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The leftover prescription drugs you have around your house are at the center of a battle between small government and big pharmaceutical companies.
The immediate aim is to have the pharmaceutical companies take care of disposing of extra drugs. But Alameda County in northern California wants
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The leftover prescription drugs you have around your house are at the center of a battle between small government and big pharmaceutical companies.
The immediate aim is to have the pharmaceutical companies take care of disposing of extra drugs. But Alameda County in northern California wants to make manufacturers think about the life cycles of their products from their creation to what happens when they're no longer needed.
Mary Hill has been accumulating prescription drugs in her Oakland office. A social service coordinator at a retirement home, Hill has been storing leftover drugs from residents who have died or don't know how to get rid of them safely.
"I have here morphine from people who have cancer. I have Vicodin and methadone," says Hill, while rummaging through two bags of pill bottles and containers.
Hill doesn't want the drugs to get into the hands of recreational users, or into drinking water. Her office has no easy way to dispose of them. If she drives away with the drugs, she could be stopped by police for possession of drugs that don't belong to her.
Alameda County has a prescri
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Why Can't Women Play for Pay?
New research has shown that women and girls have been playing baseball in America about as long as men and boys. The feminine side of the sport is not as new as most people think.
Those who discover that
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Why Can't Women Play for Pay?
New research has shown that women and girls have been playing baseball in America about as long as men and boys. The feminine side of the sport is not as new as most people think.
Those who discover that women are not new to baseball see this fact as curious but not earthshaking. What they really want to know about is the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in which about 700 women played from 1943 to 1952 (the one featured in the hit movie, “A League of Their Own”).
People wonder, ”Why don’t we have that league anymore? If women and girls have been playing baseball so long that they even had a professional league, how come they don’t have one now? Why did the women’s league stop playing?”
The league seemed solid at the beginning because Philip Wrigley, the rich owner of the Chicago Cubs who also owned a popular brand of chewing gum, founded it and got it going. Scouts, umpires, chaperones, equipment, uniforms, parks to play in — everything was organized and operating when the league opened for business. And as soon as fans learned about it through promotion and publicity and the league began to make money, they began coming to the ballpark out of curiosity and staying out of interest.
Dottie Kamenshek, a star player for the AAGPBL, helped the
Rockford Peaches to three championships.
Source: Trading Card Database
Those who came found the women’s brand of baseball of impressively high quality and entertaining as well. Receipts increased regularly. The league seemed well on its way to becoming a great success. Little girls became fans seeking autographs and were quoted as saying they wanted to play in the league when they grew up.
The main reason the women’s professional league failed to last was a lack of commitment from its backers. After all, the league was not founded to give young women a chance to display their skills and succeed as baseball players. It was started to furnish entertainment for war workers at a time when the pro clubs in the male leagues were faltering as players got drafted for World War II.
The women’s league was designed to operate only in small cities of the Midwest where defense plant workers could easily access the games. So as soon as the war began winding down, the league did too as owners cut back on promotion and other support.
Their lack of interest in the women’s league was supplemented by the attitude of the government. With the war’s end, the government urged women to give up their jobs in favor of men returning from the war. Most of them did. And the women of the AAGPBL stopped talking about their league and the experiences they had while playing in it.
Owners of men’s professional baseball clubs were really uninterested in anything but their leagues. They had no conception of the importance of baseball in the lives of those women who played in their own pro league.
After the film about them came out in 1992, these women not only admitted their participation, they said that playing baseball in the AAGPBL had been the most important thing they had ever done. Amazingly, they saw their baseball years as primary among their life experiences. Yet men in baseball continued to view the national pastime as theirs only, with women in the role of potential usurpers.
Several attempts that were made to continue the league or to sponsor individual professional clubs for women all failed. No backing from men’s pro baseball ever materialized, and no government or business help was enough to keep a league going.
This is partly because in the United States the government has no tradition of supporting athletics for both women and men, as many governments do. In other countries women’s athletics receive support from businesses. In Japan, for example, a large corporation supports an entire professional league for women. That’s one reason Japan’s national women’s team regularly beats that of the United States in the women’s semi-annual world baseball competition.
Most Americans don’t even realize that the United States has a national women’s baseball team that competes internationally. It garners little support and so gets little time, usually just two weeks, to practice as a team before the tournament begins.
When you think about it, the surprising fact is not that women have no professional league, it’s that women who truly love to play baseball can, if they search hard enough, find an opportunity to play on an amateur team.
Yes, there are women’s amateur leagues operating today. Guess who formed them? Not the government, not businesses. Although tournaments are usually run by men, women who love the game created today’s clubs and leagues. If they couldn’t find a club in their neighborhood, they started their own. Sometimes, with a lot of effort and volunteer help, it grew into a league.
Justine Siegal pitching batting practice during
spring training for the Cleveland Indians in 2012.
(Courtesy of Dan Mendlik/Cleveland Indians)
Just
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John de Courcy Ireland Prince of Ulster
Henry II granted the post of justiciar to John de Courcy. A very impressive stronghold can still be seen at Dundrum in County Down and was built by the “Prince of Ulster,”
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John de Courcy Ireland Prince of Ulster
Henry II granted the post of justiciar to John de Courcy. A very impressive stronghold can still be seen at Dundrum in County Down and was built by the “Prince of Ulster,” John de Courcy
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Every year, more and more schools are opting for school uniforms. Many state schools are adopting uniform policies. There are several reasons why school administrators encourage school uniforms. These include reductions in bullying and group cohesiveness. There are those on the other
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Every year, more and more schools are opting for school uniforms. Many state schools are adopting uniform policies. There are several reasons why school administrators encourage school uniforms. These include reductions in bullying and group cohesiveness. There are those on the other side of the fence with convincing reasons for not wearing school uniforms.
Children Lose Individuality
Growing up entails being able to make appropriate choices, even about clothing. Some argue that requiring uniforms take away a child's ability to decide what they will wear. According to a recent article in the Clearinghouse on Education Policy and Management written by Linda Lumsden and Gabriel Miller, many opponents of school uniforms argue that requiring school uniforms denies a student their Constitutional right to freedom, including freedom of expression.
Lack of Proper School Uniforms Increase Bullying Risks
School uniforms cost parent additional money for clothing costs. Schools often state that uniforms decrease bullying as all students are dressed alike. However a recent report by the BBC news state that for some, mandatory uniform requirements do just the opposite. Families that cannot afford the correct uniforms increase the chance of their children being seen as poor and being the victim of bullying.
School Uniforms are Expensive
Some argue that school uniforms save money. According to the Cookville Times, others argue that school uniforms require parents to purchase 2 sets of clothing; one for school and another for everyday use. Parents on a fixed income might find this financially taxing. The Case Against School Uniforms by Alicia Thomas argues that some schools encourage parents to buy uniforms from the same store to eliminate different styles.These stores often include higher priced stores like JCPenney's and Lands Ends. Buying multiple outfits, especially for larger families, can be a financial burden.
Idea That Uniforms Will Change Behavior or Improve Academics Not Supported
Others state that wearing school uniforms can increase academic success and decrease behaviour problems. The premise is that students will concentrate less on what they are wearing and will focus more on learning. A longitudinal study was conducted correlating school uniforms with improved school attendance, improvement in grades, a reduction in substance abuse use and a decrease in behaviour problems. Students were followed for six years by researchers with the University of Notre Dame. Researchers did not find a direct correlation between wearing uniforms and improvement on any of the four factors. The study suggested further discussion and debate on school uniforms.
- PennLive.com: The Case Against High School Uniforms
- Uniform: The Effects of Student Uniforms on Attendance, Behavior Problems, Substance Use, and Academic Achievement
- Cookville Times.com: Are School Uniforms Good or Bad
- www.eric.eoregan.edu: Research Roundup; Dress Codes and Uniformsseaerc
- BBC News: School Uniform'Bullying Risk'
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WHY TAKE A WALK?
MILLIONS of people seem to think that if they can’t join a spa and spend a lot of time working out, they might as well forget about health benefits from exercise. Yet, that isn’t true
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WHY TAKE A WALK?
MILLIONS of people seem to think that if they can’t join a spa and spend a lot of time working out, they might as well forget about health benefits from exercise. Yet, that isn’t true. Dr. Russell Pate of the University of South Carolina says: “I think we have to officially sanction the idea that a nice, comfortable walk around the block after dinner is a very desirable thing to do.”
But will a walk really do you that much good? Does walking have health benefits that are truly significant?
WALKING IS GOOD MEDICINE
GREEK PHYSICIAN HIPPOCRATES viewed walking as “man’s best medicine.” In fact, there is an adage that says, “I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” Is walking really that beautiful?
Well, some studies suggest that people who walk consistently may develop fewer illnesses than people who are sedentary. The studies show that walking reduces the risk of heart disease and of having a stroke. It can fend off diabetes by improving the body’s ability to use insulin. It keeps bones strong, preventing osteoporosis. Walking builds strength, flexibility, and stamina. It supports weight loss and weight maintenance. Additionally, walking improves sleep, enhances mental function, and can even help to counteract depression.
Some years ago researchers at the University of Southern California reportedly found that a 15-minute walk brings more relief from anxiety and tension than a mild tranquilizer! Like other physical activities, walking triggers the release of endorphins, brain chemicals that relieve pain and stimulate relaxation, producing a sense of calm and well-being.
According to The Medicine Post of Canada, even a leisurely stroll can produce health benefits. A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that walking as little as 800 meters a day reduces mortality. Recent studies suggest that exercising three times in a day, for 10 minutes each time, will do you almost as much good as exercising continuously for 30 minutes. So you might think about parking farther away from your destination and walking the rest of the way. Or you could go for a mini walk some time during the day.
Even greater benefits can come from brisk walking. Dr. Carl Casperson of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, said: “Going from being sedentary to walking briskly for a half hour several days a week can drop your risk [of disease] dramatically.” And what is so good about walking is that people of all ages and practically all health levels can do it. Moreover, it doesn’t require special training or athletic skill –only a good pair shoes.
ENJOR A GOOD WALK
WEAR comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. For warmth, add layers that are easily shed. Use flexible, lightweight shoes with a cushioned low heel and roomy toe box. They should be somewhat larger than your usual dress shoe. If you plan to walk for more than half an hour and there will be no drinking water on your route, you may want to take a light container of water with you. Warm up by walking at an easy pace for the first five minutes. Maintain an upright posture, keeping the elbows and knees slightly bent and hand cupped, not clenched.
After warming up, fall into a natural, brisk stride in which the heel of the foot strikes the ground first, rolling through the step to the toes. Flexible shoes are thus needed. Does all this sound like a lot to remember? Relax –most people walk this way naturally. Your pace should allow you to carry on a full conversation without getting breathless.
If you are new at walking, build up your time, distance, and speed gradually. Cool down by slowing your pace near the end of your walk. For those interested in burning calories, going from a 12-minute kilometer will use up 30 percent more calories per minute. Increasing the pace from a 9-minute kilometer to a 7-minute kilometer will burn up 50 percent more calories per minute.
Most fitness walkers cover a kilometer in about 7 to 9 minutes. It may be best to consult a doctor before beginning an exercise regimen, especially if you suffer from heart disease, high blood pressure, or some other medical condition.
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For a few days every October the residents of Stratford-upon-Avon have the history of the town brought home to them. The centre of the town literally comes to a standstill, all the cars, buses and lorries that pound the
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For a few days every October the residents of Stratford-upon-Avon have the history of the town brought home to them. The centre of the town literally comes to a standstill, all the cars, buses and lorries that pound the streets banished. First thing in the morning the roads are still, and pedestrians claim the centre of the roads without having to dodge traffic.
Of course the annual Mop Fair isn’t in any real sense a medieval fair. Walking through the streets you have to be careful to avoid the electrical cables that power the rides. And it doesn’t stay quiet for long. The sounds are the noisy music of the rides and the shrieks of the riders, the smells of frying onions and candy floss, the brash lights in all colours of the rainbow. What makes the Mop Fair different from most fairgrounds is that it takes place in the medieval streets of Stratford, just as it has for hundreds of years.
This great photograph posted on Flickr by Mr Stezz shows the fair among the buildings of Rother Street and Greenhill Street.
Stratford’s position on a strategic route at the crossing on the river Avon amidst productive agricultural areas was responsible for its success as a market town. As well as the weekly markets at least four fairs were held in the town during the middle ages. When the town received its Charter of Incorporation in 1553 the weekly market was confirmed along with two fairs, to which were added another three in 1610.
There were several different types of fair. A town guide dated around 1800 listed some of the commodities traded: cattle, cheese, hops, horses, sheep, and “A Statute or mop, for the hiring of servants, is also held on the morrow after old Michaelmas-day”. This early version of the job centre fitted those who needed workers with people hoping to find employment. In Shakespeare’s day they would probably have been mostly agricultural workers, but the heyday of the hiring fair was the nineteenth century when as well as farming, many people went into service. The photograph shows three men looking for work, each one bearing a sign of his craft in his lapel.
Inevitably there were many other activities at the fair. There were ox and pig roasts, perhaps again because of the traditional importance of livestock farming, in which Shakespeare’s father was indirectly involved as a glover dealing in animal skins. Each of the public houses (and Stratford had many public houses) had its own animal roast, and even today there is a pig roast, the only traditional element of the fair that still remains.
The fairs would have been pretty lively occasions, with various goods and services on offer. Shakespeare was obviously familiar with them. In The Winter’s Tale the rogue Autolycus “haunts wakes, fairs, and bear-baitings”, selling trinkets including “ribbon, glass, pomander, brooch, table-book, ballad, knife, tape, glove, shoe-tie, bracelet, horn-ring” as well as picking pockets “so that in this time of lethargy I picked and cut most of their festival purses”.
The Mop goes on until midnight on 12 October. But by the following morning, all sign of the fair has gone. The rides themselves, the sideshows, the stalls, even the rubbish. Ten days later the traditional runaway mop, the little brother of the main fair which gave people a second chance to find work, appears. Coming in October the Mop now is a sign that winter’s on the way: it signals the beginning of the build-up to Christmas, with the Christmas lights starting to go up soon after.
A few years ago there was a suggestion that the Mop Fair should move out of the town centre to somewhere where the disruption to the town could be avoided. A local referendum was taken which showed that local people valued this link to the past and wished it to continue. For me it’s a valuable reminder of the history and origins of Stratford-upon-Avon.
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What is depression?
Depression is a common problem that affects men
and women of all ages, as well as children and teens. It is more than just
the normal, temporary feelings of sadness and moodiness that come with the
ups
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What is depression?
Depression is a common problem that affects men
and women of all ages, as well as children and teens. It is more than just
the normal, temporary feelings of sadness and moodiness that come with the
ups and downs of life. Depression can range from minor problem to a major,
life-threatening illness. Fortunately, effective treatments are available
for most people who suffer from depression.
What causes depression?
Depression is probably caused by a combination of factors, including the
genetic traits that a person inherits from his or her parents. Most major
depressions involve problems with chemical messengers (neuro-transmitters)
in the brain. The amount of stress in a person life and the way a person
copes with stress also contribute to depression. Ongoing depression affects
a person body, mind, and social behaviors
Many things can trigger depression, including:
Drinking alcohol or using illegal
Having a major illness or injury.
Grieving the death of a family member or friend.
Going through major life changes (loss of a job, divorce, children,
leaving home, retirement).
Being under long-term stress, such as having a family member with a
Taking certain medications or having certain health conditions.
Having recently had a baby (post-partum depression).
What are the symptoms of depression?
Major depressive disorder, commonly referred to
as "depression," can severely disrupt your life, affecting your appetite,
sleep, work, and relationships.
The symptoms that identify depression include:
Constant feelings of sadness, irritability, or tension decreased
interest or pleasure in usual activities or hobbies
Loss of energy, feeling tired despite lack of activity
A change in appetite, with significant weight loss or weight gain
A change in sleeping patterns, such as difficulty sleeping, early
morning awakening, or sleeping too much
Restlessness or feeling slowed down
Decreased ability to make decisions or concentrate
Feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, or guilt
Thoughts of suicide or death
How is depression treated?
Antidepressant medications work for many people—they can make you feel
better, and can improve or completely relieve your symptoms. But sometimes
people have unrealistic fears or expectations about them. Some hope to feel
better overnight; others worry that medications will change their
personalities in ways they won't like. Both extremes are unlikely. The first
step towards getting better and staying better is to take your medication
exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
Here are some treatment tips to keep in mind:
- It takes time for antidepressants to work. Although you may start to
feel better within a couple of weeks, the full antidepressant effect may
not be seen for several weeks. It is important to be patient and give
the medicine a chance to work.
- Once you feel better, it is important to keep taking your
antidepressant for as long as your doctor tells you to. Continued use,
if recommended by your doctor, can help lower your chances of becoming
depressed again in the future.
- Although some people only become depressed once, others—especially
those who have been depressed before or have several risk factors—may
need longer term treatment with medication.
- If you want to stop taking your medication, do so ONLY after
discussing this with your doctor.
- Like many drugs, depression medications can cause side effects and
interact with foods or other medications. Tell your doctor about any
medical conditions you have and about other medicines you're using. If
you experience drug side effects, contact your doctor right away.
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disorders and the presence of low concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids in
Apparently, omega-3s help regulate mental health problems because they
enhance the ability of brain-cell receptors to comprehend mood-related
signals from other neurons in the brain. In other words, the omega-3s are
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reactions, and reflexes running smoothly and efficiently.
Clinical trials are underway to further investigate whether supplementing
the diet with omega-3s will reduce the severity of such psychiatric problems
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schizophrenia. Interestingly, the oil used to help the child with a
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The majority of the Gold Coast’s fortresses were under British control by the early 19th century. Seeking a peaceful environment in which to conduct trade for raw materials, Britain viewed Ashanti efforts to assert dominance as a threat to Britain’s commercial
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The majority of the Gold Coast’s fortresses were under British control by the early 19th century. Seeking a peaceful environment in which to conduct trade for raw materials, Britain viewed Ashanti efforts to assert dominance as a threat to Britain’s commercial interests and began to intervene in local conflicts.
The Ashanti, on the other hand, saw British interference in its conquered territories as infringement on its sovereignty and fought back. During a confrontation in 1824, the Ashanti army routed a British force and killed its commander, Charles MacCarthy, the colonial governor of Sierra Leone. In 1826 the Ashanti launched an offensive against British coastal positions.
They suffered high casualties and were turned back by an alliance of British and Danish troops in a fierce battle on the plains near Accra. The Ashanti signed a peace treaty with Britain in 1831. The subsequent peace coincided with a period of increased European Christian missionary work in the region.
In 1844 the British signed a political agreement with a confederation of Fante states. Known as the Bond of 1844, the agreement extended British protection to the signatory states and gave Britain a degree of authority over them. In subsequent years, additional coastal and interior states signed the Bond. Britain bought all of Denmark’s Gold Coast territory in 1850 and purchased the Dutch fort at Elmina in 1872.
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According to the Management Board of Con Dao National Park, in the January-July period of 2013, Con Dao National Park welcomed more than 8,000 visitors, 80 percent as domestic tourists.
Since 1995, more than
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According to the Management Board of Con Dao National Park, in the January-July period of 2013, Con Dao National Park welcomed more than 8,000 visitors, 80 percent as domestic tourists.
Since 1995, more than 300,000 baby turtles have been released back into the sea and nearly 1,000 mature turtles have been tagged. Characteristics of Con Dao turtle species are laying eggs at night. To watch sea turtles lay eggs, visitors have to stay up all night on the beach. The breeding season of Con Dao sea turtles is from April to November, particularly from June to September.
Con Dao National Park is also known for the diversity of corals, along with the ecosystem of mangroves and seagrass. The relationship between coral reefs, seagrass and mangroves has created a favorable environment for marine species.
In addition, Con Dao National Park is famous for its green spaces, fresh sea air with beautiful stretching beaches.
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Thanksgiving 2017 and 2018
Thanksgiving has been an official federal holiday in November since Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a day of “Thanksgiving and praise” in 1863. In 2017, Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday
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Thanksgiving 2017 and 2018
Thanksgiving has been an official federal holiday in November since Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a day of “Thanksgiving and praise” in 1863. In 2017, Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Thursday 23 November.
|2017||22 Nov||Wed||Thanksgiving Holiday||VA|
|23 Nov||Thu||Thanksgiving Day||National|
|24 Nov||Fri||Thanksgiving Friday||CA, DE, FL, IA, IL, KS,|
KY, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC,
NE, NH, OK, PA, SC, TN,
TX, VA, WA & WV
|2018||22 Nov||Thu||Thanksgiving Day||National|
|23 Nov||Fri||Thanksgiving Friday||CA, DE, FL, IA, IL, KS,|
KY, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC,
NE, NH, OK, PA, SC, TN,
TX, VA, WA & WV
Because Thanksgiving is a federal holiday, it is observed by all levels of government, schools, public offices and most businesses. Families generally gather together for a turkey dinner and assorted traditional side dishes. Although many people also have Friday off, and retail stores are open for Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the entire year.
Various days of Thanksgiving had been celebrated in America since the earliest pilgrims arrived in the 17th century. In the public mind, the first Thanksgiving Day occurred in 1621 when the Plymouth Pilgrim community joined in a feast with local Indians to celebrate the first harvest that the colonists had reaped on American soil. Indeed, 90 Indians and 53 Pilgrims feasted for three days at that event, and it was an official day of giving thanks to God for his blessings.
However, the colonists were only carrying on the Calvinist Protestant tradition of designating special public days of thanksgiving for the blessings of the Almighty. It was not really something new in kind.
The feast probably did include turkey since William Bradford informs us in his Of Plymouth Plantation that the land had a “great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many.” Incidentally, there is indication that the colonists were familiar with turkey from back in England, even though it was a native American bird. That is because the Spanish had brought back and popularized turkey in Europe in the 1600’s, and in England, it had become a major competitor to goose for Christmas dinners. The exact date of this thanksgiving feast is uncertain, but it seems to have happened in late September or early November.
Throughout the colonial era, thanksgiving church services held, and public, one-time thanksgiving observances were declared by governments. In Virginia, beginning with a thanksgiving day at Jamestown in 1610, such observances were rather routine. The Puritans in Massachusetts began such celebrations in 1630 and had them frequently, eventually making it an annual colonial festival in 1680. In Connecticut, Dutch New Netherlands, Spanish colonies now part of the United States, and throughout the settled American continent, the same pattern was followed.
Safely landing to found a new colony, winning a great military victory, or harvesting a bountiful crop were all reasons to declare days of thanksgiving. There was no uniformity as to the date, however, and it was rare to find an annual observance.
During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress declared numerous days of thanksgiving. One instance came in 1777, after a great victory at the Battle of Saratoga. General Washington declared a day of thanksgiving, and Samuel Adams wrote that the day was to be one of “acknowledging with gratitude their obligation to God for benefits received” and for “imploring him for such further blessings as they stood in need of.”
Under the new Constitution, presidents continued the practice of declaring national days of thanksgiving. Washington famously did so for an observance on Thursday, November 26th, 1789. This came right after the First Amendment had passed the House of Representatives, and Congress petitioned Washington to declare the thanksgiving. Washington said it was a day to be thankful for “the many signal favors of Almighty God” on the nation. In 1795, 1798, 1799, 1814, and sporadically thereafter, there were many federal and state thanksgivings declared.
President Lincoln declared a thanksgiving day in 1863 on the last Thursday of November, which continued annually from then till now. This was done in the midst of the Civil War and was designed for thanksgiving for blessings, penitence for the nation’s sins, and prayers for the wounded soldiers and the widows and orphans of the fallen. Lincoln prayed that God would “heal the wounds of the nation and restore it.”
