Scientists have developed a drug which seeks out and destroys cancerous tumours in mice without any side effects, with hopes that it will soon be ready for clinical trials on humans.
Californian researchers focused on a compound called IF7, a small protein that seeks out the blood vessels that tumours need to grow and spread about the body.
They attached IF7 to a fluorescent probe and injected it into mice with bowel tumours. Within minutes, the tumours lit up. Next, they coupled IF7 with SN-38, a potent anti-cancer drug. They measured the tumours after daily injections with IF7/SN-38.
The results were dramatic, with many treated tumours disappearing completely within a fortnight, even at low doses. The researchers said that IF7 targets tumours with ‘unprecedented’ speed.
Mice whose cancer was thought to be terminal was cured.
Dr. Fukuda, professor in Sanford-Burnham's National Cancer Institute (NCI), said: ‘We can cure terminal stage mice with very large tumours without any side effects simply by giving them this drug coupled with IF7."
In addition, the blood tests showed no sign of side effects from the drug combination in treated mice, since it does not cause damage to the surrounding healthy cells.
In standard cancer treatment like chemotherapy, drugs attack anywhere in the body, damaging healthy cells, causing side effects like hair loss and nausea, and increased susceptibility to infection.
Writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers believe the technique could be used to combat other cancers, like breast, prostate, skin and lung. Next, they hope to further prepare this technology for clinical trials in humans.
Patients with private medical insurance often have access to new drugs and treatments not available on the NHS once the drug has been approved for clinical use. Some health insurers even cover the cost of experimental treatment. Compare health insurance policies online now to gain peace of mind about your future health.
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Volume of a Rectangular Prism
Use the sliders to create prisms of different dimensions. Use the check boxes to show and hide the formula and volume. This can be used to practice finding the volume of a great number of prisms.
1. Create 5 different rectangular prisms and find their volume. Check your answers by unhiding the Formula and Volume above. 2. What are some possible dimensions for a rectangular prism with a volume close to: a)150cm³ b)326cm³ c)52cm³


ASK A QUESTION What does the spanish word la manzana mean in english?
Click near the top of the screen where it says "Dictionary". Enter the word "manzana" and press the return key.
Alternative place the cursor at the beginning of the word "manzana" and double-click. If you choose this "easier" option you should still click on the word "manzana" as it appears in a small, blue box, to see the full dictionary entry as the word has several meanings.
It can also mean a block, the distance between two corners of a street.
It means :the apple
P.s: we have a great Dictionary here on the site try it to translate easy words like this Dictionary Thanks
Apple and in spain it can also mean a block of buildings.
manzana=measure of distance, and apple
It means bird bath.


This drought, like all extreme weather events, has its direct cause in a complex set of atmospheric conditions that produce short-term weather. However, weather occurs within the broader context of climate, and there’s widespread agreement among scientists that the climate is changing due to human activity.
The map contrasts plant health in the central United States between June 25 and July 10, 2012, against the average conditions between 2002 and 2012. Brown areas show where plant growth was less vigorous than normal; cream colors depict normal levels of growth; and green indicates abnormally lush vegetation.
Drought conditions now extend to 55% of the U.S. mainland, with devastating effects on the nation’s breadbasket. According to the Financial Post,
The corn crop is in the greatest danger. Plants are trying to pollinate to let ears fill with kernels, a period when adequate moisture is vital for final yields. The United States ships more than half of all world exports of corn, which is made into dozens of products, from starch and ethanol to livestock feed.
The Financial Post says that the U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its estimates of national corn and soybean production and notes that there will likely be trickle-down effects affecting the food security of the rest of the planet as the typically huge export rate of American crops dries up.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climate Data Center has put out a drought forecast suggesting that there is quite a low chance that the drought conditions will end any time soon, with many states in the midwest having only a 0—4.24% chance of the drought ending in the next three months.
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In 1931, two British mountaineers, Frank S Smythe and R I Holdsworth, were returning from a trek up Mount Kamet in the Himalayas, when they lost their way and suddenly came upon an amazing sight – a valley carpeted with flowers of many colours! Frank Smythe was so fascinated that he returned some years later, and wrote a book about the place. He called it the Valley of Flowers, and that’s how it’s known even today.
Some of the Valley’s plants are found only in that region. Several have medicinal value. Many are in danger of vanishing from Earth. So, apart from being very beautiful, the Valley of Flowers is important because of the importance of the plant life.
In 1982, the Government made the Valley of Flowers a ‘National Park’. That means the plants and animals there are protected. In 2005, it was named a ‘World Heritage Site’. This means that other countries too are aware of its importance.
The Valley of Flowers is at the point where the Zanskar, the Eastern and Western Himalayan mountains meet, in Uttarakhand. From October to June it is covered in ice and snow, but when the snow melts and the monsoon starts, the Valley wakes up. The frozen plants burst into bloom.
The Valley has many different kinds of alpine flowers, like the Blue Poppy, known as the ‘Queen of the Himalayas’, and the beautiful Brahma Kamal, besides rare orchid species. Different sets of flowers bloom in different months, so the valley seems to be painted in different colours from one period to another.
The Valley is also home to various wildlife species, like the snow leopard, Asiatic black deer, red fox, blue sheep, gray langur and Lime Butterfly.
The Valley of Flowers is open from June 1st to October 4th.


Assessment of equipment operators' noise exposure in western underground gold and silver mines.
2009 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 22-25, Denver, Colorado, Preprint 09-073. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2009 Feb; :1-5
An assessment of U.S. western hard-rock miners' noise exposures was conducted as part of a multi-year National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) survey of noise exposures in each sector of the mining industry. Noise from selected mining equipment and operator noise exposures were measured, analyzed, and tabulated for dissemination to the participating sites and are being used to direct NIOSH research and interventions to address the greatest noise hazards. Eighty-two noise dosimeter measurements were obtained, along with time-motion studies as the miners operated hard-rock mining machines. Ninety-six percent of the operators had daily noise doses that exceeded the Mine Safety and Health Administration's permissible exposure level. The average gold miner dosages while operating the following equipment were: haul trucks - 261%, load-haul-dumps (LHDs) - 235%, single boom drills - 221%, bolters - 214%, and dual boom drills - 163%. The worst exposure level was a silver miner with a daily dose of 873%. Time-motion data showed that this miner's exposure accumulated most rapidly while operating a jack-leg drill. These results will be used to help prioritize noise control development by NIOSH and other partners.
Mining-industry; Hard-rock-mines; Noise-exposure; Mining-equipment; Noise-measurement; Noise-sources; Noise-control
2009 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 22-25, Denver, Colorado, Preprint 09-073


Greetings, hackers and friends! I know it has been a while since I posted a tutorial, and hopefully I can make up for that by posting a series.
At this point many of you may be asking, "What the heck does it mean to hug the web?" Don't be discouraged, as this is not a hacking term that you have been missing out on. Hugging the web simply means using search engines like Google to find vulnerable servers, documents containing sensitive information, and sometimes just day to day recourses like a recipe for tomato soup.
Before I begin this series there are some terms that you might here me say that you should know. Here is a brief list of them:
Google Dork - The correct term is "Google Operator" and is a built in function from google to limit searches to specific results. For instance, Googling "'The science of apples'" is much different from googling "'The Science of Apples' Filetype:pdf"
Gov Domain - This is a term I use for any domain that ends in ".gov". These domains can be automatically assumed to be owned by a government facility.
SSN - This stands for social security number. You will see in later tutorials how a single google dork can pull up many social security numbers.
In this series you will learn how to do many different things through searching the web. Here is a list of some ideas that I'd like to go over. If you have any other ideas, post them in the comments and I'll be sure to update this post.
- Use Google to find vulnerable websites.
- Use Google to find open web cameras on the internet
- Find free books and resources with Google
- Do background checks by searching through different search engines
- Reveal social security numbers by uncovering sensitive documents
- Find out if you are being leaked online
Hopefully this series will go as smoothly as I planned. Please be sure to give me any criticism, and if you have a problem with anything, feel free to comment on one of my posts or private message me.
Can't wait to see how this plays out!


Specific Heat of Gases THE chemical reaction having been accomplished and the energy of fuel released, we can follow its further transformation. It can be assumed that in the first stage this energy is absorbed and stored in the surrounding gaseous medium composed mainly of combustion products. The mechanism of the absorption and preservation of energy by gases is given in their specific heat theory, and is based mainly on the assumption of the equipartition of energy among all degrees of freedom of gas molecules. Heat, being the equivalent of kinetic energy of these molecules, is stored in four different ways by the molecules, and assumes four different forms of energy, three of which are quantized without any doubt, i.e. the exchange of energy does not take place as a continuous flow, but by small packets of a definite size (quanta). The value of a quantum is equal to hp, where h is the Planck's constant and p is the frequency of radiation associated with the energy change.
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Aluminum and steel mill bearings account for the greatest percentage of bearing repair orders.
Corrosion/etching, typically caused by moisture or water contamination, is one of the most common causes for repair. The mill’s process water—while important to keeping the operation and materials cool–is this water contamination’s root source. This contamination leads to rust attacking the bearing component surfaces.
Debris denting is another form of bearing damage that affects the metals industry. Localized surface depressions are caused by debris or foreign materials that travel within the lubricant (in this case, scale separates from the steel itself and wash away with the process water) and dent internal surfaces.


