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A heart stress test, likewise called a workout stress test or treadmill test, is a non-invasive analysis procedure to examine the performance of your heart. This examination is commonly conducted to evaluate your heart’s feedback under boosted physical activity and recognize any possible cardio issues.
Throughout a heart stress test, you will certainly be asked to exercise on a treadmill or a fixed bicycle while being carefully kept an eye on by doctor. The test aims to enhance your heart rate and stress and anxiety your heart to observe its performance. Allow’s dig deeper right into the advantages and treatment of a heart stress test.
Among the vital advantages of a heart stress test is its capacity to offer info about your heart’s health. The examination helps diagnose various heart conditions, consisting of coronary artery disease, heart rhythm irregularities, and heart valve issues. By checking your heart’s reaction during workout, doctors can accurately detect any irregularities or locations of concern.
The procedure of a heart cardiovascular test includes several phases. To start with, you will certainly be attached to an electrocardiogram (ECG) device, which records your heart’s electrical activity. This allows medical professionals to monitor your heart price, rhythm, and any type of possible irregularities. Next, you will certainly be asked to start exercising on a treadmill or a stationary bicycle. The intensity and period of the workout will slowly enhance to elevate your heart price to the target level. Throughout the test, blood pressure measurements will likewise be taken periodically.
During the examination, you may experience tiredness, lack of breath, or muscle discomfort as your heart is being stressed. It is very important to interact any type of signs and symptoms or pain to the clinical team conducting the examination. As soon as you reach the target heart rate or if you create symptoms that need the test to be stopped, the exercise section will be wrapped up, and your heart will certainly remain to be kept an eye on as it goes back to its relaxing state.
In conclusion, a heart cardiovascular test is an important analysis device that can supply critical details regarding your heart’s wellness and functionality. By reviewing your heart’s action under physical tension, this examination help in the early discovery and therapy of numerous heart disease. If you have issues concerning your cardio health and wellness or have been experiencing signs and symptoms connected to your heart, consult with your doctor to establish if a heart cardiovascular test is essential.
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Are you fascinated by how meteorologists can forecast the weather?
Do you wish you had the skills to predict the climate of the near future?
Let's see if you have what it takes to become a meteorologist!
Meteorologist Or Weather Forecaster?
Many people confuse meteorologists with the weather forecasters they see on TV.
In reality, meteorologists have scientific qualifications and, among other things, they conduct research and analyse data that is used to create a weather forecast.
Weather forecasters work for media outlets and don't necessarily have meteorologist training.
So What Does A Meteorologist Do?
The job can include:
collecting data from satellites, radars, remote sensors, and weather stations
measuring air pressure, wind, temperature, and humidity
studying weather patterns and climate change
applying computer models and scientific principles to forecast the weather
using research to predict floods and droughts
studying how the weather affects the spread of pollution or disease
writing reports and research papers
Which of these can be part of a meteorologist's job?
Where Do Meteorologists Work?
Many places employ meteorologists, such as:
local or national television stations as a weather forecaster
government agencies such as the National Weather Service, NOAA, NASA, or the Department of Defense
private sectors such as airlines, shipping, and insurance companies or the agriculture sector
legal offices as a forensic meteorologist providing meteorological data for legal cases
Which is the LEAST LIKELY place to find a meteorologist?
How Much Do They Earn?
The average salary of meteorologists is:
USA: $58,089 /year
Canada: C$60,310 /year
How Can You Become A Meteorologist?
To become a meteorologist, you need at least a Bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Sciences or a closely related field.
Related subjects are:
For research positions, a Master's degree or even a PhD in meteorology or a related field may be necessary.
How Do You Know If It's For You?
You'll love it if:
you care about the environment and climate change
you enjoy studying science
you have good numeracy and computer skills
you are intrigued by working with sophisticated tools
You won't like it if:
you want to become a weather forecaster on TV and not a meteorologist
you are not good at maths
you don't like writing reports
Susan decided that she wants to become a meteorologist. Why should she think twice before making that decision?
So have you decided that you're interested?
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The Coffee Trader provides a compelling insight into the world’s first commodities exchange, which was in Amsterdam in the 1650’s. Historical fiction is always informative and this is no exception. Learn about Holland; learn how commodities trading emerged; learn about 1650’s culture in Holland, all in a well written and interesting novel.
Many Jews of the period had fled King Ferdinand’s persecution in Spain, and Holland had been among the few nations to provide sanctuary to the Jews, who remained in debt to Holland and who sought to do nothing to offend their Dutch hosts. “The Ma’amud” was a much feared Jewish Council which fiercely disciplined any Jew who offended the Dutch in any way. (Indeed, the great Jewish philosopher, Benedict Spinoza, was excommunicated (“cherem”) by them during this period. Liss’ characters seem real, and his plot moves swiftly. Miguel Lienzo, a widowed Portuguese Jew, is a commodity broker who tries to avert bankruptcy by becoming a pioneer in the trading of coffee. Some of the other key characters, for easy reference, are Miguel’s jealous brother, Daniel; Geertruid Damhuis, a mid-30’s brainy beauty and widow with money; Alonzo, a usurer from a a family of Gypsies; Converso, a Jewish “New Christian” (which a common way for Jews to curry favor of the Dutch); Solomon Parido, a wealthy traded and the much feared leader of Ma’amud.; and Hannah, the beautiful wife of Miguel’s brother.
Learning the basics regarding the birth of commodity trading, 17th Century Holland and the Jews travails therein, fascinated me. | <urn:uuid:048f5a2b-d0ca-4d00-8629-f4fd26e63a5a> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://leeglovett.com/the-coffee-trader/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.954366 | 368 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Aster Flower Plant. Their lovely double blooms are ideal for rockeries, borders, open garden beds, cottage style gardens or for pots. Aster spp., doellingeria spp., eurybia spp., inonactis spp., symphyotrichum spp.
Blues, purples and array of pink. Michaelmas daisy, aster, china aster, new england asters. Asters generally bloom in late summer and fall, but alpine asters (aster alpinus) flower in may and june.
Plant Your Aster Flowers In Well Drained, Moist, And Humus Rich Soil.
This can help extend the color of spring and summer longer than most other perennials. Asters can be started from seed or purchased as a potted plant. For the past 4,000 years, these flowers were cultivated as ornaments.
Asters Are A Great Transition Plant, Bridging The Seasons From Summer To Autumn.
The leaves of the aster plant are often dark green and, like the flower petals, can also be long, thin and pointed. Aster is a host plant for painted lady, pearl crescent, butterflies and more. This type of plant has groups of flowers, also known as heads, that sit within a small basket of surrounding leaves.
Asters Lend Themselves Well To A Range Of Garden Styles From Prairie Plantings.
The two main groups of asters are new england asters (aster novae anglias) and new york asters (aster nova belgii). It is also a popular cemetery plant. Douglas aster plants are native perennials growing in the pacific northwest.
Blues, Purples And Array Of Pink.
Asters are easy to grow and are one of the few plants that flower reliably in the cooler season. Asters belong to the sunflower family and has over 600 species of which only 180 are recognised today as true asters. Asters are also known as michaelmas daisies, starworts, new england asters, and frost flowers.
Asters Range In Size From 15 To 125 Cm In Height And Have Daisy Like Flowers Of White, Pink, Purple Or Blue.
Asters are in the daisy family and flower mostly in late summer and autumn, which gives them their common name michaelmas daisy. Aster can flower from anytime from spring to late autumn (depending on the species). Each branchy clump of this compact plant grows to about 16 inches high and 12 inches across. | <urn:uuid:154fe5d4-1638-4fc4-baf5-170544c1689a> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://letfore.com/aster-flower-plant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.923156 | 531 | 2.625 | 3 |
You can use most images. Check the Fair Use guide and remember to cite your images properly.
Learn more about citing images.
You will probably need an image which is either copyright free or published under a Creative Commons License.
Learn more about finding copyright free images.
Learn more about Creative Commons Licenses here.
Copyright attaches the moment a work is created. There is no need to file special paperwork or use the symbol. Therefore you need to assume that a work is copyrighted unless otherwise stated.
Copyright does NOT apply to:
(However, unless it is listed as in the Public Domain it is still important to do further investigation as sometimes extensions apply and different countries actually apply different rules. You will need to check the rules of the country of origin of the work to be sure.)
(You can usually tell if this is the case as the image will have some sort of watermark on it. The watermark is an indication that you need to pay for the image in order to be able to use it.)
(Creative Commons Licenses have been developed because of the complicated nature of copyright. Find out more).
Some countries have a 'fair use' or 'fair dealing' policy which allows the use of copyrighted works in certain circumstances.
These circumstances include:
The US has a "fair use' policy which includes a four factor test to help you decide if you are using the copyrighted work appropriately.
The four factors test includes:
If you are using the image to make your own work attractive, then you need to have permission to use the image.
Remember: Fair use is not the same as attribution
Even though you may be allowed to use an image, you must still cite the image accurately to avoid plagiarism.
TO PROVIDE ATTRIBUTION AND TO AVOID PLAGIARISM SEE THE ACADEMIC HONESTY GUIDE
Librarians are not lawyers. The advice in this guide is just that; a guide to help you to think carefully about the images you use.
For more information check the sources:
Cult of Pedagogy, (2019) Teaching students to legally use images online. https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/online-images/
Ohio Wesleyan University, (2018) Images. https://library.owu.edu/c.php?g=13161&p=69945
Social Media Examiner, (2019) Copyright, fair use and how it works for online images. https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images/https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images/
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Developmental dyslexia is a specific learning condition characterized by severe and persistent difficulties in written word recognition, decoding and spelling that may impair both text reading fluency and text reading comprehension. Despite this, some adults with dyslexia successfully complete their university studies even though graduating from university involves intensive exposure to long and complex texts. This study examined the cognitive skills underlying both text reading comprehension and text reading fluency (TRF) in a sample of 54 university students with dyslexia and 63 university students without dyslexia, based on a set of tests adapted for an adult population, including listening comprehension, word reading, pseudoword reading (i.e., decoding), phonemic awareness, spelling, visual span, reading span, vocabulary, non-verbal reasoning, and general knowledge. The contribution of these skills to text reading fluency and text reading comprehension was examined using stepwise multiplicative linear regression analyses. As far as TRF is concerned, a regression model including word reading, pseudoword reading and spelling best fits the data, while a regression model including listening comprehension, general knowledge and vocabulary best fits the data obtained for text reading comprehension. Overall, these results are discussed in the light of the current literature on adults with dyslexia and both text reading fluency and text reading comprehension. | <urn:uuid:7742f1a6-2e98-4e52-9eb2-b1efdebc8981> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://lnc.univ-amu.fr/doc/hal-04139551/_22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.922111 | 261 | 2.75 | 3 |
Worldwide, 1.8 million people became newly infected with HIV in the last year. 35 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the beginning of the epidemic. This global crisis affects the most vulnerable members of a community, leaving broken families or families without adequate income to support themselves. As of 2015, an estimated 13.4 million children and adolescents worldwide had lost one or both parents to AIDS.
However, there is good news—AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 48% since the peak in 2005. Efforts at education, healthcare, and intervention are making a difference.
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
- For programs working to lessen the prevalence and mortality rate of AIDS.
- For families affected by this global epidemic.
- For the continued protection of those left vulnerable by AIDS. | <urn:uuid:8c9ae95e-922e-417e-90fe-150b488bf16f> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://loominternational.de/aids/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.97108 | 164 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Cori Kane calls it “underwater skydiving.” She’ll be out in the middle of the North Pacific, more than 1,000 miles from Honolulu and most anything else that might be called civilization. Flopping out of a perfectly good boat, she will rocket down nearly 300 feet in just a few minutes, encountering a strange and largely unexplored layer of ocean that’s less familiar to science than the deep sea. It’s the ecosystem of the mesophotic reefs, which lie at a depth often called the “Twilight Zone.”
“When you jump in, it’s like you’re transported to this other world,” says Kane. “There are fish everywhere. There are big fish. There are sharks. There are these big species of jacks called ulua that are like packs of dogs that come and follow you and check out what you’re doing. Half of them are almost as big as I am. It’s one of the few places where I jump in the water and instantly realize I’m not the biggest fish in the sea. It’s an amazing experience.”
A self-described “fish nerd” and Washington State University doctoral candidate in marine biology, Kane spent five years diving in the vast Hawaiian archipelago as research coordinator for the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. It is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world, with some of the highest percentages of endemic fish—species found nowhere else. Over dozens of dives, Kane found even greater numbers of endemics as she and her colleagues counted and catalogued fish in the monument’s most remote regions.
“In a nutshell, we found a lot more than we ever could have imagined,” she says.
Created by President George W. Bush in 2006, the monument is remote by most any standard. It’s particularly far removed from Kane’s childhood in Illinois, where her parents built a house by first taking out six acres of corn.
“Even in the middle of the corn fields I was always poking around in the dirt and playing with all the animals I would find,” she recalls. Then her parents took her to SeaWorld, where her dad talked the staff into letting her be the kid that rides an orca during a show. She went on to get a bachelor’s degree in marine biology and a master’s in marine ecology, leading to her position at the monument.
For years, scientists have known that the shallower waters around Hawaii contain huge numbers of endemic fish. A little more than one in four are found nowhere else. But the deeper waters were off limits for exploration, as the dangers of nitrogen narcosis and decompression sickness limited traditional scuba divers to about 100 feet.
But starting in 1989, Hawaii ichthyologist Richard Pyle started developing gas mixes and techniques to dive deeper. Exploring the waters of the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, and the Patau Islands, Pyle found more than 50 new coral-reef fish species, estimating that another 2,000 await discovery. The new technology also let Kane and her colleagues start exploring the deeper reaches of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and make the first description of their mesophotic reef communities.
Kane recalls that after one of the earliest dives, Randy Kosaki, deputy superintendent of the monument, said, “Did you notice that almost all these fish are endemics?”
Kane, Kosaki, and Daniel Wagner, the monument science advisor, confirmed the impression by swimming transects at more than 50 sites between the main Hawaiian Islands and the Kure Atoll more than 800 miles away. Plummeting as deep as 280 feet, they would follow a line, identifying, counting, and estimating the size of fish a set distance to the left or right.
“It’s like taking a snapshot of the reef,” says Kane.
It turns out that nearly half the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reef fish—46 percent—seen by Kane and her colleagues are endemic. That’s nearly twice as high as any other tropical region. At the northernmost end of the islands, at a latitudinal limit of coral production called the Darwin Point, the endemism ran as high as 92 percent.
“This unprecedented rate of endemism,” Kane and her colleagues wrote earlier this year in the Bulletin of Marine Science, “indicates that mesophotic reefs in the NWHI are reservoirs of biodiversity, and further underscores the need for protection of this area.”
“By protecting this area, we are protecting a huge chunk of the world reservoir of species, if you will,” says Wagner. “If we concentrate on protecting some of these hot spots, we have a lot of species and a lot of unique species, you can get more bang for your buck.”
Scientists can use the endemic fish to study subtle variations among species, teasing out their evolution much as Darwin did with the finches of the Galapagos Islands. The monument’s protections can also hedge against endemics’ particular vulnerability to extinction.
“If something happens to that population of endemic fish or that species,” says Kane, “there’s nowhere else to help it repopulate. It’s kind of one of those indicator species or priority species that you watch, especially when you’re concerned about a certain area, because it has the lowest chance of survivorship if anything super bad would happen.”
Kane says threats to the region include plastic pollution, lost fishing nets that can strangle the reef, and the rising ocean temperatures of global warming.
“As climate change goes on and the ocean temperatures rise, we may be seeing a decrease in the level of endemism or fishes disappearing completely because they can’t tolerate the warmer waters we may be transitioning into,” Kane says. “One of our main goals is to try and document as much as we can right now because we don’t even have a baseline for what these mesophotic reefs are. We could already be losing things and there could be catastrophic changes going on that we have no idea about, just because we haven’t been keeping an eye on them before now.” | <urn:uuid:5de8245a-5f1d-4c39-9134-43e0ec71c283> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://magazine.wsu.edu/2014/10/24/diving-deep-in-a-unique-tropical-paradise/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.950928 | 1,333 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Beaver was allegedly sickened by an E. coli bacteria but not E. coli O157:H7, the type that most consumers are aware of. That bacteria drove the recall of almost 30 million pounds of meat last year and was blamed for an outbreak involving fresh spinach in 2006 in which five died.
Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Beaver and 313 others who ate food from an Oklahoma restaurant in August were sickened by E. coli O111, a rare type of E. coli that can also be deadly and is becoming increasingly familiar to public health officials.
From 1990 to 2007, O111 was linked to 10 reported illness outbreaks in the U.S., the CDC says. Four of the 10 were linked to food. Before the Oklahoma outbreak, in which one person died, the biggest O111 outbreak happened in New York in 2004. Unpasteurized apple cider was blamed for 212 illnesses.
E. coli O111 is a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC. It is one of a handful of non-O157 STECs that have caused 22 reported illness outbreaks in the U.S. from 1990 to 2007, the CDC says. Food caused 10 of the outbreaks.
Illnesses caused by the non-O157 STECs tend to be milder than those caused by O157, the CDC says. But some can cause equally severe disease and kidney failure, a danger of O157. In Oklahoma, 17 needed dialysis, state officials say.
The number of reported non-O157 outbreaks is small. But others may have gone unreported because doctors may not have looked for non-O157 E. coli in sick patients. "There's a significant possibility that illnesses and outbreaks have been missed," says Elisabeth Hagen of the Office of Public Health for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The CDC estimates that more than 25,000 non-O157 STEC infections occur each year in the U.S. — about a third the number of O157:H7 infections.
Research has also shown that other E. coli types may be more prevalent than thought, Richard Raymond, the USDA's undersecretary for food safety, told officials meeting on the subject last October. He cited a recent study in Nebraska in which nearly 50% of E. coli infections there were non-O157:H7s. Other countries have seen the same, Hagen says.
Cattle are a primary source of E. coli. While there are many types of E. coli, only O157:H7 is routinely tested for by the meat industry and the USDA. It was identified in the 1980s and was declared an adulterant in ground beef in 1994.
Given increasing infection reports, the USDA plans to begin some testing of ground beef for six other E. coli types, including O111, that are causing most of the non-O157 infections, Hagen says. Testing may begin within months, she adds.
It's not clear whether more non-O157 STEC infections are occurring or whether they're being identified more often, Hagen says. The USDA wants to determine how prevalent they are and find ways to reduce any risks to consumers. None of the 22 non-O157 outbreaks has been linked to meat. That has occurred in other countries.
"We think it's a significant enough public health concern to see if it's a problem," Hagen says.
Food associations say they support study of other E. coli. But they say it's too soon to say whether they should be called adulterants, which would cause recalls in the future. Proper cooking destroys E. coli.
"We need a much better understanding of what the landscape looks like," says Robert Brackett of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. He also says that industry efforts to rid meat of E. coli O157:H7 — including washing cattle carcasses — work against other E. coli.
The Oklahoma outbreak, which state officials say ended last month, has been linked only to Country Cottage, an independent buffet-style restaurant in Locust Grove, Okla., but not to a cause. The restaurant has closed.
The CDC identified E. coli O111 as the culprit on Aug. 29, 10 days after Braylee had the biggest meal of her life, including chicken fried steak and potatoes.
When Braylee first got diarrhea, her parents thought it was a normal bug. Then her stools turned bloody and she was hospitalized, says her father, Jake Beaver. Her parents hope she'll avoid lifelong kidney problems, which can arise.
"I didn't know E. coli could do this," Beaver says. "I just thought people got a little sick."
Dana and Rick Boner of Monroe, Iowa, also thought their daughter, Kayla, had a regular bug last year when she fell ill on her 14th birthday. Kayla died 11 days later because of an E. coli O111 infection — the cause of which was never determined — her mother says.
"I didn't even know there were any other strains but O157," says Boner, an insurance agent.
She speculates that other non-O157 illnesses have gone undetected or incorrectly reported for years, given the lack of awareness about it.
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Everyone, including children, can feel down at times. But depression is more than just having a bad day or an occasional low mood. A child or adolescent who seems stuck in a low mood, feeling hopeless, has lost interest or pleasure in usual activities, may have depression and need therapeutic help.
You are not alone
Depression doesn’t discriminate and can be caused by many different things, such as bullying, moving school, grief and loss… Depression can impact your child or teenager’s behaviour (e.g, not getting things done at school), feelings (e.g, lacking in confidence), thoughts (e.g, ‘I am worthless’) and physical health (e.g, change of appetite).
Neurodivergent children and teens (ASD, ADHD, Learning Difficulties) are four times as likely to experience depression over the course of their lives as their neurotypical peers – it is well known that depression can be a result of bullying, isolation or other social difficulties. Repetitive thinking, especially about negative events and emotions, can also set some autistic people up for a depressive episode. At the Kids Clinic, we are experts in neurodivergence and understand the deep ties between ASD, ADHD, learning difficulties and mental health.
We can help you
- Identifying thought and behaviour patterns that are either making your child more likely to become depressed, or stopping them from getting better
- Finding encouraging activities that are rewarding, pleasant and fun, to reverse the patterns of withdrawal
- Understanding the specificities of depression in your neurodivergent child by incorporating their strengths and interests, and making abstract concepts more concrete via visual aids
- Working on emotion recognition and regulation
- Incorporating mindfulness
What to expect
Making your first appointment
Once you’ve decided to try therapy, call our kind and caring admin team on (02) 9139 0126 to discuss what you are having difficulty with and book your first appointment.
Attending the initial consultation
In the initial consultation, your psychologist is looking to build a picture of how you’ve come to where you are today and what you are looking to get out of therapy. Your psychologist will do their best to address any questions or concerns you may have about the process.
Creating a treatment plan together
Over the first three sessions, your psychologist will work collaboratively with you to establish goals for treatment. They are designed to be specific, realistic, and tailored to your needs.
As your therapy goes on, you will continue the process of building a trusting relationship with your psychologist. You will work with them to find alternative ways of thinking and behaving, build resilience and learn new skills that will help to see yourself and the world differently. o promote helpful actions in life.
Make a booking today
Not sure where to start or have a question?
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The Motus Wildlife Tracking System is an international network of stations tracking the movements of individual birds, bats, and large insects. The program was started in 2014 by Bird Studies Canada in partnership with Acadia University.
Motus is based on two components — tiny radio tags and a network of receivers. Motus radio tags are light-weight transmitters that send out pulses every few seconds that are detected by Motus receivers. Receivers are mini-computers hooked to antennas that detect radio signals. Everywhere in the world, Motus tags and receivers are set to the same radio frequency.
Researchers attach Motus tags to birds, bats, or large insects. If a Motus-tagged animal passes within range of any Motus receiver along its migration route, its unique signal is detected and stored.
Scientists across the globe are placing Motus receivers in their regions and sharing the information they collect. By working together with Motus, researchers can learn more than they would working alone.
Motus in Missouri
The Motus network of receivers is growing rapidly. As of 2018, only a few dozen receivers had been placed in the Midwest. Now there are about 100 stations in eight Midwestern states and growing! The Midwest serves as a major bird migration route known as the Mississippi Flyway. To adequately detect tagged birds moving through the region, many more receiver stations are still needed. This is why Missouri is working to place receivers across the state.
Missouri has high-quality habitat for birds and bats, including breeding grounds for many migrant bird species as well as colony sites and winter caves for bats. These qualities make our state an important location for Motus tracking to be taking place.
Two lines of Motus receivers are being placed in Missouri, one across northern Missouri and one across our Ozarks. There are currently 18 active stations in the state, with more on the way. These two lines are being placed in east-west arrays, so any Motus-tagged animal flying into or out of Missouri on long-distance migrations will be detected! | <urn:uuid:6a8e2289-076e-4430-a169-0aaf035ac8a4> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/activities/birdwatching/tracking-birds-motus | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.966077 | 417 | 3.640625 | 4 |
LoRaWAN is a type of wireless technology that is used to transmit small amounts of data over long distances. It is often used in sensors that measure things like temperature, humidity, and wind speed.
One way that LoRaWAN-based sensors can be used to study the local weather and improve our understanding of the planetary boundary layer is by placing these sensors in different parts of the environment. For example, a farmer might use LoRaWAN sensors to measure the temperature and humidity on their property, or a scientist might use them to study the wind speed and direction at different levels above the Earth’s surface.
By collecting data from these sensors, scientists can get a better understanding of the local weather patterns and how they are influenced by the planetary boundary layer. They can also use this data to improve our understanding of the processes and dynamics of the boundary layer, such as how it mixes and transports heat, moisture, and other substances between the Earth’s surface and the atmosphere.
One of the benefits of using LoRaWAN-based sensors to study the weather is that they can transmit data wirelessly over long distances. This means that scientists can collect data from a large area without having to physically visit each location. It also means that the data can be transmitted in real-time, so scientists can get a more up-to-date understanding of the weather patterns and how they are changing.
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Should your child need to self-isolate or if we experience a local lockdown we will use the resources on this page to continue your child’s learning at home so that no future learning is lost. Teachers will continue to communicate with parents or guardians using ClassDojo. This page is for children in Year 4 who are pupils in Class 8 with Mrs Lloyd or Mrs Chambers or Class 9 with Mrs Frost.
Your child must follow the daily schedule for their year group on the Oak National Academy. They can also access Education City, Oxford Owl, The Spelling Shed and Numbots to support their learning at home.
Click the link below to access Oak National Academy, the online classroom made by teachers, for teachers. You will have access to free, high-quality video lessons and resources to support your child’s learning in English, maths, science and the Foundation subjects at home. They are delivered by a teacher, with a pre-recorded video as well as quizzes, worksheets and creative activities. It’s all easy to use, there’s no login or password, you can access our lessons on any device, and pupils only need materials they can find at home.
In Year 4, your child will be developing into an increasingly fluent reader. The focus will now be on building comprehension, but it is still important that children use their phonics skills to tackle new words. There are a variety of simple things you can do at home to support your child’s developing reading skills.
How to help at home
There are plenty of simple and effective ways you can help your child with reading in Year 4. Here are our top tips.
1. Listen to your child reading and read to your child
At this age, your child might prefer to read independently and it’s tempting to leave them to it. But listening to them read is still a worthwhile thing to do. This way, you can help your child with any unfamiliar words and can talk to them about the book to make sure that they understand.
Reading to them is still important too. Reading to your child means that they will be able to hear books they might not yet be able to read themselves. Sharing and talking about books is also a lovely way to spend time together!
For books to read with your child, take a look at Oxford Owl’s free eBook library.
You can create a free account at: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
You will need to use your own email address and set up a password to access this site.
2. Value your child’s choices
It’s really important to value your child’s choices, even when a book looks too easy or too difficult. Children can often read books that initially appear to be too difficult (especially if it is a topic that interests them).
That said, you will probably need to guide them through tricky words, pictures, ideas, or even the layout of an information book. At this age, children will often have strong enough word-reading skills to read most books they choose, but that doesn’t mean that they can always understand the text.
3. Open up the world of reading
Help your child to read widely. Books, magazines, websites, and apps all show how reading can help you to follow your interests and get involved. Show your child websites, books, and magazines that link to their hobbies – whether it’s swimming, football, dance, music, art, or something else entirely. Always check that any websites children access are safe, and monitor their use of them.
4. Make a word bookmark
Using a piece of paper as a bookmark, encourage your child to jot down words they don’t understand. They can do this when they read on their own or if you’re reading together and they don’t want to stop. After reading, try looking up the words together in a dictionary and talk about what they mean.
5. Read for a purpose
As well as reading for pleasure, your child is likely to need to read for particular purposes in Year 4. They will read to find information, to learn about something, or to answer questions. Practising this can be useful for success at school. Your child may be asked to investigate a topic or find answers to questions set in class. You can help them with their research skills by talking about where to look to find the answers, although you may need to remind them to look in books and use the library as well as the internet. Children can struggle with information overload so they need your help to ‘search and sift’ both sites and information to make decisions.
6. Don’t give up!
As your child reads read more difficult books, there might be times when they struggle and may be reluctant to continue. You can help them through those patches by reading a bit with them to get them started or hooked into the next chapter. Always balance this with sensitivity and valuing their choice – it’s got to be fun!
Please continue to read on a daily basis with your child and ask them questions about the text.
We have access to a new online learning platform called NumBots. This game is aimed at boosting addition and subtraction skills for all aged children. Since the success of Times Tables Rockstars in encouraging children to master times table and division fact instant recall, we would like their skills with mental addition and subtraction to be just as good. NumBots will help! More importantly, children in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 can access the games. All children start at the same place in Story mode, and when they get to a certain stage they will unlock Challenge mode. The idea is that they play little and often, and this will significantly improve their understanding of number bonds and addition and subtraction facts.
The login is exactly the same as the one for Times Tables Rockstars.
Passwords have been stuck inside children’s reading records. Contact your class teacher on ClassDojo for a username and password if you have misplaced them.
Children have free access to Education City to support their English, Maths and Science at home. Passwords have been stuck inside children’s reading records. Contact your class teacher on ClassDojo for a username and password if you have misplaced them
There is no need to print off the Testbase activities. You can simply use a pencil and paper to work out the answers. Work through each of the questions and then go back and check if answers are correct by clicking on the Mark Scheme Button:
The questions do get harder as the activity progresses.
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Year 4 – Testbase Arithmetic – Pack 2 https://typekii.exampro.net/
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A free resource for the teaching of Spanish
Pupils can now access Oddizzi at home on the following website: https://www.oddizzi.com/
To access the website find your child’s class and use the following usernames and passwords:
c9millbrook millbrook9 (Class 9)
This is a fantastic resource and allows children to explore the world, read or watch CBBC World news, access learning zones and play the Umbozo quiz-show what you know! Each class has a class leaderboard where they can compete against their classmates while showing off their knowledge of the world!
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Whether you’re packing a lunch for a picnic at Couchiching Beach Park or preparing dinner for the family, local registered dietitian has some helpful tips
The following article was provided by Brittany McMullan, a registered dietitian at Zehrs Orillia.
As Orillia community members prepare for spring, Nutrition Month is a perfect time to think about foods that fuel our bodies. There is a plethora of nutrition information out there, so it can be challenging to know where to begin.
Whether you’re packing a lunch for day trip to Couchiching Beach Park or preparing dinner for the family, here are my nutrition 101 tips to making informed food choices.
Read food labels before you buy
By law in Canada, all prepackaged food items must include a label with nutrient content. The labels are there to help you make informed choices and the package provides information on serving size, calories, certain nutrients, and percentage daily values (% DV). Five per cent DV or less is a little, whereas 15 per cent DV is a lot. Try to get more fibre, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron and calcium. Aim for less fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and cholesterol.
Use the ‘healthy plate’ approach
Canada’s Food Guide emphasizes eating a variety of healthy foods each day. To do this, your ‘healthy plate’ should consist of half vegetables and fruits, a quarter of protein-rich foods including a focus on plant-based proteins in addition to traditional protein sources, and the remaining quarter should be whole grain foods. You should also make water your drink of choice, but feel free to get creative by adding fruits and veggies to enhance the flavour.
Prepare more meals at home
Including more home cooked meals in your diet helps you understand what ingredients and nutrients are being used in your meals. This will help you reduce the number of added sugars and salts that are often found in prepared foods. Another bonus? It can be a huge money saver to cook your own food.
I am here to help if you are looking for additional support understanding nutrition and developing your nutrition goals. As your local registered dietitian at Zehrs Orillia, I can work with you one-on-one to develop a unique and easy to follow plan. To book a virtual appointment with me, go to zehrs.ca/dietitians.
Here’s a healthy recipe to try:
Quinoa Porridge with Gingered Maple Syrup and Pumpkin Cranberry Topping
1 pkg (225 g) quinoa
2 cinnamon sticks
2 thin slices of ginger root, peeled (about 1/8-inch/3 mm thick coins)
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups milk of choice
1/4 cup pure maple syrup (for porridge)
1 cup pure maple syrup (for topping)
1/4 cup roughly chopped peeled ginger root
1/4 pumpkin seeds, toasted
1/4 dried cranberries
Make Porridge: In large saucepan, combine quinoa, cinnamon, ginger, salt, milk, maple syrup and 2 cups water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until quinoa is very soft.
Meanwhile, make Gingered Maple Syrup: In small saucepan, combine maple syrup, ginger, salt and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain mixture through fine-meshed sieve into small pitcher. Discard ginger.
Prepare Toppings: In small dry frying pan, cook pumpkin seeds over medium-high heat for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, or until they puff up and turn golden brown. Cool. In small bowl, stir together seeds and cranberries.
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Planet – the earth many big celestial systems, and, includes a circular form. This isn’t any question today. But to comprehend Our Planet people’s right type journeyed within the millennia. Historic other along with Indian people thought Our Planet like a drive, sitting on animals’ shells.
Understanding of the Earth’s real form first seemed in Greek language.These quarrels sailed of Magellan and Columbus. Following the first space pictures and flight of Planet from room isn’t any question that it’s a form that is circular, no further.
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Yes, our world – uncommon although the basketball. Dimensions confirmed Earth’s size, it’s somewhat compressed in the rods. The area of our Planet isn’t completely sleek, and there are plains, hills, downturns, and then mathematical designs cannot be expressed by the form of Our Planet. The researchers offered it the geoid, which in Traditional means “earth like title.”
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The Earth’s actions within the solar-system. This motion we don’t discover using the world since the change.
Planet is axis an unreal point that operates through the rods around and also the middle of Our Planet. In the same length in the rods towards the equator the area of Our Planet is the mythical point that splits the world into two hemispheres – South and Northern.
Planet revolves counterclockwise and makes an entire revolution around its axis in twenty four hours (sunlit evening). Sunlight illuminates just the 1 / 2 of the globe. This describes the change of night and day. At numerous factors in the spinning of Planet velocity differs. The most paces in the rods and in the equator is zero. This motion we don’t discover, since with all revolving Planet and us.
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On a graph the amplitude is one half the overall height. The unit circle has a max/min value of y = 1, -1, making the amplitude 1. Period: 2?.
The pattern of the graph will repeat itself for each increment of 2? that occurs. In the unit circle, 2? is the length it takes in order to make one full revolution. Domain: (??,?).
The domain of the sine function is any input value that theta can represent. Since you can go around the unit circle an infinite number of times in both directions (counterclockwise and clockwise), the domain can be any real number. Range: -1, 1. The range contains all of the possible y values in the sine function.
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Not every child will say their first word early. Typically, between 10 and 14 months of age, children will start experimenting with sounds and trying to reproduce the words they hear. Naturally, at this age, children are unlikely to speak in full sentences. They will utter simple words, and more often than not uncomplete words, such as “da-da” for daddy, for example. From there on, your baby will grow confidence and practice sounds until they can learn to say more words.
For some children, this could happen differently. While this may not be obvious when your kid is 1 or 2-year-old, you may start noticing a speech disorder in later years. Perhaps, they struggle to reproduce specific sounds, and they may feel self-conscious as a result. For some children, speech disorders could be a source of shame and discomfort, which can convince them that they do not need to speak. However, it is important to understand that approximately 5% of children, between the ages of 3 and 17, have a speech disorder.
For both parents and children, speech disorders can be challenging. However, there are many ways in which parents can help their kids become more confident about speaking.
Make it fun
Ultimately, if speaking feels like homework, kids are unlikely to want to improve their skills. The desire is to encourage children by showing them that they can have fun while speaking. As tempting as it might be to show them the power of the spoken word through mesmerizing speeches, it’s best to focus on things that can generate immediate, true joy.
You don’t need to look far as well, Smart gadgets in your living room, such as a voice-activated assistant that can turn the TV on for them, can be a game-changer. You’ll soon hear your child speaking to Google or Alexa and practicing their lines to get things done!
Don’t let them work alone
It can be tricky to learn how to speak, especially when your child has no guidance. After all, they did try to copy the sounds around them, grounding up, but a speech disorder can be the result of a misshapen inner mouth, for example. This would mean that the way your child tried to learn to speak did not work. But perhaps an expert speech therapist, such as https://www.metroehs.com/, can guide them to develop the right sounds and sensations in their mouth. Ultimately, why work alone when you can find a teacher to help you?
Cut them some slack
As desperate as you are to hear your child speak freely and confidently, they probably feel the same. Yet, putting pressure on your kid is only going to backfire. Their speech disorder could worsen under pressure.
Learning to correct a speech disorder takes time and effort. It is a long and winding road, and it is certainly one that requires both patience and understanding. As such, it is important to give your child other paths to express themself, such as drawing or writing, rather than force them to speak when they are already exhausted and stressed out.
What will your child’s first word be when they recover from their speech disorder? There’s no saying, but one thing is for sure, they will be just as glad to say it as you will be to hear it. Remember, overcoming challenges is teamwork, so make sure to be there for them along the way. | <urn:uuid:66c0c71c-f38a-4233-9756-39c3cb5cb508> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://momalwaysknows.com/life-as-mom/helping-your-kid-develop-speech-confidence/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.981116 | 714 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Robert H. Lowie
Robert H. Lowie, in full Robert Harry Lowie (June 12, 1883 — Sept. 21, 1957) was an Austrian-born American anthropologist whose extensive studies of North American Plains Indians include exemplary research on the Crow. He also influenced anthropological theory through such works as Culture and Ethnology (1917), Primitive Society (1920), and Social Organization (1948).
