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This video posted today took me back to the very first science fair project I ever wrote back when I was writing books. Popcorn is such a great topic for a science fair project – of course it’s delicious but it has so many properties to explore!
What makes it pop?
How can its wonderful aroma travel so far, so quickly?
Here are just a few ideas to help you explore these questions:
- Measure the speed at which popcorn (and other smells) travel. Gather several volunteers (promise them fresh popcorn and you should have not trouble getting more than enough) with stopwatches and space them all increasing distances from a bag of unopened, just popped, microwave popcorn. Have them measure the time from when you open the bag until they smell the buttery goodness.
- Compare methods for popping – air-popped, in a pan with oil, microwave (store bought and paper bag)
- Does the age of popcorn matter? Use the bag you’ve had in the cupboard for a few months and one fresh from the store.
- Does it matter if you put the butter on before or after you pop?
- What is the ideal time and power level to maximize the number of popped kernels in the microwave?
UPDATE: My friend Claudine shared Popcorn Decay, a project to create a phone app to detects the popping sound of the popcorn and analyzes the frequency of pops as a model of radioactive decay!
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Pugster butterfly bushes are a popular plant choice for many gardeners due to their stunning blooms and ability to attract butterflies. However, like any plant, pugsters require proper care in order to thrive. One important aspect of caring for these plants is pruning.
In this blog post, we will discuss how to properly prune your pugster butterfly bush.
Why Prune Your Pugster Butterfly Bush?
Pruning is a necessary step in maintaining the health and appearance of your pugster butterfly bush. By removing dead or damaged branches, you can improve the overall integrity of the plant and promote new growth. Additionally, regular pruning helps maintain the shape and size of your bush.
When Should You Prune Your Pugster Butterfly Bush?
The best time to prune your pugster butterfly bush is in late winter or early spring before new growth has begun. This timing allows you to remove any dead or damaged wood while also preparing the plant for new growth in the coming months.
How To Prune Your Pugster Butterfly Bush
Step 1: Gather Tools
Before beginning, gather all necessary tools such as a pair of sharp pruners or garden shears. Make sure they are clean and sanitized before use.
Step 2: Identify Dead or Damaged Wood
Carefully inspect your pugster butterfly bush for any dead or damaged wood that needs removal. Dead wood may be discolored, brittle, or easily breakable when bent.
Step 3: Remove Dead/Damaged Wood
Using your pruners/shears, make clean cuts at a downward angle just above where healthy wood begins. Avoid cutting too close to buds as this can damage them.
Step 4: Shape Your Plant
If desired, shape your plant by trimming back branches that extend beyond its overall silhouette using similar techniques as used for removing dead/damaged wood.
Step 5: Dispose Of Cuttings And Clean Up
Dispose of cuttings properly to prevent the spread of disease or pests. Thoroughly clean your tools after use.
Pruning your pugster butterfly bush is an important part of maintaining its health and appearance. By removing dead or damaged wood and shaping the plant, you can promote new growth and ensure it looks beautiful for years to come. With these tips in mind, you’ll be able to prune your pugster butterfly bush like a pro!
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California's population decline is showing no sign of abating as residents continue to leave the Golden State in their droves, according to the latest census data.
The state's population decreased by more than 500,000 people between April 2020 and July 2022, with nearly 700,000 more residents leaving than moving in. The state's population decrease was second only to New York, which lost about 15,000 more people than California.
Experts have attributed the exodus to California's high housing costs, long commutes, and crowded urban centers. The state's authoritarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated the trend, with many people opting to work remotely and avoid the draconian restrictions put in place.
The census data shows that nearby states, such as Utah and Nevada, have seen significant population gains as Californians seek a different lifestyle elsewhere. Net migration out of California surpassed that of the next highest state, New York, by about 143,000 people.
California gained about 157,000 more people from natural change, which refers to the difference between births and deaths than New York did. However, the state's population loss was still significant.
In the final year of the two-year span, from July 2021 to July 2022, California lost about 211,000 people, with 113,048 of them from Los Angeles County, the most populous of California's 58 counties. The county had lost around 160,000 people in the previous 12 months, with nearly all of the population loss driven by domestic migration.
As the population continues to decline, Californian policymakers and businesses are grappling with the implications of the exodus, as concerns grow that the state's economy and tax base will be negatively affected.
Meanwhile, many people are fleeing to Republican-run states where living costs can be lower and the risk of further lockdown measures is far smaller. Between April 2020 and July 2022, Texas and Florida had the highest population growth in the United States, gaining approximately 884,000 and 707,000 people, respectively.
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In case you are writing a critical article for your own Standard Level folio, it really is crucial to appreciate which you are writing a quarrel. As they’re so crucial that you anthropological creating and because they might be an unfamiliar type for a lot of authors, ethnographies may shortly be described in more detail later in this hand out. While writing a critical article, don’t compose in the first individual Before writing a crucial essay you should study different other posts. Creating a critical article might be a genuine feverish job for students. It can be easy and complicated at the same moment. Authorship works the exact same way. Writing this kind of essay by no means signifies that you would like to produce an authoritative file that is the last term about it. If you’re reading this short post, you’ve likely previously been hit with a severe essay homework.
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Space travel has outfit further general. Satellites and international space stations currently provide inertial guidance systems, observation systems, internet communication, and endure monitoring systems. Many astronauts now use up long period of time at liberty stations to execute essential protection errands.
Space technology has qualified to the point anywhere several challenging errands are perform regularly by astronauts at space station. though, it took lots of years of classy research, development, innovation and taxing to build the recital of preservation tasks in space possible. One example of a maintenance task is the welding of ringing alloy structure in space.
Why are such protection tasks measured as scientific achievement? The reason is that scientific innovation are necessary to conquer environmental and prepared challenges while working in space or micro-G (micro-gravity) environments. Some of these challenge are the following:
property of supplies show difference on earth compare with space. For example, space provide a clean space situation for produce pure resources and objects, compare to earth.
freedom provide a micro-G environment that facilitate convection in liquid and gasses, eliminate sedimentation, and make it easier to use dispersal as a device for matter mixing.
It ‘s solid to pump fluid during pipes in space since the micro-G environment enable liquid to develop superior consistent and surface stress services.
Space can supply extremes of hot and cold environment. daylight can be alert on an entity to melt it, whilst an object can be secured from the sun to congeal it.
If 3D printers might create matter in liberty or on other planets, these benefits become willingly available:
important amount of cargo and auxiliary parts can be printed in liberty without to come for extensive periods of time for freight to arrive beginning earth.
3D printing of auxiliary parts at space station will be extra cost effective than shipping them from ground.
‘In situ’ facade equipment on other planets could be modified and tailored for 3D printing. For example, residence places and habitat could be 3D printed on the moon or Mars by formulate native 3D printing resources.
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Dwarfism and gigantism are two medical conditions that we have had a lot of exposure to. Throughout time there have been records of men and women whose growth is adversely affected by these conditions, causing a person to either grow exponentially or to be stunted. This can make these people either far taller or far smaller than your average human, there are countless recorded cases and medical research has to lead us to better understand these conditions. One case proved to be more unique than most – a man who suffered from both illnesses in his lifetime.
The peculiar story begins in Austria in 1899, with the birth of Adam Rainer. Born to healthy parents and without any illnesses himself, Rainer was a picture of health upon his birth. That changed during his formative years, and nearing the age of 16 he was only 4’ 6” in height. He was deemed a dwarf and could not register to fight during the First World War due to the condition, being cited as too short and weak to be a soldier.
As he approached his 21st birthday, Rainer had reached a taller height of 4’11”, yet this was still well below the average height for a male at this age. Then things took an unexpected turn. By the time he was in his 30s, Rainer was an incredible 7’1”!
This remarkable change in height stumped the doctors of the time, who were intrigued and confused by the massive increase in height over the ten year period. It turned out that a tumor in the pituitary gland was causing far too much growth hormone to be produced in the body, leading to continual growth in height.
He would continue to grow until his death at 51 and had many health problems to deal with as a result, including losing the ability to walk, the sight from his right eye and the hearing from his left ear.
Sadly the condition was taking its toll on Rainer’s health, as had developed a massive curvature in his spine, leading doctors to perform surgery to try and remove the tumor to stop the growth. It partially worked, with the process only being slowed down rather than stopped altogether.
He was a gigantic 7’11” at the time of his death, and to this date remains the only case of a man who was both a dwarf and giant in his lifetime.
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People with binge eating disorders have differences in their brains’ habit circuitry, which may explain why these behaviors are so persistent.
Author: Nina Bai
How hypnosis can alter the brain’s perception of pain
Stanford Medicine physician David Spiegel, MD, explains how hypnosis can be effective against pain and why some people are more hypnotizable.
For better video meetings, try taking turns talking
Stanford Medicine scientists have identified how virtual interactions stilt our conversations and what that looks like in the brain.
Study counts mortality among doctors during pandemic
Despite more exposure to COVID-19, physicians experienced a lower excess mortality rate than Americans overall
New visions for mental health care
Researchers, policy makers, clinicians and others convened to discuss new approaches and innovations to improve mental health care.
Wireless implant could help remove deadly brain tumors
Brain tumors are among the most deadly and difficult-to-treat cancers. Glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive form, kills more than 10,000 Americans a year and has a …
Do synchronized brains predict happy marriages?
Researchers found that couples who share similar brain activity while watching movie scenes about marriage report happier relationships.
Monkeypox: What does sex have to do with it?
A Stanford infectious disease expert explains why a recent case of monkeypox transmission at a crowded festival isn’t cause for alarm.
Losing sleep in adolescence makes mice less outgoing as adults
Mice that had sleep interruptions during adolescence had less interest in making new friends later on, a Stanford study shows.
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Universal App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Seega is an ancient Egyptian game which is still played by Egyptian kids today. SeegaT3 app plays the kind of Seega game as described in the popular American textbook "Everyday Mathematics":
Two players, each with 3 pieces in 1 different color of red or blue, place the pieces in the top row and the bottom row respectively on a grid of 3x3 squares. Players take turns to move one of their pieces 1 or 2 squares in one direction, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but cannot jump over another piece. The winner is the first player to get their 3 pieces in a straight line, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, like in Tic Tac Toe, other than the starting line.
Tap "Setup" button to choose either playing against the computer or against another person. When playing against the computer, the player can play either red or blue, and selects one of 3 computer skill levels. When playing against a person, there is an option to automatically rotate the grid in each turn. The first player of each game can be configured to be always red, always blue, or alternate. The default settings are to play against computer at the easiest level, and the player plays red and always first.
Tap a piece and its available moves will be highlighted in green borders. Tap a highlighted empty square to make a move. The previous moved piece is highlighted in green borders until the next piece is selected. A color bar in red or blue is shown near the starting line (at top or bottom) of the current player to indicate who should play next.
Tap "Reset" button to restart the game. Tap "Help" button to get instructions.
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El Nino, a climate cycle influenced by a mass of warm water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, dramatically changes weather patterns every few years. But according to new study published in PLOS ONE, major forest loss and die-offs can have similar far-flung impacts on climate and vegetation.
The effects of deforestation, drought, heat and beetle infestations are not only impacting local landscapes, but also affecting weather patterns and the health of vegetation in faraway regions.
“It’s cause for concern that we don’t understand these mechanisms better, and this study takes a significant bite out of that problem,” said Scott Stark, MSU forestry assistant professor and study co-author. “Now, we have demonstrated the likely scope of the problem. It is critical to understand how forested regions are connected to each other by the atmosphere.”
Stark was part of an interdisciplinary team led by the University of Washington that designed a large-scale modeling experiment simulating how changes in vegetation and the atmosphere were connected. The study focused on a drastic forest-loss scenario and illustrated the most-extreme potential climate effects. The model covered two areas that are currently losing trees: western North America and the Amazon rainforest.
The results showed that tree loss in western North America caused cooling and slow forest growth in Siberia. That same tree loss made the air drier in the southeastern U.S., harming forests in regions like the Carolinas. Forests in South America benefited from the tree loss, however, with areas south of the equator becoming cooler and wetter.
In the second simulation, removing most of the Amazon rainforest also caused Siberia to become colder and more barren. However, it had a slight positive effect on forest growth in the southeastern U.S. Forest loss in the Amazon also significantly affected neighboring forests in eastern South America – mostly by increasing the precipitation there during the Southern Hemisphere summer.
“When trees die in one place, it can be good or bad for plants elsewhere, because it causes changes in one place that can ricochet to shift climate in another place,” said Elizabeth Garcia, a University of Washington atmospheric scientist and the paper’s lead author, in an interview with the National Science Foundation.
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The ee mobile signal booster is introduced to gradually reduce, eradicate and rectify the mobile signal problem. Many mobile network operators face network problems at some point, for this purpose, the signal booster comes as a rescue. At any home, office (small or large), or any other outlets, mobile signal boosters will be of great help, it will reduce the risks associated with signal loss.
How they work?
The signal boosters are primarily made up of three elements, namely; exterior antenna, amplifier, and interior antenna. These elements form a wireless system and work as the base of the signal booster. The booster receives the signal from the places where it is low and then transmits it to the mobile phone, which has the network signal. The amplifier puts in more power in various directions.
What they provide?
The signal boosters do not give network signals to the mobile phones, but they also provide high quality calling options with strong signals, 3G and 4G calling options, 4G LTE. The foremost aim of the mobile signal booster is to gain network signals from the surrounding areas and amplifying it. This results in clear calls without any call drop and has faster internet browsing with the latest technologies like GSM, HSPA+, and latest LTE.
Types of boosters:
Mostly, the amplifiers are analog type. They use the frequencies with traditional methods. With the development in technology, there are many updates that are done with the boosters.
The mobile signals play an important role in everyday life. Most of the time, mobile signals will be weak due to various reasons. The main reason will be the distance between the location and network tower. When the distance is closer, the mobile signal will be stronger. Also, any disruptions to the tower may weaken the network signals, such as natural calamities like rain, thunderstorms, and much more. Every mobile network bar in each area is much stronger than that of the previous network signal bar.
As it is known, the EE mobile phone booster is much needed for emergency situations. The main advantage is that it boosts the network coverage when the signal is weak, and it supports 3G, 4G calls, high-speed internet, text messages, and it maintains a highly reliable connection throughout. The EE mobile booster acts as a one-time solution for all the network problems in the UK and Ireland.
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The world's first animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus has been registered in Russia, the country's agriculture safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor on Wednesday said.
The immunity lasts for six months after the vaccination, but the dose's developers are continuing to analyse this, the watchdog said, according to a Reuters report.
Mass production of the Covid-19 vaccine could start as early as next month, Rosselkhoznadzor said.
The use of this vaccine, as per Russian scientists, can prevent the development of virus mutations.
Know everything about the vaccine for animals
The vaccine for animals, developed by a unit of Rosselkhoznadzor (Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance), was named Carnivac-Cov, the watchdog's deputy head Konstantin Savenkov has said.
"The clinical trials of Carnivac-Cov, which started last October, involved dogs, cats, Arctic foxes, minks, foxes and other animals," said Savenkov.
"It is the world's first and only product for preventing Covid-19 in animals," he said.
"The results of the trials allow us to conclude that the vaccine is harmless and highly immunogenic as all the vaccinated animals developed antibodies to the coronavirus in 100% of cases."
Russia already has three Covid-19 vaccines for humans, the most well-known of which is Sputnik V. Moscow has also given emergency approval to two others, EpiVacCorona and CoviVac.
Meanwhile, Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 8,711 to 4,528,543 on 29 March, the anti-coronavirus crisis centre had said.
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Kicking off Black History Month, Project Sleep is excited to talk about sleep equity and how it relates to Black Americans. In our mission, sleep equity is one of Project Sleep’s main focuses for improving public health, along with sleep health and sleep disorders. So, what exactly is sleep equity?
What Is Sleep Equity?
Sleep equity is the state in which everyone, regardless of their age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, geographic location, or socio-economic status, has an equal opportunity, based on their need, to obtain an amount and quality of sleep that promotes physical and mental well-being.
Why focus on equity? When conditions and circumstances are very different, equal treatment does not necessarily produce equitable outcomes. Applying an equity lens to sleep means understanding and addressing additional barriers to healthy sleep for many groups of people, particularly those in minoritized communities.
At a basic human rights level, we want to make healthy sleep available equally for all people.
– Dr. Dayna Johnson, Everyday Health
We look forward to discussing sleep equity this month and beyond. For more on this topic, check out our page dedicated to sleep equity.
During previous year’s Black History Month celebrations, we highlighted incredible accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans from across the sleep field—from scientists to advocates.
