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there are plans to expand it to make it more representative of the entire country. Quite brilliantly, the app will make good on the photographs users upload, sharing them and |
the trees’ location with the scientific community. From this, scientists will be able to further study the growth and decline of different tree species. “Leafsnap was originally designed as a |
specialized aid for scientists and plant explorers to discover new species in poorly known habitats,” says Kress, in a press release. “Now Smithsonian research is available as an app for |
the public to get to know plant diversity in their own backyards, in parks and in natural areas. This tool is especially important for the environment, because learning about nature |
August 25, 2012 5:03 pm The man who uttered the iconic phrase, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind” has died today at the age of 82 years old. As reported by the Associated Press, Armstrong died following complications resulting from cardiovascular problems. On that momentous day of July 20, ... |
surface for three hours, collecting rock samples, taking photographs and conducting experiments. From the AP obit: “The sights were simply magnificent, beyond any visual experience that I had ever been exposed to,” Armstrong once said. The moonwalk marked America’s victory in the Cold War space race that began Oct. 4, ... |
sent shock waves around the world. Although he had been a Navy fighter pilot, a test pilot for NASA’s forerunner and an astronaut, Armstrong never allowed himself to be caught up in the celebrity and glamor of the space program. “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer,” he said in Febru... |
appearances. “And I take a substantial amount of pride in the accomplishments of my profession.” The Guardian offers a nice background on his rise to NASA: Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and from a young age was fascinated with aviation, experimenting with model airplanes and a home-built wind tunnel. At 15 he... |
his student pilot’s licence. In 1947, he enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy scholarship to pursue a degree in aeronautical engineering, but in 1949 the Navy called him to active duty in the Korean War. As a navy pilot, he flew 78 combat missions. He was shot down once and received three medals for his military ser... |
studies and completed his BSc at Purdue and an MSc in aerospace engineering at the University of Southern California. In 1955 he became a civilian research pilot at the Lewis research centre of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (Naca), the forerunner of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (N... |
research centre) at Edwards Air Force Base in California as an aeronautical research scientist, and then as a pilot. He was a test pilot on many pioneering high-speed aircraft, including the 4,000mph X-15. He flew over 200 different models of aircraft, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders. Armstrong was eng... |
completed the first flight in the aircraft equipped with a new self-adaptive flight control system and made seven flights in the rocket plane. In 1962 he was of the nine test pilots chosen by Nasa for its second astronaut-training programme. Here’s a round-up of some of the reactions from the Twitterverse — : A flash o... |
reacts to news of Armstrong’s death Armstrong’s reticence to make public appearances or give interviews means that, for many Americans, their sole memory of Armstrong was his trip to the moon. On a related note, it also made his autograph one of the most valuable in the memorabilia market, ahead of Queen Elizabeth II, ... |
Air and Space‘s Mike Klesius reported: According to his biography, [Armstrong] signed anything he was asked to for the first fifteen or so years after the moon landing. Then, dealers of collectibles began misrepresenting themselves as school teachers or children, asking for signed photos by mail. By 1993, Armstrong saw... |
his autograph, advice that Charles Lindbergh had given him in September 1969 at a banquet of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Nonetheless, Armstrong’s autograph, according to Paul Fraser Collectibles of the United Kingdom, is the most valuable in the world, and fetches more than $7,500 these days In 2010, Owen ... |
view at the National Air and Space Museum on the Mall: Today, visitors to the Apollo exhibition witness an artifact that looks—with a little help from artful curators—much as Eagle looked when it made that giant leap 40 years ago. When Buzz Aldrin radioed back to us riveted earthlings that “this stands as a symbol of t... |
the unknown,” he was talking about the overall mission. But he might as easily have been referring to the ungainly marvel that made it possible. This weekend, the lander module, the Apollo to the Moon gallery and the Apollo 11 capsule would be a good place to start to pay tribute to the American icon. Sign up for our f... |
