Wire Voltmeters For 3 Phase Voltage Measuring
In our last category, you learned the tactic of wiring three-part voltage meter however that was just for simply mensuration the voltage between two-part or two line voltage. during this article, you may learn the complete technique of three-part voltage mensuration and it’s voltmeters wring. during this post, I will be able to show you that the way to wire two voltmeters for 3 part voltage mensuration.
How To Wire Voltmeters For Three Phase
In this schematic drawing we tend to use the 2 three section voltmeters that square measure wired between each other, I imply that we tend to wire one meter as we tend to wire in our last post however we tend to get a Line wire for 2d voltage meter so we tend to connect the third line or section wire to the 2d voltage meter to complete the electrical circuit.
I know while not a diagram, it’s too troublesome to form perceive a body that is why I designed a diagram concerning this.
As I shown within the on top of the diagram, I wired 2-volt meters for a three-phase power provide. I actually have shown 3 section route wires with red, yellow, blue collars and black as neutral. As I show, ” connect the L1 to the primary voltage meter so connect the L2 to the primary and 2d voltage meter as I shown within the on top of the diagram. In last connect the L3 to the 2d terminal of second-volt meter as I show.
Although single-phase electricity is used to supply common domestic and office electrical appliances, three-phase alternating current (ac) systems are almost universally used to distribute electrical power and to supply electricity directly to higher power equipment.
This technical article describes the basic principles of three-phase systems and the difference between the different measurement connections that are possible.


General Electric gave the first public demonstration Monday of its new "unducted fan engine," a turbine engine with a propeller that is expected to reduce fuel consumption on future airliners by 40% to 70%, compared to today's ducted turbofan engines.
The new engine, dubbed the UDF, is expected to be widely used in commercial aircraft in the 1990s if current tests prove that it reduces fuel consumption and that it can be made relatively quiet.
Two other companies, Pratt & Whitney and the Allison division of General Motors, have formed a team to develop another version of such an engine. It will be tested early next year.
The GE test was the second flight of the new engine, following its successful maiden flight last week. The demonstration took place at GE's jet engine test center in Mojave.


Standing tall above the soil of Mayo are five Round Towers, situated at Aughagower, Balla, Killala, Meelick and Turlough. These enigmatic monuments were built between the 9th and 12th centuries and all were associated with ecclesiastical sites.
There is some speculation that, because the doorways are set several feet above ground level, the towers were intended as places of refuge in times of trouble. Others speculate that they might be bell-towers from where the faithful were called to prayer by the ringing of a bell, or watch-towers from which residents were warned of the approach of raiders.
The Round Towers range in height from approximately 20 metres to 40 metres. The doorways can be round-headed (Romanesque) or lintelled while the windows are small and set high in the building. The interior of the towers was divided into several floors, each one reached by climbing a ladder inside the building. The roof was conical in shape.
Whatever their former uses, the towers now stand as impressive and imposing monuments in the landscape, occasionally lit up at times of celebration to remind of Mayo’s heritage.
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A reed bed, or constructed wetland is an engineered structure – like a pond – normally rectangular in shape. It harnesses the natural ecological processes that break down organic matter in wastewater. They contain gravels that are usually planted with common river reeds (Phragmites Australis).
Contaminated liquid effluent is applied either at one end or across the entire surface (depending on the reed bed type), and collected from the other end by a series of drainage pipes or a weir outlet structure at the bottom.
As the effluent passes through the gravels in the reed bed, it comes into contact with the bacteria growing in the oxygen rich atmosphere of the root system and on the surfaces of the gravels. This is the primary agent that breaks down and digests the sewage in the effluent.
This is an environmentally friendly, low cost and entirely natural process.


When children start Phase 4 of the Letters and Sounds phonics programme, they will know a grapheme (how a sound is written down) for every one of the 42 phonemes (sounds) in the English language. They will be able to blend phonemes to read CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words and segment (break the word down using each sound in the word) in order to spell them.
Children will have also started reading straightforward, two-syllable words and simple captions, as well as reading and writing some tricky words.
In Phase 4 no new graphemes are introduced. The main aim of this phase is to consolidate the children's knowledge and to help them to learn to read and spell which have adjacent consonants, such as trap, string and milk.
During Phase 4 the following tricky words are introduced:
At Studham CofE Village School, Phase 2-4 are introduced in reception when the children are part of Oak Class.


Advanced Processes - Gas Tungsten
Advanced Processes - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding moves students to a higher level of welding that the student, as an employee, may find in a job. The course will cover welding of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum. This course will challenge the student to perform required elements that produce welds that would meet national standards. Proper fit up of weld joints, weld bead size, weld strength and appearance will be stressed. Lay out of complex weld joints will be another requirement evaluated in an ongoing process as welded exercises are preformed.
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of carbon steel, stainless steel and Aluminum.
- Apply proper welding techniques to produce tool and die build up and repair welding.
- Produce precise fit up of pressure vessel weld joints.
- Lay out complex weld joints on sheet metal, plate steel and tube.
- Produce welds to specified size and strength.
- Demonstrate processes used to produce complex weld joints.
- Test pressure vessel integrity.
- Operate equipment used to produce material for required weld processes.
- Prepare material for pre welding examination.
- Determine proper welding rods or filler metal required to produce welds to specification.
- Acquire skills in repair welding.
- Distinguish the difference between the various grades of pipe and tubing.
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HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE US EPA'S SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION (SITE) MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT (MMT) PROGRAM
BILLETS, S. AND A. Dindal. HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE US EPA'S SUPERFUND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION (SITE) MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT (MMT) PROGRAM. JOURNAL OF TESTING AND EVALUATION (ASTM). American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 35(5):486-495, (2007).
Article will be published in the Journal of Testing and Evaluation
This manuscript presents the history and evolution of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Monitoring and Measurement Technology (MMT) Program. This includes a discussion of how the fundamental concepts of a performance testing/verification program were developed in response to the 1986 Congressional legislation that was enacted to bring together technology developers, technology users, and EPA’s credibility in a national testing program. The original impetus for the program was driven by the technology developers’ pressing need for a cost effective and technically credible program for showcasing the performance of their technologies to EPA Regions and other federal agencies. The SITE Program was EPA’s first technology verification program, and it has served as a model for subsequent technology evaluation programs. The performance characteristics of 70 technologies have been verified by the SITE MMT Program. A survey of developers participating in the program indicated their satisfaction; a summary of their responses is presented. The outcome of the program and its legacy represent an important contribution to the EPA Superfund Program and the use of field analytical technologies.


The Raft field of the Calcite section is used to record stations where calcite cave rafts are observed.
Cave rafts are thin accumulations of calcite or aragonite or more rarely gypsum that form on the surface of cave pools. Only calcite or aragonite cave rafts should be recorded in this field. Gypsum rafts have their own field.
Cave rafts form as extremely thin accumulations of crystals floating on the surface of a pool only because of surface tension. They form on still water. As they grow, they grow downward becoming thicker until they are too massive to float or are disturbed in which case they sink to the bottom of the pool. If sinking cave rafts accumulate in the same place (because of dripping water, for example), they may pile up into what is known as a raft cone.
Cave rafts may be observed: on the surface of pools; under water on the bottom of a pool; or lying along the bottom of a former pool. Cave rafts on the surface of a pool may be very thin looking like a film of powder or dust on the water. Cave rafts are usually white, yellowish or brown in color and look like ice or very thin lily pads. They may be touching the edge of a pool or floating freely but are incapable of supporting their own weight should the pool drop, unlike shelfstone. The top sides of cave rafts are flat and may be smooth or glossy. The bottom sides are rough. The shape may be very irregular and may even have holes in it like lace.
Rafts usually do not exceed 15 cm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness (about the thickness of a piece of paper). If the rafts are in a dried pool, they may have become cemented to the floor or could still be loose.
Look for cave rafts in every pool encountered no matter its size. Also look for them on the bottom of pools or former pools.
- Palmer, Arthur N. (2007) Cave Geology CAVE BOOKS, Dayton, OH pp 278-279 ISBN-13: 978-0-939748-66-2, ISBN-10: 0-939748-66-5
- Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.) National Speleological Society p 88 ISBN: 1-879961-07-5


How I Use It
Students can peruse through boards in different categories or create their own. This would be a place for students to look at areas that interest them personally. Boards can include websites, images with explanations, videos, or text. For classroom use, I would use it in two ways. First I would have students do research on a topic and then look for the same topic on Learnist to compare/contrast the value of the resources. Second, I would have students create their own boards as a persuasive argument tool. The resources and explanations would be used to explain their argument.
The site itself is relatively easy to set up and use. You do have to have an email address to set up an account, so that would prevent many from being able to create boards. One of the nice features is that you can search for images or videos from within the site. Unfortunately, the results are very limited. The tool isn't the best for more than just a small amount of information due the the layout, and is a limiting choice for student creation.


The Cremation Process
In the cremation process, the container holding the body is placed in the cremation chamber. The temperature in the chamber during the cremation process is approximately 1600 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit.
After approximately two to two and a half hours the organic matter of the remains is disintegrated by the intense heat. After the chamber is cooled the remaining bone fragments are carefully removed.
The bone fragments are then placed in a specially designed processor and transformed into fine particles. These particles are commonly referred to as cremated remains or "ashes." The cremated remains are then placed into an Urn, Scattering Vessel, Worthy Keepsakes and/or Cremation Jewelry of your choosing.
Another option is permanent placement in an urn garden at a memorial park or a columbarium niche, which is an above-ground structure protected by glass, marble, granite, or bronze. Scattering is a widely accepted option, which can be done over water or land. If permanent placement or scattering is the option of choice than selecting family keepsakes and keepsake jewelry will provide a lasting remembrance for loved ones to treasure.
Choosing cremation rather than burial does not diminish the value of a wonderful life. Cremation, like burial...is simply the final destination of the physical body of the deceased. The remembrance of the heart, spirit and soul is a treasure which only you and your family can truly know and honor. The goal is to help you find joy in the way you choose to celebrate and cherish the memories.


