Francis Blankenberg, MD, has received stimulus money to advance a novel use of radiation therapy to attack solid tumors. The technique uses a radiolabeled form of a protein called VEGF, or vascular endothelial growth factor. Because the surface of tumor cells have receptors for VEGF, it is a promising target for anti-cancer therapy.
Blankenberg and his colleagues plan to attach radiotherapeutic isotopes to a bioengineered form of VEGF and then use this radiolabeled material to attack the tumor cells, as well as the blood vessels that sustain the tumor. The goal is to use the protein to deliver a strong dose of precisely targeted radiation, disarming the tumor without causing harm to surrounding tissue. Blankenberg is testing the technique initially in breast and colon cancers but believes it could apply to the vast majority of tumors.
Blankenberg originally applied for a grant two years ago, and his proposal made it through three rounds of review. Its score would once have easily qualified it for NIH funding, but the agency's cutbacks in spending in 2007 caused it to be put on hold. Now, with $665,561 in stimulus funds for the next two years, he can move forward on this innovative project.
Already, the money has made a big difference for one scientist. The funds provided a job for Helen D'Arceuil, PhD, who had been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School but had been unemployed since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. She and her children had relocated when her husband found work in the region at a local biotech firm. The stimulus funds enabled Blankenberg to hire her onto the project as well as hiring a postdoctoral scholar and retaining the services of another faculty member part-time.


Two converging lenses having focal lengths of 15.0 cm and 25.0
cm are placed 50 cm apart, as shown in the figure below. The final
image is to be located between the lenses, at the position
(a) How far to the left of the first lens should the object be
24.3 cm Correct: Your answer is correct.
(b) What is the overall magnification of the question?


Carbon monoxide, commonly known as the ‘silent killer’, is a highly poisonous gas that is produced by faulty gas appliances, including boilers and central heating systems.
Many people are unaware of this deadly gas, as carbon monoxide is colourless and odourless. This makes it impossible to detect without installing a carbon monoxide alarm.
The best way to protect your family and home from a carbon monoxide leak is to ensure your boiler is serviced annually. The gas safe engineer will not only carry out the standard maintenance checks but will make sure any faults or potential leaks can be detected early.
What causes carbon monoxide leaks?
Carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas, is produced when fuels such as gas or oil don’t burn 100%. In a boiler, carbon monoxide is produced when there is insufficient oxygen for all the gas in the combustion chamber to be burnt.
It is also caused by poor ventilation and low maintenance of appliances around the home. You should make sure any chimneys; vents or flues are free from any breakage or obstructions.
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6 main carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms that mainly occur when you are at home:
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Signs to look out for around your home
- Does your boiler pilot light blow out frequently?
- Unusual dark staining around appliances
- More condensation than normal
- Others in your household including pets are experiencing similar health problems as mentioned above
- Install a carbon monoxide alarm
- Annual boiler service from your local gas safe engineer
- If you suspect a gas leak, stop using all appliances, switch them off, and open doors and windows to ventilate the property
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The Word of the Day for March 20, 2008 is:
- *1 : arising from remorse or regret
- 2 : feeling remorse or regret
Emily’s compunctious feelings eventually got the better of her, so she apologized to Sean for the cruel things she had said in the argument.
Did you know?
William Shakespeare never had any compunction about coining or using new words, and “compunctious” debuted in Macbeth (1605). In that play, the murderous Lady Macbeth beseeches the spirits to “stop up the access and passage to remorse, that no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose….” Shakespeare formed the adjective from the noun “compunction,” meaning “remorse,” and the suffix “-ous,” which is often used to create adjectives indicating that something or someone has or is full of a particular quality. “Compunction” came to English through Anglo-French from the Late Latin noun “compunctio,” which in turn evolved from the Latin verb “compungere,” meaning “to prick hard” or “to sting.”*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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1.Explain the distinctions between a leader and a manager.
2. Which is more important: working for a good leader or a good manager? Explain your response.
3. Pay attention to the nurse manager in a unit where students have been assigned. What kind of management style is exhibited? What is the staff’s reaction to this style?
4. What characteristics do you believe are most important in a good nurse manager?
1. Meet with the nurse manager of your assigned unit. On a daily basis, what interpersonal, decisional, and informational activities does he or she engage in?
2. You are the unit’s nurse manager. One of the most experienced employees has been on sick leave, and another has recently given birth. The remainder of the staff is working extremely hard to pick up the slack in order to avoid using agency personnel. What tangible and intangible rewards could you use to thank your employees?


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What happens if a bird flies into a plane engine? The event is called a bird strike. Each year, bird strikes cost US airlines an estimated $1.2 billion. Only part of those costs are from actual damage. The rest comes from flight delays and cancellations.
A bird strike can disable a plane’s engine. But engines are designed to withstand at least one bird. Plus, pilots can still fly a plane with just one operating engine.
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William II, or William Rufus, son and successor to William the Conqueror is most famous for his death- killed by an arrow while out hunting - was it accident or murder? Although few kings of England lived through a more turbulent period or faced a more testing legacy, when struck down he was at the height of his power, so successful in overcoming his enemies in both France and England that, as a contemporary critic complained, 'even the wind and the sea appeared to obey him'. As this compelling biography shows, our image of Rufus has been coloured by early accounts of his reign, composed by monks who were critical of his attitude to religion, his extravagance, humour and alleged sexual preferences. Here John Gillingham cuts through their words to bring this enigmatic figure out of father's shadow and reveal him as one of England's most effective warrior-kings.
About the Author
John Gillingham is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the London School of Economics. His books include a biography of Richard I, The Angevin Empire and The English in the Twelfth Century.
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Study: Parents Influence Teens When It Comes To Distracted Driving
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) – A new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Toyota has found that teens are texting behind the wheel more than their parents realize.
But, perhaps more surprising, the study of more than 5,500 teens and parents found that mom and dad have a lot of influence on how their children drive.
U of M research professor C. Raymond Bingham said if teens see their parents distracted behind the wheel, they’re modeling risky behavior.
“I think as parents what we need to be doing is monitoring our own behavior better,” Bingham told WWJ Newsradio 950’s Zahra Huber. “Driving is a complex task. And I think parents need to realize that doing that is even more difficult for their kids than it is for them, because teens have less experience.”
Bingham and colleagues said that teens think their parents engage in distracted driving more often than may be the case. A third of teens believe their parents use an iPod or other electronic device for music while driving, while only 10 percent of parents report that they do. Seventy-one percent of teens believe their parents read or write down directions while driving, while 55 percent of parents said they actually do.
According to the study, teens who think their parents are distracted drivers are much more likely to take part in similar behavior and more than half of teen drivers and parents admitted to using hand-held cell phones while driving.
So, what does Bingham recommend?
“Talk to your kids about it; let them know how dangerous this is and that you don’t want them doing it,” he said, adding, however,”There are some things that are distracting that you have to do as part of driving, like adjusting the heat and air conditioning settings.
“You have to choose the right time to look away from the road in order to complete that task and be safe,” Bingham said.
Learn more about the study’s findings at this link.


The Tank Badge was to be worn on the left sleeve
of uniform jackets and Battle Dress Blouses by men serving in Tank Regiments. At the
start of the Second World War, only four regiments were classified as Tank Regiments, and these
units were considered Infantry.
As the war
progressed, cavalry units and infantry units alike were converted to armour, with a
distinction being made between Armoured Regiments, (generally equipped with Sherman or Ram
tanks), and Tank Regiments, (generally equipped with the Churchill).
A tank badge had been authorized in 1938,
and during the war it was ordered that all personnel of Army Tank Battalions, Canadian
Armoured Corps Training Centres and Tank Regiments (Reserve Army) were to wear the tank
badge on the right arm of "blouses and jackets". Commanding Officers of
Armoured Regiments could also opt for their units to wear this badge.
The badge was issued in both melton and
khaki drill form; often before affixing to the uniform, the backing was removed leaving
only the tank design itself on the sleeve.
formation patches were being adopted for the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division, a proposal to wear the tank badge on the division patch
was rejected (for more information, see Distinguishing Patches by Clive Law.)
Canadian (Armoured) Division then rejected
the use of the tank badge, since the regiments making up the armoured brigade were cavalry
units, and the tank badge was originally a mark of an Infantry (Tank) battalion.
Canadian (Armoured) Division, however, was
made up of former infantry units and adopted the tank badge for wear on Battle Dress.
There were also two independent tank
brigades; both wore the tank badge.