This year, Project Sleep is exploring the topic of sleep equity and how it affects Black Americans. Please join us by learning about and raising awareness of sleep equity!
Black History Month is not only a time for recognition, but also an opportunity to reflect on progress yet to be made and to reaffirm our commitment to social justice and equity. Please stay tuned for upcoming opportunities to contact your Members of Congress to help advance our sleep health disparities policy recommendations.
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Tigray is Ethiopia’s northernmost region, bordered by Eritrea to the North, Sudan to the West and the Amhara region to the south. Mekelle is its capital city and Tigrinya is the spoken language. The total population is estimated to be six million people. More than 70% of Tigrayans live in rural areas with the remaining people living in urban and peri-urban areas. Orthodox Christianity is the main religion in the region. Tigrayan communities are mainly agrarian, with residents making a living from small-scale subsistence farming including the cultivation of grain crops (e.g. maize, lentils, barley and wheat) and rearing of cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys.
CL is highly prevalent in Amhara, Tigray and South Nations Nationalities Peoples Regional State regions of the country. The actual CL burden, however, is not know as disease reporting for CL (unlike visceral leishmaniasis) is not mandatory in Ethiopia. We have established ECLIPSE hubs in six tabias (villages) across Eastern, Southern and South Eastern zones of Tigray. Since November 2020, there has been a deadly conflict in the Tigray region which has, in autumn of 2021, escalated to other parts of Ethiopia. For security reasons, we interrupted our fieldwork until the fighting subsided and it was safe for ECLIPSE researchers to return to the study sites.
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a condition where the body’s immune system responds against the central nervous system (CNS), which is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves.
Inflammation in the CNS causes damage and scarring to nerve fibers and the myelin cells that insulate them. The result is a variety of neurological symptoms that vary by the individual in type and severity.
There are a variety of federally-approved medications to treat the symptoms of MS and slow its progression, but none are entirely effective.
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MSSOC) has announced a partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to provide $1.5 million in funding for research focused on treating MS with cannabis.
“The MS Society is pleased to invest this first-of-its-kind funding opportunity in Canadian MS research,” said MSSOC president and CEO, Dr. Pamela Valentine. “As an organization, we have a mandate to provide information that is rooted in evidence.”
In a 2017 summary, Dr. Michelle Cameron and Dr. Jessica Rice wrote that humans have used cannabis for thousands of years, but its scientific research is still in its infancy.
The two wrote that current evidence suggests that cannabis could be useful in the treatment of symptoms of spasticity and pain but probably not MS-related tremor or urinary incontinence. They stated that the subject of cannabis-based MS treatment is controversial and that patients should discuss the matter with their health care providers.
“Cannabis is still a relatively unknown substance from the perspective of evidence-based research,” said Valentine. “So investing in research on cannabis use is an important first step for determining its applicability and efficacy towards managing MS.”
The $1.5 million will be budgeted over five years and applied to cannabis-based MS research using scientific, clinical, health service, and policy research-based approaches.
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Following a discussion in a busy restaurant and following someone speaking in a quiet room are two completely different situations. Many digital hearing aids have various listening programs to help compensate for variations in listening environments. Having access to multiple listening programs ensures that you can hear at your best no matter what atmosphere you are in.
After you receive your hearing aid, your hearing care professional will use a computer running specialized software to program it based on your unique needs. This device allows him or her to fine-tune a number of individual processing characteristics into several distinct programs. Once you begin using your hearing aid, these programs may be selected manually or automatically (depending on the your particular device and its configuration) to suit your listening environment.
There are many different types of listening programs that can be accessed through your hearing aid. There are programs that help block out distracting background noise, programs that reduce feedback, programs that can shift high frequency sounds into lower, more comfortable frequencies, and programs that can make speech patterns clearer in quiet environments. These are just a few of the programs you can take advantage of – talk to your hearing professional to find programs that are most relevant to your situation.
The way you activate one of these listening programs can vary from hearing aid to hearing aid. Some models include a small fob (much like a remote control) that allows the user to choose a program or to select or adjust other features of the hearing aid. You may be able to switch from program to program via a small switch, or your device may determine the best program for the situation without requiring your input.
Having multiple listening programs available may be particularly helpful for younger children with hearing issues. These programs allow parents to quickly change their child’s listening settings to find the most comfortable choice. This can help audiologists determine what settings will lead to the best hearing experience for the child.
The additional flexibility and convenience that come with multiple listening programs helps hearing aid wearers achieve a more comfortable listening experience.
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Both the Orion (left) and the Horsehead (right) Nebulae light up a winter's night over Tehran, Iran.
The Orion Nebula—located 1,300 light-years away from Earth—is an area where new stars are forming. To the naked eye, it appears as a tiny smudge below the belt in the Orion constellation.
The Horsehead Nebula—officially known as Barnard 33—also acts as a stellar nursery, giving birth to low-mass stars. Researchers at Harvard College Observatory first imaged this famous celestial object in 1888, but they didn't discover it. That honor goes to Williamina Fleming, a maid in the home of astronomy professor Edward Pickering, who hired her to catalog the stars he was imaging. It seems the astronomy professor wasn't satisfied by the work done by his male employees, and stated that his maid could do a better job. (See "6 Women Scientists Who Were Snubbed Due to Sexism.")
Fleming developed a star classification system—now known as the Pickering-Fleming system—based on a star's spectra, or how its light refracts through a prism. She went on to catalog 10,000 stars over nine years. (See "Why It's Crucial to Get More Women Into Science.")
—By Jane J. Lee, photo gallery by Sherry L. Brukbacher
Week's Best Space Pictures: Curiosity Drills, Nebulae Illuminate, and Hubble Peers
Curiosity makes its third foray into Martian soil, nebulae light up a winter night, and Hubble peers into deep space in this week's best space photos.
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Millard County Farm Bureau
FARM BUREAU LEADERSHIP
County President: Erin Sorenson (435-262-0855)
MILLARD COUNTY FACTS
Area: 6,572 square miles
County Seat: Fillmore
Origin of County Name: Named for the thirteenth president of the United States, Millard Fillmore, who was in office at the time the county was created.
Economy: hay, milk, cattle, corn, wheat, barley, oats
County Website: Millard County
Millard County lies on the west side of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of Nevada. The county terrain consists of dry, rough flatlands with numerous hills and mountain ridges. The highest point in the county is Mine Camp Peak in the Central Utah Plateaus, at 10,222 feet. It is the third-largest county in Utah by area. Millard county doesn't get much rain, so vegetation is sparse, except near the Sevier River, where the water helps crops grow well.
Millard County Agricultural Statistics (2017 Census)
References: ilovehistory.utah.gov, nass.ufda.gov, and bestplaces.com
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Rewalk, the robotic exoskeleton means to get paralyzed people walking again – and believe it or not, it seems to be doing an incredible job of it.
Paralyzed people have a hell of a situation to deal with – which is why we as a society spend so many resources trying to help them. Product of that is Rewalk, the exoskeleton that works as a mechanical set of legs and crutches. Unveiled last weekend at React, Rewalk helped Marcela Turnage, a victim of a spinal cord injury from Dallas to walk again after 12 years.
Rewalk works by powering movement of the hips and legs, allowing users to stand, walk and turn. It is powered by a single 28-volt lithium battery with enough juice for 8 hours, but the unit also carries a back up battery so users could technically use it for an entire day without any hiccups. With the help of the computers and motion sensors incorporated on Rewalk users can even climb stairs or walk on uneven terrain – as the tilt sensors detect the body shift in one direction, Rewalk takes a step. These units also come with a control unit on a brace, where users can change modes to stand, sit, walk or climb.
The FDA has approved this exoskeleton to be used to stand and walk, so we are not talking about some distant future but technology that is useful right now. Rewalk costs some $70,000, and needs to be approved by a professional physician who will determine whether the unit is useful or not for any given user. After that, users can take the unit back with them to use it at home or in public.
Via Web and Techs
Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read more related stories at Dexmo F2 Haptic Exoskeleton Grants You Control Over Virtual Matter and Paraplegics In Iron Man-like Exoskeletons to Kick Off FIFA World Cup ’14.
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♦ What is a bunion?
A bunion by definition is the protrusion of bone at the base of the great toe. Contrary to popular belief, bunions are inherited, not the result of poor shoe choices. Poor choices in shoes however may exacerbate this problem and cause these bunions to become painful. The first thing that patients usually notice is the reddening of the bony protrusion (Bunion) after wearing shoes, especially tight fitting shoes. Bunions usually occur in both feet although quite often one foot is worse than the other. Bunions can be unsightly and be the source of embarrassment when wearing open shoes. The deformity usually gets worse as one gets older causing progressively more pain and requiring the use of wider shoes to accommodate the “bump” (bunion). There are different severities of bunions which are usually determined by the Podiatrist via the use of x-rays. Your Podiatrist will advise you how severe your bunion is and the proper course of treatment.
Bunion deformity occurs when the long bone just prior to great toe, know as the 1st metatarsal moves inward toward the mid-line of your body. This causes the head of the 1st metatarsal to protrude. The greater the protrusion, the more severe the bunion and therefore the more severe the redness and pain associated with this deformity. What usually follows this movement of the 1st metatarsal bone is the drift of the great toe toward the second toe. In severe deformity, the great toe may over or under lap the second toe. The more severe the bunion, the more likely that the great toe joint will become arthritic and painful. Bunion deformity is often accompanied by hammer toes which will be the subject of future discussion.
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It seems to just be a matter of "when."
As our ongoing climate change catastrophe continues to get worse, the American Southwest may soon find itself in a decade-long "megadrought."
That's according to Columbia University scientists who found evidence of 14 of these megadroughts between the ninth and 15th centuries in what's now California, New Mexico, Arizona, and other nearby U.S. states, Live Science reports. The researchers argue that these droughts led to the collapse of several Native American societies in the area, and worsening climate change has increased the odds that it will happen again.
The scientists can't say when such a drought might hit — predicting weather patterns is notoriously difficult, and they told Live Science it would depend on too many complex factors like El Niño.
But their research, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shows that as the world continues to heat up, the risk of a megadrought will "markedly increase."
"Eighty percent or more of the water used by the American West is used for agriculture," Columbia climate scientist Nathan Steiger told Live Science. "A megadrought could fundamentally change how communities are supported, how farmers in the West and California in particular do work, what they plant, if farming is even possible or not."
READ MORE: Civilization-Collapsing Megadroughts of Medieval Times Could Be in Store for a Warming Earth [Live Science]
More on the climate: Terrifying App Shows How Climate Change Will Transform 540 Cities
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CNN Report: Black Kids Are Racially Biased Against White Kids
According to a recent study by CNN, most Black children harbor negative, subconscious biases against White children by the time they are 13 years-old.
The report explains that younger Black children have an exceptionally optimistic outlook on race, but that overtime these feelings sour.
“Most 6-year-olds, according to the study, had an optimistic view on race, but that perception changed as they got older.
Davionne, 6, told a researcher that, ‘They’re not the same color and they can’t play together if they’re not the same color.’
The boy then claimed that he couldn’t play with White kids ’cause your mom might not want you to play with that friend.'”
Davionne’s parents expressed surprise and concern upon learning of their son’s views on race.
However, as Dr. Boyce Watkin’s points out in a editorial for NewsOne, it is important to understand that wariness of whites on the part of Black people is a product of the racism and discrimination that continues to persist in our society.
Oftentimes, Black parents are simply preparing their children for the harsh realities of being Black in America.
“This “study” by CNN is very interesting, especially if the results are used to somehow imply that Black children are taught to be leery of Whites for no good reason. The sad reality is that many Black parents must sometimes prepare their children for the sting of racism that will occur later in life, ultimately undermining their self-esteem at a very early age.”
Check out Anderson Cooper’s CNN report below:
Are you surprised by the results of CNN’s study?
What is problematic about this study?
Why do you think Black children would develop bias against white children from such an early age?
Sound off below!
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Pharmacogenetic testing evaluates your genetic code to find information used to plan treatment. Your unique genetic code might cause you to react to a medication in a different way than someone else.
Pharmacogenetic testing checks the genes important in drug metabolism and other genes that influence the way you process medication.
Testing can cover a wide array of different prescription and nonprescription drugs to produce accurate predictions of how you'll respond based on your genetic makeup.
The primary reason you might need pharmacogenetic testing is for treatment customization. Through pharmacogenetic testing, your medical care providers at Northern Virginia Internal Medicine and Pediatrics can look at the unique genetic variations that determine how you'll respond to medication.
Pharmacogenetic testing can help maximize treatment outcomes for nearly anyone but is especially helpful in the following situations.
Pharmacogenetic testing may be particularly beneficial if you regularly take multiple medications. It can be hard to keep track of all your medications, which might lead to dosing errors with serious consequences. Pharmacogenetic testing can help you avoid that.
If you’ve ever had an allergic reaction to a medication, pharmacogenetic testing can help you avoid other drugs that might cause a similar response.
You might need pharmacogenetic testing as part of treatment planning if you have pre-existing conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, or other serious health problems.
Pharmacogenetic testing may be part of a pre-operative clearance appointment. Through this kind of testing, your care providers will already know which pain medication works most effectively for you post-surgery, even which antibiotics are most effective for your unique case.
In general, older adults are more likely to need pharmacogenetic testing than their younger counterparts.
With this information from pharmacogenetics, you'll know which drugs work best for you and the most effective dosage before taking the medication. This testing can eliminate a great deal of trial-and-error with drugs, as you can start taking the most effective medicine from the beginning.
Pharmacogenetic testing generally requires a simple blood draw. Northern Virginia Internal Medicine and Pediatrics offers full lab testing in the office, so you can undergo this testing quickly and conveniently.
Your Northern Virginia Internal Medicine and Pediatrics providers use pharmacogenetic testing to personalize your care, maximize your health, and speed recovery when you’re sick. Learn more about how this type of testing can help you by calling the office or scheduling an appointment online today.
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Where do biogas and biomethane come from? Here’s an overview of the process for converting biogas into renewable natural gas:
- Waste products, such as wastewater, food waste and manure are processed in a biodigester.
- The biodigester breaks down the organic material through an anaerobic process, creating biogas — a mixture of methane, carbon dioxide (CO2), and other gas constituents.
- Biogas is then conditioned and upgraded to remove the CO2 and other gas constituents, leaving a high concentration of methane. This produces renewable natural gas, or RNG, which can be used interchangeably with traditional natural gas. Learn more about pipeline gas quality requirements here.
- RNG can be used where it is produced for purposes such as generating electricity or fueling vehicles, or it can be injected into the utility pipeline and transported to an end user.
Anaergia’s Rialto Bioenergy Facility
See how Anaergia’s diverted organic waste landfill and renewable natural gas facility supports California’s Senate Bill 1383 and carbon neutrality goals.
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant
See how Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant successfully uses wastewater digester gas to produce biogas.
Calgren Dairy Fuels
Learn more about the first dairy digester pipeline cluster in California.
See why CR&R Environmental is a leader in clean and advanced fueling operations.
For more information on converting biogas into renewable natural gas, please contact [email protected].
The information contained herein is made available solely for informational purposes. Although SoCalGas® has used reasonable efforts to assure the accuracy of the information at the time of its inclusion, no express or implied representation is made that it is free from error or suitable for any particular use or purpose. SoCalGas assumes no responsibility for any use thereof by you, and you should discuss decisions related to this subject with your own advisors and experts.
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At the start of 2016, the FBI announced that it would start tracking animal cruelty in the same way it tracks felonies, such as arson, burglary, assault, and homicide. Oftentimes, the agency said, crimes against animals are indicators of further criminal activity.
But how does one know if a pet’s injuries are naturally occurring or caused intentionally by a human?
Tufts University and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are attempting to define the differences between the two. In a study slated for publication in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, the researchers performed a comparative analysis between animal injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and those from non-accidental injuries (NAI).
“Clinicians still face many difficulties in identifying animal abuse,” the researchers wrote in their study. “Animals are unable to speak for themselves, and some animals’ innate personality and trust will even belie the cruelty they have suffered. Additionally, the actual cause of the injury often differs from the description provided by the client.”
In the study, 426 dogs and cats with MVA injuries were compared against 50 dogs and cats with NAI. The 426 cases were provided by the Foster Hospital for Small Animals, which operates at the university’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. The 50 other cases, deemed criminal cases of abuse, were provided by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Humane Law Enforcement Division.
“Injuries significantly associated with MVA were pelvic fractures, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion, abrasions, and degloving wounds,” according to the researchers. “Injuries associated with NAI were fractures of the skull, teeth, vertebrae, and ribs, scleral hemorrhage, damage to claws, and evidence of older fractures.”
