brand new check for users and you can grows their selection. New software and assesses the interests and you will choices very carefully manageable to provide a knowledgeable applicants for a romantic date. Given that there are currently more 460 billion users for the Badoo, you’ll certainly not think you lack visitors to cam with.
step three. Meetic
Meetic try an effective French online dating site oriented in . If you’re looking to have somebody on the Meetic, you really need to make your own tale and you will tell others that which you seek. Up coming, Meetic will provide you with suggested matches or you can merely lookup to obtain people similar to you centered on their users and you may compatibility.
I like to understand pages into the Meetic. For every single profile towards the Meetic ‘s the over tale away from a guy. Here are the very intricate and you may thorough affiliate users of all the dating systems that exist on line. The Meetic member feels as though an open publication. Comprehend, find something intriguing and mention even more.
Azar is actually a good Korean dating app, revealed for the 2014 by the Samuel Ahn. The concept trailing launching dating app including Azar is offering good system having peoples to yksinhuoltaja Valkovenäjä locate regarding some body globally without having any hindrance. Today so it software is really popular inside European countries countries which include Spain, France and you will Germany.
- Have actual conversations compliment of alive videos cam.
- Watch films on the Real time every day.
- Search getting prospective suits into Couch.
For its core keeps, Azar lets men and women to talk with strangers and provides a support away from movies talk to their match.
Centered into the 2003, POF (before known as Lots of Fish otherwise PlentyofFish) is one of the pioneer internet dating sites that’s nevertheless preferred now. Found in nine languages, it is prominent mainly from inside the Canada, great britain, Ireland, Australian continent, The fresh Zealand, The country of spain, Brazil, and also the All of us.
Just like the suits try 100 % free inside the POF, this new application even offers unlimited chatting have for everybody of their pages. Keep in mind you to people can only just communicate with the suits. They may be able even post sounds messages enjoyment. Feminine participants are allowed to upload individual texts to your affiliate.
Bumble is proven to be among Tinder’s most significant competition, however, that isn’t totally real. Towards the Bumble, it is the woman that has when deciding to take the initial step when it comes to flirting or relationship. Ergo, brand new builders protect female on tension of men and give them liberty to choose.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
There are many different ways to look for like, however in this digital industry, we possibly may happy to use particular matchmaking apps to obtain our prime lover less.
Today, we are going to establish ten best and more than put relationships programs during the Spain in addition to particularities of each one.
step 1. Tinder
Tinder is the most prominent matchmaking software in the world and you will this may will always be therefore for many years in the future.
On Tinder, you could potentially swipe directly to including some one otherwise swipe left to refute anyone. In case your other person and offers a good “like”, then you are coordinated and you will beginning to cam. To improve the latest abilities, it’s also possible to posting certain “super enjoys” and so the people obtains it quickly and you can knows that you are interested.
Although there are now way more reduced provides towards the Tinder, which system has been most glamorous having dating on account of their large energetic member ft.
Badoo represent alone due to the fact a social networking to satisfy individuals, having an incredible number of profiles worldwide. When you are young, Badoo is actually for you. It’s one of the better-known dating apps to obtain a person to spend time with or look for a steady companion if that is what you would like.
When you register, you might pick those types, and this greatly simplifies the brand new check for users and you can grows their selection. New software and a.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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A 20-year old voluntary cleanup agreement (VCA) was the subject of the dispute before the New York Court of Claims in Alaskan Oil, Inc., v. State of New York, Claim No. 116072 Motion No. CM-81863 (Ct. Claims 7/25/16).
In this case, claimant Alaskan Oil Inc. acquired approximately 40 properties owned by Parrish Energy Fuels, Inc., and Webber Oil Company in 1994 and then sought to enroll the sites into the newly-created New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP). After over negotiating for more than a year, Alaskan Oil entered into a VCA dated February 5, 1996 that covered all 40 sites. The VCA provided, inter alia, that Alaskan Oil would implement and complete remedial actions at all of the covered sites as well as reimburse NYSDEC for up to $66,000.00 in oversight costs.
Initially, work progressed pursuant to a schedule approved by NYSDEC that contemplated completing cleanup of all 40 sites by December 1998. However, only a handful of sites were remediated by the end of 1998. The pace of cleanups continued to lag and when Alaskan Oil ceased work in 2004, 19 sites remained unremediated. As a result, NYSDEC advised Alaskan Oil in October 2005 that it had failed to comply with the VCA and that the VCA would be terminated within thirty days unless Alaskan Oil came into substantial compliance with the terms of the VCA. After a series of meetings failed to produce any progress, NYSDEC terminated the VCA in September 2007 based on material breach of contract for failure to perform its obligations.
The parties again held several meetings but could not resolve their dispute. Alaskan Oil then filed an article 78 proceeding in January 2008, seeking to determine if DEC had acted within its authority. However, since the proceeding involved contract action against the State, the action had to be discontinued. Alaskan Oil then filed a claim with the Court of Claims in May 2008 alleging that it had suffered $1.3 MM in monetary damages as a result of NYSDEC’s actions. Specifically, the claimant alleged NYSDEC made it more difficult under the VCA to bring its sites into compliance, that the Region 6 technical staff continually interrupted business operations that caused or contributed to claimant’s inability to meet the terms and conditions of the VCA. Alaskan Oil also claimed that the Region 6 staff forced it to comply with more stringent cleanup than required for other sites under the VCA or sites operated by its competitors.
NYSDEC initially claimed that Alaskan Oil had filed its complaint too late because the alleged actions of interference occurred from the 1990s to 2001. However, in a Decision and Order dated September 29;2008, the Court ruled that the claim arose on the date the VCA was terminated and therefore, the claim was timely.
After Alaskan Oil was granted leave to file a late claim, the NYSDEC moved for summary judgement arguing it was immune from liability because it was acting pursuant to its authority under the Navigation Law, citing the savings clause of Navigation Law § 176 (2)(b)., which states:
“Section eight of the court of claims act or any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the state shall be immune from liability and action with respect to any act or omission done in the discharge of the department’s responsibility pursuant to this article; provided, however, that this subdivision shall not limit any liability which may otherwise exist for unlawful, willful or malicious acts or omissions on the part of the state,· state agencies, or their officers, employees or agents or for a discharge in violation of section one hundred seventy-three of this article.”
In response, Alaskan Oil asserted that NYSDEC was not immune because its employees committed unlawful, willful or malicious acts or omissions. In support of this argument, Alaskan Oil pointed to notices of violations and a proposed administrative Consent Order issued by the NYSDEC Region 6 office for non-compliance with the Petroleum Bulk Storage ACT, that the Region 6 office required more stringent cleanups at two sites than required at other similar facilities and a demand for reimbursement of $261,223.58 incurred for a cleanup conducted by Region 6 related to a 1988 spill which Alaskan Oil alleged breached the indemnity.
However, the Court found these allegations did not fall with the exception to the Navigation Law’s immunity shield because they related to sites or events outside of the VCA. Accordingly, the Court concluded that NYSDEC carried out its responsibilities under the Navigation Law in a lawful, non-willful and non- malicious manner, and dismissed Alaskan Oil’s claim.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
A 20-year old voluntary cleanup agreement (VCA) was the subject of the dispute before the New York Court of Claims in Alaskan Oil, Inc., v. State of New York, Claim No. 116072 Motion No. CM-81863 (Ct. Claims 7/25/16).
In this case, claimant Alaskan Oil Inc. acquired approximately 40 properties owned by Parrish Energy Fuels, Inc., and Webber Oil Company in 1994 and then sought to enroll the sites into the newly-created New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP). After over negotiating for more than a year, Alaskan Oil entered into a VCA dated February 5, 1996 that covered all 40 sites. The VCA provided, inter alia, that Alaskan Oil would implement and complete remedial actions at all of the covered sites as well as reimburse NYSDEC for up to $66,000.00 in oversight costs.
Initially, work progressed pursuant to a schedule approved by NYSDEC that contemplated completing cleanup of all 40 sites by December 1998. However, only a handful of sites were remediated by the end of 1998. The pace of cleanups continued to lag and when Alaskan Oil ceased work in 2004, 19 sites remained unremediated. As a result, NYSDEC advised Alaskan Oil in October 2005 that it had failed to comply with the VCA and that the VCA would be terminated within thirty days unless Alaskan Oil came into substantial compliance with the terms of the VCA. After a series of meetings failed to produce any progress, NYSDEC terminated the VCA in September 2007 based o.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Talking about unions can often be as touchy as a conversation about religion on a first date. Typically, unions are attacked for having outgrown their purpose; Canada has developed legislation that protects workers from the transgressions unions were initially created to prevent. In many industries, workers enter into the social contract not from fear, but for assurance of job security. Regardless of which side of the fence you fall on, let’s agree on one point: It’s pretty hard to get fired in a unionized environment.
Employment lawyer Daniel Lublin writes in the Metro about a civil servant who kept his job after spending up to 5 hours a day on the internet surfing pornography and trading pictures from his work email. Why did he keep his job? According to Lublin,
…unionized employers must make a much more compelling case for dismissal, all without disturbing their labour relations with the union. As a result, many unionized employers are forced to forgive misconduct for fear of losing the case – or worse, offending their union.
In another example last week, a TTC bus driver allegedly grabbed a man by the shoulder and pushed him against a pole while waiting for another driver who was en route. He was charged with assault, but he kept his job.
Unionized or not, both cases raise an eyebrow. Lublin’s article underscores the inequality that unions can introduce into society by creating a level of “protection” that is not afforded to non-unionized employees. Is this necessary?
Canada has a rich framework for protecting employee rights: the Employment Standards Act, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Human Rights Tribunals, The Labour Board, etc. Even still, employment lawyers exist…and they often get more calls from unionized employees than non-unionized ones.
So what can a modern day union do that our government cannot? Is it fair that an employee of 25 years gets laid off for failing to I.D. a 21 year old, when an employee of four years gets to surf the web for pornography?
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Talking about unions can often be as touchy as a conversation about religion on a first date. Typically, unions are attacked for having outgrown their purpose; Canada has developed legislation that protects workers from the transgressions unions were initially created to prevent. In many industries, workers enter into the social contract not from fear, but for assurance of job security. Regardless of which side of the fence you fall on, let’s agree on one point: It’s pretty hard to get fired in a unionized environment.
Employment lawyer Daniel Lublin writes in the Metro about a civil servant who kept his job after spending up to 5 hours a day on the internet surfing pornography and trading pictures from his work email. Why did he keep his job? According to Lublin,
…unionized employers must make a much more compelling case for dismissal, all without disturbing their labour relations with the union. As a result, many unionized employers are forced to forgive misconduct for fear of losing the case – or worse, offending their union.
In another example last week, a TTC bus driver allegedly grabbed a man by the shoulder and pushed him against a pole while waiting for another driver who was en route. He was charged with assault, but he kept his job.
Unionized or not, both cases raise an eyebrow. Lublin’s article underscores the inequality that unions can introduce into society by creating a level of “protection” that is not afforded to non-unionized employees. Is this necessary?
Can.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Level 1, 6 Hagley St
PO Box 50 308
Mana Whānau is an intensive, in-home whānau support service for:
Mana Whānau is a whānau-led, evidence-based service that works. It’s based on the belief that with the right support and resources, most whānau can care for their tamariki safely.
The service focuses on reducing toxic stressors to free up the ‘mental bandwidth’ that enables parents to care for their tamariki effectively, while building new skills and capabilities. It is flexible and whānau-led, which means it looks different for everyone we work with - whānau drive the changes they want to make. Tamariki are the heart of Mana Whānau. Our goal is to support whānau to provide children with safe, warm, loving care.
Our kaimahi work alongside whānau for six months, supporting them to:
Mana Whānau is for families who are at risk of having their tamariki removed from their care, as well as those needing support to have them returned home.
All referrals to the service are made by Oranga Tamariki.
Mana Whānau is voluntary. It works best for whānau who acknowledge the Oranga Tamariki concerns, are keen to make changes and want to work with us.
In September 2020, Point and Associates completed an independent evaluation of the first two years of Mana Whānau. They found that as at July 2020, a total of 39 out of 44 participating whānau (89%) had retained care of their tamariki, or had them safely returned to their care.
In total, 130 tamariki (94% of those involved with the service) were living safely with their whānau.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Level 1, 6 Hagley St
PO Box 50 308
Mana Whānau is an intensive, in-home whānau support service for:
Mana Whānau is a whānau-led, evidence-based service that works. It’s based on the belief that with the right support and resources, most whānau can care for their tamariki safely.
The service focuses on reducing toxic stressors to free up the ‘mental bandwidth’ that enables parents to care for their tamariki effectively, while building new skills and capabilities. It is flexible and whānau-led, which means it looks different for everyone we work with - whānau drive the changes they want to make. Tamariki are the heart of Mana Whānau. Our goal is to support whānau to provide children with safe, warm, loving care.
Our kaimahi work alongside whānau for six months, supporting them to:
Mana Whānau is for families who are at risk of having their tamariki removed from their care, as well as those needing support to have them returned home.
All referrals to the service are made by Oranga Tamariki.
Mana Whānau is voluntary. It works best for whānau who acknowledge the Oranga Tamariki concerns, are keen to make changes and want to work with us.
In September 2020, Point and Associates completed an independent evaluation of the first two years of Mana Whānau. They found that as at July 2020, a total of 39 out of 44 participating whānau (89%) had retained care of their tamariki, or had them safely returned to their care.
In total, 130 tamariki (94% of those involved with the service) were l.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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How do I delete old archive logs in Oracle 11g?
Delete Archive Log Files from Oracle Database
- Go to the Oracle server. Launch the command prompt.
- Type: RMAN.
- Type: connect target sys@SIDname.
- Once connected to RMAN prompt, run the following command:
- Then have RMAN run this:
- Exit the command prompt.
- Now run the backup job and verify that it is successful.
Can I delete Oracle archive logs?
In order to delete them you can do: RMAN>crosscheck archivelog all; RMAN>delete noprompt expired archivelog all; , you can also include the delete input clause when you back them up, and they will be deleted after they have been backed up (it is up to you).
How do I get rid of archive log automatically?
Delete Archive logs Automatically on Standby
- Query deleted logs.
- Query whether logs are deleted by the operating system.
- Set the Log_Auto_Del_Retention_Target Parameter to an appropriate value, and check if the logs are automatically deleted.
- Check if the logs are deleted.
- Check to see if the 69.
How can I delete applied archive logs from primary database?
If you need it purged in at the Primary site, set it on Primary database. This would delete all the archives before SYSDATE-4. If this does not work, then you can try deleting them by checking the sequence that was last applied and delete until that sequence using RMAN.
What are Oracle archive logs used for?
What Is the Archived Redo Log? Oracle Database lets you save filled groups of redo log files to one or more offline destinations, known collectively as the archived redo log, or more simply the archive log.
How do I list archive logs in RMAN?
RMAN List Command
- Database. The LIST command allows the backup data to be listed in the RMAN utility.
- Archive Logs. To list all archive logs use: RMAN> LIST ARCHIVELOG ALL;
- Backup sets.
- Datafile Image Copies.
- Controlfile Image Copies.
Can I delete Oraarch files?
You can delete them when you have backed up your database. Take care, these are really archived logs, check your log_archive% parameters. Thanks for the information Michel. If, for example, the archived logs/files under ‘ORAARCH’ were deleted without performing backup, what will be the consequences?
How do I delete archives in standby database?
RMAN donot delete the archive log until it shipped to all standby databases. RMAN> CONFIGURE ARCHIVE DELETION POLICY TO SHIPPED TO ALL STANDBY; Delete archive log Script: Following script delete the archive log after 5 days.
How do I use archive logs manually in standby database?
Copy the archive logs from primary to standby (Dbvisit ARCHDEST location), rename the files and then run dbvisit to apply logs. Copy the archive logs from primary to standby (Dbvisit ARCHDEST location), use RMAN to catalog the files and then apply them using RMAN.
What to do if archive log is full?
You can also fix this full problem by adding space to your archived redo log directory. For full scripts to monitor and remove archived redo logs, see the book “Oracle Shell Scripting” by Jon Emmons.
How do I find my archive log list?
The following commands can be used to locate the Oracle archive logs:
- Issue the archive log list command: SQL> archive log list.
- Issue the show parameter command: SQL> show parameter db_recovery_file_dest.
- Query the v$archive_dest view: SQL> select dest_name, status, destination from v$archive_dest;
How do I catalog a archive log file?
Run the RMAN CATALOG command when: You use an operating system utility to make copies of datafiles, archived logs, or backup pieces. In the case, the repository has no record of them. You perform recovery with a backup control file and you change the archiving destination or format during recovery.
Can a redo log be archived in Oracle Database?
Oracle Database lets you save filled groups of redo log files to one or more offline destinations, known collectively as the archived redo log. The process of turning redo log files into archived redo log files is called archiving. This process is only possible if the database is running in ARCHIVELOG mode.
How to delete archivelog using RMAN in Oracle?
Recovery Manager (RMAN) is an Oracle Database client that performs backup and recovery tasks on your databases and automates administration of your backup strategies. If you want to delete archivelog from FRA (ASM Storage -Flash Revovery Area) or filesystem to free space, you can use the following commands:
What happens when you run a database in archivelog mode?
When you run a database in ARCHIVELOG mode, you enable the archiving of the redo log. The database control file indicates that a group of filled redo log files cannot be reused by LGWR until the group is archived.
How to change log archive Max processes in Oracle?
The LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES parameter is dynamic, and can be changed using the ALTER SYSTEM statement. The database must be mounted but not open. The following statement increases (or decreases) the number of ARC n processes currently running: ALTER SYSTEM SET LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESSES=3;
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
How do I delete old archive logs in Oracle 11g?
Delete Archive Log Files from Oracle Database
- Go to the Oracle server. Launch the command prompt.
- Type: RMAN.
- Type: connect target sys@SIDname.
- Once connected to RMAN prompt, run the following command:
- Then have RMAN run this:
- Exit the command prompt.
- Now run the backup job and verify that it is successful.
Can I delete Oracle archive logs?
In order to delete them you can do: RMAN>crosscheck archivelog all; RMAN>delete noprompt expired archivelog all; , you can also include the delete input clause when you back them up, and they will be deleted after they have been backed up (it is up to you).
How do I get rid of archive log automatically?
Delete Archive logs Automatically on Standby
- Query deleted logs.
- Query whether logs are deleted by the operating system.
- Set the Log_Auto_Del_Retention_Target Parameter to an appropriate value, and check if the logs are automatically deleted.
- Check if the logs are deleted.
- Check to see if the 69.
How can I delete applied archive logs from primary database?
If you need it purged in at the Primary site, set it on Primary database. This would delete all the archives before SYSDATE-4. If this does not work, then you can try deleting them by checking the sequence that was last applied and delete until that sequence using RMAN.
What are Oracle archive logs used for?
What Is the Archived Redo Log? Oracle Database lets you save filled groups of redo log files to one or more off.
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Natural Disasters & Insurance for California Property Owners
Natural disasters impact your business in several ways. In addition to damaging your facilities, natural disasters also cause losses stemming from the business interruption that occurs while you are working to get back up on your feet again.
Calculating the full extent of the business interruption that results from a natural disaster is a complicated process. Having a well-prepared claim will help protect you against unscrupulous insurance agents who are reluctant to honor your claim in a timely manner.
In times of crisis, it’s important to have the right legal representation to guide you through the claims process, negotiate with your insurance carrier, and litigate if necessary.
What Is a Natural Disaster?
A natural disaster is a naturally occurring event that has a severely harmful impact on people and property. Many natural disasters result in subsidence, which refers to earth movement, including landslides, mudflow, and sinking, rising, or shifting soil. Examples of natural disasters that business owners face in California include:
- Lightning strikes
Business Interruption Costs After a Natural Disaster
The actual losses caused by a natural disaster are often much greater than the direct cost of repairing property damage and replacing lost or damaged inventory. The suspension of operations during the period of restoration is likely to generate significant expenses.
Many businesses purchase business interruption insurance as a standalone product or bundled as part of their overall coverage. Business interruption insurance covers the expenses that continue to accrue during the period when a business is not fully operational, such as rent, taxes, lease payments, maintenance, wages, and overhead. Your insurance lawyer will take measures to ensure the insurance company honors its commitment to fulfill the conditions of your business interruption policy.
In addition to ongoing operations expenses, losses suffered by businesses due to natural disasters may include:
- Property damage
- Inventory loss
- Lost revenue
- Supply chain disruption
- Temporary relocation
Insurance Carriers Acting in Bad Faith After a Natural Disaster
When an insurance company deliberately acts in a manner that violates its contractual obligations to a policyholder, it’s called insurance bad faith. There are several tactics that insurance companies use to delay, deny, and minimize their obligation to policyholders. This includes pretending that they haven’t received your claim, making half-hearted efforts to investigate your claim, offering a lowball settlement, and providing capricious reasons for denying your claim.
Illegitimate tactics that are frequently employed by insurance companies to delay and refuse natural disaster claims include:
- Wrongful refusal to settle
- Refusal to acknowledge the claim
- Outright denial of coverage
- Unreasonable payment delays
- Failure to pay settled claims
- Failure to conduct a reasonable investigation
- Failure to adopt reasonable standards for settling claims
- Failure to affirm or deny claims in a reasonable time frame
- Attempts to settle at a less-than-reasonable amount
- Advising policyholders not to obtain the services of an attorney
How Your California Insurance Attorney Can Help
When insurance companies play games with your settlement, they’re placing your business at risk. Prompt action from your attorney will put the insurance carrier on notice that such unscrupulous behavior will not be tolerated.
A Los Angeles landslide lawyer at Peterson Law Group, PC will analyze your policy and identify all breaches in coverage. We will also calculate the full extent of your insurance carrier’s obligation. If the other side refuses to negotiate in good faith, Peterson Law Group, PC is always prepared to take them to court.