The Liberal Democrats' philosophy sometimes confuses those who like to apply left and right labels to political ideologies. Free trade is considered to be right-wing while drug legalisation is left-wing. Cutting tax is right-wing but defending civil liberties is left-wing.
However, all of these positions share the common principle of decreasing the role of government.
They differ from “left-wing” people who want the government to control the economy but not our social lives, and from “right-wing” people who want the government to control our social lives but not the economy.
The Liberal Democrats' philosophy is broadly described as classical liberal or libertarian, although those are not necessarily precise labels.
Libertarianism can be based on two very different philosophical starting points. Some libertarians believe that free markets and individual freedom should be preferred because, freedom being inherent, they are more moral political systems. Such people argue that it is immoral to take money from people by force and to tell people how to live their lives.
Utilitarian libertarians believe that a small government will lead to better outcomes than a big government. Such people argue that libertarian solutions will lead to greater wealth, less poverty, more diversity and will generally make people happier.
The first philosophical position is concerned with process, while the second is concerned with outcomes. In reality, most libertarians (and most people) care about both.
Acceptance by libertarians of the rights of individuals to pursue their activities, subject to non-coercion of others, does not indicate endorsement of those activities.
The Liberal Democrats stand for greater freedom, smaller government and personal responsibility.


Data flow mapping is a key step once an organization has carried out its overall gap analysis. With this analysis, an organization can discover where its gaps are and the steps that need to be taken to identify what data it has and where it is flowing.
An organization needs to be aware of what personal data it is processing, and it needs to know that the data is being processed in accordance with the law. Organizations often process much more data than they realise, which is why it is vital that they perform mapping exercises.
This free green paper from IT Governance will help you understand how to effectively map your data and the importance of keeping track of it all.
- Why data flow mapping is important for the new GDPR
- The key elements of a data flow map
- Data flow mapping techniques
- The challenges of data flow mapping
- The steps in a data flow audit


The Seven Greatest Benefits for your Child
- Early musical training helps children’s cognitive and physical development in ways unparalleled. Studies show that learning music helps develop the left side of the brain – the side that is associated with language and reasoning.
- Music students learn to think creatively and find innovative solutions to problems. Problems in music do not have but a single solution. Students learn to solve problems using various solutions.
- Working with the teacher and other students music is an excellent tool for teaching your child teamwork skills
- Music promotes a culture of self-expression. Your child will develop confidence and become comfortable with expressing their emotions. Children who struggle with speaking out in class or making friends in school often benefit greatly from their music education.
- Learning an instrument focuses on actually doing a task rather than reading about it in a text book or watching others perform it. It teaches students how to juggle all sorts of tasks at once and be a multi-dimensional thinker. These skills go a long way when your child becomes an adult and enters the workforce.
- Studies show that students who take private music lessons score higher grades in school testing.
- Performing on a musical instrument will teach your child to be fearless of taking risks that we all must take in life. Learning to deal with anxiety early in life will help your child develop into a grounded and strong individual.
Music education is a gift that will help them develop into a strong individual. This gift can be passed on for generations to come. Register now and reserve a spot for your student.


- 1920s: Within the conditions of the Soviet system, the industrial potential of modern Kuzbass emerged.
- 1950s - 1960s: The largest enterprises of the coal, metallurgical and chemical industries were built in Kemerovo Region. The giant enterprises of various industries were established, which became possible only due to a developed and well-organized construction industry.
- Early 1990s: a number of enterprises operate in the region, which still remain leaders in the respective industries.
The major products of the construction industry enterprises are: cement of various brands, reinforced concrete constructions and products, concrete mix, ceramic building bricks, roofing and thermal insulation materials.
Large industrial centers of the construction materials industry are Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Topki and Yurga.


To see more profiles in the Birds of Ocracoke series, click here
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
This is a bird more often heard first before being seen, as it makes a frequent loud “Keer-reet ” call in flight. It can be identified in by its large bright orange bill, long pointed wings, black cap in breeding plumage and black crest in basic plumage. Royal terns forage by plunging into the water, often just off the breakers.
When to see: Present year round, far fewer from mid-December till March as most migrate south. Common from Mid-March into November.
Where: Unlike the larger the large, similar appearing Caspian Tern, Royal Terns can be found only in coastal saltwater areas. During the right time of the year, they can be seen from all three Ocracoke ferries. They fly just off the shore line, over the village and back and forth from the sound to the beach and will perch on pilings in the water.
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Royal Terns do not currently nest on Ocracoke. They do nest in colonies on nearby uninhabited Big Foot island and North Rock island that are in the Pamlico Sound. Big Foot Island had more than 7200 nest sites in 2014.
Royal Terns are the opposite of pelicans. Their chicks are precocial, that is, they hatch out downy and can stand up within a day or so of hatching. However, they usually stay in the nest scrape for a week or so. When they get bigger they form into a group called a crèche The crèche is tended to by some of the colony’s adults while the rest keep busy bringing in fish for their chicks.
Surprisingly John J. Audubon himself confused the Royal Tern with the Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia). In his Birds of America, Audubon depicted depicted a bird he called the Cayenne Tern that included a combination of features of both birds.
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- Helplessness of the single workman.
- Trades Unions and collective bargaining.
- The strike their weapon.
- Good produced by strikes.
- Evils produced by strikes.
Strikes are the outcome of our modern industrial system. They came into fashion in the present age of steam-driven machinery and large factories. The rate of wages, like the prices of good, was fixed by the law of supply and demand, under a system of free competition. But the competition between master and man, while it might be free, was by no means fair. A single workman, with no land to fall back on, and his two hands and his skill as his only capital (wealth), was no match for a rich employer or company. If he did not like the wage offered, he lost his job; for there were plenty to take his place. He must accept the low wage or starve.
The Trades Unions’ weapon is the “strike”. A strike is the refusal of an organized body of workmen to continue their work except on certain conditions. The members of a union contribute to a “strike fund” out of their wages, so that they can live while the strike continues. When master refuse to listen to their requests for better wages or shorter hours, the workmen “down tools” and leaves work; or, more often, the mere threat of a strike will be sufficient.
There is no doubt that Trades Unions, armed with this powerful weapon, the strike, have lifted the working classes to a higher level, and secured for them better wages, shorter hours, healthier conditions, and a measure of independence. The lot of the working classes in England today is a great deal better than it was eighty years ago.
But there are evils and dangers connected with strikes. Even when they are successful, they cause a lot of suffering to the workmen and their families. They do great damage to trade and industry and cause much inconvenience to the public. When they fail, they make matters worse than before. The best way is to settle all industrial disputes by arbitration.


This paper explains our need for adaptive systems and outlines the conceptual model of a knowledge-based system that adapts through learning. The proposed model utilizes multiple human learning processes instead of ad hoc mathematical techniques to manifest its learning behavior. The incorporation of human learning processes in the design of machine learning systems is being referred to as "human learning approach."
Rohatgi, Mukesh, "A Human Learning Approach For Designing Adaptive Knowledge-Based Systems" (1997). AMCIS 1997 Proceedings. 17.


Cancer gaps remain for African Americans
The latest figures show many improvements have been made in cancer treatments and care for African Americans within the last decade. Since 1990 nearly 200,000 cancer deaths in black Americans have been avoided. But cancer death rates for both African American men and women are still higher than whites. Black women are 16 percent more likely to die from cancer than their white female counterparts. Latest research also shows that between 2005 and 2009, about 288 black men died from cancer out of every 100,000, compared to 217 white men. Experts say the new numbers show that more can and should be done to ensure equal access to cancer prevention, early detection and state-of-the-art treatments for all Americans.


Researchers at the Tsukuba International University in Japan investigated the effects of a water extract of natto on the aging of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Caenorhabditis elegans is a popular animal model for the study of aging and longevity. Caenorhabditis elegans has a short life cycle and its life span is around 2 to 3 weeks under suitable living conditions. Compared to the use of other model organisms such as mice, the short life cycle of Caenorhabditis elegans reduces the experimental cycle and facilitates biological study.
Figure 1: Caenorhabditis elegans
The scientists used a water extract of Japanese natto and found through their experiments that had beneficial anti-aging effects in vivo based on two conclusions: 1
- Prolonged the adult lifespan of the wild-type worms and rendered them resistant to oxidative and thermal stress, exerting antioxidative effects
- Natto extract significantly delayed the accumulation of lipofuscin
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This activity is a GREAT review of your US History Exploration & Colonization Units. Directions include options for whole class play or cooperative groups. Included in the powerpoint is an answer key to check during game play.