By Janet Helm MS, RD We make about 200 daily food decisions. Yet, many people are not fully focused on these choices, and they’re unaware that lots of small things |
influence what they eat – including plate size, package size, people around us, and distractions, such as watching TV or working on the computer. It’s what Cornell researcher Brian Wansink |
calls mindless eating. It turns out, we don’t have our mind on a lot of the choices we make throughout the day. A study conducted at Duke University found that |
more than 40 percent of the actions people perform each day aren’t actual decisions, but habits. The habits we form impact so many parts of our lives, including what we |
put in our mouths. That’s the subject of a fascinating book called “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change It” by Charles Duhigg. |
Before you can break a bad habit and create more positive, health-promoting behaviors you need to understand how habits work, according to Duhigg, who says habits emerge because the brain |
is constantly looking for ways to save effort. Left to its own devices, he says, the brain will try to make almost any regular routine into a habit because habits |
allow our minds to ramp down more often. Habits become automatic decisions that don’t require us to think. We’re just on autopilot. They just become part of our routine. To |
be created, habits need three things: a cue or trigger that gets us started, a behavior, and a reward. It’s that reward that we begin to crave, and that’s what |
fuels this “habit loop.” So when a habit begins to start for you, it means your brain stops fully participating in decision making. It stops working so hard, or diverts |
focus to other tasks. Unless you deliberately fight a bad habit– unless you find new, healthier routines – the pattern will unfold automatically. You can begin to break your habit |
loops when you start recognizing the triggers that get you shifting into automatic gear. Or perhaps it means finding new cues and rewards to help you stick to your intentions. |
A habit can’t be fully eradicated, but it can be replaced, Duhigg says. If we keep the same cue and the same reward, a new routine can be inserted. To |
keep a habit changed, you need to believe that change is possible. That’s what social scientists call self-efficacy. You need to believe that you can succeed. It also helps to |
work on small steps and celebrate little victories. Sometimes there’s a “keystone” habit that helps other habits fall into place. For many people a keystone habit is exercise. Once you |
start being more active, it seems to help you adopt other good habits. I’ve been really interested in the power of habits because that’s the focus of a book I’ve |
been working on this year with the editors of Cooking Light called The Food Lover’s Healthy Habits Cookbook. It will help you adopt 12 healthy habits. Each chapter is a |
different habit – from eating three more veggies a day to being active 30 minutes a day for three days a week. It’s all about creating new behaviors – one |
step at a time – so these decisions start to become automatic. What are the habits you want to break, and what’s a new routine you want to focus on? |
and other natural areas. Forest and conservation technicians typically work outdoors, sometimes in remote locations. Forest and conservation technicians typically need an associate’s degree in a forest technology or technician program or in a related field. Employers look for technicians who have a degree that is accre... |
of American Foresters (SAF). The median annual wage of forest and conservation technicians was $33,390 in May 2010. Employment of forest and conservation technicians is expected to experience little or no change from 2010 to 2020. Heightened demand for American timber and wood pellets will help increase overall job pro... |
for forest and conservation technicians. Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of forest and conservation technicians with similar occupations. O*NET provides comprehensive information on key characteristics of workers and occupations. Learn more about forest and conservation technicians by contacting ... |
Our Changing Ocean Vast and powerful though the ocean is people have changed it. It’s a different ocean now. The ocean’s enduring surface beauty hides its plight. But the ocean |
today is a diminished version of a much healthier ocean of not so long ago. The ocean is the source of about half the oxygen we breathe, much of the |
water we drink, and much of the food we eat. (If you don’t eat fish, consider this: about a third of the world fish catch gets made into feed for |
chickens, pigs, and other livestock.) Changes to the ocean undermine the health and well-being of people and wildlife worldwide. These changes include depletion from overfishing, warming, ocean acidification caused by |