When preparing a claim or a lawsuit, Peterson Law Group, PC calls upon expert witnesses, which may include:
- Mechanical engineers
- Risk assessors
- Spoil engineers
- Real estate appraisers
Protecting Property Owners in California for Over 35 Years
Peterson Law Group, PC has a record of successfully litigating insurance settlement disputes in California. Founding attorney John Peterson is uniquely qualified to advise clients on all matters related to property law. The outstanding level of service John Peterson provides to our clients has been recognized by the independent rating agencies Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers.
We are proud to say that our Los Angeles firm has won substantial settlements for our clients, often in excess of the anticipated amount.
Give us a call at (213) 319-4993, and let’s see how we can help.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Natural Disasters & Insurance for California Property Owners
Natural disasters impact your business in several ways. In addition to damaging your facilities, natural disasters also cause losses stemming from the business interruption that occurs while you are working to get back up on your feet again.
Calculating the full extent of the business interruption that results from a natural disaster is a complicated process. Having a well-prepared claim will help protect you against unscrupulous insurance agents who are reluctant to honor your claim in a timely manner.
In times of crisis, it’s important to have the right legal representation to guide you through the claims process, negotiate with your insurance carrier, and litigate if necessary.
What Is a Natural Disaster?
A natural disaster is a naturally occurring event that has a severely harmful impact on people and property. Many natural disasters result in subsidence, which refers to earth movement, including landslides, mudflow, and sinking, rising, or shifting soil. Examples of natural disasters that business owners face in California include:
- Lightning strikes
Business Interruption Costs After a Natural Disaster
The actual losses caused by a natural disaster are often much greater than the direct cost of repairing property damage and replacing lost or damaged inventory. The suspension of operations during the period of restoration is likely to generate significant expenses.
Many businesses purchase business interruption.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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Every person throughout the moving experience was a delight! Coordinator Anna was friendly, informative and flexible. The movers were so good spirited and cooperative with my numerous requests,... read more
They were on time and worked hard. They moved all of my furniture with no damage to anything. The owner was extremely nice from beginning to end. I needed... read more
The guys were very professional. Their cordial and upbeat manner was a plus on top of the very competent moving of furniture. I was completely satisfied.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
It was great. They responded, and got the job done. It was expensive but also complex. Profressional crew. I had many experience with movers on the... read more
Absolutely the best. They were professional, efficient, and able to move all my items. Thanks for being careful and doing a wonderful job. I’d recommend them to anyone.
Every person throughout the moving experience was a delight! Coordinator Anna was friendly, informative and flexible. The movers were so good spirited and cooperative with my numerous requests,... read more
They were on time and worked hard. They moved all of my furniture with no damage to anything. The owner was extremely nice from beginning to end. I needed... read more
The guys were very professional. Their cordial and upbeat manner was a plus on top of the very competent moving of furniture. I was completely satisfied.
I had a wonderful experience with the gentlemen from Green Gorilla Movers. They communicated very well - returned my phone calls quickly, answered my questions clearly, on the day of... read more
The guys were great with our move from Anchorage to the valley. We had a big safe, tool boxes, couches, you name it, and everything was smooth and professional. Booking... read more.
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§ The Speaker acquainted the House, that the House had been in the House of Peers, where his Majesty had delivered a most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, and of which, to prevent mistakes, he had obtained a copy. After the Speaker had read the Speech,
The Hon. T. Liddell
said, that, in performing the task which had been allotted him, of moving the thanks of that House to his Majesty, for his Majesty's most gracious Speech from the Throne, he could not deny that he felt a considerable degree of difficulty. If the task of addressing that House for the first time was, 27 even on the most simple occurrence, and on subjects the most light and easy, one which created diffidence and distrust, how much more must he feel upon such an important occasion, and under circumstances of such peculiar interest; and he begged leave to assure them, that the situation alone in which he had been placed in that House could have induced him to undertake the performance of so trying and arduous a duty. Beseeching, therefore, the indulgence of the House, he would proceed briefly to direct their attention to the leading topics in the Speech which they had just heard read from the Chair. That Speech might be properly considered under four heads. The first related to the Order in Council for the permission of the importation of foreign grain; the second, to the glorious conclusion of the long-protracted war in India; the third, to our foreign relations, and the prospect of the continuance of tranquillity; and the fourth led to a consideration of the internal situation of the country. In the first sentence of the Speech, his Majesty expresses a confident hope, that the legislative government will see reason to sanction the provisions of the Order in Council relating to the importation of foreign grain, and to the measures taken for carrying them into effectual execution. When they considered the beneficial consequences which resulted from the measures carried into execution by the government on this occasion, and the dangers which might have arisen by delaying such a necessary exertion of authority, he conceived there could be no difference of opinion with regard to the propriety of the course which had been adopted. When they recollected the small quantity of grain in the market, and the prospect of a very inadequate supply from the late harvest—when they reflected, that the supply from both was by no means sufficient for the consumption of the population—when they considered how very large a portion of that population was placed in a situation of the most trying distress—when they called to their minds how much that distress, which unhappily continued to exist, might have been aggravated by any want or any extraordinary price of that description of grain more immediately necessary to their subsistence—when they considered all these things, he would say, that if his Majesty's minis- 28 ters had remained in a state of apathy, unmindful of the wishes or the wants of his Majesty's subjects, or dreading the responsibility which a compliance with their desires might throw upon them, they would have proved themselves objects of censure and condemnation, as they now were of approbation and regard. No course could have been pursued more adequate to the end proposed, nor more becoming the high station which they were called upon to fill. In the hour of trial they had not shrunk from their duty—they had not feared the responsibility—they did not close their ears to the complaints, or shut their eyes upon the sufferings of their fellow subjects; but at once, by a decided and manly interference, produced a free supply of grain, at a time the most needful and most important, and in a manner the least injurious to the interests of the other classes of the community. Upon a measure, therefore, so beneficial to all the great interests, he confidently hoped that there could be no opposition to the concurrence which was required from them.—The next topic to which the Speech adverted was, the glorious termination of the war in which this country had been engaged with the powers of the Burmese empire. Whatever conflicting opinions there might have been with regard to the commencement of that war, he was confident that all must consider its conclusion to be as advantageous to the country which was compelled to engage in it, as honourable to those gallant armies which had brought it to such a successful conclusion. It ought to be recollected, that it was, on the part of the government of India, a war of invasion, resisted, on the part of the invaded, by all those peculiar means of defence, for which the Burmese had at all times been remarkable; and that that war had not been entered into until negotiation had failed, until remonstrance had been neglected, and menaces despised. He need not remind the House of the importance of public opinion in India, or of the necessity of preserving that moral influence over the minds of the people, by which alone our right of control could be effectually secured. The experience of more than half a century had proved the necessity of that course of policy which had been pursued; and when, in the present case, as in every other difference with the native powers, it became necessary to 29 have recourse to arms, to obtain that redress for insult or aggression which had been refused to remonstrance or complaint, the result had proved, that they were in a situation to resent insult and chastise aggression, from whatever quarter it might proceed; and he had an earnest confidence, that this had been done in a manner so effectual as to prevent any disturbance of their tranquillity in future.—The next topic alluded to in the Speech was, the assurance his Majesty gave of his exertions to allay the distrust, or appease the hostility of his allies in different parts of the world. He was sure the House would do justice to the feelings of his Majesty's government on this subject, in their attempt to allay hostility; and he hoped that he might upon that point be permitted to allude to the late proceedings in Spain and Portugal, and to express a confident hope, that the late events in the western quarter would lead to the ultimate establishment of representative governments over the whole peninsula. And here he was free to confess, that when he looked to the able and indefatigable minister who presided over the foreign affairs of the country, and who had, by his courage and conduct, so ably maintained its interests at home and its dignity abroad; and when he recollected the prompt and decided recognition by that right hon. gentleman of the independence of the States of South America—when he remembered the great privileges which he had obtained for our trade and commerce by that recognition, he felt bound, on acknowledging the debt of gratitude that was due to him, to say, that while he saw him still occupying the situation he had thus honourably sustained, he felt that his claims to present approbation entitled him to future confidence. And here he could not forbear expressing a hope, that the time was not far distant when it might be permitted to renovate the drooping spirits, and support the tottering banners, of those gallant men who had been engaged in such a long-protracted struggle; and to express a hope, that, dishonoured and insulted as Greece had been, she would be raised, ere long, from her present prostrate condition, to that station which she was so well qualified to occupy among the nations of the earth [hear!]. He was afraid he had, in this instance, gone beyond the bounds of that discretion which ought to be exercised on such occasions 30 as the present; but, if he had erred, he trusted his error would not be unpardonable, and that no sincere wish breathed in favour of freedom would ever be heard in that House with anger or indifference [hear, hear].—He now approached the last division of his Majesty's Speech, in which he spoke of the sufferings of his people in their late distresses, and of his sincere sympathy with their affliction, and his firm expectations that the time was not distant when their commerce and industry would resume their wonted activity. The country knew well the sympathy of that royal person in their sufferings, and had witnessed with so much gratitude, his generous exertions and his bountiful donations for their relief, that he would not attempt, by any praise of his, to weaken those expressions of feeling which were conveyed in the unqualified attachment of every class of his subjects. He was, however, but too well aware that some interests in the country still laboured under very great depression, although he trusted, that before any long period elapsed, the united wisdom and talent which he saw collected around him would devise such measures as would procure for them an adequate and effectual relief. He was not disposed to state any thing unfairly, or to regard the state of the country with any prejudiced eye; but he must say, there appeared to him to be two things which seemed to gild the prospect—which kept alive hope, and nourished expectation—and these were, first, the undoubted fact, that internal consumption had not materially diminished, in despite of all the suffering they had witnessed; and, secondly, the patience, the unexampled patience, with which the unemployed had endured their privations, amidst temptations of no common description. For, in their situation, temptation had not been absent. There had been then, as formerly, no want of seducers; but the talisman had lost its influence, and the seducers and their objects had been held in equal abhorrence.—The hon. gentleman then proceeded to observe, that he had avowed himself a friend to the present administration, but he begged to say, that he was pledged neither to men nor measures. His Majesty's ministers he considered to be entitled to his support upon general principles; but he retained to himself the full exercise of 31 his own discretion upon every question which might be submitted to the House; and, as long as he continued to be honoured by the confidence of the great county which had sent him there, he would adhere to the same rule of inviolable independence.—It only remained for him to say, that their prospect, although gloomy, was not, in his opinion, by any means devoid of hope. He trusted, trade itself might derive some benefit from a reference to the causes of those evils by which the country had lately been agitated; and that, as our natural atmosphere was said to be cleared by a violent conflict of the elements, so our political horizon would assume a brighter aspect after the convulsions by which it had been agitated. He trusted that, in the course of the ensuing year, there would, with increased confidence, spring up increased activity, and a return to a more sound and healthful state. He had now drawn the attention of the House to the arduous task he had undertaken; and if, in so doing, he had deviated into irrelevant topics, he trusted he might be permitted to throw himself on the indulgence of the House. That indulgence had been extended towards him in a manner he little merited; and, for the attention with which he had been heard, and the encouragement with which he had been cheered, he returned the House his most heartfelt thanks. It only remained for him to move, That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, in answer to his Majesty's most gracious Speech.—The hon. member then moved the Address, which was, as usual, an echo of the Speech from the Throne, and sat down amidst loud cheers.
Mr. George Winn
(member for Maldon), in rising to second the Address, said, that he did so with feelings of great anxiety and of great pleasure also. The anxiety that he felt was relieved by the gratification it afforded him, that the first words which he had an opportunity of uttering in that House were in the expression of sentiments of loyalty towards the sovereign, and of thanks to him on the occasion of the exercise of one of the most important branches of the royal prerogative. In this feeling of loyalty he was satisfied that all who heard him cordially participated. They had that day had an opportunity of witnessing the parental regard the sovereign had manifested for the preservation of the rights and liberties of the 32 people; and they must feel that so far from the royal prerogatives being inconsistent with those rights and liberties, they mutually supported each other. Among the topics of congratulation afforded by the Speech from the Throne, was the announcement of peace, and the gratifying prospect of its continuance. The termination of a war, such as we had been engaged in in the East, was attended with many and peculiar advantages, on which it was needless to expatiate. The prospect of the continuance of this peace, however, was more to be relied on from our internal means of preserving it, than from any external causes. Within ourselves we must look for its preservation, as well as for the prosecution of war, if war should at any time be found necessary. England was a country, powerful in more respects than one; it was a commercial, an agricultural, and a martial, country and, unlike the dangerous beauty of Italy, which, whilst it presented a temptation, presented no formidable resistance to invasion; it possessed ample and varied means to repel invasion, and on any and every occasion, to vindicate itself. Our commercial importance imparted habits of diligence, and brought with it knowledge to direct that commerce in useful and profitable channels. We had an active and industrious agricultural community—a fertile soil—presenting a flat face, favourable to the growth of corn, and of every kind of agricultural produce. Moreover, we had a warlike sword and a martial spirit to protect us, and these combined resources raised us above apprehension from the gripe of foreign aggression. As long as the foreign interests of the nation should continue to be conducted in the exemplary manner in which they had been directed by the right hon. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he had no doubt that the honour and dignity of the nation would be maintained, and the country effectually preserved from the miseries of war. In justification of this eulogium, which the subject had extracted from him, he would allude to two instances in which the wise and upright policy of that right hon. gentleman had been most conspicuous. When the admirers of the well-regulated balance of power in Europe had justly apprehended that the interference by France in the affairs of Spain was calculated to impair or to destroy it, and when the slightest encouragement 33 would have induced the whole people of England, smarting as they were under the effects of former wars, to engage in that which seemed to invite them, the exertions of the right hon. gentleman had prevented any indiscreet display of the martial ardour of the country, and had, at the same time, preserved the national honour inviolate. The other instance to which he alluded was the recognition of the independence of the South American states. No measure required, in his opinion, more profound diplomatic skill than this. Not only was it necessary to have great knowledge of the law of nations, but the nicest and most accurate skill in the application of that knowledge to the struggling interests of the colonies and the power of the mother country. The manner in which this great measure had been effected, proved that the right hon. gentleman possessed the first qualities of a statesman, and the result had proved that it was wise and just in its conception, not only by the advantages which had ensued, but by the fact that the other nations of Europe, however slowly and reluctantly, were compelled to follow the example which England had set them, of recognizing the independence of those states. He called these facts to mind, not because it was necessary, but because, in the present feverish state of things, it was a consolation to know that whatever exigencies might arrive, we had the advantage of that commanding and enlightened mind, the worth and power of which had already been proved under circumstances of the most trying description. Let the House look to the situation of the newly-recognized colonies, the people of which hardly knew (so unsettled was the present state of affairs in them) to what government they belonged: let the House look to the condition of Portugal and Spain, burning with feelings of old antipathy and national aversion against each other; or to Greece, that oppressed country, struggling against domestic and foreign foes, the former more fearful than the latter, and against whose crimes he could not trust himself to express the indignation he felt—and all would concur in proving the advantages which had already resulted from the conduct pursued by the government, and the policy of persisting in the same course. But, in order to effect as much as would be necessary to be done, he feared that when they came to consider the funds that must be supplied 34 for those purposes, they would be very considerable, and that it would be impossible to consider the country as safe, if the estimates were framed on as low a scale as strictly belonged to a peace establishment. The unsettled condition of the countries he had mentioned, the circumstance of their fleets not being under proper control, and the necessity of protecting the interests and property of British subjects, would make it impossible, he feared, to reduce the expenditure to so low a rate as every friend of the country must devoutly wish. The next point to which he came was the internal concerns of the country, and of these the first in importance was the late Order in Council. He had given to this subject the best attention he was able; and the result of his deliberations was, that the step taken by the government had been, in every point of view, expedient and necessary. There had appeared to be a deficiency in the crop of oats, and there was every reason to believe that there would consequently be a great increase in the price of this article of universal consumption, and which formed the chief food of the inhabitants of the northern parts of the kingdom. A failure had also taken place in the potatoe crop; and the distress which that must have occasioned in Ireland would have been so great, if measures had not been adopted to avert it, that he could not bear to think of it. Having named Ireland, he would say that he felt the deepest interest in the concerns of that beautiful, interesting, and lovely country, and of the noble race of men she produced, and that he would be, upon all occasions, the warm supporter of any measure which might be proposed for her benefit, excepting such as might endanger the present establishment in church and state. Perhaps the House was not aware of the importance of the crop of potatoes in Ireland; but he believed that the failure of the crops, and the disturbances of that country, had always been simultaneous. The residence of Irish proprietors on their estates, coupled with the introduction of English capital, were the measures best calculated to restore Ireland to prosperity; and he wished Irish gentlemen to believe, that, however their opinions might differ as to the causes of the distress which existed in that country, the greatest evil which could be done to it would be to prevent the introduction of English capital. He found that he had diverged a little from, 35 the subject of the importation of oats, to which he begged leave to return. He repeated, that he thought that measure necessary, and he rejoiced to find that, as the prices proved, it had not interfered with the agricultural interests of the country. This was not, perhaps, the proper opportunity for mentioning the subject of corn. While he did so, he avowed that his mind was open to conviction, but at the same time he must say, that as far as he had been able to form an opinion on the subject, he did not see any occasion for altering the existing laws, and he was not aware that it could be effected with safety to the agricultural interest, and to the commercial prosperity of the nation. He approved of the conduct which ministers had pursued in this respect; because he would much rather see an occasional exercise of that power, for which the ministers were responsible, than any permanent alteration of the Corn-laws. With the distress of the country every one must sympathize, because every one must feel it in a greater or a less degree. He trusted, however, that it was considerably abated; and he rejoiced to find that the diminution of the revenue had not been found; where it might have been most naturally; expected, and where it would have been most frightful, namely, in the articles of internal consumption. He rejoiced that the eminent talents, such as he saw around and before him, were not absolutely necessary for the discharge of the duty which he had undertaken; but that the common education of an English gentleman, and that second and better education which every man who lived in the world gave himself (if he thought at all) by habits of reflection and observation, with a mind free from prejudice on all subjects, as he hoped his was, accompanied by a zealous and earnest desire to do what was right, and laborious exertion, would enable him to perform that duty satisfactorily to himself and usefully to his constituents. He trusted that the day was at hand, when the burthens of the people would be lightened, and would be borne by the people more cheerfully; and when the clouds which had exhaled from temporary causes, would be drawn up by the sun of the country's glory.—The hon. gentleman concluded by seconding the Address.