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Pollution control - hazardous substances
Every year exposure to hazardous substances at work affects the
health of many thousands of people. Common examples include:
- lung disease (for example through working in dusty
- skin irritation
- dermatitis or skin cancer (for example from frequent
contact with oils or corrosive liquids)
- the development of other occupational cancers (for
example from exposure to toxic fumes)
- occupational asthma (for example from sensitisation to
isocyanates in paints or adhesives).
The high costs of ill-health arise from a number of causes,
including loss of earnings, loss of productivity, prosecution and
civil action, among others.
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
(COSHH) Regulations 1999
These provide a framework to help protect people in the
workplace against health risks from hazardous substances. The
substances may be used directly in the work (for
example cleaning chemicals or chemical reagents) or may
arise from the work (for example dust, fumes and waste
COSHH lays down a sensible, step-by-step approach to the
necessary precautions and is therefore a useful tool for good
management. The potential for identifiable cost-benefits (for
example tighter control over the use and storage of
materials), improved morale and industrial relations have been
COSHH applies to virtually all substances hazardous to health.
Exceptions include asbestos and lead (which have their own
regulations) and substances which are hazardous only because they
- used at high pressures or temperatures
- have explosive or flammable properties.
Some definitions used in the regulations
- Hazard - the potential to cause harm
- Risk - the likelihood that it will cause harm in the actual
circumstances of use.
The risk will depend on a number of factors, such as:
- the hazard presented by the substance
- how it is used
- how exposure is controlled
- the degree and extent of exposure.
Further guidance is available on the COSHH Essentials


Scientific Name: Lonchura striata
Malay Name: Pipit-Padi Tuli
Chinese Name: 白腰文鸟
Found from Indian subcontinent, China, mainland Southeast Asia to Sumatra
Polytypic. Subspecies are: acuticauda, striata, fumigata, semistriata, subsquamicollis, swinhoei
Local Subspecies: subsquamicollis
Size: 11-11.5 cm
Identification: Adult is similar to Javan Munia but has darkish brown plumage with fine pale shaft-lines at mantle and diagnostic whitish rump and belly. Juvenile resembles adult but dark parts paler/browner and rump/belly buffy-tinged.
Similar looking species: Javan Munia
Habitat: Grasslands, marshes, tall reeds/grasses (especially near water bodies).
Behaviour/Ecology: Gregarious and feeds mainly on seeds and also algae.
Local Status: Very rare resident
Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Location: Kranji Marsh, Lorong Halus, Chinese Garden, Pulau Ubin, Tuas, Sungei Buloh, and Pulau Tekong.
Craig Robson (2011) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia
David Wells (2007) The Birds of Thai-Malay Peninsula, Volume 2


SES-8 had its launch aborted at T+2 seconds. What, exactly, caused the flight computer to decide the engines weren't ready?
The report via Tweet from Elon Musk initially is that a slower than usual ramp up of thrust caused the flight computers to abort.
Elon Musk via Twitter: Launch aborted by autosequence due to slower than expected thrust ramp. Seems ok on closer inspection. Cycling countdown.
There is reported leeway in relaxing some of the sensitivity on this issue for another attempt. What that means was a bit later tweeted by Musk:
Increasing helium spin start pressure. Probably <50% chance of passing all aborts, but worth a try. Countdown resuming ...
Another try was however aborted on T-00:00:48 due to engineers not completing data review of the previous abort and the launch was scrubbed for the day.
When the rocket is in design phase the designers usually design the the graph known as thrust-time graph. Nowadays the flight computers integrated to the rockets measures the thrust build up during lift off (which is important phase) if the thrust build up is not satisfactory the flight computers close the fuel and oxidizer inlet valve and shut downs the turbopump.
According to SPACEFLIGHT101, SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk, some of the Merlin 1D engines were slow to ramp- up thrust. As part of Falcon’s tight red-line limits, the computer aborted when the engine parameters during ignition were not within those limits. The launch team then looked at the data that was collected during the ignition sequence and determined that the engines appeared to the in good condition and were just slow to reach their nominal thrust


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What will the final figure look like given that pile of toothpicks?
What's a guess you know is too high?
What's a guess you know is too low?
What information would be useful to know here?
- ImageToothpick count
We used a pack of 250 toothpicks and made 12 levels. If we used another 250 toothpicks, how many levels would that make?
Write a function t(l) that takes the number of levels (l) and returns the total number of toothpicks (t) in that pyramid.


In a special symposium on bipolar disorder at the 2014 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, researcher Mike Bauer reviewed a new meta-analysis that showed lithium not only has significant effects in preventing manias, but also depressions.
Mike Bauer is currently the Director and Executive Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, and the Physician-in-Chief, at the Psychiatric Hospital and Outpatient Clinics, all at University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden in Germany.
Researcher Geddes et al. had, in a previous study called BALANCE, found that lithium was superior to valproate (Depakote). Together these findings led Bauer to the conclusion that lithium is under-used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, especially in the US, where lithium is prescribed less often than valproate.
An article by researcher Kessing in the British Journal of Psychiatry in 2012 relied on naturalistic follow up data and also showed that lithium was superior to valproate in preventing hospitalizations.
A study by researcher Willem Nolen indicated that in mono-therapy, levels of lithium in the blood needed to be 0.6 meq/L or higher in order for lithium to work better than placebo. Lithium augmentation that produced lower blood levels of 0.3 meq/L was not significant on its main outcome measure of preventing new episodes.
Compared to treatment as usual, those randomized to lithium used lower doses of atypical antipsychotics, and other data indicated that these patients had fewer suicide attempts and increased hippocampal volume.
Bauer noted that lithium-related goiter and low thyroid are easily treated, and that kidney damage while taking lithium can be prevented by avoiding episodes of lithium intoxication. It is easy to conclude that lithium should be used more often, especially given its positive effects against suicide and brain gray matter and hippocampal volume loss.


One hundred and fifty years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in U.S. history. In honor of this we’re highlighting a new book in Ohioana’s collection: Writing the Gettysburg Address by Martin P. Johnson.
Johnson, an assistant professor of history at Miami University, conducted extensive research using numerous primary sources and contemporary accounts of the speech. His book traces the creation of the Gettysburg Address from the first draft through revisions the morning of the ceremony and Lincoln’s delivery of the address itself. Along the way Johnson sheds light on many of the myths surrounding the speech, and also shows how the speech’s evolution mirrors Lincoln’s intellectual and emotional journey from Washington to the battlefield.
For more information, including images of two handwritten drafts of the Gettysburg Address and a photograph of Lincoln on the podium, you can visit the Library of Congress “Gettysburg Address” online exhibit here.


The Battle of Skopje occurred in the vicinity of the city of Skopje in 1004. In 1003, Basil II launched a campaign against the First Bulgarian Empire and after eight months of siege conquered the important town of Vidin to the north-west. The Bulgarian counter strike in the opposite direction towards Odrin did not distract him from his aim and after seizing Vidin he marched southwards through the valley of the Morava destroying the Bulgarian castles on his way. Eventually, Basil II reached the vicinity of Skopje and learned that the camp of the Bulgarian army was situated very close on the other side of the Vardar river.
Samuil of Bulgaria relied on the high waters of the river and did not take any serious precautions to secure the camp. Strangely the circumstances were the same as at the battle of Spercheios seven years earlier, and the scenario of the fight was similar. The Byzantines managed to find a ford, crossed the river and attacked the heedless Bulgarians at night. Unable to resist effectively the Bulgarians soon retreated, leaving the camp and Samuil's tent in the hands of the Byzantines.


The central problem of How to produce is faced by every economy. The main reason behind it is due to the relative scarcity of resources. It has to deal with the choice of technique of production. It is concerned with the efficient use of resources to maximize the output at the minimum possible cost.
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Heart Disease Detection and Prevention
If you haven't read our blog post on feline heart disease, please do. Heart disease is a silent killer of cats and too often we see cats in a heart failure crisis. Our role is to educate you on all options for heart disease detection, treatment, and options.
Some common heart diseases such as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy are common in cats 5-7 years old, or sooner. Even if a heart murmur is never heard, these cats can present in critical respiratory distress before any other symptoms show.
Although the gold standard for assessing heart health is a non-invasive echocardiogram, there are blood tests and other diagnostics to screen and clue us into whether we need to focus more closely on your cat's heart. Each cat is unique, so please:


What influence has climate change on the environment? How do biological, chemical and physical processes interact and how does the environment respond to these processes? What materials are enduring, how can they be produced environmentally friendly and how can they be recycled? What can we learn from Earth history from geological sediments, ice cores and rocks? These and many other questions are addressed in the study programms in the field of Nature and Environment.
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Early Life Philip I of Castile was born on July 22, 1478, in the Netherlands. His father, Maximilian, was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and a member of the Austrian Hapsburg dynasty. His mother, Marie, was the French Duchess of Burgundy. Two years before Philip’s birth, Marie faced pressure from King Louis XI of France to marry […]
Spanish people and events during the European Middle Ages.
Early Life Isabella I was born on April 22, 1451, to King John II and Queen Isabella. In July 1454, the king died and was succeeded by Isabella’s older half-brother, Henry IV. The new king viewed his younger half-siblings as a threat to his power. As a result, Henry treated them poorly. Although sent away from court, the king later […]