the same carbon dioxide that is warming the atmosphere and the upper sea, chemical pollution, plastic debris, loss of wetlands, coastal mangrove forests, and coral reefs, and invasive species. Each |
of these alone is serious. Can any particular part of the oceans survive these things happening all at once? The answer is: “it depends.” There is still time to reverse |
course and restore the ocean to a healthy balance. Many dedicated people and organizations, including Blue Ocean Institute, are working actively to solve the oceans’ problems. Be a part of |
this hopeful work. Jump in and help save the oceans! Dive into our Issues section to learn more. Being knowledgeable will help you decide what part of the solution is |
just for you. Why the Oceans? Simple: the ocean supports life on this planet. It feeds us, produces the oxygen we breathe, maintains our climate, cycles vital nutrients through countless |
ecosystems and provides food and medicines. The ocean provides jobs, food, energy, and recreation. As if that weren’t enough, the ocean is beautiful and inspiring. And that would be enough. |
People Climate change is the defining environmental issue of our time and our children’s time. Into one crowded elevator go conservation of nature, human health, the prospects for agriculture, international |
stability, national security, and of course energy policy and technology. Climate change reflects our intensifying presence on the surface of this planet. It wraps together everything Carbon dioxide from burning |
fossil fuels is changing the oceans’ chemistry. This is ocean acidification. The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls ocean acidification global warming’s equally evil twin. The oceans |
are absorbing up to a million tons of carbon dioxide every hour. The good news: less carbon dioxide in the air Carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels is not only |
changing the oceans’ chemistry and warming the atmosphere, it is also warming the oceans. There’s a third more carbon dioxide in the air than at the start of the Industrial |
Revolution. The carbon acts like insulation in the atmosphere, or like glass in a greenhouse — Overfishing is depleting the world’s oceans and having a negative impact on marine biodiversity |
and on human health, welfare, and prosperity. Links to more complete info in our Fish as Food section. In the ocean, little fish play a big role. Small fish like |
sardines and anchovies are some of the most important fish in the sea. Fish such as herring, anchovies, menhaden, and sardines feed mostly on plankton all their lives. They supply |
calories and nourishment (food!) for many top predators including cod, tuna, salmon, and Invasive Marine Species Invasive species are animals and plants that hitchhike or ride along to places where |
they are not normally found. In their new homes, invasive species can sometimes create big problems for native species and ecosystems. The main source of marine invasive species is the |
global shipping industry, specifically through ballast water. Species can also be Marine debris comes from everyone and every source that makes every kind of garbage. Tons of trash from both |
land – up to 80 percent — and ships constantly finds its way to the sea. Much of this marine debris does not go away; it cannot dissolve and it |
lasts in the oceans for many Coastal Habitat Loss Homes, jetties, seawalls, canals, and other structures built on beaches or wetlands often destroy habitat for sea turtles, birds, fish, and |
other sea life. Salt and tidal marshes, wetlands, mangroves, and coral reefs also suffer when development is unsustainable. Wetlands, mangroves and sea grasses are valuable natural resources as they hold |
sediment and nutrients, filter In addition to carbon dioxide, mercury, and marine debris, which are types of pollution, other man made pollutants constantly enter the oceans from a range of |
sources. These include oil, fertilizers, toxic chemicals, and sewage. OIL & CHEMICALS Oil spills may be the most infamous pollutant because popular media often vividly shows dramatic damage. The Aquaculture |
– Farmed Seafood Aquaculture can impact many aspects of ocean life. Visit Aquaculture in our Fish as Food section which also includes sustainable seafood choices plus discussions about genetically modified |
The core teaching of Buddhism is dependent origination by Zen Master Jongbeom Sunim What is the truth Buddhism expounds? What are its foundational teachings? These are essential questions for the newcomer. In a nutshell, Buddhism teaches dependent origination and the Middle Way. These two principles form the core of Bu... |
principle of dependent origination, everything in the universe, including objects, ideas, beings, events, and processes, depends on numerous causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone or independently of others. Because causes and conditions exist, there are effects. With dependent origination, ¡°If ther... |