said, it had often fallen Jo his lot, on occasions of this kind, to 36 complain of the very different practice which, of late years, had crept into the construction and management of these speeches from the throne, from that which formerly prevailed. Under the former practice, it was usual to give to members, especially to the younger ones, the opportunity of knowing, and of considering beforehand, the principal topics adverted to in the Speech to be delivered at the opening of a session; and he should still maintain, that the former practice was by much the safer and more convenient one, and that very serious evils, in a variety of cases, had arisen out of the departure from it. Yet, often as he had felt it necessary to urge this matter upon the attention of the House, it was a topic, of which, at least, the Speech from the throne, on this occasion, had deprived him. For, undoubtedly, he could not expect the House to listen to him with a grave countenance—even were he himself able, with a grave face, to complain of not having been allowed three or four days, for the purpose of considering, studying, weighing, and digesting, a Speech, that was composed—(so far as he had been able to catch its import, by hearing it read from the Chair, and by the echo of it in the speeches which the House had just heard from the hon. mover and seconder; of the Address)—composed, from beginning to end, of blanks. Never before had he heard Speeches, delivered either by his Majesty from the throne, or by any one of his Majesty's ministers, which touched so lightly—which said such nothings—upon some of the important subjects it alluded to; while it left out others, of the highest moment, entirely, though such were precisely the topics it ought most clearly to have discussed. And really, judging from the appearance of that House—from the manner in which it had heard this Speech read, and from the sort of impression produced by the observations of the two hon. gentlemen who had so ably moved and seconded the address—he was fully persuaded, that such also was the conviction of all who had heard the Speech in question. But when he spoke thus of the defects and omissions in it, he begged it might not be supposed that he attributed any blame to the preparers of the Speech. They were defects incident more or less to the prevailing passion for making these Speeches; and the Speeches themselves were, more or less, a mere civility on the part of the Crown to the parliament. They 37 generally, too, as had been observed for many successive sessions, were so framed, as to say as little as possible upon the most difficult circumstances of the times; but, in no instance, had a speech from the throne ever so completely failed to notice such subjects, as the present one had done, He hoped, however, that he should live to see the day when this species of introduction to the business of the session, this most useless, and, because useless, most unseemly (he would not use a harsher epithet) ceremony dispensed with. The best thing in the Speech which had been delivered on the present occasion was, that the hon. mover himself, who must have had all the necessary opportunities of considering it before hand, could rind no other way to dispose of it but by escaping from it. And far, indeed, was he, from finding fault with the hon. member on that score, because such a course, in relation to such a Speech, was matter of absolute necessity. If his hon. and learned friend, who spoke last, and who belonged to that profession which was supposed especially to possess the faculty of speaking about nothing at all, had discovered that here was a Speech upon which even that faculty could not avail him, and had been obliged to make a digression to subjects that had been altogether omitted out of that Speech, his hon. and learned friend was justified in his digression; but the very same omissions formed one of the grounds of his (Mr. B.'s) complaints. He really was bound, at the same time, to observe, after the praises in which his hon. friend had indulged, of the smoothness and the richness of the agricultural soil of this country, that the Speech itself possessed, at least, one similar good quality, for it was fertile as well as flat [a laugh.] It embraced a great number of topics, if it was explicit upon none, or upon none of the more important ones. His hon. and learned friend had just directed their attention, with some anxiety, to one part of the Speech, in which, as he stated it, they were instructed to proceed in the business of economy and retrenchment in the public expenditure. It did appear to him, that his hon. and learned friend, before he proceeded to make those observations which this passage had elicited, should have recollected that rule of law, which held, "that deception is apt to lurk under generalities." Now, that rule ought to be a very great comfort to his hon. and 38 learned friend; and should operate to relieve him from the alarm which he had evidently conceived at the bare suggestion of economy and retrenchment, in preparing the estimates for the current year. His hon. and learned friend had had less experience than himself, in the matters of king's speeches and estimates, otherwise the very last alarm which he could ever have been subject to, would have been a dread of those estimates being framed on too reduced or too economical a scale [a laugh.] Even had the Speech from the throne specifically pledged the government to frame them upon the most modest scale, the apprehensions of his hon. and learned friend would have been quite unfounded. In point of fact, this production employed the most vague and general expressions, in order to intimate the intention of ministers to frame the estimates after a low rate, that he had ever heard used, even in a king's Speech. The language was to this effect:—that his Majesty "will take care that the estimates shall be formed with as much attention to economy, as the exigencies of the public service will admit." Why—nobody ever heard the word "economy" employed in a king's speech, or retrenchment mentioned in the speech of one of his Majesty's ministers, without such a qualification as that; and even in the most wasteful and extravagant times of the government, intentions of retrenchment and economy had never been hinted at in any other way. He would fain have his hon. and learned friend comforted, moreover, by the assurance that, even when the strictest economy was professed to be the favourite object of administration—when the nation expressed, unanimously, its earnest desire that it should be practised in every department of the state—when a firm resolution was declared on the part of his Majesty's government that the wishes of the whole population of the country should be listened to, and, as far as possible, complied with, by the adoption of every practicable retrenchment (for he had even heard such language as this from the government, on some occasions);—alarming as all this would have been, at such times, to his hon. and learned friend, yet if the period for producing the estimates had not then arrived, those alarms of his hon. and learned friend would subsequently have proved to be as unfounded as they now were. Those 39 alarms would afterwards have been dissipated by the very first page of the very first estimates laid upon the table; for it would have clearly demonstrated what was the real value of professions of economy so made, and what the vanity of alarms founded upon such professions. Among the omissions that he had to charge upon this Speech from the throne, there were two, of which he must especially complain—the one (which had been but ill supplied by his hon. and learned friend in that part of his digression that extended to her affairs) was that which regarded the present state of Ireland—the other respected this very topic of retrenchment. Now, it did strike him as one of the most extraordinary incidents he ever remembered to have happened upon an occasion of this kind, that when, in the minds of all men—whether in the sister kingdom, or in this part of the united empire—there prevailed but one common opinion on the present aspect of public affairs; and that next in importance only to those measures which related to the food of the people, and, in many minds, even above those in importance—the urgent, imperious, necessity was felt of having the affairs of Ireland speedily, though maturely and diligently, considered—that from beginning to end of this Speech the name of Ireland should never once occur. He had not a very distinct recollection of the matter; but this circumstance reminded him of an extraordinary and analogous fact, that distinguished the commencement of the American war. At that period—at the very moment when we had already arrived at the crisis in which all men's eyes were turned towards America—when the word "America" was on the quivering lip of every man, who thought of the condition, or felt for the welfare of his country—among all the topics to which the Speech from the throne, then delivered, directed the attention of the House, the name of America, either by specific mention, or implied allusion, was not to be found. So Ireland was a name altogether omitted on the present occasion. In the instance he had just adverted to, so far was the omission of America from being congenial to the hopes or the expectations of men, on either side of the Atlantic, that a most remarkable circumstance (as he had heard, but a few minutes before from a gentleman who was in America at the time) took place in one of her cities on the ar- 40 rival of a copy of the royal speech there It was thought in America to be a bitter satire upon the monarch and the parliament of this country; insomuch, that the man who first ventured to promulgate it was cast into prison as a gross libeller, and was confined there until his vindication arrived in the shape of official despatches to the representative of the British government in that place. He would venture to say, with respect to Ireland, that no man, not being acquainted with the contents of this document—no man who remembered what had passed within the last few years, or the events which still were passing in that country—would believe that such a speech could have been pronounced at this time. Obvious reasons prevented him from at present enlarging on this unfortunate subject; but he protested against the omission, and should expect to hear—not at present, perhaps, but certainly hereafter—some strong reasons assigned in justification of that omission. By much the best, and by far the most satisfactory, would be,—the proposition on the part of his Majesty's government, of some measure of sound, and liberal, and enlightened policy—calculated to effect the end of doing justice to Ireland, and of saving the Irish people from the combined horrors of civil and religious warfare: of protecting the country in what had been made its weakest point, but what, well managed, ought to be the very right arm of its strength, and of the strength of the united empire. As to the question of retrenchment, it might be said by some, "When the estimates come before us, it will be time enough to think of that." But, taking into account the vague import of terms like those employed in the Speech—of all which was to be found there on this topic—and listening a little to the reports which he heard circulating around him (some of them, by the bye, verified by outward and visible signs), he must confess, that he could not help feeling strongly impressed with the conviction, that one reason why no more direct and specific pledge, binding the House to effect further retrenchments in the public expenditure, had been given on this occasion, was—that certain propositions might be expected to be speedily laid before it, savouring of any thing rather than of retrenchment—of any thing rather than a disposition to economise our resources—of any thing rather than a due regard—he 41 would not say to the prejudices, but to the just and natural feelings of the people of this country—propositions, in short, which, once submitted, it might be a hazardous thing to predict the consequence of carrying. But he doubted whether they ever could be carried through the House; but, if carried, he was sure they would be so, with the deep, unanimous, and loudly-expressed reprobation of the people of England. These were not times for tampering with the feelings, or the opinions, of the people of England. The people were in a condition of extreme distress, and that distress extended not to any one class, but affected the farming as well as the manufacturing and commercial classes. Foolish theories had been set afloat, the effect of which was, to attribute the prevailing distress to causes that, instead of having heightened, had rather, in truth, alleviated it; causes, part of which were, by the nature of things, absolutely unconnected with it; while another part supplied a real set-off against those afflictions, and tended to mitigate rather than to increase them. But let the real causes of such distress be what they might—and whatever might be the collateral evils, by some expected to result from the application of the remedies which had been proposed—or assuming that the distresses which it was anticipated would arise from them to the agricultural interest might be as severe as ever their alarms Lad predicted—in all, in any, and in every case, one method remained to us—there were means within our power which must, at any rate, alleviate these distresses. These were retrenchment; the saving of the public money; the repeal of noxious taxes; the reduction of public burthens; the cutting down of every estimate, not merely to the rate at which the most moderate of them was now framed, but to that rate to which the people of England felt they had a right (aye! and would make that assembly too, feel, that it had the right, and owed the duty) to cut them down. This was the very least which parliament, under the circumstances of the country, could do. Not one single sixpence must be uselessly spent The reduction of every salary of the public functionaries, in the civil, naval, and military departments, from the highest to the lowest; the allowing not a single farthing of the money which was wrung, hardly wrung, from, though still content- 42 edly paid by, the suffering people of this empire, to be expended but upon services, the absolute, indispensable, necessity of which would justify such expenditure. This course of proceeding only would satisfy the people of England. If such a course would relieve them—and as far as it went, it must relieve them—that relief they had a clear right to. But, even if it should fail to do so, it would still be giving them that which they had an undoubted right to demand; and that which, as their right, the House ought not to dream of refusing them. It would give to the people the satisfaction of knowing that, while they were suffering under the pressure of almost unendurable torments, the members of the legislature and of the government were not squandering their hard earnings, or permitting the wasteful expenditure of their resources. But he had heard of great public works which were carrying on—of new palaces. Talk of new palaces at such a moment as this! talk of architectural improvements, of architectural beauty, and taste, and ornaments, at such a moment as this! Let hon. gentlemen believe him, that, if they had the feelings of an English House of Commons—of such men as had sat there before them—they would direct their attention to other subjects, with a view to satisfy the country, and to secure her safety. Let them believe him when he told them, that of all the architectural ornaments, or decorations, which, at that time, could attract to the metropolis, the eyes of the whole country—the very best, and purest, and most honourable, would be, unfinished palaces—unfinished palaces, while the people of England were suffering. He had now expressed his own conviction on this subject, without allowing himself to be deterred by the risk of exciting dissatisfaction in any quarter. He had deemed it to be his bounclen duty not to suffer the present occasion to pass by, without declaring his strong and decided impression, that they could do their duty to the people only by pursuing the two courses which he had endeavoured to point out; first that of tranquillizing Ireland by doing her justice; and, secondly, that of keeping England peaceable, by every possible reduction of the public expenditure.
Mr. Secretary Canning
said—I am really, Sir, somewhat at a loss to know what the hon. and learned gentleman requires, when he speaks of the barrenness, of information in the Speech from the 43 Throne, and of the necessity of amplification under which, as he says, the hon. mover and seconder of the Address felt themselves in consequence. Nor can I exactly understand the justice of the complaint which we have heard, in such loud tones from the hon. and learned gentleman, with respect to the discontinuance of the usage of communicating the contents of the royal Speech on the evening before its delivery from the Throne. I undoubtedly recollect that, during the early period of my experience in parliament, it was the custom the night before the commencement of a session, to read to such members as might think proper to assemble to hear it, at a place called the Cock Pit, the Speech with which the king's ministers had advised his Majesty to open the session. Various inconveniences, however, which resulted from that practice have long occasioned its discontinuance; nor can I now understand the tendency of the complaint made by the hon. and learned gentleman; nor conjecture what advantage would have been derived from bringing the Speech prematurely before the public. Let it, also, Sir, be recollected, that, with the discontinuance of a communication of the intended Speech, a few hours before its delivery, has grown up another custom, which must materially counteract any evil, if evil there be, resulting from such discontinuance; namely, that it is not now usual to insert in the Speech any passages which may call in the Address for any pledge by the House of the precise course which they may deem it expedient to adopt; and, therefore, that, in the present day, the Speech requires nothing in the Address beyond an ordinary and courteous reciprocation of good dispositions. If the hon. and learned gentleman thinks there is any thing in the Address which will preclude any hon. gentleman who may assent to it from taking whatever parliamentary course he may deem most advisable, with respect to any of the important questions that may come under our discussion, he opposes it on fair and intelligible grounds. But it is notorious, that that is not the case; and that on this, the first day of the first session of a new parliament, no attempt whatever has been made to pledge beforehand those who may concur in the Address to the support of any measures which his Majesty's ministers may think it their duty to propose or advocate. There really never was a Speech from the Throne 44 which, in compliance with the modern usage to which I have been adverting, less distinctly called for any such pledge, than the Speech which is now under our consideration. The truth is, Sir, that parliament has been assembled at the present season, which, especially since the Union, is undoubtedly a very inconvenient period of the year not for the purpose of precipitating any of those important discussions which require the fullest attendance and the most patient deliberation, but because, in defence of the laws and of the constitution of the country, it has been thought right to call parliament together to provide an indemnity for his Majesty's government, in consequence of the measure by which, although under what appeared to them to be a great and urgent necessity, they violated those laws, and that constitution. It is true, Sir, that, without offering any very great insult to the laws or to the constitution, and that, without any very extravagant stretch of the royal prerogative, the meeting of parliament might, perhaps, in the present instance, have been deferred. But, although his Majesty's ministers felt that the postponement might, in this case, have taken place without any great impropriety, they also felt that the precedent of postponement might be mischievous. Although they felt as sure of the approbation of parliament for the step which they took, as men can be who are conscious that they only did that to which they were prompted, by an over-ruling necessity, they also felt that they should have been wanting in duty to the king, and in respect to the constitution, if they did not advise his Majesty to summon parliament expressly for the purpose of passing judgment ort the extent of the necessity to which they submitted, and on the soundness of the discretion which they had exercised. On this subject, Sir, much as I have reason, in common with, the House at large, to admire the speech of the hon. seconder of the Address, and much as I have reason to be personally thankful to the hon. gentleman for many of the sentiments which he so ably expressed, I cannot say that I shall be disposed to claim the approbation of the House, precisely on the grounds stated by my hon. friend. I am very far from thinking that that is the best possible state of the law on this important question, which requires this occasional and irregular interposition of his Majesty's 45 government. I am the last man in this House to argue, that such a condition of the law is desirable; for it may be remembered, that among the motives which were urged by me, towards the conclusion of the last session of parliament, to induce the House to agree to the bill for the introduction of bonded corn, was the expediency of diminishing, as much as possible, the necessity for the exercise of any discretion on the subject, on the part of his Majesty's government. The object, therefore, which we have in view in the proposed bill of Indemnity is not to elicit the approbation of parliament of any general measure, but to obtain a particular sanction for a particular measure, arising from an evident and unavoidable necessity. If, however, the hon. and learned gentleman complains, that his Majesty's Speech does not contain any direct intimation of the course which it is his Majesty's ministers' intention to pursue, with respect to a subject which at present agitates the feeling of so large a portion of the community, he will perhaps be satisfied when I assure him and the House, that at a very early period after our next meeting, I shall be prepared, on the part of his Majesty's government, to propose such measures with regard to the Corn-laws, as in their opinion will be beneficial to the country, and conciliatory towards all the great interests involved in the determination of the question [hear, hear !]. At least, Sir, it shall be shown, that his Majesty's ministers have no disposition to shrink from the subject; and I again pledge myself as the organ of his Majesty's government, that many weeks shall not elapse after our meeting again, before I bring it under the consideration of the House. Such being the case, I trust that I shall not be considered as saying any thing disrespectful to the House, when I declare, that I will not be provoked into any premature or partial discussion of a question, which demands the most full and deliberate consideration. The hon. and learned gentleman has said, that the hon. seconder of the Address, in adverting to that passage of the king's Speech which declares, that "the Estimates for the ensuing year shall be formed with as much attention to economy as the exigencies of the public service will admit," appeared to entertain an alarm, that the economy alluded to would be excessive, while, on the other hand, he himself was 46 exceedingly apprehensive that it would fall infinitely short of what was requisite. Really, Sir, we ought to feel some satisfaction at having framed a paragraph with such skill as to excite opinions so contradictory [a laugh]. The hon. and learned gentleman, however, says that it is an indefinite expression. Indefinite it necessarily must be, unless it had been practicable to introduce details; but I do assure the hon. and learned gentleman, that the most extravagant construction which his powerful imagination can put on the apprehension of the hon. seconder of the Address is not more extravagant than the antagonist apprehension which the hon. and learned gentleman himself professes to entertain. The hon. and learned gentleman appears to have "some monster in his thoughts," the nature of which it is impossible for me to conjecture. All I can say is, that there is nothing in the contemplation of his Majesty's ministers which can justify the hon. and learned gentleman's alarm at that, whatever it may be, for which, having no place in his Majesty's Speech, the hon. and learned gentleman imagines a place elsewhere. [Mr. Brougham said something across the table, which we were unable to hear]. Then really, Sir, the hon. and learned gentleman has thrown a great deal of very good intonation away [a laugh]. I should be glad to know on what terms his Majesty's government could secure themselves from the imputation of criminal expense, on the part of the hon. and learned gentleman. I grant, Sir, that if the hon. and learned gentleman thinks we ought, on the spur of a temporary pressure, to cut down and change all the existing establishments of the country,—I grant that, if that is the hon. and learned gentleman's project, no such thing is in our intention; nor I am sure would any such, proceeding receive the sanction of this House, nor of the people at large, whom it professed to benefit. The hon. and learned gentleman thinks that the best accompaniment and consolation to a suffering people is the suspension of all public buildings. I am of a contrary opinion. I think that a prosecution of public works must be available to their relief. To me it appears that, if people want bread, it is a strange remedy for their distress, to suspend the employment by which alone they can procure it. While the character of the country remains what it is, the de- 47 cent splendor of the Crown, and the comfort of the people, will never be considered incompatible objects: the dignity of high stations will not be regarded with an envious eye; nor will one class of the community find any consolation for their own evils in pulling down another. Not apprehending that any such disposition exists in any part of the public, I can assure the hon. and learned gentleman, that it is not the intention of his Majesty's government to carry economy to such an extent, as to induce that public to turn round and charge us with going into an extreme. The hon. and learned gentleman is dissatisfied with the declaration in the Speech, that "the Estimates shall be formed with as much attention to economy as the exigencies of the public service will permit." Does the hon. and learned gentleman suppose that there are no exigencies in the public service? Has this country no station to maintain? Is nothing required from us towards the maintenance of tranquillity in Europe? May we not, at a moderate charge, prevent the occurrence of an evil which, in a single twelvemonth, would plunge us into an expense, greater than an ill-judged economy would balance in a course of years? His Majesty says in his Speech, that he "is exerting himself with unremitting anxiety, cither singly, or in conjunction with his Allies, as well to arrest the progress of existing hostilities, as to prevent the interruption of peace in different parts of the world." Does the hon. and learned gentleman believe, that, in order to effect this object, it is not necessary to maintain considerable establishments? If we look at the new world. Are there not contests going on which humanity requires should be put an end to? In Europe have we not an ally whose condition solicits our aid; an ally in such a situation, that any hesitation or fluctuation of policy, on our part, might invite an attack upon her? May not our presence on the spot prevent an aggression on the power to which I allude? Is not the English fleet now in the Tagus, an obviously wise and economical expense? Will it not be advisable to continue that expense, if it is calculated to prevent an explosion, the consequences of which no one can foresee? Do not let it be supposed, by my adopting this illustration of the necessity of a certain establishment, that it is the policy of his Majesty's government to meddle with the 48 internal affairs of other countries. I trust we know the limits of our duty too well. It is our duty to take care that the frontiers of Portugal shall not be crossed by an offensive army; but it is not our duty to give one faction, or party, an ascendancy over the rest. The force which we maintain at Lisbon, therefore, is maintained, not with any view of interfering in the internal affairs of Portugal; not with any view of intimidating any party in Portugal; but simply with a view to prevent such acts of foreign hostility as, in their consequences, might involve Europe in the horrors of war. It is on that ground, Sir, that I take our conduct towards Portugal as an illustration of the wisdom and necessity of maintaining certain establishments; and I challenge the hon. and learned gentleman, who desires us to cut down all our establishments, to put his hand at this moment on any of our establishments as unnecessary, in which I will not shew that there are the seeds of safety; in which I will not shew that there are the roots of a well-ordered, a well-regulated, and a permanent economy. That is the sense in which the Speech from the Throne adverts to possible exigencies of the public service. There is no intention, under that name, to shelter any of those extravagant propositions, the probability of which the hon. and learned gentleman appears to contemplate. There is no part of the policy now pursued by his Majesty's government, dependent on the establishments of the country, which I am not ready to go through, point by point, and show its real efficacy and ultimate economy; and that, Sir, as I conceive, is the only possible answer which I can give to the conjectures of the hon. and learned gentleman.—With regard to the condition of Ireland, I shall only observe, that the absence of any topic in the Speech from the Throne does not at all preclude parliament from entertaining the consideration of that topic, if it should think fit so to do. The Speech states those points alone, respecting which it is intended by his Majesty's government to call on parliament to adopt some proceeding. It is not our intention at present to bring before parliament any specific measure respecting Ireland; but that will not prevent any individual member from agitating the subject. I will not, however, be tempted, by what has fallen from the hon. and learned gentleman, to say another 49 word about it. The hon. and learned gentleman knows as well as I do, that if, in the course of the session, the question to which I allude should come under consideration, I shall be ready to meet—not the hon. and learned gentleman, for our opinions on the question agree—but the question itself, as I always have met it, with the most anxious and determined attention. Sir, not having been able exactly to understand the purpose of the hon. and learned gentleman's speech, but understanding that he does not mean to object to the Address, I have perhaps said enough on the present occasion; but I cannot sit down without congratulating the House on the accession of talent which they have gained in the hon. member who opened the debate of this evening. I trust, from the promising commencement of that hon. member's parliamentary career, that he will not confine himself to an occasional display, but that he will illustrate by the display of his abilities the various important questions which, from time to time, come under our consideration. I may also be allowed to say, that so far from my feeling the part which the hon. mover and seconder have taken this night the less acceptable, in consequence of their declarations that they are determined to exercise their own judgments on the subjects which may come under their consideration, that they will endeavour to keep their minds free from prejudice and open to conviction, and that they are resolved to mix a general support of his majesty's government with a general spirit of independence; I experience the greatest pleasure in hearing the statement. Such are the minds from whom we hope for the most beneficial, because the most honourable, aid; and it is only with such qualifications, and under such restrictions, that his Majesty's government ask the support of any man who now sits in this House for the first time.
in explanation, denied that he had any wish to see the estimates reduced below what the exigencies of the public service would permit.
