Scientists take inspiration from `insect legs` to perk up aircraft designs
To improve the safety of long tubular structures which are used in aircrafts and hospital equipments to reduce weight, researchers are taking ideas from insect legs.
Washington DC: To improve the safety of long tubular structures which are used in aircrafts and hospital equipments to reduce weight, researchers are taking ideas from insect legs.
Trinity College Dublin scientists looked at how different leg shapes of locusts, cockroaches, stick insects and bees bend and buckle when stress is applied to them.
Professor David Taylor said that thin-walled tubes were prone to failure by buckling and it was also difficult to predict the loading conditions which caused buckling, especially for tubes of non-standard cross section.
For the research the researchers chose insects with different leg shape and lifestyles.
The study found out that stick insects have five longitudinal ridges running down their legs which help them in resisting a particular type of buckling called elastic buckling where as bees have legs with a triangular cross section.
Moreover, locusts and cockroaches have hollow legs with near-circular cross sections and they come close to breaking their legs when they jump.
Hoping that understanding insect cuticle would inspire future biomimetic materials, Taylor said that even though the arthropod cuticle was one of the most common materials in the world, they didn't know much about it.


COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Watch the live coverage of Tropical Storm Michael in the Midlands from WIS News 10.
Weather terms to know ahead of Tropical Storm Michael
- Watches mean severe weather is possible - just be weather ALERT.
- Warnings mean severe weather is happening and you need to go to a safe place. In a tornado warning, it's a small room, lowest floor, near the center, and away from windows.
What to do if a tornado is in your area, via Ready.gov:
Tornadoes can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris. Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes can:
- Happen anytime and anywhere;
- Bring intense winds, over 200 MPH; and
- Look like funnels.
IF YOU ARE UNDER A TORNADO WARNING, FIND SAFE SHELTER RIGHT AWAY
- If you can safely get to a sturdy building, then do so immediately.
- Go to a safe room, basement, or storm cellar.
- If you are in a building with no basement, then get to a small interior room on the lowest level.
- Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls.
- Do not get under an overpass or bridge. You’re safer in a low, flat location.
- Watch out for flying debris that can cause injury or death.
- Use your arms to protect your head and neck.
Check back for more updates.


The image: After Japan's earthquake and the ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster, the FDA issued assurances that most Japanese food was safe to eat. Unconvinced (like many), German artist Nils Ferber has invented the Fukushima Plate, an easy way to double-check. A built-in radioactive meter signals an alarm if radioactive food is placed on the otherwise normal plate. Depending on the level of contamination, one, two, or three rings light up around the plate's edge. (See image below) If none of the rings illuminate, the food is clean. While the Fukushima Plate is still just a concept, Ferber says "it might become an indispensable tool of survival in the future."
The reaction: Good idea, but there's one problem, says Jaymi Heimbuch at Treehugger. Wouldn't people want to test the food "before they prepare their meal, or even buy the ingredients?" Plus, this plate seems kind of pointless, says Raymond Wong at DVICE. "There really shouldn't be much to worry about." Still, having considered these photos, "we're going to stick to a strictly tofu-and-dragon-fruit diet for a bit," says Jaya Saxena at Gothamist. See the ring system in action:
(Image courtesy Nils Ferber)


Provided by: International Journal of Computer Applications
Digital up converters are used at the transmitter side to up convert the baseband signal to intermediate frequency signal. Digital down converters are used at receiver side to down convert intermediate frequency signal to baseband signal. DUC and DDU modules are designed using System generator Xilinx block set and generated Verilog code for the same. This paper deals with the implementation of high performance digital up converter and digital down converter for software defined radio application. Simulation is performed using Isim and synthesis is carried out using Xilinx ISE 13.2. Design has implemented on vertex-4 FPGA board. The power consumed in this design is 52.6mWatts and the maximum operating frequency is up to 336.1MHz and total time taken for output is 2.93ns.


Google’s driverless car is leading the way to a future of vehicles that use radar sensors and video cameras to keep vehicles moving along the road with little input from the driver. As some worry that current laws do not encompass the technology, the State of Nevada recently gave Google the world’s first license for a computer-controlled, driverless Toyota Prius. But not everyone is entirely comfortable with the new technology—Consumer Watchdog recently told the California Assembly’s Transportation Committee that Google’s driverless cars should not be allowed on the road without strong privacy protection.
The California committee recently held a hearing earlier this week on SB 1298—the bill that would allow self-driven cars such as those being developed by Google—on the state’s highways. John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s Privacy Project director feels that simply listing the data the cars will collect does not provide enough sufficient protection.
“SB 1298 must be amended to provide that driverless cars gather only the data necessary to operate the vehicle and retain that data only as long as necessary for their operation. It should not be used for any additional purpose such as marketing or advertising without the consumer’s explicit opt-in consent.”
“Consumer Watchdog supports driverless car technology and predicts it will be commonplace sooner than many of us expect,” wrote Simpson. “However, it must not be allowed to become yet another way to track us in our daily lives.”
Google is not the alone in the development of driver-less cars. Ford just announced that it is developing new Traffic Jam Assist technology that uses most of the technology that is already on a number of Ford models. Ford feels that the new technology will not only reduce driver fatigue, but it will reduce traffic congestion, leading to less time on the road and millions of gallons of fuel saved per year.
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|Brothers Lewis & Clark|
|Faithful companion "Seaman"|
~On the return trip home, Lewis was accidentally shot by a member of the Corps of Discovery--one of the party's hunters who was described as blind in one and, and unable to see well out of the other. He mistook Lewis as an Elk, and shot him in the thigh.
~Despite the long odds, the Corps of Discovery only lost one member of the party. Sergeant Charles Floyd died of acute appendicitis shortly after the journey began.
~Not only did the Corps of Discovery learn the geography and terrain of the American West, and mapped many of the rivers and streams, but they also learned about 178 plant species and 122 animal species. They sent many samples they collected back to President Thomas Jefferson--including a live prairie dog!
~Lewis and Clark, by mapping the Northwest territory not only helped establish a claim on the Oregon territory, but because of the great amount of attention the newspapers spent talking about the discoveries of the Corps of Discovery, the idea of Western expansion caught on. And Jefferson's dream of a nation that stretched from sea to shining sea eventually became a reality.


Blechnaceae, Ingmar Holmasenthe chain fern family, containing 9 genera and some 200 species, in the division Pteridophyta (the lower vascular plants). The family occurs nearly around the world but is most diverse in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere. Nearly all of the species are terrestrial or grow on rocks. Some species of Blechnum and Sadleria develop short, stout, trunklike stems and stiff, leathery leaves, which give them the appearance more of a cycad than a typical fern. Leaf morphology is extremely variable, ranging from pinnately lobed to several times pinnately compound, and the vegetative and fertile leaves are dimorphic in some genera. The sori vary from bean-shaped to linear and in most genera are positioned along both sides of the midrib of the leaflets or leaf divisions. Occasionally, they appear to cover the entire surface of the underside of fertile leaves. Often they are covered with a membranous protective flap of tissue (indusium), which is attached laterally along the inner side of the sorus. The spores are mostly bean-shaped (bilateral). A number of species of Blechnum (deer fern), Doodia (hacksaw fern), and Woodwardia (chain fern) are cultivated as ornamentals in gardens, greenhouses, conservatories, and homes.


Zheng Xie (鄭燮, 郑燮, 1693-1765), commonly known by his pseudonym as Zheng Banqiao (鄭板橋), was a painter from Jiangsu Province. He began his life in poverty, but rose in the imperial exam system to become a magistrate in Shandong. He refused to ingratiate himself with senior officials and became critical of the life of government officials. When Zheng tried to get funding for the poor, he exasperated senior officials. So he decided to resign. After that, Zheng expressed himself in art and became one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. He was noted for his drawing of bamboo, orchids and stones. In 1748 he resumed his official career briefly as "official calligrapher and painter" for Emperor Qianlong.
Zheng was also a calligrapher who created a new calligraphy style influenced by his orchid drawings. Added to this, he had an interest in literature and poetry. He preferred to write about ordinary people in a natural style.
Artworks by Zheng Xie (view the entire painting gallery)


Red Alga Invasive Species Information
What Is Red Alga - (Grateloupia doryphora)?
Habitat: prefers to live in shallow, protected subtidal waters, and likes to attach itself to hard substrates. It can survive water temperatures between 4 and 28° C, and salinities between 12 and 52 parts per thousand.
Distribution in Ireland: Coastal Areas
Family name: Grateloupia
Reproduction: Spores develop giving rise to filaments and blades.
Red Alga - Grateloupia doryphora
How To Identify Red Alga?
Colour: Red, olive green, brown
Size: The ribbon-like blades of this seaweed can reach a size of 100 cm by 20 cm, but are usually much smaller.
Red alga prefers shallow, protected subtidal waters attaching itself to hard substrates.
Red Alga - Grateloupia doryphora ID Guide
Why Is Red Alga A Problem?
Where Red Aga co-exists, it usually out competes the other non-native species.
It can invade the habitat of a native seaweed, Chondrus crispus, aka: "Irish Moss", and crowd it out. Irish moss is used commercially to manufacture carigeen, and also provides an important winter food source for local marine invertebrates.
Additionally, the long blades of Red Alga can shade out other local species of algae and prevent them from growing nearby.