In 1939, F.D.R. broke the Lincoln tradition in that he declared the date moved to the fourth Thursday in November, which did not always coincide with the last Thursday. This led to controversy and the two dates were dubbed “Republican Thanksgiving” and “Democratic Thanksgiving.” Finally, in 1941, a law was passed that permanently fixed the date according to Roosevelt’s “innovation.”
Some of the main traditions of the season include:
- Providing free Thanksgiving dinners for the needy, holding food drives, and giving charitable contributions in general. The Salvation Army is especially famous for enlisting volunteers to serve Thanksgiving dinner to the poor.
- Attending church services where congregants give thanks to God for
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Conditions InDepth: Menstrual Disorders: Heavy Bleeding (Menorrhagia) and Absence of Menstruation (Amenorrhea)
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Conditions InDepth: Menstrual Disorders: Heavy Bleeding (Menorrhagia) and Absence of Menstruation (Amenorrhea)
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- Hormonal imbalances
- High levels of prolactin in the blood—hyperprolactinemia
- Eating disorders
- Psychiatric disorders
- Low or high body fat
- Rapid weight loss
- Excessive exercise or intense physical training
- Other conditions
Metrorrhagia—usually light bleeding in between periods (during an otherwise regular cycle)
- Light bleeding in between periods can have many causes. It can be the result of a hormonal imbalance (causing lack of ovulation), medications (birth control pill), infections, abnormal growths on the cervix or uterus, or miscarriage.
Menometrorrhagia—bleeding irregularly in between periods, then bleeding heavily at expected menses
- When a woman loses greater than 80 mL of blood during menses and also bleeds irregularly in between periods, it is called menometrorrhagia. This can be caused by a number of factors including hormone imbalances.
Hypomenorrhea—very light periods
- Female athletes often have light periods and/or fewer periods due to the hormonal changes associated with extreme exercise and low body mass index. Anorexia and other conditions may also be associated with hypomenorrhea, oligomenorrhea (too few menses), or amenorrhea.
Anovulatory cycle—because ovulation does not occur, no corpus luteum is formed; the cycle may be of any length and may be unpredictable
- In a normal ovulatory cycle, ovulation occurs. The cycle is regular whether or not it is the usual 28-day cycle (ovulation on day 14); or, say, a 35-day cycle (ovulation on day 21). When ovulation does not occur, the corpus luteum is not able to produce the hormones (for 14 days) that prepare the uterus and stop it from shedding. Menstrual flow can happen at any time.
- Polymenorrhea—too many menses close together (less than typical 21 days)
- Oligomenorrhea—too few cycles (menses far apart)
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 09/2016
- Update Date: 09/17/2014
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Presentation on theme: "Mohammed Moinuddin, MD Director & Professor of Nuclear Medicine Baptist Hospital, Memphis, TN - USA."— Presentation transcript:
Mohammed Moinuddin, MD Director & Professor of Nuclear Medicine Baptist Hospital,
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Presentation on theme: "Mohammed Moinuddin, MD Director & Professor of Nuclear Medicine Baptist Hospital, Memphis, TN - USA."— Presentation transcript:
Mohammed Moinuddin, MD Director & Professor of Nuclear Medicine Baptist Hospital, Memphis, TN - USA
First Revelation From GOD Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a leech-like clot: Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- He Who taught (the use of) the Pen,- Taught man that which he knew not.
History Of Embryology Aristotle (384-322 BC) – Founder of Embryology – “Embryo rose from menstrual blood after activation by sperm.” W. Harvey (1578-1657 AD) – Could not observe early stages of embryo and concluded “Embryos were secreted by uterus.” Microscope discovered in late 16 th century could magnify only 10 times
History Of Embryology Hamm and Leeuwenhoek used an improved microscope in 1677 and first observed the spermatozoa, but mistakenly thought sperm contained a miniature preformed human being that enlarged when it was deposited in the female genital tract. Caspar Wolff (1759) suggested that development results from growth and differentiation. Von Baer – described oocyte in the ovarian follicle of a dog in 1827 – 150 years after discovery of sperm – general characteristics of embryo precede specific ones – “Father of Embryology”.
History Of Embryology Copy of a seventeenth century drawing of a sperm by Hartsoeker. The miniature human being within it was thought to enlarge after the sperm entered an ovum. Other embryologist at this time thought the oocyte contained a miniature human being that enlarged when it was stimulated by a sperm.
Al-Muminun Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay); Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed; Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then We made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the Best to create! After that, at length ye will die. Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up.
Al-Hajj O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection, (consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (Our Power) to you; and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known (much). And (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of beautiful growth in pairs.
Al-Mulk He Who created the seven heavens one above another: no want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw? Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out.
As-Sajda He Who has made everything which He has created Most Good: He began the creation of man with (nothing more than) clay, And made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised: But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him something of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of) hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding): little thanks do ye give!
Al-Abasa Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah? From what stuff hath He created him? From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions; Then doth He make his path smooth for him; Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his Grave; Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Al-Qiyama Does Man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)? Then did he become a clinging clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Az-Zumar He created you (all) from a single Person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and He sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness. Such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)?
Conclusion “It is clear to me that these statements m
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As sea-levels rise and weather-related threats continue to increase, opportunities emerge for people and local governments to build “living shorelines.” These natural or nature-based structures are designed to reduce risk to communities and infrastructure from flooding and storm surge, while
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As sea-levels rise and weather-related threats continue to increase, opportunities emerge for people and local governments to build “living shorelines.” These natural or nature-based structures are designed to reduce risk to communities and infrastructure from flooding and storm surge, while often providing the ecosystem benefits of habitat.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a new category in its nationwide permitting process that would allow speedier approval of living shorelines such as wetlands with sea and marsh grasses, sand dunes, mangroves and coral reefs. The category is now open for comment, reports Scientific American. Under the guidance of the Clean Water Act, permits are required for essentially all construction activities that occur in the nation’s waters, including wetlands.
Currently, it’s much faster for property owners in many parts of the country to get a permit for sea walls, bulkheads and other so-called gray infrastructure than it is to get a permit for the construction of nature-based systems since there is an existing nationwide permit that covers some of those activities. If the Army Corps moves forward with the new category, though, permits to build living shorelines could be issued in a quarter of the time it takes under the current model.
Turning to nature to reduce the impact of severe weather
This proposal comes as data continues to highlight the financial and physical impacts of climate change and severe weather. Since 2005, five major hurricanes have caused a total of more than 2,200 deaths and some $230 billion in damages in the United States. In the past 5 years, the Mississippi and U.S. coasts have repeatedly experienced historic flooding—damaging crops, businesses and communities.
The economic implications of extreme weather events are felt across the country. Ninety-six percent of the total U.S. population lives in counties where federally declared weather-related disasters have occurred since
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(Converted to html from Lippy, Charles H. Bibliography of Religion in the South. Macon GA: Mercer University Press, 1985. Used with permission of Mercer University Press)
THE FRENZIED EXCITEMENT of
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(Converted to html from Lippy, Charles H. Bibliography of Religion in the South. Macon GA: Mercer University Press, 1985. Used with permission of Mercer University Press)
THE FRENZIED EXCITEMENT of nineteenth-century frontier revivalism not only helped to imprint the evangelical style on much of Southern religion, but also led to the emergence of an interest in returning to the practices of primitive Christianity. Both commonsense rationalists and emotional revivalists sought to return to a presumably more pure Christian practice untainted by the accretions of time that had corrupted authentic Christianity. While this restorationist impulse attracted many campmeeting advocates, including Barton W. Stone, in time it coalesced around Alexander Campbell (1788-1866). Restorationists discarded denominational labels at first as signs of division within the one church, preferring to call themselves simply "Christians." In time, however, the followers of Alexander Campbell grew into one of the first indigenous denominations in the United States, the Disciples of Christ or the Christian Church.
As the movement grew, it enlarged its vision to include a conviction that American society itself could be transformed into a culture replicating the pure simplicity of New Testament Christian communities even as it extended its following into both the North and the South. For many years Campbell maintained an unofficial headquarters in Bethany, West Virginia. As with other groups, the sectional divisions over slavery brought tension to the movement, which combined with disagreement over religious practices (such as the use of musical instruments in worship, the support of ecumenical missionary societies, and the like) to split the developing denomination in two by 1906,
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though for all practical purposes the emerging schism was obvious at least two decades earlier. The more "conservative" group adopted the name Churches of Christ and still maintains its base of strength in the South. By the time of the formal division, it was also clear that the Disciples of Christ had come to place more emphasis on ecumenical and cooperative ventures than on restorationist principles. Hence the restorationist impulse has been more closely associated with the Churches of Christ as the twentieth century progressed. Differences regarding methods of biblical interpretation also entered into the controversy. Later internal disputes over requiring baptism by immersion for admission into fellowship led the more adamant proimmersion party of the Disciples in 1927 to become popularly known as the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, though allied congregations have eschewed denominational structures and still regard themselves more as a federation of independent congregations.
A significant body of literature has appraised the history and development of these groups and their leaders, whose stories are intertwined for nearly a century and often treated together. For many years, the work of church historian Winfred Ernest Garrison dominated the field. His early study, Alexander Campbell's Theology: Its Sources and Setting (10), attempted to locate the movement's ideology within the broader theological tradition as well as within the American context of frontier revivalism. Garrison's conviction that the religious style of the frontier was essential to understanding the contours of the Campbellite thrust formed the thesis of his Religion Follows the Frontier: A History of the Disciples of Christ (13), while its corollary, the specifically American context that gave birth to the movement, is developed in his An American Religious Movement: A Brief History of the Disciples of Christ (11). His most synoptic study was coauthored with A. T. DeGroot: The Disciples of Christ: A History (12). But Garrison's work, as others of the "church history" genre, is hardly critical, representing the "institutional triumphalism" school of Disciples history, although it is grounded in traditional historical method. More recently, William Tucker and Lester G. McAllister, Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (43) has become the basic Disciples denominational history. A more popular study, lacking rigorous analysis, is Louis Cochran and Bess White Cochran, Captives of the Word (6).
The standard denominational history for the Churches of Christ is the three volume work of Earl Irvin West, Search for the Ancient Order (46). West works from an "issues and answers" perspective, but does not bring critical analysis to his study. Different in approach is William S. Banowsky, The Mirror of a Movement (4), which looks at themes characterizing the more conservative Churches of Christ and vignettes in that group's history as they have been articulated through a recurring lecture series at the denomination's
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Abilene Christian College (now University). A recent comparison of differences in ideological styles between the Churches of Christ and the Disciples of Christ is F. Maurice Ethridge and Joe R. Feagin, "Varieties of 'Fundamentalism': A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis of Two Protestant Denominations" (8), based on a 1972 study of Texas congregations. For the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, or Independent Christian Churches, see James DeForest Murch, Ch
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Home sperm tests measure sperm count — the number of sperm in the fluid (semen) ejaculated during an orgasm. These tests seem to be effective at measuring sperm count — one study sponsored by a test manufacturer found the test did as well as
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Home sperm tests measure sperm count — the number of sperm in the fluid (semen) ejaculated during an orgasm. These tests seem to be effective at measuring sperm count — one study sponsored by a test manufacturer found the test did as well as a lab count of sperm 95 percent of the time. But sperm count is only one factor in a man's fertility.
Home sperm tests require a man to ejaculate into a collection cup. While procedures vary for transferring semen and completing the test, results are typically available in as soon as 10 minutes. The tests work by detecting a protein found only in sperm. If a home sperm test indicates that your sperm concentration is below 20 million sperm per milliliter (negative), you'll likely want to consult a doctor for a complete fertility evaluation. If the test indicates that your sperm count is above 20 million sperm per milliliter of semen, your sperm concentration is considered normal.
A normal sperm count, however, doesn't indicate if you are fertile or not. Home sperm tests only determine sperm concentration. They don't measure any other factors. Many common causes of male infertility are missed by at-home sperm tests. A typical semen analysis performed by an infertility specialist assesses:
- Semen volume
- Total sperm number
- Sperm concentration
- Vitality (percent alive)
- Movement (motility)
- Shape (morphology)
If you're concerned about your fertility, get an infertility evaluation. Relying on a home sperm test might lead to delays in seeking appropriate fertility evaluation and treatment.
March 25, 2015
- Swerdloff RS, et al. Evaluation of male infertility. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed Feb. 28, 2015.
- Coppola MA, et al. SpermCheck Fertility, an immunodiagnostic home test that detects normozoospermia and severe oligozoospermia. Human Reproduction. 2010;25:853.
- FAQs. SpermCheck Fertility. http://www.spermcheck.com/faqs/. Accessed March 2, 2015.
- Nagler HM. A solitary semen analysis can never predict normal fertility. Nature Reviews: Urology. 2011;8:16.
- Longo DL, et al. Disorders of the testes and male reproductive system. In: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2012. http://accessmedicine.com. Accessed March 1, 2015.
- Frequently asked questions. Pregnancy FAQ060. Later childbearing. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. http://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Having-a-Baby-After-Age-35. Accessed March 2, 2015.
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Gluten has been all over the news recently with the rise of gluten free fad diets but is everyone really allergic to gluten? Celiac disease is a condition in which the microvilli of the small intestine become damaged by gluten, or more
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Gluten has been all over the news recently with the rise of gluten free fad diets but is everyone really allergic to gluten? Celiac disease is a condition in which the microvilli of the small intestine become damaged by gluten, or more specifically an immune reaction to the protein gliadin that causes the damage. Celiac disease is characterized by: weight loss (due to an inability to absorb critical nutrients), fatigue, cramps, bloating, irritability, chronic diarrhea, and anemia. The only known treatment for celiac disease is a diet free of gluten and therefore the recent advancements in the availability of gluten free foods that are tasty is both helpful and meaningful to these people. The main reason for all these new gluten free foods is the explosion of so called gluten intolerance or sensitivity. People with non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) describe symptoms like a foggy mind, constipation, bone or joint pain, and ADHD like behaviours. While true celiac disease has a prevalence of around 1 in every 141 people in the US, NCGS has a prevalence of around 1 in 17 people and appears to be on the rise. So what is this mysterious new illness causing us all to shun gluten? Research out of Australia suggests we could be blaming the wrong thing.
The research, published in Gastroenterology, found that in a double blind trial when patients were all placed on similar diets, gluten did not induce NCGS like symptoms in patients with diagnosed NCGS. Whether the people were fed food high in gluten, low in gluten or a placebo diet (no gluten, high protein), they all had similar changes in symptom scores. These symptoms included pain, bloating and tiredness. The researchers also measured the levels of various markers of gluten intolerance including gliadin levels, eosinophil markers, and fecal characteristics, all of which where not different between the different diets. So does this mean that gluten sensitivity is not real? Sort of, the symptoms these people experience are real but it does not seem to be gluten that is causing the problem. The researchers made sure every person had a diet low in what are called FODMAPs. The researchers last paper, which showed changes in NCGS symptom scores with gluten diets, did not have FODMAPs controlled for in the diets. FODMAPs are short carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine. They include fructose, galactose, lactose and sorbitol. It is suggested by the authors that it is these FODMAPs that are responsible for the symptoms th
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I really really need help with this, PLEASE.
I need to list the nouns, verbs, and adjectives that establish and shape the mood of the poeom El Olvido by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Please
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posted by mysterychicken.
I really really need help with this, PLEASE.
I need to list the nouns, verbs, and adjectives that establish and shape the mood of the poeom El Olvido by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Please, just give me some examples
Taking the first four lines:
dangerous -- adj.
forget -- v.
climate -- n.
birthplace -- n.
choke -- v.
voices -- n.
dead -- adj.
relatives -- n.
It is a dangerous thing
to forget the climate of
your birthplace; to choke out
the voices of the dead relatives when
in dreams thet call you by
your secret name; dangerous
to spurn the clothes you were
born to wear for the sake of fashion;
to use weapons and sharp instruments you
are not familiar with; dangerous
to disdain the plaster saints before
wich your mother kneels praying for you with
embarassing fervor that you survive in
the place you have chosen to live; a costly,
bare and elegant room with no pictures
on the walls: a forgetting place where
she fears you might die of exposure.
Jesús, María y José.
El olvido is a dangerous thing.
It is dangerous (adjective repeated several times....obviously an important word)
These are all infinitives...
repetitive to emphasize meaning.
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Have you read the poem and visited
You should get some good ideas there, and find plenty of mood-shaping words.
The words "choke", "forgetting" and "plaster saints" are among the mood-shaping words for me.
Thank you for introducing me to this author. I enjoyed that poem very much.
It made me recall the great lyrics of the songs "A Boy Like That" and "America" from "West Side Story"
Thanks to all of you. This really helped! Happy Holidays =)
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People are very fond of music these days. In fact, it’s one source of entertainment that can help people alleviate stress. And even with the popularity of mp3 downloads online, you’ll still find many people who opt to by music CDs for
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People are very fond of music these days. In fact, it’s one source of entertainment that can help people alleviate stress. And even with the popularity of mp3 downloads online, you’ll still find many people who opt to by music CDs for their players. But before making these discs available online, music will be brought first in a analog music in order to help it achieve high quality state that will provide enjoyable music experience. Mastering is the term where music will be edited first before saving them on final media copy like CDs. There are several procedures to be done in order to arrive at this high quality sound suitable for the market. Here are several elements needed to do mastering. Sound proof environment It’s important to record music at a sound proof environment. This will help them avoid unwanted sounds from being recorded in order to make it easier to edit. Large equipment are also found on these rooms so they can immediately master the sound so they can market it as soon as possible. Equipment These large technological pieces will be used in editing music. After the sound is recorded, they need to clean them up for any noise created by feedbacks from recording and off key tunes. These equipment are also used in building channels to easily remove vocals if they want to. Additional effects like possible sustain sound and orchestration can also be done at this part of editing. Professional Of course, it’s important that a professional would take care of mastering. They are the ones who have the ears and the eyes in coming up with quality music suitable for the market. Sounds can be manipulated in different ways to achieve the effect they want to have. In editing the music, they will see several lines that represent sound waves. By looking at these lines alone, they can identify whether a part is off key or not. In terms of their ear abilities, they can also distinguish the sounds if there are microflats or sharps on produced sounds. Of course, orchestration or adding different instrument sounds for better effects are their expertise. They already immediately have an idea what type of instrument to use for effect and how to enter it in the sound track. Once they’re able to achieve the right sound, they can reproduce it on disc media.
Overall, there are lots of things happening in a Analog Music Studio. They mix it all together in order to come up with beautiful music that will help you relax when you need to or for motivation. This is one important aspect of music that should be professionally done for the sake of consumers and profit.
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Logging In Canada: A Death
Calamities could carve up to 2 kinds, one is by natural means and also the various other is through human behavior. The last kind gives the widest insurance coverage of all, as well as is one
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Logging In Canada: A Death
Calamities could carve up to 2 kinds, one is by natural means and also the various other is through human behavior. The last kind gives the widest insurance coverage of all, as well as is one of the most irreparable in type. If human beings locate their way to nature destruction, there’s absolutely no stopping to it and also there is definitely no reversing.
For this reason, when individuals trigger issue, it is mostly long-term and non-negotiable. Perhaps this supplies us a reason that we must be careful with our actions. One fine example is the logging in Canada which cause a death of nearly three quarters of our all-natural plant life. The end result might not be turned around, and also the results will certainly be experienced by the worldwide populace throughout time.
The continued existence of the forests depends considerably on our protection. Social, eco-friendly and also economic worths ought to be exercised by the Planet’s inhabitants in order to help the globe via recovery. The urgent need to plant as well as conserve the natural deposits has currently been called, and also it requires wary listeners to make traits truly occur. Without assistance from all markets of the populace, the drive to transform would certainly cause failure.
Ecological Crisis In Canada
Boreal forests found in Canada are basic to the wellness of the world. Mature forests particularly participate in an important role in stockpiling water as well as carbon dioxide, straining air, mediating the environment, protecting land as well as making available the environment for the all-natural globe. However in spite of the woodlands’ uses, data show that we are losing over 16 million hectares of environment-friendly lands annually. The result brings about biodiversity death, greenhouse gases storage space, as well as loss of shelter of the indigenous people.
Like all various other forests worldwide, Canada has actually also struggled with the effects of deforestation. Their environment-friendly acreage are already thinning as well as are slowly going into the realm of termination. If this state will continuously go on for another 30 years, then the Canadian woodlands could possibly be eliminated as well as eliminated from the Planet’s map. It would certainly be changed with barren locations of pointless, inefficient lands.
The 4 Programs Built For Recuperation
There are 4 jobs particularly designed for the redemption of the Canadian forests, specifically: Personnel Conditioning, Greening Activities, Capturing Forest Worths and Worldwide Details. It is essential to adhere to the actions to recuperation in order to reach the objective in saving their staying woodlands.
Personnel Strengthening refers to the all natural strategies in contact the forests however not destroying it. The goal is to prepare strategies which are appropriately arranged in such a way that people could still take advantage of nature and at the same time keep the security of the ecological system.
Greening Tasks promote tree growing activities. Its goal is to protect as well as restore nature’s capabilities. Plants expand in abundance through tree planting projects which bring about the partial repair of nature.
Capturing Woodland Values is done through the promo of various other sources such as propel timber, energy and ecotourism. Its purpose is to reroute the emphasis of people to a substitute in order to move the focus of humankind to more sources aside from the forest alone.
Finally, Worldwide Details is advertised by offering knowledge to individuals relating to the strategies to be made as well as the activities to be taken. Its value is on extensive magazine of the global issues.
Whichever program you utilize, the important point is that you will follow it and also follow the plans accordingly. All these programs will be put to throw away if there are no obedient individuals along the road. The troubles of logging in Canada can just be dealt with to by people that do not refuse the challenge to remediation.
Just what the nation requirements are people who understand as well as think at the power of adjustment with strict conformity with public law.
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Civil War, end of slavery, Congress passes 14th Amendment guaranteeing blacks
equal protection and, seemingly, public accommodation.
Southern states turn back freedoms guaranteed to blacks by the 14th Amendment.
Supreme Court decides Hall v. De
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Civil War, end of slavery, Congress passes 14th Amendment guaranteeing blacks
equal protection and, seemingly, public accommodation.
Southern states turn back freedoms guaranteed to blacks by the 14th Amendment.
Supreme Court decides Hall v. DeCuir (1878), which holds that one state cannot
enforce an integration law on another state due to the Interstate Commerce
Clause, and Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), which allows segregation so long as
facilities are "separate but equal," which in fact they were not.
Arthur Mitchell, a black congressman from Chicago, wins Supreme Court decision
outlawing segregation in first class travel, establishing that "separate
but equal" accommodations must indeed be equal.
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) formed in Chicago by Jim Farmer, George
Houser and Berniece Fisher. Houser and Farmer also work as race relations
secretaries for the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Irene Morgan arrested in Gloucester, Va., for refusing to give up her seat on an
interstate bus headed to Maryland. NAACP lawyers Thurgood Marshall and
Spottswood Robinson take her case.
Marshall and Robinson win Morgan
v. Virginia in the Supreme Court, basing their argument not on the 14th
Amendment, but Hall v. DeCuir. Their logic was if it is an "undue burden on
commerce" for one state to enforce an integration law on another, so too
would it be for a state to impose its segregation laws on interstate passengers.
