Can the human brain do quantum computing?Medical Hypothesis (2004)
AbstractThe electrical membrane properties have been the key issues in the understanding of the cerebral physiology for more than almost two centuries. But, molecular neurobiology has now discovered that biochemical transactions play an important role in neuronal computations. Quantum computing (QC) is becoming a reality both from the theoretical point of view as well as from practical applications. Quantum mechanics is the most accurate description at atomic level and it lies behind all chemistry that provides the basis for biology ... maybe the magic of entanglement is also crucial for life. The purpose of the present paper is to discuss the dendrite spine as a quantum computing device, taking into account what is known about the physiology of the glutamate receptors and the cascade of biochemical transactions triggered by the glutamate binding to these receptors.
- Quantum computing,
- Brain processing,
Citation InformationArmando F Rocha, Eduardo Massad and Francisco B Coutinho. "Can the human brain do quantum computing?" Medical Hypothesis Vol. 63 (2004)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/armando_rocha/16/


Girardet also painted historical compositions, amongst which there is The Siege of Sargossa. Another three of his compositions were inspired by F. Coppée, these being; The Route of Cholet, in the Rath Museum; The Revolt of Fouesnant, in the Museum of Quimper and The Disaster of Quiberon.
Jules Girardet exhibited regularly at the Salon and was awarded a third class medal in 1881 and a bronze along with money in 1889 for his works. He also took part in a number of expositions in Paris, the provinces and in Switzerland.
The Museum of Berne, Switzerland, houses a work titled At the edge of Lake Léman
Works by this artist…
The Handsome Suitor( ref : 9991 )


Understanding Memory Loss: What To Do When You Have Trouble Remembering
We've all forgotten a name, where we put our keys, or if we locked the front door. It's normal to forget things once in a while. However, forgetting how to make change, use the telephone, or find your way home may be signs of a more serious memory problem.
This booklet will help you learn about:
- the difference between mild forgetfulness and more serious memory problems
- causes of memory problems and how they can be treated
- how to cope with serious memory problems
Tips about using the booklet
Use the Table of Contents to help you find things quickly. Also, we put some medical terms in bold, such as brain scan. You can find how to say these words and what they mean in the "Words to know" section.
Publication Date: May 2013
Page Last Updated: January 22, 2015


Winter is approaching in northern Japan. Millions who lost their homes in the March tsunami now have another worry: radiation that’s been spewing from their damaged nuclear plant. The health risks aren’t stopping Sister Kathleen Reiley. She fears what will happen if she doesn’t volunteer.
“I work with children with cancer and it just breaks my heart to think how many more children are threatened with getting cancer because of this accident,” says the Maryknoll Sister who is based south of the where an earthquake caused the massive tsunami here only months ago.
Because of the widespread radiation, officials near the Fukushima nuclear plant have discouraged visitors from entering the area. In this month’s Maryknoll Sisters blog post from Japan, read why Sister Kathleen is volunteering in the region anyway.
Those most at risk from the contaminated soil are people under 40 years of age, though anyone can breathe the dangerous air. Families here are concerned for their small children. Children with cancer make up the special ministry of Sister Kathleen, a counselor who is prepared to take on Japan’s latest victims.


Chaitra Navratri is a nine day festivity that is devoted to the nine forms of Goddess Durga. Chaitra Navratri is also known as Vasant Navratri and the celebrations for the same begin on the first day of Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar. As per Gregorian calendar, it falls in the month of March or April. Chaitra Navratri is celebrated with great vigor in northern part of India. However, in Maharashtra, Gudi Padwa marks the commencement of the celebrations and in Andhra Pradesh, Chaitra Navratri commences with Ugadi..
Chaitra is the first month according to Luni Solar Calendar of Hindus and this is why this Navratri is known as Chaitra Navratri. Rama Navami also falls during this nine day celebration on Navami or the ninth day. This is the reason it is also known as Rama Navratri.
The rituals and customs followed during Chaitra Navaratri are more or less similar to the customs of Shardiya Navratri. Both the festivities are dedicated to the nine avatars of Goddess Shakti. Similar rituals for Ghatasthapana Puja Vidhi are followed on both Navratris.