§ Mr. Hume
reprobated the indisposition constantly exhibited, on the part of his Majesty's government, to diminish the naval, military and civil establishments of the country. Even where they had expressed any intention to do so, their acts had not corresponded with their declarations. If the hon. seconder of the Ad- 50 dress would read the Speech from the Throne, in February 1822, he would find in it an unequivocal recommendation to parliament to relieve the burthens of the people; and the result would show the hon. member, that he need not entertain any fears that economy and retrenchment would be carried to too great length; for by referring to the estimates, the hon. gentleman would find, that they had gone on increasing in amount from that time to the present moment. Notwithstanding the Address of the House in 1821, calling on the Crown to effect every possible reduction of expenditure; notwithstanding the answer to that Address promising relief; notwithstanding the Speech of 1822, the army, navy and ordnance estimates of the present period exceeded by 1,700,000l. the estimates of the period to which he alluded. As to the necessity of maintaining establishments, with a view to watch the conduct of foreign powers, what could be the benefit of interfering with other states, if by that interference our own population were to be loaded with excessive and intolerable burthens? It was impossible that the people of this country could be exposed to the taxation which they now endured, without experiencing a degree of misery, which wisdom would teach us to make every effort to prevent. What was the object of all good government? To make the great mass of the people happy; to give them every enjoyment consistent with their own security. Was the House to be told by the right hon. gentleman, that because our interference in the affairs of Portugal might or might not be incidentally beneficial, government were warranted in keeping up our present immense establishments? If it were fitting to keep them up, let not the right hon. gentleman postpone his explanation. The present was the proper time. The prospects were most gloomy to the merchant, to the agriculturist, and to the manufacturer, whilst in all those branches of industry the labourers were placed in situations of extreme wretchedness. If any proofs of this assertion were wanted, it was only necessary to advert to the general wish that prevailed amongst the labourers, to be banished to some distant country. Every possible relief ought to be afforded to people so situated. Was the House to be drawn aside from this subject, by a declaration made by the right hon. gentleman, that 51 there could not be any reductions in the burthens of the people? Would the country be satisfied with the mere assertion of the right hon. gentleman, that the sufferings of the people would admit of no alleviation? He had observed, that whenever the government saw an opportunity, however distant, of reducing the taxes, they never lost any occasion of blazing forth their intentions to the House. They had made no allusion to any relief from taxation in the present instance, and his experience taught him not to expect any. The government seemed to think that the difficulties and distresses were partial and temporary. So far from being of this opinion, he had every reason to believe that those distresses were general, deep-rooted, and increasing. He would therefore ask, if the House ought not to proceed, without delay, to inquire into the subject. He did not complain of any one thing stated in the Speech. All he complained of was, the omissions. He would not quarrel with one single expression that had fallen from the hon. gentleman who moved the address, but he would enter his protest against the doctrine, that the late war in India could not have been avoided. He maintained, that, with only a little moderation, the war might have been altogether avoided; for we were both the invaders and the aggressors. But it would be found a poor consolation, that the war was unavoidable, if those who thought so reflected, that no war had been ever carried on with greater loss to the country. He would say, that no men had ever conducted themselves with greater bravery, or suffered more in active service, than our troops had done in the Burmese campaigns. But, whilst he acknowledged the gallant conduct of our army, he would deny, that the wisdom of our councils in India was deserving of praise.—He would now request the attention of the House to a most important fact. We had now, for eleven years of peace, been supporting a full war establishment. We were keeping up a large standing army, unequalled in any former period of our history. Our military establishment was much larger than the military force we maintained during the American war, which was considered a war of great extravagance. He would call on the House, if they wished to see any relief afforded to the people—if they wished to see the property of the country protected from the hands of the 52 tax-gatherer—to pledge themselves to an honest and scrupulous revision of the public expenditure. He wished the House to proceed, without any delay, to the examination and revision of every one of those public establishments, which the right hon. gentleman said he would be able to defend. When multitudes were wanting bread, it was not, to say the least of it, courteous in the government to put off the consideration of the complaints of the sufferers to an indefinite period. If gentlemen would revert to the proceedings of the last parliament, they might recollect the anticipations that were held out by the Opposition side of the House, that, by a continued reduction of each head of taxes, they should find the country, after a peace of ten years, prepared, in case of necessity, to vindicate its character, and to defend its rights against all aggression. It was then alleged, that by continuing our war establishments in time of peace we eventually should not be able to act with spirit and independence in our foreign relations. That period had now arrived. We were not at this moment in a situation to treat foreign insults as we ought to have done. It might appear to the right hon. gentleman a mere trifle, that government only exacted, at the present moment, ten millions for the army, or that the aggregate demand upon the country was fifty-nine millions a year. Let the right hon. gentleman look back, and conceive the situation in which the country was placed by his refusing to make those reductions, which ought to have been made in the year 1817, agreeably to the recommendation of the Finance committee. By this retrospect, he would at once see what great and important services he could have rendered to his country, had he stopped the lavish expenditure then going on. In the last nine years, the amount of taxes had been enormous. From 1817 to 1825, the tax-gatherers had collected not less than 531,000,000l. sterling, that was to say, on an average, 59,000,000l. a-year had been taken from the productive industry of the country. The question now was, whether they ought not to stop short, and avert the evils into which this system of extravagance had thrown it? One hundred and forty-two millions had been paid for what was called the peace establishment of the country. To his mind, the cause of all the distresses of the country was so evident, that he was 53 surprised that that class—the agricultural—whose property must so materially suffer, did not see that taxation was the canker-worm—the dry-rot, that undermined their property. This was the evil to which they ought to apply the remedy. The extravagant expenditure of which he complained had not been confined to the army and navy. The civil establishments had averaged more than 26,000,000l. a-year; whilst our debt, on an average, had increased by three millions a-year. It ought to consider whether parliament, in its first Address to the Crown, should not manfully pledge itself to a scrupulous and rigid examination of all the public expenses, with a view to effect every reduction consistent with the safety of the country. The House ought not to be, and the country would not be, led aside from this paramount object, by the high-sounding words of the right hon. gentleman. Good God, what a situation did the country stand in! He would ask any hon. member to name the country where privation, distress, and positive starvation, were equal to those which at present pressed upon the population of this empire. The evil had arrived to such a magnitude, that it endangered the very existence of the state. However exemplary the conduct of the people had been under the cruel circumstances into which they had been thrown it was impossible for the evil to continue much longer. Would government expect the people to be down and starve? The table of the House would be loaded with petitions upon this subject. Some petitioners would pray for banishment—others would pray for any possible relief from the acuteness of their sufferings. Could the House refuse to such people the declaration that it would immediately direct its attention to their wants? If, upon inquiry, it should appear that the present expenditure was proper, he would not object to things remaining as they were; if otherwise, they were in duty bound to relieve the sufferings of those who surrounded them.—He would say, that taxation was not reduced, and that the public establishments were even increased. He would state one instance. The great war expenditure was in the army, navy, and ordnance. A reference to the papers on the table of the House, would show, that these heads of expenditure were brought to the lowest pitch in 1822; agreeably to the wish of the House, and 54 he Address to the Throne. In that year, 1822, the army, navy, and ordnance, amounted to sixteen millions, in round numbers. In 1823, when they had a Speech stating to the House, that great reductions would be made in the estimates—in that very year, those estimates were increased by half a million sterling. In the following year, these estimates were raised to 17,500,000l. In 1825, the same amount was continued; and, in the present year, those very estimates, which ire 1822 amounted to only sixteen millions, were no less than 17,800,000l. being an increase to an amount which ought to induce the House not to let the present moment pass, without expressing their opinion, that it was by taxation that the present evils had been brought on. An hon. friend on his left (Mr. Baring) was frequently introducing the subject of the currency to the House. He would ask that hon. gentleman, and the country gentlemen at large, who it was that had to bear the load of this continued taxation? Let them compare the relative situations of England in 1817 and 1818, after the termination of the war, when their property was of high value, in relation to the currency. He would ask these country gentlemen whether, now that the currency was raised in value by twenty-five per cent, they were able to pay the same amount of taxation which they before paid? He would beg these gentlemen to consider the manner in which they had to discharge their obligations. In 1817, the amount of taxation might be estimated to equal 15,000,000 quarters of corn. They were now called upon to pay 17,000,000 quarters. The actual difference was at least 1,500,000 quarters, and which was to be paid for taxes, in many cases, quite unnecessary and extravagant. He would advise the country gentlemen to look well to their situation, and not to be led astray by false or empty boasting, that the country had been relieved from taxation. When they settle their accounts at the end of the year, they will find themselves much worse off than at the end of former years. Was there a man in that House who could say that the situation of agricultural labourers was to be envied, in comparison to that of other classes? Every class and interest was suffering, and such deep and general evil could not depend, as was pretended, upon a casual cause. The source of the evil 55 was deeply rooted. It was lamentable to see the sufferings of a people that were enlightened by instruction, and placed in a situation to appreciate benefits, or to feel the evils that press upon them. It was afflicting to see such a people raised to pride and the keenness of sensibility, by knowledge and intelligence, and yet pressed down by want and every sort of mortification. This was to be accounted for only by taxation. If no relief could be afforded to them, let them have at least the consolation to feel that the House had done its duty. There was not a merchant, a manufacturer, or an agriculturist, who could deny that property was depreciated. Profits were reduced, if not totally annihilated. He should repeat that, if ministers were not able to give relief to the country, they ought at once to say so. They wished to get over the evil day, and leave the result to the chapter of accidents. The final evil might fall upon their successors. This might be very well for those who calculated solely upon the tenure of office, and viewed the possibility of removal; but it was not so for those whose capital and property were affected by such conduct.—With respect to our foreign relations, he conceived that England had no business to meddle with foreign countries. She had enough to do with her own affairs. She had it in her power to be comfortable and secure within herself, and therefore need not interfere with other countries. The people would not bear to be taxed so enormously, to pursue the present line of foreign policy. With respect to Portugal, the House would not do its duty if it did not inquire whether such conduct ought to be pursued. This being his opinion, he was led to believe that ministers were not aware of the situation in which the country was placed. If they were, it would be impossible for them to speak in so cool a manner of the general distress; nor could they maintain so great an army, merely to cope with the military despots of the continent. He saw in government a disposition to render the military power paramount in England. The institutions of the country were all civil, but the military was tampering with the civil power, and interfering in a manner that ought to be stopped. He spoke not of any individuals, but of the system generally. Ministers had thought proper to congratulate the country, that there existed no apprehensions of a war. If 56 this were so, what necessity was there to keep up a standing army of 86,000 men? If the right hon. Secretary would direct his agents at each foreign port to send him an account of the population and taxes of the country in which he resided, he would find that England stood unequalled in amount of taxation. Every English person, man, woman, and child, paid every year at the rate of 3l. 10s. a head in taxes. In no other country did the people pay half as much. When the French revolution led us into war in 1793, the taxes amounted to only 16,000,000l., and every individual was comfortable in his class. Let gentlemen look at France at the present moment. She was prosperous and happy: every man there had enough, whilst in England it was directly the reverse; scarcely any of the labouring classes had more than the bare means of existence. The rental of England was estimated at 40,000,000l., and more than the rental by one half was extracted from the people.—He would now advert to the Corn-laws. The ministers had promised to meet this subject, and the plan they now proposed was trifling with the people: it was equally an insult to those who supported, and those who opposed the Corn-laws. If the Corn-laws ought not to be maintained, what time could be more proper than the present to alter them? Every man in England looked for that alteration at the present juncture. Every public assembly had agreed on this subject, not as formerly, by divisions, or with difficulty; but each meeting had carried its Address unanimously, for taking these laws into consideration. Landlords, like other people, were bound to take care of their own interests; but, on the other hand, he entreated them to consider, whether it was not material to all connected with them, to have the question decided?—There was another subject on which he had wished to expatiate. There ought, in his opinion, to have been a statement from the Throne, recommending a revision of the whole of the civil law. At present, the process at law was endless, expensive, and most uncertain. Its evils had never been exceeded. Could any people sit down content under such a state of civil law? The criminal law had been, by every body, condemned as severe beyond reason, and in every respect improper to exist in a Christian country. It would be a sad reproach to parliament 57 if some measures were not taken upon this subject. Upon this point, it was his intention to place upon record his opinions, however humble.—One other topic, and he should have done. He meant the state of Ireland. Any man, looking round him, and anxious to select that place upon the globe most subject to misgovernment and abuse, would, at once, select Ireland as the unhappy spot. Taking into consideration the circumstances and situation of that country, one was at a loss where to begin, or what to say. The entire state of things in Ireland called for revision; and he hoped that that revision would be both speedy and effectual. There was a viceroy established in Ireland, which there ought not to be. That office ought to have been removed at the Union, and he hoped it would not be allowed to continue much longer. But the viceroy was not all. There was, in addition, an Irish secretary, who was placed as a check upon the former; and his Majesty's ministers thus succeeded in obtaining that which had been so long the wish of all the nations of Europe—the establishment of a balance of power; nay, after this doctrine had been scouted by other nations, it had, by the wisdom of our government, been transferred to Ireland. While the present system was pursued in Ireland, it was impossible that the people of that country could obtain a full and equal share of those rights and liberties to which, as British subjects, they were entitled. Ministers had not, on the present occasion, advised his Majesty to recommend a single measure, even, of inquiry into the present state of Ireland. It appeared that they had not made up their minds upon that question. But, if they had not made up, or could not make up, their minds upon it, they ought not to stand in the way of others. He was aware that a part of his Majesty's ministers were willing to extend to Ireland the blessings of the British constitution, and thus put an end to the anarchy which at present reigned in that country. Was it to be tolerated, that England should be obliged to keep an army of 22,000 men continually in Ireland, in order to govern and keep her in the situation of a conquered state? This army too, be it remembered, was paid and supported by England. Why not at once take away 15,000 of these 22,000 men? He maintained, that if all the branches of unnecessary expenditure 58 in Ireland were cut off, a saving of no less than three millions might be made. Ireland might then be made a source of profit, instead of being not only a millstone round our necks at present, but a check and impediment hereafter to future exertions. It was the duty of that House to compel ministers to this inquiry; it was their duty to compel them to probe the wound and to apply the remedy. The people of Ireland were led to expect this, from what took place in the last parliament; and he implored the House not to let their expectations be disappointed. Let them not go on experiencing delay after delay, until the bitterness of hope deferred should drive them to the phrenzy of despair. He cautioned government not to go too far in neglecting the complaints and the sufferings of that misgoverned country, but at once to come manfully forward, and grant to them those rights and privileges which the constitution bestowed equally upon all British subjects. By doing this, they would prevent England from being any longer the scoff of Europe. "Where," said the other European nations, "is the boasted equality of England? How dares she to hold herself up as a free and generous nation, while she denies to Ireland an equal participation in her rights and privileges?" It was the duty of parliament to call upon ministers not to delay a single hour the removal of this foul injustice to Ireland, and of this blot upon the English name and character. How could we expect peace and unanimity in Ireland while she was kept in the situation of a military garrison? But let the legislature remove the cause of irritation in that island, and it might also remove the garrison: let equal rights and privileges be given to all classes, and then instead of a discontented and irritated population, we should have a set of loyal and valuable fellow-subjects. It was not, however, to be expected, that without such concessions Ireland could be satisfied. The great mass of the inhabitants of that country could not be satisfied while they were excluded from their birthright as British subjects. And for what? What was their crime? The only one was that of adhering to the religion of their forefathers. This, he contended, was a subject which ought to engage the attention of the new parliament. At all events, he would give them an opportunity of expressing their opinions upon it. Would 59 it be contended, that the system we had pursued, and were still pursuing, towards that unfortunate country, was consistent, with sound policy? He had not heard any man hold such an argument. The system was, he would maintain, unjust: it was decidedly contrary to the dictates of the religion we professed, and therefore he called on the House to join with him in pledging themselves to do to that country what was only an act of common justice. Looking at the state of Ireland, and the condition of part of our country, could any one say that our situation was an envious one?—with famine staring us in the face; with a people divided against each other, and with an enormous military establishment, which might be saved if conciliatory measures were adopted. He did not mean to say that our case was desperate; but it might be rendered so, by retarding measures which would be acts of justice, and which must produce conciliation. Let the legislature act in a straight-forward manner; let them unite the interests of the two countries in reality as well as in name; and by so doing enlist in their support a population with hearts as bold and generous as ever warmed the breasts of men. He implored the House not to give such a population cause to entertain adverse sentiments towards them, by the continuance of measures which must drive them to despair. He had stated his opinions on this subject with warmth; but he had stated them with sincerity. He had spoken what he felt, because he thought it was the duty of the legislature to meet the difficulties of the country boldly, and not to shrink from the important task of endeavouring to find a remedy. It had been suggested to him, that as an Amendment, his resolution must be moved in place of the Address, or part of it; but as there was no part of the Address, from which he dissented, he would move that his own be added at the end of the one already before the House. It was as follows:
§ "That we rejoice with his Majesty in the happy understanding that subsists between his Majesty and Foreign Powers, and confide in the continuance of a peace which it promises for many years to be the interest both of the Sovereigns and the Nations to maintain: and we the more rejoice in this state of the public affairs, because it takes away all ground and pretext for maintaining a large standing army, 60 which we cannot help regarding with extreme jealousy, as being contrary to the spirit of our institutions.
§ "That we should ill discharge the duty we owe to his Majesty, if we did not direct his most serious attention to the present condition of his faithful people, which we are bound to represent as one of grievous suffering and privation, unequalled, perhaps, in this country; and as inconsistent with its peace as with its happiness and prosperity.
§ "That the situation of the country, with an embarrassed trade, a greatly declining-revenue, and an enormous debt, does not warrant the longer continuance of the expense at present incurred in the support of the pensions, sinecures, and the different establishments of his Majesty's government.
§ "That we most respectfully represent to his Majesty, that an excessive taxation, disproportionate to the reduced value of property, and to the diminished return for the capital employed in the land, in manufactures, and in commerce, is a principle cause of the existing distresses; and in order to relieve his Majesty's loyal peaceable and suffering people, his faithful Commons will proceed immediately to the examination and revision of every establishment at home and abroad, from the highest to the lowest, with the view of effecting the largest possible reductions consistent with the security of the commonwealth:
§ "To assure his Majesty that we fully appreciate the progress made by the late parliament in removing restrictions on trade and commerce; but we, at the same time, deeply lament that his Majesty has not been advised to call our immediate attention to the repeal of those injurious laws, which prevent a free trade in corn, so essentially necessary to the sustenance and comfort, of the people, and to the prosperity of the state; and to assure his Majesty, that we will proceed without the least delay to the consideration of that most important subject:
§ "To congratulate his Majesty on the progress made in the last parliament, in the revision of the civil and criminal laws, and to assure his Majesty, that this House will assiduously direct their attention to the further correction of the severity of the criminal laws, and to the revision of a system, in which a great degree of uncertainty exists, as to men's rights, and under which justice can only be obtained at an 61 enormous expense, and with vexatious delay:
§ "To express to his Majesty the necessity of our taking into early consideration the constitution of this House, with a view of rendering it what it ought to be—the real representative of the people, instead of its being, as at present, to a considerable extent, the representative of partial; interests, and of a comparatively small number of individuals:
§ "To express to his Majesty our regret, that his Majesty has not been advised to recommend the state of Ireland to the consideration of this House; and to assure his Majesty that of all the subjects of our deepest interest, there is none we have more at heart than the oppressed and alarming condition of the Irish nation: excluded from their rights as British subjects, for no other crime than an adherence to the worship of their fathers, their feelings are excited and exasperated; and, while the majority of the people are stigmatized and degraded for their religion, the nation enjoys neither mutual confidence nor domestic quiet; and must continue in a state of disaffection, discord, and anarchy, until their grievances are redressed:
§ "That your faithful Commons further regard with the most serious apprehension, the continuance of a policy which tends to produce in the Irish people a feeling of alienation from the English government, inconsistent with that unity of interest which should subsist in an united kingdom; and this House will, therefore, take into immediate consideration the best means for speedily redressing their grievances, as the only effectual mode of conciliating their affections, and inseparably cementing the union of the two countries:
§ "To thank his Majesty for having been graciously pleased to call Parliament together at this early period; that with these important labours and duties in contemplation, we may have time to make the requisite inquiries into all the estimates before the usual time of voting the supplies of the year."
member for Yorkshire, rose to second the amendment. He observed, that he had no ambition to trespass on the indulgence of the House, by going into all the topics introduced into the amendment moved by the hon. member for Aberdeen, but he begged to call the attention of the House to the 62 extraordinary situation in which the country was now placed—a situation, which, in his opinion, required their immediate and particular consideration. We had now been, for a considerable period, in the enjoyment of a profound peace, when we had a right to expect a diminution of the country's burthens, and an increase of general happiness and prosperity; and yet, in his own neighbourhood, the working classes of society were reduced to the most severe and unequalled degree of want and suffering: they were subject to the greatest privations and were in want even of the common necessaries of life: and yet the nation was subjected to a scarcely supportable burthen of taxation. That taxation was, it was true, reduced a little in nominal amount; but, at no time was it greater in value, or more severely felt; and this, too, at a period when the higher ranks were relieving themselves from the pressure of taxation, by a monopoly of the greatest necessary of life; he meant, that of wheat; a monopoly which must injure and press upon the great bulk of the nation. He was sure he was expressing the almost unanimous opinion of the great county which he had the honour to represent, when he stated, that they wished for a revision of the Corn-laws, and were anxious that the House should take the subject into its immediate consideration. The distress and deprivations existing in the manufacturing districts were at this moment very great; and he seconded the motion of his hon. friend with the utmost sincerity, as he considered the suggestions which it contained were most suitable to the present occasion, and merited the utmost attention and consideration from the new parliament.
