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The name 'Jabalpur' has been derived from the Arabic word "Jabal", which means 'mountain' which points to the ancient trade connection with Arab countries. Jabalpur is one of the major cities in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur is the administrative and educational center of Madhya Pradesh and is also considered as the gateway to important wildlife sanctuaries around it. The city of Jabalpur has historical connections and it dates back to the epic times. The city of Jabalpur, who has seen the rise and fall of many dynasties, has been referred to in the great Hindu epic - Mahabharata. Jabalpur city is considered to be a 'Sanskardhani' which means 'cultural centerplace'. The city is an important junction for the Indian Railway. The city is encircled with a string of lakes, which are shaded off by fine trees and surrounded by wonderful cliffs. Jabalpur, located beside River Narmada, is the heart of India. Jabalpur is connected to all the major cities by railroads.

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Microdeletion/ microduplication syndromes are disorders that are caused by the deletion or duplication of a small chromosomal segment spanning several genes that is yet too small to be detected by conventional cytogenetic methods. It can only be detected by advanced technology with high resolution. utilities the advanced technology – Next Generation Sequencing which enables the accurate detection of microdeletions/ microduplication with a minimum size of 3Mb. |Condition||Common Name||Estimated Prevalence in New bornCommon Name| |15q11 – q13 deletion (loss of function of active genes in regions on chromosome 15)||Prader-Willi syndrome||1 in 10,000 – 30,000| |15q11 – q13 deletion (loss of function of gene UBE3A on chromosome 15)||Angelman syndrome||1 in 12,000 – 20,000| |22q11.2 deletion syndrome||DiGeorge syndrome||1 in 4,000| |5p deletion syndrome||Cri-du-chat syndrome||1 in 20,000 – 50,000| |1p36 deletion syndrome||Monosomy 1p36||1 in 5,000 – 10,000|

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|Kelime||Tür||Anlam||Eş Anlam||Zıt Anlam||Sık Kullanılan| |discover, discoverer, discovery| |Örnek Cümleler (Veri tabanına kayıtlı toplam 93 örnek cümle bulundu.)| 1 - Since the discovery of radium early in the 20th century, there has been a pursuit to attain, contain, and use the vast amounts of energy that is released by this element. 2 - The discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century brought remarkable changes to modern medicine, enabling people to live longer, healthier lives. 3 - Discovery of these ancient anthropic markings has broadened our understanding of how these early humans interacted with their environment. 4 - Like many finds in astronomy, the discovery of Uranus was by accident. 5 - A new discovery of a dinosaur fossil in Antarctica has confirmed the idea that dinosaurs lived not only in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern Hemisphere as well. Diğer cümleleri görüntülemek için üye girişi yapınız.

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What goes on inside the brain of a bully? Researchers from the University of Chicago used brain scan technology to find out. They wanted to learn whether the brain of an aggressive youth responds differently to violence than the brain of someone who is not a bully. In a chilling finding, the researchers found aggressive youths appear to enjoy inflicting pain on others. In the study, the researchers compared eight 16- to 18-year-old boys who were unusually aggressive to a control group of adolescent boys with no unusual signs of aggression. The aggressive boys had been given a diagnosis of aggressive conduct disorder and had been in trouble for starting fights, using a weapon and stealing from their victims. The youths were tested with functional magnetic resonance imaging to see how their brains reacted while watching video clips. The clips showed people in pain as a result of accidents — such as when a heavy bowl dropped on their hands. They also showed intentional acts, like stepping on another person’s foot. When the aggressive youths watched people intentionally inflicting pain on another, the scan showed a response in the part of the brain associated with reward and pleasure. The youths who were not aggressive didn’t show the same brain response. The study, published in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychology, suggests that the brain’s natural impulse for empathy may be disrupted in the brain of a bully, leading to increased aggression. “This is the first time that f.M.R.I. scans have been used to study situations that could otherwise provoke empathy,” said Jean Decety, professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Chicago, in a press release. “This work will help us better understand ways to work with juveniles inclined to aggression and violence.” While the study is small, the striking differences shown in the brain scans suggests that bullies may have major differences in how their brains process information compared to non-bullies. Dr. Decety said the aggressive adolescents showed a strong activation of the amygdala and ventral striatum, areas of the brain that respond to feeling rewarded. The finding “suggested that they enjoyed watching pain,” he said. Notably, the control group of youths who weren’t prone to aggressive behavior showed a response in the medial prefrontal cortex and the temporoparietal junction, areas of the brain involved in self regulation.

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This week is Explorers Week, when National Geographic brings together some of the most interesting scientists and explorers making a difference in the world today. In honor of the occasion, the Education team challenged a group of local teachers to design an end-of-year project focusing on one of National Geographic’s 2016 Emerging Explorers. We’ll be sharing their class’ stories all week on the Education Blog. Educator: Susan Michal Emerging Explorer Studied: Jeffrey Marlow Grade Level: 4 School: Forest Knolls Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland Susan on her class’ project: We are inspired by Jeffrey Marlow and his study of how microbial life inhabits earth and how life forms survive in extreme habitats. After researching and discussing his work, we consider Mr. Marlow our friend and a mentor to people of all ages who wonder and explore the mysteries of life on Earth and beyond. We hope you enjoy our electronic children’s book about Emerging Explorer, Jeffrey Marlow. Want more Explorers Week brain food? Join us here or follow us on Facebook and Twitter for our Explorers Week 2016, June 13-17. It’s an exciting opportunity to connect with National Geographic scientists, conservationists, and storytellers. Learn about their latest discoveries and adventures, participate virtually in inspiring presentations, and join the important conversation about how we can all make a difference in our world.

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“I am confused about nouns” ” What are common and proper nouns?” “Why are names and things called nouns?” As parents of children who are beginning to learn and understand English grammar, you might have heard these questions from them. Here is a game that will help your child navigate through nouns. In the long run, it will also enable them to create a solid foundation in English and enhance their vocabulary. It’s called – Name, Place, Animals and Things – and in some versions – Categories or Guggenheim! Some tips: In case one child writes a word that the others dont know, he/she can explain the meaning and the rest will add a new word to their vocabulary. This game involves learning multiple aspects of learning- spellings, vocabulary, knowledge on animals and also, some geography. Thus, the children have the potential to branch the game. Here are some ideas: You could use your imagination to make the game interesting. Sometimes you need to break the monotony by merely listing the alphabets and the nouns that correspond to them. Come up with more ideas and share them with us in the comments. Aparna is a mom, singer and dreamer by day and a BoJack Horseman-junkie by night. At BYJU'S, she writes happy stories about edtech and learning for kids. She believes in the power of music, the magic of the universe and a plate of idlis. When not writing or singing, you will find her intensely engaged in conversations about life and the power of words or listening to her favourite song, Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo. My mentor Raksha Chettri has been my pillar of strength from day one. It is her constant guidance and encouraging words that have helped me become a lifelong learner. A big thanks to her and BYJU'S - The Learning App. BYJU'S app has helped me understand Maths and Science in a fun way. Now, I study from the app, understand concepts, and then go through my textbooks. BYJU'S is the bridge that connects my imagination to my reality. The engaging study videos with real-life examples help me understand concepts not only from an exam point of view but as a lesson for life.

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Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone The Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone is a convergent plate boundary which stretches from the North Island of New Zealand northward, and includes the Hikurangi Trough, the Kermadec Trench and the Tonga Trench. Along this zone, the Pacific Plate to the east is subducting beneath the Indo-Australian Plate at a rate of 5.5 to 7.4 centimeters per year. - Garcia-Castellanos, D., M. Torné, and M. Fernàndez, 2000. Slab pull effects from a flexural analysis of the Tonga and Kermadec Trenches (Pacific Plate). Geophys. J. Int. 141, 479-485, doi:10.1046/j.1365-246x.2000.00096.x pdf

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Yom Kippur, literally “the Day of Atonement,” is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and is celebrated in Israel and throughout the Jewish world with great intensity. It is the culmination of “the Ten Days of Repentance” that begin on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. |2022||5 Oct||Wed||Yom Kippur| |2023||25 Sep||Mon||Yom Kippur| |2024||12 Oct||Sat||Yom Kippur| |Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.| Yom Kippur takes place on the 10th day of the month of Tishrei, usually in the early autumn. It begins at sundown and ends at the following sundown. Most Israeli Jews are not especially religious and do not regularly attend synagogue, but even secular Jews will usually attend services for Yom Kippur and may even fast. Yom Kippur services continue all day long for Yom Kippur, including five separate times of prayer. A light meal is eaten just before the day begins, and all-day fasting is the rule, though some fast only partially. During the synagogue services, the Biblical account of the High Priest offering a sacrifice for the sins of Israel in the Holy of Holies of Solomon’s Temple is often read. Since the destruction of the Temple, the actual sacrifice can no longer be done, but the Talmud instructs followers of Judaism to read and contemplate the Temple ritual in place of its actually being performed. It is believed that confessing and regretting the sins of the past year between Rosh Hashanah and the Day of Atonement gains forgiveness for them and allows you to start the new year “clean.” Sins not forgiven before Yom Kippur ends, however, will be the basis of judgment on you for the year to come. Also note that Yom Kippur is treated like a Sabbath, that is, a day of rest that usually falls on every Saturday. This means that Israeli businesses will be mostly closed down since no work is permitted to be done on the Sabbath. Those visiting Israel during the highest of all Jewish holy days, Yom Kippur, may want to consider taking part in the following activities: - Attend synagogue for all or part of the all-day, five-segment services. You will learn much about Judaism and Jewish culture, and some of the larger synagogues will have impressive architecture to admire as well. - Buy a “Sabbath-style” Jewish meal in the local supermarket before Yom Kippur begins and eat it on Yom Kippur. It will be hard to find good cooked food during the holiday, but the Jewish people have developed Sabbath dishes that are very delicious and require no cooking during a holy day. Try cholent, a meat, bean, barley, and potato stew; braided sweet bread, called “challah;” kugel, a spiced, sweetened, noodle and raisin pudding; soup with Jewish long noodles called “lokshen” or square noodles called “farfel;” or a cream cheese and salmon “bagel sandwich.” - Walk or bike around Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the beautiful shores of Lake Galilee, the Golan heights, the arid Negev, or other parts of Israel. As public transport stops and most will not drive on Yom Kippur, the streets are full of bikers. Being in Israel for Yom Kippur will give you insight into Jewish traditions, a chance to try “Sabbath dishes,” and a host of other unique opportunities, despite many businesses being shut down for the day. |2021||16 Sep||Thu||Yom Kippur| |2020||28 Sep||Mon||Yom Kippur| |2019||9 Oct||Wed||Yom Kippur| |2018||19 Sep||Wed||Yom Kippur| |2017||30 Sep||Sat||Yom Kippur|

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Version: v1, Published online: 1998 Retrieved December 04, 2021, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/mind-computational-theories-of/v-1 The computational theory of mind (CTM) is the theory that the mind can be understood as a computer or, roughly, as the ‘software program’ of the brain. It is the most influential form of ‘functionalism’, according to which what distinguishes a mind is not what it is made of, nor a person’s behavioural dispositions, but the way in which the brain is organized. CTM underlies some of the most important research in current cognitive science, for example, theories of artificial intelligence, perception, decision making and linguistics. CTM involves a number of important ideas. (1) Computations can be defined over syntactically specifiable symbols (that is, symbols specified by rules governing their combination) possessing semantic properties (or ‘meaning’). For example, addition can be captured by rules defined over decimal numerals (symbols) that name the numbers. (2) Computations can be analysed into ‘algorithms’, or simple step-by-step procedures, each of which could be carried out by a machine. (3) Computation can be generalized to include not only arithmetic, but deductive logic and other forms of reasoning, including induction, abduction and decision making. (4) Computations capture relatively autonomous levels of ordinary psychological explanation different from neurophysiology and descriptions of behaviour. Block, Ned and Georges Rey. Mind, computational theories of, 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-W007-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/mind-computational-theories-of/v-1. Copyright © 1998-2021 Routledge.

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Quatr.us experts wrote all of these simple, free articles. Click on any page to read the full article. - Stone Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age - Ancient Greece - Ancient Rome - Medieval Europe - Modern Europe North Europe Projects Europe, by Jo Ellen Moore (1999). For kids, a basic geography of modern Europe, including information about animals. Germany in Pictures, by Jeffrey Zuehlke (2003). A basic geography of Germany for kids, with pictures. It’s about modern times, not history, but the geography’s more or less the same. The Ancient Celts, by Patricia Calvert (2005). Covers all aspects of ancient Celtic society (in Germany and elsewhere), using archaeological evidence to show the lives of farmers, soldiers, and craftspeople.

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The shrine was founded by the leading disciple of En no Gyōja, a man called Kokuchin (黒珍). He lived near a mound surmounted by a strangely shaped rock which he considered sacred and worshipped. One night in 795, April 8 to be precise, he was preparing to purify himself when a light suddenly appeared from a fissure in the rock and took the shape of two old men: they told him they were Gozu-Tennō (牛頭天王, an alternative name for Susano-o Ōkami) and Asuka Kongen (飛鳥権現) and that if they were worshipped epidemics could be prevented, happiness increase, and the locality would flourish. Kokuchin immediately built a hokora on the site, and separate halls enshrining the two kami soon followed. In 1718 the two shrines were destroyed by fire and nine years later both deities were enshrined in a single new hall, the Zuikō-den (瑞光殿, lit. "Auspicious Light Hall.") Zuikō-seki is the name given to the rock from which the two kami materialized, and in early Meiji times, 1864, a Fujizuka was built around it. A few years before this, in 1858, a cholera epidemic had struck Edo and the number of people visiting the shrine rose sharply. The introduction of the Shin-butsu Bunri policy in 1868 saw the name of Gozu-Tennō and Asuka Kongen officially changed to Susano-o Ōkami and Asuka Ōkami, while the official name of Susano-o-no mikoto (57) 須佐之男命 Kotoshiro-nushi (90) 事代主命 From Merged Shrines Kumano Jinja 熊野神社 Hiei Jinja 日枝神社、 Wakamiya Hachiman Gū 若宮八幡宮 Sengen Jinja 浅間社 Fukutoko-Inari Jinja 福徳稲荷神社 Sugahara Jinja 菅原神社 Inari Jinja 稲荷神社 Earliest mention of: 795 Annual Festivals: June 3, Sept. 15 the shrine became Susano-o Jinja. After the 1945 fire-bombing raids had reduced the shrine to ashes the prayer hall was rebuilt in 1957, the main hall in 1981. In pre-modern times, when child survival rates were very low, there was a proverb 七歳までは神の子, loosely translated it says that until we are seven we are children of god. The underlying idea was that a child who passed away before the age of seven had not so much died as had its spirit torn away by a vengeful ghost 物の怪 (mononoke): once it reached the age of seven it would be entitled to a proper funeral ceremony. The ema shown above, which is based on this concept, is found all over the shrine grounds, particularly on the "child raising (kosodate)" ginkgo (ichō) tree in front of the main hall. Shrine legend tells us that the tree was given this name after a young mother whose milk had run dry infused some of the bark of the tree and drank it, sprinkled the ground around the tree with water in which rice had been washed, and prayed that her child would be healthy. Also located in the shrine grounds is what is said to be the first monument to Bashō's Oku-no-hosomichi. Senju was the first place Bashō disembarked at after being seen off by his friends and his expectations were high, or heavy:- "Landed at Senju, sense of three thousand li ahead swelling the heart, world so much a dream, tears at point of departure." (Corman, p17) The Fujizuka is quite small and it is probably not unfair to say that only the Zuikō-seki gives it any interest. (Click on images to expand them)

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Temporary colour light home signals In 1968, the FR was running an intensive summer passenger service crossing trains at Minffordd and Tan-y-Bwlch (TYB). The single line sections were controlled by miniature staff instruments, but controlling heavy trains into the crossing loops was by fixed Flag Boards. The potential for a misunderstanding was therefore high. David Josey and his late friend and colleague, John Wagstaff, worked with no budget, no defined equipment, and no defined standards and rules to create a better system to control the entry into the loops. Firstly they bought, recovered and transported an assortment of redundant mechanical and electrical signalling equipment largely from the Southern Region of BR. See Signal Recoveries. From this eclectic collection a standard Loop signalling system was developed. With the low train speeds and adequate braking they argued that trains could safely and sensibly run from a green aspect to a red. Nevertheless, it was important to remind drivers that they were approaching a passing loop and that they had to be prepared to bring their train to a stop at the approach (home) signal. For this John re-invented the old FR Disc Signals. This was to be painted a bright yellow on the approach side and have a large black W on its face. So the Whistle Caution Board came into being. From John’s time in Ghana, he suggested Up trains gave one long blast and Down trains two long blasts, so that the signalman could identify the position and direction of the approaching train. The Home signals were three aspect, Red/Yellow/Green full size colour signal heads, with the Green aspect giving entry to the Main line and Yellow to the loop or any other line. This last only applied to the top end of TYB that had, at that date, a facing siding to Down trains. The existing ground frames at each end of the loops that controlled the entry/exit points and associated facing point locks (FPLs) were retained, as were the single line section entry flag boards - platform 'starting' signals. The colour light signal aspects were fed over the front (energised) contacts of signalling relays so detection and controls could be added to the circuits. Point & FPL detection was achieved by using semaphore signal two-position rotary contact boxes worked by the channel rodding. A Silec treadle was placed an engine length beyond each signal, so that the signal returned to Danger after the driver had passed the Clear aspect. See Train detection – Treadles. The signal control panel construction was based on Epson and Ewell Model Railway Club practice for model railway layouts. The control panel showed the layout and had lamps to indicate what aspect each home signal displayed. In each of the loops was a three-position rotary switch, which when in the vertical position, placed and maintained both signals from displaying a proceed aspect for that line. The switch could be turned to the left or the right, depending on the direction of travel intended. To clear the appropriate signal a push button by the signal indication then needed to be depressed. If the entry points were set for this movement then the signal cleared – to Green or to Yellow. If the points needed to be changed then the signalman walked to the ground frames and set the points. At each ground frame was located a locked box containing three buttons – Red, Yellow and Green. Pressing the appropriate green or yellow button cleared the signal. The signal could be returned to Danger by pressing the RED button at the ground frame, or returning the direction switch, on the control panel, to the vertical. When the stations were unmanned the signals were turned off. As an unlit signal is a mandatory stop signal, ‘U’ signs were placed on the Home signal posts which allowed a train to pass it when the signal was unlit and the 'U' was displayed. These 'U' signs were a flat plate with a centre horizontal hinge to which was fixed a half-height plate. When in the up position the plate showed a large white U on a black background, and when down the signal number in black on a white background – fail-safe! The hinged plate was padlocked in either position. The Railway Inspectorate accepted the proposal as a temporary measure until full signalling could be provided.

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What is the solution of 4x 5y 15? Answer: I discovered three services of the equation 4x-5y =15 room (5,1), (10,5), (20,13). You are watching: What is the graph of the equation 4x – 5y = 15? How perform you find the steep of 4x 5y 15? The slope-intercept type is y=mx+b y = m x + b , wherein m m is the slope and also b b is the y-intercept. Subtract 4x 4 x native both political parties of the equation. Divide each term by −5 – 5 and simplify. Division each hatchet in −5y=15−4x – 5 y = 15 – 4 x by −5 – 5 . How perform you discover an equation in a graph? To discover the equation the a graphed line, find the y-intercept and the slope in order to write the equation in y-intercept (y=mx+b) form. Slope is the adjust in y over the adjust in x. Uncover two points on the line and draw a steep triangle connecting the two points. What is the steep of the line 4x 3y 15? Hence, the steep is 4/3 and also y-intercept is 5. What is the Y intercept that the line v the equation 4x 2y 12? Answer: y intercept ( b) = 6. Step-by-step explanation: provided : equation 4x + 2y=12. What is the formula the a function? Function defines the relation in between the input and the output. Role Formulas are offered to calculation x-intercept, y-intercept and also slope in any function. The steep of a linear role is calculation by rearranging the equation come its general form, f(x) = mx + c; whereby m is the slope. What is the y-intercept the 4x 3y 15? Using the slope-intercept form, the y-intercept is 5 . What is the y-intercept because that the equation 4x 3y? The y-intercept is –4. The graph that 4x – 3y = 12 is the heat that crosses the x-axis in ~ the point (3, 0) and the y-axis at the point (0, –4). What is the slope and also y-intercept the 4x 2y 12? That means that the steep of the given line (4x + 2y = 12) is (-4/2)=-2. What is the slope of the line with the equation 3y − 2x 5? Divide y y by 1 1 . Rewrite in slope-intercept form. Utilizing the slope-intercept form, the slope is 23 . How perform you develop equations? Basic actions to setting Up EquationsDetermine what the question is asking.Write under the relevant info in simple statements.Assign symbols to unknown values that have to be found.Determine just how the explanation relate to each various other mathematically. What is the steep of y =- 4x 3y? Using the slope-intercept form, the steep is 4 . See more: Enye With Tilde: How To Type Enye On Windows 10, Why Can'T I Type An Enye On My Laptop What is the steep of y =- 3 4x 4? The slope-intercept kind is y=mx+b y = m x + b , where m m is the slope and also b b is the y-intercept. Combine 34 3 4 and also x x . Rewrite in slope-intercept form. Utilizing the slope-intercept form, the steep is 34 . We usage cookies come ensure the we provide you the best experience on our website. If you proceed to use this site we will certainly assume that you room happy v it.Ok

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These guys may seem like a regular bunch of cute bunnies, and during daylight that’s exactly what they are. But as the night falls, a peculiar trait reveals itself occurs — the rabbits start glowing in the dark! “So how can a pack of small rabbits emit glowing green light?” you might ask. Well, the bunnies are the result of University of Istanbul scientific research that fused the little fellows with jellyfish by injecting them with a specific gene for glowing protein production. The protein is invisible during the day, but radiates at night. Speaking to the LA Times, associate professor Stefan Moisyadi noted that the gene is harmless to rabbits, but will be passed down to their offspring. “Our main plan was to do sheep, but they only have one or two embryos max,” Moisyadi stated. “Right now we have 10 pregnant sheep, and we hope that 25 percent of the babies glow green — maybe two or three of them.” The professor also stressed that the entire process isn’t about entertainment, as it can also be used for the insertion of proteins used in medications. “Animals can make valuable proteins in their milk that humans use for medicine, and you can extract the proteins quite easily,” he explained. “It would make certain pharmaceutical production extremely cost-effective.” The project raises a numerous number of ethical and moral questions but also holds great promise and potential. Watch video of the glowing bunnies below, where it is embedded for easy reference: On a related note, how does the idea of glowing bunny slippers sound to you? Contact us: travis [at] bunnyslippers.com

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In addition to the basic functions, such as protection, correction and improvement of limited functions, modern orthoses can be adapted very precisely to the patient’s needs. In the case of orthoses for the paralysed, this is done primarily by means of orthotic joints at knee and ankle level. In contrast to earlier rigid devices, which often severely restricted movement and sat like “knight’s armour”, today’s orthoses enhance the ability to move. By using orthotic joints, the dynamics of the orthosis can be precisely aligned with the pivot points of the movement axes of the anatomical joints of the lower extremity. The dynamics of the orthosis occur exactly where the dynamics in the skeletal system occur in healthy people. Since the dynamics of the orthosis are achieved through the orthotic joints, the orthosis shells can be produced stable and torsion-resistant. This is crucial for the quality and function of the orthosis, since it is the only way to ensure that the orthosis provides the necessary stability to achieve security when standing and walking. Although the orthosis is applied locally, it effects the entire body. Back or shoulder pain is often caused by compensation postures or a pathological (abnormal) gait. Medical treatment, physiotherapy and an optimal orthotic treatment can enable an almost unrestricted life.