Triage Training Program
The aim of the program is to train the ER (Emergency Room) employee to reach to the effective triage which entails getting the patient to the right place at the right time and with the right care provider. The participant will be able to take the first decision point in care of the emergency patient by determining the nature of the problem as well as the urgency by which the problem should be evaluated and treated.
Incorrect identification of the patient’s problem can delay treatment and may adversely affect outcome. For example, a patient who complains of jaw pain may be incorrectly sent to the dental clinic if the nurse does not consider other causes of this pain, such as myocardial infarction.
- Identify clinical inquiry as an essential competency
- Discuss the unique nature of emergency triage system
- Discuss the current state-of-the-science of the emergency triage assessment
- Have confidence and competence in triaging variant patient conditions
- Reflected high quality performance during work
- Diagnose and manage life-sustaining physiologic functions in unstable patients
- Skilled know-how of managing crisis
- Providing comfort measures for the emergency patients
- Facing death: end-of-life care
- Communicating and negotiating multiple clinical, ethical and practical perspectives
- Monitoring quality and emergency care quality indicators
- Checking the triage practice competencies like, hemodynamic monitoring
Regional Life Support Training Center (RLSTC) - 7 CME/CEPD


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Engulfment of apoptotic cells by phagocytosis ensures the removal of unwanted and defective cells. We developed a genetically encoded marker for cell engulfment, pHMA, which consists of the pH-sensitive derivative of GFP, pHluorin, fused to the actin-binding domain of Moesin. In healthy cells of Drosophila embryos and cultured cells, pHMA resides at the cell cortex. In dying cells, pHMA loses its cortical localization and reports a modest decrease in pH. In embryos, the dying cells lose their apical contacts, then move basally and are ultimately engulfed by neighboring cells or macrophages. The cell corpse material is strongly acidified soon after engulfment and persists in the phagocytic cell for several hours. Changes in the pHMA signal correlate well with increases or decreases in apoptosis. These data show that pHMA is a useful reporter for cell engulfment and can be used in screening for mutations that affect cell engulfment.


A virtual assistant is a software intended to free the user from routine tasks in accessing information or using a software application.
Implemented in Office it uses baleysian algorithms to advise the user. But they found it very intrusive and annoying in Office 2007 and it was replaced by a conventional aide.
Clippit, commonly known as Clippy was represented by a figure which appeared by itself in the software when the user performs actions, to suggest any particular bahavior. The icon could be a robot, a cat, a dog, a wizard.
In fact he was ridiculed in videos and television series. The Smithsonian Magazine described it as the worst program devised in the annals of computing.
The DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), however invested 150 million dollars to develop a similar project, CALO (Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes). 60 universities and research organizations are involved.
The result of this research is a virtual assistant who can sort emails, give them a priority and make summaries. It can also prepare to appointments by writing notes.
CALO has the ability to learn, while remaining invisible and can even transfer learning from one area to another.
SRI International is the agency primarily responsible to the CALO project.
It is another tool based on social networks to help organize contacts based on expertise of people. It can help to preserve his health by helping to make decisions to protect it or treat it.
Applications on mobile devices
Siri is an application for iPhone derived from CALO. It does not act itself, but responds to requests from the user that express them in sentences. Thus it replaces a search engine to produces a directly usable result rather than a list of links.
He does things like finding a flight for such purpose, taking into account the time, and provides various measures of that kind.


source: Texas Workforce Commission
Audiologists help people who have hearing, balance, and related ear problems. These problems may be a result of trauma at birth, viral infections, genetic disorders, exposure to loud noise, certain medications, or aging. Using various types of testing equipment, audiologists measure patients' ability to hear and distinguish between sounds. In addition, they use computers to evaluate and diagnose balance disorders. Audiologists analyze these test data along with educational, psychological, and other medical patient data to make a diagnosis and determine a course of treatment.


But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day
and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the LORD’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
Moses answered them, “Wait until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you.”
Then the LORD said to Moses,
“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate the LORD’s Passover,
but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.
But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people for not presenting the LORD’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.
“ ‘A foreigner residing among you is also to celebrate the LORD’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’ ”


"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart materials.
1.) Wearable electronics pave way for smart surgeon gloves. New wearable electronics could become smart surgical gloves that allow surgeons to feel and do everything using their fingertips. Such electronics could even include electronic "socks" wrapped snugly around a patient’s heart to monitor cardiac health.
2.) Smart materials improve earthquake-resistant bridge design. We need to find ways to minimize seismic effects on bridges, both by improving existing bridges and refining specifications and construction materials for future bridges.
3.) Aerospace materials used to build endless pipeline. Mo Ehsani, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Arizona, has designed a new, lightweight underground pipe he says could transform the pipeline construction industry.
4.) Bamboo: The new super construction material. Researchers from the University’s BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, in collaboration with a team from Coventry University and the University of Cambridge, are exploring the use of bamboo for the widespread construction of homes.
5.) Grafoid Inc. and CVD Equipment corporation sign joint IP development agreement. The Companies believe that this collaborative relationship has the potential to speed up the commercialization of graphene and provide additional opportunities for both companies.
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The following list of materials can help you navigate issues surrounding racism, homophobia, xenophobia, classism, and other systems of oppression. To work yourself through this list will take about one hour of your time. This list is not complete and we encourage people to do their own work and self-educate.
First, start with Kimberlé Crenshaw, a scholar on racial justice and founder of intersectionality theory gives a Ted Talk on intersectionality here.
Next, watch Bryan Stevenson who has worked relentlessly on racial justice in the criminal justice system discuss the topic of slavery to the prison systems here.
Afterwards read the following articles:
Finally, this list is not complete. It is not complete because you are ultimately responsible for your own bias, education, awareness, and learning as you continue to get older and learn more. We will continue to add to this list in the coming weeks.


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The following is an example of a COBOL program that encodes a string using UTF-8 as the encoding scheme:
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This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts.
New to this updated edition:
* Additional maps, figures, and photos
* Expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change
* Updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions
* New content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion
*Additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns
by David Carle, author of Introduction to Water in California, Second Edition Water is the essence of life, the key to California’s history and its future. Today, water choices are complicated by …Read More >


No true virion, no structural proteins. Genomes are associated with their RdRp in the cytoplasm.
Monopartite, linear, ssRNA(+) genome of of 2.5-2.9 kb.
The virion RNA is infectious and serves as both the genome and viral messenger RNA. The genome has one ORF encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. Enzymes: RNA dependent RNA polymerase
- Virus genome is transmitted horizontally through mating or vertically from mother to daughter cells.
- Translation of genomic RNA produces viral RdRp.
- A dsRNA genome is synthesized from the genomic ssRNA(+).
- The dsRNA genome is transcribed/replicated thereby providing viral mRNAs/new ssRNA(+) genomes.


|Prevalence of pre-school children for overweight/obesity in Turkey|
||Fatih Santas, and Gulcan Santas
||World Journal of Pediatrics, 14(1): 77; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-017-0103-9
Most of the studies and interventions are targeted to address undernutrition, but childhood obesity has become a silent killer among children. Developing countries, including Turkey, could recognize the importance of the issue now and have begun to discuss the necessity of studies on this subject. Therefore, this study aims to examine the prevalence of obesity among pre-school children in Turkey.
The data source of this study is the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS)-2013. The TDHS-2013 was a sample study to gather information about the fertility levels and changes in them, infant and child mortality, family planning, and maternal and infant health at the national level.
Overweight/obesity for height was 8.6% and 6.6% for age. Overweight/obesity problems are mostly observed in the West and are higher in urban areas. Overweight/obesity decreases with increasing age. There is a positive correlation between overweight/obesity and maternal educational level. As the household welfare level increases, overweight/obesity increases in pre-school children. Female children are at higher risk of overweight/obesity than males. As birth order increases, overweight/obesity decreases. Children living in other regions have overweight/obesity problems more than the pre-school children living in the East.
This study speculates that obesity appears to be a major problem among pre-school children in Turkey. Based on the findings, the current situation of overweight/obesity among pre-school children is so close to many developing and developed countries, whose obesity levels are a greater concern. This finding demonstrates that effective interventions of obesity should begin as early as infancy in Turkey, as it is a developing country.
Child overweight/obesity Prevalence Turkey Demographic and Health Survey Wealth index


Energy-consuming activities in the built environment account for around half of the UK’s carbon emissions.
This project explored how the UK built environment could change to help manage the move to secure, sustainable, low carbon energy systems over the next 50 years.
The project used the best available scientific evidence to develop 4 scenarios around the future of sustainable energy management and the built environment, setting out some major areas of future uncertainty as well as potential future challenges and opportunities.
60 state of science reviews were commissioned to inform the analysis.
The project was overseen by a high level stakeholder group and lead expert group to make sure it included the most relevant evidence and its findings were of a high scientific standard.
The project was sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Mini energy project
The Horizon Scanning Centre undertook a 6-month project to consider how science and technology might help us to better manage energy in the future.
Published 26 November 2008


Here is a list of idomatic expressions with arm.
Cost an arm and a leg
If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive.
- That laptop costs an arm and a leg.
Keep someone or something at arm’s length
To keep someone at arm’s length is to avoid close contacts with them.
- He always keeps his neighbors at arm’s length.
With open arms
To receive someone with open arms is to receive them with great enthusiasm.
- The parents received their estranged son with open arms.
To account for something is to give a satisfactory explanation.
- Can you account for your absence from school?
Call someone to account
To call someone to account is to ask them to explain their poor performance.
- Rahul had been missing his deadlines so his boss called him to account.
On account of
On account of means ‘because of’
- They sacked him on account of his poor performance.
- There will be no edition of this newspaper on Monday on account of Holi.
On no account (= under no circumstances)
You must on no account post too much personal information on social media.
- You must not on any account reveal your real name.
Take account of
To take account of something is to take that into consideration.
- We must take account of his political affiliations before offering him this job.