Emily BrontëWriter / Poet
Born: 30 July 1818
Died: 19 December 1848 (tuberculosis)
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Best known as: The author of Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë died at the young age of 30, leaving the now-legendary Wuthering Heights as her only novel. Little is known about Brontë's life; she was a member of the famed Brontë writing clan, which included her sisters Charlotte (author of Jane Eyre) and Anne (author of Agnes Grey). The three published their poetry in the 1846 book Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. (The names were pseudonyms for Charlotte, Emily and Anne.) Emily began writing Wuthering Heights in 1845 and it was published late in 1847. The book's troubled lovers, the beautiful Catherine Earnshaw and the stormy, troubled Heathcliff, have become famous figures in literature.
Extra credit: Wuthering Heights has been the basis of nearly a dozen feature films and TV movies. The most famous is the 1939 film starring Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven. A 1992 edition starred Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff and Juliette Binoche as Catherine... As children the precocious Brontë sisters and their brother Branwell wrote long, intricately detailed stories about imaginary kingdoms they called Gondal and Angria.
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Our theme this week was thanksgiving. In morning circle, we share the story of the first American Thanksgiving and talked about all the different things we can be thankful for. As a whole group, we made our Thanksgiving Tree by adding a leaf everyday to share something we are thankful for.
This week we learnt the phoneme ‘ck’ and the letters ‘C’ and ‘K’. We played lots of games matching letters, counting and finding rhyming words.
We have also started to learn a new song, ‘Bald ist Nikolaus abend da’.
Please remember to bring your Christmas Shoeboxes by Thursday morning next week as we will deliver them after morning circle. Thank you.
Next week we will take the children to a puppet show at the local library. That will be fun.
Enjoy your weekend!
The Bubbles Team


Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) Classes
All ECFE classes are taught by licensed Early Childhood Educators and licensed Parenting Educators to provide the quality education parents are looking for.
Together, parents and young children participate in activities and experiences that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and language skills.
Parents and caregivers also have the opportunity to spend time with the licensed Parenting Educator and discuss parenting issues as a group. The day-to-day experiences of parenting are enjoyable, complex, and at times stressful. The Parenting Educator will facilitate discussions on everyday parenting issues, parenting concerns, and current topics in parenting.
ECFE educators use the Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework and Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota’s Early Learning Standards provided through the Minnesota Department of Education.


Is seaweed key to combating disease?
Seaweed could hold a vital key to fighting diseases that are resistant to antibiotics, scientists in Wales say.
Researchers at Cardiff and Swansea universities say compounds found in the algae could be used to combat infections like MRSA, and help patients with other chronic illnesses.
Hywel Griffith reports.
- 5 February 2014
- BBC News


Colombia finished 2012 with the highest amount of foreign currency reserves in the country’s history.
According to data from Banco de la Republica, the country’s central bank, at the end of 2012, Colombia had $37.46 billion in foreign currency reserves — a 16% increase from the same period in 2011. Of the reserves, 87% is in US dollars with the remainder divided up between euros, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars.
Colombia is currently feeling pressure from economic analysts and government officials to increase foreign currency purchases in the interest of curbing a surge in the Colombian peso. A strengthening peso, analysts worry, could cripple manufacturing and other price competitive export sectors that rely on a relatively weak peso.
According to Bloomberg, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas told reporters that “the government is aware that this [a rising peso] is a problem. It’s a reflection of the economy’s strength.”
“We will be studying formulas, options in the next few weeks to address this situation,” said Cardenas.
Policy makers plan to discuss ways to curb the strengthening peso when the central bank meets later this month.
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June 04, 2014
Recent research shows a diverse population of intestinal bacteria is essential for good health. In an effort to improve the quantity and diversity of their own personal microbiota, many health-conscious people are exploring the wild and unpredictable world of at-home fermentation.
One hundred fifty years ago, Louis Pasteur figured out how to isolate a microorganism. His discovery led to the germ theory of disease and pasteurization, both of which saved countless lives. Winning the battle against bacteria was essential for the development of modern medicine and large-scale food production.
In the years that followed, armed with antibiotics and antibacterial soap, we’ve waged war on bacteria. In the process, we’ve reduced the number and diversity of our gut flora—the trillions of microorganisms that live in our intestines.
Unlike a hospital operating room, our bodies are not sterile environments. We are a delicate ecosystem: remove one element and everything is thrown out of balance.
As scientists discover the importance of a well-rounded population of gut bacteria, people have become interested in how to improve the quality of their gut microbiota. Many rely on probiotics, either in commercially made yogurt or through supplements, but there’s a growing interest in at-home fermentation to access friendly bacteria not available in the store.
Given the mounting evidence that the right mix of bacteria in your gut is essential for good health, what’s the best approach to make sure your innards are in tip-top shape?


Excessive bleeding, also called menorrhagia, lasts up to 8-10 days and defined as a loss of blood of more than 80 ml per month.
Women in their 30s and 40s (those who start to get closer to menopause) begin to experience excessive bleeding.
Incontinence can be triggered oftentimes by coughing or sneezing. If mostly affects women who have given birth, but can develop in men who have undergone prostate surgery.
What is an IUD?
An IUD or IUCD (intra-uterine contraceptive device) is a form of contraceptive and involves a device being placed inside the uterus (womb) to prevent pregnancy.
An IUD is a small plastic device in the shape of a 'T' with plastic strings attached.


Venantius Fortunatus was a poet, born c. 530 in Treviso, near Ravenna in Italy. He spent his time as court poet to the Merovingians. After visiting the tomb of St. Martin of Tours at St. Hilary at Poitiers, he decided to enter a monastery. He continued to write poetry, some of which have a permanent place in Catholic hymnody, for instance the Easter season hymns “Vexilla Regis” and the “Pange Lingua” (Sing, O my tongue, of the battle). Three or four years before he died he was made bishop of Poitiers. Although never canonized, he was venerated as a saint in the medieval church, and his feast day is still recognized on 14th December each year.
“Written on an Island off the Breton Coast”
You at God’s altar stand, His minister
And Paris lies about you and the Seine:
Around this Breton isle the Ocean swells,
Deep water and one love between us twain.
Wild is the wind, but still thy name is spoken;
Rough is the sea: it sweeps not o’er they face.
Still runs my lover for shelter to its dwelling,
Hither, O heart, to thine abiding place.
Swift as the waves beneath an east wind breaking
Dark as beneath a winter sky the sea,
So to my heart crowd memories awaking,
So dark, O love, my spirit without thee.>
[trans. Helen Waddell, in Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse]


Some of you who have tried to play computer games will know the term multiplayer. And in our ActeeChange games, it is actually the same thing. As players you can sit in the same room – or in different countries, using your own device, but being part of the same game interacting with each other. You can play in groups of 2 – 6 people.
Participants need their own device because the multiplayer function demands that each participant makes an individual choice, and thereafter the group as a whole should agree on a choice to move forward with.
If the participants play the game separately, the setup on-screen allows them to see what choices the other participants have made and gives them a chance to make a new choice, which corresponds with the rest of the group or suggests their own choice to the group.
But the participants will need to discuss their choices within the group and choose how to proceed. This creates a reflection on multiple levels.
As a facilitator using multiplayer you can get an overview of the groups' positions and show these via the tool called Session View. You can project it onto a big screen from your computer and spark discussion on how the groups have come to their decisions.


Protection against common upper respiratory tract infections
Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) involve the infection and inflammation of the sinuses, nasal passages, pharynx, and larynx. They include a range of conditions such as influenza, common cold, rhinitis, pharyngitis or laryngitis.
FPP® supplementation for six weeks resulted in higher concentration
of salivary IgA and lysozyme together with a significant increase in phase II enzyme and SOD expression (i.e., the most important antioxidant of the human airways).
With these significant effects, FPP® helps reduce at any age the whole respiratory oxidative stress in the human airways and the incidence and/or severity of upper respiratory tract infections by helping mucosal defences.
How to use Immun'Âge for protection against upper respiratory tract infections
Protection during winter
Action: Reinforces local mucosal immune defence of upper respiratory tract.
Result: Contributes to decrease the risk of common upper respiratory tract infections.
Dosage: 1 to 3 packets per day.
Boost at first symptoms
Action: Boosts local immune defence and decreases linked oxidative stress.
Result: Helps decrease the severity and duration of infection.
Dosage: 3 packets per day for 2 to 3 days.


The Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on India’s first satellite for lunar exploration, Chandrayaan-1, is for generating high-resolution 3-dimensional maps of the Moon. With this instrument, a complete topographic map of the Moon with 5 m spatial resolution and 10-bit quantization will be available for scientific studies. The TMC will image within the panchromatic spectral band of 0.4 to 0.9 Μm with a stereo view in the fore, nadir and aft directions of the spacecraft movement and have a B/H ratio of 1. The swath coverage will be 20 km. The camera is configured for imaging in the push broom-mode with three linear detectors in the image plane. The camera will have four gain settings to cover the varying illumination conditions of the Moon. Additionally, a provision of imaging with reduced resolution, for improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) in polar regions, which have poor illumination conditions throughout, has been made. SNR of better than 100 is expected in the ±60° latitude region for mature mare soil, which is one of the darkest regions on the lunar surface. This paper presents a brief description of the TMC instrument.
Volume 128 | Issue 8
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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A flour-like substance made from fish.
- n. A dry inodorous fertilizer made from fishes, used for manure.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Another substance, which is much more nutritive, is obtained from the animal kingdom: this is fish-flour (manioc de pescado).