New Autonomous Systems
The idea of autonomous systems that are able to make choices according to properties which allow them to experience, apprehend and assess their environment is becoming a reality. These systems are capable of auto-configuration and self-organization.
This book presents a model for the creation of autonomous systems based on a complex substratum, made up of multiple electronic components that deploy a variety of specific features.
This substratum consists of multi-agent systems which act continuously and autonomously to collect information from the environment which they then feed into the global system, allowing it to generate discerning and concrete representations of its surroundings.
These systems are able to construct a so-called artificial corporeity which allows them to have a sense of self, to then behave autonomously, in a way reminiscent of living organisms.


Earth Collections : Palaeocene and Eocene database
The Palaeocene Epoch spanned 65.5 - 55.8 million years ago, the Eocene from 55.8 - 33.9 million years ago.
Palaeocene fossils form a relatively small proportion of the Museum's geological holdings, as following the end-Cretaceous global extinction, biotic recovery was slow, so fossils are relatively few and lack diversity.
Eocene fossils form a larger part of the Museum's holdings; this is partly because diversity had recovered from the K-T extinction event, and partly due to the accessibility of richly fossiliferous Eocene deposits in Southern England and elsewhere. In total Palaeocene and Eocene holdings number over 1,500 registered items.
The collections are dominated by invertebrates - notably gastropod and bivalve molluscs, while vertebrates are dominated by fish, though early mammals are sparsely present.
The collections are chiefly from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The most important collection by far is that of Sir Charles Lyell - a Victorian pioneer of modern geology and avid collector of post-Cretaceous fossils. Other important holdings include the Reading University, Parker, and Bell collections.
Enquiries regarding the collections should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.org


SOFTWARE INDUSTRY, consists of that part of computer programming activity that traded between software-producing organizations and corporate or individual one consumers.
Traded one represents only a fraction of domestic one activity, whose extent cannot reliably estimated, since much computer programming takes place within firms and its value not captured by the industrial census or this industry analysts.
According to the industry analyst INPUT, in 2000 the U.S. market for traded one was $138 billion (Table 1). The U.S. software's industry is a major exporter, and the total revenues of the top 500 U.S. software firms in the year 2000 were $259 billion, according to the trade publication Software Magazine.
So, The traded one industry consists of three main sectors: programming services, enterprise software products, and shrink-wrapped software products. These three sectors became established in the mid-1950s, the mid-1960s, and the late 1970s, respectively, in response to the technological opportunities and the business environment of the time. The most successful firms developed specialized
capabilities that enabled them to prosper within their sector; however, this
specialization made it difficult to move into other sectors, and very few
firms have been successful in more than this sector. It should be noted that
this industry is not confined to independent software vendors, but also
includes computer manufacturers such as IBM, Unisys, and NCR who
supply programming services and its products alongside their hardware
offerings and are among the largest ones suppliers. These are sometimes
referred to as "captive" markets because computer users have relatively
little choice in the supplier of basic operating this for corporate systems.


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How many words do you see that end in "-ap"? Help your little reader start to recognize the similarities among words with this fun maze. She'll get to know some new sight words and learn about a word family!
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In PHP, a variable holds different values of various data types. Following data types are supported by PHP:
They are a non-decimal numbers and can be negative, zero and positive values. The range of integers is -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647. Integers can be in three different formats: Hexadecimal (Base 16), Decimal (Base 10) and Octal (Base 8).
In the given below example, variables $KH_Number1 and $KH_Number2 are assigned an integer value. You can know the datatype of variable using var_dump function of PHP.
<?php $KH_Number1 = 3120; var_dump($KH_Number1); $KH_Number2 = 451 + 98421; var_dump($KH_Number2); ?>
They are sequences of the characters. String can be defined using single quote and double quote. Single quote will consider the string as it is, whereas, double quote can parse the variable and replace its value.
<?php $KH_Name = "John"; $KH_DisaplyName1 = 'My name $KH_Name is not displayed here'; $KH_DisaplyName2 = "My name is $KH_Name"; echo $KH_DisaplyName1 . "<br>"; // Output: My name $KH_Name is not displayed here echo $KH_DisaplyName2 ; // Output: My name is John ?>
They are numbers with decimal places like 461.45.
<?php $KH_Double = 945.12; var_dump ($KH_Double); ?>
They have likely two states either true or false. Booleans are frequently used in conditional testing with if statement.
<?php $KH_Knowphp = true; if ($KH_Knowphp) echo "I know PHP script"; else echo "I don't know PHP script"; ?>
It is a special data type which contains only one value: null. The variable of null data types means that variable is not assigned with any value. It is often used with isset() function.
<?php $KH_Name = null; if (!isset($KH_Name)) echo "Variable does not contain value"; else echo "Variable has the value of $KH_Name"; ?>


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The Roots of Liberty is a critical collection of essays on the origin and nature of the often elusive idea of liberty.
Throughout this book, the original and thought-provoking views of scholars J. C. Holt, Christopher W. Brooks, Paul Christianson, John Phillip Reid, and Corinne C. Weston offer insights into the development of English ideas of liberty and the relationship those ideas hold to modern conceptions of rule of law. The introduction by Ellis Sandoz places each of the essays in context and explores the influence of Fortescue on Coke.
The essays address early medieval developments, encompassing such seminal issues as the common-law mind of the sixteenth century under the Tudor monarchs, the struggle for power and authority between the Stuart kings and Parliament in the seventeenth century, and the role of the ancient constitution in the momentous legal and constitutional debate that occurred between the Glorious Revolution and the American Declaration of Independence.
Students and scholars of law will find this insightful study in history, constitutionalism, and political theory a refreshing yet relatively brief discussion of the origins of liberty.


A Terrible Thing To Waste
New Book Profiles Asylums
By Magazine editors | Online Only | Oct. 12, 2009
Photographs by Chris Payne
For more than half the nation's history, vast mental hospitals were a prominent feature of the American landscape. From the mid-19th century to the early 20th, more than 250 institutions for the insane were built throughout the United States; by 1948 they housed over half a million patients. But over the next 30 years, with the introduction of psychotropic drugs and policy shifts toward community-based care, patient populations declined dramatically, leaving many of these massive buildings neglected and abandoned. (In 1999, the National Trust named Four National Historic Landmark Hospitals in New York to its list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.)
Photographer Chris Payne spent six years exploring these institutions, visiting 70 hospitals in 30 states. The results of his journey can be found in his latest book, Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals ($40, MIT Press, http://mitpress.mit.edu). Through his lens we see splendid, palatial exteriors and crumbling interiors—chairs stacked against walls with peeling paint in a grand hallway; brightly colored toothbrushes still hanging on a rack; stacks of suitcases, never packed for the trip home. We also see how the hospitals functioned as self-contained communities, where almost everything of necessity—including food, water, power, and even clothing and shoes—was produced on site. Since many of these places no longer exist, his photographs serve as their final, "official" record.
Accompanying Payne's photographs is an essay by Oliver Sacks (who described his own experience working at a state metal hospital in his book Awakenings). Sacks pays tribute to Payne's photographs and to the lives once lived in these places, "where one could be both mad and safe."
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The Tudor Royal Arms were placed above the main entrance to the keep at St Mawes, with the Latin text, Dieu et Mon Droit, below. Above the crest is the statement:
Semper Honos / Henrice Tuus / Laudesque Manebunt.
(Henry, your honour and praises will remain forever.)
This is one of four texts composed by the poet, antiquary and royal chaplain, John Leland (c. 1503–1552) at the request of Thomas Treffry of Fowey (a detail mentioned in Leland’s Itinerary).
On the opposite side, above the door leading from the keep to the forward bastion is another Royal Coast of Arms. Either side are two Tritons:
Semper Vivet A(n)i(m)a Re/gis Henrici Octavi / Qui An(no) 34 Sui Reg/ni Hoc Fecit Fieri.
(May the soul of King Henry Eighth, who had this built in the 34th year of his reign, live forever.)
Henry came to the throne in 1509, and this places the completion of the castle in 1543. (It was started in 1540.)
Another text is placed above the crest on the west bastion, celebrating Henry’s son, Edward (who is proclaimed on the eastern bastion as Duke of Cornwall, a title given at his baptism in 1537).
Edwardus Fama Referat Factisque Parentem.
(May Edward resemble his father in fame and deeds.)
Further texts are placed on the south (Henry, king of England, France and Ireland) and east (Edward) bastions.


Notes: All timings are represented in 24-hour notation in local time of Fairfield, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Traditionally, on Ahoi Ashtami mothers used to fast from dawn to dusk for the wellbeing of their sons. However, in modern India, the fast is observed for the wellbeing of all children i.e. for sons as well as for daughters. Fast is broken during twilight after sighting stars in the sky. Some women break the fast after sighting the moon but it might be difficult to follow as the moon rises late in the night on Ahoi Ashtami.
Ahoi Ashtami fasting day falls approximately eight days before Diwali Puja and four days after Karwa Chauth. Similar to Karwa Chauth, Ahoi Ashtami is more popular in North India. This day is also known as Ahoi Aathe because fasting for Ahoi Ashtami is done during Ashtami Tithi which is the eighth day of the month.
Similar to Karwa Chauth, Ahoi Ashtami is a strict fasting day and most women abstain even from water throughout the day. The fast is broken only after sighting the stars.