The original Address, together with the addition of the amendment having been read at length, and put by the Speaker,
expressed his regret at finding, by the King's Speech, that ministers had not advised his Majesty to recommend any inquiry into, or remedy for, the distresses which were, upon all hands admitted to exist in the country. It had, indeed, been stated by the right hon. secretary, that it was the intention of ministers to propose a permanent law with respect to the introduction of corn, which law would, at a future period, be brought under discussion. But he would ask the House, whether, after this meeting, they ought to separate without giving the 63 country a pledge of their intention to do something upon the important point touched upon by his hon. friend; and whether they were not the more bound to do this, because of that great subject having been, he must say, most improperly postponed last session. The right hon. gentleman opposite had, he thought, committed himself, as far as man could without a positive pledge, that this question should have been discussed in the last parliament; and yet the session had passed away without any proposition of the kind being laid before the House. It was obvious that the law could not be allowed to remain in its present very unsatisfactory state. He had last year voted with the right hon. gentleman for the repeal of prohibitory duties, and for allowing the free export and import of articles subject only to certain fixed duties; and he had asked then, why corn should have been exempted, and be the only article subjected to a prohibitory duty? And had not, he would ask, the public a right to complain that this subject had not been brought on for discussion before? He had fully supported the measures which relaxed the system of prohibitory duties, but he thought that they ought to have been the last, and not the first. The first article from the import of which the prohibitory duties should have been removed was that which constituted a necessary of life. They were told that this subject was to be introduced; but what guarantee had they that it would be brought forward? The right hon. Secretary had given a pledge to that effect, and he felt glad that they had his pledge, but the pledge ought to have been in the Speech from the throne. It had also been stated, that; taxation would be reduced; but that was a pledge which was given every session, without being productive of much reduction of expenditure. If any reduction were really intended, it ought to have been noticed in the Speech from the throne, from which quarter the proposition would have been graciously received; but in that Speech not a word was said about reduction. In fact, it was in that, and many other respects, most unsatisfactorily deficient. It was to have been expected that, at the opening of the first session of a new parliament, the Speech from the throne would have alluded to some of the leading topics which were to become the subject of discussion; but, instead of that, 64 it was silent upon all the topics which were likely to be brought forward. Under these circumstances, he thought it was the duty of the House to support the Amendment moved by his hon. friend. He would ask any hon. member, whether he could, on retiring from the House, say he had faithfully performed his duty to his constituents, if he refused to support the addition now proposed? The disease under which the country laboured was admitted; and yet not a word was said about the remedy. If the remedy was not proposed in the amendment, they had at least a means of coming at it by the inquiries to which the House was there pledged; for he would contend, that if all the topics there mentioned were gone into, the result would be most advantageous for the country. Considering the divided state of the cabinet on that subject, he was not surprised that the state of Ireland was not noticed in the Speech; but still he must lament that that large arm of the empire should be almost paralysed by the system practised towards it; for he could not but believe that a state of anarchy must be the result of a continuance in such measures. Under these circumstances, he did not think he should perform his duty if he did not support the amendment; and therefore he would vote for it with pleasure, for he never heard a Speech from the throne less satisfactory, or which would lead the public to expect less. They were told that the condition of the people was improving; but the great disease under which they laboured was taxation, and a reduction of expenditure would be the only cure. Yet not a word was said of any prospective reduction. They had been repeatedly told, that the country had been relieved from taxation to the annual amount of 20,000,000l. This he most positively denied. The assertion was incapable of proof. Suppose, for a moment, that the amount of our taxes in time of war was 70,000,000l., what, he would ask, was the currency in which that amount of taxation was paid? The taxes were paid in a currency, the value of which a resolution of the then chancellor of the Exchequer at once stamped and regulated; for that right hon. gentleman declared, in 1811, that a one-pound note and a shilling were worth a metallic guinea, whereas the metallic guinea was at that time selling for 27s. or 28s.; so that, in point of fact, the one-pound note was 65 worth no more than 15s., and, therefore, for every one-pound note extracted from the pocket of each individual, he paid no more than 15s. taxes. How, then, could it be said that 20,000,000l. had been taken off, when we were now paying 20s. for each pound of taxes; no matter whether we paid in paper or in a metallic currency? So that 60,000,000l. of taxes of this time would exceed 72,000,000l. during the war. These were subjects which were unpleasant to some gentlemen to hear, but their explanation was of the greatest importance to the country. In the most prosperous state of a nation's affairs a reduction of all unnecessary expenditure was requisite. How much more necessary was it, in a period of distress and privation like the present? If the original Address was carried, no doubt parliament would, in a few days, be adjourned over the holidays—ministers merely taking a grant of perhaps 10,000,000l. on the estimates, which would be submitted to them at a future period. But, if they carried the amendment of his hon. friend, they might go on sitting, and thus they would have time to examine the estimates minutely before they granted a single vote. By adopting this course, they would also avoid the charge so frequently made against them by ministers; namely, that of having advanced money on account of the estimates for the public service, and then objected to its application. For himself, he was determined to resist any grant, on account or otherwise, until he had submitted to the House the motions which he intended to make for the reduction of taxation, before any of the estimates were voted.
§ Mr. Alexander Dawson,
member for Louth, said, that though he fully agreed with many of the points contained in the gracious Speech which the House had that day heard delivered from the throne, he was, as an Irish member, obliged to deplore the omission of one subject which he conceived ought to have been mentioned in it, and that was the present state of Ireland. He fully agreed in all that had been said by the hon. mover and seconder of the Address, respecting the sympathy which his Majesty felt for the distresses of the people of England; but, at the same time that he did this, he could not but regret that the sympathy of his Majesty had not been extended to his people in Ireland. He conceived that it was the bounden 66 duty of ministers, who must from their situation be acquainted with the condition of Ireland, to have informed his Majesty, and to have advised his Majesty to inform the House, that the present state of Ireland called for the attention of the legislature as forcibly as the distresses of Manchester and the other manufacturing towns of England. It was true that in Ireland the people did not feel so severely the deficiency of the necessaries of life, but then they felt distress of another description, which pervaded all ranks of society, and wrung the bosom of every reflecting man in Ireland. There existed in that unfortunate country an alienation of feeling, an estrangement of man from man, which rendered it disagreeable to live in Ireland. In vain would English capital flow into it; in vain would schemes; of amelioration be projected and tried; as long as one class of its inhabitants was busied in inquiring into the religion of the other. That consideration made him feel, that though the pecuniary distresses of the people of England were a proper subject for legislative interference, the other distresses of the people of Ireland were not a whit less deserving the notice of parliament. It was not enough for ministers to get up in their places and say, that any individual member might bring the state of Ireland under the consideration of the House; for any man, who had the least parliamentary experience, must know, that no important practical measure had any chance of success, unless it came to the House recommended from the throne, or supported by the influence of his Majesty's ministers. It was their duty to propose specific remedies, when specific grievances forced themselves on the attention of the public. It had been said, that no ministers had greater skill in reconciling jarring interests than those who at present directed his Majesty's councils; and, that they had shown that skill eminently in their management of the clashing interests of Portugal. He wished to God they would give the country a specimen of it, in reconciling the clashing interests which existed in Ireland. He entreated the right hon. Secretary for Foreign Affairs to use his unrivalled talents for conciliation in pacifying that portion of the British empire situated so near home, and so closely connected with the well being of England. He was sorry to say that, since his arrival in Eng- 67 land—and he had not been more than two or three days in London—he had seen accounts in the newspapers stating, that the different parties in Ireland were anxious to come to open war. He had seen accounts, in which it was declared, that one party had said, that at Armagh or some other place, "We wish for a civil war, we wish our opponents to take up arms, for we know that if they did, we could crush them," whilst the other party was equally ready to reply, "We, too, wish to have a little bloodshed; for we know that we could put down our antagonists: we do not object to war, but to the time of waging it; that time has not yet arrived; it will, however, arrive soon; therefore, we advise you to mind what you do." Such was the sum and substance of the latest accounts from Ireland; and being so, he would ask the House, whether ministers ought to shut their eyes to it, and adopt mere temporary expedients for the safety of the empire, overlooking the great principle of all wise statesmen; namely, that of uniting man to man in society, and making each individual labour, not only for his own 'private advantage but for that of the public at large? He contended, that the discontents now prevailing in Ireland ought to be submitted to the consideration of parliament, and that if ministers were not provided with specific measures to allay them, they ought to recommend to parliament an immediate investigation into their origin, nature, and extent.—Much had been said, in the course of the debate, about economy. He allowed economy to be a virtue; but still it was necessary that the dignity, as well as the safety, of the government should be maintained. There were many ways, however, of consulting economy, without at all injuring either the safety or the dignity of the government; and one of them was by making the country governed happy, and by rendering its inhabitants contented with their institutions. If such a plan were adopted towards Ireland, the people of England might get rid of a great part of the enormous expenditure they incurred, in supporting a large military establishment: they might get rid of at least 15,000 troops, the maintenance of which was not only a heavy incumbrance on their resources, but a deep disgrace of their national character; for amongst a free people every man ought to be ready to act as constable without 68 having any occasion to call in a man in a red coat to assist and defend him. The hon. gentleman next proceeded to contend, that there were not only considerations arising out of the internal condition of England and Ireland, but also considerations derivable from the external circumstances and condition of foreign powers, which required the House to enter into an immediate investigation of the religious differences in Ireland. Let them look around at the other nations of the world, and see how they had disposed of their religious disputes. Let them look first of all at America. There had been some quarrelling on religious grounds among the inhabitants of that country, but it had never proceeded to the length of murder, firing, assassination, and all the other dreadful evils which had been perpetrated in Ireland. Those quarrels were now happily appeased; for every man in that country had been recently placed upon an equality as to political rights. That was the plain and simple state of the case; and he defied any one to deny it. It had been said, that America was a new country, and that the institutions which were most beneficial there were not, on that account, to be deemed equally applicable here. The observation might be true; but he could hardly suppose that what was in good theory, and was also advantageous when reduced into practice, was not applicable in every country under Heaven. Passing, however, from America, let them look at what had occurred in France. At the present moment there were no religious disputes there. He allowed that shortly after the Bourbons were restored, there had been some religious excesses in the south of France, but they were soon put down, and nothing of the kind had been heard of since. And why? Because there was in France no distinction about the admission of persons to civil offices founded on the difference of religious creeds. France, Catholic France, had not only done that, but she had gone further; and while she afforded a competent maintenance to her Catholic clergy, she had also afforded a sufficient revenue for her support of the Protestant clergy in her empire. That fact shewed most clearly that there was nothing in Catholicism itself which would prevent its followers from living in perfect harmony with their Protestant fellow subjects. From France he would go to the Nether- 69 lands, and there we might see an example which was worthy of our attention. The king of the Netherlands, little more than three weeks since, had opened his parliament with a Speech, in a manner somewhat similar to that in which our gracious sovereign had, this day, addressed the new parliament here, and, in that Speech, the king of the Netherlands congratulated them, that all religious dissentions in his kingdom were at an end, owing to some communications which had recently taken place between the church of the Netherlands and the See of Rome; and had further stated, that, in his dominions, no difference should be suffered to exist, in any manner, between his Catholic and Protestant subjects. How long was it possible that this country could look on these examples with indifference? The hon. seconder of the Address had agreed, that the case of the Catholics deserved consideration, but he had also expressed his fear of having anything further done, lest it should destroy the establishment of the Church of England. If the concessions were likely to produce such an effect, he was sure there was not one man in that House who would approve them; but he contended, that they would not injure either church or state; and, indeed, if the church were founded, as he believed it to be, upon the rock of truth, he should like to know how it could be injured by them. If, then, the concessions were likely to do any injury to the church, it must be an injury to the temporalities of the church. Now, those temporalities were in the hands of the clergy, and from all that he had ever heard of them, they were not a class of men likely; to part with them without a struggle. The Catholics of Ireland did not ask for any share of those temporalities; all they; asked for was, to be put upon an equality with their Protestant brethren. How that could, by possibility, harm the temporalities of the church, no man could see, except the clergy, who, somehow or other, had been distinguished in all ages by a peculiar sensitiveness to every thing which seemed to affect their interests. He trusted that, before the end of the present session, it would be proved, to the satisfaction of the hon. seconder of the Address, that the privileges asked by the Catholics could be granted to them, and not only to them, but to all classes of Dissenters [loud cries of "hear"] without any danger to church or state, or to the 70 temporalities of either.—He hoped he had now made out a case sufficient to prove that his Majesty's Speech ought to have alluded to the state of Ireland, not only on account of its internal, but also on account of external circumstances. With respect to the Corn-laws, he had only to observe, that the present system had been proved to be prejudicial, by the necessity which had compelled ministers to come-forward with a practical measure, in direct contravention of the existing law. He did not approve of the postponement of the discussion upon them; because he thought that ministers ought to have considered the question thoroughly during the late vacation; especially as they had sent out agents to different parts of Europe to collect every kind of information upon the subject. The hon. gentleman sat down amidst loud cheering, with thanking the House for the indulgence with which they had attended to his observations.
§ Mr. Western
said, that, with all the respect which he felt for his hon. friend, the member for Aberdeen, it was impossible for him to come at once to a sweeping condemnation of the whole system of Corn-laws, on which the country had so long acted. He trusted that, whenever the House entered upon the discussion of those laws, it would do so with calmness and temperance; for upon no subject was it more necessary that they should set an example of calmness and temperance to the public. He conceived his hon. friend to be egregiously mistaken in supposing that the higher classes of the country, and more especially the landholders, were anxious to shift the burthens of taxation from their own shoulders to those of their poorer fellow-subjects. In entertaining such a supposition, his hon. friend had been led astray by prejudices which he must be permitted to call illiberal. For his own part, he could not help wishing that it had been convenient for the House to go forthwith into the discussion of the Corn-laws; and therefore he agreed with that part of the amendment which deprecated the postponement of that important question. He was likewise of opinion, that the House ought to give to the public a more formal pledge than usual, that it would enter without delay into the retrenchment of all unnecessary expenditure; but he would not go the length of his hon. friend in reducing our establish- 71 ments so low as to disable us from defending our old ally, Portugal, if she were assailed from any quarter. He did not think it wise to disunite the interest of England entirely from that of the continent, nor to lessen that influence which we ought to exercise upon it, and which we had exercised so beneficially to the rights and independence of the various nations of Europe. He conceived that the House was bound to institute an inquiry into the cause of the distress which at present pervaded the commercial, manufacturing, and agricultural, classes of the community; for, by so doing, we should be enabled to guard against the recurrence of it. The House was also bound to inquire into the state of Ireland. It was unnecessary for him to say a word upon that subject, as it had been pressed most ably upon the House by the hon. gentleman who had just addressed it with so much effect. His hon. friend had referred to the present state of the currency. Had he been blessed with health and strength, he would beyond doubt have brought that subject once again before the consideration of parliament; for, in his opinion, whatever calamities had surrounded us for some time past, and were surrounding us still, until some such steps were taken, the country would never be free from those alternations of high and low prices which it had been subject to since the conclusion of the peace in 1815. He contended, that it was the vicious state of the currency that rendered the taxes so intolerable. They were paid in a shape which made them twice the amount in value, of what they were when first imposed. If the act of 1819 had been carried into complete operation, and had not been frittered away by subsequent enactments, the commerce of the country would have been overwhelmed by the duties placed upon it, and the taxes could not have been paid. If the country merely had to pay the taxes in the same amount of value with that in which they had been imposed, it would have been in as proud and palmy a state of prosperity, as it had ever enjoyed at any antecedent period. If we were paying our taxes in the standard of the last ten years of the war, we should feel them, he would not say light as air, but so light that no interest of the country could be at all affected by them. In conclusion he said, that he was anxious to support the amendment, 72 but he could not do so unless some alteration were made in a particular part of it. He did not know whether he should not move an amendment upon the amendment.
Mr. Alderman Waithman
said, he would only trouble the House with a few observations; but it did appear to him, that there was a total omission in the Speech from the throne of every subject which it ought to have contained. He contended that the distress of the country at the present time was as great as that which it had suffered at the worst period of the war, and argued therefrom, that it was particularly necessary to enter into an immediate consideration of the corn question. He believed it would not be denied, that during the war the value of land had risen in value full one-half, if not two-thirds; that every species of commodity had risen in a similar manner; and that the great inconvenience and distress which had been felt during its continuance, arose from the price of labour not keeping pace with the price of commodities. Now he would ask, whether it was reasonable, that, when there was a reduction in every article except that of food, when ministers were reducing the five per cents to four per cents, and playing other tricks with the currency, the House should uphold laws, which had no other object than to keep up the price of land and of the productions of the land? He contended, that the present system of Corn-laws, upheld the land full forty per cent, and thereby created distress, and its general concomitant, dissatisfaction, throughout the country, for who could endure with patience that his own property should be depreciated in order to uphold that of the landholder? He maintained, that ministers ought to have taken notice of the spirit of gambling and speculation which prevailed during the last year, and which had filled the Gazette with more bankruptcies than any other cause. The bubbles in 1720 had often been referred to, as forming a parallel to those which had recently exploded; but he contended, that the parallel was by no means a just one, as there had been a loss upon one scheme alone in the last year, which was more than equal to all the losses put together, upon all the schemes which were devised in 1720. No measures, however, had been taken to punish the fraudulent projectors of these ruinous 73 schemes. In the year 1720, a proclamation was issued by the Crown, and subsequently a bill was passed by parliament, for the punishment of those who had offended, and for the prevention of such offences in future. In the Address agreed to on that occasion, the House expressly pledged itself to apply its most strenuous efforts, with firmness and resolution, to discover and redress those manifold grievances. A vote was then passed by that House, declaring, that it would not only inquire into those great public nuisances, but also that it would devise proper means for the due punishment of their authors and abettors. He said this, because he thought the House ought, in the present instance, to feel it to be a duty imperatively imposed on it to institute a similar inquiry; and if such an inquiry were directed, he believed he could produce such evidence of the enormity of many of these speculations—of the ill effects which had flowed from them throughout the country—of the gambling, the loss, and the ruin, to which they had given rise—as would induce the House to take some decisive steps, with respect to those who had projected and supported them. This, he was sure, he should be enabled to do, if the House thought proper to investigate the subject. He was sorry to say, that in touching on this question he felt a great deal of difficulty. And why? Because the names of many honourable members of that House—the names of several gentlemen who had been long esteemed and respected—were mixed up with some of those transactions. But, however blameable they might be for want of foresight—however blameable they might be for rashly lending their names to such speculations—he hoped they would be enabled to get rid of any charge connected with the fraud and trickery by which some of these schemes were characterized. And here he felt it right to declare, with respect to one individual, an honourable member of that House, that if it were proposed again to place him in the situation which he had recently held, he, for one, would call upon him for a full and satisfactory explanation of his conduct, with respect to some of the transactions to which he had alluded, before he would give that hon. gentleman his vote for again performing the duties of that situation.
§ Mr. Brogden
rose, but, from the buz 74 which pervaded the House, his earlier observations were not audible. As the hon. alderman had so pointedly alluded to him, he felt it necessary to say, that he had unfortunately become connected with some of those speculations to which the hon. alderman had referred—speculations which, he conceived, had grown out of the excessive circulation of the country, the small value of money, and the low rate of interest. Some of these, he believed, were of a beneficial nature, and some, he thought, were connected with circumstances of a nefarious description. With one of the latter kind—the Arigna Mining company—he was undoubtedly connected—but it should not be forgotten, that he was not the projector of that plan. He was induced to join it from the representations of persons in whose integrity he placed the highest confidence. This fact he was prepared to prove. When complaints were made as to certain proceedings of the company, he, as one of the directors, consulted with the rest, as to the course to be pursued. The consequence was, that a committee was immediately appointed—a committee of active and intelligent persons, who well understood the questions that were to be referred to it—for the purpose of investigating all the facts. The points brought forward were examined most strictly; and the result was, that he received from that committee the most positive testimonials of his complete innocence. The proceedings of that committee were laid before a general meeting; and by that general meeting the report of the committee was unanimously confirmed. There was, subsequently, another meeting called, for the purpose of removing those directors who appeared to have been concerned in the objectionable part of this transaction; and the result of that meeting was, to confirm, almost unanimously, the former proceedings with respect to him. He said "almost unanimously," because some few individuals opposed a resolution which exculpated him, while it inculpated those who held up their hands against it. The obnoxious directors were removed accordingly; there being a minority of only seven persons against the general resolution to which he had referred. It was afterwards found that there was some irregularity in this proceeding, which, it was supposed, might occasion it to be set aside; and another general meeting 75 was therefore convened. At that meeting, he was the object of much, and he must say, of undeserved, obloquy and abuse; but still the result of this last meeting was, to give full effect to the former resolution. The directors, whose conduct was impugned, were rejected; others were appointed in their room; and he (Mr. Brogden) was placed in the chair of that company. The proceedings had given him so much disgust, had so harassed his mind and wounded his feelings, that it was much against his will that he undertook the situation. He did so, however, in justice to his own character; because he wished to prove to the world, that he possessed the confidence which ever belonged to innocence. With respect to the company itself, he must say that it was not a bubble. He never viewed it as such. There was a rage at the time for companies; and undoubtedly he might have experienced something of the prevalent feeling. He had been engaged in several of those companies; and, he would say, that with one or two exceptions—(that of the Strand-bridge, for instance)—they had all been beneficial, not only to the public but to the proprietors. With respect to the Strand-bridge, it should be observed, that he was not the original projector of that speculation. He came into it several years alter it was undertaken, and any loss connected with it was, in no degree, attributable to him. He spoke warmly on this subject, because he could not but feel—and it would be ridiculous in him if he pretended not to be aware of the fact—that, on the first day of the session, a plain allusion was made to him by a gallant officer (sir Joseph Yorke). He regretted the way in which that hon. and gallant officer, while remarking on the compliments which had been paid to the Speaker, had thought proper to allude to him. That hon. and gallant member had been, as well as himself, a member of that House for many years; and from the intercourse of civility which had taken place between them, he was rather unprepared for such an observation. He was not hypocritical enough to say that he joined the speculations that had been referred to without indulging any hope of deriving benefit from them; but he could most sincerely declare, that he never was influenced by any base or improper feeling. He had belonged to the West India Dock company, and to many other companies of 76 wealth and importance; and he must say, that it was only in these latter days that such speculations were discountenanced—that such sweeping odium was thrown on joint-stock companies. He called on the House to mark the advantages which the country had derived from such associations. He would argue, with confidence, that the empire had been much benefitted by them. Let them look to the East India company, let them look to the Bank, let them look to their numerous: bridges and canals, and then decide upon this point. All these were joint-stock; companies, and were most beneficial to the country. He admitted, that a great many most absurd and nefarious schemes had recently been set on foot; but he: denied that those to which he belonged were visionary. He had been charged with having connection with a great number of companies; but some of them—the Russia company, for instance—had existed since the time of queen Mary. When he was elected the chairman of the committees of that House, he was a young man, and he felt that the distinction was a proud one. Now, when his conduct was impugned, when his character was at stake, he felt it due to himself not to shrink from, but to court investigation; and he must say, when he found it reported that the worthy alderman had elsewhere accused him with having improperly possessed himself of thousands of pounds, that it was a direct and positive falsehood [Cries of order].
