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St. Lucia is located in the eastern Caribbean and is part of the Lesser Antilles. The first flag of St. Lucia was used from 1939-1967, when St. Lucia was still considered a British colony. The original flag
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St. Lucia is located in the eastern Caribbean and is part of the Lesser Antilles. The first flag of St. Lucia was used from 1939-1967, when St. Lucia was still considered a British colony. The original flag consisted of a dark blue background, with the British Blue Ensign located in the upper left hand corner and St. Lucia’s coat of the arms located on the right. The coat of arms consisted of a black shield with two gold sticks of bamboo, situated to form a cross in the middle. Two Tudor roses and two fleurs-de-lis are each situated in one of the four sections created by the cross.
The current flag was officially accepted on March 1, 1967, when St. Lucia became an Associated State of the United Kingdom, rather than a colony. The flag itself was designed by an artist from St. Lucia, Dustan St. Omer. St. Lucia’s flag contains of a light blue background, with a triangle located in the center. A yellow triangle sits in front of a larger black, white-edged triangle in the center o
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Image of human egg being fertilized from the British Broadcasting Corporation - Education, BBC
Embryonic Stem Cell lines may be generated at this point.
|Ovulation Occurs in Two Phases
The first phase of the ovulation cycle
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Image of human egg being fertilized from the British Broadcasting Corporation - Education, BBC
Embryonic Stem Cell lines may be generated at this point.
|Ovulation Occurs in Two Phases
The first phase of the ovulation cycle is the follicular phase. It begins the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) and stops at the next ovulation. This phase varies greatly for each woman.
The second phase is the luteal phase. It begins the day of ovulation and lasts until the next menstrual cycle begins. Governed by hormone release, it follows a more regular timeline of between 12 to 16 days following ovulation.
The day of ovulation determines the length of a menstrual cycle. The common belief that stress can affect the timing of a period is half true. Stress can affect ovulation which then affects hormone release which begins the next menstrual period ; but, stress around the time of an expected period will not make it late - that date was decided 12-16 days earlier.
What Is Going On Here?
The blastocyst embryo with its two cell types: the inner cells that can initiate all cells of the body, and the outer cells destined to become the placenta, is the source of embryonic stem cells (esc).
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What is heartworm disease and why should I worry about it?
Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect dogs and cats. It is a disease that is present and endemic
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What is heartworm disease and why should I worry about it?
Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect dogs and cats. It is a disease that is present and endemic here in Singapore. Heartworm disease is spread by mosquitoes – when a dog or cat is bitten by a mosquito carrying heartworm larvae, the mosquito injects the larvae into the dog/cat’s subcutaneous tissues during the bite. These larvae then migrate via the bloodstream to the right side of the heart, where they start to grow to adult heartworm, which can range in size from 16 – 32 cm in length. Heartworm wreak damage in the heart and bring about respiratory difficulties as well as heart failure. In severe cases, heartworm disease can cause death.
Which animals can get heartworm?
All dogs and cats in Singapore (regardless of age) that are not on heartworm prevention are at risk of getting heartworm.
Rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters are not at risk of getting heartworm.
Humans can, very rarely, be infected with heartworm.
What are the signs of heartworm disease?
Clinical signs of heartworm disease vary in severity, depending on chronicity (length of time) of infection and worm burden (number of worms present in infection). Early infection with heartworm may be undetectable, while chronic (long-standing) heartworm infection may manifest as non-specific signs such as coughing, excessive panting, exercise intolerance, lethargy, pallor (paleness) of mucous membranes, decreased appetite and/or weight loss.
In cats, clinical signs associated with Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease (HARD) may be mistaken for feline bronchitis or feline asthma.
If your dog or cat is currently showing or has shown any of the signs mentioned above and he/she is not currently on heartworm prevention, please make an appointment with us as soon as possible to check your pet’s heartworm status.
How can I make sure my pet does not get heartworm?
If your dog/cat is less than 7 months old: Heartworm prevention can and should be instituted immediately.
If your dog/cat is more than 7 months old and/or has lapsed heartworm prevention for 7 months or more: Your pet should be tested for heartworm. If found to be negative, heartworm prevention should be instituted as soon as possible.
What does a heartworm test involve?
We will need to obtain a few drops of blood from your pet to perform a heartworm test with results available 10 – 15 minutes later.
As we do not routinely carry heartworm tests for cats, please inform the clinic in advance if you wish to bring your cat in for a heartworm test.
What forms of heartworm prevention are available for my pet?
In cats, the only form of heartworm prevention labelled for such use here in Singapore is a monthly topical preventative (Revolution®). As heartworm is UNTREATABLE in cats, even though cats are less susceptible to heartworm infection, we strongly recommend starting your cat on heartworm prevention.
In dogs, several forms of heartworm prevention are available, including monthly topicals (Revolution®), monthly oral meat-flavoured tablets (Heartgard® and Interceptor®) and a yearly injectable (Proheart SR-12®).
Heartworm prevention should be given for life or for as long as your pet is here in Singapore. Most of Southeast Asia and certain regions of Australia and America are also endemic for heartworm, so it would be prudent to check if you will need to continue your pet on his/her heartworm prevention when taking him/her overseas.
Heartworm prevention should not be mistaken for other preventatives used for treatment and prevention of intestinal worms that are commonly given to dogs/cats during their vaccinations.
My pet has been diagnosed with heartworm. Is there treatment available?
In cats: There are no products approved for the use of treatment of heartworm in cats at present and many complications exist with treatment attempted with products not labelled for heartworm treatment.
In dogs: Treatment depends on the severity of the disease. In dogs with mild to moderate disease, an injectable drug is administered in 2 or more doses to kill adult heartworm present. There is a risk of dead heartworm breaking off from the heart and forming a life-threatening embolus in the lung at any point after treatment and death, paralysis, severe coughing, difficulty breathing and collapse are all possible side-effects with killing of adult heartworm. The patient may have to be hospitalised during treatment for heartworm. Damage done to the heart is only partially reversible even with treatment.
In dogs with severe heartworm disease (caval syndrome), several complications exist in addition to the presence of heartworm and death can result even with surgical treatment to remove the heartworm present in the heart.
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4LocomotionAMOEBAIt rolls slowly on a surface (i.e. ground, leaf, etc). Must live in water. It looks like the tracks on a bulldozer.It changes its shape by extending pseudopods (“false
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4LocomotionAMOEBAIt rolls slowly on a surface (i.e. ground, leaf, etc). Must live in water. It looks like the tracks on a bulldozer.It changes its shape by extending pseudopods (“false feet”). Pseudopods are created by cytoplasm pushing on the cell membrane. This is called amoeboid action.
6Locomotion EUGLENA > Flagellates Must live in water Uses its flagellum to move. Whips it in front/behind its body to propel itself through the water.If there is too little water for this type of locomotion, the euglena can use amoeboid action to move.
7Locomotion PARAMECIUM > Ciliates Must live in water Uses its cilia to move.Cilia move in waves and act as oars to propel the paramecium through the water
8FEEDING AMOEBA The amoeba extends its pseudopods around its prey Where the pseudopods meet, a food vacuole is formedA lysosome joins/fuses with the food vacuole
10Feeding in Amoeba continued The enzymes within the lysosome start to digest the foodThe nutrients released from the food diffuse into the cytoplasm of the amoebaThese nutrients are used in cellular respiration to produce ATP (energy)Waste is removed when the vacuole fuses with the cell membrane and ejects the waste
11Reproduction Protist reproduction is asexual The nucleus is replicated through the process of mitosis. All the DNA is copied exactly. Both the macronucleus and the micronucleus are replicated.The cell is then split into two daug
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It is term which define and show “Things are how much safe and free from danger”, or we can say that “how much protected against difficult and adverse condition”, means in harmful state. Now in terms of information security, we can say that
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It is term which define and show “Things are how much safe and free from danger”, or we can say that “how much protected against difficult and adverse condition”, means in harmful state. Now in terms of information security, we can say that it is a preventive, identifying, and also recovery measures.
Prevention means it could be control any type of harmful situations, which is able to avoid or identify any undesirable events. Some examples of prevention is password protection, firewalls, policies etc.
Identifying means identify type of occurring harmful events and detect them. Here some examples of identifying measures visitor logs, motion sensors, closed-circuit TV. And by the help of this devices it gives signals before occurring disasters.
Recovery measures It play roles after occurring undesirable events by the help of integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information resources. Some examples of recovery measures is fault tolerance, backup of data, and some preplanned recovery disaster.
For security purpose many principles are developed by expert team and some committee like GASSP but in here we explain to you some general terms and principle which is followed by everyone for being safe.
Confidentiality: This term defines that information has confidential when it is fully protected and never disclose to unauthenticated individuals. It means when any unauthenticated persons want to see any information about you or your organization then confidentiality is busted. And for precautions of confidentiality you can take some steps such as
Availability: It gives permission to only authenticated users or individual systems to access any type of information which they want without any objections.
Authentication: It explain authentication about any object that the things or information is genuine or not. When any information are in same condition in which it was created or may be stored.
Accountability: In this process we could know that all the systems are authorized or unauthorized and says identity is authenticated. It kept all records of system log and all information like access denied attempts.
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Brian Fagen is a emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
In his talk Fagan emphasized a wide view of human history as it unrolls in the landscape of climate. … we can see evidence from ice
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Brian Fagen is a emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
In his talk Fagan emphasized a wide view of human history as it unrolls in the landscape of climate. … we can see evidence from ice cores, tree rings, fossil pollen, and historical records, all pointing to the conclusion that people in the past have suffered through global warming periods before. So what happened?
Using data from truffle-hunting historians, Fagan told of how vineyard harvest records in Europe show that England became so warm during the period between 800-1250 AD that England not only had vineyards in its central provinces but it also exported wine to France. The medieval warm period had repercussions throughout society. Iceland and Scandinavia warmed up enough to grow cereal crops, tree lines elevated in mountain areas, and there were longer growing seasons everywhere on the continent.
This warming up
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New York: Time, Inc. Book Division
Why read it? Haven't you always wondered about what Einstein said concerning the universe? Well, after reading this book, you probably won't still be able to talk about it at cocktail parties,
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New York: Time, Inc. Book Division
Why read it? Haven't you always wondered about what Einstein said concerning the universe? Well, after reading this book, you probably won't still be able to talk about it at cocktail parties, but Barnett does shed light on Einstein's ideas. And after you have read even these highlights, you will be struck with the wonder of the universe in which we live and the intellect and force that created it.
We can no longer know the reality of the world around us through our senses. It can only be described by mathematical equations. Equations were the method by which the atomic bomb was developed.
When man attempts to observe his universe, he changes it because he is part of that universe.
Since everything in the universe is moving there is no stationary frame of reference to use in measuring its motion.
Nothing moves faster than light.
E = MC squared. Mass becomes energy at the square of the speed of light and becomes radiation. "This extraordinary relationship becomes more vivid when its terms are translated into concrete values: i.e., one kilogram of coal (about two pounds), if converted entirely to energy, would yield 25 billion kilowatt hours of electricity or as much as all the power plants in the U.S. could generate by running steadily for two months."
"In other words matter is energy and energy is matter, and the distinction is simply one of temporary state. Matter and energy are interchangeable." Man turned mass into energy at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.
Magnets do not attract. They create a field that operates on the piece of iron. Stars, the moon and other celestial objects also create fields.
The Einstein universe is curved, but can't be visualized, can only be described mathematically.
The process of finding the unity beneath reality began with the 90 elements, then reducing those to electromagnetic forces and then to space, time, matter, energy and gravitation; then Einstein in Special Relativity showed the equivalence of matter and energy and in General Relativity, the indivisibility of space and time. This urge to find the unity behind the variability of the universe is the passion of science and the human intellect. However, as this unity is discovered, reality becomes even more remote from direct experience.
Concepts like gravitation, electromagnetism, energy, current, momentum, the atom and the neutron are theoretical concepts that are metaphors, inadequately described, because we lack direct experience with them.
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Also found in: Dictionary, Acronyms.
Related to King's bench: Justice of the King's Bench, Kings Bench Division
KING'S BENCH. The name of the supreme court of law in England. It is so
called
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Also found in: Dictionary, Acronyms.
Related to King's bench: Justice of the King's Bench, Kings Bench Division
KING'S BENCH. The name of the supreme court of law in England. It is so
called because formerly the king used to sit there in person, the style of
the court being still coram ipso rege, before the king himself. During the
reign of a queen, it is called the Queen's Bench, and during the
protectorate of Cromwell, it was called the Upper Bench. It consists of a
chief justices and three other judges, who are, by their office, the
principal coroners and conservators of the peace. 3 Bl. Com. 41.
2. This court has jurisdiction in criminal matters, in civil causes, and is a supervisory tribunal to keep other jurisdictions within their proper bounds.
3.-1. Its criminal jurisdiction extends over all offenders, and not only over an capital offences but also over another misdemeanors of a public nature; it being considered the custos morum of the realm. Its jurisdiction is so universal that an act of parliament appointing that all crimes of a certain denomination shall be tried before certain judges, does not exclude the jurisdiction of this court, without negative words. It may also proceed on indictments removed into that court out of the inferior courts by certiorari.
4.-2. Its civil jurisdiction is against the officers or ministers of the court entitled to its privilege. 2 Inst. 23; 4 Inst. 71; 2 Bulst. 123. And against prisoners for trespasses. In these last cases a declaration may be filed against them in debt, covenant or account: and this is done also upon the notion of a privilege, because the common pleas could not obtain or procure the prisoners of the king's bench to appear in their court.
5.-3. Its supervisory powers extend, 1. To issuing writs of error to inferior jurisdictions, and affirming or reversing their judgments. 2. To issuing writs of mandamus to compel inferior officers and courts to perform the duties required of them by law. Bac. Ab. Court of King's Bench.
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Presentation on theme: "1 Indirect Effects and the Test of Mediation. 2 Example Objective: Compare Path Models to Multiple Regression and Illustrate Concepts of Indirect Effects."— Presentation transcript:
2 Example Objective: Compare Path Models to Multiple
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Presentation on theme: "1 Indirect Effects and the Test of Mediation. 2 Example Objective: Compare Path Models to Multiple Regression and Illustrate Concepts of Indirect Effects."— Presentation transcript:
2 Example Objective: Compare Path Models to Multiple Regression and Illustrate Concepts of Indirect Effects and Mediation
3 Example Data: Community Response to Wildfire in California Shrublands
4 View of Data in KeeleyDataCov.xls rich = plant species richness in 1000 m 2 plots tcov = total cover of all species coastran = distance from the coast (transformed) s_age = age of the stand that burned, in years fidx = fire severity index hetero = index of within-plot heterogeneity optabio = index of optimum abiotic conditions (low N, high sand, high rock)
6 Indirect Effects as Causal Tests: Step 1 How do we interpret the observation that plant cover the year after the fires is a function of the age of the stand that burned? Perhaps older stands burn hotter and produce more severe fires.
7 Evaluating the possibility that effect of stand age on plant cover following fire is because older stands burn hotter. Indirect Effects as Causal Tests: Step 2
8 Setting Amos "Analysis Properties" for this example.
9 Testing the hypothesis of mediation - results. Indirect Effects as Causal Tests: Step 3 Chi-square less than 3.84 indicates we pass the test for concluding that fire severity mediates the effect of stand age on vegetation recovery. standardized path coefficients R-square
10 Calculating the Magnitude of the Indirect Effect. Standardized indirect effect of s_age on tcov = 0.45 x -0.44 = -0.198.
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By: Nadia Lovko, Sustainability Metrics and Reporting Intern
Bioremediation is the use of microbes and biological processes to clean up contamination. Some microbes can eat and process contaminants and use them for fuel. If soils and groundwaters do
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By: Nadia Lovko, Sustainability Metrics and Reporting Intern
Bioremediation is the use of microbes and biological processes to clean up contamination. Some microbes can eat and process contaminants and use them for fuel. If soils and groundwaters do not have enough of these microbes, they can be added through a process known as bioaugmentation. This process is becoming increasingly popular as a method of cleaning up oil spills. pesticides, and other contaminants.
How does it work?
Bioremediation works by having microbes digest the contaminants, usually releasing small amounts of water and carbon dioxide in their place. For bioremediation to be effective, there must be ideal conditions. This means the right temperature, nutrients, and food must be present. Without these conditions, the microbes will either die or grow too slowly to effectively clean up contaminants. To augment conditions, “amendments” can be added to the soil. These can be household products or air and chemicals. If the conditions cannot be augmented in situ, for example in cold environments, the temperatures cannot be raised, the soil can be dug up and treated ex situ.
How long does it take?
The truth is, it depends. There is no set amount of time for these clean-ups, because not all contamination is the same. The factors that influence the amount of time needed for bioremediation are:
- concentration of contaminants
- accessibility to contaminants
- size of contaminated area
- soil conditions (whether they must be augmented)
- ex situ or in situ treatment
Why use it?
Since bioremediation relies on microbes that already exist naturally, there is no harm to people. The microbes added to an area are expected to die off once the contamination is removed and the food source has dwindled. The chemicals added to the soils to augment conditions are thought to harmless, as
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Can Too Much Homework Lead to Bad Grades?
It may seem like summer’s just begun, but parents are already focused on the upcoming school year — and some are even encouraging their kids to study now and get a head-start on all the work ahead
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Can Too Much Homework Lead to Bad Grades?
It may seem like summer’s just begun, but parents are already focused on the upcoming school year — and some are even encouraging their kids to study now and get a head-start on all the work ahead.
But does all that extra time with the books pay off?
Research by Sydney University educational psychologist and author Richard Walker indicates it doesn’t. In fact, he says younger kids who do too much homework actually perform worse on standardized tests.
This backs up previous research showing homework is of very limited value during elementary school, but Walker says that even high schoolers shouldn’t be doing more than a couple hours of nightly studying.
The National PTA now recommends a policy espoused by Duke University social psychologist Harris Cooper, who says that starting in the first grade, kids should get about 10 minutes of homework each night per grade level. So, for example, a third grader would be assigned about 30 minutes of daily homework.
Andy Shaw, dean of the Bay School in San Francisco, says that in our society, too many people assume more homework equals better and brighter students, adding, “Time spent with family … volunteering, or being involved in musical theater can end up changing a student’s life just as much as what goes in classroom.”
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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luke 21:25
It started in late May
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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luke 21:25
It started in late May.When geoecologist Steffen Zuther and his colleagues arrived in central Kazakhstan to monitor the calving of one herd of saigas, a critically endangered, steppe-dwelling antelope, veterinarians in the area had already reported dead animals on the ground.
“But since there happened to be die-offs of limited extent during the last years, at first we were not really alarmed,” Zuther, the international coordinator of the Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative, told Live Science.But within four days, the entire herd — 60,000 saiga — had died.
As veterinarians and conservationists tried to stem the die-off, they also got word of similar population crashes in other herds across Kazakhstan. By early June, the mass dying was over. [See Images of the Saiga Mass Die-Off]
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Geochemistry of fine-fraction streambed sediments collected from the upper Illinois River basin was surveyed in the fall of 1987 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment pilot projects. The survey included 567 samples
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Geochemistry of fine-fraction streambed sediments collected from the upper Illinois River basin was surveyed in the fall of 1987 as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment pilot projects. The survey included 567 samples analyzed for 46 elements. Three distinctive distribution patterns were found for seven U.S. Environmental Protection Agency priority pollutants surveyed, as well as for boron and phosphorus: (1) enrichment of elements in the Chicago urban area and in streams draining the urban area relative to rural areas, (2) enrichment in main stems relative to tributaries, and (3) enrichment in low-order streams at high-population-density sites relative to low-population-density sites. Significant differences in background concentrations, as measured by samples from low-order streams, were observed among five subbasins in the study area. Uncertain geochemical correspondence between low-order, background sites and high-order, generally metal enriched sites prevented determination of background levels that would be appropriate for high-order sites. The within-sample ratio of enriched elements was variable within the Chicago area but was constant in the Illinois River downstream from Chicago. Element ratios imply a composite fine-fraction sediment in the Illinois River of 35-40 percent Des Plaines River origin and 60-65 percent Kankakee River origin.
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Geochemical characterization of streambed sediment in the upper Illinois River basin
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ASHRAYA NAGAR, India -- This slum on the outskirts of Bangalore is a mix of poverty and modernism. Most huts here have no attached toilet or running water, but solar panels of all sizes appear on their asbestos rooft
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ASHRAYA NAGAR, India -- This slum on the outskirts of Bangalore is a mix of poverty and modernism. Most huts here have no attached toilet or running water, but solar panels of all sizes appear on their asbestos rooftops.
Such contradictory scenes aren't rare across India. In the northern state of Bihar, small businesses charge their mobile phones with electricity generated from rice husk gasification. In farmlands here in south India, villagers harvest wind power to pump groundwater for irrigation.
India is doing something important to empower the poor with renewable energy. Right now more than 1 billion people in the world live without electricity. But experts say that as the world's poorest people climb the income ladder, their demand for modern power and other comforts will further stress global energy supply while boosting greenhouse gas emissions. India, which has an unelectrified population almost equivalent to the total population of the United States, is becoming a global laboratory where such challenges are being resolved.
There are no reliable data on how many renewable energy solutions have been implemented among poor Indians, partly because the products are often bought by individuals or donated by businesses and nongovernmental organizations.