is nothing separate, nothing standing alone. Things arise depending on other conditions, and then coexist with others for a while, and then disappear depending on other things. All beings are in causal relationships, for example Buddhas with sentient beings, monastic with lay communities, the wise with the foolish, and... |
extends endlessly to the past and to the future. Therefore, we need to see clearly the significance of causal conditions in our lives. Buddhists often talk about impermanence. All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. This is why the causal-conditional phenomena are said to be... |
If we are in evil causal conditions, we should get out of them as soon as possible and approach good ones. Lord Buddha said that even the Buddhas cannot save those to whom they are not linked causally. Therefore, we should refrain from making bad causes and conditions and strive to make good ones. The Twelve links of d... |
thought as a right one. ¨è Formations (Sam. ska-ra) : Once ignorance causes us to confuse wrong with right, attachment arises. Then we try to give concrete form to the concept we get attached to. That is, with Ignorance as condition, Mental Formations arise. ¨é Consciousness (Vijn~ana) : When an object takes form by ou... |
Name and Form arise. ¨ë Six Sense Gates (S.ad.a-yatana) : When we judge an object as a material or non-material being using Name and Form, then we have a renewed perception of it through our Six Sense Gates of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind. That is, with Name and Form as condition, Six Sense Gates arise. From... |
moment we begin to see, hear, smell, taste, touch and think, and we are aware of things as they happen. ¨ì Contact (Spars¡Ça ) : When we perceive an object through our Six Sense Gates, we conceive of six-sense objects such as visible objects, sound, odor, taste, touch, and mental objects. In other words, we see, hear, ... |
and think. Contact is the encounter between the sense gates and the sensory information. That is, with Six Sense Gates as condition, Contact arises. ¨í Feeling (Vedana-) : When there arises shape, sound, smell, taste, touch and thought of an object through Contact, then one or more out of the following three feelings a... |
unpleasant). All the objects we perceive in this world can generate one or more of these three feelings. With Contact as condition, Feeling arises. ¨î Craving (Tr.s.n.a-) : When one or more of the pleasant, unpleasant and neutral feelings arise depending on Feeling, we crave only for the objects that give us the pleasa... |
not the ones that can give us pleasure, we pour in blind love to make those objects render pleasure. That is, with Feeling as condition, Craving arises. This craving is far from Buddha¡¯s compassion, but rather close to love based on greed and hunger. ¨ï Clinging (Upa-da-na) : In response to Craving we attach to and po... |
an object. When this object gives us a pleasant feeling, then naturally we engage in some kind of action to possess it. That is, with Craving as condition, Clinging arises. ¨ð Becoming (Bhava) : In response to Clinging we try to possess the object of pleasure. That is, with Clinging as condition, Becoming arises. We ge... |
material, object or feeling. All the objects in the world did not start out having existence from the beginning, but were made to exist because of Clinging. This is called the process of becoming - becoming someone or something other than what is. ¨ñ Birth (Jati) : When we get to possess a certain object or feeling in ... |
Clinging, an object or thought has been generated. Consequently, Birth refers to the birth of all beings. Ideas can also be birthed. That is, with Becoming as a condition, Birth arises. ¨ò Aging and Dying (Jara-maran.a) : When an object comes into existence in response to Birth, it will also inevitably age and die. Thi... |
the aging and dying of the body but encompasses the suffering coming from the thought that we are born, age, and die. Whether form or formless, if a thought arises and then disappears, from the perspective of dependent origination it had a birth, lifespan, and death. That is, with Birth as condition, Aging and Dying ar... |
from dependent origination Buddhism emphasizes the importance of efforts we make at this very moment. If we put in wholesome work at this moment, we will reap wholesome results, and if we put in unwholesome work, we will reap unwholesome results. Therefore, rather than begging or wishing for things from a third party, ... |
of mind we inhabit and the actions we produce in this moment. Then the frame of mind and action will naturally make their own results. As there can be no effect without a cause, there cannot be people we start out loving or hating from the beginning. An object or situation of confrontation will create the conditions fo... |
