Smoking Affects Mental Abilities
Older adults who smoke lose their mental faculties more quickly than those who don't smoke, according to research published in 2004 in the journal Neurology. The study looked at 9,000 elderly smokers and found that their cognitive abilities declined five times as quickly as nonsmokers. Those who smoked the most had the fastest decline, the study says.
It is important to note, however, that although studies have connected smoking and an increased risk for cognitive decline, the National Institutes of Health says that researchers still aren't sure whether this lifestyle choice actually causes it.


What the tradition says:
Its name comes from Mount Dikti where it used to be abundant. In Minoan Crete it was one of the most important medicinal plants. Hippocrates used them against diseases of the stomach and digestive system as well as against rheumatic and arthritic pains.
Theophrastus in his work "On Plant Stories" writes that dittany is a plant that grows only in Crete. Tradition has it that when the ibex ate Diktamos, when it was wounded by hunters' arrows, their arrow fell immediately.
It is a hard-to-find plant, one of the most important honeydew, especially known for its soothing action against pain. It is located only on the steepest rocks of the mountains of Crete and at an altitude of about 1400 meters. Four of its related species grow in some Aegean islands and in some mountains of Southern Greece. The natural dittany is a rare find and its collection is extremely difficult. It has been cultivated in recent years, but the final product is more like thyme than wild dittany. Useful parts are its fluffy heart-shaped leaves and its violet flowering tops.
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> Hi Lee,
> You Wrote
> ,<The use of the cartouche began in the 3rd Dynasty gaining
> wide use towards the end of the 4th Dynasty. Long before this
> time and after the serekh was used as well.
> Yes i was aware of that, but i was pointing out the use of the
> Rectangular cartouche that was used from the 1st to the 3rd
> dynasties , but then changed to the curved corners from
> Sneferu's time.
> And so should any significance be attributed to the Rectangular
> cartouche that Khufu's Horus name appears in.
The rectangular shaped enclosure is what a "serekh" is. The oval shaped enclosures are "cartouches". After the invention of the cartouche sometime in the 3rd Dynasty they still used both, one was for their Horus name (serekh), the other for their RA name (cartouche).


(CIDRAP News) – An annual report released yesterday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) profiles a wide range of CDC influenza-related projects around the world, from flu surveillance in Indonesia to vaccine effectiveness studies in El Salvador and epidemiology training in Ghana.
(CIDRAP News) This in-depth article investigates the prospects for development of vaccines to head off the threat of an influenza pandemic posed by the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Its seven parts put advances in vaccine technology in perspective by illuminating the formidable barriers to producing an effective and widely usable vaccine in a short time frame.
(CIDRAP News) – Low doses of a cell-based avian flu vaccine triggered a good immune response to the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial by Baxter International of Deerfield, Ill., maker of the vaccine.
(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) tally of human cases of H5N1 avian influenza rose to 161, including 86 deaths, with the final confirmation of 12 cases in Turkey and one in Iraq this week.


small with short legs and rounded, but still larger ears.
an animal of this species is male or female isn't distinguishable externally
resemble guinea pigs more closely than rabbets.
have no taxonomic categorizing because they are a cross between a rabbit and a
small animals are generally "cheerful."
Species are currently recognized, two being in North America.
Pikas have a "secondary cloaca", this is a common body opening for
sexual products, urine, and feces.
animals move in the form of many small leaps, yet are not constructed for rapid
averagely have a weight of 3.5 to 14 oz. and a head circumference of 4.8 to 10
hind legs tend to be slightly longer than their forelegs.
only have five molars pera maxilla and have a flat skull.


What should I do?
If you’ve been bullied or discriminated against, here are some steps you can follow to make sure you can make a clear and complete report to your school, if you choose to do so.
- Document, document, document!
- We know that any time you experience bulling or harassment it can really throw you off, but it’s vital to make sure you know where, when, and who was involved in any incidents. This makes it easier for your school to help.
- Make sure you know what was said or done to you, in as much detail as possible.
- Tell someone!
- You have the right to go to school and be free from bullying and harassment. If you experience any of that, go to someone you trust at your school and tell them. Or tell your parents.
- If you don’t feel comfortable with that, contact us and we will help however you’d like.
- Get help and support!
- You’re not alone. Our advocates can help you get connected with supports in your community. Connect with our GSA Coordinator, Kaylyn Fisher, by emailing email@example.com.


A try square is used in carpentry or woodworking to test for a perfectly straight cut, usually at the end of a board. L-shaped, the try square has a flat metal blade set at a right angle to its thick wooden handle.
You hold the handle snugly against a board’s edge and align the blade with the board’s end. Any variance from a perfectly straight, “square” (90-degree) edge becomes evident as light showing between the blade and the board.
The try square can also be used to mark a 90-degree line across a board. One variation, the try/miter square, has a 45-degree angle along the handle to allow for testing or marking miters.
Of pre-15th-century French or English origins, the word “try” means to pick or select. In the 17th century, it took on the meaning of true or well wrought in wood joinery. The first reference to a square appeared in 1877.


Lesson Title: Food Group Relay Race
Lesson Objectives: Students will learn the different food groups that they should eat to maintain a healthy mind, body, and soul.
Location(s) to play: Gym or cafeteria
Time: 30 minutes
Summary of Tasks/Actions:
- Students will be divided into two lines.
- There will be four baskets titled whole grain, lean meat/meat alternative, vegetable, and fruit.
- Fill two different colored small bags with beans or beads. The colors represent the two teams.
- An afterschool counselor will have a whistle and will be naming each different specific food. When the counselor asks “Which group do(es) [specific food] belong to?” and blows the whistle.
- Each student from the line will run to place their bag in the basket as their answer and run back to the back of their team’s line. Determine the winning team after counting the correct answers in the basket.
10 to 15 small bags such as plastic or pouch bags
Beans or beads to fill the small bags
- What did you think of this game?
- What did you learn from the game?
- What would you change to make the learning stronger?
Foods under Whole Grains: Oatmeal, barley, quinoa, cereal, bread, bun, pita bread
Foods under Lean Meat/Meat Alternatives: Fish, egg, tofu, chicken, turkey, pork, lentil
Foods under Vegetables: Broccoli, carrot, beans, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, kale
Foods under Fruits: Apricots, cantaloupe, grapefruit, orange, banana, apple, pear


Carolina Rose (Carolina) is generally described as
a perennial subshrub.
native to the U.S. (United States)
has its most active growth period in the
spring and summer .
Carolina Rose (Carolina) has
green foliage and
white flowers, with
a smattering of
conspicuous red fruits or seeds.
The greatest bloom is usually observed in the
with fruit and seed production starting in the
summer and continuing until
not retained year to year.
Carolina Rose (Carolina) has a
moderate life span relative to most other plant species and a
moderate growth rate.
At maturity, the typical
Carolina Rose (Carolina) will reach up to
5 feet high, with a maximum height at 20 years of
Carolina Rose (Carolina) is not commonly available from nurseries, garden stores and other plant dealers and distributors. It can be propagated by
bare root, container, seed.
It has a
moderate ability to spread through seed production and the seedlings have
Note that cold stratification is
not required for seed germination and the plant cannot survive exposure to temperatures below
high tolerance to drought and restricted water conditions.
Source: USDA, NRCS, PLANTS Database, plants.usda.gov.
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA


Tameside, metropolitan borough in the eastern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northwestern England. The parts of Tameside west of the River Tame, such as Ashton-under-Lyne (the metropolitan borough’s administrative centre), Audenshaw, and Denton, are in the historic county of Lancashire, while those to the east, including Stalybridge, Dukinfield, and Hyde, belong to the historic county of Cheshire. The borough includes a section of the Pennines uplands, and immediately to its east is Peak District National Park. Its name is derived from the River Tame, which flows through the borough to join the River Mersey.
Coal mining, hatting, and cotton textiles were the traditional industries of Tameside. In Denton hatting grew from a cottage industry in the 17th century into a major economic activity employing nearly half the town’s population by the 1920s. Tameside’s domestic textile industry gave way to factory production in the 18th century with the construction of water-powered mills along the River Tame. After 1830 steam power, fueled by local coal, replaced water power, and textile factories were built in the town centres. By the mid-19th century cotton spinning was the staple industry of Tameside. Metalworking and engineering were also important. The traditional industries contracted during the 20th century. Denton’s hatting industry declined rapidly after the 1920s, and the last coal mine closed in 1959.
Today the diversified industries of Tameside include food processing, plastics, and high-technology engineering. Area 40 square miles (103 square km). Pop. (2001) 213,043; (2011) 219,324.
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for Health Care Providers
Glossary of HIV/AIDS Terms
A laboratory test for specific antibodies to confirm repeatedly positive results on the HIV ELISA or EIA tests. In the United States, Western blot is the validation test used most often for confirmation of these other tests. In developing countries, a rapid HIV test is utilized most commonly. A positive rapid HIV test should be confirmed by a second rapid HIV test made by a different manufacturer.
White Blood Cells
The original type of HIV, unchanged by having developed any resistance to antiretroviral drugs. Also, the most common type of a virus in the host population before genetic manipulation or mutation; virus that is isolated from a host as opposed to one that is grown in a laboratory culture.
See Primary Isolate.