- Culture & Ethnology, 1917
- Primitive society, 1920, 1947
- The Religion of the Crow Indians, 1922
- The Crow Indians, 1935
- The History of Ethnological Theory, 1937
- The German People, 1945
- Toward Understanding Germany, 1954
- Ethnologist: A Personal Record, 1959
- 33 papers (1911–57) in Selected Papers in Anthropology, edited by Cora Dubois, 1960. | <urn:uuid:8fc0b8b2-8c45-48a0-b089-29ff1c5b2e81> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://monoskop.org/Robert_H._Lowie | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.818789 | 183 | 2.734375 | 3 |
What is a Chartered Accountant?
A Chartered Accountant is a highly qualified and experienced professional who has passed examinations to become certified in the field of accounting. This professional offers specialized knowledge and advice on taxation laws, financial planning, auditing, business strategy, and more.
A Chartered Accountant understands tax laws, regulations, and filing requirements to provide the best advice for their clients. They also evaluate businesses for risk assessment, financial compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and other necessary steps required by businesses.
Chartered Accountants also assist with financial decision making by utilizing accurate accounting methods such as double-entry bookkeeping or cash flow analysis. They audit and review business transactions to ensure accuracy and transparency to protect their clients’ interests. Additionally, they are able to provide high-level financial planning services that help clients make informed decisions about investments or other aspects of their finances.
In summary, a Chartered Accountant is an invaluable asset that can provide individuals or businesses with the support they need when managing finances efficiently and responsibly. With their specialized knowledge and experience, they are able to offer insight into complex topics like taxation law or financial decision making that may not be available elsewhere – making them truly indispensable!
Skills of a Chartered Accountant
As a CA, you are fully qualified to work in a range of accounting roles. You possess knowledge of accounting and tax laws, as well as an understanding of audit and assurance procedures. With your risk management and control abilities, you can accurately maintain financial records, analyze financial results, provide consulting services for complex issues, and offer tax advice for compliance issues.
In addition to the above skill set, CAs have experience preparing financial statements and reports. You are also highly proficient in assessing insolvency and bankruptcy cases while providing expert advice on mergers and acquisitions. Furthermore, you understand the legal framework for accounting transactions as well as creating budgets with accurate forecasts. If you’re looking for the Top CA Colleges in Hyderabad then look no further than CMS FOR CA.
You also possess the ability to develop internal control systems that help ensure compliance with regulations while managing investments through portfolio diversification. Additionally, you are skilled at identifying potential areas of fraud that could be impacting businesses or organizations. Finally, CAs can provide valuable assistance when it comes to tax planning by advising clients on their compliance obligations according to applicable legislation or industry standards.
These important skills make Chartered Accountants invaluable resources in any organization they serve! As a CA, you have proven your competency in all aspects related to finance: from analyzing financial information to helping organizations optimize their taxes or manage investments wisely – all while keeping an eye out for any potential fraudulent activities!
How to Acquire the Qualifications of a Chartered Accountant
Are you interested in becoming a Chartered Accountant? If so, it is important to understand the qualifications and requirements of this profession. As a CA, you will be responsible for providing financial advice and services to individuals, businesses, and organizations. By understanding the scope of work for this profession, you can decide whether or not it is the right fit for your career aspirations.
To become a Chartered Accountant, there are several qualifications that must be met. Firstly, it is important to understand what type of organizations hire CAs. Generally speaking, they are employed by large corporations and financial institutions such as banks or investment firms. Additionally, CAs can also work as independent consultants, offering their services to individuals or small organizations.
The next step is to gain an understanding of what professional courses or certifications are needed in order to become a qualified CA. It’s also important to research job trends in the accounting industry, as these may affect your job prospects once you’ve acquired the necessary qualifications and experience required by employers. Additionally, make sure you utilize online resources that offer advice on how best to build your career in this field, such as websites dedicated specifically to accountants like ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland).
When considering how best to acquire CA qualifications, there are various routes available depending on one’s individual circumstances, such as studying full-time at university/college with an accredited degree program from an institution recognized by ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales) or gaining relevant experience through internships and placements before undertaking ICAEW examinations. If successful, these examinations will lead towards becoming a fully qualified CA, after completing professional development training programs from respected institutions like ICAEW. Membership status with ICAEW requires submitting one’s CV, references, and other documents.
It is beneficial to seek out experienced CAs who can provide valuable advice on application procedures, and engaging in continued education initiatives helps maintain one’s professional development within this field. Take advantage of any courses or workshops directly related to being a Chartered Accountant, which may include specializations like auditing and taxation.
Benefits of Becoming a CA
Are you considering a career in accounting? Becoming a CA can be an incredibly rewarding experience, offering high earning potential, opportunities to work within prestigious companies and across industries, and the chance to work with some of the world’s most renowned clients.
So, what does a Chartered Accountant do? As a CA, you’ll be expected to have a deep understanding of financial systems and procedures, comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles and practices, and the ability to certify the accuracy of financial statements. You’ll also identify opportunities for cost reduction, ensure compliance with regulations and tax laws, advise on investments and long-term planning, and handle other corporate matters. Additionally, you’ll develop strategies to improve profitability and reduce risk, provide consulting services on financial matters, leverage technical knowledge to help businesses reach their goals, become an entrepreneur or start your own business, establish valuable networks of contacts through working abroad, and enjoy the possibility of career growth or advancement depending on your experience level.
Becoming a Chartered Accountant is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to become part of an esteemed profession that offers many benefits. With hard work, great rewards follow: not only do CAs have the potential for high earnings, but they also gain access to unique experiences, such as working with prestigious clients from all over the world or exploring different cultures through working abroad. The field provides endless possibilities for career advancement, whether in public accounting, financial management, or corporate finance, giving you control over your future prospects!
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What is Causing Spots on the Leaves of Your Japanese Maple?
There are many causes of spots on the leaves of your Japanese Maple. Firstly watering from the top down on your plant while it's too hot or sunny out is a main cause. However, a few years ago there was an abundance of research done on this exact topic. The study concluded that leaf thrips are the main cause of spots on your Japanese Maple. These bugs get on your plant during the spring and spray a fungus which houses their eggs, which don't hatch until later in the season. Typically these bugs prey on plants that are either showing signs of stress or that aren't well established yet. If your trees are neither stressed or young and you're still seeing spots, in the early spring to mid spring you can treat your maples with insecticide, such as spectracide. Check out our video above for even more information about this common issue! | <urn:uuid:eec63edc-050a-479c-9981-ac214d8885e5> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://mrmaple.com/blogs/news/what-is-causing-spots-on-the-leaves-of-your-japanese-maple | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.982258 | 188 | 2.765625 | 3 |
The accordion and piano are two very different instruments. If you are considering whether you should learn the accordion or piano, I would recommend you learn both! But in reality, it is best to learn one first before the other. Which is the better instrument to learn first? Is piano harder than accordion, or is accordion harder than piano?
Most musicians and beginners I know find accordion harder to learn than piano. Both instruments require similar hand coordination, but the accordion requires you to move and control the bellows at the same time. Accordions also have a combination of keys and buttons for you to memorize.
Read on to learn more about whether accordion or piano is harder and how long it takes to learn both.
Also, for an excellent key piano keyboard, take a look at our top pick, the RIF6 Electric 61 Key Piano Keyboard:
Is Accordion Harder than Piano?
For anyone with past piano experience, then learning a piano accordion will be easier as the keys are similar. By this time, you have trained your hands to coordinate with each other. And now, you would just have to learn the buttons on the accordion, as well as how to control the bellows. Controlling the bellows, which is considered the soul of an accordion, is usually the most difficult part for beginners to learn.
Some musicians start their musical journey as accordion players and find the piano harder to play than accordions up to the proficient level. A major reason for this is that their left hand has been so used to just pushing buttons that they find it difficult to transition into playing chords with their left hand on the piano.
Adjusting to the piano can also be tricky, being horizontal instead of vertical. The piano does have the optional use of foot pedals for dampening or prolonging the tone, but learning the foot pedals can come later after getting comfortable with the piano. Whether you find accordion or piano harder to learn up to the proficient level depends as well if you have a musical background or aptitude for music.
Which instrument would you like to play – accordion or piano?
How Long Does It Take to Learn Piano?
In general, if you are a beginner – in order for you to learn a single piece on a piano – it will take you a few weeks. If you want to learn how to read basic piano music, then it can take a year or two years. For you to have intermediate, more fluent reading skills, it will take you several years. And to play advanced, classical piano music from memory can take at least 5 or 6 years.
Factors That Will Affect How long It Will Take You to Learn Piano
Self-taught vs. Taking Lessons
Of course, if you are taking lessons with a qualified piano teacher, then it will take you less time to learn how to play the piano than if you are teaching yourself. Piano teachers, more often than not, have an organized curriculum for their students, depending on their musical background and piano skills.
A great teacher should also be able to push you in reaching your dreams so choose wisely. However, if you are confident about your talent, there are many online video tutorials that teach proper fingering and simple, beginner songs.
If you are just looking to play simple songs on your piano, then it will not take you long to do this. But if you are really serious and want to make a career out of your playing, then it will probably take you a decade or more to be able to play advanced classical music such as Rachmaninoff or Liszt.
Short but Regular Practices
As the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.” In this case, however, practice improves your hand coordination and other skills. However, the quality of the practice matters as well. Short but regular practices are more productive than long but irregular ones. If you take long practice sessions, it is easier for frustration to set in and get exhausted.
If you already know how to read music notes like how you are familiar with the letters of the alphabet, then you are off to a good start, and you’ll probably be able to play lots of songs after a few months. Aside from musical notes, you should also familiarize yourself with the piano keys so that you can learn to play the piano faster. A standard full-size piano has 88 keys, but there are also smaller ones that have at most 64 keys.
You can learn any instrument at any age. Being young is only an advantage because there is more time to master the instrument. But you can learn at any age! How easy it is to learn an instrument also depends on how passionate you are, or your child is, to learn the instrument. The most important factors are dedication and passion. If you’re passionate and dedicated, then it will be easier for you to learn than someone who finds it a chore.
Recommended Beginner Pianos
If you decide piano is the better choice to learn first, then here are my two recommended entry-level piano/keyboard choices that will make learning easier and more enjoyable.
1. RIF6 Electric 61 Key Piano Keyboard
The RIF6 Electric 61 Key Piano Keyboard is designed for learners of all levels and ages. In fact, this keyboard has two teaching modes that allow you to learn songs while practicing chords.
This piano is also the best fit for traveling musicians as well because it runs on batteries if there are no outlets around. If you want to power it by battery, simply insert eight alkaline or rechargeable D-size batteries instead of plugging it in.
The keyboard has 61 keys with the R1F6 backing band. The backing band provides over 300 tones, 300 rhythms, and 50 demo songs. All of these tones and rhythms allow you to let your creativity be the only limit through your learning journey.
I also love that this keyboard comes with optional percussion and drum sound kit to make you feel as if you are really performing with a live band. This feature also ensures that you are in tune when playing a certain song.
The RIF6 Electric 61 Key Piano Keyboard also comes with comfortable over-ear headphones with a built-in recording feature that helps you concentrate during practices by eliminating noise around you. The built-in recording feature will come in handy, especially if you think your playing requires improvement. This way, you can pinpoint your weaknesses and improve your performance further.
This affordable yet feature-rich piano comes with a comfortable, padded piano stool and 9V DC Adapter. The reviews on Amazon speak for themselves.
2. Alesis Recital Pro Digital Piano
The Alesis Recital Pro Digital Piano guarantees that you’ll be able to learn how to play the piano in less time, with the help of its features. This digital keyboard contains 88 keys and has an automatic touch response depending on your playing style. The keyboard also comes with 12 excellently crafted voices, headphones, and stereo output. The voices include:
- Acoustic Piano
- Acoustic Piano Bright
- Electric Piano
- Church Organ
- Acoustic Bass
- Fingered Bass
The stereo output will come in handy if you want to connect your piano to a recorder, mixer, amplifier, etc., while the headphone output will give you a quiet environment whenever you are practicing in a not-so-quiet room. Another feature that I love about this keyboard is that it can be connected to your PC or Mac using USB-MDI connectivity.
Alesis prides itself on the educational features that their piano can offer to beginners, specifically the lesson, record, and recital pro modes, as well as a three-month subscription to Skoove’s online interactive piano lessons. This is an excellent choice for anyone learning piano.
How Long Does It Take to Learn the Accordion?
Similar to learning the piano, learning to play the accordion also depends on the level of proficiency you desire. If you just want to play a simple song, it will take you about eight weeks, and that is if you practice regularly. However, becoming a virtuoso at playing the accordion can take several years.
Several factors such as past musical experience, age, type of accordion, quality of practice, taking lessons or self-taught, etc., can affect how long it will take you to learn the accordion.
As mentioned earlier, the accordion is generally more difficult to learn than piano, only because you need to control the bellows at the same time as pressing the keys and buttons. But this action can be learned fairly quickly with consistent, daily practice. In my experience, I was able to learn simple songs on the accordion in about 6 weeks (see my post on how hard it is to learn accordion).
I had many years of piano experience before I learned accordion, plus I learned on a piano accordion, so it was a bit easier as I knew the keyboard part. But I still had to learn the buttons and how to control the bellows.
If you decide to learn how to play the button accordion, it may be a bit harder as you’ll have to memorize the buttons on both sides (as there are no keys like on the piano accordion). However, those who learn the button accordion say it is faster and easier to play after learning because the buttons are smaller and closer together than piano keys. The smaller and close-together buttons allow you to jump to notes and different intervals much faster and easier.
Check out this video, which compares the notes on a button accordion with the keys on a piano:
Recommended Beginner Accordions
To make learning the accordion easier and more enjoyable, you need a good accordion that is best for you. Below are my two recommended entry-level accordions.
1. Hohner Panther G/C/F 3-Row Diatonic Accordion
The Hohner Panther G/C/F 3-Row Diatonic Accordion is a diatonic button accordion that you can play in the GCF keys. There are two major types of accordion, namely, piano and button accordion.
Button accordions are harder to play at first because you have to familiarize yourself with how the buttons are arranged on both sides of your accordion. But when you already have a mental picture of the buttons, then learning this type of accordion will go smoothly from there.
This button accordion is made by Hohner, one of the top entry-level accordion brands out of Germany. What makes this accordion stand out, aside from its matte black finish, is that it is compact and lightweight. The latter features make this particular accordion an excellent choice for beginners and professional musicians as well.
The accordion has 31 buttons and 12 bass buttons. It comes with double-strap brackets that can help you support its weight, especially when you are playing while standing. The Hohner HA-3100 Panther GCF Diatonic Accordion weighs approximately 14 lbs and is about 19 inches in height) by 18 inches in diameter.
Aside from these features, you’ll also get a free Hohner diatonic method book and cleaning cloth that’ll help you jumpstart your journey towards learning to play the accordion.
2. Rossetti 72-Bass, 34-Key Piano Accordion
The Rossetti 72-Bass, 34-Key Piano Accordion is, as the name suggests, a piano accordion that those who took piano lessons will find easier to learn than button accordions. Some people find this type of accordion difficult to learn because of the wide space between keys and the involvement of more finger movements as compared to the button accordions.
This accordion has 72 bass buttons and 34 keys. This accordion also has five switches, which allow you to change the sounds produced by the keys and buttons, depending on the style of music you are playing. And to add to its features, this accordion has 18 fold bellows, meaning this accordion will be able to produce rich and big sounds. If you are a fan of Italian-style decoration, then you’ll love this accordion even more.
The Rossetti piano accordion also comes with a deluxe case with locks, logos, and adjustable straps on each side.
Conclusion – Is Accordion Harder than Piano?
Is accordion harder than piano? The accordion is typically harder to learn than the piano. The reason for this is that you need to press keys, buttons, and control the bellows. A piano accordion might be easier for many than the button accordion because learning the piano keys is generally easier than the buttons. But the piano accordion still has buttons on the left side to learn, plus you’ll need to learn how to control the bellows.
However, there are also people who find piano harder to play than accordions, especially those who have been an accordion player first. In this case, adjustments like getting the left hand to tap keys instead of push/pull buttons while sustaining the pedals are the most challenging part they usually experience.
I recommend learning the piano first as it is a bit easier. It is also great to learn theory and technique on the piano before going to other instruments. However, if you are very keen, you can learn both, as they do compliment each other nicely. Just remember to take short practice sessions regularly to avoid getting overwhelmed. | <urn:uuid:5c63bf81-3e93-420e-ba19-7eb61a3860df> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://musicalinstrumentpro.com/is-accordion-harder-than-piano/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.957041 | 2,784 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer.
New research led by the University of Exeter found promising evidence that hypnosis can reduce the fear and worry associated with injections and other needle procedures, such as extracting bone marrow.
Previous research has shown that these procedures often provoke more anxiety in children and young people than the cancer itself. Up to half of children with cancer experience clinically significant emotional distress. This can cause additional anguish for the child and for their families and have a long-lasting impact on mental health.
The Exeter team worked with Devon Integrated Children’s Service to analyse all the available evidence on ways to reduce this anxiety without using drugs. The study is published in Psycho-Oncolgy and was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC).
Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Exeter Medical School, said: “Getting a cancer diagnosis as a child is clearly extremely distressing for both the young person and their family. We must do all we can do to improve their mental health during this highly emotional time. Hypnosis is inexpensive to deliver, and our research found promise that it could help to reduce the fear and anxiety of multiple needle procedures. We now need high quality trials to demonstrate whether hypnosis should be adopted in clinics .”
The team also looked at evidence around listening to music, virtual reality and cognitive behavioural therapy, however the research was contradictory.
The paper, Effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety in children and adolescents undergoing treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis, is published in Psycho-Oncolgy. Authors were Michael Nunns, Dominic Mayhew, Tamsin Ford, Morwenna Rogers, Christine Curle, Stuart Logan, and Darren Moore.
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Cryptography, the science of secure communication, has become an integral part of our digital lives. From protecting personal information to securing financial transactions and maintaining national security, cryptography plays a crucial role in safeguarding our digital world. However, the use of cryptography also raises several ethical implications that need to be considered. In this article, we will explore the ethical considerations surrounding the use of cryptography and delve into its impact on privacy, government access, information ownership, and the protection of sensitive personal data.
Cryptography has a profound impact on individual privacy and security. By encrypting data, cryptography ensures that only authorized parties can access and understand the information. This protects individuals from unauthorized surveillance, data breaches, and identity theft. Ethically, this empowers individuals to maintain control over their personal information and exercise their right to privacy. However, it also raises concerns about potential misuse of encryption for malicious purposes, such as enabling criminal activities or hindering law enforcement efforts.
The debate surrounding government access to encrypted data is a complex and contentious ethical issue. On one hand, governments argue that access to encrypted data is essential for national security and law enforcement purposes. They claim that it enables them to prevent terrorist activities, combat organized crime, and protect public safety. However, granting governments backdoor access to encrypted data raises concerns about mass surveillance, potential abuse of power, and violation of individuals’ privacy rights. Striking the right balance between security and privacy is a significant ethical challenge in this context.
Cryptography challenges traditional notions of information ownership and control by giving individuals the ability to secure their digital assets independently. In the past, information ownership was often centralized with entities such as governments or corporations. Cryptography disrupts this paradigm by allowing individuals to encrypt their data and control who can access it. This gives rise to ethical considerations related to intellectual property, data sovereignty, and the balance of power between individuals and centralized authorities.
Using cryptography to protect sensitive personal information raises important ethical considerations. On one hand, it enables individuals to secure their data from unauthorized access and mitigate the risks of identity theft or personal harm. This contributes to a safer and more secure digital environment. However, it also places the responsibility of managing encryption keys and ensuring data integrity on individuals, which may lead to unintended consequences or vulnerabilities if not properly implemented. Striking a balance between convenience, security, and usability is crucial to address these ethical considerations effectively.
In conclusion, the use of cryptography has both positive and negative ethical implications. While it enhances individual privacy and security, it also raises concerns about government access, challenges traditional notions of information control, and demands responsible handling of sensitive personal data. Striking a balance between the benefits and risks of cryptography is crucial to ensure ethical use and maximize its potential for the betterment of society. | <urn:uuid:0580786f-3cad-4f71-9b00-1c68f2e7f68b> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://myquestion.ai/what-are-the-ethical-implications-of-using-cryptography/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.932206 | 557 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Little Kids Word List
A message for health and education professionals:English
This spoken word list is a guide for health and education professionals in conversation with families, to better understand the vocabulary development of children.
This is an adaptation of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories for Eastern & Central Arrernte, Western Arrarnta, Warlpiri and varieties of English spoken in Central Australia. Adapted with the permission of the CDI Advisory Board.
The word list was developed with input from 18 families in Central Australia, and has been trialled with 10+ families. Health and education professionals should exercise caution when making decisions based on the word list.
The word list was developed as part of the ARC Future fellowship project FT190100243 Tracking language development of Indigenous children in Central Australia.
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Self-healing electronic material withstands stretching and jabbing
Although they're malleable and adaptable, soft robots and flexible electronics also aren't as protected as their rigid-shelled counterparts, so they're more likely to get ripped or punctured. A new stretchable, self-healing conductive material was designed with this limitation in mind.
The substance was created by a team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), led by Asst. Prof. Michael Bartlett. It consists of a rubbery SIS (styrene-isoprene-styrene) copolymer, inside of which are suspended tiny droplets of liquid metal.
Ordinarily, these droplets are separated from one another, so an applied electric current can't flow between them. When a straight edge such as that of a ruler is pressed into the material, however, it ruptures the barriers between all of the droplets along that line. In this way, people can emboss circuits into the substance, along which currents will flow. Adding an extra layer of copolymer on top of these circuits helps to protect them.
In lab tests, the material could be stretched by up to 10 times its relaxed state, without losing conductivity. Additionally, if a hole is punched in one of the circuits, the electric current simply flows through the now-released liquid metal around the edges of that hole – thus keeping the electricity flowing.
And what's more, once a device incorporating the technology has reached the end of its usefulness, the material can be recycled and re-embossed with new circuits.
"We're excited about our progress and envision these materials as key components for emerging soft technologies," says Bartlett. "This work gets closer to creating soft circuitry that could survive in a variety of real-world applications."
The research is described in a paper that was recently published in the journal Communications Materials.
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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1968 was a pivotal moment in the manifestation of racial politics in America. The traumatic occurrence also had a marked influence on the arts in the U.S.
In the wake of King’s murder, a significant number of traditionally conservative arts institutions immediately altered their programs to accommodate a variety of tributes. Perhaps one of the most significant was New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s rapidly organized exhibition, “In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King.”
Taking place just seven months after King’s murder, the exhibition consisted of works by many leading artists of the time, the sales of which benefitted the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an African-American civil rights organization for which King served as its first president. Participating artists included the likes of Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, but also white artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Mark Rothko.
There were also a number of poignant responses in the arts to King’s murder. Not surprisingly, African-American artists were in the forefront of such responses, and one of the most passionate and pleading manifestations of this was Nina Simone’s “Why? (The King of Love Is Dead),” recorded and released as a single soon after King’s murder. Certain singers and musicians had never shied away from social comment in their songs and music, but King’s murder marked a particular moment of articulation of protest in the arts.
In responding to King’s assassination, white-controlled arts institutions, from theaters to art galleries to museums, realized that their programs had to attempt to recognize the importance of diversity. Of course, the range of African-American led arts organizations across the country reacted to King’s murder with similar initiatives, pointing to the urgent need for a shared, cathartic response.
While some may be exasperated by the inconsistency with which major arts organizations responded to the challenges of enacting diversity, when we see African-American art(s) in the institutions around us, we can often trace such programming back to a 1968 moment.
Today, given the challenging nature of these times, there is perhaps a certain nostalgia for the exigent messages articulated in the arts of the 1960s, most notably after King’s assassination. Several galleries recently hosted “Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties.”
Taking its cue from the passing of the Civil Rights Act 50 years earlier, “Witness” struck a chord with gallery-going audiences. The 1960s are, after all, remembered as a time of dramatic social, political and cultural upheaval across the country. Equally as important, the ’60s are recalled as a time in which many of the nation’s artists responded to the urgency of the times by making some of the most principled and engaging work of the modern and contemporary era.
It is, arguably, the duty of arts organizations to respond to seismic moments in our nation’s history, and it was King’s untimely passing 50 years ago that gave, within the arts, a pronounced fillip to manifestations of cultural diversity and the struggle for racial equality.
Eddie Chambers is a professor of art and art history at The University of Texas at Austin.
A version of this op-ed appeared on CNN Digital.
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WHAT IS A C-STAND? DEFINITION, PROPER USAGE AND SAFETY TIPS.
A C-stand is one of the most used and versatile tool on a film set. It is a heavy-duty tripod used to execute various lighting and rigging tasks. It is also a metal stand designed to position lights, silks, flags, backdrops, and other tools on a set and it is mostly used by the lighting and grip team on set. The “C” stands for “century,” which was the name of the most common size of reflector ( 100 square known as Centuries) held by these stands in the early days of film making. C-stands are composed of a base, a stem, a grip head, and a grip arm and they come in multiple sizes: 20″, 30″, 40″, and 60″ – the most common sizes are 20″ and 40″. They may also be chrome or black in color.
Uses of a C-Stand
There are countless ways to use a C-stand on a film set. Here are some of those uses with picture references:
1. Hanging lights
This is one of the basic use of a C-stand. Lights can either be placed on the C-stand itself or on the arm. It is important to observe safety measures when doing this. Always support the C-stand with a sand bag and consider lights that aren’t so heavy for the stand.
2. To position light modifiers
Light modifiers are accessories used to ‘improve’ the lighting in a scene. Modifiers are often used to diffuse, flag off, create gobo effects, create highlights and negative, create contrasts, etc. The most common light modifiers on a film set include diffusers, reflectors, scrims, umbrellas, flags, gels and barndoor. C-stands are used to hold some of these modifiers on set. Below are some examples and picture references.
A) Positioning a Flag- One of the most common ways a C-Stand is used on set is to position or “stick” a flag to modify light. Negative fill, nets, and diffusion flags can all be attached to the stand and placed precisely where it needs to be.
B) For hanging diffusion-Two C-Stands can be used together to grip both sides of a larger diffusion grid or silk when lighting. On a DIY set or a smaller budget, only one C-stand can be used with the diffusion as well.
C) For positioning a scrim- Scrims are light modifiers that are placed in front of a light source to reduce or diffuse its intensity and also maintain its color temperature and quality. C-stands can also be used to position a scrim on set.
3. For hanging backdrops
Most filmmakers and even photographers use C-stands to hang their desired backdrop for shoot.
4. Boom pole for sound
C-stands can also be used to carry a boom pole to capture sound especially for a budget project.
Parts of a C-Stand
C-Stands may vary in size, width of metal, and base locking mechanisms. But most stands are composed of the same fundamental parts. Understanding these parts will better help you understand how to use a C-Stand.
1. Base- The base of a C-Stand has three legs of different heights so that they can be collapsed together. Bases can differ based on the type of stand you have. Some bases have a Rocky Mountain leg in which the tallest leg can be raised upward to put on a curb or ledge. Others do not and rely on a spring loaded system.
2. Gobo Head/Grip Head- The gobo head, also known as the grip head, is what connects gobo arms to the stand. This is why they are also referred to as joints. Gobo heads have diamond shaped holes where the arms are inserted. Once the head is tightened these holes close and clamp down on the arms to properly secure the rig.
3. Gobo Arm/ Grip Arm- The gobo arm is what allows flags, lights, etc. to hang over a set out of frame from a camera. They attach to the main part of the C-Stand via the gobo head.
C-stands are very useful and powerful tool found on almost every set. They can also be dangerous to both the crew and talent if users do not learn and practice some rules for its usage. To ensure safety on set, these rules must be observed:
1. Line knuckles up on the right
Line the gobo heads (“knuckles”) up on the right side of the stand. In doing so, the weight of the light/modifier against the extended grip arm will only cause the head to tighten and secure more. If it was mounted on the left side, the heavy light could weigh down the arm and loosen the grip, causing it to fall.
2. Lead with the largest leg
The tallest leg always needs to point toward the load because it is the safest configuration and helps prevents tipping. The exception to the rule is when using the Savage C-Stand with a second riser in the junior receiver of the lowest leg for clamshell lighting a model. Just be sure to pack on the sand bags.
3. Use sandbags
Sand bags are an essential accessory and should always be added around the base of your stand when moderately heavy loads are being supported. This adds extra stability. Place a sandbag over the tallest leg to ensure it does not touch the ground.
4. Fold down the grip arm before transport
It is important to fold it down against the main column before you transport it. There is no need to risk swinging it into an assistant’s head to save an extra second or two! When grabbing the column to move the stand, grasp over the collapsed grip arm too. This ensures your hand will not be sandwiched when handing off the stand to a helper.
5. Nest stands for storage
Stack the stands to the right of each other when storing them to make the smallest footprint and avoid tripping hazards all over the studio. This can be referred to as “nesting”.
6. Practice using tennis balls
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A data safety directive is a set of guidelines that assist users in protecting electronic information’s integrity and security. This includes passwords, encryption security protocols, data storage and disposal. A well-designed data safety instruction program can block unauthorized access to confidential information and safeguard individuals from identity theft and other financial crimes.
The first step to creating effective data safety guidelines is to create clear guidelines on what information is sensitive. You should then train your employees and supervisors to follow these policies. The training should also include a discussion about common tactics used by identity thieves and hackers to gain access to personal information. For instance numerous states and federal bank regulatory agencies have laws that require businesses to notify consumers, law enforcement, and credit bureaus about data breaches.
Another aspect of the data security instructions involves creating an incident response plan for responding to an incident. It must also https://steviedavison.net/which-features-have-been-added-into-the-updated-data-room-due-diligence include the responsibility of a senior employee to coordinate and implement the plan. It should include a list of individuals to contact in the event of a breach. It includes, for example, employees as well as law enforcement agencies, customers and credit report bureaus.
Additionally, it is essential to ensure that both digital and physical copies of information are securely stored. This is done by using waterproof and fireproof storage media, and protecting the files with deadbolted doors as well as security cameras. It also involves regularly deleting the files and data no longer required. When the time comes to dispose of a portable device, it should be erased with software that completely erases all data and stop its retrieval. | <urn:uuid:70da8bd7-9e2f-4fb5-ab58-a7236083dbf1> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://ola-titus.com/data-safety-instructions/uncategorized/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.931139 | 348 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Recently we noted the death of American kayaker John Lysak, born August 16, 1914, who was, to the best of our knowledge, the oldest living Olympian when he died on January 8, 2020. As we have mentioned in the past, however, there are approximately 2000 Olympians, non-starters, and demonstration event competitors born between 1910 and 1930 for whom we have no confirmation on whether they are alive or deceased. In addition, there are 427 individuals who participated in the Games in 1928, 1932, and 1936 for whom we have no information on their date, or even year, of birth. Today we want to focus on a small subset of those 2000, the 62 who would be older than John Lysak if they were still alive. Only one, Zahir Shah Al-Zadah, who represented Afghanistan in field hockey at the 1936 Berlin Games, was born in 1910. Five more were non-starters, so to shorten the list just a little, we are going to look at the remaining 56 by year of birth.
It should be noted that discussing these individuals in no way represents any belief on the part of Oldest Olympians that these athletes are still alive; we simply cannot confirm that they are deceased. In fact, we find it highly unlikely that any Olympian who is between the age of 106 and 109 would have somehow escaped our attention completely. It remains, however, an important caveat and is always a possibility: language barriers, poor media coverage of older athletes, and desire for privacy from a generation when the Games were not as big as they are now all contribute to the chance that someone may have eluded our radar. In the past, several Olympic centenarians have reached that milestone with little public fanfare (including John Lyask), sometimes not being revealed until their death. We feel, therefore, that it is important to share this list to make our research methods a little more public and subject to scrutiny, perhaps solving a case or two along the way.
Dora Schönemann competed in two swimming events for Germany at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Imam Hassan,Egypt,Wrestling,August 12 1911
Makoto Kikuchi,Japan,Field hockey,1911
Kenichi Furuya represented Japan in ice hockey at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games.
Kenichi Furuya,Japan,Ice hockey,November 8 1912
Luis Jacob,Peru,Basketball,August 13 1912
Osamu Kitamura,Japan,Rowing,June 29 1912
Tadashi Murakami,Japan,Athletics,October 7 1912
Hilda von Puttkammer,Brazil,Fencing,August 13 1912
Tadashi Shimijima,Japan,Rowing,October 8 1912
Noboru Tanaka,Japan,Field hockey,1912
Taro Teshima,Japan,Rowing,July 14 1912
Tsugio Hasegawa represented Japan in figure skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games.
Osamu Abe,Japan,Rowing,August 11 1913
Sayed Ali Atta,Afghanistan,Field hockey,August 25 1913
Juan de Giacomi,Argentina,Sport shooting, 1913
Tsugio Hasegawa,Japan,Figure skating, June 18 1913
Albino de Jesus,Portugal,Sport shooting,August 13 1913
Ludovico Kempter,Argentina,Sailing,November 11 1913
Hiroyoshi Kubota,Japan,Athletics,April 29 1913
Daiji Kurauchi,Japan,Field hockey,1913
Pedro Landero,Philippines,Weightlifting,October 19 1913
Jaime Mendes,Portugal,Athletics,August 20 1913
Isamu Mita,Japan,Rowing,March 25 1913
Amin Mohamed,Egypt,Boxing,November 15 1913
Severino Moreira,Brazil,Sport shooting,September 29 1913
Zafar Ahmed Muhammad,Pakistan,Sport shooting,July 10 1913
Mie Muraoka,Japan,Athletics,March 23 1913
Takao Nakae,Japan,Basketball,April 30 1913
Chiyoto Nakano,Japan,Boxing,February 7 1913
Wanda Nowak,Austria,Athletics,January 16 1913
Dumitru Peteu,Romania,Bobsledding,October 19 1913
Abdul Rahim,Afghanistan,Athletics,February 11 1913
Hertha Rosmini,Austria,Alpine skiing,November 9 1913
Shusui Sekigawa,Japan,Rowing,May 13 1913
Chikara Shirasaka,Japan,Rowing,August 18 1913
Toyoji Aihara represented Japan in two track events at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Toyoyi Aihara,Japan,Athletics,January 7 1914
Ion Baboe,Romania,Athletics,April 12 1914
José Cazorla,Venezuela,Sport shooting,February 26 1914
Hugo García,Uruguay,Water polo,March 20 1914
Mitsue Ishizu,Japan,Athletics,April 16 1914
Josef Jelen,Czechoslovakia,Boxing,August 10 1914
Thea Kellner,Romania,Fencing,March 6 1914
Grete Lainer,Austria,Figure skating,June 20 1914
Masayasu Maeda,Japan,Basketball,March 10 1914
Gheorghe Man,Romania,Fencing,March 20 1914
Rosalvo Ramos,Brazil,Athletics,June 6 1914
Julio César Sagasta,Argentina,Equestrian,July 13 1914
Antônio Luiz dos Santos,Brazil,Swimming,July 16 1914
Kosei Tano,Japan,Water polo,January 22 1914
Paulo Tatto,Brazil,Swimming,April 12 1914
Anwar Tawfik,Egypt,Fencing,July 31 1914
Annie Villiger,Switzerland,Diving and swimming,April 4 1914
Zenjiro Watanabe,Japan,Figure skating,February 11 1914
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Ten smiling students all standing in a line,
The Ministry of Education said, “Test them!” then there were nine.
Nine smiling students found teachers would not negotiate
One shouted “I have a voice too!” then there were eight.
Eight smiling students wanted school to be close to heaven
But when someone bullied them, they were left with seven.
Seven smiling students spoke up, even hits the bricks
One wearied of no change, then there were six.
Six smiling students tried verbal linguistic lessons to survive.
One was bodily kinesthetic, now there were five.
Five smiling students wished their learning styles addressed more.
Teachers said, ”That’s how I learned!” and we were down to four.
Four once eager students, discouraged as can be
Demanded to use technology… and then there were three.
Three lonely students, my rhyme is almost done
Just wanting more connection were soon down to one.
One Lambton Kent teacher, encouraged her superintendent true,
Brought Tribes to the board and then there were two.
Two earnest LK teachers, each talked to one more,
Extolled the value of Tribes Learning Communities and then there were four.
Four sincere LK teachers worked on introducing Tribes strategies late,
Listening, mutual respect, appreciation brought the number up to eight.
Eight dedicated Tribes trainers now, quite a decent team
Fought for all new teachers to learn this process and we soon had sixteen.
Sixteen earnest teachers, doubled six times more
Kids learned, listened and grew and schools filled to one thousand sixty-four.
The morale of this story is the Tribes process works for you
Don’t sit back and complain but learn what you can do!
Kids need caring teachers, safe places, Jeanne Gibbs’ philosophy
The Tribes process made my school a place where kids wanted to be.
Tribes for me has made my teaching life complete
Wish all kids could experience the chance to learn and grow like wheat!
by Shirley Sewell
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Why Choose this Training Course?