Your retinas are nourished by a system of fine blood vessels. Diabetes can damage these blood vessels, causing them to leak or rupture. If the damage is severe, vision can be lost. Serious changes caused by diabetes often cause no symptoms until it is too late.
Keeping the eyes healthy boils down to two main factors: blood glucose and blood pressure. Tight management lowers the risk of developing retinopathy by 76% over the long term: <140/90 mmHg in adults and <90th percentile for age, sex, and height in children.
Go see your eye doctor right away if you have symptoms of retinal detachment, such as seeing a new floater or flashes of light, having what seems like a veil over your vision, or any other changes in vision.


The Book of Unknown Americans is a realistic fiction novel that depicts the reality for many immigrants throughout the United States. The author of this book, Cristina Henríquez, focuses on the journey of a small family of three, the Riveras. The Rivera family consists of mother Alma, father Arturo and their fifteen-year-old daughter Maribel. The Riveras emigrate from Mexico to seek the best education possible for Maribel, who suffered a traumatic brain injury. The family moves to Newark, Delaware with the hopes that a better education and a fresh start will aid in Maribel’s recovery progress. Arturo begins rigorous work at a mushroom farm, with corrupt management and hazardous conditions. Alma struggles to feel at home without her support system and family nearby, until the Riveras form a new family with fellow immigrants in their apartment complex. A boy in a neighboring apartment forms a life-altering friendship with Maribel that takes a turn as the story progresses. The family persists through language barriers and racism, until a tragic accident occurs that changes everything. This novel will open readers’ eyes to the real challenges and roadblocks that immigrants face in the United States.
Winston Allen & Olivia Bowman, 2019


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Grades 1 - 5. The entire class can have fun while practicing skills in math. Hand out all 37 cards (some players may have more than one card). The student whose card reads "I have the first card. Who has . . .?" begins. The student whose card has the answer to that question responds and then asks a different question.This continues until the person with the last card gives the final answer and reads, "This is the end of the game!" Each box provides 4 sets of cards for 4 different games.


William Golding is an optimist and a pessimist based on the writing he portrays in Lord Of The Flies. William Golding believes that mankind can become better and treat each other better, But also believes all people have savagery and hatred inside of them. Goldings shows his optimist point of view best through the character of simon. Golding’s pessimist views are shown through the savagery of the boys represented through the beast.
One character who shows William Golding’s optimist views is Simon. Simon in the book behaves very unselfishly. Simon is always helping others and protecting the littluns. He learns the truth about the Lord of the Flies. Simon could've been drawn into the conflict between Jack, Roger, Piggy, and Ralph but instead aways from it. Simon helps builds the shelters with ralph but because he wants, not out of a sense of duty like others would look at it. When simon learns the truth about the lord of the flies he goes back down to help the boys. Simon is then beaten up by mistake, Simons death is senseless and dies trying to save others. Simon’s character shows that not everyone is drawn to power and savagery like the others.
Williams Goldings pessimistic point of views are deeper and not the characters but mostly what's inside the characters especially jack and roger. What Golding shows through this is that savagery and hatred exists in all people. Nobody would ever think such evil can exists in boys at the ages of 12, but without their parents and being separated from civilization the boys. Parents teach their kids not to hit others, but being away from them they realize there is no consequence’s. The part when Roger is throwing the rock at the little boy shows this. at first roger aims to miss, but then he starts to throw it closer and closer, all the way until he rolls a huge rock on top of piggy. Roger was taken in by evill from being separated by civilization over time.


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The Constitution of the United States (1787)
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963)
international convention on consular relations, privileges and immunities would also contribute to the development of friendly relations among nations, irrespective of their differing constitutional and social systems


Kedarnath Temple The present temple, built in 8th century A.D. by Adi Shankaracharya, stands adjacent to the site of an earlier temple built by the Pandavas.
Kedarnath is one of the most sacred pilgrimages of Lord Shiva situated in Rudraprayag district of Garhwal region in Uttarakhand. Kedarnath is one of the Char Dham in Uttarakhand and the most important dham among Panch kedar. Kedarnath is situated at an altitude of 3586 mts, in the lap of the majestic mountain peaks and near the head of river Mandakini, Kedarnath range stands one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva.Kedar meaning powerful is another name of Lord Shiva the protector and the destroyer. The beautiful ambiance around the temple looks like quite peace on heaven causes a beautiful place to do meditation.The main attractions here is the Shiva Temple, which is a popular Hindu shrine and pilgrimage, attracting devotees from all over the world. The travel and tourism scope here is strengthened by factors like natural beauty and religious zest.The legend has it that after the battle of Kurukshetra, Pandavas of Mahabharata’s went on a journey to Varanasi to seek blessings from the Lord as they were guilty of killing their own kith and kin. However, Lord Shiva avoided meeting them, thus hiding himself in Guptakashi. When Pandavas found him, Lord Shiva decided to take the form of buffalo so that they couldn’t recognize him. Seeing them coming closer Lord made a decision to become invisible by going underground. While doing that one of the five Pandavas, Bhima made a great effort in stopping him by holding on to the legs and tail of the bull. Unfortunately, the Lord dived and evaporated at that place leaving behind his hump which is now worshipped at Kedarnath Temple.


A Symposium Sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for the Book and the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in Critical Bibliography at Rare Book School
In Micrographia (1665), the first visual study of the microscopic world, the experimental philosopher Robert Hooke argued that knowledge of nature was rooted in human vision, especially as augmented by tools like the recently-invented microscope, and human craft, which built the microscope and made images of the worlds that it revealed. In early modern Europe, Hooke’s was only one of many new worlds whose discovery challenged established beliefs about the natural order and humanity’s place in it. This symposium invites us to consider the vehicles through which these challenges were mounted — books.
Keynote lecture by Anthony Grafton
Henry Putnam University Professor of History, Princeton University
Learned Histories: How They Were Made and Why It Matters
Saturday, October 17, 4 pm, MERF 2117
For more information about the symposium go here:http://book.grad.uiowa.edu/content/scientific-books-and-their-makers-symposium
Co-sponsored by The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Departments of History and English, and Hardin Library for the Health Sciences.


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We quickly identified “breaking the silence” as a key strategy in our dating abuse awareness and intervention efforts.Since young people were reluctant to talk with adults, we engaged youth in our program design, implementation and evaluation.First, notice that dating violence is a pattern of behavior.This does not necessarily mean that the first instance of abuse is not dating violence, but merely that dating violence usually involves a series of abusive behaviors over a course of time.We are not only making a difference in the lives of young people affected by dating abuse today, but perhaps more importantly, STAR peer leaders are learning positive lessons in leadership that will foster the development of socially committed adults possessing faith in their own abilities to effect long-term social change and to achieve greater social equality that is not constrained by race, class, color, faith, sexual orientation or gender.
Love Shouldn’t Hurt and STAR are among the most important initiatives we have undertaken to break the cycle of violence.
The result of our collaboration with youth is the “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” program.
Love Shouldn’t Hurt is an awareness, intervention, and prevention initiative that addresses the serious issue of abuse in dating relationships.
This definition also points out that the core of dating violence is power and control.
As the diagram shown below shows abusive words and actions are the tools that an abusive partner uses to gain and maintain power and control over his/her partner.


St Lucia lies at latitude 13 54′ north of the Equator and 60 50′ west. One of the Windward Islands, St. Lucia is located in the middle of the Eastern Caribbean chain of islands, and is approximately 21 miles south of Martinique and 90 miles northwest of Barbados.
St Lucia is 238 sq. miles (616 sq. Km), 27 miles long, 14 miles wide with a combination of eminent mountains, tropical forests, low lying lands and a combination of red and volcanic sandy beaches. There is a central mountain range that runs the length of the island, with peaks ranging between 1000 and 3145 feet. The two towering volcanic cones on the southwest coastal town of Soufriere, Gros Piton (797m) and Petit Piton (750m) are part of the Caribbean’s most famous landmarks. The volcanic origin of St. Lucia provides visitors with an opportunity to visit a “drive-in volcano” and take a dip in its reputedly therapeutic Sulphur springs.
Saint Lucia enjoy a tropical climate, with temperatures ranging from 70-90′ Fahrenheit. Its two seasons starts with the rainy season from June – November, and the dry between December and May. It endures an average rainfall of 160-360cm, depending on the altitude.
Saint Lucia is tended by a friendly population of approximately 180,000 inhabitants with its capital Castries and as far North as Cap Estate hosting over 70, 0000.00 people. Annual population growth rate is approx. 2%. English is the official language of St. Lucia, while boasting its own native Kweyol language, rooted in heritage and culture.