With few Southern states enforcing the Morgan decision, George Houser, Bayard
Rustin and other leaders of the Congress of Racial Equality devise the idea of
an interstate "Journey of Reconciliation" to the Upper South, in which
whites and blacks would travel together, purposely violating local Jim Crow
Rustin and Houser lead eight white men and eight black men in the Journey of
Reconciliation through Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. A
second trip is suggested for an interracial group of women, but does not
Rustin, Igal Roodenko and Joe Felmet sentenced to 30 days on a chain gang for
violating North Carolina Jim Crow laws on the Journey.
Supreme Court decides Brown
v. Board of Education, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson and holding
14-year-old Emmett Till is lynched in Money, Mississippi.
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in
Montgomery, Ala., sparking a year-long bus boycott there led by the Rev. Martin
Luther King. Bayard Rustin serves as an advisor to the boycotters.
Under Jim Farmer, CORE launches a second Journey of Reconciliation, this time
called a "Freedom Ride," and this time targeting segregated bus
stations as well as the buses themselves. The travelers, which include women and
men, head to the Deep South, where they are brutally beaten. Jim Peck is the
only veteran of the 1947 journey to participate.
March on Washington held, in which Dr. King gives his "I Had a Dream"
speech. The event - then the largest mass protest to date in American history -
is largely organized by Rustin.
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
Congress passes Civil Rights Act, permanently guaranteeing equal public
Congress passes Voting Rights Act.
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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
- archaic term for impregnable
- ‘I mean the inexpugnable belief that every detailed occurrence can be correlated with its antecedents in a perfectly definite manner exemplifying general
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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
- archaic term for impregnable
- ‘I mean the inexpugnable belief that every detailed occurrence can be correlated with its antecedents in a perfectly definite manner exemplifying general principles.’
- ‘The city is fortified with 150 very strong towers, covered over with ceilings from the upper stories of the buildings in its streets like a crypt, and in a measure inexpugnable.’
- ‘It evinces an overdiminished but nevertheless inexpugnable desire for moral as well as ethical rectitude.’
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin inexpugnabilis, from in- ‘not’ + expugnabilis ‘able to be taken by assault’.
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Additional Hair Care Information:
Combs have been around for thousands and thousands of years. In fact, this hair care tool is among the oldest items that has been unearthed by archaeologists.
The earliest types of combs are believed to be made
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Additional Hair Care Information:
Combs have been around for thousands and thousands of years. In fact, this hair care tool is among the oldest items that has been unearthed by archaeologists.
The earliest types of combs are believed to be made of ivory, bones, and wood. However, over time, combs made from different materials like silver, brass, tin, and horn were created.
Today, combs are considered valuable tools for hair maintenance. They are must-have items for styling, straightening, sectioning, and parting the hair strands.
Here is a selection of combs used in hair care as well as in creating glamorous hairstyles for any occasion:
- Fine-Tooth Comb – is used for parting or sectioning the hair.
This type of comb consists of thin teeth which are spaced very close together. A fine-tooth comb is ideal in creating soft curls for beachy waves and boho chic hairstyles.
- Pick Comb (Afro Pick) – is used for kinky and coil hair types.
This type of comb has loose teeth. Pick combs can also be used as accessories to hold the hair in a bun.
- Styling Comb – is used for detailing and smoothing the hair during styling.
This comb has two sets of teeth: fine and closely spaced teeth on one end and widely spaced teeth on the other. Styling combs aid in creating a variety of hairstyles from the classic buns, ponytails, and chignons to the fashionable braids and half-up do.
- Teasing Comb – is used to add volume to the hair.
This type of comb has fine teeth which are spaced closely, similar to a fine-tooth comb. Hairstylists make use of the teasing comb to give the hair a lift for creating hairstyles like buns and chignons.
- Wide-Tooth Comb – is specifically designed for detangling and fluffing the hair.
This type of comb has wide gaps or big spaces between every tooth which are useful in smoothing out tangles or knots to keep the hair from getting damaged, resulting to hair breakage and hair loss. Wide-tooth combs are commonly used by people with straight, curly, or frizzy hair.
As much as hairstyling has evolved, so have the materials, forms, and functions of combs. Even a comb for baldness exists, and that is the laser comb.
But in order for you to find no need for a laser comb, you have to take care of your locks by using the right tools, and that starts with having a comb most apt for your hair type.
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Pom poms are simple to make and don't require any special tools. Use a simple square of cardboard, a ball of yarn and a pair of scissors to make those adorable, fuzzy little decorations. Get the kids in on the action by
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Pom poms are simple to make and don't require any special tools. Use a simple square of cardboard, a ball of yarn and a pair of scissors to make those adorable, fuzzy little decorations. Get the kids in on the action by letting them wind their favorite colors of yarn while you cut and trim.
Pom poms are made by winding yarn around a piece of cardboard. After you determine the diameter of the pom pom, add an extra inch for the length and width of the cardboard. For example, if you want a finished pom pom measuring two inches in diameter, cut a piece of cardboard measuring three inches square. The extra inch will give you some leeway when you're trimming the pom pom.
You can use any kind of yarn to make pom poms. Keep in mind that finer yarns, such as baby yarns and sport yarns, will require that you wind more layers around the cardboard in order to achieve fullness.
Winding the Yarn
Hold the cardboard in your left hand and place the en
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With the arrival of monsoon season in the Phoenix Valley, the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department has issued a few tips to help residents prepare for floods and dust storms, which increase in frequency this time of year.
Officially, the
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With the arrival of monsoon season in the Phoenix Valley, the Maricopa Fire/Medical Department has issued a few tips to help residents prepare for floods and dust storms, which increase in frequency this time of year.
Officially, the North American Monsoon Season began June 15, according to the National Weather Service. Heavy rains, however, typically don’t begin to fall until mid-July and last until mid-August.
Several weeks of dry winds often precede any torrential rainfall, increasing the likelihood of dangerous dust storms, also known as haboobs.
Precautions for dust storms, according to MFMD, are the same as the rest of the year:
- Do not enter a dust storm if you can safely avoid it.
- Turn on your headlights and slow down.
If visibility is impeded…
- Slowly pull off as far as possible, to the right side of the road.
- Turn off the car and headlights, including emergency flashers.
- Set the parking brake and keep your foot off the brake pedal.
- Keep your seatbelt on.
The MFMD also advises residents to “pay attention to hazard signs and roadblocks.”
When heavy rain begins, they urge drivers to take caution when driving. Aside from visibility, roads do become slick and accidents occur more frequently. Moreover, residents should also be aware of flood zones.
“If you see a sign that says, ‘Do Not Cross When Flooded’ take it seriously and find another way,” MFMD warns.
As a precaution, the city is also providing sand bags to help mitigate damage to homes and businesses threatened by flooding.
For residents on the east side of town, the MFMD said “black boxes with sand bags and filling instructions” can be found in the cul-de-sac end of West Bowlin Road, near MFMD station 572.
For residents on the west side of town, bags and sand can be found in front of the old city hall on the corner of Madison Avenue near Wilson Road.
The Emergency Operations Center will closely monitor the weather during this period and provide the community with emergency information “as needed.”
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In my college trig class I’ve been hinting at the unit circle for a while. Earlier this week, students learned the angles of the unit circle. Today, the coordinates were introduced. I used an idea from an article given to me by
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In my college trig class I’ve been hinting at the unit circle for a while. Earlier this week, students learned the angles of the unit circle. Today, the coordinates were introduced. I used an idea from an article given to me by the one and only @veganmathbeagle. The article is from the February 2014 article of the Mathematics Teacher, My Favorite Lesson: the Human Unit Circle submitted by Maureen MacInnis.
So, I wanted to do this outside in the fresh air with some sidewalk chalk, but this winter (#worstwinterever) would not allow that. (The parking lot was an ice skating rink this morning.) Thankfully, we have a large locker commons area.
I wrote up 32 cards, one for each x- and y-coordinate on the unit circle (x’s pink and y’s blue.) Students picked up 1-2 cards on the way to the commons and were instructed to “find their match” and “plot the ordered pair” on the coordinate grid taped to the floor. After some struggling (and remembering the special right triangles we solved for warm up), they successfully re-created the unit circle. Success.
Then we made like Autobots and rolled out… the x- and y-coordinates to show the cosine and sine curves.
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Johnson was born March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas. By 1902, he had won at least 50 fights against white and black opponents and in 1903 he won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship
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Johnson was born March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas. By 1902, he had won at least 50 fights against white and black opponents and in 1903 he won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. Johnson finally won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908 with a technical knockout in the 14th round over Tommy Burns.
In 1910, former undefeated heavyweight champion James Jeffries came out of retirement “for the purpose of proving that a white man is better than a Negro.” The “Fight of the Century” ended with Johnson knocking Jeffries out in the 15th round. Johnson’s win triggered riots in more than 50 cities. Johnson lost his title in 1915 but continued fighting professionally until 1938. He retired with a record of 73 wins, 13 losses, and 9 draws. In 1922, Johnson received patent number 1,413,121 for an improved wrench for tightening loosened fastening devices.
Johnson was posthumously inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954. Johnson’s life is the basis for the play and subsequent 1970 movie “The Great White Hope” and in 2005 a documentary, “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson,” was produced.
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Synopsis by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
After winning Atlanta in September of 1865, General Sherman proceeded to take the war to the people of Georgia: His army would cut a path to the sea, living off the land and
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Synopsis by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
After winning Atlanta in September of 1865, General Sherman proceeded to take the war to the people of Georgia: His army would cut a path to the sea, living off the land and destroying anything of value along the way. They tore up railroads, twisted railroad ties, and burned houses, causing approximately 100 million dollars worth of damage on the 425-mile trip. The Union Army's march into South Carolina would prove even more destructive. The Confederate government, meanwhile, had begun to disintegrate. After Lee abandoned Petersburg and traveled west, Richmond, the Confederate capital, was defenseless. Jefferson Davis and his cabinet relocated to Danville, VA, while fleeing Southerners looted and burned the city. Food became a scarce commodity in the South and many Confederate soldiers deserted after receiving letters of the harsh conditions at home. Lee and his dwindling army continued west,
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Zika has been identified in the saliva and urine of two patients infected by the virus, a leading Brazilian health institute said on Friday, adding that further studies are needed to determine if those fluids could transmit the infection.
Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz
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Zika has been identified in the saliva and urine of two patients infected by the virus, a leading Brazilian health institute said on Friday, adding that further studies are needed to determine if those fluids could transmit the infection.
Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a public health institute, said they used genetic testing to identify the virus in samples from two patients while they had symptoms and were known to have Zika, the mosquito-borne viral infection that has sparked a global health scare.
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It is the first time the virus has been detected in saliva and urine, scientists told reporters in Rio de Janeiro. The virus was deemed active, meaning that it was able to cause infection, but the scientists stressed that it was too early to say whether Zika could be transmitted by either fluid.
"That fact that the virus was found with the capacity to cause infection is not proof that it can contaminate other people through those fluids," said Myrna Bonaldo, one of the scientists who made the discovery.
Fiocruz, as the foundation is informally known, made the discovery after analyzing samples from two patients and carrying out a partial genome sequencing of the virus, said Paulo Gadelha, president of the foundation.
The discovery adds to concern that Zika, which is predominantly spread by the Aedis aegypti mosquito, could also be transmitted by other means, par
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ArcView is geographic information system (GIS) software for visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data. Using ArcView, you can understand the geographic context of your data, allowing you to see relationships and identify patterns in new ways.
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ArcView is geographic information system (GIS) software for visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data. Using ArcView, you can understand the geographic context of your data, allowing you to see relationships and identify patterns in new ways.
With ArcView, you can
* Author maps and interact with your data by generating reports and charts and printing and embedding your maps in other documents and applications. * Save time using map templates to create consistent style in your maps. * Build process models, scripts, and workflows to visualize and analyze your data. * Read, import, and manage more than 70 different data types and formats including demographics, facilities, CAD drawings, imagery, Web services, Multimedia, and metadata. * Communicate more efficiently by printing, publishing, and sharing your GIS data and dynamic content with others. * Use tools such as Find, Identify, Measure, and Hyperlink to discover information not available when working with Static paper maps. * Make better decisions and solve problems FASTER.
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Allergy sufferers who experience ongoing stress are likely to have more flare ups of their condition compared to their more relaxed counterparts, according to a study by The Ohio State University.
The researchers published their findings in the April issue of Annals of Allergy
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Allergy sufferers who experience ongoing stress are likely to have more flare ups of their condition compared to their more relaxed counterparts, according to a study by The Ohio State University.
The researchers published their findings in the April issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and suggested that a person's mental and physical state are closely linked.
Dr Amber Patterson, lead author of the study said: 'Stress can cause several negative effects on the body, including causing more symptoms for allergy sufferers.
'Our study also found those with more frequent allergy flares also have a greater negative mood, which may be leading to all these flares.'
She suggested that it is perhaps unsurprising that symptoms such as watery eyes and sneezing can make sufferers stressed.
The study does not go as far as to suggest that eliminating stress will cure patients of their allergies, but Dr Patterson is keen to state that "it may help decrease episodes of intense symptoms".
Some 179 patients were studied over a 12-week period and the researchers found 64 per cent of the group who suffered with higher stress levels had more than four flare ups of their allergy symptoms.
While it is arguably impossible to eradicate stress completely, people can reduce it by meditating, talking to friends, adopting a healthy diet, taking exercise and getting plenty of rest.
Allergies occur when the body's immune system overacts and sees innocuous substances - such as dust mites and pollens - as a threat. It then produces an exaggerated, inappropriate response to them and that's when symptoms like sneezing occur.
It is estimated that allergies affect at least one quarter of people in the UK during their lifetime and the problem is on the rise.
Allergyuk.org states that as many as 50 per cent of children are now diagnosed with an allergy to ce
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The latest news from academia, regulators
research labs and other things of interest
Posted: Jul 12, 2011
Further research needs to be done to bring nanotechnology-tuned solar cells to the market
(Nanowerk News
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The latest news from academia, regulators
research labs and other things of interest
Posted: Jul 12, 2011
Further research needs to be done to bring nanotechnology-tuned solar cells to the market
(Nanowerk News) Photovoltaic cells have been known for a long time. In semiconductors such as silicon crystals sunlight creates an electric current, which can directly be fed into the power grid. The sun has enough power to supply the whole earth with electricity. But in Europe solar cells make only a vanishing small share of renewable energy sources. Solar cell production is still an expensive process. And the photovoltaic cells can only exploit about 16 percent of the energy of the sunlight.
Physicist Dr. Sylvain Nicolay at the Photovoltaics and Thin Film Laboratory at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Neuchatel, Switzerland, is working with a different type of solar cells, the so called thin film solar cells.
Which are the advantages of thin film solar cells?
Producing them consumes less raw materials, energy and time than producing common solar cells. That makes the thin film solar cells more ecologic and economic than the thicker predecessor.
Where could they be eventually applied?
One of the typical applications for the thin film silicon solar cells is their use in the "building integrated photovoltaic", for which a solar cell is integrated into a classic window. We will then perforate this solar cell in order to get holes that will let the light pass through the window. This will give then the transparency necessary in such a building. In parallel, the area without hole becomes a solar cell that will absorb the light in order to create electricity.
How efficient are thin solar cells today?
Unfortunately their efficiency is currently about 40 percent lower than in conventional solar cells. Only seven percent of the sunlight can be exploited. To improve the efficiency we want to change the structure of the solar cell's glass on the top. A layer of nano sized crystals from a so called transparent conductive oxide (TCO) is deposited onto the glass. Until recently these TCO layers had to be imported from Japan which made the production of such solar cells very expensive. Now we are testing nano sized TCO layers we have developed on our own. The aim is to make them better and cheaper and thus reduce costs significantly.
How is nanotechnology used in these TCO layers?
In order to scatter the light, we use some rough features on the surface of our films which are in the order of a few hundred of nanometers. This allows us to trap the light along wavelengths between 500 nanometers and few microns. Because of the high scattering effect the absorption of light is increased in the cell. As the light beam has a longer distance to travel through the cell, it generates more electrons on its way. The pyramidal structure scatters the light beam and diffuses it crossways through the cell. The scattering depends on the size of the pyramids: optimal is a combination of both nano and micro sized structures which scatter light in a wide wavelength range. This results in highest solar energy harvesting. Normal glass does not scatter light. The nano-tuned surface can refract the light in an angle from 15 to 30 degrees.
When will thin solar cells reach the market?
Although the new layer with nano crystals is already used in industrial production, the manufacturing of solar cells is still comparatively expensive. Further research needs to be done.
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Gluten-free is a rather misunderstood term that has been overused and abused, particularly in the areas of healthy eating and dieting. But what exactly is gluten, and why does it seem to be public enemy number one? We wanted to explore
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Gluten-free is a rather misunderstood term that has been overused and abused, particularly in the areas of healthy eating and dieting. But what exactly is gluten, and why does it seem to be public enemy number one? We wanted to explore what gluten really is, why it has become so popular, and a couple of our favorite recipes that you can make based around the diet.
According to natural grocers.com, “gluten refers to a family of proteins that naturally occur in the cereal grains wheat (and its relatives, spelt, emmer, einkorn, kamut), rye, barley, and triticale.” These proteins are characterized as being sticky and strong, and it is essentially what acts as a “glue” that holds certain foods together. Without this, breads would be dense and crumbly. In this sense, gluten is what makes bread ‘bread.’ The issue is when somebody with a gluten-intolerance consumes it as this triggers an auto-immune response that can lead to major health problems.
A lot of people have sensitivity to gluten even if they are not sufferers of Celiac Disease (which is gluten intolerance in its strongest form.) It varies from person to person, but for some people, eating gluten can give them anything from diarrhea, fatigue, headaches, mood swings and gas. Not exactly a pleasant list of things you’d want to experience! While ‘gluten-free’ has become a dietary buzzword over the years, it is important to note that we as people eat a lot (and we mean a LOT) of processed foods which have wheat fillers packed with gluten. Whether it’s toast at breakfast, a sandwich for lunch or garlic bread at dinner, that is a lot of gluten! Not to mention our stomachs are not exactly designed for this kind of excessive consumption, as gluten is a relatively new addition to the human diet.
Consider this; humans primarily existed on a diet that was supplemented with fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and meat in ancient times. According to gizmodo.com, “it wasn’t until the start of the Neolithic era-around 9500 BCE- and the transition to agriculture that we began consuming carbohydrates and gluten in the form of grains.” With respect to evolutionary terms, we may as well have started eating gluten yesterday for how well-equipped our bodies are to deal with consuming it. With our teeth being designed for tearing through meat and plants over processed flour, our digestive system has not fully adapted to handle consuming and breaking down these complex carbohydrates into more competent amino acids. Despite this, for most people this isn’t actually a problem. Even though our bodies are not fully processing the gluten or lactose, we’re not worse off for eating it, unless you do happen to suffer from gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease.
Interestingly enough, though Celiac Disease was once considered a very rare digestive illness afflicting perhaps 1 in 10,000 people (according to gizmodo.com) it is now considered one of the most common genetic disorders in the western world by the Center for Celiac Disease Research at the University of Maryland. With this is mind, it’s important to have a menu of food that people who do suffer from this kind of intolerance can make, and not feel like they are missing out. That’s where our gluten-free recipes and products come in!
One of the founding principles of Massel was to create seasonings, stocks and bouillons that anyone, regardless of diet, religion, or lifestyle choices could enjoy with their food. All Massel Seasonings and Bouillons are gluten-free and vegan, made from all natural ingredients including premium vegetables, herbs, sea salt and extra virgin olive oil. They are GMO-free, and do not include MSG or artificial preservatives or additives.
Our products are fat-free, cholesterol-free and are also much lower in sodium when compared to other instant bouillons. As well as being Kosher-certified, free of lactose and gluten, almost anyone can enjoy Massel products.
So how exactly can you use them?
Massel Gluten-Free Bouillons and Seasonings can be used in a variety of ways. You can add them to savory soups, stews, and sauces, sprinkle generously over risotto and paella, make vegetables (stir-fry, roasted or steamed) that extra bit more delicious, enhance the flavor of polenta, quinoa or couscous, or even use them as a marinade for meats and vegetables.
Our Ultracube Bouillon Cubes are salt-reduced and gluten-free, which means that you don’t need to add any salt to your meals. Packed full of fantastic flavors including vegetables, herbs, extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt, these cubes are a dynamite package of taste to enhance any meal.
These 7’s Bouillon Cubes come in three delicious flavors including vegetable, chicken-style and beef-style. Not made from any animal products, they are gluten-free, onion-free and garlic-free. They’re also perfect if you want a quick, healthy snack on the go. Add them to a hot drink, bowl of noodles or your next dinner as a way to cut out salt.
The best part about being gluten-free is that there is no shortage of delicious dishes that you can make. We’ve picked out a couple of recipes that are sure to make even the most stubbornly opposed to gluten-free happy to change their tune
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A group of Harvard scientists have developed a replica of human brain through 3D printing. Although human brain is the most crucial part of human body, much of its action and structure origin is still a puzzle to medical science. There are countless hypotheses
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A group of Harvard scientists have developed a replica of human brain through 3D printing. Although human brain is the most crucial part of human body, much of its action and structure origin is still a puzzle to medical science. There are countless hypotheses on human brain structure origin but lack of research opportunity on this regard has hampered the process of learning.
Earlier it was assumed that human brain’s growth procedure or gyrification is a biological answer to the need. The necessity of producing increasing numbers of cortical neurons while demeaning distance between them dominates brains growth. The group of scientists from Harvard duplicated the human brain with 3D technique and proved that growth of human brain is indeed a physical response and not a biological one. Researchers were questioning why human brain has wrinkle while animal brain does not have them.
A new research claims that the brain might have folded a
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Produced over a two-year period, Kenji Mizoguchi's version of the oft-filmed Seika Mayama story The 47 Ronin was too big to be confined to a single film. Thus
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Produced over a two-year period, Kenji Mizoguchi's version of the oft-filmed Seika Mayama story The 47 Ronin was too big to be confined to a single film. Thus, it was released in two parts, each running between 105 and 115 minutes. The story begins in feudal Japan in December of 1701, when warrior leader Lord Asano is tricked into committing Hara-Kiri. Oishi, Asano's loyal clansman, holds the wicked Lord Kira responsible. 14 months after Arano's death, Oishi assembles 47 loyal Ronin (samurai) to exact vengeance. Director Mizoguchi abandoned his usual fascination with modern-day social problems in favor of epic patriotism (remember, the film was made while Japan was still winning World War II.
war, anger, family-member, fidelity, honor [recognition], injustice, insult, Japan, lord, maniac, master [expert], power, punishment, revenge, Samurai, self-sacrifice, suicide, violence
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance
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It’s only a small wall.
Just 1.5m high and about 10m long, but all the names are there.
The World War I battlefields in far distant Europe which have become familiar to Australians: Passchendae
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It’s only a small wall.
Just 1.5m high and about 10m long, but all the names are there.
The World War I battlefields in far distant Europe which have become familiar to Australians: Passchendaele, Ypres, Mont Saint-Quentin and, yes, Gallipoli.
The cement block wall erected just two years ago at Undera Primary School tells its own story of sacrifice in the Great War, more than 100 years ago.
Alexander Munro. Served with the Fourth Light Horse at Anzac Cove.
George Munro, born at St Germains, enlisted at 20, landed at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. Died at Pozieres in France. His body was never found.
One hundred years ago, the war exacted a terrible toll on young Australians and Undera was not spared; 1917 was the bloodiest year for Australian troops, with about 40000 dying.