This ARC Flash Electrical Safety training course will emphasise the importance of arc flash electrical safety with reference to shock hazards, burns, incident energies, limits of approach, personal protective equipment and arc flash mitigations.
An arc flash may happen when conductive objects are placed near exposed conductors. Dropped tools may also cause sparks that may lead to arc blasts. Arc flash safety measures also mention the importance of inspecting old electrical tools with bad parts or worn out wires. It is very harmful because of the intense degrees of temperature it produces. When the electrical current jumps, it may also cause extremely bright flashes of light that can temporarily or permanently damage eyesight.
Employers of electrical workers are already required to conduct arc flash analysis in order to check how much thermal energy can be produced within the workplace. The results of their analysis will determine the particular amount of heat-resistant clothing that they should provide their workers. It also sets the boundaries between workers and potential sources of harmful arc flashes. This course includes the causes of arc flash incidents and calculation of incident energies. Participants will be introduced to the various methods of arc fault protection.
This training course will feature:
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- Arc flash protection boundary
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All Arctic sea ice habitats that are currently suitable for polar bears have polar bears living in them 1 – even the southern-most regions of Hudson Bay that are well below the Arctic Circle (see previous post on polar bear numbers here).
Have a look at the maps below and see how well the current maximum extent of sea ice correlates with the present range of polar bears around the Arctic.
Note that the summer minimum sea ice extent (Fig. 3 below) does not correlate with the global distribution of polar bears (Fig. 2 above). The global range of polar bears is defined by the winter maximum extent of contiguous sea ice, not the summer minimum.
In other words, the changes in summer sea ice extent documented since 1979 have not had any effect on the overall range inhabited by polar bears.
Being well distributed across its available range is a pattern we expect to see in a healthy population of any species (Abbitt and Scott 2001; Borregaard and Rahbek 2010). As I noted in a publication of mine on another marine species, the Pacific bluefin tuna (Crockford 1997:22), “when abundance decreases, the range of a species often contracts.” But there is no sign of that phenomenon in polar bears.
1. Polar bears do not currently live in the Sea of Okhotsk (Russian Far East, behind the Kamchatka Peninsula) and there is no fossil or archaeological evidence to suggest they ever did (see previous post here). That’s a bit surprising because virtually all other ice-dependent seals that provide food for polar bears in the rest of the western Arctic do live there – ringed seals, bearded seals, ribbon seals, and spotted seals are all rather abundant in the Sea of Okhotsk (Boveng et al 2008, 2009; Cameron et al. 2010; Kelly et al. 2010). Although there are suggestions in the Russian literature that an occasional polar bear ‘visitor’ has been sighted in the Sea of Okhotsk in the past (Vereshchagin 1969:31), sea ice in the western Bering Sea rarely wraps around the Kamchatka Peninsula and this seems to have been an effective barrier to polar bear populations expanding into the Sea of Okhotsk.
Abbitt, R.J.F., and Scott, J.M. 2001. Examing differences between recovered and declining endangered species. Conservation Biology 15:1274-1284. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2001.00430.x/abstract
Borregaard, M.K. and Rahbek, C. 2010. Causality of the relationship between geographic distribution and species abundance. The Quarterly Review of Biology 85:3-25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650360
Boveng, P. L., Bengtson, J. L., Buckley, T. W., Cameron, M. F., Dahle, S. P., Megrey, B. A., Overland, J. E., and Williamson, N. J. 2008. Status review of the ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-191. http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/techmemos/nmfs-afsc-191.htm
Boveng, P. L., Bengtson, J. L., Buckley, T. W., Cameron, M. F., Dahle, S. P., Kelly, B. P. Megrey, B. A., Overland, J. E., and Williamson, N. J. 2009. Status review of the spotted seal (Phoca largha). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-200. http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/techmemos.htm
Cameron, M. F., Bengtson, J. L., Boveng, J. K., Jansen, J. K., Kelly, B. P., Dahle, S. P., Logerwell, E. A., Overland, J. E., Sabine, C. L., Waring, G. T. and Wilder, J. M. 2010. Status review of the bearded (Erignatha barbatus). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-211.
Crockford, S.J. 1997. Archaeological evidence of large northern bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, in coastal waters of British Columbia and northern Washington. Fishery Bulletin 95:11-24. http://fishbull.noaa.gov/951/951toc.htm open access
Kelly, B. P., Bengtson, J. L., Boveng, P. L., Cameron, M. F., Dahle, S. P., Jansen, J. K., Logerwell, E. A., Overland, J. E., Sabine, C. L., Waring, G. T. and Wilder, J. M. 2010. Status review of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida). NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-212. http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/techmemos.htm
Vereshchagin, N. K. 1969. The origin and evolution of the polar bear. Pages 25–53in Bannikov, A. G., A. A. Kishchinskii, and S. M. Uspenskii. The Polar Bear and its Conservation in the Soviet Arctic. Hydrometeorological Publishing House, Leningrad, Russia. | <urn:uuid:02b27a7f-7905-4f04-a25a-7c95cd61f4dd> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://polarbearscience.com/2012/11/28/polar-bears-are-distributed-throughout-their-available-habitat/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.793182 | 1,198 | 3.609375 | 4 |
This article discusses the popularity of the lottery and the factors that affect participation. The results of a national survey conducted by the Lottery Research Institute in July 2000 suggest that 65% of respondents viewed the lottery as a legitimate form of entertainment. Figure 7.4 shows that nearly three-quarters of respondents supported the operation of state lotteries. The favorability of lotteries is highest among those under 35, and it decreases with age: 74% of respondents aged 35 to 54 and 69% of those aged 55 and older favored state lotteries.
Game of chance
The game of chance has many different applications. It has been used to fund government projects throughout history. In ancient China, the game of chance was a major source of funding for large projects. Chinese lottery slips from as early as 205 BC show the game’s widespread use for funding. The Book of Songs mentions the game of chance for raising funds. The lottery has been a popular method of government funding for centuries. But how does the role of chance affect the game?
Number of tickets sold
The New Hampshire lottery was established in 1964. According to lottery data, more than $502 billion in U.S. and $100 billion in Canada have been raised through lottery games. In the fiscal year 2019 alone, U.S. and Canadian lotteries transferred nearly $3.56 billion to various beneficiaries. According to official lottery data, there are around 216,000 retail outlets selling lottery tickets in the U.S. Most of these outlets are conventional retail locations.
Cost of tickets
The cost of lottery tickets is increasing across the US as players chase the elusive jackpot. In order to win the jackpot, you must play one of the many lottery games that have a prize pool that goes up and down. One of the most popular lottery games is Powerball, which boasts a jackpot that is expected to reach $150 million before September 30. While tickets for both Oz Lotto and Mega Millions cost ten cents or more, the prize pools for the latter are unlimited.
Participation by income level
Many studies have investigated the relationship between race and participation in the lottery. According to Heberling (2002), low-income and minority groups are the ones that spend the most. Stranahan and Borg (1998) also found a relationship between race and lottery spending, but race and educational attainment were not statistically significant predictors of probability of playing the lottery. A recent study by Stivender and Amato (2015) found that people of African American descent spend more on the lottery than white respondents, but the relationship between race and income was not statistically significant.
Impact of prize payouts
While the impact of lottery wealth on long-run wealth is difficult to measure, there are a few interesting implications. For example, although most lottery players are from middle and upper class neighborhoods, the majority of prize payouts go to people in lower and middle class neighborhoods. As such, it is important to take lottery wealth into account when evaluating the potential benefits of basic income programs and other government policies. Further, lottery wealth estimates may also be relevant for the costs and benefits of policies to increase the share of people with low incomes. | <urn:uuid:007f4f71-8c15-4216-b07a-d190ca82336b> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://prediksitogeljitu.co/the-popularity-of-the-lottery/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.971444 | 651 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Overview of Education System in Ireland and it’s highlights
High quality of education, internationally recognized programs, excellent research opportunities are some factors that make education in Ireland for International students attractive.
The Irish education system is similar to that of the Education system in the UK which in itself explains the quality it provides to its students.
Education is mainly categorized into four levels.
Primary education including pre-primary
Further education and training
The Irish NFQ, established in 2003 specifies the standards of Irish education qualifications. It states down the learning parameters for a given study level and course and also defines its quality so that one student may complete the qualification from an institute and move on to the next level in another.
The Irish and the UK qualification authorities have collaborated on bi-lateral and international initiatives which means the students can move across the different institutions and the degree is considered relevant to each other.
Note that both Irish universities, Institutes of Technology and HECA private colleges provide third-level qualifications on the NFQ.
Education in Ireland for Indian students is a great opportunity due to its fee structure. While the tuition fee in Ireland is reasonable, the exact amount of tuition fees will depend on various factors. Tuition fees for international students vary according to the type and duration of the course. Each university in Ireland sets its tuition fees, depending on the subject and level of study. In case of budget constraints, we recommend that you check out some cheap universities in Ireland for international students. On an average degree costs between €10,000 and €25,000 a year.
There is a huge difference in the way education is delivered in Ireland as compared to India and hence it takes time to adjust to Ireland’s education system for International students. Students in all the courses are expected to learn things independently via class assignments, reading literature and participating in classroom discussions and debates. The teaching methodology involves a lot of work to be done before the topic is discussed in the class. This is the difference between the Irish education system vs the American education system. A high conceptual understanding and job readiness are two key factors in making Ireland education system world ranking to be very high
There are various types of institutes offering higher education in Ireland which include Universities, colleges, and institutes of technologies. Some private institutes offer specialized education like management, business, design, etc. A total of 7 universities, 7 colleges and 15 higher education institutions and 14 Institutes of Technology are present in Ireland.
Higher education can entail degree and non-degree programs.
Higher Certificate (mostly offered by IoTs)
Duration: 2 years
Duration: 1 year
Duration: 1 year
Duration: 1-2 years
Duration: 3 years (medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, and architecture programs maybe for 5-6 years)
Honors bachelor’s degree
Duration: 3-4 years
Duration: Mostly 1 years with exception to certain courses that may extend to 16-24 months
Duration: 3 years of research followed by dissertation
Many international students willing to study in Ireland do not meet the requirements to study in Ireland. Pathway programs are designed to help students like these enter into mainstream education by completing a pre-graduation program which helps them join the main program later. For example, Indian students aiming for masters can also apply to pre-master pathway programs if they’re unable to fulfill the requirements for direct entry.
Higher education is usually divided into two semesters.
First semester: September (This is also the major intake)
Second semester: January
Universities in Ireland regularly organize career fairs that are popular among the students and the corporates alike. These help students find relevant employers and start their professional journeys.
As per the revised Third Level Graduate Scheme Permission, the Irish Government offers the opportunity to students who have graduated from Irish institutions to stay in Ireland for up to 24 months for employment depending on the nature and duration of the course.
Please click here to ready about the post-study work Visa in Ireland.
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The Environmental Legacy of Military Operations
Military geology comprises research and practical efforts directed toward providing geological input for military construction, civil works projects (e.g., dams, navigable waterway maintenance), remediation of polluted military facilities, terrain analysis, sustainability of training lands, mobility prediction, and site characterization activities. Land use sustainability issues, base closures, and heightened levels of environmental awareness by the general public have introduced new challenges for using, maintaining, cleaning, and restoring lands that have served as military installations for decades. In this volume, the legacy of military operations and their impact on the terrain and geology, particularly from an environmental viewpoint, are considered by geologists of diverse lands and backgrounds. This book, a companion volume to Military Geology in War and Peace (Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. 13, 1998), emphasizes current research and applications of engineering geology principles and practice to modern day military problems, many of which are environmental in nature.
Military engineering on the Rock of Gibraltar and its geoenvironmental legacy
Published:January 01, 2001
The 400-m-high Rock of Gibraltar is a partly overturned klippe of Early Jurassic dolomitic limestone, notched by raised shorelines and flanked by Quaternary scree breccias and windblown sands. It dominates a narrow 5-km-long peninsula jutting south from Spain at the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. Fortified from at least 1160 to World War II successively by the Moors, Spanish, and British, and subjected to 15 major sieges between 1309 and the Cold War of 1947 to 1989, Gibraltar is arguably one of the most densely fortified and fought over places in Europe. Stone walls, bastions, and numerous artillery positions built to enhance the natural defenses of the coastal cliffs now provide a tourist attraction, but constrain development of the modern city. Occasional rockfalls and the need for slope-safety measures are continuing concerns, especially in areas of scree breccia quarried to provide fill for the extension of a Royal Navy harbor between 1893 and 1905 and a Royal Air Force airfield largely between 1941 and 1943. Water supply has posed a problem throughout the history of the fortress, leading to innovative development of rainwater catchment areas on natural slopes, dual potable/sanitary water supplies, and projects to enhance these by cloud condensation or groundwater abstraction, before near total commitment to desalination from 1993. Tunnels and underground chambers are major features of the Rock. Mostly excavated in five phases between 1782 and 1968 to provide access, reservoirs, accommodation, or storage, they now total over 50 km in length, generally unlined. Tunnel integrity is dependent on excavation technique and bedrock characteristics.
From the early eighteenth century to recent years, much of the major construction work on Gibraltar was directed and often carried out by Royal Engineers. In 1994, disbandment of 1st (Fortress) Specialist Team RE brought over two centuries of British military engineering on the Rock to an end—and provided a legacy of works and land now largely inherited by civilian bodies responsible to the Gibraltar government. | <urn:uuid:295ee992-d209-410a-b917-32a444527aae> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/books/book/890/chapter-abstract/4673340/Military-engineering-on-the-Rock-of-Gibraltar-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.943368 | 634 | 3.28125 | 3 |
What is the role of PCl5?
Used to produce acid chlorides and as a catalyst for cyclization and condensation reactions.
What happens when PCl5 is hydrolysed?
Hydrolysis. In its most characteristic reaction, PCl5 reacts upon contact with water to release hydrogen chloride and give phosphorus oxides.
What is the atomicity of PCl5?
The atomicity of CH3OH and PCl5 are equal i.e. 6.
What is the main difference between Hofmann and cutest rearrangement?
What Is The Difference Between Hofmann And Curtius Rearrangement?
|Hofmann rearrangement||Curtius rearrangement|
|The reactant is primary amide and the product is primary amine||The reactant is acy azide and the product is isocyanate|
|Carbon dioxide is the compound that is released||Nitrogen gas is the compound that is released|
Which is the catalyst for the Beckmann rearrangement?
The Beckmann rearrangement, named after the German chemist Ernst Otto Beckmann (1853–1923), is an acid-catalyzed rearrangement of an oxime to an amide. Most commonly used catalysts are Conc.H2SO4, HCl, PCl5, PCl3, SOCl2, ZnO, SiO2, PPA (Poly phosphoric acid).
Which is group migrates in the Beckmann rearrangement?
In the Beckmann Rearrangement, the group trans to the -OH group migrates as C=N double bonds can exhibit cis/trans isomerism just like C=C double bonds can. In the Beckmann Rearrangement of unsymmetrical ketoxime, there are two groups that could migrate.
What happens when ring strain is relieved in Beckmann rearrangement?
With the cyclohexanone-oxime, the relief of ring strain results in a third reaction mechanism, leading directly to the protonated caprolactam in a single concerted step without the intermediate formation of a π-complex or σ-complex. Beckmann rearrangement can be rendered catalytic using cyanuric chloride and zinc chloride as a co-catalyst.
How is the Beckmann rearrangement related to the Curtius reaction?
An acid-induced rearrangement of oximes to give amides. This reaction is related to the Hofmann and Schmidt Reactions and the Curtius Rearrangement, in that an electropositive nitrogen is formed that initiates an alkyl migration. | <urn:uuid:b90940d8-6afa-44ac-b7b7-11ee0f8cb8d2> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://pvillage.org/archives/15778 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.862797 | 551 | 2.984375 | 3 |
Computing is an essential tool for scientists that want to extract the maximum of information out of their data.
At the NIOZ Department of Estuarine & Delta Systems in Yerseke, we use R as the problem solving environment for our visualisation, statistical analysis, our scientific computing and environmental modelling.
R is a user-friendly, open source, flexible computer language, that has recently gained a lot of popularity in academia. Recent developments to which we contributed have also made it an ideal tool for scientific computing.
On this website we want to share with you:
- The R-packages that we have developed to tackle e.g. visualisation and scientific computing problems.
- Some of our modelling applications, ranging from food web models to biogeochemical models.
- How we use R for data exploration, including long-term monitoring data sets.
- Several teaching exercises with interactive models and questions at MSc or PhD-level.
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One of my favorite friction forces examples really illustrates how big the frictional force can become. It is simple, engaging, and, best of all, mind blowing.
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Bringing Friction Forces to Life
Frictional forces are hard to graple with – like other forces we can’t see them, but unlike forces like pushing, pulling, and gravity, we also don’t talk about them too much in everyday life.
I had the opportunity to teach 4th and 5th graders an ‘express’ science unit where the classroom teachers wanted to highlight physics. I am HUGE into hands on projects and the “see it to believe it” types of experiments, which is why I was so excited to stumble across this Post It Note project that looked at just how large frictional forces could become.
Learning about friction
One of the biggest hurdles kids face in high school physics is they have to not only learn the physics, but also the math. There are so many common misconceptions that kids come to the high school table with that they have to grapple with while also grappling with calculus. It is just too much, and as a result, by college, I saw a lot of undergrads coming in hating physics.
The first thing I would hear at the beginning of TA sessions every semester was, “I hate physics, it is too hard, I just need it for my ________ requirement”. It was heartbreaking.
So, you can see how I saw this little 3-day physics request as an opportunity to give kids a great baseline going into physics with some hands on, real world experiences. The first day we learned about forces, and saw the strength the frictional force can have (which is this post), the second day we learned about applying forces over a distance, and how we could make that easier with simple machines (for those of you who loved high school physics, forces acting over a distance is also called Work, which is a form of energy). Then on the last day we tied it all together by learning about the two types of energy (kinetic and potential) while building rubber band rollers.
If you are also looking for a fun, engaging, hands on quick unit feel free to follow these blog posts!
- Post It Notes (don’t get the accordian style)
- C Clamps (2 per group)
- Sturdy bucket with metal handle
- Rolls of pennies (if you want to trick your kids/class)
Kids Science Project Setup
- Talk to kids about what forces and friction are.
- Explain what kids will be doing with the post it notes.
- Take a class vote on if something like a phonebook could lift a person, or a car.
- Have kids test their projects
- Take a new vote on if something like a phonebook could lift a person or a car.
- Watch a video experiment.
In depth explanation of Post It Note Friction
1. Talk to kids about forces and friction.
I started my chat with kids by drawing a little cartoon person with a very large foot.
The large foot made them giggle, which also made them interested, why did I draw that foot so large??
I asked the kids to tell me what forces they felt were acting on them in their seats. Kids got gravity right away, and it only took them a little bit to get to the normal force (which they called the feeling of their bums in the seats).
Then I told them I wanted to walk, and what force could help me walk? We had to break it down into what is the mechanism of walking, and once we got to my foot goes backwards and I go forward we could then start talking about friction. To illustrate this we did a little though experiment on what would happen if my foot went backward on an ice skate (nothing really).
2. Explain the Post It Note Frictional Forces Project
Now that we had a real life idea of friction we could talk about the Post It Notes. If I pressed two pieces of paper together and tried to move them, would there be friction between them? Why? What makes the friction in this case? Is it a lot or a little?
Many kids agreed that it was very small. It wasn’t all that hard to slide two post it notes against each other. What did they think would happen if I layered a few Post It Notes together?
Hand out sets of Post It notes and have them decide on a number they would like to test between 5 and 40 (our notes came in stacks of 40 but larger stacks could be layered too).
Count out two sets of Post-It notes, so two stacks of 5 if the student is doing 5, or two stacks of 40 if the student is doing 40. Ideally each stack will be a different color.
Have students layer the post it notes, one from the left stack, one from the right stack, one from the left, one from the right. On and on until it is complete. Then put a small piece of tap on the top and on the bottom of the stack to hold those two notes together. If you skip this step kids will accidentally bend the book in a minor way and loose all of their work.
3. Do a headcount on students who think a similarly interweaved phonebook could lift a human, or a car.
Before they test their stacks, ask students their thoughts on how much their stack will hold. Would the frictional force get bigger with more sheets of paper? How big could it get? Could it get so big that, if I layered enough paper, like, say, an entire phonebook, it could lift me? Or maybe a car? Record the vote tally for the car on the board – in both of my classes all kids said a phonebook interleaved like their Post-It Note stack could not lift a car. Which, of course, means no students thought it could.
4. Test student projects
Get ready for the fun part! Kids will get to test out their interleaved Post-It Notes.
Each testing station needs two C clamps. One C clamp will hold the top Post It Note section to a vertical piece of the table, while the other C clamp holds onto the bottom Post It Note section and has the bucket hooked in.
The interleaved portions of the Post It Notes should be free from clamps. So the clamps just bind to the top of each section, the part that does not have the other side’s pages interleaved. This ensures that we are testing the strength of the frictional forces between the pieces of paper and not the forces of the C clamps.
Once the Post It Notes are attached to the table and bucket you can start filling! Ask kids to fill a little at a time. I had actually put out ten rolls of pennies for them to use in the beginning. It was a fun way to trick them into thinking that while it would hold some weight, it wouldn’t hold all that much.
We were very close to a playground with large rocks. If you aren’t close to something similar, you will want to make sure you have a variety of large rocks, weights, water jugs, etc to use. Wondering what to expect? My kids found that 5 Post It Notes interleaved held about 4-6 pounds of weights. 40 Post It Notes interleaved held about 60 pounds. Needless to say they were so surprised that their projects were holding tight as massive rock after massive rock was added to the bucket.
5. Take a new poll
A lot of science is making a guess, testing, and then either sticking to your guess with more information, or changing your mind. Sometimes we find out that what we discover supports our hypothesis (or our educated guess). Sometiems we learn new information that changes our hypothesis (aka, we have new ground for a better educated guess).
We took a poll at the beginning of our class on whether pages of a phone book interleaved like the Post It Notes could lift a human, or amybe a car. In the beginning of the class every single student voted that it could not.
By the end of class we had every student but one change their mind, and that remaining one went from a stance of “absolutely not” to a stance of “maybe”. This is a great time to talk about the scientific process!
6. Watch a video experiment
We can’t actually test if a car can lift a phonebook. First, it would take an inordinate amount of time to interleave two phonebooks. Second, we don’t have the heavy equipment needed to lift a car. And third, trying to set all that up seems insanely expensive and pose major safety issues of kids watching.
Thankfully, YouTube exists. And it seems like you can find a video for pretty much everything. And yes, they do have videos centered around “can a phonebook lift a car”. Below are some of my favorite videos to watch to engage the class and find the answer to their thought experiment.
Wrapping up your lesson on frictional forces
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A) A political entity that has legal jurisdiction and physical control over a defined territory and the authority to make collective decisions for a permanent population, a monopoly on the legitimate use of force, and an internationally recognized government that interacts, or has the capacity to interact, in formal relations with other entities. A state must perform minimum functions for the public to maintain social cohesion. (Baker & Weller 1998: 10)
B) A specialized type of political organization characterized by a full-time, specialized, professional work force of tax-collectors, soldiers, policemen, bureaucrats and the like that exercises supreme political authority over a defined territory with a permanent population, independent from any enduring external political control and possessing a local predominance of coercive power (always supplemented with moral and remunerative incentives as well) great enough to maintain general obedience to its laws or commands within its territorial borders. It is only in relatively modern times that states have almost completely displaced alternative “stateless” forms of political organization of societies all over the planet. | <urn:uuid:9cc28066-6bb9-4109-88ee-b0cbb88bcdb9> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://savasarastirmalari.com/glossary/state/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.932505 | 208 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Today’s technology become a part of human life. In the 21st century, science and technology are taking the lead in bringing us to a better society. We cannot escape from it. For centuries technology comforts us and provided answers to mankind’s problems. We all are surrounded by this gift of mankind. From pins to airplanes we manufacture all these things with the help of technology.
National Technology Day is celebrated on 11th May every year. The day commemorates the series of nuclear tests, which were carried out at Pokhran in Rajasthan on May 11, 1998. National Technology Day symbolizes the achievement of India in the field of science & technology. Which made India powerful and marks its presence in the field of science & technology around the globe.
This year SHEAT Public School students celebrate National Technology Day. Our students did various activities on this occasion such as ‘Essay Writing, Speech on Technology, Science-based Experiments, Creating a Digital Classroom exhibition, Craft on science’ DIY Activities’ etc. The students of every age group take participate in this National Technology Day celebration. Nursery to class one kids expressed their understanding of technology with the help of a paintbrush, they create ‘Rocket, Aeroplan, Television, Mobile phone, Robots even some tines made UFO with an alien which is a very interesting part of this event. Class Two to sixth students did some science DIY activities such as an underwater volcano experiment, Blowing balloons, Magic Fizzy Potion, etc by using Citric Acid and Baking Soda. Some students of the groups also participated in Essay writing and delivered Speeches on Technology. Class seven to ten Created a Digital Classroom exhibitions like Make an Electromagnet, Simple Electric Motor, Chemical Reaction Car, How to Make a Speaker and many more.
SHEAT Public School’s teachers encouraged the students for whatever they are interested to do on National Technology Day. The occasion was full of “Bells and whistles” | <urn:uuid:de4779dd-84b4-4b92-a3a5-4cda374eaab2> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://sheatpublicschool.com/sheat-public-school-celebrates-national-technology-day/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.954249 | 410 | 3.265625 | 3 |
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is highly dependent on the ocean for economic stability, food security and social cohesion. For example, annual seafood exports from the region (not inclluding South Africa) are US $1.3Bn, fish supplies 50% of annual protein intake in many WIO countries, and 45% of the fisheries workforce is female. Many WIO states rely on marine ecosystem services, but their relative poverty (based on Gross National Product) limits their capacity to adapt to environmental changes. Low-income coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to impacts of resource overexploitation and climate change, which may lead to regime shifts or irreversible changes to marine ecosystems.
UNEP-Nairobi Convention and WIOMSA (2015): The Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean. UNEP and WIOMSA, Nairobi, Kenya, 546 pp. http://web.unep.org/nairobiconvention/regional-state-coast-report-western-indian-ocean-0
A changing marine environment
Recent decades have seen dramatic and often unexplained reductions in key fisheries. For example, in South Africa, the Chokka Squid fishery, responsible for delivering £30M annually to the impoverished Eastern Cape region, collapsed in 2011, with devastating effect on fishers and fishing industries. Although the fishery has since recovered, the causes of both the collapse and subsequent recovery are unclear, and there is a fear that the collapse may have been the result of ecosystem shifts, driven by climate change. Understanding the underlying causes of both collapse and recovery is essential for planning adaptation measures that can protect affected communities from the impacts of future variability and change.
In Tanzania, there is concern that climate change may lead to ecosystem changes that could impact the fishery for ‘small pelagics’. This diverse group includes mackerel, sardines and anchovies – found in schools over the continental shelf, in bays and deep lagoons with nutrient rich waters. The fishery is important as a source of livelihood support, food security and nutrition, particularly for low-income households, which cannot afford larger, more expensive fish species favoured, for example by tourists. Despite its importance for coastal economies, there is a lack of data and information about the fishery, which hampers effective management.
In Kenya, the emerging fishery of the North Kenya Banks is seen as an opportunity for coastal populations. As yet, relavely unexploited, this fishery is expected to spur economic growth for coastal communities. If well managed, the fishery could help achieve national development goals, including poverty alleviation and wealth creation. However, sustainability requires informed management interventions, yet there is only scant information on the ecological status and drivers of the fishery.
These are only three examples, chosen as SOLSTICE case studies. Similar issues can be found elsewhere in the region, wherever changes to marine ecosystems affect marine living resources and the communities that depend on them.
Towards sustainable fisheries
There is broad agreement among WIO countries of the need for a sustainable management of the region's fisheries. This is expressed, for example in the region's Large Marine Ecosystem’s Strategic Action Programme, which recommends an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAF) and policy harmonisation on fisheries that span national borders.
UNDP / GEF, 2015: Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystem Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonisation and Institutional Reforms http://web.unep.org/nairobiconvention/western-indian-ocean-large-marine-ecosystems-strategic-action-programme-policy-harmonisation-and
Managing the impacts of changes to WIO fisheries and the people who depend on them requires a mature capacity to deliver sound and relevant information from environmental and socio-economic research. At present marine science in the WIO have insufficient capacity to collect the key data needed to fully monitor and understand variability and change in the region. As a result policy developers and resource managers lack the support they need to develop science-based options for climate change adaptation and deliver sustainable management of marine resources.
To support regional efforts towards sustainable management of marine resources SOLSTICE will address the following key research challenges:
- A clear and quantifiable demonstration of the benefits of considering linkages between the marine environment, ecosystem function, fishery dynamics, and food security. (An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries)
- A bipartisan agreement of the social and economic value of ecosystem services and the needs of an economic and ecological sustainable fishery with recognition of its cultural value and importance for societal health and well-being. (A Socio-Economic Approach)
- A scaled assessment, from local communities to the wider WIO basin, of the predicted impacts of anthropogenic and climatic stressors on food security and coastal populations economic and societal development. (Changing Perspectives: Physics to fish; village to ocean; now to future)
- Identification of effective pathways and mechanisms for incorporating scientific information into development of management guidelines and policies. (A Science-to-Policy Approach). | <urn:uuid:c42aa532-d864-4e87-bac8-c27052ece569> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://solstice-wio.org/outputs | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.907797 | 1,054 | 3.484375 | 3 |
One of the most common challenges people face when meditating is how to stop thinking. It is natural for the mind to wander and for thoughts to arise during meditation. However, the goal of meditation is not to stop thinking altogether, but rather to develop a greater sense of awareness and presence.
Here are some tips on how to stop thinking during meditation:
- Focus on your breath: One of the most effective ways to quiet your mind during meditation is to focus on your breath. Pay attention to the sensation of your breath moving in and out of your body, and try to stay focused on this sensation. Whenever your mind starts to wander, gently bring your attention back to your breath.
- Use a mantra: Another technique for quieting the mind during meditation is to use a mantra. A mantra is a word or phrase that you repeat to yourself silently. This can help you stay focused and reduce the chatter in your mind. Some popular mantras include “Om,” “peace,” or “let go.”
- Visualize a peaceful scene: Another way to quiet your mind during meditation is to visualize a peaceful scene. This can be a beach, a forest, or any other peaceful location. Imagine yourself in this location, surrounded by calm and tranquility. This visualization can help you relax and quiet your mind.
- Acknowledge your thoughts: It is important to remember that thoughts will arise during meditation, and that this is completely normal. Rather than trying to push your thoughts away, acknowledge them and then let them go. Imagine each thought as a cloud passing by in the sky, and allow it to drift away.
- Use guided meditations: If you are struggling to quiet your mind during meditation, you may find it helpful to use guided meditations. Guided meditations provide instructions and guidance, which can help you stay focused and reduce distractions. There are many apps and websites that offer guided meditations, so find one that resonates with you and give it a try.
- Practice regularly: Finally, it is important to remember that meditation is a practice. It takes time and persistence to develop the skills needed to quiet your mind. Make meditation a regular part of your routine, and try to practice for a few minutes each day. Over time, you will find it easier to quiet your mind and develop a greater sense of presence and awareness.
In conclusion, stopping your thoughts altogether during meditation is not the goal. Instead, the goal of meditation is to develop a greater sense of awareness and presence. By focusing on your breath, using a mantra, visualizing a peaceful scene, acknowledging your thoughts, using guided meditations, and practicing regularly, you can quiet your mind and deepen your meditation practice. Remember to be patient and compassionate with yourself as you develop your skills, and trust that with time and practice, you will be able to access the benefits of meditation. | <urn:uuid:226c6080-84f1-4070-bf97-f50ad6cd824f> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://spiritualmoonrise.com/how-do-i-stop-thinking-while-meditating/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.956256 | 592 | 2.546875 | 3 |
A Psychologically Informed Environment is consciously designed to take into account the psychological and emotional needs of the people using the service.
It is particularly important where people have complex and entrenched needs or have experienced acute trauma. Some have difficulty managing their emotions, appear impulsive and do not consider the consequences of their actions. Some may be withdrawn, isolated and reluctant to engage or exhibit anti-social behaviour.
The purpose of a PIE is to help staff understand where these behaviours are coming from and therefore work more creatively and constructively with challenging behaviours.
The five elements of a PIE are:
- Psychological Framework PIE will use an overarching framework to provide a consistent approach to care. Staff work through the lens of complex trauma to help the residents enact change in their lives and to challenge negative patterns of behaviour.
- Environment Shared social spaces are important to help break down any feeling of ‘us and them’. Impromptu chats are given equal importance as formal meetings – staff eat meals and socialise with residents as often as possible. It is often in a more relaxed situation that the best work can be done.
- Evidence gathering practice The Mental Health Recovery Star which is a tool to show change and promote further recovery. The star gives equal importance to personal growth (such as increased self-esteem) as to more traditional signs of recovery (such as better budgeting).
- Relationships Relationships are seen as the primary tool for change. It is through good relationships and support that staff can help a resident start to make positive changes in their life.
- Staff support and training All staff are trained in Trauma Informed Care and Complex Trauma allowing them to be confident in working with often very damaged people. All staff have regular support and supervision sessions to debrief and discuss caseloads.
During 2017 Highwater House, one of St Martins services, adopted a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) approach to caring for its residents.
Due to the complex needs of the people who use our service, they will from time to time become verbally and physically aggressive. Highwater House uses ‘elastic tolerance’ to help the resident retain their placement at the home.
Elastic tolerance is a concept that encourages creative and flexible ways to dealing with issues that would normally result in a warning or eviction. The aim is to address disruptive and negative behaviour without re-enforcing the client’s
sense of rejection or abandonment. The home uses temporary bans from the premises when residents become volatile rather than letting behaviours escalate to the point of eviction – this gives the resident time to calm down and reflect before returning to the home without fear of further repercussions.
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The Bio-Integrated Design Lab at the Bartlett School of Architecture has created a modular system of tiles inlaid with algae that can filter toxic chemical dyes and heavy metals out of water.
Called Indus, the tiles are on display in the UK for the first time during the London Design Festival.
Under the theme of Nature/Nurture, they form part of curator Jane Withers’ program for the Brompton Design District, which explores how design can learn from and protect our natural environment.
Indus is designed to be built on site in areas with contaminated water sources, where artisans can pour water over the tiles to purify it.
Each tile is made simply by pressing clay – or a similar low-cost, local material – into fan-shaped moulds with a series of “vein-like channels”.
These mimic the structure of leaves and their ability to distribute water evenly to every part of a plant.
The ravines are then filled with micro-algae which are suspended within the “biological scaffold” of a seaweed-derived hydrogel. This keeps the algae alive while also being completely recyclable and biodegradable.
“The materials required to prepare the hydrogel along with the algae cells can be supplied in powdered form,” explained the project’s lead, Bartlett PhD student Shneel Malik.
“Much like cooking, you can add just the right amount of powder to water in order to prepare the hydrogel for application to the tiles.”
Once filled, the tiles are assembled into a wall and water is poured into the system through inlets at the top. It trickles through the tile channels and is collected at the bottom.
As it flows over the channels, the water is subject to a process called bioremediation, in which microorganisms such as algae or fungi are used to consume and break down pollutants in the environment.
This is a symbiotic relationship, explained Malik: “The algae produce a set of compounds called phytochelatins, which enable them to capture these metals, without which they would be unable to grow.”
The compounds remove the pollutants from the water and deposit them within the cell of the algae, where they are stored.
“At some point, the hydrogel will become saturated and will need to be replaced,” she told Dezeen. “The exact timing depends on the amount of pollutants in the water, but we have made several formulations that are stable for months.”
Once they are saturated, the algae can be replaced with a fresh batch. The base tiles, however, can be continually reused and re-filled.
Each modular tile unit is attached to the next through half-lap joints, and so can be individually removed without taking apart the entire system. This is crucial, as it allows for easy maintenance and adaptation to the constraints of the local built environment.
The particular size of the tile wall can be customized to suit the available space and the distance the water must travel to be fully purified.
“Through our site visits, we realised that the artisan workers had no space available for westernised high-tech water treatment solutions,” said Malik.
“Neither did they have the economic capacity to get additional support. So we needed a system that was spatially compatible and could be constructed and maintained by them.”
Hence the idea of moulding the tiles via templates which, once the project is rolled out, would be custom-made by the Bio-ID Lab with a different system of channels to correspond to different contaminants.
Future milestones for the project include performance tests in the UK and then, Malik hopes, a pilot project on-site in India, where an estimated 80 per cent of surface and ground water is polluted.
While in the current iteration of Indus, pollutants are merely captured, she has ambitions to expand the system to include a second stage, in which the hydrogel is processed to remove the heavy metal nanoparticles from the algae cells.
In an “incentive-based closed loop system”, these valuable raw materials could then be sold on to high tech companies, which use them within their own manufacturing processes. | <urn:uuid:6c1ec468-a2c8-4d1a-9890-37cf45e680c8> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://stuffs.cool/bio-id-lab-designs-diy-algae-infused-tiles-that-can-extract-toxic-dyes-from-water/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.94878 | 888 | 3.5625 | 4 |
It is possible to develop Backbone applications only using the Backbone objects that are described in the previous section; however, for a medium-to-large application, it's not sufficient. We need to introduce a new kind of object with delimited responsibilities that use and coordinate Backbone foundation objects.