Additionally, abused animals tended to have rib fractures on both sides of the body, whereas rib fractures from MVAs usually appeared on one side of the body.
Establishing these patterns, according to the researchers, will help clinicians differentiate between causes of trauma.
“This study contributes to the expanding body of research in the growing field of veterinary forensic medicine and will help forensic veterinarians continue to give a voice to the voiceless,” said Robert Reisman, of the American Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals, in a statement.
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Adding Decimals using Base Ten Blocks | Decimal Worksheets
Decimal addition using base ten blocks provides an ideal visual aid for the children. Cubes, flats, rods and units are used here to represent the varying range of whole parts and decimal parts. This series of downloadable reinforcement pdf worksheets is designed to help the children of grade 4 and grade 5 based on their common core curriculum. Now, plug into some of these worksheets for free!
Decimal Addition Sentences: Without Regrouping
Use the key provided atop each printable worksheet, interpret the base ten blocks as decimal numbers. Complete the addition sentences.
Decimal Addition Sentences: With Regrouping
In this section, base-10 blocks model is used to help students to understand and interpret decimal addition sentence.
Adding Blocks: Without Regrouping
Grasp the concept of adding decimals with this set of base ten blocks pdf worksheets that do not require regrouping. Add the blocks and record them as decimals using the key provided.
Adding Blocks: With Regrouping
Hone your skills in block model addition that involves the regrouping concept. Add the given blocks and interpret the sum as decimals. Validate your solutions with our answer keys.
Solve this set of printable decimal worksheets based on MCQs. Employ the key to find the sum. Next, choose the correct answer from a range of options that matches your solution.
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Written by Ivy
Dec 21 2021
Flowering time of VerbenaThe flowering period of Verbena seeds is relatively long, which can generally last about three months, so it is the flowering time of Verbena willow from midsummer to autumn. Moreover, if we manage the flowering period in advance, the flowering time of Verbena will continue to late autumn. And Verbena also needs to be trimmed during flowering.
Verbena Flower PruningVerbena has a large number of bud germination because of its fast branching speed. However, in order to make its bud quality better, we can trim some unhealthy branches when it branches, so as to provide sufficient nutrients for other branches, so that its flowering effect will be better.
Verbena Watering and FertilizationVerbena is a kind of plant that likes water sources. Its growth speed is relatively slow under drought conditions, so we need to water every two days in summer, and the principle of watering must be thorough.
Verbena Ventilation TreatmentVerbena is a kind of plant that likes ventilation very much. If we don't do a good job in plant row spacing during cultivation, it will affect the growth of their leaves and lead to the lodging of willow verbena. Therefore, if we cultivate Verbena lanceolata in the shed, we need to ventilate the shed in advance and do a good job in plant spacing.
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ANT100Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sociocultural Anthropology, Franz Boas, Linguistic Anthropology
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ANT100Y1 Full Course Notes
Sociocultural anthropology: an anthropological approach that retains the british focus on social anthropology at the same time as it adds the american focus on culture to produce something slightly different from either one. Sociocultural anthropologists find patterns of meaning even in objects as simple as a classroom chair. (ie purpose, context, use) The term anthropology comes from two greek words: anthropos, meaning human beings, and logia, meaning. The study of or the knowledge of. (everything humans do or have done in the past) Anthropology also includes collecting evidence of how and when we became human and comparing humans to other organisms in the world. Bronislaw malinowski: observing from the native s point of view . Subdisciplines are biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology or cultural anthropology: biological anthropology , oldest of the four subdisciplines, focuses on human beings as one of a great multitude of organisms that inhabit the earth.
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With the Raspberry Pi 4, you can now program in the latest version of Scratch, a popular programming language for beginners. Additionally you can use the new Scratch Raspberry Pi extensions to interact with Scratch in a more physical way.
This guide will go through how to set up the Raspberry Pi 4 to program with Scratch 3. Additionally, we will run through a demo showcasing some of the possibilities that this dynamic combo of a powerful microprocessor and intuitive, easy to learn programming language allows.
Scratch is a block-based language geared for beginners that lets you create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.
Scratch is easy to use and requires no prior coding experience!
Here's what you'll need to get started
1) Raspberry Pi 4 with your choice of RAM (any will do just fine!)
2) Pi power supply
or you can use USB micro B power supply with an an adapter
You can use any display with an HDMI input.
We also have some options:
4) Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable
5) Keyboard and mouse
6) 16GB Micro SD card w/ Noobs
7) 1K ohm resistors
8) Female to male jumper wires
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The occipital nerves run from the top of the spinal cord through the scalp. They innervate the posterior scalp, ears, and other structures in the head. Occipital neuralgia is a rare chronic headache disorder that arises from problems with these nerves.
Occipital neuralgia feels different from regular headaches and migraines. Rather than the persistent dull throbbing or pounding associated with most headache disorders, the pain is often described as a severe piercing, stabbing, or sharp sensation. The pain usually concentrates in the back of the head, upper neck, or behind the ears. The onset of the pain is also more sudden and quick compared to migraines. It can be triggered by actions as minimal as slightly touching or brushing your hair.
Unlike migraines which can last for hours, the worst part of occipital neuralgia headache lasts only a few minutes or seconds, although tenderness around the occipital nerves may continue afterward. Like migraines, however, the pain may affect one side of your head more. They don’t present with migraine symptoms like teary or red eyes though.
The American Migraine Foundation estimates that three out of every 100,000 people are affected by occipital neuralgia every year. This article discusses the factors that cause the development of this chronic condition.
Causes of Occipital Neuralgia
Many conditions can cause occipital neuralgia. What they all have in common is that they affect the occipital nerves. The way this happens may differ. It is most commonly caused by pinched nerves in the root of one’s neck. It may also be caused by muscle tightness in the neck. Head or neck injury is another common cause of occipital neuralgia. In most cases of occipital neuralgia, the precise cause is unknown or attributed to chronic neck tension.
Secondary conditions or underlying diseases may also cause occipital neuralgia. These include:
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It’s not uncommon to hear that, usually, girls have superior linguistic skills than boys, and for some time it wasn’t clear why or how their brains differed. In 2008, researchers were able to study brain activity in girls and boys and the results showed that the brain areas associated with language work harder in girls during language tasks because, in fact, they rely on different parts of the brain to complete these tasks.
This study, conducted by researchers from Northwestern University, provided clear biological evidence of the differences in language processing between girls and boys. Researchers measured brain activity in 31 boys and 31 girls between the ages of 9 and 15, while they performed language tasks like spelling and writing. Sometimes, the tasks were visually presented and the children had to read the words, and sometimes the cues were auditory. They found that girls’ language areas of the brain were significantly more active than boys’. Meanwhile, in the boys’ brains they found that their visual and auditory cortex were doing most of the work. Their findings suggest that language processing is more sensory-based for boys, and more abstract for girls.
Other studies point out that girls’ brains have a sort of “head start” on language development because their left hemisphere (where most people’s language center lies) develops before the right. For boys though, it’s reversed; their right hemisphere develops first. Girls talk earlier than boys, have larger vocabularies when they reach preschool, and they use more complex sentences. Once they reach school age, girls are normally one to one-and-a-half years ahead of boys in reading and writing skills. The list of differences goes on and on. Keep in mind that these studies focus on group averages, and what could be true for that group might not be true for every individual.
With this in mind, you could pay special attention to fostering your child’s language skills early on. Experiences play a huge role on how the brain is wired, especially in the first years of life. Take a look at other articles about this topic to get ideas on how to encourage language development at home.
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San Diego is renowned for its great beaches, stellar food, and conscious populace, but it will soon be recognized for something even greater… According to Climate Action Programme, the Californian city is moving forward with an ambitious plan to run on 100% renewable energy by 2035. Throughout this process, San Diego residents hope to decrease their collective greenhouse gas emissions by 50%.
The Climate Action Plan was endorsed by Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer and was unanimously approved by the Democrat-dominated city council in December of 2015. The city primarily intends to utilize solar and wind power to achieve its target.
Considering San Diego already has more solar panels than most American cities and presently runs on 40% renewable energy, accomplishing this feat by 2035 shouldn’t be too much of a stretch. In 2015, the city had increased its solar installations by 76.6%. And, the city ranks second in the nation (for the third year in a row), according to Environment California.
The plan calls for half of the city’s vehicles to be electric and close to 100% of methane from sewage and water treatment to be recycled. To reduce private automobile use, the city intends to make major investments in public transportation and bicycling infrastructure. Another of the plan’s targets includes recycling or composting 90% of all solid waste.
In the Climate Action Plan’s introduction, Faulconer wrote:
“Today, we are faced with an issue that affects us all. Our city’s responsibility is to ensure a clean, sustainable San Diego for generations to come. San Diegans from different backgrounds are coming together to proactively address environmental concerns, strengthen our economy and improve our quality of life.”
When Mr. Faulconer spoke to The Guardian, he made it clear that many cities – including New York and San Francisco – are getting tired of waiting for government mandates to invest in clean energy. He said,
“Cities are leading the federal government… They are leading on innovation and policy. The technology is advancing incredibly quickly. We need to have our eyes wide open on this.”
If San Diego succeeds with its vision, it will join the growing list of cities around the world that have committed to powering their economies completely with renewable energy. They include Vancouver, Las Vegas, Sydney, San Francisco, and Copenhagen.
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Each Response To A Single CISSP Essay Question Should Be About A Half-page In Length (about 150 Words).
1. Not all information has the same importance and value to a company. How data is classified is an important factor used in determining the amounts of funding and resources that should be applied to protecting each type of data. Describe the data classification levels within commercial and military organizations and provide examples of the types of information that would be classified at each classification level.
2. It takes a team of individuals throughout the organization working together to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of data resources. Describe the layers of responsibility within an organization when it comes to asset security and data protection. For each role, discuss their responsibility within the organization for asset security.
3. The architecture of a computer system is very important and comprises many topics. The system must ensure that memory is properly segregated and protected, ensure that
only authorized subjects access objects, ensure that untrusted processes cannot perform activities that would put other processes at risk, control the flow of information, and define a domain of resources for each subject. It also must ensure that if the computer experiences any type of disruption, it will not result in an insecure state. Many of these issues are dealt with in the system’s security policy, and the security mode is built to support the requirements of this policy. Explain the concept of a trusted computing base and describe how it is used to enforce the system’s security policy. Provide examples of specific elements (hardware, software or firmware) in the architecture of the computer system could be used that provide security within the TCB.
AS WE HAD AGREED THE 2 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED AND SO IS THE TIME AND AMOUNT.
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4. Describe what data
leak prevention (DLP) is and compare the benefits and drawbacks of network DLP, endpoint DLP, and hybrid DLP
5. Define cloud computing and describe the differences between Software as as Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Define parallel computing and describe bit-level parallelism, instruction-level parallelism, task-level parallelism, and data parallelism.
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March is Nutrition Month, a time to focus on what really matters like nourishing our families with real milk
WASHINGTON (PRNewswire) - Eating breakfast is linked to a more nutritious diet, and including more of certain foods – like milk, yogurt, fruit and whole grains – is linked to the highest-quality diets of all, according to a study in the journal Nutrients.
In fact, researchers found that breakfast alone supplies about 20% of daily calories while providing more than 20% of key nutrients, like calcium, potassium and vitamin D. These are among the nutrients that Americans, including kids, are most often lacking.
Did you know that one out of two children ages nine and older are falling short on calcium, vitamin D and potassium, and 75 percent of kids younger than nine are falling short on vitamin D and potassium? These nutrients are critical for kids' growth.
An 8 ounce glass of real dairy milk includes B vitamins for energy, high-quality protein for lean muscle, vitamin A for a healthy immune system and five bone-building nutrients, including calcium, potassium and vitamin D.
"Serving your kids a nourishing breakfast with milk is an easy way to set them up for a great day. Dairy milk is the top food source for calcium, vitamin d and potassium – important nutrients that many kids don't get enough of," said board certified and practicing pediatrician, Dr. Ilan Shapiro. "I remind parents that serving a nutritious breakfast doesn't have to be difficult, whether you are on the go or savoring the moment, simply adding a glass of milk can instantly boost the nutritional value of your meal," added Dr. Shapiro.
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It’s been a bad week for a lot of Americans. How about an interesting distraction?
The video above, from the American Museum of Natural History, shows essentially all of human history in just six minutes. It shows humanity spreading across the world over a few hundred thousand years — even as our population remained under 1 million. After that came the rise and fall of many empires and civilizations, plagues, wars, and so on — all the way to our current population of around 7 billion.
Here are some of the notable moments in the video:
- About a minute in, the map begins tracking population in the millions — showing the rapid expansion of humanity with the advent of farming.
- Around 3:15, in the 13th century, the Mongol Empire rises, invading its neighbors, expanding quickly, and killing huge segments of the population. The Mongol conquests are still considered among of the deadliest wars in history, killing tens of millions of people at a time when the world population was much smaller — around 360 million.
- Around 3:30, in the 14th century, the bubonic plague spreads around the world, killing more than 20 million people in Europe — nearly one-third of the continent's population — and 75 million around the world, when the global population was about 380 million. Combined with the Mongol conquests, this created the first lengthy period in which human population actually declined.
- Around 4:10, in the 18th century, the world population begins to explode thanks to the Industrial Revolution and modern medicine. From 1800 to 2015, the global population grew from about 1 billion to nearly 7 billion. And the population is projected to peak at about 11 billion around 2100.
It’s a pretty insightful, inspiring look at how far humanity has come — from a tiny group of people in Africa to 7 billion people all around the world. So make sure to watch the full video above.
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HUMAN ACTIVITIES have put the NATURAL RESOURCE of cacao trees at risk, causing a serious decline in chocolate supplies.
⭐Get this at a discount in our Valentine’s Day Science Articles – Set of 3!
In this activity, students will:
- READ the text “Chocolate at Risk Due to Human Activity” to learn about 3 different ways that human activities have contributed to the decline of this natural resource.
- DEFINE key vocabulary from context clues in the text.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions.
- OPTIONAL EXTENSION: Create an educational poster about the problem.
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- Please Note: This resource does not mention Valentine’s Day specifically. Valentine’s Day chocolate is really just our “in” to teach about how people are affecting the planet!
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- Related NGSS standards: MS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4
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Concept of flying tanks!!
On paper, the idea seems simple enough — just put wings on tanks so that they become a tank-gliders, then tow a fleet of them into the air, fly deep into the enemy’s vulnerable rear area, cut them loose, and their crews can glide them down to land, ready for battle. Although seemingly laughable on first look, the flying tank solves a major problem in airborne warfare by providing heavy weapons and armored support to airborne troops. It offers a means to deploy heavy combat units unexpectedly and quickly where the enemy least expects. It is no surprise therefore that four major nations engaged in flying tank research during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Soviet Union, the USA, Japan and England. Of those, only the Soviets would bring prototypes to the flying stage — and they did it four times with four separate vehicles. Today in history on September 2, 1942, marks the 70th anniversary of the first and only flight of the Soviet Union’s Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka, the most ambitious of the designs and the world’s only true flying tank
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Children's first school is their home and their teachers are their parents. How to give manners to the child, how he will behave outside, how he will eat, it all depends on the steps taken by the parents. In simple words, it can also be called the personality development of children. Let us tell you that being a parent is a big responsibility and it is not easy to fulfil it. If the mistakes related to parenting are continuous then the child has to face problems in future. Not only this, but his personality also suffers. Along with trying to improve the personality, it is also important to keep many things in mind. Learn those common mistakes that bring down the personality of children.
After becoming parents, a couple should pay special attention to their behaviour. There are quarrels in married life, but if they start increasing, then the mental health of the child is badly affected. A child deprived of love and affection has to face a personality disorder. He does not behave properly among people and this is a big loss to his personality.
Not fixing the problem
Due to their busy life, most parents do not solve the problems of their children. If this attitude is adopted continuously, then the child may stop saying his point or problem and may have to face a big loss in the future. Parents should always listen to the problems of their children first.
It is necessary to be active in studies to activities, but many parents expect more from their children. The punishment for this mistake can make the child suffer mentally. He starts doing his loss under pressure.
Ignore the rules
After the entry into the life of the child, usually, the attention of every parent remains on their child. Most parents also ignore the necessary rules in love. The child can be stubborn and unruly and this mistake is the biggest reason behind personality disorder.
Support even when wrong
If the parents or the elders of the house start supporting the child even when he is wrong, then there is sure to be a loss to the future and personality. If the child quarrels or misbehaves, the tendency should always be to make him understand. Because it is very important to have rituals to behave.
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Social Studies allows Pre-Kindergarten
children to become familiar with their world by assimilating new experiences into their lives. Teachers help children appreciate how their life experiences are connected to what goes on around them. Through their activities and discoveries, children also develop social and moral values and attitudes.