But Andrew Jeffries, principal energy specialist at the Asian Development Bank's Delhi office, said there has been growing acceptance that clean energy technologies can be the best solution for energy access in certain circumstances.
"The Indian government has launched several stimulus programs, and this has supported the diffusion of these technologies in areas where they are not yet commercially viable," Jeffries said.
Private- and public-sector solutions
Some companies have thrived even without government financial assistance. Mumbai-based Greenlight Planet, for one, has sold about 655,000 solar-powered LED lanterns in India since 2010. Most of those sales came in the last two years.
"Our sales growth is increasing at a super-fast rate," said Anjuli Pandit, director of global communication of Greenlight Planet. "I don't think this is an indicator that the demand is increasing -- it was always there -- but rather an indicator that we are building the resources to serve that demand." Pandit said her company more than quadrupled sales agents in India from 1,200 in 2012 to about 5,000 this year.
What drove Greenlight Planet to do so is the market potential. While most of its targeted customers make $2.50 a day or even less, they opt for the solar product because it offers better lighting quality than their kerosene lanterns, avoids indoor pollution and provides a charging solution for mobile phones. Most importantly: It saves money.
Despite the generous government subsidies on kerosene -- around $2 billion per year -- solar lighting is already a cost-effective option in off-grid India. According to a 2011 report published by Lighting Asia, the World Bank Group's arm to solve energy poverty, the lifetime cost for a solar lantern with a two- to three-year time frame is $18; by contrast, kerosene used to meet that need during the same period costs $38.
Fuel prices increase day by day at the same time the cost of manufacturing renewable energy equipment is decreasing, so the economic factor has persuaded Indian policymakers to support the switch. Renewable energy systems were delivered to 905 villages from 2011 to 2012 through a government program.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is now spending an additional $88.8 million on decentralized solar and small hydro technologies in north India's Ladakh district, developing the largest off-grid renewable energy project in the world.
Yet much of the energy upgrade among poor Indians happens in a smaller and quieter manner. Some families install a laptop-size solar panel on their roof. Others team up to build a village-scale biomass-based power plant that delivers the generated electricity to each household through mini-grids.
Business potential and challenges
There are also people who enjoy renewable energy technologies without buying them. Omnigrid Micropower Co. Pvt. Ltd., more commonly known as OMC Power, allows rural Indians to rent battery-operated energy access solutions -- such as LED lanterns and power boxes that can run a few lights and appliances -- at a daily rate close to villagers' existing fuel expenditures. The equipment is charged at OMC's micro-power plants using sun, wind and biogas, and delivered to the villagers twice a day.
OMC Power also supplies electricity by cable to telecommunication towers that are located in off-grid areas and otherwise have to run on expensive diesel. Its long list of clients includes Bharti Infratel, an Indian telecom giant with annual revenues of more than $1.6 billion, but villagers are OMC's biggest financial contributor.
"When we started out, we thought to mainly sell electricity to telecom companies, and whatever left would be for villagers. The sales in rural communities were considered as a bonus," recalled Pär Almqvist, the company's chief marketing officer.
"It turned out to be the other way around," Almqvist continued with a laugh. "After one year, more than 50 percent of our revenue came from the sales in rural communities."
OMC Power now operates 11 micro-power plants in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. The company expects to reach 100
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One of the more common, but unusual symptoms that millions of people can suffer from on occasion is back pain after eating a meal or snack. Associating back pain with food introduced in the stomach may seem counterintuitive, but there have been substantial
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One of the more common, but unusual symptoms that millions of people can suffer from on occasion is back pain after eating a meal or snack. Associating back pain with food introduced in the stomach may seem counterintuitive, but there have been substantial clinical studies that show for certain persons, eating a particular type of food can indeed cause the stomach or intestines to expand and put pressure on the muscles of the back.
Understanding back pain after eating can be troublesome at first since we naturally associate digestive issues with the front side of our torsos, not the back area. What is important is that if you suspect that your back pain after eating is linked then identifying the particular food is important to prevent this occurrence from happening again.
Of course, each of us has our own unique tastes as well as sensitivities to certain types of foods. What one person may eat heartily may cause us great distress when consumed. Also, the types of foods that we have eaten for years without any problem may suddenly cause issues because of the natural changes that occur when we age.
Whatever the case, the first step to indentifying the cause of back pain after eating is remembering what you ate during that time and perhaps even keeping a journal if you are not sure of the immediate cause, perhaps because you consumed several different types of foods so when it happens again you can narrow down the possibilities.
However, there are some common types of foods that have caused back pain after eating in many individuals.
Gas: This is the most common form of pain and the expansion of gas in your stomach and intestines can cause you to feel back pain. Foods that make you “gassy” should be reduced or perhaps you can augment your diet with substances that reduce gas buildup in your system. If you identify a particular food as causing the gas, then reducing or eliminating it from the diet may be your best option.
Sunflower Seeds and Popcorn: Two common food items generally have a high fat content. The inability of the stomach and intestines to process the fat can cause you to feel pain in your back. Cutting back on high fat foods or replacing them with lower fat versions of both sunflower seeds and popcorn can reduce the symptoms of back pain after eating.
Gall Bladder: If the pain you experience seems to center on the upper right of your stomach or corresponding place on your back, you may have an infected gall bladder. This condition is aggravated if you eat high fat foods which cause the gall bladder to release bile. In most cases, surgery to remove the infected gall bladder is recommended.
Pancreas: Your pancreas works in conjunction with your gall bladder. Irritation of the pancreas can cause symptoms of back pain after eating. In this case, seeking out medical treatment is a must.
While most cases of back pain after eating are temporary and can be associated with gas or a particular food, if your pain persists then seeking out a physician is recommended.
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President Obama has recently said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a “global security threat” and has announced an initiative to send 3,000 US troops to the region and build new healthcare facilities to help stem the tide of the disease.
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President Obama has recently said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a “global security threat” and has announced an initiative to send 3,000 US troops to the region and build new healthcare facilities to help stem the tide of the disease.
According to the BBC News Service Ebola has already killed more than 2,000 people, over half of those infected. The question for us is do we need to be concerned? The answer is “yes” we need to be concerned and continue to stay informed but there is no reason to fear or start panicking.
The current outbreak is the deadliest since Ebola was first uncovered in 1976.
So what is Ebola? The disease only spreads by close contact and currently there is no cure nor a vaccine. It first began last December in Guinea before spreading to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.
Here is a info-graphic from the World Health organisation that explains what one needs to know while traveling to risk countries.
Facts About Ebola
1. You cannot get Ebola through air.
2. You cannot get Ebola through water.
3. You cannot get Ebola through food.
4. You can only get Ebola from touching the blood or body fluids from a person who has died from the disease or is currently sick with it.
5. Touching contaminated objects like needles.
6. Touching infected animals, blood or meat.
Furthermore the CDC is of the opinion that there is no significant risk to the United States from Ebola at present.
5 Ways To Avoid And Survive The Virus
1. Wash hands with soap and water often and use clean towels.
2. Do not touch someone whom you suspect of having the virus.
3. Avoid dead bodies if you suspect that they have died from the virus.
4. Avoid touching suspect meat, even if its a delicacy in your region.
5. Do not panic, do not spread rumors. Preventative measures are the best way to survive.
Source: BBC News
In an article entitled “25 critical facts about this Ebola virus that every American needs to know’ author Michael Lynch asks the question whether average Americans need to be concerned about the virus. He does take a slightly different tone to what I have suggested above, however if you would like to know about the 25 critical facts about the virus you can READ MORE HERE
Another good article that takes a less sensationalist tone is one from one of my favorite prepper sites. Gray Wolf Survival
In the following article the author suggests that developed nations do not have much to fear because of our high standard of health. READ MORE HERE
Finally, in an article titled Micro Terrorists The Ebola Virus Outbreak, the author suggests that people of the faith who believe in Christ have nothing to fear as…
“we shouldn’t be afraid, because we know that the God who sent his Son to die for us also sent Him to save us and not to harm us. We are not immune from the troubles of this world, but we know that God is there with us in all of them. Sometimes He walks through them with us, and sometimes He heals us and frees us. Either way, we know He loves us, and we’re going to be okay. As, Jesus said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33) READ MORE HERE
As always, Be Prepared, Stay Safe.
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In past ten years, in comparing to the growth of the total population in Bangladesh, there is an alarming decrease of Hindu population in the country. According to statistics available with the government sources, the proportionate decrease in Hindu population is around nine hundred
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In past ten years, in comparing to the growth of the total population in Bangladesh, there is an alarming decrease of Hindu population in the country. According to statistics available with the government sources, the proportionate decrease in Hindu population is around nine hundred thousand. The statistics show almost elimination of Hindu population in fifteen districts in the country. Most of the Hindu families in those districts were forced to leave the country. In 2001, the total number of Hindu population in Bangladesh was 16.83 million, while the population was expected to be 18.2 million in 2011. But the latest statistics available with the government shows the total number of Hindu population at 12.3 million, which is nine hundred thousand less than the expected rate of growth. Currently 8.5 percent of the total population of Bangladesh is Hindus, while in 2001, it was 9.2 percent. The proportion of Christian, Buddhist and other religious minority population did not see any decline in the past. Currently the total number of Muslim population in Bangladesh is 90.4 percent. The district-wise statistics of population sees “huge decline” or “almost elimination” of Hindu population in fifteen districts, though the statistics terms the decline of Hindu population as “missing population”.
Rise of Islamists as well as greed of forceful occupation of Hindu properties has compelled hundreds of Hindu families in migrating to other countries, while Islamic Missionaries engaged in converting Hindus are also liable for such decrease in Hindu population in Bangladesh. Currently more than three hundred Islamic charitable organizations are actively engaged in patronizing and funding converting Hindus into Islam. At the same time, one of the reasons behind decrease in Hindu population is lesser rate of total fertility rate. Hindus in Bangladesh started migrating to various countries, including neighboring India since the partition of British India in 1947. Muslim influential figures in various parts of Bangladesh, irrespective of their political identities have been continuing to force hundreds Hindu families in selling their properties at unbelievably cheaper price and migrate mostly to India in order to skip numerous forms of repressive actions. If any Hindu tried to protect their ancestral property and resist undue pressure of the Muslims, either their houses were set on fire or female members of those families were forcefully abducted as well as gang-raped. In most cases, law enforcing agencies, instead of standing in protecting the Hindu families, tried to defend the perpetrators, simply because of their political identity or social status. Whichever party came in power in Bangladesh, repression on Hindus never stopped, as it has become a type of social disease within the Muslim population of Bangladesh in applying repressive actions on the Hindus and other religious minority groups, thus finally compelling them in leaving the country by selling their properties only at a token price.
Secretary General of Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance, advocate Gobinda Chandra Pramanik said, “Hindu girls are becoming victim of abduction and rape on an increased frequency. That is why, most of the Hindu families in Bangladesh either send their girl children to various educational institutions in India or get them married at tinder age simply to save their religious and social dignity.”
Read it all.
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What Proof is There to Support Biological evolution?
Students identify who developed the theory of evolution. The concepts of adaptation and development are discussed. The age of the earth is explored in relationship to the development of various species. The condition of the environment of
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What Proof is There to Support Biological evolution?
Students identify who developed the theory of evolution. The concepts of adaptation and development are discussed. The age of the earth is explored in relationship to the development of various species. The condition of the environment of species is isolation is brought forth for analysis.
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Bible Study Lesson: Matthew 5: 3-12
“Blessed are the Meek, for they will inherit the earth” – This third of 8 beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) is a
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Bible Study Lesson: Matthew 5: 3-12
“Blessed are the Meek, for they will inherit the earth” – This third of 8 beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) is a direct quotation of Psalm 37:11. (Complete list)
The meaning of Meek
- A person with humble and gentle heart.
- It describes a person who is kind and considerate to others, even to those who oppose him, who is easily approachable, not prideful or resentful, not temperamental or harsh.
- It is an outward expression of inward humility, strength and spiritual poise. While others may act aggressively, the Meek walks in godly peace, others may claim their rights, the Meek focuses on his duties, while others may seek revenge, the Meek gives way for judgment of God.
- It does not imply weak, sad, subdued person or false modesty. But it portrays a man who willfully and joyfully considers his own life worth nothing, when compared to the greatness of God. The words of Paul have similar expressions in Phil 3:7-11. [Read more…]
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Aroostook War(redirected from Aroostook dispute)
Aroostook War,Feb.–May, 1839, border conflict between the United States and Canada. In 1838, Maine and New Brunswick both claimed
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Aroostook War(redirected from Aroostook dispute)
Aroostook War,Feb.–May, 1839, border conflict between the United States and Canada. In 1838, Maine and New Brunswick both claimed territory left undetermined on the U.S.-Canadian border, including the valley of the Aroostook River. Maine farmers were interested in the valley's farmlands, and when New Brunswick sent Canadian lumbermen to do logging there, Maine authorities raised a force to eject them. New Brunswick asked for British regular troops and full-scale fighting seemed imminent, but Gen. Winfield Scot
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Definition of disaccharide
: any of a class of sugars (such as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules
Recent Examples of disaccharide from the Web
FODMAP stands
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Definition of disaccharide
: any of a class of sugars (such as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules
Recent Examples of disaccharide from the Web
FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disaccharide'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of disaccharide
Medical Definition of disaccharide
: any of a class of sugars (as sucrose) that on hydrolysis yields two monosaccharide molecules—called also biose, double sugar
Learn More about disaccharide
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about disaccharide
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The Importance of Baby Teeth
Why are baby teeth important? Your child needs their baby teeth to be healthy to chew their food, speak, and keep the space needed for their adult teeth to grow in properly. Sometimes when a baby tooth is lost
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The Importance of Baby Teeth
Why are baby teeth important? Your child needs their baby teeth to be healthy to chew their food, speak, and keep the space needed for their adult teeth to grow in properly. Sometimes when a baby tooth is lost, the teeth next to it can move into the empty space. When the adult teeth try to grow in, there is not enough space. This can cause teeth to be crooked and or crowded.
Your child’s baby teeth are at risk for decay as soon as they first appear, which is typically around six months. Tooth decay in infants and toddlers is often referred to as Baby Bottle Tooth Decay or Early Childhood Caries (cavities). It most often occurs in the upper front teeth, but other teeth may also be affected. In some unfortunate cases, infants and toddlers have experienced decay so severe that the teeth could not be repaired and needed to be removed. The good news is that decay is preventable.
Tooth decay in infants generally begins when bacteria is passed from the mother to the baby. When a mother (or primary caregiver) puts a spoon or pacifier in their mouth and then back in the baby’s mouth, the
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Defined in header
#define ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(value) /* unspecified */
Expands to an expression that can be used to initialize an atomic variable of the same type as
value. The initial value of atomic object of automatic storage duration that is not
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Defined in header
#define ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(value) /* unspecified */
Expands to an expression that can be used to initialize an atomic variable of the same type as
value. The initial value of atomic object of automatic storage duration that is not initialized using this macro is undefined. The default (zero) initialization of static and thread-local variables produces valid value however.
If this macro is not used for initialization of an atomic variable, any accesses during initialization from another thread, even through an atomic oper
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Benefits for Critical Access Hospitals and Other Small Rural Hospitals
Almost one fifth of the US population lives in a rural area. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other small, rural hospitals provide vital services in rural areas and often serve as the
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Benefits for Critical Access Hospitals and Other Small Rural Hospitals
Almost one fifth of the US population lives in a rural area. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other small, rural hospitals provide vital services in rural areas and often serve as the foundations of rural health care delivery systems. Residents of rural areas face barriers to accessing health care services that include traveling long distances to seek care. Since rural hospitals are often the sole local source for patient care in rural communities, they are more likely to offer additional services that otherwise would not be accessible to residents. To improve care for patients residing in rural areas, rural hospitals are expected to:
- Improve access to services, including urgent care services, and meet unmet community health needs in isolated rural communities
- Engage rural communities in rural health care system development
- Develop collaborative delivery stems in rural communities as the hubs of rural health care
- Create transitions of care coordination with urban health care system alignment
- Be the subject matter experts and coordinators for the health care environment of providers, patients and staff
What is a Critical Access Hospital?
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program), created by Congress in 1997, allows small hospitals to be licensed as CAHs and offers grants to States to help implement initiatives to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure. CAHs must be located in a rural area and be more than 35 miles from another hospital (15 miles by secondary roads or in mountain terrain) or have been certified before January 1, 2006 by the State as being a necessary provider of health care services. Additionally, to be considered a CAH, the hospital must have an emergency room that operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week using either on-site or on-call staff. A CAH is normally limited to 25 inpatient beds used for either inpatient or swing bed services. CAHs are also subject to a 96-hour (4-day) limit on the average length of stay.
For more information on CAHs and other small, rural hospitals, see the following resources:
- Flex Monitoring Team: CAH Information
- Social Security Act, Title XVIII, Sections 1820
- National Rural Health Resource Center
The use of health IT holds much potential for rural America. Not only does health IT enable better care coordination, but instant access to patient information can improve health care quality and patient outcomes in rural communities.
The benefits of electronic health records are well documented, and rural providers are uniquely positioned to benefit from the use of EHRs. Health IT has the potential to transform how rural health care providers collect, manage, store, use and share health information. Health IT also helps rural communities access and coordinate care, improve disease surveillance, target health education, and compile regional data – all activities aimed at improving health care quality and patient outcomes. An EHR also creates an improved mechanism to complete specialty referrals which is valuable when access to specialists is often limited in rural communities.
Additionally, EHR software provides easy access to up-to-date lab result information, new medication information, and medication interaction and allergy safeguards that would not be readily available otherwise. Because many rural areas typically have a lower per capita income, additional EHR efficiencies may help to control health care costs to help offset lower than average levels of reimbursement. Many of these EHR mechanisms and enhancements can be used to improve rural health care gaps and deficiencies.
Health IT will be especially beneficial to rural America. In rural areas where distances between clinics are great and specialists are often few and far between, health IT can:
- Give health care providers instant access to information they need to make timely, vital decisions and save lives
- Decrease travel time for patients and their families
- Enable rural hospitals to utilize remote clinicians, pharmacists, and staff members to improve and extend access
- Facilitate efficient transfer to other facilities for vital services not offered locally
- Facilitate efficient local care after intense care in a tertiary hospital by enabling patients to get care near their families and primary care providers
Read about Cass County’s success story to upgrade their EHR: Focus on Improving Patient Care Motivates Hospital to Upgrade Electronic Health Record
Health care providers serving the approximately 60 million Americans who reside in rural communities face special challenges in their effort to improve health care quality and patient outcomes. The realities of distance, isolation, and constricted resources can complicate rural health care delivery. Health IT can help ameliorate some of these problems. See the following resources to learn more about o
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Due to the sheer number of named aberrations for some species, not all are shown on the species pages - only those for which corresponding images are available. This page, however, provides access to all of the named aberrations for a given species
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Due to the sheer number of named aberrations for some species, not all are shown on the species pages - only those for which corresponding images are available. This page, however, provides access to all of the named aberrations for a given species, where known and Goodson & Read (1969) is a key resource in this regard.
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The upper black costal blotch of the forewings extends upwards and invades the ocellus, leaving only the outer half of it normal. Hindwings with the normal ocelli reduced to two small black edged spots, joined together,
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Article 314 contains installation requirements for outlet and pull boxes, junction boxes, conduit bodies, and handhole enclosures. These rules can seem arbitrary, but there really is logic behind them.
For example, nonmetallic boxes can be used with
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Article 314 contains installation requirements for outlet and pull boxes, junction boxes, conduit bodies, and handhole enclosures. These rules can seem arbitrary, but there really is logic behind them.
For example, nonmetallic boxes can be used with nonmetallic cables and raceways [314.3]. However, to use them with metallic cables and raceways, an internal bonding means must be provided between all metal parts. This rule is essential in order to maintain the electrical continuity of the effective ground-fault current path required for metallic cables and raceways [250.2 and 250.4(A)(3)].
For this same reason, metal boxes must be connected to an equipment grounding conductor [314.4] of a type listed in 250.118, if the circuit they enclose operates at 50V or more.
Boxes and conduit bodies in damp or wet locations must prevent moisture from entering or accumulating within the enclosure [314.15]. Parts installed in damp or wet locations must be listed for such locations. Conductors, splices, and terminations installed inside handhole enclosures must be listed as suitable for wet locations [314.30(C)].
The volume of a box includes the total volume of its assembled parts. That includes plaster rings, extension rings, and domed covers that are either marked with their volume in cubic inches (cu in.) or made from boxes listed in Table 314.16(A).
If boxes contain 6 AWG and smaller conductors, size them per 314.16 to provide sufficient free space for their contents. The volume of the box as calculated in 314.16(A) must not be less than the volume requirement calculated in 314.16(B). Size conduit bodies per 314.16(C) and handhole enclosures per 314.30(A).
Box fill calculations
To determine box fill:
- Count the number of conductor volumes.
- Add them up.
This will give you the total volume of the conductors, devices, and fittings. When counting conductor volumes, calculate each one per Table 314.16(B).
Count as a single conductor volume:
- Any conductor that runs through, or terminates in, a box [314.16(B)(1)].
- One or more internal cable clamps, based on the largest conductor that enters the box [314.16(B)(2)].