Text In The Book Format By, Keith Smith
Structure of the Visual Book introduces strategies for organizing pictures in the book format. Text in the Book Format extends these ideas for the writer and artist working with words and pages. This book is not about binding, computers, design, typography or the history of books, but the possibilities of conceiving text which utilizes the format not to distract, but assist the written word. Text in the Book Format examines the possibilities of conceiving text which utilizes the format to assist the written word. By considering the physicality of the book and the turning pages, text becomes a book experience, rather than a running manuscript. Text ideas are illustrated with diagrams as well as photo reprod uctions of books as examples. The book format is movement. Rhythms of syllables and moving pictures of implied imagery flowing within text is akin to music and cinema. Events depicted in writing unfold through time in space, alongside the physical act of turning pages. Awareness of space of the page, and composing the pages as well as the text, revolutionizes writing styles because it is a departure from the concept of seamlessly writing a running manuscript. The writer can take into consideration the demands and opportunities of the multiple page format. Pacing of the book is the synchronization or syncopation of the content with turning pages. In this manner the format can reinforce and even speak aside from the text. Writing specifically for the book format, as opposed to the single sheet format, brings to the reader a book experience. The Expanded Third Edition 2004, of Text in the Book Format has been updated, doubled in size to 256 pages, including 48 pages in color.


There are many around the world that believe that Mark Twain's book, Huckleberry Finn should be banned. They cite reasons such as racism, use of the n- word, as well as antiquated views of women and men. However, these people, while entitled to their opinions, have most likely never read the book or they would see that it is still as germaine, in many ways, today as it was then...maybe even more so.
For one thing, the main character, or one of the main characters is Jim, a black man. He is the one that Huckleberry trusts, looks up to, and considers his friend (during a time where black and white were not supposed to 'mix' or be on equal footing). In addition, it illustrates that bad people come in all shapes, sizes, and colors....not just African American. During its time this book was very controversial for that very reason.
Lastly, it discusses what the feeling and action of 'freedom' really is and what it truly means for a person to be free. Huckleberry realizes that money and family don't really mean freedom to him, but to Jim, family is everything. Huck learns a great deal from Jim about being human, and it is those lessons that Huck learns, that the reader also learns.


Today’s youth often face political instability and information overload from polarised viewpoints, sometimes true, sometimes fake. They have difficulties finding work in a volatile job market where the job security their parents enjoyed no longer applies. In addition, they risk being isolated in society as opportunities for political and civic participation are limited.
From 25 to 27 September in Vienna, FRA will host its Fundamental Rights Forum. Careful attention has been paid to ensure young people can meaningfully take part in the discussions and have their voices heard on issues that affect them.
There will be sessions where young people will speak about their experiences of protecting their personal information in the digital age. They will also speak of the real barriers they face in exercising their rights and accessing public services.
Other conference sessions will explore child poverty, inclusive education, a fairer job markets, violence against young women, and much more. All topics of everyday relevance that matter to young people everywhere.
There will also be hands-on opportunities to illustrate the power of sport to bring people closer together, and promote common values and inclusive societies.
By creating such safe spaces, young people, no matter their background, can have their say and voice the concerns that matters most to them. By allowing them to engage and be listened to, they will become empowered to get involved in the physical real and virtual worlds to bring about the change for their future and ours.


Due Week 9 and worth 65 points
Obesity in America is considered an epidemic. There are many contributing factors to obesity (both childhood and adult), such as biological, environmental, social, or economic factors. Review the information on obesity on pages 419 to 421 in the textbook. You may also use the Internet or Strayer Library to research obesity and its causes.
- “What Are the Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity?” located at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/risks.html
Write a one to two page (1-2) page essay in which you:
- Describe the effect that obesity (childhood and / or adult) has had on you personally or your community.
- Select one (1) contributing factor to childhood or adult obesity. Recommend two (2) preventative measures related to the selected factor that people can take in order to reduce their chance of becoming obese.
- Discuss one (1) sociological theory that relates to the selected contributing factor to obesity


Category:Old Norse terms by their sequences of characters
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Old Norse terms categorized by whether they include certain sequences of characters.
- Category:Old Norse palindromes: Old Norse terms whose characters are read equally both from left to right and vice versa, normally ignoring spaces, diacritics and punctuation.
This category has only the following subcategory.
- ► Old Norse palindromes (0 c, 10 e)


Colors can influence work habits
The study, led by Juliet Zhu of the University of British Columbia, and published in the journal Science, found that the color red causes people to think practically and pay attention to detail, while the color blue sparks creativity and exploration. Zhu concluded that because red typically signals danger, it slows people down, forcing them to pay close attention to tasks. And since people associate blue with the sky, freedom, and peace, they tend to think outside the box when surrounded by the color.
Researchers found these results by showing students images on either a red or a blue screen and documenting their reactions. For example, students shown a brick against a red background tended to list practical uses for the object, like building a house. Sudents shown a brick against a blue background came up with more creative responses, like making a paperweight or building a cat scratching post.
The study focused on hue, so more research on brightness and intensity may be needed. But if you’re looking to brighten up your practice’s walls, choose your colors wisely and you’ll get the most out of your team.


Stair-Stepped Mounds in Meridiani Planum
This image shows layered sedimentary rocks that fill an impact crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars.
These layered rocks may have formed through the accumulation of sediment (sand and dust) that were transported into this crater by blowing wind or flowing water. These sediments formed an extensive deposit that once covered the floor of the surrounding impact crater.
This crater is so large that the HiRISE image is entirely within it, and the crater rim is not visible. These sedimentary rocks were then eroded, likely by the wind. The original sand and dust were deposited in distinct layers within the crater; these layers now give the mounds their distinctive stair-stepped appearance, and are all that remain from this once extensive deposit.


The Bison: A National Symbol For All Americans
August 8, 2012
When Kai Ryssdal announced on National Public Radio’s daily financial round-up Marketplace recently that “political gridlock is over,” he wasn’t talking about health care, the national debt, or immigration policy. He was referring to legislation to make the North American bison our National Mammal.
To celebrate the bison’s central place in the history and culture of the United States, conservationists, bison producers, sportsmen, and Native American tribes came together this spring to craft and advance the National Bison Legacy Act.
This legislation, introduced last May jointly in the U.S. Senate by Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming and Democrat Tim Johnson of South Dakota, currently enjoys equal numbers of co-sponsors from the Democratic and Republican parties, along with Independent Joe Lieberman. A companion bill was introduced in the House last week by Reps Clay (D-MO), Fortenberry (R-NE), Serrano (D-NY) and Noem (R-SD). The Act designates the American bison as our National Mammal and recognizes the first Thursday day in November as National Bison Day.
This excerpt comes from the first piece in a series about bison by John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President for Public Affairs. To continue reading his blog about the National Bison Legacy Act, visit National Geographic NewsWatch.


The Carbon Balance of Forest Biomes provides an informed synthesis on the current status of forests and their future potential for carbon sequestration.
This volume is timely, since convincing models which scale from local to regional carbon fluxes are needed to support these international agreements, whilst criticisms have been levelled at existing empirical approaches. One key question is to determine how well eddy-flux measurements at the stand-level represent regional-scale processes. This may be related to specific management practices (age, plantation, fertilisation) or simple bias in choosing representative sites (ease of access, roughness, proximity to physical barriers). The ecology and regeneration state of temperate, tropical and boreal forests under current climatic conditions are discussed, together with partitioning of photosynthetic and respiratory fluxes from soils and vegetation. The volume considers how to integrate contrasting methodologies, and the latest approaches for scaling from stand to the planetary boundary layer.


There are many types of tourism on offer in the world market, with tourism types being as diverse as the kind of experience that the visitor demands. Destinations characteristically engage in tourism models that cater to the needs and wants of the tourist market they attract. However, research and experience have shown that different tourism models affect the local people of a destination in different ways. For example, some models favor greater participation of historically marginalized communities than others. This paper focuses on two tourism models: ecotourism and community-based tourism. It is conceptual in nature and builds on previous academic research and secondary data in addressing the very topical theme of the use of ecotourism as a means of community development. It presents successful case studies of communitybased ecotourism, making particular reference to the indigenous populations of the Greater Caribbean to make these connections. There is reason to believe that the lessons derived from these case studies will be of interest and use to other indigenous communities in the Greater Caribbean and similar geographical regions in search of an alternative path of development that conserves natural areas while capitalizing on the opportunity for social welfare development and economic diversification for present as well as future generations.


The ongoing demographic change has made the maintenance of quality of life and wellbeing for older and old people one of the big challenges of our time. Aging research in Jena addresses these challenges on several levels:
Basic researchers in the area of molecular aging research and pharmaceutical companies active in biomedical research work together with physicians to develop and test therapeutics and intervention strategies to treat and prevent age-associated diseases and malfunctions.
Social scientists and humanists analyze the psychological and social consequences of an aging society through individual and societal parameters to positively influence health-related behavior and provisions for old age.
As part of a pilot region for age-appropriate living exemplary urban development solutions including building prototypes tailored to the needs of a post-growth society will be developed.
- Aging Research Center Jena (ARC)
- Jena Centre for Systems Biology of Aging
- Leibniz Research Alliance on Healthy Aging
- Center for Molecular Biomedicine (CMB)
- Project BRAINAGE
- ProExzellenz Initiative "RegenerAging" (German only)
- VW Foundation "Aging as Future"
- Molecular Signatures of Adaptive Stress Responses
- Leibniz Graduate School on Aging and Age-related Diseases


Census Report Reveals Women Live Longer Than Men
So what if they say this is a man's world? Women live here longer! At least that's what has been revealed by a latest Census Bureau report.
The report, released Monday, suggests that there are many more women making it to a hundred years on the planet than men.
The Census Bureau report based on 2010 census notes that for every 100 women who live a 100 years, there are just 20.7 men who live that long. In the United States, the census apparently counted 53,364 people who are 100 and older.
For centuries together, man has been on the quest to discover the secret of a long life. A lot of research has been conducted to find out how some people live longer than others.
Large and steady improvements in trauma medicine, along with pharmacology, clean water and food and access to all forms of care, have helped lengthen life spans, especially in industrialized areas, reports Chicago Tribune. However, a long life has usually got to do not only with the genetics of people, but also more mundane factors such as income, diets, happiness etc., across cultures which contribute to a healthy and long life.
However, when the overall report is considered, the number of people making it to 100 years is still smaller, with less than 2 people in 10,000 being centenarians.
According to the census, about 62.5 percent of the centenarians were 100 or 101 years old, while just 0.6 percent of them were so-called super-centenarians or those who were 110 years-old or above in the U.S.
Better neighborhood, living conditions and access to health centers and medicine obviously seem to contribute to a longer life, as 85.7 percent of centenarians were found to be residents of urban areas.
Geographically, 17,444 centenarians were reportedly residents of the south while 13,112 were from the Midwest, 12,224 were from Northeast 10,564 from the West.
Considering race and ethnicity of centenarians, it was reported that 82.5 percent of them were white, and 5.8 were Latinos.