She's grateful for the education she's received on bullying, but doesn't believe the word is overused. You have to say it, she said, to help children understand which relationships are healthy, which ones aren't, and how to help a person in need.
"A child is suffering, and we spend so much time saying, 'This is bullying, this isn't bullying,' " Guess said. "If we've gained anything, I hope we're better people, more sensitive to our interactions with other people."
At age 10, Morgan is now doing wonderfully, Guess said. She's stronger academically, less shy than before and has been honored for her work to help people understand bullying. Bully, Guess said, "is not a word we're afraid to use anymore."
Last month, as Guess walked through the hallway of her daughter's school, she noticed a handwritten poster hanging on the wall.
"What is a bully?" it said in a child's writing, a small heart atop the "I."
"A bully is a bigger or stronger person that hurts or frightens a smaller or weaker person on purpose," it answered in rainbow letters, "over and over again."
Guess snapped a photo, and posted it on her anti-bullying foundation's Facebook page: "Every single act of education," she wrote,"makes a difference."


What Do Opossum Tracks Look Like?
Opossum tracks are very recognizable, since each foot has five toes and the rear tracks look like those of an infant child. This human resemblance is because the inner toe of each hind foot is opposable like a human thumb. Front prints are around two inches in diameter while hind prints are moderately larger. They are commonly found in the snow or mud around homes and are often accompanied by drag marks from the opossums' tails. Opossum tracks are often found close together and may even overlap since the pests walk with a distinctive shuffling gait. Seattle property owners may also find evidence of footprints along deck railings, downspouts, and trees, which opossums climb to gain access to homes and other buildings.
Getting Rid of Opossums
Spotting opossum tracks around your Seattle yard is a sign that an infestation is present. The pests bring numerous parasites and diseases into homes with them and can be aggressive to house pets and residents alike, due to their territorial nature. To ensure that pest opossums are humanely removed from private properties, the best option is to Contact Us at Critter Control of Seattle. Our trained technicians can easily identify opossum tracks and have the tools to help prevent future infestations.


The vision of the Federation
Vision Statement 1:
To commit to education as an art for fostering individual initiative, freedom and responsibility.
Vision Statement 2:
To create awareness, understanding and a nurturing of a true humanity.
Vision Statement 3:
To work together in a socially conscious and professional manner and in cultural and educational exchanges.
Vision Statement 4:
To develop our African identity in Waldorf Education
Vision Statement 5:
Facilitate physical, social, cultural and spiritual health in schools
The Strategic Plan
The plan that derives from our vision identifies five major objectives:
- To communicate the identity of Waldorf education to the wider public through the creation of a national office
- To develop mentorship and teacher training
- To provide free access to Waldorf education through bursaries
- To develop an African identity in Waldorf education
- To strengthen Waldorf pedagogy through research


Students who are progressing through their medical curriculum always have certain anticipation and reluctance related to material related to the human body. It is a rite of passage for doctors that can provide emotional highs and lows. For many medical students, seeing a dead body for the first time happens during this part of their coursework. The anatomy of the human body is a fascinating subject, and it’s even more fascinating to think that students are now able to learn from virtual reality models.
Many medical schools have converted to teaching their students about the human body through digital diagrams and models. In other words, they’re using VR to teach anatomy. It’s certainly helpful to have a digital diagram of the human body on the screen while students dissect the real thing, but what if we could replace the need for an actual body? This idea has become a reality for several medical schools already, and for good reasons.
Another big factor why schools and universities are interested in virtual reality cadavers, using virtual reality medical training, is because they are more forgiving than the real thing. For example, one wrong cut into a real cadaver can lead to its destruction. With a virtual reality cadaver, it’s easy to backtrack from mistakes and avoid hours of work and learning going down the drain. It’s also much more cost-effective to do away with real cadavers, as each body ends up costing the school around $2,000. It’s also worth mentioning that the process of dissecting a real body can be emotionally unnerving and physically unsettling thanks to the intense formaldehyde smell.
Virtual cadavers are becoming a tool that medical students are excited to take advantage of. The potential for this medical technology is immense, and it’s no wonder that more and more schools are looking into virtual cadavers, or VR to teach anatomy, as a real possibility in their curriculums.


The Queen in Ireland: Ending 100 years without a royal visitBreaking News
The Queen is the first British monarch to visit what is today known as the Republic of Ireland in 100 years, but is this a sign of the end of centuries of resentment, asks historian Diarmaid Ferriter.
When the Queen's grandfather, King George V, arrived in Dublin in July 1911 he subsequently recorded his "feelings of joy and affection" inspired by the "wonderful reception" he was given by people lining the streets.
Over the course of the next decade, however, the political situation in Ireland was transformed, as were Anglo-Irish relations. It was the events of these tumultuous years, incorporating the War of Independence of 1916-21 and the quest for an Irish Republic, that meant 100 years would have to pass before the next visit.
In the midst of this war, the Government of Ireland Act of 1920 created a separate parliament for the six counties of Northern Ireland, partitioning the island in order to provide a solution to the problem of unionist opposition to any inclusion in an independent Ireland....
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Getting a Job
Research has shown a clear link between crime and work. Having a legitimate job lessens the chances of re-offending following release from prison. Also, the higher the wages, the less likely it is that returning prisoners will return to crime. However, studies also show that released prisoners confront a diminished prospect for stable employment and decent wages throughout their lifetimes. Job training and placement programs show promise in connecting former prisoners to work, thereby reducing their likelihood of further offending. Yet, fewer inmates are receiving in-prison vocational training than in the past and fewer still have access to transitional programs that help connect them to jobs in the community.
Although most prisoners held a job before their incarceration, they confront many barriers to employment such as low education levels, stigma, and lost time in the labor force, upon their return to the community. Thus, it is important to explore the role these factors play in the reintegration process. To the extent that these issues present serious barriers to transitioning prisoners, they also present serious risks—or at least lost opportunities—for the communities to which large numbers of prisoners return. The ability to find a stable and adequate source of income upon release from prison is an important factor in an individual’s transition from prison back to the community. Further, former prisoners’ employment prospects have direct and important implications for their abilities to contribute to the viability and stability of their families and communities.
Some returning prisoners may decide to enroll in an educational program after their release. While education is not a priority in the immediate transition from prison to the community, it is very important in providing returning prisoners with the skills and knowledge they will need in order to obtain gainful employment in the future.


No city has such an evocative name: as soon as you pronounce it, the Orient overwhelms you. Samarkand is an expression of the poignant power of imagination, driven by a distant reality and shrouded in clouds of desert sand. Samarkand is destiny, the most extreme of the “Alexandrias” founded by the great Macedonian king. It is a city of fortresses and tombs, a stop-over for caravans travelling along the Silk Road, the venue of the Guri Emir mausoleum and its turquoise-blue dome, where the great Tamerlane forever rests. Today the city is represented by three alphabets – Cyrillic, Latin and Arabic – that symbolise the struggle between those who still look to the colonial powers that first bonded Uzbekistan to Europe, those who fight for the spread of Islam, and those who support Westernization. This book takes readers to a place where myth, grandeur and fantasy are more vital than history itself.
Franco Cardini is emeritus professor of Medieval History at the Italian Humanities Institute/Scuola Normale Superiore. He is also Directeur de Recherches at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and a fellow of Harvard University.