- Each luminaire stud or hickey, based on the largest conductor that enters the box [314.16(B)(3)].
- Equipment grounding conductors, based on the largest equipment grounding conductor that enters the box [314.16(B)(5)].
Count a
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Problem Definition (1.2.b)
The systems analyst and the client must establish the problem to be solved. The client is an expert in the problem, which the systems analyst in an expert in what is possible. This is important because if a
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Problem Definition (1.2.b)
The systems analyst and the client must establish the problem to be solved. The client is an expert in the problem, which the systems analyst in an expert in what is possible. This is important because if a problem is not defined precisely and accurately, then the system that is developed may not solve the problem, or the client may be charged for developing extra features they do not want or need.
Feasibility Study (1.2.c)
The systems analyst needs to decide whether it is possible to solve the problem, using a system known as "TELOS":
- Technology: Is the technology available to solve the problem?
- Economy: Is the solution economically possible? Will the solution be economic to run? Will the solution improve profits?
- Legal: Is the solution within the law? For example, does it comply with the Data Protection Act?
- Operations: Is the solution operationally possible? Does the proposed system actually solve the problem? What will the effect on the customer be - does the problem really exist?
- Schedule: Can the solution be delivered within the time specified by the client?
Information Collection (1.2.d)
Interviews: a small number of important people can be asked about the problems. Interviews are generally slow but it allows the analyst to ask more questions if something unplanned arises.
- Questionnaires: these allow the analyst to ask opinions of a large number of people quickly. However, questionnaires are very restrictive because the questions must be planned in advance.
- Meetings: meetings strike a balance between the speed in questionnaires, and the flexibility of interviews. They allow a large number of people to have their opinions taken quickly. However, a few powerful individuals can control the meeting, and make the result biased.
- Observation: observation is possibly the most accurate form of information collection, but it is also the most time consuming. The analyst simply observes use of the current system, making notes about what the current solution does well, and what needs improving.
- Documentation: the analyst collects all available documentation and studies it carefully. This will show how the system collects, processes, and presents data and information.
After all the information is collected, it needs to be analysed to decide what is relevant to the problem. The analyst will use both data flow diagrams and system flow charts to try and understand the current system. This allows the analyst to produce a requirements specification, which is a list of tasks the solution should complete. It is important to make sure that the client agrees with all the decisions made at this stage, because the outcomes will be used to decide whether the proposed solution satisfies the problem, and ultimately whether or not the analyst gets paid.
The analyst draws up a design specification. This includes key concepts and relationships between various parts of the proposed solution. Another data flow diagram and system flow chart will be drawn. These allow the analyst to work out the way that the data will…
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Summer 1 Minibeasts and Habitats
Key Focus: Speaking Skills
Talking has been described as ‘brain food for kids’ and is one of the most important skills for young children to develop in their early education.
At its simplest,
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Summer 1 Minibeasts and Habitats
Key Focus: Speaking Skills
Talking has been described as ‘brain food for kids’ and is one of the most important skills for young children to develop in their early education.
At its simplest, we encourage our children to speak and answer questions with phrases and complete sentences, rather than pointing or saying ‘this’ or ‘there’. “Use your words words” is a phrase we would use to encourage children to speak in a more specific way.
As speaking skills grow we support children to speak in more complicated sentences, maybe joining thoughts together using ‘and’ or ‘because’. Children can then give simple explanations. By joining sentences with words like ‘first…then next…’ children can retell events in their own lives or from stories.
In Nursery we develop children’s speaking skills by planning activities, such as Circle Times that help each child to have a turn at talking, and also to listen to each other, and to learn from each other. Staff continually speak to the children using slightly more advanced speech than the children use, modelling good use of language. For example, if a child said “Playing with the car” a staff member might say “Yes, you are playing with the blue car. Izzy is playing with a fire engine”. The aim is for the children to hear lots of language rich conversation, not for their speech to be corrected.
If a child is reluctant to speak, we might start by encouraging them to speak one to one with an adult. Using puppets or toys can be used to help support children. Sometimes staff may deliberately make a silly mistake, for example put their coat on backwards, to encourage the child to tell them what they have done wrong.
If you want to find out more, check out
If you are concerned about your child’s language development, please talk to any member of staff.
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A solvent is a substance that can dissolve other matter; because all chemical reactions that support life occur in water, water is known as the universal solvent. In fact, it is the polar nature of the water molecule (it contains both positive and negative
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A solvent is a substance that can dissolve other matter; because all chemical reactions that support life occur in water, water is known as the universal solvent. In fact, it is the polar nature of the water molecule (it contains both positive and negative poles) that causes it to act as a solvent—and any substance with an electric charge will be attracted to one end of the molecule. (If a molecule is attracted to water, it is termed hydrophilic; if it is repelled by water, it is termed hydrophobic.)
A water molecule is essential to life on Earth. Its slightly positive and negative poles encourages other molecules to organize themselves in aqueous solutions.
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If you're trying to develop a healthier diet and lifestyle, learning to manage your portion sizes is an important step. Over the past few decades our food has undergone a revolution, meaning that the variety of food available to us (and in turn the
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If you're trying to develop a healthier diet and lifestyle, learning to manage your portion sizes is an important step. Over the past few decades our food has undergone a revolution, meaning that the variety of food available to us (and in turn the amount of it we eat) has got much bigger. Ergo, so have we. Indeed, the latest report from Public Health England showed 61.7% of UK and Ireland adults (65.3% men and 58.1% women) to be overweight or obese.
But well-meaning advice such 'just eat less' is easier said that done. Training yourself to not over-indulge can take time and effort. So we spoke to Frida Harju, in-house nutritionist at health app Lifesum, about why portion control is so important, and how you can achieve it.
"Bigger portions mean that we are likely to eat more food and in turn more calories, which can then lead to unwanted weight gain if you are not exercising enough. Additionally, when combined with the fact that we don't consume enough fruits and vegetables, but instead eat processed and fast foods, portion control becomes even more fundamental to a healthy diet. Even if you cut out unhealthy choices, it is still likely that a bigger portion means that you consume more calories than you really should."
What does a healthy portion actually look like?
Recommended portion sizes vary between individuals, based on various factors such as weight, gender and activity levels. The guideline daily
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In this recognizing ordered numbers worksheet, students sequence numbers in increasing and decreasing order and identify greater and lesser numbers in word problems. Students solve 10 problems.
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Lightest and Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms
How do computers
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In this recognizing ordered numbers worksheet, students sequence numbers in increasing and decreasing order and identify greater and lesser numbers in word problems. Students solve 10 problems.
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Lightest and Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms
How do computers sort data lists? Using eight unknown weights and a balance scale, groups determine the order of the weights from lightest to heaviest. A second activity provides the groups with other methods to order the weights. The...
3rd - 12th Math CCSS: Adaptable
Valentine Sorting Activity
Get that thinking cap on and engage your special ed or autistic learners in a fun sorting activity. This resource includes instructions and all printable materials needed to start sorting. They will sort colors blue and red, numbers 1,...
K - 6th Special Education & Programs
Understand a Fraction as a Number on a Number Line
Piece by piece young scholars build a basic understanding of fractions in a Common Core-designed elementary math lesson. Through a series of hands-on activities and journaling exercises, and with the help of multiple online resources,...
3rd - 4th Math
Get on your Mark, Get Set, Go! Collect, Interpret, and Represent Data Using a Bar Graph and a Circle Graph
Start an engaging data analysis study with a review of charts and graphs using the linked interactive presentation, which is both hilarious and comprehensive. There are 27 statistics-related vocabulary terms you can use in a word sort....
4th - 7th Math CCSS: Designed
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The Technovation Challenge began in 2009. It is run by Iridescent, which is a 501c3 non-profit company. The purpose of the Technovation Challenge is to give girls the opportunity to learn how to start a company
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The Technovation Challenge began in 2009. It is run by Iridescent, which is a 501c3 non-profit company. The purpose of the Technovation Challenge is to give girls the opportunity to learn how to start a company and become high-tech entrepreneurs.
Teams of five (or more) high school girls can enter. All they need is “a safe place to meet, a laptop with internet and a smart phone”. It doesn’t cost any money to enter the Challenge. A curriculum is provided to the teams to help them through the process. Every year, a theme is selected for the Technovation Challenge. For 2013, girls needed to develop an app that solves a problem in their local community. They can focus on a health problem, a social problem, or a lack of resource.
This year, there were 115 submissions. You can check out a complete list of the finalists. One that caught my attention is a team from The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. The team of high school girls have created an app called “Arrive”.
The purpose of the app is to allow girls to use their smart phones to check into school. Administrators can use the app to view student attendance by class and last name. Parents can opt-in to having the app send them a text message when their daughter arrives at school.
This would replace the school’s current check in system, which uses plastic ID cards and countless paper attendance sheets. Instead of having students gather around one check in point, “Arrive” would let them scan a QR code (which can be placed in many locations). The video below shows the girls as they explain more about what “Arrive” will do.
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The members of the 20 July plot are being worshipped as heroes today who sacrificed their lives for the German resistance against Hitler. The violent death of their fathers was a disaster for their children – a disaster whose consequences they still have to cope with
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The members of the 20 July plot are being worshipped as heroes today who sacrificed their lives for the German resistance against Hitler. The violent death of their fathers was a disaster for their children – a disaster whose consequences they still have to cope with up to this day. In his film “A traitor's child” Christian Weisenborn is showing shocking encounters with the children of the members of the 20 July plot.
Axel Smend can still feel the pain when remembering the day his mother came home from a parent-teacher conference with a tear-stained face. His teacher had told the mother about Axel's bad grades in Latin and had added that he couldn't expect anything else from a traitor's son. The father, Günther Smend, had been executed in 1944.
But Christian Weisenborn is
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With his new book, Where Did Our Love Go, veteran lifestyle journalist Gil Robertson IV explores the intense national dialogue on the subject of falling marriage rates in the African American community.
Marital unions have always played an essential part to the vitality and character
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With his new book, Where Did Our Love Go, veteran lifestyle journalist Gil Robertson IV explores the intense national dialogue on the subject of falling marriage rates in the African American community.
Marital unions have always played an essential part to the vitality and character of society. However, since the 1960’s marriage rate for African Americans have fallen precipitously. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, 42 percent of black adults have never been married and many sources now report that marital unions among blacks in the 21st century has become so perilous that a black child born during slavery was more likely to grow up living with both parents. This instability is potentially catastrophic and prompts the questions: How could this happen? What’s shifted in African American customs and consciousness to make marriage seem unnecessary or unattainable?
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At 20oC, a 2.32 M aqueous solution of Ammonium Chloride has a density of 1.0344g/ml. WHat is the molality of Ammonium Chloride
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posted by Car.
At 20oC, a 2.32 M aqueous solution of Ammonium Chloride has a density of 1.0344g/ml. WHat is the molality of Ammonium Chloride in the solution? The formula weight of NH4Cl is 53.50 g/mol??
I am not sure how to incorporate the density into the problem to come up with how to start. This is a sample of a question that will appear on CHM 152 test I have on MOnday. I just need to know where to begin in my steps please......HELP!!!!!
2.32 M = 2.32 moles NH4Cl/L solution.
2.32 moles NH4Cl = 2.32 x (53.5g/mol) = 124.12 g NH4Cl
mass of 1000 mL of the solution is 1000 x 1.0344 g/mL = 1034.4 g and 123.12 g is NH4Cl; therefore, the amount of water is
1034.4-123.12 = 910.28 g H2O or 0.91028 kg solvent.
Then 2.32 moles NH4Cl/0.91028 kg solvent =2.549 m which rounds to 2.55 m.
Check my thinking carefully,
A solution is prepared by dissolving 23.7 g of Ca in 375 g of water. The density of the resulting solution is
density of 1.05 g/ml
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Dragon Boat Festival - local customs in different areas of China
The 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the Chinese people. The day is called Duan Wu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival
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Dragon Boat Festival - local customs in different areas of China
The 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the Chinese people. The day is called Duan Wu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, celebrated everywhere in China. This festival dates back to about 2,000 years ago with a number of legends explaining its origin. The best-known story centers on a great patriotic poet named Qu Yuan.
The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would hang the picture of Zhong Kui (a ghost that can exorcise), calamus and moxa in their houses. People have Dragon Boat Races, eat Zong Zi (dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves) and carry a spice bag around with them.
Zhong Kui is the exorcist par excellence. His picture, a fierce-looking male brandishing a magic sword, used to be hung up in Chinese houses in order to scare away evil spirits and demons, especially in the time of Dragon Boat Festival.
Hanging Calamus and Moxa
On this day, most of the families would also hang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door. This is also to ward off evil.
Dragon Boat Race
The main event of the festivities is the Dragon Boat Race. These boats are long and thin with dragon heads on the bow of the ships. The boat races are said to represent the search for Qu??s body, with racing boats in a forward rowing motion, to the rhythm of beating drums.
Qu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 BC. Since ancient times, Chinese people threw into the water dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves on the day. Therefore the fish would eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating Zong Zi.
It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year.
It's believed that if you carry the small spice bag around with you, it not only drives away evil spirits but also brings fortune and happiness to those who wear it. The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. They're made with red, yellow, green and blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines. (Editor Benny)
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conditions are relatively common. In most cases the observed abnormalities
are simply variations of normal development and with growth these
deformities undergo spontaneous correction (physiological deformity).
No treatment is therefore required for these cases. On the other
hand
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conditions are relatively common. In most cases the observed abnormalities
are simply variations of normal development and with growth these
deformities undergo spontaneous correction (physiological deformity).
No treatment is therefore required for these cases. On the other
hand, in a minority of cases the deformities are due to sinister
conditions and treatment may be necessary (pathological deformity).
When faced with a child with a limb deformity, the question that
needs to be answered is whether the deformity is physiological
or pathological. As mentioned earlier physiological deformities
require no treatment other than reassurance. On the other hand,
pathological deformities may require intervention.
Rule of 5 Ss is a useful tool to distinguish between
physiological and pathological deformities in paediatric practice
and consists of the following:
• Systemic Disorders
A child with a physiological
deformity would generally be asymptomatic, have symmetrical deformities,
exhibit no stiffness in the affected joints and has no underlying
systemic disorders or syndromes. In contrast, a child with a pathological
deformity is often symptomatic (pain) and the deformity maybe
asymmetrical with stiffness in the affected joints. There may
also be associated systemic disorders or syndromes.
In most cases this
information could easily be obtained by taking a history and clinical
examination. Occasionally additional investigations such as plain
radiographs, blood tests or scans are needed to complete the assessment.
The clinical features
and the management of following common paediatric orthopaedic
conditions are discussed below:
Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
• Intoe Gait
• Knock Knees & Bow Legs
• Flat Foot
• Calcaneovalgus Foot
• Club Foot
|• Irritable Hip
• Perthes' Disease
• Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis
• Growing Pains
HIP DYSPLASIA (DDH)
This paediatric hip
condition was previously known as congenital dislocation of the
hip (CDH). Recently the name was changed to DDH as it was recognised
that in this condition the hip may exhibit a spectrum abnormalities,
which only in a minority of cases it presents as a dislocated
hip at birth (<25%). In most cases the hip shows various degrees
of dysplasia or subluxation (partial dislocation). In a small
number of cases the hip may actually be normal at birth, but become
abnormal later in life.
The incidence of this condition is about 2-4 cases per 1000 live
births. Females are more frequently affected than males by 4:1.
It may be bilateral in 25% of cases.
The Natural History. If
this condition is left untreated, it would lead to serious complications
such as a severe limp, limb shortening, scoliosis or early onset
of osteoarthritis in the hip as an adult. Following subgroup of
children are particularly at risk of DDH:
• Breech presentation.
• Positive family history.
• Babies with lower limb abnormalities at birth.
• Babies with spinal deformities at birth.
• Syndromic children.
If this condition is detected early within the first few months
of life, it could easily be treated with a short period of bracing
with successful outcome in over 95% of cases.
Late presentation for example in a walking child is associated
with a much worse prognosis. Treatment in the walking age group
is generally more complex and prolonged, often requiring open
surgical procedures. Early detection and treatment is therefore
paramount to ensure a successful outcome and to avoid the need
for major surgery.
Screening for this
condition In United Kingdom is mandatory and is carried out at
birth, 6 weeks and 8 months of age. Most cases are therefore detected
at an early age and treated appropriately.
of DDH are:
• Limitation of abduction in flexion (all age groups).
• Hip or thigh asymmetry (all age groups).
• Extra deep crease around the back of the thigh.
• Positive Barlow or Ortolani Tests (<2 months of age).
• Short leg or limping (walking age group).
It is important to note that these physical signs are more obvious
in unilateral cases due to limb asymmetry. In bilateral cases
these signs could easily be overlooked. Limited abduction (<60°)
in both hips should raise the suspicion that both hips may be
In difficult cases or high risk groups further investigations
is recommended. For a child younger than 5 months ultrasound examination
is indicated and for over 5 months plain radiographs.
Treatment. The basic
principals for treatment are:
• Reduce the dislocation or subluxation.
• Hold the reduction until hip stabilises.
• Careful follow-up until skeletal maturity.
In a child less than 6 months of age the reduction can easily
be achieved by flexing and abducting the hips (frog position).
The reduction is usually maintained using a brace such as a Pavlik
harness for a period of 2-3 months.
In a child in the age group of 6-18 months this condition is associated
with major soft tissue contractures. To achieve reduction a period
of traction for 1 week is usually necessary. This is then followed
by an attempt of clos
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Have you wanted to try planting your own food? With today’s economy, a lot of people are trying it to help sustain their families just a little bit further. If you want to try planting some new items, the use of a local radar
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Have you wanted to try planting your own food? With today’s economy, a lot of people are trying it to help sustain their families just a little bit further. If you want to try planting some new items, the use of a local radar weather app can make the task much easier. Don’t see how? Consider these benefits.
Using the Most Accurate Weather App Can Help
1 – You will know when to plant your seeds. On the back of seed packets, they tell you when they should be started indoors. They will say something like 6 weeks before the last frost. If you turn to a weather app for Android phones, it can tell you when the average last frost is so you can get the seeds started at the right time.
2 – You will know when it is going to rain. This is crucial to having plants that grow. They need just the right mix of sun and water to thrive.
3 – You will know when to bring your plants inside. Frost can kill off plants, especially young plants. By looking at the most accurate weather app, you will know when frost is coming and when to put your plants someplace warm for the night.
4 – You will know when it is going to be super sunny. When it is really sunny, this can make your plants dry out. Then, you will need to supplement their water. Knowing your local weather can help you keep the perfect balance between sun and moisture.
5 – You can protect your plants from severe weather. WeatherBug is one of the most accurate weather apps out there, but it is also nearly always up to date. If severe weather is coming your way, you can set it to let you know. That way, you can protect your crops and take shelter yourself. That way, both you and your plants are safe and sound.
If you are going to try and plant some crops this year, consider starting off the process by downloading WeatherBug today!
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Background Information for Ireland
Background: Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes
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Background Information for Ireland
Background: Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. A failed 1916 Easter Monday Rebellion touched off several years of guerrilla warfare that in 1921 resulted in independence from the UK for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. In 1949, Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. Irish governments have sought the peaceful unification of Ireland and have cooperated with Britain against terrorist groups. A peace settlement for Northern Ireland is gradually being implemented despite some difficulties. In 2006, the Irish and British governments developed and began to implement the St. Andrews Agreement, building on the Good Friday Agreement approved in 1998.
The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies. You can use the maps, flags and facts presented here however you choose.
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This is the first post in a series that examines the relationship between structure and creativity in K-12 classrooms. This first installment features a TED Talk presented by Colin Powell in January 2013.
Colin Powell: Kids Need Structure
Before viewing
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This is the first post in a series that examines the relationship between structure and creativity in K-12 classrooms. This first installment features a TED Talk presented by Colin Powell in January 2013.
Colin Powell: Kids Need Structure
Before viewing the video clip, consider this question: Do you think structure is needed for children to have a proper upbringing?
While you view this video called Colin Powell:Kids Need Structure think about your own formative years. How much structure did you have in childhood? How did this structure support your success as an adult?
After viewing the clip, think about the main idea of General Powell’s TED talk. Do you agree with his view on structure in education?
Tip from a Mentor: Jot down your ideas so that you can remember your initial response to this media text. These thoughts can help you to prepare for discussion when you use the clip with others.
Ready for the next step? Read section 2 of our Structure vs. Creativity Series here!
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Transcript of Armenian Genocide
Killing innocent and defenseless groups is expression of buried fear, mostly of destruction and defeat.
Contradicting beliefs, thoughts trigger genocide.
Example: Nazi Holocaust when Hitler feared Jews were going to take over when that was Hitler's plans. Instrumental Genocide Slaugher of group over issues of reasources.
Involves killers and victims from other races.
Example: French killed Algerians for Sahara Desert's oil fields Assimilative Genocide Main Cause: Fear Plan to have 1 nationality in Empire was to demolish Armenian minority and just have Turkish empire; served as foundation for genocide. Nationalism and the Young Turks Xenophobic nationalists.
Goal to create homogeneous empire.
Believed that multi-ethnicity weakened Ottoman Empire.
Growing power; disintegrate monarchy of sultan and take over empire. Young Turks Most powerful empire in 1500-1600.