Noah and the Flood Big Book Set
Delight young children with Big Book Sets that feature engaging stories from The Catholic Children’s Bible!
The Big Books introduce young children to the joy of reading and help them to delve into the actual story in a group setting. The individual Student Books allow the students to follow along or read independently. The Vocabulary and Tell It! Cards will help to reinforce their learning and improve their comprehension.
Each Big Book set contains a:
- Big Book (14" x 21”)
- Student Book 6-Pack (6" x 9")
- Tell It! Cards
- Vocabulary Cards
Use classic big books to engage young readers and introduce them to the Bible.
- Noah and the Flood Big Book, measuring 14 in. x 21 in., is designed to be easy to read and hold in front of a group of children
- The Big Book expands on one of the featured stories from The Catholic Children’s Bible by using beautiful artwork directly from the Bible to help tell the story
- At the end of the book there are Guiding Comprehension Questions designed to help children understand what happens in the story and how they can apply the lessons to their own lives
- Each of the inside spreads is reproduced on the back cover, making it easy for a teacher read to the class while holding
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Keeping it simple: modelling
Physics Narrative for 5-11 11-14
The world seen through forces spectacles can be very complex. There are many more forces acting in the situation than those shown. (Think of the forces exerted by the muscles in the strained forearm and in the aching fingers.) To help you make sense of the complex world of forces, there is a simple strategy: focus on an object and its interactions with its environment – both local and remote. So first isolate one object from its environment. Here, let's choose the hand. Then identify the forces acting on it by considering the interactions of that object with the environment.
Here's what we do:
- Identify the object.
- Isolate it from the environment.
- Identify the forces acting by thinking about interactions with the environment.
In moving between steps 2 and 3 we're building a model of the situation. How do we know what to include in the model? By paying attention to the situation.
Here two elements of the local environment are both stretched – the forearm and the bag. They're warped, and we'll see that these kinds of distortion lead to a tension or compression force.
Making a model
Now consider the forces acting on the bag.
The process of simplifying a complex situation by concentrating on one part is an example of scientific modelling. An even simpler sketch of the situation might reduce the bag and its contents to a
point, as shown in the additional step here.
Let's summarise the three stages in this modelling process:
- Focus on one object of interest.
- Isolate this object from its environment, drawing it as simply as possible.
- Look at the world through
forces spectacles, enabling the identification of forces by considering interactions between object and environment.
The key idea is that we're dealing with the world one object at a time – no more.


During the Fourth Crusade in 1204, much of Constantinople and its priceless architecture was destroyed by the crusading Christian armies from western Europe. Following a lengthy siege, the Latin Christian armies broke through the city’s defences and sacked some of its most important sites, including the Hagia Sofia and Justinian’s tomb. Although the attackers were fellow Christians, the cultural differences that had developed during the long separation of the eastern and western churches meant that the sacking of the city was especially brutal. After Constantinople briefly became the centre of the Latin Empire, its prized monuments and buildings were largely neglected because funds were severely limited and had to be spent on the tenuous defence of the crusader empire. The emperor of Nicaea, John III, reportedly sent his own funds to the Latin Crusaders to ensure that they did not further desecrate important churches in their search for saleable materials.
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Brush Up Your Bible!
What did Israel sow in order to "reap the whirlwind"? Where did the "prodigal son" go to spend his inheritance? What is a "plowshare" and how can you beat a sword into one? Learn about these and other well-known words, phrases, and stories of the Old and New Testaments that have entered our everyday language. Includes black-and-white line drawings by Tom Lulevitch, a helpful index to key words and phrases, and a section on expressions that are mistakenly attributed to the Bible.
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What you may notice
It's not unusual for babies to drool when they're teething, and toddlers may have problems when they switch from liquid to solid food. You might notice that your toddler pushes food out of his mouth with his tongue, won't eat certain kinds of foods, or refuses to eat for the rest of the day after he's had a huge breakfast. Your toddler also might have a sensitive gag reflex that makes him gag or choke when you try to feed him food with lumps or new textures.
These issues usually aren't anything to worry about. But check with his doctor if your child consistently refuses food or has difficulty eating, suddenly chokes or gags on foods he was able to eat before, or drools much more than other kids his age.
What causes it
A very sore throat (which could be caused by a number of things, including the flu, an abscess, laryngitis, or tonsillitis) can make a toddler refuse to eat. A viral infection that inflames the mucous lining of the mouth and throat is another common cause of temporary swallowing problems in children.
On the other hand, persistent problems with eating could signal an oral-motor disorder, meaning that your child can't control the muscles needed for swallowing. Other possible causes of persistent feeding problems include certain nervous system disorders, reflux, or developmental disabilities.
What your doctor may recommend
Your child's doctor will do a thorough physical examination which might include blood work, X-rays, a "swallow study," CT scans, or other diagnostic tests. Depending on the problem, she might recommend occupational therapy, perhaps combined with speech and language therapy. Or she might refer you to a specialist who treats developmental disorders.
Next warning sign: Your Child's Motor Skills Are Regressing


Looks like: 21 years ago I was in the middle of learning Russian, or trying. I wanted to know if there was a text on how Russian children learn Russian, looking for a hack to learn it faster.
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999
Subject: What styles of speaking do Russian children use?
I can give you a very good reference:
Korney Chukovskiy “Ot dvuh do pyati” (“From 2 till 5″)
It is an incredible book focused on children’s thinking and the way they express their thoughts through speech.
You won’t regret reading it. I suppose it’s not difficult to find, or is it?
On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Udut, Kenneth wrote:
> What styles of speaking do Russian children use?
> In other words, how does a 2 yr old Russian child speak?
> What about a 3 yr old, then a 4 yr old?
> I’m sure there have been studies on this somewhere,
> and if anybody could either give examples, or
> point me to a website or perhaps a citation or
> book on the subject, I would greatly
> appreciate it!
> [for example, standard order of words
> acquired, the way the words are used, to
> Kenneth Udut
> Kenneth.Udut at SPCORP.COM


Check out some braking tips to improve your ride. Braking is a significant skills that you'll need in order to stop faster, gain seconds when you are running through corners, going down descents and riding in groups.
This video will help you improve your braking skills.
Breaking in corners - breaking puts additional demand on your tires that can potentially overload them that can cause you to lose grip, chances are you can touch the breaks and not lose traction that could've gone through the time faster. The reality is that most of us do breaks in corners but the golden rule is make sure that you let them off when you clear the apex of the corners and then start to accelerate. In emergencies, when you apply the breaks full on mid turn make sure you straigthen up as you turn and then run wide if you can.
Breaking in races - as well as moderating your speed certain braking situations call for slightly different technique and one of this in bunch situations as a bunch turns on a sharp corner is a concertina effect. It means the riders at the back would need to break harder before they reach the corner and ride around slower and then accelerate back at speed afterwards. It's incredibly draining, and can take even a really strong rider apart and something like a criterion race. You can get around this though by doing your break early and leave a small gap between you and the rider in front of you. This little gap will mean that you have to slow down as much on the corner as you can use it to close the gap rolling back onto the wheel on front and exerting more speed.
Air Braking - When you do need to break sit up at the same time your body will act as an air break and improve your stability at the same time.


Amid the many changes that COVID has brought to education, you don’t want your students to feel leery of upcoming testing. You want to make sure that you have a plan in place to make sure that your students can put their best foot forward, but also make sure that they are not stressed out.
The best way to ensure you adequately prepare your students for testing is to plan your desired course of action.
- Determine what you want to cover – What content do you want to cover? Find out what topics/skills will be covered on the test. You can review data from Knowre Math’s Teacher Dashboard to determine what topics you may want to put more emphasis on.
- Set your order – What order do you want to cover those topics/skills? Some teachers like to work backwards, starting with the most recently covered material.
- List what strategies/activities you want to use - Not all strategies are effective for all students. Use strategies that you feel work best for your group of students. Some strategies include: mini-lessons and games. More can be found on Joana’s post on Test Prep Fun on The Not So Wimpy Teacher website.
Here are some ideas to use for test prep:
- Use Knowre Math’s Targeted 10 for formative assessment after reviewing topics or skills
- Make content review fun and engaging
- Teach test-taking strategies
- Partner with parents
- Encourage parents to reinforce test prep at home
- Provide suggestions on how parents can help. You can provide resources such as Scholastic’s article on Preparing Your Child For Testing.
- Communicate student progress
- Brain Breaks
As you navigate the ever-changing environment that COVID has brought, ensure that you are choosing effective ways to prepare your students for testing.