Saturday, 14 March 2015
The Bauffrement Roman de la Rose
Last year I studied a Roman de la Rose manuscript in a private collection, whose opening miniature is shown above, which can be dated about 1310–20. The binding and endleaves provide provide much of interest to the provenance-hunter, including the gilt stamp of Hudson Gurney:
The back flyleaf is inscribed “Plus Deuil Que Joye” (‘More mourning than joy’), which I was pleased to discover was the battle-cry used by the Bauffremont family of Bauffremont (now spelled Beaufremont, about half-way between Langres and Nancy in eastern France):
Of course I hoped that it might be possible to identify which individual member of the Beauffrement family might have owned the manuscript.
The Roman de la Rose as a text survives in a very large number of manuscripts, either on its own, or together with a wide variety of other texts, but the present manuscript is one of only three known in which the Rose occurs with La Châtelaine de Vergy, which itself is known to survive in 22 copies.
The Châtelaine was probably written about 1280; the earliest surviving manuscript is dated 1288. It tells the following somewhat convoluted story: an unnamed knight in the service of the Duke of Burgundy falls in love with the wife of the châtelaine (castle-keeper) of Vergy. She agrees to accept him on two conditions: that he promises to tell no one of their affair, and that when he wants to see her he must wait in the garden until she signals to him by sending her dog out to him.
The presence of this text in the manuscript may have no bearing on its provenance, but I wonder if the Bauffrement battle-cry on the flyleaf might indicate ownership by Vautier de Bauffrement (d.1335): his grandmother, Agnès de Vergy (d.1268), was a member of the family to which La Châtelaine de Vergy refers.
Posted by Peter Kidd at 07:52


Specific Heat Capacity
Specific heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.
- Specific heat capacity is a physical quantity used to compare the heat capacity of a given material of the same mass.
- It is the measure of how much energy can be store in 1 kg of mass of a substance.
- Specific heat capacity is defined as the amount of heat required to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.
Mathematically, c= Q/mθ [Q = heat, c = specific heat capacity, m = mass, θ = change of temperature]
- The SI unit of specific heat capacity is J/kg/°C.
- For example, the specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg/°C means 4200J of heat energy is needed to change the temperature of 1kg water by 1°C.
- The amount of heat transferred in an object when temperature change can be calculated by using the following equation.


Naveena Sadasivam, reporting for Inside Climate News:
Gas drilling has long raised concerns about water contamination and air pollution. But until recently, little public attention has been paid to the pipelines that must be built to carry the gas. In Pennsylvania, concerns about these pipelines are growing because many of them are being built in the state’s 16 million acres of forest, which include some of the largest contiguous blocks of forestland east of the Mississippi River. Nearly 700,000 acres of forestland already have been leased for drilling, allowing companies to cut paths through pristine stretches of trees, fragment forests, decrease biodiversity and introduce invasive species.


How does our brain work?
A model of how our brain works
when we are calm, the emotional center (amygdala)
is connected to and protected by our frontal cortex
when our fight-or-flight-or-freeze response gets triggered
the amygdala sends signals to shut of the frontal cortex from interfering,
we "flip our lids"
Sarah Peyton http://empathybrain.com/


Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with five blue five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band
Definition: This entry provides a written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of April 17, 2002
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If you are even remotely interested in electronics, chances are the number ‘555’ is immediately recognizable. It is, after all, one of the most popular IC’s ever built, with billions of units sold to date. Designed way back in 1970 by Hans Camenzind, it is still widely available and frequently used for various applications. [Ken Shirriff] does a teardown and analysis of a 555 and gives us a look at the internal structure of this oldie.
A metal can package allowed him to just chop off the top and get access to the die, which was way safer and easier than to etch out the black epoxy of a DIP package. He starts by giving us a quick run down on how the chip works, showing us the two comparators, the output flip-flop and the capacitor discharge circuitry that make up most of the chip. He then puts the die under a metallurgical microscope, and starts identifying the various sections of the chip. Combining pictures of individual elements with cross-sectional diagrams, he identifies the construction of the transistors and resistors, the use of a current mirror to replace bulky resistors, and the differential pair that makes up the comparators.
He wraps it up by providing an interactive map of the die and the schematic, where you can click on various parts and the corresponding component is highlighted along with an explanation of what it does. There’s some interesting trivia about how a redesigned, improved version – the ZSCT1555 – couldn’t survive the popularity and success of the 555. He wraps it up with a useful list of notes and references. While de-capping blog posts are interesting on their own, [Ken] does a great job by giving us a detailed look at the internals.
Thanks [Vikas] for sending in this tip.