Controlled Turkey, North Africa, Southwest Africa and Southeast Europe.
More than 20 yrs hostility to Armenians.
(1894-1896) Empire weake
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Leutnant zur See Otto Mieth wrote an article that evocatively described the last operational flight of L-48, originally published in German in Frankfurter Zeitung Illustriertes Blatt on 28 February 1926
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Leutnant zur See Otto Mieth wrote an article that evocatively described the last operational flight of L-48, originally published in German in Frankfurter Zeitung Illustriertes Blatt on 28 February 1926 translated into Shot Down by the British, it was published in The Living Age on 17 April, 1926:
16 June 1917 was a bright beautiful summer day. Our naval airbase, Nordholz, near Cuxhaven, lay embosomed in idyllic heath country and amid clumps of pines and birches. Its gigantic sheds and grounds basked in the sunshine as if there were nothing but peace and goodwill on earth. Suddenly a wild, warlike shriek, beginning with a deep rumple and rising into a long, shrill tremolo, rent the dreamy atmosphere. Thrice did the siren call.
Thus Mars suddenly strode into the tents of peace, for this was the summons for a raid against England. Files of attendants rushed out of the barracks to the airship sheds, whose doors suddenly yawned wide open as if they had been burst out by the rising roar of the motorists within. A moment later two giant Zeppelins slowly emerged. One was L.48, the newest airship in the navy, to which I had been assigned as watch officer.
As I directed the operation of bringing her out, I studied with proud delight the slender, handsome lines of the giant, six hundred feet long and sixty feet through at its greatest girth. Four gondolas, one on either side, and one fore and one aft in the centre, were suspended below its body. They contained five motors, while the front gondola was reserved for the steersmen and their instruments. Our regular crew consisted of twenty men, including two officers, but today we carried an attack commander, Captain Sch— [Korvetten- Kapitän Viktor Schuetze].
Black is the colour of night and black was the colour of our ship. Our shield was darkness, for when she enwrapped the earth and nature and man on moonless nights she announced the hour for us to rise to lofty altitudes and to attack the enemy behind his ancient walls of water.
We did not look forward expectantly to the devastation we planned to wreak. That was in the line of duty, for which we risked our lives. But the real joy in our service was, after all, the charm of nature, the sense of isolation in infinite space for our fragile ship – alone with the heavens above and the waters beneath the earth.
As soon as I boarded the ship, our mooring lines were loosened, propellers began to whirl and the L.48 rose quickly but majestically into the air. A last wave of the hand, a shout of ‘Back tomorrow!’ and the North Sea rolled beneath us.
Our course lay due west. We were in the best of spirits and though our sailors were superstitious, no-one recalled the fact that this was our thirteenth raid. Our sealed orders were opened. They read briefly: ‘Attack South East England – if possible London.’ Willhelmshaven appeared on our port side. The vessels of our high sea fleet, lying on watch at Schillig Reede, signalled, ‘A successful trip.’
The North Friesland Islands came into sight and disappeared behind us. We pushed steadily onward. Slowly the homeland sank into the misty distance and over Terschelling we found ourselves already in the enemy zone of operation. Only a few days before, the British had surprised and destroyed two of our reconnoitring airships at this point. We rose to the three thousand metre level scanning the air anxiously in all directions but discovered no sign of the enemy.
On and on. Our motors hummed rhythmically, our propellers whistled. It gradually became darker. The last rays of the sun gilded the waves and a light mist spread like a thin veil over the earth making it difficult to pick up our bearings. We had gradually risen to five thousand metres and were close to the southeatern coast of England. But it was still too light for our purpose, so we were forced to bear away from land and wait for darkness. Suddenly a heavy thunder storm swept over England. Flashes of lightning a kilometre long rent the clouds. This wonderful scene lasted but a few minutes and then passed on but then we resumed our course we discovered that there had been a violent atmospheric disturbance and that the direction of the wind had suddenly changed and we were bucking a strong southwest gale that impeded our progress. By this time it was perfectly dark and we crossed the English coast in the vicinity of Harwich. Silver-white streaks of surf were clearly visible beneath us, so that we could easily follow the contours of the coast. But everything else was abso
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Ground Source Heat PUMPS
A Ground Source Heat Pump draws in heat from the ground. It then transfers this heat to provide you with your heating needs. It distributes it via your underfloor heating and radiators.
When the outside temperature is
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Ground Source Heat PUMPS
A Ground Source Heat Pump draws in heat from the ground. It then transfers this heat to provide you with your heating needs. It distributes it via your underfloor heating and radiators.
When the outside temperature is below zero, 100% of your heating and hot water needs can be generated. This is because the ground temperature is generally between 6 – 12 degree C all year round.
The ground loop can sit horizontally or vertically.. Horizontally laid loops need to be a meter below the surface. If vertically laid, a bore is drilled around 100 meters down. If you have a lake, they work very well as this temperature is also quite consistent.
The most common configuration is horizontal ground loop. This loop is laid in a straight line, spaced at least 1 meter apart. The ground work can be expensive, often costing more than the Heat-pump unit itself. Also, a good deal of land is needed. A good rule of thumb being 3 times the amount of floor space you are looking to heat.
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A single process in which one product cannot be manufactured without producing others or it has joint products which are outputs of a joint production process that yields two or more products till the point of separation
The costing of such processes invloves a lot of
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A single process in which one product cannot be manufactured without producing others or it has joint products which are outputs of a joint production process that yields two or more products till the point of separation
The costing of such processes invloves a lot of complexity and difficulty, such as:
- Problems cocerning with cost allocation of joint products
- Problems concerning the planning and estimation of costing factors
- Purpose of Joint Product Costing
- To charge some portion of production cost to inventories in order to determine accounting income
- To report profits by product or by product line to satisfy external reporting requirements
Joint Cost Basics
All costs incurred in joint products and incurred before reaching to the split-off point. The costs for such products can be calculated only by a means of all non-order-related material cost estimate, their co-products are valuated differently and it depends on the nature that whether they are co-products or by-products.
Thais chapter includes the following concepts:
Joint Cost Joint Cost Allocation Physical Measure Allocation
Market Data Allocation Byproduct Accounting Production Method
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Whooping cough has made an astonishing comeback, with 2012 seeing nearly 50,000 infections in the U.S. (the most since 1955), and a death rate in infants three times that of the rest of the population.
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Whooping cough has made an astonishing comeback, with 2012 seeing nearly 50,000 infections in the U.S. (the most since 1955), and a death rate in infants three times that of the rest of the population. The dramatic resurgence has puzzled public health officials, who have pointed to the waning effectiveness of the current vaccine and growing anti-vaccine sentiment as the most likely culprits.
But that might not be the whole story, suggests a new study published in BMC Medicine by Santa Fe Institute Omidyar Fellows Ben Althouse and Sam Scarpino. Their research points to a different, but related, source of the outbreak – vaccinated people who are infectious but who do not display the symptoms of whooping cough, suggesting that the number of people transmitting without symptoms may be many times greater than those transmitting with symptoms.
Watch Scarpino's video interview with Newswise (6 minutes)
In the 1950s, highly successful vaccines based on inactivated pertussis cells (the bacteria that causes whooping cough) drove infection rates in the U.S. below one case per 100,000 people. But adverse side effects of those vaccines led to the development and introduction in the 1990s of acellular pertussis vaccines, which use just a handful of the bacteria’s proteins and bypass most of the side effects (currently given to children as part of the Tdap).
The problem is, the newer vaccines might not block transmission. A January 2014 study in PNAS by another research team demonstrated that giving baboons acellular pertussis vaccines prevented them from developing symptoms of whooping cough but failed to stop
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Fact - In the UK approx 80% of post-consumer plastic waste is sent to landfill, 8% is incinerated and only 7% is recycled.
Show that you care for the environment with these degradable plastic bags.
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Fact - In the UK approx 80% of post-consumer plastic waste is sent to landfill, 8% is incinerated and only 7% is recycled.
Show that you care for the environment with these degradable plastic bags. After its useful life this unique product will degrade totally and harmlessly. The bags will leave nothing more than water, carbon dioxide and a very small amount of biomass.
Approx sizes: 74cm x 86cm (29 x 34"") Rim - 148cm (58"")
Not
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Impetigo - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
A contagious, superficial skin infection, impetigo (also known as impetigo contagiosa) occurs in nonbullous and bullous forms. This vesiculopustular eruptive
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Impetigo - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
A contagious, superficial skin infection, impetigo (also known as impetigo contagiosa) occurs in nonbullous and bullous forms. This vesiculopustular eruptive disorder spreads most easily among infants, young children, and elderly people.
Predisposing factors such as poor hygiene, anemia, malnutrition, and a warm climate favor outbreaks of this infection, most of which occur during the late summer and early fall. Impetigo can complicate chickenpox, eczema, and other skin conditions marked by open lesions.
Causes of Impetigo
Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus and, less commonly, group A betahemolytic streptococci usually produce nonbullous impetigo; S. aureus (especially of bacteriophage type 71) generally causes bullous impetigo.
Signs and Symptoms of Impetigo
Common nonbullous impetigo typically begins with a small red macule that turns into a vesicle, becoming pustular with a honey-colored crust within hours. When the vesicle breaks, a thick yellow crust forms from the exudate. Auto inoculation may cause satellite lesions. Other features include pruritus, burning, and regional lymphadenopathy. In bullous impetigo, a thin-walled vesicle opens and a thin, clear crust forms on the subsequent eruption. It commonly appears on exposed areas.
A rare but serious complication of streptococcal impetigo is glomerulonephritis.
Diagnosis for Impetigo
Characteristic lesions suggest impetigo. Microscopic visualization of the causative organism in a Gram stain of vesicle fluid usually confirms S. aureus infection and justifies antibiotic therapy. Culture and sensitivity testing of fluid or denuded skin may indicate the most appropriate antibiotic, but therapy shouldn't be delayed for laboratory results, which can take 3 days.
The differential diagnosis includes herpes simplex, infected eczema, varicella, and herpes zoster.
Treatment for Impetigo
Generally, treatment consists of systemic antibiotics (usually a pencillinase-resistant penicillin, cephalosporin, or erythromycin) for 10 days. A topical antibiotic such as mupirocin ointment may be used for minor infections.
Therapy also includes removal of the exudate by washing the lesions two or three times a day with soap and water or, for stubborn crusts, using warm soaks or compresses of nonnal saline or a diluted soap solution.
Special Considerations and Prevention Tips for Impetigo
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Shark Surveys Activity
Learners find out what people think about sharks by conducting a survey. After a trip to the aquarium or additional research, students conduct a follow-up survey to find out how their opinions have changed.
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Shark Surveys Activity
Learners find out what people think about sharks by conducting a survey. After a trip to the aquarium or additional research, students conduct a follow-up survey to find out how their opinions have changed.
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California Kelp Forest Restoration
This unit is so cool, you won't be able to "kelp" yourself! Intended for all grades, this science and activity guide for teachers offers a unique opportunity to understand kelp's role as a valuable ecological resource. Teachers and...
K - 12th Science CCSS: Adaptable
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Accelerated Reader is a national program used to encourage and motivate students to practice the skills they are learning in the classroom by reading books of their choice, at their reading level. The program uses a computer-based vocabulary test called the STAR test that adjusts
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Accelerated Reader is a national program used to encourage and motivate students to practice the skills they are learning in the classroom by reading books of their choice, at their reading level. The program uses a computer-based vocabulary test called the STAR test that adjusts while the student is taking the test to their individual reading level. Students complete this initial testing early on in the school year.
Accelerated Reader provides students with thousands of book choices to meet their individual reading needs. Students and their parents are able to access information about books through their home computer using the AR BookFinder at www.arbookfind.com.
After reading an Accelerated Reader book, the student takes a short quiz on a school computer. The computer scores the quiz, assigns points depending on the test performance, and keeps a personal record. Each grade level is given a point goal that they must meet each grading quarter.
Accelerated Reader is an enrichment opportunity for all students, in addition to the reading and literature programs already in place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School.
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Every American is responsible for about 5.6 tons of carbon dioxide releases a year, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. An easy way to get started in correcting that is to use Bon Appetit's low-carbon-diet calculator
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Every American is responsible for about 5.6 tons of carbon dioxide releases a year, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. An easy way to get started in correcting that is to use Bon Appetit's low-carbon-diet calculator. This national food service company's local and sustainable cafeteria choices are all the rage on college and corporate campuses, and its non-profit foundation has developed this practical and educational tool for individual menu planners.
How it works: On the website, you are presented with a cast-iron frypan and photos of various meal options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and anytime. You click and drag your choice into the pan, and its carbon food points appear in the right hand column. In this way, you can tot u
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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that between 1 January and 28 June 2015, the Ministry of Public Health of Niger notified WHO of 8,500 suspected cases of meningococcal meningitis, including 573
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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that between 1 January and 28 June 2015, the Ministry of Public Health of Niger notified WHO of 8,500 suspected cases of meningococcal meningitis, including 573 deaths. This was the largest meningitis outbreak caused by Neisseria meningitides serogroup C in the African meningitis belt.
The number of suspected cases increased very rapidly, tripling weekly between 1 and 15 May. Thirteen districts in Niger crossed the epidemic threshold. The five districts of Niamey, Niger’s capital and largest city, reported 5,267 suspected cases and 260 deaths.
The outbreak peaked between 4 and 10 May when 2,182 cases, including 132 deaths, were reported. Since then, the outbreak declined substantially – from 22 to 28 June, a total of 11 cases, including 2 deaths, were reported.
Laboratory tests confirmed the predominance of Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) serogroup C in the affected areas, with Nm serogroup W also being identified in 12% of positive samples. Although serogroup C has been the predominant cause of meningitis in wealthy countries, it has never been of high concern in Africa.
Together with its partners, WHO assisted the government of Niger in the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns and other emergency control measures.
In addition to mass immunization campaigns and enhanced surveillance, social mobilization and case management activities were performed in all affected areas. These measures led to the control of the outbreak. Currently, all districts are below the epidemic threshold.
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Designed several years before the Clone Wars, the Battle Droid makes up the main infantry force of the Trade Federation. The droid's head was designed to imitate the shape of a Neimoidian
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Designed several years before the Clone Wars, the Battle Droid makes up the main infantry force of the Trade Federation. The droid's head was designed to imitate the shape of a Neimoidian's skull to strike fear in their enemies, while their bodies were modeled after the Geonosians. While earlier models were colour coded to show their role or rank, later models were coloured to blend in with their surroundings with only a numerical marking on the back of a comlink booster pack serving to distinguish one droid from another.
Battle Droids were designed for cheap, mass production and are relatively weak compared to other military droids. Their main armament includes an E-5 Droid Blaster and a few thermal grenades. Initial programming of the droids limited them to relatively simple tactics during combat such as swarming th
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[ excerpt ]
photos of book
Statement by the
The Mácha Cult
A conversation with
the translator here
by Karel Hynek Mácha
translated from Czech and introduced
by Marcela Malek Sulak
drawings
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[ excerpt ]
photos of book
Statement by the
The Mácha Cult
A conversation with
the translator here
by Karel Hynek Mácha
translated from Czech and introduced
by Marcela Malek Sulak
drawings by Jindřich Štyrský
Often compared to Byron, Keats, Shelley, and Poe, called Lautreamont's "elder brother" by the Czech Surrealists,
Karel Hynek Mácha (1810-1836) was the greatest Czech Romantic poet, and arguably the most influential of any poet
in the language. May, his epic masterpiece, was published in April 1836, just seven months before his death.
Considered the "pearl" of Czech poetry, it is a tale of seduction, revenge, and patricide. A paean as well to nature,
the beauty of its music and its innovative use of language, expertly captured in this new translation by Marcela Sulak,
has ensured the poem's lasting popularity. Scorned at first by the national revivalists of the 19th century
for being "un-Czech," Mácha was held up as a "national" poet by later generations, a fate which the interwar Czech
avant-garde, who considered him a precursor, took it upon themselves to reverse.
Unlike the other seminal 19th-century European poets, Mácha's work has been largely ignored in English translation.
The present volume, the only available in English, provides the original Czech text in parallel and includes a
series of illustrations by Jindřich Štyrský specifically created for the poem.
What others say:
This seems to be the first English version in more than 50 years of the greatest
poem by the premier romantic poet of the Czech language. Macha (1810-36) published his masterpiece at
his own expense shortly before he died, probably of cholera. Mostly in tetrameters, with expansive
sections in longer lines, the poem pioneered iambs in Czech, in which dactyls and trochees work more
easily, and is famously melodious. It is prefaced by a rather crude patriotic paean that is Macha's
acknowledgment of his era's call for patriotism in Czech literature, which he otherwise ignores in
favor of international romanticism. The poem portrays a young woman pining for her lover condemned to
death, his last hours and execution, nature's lament for him, and the poet's recollection of the
lovers' legend. Byron, or Keats, well could have written it, and if translator Sulak declines to
slavishly render its rhymes (observable on left-hand pages in this bilingual edition), she convincingly
echoes its meters and movingly conveys its various beauties.
— Ray Olson, Booklist
Many works of art and literature are beloved because they are linked inextricably to the culture and age from
which they sprang. Consider Norman Rockwell. But truly great works often seem to appear from nowhere, as if they've had no predecessor.
Mácha's "May" seems to fit both categories: Stylistically, it has no real precedent in Czech literature, and yet over the past two
centuries it has taken a central place in the hearts and minds of [Czechs] as the crowning achievement of Czech Romanticism. That
fact is reason enough to read the poem. Marcela Sulak's skillful, sensitive translation of Mácha's groundbreaking language is another.
— Stephan Delbos, The Prague Post
To my mind the most modern Czech poem is K.H. Macha's May.
— Jindrich Styrsky
Marcela Sulak has beautifully maintained the same style of poetic language as Macha, with the use
of the dash to represent silence and time lapse. Sulak's Introduction is also informative for the non-reader of Czech and fairly
explains the difficulties in maintaining a true English parallel to the original.
— Slavic and East European Journal
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4 pen-and-ink drawings
single poem, bilingual
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Carla J. Bailey, April 9, 2017
Scripture Matthew 21:1-11
Several of my crafting hobbies are really messy. For example, candle-making: You’d be amazed how much wax I have scraped
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Carla J. Bailey, April 9, 2017
Scripture Matthew 21:1-11
Several of my crafting hobbies are really messy. For example, candle-making: You’d be amazed how much wax I have scraped off kitchen counters and floors over the years. It has to do with overestimating how much melted wax a container will hold. I think it’s an indication of my generally optimistic nature. I’m often certain the container will hold just a wee bit more of the hot wax, just another drop or two—until, of course, I’ve gone past the tipping point. Did you know that what actually spills over the rim of any container is more than the final drop too much poured in to the container? It’s true! You would think that one drop more than a container holds would mean only one tiny drop will spill over the edge, onto the counter, down the sides of the cupboard and on the floor. Why is that, I wonder? Why does so much more spill out than that one last drop that went in?
“Tipping Points,” the title for today’s Palm Sunday message, is taken from the book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell, published in 2000. Gladwell defines a tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” The book seeks to explain and describe the “mysterious” sociological changes that mark everyday life. As Gladwell states: “Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do,” once they’ve hit the tipping point. In sociology, a tipping point is that point in time when a group—or a large number of group members—rapidly and dramatically changes its behavior by widely adopting a previously rare practice. Gladwell didn’t coin the phrase. It was first used in sociology by Morton Grodzins, who borrowed it from physics, where it referred to the adding a small amount of weight to a balanced object until the additional weight causes the object to suddenly and completely topple, or tip (which means my spilled wax is actually a failed physics experiment). Grodzins studied the racial integration of American neighborhoods in the early 1960s. He discovered that most white families remained in the neighborhood as long as the comparative number of black families remained very small. But, at a certain point, when “one too many” black families moved into the neighborhood, the remaining white families would move out, in a process known as white flight. Grodzins called that moment the “tipping point,” adding that there was not a specific percentage that would mark that point. Rather, it was more a matter of perception, which, of course, means that it could change, culturally, as perceptions change.
I think of the recent tipping point we’ve seen exhibited by President Trump. Just a few weeks ago, he proposed that the United States should accept no more refugees from Syria. Yet, upon seeing photographs of Syrian children and adults choking to death on poison gas, he apparently reached a tipping point and ordered the military response of bombing a Syrian airfield. Tipping points are strange things. One would have thought
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A virtual private network (VPN) is a method for communicating securely over the public internet, using encryption to provide the same level of privacy as if using a completely private network.
A VPN is often said to create a secure "tunnel" across
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A virtual private network (VPN) is a method for communicating securely over the public internet, using encryption to provide the same level of privacy as if using a completely private network.
A VPN is often said to create a secure "tunnel" across the open internet for all communications between the two endpoints.
VPNs are commonly used to link multiple sites in an organisation together, or to provide remote acces to individual users such as mobile workers using laptops.
In the first case, a VPN will typically operate using a dedicated VPN gateway at each end of the communications link.
For mobile users, a VPN client is typically installed that encryopts data traffic and autheticates the user with the enterprise network when a connection is initiated.
What took them so long?