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We’ve all heard how remote learning is not working for students and teachers. And some of these problems arise from issues systemic in our society. Nevertheless, the challenges that come with remote learning can also be opportunities for change in our education system. Let’s be honest, remote learning is not the same as real face to face interaction with the teacher and classmates in a physical classroom. The engagement for students is not the equivalent when participating in video conferencing classes. One may argue that valuable, socio-emotional skills needed for communication and collaboration cannot be learned through an online setting. Do we have the same confidence in this new age of at-home learning? What will this generation of students lack if remote learning were to continue for more than a year? What is lost with preschoolers who are just starting to make connections beyond their family? What valuable personal growth would teenagers miss by not having chances to socially interact with their peers? How much of the university experience be removed when networking through informal gatherings are absent. My argument is that fundamental to the act of teaching is personal human connections. This cannot be replicated by mere video conferencing a lecture, such as going through multiple Powerpoint Slides. Instead, we must leverage the times we see each other virtually to understand each other deeper. Thus, I propose a few suggestions for helping teachers build more connections with their students in a remote learning environment. Give Students Private Space Create that safe space during video conferencing for students to share their hopes, dreams, and worries. Many video conferencing platforms have features for participants to break out into smaller private rooms for intimate conversations. Make use of this feature. Trust students to have these conversations regardless of their connection to our lessons. Many times, these private conversations are necessary for students to work through the challenges that they face. In turn, students respect teachers who provide them with autonomy. One to One Conversations with Students Matter More Design your scheduling so that you can have one-on-one conversations with students multiple times during the week. In this time of quarantines and lockdown, teachers having a one to one conversation with their students breaks isolation. It also helps teachers gain a better understanding of their students on a personal level. These conversations help teachers create more personalized instructions and feedback for their students. The secret to these conversations is teachers’ willingness to set aside time to listen and empathize with their students. Design Home Projects to Be Meaningful Students need to engage in projects that are authentic and meaningful to them at home. If teacher assignments are limited to worksheets, students do not have the context to engage in meaningful conversations with their peers and the teachers. It would be far better for teachers to co-design projects with their students and validate appropriate knowledge and skills mastered by the student. Home projects are an excellent opportunity for teachers to understand better their students’ passions and interests. For example, one of my teacher colleagues guided his students to more in-depth concepts about physical forces by inviting them to explore different household objects’ center of balance. He extended to their interest by having his students investigate how their learning extended to their personal interests in the application of forces in different sports and hobbies. It will be critical for teachers to continuously monitor and give feedback. However, such projects’ personalization and authenticity will be more meaningful and will help students make better learning connections. Indeed remote learning is not perfect. And we still have much to learn about how to make virtual learning work. Nevertheless, if we can just add a bit more human into our remote interactions, perhaps the online experience will be much more approachable for our students and teachers.

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A Short History of the Town of Plainfield1 The town of Plainfield was founded in 1761 by a group of 56 proprietors, most from Plainfield, CT, who sought to invest in the New Hampshire Grants when settlement became safe at the end of the French and Indian War. The best agricultural land was in the Connecticut River Valley, and in the summer of 1761, John Stevens, as agent for the others, traveled from Plainfield, CT, to Portsmouth, NH, to petition Royal Governor Benning Wentworth for a land grant. He succeeded and received the town charter, which he brought back to Connecticut. That fall, land along the river was surveyed and lots drawn, and during the next few summers, men came to clear land and build cabins, but returned home to Connecticut for the winter. The first settlers to spend the winter here were Josiah Russell and Littlefield Nash in the winter of 1764-1765. There is at least one family in town, in 2008, that can trace their ancestry back to one of the original proprietors; the Williams family still own land they were granted in 1761. By 1775, the population of the town had grown to 308. Grist and saw mills had been built, roads were being improved, and controversies were raging about the location of the meeting house. This ultimately led in 1780 to the division of the town into two “parishes”. The western parish included Plainfield village and lands along the river, and the eastern parish was named Meriden. The town continued to grow and prosper, and in 1813, Kimball Union Academy was founded. In the 1820s, the introduction of Merino sheep resulted in a dramatic increase in sheep farming, and provided a profitable cash crop. By 1835 there were sixty-five sheep farms in town, and in 1860 there were 17,000 sheep in Plainfield. Any available land was cleared of trees, and stonewalls were built to contain the sheep. New mills were built along Bloods Brook. The rise of the sheep industry created a period of prosperity, and as a result, many fine new houses and public buildings were built in the 1820-1840 period in both villages. The end of the Civil War, the opening of range lands in the West, and other factors, began to severely depress the market for sheep, and by 1900 there were only 1,100 sheep in town. Land prices dropped significantly, and some farms were abandoned. The population of the town dropped by a third between 1860-1900 as young people sought more opportunities in the West or in the cities. The population continued to decline, and it was not until the late 1970s that Plainfield’s population had regained its 1860 level of 1,620 residents. Most of the farmers who stayed switched from sheep to dairy farming, cattle breeding or poultry. While today there are only two dairy farms left in town, there are a variety of other kinds of successful farming operations. Plainfield today has a population of about 2,400, and has evolved into a bedroom community for those who work in the Hanover/Lebanon area. We are fortunate that both Plainfield and Meriden Villages retain many of the private and public buildings built in the 18th and 19th centuries that add so much historic character to the town.

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Learn about the technologies behind the Internet with The TCP/IP Guide!| NOTE: Using robot software to mass-download the site degrades the server and is prohibited. See here for more. Find The PC Guide helpful? Please consider a donation to The PC Guide Tip Jar. Visa/MC/Paypal accepted. |View over 750 of my fine art photos any time for free at DesktopScenes.com!| SCSI Software Interface Protocols (ASPI and CAM) In order for a device to be used on the SCSI bus, it is necessary for it to have a driver that interfaces it to the bus. (The exception is hard disks, which are normally usable directly by the host adapter, since it is designed for that purpose). The problem with this is making sure the drivers are available for all the devices you want to use and that they work properly. A further problem is making sure that operating systems and applications can work with all of the drivers that are written for various devices. To help make the situation with drivers more standardized, Adaptec--the biggest name in SCSI host adapters--developed the Advanced (originally Adaptec) SCSI Programming Interface, or ASPI. This driver acts as an abstraction layer that hides the details of the host adapter from the operating system or application and makes device support more universal. Most of the popular operating systems can make use of ASPI. DOS requires an ASPI driver to be loaded, while the protected mode operating systems such as Windows 95 and Windows NT have native support for ASPI. One problem with using SCSI under DOS or Windows 3.x is that the lack of protected-mode drivers means yet another real-mode drive that uses up precious conventional memory. An alternative interface protocol is called Common Access Method or CAM. This is a more sophisticated and complex software interface protocol, which is defined as one of the SCSI-3 standards. CAM and ASPI both do basically the same thing; which is used depends on the particular system.

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For Immediate Release, September 28, 2012 Contact: Mollie Matteson, (802) 318-1487 Endangered Indiana Bats Battered by Bat-killing Disease Study: White-nose Syndrome Wiped Out 10 Percent of Indiana Bats Each Year LA CROSSE, Wis.— A new study finds that one of the first bats ever listed as endangered lost 10 percent of its population every year between 2006 and 2009 to white-nose syndrome, the bat disease that has already wiped out nearly 7 million bats in North America. The Indiana bat had made modest population gains in recent years prior to the onset of the disease, but a report recently released by the U.S. Geological Survey says white-nose syndrome has reversed that trend in some areas. In recent winters, the disease spread into the core midwestern range of the species, which could result in even more dramatic declines. “Indiana bats are beginning to slip away from us,” said Mollie Matteson, a bat specialist with the Center for Biological Diversity, which this spring petitioned the White House for national action on the disease outbreak. “At this point, every remaining Indiana bat is a precious survivor. We need to take every possible step to save them from threats, including white-nose syndrome.” The disease has hit Indiana bats the hardest in the Northeast and in Appalachia. Bat scientists fear the dramatic mortality rates observed in the eastern portions of the species’ range will soon occur in Indiana bat stronghold states, such as Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri. The Indiana bat was first listed as a federally endangered species in 1967, when people still purposefully killed entire colonies of bats “for fun” or out of a mistaken belief that they were “vermin.” Measures to protect the colonies, such as the gating of important hibernating sites, have helped to reduce those losses. But many threats remain, including logging of summer roosting trees and pesticide spraying of insects that bats depend on for food. In recent years, the boom in oil and gas fracking in the eastern states, as well as wind-energy installations that kill bats with moving turbine blades, have created new hazards for the animals. “Indiana bats were already struggling to survive — now white-nose syndrome is pushing them headlong into extinction,” Matteson said. Since 2006, when white-nose syndrome was first discovered in upstate New York caves, the disease has spread to 19 states and four Canadian provinces. Last winter biologists discovered white-nose syndrome in Missouri, marking the first time the disease had been confirmed west of the Mississippi River. Indiana bats have suffered mortality rates of more than 90 percent in some affected hibernation sites in the Northeast, where the disease has been present longest. The Geological Survey study notes that, so far, subpopulations of the Indiana bat are on variable trajectories, with midwestern Indiana bats holding steady in recent years or even slightly increasing. But the report’s authors say that overall, the fungal bat disease is “stalling and in some cases reversing population gains made in recent years.” In response to the growing impact of white-nose syndrome, one of the nation’s leading scientific organizations, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, recently called for cave closures to prevent people from spreading the disease. In the eastern United States, caves on most federal lands, many state lands and some private lands have been closed to nonessential human access the past several years to protect bats. Bat caves in the West, however, remain largely unprotected, including thousands of caves on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands. To date, caves have been closed in only the Rocky Mountain Region of the Forest Service, which includes Colorado and Wyoming, and on federal land in New Mexico, where only about two dozen caves have been closed. The Center has been a leader in the effort to enact stronger protective measures for bats, calling for cave closures on public lands and petitioning the White House Council on Environmental Quality earlier this year to direct those closures. “The Indiana bat’s situation is about to get even more urgent,” Matteson said. “When we lose bats, we lose irreplaceable parts of our ecosystems, including the services these animals provide by eating thousands of tons of crop pests every year. And that’s a problem for all of us.” The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 375,000 members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.

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Marie Frazzitta is director for diabetes education at North Shore LIJ Health System and Dr. Jill Rabin is co-chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics and gynecology, women's heatlh programs, PCAP services, North Shore-LIJ Health System and head of urogynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y.. The authors contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Recently, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force published recommendations in the Annals of Internal Medicine — a widely-respected, peer-reviewed journal — that strongly advise all pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes, a test which many physicians (including those at the North Shore-LIJ Health System) routinely perform. Testing guidelines in the article are highly specific and stringent, and if followed, may help reduce the risks associated with undiagnosed and untreated gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes happens during pregnancy due to the changes that are happening in a woman's body, and it affects 10 percent to 18 percent of all pregnant women. The changes can cause the blood glucose (sugar) level to go too high. The associated risks include preeclampsia (a pregnancy-related condition associated with high blood pressure and other symptoms), macrosomia (large, for gestational age, babies) and birth-related injuries. The ongoing obesity epidemic has led to an increased number of women having undiagnosed type 2 diabetes at the time of their child's conception, as well as an increased number of women who are developing gestational diabetes. Diabetes during pregnancy carries risk for both mother and baby. In order to avoid complications, screening and appropriate treatment are imperative. Women with such risk factors as being overweight, family history of diabetes, coming from a high-risk ethnic back ground (African American, Latino, Native American or Asian), physicalinactivity, delivering a baby that weighed more than 9 lbs., high blood pressure or polycystic ovarian disease should be screened at their first prenatal visit for type 2 diabetes. In the first trimester it is recommended physicians screen mothers for diabetes using either a fasting glucose, 2 hour 75 gram glucose tolerance test (where a woman drinks 75 grams of sugar and then has her blood drawn 2 hours later), or an HbA1c test (athree-month average of blood glucose levels). If the mother screens negative, she should be screened again later in the pregnancy for gestational diabetes. Many of the complications caused by diabetes can be avoided if a woman achieves and maintains good glucose control during her pregnancy. Early identification and treatment is key to preventing these complications. [9 Uncommon Conditions That Pregnancy May Bring ] Often, women have no symptoms of diabetes (increased thirst, increased hunger, increased urination, weight loss or gain) and screening is the only way to identify high glucose levels. Equally important for women who have gestational diabetes is to be screened again for diabetes 6 weeks to 12 weeks after they deliver their baby to ensure that the diabetes resolved. Women who have a history of gestational diabetes are at a high risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life and should be screened on a regular basis. If you have gestational diabetes, you may be at risk for developing type 2 diabetes later on in life and developing preeclampsia, a condition that may occur after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Women who have preeclampsia may have high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Some risks for the baby may include: - Respiratory distress syndrome (breathing problems after birth) - Low blood glucose levels after delivery - Jaundice (yellowing of the skin) - Increased risk for childhood obesity and diabetes - A stillbirth (a baby that dies before birth) However, outside of the pregnancy, maintaining a healthy body weight and being active are important lifestyle habits that can prevent women from developing diabetes. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. This version of the article was originally published on LiveScience.

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ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES The Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1827–1911 A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives LETTER FROM R.E. ORR TO THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS CONCERNING LEASING LAND FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES March 7, 1901 The I and M owned the canal itself and that land which extended ninety feet out on each side of it. Through a legal technicality the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company had obtained a right-of-way along the canal line in 1851. Although the railroad originally was to have compensated the canal for the resulting loss of tolls, a court battle determined otherwise. And by the summer of 1854 the railroad was fully operational between Chicago on Lake Michigan and Rock Island on the Mississippi River. Almost immediately passengers and goods of small bulk gravitated to the railroad which was fast, cost effective, and open to traffic year round (see document 39 and document 42 explanations). Over the succeeding years the railroad and the canal competed mainly for bulk goods. When railroad rates were lowered canal tolls went down as well. But increasingly over the years the I and M's usefulness was in decline. In 1900 only 60 boats remained on the line. Together they transported 121,759 tons of freight over a total of 99,409 miles. But tolls generated only $13,868. Total revenues (including tolls, canal land sales, and water power, ice, and land leases) amounted to $69,279 while expenditures came to $88,317. For an early argument opposing railroads, see document 9. Points to Consider What was R.E. Orr requesting? Why had the I and M commissioners rejected this offer? Describe the I and M in March of 1901. Even by 1901 standards, R.E. Orr's tone was exceedingly deferential in this letter. Why was that?

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A hurricane is a tropical weather system with sustained winds of more than 74 mph. Hurricanes are classified into five categories according to wind velocity. Category 1 is the mildest, with winds from 74-95 mph. Category 5 is the strongest, with winds above 155 mph. August and September are peak months of hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 to November 30. more What you should do Beginning of hurricane season - Have emergency supplies, including a flashlight and extra batteries, first-aid kit, food and water, and essential medicines. - Keep copies of important legal and financial records in a flood protected place. - Have a family disaster plan and practice it. - Make plans for protecting your house, especially the roof, windows, and doors. - Trim dead or weak branches from trees. When a Hurricane Watch or Warning is issued - Follow hurricane progress reports. more - Store drinking water in clean jugs, bottles, or in your bathtub. more - Store or secure lawn furniture and other outside objects that can be blown away or that might shatter windows. more - Store valuables and personal papers in a waterproof container. - Protect all windows with shutters or precut plywood. - Turn the refrigerator and freezer to the coldest settings, unless instructed by officials to turn off utilities. Food establishments should follow food establishment power outage guidelines. - Fill your car's gas tank. (Gas pumps are electric.) Review evacuation routes and gather emergency supplies you would need if you have to evacuate. - Evacuate safely, if ordered to do so. After a hurricane - Return home only after officials say it is safe to do so. - Beware of downed or loose power lines. Report them immediately to the power company, police department, or fire department. - Enter your home with caution. - Check for gas leaks. If you smell gas or hear a blowing or hissing noise, quickly leave the building and leave the doors open. Call the gas company. (Do not use candles or open flames until you verify that it is safe.) - Look for electrical system damage. If you see sparks or frayed wires, turn off electricity at the main fuse box. If there is standing water around your electrical box, call an electrician. - If you suspect there is sewer or water line damage, call the water supplier. - If a Boil Water Advisory has been issued for your water system, do not drink or prepare food with tap water until notified it is safe to do so. - Clean and dry out your home if there has been flooding. more - Take pictures of the damage for insurance claims and contact your insurance agent.

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We believe many American schools today provide an effective education, but that the bar is rising, requiring new ways to think about how to educate today’s students. A growing number of experts and educators are examining the ABC’s of how the system approaches the challenges of educating this generation of students. These students are fundamentally different than their predecessors even a single generation ago, and hybrid education could provide powerful solutions. Experts point to the current crop of digital natives–kids born into a world of modern technology. Digital natives have been immersed in a world of video games, computers, digital music players, and cell phones since they were born. That’s vastly different from the world of digital immigrants–an older generation that’s learning to adopt technology later in life. Digital immigrants are learning to speak a language that doesn’t come as naturally to them. While many have successfully mastered all types of technology, it’s a language they’ve adopted incrementally. Digital natives, on the other hand, have been shaped by the internet, Google searches, and instant messaging from day one and can’t imagine life without technology. The terms digital native and digital immigrant were coined in 2001 by Marc Prensky, an internationally acclaimed thought-leader, speaker, writer, consultant, and game designer in the fields of education and learning who’s also an outspoken proponent of creating a new educational paradigm that makes learning more relevant to today’s students. It’s an idea that’s sparked much debate and inspired some educators to adapt blended or hybrid learning programs to teach and inspire today’s students. The undeniable truth is that the world we live in outside the classroom has drastically changed. It begs the question: how can our classrooms change and evolve as well? Digital natives: Students 2.0 “Today’s students are incredibly sophisticated,” says Rajeshri Gandhi, an academic advisor at Thesys International, an educational company and provider of hybrid education programs. “The availability of the internet has conditioned them to ask questions and get answers instantaneously.” That’s a far cry from the card catalog and encyclopedias most digital immigrants grew up with.

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According to a 2011 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), women comprise around 43 percent of the agricultural labor force in developing countries. However, FAO also notes, “women face overt and implicit discrimination in access to productive resources such as land and to services such as credit and extension.” This gender gap in agriculture means that women make up a disproportionate majority of the world’s poorest farmers. This also means that the work of projects such as the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) stands to particularly benefit women farmers. GFAR provides an open forum for stakeholders across the agricultural spectrum—from researchers and organizations to farmers—to participate in collaborative discussion and action around the current and future state of agriculture. The Forum seeks “to integrate research with the societies it aims to serve and put meeting the needs of farmers (particularly resource-poor farmers) and the poor at the very core of agricultural research and innovation systems.” Much of this research and these innovation systems take on the challenge of bridging the gender gap and providing women with equal access to much-needed resources and technological advancements. According to GFAR Executive Secretary Dr. Mark Holderness, one of the most important questions GFAR participants ask in thinking about new technologies and innovations is, “How do we better benefit the needs of women?” To answer this question, GFAR has mobilized an open and inclusive movement for change, the Gender in Agriculture Partnership (GAP), to bring greater recognition of the importance of women in agriculture and the need for gender equality in rights and institutional approaches. GAP already involves 150 organizations working together to share knowledge and build joint programs. The GAP website and GFAR’s wider blog, newsletters, reports and events, highlight the impact of women in agriculture and innovative ways to improve women’s economic and social positions within the agricultural world. For example, GFAR recently hosted an event in partnership with the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) in New York City during the 58th Commission on the Status of Women on March 12th. The event, Empowering Rural Women Through Agricultural Innovation, discussed “how innovations lead to women’s socio-economic empowerment, with first-hand experiences of women farmers from Africa and South America.” The Global Forum also shares new knowledge and case studies on the advancement of women in agriculture, championing publications and reports from partners’ projects from various regions throughout the developing world. The publication “Women at the market: Innovative pro-poor green farm market dynamics” explores the potential for crop yield increase in the Mbeere Sub-country region of Kenya, which would allow for the region’s women farmers to benefit economically by bringing their surplus to market. The unique possibility of homesteading unused yard space in West Bengal in lifting women out of poverty is spotlighted in “Homestead farming – An avenue for women entrepreneurship in south 24 Paragans district of West Bengal, India.” GFAR also released a study on “Gender Dynamics in Changing Rice-Based Agricultural Systems in Bangladesh,” which seeks to “provide messages for agricultural technology interventions in Bangladesh to make rice-based farming more profitable and sustainable while improving household food security and overall livelihood through the involvement of women.” These are just a few examples of the myriad ways GFAR’s efforts to unite the conversations happening across the spectrum of agricultural research prove particularly beneficial to women farmers in developing regions of the world. In forming and catalyzing concrete, effective projects and plans for the development of agriculture, GFAR is providing support, technology, and avenues to economic success to a historically under-resourced population of the agricultural world: women. The Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) brings together all those working to strengthen and transform agricultural research for development around the world. During 2014 and the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF), GFAR is working with Food Tank to showcase and raise awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by smallholders and help identify efficient ways to support family farmers.