This object is the public interface of the subapplications. Any interaction with the subapplications should be done through its methods. The calls made directly to internal objects of the subapplication are discouraged. Typically, methods on this controller are called from the router; however, they can be called from anywhere.
The main responsibility of this object is to simplify subapplication internals. Its main work is to fetch data from the server through models or collections and, if an error occurs during the process, it is responsible to show an error message to the user. Once the data is loaded in a model or collection, it creates a subapplication controller that knows the views which should be rendered and have the handlers deal with its events.
A controller acts like an air traffic controller for views, models, and collections. When given a Backbone data object, it will instantiate and render the appropriate views and then coordinate them. On complex layouts, it is not an easy task to coordinate the views with the models and collections.
The Business logic for the use cases should be implemented here. The subapplication controller implements a mediator pattern, allowing other basic objects such as views and models keep it simple and loose coupling.
Due to loose coupling reasons, a view should not directly call to methods or events of other views Instead of this, a view triggers events and the controller handles the event and orchestrates the views behavior if necessary. Note how views are isolated, handling just its owned portion of DOM and triggering events when required to communicate something. | <urn:uuid:f6a0d46c-0550-4562-b663-90a1efeb8a9f> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://subscription.packtpub.com/book/web-development/9781783288496/1/ch01lvl1sec10/objects-not-provided-by-backbone | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.932599 | 372 | 2.6875 | 3 |
What is Ginger?
Ginger is a flowering plant which is widely known for its aromatic, spicy, and pungent rhizome. A rhizome is the underground stem of the plant. Young stems tend to be extremely juicy with a slightly milder taste than the more mature plants which tend to be more fibrous and dry. It is used as a spice and herbal remedy in various cuisines and traditional medicines around the world. It is native to Southeast Asia, particularly India and China, but it is now cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions globally.
History & background
The earliest cultivation of ginger can be traced back to ancient Southeast Asia, specifically India and China. It has been cultivated for over 5,000 years for its culinary and medicinal properties. It was highly prized and widely traded along ancient spice routes, reaching other parts of Asia, the Middle East, and eventually Europe. The use of ginger in various cultures and cuisines has a long history, making it one of the oldest known spices cultivated by humans.
What form does it come in?
Nowadays ginger comes in many forms including:
- Freeze Dried
We have included a link for ginger powder, so that you will always have some ready to use in your cooking.
Organic Ginger Powder by Naturevibe Botanicals.
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Is Ginger good for you?
Yes, it is generally considered to be good for you and offers several health benefits.
It has been traditionally used to relieve digestive issues such as nausea, indigestion, and bloating. And it is believed it can help stimulate digestion and alleviate discomfort.
It also contains compounds with anti-inflammatory effects, which may help reduce inflammation and alleviate symptoms of conditions like arthritis.
Using ginger has been shown to be effective in reducing nausea and vomiting, particularly in cases of pregnancy-related morning sickness and chemotherapy-induced nausea.
It has immune-enhancing properties and can help strengthen the immune system, potentially reducing the risk of infections.
Furthermore, it can been used as a natural remedy for pain relief, including menstrual pain, muscle soreness, and headaches. It may have analgesic properties.
Some studies suggest that it may help lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol levels, and improve overall heart health.
It’s worth noting that while ginger has these potential benefits, individual results may vary, and it’s always a good idea to consult with a healthcare professional for specific health concerns or conditions.
The flavor profile is quite unique and is sometimes described as spicy, with a hint of warmth, and slight sweetness. It has a peppery and slightly tangy taste with a hint of citrus and a refreshing, earthy aroma. The flavor can vary depending on its freshness, variety, and how it is prepared or cooked. In its raw form, it has a sharper and more intense taste, while cooked ginger tends to mellow out and become more subtle. Overall, it adds a distinct and pleasant kick to dishes and beverages.
The aroma of fresh ginger is also very pleasant – when you cut into the rhizome it release a natural sweet fresh smell.
Cooking with Ginger
It can be used in various ways to add flavor and aroma to your dishes. The hot, zesty flavor works well in both hot and cold recipes and can be paired with chicken, vegetables, ice cream, chocolate, stir fry’s… the list is endless.
Here are a few common methods:
- You can peel the skin off and finely chop, grate, or mince it before using. It works well in stir-fries, soups, curries, marinades, and sauces. It can also be added to teas and infused into beverages.
- To make a paste, blend or finely grind fresh ginger with a small amount of water. The paste can be stored in the refrigerator for a few weeks and used as a convenient addition to your recipes. It can be added to curries, marinades, and sauces.
- Thinly slice fresh ginger to add to stir-fries, soups, and stews. The slices infuse the dish with flavor and can be removed before serving if desired.
- Ground ginger is a convenient option and works well in baking, spice blends, and dry rubs. However, the flavor of dried ground ginger is slightly different from fresh ginger, so adjust the amount accordingly.
- Pickled ginger, often served with sushi, has a tangy and slightly sweet flavor. It can be made at home by pickling thin slices of ginger in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and salt. Pickled ginger is commonly used as a condiment to complement sushi or other dishes.
Remember that ginger can have a strong flavor, so start with smaller amounts and adjust according to your taste preferences. It’s also worth noting that cooking ginger for longer periods may mellow out its spiciness, while adding it towards the end can preserve its sharpness.
Recipe ideas using ginger
Ginger is a versatile ingredient that is used in various cuisines around the world. It goes well with a wide range of dishes, hot or cold.
Here are some common uses:
- Cooking: It adds a distinctive flavor and aroma to both savory and sweet dishes. It is commonly used in stir-fries, curries, soups, stews, marinades, and sauces. It pairs well with ingredients like garlic, soy sauce, lime, and chili peppers.
- Baking: Ground ginger is a popular spice in baking. It is used in gingerbread cookies, cakes, muffins, and pies to impart a warm and spicy flavor. It can also be used in spice blends like pumpkin spice.
- Beverages: It can be used to make refreshing and soothing beverages. It is commonly added to herbal teas, hot water with lemon and honey, ginger ale, ginger beer, and ginger-infused cocktails.
- Asian Cuisine: It is a staple ingredient in many Asian cuisines. It is used in dishes like Thai curries, Chinese stir-fries, Japanese pickles, and Korean kimchi.
- Condiments: Pickled ginger, also known as gari, is often served with sushi and sashimi as a palate cleanser. It can also be used to make chutneys, relishes, and spicy dipping sauces.
- Remedies: It has been used in traditional medicine for its potential health benefits. It can be used to make tea or infused into hot water for its soothing and digestive properties.
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The average height of a population, such as in India, often piques the interest and curiosity of many people. Before we dive into the specifics of India’s average height, it’s crucial to understand the various factors that can either promote or hinder height growth.
Height is a complex trait influenced by several elements, including genetics, nutrition, socioeconomic conditions, and overall health. Adequate nutrition, a balanced diet, and access to healthcare services play a significant role in fostering healthy growth. Conversely, issues like malnutrition, limited healthcare access, and socioeconomic disparities can act as barriers, preventing individuals from reaching their full height potential.
Considering the intricate interplay of these factors, let’s now explore the average height of individuals in India. It’s important to note that this average can vary significantly across different regions and demographic groups within the country due to the diverse genetic backgrounds and environmental influences in India.
By examining reliable data and research studies, we can gain valuable insights into the range of average heights among the Indian population. So, if you’ve ever been curious about the average height of individuals in India and the complex factors influencing it, we invite you to join us in this exploration. Together, we’ll navigate the nuances of height in the Indian context and gain a deeper understanding of this fascinating subject.
What factors influence height?
If you are shorter and wish to increase your height, there are several essential factors that can influence your growth potential. Here are some key considerations:
Genetics plays a significant role in determining an individual’s height. Height is a hereditary trait, meaning it is passed down from parents to their offspring. However, India’s population is incredibly diverse, comprising various ethnic backgrounds like Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Mongoloid. Consequently, it is challenging to make broad generalizations about the average height of Indians based solely on genetic factors.
Nutrition is another crucial factor that can impact a person’s height. Inadequate nutrition, especially during childhood and adolescence, can lead to impaired growth and shorter stature. Malnutrition is a pressing issue in India, particularly in rural areas and among low-income communities. According to 2015-16 NFHS data, 38.4% of children under the age of 5 in India are stunted due to chronic malnutrition (1). This factor could contribute to a lower average height for the Indian population as a whole.
Additionally, dietary patterns and food habits in India can influence average height. The traditional Indian diet, predominantly vegetarian, may sometimes lack essential nutrients like protein, iron, and vitamin B12. However, the Indian government has launched initiatives in recent years to address these nutritional deficiencies and improve the overall health of the population.
General health also plays a role in determining a person’s height. Chronic illnesses and other health issues can hinder growth potential, leading to shorter stature. India faces various health challenges that could impact average height, including infectious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria, as well as non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.
Adequate Vitamin D Levels
In India, vitamin D deficiency is a widespread concern due to factors such as limited sun exposure, poor dietary intake, and cultural practices that restrict sun exposure. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to various health problems, including poor bone health, increased fracture risk, and stunted growth in children.
Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for developing strong and healthy bones, which are essential for achieving optimal height. This vitamin also facilitates calcium absorption, which supports bone and muscle formation, enhances bone mineral density, and reduces fracture risk.
The simplest way to obtain vitamin D is through sun exposure, with 30 minutes of morning sunlight and consumption of foods like dairy products, mushrooms, egg yolks, organ meats, and fortified cereals.
Water is vital for overall health and plays a critical role in maintaining proper bodily functions, including bone health and growth. Sufficient water intake is necessary for hydration and the absorption of nutrients essential for growth and development.
In India, water quality is a significant concern, especially in rural areas with limited access to clean and safe water. Contaminated water can lead to waterborne diseases that negatively impact health and growth.
Furthermore, in hot and humid climates, like many parts of India, dehydration can occur rapidly, affecting physical performance and potentially hindering development. Ensuring access to clean water and promoting hydration is essential for maintaining good health. Proper hydration enhances the performance of cells responsible for absorbing vitamins and minerals, speeds up the elimination of toxins from the body, and supports improved metabolism. It is advisable to increase water intake during strenuous activities. Achieving this goal can involve measures such as improved water supply systems, sanitation practices, and education on the importance of adequate water consumption.
Regular physical activity can promote overall health and may also contribute to healthy bone growth. The impact of exercise on height can vary depending on factors such as the type and intensity of exercise, age, gender, and overall well-being.
Engaging in muscle-building exercises is essential for stimulating the production of growth hormones, which support cell growth and repair necessary for physical development. It is recommended to engage in at least one hour of daily exercise. Outdoor activities strengthen the immune system and promote more efficient bone, cartilage, and skeletal tissue production.
In summary, while exercise can positively influence height, it is just one of several factors that contribute to an individual’s overall growth and development.
Getting Adequate Sleep for Healthy Growth
Sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and can significantly impact an individual’s height development. In India, various factors like subpar living conditions, elevated stress levels, and inadequate nutrition can collectively contribute to poor sleep quality, which can have adverse effects on one’s height.
During sleep, the body releases growth hormones that are essential for bone growth. Children, in particular, require more sleep than adults because this stage is critical for their growth and development. Ideally, children should aim for 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. The peak production of human growth hormone occurs between 10 PM and 1 AM. Insufficient sleep or poor-quality sleep can disrupt the release of growth hormones, potentially leading to stunted growth and shorter stature on average.
Furthermore, aside from growth hormone release, sleep also plays a vital role in muscle recovery and repair, which can impact an individual’s overall health and physical development. Inadequate sleep can contribute to fatigue, hinder muscle recovery, and reduce physical activity levels, all of which can negatively affect both height and overall well-being.
To enhance sleep quality and duration, individuals should consider maintaining a consistent sleep schedule and creating a relaxing sleep environment. Sleep holds significant sway over an individual’s developmental potential.
What’s the Indian average height?
The average height of Indians has been a topic of interest among researchers and health professionals for many years. Height is an essential indicator of a population’s nutritional status and overall health. It can also be an indicator of socioeconomic status and quality of life.
Males and females in India have had among the poorest percentage increases in height over the past several decades, compared to worldwide. It was discovered that medium sizes had increased globally over the last century. Indian males are currently 5.8 feet (177 cm) tall on average, whereas Indian women are 5.3 feet tall (162 cm). Before, it was thought that men and women stood on average at 5.6 feet (171 cm) and 5 feet (152 cm), accordingly (2). These statistics may seem low compared to other countries, but it is crucial to understand that height varies significantly among populations and is influenced by various factors. It is also essential to note that the average height of Indians varies greatly depending on the region and ethnicity. For instance, individuals from Northern India are typically taller than those from Southern India. Similarly, individuals from certain ethnic groups, such as Punjabis, are typically taller than others.
Over the years, researchers and healthcare professionals have shown a keen interest in understanding the average height of the Indian population. Height can serve as a significant indicator of a population’s nutritional status, overall health, and even its socioeconomic well-being. To promote greater height and improved health among the Indian population, it is imperative to address the underlying causes of inadequate nutrition and stunted growth. Additionally, exploring regional and ethnic disparities in height can provide valuable insights into the root causes of height inequalities.
In conclusion, it’s important to emphasize that the average height is just one aspect of a diverse and multifaceted population like India’s. Individual height can vary widely due to various genetic backgrounds and other factors. Nevertheless, poor nutrition and health-related issues, such as malnutrition and chronic diseases, may indeed contribute to a lower average height, making it essential to focus on improving overall health and well-being for all. | <urn:uuid:35a48b8c-33c7-47a2-aa2d-ae2f56d62623> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://supplementchoices.com/whats-the-indian-average-height/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.942913 | 1,829 | 3.328125 | 3 |
What is Precision Medicine?
Why is it important?
What are the benefits?
What is the difference between precision medicine and personalized medicine?
It involves the use of advanced technologies such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to analyze an individual’s genetic makeup, biological markers, and other health-related data. This information is then used to develop personalized treatment plans that are tailored to each individual’s unique needs.
For example, in cancer treatment, it may involve analyzing a patient’s tumor DNA to identify specific genetic mutations that are driving the cancer growth. This information can then be used to develop targeted therapies that specifically block these mutations, leading to more effective treatment with fewer side effects. It is still a relatively new approach to healthcare, and much research is ongoing to better understand how to apply it in different medical conditions. However, it has already shown promise in improving treatment outcomes and reducing healthcare costs by minimizing trial and error in treatment selection.
Difference between precision Medicine and Personalized Medicine?
Precision medicine typically refers to the use of advanced technologies to analyze an individual’s genetic makeup, biological markers, and other health-related data in order to develop targeted and individualized treatments that are more effective and have fewer side effects. It focuses on identifying specific molecular and genetic features of a disease and tailoring treatments based on those features.
On the other hand, personalized medicine is a broader term that can include other factors beyond genetics and molecular features, such as a person’s environment, lifestyle, and preferences. Personalized medicine takes into account an individual’s unique characteristics, circumstances, and values when developing treatment plans. It recognizes that each person is different and that a one-size-fits-all approach may not be effective for everyone.
In practice, the two terms are often used interchangeably, and both approaches aim to provide more targeted and individualized care. The difference lies in the emphasis on molecular and genetic features in precision medicine, while personalized medicine takes a more holistic approach to treatment.
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Few things are better than walking into a kitchen and smelling the uniquely pungent aroma of garlic being sautéed, perhaps with wine and butter. The flavor always adds a layer of ambiance to the meal – but doesn’t break the bank.
It’s one of our favorite spices – in 2020, the US produced over 346 million pounds of garlic, and it is estimated that the average person consumes two pounds of garlic per year. For some, this statistic may be shocking – but garlic is such a versatile spice that is used in nearly every type of cuisine. So what does that mean for our health?
Is garlic good for you?
To find out more about what garlic does for our bodies, we spoke with Ilisa Nussbaum, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Yale Children’s Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. Nussbaum says that garlic’s superpower lies in what gives it its characteristic fragrance. “(Garlic) has these compounds that are called organic sulfur compounds. That’s what gives it that smell. Onions have that too. It gives it that strong odor, and it has a ton of antioxidants that really protect your cells from damage,” she explains. | <urn:uuid:4ea9afdc-304a-40aa-8d60-080e474949ec> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://taymc.com/garlic/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.959392 | 255 | 2.9375 | 3 |
The way we work is always changing and changes today seem to come at an accelerated pace
Employees in all fields are seeing some of the foundational elements of working in the developed world being disrupted. Workers are expected to know skills that weren’t necessary in the past, and they’re expected to adapt quickly when new technology comes to the office. Here are a few of the ways work has changed and how it will continue evolving in the future.
Increasing demand in the future work environment will place an even greater demand on collaboration, and tools are smoothing this transition. Cloud-based tools provide an easier means to access programs and work data, and it will be even simpler to track other employees’ progress as more and more businesses more toward cloud-like operations. Increasingly, companies will continue adopting tools meant for intra-office communication as a means of replacing meetings at regular intervals. Studies show that people put in more effort and enjoy work more when they feel that they’re part of a team and that others depend on their work.
Perhaps the most important skill workers need is the toughest one to quantify: Tech fluency. Some specific skills are needed for certain jobs, but the rate of change means workers need to adapt quickly to keep up. Training was previously viewed as a discrete event to get workers up to speed on new software, and it often occurred rarely. Work today demands a more continuous form of training, and having strong instincts with regard to technology is key for keep pace with change. Studies show today’s workers expect change in the office; a recent PWC survey showed that 53% of workers expected technological breakthroughs to transform how they work in the next five to ten years.
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Data analysis has long been one of the primary reasons companies depends on technology, and artificial intelligence has long aided companies. Increasingly sophisticated tools, however, will propel AI tools in the office of the future. While some tools might replace certain jobs, AI tools will more often empower employees to make decisions on their own. Furthermore, AI will make certain tasks easier. Microsoft’s Office 365, for example, will increasingly use AI to automate repetitive tasks and even make suggestions. When creating PowerPoint presentations, employees can start with an AI-created outline based on company data. Similar features will come to other programs.
The End of the Office?
Offices remain valuable assets for companies, as they provide a place to meet in person and store supplies and technological infrastructure. The advent of cloud computing, however, means that the benefits of showing up to a physical office have diminished greatly. Telecommuting serves as a win-win for both employees and employers; companies can cut back on their space demands, and employees can work wherever they feel most comfortable. Face-to-face interaction still has some significant benefits, but telecommuting will continue changing how people work. It’s telling that Deloitte, which has access to the best information regarding employee productivity, has long been implementing flexible telecommuting policies for its employees.
Most Helpful Technology
Amazon Alexa and its competitors have proven that people enjoy having digital assistants in their homes. Workers can expect to see Alexa or similar assistants within the office. Alexa itself, for example, has been adding support for Office 365 calendars and other popular office tools, and hands-free interaction can be a great way to help employees stay focused and avoid distractions. One of the challenges of work in the future will simply be staying on top of both personal and work-related demands; digital personal assistants are valuable tools for keeping up. Personal assistance won’t necessarily come through an Amazon Echo-like device; voice-based interaction is likely to happen primarily through smartphones.
Wrangling Ever-Increasing Data
News about technology in the corporate environment often focuses on faster and more powerful devices coming to the market. Perhaps the greatest change to the evolving work environment is on the opposite end of the spectrum: the Internet of Things, which is built out of small and inexpensive sensors and other devices. Part of the responsibility of workers will be handling the ever-increasing volume of data gathered by devices and making sense of it. Fortunately, tools for analyzing this data will simplify the process, but more and more workers will find themselves functioning as data analysts in order to complete their daily activities.
The 24/7 Work Week
Telecommuting and smart devices enable news ways to work, and they mean employees can address issues at nearly any time. However, this technology also has a potential downside: Never being able to shut off. Studies show people need to be able to disconnect from work to relax, but smart devices mean we’re only a few taps away from loading company data. The future of work might entail an environment where people feel they’re never truly disconnected from work, which can lead to stress and cut into time spent with friends and family. Striking a healthy work/life balance will, ironically, be complicated by technologies that create a more comfortable work environment.
According to PWC research, 65% of employees want to work for a company with a powerful social conscience. While the era of spending one’s entire career with a single company has clearly ended, people still take pride in their employer, and employees, especially millennials, prefer working for companies that stake out a responsible position with regard to the environment and social issues. The bottom line is still the driving factor among companies, but social consciousness can lead to a more satisfied workforce and better public relations.
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Introduction to Quordle Hint Heaven
Quordle Hint Heaven is a word game that has gained popularity in recent years. It is a game that requires players to create words from a set of letter tiles on a board. The game is not only fun but also challenging, and it requires players to have a good understanding of the English language. One of the most important aspects of the game is the use of hints, which can help players win matches. In this blog post, we will explore the basics of Quordle and provide tips and strategies for becoming a Quordle master.
Understanding the Basics of Quordle
Quordle is a word game that can be played by two or more players. The game consists of a board with letter tiles arranged in a grid pattern. Players take turns creating words by connecting adjacent tiles horizontally or vertically. The words must be at least two letters long and must be valid English words.
The rules of Quordle are simple. Players take turns creating words until all the tiles on the board have been used or until one player cannot create any more words. The player with the highest score at the end of the game wins.
The scoring system in Quordle is based on the length and complexity of the words created. Each letter tile has a point value, and longer words and less common letters are worth more points.
Tips for Becoming a Quordle Master
To become a Quordle master, it is important to practice regularly and develop your vocabulary skills. Memorizing common words can also be helpful, as these are likely to appear frequently on the board.
Using the hint system effectively can also give you an advantage in matches. Hints can help you identify high-scoring letters or suggest possible word combinations.
Paying attention to the board is also crucial in Quordle. Look for opportunities to create multiple words with one move, and try to block your opponent’s moves by using tiles strategically.
Strategies for Winning Quordle Matches
To win Quordle matches, it is important to focus on high-scoring letters such as Q, X, and Z. Look for opportunities to create multiple words with one move, as this can increase your score significantly.
Blocking your opponent’s moves can also be an effective strategy in Quordle. By using tiles strategically, you can prevent your opponent from creating high-scoring words or taking advantage of bonus squares.
Using the hint system strategically can also give you an advantage in matches. Use hints to identify uncommon words or suggest longer word combinations that can earn you more points.
Advanced Quordle Hint Heaven Tactics
To take your Quordle skills to the next level, consider memorizing uncommon words that are likely to appear on the board. Using the hint system to create longer words can also be a useful tactic, as longer words are worth more points.
Take advantage of bonus squares on the board, such as double or triple letter scores, to increase your score. Planning ahead for future moves can also be helpful in Quordle, as it allows you to create word combinations that will earn you more points.
Quordle Hint Heaven Challenges
To improve your Quordle skills, consider practicing challenges that focus on specific aspects of the game. You can also compete against other players online or participate in tournaments to test your skills against other Quordle enthusiasts.
Conclusion: Unlocking the Secrets of Quordle Hint Heaven
In conclusion, Quordle is a fun and challenging word game that requires players to have a good understanding of the English language. Using hints effectively can give you an advantage in matches, but it is also important to practice regularly and develop your vocabulary skills.
By focusing on high-scoring letters, looking for opportunities to create multiple words, and using the hint system strategically, you can increase your chances of winning Quordle matches. Advanced tactics such as memorizing uncommon words and taking advantage of bonus squares can also help you become a Quordle master.
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Today, we’re going to compare the two main types of Japanese tofu: kinugoshi vs momen tofu.
Isn’t tofu just tofu? What’s the difference?
Kinugoshi refers to silken tofu, while momen refers to firm tofu.
Read on to learn more about:
- Main differences between kinugoshi and momen tofu
- Types of dishes they’re used in
- How they’re made
- and more!
Let’s get started!
What is Momen Tofu (木綿豆腐) ?
Momen tofu (木綿豆腐) is firm tofu.
The word momen (木綿) literally translates to “cotton”.
It is called ‘cotton tofu’ because a cotton cloth is traditonally used in the production process. The tofu is pressed against the cloth, which creates a rough cotton-like texture on the surface.
Momen tofu has a firm texture and will not fall apart or crumble easily when cooking.
It is the most common type of tofu used in Japan, and sometimes simply referred to as ‘regular tofu’.
What is Kinugoshi Tofu (絹ごし豆腐)？
Kinugoshi tofu (絹ごし豆腐) is silken tofu.
It has a very soft, smooth (i.e. silky) texture, and falls apart easily.
The term kinugoshi refers to filtering through a silk cloth, though this is not how the tofu is made.
Compared to momen tofu, kinugoshi tofu has a milder soybean taste, and is a bit sweeter.
Momen Tofu dishes
Momen tofu is the more versatile of the two. It is used in a variety of common cooking methods and dishes.
This includes pan-fried tofu (i.e. “tofu steak”), various stir-fried dishes, and deep fried dishes like agedashi tofu.
It is also commonly used in stews (e.g sukiyaki) and soups (e.g. miso soup).
Kinugoshi Tofu dishes
Kinugoshi tofu is not quite as versatile. It is more delicate, and will more easily crumble / fall apart when cooking.
It is often eaten as-is/raw by adding to salads, or simply with some sauce/toppings.
Tofu based desserts will use kinugoshi tofu due to its fine and smooth texture, and sweeter taste.
It can also be used in some dishes where it is OK if the tofu is a bit crushed up. For example, it is often used to make mapo tofu.
Of course, you can also fry or deep fry it. You will just need to handle it much more carefully / gently.
How it’s made
The basic tofu making process all starts with raw soybeans that are soaked, crushed, then boiled to first create soymilk. The soymilk is then processed to make tofu.
The main difference between momen/kinugoshi tofu is that momen tofu is later pressed/squeezed to remove water, while kinugoshi tofu is not. Here are some more details of the process:
Momen Tofu manufacturing process
A coagulant is added to soymilk. Once the soymilk has curdled/solidified, it is then broken up again and placed into a cloth-lined mold/box.
Traditionally, the cloth used inside the box was made of cotton.
A weight is then used to press down on the mixture. There are holes/slits around the sides of the box to let liquid be squeezed out.
The resulting product is momen tofu. The tofu is then removed from the box, soaked in cold water, then cut up and packaged for sale.
Kinugoshi Tofu manufacturing process
A thick soymilk and a coagulant are mixed together directly in a mold/box (with no holes and not lined with cloth). The coagulant used is stronger than the one used for making momen tofu.
The mixture is allowed to solidify completely without being pressed.
It is then cut, soaked in water and packaged for sale.
Health & Nutrition
Momen and kinugoshi tofu are both very nutritious, but with a few key differences.
Mainly, momen tofu has higher levels of calcium and protein, while kinugoshi tofu is richer in Vitamin B and better for your metabolism.
Below are more details:
Momen Tofu Calories & Nutrition
Momen tofu has a lot of water removed from it (and consequently water-soluble vitamins), but contains plenty of protein, calcium and iron.
Compared to kinugoshi tofu, momen tofu contains 20 to 30% more protein.
- Energy: 80kcal
- Protein: 7.0g protein
- Fat: 4.9g
- Carbs: 1.5g
- Sugar: 0.4g
- Iron: 1.5mg
- Copper: 0.16㎎
- Magnesium: 57mg
Kinugoshi Tofu Calories & Nutrition
Kinugoshi tofu retains all the water from its production process, so also contains much more Vitamin B, potassium and magenesium compared to momen tofu.
It also contains more carbs and sugar (hence the sweeter taste), but less calories.
- Energy: 62kcal
- Protein: 5.3g
- Fat: 3.5g
- Carbs: 2.0g
- Sugar: 1.1g
- Iron 1.2mg
- Copper 0.16㎎
- Magnesium 50mg
Other types of Japanese tofu
Besides momen and kinugoshi tofu, here are a few other common types of tofu in Japan:
Soft Tofu, sofuto tofu (ソフト豆腐)
Softer than momen tofu, but harder than kinugoshi tofu. It is made the same way as momen/firm tofu, but pressed less.
Stuffed / Packaged Tofu, juten tofu (充填豆腐)
Tofu that is manufactured directly in the final package/container (i.e. as opposed to being made in a big container, then cut/separated, and packaged). The result is that the package is completely filled with just tofu (and no water). It has the same texture as kinu/silken tofu.
Easy to mass produce, cheap, and has extremely long shelf life. Highest level of vitamins and minerals as it is never exposed to water.
Unpressed Tofu, oboro tofu (おぼろ豆腐)
Also called ‘yose tofu’ (寄せ豆腐). Oboro tofu is momen tofu that has not yet reached the final step of being pressed/squeezed. It is basically the tofu curdle.
Hard Tofu, kata tofu (堅豆腐 / 固豆腐)
Originally, tofu was very hard so that it could easily be transported. It was so hard that it could be tied up and carried by rope. There are many various types of hard tofu like ‘rock tofu’ and ‘itsuki tofu’. It is still popular in certain regions like Toyama and Ishikawa.
There are plenty of other tofu types in Japan which are derivatives of the types listed above. There is also tofu that is not made with soybeans like egg tofu, walnut tofu, almond tofu, etc. Perhaps will get into these in a later article!
Now you know the difference between kinugoshi and momen tofu. Hopefully this will help you next time you go to the supermarket in Japan!
Did I miss anything?
Which type of tofu do you prefer? Kinugoshi or momen?
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Human resource policies are continuing guidelines on the approach of which an organization intends to adopt in managing its people. They represent specific guidelines to HR managers on various matters concerning employment and state the intent of the organization on different aspects of Human Resource management such as recruitment, promotion, compensation, training, selections etc. They therefore serve as a reference point when human resources management practices are being developed or when decisions are being made about an organization’s workforce.
A good HR policy provides generalized guidance on the approach adopted by the organization, and therefore its employees, concerning various aspects of employment. A procedure spells out precisely what action should be taken in line with the policies.
Each organization has a different set of circumstances and so develops an individual set of human resource policies. The location an organization operates in will also dictate the content of their policies.
In developing HR Policies, there should be clear and consistent statement of the organization’s policies regarding all conditions of employment and procedures for their equal and fair implementation. In order to fulfill this objective, policies and procedures should be:
- Clear and specific, but provide enough flexibility to meet changing conditions.
- Comply with all appropriate law and regulation.
- Consistent amongst one another and reflect an overall true and fair view approach to all employees.
HR policies are developed by making decisions and taking actions on the day-to-day problems of the organization. The process of developing HR policies involves the assessment of the following factors:
- Identify the purpose and objectiveswhich the organization wishes to attain regarding its Human Resources department.
- Analysis of all the factors under which the organization’s HR policy will be operating.
- Examining the possible alternatives in each area which the HR policy statement is necessary.
- Implementation of the policy through the development of a procedure to support the policy.
- Communication of the policy and procedures adapted to the entire organization.
- Auditingthe policy so as to reveal the necessary areas requiring change.
- Continuous revaluation and revision of policy to meet the current needs of the organization.
On the basis of their source, human resource policies could be classified into
- Originated Policies: These are the policies usually established by the senior managers in order to guide their subordinates.
- Implicit Policies: These are the policies which are not formally expressed; they are inferred from the behavior of managers. They are also known as Implied Policies.
- Imposed Policies: Policies are sometimes imposed on the business by external agencies such as government, trade associationsand trade unions.
- Appealed Policies: Appealed policies arise because the particular case is not covered by the earlier policies. In order to know how to handle some situations, subordinates may request or appeal for the formulation of specific policies.
On the basis of description
On the basis of description, policies may be general or specific.
- General Policies: These policies do not relate to any specific issue in particular. General policies are formulated by an organization’s leadership team. This kind of policies is called ‘general’ because they do not relate to any specific issue in particular.
- Specific Policies: These policies are related to specific issues like staffing, compensation, collective bargaining Specific policies must confirm to the pattern laid down by the general policies.
The following advantages are achieved by setting up HR policies:
- They help managers at various levels of decision making to make decisions without consulting their superiors. Subordinates are more willing to accept responsibility because policies indicate what is expected of them and they can quote a written policy to justify their actions.
- They ensure long term welfare of employees and makes for a good employer-employee relationship as favoritism and discrimination are reduced. Well-established policies ensure uniform and consistent treatment of all employees throughout the organization.
- They lay down the guidelines pursued in the organization and thereby minimizes the personal biasof managers.
- They ensure prompt action for taking decisions because the policies serve as standards to be followed. They prevent the wastage of time and energy involved in repeated analyses for solving problems of a similar nature.
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Occupational Therapy is a profession that supports people across the lifespan to do the things they want or need to do through therapeutic use of activities. For children, the important goals of childhood is to grow, learn and play.
LEGO-Based Therapy is a social development program which provides and environment for fun and effective social exploration.
Sensory Integration and Sensory Processing both refer to the process of the brain taking in sensory information, processing it and responding to it.
Sensory Integration Therapy should only be carried out by a qualified SI Practitioner: this is a qualified occupational therapist, speech and language therapist or physiotherapist who has undertaken additional, rigorous postgraduate training in SI - over 300 hours.
Play therapy is a type of child counselling for children aged 3-10 years old. Because the child's world of play is their natural way of communicating, the play therapist enters their play world to communicate with them and help them resolve and understand any psychological and psychosocial challenges such as trauma, grief and loss, or chronic illness.
1 in 10 babies in NZ are born premature. Development can be a bit more tricky for these babies, so its important to have an environment that supports their development so they too can thrive.
Emotional regulation, the ability to manage ones emotions appropriate to the situation, takes years to master. Anxiety and anger challenges are becoming more common in children, and can become disruptive for the child's self esteem, social relationships, play success and ongoing holistic development.
Educational Psychologists apply psychological knowledge and theory to understand and support children and young people’s learning and development.
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Workshops are a great hands on way to learn and explore new information. It's also a great way to spark interest and reignite passion in the workplace. Content can be created for your context, chat to us today about your specific needs and budget, and we will tailor something to fit perfectly.
LEGO Serious Play is a method of creative problem solving to grow teams, organisations, services, people, families, & relationships. Using specialised LEGO alongside a skilled LEGO Serious Play facilitator, you can develop team growth and a positive team culture, enhance communication and unlock creative potential through moving away from the pen and paper meetings and into this hands-on, minds-on approach, where every voice is equally heard.
A great list of books for parents and children. If you have read a great book please let us know so we can keep the list growing for our community.
Occupational Therapy is a profession that supports people across the lifespan to do the things they want or need to do through therapeutic use of activities. For children, the important goals of childhood is to grow, learn and play. There are many individual occupations and activities within these areas, and for children, what is often important for them is to make and maintain friends, be able to play well in the areas that interest them, and feel good about themselves.
At The Playful Place, we work with children in a play based program. This means the child will be playing and having lots of fun throughout the session. The therapeutic side comes from the choice of toys and activities during the session, and the skilled observations and learning opportunities created by the Occupational Therapist.
For example, many young children love play dough, and this is commonly chosen by children to be played with in sessions. While the child and the therapist play with playdough together, the therapist will be assessing the child's fine and gross motor skills; how are they using their hands and the playdough tools, do they have the correct grip for their age, are they scanning with their eyes for the tools effectively, are they sitting in an appropriate position, are they fatiguing quickly? How the child handles the play dough can tell us a lot about handwriting skills, scanning with their eyes can tell us about their reading skills, sitting can tell us about classroom function and tolerance. The therapist will also be assessing emotional regulation; are they able to manage frustration appropriate to the challenge, are they able to ask for help appropriately, how do they take constructive feedback, do they have a growth mindset. Any challenges that are picked up on can then be subtly worked on through varied play opportunities.
It’s important that children feel great about themselves, and what they do. At The Playful Place we have a specific aim to empower children to be the best they can be, feel good about themselves and to know they are a valued and important person. Many children with a neuro-diverse diagnosis know that something about them might be a bit different to what they often see around them. We want them to know that everyones brain is different, and they are just as valued and important as everyone else.
Developed by Daniel B. LeGoff, LEGO-Based Therapy is a social development program which provides effective social development intervention to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other conditions effecting social skills. It is evidence based, meaning it has been studied and recreated successfully by other professionals.
The program involves participants taking on roles specific to building a LEGO set. These roles include the Engineer, the Supplier and the Builder. Each role has specific tasks they need to do to help the group. The group must work together to achieve the build. Social skills are explored while the group together builds the set of their choice. Motivation is high due to the interest LEGO holds for the participants.
Participants for a LEGO group are very carefully matched according to their interests, existing skills, and groups have 2 or 3 participants only. This supports a successful group dynamic, and sometimes can take a bit of time to find the right match between participants.
Due to The Playful Place Therapists being registered health professionals, and having extensive group theory experience and training, other techniques that relate to supporting people are applied within the group such as predictable routines, visual supports, sensory modulation, and a low arousal environment. This adds to the depth of the therapy provided for your family, and the success and outcomes for the group who participate in LEGO therapy at The Playful Place.
Although there may be options to engage in a short LEGO therapy group for 4-6 weeks, the research is very clear, that the greatest results from the program come after 2 terms of consistent therapy.