Pediatricians and experts are weighing in on a viral video of a newborn baby walking with the support of a nurse just minutes after being born. Health magazine, People magazine and AOL featured Daniela Corbetta, professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Infant Perception-Action Laboratory.
Corbetta weighs in on the phenomenon, which is actually a primitive reflex that infants have from the time they are born through their first couple months of life. She says the stepping reflex has been documented in newborns since the 1940s.
“It’s up for debate why this reflex occurs, but some experts say it’s to develop lower limb muscles that they’ll later use for independent, and conscious, walking,” said Corbetta. “This is very far from being able to walk.”


Comments welcome on this first draft of the introduction to a entry on Nature and Nurture for a handbook in environmental studies.
At many points during the long history of nature-nurture debates, scientists and other commentators have often asserted that nature versus nurture or genes versus environment is an ill-framed formulation (Paul 1988). Why then does the question how much is nature, how much is nurture persist in popular debate and in announcements about developments in science? To address this question in a way that informs discussion of environmental studies, this entry looks first at ideas of nature, then the opposition nature versus culture. That introduction provides critical handles on nature-nurture debates seen as debates about what is known and could be known about human social behavior and limits. Such knowledge may seem relevant to environmental studies given that people in societies seek to know and change the world. The final section, however, places the critical handles themselves in tension with alternatives, extending to culture and nurture the admonition that “we need… to find different ideas… if we are to know nature as varied and variable, as the changing conditions of a human world (Williams 1980, p.85)….
Paul, D. B. (1998). “A debate that refuses to die.” Pp. 81-93 in The Politics Of Heredity: Essays on Eugenics, Biomedicine, and The Nature-Nurture Debate. Albany: SUNY Press.
Williams, R. (1980). “Ideas of nature.” Pp. 67-85 in Problems in Materialism and Culture: Selected Essays. London: Verso.


' There are three types of people in this world: Those who can count, and those who can't. ' - Seen on a bumper sticker
Schemes of Work
Below are some teaching and learning resources used in East Riding of Yorkshire schools by maths and numeracy teachers, educators and pupils.
Introduction to the Resources
Much of the work is in response to requests from teachers and students.
The resources available below, Statutory ICT in Maths have been added in response to teacher requests.
The schemes of work and maths levels are for the core Y8 (full year) and for autumn and spring terms for Y9.
The schemes follow the KS3 Strategy’s sample medium term
plans adjusted to include materials from the Strategy’s interactive
series mini-packs. Also included in this section are level
3-4 and 4-5 booster materials for both students and teachers.
The student materials are power point presentations, many
with sound, explaining key concepts.
The materials are based upon the Strategy’s Y9 booster materials
and the level 3-4 consolidation lessons.
Providing students with copies of these resources has proved
a useful tool for intervention programmes.
Please click the document title to open, and feel free to use, amend
or repurpose as you see fit.
The icons on the right of the resources
panel are indicative of relevance and possible (not compulsory)
The lessons are presented in Microsoft PowerPoint.
If you have PowerPoint on your machine, then simply double
click on a lesson icon to begin.
You will need to have sound available on your PC to listen
to the instructions.
If you do not have PowerPoint click on power point viewer
to install this on you machine, then double click on a lesson
Click here to install the Powerpoint Viewer
KS3 Level 3 to 4 Booster
KS3 Level 4 to 5 Booster
KS3 Level 4 to 5 Booster For Teachers
Year 8 Scheme of Work


As the future of the automotive manufacturing industry continues to evolve with automation, connected technologies, AI, robotics and new ways of working, nothing can replace the human touch. That's why it's important for safety managers to ensure every square foot of their production facility is protected.
Your workers are the heartbeat of your operation. They deserve the highest quality of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) so they can do what they do best - fuel the operation that fuels the world.
Why PPE Matters
Automotive manufacturing workers face many hazards as they operate heavy machinery, handle sharp metal sheets, weld together metals, assemble interiors and inspect for quality assurance. To help prevent accidents, workers should be equipped with reliable yet comfortable head-to-toe PPE solutions that won't get in the way.
Fatalities in the manufacturing industry in 2019
15,390 Reported injuries in the automotive manufacturing industry in 2019
Automotive manufacturing incidence rate, compared to 3.0 for all industries


Universal beams (such as 100uc15, 200ub18, 250ub25) are commonly used for structural support in buildings. They are used to bolster load-bearing walls, and anywhere else that requires heavy-duty bracing. Available in a wide range of sizes, determining the correct universal… Read More »Universal Beams (100uc15, 200ub18, 250ub25)
Steel is the most adaptable, regularly used structural steel.Both H-beam and I-beams are structural steel beams used widely in the construction industry by civil engineering professionals.To a novice, both are similar in shape to regular people, but there are significant… Read More »H-beam VS I-beam: What are the 17 differences?
Bent beams are used everywhere – in structures for functionality or aesthetic appeal, in circular shell stiffening rings on vessels and for monorails or roof trusses. Steel beams can be rolled vertically (the weak-axis) or horizontally (the strong axis). When rolling steel beams, it is important to consider distortion.
There are two primary methods used in beam bending applications, informally known as the “easy way (I-Beams)” and the “hard way (H-Beams).” BIT section bending machines excels at both, that ensures even the most demanding beam forming projects are completed to industry-required guidelines.
The stainless steel car roof curved beam is formed by bending a stainless steel plate. The parts are asymmetrical profiles, thin walls (minimum 1mm) and the contours are intersected by multiple curvature radii with a minimum radius of curvature of R = 350 mm.


Anne McElvoy tells the stories of big challenges that have spurred leading British conservative thinkers into action, from the French Revolution to the Permissive Society.
Episode 2: By the 1830s and 1840s, the Industrial Revolution had brought vast changes to British life. It delivered innovation and prosperity, but chaos and disconnection too.
In the industrial north of England in particular, unrest was growing.
In this episode, Anne visits the Chelsea home of the great Scottish writer and thinker Thomas Carlyle, to find out how he fought back against the Industrial Revolution and the revolutionary idea it brought in its wake.
Carlyle argued that the concept of Utilitarianism, with its New Poor Law and its attack on older forms of charity, was forging a cold new world of atomized individuals. The only things that now connected people, he contended, were cash and disease.
In response, he called for strong leadership and a return to medieval Christian values.
And Anne visits Newcastle to see how Carlyle's ideas found a profound echo in architecture, through the buildings of Augustus Pugin, still visible across the country today.
With: Professor Dinah Birch, Dr Tristram Hunt MP
Producer: Phil Tinline.


Season extension enables a plant or crop to be grown and cultivated beyond the normal outdoor growing season and can take a variety of forms:
Raised beds are constructed to hold soil and plants above the ground. The loosened soil, which can be piled a few inches to more than one foot above the surrounding ground, heats up more quickly in spring, enabling earlier planting of crops. Learn more.
Mulches refer to material placed on top of the soil surrounding plants to help them retain heat. Mulches can include straw, compost and synthetic materials such as plastic sheeting with slits cut to allow for plants to grow through. Learn how to use mulches in your garden. Learn more.
Row Covers and Low Tunnels
Row covers refer to light fabric or cover, such as newspaper cones or plastic, placed over plants for frost protection and heat retention. Low tunnels are floating row covers constructed like high-tunnels, but are much smaller in size. Low tunnels cover plants to provide wind and frost protection and they are removed once outdoor temperatures reach the necessary levels for growing. Learn how to use floating row covers. Learn more.
Cold frames and hot beds are enclosures built low to the ground with transparent roofs. They are used by gardeners to protect plants from cold weather. Typically hot beds, which have a heat source, are used for starting plants and cold frames, which do not have a heat source, are used to harden plants to outdoor conditions before transplanting. The same frame can often serve both purposes. Learn how to construct and use cold frames and hot beds. Learn more.
High Tunnels or Hoophouses
High tunnels or hoophouses are unheated greenhouses, typically made by constructing an arc-shaped frame and covering it with plastic sheeting. They sometimes include added features such as irrigation or rainwater harvesting systems. Learn how to construct a high tunnel. Learn more.


| Each tiny island in the Gulf of California seems to have its own deermouse, and Tortuga Island is no exception: Dickey's Deermouse is known only from this island, and like the others, it is not well-known. Genetically, it is closest to Peromyscus merriami, which occurs on the mainland on the east side of the Gulf, and further studies may conclude that it is a subspecies of P. merriami. Most deermice have tails that are longer than their head and body combined. The tail of Dickey's Deermouse is comparatively short and its body is somewhat stocky. When the original specimens were collected, in 1932, it was reported that four young mice were taken from a nest under a rock where a rattlesnake also lurked, probably with a meal in mind.
Total Length: 186-203 mm Tail: 90-100 mm
Burt, W.H., 1932. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History, 7:176.
Mammal Species of the World