Social Studies for Kindergarteners
examines the concept of similarities and differences. From the beginning of the school year, teachers integrate this idea into the study of civics, geography and history. Students explore how people are alike and how they are different, as well as how the concept of interdependence helps form a community.First Grade
Social Studies in the First Grade
expands a child’s awareness of his or her surroundings. Cathedral Studies is a unique aspect of Beauvoir’s First Grade. Children participate in an extensive study of the art, buildings and grounds, and maintenance of the National Cathedral, adjacent to Beauvoir. Children have the exciting opportunity to tour the Cathedral with Beauvoir's Chaplain, go on an organ tour with the Head Organist, visit with the stone masons and learn about the architecture and view century-old plantings in the Bishop's Garden. First Graders join all students in a global study of a geographical region of the world. Similarities and differences are studied through exploration of traditions, customs and cultures.
Social Studies in the Second Grade
brings history to life for children. Learning takes place in the context of both modern and historical perspectives, leading children to understand that America’s present is connected to its past. Second Graders begin to identify and record change over time, and use an interdisciplinary study of water and rivers to make connections to the world around them. Third Grade
As part of Social Studies, Third Grader
learn about the role of citizens in a democratic society, and the complexity of historical events that have led to present times. This includes an integrated explorative study of the western expansion of the United States. In a focused study of Washington, D.C., children learn about the history of their community, investigate the planning and establishment of the nation’s capital and carry out individual projects about the city.
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The Amber Coast
The Amber Coast is the name of the coastal strip of the Baltic Sea located in Kaliningrad. This area is known for amber excavation since the mid-19th century and up to date is a location of open-pit amber mines. Deposits in Palmnikenskoe and Primorskoe contain up to 80% of the world’s amber reserves, they were discovered on the Western coast of the Sambia Peninsula in 1948.
It is believed that amber found in the amber coast dates back to the Upper Eocene and Lower Oligocene. Sources of the amber are located in a delta of a prehistoric river, in a shallow part of a basin. Amber can be found elsewhere in the Baltic Sea region. The sources are usually found in a layer 1 to 17,5 m thick, located from 25 to 40 meters from the surface. Next to the Sambia region, natural amber can be found on German, Polish and Lithuanian Baltic Beaches.
Sometimes Baltic amber can be found in areas located far from the Baltic amber, like for example the southeast coastline of England. Up to 90% or 98% of amber is produced in the Sambia region. The natural sourced there are a square of about 30-40 km, but some geologists claim that there are also deposits beyond the main excavations. Another potential larger amber source is the Courish Lagoon.
Costa de Ambar
Another coast which is referred to as “amber coast” is the “Costambar” – the Costa de Ambar, located in the west of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. It is the area where small shaft mines of amber are located. In those mines the Dominican amber is excavated. It is the second world’s largest amber production place, however, it is not as big as the production in the Baltic region.
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My entrée into this work came from a deep interest in these voyages of discovery – adventures based in science and exploring new worlds fraught with danger and high risk. What I found was that artists played an important role in these efforts – their ability to capture images of the discoveries in the days before photography and comprehensive preservation techniques, was so valuable in helping to tell the story. Many of these images were then turned into prints and were reproduced in books. The romantic notion of the artist playing a role of such importance and at the same time being able to create such incredible works of beauty captured my imagination. The fact that so many of them were anonymous or remained unknown in their lifetime also made me feel that these were stories that should be told. Access to books depicting these discoveries and the remarkable images that were created has offered me a treasure trove of source material. But, what I have also come to understand was the darker side of these efforts exploitation and colonization that was the understory for many of these expeditions – an opportunity to locate and confiscate resources that turned into wealth and power for many of these national efforts.
Flora Boreali – Americano, Volume 1, 1840
Captain Cook’s Voyage, HMS Endeavour, 1770
Botanical Report by Durand and Hilgard, 1855
Dutch Voyage to India, 1697
Sloane’s Voyage to Jamaica, 1687-89
Voyage of the HMS Sulfur, 1836-42
Fremont’s Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California, 1842-44
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The definition of an economic recession varies. Most economists widely accept that it is a time period when the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) drops for two consecutive quarters and when unemployment rises by 1.5 percent or more in one year. Economic recessions can have a deep and lasting impact on the stock market as a whole.
Overall, stock prices go down during a recession. Investors may begin selling off their stocks in favor of investment instruments not as largely affected by market volatility such as Treasury Bonds. This sell off causes stock prices to drop even further, causing an overall drop in the stock market. Lower stock prices due to a recession causes business profits to fall and often forces businesses to slow production and lay off employees, further deepening the recession.
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The result of a company’s stock price falling during a recession is a decrease in earnings. When earnings decrease, so do dividends since companies pay cash dividends through earnings. If the recession is deep enough, a company may quit paying dividends altogether. This lowers shareholder’s confidence in the profitability of the company inducing them to sell their shares. This further lowers the stock price and further depresses the stock market as a whole.
The stock market moves up and down largely on investor outlook on future stock market conditions. Many refer to this as investor sentiment. During a recession, investor sentiment is largely pessimistic and stock market volatility is higher than normal. Investment risk increases while average returns decrease with higher market volatility. As a result, investors begin moving away from riskier securities to less risky bonds. This often leads to a decline in stock market investment, causing a decline in overall stock market value.
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Jot down words, phrases, and symbols to describe these two ancient civilizations.
-Mainland was close to water making people become maritime lovers.
-Broken up because of mountains
-Chain of islands
-Focused on gods and goddesses.
-Did not create a major religion with strong spiritual appeal
-Spirits of nature
-Gods and Goddesses
-Regular ceremonies for gods
-Gods and heros have human features
-Digestion and vascular system
-Pump out flooded ships
-Depended on trade for food/supply
-Fish was one of the main sources of economy
-Importance of moderation in human behavior
-A vast gulf often separated wealthy from the ordinary peasants/slaves
Conclusion: Greece’s mainland was mountainous and horrid. They could not rely on agriculture for their food supply. Since their mainland was so irregularly shaped the mainland was close to the water. People became maritime lovers; they used this to their advantage. They traded mainly fish with olives and oils to get their food supply. They were also advanced in technology, with the creation of pulleys and levers and a pump for exiting water from ships. They focused on humanism and gods and goddesses for art and literature. Their government was democratic allowing people to have a say and run for office. One discovery that is still present was astronomy which modern society has based off of. Greece had many accomplishments that we still focus with to this day.
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Surface tension test pens were introduced to give an accurate measurement of graduated surface tension levels. The fluid is applied to the surface or substrate until a satisfactory dyne level is found.
Experience has shown that wetting is normally adequate when a continuous film of test fluid remains intact for 2 seconds. Breaking of the fluid into droplets in less than 2 seconds indicates a lack of wetting and a lower numbered test fluid should be tried. If the fluid remains intact for longer than 2 seconds, a higher numbered test fluid should be tried.
A clean, new cotton applicator should be used each time to avoid contamination of the solutions ensure the film surface is not touched or contaminated in the areas in which the tests are to be made.
These pens are widely used in PS,PE,PP,PET,PI,PC,NY,CPP,OPP,PVC etc.
Biuged offer 16 sorts different dyne value pens (30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,69 dyne). Please mark it when ordering.
- Draw with a pen on the test area of about 1 inch
- Check the time how long it takes the ink changes to small drop or makes peripheral shrinkage. After 2 seconds, there is nothing change, repeat the test with higher dyne pen.
- Suitable dyne is that takes 4 seconds till the ink changes to small drop or makes peripheral shrinkage.
- Surface energy should be more 10 dyne than ink, adhesive, coating.
- When the liquid drops in the surface of material, if surface energy of material is lower than surface energy of ink, the shape of ink is marble.
- On the contrary to this, if surface energy of material is bigger than surface energy of ink, the ink uniformly spread on the surface.
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C6.4 Diesel Used Engine Assembly For Excavator E320D E324D Original
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How diesel engines work
When a gas is compressed, its temperature rises (see the combined gas law); a diesel engine uses this property to ignite the fuel. Air is drawn into the cylinder of a diesel engine and compressed by the rising piston at a much higher compression ratio than for a spark-ignition engine, up to 25:1. The air temperature reaches 700–900, or 1300–1650 °F.
At the top of the piston Stroke diesel fuel is injected into the combustion chamber at high pressure, through an atomising nozzle, mixing with the hot, high-pressure air. The mixture ignites and burns very rapidly. This contained explosion causes the gas in the chamber to heat up rapidly, which increases its pressure, which in turn forces the piston downwards.
The connecting rod transmits this motion to the crankshaft, which is forced to turn, delivering rotary power at the output end of the crankshaft. Scavenging (pushing the exhausted gas-charge out of the cylinder, and drawing in a fresh draught of air) of the engine is done either by ports or valves.
To fully realize the capabilities of a diesel engine, use of a turbocharger to compress the intake air is necessary; use of an aftercooler/intercooler to cool the intake air after compression by the turbocharger further increases efficiency.
In very cold weather, diesel fuel thickens and increases in viscosity and forms wax crystals or a gel. This can make it difficult for the fuel injector to get fuel into the cylinder in an effective manner, making cold weather starts difficult at times, though recent advances in diesel fuel technology have made these difficulties rare.
A commonly applied advance is to electrically heat the fuel filter and fuel lines. Other engines utilize small electric heaters called glow plugs inside the cylinder to warm the cylinders prior to starting.
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Late Shang Dynasty Chinese Ding
760 × 768 1,013 × 1,024 1,881 × 1,901
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A photograph shows a large bronze cauldron, dark grey with aqua green patches. The cauldron has three legs on the bottom and two handles along the top edge. Most of the outside surface is covered with decorative reliefs and carved patterns.
Artifact: 1300–1000 BC
Photo: February 2006
This Chinese ding is from the late Shang Dynasty, likely crafted between 1300 and 1000 BC. In China’s early bronze age, ding were primarily use only for cooking and holding food or wine. Toward the end of this period, ding came to be a symbol of power and authority, and served more of a ritualistic purpose. Nobility and royalty would display these cauldrons as a symbol of their own authority or importance.
Chinese martial artists during the Warring States period (475 BC–221 BC) would sometimes compete in lifting these cauldrons, which could weigh up to several hundred pounds. As ding typically had two handles, either one or two men could attempt the lift.
Chinese Ding | History of Strength Training | Historical Strongmen and Weightlifters
Chen, J., Xu, J., Fu, J., Chang, W. H., & Barrett, J. M. (2011). Along the Yangzi River: Regional culture of the Bronze Age from Hunan. New York: China Institute Gallery.
Defoort, C., & Standaert, N. (2013). The Mozi as an evolving text: Different voices in early Chinese thought. BRILL.
Fong, W., Bagley, R. W., So, J. F., & Hearn, M. K. (1980). The great bronze age of China: An exhibition from the People’s Republic of China. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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This strategy will help students to:
- Receive immediate feedback on electronic work when they are meeting outcomes successfully.
- See at a glance, feedback in remote learning, where at times, some work may not require extensive marking, but clear indications so that the student knows that they’re on the right track or areas that require more attention.
- Boost confidence and motivation in their learning with positive reinforcement.
- Evaluate their own learning or success (when using particular stamps)
- When marking work electronically, save the student document to your computer.
- While marking and providing feedback, access the digital stamp file (you can share a copy to your own computer for future use if you wish)
- Copy the digital stamp you want to use and paste it into the document.
- After you have finished your feedback, save the work and upload/share it with the student.
- Watch this video for a visual demonstration.
- Many students share drafts of their work electronically, and you may choose to acknowledge good work in a traditional way, with a modern spin, by using these digital stamps
- Additionally, these stamps can be applied to outgoing work which is yet to be completed as some of them require students to remember or reflect on something.
- Thanks to Linda McGloin for sharing this strategy with the college
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2006 August 30
Explanation: Why is sunspot 905 backwards? Perhaps it is a key marker for the beginning of a new magnetic cycle on our Sun. Every 11 years, our Sun goes through a magnetic cycle, at the end of which its overall magnetic orientation is reversed. An 11-year solar cycle has been observed for hundreds of years by noting peaks and valleys in the average number of sunspots. Just now, the Sun is near Solar Minimum, and likely to start a long progression toward the most active time, called Solar Maximum, in about 5.5 years. An indicator that the sun's magnetic field is reversing is the appearance of sunspots with the reverse magnetic polarity than normal. A few weeks ago, one small candidate reverse sunspot was sighted but faded quickly. Now, however, a larger sunspot with negative polarity is being tracked. This sunspot, numbered 905, appears as the unusual white spot in the above magnetic image of the Sun taken with the SOHO spacecraft a few days ago. In the past few days, Sunspot 905 has actually begun to break apart and might also become the source of coronal mass ejections and explosive solar flares. Solar astronomers predict that the coming Solar Maximum will be unusually active.
Authors & editors:
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: EUD at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
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What is a Magnetic Flux Channel Antenna?November 2019
Years ago, JEM Engineering developed the Magnetic Flux Channel Antenna. Now, the company has a series of these types of antennas, nicknamed MFC Antennas.
Most conventional antennas are made with conducting metals and dielectrics that allow electric charge to vibrate at radio frequencies. For example, in modern communications equipment such as cell phones, the electric charge vibration frequencies (GHz radio frequencies) can be several billion cycles per second. The antenna structure establishes a path to which the vibrating electric charges are confined and further define the antenna pattern they produce. However, when a very low-profile antenna is desired, the close proximity of metal structure to a conventional antenna causes poor performance unless cavities or other bulky structures are allowed.
JEM Engineering’s MFC antennas do not utilize electric charge to achieve radiation.
Instead, the magnetic flux that resides in the MFC core shapes and supports an efficient form of magnetic polarization current in a specially designed flux channel.
The core of the magnetic flux channel antenna is an inhomogeneous and anisotropic construction whose design and fabrication are proprietary to JEM Engineering. This groundbreaking technology allows for closer proximity and integration within conductors, which cannot be achieved by conventional antennas.
Unlike conventional antennas, the MFC may be placed directly on, or even within, conducting structure with no ill-effects on radiation or impedance match performance. For communications in the VHF/UHF bands (30 MHz to 3 GHz) MFC antennas can provide equivalent performance to conventional.
In recent years, the company has incorporated MFC technology into a variety of different antenna designs, including those that fulfill specific conformal/low-profile requirements. The antennas are typically made from high-hesitivity, low-loss material.
The development of the magnetic flux channel antenna originated from research conducted under the SBIR program.
Qualification Capabilities – Are Your Antennas Up to the Test?
Like with most products, an antenna’s outstanding performance in the field must be preceded by outstanding performance in the lab.
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So we thought we’d create a blog post to provide an explanation! Our Chocolate Tours are like a Boston chocolate school and a great team building Boston activity.
White chocolate is a confection made with cocoa butter, milk solids and sugar, but with none of the cocoa solids that give darker chocolate its recognizable flavor and color. Some chocolatiers ignore white chocolate, and others fill it with extra sugar or fillers like palm oil.
A cocoa bean is made up of cacao nibs which are half cacao butter and half cacoa solids. The cocoa butter inside the nibs is what gives chocolate its rich mouthfeel, and the nibs hold most of the distinctive smell and taste. Therefore, white chocolate is basically sweet fat.
For a chocolate to be labeled as chocolate, as opposed to candy, the Food and Drug Administration requires that the bar be made up of at least 10 percent cocoa mass (nibs plus the cocoa fat in the bean), with no specifications about cocoa butter. Yet white chocolate has to have a cocoa butter content of at least 20% and doesn’t need to include cacao nibs. The FDA established these standards in 2004 in response to petitions filed by the Hershey Company and the Chocolate Manufacturers Association (now part of the National Confectioners Association).
The company Nestlé was the first to develop white chocolate commercially in 1936 in Switzerland. The story is that it was a way to use up excess milk powder that had been produced for World War I and was no longer in demand.
White chocolate is also a way to use up extra cocoa butter that is extracted from the cocoa bean when making cocoa powder. Kind of like how the cacao husks or skins were a byproduct which made the tea we’re drinking, this cocoa butter fat is the most highly regarded byproduct of chocolate production, valued not only in chocolate but cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. In fact, many large-scale manufacturers substitute a portion of their deodorized cocoa butter with fillers such as vegetable oil that significantly reduce cost but lower the quality.
So while white chocolate might not be vegan chocolate because it contains dairy, you do have another option: try dark chocolate or new ruby chocolate which are new!
Join our Harvard Square Chocolate Tour or Vegan Chocolate Tour of Boston this Saturday!