Why fall is the best time for planting:
Fall is the ideal time to plant all kinds of things yet when it comes to planting many homeowners think spring is the best time. First let’s define when fall starts, which varies considerably from one part of the country to the next. Basically, the ideal period for fall planting is roughly six weeks before the first hard frost. Listed below are a few keys points as to why Fall is a great time for planting.
- Milder temperatures during initial root growth as opposed to spring planting and the harsh summer temperatures give roots a great head start.
- Fall has more rain than late spring and summer which allows for more consisted watering during initial root growth.
- Even when the temperatures drop to freezing and below the ground temperatures will usually stay above 40 on into December/January in most of the US zones which allows for continued root growth into the winter months. Even if the plant is dormant above ground the roots can continue to establish when the ground temperatures are above 40 degrees.
- Flowering shrubs are already established for the following spring which generates better flushing and flowering in the spring as opposed to planting a flowering shrub in the spring. When a flowering shrub is planted in the spring it has to go through its reproductive cycle (production of it flowers) and establish new root growth simultaneously. This creates more stress on the plant than if it is planted in the fall and can already have a start on its new root structure.
- Non-flowering shrubs also benefit in the same way as they will have better flushing in the spring if they are planted in the fall because there initial root growth has already been established.


The word “emeritus” comes from Latin. It’s an adjective that means “retired” but it is also used to honour the position once held by the retired person.
The most common usage is with professors who are still professors even if they’re not teaching any more. However, presidents, prime ministers and bishops also use the title.
In February 26th 2013 the Vatican announced that the retiring Pope Benedict XVI would keep the name Benedict (birth name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger), would dress in white without the mozzetta and become known as pope emeritus.
Benedict is the first pope to resign since 1415 when Pope Gregory XII was forced out of office thus ending the Western Schism. The Western Schism of 1378 to 1417 wa a time when the Catholic Church was split and two different Popes (both elected by the same people) claimed the title.
What does Pope Emeritus mean? It means the honourable and former Pope. Who is the Pope Emeritus? There may have only been one Pope Emeritus in the history of the church todate and he is Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
In Pure Spirit
Does the retirement of a Pope mean anything to you? Does it feel like you’re living through an incredibly rare moment in history to you or is this just background news?


Reconstructed skull, repaired by titanium cranioplasty, England, 1980
Cranioplasty is a surgical technique to repair damage to the skull caused by birth defect, illness or injury. Developed in the 1970s by George Blair, a dental surgeon, and Derek Gordon, a neurosurgeon, this method meant that repairs could be made which easily imitated the curves and shape of the skull, unlike previous methods which involved wiring and stitching. Moulds would be taken of the piece of skull to be repaired, from which a titanium plate is made. Titanium is a good material to use in this sort of surgery as it is extremely strong and durable, but also inert – so will not react with tissues and provoke an immune response. The bone plates and screws are also used to stabilise the skull.
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The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. The skull can be subdivided into two parts: the cranium and the mandible. The human skull is made up from 22 bones.
Glossary: bone plate
plates used to bridge fracture sites
A branch of medical science concerned with the structure of living organisms.
Surgical repair of the skull, usually by covering the affected area with metal.


There are an estimated 1 million diagnosed cases of shingles every year in the United States, and one in three people will have them in their lifetime. Anyone who has contracted chickenpox is vulnerable to developing shingles. Once exposed, the virus can lay dormant for years, making shingles more common in older people.
Who needs the Zostavax shingles vaccine?
Over half of shingles cases occur in people over the age of 60, which is the age group that Zostavax treats. The FDA approved the Zostavax vaccine for people 60 years of age and older in 2006.
In June 2005, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine tracked a group of 38,000 people over 60, with a median age of 69. Researchers found that Zostavax cut the odds of getting shingles by 50 percent.
What are the side effects of the Zostavax shingles vaccine?
Zostavax is a live vaccine used to treat shingles in people age 60 years or older. It is generally safe and administered with no side effects.
However, potential side effects include:
- Injection site reactions (redness, itching, swelling, warmth, bruising, and pain)
- A headache
- Joint or muscle pain
- Skin rash
Additionally, there are lawsuits filed against the manufacturer, Merck, Inc., indicating the Zostavax shingles vaccine may cause rare, more severe injuries.
In the first Zostavax lawsuit, Tsalichis, et al. v. Merck, Inc., a South Carolina man had the shingles vaccine and two months developed retinal necrosis, which caused him to lose his eyesight. According to court documents, the vaccine may have also contributed to his hearing loss.