Before you start preparing for the LSAT, it is a good idea to learn about the LSAT scoring patterns. Understanding your LSAT scores help you to prepare more efficiently for the exam.
Your LSAT scores are calculated on a 120-180 scale. This means that your raw scores are converted to an LSAT scale where 120 is the minimum and 180 is the maximum you can score on the exam. The LSAT awards you for all the corrections correctly answered in the exam. The best part? There is no negative markings for wrong answers.
Along with your LSAT Scores, you also receive a percentile rank. This number gives you an understanding of your scores relative to other test takers. Percentile ranks are calculate on the percentage of candidates whose scores were lower than yours during the previous three testing years. A percentile rank is given for each of your scores. While the LSAT percentile rank is calculated on the scores of the past three years, there is no reason to worry as percentiles change only minutely every year.
What else you can do inside qs leap ?
The LSAT score report also contains a score band. For instance, if your LSAT score is 150, you may receive a score band of roughly 147-153. This plus or minus three figure indicates the general scoring range you fall into and estimate your actual proficiency level.
While it may seem a little difficult to fathom at first, a little experience is all it takes to master the scoring pattern. Take lots of practice tests to familiarize yourself with the exam scoring.
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When it is completed in 2016, the five hundred meter aperture spherical telescope (FAST) will be the world's largest, overtaking Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, which is only 300 meters in diameter.
A radio signal as far as tens of billions of light years away could possibly be caught by the telescope, which will extend China's space tracking scope from moon's orbit to the outside edge of the solar system upon its completion next year.
As FAST needs a strong computing system to support massive data storage and processing, the Institute of Computing Technology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASICT), Dawning Information Industry Co. and China (Guizhou) Skyeye Group have signed an agreement in November 2014 to jointly build a Qiannan Super Computing Center in Guizhou.
FAST daily peak demand will be above 200 teraflops per second and its first-phase storage demand will be more than 10 petabyte, said Zhang Peiheng, a researcher with the CASICT.
Skyeye-1, with its quadrillion computing operations per second and high-speed network of 100 gigabytes per second, can easily meet the demands of the telescope, said Ren Jingyang, vice president of Dawning Information Industry Co.
The construction of the telescope began in March 2011 in a natural, bowl-shaped valley in the southern part of Guizhou.


Then, in 1850, it became part of Utah Territory. The Mormon Station settlement was established in 1849 in Carson Valley. Mormon Station later became Genoa. However, it wasn’t until the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859 that more people really began to settle in what is now Nevada.
Up until that time, Nevada was nothing more than a stopping point for travelers on the way to seek gold in California. Nevada’s Virginia City mining camp became quite famous and, as settlers and prospectors came to the area, it was eventually organized into Nevada Territory. That occurred in 1861.
Nevada Counties – The Nevada Territory, was organized on March 2, 1861. The State of Nevada was created as the 36th state on October 31, 1864. Nevada borders Arizona in the southeast, California, Idaho, Oregon and Utah.
It has 16 Counties and 1 Independent City. The Nevada state capital is located in Carson City and the official state website is nv.gov/.
Select a Nevada county to view information & records pertaining to each County


How many inches are in a cm?
Do you are looking to convert 230 centimeters to a number in inches? first, you should be aware of how many inches 1 cm equals.
This is how I will give you a direct indication that one cm is equivalent to 0.3937 inches.
The centimeter unit is a base unit of length.
It equals to 0.01 meter.
This unit is used in CGS system, maps, home repaire and all areas in our life.
A single centimeter is about the same as 39.37 inches.
Facts about Inch
The inch is a unit of length in the UK and the US customary systems of measurement. An inch is equal to 1/12 of a foot or 1/36 yard.
How to convert 1 cm to inches?
For 1cm to inches conversion, multiply 1cm using a conversion factor 0.3937.
This allows you to easily convert 230cm into inches.
Also, 1 cm into inches = 1 cm x 0.3937 = 0.3937 inches, precisely.
This allows you to answer this question with ease and simplicity.
- What is one centimeter into inches?
- What is cm to inches conversion formula?
- How many inches equals 1 cm?
- What does 1 cm equal to in inches?
How do I convert 230 cm to inches?
From the above, you have a good grasp of cm to inches.
This is it:
Value in inches = value in cm × 0.3937
So, 230 cm to inches = 230 cm × 0.3937 = 90.551 inches
This formula can also be used to answer similar questions:
- What is the formula for converting 230 cm to inches?
- How big is cm to inches?
- How to change cm to inches?
- How to turn cm to inches?
- What is 230 cm equal to in inches?
|229.2 cm||90.23604 inches|
|229.3 cm||90.27541 inches|
|229.4 cm||90.31478 inches|
|229.5 cm||90.35415 inches|
|229.6 cm||90.39352 inches|
|229.7 cm||90.43289 inches|
|229.8 cm||90.47226 inches|
|229.9 cm||90.51163 inches|
|230 cm||90.551 inches|
|230.1 cm||90.59037 inches|
|230.2 cm||90.62974 inches|
|230.3 cm||90.66911 inches|
|230.4 cm||90.70848 inches|
|230.5 cm||90.74785 inches|
|230.6 cm||90.78722 inches|
|230.7 cm||90.82659 inches|
|230.8 cm||90.86596 inches|


When animals move to find better living conditions it is called migration. Whether by land, sea, or air, animals migrate for their survival. This book explores the migratory patterns of animals like the wildebeest, the albatross, the Monarch butterfly, and the Atlantic salmon. So get ready to pack your bags and migrate as you learn about the world of animal migration! This book will allow students to make observations of animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.


Multimedia Law Law and Legal Definition
Multimedia works are created by combining "content" - music, text, graphics, illustrations, photographs, and software. There are four major intellectual property laws in the United States that are important for multimedia developers:
Copyright law, which protects original "works of
Patent law, which protects new, useful, and "nonobvious" inventions and processes.
Trademark law, which protects words, names, and symbols used by manufacturers and businesses to identify their goods and services.
Trade secret law, which protects valuable information not generally known that has been kept secret by its owner.


Friday, June 03, 2011
Only 35 centimeters water is needed for operation of a new Danish vessel for oil recovery. A Danish developed boat with two hulls and two outboard engines can gather oil from oil spills in shallow water where ordinary vessels cannot enter.
The oil catamaran, which is called SWORC (Shallow Water Oil Recovery Catamaran) collects oil using a skimmer, consisting of brushes, storing it in plastic bags. The boat was invented by the Danish ship design company KNUD E. HANSEN and according to the designers it can operate in down to 35 centimeters water depth.
The vessel can be transported by truck in a 20 foot container or on a trailer and has just been put into production at the yard Tuco Marine ApS.
Oil pollution in shallow water can be particularly hard on the animal and plant life: "Out in the deep water, an oil spill on water surface does not affect the bottom because water and oil do not normally mix farther down in the water column than ten meters, the shallow water oil can have harmful effects on mussels, lobster and that sort" said David Boertmann, senior scientist at Danish National Research Environmental Institute (DMU).
At the same time the oil is difficult to clean up when it reaches shore - especially if oil is washed up on rocky ground.
The company behind SWORC mentions an oil spill from the Baltic Carrier in the Baltic Sea in 2001 as an example of how difficult it can be to collect oil on shallow water. 1,100 of 2,400 tons of oil leaked from the Baltic Carrier was first smlet up as it reached the shore, which means that 13,300 tonnes of contaminated sand and soil at the same time had to be removed.
Danish catamaran to collect oil in shallow water.
Oil spill near the coast harms both seabed and beach. New Danish vessel picks up where larger ships can not reach.
Source: The Engineer Magazine.
Article from the Danish Engineer Magazine.
Read the press release here.
Copyright © KNUD E. HANSEN A/S


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Hall of Patriarchs (Josa-jeon)
This hall is dedicated to eminent monks who played an important role in the establishment or revival of a temple or Buddhist order. A patriarch can be a great monk who established an order, a lineage holder (one who transmits the dharma), or simply a moral and upstanding monk.
In Seon (Zen) temples, when eminent monks pass away, a memorial stupa is established, and their portraits are enshrined in the Hall of Patriarchs. In temples where National Masters were produced, a Hall of National Masters (Guksa-jeon) is found instead of a Hall of Patriarchs.
- excerpt from Buddhist English (Elementary 1) published in 2014 by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism


NEED OF YSF
The youth of our Nation, has to understand the society which is being influenced and shaped by Education, Science & Technology Development activities. Though the formal education plays a pivotal role, it needs field based studies to strengthen their understanding and hence the Youth Science Festival (YSF).
OBJECTIVES OF YSF
The primary objective of the Youth Science Festival is to make a forum available to the youth of the age group of 17-25 yrs, inclusive of regular college students and the youth from other organizaitons, to exhibit their creativity and innovativeness and more particularly their ability to relate science to society and the addressing of various problems in society.
This will involve the youth in close and keen observation of manner and matter, raising pertinent questions, building models, predicting solutions on the basis of the models, trying out various possible alternatives and arriving at an optimum solution using experiments, field work, research and innovative ideas. The Youth Science Congress provides a platform for invention and innovation by the young minds in the use of science for the betterment of society and the growth of our nation and organising for a scientific, egalatarian society.
FEATURES OF YOUTH SCIENCE FESTIVAL PROJECTS
n Innovative, simple and practical
n Based on exploration of everyday life-situations
n May include field based data collection.
n Development of suitable simple technology.
n Definite outputs arrived through scientific methodology.
n Definite follow up plans.
n Projects will be assessed on the basis of problem chosen, presentation, data collection and
analysis, experimentation, validation, problem solving attempts (including technological) and team
n 25 best projects will be selected for the state level.
n All participants of the Youth Science Festival will be approciated with certificates.
n Summary of the best projects will be published as a book
by Tamil Nadu Science Forum.