Dystopian future arrives for staff at 32M
Sanderson spin-out in fourth sale since 2004 as Partners Group scoops it up just a week after Civica bought SMB focused Carval
Four-year programme will include hundreds of hours of extra-curricular content, DCMS claims
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TED Talk: Save the World by Playing Online Games
"I believe that if we want to survive the next century on this planet, we need...21 billion hours of gameplay every week.... No, I'm serious." So says Jane McGon
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TED Talk: Save the World by Playing Online Games
"I believe that if we want to survive the next century on this planet, we need...21 billion hours of gameplay every week.... No, I'm serious." So says Jane McGonigal in a recent TED Talk. McGonigal is a game designer who studies gaming, cooperation, and how games can actually make a difference in the real world. Her thesis is basically that kids are already spending zillions of hours (specifically, 10,000 hours on average by age 21) playing games -- so why not use that game time to do something constructive? Her research indicates that games can influence real world behavior. McGonigal has actually built several such collaborative games, most notably World Without Oil, a game about an oil shortage, which apparently influenced its players to reduce real world oil usage for a period of years after the game ended. It's a hard idea to swallow (can playing games really save the world? Can world-saving games be as fun as World of Warcraft?), but McGonigal makes a fairly convincing case. If nothing else, this talk should spark a healthy debate -- there are sub-issues here like how much time we spend playing games, how games affect our real world behavior, and so on.
Interesting stuff discussed here: statistics on how much game time people (especially kids) are really getting, the invention of games, sheep-knuckle dice, how a famine led to the inventio
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The Dalkeith By-Election and Scottish women’s suffrage Sept 1912
I chose this topic because:
We had explored Dalkeith on one of our WEA History on the Hoof walks
There were some photos of the
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The Dalkeith By-Election and Scottish women’s suffrage Sept 1912
I chose this topic because:
We had explored Dalkeith on one of our WEA History on the Hoof walks
There were some photos of the campaign in Leah Leneman’s book
I live in the constituency ( as it then was)
Significance of the Midlothian By-Election 1912
It’s notable for the history of Scottish suffrage because it was the first election in which the Scottish Federation of Women’s Suffrage Societies supported the Labour candidate against the Liberals…a bold and difficult step for many middle class suffragists including Chrystal MacMillan in Edinburgh. They established an Election Fighting Fund to carry out this policy and this was administered by Annot Robinson (nee Wilkie) a former WSPU member. This policy cost the Women’s Liberal Federation 1800 members 1912 -1914, one leaver declaring “We have been hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Liberal party too long” ( www.liberalhistory.org.uk)
Midlothian was a large and mixed constituency stretching from to Stow and West Calder to Slateford and Newcraighall. It had mining; mill working and agricultural voters as well as city commuters.
The Liberals had already lost a by-election in Manchester earlier in the year and were feeling the unpopularity of their Home Rule policy. Moreover many working class electors were suspicious of the Liberals’ National Insurance Act 1911 which allowed the bosses to take fourpence (4d) from their pay-packets and whose benefits of sick pay, medical treatment for employees and unemployment pay had yet to be experienced. The election was reported nationally by the Scotsman and also by the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch.
The campaign “It goes with such a swing…….!”
The Scotsman reported that the NUWSS set up campaign offices in Dalkeith, West Calder and Edinburgh (24/8) with Mrs Annot Robinson and Mrs Ada Neild Chew (a working class activist from Rochdale) leading the activity
Women spoke at over 100 meetings in the constituency, at an average of twelve meetings a day (Scotsman 10/9) concentrating on the populous mining districts (Scotsman 4/9) where Brown, Provost of Dalkeith and the Labour candidate, was well–known.
On the Saturday before the poll Miss Margaret Robertson from London spoke at a Labour meeting in a marquee in Dalkeith High Street and Mrs McArthur also from London spoke to 1600 at a Labour meeting on the eve of poll in Dalkeith Corn Exchange. They pointed out that Labour would support the women’s cause but also praised them for promising better housing conditions, the abolition of sweating, “ a chance for every child” and every sort of social reform!
Brown restricted his comments to “If women had the vote then men would get better pay!!”(Scotsman 11/9)
In West Calder on polling day Labour had the assistance of a car supplied by one of the Women’s suffrage societies (whereas the Liberals had two and the Unionists three!)
As a result the safe Liberal seat (won by Gladstone in the notable Midlothian campaign of 1880) was lost to the Unionists’ Major John Hope (6021) with a margin of 32 votes on an 81% poll. Provost Brown for Labour polled 2,413 and the Liberal, Shaw (a son of Lord Dunfermline) 5989
Before the poll the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch (6/9 quoted in Leah Leneman) commended the women’s campaign “Their work is thorough, orderly and methodical, yet it goes with such a swing and is carried out with enthusiasm and devotion that it has entirely caught the appreciation and approval of the electorate”
Mrs Chew observed in Common Cause(5/9) that women in Midlothian were “tradition-bound and house-bound” and that “Our view of the inevitability of the alliance of women and labour is new to men and women alike here! “ quoted in Leah Leneman
A coda to the story
Early the following year the Scottish activists began their campaign of acid attacks on the mail in post boxes escalating into violence against property. On 17/5/13 the Scotsman reported that between 12-15 lbs of gunpowder had been left in a box in a cellar beneath St Mary’s, the private chapel of the Buccleuch family ( the powerful Tory family of Dalkeith, hostile to women’s suffrage). The fuse had failed to ignite the powder. It was assumed that a woman had scaled the fourteen foot wall and planted the home-made bomb. There was no damage and no arrests were ever made.
Scotsman online (free at Central library)
Letters of Margot Asquith to Baron Murray of Elibank MS 8803 ff4-9 in the National Library of Scotland
A Guid Cause Leah Leneman 1995 revised edition
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Waking up to the sounds of sea birds squawking and the golden sun hovering slightly above the horizon, I found it hard to believe where I was. After travelling 10,000 miles to the east coast of Australia, I’d found
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Waking up to the sounds of sea birds squawking and the golden sun hovering slightly above the horizon, I found it hard to believe where I was. After travelling 10,000 miles to the east coast of Australia, I’d found myself welcoming the day sat on a pontoon at the edge of Hardy Reef; part of the Great Barrier Reef and forty nautical miles from land. After having already spent a day snorkeling amongst brightly coloured fish and the night sleeping under the stars, I was very excited to see it all again and so, after quickly eating breakfast and donning a very fetching snorkeling suit, I crammed my feet into a pair of flippers and slid back into the cool, refreshing water. Almost immediately, I came face to face with a huge shoal of yellow finned fish before heading off towards the beautifully intricate reef itself. It was amazing.
The thought of colourful fish dancing through beautiful corals is something that had always inspired me to visit Australia and to have the opportunity to see it for myself and not through the eyes of a filmmaker was incredible. However, it saddens me to read that the reef is under such threat that other people may not be able to share my delight in the future. According to an aerial survey conducted in April 2016, by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, a devastating 93 percent of the Great Barrier Reef is suffering from coral bleaching. 520 individual reefs were surveyed and it was discovered that 95 percent were placed in the two most severe bleaching categories, with 99 percent identified as suffering from it. Scientists have continued to express their dismay and shock at the condition of the reef with Professor Terry Hughes, who was part of the survey, claiming that he had “never seen anything like this scale of bleaching before”. Clearly this is a shocking result and is likely to have a catastrophic impact on the many dependent marine species that live on the reef.
What is coral bleaching?
Corals are well known for their bright and dazzling colours and the Great Barrier Reef is renowned for it. However, this colour is not from the coral itself but a tiny species of marine algae known as zooxanthellae. These minute creatures live inside the coral’s tissue and provide food, contributing heavily to the energy that the coral requires in order to reproduce and develop. When ocean temperatures rise or there is a change in the water’s salinity, this relationship breaks down and the zooxanthellae leave, resulting in the coral’s bright white skeleton being exposed; hence the term ‘bleaching’. Not only do the corals lose their stunning colours, they also lose the ability to feed efficiently, and so if the bleaching incidents continue for a lengthy period of time, they starve to death. With 93 percent of the reef having already been affected, the worst damaged being the more remote and northern reefs, what could be the cause of this catastrophic event?
There are three possible culprits affecting the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef: El Nino, global warming, or UV radiation from the sun. Each of these has an impact on the reef environment. However, it is the threat of global warming that appears to be one of the most significant contributing factors. As CO2 concentrations in our atmosphere continue to ri
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A new study discovers a new source of blame for making you fat, mean and poor.
The study conducted by researchers at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania found that Facebook activity lowers self-control.
"Think of it as a licensing effect: You
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A new study discovers a new source of blame for making you fat, mean and poor.
The study conducted by researchers at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania found that Facebook activity lowers self-control.
"Think of it as a licensing effect: You feel good about yourself so you feel a sense of entitlement," said Keith Wilcox, assistant professor of marketing at Columbia Business School and co-author of the study. "And you want to protect that enhanced view, which might be why people are lashing out so strongly at others who don't share their opinions. These types of behavior—poor self-control, inflated sense of self—"are often displayed by people impaired by alcohol."
Study results also revealed predictable findings about the outcomes related to drinking and posting.
Researchers questioned over 500 Facebook users about their habits online and offline.
The study found that people who heavily used Facebook were more likely to binge eat which leads to a higher body mass index. Frequent Facebook users were also found to have more credit card debt and lower credit scores.
Previous studies found that people who browsed Facebook for five minutes possessed a strong network connection and were likely to choose a chocolate-chip cookie over healthier snacks choices.
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It's taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is acknowledged the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help
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It's taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is acknowledged the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help "bioremediate" the remaining problems.
Prof. Eugene Rosenberg and Prof. Eliora Ron of Tel Aviv U
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Topic for November 18, 2013: Simplifying algebraic fractions into lowest term by factoring difference of two squares and factoring perfect trinomial square in terms of (x + y) and 3. Please visit the website
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Topic for November 18, 2013: Simplifying algebraic fractions into lowest term by factoring difference of two squares and factoring perfect trinomial square in terms of (x + y) and 3. Please visit the website to see the details. Thanks and have a nice day to everyone. If you have any questions, please send me an e-mail.
What do you understand by concavity and the second derivative test? Before moving to this, first start with Concavity as you can’t understand anything about second derivative test without learning concavity. Suppose f is differentiable on an open interval I. The graph of f is concave upward on I if the f' is increasing on the interval or f'' is positive in the interval I.
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How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg combines two of my favorite qualities. It’s a collective biography, which has added appeal for readers who are intimidated by the idea of reading “a whole book,” PLUS it has plenty of gross-out appeal!
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How They Croaked by Georgia Bragg combines two of my favorite qualities. It’s a collective biography, which has added appeal for readers who are intimidated by the idea of reading “a whole book,” PLUS it has plenty of gross-out appeal! Frankly, any day that I can ominously ask a group of kids if they’ve had lunch yet is a good day for me.
Collective biographies also have an extra plus in the booktalking department, which is that if you lose your place and forget someone, it’s okay. I’ve shortened this booktalk since I first wrote it — I also talked about Cleopatra and Mozart in earlier versions of this booktalk, but those were the people most likely to leave my head so they didn’t make the final cut.
While this has been one of the more entertaining books I’ve shared during class visits recently (it’s been circulating more than most of the fiction books I’ve shared!) it’s also been one of the more frustrating ones. That’s because I’ve had to do lots of stopping and starting as students interrupt me to ask the meanings of words — “guillotine” and “croaked” have been recent stumpers. And talking about this book has led to more follow-up questions from students and teachers alike who want to know about how other famous people died. So I’ve definitely learned that this booktalk might take longer than I expect!
How They Croaked is a nonfiction book, which means that all of the stories in here are absolutely true. And MOST of the stories are pretty gross. In fact, the introduction to this book begins with a warning that says If you don’t have the guts for g
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Steps constructed from concrete can provide years of service, but hiring someone to build forms and pour the steps can be expensive. You can do it yourself with some basic carpentry knowledge and access to a few tools. You might even have enough lumber needed
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Steps constructed from concrete can provide years of service, but hiring someone to build forms and pour the steps can be expensive. You can do it yourself with some basic carpentry knowledge and access to a few tools. You might even have enough lumber needed laying around in your scrap pile for the project.
Planning and Measuring
Remove vegetation and loose soil down to undisturbed soil. Fill the excavated area with at least 4 inches of size 57 crushed aggregate to provide a solid base and allow drainage.
Measure the height from the finish grade elevation to the top elevation. Steps normally do not exceed 7 inches but can be less. The height of each step (rise) must be equal. Example: 36 inches overall height divided by a 6-inch riser height = six risers.
Determine the depth needed for the steps (tread). Treads must be no less than 10 inches deep. Exterior stair treads are commonly 12 inches deep. The treads must all be the same size. A project requiring six risers will require one less tread because the final step will be the landing that is already in place.
Once the riser and tread sizes and numbers are determined, use a framing square to draw it out on 3/4-inch plywood and use a circular saw to cut the shape. Two matching pieces are needed and will create the frame for the steps.
Assembling and Installing the Frame
Install the 2-by-6 boards that will form the face of the risers. These require a width equal to the height of the riser.
Bevel the riser boards at a 45 degree angle, with the bevel facing outward, to make it easier to finish the concrete when placed. If your stairs are wider than 3 feet, you might need to add additional bracing to the riser facings so the concrete will not bow them outward. Make sure that the forms are plumb and level.
Install wooden or steel stakes on the outside of the form to hold it in place. Place dirt or rock along the bottom of the form on the outside as needed to contain the cement when poured.
Things You Will Need
- 3/4-inch plywood
- Stakes (wooden or steel)
- Screw gun
- Circular saw
- Install scrap 2-by-6 material to the outside of the plywood to secure the riser face material too for a better hold. Plywood tends to split when driving fasteners into it's edge.
- Before pouring concrete, apply diesel fuel to the frame. The fuel will keep the concrete from stick to the wood and make removal easier.
- Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images
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The ancient world had several founders of great religions, but only one performed miracles: Jesus of Nazareth. His resurrection is the single greatest event in the history of the world. Do we know when it occurred?
It is easy to calculate the date
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The ancient world had several founders of great religions, but only one performed miracles: Jesus of Nazareth. His resurrection is the single greatest event in the history of the world. Do we know when it occurred?
It is easy to calculate the date of His crucifixion because we know it was during the reign of Pontius Pilate, who served from A.D. 26 to 36, thereby encompassing the entire period of ministry of John the Baptist and Jesus himself. A Jewish historian named Philo described Pilate as inflexible, obstinate and merciless, and Pilate was hated by the Jewish people under his rule. The Gospels describe the savage retaliation by Pilate against Galileans as follows: "Now on the same occasion there were some present who reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices." Luke 13:1 (NAS). Eventually the Romans removed Pilate from power for being too cruel.
A detailed analysis of the Gospel and historical sources places the date of the Crucifixion at Friday, April 3, A.D. 33, although some historians think it occurred in A.D. 29. You can review the evidence yourself at: http://www.themoorings.org/apologetics/69weeks/weeks4.html
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The Use of Works of Art in a 2nd Semester German Course by Dagmar Jaeger
This VoiceThread shows how students can engage with a work of art in an active, personal and innovative way while practicing new
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Articles › Foreign Language
The Use of Works of Art in a 2nd Semester German Course by Dagmar Jaeger
This VoiceThread shows how students can engage with a work of art in an active, personal and innovative way while practicing new vocabulary and grammar structures in the target language. This conversation also fosters collaboration among students inside and outside the language classroom.
Note that comments begin after the assignment description, on slide 5.
I selected art works by Austrian artists that depict houses. I wanted students to engage with the work of art in a way that goes beyond merely talking about what you see. The doodling function provided an excellent way to engage with the work of art by diagramming the imagined daily routine in and around the house. The students made it "their" house.
The discussion of art was already part of my lesson plan for my second semester German course. I was looking for ways to engage my students with works of art that go beyond merely talking about what they see in the image. Also, it was important to me that students use the newly acquired vocabulary and grammar related to the home.
First, in the conversation students see three different images of houses. Students are asked to choose their favorite house and - recording their voice - say briefly why they like the house the best. Students then describe a typical daily routine in and around "their" house, using the recording and doodling function.
Second, I asked students to listen to the daily routine of one of their peers, selecting the image of a house they did not choose. In a short essay, students then fill in their peers' narratives about the daily routine by imagining how the life of a fictive person or family in that house would look like.
Third, students read their short essays to each other in groups of 3 or 4, making everyone guess which house they wrote about. In the group, students ask each other questions about the narrative.
To get students used to VoiceThread, you might want to split up the first assignment and ask students to explain why they like the house they chose in a separate VoiceThread.
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US banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller died at the age of 101 on Monday, his family said.
Renowned for his association with Chase Manhattan bank, Rockefeller was chairman and chief executive of the lender during the 1970s.
Rock
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US banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller died at the age of 101 on Monday, his family said.
Renowned for his association with Chase Manhattan bank, Rockefeller was chairman and chief executive of the lender during the 1970s.
Rockefeller was the only surviving grandson of tycoon John D., synonymous with the foundation in the 19th century of Standard Oil, a company that led to him being the first US billionaire. His father, John D. developed the famous Rockefeller Centre in New York.
At times Rockefeller caused controversy, not least by pushing for trade talks with China and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
He founded the Trilatera
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Since vision loss often occurs as people age, it is very important for seniors to get enough foods that enhance eyesight. Oklahoma live-in caregivers can make sure their senior loved ones eat the following seven foods to maintain or boost their eye health.
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Since vision loss often occurs as people age, it is very important for seniors to get enough foods that enhance eyesight. Oklahoma live-in caregivers can make sure their senior loved ones eat the following seven foods to maintain or boost their eye health.
1. Orange Bell Peppers
A 1998 study by the British Journal of Ophthalmology found that orange bell peppers are the richest source of zeaxanthin. The human body cannot naturally create this carotenoid compound, but it is necessary to build a strong macula. Without enough zeaxanthin, seniors risk age-related macular degeneration.
Leafy greens like kale have large amounts of both lutein and zeaxanthin. Lutein is another important carotenoid that is necessary for maintaining retinal health. Both these nutrients help to prevent cataracts and macular degeneration risks.
Tomatoes are a great source of another carotenoid, lycopene, which is a compound that protects the eye from light-induced damage. In addition to being used in salads and sauces, Oklahoma in-home care providers recommend turning tomatoes into a yummy salsa or pasta sauce for seniors who like spicy foods.
4. Fatty Fish
Numerous fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, lake trout and herring are great sources of omega-3 fatty acids. These essential fats and oils are needed to craft the cell membranes that retain eye structure.
Like kale, seniors can get a lot of lutein and zeaxanthin from spinach. However, when spinach is heated beyond a certain temperature, these carotenoids are damaged. Therefore, it is best to eat it as a raw salad or in a smoothie.
The yolks of eggs contain both carotenoids and omega-3 fatty acids, which is why they are ideal for promoting eye health. Seniors can add them to a salad of spinach and peppers to maximize levels of these helpful compounds.
7. Olive Oil
According to a 2016 study conducted by a team of Australian researchers, seniors who consumed olive oil regularly were almost 50 percent less likely to get age-related macular degeneration than those who did not. Olive oil is so versatile that you can use it in almost every recipe, particularly salads and soups.
Nutrition is a very important aspect of senior health. With help from Home Care Assistance, your loved one can maintain a nutritious diet that benefits his or her wellness. In addition to helping clients maintain a healthy and active lifestyle, we provide specialized stroke, Alzheimer’s, and dementia home care in Oklahoma for seniors with more specific needs. Contact a friendly Care Manager by calling 405-285-4191 today to get a free consultation.
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Today our class continued our journey in Chile by volunteering at Hogar Padre Alfonso, an orphanage located in Viña del Mar. Hogar Padre Alfonso is a home to Chilean children between the ages of four and
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Today our class continued our journey in Chile by volunteering at Hogar Padre Alfonso, an orphanage located in Viña del Mar. Hogar Padre Alfonso is a home to Chilean children between the ages of four and 12, with parents who cannot take care of them for various reasons. Children placed at the orphanage remain there until they can return to their families or until they are moved to a new home that is for older children. Today, our class had the privilege of spending time with these wonderful children.
Even though the language barrier made verbal communication difficult, we had a great time playing with the children. After introducing ourselves and doing our best to talk with the kids in Spanish, we had fun playing games. A large group of young boys played soccer with the Drake students, while others hung around the playground. After we played outside, we used our time to help the children at the orphanage learn a few words in English. To do so, we sang the classic song “Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes,” played Twister, and taught them a ball game that introduced vocabulary.
Many people say that smiling is the universal language, and our time spent at the orphanage proves this to be true. When our words no longer served us, simply spending time with the children at the orphanage seemed to make all the difference. Our first encounters were difficult because the children were shy and so were we. However, after warming up to one another, it was easy to laugh and play together. Smiles were abundant today; the fun we had this morning will not be easily forgotten. It was difficult to leave as we said our goodbyes and gave hugs to the kids.
