Telefónica and TikTok, the leading mobile short-video form platform, today announced their strategic partnership to work together on Open Gateway. The announcement was made at Mobile World Congress (MWC), which kicked off today in Barcelona and runs until Thursday 29 February.
Open Gateway is an industry initiative launched by the GSMA just over a year ago at MWC 2023. It aims to unlock the potential of telecom network capabilities in an interoperable, intuitive and programmable way through open and standardised APIs, enabling service developers to innovate new applications and functionalities. This evolution benefits developers, businesses, end users and ultimately the entire digital ecosystem and society at large.
The agreement will allow TikTok to leverage Telefónica’s network capabilities. Initially, the collaboration will start in Brazil and can be extended to other regions and to other operators under the Open Gateway initiative.
The first line of work is focused on the design of an enhanced onboarding process to improve the user experience and make it simpler and more secure. TikTok users in Brazil will be able to register to the TikTok app or recover their password using their mobile phone number, without the need for an SMS or a third-party verification system, thanks to the security provided by Open Gateway’s Number Verification API.
The next lines of collaboration will allow TikTok to further enhance its users’ experience by incorporating other powerful features based on the current and future capabilities offered by Telefónica’s network, such as device location services, fixed and mobile network optimisation, blockchain-based transactions and edge computing solutions. All this functionality is offered under the strong privacy umbrella of the Open Gateway initiative and the CAMARA standard.
David del Val, Director of Open Gateway at Telefónica, said: “This collaboration with TikTok is a great example of how digital service providers can work with Telcos to improve the security and usability of their products. Thanks to the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, app developers can access all the capabilities of our networks in a standard way that is consistent across all Telcos. TikTok is a global reference in short-form video content and we are very excited to be partners. We look forward to expanding this partnership to other markets and exploring new opportunities to collaborate in the future”.
Isaac Bess, Global Head of Distribution at TikTok, comments: “Open Gateway represents a huge step forward in ensuring a safe mobile ecosystem for users, creators and partners alike, and we are thrilled to be a launch partner with Telefónica on this groundbreaking endeavour. In leveraging Telefónica’s network capabilities and the CAMARA standard, we will be able to offer more convenient, secure, and engaging services to our community in Brazil and beyond”.
For more information: Telefónica at MWC 2024


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Alexander has performed many times for the English Royal Family and for many years was close to Queen Elisabeth the Queen Mother. He sang for her for her 90th Birthday at Horseguard's Parade, London.
Whilst a chorister, Alexander was asked to tour with Michael Jackson on his Black and White Tour.
Early in his career Alexander met Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas while recording the soundtrack for the film The Land Before Time.
Alexander has had 2 West End debuts. His first in 2003 as Peter Pan and his second as Anthony Candolino in Masterclass in 2012 with Tyne Daley as Maria. He was unable to take either due to contractual obligations.
While touring the USA he performed in a private concert for the President Bush Snr at the White House, Washington. Patricia Routledge was the choir’s chaperone. She was exceptionally good at football...
Alexander has surprised audiences at Battlejam at Cargo in London twice with world famous beatboxer, Beardyman, whilst in disguise. Both times he came close to getting thrown off stage until the audience realised what was happening.
Alexander performed on the first Häagen Dazs cinematic advert to appear in the UK and recorded it at the famous Abbey Road Studios.
In 2009, Alexander was asked by Manchester United to perform at the UEFA Championship Final in Rome.
Before accepting his place at the Royal Northern College of Music, Alexander was initially offered a place at Kings College, Cambridge as a choral scholar.
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Higher education = lesser chance of owning a home?
The Federal Reserve released a new report that showed that just 36% of people between 24 and 32 years old owned homes in 2014, down from 45% in 2005. But why the decline in home ownership? The Feds blames the cost of college and mounting student loan debt as the primary driver. Stating that student debt is linked to key life decisions, from access to home loans, auto loans, etc. This is because “higher student loans early in life lead to lower credit scores later in life, making it harder for former students to take out mortgages.”
Phone service providers to stop selling your data
T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T recently announced that they would stop selling their customers’ real-time locations, after a recent report. According to the report
, Sprint sells data to Zumigo, who then sells the data to Microbilt, who then sells it to people “including landlords to scope out potential renters; motor vehicle salesmen, and others who are conducting credit checks.” With just a phone number, Microbilt can determine a target’s full name and address, geolocate a phone in an individual instance, or operate as a continuous tracking service. Read our December issue
to learn more about how these companies sell your location data to advertisers.
Natural Light Beer wants to pay your student loans
The beer brand owned by Anheuser-Busch announced plans this week to give current students and former students $10 million over 10 years to pay towards their student-loan debt. In 2018, they donated $1 million to people who made creative videos about their inspiration for attending college, and now aims to do the same for the next 10 years, plus a Super Bowl sweepstakes. In partnership with Cash App, it plans to dish out $53,000 to fans during the Super Bowl, which you can use to pay off student loans, or just buy more beers.

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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran plans to install a more advanced type of centrifuge at its newly revealed uranium enrichment site, an Iranian newspaper reported Tuesday, a development certain to add to international concerns about the country's nuclear work.
Iranian scientists have carried out research and development in recent months for the new generation of more efficient centrifuges, and most of the machines' components are made domestically, said the head of Iran's nuclear agency, Ali Akbar Salehi, according to the Kayhan daily newspaper.
Iran's enrichment of uranium is the central concern of the United States and other nations negotiating with the country over its nuclear program. The technology can be used to make fuel for power plants and nuclear weapons.
Iran insists its enrichment work is only meant for use in generating power, but Washington and its allies are suspicions of Tehran's intentions and fear its mastery of the technology will give them a pathway to weapons development.
"Over the past months, we have focused on research and development to drive the new machines," the newspaper quoted Salehi as saying.
The new enrichment site near the holy city of Qom — Iran's second such facility — was made public last month by President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain several days after Iran notified the U.N.'s nuclear monitoring agency about the site. It is still under construction, and Iran says it will be operational in 18 months.
Obama said Iran's failure to notify the International Atomic Energy Agency at the start of construction "raised grave doubts" about its promise to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes only.
The new centrifuges would be more advanced than the decades old P-1 type centrifuges once acquired on the black market and in use at Iran's other enrichment facility in Natanz.
"We are hopeful of being able to use our new version of the centrifuges" at the new site, Salehi was quoted as saying. He gave no timeframe for the installation.
Most of the parts for the new centrifuges were made domestically and others were imported, he said, without specifying from which country.
If true, that would be a sign that Iran is able to get around the three sets of U.N. sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Since April, Iranian officials have said the country is building more advanced centrifuges capable of enriching uranium with high efficiency and precision.
A Western intelligence assessment that has been cited by diplomats says the new site is meant to house no more than 3,000 enriching centrifuges — much less than the more than 8,000 machines at Natanz.
That assessment also notes that the site could be set up for more advanced domestically developed centrifuges that would process uranium at much higher speed and efficiency, adding to concern that such a site could be used to enrich uranium to the higher levels needed to make weapons.
Over the weekend, Iran agreed to set Oct. 25 as the date for U.N. inspectors to visit the site.
The facility has heightened concerns because its location next to a military base and partly inside a mountain adds to suspicions that Iran's nuclear program could have a military dimension.
The inspection of the site and the outcome of more nuclear talks later this month with the United States and its allies will be crucial in determining the direction of the six-year standoff over Iran's nuclear activities.


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A very late review, my apologies to Susan our guide, who was an Art Historian - It was totally fascinating. In addition, with the agreement of the other 2 in the group, Susan tailored the tour to include art and churches that would help my daughter who was about to study Renaissance Venice as part of her Art History degree. Susan's delivery of information, the tour and the examples and detail she would call up on her iPad, made this the best guided tour I have ever been on.
Actually I was the only person on the tour so my guide gave me a 3 hour custom tour visiting some places that were not on the itinerary - which suited me just fine! Erika was an excellent guide and had lots of great historic details to answer all of my questions.
Our tour guide, Susan Steer, was exceptional and provided much non standard information such as showing us some Public Housing
projects in addition to the usual grand Palazzi. Susan's primary language is English and this made her a particularly effective guide for us.
She read Art History at University so could authoritatively comment on many aspects of the art we saw. Keep her on your guide list.