Ultrasound examinations help physicians diagnose a variety of conditions that may produce symptoms such as pain, swelling and infection. They are especially useful for examining many of the body's internal organs, including but not limited to the:
- Abdominal Aorta
- Uterus, ovaries, and unborn child (fetus) in pregnant patients
- Thyroid and parathyroid glands
- Scrotum (testicles)
- Upper and Lower Venous
What is an Ultrasound?
Ultrasound, also known as sonography, is a safe exam that uses high-frequency sound waves to obtain images. Its main benefit is its ability to capture images in real-time without being invasive or using radiation.
Ultrasound images show the structure and movement of internal organs, as well as blood flow through the body's major arteries and veins. A doctor may order an ultrasound to identify changes in the appearance of organs, tissues or blood vessels.
When you receive an ultrasound at Palos Imaging & Diagnostics, your images will be read by an experienced radiologist and a report will be sent to your ordering provider.
Convenient evening and weekend hours are available
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A local area network (LAN) server is a program (and by implication usually the computer it runs in) that "serves" the resources (files, storage, application programs, printers, and other devices) for a number of attached workstations.
In an enterprise, a LAN server has an administrator (or someone who fills that role) and typically LAN services and the setting up and administration of the local area network are managed on behalf of users but not directly by the users.
A LAN server can also be housed in a computer that has other servers such as a proxy server.
Novell makes the most widely-installed LAN server. However, Windows NT and other servers are also commonly installed.
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If Daniel Burnham were alive today, he would recognize the importance of the Great Lakes and the need to protect this unique resource and the cities adjacent to its waters.
By scripting a vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Region, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill hopes to bring the best of urban and environmental practices to the forefront as we celebrate the Centennial of the 1909 Plan of Chicago. This is a region of 105 million people that contains 21 percent of the world’s, and 84 percent of North America’s, fresh water. Living on an increasingly urbanized planet, it is critical that cities act sustainably and that the natural resources that surround us be protected.
We are calling for a global dialogue between scientists, scholars, urban designers, advocates, writers, politicians, students and residents. This vision addresses sprawling development, congestion, urban runoff, agricultural runoff, power generation, invasive species and the challenge of multiple jurisdictions. Seven fluid ideas are emerging around these themes:
- Green Cities and Great Lakes
- Bigger than a National Park
- Great Minds and Great Lakes
- Blue is the New Green
- Tapping Renewable Energy
- Achieving Mobility
- Human Balance with Nature
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SOM is currently engaged in discussions with multiple stakeholders in both the United States and Canada. This work will culminate in the Vision Plan later in 2009.


Tourism and recreation
Tourism, in the context of land-based sector, is considered in terms of business development, access to the countryside, field sports and outdoor & adventure recreation.Rural businesses typically service the demand for accommodation and participation in a range of leisure activities.
- usage surveys
- riparian topics and associated economic gains
- an increasingly important factor in the economic activity of rural areas drawing visitors involved in walking, climbing, cycling, horse riding, canoeing, sailing and air sports
- visitor attractions
- destination management
A number of universities and colleges specialise in tourism and leisure management with relevance to the rural sector. Sheffield Hallam University is host to the Countryside Recreation Network
OpenFields brings together authoritative tourism and recreational information from universities, colleges and the industry.
A sample of Items held in the Tourism and recreation category
- Angling in the rural environment: Would more anglers be good for our countryside?
- 1638: AgriChatUK - "Agricultural shows" discussion 15/11/12
- Could protected landscapes have a leading role to play in the sustainable management of natural resources?
- 1467: Upland Land Use and Recreation
- 480: Tourism - opportunity to spend
- Preventing or controlling ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions - summary of control measures
- 1073: State of the countryside
- 1739: Economic benefits of greenspace
- 561: Why Farming matters - to Britain's rural life and culture
Subcategories within Tourism and recreation
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The OpenFields Library is a free online library contains items of interest to practitioners and researchers in the agricultural and landbased industries.


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qCraft: Quantum Physics In Minecraft
We built the Quantum A.I. Lab to explore the potential of quantum computing, and figure out what questions we should be asking. One question is clear: Where will future quantum computer scientists come from?
Our best guess: Minecraft.
Millions of kids are spending a whole lot of hours in Minecraft, not just digging caves and fighting monsters, but building assembly lines, space shuttles, and programmable computers, all in the name of experimentation and discovery.
So how do we get these smart, creative kids excited about quantum physics?
We talked to our friends at MinecraftEdu and Caltech’s Institute for Quantum Information and Matter and came up with a fun idea: a Minecraft modpack called qCraft. It lets players experiment with quantum behaviors inside Minecraft’s world, with new blocks that exhibit quantum entanglement, superposition, and observer dependency.
Of course, qCraft isn’t a perfect scientific simulation, but it’s a fun way for players to experience a few parts of quantum mechanics outside of thought experiments or dense textbook examples.
We don’t even know the full potential of what you can make with qCraft, but we’re excited to see what Minecraft’s players can discover.
You can download qCraft now as part of the Tekkit, Hexxit, or Feed The Beast Unleashed modpacks, and find out more at www.qCraft.org.


Date: June 1951
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Production and Marketing Administration.
Description: Describes the School Lunch Program signed into law by President Truman in 1946 and its role in African-American schools. Provides guidance for parents and teachers wishing to start a local school lunch program. Includes reports from and photographs of successful school lunch programs throughout the southern United States.
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The home must have been beautiful when Francis “Frank” Lightfoot Lee built it in 1769 in Warsaw, Virginia for his wife, Becky. Called Menokin, the home saw Frank leave for Philadelphia when Frank signed the Declaration of Independence with his brother, Richard Henry Lee.
Although the couple did not have children, Menokin stood through the Civil War, the War of 1812 and both World Wars. But a tree damaged it severely during the 1960s. Support from many people are bringing hope to raise glass and steel to protect the home and allow visitors to understand how the home was used in the 18th Century. The Menokin Foundation is hoping to put up the glass in 2017.
Menokin was featured in a December 2015 article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://www.richmond.com/life/home-garden/article_f1eb7c1c-732c-5220-ba43-9625d1e73df9.html). Perhaps a future DSDI meeting will include a trip to Menokin. We have been invited by Christina Markish, Development Associate of The Menokin Foundation, to publish these photographs. She encouraged us to visit Menokin and bring a picnic and kayaks, using the Virginia waters that Frank and Becky Lee loved.
Lucy Duke Tonacci
Niece of Frank and Becky Lee


Surfactant is a complex substance containing phospholipids and a number of apoproteins. This essential fluid is produced by the Type II alveolar cells, and lines the alveoli and smallest bronchioles. Surfactant reduces surface tension throughout the lung, thereby contributing to its general compliance. It is also important because it stabilizes the alveoli. Laplace’s Law tells us that the pressure within a spherical structure with surface tension, such as the alveolus, is inversely proportional to the radius of the sphere (P=4T/r for a sphere with two liquid-gas interfaces, like a soap bubble, and P=2T/r for a sphere with one liquid-gas interface, like an alveolus: P=pressure, T=surface tension, and r=radius). That is, at a constant surface tension, small alveoli will generate bigger pressures within them than will large alveoli. Smaller alveoli would therefore be expected to empty into larger alveoli as lung volume decreases. This does not occur, however, because surfactant differentiallyreduces surface tension, more at lower volumes and less at higher volumes, leading to alveolar stability and reducing the likelihood of alveolar collapse.
Surfactant is formed relatively late in fetal life; thus premature infants born without adequate amounts experience respiratory distress and may die.


Students will take time to observe and illustrate animals in their environments. Students will utilize colored pencils as they learn to draw a turtle in the sea. This lesson touches on life science concepts while teaching observation and illustrative drawing skills.
Printable Lesson Guides
Lesson 3 (English)
Lección 3 (Español)
Paper, pencil, eraser, colored pencils (crayons, if colored pencils are not available)
This lesson touches on the following standards:
- VA1.CR1.1, VA2.CR2.1
- 2-LS2-1, 2-LS2-2


1. A physician and a doctorally prepared advanced practice nurse enter a patient’s room to address the
health concerns for that particular day. The physician introduces the advanced practice nurse to the patient as “one of the nursing staff.” Which barrier to interprofessional collaboration does the example represent?
A) Protection of licensure
B) Cultural similarities of the scope of the profession
C) Misunderstanding of the scope of the profession.
D) Lack of payment system for interprofessional collaboration


It’s the perfect first colouring book for your child! Let your toddler have fun while learning about numbers, basic shapes, and counting! Helps reinforce what your child is learning in preschool or from board books. This fun colouring book provides guided counting, from number 1 through number 10. There are 12 different shapes to colour. Thick, bold lines make colouring easier. Lines are printed on only one side of each page. And pages are perforated for easy removal. Colouring also helps in the development of fine motor skills.
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Herbivores are animals whose primary food source is plant-based. Examples of herbivores, as shown in Figure 1 include vertebrates like deer, koalas, and some bird species, as well as invertebrates such as crickets and caterpillars. These animals have evolved digestive systems capable of handling large amounts of plant material. Herbivores can be further classified into frugivores (fruit-eaters), granivores (seed eaters), nectivores (nectar feeders), and folivores (leaf eaters).
Carnivores are animals that eat other animals. The word carnivore is derived from Latin and literally means “meat eater.” Wild cats such as lions, shown in Figure 2a and tigers are examples of vertebrate carnivores, as are snakes and sharks, while invertebrate carnivores include sea stars, spiders, and ladybugs, shown in Figure 2b. Obligate carnivores are those that rely entirely on animal flesh to obtain their nutrients; examples of obligate carnivores are members of the cat family, such as lions and cheetahs. Facultative carnivores are those that also eat non-animal food in addition to animal food. Note that there is no clear line that differentiates facultative carnivores from omnivores; dogs would be considered facultative carnivores.
Omnivores are animals that eat both plant- and animal-derived food. In Latin, omnivore means to eat everything. Humans, bears (shown in Figure 3a), and chickens are example of vertebrate omnivores; invertebrate omnivores include cockroaches and crayfish (shown in Figure 3b).