hate. Therefore, we should be introspective rather than blaming or hating others. We should think of others¡¯ hard work instead of raising the self on a pedestal. This is the Buddhist way, and the path on which we practice the truth of dependent origination as taught by Lord Buddha. |
While some of the items in this chapter are related to the operating system Bugzilla is running on or some of the support software required to run Bugzilla, it is |
all related to protecting your data. This is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to securing Linux, Apache, MySQL, or any other piece of software mentioned. There is no |
substitute for active administration and monitoring of a machine. The key to good security is actually right in the middle of the word: U R It. While programmers in general |
always strive to write secure code, accidents can and do happen. The best approach to security is to always assume that the program you are working with isn't 100% secure |
Each year thousands of Canadian students make the life-altering decision to drop out of high school, thereby not realizing the unlimited potential that exists inside. In most cases, this seemingly simple and personal decision puts our youth on a downward spiral that affects us all. Not allowing their full potential to ... |
diminished tax base, higher rates of poverty, and greater dependency on social assistance. There is an imbalance. Dropout rates in low-income communities are as high as 60-70 per cent, compared to the national average of 20-30 per cent. Pathways to Education Canada is a charitable organization that helps youth in low-i... |
post-secondary education or training. Pathways removes systemic barriers to education by providing leadership, expertise and a community-based program proven to lower dropout rates. Founded in 2001, Pathways operates in eleven communities across Canada, with programs in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Manitoba. There ... |
awareness as well as donations from governments, corporations and individuals in order to grow the program and, in turn, make Canada a Graduation Nation. The Pathways to Education program aims to reduce the high school dropout rate in low-income communities, help youth graduate and successfully transition into post-sec... |
program in order to drive participation, volunteers, partners and sponsors. In order to help achieve the goals of Pathways to Education Canada, various communication tactics have been put into place. Primarily, we are continually pitching stories about Pathways 12 months of the year to both traditional and online media... |
Optimum’s key story telling happens around the success stories – the graduates, the new communities and the generous support received by federal and provincial governments and numerous corporate supporters. By finding new and exciting ways to celebrate the organizations success, we have been able to raise its profile, ... |
caring communities that participate. Since the Pathways program started in Regent Park in 2001, the dropout rate has decreased by more than 70 per cent, with nearly 600 Pathways graduates now continuing on to post secondary studies or entering the workforce. Even more exciting are the thousands of students in the progr... |
Pathways success story. As the profile continues to grow, Citizen Optimum’s ongoing story telling program continues to deliver and exceed numbers in both the traditional media and online news and social channels.. |
Chandra "Hears" a Supermassive Black Hole in Perseus A 53-hour Chandra observation of the central region of the Perseus galaxy cluster (left) has revealed wavelike features (right) that appear to be sound waves. The features were discovered by using a special image-processing technique to bring out subtle changes in br... |
a supermassive black hole (bright white spot) in Perseus A, the huge galaxy at the center of the cluster. The pitch of the sound waves translates into the note of B flat, 57 octaves below middle-C. This frequency is over a million billion times deeper than the limits of human hearing, so the sound is much too deep to b... |
shows two vast, bubble-shaped cavities, each about 50 thousand light years wide, extending away from the central supermassive black hole. These cavities, which are bright sources of radio waves, are not really empty, but filled with high-energy particles and magnetic fields. They push the hot X-ray emitting gas aside, ... |
intergalactic sound waves may solve the long-standing mystery of why the hot gas in the central regions of the Perseus cluster has not cooled over the past ten billion years to form trillions of stars. As sounds waves move through gas, they are eventually absorbed and their energy is converted to heat. In this way, the... |
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