However, overall levels have reduced by 48,0000 tonnes in three years
By Sarah Young
UK households are wasting 4.5m tonnes of food that could be eaten ever year, new figures show.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) – an organisation that works with businesses and organisations to reduce food waste and curb plastic use – has published its latest report, which has been tracking progress in food waste reduction since 2007.
According to the report, titled Courtauld Commitment 2025, the UK is making significant steps in reducing food waste, with total levels falling by 480,000 tonnes between 2015 and 2018, the equivalent of seven per cent per person.
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What this picture leaves out is the social role of the Democratic Party and the interests that it ultimately serves. Politics is not a pure battle of ideas. It is a struggle between different social classes to defend and advance their interests and to determine who will control how society is run. While the Democrats have historically represented themselves as the party of working people and oppressed minorities, in reality they are tied to protecting the interests of corporate America and the capitalist system just as much as the Republicans are, despite their differences in ideology. It is this and not primarily a failure to craft the right message that explains the broken promises.
There is also one other crucial factor that Lakoff and others like him ignore. While consciousness has moved to the left in the United States, that has not yet cohered into a political movement that can mobilize large numbers of people to fight for a progressive agenda. In the absence of such a movement, there is no pressure on the Democratic Party to enact reforms that will benefit working-class Americans rather than big business. When such movements exist, as in the 1930s and 1960s, politics can shift very rapidly to the left. It is no coincidence that it was during these decades that the most important gains were made by workers, the poor, racial minorities, and other oppressed groups.
For those who are angry at the Democrats’ for their broken promises, the solution is not offering better ways of packaging the party’s message, but building an independent movement on the ground that can fight both for immediate reforms and pose the vision of a different kind of society in the future.
Monday, November 8, 2010
The Democrats’ broken promises
The Democrats’ broken promises by Phil Gasper


Tennis Elbow Treatment
Inflammation of the tendons of the elbow (epicondylitis) caused by overuse of the muscles of the forearm.
- Pain slowly increasing around the outside of the elbow. Less often, pain may develop suddenly.
- Pain is worse when shaking hands or squeezing objects.
- Pain is made worse by stabilizing or moving the wrist with force. Examples include lifting, using tools, opening jars, or even handling simple utensils such as a toothbrush or knife and fork.
- Taping of muscles
- Physical therapies/ Physiotherapy
- Complementary therapies
- Non-surgical treatment


My book showed lots of ways you can know two triangles are congruent, like SSS, SAS, RHS. In SAS, it is true that you have
to have the A in the middle so the same-size angles are between the same-size sides? My mother said that otherwise you'd have "A$$", which is a way of remembering that you shouldn't do it that way, but that sounds made-up.
Yes, the angle must
be between the two given sides (SAS), as with ASS / SSA, there may be 0, 1, or 2 possible triangles that could be drawn, depending on the dimensions of the known sides and angle.
The RHS / HL rule is actually a special case of ASS / SSA, but that only works because the right angle forces there to be only one possible solution. Any other angle instead of the right angle would either result in two possible solutions (if the remaining side is longer than the minimum length needed to close up the triangle), or no possible solution (if the remaining side would be shorter than the minimum length needed to close up the triangle).
Here are some diagrams
which will hopefully make things clearer. (Scroll down to the picture of a donkey / ass.)


Feb22-13, 12:51 PM
I am a high school student designing a wind turbine using 3D modelling software. I want to test if the blade design will generate enough torque to maintain an angular velocity given a particular wind speed. I have come up with something, but I am not sure if it is correct. Please tell me if my steps are correct or if I should do anything different.
I want to simulation software, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, that will tell me the torque when the blade system is put through a particular wind speed, where the blades are already spinning at a particular angular velocity.
Using the formula Power = Torque * Angular Velocity and Power = 0.5ADv^3,
So Torque * Angular Velocity = 0.5ADv^3
Do I isolate for torque to find the torque required and compare to the value generated by the simulation software to see whether or not the blades will keep spinning?
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Genus Euglypha Dujardin, 1841
Diagnosis: test elongate ovoid or pyriform, composed of overlapping plates, usually arranged in longitudinal rows. Aperture always with denticulate mouth plates.
Remarks: This is a simplified key with only some main types. Euglypha is a large and common genus with numerous species; many species are hard to identify and may be part of species complexes. Recently (2001) a new genus Scutiglypha has been created, but there is no unique feature that separates it clearly from Euglypha.
Fig. 1: a-c E. cristata b var. major d E. bryophila e E. mucronata
Fig. 2: a E. brachiata b E. scutigera c E. acanthophora d-e E. tuberculata
Fig. 3: a–d E. strigosa c var. glabra e–f E. rotunda