The Undera wall is like a microcosm of the war years.
Photographs of bright, sometimes smiling, sometimes serious, young men and women, sent home as postcards to anxious parents.
These personal photographs now appear on the wall above the descriptions of their short lives.
Most of them were the sons of farmers from the Undera and St Germains districts and indeed, if you passed through the district today, you would recognise the family names on the road signs: Sellwood, Madill, Munro.
George Munro’s name is also etched on a memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France.
And among the other names, one woman — Edith Moorhouse, born in Undera, who served as a nurse in a casualty clearing station in France, where she must have seen some bloody sights.
Close to the front line, the medical staff were tasked with providing the first treatment to the injured and dying soldiers and directing them to hospitals further behind the lines.
She never saw Australia again after enlisting. She died of influenza in 1917.
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In Milton's Paradise Lost he is writing his own Genesis story. He is describing th fall of man or humankind and the fall of the devil or Lucifer (and his angels). In the poem it shows the rebel angels revolting and then
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In Milton's Paradise Lost he is writing his own Genesis story. He is describing th fall of man or humankind and the fall of the devil or Lucifer (and his angels). In the poem it shows the rebel angels revolting and then how they are thrust into hell. It shows the creation of the world, along with Adam and Eve and their inability to listen to and obey god's one request. Of course they were also thrust out of the garden of Eden.
I guess you could call the theme: the genesis story or seeking justice because Milton is explaining why the humans or mankind was banished.
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Imagining Ethiopia: The Contrasting Views of Ethiopian Power, Progress, and Significance
The ancient civilization of Ethiopia has captivated the West and served, across centuries, as an inspiration for much of Africa. As a regional power in Eastern
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Imagining Ethiopia: The Contrasting Views of Ethiopian Power, Progress, and Significance
The ancient civilization of Ethiopia has captivated the West and served, across centuries, as an inspiration for much of Africa. As a regional power in Eastern Africa, the nation is a strategic pathway into the Horn of Africa and guiding force in continental diplomacy. Ethiopia has been an imperial force imposing its will on neighboring nation states and also a firm symbol of resistance against colonialism. Interestingly enough, despite all of its influence on the world, Ethiopia has correspondingly shrouded itself in mystery. The Ethiopian mystique has seductively toyed upon the visions of the West and also the developing world, projecting upon each its own contrasting ideals and world view.
In examining Ethiopia’s outward influence during the twentieth century, two main viewpoints emerge. On the one hand, a viewpoint held more commonly in the West paints “Abyssinia” (a synonym for Ethiopia) as a simplistic, weak and savage territory incapable of self-sustaining rule. On the other hand, an alternative philosophy champions the contributions of Ethiopia within Africa: the relative strength of
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So, your vehicle has just been outfitted with a new set of brake pads and rotors. The old ones were starting to make an annoying sound and there was a noticeable decrease in your overall stopping power. But now that your new disc brakes
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So, your vehicle has just been outfitted with a new set of brake pads and rotors. The old ones were starting to make an annoying sound and there was a noticeable decrease in your overall stopping power. But now that your new disc brakes have been installed, it’s up to you to break them in properly.
In industry jargon, this is known as ‘bedding in’ your brakes. It’s an important process because it will help ensure your vehicle enjoys:
- Maximum braking performance
- Minimum vibrations and squealing
- Long-lasting performance
The Basics of Disc Braking
Whenever you step on the brakes in your vehicle, the pressure is transferred through your brake lines—which contain brake fluid—to your brakes. Most passenger vehicles these days tend to have a braking configuration comprised of front discs and rear drums. This is perfectly adequate for everyday driving needs, although some high-end performance vehicles will have disc brakes on all four wheels for extra stopping power.
For disc brakes, a caliper squeezes a pair of brake pads, one on either side of your rotor, which creates the friction required to stop your vehicle. A byproduct of this friction is heat, which is an important element of the bed-in process.
To learn more about brakes, read: All About Your Brakes!
The Bed-in Process Explained
Bedding in your new brake pads and rotors (it’s also possible to resurface an existing rotor) involves the use of heat to transfer a fine layer of brake pad residue onto the rotor surface. This should be done gradually to:
- Ensure a smooth, even coating
- Prevent scarring on the pads and rotors
- Remove impurities from the brake pad surface
Most brake pad manufacturers have slightly different guidelines for the initial bed-in-process. It usually involves a series of three or four medium stops from about 55 km/h to warm up the pads. This is followed by three or four harder semi-stops from about 70 km/h (down to about 10 km/h).
Your brake pads will become quite hot during the second phase, so it’s important not to let the pads remain in contact with the rotors between stops. This could result in an uneven transfer of pad material. Also, once your stop-and-go session is complete, it’s a good idea to let your brakes cool down completely.
Driver Safety While Bedding in Brakes
Ideally, you’ll want to find a quiet stretch of road where you can bed in your brakes. Throughout this process, it’s important to use common sense and to drive for road conditions. If you need to stop for safety reasons—such as avoiding an animal on the road—then stop.
Does your vehicle make a grinding or squealing sound when you brake? If so, visit your local Kal Tire store for a free True Service Inspection.
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Fortunately, more and more countries are shifting their focus away from industrial development to control of climate change these days.
A-The countries which focus more on controlling climate change than industrial development are only
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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow:
Fortunately, more and more countries are shifting their focus away from industrial development to control of climate change these days.
A-The countries which focus more on controlling climate change than industrial development are only the richer ones which can afford to concentrate on areas other than industrial development.
B-Many countries had once prioritised industrial development which proved to be harmful to the environment in the long run.
C- Some experts are of the view that climate change is not as alarming an issue as it is made to be because it is a natural phenomenon and has been occurring regularly throughout the history of earth.
D-If climate change continues at the present rate, it would bring in large-scale destruction to human habitation in a very short time.
E-Industrial development is one of the biggest but definitely not the only reason behind global warming.
Which of the statements numbered A, B, C and D mentioned above would weaken the argument for the need of a shift away from industrial development to that controlling climate change?
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Whoa! I have two fish in my aquarium. Betty, my white goldfish always stays really close to the front wall as she swims towards her food. However, Stripe, my striped goldfish swims diagonally across the tank to the back
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Whoa! I have two fish in my aquarium. Betty, my white goldfish always stays really close to the front wall as she swims towards her food. However, Stripe, my striped goldfish swims diagonally across the tank to the back top right to retrieve his sprinkle of food.
I wonder which fish swims a greater distance? How much longer a trip does Stripe take? What information do you need to find out?
Check out this blogpost write up of this activity by a math teacher and blogger, Martin Joyce.
Extension: Once you figure out which fish swims a greater distance think about how much faster that fish has to swim compared to the other fish in order to get to the food at the same time?
The Activity: fish-tale.pdf
For members we have editable Word docs and solutions.
CCSS: 8.G.7, HSG.SRT.C.8
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The poor are nameless, faceless, and therefore, powerless. Throughout history, the act of naming is linked to power. In 2010, the poor of India were named. Aadhaar is a unique 12 digit identification number that
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The poor are nameless, faceless, and therefore, powerless. Throughout history, the act of naming is linked to power. In 2010, the poor of India were named. Aadhaar is a unique 12 digit identification number that can used to get social benefits from the Central Government and the State Government by Indian citizens.
Most importantly, perhaps, direct cash benefits are supported. The ability of the poor to withdraw their direct cash not only empowers them, but also minimizes corruption-based leakages of entitlements from the system. Moreover, the delays in receiving the money they are entitled to will also be reduced through the use of micro ATMs. A micro ATM is basically a mobile phone with a fingerprint device for real time authentication.
“The beneficiary has to put his finger and Aadhaar number in to the micro ATM wireles
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This overview is an introduction to a series of three articles, this one on the assessment of gifted students, another on the educational issues of exceptionally gifted students and a third on advocacy for gifted students. The first article in this series was based upon my
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This overview is an introduction to a series of three articles, this one on the assessment of gifted students, another on the educational issues of exceptionally gifted students and a third on advocacy for gifted students. The first article in this series was based upon my experiences assessing a wide range of gifted students. The second and third articles are based upon the parent perceptions of the experiences of twelve exceptionally gifted students. In the second article, there is a presentation of the educational controversies that their parents confronted and a discussion of the educational issues these students experienced. Some of the common educational responses to these issues are also described. In the third article, the parent's experiences with educational advocacy are presented, along with their advice and cautions. While there is wide variability in the group of students called exceptionally gifted or profoundly gifted, the general information about a carefully selected group of these students can be helpful to many parents.
The study that was the basis for the second and third articles, was undertaken to provide a
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|Author(s):||R. M. Muhammad*1, I. I. Mahsud2, M. M. Khan3|
|Affiliation(s):||1Health, Noble Development Network, Lahore, Pakistan, 2NG
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|Author(s):||R. M. Muhammad*1, I. I. Mahsud2, M. M. Khan3|
|Affiliation(s):||1Health, Noble Development Network, Lahore, Pakistan, 2NGO, 3NGO, Noble Development Network, Lahore, Pakistan|
|Keywords:||Hepatitis, KABP and Transmission|
Even though one out of 10 Pakistanis suffers from the virus of either Hepatitis B or C, the hepatitis-infected population of 15 million awaits the proper implementation of a National Programme for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Pakistan to control the deadly disease. Unsafe drinking water, unscreened blood transfusion and the rampant use of used syringes have spread hepatitis, making it one of the biggest concerns for the country’s health managers. According to WHO four to five million people in Pakistan are suffering from Hepatitis B and about four to six million people are suffering from Hepatitis C. It mean over 10 million Pakistanis are suffering from one or the other type of Hepatitis. Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of barbers regarding transmission risk of HBV and HCV viruses
A cross-sectional survey of barber’s shops in Pakistan was conducted. Barbers were queried about hepatitis, knowledge regarding hepatitis transmission through razor, vaccination, sterilization, and the form of media they use for information and entertainment. Use of instruments on at least 2 clients were observed in each shop. Proportion and their 95% confidence intervals were computed.
Of 96 barbers approached, 12 (13%) knew that hepatitis is a disease of the liver, causing jaundice, it is transmitted through parenteral route and could also be transmitted by razor. During the actual observation of 192 clients, razors were cleaned with antiseptic solution for 22 (11.4%) and reused for 88 (46%) shaves. Conclusion: Level of awareness among barbers about hepatitis and risks of transmission is very low, and their practice of razor reuse that may spread hepatitis is very common. Messages about hepatitis
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Here are the legal ways to homeschool in Orange County:
Private School at Home - Independent
You create and/or purchase your own curriculum. Go to California Homeschool Network to find out how to establish your own home as a private school just for your
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Here are the legal ways to homeschool in Orange County:
Private School at Home - Independent
You create and/or purchase your own curriculum. Go to California Homeschool Network to find out how to establish your own home as a private school just for your family.
Private School Satellite Programs (PSPs)
Independent study through a private school. Some of these private schools provide curriculum and classes, others don't.
Public School Independent Study Program (ISPs)
The county or your school district provides curriculum and classes. Free.
Schools funded and regulated by the state give you the curriculum. Some charter schools give you classes, allow you to choose curriculum from approved sources, and provide funding for outside classes. Free.
If you use tutors who possess teaching credentials for the subjects covered, you do not need to join any of the above schools.
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History, in particular Mr. Webster,
tells us that the original definition of a quilt (noun) was, "a kind of
mattress"; this has now changed to, "a
bed coverlet of two layers of cloth
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History, in particular Mr. Webster,
tells us that the original definition of a quilt (noun) was, "a kind of
mattress"; this has now changed to, "a
bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting)
held in place by ties or stitched designs"; On the other hand, the
verb "quilt" means, "to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between".
Our early ancestors, those who made their homes in caves, dressed and covered themselves with the skins of animals. At night, our kinfolk needed additional warmth as they slept, so they layered skins together somehow, and unknowingly laid the foundation for quilting
Hopefully, this brief summary has sparked enough interest to cause you to want to read this article in its entirety on Quilting Passion!
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micromera: is a member of the Myrtaceae family and is a native of
Western Australia. The species is considered to be vulnerable because it has
very limited distribution. There are now probably more plants in cultivation
than occur in
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micromera: is a member of the Myrtaceae family and is a native of
Western Australia. The species is considered to be vulnerable because it has
very limited distribution. There are now probably more plants in cultivation
than occur in the wild.
micromera is an unintentional mimic. Plants resemble conifers when not
flowering and are reminiscent of wattles when blooming.
micromera is a small to medium, upright shrub. The tiny leaves are
scale-like and are pressed against the stems. Masses of small yellow flowers
are carried in spring both terminally and along the branches. Apparently the
terminal flowers are male. This is an unusual feature and we donít know of
other Melaleucas that carry flowers of different sexes.
micromera could be grown for cut flower/foliage production. The species
could also be cultivated as a foreground plant in a native garden bed or
We have many
specimens growing in the gardens at Yallaroo and visitors often mistake this
attractive plant for a dwarf conifer.
after flowering and propagate from seed or cuttings. We prefer cutting
propagation because the plants flower sooner than seed grown specimens.
name means small parts and probably refers to both the leaves and flowers.
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If you work in Jewish education, you probably will agree with me when I say that there is never enough time to do everything you plan to do with your students. The Jewish calendar seems to get shorter and shorter every year.
There are a lots
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If you work in Jewish education, you probably will agree with me when I say that there is never enough time to do everything you plan to do with your students. The Jewish calendar seems to get shorter and shorter every year.
There are a lots of challenges when helping students to create any computer or digital activity/project from start to finish. At our Religious and Sunday School, the activities and projects I plan with students (grades K-8) must be planned to the minute. Most of the projects are done on a "one time" visit (60 minutes long max), so logistics can get quite complicated, specially when you want to showcase student's work on the web and share it with parents ASAP.
Thinking of that, I've decided to start posting links to easy and quick online activities related to Jewish education. I will start with Hanukah (Channukah, Chanukah, Januca, Januka, etc.) since is already around the corner.
Some of the links are in Hebrew only, but if you need further help in finding something similar in english, I will be happy to try to help you. I can be found on Twitter as: Jewlearnit
Make sure that you have installed Flash 10 plug in to access these activities.
Hanukah jigsaw puzzles
Online Hanukah coloring pages
Hannukah wordsearch (english)
Hanukah wordsearch (hebrew)
The Hanukah House
Play the virtual dreidel (very cute and fun)
Hanuka puzzle (easy)
Hanukah puzzle (difficult)
Hanukah matching game (hebrew)
Hanukah on Babaganez (Tons of great Hanukah activities and games in english)
A very cute Hanukah interactive story by the Kidimonim
The Story of Hanukah (An excellent video and resources by The History Channel- All ages)
Listen and learn
Hanukah songs (lyrics, music)
Hanukah lyrics (in hebrew)
Hanukah music (from the Zemer Reshet Project)
*44 Hanukah songs (lyrics, music, background and sheet music) hebrew
*ZEMER RESHET: This is the most incredible Jewish music project available online (hebrew)
Hanukah quiz (english)
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Overview for National Atlas of India (Volume IX): Health & Diseases
Health and Diseases: The concept of health care and treatment of diseases have undergone a sea change over the past decades. Within shifts in social set up and rise in the number of
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Overview for National Atlas of India (Volume IX): Health & Diseases
Health and Diseases: The concept of health care and treatment of diseases have undergone a sea change over the past decades. Within shifts in social set up and rise in the number of nuclear families, the earlier notion of the doctor next door has also changed. People often are in a fix while looking for treatment of a particular disease. The nature of treatment and facilities available thereupon in India is required to be depicted to facilitate significantly large proportion of population suffering from diseases. We have to make the people, particularly those who live in the rural areas, aware about the status of health related issues, so that they make use of much facilities. At this point, the role of National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization, a pioneer thematic mapping organization of the country, functioning under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, cannot be overlooked. The organization felt it necessary to take up the challenge to prepare a Health Disease Atlas of India and completed it within the scheduled target. If we look back, we could see that there was only one Atlas on the related subject entitled "Health Atlas of India" (1962) published by the Ministry of Health, Government of India, containing 32 plates. However, it was meant for departmental use only. NATMO also endeavoured in this direction and prepared its first ever health map of India, entitled "India: Health" (plate 236) in 1972 containing three maps - one plate on 1:6 million scale and and two insects on 1:18 million showing: n
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Tax reform is an on-going process, with tax systems continuously adopting to reflect changing economic, social and political circumstances. Over the last two decades, almost all OECD countries have undertaken structural changes in their tax system which have altered the way these systems function
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Tax reform is an on-going process, with tax systems continuously adopting to reflect changing economic, social and political circumstances. Over the last two decades, almost all OECD countries have undertaken structural changes in their tax system which have altered the way these systems function and their economic and social impacts. In some countries – as, for instance, many of the Eastern European economies in transition - the reforms have been profound and implemented over a very short period of time. In other countries – as, for instance, most of the European countries - the reforms consists of a gradual process of adaptation. As a consequence, the tax systems in operation in the 30 OECD Member countries today are fundamentally different from those which operated in the mid-1980s.
The recent tax reforms have been driven by the need to provide a more competitive fiscal environment: one which encourages investment, risk-taking, entrepreneurship and provides increased work incentives. At the same time, governments have been aware of the importance that taxpayers maintain their faith in the integrity of their tax systems. In this context fairness and simplicity are two key words. Fairness requires that taxpayers in similar circumstances pay similar amounts of tax and that the tax burden is appropriately shared. Simplicity requires that paying your taxes becomes as painless as possible and that the administrative and compliance costs of collecting taxes are kept at a minimum.
Almost all the tax reforms of the last two decades involving the income tax can be characterized as rate reducing and base broadening reforms, following the lead given by the United Kingdom in 1984 and the United States in 1986. In the mid-1980s, most OECD countries had top marginal income tax rates in excess of 65 per cent. Today, most OECD countries have top rates below, and in some cases substantially below, 50 per cent. Similarly, top statutory corporate income tax rates in the 1980s were r
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers said on Tuesday they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light.
Made from tiny tubes of carbon standing on end,
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers said on Tuesday they have made the darkest material on Earth, a substance so black it absorbs more than 99.9 percent of light.
Made from tiny tubes of carbon standing on end, this material is almost 30 times darker than a carbon substance used by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology as the current benchmark of blackness.
And the material is close to the long-sought ideal black, which could absorb all colors of light and reflect none.
“All the light that goes in is basically absorbed,” Pulickel Ajayan, who led the research team at Rice University in Houston, said in a telephone interview. “It is almost pushing the limit of how much light can be absorbed into one material.”
The substance has a total reflective index of 0.045 percentwhich is more than three times darker than the nickel-phosphorous alloy that now holds the record as the world’s darkest material.
Basic black paint, by comparison, has a reflective index of 5 percent to 10 percent.
The researchers are seeking a world’s darkest material designation by Guinness World Records. But their work will likely yield more than just bragging rights.
Ajayan said the material could be used in solar energy conversion. “You could think of a material that basically collects all the light that falls into it,” he said.
It could also could be used in infrared detection or astronomical observation.
Ajayan, who worked with a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, said the material gets its blackness from three things.
It is composed of carbon nano-tubes, tiny tubes of tightly rolled carbon that are 400 hundred times smaller than the diameter of a strand of hair. The carbon helps absorb some of the light.
These tubes are standing on end, much like a patch of grass. This arrangement traps light in the tiny gaps between the “blades.”
The researchers have also made the surface of this carbon nano-tube carpet irregular and rough to cut down on reflectivity.
“Such a nano-tube array not only reflects light weakly, but also absorbs light strongly,” said Shawn-Yu Lin, a professor of physics at Rensselaer, who helped make the substance.
The researchers have tested the material
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Connecticut's charter school law was passed and signed in 1996 by Governor John G. Rowland. The law provided a framework for a charter school system in the state. According to the State Department of Education, public charter schools sought to
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Connecticut's charter school law was passed and signed in 1996 by Governor John G. Rowland. The law provided a framework for a charter school system in the state. According to the State Department of Education, public charter schools sought to catalyze innovation in Connecticut's public schools, as well as establish another vehicle to reduce racial and economic isolation of Connecticut's public school students.
We can look at the 20th anniversary of the creation of Connecticut’s public charter schools in at least two ways:
- The emergence of successful public charter schools has been the game-changer we expected them to be when they were created—to provide high-quality options for high-needs students seeking a better education experience.
- Although many public charter schools have experienced phenomenal success— particularly among students of color and high-needs students—they have not been able to scale to meet student demand.
There are a plethora of success stories on point No. 1, starting with very recent good news about Achievement First Amistad Academy in New Haven. The Achievement First school was recently ranked third in Connecticut and 105th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
At Amistad, where 98 percent of the students are of color, students score in the 97th percentile on math proficiency and in the 86th percentile on English proficiency, disproving the prevailing narratives that are often associated with schools with high-needs populations. More than 85 percent of students in Connecticut’s public charter schools are African American or Hispanic, more than 70 percent reported as low income, 9 percent qualify for special education and 5 percent are English Language Learners.
In fact, many charter schools fall within the top-performing public schools overall in their host districts: Achievement First Bridgeport is the highest-performing charter school in Bridgeport and the second highest-performing public school in the city overall based on the 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests (SBAC). And a number of charter high schools report college acceptance rates between 90 percent and 100 percent.
On point No. 2, it is clear that more of our students deserve to have access to school choice. Connecticut has been slow to increase the number of charter schools beyond the 24 serving 9,300 students in spite of a growing waiting list. However, it is encouraging that the State Board of Education just approved growth for 14 of Connecticut’s public charter schools, totaling 390 seats. What's more, the state’s outdated, inequitable funding system hamstrings public charter schools' progress. Connecticut’s public charter schools receive on average $4,000 less per student than their host districts. Unlike their counterparts, public charter schools do not benefit from local funding sources and are funded entirely by the state.
So, as we celebrate 20 years of public charter schools in Connecticut, there is little doubt that they have provided thousands of students with better educational opportunities and set them on a path for future success, whether they are established schools such as Achievement First Amistad Academy, or relatively new schools such as Booker T. Washington Academy. However, if Connecticut is to continue to prepare our students for the challenges of the 21st century, it must expand high-quality school options for more students who deserve the best education we can provide for them—regardless or where they live, wh
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We're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. Read more...
We're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil
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We're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. Read more...
We're living in an Ah-Ha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never before seen. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world.
This book explains it. Not with isolated facts, but the principles driving attitudes and events, from vested interests to denial to big-country syndrome. Because money is as important as molecules in the environment, science is joined with politics, history, and psychology to provide the briefing needed to comprehend the 21st century.
Extensive back matter, including a glossary, bibliography, and index, as well as numerous references to websites, provides further resources."
Publishers Weekly® Reviews
- Reviewed in: Publishers Weekly, page.
- Review Date: 2014-08-11
- Reviewer: Staff
“History is happening right here and right now,” writes Newbery Medalist Fleischman in this challenging and provocative overview of current environmental and sociological problems, which urges readers to think critically and broadly about the world. Throughout, Fleischman gives readers a toolbox of deciphering skills with which to recognize—for starters—the vested interests that guide decisions made by those in power, media and PR distortions, and both real and “shadow” solutions. Photographs, sidebars, and an array of suggested resources bolster the hard truths outlined (“Solving the environment requires looking straight at reality and calculating the costs of our lifestyle and options”). Few readers will look at the world the same way after finishing this book. Ages 14–up. (Sept.)