This educational game is aimed at children ages 3, 4, and 5 years old and develops logical reasoning, which is the ability to recognize and classify the important properties of objects.Each round there are 4 objects presented on the screen, 3 of which have something in common— thus uniting them into a category. The category always has a name (for example: furniture, toys, fruits). The fourth object doesn't belong to that category and is "not like the others"—the kids need to identify it.
Categories of objects found in the game include toys, dishes, tools, clothes, school supplies, flowers, mushrooms, fruits, vegetables, sweets, mammals, birds, insects, and marine creatures.
This logic game systematizes the child's knowledge about the world, and improves the ability to abstract and solidify concepts.
Teachers and parents can download and install the game for free on their Android phones or tablets.


The NBA, seeking to exert more influence in North Carolina’s LGBT debate, told state lawmakers that revisions to its controversial anti-discrimination
Source: NBA Tells North Carolina Changes to LGBT Law HB2 Aren’t Enough – NBC News
The development of values such as sportsmanship, fair play, and honesty through physical activity has been a major objective of physical educators and coaches for many years. Unfortunately, little evidence exists to support a positive relationship between sports participation and values development. Literature reviews completed in this area reveal a negative correlation between the length of one’s involvement in sport and the generation of sportsmanlike values (Coakley, 1982; Kroll, 1975; Stevenson, 1975). It has also been determined that nonathletes are more sportsmanlike than their athletic peers (Allison, 1981; Bovyer, 1968; Kistler, 1957; Lakie, 1964; Richardson, 1962).
On the basis of these findings, it is clear that if physical activity is to contribute to values development, then strategies that employ moral reasoning beyond social convention must be used. In response to this need, a number of intervention techniques have been designed and implemented in a variety of sports settings. Horrocks (1977, 1979, 1980) has applied the concepts of Kohlberg’s
moral reasoning to physical activity. Through the use of intervention and superordinate goals, Horrocks was able to find a positive correlation between socially accepted play patterns and moral reasoning. Weiss, Bredemeier, Shields, and Shewchuk (1984) and Romance (1984) have identified improvements in cognitive-
developmental levels through interventions using either moral development or social learning strategies.
Apparently, the #NBA does not subscribe to the moral reasoning associated with sportsmanlike behavior by using monetary values to drive the decision making of the residents of Charlotte, NC.
It’s my ball you can’t play and I’m taking it home….


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Bananas are one of Costa Rica’s largest exports, along with coffee, palm oil, and cocoa. The banana plantations are large-scale, are most often run by multinational companies, and are considered to be run as enclave economies (Equal Exchange, 2016). This monoculture crop production has been globally accused of human rights abuses said to include, but not be limited to, violating the rights of indigenous people and loss in culture and tradition. For this paper, I studied the effects that large-scale agricultural corporations have on the BriBri, a matriarchal and indigenous group who live on the Caribbean coast of Costa ...


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Career and Work in the 1990's: A Challenge to Our Present Educational Focus.
Fisher, Janet Cameron
By 1980, 50 percent of all Americans were employed in information-related careers, and it is estimated that by 1990, the "Information Society" will have captured 70 percent of careers. The number working in heavy industry today will be reduced 80 percent by the year 2000. As a result of these employment changes, together with the coming revolutions in electronics and biology, careers will continue to show dramatic change. A question often raised is whether the projected population of the future will have the skills for the future. Unless changes occur in the educational process, the gap between minorities and the mainstream population will become even greater.To prepare students for the employment of the future, educators need to reassess the skills the students are now being taught. Many specific skills in technological areas will be needed, but the most important tools that can be provided for youth are those of analysis, judgment, and critical thinking. Activities to develop these skills can be incorporated into any subject area. "Introducing a Futures Perspective into the Career Education Curriculum," published by the Office of the Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, provides a series of lessons designed to teach students to think critically about themselves and the future. (KH)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - General; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Authoring Institution: San Diego State Univ., CA. National Origin Desegregation Assistance (Lau) Center.
Note: In: Educational and Societal Futures: Meeting the Technological Demands of the 1990s. Proceedings of a Conference (Anaheim, California, April 28, 1983); see UD 024 362.


Letters and Sounds Phonics Phase 1 Aspect 7-oral blending BINGO
A great game to practice oral blending and help prepare your students for early reading. This is a modified version of BINGO with a focus on oral blending.
*To extend learning for children who need to focus on oral segmenting you could adapt this to be played in pairs. One of the children can have the BINGO scene card and the other can pull out the teacher call cards and orally segment the words for their partner to find!
Many children struggle to blend and segment accurately in Phase 2 and 3. One of the reasons for this could be attributed to the lack of exposure to high quality Phase 1 activities. Teachers and TAs feedback that it can be difficult to create activities to help develop ‘oral segmenting’ or ‘sound talk’. Look no further than this easy
I have…who has? oral segmenting activity to be played with a small group of 6-12 children.
This could be used during intervention or small group work with either the Teacher or the TA.
Letter and Sounds Phase 1


Research into blue-green algae could change the way water is treated.
A NSW scientist has discovered that toxins from Blue-Green algae can linger even after all visible signs of scum have been removed.
Dr Sally Everson's research at the Tweed Shire Council's water lab, led to a chance discovery about the nature of algae and its toxins.
She said found toxins hiding in an unexpected location.
"The toxin that is produced by this algae is separating, liaising out of the algal cells and dropping down into the cleaner water and the water down at the bottom of the water body so you might remove the algal cells or take the water where there are no algal cells but in fact you could possibly be getting more toxins," Dr Everson said.
The implications for this could have world-wide ramifications on how outbreaks of blue-green algae treated
Dr Everson said the toxin isn't easy to find.
"With this particular species there's no indication that it is in the water body, it doesn't present with scum or smells or odours you just would have no idea that it's there so what it's indicating is that we need to have a much more pro-active system of testing and checking that this species hasn't yet turned up in our drinking water supplies," Dr Everson said.
It's hoped the findings will help with water quality and treatment around the world, and the results have already been well-received in New Zealand and Italy.
The findings have also been published in two prestigious scientific publications.


Professor emeritus Itzhaq Beit-Arieh of Tel-Aviv University, the man who helped bring the Edomites back to life through his archaeological work, died in July.
Focusing much of his research on the eastern Negev in the Iron Age, Beit- Arieh worked on the border of ancient Judah and Edom and shed new light on these Biblical enemies through his archaeological surveys and excavations of Edomite sites such as Horvat ‘Uza, Horvat Qitmit and Tel Malhata.* At the time, little was known about the Edomites outside of the Bible, so archaeology was crucial for discovering more about the culture’s habits, religious practices, writing system and artistic styles. Distinctive Edomite pottery, including unique clay figurines of a goddess with a three-horned headdress from Horvat Qitmit (above, left) and a double-flute player from Tel Malhata may have been crafted by the same artist, according to Beit-Arieh, and show that Edomites had a significant presence in southern Judah at fortified sites in the late seventh or early sixth century B.C.E. Inscriptions excavated by Beit-Arieh also demonstrated that Edomite personal names often included theophoric elements of their principal deity Qos, much as Israelite and Judahite names incorporate the suffixes “–yo” or “–yahu” as a reference to YHWH (see article on p. 28 of the November/December 2012 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review).
May his memory be for a blessing.


You remember going to bed, like in your actual bedroom. However, you woke up this morning on the living room couch. What’s even more bizarre is that you’re grasping your car keys, you have on your winter coat and just your left winter boot, and your laptop is open to a travel article on the penguins of Antarctica.
Now you may still be dreaming, but chances are you were sleepwalking last night…
1. What Characterizes Sleepwalking
According to the American Sleep Association (ASA), sleepwalking is classified under parasomnia, which refers to a number of sleep-related abnormalities—including nightmares, sleep paralysis, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), sleep aggression, sexsomnia, sleep-associated eating disorder, and sleepwalking.
Parasomnias typically occur in one of 2 ways—either during sleep or as an individual is about to fall asleep. ASA data shows that roughly 10-percent of Americans (mainly children) are inflicted with some form of parasomnia. In the majority of cases, sleepwalking doesn’t typically cause negative health consequences and will dissipate with maturity. However, sometimes sleep walking can cause harmful dream-enacting behaviors to the sleepwalker and others.