The reason the goodbye was so bittersweet is because of the time we spent together. Like we did with our service at the nursing home earlier in the week, all we did was share our time. Yes, we passed that time by playing games (Bingo with the elderly and Twister with the kids), but our service was our time. And, truthfully, sometimes giving people your time is the best gift that you can give. We didn’t need verbal communicatio
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A new report by the peak communications body in Australia has said convergence has broken most of the media and telecommunications legislation it administers. The findings are in the Australian Communication and Media Authority report Broken Concepts: The Australian communications legislative landscape(pdf). ACMA
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A new report by the peak communications body in Australia has said convergence has broken most of the media and telecommunications legislation it administers. The findings are in the Australian Communication and Media Authority report Broken Concepts: The Australian communications legislative landscape(pdf). ACMA is the government body that administers 26 Acts made over half a century, accompanied by 523 regulation requirements. Their paper examined the impact of convergence pressures on 55 key pieces of legislation and found most of them wanting. To use the ACMA terminology they were either ‘broken’ or ‘significantly strained’. The issue affects the regulation of such diverse items as video games, smartphones, tablets, 3DTVs, untimed local calls, community broadcasting, program standards, cable providers, universal service obligations, emergency calls, spam, media diversity and many others.
ACMA defined convergence by five key causes of change: 1. Technological developments 2. The development of a broad communications market 3. Increased consumer and citizen engagement with the toolset 4. Regulatory Globalisation 5. Government intervention (NBN). ACMA says digitalisation has broken the connection between the shape of content and the container which carries it. Legacy service delivery used service-specific networks and devices but digital transmission systems have made delivery mostly independent of technologies. The major consequence is regulation of content based on delivery mechanism no longer makes sense as devices develop multiple functions.
ACMA found seven major regulatory consequences of convergence. Firstly, policy and legislation no longer aligns with the realities of the market, the technology or its uses. Secondly, there are gaps in coverage of new forms of content and applications. Thi
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Arabian sea is located between the u-owami the Arabian and the Indian subcontinent. His area of 3683 km2 and a large part of the sea constitutes one of the ocean basins of the Indian ocean. So the
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Arabian sea is located between the u-owami the Arabian and the Indian subcontinent. His area of 3683 km2 and a large part of the sea constitutes one of the ocean basins of the Indian ocean. So the Arabian sea is very deep, its average depth is 2734 m and the maximum – 5203 m In the Arabian sea there is a large Gulf of Aden, through the Strait which connects the Arabian and Red seas, and Gulf of Oman, to which it is connected by the Hormuz Strait, Persian Gulf. In the Arabian sea developed fishery – there are more than 100 species of commercial fish, including sardines, tuna, Marlin, sailfish, mackerel.
Important fisheries for shrimp, crabs and lobster. The local waters are filled with several species of sharks, including Mako, black tip reef shark, tiger, blue and bull sharks. Even swim in shallow water, these sharks generally do not attack people, on the contrary, when meeting with the person trying to quickly retreat. The people here are much more dangerous to the sharks, because for the edible fins, which are exported, sharks in the Arabian sea foraged in large quantities. Continue reading
Once in the oceans and seas were discovered, big fish, people began to fear them. Everyone was afraid of how large freshwater inhabitants satisfy their hunger. After all, the larger kind of fish, the more food is necessary for nutrition. Therefore, to meet the needs of his growing organism in food, freshwater giants begin to eat their smaller relatives of various kinds. Usually fish are classified according to such characteristics as gender, species, etc. We tried to do it on the basis of their size. And here please find a list of the top 10 biggest freshwater fish in the world.
Trout — the big fish of the genus salmon, so it is often referred to as the “Russian salmon”. Its habitat are the major rivers and lakes of Siberia, the Far East and Altai. The predator is able to reach 1 m or more in length and up to 55 to 60 kg in weight. This species is famous for the aggressive and ruthless nature. It is believed that the trout are able to feed their own calves. For this freshwater species there are no restrictions in food. Russian salmon eats literally everything that comes his way.
Catfish — the largest freshwater fish accesata. Inhabits lakes, rivers of the Eur
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Inspired by Nature (and possibly Wallace and Gromit): Robot researchers create 'wrong trousers' that walk by themselves
U.S. researchers have produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to walk in a biologically-
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Inspired by Nature (and possibly Wallace and Gromit): Robot researchers create 'wrong trousers' that walk by themselves
U.S. researchers have produced a robotic set of legs which they believe is the first to walk in a biologically-accurate manner.
The researchers, from the University of Arizona, appear to have accomplished what only Wallace and Gromit have achieved before them: mechanical trousers which manage a very human-like gait as they stroll down the corridor.
The team says they have managed to simplify the human skills of walking into a'musculoskeletal architecture' which uses sensory feedback to keep the legs stable, balanced and walking.
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Very human-like: The University of Arizona team has created a pair of mechanical legs that walk unaided
The research may help in the study of infant walking and spinal cord injuries
The biological accuracy of this robot, which has been presented today in the Institute of Physics' Journal of Neural Engineering, has allowed the researchers to investigate the processes underlying walking in humans.
It may bolster theories of how babies learn to walk, as well as helping to understand how spinal-cord-injury patients can recover the ability to walk.
A key component of the human walking system is the central pattern generator (CPG). The CPG is a neural network in the lumbar region of the spinal cord that generates rhythmic muscle signals.
The CPG produces, and then controls, these signals by gathering information from different parts of the body that are responding to the environment. This is what allows people to walk without needing to think about it.
The simplest form of a CPG is a half-centre, which consists of just two neurons that fire signals alternatively, producing a rhythm.
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Remember this? The University of Arizona team has apparently made a real-life version of Wallace and Gromit's wrong trousers
The robot contains an artificial half-centre as well as sensors that deliver information back to the half-centre, including load sensors that sense force in the limb when the leg is pressed against a stepping surface.
Co-author of the study, Dr Theresa Klein, said: 'Interestingly, we were able to produce a walking gait, without balance, which mimicked human walking with only a simple half-centre controlling the hips and a set of reflex responses controlling the lower limb.'
The researchers, from the University of Arizona, hypothesise that babies start off with a simple half-centre, similar to the one developed in this robot, and over time they 'learn' a network for a more complex walking pattern.
This could explain why babies have been seen to exhibit a simple walking pattern when placed on a treadmill even before they have learnt to walk – a simple half-centre is already in place.
Dr Klein added: 'This underlying network may also form the core of the CPG and may explain how people with spinal cord injuries can regain walking ability if properly stimulated in the months after the injury.'
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War history: Going beyond the myths and half-truths of the ‘blackest day’ as the Brit’s fought for the Somme
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War history: Going beyond the myths and half-truths of the ‘blackest day’ as the Brit’s fought for the Somme
PUBLISHED: 09:44 23 June 2014 | UPDATED: 09:44 23 June 2014
The Somme – meant to be a triumphant ‘Day of Days’. It didn’t quite work out that way. But Mike Peters, Galloway’s resident military historian, says there’s more to this battle than the common hackneyed view
Earlier this month we commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The momentous events of D-Day loom large in our national memory.
Some readers may have good personal reasons to remember the landings – they were there. The 1st Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment landed on Sword Beach and went on to distinguish itself by capturing a number of heavily defended objectives inland.
The Normandy landings were a success and we therefore tend to look back at Normandy in a positive light. We are also lucky to have a handful of surviving veterans to tell us first-hand about their experiences in 1944.
Sadly, this is no longer the case with the First World War and we have to work a little harder to understand what the men who wore the Suffolks’ cap badge experienced.
In a few weeks’ time, on July 1, it will be the 98th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme, a huge British offensive intended by its planners and every man who took part to be a “Day of Days” that would aid our French allies and perhaps change the course of the war.
The disaster that unfolded on Sunday, July 1, 1916 is still regarded by many historians as the blackest day in the history of the British Army. As dusk drew in on the French battlefield, the scale of the failure began to filter through to the shocked commanders of what was largely a citizen Army made up of volunteer soldiers. With the notable exception of progress in the south of the British assault area, little or no ground had been gained and there was no prospect of the intended large-scale breakthrough of the German defences.
The casualty figures for July 1 are frequently misquoted. However, whichever way they are considered, they are staggering. It would take weeks for the full figure to be calculated but eventually the casualty reports would total 57,000, of which 21,000 would be listed as killed in action. The rest of the terrible total would be listed as wounded, missing or prisoners of war.
Over the years, this blackest day has dominated many people’s perception of the entire war; it seems to almost confirm the Blackadder view and perpetuate the belief that citizen soldiers were Lions led by Donkeys. In fact, there is so much more to the battle of the Somme than this hackneyed view.
Like the Normandy campaign, it went on for months after its first day. In fact, fighting on the Somme continued until November 18, 1916.
As with D-Day, it was planned in great detail, involved innovation and introduced new technology. The participating troops in both battles were highly motivated, well trained and well equipped. So what really went wrong? Why and how could the two days turn out so differently?
These are exactly the questions that the historians from the Guild of Battlefield Guides strive to answer during the Somme day excursions. Why not come with us and walk on the battlefields of the Somme, look beyond the myths and half-truths, and see for yourself on a Galloway battlefield tour.
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A research collaboration led by LNSP's Richard Lanza has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department of Homeland Security to study new approaches to the detection of shielded
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A research collaboration led by LNSP's Richard Lanza has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department of Homeland Security to study new approaches to the detection of shielded nuclear material.
The approach proposed by MIT involves a new method for inspecting cargo using monoenergetic gamma rays which can penetrate materials and can clearly differentiate between ordinary materials and special nuclear materials (SNM) such as uranium, while reducing the radiation dose by a factor of 20 relative to previous approaches. The new system will combine a unique radiation source with new concepts in detectors and new approaches to inference and data analysis algorithms that can clearly delineate between potential threats and benign materials using both statistical infer
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Severe storms can often knock out power lines, leaving millions without electricity for anywhere between a few hours, to several days or more. Burying the cables would avoid the risk of breakages during violent weather, so why don’t utility companies
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Severe storms can often knock out power lines, leaving millions without electricity for anywhere between a few hours, to several days or more. Burying the cables would avoid the risk of breakages during violent weather, so why don’t utility companies install all their power lines underground?
In a 2010 report by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission, it was found that more than 1000 power outages could be prevented each year by burying all overhead lines in the DC area. However such an endeavour would cost $5.8 billion and add $226 to monthly electric bills for ten years.
When looking to bury power lines, utilities must dismantle existing overhead cables, they must also factor in the increased cost that repairs to the buried lines will incur, especially as they don’t last as long underground, and must be dug up and fully removed when old or broken. How these costs weigh up against the high costs of blackouts will be the deciding factor in any decision made.
In a recent study the EIA found that underground lines can cost as much as five to ten times more than overhead lines, although prices vary wildly from city to city.
In Manhattan where construction crews are already digging foundations for new buildings, burying the cables is relatively easy and cheap. The county of Anaheim, California, has also found it relatively cheap to bury power lines, charging just an extra four percent to customer’s utility bills. However the costs in places such as Colorado, which has a granite bedrock, or Florida, whose water table is very high, are too great to justify underground installation.
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Abstract The scrutiny of health and safety of personnel working in underground coal mines is heightened because of fatalities and disasters that occur every
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Abstract The scrutiny of health and safety of personnel working in underground coal mines is heightened because of fatalities and disasters that occur every year worldwide. A methodology based on fuzzy TOPSIS was proposed to assess the risks associated with human health in order to manage control measures and support decision-making, which could provide the right balance between different concerns, such as safety and costs. For this purpose, information collected from three hazardous coal mines namely Hashouni, Hojedk and Babnizu located at the Kerman coal deposit, Iran, were used to manage the risks affecting the health and safety of their miners. Altogether 86 hazards were identified and classified under eight categories: geomechanical, geochemical, electrical, mechanical, chemical, environmental, personal, and social, cultural and managerial risks. Overcoming the uncertainty of qualitative data, the ranking process is accomplished by fuzzy TOPSIS. After running the model, twelve groups with different risks were obtained. Located in the first group, the most important risks with the highest negative effects are: materials falling, catastrophic failure, instability of coalface and immediate roof, firedamp explosion, gas emission, misfire, stopping of ventilation system, wagon separation at inclines, asphyxiation, inadequate training and poor site management system. According to the results, the proposed methodology can be a reliable technique for management of the minatory hazards and coping with uncertainties affecting the health and safety of miners when performance ratings are imprecise. The proposed model can be primarily designed to identify potential hazards and help in taking appropriate measures to minimize or remove the risks before accidents can occur. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
This article was published in Sci Total Environ
and referenced in Occupational Medicine & Health Affairs
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THE sight of war graves, stretching miles and miles, brought the real impact of war home to Swinton students.
Among the mass of fallen soldiers from the World War I, were lads from Kilnhurst and across South Yorkshire.
This knowledge
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THE sight of war graves, stretching miles and miles, brought the real impact of war home to Swinton students.
Among the mass of fallen soldiers from the World War I, were lads from Kilnhurst and across South Yorkshire.
This knowledge, in particular, contributed to the pupils’ “sad, moving experience” when witnessing the graves.
The Community School pupils were in France and Belgium as part of a GCSE course annual visit to battlefield sites.
The trip centred on the Ypres area of Flanders, said teacher Dave Kelly, and included visits to the largest British war cemetery at Tyne Cot, and to Sanctuary Wood where trenches remain intact.
At Flanders Field Museum pupils saw artefacts and heard oral testimonies of many aspects of the Great War.
They moved on to Essex Farm, where “In Flanders Fields” – the famous poem by John Macrae, which is a symbol of the war – was written, and then to Langemarck German Cemetery as a reminder of others who fell during the conflict.
All were affected by the Menin Gate Memorial, where the Last Post Ceremony takes place every evening at 8pm to remember the dead without known graves, but whose names remain etched on a standing memorial.
At the Somme, the Lochna
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According to the University of Florida, the English ivy (Hedera helix) is the most popular ivy grown in the United States. It is sometimes planted in large pots, but more commonly is planted in the garden and grown as
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According to the University of Florida, the English ivy (Hedera helix) is the most popular ivy grown in the United States. It is sometimes planted in large pots, but more commonly is planted in the garden and grown as a ground cover or trained along a wall, trellis or fence. While an English ivy is generally easy to care for, including water, it does need special attention, especially if it is potted or is a first year plant.
Water potted English ivy thoroughly when the soil dries to a depth of 1 inch. Water it with room temperature water until it drains out the bottom and stop. Dump out any extra water that accumulates in the drainage tray.
Water a garden English ivy plant regularly during the first year from spring until fall. When rainfall does not amount to at least an inch a week, water the ivy with enough water to equal an inch of water. For example, if it rained 1/2 inch one week, then you only need to water your ivy with another 1/2 inch of water.
Water an established garden English ivy during long dry spells, such as three or more weeks. Then, water the ivy with about 2 inches of water every two to three weeks until the drought is over.
Water garden English ivy in the fall, about one week prior to the ground freezing. This will keep the plant hydrated during the winter months.
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Providing Support for leisure activities Essay
Providing Support for leisure activities
Identify different activities that may be regarded as leisure activities Walking – Outdoor activity of moderate exercises around a park or to sight. Swimming – No impact activity, condition friendly exercise
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Providing Support for leisure activities Essay
Providing Support for leisure activities
Identify different activities that may be regarded as leisure activities Walking – Outdoor activity of moderate exercises around a park or to sight. Swimming – No impact activity, condition friendly exercise in a pool facility Gym – A low intensity activity that allows individuals to improve specific condition and reach personal goals. Sports such as badminton, basketball etc…
– Social physical activity Dancing – Social Physical Activity
Classes such as Zumba, Yoga, Pilates etc… – Social Physical Activity which helps promote wellbeing and core strengthening. 1.2: Explain how participation in leisure activities aids the wellbeing of individuals It allows them to build social connections as well and participate in physical activities which can reduce stress and anxiety and provide a break from everyday problems, allowing one to enjoy themselves. Also aids to motivation because it allows the individual to reach their goals 1.3: describe the potential benefits of trying out new activities from time to time Doing the same actives over and over can make it become tedious and allows the individual to become complacent making them feel like they have come to a stand still. So the benefits of doing a new activity allows them to meet new people, push themselves again by having new goals or objectives to meet, provide change and new found enjoyment.
And is also more effect because the body is working hard again to adjust to the new movements that it will be doing. 3.4: describe how and when to access additional information or support about participation in a leisure activity To access information or support about participation in a leisure activity I would talk to my line manager to explain what options or training that is available or talk to the manager of the leisure centre to ask what information or support they provide for activities within there leisure centres. I would access information or support when I client express another interest or if they have progressed or another leisure activity would be more suitable for there needs.
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The Education Department
The Education Department offers the graduate programs at the College of Idaho.
The Education Department of the College of Idaho is an Educative Community committed to improving student learning in K-12 classrooms by preparing educators with a passion for life-long
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The Education Department
The Education Department offers the graduate programs at the College of Idaho.
The Education Department of the College of Idaho is an Educative Community committed to improving student learning in K-12 classrooms by preparing educators with a passion for life-long learning and who have a thorough knowledge of content, educational theory, and best practice. The department collaborates with K-12 practitioners, professional organizations, community members, and policy makers to improve the preparation of new educators, as well as to support the professional development of practitioners.
Over the next five years, the department will act within the dynamic educational environment to prepare educators with a passion for teaching and learning. Educators prepared at the College of Idaho will have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will empower them to operate within existing institutions while providing leadership that will influence the community, the profession, policies and practices that will have a positive impact on student learning.
An Educative Learning Community
"The difference between mere circumstance and lived experiences is our capacity to bestow experience with meaning, be reflective, and take action." - John Dewey
The College of Idaho teacher certification program strives to be an educative learning community. The educative learning community is based on John Dewey's understanding of educative experiences that encou
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MATHEMATICS FOR THE AVIATION TRADES by JAMES NAIDICH Chairman,
Department of Mafhe mati r. v, Manhattan High School of Aviation
Trades MrGKAW-IIILL HOOK COMPANY, INC
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MATHEMATICS FOR THE AVIATION TRADES by JAMES NAIDICH Chairman,
Department of Mafhe mati r. v, Manhattan High School of Aviation
Trades MrGKAW-IIILL HOOK COMPANY, INC. N JO W Y O K K AND LONDON
MATHEMATICS FOR THK AVI VTION TRADES COPYRIGHT, 19I2, BY THK BOOK
TOMPVNY, INC. PRINTED IX THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AIL rights
referred. Tin a book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in
any form without perm nation of the publishers. PREFACE This book
has been written for students in trade and technical schools who
intend to become aviation mechanics. The text has been planned to
satisfy the demand on the part of instructors and employers that
mechanics engaged in precision work have a thorough knowledge of
the funda mentals of arithmetic applied to their trade. No mechanic
can work intelligently from blueprints or use measuring tools, such
as the steel rule or micrometer, without a knowl edge of these
fundamentals. Each new topic is presented as a job, thus stressing
the practical aspect of the text. Most jobs can be covered in one
lesson. However, the interests and ability of the group will in the
last analysis determine the rate of progress. Part I is entitled A
Review of Fundamentals for the Airplane Mechanic. The author has
found through actual experience that mechanics and trade-school
students often have an inadequate knowledge of a great many of the
points covered in this part of the book. This review will serve to
consolidate the students information, to reteach what he may have
forgotten, to review what he knows, and to provide drill in order
to establish firmly the basic essentials. Fractions, decimals,
perimeter, area, angles, construc tion, and graphic representation
arecovered rapidly but systematically. For the work in this section
two tools are needed. First, a steel rule graduated in
thirty-seconds and sixty - fourths is indispensable. It is
advisable to have, in addition, an ordinary ruler graduated in
eighths and sixteenths. Second, measurement of angles makes a
protractor necessary. vi Preface Parts II, III, and IV deal with
specific aspects of the work that an aviation mechanic may
encounter. The airplane and its wing, the strength of aircraft
materials, and the math ematics associated with the aircraft engine
are treated as separate units. All the mathematical background
required for this work is covered in the first part of the book.
Part V contains 100 review examples taken from airplane shop
blueprints, aircraft-engine instruction booklets, air plane supply
catalogues, aircraft directories, and other trade literature. The
airplane and its engine are treated as a unit, and various items
learned in other parts of the text are coordinated here. Related
trade information is closely interwoven with the mathematics
involved. Throughout the text real aircraft data are used. Wherever
possible, photographs and tracings of the airplanes mentioned are
shown so that the student realizes he is dealing with subject
matter valuable not only as drill but worth remembering as trade
information in his elected vocation. This book obviously does not
present all the mathematics required by future aeronautical
engineers. All mathe matical material which could not be adequately
handled by elementary arithmetic was omitted. The author believes,
however, that the student who masters the material included in this
text will have a solid foundation of the type ofmathematics needed
by the aviation mechanic. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Elliot
V. Noska, principal of the Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades
for his encouragement and many constructive suggestions, and to the
members of the faculty for their assistance in the preparation of
this text. The author is also especially indebted to Aviation
magazine for permission to use numerous photographs of airplanes
and airplane parts throughout the text. JAMES NAIDICH. NEW YORK.
CONTENTS PAOH PREFACE v FOREWORD BY ELLIOT V...
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Peach lovers are in for a bit of disappointment this summer, with New Hampshire’s crop of the fuzzy fruit almost entirely wiped out. In this week's installment of Foodstuffs, we'll find out what's behind the shortage.
At Carter
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Peach lovers are in for a bit of disappointment this summer, with New Hampshire’s crop of the fuzzy fruit almost entirely wiped out. In this week's installment of Foodstuffs, we'll find out what's behind the shortage.