Michael L Australia
Monica was an excellent guide on this excellent tour of Renaissance Venice. She was able to put us right there in the Renaissance times as we wandered through Santa Croce and San Polo. Excellent!
we really enjoyed our guide whose name i unfortunately have forgotten. she was excellent.
knowledgeable, personable and showed us a very good morning
This tour was a highlight of our trip to Venice! Our guide Cynthia has an engaging demeanor and we immediately felt a connection. That quality coupled with her extensive knowledge of Renaissance Venice made for a very meaningful tour. As it turned out, we were the only couple on the tour so it became a private experience.
Nadia was fantastic! She really knew her history, and was a fun and personable guide. I asked her so many questions, and she had the answers. She even went so far as to contact an American colleague to find some reference materials written in English for me.
This tour was great, and gave me a much better sense of the history and culture of Venice.
Thanks, Nadia! I'd take your tour again.
Our guide for this tour was Susan, a Ph.D. in art history, and a long time lover of and resident of Venice. As that suggests, we had a wonderful tour, full of detailed information about everything we saw, both in historical context, and contemporary. You will be very fortunate if Susan is your guide.
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For the rest of Thursday, rainy weather is forecasted.
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Russian military policy is shifting from hurried development of the entirely new subsonic Tupolev PAK-DA bomber to relaunching production of the 1980s vintage supersonic Tupolev TU-160 bomber.
A short time ago, following a recommendation by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, President Putin ordered a new production run of 60 new Tupolev TU-160 bombers.
Now Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov says Russia will launch serial production of yet another more developed version of the TU-160 (to be called the TU-160M2) in 2023.
Borisov confirmed that production of the Tupolev PAK-DA would be shifted back in light of the decision to continue with production of the TU-160.
This decision makes total sense.
The military were never that keen on the PAK-DA. Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin Tweeted when it was first proposed that it wasn’t needed and would have trouble penetrating modern air defences.
Heavy lobbying from the aerospace industry caused Putin to overrule him.
At that time no-one proposed re-starting production of the TU-160 but the logic of doing so is compelling.
The TU-160 is by common consent the most successful supersonic bomber to enter service anywhere in the world. It makes far more sense to restart its production than to reinvent the wheel, so-to-speak, by taking on the immense cost and design risk of developing an entirely new bomber.
Bringing the TU-160 back into production provides an immediate boost to the air force’s long range bomber force, provides work to the military industries and by giving, Tupolev more time to complete work on the PAK-DA, reduces its development costs and design risks.

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The Champion field is a large oil field offshore Negara Brunei Darussalam.
This paper discusses the (for us) novel application of water injection-induced
multilayer fractured injection into three shallow reservoirs in the Champion
Southeast (CPSE) field. Fractured water injection means that the bottomhole
injection pressure is allowed to exceed the formation’s fracture pressure.
Thereby an unpropped fracture is created, which propagates depending on the
injection water’s leakoff rate into the formation. The project is part of a
larger secondary recovery implementation scheme and future efforts to increase
economic oil production and ultimate recovery in the whole Champion field.
The main boundary condition for the rapid water injection project is the use
of existing infrastructure with the exception of three new water pipelines and
nine new wells. This paper describes the following:
• Reservoir setting and production history.
• Water injection philosophy.
• Design considerations for fractured water injection including:
o Pressure requirement to design for fractured water injection.
o Simulation of fracture growth and containment and resulting
• Design considerations for the multilayer fractured water injector wells
o Selected drilling aspects (well trajectory, drill-in fluid, formation
evaluation, casing scheme).
o Completion design considerations (cleanout, perforating, sand control,
selectivity, “smartness”, other).
o Material selection.
One of the main conclusions is that fracture growth and containment is not a
major issue in soft, high-permeable formations. The main challenge is in
drilling the—in some cases—demanding well trajectories and running the “smart”
completions in these wells with small tolerances.
The Champion Southeast (CPSE) field is part of the larger Champion field,
which is the largest known offshore oil accumulation in Negara Brunei
Darussalam, a small, oil-rich state on the north coast of the island of Borneo
(Fig. 1). The CPSE field is located in 10 to 45 m water depth at a distance of
approximately 40 km north of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Negara Brunei
This paper focuses on the rapid implementation of a pressure maintenance
scheme using multilayer fractured water injection and related design and
completion considerations for the water-injection wells to arrest the
faster-than-anticipated pressure depletion in these shallow reservoirs.
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- Meeting paper published:
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- Revised manuscript received:
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- Manuscript approved:
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- Which state has the most mining?
- Does America have mines?
- Is there gold in every river?
- Which country has the purest gold?
- What was the first material to be mined in the US?
- How many mines are there in the US?
- Which state is richest in mineral production?
- What is the richest mine in the world?
- What minerals are mined in the US?
- What is the largest mine in the United States?
- What states produce the most gold?
- Where is the most gold found?
Which state has the most mining?
The United States has 25,521 prospect mines.
73,499 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
California, Nevada, and Colorado are the states with the most mines..
Does America have mines?
Mining in the United States has been active since the beginning of colonial times, but became a major industry in the 19th century with a number of new mineral discoveries causing a series of mining rushes. In 2015, the value of coal, metals, and industrial minerals mined in the United States was US $109.6 billion.
Is there gold in every river?
Every river in the world contains gold. However, some rivers contain so little gold that one could pan and sieve for years and not find even one small flake. … After rigorous chemical analyses, rocks that are found to contain gold in levels where only one part in one million is gold can be professionally mined.
Which country has the purest gold?
IndiaGold Jewelry Consumption Q4 2019RankCountryTonnes1India136.62China132.13U.S.34.84UAE11.56 more rows•Oct 28, 2020
What was the first material to be mined in the US?
Lake Superior copper was first mined by the whites in 1771 and in small quantities. In the early colonial days the settlers used wood for fuel, and charcoal for the forge and smelting-works. Coal, however, was found in Rhode Island in 1768 and mined for use.
How many mines are there in the US?
In that year, the U.S. had approximately 6,299 sand and gravel mines that were active….Number of active mines in the United States in 2018, by commodity*Number of active minesCoal1,191Nonmetal905Metal2952 more rows•Jun 11, 2020
Which state is richest in mineral production?
Top Mineral Producer in India (State-wise) and Other CountriesMINERALTYPETOP PRODUCERS (STATES)BAUXITEMetallic (Non-Ferrous)1. Odisha 2. GujaratCOPPERMetallic (Non-Ferrous)1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Rajasthan 3. JharkhandGOLDMetallic (Non-Ferrous)1. Karnataka 2. JharkhandSILVERMetallic (Non-Ferrous)1. Rajasthan 2. Karnataka19 more rows•Oct 30, 2020
What is the richest mine in the world?
1. South Deep gold mine – 32.8 million ounces (Moz) South Deep gold mine is the largest gold mine in the world, by reserves. Located 45km south-west of Johannesburg in the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa, South Deep is also the seventh deepest mine in the world, with a mine depth up to 2,998m below the surface.
What minerals are mined in the US?
Top 10 Minerals Mined in the U.S.Copper. One of the most diverse minerals known to man, copper is employed in building construction, wiring and tubing, and even — thanks to its antimicrobial properties — medical equipment. … Feldspar. … Lithium. … Silver. … Gold. … Iron Ore. … Lead. … Nickel.More items…•
What is the largest mine in the United States?
Bingham Canyon MinePresent day – Bingham Canyon Mine, US.
What states produce the most gold?
Nevada is the leading gold-producing state in the nation, in 2018 producing 5,581,160 troy ounces (173.6 tonnes), representing 78% of US gold and 5.0% of the world’s production. Much of the gold in Nevada comes from large open pit mining and with heap leaching recovery.
Where is the most gold found?
About 244,000 metric tons of gold has been discovered to date (187,000 metric tons historically produced plus current underground reserves of 57,000 metric tons). Most of that gold has come from just three countries: China, Australia, and South Africa.


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With summer fast approaching, many of us will be hoping for some fine weather so we can head into the garden and start work on this month's jobs – or maybe just to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine.
Although spring started early this year, the weather has been largely changeable, with heavy showers, more prolonged rain and a few warmer spells in-between.
Bank holiday was far from ideal, with most of the country experiencing some showery weather. The Atlantic is set to influence the UK over the coming weekend, the BBC reports, bringing wetter weather to the west and the possibility of drier conditions further east.
As we head into June, low pressure is expected to affect the north of the UK while the Azores high attempts to edge in from the south. As this weather system brings more settled conditions, the south looks set to enjoy the best of the weather. Temperatures could remain average or edge just above.