Associated Press Release
By: MIKE STOBBE
ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say children -- like adults -- are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes.
A 2012 survey found 2 percent of middle and high school students said they'd used an e-cigarette in the previous month, up from 1 percent in 2011.
More kids still smoke traditional cigarettes than the new electronic ones, and it's not clear how dangerous e-cigarettes are. It's also not clear how many are using them on a daily or weekly basis.
But health officials say the study released Thursday suggests many kids are now getting a first taste of nicotine through e-cigarettes and then moving on to regular cigarettes.
CDC report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
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Materials that normally end up in the landfill are the starting point of our design process. We don't start with 'What could we make?', we start with 'what is the waste stream that needs attention and raising awareness?'
ABOUT RECYCLED LEATHER
The world’s leather industry creates enormous amounts of waste. It is estimated, that at least 40% of every hide is usually discarded. A large proportion of this wastage happens at tanneries whether hides are treated. The leather we use at BEEN London is a waste product of the so-called ‘blue-wet’ stage of leather processing, before it gets dyed and treated.
Clean waste trimmings are milled into a powder and are then pressed onto a fabric core using just high pressure water. No chemicals or rubber is needed to keep the material together. Our supplier uses a closed loop system to recycle 95% of the water and converts its own waste streams into energy which is fed back into the process.
ABOUT RECYCLED POLYESTER
Plastic, while being a very useful material is one of the biggest pollutants of the environment and our oceans. The bad news is that people are using more and more plastic every day. The good news is that the material is relatively easy to recycle.
Single use plastic bottles are collected, cleaned, shredded and are then molten to create really thin yarn which can be woven into great high-quality fabrics. We would never use recycled polyester (aka rPET) to make clothes. Shorter fibers are so small that during machine washing they go through the most sophisticated filters and add to the already dangerously high levels of microplastics pollution of rivers and oceans. But as leather bags aren’t meant for a machine wash, we use fabric made out of recycled plastic bottles for the lining and zip tapes of our bags. The material has significantly lower carbon footprint compared to virgin polyester, it reduces both the need for virgin materials and waste, and is fully recyclable at the end of its life.


Space Shuttle Atlantis is shown during rollout onto Launch Pad 39A.
In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, shortly before dawn on Aug. 18, 1997, a red-rimmed moon helps to light the way for the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for launch of Mission STS-86.
STS-86 will be the seventh docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than September 22.
Each weekday, SPACE.com looks back at the history of spaceflight through (archive).


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was the most popular American poet of his time, and one of the most famous American poets of all time. It has been said that certain of his poems — the long narratives Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha most notably — were once read in every literate home in America. A former teacher who fulfilled his dream to make a living as a poet, Longfellow taught at Bowdoin and Harvard, was eventually honored for his poetry with degrees from Oxford and Cambridge, and is one of the few Americans to have a monument dedicated to his memory in Westminster Abbey. This choice collection of his works, which reflects his mastery of a rich variety of poetic forms and meters, includes one of his best narrative poems, The Courtship of Miles Standish. Here, too, are such famous poems as "The Village Blacksmith," "The Wreck of the Hesperus," "The Children's Hour," "Paul Revere's Ride," and other poems on subjects ranging from lost youth and Giotto's Tower to slavery and the building of a ship. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "Paul Revere's Ride."
Reprint of selected stories from The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Cambridge Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, n.d.
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Coralroot, any plant of the genus Corallorhiza, family Orchidaceae, consisting of about a dozen species of nearly leafless, nonphotosynthetic orchids that live primarily on dead organic matter with the help of mycorrhizae. One species is Eurasian; the others are native to North and Central America. The name coralroot refers to the coral-like shape of the reddish rhizomes (underground stems).
The spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata), found throughout most of the United States, has several varieties. Each has a white flower lip, which may be spotted.


The modern smartphone has more computing power than NASA had when they put Apollo 11 on the moon, but your smartphone probably hasn't done anything quite so remarkable... yet! The humble 'app' has come a long way since clunky 20th century computers. They can now be found on everything from watches to fridges, and there's never been a better time to learn how to make your own.
This premium course will walk participants through the design, development and publication processes involved in making their own apps. From week one participants will make functioning apps, and between classes will have access to supplementary materials on an online learning management system. By the end of the course you will have learned enough to build your own apps for Android, iOS or Windows Phones. You don't need to be an expert programmer to take part, as everything will be covered from first principles. Additional readings will be provided where required, and we are always available via email. The course is suitable for all ages but we recommend 18+. Under 18s should check out our after schools course.
Please note that this is a three week course, taking place over 3 consecutive Monday evenings:
- Monday, Jan 11th, 2016 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Monday, Jan 18th, 2016 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Monday, Jan 25th, 2016 - 18:00 - 20:00
Requirements for this course is a laptop with wi-fi capabilities.


Question: Consider an assembly line such as the burrito assembly line
Consider an assembly line such as the burrito assembly line at Chipotle Mexican Grill. During slow times of the day, one server can handle assembly, but during very busy times, having many servers would be prudent. Explain why either approach wouldn’t work all the time, and the benefit of matching the number of servers to the pace of customer arrivals.
Answer to relevant QuestionsAn assembly line with 17 tasks is to be balanced. The longest task is 2.4 minutes, and the total time for all tasks is 18 minutes. The line will operate for 450 minutes per day. a. What are the minimum and maximum cycle ...Twelve tasks, with times and precedence requirements as shown in the following table, are to be assigned to workstations using a cycle time of 1.5 minutes. Two heuristic rules will be tried: (1) greatest positional weight, ...Arrange the departments so they satisfy the conditions shown in the following rating grid into a 3 × 3 format. Place department 5 in the lower left corner of the 3 × 3grid.Explain the term knowledge- based pay system. 1. What are the trade- offs in the following? a. Using self- directed teams instead of a more conventional approach with occasional use of teams. b. Deciding how often to update standard times due to minor changes in work ...
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Yeadon Space Agency has created a new means to record water levels, while commemorating disastrous flood events. The high water mark is embodied and presented in “Biostalactites” that are made to readily dissolve in water, whether saltwater or freshwater, as water levels rise. The project is one of many YSA projects that make use of new bioplastic composites that we’ve been developing.
For a number of years, we’ve been developing a range of bioplastics for a variety of applications, including soft robotics. It’s well known that some bioplastics aren’t easily recycled and don’t readily biodegrade. Therefore, we’ve tended to focus on creating bioplastics that readily biodegrade, where water can be used as a solvent.
The biostalactites grew out of our thinking about applications for the bioplastics. It’s another example of our materials-driven approach to innovation, which has led to a number of other ephemeral applications for the bioplastics, including: urns for burials at sea, temporary trail markers that contain nutrients for soil, and devices that dissolve in water.
The biostalactites appear yellow in the prototype and images shown above, because turmeric was added to the clear bioplastics as a means to color the material and make the biostalactites more apparent. Two different bioplastic polymers were explored for this project: pullulan and hypromellose (HPMC), doped with yellow turmeric, brown coffee waste, and/or red beets for coloring.
Project Team: Laura Rodriguez & Peter Yeadon


The Santa Ana River Watershed is Southern California’s largest watershed that has been largely channelized, diverted and urbanized. It begins approximately 96 miles away from the coast and contains over 50 tributaries. The primary waterway is the Santa Ana River, which is about 700 miles long in length with its tributaries. Its headwaters are located high above the valley floors of the Inland Empire, in the San Bernardino Mountains, crossing through central Orange County before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The watershed catches storm water in 2,650 square miles of mountains, foothills and valleys that drain into the Santa Ana River in four different counties: San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange County and a small portion of Los Angeles County. Today the watershed is home to more than 4.8 million residents.
The watershed is divided into two sections: the Upper and Lower Watershed. The Upper Watershed starts from the San Bernardino Mountains runs along to the Prado Basin at the 91 and 71 freeways. Most of the upper portion of the watershed is a tributary to the river in the Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The Lower Watershed starts at the south of the Prado Basin and extends to Pacific Ocean. The lower portion of the watershed includes segments of the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Huntington Beach, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, Villa Park, and Yorba Linda.


Caption: Microtubules (blue) in a beating heart muscle cell, or cardiomyocyte. Credit: Lab of Ben Prosser, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
You might expect that scientists already know everything there is to know about how a healthy heart beats. But researchers have only recently had the tools to observe some of the dynamic inner workings of heart cells as they beat. Now an NIH-funded team has captured video to show that a component of a heart muscle cell called microtubules—long thought to be very rigid—serve an unexpected role as molecular shock absorbers.
As described for the first time recently in the journal Science, the microtubules buckle under the force of each contraction of the muscle cell before springing back to their original length and form. The team also details a biochemical process that allows a cell to fine-tune the level of resistance that the microtubules provide. The findings have important implications for understanding not only the mechanics of a healthy beating heart, but how the abnormal stiffening of heart cells might play a role in various forms of cardiac disease.