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When we read scripture, we generally start at the beginning. This is one reason why openings — first lines, first paragraphs — are so important. They set the scene for what is to follow. They set the context and frame our understanding for entire
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When we read scripture, we generally start at the beginning. This is one reason why openings — first lines, first paragraphs — are so important. They set the scene for what is to follow. They set the context and frame our understanding for entire chapters and books to follow. Terry Eagleton has a lot to say about openings in his How to Read Literature (Yale Univ. Press, 2013). While his focus is on literature, not scripture per se, his comments are helpful because scripture is a form of literature. And when it comes to how to read our scriptures, we Mormons certainly need all the help we can get.
So here is some commentary from our literary critic. Just to help us see the relevance to the scriptural discussion to follow, I will add “scripture” in brackets following Eagleton’s term “literature”:
Almost all literary [scriptural] works begin by using words that have been used countless times before, though not necessarily in this particular combination. We can grasp the meaning of these opening sentences only because we come to them with a frame of cultural reference which allows us to do so. We also approach them with some conception of what a literary [scriptural] work is, what is meant by a beginning, and so on. In this sense, no literary [scriptural] opening is ever really absolute. All reading involves a fair amount of stage setting. A lot of things must already be in place simply for a text to be intelligible. One of them is previous works of literature [scripture]. Every literary [scriptural] work harks back, if only unconsciously, to other works. Yet the opening of a poem or novel also seems to spring out of a kind of silence, since it inaugurates a fictional world that did not exist before. (p. 7-8)
Here is a literary opening you have heard before.
Call me Ishmael.
In three words, that opening identifies the narrator, gives us his name, and adopts a first-person viewpoint. The name itself brings to mind the biblical Ishmael. Apart from the words, the reader knows that she is reading a novel, so Eagleton’s last sentence (“it inaugurates a fictional world that did not exist before”) applies. And the reader likely knows before encountering the first line that she is reading a great American novel, perhaps the great American novel. That raises expectations and invites the reader to read a little deeper or at least withhold judgment. Instead of saying “What a stupid line to start a book with,” the reader is likely to wait and see what Melville is up to if she thinks she is reading the great American novel. So, borrowing a term from Eagleton’s paragraph, I think we can expand the opening sentence of this post to: When we read scripture, we generally start at the beginning and bring a frame of cultural reference with us.
I, Nephi …
Let’s stop there for a moment. As in Melville’s three word opening, these two words identify the narrator, give us his name, and adopt a first-person viewpoint. Nephi has no particular association for most readers, but a particularly astute student of the Bible might connect it to Genesis 6:1-4, the enigmatic passage where sons of God and daughters of men get together, resulting in nephilim, their offspring. The term is also used at Numbers 13:32-33 to refer to some pre-Israelite inhabitants of Canaan. They were described as giant-like. Nephi later describes himself as “large in stature” (1 Ne. 2:16).
Let’s take a little more of that opening.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days.
So Nephi has parents, and a learned father, and was taught some of what his father knew. From this mouthful of an opening sentence, the reader also gets a sense of the somewhat stilted English language and phrasing featured throughout the book. If your English teacher made you diagram this sentence, you would get at least six clauses, with the main active verb (“make”) appearing in the last clause, separated from the subject (“I, Nephi”) by 57 words, including two therefores and a nevertheless.
What about that frame of cultural reference? Almost every adult reader who reads th
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By Thandeka Tshabalala (on behalf of CORC)
A multi-stakeholder discussion kicked off in early January in Nairobi, Kenya to deliberate on the lessons learnt from the fire sensor installation pilot project. In July 2015
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By Thandeka Tshabalala (on behalf of CORC)
A multi-stakeholder discussion kicked off in early January in Nairobi, Kenya to deliberate on the lessons learnt from the fire sensor installation pilot project. In July 2015, The American Red Cross initiated a fire sensor technology pilot in Mukuru, Kenya and Khayelitsha, South Africa. About 2000 fire sensors were installed in both informal settlements. The discussion dwelled on the lessons learnt during the implementation of the project. It also explored options and possibilities of scaling up the project to other vulnerable communities throughout the world.
A human centered design approach
How can the early warning sensor best address urban fires? Urban fires are amongst the highest occurring disasters affecting urban poor communities. The project intended at strengthening and equipping the communities to best respond to the fires. Community engagement, learning, education and empowerment were seen as the underlying principle for an effective fire sensor. Community feedback (more specially vulnerable groups) on the design and technology formed the conversation around community ownership and perception of the sensor. All in all, an early warning fire sensor alone is not a definitive solution but building community capacity such as community based fire fighters and stations (a small community station is proposed for Mukuru settlement) – is truly building community resilience in fire response mechanisms. The sustainability of the project is thus far dependent on the community contributing towards the purchase of the device taking responsibility in maintenance when necessary. However, in the long run the project aim is for the community to be involved in the formation of governance structures to eliminate any risks of fires and independently sustaining the community based firefighters and/or stations. Moreover, the project aims at linking the fire sensor distribution to address unemployment.
Are there possibilities of scaling up the fire sensor project?
Scaling up the project would positively impact more people and address fire vulnerabilities at a global scale. However, context, urban mobility and sustainability are to be significantly considered. A fire sensor well suited to the context is important i.e. building material, sources of fires (wild or household fires) and local capital. For example, when comparing the two fire sensor models, one device had an added element of a smoke detector, which also slightly increased the cost of the device. Yet the Lumkani device, used in South Africa, focused on measuring the rate of rising temperatures in small structures is best used in this context, e.g. zinc structures or small tents such as in refugee camps. Most urban populations are constantly in transit and in search for better economic opportunities. The residents in Mukuru are mostly tenants while in Khayelitsha they are ‘owners’ of the shacks. Due to flood threats, soon after the installation of the devices some of the tenants in Mukuru had already relocated to other parts of the city taking the device along. The relocation posed a difficulty in engaging the community around coordinated response mechanisms. In South Africa, a community response to fires is dependent on networked devices giving an alert. Shacks with no devices pose a threat to the rest of the community should the fire start in them.
When discussing long-term effectiveness of the sensor project for the wider vulnerable communities three words arise: scaling-up, sustainability and transferability. What role do donors play in the funding process? Upscaling the project requires multilateral partnerships and synergies with other projects to pool resources together. This calls for global advocacy to governments, especially to focus on fire prevention mechanisms instead of a responsive reaction to fire. This means building partnerships for infrastructure investment in the communities. Opening up access routes, disaster resistant material and water points should be a priority. In some instances the community and/ or fire services respond to fires before they create a lot of damage. However, in other instances this is not the case due to lack of access routes and dangerously hanging electrical wires which restrict fire engines who are unable to respond effectively.
From project to program: what still needs to be done?
There is still a need for data collection as a strategic tool to provide mechanisms for generating basic data on fire hazards, vulnerabilities and losses. Even though the fire department collects data on every fire occurrence the data is still not used to influence investment in fire prevention, preparedness and mitigation infrastructure. The hope to increase awareness at both community and institutional levels through data collection tools, improves risk identification and the use of knowledge, innovation & education to build a culture of safety. User friendly data can be used to target certain age groups so as to make fire awareness attractive and also strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response. This will enable the move from risk management through emergency relief and response towards a partner based early warning risk management. After each fire disaster in Khayelitsha, disaster management organizations respond with relief material that the community uses immediately to start
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Working with Lime
— Barbara Jones
Lime has been used all over the world as a binding material and as a surface protector of buildings for thousands of years. Here in Europe, lime was used in building for hundreds of years before contemporary cement
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Working with Lime
— Barbara Jones
Lime has been used all over the world as a binding material and as a surface protector of buildings for thousands of years. Here in Europe, lime was used in building for hundreds of years before contemporary cement was invented. However, whereas cement is foolproof (in that any fool can use it), lime requires thought and an understanding of the processes involved in the slow carbonation back to limestone in order to use it successfully. The preparation and practice of lime work is simple, but variables in the materials themselves (the sand, the lime, and particularly in the weather during application and drying time) are crucial to the overall durability of the material.
Traditionally, knowledge about lime was passed down from one generation to the next and so built up a wealth of experience based on a sound knowledge of the material. Today, there are very few skilled craftsmen left living (I haven't found any women yet) who worked in those times, and we have to learn as best we can from what we have left. To some extent, that can lead us into an overly technical approach to what was essentially a practical and rather adhoc building practice. We are trying to specify exact lime/sand mixes when most likely what happened on-site was fairly rough and ready, except for the most prestigious jobs.
Limestone and Lime Burning
The raw material for lime mortars and renders is naturally occurring limestone, shells, or coral calcium carbonate (chemically CaCo3). The process of making lime putty from the raw material is relatively simple. Traditional, limestone is placed in a specially built kiln (sometimes a pit or a heap), layered with fuel such as coal or brush, and burnt for about 12 hours. At the end of the burning process, whitish lumps of calcium oxide are left, along with bits of burned and unburned fuel. Overburned limestone appears as black, glassy pieces, and these are removed and discarded.
The material needs to reach a temperature of 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit (1,200 degrees Celsius). At 1,650 degrees Fahrenheit (900 degrees Celsius), carbon dioxide (CO2) is driven off, and 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit (1,200 degrees Celsius) is required for the heat to penetrate through to the center of the stone. As it heats up, steam (H2O) is driven off, and a chemical change occurs. Heat acting upon calcium carbonate (CaC(3) produces calcium oxide (CaO) plus carbon dioxide (CO2). The chemical reaction is usually more complicated than this, due to other carbonates and silicates being present in the limestone, but it's important to understand the basic changes that are taking place at this stage.
Calcium oxide is very reactive and can be dangerous; it is called 'lump-lime' or 'quicklime' and may be left as lumps or ground down into powder. It must be kept dry, as it reacts very quickly with water — even the water in the air or the moisture in your skin — to form calcium hydroxide, which is the first step to reversing the process back to calcium carbonate. Just as making quicklime needed heat, the reverse process produces heat: calcium oxide (CaO) plus water (H2) produces calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and heat. Quicklime added to water gives us lime putty!
How to Make Lime Putty
Always add quicklime to water. Never do it the other way around. If you do it backward, it can explode!
Recipe: 1 part quicklime to 2 parts water, by volume. Great care must be taken in the making of lime putty. A mask, goggles, and gloves must be worn. The tremendous amount of heat that is generated produces steam and can spit lime.
The process of adding quicklime to water is called'slaking.' In the method I use, only a portion of the water is used to begin with, followed by some of the quicklime. Two people are needed: one to pour the water and quicklime, and the other to rake and mix. First, water is poured into a metal tub. Care must be taken when placing the bath, as the heat generated can burn any grass or wood underneath it. Quicklime is gradually added to the water, which is immediately raked and mixed; a garden hoe is the best tool for the job. Care needs to be taken as the temperature soars and the whole mix starts to bubble and boil. Water is added as the mix progresses and until all of the quicklime has been mixed.
The purer the quicklime, the faster the hydration process occurs. Raking and mixing is carried out until the lumps have all broken down; the resulting putty (which feels like double cream at this point) is sieved through a 1/16-inch (2 millimeter) grid to take out any pieces of unburned limestone, which will not react. These usually go back in the kiln for burning next time.
Slaked lime or lime putty is best stored for at least three months before use. This is to ensure that all the calcium oxide has hydrated, which can take
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reign of Elizabeth I
...she transformed the language of politics into the language of love, likening herself to the spouse or the mother of her kingdom. Characteristic of this rhetorical strategy was her famous
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Learn about this topic in these articles:
reign of Elizabeth I
...she transformed the language of politics into the language of love, likening herself to the spouse or the mother of her kingdom. Characteristic of this rhetorical strategy was her famous “ Golden Speech” of 1601, when, in the face of bitter parliamentary opposition to royal monopolies, she promised reforms:
I do assure you, there is no prince that loveth his subjects...
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Steamboating on the Red
MHS Transactions, Series 3, 1950-51 season
In the first half of the nineteenth century the Red River Valley was crisscrossed by cart trails that linked together Fort Garry (
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Steamboating on the Red
MHS Transactions, Series 3, 1950-51 season
In the first half of the nineteenth century the Red River Valley was crisscrossed by cart trails that linked together Fort Garry (Winnipeg) and Fort Snelling (St. Paul). Graham’s Crossing, about three miles south of Fort Abercrombie on the east side on the Red River, was a well used ford as early as 1817.
There was another ford at Frog Point over the Red River, fifteen miles south of Grand Forks, known to our first settlers in the early 1880s, which was used two hundred years earlier by the Red Lake Indians who brought Hudson’s Bay Company goods down from the north.
The forks of the Assiniboine and Red rivers, at Winnipeg, was the crossroads of the fur traders’ highways.
Later, to accommodate the advancing hordes of settlers and immigrants, flatboats and rafts made their appearance on the Red River and were followed by steamboats. Manitoba is an inland water province and the old sternwheeler was especially devised for inland navigation. “A boat to carry 400 tons on about three feet of water,” said an old timer. Major W. F. Butler wrote in The Wild North Land: “Place on the river a steamboat of the rudest construction wherever the banks are easy of ascent or where a smaller stream seeks the main river. Your new land will be thoroughly civilized.” Wood yards for the accommodation of the boats along the river were often the means of developing frontier towns.
In 1857, the Hudson’s Bay Company completed arrangements with the United States Secretary of the Treasury, whereby goods of the Company could be carried in bond through the United States, practically doing away with the traffic through York Factory where vessels had arrived and departed only once a year.
Captain Russell Blakeley, at the instance of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, made the first move to establish steamboats on the Red in 1859. He made a tour of investigation, accompanied by Mr. John R. Irvine, in October 1859, and reported upon his return from Georgetown that steamboat navigation on the Red River was practicable for several months in the year. The Chamber of Commerce immediately offered a bonus of $1,000 to anyone who would put a boat on the Red River the following spring. Anson Northup offered to accomplish this feat for $2,000, and his offer was promptly accepted.
On the Mississippi River above the Falls of St. Anthony there was a steamboat called the North Star. Her machinery had originally been brought to Minneapolis from Bangor, Maine, and put on the Governor Ramsey, built in 1851 by Captain John Rollins. Anson Northup bought the North Star in Minneapolis and had her taken up the river to Crow Wing in the fall of 1858. Here she was dismantled and lumber cut for the hull.
Early the next year an expedition left Crow Wing, consisting of sixty men and thirty-four ox teams. The machinery, cabin and furniture of the North Star, along with the cut and framed lumber, were loaded on wagons, and they made the trip of about one hundred and fifty miles in one of the coldest winters on record. They arrived at Lafayette, opposite the mouth of the Sheyenne about three miles above Georgetown, on the evening of the first of April.
In about six weeks the boat was finished. Then she was christened Anson Northup after the owner and run up to Fort Abercrombie and Breckenridge on a trial trip.
She had a capacity of from 50 to 75 tons, engines of 100 horse-power, was 90 feet in length and 22 feet wide, and drew 14 inches of water light. Captain Russell Blakeley said: “The hull was new but it was made of pine; the machinery was eight years old; the furniture was very limited and the boiler was of locomotive kind. The head was cracked clear across, leaking so badly that it was not possible to get up a sufficient head of steam to he called seaworthy or hear inspection.” In the winter of 1859-60, it became necessary to have a new head.
Hargrave, in his book, Red River, describes her further, as she was in July 1861, rechristened the Pioneer: “She was
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area - http://www.nps.gov/lamr
Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith lies on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. The lake itself was created by Sanford
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area - http://www.nps.gov/lamr
Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith lies on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. The lake itself was created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River; it now fills many breaks whose walls are crowned with white limestone caprock, scenic buttes, pinnacles, and red-brown, wind-eroded coves. Lake Meredith’s shores are dotted with mesquite, prickly pear, yucca, and grasses of arid plains. Up the sheltered creek beds stand cottonwoods, soapberry, and sandbar willows. By Public Law 101-628 (16 U.S.C. § 460eee), on November 28, 1990, Congress renamed Lake Meredith Recreation Area as a National Recreation Area, “to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the lands and waters associated with Lake Meredith in the State of Texas, and to protect the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other values contributing to the public enjoyment of such lands and waters.” The 50,000-acre national recreation area includes a 10,000-acre reservoir where visitors can enjoy a variety of recreational opportunities for a day or an entire vacation.
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vertically striped green-yellow-red national flag
. It has a width-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.
Like other formerly French-controlled territories in West Africa, Mali chose for its national flag the popular colours green, yellow, and red
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vertically striped green-yellow-red national flag
. It has a width-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.
Like other formerly French-controlled territories in West Africa, Mali chose for its national flag the popular colours green, yellow, and red, which later came to be known as the “pan-African colours.” The African Democratic Rally, a coalition of African delegates founded after World War II, had utilized those as its party colours. They were also characteristic of the national flags of Ethiop
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Improved health for athletes:
A case for Lactobacillus Lafti L10
Physical activity is essential for the prevention of many chronic diseases. Health benefits increase with frequency and intensity of activity; however, the stress induced from over exert
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Improved health for athletes:
A case for Lactobacillus Lafti L10
Physical activity is essential for the prevention of many chronic diseases. Health benefits increase with frequency and intensity of activity; however, the stress induced from over exertion can suppress the immune system and increase risk of respiratory tract infection and intestinal disturbances. This is more evident in high-endurance elite athletes, but also can be observed in people with active lifestyles. Upper respiratory tract illnesses negatively impact quality of life and impair performance of athletes undertaking intense exercise. Although medications for symptom relief may be used, they are not without side effects. Probiotics offer a safe option, as recent studies on Lactobacillus spp. demonstrate improved immune status providing protection against respiratory tract illness in athletes.
Probiotics have been shown to modulate the immune response in a wide range of in vitro cell models and animal models (1). Furthermore, systematic review and meta-analysis have substantiated from a number of good quality randomized controlled trials that certain probiotics reduce the duration of acute respiratory tract infections in otherwise healthy children and adults. Specifically, children and adults who received probiotics including Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains, experienced fewer da
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- Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action in University Admissions
- Landmark Voting Rights Victories in Wisconsin, Texas and North Carolina
- The Limits of Partisan Gerrymandering
- Andrew McDowd “Mac” Secrest
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- Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action in University Admissions
- Landmark Voting Rights Victories in Wisconsin, Texas and North Carolina
- The Limits of Partisan Gerrymandering
- Andrew McDowd “Mac” Secrest, Heroic Southern Journalist (Part Three)
- Mignon K.C. Morrison Receives 2016 Lillian Smith Book Award
To obtain your copy, contact the Southern Regional Council at [email protected] or click here.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
In This Issue:
Monday, January 23, 2017
By Leland Ware
Not since the Reconstruction era of the late 19th Century have efforts to suppress the African American vote been greater. On January 20, 2017, a three-judge federal district court ruled that Alabama’s legislature engaged in racial gerrymandering when it enacted a redistricting plan in 2012. The ruling is a victory in the state’s Legislative Black Caucus’ fight against redistricting plans that undermine the voting strength of African Americans.
Alabama’s Constitution requires the lawmakers to redraw legislative districts after every 10-year census. The districts that were challenged are part of a plan developed by the Republican-dominated legislature after the 2010 Census. Republicans won a majority in the legislature in 2010 and approved a new districting plan in 2012. Alabama’s Legislative Black Caucus and others sued, claiming that the plan packed large numbers of black voters into majority-minority districts in ways that reduced their influence in other districts.
To succeed on a claim of racial gerrymandering, the plaintiffs must prove that race was the predominant consideration in deciding to place a significant number of voters in or outside of a specific district. If the plaintiffs prove that racial considerations predominated, the defendants must prove that their consideration of race was narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest.
In this case a three-judge trial court ruled in the state’s favor in 2013, but the U.S. Supreme reversed that ruling in 2015. It h
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Leon Battista Alberti
|Leon Battista Alberti|
|Born||Leon Battista Alberti
February 14, 1404
|Died||April 25, 1472
|Known for||Architecture, Lingu
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Leon Battista Alberti
|Leon Battista Alberti|
|Born||Leon Battista Alberti
February 14, 1404
|Died||April 25, 1472
|Known for||Architecture, Linguistics, Poetry|
|Notable work||Tempio Malatestiano, Palazzo Rucellai, Santa Maria Novella|
Leon Battista Alberti (Italian: [leˈom batˈtista alˈbɛrti]; February 14, 1404 – April 25, 1472) was an Italian humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer; he epitomised the Renaissance Man. Although he is often characterized exclusively as an architect, as James Beck has observed, "to single out one of Leon Battista's 'fields' over others as somehow functionally independent and self-sufficient is of no help at all to any effort to characterize Alberti's extensive explorations in the fine arts." Although Alberti is known mostly for being an artist, he was also a mathematician of many sorts and made great advances to this field during the 15th century. Alberti's life was described in Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.
Leon Battista Alberti was born in 1404 in Genoa. His mother is unknown, and his father was a wealthy Florentine who had been exiled from his own city, allowed to return in 1428. Alberti was sent to boarding school in Padua, then studied Law at Bologna. He lived for a time in Florence, then travelled to Rome in 1431 where he took holy orders and entered the service of the papal court. During this time he studied the ancient ruins, which excited his interest in architecture and strongly influenced the form of the buildings that he designed.
Alberti was gifted in many ways. He was tall, strong and a fine athlete who could ride the wildest horse and jump over a man's head. He distinguished himself as a writer while he was still a child at school, and by the age of twenty had written a play which was successfully passed off as a genuine piece of Classical literature. In 1435, he began his first major written work, Della pittura, which was inspired by the burgeoning pictorial art in Florence in the early 15th century. In this work he analyses the nature of painting and explores the elements of perspective, composition and colour.
In 1438 he began to focus more on architecture and was encouraged by the Marchese Leonello d'Este of Ferrara, for whom he built a small triumphal arch to support an equestrian statue of Leonello's father. In 1447 he became the architectural advisor to Pope Nicholas V and was involved with several projects at the Vatican.
His first major architectural commission was in 1446 for the facade of the Rucellai Palace in Florence. This was followed in 1450 by a commission from Sigismondo Malatesta to transform the Gothic church of San Francesco in Rimini into a memorial chapel, the Tempio Malatestiano. In Florence, he designed the upper parts of the facade for the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, famously bridging the nave and lower aisles with two ornately inlaid scrolls, solving a visual problem and setting a precedent to be followed by architects of churches for four hundred years. In 1452, he completed De re aedificatoria, a treatise on architecture, using as its basis the work of Vitruvius and influenced by the archaeological remains of Rome. The work was not published until 1485. It was followed in 1464 by his less influential work, De statua, in which he examines sculpture. Alberti's only known sculpture is a self-portrait medallion, sometimes attributed to Pisanello.
Alberti was employed to design two churches in Mantua, San Sebastiano, which was never completed, and for which Alberti's intention can only be speculated, and the Basilica of Sant'Andrea. The design for the latter church was completed in 1471, a year before Alberti's death, but was brought to completion and is his most significant work.
As an artist, Alberti distinguished himself from the ordinary craftsman, educated in workshops. He was a humanist, and part of the rapidly expanding entourage of intellectuals and artisans supported by the courts of the princes and lords of the time. Alberti, as a member of noble family and as part of the Roman curia, had special status. He was a welcomed guest at the Este court in Ferrara, and in Urbino he spent part of the hot-weather season with the soldier-prince Federico III da Montefeltro. The Duke of Urbino was a
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Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceshipOne
Soar through the high points of American aviation: from the Wright brothers and their competitors to the military pilots who first circumnavigated the globe, from
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Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to SpaceshipOne
Soar through the high points of American aviation: from the Wright brothers and their competitors to the military pilots who first circumnavigated the globe, from the initial space rocket to the moon walk, from the earliest manmade satellite to today’s spy drones. The book also describes what inventions—such as rocket propulsion, the wind tunnel, and the silicon chip—helped move flight upward and beyond. Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian’s collection, Milestones of Flight provides an inspiring look at America’s contributions to aviation.