On 18th February 1968, Britain commenced a trial of year-round daylight saving time (BST – British Standard Time, one hour ahead of GMT).
Home Secretary Roy Jenkins had undertaken a review into the matter in 1966 and 1967, consulting with 87 organisations. When Jenkins finished his inquiry he was satisfied that shifting the United Kingdom’s time zone to GMT+1 after the end of summertime in 1968 would be in the best interests of the country.
So it was on this Sunday, some 54 years ago today, that Britain expected to use Greenwich Mean Time for the last time, replacing it with British Standard Time.
This experiment would last until 31st October 1971 after the House of Commons had, on a free vote, rejected it on 2nd December 1970 by 366 to 81.
In 1884, despite (the standard) opposition from the French, it was decided that the Prime Meridian line should pass through Greenwich. A brass line was positioned outside the Observatory so that visitors could straddle the marker and claim to be standing on both halves of the globe. Oh, dear! In recent times, the extreme accuracy of GPS has ruined everyone’s fun because, taking into account the slight fluctuations of the earth’s sphere, the Meridian now is shunted 335ft further east.


In this creative project, students will be introduced to an example tactile matching game, which will be 3D printed by the teacher prior to the lesson. By discussing tactile discrimination and awareness as a class, students will gain an understanding of how the games are created and played, together with their benefits. Following on from the discussion, students will participate in a skill-building tutorial, where they will follow instructions to design a tactile matching game in CAD software. In the main part of the lesson, students will be split into teams to design and 3D print their own unique tactile matching games.
The lesson can be incorporated into the study of maths, design technology, art & design and computing. The material can be adapted for ages 8-16. The curriculum is aligned to ISTE, NGSS, CCSS and UK National Curriculum standards. A comprehensive list of standards met is included in the lesson platform.
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PrintLab's student portal is home to the online learning resources required for each of PrintLab’s lesson plans (CAD tutorial videos, explainer videos etc), but it is also structured in such a way that gives users the option to work through each project online in a self-paced manner without a teacher/instructor. The perfect solution for distance learning, 3D printing clubs, passion projects or self-paced learning at libraries and makerspaces.


The Londoner, an Ontario, Canada newspaper, recently reported on the lack of risk assessment in the sport of cheerleading. According to the paper, recent injuries sustained by cheerleaders have served to remind us that cheerleading is, indeed, a sport- just like football, basketball and hockey. However, according to David-Lee Tracey, a long time Saunders Sabres high school cheerleading coach, many perceive cheerleading injuries as being “somehow different and worse than those of athletes in ‘real’ sports.”
Tracey told the paper that “when a rugby player gets a concussion, she was ‘playing hard.’ When a cheerleader gets a concussion, the sport, the coach, the school all come under fire. It’s like we don’t have the same right to ‘play hard’ – or our injuries are somehow different and worse than those of athletes in ‘real’ sports – traditional contact sports.”
In response to the rising incidence of concussions and other injuries, the paper noted that one school board decreed that its high school cheerleading teams cannot compete at events, unless parents sign waivers absolving the school district of responsibility.


General Benefits of Green Cleaning
- Lower risks to human health.
- Less negative impacts to the environment.
- Reduced exposure to respiratory and visual irritants commonly found in
- Higher levels of comfort.
- Reduced risks to family members, especially children.
- Homemade green cleaners often cost less to make and apply than
store-bought traditional cleaners.
- Lower health care costs.
Benefits of a Green Cleaning System
- Microfiber mops and cloths reduce water use. A typical microfiber cloth
can hold up to seven times its weight in water.
- Green Cleaning Systems do not require conventional cleaners such as
glass and general purpose cleaners.
- Microfiber mops and cloths are more effective in picking up dirt and
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Could a modern human beat a Neanderthal in a fight? Maybe, but the modern human should keep his distance and play a long game:
A Neanderthal would have a clear power advantage over his Homo sapiensopponent. Many of the Neanderthals archaeologists have recovered had Popeye forearms, possibly the result of a life spent stabbing wooly mammoths and straight-tusked elephants to death and dismantling their carcasses. Neanderthals also developed strong trapezius, deltoid, and tricep muscles bydragging 50 pounds of meat 30 miles home to their families. A Neanderthal had a wider pelvis and lower center of gravity than Homo sapiens, which would have made him a powerful grappler. That doesn’t mean, however, that we would be an easy kill for our extinct relative. Homo sapiensprobably has a longer reach, on average, than Neanderthals did, and more stamina. Most importantly, we could deploy these advantages to maximum effect using our superior wits. It’s obviously speculative, but a modern man of above-average build would have an excellent chance of defeating a Neanderthal in hand-to-hand combat if he could keep his opponent at arm’s length, survive the initial onslaught, and wear him down.
Pictured above is Neatorama's own Alex Santoso (left) and Thag (right). Place your bets.
Link | Images: Trendhunter, Berkeley Laboratory


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In most mammals, larger size correlates with longer lifespan, but that is not the case with the Brandt’s bat, who can live up to 41 years and weigh less than 0.28 ounces! These bats resemble larger, longer-lived mammals in that they mature slowly and have fewer offspring – but the size difference is dramatic: a female Bonobo lives for approximately 40 years as well, but she outweighs the Brandt’s bat by a factor of 3,771! Oddly enough, it is suspected that the mutated gene that causes the bat’s dwarfish size is the same one that leads to its long lifespan. Studying animals with unusual longevity like the Brandt’s bat does more than just satisfy our curiosity, it could lead to longer, healthier lifespans for humans and other animals!
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Though searching for PHP help sometimes is a bit pain in the ass as I got to learn it all once again especially the syntax. One great function is the explode() function, but now though, I had problem displaying the date in the right function.
Unlike Java, I can use the SimpleDateFormat class to change my date into my desired format but not in php.
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This is a new Geological Conservation Review site.
The site at Ashburton Road Cuttings is represented by the approximately 1,500 metre long exposure located along the south-western side of the A38(T), on the southern part of the Ashburton by-pass.
At this site a melange sequence of probable Frasnian (Upper Devonian) age is seen overlying the Famennian (Upper Devonian) Kate Brook Slate Formation. The boundary between the two formations is the Bickington Thrust --a major tectonic boundary which separates the younger formations from the Frasnian and older sequences to the south in this part of Devon. This site includes the most instructive and easily accessible exposures of the Bickington Thrust and adjacent sequences. This major boundary is not exposed on any coast. The melange sequence consists of shallow water limestones of 'reef' facies, and volcanic rocks set in a grey slate matrix. The limestones and volcanics form clasts up to tens of metres in length. It is uncertain whether the melange is tectonic or sedimentary in origin. This chaotic facies passes upwards into the Gurrington Slate, with volcanic lenses and rare dolerite intrusions exposed toward the southern end of the cutting.


Using a fundamentally different approach to language arts, CKLA sequences deep content knowledge with research-based foundational skills. The focus is to develop fluent reading and writing skills and also to enhance language by building knowledge and vocabulary. Amplify CKLA is recognized by the Louisiana Department of Education as a Tier 1 curriculum for English Language Arts for students in grades K-2. The design of CKLA allows for a 60-minute skills instructional period and a 60-minute knowledge instructional period. This two strand approach ensures student access to rich texts and discussion while teaching developmentally appropriate reading foundations and comprehension.
The kindergarten foundational skills program is a “sounds first” approach; students will work on mastering sounds before moving on to learning letters for those sounds. Kindergarteners will learn all basic phonics, moving to decodable readers by January.
First Grade Skills
In first grade, students and teachers begin with a review of basic phonics, moving to advanced phonics by the second unit. Students work on decoding (reading) and also encoding (spelling) through application of the phonics lessons. Oral reading fluency and comprehension are key components of first grade.
Second Grade Skills
Second grade students continue work with more advanced decoding and encoding. These skills are applied in reading and writing varied texts.
The knowledge lessons are organized into domains, which range from classic literature to science and social studies topics. In the knowledge block, teachers read aloud to students from texts that are two grade levels above grade level, thus maximizing listening comprehension, which outpaces reading comprehension until age 13.


In this classic collection, you will find three revolutionary works by Black abolitionists. David Walker’s Appeal, originally published in 1829, was a clarion call to all those enslaved and opposed to slavery, to resist by force and demand liberation at all costs. In effect, his Appeal set off hundreds of slave rebellions across the country, including playing a role in Nat Turner’s famous revolt. In 1848, it was republished with a lengthy introduction by militant abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, a piece of writing so strong it stands on its own. In the public, Garnet was often seen at odds with Frederick Douglass, widely known as a “conservative” Black abolitionist, especially in modern accounts. But this was not the real Frederick Douglass. As he reveals in his only work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, Douglass sympathized with the idea of militant resistance to slavery, a position he spoke more vocally of after Garnet’s republication of Walker’s Appeal. In this book, you will find these works, and the connections between their stories. If you don’t know the stories of Walker, Garnet, and the real Douglass, you do not know how abolition came to be.