Seattle s Women Teachers of the Interwar Years Author : Doris Hinson Pieroth Publisher : University of Washington Press Total Pages : 304 Release : 2012 ISBN 10 : 0295802758 ISBN 13 : 9780295802756 Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL GET BOOK Seattle s Women Teachers of the Interwar Years Book Description: In Seattle's Women Teachers of the Interwar Years, Doris Pieroth describes the contributions of a remarkable group of women who dominated the Seattle public school system in the early years of the twentieth century and helped to produce well-educated citizens who were responsible for the widespread philanthropic, volunteer, and municipal activities that came to characterize the city. While most publications on the history of education have emphasized theory or administration, Pieroth focuses on individual teachers. Set against the backdrop of a developing city, the book provides vivid portraits of educated, strong, ambitious women making successful careers at a time when job opportunities for women were very limited. Pieroth interviewed as many of these women as she could find, and quotes from the interviews enhance her lively, well-written narrative. Using details drawn from local newspapers and school publications, she demonstrates that the influence of this cohort of women made modern Seattle the livable place that it remains today. Seattle's Women Teachers of the Interwar Years is a significant contribution to the history of Seattle and the region, to women's history, and to the history of education.


Balaton (Plattensee), the largest lake of middle Europe, in the south-west of Hungary, situated between the counties of Veszprém, Zala and Somogy. Its length is 48 m., average breadth 3&FRAC12; to 4&FRAC12; m., greatest breadth 7&FRAC12; m., least breadth a little less than 1 m. It covers 266 sq. m. and has an extreme depth of 149 ft. Its northern shores are bordered by the beautiful basaltic cones of the Bakony mountains, the volcanic soil of which produces grapes yielding excellent wine; the southern consist partly of a marshy plain, partly of downs. The most beautiful point of the lake is that where the peninsula of Tihany projects in the waters. An ancient church of the Benedictines is here situated on the top of a hill. In a tomb therein is buried Andrew I. (d. 1061), a king of the Hungarian Arpadian dynasty. The temperature of the lake varies greatly, in a manner resembling that of the sea, and many connect its origin with a sea of the Miocene period, the waters of which are said to have covered the Hungarian plain. About fifty streams flow into the lake, which drains into the Danube and is well stocked with fish. It often freezes in winter.
Lake Balaton is of growing importance as a bathing resort.


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After opus anglicanum, England continued to produce superb embroideries, often used as subtle displays of wealth and status. By the sixteenth century, embroidery was considered essential to a well-to-do girl’s education; not only did it help refine needlework skills, but, as evidenced by the embroidered letters, phrases, and verses found on samplers, it also taught literacy. Affluent ladies enjoyed embroidering in their free time, and the activity, as well as the large number of works they produced, affirmed their leisured existence. The successful completion of embroideries demonstrated that a young woman was “accomplished” and properly prepared for her domestic and social duties. English embroideries also reflected contemporary social and aesthetic developments. Religious reformation is reflected in sixteenth-century domestic objects and textiles that feature adaptations of religious designs, and seen in the subdued ecclesiastical embroideries of the nineteenth century. Similarly, the influence of Eastern culture on Western design is apparent in embroidered household textiles from the eighteenth century, while the motifs found on some nineteenth-century embroideries highlight the triumph of industrialization. This concise exhibition presents nine examples of English embroidery from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century.


Gastric and duodenal ulcers complicating intracranial disease must be recognized promptly. In 1932, Cushing1 reported 11 patients with central nervous system disease complicated by hemorrhage or perforation of a gastric or duodenal ulcer. Ninety-two duodenal ulcers and 26 gastric ulcers in pediatric patients have been diagnosed at the University of Nebraska Hospital and Childrens Memorial Hospital in Omaha and the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, collectively. Of these 26 gastric ulcer patients, four had perforations of their ulcers; all four patients had brain disease. Of the 93 duodenal ulcer patients, only one had a perforation. All five patients with a perforated ulcer were diagnosed at the University of Illinois Hospital.
Five children have been treated at the University of Illinois Hospital for perforation of a gastric or duodenal ulcer since 1945 (Table 1). Three of these patients had brain tumors, one had meningitis, and one had
WALKER EE, GROVE WJ. Gastroduodenal Ulcers In Children With Brain Disease. Arch Surg. 1964;89(3):559-561. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1964.01320030149026


Here’s a quick drill we use with our age-group swimmers to teach a more stable body dolphin.
Why Do It:
Teaching young swimmers butterfly typically comes with a lot of up-and-down movement, so to stabilize that, we use a kicking drill.
How to Do It:
1. Get a small kickboard, and have the swimmer LAY the hands on the board instead of grabbing it.
2. Have them kick dolphin kick while holding the board out front with the arms in "Position 11."
3. Keep the head down until they need air, then allow them to lift the head for a quick breath.
How to Do It Really Well (the Fine Points):
There are three key points in this drill to keep your eyes on. First, the hands resting on the board stops the swimmers from pushing down too much. Second, watch for the head and chest to be stable, and the hips to be breaking the surface. Finally, try to keep the feet under water in this drill so they’re not driving too much from the legs.


A Young Legend Being Born
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German-American Rocket Scientist, Aerospace Engineer, Space Architect, and one of the leading figures in the development of Rocket technology in Nazi Germany during World War II and, subsequently, in the United States.
In his 20s and early 30s, Von Braun was the central figure in Germany's rocket development program, responsible for the design and realization of the V-2 combat rocket during World War II. After the war, he and some select members of his rocket team were taken to the U.S. as part of the then-secret Operational Paperclip. Under NASA, he served as director of the newly formed Marshal Space and as the chief architect of the Saturn V vehicle, the super booster that propelled the Apollo Spacecraft to the Moon. According to one NASA source, he is "without doubt, the greatest rocket scientist in history". His crowning achievement was to lead the development of the Saturn V booster rocket that helped land the first men on the Moon in July 1969. In 1975 he received the National Medal O f Science.


'Build Your Own Country' - Year 3 Takes on the World!
During their weekly STEAM lessons, the students in Year 3 are working together in small groups to create a new country.
This task follows on from the work the students completed during their Geography lessons when learning about Australia. This ‘Create Your Own Country’ task requires a lot of discussion and decision-making among the group members. The students need to name their country, design a flag, a national anthem, the country’s currency, the national food, dress, dance and the country’s coat of arms.
This project will take place over the next few weeks of Term 4.
Year Level Leader - Year 3


Folic Acid provides the recommended daily dose of folic acid for pregnant women. Folic acid, which is on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, is a vital nutrient for everyone which combines with vitamins B12 and C to support healthy blood cells and can be used to treat anaemia. There’s some evidence that it can support the healthy production of both red and white blood cells. It also helps in the production of nucleic acids and many other important metabolism reactions. It becomes especially crucial, though, for expectant mothers. A healthy intake of folic acid is essential, particularly early in the pregnancy, for preventing neural tube defects in the foetus, which could result in the baby being born with various defects, including spina bifida. Folic acid is obtainable from various foods, but the best way to be sure of receiving the recommended dose is to take it in a dietary supplements. Folic Acid , which is made from vegan, hypoallergenic ingredients and is certified as gluten free by the Gluten Free Certification Organisation, provides the recommended daily dose in an easily swallowed capsule.
Take 1 capsule daily, with a meal. Each vegetarian capsule contains:
- folic acid (providing the recommended dose for pregnant or lactating women) 800 mcg.
- hypoallergenic plant fibre (cellulose), vegetarian capsule (cellulose, water)
Folic acid supplementation may mask vitamin B12 deficiency; however this usually occurs at doses of 1000 mcg or higher. If pregnant or lactating, consult your physician before taking this product.
Folic acid may adversely interact with chemotherapeutic drugs.


Travels into North America:Peter Kalm (1716-79) was a Finnish-Swedish botanist who travelled extensively to observe the natural world in Sweden, Finland, Russia and Ukraine, and became a professor of 'oeconomie', - the economic application of subjects such as mineralogy, botany, zoology and chemistry - at the university of Turku. Between 1747 and 1751 he set out on a journey through eastern North America to gather specimens, especially from regions with a similar climate to Sweden. Because Kalm travelled though the area when much of it was still unknown to Europeans, this work has some of the first recorded accounts of places such as Niagara Falls. Kalm played an important part in forging scientific links between Sweden, England and North America. This three-volume work details his travels, and was first published in English in 1770-1. Volume 2 gives detailed descriptions of the plants and animals Kalm observes in New Jersey and New York.
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Green Star School Awards Program
Become a 5 Green Stars School, and a Leader in Environmental Sustainability!
Our program guides through the process in easy to follow do-it-yourself steps, for a school to obtain “Green Star School” awards, and shows how to become a leader in environmental sustainability, while preparing the kids to move in the path of responsible innovation.
Here’s an overview from Millard Elementary School award ceremony:
Millard Elementary school in Fremont Unified School District won their Green Star School Award for the Zero Waste School category.
What is unique about our guidance?
The uniqueness of our program is that our guidance is aimed at providing kids and school the knowledge, resources, and hands on experience, by utilizing their academic subjects and introducing the new methods of innovation. Our program shows how a child can get ready to go in the path of innovation using Environmental Science, Biomimicry, Project Management, and STEM(Science Technology Engineering Mathematics), while also incorporating leadership, team work, and collaboration.
Our program encourages children to be the leaders, remain curious and be creative, and provide opportunities to utilize their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Children learn to observe nature, to appreciate and learn from nature, and understand that nature has indeed solved most of our technological problems in a much eloquent and sustainable way.