1 in 10 babies in New Zealand are born premature. This ranges from 24 weeks gestation to 36 weeks gestation. Research shows that a large factor in premature babies positive health and wellbeing outcomes is dependent on the environment in which they return home to. This is great news for families as it means you can play an active role in supporting your babies development in those very important first 1000 days.
The Playful Place can support your babies journey through their first year home, by providing a safe, clean environment for your child to attend, where a developmental therapist can support understanding of adjusted developmental milestones, where play ideas to support thriving development can be shared and modelled, and you can have a safe space to voice any concerns you have for you and your baby.
We know how medically fragile premature babies can be in those first few years, and we take this very seriously. All play equipment used for premature babies will be strictly hygienically cleaned, there is no waiting room of sick people to wait in, the space is carefully modified for their health and developmental needs with therapists in optimum health for all appointments.
Emotional regulation, the ability to manage ones emotions appropriate to the situation, is an ongoing process that takes years to master, and the skills can come and go depending on what else is happening for the person. Managing our emotions is a developmental process, meaning the skills typically build sequentially over time alongside our other development. Emotions which can often be difficult to understand and regulate include anger and anxiety. Anxiety and anger are becoming more and more common in children, and can become disruptive for the child's self esteem, social relationships, play success and ongoing holistic development.
Neuro-typical children need caring support to develop these skills, and neuro-diverse children such as those with ASD or ADHD often need extra caring support and understanding of their individual needs. Emotions can be scary if we don't understand them, or when they are out of control. Once we can name them, understand them, and know where they come from, then we can begin to regulate them.
At The Playful Place we have spent years researching and developing a structured program to teach children a simple and effective way to understand their emotions. We start by simplifying emotions through learning that common emotions can fit into 6 categories. The 6 basic emotions can be big or small or somewhere in the middle. We then learn about the individual emotion scales, and one emotion at a time, we explore deeper the different words used for these emotions, what they feel like in our body, what they look like in ourselves and in others, and even have fun exploring what they can sound like. From here, we can start to learn to manage our emotions, using cognitive strategies, sensory strategies and social strategies.
A fun, hands-on learning experience, The Playful Place trainings are inspiring, thought provoking, and come highly recommended.
Elen delivers outstanding training across New Zealand and Australia on LEGO-Based Therapy, Understanding Sensory Needs, Dyspraxia - the lived experience, Building Connection with Kids through LEGO for Parents and Careers, and Autism and Emotional Regulation.
If you are looking for new information presented well, on any of the areas we specialise in, please contact us to discuss workshops, training days and conference events. We can deliver multi day training to Bite Sized 1 hour staff meeting education sessions.
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We have 8 sensory systems which take in sensory information: 5 external senses, and 3 internal senses. Sensory processing is how we receive that information, understand that information and how we respond to that information.
We can be over-responsive to sensory information, or under-responsive to sensory information.
Over- responsive is also known as hyper-sensitive. This is when a little bit of sensory information feels like a lot - level 5 volume feels like level 10, spinning 3 times makes us dizzy.
Under-responsive is also known as hypo-sensitive. This is when a lot of information feels like not much - level 5 volume feels like level 2, spinning 30 times feels fine!
Please know: Sensory Integration Therapy should only be carried out by a qualified SI Practitioner: this is a qualified occupational therapist, speech and language therapist or physiotherapist who has undertaken additional, rigorous postgraduate training in SI - over 300 hours.
If you have sensory concerns, please see a sensory trained occupational therapist for your assessments. Sensory questionnaires are only a very small part of a robust sensory assessment.
A fun & creative hands-on, minds-on learning experience, LEGO Serious Play is a way to unleash potential though a facilitated process of systematic creativity from all participants. Designed for teams, all participants are actively engaged in the training, with an energised focus that delivers results which everyone is equally invested in.
Using unique LEGO pieces, the approach creates space and time for all participants to contribute equally, both quick thinkers and slower deep thinkers, through a specialised facilitated process. The science is clear - humans are creative beings, who need creative strategies to unleash potential. We learn best through doing, which is why the hands-on minds-on experience is so powerful.
Elen delivers outstanding training and facilitation across New Zealand and Australia, her trainings are inspiring, thought provoking, and come highly recommended.
Please contact us to discuss workshops or training days. We can deliver full day trainings, key note presentations, conference workshops, to bite Sized 1 hour staff meeting sessions.
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Super Powered - Transform Anxiety into corage, confidence and resiliance. Renee Jain & Dr Shefali Tsabary .
Written for tweens and teens, this book is filled with great information about feeling stressed out or overwhelmed by pressure from school or friends. Its the book I wish I had on my bookshelf growing up.
The Out of Sync Child. Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
If your child has sensory challenges, this is the go to book for learning all about sensory processing challenges and how to support your child.
The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. Carol Stock Kranowitz, MA
Crammed full of awesome simple play ideas to help feed the sensory system.
Helping Your Anxious Child. Rapee, Wignall, Spence, Cobham & Lyneham.
This is a step by step guild for a home based parent led anxiety program. Great for if you want to help your child yourself at home, and learn about anxiety as you go. The program takes time and commitment, but its worth it if you can.
Raising Boys in the Twenty First Century. Steve Biddulph.
This book is great for having a lot of information specific to boys such as when testosterone naturally is at its highest, how their ears work slightly differently, and the importance of role models.
Thera-Build with LEGO. Alyson Thomsen.
This is a great book for professionals and families filled with ideas of how to use LEGO therapeutically.
LEGO - Based Therapy. LeGoff, Gomez, Krauss & Baron-Cohen.
Ready to jump into the next level of LEGO therapy? This is an excellent book for professionals thinking about starting a social skills group with LEGO, this book provides a validated, researched social skills program developed by world experts in Autism, and is the program we use here at The Playful Place.
Aroha's Way. Craig Philips.
This gorgeous book written here in Aotearoa is a beautiful children's picture book that talks through everyday fear and worrisome thoughts and offers simple effective ways she can manage this. This book helps to normalise childhood anxiety, and help children understand their worries.
Hey Warrior. A Book for Kids About Anxiety. Karen Young
This is one of the most gorgeous books I've read recently, stunning illustrations compliment the very well written content, that helps children understand where anxiety comes from, helping them start to turn their anxiety around.
Pete The Cat. I Love My White Shoes. James Dean & Eric Litwin.
This book has a funky cat who cruises through life despite getting his shoes dirty. An easy rhythmical read that has a mantra thats easy to repeat when a moment of stress comes along.
If You're Angry And You Know It. Cecily Kaiser & Cary Pillo.
Based on the song 'If You're Happy and You Know It' this book has many great self management ideas for children to use when they feel angry.
Let's Get Along! Its Great To Share.
Often found in bookshops for $5 each, this series of books covers various social skills and emotional regulation topics which are easy and fun to read.
I Am An Aspie Girl. Danuta Bulhak-Paterson
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By Luci Gardner and Amy V. Jaffe
This workbook is an ideal way to teach children to identify, assess the intensity of, and respond appropriately to their emotions. The book is fully interactive. Included is a Communication Pad for tracking and sharing information between home and school – an important component of effective programming.
And by using a dry-erase marker, unique situations and solutions can be added and changed with a wipe of a paper towel, as the child masters a skill and grows. Also The book is great for all children, including those with Asperger Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders.
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Cats are beloved pets for many people, providing companionship and comfort. However, just like humans, cats can experience health issues that require attention and care. In order to ensure your feline friend lives a long and happy life, it is important to understand the common health issues they may face and how to address them. This article will guide you through various aspects of cat health, including understanding common health issues, tips for maintaining their health and happiness, the importance of regular veterinary check-ups, the role of nutrition and diet, preventive measures to keep them safe from diseases, and how to identify signs of a healthy cat. By following these guidelines, you can ensure your cat’s well-being and provide them with the care they deserve.
1. "Understanding Common Health Issues in Cats"
Understanding Common Health Issues in Cats
Cats, like humans, can experience a range of health issues throughout their lives. As responsible pet owners, it is crucial to be aware of the most common health problems that cats may encounter. By understanding these issues, we can take necessary precautions, seek timely veterinary care, and ensure a happier and healthier life for our feline friends.
One of the most prevalent health concerns in cats is obesity. Being overweight can lead to various other complications, such as diabetes, heart disease, and joint problems. To prevent obesity in cats, it is essential to provide a well-balanced diet, controlled portions, and regular exercise. Consultation with a veterinarian can help determine the appropriate diet and exercise routine for your cat’s specific needs.
Another common health issue in cats is dental disease. Poor oral hygiene can result in gum disease, tooth decay, and bad breath. Regular brushing of your cat’s teeth, using specialized cat toothbrushes and toothpaste, can significantly reduce the risk of dental problems. Additionally, providing dental treats or toys designed to improve oral health can be beneficial.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are also frequently observed in cats. Symptoms of a UTI may include frequent urination, difficulty urinating, blood in the urine, or urinating outside the litter box. UTIs can be painful and potentially serious if left untreated. To prevent UTIs, ensure your cat has access to fresh water at all times and maintain a clean litter box. Feeding a diet formulated to support urinary health might also be recommended by your veterinarian.
Fleas and ticks are common parasites that can affect a cat’s health. These tiny creatures not only cause itching and discomfort but can also transmit diseases. Regular use of flea and tick preventatives, such as topical treatments or collars, is crucial to keep your cat protected. Additionally, maintaining a clean living environment and regularly grooming your cat can help prevent infestations.
Lastly, cats may also suffer from respiratory
2. "Essential Tips for Maintaining Your Cat’s Health and Happiness"
Cats are known for their independent nature, but that doesn’t mean they don’t require proper care and attention to maintain their health and happiness. Here are some essential tips to ensure your feline companion remains in peak condition:
1. Provide a balanced diet: A healthy diet is the foundation of your cat’s well-being. Opt for high-quality commercial cat food that meets their nutritional needs. Avoid feeding them excessive amounts of human food, as it can lead to obesity and other health issues.
2. Hydration is key: Cats often have a low thirst drive, so it’s important to encourage them to drink enough water. Ensure fresh water is always available, and consider using a water fountain to make it more enticing. Wet food can also help increase their water intake.
3. Regular veterinary check-ups: Just like humans, cats require regular visits to the veterinarian for check-ups. These visits allow the vet to monitor your cat’s health, detect any potential issues early on, and provide necessary vaccinations. Don’t forget to keep up with flea and tick prevention as well.
4. Keep them active: Regular exercise is crucial for a cat’s physical and mental well-being. Provide them with toys, scratching posts, and interactive play sessions to keep them active and engaged. Consider setting up a safe outdoor space or using a cat harness for supervised outdoor adventures.
5. Maintain a clean litter box: A clean litter box is essential for your cat’s hygiene and overall happiness. Scoop it daily and completely change the litter at least once a week. Cats are naturally clean animals and may avoid using a dirty litter box, leading to potential litter box aversion issues.
6. Regular grooming: Cats are meticulous groomers, but they may still need some help from you. Regular brushing helps remove loose hair and prevent hairballs. Additionally, it allows you to check for any signs of skin issues, parasites, or abnormalities.
7. Create a stress-free environment: Cats thrive in a calm and stress-free environment
3. "The Importance of Regular Veterinary Check-ups for Cats"
Regular veterinary check-ups are vital for maintaining the health and well-being of our feline companions. Cats are masters at hiding signs of illness and discomfort, often making it difficult for owners to detect any underlying health issues. That is why scheduling regular check-ups with a veterinarian is crucial in ensuring early detection and treatment of potential problems.
During a veterinary check-up, a thorough physical examination is conducted to assess the cat’s overall health. The veterinarian will examine the cat’s eyes, ears, teeth, and coat, looking for any abnormalities or signs of infection. They will also feel the cat’s body for any lumps, bumps, or pain, which could indicate underlying health conditions.
In addition to the physical examination, a veterinarian will also perform routine diagnostic tests such as blood work and urinalysis. These tests can help identify any hidden health issues that may not be visible during the physical examination alone. By analyzing the results, the veterinarian can detect early signs of diseases such as kidney problems, diabetes, or thyroid disorders.
Regular veterinary check-ups also provide an opportunity for vaccinations and preventive treatments. Vaccinations are essential in protecting cats from various contagious diseases, such as rabies and feline leukemia. Preventive treatments, such as flea and tick prevention, are also administered during these check-ups to ensure the cat remains free from parasites.
Furthermore, these check-ups allow for discussions about the cat’s diet and nutrition. A veterinarian can provide valuable advice on the appropriate type and amount of food to keep the cat in optimal health. They can also address any concerns regarding weight management or dietary restrictions, tailored specifically to the individual needs of the cat.
Lastly, regular veterinary check-ups provide an opportunity for pet owners to discuss any behavioral or lifestyle changes they may have noticed in their cats. Whether it’s a sudden change in appetite, litter box habits, or activity level, these changes could indicate an underlying health issue. By sharing these observations with the veterinarian, pet owners can receive guidance on how to address these concerns and
4. "Nutrition and Diet: Key Factors in Cat Health"
Proper nutrition and diet play a crucial role in maintaining the overall health and well-being of cats. As obligate carnivores, cats have unique dietary requirements that differ from other animals. Meeting these requirements is essential for their growth, development, and disease prevention.
A balanced diet for cats should primarily consist of high-quality animal protein. This is because cats have a higher protein requirement compared to other animals. Protein serves as the building blocks for healthy tissues, muscles, and organs in cats. It also aids in maintaining a strong immune system, promoting healthy skin and coat, and facilitating proper digestion.
In addition to protein, cats also require a variety of essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids. These nutrients are crucial for their overall health and support various bodily functions. For instance, vitamins like A, D, and E are important for vision, bone health, and immune function, respectively. Minerals like calcium and phosphorus are necessary for strong bones and teeth, while fatty acids, such as omega-3 and omega-6, help maintain a healthy skin barrier and promote a shiny coat.
Feeding cats a nutritionally balanced diet is essential to prevent and manage certain health conditions. For instance, cats are prone to developing urinary tract issues, such as urinary crystals or stones. Providing a diet that promotes urinary health, such as one with controlled mineral content and increased water intake, can help prevent these problems. Similarly, overweight and obesity are common issues in cats, which can lead to various health complications. Feeding them a diet that is appropriate for their age, weight, and activity level can help prevent weight gain and promote a healthy body condition.
It’s important to note that cats have specific dietary needs at different life stages. Kittens require a diet rich in essential nutrients to support their growth and development. Adult cats have different nutritional requirements, and senior cats may require diets that address age-related health concerns. Consulting with a veterinarian to determine the appropriate diet for a cat’s life stage is
5. "Preventive Measures: Keeping Your Cat Safe from Diseases"
Preventive Measures: Keeping Your Cat Safe from Diseases
As a responsible cat owner, it is vital to take proactive steps to ensure the health and well-being of your feline companion. Preventive measures play a crucial role in safeguarding your cat from various diseases and potential health hazards. By implementing these measures, you can significantly reduce the risk of your cat falling ill and provide them with a long and healthy life.
1. Regular Veterinary Check-ups: Scheduling routine visits to the veterinarian is essential for maintaining your cat’s health. These check-ups allow the vet to assess your cat’s overall condition, detect any underlying health issues, and provide appropriate vaccinations. Early detection of diseases can greatly improve the chances of successful treatment.
2. Vaccinations: Vaccinations are an integral part of preventive care for cats. They protect against common and potentially fatal diseases, such as rabies, feline leukemia, and distemper. Consult with your veterinarian to determine the appropriate vaccination schedule for your cat, as it may vary based on their age, lifestyle, and exposure risks.
3. Parasite Control: Parasites, such as fleas, ticks, and intestinal worms, can pose serious health risks to your cat. Regular use of preventive medications, prescribed by your vet, can help eliminate or control these parasites. Additionally, maintaining a clean living environment and practicing good hygiene can further prevent infestations.
4. Nutritious Diet: A well-balanced and nutritious diet is fundamental for maintaining your cat’s overall health and immune system. Ensure that their food meets all their nutritional requirements, including essential vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Consult with your veterinarian to determine the most suitable diet for your cat’s age, breed, and any specific health conditions.
5. Hygiene and Sanitation: Maintaining proper hygiene and sanitation practices is crucial for preventing the spread of diseases. Regularly clean your cat’s litter box, bedding, and living area to eliminate bacteria and viruses. Ensure that your cat has
6. "Signs of a Healthy Cat: What to Look for and How to Ensure Their Well-being"
Having a healthy cat is essential for their overall well-being and happiness. As a cat owner, it is important to be aware of the signs of a healthy cat and to take necessary steps to ensure their well-being. Here are some key indicators to look for when assessing your cat’s health.
First and foremost, a healthy cat will have a good appetite and maintain a healthy weight. They should show interest in their food and eat without any difficulty or hesitation. Monitor their eating habits and ensure they are not overeating or refusing to eat altogether, as these could be signs of underlying health issues.
Another sign of a healthy cat is a shiny and lustrous coat. A cat with a healthy coat will have fur that is soft, smooth, and free from mats or tangles. Regular grooming sessions and a balanced diet rich in essential nutrients are vital to maintaining a healthy coat.
Healthy cats are also active and playful. They should exhibit curiosity, engage in regular exercise, and display a range of normal behaviors. If your cat suddenly becomes lethargic, lacks enthusiasm, or shows a significant decrease in activity levels, it may be an indication of an underlying health problem.
Maintaining good oral hygiene is crucial for your cat’s overall health. Healthy cats will have clean teeth and fresh breath. Regular dental care, such as brushing their teeth or providing dental treats, can help prevent dental diseases and ensure their well-being.
Furthermore, a healthy cat will have clear and bright eyes. Their eyes should be free from discharge or redness. Take note of any signs of excessive tearing, cloudiness, or squinting, as these may indicate an eye infection or other health issues.
Cats with good overall health will also have a normal litter box routine. They should urinate and defecate regularly, without any noticeable changes in frequency or appearance. Monitoring their litter box habits can help detect early signs of urinary or gastrointestinal problems.
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Project management techniques have helped change the way project managers tackle different projects. Using a specific project management technique can help you finish a project more easily. Here are nine project management techniques to help any project manager complete their next project.
Scrum is a project management technique that comes from a group of processes known as the Agile Development Framework. This framework has a set project overview, which can be altered or changed by having continual evaluations of achieved results. It leads to each project being completed with the best possible outcome.
The Scrum technique has a team working on a project for a set period of time, known as a sprint. With an appointed Scrum Master leading the discussions, the group decides how to get rid of obstacles blocking the project from being completed in the best way possible.
2. Process-Based Project Management
Process-based project management is an exceptional strategy with a trickle-down process for completing each project. After recognizing each project task or goal, the team must follow the same principles or objectives the main company follows in its mission statement or vision.
This helps project managers remain mindful of the client’s major goals throughout the process of the project, leading them to reach an outcome the sponsors will appreciate.
3. Traditional Project Management
Traditional project management techniques are the most common within the industry. A project manager monitors and assesses the way the project is completed. They provide feedback and instruction to their team based on the desired outcome of the project that was discussed in the initial planning stages.
The project manager assigns work to each member of a project. This technique is ideal for small teams with more lenient clients who trust the judgment of the project manager’s experience.
4. Extreme Project Management
While extreme project management doesn’t include motocross sports or snowboarding competitions, it is named so for a reason. Used in cases where a project is highly complex with an undetermined approach, the extreme title comes from the opportunity for flexible planning and unorthodox tactics.
When planning the use of extreme project management techniques, it is difficult to set specific goals or milestones. Instead, these objectives are decided upon as the project progresses.
5. Critical Chain Project Management
When the budget is the main focus of a project, critical chain project management is often used. Using this strategy, a project manager pays close attention to the budget when hiring team members, deciding what tools to use, and the most cost-effective ways to accomplish each task.
Critical chain processes can help companies save money on the way to completing their projects with sufficient results.
6. Critical Path Project Management
Critical path is an effective project management technique that has been around since the 1950s. Similar to critical chain, the use of critical path project management places a higher emphasis on the amount of time it takes to complete a project. This motivates teams to come to conclusions at a more rapid pace, while also striving harder than ever to reach deadlines on or before the desired due date.
By having a range of key deadlines for each task in the process, the project manager can push the team to complete the project in a shorter timeframe than usual.
7. PERT Project Management
Program Evaluation Review Technique project management, also known as PERT, is a strategy meant for one-time projects that are designed with plenty of room to make changes and adjustment throughout each step.
This technique focuses on the progress of the project, with constant evaluations being performed after each task. PERT project management is an effective way to balance the budget of a project while also being aware of how long it is taking to complete the objectives.
8. Rational Unified Process (RUP)
The Rational Unified Process was established by a department of IBM, known as the Rational Software Corporation. This project management technique includes specific concentration on customer feedback and evaluations of their reactions to results. As these responses are measured, the project is adjusted to ensure the final product is up to the client’s precise standards.
9.Waterfall Project Management
When a team can stay in sync and work well together from beginning to end, any project will be successful. But waterfall project management takes this to a whole new level of collaboration. As a linear process, the sequences involved with this technique are vital to reaching each milestone.
Just as a waterfall goes from one level to the next as it falls, under this strategy, one team’s phase can’t begin until the previous phase is 100% finished. And the same way a waterfall can’t rise back up to a previous peak, the waterfall technique doesn’t allow the project management team to return or make changes to a previous phase once it’s completed.
More Project Management Techniques
The project management techniques companies choose to follow are a key aspect of how smooth a project will run. Each of these strategies have their own benefits and downfalls, depending on the tasks that need to be accomplished.
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Logan Derrick is a full-time business writer and content marketing strategist. For years, he has worked closely with several project management professionals, learning from them and increasing his own knowledge of the industry. Having held multiple management positions in fields ranging from customer service to marketing, Logan has found a passion for helping others learn about project management, marketing, and the powerful tools available to professionals today. | <urn:uuid:4183e761-1901-4ae3-a11a-a32a57d7a426> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://toggl.com/blog/9-project-management-techniques | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.937459 | 1,151 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Written for March 31, 2006
Dorothea Lynde Dix was born Hampden, Maine, on April 4, 1802. Her childhood was rough. Joseph, her father, was an alcoholic, and her mother, Mary Bigelow, was ill (Langston). Her family often moved from place to place, but by age ten, she ran away from home (Hamilton). While living with her grandmother, she became a teacher and founded multiple successful schools. While teaching at a jail, she learned about the abysmal state of mentally ill people, which shocked her. Known for her strong sense of independence, unwavering determination, and resolute sense of duty (Hamilton and “Dorothea Lynde Dix,” American Eras), these qualities, along with other factors, helped Dorothea Dix achieve numerous great things, including becoming the most prominent insane asylum reformer of the 1800s.
One major influence in Dorothea Dix’s life was religion. She grew up with Methodist teachings, and although she tried to reject them, the belief that Christians could reach perfection remained imprinted within her. While living in Boston, she adopted Unitarianism by the encouragement of William Ellery Channing (“Dorothea Lynde Dix,” American Eras). Unitarians believe that a person can affect his or her chances of salvation by doing good deeds. With these beliefs, Dix had even more reason to set and complete goals. Religion had a significant impact on Dix’s life by pushing her to perform good works and accomplish more and more.
Dorothea Dix was aided by several people during her lifelong devotion to asylum reform. One person was, as previously mentioned, William Channing, who influenced her to embrace Unitarianism. Another was Samuel Gridley Howe, a philanthropist who also wished to aid the mentally ill (“Dorothea Dix,” American History). He helped Dix in her efforts to have heating provided and renovations done to the rooms of the mentally ill. State legislators and congressmen also played an important role in Dix’s quest for reform. Since she brought many bills and suggestions to the state governments and even the national Congress (although President Pierce vetoed the bill that would provide funds for mental hospitals [Hamilton]), these politicians’ votes made a huge impact on her success. With the help of these lawmakers, Dix’s goals and dreams were able to come true. These people had power in the government, which enabled Dix’s ideas to come to life. The many people in Dorothea Dix’s life helped her realize her ambitions as a reformer.
By accomplishing so many things in the realm of asylum reform, Dorothea Dix had gained a famous status. Her fame caused others to listen to her. Not only was she well-known in the United States, but she was known internationally as well. Dix was so eminent that she was able to bring her reform efforts to Europe; she inspected hospitals and suggested improvements in England, France, Turkey, Belgium, Scandinavia, and many other nations. Dix even met with Pope Pius to tell him about the troubles she felt about Italy’s mental institutions (Rolka 36). Dorothea Dix’s worldwide recognition helped her to attain many great things throughout America and Europe.
Dorothea Dix was an incredible woman who dared to step outside the normal boundaries that women had in the 1800s. By doing so, she became one of the most accomplished women in history. The compounding of her religious beliefs, personality traits, and the aid of others, Dix was able to successfully meet her goals as a mental health reformer. She became internationally famous, and, through her good works as a reformer, she helped thousands of people with mental illnesses. Dorothea Dix was an outstanding, strong-minded, and unique individual who shaped the history of not only the nation, but of the world.
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The Oxford Dictionary announced that its “Word of the Year” for 2015 was the “Tears of Joy” emoji. That’s correct: a yellow cartoon smiley face with blue tears emerging from the eyes is the word of the year.
Emoji are ubiquitous these days. The emoji evolved from emoticons, those primitive computer keystrokes indicating emotions like happiness, goofiness and anger. Today, the emoji language is vast, including food icons, vehicle icons, world flags and hand gestures. They’ve been used primarily on social media, but they’re now so pervasive that you’re not even noticing. Domino’s is allowing customers to tweet a pizza slice emoji to place an order. Ride-sharing company Uber is testing emoji as a rating system in markets like Austin, Texas.
Meanwhile, American students are increasingly less likely to learn a second language. A 2013 survey by the Modern Language Association showed a 6.7 percent decline in higher-education foreign-language enrollments from 2009 to 2013. The same survey showed that only 7 percent of college students were enrolled in a language course.
Meanwhile, 76 percent of Americans have used emoji in professional communication, a Kelton Global survey reports.
By recognizing an emoji as “Word of the Year,” Oxford could simply be capitalizing on a trend; however, emoji are so pervasive that it’s only just the beginning.
TRENDPOST: You’re seeing the dawn of a new world language. Emoticons have been part of technological vocabulary for more than a decade, and the emoji language is simply an evolutionary advancement. More retailers will use emoji to engage customers, especially millennials and those younger than 35.
Beyond this, emoji will become a primary way for people to express themselves. There’s no need for pure emotion when the right face is just a tap of the smartphone away. Look for the emoji language to expand with more characters and icons, creating sublanguages that may emerge within the next year or so. | <urn:uuid:d7b425fb-e72e-4fd2-a863-5af3abf4fd1d> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://trendsjournal.com/learn-a-second-language-nope-emoji-instead/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.911029 | 423 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Nigella seeds, also known as black cumin or kalonji, are small black seeds derived from the
. These tiny seeds have been used for centuries in traditional medicine and cooking in various cultures. nigella seeds nutrition facts Not only do they add a distinct flavor to dishes, but they also offer a range of health benefits. In this post, we will explore the nutrition facts of nigella seeds, including their calorie count, and discuss the potential impact of consuming them on your overall health and well-being.
1. What is the calorie count of nigella seeds?
– Nigella seeds are low in calories, making them a healthy addition to your diet.
– The exact calorie count of nigella seeds can vary, but on average, they contain around 55-60 calories per tablespoon.
The count of nigella seeds can vary from batch to batch, but on average, they contain around 55-60 calories per tablespoon. It’s important to note that these figures are approximate and may differ slightly depending on the brand or source of the seeds. Nigella seeds, also known as black cumin or kalonji, are commonly used in cooking and have a slightly bitter taste. In Indian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines, they are frequently utilized as a spice. Nigella seeds are also believed to have various health benefits, including improving digestion, boosting immune function, and reducing inflammation. Nevertheless, it is always recommended to seek guidance from a healthcare professional or nutritionist prior to making any substantial alterations to your dietary habits.So, the next time you reach for nigella seeds in your spice rack, keep in mind the caloric content and enjoy their unique flavor and potential health benefits in moderation.
2. What are the key nutrients in nigella seeds?
– Nigella seeds are rich in essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
– They are a good source of dietary fiber, protein, and healthy fats.
3. How do nigella seeds contribute to a healthy diet?
– Nigella seeds are packed with antioxidants that help fight inflammation and protect against oxidative stress.
– They contain essential fatty acids, such as omega-3 and omega-6, which are beneficial for heart health.
– Nigella seeds are a good source of iron and can help prevent iron deficiency anemia.
– They also contain calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus, which are important for maintaining healthy bones and teeth.
4. Are there any potential health benefits of consuming nigella seeds?
– Nigella seeds have been traditionally used for their medicinal properties, including their potential to boost immune function and alleviate respiratory conditions.
– Some studies suggest that nigella seeds may have anti-cancer properties and could help in managing diabetes.
– They may also aid in digestion, reduce inflammation in the body, and improve skin health.
5. How can nigella seeds be incorporated into your diet?
– Nigella seeds can be used as a spice or seasoning in various dishes, including curries, salads, bread, and pickles.
– They can be roasted or toasted to enhance their flavor before use.
– Nigella seeds can also be ground into a powder and added to smoothies or used as an herbal supplement. How to Stay Young-Looking Secrets ?
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Mergus serrator, the red-breasted merganser, is a diving duck and a member of the sawbill family. The genus name is derived from a Latin term used by Pliny and other Roman authors to refer to an unknown waterbird, and serrator is derived from the Latin word serra, “saw.”
Quick Overview: Mergus Serrator – Red-Breasted Merganser
Body size: Around 16-26 in (41-66 cm) and a weight of 1349 g (47.61 oz)
Main colors: Black, Gray, Rust-Brown, White, Green, Orange, Brown-Gray, Red-Brown
Range: Throughout the United States
Migratory Bird: Yes
Best time of the year to see in the U.S.: March, April, May, September, October, November
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Red-Breasted Merganser Description
The black upperparts, gray sides, rust-brown breast, white belly, green head, double crests and neck, and white neck ring distinguish this medium-sized diving duck. Orange is the color of the long, slender beak, legs, and feet. Females are brown-gray in color with a gray-washed, reddish-brown head, double crest, and white breasts and belly.
These birds have a length of 16-26 in (41-66 cm) and a weight of 1349 g (47.61 oz). Their wings could range from 31-35 in (79-89 cm).
Red-breasted mergansers feed primarily on tiny fish (ten to fifteen centimeters in length) and crustaceans. Their food is often composed of about 75% small fish, with fewer than 25% crustaceans and other aquatic creatures, such as insects, worms, and amphibians.
Red-breasted Mergansers breed in boreal woodland wetlands that are often close to the shore. They breed in fresh, brackish, and saltwater wetlands. They use oceans, lakes, and rivers during migratory and wintering grounds. They prefer saltwater habitats, like estuaries and bays, above freshwater habitats.
They are active at all hours of the day. They fly quickly and efficiently and are adept at swimming and diving by propelling themselves forward with their feet. They are unable to walk properly due to their feet being so far back on the body. Mergansers with red breasts spend approximately 50% of their awake hour’s foraging.
Mergus Serrator Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Anseriformes
- Family: Anatidae
- Genus: Mergus
- Species: Mergus serrator
Best time of the year to see
In the United States, the best time of year to see these birds are during the Spring season (March-May) and during the Autumn season (September – November).
Distribution of the Red-Breasted Merganser in the USA
Breeds in Alaska, northern Canada, and southern Canada, from Newfoundland to the Great Lakes. Winters primarily along the shores of Alaska, southern Canada, and northern Mexico, as well as the Maritime Provinces, Florida, and the Gulf Coast.
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The response to the 9/11 attacks, along with the attacks in Madrid in 2004 and London in 2005, resulted in the curtailment of a range of liberties. In the years that followed, various statutes were enacted to strengthen powers to investigate and counter the terrorist threat. The anti-terrorism laws had an impact on expression rights via controls on the content of publications, and through powers of search and surveillance. The horrifying nature and unpredictability of the attacks meant that in the UK, the extensions of state power had considerable public support in the years following 9/11.
The laws were designed to facilitate early interventions to combat terrorist activity. While useful to authorities dealing with an unpredictable threat, there are several factors that provide a potent recipe to erode expression rights. First, the laws are cast in broad terms and set a relatively low threshold for the restriction of speech. As a result, the laws have the potential to criminalise and restrict those who pose no terrorist threat. Secondly, the laws place considerable discretion in the hands of enforcement agencies when deciding who to target. Thirdly, as the threat of terrorism evolves, there is a continuing pressure to incrementally expand the law. Finally, while civil liberties groups have warned of the dangers of such laws, the political climate has enabled governments to press ahead with limited political cost.
9/11 and the consolidation of anti-terror laws
Before considering the impact on free speech, the response to 9/11 in the UK has to be placed in the broader context. The UK already had a long history of anti-terrorism laws, with various measures enacted primarily to tackle the threats relating to Northern Ireland. However, as the political situation surrounding Northern Ireland changed in the late 1990s, the government undertook a comprehensive overhaul of the legislation and reframed anti-terrorism laws. Under the Terrorism Act 2000, terrorism was defined in general terms referring to certain activities furthering political, religious and ideological causes. That definition provided the basis for a number of government powers, such as the power to proscribe organisations ‘concerned with terrorism’. That part of the legal framework was already in place in the UK prior to 9/11.
The response to 9/11 also has to be assessed alongside the development of the digital media. The transformation of communications in the last two decades has allowed for terrorist propaganda to circulate and reach new audiences. People already attracted to extremist ideologies have the chance to meet like-minded people online, exchange ideas and reinforce one another’s viewpoints. This in itself has changed the sources of terrorist threats, posing a greater risk of decentralised activities from actors that are not part of an organisation. At the same time, digital media have provided opportunities for the authorities to engage in covert surveillance of communications and to gather evidence from the digital data trail.
While several factors explain the development of anti-terror laws, the 9/11 attacks were a wake-up call that underlined the severity and sources of the threat. The prevention of terrorism became a priority for government, with police and intelligence services gaining more resources and powers. An obvious goal was to enable law enforcement to intervene at the earliest stages. However, early intervention involves a degree of speculation about those likely or at risk of pursuing terrorist activities. The goal of prevention also meant that the government sought to prohibit the ideas that lead people to support terrorist causes, in the hope that it would stop people even contemplating the commission of terrorist acts.
Speech crimes and early intervention
In pursuit of these goals, Parliament enacted controls on speech that apply a lower threshold than for crimes of incitement. For example, the publication of content that encourages or induces terrorism became a criminal offence in 2006. The offence was enacted in response to a Council of Europe requirement to criminalise the public provocation of terrorist offences. The UK version of the offence, however, goes beyond the European requirements and extends to statements that glorify the commission or preparation of a terrorist act (in such a way as to suggest the act should be emulated). That offence was built on an already broad definition of terrorism, and can be committed where the publisher is reckless and even if the statement is unlikely to influence anyone. These laws could thereby criminalise speech that is remote from any likely acts of terrorism. Legal scholar Andrew Cornford has noted that the offence can curtail ‘the freedoms to discuss controversial topics openly, and to share moral, political and religious opinions’.
A separate terrorism offence prohibits the possession of information ‘of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’. The law treats such information as a type of weapon, so to possess it is deemed to be a wrong. The courts have interpreted this law to apply only to information designed to provide practical assistance to a terrorist, such as bomb making instructions. Despite this limitation, the offence is still notable for the range of information potentially covered and the fact it does not require any intention to use the information for terrorist purposes.
The offence offers a number of advantages for a preventive strategy, as prosecuting the possession of information allows for intervention long before any terrorist acts are planned or committed. Proving the possession of information will also be easier than showing evidence of a terrorist plot. However, the mere possession of such information may not be a reliable marker to identify a future terrorist. A person might look at a bomb making video out of curiosity, with no prospect of acting on the information.
The two offences show how the post-9/11 settlement places considerable trust in the authorities to decide who should face a criminal sanction. For example, there may be much information in circulation that would provide practical assistance to a terrorist, and not every possessor can be prosecuted. The offence is therefore more likely to be enforced against those people that come under the suspicion of the authorities, for whatever reason, and be subject to an investigation that detects the possession of the information. As such, the possession offence may in practice function as a proxy for a different activity or wrongdoing that brought the person under suspicion in the first place.
Search and surveillance
In addition to controls on publications, anti-terrorism laws also include broad powers to investigate potential terrorist activities. For example, search powers will be a necessary part of a preventive strategy. However, the courts have noted that the bar for exercising search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 has been set ‘at quite a low level’. By casting a wide net, such powers can be used in relation to journalists and other publishers. The spouse of a journalist who had played a central role in publishing the Edward Snowden disclosures was stopped at a border using powers under the Terrorism Act. The case raised complex legal issues and the court found that additional safeguards are necessary to protect journalists. However, the case illustrated the potential for investigative powers designed to combat terrorism (broadly defined) to overlap with goals of national security and government secrecy (and potentially be used to avoid political embarrassment).