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The materials required for the science fair project experiment: - 100 domino tiles (50mm x 25mm x 6mm) - 1 measuring tape - 1 ruler - 1 stopwatch - 1 flat floor 1. For this science fair project, the independent variable is the distance between the domino tiles – 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm, 35mm, or 40mm. The dependent variable is the time taken for the 100 domino tiles to topple over. This is determined by measuring the time using a stopwatch. The constants (control variables) are the size of the domino tiles, the number of tiles used and the weight of the tiles. 2. The 100 domino tiles are arranged in a straight row. The distance between the tiles is maintained at 10mm. The total distance from the first tile to the last one will be 1584mm. As the first tile is knocked over, the stopwatch is simultaneously started. The first tile will collide with the next one, causing it to topple over. This will continue until the last tile has fallen. The stopwatch should be stopped just as the last tile falls. 3. Procedure 2 is repeated 5 times and the average time taken is calculated and recorded. 4. Procedures 2 and 3 are repeated with a distance between tiles of 15 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, 35 mm and 40 mm. The average amount of time taken for the 100 tiles to topple over is calculated and recorded in the table given below. 5. The speed of the falling tiles is measured using the formulae given below : Speed of tiles (mm/sec) = Total length of arranged tiles (mm) / Time take for all tiles to fall (seconds)

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What is the difference between chipset and motherboard? Can I use chipset instead of the motherboard? Any disadvantage in using chipset? A motherboard is the complete printed circuit board (PCB) that holds all the other components. The CPU and any expansion cards plug into it, and it has the connections for ports such as USB and PS/2. If you look inside a desktop computer, it's about one square foot in size and should be the largest PCB in there. All components of the computer are connected to the motherboard, either by The chipset usually refers to a particular set of components which are directly integrated to the motherboard. For specific details you should briefly read the Wikipedia article on chipsets, but usually the chipset consists of two chips, known as the northbridge and the southbridge. The northbridge is generally responsible for core system interconnects (memory, CPU) while the southbridge manages connections between other components such as PCI cards and USB devices. In a more generic sense, chipset can also refer to a specific device controller chip that is (normally) connected to the PCI bus (ie the southbridge), depending on the context. For example, the SATA controller chip is sometimes referred to as the SATA chipset, whether it's integrated into the motherboard or on an add-on PCI(e) card. In the same way, one can talk about a RAID chipset or USB chipset or network chipset. The chipset is a few chips found on the motherboard. It does not replace the motherboard.

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There are new clues into the health-damaging molecular changes eating high fat foods can have on the liver and insulin resistance, a soon to be released University of Michigan Health System study has found. A better understanding of the body’s response to indulgent eating could lead to new approaches for treating diabetes and metabolic syndrome, say researchers, noting that high fat foods can contribute to obesity, which in turn increases the risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The protein called Bcl10 is needed for the free fatty acids, which are found in high fat food and stored in body fat, to impair insulin action and lead to abnormally high blood sugar. In the laboratory study, researchers found that mice deficient in Bcl10 were protected from developing insulin resistance when fed a high-fat diet. The findings will be published May 31 in Cell Reports. Researchers say insulin helps control blood sugar, but insulin resistance can lead to the abnormally high blood sugar levels that are the hallmark of diabetes. They say insulin resistance can occur as part of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increase the risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease. As millions of Americans become overweight and obese, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome are on the rise, according to a press release announcing the study results. “The study also underscores how very short-term changes in diet such as high-fat eating for only a few days, perhaps even less, can induce a state of insulin resistance,” says senior study author Peter C. Lucas, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Researchers started by looking at how free fatty acids induce inflammation and impair insulin action in the liver, which is thought to be a major target for the harmful effects of free fatty acids. They concluded that Bcl10 is required for the fatty acids to induce inflammation and insulin resistance. The study found that mice deficient in Bcl10 were significantly better able to regulate their blood sugar. “We were surprised to learn that Bcl10, a protein previously known for its critical role in immune cell response to infection, also plays a critical role in the liver’s response to fatty acid,” Lucas said. “This is an example of nature co-opting a mechanism fundamental to the immune system and using it in a metabolic organ, in this case, the liver. “These findings reveal a new and important role for Bcl10 and could lead to novel ideas for treating patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes,” says co-senior author Linda McAllister-Davis, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pediatric hematology/oncology.

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March 24, 2010 Endangered Right Whale Seen Giving Birth And it's right where the Navy wants a warfare training range Who doesn’t love animal babies—with their big, luminous eyes, tiny faces, and fluffy bodies? But what if the baby is dripping wet, hairless, and 13-feet long? What’s so cute about that? A lot if you’re a mother North Atlantic right whale, one of only 350 right whales left in the world. Not only is that your baby, but it's also the future of your species. If you're a researcher studying right whales or an advocate fighting to protect them, the sight of a newborn right whale is thrilling beyond words. Because right whales can roam far offshore, only one birth has ever been witnessed. On March 20th, that changed. An aerial survey team from the University of North Carolina and Duke University was surveying more than 30 miles off Florida's coast when they came upon a female right whale at the water's surface acting unusually restless. They observed her for several minutes, thinking she may be entangled in fishing gear or in distress. As they watched her struggle, she dove below the surface and disappeared. Several minutes later a dark cloud of what appeared to be blood rose to the surface, and the team feared the worst. The team was circling the spot where she had disappeared when the new mother suddenly emerged, pushing her tiny calf to the surface for its first breath. The mother was later identified as a female named Derecha (Spanish for "right") who also gave birth to calves in 2004 and 2007. The calf's skin was flawless ebony, with deep wrinkles (called fetal folds) on its side from being curled up in his mother's womb. Its tail flukes, which will grow to over 10-feet in width during its lifetime, were small and the tips still curled under from their cramped position inside the mother. After taking a few visible breaths, mom allowed the calf to float on its own, and they began to slowly swim together. The researchers watched for a few more minutes and then continued on their survey. While nursing, the right whale calf will suckle up to 100 gallons a day of it's mother's rich milk, more than doubling in size in their first year of life. Right whale mothers are vigilant the first year, when the calf stays close to mom. Despite a protective mother, calves are especially vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear and being hit by ships, the leading causes of death in right whales. Government estimates state that 2 of every 4 right whale calves will not reach adulthood. The birth of this calf took place about 30 miles offshore of Florida, adjacent to an area that the U.S. Navy wants to use for submarine warfare training exercises. The Navy had asserted that right whales are never in this area. The HSUS has filed suit to demand that adequate consideration be given to the risk to right whales. The HSUS has successfully sued the government in the past to force additional risk reduction measures for commercial fisheries and to obtain a government mandate for slow ship speeds in right whale high use areas. The HSUS is currently suing the government over the siting of this Navy training range and has petitioned the government for expanded critical habitat areas for right whales. The HSUS is committed to protecting this fragile species and assuring a secure future for this new calf and her mother.

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A New Form of DNA Northwestern University chemists have synthesized a new form of DNA, one that can begin to be used to create new gene regulation therapies, for the prevention or treatment of diseases such as cancer. The spherical structures, composed entirely of nucleic acids, can naturally enter cells and effect gene knockdown. Current gene regulation therapies require secondary agents to carry nucleic acids into cells, which cause problems in terms of toxicity, limiting their effectiveness. "The beauty of this discovery is that, in principle, these constructs will lay the foundation for treating many forms of cancer, such as glioblastoma, where there are currently no good therapeutic approaches," says Chad Mirkin, who led the research. "There also may be opportunities to use this approach to facilitate wound healing, a direction we are pursuing with Dr. Amy Paller, a colleague and world-renowned dermatologist at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine." The new approach to gene therapy also could be used to treat many neurological and cardiovascular diseases with known genetic origins, he says. Mirkin is the George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Medicine, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering and Director of Northwestern's International Institute for Nanotechnology. In addition, Mirkin is co-Director of the Northwestern University Center of Cancer Nanotechnology and a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. He and his colleagues demonstrated that when DNA is arranged in the form of a densely packed, highly oriented nanostructure, it will enter cells naturally. The design of the core-free polyvalent nucleic acid nanostructures (PNANs), which comprise only cross-linked and oriented nucleic acids, eliminate the need for secondary agents with their associated toxic effects. The research, which represents an entirely new strategy in the gene regulation field, is published by the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Gene regulation is a therapeutic approach that targets genetic signals in cells. The idea is that if you can get DNA or RNA into a cell, you can selectively turn off genetic switches associated with disease. The trick is learning how to get it to the correct cells, to get into the cells and to do so in a non-toxic manner. The new nanostructures solve most of these problems. The PNANs are little hollow nanopods of DNA or RNA crosslinked at the base, an arrangement that leads to rapid cellular uptake. They are able to enter cells easily because the nanostructures pick up proteins that facilitate endocytosis, the process by which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them. Other approaches rely on positively charged polymers, peptides or viruses to deliberately introduce nucleic acids into cells. "One can now begin to create carrier-free gene regulation therapies based on these nanostructures that are non-toxic and more effective than what is currently available," says Mirkin. The National Cancer Institute and the National Science Foundation supported the research. The JACS paper is titled "Polyvalent Nucleic Acid Nanostructures." In addition to Mirkin, other authors are Joshua I. Cutler, Ke Zhang, Dan Zheng, Evelyn Auyeung and Andrew E. Prigodich, all from Northwestern. (Last updated on June 21, 2013 )

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. March 24, 2006 NASA's New Mars Orbiter Returns Test Images The first test images of Mars from NASA's newest spacecraft provide a tantalizing preview of what the orbiter will reveal when its main science mission begins next fall. Three cameras on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter were pointed at Mars at 11:36 p.m. EST, Thursday, while the spacecraft collected 40 minutes of engineering test data. The three cameras are the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, Context Camera and Mars Color Imager. "These high resolution images of Mars are thrilling, and unique given the early morning time-of-day. The final orbit of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will be over Mars in the mid-afternoon, like Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey," said Alfred McEwen, of the University of Arizona, Tucson, the principal investigator for the orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera. "These images provide the first opportunity to test camera settings and the spacecraft's ability to point the camera with Mars filling the instruments’ field of view," said Steve Saunders, the mission's program scientist at NASA Headquarters. "The information learned will be used to prepare for the primary mission next fall." The main purpose of these images is to enable the camera team to develop calibration and image-processing procedures such as the precise corrections needed for color imaging and for high-resolution surface measurements from stereo pairs of images. To get desired groundspeeds and lighting conditions for the images, researchers programmed the cameras to shoot while the spacecraft was flying about 1,547 miles or more above Mars, nine times the range planned for the primary science mission. Even so, the highest resolution of about 8 feet per pixel – an object 8 feet in diameter would appear as a dot – is comparable to some of the best resolution previously achieved from Mars orbit. Further processing of the images during the next week or two is expected to combine narrow swaths into broader views and show color in some portions. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been flying in elongated orbits around Mars since it entered orbit on March 10. Every 35 hours, it has swung from about 27,000 miles away from the planet to within about 264 miles of Mars' surface. Mission operations teams at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, continue preparing for aerobraking. That process will use about 550 careful dips into the atmosphere during the next seven months to shrink the orbit to a near-circular shape less than 200 miles above the ground. More than 25 gigabits of imaging data, enough to nearly fill five CD-ROMs, were received through NASA's Deep Space Network station at Canberra, Australia, and sent to JPL. They were made available to the camera teams at the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, Calif. Additional processing has begun for release of other images from the test in coming days. Preliminary images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment and additional information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are available online at: For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft. - end - text-only version of this release NASA press releases and other information are available automatically by sending a blank e-mail message to To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a blank e-mail message to Back to NASA Newsroom | Back to NASA Homepage

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Sara has a house which she wants to convert to a hostel and rent it out to students of a nearby women’s college. The house is a two story building and each floor has eight rooms. When one looks from the outside, three rooms are found facing North, three found facing East, three found facing West and three found facing South. Expecting a certain number of students, Sara wanted to follow certain rules while giving the sixteen rooms on rent: All sixteen rooms must be occupied. No room can be occupied by more than three students. Six rooms facing north is called north wing. Similarly six rooms facing east, west and south are called as east wing, west wing and south wing. Each corner room would be in more than one wing. Each of the wings must have exactly 11 students. The first floor must have twice as many students as the ground floor. However Sara found that three fewer students have come to rent the rooms. Still, Sara could manage to allocate the rooms according to the rules. How many students turned up for renting the rooms? 2) None of these

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Finding a Ć¢ā‚¬Å“Needle in a HaystackĆ¢ā‚¬Ā¯ with DNA About three weeks ago I wrote an item about carbon nanotubes being used in the power grid, and one week prior to that I wrote about DNA being used to assemble nanotechnology. Now I’m writing of how DNA may be used not to build, but to find those nanotubes 50,000 times smaller than a human hair. Carbon nanotubes are like chicken wire that has been stacked or wrapped in a specific way. The different ways of wrapping are known as chiralities. The carbon nanotubes scientists are looking at for use in the power grid have a chirality that gives them a shape similar to that of an armchair. When making them, they can be difficult to separate out from the other manufactured nanotubes. Now researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology have evolved DNA that will find the nanotubes for them. Previous work has shown DNA could isolate nanotubes meant for semiconductors, and by simple mutations it has been modified for this new search. What the DNA does is wrap itself around the nanotubes to bond its nucleotide bases together, just as double-stranded DNA does. The armchair chirality is the only one that can fit inside the DNA when it is wrapped up, thereby isolating the desired shape like a key fitting a keyhole. With the DNA holding the nanotubes, traditional means of separating contents of a solution, such as chromatography, may be used to retrieve them.

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Pediatrics – Good Grief Program Preschool and Childcare Professional On Site Trainings “Talking with Young Children About Loss: Words, Strategies and Wisdom to Help Children Cope with Death, Divorce and Other Difficult Times” Helping young children face loss is always challenging. However, in the current climate of war, school violence, as well as the typical losses that are part of ‘growing up’, professionals and parents struggle to know how and when to talk about difficult, stressful events; how, in fact, do we promote resilience in young children as we face a world more complex than when we grew up? In fact, very young children look to the important caregivers in their lives for answers. This workshop will address these issues and will frame them in the greater context of how children make sense of losses and how caring adults can create an environment and offer strategies to children that promotes coping skills and leads to resilience. Separation issues, disabilities, divorce, illness and death of loved ones, pet loss and the normal developmental losses (an only child becoming an 'older' child) will be explored. This workshop is available for staff as well as parents.

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Libertarian principles tend to overlap with Democratic party beliefs on some social issues like gay mariage and with Republican principles on economic issues like taxes and government regulation. Their foreign policy principles differ significantly from both parties. While American politics is generally dominated by the two largest parties — Democrats and Republicans — a growing fraction of the population identify with libertarian principles. |Philosophy||Liberal, left-leaning.||Usually, though not always, socially liberal and fiscally conservative.| |Economic Ideas||Minimum wages and progressive taxation, i.e., higher tax rates for higher income brackets. Born out of anti-federalist ideals but evolved over time to favor more government regulation.||Believe taxes shouldn't be increased for anyone (including the wealthy) and that wages should be set by the free market. Some are against all taxation.| |Stance on Military issues||Decreased spending||Mixed| |Stance on Gay Marriage||Support (some Democrats disagree)||Oppose government involvement in personal affairs, whether heterosexual or homosexual.| |Stance on Abortion||Should remain legal; support Roe v. Wade||Mixed| |Stance on Death Penalty||While support for the death penalty is strong among Democrats, opponents of the death penalty are a substantial fraction of the Democratic base.||Mixed| Differences in Philosophy The fundamental difference in philosophy between libertarian and Democratic party beliefs centers around the role of government. Democrats tend to support a broader range of social services in America than those advocated by libertarians. Democrats believe that the government is responsible for ensuring greater income equality and building support systems for the weak and vulnerable sections of society (such as the poor, unhealthy or disabled). They believe that it is every individual's responsibility to contribute to the community and the way to achieve this is through the government. Libertarian philosophy is based on a limited influence of government in all spheres of society &mash; social, economic, political, and foreign policy. Libertarians believe strongly in personal freedoms and responsibilities. They believe that government involvement leads to inefficiencies and the curtailing of freedoms. Libertarians believe that private charities can (and should) more efficiently and effectively serve the community, including the weaker sections of society. Libertarians believe that government is too big and controls too much economic activity, which hurts business and, in turn, the health of the nation. Individual and Community Libertarian policy leans towards individual responsibility and they believe in individual rights and freedoms. Democrats are more community-oriented in their beliefs about individual responsibility to the community and social justice. Libertarian vs Democratic stand on various issues A majority of Libertarians believe in non-interventionism, which means they support the withdrawal of their country's troops from foreign countries in which their government (and/or military) is "fighting" or participating in conflicts or wars. Libertarians want to significantly decrease military spending and America's involvement in conflicts abroad. Libertarians also favor withdrawing military troops stationed in their allied countries. Libertarians believe in this because they believe that the current conflicts and wars are unnecessary, unjust, and unconstitutional. They believe that their government spends excessive amounts of money to financially support the military and the cause they're used for. In addition to the belief in retracting and downsizing the military, some Libertarians support strengthening their country's borders, and using the military for national defense purposes only. They are against the growth of the military-industrial complex and what they consider empire-building by America around the world by maintaining military bases in foreign countries. Democrats favor increases in military spending (albeit lower rates of increases than what Republicans advocate). Democratic foreign policy is similar to Republicans' but arguably a little less hawkish. Libertarians and Democrats both tend to favor equal rights for gay and lesbian couples e.g. the right to get married and adopt children. Democrats support progressive taxes i.e. they want high-income individuals to pay taxes at a higher rate. They support higher taxes on the wealthy to pay for public programs. Libertarians consider taxes a form of legalized theft by the government. While they agree that some taxes are necessary for government to function, libertarians advocate a wholesale revision of the tax code to make it simpler, eliminate loopholes and special provisions, reduce the tax rate significantly, and lean towards a consumption tax rather than a tax on income. Video explaining the difference between the political systems

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Easily grown in average, acidic, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Adaptable to both light and heavy soils, but prefers moist, acidic, organic loams. Good tolerance for poorly drained soils including wet boggy or swampy conditions (this species is native to swampy areas of Eastern North America). Winterberries are dioecious (separate male and female plants). Only fertilized female flowers will produce the attractive red berries that are the signature of the species. Generally one male winterberry will be sufficient for pollinating 6-10 female plants. Flowers appear on new growth. Prune to shape in early spring just before new growth appears. 'Nana' is a female plant and needs a male pollinator to produce the attractive red berries which are the signature of the winterberries. Generally one male winterberry (such as I. verticillata 'Jim Dandy') will be sufficient for pollinating 9-10 female 'Nana' plants. Prune to shape in early spring just before new growth begins. Ilex verticillata, commonly called winterberry, is a deciduous holly that is native to eastern North America where it typically occurs in swamps, damp thickets, low woods and along ponds and streams. The form of this plant found in Missouri is Ilex verticillata var. padifolia, which occurs in “shut-ins”, granite rocky stream beds and sandstone bluffs in only 4 counties in the southeastern part of the state (Steyermark). This is a slow-growing, deciduous shrub with an upright-rounded habit that typically grows 3-12’ tall. In the wild, it often suckers to form large thickets or colonies. Elliptic to obovate, toothed, dark green leaves (2-3” long). Fall color is usually negligible, but in some years leaves may turn attractive shades of maroon. Relatively inconspicuous greenish-white flowers appear in the leaf axils in late spring. Flowers, if properly pollinated, give way to a crop of bright red berries (1/4” diameter) in late summer to fall. Berries are quite showy and will persist throughout the winter (hence the common name) and often into early spring. Berries provide considerable impact and interest to the winter landscape. Genus comes from the Latin name for holm oak, Quercus ilex, in reference to foliage similarities (holm oak and most Ilex shrubs have evergreen leaves). Specific epithet from Latin means whorled in reference to the arrangement of sessile fruits in pseudo-whorls around the stems. 'Nana' is a deciduous winterberry cultivar that is a large-berried, slow-growing, dwarf shrub with an upright, rounded habit. Typically grows only 2-3' tall. Glossy medium green leaves drop in early autumn with no appreciable fall color. The whitish flowers are relatively inconspicuous. This female winterberry, as the common name suggests, produces profuse red berries which are extremely attractive in fall and winter, often persisting to early spring unless consumed by local bird populations. Often sold as Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'. No serious insect or disease problems. Occasional disease problems include leaf spots and powdery mildew. Plants do poorly in neutral to alkaline soils where they are susceptible to chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) and often die. Year round interest, highlighted by the showy display of red berries in winter. Mass or group in shrub borders, foundations, native plant areas or bird gardens. Hedge. Excellent shrub for moist soils in low spots or along streams and ponds. Although an attractive shrub, the species is infrequently sold in commerce because of the many excellent cultivars which generally produce showier flowers and larger, more abundant fruit. 'Nana' has excellent year round interest, highlighted by the showy display of red berries in winter. Males and females together make excellent masses or groupings for shrub borders, foundations or accents. Also an effective low hedge. Excellent shrub for wet soils such as low spots or along streams or ponds.

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Online MA in TESOL! A good chain speaking game to get your reticent students talking and let you take a breather. It also makes students listen to each other better and gives them more confidence in their speaking ability. Good for high beginner onwards (students that can form coherent sentences). 1) Write some interesting, open-ended situation on the board. Keep it simple, but full of possibilities for development. Use your imagination. For example, "I was walking downtown. It was dark, and very late at night. The street was empty. It was really scary. Suddenly a rough voice from behind me shouted, 'Gimme all your money!'" 2) Have one student read the sentence aloud, and then it's that student's turn to go first. 3) He or she has to make a (only one!) sentence that logically connects to yours. For example, "I turned around and saw a fierce-looking mugger with a long knife." Then another student goes next, etc. 4) Students take turns building on each others' sentences to make a vivid, compelling story that is all their own. 5) Sit back and correct their grammar if you feel like it, or give them some help, and/or contribute yourself to the story formation. a) encourage students to spin out long, not short, stories b) have advanced students bring to class their own open-ended story starters Seoul, Republic of Korea World's Best Jobs! Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2016 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved.

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The DMCA, or Digital Millennium Copyright Act, was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 28, 1998. It is an American law that protects copyrights over the Internet. The radio industry has to pay a musician or band royalties when they play their music on their stations. This caused a big stir in the industry because traditional and online radio programs were being charged differently as to what royalties they had to pay. One of the reasons the DMCA was signed into law was due to the fact that the Internet had largely influenced the music industry, and in some ways hindered it. Record sales for bands and musicians decreased by large amounts because people were downloading music off the Internet for free. A lot of down loaders were illegally file sharing, so there was not a need to go out and buy CDs anymore. Music sites online and radio programs could stream music for free. Because of the growing popularity in the late 1990s, there was a lot of media attention and investing going on in the music industry online. Music companies and radio programs were making a lot of money online and musicians were making less. Stocks for certain online radio sites were doubling in value. Bands and musicians were really suffering during this time because most of their revenue was through record sales, especially if they were not touring. One of the controversies of the DMCA was the unfairness of who had to pay what royalties. One way it affected Internet Radio was that they had to pay a royalty that traditional radio stations did not have too. Internet radio programs have to pay performance royalties and publishing royalties. The rates of the loyalties are very expensive and affected smaller, independently owned online radio sites. Big corporations could make the payment easily, but other companies were in danger of going out of business. Because of the hard to pay royalties, music websites that streamed music for their listeners banded together to oppose the high fee. They had a silent protest and did not stream any music for an entire day. Due to the persistence of Internet radio stations, the law was revised. The law now states that royalties are now based on the revenue of the Internet station and there would not be a flat fee for royalties. Even after the DMCA was passed, radio stations online have continued to thrive and grow their business. Radio programs on the Internet cater to a lot of different groups of people. You can listen to music from around the globe and find genre specific stations. About the Author: Jeff Bachmeier is owner of 977music.com, an online music and online radio station network providing live streaming Internet Radio channels with music from the 50’s thru Today. Users can also choose to create their own customized on demand playlist through their own social media profile. For more information please visit http://www.977music.com.Tags:Digital Millennium Copyright Act, DMCA, Internet radio, royalties

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- Pregnancy and child bearing occur before adolescent girls are fully developed, exposing them to great health risks. - Dietary supplement use is a well-documented practice among adult and adolescent athletes. - Screening to detect problem drinking is recommended in all adult and adolescent patients. - To do this they must take into account the characteristics of adolescent behaviour. - They speak in an almost matter-of-fact way, recounting the catalogue of bad behaviour that has characterised the adolescent years for Alan. - Is it not hard enough to manage these oversized automobiles around the city without the yelling of voices and pushing of adolescent teens? - Does the government see adolescents and youth as a cohesive group that needs separate attention? - Children, adolescents, parents and teachers should be made aware of this problem. - The standard of behaviour, especially that of young adolescents, has become a matter of concern. Late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin adolescent- 'coming to maturity', from adolescere, from ad- 'to' + alescere 'grow, grow up', from alere 'nourish'. The adjective dates from the late 18th century. Both adolescent and adult (mid 16th century) come from Latin adolescere, ‘to grow to maturity’. The root of the Latin word is alescere ‘to grow up’, which in turn derives from alere ‘to nourish or give food to’, so the idea of coming to maturity is closely related to the idea of feeding yourself up. See also alimony Words that rhyme with adolescentacquiescent, albescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, obsolescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent For editors and proofreaders Line breaks: ado|les¦cent What do you find interesting about this word or phrase? Comments that don't adhere to our Community Guidelines may be moderated or removed.