Mr. Alderman Waithman
said, it was impossible for him to sit silently under such gross personalities.
§ The Speaker
dared to say, that the offensive words were not intended, but had escaped from the hon. member in the heat of discussion.
§ Mr. Brogden
begged pardon of the Speaker and of the House, if he had inadvertently been guilty of a breach of order. But he must say, that he saw it reported in a public newspaper, as part of the speech of the hon. alderman, that he had pocketed thousands of pounds, without any inquiry or investigation. He did not impute this observation to the hon. alderman. It might have been an exaggeration; but, as he had seen the statement, he thought that he was bound to repel it. The greatest prejudice had been excited against him through the medium of the public papers; and, therefore, he called 77 for full, but calm and deliberate, inquiry. He begged pardon of the House if he had said any thing improper; but his feelings had been so harassed during the past year, so many malicious statements had been sent abroad, that, as an innocent man, he could not avoid calling for justice loudly and warmly. After the animadversion of the hon. alderman, he felt himself called on to trespass a little longer on the attention of the House. He begged again to draw their attention to the circumstances connected with the Arigna company, because they were infinitely important to his justification. At the time when certain proceedings of the directors attracted the notice of the proprietors, a committee was, as he had said before, appointed for the purpose of investigation. That intelligent committee met, and they proceeded, as they were instructed, to inquire into the whole of the transactions of the society. The report which was made by them on his conduct, he would take the liberty of reading, in opposition to the calumnies that had been sent forth—that report, it should be recollected, being agreed to by the most competent tribunal that could be selected for the examination of his conduct. He conceived it was the most competent tribunal, because it was composed of persons who were thoroughly conversant with all the affairs of the company. Their report was most conclusive in his favour: it was subsequently adopted by the proprietors at large; and the same persons, after the real delinquents were removed, and new directors appointed, called upon him to fill the office of chairman. He thanked the worthy alderman for having given him an opportunity of making this statement; and he would take the liberty of reading the report to which he had alluded, for the information of the House. There were, even now, proceedings in Chancery with respect to this company; and the very first notice he received of them was through the solicitor, who stated, that though he was included in them, yet he was not at all included in the imputed guilt. He would now read the report of the committee, which was afterwards adopted by the proprietors. [Mr. Brogden here read a report from the committee of the Arigna Coal and Iron Company, No. 11, Throgmorton-street, February 2, 1826, in which they state, that Mr. Brogden has "throughout the whole of these 78 proceedings, acted with strict honour and integrity."] In addition to that exculpatory document, he had the consolatory testimony of the chairman of that committee, that up to the month of July, he (Mr. Brogden) never was cognizant of the proceedings of the accused parties. The very day notice was received of those proceedings he did all in his power to convene a meeting of the proprietors, to consider of the conduct of those parties—that those who were really innocent might be distinguished from those who might be guilty. Of his own integrity and innocence he was conscious; and, up to the time when the disclosure was made, he knew nothing of the conduct of those persons. For two parliaments he had had the honour of filling the situation of chairman of committees in that House. It was a situation of great labour, and not of that high dignity to which gentlemen were now disposed to raise it. It required great and laborious exertion. He had endeavoured, to the utmost of his power, to perform his duty, and to perform it with zeal and impartiality. During those two parliaments he had never absented himself from the performance of his duties. He had attended in his place early and late: he believed he had acquired the confidence of the House by his assiduity; and he could most sincerely and conscientiously state, that he had never, at any time, done aught to deprive him of that confidence. He thanked the House for the attention that had been paid to him; and felt perfectly convinced, that if his conduct were brought before it, he could effectually clear his character from every imputation. He was placed in a most peculiar situation; but he would not act like some of those who preferred complaints—he would not inculpate, persons who were absent—he would not attack men who could not defend themselves. He hoped some opportunity would be afforded, where witnesses might be examined, and those who brought charges might be fairly confronted with the accused. He trusted that that justice which was due to every person, of every degree, in this country, would not be refused to individuals against whom many attempts had been made to excite public prejudice, but that their defence would be heard before they were condemned. His conduct, he repeated, had been investigated and approved by the most compe- 79 tent tribunals, first, by a committee, and next, by the whole body of proprietors. That some most nefarious transactions had taken place, he admitted; but he was not privy to them. He had been acquitted by the unanimous votes of the committee, and by nearly the unanimous votes of four or five general meetings of the Arigna Company; and, finally, instead of being condemned, he had been absolutely placed in the chair of that company.
Mr. Alderman Waithman
begged to assure the hon. member, that the words attributed to him were not used, neither did he mean to allude particularly to those transactions to which the hon. member had referred. He only meant to say, that various transactions had taken place with respect to different companies with which the hon. member was connected, that, in his opinion, called for the animadversion of that House; and, if he could vindicate himself from them, no man would rejoice more sincerely than he would do. He had known the hon. member, though not intimately, for several years; and in making those observations he certainly was not actuated by any thing like personal hostility towards him.
§ Mr. Brogden
said, he was conscious that the words which he quoted from the papers were not true. They were, however, attributed to the worthy alderman, and he therefore felt it necessary to notice them.
§ Sir Joseph Yorke
said, he believed that such a debate had never before arisen on the question of voting an Address in answer to a King's Speech. As, however, he had been alluded to by the hon. member, he felt it necessary to say a word in explanation. When he heard, on a former evening, the right hon. the Speaker described as possessing all the cardinal virtues,—as having, in fact, as many virtues as there were points of the compass—surely it was not strange for him to express a wish, that the other officers of the House should manifest equal purity and integrity. The plain charge brought against the hon. gentleman was this—that he, as a director of the Arigna Company, purchased from a man, named Flattery (a very flattering name) certain mines, full of iron and coal—with which valuable commodities Ireland was to be supplied—for the sum of 10,000l., while the company was charged 25,000l., by which means 15,000l. were pocketed 80 amongst a few individuals; that of this sum the hon. member received 1,047l.; that, being asked to refund it, he refused, and actually kept it at the present moment.
§ Mr. Brogden
admitted, that certain members of the company did act as the gallant officer had stated. Undoubtedly, an agreement was entered into that 25,000l. should be charged to the company as the price of those works, for which only 10,000l. had been paid. Of that circumstance, he, however, was wholly ignorant. He was first requested to belong to that company in September, 1824, when he had himself a small mining property of his own in Wales. He went down to his place there, and while in that country he received a letter from London, relative to the new company. He desired to have nothing to do with it; but, as reference was given to a person who was competent to give a character of the property, and as he was informed, that that person was in the neighbourhood, he applied to him on the subject. That individual gave to him such a flattering account of the project, that he was induced, in an evil moment, to change his mind. He opened the letter which he had written declining the offer, and returned a different answer. This was in the month of September, and he heard no more of the matter till the January following, when he learned that he had been elected a director. He then found, that 25,000l. had been stated before a meeting as having been paid for the property, and he saw the bond or instrument, with a regular stamp, for 25,000l. It was, therefore, utterly impossible for him to suspect any such transaction as that which had really taken place; and the very day, it was developed (and it was only done when Mr. Flattery threatened to impeach the conduct of others), he, as he had before stated, called a meeting of the directors, and required of them to state the true nature of the transaction. This they refused; and he, on the same day, went to other proprietors, and stated all that he had done. Mr. Bent also declared what had occurred. This took place in the month of July, and not till then was a discovery made of the proceedings which occurred in the preceding October. He was originally asked to take a hundred shares; and, full of the conviction that the speculation was a good one, he requested a second hundred. These were granted; and he fully believed that the sum paid to him 81 arose from those hundred shares, and was not abstracted from the money fraudulently procured. He had been absolved from any knowledge of the transaction. He never suspected it—he never could have suspected it. He called on the proprietors to hold a general meeting at the London Tavern, and he was there publicly exculpated. In the court of Chancery he had sworn to the truth of this statement; and those who instituted the suit had not dared to say that it was not true. They had not dared to assert that he was privy to the abstraction of this 15,000l., or that he was, in the most remote degree, connected with it [hear].
member for Kircud-bright, wished to bring the House back to the real question in debate. In his opinion, the Address, which was so ably and eloquently moved and seconded, was not objectionable; and that ground was, he thought, sufficient to enable them to say that they agreed to it. When the topics adverted to in it were unobjectionable, he would not oppose it on account of certain omissions; especially after the assurance of the right hon. Secretary of State, that the question of the Corn-laws would be deliberately considered, and that the still more important question, which involved the happiness and prosperity of Ireland, and also of England, would receive the same serious attention. He would now shortly state why he must withhold his assent from the amendment of the hon. member for Aberdeen, to whom the country was greatly indebted. He withheld that assent, because the amendment involved a great many topics which he was not prepared—neither could the House be prepared—to discuss at so short a notice. They could not pledge themselves on the moment to come to a decision on five of the most important questions that were over submitted to a British parliament. These subjects were, that the taxes should be reduced; that the expenditure should be lessened; that the Corn-laws should be abolished; that Catholic emancipation should be granted; and that there should be a contraction of sinecures and pensions. When, at the proper time, those questions came regularly before the House, he should not be deterred, by any consequences, from avowing his opinion, and voting according to the dictates of his judgment; but it was impossible for him to entertain them now. With respect to one of those subjects, with 82 reference to which an hon. member had made a most forcible and touching appeal to the House, he certainly was prepared to give an opinion. That opinion was, that no civil disability should be attached to spiritual belief; that it was the general principle that ought to be pursued; and such was the opinion which he had formed. But could he dare to say, without mature deliberation, that the present system of the Corn-laws must he altered? He declared that, if called on, he should think, as an honest member of parliament, that he was not in a condition to support such a proposition. It would require long and painful investigation before that question could be decided. Indeed, he was not prepared for a free importation of grain, even with a rate of duty as the laws at present stood, although his opinion rather inclined that way. Subjects of this nature could only be understood by long discussion and serious attention; and therefore he was not prepared to vote on them.
§ Sir Robert Wilson
said, that he hoped the question relating to the Corn-laws would be considered by the House, not as it affected particular interests, but with a view to the general welfare of the empire; and he was also anxious that the earliest opportunity possible should be taken of discussing and setting it at rest, as the deferring it would only contribute to keep alive animosities which unfortunately existed between two parties in the country, who fancied that their interests respecting it were diametrically opposed to each other. He had great pleasure in expressing his approbation of the speech which had been delivered by the hon. gentleman who had moved the Address. It gave the most undoubted proof of his ability and his liberal sentiments, and was at once an honour to his heart and his head. That hon. gentleman had divided the subject into four distinct topics; and, as he himself conceived that those topics were the most important which could at present be offered for the consideration of the House, he would follow that example. With regard to the first—the indemnity to be granted to ministers for their admission of foreign oats—it was a matter which could admit of no discussion, as it was not possible that two opinions could be entertained respecting the propriety of a measure so evidently beneficial, and, indeed, so absolutely necessary for the 83 preservation of the country. With regard to the second—that of the Indian war—whatever difference of opinion there might be respecting the origin of this war, there could be no doubt either as to the merits of the troops who were engaged in it, or as to the propriety of its happy cessation. He now came to the third point, which, he must confess, interested him still more than either of the former—this was, our foreign relations, which were intimately connected with the dignity, the independence, and the security of the empire. The right hon. Secretary had justly told the House, that this was a most important subject for consideration; inasmuch as it was essentially connected with the establishments of the country, and must have a great influence upon the measures to be submitted to the House. The hon. member for Montrose took a different view of the question. He thought, that as this country was an island, it had nothing to do with foreign relations. He (sir R. Wilson), however, was of opinion, that no consideration could release the government of England from the duty of watching over the interests of the nations of the continent, and of this country, relatively to the former. The wisest statesmen had found the protection of foreign nations an object worthy of their most sedulous attention. The economy which would deprive a government of the means of exercising that vigilance and control, would be an economy of national dishonour, and, together with disgrace, would bring a ruinous expenditure. He and his friends had refrained, during the last session, from pressing this subject upon ministers, being unwilling to embarrass them with premature discussions, or to give occasion to the unfavourable impressions which their silence on questions of such moment would produce. They had hoped that events would arise which would justify their forbearance, and relieve them from any censure for a supposed remissness in this branch of their duty. But the time had now come when it was impossible for him to continue longer silent, and to suffer it to go forth to the world, that he took the same complacent and delusive view of the state of Europe in which ministers and others were so much disposed to indulge. He did not mean to question the eminent services which the right hon. gentleman had rendered to his country. He did not mean to deny that he had raised her from 84 a low state of obloquy to a very high degree of estimation; and he was convinced, that the right hon. gentleman, on the occasion of his recent visit to the capital of a neighbouring country, must have felt satisfaction and pride, and must have found motives of encouragement to a perseverance in the system of proceedings which he had commenced. He must have seen that he had secured the approbation and the respect of all who really wished for the good of mankind, and that his measures were felt as those which resulted from a correct view of the interests of humanity. But the right hon. gentleman must know, that, although much had been done, much still remained to be done; and he would have a mean opinion of that House, and of his countrymen generally, if they could be indifferent to the state of Europe. Instead of the condition of European affairs presenting a subject for complacency or congratulation it appeared to him that their aspect never, at any period, was more cloudy, more cheerless, more menacing, and more injurious to the system of domestic economy which it was so desirable to see put in practice. The right hon. gentleman had spoken of the dangers arising from the political condition of Portugal; but he had not told the House the causes of those effects. It would have been more consistent with the feelings, as well as the interests, of the British people, if the right hon. gentleman had told them of the cessation of those causes, by the army of France being withdrawn from the territory which it continued to occupy contrary to justice and good faith. Was not the time now come when the promises of evacuation made by France should be fulfilled? The House could not forget the avowal of the French government, that the purpose of their invasion of Spain was to overthrow a government which they falsely called revolutionary. One of their own governments partook more of that character, when the scaffold constituted the throne, and the sword was the sceptre. The government of Spain had displayed more clemency, perhaps, than any other government under similar circumstances. France had promised to retire as soon as measures should have been effected to prevent the vindictive reaction which was to be apprehended from the unsettled state of Spain. Having effected this, she still declined quitting 85 the country, under the pretence that it was necessary for her to release the king from all undue influence, and that she would go as soon as he had been able to organize a force sufficient for his protection. But this promise she kept no better than the former. How had she preserved her faith with regard to any one of the garrisons that had surrendered to her? Had the proscriptions ceased? Did we not daily see hundreds of Spanish exiles wandering about our streets in the lowest state of misery and wretchedness? The plea which France now set up for continuing her troops in Spain was, that she must keep them there until that kingdom had paid the debt she claimed from it. But why did not the right hon. Secretary insist, that in lieu of remaining there, she should have some island ceded to her for her occupation, and where she might be more under the control of England? He had heard it stated, that the French themselves were desirous of quitting Spain, and that they were only induced to remain there by the express wish of the king of Spain himself; but the king had no right to make any such application; and, if it were at all necessary for his protection, it was the French alone who had created such necessity. He could readily believe that the French minister himself wished the troops to be withdrawn: for it could not be forgotten, that at the great Congress he had expressed sentiments not very friendly to the principles of the Holy Alliance; but, he unfortunately had not the power to act, in this respect, according to his own inclinations and opinions: be had been obliged, notwithstanding his frequent protestations in favour of a more liberal course of policy, to suffer his own plans to be overruled and counteracted by the influence of the churchmen of France, who possessed a power the more to be dreaded, inasmuch as it did not present itself openly, but worked in secret: therefore we could not hope that Spain would be relieved from the intrusion of the French until England shall exert her direct interference for the accomplishment of this object. Would it not be better for us, then, to do this at once; had we not seen events lately take place with regard to Portugal, which confirm the necessity of our taking such a step; for had not the authorities of Spain been daily publishing the strongest invectives against the constitutional govern- 86 ment which the emperor of Brazil had thought proper to confer on Portugal? The French had been in reality, the concealed promoters of these invectives, and had not failed to secretly exert their influence to the utmost to bring this constitutional government into disrepute, and produce its overthrow. And were we not obliged to maintain a fleet for the protection of the Portuguese government? For how many years had we been obliged to be at the expense of supporting three sail of the line and 800 marines, in the Tagus? This state of things ought not to be suffered to last. Sound policy imperatively demanded that we should immediately put an end to it. We are told, indeed, that the French had only 17,000 troops in Barcelona and Cadiz; but, as long as they were permitted to have a single flag flying in that country, we could never feel ourselves secure that the repose of Europe would not be disturbed at any moment. No time, therefore, ought to be lost. France ought to be made to remove her troops from. Spain; and then, and not till then, could we put our forces on a peace establishment. But even if we looked at this question in a commercial point of view, we should find ourselves excited to the same policy; for it was a mistake to suppose that Spain and Portugal were not good markets, or that they were such despicably poor countries. We ought to recollect the enormous sums which had lately been poured into Spain; all of which would be speedily put into circulation, if the French army were removed. So that in every point of view, it was our interest to insist on the French evacuating Spain. He believed that the right hon. gentleman viewed this question in the same light, and that he was prepared to do his duty respecting it: but should ministers neglect the performance of their duty, it would then be incumbent on that House to require that we should no longer be at the expense of maintaining ambassadors at foreign courts for their protection, nor of keeping up so large a force on foreign coasts, and making so bad a use of it. He well recollected the answer returned by the right hon. gentleman, when he was asked by the hon. member for Montrose, why we sent ambassadors to small states; namely, that it was our duty to protect small states, and give them consideration. This was a liberal line of policy, and one 87 of which he highly approved; and he thought it would be a disgrace to that House not to act up to the spirit of it, or to permit any foreign state to usurp an authority over another independent kingdom.—Having said thus much regarding Spain, he must now say a word in reference to Naples. It was four years since the troops of France had entered Spain; but the Austrians had been six years in possession of Naples. In the latter case, as in the former, promises had been repeatedly made, and as repeatedly broken. There was yet no appearance of their departure. The inhabitants were kept in a state of the most abject subserviency by the invaders. There was actually an order in existence, authorizing any Austrian soldier to punish the slightest appearance of offence or provocation, either by word or gesture, by the infliction of one hundred blows. It was true the Neapolitans merited this treatment by their submission; but did it become this country to permit it?—With regard to another subject, it was impossible to reflect without shame and remorse upon the policy pursued towards a country not only endeared by the memory of the sages and great men whom it had produced, but rendered valuable and important by its maritime position. The Egyptian was suffered to overrun this region, to devastate its territory, and to extirpate its population. The sovereign of that nation had shown himself a man of extraordinary endowments, combined with great ferocity of disposition. In Egypt 30,000 Arabs and Nubians were organized by means of French officers, and brought into as high a state of discipline as our East Indian sepoys. But we had our Foreign Enlistment act, and while the French went in shoals to the enemies of the Greeks, we would not allow our officers to go to their assistance. This was disgraceful and shameful conduct in us, towards a people which ought, for so many reasons, to be dear to us. This was our conduct to them, when we saw the utmost efforts used by the Porte and by the pacha of Egypt, for four years, to exterminate with the assistance of other European nations, the manhood of Greece, and to carry off the women and children as slaves. The present Sultan of the Sublime Porte had exhibited the utmost energy and vigour, in carrying into effect his measures for the organization of his troops. He had shown himself a man of great ability 88 and cunning, and knew well how to cover the lion's heart under the fox's skin. He had lately concluded a disadvantageous treaty with Russia; but, could any one think that a man who had proved himself capable of doing as much as the Ottoman sovereign had done, was not, whilst he was drinking the cup of humiliation to the dregs, sweetening it with anticipated revenge. Let the millions which this sovereign had at his disposal be once organized, and, much as he estimated the power of Russia, he would say, that he considered the Ottoman power would be the more formidable power of the two. The right hon. gentleman need say nothing more to the pacha of Egypt than this—"You must not put a ship to sea for the purpose of carrying warlike stores to Greece." That prohibition would be quite sufficient to enable the Greeks to master the Turkish power in Greece. If the Greeks could not effect that, they were not worthy of liberty. He could see no objection to the interference of this country between Greece and the Pacha of Egypt, who carried Greek women into slavery. The principle upon which this country attacked Algiers was, the carrying Europeans into slavery. Now was the time, or never. Every assistance ought to be given by our government to the Greeks; and then that people would achieve their independence if the right hon. gentleman could persuade his colleagues to change their policy with respect to that country. In America, the right hon. gentleman was hailed as the benefactor of the South American States. In Europe, he was extolled as the severer of the Holy Alliance. But the right hon. gentleman ought to go still further, and use his utmost endeavours for the liberation of Greece. Let the right hon. gentleman do this, and he would secure for himself an imperishable wreath of fame, grounded on the gratitude of mankind, and the best feelings of human nature. Though last, not least, let his Majesty's ministers consolidate the interests of the empire at home: let them secure it against foreign invasions and internal machinations, by granting as a boon to Ireland, a measure which, if long delayed, must be ultimately wrested by such violence as might not only rend this mighty empire in twain, but would, he firmly believed, break it into fragments, which could never be reunited.