A further example arises with powers of surveillance. In 2016, the UK enacted the Investigatory Powers Act, which allows law enforcement agencies to intercept communications and communications data. While the powers are defended as a way to gather intelligence and prevent acts of terrorism, there are knock on effects for privacy and expression rights. For example, there are concerns about the adequacy of the safeguards to protect the identity of journalists’ sources being discovered. There are also the broader concerns about the general chilling effects on expression that result from surveillance. While civil liberties groups have expressed strong criticism of the Act, the system has not yet prompted a broader public backlash. That may be the result of both public willingness to accept measures that are said to combat terrorism, and the lack of visibility of such controls.
The continuing terrorist threat and expansion of controls
The threat of terrorism has not gone away, and there continue to be amendments to expand the controls on expression and association rights. Some of the amendments respond to changes in the ways that terrorist content is disseminated. In 2019, it became a criminal offence not only to possess information useful to a terrorist, but to view or access it. The amendment aims to deal with those who watch bomb making instructions via, for example, a streamed video without downloading or storing the content. However, the effect of the amendment is to widen the net and to pose a further risk of criminalising those who see such content in a moment of curiosity.
Other amendments have sought to expand the scope of the law. In 2019, the law was amended to criminalise the expression of an opinion or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation. That offence is committed where the speaker is reckless as to whether the statement will encourage people to support the organisation. The law therefore criminalises acts that are still remote from and do not encourage any actual terrorist acts. A person explaining why an organisation should not be proscribed in the first place could potentially fall foul of the provision.
Terrorist acts are unpredictable and after an attack it is common to consider what signals were missed that could have identified a threat. For example, those committing terrorist attacks are very likely to have read and possess terrorist propaganda. As a result, there have been calls for the government to consider making it an offence to possess certain types of terrorist propaganda. The line of argument is that such a possession offence would enable interventions at the earliest stages. However, while most terrorists are likely to have read such propaganda, not every reader will become a terrorist. While the call is not currently being pursued by the government, it shows how the desire for pre-emptive action can generate continuing demands for more powers and laws.
The expansion of controls is likely to continue as the terrorist threat evolves. Twenty years ago, commentators noted the problem of identifying terrorist threats from largely decentralised networks of actors. That problem has been exacerbated with online radicalisation, seeing the rise of ‘lone wolf’ actors, which will be harder still to predict. Moreover, the range of terrorist causes appears to have proliferated. In recent years, certain far right-wing extremist groups have been proscribed by the Secretary of State. MI5’s website states that it has responsibility for handling threats from ‘Right Wing Terrorism’ and ‘Left, Anarchist, and Single-Issue Terrorism’. The Independent Reviewer on Terrorism Legislation has commented that in response to the evolving threats ‘the UK is moving towards of the edges of what our law allows’. In this environment, terrorist activity becomes harder to distinguish from extremism in general. As a result, we see debates about whether actors, such as incel groups, should be treated as terrorists. The nature of the controls are also evolving, as social media companies will soon be under legal obligations in the UK to stop the circulation of content prohibited under the publication and possession offences mentioned earlier.
The shift following 9/11 has been ongoing and has evolved. The desire to prevent and pre-empt terrorists has led to an expansive set of powers and criminal controls. In midst of such threats, it is easy to lose sight of the free speech issues. In an individual case, the types of speech subject to a criminal prosecution will often be deemed to be of low value, and easily traded off with the interest in public safety. As the existing laws get expanded through tweaks and amendments, the changes are incremental and thereby less likely to generate a public backlash. However, the free speech issues are significant and the pressure for expansion poses the risk of an ongoing erosion of the right to expression. | <urn:uuid:b7577fab-5076-4164-9593-f9c576e7bd8e> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://verfassungsblog.de/os4-uk/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.956822 | 2,325 | 3.390625 | 3 |
P = is the initial amount or the principal
r = interest rate (annually)
t = years or tenor of the deposit
A = total amount of money after the tenor
n = frequency of the compound
According to the question, if you graph this on a number line, it basically means any number that is greater than (arrow points to the right is all numbers greater than).
Open circle means that is not included.
So we are looking for the option that is greater than .
If we divide the choices and make them decimal numbers, it is very easy to see which is the correct answer.
Clearly, is greater than . So third answer choice is correct. | <urn:uuid:499aef5a-9fb1-4831-b34e-dac1f9ad5ff9> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://walkwithbud.com/solution/use-the-slope-formula-to-calculate-the-slope-of-the-line-that-contains-2-283 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.956401 | 142 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Water Habitat Pilot Project
The Water Habitat Pilot Project is 1 of 3 that was awarded a Proposition 84 grant from DWR’s Salton Sea Financial Assistance Program (FAP). The FAP was created in 2012, under the authority of the California Department of Fish Wildlife with the goal of enabling local stakeholders to actively participate in projects benefitting birds in and around the Salton Sea. DWR was responsible for dispersing the grants, administering the agreements, and ensuring CEQA compliance. (The FAP is no longer accepting grant applications).
The Water Habitat Pilot Project is a collaboration between Imperial Irrigation District and Sephton Engineering. Its goal is to reclaim hyper-saline water from the Salton Sea and create habitat with the reclaimed fresh water. Solar power and secondary steam from nearby geothermal plants will be used for an energy source. The planning phase should be completed by the middle of 2018. The project currently lacks funding for completion. | <urn:uuid:8fd0a27e-ba05-4737-816d-1e3c412cdedc> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Integrated-Regional-Water-Management/Salton-Sea-Unit/Water-Habitat-Pilot-Project | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.936613 | 196 | 2.953125 | 3 |
What is Comedy?
Comedy is a kind of entertainment that aims to make people laugh. Comedy is a tool storytellers use across various platforms, including literature, cinema, television, radio, live performances, and visual arts like cartoons. Comedy, as we know it now, has its roots in the ancient Greek plays of authors like Aristophanes.
Aristophanes, a satirical and comedic playwright of the Ancient Greek Theater, authored 40 comedies beginning in 425 BCE, 11 of which have survived. From the early satyr plays, which were sometimes quite pornographic, Aristophanes created his brand of humor. The only surviving satyr plays are those by Euripides, which far later work that is not typical of the genre. Comedy first appeared in bawdy and ribald songs or recitations about phallic processions and fertility festivals or gatherings in ancient Greece.
Aristotle said that comedy began in phallic processions and the light portrayal of the otherwise low and ugly in his book Poetics around 335 BCE. He continues by stating that humor’s beginnings are unknown since it was not taken seriously from the start. However, comedy had its own Muse in the form of Thalia.
Since comedy promotes happiness—the ideal condition and the result of all endeavors, according to Aristotle—it is typically beneficial for society. Aristotle believed that a comedy need not have sexual humor. A comedy is about a sympathetic character’s happy development. Farce, romantic comedy, and satire are the three subgenres or categories that Aristotle uses to classify comedy. Plato, on the other hand, claimed that humor destroys the ego. He thought it causes an emotion that trumps learning and reasonable restraint. Plato claims that comedy should be strictly managed if one wishes to reach the ideal state. He believes that the guards of the state should refrain from laughing, “for ordinarily when one abandons himself to violent laughter, his condition provokes a violent reaction.”
Aristotle identified humor as one of the first four literary forms in Poetics. Tragedy, epic poetry, and lyric poetry make up the remaining three categories. Aristotle characterizes literature in general as a mimesis or imitation of life. The third literary genre is comedy, which is the furthest from real mimesis. The most authentic mimesis occurs in tragedy, which is followed by lyric poetry, epic poetry, and comedy. According to Aristotle’s definition, a specific pattern characterizes the comedy genre. Comedies start with low or base characters pursuing meaningless goals and conclude with some achievement of the goals, either lightening the initial baseness or exposing the meaninglessness of the goals.
Popular Types of Comedy
1. Slapstick comedy
Physical humor, exaggerated facial expressions, and stunts are all slapstick elements. Comics like Charlie Chaplin and the Three Stooges made this type of humor famous at the beginning of the 20th century.
2. Dark comedy
Also known as black comedy, this subgenre focuses on the incongruity of comedic elements and morbid subjects like war, death, and crime. Dark comedy in this vein may be found in the works of authors like Kurt Vonnegut and directors like the Coen brothers.
3. Self-deprecating comedy
Self-deprecating humor emphasizes a character’s or performer’s flaws. In several of his acts, stand-up comic Rodney Dangerfield made fun of himself.
4. Romantic comedy
This subgenre of comedy incorporates humor and themes of romantic love. Shakespeare produced several significant romantic comedies, such as Twelfth Night in 1601 and The Merchant of Venice in 1596.
5. High comedy
Works like Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) serve as examples of this sophisticated kind of humor. High comedy, sometimes referred to as a comedy of manners, frequently employs scathing humor in the context of upper-class cultures.
6. Situational comedy
Situational comedies find humor in the interactions and dynamics of a cast of people that return time and time in the same location. Seinfeld (1989–1998) and The Office (2005–2013) are two prominent comedic TV programs.
By imitating and exaggerating previous works, parodies satirize them. Young Frankenstein (1974) and Scary Movie (2000) are two parody movies.
8. Surreal humor
This form of humor focuses on absurd situations that defy logic and reason. In their plays and movies, the British comic group Monty Python created a distinctive type of surreal humor.
Tragicomedies examine many facets of the human experience by fusing humor with serious issues.
Farce centers around exaggerated characters dealing with improbable situations caused by miscommunication or mistaken identity. The Hangover (2009) and Home Alone (1990) are two well-known comedies.
11. Wordplay comedy
Performers engage audiences in this genre of humor by employing clever wordplay. Alliteration, rhyming, puns, and double entendre are a few examples of wordplay.
12. Deadpan comedy
This style of dry comedy evokes laughter through the intentional lack of emotion while talking about absurd topics.
13. Observational comedy
Performers employ this kind of comedy to highlight the humor that goes undetected in daily life.
14. Insult Comedy
It is probably unnecessary to describe this kind of humor. You probably appreciate insulting humor if you enjoy it when comedians make fun of the audience. This bold approach emphasizes mocking other people, sometimes in extremely crude or obscene ways. Witnessing a Roast is one of the finest ways to experience this kind of humor. Leaders in this genre of humor, which Don Rickles helped establish, include Jeff Ross and Jimmy Carr.
15. Topical Comedy
Topical comedy is sometimes referred to as social criticism. Comedy writers that employ this specific approach to comedy frequently produce work that critiques many facets of society, including the government, movements, or other social systems. In truth, a lot of stand-up comedians include social criticism in their performances while employing a different style. For instance, Dave Chappelle’s most recent specials, which make use of anecdotal delivery, are highly current. George Carlin was another comedian who included social criticism in his observant delivery. Hannah Gadsby and Vir Das are today’s most innovative topical comics.
16. Improv Comedy
Improv comedy is more commonly referred to as a hybrid of classic stand-up comedy and theater than as actual stand-up comedy, according to many individuals. After all, improv comedy frequently involves many performers engaging with the audience and one another on stage. Since actors must continually adapt to the unexpected behaviors of other performers and the ideas yelled by the audience, improv comedy calls for inventiveness and quick thinking. The venerable program Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a fantastic way to view this genre, with Robin Williams maybe being its most well-known representative.
17. Anecdotal Comedy
Many of the top comedians today fit under the expanding genre of anecdotal humor. This genre focuses on narrative in comics. Here, engaging stories are more likely to be told than quick one-liners. It is not surprising that anecdotal comedy is becoming more and more popular since engaging storytelling has the power to captivate an audience. In this genre, some of the most well-known figures include Dave Chapelle, Hannibal Burress, and the late Norm McDonald.
18. Observational Comedy
Observational comedy was likely featured in your very first comedy presentation. Over time, this approach has tended to be the one that is most usually done. The observational kind merely observes life and finds comedy in it. You’ve heard observational comedy if you’ve listened to a comic talk about relationships, eating, or travel. Jerry Seinfeld and George Carlin, two well-known comedians, contributed to the development of this look.
3 Common Types of Comedic Performances
Performers use a variety of comedic styles to entertain audiences. Take a look at some of the most typical comedy acts.
1. Stand-up comedy – Stand-up comedians tell anecdotes and jokes with punchlines to surprise and amuse their audiences.
2. Sketch comedy – In sketch comedy, a cast of actors performs brief funny situations. This style was made famous by sketch comedy programs like Saturday Night Live (1975–present).
3. Improvisational comedy – In this genre of comedy, actors create humorous situations on the spot without using a script.
In conclusion, comedy is a multifaceted genre of entertainment with the primary goal of making audiences laugh. It has a long history that may be traced back to Aristophanes’ classical Greek plays. The world of humor has been forever changed by several famous comedians who have appeared throughout the years. Comedy continues to be a popular type of entertainment for audiences all over the world because of its capacity to make people happy and laugh. | <urn:uuid:8df5f3bc-c1ae-4f8c-844a-1cb47511f5de> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://wittycircle.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-comedians/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.947843 | 1,853 | 3.328125 | 3 |
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) – This week is National Prevention Week, which aims to raise awareness about drug abuse and the toll it puts on communities.
Mike McPherson, a lieutenant at the Bluefield Police Department, says that abuse prevention week is a great way to educate people about the dangers of drug abuse.
“It’s just to try to educate people about drugs, the effects of drugs and what it can do to you, your family and your life,” McPherson said.
According to McPherson, drug abuse tends to spiral out of control the more someone partakes in it. His best suggestion is to simply avoid substance abuse in the first place.
“I think the most important thing of abuse prevention is to not get involved with the drugs to begin with. Because once you do it’s much more difficult once that addiction occurs.”
West Virginia has been known to be a hot spot for drug abuse, and simply telling people to not abuse drugs has proven to not be enough. If someone is seriously addicted to drugs, they have plenty of state-wide resources to reach out to for help.
“Hotlines you can call to speak with someone, counseling, and then there’s programs you can get into that’ll actually take you into a residential-type in-patient treatment program for ones that are really addicted.”
Another issue with substance abuse is how young of an age it can start at. Most research shows abuse often starts in early teenage years.
“Peer pressure and stuff with children that are wanting you to try something, drugs or anything like that. My best advice is do not ever do it the first time.”
If you know someone struggling with abuse, point them in the right direction of resources like Help 4 West Virginia, which is a 24 hour hotline, or a local addiction treatment center.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is a common childhood illness. People who are affected can have trouble with paying attention, sitting still and controlling their impulses. There are three types of ADHD. The most common type of ADHD is when people have difficulties with both attention and hyperactivity. This is called ADHD combined type. Some people only have difficulty with attention and organization. This is ADHD inattentive subtype or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Other people have only the hyperactive and impulsive symptoms. This is ADHD hyperactive subtype.
It is a health condition involving biologically active substances in the brain. Studies show that ADHD may affect certain areas of the brain that allow us to solve problems, plan ahead, understand others' actions, and control our impulses.
Many children and adults are easily distracted at times or have trouble finishing tasks. If you suspect that your child has ADHD, it is important to have your child evaluated by his or her doctor. In order for your child’s doctor to diagnose your child with ADHD, the behaviors must appear before age 12 and continue for at least six months. The symptoms must also create impairment in at least two areas of the child's life-in the classroom, on the playground, at home, in the community, or in social settings. Many children have difficulties with their attention but attention problems are not always cue to ADHD. For example, stressful life events and other childhood conditions such as problems with schoolwork caused by a learning disability or anxiety and depression can interfere with attention.
How common is ADHD?
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, ADHD occurs in an estimated 3 to 5 percent of preschool and school-age children. Therefore, in a class of 25 to 30 children, it is likely that at least one student will have this condition. ADHD begins in childhood, but it often lasts into adulthood. Several studies done in recent years estimate that 30 to 65 percent of children with ADHD continue to have symptoms into adolescence and adulthood.
What causes ADHD?
No one knows exactly what causes ADHD. There appears to be a combination of causes, including genetics and environmental influences Several different factors could increase a child's likelihood of having the disorder, such as gender, family history, prenatal risks, environmental toxins and physical differences in the brain seem to be involved.
Common signs and symptoms of ADHD
A child with ADHD often shows some of the following:
Difficulties with attention:
- trouble paying attention
- inattention to details and makes careless mistakes
- easily distracted
- losing things such as school supplies
- forgetting to turn in homework
- trouble finishing class work and homework
- trouble listening
- trouble following multiple adult commands
- difficulty playing quietly
- inability to stay seated
- running or climbing excessively
- always "on the go"
- talks too much and interrupts or intrudes on others
- blurts out answers
What are the types of treatment for ADHD?
The good news is that effective treatment is available. The first step is to have a careful and thorough evaluation with your child’s primary care doctor or with a qualified mental health professional. With the right treatment, children with ADHD can improve their ability to pay attention and control their behavior. The right care can help them grow, learn, and feel better about themselves.
Medications: Most children with ADHD benefit from taking medication. Medications do not cure ADHD. Medications can help a child control his or her symptoms on the day that the pills are taken.
Medications for ADHD are well established and effective. There are two main types: stimulant and non-stimulant medications. Stimulants include methylphenidate, and amphetamine salts. Non-stimulant medications include atomoxetine, guanfacine and clonidine. For more information about the medications used to treat ADHD, please see the Parent Med Guide. Before medication treatment begins, your child's doctor should discuss the benefits and the possible side effects of these medications. Your child’s doctor should continue to monitor your child for improvement and side effects. A majority of children who benefit from medication for ADHD will continue to benefit from it as teenagers. In fact, many adults with ADHD also find that medication can be helpful.
Therapy and Other Support: A psychiatrist or other qualified mental health professional can help a child with ADHD. The psychotherapy should focus on helping parents provide structure and positive reinforcement for good behavior. In addition, individual therapy can help children gain a better self-image. The therapist can help the child identify his or her strengths and build on them. Therapy can also help a child with ADHD cope with daily problems, pay better attention, and learn to control aggression.
A therapist may use one or more of the following approaches: Behavior therapy, Talk therapy, Social skills training, Family support groups.
When is it okay to stop taking ADHD medication?
Sometimes children and parents wonder when children can stop taking ADHD medication. If you have questions about stopping ADHD medication, consult your doctor. Many children diagnosed with ADHD will continue to have problems with one or more symptoms of this condition later in life. In these cases, ADHD medication can be taken into adulthood to help control their symptoms.
For others, the symptoms of ADHD lessen over time as they begin to "outgrow" ADHD or learn to compensate for their behavioral symptoms. The symptom most apt to lessen over time is hyperactivity.
Some signs that your child may be ready to reduce or stop ADHD medication are:
- Your child has been symptom-free for more than a year while on medication,
- Your child is doing better and better, but the dosage has stayed the same,
- Your child's behavior is appropriate despite missing a dose or two,
- Or your child has developed a newfound ability to concentrate.
The choice to stop taking ADHD medication should be discussed with the prescribing doctor, teachers, family members, and your child. You may find that your child needs extra support from teachers and family members to reinforce good behavior once the medication is stopped.
What are the consequences of Untreated ADHD?
Without treatment, a child with ADHD may fall behind in school and have trouble with friendships. Family life may also suffer. Untreated ADHD can increase strain between parents and children. Parents often blame themselves when they can't communicate with their child. The sense of losing control can be very frustrating. Teenagers with ADHD are at increased risk for driving accidents. Adults with untreated ADHD have higher rates of divorce and job loss, compared with the general population. Luckily, safe and effective treatments are available which can help children and adults help control the symptoms of ADHD and prevent the unwanted consequences. | <urn:uuid:b2e3ca9d-dc84-4e1b-8d81-fb399f5a958f> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.aacap.org/aacap/families_and_youth/resource_centers/adhd_resource_center/FAQ.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.958156 | 1,375 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Safety considerations for personnel, pet owners, and the environment
The importance of attention to appropriate safety precautions in handling hazardous drug (HD) preparations in the clinic setting cannot be overemphasized. The veterinarian is legally and ethically obligated to educate staff regarding safe handling of chemotherapeutic drugs. Lack of staff communication and training in chemotherapy protocols could lead to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation, fines, and lawsuits. Staff should have access to relevant Material Safety Data Sheets and be made aware of the toxicity of any chemotherapeutic agent that is used in the practice.
For the purposes of these guidelines, HDs will be used interchangeably with chemotherapeutic agents. A complete list of HDs has been compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).28Improper handling can lead to unintended exposure to cytotoxic agents that are mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic. For example, exposure of healthcare workers to HDs has been confirmed by the presence of HD metabolites in urine.29 For this reason, safety is a paramount consideration for everyone involved with chemotherapy. | <urn:uuid:1021bb82-2876-4410-a16f-8a98eae95978> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.aaha.org/aaha-guidelines/oncology-configuration/safety-considerations-for-personnel-patients-pet-owners-and-the-environment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.92275 | 237 | 2.765625 | 3 |
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Blind tea tasting is the skill of identifying a tea by using only your senses of smell and taste.
As part of the Ideal Challenge of Pure-Tea Consumers (ICPC), a local TV show is organized. During the show, a full teapot is prepared and five contestants are handed a cup of tea each. The participants must smell, taste and assess the sample so as to identify the tea type, which can be: (1) white tea; (2) green tea; (3) black tea; or (4) herbal tea. At the end, the answers are checked to determine the number of correct guesses.
Given the actual tea type and the answers provided, determine the number of contestants who got the correct answer.
The first line contains an integer T representing the tea type (1 ≤ T ≤ 4). The second line contains five integers A, B, C, D and E, indicating the answer given by each contestant (1 ≤ A, B, C, D, E ≤ 4).
Output a line with an integer representing the number of contestants who got the correct answer.
1 1 2 3 2 1
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Mar 17, 2023
The St. Patrick’s Day holiday is celebrated on March 17th by people all around the world, particularly in Ireland and by Irish communities. This day is dedicated to St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
The St. Patrick’s Day holiday is celebrated on March 17th by people all around the world, particularly in Ireland and by Irish communities. This day is dedicated to St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. St.
Patrick is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. The history of St. Patrick’s Day is rich and diverse, tracing its roots back to the early 17th century. St. Patrick’s Day encompasses many cultural, religious, and historical events.
St. Patrick was born in Britain in the 4th century. He was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped and returned to Britain, but he felt a calling to return to Ireland to spread Christianity. He is said to have used the three leaves of the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish people. He also is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland, though this is probably just a figure of speech for his driving paganis
m out of Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17th, 461 AD.
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in the United States in 1762, when Irish soldiers serving in the British army marched through the streets of New York City to celebrate their heritage. The parade became an annual event and, over the years it has become a celebration of Irish culture and history, with participants wearing green, playing traditional Irish music and dancing Irish jigs.
In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was originally a religious holiday. The holiday was celebrated by attending church services and having a big family meal. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the holiday became less to do with religion, and more to do with parties, parades, and other festivities taking place across the country. Today, St. Patrick’s Day is one of Ireland’s biggest holidays and is celebrated by people of all ages and backgrounds.
St. Patrick’s Day has become a celebration around the world, with people all around the globe taking part in the celebration. In many cities, buildings and landmarks are illuminated in green and even rivers are dyed green to mark the occasion. In recent years, St. Patrick’s Day has become a major tourist event, with people traveling to Ireland and other destinations to take part in the festivities.
Whether you’re Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a time to celebrate and acknowledge the rich cultural heritage of Ireland and its people. | <urn:uuid:78232b02-1dbf-408f-a203-272a4b384cc2> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.alcommunitynews.com/february/the-history-of-saint-patrick%E2%80%99s-day.- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.979995 | 568 | 3.203125 | 3 |
The Seventh Generation Principle dates back hundreds of years. It is based on the teachings and philosophy that the acts we perform today may result in a positive outcome for seven generations in the future. It is an Iroquois teaching that results in sustainable and longterm thinking practices and positive effects to the environment and to society.
As a whole the Indigenous people in Canada have been historically humble and respectable people who lived with the land, not from it. They respect the environment, animals and people within their communities and strive to preserve these things.
Seventh Generation Midwives gets its name from the Aboriginal population it aims to support. Priority goes to those women who identify as Aboriginal living in the downtown Toronto area. Additionally, those who do not identify as Aboriginal are also accepted. The SGMT midwives are trained professionals who provide antenatal, birth and postpartum health care to women in the community. The midwives who work at SGMT are able to incorporate traditional ceremonies and practices into the prenatal and birth plans for their clients. The Toronto Birth Centre is even equipped with a large family area where traditional birth ceremonies can be held.
We met with our midwife, Kim, in the early days of our pregnancy and have been calmed by her presence ever since. She is a listener. She allows us be the controlling force to our pregnancy and offers help along the way. Prenatal appointments are set with enough time that regular checkups are done with lots of time for questions and thorough explanations. We are given resources when a decision needs to be made about a particular testing procedure and encouraged to ask for more information.
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In 1865, after a highly successful career as an art teacher and wood engraver in New York City, Henry W. Herrick returned to his family’s home in Manchester, New Hampshire, to care for his aging mother. He was forty-one years old, portly, dignified, and soon—with his tall silk hat and gold-headed cane—he became something of an institution in the culture-poor cotton-mill community, a pillar of the First Congregational Church and a founder of the Manchester Art Association.
Although he was a familiar figure on its streets, as an artist Herrick turned his back for the most part on Manchester’s bustling industrial heart and took his sketchbook instead to the quiet residential avenues that fed from it and, farther beyond, to the winding dirt roads that led into the New Hampshire countryside.
Herrick was born in nearby Hopkinton in 1824. His father was a merchant and lumber dealer. His mother was an amateur painter who had studied with Jedediah Morse, the father of Samuel F. B. Morse, and it was she who recognized and encouraged young Henry’s artistic bent. At the age of eight he was painting flowers, birds, and other objects of nature under her tutelage.
While still in his teens Herrick began the study of wood engraving on his own; he also journeyed to Tennessee to work as a miniature portraitist. At the age of twenty he went to New York to study at the National Academy of Design, and within six months he was busily engaged in making book engravings for leading publishing houses, reproducing the works of noted painters and also doin? original engravings
In 1852 Herrick took a job as a teacher at the newly founded School of Design for Women, and four years later he became its principal. He was an early crusader for equal employment rights for women in the engraving profession. He left the school in 1858 to concentrate on his own work as an engraver, and during the Civil War he was a leading engraver for Harper’s Weekly .
Herrick continued his work as an engraver for New York and Boston publishing firms upon his return to Manchester after the war. Then, in 1875, he at last found the time to devote his skills to an art medium then in vogue in England and just gaining popularity among American painters: water color.
Typically, Herrick painted a subject by first drawing its outline in pencil or India ink; next he applied a clear water-color wash over various parts of it, and finally accented certain features in strong touches of color. No mere landscapist, he animated his paintings with people who were not passive onlookers but drove carriages, rowed boats, herded cows, strolled along, or dallied in conversation.
Despite his prominence as an engraver and the high quality of his water colors, Herrick, who died in 1906, would be largely forgotten today were it not for the Manchester Historic Association, which recently exhibited his works. We are indebted to its director, Virginia Gerken Plisko, and to David Brooke, director of the noted Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, for information about Herrick’s career. | <urn:uuid:11d72df7-5abb-4255-a38f-33544556798c> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.americanheritage.com/henry-herricks-manchester | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.987715 | 676 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Institutional health care delivered in hospitals and nursing homes is expensive. To reduce costs, hospitals have begun to discharge patients earlier. Many people who are discharged have not recovered their strength and stamina. Many require skilled assistance or monitoring. Others need only short-term assistance at home. Most insurance companies are willing to pay for a part of this care because it is less expensive than a long hospital or nursing home stay.
The growing numbers of older people and chronically ill people are also creating a demand for home care services. Family members who in the past would care for aging or ill relatives frequently leave hometowns to live and work in distant areas. In addition, they often have other responsibilities or problems that interfere with their ability to provide care. For example, family members who work or who care for young children may be unable to look after aging relatives as they become frail and less functional.
Most people who need some medical care prefer the familiar surroundings of home to an institution. They choose to live alone or receive care from a relative or friend. Home health aides can provide assistance to the chronically ill, the elderly, and family caregivers who need relief from the physical and emotional stress of caregiving. Many home health aides also work in assisted living facilities. Assisted living facilities allow independent living in a home-like environment, with professional care available as needed.
As advances in medicine and technology extend the lives of people with chronic illnesses, the number of people needing health care will increase. Home services will be needed to provide continued care and assistance as chronic illnesses progress. For example, people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a chronic illness that is infecting more and more people throughout the world, will require in-home assistance. They will also require disease-specific health care as their illnesses progress. Improvements in medications and better management of the disease have already shown that people with AIDS can live longer, with an improved quality of life.
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Before we begin, we need to understand what is the Internet of Things (IoT)? IoT is any device with an On and Off switch which is connected to the internet and/or connected to each other. The IoT devices include mobile phones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, etc. According to Bernard Marr in “17 Internet of Things Facts Everyone Should Read”, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) were the first IoT as far as the year 1974. IoT is also defined as the device that collects and transmits data via the internet.
Previously, I wrote about Top 3 Technologies that in my view would become more relevant in 2022 and IoT was one of the technologies mentioned. Hence, today I would like to focus on the challenges of implementing IoT and how companies are maximising the use of IoT. Every technology has its challenges and by knowing what to anticipate would better prepare us in making the right decision with calculated risks.
Dependency On the 3rd Party Vendor
The IoT device is a hardware or appliance, and we are depending on the Manufacturer to make sure the IoT device is secure and sturdy. The device should not include embedded password at the firmware level which any default password would compromise the whole hardware. The Manufacturer should address weak passwords, patching mechanisms and mitigate any insecure data storage.
To achieve this, we should have a more stringent SLA and standards agreement with the Manufacturer for them to comply in their production. A secure engineering practice should be applied and integrated into the product lifecycle management. The device should be able to operate in a hostile environment and fail safely when compromised.
User Awareness on IoT
I always emphasise the Human Factor or End User when we discuss technology implementation. Our End Users should really understand how the IoT works, and the implication should these IoT devices be compromised. In 2010, the Stuxnet Worm attacked the Iranian nuclear facility and infected the centrifuge controlling software. Modern centrifuge is heavily IT dependent as it is a type of IoT device. The attack was originated by an unscanned USB drive plugged into one of the plant’s computers. Reports estimated that Stuxnet Worm had physically damaged about 1000 centrifuges. Fortunately, it did not end up as a nuclear disaster and all of this because 1 user forgot to scan the USB drive.
It is already a challenge to bring average users to adapt to cyber threats and avoid phishing emails, suspicious attachments and to regularly scan their computer with the antivirus. Our users should be very prudent and aware that IoT devices are even more fragile and susceptible to attacks due to the interconnected nature and build. The more the IoT devices we have, the more probability of attack exposure that we would need to confront.
Difficulty in Hardening and Patching
Updates are needed to keep the IoT devices secure and up to date. This is because new vulnerabilities will inevitably be discovered at some point in the future regardless of how much effort the Manufacturer put into creating a secured hardware and software for the IoT device. How these IoT devices are being updated is another question. Imagine that we need to update the sensors that spread across hundreds of acres of plantation field?
Getting a maintenance window is also a challenge. How about the International Airports operations that are running 24×7? Only a very small window would be given to carry out the system maintenance and change deployment. I guess, the COVID-19 pandemic was also a blessing in disguise where IT has sufficient windows to carry out all these hardening and patching updates to make sure all the IoT devices are secured and intact.
Sufficient Physical Security
The IoT devices are usually scattered, and some are placed in remote locations like the sensors for the weather stations. These IoT devices also run with very little or no human intervention at all. These IoT devices may stay for weeks if not months before any physical checking on them. Therefore, it is prone to theft and vandalism.
Even worse, if the device itself is not stolen but the criminal would induce a malware onsite or tapping for sensitive information. Just imagine the adverse impact should this data fall into the wrong hands. The impact of malware is also serious with all the cost to be spent to recover and repair all these IoT devices. That is why the need for sufficient physical security to protect our IoT investments from loss or tampering.
Maximising the Use of IoT
Now that we are aware of the challenges, we should be able to plan better and maximise the use of IoT in the daily operations. The application of IoT is almost limitless and the following are some of the practical applications:
– Increases the flight safety, by having sensors integrated to every component of an aeroplane. Should any equipment malfunction or the flight is having issues in mid-air, the ground crew will be alerted and ready with the rectification team at the next airport that the aeroplane would land. This is because all the data has been transferred to the ground crew by the IoT sensors.
– Increases passenger experience, by having sensors be put in every part of the airport. When the passenger arrives at the airport, the airport operator would be able to detect their location and push notifications on good places to eat and shop. In Miami International Airport, they can even provide a turn by turn guide for the passengers up to the boarding gates, by leveraging on the sensors available in the airport, similar to Waze.
– Now you can manage your house better while you are away. Switching off the fan or TV, brewing the coffee up front before you reach home, activating the CCTV or alarm remotely for safety or even replenishing your fridge stocks by ordering online whenever there is a shortage.
– If you put a simple sensor in anything, it becomes smart, connects to the network, and operates in the best interests of the urban population. Traffic management, water distribution, waste management, urban security, and environmental monitoring are some of the approaches we can leverage by using IoT.
– This is what they have been implementing in some parts of China, where the customers can enter the Supermarket and take their groceries and exit without the need to queue at the cashier counter. This is because the sensors have been put in every area in the Supermarket to detect the exact groceries items that had been picked by the customers and face recognition at the entrance already detected and identified the customer ID and the account that linked to him/her. Isn’t that what we call a convenient and smart retail?
– The technology has increased the efficiency of modern farming with the crops being monitored by drones, humidity sensors, and growth analysers. It would also be more cost-effective, especially if you are running hundreds of acres of plantation with a limited manpower to support.
– The Smart Grids are about managing energy consumption and similar resources in an effective and traceable way. Not only will it help in analysing consumer trends and behaviour, but it will also contribute to making our daily habits more reasonable and cost-effective.
For more reading on Key Areas IoT Application, you can refer to the article here.
Moving Forward – Executing the Plan
Investing in IoT is only the beginning or part of the whole puzzle. Considerations must be put on planning the architecture that links data, decisions, and actions into a self-driving loop. We must also ensure that no IoT is built in isolation because it would impact the Host being unable to talk to each other and not sharing the same protocol of connectivity. Finally, disjointed IoT initiatives would cause Regulatory compliance issues, with lapses in physical safety, cybersecurity risks, and the deteriorating capabilities of handling large complex sets of data. Good luck!
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WHO Announces New Variant of Concern
The Omicron variant threatens to open a new chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic, but what exactly is it, and what sort of actions are governments taking worldwide to address the spread? While many questions remain unanswered as scientists test the limits of the latest variant, here’s your basic primer.
What Is It?
Omicron (officially B.1.1.529) is the seventh “variant of interest” to emerge in the current coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Omicron variant includes several key mutations, especially in the coronavirus spike protein that allows the virus to latch onto cells.
The WHO labeled Omicron a “variant of concern” on 27 November. The last variant of concern was Delta.
As scientists race to understand the consequences of the #OmicronVariant, one of the most important questions is whether this new version of the coronavirus can outrun the Delta variant.— Reuters (@Reuters) November 29, 2021
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Variants that reach a certain threshold of concern are given a Greek letter to identify them. The first variant of note was designated “Alpha,” and the variant that first emerged in India—officially known as B.1.617.2—is known as Delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. Omicron is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (the WHO skipped some letters that could be confusing, such as “Nu,” which is easily mixed with the word “new”).
Where Did It Come From?
The Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November. “In recent weeks, infections have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection of B.1.1.529 variant” in the country, WHO noted. The first known confirmed infection from the variant was collected on 9 November.
Omicron accounts for most of the 2,300 new daily cases in Gauteng, South Africa, according to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Where Is It Now?
Despite hasty travel restrictions and governmental action, the Omicron variant has been found in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, South Africa, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, The Guardian reported.
Why Is It Concerning?
The number and type of mutations in the variant are causing some concern among infectious disease experts. Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection, potential resistance to vaccination, and a higher risk of spread and growth, according to the WHO advisory.
Early findings into the variant’s effects are mixed, according to The New York Times. The variant may be more transmissible and better able to evade immune responses—whether triggered by vaccination or prior infection—than previous versions of the virus, but it might not produce as serious an illness as other variants or the original virus.
As noted by Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke: “It’s a suspicious variant. We don’t know if it’s a very dangerous variant.”
On a positive note, however, scientists are sprinting after answers. Within a mere 36 hours from the first signs of trouble in South Africa last week, researchers analyzed samples from 100 patients, collated data, and alerted the public. Within an hour of the first alarm, the Times reported, South African scientists started testing COVID-19 vaccines against the new variant. While results will be unknown for at least two weeks, this marks the fastest response to any variant so far.
What Are Countries Doing in Response?
Many governments imposed swift travel restrictions on inbound air travel from southern African nations.
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Starting 28 November, passengers arriving in England from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, or Zimbabwe are required to book and pay for a government-approved hotel quarantine for 10 days. The UK is also offering booster vaccines to all adults—and a fourth booster to people with severe immunodeficiencies—in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, CNN reported.
The United States announced last week that it would ban travel from South Africa and seven other African nations by non-U.S. citizens, and the European Union announced a similar ban, the Associated Press reported. Some countries are being even broader in their restrictions. Israel has banned all foreigners from entering the country for 14 days.
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Cybersecurity architects are responsible for designing, developing and implementing the security systems that protect an organization’s information technology (IT) network. They work behind the scenes to keep sensitive and confidential data safe with the latest security technologies and methods. Learning more about the day-to-day duties of a cybersecurity architect, the skills required to succeed in the role, and the average cybersecurity architect salary can prepare individuals who want to serve on the front lines of cyber defense.
