![]() I started using this freeware-malware in Spring 2012, and since then had several irreparable crashes of Norton Internet Security, though at the time I failed to identify the cause. This message is to commend the creators of Toolwiz Care, currently one of the most sophisticated malware on the market. ![]() Me, I’ll leave it well alone thanks… and there are some who just might agree with that stance: By all means go right ahead and install the software, as is your democratic right. This is one where we will have to agree to disagree. There is no “may have” or “somewhere” about it, the code was ripped off and it was definitely from Malwarebytes.Īnd, besides all that, this is just plain bad software. I think it is quite wrong to condemn a product on the grounds that they may have ripped off the code from somewhere ![]() Neither of which are included when installing this software. And, we have said over and over that we see nothing wrong with freeware developers monetizing their efforts providing it is done in a perfectly open and transparent manner… part of which means providing obvious opt-out, or preferably opt-in options. What is your basis for saying the additional items are harmless? I can assure you that some of the PUPs associated with this installation, Spigot and vgrabber for example, are anything but “harmless”. I think that to condemn a programme on the basis that it tries to get you to install (harmless) additional items is rather like saying “I don’t want software to be free” Now whether software is actually effective or not is fair enough to comment on, and advice about how to get products without downloading the crapware is really helpful to novice users but I think it is quite wrong to condemn a product on the grounds that they may have ripped off the code from somewhere. I would apply this across the board even to operating systems and suites like Microsoft office. Years ago they had the argument about distribution, packaging and so on but now it costs a company next to nothing to provide free non commercial use software. It has long been my view that all home use software should be free and that companies should focus on profiting only from commercially used software. Maybe if those other companies worked on ways to monetize their products without charging private computer users then maybe the market opportunity for iobit would not have existed in the process. As for their ethics in respect of other companies then that is something for the other companies to worry about. I have used malwarebytes in the past to scan for specific problems but it always annoyed me that I should have to pay if I want to get real time protection. How else are free software providers going to make a profit? I installed this and clicked decline at that point and the installation continued without the options. I think that to condemn a programme on the basis that it tries to get you to install (harmless) additional items is rather like saying “I don’t want software to be free”. IObit signaled its unethical tendencies early on in the piece and all I can say is… a leopard seldom changes its spots. How many less attentive or less savvy users might just go ahead and click the “Accept and Install” button? My guess would be plenty. The buttons at the bottom of the window appear to only allow either to proceed with installation, including bundling and all, or “Decline” and cancel installation altogether. Note the absence of clear opt-in or opt-out options. In a program described as being ‘anti-mlaware’, this type of behavior must surely be the epitome of antithesis. Why? Because IObit Malware Fighter wants to change the default home page and search engine, and comes bundled with a variety of PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). Now, with the release of Malware Fighter, I believe my stance has been vindicated. I must admit, at times I have been tempted to lift that self-imposed ban, mostly due to the popularity of IObit’s products among its users, especially Advanced System Care. Following that revelation I decided to no longer support or recommend IObit products, and never have since. To the best of my knowledge, that serious ethical infraction has never been refuted or disproved. However, this is one I recommend staying well away from.įor those who may be unaware IObit is the Chinese software company accused of stealing intellectual property from Malwarebytes some time back. Free tools of this type which also include real time protection are a rarity so I suspect it may attract a good deal of interest, especially among more security conscious users. The prolific software company IObit has recently released an anti-malware freeware called ‘IObit Malware Fighter 2’ which, it claims, includes real time protection. We let you know about the good software here at DCT, but we also warn about the not so good.
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![]() Substitute the heavy cream with a non-dairy option if preferred. Instead of Crème de Cacao and Peppermint Schnapps, you could use chocolate and peppermint extracts. Its taste is so much like the actual peppermint patty dessert, that it cant be. Yes, you could make a non-alcoholic version of the Peppermint Patty. This chocolate and peppermint drink is popular amongst college students. ![]() ![]() Could I make a non-alcoholic version of this cocktail? Remove the mint leaves and store in the refrigerator for future peppermint mochas. Follow the cocktail recipe below to learn how to make a Kahlua Peppermint Pattie. Add the mint or peppermint extract and steep for 10-15 minutes (heat off or on low) until the syrup has good flavor to it. It is a simple mixed drink with 4 ingredients. Dark chocolate brownies, mint chocolate chip ice cream, or a slice of flourless chocolate cake would all complement this cocktail nicely. A Kahlua Peppermint Pattie is a cocktail typically served in a Highball Glass. The rich minty and chocolate flavors of the Peppermint Patty cocktail would pair well with a variety of desserts. It originates from Germany and is a type of schnapps, a term that refers to both a family of alcoholic drinks and a type of distilled spirit. Peppermint Schnapps is a strong, clear liqueur flavored with peppermint leaves. What type of alcohol is Peppermint Schnapps? There are many cocktails inspired by candies and desserts, such as the Tiramisu Martini, the Apple Pie Margarita, the Chocolate Covered Cherry Martini, and the Candy Corn Cocktail. What are some other cocktails inspired by candies or desserts? Opt for our favorite double-shake method. This shot tastes like a liquid chocolate peppermint patty candy, making it an ideal drink after a long day of outdoor activities in the snow. The Peppermint Patty cocktail is a delightful and refreshing drink that has its roots in the 1970s. Our seasonal Peppermint Patty infusion and raspberry liqueur find perfect harmony in this tasty, rich flip recipe. All of these cocktails also incorporate the flavors of chocolate and mint. The Peppermint Patty Shot is a perfect winter cocktail that combines the flavors of Crme de Cacao, Peppermint Schnapps, and Bailey's Irish Cream. The ingredients used in the Peppermint Patty can be used to create other cocktails such as the Grasshopper, the After Eight, and the Thin Mint Shooter. In the mood for more peppermint? Our peppermint bark mimosas and peppermintinis will keep you slightly buzzed until you ring in the new year.What other types of cocktails could I make with these ingredients? You can also use crushed peppermint candy sticks to create a peppermint rim. If you can’t find mini peppermint patty candies, a full-size peppermint patty would work as well. Candy Instead of the traditional candy cane garnish, deck out your glass with a chocolate-peppermint candy cane or a cocktail pick stacked with mini peppermint patties. Pour the crme de cacao and peppermint schnapps or crme de menthe in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Minty We decided to skip the peppermint extract and peppermint-flavored vodka in favor of schnapps to ensure a nice balance of booziness and minty flavor. Coffee The Kahlúa brings all of the coffee flavor to this drink, but if you want to take it a step further and amp up the coffee flavor without adding more alcohol, add a splash of cold brew. Finish with a pinch of salt and a few peppermint candies, and meet your new favorite nightcap.Ĭreamy If you’re not too keen on the idea of mixing heavy cream and alcohol, or you plan to drink a few of these babies (or you just don’t have heavy cream), feel free to swap in half-and-half or milk. With a simple combo of Kahlúa, vodka, and heavy cream, the White Russian is already the king of creamy after-dinner cocktails, but adding a splash of peppermint schnapps makes it perfect for a seasonal celebration. Christmas is less than a week away now, friends. Pour vodka over bowl of the spoon, into the glass. Pour the peppermint schnapps over the spoon bowl into the glass. Now take a shot (30 ml 1 oz) of the chilled peppermint. Everyone’s favorite boozy coffee drink just got a holiday makeover. A Peppermint Patty Cocktail is the perfect Christmas drink Hot chocolate, peppermint schnapps and creme de cacao make it a Merry Christmas indeed. Take cocktail spoon and face the bowl side up in the glass, against the side of the glass and pour the chocolate liqueur over the bowl. Peppermint Patty Shot Recipe Pour your favorite chocolate syrup in your mouth (do not gulp it down). When Anjulie jumped off, the wire sliced her in half.Īfter the cops gathered enough evidence and Amy interrogated her ex-lover Bobby Prince, they were able to incriminate International Skiing Association president Sven Blattner for the murder. Roxie said that a taut wire was added to the end of the ramp. The sports event was stopped when ski jumper Anjulie Cruz was sliced in half after she jumped off a ramp to start the first ever Women's Ski Jump event. Amy wanted to tour the player around her hometown by to taking them to the Frosty Cup.
![]() There are four sets of intersection points. To compute 22 × 13, for example, draw two sets of vertical lines, the left set containing two lines and the right set two lines (for the digits in 22) and two sets of horizontal lines, the upper set containing one line and the lower set three (for the digits in 13). Here’s an unusual way to perform multiplication. ![]() Other Algorithms: Lines and Intersections That is, the area of the 4 x 3 rectangle is 12 square units. Since each unit was actually a square, we refer to the area using "square units". The product, 12, is the total number of squares in that rectangle. ![]() So we can think about 4 × 3 as a rectangle that has length 3 and width 4. Using the repeated addition perspective of multiplication, we can picture 4 × 3 as 4 groups of 3 squares each, as shown below.īut if we stack up the groups, we would have 4 rows, with 3 squares in each row. So, you could describe 3 units using three squares. Suppose our basic unit is one square, as shown below. It is also important that we understand why the area perspective of multiplication makes sense. But it is important to explicitly note what area actually is: a measurement describing two-dimensional space. We know that multiplication and area are related. In mathematics, we see this in the fact that often the first way we model relationships between numbers abstractly is with the number line. That is because one of the first forms of measurement we learn are based on a linear measurement model. When people refer to "measurement", often they think of using a ruler, yardstick, or tape measure. ![]() To effectively organize for change, social workers must first understand power and empowerment. Now social work education needs to more comprehensively respond to this call. ![]() These movements are making meaningful changes in policy and practices, changes social workers have long advocated. For social workers to effectively join these efforts, we need organizing skills. In the weeks since George Floyd’s murder, we have seen a powerful reinvigoration of the Black Lives Matter movement and a broader effort to eliminate racism at all levels of our society. The second crisis front and center at the moment-anti-Black racism and state violence-also calls for organizing to address. We believe that this separation within social work education prevents students from having the full set of skills needed to answer the call in situations such as the pandemic. Often these skills are separated within social work curricula. These relationship-building skills may be considered “micro-practice” skills, while organizing and advocating policy changes, for example, may be considered “macro-practice” skills. We all know the power of listening to stories and organizing workers to build power and gain advances in their workplaces. One of the authors is a labor organizer, while the rest have worked as volunteer organizers in political and unionizing efforts and researched the effects of unionization. These relationships among workers have been built slowly and gradually over time. They have amplified workers’ experiences and opened the phone lines to policymakers so workers can engage power. Unions across the country have advocated for personal protective equipment for frontline workers. ![]() Through the pandemic, we have seen the power of collective organizing. Policies can dictate affordable housing access, wage standards (minimum wage), funding for public schools, air and water regulations in poor or working-class communities, funding for public transportation, workplace protections, and protections against various forms of discrimination. When we say “the personal is political,” it is not an abstract idea but instead alludes to the fact that people’s lives are greatly impacted, both positively and negatively, by policy. It is also the only way to enact policies that can challenge entrenched inequalities, improving the outcomes and well-being of individuals and their communities. Organizing, a process by which people build consensus and come together to work toward a common goal, is the only way by which oppressed and/or disenfranchised groups can leverage collective power to dismantle, reimagine, and rebuild societal structures. In this article, we briefly describe the importance of organizing and offer suggestions for social work education that prepares all social workers for engaging in organizing as a core part of their work with individuals, organizations, and communities. We need to recognize the interdependence, complexity, and intimate links between micro and macro practice, clients and social workers, and the personal and professional aspects of our lives. If we hope to prepare social workers to organize to dismantle the systems of oppression and inequality that have led to current suffering and marginalization, rather than acting as Band-Aids to these larger social problems, we must challenge our dichotomous thinking and frameworks. And by empowerment we mean the process through which people of color, women, low-wage workers, and other marginalized groups develop critical consciousness and collaborate to shift power in society-not the co-opted definition that tells us that empowerment is pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. What does this mean for social work education? We believe these crises call for social work education that provides all social workers training in organizing, so that we have skills to facilitate empowerment. As the calls for replacing police with social workers grow louder, social workers may be more in demand than ever. ![]() Too many social workers are trained to provide individual assistance, learning about policy and economic inequality as context without developing the skills needed to change them. They highlight the need for social workers, at the same time, to reveal the weaknesses of many social work education programs. The interconnected crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and structural racism dominate the headlines and our consciousness as we write this. Ballentine, MA, MSW Gabriella Jones-Casey, MSW Sara Goodkind, PhD, MSW and Jeffrey Shook, PhD, JD, MSW Evolving Education: The Power of Organizing - Micro Meets Macroīy Kess L. 1.2.1.53 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.1.2.1.47 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.1.2.1.35 Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword.1.2.1.32 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012.1.2.1.30 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris.1.2.1.27 Jagged Alliance - Back in Action.1.2.1.14 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.1.2.1.7 BioShock Infinite - Season Pass.1.1.1.6 Red Orchestra 2: Heroes Of Stalingrad.These items are substantial in rarity, but the processes used to obtain these rare items were mostly fixed with the introduction of the Genuine quality, and a few other side fixes. Multiple early promotional items have been glitched from their original Unique quality into Vintage quality, with some even gaining uncraftable and untradeable attributes. Promotional items obtained via one of these non-promotional methods do not have Genuine quality. Since the introduction of the Genuine quality, most of the promotional items have been obtainable via one or more alternate methods – purchase, crafting, or item drop. Promotional items released before the FebruPatch, with the exception of those earned through gameplay, are typically no longer earnable and can only be acquired through trading or gifting. Competitive leagues also frequently award tournament medals to participants in their tournaments. Machine operations, and donating to charity drives. For example, the Earbuds were awarded to players who launched Team Fortress 2 through the Mac OS X operating system.Ĭertain community groups and events will often distribute promotional items for participating in special activities, such as KritzKast distributing the Lo-Fi Longwave through periodic contests, and community medals awarded through activities including completing community Mann vs. On other occasions, promotional items have been released to players through other means, such as earning achievements in the game itself. Typically, promotional items are awarded to players who pre-order or purchase the specified game, plushie, or even sets of soundtrack CDs. The means of obtaining promotional items vary. If purchased during the promotional period and kept as an unsent gift, the recipient of a gifted game with an associated promotional item will receive the item regardless of whether or not the promotional period had long-since passed. Players who purchase selected items from Valve or their partners, usually within a specified timeframe, will receive the item(s) advertised. Promotional items in Team Fortress 2 are exclusive items made available to players through Valve's marketing partnerships with other companies, as well as through their own games. ![]() The pons is responsible for causing this temporary paralysis as they shut off neurons in the spinal cord. Researchers have also found that during REM sleep, our body can experience a state of temporary paralysis, which inhibits our muscle activity (3). This is the outer layer of the brain that is responsible for thinking, learning and consolidating information. Signals from pons are sent to the thalamus, which sends them to the cerebral cortex. REM sleep begins in an area at the bottom of the brain, called pons. This phase of sleep accounts for 25 percent of an adult’s life cycle and over 50 percent of an infant’s (2). People enter REM sleep in the first 90 minutes of their sleep cycle, and the eyes are continually moving in various directions. During our sleep cycle, the brain travels through five different stages of sleep, and one of them is rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep. This discovery of dreaming was then found in most mammals, suggesting a new phenomenon that animals regularly dream during their sleep. In 1953, Aserinsky and Kleitman indicated that dreaming was related to eye movements during sleep that they called REM sleep (2). Dreaming mostly occurs in this stage, with increased respiration rate and increased brain activity. This is REM sleep, where rapid eye movements occur while you’re sleeping. To learn all about Deep Sleep and how you can increase it read our article " What Is Deep Sleep?" Stage 5 Sleepwalking and bed-wetting typically happen at the end of Stage Four sleep. Stage Four is a deep sleep that lasts for about 30 minutes. This is commonly known as 'Deep Sleep' or ‘Delta Sleep’, because of the delta waves that occur during this time. It's a transitional period between light sleep and very deep sleep. In this stage deep and slow brain waves known as the Delta Waves begin to emerge at this point. Body temperature begins dropping and heart rate starts slowing down. Our brain begins to produce very short periods of rapid, rhythmic brain wave activity known as ‘sleep spindles’. In this stage your muscles relax further, but you are still in light sleep. This is also a non-REM sleep, which lasts for about twenty minutes. Brain waves also get slower, as your brain starts to relax from your daytime wakefulness. Eventually your muscles relax and occasional twitches. This usually lasts for several minutes as light sleep, with slow heartbeat, breathing and eye movements. This is the first stage of non-REM sleep where your brain travel from wakefulness to sleep. ![]() During the night, humans cycle through all stages of non-REM and REM sleep several times, with longer REM sleep periods towards morning. Every stage is linked to a specific neuronal activity and brain wave structure. Non-REM sleep has further three different stages. It will also focus on ways we can improve our REM sleep so that we can improve the overall quality of our sleep by using our 20 suggested strategies.Īccording to the NIH (2), there are two main stages of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep. This article will focus on explaining what REM sleep is, which is associated with dreaming. ![]() But, have you ever wondered what sleep stage is related to dreaming and forming memory? If you have, you are in the right place. However, sleep has different stages: NREM Alpha, NREM Theta, NREM Delta and REM. Thus, we need to understand and improve our sleep cycle. Research has shown that poor sleep can lead to anxiety, depression and sleep disorders (1). ![]() Sleep is necessary for vital human cognitive functions such as sustained attention, vigilance, emotional processing and working memory. Humans spend about one-third of their life sleeping, indicating a crucial role it plays in our life. South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GBP £) Improved UI for the PDF annotation popover.Previously, these options were buried in the reference list's large contextual menu. Group by Color is a separate contextual menu item that preserves the order of the unlabeled references.Right-click the column header to select a sort option for the single-column reference list. ![]() The default reference list columns can be restored in Settings -> Lists.The Settings -> List options for manipulating columns have been removed. You now tell Bookends which fields to show and in what order by right-clicking a column header and using the contextual menus or by drag and drop.The right-click options for manipulating reference columns have been rewritten to provide a consistent UI regardless of how they are added, removed, or reordered.The last column always extends to the right border, and a column dropped into the last position will assume that width. The sort status of the dragged column will be preserved as will all column widths except for the last. Columns can be dragged and dropped to place them in any order. The way that columns are handled in the multi-column reference list has been entirely revised.Drag-reorder the reference list with animation.Sync your library with Bookends for iOS on your iOS devices, so that you have your references and PDF's with you wherever you are.Annotate and markup PDFs and have the information instantly accessible in notecards.Įasily migrate references and attachments from other reference managers to Bookends.Automatically locate and attach PDF's on your hard drive.Automatically download and attach the PDF of an article from the Internet if you have access permission.Automatically rename and organize PDF files on-the-fly.Attach any file (such as a PDF) to a reference and view or open it instantly.Bookends also offers a robust assortment of file attachment features:.Bookends allows for powerful group-based searches, with static, smart, virtual groups, and smart folders as well as tag clouds that make hierarchical searches easy. Also, with automatic searches of PubMed, you can discover articles as soon as they're published. Or use a built-in browser to download references with PDF's and/or Web pages. And with Bookends, you can directly search and import references from numerous sources: Bookends allows you to share your references over the Internet with anyone, on any platform.You can also scan Apple Pages '08, '09, and 5, Manuscripts.app, and LibreOffice/OpenOffice 4 files, or RTF files saved from any word processor. ![]() Access the power of Bookends directly from Mellel, Nisus Writer Pro, or MS Word (including Word 2016): Bookends allows you to scan your existing word-processor files and automatically generate finished manuscripts with properly formatted bibliographies.
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![]() The worms are carried by face flies, which feed on the tears of cattle, horses, and dogs you may have seen them persistently buzzing around an animal’s eyes. He had to dig out a German research paper from 1928 to finally identify the species as Thelazia gulosa, making it the third species of Thelazia to turn up in a human eye, along with a species in Asia and one in California. “All these parasites are rare, and this one is extremely rare,” says of Beckley’s eye worm. “When you don’t know what it is, it ends up on our table,” Bradbury says. They analyzed nearly 6,700 mystery samples last year alone. That worm and several more pulled from her eye made their way to Richard Bradbury, who leads the CDC’s Parasitology Reference Diagnostic Laboratory, the nation’s primary resource for identifying rare parasites. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ophthalmologists managed to snag one of the worms from Beckley’s eye, although it broke in half, and they sent the pieces to the U.S. “He freaked out and jumped back, and was like, Oh my god, I saw it! I just saw it!”Īs for Beckley, “she handled it all with remarkable grace and stride, and is incredibly strong,” says Erin Bonura, the infectious disease specialist at OHSU who treated her. “I’ll never forget when the doctor and the intern saw it wiggle across my eye,” Beckley says. For the next half hour, she sat with hospital staff staring into her eye, waiting for a worm to appear. ![]() ![]() They seemed a bit skeptical at first, she says, and suggested that maybe what had looked like a worm to her was really just mucus.īut Beckley kept insisting that there were worms in her eye: “I kept thinking, Show yourselves! You have to show yourselves!” she says. Doctors and interns gathered, hoping to see the rare eye worms. Worried about the proximity of the creepy-crawlies to her brain, Beckley decided to return to Portland, where her boyfriend’s father, a doctor, prepared the medical staff at Oregon Health & Science University for her arrival.Īt the hospital, “they basically rolled out the red carpet,” Beckley says. The doctors there were “legitimately freaked out,” Beckley says, but they didn’t know what the worms were or if they were dangerous. ![]() “I was just pulling them out, so I knew there were a lot,” she says.īeckley had pulled five more worms from her eye by the time she made it to a doctor in Ketchikan, Alaska. But then more worms started to appear, and it became clear this was a bigger problem. She had seen similar-looking worms in salmon, so Beckley wondered if she’d somehow accidentally transferred one to her eye. The small, nearly transparent creature wriggled for a few seconds, then died. Show Yourselvesīeckley didn’t know any of that as she stared at the worm on her finger in the summer of 2016. The last known case, researchers report today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, happened more than 20 years ago. What’s more, hers is only the 11th human case of Thelazia eye worms of any species in recorded U.S. Called Thelazia gulosa, the parasitic worm had been seen in cattle eyes-a normal pit stop in its life cycle-but never before in a human’s. When she looked down, she says, “there was a worm on my finger.”īeckley is now the first person in the world known to have been infected with a particular species of eye worm. She screwed up her courage, pulled back her eyelid, pinched the inflamed skin underneath, and gave it a yank. “So one morning, I woke up and I was like, If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to get whatever the heck is in my eye out of there,” Beckley says. The feeling wouldn’t go away, and after about five days, Beckley was frustrated. But try as she might, the 26-year-old couldn’t find a hair-or anything else-in her eye. “It felt like when an eyelash is poking you,” she says. Abby Beckley was salmon fishing in Alaska when she felt something in her left eye. |
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