Native American Heritage Month
Native American Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about the history of the observance, read biographies of famous Native Americans, try our quizzes, find stats and facts about tribes and reservations, and more.
Notable Native Americans
Native American Tribes
Learn about famous firsts by Native Americans, read about the origins of Native American Heritage Month, and view slideshows about Native American life.
Learn the etymology of many English words that have Native American origins, find a list of the best Native American novels and insightful proverbs, and read a glossary of Native American terms.
Find a list of the largest tribes and reservations in the United States, where each group originated and where they were forced to move throughout the years, a map of reservations, and more.


A type of silica-rich dirt which is soft, fine-grained, porous, light-coloured, and composed of the fossilized remains of diatoms, i.e. single-celled, siliceous organisms
Diatomaceous earth is a fine-grained, porous, powdery earth (i.e. soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand). It is soft and light-coloured. It is composed of the fossilized skeletons or remains of diatoms. Diatoms are a major group of microscopic algae and are among the most common types of phytoplankton. Most diatoms are unicellular, although some form chains or simple colonies. A characteristic feature of diatom cells is that they are encased within a unique cell wall made of silica. These walls show a wide diversity in form, some quite beautiful and ornate, but usually consist of two symmetrical sides with a split between them, hence the group name.
Diatomaceous earth forms from the accumulation of the amorphous silica and the remains of diatoms in marine sediments. The particle size of diatomaceous earth ranges from less than 3 micrometers to more than 1 millimeter. Thus, it is often used as a filter or as a mild abrasive such as in toothpaste and metal polishes.
Abbreviation / Acronym: D. E.


Spider Monkey description, information, Images, photographs. Spider Monkey photo gallery, Spider Monkey pictures.
SPIDER MONKEY, any of a genus, Ateles, of monkeys (family Cebidae) having long spiderlike limbs, found from parts of Mexico and Central America to southern Brazil and Paraguay. Completely arboreal, they swing from branch to branch by their hooklike hands. They also have flexible, prehensile tails that are longer than the head and body combined. The tail also functions as a sensitive organ of touch. The hair of spider monkeys is rather long, often black or dusky, but in some species shows tints of gray, yellow, or reddish brown. Spider monkeys associate in small troops and feed on fruits, nuts, and insects. They are intelligent animals and are gentle and tractable in captivity.


Yesterday was International Women’s Day. It reminded me how far we’ve come as women in the west even since I was a girl. But we should not rest on our laurels just yet because if we do, we may so easily slip in to that abyss of oppression. The habits of thousands of lifetimes are hard to break.
That is why I choose to write about the lives of women under oppression. The Pleasure Gardener’s Companion is historical fiction, but it could as easily be a story about a woman in the third world today. Such conditions continue to prevail. You have only to read Half the Sky to know it’s true.
My character Susan Kirke is 16 when she rebels against her parents and marries a man who is foreign to them– a Scottish Presbyterian gardener. In the 18th century, women of her class did not marry for love; their marriages were arranged by their parents. She should have married someone of her own religion, nationality and class. Of course her parents disowned her. They could not acknowledge a son-in-law who had been little better than a servant in their household.
Susan must have been very much in love and very brave to take such a step. One can see her rebellion as part of the revolutionary fervour of her time. During her lifetime, both the American and the French Revolutions took place, and she must have been effected by the spirit of equality that prevailed.
However, it was also a foolhardy act. In her society, women were considered to be property that was transferred from father to husband. So when she married, she may have chosen her owner, but she could not change her condition. She had 8 children and followed her husband wherever he chose to go, which in her case was to the edge of the known world.
Her story could only be a tragedy. Such tragedies continue to be repeated again and again. That is why her story must be told to highlight the stories of all oppressed women everywhere. Lest we forget.


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The earliest large-scale users of concrete technology were the ancient Romans, and concrete was widely used in the Roman Empire.The Colosseum in Rome was built largely of concrete, and the concrete dome of the Pantheon is the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.Modern structural concrete differs from Roman concrete in two important details.First, its mix consistency is fluid and homogeneous, allowing it to be poured into forms rather than requiring hand-layering together with the placement of aggregate, which, in Roman practice, often consisted of rubble.They kept the cisterns secret as these enabled the Nabataea to thrive in the desert.
It enabled revolutionary new designs in terms of both structural complexity and dimension.
German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann found concrete floors, which were made of lime and pebbles, in the royal palace of Tiryns, Greece, which dates roughly to 1400–1200 BC.
During the Roman Empire, Roman concrete (or opus caementicium) was made from quicklime, pozzolana and an aggregate of pumice.
Many Roman aqueducts and bridges, such as the magnificent Pont du Gard in southern France, have masonry cladding on a concrete core, as does the dome of the Pantheon.
After the Roman Empire, the use of burned lime and pozzolana was greatly reduced until the technique was all but forgotten between 500 and the 14th century.
Today, large concrete structures (for example, dams and multi-storey car parks) are usually made with reinforced concrete.


In fall 2019, we launched a new middle school math curriculum to ensure students have the foundational skills necessary to be successful in algebra and beyond.
Some learning standards that were once taught in Algebra 1 are being introduced in 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade math courses. Specific examples are available on our math web section.
Our experience and data show that students who take algebra and geometry in middle school are not as successful as we would expect on the SAT and other measures of college-ready math skills. Skipping 6th-, 7th- or 8th-grade math courses has left students with gaps in knowledge that show up in high school.
Students will be more successful in high-level math courses if they have stronger foundational math instruction in middle school. Students who have had the foundational instruction and show mastery of 7th- and 8th-grade math standards will be able to take algebra and geometry in middle school.
This year, teachers are increasingly implementing complex instruction, which is an instructional approach that ensures all students access rigorous content at a high intellectual level. This provides access for all and enrichment to extend student thinking.
This middle school math pathway will not prevent students from accessing calculus and statistics coursework at the high school level. Future decisions regarding the high school schedule will define how these courses would be sequenced.


This article is a part of the NASA DEVELOP’s Summer 2017 Virtual Poster Session. For more articles like these, click here
Project Team: US Virgin Islands Ecological Forecasting
Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Moffett Field, California
Dr. Juan Luis Torres-PÌ©rez (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute)
Dr. Liane S. Guild (NASA Ames Research Center)
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) are home to an array of diverse and stunning habitats. The beauty of the islands has continued to attract visitors and residents, which overtime has increased human development and impact. The resulting land-use change increases sediment loads and the flow of pollutants into surrounding nearshore environments such as coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds. Coral reefs, the most diverse marine habitats on Earth, are particularly susceptible to these inputs. Compounded with regional climate-related processes such as rising ocean temperatures and acidification, future land-use change poses a formidable threat to the marine environment. Without a healthy environment, the USVI economy also becomes endangered because it is mainly supported by tourism and recreation. In order to assess land use change in the USVI, we utilized Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 8 OLI and TIRS, and Sentinel-2 MSI data to map land use and analyze land cover change dating back to 1985. We then extrapolated the models to the year 2025. Our work will provide the USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) with a tool to better understand land use trends, identify at-risk coastal habitats, and strengthen existing knowledge of the link between land use and coastal ecosystem health.


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RSPO resolution on plantations on peatlands
At the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) 9th session in 2009, Weltands International submitted the attached resolution, calling for the development of criteria to deal with plantation on peat. The resolution was adadpted and will be carried out.
As a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Wetlands International has been advocating for good criteria on greenhouse gas emissions and specifically on preventing plantations on the carbon rich peatlands.
Palm oil plantations on peat cause emissions in the magnitude of 70 to even 90 tonnes CO2 per year, as a result of drainage of the organic peatsoils. In Southeast Asia, areas with peatsoils (former peatswamp forests) are often used for palm oil production.
Related Action(s): Wetlands and Livelihoods Programme


It’s about the size of three football fields and it’s coming our way. Asteroid 2000 EM26 is about to make a close pass by Earth tonight and you can catch the event on a live webstream from the Slooh Space Camera. There’s no danger this object will actually impact Earth, but maybe you’ll want to keep an eye on it personally, just in case.
At 370 meters in diameter, 2000 EM26 could wipe out multiple cities if it were on a collision course. As it stands, this object is going to shoot past us at about 8.8 lunar distances. It will be moving at roughly 27,000 mph when it does it.
2000 EM26 is making its closest approach to Earth almost exactly a year after an asteroid exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk, Russia as scientists were busy tracking a completely unrelated near-Earth asteroid, 2012 DA14. The Chelyabinsk object was likely only 30 meters or so in diameter, and it would have been a major impact event if it hadn’t exploded in the atmosphere.
The Slooh webcast will include commentary by Mark Boslough, who is an expert in asteroid impact physics. The Slooh site will have the video, but the YouTube stream is embedded above as well. It should go live at 9PM EST (2AM GMT) with the space rock whizzing by shortly afterward. Scientists say amateur astronomers should be able to spy 2000 EM26 from their back yards this evening, provided their telescope has a 12-inch or larger aperture.