A cybersecurity architect is an advanced information security professional who is responsible for ensuring that an organization’s network and data remain private and secure. Every day around the world, security breaches expose confidential information to criminals, and in some cases, these breaches can cripple an organization’s operations.
Cybersecurity architects use hardware, software and protocols to neutralize the threats associated with various types of scams and fraud, including ransomware, malware, viruses, phishing and hacking. Overseeing enterprise-class defenses for security issues like these typically requires many years of experience.
No two organizations share the exact same needs, so the role of a cybersecurity architect varies from one company or employer to the next. However, all cybersecurity architects focus their efforts on three main factors when building and maintaining security systems.
To build effective security systems, cybersecurity architects must have a solid understanding of the organization’s operations. They use this information to determine which parts of the company’s network require protection, and to what degree. This requires open and effective communication with other departments within the organization, including IT and senior management.
As technology continues to become more sophisticated, criminals find new and more innovative ways to breach companies’ security systems. Cybersecurity architects spend much of their days testing networks for vulnerabilities. They also learn to think like hackers with malicious intent; this helps them better understand the techniques those hackers might use to gain access to systems and data.
Cybersecurity architects must become experts in information security. They keep up with the latest news, technologies and security breaches to better protect their organizations. Many cybersecurity architects build entire IT security infrastructures from the ground up, and others update existing systems to keep up with the latest threats.
Cybersecurity architects may spend long hours looking at code on a computer screen, but they’re also likely to attend frequent meetings with managers, staff from other departments or their own IT teams where they need to be capable of listening to the needs and concerns of others. They may also spend time on the phone with vendors and technology experts outside their organizations. Their activities may include the following:
Cybersecurity architects are employed in almost all industries, but are most likely to work for larger organizations. According to Forbes, some of the top payers for the role are waste management and remediation services, the securities and financial investment sectors, and computer and computer equipment manufacturers themselves.
Due to the sophisticated nature of modern cyberattacks, cybersecurity architects benefit from having a postsecondary education in the IT and cybersecurity field. They should also have a very specific skill set that allows them to provide their organizations with the very best in safety and security.
Candidates who want the most lucrative career opportunities and a high cybersecurity architect salary should earn a bachelor’s degree in an IT field, followed by a master’s degree specific to the cybersecurity field. A master’s degree program, such as a Master of Science in Information Security Management, can prepare students for one or more professional credentials and certifications, which demonstrate aptitude, knowledge and ability to prospective employers.
Earning a bachelor’s degree in IT or cybersecurity is one of the most essential steps in becoming a cybersecurity architect. The degree equips you with the basic knowledge to build and maintain network infrastructures and keep them safe from malicious attacks.
Cybersecurity architect is a senior-level position, so employers may prefer candidates to have a master’s degree and several years of experience in an IT or a security-related role. A master’s degree program gives candidates advanced-level knowledge that’s designed to help them protect organizations’ assets at the enterprise level. It also prepares them for credentialing exams, such as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
Cybersecurity architects should consider earning one or more certifications that are specific to their niches. Examples are Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certification, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert certification and CompTIA Security+ certification.
Successful cybersecurity architects develop both soft and hard skills that serve them well throughout their careers. Some of the most important soft skills are excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to think critically and decisively, internal motivation and a self-starter attitude, and the ability to work well with teams and other departments. A successful cybersecurity architect may be equal parts methodical, inquisitive and creative.
Cybersecurity architects develop the hard skills they need to be effective on the job during their years of education. These include the following:
The median cybersecurity architect salary is about $134,500 a year as of January 2023, according to the compensation website Payscale. Some cybersecurity architects earn bonuses and commissions in addition to their base salaries, and many employers offer outstanding benefits packages.
Experience plays a large role in determining the salary of a cybersecurity architect, as well. Cybersecurity architects with one to four years of experience in the role earn a median salary of about $98,300, but those with over 20 years of experience can earn a median salary of about $144,000.
According to the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a program led by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. had 1,415,000 cybersecurity jobs as of 2021, but only 950,000 workers were available to fill them. Cybersecurity Ventures reported that there would be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs by 2025. The high demand for cybersecurity architects has created outstanding job security, competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
If you want to pursue a rewarding and high-paying career as a cybersecurity architect, the online Master of Science in Information Security Management degree at Augusta University Online offers the preparation you need to thrive. Our program focuses on the cutting-edge skills you need to prevent modern cyberattacks, helps you understand information security management at an expert level and prepares you for an in-demand leadership role. The curriculum covers areas such as security policy deployment, risk management and the legal issues and human factors in information security. Learn more about how AU Online’s fully asynchronous program can help you achieve your career goals.
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A growth system that can produce thin solar cells quickly and at low cost, and an ultra-efficient supercomputer platform – both developed or advanced by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its partners – have been named among this year's most significant innovations by R&D Magazine.
"We at NREL are gratified that our innovative work in energy efficiency and renewable energy continues to be honored with some of the most prestigious awards in the industry," NREL Director Dan Arvizu said. "Investments in energy research and development not only create jobs in America but help advance the goal of a clean energy future."
"These awards recognize the tremendous value of our National Labs," said Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. "Research and development at the National Labs continues to help our nation address its energy challenges and pursue the scientific and technological innovations necessary to remain globally competitive."
The two prestigious awards, known in the research and development community as "the Oscars of Innovation," bring to 57 the number of R&D 100 awards that NREL has won since 1982.
Innovative Growth System Lowers Cost of Monocrystalline Silicon Wafers
NREL worked with the company Crystal Solar to demonstrate the viability of high-efficiency thin monocrystalline silicon (Si) solar cells and modules that are less than 80 microns thick and to show that they can be grown at low-cost through an epitaxial process.
The Direct Monocrystalline Silicon Wafer Growth by High-Throughput Epitaxy Team also showed that the process can grow cells in large quantity at a cost of about 50 cents a watt – an important threshold toward America's goal of cleaner energy future. The growth system produces cells at half the cost and 100 times the speed of conventional epitaxial reactors, opening the door to rapid commercialization.
NREL performed characterization and reliability measurements on cells fabricated by Crystal Solar and collaborated with the company's technical team to develop and implement modifications to the measured cells, contributing to improved cell performance and reliability.
Leading the Crystal Solar team was T.S. Ravi, V. Siva and J. Vatus. NREL's team included Harin Ullal, Bhushan Sopori and Steve Johnston.
High Performance Supercomputing Platform Uses Warm Water to Prevent Heat Build-up
NREL's other R&D 100 award, in collaboration with HP, was for the HP Apollo 8000 System. This innovative system uses component-level warm-water cooling to dissipate heat generated by the supercomputer, thus eliminating the need for expensive and inefficient chillers in the data center. The energy-saving approach based on warm-water cooling is a key reason that the building in which the supercomputer sits, NREL's Energy Systems Integration Facility, was awarded LEED Platinum designation and named 2014 Laboratory of the Year by R&D 100 Magazine.
In addition, the innovative design allows waste heat from the computer to be captured and used to heat office and laboratory space, achieving even higher efficiency levels. High performance computers (HPC) provide the foundation for numerical modeling and simulations, which permit scientists to gain new insights and drive innovations in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. However, as HPC systems scale by orders of magnitude, energy use and cooling these systems becomes more challenging, begging a solution, such as the one provided by HP and NREL.
Leading the initiative were NREL's Steve Hammond and Nicolas Dube of HP.
"Oscars" of Innovation
Winners of the R&D 100 Awards are selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine. Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have identified revolutionary technologies newly introduced to the market. Many of these have become household names, helping shape everyday life for many Americans. The awards are considered to be the "Oscars" of Innovation.
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Electromagnetic valves are widely used in controlling the flow of liquid and gaseous media - among other things, they are used in heating systems, air conditioning, irrigation, but also in industry or medicine. The solenoid valve piston is controlled simply by magnetic field that is created by the coil and the electric current.
Electromagnetic solenoid valves are suitable for heating water and mineral oils, neutral gases and for air distribution and control. It is always necessary to choose the appropriate type of valve according to its purpose. Two-way valves are only used to close and open the flow, three-way ones can also handle mixing and distribution of media.
Electromagnetic water valves are most often supplied as complete sets - including coil and connector. Brass is most often used for the valve body, then internal components are made of stainless steel, which ensures a long service life of the product. The operating temperature range is always indicated in the specification for a specific type. These valves are not intended for controlling the flow of explosive, flammable or oxidizing substance.
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Colored pencil drawing is a captivating art form that allows artists to create vibrant and expressive artwork using a versatile medium. With the wide range of colors and techniques available, colored pencils offer endless possibilities for artists to unleash their creativity and bring their ideas to life on paper.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, colored pencil art techniques can be learned and mastered with practice.
From layering and shading to blending and creating texture, there are numerous techniques that can enhance the depth and visual impact of your artwork.
- Colored pencils are a versatile and affordable medium for creating vibrant art.
- There are different types of colored pencils available, including wax-based, oil-based, and watercolor pencils, each with its own unique qualities and benefits.
- Consider the type of art you will be creating and your own preferences when choosing colored pencils.
- Popular colored pencil brands for artists include Crayola, Prismacolor, Faber-Castell, Caran d’Ache, Derwent, and Arteza.
- Use heavyweight, smooth-surfaced paper for optimal color application and blending.
Colored pencil drawing is not only a creative outlet but also a rewarding and enjoyable process.
Whether you are exploring your artistic side, looking for a new hobby, or honing your existing art skills, colored pencil art offers endless possibilities to express yourself and create stunning works of art.
Exploring Colored Pencil Techniques
Discovering and mastering different colored pencil techniques is essential for creating stunning and visually captivating artwork. With the right techniques, you can achieve various effects, from vibrant and smooth color blending to intricate details and textures.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, learning these techniques will enhance your colored pencil drawings and take your creativity to new heights.
One technique to experiment with is layering. By layering different colors on top of each other, you can create depth and richness in your artwork.
Start with lighter shades and gradually build up to darker hues, blending them together for a seamless transition. This technique allows you to achieve a wide range of tones and create realistic shading.
Another technique to explore is burnishing. Burnishing involves applying heavy pressure to the colored pencils, resulting in a smooth and polished finish. This technique is great for adding a glossy sheen or a soft, velvety texture to your drawings.
To achieve the best results, use a colorless blender pencil or a white colored pencil to burnish the layers of colors together.
Creating texture is yet another exciting technique that can bring your colored pencil artwork to life. You can achieve texture by using various strokes and marks to mimic different surfaces, such as fur, wood grain, or fabric.
Experiment with crosshatching, stippling, or circular motions to add depth and interest to your drawings.
|Colored Pencil Techniques||Description|
|Layering||Building up colors gradually to create depth and realistic shading.|
|Burnishing||Applying heavy pressure to achieve a smooth and polished finish.|
|Texture||Using various strokes and marks to create texture and mimic different surfaces.|
These are just a few examples of the many colored pencil techniques you can explore. Remember to experiment and find your own unique style. With practice and dedication, you’ll be amazed at the beautiful effects you can achieve with colored pencils.
Choosing the Right Colored Pencils for Your Artwork
Selecting the appropriate colored pencils for your artistic endeavors is crucial for achieving the desired effects and bringing your creative vision to life. With a variety of options available, it’s important to understand the different types of colored pencils and their unique qualities.
Wax-based colored pencils are known for their smoothness and blending capabilities, making them a popular choice among artists. They offer excellent color saturation and are easy to layer and blend, allowing for seamless transitions between colors. If you enjoy creating vibrant and detailed artwork, wax-based colored pencils may be the perfect choice for you.
Oil-based colored pencils offer rich and vibrant colors that can make your artwork truly stand out. They have a smooth and creamy consistency, making them ideal for creating bold and expressive strokes. Oil-based pencils are also known for their lightfastness, meaning your artwork will resist fading over time.
Recommended Colored Pencil Brands
- Crayola colored pencils: Crayola colored pencils are a popular choice among artists of all ages. They offer a wide range of vibrant colors, excellent durability, and erasability, making them perfect for both beginners and professionals.
- Prismacolor: Prismacolor colored pencils are renowned for their soft, creamy leads that produce smooth and vibrant colors. They are a favorite among professional artists for their high-quality pigments and excellent blending capabilities.
- Faber-Castell: Faber-Castell colored pencils are known for their rich pigments and superior color vibrancy. They are highly blendable and offer excellent lightfastness, ensuring your artwork will last for years to come.
- Caran d’Ache: Caran d’Ache colored pencils are a top choice for professional artists. They are made with high-quality pigments and offer exceptional color intensity and lightfastness. Caran d’Ache pencils are perfect for creating detailed and realistic artwork.
- Derwent: Derwent colored pencils are known for their wide range of options, catering to different artistic styles and preferences. They offer a smooth and creamy texture, allowing for effortless blending and layering.
- Arteza: Arteza colored pencils are an affordable yet high-quality option for artists. They offer a wide range of colors and are made with durable and vibrant pigments. Arteza pencils are perfect for artists on a budget who still want to achieve professional-looking results.
Consider your artistic needs, budget, and personal preferences when choosing colored pencils. Experiment with different brands and types to find the ones that suit your style and help you bring your creative vision to life. Remember to also select heavyweight, smooth-surfaced paper for colored pencil drawing, as it allows for optimal color application and blending.
|Colored Pencil Brand||Features|
|Crayola||Wide range of vibrant colors, durability, erasability|
|Prismacolor||Soft, creamy leads, excellent blending capabilities|
|Faber-Castell||Rich pigments, superior color vibrancy, excellent lightfastness|
|Caran d’Ache||High-quality pigments, exceptional color intensity, lightfastness|
|Derwent||Wide range of options, smooth and creamy texture for blending and layering|
|Arteza||Affordable, wide range of colors, durable and vibrant pigments|
Mastering Colored Pencil Shading Techniques
Mastering colored pencil shading techniques is the key to adding depth, volume, and realism to your drawings.
By understanding how to manipulate colors and create different shades, you can bring your artwork to life.
One of the most common shading techniques is layering colored pencils.
This involves building up multiple layers of color to achieve a desired effect. Start with a light layer of color and gradually add more layers, increasing pressure as you go.
This technique creates smooth transitions between colors and allows you to achieve a wide range of shades and tones.
Another shading technique to explore is cross-hatching. This involves drawing closely spaced lines in different directions to create texture and depth.
By varying the density of the lines and the angle at which you draw them, you can achieve different shading effects.
Colored Pencil Shading Techniques: A Comparison
|Layering||Building up multiple layers of color||Smooth transitions, realistic shading|
|Cross-Hatching||Drawing closely spaced lines in different directions||Texture, depth, and volume|
|Burnishing||Applying heavy pressure to blend and smooth colors||Shiny, polished finish|
Experimenting with different shading techniques allows you to develop your own style and create unique artwork.
Take the time to practice and explore the possibilities of colored pencil shading. With dedication and patience, you can master these techniques and bring a new level of realism to your drawings.
Achieving Smooth Blending with Colored Pencils
Blending colored pencils skillfully is essential for creating smooth transitions and achieving a professional-looking finish in your artwork.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, mastering blending techniques can take your colored pencil drawings to the next level.
Here are some tips to help you achieve seamless blending with colored pencils.
One of the most common techniques for blending colored pencils is layering. Start by applying light pressure with a light-colored pencil and gradually build up the layers with darker colors. This gradual layering will create a seamless blend of colors and add depth to your artwork.
Remember to work from light to dark to maintain control over the blending process.
Burnishing involves applying heavy pressure with a white or light-colored pencil to blend the colors together and create a smooth, waxy finish.
This technique can be used at the end of your drawing to intensify colors and achieve a polished look. Use a circular motion to blend the colors effectively and evenly.
Another way to achieve smooth blending with colored pencils is by using solvents such as odorless mineral spirits or blending pencils. These solvents help dissolve the pigment of the colored pencils, allowing the colors to blend together seamlessly.
Apply the solvent sparingly with a brush or blending stump and work in small areas at a time.
If you’re new to blending colored pencils, here’s a step-by-step tutorial to get you started:
- Choose two or more colors that you want to blend.
- Begin by lightly applying one of the colors to your paper.
- Layer the second color over the first, gradually increasing the pressure to build up the intensity of the colors.
- Use a circular or back-and-forth motion to blend the colors together, ensuring a smooth transition between them.
- Continue layering and blending the colors until you achieve the desired effect.
Experiment with different techniques and combinations of colors to create unique blends and effects in your artwork. Remember to practice and be patient, as blending colored pencils can take time to master. Enjoy the process and let your creativity flow!
|Recommended Blending Tools:|
|Odorless mineral spirits|
Choosing the Right Paper for Colored Pencil Art
Selecting the appropriate paper for your colored pencil artwork is crucial to achieving the desired effects and ensuring the longevity of your creations.
The right paper can enhance the vibrancy and texture of your colored pencil drawings, allowing you to showcase your artistic talent to its fullest potential.
When it comes to colored pencil art, heavyweight paper is recommended as it can better withstand the pressure and layering techniques involved.
Look for paper with a weight of at least 140 pounds or more, as this will prevent the paper from buckling or tearing under the weight of multiple layers of color.
In addition to weight, the surface texture of the paper also plays a crucial role. Smooth-surfaced paper is ideal for colored pencil art as it allows for precise control over details and smooth color application.
Texture, on the other hand, can add depth and dimension to your artwork, making it more visually appealing. Consider experimenting with different textures to find the one that best suits your artistic style and preferences.
|Weight||Surface Texture||Recommended For|
|140+ pounds||Smooth||Colored pencil drawing for beginners|
|140+ pounds||Textured||Colored pencil art techniques|
It’s also important to note that the color of the paper can impact the overall appearance of your colored pencil drawings.
White or off-white paper is commonly used and allows for accurate representation of colors. However, experimenting with colored paper can create unique effects and enhance the mood of your artwork.
When it comes to choosing colored pencil brands, there are several reputable options that cater to artists’ varying preferences and artistic needs.
One of the most popular choices among artists of all levels is Crayola colored pencils. Known for their vibrant colors, durability, and erasability, Crayola colored pencils are a versatile and affordable option for both beginners and professionals.
With a wide range of colors to choose from, artists can easily create stunning and vibrant artwork.
Another well-regarded brand is Prismacolor. These high-quality colored pencils are beloved by professional artists for their rich pigments and smooth application.
Prismacolor pencils offer excellent color blending capabilities, allowing artists to achieve seamless transitions between colors. They are available in a wide range of sets, with options for both beginners and experienced artists.
Faber-Castell is another brand that artists trust for their colored pencil needs. Known for their high-quality pigments and excellent lightfastness, Faber-Castell colored pencils produce vibrant and long-lasting artwork. These pencils have a smooth and creamy texture, making them ideal for layering and blending colors. Faber-Castell offers a variety of sets suitable for artists of all levels.
For artists looking for a luxurious and professional-grade option, Caran d’Ache colored pencils are a top choice.
Made in Switzerland, these pencils are known for their exceptional quality and rich colors. Caran d’Ache pencils are highly pigmented and offer excellent lightfastness, ensuring that your artwork will not fade over time.
While they are on the higher end in terms of price, many artists consider them a worthwhile investment.
|Crayola||Versatile, affordable, and vibrant colored pencils|
|Prismacolor||Professional-grade colored pencils with rich pigments and smooth application|
|Faber-Castell||High-quality colored pencils with excellent lightfastness and blending capabilities|
|Caran d’Ache||Luxurious Swiss-made colored pencils with exceptional quality and rich colors|
|Derwent||Wide range of colored pencils suitable for various artistic styles and techniques|
|Arteza||Affordable colored pencils with a wide range of colors and smooth application|
Other notable brands include Derwent and Arteza, which offer a wide range of colored pencils suitable for various artistic styles and techniques.
erwent pencils are known for their quality and versatility, while Arteza pencils provide affordability without compromising on performance. Both brands offer options for artists of all levels, making them popular choices in the art community.
When selecting colored pencils, it is essential to consider your artistic needs, preferences, and budget.
Each brand has its own unique qualities and characteristics, and experimenting with different brands can help you find the pencils that align with your artistic vision.
Preserving the vibrancy and integrity of your colored pencil artwork requires selecting lightfast colored pencils and taking appropriate measures to protect your creations.
Lightfastness refers to the resistance of colors to fading when exposed to light over time.
It is crucial to choose colored pencils that are labeled as lightfast to ensure the longevity and quality of your artwork.
When selecting colored pencils, look for information on the packaging or product description regarding the lightfastness of the colors. Different brands may use different rating systems, but generally, colors labeled as “lightfast” or with a high lightfastness rating will have better resistance to fading.
It’s advisable to avoid using colored pencils with low lightfastness ratings for art pieces intended for long-term display or exhibition.
In addition to choosing lightfast colored pencils, it is essential to take proper care of your colored pencil artwork.
To prevent fading, avoid displaying your artwork in direct sunlight or under harsh lighting conditions. Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun and artificial sources can cause colors to fade over time.
Consider framing your colored pencil art with UV-resistant glass or acrylic to protect it from harmful UV rays and dust.
Another important factor in preserving your colored pencil artwork is the choice of paper. It is recommended to use heavyweight, acid-free, and archival-quality paper for colored pencil drawings.
Acid-free paper prevents yellowing and deterioration over time, ensuring that your colors remain vibrant and true for years to come. The smooth surface of the paper also allows for better color application and blending, enhancing the overall quality of your artwork.
By investing in lightfast colored pencils, taking protective measures, and using the right paper, you can ensure that your colored pencil artwork retains its vibrancy and beauty for generations to come.
Remember to handle and store your artwork with care, avoiding exposure to extreme temperatures and humidity. With these precautions, your colored pencil creations will stand the test of time and bring joy to art enthusiasts.
Colored pencil drawing offers endless possibilities for artistic expression, allowing you to unleash your creativity and create vibrant and visually striking artwork.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, exploring the world of colored pencil art can be a rewarding and inspiring journey.
With a wide range of techniques to enhance your artwork, you can create stunning pieces that capture the beauty and intricacies of your subject matter.
Q: What are the different types of colored pencils?
A: There are wax-based, oil-based, and watercolor pencils.
Q: What are the benefits of wax-based colored pencils?
A: Wax-based colored pencils are known for their smoothness and blending capabilities.
Q: How about oil-based colored pencils?
A: Oil-based colored pencils offer rich and vibrant colors.
Q: What is unique about watercolor pencils?
A: Watercolor pencils allow for a paint-like effect when water is added.
Q: Which colored pencil brands are recommended for artists?
A: Recommended brands include Prismacolor, Faber-Castell, Caran d’Ache, Derwent, and Arteza.
Q: What should I consider when choosing colored pencils?
A: Consider the type of art you will be creating and your own preferences.
Q: How can I ensure my colored pencil artwork doesn’t fade over time?
A: Check the lightfastness of the colored pencils and protect finished artwork from direct sunlight.
Q: What kind of paper should I use with colored pencils?
A: Use heavyweight, smooth-surfaced paper for optimal results.
Q: How much do colored pencils cost?
A: The cost varies depending on the brand and set size. Choose a set that fits your budget and artistic needs.
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It is the second largest cultivated and the most popular edible mushroom in the world known as "Xianggu" in China and "Shiitake" in Japan. Lentinan is a polysaccharide extracted from Lentinula edodes. β-Glucan is the major bioactive component in lentinan with immunostimulatory effect.
Research into the anti-cancer properties of Shiitake mushroom has been going on for over 50 years. It has been approved as an adjuvant therapeutic drug both in China and Japan for treating cancers since 1980s. The use of Shiitake as medicine dates back to at least 100 AD in China. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shiitake was used to treat a wide variety of ailments and was regarded as a food that accelerates vital energy (Qi) and increases lifespan and resistance to stress. Shiitake is considered to be both strengthening and restorative when used as a tonic.
The global mushroom market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5 percent from 2021 to 2028 . We’re seeing an upward trend in mushroom consumption because mushrooms are associated with three hot topics: plant-based eating, immune health, and sustainability
Our shiitake are cultivated in green houses in the area of Zhejiang and we use the fruiting body to manufacture an extract standardized to 15% beta-glucans, that is guarantee clean and free from any unwanted contaminants.
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes is a highly valued culinary and medicinal mushroom native to eastern Asia. The mushroom grows on a variety of dead or dying deciduous, broadleaf trees.
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It’s quite natural to worry about gagging or choking when having a gastroscopy. But try not to worry – local anaesthesia and sedation can help you to relax and prevent this.
You’ll need to swallow the gastroscope to let it move down into your stomach. Your doctor will offer to spray a local anaesthetic on to the back of your throat, to numb the area. This will help to reduce gagging as the gastroscope passes down your throat. But most people do gag a few times.
No one will make you carry on with the gastroscopy if you decide that you want to stop. But try to remember that the whole procedure is over within a few minutes. And your medical team will do all they can to help you through it.
A gastroscopy is usually done to help find out what’s causing your symptoms. But it can also be used to give certain treatments. To do these, your doctor uses specially designed instruments. They pass these down the gastroscope to treat your oesophagus, stomach or duodenum.
Treatments you may have during a gastroscopy include the following.
- Removal of a swallowed object (foreign body) that has become stuck.
- Stopping bleeding, for example from an ulcer. This may be by applying clips or bands or by heat-sealing. Or your doctor may inject a substance that stops the bleeding.
- Stretching narrowed areas of your oesophagus, stomach or duodenum with a small balloon. Your doctor may leave a small tube (stent) in place to keep the stretched area open.
- Removing polyps (small benign growths) or other growths your doctor is concerned about.
If your doctor offers you a treatment during your endoscopy, ask them to explain what’s involved.
Yes, you can have a gastroscopy if you need one. Your doctor will only recommend you have a gastroscopy if there’s a very good reason. This means they think the benefit will outweigh any potential harms to you and your unborn baby.
Doctors aren’t certain yet, but it’s unlikely that having a gastroscopy will harm your unborn baby. But your doctor will take precautions to keep you and the baby safe.
These precautions may include:
- waiting until you’re in your second trimester before doing the endoscopy
- doing the procedure as quickly as possible
- giving you the least amount of sedative possible
- having you lie on your side so the baby doesn’t press on the blood supply to the placenta
- checking your baby’s heart rate
If your doctor recommends you have a gastroscopy, ask them to explain why this is the best option for you. It’s your choice whether or not to go ahead after talking with your doctor.
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With the development of the society, the use of color coated steel coil has been more and more appreciated. But whether people know well with the color coated steel coils’ development history or not is a question. CAMELSTEEL researched the color coated steel coil related materials, then introduce it briefly here.
In 1937, America built the first continuum hot-dip galvanizing strips product line. And the first continuum electrogalvanizing strips product line was built in 1942. Therefore, it has entered the industrial production for over 60 years. In the middle age of 1980s, China built the first galvanized steel sheets production line after the reform and opening-up.
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Two types of heart failure
There are two types of heart failure: systolic heart failure (systole is the contraction phase of the heart) and diastolic heart failure (diastole is the rest phase of the heart). The first is the most common form and corresponds to a defect in blood expulsion while the second corresponds to a defect in ventricular filling and usually occurs in the elderly. In some cases, the two forms of heart failure may be associated.
The causes of heart failure
The most common causes of heart failure are high blood pressure and a history of heart attacks. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is used to identify cardiac abnormalities and to guide the diagnosis, which will be confirmed by an echocardiogram.
Symptoms of heart failure
Heart failure manifests itself in the following symptoms:
- Dyspnea: this is the main symptom of heart failure. It corresponds to a shortness of breath that appears with effort. In more serious cases, dyspnea is also present at rest;
- Fatigue: the patient with heart failure experiences significant and constant fatigue. The heart sends less blood to the muscles, so the supply of nutrients and oxygen is reduced. This causes significant fatigue even after a small effort;
- edema: swelling of certain parts of the body such as legs, ankles, liver (hepatomegaly) are characteristic signs of heart failure;
- a significant and rapid weight gain;
- coughing episodes.
Treatments for heart failure
The management of heart failure includes, on the one hand, drug treatment and, on the other hand, the implementation of dietary measures. It will have to take into account the stage of the disease. The severity of heart failure is assessed using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification:
- stage I: absence of symptoms and no limitations in the performance of daily activities;
- stage II: absence of discomfort at rest, but appearance of symptoms during physical activity;
- stage III: absence of discomfort at rest, but even slight physical activity leads to significant discomfort;
- stage IV: severe limitation with symptoms even at rest.
The treatment of heart failure includes vasodilators, such as an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and beta-blockers that will reduce blood pressure and heart rate.
The patient should also follow lifestyle and dietary rules by reducing the risk factors associated with heart failure. Quitting smoking and alcohol is essential. The patient should also follow a low-sodium diet (low in salt) and practice regular physical activity, adapted to their condition. In the most serious cases, heart transplantation can be used.
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Is your child a great student, or does he hate school? Does she do her homework just because she has to and not because she really enjoys learning?
While your child may just squeak by and pass, there’s nothing better than having your student be more. More interested, more involved, more enthusiastic about learning. If your child isn’t as overzealous as you’d like him to be, don’t worry. Here is our step-by-step guide to turning your student into a great student.
Step 1: Keep ‘em Healthy
You may be thinking “what’s health have to do with grades?” Well it has everything to do with it. Getting enough sleep, exercising the body and getting the right nutrition are the basics for a healthy body, and healthy mind.
Step 2: Make Your Home Learning-Friendly
You know the saying, “good habits start at home”? Well, it rings true in this situation too. Keep your home well stocked with reading books, reference materials and other educational tools. You may also want to set up a study area for your child to improve the learning environment.
Step 3: Model Good Learning Behavior
Even though you are no longer in school you can still demonstrate good learning habits for your child. Read books, watch documentaries, visit local museums or enjoy art festivals. Show your child how learning can be interesting and fun and he will start to mimic your attitude.
Step 4: Get Involved With School.
Showing your child you take a genuine interest in school can do wonders for her attitude toward studies. Volunteer in the classroom if you can. Attend concerts, plays and competitions. At the very least, you should have an open communication with your child’s teacher and know what is going on in class.
Step 5: Have a Homework Routine
Some kids do better doing homework straight away after school. Others do well with a break first. The matter what type of learner your child is, set up of routine that will encourage their learning. Depending on the age of your child, you may want to include checking homework into the routine.
Step 6: Hire A Tutor.
Tutors are very helpful when you need to raise falling grades, but they are also great for helping students sharpen their learning and studying skills. Even if your child isn’t failing any classes, a tutor can give your child additional skills that may turn him into a great student.
Step 7: Be Supportive
Encourage your child's efforts and recognize any improvement in a subject. You don't have to insist on getting perfect scores, but encourage your child to do his best. While it is important to be supportive when your child is getting good grades, it is even more important when he is not. If your child brings home a low mark, don’t get mad. Instead, figure out ways to help him to do better next time.
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A recent New York Times op-ed exemplifies the confused way that racial issues are framed today. Stanford law professor Lucas Guttentag calls attention to a group of fast-food workers in majority-black Birmingham, Alabama, who successfully petitioned the city council to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Their efforts were subsequently foiled by state legislators, who passed a law prohibiting cities from setting a local minimum wage.
Alabama’s ban on city-specific minimum wages, Guttentag argues, is a “modern-day tool of racial subjugation”––an attempt by white politicians to serve themselves while perpetuating “economic inequality and racial oppression.” The fast-food workers agree. Having unsuccessfully sued Alabama for racial discrimination, they went on to plead their case with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has ruled in their favor.
But the idea that it’s racist for a state to ban local minimum wages makes little sense. For one thing, the law affects all low-skilled workers in Alabama, regardless of race. Yes, in majority-black Birmingham, this means that the law will affect more blacks than whites, but in other states with the same laws, the racial impact is reversed. In Idaho, for instance, the state ban on city-specific minimum wages hits more whites than blacks, because Idaho’s population is 91.3 percent white and only 0.6 percent black. On the whole, 24 other states have laws similar to the one passed in Alabama, including states such as Utah and Oregon, where blacks make up less than 2 percent of the population. The same reasoning that led Guttenberg to say that the law discriminates against blacks in Alabama should lead him to charge that the law discriminates against whites in Idaho, Utah, and Oregon.
More importantly, the op-ed presents raising the minimum wage as if it were a benefit rather than a tradeoff. It’s true that workers who keep their jobs gain from higher minimum wages, but workers who get laid off—or never get hired in the first place because their employers can’t afford to pay higher wages—are hurt by the law. The idea that raising the minimum wage tends to increase unemployment is uncontroversial among those who study economics. For instance, among the 166 economists surveyed by the University of New Hampshire in 2015, 83 percent agreed that raising the minimum wage would increase youth unemployment, and 76 percent agreed that it would decrease the total number of jobs available.
The burden of minimum-wage laws falls most heavily on young, low-skilled workers. It’s often assumed that raising the minimum wage helps struggling adults make ends meet, but only 5 percent of working adults earn the minimum wage. Nearly half of minimum-wage-earners are workers between 16 and 24 years old with few skills and little experience, whose ability to enter the job market while young can prepare them for better-paying jobs. Blacks have historically been overrepresented in this demographic, and have thus been hardest hit by the unemployment caused by minimum-wage increases.
For instance, in 1948, when the minimum wage was virtually nonexistent due to inflation, the unemployment rate for blacks aged 16 to 17 was 9.4 percent––lower than for whites in the same age category, as economist Walter E. Williams demonstrates in Race & Economics. By contrast, there has not been a single year since 1954 in which the white unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 17 exceeded the black rate, though there were many such years before 1954, when minimum-wage laws were weaker or non-existent. Moreover, between 1971 and 1994, in an era with strong minimum-wage laws, the black unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 17 never fell below 30 percent, at times exceeding 50 percent. Nor can the usual explanatory factors––racial discrimination, underfunded schools, and so on––explain why it was often easier for young blacks to find a job than for young whites, in an era when racism was worse, and school funding was paltry. In short, there is no reason to believe that raising the minimum wage in Birmingham––where the overall unemployment rate is already higher than in other cities like Montgomery––would help black youth.
Nevertheless, a federal appellate court is allowing the fast-food workers to contest state law on the grounds of racial discrimination. The reasoning given for this decision, as summarized in the Times, was three-fold: “the racial history of Alabama, the white-led state action to overturn Birmingham’s ordinance, and the state law’s discriminatory effect on the city’s majority-black population.” All three reasons collapse quickly under scrutiny, but the reasoning behind the court’s decision is pervasive nowadays.
Using the “racial history of Alabama” is a poor basis for contemporary policymaking. Anyone passingly familiar with the civil rights movement knows that Alabama’s history has been riddled with both tragedies and triumphs—but does that history tell us anything about which policies are best for Alabama now? The question should answer itself. Being aware of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birmingham campaign does not help us to devise the right tradeoff between increasing wages and promoting employment; nor does it tell us how racial discrimination should be legally defined. Moreover, it’s cold comfort to say to an unemployed black youth living in Birmingham today that he’s only out of a job because a federal court wanted to make up for what happened to his grandfather in 1960.
The court’s claim that “white-led state action to overturn Birmingham’s ordinance”––that is, the state legislators were white––justifies allowing the fast-food workers to contest the state court’s original verdict is outrageous. It’s impossible to imagine today that the race of nonwhite politicians could be cited in a legal decision as a factor in overturning legislation they passed. So why should the whiteness of the Alabama legislature be mentioned? Such reasoning could pass muster only in an ideological milieu contaminated by intersectionality, which associates being white with moral bankruptcy and being black with noble victimhood.
The final reason cited by the Federal Appeals Court, as summarized in the Times, is the “state law’s discriminatory effect on the city’s majority-black population.” Again, the law discriminates against blacks in Alabama as much as it discriminates against whites in Idaho––which is to say, not at all. And as we’ve seen, there is no reason to believe that raising the minimum wage will confer a net benefit onto low-skilled blacks in Birmingham. It will certainly benefit those blacks who keep their jobs, but it won’t benefit those who lose their jobs or never find them to begin with because of the minimum-wage increase. To argue that raising the minimum wage would be good for blacks, one would have to argue that the wage gains outweigh the employment losses––a burden that Guttentag sidesteps.
Guttentag thus manages to capture everything wrong with how racial issues are framed today: the nearly religious reverence for black history, and the assumption that policy decisions must address history, rather than the present; the a priori framing of issues as a matter of virtuous blacks versus benighted whites; and the presentation of a policy as a solution, rather than a tradeoff, whose desirability relative to other tradeoffs must be argued for, not assumed. These misconceptions appear again and again in our national conversation about racial inequality. We must begin to recognize them as wrongheaded if we hope to make any progress on this front.
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The Peck Lab keeps, cultures, and studies salt-loving microorganisms called Archaea. Their single chromosome shares genetic similarities to bacteria and eukaryotes, indicating an ancient history of gene swapping and genetic change. The cells respond to stresses at a genetic level allowing survival in their salt saturated niche.
One of the extraordinary features of these microorganisms is their ability to use nutrients in their environment or sunlight to produce energy. The Peck Lab focuses on the biochemical pathway that produces the light-harnessing pigment for sunlight driven energy production. From gene to protein to salt-saturated survival, we observe how these amazing cells function.