At Carter Hill Orchard in Concord, visitors this time of year typically find acres and acres of apples, peaches, and other tree fruits growing among the rolling hills.
This year, though, it’s a different story for the farm’s peaches. Carter Hill’s Todd Larocque and I walked through a row of peach trees where he showed me this summer’s quandary: dead buds instead of young fruit.
"Here’s a dead branch that would have been a bud," he said. "Take it off and it’s just brown inside, all nothing. If it was alive, it would be green, and it would have bloomed in May. But when you go through them, all you can find is it’s all turned to dust, all brown."
Larocque has been watching peaches grow on his family’s farm for all of his forty-two years, and he's never seen a season this bad before, "I don’t remember ever having a complete loss. We’ve had small crops, but nothing that’s completely wiped out like this. This is six acres with not one bud and not one peach on it."
And Larocque isn’t alone - just try calling Union Lake Peach Orchard in Barrington.
This is the message on their answering machine: "We will be closed all season, we have no fruit to sell this year. Due to the extremely cold winter and the extreme temperature fluctuations in march, it killed all the peaches in the state of New Hampshire and most of New England and up and down the East coast of the United States."
The extent of the damage is due to an unusual winter. Mild weather in January and February lulled the trees into bu
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Public News Service SEATTLE - Many of the effects of climate change scientists did not expect to happen for decades into the future are happening now. According to a new study in the journal Science, researchers found that every ecosystem on Earth is being impacted by
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Public News Service SEATTLE - Many of the effects of climate change scientists did not expect to happen for decades into the future are happening now. According to a new study in the journal Science, researchers found that every ecosystem on Earth is being impacted by a warming globe, from the genetic level up.
One of the studies' co-authors, Doctor Tara Martin, a professor at the University of British Columbia, said of the 94 ecological processes studied, more than 80 percent already have been affected by climate change. She said that includes the forests of the Northwest.
"One of the impacts of warmer winters has been this emergence of insect pathogens, insects that are native to North America but that are now super abundant and they're having a huge influence on the forest resources," she explained.
Martin said those insects include pine beetles and spruce beetles, which introduce deadly fungi to trees.
Researchers also found that species have been moving closer to the poles as temperatures rise. Marine animals have moved north at a rate of more than 40 miles per decade and land animals at nearly 4 miles per decade. They also found changes in migration patterns and the range sizes of certain species.
Martin said genetic diversity in many regions has decreased and when it comes to food production, humans might need to "assist evolution" to ensure agriculture can adapt to the changing environment. She also said while an increase in the global temperature of one or two degrees Celsius is inevitable, there's still time to avert warming beyond that.
"The fear is that if we don't act now, we could go to something more extreme and dangerous, up to even four degrees, and that is catastrophic," she said. "Not only for our ecosystems and species but ultimately it's catastrophic for us. And so that's what we need to avoid, and that's what we have time to avoid."
Martin said in order to do that, countries should move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable-energy sources and protect and restore ecosystems such as lakes, streams and forests, which can provide hazard reduction to destructive weather patterns.
Humans have already assisted evolution through a century of nuclear power development, petrochemical consumption, and pharmaceutical misuse. No amount of genetic engineering can alter that.Report
The October 22, 2013 FRONTLINE special Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria makes it clear there is no turning back the clock; the age of antibiotics is coming to an end. Human misuse of antibiotics and the evolution of bacteria spell the collapse of public health in the 21st Century, and the eventual extinction of the human species. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/hunting-the-nightmare-bacteria/
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So you have the go-ahead to start a project. At this stage, typically, you have only a vague idea of the requirements. For instance, you might be able to say:
We are going to build the next-generation customer support system for
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So you have the go-ahead to start a project. At this stage, typically, you have only a vague idea of the requirements. For instance, you might be able to say:
We are going to build the next-generation customer support system for the Watts Galore Utility Company. We intend to use object-oriented technology to build a more flexible system that is more customer-orientedspecifically, one that will support consolidated customer bills.
Of course, your requirements document will likely be more expansive than that, but it may not actually say very much more.
At this point, you want to get a better understanding of the problem.
What is it you are actually going to build?
How are you going to build it?
In deciding what issues to look into during this phase, you need to be driven, first and foremost, by the risks in your project. What things could derail you? The bigger the risk, the more attention you have to pay to it.
In my experience, risks can usefully be classified into four categories:
What are the requirements of the system? The big danger is that you will build the wrong system, one that does not do what the customer needs.
What are the technological risks you have to face? Are you selecting technology that will actually do the job for you? Will the various pieces fit together?
Can you get the staff and expertise you need?
Are there political forces that can get in the way and seriously affect your project?
There may be more in your case, but risks that fall into these four categories are nearly always present.
Requirements are important and are where UML techniques can most obviously be brought to bear. The starting point is use cases. Use cases drive the whole development process.
I'll talk in detail about use cases in Chapter 3; here I'll just give you a brief description of what use cases are.
A use case is a typical interaction that a user has with the system in order to achieve a goal. Imagine the word processor that I am currently using. One use case would be "do a spell check"; another would be "create an index for a document."
The key element for a use case is that each one indicates a function that the user can understand and that has value for that user. A developer can respond with specifics. For instance:
It will take me two months to do the index function for you. I also have a use case to support grammar checking; I reckon that's three months. We have only three months to the releasewhich one would you like?
Use cases provide the basis of communication between customers and developers in planning the project.
One of the most important things to do in the elaboration phase is to discover all the potential use cases for the system you are building. In practice, of course, you aren't going to get all of them. You want to get most, however, particularly the most important and riskiest ones. It's for this reason that, during the elaboration phase, you should schedule interviews with users for the purpose of gathering use cases.
Use cases do not need to be detailed. I usually find that a paragraph or three of descriptive text is sufficient. This text should be specific enough for the users to understand the basic idea and for the developers to have a broad sense of what lurks inside.
Use cases are not the whole picture, however. Another important task is to come up with the skeleton of a conceptual model of the domain. Within the heads of one or more users lies a picture of how the business operates. For instance:
Our customers may have several sites, and we provide several services to these sites. At the moment, a customer gets a bill for all services at a given site. We want that customer to be billed for all services at all sites. We call this consolidated billing.
This passage contains the words "customer," "site," and "service." What do these terms mean? How do they fit together? A conceptual domain model starts to answer these questions and, at the same time, lays the foundation for the object model that will be used to represent the objects in the system later in the process. I use the term domain model to describe any model whose primary subject is the world that the computer system is supporting, whatever stage of the development process you are in.
Note that the Rational Unified Process defines the term "domain model" more narrowly; see Jacobson, Booch, and Rumbaugh (1999) for details. My usage follows that of most people I know in the object community.
I find two UML techniques particularly valuable in building conceptual domain models.
The main technique I use for domain models is the class diagram, drawn from a conceptual perspective (see Chapter 4). You can use these diagrams to lay out the concepts that the business experts use as they think about the business and to lay out the ways those experts link concepts together. In many ways, class diagrams are about defining a rigorous vocabulary to talk about the domain.
If the domain also has a strong workflow element, I like to describe this with activity diagrams (see Chapter 9). The key aspect of activity diagrams is that they encourage finding parallel processes, which is important in eliminating unnecessary sequences in business processes.
Some people like to use interaction diagrams (see Chapter 5) to explore how various roles interact in the business. By thinking about workers and activities together, they find it easier to gain an understanding of the process. I prefer to use activity diagrams to figure out what need
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I've been learning Python with the help of Jason R. Briggs' Snake Wrangling for Kids, a free, online book that is targeted at younger students but which I find perfectly engaging, too. Mr. Briggs does a great job introducing students
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I've been learning Python with the help of Jason R. Briggs' Snake Wrangling for Kids, a free, online book that is targeted at younger students but which I find perfectly engaging, too. Mr. Briggs does a great job introducing students to the concept of programming with good examples, snippets of code, and a very logical, studied approach to learning to program.
OS X 10.5.x has Python included, though it is a slightly older version than the current 3.x release. However, for the exercises there is a slightly older version of the book available so you can follow along and get the code examples working just fine.
I've shell scripted in the past and learned a little Perl, so I'm pretty comfortable with the syntax and approach to programming using Python. If you are looking for a way to teach younger students how to program, Snake Wrangling for Kids might be a great starting point.
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There are five main types of actuators – hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, Thermal or Magnetic and Mechanical. An actuator is a type of motor that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or systemAn actuator is a kind of motor
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There are five main types of actuators – hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, Thermal or Magnetic and Mechanical. An actuator is a type of motor that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or systemAn actuator is a kind of motor that controls or moves mechanisms or systems. It takes hydraulic fluid, electric current or other sources of power and converts the energy to facilitate the motion. Actuators are extremely useful devices and have a diverse range of uses in fields such as engineering, electronic engineering and can be found in many kinds of machinery such as printers, cars or disk drives. Most actuators produce either linear (straight line), rotary (circular) or oscillatory motion.
Actuators allow more load, force, control, ruggedness, speed and duty cycle to be supported. Speed is vital especially in the case of motion control equipment. The process of converting sources of power into energy has been a great innovation to machinery. The efficiency brought about by actuators make them a cost effective alternative to human operation.
There are four main types of actuators: Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Electric and Mechanical.
Hydraulic actuators consist of a cylinder or fluid motor that utilizes hydraulic power to facilitate mechanical process. The mechanical motion gives an output in terms of linear, rotary or oscillatory motion. Since liquids are nearly incompressible, they take longer to gain speed and power and also slow back down, but they can exert great force. The hydraulic actuator also allows for very precise control of the movement produced. In linear hydraulic actuators, a typical set-up is made up of a hollow cylinder that contains a liquid, usually oil, and a piston that is inserted in it. When pressure is applied onto the piston, objects can be moved by the force produced. Hydraulic actuators can be operated manually, such as a hydraulic car jack, or they can be operated through a hydraulic pump, which can be seen in construction equipment such as cranes or excavators.
Pneumatic actuators work on the same concept as hydraulic actuators except compressed gas is used instead of liquid. Energy, in the form of compressed gas, is converted into linear or rotary motion, depending on the type of actuator. Pneumatic energy is more desirable for main engine controls because it can quickly respond in starting and stopping as the power source does not need to be stored in reserve for operation. Also, pneumatic actuators are preferred in places where cleanliness is important, since the fluid in hydraulic actuators might leak and contaminate the surroundings. However, pneumatic actuators are still likely to leak, making them less efficient compared to mechanical actuators. Another downside is that they take up a lot of space, create a lot of noise and are difficult to transport once installed in a place.
Another type of actuators is electric actuators. Electric actuators are devices powered by motors that convert electrical energy to mechanical torque. The electrical energy is used to create motion in equipment that require multi-turn valves like gate or globe valves. Since no oil is involved, electrical actuators are considered to be one of the cleanest and readily available forms of actuators. Electric actuators are typically installed in engines, where they open and close different valves. There are many designs of electric actuators and this depends on their function in the engine that they are installed in.
Mechanical actuators function through converting rotary motion to linear motion.when a rotary motion. Devices such as gears, rails, pulley, chain and others are used to help convert the motion. Some of the simple mechanisms used to convert motion are screws, where the rotation of the actuator's nut causes the screw shaft to move in a straight line, the wheel and axle, where the rotating motion of a wheel causes a belt or something similar to move in a linear motion.
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Nissan has collaborated with ten other companies on the creation of a next generation pedestrian alert system which would produce a number of audible cues to alert pedestrians and other road users of an approaching EV, without impacting noise pollution levels.
With the number of electric
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Nissan has collaborated with ten other companies on the creation of a next generation pedestrian alert system which would produce a number of audible cues to alert pedestrians and other road users of an approaching EV, without impacting noise pollution levels.
With the number of electric vehicles on our roads growing all the time, pedestrian alert technology has become a hot topic. The low noise levels of electric vehicles (EVs) have long been seen as a strong benefit, reducing noise pollution levels and providing a relaxing driving experience.
However, with the EVs being so quiet on the road, it is essential that a pedestrian alert system is developed to make people aware of nearby EVs to minimise the risk of accidents.
With Nissan being one of the leading manufacturers in the EV market, and developer of the Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians (VSP) – a piece of equipment fitted to all Nissan EVs – they have made pedestrian alert systems one of their key areas of research.
David Quinn, Nissan’s e-VADER Project Leader, said: “Pedestrian safety is of the utmost importance to Nissan, which is why we already have a pedestrian alert installed on our EVs as a preventative measure. As leaders in the EV market, we were keen to use our considerable experience to examine possible systems for future development in this field. Our objective has been to find an optimum balance between ensuring the cars are detectable, whilst retaining the reduction in noise pollution, which is one of the great benefits that EVs offer.”
The role Nissan has played in bringing EV technology to mass-market has been pivotal. In 2010, the introduction of the Nissan LEAF revolutionised the motoring world. It was the first mass-market, all-electric EV launched globally and it still remains the number one selling EV in history.
This experience was essential when working on the e-VADER project, which took three years to complete. Nissan drew on their extensive knowledge to integrate the range of technologies provided by the other consortium members into a demonstration vehicle, ensuring that the sounds created where clearly audible without impacting on the ambient noise levels.
The sound created not only had to be targeted at specific pedestrians, but it also couldn't be too intrusive, keeping annoyance to a minimum. Loud siren-like noises were ruled out from an early stage as they were too irritating, loud and emotionally upsetting to other road users.
The production model of the system uses a camera built into the windscreen that recognises pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. Once detected, the system beams the sound directly at them, alerting them of their presence. The sound is five decibels lower than that of a conventional petrol or diesel engine.
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Caviar should be crossed off Christmas gift lists whenever possible to give highly endangered sturgeon a chance to recover in the wild.
Sturgeon worldwide are teetering on the brink of extinction because of the persistent trade in their valuable caviar
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Caviar should be crossed off Christmas gift lists whenever possible to give highly endangered sturgeon a chance to recover in the wild.
Sturgeon worldwide are teetering on the brink of extinction because of the persistent trade in their valuable caviar.
Although legal fishing is strictly regulated in most countries, illegal fishing and trade continue. Caviar is considered a delicacy and is one of the world’s most expensive wildlife products.
"It's about being aware of what you buy, and the impact it can have on species and on the environment," said WWF's Sturgeon Expert, Jutta Jahrl, “anyone planning to buy a gift of caviar from wild sturgeon – for example Beluga - should reconsider.”
All sturgeon species are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). At present, international trade in wild caviar from shared stocks - like the Caspian Sea or the Danube - is not allowed.
According to trade statistics, the European Union, the United States and Switzerland are the largest importers of caviar with 81% of all legal caviar imports between 1998 and 2006. France and Germany are the largest markets in Europe.
“One century ago, six species of this ancient fish were native to the Danube, but today five of them are classified as critically endangered. The main reason for this dramatic status is the unsustainable appetite for caviar,” said Jahrl.
In response to declining numbers, most countries along the Danube and the Black Sea have implemented catch and trade bans. Caviar smugglers using sophisticated methods also pose a dangerous threat to sturgeon populations, making saving sturgeon more that just a wildlife protection issue.
“The catch and trade ban didn’t stop the proliferation of illegal trade in caviar,” Jahrl said. “Continuing seizures of illegal caviar in Europe indicate that there is a thriving black market in the whole region.” More....
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From History Matters, "American Popular Song: A Brief History" -- Americans have been singing since the first Europeans and Africans began arriving in North America in the sixteenth century. Work songs, hymns, love songs, dance tunes, humorous songs
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From History Matters, "American Popular Song: A Brief History" -- Americans have been singing since the first Europeans and Africans began arriving in North America in the sixteenth century. Work songs, hymns, love songs, dance tunes, humorous songs, and parodies—such songs provide a record of American history, serving both as historical sources and also as subjects of historical investigation.
During the colonial, revolutionary, and federal periods (1607-1820) most American songs were strongly tied to the musical traditions of the British isles. Hymn tunes, ballads, theater songs, and drinking songs were imported from England or based closely on English models. The main exceptions were the hymns of German-speaking communities in Pennsylvania, the music of African-American slave communities, and the songs of New Orleans, which were closely linked to the French West Indies and to France. Those exceptions aside, the most distinctively American songs were patriotic ones, like “Yankee Doodle” and the “Star Spangled Banner,” and even these were adaptations of English originals.
The first uniquely American popular song tradition arose with the minstrel show, beginning in the 1840s. Many songs still familiar today, such as “Turkey in the Straw” (“Zip Coon”) (c. 1824), “Oh Susanna” (1854), “Dixie” (1859), “Buffalo Gals” (1844), and “Old Folks at Home” ("Swanee River") (1851), were originally composed for the minstrel stage and first performed on northern stages by white singers in blackface. These blackface performers adopted and exaggerated the styles of African-American song and movement in a politically charged process. After the Civil War, African-American performers were only able to establish a toehold in the entertainment industry by conforming to the still popular, and demeaning, forms that originated with white performers in blackface.
African Americans themselves created all-black minstrel shows, contributing songs like “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” (1878) and “O Dem Golden Slippers” (1879) to the repertory. European songs, especially sentimental songs like those contained in Moore’s Irish Melodies (1808-1834) and arias from Italian operas, remained important in the first half of the nineteenth century, joined by similar songs composed in America, for example “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” (1854), “Lorena” (1857), and “Aura Lee” (1861), recorded with new lyrics in 1956 by Elvis Presley as “Love Me Tender.”
American song in the second half of the nineteenth century underwent a tremendous commercial expansion, which extended into the twentieth century and indeed has not abated today. Initially, sheet music and pocket songsters were the primary means of circulating songs, since many Americans played and sang music in their own homes. The music publishing industry was increasingly concentrated in New York City’s famous “Tin Pan Alley” by the 1880s. After that poi
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Most cancers don’t develop overnight or out of nowhere. Cancer is largely predictable, the end result of a decades-long process, but just a few simple changes in your daily life can significantly reduce your risk. Here are 31 great tips.
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Most cancers don’t develop overnight or out of nowhere. Cancer is largely predictable, the end result of a decades-long process, but just a few simple changes in your daily life can significantly reduce your risk. Here are 31 great tips.
1. Serve sauerkraut at your next picnic. A Finnish study found that the fermentation process involved in making sauerkraut produces several other cancer-fighting compounds, including ITCs, indoles, and sulforaphane. To reduce the sodium content, rinse canned or jarred sauerkraut before eating.
2. Eat your fill of broccoli, but steam it rather than microwaving it. Broccoli is a cancer-preventing superfood, one you should eat frequently. But take note: A Spanish study found that microwaving broccoli destroys 97 percent of the vegetable’s cancer-protective flavonoids. So steam it, eat it raw as a snack, or add it to soups and salads.
3. Toast some Brazil nuts and sprinkle over your salad. They’re a rich form of selenium, a trace mineral that convinces cancer cells to commit suicide and helps cells repair their DNA. A Harvard study of more than 1,000 men with prostate cancer found those with the highest blood levels of selenium were 48 percent less likely to develop advanced disease over 13 years than men with the lowest levels. And a dramatic five-year study conducted at Cornell University and the University of Arizona showed that 200 micrograms of selenium daily — the amount in two unshelled Brazil nuts — resulted in 63 percent fewer prostate tumors, 58 percent fewer colorectal cancers, 46 percent fewer lung malignancies, and a 39 percent overall decrease in cancer deaths.
4. Pop a calcium supplement with vitamin D. A study out of Dartmouth Medical School suggests that the supplements reduce colon polyps (a risk factor for colon cancer) in people susceptible to the growths.
5. Add garlic to everything you eat. Garlic contains sulfur compounds that may stimulate the immune system’s natural defenses against cancer, and may have the potential to reduce tumor growth. Studies suggest that garlic can reduce the incidence of stomach cancer by as much as a factor of 12!
6. Sauté two cloves of crushed garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then mix in a can of low-sodium, diced tomatoes. Stir gently until heated and serve over whole wheat pasta. We already mentioned the benefits of garlic. The lycopene in the tomatoes protects against colon, prostate, and bladder cancers; the olive oil helps your body absorb the lycopene; and the fiber-filled pasta reduces your risk of colon cancer. As for the benefits of all of these ingredients together: They taste great!
7. Every week, buy a cantaloupe at the grocery store and cut it up after you put away your groceries. Store it in a container and eat several pieces every morning. Cantaloupe is a great source of carotenoids, plant chemicals shown to significantly reduce the risk of lung cancer.
The Power of Antioxidants
8. Mix half a cup of blueberries into your morning cereal. Blueberries rank number one in terms of their antioxidant power. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, which are unstable compounds that can damage cells and lead to diseases including cancer.
9. Learn to eat artichokes tonight. Artichokes are a great source of silymarin, an antioxidant that may help prevent skin cancer. To eat these delicious veggies, peel off the tough outer leaves on the bottom, slice the bottom, and cut off the spiky top. Then boil or steam until tender, about 30-45 minutes. Drain. Dip each leaf in a vinaigrette or garlic mayonnaise, then gently tear the fibrous covering off with your front teeth, working your way inward to the tender heart. Once there, gently scoop the bristles from the middle of the heart, dip in a little butter or lemon juice, and enjoy!