Google Classroom Tip #34: All About Quizzes
Quizzes are at the center of most teachers assessment routine. They give teachers a quick and easy way to assess whether or not students have mastered the material that they have been taught. In today’s tip, we will discuss several ways that you can use Google Classroom to deliver and grade student quizzes.
- Interactive Quiz – Create interactive quizzes for students in Google Slides or use third-party apps to integrate with Classroom.
- Lock Quiz (coming soon) – Lock quizzes so students can’t open another browser while completing assignments.
- Quizzes – Create quizzes using Google Docs, Forms or third-party apps.
- Self-Assessment – Have students self-assess learning after a lesson.
- Self-Grading Quizzes – Create self-grading quizzes with feedback in Google Slides. For each possible answer, create a link to another slide which provides reasoning for why the answer is correct or incorrect.
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THE MOST energetic cosmic rays in the universe are likely to have come from violent black holes at the centre of very active galaxies, new research shows.
Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are particles from space that crash into Earth's atmosphere with extreme energy.
These "cosmic bullets" are about 100 million times more energetic than anything produced by the most powerful man-made particle accelerator.
For decades, scientists have been trying to work out where these cosmic rays come from.
It had been suspected active galaxies that host giant black holes might be the source. But an international team of scientists has for the first time shown this link, using a massive observatory in Argentina to record cosmic ray showers over the past three years.
The scientists observed 77 high-energy cosmic ray events and found the sources of the most energetic particles were not spread evenly across the sky. Instead, most of them seemed to come from the direction of galaxies known as active galactic nuclei, of which the nearest to us is Centaurus A, about 10 million light years away.
These active galaxies are thought to be powered by giant black holes that swallow up gas and dust and leak particles and energy.
While most galaxies have black holes at their centre, only a small proportion have an active nucleus. The black hole at the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way, is not an active galactic nuclei.
The findings based on the work of more than 370 scientists from 17 countries are published today in the journal Science.
One of the authors, University of Adelaide physics professor Roger Clay, described the results as "the start of a new era of astrophysics".
"This is the first time ever that we've been able to trace back the direction of these (cosmic rays) to real astronomical objects," Professor Clay said.


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In architecture, the space between columns that support an arch or entablature. Classical, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture used a system codified by Vitruvius in which the measurement is expressed in terms of the columns' diameters (e.g., two columns might be described as being three diameters apart). The system conveniently expressed the measurement of a unit of space whose size varied from building to building according to the Classical order used.
This entry comes from Encyclopædia Britannica Concise. For the full entry on intercolumniation, visit Britannica.com.


No Fines Concrete
No fines concrete may be defined as concrete mixtures containing little or no fine aggregate.
The fine aggregate is not added in this concrete so that there are voids left in the coarse aggregate. The coarse aggregate may be any of the usual type or the light weight aggregate. The coarse aggregate used should be finer than 20 mm size and not more than 10% should pass the 10 mm sieve. The usual proportion of cement to aggregate is 1:10 in case of heavy aggregate and 1:6 in case of light aggregate. The amount of water should be just sufficient to give a coating of cement paste on all particles. Too little water may leave loose aggregate inside the concrete and too much of water may cause the cement paste to flow and segregate. It is better to wet the aggregate before adding cement and water. The concrete should then be mixed thoroughly till all the particles are coated. Properly prepared concrete will not segregate during placing. It does not need any water tight forms also. It should be rammed but only rodded to remove large cavities. This concrete cannot be easily cut away afterwards and all fixtures etc. should be placed in the green state. It has no resistance t penetration of water and suitable rendering may be applied on its external surface.
Properties of No Fines Concrete
- It does not segregate
- The density varies with the grading of aggregates
- Water cement ratio of this concrete varies from 0.38 to 0.52
- Its strength increases with time
- There is very little cohesiveness, necessitating longer duration of form work removal.
- Shrinkage of this concrete is lower than normal concrete and its thermal expansion is about 0.6 to 0.8 of normal concrete.
Limitations Of No Fines Concrete
- It disintegrates rapidly
- It is unsuitable for foundations and in places continuously in touch with moisture, because of its high absorption quality.
- It is also not suitable for reinforced concrete.


Neurological and Cranial Conditions
Neurological diseases and disorders can have a profound impact on quality of life, your family, and friends. There are a wide range of cranial conditions, and you will find simple and informative articles about many of those conditions in this section.
Every person is different, so symptoms of conditions may present differently for different people. Symptoms also vary depending on the condition, its severity, location, and other factors. Some symptoms may indicate a potentially fatal condition. Immediate medical attention should be sought if any of the following symptoms are experienced:
- Loss of Consciousness
- Weakness of Limbs
- Sudden paralysis
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Burning, numbness, pricking sensations or increased sensitivity to sensation
If a person is suspected of having a neurological or cranial condition, a neurological exam will be done. This involves checking the function of eyes, ears, nose, and muscles. Sensation, balance and coordination are also tested. Mental state and memory are also assessed, and the levels of hormones in the blood are examined. Your doctor will use a variety of tests, like imaging scans, to confirm your diagnosis.


A new reconstruction of a Roman house at Wroxeter, England has raised more than a few eyebrows, especially when the bright red and yellow building can be seen from a mile away. (photo)
"Colour, bling, excess – that's what they liked," said Dai Morgan Evans, visiting professor of archaeology at Chester University, who dreamed up the elaborate experiment yet attempted in Britain in recreating a building using genuine Roman techniques. "I always had the hope that a Roman would come here and not see anything too funny. I reckon we got it about 80% right."
The color isn't the only controversial aspect of the build. Builders on the site insisted on using wheelbarrows, a tool not available to Roman builders. "They absolutely did not have wheelbarrows," Evans said. "I've done a lot of work on this now. They had wheelbarrows in China, but there is no record, drawing or evidence for a wheelbarrow anywhere in the Roman empire. The first reference I can find is Isidore of Seville, and that's in the seventh century – centuries after our house."


For each scatter plot, decide what type of function you might choose as a model for the data. Explain your choices.
here we have a couple of scatter plots, and we want to think about what kind of function we would model them with. So we want to think back through all of the basic kinds of functions we know and what they look like. So if you look at a, it reminds me of an exponential growth function. So let's model that one with something exponential. And then if you look at B, it reminds me of part of a graph that would have this kind of shape, and that would be a rational graph or reciprocal in particular, something like F of X equals one over X is what I mean by reciprocal.


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A Starbase is a large, slow-moving orbital space platform. During the Ur-Quan Slave War, starbases were used by both sides as bases of operation and as mobile shipyards in the various skirmishes and battles. However, starbases themselves lack any defensive weapon systems.
Following the defeat of the Alliance, the Ur-Quan Kzer-Za required that each Fallow Slave race maintain a space station to assist Hierarchy vessels that are in need of repairs or fuel. These starbases are periodically resupplied by Hierarchy ships, at which time they also replace the personnel with fresh ones from the slave-shielded planet below.
Hyperspace Distance Between Starbases
- Sol to Procyon: 13.0 fuel
- Betelgeuse to Sol: 33.2 fuel
- Procyon to Betelgeuse: 37.0 fuel


MIT researchers have found a way to transfer wireless data using a smartphone at a speed about three times faster and twice as far as existing technology.
The researchers developed a technique to coordinate multiple wireless transmitters by synchronizing their wave phases, according to a statement from MIT on Tuesday. Multiple independent transmitters will be able to send data over the same wireless channel to multiple independent receivers without interfering with each other.
Since wireless spectrum is scarce, and network congestion is only expected to grow, the technology could have important implications.
The researchers called the approach MegaMIMO 2.0 (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) .
For their experiments, the researchers set up four laptops in a conference room setting, allowing signals to roam over 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi. The speed and distance improvement is expected to also apply to cellular networks. A video describes the technology as well as a technical paper (registration required), which was presented this week to the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Data Communications (SIGCOMM 16).
The researchers, from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, are: Ezzeldin Hamed, Hariharan Rahul, Mohammed Abdelghany and Dina Katabi.