Ninety years ago, Theodore Vail - the president of AT&T - made a historic compromise.Vail believed that the telephone business needed to be run by one company - only then could it guarantee "communication with anyone that may possibly be wanted, at any time." So AT&T set about gobbling up competitors across the country, putting together the first nationwide phone network. For Vail's strategy to fly, though, there was one big hump to get over: the government, which was threatening AT&T with trust-busting on the one hand and nationalization on the other. So Vail cut a deal with the Justice Department, accepting regulation in exchange for sanctioned control of the telephone business.
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The sociological theory of childhood allows the introduction of an approach which is based on social constructivism and communication theory. This approach has beeen tested in a research project about infant schools in Italy, featuring interviews with teachers and vieotaped interactions in che schools. This research concerned on the one hand the construction of childhood and its social context, educational values, programmes and roles among the teachers, on the other hand the forms of communication between teachers and pupils. The differences between forms of education are higlighted by this research.
Forms of Education in Infant Schools. A Sociological Approach / Baraldi, Claudio. - STAMPA. - (1997), pp. 1-21. (Intervento presentato al convegno Childhood and childen's culture tenutosi a Esbjerg nel 30 maggio - 2 giugno 1997).


Our closest neighbor in space has been moving east, away from the sun, since Friday's new moon, and a thin crescent moon can be seen Tuesday evening at dusk at the bottom of an equilateral triangle formed by Mars, Saturn and Spica.
On Tuesday, look for the 4-day-old waxing crescent moon about one-half degree to the left of Virgo's brightest star Spica, 10 degrees above the west-southwestern horizon at 9 p.m. Mars will sit about 5 degrees above and to the left of Spica, and Saturn will lie about 4 degrees to the right of fainter Mars.
By Wednesday evening, the crescent moon will have passed the celestial triangle and sit about 9 degrees to the right of Mars.
Later this week, when the moon has moved away from the triangle and into the southern sky, you may notice in a darker sky the contrasting colors of the trio of celestial objects that form the triangle. Mars is orange, Saturn is golden, and Spica is slightly blue.bookclub
First Published August 20, 2012 4:00 AM


Teenagers find their reputation for being difficult unjust but puberty, rapid growth spurts and pressure at school take their toll on young minds and bodies not to mention what it does to the parent. Research now shows that rapid growth spurts do lead to clumsiness.
On top of that the brain is still evolving making it difficult for teens to focus on tasks as we adults expect them to do. Worse still, their body clocks do go haywire so they really cannot get enough sleep to function well in school. Put key exams in the mix and you have a recipe for stressed, unhappy teenagers.
Treatments and techniques which are ideal for helping teenagers feel relaxed and better able to manage their lives include:
Relaxation techniques and coaching can be combined to help young people and their parents cope better with a challenging stage of life. Coaching, a one-sided conversation in which the client does most of the talking, is designed to help people set and achieve goals. It won't turn worriers into problem solvers overnight, but a series of sessions combined with CranioSacral Therapy will help raise self-confidence and bring a sense of achievement and fulfilment into your teenager's life.
Self help tools and education on stress releasing techniques are given to the teenage client to enable them to manage emotions, stress, anger and to build confidence, therefore enhancing concentration and focus.
If you or your teen are experiencing any of the following consider seeking help:


Water is one of our most precious resources, but it’s also a finite one. As parents, it’s essential that we teach our children how to conserve water so that they understand the importance of taking care of the environment and conserving natural resources. Here are some ways that parents can teach their children how to conserve water:
Turn off the Tap: Encourage your child to turn off the tap when they’re not using it. When they brush their teeth, have them wet their toothbrush, turn off the tap, and then brush. This simple action can save a lot of water over time.
Look for Leaks: Teach your child to look for leaks in faucets and toilets. If they find a leak, they should let you know as soon as possible. Even a small leak can waste a significant amount of water over time.
Use a Watering Can: When watering plants or gardens, use a watering can instead of a hose. This helps to conserve water by ensuring that only the necessary amount of water is used.
Time Showers: Teach your child to take shorter showers. Encourage them to use a timer to keep track of the time they spend in the shower. This helps to conserve water and can also help to reduce your water bill.
Use a Bucket: When washing the car or cleaning outside, use a bucket of water instead of a hose. This helps to conserve water and reduces the amount of water that is wasted.
Be Creative: Encourage your child to be creative with their water use. For example, they can use rainwater to water the garden or use leftover bathwater to wash the dog.
Lead by Example: Finally, lead by example. Children learn by watching their parents, so make sure that you’re conserving water in your own home. If your child sees you taking steps to conserve water, they’re more likely to follow your lead.
By teaching your child to conserve water, you’re not only helping to protect the environment, but you’re also teaching them an essential life skill that will help them to be responsible adults. So start teaching your child about water conservation today!


Purpose of review
To review recent developments in the mechanisms of chronic cough.
Although cough prevalence is similar across the world, there are significant regional differences in the diseases associated with cough. This may represent regional differences in diet, environmental exposure, and diagnostic assessment and labelling. Cough can be reliably measured using several validated questionnaires and objective tools that monitor cough frequency and cough reflex sensitivity. Cough with eosinophilic bronchitis responds to anti-inflammatory therapy with corticosteroids and montelukast. The absence of airway hyperresponsiveness may be because of the release of a bronchoprotective mediator, prostaglandin E2. Cough with neutrophilic bronchitis is associated with rhinitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Laryngeal hypersensitivity (LHS) is an important new concept that explains cough mechanisms, identifies potentially new pharmacotherapies that target neural pathways and also transient receptor channels, and demonstrates how behavioural therapies can be effective in refractory cough. The concept also explains symptoms in a variety of related syndromes such as vocal cord dysfunction.
New insights into cough mechanisms that focus on LHS help explain cough symptoms and the place of effective therapies including speech pathology intervention and neuromodulators.


(Image via Chinasmack)
Food safety has once again made it into the top of the headlines in China, as a Shanghai woman noticed a faint blue glow emitting from some pork she had bought from the local wet market.
This isn’t the first time residents have been seeing blue. According to Shanghai Daily, last year in February, a number of Changsha residents discovered that the pork they had purchased from supermarkets began to emit a blue glow at night.
After the media caught wind of things, the Changsha Food Safety Commission invited experts to weigh in on the investigation whom said that the “blue glow pork” was caused by secondary bacterial contamination.
Shanghai Health Department food experts also agreed that the blue pork was contaminated by bacteria-phosphorescent bacteria to be exact, which originates in the sea, and is also sometimes found in fish. But the Shanghai food experts also emphasized that the blue pork is still safe to eat once it has been cooked.
In a time, where many Chinese residents are weary of their government’s handling and enforcing of food regulations, I think it’s important to see how China handles incidents such as blue pork. Given the tense political situation China finds itself in currently in lieu of the Jasmine Revolution and other uprisings, it would be in their best interests to keep the public as happy as they can especially with something as important as food.


Definitions for tallowˈtæl oʊ
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word tallow
obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants
To grease or smear with tallow.
To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
to tallow sheep
Origin: talgh, talow, from taluh, talugh, from talgō (compare Dutch talk, German Talg), from del- (compare Middle Irish delt, Old Armenian տեղ).
the suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting
the fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds
to grease or smear with tallow
to cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, processed from suet. It is solid at room temperature. Unlike suet, tallow can be stored for extended periods without the need for refrigeration to prevent decomposition, provided it is kept in an airtight container to prevent oxidation. In industry, tallow is not strictly defined as beef or mutton fat. In this context, tallow is animal fat that conforms to certain technical criteria, including its melting point. It is common for commercial tallow to contain fat derived from other animals, such as lard from pigs, or even from plant sources.
Translations for tallow
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- sèuCatalan, Valencian
- Rindertalg, Hammeltalg, Schöpsentalg, TalgGerman
- ճարպ, ճրագուArmenian
- ヘット, 獣脂Japanese
- talgNorwegian Nynorsk
- ло̑ј, lȏjSerbo-Croatian
- pin, bubalepin, jipalepin, lepin, jipapin, piun, bubapin, pim, kunapimVolapük
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Conservation of the Squam watershed has been the focus of the SLA since its inception in 1904. In fact, ecological concerns of the health of the lake were the driving force behind the creation of this organization. Susan Baker Keith, editor of A Condensed History of the SLA, paints a very different picture of Squam than to what we are accustomed today:
"There were old boats sunk full of stones... sawdust from the sawmill on White Oak Brook, which settled feet thick on the white sand bottom of Piper’s Cove, driftwood, half-sunken tree-tops, sometimes whole trees drifting in the channels, sewage, old mattresses, broken chairs, house refuse of every conceivable kind, some a menace to health, much else equally menacing to navigation... Later came automobile tires, pieces of damaged machinery and engine oil which fouled all the surface and killed fish as well as water plants, spoiling the swimming and soiling beach and shore line."
Indeed, the Squam of today faces different threats than excessive pollution experienced at the turn of century. The SLA continues to manage an ambitious conservation program that both monitors the health of the watershed and undertakes restoration projects to ensure that Squam is clean and beautiful for generations to come.


from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Architecture A flat object or opening with scalloped edges or ornaments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of a set of partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five divisions or foils.
- adj. Having more than five divisions or foils.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In architecture, decoration, etc., having more than five foils or arcuate divisions: as, a multifoil arch.
- n. Multifoil ornament.
These facades are supported on independent laminated timber framing - from sustainable managed sources - with all opening sections clad with TRESPA and lined with TriIso multifoil insulation to maintain the u-value of the façade.