10. Coat barbecue food with a thick sauce. Grilling meat can create a variety of cancer-causing chemicals. But researchers from the American Institute for Cancer Research found that coating the meat with a thick marinade and thereby preventing direct contact with the charring flames reduced the amount of such chemicals created. Another tip: Precook your meat in
the oven and then throw it on the grill to finish.
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If you thought that eugenics was something invented by Hitler, think again. The eugenics movement actually began in the United States. This book is the most complete history ever written on the subject, and is very well documented. There are
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If you thought that eugenics was something invented by Hitler, think again. The eugenics movement actually began in the United States. This book is the most complete history ever written on the subject, and is very well documented. There are about 100 pages at the end telling you specifically where the author got his information. Mr. Black pulled information not only from US health records, but from records stored in England and Germany.
It was shocking to read that people in our own country would rate others, decide who was good enough to have children, and do whatever they could to prevent the undesirables from reproducing. This was the first step in making a more perfect human race. The pattern of the movement was to push as hard as it could until the public began to protest, then ba
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Setting a strategy to manage our hunger for heat has proved to be a political hot potato.
What costs the UK a staggering £32bn each year and is responsible for over a third of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? With statistics like
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Setting a strategy to manage our hunger for heat has proved to be a political hot potato.
What costs the UK a staggering £32bn each year and is responsible for over a third of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? With statistics like that you would expect the answer to roll off the tongue. In fact it is the use of energy to produce heat.Given the government’s oft-stated aim of reducing GHG emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, coupled with the long-running financial crisis, developing a coherent UK heat policy would seem to be a no-brainer.
The government has set about reforming the electricity markets through the Energy Bill. The Green Deal programme aims to drive energy efficiency. Smart meters are coming, enabling consumers to make better-informed decisions about their energy use.
But one thing has been missing from the intricate jigsaw of energy policy - the supply of low-carbon heat. That gap was supposed to be filled with the publication of a Department of Energy and Climate Change report in March, but in reality ‘The Future of Heating: Meeting the Challenge’ can be seen as presenting more questions than answers.
“If we can increase the use of low-carbon heating across our economy, we can help reduce our dependence on costly carbon intense fossil fuels,” Energy Secretary Edward Davey explained. “Last year we launched the UK’s first ever heat strategy, to get us on the right path to decarbonisation and today we have published an update, alongside a new set of actions specifically targeted at industrial heat.”
The report focuses on four areas: industry, heat networks, buildings and infrastructure.
Professor Roger Kemp of Lancaster University is a member of the IET energy policy panel, and was lead author of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2012 policy on heat. “To crack this we have got to think about all the sources of heat,” he said. “In terms of heat the IET has no clear policy yet, but we have a joint energy/built environment sector working party looking at it. This is a big step forward from the position a year ago.
“There doesn’t seem to be one single professional institution that looks after this issue, though the IET does some bits and CIBSE does others,” Kemp added.
Heat is an integral part of many industrial processes including melting, drying, pasteurising and distilling. Required temperatures range from below 100°C to above 1,000°C. Industry uses 20 per cent of UK heat energy and generates 32 per cent of heat-related carbon emissions.
Six industrial sectors form this heat-intensive core - chemicals, mineral products, basic metals, pulp and paper, food and beverage and refining. These sectors employ 2 per cent of the UK workforce and contribute £50bn to the economy.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is seen as one way to cut industrial carbon emissions from heat. The most energy-efficient way to use any fuel is to convert it into power and heat simultaneously. Where both are required on site this can deliver carbon savings of up to 30 per cent, the report says.
A good example of CHP is Tata Steel’s Port Talbot wo
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How is heartburn treated?
Over-the-counter (OTC) antacids and acid blockers are the most commonly used medicines for treating heartburn. Along with diet and lifestyle changes, they can help relieve the symptoms of occasional heartburn.
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How is heartburn treated?
Over-the-counter (OTC) antacids and acid blockers are the most commonly used medicines for treating heartburn. Along with diet and lifestyle changes, they can help relieve the symptoms of occasional heartburn.
If your heartburn is not relieved with OTC antacids or acid blockers, talk to your doctor. You may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or another condition that may need different treatment.
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What is this practice?
The Stations of the Cross, are typically 14 stations that prayerfully mark the path of the various scenes and sites of Jesus on Good Friday. Many Churches celebrate by setting up physical crosses in different locations and walking from one
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What is this practice?
The Stations of the Cross, are typically 14 stations that prayerfully mark the path of the various scenes and sites of Jesus on Good Friday. Many Churches celebrate by setting up physical crosses in different locations and walking from one cross to another to mark the journey of Christ, whilst reading key biblical texts and prayers.
Where did it come from?
You might be interested to know that back in AD 313 emperor Constantine made Christianity legal, causing many Christians to flock back to the Holy Land to visit the historic sites and homeland of Jesus – in particular to find solidarity with Christ by walking the journey of Christ through Holy Week.
Over the years, this practice became more and more prominent in the Church, with pilgrims desiring to stop prayerfully at all the sites associated with Good Friday. The practice of visiting the historic sites in the Holy Land became restricted around the twelfth century, when the land fell under Muslim rule. Saint Francis and followers then encouraged believers to walk through the same journey by creating replicas of the stations of the cross with your own church. This is the way in which many churches practice this today.
How can you practice?
Whether or not you are able to attend a stations of the cross service today, it is still helpful and meaningful to walk the path of Christ wherever you happen to be today. Below we have provided the 14 different stations along with key passages from scripture to help you trace the journey of Christ to His crucifixion.
This is a powerful practice that allows us to deeply contemplate the great mystery of Jesus’ sacrifice of himself for us. By moving through these texts we invite you to embrace the gift of Christ’s sacrifice in both your mind and heart. By walking from location to location to read, you may involve your body in the worship as well.
Good Friday is a sober, sorrowful day, but I am also overcome by the magnitude of Christ’s sacrifice in a way that brings me to my knees in both grief and awe.
May you be moved and ministered to by the footsteps of Christ,
Jenna and The Practice Team
The Stations Of The Cross
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour?Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, Is Arrested
And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” And he kissed him. And they laid hands on him and seized him.
Jesus Is Condemned by the Sanhedrin
When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” So they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.” Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”
Jesus Is Denied by Peter
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” And aga
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The Historical Books
The historical books include 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra,
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The Historical Books
The historical books include 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 and 2 Maccabees. To these are added the special literary group of Tobit, Judith, and Esther.
The Books of Tobit, Judith, and 1 and 2 Maccabees, as well as parts of Esther, are called deuterocanonical: they are not contained in the Hebrew canon but have been accepted by the Catholic Church as canonical and inspired.
By means of a series of episodes involving the persons of Samuel, Saul, and David, a century of history unfolds in 1 and 2 Samuel from the close of the period of Judges to the rise and establishment of the monarchy in Israel. Most important is God's promise to David of a lasting dynasty (2 Sam 7), from which royal messianism in the Bible developed.
In 1 and 2 Kings the religious history of Israel extends another four centuries, from the last days of David to the Babylonian captivity and the destruction of Jerusalem (587 B.C.). The various sources for these books are woven into a uniform pattern based on the principle of fidelity to Yahweh for rulers and people alike. The sequence of regnal chronicles in both books is interrupted by a cycle of traditions surrounding the prophets Elijah (1 Kings) and Elisha (2 Kings).
Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah form a historical work, uniform in style and basic ideas. Chronicles records the long period from the reign of Saul to the return from exile, not so much with exactitude of detail as with concern for the meaning of the facts which demonstrate God's intervention in history. The Ezra-Nehemiah chronicle constitutes the most important source for the formation of the Jewish religious community after the Babylonian exile; the two persons most responsible for the reorganization of Jewish life were Ezra and Nehemiah.
1 and 2 Maccabees contain independent accounts of partially identical events which accompanied the attempted suppression of Judaism in Palestine in the second century B.C. Vigorous reaction to this attempt established for a time the religious and political independence of the Jews. 1 Maccabees portrays God as the eternal benefactor of the Jews and their unfailing source of help. The people are required to be devoted to his exclusive worship and to observe exactly the law he has given them. 2 Maccabees, besides supplementing the former volume, gives a theological interpretation of the history of the period and contains teaching on the resurrection from the dead, intercession of the saints, and suffrages for the dead.
Tobit, Judith, and Esther are examples of free composition - the religious novel used for purposes of edification and instruction. Interest in whatever historical data these books may contain is merely intensified by the addition of vivid details. Judith is a lesson in Providence: a pious reflection on the annual Passover observance to convey the reassurance that God is still the master of history who saves Israel from her enemies. Esther's purpose is the glorification of the Jewish people and the explanation of the origin, significance, and date of the feast of Purim. It is a literary development of the principle of reversal of fortune through punishment of the prosperous rich and reward for the virtuous who are oppressed.
Samuel to Maccabees demonstrates that before as well as during the millennium of history with which it is concerned, Israel was a covenanted people, bound to Yahweh, Lord of the universe, by the ties of faith and obedience. This required observance of the law and worship in his temple, the consequent rewards of which were divine favor and protection. In this way these books anticipate and prepare for the coming of him who would bring type and prophecy to fulfillment, history to term, and holiness to perfection: Christ, the Son of David and the promised Messiah.
The Books of Samuel
Originally but one book, the scroll of Samuel was early divided into two. The Greek translators called these the first and second Books of Kingdoms, a title St. Jerome later modified to "Kings." The Hebrew title, "Samuel" alludes to the leading figure in the first book, who was responsible for the enthronement of David. It is David's history that the second book recounts.
This sacred work thus comprises the history of about a century, describing the close of the age of the Judges and the beginnings of monarchy in Israel under Saul and David. It is not a complete and continuous history, nor a systematic account of the period, but rather a series of episodes centered around the persons of Samuel, Saul and David, the principal figures leading up to the establ
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Mohandas “Mahatma” Ghandi once famously exhorted his countrymen to “be the change you want to see in the world”. That is precisely the purpose of taking personal responsibility for one’s own
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BY BEN HABIB.
Mohandas “Mahatma” Ghandi once famously exhorted his countrymen to “be the change you want to see in the world”. That is precisely the purpose of taking personal responsibility for one’s own response to the climate change threat. When we practice what we preach, we give moral authority to our message, we send an economic signal to the market, and we send a political signal to our elected representatives that is more powerful than our vote.
When many people do this simultaneously, the pressure begins to add up. As recent events in Egypt have demonstrated, many people taking personal responsibility for their predicament in concert can have profound, society-changing effects. A critical mass of people making integrated, climate-conscious lifestyle and political choices, can demonstrate a constituency for change to governments, the business community, and the broader society.
It is useful to play devil’s advocate with some of the criticisms of this viewpoint in order to make this case. First of all, it is often remarked that the actions of individual people only account for a small portion of the proximate causes of greenhouse gas pollution. By comparison, the greenhouse pollution of organisations in sectors of industry, transportation, business, agriculture and government are much larger. The emissions reductions necessary to avert climate disaster are therefore beyond the scope of the reductions possible through modification of individual behaviours are beyond what any one person can achieve and instead require a revolutionary reconfiguration of society-wide energy and economic systems.
The enormity of this task leads some people to say “it’s too hard” and abdicate responsibility for carbon mitigation and leave the heavy lifting of emissions reduction to the government, big business, or indeed anyone else but themselves.
This, however, is a false dichotomy. Individual people and large organisations are not exclusively separate entities. We live in a complex society in which individual people are linked in with numerous larger networks, be it through their family, workplace, community, educational institutions or recreational activities, to name a few. Individuals can exert agency as consumers making conscious and restrained purchasing choices, citizens influencing the political process through informed voting, protest or direct action, as employees encouraging sustainable work practices, or as decision-makers exercising power over their organisation or polity.
Similarly, large organisations are not monolithic structures but rather are owned, managed and staffed by indivi
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The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (ACPP) governs the practice of child protection services in Victoria. It is endorsed by the SNAICC and is incorporated into the Victorian government's Children, Youth and Families' Act 2005. The AC
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The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (ACPP) governs the practice of child protection services in Victoria. It is endorsed by the SNAICC and is incorporated into the Victorian government's Children, Youth and Families' Act 2005. The ACPP aims to strengthen Aboriginal children's connections with their family, community and cultural identity particularly in response to previous detrimental policies.
All Aboriginal children who become involved with child protection services which results in their removal from their families are governed by the ACPP to ensure that their identity as an Aboriginal is preserved. The purpose of the ACPP is to enhance and preserve Aboriginal children's sense of identity as an Aboriginal by ensuring that Aboriginal children and young people are maintained within their own biological family, extended family, local Aboriginal community, wider Aboriginal community and maintaining their connections to their Aboriginal culture.
The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle promotes a hierarchy of placement options as outlined below:
16 August 2016
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Guest Author - Raymond F. Hanisco
The most heavily collected coins today are the Statehood Quarters commemorating each of our 50 states. These new quarters first issued in 1999, have taken the rolls of coin collectors in the
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Guest Author - Raymond F. Hanisco
The most heavily collected coins today are the Statehood Quarters commemorating each of our 50 states. These new quarters first issued in 1999, have taken the rolls of coin collectors in the United States to over 125 million, according to the US Mint figures. Of course, we all know that these new state designs are being placed on the Washington Quarter, but few collectors are aware the original issue of the Washington Quarter, in 1932, was initially meant to be a one-year only commemorative, and the distinguished sculptor, Laura Gardin Fraser was eliminated as the coinís designer strictly because the Treasury Secretary just didnít want a woman as a coin designer.
It was in the early part of the year 1931 that the Treasury proposed that a coin be issued in 1932 for the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Congress approved this coin be the quarter and it was to be a one-year only issue. The Treasury along with the Washington Bicentennial Commission cosponsored a design competition. With the rules being set by the federal Commission of Fine Arts, this open competition stated, that the portrait of Washington to appear on the obverse (front) of the coin must by based on the Houdon bust which was archived at Mount Vernon.
The sculptor, Laura Gardin Fraser entered the competition. She was not an unknown in the industry of coin design. As a matter of fact, she was quite well know through her work as co-designer (along with her husband) of the commemorative 1926 Oregon Trail Memorial Half Dollar. The winner was picked by, both, the Washington Bicentennial Commission and the federal Commission of Fine Arts. It was Laura Gardin Fraser.
Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon didnít agree with the commissionsí choice and called for a second competition. In October 1931, the new winner was announced. Again, Laura Gardin Fraser was honored. Mellon was outraged. He over-ruled both commissions and chose the John Flanagan design, whose design he favored from the beginning. It was later learned that Mellon was just unwilling to let a woman win. Early in 1932, Ogden L. Mills replaced Mellon as Treasury Secretary. The commissions wrote to Mills urging him to honor the true winner of the competition by ordering the US Mint to produce Mrs. Fraserís coin design. Ogden Mills refused to contradict Mellonís ruling, and the John Flanagan design went into production.
It turns out, the Flanagan designed was not suited to coin production, and it caused the US Mint many problems. Washingtonís hair and facial features often lacked any detail, and the motto In God We Trust appeared faint and blurred. For some reason, the general public loved this quarter when it was issued in 1932. It wasnít issued in 1933, but an act of Congress made this coin a regular issue beginning in 1934.
Laura Gardin Fraser was a woman ahead of her time in an industry totally dominated by male sculptors, although this no longer seems to holds true in coin design. Numismatists know her name and her designs. She was deprived of designing the Washington quarter for the Bicentennial. Could it be possible for her design to be resurrected for the 2032 issue? It would take an act of Congress.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Bury Me Standing
For more than four hundred years, until 1856, Gypsies were slaves in Wallachia and Moldavia, the feudal principalities that with Transylvania now
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Bury Me Standing
For more than four hundred years, until 1856, Gypsies were slaves in Wallachia and Moldavia, the feudal principalities that with Transylvania now make up modern Romania. Some Transylvanians also owned Gypsies, but only in the principalities was slavery an institution, at first guided by the "custom of the land" and eventually enshrined in a complete legal framework...
They were brought over in large quantities from south of the Danube specifically to be used as forced labor--a practice that alone explains why Romania is still home to by far the greatest number of Gypsies (some 2.5 million) in any single country.
--Bury Me Standing by Isabel Fonseca
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How to do Beginner Guitar Exercises
G Minor Pentatonic Scale
The G minor pentatonic scale is perhaps the best scale to learn when you first pick up your guitar. It requires a wide
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How to do Beginner Guitar Exercises
G Minor Pentatonic Scale
The G minor pentatonic scale is perhaps the best scale to learn when you first pick up your guitar. It requires a wide reach, and greatly strengthens your:
- hand muscles
It's also a great warm-up before you begin to play, as your hands will feel free and you'll be ready to jam!
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How to do this exercise:
- Begin with your index finger on the third fret of the 6th string and strum once. After that, you quickly get your pinky on the 6th fret and strum again.
- Afterwards, you want to bring your index finger to the third fret of the 5th string. You'll strum once again, but this time your ring finger will go to the 5th fret of that string.
- You'll continue this formation mentioned for the 5th string for strings 4, 3, and 2.
- As you reach the last string, you'll do the same formation you did for string 6.
- 6th String: frets 3 then 6
- 5th - 2nd String: frets 3 then 5
- 1st String: again frets 3 then 6.
This exercise is perhaps the best when it comes to gaining speed and accuracy. With practice, you'll be able to do it quicker, and with less mistakes.
- Remember!, that the more you practice and expose your fingers to different movements, the more they will retain that knowledge and coordination.
Picking Up Speed Changing Chords
Learning chords and learning how to effectively change between chords can be a daunting process. Again, with practice comes accuracy and speed.
When learning how to quickly change between chords, you should always:
- Watch and predict how your fingers will move in-between chords.
- Practice, practice, practice! The only way to increase your hand coordination is by practicing, over and over. It may seem as if you don't achieve results within the first day, but after a week, you'll definitely notice changes.
- Utilize this information and apply it to your practice to achieve the best results possible.
Don't Give Up!
When learning guitar, you may often get discouraged. The key to getting better is to take it slow and focus on accuracy. Just as you probably learned typing in school, less mistakes and slower performance is better than being fast and making a ton of mistakes.
Always remember to never give up and keep on practicing!
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© 2013 Andrew Nuske
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If you want to balance your body, relieve your bodily pain and relax, would you look to your foot first? Probably not, but that may just be because you haven’t explored foot reflexology.
According to practitioners, foot reflexology is a
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If you want to balance your body, relieve your bodily pain and relax, would you look to your foot first? Probably not, but that may just be because you haven’t explored foot reflexology.
According to practitioners, foot reflexology is a simple, non-invasive method to help balance the body. It has been described as a natural therapy that requires the application of a specific type of pressure on particular areas of the feet. It gets its school of thought from the principle that there are reflexes in the feet which correspond to every part of the body, so by understanding the "maps," you can do anything from relaxation to improved circulation, and also add a general feeling of wellness. It’s like a massage for your feet…that affects your whole body!
Reflexology is actually an ancient practice. It’s been practiced for thousands of years in such places as China, Egypt, and India. It was first brought to North America by Dr. William Fitzgerald, who was an ear, nose and throat specialist. His first stab at Western reflexology was called "zone therapy"; this was around the early 1900s. From there, Eunice Ingham, a physiotherapist, picked up the pieces and developed techniques and a body map of the foot, which later became known as reflexology. In modern days, reflexology is increasingly becoming a popular form of holistic therapy.
Why is it so popular? Those who undergo treatments credit this therapy with:
Profound relaxation and stress management Aches, pains and tension relief Digestive and elimination solution Improved sleep patterns Increased mental and physical well being
As for the basics of how it works, foot reflexology simply refers to the reflexes that have been mapped out in the foot. There are many different foot reflexology charts that show where the reflexes are for every part of the body. Although it is like a massage, its principles are entirely different. It is thought that reflexology works through nerve endings, while massage focuses on the muscles and soft tissue of the body. This is where the practice gets its name; it works on the reflexes, not just the skin, muscle, or tissue. It should not be painful, though like in a massage there could be stressed areas of your body that are more tender or uncomfortable. However, the applied pressure to those areas, the less tender they will become.
Until recently, reflexology was mostly ignored by science and relied on anecdotal evidence to buoy its good name. Today, though, there are many associations and organizations promoting and supporting the work of reflexologists from around the world. There is even an International Council of Reflexologists which has produced a Research Analysis Document that contains over 300 reflexology research studies, mainly from such places as China, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Even in North America, a study has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Some of this research studies examined the effects of reflexology upon certain health conditions such as: asthma, back pain, cancer, chest pain, childbirth, PMS, heart disease, constipation, gout, migraine, headaches, multiple sclerosis, and nervous exhaustion.
If you’re interested in learning this art for yourself, fret not. Reflexology is fairly easy to learn. It usually involves a few hands-on courses in the practical application, as well as provide a theoretical understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the body. The most popular method of reflexology is typically of the feet, but hand and ear reflexology are also practiced.
The Basic Areas
Of course, a map is useless unless you understand it! Take a look at the basic sections, so you can know where to start and finish, what corresponding body part you’re working on, and so on. With a little practice, you’ll be affecting the right places without even looking at the chart. Always make sure that the person receiving the treatment has a lot of water afterwards!
This is a great beginners and professionals reflexology foot map. Learn the basics of these, and you will be able to provide solutions such as relief from blocked sinuses. For instance, you locate the sinuses area on the map above (tips of all the fingers and toes), repetitively squeeze and release the sinus area for
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