Similar weather looks set to dominate the middle of June, with some bright and sunny spells but also showers and some longer periods of rain. Temperatures are set to remain close to average.
Looks like fairly typical British weather, really. No need to get too depressed, though, because according to a leading happiness expert, the weather doesn't affect our mood.
Paul Dolan, professor of behavioral science at the London School of Economics, says that studies comparing people's levels of happiness in California and the north-west revealed no differences. This is because people simply get used to living in sunny conditions.
"Most of the time the weather doesn't affect our wellbeing at all. But when we think about it, and think that it does, that’s when we get miserable," the professor said.
He has written a book, Happiness by Design, in which he argues that people can essentially "think" themselves happier by paying attention to the things that make us feel good and reallocating our time "towards both pleasure and purpose".
Next time you find yourself complaining about the weather, then, it could be worth looking on the bright side of life.


Following PREMIUM TIMES’ reports on the failure of Governor Dapo Abiodun to redeem pledges made to outstanding teachers in Ogun State, the governor has fulfilled his promises.
Mr Abiodun made the pledges during the 2020 World Teachers Day in Ogun State but did not fulfill them. He had, however, gone ahead to redeem the promises he made to the 2020 BBnaija winner Laycon. The governor gave the BBNaija star N5 million and a three bedroom bungalow.
Exactly one year after, however, during the 2021 celebration of the World Teachers Day, Mr Abiodun bowed to pressure as he redeemed his promise to the teachers.
The governor also gave another outstanding teacher, Kehinde Oladapo, a two-bedroom detached bungalow and N2 million.
Mr Oladipo teaches at Japara Junior Secondary School, Ijebu Igbo.
The governor also gave Uche Bakare from Army Day Secondary School, Owode Yewa, who also emerged the best teacher in the senior secondary school category, N2 million.
Oluwadare Odutayo from All Saints African Primary School, Ijebu Igbo, as the best primary school teacher for the year got N2 million as well.
The winners were given their documents and cheques immediately.
While speaking on the one year delay in the redemption of the last price meant for the teachers, Mr Abiodun noted that it was a a result of “administrative bottleneck”.
He noted that it was important that the rationale behind the celebration of Teachers Day was once more brought to fore on the global stage.
“We must continue to strive to rebuild the foundations of a happy, disciplined and prosperous society.
“In doing this, we must ensure that we provide an efficient and effective educational system that not only prepares the products for the opportunities and challenges of the present day, but also equips them for a brighter future,” he said.
The governor claimed that since assumption of office, his government had ordered the release of promotion letters to deserving primary and secondary school teachers due for promotion.
He also claimed that the state government “had rehabilitated over 956 classrooms in both primary and secondary schools.”
Earlier, the Chairman of NUT in the state, Abiodun Akinola, urged the government to quickly release unremited cooperative deductions which had been adversely affecting the lives of teachers and their families.
Mr Akinola, represented by the State Secretary of NUT, Samson Oyelere, appealed to the governor not to take the welfare and motivation of teachers in the state with levity.
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The 3D representation of the new transformation from the terrestrial to the celestial system. Véronique Dehant, Olivier de Viron Royal Observatory of Belgium Nicole Capitaine Observatoire de Paris, France
Content of my talk • (International) Terrestrial Reference System • (International) Celestial reference system • Motions of one with respect to the other • Definition of the Celestial Intermediate pole (CIP) • The classical transformation • The transformation based on the Non Rotating Origins (NROs) • Definition of the NRO and of the Earth Rotation Angle • Conclusions
Preface When you see this sign: , it means that there is a movie and that you have to wait until the end of the movie before continuing the slide show (pressing “page down”).
The (International) Terrestrial reference system It must be noted that the "Greenwich meridian", is not called like that anymore but rather the "ITRF zero meridian".
Two systems in an ideal world;the celestial frame is fixed to the stars and the terrestrial frame is fixed to the Earth; the Earth is uniformly rotating X,Y,Z: for CRS x,y,z: for TRS
The less ideal world;the Earth orientation is changing in space; the Earth rotation is not uniform; there is polar motion, precession, nutations, and length-of-day changes; the Earth is non-rigid, deformable, there is plate tectonics, there are oceans and atmosphere, …
zTRS zIRS= ZIRS = CIP ZCRS • motion of the Celestial • Intermediate Pole (CIP) • in Earth 2. Earth rotation 3. motion of the Celestial Intermediate Pole (CIP) in space IRS = Intermediate Reference System Only the intermediary systems are different when using the new or the classical transformations. The (I)TRS and (I)CRS are not affected. TRS= Terrestrial Reference System (I)TRS= (International) Terrestrial ReferenceSystem CRS= Celestial Reference System (I)CRS= (International) Celestial ReferenceSystem
Definition of the CIP Polar motion Higher prograde frequencies Higher retrograde frequencies 0 +1 -2 -1 frequency in TRF in cycle/sidereal day +1 cycle/sidereal day (Earth rotation) Higher retrograde frequencies Higher prograde frequencies 0 +1 -1 +2 frequency in CRF in cycle/sidereal day Precession and nutation
How to go from one equinox another? Z Ecliptic 2 y x g2 Equator 2 Ecliptic 1 Equator 1 g1
How to go from one equinox another? rotation 1 (z) y y x x Z Ecliptic 1 Ecliptic 2 gi Equator 1 g1
How to go from one equinox another? Z Z Rotation2(x) y y Ecliptic 2 gi Equator 1 x
How to go from one equinox another? Rotation3(z) x x y Z Ecliptic 2 g2 gi Equator 1 Equator 2
How to go from one equinox another? Z Z Rotation4(x) Ecliptic 2 g2 x Equator 2
How to go from one equinox another? Ecliptic 2 g2 x Equator 2 It takes 4 operations…
1 2 3 4 True ecliptic of date Mean ecliptic of date Equator of basic epoch True equator of date Mean equator of date gv g0 Ecliptic of basic epoch In the classicaltransformation, one needs to go from the true equinox of date gv (from which GST is computed) to the equinox of J2000 or even to the equinox g0 (considered in the FK5 celestial reference frame). It must be noted that in addition to these transformations, bias between the ICRF and the equinox-based reference frame must be considered; there exists "frame bias" between the mean equator and equinox of J2000 and the ICRS.
3. From terrestrial NRO (TIO,) to celestial NRO (CIO,s): Earth Rotation Angle (ERA,q) (stellar angle)
5. From celestial NRO/CIP equator to (X,Y,Z): motion of the CIP in space (precession and nutations)
What is the NRO? 1.Characterized by its motion: no rotation around the CIP associated with polar motion or precession/nutation. 2. Not one particular point, any point of the CIP equator is convenient. 3. Allows to get rid of the equinox in the change of reference system and in the definition of Earth rotation.
So, can we take any points we want? 1.Yes, it is not the point it-self that matter, but its motion. 2. But, we want the new system to be consistent with the classical one. 3. Thus, the point is chosen to insure continuity (January 2003).
Definition of NRO • The NRO is defined by its position at the basic epoch (continuity); its motion (no motion in the CIP equator associated with CIP motion). • The NRO ensures Earth rotation angle being pure rotation (no contamination from CIP motion)
Conclusions 1. No change in the definition of precession and nutation and polar motion since CIP definition. 2. The use of the NROs does only change the Intermediate system involved; no change of the ICRS or ITRS; it ensures a good definition of the Earth rotation (no contamination from polar motion of from precession and nutation).

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Sermon for 2/18/2007
A. Gordon Dahl said, “Most middle-class Americans tend to worship their work, work at their play, and play at their worship.”
B. Worship really isn’t a fair word for what we do here on Sunday mornings. It is more like a celebration. Jesus Christ has risen and we celebrate this fact.
C. This is what Nehemiah and the people of Jerusalem are doing in Nehemiah 12. They are celebrating the completion of building the walls of Jerusalem.
Thesis: To have an excellent celebration, we need preparation and participation.
1. Praise Vs. 27-29
A. Those with the gifts of music need to come together and prepare.
B. Too professional we need to just come on Sunday morning and wing it. How well would that go over in the professional world?
C. Who are we doing this for? I appreciate Bud and the thoughts that he puts into this. I appreciate Twyla and the thoughts and time she puts into the worship. I appreciate all of the musicians and what they do.