School Debate: Does ‘Inclusion’ for Asperger’s Kids Hurt Other Students?
An article in the Pensacola News Journal highlights a national debate facing schools: how much can children with Asperger syndrome (an autism spectrum disorder, or ASD) be fully integrated into regular classrooms without making learning difficult for students without the disability?
Children with Asperger’s, as opposed to some other forms of ASD, are often quite intelligent and able to handle the schoolwork without incident. But they do have behavioral problems, ranging from repetitive behaviors to problems socializing to sensitivity to things like noises or lights. These issues can take up a lot of a teacher’s time, which heightens the debate.
The News Journal reports on how the issue is playing out in Florida:
Changes at the state level in how classes are categorized will put more special education students into more regular classrooms than ever before.
Many teachers and parents worry that all children — particularly students who just get by in their classes — may not get the attention they need in an inclusion classroom, because students with disabilities — students like [13-year-old] Dylan [Harris] — need extra attention.
“I think it’s a fair concern,” [Regina] Harris [Dylan's mother] said. “General (education) teachers typically aren’t trained very much to work with children with behavior issues. That’s opening a can of worms.”
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The Arts: communicating and integrating life, literacy, and learning through experience for all learners.
The Arts, which include dance, music, theatre, and visual arts, will be effectively integrated into student educational experiences in all Washington state schools. Our belief is that quality instruction in The Arts shall be provided by Arts specialists and classroom teachers and supported by partnerships with professional organizations and community programs in the Arts. This partnered instruction will enhance both student literacy, and meaningful, purposeful, and enjoyable educational learning opportunities. It will also support student preparation for life as a contributing 21st century citizen. We further believe that the arts integrate with all other subject areas to create learning opportunities for all learners that communicate achievement, respect, freedom, and fun.
Our continuous goal for the arts is to offer and support a comprehensive and sequential, standards based K-12 arts program, in dance, music, theatre and the visual arts, available to all learners in all 295 school districts in Washington state.
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Maturity means that the company is ready for the certain action model to better perform the work of the organization. The maturity determines, whether the company is able to develop a concept to optimization and improvement of the project management in the project managament authority. It is therefore a progressive development in the project management and is often described as a maturity model while it is only one of the many different project management models or methods.
The maturity model is used to estimate the capacity of the company. There are the following stages of the development in this model: standardization; measuring; control; continuous improvement. It describes the improvement process and belongs to the quality management. This model is composed of the five steps build on one another: incomplete processes; structured processes; standardized processes; controlled processes; optimized processes. If the company wants to perform efficient and fluently the project management processes, the maturity model is ready to start up the improvement processes.


Disloyal behavior, Trust, Good faith, Contract law, Contradicting one's own act, Due performance, Damages, Loyalty
By focusing on improving the role of certain mechanisms for controlling private autonomy under a crisis of liberal values, contract law has reached an objective and straight dimension. The prohibition of disloyal or inconsistent behavior, also known as venire contra factum proprium in Roman Law, constitutes one of the concepts that is renowned for protecting the trust relationship. The prohibition of disloyal behavior lies in avoiding contradictory behaviors regarding previous manifestations of will that are based on good faith and that can cause damages. This article aims to challenge the main reason why disloyal behavior should be limited by good faith in order to promote the legitimate expectations of contractual relationships. This paper first seeks to explain the concepts related to the limits of disloyal behavior in relation to the grounded theory of contracts. It then develops a model in which the theory might be invoked to rectify contradictory conduct. Finally, some cases heard before the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice are analyzed to demonstrate how good faith can also improve contractual due performance in comparative law.
Thiago Luís Sombra,
The Duty of Good Faith Taken to a New Level:An Analysis of Disloyal Behavior,
9 J. Civ. L. Stud.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/jcls/vol9/iss1/4


Marilyn reviews ROBERT CHURCH by Cookie Lommel, Melrose Square Publishing Company, 1995.
Robert Church was one such man who believed very staunchly in Memphis and the city’s flourishing. Because of his beliefs, it was only right that Church would invest in Memphis, and because of this, even his descendants had a strong pull. Author Lommel tells of this great man’s overcoming the binds of slavery all the way to becoming the first African-American, Southern millionaire. Church also survived fighting in the Civil War, being shot at during the Memphis Riots, and remaining in Memphis during the Yellow Fever epidemics. Investing in the real estate of Memphis, Church founded the Solvent Saving Bank and Trust Company. He also provided both an auditorium and city park for African Americans because at the time only Caucasians were only allowed in the existing Memphis parks.
Church was also nicknamed the “Boss of Beale Street” because when he brought various properties, he personally supervised the buildings and the tenants that lived or worked there.
There are other fascinating facts about Robert Church and his legacy you can find in the Memphis and Shelby County Room in the History Department at Central Library. Please take advantage of these resources.


Asian Carp the target of new Ontario lab
Researchers say the Burlington, Ont.-based lab at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) will be an integral part of the battle against a fish that threatens to decimate food sources for native species in North America. The facility was formally unveiled Monday.
“Right now, the Great Lakes are absolutely at risk,” said Becky Cudmore, the Asian carp program manager at the CCIW. “Canada as a whole is in danger, but the Great Lakes are at an imminent risk.”
Bighead and silver carp are largely considered to be the worst part of that risk, as they eat huge amounts of plankton, which is the foundation of aquatic food chains. They have infested much of the Mississippi River basin and are threatening to gain a foothold in the Great Lakes through rivers and canals. If that happens, species native to Canada could be wiped out.
Diane Finley, the minister of public works and government services, told reporters at a press conference Monday that Asian carp could have a devastating effect if left unchecked.
Read more about this issue here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/dreaded-asian-carp-the-target-of-new-ontario-lab-1.2698893


A new study indicates that children who take an extra year in school may see the benefit of significant health effects. The study was reported
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
As reported in Nature
, the study was undertaken at the University of California, Berkeley by studying schooling in Sweden
. The results showed that Swedish children who were enrolled in an extra year of school had lower rates of mortality later in life and generally better health that children who did not.
The research drew upon different schooling practices in Sweden in the post-war years (1949-1962), as US News
surmises. During this time, in some regions, there is a nine year program for school kids, whereas in other regions the requirement was for children to only take eight years of compulsory education. In 1962 the policy was changed and all children were required to take nine years at school.
The researchers studied death records from 1961 and 2007 to see if the extra year had an effect on health outcomes. The study found that the extra year correlated with a lower risk of dying after mid-life (between 40 and 70).
The conclusion was that education has a causal role in health.


Definition of causation
n. - The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
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Germany-based rubber company Lanxess started its new onsite bagasse-powered cogeneration plant in Porto Feliz, Brazil. The 4.5 megawatt (MW) renewable-based power plant produces electricity and steam for use in Lanxess’ iron oxide pigment production at the site.
The project started in 2008 and cost around EUR 8 million ($10.9m). Lanxess says the new cogeneration plant enables the company to significantly cut CO2 emissions at the site which will be 44,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalents less than in 2002′s emissions.
Watch the video of how the cogeneration plant works. It’s really cool!
Lanxess says it has already reduced its direct climate gas emissions by more than 50% in the past two years. From 2007 to 2009, annual emissions from the group’s plants were cut from 3.5 million to 1.5 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents. Its 80% emissions reduction goal for its German plants by 2012 (announced in 2007) has also already been reached, the company says.
Further cogeneration power facilities are planned for India and Belgium this year. A power plant is already being constructed at the Nagda site as well as Lanxess’ Jhagadia sites in India. The Nagda site will use biomass-based fuels while the Jhagadia cogeneration plant will use natural gas. The energy supply at LANXESS’s site in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, is also being converted this year.


The United Nations General Assembly designates a number of "International Days" to mark important aspects of human life and history (the comprehensive list of all days celebrated by the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies is available here: International Days).
United Nations Specialized Agencies, including UNESCO, can also proclaim World Days. In this case, the proclamation of international days depends on their governing bodies and internal regulations only.
UNESCO thus celebrates UN International Days related to its fields of competence, in addition to the other World Days, proclaimed by the Organization's governing bodies or other institutions.
The list of official messages by the Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of International Days with which UNESCO is associated is available here.


Anxiety in people aged 65 years or older tends to present with somatic complaints and worry rather than as autonomic anxiety, the more common presentation in younger people. Consideration of the causes and use of psychosocial therapies and, if necessary, pharmacological treatments can significantly improve quality of life for patients.
- Anxiety is less common in people aged 65 years or over than in younger people but can be disabling.
- Anxiety presents with somatic complaints and worry in older people, rather than as autonomic anxiety.
- Health anxiety, fear of falling and house boundedness are age-specific anxiety syndromes in older people.
- Excessive anxiety that causes functional impairment or significant distress is not part of normal ageing.
- Psychosocial treatments should be trialled before pharmacotherapy.
- The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants citalopram and sertraline (not TGA-indicated specifically for all anxiety disorders) are the first-line pharmacotherapy as they have efficacy in anxiety in the elderly and are relatively well tolerated.
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Analysis of slow-motion video has revealed how some birds adapt to flying in rough winds. In a study, published recently Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers show how barn owls (Tyto alba) manage to fly close to buildings or other terrain features and cope with sudden wind direction changes. They found that the owls, including one they named Lily, morph the shape of their wings in mid-flight. “Lily flew through the bumpy gusts and consistently kept her head and torso amazingly stable over the trajectory, as if she was flying with a suspension system,” said lead-author Jorn Cheney from the Royal Veterinary College in a press release. “When we analyzed it, what surprised us was that the suspension-system effect wasn’t just due to aerodynamics, but benefited from the mass in her wings.” The study is the first of several steps in developing bio-inspired suspension systems for aircraft.