Coffee consumption and blood homocysteinePrint this page
Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease risk
Homocysteine is a naturally occurring amino acid found in the blood and tissues. However, it is not among the twenty amino acids that are the building blocks of proteins, and hence is not found in dietary protein. Several factors influence plasma homocysteine levels, such as intake of folic acid and vitamin B12, age, gender, heredity, smoking, hypertension, and physical activity39.
It was first suggested back in 1999 that elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease40. However, not all studies have been able to demonstrate this association41,42. It is still unclear whether reducing high homocysteine levels will lead to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition, no causal relationship has been established between high total plasma homocysteine levels (tHCYs) and cardiovascular disease43.
Coffee, caffeine and homocysteine
Intervention studies have shown that high levels of coffee consumption (6 to 10 cups of coffee per day) increase tHCYs44,45, and tHCYs decrease if regular coffee consumers stop drinking coffee46. However, a study based on 5 cups of espresso a day did not show a significant effect on tHCYs, possibly because of the smaller volume consumed47.
It has been suggested that caffeine may be partly responsible for the effect of coffee on tHCYs48, but the presence of chlorogenic acid in coffee can also contribute to the effect on homocysteine49.
This information is intended for Healthcare professional audiences.
Please consider the environment before printing.


Lidice (Czech:), a former village in what is now the Czech Republic, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Prague. Lidice, which had a population of about 500, was destroyed on June 10, 1942, by the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, to avenge the killing of Reinhard Heydrich, a German official. The Gestapo claimed that the people of Lidice had sheltered Heydrich's assassins. The men and boys were killed, and most of the women and girls were sent to concentration camps.
Several Nazis were hanged after the war for participation in the massacre. The site of Lidice was made a national memorial and a new town by that name was built nearby. A number of towns and villages in other countries renamed themselves Lidice in sympathy for the townspeople.


José Martí, the United States, and Race
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This book offers a comprehensive study of what José Martí wrote about race and race relations, in the context of nineteenth century North American life. Martí is Cuba's national hero and lived in the United States for nearly fifteen years (1880-1895). It brings together a careful reading of Martí’s Complete Works (28 vols.) and extensive research in American history. Department of World Languages and Literatures
University Press of Florida
Latin American Literature | Race and Ethnicity | United States History
Fountain, Anne, "José Martí, the United States, and Race" (2014). Books by SJSU Authors. Book 98.


What are those paper envelopes in my Mother’s Day hanging baskets?
By Leanne Pundt, UConn Extension Educator
These small paper “envelopes” are slow release “sachets” that contain beneficial predatory mites that attack young thrips larvae. (Thrips are very small insects (1-2 mm. long) with narrow bodies and fringed wings. As they feed they can deform flowers, leaves and shoots. Thrips are primarily a greenhouse pest and not a major pest in the home garden.)
More greenhouse growers are using biological controls to manage thrips. These sachets for the hanging baskets consist of bran, whitish food storage mites (that feed upon the bran) that are a food source for the small beneficial predatory mite Neoseilus (Amblyseius) cucumeris commonly referred to as “cucumeris”. Cucumeris is a beige predatory mite (less than 1 mm. long) that attacks thrips larvae on the leaves and flowers. They pierce the thrips larvae and suck out their contents, killing them. The sachets serve as a breeding system or “nursery” for the beneficial predatory mites which then emerge from the sachets over a 4 to 6 week period.
Slow release sachets are now available as mini-sachets for individual hanging baskets. They are best placed in the plant canopy so they are protected from bright sunlight. If the mini-sachets are placed in bright sunlight, high temperatures and low relative humidity adversely affects the reproduction of the predatory mites. The small mites do not travel far and cannot fly, so a sachet is placed in each hanging basket.
The moral of the story – leave the envelope in your hanging basket, and enjoy the flowers!


In which Scrabble dictionary does CATECHUMEN exist?
Definitions of CATECHUMEN in dictionaries:
- noun -
a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
One who is being taught the principles of Christianity.
One who is being instructed in a subject at an elementary level.
There are 10 letters in CATECHUMEN:
A C C E E H M N T U
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In the UK we have some amazing native wildflowers. Unfortunately, we have lost a staggering 98% of our wildflower meadows and their poetic beauty since the 1930’s. This means that few people have seen an authentic one which is resulting in fashionable, highly colourful, non-native, perennial ‘meadows’.
This crucial loss is impacting on the many populations of bees, butterflies, pollinating bugs and birds who depend on UK native wildflower rich meadows which they co-evolved with. The simple act of sowing the right wildflowers can make a huge difference to wildlife and to your well-being. Read more


A New Smart Fabric Could Save Lives of Injured Soliders and First Responders
Researchers at Université Laval's Faculty of Science and Engineering and Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers have developed smart textiles able to monitor and transmit wearers' biomedical information via wireless or cellular networks. This technological breakthrough, described in a recent article in the scientific journal Sensors, clears a path for a host of new developments for people suffering from chronic diseases, elderly people living alone, and even firemen and police officers.
A team under the supervision of Professor Younès Messaddeq created the smart fabric by successfully superimposing multiple layers of copper, polymers, glass, and silver. "The fiber acts as both sensor and antenna. It is durable but malleable, and can be woven with wool or cotton. And signal quality is comparable to commercial antennas," explained Professor Messaddeq, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Photonic Innovations. The surface of the fiber can also be adjusted to monitor a range of information such as glucose levels, heart rhythm, brain activity, movements, and spatial coordinates.
A patent application has already been filed, though certain elements still need to be fine-tuned before the innovation is ready for commercialization. "Of course, the technology will have to be connected to a wireless network, and there is the issue of power supply to be solved," notes Professor Messaddeq. We have tested a number of solutions, and the results are promising. We will also have to make sure the fabric is robust, and can stand up to chemicals found in laundry detergent."
Source: Université Laval


This week I am reflecting on one of my writing goals
IALT: Improve my writing by learning how to:
* use a variety of sentence starters
This week I have been focusing on how to write a drop-in clause
Here is an example of a drop-in clause
Mr Forman is our teacher.
He loves his red car.
Mr Forman, who is our teacher, loves his red car.
Mr Forman is the subject of the sentence.
We change ‘He’ to ‘who’
We place commas around the clause we ‘drop-in’
Here are two examples of a drop-in clause that I have created.
 Nicholas, who likes being a cow, is awesome.
 The teacher, who had been hiding in a box of bananas, shouted at her class.
I rate my understanding level at 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
My confidence level with using these types of sentences independently in my writing is
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10


Adult Studies - Sent by the Spirit (Confirmation)
What does it mean to by Confirmed in the Catholic Church?
"If there was ever a time when the Sacrament of Confirmation needed to be explained carefully, that time is now. All too many members of the Church neglect it altogether; and those who have received it or who plan to receive it, see it as something minor in their lives... There is a real need, then, for instruction on the nature, power, and dignity of this sacrament ... Confirmation must be restored to the reverence and devotion it deserves." Catechism of the Council of Trent, II, 2.1 - 1566 AD
Sent by the Sprit: The Sacrament of Confirmation explores and explains the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Please join us in class or by doing the study on your own.
These links may help your study:
|1||Who is the Holy Spirit||The Holy Spirit in the Bible|
|2||The Grace of Pentecost||Liturgical Year - OT, NT, Now OT NT NOW|
|3||The Rite of Confirmation||Virtues and Gifts & Fruits of the Holy Spirit|
Restored Order in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois:
In the Diocese of Springfield of Illinois, students in 3rd grade receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and 1st Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield - DETAILS
Do you wonder why Confirmation is in 3rd grade? DETAILS


This outstanding, modestly priced anthology presents over 170 poems by the major poets of the 19th century, including Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Robert Browning; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Arthur Hugh Clough; Edward FitzGerald; Matthew Arnold; Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Christina Rossetti; Coventry Patmore; George Meredith; William Ernest Henley; Algernon Charles Swinburne; Gerard Manley Hopkins; Rudyard Kipling; and many others. An introduction and brief biographical notes on the poets are included. Includes 2 selections from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "The Jumblies" and "Jabberwocky."
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One of the goals of the Greater Yellowstone Science Learning Center is to promote information sharing and education. Science education helps us understand how we are connected to the natural world. Listed below are different ways for kids to become engaged with nature, whether from their home computer or volunteering in the parks themselves. These links will take you to electronic field trips, virtual and in-park Junior Ranger activities, as well as Youth Conservation programs.
Activities for Kids:
Family Field Classes: Yellowstone for Families
Online Field Trips:


1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data Person A is seen going down a slide with height "h". A few seconds later the same person A is seen going down a steeper slide with the same height "h" (same height for both slides). Using principles of physics, explain how the new horizontal distance from the edge of the slide compares with the first situation. Friction and air resistance are negligible. 2. Relevant equations 3. The attempt at a solution The conclusion I came to was: With the new horizontal distance from the edge of the slide, nothing would change because if you neglect the effects of friction and air resistance then that means that you neglect all non-conservative forces and the work done by it. Therefore without any non-conservative forces to effect the system, the change in potential energy would therefore equal the change in kinetic energy (or ΔEp = ΔEk). To sum it up, the steeper slide makes no difference because the only thing that has changed is the angle of the slide. Would this be correct?