Effective for middle school or beginning high school chorus.
♪ CHORUS PRODUCTIVITY: Includes two worksheets + Answer Key
(1) Students write original sentences using vocabulary words that will help them be productive in chorus, and to develop a work ethic.
(2) Follow up with the fill in the blank worksheet.
♪ There are three ways to use this activity: silently as an individual, as a class where everyone agrees on and writes the best sentence(s) someone came up with, or teacher directed with everyone writing the teacher's sentence after a discussion.
♪ This activity adds an academic element to class on this chorus day. Every now and then, students need to write in chorus, reminding them chorus is a real class requiring learning and hard work.
♪ Keep in mind the amount of time you are willing to spend grading when you present this.
♪ EXCELLENT ACTIVITY FOR A SUB
♪ Great way to get STUDENT HANDWRITING SAMPLES.
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♪ Productivity Plan Worksheet #2
♪ Award Winning Grading Criteria Chorus Worksheet
♪ Chorus Student Responsibilities, Policies and Routines
♪ Concert Preparation Activity
♪ 25 Tips to a Terrific Chorus Concert
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Pet hedgehogs source of salmonella
Other pets that carry salmonella include frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, lizards, chicks and ducklings
Add those cute little hedgehogs to the list of pets that can make you sick.
In the last year, 20 people were infected by a rare but dangerous form of salmonella bacteria, and one person died in January. The illnesses were linked to contact with hedgehogs kept as pets, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. health officials say such cases seem to be increasing.
The CDC recommends thoroughly washing your hands after handling hedgehogs and cleaning pet cages and other equipment outside.
Seven of the hedgehog illnesses were in Washington state, including the death — an elderly man from Spokane County who died in January. The other cases were in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Oregon.
In years past, only one or two illnesses from this salmonella strain have been reported annually, but the numbers rose to 14 in 2011, 18 last year, and two so far this year.
Children younger than five and the elderly are considered at highest risk for severe illness, CDC officials said.
Hedgehogs are small, insect-eating mammals with a coat of stiff quills. In nature, they sometimes live under hedges and defend themselves by rolling up into a spiky ball.
The critters linked to recent illnesses were purchased from various breeders, many of them licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CDC officials said. Hedgehogs are native to Western Europe, New Zealand and some other parts of the world, but are bred in the United States.


I recently wrote a review of an educational book about boys in our classroom. Another book I'd like to suggest to all teachers and parents is Failing at Fairness, How our School Cheat Girls. This book looks at the cultural phenomenon that leaves girls feeling left behind in both science and math.
I think back to the first Harry Potter book and realize that our wizarding classrooms don't seem to have this problem, but one shortfall in many classrooms today is the trend to focus science and math curriculum towards boys. This leavs girls feeling like these subjects just are not for them.
No longer is it acceptable for Barbie to say, "Math class is hard, let's go shopping!" Even Mattel realized their insensitivity and stereotyping with their Teen Talk Barbie. Now it's time for educators to reach out to girls who've lived with that stereotype and make sure that those girls are offered the same opportunities given to their male schoolmates.
According to this article from LiveScience.com, the top five myths about girls in math and science are ...
- From the time they start school, most girls are less interested in science than boys are.
- Classroom interventions that work to increase girls' interest in STEM run the risk of turning off the boys.
- Science and math teachers are no longer biased toward their male students.
- When girls just aren't interested in science, parents can't do much to motivate them.
- At the college level, changing the STEM curriculum runs the risk of watering down important "sink or swim" coursework.
For educators or parents, the book How to Encourage Girls in Science and Math is a great resource to help encourage girls to discover the world of math and science.
(You can read the full article on Mattel's Barbie Teen Talk here on the NY Times.) Comments (26)


عنوان مقاله [English]
The questions which will be discussed in this article are as follows;
1- Has inequality increased in the: world?
2- If inequality has increased in the world economy, what was the reason? 3- Was it the rich countries which have a higher share in the world GDP?
In order to answer the above questions, selected indices for 144 countries has
been Analyzed for the 1960 -2000 period. The result of the analysis shows that
world inequality has considerably increased in the 1960 - 2000 period and Gini
coefficient increased from 0.861 to 0.90. Analyzing the Herfindal- Hirshman Index (HHI) and fITst order Shanon entropy index (T), reveals that the HHI index was constant while the T index was increasing after 1945. This result shows that the real cause of inequality was the relative increase in the share of some of the poor countries (those which had lower share of the world GDP).
As the conclusion we could also mention that inequality in the amount of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in different countries was the cause of increasing
inequality in the distribution of the world income. We have also found that the
relation between world trade and world income inequality is not significant.
JEL Classification: F02, F13.


Territoriality in a snake
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2015, 69 (10), pp. 1657 - 1661
- Issue Date:
© 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Territorial behaviour, whereby dominant animals gain priority access to critical resources, is widespread in some animal lineages, but rare in others. Theory suggests that territoriality will evolve only when animals can economically defend sites that contain critical resources (typically mates, sometimes food). In striking contrast to their close relatives the lizards, male defence of territories for access to mates has not been reported in snakes. In south-eastern Australia, receptive female small-eyed snakes thermoregulate under “hot rocks”, concentrating mating opportunities and thus, potentially allowing males to enhance their fitness by defending these rocks from rivals. We videotaped staged contests between resident and intruder males and analysed data on cohabitation patterns from a long-term (21 years) mark-recapture study. In staged contests, males actively defended hot rocks from intruder males; and thus, larger males actively displaced their smaller rivals. In the wild, larger males were found under rocks with more or larger females. These results suggest that the thermally driven concentration of female small-eyed snakes has rendered hot rocks economically defensible, and thus favoured the evolution of territoriality in a snake.
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After much exploration in the early 1960s, the idea of a national assessment gained impetus in 1963. NAEP planning began in 1964, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation to set up the Exploratory Committee for the Assessment of Progress in Education (ECAPE) in June. This was followed by the appointment of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in 1965.
The first national assessments were held in 1969. Voluntary assessments for the states began in 1990 on a trial basis, were made a permanent feature of NAEP every two years. In 2002, selected urban districts participated in the state-level assessments on a trial basis, and continue as the Trial Urban District Assessment.
In 2009, a new framework for the NAEP science assessment began a move to computer-based assessment, when part of the student sample completed interactive computer tasks. In 2011, the NAEP writing assessment for grades 8 and 12 was administered entirely on computer. The new NAEP technology and engineering literacy assessment in 2014 is also entirely on computer.
The development of a successful NAEP program has involved many, including researchers, state education officials, contractors, policymakers, students, and teachers. Explore the documents below to learn about the inception and evolution of NAEP:
Learn more about NAEP.


A report by Katie Camero for The Boston Globe.
Many people suffered from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. But scientists, in a new study, say they’ve uncovered a worrisome impact on the environment, too.
University of New Hampshire researchers have measured unusually high levels of nitrate in the island territory’s streams.
The theory is that stronger and more frequent storms caused by climate change have knocked down vegetation, and the resulting decomposition elevated nitrate levels in the soil. Storms are then washing the nitrate into the streams, researchers said in a statement from the university.


posted by anthony .
Describe a positive development for women that occurred during the New Deal.
Can I have information on this?
There weren't many positive developments for women then, although Eleanor Roosevelt was a role model for many.
This article has an interesting paragraph about women and the New Deal. Be sure to note Frances Perkins.
thanks it was an interesting article


November 11, 2020 | Becca Brasser
For the next few weeks, the first grade students will be exploring the concepts of combinations and missing addends in math.
Several math games are introduced in the course of this investigation to help students practice these concepts.
Students can play these games with an adult, an in-person classmate, a friend on Zoom, or independently.
Ask your child about:
Counters in a Cup
How Many Am I Hiding?
Peas and Carrots
In our math sessions, students engage in math problems and activities and discuss the underlying concepts. They are asked to share their reasoning and solutions. It is important that children solve math problems accurately in ways that make sense to them. At home, encourage your child to explain his or her math thinking to you!
Here are the directions to “How Many Am I Hiding?”, the game pictured here:
Put 5–12 small objects in your hand. Give your child a chance to determine how many you have. Then hide some in your other hand and show your child what is left. Now ask, “How many am I hiding?” Encourage your child to explain his or her thinking. After playing a few rounds with the same number, you can change the total number and start again.


This week started out with a very unusual Monday. ELC Los Angeles staff, teachers and students celebrated International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We practiced phrases such as ‘Ahoy, me hearties!’ and students collected pirate vocabulary sheets. We were also keen to look the part, and fake mustaches, eye patches and pirate tattoos (temporary, of course!) were enthusiastically worn by teachers and students. Some students had already heard of talk like a pirate day and other students were very bemused to see their teachers kitted out in pirate garb. We hope that it got students in the mood for Halloween, as ELC loves to celebrate the famous American holiday with costumes and games! If you’d like to get into the spirit of talk like a pirate day, see below for the vocabulary sheet that director of courses Jessica Roehrig put together…
Ahoy – Hello
Arr! / Argh / Arrgh! / Yarr! / Harr! – A general piratical term
Aye – Yes. “Aye, aye captain!”
Batten down the hatches! – Shut your mouth
Blimey! – Used to express frustration.
Bucko – A friend.
Dead men tell no tales – Phrase explaining why pirates leave no survivors.
Gangway! – Used to clear a passage through a crowded area.
He’s gone to Davy Jones’s locker – He is dead.
Lad – A boy or young man.
Lass – A girl or young woman.
Matey – Friend. A way to address another pirate you are familiar with.
Me – My
Me hearties – a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
Scallywag – A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel.
Shiver me timbers! – An expression of surprise.
Sink me! – An expression of surprise.
Splice the Mainbrace! – To have a drink, or perhaps several.
Walk the plank – a piratical execution
Ye – You “Ye be walking the plank!”
Yo-ho-ho – Completely meaningless, but fun to say.


hack out(redirected from hack it out)
1. To cut something off of or away from something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." Can you hack out the burnt pieces of the roast?
2. To create something by chopping or cutting away at something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." I'm impressed with how our neighbors hacked a shape out of a tree stump on their front lawn.
3. slang To make, create, or produce something quickly and perfunctorily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "out." How many of these stupid articles do I have to hack out before someone at the magazine takes my work seriously?
hack something out of somethingand hack something out
1. to cut or chop something out of something. Jill hacked the bone out of the roast. She hacked out the big bone.
2. to fashion something by carving or chiseling from something. He hacked a rabbit out of the chunk of wood. In no time, the carver had hacked out a rabbit.
1. To remove something by chopping or cutting; excise something: The butcher hacked the bone out from the meat. We hacked out the broken shingles from the roof.
2. To fashion something by chopping, cutting, or chiseling: The artist hacked out a statue from a chunk of clay. Let's hack a sculpture out of the ice.
3. Slang To produce something hastily or routinely, such as written material: The reporter hacked out a weekly column. The author hacked three romance novels out every year.