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What Kind of Number is One?
Date: 12/06/2001 at 16:36:34 From: Mrs. Reed Subject: One, primes and composites What is one called since it is neither prime nor composite? I have tried numerous search engines and Web sites.
Date: 12/06/2001 at 20:45:56 From: Doctor Tom Subject: Re: One, primes and composites Hi, Usually it is called a "unit." In the integers, the number -1 is the only other unit. The primes are 2, 3, 5, ... and -2, -3, -5, ... Usually folks working with primes just use the positive integers, in which case 1 is the only unit. In more complex algebraic structures, there may be even more units. For example, in the Gaussian integers (which are complex numbers of the form: a + bi, where a and b are integers, the units are 1, -1, i, and -i. Note that 2 is no longer prime in the Gaussian integers: 2 = (1+i)(1-i). - Doctor Tom, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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On September 18, Germany will hold an election that contains at least five unknowns. If it were an equation, it would be impossible to solve. Fortunately, politics is not mathematics – though, unfortunately, this means that there are no clear solutions. Indeed, even in the opaque terms of contemporary politics, the German case is particularly vexing.
The first unknown is why the election is taking place at all. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder had another fifteen months to go before the end of the electoral term, and it seemed that he had no difficulty mobilizing his admittedly slender majority in parliament.
To be sure, the big issues that the Federal President listed when he dissolved the Bundestag are real. The fiscal position is, by German standards, unacceptable, and public debt at current levels is contrary to the European Union’s Stability and Growth Pact and a burden on future generations. Demographic developments alone require major reforms of social policy. Moreover, the institutions of the federal system do not permit decisions to be made either expeditiously or clearly.
None of this is new, nor will it be changed by an election. So it is not obvious to many people why they are voting.


New research by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University is looking at the impacts of coal-burning plants on the surrounding communities, and the results are a bit astonishing.
According to the Washington Post, the researchers examined the Portland Generating Station in Northampton County, Pennsylvania and its surrounding communities and discovered that women in the counties downwind from the plant had a greater risk for having babies with low or very low weight. But that’s not all – the study says that the counties impacted were up to 30 miles away, all the way in New Jersey.
But the scientists wanted to be sure to account for other factors, so they examined the socio-economic makeup of the New Jersey residents in question. What they discovered was that the four counties they studied -- Warren, Morris, Hunterdon and Sussex – were in a higher income bracket generally than the rest of the nation. The researchers then posited that this eliminates the position that lower income women were giving birth to lower birth weight babies based on lack of access to private health care or prenatal care – suggesting that the plant’s emissions shoulder major responsibility for the problem.
And while the risk for low birth weights were significantly higher in the counties studied than in other counties of similar affluence, the rates were said to still be much lower than the national average for areas in similar proximity downwind of a coal-fired power plant.
The Portland Generating Station may be off the hook, at least temporarily, as it suspended the use of coal in 2014, when it switched to diesel.


We have had another great week learning all about Elmer the elephant. We have thought about the jungle as a setting and what we might take on a trip to the jungle to keep us healthy and safe. We have been around the school searching for 3D shapes and in PE we have been perfecting our bunny hops and balancing.
This week we will be looking at poems from the book Rumble in the Jungle and singing the Animal Boogie.
Thank you to those of you that are completing the maths challenges and practising the words sent home with your children – it really makes a difference.
Next Tuesday, 3rd December, I am planning on having a sewing afternoon. If anyone would like to help, please could you let me know – I would be very grateful!
How you can help your child this week: Talk about rhyming words and make up words that rhyme with each other.


Proving Oil Shale at $30 a Barrel?
Bullion Monarch Mining is pleased to announce it has begun construction on a pre-production demonstration plant to extract oil from oil shale. The plant is anticipated to demonstrate a scale feasibility of producing oil from oil shale at a target cost of below $30 USD per barrel.This "gasification" method of creating liquid oil from oil shale appears to have minimal adverse environmental impact, compared to the nightmare scenarios that large and powerful environmental lobbies are using to sway congress.
...The oil shale is heated to approximately 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which releases the oil from the shale in a gaseous form, and then is cooled to become liquid oil. The pilot plant is expected to be completed by late 2008.
This patent pending process has been shown in advanced computer modeling done by the Idaho National Labs, part of the DOE, as a subcontractor for Emery Energy, to use less than three gallons of water per barrel of oil produced and has CO2 sequestering capabilities. EnShale's intent is to mine underground and disturb as little of the surface as possible. __EnergyDaily
Another approach developed by Raytheon using microwave energy may actually use less energy and be cleaner than the EnShale approach. It is important that the US Congress step back and allow the industry to test the resource and demonstrate its capability to extract the resource responsibly. A period of high oil prices that seriously impact national industry is a time for these irresponsible legislative prohibitions to end.


In December 2019, a group of students from the CDT visited Facebook HQ for a hands on workshop run by the Ideas foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineers. The workshop aimed to equip attendees with the tools to change the face and image of biomedical engineering through digital storytelling. In this article CDT students Sarah McElroy, Alina Psenicny, Elisa Roccia; CDT Alumna Giovanna Nordio; and CME Fellow Teresa Correia share their experience.
Traditionally, a storyteller is someone who tells or writes stories. In this digital age of swiping and tapping, storytelling has had to adapt a little to deliver the message. It’s important to ask ourselves why we are telling the story and to plan how to make the story digital. The Ideas Foundation, in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering and Canon Ambassador Clive Booth, opened the door to creative and innovative representation of our work as scientists and of the face and image of engineering in general.
We learned about how to make thumb-stopping content for the audience. A hands-on photography workshop taught us about how to exploit light, angles, props and timing to create interesting images. We were also given advice on how to use words with our photos, to put the message across. Using these principles, we managed to create prototypes of images and words to inspire others about our work in the short time we spent at Facebook HQ in London, where the workshop was held.
Following from this workshop, we hope to develop a series of images around medical imaging. We are very excited to share our work with you very soon!


Many different species of sunfish are found in Florida's inland waters such as bluegill, redear sunfish (shellcracker), redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish (stumpknocker), and warmouth. This section is devoted to the research of these species.
Effects of Gizzard Shad Harvest on Redear Sunfish Populations in the Ocklawaha Chain of Lakes
This study assessed the effects of a gizzard shad removal project on redear sunfish populations.
Installation of Gravel Beds to Attract Sunfish at the Eustis Lake Walk
This study evaluated the success of gravel beds to attract sunfish for anglers.


Earth Satellites : Explorers Of Outer Space
Illustrates the basic principles of space exploration with earth satellites and discusses the present and future uses of such exploration. Live photography and animated drawings show the launching and orbiting of the explorer and vanguard satellites, the structure of the atmosphere, the physical laws governing orbiting satellites and the nature of outer space.
Help us get more films like this online! This film was digitized and uploaded by the A/V Geeks thanks to contributions to this project: http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/avgeeks100miles Buy this film on DVD.


This course teaches computer programming to those with little to no previous experience. It uses the programming system and language called MATLAB to do so because it is easy to learn, versatile and very useful for engineers and other professionals. MATLAB is a special-purpose language that is an excellent choice for writing moderate-size programs that solve problems involving the manipulation of numbers. The design of the language makes it possible to write a powerful program in a few lines. The problems may be relatively complex, while the MATLAB programs that solve them are relatively simple: relative, that is, to the equivalent program written in a general-purpose language, such as C++ or Java. As a result, MATLAB is being used in a wide variety of domains from the natural sciences, through all disciplines of engineering, to finance, and beyond, and it is heavily used in industry. Hence, a solid background in MATLAB is an indispensable skill in today’s job market. Nevertheless, this course is not a MATLAB tutorial. It is an introductory programming course that uses MATLAB to illustrate general concepts in computer science and programming. Students who successfully complete this course will become familiar with general concepts in computer science, gain an understanding of the general concepts of programming, and obtain a solid foundation in the use of MATLAB. Students taking the course will get a MATLAB Online license free of charge for the duration of the course. The students are encouraged to consult the eBook that this course is based on. More information about these resources can be found on the Resources menu on the right.


Lecture: Seneca Falls: Was It the Beginning of the Woman Suffrage Movement?
November 12, 2017
In 1848, one hundred women and men signed a Declaration of Sentiments in Seneca Falls, New York, asserting that "all men and women are created equal.” Political rights for women, including the right to vote, were one of their main demands. But was Seneca Falls the beginning of the movement for women’s suffrage? This provocative talk, rooted in the lived reality of those who attended the nation’s first convention for women’s rights, argues that, while Americans had debated women’s suffrage since the late 18th century, the Seneca Falls convention touched off the first organized movement to promote it.
Dr. Judith Wellman is Professor Emerita from the State University of New York at Oswego and founder and Director of Historical New York Research Associates. She works with site-based community projects to uncover the history of movements for equal rights for all people, especially women and people of color. She is author of The Road from Seneca Falls: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the First Woman’s Rights Convention and Brooklyn’s Promised Land: The Free Black Community of Weeksville, New York.
$10 Museum members, $12 General public.