§ Mr. Henry Grattan,
member for Dublin, said, that he should betray the duty which he owed to his sovereign, to his country, and to the solemn oath of fidelity which he had taken at that table, if he were to remain silent on the present occasion. He had been most anxious to find reason to agree with the Address; but he was sorry to say that he could find no such reason. He could not agree to it; and yet, if ministers had introduced into it one single sentence, which ought to have been there, they would have had many additional votes in their favour. When the House considered the communications which they had from Ireland, it was doubly their duty to take care that all mention of that country should not be excluded from the Address. A certain confidential public functionary, who had lately arrived from Ireland, and who must be well acquainted with the situation of that country, had stated, that the great evil of Ireland, and especially of Dublin, was poverty—a poverty which might be banished, if the people of Ireland were put into such a situation, that they could enjoy the benefit of British enterprise, British industry, and British capital; but that they could not enjoy without the adoption of such measures as would ensure conciliation and peace between the two countries. All this would be effected, if only one single measure were adopted. He had that day seen the crown on the king's head, and he thought that Ireland was the brightest gem of the diadem, and that the brightest measure the sovereign could adopt would be Catholic emancipation. At present government was forced to keep a large army in Ireland; and such was the situation of that country, that the inhabitants could not sit down in safety by their own fire sides; and yet, while the ministers required from them allegiance to the king, they would not, in return, afford them defence and security. He had documents in his hands, which showed that in the speeches from the throne, in the sessions of 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, and 1826, Ireland had been prominently mentioned: and yet, although mentioned at the close of the last parliament, the subject was altogether omitted in the present royal Speech. The ministers had asked indemnity for having permitted the importation of corn. Why did they not ask for indemnity for not having given peace to Ireland? For his part he could not easily bring him- 90 self to vote for the one indemnity, since the other had not been introduced. Even when Ireland had manifested the best disposition, and had shown the best conduct, the troops had not been withdrawn; because it was felt, that without emancipation Ireland was not secure. Conciliation and emancipation were the only sure means of giving permanent peace to Ireland. Let government adopt those means, and they might safely withdraw their troops. But, unfortunately, the mover and seconder of the Address could not agree among themselves; one of them thinking that the subject of Ireland ought to be introduced into the Speech, the other thinking that it ought to be omitted. The seconder of the Address had said, that if the measure of conciliation towards Ireland had been mentioned, it would have received his most anxious—here he had hesitated, as if he had meant to say "support"—but he had at length said—" consideration." But on this part of the subject, the hon. seconder's Speech had, in one respect, reached the very climax of eloquence; for, instead of all the most important topics which he might have introduced into his Speech with reference to Ireland, he had mentioned one, and that was the subject of potatoes. An Eastern king was once very ill, and sent for his physician; the physician happened to be an Irishman, and undertook to cure his majesty by means of potatoes. So the hon. seconder thought that every thing was to be done for Ireland by means of potatoes: and he assured the hon. gentleman, that potatoes were a sound and good root, and articles which would grow in the precincts of the Horse-guards and the Palace as readily as in Ireland. It was a base calumny to say, that the people of Ireland in general were ill affected to the government, they were generally well affected to the government, and only asked for that which, by the laws of God and nature, was their due, and ought to be granted them: and he hoped the people of England would not think the worse of them for not being so lost to a sense of the value of their institutions, as not to desire an equal share in them. Equal rights and equal privileges, were what they required; and with less they ought not to be satisfied. They asked no change with reference to religious institutions: all they asked was, to be exempted from civil and political disabilities, merely on account of 91 their own religion, and to share in the advantages of the constitution, equally with their Protestant fellow-subjects. This was nothing more than bare justice, and could not be resisted except upon a principle of exclusion. Had it not been for the amendment proposed by the hon. member for Montrose, he would himself have proposed an amendment to the Address, alluding to the present situation of Ireland. He begged to remind the House of the words of one of the greatest men this country had ever produced. He meant lord Chatham; and he could not help expressing a hope, that gentlemen who held that great man's son in veneration would extend their admiration from the son to the father. Lord Chatham, speaking of Ireland, had said, "Whenever the safety of Ireland is at stake, the question is no longer a point of honour, but becomes a contention for our very existence." It was in vain to attempt to evade the question of the state of Ireland. The subject would be forced, over and over again, on the attention of the House. He should have felt that he had deserted his duty if he had not stated his sentiments on this subject; for the danger was increasing every day. He begged leave to say, in conclusion, that it was but fair and just, that if Ireland gave to England her blood and her money, that England should give to her what, he thought, she was entitled to, and what, he trusted, the good sense of parliament would ultimately grant; namely, equal rights and equal privileges.
in explanation, said, that whatever measures would tend to promote the interests of Ireland, and of the noble race of men by whom that fine country was peopled, would always receive his cordial support, if he were convinced that those measures could be carried into execution with safety to the church and state.
§ Mr. Moore,
member for Dublin, was of opinion, that the diversity of sentiments which had been expressed in the course of the debate, had arisen from the absence of several topics from the King's Speech, which, in the judgment of different members, ought to have been introduced into it. He himself thought, that the state of Ireland had been sufficiently adverted to, in the present stage of parliamentary proceedings. On that subject he had never had but one opinion, and that was, that 92 the prosperity of Ireland was vitally connected with the prosperity of England. This opinion had been demonstrated by experience. In the same proportion as the great interests of England had advanced, so had those of Ireland. When the agriculture and manufactures of this country were flourishing, both those interests were thriving in Ireland. Nor did he think that there was any ground for the imputation, that the distresses of Ireland had been overlooked. In the passage in which his Majesty alluded to "the depression under which the trade and manufactures of the country had been labouring," his Majesty must be understood expressly to speak of the distress in Ireland as much as of that in England. He would have preferred that evening to have cautiously abstained from any reference to the Catholic claims; but he felt compelled to touch upon the subject, in order to disabuse the House of the impression, that the sentiments uttered that evening by the hon. member for Louth, and by his hon. colleague, expressed the unanimous feelings of the people of Ireland. For his own part, he felt that, in common with every British subject, they were entitled to equal rights on giving equal securities. It was only by adhering to that condition, that parliament could really promote the civil and religious liberties of the empire. He was convinced that that portion of the Irish constituency who were opposed to what was improperly called Catholic emancipation, were actuated by the truest and most genuine conception of the principles of the British constitution. It was an erroneous expression, to call the concession of the demands set up by the Catholics, an act of Justice towards Ireland. Ireland was not an independent kingdom, having a right to make terms for her own advantage, but an integral portion of the British empire, and therefore entitled to share the blessings of the British constitution; but he could assure the House, that the prevailing sentiments of the most influential portion of the constituency of Ireland were, that the best justice that could be rendered to that country, would be to secure to it the strict and inviolable maintenance of the essential principles of the Protestant establishment, which he sincerely believed were the safest bulwarks and the strongest defence of the British constitution.
§ Sir Joseph Yorke
regretted that the 93 King's Speech had not been more clearly and strongly expressed. After eleven years of peace, he confessed he saw none of those earnests of economy, which he would have been glad to have witnessed. A right hon. gentleman, during the last session, had brought up a flaming report from the commissioners of inquiry, which blew the whole Stamp-office to—he would not say where, yet, what had been the result? The members of the Stamp board who were dismissed were immediately replaced by others, and four or five of the dismissed parties had had pensions given to them. That was the way in which economical reductions were made, for the good of the public! The great burthen resulted from the number of persons to be paid for their services behind the scenes. In the case of the Stamp board, it appeared that not above three of the commissioners had been in the habit of attending; yet, when dismissed, they were rewarded for their negligence by pensions. He did not find fault with the extent of our military establishment. He believed that the civility lately shewn abroad to the right hon. Secretary, arose altogether from his having the sword in his hand.
§ Mr. Richard Martin
was sorry that the condition of the Catholics of Ireland had not been mentioned in the Speech from the throne. If his hon. friend, the member for Dublin, would propose the amendment to which he had alluded, he would give it his cordial support.
§ Mr. Calcraft
said, that though he agreed with the hon. member for Aberdeen in the opinion which he had expressed, with respect to many of the topics alluded to in his amendment, yet he could not, without an opportunity for more ample discussion, give his support to that amendment. No one had expressed the slightest objection to the Address which had been moved, but the hon. member proposed to tack to it an amendment, coupled with a speech, full of the most important considerations, and the House was called upon, in a new parliament, many of the members, probably, never having had an opportunity of considering many of the topics which had been brought before them, to vote for this amendment, which he really believed was longer than the long speech by which it was introduced. For his own part, he generally voted against ministers on all questions of economy, such as the retrenchment of 94 taxes, and the reduction of the army; and he would even go the length of saying, that he considered the Corn-laws, as they at present stood, to be injurious, and was ready to vote for an alteration of the system. He thought that 86,000 men were an enormous force for a peace establishment under any point of view; but, until he saw some system of government adopted in Ireland, which would give tranquillity to that country, he believed, melancholy as was the admission, that a force of that amount must be maintained, in order to preserve the peace of the empire. It was not his fault that the system under which Ireland was governed had not been altered; but if the present House of Commons should persist in the course which former parliaments had pursued, he must confess he thought that our present large military force could not be diminished. It was also necessary to consider many other important topics in relation to the question of reducing the army; such for instance, as our colonial system in all its branches, and our foreign relations. Agreeing, therefore, with many of the topics contained in the amendment, he, nevertheless, could not pledge himself to support them in detail, without a more ample examination, both of them, and of the objects of the hon. mover, than he had now the opportunity of entering upon. Resting upon his character with the public, and not fearing to have it thrown in his teeth that he was no longer the friend of retrenchment and economy, he would take the course by which he would be least fettered in the forthcoming discussions, and vote for the Address to which there was no objection, rather than for the amendment, by which he should pledge himself as to points which he had not yet had time distinctly to consider and decide upon.
Sir R. Fergusson
would vote for the amendment, because, as he conceived, it did not pledge the House to any opinion with respect to the topics introduced into it, but merely to take them into consideration.
§ The House then divided: For Mr. Hume's amendment 24. For the original address 107. Majority 83.
|List of the Minority.
|Burdett, sir F.
|Clive, E. B.
|Fergusson, sir R.
|Thomson, J. P.
|Harvey, D. W.
|Hobhouse, J. C.
|Wilson, sir R.
|Winnington, sir E.
|Monck, J. B.
|Philips, G. R.
|Robarts, A. W.
§ Mr. Henry Grattan
then moved, that the following words be added to the Address:—"That this House desires to express to his Majesty their deep regret at the present state of Ireland, and to assure his Majesty of their determination to direct their attention towards that subject, with a view to the redress of the grievances under which his Majesty's subjects there labour:—That this House will apply their most serious attention to the investigation of the estimates which may be laid before them; and will take the most effectual measures for reducing the expenditure of the country in all its branches, civil and military, to the lowest scale consistent with the good government and the honour of the nation."
§ On the question, that these words be added to the Address, the House divided: Ayes 58. Noes 135. The original Address was then put and agreed to.
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§ The Speaker acquainted the House, that the House had been in the House of Peers, where his Majesty had delivered a most gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, and of which, to prevent mistakes, he had obtained a copy. After the Speaker had read the Speech,
The Hon. T. Liddell
said, that, in performing the task which had been allotted him, of moving the thanks of that House to his Majesty, for his Majesty's most gracious Speech from the Throne, he could not deny that he felt a considerable degree of difficulty. If the task of addressing that House for the first time was, 27 even on the most simple occurrence, and on subjects the most light and easy, one which created diffidence and distrust, how much more must he feel upon such an important occasion, and under circumstances of such peculiar interest; and he begged leave to assure them, that the situation alone in which he had been placed in that House could have induced him to undertake the performance of so trying and arduous a duty. Beseeching, therefore, the indulgence of the House, he would proceed briefly to direct their attention to the leading topics in the Speech which they had just heard read from the Chair. That Speech might be properly considered under four heads. The first related to the Order in Council for the permission of the importation of foreign grain; the second, to the glorious conclusion of the long-protracted war in India; the third, to our foreign relations, and the prospect of the continuance.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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AXIS M3045-WV delivers sharp HDTV 1080p image along with a horizontal viewing angle of 106°. WDR technology (Wide Dynamic Range) used in this camera delivers the specifics even with bright and dark areas. Exceptional video quality at a reasonable price is what makes the camera an excellent solution for shops, schools, hotels, banks and offices. Axis Zipstream technology saves about fifty percentage of bandwidth and storage by recording just the important details in finest quality. video streams encoded in Motion JPEG & H.264. This camera is a superb choice if you wish to monitor long, narrow locations because it supports Axis Corridor Format. Utilizing the support of digital PTZ (pan / tilt / zoom) along with Multi-Streaming permits this camera to record in individual streams the various sections of the image and also the full picture. This can be accomplished using this single camera helps make the installation much easier. With the help of HDMI output, you could display the video from the camera to a display and monitor the location in real time.
Here are some awe-inspiring features of Axis M3045-WV Network Camera:
- Produces HDTV 1080p video quality
- Connects over wireless LAN or Ethernet
- Progressive Scan
- Featured with Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) for good detail in bright and dark areas
- Support Axis’ Zipstream technology which saves bandwidth and disk space without sacrificing quality
- HDMI output for live streaming to a public display
- Digital PTZ and multi-view streaming
- Ultra-compact, discreet design and cost-effective installation
- Supports intelligent analytics
- Support for Edge Storage
- Support for microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC card
- Support for recording to dedicated network-attached storage (NAS)
- Active tampering alarm
- Video Motion Detection
The Ultra-compact design of this fixed mini-dome camera enables easy mounting on ceiling or wall.The support for edge storage makes it possible to store the recording to a local storage like a MicroSD card or to a NAS (Network-attached Storage).
Axis communication is recognized as the world leader among the IP camera manufacturers. They developed this IP Camera technology. Thereafter their research on this technology has increased the capability of IP cameras to capture superior quality images beyond our imaginations. Axis IP cameras are worth buying for any kind of security surveillance requirements. With their innovative approach to the video surveillance systems, they are able to produce the CCTV system required for new-age surveillance needs. We definitely recommend Axis CCTV Systems to all our clients who are in need for a reliable Video Surveillance System at a reasonable cost.
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Finding a trustworthy CCTV solution provider is a hard task for organizations. There are not so many. We are happy for you that you found us. We are one of the leading CCTV system providers based out of the UAE. With our experience in this industry, we are capable of implementing any kind of CCTV systems as per your requirements. We are expert in CCTV installation as well as CCTV Maintenance tasks. We are also dealing with most of CCTV system manufacturers including Axis Communications, Samsung Techwin, Hikvision, CP Plus, Dahua, Grandstream, Vivotek and Bosch. We are providing CCTV installation services all over the UAE including the regions of Fujairah, Dubai, Ajman, Abu Dhabi , Sharjah, Umm Al-Quwain and Ras Al-Khaimah.
Contact us for any type of security surveillance requirement in UAE.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
AXIS M3045-WV delivers sharp HDTV 1080p image along with a horizontal viewing angle of 106°. WDR technology (Wide Dynamic Range) used in this camera delivers the specifics even with bright and dark areas. Exceptional video quality at a reasonable price is what makes the camera an excellent solution for shops, schools, hotels, banks and offices. Axis Zipstream technology saves about fifty percentage of bandwidth and storage by recording just the important details in finest quality. video streams encoded in Motion JPEG & H.264. This camera is a superb choice if you wish to monitor long, narrow locations because it supports Axis Corridor Format. Utilizing the support of digital PTZ (pan / tilt / zoom) along with Multi-Streaming permits this camera to record in individual streams the various sections of the image and also the full picture. This can be accomplished using this single camera helps make the installation much easier. With the help of HDMI output, you could display the video from the camera to a display and monitor the location in real time.
Here are some awe-inspiring features of Axis M3045-WV Network Camera:
- Produces HDTV 1080p video quality
- Connects over wireless LAN or Ethernet
- Progressive Scan
- Featured with Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) for good detail in bright and dark areas
- Support Axis’ Zipstream technology which saves bandwidth and disk space without sacrificing quality
- HDMI output for live streaming to a public display
- Digital PTZ and multi-view str.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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When we are shopping online what we care about the most is the sizing system of the brand, and whether the garments will run small or not.
This is the exact reason why am I writing this article. If you are curious about the sizing system of Asos and whether this brand’s clothing runs small, then you are in the right place. I will discuss everything regarding this issue, so please keep reading!
- Asos is one of the most trendy brands, where you will be able to find the most stylish garments.
- Aso’s articles of clothing do not come in their true sizes, and they tend to run bigger, so choosing the right size would be challenging.
- Dresses and shoes are the only items of Asos that run small, so before purchasing one of these garments you better size up.
- If you want to order the correct size and get an adequate fit, then better check the size guide on the Asos app or consult the Fit Assitant tool.
Does Asos Run Small?
Asos clothing tends to run large, but not small. While purchasing outfits from Asos you don’t need to size up, which is a happy fact. According to me the garments of Asos have a perfect pit, besides the fact that they run large, I love it that way.
When I am shopping online from Asos, I mean all the time, I always order my size, they run a bit larger but as I have mentioned I adore the baggy style, and if you are the same as me, then it is very easy to get the right size and perfect fit while purchasing clothing from Asos.
Furthermore, what makes me adore Asos that much, is their high-quality and very stylish products. You will be able to find any type of garment in Asos, that will suit all your demands and make you look perfect.
Asos clothing is always a great idea and worth the money you pay, believe me, you will never get upset about what you will receive. Although garments will run a bit large, you will always get that baggy style look with clothes. I think this is pretty perfect for those that don’t like tight outfits.
Make sure you also find out whether Forever 21 runs small.
Garments of Asos That Run Small?
Online shopping is always a risk because ordering the right size sometimes seems like rocket science. I have stated above that Asos clothing runs a bit bigger than the normal size, but there are two items from Asos that run small.
From my experience, Asos shoes run small and it’s pretty unbelievable right? So, while ordering shoes or heels, it is better to size up at least half a size; otherwise, the shoes that you will receive won’t fit.
If you are about to purchase dresses from Asos, please keep in mind that they will run small, and better to size up if you want to get an adequate fit.
How To Get The Proper Size While Shopping From Asos?
I am addicted to shopping online, but I am always so stressed when I have to decide on the size since many brands including Asos have an intriguing sizing system. Garments of many brands tend to run small, and with Asos, this is vice versa.
I have stated above, that I love the baggy style, but sometimes I also love to wear tight clothing, and if I am purchasing from Asos, I always consider if I want the outfit to look tight or baggy. Based on that, I’ll order a size smaller if I want the clothing item to look tight, while if I want the outfit to look baggy, I order my correct size.
Asos has a Size Guide on each product page; all you have to do is click on that button. In the Size guide, you can read the measurements of the model, the outfit, and many other fitting and washing tips. On some product pages, there is also a tool called Fit Assistant, that you can consult for ordering the right size.
Fit Assistant will ask about your height, weight, and age, so it would be able to help you in finding the adequate size for your body.
Moreover, if you want a tight fit, you should always size down, because this is what I always do, and I appreciate the results since I get the perfect fit I want.
Make sure you also find out whether Zara runs small.
The Return Policy Of Asos
You cannot always make the right purchase and get the proper size, sometimes the garments that you will receive may be smaller or bigger, unfortunately. Although what you’ll like about this company is the fact that Asos has a friendly return policy.
If you have made a wrong purchase and you don’t like the garment you received, or it doesn’t fit you properly, you can easily return the item and get a refund.
Please let me tell you about my own experience. A few months ago I ordered some outfits from Asos including a pair of jeans. When I received them, the jeans didn’t fit me well, and they were too big, so I decided to return the jeans.
I had no issues while returning them and it was pretty easy. However, I got the refund after 22 days. So, if you face the same issue, all you have to do is return the items and wait for the refund which can sometimes take time.
Make sure you also find out whether Lululemon runs small.
Here is the end of this article. ASOS is a well-known brand, that provides high-quality garments. A purchase from Asos will never be a mistake since they have the most stylish outfits, and even though their sizing is correct most of the time, bare in mind that clothing items tend to run larger.
Dresses and shoes are the only items of Asos that run small. If you love baggy style clothes, then you don’t have to size down while purchasing since the Asos garments will always have a little room, so you could feel more comfortable.
Have a nice day, and take care!
I graduated from London College of Fashion, and I’ve been working for a Fashion Design company for 10 years. My other hobbies are going to the gym and reading.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
When we are shopping online what we care about the most is the sizing system of the brand, and whether the garments will run small or not.
This is the exact reason why am I writing this article. If you are curious about the sizing system of Asos and whether this brand’s clothing runs small, then you are in the right place. I will discuss everything regarding this issue, so please keep reading!
- Asos is one of the most trendy brands, where you will be able to find the most stylish garments.
- Aso’s articles of clothing do not come in their true sizes, and they tend to run bigger, so choosing the right size would be challenging.
- Dresses and shoes are the only items of Asos that run small, so before purchasing one of these garments you better size up.
- If you want to order the correct size and get an adequate fit, then better check the size guide on the Asos app or consult the Fit Assitant tool.
Does Asos Run Small?
Asos clothing tends to run large, but not small. While purchasing outfits from Asos you don’t need to size up, which is a happy fact. According to me the garments of Asos have a perfect pit, besides the fact that they run large, I love it that way.
When I am shopping online from Asos, I mean all the time, I always order my size, they run a bit larger but as I have mentioned I adore the baggy style, and if you are the same as me, then it is very easy to get the right size and perfect fit while purchasing clothing from Asos.
Furthermore, what makes me adore Asos th.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Ecommerce has enormously grown in the last decade. Customers prefer the eCommerce platforms over offline shopping to complete their desired orders. The eCommerce Market is occupied by big players like eBay, Etsy, and eBay. Today, we are going to talk about the most popular eCommerce Marketplace that offers an open-source Marketplace platform for the Merchants to join the family and sell together.
eBay is one of the mammoth Marketplaces that are available for customers worldwide. The platform was initially created for Business-to-Business interaction but as time took eCommerce to different heights, nowadays every customer visits eBay at least once a day to place orders or to search for his desired inventory. According to the facts, eBay has been the most visited online eCommerce platform for selling products and goods.
eCommerce Merchants are taking advantage of selling on eBay and growing their eCommerce business. Let’s have a quick overview of the 5 Most amazing advantages eCommerce Merchants can get by selling on eBay.