Low-pressure casting is a kind of equipment that is often seen in the industry and is a special process. Many times we will pay more attention to the manufacturing process of low-pressure casting. Let’s take a look at what will happen to the process of low-pressure casting Factors influence it.
What factors affect the process of low-pressure castings:
1. Batch of low-pressure castings: the larger the batch, the greater the economic benefits.
2. Clean out: There is no chemical binder in the molding sand, the foam plastic is harmless to the environment at low temperature, and the recovery rate of the old sand is more than 95%.
3. High precision of low-pressure castings: Cast iron is a new process with almost no margin and precise forming. This process does not need to take a mold, no parting surface, and no sand core, so the casting has no flash, burrs and draft slope , And reduces the dimensional error caused by the core combination.
4. The low-pressure casting process is the same as other forging processes. It has its shortcomings and limitations. Not all castings are suitable for production using the lost foam process, and detailed analysis is required.
Low pressure casting
5. Low-pressure casting structure: the more complicated the casting structure, the better the superiority and economic benefits of the casting process. For the structure with narrow internal cavity channels and interlayers, predecessors need to be raised before using the lost foam process.
6. Reduce investment and production cost Reduce the weight of the casting blank, and the machining allowance is small. Highly complex castings can be forged through foam plastic die combinations.
7. Low-pressure casting casting materials: the order of good and poor usability is roughly: gray cast iron-non-ferrous alloy-ordinary carbon steel-nodular cast iron-low carbon steel and alloy steel; through necessary preparation to As a result, the process experiment and debugging period is too long.


FAO supported projects
Increased decentralisation and changing roles of public forest institutions have led to a greater institutionalization of participatory forestry approaches. This response to centralized and top-down forestry approaches has a number of social, environmental, and economic impacts. Frequently, increased local management and responsibility of natural resources has allowed stakeholders to address issues of forest tenure, local governance governance and engagement in national policy dialogues.
FAO helps to develop participatory processes at the local, national, and regional level across the globe. Much of this work takes place through on-the-ground projects which aim to include vested stakeholders in a collaborative and participatory process to improve economic, environmental social conditions. This section includes an overview of many of the projects focused on community forestry and participatory forestry that FAO has supported.


Are cell phones harmful to use? Why to take a opportunity if you have an simple access to some thing that can avert the adverse effects of harmful radiations coming from your phone. R2L is an anti-radiation chip that is scientifically-tested to substantially lessen radiations with out interfering with your cell phone’s signal. It works by converting RF (Radio Frequency) signal spikes into harmless bursts of energy, which means you are safe always. Just spot it on the surface of your cell telephone and avoid the penetration of damaging radiations by 70%. IF THE CHIP DOES NOT LIGHT UP, PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING 3 POINTS: The light not lighting up implies 1 of the following has occurred: -99% of time the light not lighting up is attributed to the R2L being in the wrong position. -You are as well close to a cell telephone tower. -Your Wi-Fi is not shut off. The R2L only functions on the cellular signal not on Wi-Fi signal.
- Reduces cell telephone radiation up to 70%
- Does not interfere with call good quality or clarity
- Flashes L.E.D. when radiation is becoming absorbed
- Sleek style with effortless-to-use peel & spot application
- Certified by two independent S.A.R. testing labs


Fundamentals of Modeling for Metals Processing
Density of Metals and Alloys
This article contains a table that lists the density of metals and alloys. It presents information on aluminum, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, nickel, tin, titanium, and zinc, an their respective alloys. Information on wrought alloys, permanent magnet materials, precious metals, and rare earth metals is also listed.


The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, a Georgia-based non-profit, has transformed a road into a laboratory for green transport technology development. Testing various kinds of technology and ideas, the organization wants to make highways restorative and sustainable. Partners include Innovia Technology in England and Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture.
Among the innovations are Wattway’s solar panels that can be put on top the surface of roads, which have a skid-resistant surface. Another technology is Smartstud, an array of smart road reflectors that alarm you about wrecks ahead and catch erratic drivers. The foundation is also mixing old tires into the asphalt, making the road up to 30 percent more durable.GreenBiz
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Chewing and swallowing difficulties
Cancer treatments target fast-growing cancer cells in your body. Healthy cells that are fast growing also can be damaged. Examples of fast-growing cells include cells in the mouth, digestive tract and hair. These cells may be affected by cancer treatment. Eating well from the beginning of cancer therapy has been found to prevent mouth problems.
Stomatitis, or mucositis, is the presence of sores in the mouth caused by some anticancer drugs. In addition to being painful, mouth sores can become infected by the many germs that live in the mouth. They can make it difficult to swallow and chew as well. If you develop sores in your mouth, tell your physician or nurse. You may need medication if the sores become painful or prevent you from eating.
The following suggestions may help if you have mouth problems:
- Eat the following soft, soothing foods (at cold or room temperature) and puree cooked foods in the blender to make them smoother and easier to eat:
- Ice cream
- Baby food
- Soft fruits (bananas and applesauce)
- Mashed potatoes
- Cooked cereals
- Soft-boiled or scrambled eggs
- Cottage cheese
- Macaroni and cheese
- Try to avoid irritating, acidic foods and juices, spicy or salty foods and rough or coarse foods such as:
- Tomato juice and citrus juice (orange, grapefruit and lemon)
- Raw vegetables
- For mouth dryness:
- Drink plenty of liquids.
- Ask your physician if you can suck on ice chips, Popsicles® or sugarless hard candy. You also can chew sugarless gum. (Sorbitol, a sugar substitute that is in many sugar-free foods, can cause diarrhea in many people. If diarrhea is a problem for you, check the labels of sugar-free foods before you buy them, and limit your use of them.)
- Moisten dry foods with butter, margarine, gravy, sauces or broth.
- Dunk crisp, dry foods in mild liquids.
- Eat soft and pureed foods.
- Use lip balm or petroleum jelly if your lips become dry.
- Carry a water bottle with you to sip from often.


Organic pollutant modelling
Modelling the fate and cycling of organic pollutants in the ocean
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are highly toxic chemicals used in agriculture and industry, and released during combustion processes. They enter the ocean through the sea-surface and in river input from surrounding industrial and agricultural countries.
POPs undergo a series of processes in the ocean. POPs partition according to their hydrophobicity/lipophilicity - they either dissolve in water or sorb to organic matter, depending on their properties.
Hydrophobic POPs sorb to organic matter and work their way up the food chain – they bioaccumulate and biomagnify – and are thus a threat to species at the top of the food chain, fish and mammals, and human beings (consumers).
We are modelling exchange processes of these POPs and the effect of climate change as they move up the food chain.


Group Marriage(redirected from Communal marriage)
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an ancient form of marriage in which all the men of one tribe, family, or defined intra-family group had marriage bonds with all the women of another similar group. Group marriage arose from primitive sexual promiscuity, and in the course of its development it was replaced by the marriage of couples. The existence of group marriage in antiquity was established as a result of the ethnologic study of Australians and a number of other backward peoples.


Do trees talk to each other?
Yes they do and their communication is mediated by fungi beneath the surface of the ground.
This communication enables trees and other plants to share resources, thereby helping the whole forest to flourish.
Here’s a quick overview of the key principles from Dr. Suzanne Simard.
She’s Professor of Forest Ecology in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
Here Professor Simard goes much deeper into this topic.
This talk was given at the 13th Annual International Bioethics Forum, “3.8 Billion Years of Wisdom: Exploring the Genius of Nature”, held by the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute in Madison, WI on May 1-2, 2014.
– Ken McCarthy


History of Granbury, TXFrom the Beginning to How We Got to Today!
Hood County can be traced back to 1847 when the Barnard brothers settled in this area along the Paluxy River. Three years later, Elizabeth Crockett, widow of Alamo hero Davy Crockett, came to Hood County to claim land given to her in honor of her late husband. In 1860, Mrs. Crockett was buried in the Acton cemetery which became the smallest State Park in Texas.
By 1853, more settlers began crossing the Brazos River and establishing homes. When the Civil War erupted, many of the men left their families to fight for the Confederacy.
Upon returning home from the war, the men began to develop their area into a county.
In 1866, the Texas Legislature declared the county be named for General John Bell Hood who was a Confederate hero and leader of the famed “Hood’s Texas Brigade”. The Legislature also decreed that the county seat be named after General Hiram B. Granbury who was also a Confederate hero.
Today, Hood County is home to more than 60,000 residents. With deep roots in Texas history and newly added city conveniences, Hood County is capable of bringing together the past and the present making it the perfect place to call home!