While some experts believe that the stripes are mainly for identification, others believe that the stripes may have different functions:
- The zebra's main predator, the lion, is color blind. Theoretically, a zebra, camouflaged in tall grass through the vertical striping when standing still, may therefore not be noticed at all by a lion.
- Zebras are herd animals and so the stripes may help to confuse predators. A number of zebras standing or moving close together may appear as one large animal, making it more difficult for the lion to pick out any single zebra to attack.
- The zebra's disruptive colouration may also be an effective way of confusing the visual system of the blood-sucking tsetse fly.
- the stripes coincide with fat patterning beneath the skin, serving as a thermoregulatory mechanism for the zebra


The goal of MARE is to bring current research to the K-12 classroom and beyond in a manner that features best practices in science education and promotes stewardship of ocean resources. MARE curriculum focus on the integration of literacy with science, by emphasizing language acquisition and development techniques. We offer a range of opportunities for teachers to stay involved in the MARE community and for students to engage with scientists.
- Newsletter Supplemental Materials
- Spring 2012 -Ocean Sciences in the Next Generation Science Standards
- Spring 2012 -Ocean Themed Children’s Books
- Spring 2012 -Oysters & Oysters Reefs in Your Classroom
- Winter 2011 -New Ocean Science Curriculum Materials
- Winter 2011 -Phytoplankton in Your Classroom
- Winter 2011 -Scientific Investigations
- Background Information on Marine Science Topics – visit the Ocean Lecture & Educators’ Night webpages to find a topic you are interested in (listed in the titles and on each page)
- Lesson Plans
- Visit the Ocean Lecture & Educators’ Night webpages to find lesson plans on topics you are interested in.
- Visit the MARE Newsletter webpage to find lesson plans that accompany each issues “What’s Hot in Ocean Sciences” article.
- Visit the COSEE NOW Resources page to find Educational Materials, Ocean Observatory Stories (with accompanying lesson plans, Online Presentations, Interactives, and Resource Guides)
- Ocean Lecture Presentations – visit the Ocean Lecture & Educators’ Night webpages to find a topic you are interested in (listed in the titles and on each page)


|Basic Information||Biotope classification||Ecology||Habitat preferences and distribution||Species composition||Sensitivity||Importance|
Image Sue Scott - A dense mat of Ascophyllum nodosum mackaii. Image width ca 40 cm.
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LR.LLR.FVS.Ascmac recorded () and expected () distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
For a list of 2004 characterising species please see the JNCC website.
To assess the sensitivity of the biotope, the sensitivity of component species is reviewed. Those species that are considered to be particularly indicative of the sensitivity of the biotope, and for which research has been undertaken in detail are shown below (see selection criteria). The biology of other component species of the biotope is also taken into account wherever information is known to the researcher.
|Community Importance||Species name||Common Name|
|Key structural||Ascophyllum nodosum||Egg wrack|
|Important characterizing||Hyale prevostii||An amphipod|
|Important characterizing||Littorina littorea||Common periwinkle|
The biotope often consists of both the free-living Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii and on cobbles and other hard substrata the normal form of Ascophyllum nodosum. The beds often provide a habitat for other species such as gammarid amphipods like Hyale prevostii and the periwinkle Littorina littorea.
This review can be cited as follows:
Hill, J.M. 2001. Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii beds on extremely sheltered mid eulittoral mixed substrata. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 28/11/2014]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatreproduction.php?habitatid=138&code=2004>


A new surface design that induces the condensation of water vapour, and the subsequent shedding of the resulting water droplets up to ten times faster than state-of-the-art surfaces can achieve, is described online in Nature this week.
In many applications such as water-harvesting systems and thermal power generation, surfaces need to be designed to allow water droplets to grow rapidly via condensation, but also to be shed as quickly as possible. Current approaches are limited in that they can promote either droplet growth or shedding, but rarely both. Joanna Aizenberg and colleagues brought together three structural components found in nature to design a new surface. They combined the water-condensation-promoting capabilities of bumps on the backs of Namib desert beetles with the ability of asymmetric cactus spines to collect and transport water. The coupling of droplet growth and fast directional transport was further enhanced by including a slippery surface coating inspired by pitcher plants.
The authors conclude that the surface, which promotes growth and transport of water droplets both against gravity and against an unfavourable temperature gradient, holds promise for applications including water harvesting and heat exchange.


Using a national dairy database to identify herds with poor welfare
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2023
This research project was carried out by the Swedish Dairy Association as part of the development of a ‘Scheme for Animal Welfare’. As a first step, on-farm, animal-based measurements on calves, young stock and cows in 55 randomly selected herds were performed. Nine animal-based measurements formed the basis for a classification of welfare at the herd level: cleanliness and body condition in calves, cows and young stock, in combination with lameness, injuries/inflammations and rising behaviour which were recorded for cows only. The threshold (gold standard) for being a case herd with poor welfare, was a score lying among the worst 10% on two or more of the nine welfare measurements. Thirteen of the 55 herds were cases fitting this criterion. As a second step, 65 potential welfare indicators from seven different focus areas in a pre-collected data register were identified by expert opinion. In the final step, the extent to which suggested potential welfare indicators predicted farms’ risk of having poor welfare according to the definition was assessed. The final set of welfare indicators, taken from the national dairy database, included two fertility measures and calf mortality, and it correctly classified 77% of the herds, with a sensitivity of 0.62. The inclusion of cow and young stock mortality led to it correctly classifying 76% of the herds with a sensitivity of 0.77. We propose that this approach could be useful in helping to allocate advisory services to farms at risk of poor welfare.
- Research Article
- Animal Welfare , Volume 18 , Issue 4: Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level , November 2009 , pp. 523 - 532
- © 2009 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare


Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) - Closing Gaps in the Health Data of Indigenous People
The Revised Ontario Public Health Standards 2018 identify Indigenous people as a priority population for Public Health. Information about the health status of Indigenous people living in urban areas of Ontario is often incomplete or not available. Getting a true count of urban Indigenous populations, and knowing about their health and social inequities are essential for effective planning and evaluation of services for this population.
The “Our Health Counts” project out of Well Living House at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto has been working with urban Indigenous organizations and health service providers to build population-based Indigenous health needs assessment information and identify best practices in Indigenous health service and program evaluation. This webinar will share key socio-demographic, health status, and health service access issues of urban Indigenous populations in Ontario as well as core principles and recommendations for Indigenous health service and program evaluation.
By the end of this webinar, participants will:
- Realize the proportion of Ontario’s Indigenous population that live in urban areas.
- Describe key health and wellbeing related challenges faced by urban Indigenous populations in Ontario.
- Identify key principles and recommendations about Indigenous health services and program evaluation.
- Consider ways this information could apply to the work of public health professionals.
|Event Date||Apr 26, 2018 19:00|
|Posted by NCCEH||Mar 13, 2018|


Today is June 14th and that means it's Flag Day!
The U.S. Army was founded on June 14th 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year.
The June 14th date is when Congress adopted "The American Continental Army" after reaching a consensus position in the committee of the whole, and it translated into Flag Day.
We had some visitors earlier this week from Mrs. Luszak's Kindergarten class from Stokes Elementary in Rome and they gave us their own tribute to the flag. Take a look and listen.


Stickle, George W
The results of flight tests of four nose-slot cowling designs with several variations in each design are presented. The tests were made in the process of developing the nose-slot cowling. The results demonstrate that a nose-slot cowling may be successfully applied to an airplane and that it utilizes the increased slipstream velocity of low-speed operation to produce increased cooling pressure across the engine. A sample design calculation using results from wind-tunnel, flight, and ground tests is given in an appendix to illustrate the design procedure.
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Topography and cartography
The topographic plan is necessary to represent the terrain, its boundaries, the exterior hold of its buildings, its relief and the surroundings, including the public equipment elements: road network, network and various.
It allows to know the altitude of all the characteristic points of the terrain, the general relief and the altitude of all the existing networks.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide an ideal response to the acquisition, manipulation and cross-management of table data with cartographic elements (Local Urban Plan or PLU, wetland, forest hazard, etc.). …). They allow to manage on a macro scale a huge database of information by providing a synthetic display.
In order to allow our customers to conduct a detailed and thorough analysis of topographical and cartographic information acquired and acquired in the field, we have developed an IT expertise allowing personalized processing and delivery of classified data in GIS format, directly integrable in the software tools of our customers.
In collaboration with the design office GAMBA ACOUSTIQUE we realize noise maps to monitor the evolutions of sound emissions. It is an identification of all sources of noise in an area (airports, railways, highways, industries classified as environmental protection) and sources of noise mitigation (noise walls, buildings, elements Geological, etc.).


examples of skis
Water skiing can be done on two skis (twin skis and jump skis) or on one ski (figures and slalom).
Very stable skis with broad tips that have various uses; one of the skis has a second binding so that it can be used as a slalom ski.
Back part of the binding that covers the heel and the bottom of the leg; it reduces sideways motion.
Device that keeps the foot in place on the ski; it is usually made of natural or synthetic rubber and releases the foot easily in the event of a fall.
Skeg at the rear underside of the ski that provides directional stability.
Carefully polished part forming the underside of the ski; it has different shapes (flat, concave or tunnel) depending on the desired effect.
Front part of the binding; it covers the foot and part of the ankle.
Front end of the ski; it curves upward to prevent catching on the surface of the water.