D. “We are just doing this for the Lord so we can just wing it.” Oh really! (Col 3:22 NIV) Slaves obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. (Col 3:23 NIV) Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, (Col 3:24 NIV) since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
E. This applies to anything that is done for the church.
2. Preaching. Vs. 36.
A. Some people think that I don’t work. I spend on average 10 to 20 hours.
B. Why? This is the time to hear a message from the Lord. Well, the Lord will just zap me with it before I get up here. Have you ever heard a sermon that someone didn’t prepare for and it was good? Maybe a few but that is rare.
C. One preacher said that on Saturday before he was to preach on Sunday he went to the hospital and ministered with those on deathbeds. Why? Because he wanted to be around the dying to help him realize the urgency of preaching the gospel.
D. Have 20 to 25 minutes to give the people what they need to hear and not what they want to hear. Must try to hold their attention in that time.
E. Meditations for communion and stewardship need to be the same way. Thought out and relevant. No wasting of words.
3. Purity. Vs. 30.
A. (1 John 3:2 NIV) Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:3 NIV) Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.
B. Many people seem to be afraid of this word purity. They think it describes a goody-goody- two shoes, self-righteous kind of person. Purification in the Christian life comes from the same philosophy that motivates us when we wash dishes. We do not set our tables with dirty dishes, do we? If you do, don’t invite me to dinner! No, we wash dishes frequently because they ought to be clean. We do not want to serve our guests with dirty dishes. God does not want to do his work with dirty vessels!
C. We all need a cleansing in our hearts and lives from time to time. We all get dirty. The priests and Levites had to purify themselves because they were helping to lead the worship.
D. How can people see Jesus if those who are standing on the platform are not striving to be pure?
E. (1 John 1:9 NIV) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
F. Not that those on the platform are perfect, we are not Jesus Christ, but we need to admit our sins and failings to God. Renounce all pride and the focus needs to be to God. We are made clean through him.
G. They purified themselves to be worship leaders. That is, they put God first. They determined that God be at the center.
H. I know of a church who hired a man to play a musical instrument that was not a Christian. How can this man help to lead us to God?
1. Presence. Vs. 43
A. (Heb 10:25 NIV) Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
B. Those of you who are irregular in your attendance, let me say that you miss something every week. “I did not know that this happened? Preacher, why didn’t you tell me?” (“I did but you weren’t here”). Some of you don’t know that I gave a similar sermon like this two weeks ago from Luke 7 when Jesus visited the home of Simon the Pharisee. Some of you might be asking, why is he doing something similar? Thank you! You were present and paying attention!
C. Must have people who are present to have worship.
2. Praise. Vs. 31, 40, 42
A. Read vs. 31 and 40. This is what they did; they formed two groups and sang all the way around the wall. Half went with Ezra and half went with Nehemiah. When they had gone halfway around the two groups met and then went to the temple where they had a worship service.
B. I could just see us doing this on a Sunday morning. Some are not able and I am not talking to those individuals. Some would sit there with a frown on their face and say, “I am not doing that.” It takes too much energy, it takes too much time, and it takes too much participation.
C. Too much participation? It reminds me that we need to be standing on the promises and not just sitting on the premise.
D. We have places in this worship service that are designed for participation. Singing is one of those areas. Singing is mentioned 8 times in this chapter and musical instruments 3 times.
E. My generation is a shame. They go to concerts and can sing along with the artists. However, they come to church and refuse to sing, refuse to learn the songs, and act like they are attending a funeral. Something is wrong! It bothers me! Why, because I used to be that way?
F. Look at vs. 42. The people offered praise thankfully; joyfully; loudly; it was a time for praising the Lord enthusiastically. I am not talking to those with voice problems or those with breathing problems but let me say this: It is shocking to me to be present in places of worship where not even a tenth of the people ever sing at all, and those who do, do it so softly that one would need a hearing aid to hear them.
H. No, in congregation singing we need to keep in mind, (Psa 98:4 KJV) Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
I. I was at a good friend of mine’s funeral this last week, Louise Webb. She was like my second mom. I preached the first part of the funeral and at the end I was emotional. I sat down and they sang Louise’s favorite song before the next preacher got up. It was “When We All Get to Heaven.” I was having a hard time and I listened to the people sing. Man did they sing! It was beautiful. The volume just blew me away. Half way through I regained my composure and was able to sing with them.
3. Preaching. Vs. 36
A. A good sermon is one that transforms lives. The participants need to be ready to hear and to put into practice what is being said.
B. (Luke 11:28 NIV) He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."
C. I used to have a good time with Louise Webb. She would tell me that was a great sermon. Then I would ask her what the sermon was about? She rarely could tell me one thing from the sermon.
D. Take notes. Remember more of what we hear and write down. Even if we don’t refer to them later.
E. This sermon doesn’t apply to me. Yes, it does. Listen for something to put into practice this upcoming week.
F. (1 Th 2:13 NIV) And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
4. Purity. Vs. 30
A. The people purified themselves. During communion is a good time for this. (1 Cor 11:28 NIV) A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
B. Some might object here and say, “I know a person who goes to church and seems to be lost in worship to God, and I also know their life is impure outside the church walls. It sure seems they are worshipping God, but are impure.”
C. Two things wrong here. First of all, we don’t need to judge.
D. Secondly, their worship is not a worship of God in spirit and in truth that Jesus talked about. For them it might just be a feel good experience. Worship should make us change. It should make us face up to our mistakes and failings. If it doesn’t do this, then it is not worshipping by the truth.
D. Worship should be about cleansing and repentance, not doing this thing again.
5. Presents (Great sacrifices) vs. 43.
A. People who are ready to give enthusiastically. (2 Cor 9:7 NIV) Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
B. A Persian noble was lifted out of a life of poverty and given the kingship. After he became the king, he sent some servants to the old shack where he once lived, the place of his birth and rearing. The servants were instructed to gather every relic of that part of his life. They brought from his home: broken toys, an old patched shirt, an old wooden bowl from which he ate, an unstable rocking chair and many other worthless memories of his childhood. He arranged all these in a special room in his palace and each day he would go into this room and sit for an hour and offer thanks recalling the memories of his humble past. On the wall hung a prayer: “Lest I forget!”
C. Don’t forget what the Lord has done for us. How he has lead us out of a life and sin and regret and condemnation! This will help us to look forward to giving.
D. Some people in our day talk about an altar. This is an Old Testament concept. We tend to see an altar as a place to come and receive something. In the Old Testament the altar was a place to leave something behind in sacrifice.
Conclusion and invitation:
** Let’s look at the products of this kind of celebration.
A. Pleasantness. Vs. 43.
1. Rejoiced with great joy.
2. (Psa 135:3 NIV) Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant.
3. So much anxiety in our society, so much stress. We need to praise the Lord.
4. (Rom 1:21 NIV) For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
5. The opposite of this is to glorify and give thanks to God. That’s why we are here.
B. Pairing, parentage. Vs. 43
1. The women, the wives. If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
2. Children rejoice.
3. The family that prays together stays together.
C. Popularity. Vs. 43
1. So the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off.
2. (Acts 2:47 NIV) praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
One time I was having too much fun and I got foolish. I took the tune of hymns and began putting silly and crazy words to them. Louise Webb came in and said, "Boy, I love having a good time like everyone else, but don’t you make fun of the hymns, songs of the church." Well, that ended my fun. However, she’s right! One of the reasons why we don’t see more people become Christians, is because we take our worship too lightly. We don’t take it serious! This is serious business! The world needs to see some of that!

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Back from the dead
Published: Monday, September 13, 2010 at 9:53 a.m.
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A week before the fall TV season starts, it’s time to talk resurrection.
We’re used to seeing TV shows resurrected all the time; this season alone, CBS is pumping new life into Hawaii Five-O and the CW is excavating Nikita. But the surprise this fall is how many actors are finding new life on the small screen after we’ve already seen their deaths (and I’m not just talking about Jim Belushi’s career).
Here’s a list of the coolest actor resurrections coming your way this fall:
Died in: Showtime’s Dexter as wife Rita Morgan.
Resurrected in: ABC’s No Ordinary Family as workaholic scientist Stephanie Powell.
The scoop: We last saw Benz as Rita Morgan, wife to serial killer Dexter Morgan, when she was murdered by his nemesis, John Lithgow’s Trinity killer, at the end of last season. This fall, she’s the beleaguered working mom at the heart of a disintegrating family given super powers when their plane crashes in the Amazon. If only Rita had super speed when Trinity came calling.
Died: Not once, but twice, in the Star Trek movie Generations as James T. Kirk.