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The Carolina Mountains: Photography of Margaret Morley
The exhibit The Carolina Mountains: Photography of Margaret Morley offers an intimate look at everyday life in western North Carolina around the turn of the 20th century.
In the 1890s, New Englander Margaret Morley visited western North Carolina’s mountains and fell in love with the land and its people. The visit so inspired her that she moved to Tryon, south of Asheville, by the end of the decade. The well-known biologist, writer, illustrator, and educator spent the next 12 years exploring the region and recording scenes of everyday life in captivating photographs and delightful prose.
With pen and camera, Morley traveled throughout the lofty land, observing its natural wonders and befriending the mountain people. In 1913 Houghton Mifflin published her impressions in The Carolina Mountains, which was an immediate success and is still considered one of the best books about the region.
Contents Include the Following Items:
- Fifty-two (52) professionally framed and matted black-and-white images (reproduced from Morley’s original photographs); framed dimensions: 16″ wide x 20″ high with attached wire for hanging
- Complementary text labels 5″ wide x 7″ high
- Introductory panel 42″ wide x 30″ high
- Biographical panel 42″ wide x 30″ high
Renting institutions may add content to this exhibit.
Participation Fee: $1,000 per month, with a minimum of a three-month rental period, plus shipping costs
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Black Canyon of the Gunnison
BEHIND THE IMAGE
As it name would suggest, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is best known for the Black Canyon – one of the most spectacular and vertigo inducing sights at this National Park. The walls of this narrow canyon plunge almost vertically from a height of over 610 meters to the Gunnison River below. Because of its unique formation, Black Canyon is usually plunged in darkness, receiving only half an hour of sunlight every day. Depending on your perspective, looking down from this height into the depths of the Black Canyon can either be described as extremely exhilarating or extremely alarming.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park usually attracts about 300,000 visitors every year. This picturesque site is popular with people who enjoy scenic drives, fishing, kayaking, challenging hiking trails and technical mountain climbing. This national park is a designated as an International Dark Sky Park, which makes it perfect for visitors who enjoy stargazing.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison captures both the exhilaration and dread that you may feel when looking into the depths of the Black Canyon at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. A beautiful pink tinged sky overlooks the deep craggy chasm of the canyon below. Looking at this picture, you may feel the crispness of the air and feel the urge to lean forward and take a deeper look into the depths of the canyon.
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The sun prepares to rise over Black Canyon of The Gunnison National Park.
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The great Greek doctor Hippocrates was born on the island of Kos in 460 BC (d. Larissa, 377 BC). He was the founder of scientific medicine, thus rightly earning him the name of “father of modern medicine” and a staunch proponent of “rational” medicine, i.e. one free of biases and superstitions.
There are in fact two things, science, and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.
According to the most reliable version of his biography in existence, Hippocrates was a student of his own father, who was a doctor as well and who trained him in medicine.
He traveled throughout the known world in an effort to expand his knowledge, while simultaneously treating patients and teaching.It was during these travels that he recorded data and observations and gathered the material for what would later come to be known as the Hippocratic Collection, the most famous part of which is the renowned Hippocratic Oath.
The pioneering, brilliant spirit of Hippocrates led him to the conclusion that man is a psychosomatic being, and that illness is governed by the laws of nature. In accordance with this theory, doctors must assist nature in alleviating pain and in confronting the illness.
Hippocrates’s contribution to both modern medicine as well as to the people of his time is immeasurable: he propagated his firm belief that diseases were not sent by the Gods but rather came from more mundane things such as polluted water, dirt and rats, and that the sick must not come into contact with healthy people until they had fully recovered.
In modern times, this “philosophical” approach to the medical practice has proven truly invaluable.
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24 May Study: Regular Exercise May Prevent Alzheimer’s
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Kentucky College of Health Services suggests that exercise might help to provide future protection from Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, it might help Alzheimers care specialists to keep people healthy.
Led by Nathan Johnson PT, DPT, Ph.D. with a group of researchers, the study successfully demonstrated the positive correlation between fitness and blood flow to certain areas of the brain where Alzheimer’s disease is usually first detected.
Alzheimer’s is a very serious form of dementia, experienced by more than three-fourths of individuals at assisted living facilities. Additionally, Alzheimer’s is the leading cause of death in the United States, with one in three seniors passing away from some form of dementia.
With further investigation, the study could prove to be crucial in the quest for preventing and slowing diagnoses and symptoms of Alzheimers, helping elder care services and health professionals to better understand the form of dementia..
The study involved 30 men and women between the ages of 59 and 69. When tested, the participants were put through treadmill fitness assessments and ultrasounds of the heart. Then, the researchers gave the participants brain scans in order to investigate blood flow to specific areas of the brain.
“We set out to characterize the relationship between heart function, fitness, and cerebral blood flow, which no other study had explored to date,” Johnson said. “In other words, if you’re in good physical shape, does that improve blood flow to critical areas of the brain? And does that improved blood flow provide some form of protection from dementia?”
Ultimately, the study showed that blood flow to critical areas of the brain were significantly higher for those who were physically fit.
This means that regular exercise at any age can help to continually deliver oxygen to the brain, keeping the mind young.
“Can we prove irrefutably that increased fitness will prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Not at this point,” Johnson said. “But this is an important first step towards demonstrating that being physically active improves blood flow to the brain and confers some protection from dementia, and conversely that people who live sedentary lifestyles, especially those who are genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s, might be more susceptible.”
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Summer Book Club Read on Stories of Black Female Freedom Fighters
This summer we're reading Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters.
Ella Baker was a brilliant, Black hero of the Civil Rights Freedom Movement who inspired and guided emerging leaders. Ms. Baker played a key role in some of the most influential organizations of the time, including the NAACP, Martin Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, according to the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights,
And according to Wikipedia, "Baker criticized professionalized, charismatic leadership; she promoted grassroots organizing, radical democracy, and the ability of the oppressed to understand their worlds and advocate for themselves. She realized this vision most fully in the 1960s as the primary advisor and strategist of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Baker has been called "one of the most important American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement." She is known for her critiques not only of racism within American culture but also of sexism within the civil rights movement."
In learning about Ella Josephine Baker, answer the following questions:
Define the term "Resilience."
Would it be accurate to describe Ella Josephine Baker as "Resilient"?
Compare and contrast different examples of resilience you have experienced personally, with instances explored in the story.
What role does resilience play in the story?
Harlem youth can attend Book Club classes live on Zoom on Wednesdays at noon through August 14, 2020. Parents, sign up your student(s) for Virtual Summer Programming at tinyurl.com/bgchvirtualsummer.
To learn more about our Virtual Summer Programming, click here.
BGCHarlem 2020 Book Club made possible by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
BGCHarlem would like to thank Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the donation of our Summer 2020 Book Club books in our Summer Fun Kits for summer campers toward the amplification of Black voices through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Equity Initiative. Click here to learn more about HMH's Books for Equity Initiative.
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Prevent Abscesses From Forming With Good Dental Hygiene
There are many things that can happen if you have poor dental hygiene and we want to discuss with you what an abscess is and how it is formed. The experts at Colgate explain that, “an abscess is a limited area of pus formed as a result of a bacterial infection. The body’s immune system reacts to the infection, and sends white blood cells to the area to try to get rid of the bacteria. The pus in an abscess is a mixture of live and dead white blood cells, enzymes, and parts of destroyed cells and tissues. When there is no way for pus to drain, it forms an abscess.”
There are many ways an abscess can form in your gum tissue, in the roots of your teeth, and even in the surrounding areas of the tooth. Colgate shares that they can be caused by:
- Food or debris embedded deep in the gum
- By bacteria that enters through a cavity and gets into the dental pulp
- From a deep periodontal pocket
“If you have a lowered resistance to infection then you have an increased risk of developing an abscess. An abscess may cause a severe toothache because the nerve can become infected. This infection can burrow through the gum, which can form a visible boil that has the potential to rupture in the mouth. After the abscess ruptures, the pain may decrease significantly, but you should still seek dental treatment. If it does not drain, the infection can spread to other areas of the head and neck and can become life threatening,” Colgate explained.
You can prevent abscesses by:
- Practicing good oral hygiene
- Keeping teeth and gums free of food and debris
- Having regular dental checkups
Good oral hygiene habits can help prevent problems such as abscesses. Schedule an appointment at Artistic Touch Dentistry to ensure the health of your teeth and gums.
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Closures and currying
In functional programming, higher-order functions are nothing but functions that take in functions as arguments and/or return functions as return values.
In the above example, the
naive_add function took two arguments upfront.
We could also visualize
add as a higher-order function that takes in one argument (
x), and returns a function that adds its input (
The inner function is a closure. Closures are functions that keep track of variables from their containing scopes. In this case, the closure keeps track of the variable
x, even after it is returned to the outside world.
This enables us to write some elegant code like:
We expressed the
decrement functions in terms of the
add higher-order function.
Had we stuck with
naive_add function, the
decrement function would’ve looked more verbose:
Best of both worlds
Wouldn’t it be awesome if we had the simplicity of
naive_add and expressiveness of
Enter currying. As you’d have already guessed, it has nothing to do with Paneer butter masala.
bind method is used to curry functions:
This means that we donot have to explicity hand-code higher-order functions.
bind does that for us under the hood.
Note that the first argument to the
bind function is the receiver, which is consulted in case the function that we’re currying has references to
Let’s conclude by looking at a more tastier example of currying:
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The Sopothelli place name comes from the aromonic spout, “the pipe from which the water of a source is poured” and the aromanian and Romanian ending -el, meaning “the place that has water”. In 1920 it was renamed as Dilofo, since it is built on two hills.
It is built at an altitude of 850 meters and here lies the highest house in the area of Zagori. The tradition says that a villager from the nearby village of Koukouli was married to a misstress from Dilofo, who could not see her village anymore. Her wealthy husband, unable to see his wretched wife, ordered the construction of a towering house (13.5 meters) so that his wife could have sight of her village, Dilofo.
It is not known who were the first residents of the village nor when it was inhabited. However, there is evidence of residential spots in the surrounding area. After the invasion of the Slavs in Epirus (540 AD) the inhabitants of the village of Pitourni lived in the district of Dilofo. From these residents, it also took the name Sopotseli.
Later the Slavs named the village Zlarov, a nearby village, which was also dissolved and its inhabitants merged into Sopotseli. The date of collapse is not mentioned. Probably in 1583, after Turkish related actions.
Among the important monuments are the building of the Anagnostopoulio School in the square that was founded in 1855 and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary built in 1857.
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Society is built on each individual life.
Each society is built on the worth accorded to every life.
Every life highly valued and supported in tangible and intangible ways builds the strength of the society.
Every life devalued and judged unworthy of support robs the society of strength and merit and worth in itself.
‘Society’ is not equivalent to nation.
The borders of a society are set not by law nor by stone or metal walls, but by culture, by what is shared among people, by what is given value and ultimate value by individual and shared human lives.
If the life of a poor family is of less worth than that of a wealthy, then the society is not richer, but poorer.
If the life of a child on the way to birth is worth less than that of a child already born, then society’s understanding of what it is to be human is wounded.
If the life of a child on one side of a humanly-determined border is judged worthy of food and shelter, possibility and education and future, and the child on the other side is judged only as refugee or invader, then the society is on the run from the beliefs that make life together possible.
The society that judges against individual human lives judges itself.
The society that embraces each individual life as worthy of effort and cost and discussion, of time and money and inconvenience, of stopping to think through the law to the human depths beyond, is built up and becomes more truly itself, more truly human, more completely home for every human life.
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Solutions journalism is news about how communities and organizations are responding to social and environmental problems. This collection contains solutions stories about Kenyan woman enhancing food security through beekeeping; displaced Kenyan tribal women using solar drying of pineapples to increase profit; women in the Philippines leading their communities into sustainable agriculture and forest protection; women in India participating in agricultural initiatives; and the Dalit, or “untouchable” women of India opening pilot farms based on sustainability and independence.
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Although women make up 43 percent of the agricultural labor force and produce between 60 and 80 percent of food crops in the developing world, there remains a gender gap between women and men when it comes to resources, land rights, and opportunity. Women have fewer resources, limited options regarding land rights and financial credit, and struggle to access the same education and technologies that their male peers enjoy. These endemic inequities result in women producing, on average, less than men from the same amount of land. Solving this problem would not only improve their lives and those of their children, but would also enhance food production and address climate change, which is why Project Drawdown lists this solution as a strategy to fight climate change. Join the Earth Month Ecochallenge to learn more and take action on this climate solution.
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Our tradition of caring and sharing for one another has its roots in the creation of humanity b’tzelem elohim, (in the Divine image). That concept is explained in concrete terms by Maimonides (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) and helps form an ethical imperative that sanctifies our everyday...
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Unit: Those Who Care
In this lesson the learners will define problem solving and identify some problem solving approaches. They will explore how individuals, groups, and organizations use problem solving approaches,...
Unit: What Is a Youth Advisory Committee?
Together, the participants write a grant proposal to request funds to complete an identified service project.
Unit: Respecting the Environment (Private-Religious)
This lesson will teach the basic Biblical laws of Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim (the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) the rationale that supports these laws, and practical applications of these laws in today’s world. The learner will participate in a class project aimed to assist community...
Unit: Hurricane Katrina / Great Hanshin-Awaji Disaster Collaboration
The learners will become aware of human need brought about by natural disasters and will compare domestic experiences with parallel events on the other side of the world.
Unit: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A picture book biography tells the story of the life and philanthropy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Children reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream and how he used his words. They reflect on their own dreams for a better community.
Unit: Poetry of Giving
Develop an understanding that you can find poetry everywhere: from lyrics to songs, commercials and rap. Investigate the philanthropic themes are often found in poetry.
Unit: Character Education: Caring (Grade 8)
The purpose of this lesson is for the learners to reflect on how philanthropy, enlightened self-interest, and caring are related and to determine why and how they will "care" in the future.
Unit: Animals in Sports and Entertainment
Discuss and evaluate personal beliefs and attitudes about the treatment of animals, especially applied to sports and entertainment. We explore how laws and beliefs concerning animal welfare affect personal responses to animal treatment.
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Do you understand the screws of medical equipment?
I believe everyone has heard of medical equipment, but perhaps they are not very familiar with the screws on medical equipment. So let me take you to understand the screws on medical equipment!
The thread of a medical device screw is a shape with uniform spiral protrusions on the solid outer surface or inner surface cross-section, while the fit of threaded fasteners refers to the degree of tightness between the threads that are mutually rotating, as well as the combination of deviations and tolerances on the internal and external threads.
What are the stainless steel screws and accessories for medical equipment? For unfamiliar people, stainless steel screws and others are not familiar with them. Many purchases of stainless steel screws focus on the performance of stainless steel screws, such as their rust and corrosion resistance. Let’s share with you the types of stainless steel screws: Medical equipment stainless steel screws have the characteristics of rust prevention and corrosion resistance. Due to the metal nature of stainless steel, stainless steel screws cannot be hardened, and the strength of stainless steel screws itself is generally between 4.8 and 6.8. Therefore, when looking for screw fasteners, the material should also be selected based on the actual use of the product.
If screws with equal strength are required for mechanical equipment, then carbon steel material needs to be selected for hardening treatment. The hardening treatment of carbon steel screws can reach 12.9 and above. If the product requires rust and corrosion resistance, stainless steel screws with rust and corrosion resistance can be selected. The performance of screw fasteners made of different materials varies, and we need to choose which screw to use based on the characteristics of different materials. In short, stainless steel screws are generally between 4.8 and 6.8, and cannot be hardened. However, stainless steel screws have corrosion resistance and rust resistance, which are also characteristics of stainless steel.
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Fair and equitable access to COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
A global research effort is underway to develop effective treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.* The world hopefully awaits a safe and effective vaccine to end the pandemic and enable a revival of social and economic activity.
People within and across countries will have different levels of access to these products. This will not be a new problem. Structural, political, and power imbalances mean lack of access to medicines and vaccines already has a devastating effect on people throughout the world.
The COVID-19 pandemic is truly global. Populations who are not usually affected by inequitable access to medicines might now view this issue in a new light. However, this pandemic has disproportionately affected those who are already disadvantaged and will continue to do so, both within and between countries. Without ethical leadership and changes to current systems, the effects will widen inequality, hitting disadvantaged populations and low-income countries hardest.
This briefing encourages policy makers, regulators, companies, funders, and research institutions to consider ways in which COVID-19 treatments and vaccines can be developed, accessed, and distributed to those who need them in fair and equitable ways.
*In this document, ‘treatment’ encompasses supportive care for COVID-19, such as oxygen, antibiotics and intensive care, as well as more targeted therapies, though the primary focus of this briefing concerns the development of and access to drugs and vaccines.