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(NEW YORK) – Though there are fewer cases of cancer in Latin America than there are in the United States or Europe, experts say that the percentage of people who die from the disease in the region is much higher, according to BBC News. The Lancet Oncology report find that this disparity can be explained mainly because treatment is not as accessible or advanced in Latin America as it is in the U.S. or Europe, and that it’s often detected later. This problem is made more apparent as life expectancies increase. Though cancer is generally rarer in Latin America, the study finds that as the region becomes more modernized, people begin to take up unhealthy habits and live a more sedentary lifestyle, making them more prone to cancer, and when treatment isn’t readily available, it’s a problem. There are 163 cases of cancer per 100,000 people, compared to 300 in the Unites States. However, in Latin America there are 13 deaths for every 22 cancer cases, compared to the U.S.’s 13 deaths for every 37 cases. “This burgeoning cancer problem threatens to cause widespread suffering and economic peril to the countries of Latin America,” said the leader of the research team, Paul Goss, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. “The region is poorly equipped to deal with the alarming rise in cancer incidence and disproportionately high mortality rates compared with other world regions, underscoring the magnitude of the cancer-control problem,” Goss said. Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio Brianna Owczarzak and Rachel McCrary, CNN David Goldman, CNN

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Lumbar Disc Disease What is Lumbar Disc Disease? In most cases of lower back pain, no specific imaging studies or treatment is needed. It is important to first rule out any serious causes of low back pain that need further evaluation by a doctor. "Red flags" (or clues that something more serious could be causing the low back pain) include the following warning signs: Along with serious conditions suggested by the above warning signs, there are many other causes of low back pain. In fact, many patients with low back pain are never formally diagnosed with a specific cause. Lumbar disc disease refers to a collection of degenerative disorders that can lead to low back pain as people age. It is also know as lumbar spondylosis. There are three main processes that make up lumbar disc disease: This article discusses lumbar disc disease, along with its clinical features, typical diagnostic steps, and treatment options. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 12/9/2015 YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Must Read Articles Related to Lumbar Disc Disease Patient Comments & Reviews The eMedicineHealth doctors ask about Lumbar Disc Disease: Lumbar Disc Disease - Symptoms What were the symptoms of your lumbar disc disease? Lumbar Disc Disease - Treatment What treatment did you receive for your lumbar disc disease? Back Pain Resources - Low Back Pain? It Could Be Your SI Joint - When to Take More Pain Meds - Is It a Headache or a Migraine?

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What’s Happening This Week There is much more to explore in our calendar. Find other important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, each with related lessons and resources. Looking for age-appropriate book recommendations, author interviews, and fun activity ideas? Check out our podcasts. Author Laurie Halse Anderson was born today. |Grades||9 – 12| |Calendar Activity Type||Author & Text| Laurie Halse Anderson, the New York Times-bestselling author who is known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, was born on this day in 1961. Her work has earned numerous national and state awards, as well as international recognition. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Laurie was honored with the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award given by YALSA division of the American Library Association for her “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature…”. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character lists "the first ten lies they tell you in high school": 1. We are here to help you. 2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell rings. 3. The dress code will be enforced. 4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds. 5. Our football team will win the championship this year. 6. We expect more of you here. 7. Guidance counselors are always available to listen. 8. Your schedule was created with you in mind. 9. Your locker combination is private. 10. These will be the years you look back on fondly. Discuss with the students if some of these "lies" were similar to the ones they have heard, as well as how they are different. Then, ask students to brainstorm their own personal list of "ten lies they tell you in high school," complete with the truth, or their views on the truth. Have students share, as a class, the "lies" they have been told in high school and how they've learned differently. Consider publishing a handmade classroom book with the lists of ten lies created by each student, and using it as a "guide to high school" for future students. Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson This lesson has students explore freedom of speech by examining the Pledge of Allegiance from a historical and personal perspective and in relationship to fictional situations in novels.

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Oncocytoma in Cats Oncocytoma is an extremely rare and benign tumor in cats. This type of tumor involves atypical cells found in the endocrine glands and epithelium (the tissue lining the cavities of the body). Endocrine glands are responsible for secreting hormones directly into the blood and lymph nodes. As a benign tumor, an oncocytoma does not metastasize, and also tends to be minimally invasive. Concern arises according the location of the tumor, as its presence may restrict movement, blood passages, or airways. Though this is rare in cats, when it does occur, the tumor is commonly found in the area of the larynx. However, the tumor is also commonly found around the kidney, and can occur wherever there are endocrine glands and epithelium. Symptoms and Types Symptoms depend on the location of the tumor mass. In some patients difficult breathing and change in voice may be seen. The cause for this disease is unknown. You will need to give a detailed medical history to your veterinarian, including background symptoms, time of onset, and the frequency of the symptoms. One of the main indications is a change in your cat's tone of voice. Your veterinarian will perform a detailed examination of your cat's larynx – the area of the voice box. Standard laboratory tests will include a complete blood count, biochemistry profile, and urinalysis. The results of these tests are usually normal unless a concurrent disease is present. If it is indicated, your veterinarian will also take x-rays of larynx and lungs to see if there is any metastasis, which would indicate a different type of tumor. For a more detailed examination, your cat will be lightly sedated and your veterinarian will examine the larynx internally using a laryngoscope (a tubular diagnostic tool that is inserted into the laryngopharynx). During this procedure, your veterinarian will take a sample of tissue from the mass and send it to a veterinary pathologist for evaluation. The biopsy sample should enable your veterinarian to establish a definitive diagnosis. An in-depth examination of the properties of urine; used to determine the presence or absence of illness Small structures that filter out the lymph and store lymphocytes The prediction of a disease’s outcome in advance A type of tool that is used to examine the larynx Not being able to cause harm; the opposite of malignant. The process of removing tissue to examine it, usually for medical reasons. A covering of cells that turns into the outermost layer of skin and covers the body Deviating from the normal; not typical. The voice box; this is one part of the respiratory system

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Smartphones are often praised for their ability to help people communicate with others across long distances. While on the other hand, they are ridiculed for having negative impacts on attention and thus productivity. Research overwhelmingly supports the negative impacts of mobile phones on our daily productivity in the classroom and work place, but is this a realistic picture? Smartphones allow users to look up information and socialize more frequently than in the past because of their accessibility and connection the internet (e.g., 3G, 4G, wireless). People’s social needs (e.g., expression, affection, bonding) and fast accessibility to social networks and social media create opportunities for distraction. Consequently, our data usage is ever expanding. Mobile phone service providers have begun to limit data bandwidth in many ways in response to this phenomenon, but not to increase people’s productivity. They do it to save money. Teachers, managers, and the like continue to struggle with this dilemma. The negative effects on attention and productivity from smartphone use are well documented, but the same cannot be said for the positive effects. Many scholars argue that multitasking with a smartphone in the classroom or during work divides the user’s attention. However, how attention is given, why it is given, and what it is given to depends on the social context of the situation. Were these studies conducted in a social vacuum? Perhaps. It took a while for all the negative hype about cell phones and smartphones in the classroom and work place to subside. The hype blinded us and made it hard for researchers look at how teachers and businesses can use smartphones to increase productivity. Creating the right environment for this to happen has been difficult. Researchers now suggest that instead of banning smartphone use altogether in the classroom or work place that those in charge encourage smartphones to be used to provide information, spark creativity, or a serve as a platform for group activities. Creating an environment where smartphones are seen as a productivity tool rather than a social device can boost productivity. Much like a desktop or laptop computer the smartphone can boost productivity if used wisely. The implications of smartphones are endless. With the advent of some exploratory and suggestive studies, it is only a matter of time until researchers scientifically show there are concrete ways people can focus their inner data to become more productive.

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I want to begin a series of discussions that relate to the importance of incorporating arts into education. I am a firm believer that arts activities of all types should be part of the overall fabric and curriculum of a child’s education, which includes preschool through high school. Arts activities develop the whole child in a way that nothing else can. As early as age 1, children can begin to learn auditory, rhythmic and movement skills that develop the mind and body for listening, walking and talking. In a national arts survey of adults in 2001, the results were: 1. 91 percent of those who responded believe the arts are vital to a well-rounded education. 2. 95 percent believe the arts teach the intangible elements of creativity, self-expression and individualism. 3. While 76 percent believe arts to be important enough to get personally involved, only 35 percent have involved themselves in their child’s life and the arts. 4. 67 percent say they do not really know how to get involved in the arts. 5. 89 percent believe arts are important enough for schools to include arts in the curriculum and should find the money to do so. 6. 96 percent believe arts are for everyone, not just the privileged. We live in a day when many of the arts programs are being cut from school curriculums because of budget cuts. This is so unfortunate. Studies have shown that more than 90 percent of all teens who consistently participate in the arts will go to college and ultimately be successful in life. Many of these students will receive college scholarships because of their arts education. So, today, I want to share some of the facts about the benefits of an arts education. First, the arts develop the imagination along with critical thinking. The ability to be expressive forms as the right side of the brain is stimulated. Creativity then begins to blossom. Emotionally, students become much more connected as well, as they begin to understand themselves and others. The arts have a tremendous impact on the overall development of a child. Studies have proven that arts help to level the “learning field” across socio-economic lines. This means that disadvantaged populations can score just as high academically as other populations. Arts education also strengthens problem-solving skills. Students tend to do better in subjects like math and science after participating in the arts. The bottom line is that students improve in school. Students also learn to set goals, develop a sense of excellence in their work and become more task-oriented. It is vital to the success of any young person to learn how to set goals and complete tasks. The arts help students master this area. As children and young people participate in the arts, important life skills are gained. Among these are team-building skills, decision-making ability, a sense of self-confidence and self-worth, the ability to imagine what might be and taking responsibility for that happening, the ability to respect and appreciate others and what they bring to the process, and the awareness and acceptance of people from all cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. So, basically arts education is critical for all young people. We will continue discussions about arts education next time. For now, let me just encourage you to get your child or teen involved in the arts at some level. Many new exciting adventures will open up if you do. As I close this time, I want to invite all of you to the upcoming concert set for Sept. 26 — The Magic of the Piano. The event is part of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Academy of the Arts new ON STAGE Series and is set for 7:30 p.m. in Breedlove Auditorium at UAFS. For those of you who love the piano, this concert is for you. Many of you came last February to the 4 Pianos & Some Kids concert, and you met my friend and colleague Dr. Scott Carrell. Well, he’s back to play this concert, and I’m going to join him for some duets and two-piano pieces I think you will enjoy. Scott is a wonderful pianist and entertainer. He dazzles audiences with music that ranges from classical to ragtime to jazz. The concert will include classical pieces by Chopin and Poulenc, along with Debussy’s famous “L’isle joyeuse.” Scott also will play a set of jazz pieces from George Gershwin, Joseph Lamb and Johnny Mercer, and we will perform the Malaguena for two pianos, duets by Bizet and other fun two-piano numbers. Tickets for this event — and season tickets for the ON STAGE series — can be purchased at the UAFS Box Office at 788-7300, online at www.uafs.edu or at the door.

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Just last September (2012) archaeological excavations at La Bastida in Murcia, Spain revealed some astonishing discoveries. La Bastida Spain was perhaps the most powerful Bronze Age (~4000 years ago) city in Europe, and excavations turned up a unique and imposing construction and fortification system matched only by the Minoans. For travelers, these discoveries are now easy to see. The systematic excavations at La Bastida are part of a much larger project to create one of the most unusual and comprehensive archaeological parks in the world. Beyond the excavations, the La Bastida Archaeological Park will feature an extensive museum, a research center, library and visitor facilities. The park will allow visitors to view both the excavations as well as the entire research process including visits to the laboratories. Although not complete, the park is now open to pre-arranged tours lasting about two hours. From the Murcia airport head southwest towards the village of Totana. The park is about 10km further southwest. Set your appointment first through the Totana Tourism Office on Plaza de la Constitución. Telephone: 918.104.22.168, ext. 343. The site covers an area of about four hectares on a sloping hill. Recent discoveries consist of monumental fortifications of large stones and mortared walls that incorporated defensive towers, arches and secondary doors. Earlier excavations at La Bastida revealed very large residences, public buildings and a large pool capable of holding some 400,000 liters of water. Archaeologists point out that the quality of work at the city demonstrates complex architecture and engineering skills new to Europe at that time. The city, part of the Argaric culture, was one of the first in Europe to adopt bronze metallurgy. Given the unusual architectural elements, researchers feel that the city may have been built by people that came from the Middle East about 4,000 years ago, refugees from a severe environmental crisis that struck the region at the time, resulting in war and famine. For several hundred years, La Bastida ruled the roost, demonstrating a highly militarized and stratified social structure that had a huge influence on other communities throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Heavily dependant on animal husbandry and barley as a food source, burials at the site nonetheless indicate that large segments of the society suffered severe malnutrition. This may show that an elite class controlled food distribution. And then they disappeared. Pollen samples taken from peat deposits in the region indicate that before the appearance of the Argaric peoples, forests of oaks and other deciduous trees dominated the slopes of the nearby sierras. With the advent of La Bastida and other Argaric towns however the pollen sequences show a significant up tick in airborne charcoal and soot and a precipitous drop in the amount of forest cover. The Argaric people were burning and cutting the forests at an astonishing rate. The ecological crash was swift and severe. Learn more and arrange your visit at the La Bastida website.

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Chicago, October 23, 2012 The Greenest Building Each year in the U.S., approximately 1.7 billion square feet of buildings are demolished and approximately 5 billion square feet of newly constructed buildings are added to the total building stock. Until recently, the environmental impacts of this cycle of demolition and new construction have been poorly understood, as were the opportunities to gain carbon savings through building retrofit and reuse. Earlier this year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released "The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse," the most comprehensive analysis to date comparing the environmental impacts of new construction compared to retrofit and reuse of existing buildings. Commissioned by Preservation Green Lab, a project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the study found that building reuse typically offers greater environmental savings than demolition and new construction and that building reuse and retrofits substantially reduce climate change impacts. In this program, Patrice Frey from the National Trust for Historic Preservation provided an overview of the study's findings and discussed how the study's data and methodology can be applied to the work of planning professionals. About the Speaker As director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Sustainability Program, Patrice Frey leads the organization's efforts to promote the reuse and greening of older and historic buildings. This work encourages more flexibility in the application of preservation standards to achieve sustainability goals, provides research that explores the environmental merits of building reuse and retrofits, and identifies and advances public policy that integrate preservation into federal, state, and local sustainability strategies. Before joining the National Trust, Frey worked in community development and urban research. She received a master's degree in preservation planning and a certificate in real estate design and development through the Penn School of Design and Wharton Business School.

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We found this article over at inhabitat.com. Beetle-Inspired Bottle Harvests Drinking Water From Thin Air For over one hundred years, scientists and engineers have been studying ways to effectivelyharvest fog as a source of water in arid regions. Although some of these man-made systems have proved useful, the plants and insects that inhabit deserts are far more efficient dew collectors. One ingenious bug known as the “fog beetle” collects drinking water by perching in an opportune position that allows dew droplets to collect in ridges on its back. Seeing this, designer Pak Kitae developed an ingenious biomimicking Dew Bank bottle that could provide hydration to millions ofpeople that lack accessible drinking water. read the rest of the article at inhabitat.com.

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The angular frequency formula is correct. --AxelBoldt --- Reorganized concentrating on simpler topics first. Come on... don't formula look better in another font: Hmm. Sorry, didn't check this page before, I just changed it back. With my browser/settings, formulae look much better like this: v = ω / k = λf . But that's just for me. Feel free to change it back. -- DrBob Examples of waves Sea-waves, which are perturbations that propagate through water (see also surfing and tsunami). Sound - a mechanical wave that propagates through air, liquid or solids, and is of a frequency detected by the auditory system. Similar are seismic waves in earthquakes, of which there are the S, P and L kinds. Light, radio waves, x-rays, etc. make up electromagnetic radiation. Propagating here is 'a disturbance of the electromagnetic field. ' does it want to mean that before "pass a light wave" there is a quiet magnetic field? Perfect, but now i think there is another little incongruence. The first paragraph say about waves: "Waves have a medium through which they travel and can transfer energy from one place to another without any of the particles of the medium being displaced permanently". Is not correct to say that for all the kind of waves and to say a few lines later that electromanetic waves don't need a medium... PS: I would correct it myself but my englis is very bad. (Sorry by the lot of mistakes that is sure I have wroten in this short comment). It's confusing that "x" is used in the picture to refer to the amplitude. There is an equation down below where "y" is used. --dave

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What is Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)? “Mild Cognitive Impairment” (MCI) refers to a condition in which there is a decline in one’s usual cognitive abilities e.g., (memory, language functions, reasoning) but not to the extent that it is obvious in daily living activities, like banking, driving, managing medication and taking care of usual responsibilities. MCI has recently become of concern to medical practitioners because it can be a sign of progressive decline to a state of dementia. This is true when the MCI is caused by Alzheimer changes in the brain. There are other causes of MCI, however, that may be not cause progression or that may be amenable to treatment.

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Dedekind, Julius Wilhelm Richard (yōlˈyŏs vĭlˈhĕlm rĭkhˈärt dāˈdəkĭnt) [key], 1831–1916, German mathematician. Dedekind studied at Göttingen under the German mathematician Carl Gauss and in 1852 received his doctorate there for a thesis on Eulerian integrals. In 1858 he went to Zürich as a professor; in 1862 he returned to his home town Brunswick to become a professor there. Dedekind led the effort to formulate rigorous definitions of basic mathematical concepts. Perhaps his best-known contribution is the "Dedekind cut," whereby real numbers can be defined in terms of rational numbers. He also did fundamental work in algebraic number theory, introducing the notion of ideal in ring systems. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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Does Raw Spinach Cause Kidney Stones? Oxalates are naturally occurring chemicals that are found in the human body, as well as in animals. But they are most common in fruits and vegetables. As a general rule, the leaves of a fruit and vegetable will contain more oxalates than the stems and shoots of the plant. Some health experts encourage people to lightly steam high-oxalate vegetables such as spinach and chard. Other pop nutrition folks say avoid eating them raw altogether to prevent kidney stones. So what’s the real truth of the matter? A study was published April 2007 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology1 regarding oxalates and kidney stones. It examined the relationship between oxalate intake and nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) in health professionals. Food frequency questionnaires were used to assess oxalate intake every four years. A total of 4,605 incidents of kidney stones were documented over a combined 44-year period of follow-up. There was no statistically significant difference in oxalate intake between participants with and without kidney stones. Studies show a large amount of urinary oxalate is derived from the metabolism of glycine, glycolate, hydroxyproline, and dietary vitamin C. One study showed that a diet high in hydroxyproline (protein from gelatine) increased urinary oxalate excretion by 42%.2 Studies of dietary oxalate and stone risk also must account for the intake of other dietary factors such as magnesium, which may decrease urinary oxalates. The researchers said that their data did not support the contention that dietary oxalate is a major risk factor for kidney stones. The risk that was associated with oxalate intake was modest even in individuals who consumed diets that were relatively low in calcium. Foods High in Oxalates Vegetables: These vegetables all contain some forms of oxalates: celery, collards, dandelion greens, eggplant, green peppers, leeks, okra, parsnips, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, rhubarb, rutabagas, spinach, squash (yellow and summer), turnip greens, watercress and yams. Fruits: Fruits containing some forms of oxalates include blackberries, blueberries, dewberries, dried figs, gooseberries, raspberries (red and black), grapes (Concord), strawberries and tangerines. Herbs and spices: These herbs and spices all contain some forms of oxalates: chocolate, ground cinnamon, cocoa, cocoa powder, ginger, lemon peel, lime peel, orange peel, parsley, pepper, pokeweed, sesame seeds, and sorrel. In conclusion, magnesium helps prevent calcium from binding with oxalates and forming kidney stones. The American diet is quite deficient in magnesium. But interestingly some of the dark green vegetables like chard and spinach that are particularly high in oxalates are also quite high in magnesium. It looks like these vegetables came packaged just right. I don’t recommend you avoid eating vegetables raw that are high in oxalates, but rather making sure you have enough magnesium in your diet. Include dark leafy greens often in your juices and green smoothies. 1 http://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/18/7/2198.full (accessed May 25, 2012)

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Learn something new every day More Info... by email Where Western alphabets are divided into single letters, Asian languages use syllabic and meaning-based symbols which are less straightforward. These inherent differences between Western and Eastern language systems render traditional Roman character keyboards less efficient for the Chinese and Japanese. As a result, modified keyboards have been created for use in China and Japan. Other languages, including Russian, have their own modified keyboards as well. Japanese, also called nihongo, is a syllabic alphabet which is translated to a computer keyboard in a fairly simple fashion. Like a western keyboard, most Japanese keyboard models have one or two symbols per key, conforming to the Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS), a system similar to the Western QWERTY system. To type words on a Japanese keyboard, you simply spell the word out by syllable as you would if you were writing it down. Most computers can also take transliterated Japanese words, that is, Japanese words phonetically written in Roman characters, and translate them into Japanese characters. Japanese keyboards, therefore, also include Roman letters and symbols as well. Having western characters on their keyboards is also helpful when participating in Western-based activities, like Internet commerce for example. Some keyboards include a “mode” key that allows users to switch between syllabic Japanese and Roman alphabets. Chinese keyboards are considered to be more difficult to standardize as the written language is comprised of thousands of meaning-based symbols. A keyboard that contains all the characters in the alphabet is made further impractical as each character may have several meanings dictated by pronunciation and context. To get around these issues, Western keyboards are adapted with input method software. There are many different types of input methods for Mandarin and Cantonese, the two separate "Chinese" languages which are based on the same characters. The Wubi input method uses a keyboard that is marked with the various lines used to hand draw characters. The typist then presses the keystrokes in the way that he would write the character. With more complicated "words," the user enters the first three units and the last unit to get a list of possible options. While this method has the advantage of eliminating pronunciation or spelling differences caused by the numerous Chinese dialects, it is considered extremely difficult to learn. The expert typist, however, can use these methods to type quite fast. Most Chinese computer users use the Pinyin method which takes the Roman transliteration and translates it into the proper Chinese character. Many Pinyin input methods also have a suggested word completion feature, which suggests the word you are attempting to type to cut down typing time. Dialects and contextual differences can cause problems with the Pinyin method. Less popular methods for Chinese keyboards include voice and handwriting recognition. These can be handy for those computer users that are not used to typing. Yet rigorous training is needed to ensure the computer recognizes the user’s voice or script. Thank you for your explanations. I had always wondered how chinese or japanese could be written on a simple keyboard!