Scientific Name: Lophophorus impejanus
Description: The Himalayan monal has striking colour characteristics that set it apart from other ornamental pheasants. The male has a metallic green crest, with red feathers mixing to blue along the back. The short tail is red-brown, the breast and underparts are black, and a white rump patch and brown wings show in flight. Female colouration is a mix of brown and buff, with a pale blue ring around the eye and prominent white patch under the chin.
Distribution and Habitat: A high-altitude species, the Himalayan monal is found in a wide range in the Himalayas, from Afghanistan to Bhutan, India, and Tibet. In the summer months these pheasants forage on grassy areas, but in the colder winter months they inhabit forested areas where they can find shelter. In certain areas Himalayan monals are considered a species at risk.
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Diet: Avid diggers, Himalayan monals use their strong beak and claws to dig for food items such as roots, insects, and seeds, making a distinct pattern in the soil where they have been foraging.
Life Cycle: Himalayan monals use a variety of calls for communication and the male is very vocal throughout the day in early breeding season while trying to attract a mate. Females dig a shallow nest in the ground and lay 3 – 5 eggs which she incubates for 27 days. The male remains close by for protection and helps to raise the chicks for the six months it takes for the young to become self-sufficient.
Did you know? The Himalayan monal is the national bird of Nepal.


By Mary Vorsino
The first Hawaiian monk seal successfully raised from birth in captivity was diagnosed with cataracts after being plucked from Kaunakakai Harbor on Friday, which means he won’t be going back to the wild.
It’s rare to see cataracts in a seal so young.
At under 2 years old, the seal — called KP2 — is still considered an adolescent.
The disappointing development, announced yesterday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, comes as scientists are scrambling to learn more about the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in hopes of stabilizing the population. Today, there are only 1,100 of the seals in the wild. And the population is declining by 4 percent annually.
The population would have to be at 2,900 seals for 20 years to be taken off the endangered species list.
“Every individual is important to the population,” said David Schofield, NOAA marine mammal response coordinator.


A preventative herd-health program, including proper and timely vaccination, is a beef operation’s best insurance policy against production losses and disease. But producers still need to do their part to make sure this insurance policy can work to the best of its ability, say North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow and Extension beef specialist Carl Dahlen, PhD.
“You have to look at vaccines as only part of your health program because an animal can’t really respond to the vaccines if it doesn’t have its immune system functioning to respond,” Stoltenow explains. Factors including exposure to high levels of disease-causing pathogens, animal or herd stress, age, nutrition, vaccinating against the wrong pathogen, poor-quality vaccine, and poor vaccine handling and administration can contribute to insufficient immunization.
Stoltenow and Dahlen provide these tips for proper vaccine handling and administration:
• When purchasing vaccines, be sure they are current. Turn the box over and review the expiration date.
• Don’t over-purchase vaccines. They can’t be reused.
• Handle vaccines appropriately. If using modified-live virus vaccines, keep them cool. When you reuse syringes, be careful how they’re rinsed — residue from soaps and disinfectants can kill vaccines. Rinse the inside components of multiple-dose syringes, including tubes and connectors, with distilled or deionized water that is near boiling point. Or consider using disposable syringes to ensure equipment is clean and vaccine alive.
• Be sure to change needles often, as they will dull with use and can then introduce more bacteria. The needle should slide right through the animal’s hide.
• Store and refrigerate vaccines properly. Research shows that the freeze-thaw cycle in some refrigerators is tremendously variable. Invest in a refrigerator that maintains a constant temperature.


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Learn how rural students in Kentucky shared their classroom knowledge by presenting on health topics and new technologies at flea markets, swap meets, and specialty events such as car shows.
January 17, 2017
It’s important to acknowledge that words matter in research communities. Bronwyn Bevan discusses the language surrounding in-school and out-of-school communities used in Connected Science Learning.
The Science Museum of Minnesota’s offers a well-developed model for implementing the Engineering is Elementary curriculum in Minnesota school districts for grades K–5, as well as a program for preservice teachers and teens called Linking Educators, Youth, and Learners in Computational Thinking.
SciGirls Strategies aims to increase the number of high school girls recruited to and retained in nontraditional, technical STEM pathways. The program provides career and technical education teachers with professional development focused on gender-equitable teaching strategies and role modeling.
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Skynet Junior Scholars (SJS) is an online astronomy program that allows youth to conduct inquiry-based investigations. This article describes the SJS professional development model (SJS PD) that helps nonschool educators to work in the formal school environment. The model uses a modified Technological Pedagogical Content (TPACK) framework to characterize the professional development training. Included are adaptations and lessons learned, as well as three case studies that illustrate how the SJS PD prepared nonschool educators to develop pathways to bridge in-school and out-of-school STEM learning.
December 14, 2016
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The Federal Government's Authority Over Your Healthcare
The federal government has the right to prevent you from contracting with any agency for health insurance. In other words, you do not have the right to form contracts with another party for the purpose of health insurance coverage unless the federal government gives you that right.
You do not have a right to refrain from purchasing health insurance. If you fail to purchase it, you may be held to be in violation of the law if the federal government so desires. The federal government will then have a right to punish you and force you to purchase health insurance.
American insurance companies may rightfully be prevented from offering health insurance coverage by the federal government. They have no right to offer it if the federal government does not give them such a right.
If the federal government chooses to do so, it may rightfully put private insurance companies out of business by undercutting their premiums by selling federal government insurance policies at a loss. That's legal. The federal government may use such tactics to create a monopoly. It has such a right.
When there is only one insurance company left, the federal government, it will have a right to deny its customers medical treatment. As in Canada and England, the American federal government has a right to withhold medical treatment from its customers.
The federal government can afford to create another federal health insurance program at this time.
In short, rights come from somewhere: the federal government. And money comes from nowhere.


The majority of the nation’s dirtiest power plants are getting even dirtier, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. The report was based on U.S. EPA data on smog, soot, and global warming emissions from power plants from 1995 to 2000. It found that greenhouse gas emissions increased 8 percent, with a total of 175 million tons of carbon dioxide released in the six-year period. Smog and soot emissions also increased at the majority of the plants, although the overall levels of those pollutants dropped, thanks to reductions at some other plants. The report comes as the Bush administration weighs changes to the Clean Air Act that could dramatically relax pollution standards for power plants.


Augustine belonged to a Mediterranean landscape, where grain, vine and olive were grown and people lived on the products of fishing and pasture. Ancient Algeria was at the time an exporter of the oil that burned in lamps over the whole Roman Empire.
Another product exported was garum, a condiment based on rotten fish manufactured in industrial quantities, especially at Tipasa. In later centuries garum was forgotten, but gruel and couscous survived. Gestures and customs have endured down to our times.


Avoid ingesting water
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 16, 2017) — The Kentucky Division of Water and the Kentucky Department for Public Health are offering safety tips to help Kentuckians enjoy the state’s many rivers, lakes and creeks in which to boat, fish, swim, canoe or otherwise enjoy our abundant water resources.
Despite many water quality improvements, there is the potential for human health risks in any body of water. By using common sense, your risks of experiencing water-derived health issues can be greatly decreased.
- Avoid ingesting or inhaling the water.
- Thoroughly clean hands and other areas that have come in contact with the water
- Avoid allowing open wounds to have direct contact with the water.
- Avoid areas where swimming or harmful algal bloom (HAB) advisories have been issued
- Avoid water with obvious odors or surface scums.
- Avoid getting in water after heavy rainfall, especially in dense residential, urban and agricultural areas.
- Avoid areas below wastewater treatment facility outfalls, animal feedlots, straight pipes or other obvious sources of pollution.
- Restrict pets and livestock from drinking the water if a bright green or blue-green surface scum is present.
More information concerning the quality of Kentucky’s water resources such as advisories or impairments can be found on the Kentucky Water Health Portal http://watermaps.ky.gov/WaterHealthPortal.
For more information on healthy swimming in all water bodies, visit http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/.