Grierson, David (2009) Towards a sustainable built environment. CIC Start Online Innovation Review (1). 70 - 78.Full text not available in this repository. Request a copy from the Strathclyde author
Building for sustainable development involves using design and construction methods and practices, which strive for integral quality (including economic, social and environmental performance) in a very broad (or holistic) way. Sustainable building design will consider the entire life cycle of buildings, taking environmental quality, functional quality and future values into account. A respect for all people, demonstrated through the provision of a healthy, functional, accessible and attractive built environment, is vital in promoting social sustainability. Similarly the efficient use of construction budgets, building material and labour within an organized management system will promote economic sustainability. Environmental sustainability will require the rational use of natural resources and the appropriate management of the building stock. This will in turn help to save scarce resources, promote energy conservation and improve environmental quality. Environmentally sustainable buildings aim to lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resource efficiency.
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Albion College Returning Rare Idol To Southwestern US Tribe
After a professor discovered a rare artifact in storage at a Calhoun County college, efforts to return the piece are wrapping up this week.
The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports that art Professor Bille Wickre discovered the two-foot tall war god idol, called an Ahayuda, in storage at Albion College in 2015. Not knowing what it was, she worked with a scholar of Native American art to identify it as a cultural artifact of the Zuni Nation, a Pueblo tribe located in the southwestern United States. They began communicating with the tribe and working towards returning it.
The Ahayuda was donated to Albion College in 1973, and it's not known how the donor came across the item. However, at that time and decades before it, it was a somewhat common practice to take items off of Native American Reservations. Such cultural theft was outlawed in the Native American Graves Protection of Repatriation Act of 1990, which also ordered the return of such items to their original people.
Ahayuda are traditionally carved from a cottonwood tree that was struck by lightning, an act believed to infuse the piece with power. The idols are used for specific religious purposes, and are believed to serve as items of protection and peace.
The item will be returned to the Zuni people in a special ceremony at Albion College on Thursday, where a tribal elder and priests will hold a private ritual. A public gift-exchanging ceremony is being held at the college's Baldwin Hall in Albion at 5:30pm, followed by a showing of an independent Zuni film and a Q&A session with representatives from the tribe.


Master Teaching Techniques
B. Cleveland, Connecting Link Press, 1984.
Workbook format for teachers to apply the basic techniques of NLP in the classroom. The exercises in the book are best practised with small groups.
Righting the Educational Conveyer Belt
Michael Grinder, Metamorphous Press, 1989.
A good, detailed application of parts of NLP to classroom teaching. A very useful, interesting and practical book.
Meta-Cation: Prescriptions for Some Ailing Educational Processes
Sid Jacobsen, Meta Publications, 1983.
NLP ideas such as metaphor, anchor, representational systems and guided fantasy applied to individual educational counselling.
Sid Jacobsen, Meta Publications, 1987.
Companion book giving further applications and developments of Volume 1.
Sid Jacobsen, Meta Publications, 1988.
Companion book giving further applications and developments of Volume 1 and 2.
Eric P. Jensen, Turning Point for Teachers, 1988.
A workbook on NLP, accelerated learning and other techniques for use in the classroom, with many practical tips.
Linda Lloyd, Metamorphous Press, 1989.
Applies NLP skills to primary school classroom teaching in a series of daily lesson plans. Presents many ideas to develop children.s learning skills.
Listening Skills in Music
Joseph O’Connor, Lambent Books, 1989.
The results of modelling talented musicians, full account of the strategy for musical memory and how to teach it. Includes a video of the modelling process.
Not Pulling Strings
Joseph O’Connor, Lambent Books, 1987.
A book about learning and teaching music. Explains and uses basic NLP ideas of rapport, representational systems and sub-modalities.
D. Spence, Southern Institute Press, 1987.
A story incorporating NLP techniques, designed to introduce NLP ideas to children.


The Environment Bureau launched the Low Carbon Living Calculator today to promote lifestyle changes to combat climate change.
The online calculator will help the public assess their individual carbon emissions in the past year for clothing, food, living and travel.
On a designated website, it asks 14 simple multiple choice questions which can usually be completed within five minutes.
Using information from electricity, water and fuel bills, the calculator will estimate users' individual carbon emissions based on their habits.
It also offers low carbon living tips on behavioural changes needed to lead a greener lifestyle.
People can share their results with family and friends using social media.
Click here to get started.
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Carbon-reducing behaviour, like walking, cycling and cutting meat consumption, generates health co-benefits. Our study indicated that a large proportion of the older age groups practised carbon-reducing behaviour, contrary to the general conception that the younger generation adopts such environmental behaviour more readily. Using less packaging and shopping bags was the most common carbon-reducing behaviour, and was practised by 70.1% of interviewees every day. Only 3.5% of interviewees were vegetarian and about half (49%) of meat eaters, especially males, had never thought of eating vegetables only for at least one day a week.


Root Canal Therapy (Endodontics)
Endodontic therapy, otherwise known as root canal therapy, may be necessary to save a tooth.
Root canals may be needed to save:
- A severely broken or cracked tooth.
- A decayed tooth where the cavity has gone into the pulp or is very close.
- An injured tooth, or a tooth that had a large old filling with cracks and decay present.
- An abscessed tooth will also need a root canal to be saved.
The diseased pulp (inner material of the tooth) is removed and disinfected. A material is used to fill the canals of the root and the tooth is restored with a crown.
Root canals are a common dental procedure and the dentist will advise if a root canal is necessary to save your tooth. Hypersensitive teeth may need root canals to be restored properly. The dentist will anesthetize your tooth before the root canal procedure. A small opening is prepared in the top of the tooth or back of the front tooth to access the pulp or nerve of the tooth. Most patients are relieved after root canals, especially if the nerve was infected or irritated prior to the procedure.


Horse Dental Care Health Center
- Don't be confused. Wolf teeth are not the same a canine teeth.
- Learn the difference, and see where wolf teeth are located in the horse's mouth.
- Written by Deb Eldredge, DVM
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Requirements for equine dentists and technicians vary from state to state. Read to learn the requirements in your state.
Learn about the many kinds of problems that affect horse's teeth and how good dental health goes hand-in-hand with the well-being and peak performance of your horse.
"With dental care as a priority, horses are physically more comfortable and utilize feed more efficiently which helps them to perform better and may also lead to longer, healthier lives.”
Horses do not usually develop cavities in their teeth. Instead, dental infections usually begin at the root of the tooth and are often preceded by gum infection which leads to an abscess.
Read to learn about changes in dental practices by equine dentists and veterinarians who now care for your horse's teeth with less risk, less pain, and more comfort.
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Chinese ‘Pompeii’ unearthed in Hunan
New Delhi: Archaeologists have discovered an oriental ‘Pompeii’ in Hunan, China.
As Pompeii in Italy was destroyed by the volcanic eruption, the Chengbu Shiwangutian was destroyed by a plague of locusts during the Qing Dynasty.
‘Shiwangutian’ refers to an ancient farming and settlement site in Chengbu County in Hunan.
According to Zeng Xiaoguang, Deputy Director of Cultural Heritage Bureau in Shaoyang City in Hunan, after the locusts` plague, the site was turned into an uninhabited area and a large amount of cultural relics were preserved, reports the People’s Daily Online.
Shiwangutian is in a trapezoid shape that is higher in the north and lowers in the south. It has been divided into upper part, middle part and lower part with a big circle with the diameter of 300 meters in the middle part of the farmland.
The site has become a cultural relic in China.
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These images from Rio one year after the Olympics are hard to believe
The world looked on with wonder a year ago as a poverty-stricken South American city hosted one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
After months of construction delays and concern over the zika virus, Rio de Janeiro came to life this time last year and hosted the Olympics.
But new photos of the city show that the colour, energy and prosperity that the games brought to the city appear to have been drained.
While the Olympic Stadium is still in use as a soccer venue, many of the other venues have been left in a semi-derelict state.
The site had been earmarked to be developed as the Olympic Training Centre and the Olympic Aquatic Centre was to be dismantled, but work has yet to get off the ground.
Pools of standing water sit inside and outside the abandoned Aquatic Centre, making the site a zika risk area, according to Getty.
Despite promises of local events at Barra Olympic Park and benefits off the back of the games, including a clean-up of pollution in the bay and cleaning up the city's slums, known as favelas, little has changed for the locals.
Brazil continues to face economic and political uncertainty, and critics say the money spent on the games would have been better spent on developing infrastructure in the country.
These photos from Metro-Mangueira 'favela' community, which sits around a kilometre away from the Marcana Stadium where the opening ceremony of the Olympics was held, show that life has changed little for the locals since the games.
These new photos suggest that Rio may have fallen victim to what Forbes called the 'Olympic curse'.
The publication spotted a correlation between hosting the Olympics a slump in the growth of Gross Domestic Product in a number of countries, such as Greece.
Studies have also shown that as a costly venture for cities to spend money on, the Olympics offer a poor return on investment.
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Every child has the right to a name and nationality. The identity of an individual is the assertion of his or her official existence in a society. This bulletin provides information on the right to a name and nationality. Read more …Bulletin 110 – The Right to a Name and Nationality
Although persons with disabilities should enjoy the same rights enjoyed by able-bodied people, they often face social, legal, and practical barriers in claiming and enjoying those rights on an equal basis with others. This bulletin provides information on the rights of persons with disabilities. Read more …Bulletin 109 – Rights of persons with disabilities
Arrests or detentions not carried out in accordance with the law, or in cases, in which there is no likelihood or evidence that the arrested or detained committed a crime against legal statute, are arbitrary. This bulletin informs the public on the right to freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention. Read more …Bulletin 108 – Freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention.