From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for us, it's different. Consider again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there--on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
Sansa is now completely in the role of Alayne Stone, and she has considerable influence in the Eyrie. On the balcony of her rooms in the Maiden's Tower, she surveys the armies of the Lords Declarant camped outside the Gates of the Moon. Lord Gilwood Hunter arrived first, and immediately blockaded supplies from reaching the Eyrie.
Though they are not yet under siege, the situation looks dire from her standpoint. Lord Robert, even more irritable than normal because there are no eggs or bacon, tells Alayne that he still hears Marillion singing every night.
Alayne assures him that the bard is dead, although she has not seen the body, but she herself no longer hears singing. When Littlefinger arrives, he informs them that the Lords Declarant are on their way up to the Eyrie for a parley.
He tells Alayne that there will be eight of them, but he is only concerned about Lyn Corbray. We learn that Lyn fought against Jon Arryn at Gulltown at the onset of Robert's Rebellion, but later fought alongside him at the Trident, where he slew Prince Lewyn Martell of the Kingsguard and broke the Dornish line.
While his elder brother supports Petyr's position as Lord Protector of the Vale, Ser Lyn has taken up with the Lords Declarant. Bearing the Valyrian sword Lady Forlorn, Ser Lyn is a dangerous and unpredictable man, quick to demand a duel.
The Lords Declarant seek to defend Lord Robert and the Vale, but do not acknowledge the Lord Protector, naming him a false counselor who has been misruling the Vale. After Robert has another fit, Littlefinger suggests that Maester Colemon try giving him sweetsleep, although the maester seems reticent to do so.
Alayne tells her "father" that Yohn Royce will recognize her, having met her at Winterfell when Waymar Royce took the black, but Petyr explains that "men see what they expect to see." She also asks him why he doesn't leave the Vale to take up his position as Lord of Harrenhal.
Littlefinger is convinced the place is cursed, especially after what happened to Tywin Lannister, Gregor Clegane, and Vargo Hoat. Lady Shella Whent recently died without any heirs, claiming yet another family that once ruled at Black Harren's nightmare castle. When Alayne recommends that he give Harrenhal to Lord Walder Frey, Petyr smiles and tells her he might, but he would really like to give it to Cersei, although he might have to "remove her from the game" sooner than planned, unless she removes herself first.
Alayne leads the Lords Declarant up to Petyr's solar, where he confounds them by saying that he would like to sign their declaration to weed out the false counselors. But Yohn Royce tells him they did not come to obtain his signature; they are here to remove Littlefinger and take Lord Robert to foster at Runestone.
Petyr informs them that he plans to foster the sons of other lords here so that Robert will have boys his own age around. He also asks Lady Anya Waynwood to send Harrold Hardyng to the Eyrie as his ward, but the Lords scoff at this request. Littlefinger refuses their demand that he leave the Vale and turn over Robert, and after he calls their bluffs of violence, Lyn Corbray draws Lady Forlorn, but this enrages the other Lords Declarant, and Bronze Yohn tells the knight to up his steel, reminding him that they are guests.
Corbray stalks off, but this has worked to Littlefinger's advantage, as he now turns hostile toward the Lords. Demanding that they lift their encampment and give him one year to set the Vale to rights or else he will willingly step down as Lord Protector, all the Lords except Yohn Royce agree, and Petyr emerges victorious in the parley.
Later that night, after the Lords have departed, Alayne asks Petyr what he plans for the next year. Littlefinger continues his tutelage of Alayne in playing the game of thrones. He states that one or two of the older Lords may die over the course of the year, and Lord Gilwood Hunter may well be killed by his younger brother Harlan, who arranged old Lord Eon's death. Petyr admits that he will never be able to sway Bronze Yohn, but when Alayne inquires about Ser Lyn, he tells her that he can be bought "with gold and boys and promises."
Every day, the kindly man asks Arya who she is. When she replies "no one", he tells her that she lies, trying to get her to forget her true self and give up her past, but Arya resists. She works hard in the temple, cleaning and doing other chores.
She witnesses many people entering the temple, some to light candles, others to curl up near a statue to die, and others to speak in private to the kindly man.
When asked whose names she whispers at night, she finally admits that they are people she wants to kill, but the priest tells her that it is the Many-Faced God who determines who shall die, not her.
He also finally convinces her to dispose of her possessions, and she does so with all but Needle, which she hides outside the temple under a stone. Once she has done this, the kindly man comes to her and tells her some of their history.
The Faceless Men are older than Braavos, having started amongst the slaves working the mines beneath the volcanoes of the Valyrian Freehold.
The slaves worked under the harshest of conditions, and since they came from many different nations, they all prayed to different gods.
But one amongst them (although he may have actually been a noble's son or an overseer, no one knows) realized that they were actually all praying to one god- one who could set them free from their torture.
The kindly man does not finish the story, but now Arya is a novice at the temple, and she and the waif begin to teach each other their respective languages. As Arya learns Braavosi, the waif also teaches her how to read a lie on someone's face, and Arya discovers that the girl is actually well over thirty years old, having taken "poisons" as part of her sacrifice to become Faceless.
One day, when other priests of the Many-Faced God visit the temple, Arya asks the kindly man how to change her face, as Jaqen H'ghar did. While the priest knows not the name, he tells her it takes years of prayer, sacrifice and study to accomplish what he could do.
Still, Arya wishes to learn, so he tells her to begin training the muscles of her face in front of a mirror every day. The next day, the kindly man tells Arya that she must leave the temple for a while, so as to learn the Braavosi tongue by being amongst them all the time.
He instructs her to find a fishmonger named Brusco, but to not reveal who she really is. Arya decides to use the name "Cat", pretending to be an orphan girl from King's Landing.
At a hidden well at Shandystone in the desert of Dorne, Arianne and her most trusted companions are awaiting the arrival of Myrcella and her sworn sword. Although Arianne has the utmost trust in Garin, Drey and Sylva, she is still unsure about Gerold Dayne, the Darkstar.
She considers his cruel nature and the mystery surrounding him. Arianne worries that Arys is wary of Darkstar, and wonders who would win if they come to blows. Garin warns Arianne that he does not like the man, but she reminds him that they may need his sword and eventually his castle.
Later, Darkstar tells her that this scheme to crown Myrcella will not work as she has planned. He then unsheathes his sword, and reveals that you incite a war with steel (meaning they should kill Myrcella).
When Arys and Princess Myrcella arrive, Arianne introduces the girl to her companions. Myrcella recalls the great knight Arthur Dayne when she meets Darkstar, which seems to upset the Knight of High Hermitage, because in his mind people always remember his cousin for his famous sword. Arys draws Arianne off alone and reveals that Tywin Lannister is dead.
They set off at night for the Greenblood, where they will take an orphan's barge west along the river. Myrcella is confused, having been told nothing by Arys, especially the fact that everyone keeps calling her "your Grace".
Arianne tells her some of their plan, that they intend to crown her queen, because her brother Tommen was being controlled by evil councillors. During the trip, Myrcella asks Garin why they call him "an orphan of the Greenblood" when he has a mother and father.
He explains that it is a metaphor for their mourning the loss of their homeland, and the "mother" river, the Rhoyne. They built barges along the Greenblood and hammered them together, as they did in their ancestral land in Essos, for they were never comfortable in the deserts of Dorne.
As Arianne is considering her plan to crown Myrcella at Hellholt, where Ellaria Sand's father Harmen Uller rules, they reach the river and spot the barge that Garin's people promised would be waiting. But as they get closer, Areo Hotah steps from the cabin with a dozen crossbowmen.
Arianne yells for them to flee, while Drey recommends they yield. Arys Oakheart charges the boat, intent on protecting his two princesses at all costs. Hit with several bolts, he reaches the deck but falls to Areo's longaxe.
As Arianne falls off her horse screaming "No!", she hears Myrcella shrieking, and Areo commanding horsemen to chase after Darkstar, who fled. Arianne notices Myrcella on her hands and knees, her head in her hands and blood streaming down her arms.
Then she is brought before Areo, pleading to know how her father discovered what she planned. The Captain of the Guards responds, "Someone told. Someone always tells."
( 1 )Conciseness
In formal communication, we should be very careful about the briefness/conciseness of the message. As brevity is one of the principles of formal communication. Also, it is one of the important elements and prerequisites of effective communication.
It is always helpful for both the sender and the receiver because it saves their time. Concise messages are helpful in getting the meaning
( 2 )Correctness
Correctness means the accuracy of thoughts, figures, and words. If the given information is not correctly conveyed, the sender will lose reliability.
While communicating we should be careful about the correct use of grammar, message composition and appropriate words. Successful communication depends on the correct use of language & grammar.
( 3 )Concreteness
While communicating one should be very specific. Concreteness is an important aspect of effective communication. It is about being specific and definite rather than general.
In oral communication, one cannot draw tables and graphs to make our statement specific, but we can use apt and precise words to convey a message. If the message is specific, that saves time and increases the likelihood.
( 4 ) Clarity
Clarity is one of the principles of formal communication. Whatever we speak/communicate should have clarity. The idea of the message should be very clear in the mind of the sender.
The sender must be careful about the clarity of thought and objective of communication.
( 5 ) Completeness
Effective communication depends on the completeness of the message. Incomplete messages create ambiguity in the audience.
A complete message brings the desired results without any expense or additional information. Therefore, each and every message which is sent by the sender should be complete.
( 6 ) Consideration
It is an act of consideration. While sending a message the sender should look from the angle of the audience. The sender should understand the feelings and emotions of the receivers. It shows that in communication we should consider the audience.
( 7 ) Courtesy
Courtesy means polite behaviour. While communicating everybody should show politeness towards others. It facilitates communication. The polite messages help to strengthen relationships and to create goodwill, which helps in expanding the business.
To conclude, I would like to say that everybody should use the 7 Cs of communication to communicate effectively.
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The Government announced today that the first batch of amendments to the Dentists Registration Ordinance (DRO) will be in force from January 1, 2025.
The Government explained that new pathways, including “limited registration” which is open to all dentists and “special registration” targeting specialist dentists, will be introduced to admit qualified non-locally trained dentists.
From January 1, non-locally trained dentists who are selected for full-time employment in specified institutions, including the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority, the University of Hong Kong and the Prince Philip Dental Hospital, may apply to the Dental Council of Hong Kong (DCHK) for “limited registration” and “special registration”. Upon approval, those dentists can directly practise in the aforementioned specified institutions.
Moreover, non-locally trained dentists who have worked in the specified institutions for at least five years in aggregate and are certified by the institutions to have served satisfactorily by reference to the DCHK’s criteria will be eligible to apply for migration to full registration.
Dentists with “limited registration” will need to take the clinical part of the DCHK’s licensing examination. For dentists with “special registration”, whether they are required to take that part of the examination will be subject to the DCHK’s consideration on a case-by-case basis.
To dovetail with the statutory amendments, the Department of Health said it has already launched recruitment exercises while working closely with the DCHK in a bid to enable the first batch of non-locally trained dentists to come to Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year to serve the public.
Separately, with effect from January 1, Schedule 2 to the DRO will stipulate that only registered dentists may provide another person with three types of services, ie carrying out dental bleaching or a teeth whitening procedure, prescription of a clear aligner, and carrying out a teeth veneering procedure.
The offender will be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and imprisonment for three years; or on conviction upon indictment to five years' imprisonment.
The owner must resort to the courts for remedy rather than use self-help. If the defendant acts in the “fresh pursuit” , he is privileged to use a reasonable amount of force to defend possession.
A person may defend third persons on the same basis that they may defend themselves.
Defendant’s actions can be justified as self-defense if there was an actual or reasonably apparent threat to her safety and the force employed was not excessive in degree or kind.
An actor is liable for assault if they intentionally attempt to cause the apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with another or another’s property. Intent is the state of mind that one has when committing an act. An actor has specific intent when they act with the purpose of bringing about a specific outcome. An actor has general intent when acting in a way that is substantially certain to bring about a consequence. The second element is apprehension, which is the plaintiff’s anticipation of the contact. The third element, imminence, means that the contact is to happen soon without delay. The fourth element, harmful or offensive contact is what is anticipated by the plaintiff and is the touching of the body in a way that causes physical injury or offense. This can be direct contact, which is body to body, or indirect contact which is touching by something set in motion by the actor. The next element is that the contact must be with someone’s body or with something so closely connected to their body. Last, the conduct must be the cause of the apprehension of harmful contact.
A defendant is liable for assault when the defendant acts with intent to cause an imminent apprehension of harmful or offensive contact with another person; and the apprehension must be one which would normally be aroused in the mind of a reasonable person; and the tort is complete with the invasion of the plaintiff’s mental peace
Battery is an intentional contact that is harmful or offensive with a person or another person’s property, which in fact causes physical injury or offense. The elements of battery are (1) intent, (2) harmful or offensive contact, (3) contact with a person or a person’s property, and (4) causation. Intent is the state of mind that one has when committing an act. An actor has specific intent when they act with the purpose of bringing about a specific outcome. An actor has general intent when acting in a way that is substantially certain to bring about a consequence. The second element, harmful or offensive contact, is the touching of the body in a way that causes physical injury or offense. This can be direct contact, which is body to body, or indirect contact which is the touching by something set in motion by the actor. The third element is that the contact must be with someone’s body or with something so closely connected to their body. Last, the contact must be the cause of the physical harm or offense.