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In parliamentary procedure as defined in Robert's Rules of Order, a motion is a formal proposal .... A main motion is a motion that brings business before the assembly. Main motions are made whi... When a main motion is laid on the table, or postponed to a certain time, it carries with it all pending subsidiary motions. If a main motion is referred to a committee The basic building block of Parliamentary Procedure is the Main Motion. The following description will provide you with the basics for making and handling What is the difference between an original main motion and an incidental main ... lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for a main motion. Handling a Main Motion in Eight Easy Steps. Step 1. The member raises their hand for recognition by the presiding officer. Step 2. The presiding officer ... A main motion is a motion that brings business before a meeting. Because a meeting can consider only one subject at a time, a main motion can be made Main Motion Fitness, Oakley, ID. 425 likes · 7 talking about this · 9 were here. Oakley, Idaho ZUMBA FITNESS Main Motion Studios. Raise a question of privilege: Permits a request or main motion relating to ... Motions which assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion. They Can not be in negative form; Only one main motion at a time; Require a second; Amendable. Can Be Changed. Debatable. Can be talked about. Majority Vote. Steps in Making a. Main Motion (Refer to page 2 of Using Parliamentary Procedure by Cheek, et al.) Every motion should follow the following 6 steps:

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Global carbon emissions hit record high London, June 10, 2013 China led a rise in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to a record high in 2012, casting doubt over the chances of limiting global warming to what scientists regard as an acceptable level. Falls in CO2 emissions by the US and Europe were offset by China, lifting worldwide emissions by 1.4 percent to 31.6 billion tonnes, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Scientists have said that the rise in global average temperature needs to be limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius this century to prevent climate effects such as crop failure and melting glaciers, but that would require emissions to be kept to about 44 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2020. The IEA said that the world is on a path to an average temperature rise of between 3.6 and 5.3 degrees Celsius. China's CO2 emissions rose by 300 million tonnes last year, but the 3.8 percent gain was one of the lowest it has achieved in a decade, reflecting the nation's efforts to adopt renewable sources and improve energy efficiency. Japan's emissions, meanwhile, rose by 70 million tonnes, or 5.8 percent, as efforts to improve energy efficiency failed to offset increasing use of fossil fuels after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, the IEA said. In the US, a switch from coal to gas in power generation helped to reduce emissions by 200 million tonnes, or 3.8 percent, bringing them back to the level of the mid-1990s. Even though the use of coal increased in some European countries because of low prices, emissions in Europe declined by 50 million tonnes, or 1.4 percent, because of the economic slowdown, growth in renewables and emissions caps on industrial and power companies. IEA chief economist Fatih Birol told Reuters that he does not expect any EU country to be able to produce substantial amounts of shale gas, as the United States has done, before 2020. "After 2020, if there are increases in shale use in EU countries such as Britain, Poland and Germany, and it replaced coal like in the US, there would be a greater reduction in emissions," he said. The IEA urged governments to adopt quickly four policies that would ensure climate goals could be reached without harming economic growth. They are: improving energy efficiency in buildings, industry and transport; limiting the construction and use of inefficient power plants; halving methane emissions; and partially phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. The agency said that the coal industry in particular needs to take the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology more seriously to ensure cleaner use of the fossil fuel. CCS buries and traps CO2 underground but it is not yet a commercially viable proposition. "Realistically, we need to see CCS penetrate within the next 10 years - certainly no later than 2025 - or the fossil fuel industry will be caught unprepared," Birol said. International negotiators are in Bonn, Germany, until Friday for United Nations talks aimed getting a new global climate treaty signed by 2015 and in force by 2020. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said that the IEA report comes at a crucial time for the talks. "Once again we are reminded that the gap can be closed this decade, using proven technologies and known policies, and without harming economic growth in any region," she said. -Reuters

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Posterlet: Design Posters for the Fair! New book: Measuring What Matters Most To improve learning, one big idea at a time. We’re demonstrating and evaluating a new type of assessment that focuses on the choices children make when learning. Students teach concepts to a virtual agent, enabling students to learn-by-teaching. Analyzing contrasting cases can help learners generate knowledge that can enable them to understand a text deeply. Pre-school Mathematics: Critter Corral Children learn fundamental number concepts as they help the animals in this iPad game. © Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305.

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Pilanesberg National Park • Volcanic Crater The Volcano that gave birth to a game reserve. The crater of a long extinct volcano is the setting of Pilanesberg National Park - a fascinating alkaline complex produced by volcanic eruptions some 1300 million years ago. Pilanesberg is one of the largest volcanic complexes of its kind in the world. Its rare rock types and structure make it a unique geological feature. The area is fringed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills - the formation rises from the surrounding plains like a bubble.Read More

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The International Children's Games (ICG) is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event held every year where children from cities around the world and between the ages of 12 and 15 participate in a variety of sports and cultural activities. The Slovenian sports instructor Metod Klemenc founded the International Children's Games in 1968 with the aim of promoting peace and friendship through sports to the world's youth. He organised the first International Children's Games and Cultural Festival in 1968 with the participation of teams from nine European cities. Since that time, 37,000 children aged 12 to 15 have been in competition at 47 Summer Games and 6 Winter Games. 411 different cities, 86 countries and all 5 continents have participated. The International Children's Games and Cultural Festival has become the world's largest international multi-sport youth games, and is a recognised member of the International Olympic Committee. The International Children's Games in 2013 were held in Windsor-Essex, Canada, followed by Lake Macquarie, Australia in 2014. This is a list of games that used to be played by children quite some time ago, some of which are still being played now. Traditional children's games do not include commercial products such as board games, but do include games which require props such as hopscotch or marbles. "'Traditional' games", have, "not only failed to disappear, but have also evolved over time into new versions." Traditional children's games are defined, "as those that are played informally with minimal equipment, that children learn by example from other children, and that can be played without reference to written rules. These games are usually played by children between the ages of 7 and 12, with some latitude on both ends of the age range." "Children's traditional games (also called folk games) are those that are passed from child to child, generation to generation, informally by word of mouth," and most children's games include at least two of the following six features in different proportion: physical skill, strategy, chance, repetition of patterns, creativity, and vertigo. Make believe is a loosely structured form of role-playing that generally has no rules except to stay in character, and requires no specific props. Participants in games of make believe may draw upon many sources for inspiration. Welsch describes book-related pretend play, wherein children draw upon texts to initiate games. Children seem most interested in texts with, for example, significant levels of tension. Children engage in make believe for a number of reasons. Play allows children to "deal with fears in a safe setting." It also allows them to "indulge their secret fantasies." In a study, Welsch found that "children engaged in sophisticated levels of play with the provided props." This painting, mentioned for the first time by Karel van Mander in 1604, was acquired in 1594 by Archduke Ernest of Austria. It has been suggested that it was the first in a projected series of paintings representing the Ages of Man, in which Children's Games would have stood for Youth. If that was Bruegel's intention, it is unlikely that the series progressed beyond this painting, for there are no contemporary or subsequent mentions of related pictures. The children, who range in age from toddlers to adolescents, roll hoops, walk on stilts, spin hoops, ride hobby-horses, stage mock tournaments, play leap-frog and blind man's bluff, perform handstands, inflate pigs' bladders and play with dolls and other toys.See details below They have also taken over the large building that dominates the square: it may be a town hall or some other important civic building, in this way emphasizing the moral that the adults who direct civic affairs are as children in the sight of God. This crowded scene is to some extent relieved by the landscape in the top left-hand corner; but even here children are bathing in the river and playing on its banks.

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- Project-Based Learning Welcome to the Project Based Learning (PBL) Round Up, where the brash PBL brass make a splash with their project-based cache! This week’s driving question: What project work has been going on in the Fab Lab this week? Carroll's Fabrication Lab (Fab Lab) is where students can, literally, bring learning to life using 3D printers, laser cutters, a 3D carving machine, and more. Teachers are trained and encouraged to incorporate these 21st century tools into their class projects and curriculum. Let’s check in to see which of the PBL glitterati have been seen in the Learning Commons & Fab Lab this week and find out what they’re up to! Creating a Visual Museum of Democracy Fresh off his smash European tour educating the masses about shoe brands, student Charlie is hard at work building out the first phase of a project for his History class, studying the roots of American government. The class has set about designing and creating a Museum of Democracy that will show the history and evolution of democratic systems from before the Ancient Greeks right up until today. This museum will consist of wall plaques, mobiles, models, tools/symbols, and other interesting and informative exhibits that demonstrate their understanding of democracy’s past and present. Charlie is currently using CorelDraw to mock-up a wooden wall hanging about ancient Athenian government that will show the progression from monarchy to oligarchy to tyranny to democracy. The plaques will be laser cut and then tied together and hung on the walls on the third floor in Storrow. Keep an eye out for them! Making Brain Games in the Fab Lab Club Fab Lab Club meets during flex period roughly twice a week and they change their theme every season. This winter, students are making games. Some are using their Chromebooks to create Scratch games that someone could play anywhere. Others are using CorelDraw to design and laser cut physical puzzles and brain teasers. 3D printing is also in the mix, with students using Tinkercad to create miniature carnival games, such as skeeball. One of the newer machines that the kids are excited about is the Carvey, which is a tabletop 3D carving machine that makes a variety of high quality objects out of such materials as wood, metal and plastic. Here’s a marble maze that was designed and built on the Carvey. Using Technology for Writing & Editing Process Ms. Feldman’s Language Arts class dropped by to create works of art that also served as representations of the revision process in language. As students work on drafts of paragraphs, they utilize a school-wide system known as CARRP, which stands for “Cut,” “Add,” “Replace,” “Reorder,” and Proofread.” The goal of this system is to provide students with a clear structure and process when it comes time to revise work, and, most importantly, improve the original draft/work. How do you get students to become familiar and eventually internalize this process? Before applying these revision skills to their writing, students were asked to use CARRP to revise this design in CorelDraw, the software used with the laser cutter. The students had to use each of the 5 Verbs of Revision at least once to improve the original design. This is where the Fab Lab comes in: students were given an artistic image that contained numerous, specific shapes. They were then asked to follow the CARRP process to revise the shape, keeping a log along the way of what alterations they made. As they did this, each student’s work took on its own, individualized look even though it contained elements of the original template. The works were then laser cut, 3D printed, etc. and stood as a tangible and concrete representation of the entire revision process. Within each work, you could see elements which were, for instance, added, replaced, reordered, etc. The high level of creativity in the works was, of course, something common to Carroll students!

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Close to half of adults in the U.S. don’t know the signs of skin cancer, according to a new survey. In an effort to increase the public’s knowledge about skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology (ADD) has launched the SPOT Skin Cancer initiative. The goal of SPOT is to educate people on how to protect themselves from the sun and how to detect skin cancer , says Daniel M. Siegel, MD, a dermatologist and president of the AAD. The program’s call to action is three parts: - Prevent—stay in the shade, cover up, and use sunscreen. - Detect—look for changing spots on your skin. - Live—visit your dermatologist if you notice any spots changing, itching, or bleeding. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S; however, the AAD’s national online survey showed that 74 percent of respondents didn’t know this. It is estimated that one in five Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime. When people know what to look for, they can catch it early when skin cancer is most treatable. “Unlike other types of cancer that can’t be seen by the naked eye, skin cancer shows obvious signs on the surface of the skin that can be easily detected by properly examining it,” says Dr. Siegel. When skin cancer is caught early, it has a 98 percent cure rate. Visit the SPOT Skin Cancer program’s website, www.SpotSkinCancer.org , to do the following: - Learn how to perform a skin self-exam. - Download a body mole map for tracking changes in your skin. - Find free skin cancer screenings near you. The website also features stories of those affected by skin cancer.

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Q1. Explain Paging Concept in memory. Whenever a particular data item is requested, the CPU hits primary memory or RAM first to see if the record corresponding to the data item is present in any page in primary memory. If not, it does paging and brings in the correspong page from secondary/auxiliary memory or hard disk to primary memory and then returns the data item to the user. Q2. Explain why we can not define occurs clause at 01 level. 01 is of the record level. We repeat the fields within a record not the record itself. So occurs clause can not be used at 01 level. Q3. What is Defragmentation and What is its advantage? The process of combining the scattered allocated spaces for a file in a single or few contiguous areas rather than multiple areas is called defragmentation. Defragmentation reduces the number the seeks to retrieve the data. Q4. Explain IS NUMERIC Clause. IS NUMERIC Clause is used to check if any item is numeric or not. It returns TRUE when the item against which it is used contains only numbers(0 to 9). The item can be +ve or -ve. IS NUMERIC can be used against Numeric, Alpha Numeric, Packed Decimal fields whether signed or not. Q5. What is downtime and what might be the reason? Downtime is the very brief period that the system is not available. It is generally done for maintenance activities for the mainframe. In the rare cases, it is due to system outage. Q6. Explain internal Sort and External Sort. SORT file-1 ON ASCENDING/DESCENDING KEY key[,key1,….] USING file-2 GIVING file-3. USING can be substituted by INPUT PROCEDURE IS para-1 THRU para-2 GIVING can be substituted by OUTPUT PROCEDURE IS para-1 THRU para-2. file-1 is the sort (work) file and must be defined as SD entry in FILE SECTION. file-2 is the input file for the SORT and must be defined as FD entry in FILE SECTION file-3 is the out file from the SORT and must be defined as FD entry in FILE SECTION. file-1, file-2 & file-3 should not be opened explicitly. INPUT PROCEDURE is executed before the sort and records must be RELEASED to the sort work file from the input procedure. OUTPUT PROCEDURE is executed after all records have been sorted. Records from the sort work file must be RETURNED one at a time to the output procedure. External sort is the one which is coded in JCL. External sort is more efficient. Q7. What is SLA? SLA is Service Level Agreement between the customer and the vendor. It is significant in support systems wherein the terms could be like response should be given within two hours that an abend has occurred or for online systems, the system should not be down during user daytime. Q8. Explain difference between CONTINUE and NEXT SENTENCE. Continue transfers the control to next statement after the scope terminator. Next sentence transfers the control to statement after the first period encountered. Q9. What is a Configuration Management system, give examples? A configuration management system is typically used in development environments to maintain versioning of the developmental code to avoid any overlay of code by different developers working on the same code. It helps maintain the integrity and consistency of the code across environments. CHANGEMAN and ENDEVOR are examples of configuration management in mainframe. Q10. Can I redefine X(10) with X(20). What happens if I do so? 01 WS-1 PIC X(10). 01 WS-2 REDEFINES WS-1 PIC X(20). MOVE ‘MY NAME IS MAINFRAME’ TO WS-2. The above statement displays ‘MY NAME IS’ The above statement displays ‘MY NAME IS MAINFRAME’

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Can you tell if someone is telling the truth just by looking at them? Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously. It is a skill that a lot of people do not have. Through Body Language Basics you will be given a set of tools to use to your advantage. These tools can be utilized in the office and at home. Understanding Body Language will provide you a great advantage in your daily communications. Body Language Basics will provide you with a great set of skills to understand that what is not said is just as important than what is said. It will also give you the ability to see and understand how your own Body Language is being seen. You will be able to adjust and improve the way you communicate through non-verbal communications. • Define body language. • Understand the benefits and purpose of interpreting body language. • Learn to interpret basic body language movements. • Recognize common mistakes when interpreting body language. • Understand your own body language and what you are communicating. • Practice your body language skills.

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Emotionally engaging stories affect more areas of the brain than rational, data-driven messages – meaning that they are far more likely to resonate with your employees. Jenny Nabben explains the neuroscience behind this, and how you can use it to showcase the benefits of storytelling. Across every culture, in every part of the world, humans have told stories to understand, share and recall knowledge. While our ancestors sat around the camp fire listening to the tribal storyteller, we now sit in cinemas, theaters or in front of TVs, computers and mobile phones to share the stories of our lives. In fact, the universal nature of storytelling may explain our shared, evolved human psyche. One of the brain’s unique design features is its ability to recognize patterns so that we can quickly predict what is most likely to happen next. Over the centuries we have used narrative story structure as the most elegant way to communicate our messages, passions, vision and who we are. Our appetite for storytelling is voracious; since the invention of the Gutenberg printing press in around 1440, humans have so far written around 129,864,880 books, and while each book is unique we can group them into common themes. Christopher Booker, in his book The Seven Basic Plots, suggests that there are seven ‘core’ plots that comprise the most commonly recognizable narrative structures. These are, a journey taken and the return; overcoming challenges; making our way in the world; a quest; comedy; tragedy; and rebirth. Another interesting take on why stories work.

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TANZANIA is a paradise for birdwatchers (or birders), with more than a thousand bird species reported in that country, many of them winter visitors. More than a third of the country is reserved for conservation, including national parks and forest reserves. The country has a diverse geography, from dense forests to semi-arid plains habitats, which meet the needs of many different families of birds. The birds listed in this section of birdsoftheworld.info were photographed in the following areas of Tanzania: Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park, and Arusha National Park. Thanks to Giff Beaton for his help in identifying a bird on this list. More information about his activities as a birder can be found here, where more photos of birds from Tanzania can be seen. A good source of information for the bird descriptions on this section for the birds of Tanzania is on Wikipedia. The website http://www.arkive.org/ also contains excellent information on some of these birds. And for great photos of birds of Tanzania there is this website, http://tanzaniabirds.net/index.htm , which contains both a taxonomic list and an alphabetical list of birds observed in that country. Here’s a list of the birds that can be found in this section of https://birdsoftheworld.info/ : AFRICAN SACRED IBIS (Threskiornis aethiopicus) BERTRAM’S WEAVER (Ploceus bertrandi) BLACK-HEADED HERON (Ardea melanocephala) BLACKSMITH LAPWING (Vanellus armatus) CATTLE EGRET (Bubulcus ibis) COMMON OSTRICH (Struthio camelus) EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE (Aquila heliaca) EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Alopochen aegyptiaca) EURASIAN COOT (Fulica atra) GREAT WHITE PELICAN (Pelecanus onocrotalus) GREY CROWNED CRANE (Balearica regulorum) GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) HAMERKOP (Scopus umbretta) LILAC-BREASTED ROLLER (Coracias caudatus) MARABOU STORK (Leptoptilos crumenifer) RUFOUS-TAILED WEAVER (Histurgops ruficauda) SADDLE-BILLED STORK (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) SECRETARYBIRD (Sagittarius serpentarius) STEPPE EAGLE (Aquila nipalensis) SUPERB STARLING (Lamprotornis superbus) WHITE STORK (Ciconia ciconia) WHITE-BACKED VULTURE (Gyps africanus) WHITE-BELLIED BUSTARD (Eupodotis senegalensis) WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK (Dendrocygna viduata)

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Boffins build bugged bees bearing backpacks Bees harvest data, but would be more fun if they had lasers Boffins at the University of Washington have developed a portable sensor system for bumblebees, an improvement on previous research that saddled bees with GPS tracking chips, if not a prelude to the autonomous drone insects depicted in Black Mirror. The researchers – Vikram Iyer, Rajalakshmi Nandakumar, Anran Wang, Sawyer B. Fuller, and Shyamnath Gollakota – undertook the project because insect-size drones run out of power after after 20 to 30 minutes in the air while living insects lack that limitation. They presented their findings in a paper on Tuesday and intend to do the same in-person next year at the ACM MobiCom 2019 conference. "We show that our platform is capable of sensing, backscattering data at 1 kbps when the insects are back at the hive, and localizing itself up to distances of 80 m from the access points (APs), all within a total weight budget of 102 mg," the researchers explain in their paper. Their bumblebee sensor pack, based on a Kinetis KL03z ARM Cortex M0+ microcontroller, weighs 102 mg, 70 mg of which consists of battery weight. The remaining space is taken up by sensor electronics that can monitor temperature, humidity and light intensity – data useful in agricultural applications. The system allows the 30 kilobytes of collected data that fit in the limited electronics to be downloaded via backscatter – powered by radio waves transmitted from a nearby antenna – once the bees return to the hive. That's also when the battery – which lasts for up to seven hours – can be recharged wirelessly. Long battery life is achieved by avoiding power-hungry GPS chips. Nonetheless, the bees' map locations can still be calculated by measuring multiple RF signals transmitted from APs. Bee boffins prove sesame-seed brain is all you need to play football (well, that explains a lot)READ MORE Because the researchers put a premium on power efficiency, their sensor pack design lacks power-hungry high frequency oscillators that typically provide the signal phase information used for localization. Thus the boffins came up with a technique for calculating a bee's angle from an AP using the amplitude information output by the envelope detector in the sensor pack. "By changing the relative phase between the two transmit antennas at the AP, we can create amplitude changes at the insect’s envelope detector over time," the researchers explain. "These amplitude changes effectively give us multiple equations that allow us to solve for the angle to each AP." The University of Washington's bee boffins anticipate that it will become feasible to use solar cells in place of rechargeable batteries and they anticipate testing tiny cameras, specially the Himax HM01B0 and Centeye image sensors, for live data streaming. The intrepid bug couturiers also note that while animal abuse policies do not apply to insects and other invertebrates – tough luck, lobsters – they try to minimize harm done to their surveillance bees. They say they make no surgical modifications to their bees and remove electronics after experiments. But if it becomes practical to bug bugs thus, expect to see a lot more flyswatters. ®

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Department Aims & Objectives Information Communication Technology has become an integral part of our every day lives. At King's we recognise the importance of developing skills involved when using computers and strive towards equipping our children with the knowledge, experience and confidence required to use up-to-date technology across the curriculum. All children from Years 3-8 take part in Computing lessons with access to a dedicated Computing device. Each pupil will cover a range of skills from touch typing, HTML web design, visual and code programming, interactive game development and mobile app creation, whilst maintaining core Computing skills. We ensure that every child has safe and secure Internet access, including an email account. ICT is implemented across the whole curriculum. To meet the requirements of other subjects, the school has invested in almost 300 workstations, including two designated computer suites, four mobile laptop labs, and a bank of iPad devices. Every classroom is equipped with an interactive SMART Board, as a means of supporting teaching and learning. Our aim is to enable children to use computers as a natural tool with which to produce high quality work and communicate with others. Our other aims, include: 1. To stimulate, develop and maintain pupils' curiosity, interest and enjoyment in Computing. 2. To develop appropriate Computing skills, concepts, principles, methods and vocabulary, amongst our pupils and staff. 3. To show pupils the wide-ranging and flexible nature of the use of Computing. 4. To ensure progression in the acquisition of Computing skills. 5. To encourage a spirit of helpfulness amongst pupils and staff. 6. To enable all pupils to have equal access to Computing. 7. To facilitate pupils' development of transferable skills and informed opinions about their use of Computing and support these with reasoned arguments. 8. To encourage all subject teachers to see how Computing interconnects with their own area of expertise. 9. To develop colleagues' confidence in using Computing within their own teaching, recognising that INSET and support for staff are vital if pupils are to progress in Computing capability. 10. To recognise that Computing is an essential part of the school development plan.