Resurrected in: CBS’ $#*! My Dad Says as Dad.
The Scoop: Originally, Capt. Kirk was to be shot in the back (he had already been grabbed by a giant space ribbon that left people thinking he was dead), but producers of Generations called him back to film a more theatrical death scene catering to the Shat-man’s particular, um, thespian talents. Now, he’s playing an irascible father based on a real guy whose profane sayings were exposed on his son’s Twitter page. It’s Shatner’s first old school sitcom, an experience in entertaining he said makes him “part minstrel, part actor.”
Died in: Three different shows; Dexter, NYPD Blue and Miami Vice.
Resurrected in: NBC’s Outlaw as former Supreme Court Justice Cyrus Garza.
The Scoop: Smits’ first death came in the first episode of his first series; as the unfortunate original partner of Don Johnson’s undercover cop Sonny Crockett, killed in a car explosion in Vice’s pilot. Years later came his emotional death from a heart condition as Bobby Simone on Blue, and in 2008, death by serial killer after his unhinged Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado tried in vain to turn Dexter Morgan into his personal killing machine. On Wednesday, viewers will see him as Garza, a womanizing justice who leaves the court to become a defense attorney. Given his past luck with cop and law jobs, he might want to be careful.
Died in: CBS’ Magnum P.I., before he was, um, resurrected.
Resurrected in: CBS’ Blue Bloods as New York police Chief Frank Reagan.
The Scoop: As showbiz legend has it, Magnum producers assumed the show was going to be canceled in 1987 and wrote a surreal season ender that had Selleck’s Thomas Magnum getting killed and going to heaven. When fans freaked out, they turned it all into a dream. More than 20 years later, Selleck sports the same macho moustache as Reagan, the patriarch keeping peace between his detective son (Donnie Wahlberg) and assistant district attorney daughter (Bridget Moynihan). But no noisy Hawaiian shirts. Yet.
Died in: HBO’s The Sopranos as Christopher Moltisanti.
Resurrected in: ABC’s Detroit 1-8-7 as homicide Detective Louis Fitch.
The Scoop: Moltisanti died at the hands of uncle Tony Soprano, the ultimate proof of Tony’s viciousness as a stone cold killer. But that death sparked a spate of cop roles for Imperioli (ABC’s Life on Mars, the film The Lovely Bones) culminating in Fitch, a streetwise, damaged homicide detective chasing bad guys in the nation’s murder capital. Uncle Tony surely would be appalled.
Faces to watch this fall
The saying is old as TV itself: Stars don’t make television, television makes stars. Here’s some folks likely to find acclaim in this fall’s crop of new shows:
James Wolk: Barely in the business for three years, relative unknown Wolk is mesmerizing as a con man with two families in Fox’s Lone Star, holding his own in scenes with Jon Voight and David Keith.
Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw: Undercovers co-creator J.J. Abrams was hailed as a brave visionary for casting these two as an African-American couple leading NBC’s most-anticipated new series, which centers on married spies. But in a peculiar showbiz irony, neither is African-American; Kodjoe is a native of Germany and Mbatha-Raw is British.
Billy Gardell: A self-professed “ham and egg comic,” Gardell worked stages for 20 years, expecting a best friend gig on a hot sitcom as his best destiny. Now he’s nailing an earnest, gently funny performance as an overweight cop finding love on Mike & Molly, CBS’ top new comedy created by Two and Half Men mastermind Chuck Lorre.
Maggie Q: As the star of the CW’s Nikita reboot, Margaret Denise Quigley has come full circle; a Hawaiian-born ex-model turned action star by guru Jackie Chan in Hong Kong, now owning network TV’s coolest action show.
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Question about Toshiba 22LV505 22 in. LCD TV
Toshiba 22" Model 22LV505 TV-DVD:
I get sound but no picture. Just a black screen. A very dim (extremely dim) backlight is visible at start-up (when the unit is turned on), but it goes to black in less than a second. Inserted a DVD and the result is the same (sound but no picture). Is this a backlight issue? Is there a fuse for the backlight? Any fuse (in this unit) that I could replace myself?
I have unplugged and plugged the unit, tried to see if I could do picture set-up (remote control), but no luck so far.
Thanks for any help...
Check the DC filter caps in the power supply first. Check the 24vdc (or 18vdc for this 22" model) to see if it goes away when the screen goes black.
There are main AC fuse, backlight inverter fuses, T-CON fuses.
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The book “Breath – The New Science of a Lost Art” by James Nestor (published in 2020) is a description of both a personal healing journey for the author, who suffered from respiratory problems for many years, and a comprehensive global exploration of the vital, and in his opinion – less researched – function of breathing. At the end of the book, there are numerous references to groundbreaking research that the book presents.
The central claim of the author is that people nowadays do not breathe correctly, and this adversely affects their health. According to the author, breathing is a central and vital component of our health and well-being, and it is not a passive, automatic action but something that needs to be done correctly. On average, we take 670 million breaths over our lifetime. With each breath, we inhale 25 sextillion (25 with 20 zeros after it) molecules, and we do this 25,000 times a day. It is worthwhile to know how to use these breaths optimally.
Due to the importance of the subject and its relevance to yoga, I have decided to provide you with a summary of the book.
Part One: The Experiment
The book begins with a description of an experiment conducted by the author and another person named Olson, in which they compared breathing through the nose with breathing through the mouth. For 10 days, the participants exclusively breathed through the mouth (with blocked nostrils). During this period, a researcher named Naik from Stanford measured various physiological parameters, such as gas tests, inflammation markers, hormone levels, smell, and lung function. The same protocol was applied for the next ten days, during which the subjects breathed exclusively through the nose.
The book describes numerous negative effects of mouth breathing, both subjective (feeling bad) and objective. For example, during mouth breathing, the author’s snoring volume increased by 4,820%, and he experienced an average of 25 episodes of obstructive sleep apnea. He also woke up more frequently during the night to urinate. Fragmented sleep leads to kidneys producing more fluid, creating a sense of thirst, and an increased need to urinate.
Snoring and sleep apnea can lead to attention disorders, concentration problems, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, and more, according to the author. In his view, any degree of snoring is not normal.
The description of the experiment is revisited throughout the book and accompanies it; the author describes how nasal breathing improves all the tested parameters, heart-lung functions, and overall well-being. During the ten days of nose breathing, his systolic blood pressure dropped from 142 to 124, and heart rate variability increased by over 150%, while levels of carbon dioxide rose by about 30%.
Furthermore, as revealed in an experiment on Rhesus monkeys, after six months of mouth breathing, the monkeys developed a downward growth pattern, narrowing of the dental arch, and gaping mouth. Another study found that rats forced to breathe through the mouth developed slightly fewer brain cells and took twice as long as the control group to navigate a maze.
Part Two: THE LOST ART AND SCIENCE OF BREATHING
The second part of the book progresses through chapters titled “Nose,” “Exhale,” “Slow,” “Less,” and “Chew.” The third part, called Breath+, describes special techniques of hyper-normal breathing.
In the chapter “Nose”, the benefits of breathing through the nose are described. The nose is crucial as it cleans the air, warms it, and moistens it for easier absorption. While many are aware of this, most people are not conscious of the nose’s role in issues such as posture disorders and how it serves as a trigger for hormones and various chemicals that reduce blood pressure and aid digestion. Nose breathing responds to the cycles of the autonomic nervous system, influences heart rate, opens blood vessels, and stores memories.
Alternate Nostril Breathing
The Shiva Swarodaya, a Tantric text from over 1300 years ago, describes how one nostril opens while the other closes throughout the day. Modern research found that the right and left nostrils function as a kind of thermostat, regulating temperature and blood pressure, and influencing the brain’s supply of chemicals that affect mood, emotions, and sleep patterns.
The right nostril acts as a gas pedal, accelerating circulation, warming the body, increasing cortisol levels, raising blood glucose levels, and more. This occurs because breathing through the right nostril stimulates the sympathetic nervous system.
In contrast, inhalation through the left nostril has the opposite effect, acting as a brake. The left nostril is linked to the parasympathetic nervous system. Breathing through the left nostril diverts blood flow to the opposite side of the frontal lobe, influencing creative thinking and contributing to the formation of mental images and negative emotions. A study on a schizophrenic woman found that significant dominance of the left nostril led to excessive stimulation of the “creative” part on the right side of the brain, potentially contributing to vivid imagination.
The body functions most efficiently when both systems are in balance, transitioning smoothly between action and rest, between daytime vigilance and nighttime rational thinking. The book mentions the purification practice of Nadi Shodhana, involving alternate nostril breathing.
Conchae, Pituitary, and Turbinate Sinuses
The turbinates are six maze-like bones (three on each side) that begin at the opening of your nostrils and end just below your eyes. Rich in blood vessels of varying sizes, lymph nodes, and secretion glands, they play a significant role in warming, humidifying, sensing, filtering, and nourishing the unique tissue of the nasal passages. By regulating the airflow through narrow passages, the conchae ensure that inhaled air comes into maximum contact with this unique tissue.
The nasal turbinates are in constant motion, advancing more than five millimeters per minute, collecting debris inhaled through the nose, and transporting it to the back of the throat for disposal by the pharyngeal muscles. This process is facilitated by microscopic cilia or hair-like structures. The microscopic cilia move at a rate of 16 beats per second, creating a wave that propels the mucus away and contributes to the movement of the turbinates.
The pituitary sinus releases bursts of nitric oxide (a vasodilator) that have a vital role in increasing blood circulation and delivering oxygen to cells. Nitric oxide affects immune function, weight regulation, blood circulation, mood, and sexual function, with nose breathing can enhance the supply of this gas sixfold, potentially allowing the body to absorb 18% more oxygen compared to mouth breathing. Breathing through the nose regulates the nitric oxide levels in the body, and therefore, significantly influences the immune system, weight, blood circulation, mood, and sexual function.
George Catlin, an adventurer, artist, and writer, conducted, in the early 19th century, exploratory journeys in the American West and documented the lives of Native American children. He was impressed by their robust health, perfect teeth, and forward facial structure, which he attributed to the habit of nose breathing acquired from infancy. Catlin describes how mothers would carefully close the baby’s lips after each feeding, explaining that mouth breathing weakens the body, distorts the face, and creates tension and diseases, while nose breathing maintains body strength, preserves facial beauty, and prevents diseases.
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The chapter on the nose added information to me and reinforced my knowledge, but not entirely renewed, my intuitive sense of the importance of breathing through the nose. However, the following chapters bring messages that can be surprising, though upon reflection, align nicely with the practice of pranayama. These chapters describe in order the importance of exhalation, slow (gentle) breathing, and even less breathing.
The chapter “Exhale” begins with a description of the importance of lung capacity: A study that collected data from 5200 subjects over 20 years found that the strongest indicator of lifespan is not genetics, diet, or daily activity level, but lung capacity. Our ability to take full breaths is “literally a measure of living capacity.”
Naturally, lung capacity decreases with age. Between the ages of 30 and 50, lungs lose 12% of their capacity, and by the age of 80, 30% is lost. However, lung capacity can be preserved and even increased through stretches and breathing exercises. Free divers notably increase lung capacity significantly.
The connection between breathing and posture is described, and the story of a woman named Katharina Schroth, a teenager who lived in Dresden, Germany, in the early 1900s. Schroth had been diagnosed with scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine. Katharina cured herself through breath exercises and went on to heal hundreds of women suffering from scoliosis using breath only.
“What the bodily form depends on is breath (chi) and what breath relies upon is form,” states a Chinese adage from 700 AD. “When the breath is perfect, the. perfect, the form is perfect (too).”
Under normal circumstances, our bodies complete a full circulation of blood every minute, or 7500 liters of blood on average per day. This is necessary to supply oxygenated blood to cells and remove waste from them. Circulation speed and strength are influenced by chest pressure. The chest is a pump that circulates blood, driven by the diaphragm contracting about 50,000 times a day.
A healer named Carl Stough worked with asthmatics and athletes, emphasized the importance of breath, and successfully improved their performance.
The claim in this chapter is that the amount of carbon dioxide in our body is important and is usually too low. Olson (a partner in nose vs. mouth breathing research) makes a seemingly absurd claim: “Inhaling smaller amounts of air and containing larger amounts of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream can increase the level of oxygen in body tissues.”
He states that “regardless of the breathing rate, the body will always have enough oxygen, what the body needs to function properly is not faster or deeper breaths, but carbon dioxide.”
Henderson, a researcher at Yale in the 1930s and 1940s, found in experiments that for a healthy body, there is no benefit to excessive or pure oxygen breathing; it may even lead to oxygen deficiency. He concluded that “carbon dioxide is the main hormone in the entire body; it is the only one produced in every tissue in the body and is likely to act on every organ. In fact, carbon dioxide is a more fundamental component of living matter than oxygen.”
When we breathe at a normal rate, our lungs only absorb a quarter of the available oxygen in the air. The majority is exhaled back. When we take longer breaths, we allow the lungs to supply more oxygen in fewer breaths.
Prayers and mantras from different cultures last for 5-6 seconds. For example, the Buddhist mantra “Om mani padme hum.”
In a 2001 study on subjects practicing mantra and Christian prayer cycles, it was found that the average number of breaths in each cycle was “almost exactly” the same, 5.5 breaths per minute. Anytime the subjects breathed in this slow pattern, blood flow to the brain increased, and the body systems entered a state of coherence, where the functions of the heart, blood circulation, and the nervous system were synchronized for maximum efficiency. When the subjects returned to spontaneous breathing or speech, this integration gradually dissipated.
Ten years later, two professors and doctors from New York concluded that “the most efficient breathing rate was… inhales with a duration of 5.5 seconds followed by exhales of the same length, totaling almost 5.5 breaths per minute. In the book published in 2012, they describe the amazing results of this practice: “Even if one practices such breathing for only five or ten minutes a day, far-reaching results are achieved.”
This chapter continues to surprise and argues that most of us breathe too much. The remedy is to breathe less! Yogis train themselves to reduce the amount of air they consume at rest, not to increase it. Chinese physicians from two thousand years ago advised limiting breathing to 13,500 breaths per day, which is 9.5 breaths per minute.
The lungs of an adult can typically hold an average of 4 to 6 liters of air. Even if we breathe at a rate of 5.5 breaths per minute, we can still easily breathe twice the amount of air needed. The key to optimal breathing, and the associated health benefits, endurance, and longevity it brings, is to inhale and exhale a smaller number of times with a smaller volume of air. “Breathe, but breathe less”. (The perfect breath is to breathe 5.5 breaths per minute, totaling 5.5 liters of air.
The godfather of less-is-more was a pulmonaut born in 1923 on a farm outside Kiev, in what is now Ukraine. His name was Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko. He found that patients suffering from asthma, high blood pressure, and other diseases consistently breathed too much.
In a 2014 study, led by Dr. Elisha Morte, the respiratory functions of 120 asthma patients were measured. For four weeks, they maintained their levels of carbon dioxide in their bodies at a healthy rate of 5.5%. When the gas level dropped, they breathed less until it rose again. After a month, asthma symptoms disappeared or significantly decreased.
Researcher Packman explained that when we breathe too much, we expel more carbon dioxide, causing the blood pH level to rise to a more alkaline range. Breathing slower and holding more carbon dioxide internally lowers the pH level, making the blood more acidic. Almost all cell functions in the body occur at a pH level of 7.4, our optimal point between alkalinity and acidity. When we deviate from it, the body makes efforts to return to it. However, over time, these efforts to restore the pH value above may harm health.
“The yogi’s life is not measured in the number of his days but in the number of his breaths,” wrote B.K.S. Iyengar. I have read once that yogis say each person has a predetermined number of breaths to take in their lifetime, and as we breathe slower, life is extended.
It turns out there is a connection between chewing, airways, breathing, and our health. A researcher named Price compared the dental health, airways, and overall health of populations worldwide. He examined communities of children who consumed traditional diets against those who switched to modern processed diets. He found that when the traditional diet of hunter-gatherers, including roots and game meat, was replaced by a processed modern diet, there was more than a tenfold increase in dental problems, crooked teeth, and obstructed airways among boys, leading to generally poor health.
Vitamin deficiency can explain tooth decay and weakened bones, but not the sudden occurrence of mouth choking and airway obstruction characteristic of modern societies.
What is lacking in our diet is the constant pressure generated by chewing. Our ancestors used to chew for hours a day, every day.
Various attempts exist to solve this problem and open the airways. Simple and immediate methods are presented, surgical nose procedures – which may cause severe problems, and various orthodontic devices for widening the mouth.
Devices for Opening Air Passages:
There is a device called CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) that delivers bursts of air through obstructed airways to the lungs. This device assists those suffering from moderate to severe sleep apnea, but many people find it challenging to use.
Dentists and orthodontists have developed orthodontic devices to widen the mouth and open the airways. Devices called “monoblocks” and “bublocks” are described.
A dentist named Belfor developed an expansion device called “Homeoblock,” resembling a palate that stimulates the chewing pressure. This device replaces 3-4 hours of daily chewing with bone and wood bark chewing, as our ancestors used to do.
There are stem cells that can turn into any cells according to the body’s needs. The more one chews, the more stem cells are released, capable of producing more bone for the jaw. Chewing, therefore, improves the bone density of the jaw.
The author used Belfor’s palate and added, within a year, 1658 cubic millimeters (volume of about 5 cents) of new bone in the jaw and the right eye socket. Additionally, 118 cubic millimeters of bone along the nose and 178 along the upper jaw were added.
In a footnote, it is mentioned that there is no obligation to use the Homeoblock, as one can simply chew on hard natural foods and gum for jaw improvement.
Part 3: Breathing+
In this section, breathing techniques requiring effort and training are described. These extreme techniques are not for regular breathing but rather hyper-normal breathing, which may cause discomfort. The author argues that when these techniques are practiced voluntarily, pushing the body consciously into extreme states for a limited time, they can improve health and enhance life.
The summary of this chapter will be shorter. The main theme is that:
Breathing is more than air intake and gas exchange; it influences almost every internal organ, signaling when to ignite and when to switch it off. It affects heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, mood states, perceptions, arousal, and nausea. Breathing is a switch that controls the autonomic nervous system.
As known, the autonomic nervous system is divided into the parasympathetic – “rest and digest” and sympathetic – fight, flight, or freeze. Many nerves related to the parasympathetic system are located in the lower parts of the lungs, which is why slow breaths are so relaxing. In contrast, many nerves of the sympathetic system spread in the upper part of the lungs. When breathing short and fast breaths, this system is activated, putting the body in emergency mode to deal with danger and threat.
8. More on Occasion
The techniques in this part are not of the slow and gentle type and are not suitable for everyone. Some of them deviate significantly from the pranayama type we practice in the Iyengar method, such as prolonged breath holds or very slow and deep breaths. However, when practiced voluntarily for a short time, these techniques can radically transform lives.
Some of these techniques involve rapid breathing over time to create a state of hyper-ventilation – the expectation of the body with oxygen. Others involve very slow or breath-holding for several minutes.
The Tibetan breathing technique called Tummo (Inner Fire) was developed by a wandering monk to survive the freezing cold of the Himalayas. The adventurer Alexandra David-Neel, who traveled alone in India and Tibet in the early 20th century, learned and used this technique, and documented it in her book “My Journey to Lhasa.”
Porges, who studied the vagus nerve for years, found that slow breathing relaxes the parasympathetic system. Conversely, many rapid and intense breaths activate this system, putting the body into emergency mode to cope with danger and threat.
Researchers and anthropologists who traveled to the Himalayas reported monks wearing only one layer of clothing, warming themselves in freezing stone monasteries during the day, and immersing themselves in circles in the cold around their naked bodies at night. A researcher named Benson conducted a scientific study on this phenomenon and published the surprising results in the journal Nature.
In the 2000s, a Dutchman named Wim Hof used this technique to achieve amazing feats. He stayed in an ice-filled bath for almost two hours and broke 26 world records in a decade. In 2011, an experiment injected him with a toxin called endotoxin, which usually causes vomiting, headaches, fever, and more. Hof breathed several Tummo breaths and showed no signs of fever or nausea. His technique is outlined in the book, and there are also many instructions online.
Another breathing technique called Holotropic Breathing, was developed by a Czech psychiatrist named Stanislav Grof. He successfully treated patients with anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, and more.
These techniques are based on reducing the flow of oxygen to the brain. Generally, about 750 ml of blood flows through the brain per minute. A few minutes of excessive breathing may reduce brain flow by 40%. This is done by inhaling more carbon dioxide, causing the production of blood vessels. This sends stress signals throughout the body.
There is no complete explanation of why and how such breathing helps people overcome post-trauma and mental problems, and how it improves the health and immunity of healthy people. Still, the results speak for themselves.
9. Hold It
This chapter opens with a description of the amygdala, a part of the brain that helps make decisions, processes emotions, and also signals danger, initiating a fight or flight response. Experiments have shown that it is not the only mechanism of the fear response. High levels of carbon dioxide also induce anxiety.
As mentioned, the need to breathe is activated based on the level of CO2 through nerves called chemoreceptors. Chemoreceptors have flexibility, and it is possible to train to increase their range. This fact is used to treat anxiety disorders through inhalation of air containing relatively large amounts – up to 35% – of CO2.
Fears are not only a mental problem, but it also have a physical manifestation, and it may be possible to treat them by training chemoreceptors.
Pranayama with breath holding raises the levels of carbon dioxide, thus increasing the range of chemoreceptors. This is also advice from the great Master, B.K.S. Iyengar.
People suffering from anorexia, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorders are characterized by consistently lower levels of carbon dioxide and a much greater fear of stopping their breathing. Slow breathing can raise the levels of carbon dioxide and thus prevent anxiety attacks.
10. Fast, Slow, and Not at All
Tibetan monks practice a gentle version of Tummo, breathing slowly and less, reducing metabolic activity by up to 64%. In this state, they can raise their body temperature and stay warm in temperatures below freezing.
Breathing is more than just ingesting oxygen, expelling carbon dioxide, and coaxing nervous systems. Our breath also contained another invisible energy, more powerful and affecting than any molecule known to Western science. The yogis call this energy – Prana.
Researcher Albert Saint-Georges attempted to provide a scientific explanation for Prana. He claimed that what distinguishes inanimate objects like rocks from birds, bees, and leaves is the level of energy, or the “excitability” of electrons within those atoms that make up the molecules in matter. The more easily and often electrons can be transferred between molecules, the more “desaturated” matter becomes, the more alive it is.
The more oxygen life can consume, the more electron excitability it gains, the more animated it becomes. When living matter is bristling and able to absorb and transfer electrons in a controlled way, it remains healthy. Therefore, to maintain the health of body tissues, one must saturate the body with oxygen. Breathing slowly, less, and through the nose balances the levels of respiratory gases in the body and sends the maximum amount of oxygen to the maximum amount of tissues so that our cells have the maximum amount of electron reactivity.
De-Rose, a yogi from Brazil, explored ancient pranayama techniques describing deep breathing, breath-holding, and Bandhas. It emphasizes the benefits of breathing “all the way in and all the way out”.
A summary of what we have learned about various breathing techniques, including regular breathing (nose, slow, less), and advanced breathing techniques (such as Tummo or Wim Hof’s method).

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Jungle out there!
Was it intentional or did we begin the civilized cities with the intention of making a jungle of brick and mortar?
Although one would refrain to dabble about the great Neolithic / Agricultural revolution
and the respective social evolution theories, it would be of significance relevance to discuss the current status.
Do we or don’t we want to represent the jungle in city format?
Analyzing both sides of the argument, if we want to go pro jungle design in city format, then lets go all out. I mean why do we need hypocritical rules and regulations, lets begin with every man for himself concept, pure jungle style. Of course we will be faced with murder, theft, rape and chaotic barrage of crimes. But each one of us will know our stand. Only the ones favored with comfort that comes along with selective peace and harmony will not be safe any more. Surprisingly the majority would not care then, would they?
Then there is the search for peaceful harmony and mutual benefit, the second option. Keep in mind as tempting as this sounds this option has a lot of work cut out for us. Work, which is collective in nature, so as to become self serving. We as a society have embarked on a journey since the agricultural revolution
as some theorists say, to co-exist as a society which would be mutually beneficial. As a collection of population that is designed to thrive by providing for each others needs with mutual benefit. Ignoring this very fact would lead to the social decomposition of the city structure and later on the city itself.
It then becomes in every member of the city’s interest, that they struggle to maintain the balance that co-exists. And one of the things which a man is capable of doing is struggle with social causes that fill the cracks in societies. Causes like building a school or playgrounds in localities much needed, caring for the old, with may be old home centers or free medical, taking care of the poor and downtrodden or even marital problem counseling for couples who cannot afford them are causes which need to be installed with or without the assistance of government organizations. But the Elite of the society show laziness in such causes. So we are faced with the inevitable. The jungle in the shape of cities.
A web of deception is generated, and the ones who also eventually get entangled in this web, are the very people who create this web, thinking that they are attaining nirvana in the shape of profit. But that is a different discussion altogether. It is at times like this that the people with intellect from all walks of life need to pool their resources. Because it was people like them in the first place who laid the foundation of these great cities and the great metropolises around the globe since time. And it is time for them to come together from all walks of life and all parts of globe, to synergize and reproduce the great results they generate together in their own social environment, or community.

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Daesh car bomb kills 8, injures 38 in Syria's Kobani
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) At least eight people have been killed and 38 others wounded in an explosion in the Syrian border town of Kobani amid renewed fighting between Kurdish forces and Daesh.
A statement released by the anti-Bashar-al-Assad Syrian Revolution Coordinators' Union (SRCU) said Daesh militants mounted the attack with two bomb-laden vehicles while disguised as Kurdish fighters.
The SRCU also reported fierce clashes in Kobani following the blast.
Local Turkish government officials told Anadolu Agency that clashes between Daesh and Syrian-Kurdish fighters from the YPG € the military wing of the Syrian Democratic Union Party € have recently intensified in central Kobani.
They stated that the bomb blast occurred near Turkey's Mursitpinar border crossing in the Suruc district of southeastern Sanliurfa province in the early hours of Thursday.
Anadolu Agency correspondents at the scene reported that the wounded from the blast were rushed through Mursitpinar crossing into Turkey and taken in ambulances to Suruc State Hospital and other facilities in Sanliurfa.
Meanwhile, a crowd has gathered on the Syrian side of the Turkish frontier, prompting security forces to step up measures on the border line.
In the past few weeks, Turkey has been witnessing another massive inflow of Syrian refugees from the city of Tal Abyad and nearby areas, as they flee clashes between Daesh and the YPG.
On Monday, the YPG and opposition groups € operating under the name of Burkan al-Firat € took the northern Syrian village of Ali Bajiliyah near Raqqa € considered a Daesh stronghold € according to eyewitnesses.
A U.S.-led international coalition has been providing support to the YPG.
YPG forces, working in tandem with Burkan al-Firat, recently seized control of Tal Abyad, after which the YPG reportedly forced other opposition factions to leave the city.
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Excessive heat today and tomorrow for central and western Pima county, portions of Pinal county
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - An excessive heat warning is in effect until 8 PM tomorrow. Daytime highs will range from 106-111F. Temperatures fall closer to mid-September normals by the end of next week.
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THURSDAY: Mostly sunny with a high of 100F.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper-90s.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper-90s.
SUNDAY: Sunny with highs in the upper-90s.
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Coffee grounds are a great addition to soil. Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen, an essential nutrient for plant growth. Your plants will really bloom if they get the nitrogen they need from coffee grounds or compost or diluted urea.
When preparing a home-cooked meal, save your excess vegetable trimmings and mix them in with the soil in your garden. These veggies decay quickly, which then leech vital nutrients into your new plants that are growing. Of course, if you have a large amount of vegetable scraps, you should compost them in a compost heap, but small amounts of scraps can go directly to the soil.
Spacing is an important factor to consider when planting your garden. It’s common to not think about how much space a plant will need once it’s full grown, and you don’t want to crowd your garden. This will give you enough room to work around your garden without smashing any plants. Think ahead and give each plant room for expansion, by properly spacing the seeds.
If slugs are disrupting the balance of your garden, you can diminish their population by using a beer trap. Bury a glass jar in your garden so that its open mouth is level with the top of the soil. Fill it with beer to about one inch below the top of the jar. Slugs will be attracted by the beer and fall into the jar.
There are all sorts of plants that you can plant in your garden. Mulch is a must-have for plants that require acidic conditions. These types of plants should be mulched with a thick layer of pine needles around fall every year. When the pine needles break down, the acid that they contain will make its way into the soil.
Growing your garden at home might not be the most convenient thing for you, but you will save a lot of money and always have the confidence that what you’re eating and feeding your family is as fresh and as healthy as possible. Use the tips you’ve learned here and get started on your garden today.
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After Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Tucson, buyers of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles now have the third option to choose and word is about 2017 Honda Clarity. Since hydrogen is fuel of the future, some of the major company, especially Japanese, are leading a great battle and putting down some serious money to develop vehicle which will stand out from the crowd. Based on some previous fuel-cell powered concept cars, such as Honda AC-X and Honda FCV concept, which Honda showed at some previous Auto Show’s, 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell is four door sedan which will not been will not be remembered by the lovely appearance but it’s fantastic fuel efficiency.
Engine and fuel efficiency
Under the hood there’s an electric motor ranked at 174 horse power and 221 pound-feet of torque, combined to a fuel-cell pile that delivers the electrical energy. With this powertrain, Honda says the 2017 Clarity can increase to 60 mph in about 9 seconds. The entire powertrain is little enough to fit under the hood, a huge advance from previous fuel-cell concepts. Honda stores the Clarity’s hydrogen in containers stashed under the back seat, ahead of the rear wheels. Lithium-ion batteries for electrical storage space sit in the floor as well. The pertained to renovations will involve an array of greater than 300 miles, a refill time of around a couple of minutes in a stress of 70 MPa, a 33 % even more compact energy mobile pile, plus a 60 per cent enhance of power thickness.
2017 Honda Clarity release date and price
The 2017 Clarity will be valued around $60,000 as well as it will certainly be released during the 2016 Washington, D.C. Auto Show. The 2017 Clarity will initially be offered only at certain dealers in Los Angeles and also Orange counties, in addition to the San Francisco Bay Area as well as Sacramento.
The vehicle has a slim wind resistant profile. At the front it features sharp LED fronts lights which flank a grille just like traditional Honda cars. The rear likewise includes LED taillights. The car will be offered in three exterior colors which are black, white and also red. The Clarity Fuel Cell will certainly ride on 18-inch alloy wheels.
Honda revealed that they will certainly make use of the channel on the Clarity Fuel Cell on the next generation of their Honda Plug-In hybrid expected to debut in 2018 which is expected to triple the electric range of the Accord Plug-In Hybrid Sedan.
Interior of 2017 Clarity
The details incorporating the interior are continuously restricted, but pictures show an easy still fine-tuned cabin that needs to feature upscale upholstery. Honda did reveal that the 2017 Honda Clarity FCV will certainly feature the Honda Sensing security bundle, as well as Apple CarPlay as well as Android Apple compatibility. Thanks to the lower powertrain, the interior will likely be a lot more roomy than that of the outward bound FCX Clarity.
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The tour was very well organized, Harshit was a great tour guide and gave his best to explain everything and answer our questions. He also accomodated our request to stop for a visit that was not planned at the beginning. We felt very safe in general going around with him and the driver. We would definitely recommend this tour to anybody who wants visit Jaipur and see all the main landmarks.
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Fabulous tour, friendly & knowledgeable guide. Took us to key sites and shared lots of insights

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A Romanian village in the 50s. Năiţă Lucean, a cunning and stubborn peasant, opposes the collectivization process using all possible artifice. He instinctively feels that signing his land and cattle over to the state can only bring bad times for him. His only certainty is the ownership of this insufficient and barren plot of land. Although he strongly opposes it, the idea of the collective good is forcibly enforced.
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive.

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Need to convince members of your church to volunteer? Tell them volunteering will help them be happier, healthier, and live longer. And it’s true!
Consider these facts:
- An online national survey of 4,500 Americans by United Healthcare found that people who volunteer have less trouble sleeping, less anxiety, less helplessness and hopelessness, better friendships and social networks, and a sense of control over chronic conditions.
- The November 2014 Psychological Bulletin found that, among seniors, volunteering is likely to reduce the risk of dementia and is associated with reduced symptoms of depression, better self-reported health, fewer functional limitations and lower mortality.
- In a June 2013 study from Carnegie Mellon University, adults over 50 who volunteered at least 200 hours in the past year (four hours per week) were 40 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than non-volunteers.
- A recent study of 10th-graders at a Vancouver high school found that students who spent an hour a week helping children in after-school programs over 10 weeks had lower levels of inflammation and cholesterol, plus a lower body-mass index.
- Research from Alcoholics Anonymous show those in the program who help other alcoholics double their likelihood of overcoming alcoholism one year after going dry.
- A 2012 study at the University of Michigan found that older adult volunteers had a lower risk of dying in a four-year period than non-volunteers.
And on top of all these facts—ministry volunteers know they are serving God; serving people. What a deal. Sign me up!

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