For a full list of references, please download the briefing.
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Good evening! It was the new week.
Did you read the article last week?
I’ll study Japanese number today!
This time is “how to use the “Wago” number”.
In Japan, we will put a word behind numbers.
That words change by an object.
But, “Tsu” is often put on in case of “wago” number.
Here we go! lesson!
Let’s attach “tsu” to “Wago” number.
Just put at “Tsu” behind the number easily. It’s possible to count the number or the age with this.
By the way, the word within brackets is rather common. Also, “10” of “to-o” are used just as it is.
Well, we often use other words when counting numbers with “Wago” number.
For example, “Taba”. This is used for “the bunch” such as “bouquet”.
One bundle of bouquet = HanaTaba hito-taba (はなたば ひと たば).
Others, “Fusa”. This is used in banana or something like a grape.
One bunch of grapes = Budou hito-Fusa (ぶどう ひと ふさ).
There are other ones, but today is the end.
It’s easy Japanese, so I’ll try it out!
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Biofeedback (a method of biofeedback, biofeedback) allows everyone to learn and manage the processes that occur in the body. A person can consciously control the frequency of his heartbeat, body temperature and blood pressure.
Biological feedback (Biofeedback) is a technology that includes a spectrum of research, treatment and prevention physiological procedures in which the patient through an external feedback circuit, the computer needs information about the state and change of those or other own physiological processes (Definition from Wikipedia).
Biofeedback – non-pharmacological method of treatment using special equipment for recording, amplification and “return” the patient physiological information (Definition of the American Association for Applied Psychophysiology and biofeedback).
Biofeedback (a method of biofeedback, biofeedback, biofeedback) allows everyone to learn and manage the processesthat occur in the body. A person can consciously control the frequency of their heartbeat, body temperature and blood pressure.
The biofeedback training is conducted in the form of a series of trainings (at least 15 training sessions of 20-40 minutes), during which the person receives the skills to control stress with the help of devices and computer programs. Individual training programs consist of video clips of music and computer games, changes in which are linked to the human condition. People online, sees his physiological state and its changes, including in the form of graphs, figures, cartoon characters or games. People change their physiological state and on the screen and change the picture.
– safe for humans,
– allows to transfer the person from the position of passive consumer physiological processes in the category of active participant in the rehabilitation process.
Used in anxiety, headaches, phobias, insomnia, stress, depression, add (the attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity in children), chronic fatigue syndrome, the syndrome of “burnout”, timidity and shyness, public speaking, stuttering, etc.
The information on the website under “Health”, etc. sections is not intended for self-treatment! You need to go to the doctor! The website is intended for informational purposes regarding domestic breakthrough technologies, inventions, etc.!
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NASA engineers are investigating why one of the two solar arrays equipped to the agency’s Lucy spacecraft has failed to lock into place.
Lucy was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V on October 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a mission to investigate a pair of asteroid fields that may shed light on the formation of our solar system.
Following a successful launch, a NASA press release confirmed that the team had acquired a signal from the spacecraft and that its two circular solar arrays had been deployed successfully. However, an update released a day later revealed that one of the two arrays had failed to lock into place follow deployment.
Despite the issue, NASA has confirmed that both arrays are producing power and charging Lucy’s battery. The spacecraft can continue to operate in its current configuration without affecting the mission.
Engineers are currently examining data from the spacecraft to determine the best course of action moving forward.
Named after the fossilized skeleton of one of humanity’s earliest known ancestors, Lucy was built to explore two fields of Trojan asteroids that share an orbit around the Sun and Jupiter.
Scientists believe that these asteroids are the remnants of the formation of giant planets from a distant solar system. It is hoped that by studying the asteroids we may learn more about the evolution of our own solar system in much the same way as Lucy helped us understand human evolution.
“It will still be several years before we get to the first Trojan asteroid, but these objects are worth the wait and all the effort because of their immense scientific value,” said Hal Levison, Lucy’s principal investigator. “They are like diamonds in the sky.”
Following two Earth gravity assists in 2022 and 2024, Lucy will make its first Trojan asteroid encounter in 2027. After completing four targeted flybys of the first asteroid field, it will make a third Earth gravity assist in 2031 that will catapult it to the second field by 2033.
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The Sherman Historical Society shared the story of Florence Quammie whose abbreviated bio is told in the book, A Life In Color. It is a fascinating look into the early 20th-century history of this charming Connecticut village.
It was the year 1933 when the Quammies moved to Sherman, Joseph Allan, his wife Flora Mae and their two children, Florence and Gerald. At the time, Florence was only six years old. The family moved from the Bronx and, they were the first black family to make their home in Sherman. The potential for complications could come into play for this interesting transition. The history for it was certainly there.
During the Civil War and despite abolitionists’ cries, the majority of the North was not fighting for slaves’ rights; in fact, many couldn’t have cared less either way; for them, the fight was about preserving the Union. During and after it, the influx of freed Blacks moving north to find work in the industrialized cities came up against both American-born and immigrant workers who saw their jobs threatened by the new arrivals.
The book interviews Florence at 80 years old. Her story is refreshing and one that destroys stereotypes and expectations. Her parents came to Sherman to work for the Walter Evans family at “Estwick,” (the stately 1804 Federal Colonial home on the corner of Chapel Hill). “The Evanses treated us like family; they took to my brother and me like their own.” In fact, Florence enjoyed many activities she might not otherwise have known, among them: learning to play tennis and piano and attending numerous concerts and plays.
In the book, a Life of Color, Florence recalls the many wonderful times she had growing up in Sherman. She was accepted by the children of the town in school and made many lasting friendships with no racial barriers. This book is inspiring and shows that tolerance breeds goodness and acceptance breeds community.
A Life in Color is available from the Sherman Historical Society’s Old Store or by contacting them via email [email protected]
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The development of healthcare treatments has given people hope to fight diseases. However, humans are born to be afraid of advanced technologies. As such, it is critical that medical professionals have the skills to explain the benefits of treatments to patients and, ideally, involve them in the development of new treatments in the first place.
Find out how and why you should engage patients and communities in the development of new healthcare technology and treatments with the free online course “Medical Humanity: Engaging Patients and Communities in Healthcare“.
Engaging Patients and Communities in Healthcare – Course Content
This free online course explores the concept of doctors as “mediators” in the changing relationship between patients and technology, and introduces the theme of “medical humanity” to improve communication and trust in healthcare. You will find out how to bring patients into the development of medical technologies and treatments.
Using real-life examples from Taiwan and South East Asia, the course will help you to understand:
- The basic principles of community engagement;
- The concept of “living labs”;
- How to listen to people and use their oral histories as part of healthcare service design;
- How to make elders or minority groups an integral part of designing new medical technologies;
- Why you should consider technology as a tool for conscious social change.
This course is designed for undergraduates and postgraduates, with some medical, healthcare or social work experience.
Summary of Main Course Features
- Educator: Duujian Tsai
- Publisher: Taipei Medical University
- Start Date: 8 August 2016
- Duration: 3 weeks x 2 hours per week
- Certificates available
Visit the Course Page
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Green Hydrogen Catapult
It is widely acknowledged that green hydrogen will play a significant role in decarbonising the global economy. Yet, currently only 1% of all hydrogen produced is ‘green’. Green hydrogen is a zero-emissions, sustainable fuel made by using renewable energy – wind and solar – to power electrolysis that splits water into its constituent parts. Platinum is used as a catalyst in Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysers, one of the two leading electrolysis technologies available.
Until now, cost has been a significant barrier to wider adoption of green hydrogen, with analysis showing that a price of $2 per kilogram represents the likely tipping point at which green hydrogen should become affordable across multiple sectors. The key to driving down costs is to build out additional capacity on a large ‘gigawatt’ scale to achieve the economies of scale needed to make green hydrogen production economically viable.
The new ‘Green Hydrogen Catapult’ initiative will see green hydrogen industry leaders take on this challenge, targeting the deployment of 25 gigawatts of green hydrogen production by 2026, with a goal of halving the current costs to below $2 per kilogram and increasing production fiftyfold. In establishing the initiative, the enterprises behind the Green Hydrogen Catapult are collaborating to accelerate the necessary technological and infrastructure advancements, as well as related market development. In addition, the Catapult target requires investment of roughly $110 billion.
Growing Market for Platinum
It is now estimated that green hydrogen could supply up to 25% of the world’s energy needs and become a $10 trillion addressable market, by 2050. These projections are underpinned by the recent emergence of strong green hydrogen-focused national hydrogen strategies, including those announced by Australia, Chile, Germany, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and South Korea.
From an investment perspective, the rapid growth of the PEM electrolysis market clearly has the potential to benefit platinum demand, albeit modestly in the short- to medium-term. What is more, expansion of hydrogen production capacity will facilitate development of the wider hydrogen economy, enabling adoption of other hydrogen-related technologies including platinum-based fuel cell electric vehicles – further good news for platinum demand.
The unique physical and chemical properties of platinum make it perfect not only for jewelry but also for many other applications that make a lasting, positive impact on our world.
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This is a new series of blog posts for teachers looking to become materials writers. It aims to help future writers explore topics and issues in writing, encourage deeper insight into the content of published materials, and promote a principled approach to materials development.
- What does it really mean to ‘personalise’ materials for a learner?
- In what ways could you personalise a text?
- How can you help young learners make connections between a text and their existing knowledge/experiences?
Analyse some existing published materials for young learners. Focus specifically on the reading texts and lesson stages around these. Consider the following:
To what extent are the learners encouraged to
- connect the text content to their own life experiences?
- connect the text to other texts they have read?
- connect the text to (past) world events that the learner might know about?
- connect the text to current world events?
(Choosing topics for published resources that remain current can be tough – this is worth thinking about for the task)
Plan a resource that encourages young learners to connect to the content of a reading text in a variety of ways. You may wish to create a graphic organiser activity or some other visual response to promote engagement.
Alternatively, you may choose to adapt/enhance an existing resource from the materials you analysed.
Categories: General, materials writing, teacher development
It’s great to see you’re using the graphic organisers! I’ve found this becomes a common phrase I use now “well done for making connections to something we’ve read in class before” or “ well done for making a connection to a real life experience”. My students are getting much better at recognising when they make connections too and see there are links in what they’ve done!
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Intermittent Computer Systems on Earth and in Space
Intermittent computing is an emerging computational model that allows software to operate reliably on devices that harvest energy from their environment. Energy-harvesting frees devices from the need for batteries, battery replacements, tethered power, and regular maintenance, enabling deployment to far remote installations, such as in civil infrastructure and outer space. This does not come for free: power failures impede progress and can leave a system’s memory and execution state inconsistent. Unpredictable future energy availability, and the difficulty of precisely characterizing device power consumption makes building a reliable intermittent system a challenge. I describe our experience with intermittent computing. I describe our recent efforts to mathematically formalize the behavior of intermittent software execution, and lessons learned from these formal modeling efforts. I discuss concrete incarnations of our intermittent and energy-harvesting computing results: a terrestrial, long-range batteryless camera system with the ability to do on-device machine learning and transmit over 10km distances with no batteries and two tiny, intermittent computing nanosatellites that sense, compute on sensor data, and communicate with Earth.
The discussion following this talk will be moderated by Mike Bond.
Brandon is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University working on hardware and software computer systems to answer the question: “How capable can a computing system be, given physical restrictions on its form factor, input power, energy storage, or other resource constraints?” His research has been recognized with 8 best paper awards, the 2019 IEEE TCCA Young Computer Architect Award and the 2015 Bell Labs Prize.
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Jan 26 2008
Climate change will have a huge impact on human health and bold environmental policy decisions are needed now to protect the world’s population, according to the author of an article published in the BMJ today.
The threat to human health is of a more fundamental kind than is the threat to the world’s economic system, says Professor McMichael, a Professor of public health from the Australian National University. “Climate change is beginning to damage our natural life-support system,” he says.
The risks to health are many, and include the impact of heat waves, floods and wildfires, changes in infectious disease patterns, the effect of worsening food yields and loss of livelihoods.
The World Health Organisation estimates that a quarter of the world’s disease burden is due to the contamination of air, water, soil and food – particularly from respiratory infections and diarrhoeal disease.
Climate change, says Professor McMichael, will make these and other diseases worse. While it is unlikely to cause entirely new diseases it will alter the incidence, range and seasonality of many existing health disorders. So, for example, by 2080 between 20 and 70 million more people could be living in malarial regions due to climate change.
The adverse health impacts will be much greater in low-income countries and vulnerable sub-populations than in richer nations.
Professor McMichael says:
“Poverty cannot be eliminated while environmental degradation exacerbates malnutrition, disease and injury. Food supplies need continuing soil fertility, climatic stability, freshwater supplies and ecological support (such as pollination). Infectious diseases cannot be stabilised in circumstances of climatic instability, refugee flows and impoverishment.”
The relationship between the environment and health is complex. For example, as India modernises it expects the health of its population to improve, yet industrialisation also means a rapidly increased level of coal-burning and greater global emissions. This in turn leads to climate change, the impact of which is felt most by vulnerable populations.
Professor McMichael concludes that the global changes we are seeing now are unprecedented in their scale, and healthcare systems should develop strategies to deal with the resulting growing burden of disease and injury. More bold and far-sighted policy decisions need to be taken at national and international level to arrest the process and health professionals “have both the opportunity and responsibility to contribute to resolving this momentous issue.”
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Smart in math to be an advantage of a child who has been actively moving. In this case, children who are obese or overweight.
Regular exercise will increase the ability of children who are overweight, which is usually just sit still, to be able to think, make plans, it can even grow in mathematics. Thus the findings of researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University.
Why do math? Not explain why, but the main reason is that mathematics is a subject that has a higher level of difficulty compared to other subjects and also requires more concentration to learn.
Researchers also hope that not only obese children undergoing exercise every day, but also those who were poor. The study was based on observations of 171 overweight children aged 7 to 11 years.
After doing the exercise every day, there is a significant development in terms of competency and skills in mathematics.According to the central site Pysch after MRI of the brain of children, there is increased brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, an area that is typically used to think.
In addition, the IQ has been increased. Most often they exercise, the higher the IQ. On average, an increase of 3.8 points for those who practice 40 minutes a day after school for three months.
Sports that can be diverse: the hula hoop, running, jumping rope, and other sports, including swimming and cycling.
All sports it is also the stimulation of the brain more active.Everything from the movement that carried out while making the blood more fluid, so that oxygen delivery was smooth as well.
In essence, a child could not move if the brain is not active. To be active, oxygen required, and so on. It is all interconnected.Therefore, if there are children who are overweight, do not let them sit. Invite them to move as often as possible.
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Onion is a common vegetable in many countries. It can be used in a variety of dishes, including soups, stews, cereal, and more. On the other hand, onions can be eaten raw as well. When eaten raw, onions are a great source of vitamin C, sulphuric compounds, and flavonoids.
According to WebMD, when onions is cooked or fried, it loses some of their beneficial vitamins and nutrients, however eating them raw provides you with more of these nutrients. When you eat raw onions on a regular basis, here are a few of the things that happen to your body:
1. Improves eye health or vision.
Onions are beneficial for the eyes because of the selenium they contain. An onion’s vitamin E content helps to heal eye disorders. Even some prescription eye drops contain onion juice extracts because of their eye-healthy properties.
2. Improves cardiovascular health.
Helps decrease cholesterol levels by including flavonoids. To keep your blood in check, onions are packed with nutrients that keep your cardiovascular system healthy.
3. Enhances digestion.
A healthy digestive system is facilitated by eating onions, which contain a significant amount of fiber. The fiber in raw onions encourages the formation of good bacteria in your body. Keep diarrhea and stomach ulcers at bay with this method.
4. Improved skin condition.
An onion’s high vitamin A, C, and K content makes it a great source of skin-friendly nutrients. Protect your skin from harmful rays of the sun and minimize pigmentation with these vitamins.
5. Improve the health of the lungs and airways.
Eating onions relaxes the muscles in the lungs of people with asthma and other respiratory conditions, allowing them to breathe easier. Because of its high flavonoid concentration, this is the case.
6. Boosts the immune system.
Antioxidants found in onions can help the body’s defenses. Chemically, onions are incredibly potent, able to both increase immunity and fight cancer.
What are your thoughts on raw onion consumption? Please share this article to others.
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Confidentiality (Teenagers) Policy
The principles of confidentiality apply equally to all patients regardless of age. Young people (including those under 16) are entitled to equal confidentiality, as all other patients. This includes respecting their wishes to withhold information from parents or guardians. The GP involved will determine the competency of a young person seeking treatment and will determine the extent to which confidentiality guidelines apply in each case.