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For those who don’t know what First aid really is, here’s the answer in a couple of words: – first aid represents emergency care that can be given to a sick or wounded individual with no delay and can sometimes even save the life of the person in need of it. First aid is given before any professional medical aid. First aid is formed by a couple of relatively easy procedures and medical practices that can be executed by a regular person, which isn’t a doctor, with the condition that they have sufficient knowledge to perform first aid. First aid is meant to stop whatever injury one may have from aggravating. These procedures aren’t very hard to learn and almost anyone can apply them in real life situations, though there are some individuals that tend to panic in an emergency situation. This is why when an emergency occurs and someone is hurt or injured first aid becomes essential and sometimes people passing by, that knew first aid techniques, were able to help the person in need or even save his/her life! First aid procedures can be very helpful for numerous conditions such as cuts, wounds, heart attacks, burns, bleeding, dog bites, choking, poisoning, electrocution, stings and many more. First aid procedures can even be useful in case of an illness at home or at the work place, or even in cases of car accidents. The most important thing about first aid is that there are a couple of all important elements that are crucial and will determine the level of usefulness that one will give while providing first aid. For example: – a wounded person will not be moved from it’s initial place, except on occasions when it’s not safe to leave the person in the current location. Also, a tip here – try to avoid approaching a casualty unless it is a recognized, safe place. It could easily be a trap and the seemingly injured person could only want to steal your money or belongings as soon as you approach him. So be very careful who you chose to help out! Any way, you should definitely know first aid for your sake and others as well. First aid could end up saving your life some day! Or you could even become the savior of someone else and just imagine how great it feels to save someone’s life! Isn’t this worth learning a couple of first aid techniques

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Between the ages of five and nine months the first two teeth appear the lower central incisors. It is an utterly mistaken idea that baby requires soft, "pappy" foods at teething time because his gums are tender. Exercise for the gums is still of the utmost importance. From the age of six months the jaws can be gradually accustomed to munching and chewing. Give baby a bare bone (the leg bone of a fowl is excellent) to chew on daily, teaching him to hold it and what it is for. From eight to 12 months he gains four upper central incisors, and at nine months he should be given a finger of twice baked bread to munch. Give this once a day to begin with, just before his 10 a.m. feed is a good hour to choose. The giving of this type of food first at a meal ensures good chewing and munching exercise at the time when the child is hungry for food. After 12 months such food as twice-baked bread, toast, vegetables, raw ripe apple, fish, poultry, meat, brown bread, oatcake, etc., should be introduced gradually as the child is able to cope with them. When the jaws are working hard the whole of the body is impelled into activity, the heart beats more quickly, the pressure of the blood through the blood vessels rises, and at the same time the digestive juices flow more freely, not only in the mouth, but also in the stomach and intestines. In a well-developed jaw, with well spaced teeth, there is a natural cleansing action of the tongue and lips with the saliva which removes food particles from between the teeth after a meal. If the teeth are crowded, this natural cleansing action is difficult or impossible. Use of Teeth Nature provides teeth for use, and the natural use of the teeth is for chewing. We all know that any organ which is not fully used does not develop and tends to decay. The use of "pap" foods does not call the teeth into use at all, so avoid soft, sticky foods such as sweet biscuits, pastries, caramels, chocolates, etc. Apart from the fact that they do not give sufficient exercise to the jaws and teeth, they tend to lodge between the teeth, and particles of food left will set up decay. Certain microbes which swarm in particles of food kept warm and moist for a considerable time have the power of forming from sugars or starches an acid which is capable of insidiously robbing the enamel of the teeth of its lime. Once the enamel is robbed of this lime, so soft is the material which remains that it has no power of resisting the inroads of microbes, and once they have become established in a tiny pit or cave it is almost impossible to dislodge them, and naturally they are kept well supplied with food particles which would be washed away by the saliva if on any open, exposed surface. Once through the enamel, these microbes travel readily along the ivory into the pulp cavity, producing acid continually, and the process of decay is comparatively rapid. Thus an innocent-looking tiny black speck, neglected because it appears so insignificant, may be found to lead into a spacious cavity underneath. Jennifer is the sole founder of www.lifetips.top. She has written a guide “Essential newborn care checklist” to help first time parents taking care of their newborns.

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to critically assess the main arguments Becker .. Each of the fifty-seven items has an introduction by the editors, explaining its genesis and relating it to the Joyce canon; there are also explanatory notes on many references in the texts." TITLE : The Critical Writings of James Joyce AUTHOR : James Joyce (1882 - 1941) EDITORS : Ellsworth Mason / Richard Ellmann IMPRINT : Compass Books, issued by Viking Press PLACE : New York DATE : (December 1965) EDITION : Second Compass Printing Trade paperback; Contains an Introduction and Index; 288 pages; approximately 5" x 7 3/4", printed wraps, glued. CONDITION : Clean and presentable with the following noted: Binding is solid and tight. Critical Insights: The Outsiders - SALEM PRESS The Outsiders, looks at the idea of stereotypes in a mostly negative way. Perfect for students who have to write The Outsiders essays SparkNotes Skip over navigation SparkNotes SparkNotes Home → SparkNotes → Literature Study Guides → The Outsiders → Study Questions & Essay Topics Contents General Info; Context; Plot Overview; Character List; Analysis. | Some stereotypes are that they are all juvenile delinquents, they are The Outsiders Death Caused By Society English Literature Essay consequences of stereotypes and social classes. Some of these genres are, comedy, horror, thriller, and or action The novel written by S.E Hinton titled The Outsiders may fall into a DirectEssays Save your essays here so you can locate them Ponyboy shows stereotype whenever he talks about Greasers: Greasers. What is the major theme in the Outsiders Get free homework help on S.E Hinton's The Outsiders: Full Glossary for The Outsiders; Essay Questions; Practice Projects; Cite this Literature Note About. The Outsiders Themes | GradeSaver This is the main component of the S.E Hinton novel The Outsiders The stereotypes in the novel are the Socs and the Follow the instructions below to view the complete essay, speech, term. 13 Oct 2010 The outcome however, does not turn out so well in The Outsiders Judgment creates stereotypes When you judge a group of people or. faster about The Outsiders: Themes Free!

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The following is an excerpt from an assignment that examined empathy, the therapeutic relationship, and mirror neurons, the neural networks in our brains that are activated in response to observing human behavior. Research suggests that these networks are the building blocks of empathy and observational learning. Beginner therapists should also practice validation, a verbal intervention that demonstrates the therapist’s empathic understanding of the client’s thoughts or emotions (Linehan et al., 2002). In dialectical behavior therapy, validation is a central intervention that models acceptance of a client’s behavior within a specific context (Linehan et al., 2002). When this intervention is practiced, clients become attuned to their therapist’s comforting messages of acceptance (Linehan et al., 2002). Repeated exposure to these “small doses” of empathy can lead to improved connectedness, self-validation, and an expansion of the client’s identity (Bruce, Manber, Shapiro, & Constantino, 2010; Gallese, Eagle, & Migone, 2005). With this in mind, beginner clinicians should consider an important guiding phrase: When in doubt, validate. Reflection, or “[mirroring] a client’s words with one or two subtle changes” (Gallese, Eagle, & Migone, 2005), is a central therapeutic intervention developed by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers. In an essay from 1986, Rogers describes how reflection is far more complicated and significant than the simple “reflection of feelings.” Instead, Rogers (1986) describes a deeply empathic process of “understanding… the client’s internal world” and accurately communicating “[how they are] experiencing it at this moment.” The subtle changes in Rogers’ reflections allowed him to check his perceptions and interpretations while remaining accepting and curious. One client described her work with Rogers as “sending rays toward [a] mirror” and having them “reflected and clarified” (Rogers, 1986). The client’s experience with Rogers lead to an “inner knowledge that was … more suited to the person [living within her]” (Rogers, 1986). Carl Rogers’ use of reflection accurately captures the connection between verbal validation and internal change. By allowing his clients to feel heard and understood, Rogers was sending a deep message of acceptance and curiosity across the social synapse. In her research, Fishbane (2007) describes the neurological effects of these types of messages. Within the context of an empathic therapeutic relationship, automatic, “low road” emotional reactions and conscious, “high road” emotional appraisals are integrated in a process of “limbic revision” (Fishbane, 2007). Through validation and reflection, neural pathways are built, strengthened, and changed (Fishbane, 2007). Fishbane (2007) also describes how verbal empathy builds emotional intelligence and teaches clients to “[become] a connoisseur of [their] internal experiences.” Beginner therapists should consider the importance of reflection and verbal empathy while working with clients. As a new clinician, it is easy to become overwhelmed by theories, interventions, and techniques. However, Rogers’ (1986) writings suggest that simple reflection is the greatest display of therapeutic empathy and curiosity. In many cases, it may be enough for a beginner therapist to sit comfortably, listen, and embrace the human curiosity that brought them into the field in the first place. Bruce, N., Manber, R., Shapiro, S., & Constantino, M. (2010). Psychotherapist mindfulness and the psychotherapy process. Psychotherapy Research, Theory, Practice, Training 47, 83-97. Fishbane, M. (2007). Wired to connect: Neuroscience, relationships, and therapy. Family Process 46(3), 395-412. Gallese, V., Eagle, M., & Migone, P. (2005). Intentional attunement: mirror neurons and the neural underpinnings of interpersonal relationships. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 55, 131-176. Linehan, M., Dimeff, L., Reynolds, S., Comtois, K., Welch, S., Heagerty, P., & Kivlahan, D. (2002). Dialectical behavior therapy versus comprehensive validation therapy plus 12-step for the treatment of opioid dependent women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 67, 13-26. Rogers, C. (1986). Reflections of feelings. Person-Centered Review 1(4), 375-377.

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Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. If you know some things about Mark Twain, you may know that he used the written word to criticize and expose human folly in a humorous and often exaggerated way. Some people call satire, using the pen as a scalpel. It cuts, but for a purpose. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain exposes society’s pitfalls to make a point. People aren’t perfect. Leaders are hypocrites. The education system is flawed. Religion is less about faith and devotion, and more about fear, ritual, and superstitious. Trends come and go, but the bad boy remains the same. Twain tells tales about Tom that weave in and out human’s vice and folly in a subtle way that may not be detected in the first or second read. Religion is considered a solemn affair. In Tom’s town, everyone dresses in their “Sunday best” and sits in silence as the minister reads his sermon and prayers. However, when the pinch bug and puppy play quietly, children and adults are eager to be distracted by this simple pleasure. No one tells Tom to get rid of the insect he brought to church. No one shoos the pup out the door for being a distraction. They all would rather watch the creatures play. Education is the key to success. Tom’s teacher, Mr. Dobbins, rules is school with a wooden whipping stick. He may hold strict “order” in his classroom, but his students do not absorb the knowledge. The spout facts and speeches, but have they become a more enabled citizen? Have they improved their own life or the life of another with this information or data? Mr. Dobbins had aspired to be a great doctor in his lifetime, but it seems fate did not bring that for him. At the end of the school year, each student must memorize a speech and perform in front of parents and peers. It’s the school master’s big night to shine! His pupils turn the evening into an act of vengeance by stealing Mr. Dobbins wig and embarrassing him in front of his biggest audience. Not only in the classroom, but in the Sunday School classroom, the same policy is applied. The main objective is to memorize as many Bible verses as possible, however, not once do the students study or learn about it. Tom does not understand it. Aunt Polly doesn’t seem to translate the text, but still she pushes him to commit it to memory. The more verses you learn, the more tickets, to sooner you earn a new shiny Bible. And the point is? The Bible was written as a guide for life. Instead, these people turn it into contest for who can spout off enough words. What is the point of memorization, if you don’t understand what it is actually saying? Rote knowledge becomes useless if not applied. Twain weaves this tale for a point. Adults can be just as misguided and mistaken as their children. The best education you can receive is one that you fight for. Knowing what you believe is stronger than believing what your told. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog” (Twain). Tom and Huck were mischievious boys, but despite their flaws they always seemed to succeed in the end. They lived with passion and were always pursuit of those passions. Misguided as they were, they lived life with enthusiasm, unlike the many family members or figures in their life. What will you say in 20 years?

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Author(s): Roald Dahl Invent terrific heroes and revolting villains to star in your story! Describe believable characters with Charlie and Mr Wonka. These fun activities and writing tasks help to develop language and vocabulary skills, giving you the tools you need to write your own story. Learn how to create heroes and villains with their own interests, behaviours and backstories. Roald Dahl's Creative Writing sparks creativity, builds confidence and inspires young writers through the wonderful worlds of these best-loved stories. Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

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Value-at-risk, also know as VaR, is a metric introduced by JP Morgan indicating the total risk of a portfolio in a single number. In technical terms, value-at-risk indicates that with a certain probability, over a given period of time, the loss of a portfolio will not be greater than x. For example, the VaR for 10 days with 99% could be 1,000,000. Meaning that, with 99% certainty, the loss of the portfolio of 10 trading days, will not exceed 1,000,000. Important is that the VaR does not indicate how much the loss will be when the unfortunate 1% is happening. Technical value-at-risk description In mathematical terms, the equation below describes the definition of value-at-risk: the loss which will not be exceeded with a certain probability during some period of time. Based on the normal distribution, this can through normalization be more simply written in the following way. Intuitively, both formulas just measure the area under a density curve, for example a normal distribution as shown in the figure below. One of the most commonly known VaR models is the parametric value-at-risk model. This type of VaR is often used to measure risk in linear derivatives, forwards, futures and swaps. This model is based on the normal distribution, and just needs an estimate of volatility and the mean if required. In order to calculate a VaR, you first need to estimate the portfolio’s or security’s volatility, σ, the money invested in the portfolio or security, W, and if required the expected return, μ. Additionally, it is required to set a certain probability and time horizon. Based on the normal distribution, the values of α will equal 1.282, 1.645 or 2.326 when fixing the probability on 90%, 95% and 99% respectively. Obviously, the main benefit of this model is its simplicity. Without any additional estimation, a VaR on a different time horizon and,or a different probability can directly be derived from the same information. The downside is that the assumed normal distribution may not be true which can be accommodated by assuming a t-distribution allowing for fatter tails. Another simple way to calculate value-at-risk without making any distributional assumptions is by using historical values. Historical value-at-risk provides an additional benefit of having a better tail risk measure for nonlinear contract such as options.Just as the names suggest, historical returns, both positive and negative, are used to estimate future possible returns. A value-at-risk can for example be gathered by gathering historical portfolio returns and sorting them from small to large. The x% smallest value multiplied by your investment equals the historical VaR. Monte Carlo value-at-risk Monte Carlo value-at-risk can also be estimated through simulation. This method is more complex and requires to draw randomly from an assumed distribution, normal, t-distribution or others. This method also allows tail risk estimation of nonlinear contracts, option. It provides an additional benefit of being able to construct a sufficient amount of observations in the tail. The downside is that simulated value-at-risk is more time consuming. Moreover, The VaR estimate is only correct if the chosen distribution from which numbers are drawn from is the right one. value-at-risk a tail risk measure indicating a non-loss exceedance over a certain period with a certain probability. VaR can be calculated in various ways: parametrically, historically and based on simulations.

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Operating systems have become more complex over time. For an every-day user, it’s really a hard task to find what programs are slowing down their machine and for what reasons. The most common performance problems are related with physical memory. As I wrote in a comment answering a reader, Ben, in another post: Programs use more RAM (another name for physical memory) if there is more available. Thus, you cannot associate high memory usage with bad memory usage. If your machine has resources (one of these resources is RAM), there is no problem using them if they’re available for use. But what about when you hit the limits of your physical memory? What can an every-day user do to find out if their machine is using all of it’s current physical memory and, therefore, needs more RAM? This not an advanced way to look for performance problems but, if you are using Windows 7, why not use a free tool that this great operating system offers? To achieve our goal, we need to open the Resource Monitor. Do this by pressing WinKey and typing resource monitor in the search box: Go to the Memory tab and sort by Hard faults/sec; you will see something like this: What is that column? The numbers are the average of the hard page faults per second in the last minute by a process. Modern operating systems use the hard disk for additional memory. If the system thinks that a portion of memory is not going to be used right now, it saves it to disk so it can release some physical memory. This way, your system can open and work with more programs than if it uses only physical memory; however, problems appear when the operating system needs to access the drive more often. A page fault occurs if your operating system has to look for a portion of memory in the disk. The hard drive is one hundred thousand times slower than memory so it is easy to see this is going to slow down the computer. See what happens if you open several programs: As you can see this is not the ultimate way to know if your computer needs more RAM but it’s an easy way to see if you are hitting physical memory limits and, at least for me, it’s worth to trying when your computer is under “normal” use to evaluate whether you need more RAM.

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Related update, September 2015: From The New York Times, “Researchers studying the surface of Mars have noticed thousands of dark streaks appearing on canyon walls and hillsides during Martian summer months. Now they have found definitive evidence of salty liquid water flowing within some of these seasonal streaks.” A time-lapse animation of Palikir Crater, below, shows how the streaks extend and darken during warmer months on Mars, then gradually fade as temperatures cool. There’s more Mars and some Europa in the archives. Plus: First Evidence for Water Ice Clouds Found Outside Solar System.

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In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries? 1florín (holandés) masculineguilder masculinegulden masculine - In 1448, soon after his return to Mainz, Gutenberg borrowed 150 gulden from Johannes Fust - at that time a sum equivalent to five years' income of an average peasant. - One of the reasons is that there were three different currencies in use in Germany during the war - the thaler, the mark and the gulden. - The island's unit of currency is the Aruban guilder or gulden. - Spain's contribution to her Habsburg's cousin was a mere 1.9 million gulden while the pope, who saw the Emperor as the defender of Catholicism, provided just 900,000 gulden. - This appointment, which involved teaching arithmetic and geometry, gave Rheticus a salary of 100 gulden. - The Austrian national debt in gulden rose from 372m. in 1790 to 658m. in 1800 and 1,011m. in 1821. - Although these conditions seem strict by today's standards, they were typical of the time and earned the composer some 600 gulden a year with other benefits. English has borrowed many of the following foreign expressions of parting, so you’ve probably encountered some of these ways to say goodbye in other languages. Many words formed by the addition of the suffix –ster are now obsolete - which ones are due a resurgence? As their breed names often attest, dogs are a truly international bunch. Let’s take a look at 12 different dog breed names and their backstories.

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Blood test results revealing a low MPV (mean platelet volume) show that the amount of platelets in the bloodstream is below average. University of Rochester Medical Center states that a low MPV is an important indicator of a condition known as thrombocytopenia. Low MPV is measured as part of a complete blood count. According to Lab Tests Online, lower MPV test results indicate the presence of a condition causing the bone marrow to produce fewer blood platelets. It is important for doctors to get an accurate measure of MPV so they can better diagnose any existing problem. Platelet counts reveal valuable information about the health of bone marrow and may point doctors in the right direction to discover what diseases may be causing a reduction of platelet volume. Thrombocytopenia is a condition that is directly linked to low MPV. Some of the common symptoms of this condition are bleeding mouth, nosebleeds, bloody stools, brown or red skin bruising and small red dots appearing on the skin. Diseases or conditions that can cause lower MPV volume are aplastic anemia, heart failure, bone marrow cancer, bleeding, alcohol abuse, cancer treatment, kidney or liver disease and various infections. Discussing test results with a doctor is the best way to find out if there is a serious health issue.

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Hull Population 2019 Hull is located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The formal name of the city is Kingston upon Hull. The exact year the town was founded is not known but it was first mentioned in 1193. Hull obtained city status in 1897. The population of the city was estimated to be 260,200 in 2016. The urban population of Hull is 573,300. The last formal census was taken in 2011, and the population at that time was recorded as 256,406. City Size and Population Density Hull covers a total surface area of approximately 27.59 square miles (71.45 square kilometers). In combination with the overall population, this brings the population density to about 9,030 residents per square mile (3,486 residents per square kilometer). As of the 2011 Census, the population of Hull was mostly White British, comprising 89.7% of the population. 4.1% of the population identified as Other White, followed by 2.3% Chinese and Other Races, 1.3% Mixed Race, 1.2% Black, and 1.1% South Asian, and 0.3% White Irish. The census also found that just 3% of the residents in Hull were born outside of the United Kingdom. The majority of the resident of Hull identify as Christian, with 71.7% identifying as such at the time of the last census. 18% of residents do not affiliate with any religion. During the time of the census, church attendance in the city was the lowest in all of the United Kingdom. The city also has a high rate of unemployment, as reported during the 2011 Census. Almost half of the residents living in the city rent their homes, exceeding the national average of renters. Hull was first founded in the 12th century. The city lies along the River Hull, which was ideal for shipping, particularly the exporting of wool. In 1299, the city was granted a royal charter and was named as King’s town upon Hull after it was acquired by King Edward I. In 1440, a local government was established. The government was comprised of a sheriff, mayor, and alderman. The city was used as a base during the First War of Scottish Independence and later went on to become known for exporting wool and cloth. Hull became a hub for coastal trading for all of the UK. The town continued to prosper throughout the 17th century. During World War II, almost all of the homes were damaged and behind London, was the most-bombed UK city. The city rebuilt and continues to be the home to one of the busiest ports in the UK. In addition to its port, the city also has thriving industries including chemical and health care. Hull Population Growth Its role as a transport hub, its major shopping centers and streets, its business developments, and its arts and cultures scene make Hull a popular place to live. Population grew steadily since the 1800s, with a population of just over 21,000 in 1801 and rising to 130,426 seventy years later. The population peaked in 1931, exceeding 300,000 before beginning to fall. The population as of the 2001 Census reached its lowest point since the early 1900s, with just 243,595 residents. However, as of the time of the 2011 Census, the population began to rise again for the first time since 1931.