A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History
An eclectic collection of stories from Tim’s work as a pu
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Presentation on theme: "Keys to Success in Engineering Study"— Presentation transcript:
1Keys to Success in Engineering Study ECET 1000 Orientation
2What makes the difference? Poorly prepared students have succeededFew reliable predictors for successEarning a
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Presentation on theme: "Keys to Success in Engineering Study"— Presentation transcript:
1Keys to Success in Engineering Study ECET 1000 Orientation
2What makes the difference? Poorly prepared students have succeededFew reliable predictors for successEarning a college degree is a major undertakingYou need to plan, implement, and stick to itHighly qualified students have failedThe best schools, the best grades, the best backgroundsDidn’t stick it out
3Three Factors That Lead to Success Determination – don’t give up!Effort – work hard (but, play hard, too)Approach – work smart
4Determination Firmness of purpose The goal of graduating in engineering technologyThe importance of goal settingHow can you expect to get somewhere if you don’t know where to go?Making the goal really important is the real challenge.We learn more from our failures then we do from our successes.
5Learning to Overcome Adversity You must be willing to risk failure.You must passionately hate failure.Persistence is a necessity, just as is the willingness to acknowledge defeat and move on.A measure of your potential to succeed is how you handle adversity.
6Effort Ability vs. Effort. Effort is both time and energy. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.Effort is both time and energy.Like distance = rate x time.Your success is in your control.You passed our entrance criteria – we think you have the ability.
7Approach Becoming a master student. You need to spend time playing the game.And you must spend time learning about it.Requirements to become an engineering technologist.You are one when you get the degree.You must pass the courses.You must pass the homework, labs, and exams.
8Approach Easier said than done Learn how to be effective as a student Get your life situation togetherDevelop a high level of commitment and motivationKnow why you want to be an engineering technologistLearn how to be effective as a student
9Models for Viewing Your Education No deposit, no return.When you avoid learning, you are only working against yourself.Enhancing the quality of your education.What is the purpose of my education?What should I know when I graduate?How do I know if I am getting an excellent education?How can I enhance the quality of my education?Will I have the knowledge and skills to get a job?
10Take Every Opportunity To Learn ClassroomProfessional societiesStudent groupsProfessorsGraduates
11Attributes Model An ability to think critically and solve problems. Good technical skills.A strong work ethic.Good skills in interpersonal relationships.An appreciation of the free enterprise system.Computer literacy.
12Student Involvement Model “The amount of physical and psychological energy that the student devotes to the academic experience.”Involvement is up to you.Measures of student involvement.Time and energy devoted to studying.Time spent on campus.Participation in student organizations.Interaction with faculty members.Interaction with other students.
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On October 10 and October 29, we talked about building your character’s background and giving him a unique voice. Now he needs a psychological make-up.
Knowledge of the character’s composite personality indicates how he will behave in different situations within the
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On October 10 and October 29, we talked about building your character’s background and giving him a unique voice. Now he needs a psychological make-up.
Knowledge of the character’s composite personality indicates how he will behave in different situations within the story. The writer should know the environments in which the character will feel comfortable and what circumstances are easy or a struggle for him. With this in mind, it is the writer’s job to reveal the character’s depth of personality as the story unfolds. By contrasting his inner life and his public life and giving him traits that contrast and collide with one another, an interesting, multi-faceted person emerges.
Jung identified two primary personality types, the Extrovert (E) and the Introvert (I). These designations have to do with the world in which one lives. The extrovert’s life is directed outward. He is out-going, assertive, energetic. His interests are in, and he receives gratification from, the outer world. He gets bored when alone. The introvert is reserved, quiet, shy. His interests lie in reflection and the inner self. He enjoys time alone and likes solitary activities.
There are also subcategories. Sensing (S) and Intuitive (N) describe how one gathers information. One who is sensing relies on the concrete and the practical. The intuitive person thinks of abstract possibilities, trusting intuition without facts. Thinking (T) and Feeling (F) have to do with decision making. The thinker is rational, logical, impartial, and fair in accordance with predefined rules. The feeler decides things case by case and is subjective based on his value system. Judging (J) and Perceiving (P) have to do with how we live. The judging person is neat, orderly, settled. The perceiving person is flexible, open-ended, and spontaneous.
Each individual personality consists of one of sixteen possible combinations of the secondary traits coupled with either introversion or extroversion. In various circumstances, one of the traits will be dominant, more proficient, and more conscious. It is supported by a second function then to a lesser degree a third. The fourth one is opposite to the dominant resulting in repression and unconscious behavior. Though uncomfortable with the fourth function, an individual can develop that trait.
In my novel Echoes, there is a character called Misty McKenna. When informed that her grandparents and her sister are ill, she immediately takes a leave of absence from her teaching position in another state and returns home to help her widowed mother cope. She takes over the household duties, the nurturing of her youngest brother, and is a fierce defender of the family. Analysis reveals that her personality type matches with the ISFJ combination, the Nurturer. People in this category are kind, quiet, conscientious, dependable, stable, practical, observant of others, perceptive of other’s feelings. They value security and tradition and are interested in serving others. They’re exactly like Misty.
I decided to analyze myself. I thought I matched best with the INTJ combination. People with this personality are independent, original, analytical, determined, turn theories into plans of action, value knowledge, competence, and structure. They are long-range thinkers and have high standards of performance for themselves and others (ask my long-suffering family.) They are natural leaders but will follow trusted people. This combination is called the Scientist. Interesting. My background is in chemistry.—Quinn
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YES – Pluto Is a Planet
A number of astronomers think that the IAU’s planet criteria are far too restrictive and that Pluto should regain its planet status. They point out, for example, that the IAU definition is very solar-system cent
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YES – Pluto Is a Planet
A number of astronomers think that the IAU’s planet criteria are far too restrictive and that Pluto should regain its planet status. They point out, for example, that the IAU definition is very solar-system centric. Over 1,800 bodies equal larger (most are larger) in size to the Earth have already been discovered orbiting other stars. These exoplanets are currently excluded from official planet status by the first IAU criterion because they don’t orbit our Sun.
Critics of the IAU planet definition, however, have pointed out that it is the third criterion that is the most problematic. They state that the condition requiring a planet to have cleared its general neighborhood is not only a property of the planet candidate, but that it is very much a function of the location of the particular body in question. They cite that if the Earth, currently a planet, were to be placed in Pluto’s orbit then the Earth would lose its planetary status since it also does not have enough gravitational attraction to clear the local neighborhood. Earth would instead become a dwarf planet in this new location. Another criticism is that not all existing solar system planets have necessarily cleared their local neighborhood. Jupiter, a planet that has over 300 times the mass of the Earth, possesses two concentrations of asteroids in its orbital neighborhood that are collectively known as the Trojan asteroids. Clearly Jupiter is a planet, the biggest in our solar system, but it has definitely not “cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.”
Astronomers critical of the IAU instead suggest that a better definition is that a planet is simply a gravitationally rounded object that orbits around a star. It is not necessary for this orbiting body to have gravitationally swept out the debris in its orbit. By this definition, Pluto is a planet. Alan Stern, the principal investigator for the New Horizons mission, agrees with this simpler definition of a planet, and thinks that Pluto should regain its planet status.
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Now is the time to prune your standard apple trees to keep them in shape, allow in more light and reduce the amount of fruit they carry, which will result in larger, tastier, better quality fruits.
Leave them unpruned and you
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Now is the time to prune your standard apple trees to keep them in shape, allow in more light and reduce the amount of fruit they carry, which will result in larger, tastier, better quality fruits.
Leave them unpruned and you may get more fruit, but the apples will probably be smaller and sharper tasting because of delayed ripening.
To prune a standard tree effectively, use sharp secateurs or loppers and a pruning saw for thicker branches. The shape should be like a wine glass, with the trunk as the stem of the glass. If cutting off large branches, cut them firstly around 45cm from the base then saw the stump off cleanly beyond the swollen collar at the bottom of the branch.
When pruning shoots, cut them right back to the thicker branch they are growing out of, and try to make the cut as flush to the branch as possible so there are no bits jutting out which could harbour disease.
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a cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, Agave cantala.
the plant itself.
a tropical American plant, Agave cantala, similar to the century plant: family Agavaceae (agaves)
the coarse tough
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a cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, Agave cantala.
the plant itself.
a tropical American plant, Agave cantala, similar to the century plant: family Agavaceae (agaves)
the coarse tough fibre of this plant, used in making twine
a town in S Vietnam, on the Mekong River.
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids. Historical Examples The Heroes Charles Kingsley A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) Various Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca William E. Duellman Myths That Every Child Should Know Various Explanation of Terms Used […]
cheerful; lively. Historical Examples Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French The Letters of Jane Austen Jane Austen Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 Various Two Wars: An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Samuel Gibbs French The Men of the Moss-Hags S. R. Crockett Two Wars: An […]
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety. the private language of the underworld. the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.: the cant of the fashion industry. whining or singsong speech, especially of beggars. to talk hypocritically. to speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar; […]
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Problem : Will you find the same set of membrane proteins in each cell membrane?No. Membrane proteins perform a number of functions within cells, as a result, different proteins are necessary in different regions of cells depending on the function of the cell
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Problem : Will you find the same set of membrane proteins in each cell membrane?No. Membrane proteins perform a number of functions within cells, as a result, different proteins are necessary in different regions of cells depending on the function of the cell and the interactions it may take part in.
Problem : What are the names of the two main classes of membrane proteins and how could you tell one from the other?The two main classes of membrane proteins are integral versus peripheral proteins. Since peripheral proteins are easily dissociated from the lipid bilayer, one could treat a cell with a mild detergent that does not disrupt the cell membrane and then see if the specific protein remains associated with the lipid bilayer or is removed.
Problem : What is the name of the configuration that membrane proteins adopt in regions that span the lipid bilayer?This configuration is called an alpha-helix. It is the same structure that DNA adopts naturally.
Problem : Which class of proteins, integral or peripheral, are freer to move around within the lipid bilayer?Integral proteins can be thought of as icebergs that float in a lipid bilayer sea. They are relatively mobile in the cell membrane.
Problem : The cell surface is covered with an additional set of molecules. What name is given to these structures and what is their function in the cell?The cell surface is covered with a cell coat or glycocalyx which consists of carbohydrate chains. They help protect the cell from damage.
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The ring-tailed lemur wants his back scratched. When the two small boys crouching near him stop, the habituated animal taps the spot, appearing to demand that the kids continue rubbing. This YouTube video, shot on the African island
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The ring-tailed lemur wants his back scratched. When the two small boys crouching near him stop, the habituated animal taps the spot, appearing to demand that the kids continue rubbing. This YouTube video, shot on the African island of Madagascar, went viral last week, making the rounds on Twitter, the TODAY Show, Mashable, and elsewhere.
It’s easy to understand the video’s popularity. With their plush fur and winsome eyes, the distant ape relatives are endearing creatures. And the video does seem funny at first glance—a bossy little animal demanding a back scratch isn’t something you see every day.
But to environmentalists, the video’s neither cute nor humorous. That’s because it’s missing crucial context showing the severe threats facing lemurs, says Kim Reuter, a conservation biologist in the Nairobi office of the nonprofit Conservation International. “All you see in the video is two adorable kids and an adorable lemur,” Reuter says, adding that viral videos stoke demand for these creatures from the wild.
Lemurs, found mainly on Madagascar, are disappearing in the dry forests they once populated. Ring-tailed lemurs and many of the other hundred-plus lemur species are endangered, mainly a result of habitat destruction but also the pet trade.
There have been roughly 28,000 lemurs kept as household pets in the past five years, according to research published last year. Some hotels in Madagascar even keep pet lemurs as a way to entice guests, as National Geographic reported earlier this year. Private owners favor ring-taileds in particular.
Not only does Malagasy law ban possession of lemurs without a permit—which few hotels have—but lemurs do poorly as pets. Many owners don’t know how to care for a lemur plucked from the wild, Reuter says. They’re often fed the wrong food and exposed to diseases they wouldn’t ordinarily contract. Because they can become aggressive as they age, owners sometimes end up killing them.
“When people see videos like this, it does a disservice to all the conservation initiatives that have been trying to get the message across that lemurs are wild animals and endangered,” Reuter says.
And it’s not only lemurs that get embroiled in a social media frenzy. Trending images give the false impression that all sorts of cute, threatened animals could make acceptable pets. Take, for example, the endangered pygmy marmoset, a small monkey that’s scooped up at Chinese pet shops only to likely die in captivity. Or raccoon dogs, animals that look like raccoons but are
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President’s Day Presentation
February 20, 2012
Good Evening and thank you for joining me on President’s Day. Until 1968 the celebration closest to today was Washington’s birthday, historically celebrated on February 22, which Congress
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President’s Day Presentation
February 20, 2012
Good Evening and thank you for joining me on President’s Day. Until 1968 the celebration closest to today was Washington’s birthday, historically celebrated on February 22, which Congress established as a holiday in the District of Columbia in 1879. Congress, however, in 1968, combined the celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday, celebrated February 12 in many states but which was not a federal holiday, and Washington’s Birthday, into a single three day holiday to be known as president’s day and celebrated on the third Monday in February. In addition to becoming a great excuse to sell mattresses, furniture, and GMC Acadia’s, all of which are on sale today according to commercials I saw this weekend, President’s day, is a day to recall the accomplishments of the individuals who have held the office of president of the United States.
It is really quite humbling to speak in a room graced by the signatures of the presidents of the United States. At one time or another each of these men picked up a pen, signed his name, and passed on the piece of paper that is today on the walls around us. I am very grateful that this collection has been lent to the Clarke Library, both for a brief exhibit over the next few days to celebrate President’s day, and for an extended period later this year, as we as a country once again choose the president.
As some of you may know, the Clarke Library has an extensive collection of biographies written for presidential campaigns, thus the upcoming presidential election is both creating new material for us and gives us about a good a reason as we can find to display the biographies, and I am just thrilled that we will be able to enhance that exhibit with these wonderful signatures.
The holiday and the signatures that surround us offer a wealth of opportunities to tell stories about our democracy. My topic tonight though is focused not on presidents or their accomplishments, but presidential elections – how the voters in the world’s oldest democracy have made their decision about who should be its president.
And the simple truth is, despite having done it for more than two hundred years, we as citizens and voters have never really been very comfortable with the process. I am sure that you have heard, as have I the many complaints about the current candidates and primaries:
· complaints about negative ads,
· complaints about a lack of specificity on issues,
· Complaints regarding candidates pandering to voters,
· Complaints about the personal shortcomings of the candidates,
· and a slew of other complaints allegedly staining the democratic process.
If you simply listen to the pundits on CNN, Fox, MSNBC or PBS who sing this song, you’d probably think the country is about to go over the abyss. Elections have never been this bad. The candidates have never been this incompetent. The sky is falling.
However before running for shelter it would be wise to view these complaints through the lens of historical perspective. Looked at that way, we as a people and most of the candidates who have been through this process have been complaining about presidential elections for most of the more than 200 years we’ve been electing presidents. What comes from looking at the long view of the process is somewhat reassuring. Despite our complaining, the process of selecting a president of the United States has proved to be generally robust and generally successful. It certainly doesn’t work perfectly. Improvements are certainly possible. But it does work, reasonably well most of the time.
Let’s start our conversation tonight with a single assertion; what we do today to select a president has absolutely nothing in common with the process the founding fathers thought they were enshrining in the constitution. Indeed a strict constructionalist who helped write the constitution in 1787 would be horrified by how this process plays out today – of course he probably would have been just as unhappy with the election of 1800.
What the founders envisioned was a process for selecting a president that was democratic in origin, but rather carefully insulated the final outcome from the electorate and its whims. The process as the founders envisioned involved three steps:
· Voters elected members of state legislatures
· The state legislatures selected distinguished citizens of the state to serve in the electoral college
· The electoral college, a gathering of the most eminent and public spirited men in the country, would in its wisdom select the nation’s chief magistrate.
In some ways this is like the Catholic Church convening the College of Cardinals to elect a pope. You lock the wise men up in a fancy room, wait for the puff of white smoke indicating that a new leader has been selected, and then gather round to hear who the new leader will be. It is a process in which careful and deliberate consideration by wise and thoughtful people should lead to the selection of a competent, wise, and publicly spirited individual to lead the nation. And the only problem with this wonderful model is, it never worked.
Actually that is a bit of an overstatement, it worked twice. When the constitution was fin
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"In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac's follower and the strongest of the Geats- greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world- heard how Grendel filled nights with horror and quickly commanded a boat fitted out,
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"In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac's follower and the strongest of the Geats- greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world- heard how Grendel filled nights with horror and quickly commanded a boat fitted out, proclaiming that he'd go to that famous kind, would sail across the sea to Hrothgar, now when help is needed. None of the wise ones regretted his going, much as he was loved by the Geats: the omens were good, and they urged the adventure on. So Beowulf chose the mightiest men he could find, the bravest and best of the Geats, fourteen in all, and led them down to their boat; He knew the sea, would point the prow straight to the Danish shore..."
After reading the lines above, at what point in the story is Beowulf introduced?
Beowulf, in the Epic of Beowulf, is introduced in the midst of turmoil. As any true Anglo Saxon epic hero, Beowulf enters into the epic tale in order to solve the problem at hand--Grendel and his attacks upon Heorot. The excerpt provided in the question refers to the fact that Beowulf has heard about Hrothgar's troubles and decided to take a band of men (fourteen warriors and a man to sail their ship) to the Danelands in order to help Hrothgar. As a hero, Beowulf's behaviors include those which illustrate him to be a true hero: generosity and the desire to help others.
As a hero, Beowulf's introduction comes after the introduction of the conflict (Hrothgar and Grendel). Grendel, exiled from God's light because of his kinship to Cain, despises God and his followers. Since Hrothgar and his people celebrate God and his power in Heorot, Grendel finds it necessary to take out his wrath upon the followers of God. Grendel's wrath is so renowned, Beowulf hears of it far from the Danelands. Therefore, his introduction comes after the initial conflict has been revealed (or in the midst of turmoil).
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Oral mucositis is an inflammatory condition in the mouth. It is a frequent and unpleasant side effect of radiation and chemotherapy. The condition causes redness, mouth sores and ulcers that can be very painful, making it difficult to eat
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Oral mucositis is an inflammatory condition in the mouth. It is a frequent and unpleasant side effect of radiation and chemotherapy. The condition causes redness, mouth sores and ulcers that can be very painful, making it difficult to eat, drink and speak. Oral mucositis can lead to several problems, including nutritional deficiencies or hospitalisation as a result of an inability to eat and an increased risk of infection due to open sores in the mouth. It can even interfere with your cancer treatment (Ref. 10, 11).
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Do security cameras need infrared digital camera lenses to produce infrared video images? How does an digital video infrared camera produce infrared images?
Before we attempt to answer any of these questions, let’s discuss how digital video security cameras work to fully understand their function
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Do security cameras need infrared digital camera lenses to produce infrared video images? How does an digital video infrared camera produce infrared images?
Before we attempt to answer any of these questions, let’s discuss how digital video security cameras work to fully understand their function and how it can relate to infrared image production.
First, a typical contemporary security camera is a digital video camera versus the older legacy analog video cameras. Digital video security cameras are very similar to digital photograph cameras, except that digital video cameras take several digital photographs within a very short time period. On the average, good quality digital video cameras will work at speeds of 30 photographs per second also known as 30 frames per second or 30 fps. Photographs taken at this speed rate, when displayed at the same rate, appear to the human eye as smooth, fluid video.
Digital video security cameras create digital images by using one of two different sensors that transfer light energy into electrical energy that can be measured and used to create a digital video image. One of the sensors is called a Charged Coupled Device or CCD and the other is a Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor or CMOS. These sensor chips are relatively small and for most digital video security cameras range from about 1/4″ to 1 inch in diameter. Generally, but not always, the bigger size of the chip produces a higher resolution image.
The interesting thing about both chips is that they are inherently sensitive to infrared radiation in the near infrared spectrum. No infrared digital camera lens is needed for them to sense near infrared radiation or “light.” This type of infrared radiation is invisible to the human eye however so we cannot detect it. As an example most appliance remote controls (televisions, DVD players, cable TV boxes, etc.) operate by using infrared signals. (Try looking at your remote while pressing a command button – you should see nothing, then look at it again through your digital camera – you should see a flashing white light.
As you can see, your camera is already able to detect near infrared spectrum radiation, so realistically no infrared digital camera lens is required. This is a great value-added feature of the CCD and CMOS sensor chips.
Near infrared radiation is not normally emitted by all objects, i.e. it is not the same wavelength of infrared light that comprises object’s heat signatures. Therefore, your infrared digital video camera needs infrared illumination of the field of view in order for it to produce an image. This is accomplished by using several InfraRed Light Emitting Diodes or IT LEDs to illuminate the field of view. Generally, the more LEDs that are used, the longer the infrared range of the camera.
Therefore it is not necessary to used an infrared digital camera lens to make your digital camera take infrared video images. However, it is necessary for the target area to be illuminated with ne
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Modern cancer therapy is multidisciplinary, involving coordinated care by surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, reconstructive surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, and primary care physicians.
Understanding cancer biology is essential to successfully implement personalized cancer therapy.
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Modern cancer therapy is multidisciplinary, involving coordinated care by surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, reconstructive surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, and primary care physicians.
Understanding cancer biology is essential to successfully implement personalized cancer therapy.
The following alterations are critical for malignant cancer growth: self-sufficiency of growth signals, insensitivity to g
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The whiteness of a whale
All images by the ICZ
A REPORT, The Whale People Of Omishima (1800s - 1980s)
Omishima is a fishing village in the southwest of Japan which in
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The whiteness of a whale
All images by the ICZ
A REPORT, The Whale People Of Omishima (1800s - 1980s)
Omishima is a fishing village in the southwest of Japan which in its heyday was home to about 6,000 people. Omishima residents were often referred to as The Whale People, or kujira no hitobito, the people who lived among whales. The Whale People got their name because of their obsessive and bizarre worship of all things whale-related. Huge temples in the shape of whales were erected and statues of flukes — a whale’s upright tail — can still be seen along the coast. Religious ceremonies such as The Arrival, where groups of people rowed out to sea in small boats to touch a giant paper mache whale, were also conducted annually.
The village loved whales, but in particular, it was obsessed with a certain white whale that was spotted by a monk in 1937. He had seen the creature along the Omishima coast and reported it to the local authorities, and this incident sparked a search for the mysterious animal.
In The whiteness of a whale, documentation of various sightings of the white whale in Omishima show the relentless pursuit of this mythical creature, from the very first account in 1937 by the monk to the most recent one in 2008. The villagers had also built several structures for whale watching. These include an underwater tower that stretches 5 miles into the sea for the villagers to catch a glimpse of the whale and a boat that has an iconic white whale’s tail with an underwater viewing chamber which, on a clear day, allows the villagers to see up to 5 miles through the ocean depths.
But things have changed. Today, few residents remember this way of life. A few are still searching for the white whale and living off the frenzy of the past. Mr Kazuhiro Nagashima, one of the last Whale People alive today, is one of them. He would often wade out into the shallow oceans and blow whale song on a yellow flute in the hope of seeing the great creature. Four years ago, he placed a huge net along the coast, following the tradition of his forefathers, hoping to capture the white whale.