Care must be taken to ensure that this right of confidentiality is not inadvertently breached by following the procedural guidelines in force.
It is generally recognised that parents will accompany children up to 13 years of age. Many will continue to do so past this age but the clinician can check if they are happy to have the parent there if it is regarding something personal.
A child under 16 can come and see a clinician alone. However a clinician must believe that they are capable of understanding the choices of treatment and their consequences. This includes contraceptive advice, but the principles apply to other treatments, including abortion.
The policy of the practice is to support young people in exercising their choice of medical treatment, and to deal with them in a sympathetic and confidential manner. Where a young person presents at the surgery without adult support they may be booked in to see a clinician in the normal way. Where there is some question of the urgency of an appointment the matter should be referred to a nurse in the first instance to triage the request.
The Fraser guidelines apply to the treatment of contraceptive advice and care. A clinician should proceed to give advice and treatment where:
- The Clinician is satisfied that the patient understands the advice given.
- The Clinician cannot persuade the patient to inform the parents.
- That the patient is likely to continue having sexual intercourse with or without contraceptive treatment.
- That unless the patient receives contraceptive advice or treatment their physical or mental health or both are likely to suffer.
- That the patient’s best interests require the clinician to give them contraceptive advice, treatment or both without the parental consent.
The Gillick Competency in brief is as follows:-
It is not enough that the patient should understand the nature of the advice which is being given but that the patient should be sufficiently mature to understand it.
It is also commonly believed that “the parental rights yields to the child’s right to make their own decisions when they reach a sufficient understanding and intelligence to be capable of making up their own mind on the matter requiring decision”
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It is mandatory for toy manufacturers in the United States to follow strict toy safety standards for their production lines. The ASTM F963 is considered the highest standard in promoting toy safety and is emulated across the globe.
ASTM International is recognized around the world as a leader in the development and implementation of standards associated with voluntary consensus. To date, there are more 12,000 ASTM standards that are put in place across the globe.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
This is the U.S. government agency that has been tasked to protect the public from unreasonable injury risks or fatalities associated with the use of consumer products under the jurisdiction of the agency.
SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMThis program organized by the Toy Association is designed to deliver a detailed overview to participants about the main state, federal, and international safety requirements that have an impact on the toy industry.
The association provides information to its members that can be found inside briefs and guides on several important laws and regulations revolving safety that include the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
This website by the Toy Association caters to both parents and caregivers who wish to find out more on the guidelines they can follow to ensure a safe and fun environment at all times where children of all ages can learn and play without concerns. Parents and caregivers can also find the list of recalled products manufactured by various brands found in the kids toy market today.
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Vba setup list box in Excel
For example, I have a Activex listbox "Countries". I want to allow users to select more than one country in the list.
To do it in Excel, here is the answer:
- Option Explicit
- Sub EnableListBoxMultiSelect()
- ActiveSheet.Countries.MultiSelect = fmMultiSelectMulti
- End Sub
a) Line 3 sets up the ListBox to support multiple values selection by user.
b) To support only one value selection, the MultiSelect propert should be set to "fmMultiSelectSingle" instead of "fmMultiSelectMulti"
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The process of painting a character can be broken down into two parts: the pre-production and the production. Pre-production includes sketching, conceptualizing, and designing. Sketching is done by hand or digitally on a tablet. The sketch is used to map out the proportions of the character and to plan what colors will be used. Conceptualizing is done by making notes about what kind of mood or emotion the character should convey. Designing is done by deciding what clothes, hairstyle, and accessories will be worn by the character.
Production includes blocking in color, adding details with darker values, adding shadows with darker values, and finishing with lighter values to give it a 3D look.
Yes, you can use different mediums to paint a character. For example, you could use a video to show the character's point of view. You could also use an infographic to show how they feel.
First, we need to create two circles and the fill them with black paint. Then, we need to use the pen tool to create an outline of the character and fill it in with white paint. Finally, we can add some details using other tools such as the brush tool and the pencil tool.
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“Plantar fasciitis” is the most common condition that causes heel pain. When plantar fascia (a tough band of connective tissue) gets inflamed, a person experiences pain. That condition is called plantar fasciitis. People experience plantar fasciitis when they run, jump or stand for a long time. The pain is worst first thing in the morning when affected person gets out of bed or when seats for a long time and gets up.
To diagnose plantar fasciitis healthcare provider needs to ask questions about symptoms and perform physical exam. Sometime X-rays or other tests are needed to rule out problems that may cause similar pain.
There are exercises that help to relieve symptoms of plantar fasciitis. Also, rest, putting ice for up to 20 minutes four times a day, taking over-the-counter pain-relieving medications “NSAID’s” that include ibuprofen (brand names: Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (brand name: Aleve), using sturdy shoes with arch and heel support and wearing splints at night may alleviate symptoms of foot and heel pain.
Health care provider can also do a foot or heel injection with numbing medication and corticosteroids to help with pain and inflammation.
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Fish stocks targeted by MSC certified fisheries were found to perform better against key sustainability criteria than those targeted by fisheries without certification, new research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Marine Science has found.
In the most comprehensive comparison to date, the analysis looked at publicly available data on the abundance of 80 fish stocks targeted by MSC certified fisheries against data on more than 90 stocks where fisheries lack MSC certification.It covered a wide range of species, including tuna, small pelagic fish and whitefish and the geographic areas of East and West Coast Canada, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, Southern Africa, East Coast USA and the Atlantic Ocean.
The research compared the stocks on two sustainability criteria – or biological reference points - widely used by fishery managers: first, the limit that a stock can’t fall below before it is considered overfished, and second, the target level that fisheries aim towards for the stock to be considered sustainable.
Stocks targeted by fisheries certified to the MSC’s standard for sustainable fishing were found to be more consistently fished within sustainable limits. In addition, stocks targeted by MSC certified fisheries were found to have greater abundance relative to sustainable harvest targets compared with stocks fished by non-MSC certified fisheries.
Dr Rohan Currey, Chief Science and Standards Officer at the Marine Stewardship Council, said:
“Accelerating progress to tackle the challenge of overfishing remains an urgent priority globally. We know how to solve this problem. This research demonstrates that implementing best practice in fisheries management, as required by the MSC Fisheries Standard, can deliver sustainable outcomes. Governments, fishery managers, fisheries and indeed all who champion sustainable fishing practices, will be encouraged by these outcomes.”
The findings reinforce that consumers can have confidence that seafood products carrying the MSC blue label come from fisheries that are well-managed with stocks that are not overfished and remain within sustainable limits.
As overfishing continues to rise, with more than a third (35%) of the world’s fish stocks overfished, well-managed fisheries are critical to addressing this challenge. Fisheries that are managed sustainably are also more productive in the long-term, ensuring a vital source of protein-rich food for the planet’s growing population.
Read the full paper: Wild-caught fish populations targeted by MSC-certified fisheries have higher relative abundance than non-MSC populations
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Many people learn about Saona island during their beach vacation in La Romana or Punta Cana. After visiting Saona Island on a day trip, many visitors come back home and want to know more about this tropical paradise. That’s why we have put together a few interesting facts about Saona, the largest island of the Dominican Republic.
Facts About Saona Island you might not know
1. The Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer Christopher Columbus discovered the island. In 1494 Columbus named the island after a friend who later became the first governor. It is known as one of the most popular places to visit in the Caribbean.
2. The beach, Canto de la Playa, is a favorite beach of Hollywood to film scenes in movies
Pirates of the Caribbean and The Blue Lagoon both had scenes filmed here. The “natural pool” houses hundreds of starfish where tourists can gently interact with the creatures.
3. The island is part of a government-protected reserve. It is part of East National Park in the south of the Dominican Republic. It is one of the most important reserves in the country.
4. Interesting and endangered species like the rhinoceros iguana, the gentle manatee, elegant dolphins, and the fishing bat all live on or in the ocean near the island.
5. Many parts of the sea around the island is only a few feet deep. Many sandbars form natural pools which are the ideal conditions for a large starfish population.
6. The indigenous Taino people were the first to occupy the island. The island was originally called Adamanay before it was overtaken by the Spaniards. There is a current push to return to the original name.
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A new research study published in the journal Geology by geologists from the Geological Society of America has said they will crack open an 830-Million-Year-Old crystal with potential life in it.
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Geologists aim to break open an 830-million-year-old crystal to see if it contains ancient living microorganisms.
The findings on the rock salt crystal were initially published in the journal Geology (pdf given below) by scientists from the Geological Society of America earlier this month. Organic substances are floating inside the rock salt, also known as halite, according to the researchers, and the organic matter appears to be prokaryotes and algal cells.
“This discovery shows that microorganisms from saline depositional environments can remain well preserved in halite for hundreds of millions of years and can be detected in situ with optical methods alone. This study has implications for the search for life in both terrestrial and extraterrestrial chemical sedimentary rocks, “the study read.
West Virginia University geologist Kathy Benison told NPR that her team is preparing to open the crystal to see if the organic objects are still alive.
“There are little cubes of the original liquid from which that salt grew. And the surprise for us is that we also saw shapes that are consistent with what we would expect from microorganisms. And they could be still surviving within that 830-million-year-old preserved microhabitat,” Benison said.
She claimed “a lot of detailed work going on for years to figure out how” to introduce microbes that are hundreds of millions of years old “in the safest possible way” back into the current world.
Benison’s team could find evidence of alien life from about one billion years ago, according to Bonnie Baxter, a scientist at Westminster College in Salt Lake City who wasn’t involved in the study.
Read the research article below:
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In 2022, the countries of the EU Economic and Monetary Union celebrated the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Erasmus Programme with the issue of a special 2 euro Erasmus coin. The coin is the crowning glory of this Official Austrian Euro Coin Set 2022, which consists of eight proof coins with values from 1 cent to 2 euros.
Proof quality coins are the fruit of the most advanced minting know-how, technology and craftsmanship. Only after 22 high-precision procedures is the die used to strike the first coin, which is then subjected to the most rigorous technical demands. Before each coin leaves Münze Österreich AG, it is scrutinised in great detail to guarantee that design, craftsmanship and state-of-the-art technology have successfully transformed a simple piece of metal into a work of art.
Who exactly was the Erasmus after whom the EU student exchange programme was named? Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, who died in Basel almost half a millennium ago, is still considered an important humanist, philologist, church reformer and pioneering spirit of the Enlightenment. He was a Renaissance cosmopolitan who worked in many European countries. In 1509, he wrote his most famous work, In Praise of Folly. One of the most important and popular publications of the Renaissance, this satire looks at the many faces of human ignorance.
Approved by the European Council of Ministers in 1987, the Erasmus Programme combats ignorance by promoting cultural, social, and academic exchanges between European students. The Erasmus+ programme 2021–2027 places a strong focus on social inclusion, digital change, combating climate change and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life.
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Here you see the rusty red door which exited the Eastern State Penitentiary yard into one of the guard towers of this prison. The door is small and short to slow the entrance of any prisoners trying to rush the guard tower. These days the doors are all sealed shut with rust and padlocks.
This is yet another photo from my last trip to Philadelphia. While we were enjoying the City of Brotherly Love’s historic sites, it was suggested that a trip to the Eastern State Penitentiary was in order. So like good tourists with a great guide, we headed to the former home of both bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone.
The tour of the prison was far more interesting than I expected. Turns out this prison, built in the late 1800s, was a revolutionary prison design and Quaker-inspired philosophy. Prior to the Eastern State Penitentiary, prisons were places people went to be punished. The name is, in this case, key to the building. Until the Eastern State Penitentiary, prisons were prisons. The use of the word “Penitentiary” comes from the idea of giving penance. Instead of going to the prison to be punished, criminals were sent to the penitentiary to be reformed.
Prisoners were kept in solitary confinement to think about the wrongs they did. They were able to consult books and ministers but overall, they lived a solitary life. This worked for quite some time, until it became overcrowded. It’s wagon-wheel design allowed for the central prison guards to monitor each hall of the structure from a central point. But as they grew to multiple stories and more wings, and even underground cells, this feature became less efficient.
Speaking of overcrowding…
In 1924, Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot allegedly sentenced Pep “The Cat-Murdering Dog” (an actual dog) to a life sentence at Eastern State. Pep allegedly murdered the governor’s wife’s cherished cat. Prison records reflect that Pep was assigned an inmate number (no. C2559), which is seen in his mug shot. However, the reason for Pep’s incarceration remains a subject of some debate. A newspaper article reported that the governor donated his own dog to the prison to increase inmate morale.
There are more photos from this beautiful prison to come, as well as more about history of the building.
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Science Comics: Bats – Learning to Fly, by Falynn Christine Koch, (Feb. 2017, First Second), $12.99, ISBN: 9781626724082
Recommended for ages 8-13
The latest volume of Science Comics introduces kids to bats. The information is pulled together with a story about a little brown bat whose wing is injured by humans on a nature hike. He’s taken to a rehabilitation center, where he meets bats of different species. Little Brown, as he’s called by the other bats, learns what the other bats eat, how they fly, live, and sadly, how their homes are invaded by humans. The information is comprehensive and there’s a call to conservation and preservation for kids, which I always appreciate.
I enjoy Science Comics because it’s easily an digestible, thorough introduction to a subject that doesn’t talk down to kids, nor does it speak over their heads. The illustrations are interesting and technically on point, and the fictional narrative that ties each volume together is interesting and fun, keeping the reader’s attention. I’ve got every issue of Science Comics (Coral Reefs, Dinosaurs, Volcanoes) so far, and Bats will join them on my shelves. I display mine with related series nonfiction, lest kids worry about a “comic book” not satisfying their research requirements, and I booktalk them every chance I get. If you’re a teacher, have these in your classroom and use them when you cover these topics – your kids will thank you.
One thought on “Science Comics Explores Bats”
i had a very handsome science teacher so i paid attention but WOW things would have been easier if they’d had Science Comics back in the day. and who doesn’t love BATS??
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The Unknown Epidemiology of Psoriasis
Main Article Content
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease, with no identified etiology or cure, worldwide distribution and predominantly male. Skin diseases contribute 1.79% to the global disease burden measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) placing them in the 18th position. It is the third of the skin diseases with the highest total burden.
The data to date, which include 68 articles and full reports from 20 countries, have estimated the worldwide prevalence of psoriasis to range between 0.09% and 11.4%, equivalent to at least 100 million affected individuals. In most developed countries, the prevalence is between 1.5% and 5%, with Norway being the country with the highest prevalence. The only study carried out in Portugal, was published in 1994, with a sample of 1037 participants of all ages and concluded a prevalence of psoriasis in Portugal of 1.9%.
Different methodologies, differences in the definition of prevalence, in the definition of case, in the ages of the studied populations and in the sampling techniques are observed. Available prevalence data cover only 20 countries, which means that the epidemiology of this disease elsewhere is completely unknown. There is a small proportion of studies carried out in developing countries, contributing to greater inequality in the published results.
The quality of the epidemiological data obtained is essential for a better understanding of the size and distribution of the problem, for the management of this chronic disease and for the adequate planning of healthcare.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Aztec empire collapsed by salmonella?
German biologists looking for the causes of the fall of the Aztec empireów have taken DNA from human remains (more specifically, from the tooth of theó(w) from the Oaxacan area in southern Mexico. 24 of 29 osób, from whichórs whose genetic material was collected died as a result of the 1545 epidemic – 1550. Researchers from fragmentóThey extracted two genomes of a strain of Salmonella enterica bacteria in DNA.
Before the arrival of Hernando Cortes in Mexico in 1519, the population there numbered about 25 millionów. One hundred years póAfter that, only one million remained. The population was decimated by the conquistador’s armies, but mostly by epidemics. Spaniards brought with them a disease, for which theóre themselves were immunized, but the local population was no longer.
Scientists agree on the size of theóin tragedy. They also agree that the population of the Aztec empireów finished epidemics, however, róThey agree on the disease, whichóra caused the plague. Smallpox, measles and typhoid were already taken into account. Recently, it has also been hypothesized that a hemorrhagic fever epidemic is behind the decimation of the population of present-day Mexico. Now a new one has been put up, whichóra tragedy put on the shoulders of the Salmonella enterica bacteria.
The population of today’s Mexico is believed to have been overrun by two major epidemics. The first dated to 1545 and the second to 1576. Found by German biologistsów strain of salmonella in Europe appeared several centuries earlier. Evidence for this was presented by British biologist Mark Achtman, który found the genome of this strain in the remains of a woman buried in Trondheim around 1200. After 300 years, when Cortes set out to conquer the subbój America, Europeans were already immune to it.