Learn more at our website, always under construction as lab members change and new items of interest appear. If you are curious about what we do or are interested in joining our team, this may be an excellent place to explore.
- In November 2017 members of the Peck Lab published an article titled "Opsin-Mediated Inhibition of Bacterioruberin Synthesis in Halophilic Archaea" in The Journal of Bacteriology. Authors, including two students, are Ronald F. Peck, Alexandru M. Pleşa, Serena M. Graham, David R. Angelini, and Emily L. Shaw.
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People and the Great Barrier Reef
People are a part of the Great Barrier Reef.
Today, management of the Reef requires more than a comprehensive understanding of the biophysical pressures, ecosystem states and responses. Understanding the human dimension of the Reef is essential for long-term planning and management, and for monitoring and evaluation.
The 'human dimension' includes how people, industries and communities perceive, interact with, and value the Reef, and how these groups are likely to respond to and cope with changes associated with environmental degradation, climate change, regulatory frameworks, and culture.
A social and economic long-term monitoring program
The Social and Economic Long Term Monitoring Program for the Great Barrier Reef (SELTMP) is gathering long-term data specific to Reef users, communities and industries, and providing new insights into relationships between people and this iconic natural resource. SELTMP synthesises existing socio-economic data from a wide range of sources, then fills key knowledge gaps by conducting large-scale surveys of Reef user groups.
The first of such surveys, in 2013, questioned 8,300 people (commercial fishers, tourism operators, tourists, and coastal and national residents) about their dependence, usage and affinity with the Reef, as well as their perceptions, values, experiences, attitudes and behaviours.
SELTMP was established in 2011 with funding provided by the Australian Government under the National Environment Research Program (NERP). SELTMP is led by researchers from CSIRO and James Cook University, in partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and NQ Dry Tropics.
A comprehensive dataset of increasing value
Already producing fascinating insights into the human dimension of the Great Barrier Reef, the value of SELTMP to Reef managers and the Australian public will increase as longitudinal data and knowledge are accumulated through repeated surveys.
Some of the findings so far from SELTMP are summarised below.
Use and dependency:
- 95 per cent of coastal residents in the catchment have visited the Great Barrier Reef in their lifetime and 88 per cent have visited the Great Barrier Reef in the previous 12 months.
- Among tourists visiting the Great Barrier Reef catchment, 70 per cent had visited the Reef during their stay and 50 per cent took a commercial Reef tour.
- 25 per cent of coastal residents are dependent on the Great Barrier Reef for at least some of their household income.
- 76 per cent of tourism operators and 46 per cent of commercial fishers feel optimistic about the future of their business within the Reef.
- When asked what words come to mind when thinking about the Great Barrier Reef, 82 per cent of respondents recalled positive words such as beauty, diversity, fish and corals.
- The Great Barrier Reef is considered to be Australia’s most inspiring landmark and the vast majority of Australians either want to visit the Reef or have done so already.
The cultural context:
- In all user groups of the Great Barrier Reef, we found that people value the aesthetic appeal of the Reef above all other values – even economic values.
- Users of the Great Barrier Reef have strong feelings of personal responsibility and stewardship for the Reef; 88 per cent of coastal residents felt a personal responsibility to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
- 94 per cent of coastal residents are proud that the Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage Area.
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Have you ever met a litter of young puppies who all looked so different it was hard to believe they were even related? Maybe a few of the puppies looked like Rottweilers and the others looked like Golden Retrievers. As it turns out, in a litter of puppies, some of the dogs can actually have multiple fathers, making them half siblings rather than full siblings. This phenomenon is called superfecundation.
First, what is superfecundation in dogs?
“Superfecundation occurs when a female mates with two or more males,” explains Donald Shellenberger, DVM, of VCA Smoketown Animal Hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. “One litter can potentially have multiple fathers as long as they all mate with the female in the optimum time of conception.”
This means a litter might have two or even more fathers. This situation is often seen in stray animals, as well as in un-spayed females who live in close quarters with one or more intact male dogs. (In case you’re wondering, a single puppy cannot have multiple fathers; each individual puppy in a litter has only one father.)
“It’s probably more common in dogs than cats since cats ovulate with copulation,” Dr. Shellenberger says. “It can happen with other species, especially in animals with multiple eggs and large litter sizes.”
How does superfecundation in dogs happen?
Female dogs release many eggs when they are in heat (estrus, or the fertile period). If they copulate with more than one male dog within the two- to three-week estrus cycle, they can potentially become pregnant, perhaps by more than one male.
So, how can you tell if dogs have multiple fathers?
“You can tell if puppies in the same litter have different fathers by the characteristics, sizes and colors,” Dr. Shellenberger says.
The first tipoff is puppies who look drastically different from each other. Maybe some puppies are small and other puppies are large, or some pups are black and white with spots while other puppies are brindle.
Coat type can also be a clue: short coats for some puppies and long coats for others, or straight coats for some pups and curly coats for others. When the parents are mixed breeds, it can be harder to know, especially if you don’t know the predominant breeds in the mix.
In some cases, you might not be able to tell by appearance alone. This is especially true if the mom and all the probable fathers are all purebred of the same breed. In cases like this, a DNA test can reveal the true parentage (if only they had a Maury Show for dogs!).
How common is superfecundation in dogs?
Superfecundation happens more often than you might think. “In animals that are free to roam as they please, it’s fairly common,” Dr. Shellenberger explains.
Read more about dog health care on Dogster.com:
- Your Dog Ate a Sock — What to Do Next
- What to Know About Chemotherapy for Dogs
- Cherry Eye in Dogs — Prevention and Treatment
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When dogs bite children it can be from fear or aggression, but many times it is what is called a ‘warning bite.’ The warning bite is usually a nip that doesn’t cause the child serious physical harm.
It’s interpreted as a warning, because it’s the same way a dog would warn another dog who is in his space, hurting him or making him uncomfortable.
Dogs will also bite children if they aren’t familiar with them or aren’t used to being around a child’s energy. Because children are not able to interpret the dog’s language, almost all dog bites are a result of failure on the parents’ part to recognize and prevent potential problem situations, and teach their child how to act around dogs.
However, dogs are also capable of learning to control their behavior and not bite.
1. Children should respect a dog’s things
Just like we teach our kids that it’s not ok to steal toys from each other, our children need to be taught that the dog’s things (toys, food bowl, crate, etc.) belong to them.
But children will make mistakes, so it helps to train your dog that if they give up their toy they will get a treat. That way, they will willingly give the child the toy instead of being possessive.
2. Children should respect a dog’s space
Kids can’t help but get in your face and don’t hesitate to get in a dog’s face either. So, they have to be taught to give a dog its personal space. A child putting their face in a dog’s face can be irritating to the dog, especially when the dog has no control over the child’s behavior.
3. Children should leave a dog alone sometimes
Most dogs dislike being disturbed when they are resting, sleeping, playing with other dogs, going to the bathroom or eating. Dogs should be able to do these things without interruption.
Some dogs even prefer a place like a crate where they can be away from kids. Any time a dog chooses to be left alone, they should be.
4. Children should handle dogs gently
Dogs dislike being handled roughly. They can be trained to tolerate being handled a little roughly by children, but it’s more effective to teach your child not to do it in the first place.
Children should not be allowed to pull a dog’s ears or tail, pull their hair, jump on them, crawl on them, push them, hit them, etc. This is another way to respect personal space.
5. Children should not be aggressive
In number four hitting and pushing are mentioned, but children sometimes do those things in a playful manner, not knowing that they are hurting or irritating a dog.
However, some children may take anger out on a dog who is in their way, sitting on their toy, etc. The same way a child shouldn’t hit another child, they also shouldn’t hit, kick or push dogs.
Some dogs will not react to these things at first, but eventually this will cause serious problems, even with the most patient dogs.
6. Children should be quiet and calm
Loud screaming can have negative effects on sound-sensitive dogs. Some dogs will be scared of loud children, while others will become aggravated or excited by them. This aggravation and excitement can cause behavioral problems in dogs.
You may end up with a dog biting children, or even a dog with symptoms of trauma due to their fear of loud noises. Children should be taught to keep quiet around dogs just as they should be taught to be quiet in other settings- restaurants, doctor’s offices, etc.
Help Your Children and Dog Get Along!
Dogs bite children for many reasons. For instance, they could just be playing with the kid harmlessly. Sometimes, they bite due to unfamiliarity and the kid’s behavior that dogs don’t like.
Follow our six tips to help you dog and children get along with each other. It could be as simple as teaching children to be well-behaved and training your dog to remain calm as well. | <urn:uuid:1b49ff8b-c952-43a8-a8fa-efab0cfa8eac> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.dogtrainingme.com/why-dogs-bite-children/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.958918 | 877 | 3.21875 | 3 |
When Hollywood was just acres of orange groves, and the film industry was still centered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, books were already being adapted to movies. The first Shakespearean play was adapted for the screen in 1899 (King John), and the first feature-length film was an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables in 1909. Some directors, like Alfred Hitchcock, worked almost entirely off adapted screenplays. While the attraction is easy to understand (a detailed story, fully developed characters, an audience ready to watch the book come to life), there’s that ever-present risk of hearing that time-worn criticism: “The book is better than the movie.”
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Six Facts to Know: President Biden's Executive Order on AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the center point of every tech policy conversation. Whether discussing the benefits or risks, the central question is always: “What role should the government play in the development and regulation of AI?”
On October 30, the Biden administration announced an executive order (EO) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. The EO does a few things. It requires developers of AI systems that might pose risks to US national security, the economy, public health, or safety to share critical data with the federal government. The EO pushes the federal government to encourage high-skilled legal immigration through the H-1B visa process to keep the US competitive in AI development. It also requires the federal government to guide how to use AI to ensure equity and civil rights. And it introduces a “Biden AI Doctrine” in an attempt to set a global standard that governs AI use and development.
Here is what to know about the Biden administration’s executive order on AI.
1. The executive order provides broad, high-level guidance across key issue areas.
While the EO will tackle several issue areas, it does have several key provisions that will enhance the way government and the private sector interact, notably:
- Create new safety standards for AI by requiring developers of AI systems that pose risks to US national security, the economy, public health or safety to share the results of safety tests with the US government before they are released to the public. The executive order also directs the Commerce Department to create guidance for AI watermarking and creates a cybersecurity program that can leverage AI tools to identify flaws in software critical to the national interest.
- Protect consumers and workers by establishing rules around consumer privacy and funding research to understand and demonstrate the health implications of the new technology on the American workforce and the labor market.
- Advance equity and civil rights by providing guidance to landlords and federal contractors who might use AI algorithms in decision-making. The EO also calls on the federal government to create best practices on the appropriate role of AI in the justice system.
- Promote competition and innovation by boosting AI research nationally through grant programs, the support of small AI developers, and modernization of the visa processes to retain skilled AI experts from abroad.
- Establish international partnerships to achieve global, unified standards around the world.
- Issue federal guidance on how the government will leverage AI technology, including increasing the speed by which the government can hire among experts in the field.
2. The private sector will continue to shape future regulation—as it did on this executive order.
The EO has been built out of conversations with the major tech players. Back in September, the Biden administration and eight tech companies announced commitments to mitigate the challenges and risks presented by AI. The federal government has been seen as lagging behind the fast-moving private sector with regulation, legislation, and enforcement—a classic dynamic with cutting-edge technology. The private sector has played a key role in rulemaking because it has set the pace and tone, forcing Congress and the President to be reactive. We expect this trend to continue..
3. The government's attempt to balance safety with tech's instincts to disrupt may yield mixed outcomes.
One of the critical concerns for the federal government is safety in how AI is leveraged. Most Americans lean toward concern rather than excitement when it comes to the use of AI in their everyday life, especially in the area of privacy and potential for misuse. The EO requires organizations to share safety test information with the federal government before releasing AI systems to the public. The federal government will also prioritize the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) development of standards for AI “red-teaming” to stress-testing the defenses and potential problems within systems. It will also develop standards for watermarking AI-generated content.
While Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI have to promoting the safe, secure, and transparent development and use of AI technology, the administration has been vague on how exactly it will use “safety test information” to protect consumers and what the standards will look like. Will the federal government mandate a minimum safety standard before a private company can push a product forward? Will the federal government then act as a barrier to content it does not like? In practice, government review tends to slow innovation, the exact opposite of the intent of the EO. With this new attempt to balance safety with innovation, it’s very possible the tech mentality of “move fast and break things” could slow
4. The executive order tries to address the future of the American workforce.
Biden’s executive action addresses the evolving workforce in two significant areas: legal immigration and labor. To fill roles and stay competitive, companies recruit overseas talent and have actively lobbied the federal government to ensure they have access to a global workforce. Through a proposed rule in H-1B visas, the administration hopes to make it easier to recruit and retain global talent. While this is a win for corporations and organizations leveraging this talent and for American competitiveness overall, this is also sure to drive part of the immigration conversation as we head into an election year where immigration reform and illegal immigration are both topics that will be leveraged by political candidates.
Biden’s executive action also seeks to address the worry that AI will impact the workforce by displacing jobs and creating redundancies. Understanding and mitigating workforce impacts from AI are paramount for this administration and will feature prominently in many of the regulations that will be formulated by agencies as a result of the EO. The administration will want to push these protections as a major storyline over the next year, which will have notable implications for companies that are exploring how to leverage AI in their own environments.
5. Congress and regulatory bodies still have work to do.
The administration specifically calls on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation to mitigate the risks posed by AI, especially regarding children and the vulnerable. This poses an opportunity for the private sector (which has actively been lobbying and, in many cases, teaching Congress about these tools and innovations) to formulate standards that might eventually become national and global standards for consumer protection. Congress has shown an increased interest in this field, with Senate Majority Leader Schumer hosting his third AI-insight forum on November 1.
6. The Biden AI doctrine hopes to set a global standard amid the international debate.
The United States joins a few major nations who have put forward a comprehensive set of principles and foreign policy priorities for AI development and governance. The field is growing crowded. Currently, the global drive for AI regulation is decentralized among Beijing, Brussels, London, and Washington. Among the G7’s new code of AI Conduct, China’s Global AI Governance Initiative, the EU’s draft AI regulations, and the UK AI Safety Summit, Biden’s AI Doctrine stands out with a unique approach. The EO is a clear signal of American interest and values in the emerging debates over ethics, safety, and standards. It both asserts American leadership in emerging international conversation and lays down markers that the UN and other multilateral discussions will need to consider and react to. The closer the world moves toward global ideas and standards among AI and tech regulations, the less global companies need to navigate a web of confusing and often conflicting regulatory frameworks. | <urn:uuid:f84042e1-d4f8-405f-ab6d-238660af1237> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.edelmanglobaladvisory.com/insights/six-facts-know-president-bidens-executive-order-ai | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.943431 | 1,521 | 2.625 | 3 |
Activities for toddlers and babies
Take a close-up picture of each child's face. If possible, print the pictures in a very large format and laminate them. Display them on the walls of your daycare, at children's eye level. Have fun naming the different parts of each child's face with your group, pointing to each one (on the pictures) as you name them.
ROUTINES AND TRANSITIONS
Washing my face is fun
Encourage children's autonomy at lunch time. Purchase attractive facecloths. After lunch, wet the facecloths with lukewarm water and invite babies and toddlers to wash their mouth and face. Use a facecloth to wash your own face. They will follow your example. Just for laughs, place the facecloth on your head and use it for a simple peek-a-boo game too. As children wash their face, name various parts (eyes, nose, mouth, cheek, etc.).
SENSORY ACTIVITIES (smell)
Take babies and toddlers to the kitchen and have fun smelling different spices: cinnamon, cloves, lavender, vanilla, thyme, rosemary, etc. Use this activity to point to and name each child's nose, explaining how this body part makes it possible for them to smell.
SENSORY ACTIVITIES (look)
Cut several squares of colourful clear paper. Using adhesive tape, create a frame around each square to make them stronger. Have fun looking through the colourful paper with your group to give children the opportunity to explore new colors. Use this activity to point to children's eyes and name the body part that makes it possible for children to see.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Body part collage
Cut several faces, eyes, noses, and mouths out of old magazines. Have fun sticking them on adhesive paper or large pieces of construction paper. If you prefer, children may also arrange them on paper plates. Name the different parts of a face with the children in your group.
Mr. Potato Head
Set the eyes, noses, and mouths from your Mr. Potato Head game on a table. Help children form a ball with modeling dough to represent a head. Let them press the pieces in their ball of dough.
MORAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Collect several old eyeglasses (without the lenses) and sunglasses. It doesn't matter if they are too big for the children in your group. Encourage toddlers to try them on. Use this activity to establish a connection between eyeglasses and their eyes. Take pictures of the children in your group as they are trying on the eyeglasses and sunglasses (supervision required).
Here is an activity for older toddlers. Place a large sticker on your nose and hide behind a blanket. Remove the blanket as you say, "Peek-a-boo!" Direct children's attention to your nose. Repeat the activity. Every time, place the sticker on a different part of your face. This exercise is ideal for working on object permanence, recognizing a difference, and fostering an emotional connection.
A colourful nose
In front of a mirror, draw a colourful dot on the tip of each child's nose. Name the color. Encourage children to use a moistened lukewarm facecloth to make the dot on their nose disappear. Select a different color and repeat the activity.
As in the previous activity, draw a dot on each of your cheeks (different colors). Have fun naming the colors and establishing a relationship with children's cheeks. Repeat the activity, this time drawing dots on the cheeks of the children in your group.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MOTOR SKILLS
Ball on my nose
Give each child a small ball and ask them to place it on their nose, on their forehead, on the top of their head, etc. You can explore other body parts too (stomach, feet, etc.) to provide children with the opportunity to move as much as possible.
In the Educatall club, you will find a document called Mini posters-The body. Print and laminate the document. Use it to point to and name different parts of the face.
Words and sounds
Set a variety of items that can be used to project your voice on the floor: a microphone, empty plastic containers, empty toilet paper rolls, metal cans with no sharp edges, etc. Encourage babies and toddlers to use the items to pronounce words and produce sounds. Point to their mouth and name the part of the face that is involved in the production of words and sounds.
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In Parallel In Serial Out (PISO) shift registers, the data is loaded onto the register in parallel format while it is retrieved from it serially. Figure 1 shows a PISO shift register which has a control-line and combinational circuit (AND and OR gates) in addition to the basic register components (flip-flops) fed with clock and clear pins.
Here control line is used to select the functionality of the shift register amongst shift or load at a given instant of time. This is because when the line is made low, A2 AND gates of all the combinational circuits become active while A1 gates become inactive.
Thus the bits of the input data word (Data in) appearing as inputs to the gates A2 are passed on as the outputs of OR gates at each individual combinational circuit. This causes the individual bits of the Data in to be loaded/stored into respective flip-flops at the appearance of first leading edge of the clock (except the bit B1 which gets directly stored into FF1 at the first clock tick). This indicates that all the bits of the input data word are stored into the register components at the same clock tick.
Next, line is driven high to activate the gates A1 of the combinational circuits which inturn disables the gates A2. This causes output bit of each flip-flop to appear at the output of the OR gate driving the very-next flip-flop (except the last flip-flop FFn) i.e. output bit of FF1 (Q1) appears as the output of OR gate 1 (O1) connected to D2; Q2 = output of O2 = D3 and so on. At this stage, if the rising edge of the clock pulse appears, then Q1 appears at Q2, Q2 appears at Q3, … and Qn-1 appears at Qn.
This is nothing but right-shift of the data stored within the register by one-bit. Similarly it is seen that for each of the further clock pulses applied, one bit exits the PISO shift register through the output pin of nth flip-flop (Data out = Qn of FFn), which is nothing but the serial output. Thus one requires n clock cycles to obtain the entire n-bit input data word as a serial output of PISO shift register.
The truth table of the PISO shift register emphasizing the loading and retrieval processes is shown by Table I, while the corresponding wave forms are shown by Figure 2.
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Breaking the Stereotype: Unveiling the Truth Behind Chefs’ Passion for Fusion Cuisine
There’s a common stereotype that chefs are only interested in cooking fusion cuisine, and have little regard for traditional food. This perception is often fueled by the media’s portrayal of chefs as avant-garde artists, constantly pushing the boundaries of culinary norms. However, this stereotype is far from the truth. Many chefs have a deep respect for traditional cuisine and see fusion cooking as a way to pay homage to these traditions while also exploring new culinary possibilities. Let’s delve deeper into this topic and break down the stereotype.
Understanding Fusion Cuisine
Fusion cuisine is a style of cooking that combines elements of different culinary traditions. It’s about creating new dishes that blend flavors, techniques, and ingredients from different cultures. While it may seem like a modern trend, fusion cooking has been around for centuries, as cultures have always influenced each other through trade, travel, and conquest.
Why Chefs Love Fusion Cuisine
There are several reasons why chefs are drawn to fusion cuisine. Firstly, it allows them to express their creativity and innovation. Chefs are artists, and like any artist, they seek to create something unique and exciting. Fusion cuisine provides them with an endless array of possibilities to experiment with.
Secondly, fusion cuisine is a way for chefs to show respect and appreciation for different cultures. By incorporating elements from various cuisines, they can pay tribute to these traditions and introduce them to a wider audience.
Respect for Traditional Cuisine
Contrary to the stereotype, most chefs have a deep respect for traditional cuisine. They understand that these traditions are the foundation of cooking and provide the building blocks for any culinary creation. Many chefs spend years studying and mastering traditional techniques before they start experimenting with fusion cuisine.
Breaking the Stereotype
The stereotype that chefs only want to cook fusion cuisine and hate traditional food is largely a media creation. In reality, most chefs appreciate and respect all types of cuisine, whether it’s traditional or fusion. They understand that both have their place in the culinary world and offer different experiences to the diner.
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While countries in east Asia and Europe are gradually taking steps towards reopening their economies, many in the global south are wondering whether the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. As economists who work on poverty alleviation in developing countries, we are often asked what the effects of coronavirus will be in south Asia and Africa. The truth is, we dont know. Without extensive testing to map the number of cases, its impossible to tell how far the virus has already spread. We dont yet have enough information about how Covid-19 behaves under different conditions such as sunlight, heat and humidity. Developing countries more youthful populations may spare them the worst of the pandemic, but health systems in the global south are poorly equipped to deal with an outbreak, and poverty is linked to co-morbidities that put people at a higher risk of serious illness.
Without the information widespread testing provides, many poorer countries have taken an extremely cautious approach. India imposed a total lockdown on 24 March, by which time the country had about 500 confirmed cases. Countries such as Rwanda, South Africa and Nigeria enforced lockdowns in late March, long before the virus was expected to peak. But these lockdown measures cant last forever. Poorer countries could have used the quarantine to buy time, gather information about how the disease behaves and develop a testing and tracing strategy. Unfortunately, not much of this has happened. And, far from coming to their aid, rich countries have outrun poorer nations in the race for PPE, oxygen and ventilators.
In many places, the human toll of the lockdown is already becoming obvious. Children go without vaccinations and crops are not harvested. As construction projects stall and markets are shuttered, jobs and incomes evaporate. The effects of prolonged quarantine on developing nations could be as harmful as the virus itself. Before Covid-19 rippled across the world, 15,000 children under five died every day in the global south, mostly of preventable diseases associated with poverty. Its likely that many more will die if their families are plunged further into poverty.
What can poor countries do in the face of this pandemic and how can rich countries help them? First, the systematic testing strategies that have been crucial to containing the epidemic and easing lockdown measures in Europe are equally critical in poor countries. In places where public health authorities dont have information about the spread of the virus and resources are limited, the response to coronavirus needs to be targeted at active hotspots. In this way, rather than imposing a universal lockdown, health authorities can identify the clusters where quarantine measures are required.
Second, developing countries must be able to improve the ability of their health systems to cope with a potential sudden influx of sick people.
And third, its crucial that poor countries are able to guarantee people a secure livelihood in the months to come. In the absence of such a guarantee, people will grow tired of quarantine measures and lockdowns will be increasingly difficult to enforce. To protect their economies from a collapse in demand, governments must reassure people that financial support will be available for as long as its needed.
In our recent book, written before coronavirus struck but with a title that is now eerily appropriate Good Economics for Hard Times we recommend that poor countries implement what we call a universal ultra basic income (UUBI), a regular cash transfer that amounts to enough for basic survival. The virtues of a UUBI are its simplicity, transparency, and its assurance that nobody will starve. It avoids the problems of many welfare systems that are designed to exclude the non-deserving, even at a cost to the needy. During a pandemic, when governments need to help as many people as quickly as possible, the simplicity of a UUBI could be lifesaving. Reassuring people that nobody will be excluded from subsistence aid also limits the feeling of existential foreboding that so many individuals in poor (and not so poor) countries are currently experiencing.
These ideas arent mere fantasy. The small west African country of Togo, with its eight million inhabitants and its GDP (purchasing power parity) per capita of $1,538, is working on all these fronts. In addition to testing 7,900 suspected cases, the country is deploying 5,000 test on a random basis to assess prevalence. Health authorities will use the results to determine when and where to restrict peoples mobility. The government has also launched a cash transfer scheme linking an electronic wallet to peoples cellphones; it already has 1.3 million people registered and has sent money to 500,000 in the region of Greater Lom (the capital) alone.
The good news is that many countries, particularly those in Africa, already have the infrastructure to rapidly transfer money across a population using cellphones. Many people already use these systems in private exchanges, so government schemes based on this infrastructure can be up and running in a matter of days. If phone data indicates that some regions are experiencing greater economic distress, the transfer could be more generous in those places.
In fact, the greatest constraint we face isnt the feasibility of these measures its the willpower to finance them. Developing countries will need a substantial amount of help from richer nations if they are to pay for a UUBI. Some fear that their currencies will depreciate if they act aggressively, potentially spurring a debt crisis. Richer nations will need to work with global financial institutions to offer debt relief and additional resources to developing nations. Many developing countries will need to buy food and medical supplies with hard currency, which will become increasingly difficult because of faltering export earnings and collapsing remittances.
Given the unprecedented collapse in earnings that many people face, conventional fiscal prudence is perhaps less important now than it was in the recent past. Now is the time for governments to help citizens and economies by spending more, rather than less. The governments of developing countries may need to accept large budget deficits in order to finance a UUBI, at least in the short term. When countries begin to loosen their lockdowns and resume production, they will face extremely weak demand. Pledging that cash transfers will continue for some time in the future will allow people to go out and spend money when it becomes safe to do so. In turn, this will drive the revival of the economy.
None of this means that governments should simply ignore concerns about macro-economic stability. But a clear spending plan that responds to the immediate shock of coronavirus, in conjunction with a longer term strategy for how the lockdown will end, offers the best hope for preventing the present crisis developing into a future catastrophe.
Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel prize in economics for their work on poverty alleviation. They are the authors of Good Economics for Hard Times
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Reclaiming Broken Places: Introduction to Civic Ecology
The actions of ordinary people are often absent in studies of urban renewal and urban ecology. Around the world, people who are fed up with environmental degradation and the breakdown of their communities come together to transform blighted vacant lots, trashed-out stream corridors, polluted estuaries, and other “broken places.” Civic ecology practices—such as community gardening, wetlands restoration, river cleanups, and tree planting—are a means for people to express resilience and rebuild communities marked by disaster and disinvestment.
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When we feel unwell, particularly if this feeling comes on suddenly, our first port of call will typically be the GP surgery. As highly-trained medical professionals, we entrust our doctors to identify how unwell we are, provide an accurate diagnosis and, if necessary, perform tests or refer us to a specialist for treatment. In most cases, they match our trust with total professionalism and care.
However, many diseases and infections share common symptoms, which can lead to an incorrect diagnosis. The flu fits firmly within this category. Due to its array of shared symptoms, flu misdiagnosis is not entirely uncommon, particularly during the winter. In these circumstances, the harm of a misdiagnosis can range from none whatsoever, to severe, long-term suffering for and, in some cases, even death.
Below we will highlight the reasons why a flu misdiagnosis might occur and what illnesses it can be mistaken for, and the potential implications this may have for patients.
What can be mistaken as the flu?
The flu is one of several common viral infections that can infect anyone at any age, particularly during flu season (December-March in the UK). While there is no complete cure for the flu, people can be vaccinated against this each year to reduce their risk of catching this and passing it onto other people.
Symptoms that may lead to a flu diagnosis include:
- Sudden fever (38°C or higher)
- Body aches
- Tiredness or exhaustion
- Dry cough
- Sore throat
- Sleeping difficulties
- Loss of appetite
- Stomach pain or diarrhoea
- Nausea or vomiting
Of course, these flu-like symptoms are also shared with a vast number of other viral and bacterial infections and other conditions. This is critical, because while flu symptoms can be treated simply through bed rest, liquids and taking paracetamol, numerous diseases that share or mirror these require prompt and specialist treatment, which is why a flu misdiagnosis can be so significant.
Some of the more notable conditions that share flu-like symptoms include:
The common cold
Like the flu, colds are viral infections that are more likely to occur during winter, but differ in that their symptoms take longer to progress and they usually don’t cause any chest pain or body aches.
A bacterial infection that causes painfully sore throats, which a doctor may test for by swabbing the back of your throat and, if positive, will treat using antibiotics.
Pneumonia, a typically bacterial infection that targets the lungs, can either be misdiagnosed as flu or can emerge following the flu, and is potentially fatal if not treated with antibiotics.
With flu-like symptoms such as headaches, fever and fatigue, a bacterial meningitis misdiagnosis can have serious consequences for a patient, including deafness, amputation, brain damage and, in the worst cases, death.
The symptoms of sepsis are closely related to the flu and chest infections, and can happen to anyone with a prior infection. However, it can also cause blue, pale, or blotchy skin, slurred speech and a rash (similar to meningitis). Like meningitis, a sepsis misdiagnosis can be life-threatening, potentially leading to causing organ failure, loss of limbs and death.
Commonly referred to as mono or the “kissing disease” this virus shares flu-like symptoms, but can also lead to a swollen liver or spleen. This is rarely fatal, but people often feel the effects for up to a month, and in rare cases even longer.
Caused by the same kind of viruses as the flu or cold, there is no test for bronchitis, it is another viral infection confused for the flu. But it is rarely fatal and symptoms will usually disappear over time.
Furthermore, less common but still serious illnesses that can demonstrate flu-like symptoms include septicaemia, some cancers, tuberculosis, HIV and malaria.
As you can see, the consequences of a flu misdiagnosis can vary significantly – in many instances, the patient will recover from their condition on their own or is unlikely to experience any long-term harm. In other cases, the implications can be severe and possibly even fatal.
This is why GPs and other medical professionals should take every reasonable action when examining a patient to determine if their level of unwellness requires further treatment or specialist testing.
It is also key to point out here that the flu itself is not entirely safe. Public Health England figures from between 2014/15 and 2018/19 revealed that on average 17,000 people each year die due to the flu (although this number varies significantly year-to-year). It can prove especially harmful for the elderly, young children and pregnant mothers.
This means that failing to diagnose influenza for something less serious is something medical professionals also need to keep in mind when examining patients, particularly if they fit into a high-risk category.
Can a doctor test for flu?
In most cases, a GP will determine the likely nature of the illness affecting their patient due to how unwell they look and feel, based on what the patient informs them of their symptoms. They are not expected to provide a certain, 100% accurate diagnosis, but to use their experience and understanding to determine if they are suffering from the flu or another disease altogether.
As part of this initial examination, a doctor should identify any red flags that indicate that the illness may be more serious. This could be either on sight, such as the rashes or blotchy skin that often appear in cases of meningitis or sepsis, or by how the patient is describing their symptoms. If anything gives them reason to believe the infection is more severe, they have a duty to provide treatment, perform further testing, or refer the patient to a specialist for further examination.
In instances where the infection looks severe, a doctor may perform a rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT). This takes a throat swab from the patient, and can provide a diagnostic result in under 20 minutes. However, not all GPs will have access to this type of technology, meaning they will typically determine based on the look and testimony of the patient.
What consequences can a flu misdiagnosis have?
As highlighted in the list of illnesses that share flu-like symptoms, the consequences of a flu misdiagnosis are incredibly varied.
If the flu misdiagnosis was in fact a cold, bronchitis, or a similar low-risk illness that will go away over time, then this will typically result in no harm to the patient and, subsequently, no negligence.
However, when it comes to conditions like sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis that can carry potentially serious and fatal consequences, a flu misdiagnosis may be considered an act of negligence and it may lead to long-term ramifications for the patient and their loved ones.
How do solicitors determine a misdiagnosis?
We have worked with a number of people in the past who have suffered avoidable harm due to an incorrect flu diagnosis, which resulted in life-altering outcomes for them and their families.
A misdiagnosis claim can be the result of several situations, including:
- A failure to adequately examine the patient
- A failure to investigate their symptoms
- A failure to refer the patient for specialist examination/treatment
- Incorrect record-keeping
- A failure to act on test results or incorrectly reading these
When investigating these on behalf of our clients, we look back to the latest stage the patient could have received successful treatment, and trace the professionals they had appointments with prior to that date. The specialist knowledge of our medical experts is helpful here in estimating how unwell the patient would have been at the time of the appointment, and if this should have been identified by the doctor.
By committing the time and resources to perform this, as well as understand the patient’s experience and examining what the doctor recorded at the time of their appointment, we leave no stone unturned in establishing whether the patient’s suffering was the result of negligence.
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We hope this has broadened your understanding of what a flu misdiagnosis is and what impact it can have. While we would like to stress that in the overwhelming majority of cases GPs and fellow medical professionals perform their duties with the utmost care and attention, we also know first-hand how big an impact a preventable misdiagnosis can have on someone’s life.
If you believe your suffering was the result of a negligent misdiagnosis, our solicitors will help you establish whether you have a claim and, if you do, to help you receive the compensation you are due and the closure you deserve.
To find out more, get in touch with our team today.
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“You have the right to remain silent, anything you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. You may exercise these rights at any time.” This phrase, or similar versions to it are commonly referred to as your “Miranda Rights.” They are meant to explain a persons right against self-incrimination as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: “No person … shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself…” This right exists in any circumstance where a persons answer to a question may have the tendency to incriminate them or lead to the discovery of incriminating evidence. According to the United States Supreme Court, this privilege “protects against any disclosures which the witness reasonably believes could be used in a criminal prosecution or could lead to other evidence.” The Iowa Supreme Court has further explained that the right is “properly asserted where the answer might furnish a link in the chain of evidence needed to prosecute a crime.”
Many people faced with questioning by law enforcement or other individuals such as employers or school officials, often hesitate to come out and “plead the 5th.” Their thought process is that if I “plead the 5th” the person will know that I am hiding something and will assume I have done what they have accused me of doing. Based upon the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Salinas v. Texas, “pleading the 5th” is precisely what a person must do if they are to prevent their silence from being used against them.”
In Salinas the defendant voluntarily submitted to questioning by law enforcement. He was not advised of his Miranda rights since it was a voluntary questioning and he was free to leave at any time. He voluntarily answered a number of questions about a homicide but then hesitated when the officer asked whether a ballistics test would show that the shell casings found at the crime scene would match his shotgun. He was ultimately charged and convicted of Homicide based in part upon his reaction to the officers questioning which was used against him in his trial. The United States Supreme Court, in a narrow 5 to 4 decision, concluded that because Salinas did not clearly and unequivocally invoke his constitutional right to remain silent (plead the 5th) in response to the question, his action was not an invocation of a constitutional right and consequently could be used against him. Justice Alito’s quote best sums up the Court’s opinion: “A witness who desires the protection of the privilege must claim it.”
The lesson provided by the Salinas decision is quite simple. If a person wants to exercise their constitutional right to remain silent, they must be clear and unequivocal about it, otherwise they run the chance that their response to a question may be used against them. A good example of a clear an unequivocal invocation of a constitutional right against self-incrimination can be found in the recent Iowa Supreme Court decision of State v. Washington, in which the defendant “plead the 5th” when the sentencing judge asked if a random urine test would be positive for drugs. In response to that question, Washington’s lawyer, clearly and unequivocally invoked his right against self-incrimination on his behalf, and the Iowa Supreme Court concluded that the defendant properly invoked his right to remain silent and the sentencing judge improperly punished him for exercising that right.
It has been said that the right to remain silent is probably the most commonly known right in our country but is the most difficult right for people to actually exercise. The United States Supreme Court’s decision has made this ever more apparent. This is why the attorneys at GRL Law have created the Iowa Driver’s Rights Card to educate and assist citizens with knowing and invoking their constitutional rights when faced with a law enforcement investigation. As it stands today, the law still prohibits the government from using a persons invocation of a constitutional right against them if they are later charged with a criminal offense. However, the right must be clearly and unequivocally invoked. You cant be shy, passive or hesitant when invoking the right. Come out and say it: “I plead the 5th”. This is important because while the police officer may think he knows why you are invoking your right to remain silent, if charges are filed, your invocation of your right cannot be used against you in any of the court proceedings. Your failure to invoke your rights however can and will be used against you. | <urn:uuid:7dbc4ca3-7f6e-4d51-9e81-65a58609b3e4> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.grllaw.com/blog/you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-but-you-must-claim-it/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00599.warc.gz | en | 0.977124 | 961 | 2.65625 | 3 |
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