A defendant is liable for battery when (1)they have the intent to touch; (2)contact the plaintiff that was unconsented to by the plaintiff and (3) when the defendant intends the contact to be harmful or offensive. The resulting contact is harmful or offensive. (4) Intent is either the purpose to obtain the result or substantial certainty the result will follow.
False imprisonment is the intentional confinement of another that they are aware of or harmed by. The elements of false imprisonment are intent, confinement, the plaintiff being aware of the confinement or being harmed by it, and the defendant causing the confinement or failing to release the plaintiff from the confinement. Intent is the state of mind that one has when committing an act. An actor has specific intent when acting with the purpose of bringing about a specific outcome. An actor has general intent when acting in a way that is substantially certain to bring about a consequence. The confinement element is the limitation of a person’s movement to a fixed boundary. This can also be fulfilled by indirect confinement, which makes the plaintiff choose between remaining confined or being subjected to harm or offense that is equally undesirable to being confined. The causation element is the defendant’s active role in putting the plaintiff into the limited boundary or failing to release them from such a boundary. Last, the plaintiff must be aware of the confinement or must be harmed by it.
Sound waves are vibrations of molecules
When a sound wave travelling through a gas or a liquid comes into contact with a solid, some of the energy it is transferring is reflected from the surface of the solid, and some is transmitted through or absorbed by the solid
A reflected sound wave is called an echo
Sound is an example of a longitudinal wave, hence it consists of:
Compressions - regions of higher density
Rarefactions - regions of lower density
Compressions and rarefactions
Sound is a longitudinal wave consisting of compressions and rarefactions - these are areas where the pressure of the air varies with the wave
These compressions and rarefactions cause changes in pressure, which vary in time with the wave
Therefore, sound is a type of pressure wave
When the waves hit a solid, the variations in pressure cause the surface of the solid to vibrate in sync with the sound wave
pressure-waves, IGCSE & GCSE Physics revision notes
When sound waves hit a solid, the fluctuating pressure causes the solid to vibrate
Different solids have a tendency to vibrate at different frequencies
This is called the object's natural frequency
As a result, sound waves with a frequency that is close to a particular solid's natural frequency will cause larger vibrations than for sound waves with frequencies much larger or smaller than the solid's natural frequency
This means some frequencies of sound are transferred much more efficiently to the solid than others
Sound waves can be heard by human beings because sound waves are transferred efficiently from the air to the solid components of the ear
The transmission of sound to the human ear only works over a limited range of frequencies
This limits the range of sound frequencies a human can hear
The range of frequencies a human can hear is 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz
In the case of the human ear, the sound waves are transferred by two main solid components:
The eardrum which is made of tissue and skin
Three small bones
The human ear is made up of several components which turn sound waves into signals which the brain can interpret
The sound wave travels down the auditory canal towards the eardrum
The pressure variations created by the sound wave exert a varying force on the eardrum causing it to vibrate
The vibration pattern of the sound waves creates the same pattern of vibration in the eardrum
The eardrum vibration is transferred to the three small bones
The vibration of these small bones amplifies the vibrations and then transfers the vibrations to the liquid in the cochlea located in the inner ear
Tiny hairs inside the cochlea detect the vibrations and create electrical impulses which travel along neurones in the auditory nerve to the brain giving the sensation of sound
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Stages of mitosis:
1 Prophase = chromosomes form (condense) from the chromatin - the 2 pairs of centrioles move to each end of the cell - spindle fibres begin to form from the centrioles - nuclear envelope breaks down
2 Metaphase = chromosomes line up in the middle (equator) of the cell - spindle fibres from centrioles attach to chromosomes at their centromeres (converging point of a chromosomes chromatids)
3 Anaphase = centrioles pull apart chromosomes into 2 separate chromatids towards each end of the cell
4 Telophase = spindle fibres break down - nuclear envelope begins to form around each side of the now splitting cells groups of chromosomes (chromosomes which were split in half into chromatids now referred to as chromosomes again since they are separate) - cleavage furrow begins to form (division of where the original cell is splitting into 2)