There are 18 different amino acids, or protein types, that are the building blocks for a healthy body. Non-essential amino acids are proteins that the body can synthesize by itself, provided there is enough nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen available. Essential amino acids are proteins supplied by the food you eat. They must be consumed in your diet as the human body either cannot make them or cannot make them in sufficient quantities to meet your body’s needs.
Proteins act as enzymes, hormones, and antibodies for your immune system. They maintain fluid balance and keep the levels of acid and alkalinity in check. Proteins also transport substances such as oxygen, vitamins, and minerals to target cells throughout the body. Structural proteins, such as collagen and keratin, are responsible for the formation of bones, teeth, hair, and the outer layer of skin and they help maintain the structure of blood vessels and other tissues.
Enzymes are proteins that facilitate chemical reactions without being changed in the process.
Hormones (chemical messengers) are proteins that travel to one or more specific target tissues or organs, and many have important regulatory functions. Insulin, for example, plays a key role in regulating the amount of glucose in the blood.
The human body also uses protein to manufacture antibodies (giant protein molecules), which combat invading antigens. Antigens are usually foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses that have entered the body and could potentially be harmful. Immunoproteins, also called immunoglobulins or antibodies, defend your body from possible attack from these invaders by binding to the antigens and inactivating them.
If these critical components for a healthy body are not provided as part of a healthy diet, your body will look for other sources for them. This can include the breakdown of your organs, leading to chronic problems such as liver and kidney problems, diabetes, and heart disease.


Human Factors and Ergonomics
Prior to the 1940’s, the equipment that people used was relatively simple. Humans could easily adapt to every design and make it work.
During the 2nd world war, equipment became more complicated and humans had difficulty adapting to it. There were many accidents and injuries because of the complexity.
Governments on both sides of the Atlantic recognized the problem and brought together teams consisting of physiologists, psychologists, engineers and physicians to solve them. This was the start of Human factors.
In Europe, this new science was called Ergonomics which means the laws of work. In North America, the science was called Human Factors Engineering
Today, most specialists in this area consider the terms – Human Factors and Ergonomics - equal in every sense.
What is Human Factors
Human Factors is defined as the “systematic process of designing for human use”. The process applies our knowledge of the capabilities, limitations and needs of people to the equipment they use, the environments they operate in, the tasks they perform and the management systems that guide the safe operation of their plants
Why is human factors important?
Human Factors considers human users first in every piece of equipment and in every system we design.
By putting the human user at the center of the design and then designing from the center out, we consider human capabilities, limitations and needs at every stage of the design, in every type of environment that the system operates, and during each aspect of the task that humans perform while operating the equipment.
By using this human-centered approach, equipment is easier to use, fewer operating errors occur and the number and severity of injuries that users suffer are reduced.
Midland Engineering Limited has specialist that can work with you to apply Human Factors analysis and implement improvements in the following areas:
For more information contact Midland Engineering Limited @ (989) 837-2296


Emotional & Social Development in Middle Childhood
You're asked to match terms and definitions related to emotional & social development in middle childhood.
Basic French Baseball Fun
play the game and practice your French.
Matching: Elon Musk (In Spanish)
Steve Jobs (In Spanish)
Sigmund Freud (in Spanish)
Civics and Economics
10 questions about U.S. government and economics.


Understanding the Child and Sharing What You Know
Open, thoughtful communication among families, educational teams, community members, and health care providers promotes a common understanding of a child or youth’s preferences, medical history, communication methods, routines, and goals.
It also supports collaborative problem-solving and helps everyone involved with a child to communicate with them and provide instruction in a consistent way.
The use of technologies such as Google Docs and YouTube, as well as portfolios, experience books, shared notebooks (e.g., between home and school), and structured meetings (e.g., person-centered planning), makes it easy to share information and work together across environments.
See also: Person-Centered Planning
Article: Demchak, M. A., & Greenfield, R. G. (2000). A transition portfolio for Jeff, a student with multiple disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, July/August 2000, 44-49.


Marxism by Michel Foucault (1926–1984)
In France, Paul-Michel Foucault was born. He created the "Groupe d'Information sur les Prisons" in 1971 along with his life partner Daniel Defert and a few acquaintances. Foucault's participation in politics started at this point. His issues continued throughout the rest of his life and included LGBT rights, the resettlement of refugees, and jail conditions. He was also a French philosopher and historian who was regarded as one of the most important and contentious thinkers of the post-World War II era.
Book- ‘Power and knowledge’
Power is not centralized in one area or in the possession of specific people, according to Michel Foucault. However, power is present in all social interactions and is not only used by the government. Knowledge is closely related to power. Power and knowledge are thus mutually reinforcing. In order to gather more data, exercise more control over its citizens, and produce new sorts of knowledge, the state must have power. Discourse development is required for this. Contrarily, Foucault only perceives power as acting when people have some degree of freedom; he does not just think of power in terms of coercion.
Book- ‘Discipline and Punish’
He studied how the nature and intent of punishments changed throughout the eighteenth century. By the 19th century, the focus of punishment shifted from the body to the soul, with the goal of reform. Instead of focusing on what they had done, people were judged for who they were. The motive for the crime started to come into consideration. READ MORE…


This study assessed gaps and priorities for FMDV (foot-and-mouth disease virus) research in the field of immunology. The study took the form of a literature review (2011-15) combined with research updates collected in 2014 from 33 institutes from across the world. Findings were used to identify priority areas for future FMD research. Improved understanding of FMDV immunology facilitates the development of vaccines, adjuvants and diagnostic tests, and will allow better assessment and prediction of vaccine potency and match, with reduced use of animals, particularly large animals, in experimental studies. Continued characterization of the immune systems of several FMD host species has underpinned substantial advances in knowledge of their interaction with FMDV. Recent studies have shed light on the mechanisms underlying formation of the bovine B- and T-cell response; there is also a greater understanding of the significance of non-neutralizing antibodies during FMDV infection and the interactions of antibody-bound virus with immune cells. This knowledge is directly relevant to vaccine development, as well as understanding protection and cross-protection. Despite ongoing research, significant knowledge gaps remain in the areas of neonatal and mucosal immunity. The impact of maternally derived antibody upon the neonate's ability to respond to FMD vaccination has received some attention, but few firm conclusions can be drawn at this stage, and little is known of the cellular response of young animals in general. The mucosal immune system of FMDV-susceptible species requires continued characterization, especially if the potential of mucosal vaccine-delivery systems is to be realized for FMD immunization.


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This climate climate zone covers from about 44°N to 50°N latitude mostly east of the 100th meridian in North America. However, it can be found as far north as 54°N, and further west in the Canadian Prairie Provinces and below 40°N in the high Appalachians. In Europe this subtype reaches its most northerly latitude at nearly 61° N. Areas featuring this subtype of the continental climate have an average temperature in the warmest month below 22°C (22°F). Summer high temperatures in this zone typically average between 21-28°C (70-82°F) during the daytime and the average temperatures in the coldest month are generally far below the -3 °C (27°F) mark.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).
The average temperature for the year in Palisade Lakes is 38.9°F (3.8°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 59.8°F (15.4°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 18.7°F (-7.4°C).
The highest recorded temperature in Palisade Lakes is 89.0°F (31.7°C), which was recorded in June. The lowest recorded temperature in Palisade Lakes is -33.0°F (-36.1°C), which was recorded in January.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Palisade Lakes is 22.0" (558.8 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is August with 3.1" (78.7 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is June with an average of 1.1" (27.9 mm). There are an average of 86.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in August with 13.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in June with 5.0 days.
In Palisade Lakes, there's an average of 128.8" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 29.9" of snow (75.9 cm).