The whiteness of a whale highlights how an encounter with an unfamiliar culture exposes the loopholes associated with mediation, documentary (aesthetic and journalistic), systems of knowledge, written history and subjective recordings.
Zhao Renhui is a Singapore-based artist who works closely with The Institute of Critical Zoologists.
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A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 5, Kington Hundred. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1949.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.
Population: 191
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A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 5, Kington Hundred. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1949.
This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.
Population: 1911, 266; 1921, 252; 1931, 269.
Radway is a small parish, 2 miles in depth from north to south by about a mile in breadth, mostly of rich pasture-land. The eastern boundary is formed in its southern half by the steep wooded ridge of Edge Hill, slightly over 700 ft. in height; from its highest point, 720 ft., the boundary line drops rapidly to about 400 ft., whence it follows a small stream which flows north for ¾ mile and then turns west to form the northern boundary of the parish. On Edge Hill, near the southern extremity of the parish, is an octagonal tower, erected in 1750 on the position occupied by the centre of the army of Charles I before the Battle of Edge Hill, (fn. 1) 23 October 1642; the actual battlefield lies more than a mile to the north-west, on the borders of Radway and Kineton, around the 300-ft. contour line. At the foot of the hill, north of the tower, which commands very extensive views, is the park of the Grange, about 100 acres in extent and containing a clump of trees planted by William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. The Grange is built of local stone and was originally of square plan, with two gable-heads on each face, but it was enlarged and altered in the 19th century and has been completely modernized inside. The original windows, probably dating from Sanderson Miller's purchase of the property in 1712, when he seems to have remodelled the house, have mullions and moulded labels; and on the west side is an original one-storied gabled porch. 'In the dining-room Fielding, the novelist, read "Tom Jones" in manuscript to Earl Chatham, Sir George Lyttleton and Sanderson Miller for their approval before it was printed.' (fn. 2) East of the house is an ancient two-gabled pigeon-house built of rubble-work, with a lantern in the middle of the roof. It retains the nests from ground to roof.
In 1086 three estates were held in RADWAY. The largest, 3 hides, belonged to the Church of Coventry, of whom it was held by Ermenfrith. (fn. 3) Another 2 hides, held before the Conquest by Harding, had belonged to Earl Aubrey (de Couci) but was then in the king's
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A course refers to a specialized study program. It usually takes place on campus but can be delivered online. Courses are popular for people who want to get specific knowledge in one subject.
An agribusiness program provides students with the chance to learn about
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A course refers to a specialized study program. It usually takes place on campus but can be delivered online. Courses are popular for people who want to get specific knowledge in one subject.
An agribusiness program provides students with the chance to learn about the business side of farming and agriculture. These programs typic
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(Reuters) — Prime Minister Viktor Orban overcame unease within his government to acknowledge Hungary’s role in the Holocaust on Monday, saying many people in the central European country acted “shamefully” in World War Two.
Speaking at a
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(Reuters) — Prime Minister Viktor Orban overcame unease within his government to acknowledge Hungary’s role in the Holocaust on Monday, saying many people in the central European country acted “shamefully” in World War Two.
Speaking at a memorial for Jewish soldiers who died defending Hungary’s borders during World War One, Orban said Hungary also owed respect to the Jews whose deportation it helped to organize 30 years later.
About 430,000 of the 1.3 million people killed in Auschwitz were Hungarian Jews, according to the website of the 70th anniversary of the camp’s liberation, whose commemorations will take place on Tuesday.
Hungarians helped ferry its Jews to the death camps in just two months in 1944 after German troops had occupied the country.
“Tomorrow the Hungarian government, expressing the pain and loss of the Hungarian people, will participate in Auschwitz to remember the victims of the Holocaust,” Orban said.
“It is the tragedy of the Hungarian nation and the irredeemable loss of the Hungarian Jewish community.”
“(During World War Two), we were love-less and indifferent when we should have helped, and there were many, very many Hungarians who chose evil over good, who chose shameful acts instead of honest ones.”
That was the kind of uncompromising language that his critics called for in vain last year, when Orban’s government erected a World War Two monument that Jewish groups said whitewashed Hungary’s role in the Holocaust.
Orban’s ruling center-right Fidesz party fought and won three elections last year and some critics suggested the government’s ambiguous stance on the Holocaust was an effort not to alienate part of the electorate.
Standing next to a set of newly chiseled gravestones commemorating the Jewish brigades that fought against the Russian Army in 1915, Orban said Jews belonged within Hungary, without a doubt.
“Standing amid these graves, it is incomprehensible, incomprehensible, all that happened to us 70 years ago,” he said. “The road from comradeship with the heroic Jews of the First World War to the concentration camps.”
The Association of Hungarian Jewish Congregations, Mazsihisz, applauded Orban for showing up. Mazsihisz boycotted the 2014 Holocaust Memorial Year that the government organized partly because of the disputed World War Two monument.
“We considered it very important to demonstrate that
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The lessons from history are mostly ignored in the frantic diversions
of modern life. Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD makes a perceptive observation in The Philosophical Basis
of the Conflict Between Liberty and Statism.
was the first statist
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The lessons from history are mostly ignored in the frantic diversions
of modern life. Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD makes a perceptive observation in The Philosophical Basis
of the Conflict Between Liberty and Statism.
was the first statist. He offers his vision of the ideal state in the Republic. An elite group of philosopher-rulers run it.
They are wise and all knowing. The rulers are not accountable to the public, and they require absolute individual devotion
and submission to the good of the state. In Plato's republic only philosophers can have access to objective knowledge, philosophers
being, as he puts it, people "who are capable of apprehending what is eternal and unchanging" — those few
individuals who can sit down in a quiet place and think clearly. Everyone else, the rest of us, he describes as "those
who are incapable of this [and] lose themselves and wander amid the multiplicities of multifarious things."
Note that the gods of the Greeks did not teach the purity of the Christian faith as revealed
in the Sermon on the Mount. Natural law is predicated upon celestial creation and inspired purpose,
designed to include every soul. When temporal powers impose arbitrary submission, their righteous claim on authenticity must
be questioned and frequently resisted.
Philosophical Statism and
the Illusion of Citizenship by Frank van Dun expresses a basic departure from the academic tranquil
Platonic vision of the Philosopher King.
all too easily acquiesced in the state’s claim to represent or embody the law, in its usurpation and monopolisation
of legislative, judicial and executive powers. In the end, few people were able to understand that law should be seen as the
restraining condition of legislation rather than as its product. The state, the institutionalised form of (preparedness for)
lawless war, came to be regarded as a necessary institution of lawful peace.
To the extent that liberals subscribed to this view—and they did so en masse—they conceded the main point
of political ontology to the apologists of statism: that war, not peace, is the normal or natural condition of human life.
This is perhaps the most basic axiom of statism. It implies that there can be peace only inside an organisation designed to
fight and win wars. It implies that there is no natural society, no "spontaneous order" (as Hayek would say). Man
plus man equals war. The whole of the statist philosophy is contained in that simple statement."
Statists have substituted the political order for divine worship. Christians accept
the "Prince of Peace" as the alternative to perpetual warfare. While faith in His teachings is routinely ignored,
the continuous wickedness that engulfs the planet expands as a prelude to the final conflagration.
In the account "Javert’s Religion of
Statism" a secular viewpoint of what has become the Statist creed, is acknowledged.
Since the Illuminati Victor Hugo, was a Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, his sentiments needs reassessment within the larger context of the broader,
Inspector Javert Society.
century France, and in 18th century America, the belief that there was a line that the government must never cross gave rise
to what was known as the liberal movement of which both Victor Hugo and Frederic Bastiat were members. Hugo had the poetry
and the drama. But it was Bastiat who saw the answers in the form of economic freedom.
Sixteen years after Hugo wrote Les Misérables, Bastiat wrote "The Law"- a brilliant tract that explained
that the answer to social and economic problems was not a different form of government- republican legislatures, democratic
mobs, or autocratic monarchs can all be oppressive- but to devolve all power away from government to people in their capacity
as owners and self-managers."
thinkers hardly differed from Protagoras in their acceptance that "Man is the measure of all
things". Where is that elusive human progress that is incessantly preached
by countless regimes of political governance? The horrors of the last two centuries have been a continuous reign of terror.
The philosophical basis for removing God from civic conscientiousness
and the public square is fundamental to the "Sanctification of the State". Salvation and redemption is outside the
abilities of governmental administrators. The Grand Inquisitor Planet of Fydor Dostoevsky presents the consequences, "The rejection of
God, as a condition to serve man, is the work of the devil." For those who scorn the notion of daemon metaphysics,
the herculean task of explaining away the savagery of government destruction and pillage becomes essential.
The proponents of
Statism have a long line of tyrants to model upon their oppressive aspirations. The practice of entrenched totalitarianism
has a long record in both the old and new worlds. The difference between Christian communalism and secular communism is frequently
blurred, when liberation theology supplants the fundamental message of the gospels.
America has lost its way as identifi
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From Correspondent Kalin Thomas-Samuel
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (CNN) -- Montgomery, a city with a history of racial segregation and hostilities, offers a variety of historical sites that honor African Americans and the civil rights
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From Correspondent Kalin Thomas-Samuel
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (CNN) -- Montgomery, a city with a history of racial segregation and hostilities, offers a variety of historical sites that honor African Americans and the civil rights movement.
It is the home of the legendary Rosa Parks, and you still can see where she was arrested 40 years ago when she refused to give up her seat on a bus and move to the back of the vehicle, where blacks were supposed to sit.
Parks' stand prompted the Montgomery bus boycott, which led to a nationwide boycott of public transportation by black Americans fighting for the right to sit anywhere they wanted.
"I was very determined to let it be known that we as a peop
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Last name: Archer
This long-established surname, with the modern spelling forms Larcher, L'Archer and Archer, is of early medieval English origin, and is occupational, deriving from the Middle English "archere", itself coming from
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Last name: Archer
This long-established surname, with the modern spelling forms Larcher, L'Archer and Archer, is of early medieval English origin, and is occupational, deriving from the Middle English "archere", itself coming from the Old French "archier", meaning "a (professional) bowman". The surname itself was first brought to England at the time of the Norman Invasion of 1066, and was spelt "le Archer" (literally "the Archer"), or the foreshortened form l'archer. The name first appears in records in the mid 12th Century (see below), which was taken directly from the French, and the Feet of Fines of Cambridgeshire record one Hugh le Archer in 1199. Recordings from London Church Registers include the marriage of Alyce Archer and Roberte Garnett in St. Michael's, Cornhill, on February 28th 1567. An interesting namebearer, recorded in the "Dictionary of National Biography", was John Archer (1598 - 1682), who was educated at Cambridge in 1619, knighted in 1663, and attempts by Charles 11 to remove him without due legal procedure failed and he received a knighthood, 1624, and became sheriff of Warwickshire in 1628, and an M.P. in 1640. He was also a noted antiquarian. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Larchier, which was dated 1166, in the "Pipe Rolls of Warwickshire", during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Buddhism 535 BCE
Buddhism developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who, in 535 BCE, reached enlightenment at the age of 35 in Nepal and assumed the title Buddha, which means "
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Buddhism 535 BCE
Buddhism developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who, in 535 BCE, reached enlightenment at the age of 35 in Nepal and assumed the title Buddha, which means "one who has been awakened." Long after his death the Buddha's teachings were written down. This collection is called the Tripitaka.
Buddhists believe in reincarnation and that one must go through cycles of birth, life, and death. After many such cycles, if a person releases their attachment to desire and the self, they can attain Nirvana. The teachings of the Buddha are aimed solely to liberate sentient beings from suffering.
Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths, which are the essence of Buddhism: there is suffering, suffering has a cause, suffering has an end and there is a path that leads to the end of suffering. He saw that all phenomena in life are impermanent and that our attachment to the idea of a substantial and enduring self is an illusion which is the principle cause
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What many people do not know is that the tea plant is native to Asia. In fact, many people think that the plant originated in South America which is pretty far off base! That said, there are areas of South America, the Middle East
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What many people do not know is that the tea plant is native to Asia. In fact, many people think that the plant originated in South America which is pretty far off base! That said, there are areas of South America, the Middle East and Africa where you will be able to find the tea plant. It should be noted, however, that the quality of tea will differ in terms of taste and aroma depending when you get it, where it was from and how it was grown. At the end of the day you will be able to determine which teas you like best after you have taken the time to sample a few that are from different regions.
Rainfall and the Tea Plant
One interesting fact about tea plants is that the need to have a minimum of fifty inches of rain each and every year and need to be planted at at least 7,000 feet above sea level. If there is not enough rain then there will not be proper nutrition for the plant to survive and produce the type of tea that is expected. On the other hand, if there is too much rain the tea leaves will grow quickly and this will cause them to lose some of their flavor. All of that said, it is very important that the tea leaves be grown under proper conditions and monitored so that they come out perfect on terms of taste and aroma.
More about Elevation
The tea plants that are grown at the proper elevation produce the desired leaves at the correct rate. This means that they will just end up tasting better in the long run. When the high elevation comes into play the tea leaves are often forced to produce more chemicals internally to compensate for being up so high which can result in different and unique flavors. However, it should be noted that the temperature at these high elevations must also be right. If it is too cold, or too hot, then the tea will not have the desired taste. As you can see elevation is very important. The best tea in the world is grown at the perfect elevation.
Different Types of the Tea Plant
There are over 2,000 different types of tea plants out there. The end result of all of these different plants is that there are thousands of different teas all of which are unique to one another. In fact, each and every day there are new types of tea developed as there are always different variations of the plants being grown. The end result is that tea has evolved to the point where there
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- How to choose your bike?
- How to choose your cycling accessories?
- How to choose your cycling equipement?
How to choose the right tyres for my bike?
VOCABULARY AND THEORY
A tyre is the part of the
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- How to choose your bike?
- How to choose your cycling accessories?
- How to choose your cycling equipement?
How to choose the right tyres for my bike?
VOCABULARY AND THEORY
A tyre is the part of the wheel which makes contact with the ground. It sits on the wheel rim, and has an inner tube inside.
There is a type of wheel called the tubeless wheel. On tubeless wheels, the tyre and rim form a single, airtight unit, with no inner tube. Tyres are made for different types of bikes, riders, conditions and terrains, so your choice of tyre will depend on your size and cycling discipline. Each model of tyre has its pros and cons and is designed for a specific use.
SIZE OF MOUNTAIN, TOURING, CITY AND JUNIOR BIKES TYRES
Tyre diameter is measure in inches. A 14" tyre is a very small tyre, made for junior bikes or some foldable bikes. A 20" tyre is designed for BMX bikes. 26" is the standard size of tyre, and is used for almost all adult touring and mountain bikes.
In terms of width, a very thin tyre is 1" wide while a very wide one is 2.7" wide. These are the extremes of tyre size that you can find on the market. Most city bikes need 1.5" wide tyres. For mountain bikes, the most common width is 2.0". The tyre size is written on the tyre itself. For instance, on a tyre with a 26" diameter and 1.9"width, you will find: 26x1.9.
SIZE OF ROAD AND RACE BIKES TYRES
For road and race bikes, the wheel's diameter is measured in millimetres. The most common size is 700 (28"), but 650mm wheels are also sometimes used.
The width of the tyre is called the "section". Tyres on the market range from from 18mm, (very thin) to 25mm (wide). 35mm tyres, for cyclocross, are also available.
TOURING AND CITY BIKES TYRES
Slick tyres are the best choice for city use. These tyres are almost completely smooth. The pattern visible on the tyre is designed to evacuate water in case of rain or strong humidity. They need to be well inflated (accordingly to the manufacturer's instructions). Indeed, the more inflated a tyre is, the less friction there will be between the tyre and the ground, making it easier to cycle at higher speeds with less effort. On tarmac roads, slick tyres have good grip and are very efficient.
In the countryside, or if you plan to ride your bike equally inside and outside the city, relatively smooth tyres are also advisable, but patterning on the tyres is vital to prevent you slipping on mud or water. Side notches will also help prevent the bike from slipping when turning.
ROAD BIKES TYRES
Depending on how you use your road bike, some of the tyre's characteristics, such as weight, width or ideal pressure for efficiency, will be more important to you than others. On firm or very smooth surfaces, you can use tyres down to 18 width. The most common width is 22 or 23. If you are not used to thin tyres, or prioritise comfort over performance, 25-width tyres will be a good choice. If you do cyclocross, you will need specially designed tyres which are thin but serrated, and your choice of width will depend on the quality of the track: the wetter and rougher the terrain, the wider and more serrated the tyres must be.
Pressure is a key parameter, as thin tyres must ha
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"...and I saw a woman sit upon a SCARLET-COLORED BEAST,
full of names of blasphemy."
Don't you believe
By Ken Raggio
(Note: I
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"...and I saw a woman sit upon a SCARLET-COLORED BEAST,
full of names of blasphemy."
Don't you believe
By Ken Raggio
(Note: I first wrote this article in June, 1997, and added a couple of items at the bottom in 2007. The truth in this is FAR more evident today that it was then!)
But a close inspection of what really happened harshly contradicts that conclusion.
Even though Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for triggering the "Velvet Revolution" in which hard-line Communism appeared to suffer a fatal blow, the facts are not so impressive.
In an interview with Time magazine six months later, Gorbachev contradicted the popular notion that the Velvet Revolution was the death of socialism, by saying that was the "farthest thing from the truth."
So... If believing that the Velvet Revolution was the death of Communism "was the farthest thing from the truth," then what IS the truth?
Was the Velvet Revolution in fact the TRIUMPH of socialism?
"We are not retreating from socialism but we are moving toward it."
In June, 1990, Gorbachev told Time, "Often people ask where we are going, whether we are retreating from socialism or moving toward socialism.
Our point…is to make good on the potential of the socialist idea. The very fact that I am saying this is further proof that I am a convinced socialist.
I am a communist. I’m sure that doesn’t make you too enthusiastic, but it shouldn’t make you panic either. It’s quite normal."
He continued, "As we dismantle the Stalinist system, we are not retreating from socialism but are moving toward it."
Socialism - Prelude to Trouble?
The first socialism was in Germany in 1863, in the form of a workers’ party.
By 1870, most European countries had a socialist party.
When the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia in 1917, the philosophical dispute was over how fast Socialism should take over -- gradually or by revolution.
The revolutionists won. V. I. Lenin and Leon Trotsky became god-like heroes.
The Proletariat, the labor unions, and the Socialist parties were the hot topics.
Unfortunately, the socialist uprising early in this century was a prelude to World Wars I & II, the Russian Revolution, totalitarianism, Stalinism, Hitler's rise to power, the Cold War, the Chinese Cultural Revolution. These communist revolutions costs TENS OF MILLIONS of innocent lives!
The New Revolution
The first socialistic takeover was imposed on the world through revolution. But the modern socialist revolution is advancing very rapidly in a different way.
By convincing an electorate that has been re-educated - propagandized - persistently over the last fifty years, this socialism is being dubbed "Democratic Socialism" or neo-socialism.
"If Socialism is dead, why won’t it lie down?"
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of News Corp., one of the world’s largest news agencies, spoke to a recent Forbes CEO conference and made this statement, "If Socialism is dead, why won’t it lie down?"
In his speech, entitled, "The New Class: Reinventing Socialism," Murdoch said, "Socialism is not dead, but alive and well and living in the regulatory agencies."
The "New Class" he refers to is the massive collective of government bureaucrats, media moguls and journalists, lawyers, politicians, academia and the super-rich who become a powerful special interest group, much like the high-powered insiders of Stalin and Hiltler’s regimes.
Less than 20% of the population controls the nation’s destiny, and enjoys its wealth, while the other eighty percent have little or no say in their affairs.
Classic communism meant public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange.
"Socialism in that sense is dead. No one talks about nationalizing industries any more.
No one has to nationalize industries -- because the extraordinary growth of regulation has given effective control of them to the government without its having to assume the hassle of ownership.
Socialism has effectively reinvented itself. We can call it 'Neosocialism.' And it's right here under our nose," Murdoch said. The rise of the New Class is ominous.
The "Post Capitalist Society"
Ironically, Peter Drucker wrote in Post Capitalist Society, "If socialism is defined, as Marx defined it, as ownership of the means of production by the employees, the United States has become the most'socialist' country around."
He was referring to the fact
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As a musician I have always had heart for piano music. Music, to me, means many things. A way to express oneself, a way to cope with emotions, a way to relax inside your own head when the outside world becomes too much
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As a musician I have always had heart for piano music. Music, to me, means many things. A way to express oneself, a way to cope with emotions, a way to relax inside your own head when the outside world becomes too much. Piano is a peculiar instrument that has the means to do all those things. I try to keep an open mind and a wide horizon and listen to all kinds of music but throughout the years simple piano music has been my favorite.
It is quite well known that music can be used as a tool to cope with one’s feelings, learning and much more. We have an inborn ability to enjoy music and rhythm. They are very primitive instincts and thus very powerful.
So why piano? Not only does it offer a great variety of possibilities, but also embodies the truth that many people are yet to understand: music is maths. The enjoyable thing about music is that it can be counted, predicted and understood. Progressive music is a whole another page in this book but the main theme of To The Moon is a good example of this. Most of the song consists of two notes being repeated again and again. The left hand part is not that complicated either. The whole thing is calm, simple, predictable and very enjoyable. It offers very few surprises, making it an excellence piece of music for relaxation.
Many people attempt to draw lines to what is and what is not music. Contrary to the common belief
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Mass storage involved in the present HOWTO are rewritable random access ones. Most of them are magnetic rotating disks (floppies, Hard Drive) or flash memory (USB key or any kind of memory card).
For example, cdroms
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Mass storage involved in the present HOWTO are rewritable random access ones. Most of them are magnetic rotating disks (floppies, Hard Drive) or flash memory (USB key or any kind of memory card).
For example, cdroms and dvds are notconcerned by this HOWTO ( see Wikipedia). Tapes are not either.
Mass storage are used by the kernel, so the basic doc can be found on the kernel Web site
Reference site should be the International Disk drive Equipment and Materials Association. Shouldbecause this Web site is not very friendly.
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, c.1478–1510, Venetian painter, b. Castelfranco Veneto fellow student of Titian under Giovanni Bellini in Venice. Giorgione was known also as Zorgo or Zorgi da
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, c.1478–1510, Venetian painter, b. Castelfranco Veneto fellow student of Titian under Giovanni Bellini in Venice. Giorgione was known also as Zorgo or Zorgi da Castelfranco and as Giorgio Barbarelli. Almost nothing is known of his life except that he worked in Venice, undertook various important commissions in oil and fresco, and died of the plague in his early 30s. Legend concedes him great personal charm. A major innovator, he is credited with having been the formative influence in the lives of Titian, Pordenone, Sebastiano del Piombo, and Jacopo Palma il Vecchio. Thus, in a sense, 16th-century Venetian painting stems from him. So absolute was his domination that it is impossible to separate with certainty his work from that of his imitators. His frescoes are practically obliterated. The list of his extant works in oil is computed variously at from 4 to 70. But if Giorgione himself is an unknown quantity, his style is not. It was new to Venetian painting both in technique and in spirit. Technically it introduced a greater fusion of all forms and a subordination of local color to the pervading tone, used to emphasize forms in space. This revolution was accomplished simultaneously by Leonardo, but whereas Leonardo tended to suppress color in his opaque shadows, the colors of Giorgione were luminous and warm. The Giorgionesque style was liberating. The ostensible subject no longer limited the artist but became a pretext for self-expression. The specific works associated with Giorgione have the poetic quality of a bucolic dreamworld never recaptured by his famous followers. Among the best authenticated are
Madonna with SS. Francis and Liberale
(cathedral, Castelfranco Veneto)
The Three Philosophers
(Vienna) and the puzzling seminude woman with child set in a stormy landscape known as the
(Academy, Venice). Also celebrated, if more dubious are
Adoration of the Shepherds
(National Gall.