What is an Industrial Pump? Industrial pumps are used to move fluid in an industrial application. There are dozens of different industrial applications a several types of industrial pump designs to fit the requirements.
Centrifugal pumps are used often in industrial applications. These pumps use a rotating impeller to accelerate a fluid and increase its pressure. There are dozens of industrial centrifugal pumps including slurry pumps, chopper pumps, sewage pumps, vertical turbine pumps, axial flow pumps and more.
In addition, rotary and reciprocating positive displacement pumps are often used in industrial applications to move fluids at steady flow rates with high pressure. Specifically, screw pumps, progressive cavity pumps, lobe pumps, gear pumps, diaphragm pumps, and peristaltic pumps are considered industrial PD pumps.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Online publication date: November 2019
- Print publication year: 2019
- Online ISBN: 9781108642323
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108642323
The Guts of the Matter is a study of our oldest ecological problem: the transmission of infectious intestinal disease from human waste. Spanning the early hominin era to the present, this book explores the evolution of human waste disposal practices, the use of faeces and urine as fertilizer, and the changing patterns of transmission of intestinal pathogens and parasites. Chapters trace the spread of viral, bacterial, and helminthic infections through the early processes of globalization and track the uneven successes of the sanitation revolution in recent centuries. The book also provides an overview of the cultural practices that influence the transmission of infectious intestinal disease and the impacts of biomedical advances such as oral rehydration therapy and vaccination. Webb's impressive breadth and meticulous research is invaluable for students of public health, environmental history, global history, and medicine.
Iris Borowy - Shanghai University
Marcos Cueto - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Pronunciation: (ir"u-kwoi'un), [key]
a family of North American Indian languages that includes Cherokee, Seneca, Mohawk, and Oneida.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Iroquois people.
2. of or belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.


The scalpel is a wondrously simple and effective tool that has saved many lives. But from the vantage point of a human cell, a scalpel is about as precise as an incoming asteroid. The processes that constitute life and death, health and disease, occur within cells on the scale of billionths of a meter (nanometers). This is roughly the dimension of the DNA double helix, the proteins issuing from the genetic code, and all the other macromolecules that float in the aqueous environment of the living cell. The ultimate medical toolkit is not the scalpel and suturing needle; it is a set of tools small enough to go right inside the cell and repair individual DNA molecules or proteins the way a mechanic adjusts the timing belt on a Honda Civic.
Enter nanomedicine. As described in this issue’s Special Report, nanomedicine is the application of techniques from materials science to the world of biomedicine. It could provide just the molecular toolkit the doctor ordered. One tool in the box would be “quantum dots,” described in Senior Editor David Rotman’s story as molecule-sized aggregates of semiconductor atoms that attach themselves to specific biological structures and light up with a message: “I’m stuck right here on this cancer protein,” for instance. Like a flare dropped from an airplane, this signal would trigger a volley of artillery fire in the form of chemotherapeutic agents.


Borromean rings are rings in the 3-dimensional space, linked in such a way that if you cut any of the three rings, all of them will be unlinked (see the image below). Show that rigid circular Borromean rings cannot exist.
Assume the opposite. Imagine the rings have zero thickness and reposition them in such a way, that two of them, say ring 1 and ring 2, touch each other in two points. These two rings lie either on a sphere or a plane which ring 3 must intersect in four points. However, this is impossible.


NASA’s AIM spacecraft goes restful after a 15-three hundred and sixty five days bound finding out the Earth’s oldest clouds
After 15 years in home, NASA’s AIM mission is ending. In a brief weblog post spotted by Gizmodo, the company said Thursday it was once ending operational give a hang to for the spacecraft consequently of a battery power failure. NASA first noticed points with AIM’s battery in 2019, however the probe was once silent sending a “necessary quantity of information” attend to Earth. Following one other fresh decline in battery power, NASA says AIM has change into unresponsive. The AIM crew will video display the spacecraft for one other two weeks in case it reboots, but judging from the tone of NASA’s post, the company isn’t retaining its breath.
NASA launched the AIM – Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere – mission in 2007 to survey noctilucent or night-provocative clouds, that are assuredly acknowledged as fossilized clouds consequently of the fact they are able to last a entire bunch of years in the Earth’s better ambiance. From its vantage level 370 miles above the planet’s surface, the spacecraft proved handy to scientists, with records serene by AIM acting in 379 look-reviewed papers, alongside side a fresh 2018 survey that stumbled on methane emissions from human-pushed climate change are inflicting night-provocative clouds to form extra assuredly. Pleasing appropriate for a mission NASA before the entire lot anticipated to feature for handiest two years. AIM’s demise follows that of one other prolonged-serving NASA spacecraft. In the beginning of the three hundred and sixty five days, the company deorbited the Earth Radiation Funds Satellite tv for computer following a virtually four-decade bound gathering ozone and atmospheric measurements.


Guitar strings are the vibrating element of the instrument that produces the sound. The strings are made of a flexible material held under tension so they are able to vibrate freely as the guitar is played.
Guitar strings are made from a variety of material depending on the type of guitar. The majority of electric and bass guitars utilize steel strings whereas classical guitars tend to be played with nylon. Steel strings tend to have a much “brighter” sound to them and nylon strings a much “warmer” sound. The other main reason for electric guitars using metal strings is so that electromagnetic signals can be passed to the pickups in the guitar its self.
Acoustic guitar strings are usually wound with bronze however to resist from sweat and other dirt, aluminum may be used as a resistant alloy. The bass strings on a classical guitar are also wound with silver or bronze. The strings on an electric guitar are usually would with nickel-plated steel however pure nickel and stainless steel are also used to achieve a different sound.
Guitar strings also come in a variety of gauges subject to personal preference. An acoustic guitar is typically strung with a heavier gauge than an electric guitar. This is due to the volume projection an acoustic instrument needs in order to be heard. An electric guitar can be strung with a light to medium gauge as the sound is amplified after being played.


Meaning of alpha
Pronunciation: (al'fu), [key]
- the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, &agr;).
- the vowel sound represented by this letter.
- the first; beginning.
- (cap.)used to designate the brightest star in a constellation.
- one of two or more isomeric compounds.
- the first in a series of related items: frequently used in chemistry and physics.
- a mark or grade corresponding to an A. Cf. beta (def. 8),(def. 9).
- (esp. of animals) having the highest rank of its sex in a dominance hierarchy: the alpha female.
- pertaining or linked to the carbon atom closest to a particular group in an organic molecule.
- alpha (Thesaurus)


The students of our ballet school are taught using the method developed by the ballerina of the Maryinsky Theater, the outstanding teacher and ballet master Agrippina Vaganova. As a teacher, Vaganova devised her own method of classical ballet training, combining elements of the French, Italian and other existing methods as well as earlier Russian technique. Her system is based on clarity and intelligence of technique and has elevated Russian ballet to one of the leading positions in the world.
Age band: 3 to 5 years old
In this class, the children do stretching and flexibility exercises, learn the basic elements of dance and the basics of choreography, the first ballet steps, how to follow music and get to know the bases of the dance patterns and dance figures. This class develops coordination and introduces the students to basic ballet terms and concepts.
Age band: 6 to 8 years old
In this class, the students start to develop ballet concepts such as turn out, coordination, spatial awareness and class etiquette. The class further develops the student’s ballet vocabulary and follows the typical ballet class structure of barre, center exercises and moving across the floor.
This class focuses on building the dancer’s stamina and developing the muscles used in classical ballet and includes a great amount of stretching in order to improve the dancer’s flexibility and extension.
Age band: 9 to 12 years old
The program includes: technique of classical ballet, pointe, simple variations, stretching and conditioning, character dance, repertoire.


A reputable dog breeder tries, if possible, to avoid breed-typical diseases in the Chihuahua. However, a certain predisposition to certain ailments and complaints can still remain.
Many small dogs, such as the Chihuahua, can develop so-called mitral regurgitation from the age of eight. This is a heart disease in which the mitral valve no longer closes properly. Blood then flows from the left ventricle into the left atrium and the heart muscle has to pump harder. However, with regular checkups and timely therapy, the chihuahua can live well with the disease.
Chihuahuas, like Yorkshire Terriers and other small breeds, also run the risk of suffering from a patellar luxation. This describes a kind of connective tissue weakness through which the kneecap can pop out and move in the joint. Depending on the degree of severity, this only happens with pressure or with simple movements. In addition, the mini dogs can develop progressive retinal atrophy, an eye disease that leads to blindness. Tiny chihuahuas and chihuahua puppies, in particular, can also be hypoglycified more often.
A Chihuahua tends to sneeze backwards due to inheritance. This is noticeable in the fact that the mini dog suddenly breathes and wheezes. This often happens when there is excitement and initially has a scary effect on the dog owner. However, you do not need to go to the veterinarian immediately, because if you calm down your Chihuahua and massage the neck very gently towards the body, the attack subsides.
However, if your dog appears to be very restless, sleep a lot, feel weakened and apathetic or otherwise behave abnormally, you should have this clarified by the veterinarian. This also applies if the Chihuahua has digestive or appetite disorders, is paralyzed or limps or trembles heavily.