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Mission: The Young Astronauts Program (YAP) of Metropolitan Columbus is an educational program that focuses on the teaching of math and science to middle school youth through aviation-based activities. Vision: The program is designed to elevate the interest and skills of gifted and talented students in STEM and career preparation, including urban and under-served students. Background: For over 12 years, public school students were served in a joint effort of private/public partnerships. Expanding on the original design, the YAP is now a demonstration project in partnership with The Ohio State University Center for Aviation Studies. The YAP introduces students to aviation role models and community mentors who are licensed pilots, science specialists and educators. Program Design: During the regular school year, the program coordinator, lead instructors and guest instructors plan and conduct weekly lessons (1 ½ hours). Each lesson is structured to teach principles of math and science through aviation based activities. Theory based instruction is balanced with hands on activities for the following modules: the four forces of flight (e.g. launching airplanes and helicopters that students make from various types of paper, wood, balloons and other materials); flight controls and aerodynamics; flight instruments and simulator; flight safety; rockets; helicopter and rotary crafts; meteorology. Lessons encompass skill development areas such as critical thinking, problem analysis, and problem solving. Students construct models and test them in team competitions. Maps, navigational instruments, rocketry kits and other real life equipment are used for instruction to reinforce the excitement of science experimentation, the value of career exploration and the significance of developing team membership and leadership skills.

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- Doctors & Departments - Conditions & Advice - Your Visit - Research & Innovation As babies who are born with pediatric congenital heart disease grow up to become adolescents and adults, they have what is known as adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). Congenital heart disease is caused by a malformation during development of the heart while a baby is still in the womb. This is different than acquired heart conditions that occur later in life. Adults with congenital heart defects may have unique issues that require visits with specially trained cardiologists, such as a history of heart surgery or other medical problems that occur in adulthood. Adult congenital heart disease requires a specialized team of doctors. For the best treatment outcomes, these doctors should have training and experience in congenital heart defects and their impact on adults, such as managing heart disease during pregnancy. The Pediatric Congenital Heart Association estimates that the vast majority of adults living with congenital heart disease are not receiving proper cardiology care. Cardiologists who treat adult congenital heart disease at Children's Hospital Colorado have additional specialty training to care for these unique patients. With today's diagnostic tests, cardiologists can usually detect and diagnose congenital heart defects in utero (during the mother’s pregnancy), soon after birth or before a child reaches school age. However, in some cases, these conditions go unnoticed until a person becomes an adult. If you are a newly-diagnosed adult, you may have wondered why you didn't experience symptoms in childhood. In this case, your underlying defect may not be severe. It can take many years for some heart defects to cause symptoms. Learn more about our Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program. Congenital heart disease symptoms in children can go unnoticed until a person reaches adulthood. Adults with congenital heart conditions often tell doctors that they suffer from shortness of breath and have an unusual amount of trouble exercising. Signs to look for include: Some adults report no symptoms at all. If you suspect you may have a congenital heart defect, you should discuss this with your primary care doctor. He or she will do an initial exam and refer you to our Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program if necessary. Your evaluation typically includes an electrocardiogram (EKG) and an echocardiogram (ECHO), a special ultrasound of the heart. Other types of cardiac tests may include: an exercise stress test, Holter monitor, cardiac MRI or cardiac catheterization. Your cardiologist will determine if any of these tests are needed in order to diagnose ACHD. If these tests are performed by cardiologists not specifically trained in congenital heart disease, the results may be inadequate and may need to be repeated to answer all the questions related to your heart condition. Depending on the services needed, your care may take place at either Children's Colorado or University of Colorado Hospital. We also help young patients make the transition into adult care and we help women with congenital heart defects manage their pregnancies. Our specially trained electrophysiologists work with heart rhythm issues (arrhythmia) that are particular to adults with congenital heart defects. Some congenital heart defects only require monitoring. Others may require a heart catheterization procedure and, in some cases, heart surgery. There also may be special precautions you need to take as a patient with ACHD, such as activity restrictions or antibiotics before dental procedures. Every case is different, and your cardiologist will provide you with personalized treatment and lifestyle recommendations. To provide the best possible treatment for our patients with adult congenital heart disease, we developed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, an integrated program between the Heart Institute at Children's Colorado and the Cardiac and Vascular Center at University of Colorado Hospital. We have both pediatric and adult cardiologists who are specifically trained to manage this population of patients. These doctors work side-by-side to get a full picture of what happened to the heart in development that led to a patient's heart defect, as well as how it was or should be treated. We are experts at monitoring our patients so that they can maintain healthy lifestyles for decades after their initial treatment. To learn more about adult congenital heart disease, visit: Cardiology - Pediatric, Pediatrics Cardiology - Pediatric, Pediatrics Cardiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

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Apricots are small, golden orange colored fruits that belong to the Rosaceae family of fruit trees. An apricot fruit, also known as Khubani, comprises of a centrally located single seed surrounded by crunchy aromatic edible flesh. Apricots have a velvety skin and flesh. These fruits are not exremely succulent. The seed is also edible and is similar to almonds in taste and appearance. It is enclosed in a hard stony shell often called a “stone”. Apricots are rich in antioxidants. The carotenoids and antioxidants protect our bodies from the dangerous free radicals and prevent the damage of cells. Apricots are also rich in vitamins A and C which are powerful antioxidants that fight cancerdiseases and boost the immune system. Moreover, apricot seeds contain a compound called B17 that can fight cancer and curb its mutative ability. Remedy For Constipation Apricots are rich in fiber and are,therefore, good for smooth and proper bowel movements.Fiber stimulates the gastric and digestive juices that help nutrient absorption and break down of the food for easier processing.Fiber also activates the peristaltic motion of the digestive tract. Apricots contain high amounts of pectin and cellulose that act as a mild laxative, thus helping in the treatment of constipation. A high amount of vitamin C, as well as potassium and dietary fiber in apricots contribute to good cardiovascular health.Apricots reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease like atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes as they are rich in antioxidants like vitamin C and lycopene. Potassium contros blood pressure and reduces bad cholesterol (LDL), thus minimizing the risk of heart attack and improving heart health. Dietary fiber scrapes the excess cholesterol from the lining of the vessels and arteries, thereby clearing them and reducing the strain on the heart. Treatment Of Anemia Iron and copper abundance in apricots help in the formation of hemoglobin and thus helps in the treatment of anemia. Anemia is nothing but iron deficiency in the body, and it can lead to weakness, fatigue, lightheadedness, digestive issues, and general metabolic dysfunction. Both of these minerals present in apricots make it a great tool to boost metabolism and keep the body functioning properly.

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The face puzzle, a box of wooden jigsaw pieces, looks like a child’s game, a primitive, flattened-out version of Mr. Potato Head. Start with the biggest piece, a half-inch-thick hunk of wood shaped like a head. Place the others where they belong: the eye-shaped piece, the nose, the mouth and several more that together form an ear. Finish it and you have a profile of a bald man with sharp features smiling a tight little smile. The wooden puzzle might look like fun, but it was anything but that to the men and women who were once required to solve it. The Feature Profile Test, in the collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, was administered to immigrants at Ellis Island in the early 20th century. Those who failed to assemble it correctly could be labeled “feebleminded” and sent back home. The Feature Profile Test encapsulates the complex feelings America had toward the immigrants of its time. It was a tool for ushering suitable foreigners into citizenship—and for turning others away. It constituted an idealistic effort to be fair—while at the same time being cruelly unjust. Yet it represents an almost benign era in American immigration history—because what followed would be far worse. New York’s Ellis Island was, from 1892 to 1954, the nation’s main immigration gateway, which some 12 million people passed through. For these new arrivals, who in many cases came from simple rural villages, Ellis Island could be a frightening place—a bedlam of unruly crowds and indecipherable tongues, presided over by grim-faced immigration officers. Immigrants in the early 1900s were examined for physical and mental illness, questioned about their ability to support themselves financially, and challenged on whether they held radical views. As part of the inquisition, the U.S. Public Health Service administered primitive intelligence tests. “The purpose of our mental measuring scale at Ellis Island,” Howard A. Knox explained in 1915, “is the sorting out of those immigrants who may, because of their mental make-up, become a burden to the State or who may produce offspring that will require care in prisons, asylums, or other institutions.” It was Knox, a physician, who developed the Feature Profile Test, which he administered from 1912 to 1916. (Knox resigned his post at Ellis Island that year, eventually establishing a practice as a country doctor in New Jersey.) The puzzle represented a progressive reform of sorts. Before it, the public health service measured intelligence with traditional I.Q. tests, whose questions required cultural and linguistic knowledge that many immigrants did not have, causing perfectly intelligent people to test as “imbeciles.” The Feature Profile Test relied on more universal knowledge—around the world, noses and ears are in the same places. And it could be “administered with minimal use of language, ideally by use of pantomime alone on the part of both examiner and examinee,” notes John T.E. Richardson, author of Howard Andrew Knox: Pioneer of Intelligence Testing at Ellis Island. For all of the democratic impulses behind it, the Feature Profile Test nevertheless could be viewed as an outgrowth of a deplorable ideology. American immigration policy of the time was grounded in eugenics, the pseudoscience of trying to uplift humanity by preventing the “unfit” from having children or, if they lived outside of the country, keep them out. When Knox administered the Feature Profile Test, the stakes were high, and the conditions far from ideal. Typically, the test-takers had just arrived after a long voyage aboard ship, often in horrific conditions, and they were in a foreign land. They might be sleep-deprived, depressed or ill. And they might never have taken a test before. If they did not complete the puzzle in five minutes, that failure—along with other factors the doctors weighed—could lead to a mother being ripped from her family and shipped back to the Old World. Immigrants were turned back often enough, for a variety of reasons, that Ellis Island earned the nickname “The Island of Tears.” Over a fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, nearly one immigrant per 1,000 of the more than one million examined—957 individuals—were deported as mentally defective. As crude as the puzzle test may seem today, it reflected the belief that healthy immigrants should be admitted. Within a decade, though, anti-immigrant, eugenic and racist forces would persuade Congress to pass the Immigration Act of 1924, which dramatically cut back immigration of Italians, Eastern European Jews and other groups considered undesirable. The immigrants who were shut out of America—including many Jews who would, only a short time later, try to flee the Holocaust—would have gladly taken their chances with Dr. Knox’s wooden puzzle.

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Humans risked limb ischemia in exchange for bipedal walking Peripheral obstructive arterial disease develops when blood vessels narrow due to arteriosclerosis and blood flow in the legs (or rarely the arms) becomes clogged. Intermittent claudication is when blood flow disturbances in a limb causes pain, numbness, or coldness during physical activity. In severe cases, where the tissue has gone without blood for too long and dies, the limb may have to be amputated. Previous clinical and animal research showed that mice receive less tissue damage under ischemic condition than humans, but the cause of the difference was not clear. To illustrate why humans seem to have such a disadvantage, researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan focused on collateral vessels that could bypass an obstruction. Using a murine hind limb ischemia model, they compared the shape of mouse hind limb blood vessels with those of a patient who had peripheral obstructive artery disease. There are techniques, such as radiography, that can be used to visualize the small blood vessels of a mouse but they can only produce two-dimensional images. To obtain more detail, the researchers elected to use a system built by a collaboration of engineering and medical science researchers that established a method for stereoscopic visualization of small structures, the micro X-ray CT. This allowed for the detailed visualization of mouse blood vessels through soft tissue and around bone. The micro CT scans clarified that when the hind limb of a mouse suffers from ischemia, the inferior gluteal artery expands and functions as a bypass. Even in human patients with peripheral obstructive artery disease, detailed diagnostic images revealed that the inferior gluteal artery expands in response to vascular stenosis (vessel hardening). Importantly, the researchers also showed that the inferior gluteal artery of the mouse extends to the lower hind leg area, whereas the human inferior gluteal artery terminates much earlier at the buttock. Consequently, the mouse vascular structure is more robust against lower limb ischemia than the human vascular structure. "Two things are believed to be the causes of the inhibited development of the inferior gluteal artery in humans," said Assistant Professor Yuichiro Arima, who led the study. "One is that the development of the artery is restricted by the skeletal change accompanying bipedal walking, and the other is that, over time, the distance between the pelvis and the lower leg has become too far for the artery to reach. In other words, evolution has increased the human risk for lower limb ischemia. This understanding is expected to lead to the development of treatments that strengthen the collateral circulation pathways for people suffering from peripheral obstructive arterial disease." This research result was posted online in the Journal of American Heart Association on 23 March 2018. Arima, Y., Hokimoto, S., Tabata, N., Nakagawa, O., Oshima, A., Matsumoto, Y., … Tsujita, K. (2018). Evaluation of Collateral Source Characteristics With 3?Dimensional Analysis Using Micro-X?Ray Computed Tomography. Journal of the American Heart Association, 7(6), e007800. doi:10.1161/jaha.117.007800 J. Sanderson & N. Fukuda Related Journal Article

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The Comparison of Robert Frost and Walt Whitman Poetry Robert Frost and Walt Whitman created incredibly splendid poems about love, innocence, lost hopes and adorable, beautiful nature using the appropriate language to express their inner thoughts, folk wisdom, spiritual, and moral values of the surrounding world. The poets charm an attentive, curious reader from the first lines of the poems making him imagine the marvelous pictures of the non-existent reality. Love has no boundaries in nature, but the law of life can be cruel at times. In the poem “Wind and Window Flower” by Robert Frost, the poet discovered love as a cruel feeling that brings only sufferings and nothing more. Frost represented a traditional, dramatic form of the lyrics using a narrative sad monologue of the speaker. The story of the poem is rather short, but it contains “the sound of sense” that is definitely characteristic for such traditional writing. Besides, the poet uses a very plain language creating a verse according to the appropriate mid-length without direct comparisons, but the rhyme simplifies the implication of the poem. Therefore, this minimalism reveals a deep plot of the poet’s narration. The words “Lovers, forget your love,/ And list to the love of these,/ She a window flower,/ And he a winter breeze” (Frost n.p.) express total injustice to those who love each other, because it is merely impossible to “forget” this deep feeling that lives inside the heart. Moreover, the poet makes the reader muse about this desperate love with no further right for the infinite existence. Nature has great power presented by God to shape other living creatures’ lives and fates; it is obviously that nobody can change the determined destiny. The “window flower” loves the “winter wind” that destroys everything on its way including “the caged yellow bird”. Moreover, in the words “He marked her though the pane,/ He could not help but mark,/ And only passed her by/ To come again at dark” (Frost n.p.), the poet shows the reader that the wind is the voice of the nature. However, the question, why this “frosty wind” hates a miserable bird remains unanswered for the reader. Whitman’s woks, as opposed to those of Frost, belong to free style writing and include not hidden realism of life. In the poem “Miracles”, he does not present any rhyme creating a long story with the concept of “myself”. Whitman narrates the whole poem using the first person and repetitions of some words. Moreover, there are no limits for him according to the poetic forms, and the poem is like a prose with long lines. Besides, the rhythm does not generally exist; it is rather based on appropriate words, direct phrases, and sentences. The poet mentions his favorite places such as “the streets of Manhattan” and “the roofs of houses” sharing with the reader those things that he merely adores. In contrast to Frost, Whitman describes his impressions independently and free showing all his obvious pleasure he feels “wading with the naked feet along the beach” (Whitman n.p.) to involve his reader into his own world of thoughts where everything seems to be a miracle. However, Frost and Whitman observe love in different ways. If Frost speaks about love with a delicate and sensual manner, Whitman’s love does not include innocence or pureness. Whitman’s lines “Or talk by day with any one I love – or sleep in bed at night/ with anyone I love” (Whitman n.p.) express uncovered reality of life, and the poet does not try to hide his emotions. Summing up, Frost and Whitman created wonderful literary works that have something unique and exquisite, but their poems reveal life in a different way. The plot of the Frost’s poem is naive and sensitive discovering love with so much sadness and tenderness, because it is a divine feeling. As for Whitman, he describes the world as he sees it without any “embellishment”.

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Many victims of traumatic injury often lose their lives due to excessive bleeding, but a new injectable bandage could save lives by slowing down this dangerous process. The technology, which is still in the experimental stage, aims to stop or slow down bleeding in ways that current methods cannot. Conventional methods to stop or slow down bleeding include regular bandages, tourniquets and applying pressure. These methods, however, carry the risk of worsening internal injuries because of the force applied in using them. Moreover, there is a limit to how much bleeding that gauze and squeezing can stop. Scientists believe that an injectable bandage could enter the wound itself and adapt to its shape, stopping blood flow and leakage in the process. In a paper published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, researchers from the Texas A&M University in the US reported that they had successfully developed a so-called hydrogel that could slow down or stop bleeding. The scientists said it can also provide additional benefits, such as inducing blood-clotting. The hydrogel, which they have specifically proposed as a solution to “battlefield wounds,” is a mix of seaweed-derived kappa-carrageenan (a thick, organic mixture used by pastry chefs) and ceramic molecules. Studies from military combat show that most of the combatants who die from traumatic injury in the battlefield succumb within an hour. Medics have stressed the need to carry out intervention therapy on patients within this critical period, which they commonly refer to as the “golden hour”. Swift intervention within this crucial period can save the life of a person who has been seriously injured and is bleeding. Even more crucial is the medics’ finding that the victim’s chance of survival may largely depend on a first responder’s ability to minimise the loss of blood within the first 10 minutes. In 2014, another medical technology company, RevMedX, developed an experimental version of an injectable bandage branded XStat, a syringe that creates a sealed barrier made up of tiny, pill-sized sponges when injected directly into a gaping wound. In tests on pigs, it took about 15 seconds for the device to stop loss of blood. In developing the hydrogel bandage, the Texas A&M University researchers identified the ceramic material used as the key innovation. It works by strengthening the bandage without making it less useful. Even with the ceramic part, the mixture is absorbent enough to deliver medicines directly into an injury along with the bandage. The material is designed to harden after being injected into a wound, and the hydrogel maintains much of its strength after being soaked for 72 hours in water. Researchers also found that it stuck better to cells than pure kappa-carrageenan, and caused cow or bovine blood to clot in less than six minutes instead of the usual eight. Although the innovation is not the first of its kind, the initial results provide exciting clues as to how the technology might evolve to become a workable medical solution to haemorrhage. “The hydrogel, however, has only been tested in lab experiments so far, and more research is needed to see if it works in living, bleeding humans,” the team said in a report.

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BOTSWANA: Wildlife in the Landscape—Okavango Delta, Savute Marsh & Chobe River The national parks and private concessions that stretch across most of northern Botswana, with their abundant water sources, varied ecosystems and open borders to animal movement, are home to one of the world’s richest and most varied concentrations of wildlife—terrestrial, amphibian, and aerial. Remarkably, as a consequence of millions of years of seismic upheaval, the Okavango River no longer flows into a sea or lake. It rises in Angola and flows southwest into northern Botswana where its waters divide and diffuse into myriad channels, forming floodplains, marshes, grasslands and tree covered islands with constantly shifting contours. Both at the ground and from the air (access is primarily by bush planes flying into landing strips) the landscape is beautiful and distinctive. Savute Marsh is part of Chobe National Park that is seasonally watered by the Savute Channel. In dry periods, as when I was there, the flat landscape is covered by vast grasslands punctuated by rocky outcrops. The area is home to large numbers of lions. The Chobe Riverfront area of the national park includes the river’s wide floodplain. This area contains Africa’s greatest density of elephants, as well as many species of amphibians and water birds. During my visit, a migration of zebra herds was also in progress. Images in this portfolio include representatives of the following species: zebra, water buffalo, kudu, wildebeest, lechwe, leopard, cheetah, hippopotamus, crocodile, ostrich, hornbill, falcon, stork, roller, owl, baboon, lion

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At any given time, we are responding to over 30 emergency situations. We provide life-saving essentials in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster and to people affected by conflict, as well as long-term development support. You can help. Every day, in every country in the world, women are confronted by discrimination and inequality. They face violence, abuse and unequal treatment at home, at work and in their wider communities – and are denied opportunities to learn, to earn and to lead. Women form the majority of those living in poverty. They have fewer resources, less power and less influence compared to men, and can experience further inequality because of their class, ethnicity and age, as well as religious and other fundamentalism. Gender inequality is a key driver of poverty. And a fundamental denial of women's rights. Gender inequality in numbers - Women make up less than 22% of the world’s parliamentarians and 5% of its mayors. - On average, women are paid 24% less than men for comparable work, across all regions and sectors. - Nearly two thirds of the world’s 781 million illiterate adults are women, a proportion that has remained unchanged for two decades. - 153 countries have laws which discriminate against women economically, including 18 countries where husbands can legally prevent their wives from working. - Worldwide, 1 in 3 women and girls will experience violence or abuse in their lifetime. Achieving gender justice to tackle poverty Oxfam understands gender justice as the full equality and equity between women and men in all spheres of life, resulting in women jointly, and on an equal basis with men, defining and shaping the policies, structures and decisions that affect their lives and society as a whole. Further improvements in legislation and policy are necessary but not sufficient. We believe that transforming gender and power relations, and the structures, norms and values that underpin them, is critical to ending poverty and challenging inequality. We believe that women taking control and taking collective action are the most important drivers of sustained improvements in women's rights, and are a powerful force to end poverty not only for women and girls, but for others too. Putting women’s rights at the heart of all we do Whether we are responding to an emergency, working on long terms projects with communities, or campaigning for lasting change, we tackle the inequality and deep-rooted discrimination that makes and keeps women poor. We work closely with women’s rights organizations as partners and allies in order to address gender inequalities effectively. Supporting women’s access to resources We support women in their fight to have equal opportunities to secure jobs and fair pay as men, and have an equal chance to work their way out of poverty. Raising women’s voices We support women in their efforts to take part in decision-making at all levels and promote leadership and participation of women. Ending violence against women and girls We work with partners in over 40 countries to stop violence against women by changing laws and challenging culturally accepted practices that treat women as second-class citizens. Striving for gender equality in emergency response Throughout all our humanitarian response work, we tailor our activities towards meeting the different needs of women and men in a way that promotes equality between them. We’ve seen the difference that equal job opportunities, equal healthcare and education, equal decision-making power and freedom from violence can make. We’ve seen the difference when women and girls are able to make their own choices and exercise their collective voice, and when institutions address their needs and interests. Achieving gender justice is not only a matter of basic rights. It’s also a key means of achieving fairer societies and overcoming poverty. And we all have an equal part to play in making it happen.

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The view from the air: a brilliant green sea of Amazonian forest, interrupted by a circular, palm-thatched dwelling. It was once thought that all Yanomami Indians of the Brazilian Amazon had been contacted during the latter half of the 20th century. This photograph shows otherwise. Released by Survival International this week, the image reveals that there is a community of uncontacted Yanomami still living in the heart of the largest forested indigenous territory in the world, in northern Brazil. But illegal goldmining camps are operating just 15 kilometers from where they live. If the miners are not expelled as a matter of urgency, they could come into contact with the community and pose a threat to their lives: the Yanomami will have little or no immunity to diseases brought in by outsiders. At least 800 people from Brazil’s army and police force are now involved in a mission to remove the goldminers; it has been reported that so far, 30 have been evicted. ‘There are many uncontacted Indians,’ Davi Kopenawa, a spokesman for the Yanomami, told Survival recently. ‘I want to help my uncontacted relatives, who have the same blood as us. They have never seen the white man’s world.’ If they do not want to join the white man’s world, that’s entirely up to them. It is their choice – and their right – to remain isolated.