Entrada del diccionario de inglés estadounidense
( 1779–1813), US soldier and explorer; full name Zebulon Montgomery Pike. He led several expeditions into the Louisiana Purchase region, where he came upon (but never climbed) what is now called Pike’s Peak in Colorado. He was killed at York (now Toronto) in Ontario, Canada, while leading a charge against the British during the War of 1812.
Definición de Pike, Zebulon en:
- el diccionario Inglés de EE.UU.


Species Detail - Pachybrachius fracticollis - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
Terrestrial Map - 10kmDistribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Marine Map - 50kmDistribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
insect - true bug (Hemiptera)
4 February (recorded in 2015)
30 November (recorded in 2014)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Pachybrachius fracticollis, accessed 21 October 2021, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/85480>


Ways to Prove Theorems
Given a set of facts ( ground literals) and a set of rules,
a desired theorem can be proved in several ways:
- Truth Table: Write Premises &rarr Conclusion
and show that this sentence is true for every interpretation.
This is also called model checking.
- Algebra: Write Premises &rarr Conclusion and
reduce it to True using laws of Boolean algebra.
- Backward Chaining: Work backward from the desired conclusion by
finding rules that could deduce it; then try to deduce the premises of
- Forward Chaining: Use known facts and rules to deduce additional
known facts. If the desired conclusion is deduced, stop.
- Resolution: This is a proof by contradiction. Using ground facts,
rules, and the negation of the desired conclusion, try to derive ``box''
(false or contradiction) by resolution steps.


If you wake up as tired as when you went to bed, you may suffer from sleep apnea and may require sleep apnea treatment. Characterized by short lapses in breathing, sleep apnea affects an estimated 12 million Americans. Sleep apnea is like mild annoyance and can be a cause of other health problems like heart disease, blood pressure, memory loss, and daytime drowsiness.
Defining Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the patient experiences shallow breathing or pauses in breathing during sleep. These sleeping problem can occur several times while you sleep, and lead to major health complications.
Because sleep apnea can impact other areas of your life, it’s important to take any symptoms seriously and visit your dentist or physician for sleep apnea treatment. You must talk to sleep apnea expert if you are suffering from sleep apnea.


The way an earthquake feels depends on where you are, where the earthquake is, and how big the earthquake is:
A large earthquake nearby will feel like a sudden large jolt followed quickly by more strong shaking that may last a few seconds or up to a couple of minutes if it's a rare great event. The shaking will feel violent and it will be difficult to stand up. The contents of your house will be a mess.
A large earthquake far away will feel like a gentle bump followed several seconds later by stronger rolling shaking that may feel like sharp shaking for a little while.
A small earthquake nearby will feel like a small sharp jolt followed by a few stronger sharp shakes that pass quickly.
A small earthquake far away will probably not be felt at all, but if you do feel it, it will be a subtle gentle shake or two that is easier to feel if you're still and sitting down.
The type of crustal material the seismic waves travel through on their way to you, and the type of shallow crustal structure that is directly below you will also influence the shaking you feel. Soft thick sediments will amplify the shaking and hard rock will not. If the energy happens to bounce around and get focused on where you are, that will also amplify the shaking. Low-level vibrations that last for more than a few seconds is not indicative of an earthquake, but is more likely a man-made environmental source.


When Sanba made landfall in South Korea on September 17, 2012, it brought heavy rains and high winds, downed power lines, grounded hundreds of flights, and halted ferry services. One person was killed and another was injured in landslides caused by the storm.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image on September 17, when Sanba’s clouds engulfed the Korean Peninsula. The same day, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center reported that the storm’s sustained winds had dropped to 45 knots (85 kilometers per hour). The projected storm track showed Sanba continuing to move toward the China-Russia border.
- Joint Typhoon Warning Center. (2012, September 17) Super Typhoon 17W (Sanba) Warning. [Online] URL: http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/wp1712web.txt. Accessed September 17, 2012.
- Park, S. (2012, September 17) Typhoon Sanba grounds flights, disrupts power in South Korea. Bloomberg. Accessed September 17, 2012.
- Unisys Weather. (2012, September 17) Sanba Tracking Information. Accessed September 17, 2012.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.
- Aqua - MODIS


William Rees Ecological Footprints
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Like most nations, Japan is facing resource constraints, but is taking a greater leadership role. As an island nation relying on the importation of an increasing amount of biological resources and energy, it potentially puts itself at risk of supply disruption and/or price volatility. Japan is tackling these challenges head-on and looking closely at its Ecological Footprint.
“We are part of a fabulous community of thousands of people who have contributed to dreaming with us and who are spreading the dream and building tools and projects in order to turn an abstract idea into practice, ” Wackernagel said. “Japan, through its Ministry of Environment, was among the first three countries in the world to review and then apply the Footprint, and we appreciate and encourage Japan’s leadership in this domain. The trends are moving fast, and Japan’s firm and fast engagement is essential for making the world—and Japan—a stable place.”
Is your lunch causing global warming? Cars and factories are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions that are heating up the planet. But what you ... An article from: New York Times Upfront
Book (Scholastic, Inc.)
Wallmonkeys Ecological Footprint Symbol Peel and Stick Wall Decals (24 in W x 16 in H)
What is my ecological footprint? Do I have a role to play? | Yahoo Answers
try this quiz, based on national consumption averages and is meant to give you an idea of your Ecological Footprint relative to other people in the country you live in. It is not highly detailed, but should give most people an idea of where they stand.
The result is in the number of planets required to support the human population all consuming the same as you (2.1 in my case)


Het nieuwe justitiepaleis of gerechtsgebouw aan de Bolivarplaats op het Antwerpse zuid is een ontwerp van architect Richard Rogers. 28 maart 2006 werd het officieel geopend in aanwezigheid van Koning Albert II. Op het ogenblik van de opname was er een huldiging voor de 50ste verjaring van het overlijden van Willem Elsschot.
Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. Founding member of the European Union, it covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres and has a population of about 10.7 million. From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. Upon its independence, Belgium eagerly participated in the Industrial Revolution and, at the end of the nineteenth century, possessed several colonies in Africa. Today, Belgium's strongly globalized economy and its transportation infrastructure are integrated with the rest of Europe. Its location at the heart of a highly industrialized region helps made it 2007 the world's 15th largest trading nation. Cultural life is nowadays concentrated within each language community and a variety of barriers have made a shared cultural sphere less pronounced. Anyway, the region corresponding to today's Belgium has seen the flourishing of major artistic movements that have had tremendous influence on European art and culture. Text extracted from wikipedia.


If you are a disabled California worker, you know that the Americans with Disabilities Act forbids your employer or a potential employer from discriminating against you on the basis of your disability. It also requires any employer with 15 or more employees to provide you with reasonable accommodations. But what actually constitutes a reasonable accommodation?
The ADA National Network explains that reasonable accommodation is one that allows you to perform the essential functions of your job despite your disability.
Reasonable accommodation examples
The reasonable accommodations you require depend, naturally, on the nature of your disability and its severity. Common reasonable accommodations include the following:
- An accessible workplace
- An accessible work area
- A reserved parking space
- Special equipment, software, etc.
- Special training materials and/or tests
- Flexible work schedule
In addition, if the employer has a “no animals allowed” policy, it must nevertheless allow you to bring your service dog with you to work if you have one.
Keep in mind that in order to qualify for ADA protection, you must have “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities (sometimes referred to in the regulations as an “actual disability”).”
Additionally, you must be able to perform the essential functions of your job or the job for which you are applying. Some factors that go into determining whether or not a duty represents an essential function include the following:
- Does the position exist specifically to perform these duties?
- How many other employees are available to perform the same duties?
- How much expertise or skill does one require in order to perform these duties?
This is general educational information and not intended to provide legal advice.