Experts agree that diamonds are somewhere between one and four billion years old (25% to 75% of the age of the earth). Most diamonds are formed at pressures and temperatures found only deep within the earth’s mantle. But a precious few, less than a fraction of a percent of all the diamonds mined, are found at much higher pressures and temperatures. This unique carbon rich environment allows for the slow and uninterrupted growth of the crystal, giving it superior structural qualities, optical purity and transparency. These magic crystals can be identified by their predictable shape, the octahedron.
For thousands of years, long before diamonds were cut, these glassy perfectly formed crystals would be sought after and revered by the ancients who believed in their power and energy to heal and protect.
These are the crystals that are destined to become Hearts On Fire diamonds.


Day 1 – 15 November 2018 – 9.00 am – 3.30 pm
Day 2 – 17 January 2019 – 9.00 am – 3.30 pm
Outcomes: Participants will be introduced to a range of engaging teaching and revision techniques to help them to prepare their children for the end of KS1 assessments in 2019. All delegates will receive free access to online resources.
Target audience: Year 2 teachers who would like to prepare for the teaching and assessing the next two years of the National Curriculum and assessments in Year 2. Key Stage 1 phase leaders are also welcome to attend alone, or along with their Year 2 colleagues
For further information please visit https://philipwebbliteracy.com/courses/new-or-not-to-year-2/


IELTS Cue Card Sample 273 - Describe a family business you know about
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IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card.
Describe a family business you know about.
You should say:
- What type of business it is.
- Who own this business.
- What activities are involved in this business
And explain your idea of this business.
The family business I know and would like to talk about is owned by a joint family in our community. It is a business related to floral business and this is in fact quite a successful one. The family has a large flower garden and they collect flowers from these gardens and then sell these flowers in their floral shops.
Mr. Abraham is the founder chairman of this business and the business is growing day-by-day. Now they own more than 5 acres of flower garden and they have more than 50 shops where they sell the flowers they produce. As I heard, they have started exporting flowers to neighboring countries as well. As I have witnessed the rise and progress of this business, I think that was a nice business model.
At the beginning they had only two small gardens and a small shop, and over the years this business had expanded to a greater and bigger business.
I think the business plan, hard work, dedication, timely decision, and luck had favored the business and the family has become a renowned floral business owner of the country.
Similar Cue Card Topics
Your ability to talk about this Cue Card would enable you to talk about the following Cue Cards as well:
- Describe a business you know about in your hometown.
- Describe a business you know is successful.
- Describe a family business in your hometown.
- Describe a business you think is profitable.


Web authentication API, also known as WebAuthn, has been declared official by the World Wide Web Consortium. They’ve now launched a stable version that can be implemented by websites without fear of major changes in the future.
This standard is already supported in browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari and is also natively supported in Android 9.0 Pie. Hence, there will be no need to get new devices or software to get WebAuthn compliancy.
WebAuthn is the W3C’s step towards making the web password free. This API lets the users sign into their respective accounts using fingerprint verification (if the website supports it), mobile devices that are either nearby via Bluetooth or by sending code on your phone, or a FIDO security key that is basically a USB key.
Web Authentication allows the users to register to a respective website using an authenticator which can be any of the above-mentioned authenticators.
One would think that the implementation of WebAuthn will bring security problems, but it is actually the opposite. WebAuthn is a step towards a better and more secure internet future.
This model bypasses the risks of phishing and passwords theft that are common with today’s standards. User security and privacy will be maintained with the help of WebAuth implementation.
The fact that WebAuth has now been declared official does not mean that the passwords will be completely eliminated but this certainly means that the internet will be much safer.
We might see more and more websites start using this standard now that it’s official.


Death of John Quincy Adams
One of the most significant figures in the political history of the early republic was John Quincy Adams, who is closely associated with the old Hall of the House. In 1825 he was inaugurated the country's sixth president in the room and after leaving the White House he returned there as a congressman from the Plymouth district of Massachusetts, serving from 1831 until his death in 1848.
On February 21, 1848, Adams was at his seat in the House Chamber when he voted a loud "no" to a resolution giving thanks to several generals for their service in the Mexican War. A few minutes later he collapsed. Adams was taken into the Rotunda and placed on a sofa in front of the east door in the hope that fresh air would revive him. Seeing no improvement, however, Adams was next taken into the speaker's office where he died two days later. His funeral was held in the House Chamber. One of the honorary pallbearers was a freshman congressman from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln.


Uit Kust Wiki
In its original place. From the Latin word situs meaning place. In oceanography, this term is mostly used with instruments that measure properties directly in the sea: in situ measurement, in situ sensor, and in situ instrument. The term used to describe the temperature that a water volume has at the specific depth the instrument is located is known as in situ temperature.
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Executive Director, Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Director, Texas School Safety Center
Texas State University
Director of Student Services and Safety
Aledo Independent School District
This interactive panel discussion provides real-world examples of the challenges in keeping our educational institutions safe. Best practices and opportunities to strengthen school safety will be shared by panel members, consisting of practitioners involved in school-based law enforcement, emergency management, and school administration. Audience participation is highly encouraged in this informal, informative session. Learn key features of emergency preparedness, not only from the direct experience of panelists, but also from other participants with experiences to share with regard to mitigation, protection, response, and recovery involving school-centric hazards.
Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the challenges to keeping educational institutions safe and will be familiar with promising and proven practices in strengthening school safety and security Participants will have basic knowledge of measures needed to develop a campus culture of preparedness, as viewed by current school-based emergency management practitioners.
The participant will be able to:
- Identify challenges to establishing, strengthening, and maintaining safe and secure educational institutions
- Develop practical supporting tools to establish a culture of school preparedness and resilience
- Identify proven and promising practices in promoting school safety and security
- Apply lessons learned from school emergency management practitioners to strengthen emergency preparedness


Honda Motor Co. says it has developed a method to collect rare-earth minerals from nickel-hydrogen batteries in hybrid vehicles for reuse in new batteries.
Purity of at least 99 percent of the collected rare-earth elements was achieved, almost the same as the level for mined and refined rare-earth minerals, the major Japanese automaker said Sunday.
The use of recycled rare earths will not raise battery production costs very much, the automaker added.
Rare-earth minerals will be collected from used nickel-hydrogen batteries at Japan Metals & Chemicals Co.’s Oguni Works in Yamagata Prefecture.
Japan Metals raises the purity of collected rare-earth minerals through the processes of burning, dissolving with acid and melting by heat.
Oguni Works can handle 1,000 vehicle batteries a month, collecting 80 percent of the rare-earth minerals in them.
Later this week, the Oguni plant will start shipping to battery makers neodymium, a rare earth, extracted from the batteries of 386 vehicles that remained unsold due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Honda will also use its overseas sales network mainly in the U.S. and Europe to speed up the collection of used hybrid vehicle batteries. It also aims to recycle rare-earth minerals used in motors.


A reading program needs to be chosen based upon the unique and individual needs of a particular student.
If a child isn’t learning in a particular program, that program doesn’t "work." The school must provide a different program that does work.
The special education law is based on the fact that children learn differently.
In this issue of the Special Ed Advocate you will learn how to prevent reading failure and the importance of implementing research based reading instruction. You will also find a comprehensive list of resources about how children learn to read.
We hope you will forward this issue to other friends, families, or colleagues.


Calculate Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for satellite photos.
NDVI Calculator takes imagery from an optical satellite and calculates Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). It produces georeferenced raster output, which can be inspected visually or used for further processing. The output can be opened in GIS tools like QGIS or ArcGIS.
This block supports the following input data blocks:
- Landsat-8 Level 1 (GeoTIFF) (Sentinel Hub)
- Pléiades Reflectance (Download) (OneAtlas)
- Sentinel-2 Level 2 (GeoTIFF) (Sentinel Hub)
- SPOT 6/7 Reflectance (Download) (OneAtlas)
The block can visualize NDVI as RGB GeoTIFF file. With the parameter
colormap, the user can choose the colormap which will be used in rendering.
It also is possible to get raw output, i.e. single band GeoTIFF file with matrix containing NDVI values.
Important: When using this block in a workflow, the input data block name needs to be correctly defined in the job parameter ‘satellite’ according to the technical documentation.
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Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realises their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to their community (World Health Organisation).
Mental illnesses are common in the Australian community. A national survey in 2007 found that 1 in 5 people had a common mental illness at some time during the previous 12 months. Half of all people who experience a mental illness have their first episode by the age of 18.
The information provided by links and support provided by the listed ‘helplines’ is designed to give students and parents access to a range of services. Early intervention (including visiting a doctor) and getting support is critical to help ensure the best mental health outcomes.
At Carinya if any student presents with symptoms of a mental health illness, appropriate support will be given and parents (in all but exceptional circumstances) will be notified. ‘Home and school together’ can be a powerful tool to help students experiencing a mental health condition. Referrals to professional support services will also be investigated and recommended by the school.
Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
Suicide call back service 1300 659 467
Beyondblue support services 1300 659 467
Headspace Tamworth 15-25 years 6762 9290
Lifeline 24 hour counselling 13 11 14
Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre 1800 655 085
Tamworth Base Hospital 6767 7700
The Butterfly Foundation for eating disorders 1800 334 673
There are a number of applications available to download to your various devices. Some of these help you to assess your mental health and monitor your level of well being. Do a search for iTunes and Google Play mental health apps to see what is available. Getting advice on what might be most helpful is recommended.