TEST NO2 test kit for measuring the concentration of nitrite (NO2-) in fresh and salt water. Test intended for measuring the concentration of nitrite (NO2-) within the range of 0.0-3.3 mg/l in fresh and salt water. It is convenient and extremely easy to use.
The relevant reagent solution is added to the water drop by drop until the colour of the sample changes, then it should be compared with the colour scale provided. The sources of nitrites are fish excreta, uneaten food and other organic wastes which accumulate in the aquarium and are broken down by the bacteria. The concentration of nitrites in the aquarium should be zero, as they are very dangerous for the fish. The highest concentration of nitrites is usually observed in new, overpopulated tanks or after treatment with bactericidal agents. For further water inspection we recommend other Tropical tests.


Goethe’s celebrated travel diary from his trip to Italy in 1788 continues to be a source of inspiration today. What the poet saw and described then, still fascinates travelers today. The photographer Helmut Schlaiß embarked on an extensive photographic quest in his classic vintage Renault. For two years he followed the famous poet's itinerary, searching for what Goethe once captured in drawings and texts - idyllic places, renowned architecture, typical landscapes. Goethe may have seen and described the world in color, but Schlaiß immortalizes it enchantingly in his black-and-white photographs. He did not intend to create a replica, but rather sought ways to artistically sensualize a journey with all its special places and stations. With this approach, what Goethe saw more than 230 years ago can be experienced as living, breathing culture. The 2,000-year-old history of ancient Italy inspired Goethe and Schlaiß alike, and it will inspire you too.
Helmut Schlaiß worked in fashion and product photography for many years before he started to produce his own projects as a photo artist. His works often reflect the grandeur and beauty of nature. He became fascinated by this topic early in life while growing up at the foot of the Swabian Alps, where he discovered his passion for photography. His images of the Lone Valley, one of the most important geotopes in Germany, have been awarded by the EU. His work also includes elaborate photo reportages, for which he travels throughout Europe. At 60, Schlaiß experienced a creative crisis and, like Goethe, decided to travel to Italy to seek new energy and find new sources of inspiration. In the process, he developed the idea to photographically capture the impressions of the great poet. The resulting photo reportage was then published by Manesse Verlag in a gorgeous volume and has since been exhibited several times.
|1953 ||Born in Langenau |
| ||Active photographer since 1984 |
| ||Lives and works in Langenau |


This 10-week course for non-science majors focuses on a single problem: assessing the risk of human-caused climate change. The story ranges from physics to chemistry, biology, geology, fluid mechanics, and quantum mechanics, to economics and social sciences. The class will consider evidence from the distant past and projections into the distant future, keeping the human time scale of the next several centuries as the bottom line. The lectures follow a textbook, "Global Warming, Understanding the Forecast," written for the course. See related links for more info about the book. (source)
I haven't read the book, nor have I had a chance to look at the lectures, but if the lectures are half as good as the blurbs for the book suggest they might be, they will be a very useful resource.
I'm delighted that Archer has made them available.
1An example, perhaps, of Randy Olson's claim that we'll all have to start making videos as part of our science communication portfolio. A video of a lecture isn't what he had in mind, of course, but it's a start.


Protecting Intellectual Capital "Intellectual capital" is the sum of an organization's ideas, inventions, technologies, brands, general knowledge, software, designs, processes, etc. (i.e. knowledge that can be converted into profit) Intellectual capital is a broad term used to identify all knowledge assets of an organization such as ideas, inventions, technologies, brands, general knowledge, software, designs, or processes. In addition to the knowledge assets mentioned above, the intellectual capital may also include the experience and skills of the employees and their ability to acquire more knowledge. In general, the intellectual capital is formed of that non-common knowledge that might have value for a competitor. In this knowledge-based economy, the strategic use of the intellectual capital has become one of the most important aspects of running a successful business. More and more SMEs realize that they may extract more value, and in an easier way, by strategically using their intellectual capital instead of competing on price alone. The formal ownership of most of intellectual capital is done through IP. Quite often, the most important knowledge asset of an organization is its intellectual property (IP) since it may be better identified, valued and legally protected. In Canada, the IP assets that may be protected by formal legislation are patents, trade-marks, industrial designs, copyrights, integrated circuit topographies, and plant breeders' rights. Know-how and trade secrets are forms of IP that are not protected by formal legislation but are provided national and international value. The strategic management of IP assets can give a company a proprietary market advantage, improve its financial performance, and enhance its competitive advantage. It is, therefore, important that SMEs have a proactive approach to stimulate the creation and wise management of their IP assets.


Started by Lynn Olver in 1999, the Food Timeline provides citations and short histories of food practices and traditions from the origins of human civilization to the present day.
Slow Food International history
Timeline of the organization’s key events and manifestos.
Feminism, Food, and the American Table
This is a chronology I began compiling (using Knightlab’s timeline tool) to show a range of feminist attitudes toward kitchens and cooking in 20th century America. WordPress-hosted sites do not permit iframes, so I am unable to embed the timeline as I wished to do, but clicking through should allow you to browse a few examples of cookbooks, manifestos, artworks, and novels set in chronological order. It’s far from a comprehensive collection, but is intended to show the variety and complexity of women’s relationships to domestic labor as their expectations for work and family changed during this decade.


There has been much controversy in modern times about women's roles in the church. What does the Bible say about elders, pastors, preachers and ministry?
"Ministry" is used to mean different things by different groups. Let's first address the type of ministry that includes serving as pastors or elders.
The Gospels show that Jesus selected only men to serve as His first apostles. Early Church history (the book of Acts) shows that the Church continued selecting only men to serve as elders and pastors. Therefore, we conclude that a woman's role in the Church, although unique and valuable, does not include ordination to this type of ministry or preaching during church services (1 Timothy:2:11-12).
However, women served as teachers, with the older women training the younger ones (Titus:2:3-5). Some organizations today call this type of service "women's ministry." The United Church of God does not, lest anyone misconstrue that we are ordaining women as elders or pastors.
Women members of the Church of God have long served in many responsibilities, from providing musical accompaniment at church services, special music and directing children's choirs to teaching Sabbath schools, welcoming guests, organizing potlucks and church socials—and much more.
Also, the United Church of God ordains qualified women to the office of deaconess, as the early New Testament Church of God did. These women assist pastors in caring for the local congregations, often in meeting the unique needs of the women members.
For more information, please read our booklet The Church Jesus Built .


Heritage of the Atomic-Bomb Experience: What needs to be conveyed？
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Since the Atomic-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the A-Bomb Survivors (hibakusha) have struggled through a myriad of trials and tribulations beyond our imagination. Overcoming their anger and animosity, they have chosen to shoulder the responsibility o f a dvocating f or a nuclear-free world, germinating a worldwide movement in the pursuit of universal peace. Their population, however, is fast declining, and the urgency of preserving and passing on the hibakushas’ Atomic-bomb Experience has been keenly felt in recent decades. Yet no holistic discussion has taken place as to what we can inherit and what we should pass on to future generations as the Atomicbomb Experience. This empirical study first examines the annual Peace Declarations from 1947 to 2017 to determine when the local government of Hiroshima began to raise this issue. Second, using a large database of nationwide hibakusha surveys, their authentic discourse is extensively analyzed to determine what comprises the A-bomb damage that forms the backbone of the A-bomb Experience. Based on the outcome of quantitative and qualitative analysis, four points are discussed: which aspects of the heritage of the hibakushas’ first-hand experience we should grasp, what we must convey to the next generation, what we must do now to ensure the inheritance and, lastly, drawing on examples from the ongoing initiatives of the Hiroshima’s local government and universities, the possibility of passing on the A-bomb experience.
This research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers: 15H03137 and 17F17014.
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There is nothing new about yoga. Even in the Yoga Sutras (ancient Hindu texts), it was taught, and its path of relaxation and meditation used as a path to inner tranquility.
In the western world, the first mention of yoga is when two students from the East met in India to study it. Its influence is seen today in the form of yoga schools, yoga supplements, yoga videos, and the numerous yoga products out there that help people reach their yoga goals. For the most part, westerners appreciate the benefits that yoga brings.
The main reason that yoga works is the combination of physical activity and mental calmness. When we become less anxious, less stressed, and a little more relaxed, we are able to focus our attention on something else besides our stress and anxiety. This is when we find our focus returning to us quickly. Yoga offers us a safe place to use our minds to relax.
The benefits of yoga for the mind include the ability to focus our thoughts and get more done, the ability to be more aware of our body, and also a much better understanding of what we are doing physically during the physical activities we do. We know that exercising is good for us, but we don’t always remember that if we aren’t mindful of what we are doing during our physical exercise activities. By paying attention and focusing on physical aspects, we can achieve things we never thought possible.