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There isn’t much to see at the ancient site of Yodfat. The Romans did a thorough job of razing it to the ground. If you look hard, you may spot a few stones, remains of homes and a couple of water holes. There is very little to hint of the heroics of Jewish rebels who fought against three Roman legions – the ancient world best war machine. As we sat on a remaining stone wall, our tour guide read passages from the book “The War of the Jews” written by Josephus Flavius. The description brought the scenery to life: over there was the Roman garrison. On this side was the roman siege wall. Here stood the city wall - where defenders threw rocks and spilled boiling oil on the Roman legionnaires. These are the water holes that held the precious water supply… Josephus was the commander of the Jewish forces in the Galilee at the beginning of the revolt. He led the defenders of Yodfat and heroically held the Romans back for 47 days before the town fell. After the Romans took over the city and slayed most of its population, Josephus hid in a cave with 40 other defenders. The group decided they prefer to commit suicide rather than fall into Roman hands. Josephus tried to convince the others to turn themselves in. After failing to do so, he suggested they draw lots and take turns killing each other. By stroke of luck, or careful planning, Josephus and another person remained the last two standing. He convinced the other person to forego the suicide plan and surrender to the Romans – which they both did. Josephus accompanied the Roman forces as they crushed the Jewish rebellion and eventually sacked Jerusalem. A handful of remaining rebels fled to the Masada fortress near the Dead Sea, where led by Elazar Ben-Yair, they held the Roman troops back for 3 years. Finally, the rebels committed a mass suicide preferring death over a life of slavery. Once the war was over, Josephus was transported to Rome, where he eventually gained his freedom and became a Roman citizen. His book about the Great Jewish Revolt became one of the only sources for the events that led to the destruction of the Jewish kingdom. Growing up in Israel, I heard a lot about the heroic story of Masada, but very little about Yodfat. Josephus Flavius, a general and a historian, chose life. Elazar ben Yair, an extremist, chose death. Elazar ben Yair became a folk hero, while Josephus Flavius was considered a traitor. The 40,000 slain by the Romans in Yodfat are long forgotten, while the 960 who committed suicide in Masada were immortalized. Masada became a symbol and a major tourist attraction, while Yodfat lies quietly in ruins. Makes you wonder…

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Al-Andalus was the Islamic realm that covered the whole of modern Portugal and Spain and even reached in to the south of France at one stage. In the year 711CE, Muslim armies fanned across the Iberian peninsula and as with north Africa and the Levant, Iberia became part of the Islamic world. For three hundred years, most of the peninsula remained under the rule of the caliphate with its capital at Cordoba. It then fractured in to rival ‘taifas’ before falling under the Almohads, who we would probably term ‘fundamentalist’ now. The tenth century was arguably the high point of Islamic – or Moorish – rule in Al-Andalus and it’s been estimated that about two thirds of the population was Muslim by this time. Jews and Christians had a lesser status and paid the jizya tax but there was an interesting cross-fertilisation between the three religions with cities like Toledo and Seville having churches, synagogues and mosques rubbing up against each other. Al-Andalus produced some fine thinkers including Abu al-Qasim and the Jewish philosopher, Maimonides. When the crusaders did eventually take Al-Andalus, they also imbibed the contents of its libraries and schools – which undoubtedly influenced Christian thinkers in the later Middle Ages and in to the Renaissance. I’ll be blogging more about Al-Andalus in the weeks ahead.

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California just had its warmest January-March period ever, according to new NOAA data. The state averaged 53.0°F during the period, dwarfing the 20th-century average of 45.5°F. And it breaks last year's record of 51.2°F. At one point last month, it got as hot as 96°F in Santa Ana, near Los Angeles. The trend is the result of the combination of long-term climate change and local climate variability, according to Jake Crouch, a climate scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). And he told Fusion that the state's four-year drought is both the cause of and a response to the heat wave. A ridge of high atmospheric pressure caused by warming sea surface temperatures keeps pushing land temps upward. "That tends to limit precipitation, and tends to limit cloud cover," he said, "and the [lower] cloud cover cover tends to drive temperatures upward. Also, the lack of precipitation tends to cause drought, and the drought tends to cause temperatures to go up, so it's kind of a feedback loop: The ridge causes drought, the drought cause higher temps, and that reinforces the ridge." Crouch said his unit does not make predictions but that given, the heat wave is likely to persist given that the state is about to enter its dry season. Rob covers business, economics and the environment for Fusion. He previously worked at Business Insider. He grew up in Chicago.

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Childhood is a time in her life of innocence and play. The first five years are especially crucial for physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development. A major change for a young school aged girl is that she spends a great deal of her time in a structured learning environment. For some this is when differences may be noticed, especially with her size, behaviors, and learning issues. Keep your child’s personality and age in mind when looking for child care experiences and activities. Early screening and interventions will have a significant impact to her GROWTH and cognitive development. According to Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, children at this age are becoming more aware of themselves as individuals. They work hard at being responsible, being good and doing it right. They are now more reasonable to share and cooperate. Girls with Turner Syndrome may have underlying issues, such as sensory, attention, and hearing that can impact this phase of development. You can see children’s development by how they play, learn, speak, and act. Parents play a critical role in daughter’s development. Providing a safe and loving home and spending time together – playing, singing, reading, and even just talking – can make a big difference! Appreciate your daughter for the unique, lovable person she is. How you interact during an activity is what’s most important. Remember that helping her develop good feelings about herself is also doing things with her, not just for her. “Children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” Nelson Mandela Join the TSF Patient and Caregiver Contact Registry to receive a welcome packet, share your concerns, and opt-in to receive information and news.

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Talking Houses: les points de mémoire The buildings represented on city maps reflect to a fleeting historical moment and provide limited information about the houses. One can only learn about the exact geographical position and the size of the building. If it is a monument, a few more information is added, usually the name of the architect and the date of construction. Art historical reviews provide more detailed data in case of extraordinary and memorable residences. While walking around in cities ordinary houses usually remain silent, do not talk the ways they potentially could. Since the 1980s, however, the history of the home, individual apartments received more scholarly attention than before. The critical turning point of the 1970s brought new results in historical writing. Grand paradigms, the Marxist or positivist interpretations which had been dominant since the nineteenth century, and the structuralism of the mid-twentieth century lost their significance. Scholars, being disappointed and unsatisfied with classical explanatory frameworks investigated novel ways of historical inquiry and understanding. The major cause of this newly emerged interest is that it opened up ways to integrate social and cultural historical, anthropological and sociological methods and findings. The meticulous study of the home allows scholars to examine culture and social behavior, and to investigate social actors in the context of coherent cultural patterns. The living environment does not only mirror social relations, but shapes them and importantly contributes to the formation of social conditions, hierarchies, and inequalities. Focusing on everyday routine activities and the space in which they are realized leads social scientists to pose questions about social interactions, on the influence of political power on everyday social life, on the recreation of power relations in the intimate sphere, on the decisions of social actors, on individual and collective lives and about the correlation between social and cultural practice and economic norms.

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Influence of Fine Sediment Introduced to an Armored Bed Downstream from a Dam MetadataShow full metadata Dam removal continues to emerge as a viable option in river management, yet little is known about the effects that a release of associated reservoir sediment may have on the riverine system downstream. An armored riverbed, commonly seen downstream from dams may have a complicating effect on the response of the channel to high inputs of fine sediment. It is hypothesized that an influx of fine sediment can affect the downstream bed by enhancing the transport of gravel fractions or in-filling the pore spaces in the surface gravel of the bed. When reservoir sediment is flushed downstream as part of a dam removal, the sediment is input to an armored bed condition. Upon the sudden input of fines, does the armored bed break or remain intact? If broken, then engineers must account for not only the reservoir sediment flushing downstream, but also the newly broken armor layer and associated substrate. A sediment feed flume was used to examine the response of an armored bed to a sudden influx of sand. Four separate runs were conducted, each consisting of three phases: the first to obtain a dynamic equilibrium, the second to establish an armor layer, and the third phase to simulate a sudden flush of fine grained sediment, defined as less than or equal to 2 mm, onto an armored bed surface downstream from a dam. The four runs tested two sediment transport rates against two flow rates. Results show the armor layer being broken and mobilized during the third phase of each run. An increase in the total sediment transport rate is recorded and both sand and gravel are transported out of the flume. The remaining bed significantly fills in with sand regardless of flow rate or sediment feed rate. Distinctive patterns between Runs 1 and 3 (lower flow rate) and between Runs 2 and 4 (higher flow rate) exist when the bed both armors and breaks. The results indicate that the flow rate has more control over the amount of sediment being mobilized and transported downstream while the sediment feed rate controls the level of sand deposition on the surface. Microtopography, imbrication, and clusters are observed to varying degrees in the armored bed, which may prove, with further research, to have a greater influence on the response of how the armor bed breaks.

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Peripheral neuropathy occurs when there is damage to the nerves to the peripheries. This results in the loss of feeling and temperature sensation to the effected area. The reason for numbness in the feet (peripheral neuropathy) in people with diabetes is still largely unknown. It is believed to be associated with high blood sugar levels and unstable diabetes affecting the nerve sheath fibers and message impulses. The longer you have had diabetes the greater risk of peripheral neuropathy. Causes of Peripheral Neuropathy (Numbness in the Feet): - Medical conditions – diabetes, alcoholism, Spina Bifida - Hereditary conditions – Charcot Marie Tooth, Lupus - Metabolic conditions – thyroid dysfunction, kidney and liver failure - Infections – HIV, Syphilis, Leprosy, Gullain-Barre, Lyme Borreliosis - Malnutrition – vitamin B12, B6, niacin and folate deficiency - Physical conditions – trauma or injury to nerves, Sciatica - Drugs and medication – cytotoxic drugs (chemotherapy) - Exposure to toxins or heavy metal contamination – lead or mercury Signs and Symptoms of Peripheral Neuropathy (Numbness in the Feet): - Numbness and tingling in the feet. - Sharp shooting pain. - Feeling of swollen feet. - Sensation of wearing socks or stockings when not. - Burning or freezing sensation. - Dry skin and lack of sweating. - Bounding foot pulses, yet cold toes. - Muscle weakness in legs. - Loss of normal sensation (unable to detect trauma). - Hyper-sensitivity to touch (painful). - Symptoms are often more severe at night. Risk Factors of Peripheral Neuropathy (Numbness in the Feet): - Foot ulcerations and burns – due to being unable to detect trauma/injury to feet. - Infections- if unaware trauma has occurs and wound left untreated. - Increased risk of falls – due to changes in leg muscles, proprioception and foot structure, altering the walking style. Assessment for Peripheral Neuropathy (Numbness in the Feet): An annual diabetes assessment by a podiatrist is essential in determining any sensation loss and the risks of undetected foot injury. The podiatrist will use specific instruments to assess the protective sensation and balance in your feet. Management of Peripheral Neuropathy (Numbness in the Feet): There is not official treatment for peripheral neuropathy, as the nerve damage is irreversible. However there are several ways to manage the symptoms including: - Good blood sugar level control. - Reduce consumption of caffeine, cigarettes and alcohol – these often increase symptoms. - Undertake regular, moderate exercise. - Massage feet gently to improve circulation. - Apply cool tap water for 10-15 minutes or cooling gel before going to bed. May be prescribe to improve symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. A discussion with your GP is advisable as these medications often have unwanted side effects. - Topical capsaicin cream (0.075%) – applied to affected area 3-4 times/day. Symptoms may get worse initially before getting better. - Mechanical tapping – may be applied by podiatrist. - Socks – wear 2 pairs of well fitted socks to bed. Ensure there is no elastic at top of sock, which could reduce circulation. - Compressive stockings (high percentage Lycra) – only if blood flow has been assessed by medical practitioner or podiatrist. Some patients may experience painful peripheral neuropathy (PPN), as a result of their diabetes or other factors mentioned above. It is important to speak to your podiatrist at Well Heeled Podiatry about the treatment modalities that are available.WARNING: This information is a guide only and does not replace professional podiatry advice. The content by Well Heeled Podiatry is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the need for a consultation with a podiatrist, to accurately diagnose and treat your foot condition. Treatment and outcomes will vary between patients depending on the nature of the presenting complaint and subsequent diagnosis of condition.

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In ancient Japan, the samurai warriors were a living symbol of honor. Each samurai had their own specially made armor, and symbol to fly high on their flags while going into battle, as well as a katana to fight by their side. The Sengoku Samurai each have their own unique looking armor, that is tied to their name- no matter how many centuries have passed. These figures capture the beauty of the yoroi armor, as well as the flags and katana that these samurai fought along side with. Even on a much smaller scale these figures emulate the details and time that has gone into the making of the yoroi armor. About the Samurai: Sanada Yukimura is one of Japan's most famous samurai. He had many different nicknames, such as "Crimson Demon of War" and "The Last Sengoku Hero". Sanad is well known for his fierceness in the Siege of Osaka Castle, both in the winter and the summer. Despite the fact that Sanada had less men than that of his foe, he managed to put a large dent in the opposing army. He passed in a very honorable way, by commiting seppuku after killing the Echizen men who had tried to come after him when he was seriously injured.

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Termites cause billions of dollars in damage each year worldwide. They feed on wood but can also damage paper, insulation and more. They can infest a building at any time. Spring is usually when large numbers of winged termites are discovered inside homes. These termites are typically called "swarmers." They are triggered by warmer temperatures and spring rain, winged termites emerge from the colony and attempt to start new colonies with a mate. The swarmers do not eat the wood in your home and seldom survive for long, but they are an indication that there is a colony somewhere in your home. There are ways of preventing termite infestations, which can limit some issues in the future. Signs of Infestation Other signs of infestation are mud "tubes" on foundation walls, support piers, floor joists, etc. The mud tubes are typically about the diameter of a pencil but sometimes can be thicker. Termites construct these tubes for shelter as they travel between their underground colonies and the structure. If you break one open, you may see small, creamy white worker termites. Termite-damaged wood is usually hollowed out along the grain, with bits of dried mud or soil lining the spot where feeding is occurring. Severely damaged wood will sound hollow when tapped. And a second indication of termite control issues is when piles of coarse grains of sand start appearing, as these are likely drywood termite fecal pellets. If you suspect a termite control problem in your home or office, contact Bluesway Pest Control for immediate assistance. We have years of experience providing our expert services to homes across the Westchester and Yonkers areas. Below are the following areas where our services are available: Know The Dangerous Difference! Every day, homes are targeted by a dangerous predator that causes thousands of dollars worth of damage: "Termites." Often, there's no evidence of their presence until it is too late. These termites live in underground colonies and work 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week / 365 days a year to destroy your home from the inside out. Winged termites are often mistaken for ants, but there are noticeable differences. Here's how to tell them apart: The wings of ants are different sizes, the front wings are longer than the back wings; termite wings are all the same size. Ants have a bent antennae; termite antennae are short and straight. The most noticeable difference is the shape of their body. Ants have a narrow, pinched waist; termites have a thick, straight waist. When looking at termite control for the home, there are do's and don't's to follow. Be sure to understand these rules in order to ensure a safe and healthy living environment. Get safe and reliable termite services from Bluesway Pest Control. We have a staff of experts who will get the job done. Call Bluesway for Termite Control & Other Reliable Exterminating Services Your Yonkers Exterminator for More than Two Decades (914) 968-8404 or (845) 426-7378 Dobbs Ferry – Eastchester – Mount Vernon – New Rochelle – Port Chester – Rye – Scarsdale – White Plains – Yonkers Westchester • Rockland • NYC

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The great success of the Portugal due to her eastern trade was a reason good enough to lure the Dutch to step into this domain. With a view to get direct access to the spice markets in South – East Asia, the Dutch undertook several voyages from 1596 and eventually formed the Dutch East India Company in 1602.In 1605 the Dutch captured Amboyna from the Portugese and gradually established their influence at the cost of latter in the Spice Islands.They captured Jakarta and established Batavia on its ruins in 1619, blockaded goa in 1639, captured Malacca in 1641 and got possession oof the last Portugese settlement in Ceylon in 1658. Reason For Their Advent The Dutch came to the islands of Sumatra, Java and the Moluccas, attracted by the lucrative trade in pepper and spices. Commercial interests drew the attention of the Dutch to India, where they established factories in Gujrat, on the Coromondal Coast and in Bengal, bihar and Orissa, entering deep into the interior of the lower Ganges valley.The more important of their factories in India were at Masulipatam (1605), Pulicat (1610), Surat (1616), Bimlipatam (1641), Karikal (1645) , Chinsura (1653),Cassimbazar, Baranagore, Patna, balasore, Negapatam (1658) and Cochin (1663).The Dutch practically maintained a monopoly in spice trade in the East throughout the seventeenth century.They also became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East, thus reviving a very old connection maintained in the palmy days of the Vijaynagar Empire.At Surat the Dutch ewere supplied with large quantities of indigo, manufactured in Central India and the jumna valley, and from Bengal, Bihar , Gujarat, and Coromondal they exported new raw silk, textiles , saltpeter, rice and Gangetic opium. After 1690 ,Negapetam instead of Pulicat became the chief seat of the Dutch on the Coromondal. The growth of peaceful relations between the Portuguese and the English was facilitated by the recovery of Portugal’s independence from the control of Spain (1640) the old enemy of England. The right of the English to the eastern trade was recognized by the Portuguese in a treaty , dated July A.D.1654 and another treaty concluded in A.D.1661, secured for the Portugese from Charles II , who received Bombay as a part of dowry of Catherine of Braganza, the promise of English support against the Dutch in India. The Dutch rivalry with the English in seventeenth century was more bitter than that of the Portugese.The policy of the Dutch in the east was influenced by two motives. One was to take revenge over Catholic Spain , the foe of their independence, and her ally Portugal, and the other was to colonize and establish settlements in East Indies with a view to monopolizing commerce in that region. They gained their first object by the gradual decline of Portugal influence. The realization of their second object brought them into bitter competition with the English. Conferences held in London and at the Hague in 1611 and 1613-1615 led to an amicable settlement between the Dutch and the English. But the hostilities were renewed after two years . Though the Dutch began to confine themselves more within the Malay Archipelago and the English to India , the former did not cease to be commercial rival of the latter. During the years 1672- 1674 the Dutch frequently obstructed communication between Surat and the new English settlement of Bombay and captured three English vessels in the Bay of Bengal. The commercial rivalry of the Dutch and the English remained acute till A.D. 1759.

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In 1903, an unlikely wildlife photograph was published, showing a rather blasé baboon seated on the rump of a crestfallen mountain zebra in the town of Port Elizabeth. Then came word that a circus rider called Mexican Bill (who came to South Africa in the company of Texas Jack) had managed to lasso himself such a rare mountain zebra in the Bankberge outside Cradock, and actually rode it down to the plains below. Those were the days when zebras were something of a fashion accessory. In London they were even spanned in as fancy carriage horses. But zebras – even the kindly, orange-muzzled mountain variety – have minds of their own. Ask the zookeepers of this world, many of whom bear zebra bite marks. A Close Shave with Extinction But by the mid-1930s, it was clear that the mountain zebra – endemic only to South Africa – was heading the way of the dodo and quagga. It was fast losing ground to livestock herds. In 1937, however, conservation authorities set aside 1 712 hectares outside Cradock to form the seed area of what would become the Mountain Zebra National Park. Right at the outset, failure seemed inevitable. The herd consisted of five males and one female, and by 1950, all had died except for two old males. Once again, a local farmer came to the rescue, this time Mr H L Lombard of the neighbouring farm Waterval. He donated 11 mountain zebras in exchange for some blesbok. Since then, the numbers of mountain zebras in the national park have slowly risen above 700. Many were translocated, and now more than 400 are also found in other reserves. It is a beautiful park, sprawled across the bulky Bankberg mountain range outside Cradock. The valleys are green with sweet thorn trees so loved by kudu. Rooiplaat plateau has sweeping views, mountain zebra and black wildebeest cropping the sweetveld grasses. Four ecosystems meet within the park – Nama Karoo, thicket, grassland and savanna – allowing for an unusual mix of animals and plants. In the late 1990s, eminent British wildlife artist David Shepherd donated two paintings worth more than R1 million so the park could be expanded. South African National Parks (SANParks) matched his donation, plus those of others, and bought nine farms. The Mountain Zebra National Park now sprawls over 29 000 hectares. This dry mountainland has came into its own, a potential haven for all sorts of threatened species. Lions and LBJs In 2007, four cheetahs were introduced to the park, sending shockwaves through the resident antelope population. The cheetahs settled well and bred up so well that over a dozen have been captured and moved to new homes. The rest are regularly seen. The Park now offers cheetah tracking as one of their activities. More recently, lions were released in the park. Other predators are mostly nocturnal, sometimes seen on night drives: caracal, wild cat and black-footed cat, termite-eating aardwolf, brown hyena, Cape fox and bat-eared fox. Besides these and mountain zebras, you could expect to see eland (the largest antelope in Africa), springbok, buffalo, gemsbok, blesbok, red hartebeest, black wildebeest and kudu. Birders can look out for Ludwig’s bustard, the pink-billed lark, rock pipit, orange-breasted rockjumper and ground woodpecker. From being a minor little ‘species park’, the Mountain Zebra National Park has gained real importance for conserving South Africa’s wild heritage. Future plans include linking the Camdeboo National Park near Graaff-Reinet via a corridor that includes private land and protects the endemic plant species of the Sneeuberg. - Contact the park on 048 881 2427 / 3434 or email email@example.com.

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On December 16, 2013, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored Justice Elena Kagan, the third sitting Jewish Justice, with the Pursuit of Justice Award in the august chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Ginsburg shared anecdotes about Justice Kagan with the audience, immediately following the Justice’s known accomplishments, i.e. first woman dean of Harvard Law School and first woman Solicitor General of the U.S. One such anecdote was that as a bat mitzvah at the Modern Orthodox Lincoln Square Synagogue, she argued with the rabbi about where she believed her place should be as she read the week’s portion and comment. Another historic anecdote recited by Justice Ginsburg, was that some of the sitting Justices turned their chairs around so that their backs would face Justice Louis Brandeis when he spoke. Justice Kagan was especially moved by the meaning of the art award (pictured above) presented to her. The painting had, in Hebrew, the names of the four matriarchs with the four cups of wine symbolizing the seder, and Justice Kagan as the fourth woman Justice. Also evoked was Miriam, recognized by our tradition as having ensured Jewish continuity after we left Egypt.

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We have been busy planning our topic work together and will be exploring the wonders of the local and other woodlands during the Autumn Term. The children have discussed the many playful uses of sticks prompted by the book 'Stanley's Stick' by John Hegley. We have looked at where we can find sticks and how we could describe these places. The children have a lot of questions about woodlands including: the types of plants that grow there, the animals that live there, the reason it can be dark in woods, the things you can do in a wood and what can you see, hear, feel, smell and possibly taste ( they have written a brilliant poem together). Updates on our progress will be shared throughout the year and comments on our page are welcomed. Please email the school with your feedback. It is very much appreciated.

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