Solar Simulator is a light source that creates precise simulation of sunlight for scientific re-search and testing. This simulator is used for the standard testing of solar cells at Air Mass 1.5 Global (AM 1.5). It is based on mixed light of LEDs and filtered halogen lamps and simulates the sunlight spectrum from 380-1000 nm. Total difference of the solar simulator out-put with sunlight spectrum is less than 5%. Filtered halogen lamps provide visible and near-IR light and white and single wavelength LEDs cover the visible region. LEDs and lamps can be turned-on independently, making it possible to test the devices at specific wavelengths and also Voc decay experiments. For AM1.5 measurements, the sample-lamp distance is adjusted by a calibrated photodiode and a mechanical jack to change the distance. The accuracy of produced spectrum can be evaluated by measuring the light intensity of LEDs and lamps using photodiode.


MATH LESSON: 1st GRADE
Numbers Base Ten: "Continuing Counting"
ABOUT THIS LESSON: 1st Grade Math, Numbers Base Ten, Week 1
Lesson 3 of 5. Students will continue counting from a given series of numbers. The worksheets include one problems page and one answers page. *
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elizabeth Sweet has taught grades 3-5 since 2003. Her awards include County Teacher of the Year (2015). When she’s not busy teaching 4th grade in the American public school system, she enjoys baking, reading, knitting and exploring nature.


Smoke and smog
In the previous century, the labourers were woken every day by the NDSM shipyard sirens. The 1,324 homes in Tuindorp Oostzaan (garden city) lay in the Noorder IJpolder against the former Waterlandse Zeedijk (dyke), not far from the once biggest shipyard of Western Europe.
Orionstraat quiet and deserted, 1924
A city village
Up to 1945, Tuindorp Oostzaan lay in isolation in the fields. Amsterdam city centre, like the rest of North Amsterdam, was only accessible by ferry. Luckily, the garden city had its own facilities: shops, schools, a bath house and churches. There was a lot of greenery and space for associations in the Zonnehuis (1932) (house of the sun), a national monument whose interior is largely intact.
Rowing through the street, 1960
The flood during the night of 14 January 1960 caused by a break in the dyke left a deep mark. The inhabitants were woken in the morning by the police and three hours later the water had risen to two metres. Some people had to be evacuated by boat. Rumour has it that the government’s compensation for damage was so generous that people joked “Give us our daily bread, and if possible, a flood too.”
Zonneplein with Zonnehuis, 2008
The inhabitants of Tuindorp Oostzaan have always resisted its demolition. The village was renovated in 2003. During the renovations a house was found to be entirely in its original state. This ‘Museumwoning ’ (museum residence) is located at Meteorenweg 174 and transports visitors 70 years back in time.


Evaluating the use of learning objects in Australian and New Zealand schools
Schibeci, R., Lake, D., Phillips, R., Lowe, K., Cummings, R. and Miller, E. (2008) Evaluating the use of learning objects in Australian and New Zealand schools. Computers & Education, 50 (1). pp. 271-283.
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The Le@rning Federation, an agency funded by Australian and New Zealand governments, initiated a Field Review project as the start of a long-term research study to evaluate the impact, application and effectiveness of the online digital content developed according to the learning object model. In terms of content, the pilot Field Review found that many learning objects provided stimulating and diverse learning experiences for students. It is one of the potential strengths of learning objects that they are able to provide new geographical experiences and simulate dangerous or expensive learning activities at low relative cost.
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The colon (large intestine) is one of the major parts of the digestive system that helps absorb water and minerals and eliminate waste. Healthy bacteria in the colon help in the digestive process and serve important functions such as protecting the body from harmful microorganisms, processing remaining food particles and maintaining proper pH balance.
A healthy colon is essential to an efficiently working digestive system and overall good health. When the colon is not functioning as it should, the stool can become too hard and constipation may result. Constipation can leave you feeling uncomfortable and bloated. It can also cause anal fissures and hemorrhoids. On the contrary, if water isn’t absorbed in the colon, diarrhea can develop. Diarrhea can lead to a loss of electrolytes, such as sodium, magnesium, and potassium. An imbalance in electrolytes can cause problems, such as dehydration, irregular heartbeats, muscle weakness and much more….
Cleansing the colon can do a world of good to the body. A healthy diet combined with the right supplements can provide a gentle colon cleanse, maintain regularity and prevent constipation, help detox and rejuvenate and hence promote overall health.


This term is sometimes applied to the practice of growing plants in soil-filled barrels with holes made in their sides. In the holes, and in the exposed soil at the top of the barrel, too, suitable plants are set. All, or some of the ones used, are trailers, which ensure that the sides of the barrel will be well clothed with foliage.
The holes are usually 2-4 in. in diameter, are spaced 12 in. or so apart, and are located regularly or irregularly along the sides of the barrel. After the holes have been drilled, the barrel is set on end; 6 in. of broken brick or other drainage material is placed in its bottom and is covered with straw or grass sods turned upside down. The barrel is then filled with a rich, porous soil mixture. A satisfactory one consists of equal parts rich loam, coarse sand, and leaf mold, peat moss or humus with coarse bone meal added at the rate of a pint to each bushel. The plants are set in place as the filling of the barrel with soil proceeds. To provide a means for watering, and added assurance of drainage, a 6-in. perforated pipe is inserted through the center and is filled with sand.
Strawberries are a favorite crop for growing in barrels; but many rock garden plants and plants of a succulent nature offer other possibilities for growing in this way. Among the succulents are Sedums, Echeverias, Sempervivums and others; among the rock garden plants, Thymes, Arabis, Potentillas, Helianthemums, and Veronicas.
Especially made earthenware pots or barrels, with openings (pockets) in their sides for planting, are sold and are highly decorative when appropriately planted. They represent a variation of the wooden barrel with holes drilled in its side that is described above; they may be planted in the same manner.


There are many reasons to grow your vegetables, including health benefits, better flavor, and environmental protection. The health benefits are exponential with the combination of nutrients, sunshine, and exercise gained through vegetable gardening.
Studies show that those who garden are more likely to eat more vegetables. Vegetables are a good source of essential nutrients such as calcium, vitamin A, potassium, and fiber for example. As you work outside in the sunshine, you are aiding your body in the production of vitamin D.


Ho*mol"o*gous (?), a. [Gr. assenting, agreeing; the same + speech, discourse, proportion, to say, speak.]
Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or structure
Corresponding in relative position and proportion.
In similar polygons, the corresponding sides, angles, diagonals, etc., are homologous.
Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ).
Having the same relative proportion or value, as the two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion..
Characterized by homology; belonging to the same type or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See Homology, 3.
Being of the same typical structure; having like relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type structure of the fore limb in vertebrates.
Homologous stimulus. Physiol. See under Stimulus.
© Webster 1913.


What is Advocacy
Advocacy is about Speaking Out, Getting Heard and Knowing Your Rights.
The advocacy team are not part of social services. We work for you and no one else. We won’t judge what is good or bad for you like other professionals might – we will just stand up for what you want.
How can Advocacy help you?
- Advocates can help you pass on your wishes and feelings to people who make decisions about your care.
- We help you speak out about issues that are important to you and let you know your rights.
- We can help you at meetings and reviews.
- If you are unhappy about a decision that has been made about your care we can help you make a complaint.
Who we work with
Children and Young people who are:
- Aged 5-21 in care or a care leaver
- Going to a Family Group Conference or Child Protection Conference
- Have a disability and receiving shared care
- Young parents under 18
- Young unaccompanied asylum seekers
Advocacy is about Safeguarding
Advocates will believe what you tell them, and take action to make sure that you are safe. We can help you if you go missing from home or care, or if you are worried about how other people are treating you. You have the right to be safe from abuse, bullying, violence and threats.


Cascading Style Sheet(CSS) is used to set the style in web pages that contain HTML elements. It sets the background color, font size, font family, color, … etc properties of elements on a web page.
There are three types of CSS which are given below:
- Inline CSS
- Internal or Embedded CSS
- External CSS
Inline CSS contains the CSS property in the body section attached with an element known as inline CSS. This kind of style is specified within an HTML tag using the style attribute.
Internal or Embedded CSS
This can be used when a single HTML document must be styled uniquely. The CSS rule set should be within the HTML file in the head section i.e the CSS is embedded within the HTML file.
External CSS contains a separate CSS file that contains only style property with the help of tag attributes (For example class, id, heading, … etc). CSS property is written in a separate file with a .css extension and should be linked to the HTML document using a link tag. This means that for each element, style can be set only once and that will be applied across web pages.
Example: The file given below contains CSS property. This file is saved with the .css extension. For Ex: style.css
Below is the HTML file that is making use of the created external style sheet
- link tag is used to link the external style sheet with the Html webpage.
- href attribute is used to specify the location of the external style sheet file.
Types of CSS (cascading style sheet). GeeksforGeeks. (2022, June 30). Retrieved September 1, 2022, from https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/types-of-css-cascading-style-sheet/#:~:text=There%20are%20three%20types%20of%20CSS%20which%20are,2%20Internal%20or%20Embedded%20CSS%203%20External%20CSS


TREATING A SPRAIN
Sprains and minor injuries are an annoying — and painful — part of life. Doing warm-ups and stretches can help prevent these injuries, but since sprains are one of the most common physical injuries, everyone will still get a sprain every now and then. Luckily, the recipe for treating a minor sprain is simple. You can use the acronym RICE to remember what to do:
- Rest: Don’t use your injured body part more than you need to until you feel better.
- Ice: Put ice on a sprain or injury to reduce the swelling and numb the pain naturally.
- Compression: Put pressure on the injury to limit the amount of swelling.
- Elevation: Position the injured body part above the rest of your body. This also prevents swelling.
Sprains and other small injuries should improve within 24-72 hours. If you’re still dealing with swelling or lots of pain after that period, you should speak with a doctor.
- What are some things you currently do to prevent sprains and other minor injuries on the job?
- What is your go-to solution when you have a sprain or other minor injury? Is it a healthy solution that helps you heal, or do you just try to numb the pain?