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STUDENTS WORK TO MAKE PLASTIC HOMES IN HAITI
(Western Front) - By Nick Thomas
A group of Western students is working on a method of recycling plastic trash still littering Haiti after an earthquake.
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STUDENTS WORK TO MAKE PLASTIC HOMES IN HAITI
(Western Front) - By Nick Thomas
A group of Western students is working on a method of recycling plastic trash still littering Haiti after an earthquake. The waste will be transformed into building materials for constructing homes for the locals.
Though the 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred more than two years ago, without a central garbage system in the country, Haiti is still drowning in the aftermath.
A pastor from a Lutheran Church in Kent contacted plastics engineering technology professor Nikki Larson to develop a process for recycling plastic garbage. The pastor has a sister ministry in Haiti and has helped with cleaning up the country several times since the earthquake.
“[The Haitians] either burn [the plastic] or throw it into their waterways,” Larson said. “You don’t even see water anymore in the canals — it’s just plastic.”
Larson is teaming up with five engineering students to develop a method for recycling plastic waste.
Using heat and pressure, strips of plastic from bottles and other plastic waste will be melted together into a 10-inch square, flat panel, Larson said. Some of these panels will be joined together to make larger panels for building materials. Others will be formed into specific structures such as ridge caps or L-shaped roofing tiles that sit on top of houses.
Western senior Paul Yaeger, who is also a part of the team, said they devised a method of forming the plastic panels using concrete slabs and sheet metal. The method is unique enough that the school could potentially patent the idea.
“We told Nikki about [this process] and she just thought it was awesome,” Yaeger said. “We talked to the school, and they did a background on it to see if anyone else had done it — no one had.”
The team is looking into using the abundant kilns in Haiti for processing sugar cane and rum as a means to melt the plastic, Yaeger said.
This project is not a class, and for some students involved, it’s not even for class credit, Larson said. While some students are participating and using this as their senior project, others simply want to lend a helping hand.
“We’re pretty close around here with our students, or at least I am with my students,” Larson said. “If I get excited about something I usually tell all my students, and some of them get excited with me.”
Western senior Frances Scharnhorst volunteered her time to the project and is not earning class credit for participating.
Scharnhorst was working on a different project last year but was frustrated with how the other group members were self-interested and only hoping to add it to a resume, she said. Larson’s group gives her the opportunity to work with people who care about what they are doing, she said.
Scharnhorst’s interest in joining the project was influenced by her grandfather’s activism in the region.
“I was raised around my grandfather who was a priest with an episcopal church,” she said. “He has gone to Haiti, and he has gone to Ecuador — he has gone everywhere to help people.”
Scharnhorst said, while her grandfather doesn’t understand how plastic properties work, since he mainly works with stone in Haiti, he is hopeful the project will come together.
The project currently does not have an expected completion date and will continue indefinitely until the procedure is fully drafted.
Upon completion, the team will travel to Haiti to ensure the process they develop will be feasible using the country’s currently available technology.
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Saturday, January 21
The Trump administration has eliminated mention of climate change on the White House website, but other US government websites still address the issue.
CIA World Factbook includes a list of countries that have signed and ratified international agreements on
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Saturday, January 21
The Trump administration has eliminated mention of climate change on the White House website, but other US government websites still address the issue.
CIA World Factbook includes a list of countries that have signed and ratified international agreements on the environment.
Climate.gov is still up with great GIS maps showing warming global temperatures.
NOAA still posts on climate: "From supercomputers and state-of-the-art models to observations and outlooks, we provide data, tools, and information to help people understand and prepare for climate variability and change."
NASA still gives the vital signs of the planet.
And climate change still matters for the Department of Commerce.
And the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Department of Defense describes the security risks of climate change.
All departments like Labor and the VA have prepared climate adaptation plans.
And the Department of Energy still begins: "Addressing the effects of climate change is a top p
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Twenty years after the Bringing them Home report was released by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, Australian law continues to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Children are being placed in out
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Twenty years after the Bringing them Home report was released by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, Australian law continues to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Children are being placed in out-of-home care in unprecedented numbers. Juvenile detention centres are filled with Aboriginal young people, many who previously experienced government neglect whilst in ‘care’. At the same time Royal Commissions and inquiries investigate and present findings with respect to institutional violence in detention, abuse in care, institutional child sex abuse and failings of child protection departments.
Bringing them Home found that Australian child welfare needed to be ‘completely overhauled’. Yet the recommendations from Bringing them Home with respect to contemporary child welfare and juvenile justice remain largely unimplemented. Why?
The event is free, but RSVP is requested, e-mail [email protected] or phone (02) 9514 9820.
Joanne and Kirra Voller are the mother and sister of Dylan Voller. Footage of Dylan’s torture in the Don Dale youth detention centre in Darwin shocked the world last year and
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At times, separating trash between paper and plastic can be time-consuming. But it's nothing compared to the recycling efforts of residents in Kamikatsu, a small village in southwestern Japan.
They sort their garbage into 34 separate categories of waste,
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At times, separating trash between paper and plastic can be time-consuming. But it's nothing compared to the recycling efforts of residents in Kamikatsu, a small village in southwestern Japan.
They sort their garbage into 34 separate categories of waste, as noted in this video discovered by Fast Company. Residents sort their trash into super-specific categories, like aluminum cans, steel cans, paper cartons, and paper flyers.
In 2003, the city embarked on a rigorous zero-waste program. The city used to incinerate its trash, but eventually realized how damaging it was to the environment. Waste incinerators have been shown to emit vast quantities of greenhouse gases and toxins that can damage the food supply.
It took time for residents to adjust to the tedious task of washing, sorting, and bringing their trash to the town's sorting center. (Although the residents do sort their trash before they bring it the center, workers there make sure the trash goes into the right bins.)
This process is now routine.
The town also has a store where people can leave clothing or furniture they don't want, exchanging their old stuff for free items that others have dropped off.
Down the street, there's a factory where local women make products from discarded products, like teddy bears from old kimonos.
"We are trying to focus more and totally change our lifestyles," said Akira Sakano, deputy chief officer of the Zero Waste Academy, a nonprofit that works toward Kamikatsu's sustainability goals.
Now 80% of the town's garbage is recycled, reused, or composted, with the rest going to a landfill.
The process saves the village a third of its former costs from waste incineration. By 2020, Kamikatsu hopes to be completely zero-waste.
Globally, the amount of trash produced is growing faster than the rate of urbanization, according to a 2015 World Bank report. By 2025, the organization estimates that 1.4 billion more people will live in cities worldwide, with each person producing about 3 pounds of waste per day — more than double the current average.
Japan produces nearly half the amount of waste per capita as the US.
Beyond Kamikatsu, cities around the world are trying to reduce their waste footprints. For example, in 2015, San Diego announced its plan to reduce trash disposal by 75% by 2030 and become completely waste-free by 2040. New York City has similarly ambitious plans, hoping to be waste-free in about 15 years.
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Food Safety Important, Especially During or After a Power Outage
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Food Safety Program reminds consumers that winter storms and power outages mean that food safety issues require special attention.
- Have a refrigerator
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Food Safety Important, Especially During or After a Power Outage
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Food Safety Program reminds consumers that winter storms and power outages mean that food safety issues require special attention.
- Have a refrigerator thermometer.
- Know where you can get dry ice.
- Keep on hand a few days worth of ready-to-eat, shelf-stable or canned food that do not require cooking or cooling.
When the Power Goes Out:
- Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible.
- The refrigerator will keep food cold for about 4-6 hours if it is unopened.
- Refrigerated foods should be kept at 40F or below.
Once the Power is Restored:
- If an appliance thermometer was kept in the unit, check the temperature when the power comes back on. If the thermometer reads 40F or below, the food is safe and may be kept refrigerated. It is safe to refreeze the food, but the quality and flavor of the food may be affected.
- If a thermometer has not been kept in the unit, check each package of food to determine its safety. You can’t rely on appearance or odor. If the food still contains ice crystals or is 40F or below, it is safe to refreeze or cook and use.
- Refrigerated food should be safe as long as the power was out for no more than 4-6 hours. Keep the door closed as much as possible.
- Discard any perishable food (such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs or leftovers) that has been above 40F for two hours or more.
- Remember: When in doubt, throw it out!
For more food safety information, please visit www.KSfoodsafety.org.
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Radiation, and especially its effects on us, is difficult to understand and difficult to explain. Oh, we all know that it’s not good for us. It can kill us outright; it can cause a variety of cancers and mutations; it
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Radiation, and especially its effects on us, is difficult to understand and difficult to explain. Oh, we all know that it’s not good for us. It can kill us outright; it can cause a variety of cancers and mutations; it can cause sterility, weaken the immune system, and other degrees of malaise that are not fatal. But when it comes to questions of “how much radiation?” and “What type of radiation?” and such – it’s just complicated. Anyone who has simple answers is simply wrong.
One of the reasons for confusion is that the word “radiation” is accurately used for infra-red radiation from anything that has a temperature above absolute zero; for radio waves; for the light that we need to see anything; for ultra-violet radiation that gives us a sun tan or sunburn; and finally, for the ionizing radiation of various types that comes from nuclear explosions and nuclear reactors.
Anyone who warns us of the harm from nuclear technology should, to be technically correct, always speak of “ionizing radiation.” That would at least distinguish the types of radiation that can directly break chemical bonds (like the bonds that keep the strands of DNA in our cells together and functioning) from those that have no such power.
This is not to say that the other lower-energy types of radiation from infra-red to ultra-violet are entirely harmless. In sufficient amounts, they can cause heating (microwaves), blindness (a laser in the eyes, or staring at the sun), even skin cancer (following a bad sunburn, or multiple sunburns). But there are several things about these lower-energy levels of electromagnetic radiation that distinguish them from ionizing radiation.
The lower-energy radiation is so common that we are exposed to it continuously of at least daily. It’s not particularly harmful at the normal levels we encounter. We can directly detect much of it with our senses, so we get immediate warning when something is too hot or too bright.
Ionizing radiation is harmful even in very small doses. here, I’ll quote directly from Wikipedia, because I don’t know how to express the idea any better than this:
The linear no-threshold model (LNT) is a model used in radiation protection to quantify radiation exposure and set regulatory limits. It assumes that the long term, biological damage caused by ionizing radiation (essentially the cancer risk) is directly proportional to the dose. This allows the summation by dosimeters of all radiation exposure, without taking into consideration dose levels or dose rates. In other words, radiation is always considered harmful with no safety threshold, and the sum of several very small exposures are considered to have the same effect as one larger exposure (response linearity).
It’s a good thing that ionizing radiation is not a common part of our environment, because not only is it harmful at any dosage, our senses are not able directly to detect it. We may notice the symptoms of exposure to ionizing radiation hours, days or years later, but we are just not equipped to notice the ionizing radiation itself. Just think of when you have had a dental X-ray. (This is on the lower-energy end of ionizing radiation.) You probably heard a buzzing, which is a deliberate warning sound indicating the device is producing X-rays, but you felt nothing different than when the machine was not buzzing.
X-rays were not even known to science until they were discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895. In the previous decade, several scientists noticed that photographic plates be fogged when placed near an operating Crookes tube, but Röntgen was the first to investigate and determine the reason.
There is some discussion in the scientific community about whether X-rays should be classified as gamma radiation or not. This is similar to the so-called controversy over whether Pluto is a planet or not. Some people want to define a planet so that Pluto is considered to be one, and some people want to define it so Pluto is not one.
X-rays and gamma rays are both electromagnetic radiation. Both are for some purposes treated as waves and both are sometimes treated as particles (photons). Both x-rays and gamma rays are forms of high-frequency ionizing radiation, which means they have enough energy to remove an electron from (ionize) an atom or molecule.
Ionized molecules are unstable and quickly undergo chemical changes. Gamma rays are at the higher-energy, higher frequency and shorter wavelength end of the electromagnetic spectrum. X-rays are lower energy, lower frequency and longer wavelength compared to gamma rays, and X-rays are also higher energy, higher frequency and shorter wavelength than ultraviolet light. For a more detailed and technical explanation, you might look at David Terr’s website or similar sources.
For all this sort of ionizing electromagnetic radiation, the best defenses are distance and shielding. Let’s say the source of radiation is a reactor meltdown. The further away you are, even if there is nothing between it and you but clear air, the less radiation will reach you and the less affected you will be. At any given
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize was developed primarily for North American pests such as European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)). However, most Bt maize products are also cultivated outside
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize was developed primarily for North American pests such as European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)). However, most Bt maize products are also cultivated outside of North America, where the primary pests may be different and may have lower susceptibility to Bt toxins. Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) is an important pest and primary target of Bt maize in Central and South America. S. frugiperda susceptibility to Cry1F (expressed in event TC1507) is an example of a pest-by-toxin interaction that does not meet the high-dose definition. In this study, the behavioral and toxic response of S. frugiperda to Cry1F maize was investigated by measuring the percentage of time naïve third instars spent feeding during a 3-min exposure. S. frugiperdaalso were exposed as third instars to Cry1F maize for 14 d to measure weight gain and survival. S. frugiperda demonstrated an initial, postingestive aversive response to Cry1F maize, and few larvae survived the 14 d exposure. The role of susceptibility and avoidance are discussed in the context of global IRM refuge strategy development for Bt products.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_hellmich/72/
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The age-old challenge of stopping water infiltration before it starts now has the aid of technology and building science. Computer software, infrared thermography, wireless sensors, and moisture meters are joining the traditional standbys of flashing, weep screeds,
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The age-old challenge of stopping water infiltration before it starts now has the aid of technology and building science. Computer software, infrared thermography, wireless sensors, and moisture meters are joining the traditional standbys of flashing, weep screeds, and waterproofing membranes as tools that architects and builders can deploy.
Lest the digital devices take over, the conventional methods should not be overlooked. For stucco-finished walls, for example, metal weep screeds are critical, particularly at cold joints, to prevent water from sneaking behind the cladding, says Tom Reilly, AIA, owner of Thomas Reilly & Associates, Architects, in Prescott, Ariz. He notes that elastomeric paint, which installers often use to seal and finish the stucco, can actually exacerbate the potential for building damage by preventing water that gets in from getting out.
Meanwhile, roofer Brent Toggle, owner of Weather Resistant Contractors, builds every new roof with “the mindset that we’re going to have 5 feet of snow sitting on it,” he says. Based in Tulsa, Okla.—an area that has received unusually heavy snowfall in recent years—Toggle adheres to the following measures: pitching a flat roof toward a drain; flashing roof edges, valleys, and wall intersections; and applying a self-adhering membrane underlayment at roofing penetrations, valleys, and eaves—locations where melted ice and snow tend to refreeze.
These straightforward yet often-overlooked procedures are key in both new construction and renovation projects. However, designers must tailor these measures to their project’s specific site and climate.
Aside from experience and lessons learned from trial and error, architects and builders can now employ technology to pinpoint where and why a building is most susceptible to moisture infiltration. About 15,000 people have downloaded WUFI, a program created by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The full software package ($2,500, wufi-pro.com) helps users design residences to endure site-specific weather conditions. The tool calculates, on an hourly basis, the sensitivity and vulnerability of a building throughout the space based on the particular area’s exposure to environmental factors, such as wind, rain, sun, humidity, and temperature. WUFI also considers the fluctuating conditions of the residence’s interior, where occupants enjoy steamy showers, adjust the thermostat, and open windows.
The software helps identify which materials and installation practices will withstand weather- and occupant-generated moisture. Using data specific to the building and its environment means that the output will suit the project’s actual conditions, says Achilles Karagiozis, WUFI’s co-creator and Owens Corning’s global director of building science. “You don’t inject assumptions. You use actual loads.”
The software reveals how moisture, temperature, and other factors will affect every exterior wall of every room on every floor, Karagiozis says. The information enables users to examine the moisture-deterring metrics of each product they specify—and to become hyperspecific about which materials should be used. For example, instead of identifying only the R-value of an insulation product and leaving the material type and product brand to the contractor, designers could insist on glass-fiber insulation manufactured by a specific company, based on their knowledge of how well that product will perform in a wet environment.
Walpole, N.H.–based Bensonwood Homes is also investigating the effects of moisture in residential buildings, but its focus is on water that comes from interior sources. Because Bensonwood’s prefabricated timber-frame structures are virtually airtight, moisture from freshly applied interior paint, masonry, gypsum wallboard, and even sweaty subcontractors tends to linger inside. The trapped vapor can cause wood products such as flooring and trim to expand and contract, leading to excessive cracks.
Bensonwood partnered with student researchers from Keene State College. After Bensonwood’s panelized wall, roof, and floor system was in place, students using moisture meters and wireless sensors took hourly readings of water content, humidity, and temperature on interior and exterior building components throughout the construction of a home.
Bensonwood’s study concluded, in part, that poured concrete foundations, interior masonry work, and wet trades added enough moisture to cause wood to warp. Hans Porschitz, head of project management, says the research has led the company to experiment with techniques to speed up drying—through commercial dehumidifiers, for instance—and to introduce less moisture indoors, such as by applying two coats of paint instead of three. Bensonwood is repeating the study on a second home.
Pinpointing the sources of water and infiltration is essential for resolution and prevention, says home inspector William Decker Jr., owner of Chicago’s Decker Home Services. He uses infrared cameras to detect both air and water infiltration. The noninvasive technology is effective during construction and when homeowners ask for help in reining in energy bills, he says.
A thermal image, for example, may be able to pinpoint a wet spot on a wall stud because of the temperature differential, without requiring the wall to be opened. However, a contractor with a moisture meter may not be able to physically access such locations, Decker says. In his experience, he adds, leaky roofs and plumbing pipes are to blame about half of the time for stray moisture inside a residence. The other half stems from humidity entering the attic through exterior light fixture penetrations or a bathroom fan whose exhaust doesn’t make it outside.
Remodeler and designer Jeb Breithaupt, owner of Jeb Design/Build in Shreveport, La., says that finding a leak’s source can b
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It's that time of year...school has started which means "Show N Tell", probably one of our (SLPs) favorite classroom language based activities!!!
Why do we LOVE Show N Tell so much you ask? This simple little activity brings to
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It's that time of year...school has started which means "Show N Tell", probably one of our (SLPs) favorite classroom language based activities!!!
Why do we LOVE Show N Tell so much you ask? This simple little activity brings to the classroom what we try so desperately to teach our language delayed kiddos in the therapy room. This one activity targets so many communication skills:
1. How to formulate a grammatically correct question? (expressive language)
2. How to answer a quesion? (receptive and expressive language)
3. Understanding the difference between WH question words (receptive language)
4. Targets Social Skills (taking turns, waiting until one person is finshed before another talks, etc.)
5. Simple way to encourage correct articulation and use of voice for teachers (All day everyday monitoring is NOT possible for teachers, BUT if the classroom teacher just picks one or two activities in their classroom that they can monitor and cue a child to correclty produce target sounds or correct use of volume, pitch, vocal quality...I'd love it to be this one! Target goals in conversation level!)
This is why we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Show N Tell. So why do teachers dislike such a great language activity?
1. It can take a very long time as everyone wants to ask?s.
2. You always have the repeat offenders who ask the same? every time or ask the same? they just heard.
3. All the kids want to touch and play with each others' toys.
Well I would like to think I can offer teachers a simple solution (at least to problems 1 & 2 above).
Here are some picture cards for the 6 different WH? words that can be used during Show N Tell (or other activities).
I was thinking a teacher could either hold them in her/his hand, or put the picture cards in a bucket and have children pick one at a time and ONLY the child with? card gets to ask a? beginning with that word. Once all 6?s are asked, Show N Tell for that student is over and the next one comes up.
If you have a HUGE class or lack of time, you can modify this by giving only 3 cards out for each Show N Tell.
Or you can modify however you see fit, but I think you catch my drift here.
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I was recently asked for a formula to determine the temperature drop between the return air and supply air of an air conditioning system. While it is logical to check the temperature drop, determining exactly what it should be is not as simple as plugging in
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I was recently asked for a formula to determine the temperature drop between the return air and supply air of an air conditioning system. While it is logical to check the temperature drop, determining exactly what it should be is not as simple as plugging in readily available numbers into a formula. Two operating conditions can have a pronounced effect on the results: the relative humidity of the return air and the amount of airflow. Most air conditioning systems condition the air two ways. They cool the air, referred to as sensible cooling; and they take water out of the air, referred to latent cooling. Only sensible cooling creates a temperature drop. Removing water from the air takes system capacity. The more water the system removes from the air, the less capacity is left for reducing the air temperature. Standard airflow is 400 CFM per ton for most systems, but that does not mean your system is actually operating at 400 CFM per ton. If you move less air across the coil, the air will be cooled a little more. To determine the temperature drop you must know the outdoor ambient temperature, the return air dry bulb, the return air wet bulb, the CFM of airflow, and the system’s sensible cooling capacity at that condition.
Take for example, a system that is removing no water out of the air operating at 100% sensible cooling with a standard 400 CFM per ton of airflow and producing 12,000 Btuh per hour. The temperature difference is calculated as TD = 12000/(400 x 1.08) = 28°F TD. If the airflow is reduced, the TD becomes 12000/(350 x 1.08) = 32°F. Increasing the airflow would make the TD 12000/(450 x 1.08) = 25°F. In humid climates, the latent capacity can easily be as much as one third of the total capacity, reducing the sensible cooling capacity to 8,000 Btuh. These same airflows would then give TDs of: 8000/(400 x 1.08)=19°F, 8000/(350 x 1.08)=21°F,8000/(450 x 1.08)=16°. In reality, these TDs would be a little off because the overall system capacity would be a bit less with the decreased airflow and a bit more with increased airflow. The system capacity will also change depending upon the outdoor ambient. The 12.000 Btuh per ton is a nominal figure based on the AHRI rating condition of 95°F outdoor ambient, 80°F indoor dry bulb and 67°F wet bulb.
You can try to account for duct gain by reducing the expected TD by some amount: say 3°F - 5°F. However, it is really difficult to use TD at the registers because the duct gain from one system to another can vary a lot. Ducts in the attic will pick up more heat than ducts in a crawl space. Duct leakage also has a big effect. If 10% of the air entering the coil comes from a 150°F attic, that obviously will affect the delivered air temperature. The rule of thumb people have used for many years is a TD of 15°F to 20°F across the coil, not at the registers. Looking at the above calculations, you can see where this comes from. However, it is also easy to see how little you actually know if you don’t really know all the operating conditions, the system airflow, and the system capacity at those conditions. If all you do is measure the return and supply air temperatures at the registers, you don’t really know much.
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Melk is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,222 (as of 2001). The area around Mel
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Melk is a city of Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria, next to the Wachau valley along the Danube. Melk has a population of 5,222 (as of 2001). The area around Melk was given to Margrave Leopold I in the year 976 to serve as a buffer between the Turks and Huns to east and Bavaria to the west. In 996 mention was first made of an area known as Ostarichi - which is recognized as the origin of the word Oesterreich (German for Austria). The bluff which holds the current monastery held a Babenberger castle unti
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