üGreat customer satisfaction rate:
You may find some malicious news about eBay on the internet but the customer audience considers this false news as rumors. The customers deeply trust the eBay Marketplace over small eCommerce websites to shop for their desired products. The eBay Marketplace has a huge fan base in which many celebs are also included. The platform presents the pre-satisfied customers to the eCommerce Merchants to show their inventory.
üPre-Build SEO Optimization:
As eBay has its marketing channels, the eBay marketing team spends a lot on promoting its platform. The main advantage to the eCommerce merchants of selling on eBay is that the merchants will not have to pay for the SEO optimizations.
üThere is no need to build a brand name:
The most absurd aspect of eBay users is that they prefer to search for a specific product rather than a brand name. Starting an eCommerce company takes a lot of work and money to establish a brand name, regardless of whether people trust the name eBay or the eBay Marketplace. To sell their products on the marketplaces, eCommerce merchants are not required to create a brand name.
üProtection against all kinds of fraud:
A variety of protections are in place on eBay to protect you from fraud. This involves overseeing all transactions, ensuring buyer protection, and upholding a safe payment platform. Because of this, you can relax knowing that your transactions are safe and secure.
üIncrease sales from current clients:
eBay is a great way to generate sales from current consumers. You can reach out to your current clientele and inform them of your eBay advertisements. Your company might grow as a result of an increase in sales.
How to connect OpenCart, PrestaShop, and Magento 2 Platforms with eBay Marketplace:
Knowband has developed the eBay Marketplace connector for the eCommerce platforms like OpenCart, PrestaShop, and Magento 2 for that the merchants can easily connect their eCommerce-based stores with eBay Marketplace. The eBay connector is developed with the most advanced API integration features, which offers to provide all the data from eBay and eCommerce stores on a single admin dashboard. Furthermore, eCommerce merchants having their shop based on OpenCart, PrestaShop, and Magento 2 can easily connect their store with the eBay Marketplace with only 2 essentials Client ID and Client Secret.
eBay has reportedly earned a spot among the top 5 Multivendor Marketplaces over the past five years. You should not pass up the opportunity to list your products on a massive marketplace like eBay with such a large audience if you are an eCommerce merchant.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Ecommerce has enormously grown in the last decade. Customers prefer the eCommerce platforms over offline shopping to complete their desired orders. The eCommerce Market is occupied by big players like eBay, Etsy, and eBay. Today, we are going to talk about the most popular eCommerce Marketplace that offers an open-source Marketplace platform for the Merchants to join the family and sell together.
eBay is one of the mammoth Marketplaces that are available for customers worldwide. The platform was initially created for Business-to-Business interaction but as time took eCommerce to different heights, nowadays every customer visits eBay at least once a day to place orders or to search for his desired inventory. According to the facts, eBay has been the most visited online eCommerce platform for selling products and goods.
eCommerce Merchants are taking advantage of selling on eBay and growing their eCommerce business. Let’s have a quick overview of the 5 Most amazing advantages eCommerce Merchants can get by selling on eBay.
üGreat customer satisfaction rate:
You may find some malicious news about eBay on the internet but the customer audience considers this false news as rumors. The customers deeply trust the eBay Marketplace over small eCommerce websites to shop for their desired products. The eBay Marketplace has a huge fan base in which many celebs are also included. The platform presents the pre-satisfied customers to the eCommerce Merchants to show their inventory.
üPre-Bui.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) – A young man was shot dead during a second night of water shortages protests in southwest Iran, a local official said Saturday, blaming armed protesters for the shooting, state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Iran is facing the worst drought in 50 years, with protests erupting in several cities in oil-rich Khuzestan province over the water crisis, affecting households, devastating agriculture and livestock, and causing power outages. Continue reading
“During the rally, rioters fired in the air to provoke people, but unfortunately one of the bullets hit someone at the scene and killed them,” Omid Sabripour, head of the Shadegan city government, told IRNA.
Iranian media broadcast a video of the victim’s father, Mostafa Naimawi, who said his son was shot dead by rioters rather than government security forces.
“My son was not a troublemaker and had nothing to do with riots and unrest,” said the unidentified father in the video, which provided a Farsi translation.
Videos posted on social media showed protesters setting tires on fire to block streets and security forces trying to disperse crowds when gunfire was heard. Reuters was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the footage.
During some protests, people vented their anger at Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sang “Death to the Dictator” and “Death to Khamenei”. Continue reading
In recent weeks, thousands of workers in Iran’s main energy sector have also protested to demand better wages and working conditions in southern gas fields and some refineries in major cities. Continue reading
The Iranian economy has been paralyzed by US sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers – some complain that their wages are not paid – and retirees have been protesting for months, with dissatisfaction growing over high unemployment and inflation in excess of 50%.
Reporting by Dubai Newsroom Editing by Kirsten Donovan and David Holmes
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
- Iran’s Raisi is focused on vaccines, not nuclear talks
- (Video) Iran’s spy arrested in Sweden: a grim reminder of entrenched terrorism in Europe
- Iran and Sri Lanka promise to strengthen relations
- Iranian military exercises serve regional stability, says a spokesman after the criticism of the Azerbaijani leader
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) – A young man was shot dead during a second night of water shortages protests in southwest Iran, a local official said Saturday, blaming armed protesters for the shooting, state-run IRNA news agency reported.
Iran is facing the worst drought in 50 years, with protests erupting in several cities in oil-rich Khuzestan province over the water crisis, affecting households, devastating agriculture and livestock, and causing power outages. Continue reading
“During the rally, rioters fired in the air to provoke people, but unfortunately one of the bullets hit someone at the scene and killed them,” Omid Sabripour, head of the Shadegan city government, told IRNA.
Iranian media broadcast a video of the victim’s father, Mostafa Naimawi, who said his son was shot dead by rioters rather than government security forces.
“My son was not a troublemaker and had nothing to do with riots and unrest,” said the unidentified father in the video, which provided a Farsi translation.
Videos posted on social media showed protesters setting tires on fire to block streets and security forces trying to disperse crowds when gunfire was heard. Reuters was unable to independently verify the authenticity of the footage.
During some protests, people vented their anger at Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sang “Death to the Dictator” and “Death to Khamenei”. Continue reading
In recent weeks, thousands of workers in Iran’s main energy sector have also protested to demand better.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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Half tsp Oil / Ghee - for frying Edible silver vark and saffron (optional)
Take flour and ghee in a bowl, rub and mix the ghee with the flours, with your fingertips to form a bread crumb like texture.
Add half a cup of water in parts and begin to knead. Knead the dough until it is firm and tight. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
Add khoya in a frying pan. Stir the khoya continuously on a low heat and cook until it begins to gather around itself. Add coconut, chopped nuts and raisins, give a good mix. Switch off the heat and add powdered sugar and cardamom powder.
Divide the dough into small parts and roll each part in your palms to form a ball. Roll each ball with the rolling pin to a small circle as shown in the recipe reel
Place 1 tsp of the prepared khoya filling inside, keeping the edges empty. And give the share on the edges as shown in the reel.
Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai and gently slide the gujia in oil. Turn them over carefully and fry the other side. Deep fry them till they have become golden, turning over as needed.
Once they are cooled completely, garnish with silver vark, few saffron strands. You can dip these gujiya in sugar syrup also.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Half tsp Oil / Ghee - for frying Edible silver vark and saffron (optional)
Take flour and ghee in a bowl, rub and mix the ghee with the flours, with your fingertips to form a bread crumb like texture.
Add half a cup of water in parts and begin to knead. Knead the dough until it is firm and tight. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
Add khoya in a frying pan. Stir the khoya continuously on a low heat and cook until it begins to gather around itself. Add coconut, chopped nuts and raisins, give a good mix. Switch off the heat and add powdered sugar and cardamom powder.
Divide the dough into small parts and roll each part in your palms to form a ball. Roll each ball with the rolling pin to a small circle as shown in the recipe reel
Place 1 tsp of the prepared khoya filling inside, keeping the edges empty. And give the share on the edges as shown in the reel.
Heat oil for deep frying in a kadai and gently slide the gujia in oil. Turn them over carefully and fry the other side. Deep fry them till they have become golden, turning over as needed.
Once they are cooled completely, garnish with silver vark, few saffron strands. You can dip these gujiya in sugar syrup also.
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Taking care of your eyes and vision health should be part of daily life, with an eye exam every year or so. But there are other reasons you might want to see your eye doctor without delay. Here is a list of five signs that you need an eye exam, ASAP.
When you start noticing big differences in how well you see in light versus dark environments, it’s time to investigate. Getting older can mean that dim light is more difficult to read things such as menus or even a book at night, but when the symptoms appear quickly, it’s time to get an eye exam. Losing nighttime vision, especially when driving (such as not being able to read signs) could be an early sign of cataracts.
Around age 40, most adults will start to see the signs of presbyopia, which means that closer items will get a little bit blurry. You might try to squint to read menus or start holding a book further away from your face. Reading glasses can help, but it’s a good idea to make sure nothing more serious is happening with your vision. Astigmatism can also make your vision blurry, and simple reading glasses are not enough. Can you stop this on your own? Unfortunately, no, not even with deliberate practice at focusing. The American Academy of Ophthalmology notes that targeted eye exercises will not improve your eyesight1.
If you start seeing light patterns or halos around objects in daylight, make an eye appointment. Sudden changes in your vision could be a sign of something severe, such as acute injury or an eye disease that could lead to loss of vision. Don’t hesitate to get an eye exam on this one, or anything that quickly changes how well you see.
If you can’t remember your last eye exam, it’s time. There are risks from skipping eye exams, even if you see clearly. Regular eye exams could detect serious conditions that affect your vision and even your overall health. Macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma are often symptom-free. Plus, the early signs of diabetes and even high blood pressure can often be detected by an eye exam.
Even if they seem unrelated, larger health issues like diabetes can cause eye problems over time. And if you don’t know that you have diabetes, an eye exam could detect it sooner. Regular eye exams are even more important if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or you smoke. Need one more reason to quit? According to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, smokers are nearly four times as likely to develop macular degeneration2, which is difficult to spot in its early stages. The solution? Quit smoking AND get an annual eye exam.
Your eye health matters. Schedule regular eye exams so that your health provider can monitor changes in your eyesight, as well as detect more serious issues like cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
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Information received through VSP Vision Care's social media channels is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, medical recommendations, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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For $1.50/mo, your membership will give you access to exclusive discount programs* on everyday goods and services including:
Plus, your membership supports vision-related charities too.
*All rebates and special offers are subject to change
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Taking care of your eyes and vision health should be part of daily life, with an eye exam every year or so. But there are other reasons you might want to see your eye doctor without delay. Here is a list of five signs that you need an eye exam, ASAP.
When you start noticing big differences in how well you see in light versus dark environments, it’s time to investigate. Getting older can mean that dim light is more difficult to read things such as menus or even a book at night, but when the symptoms appear quickly, it’s time to get an eye exam. Losing nighttime vision, especially when driving (such as not being able to read signs) could be an early sign of cataracts.
Around age 40, most adults will start to see the signs of presbyopia, which means that closer items will get a little bit blurry. You might try to squint to read menus or start holding a book further away from your face. Reading glasses can help, but it’s a good idea to make sure nothing more serious is happening with your vision. Astigmatism can also make your vision blurry, and simple reading glasses are not enough. Can you stop this on your own? Unfortunately, no, not even with deliberate practice at focusing. The American Academy of Ophthalmology notes that targeted eye exercises will not improve your eyesight1.
If you start seeing light patterns or halos around objects in daylight, make an eye appointment. Sudden changes in your vision could be a sign of something severe, such as acute injury or an eye diseas.
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- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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Facial Acupuncture is becoming more and more popular in Milton Keynes. Simin Wei is a well-known Chinese Acupuncturist for facial Acupuncture in Milton Keynes. Acupuncture is the Traditional Chinese Medicine branch that is used as an alternative treatment for many health conditions, physically and psychologically and is also used as a relaxation therapy. This method originated in China around 2,500 years ago and is widely used today in many parts of the world. Through the use of thin needles being inserted into the skin, this therapeutic method works by promoting the circulation of the blood and relaxing the muscles and nerves. The result is a healthy and relaxed body.
Although skeptics may find it a little doubtful, years and years of proof alone is enough to make you reconsider the validity of acupuncture and its benefits to the body. With its ability to relax the mind and body through the nervous system, all health aspects would naturally follow and that is what makes this method highly effective.In recent years, cosmetic acupuncture has been introduced as a way to effectively reduce and prevent wrinkles from forming, without the need for a facelift. It is another yet interesting anti-aging treatment that has gotten many aging individuals to consider. Without the need for surgery or taking medications that can be harmful to the body, cosmetic acupuncture has become more and more appealing as it goes.
What are the Benefits of Cosmetic Acupuncture?
Acupuncture does not directly counteract aging and wrinkles. What it does it promote the processes of the blood and cells in a way that promotes anti-aging. Therefore, it does not only help reduce and prevent wrinkles, it also promotes good health. Among the benefits and processes of cosmetic acupuncture are:
It promotes blood and lymph circulation. Cosmetic acupuncture promotes blood circulation which would dilate the blood vessels. This would lead to a better oxygen distribution and promote cell regeneration.
It helps with exfoliation. Acupuncture helps in the proliferation of new skin cells and increases the nutrition on the new cells.
It rehydrates the skin’s external layers. Acupuncture stimulates the secretion of sebaceous and sweat glands and this promotes healthy skin cell regeneration.
It allows the skin the “breathe” healthily. With the ability of the skin to breathe freely, this can ward off common skin infections, clogged pores, and acne.It relaxes the nerves and muscles. As what acupuncture is well-known for, it promotes bodily relaxation which can radiate to your face and give you a more relaxed and stress-free stance.
Things to Keep In Mind before Going for a Cosmetic Acupuncture Treatment:
Cosmetic acupuncture may be a safe approach when compared to other anti-aging procedures and therapy that may include surgery or treatment, but there are still a few things to consider before trying this type of therapy.
Acupuncture relies on the nervous system and the reaction of the body to treat. This means each body may have different results.
You should be ready to go through this type of treatment. It may be different from the regular types of anti-aging therapies and the results may not be as instantaneous.
It goes without saying that you will need to seek treatment from trained professionals. In your area, you may have several clinics who offer this therapy. Research and seek feedback on which clinic offers the best type of cosmetic acupuncture therapy.
Finding the Right Acupuncturist
As it deals with nerves and muscles, and also needle insertion to some of the most sensitive parts of the body, it takes a great deal of training to master and be certified in practising acupuncture the right way not causing unnecessary pain or bruising.
When looking for a good acupuncturist, you will need to check on a few items:
1. Look for cosmetic acupuncture clinics in your area and narrow down your list with good customer feedback. The first thing to look for into cosmetic clinics is how happy and satisfied are their existing customers.
2. Check the certification of your acupuncturist, if they are certified and had sufficient training. This is important considering this is about your skin, body, and health. We are licensed by the MK council and licensing authority.
3. Set up a meeting with your acupuncturist and get to know them a little. You will be trusting your health, and yes beauty too, to them. It is only fitting to get to know them a little more and build rapport with them.
Cosmetic acupuncture promotes natural ways of cosmetic and beauty enhancement. Natural treatment is preferable to medication. It is always better to choose the natural and healthy way. Natural anti-aging procedures, including cosmetic acupuncture, are a healthy process of keeping your skin fresh and radiant. Therefore, when the anti-aging objective is achieved, you can have a natural young glow.
It is much better than being injected with Botox as this requires the body to eliminate the toxins from the body and will pressure on the Liver and the Kidneys especially as most patients will need to be injected very regularly.
Therefore, when the anti-aging objective is achieved, you will have a natural young glowing cheeks and face.
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
Facial Acupuncture is becoming more and more popular in Milton Keynes. Simin Wei is a well-known Chinese Acupuncturist for facial Acupuncture in Milton Keynes. Acupuncture is the Traditional Chinese Medicine branch that is used as an alternative treatment for many health conditions, physically and psychologically and is also used as a relaxation therapy. This method originated in China around 2,500 years ago and is widely used today in many parts of the world. Through the use of thin needles being inserted into the skin, this therapeutic method works by promoting the circulation of the blood and relaxing the muscles and nerves. The result is a healthy and relaxed body.
Although skeptics may find it a little doubtful, years and years of proof alone is enough to make you reconsider the validity of acupuncture and its benefits to the body. With its ability to relax the mind and body through the nervous system, all health aspects would naturally follow and that is what makes this method highly effective.In recent years, cosmetic acupuncture has been introduced as a way to effectively reduce and prevent wrinkles from forming, without the need for a facelift. It is another yet interesting anti-aging treatment that has gotten many aging individuals to consider. Without the need for surgery or taking medications that can be harmful to the body, cosmetic acupuncture has become more and more appealing as it goes.
What are the Benefits of Cosmetic Acupuncture?
Acupuncture does not direc.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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The London Dive Chamber hosts an annual lecture evening at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
This year the 17th Dive Lecture will be held on Wednesday 9th March 2016.
These annual lectures are a great opportunity for the diving community to enjoy a social evening of extreme and exhilarating underwater adventures, as told by some of the diving industry's most renowned and exciting discoverers.
Previous speakers have included award winning cinematographers Doug Allen and Michael Pitts; television presenters Monty Halls and Paul Rose; respected explorer Rick Stanton and the renowned photographer Alex Mustard.
Graham Hancock (best-selling author and marine biologist) and Nat Geo 'Wild' presenter Pat Spain will deliver the two key note talks. The evening will be opened at 7pm by scuba diver, Lord John Prescott.
Entrance to this event has traditionally always been free because it is a benevolent fundraiser for the Scuba Trust. Attendees are therefore requested to dig deep and bring a pocketful of cash to help fill the Scuba Trust buckets on the night. This is Trust's biggest fund raiser of the year!
Tickets are known to go extremely quickly, so register now to avoid missing out on your place.
Doors open at 18.00 with the event commencing at 19.00
The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
The London Dive Chamber hosts an annual lecture evening at the Royal Geographical Society in London.
This year the 17th Dive Lecture will be held on Wednesday 9th March 2016.
These annual lectures are a great opportunity for the diving community to enjoy a social evening of extreme and exhilarating underwater adventures, as told by some of the diving industry's most renowned and exciting discoverers.
Previous speakers have included award winning cinematographers Doug Allen and Michael Pitts; television presenters Monty Halls and Paul Rose; respected explorer Rick Stanton and the renowned photographer Alex Mustard.
Graham Hancock (best-selling author and marine biologist) and Nat Geo 'Wild' presenter Pat Spain will deliver the two key note talks. The evening will be opened at 7pm by scuba diver, Lord John Prescott.
Entrance to this event has traditionally always been free because it is a benevolent fundraiser for the Scuba Trust. Attendees are therefore requested to dig deep and bring a pocketful of cash to help fill the Scuba Trust buckets on the night. This is Trust's biggest fund raiser of the year!
Tickets are known to go extremely quickly, so register now to avoid missing out on your place.
Doors open at 18.00 with the event commencing at 19.00
The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.
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- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
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We hope you are all well and you enjoy doing the following activities together.
Do some cooking together. Below are links to some seasonal recipes that you may enjoy making with your child.
Choose one of the fun physical activities in the following link to play with your child.
If you would like to speak to someone about anything then please contact us:
Tel 01323 728901
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Below is an extract from a web page. Evaluate whether the page has a high educational value and could be useful in an educational setting for teaching from primary school to grade school levels using the additive 5-point scoring system described below. Points are accumulated based on the satisfaction of each criterion:
- Add 1 point if the extract provides some basic information relevant to educational topics, even if it includes some irrelevant or non-academic content like advertisements and promotional material.
- Add another point if the extract addresses certain elements pertinent to education but does not align closely with educational standards. It might mix educational content with non-educational material, offering a superficial overview of potentially useful topics, or presenting information in a disorganized manner and incoherent writing style.
- Award a third point if the extract is appropriate for educational use and introduces key concepts relevant to school curricula. It is coherent though it may not be comprehensive or could include some extraneous information. It may resemble an introductory section of a textbook or a basic tutorial that is suitable for learning but has notable limitations like treating concepts that are too complex for grade school students.
- Grant a fourth point if the extract highly relevant and beneficial for educational purposes for a level not higher than grade school, exhibiting a clear and consistent writing style. It could be similar to a chapter from a textbook or a tutorial, offering substantial educational content, including exercises and solutions, with minimal irrelevant information, and the concepts aren't too advanced for grade school students. The content is coherent, focused, and valuable for structured learning.
- Bestow a fifth point if the extract is outstanding in its educational value, perfectly suited for teaching either at primary school or grade school. It follows detailed reasoning, the writing style is easy to follow and offers profound and thorough insights into the subject matter, devoid of any non-educational or complex content.
The extract:
We hope you are all well and you enjoy doing the following activities together.
Do some cooking together. Below are links to some seasonal recipes that you may enjoy making with your child.
Choose one of the fun physical activities in the following link to play with your child.
If you would like to speak to someone about anything then please contact us:
Tel 01323 728901.
After examining the extract:
- Briefly justify your total score, up to 100 words.
- Conclude with the score using the format: “Educational score: <total points>”
Remember to assess from the AI Assistant perspective, utilizing web search knowledge as necessary. To evaluate the response in alignment with this additive scoring model, we’ll systematically attribute points based on the outlined criteria.
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