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Tabula Valeria: a picture representing the battle in which M' . Valerius Maximus Messala defeated the Carthaginians and Hiero, which was hung on the flank of the Curia Hostilia in 264 B.C. (Pliny HN 35.22). This was the first such picture to be displayed in Rome. It is twice mentioned in Cicero, once in a letter to Terentia during his exile in 58 (Cicero Fam. 14.2.2) in which he laments that she has been subjected to the humiliation of being escorted from the Temple of Vesta to the Tabula Valeria, and once in his attack on Vatinius (Cicero In Vatin. 21) when he uses it as a metaphor for the headquarters of the tribuni plebis. Plutarch (Plutarch Cato Min. 5.1) tells us that the tribunes were accustomed to transact their business in the Basilica Porcia. Because the Basilica Porcia (q.v.) stood just west of the Curia Hostilia and was evidently a comparatively small building, we may presume either that when it was built the Tabula Valeria was moved into it, because otherwise it would have been to all intents and purposes hidden by the new building, or that Plutarch means that the tribunes had their headquarters adjacent to the basilica, in an ell, as it were, between the two buildings. Plutarch (Plutarch Cato Min. 5.1) says that they wanted to move, or remove, one of the pillars of the basilica that they regarded as in the way of their seats and that Cato prevented them from doing this. This is not apt to have been one of the central supports of the nave, as those could not have been tampered with without jeopardizing the stability of the building, so it was probably one of the pillars of an outer aisle. One can imagine a tribunal fitted into a forward corner here, where the tribunes could enjoy access to both the Curia and the basilica, the two having their major axes perpendicular to each other.
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Ever wondered how inverted music would sound like? Do you know what the original song is of this inverted song (and don’t look at the URL!)? In this post, some MIDI files are inverted and it is shown how you can invert a MIDI file yourself.
As inspired by this video, inverted music is defined as follows here. Suppose there is a basenote of value $V$. Any note of value $X$ will be changed in opposite direction, such that the inverted note has value $V + (X – V)$. So, the function $f$ which inverts a note is defined as $f(X) := V + (X – V)$.
As an example, assume that D is the basenote. A C (which has a distance 2 to D [C C# D]) is converted to an E (a distance 2 in the opposite direction: [D D# E]). Something funny happens with chords. A major chords will become a minor chord once it is inverted. Check it out yourself by looking at $f(X)$, $f(X+4)$ and $f(X+7)$.
The code can be found on GitHub. It just applies the rule above on all the MIDI tracks (except for the drum track).
Inverted MIDI files
It is actually quite fun to experiment with MIDI files. Except for the poor quality of the music, it gives lots of insights into the dynamics of a piece of music. Have fun with inverting your MIDI files :-)!


Ms. Gurino & Ms. Aragona
Class 5-305 Newsletter
Week of January 15th
*Reminders: After School 2:30-4:00pm Wed. and Thurs. through April 13th. Units of Study
Reading: will launch our unit non- fiction unit. We will be reading Six Million Paper Clips which is a series of articles about the Holocaust.
Writing: We have just finished our Autobiography unit and are now launching our non-fiction unit to go along with our reading unit.
Math: We will begin to learn about fractions. We are starting adding fractions with unlike denominators. Science: We are finishing up rocks and minerals.
Social Studies: We will learn about the Holocaust more in depth to help the children better understand their reading.
Spelling Words – long I or long o vowel sound.
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silent bowling cocoa motivation dough wholesome blown
shoulder growth choke photo sparrow stow
pondering publish ignite zodiac arrival
Spelling 3x each
My Life in Dog Years complete Josh comprehension page
Test on Wednesday on My Life in Dog Years
Math: Math in Focus workbook B : Page 17
Spelling- choose 10 words to define.
My Life in Dog Years- study for test on Wednesday
Math: Math in Focus workbook B: Page 18
Reading Log. Read for 30 minutes and respond to one of the questions on the reading log sheet stapled in the homework folder. Answer on loose leaf to transfer to binder, 5 sentences minimum. Math: Fraction worksheet
Study for tomorrows spelling test.
Math: Fraction worksheet
Math: Go math workbook pgs 70&71
Reading: How Music Affects Your Mood
Reading Log. Read for 30 minutes and respond to one of the questions on the reading log sheet stapled in the homework folder. Answer on loose leaf to transfer to binder, 5 sentences minimum.


Years 1950 - 1959 and before
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the first general-purpose electronic digital calculator begins to be constructed. This computer by most is considered to be the first electronic computer. (Completed in 1946)
The relay-based Harvard-IBM MARK I a large programmable-controlled calculating machine provides vital calculations for the U.S. Navy. Grace Hopper becomes its programmer.
The Von Neumann Architecture is introduced in John von Neumann's report of the EDVAC.
First computers are installed in ČSSR (Czechoslovak Socialistic Republic), second half of 50‘s
Department of Automation and Control Engineering on SVŠT is established, later on study major Technical cybernetics is established
Norbert Frištacký in 50's
1950 – 1954
Engineer study at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, SVŠT, Department of Automation and Control Engineering
Beginning of career at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (at the time Electrotechnical Faculty of SVŠT - Slovak University of Technology), assistant at Department of Theoretical and Exprimental Electrical Engineering, later on as assistant professor.
Norbert Frištacký started, as the first one in Slovakia, research in the field of digital devices. They were based on magnetic and logic gates. Collaborated with Research Institute Křižík Karlín, Prague and Czechoslovak Academy of Science, Prague. This research led into his doctorate paper in 1964 as well as into publishing activity at the time.
Norbert Frištacký was one the foundation members of the Department of Automation and Control Engineering in SVŠT


The Alzheimer Society of Canada estimates that by 2038 there will be 1.125 million Canadians living with some form of cognitive impairment. The projected incidence for new cases of dementia by 2038 will be one new case every 2 minutes or 257,800 new dementia cases/year compared with 2009 incidence of one new case every 5 minutes. Overall these statistics provide us with the harsh reality that dementia and other cognitive impairments are major health issues facing our society that present challenges for the person with dementia, their caregivers, families and communities.
The human brain has one of the highest metabolic rates in the body, consuming approximately 20% of the energy produced by body. Changes in brain metabolism occur throughout the aging process in healthy brains and in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Some metabolic changes may be beneficial adaptations, while others may contribute to neuronal dysfunction.
The Marignani Team is interested in understanding the molecular processes involved in the development of neurodegenerative diseases. We are specifically interested in how brain bioenergetics and epigenetics contribute to the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.


Natural objects – from the sunflower seeds that carpeted Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2010 to his series of porcelain rocks and watermelons – have been an ongoing source of inspiration for Ai Weiwei, with trees recurring as a spiritual motif in his work since 2009.
These monumental wooden or iron multipartite sculptures are all composites of different parts of different trees gathered by the artist from various parts of China in reference to the ancient Asian tradition of collecting dry fragments of trees for contemplation of their complex forms.
Fragments also play an important part in Ai Weiwei’s work as they force attention on foundational elements and the most basic units that combine to create a whole. Here, in line with the artist’s worldview, the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts but rather each individual part is equal and of unique importance.
This focus on equality is evidenced in recent projects by the artist that take as their starting point the refugee crisis and challenges to freedom of speech. The iron roots and tree trunks are presented in a natural, untreated state, appearing at first glance as organic forms, yet upon closer inspection, reveal their artificiality.
Not born of nature but made by human hands, the works, contorted by the surrounding landscape, represent a society uprooted by industrialisation and modernisation, illustrating how progress can often come at the expense of cultural and societal well-being.
By eliminating their original function and value, Ai Weiwei imbues the objects with new meaning and forces us to confront them in a new light.


The first reading today speaks of the priesthood, then, it goes on to speak of how Jesus fulfilled the role as a priest.
Speaking of priests in general, this passage from “The Letter to the Hebrews” said that a priest must be as human as the humans he represents. While the priest prays for forgiveness for their sins he also prays to have his own sins forgiven.
Moving on to Jesus, the reading tells us that although he was sinless, in every other way he was the same as us, the people he represents. No other passage in the New Testament goes as far in describing the human side of Jesus.
“Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered..”
So, even Jesus had to force himself to be obedient. My, my! What an idea!
“When he was made perfect . . “ Goodness gracious! We never thought of him as anything short of perfect.
What this means in that instead of seeing Jesus as always being way up there in the clouds, we should think of him as being a sympathetic shoulder for us to cry on when people behave badly to us, and when our own desires are hard to control.


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Pskov, city and administrative centre of Pskov oblast (region), northwestern Russia. The city lies along the Velikaya (Great) River at its confluence with the small Pskova River, at a point 9 miles (14 km) above the Velikaya’s outfall into Lake Pskov. Pskov is one of the oldest Russian towns, being first mentioned in a chronicle of the year 903 as Pleskov. The town became important in the Middle Ages as a centre for trade between the interior of Russia and the Hanseatic seaports of the Baltic. A kremlin (citadel) called the Krom was established on a promontory in the town beside the Velikaya. Pskov was under the protection of the city of Novgorod in the 11th and 12th centuries. In the latter century monasteries were established on the left bank of the Velikaya, in the suburb known as Zavelichye. In 1240 the Teutonic Knights captured Pskov, but, after their defeat in 1242 on the ice of Lake Peipus by Alexander Nevsky, the 13th century saw Pskov attain a population of 60,000. In 1348 Pskov achieved full independence as a republic, but in 1510 it was annexed by Moscow and in 1571 was sacked by Ivan IV (the Terrible). The city survived sieges by Stephen Báthory of Poland in 1581 and by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden in 1615. The 18th century saw the beginning of a long period of decline of the city that was only reversed in the 20th century. In World War II Pskov suffered much damage, but many historic buildings survived. Notable is the 17th-century Cathedral of the Trinity in the kremlin. Modern Pskov is an important railway junction and has large machine-building and flax-processing industries. Pop. (2010 prelim.) 203,281.
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