Results of Max Planck Institute researchers await scientific review. Although there is convincing evidence in this case, confirmed by other studies, the scientific community is not convinced. María Ávila-Arcos of the National Autonomous University of Mexico noted that the work of the German biologistsów does not rule out other hypotheses.
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What’s your favorite doughnut? Glazed, nutty or a cinnamon twist? Creme-filled or topped with chocolate or vanilla frosting? Well, today is the day to enjoy a sweet sugary doughnut with your morning coffee because it is National Donut Day.
National Doughnut Day is always celebrated on the first Friday in June, which this year, is June 5. The day honors the Salvation Army “Lassies” of World War I. It is also used as a fund raiser for needy causes of the Salvation Army.
The original Salvation Army Doughnut was first served by Salvation Army in 1917, according to holidayinsights.com. During WWI, Salvation Army “lassies” were sent to the front lines of Europe. These brave volunteers made home-cooked foods, and provided a morale boost to the troops. Often, the doughnuts were cooked in oil inside the metal helmet of an American soldier.
The American infantrymen were commonly called doughboys. Salvation Army lassies were the only women outside of military personnel allowed to visit the front lines. Lt. Colonel Helen Purviance is considered the Salvation Army’s “first doughnut girl”.
On National Doughnut Day, look to see if your local doughnut shop, or other organizations, are offering free donuts to solicit donations for the Salvation Army or for another needy cause.
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Richard Besser talks about the possibility of a pandemic. What is a pandemic, aside from being a media magnet?
"A pandemic is basically a global epidemic -- an epidemic that spreads to more than one continent," says Dan Epstein, a spokesman for the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.Tamaflu has proven effective in beating the virus, so perhaps talk of a pandemic is hype at this point. There are 6 cases in California and 2 in Texas. The best thing you can do is wash your hands regularly. No, you can't get it from eating bacon.
Influenza pandemics have struck about three times every century since the 1500s, or roughly every 10-50 years. There was one in 1957-1958 and one in 1968-1969. The most infamous pandemic flu of the 20th century, however, was that of 1918-1919. An estimated 40 million people died in less than a year, and what made it so different from seasonal flu epidemics is that it killed primarily young people, those aged 20-45. WebMD
Here's a story that looks at how this virus may have started. Makes sense to me.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Here's more from the CDC.
Obama monitoring swine flu:
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Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. BMI is a reliable indicator of body fat for most people. BMI does not measure body fat directly, but research has shown that BMI correlates to direct measures of body fat, such as underwater weighing and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). BMI can be considered an alternative for direct measures of body fat and is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of screening for weight categories that may lead to health problems.
Body Mass Index (BMI) for Children
For children and teens, BMI calculated based on age and sex and is often called BMI-for-age. After BMI is calculated for children and teens, the BMI number is plotted on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) BMI-for-age growth charts (for either girls or boys) to obtain a percentile ranking. The BMI is not used by itself when evaluating possible obesity in children and teens. Percentiles are the most commonly used indicator to assess the size and growth patterns of individual children in the United States. The percentile shows the relative position of the child’s BMI number among children of the same sex and age. The growth charts show the weight status categories used with children and teens (underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese). BMI tables for adults are not accurate for children and teens.BMI-for-age weight status categories and the corresponding percentiles are shown in the following table.
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|Underweight||Less than the 5th percentile|
|Healthy weight||5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile|
|Overweight||85th to less than the 95th percentile|
|Obese||Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile|
See the following example of how some sample BMI numbers would be interpreted for a 10-year-old boy.
To measure your child’s BMI, please enter his/her age, height and weight, and click the Calculate button.
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Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa launched a food sustainability program in 2021 to assist low-income institutions in providing for their students. Koyonzo Special Primary School was located in the heart of Mumias. The students at the school came from low-income families, and many of them had disabilities that made their lives even more difficult.
The school proposed getting a cow, and KBTA facilitated the purchase of Hope, a lovely brown and white Friesian.
Every day, the students at Koyonzo School had access to fresh milk for the first time in their lives. They were no longer hungry in class, and they had more energy to concentrate on their studies. The students' health significantly improved, and they were able to attend school more frequently without becoming ill. The school also began selling excess milk in the local market, earning money that was used to improve the school's facilities and resources.
Because Hope milk was available, these students had access to a nutritious source of food right at school. They no longer had to worry about going hungry or skipping meals, and their health significantly improved. They were able to devote more time to their studies and participate in school activities with renewed vigor. Hope's story is a symbol of resilience, compassion, and the power of a simple act of kindness to change lives.
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Marvin Klemme Range Research Station
The Klemme Research Station is the result of the generous donation of 1,000 acres and the associated facilities by Marvin Klemme on November 10, 1988 to the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and Oklahoma State University to further agricultural research and education and thus promote agriculture to the benefit of western Oklahoma and society.
Major research trials conducted at the Klemme Range include studies on: stocker cattle, patch burning, cow-calf, pasture and forage improvement, livestock management research, and education programs. The primary commodities located in the Rolling Red Plains Area are wheat, range, and cattle. Other important commodities include grain sorghum, alfalfa, and cotton.
Size and Location
The station consists of 1,560 acres and is located 10 miles south and 5 miles west of Clinton or 5 miles west and 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 183, at Bessie, Oklahoma.
The station is located slightly south of the north/south midpoint of the Rolling Red Plains Resource Area.
The Rolling Red Plains extends from south of the Red River to north of the Oklahoma/Kansas border consisting of approximately 9.4 million acres, which occupies a significant portion of Western Oklahoma excluding the Oklahoma Panhandle.
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After the heavy rains during the 2018 floods in Kerala damaged the walls of the Wayanad's historic Edakkal Caves, the archeology department restricted the number of visitor numbers to 1,920 per day.
The cave walls have Neolithic engravings and scribblings believed to be from the prehistoric settlers. A research team conducted a study earlier this year on the extent of the damages, but the restrictions are still in place, officials confirmed.
No way to know in advance
Tourists have no way to know in advance whether they will be allowed to visit the caves. “The restrictions were first imposed in October, 2018. As of now, tourists won't know whether they will be able to visit the caves, without reaching the spot. The research team finished its study to assess the damages in January. But they have not yet submitted the report," said Wayanad District Tourism Promotion Council manager P P Praveen.
Why was the number restricted to 1,920 per day?
“Initially the decision was not to allow anyone inside. However, following discussions, the archelogy department fixed this number after considering how many people can be given entry in batches of 20 till noon,” he said.
Local people demand immediate action
People in the locality demanded that immediate action should be taken about the restriction that has been in place for years. They expressed concern that if the curb continues, it will drive tourists away from the area. This season too would see a dip in the number of tourists visiting the Edakkal caves if the report of the study is further delayed.
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The Individual Piano Student In The Context Of Their Community
One of the great insights I’ve gained from studying the work of music learning researcher Edwin Gordon is that music is better understood when listening for content within a context. Specifically, Meter and Tonality provide the context, and Rhythm Patterns and Tonal Patterns comprise the content for any piece of music.
I’ve noticed that this is a robust concept with implications everywhere! By zooming in or out we can find all sorts of ways the idea of content in context can broaden our horizons.
For now I’d like to zoom out and look at the way we train piano students, in the context of how music and piano are used in our communities.
As music availability has gone through the roof, musical engagement has dropped into the basement. When I talk with adults about their experience with childhood piano lessons, responses are almost always tinged with failure or regret. “I never practiced.” “I wish I had listened to my parents and continued lessons.” “I never learned to read music.”
Piano lessons are still taught today in ways that perpetuate these sentiments. We piano teachers still teach to those one in a hundred very high aptitude students that might become music majors, and to what end? Individual musicians cannot succeed, even with college degrees, without the context of a society that has some understanding of what it is we do.
Those other 99 students that didn’t do so well in lessons are not a strong support for the individual who does. To say nothing of the those who don’t seek or can’t afford music lessons in the first place.
To continue to be effective, piano lessons must be designed to benefit both the individual student and the context of the community as a whole.
In my next post I’ll talk about two ways to do this.
Thank you. This is very good!
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Columbus, Kentucky was the site of a major Civil War battle, as the Confederate army tried to cut off Mississippi River travel by placing a large iron chain across the entire river from Columbus to Belmont, MO. Ulysses S. Grant, in his first battle of the war, attempted to reopen the river, without success, but as he gradually captured everything else around Columbus, the Confederates abandoned it. A large section of the chain and an anchor were discovered after a river bluff caved in in the 1920’s. The town of Columbus, at least according to folklore, was considered as a possible capital for the United States by those who felt the capital should be more centrally located in a country that was rapidly expanding to the west. Unfortunately, continuing floods made life in Columbus difficult. The final one in 1927 destroyed the town more or less completely. The American Red Cross arranged for the town to be completely relocated to the top of the bluffs, and a city planner from Indianapolis was engaged to draw up a comprehensive plan for the new Columbus. He designed a town plan that was largely an oval, centered around a broad parkway, and the buildings from the old town that could be saved were relocated to the new townsite. Only about 200 people remain in the new Columbus today, but there is a Columbus-Belmont State Park that commemorates the old town and its importance in the Civil War.
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Young Engineers Robo Bricks Enrichment Program
Suitable for: 8 – 12
Average lesson duration: 90 minutes
The Robo Bricks course objective is to introduce the students to theoretical and practical aspects of the fields of Technology, Software Engineering, Math and Entrepreneurship.
The course develops algorithmic thinking and program implementation, using the LEGO® WeDo graphic programming. During each lesson, students will build a robot using LEGO® parts and program it according to the required functionality. Most programming tasks will be performed using English terms.
This enrichment program objective is achieved when the students design a software and mechanical engineering project, study its market and use rhetorical methods to make a successful presentation to investors.
2 ways to register for a trial class
ONE : Click on the picture below to see the respective class schedule and fill up the form
TWO : Fill up the form below
Students will be using our Young Engineers exclusive LEGO kits & Blocks for this workshop. (Disclaimer: Not to be brought home)
Robo Bricks Main Topics
- Utilizing Young Engineers Spiral Method: the introduction to the world of robotics will be based on implementing all the mechanical engineering knowledge acquired in previous programs.
- Software and Mechanical Engineering principles: Algorithm planning, formulation of pseudocode, flow charts, We-Do Programming, different output implementations, different input implementations, loops, multi-threads, keyboard operations, sensor implementations, calculation commands.
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Market study, product page, how Google works, Microsoft Power Point, rhetorical methods.
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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Auditory system, Sound discrimination, Musical training, Sound pressure, Hearing
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology
Musicianship confers enhancements to hearing at nearly all levels of the auditory system from periphery to percept. Musicians' superior psychophysical abilities are particularly evident in spectral discrimination and noise-degraded listening tasks, achieving higher perceptual sensitivity than their nonmusician peers. Greater spectral acuity implies that musicianship may increase auditory filter selectivity. This hypothesis was directly tested by measuring both forward- and simultaneous-masked psychophysical tuning curves. Sharper filter tuning (i.e., higher Q10) was observed in musicians compared to nonmusicians. Findings suggest musicians' pervasive listening benefits may be facilitated, in part, by superior spectral processing/decomposition as early as the auditory periphery.
Gavin Bidelman, Jonathan Schug, Skyler Jennings, and Shaum Bhagat. "Psychophysical auditory filter estimates reveal sharper cochlear tuning in musicians" Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2014): 33-39. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4885484
Copyright 2014 Acoustical Society of America. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Acoustical Society of America.
This article appeared in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, volume 136, issue 1, 2014, and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4885484
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The nearly 400-foot-long Polarstern is designed to break through ice in frigid waters—but for an upcoming trip to study climate change, Germany is going to purposely let its ship become stuck in the middle of the floes, per the BBC. In what the Telegraph paints as a "daring plan," the Polarstern will embark on its 1,550-mile trip sometime in 2019, at which point it will sail into Arctic sea ice, allowing itself to become trapped in the ice and then drift with it across the North Pole. The frigid adventure, which is said to be the biggest Arctic research project ever, "will give us a new and absolutely fascinating insight into the climate system" there, professor Markus Rex, who's leading the MOSAiC project, tells the BBC.
As the Polarstern floats along in "sea-ice Lagrangian mode," scientists from several dozen research entities will gather data on the local waters and atmosphere, all of which will be analyzed to make more sense of the major climate changes going on at the top of the world (January's measurement of Arctic sea ice was said to be the lowest ever recorded). Rex tells the Telegraph this is really the only way to do a study at the North Pole during the winter, as thick ice during that time of year is impossible to break through, and it's too dangerous and unwieldy to head onto the ice in snowmobiles with all of the necessary gear. Not that the ice-bound journey, which is expected to take about a year, is going to be an easy sail: It will be freezing and completely dark around the clock during the winter months, and polar bears will be on the prowl. (Scientists say the warm temps in the Arctic are "alarming.")
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Newport Bay Conservancy (NBC) is focused exclusively on the protection and preservation of Upper Newport Bay – one of the most precious natural resources in Southern California.
How to Help
Among the very few remaining, undeveloped wetlands on the California coast located in Orange County, Upper Newport Bay is recognized as a globally significant hotspot of biodiversity. NBC works to sustain an amazing diversity of marine, plant and animal life in its stewardship of the Bay.
Restoration of native habitat is one of NBC’s primary activities, bringing together highly trained experts, committed volunteers, the public, and local businesses in the process of uprooting invasive plants and returning the proper plant life to encourage biodiversity.
The environmental education programs NBC provides for both academic students of all ages and the general public enhance their knowledge and appreciation of the Bay; increased awareness of the role everyone plays in protecting the environment is essential.
Supporting research in the the square mile of protected tidelands and uplands of the Bay builds our knowledge of this rich biosphere, while proper science-based management helps sustain the 154 square mile watershed of central Orange County that drains to the Pacific via the Bay.
NBC seeks to advocate for residents of central Orange County and many of our visitors from far and wide to enjoy the natural beauty of this precious resource and to learn more about its ecological value.
As NBC strives to protect and preserve the Upper Newport Bay, we also aim to foster human diversity by creating a culture in which every visitor, volunteer, public steward, partner, member and employee feels at home. Upper Newport Bay welcomes people of all races, genders, nations, ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
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Renewable Energy Vermont, the solar energy industry lobby group, is out with a press release urging the legislature to pass a bill, H.320, to require the utilities to buy more of their product.
According to the group, “a strong Renewable Energy Standard would prioritize the development of new renewable resources that truly reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout Vermont and the rest of New England. It would fix the fundamental flaw in the 2015 Renewable Energy Standard – an overreliance on existing renewables that failed to reduce regional carbon pollution. H.320 would do just that by requiring Vermont utilities to get 60% of their power from new renewables while getting Vermont to a 100% renewable energy future.”
The future the group envisions is one where everything runs on electricity, and all of that electricity is generated by solar farms and wind farms, mainly the former. This may seem ridiculous, and it is, when you consider that in Vermont solar electricity can only be produced about 35% of the time, and the other 65% of the time somebody has to build billions of dollars’ worth of storage, mainly from gigantic inefficient batteries.
Renewable Energy Vermont argues that failing to require the utilities to buy more of their product also Perpetuates Environmental Injustice. If that’s their concern, we should be building new modular nuclear plants, but that wouldn't enrich the renewable energy lobby that’s getting rich on government-rigged deals.
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As part of Orange Shirt Day, members of Lloydminster Public School Division’s Small Fires Indigenous Mentorship Program hosted a blanket exercise at Lakeland College.
Blankets are used as a visual representation of Canada and the Small Fires group go through the events and relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada’s history.
Grade 12 student Riley Cross is a member of the Small Fires group and says the exercise is important as it shows people where Indigenous people came from and the way they were treated in past events through Canada’s history.
“It’s important so we don’t lose our voice. It’s important for other people to learn in case they don’t know what it is.”
LPSD First Nation, Métis and Inuit Coach Denae Bruce says the blankets are taken away throughout the activity to represent the assimilation of the culture through topics such as residential schools and other Indigenous issues.
“It represents the assimilation of culture and language loss and reconciliation. We’re trying to heal from that and educate people so something like that doesn’t happen again,” says Bruce.
The blanket exercise is one of the 94 calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to promote reconciliation in Saskatchewan schools. The call urges provinces and territories to make age-appropriate curriculum on residential school, treaties and the history of Indigenous people.
Once the exercise is over, Bruce says the participants will get into a circle and share their thoughts on the history of Indigenous people in Canada.
“There are times where it is quite emotional and a lot of people say they’ve never learned about this before which is something common in Canada that the residential schools and the history of Indigenous people are not taught in schools.”
Bruce says the activity is important for her Small Fires group as they will be the ones to pass on the stories in the future.
“The legacy is in their family so they’re here now spreading the awareness and becoming leaders of action.”
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