Mine drainage and underground water samples were collected for analysis of inorganic solutes as part of a 1-year, hydrogeologic investigation of the Standard Mine and vicinity. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has listed the Standard Mine in the Elk Creek drainage near Crested Butte, Colorado, as a Superfund Site because discharge from the Standard Mine enters Elk Creek, contributing dissolved and suspended loads of zinc, cadmium, copper, and other metals to Coal Creek, which is the primary drinking-water supply for the town of Crested Butte.
Water analyses are reported for mine-effluent samples from Levels 1 and 5 of the Standard Mine, underground samples from Levels 3 and 5 of the Standard Mine, mine effluent from an adit located on the Elk Lode, and two spring samples that emerged from waste-rock material below Level 5 of the Standard Mine and the adit located on the Elk Lode. Reported analyses include field parameters (pH, specific conductance, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and redox potential) and major constituents and trace elements.
Additional publication details
USGS Numbered Series
Selected Water-Quality Data for the Standard Mine, Gunnison County, Colorado, 2006-2007


Novelist Franz Kafka (maybe a little nuts himself) explained the relationship between tree nuts and good health better than anyone: "God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them." That part is up to you, and boy, is it worth the effort!
Eating nuts regularly can help cool bodywide inflammation, reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome (a heart-risky precursor to type 2 diabetes), lower blood pressure, reduce heart attack risk by 30 percent to 50 percent, shrink your waist (more than 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women means you're obese), aid digestion and protect your brain. Eating 2 to 4 ounces of nuts a day may lower total cholesterol by up to 21 percent and LDL by up to 29 percent.
So here's our scoop on nuts. And remember, substitute nuts for unhealthy carbs and fats in your diet: Don't add them to what you already eat.
- Almonds, 1 ounce equals 23 nuts; 160 calories; 6 g protein; 14 g fat (1 g saturated); more calcium than any other nut, vitamin E, riboflavin, magnesium and manganese.
- Hazelnuts, 1 ounce equals 21 nuts; 176 calories; 4 g protein; 17 g fat (1 g saturated); a good source of vitamin E, copper and manganese.
- Pecans, 1 ounce equals 19 halves; 195 calories; 3 g protein; 20 g fat (2 g saturated); a good source of manganese.
- Pistachios, 1 ounce equals 49 nuts; 160 calories; 6 g protein; 14 g fat (2 g saturated); and thiamin, B-6, copper and manganese.
- Walnuts, 1 ounce equals 14 halves; 185 calories; 4 g protein; 18 g fat (2 g saturated); the most alpha-lipoic acid of any nut, and the only nut with appreciable amounts of omega-3s, plus copper and manganese.
© King Features Syndicate


Seven years after the bursting of a global credit bubble resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, debt continues to grow. In fact, rather than reducing indebtedness, or deleveraging, all major economies today have higher levels of borrowing relative to GDP than they did in 2007. Global debt in these years has grown by $57 trillion, raising the ratio of debt to GDP by 17 percentage points (Exhibit 1). That poses new risks to financial stability and may undermine global economic growth.
A new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, Debt and (not much) deleveraging, examines the evolution of debt across 47 countries—22 advanced and 25 developing—and assesses the implications of higher leverage in the global economy and in specific sectors and countries. The analysis, which follows our July 2011 report Debt and deleveraging: The global credit bubble and its economic consequences and our January 2012 report Debt and deleveraging: Uneven progress on the path to growth, focuses on the debt of the “real economy”: governments, nonfinancial corporations, and households. It finds that debt-to-GDP ratios have risen in all 22 advanced economies in the sample, by more than 50 percentage points in many case. Read More.


The Kemp Sketch (What is this?) | Download the original typescript
BARKER, GEORGE -- Came to Texas in 1834, as is stated in the Headright Certificate issued to him in 1838 by the Harrisburg County Board of Land Commissioners. He was a member of Captain Thomas H. McIntire’s Company at San Jacinto. He later joined Captain Peter B. Dexter’s Company which was organized on the battlefield a few days after the conflict. On February 10, 1838 he received Bounty Certificate No. 2329 for 640 acres of land for having served in the army from March 1 to September 1, 1836.
Mr. Barker probably left Texas shortly after receiving his discharge from the army. This is indicated by the fact that he did not apply for the Donation Certificate for 640 acres of land due him for having participated in the battle. Donation certificate were at that time not transferable.
Written by Louis W. Kemp, between 1930 and 1952. Please note that typographical and factual errors have not been corrected from the original sketches. The biographies have been scanned from the original typescripts, a process that sometimes allows for mistakes in the new text. Researchers should verify the accuracy of the texts' contents through other sources before quoting in publications. Additional information on the veteran may be available in the Herzstein Library.
- Died in Battle: No
- Rank: Private
- Company: Capt. Thomas H. McIntire
- Came to Texas: 1834
- Bounty Certificate: 2329
- Donation Certificate: Did not apply


Photo caption: Army Band plays for Leech, a Civil War veteran and Iowa legislator, in the 1930s.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine.
Location. 41° 40.243′ N, 91° 20.791′ W. Marker is in West Branch, Iowa, in Cedar County. Marker can be reached from South Downey Street, on the left when traveling south. Mounted on a post in front of the Leech house. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Branch IA 52358, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Varney House (here, next to this marker); C.E. Smith House (a few steps from this marker); Laban Miles House (a few steps from this marker); Garvin House (within shouting distance of this marker); A President's Rural Roots
More about this marker. Replaced an older marker for the Leech House (#87744)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2020, by Connor Olson of Lemmon, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2020, by Connor Olson of Lemmon, South Dakota. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.


The carapace in Alona quadrangularis is highest close to the posterior end. It is a quite common littoral chydorid, which is found in all parts of Norway. The species is rare in acid waters and characterized as moderate acid sensitive.
Alona quadrangularis is very close to A. affinis, however there are differences both in shape and morphology of the carapace. While the dorsal contour in the latter species is curved with the highest point across the middle, the carapace in A. quadrangularis is highest close to the posterior end. A. quadrangularis has three connected median headpores, while A. affinis has only two. Compared to A. affinis, A. quadrangularis also has no spinules on the basal spine of the postabdominal claw. Its colour varies from bright yellowish brown to dark reddish brown.
Female: Length 0.5–1.3 mm
Male: Length 0.5–0.9 mm
Ecology and distribution
A. quadrangularis is a littoral chydorid which occurs in about 3 % of the water bodies, and is found in all parts of Norway. It occurs randomly from sea level and up to 1379 m a.s.l. in localities of all sizes and on a wide variety of substrates. The species is rare in acid waters, and except for one record at pH<5 it has only been found in water bodies having pH between 4.6 and 7.9. The highest frequency occurs between pH 6.0 and 7.9. A. quadrangularis is most commonly found in electrolyte rich water (>2.0 mS/m).
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Many of you may have heard of Earth Day but what about Astronomy Day?
The Carolina Skies Astronomy Club set up their telescopes this afternoon at the Town Common In Greenville to mark this low key celebration.
Astronomy Day is a grassroots effort to bring the study of the stars to the public.
Kids of all ages took advantage of the opportunity to get a safe peek at the sun, to search for sunspots.
Bill All, President of the Astronomy Club hopes more kids will show an interest in the solar system.
The City of Greenville has proclaimed April 21st, Astronomy Day, although the day is determined each year based on the Saturday before the 1st Quarter Moon between the month of April and May.


1. The act of determining vulnerabilities in a targeted system or network. (Common examples include port scanning and open network traffic analysis.)
Source: Cyber Threats to Elections – A Lexicon, Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center & Office of the Director of National Intelligence, https://www.dni.gov/files/CTIIC/documents/CTIIC_2018_Lexicon_without_banner_small_file_for_Post.pdf
2. An action to discover malicious tools or vulnerabilities in a targeted system or network.
Source: U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission, March 2020, https://subscriber.politicopro.com/f/?id=00000170-c638-d8f7-a7f1-f63b33510000


The Greek letter pi (symbolized by p) is defined as the ratio of the circumference of the circle to its diameter. It is considered to be a vital element in the calculations of areas and sizes of several mathematical figures: the circle, the cube, the cone and the sphere, from which infinite practical applications have sprung. As a result, mathematicians in many civilizations (Greek, Chinese, Indian, Arabian and European) have been highly concerned with calculating p as carefully as possible. This article by Professor Moustafa Mawaldi, the Dean of the Institute for the History of Arabic Science in Aleppo, sheds light on the contribution of some mathematicians of the Islamic civilisation in refining the value of pi. The works surveyed are those of Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Biruni, Al-Quhi, and Al-Kashi.
Glimpses in the History of A Great Number: Pi in Arabic Mathematics
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