Africa is a continent that seems to be skipping the desktop computing phase and transitioning directly to smartphones. Even in communities without access to smarter phones, information gateways can deliver vital services to 'dumb' feature-phones.
How does this type of information access affect farmers? It turns their phone into one of the most important farming tools they have, with which they can access important market information, see weather forecasts, receive crop- and location- specific farming tips (e.g. 'fertilize now' or 'don't water, rain expected this week'), and have access to banking services and credit.
The Gates foundation has an excellent video explaining how this future pans out. Take a look!


a combining form representing naphtha, or naphthalene, in compound words:
[naf-thuh, nap-] /ˈnæf θə, ˈnæp-/ noun 1. a colorless, volatile distillate, usually an intermediate product between gasoline and benzine, used as a solvent, fuel, etc. Compare . 2. any of various similar liquids distilled from other products. 3. . /ˈnæfθə; ˈnæp-/ noun 1. a distillation product from coal tar boiling in the approximate range 80–170°C […]
[naf-thuh-seen, nap-] /ˈnæf θəˌsin, ˈnæp-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. an explosive solid compound, C 1 8 H 1 2 , derived from anthracene and coal tar: used for detonating high explosives, as TNT.
[naf-thuh-leen, nap-] /ˈnæf θəˌlin, ˈnæp-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble hydrocarbon, C 1 0 H 8 , usually obtained from coal tar: used in making dyes, as a moth repellant, etc. /ˈnæfθəˌliːn; ˈnæp-/ noun 1. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour: an aromatic hydrocarbon used in mothballs and in […]
[naf-thuh-lahyz, nap-] /ˈnæf θəˌlaɪz, ˈnæp-/ verb (used with object), naphthalized, naphthalizing. 1. to mix or saturate with naphtha.


Robot Bees Are Here And Will Be A Spy’s Best Friend
A team of Harvard University researchers collaborated to create a robotic flight project mimicking the flight patterns of bees that could transform the future of spy technology.
These robot bees could potentially have many practical uses for the future, especially for surveillance purposes. These bees would be able to inconspicuously attach themselves to nearly any surface and be able to stay there for extended periods of time monitoring and surveying an area. They also would be able to go into small spaces that scientists wouldn’t be able to go into using sensors.
As opposed to normal drones that hover in the area and waste significant amounts of energy, these robotic bees would be able to perch themselves on a designated area, which would save a considerable amount of energy as they would not be in constant flight.
Using a combination of electrostatic material and foam, the robot bee would be provided with a landing pad that could attach to multiple surfaces, even ones upside down, when responding to static electricity.
Robert Wood, a co-author in the study told Mashable in an email, “but we felt that perching on an overhang is more challenging since you have to have an adhesive force to overcome gravity.”
As long as the landing patch can stay powered up, the robotic bee would be able to perch properly.
Currently, the robotic bee is attached to an electrostatic power source to charge the plate and to control flight patterns similar to that of bees where they take flight at fast speeds but slow down and hover just before landing.
Wood says that he hopes this technology will be better developed and running without the attached power source in five to ten years.
Hopefully soon after that, these robotic bees will be ready to take flight and be used in the field.


Figure 3-2.Typical air-to-surface guided missile.
orders and the control system that carries them out. The
elements for missile guidance and missile control can
be housed in the same section of the missile, or they can
be in separate sections.
There are a number of basic guidance systems used
in guided missiles. Homing-type, air-launched, guided
missiles are currently used. They use radar or infrared
A homing guidance system is one in which the
missile seeks out the target, guided by some physical
indication from the target itself. Radar reflections or
thermal characteristics of targets are possible physical
influences on which homing systems are based.
Homing systems are classified as active, semiactive, and
ACTIVE. In the active homing system, target
illumination is supplied by a component carried in the
Figure 3-3.Active homing system.
missile, such as a radar transmitter. The radar signals
(fig. 3-3) transmitted from the missile are reflected off
the target back to the receiver in the missile. These
reflected signals give the missile information such as the
targets distance and speed. This information lets the
guidance section compute the correct angle of attack to
intercept the target. The missiles angle of attack is
controlled by the control section that receives electronic
commands from the guidance section. Mechanically
manipulated wings, fins, or canard control surfaces are
mounted externally on the body of the weapon. They
are actuated by hydraulic, electric, or gas generator
power, or combinations of these to alter the missiles
SEMIACTIVE. In the semiactive homing
system (fig. 3-4), the missile gets its target illumination
from an external source, such as a transmitter carried in
the launching aircraft. The receiver in the missile
Figure 3-4.Semiactive homing system.


7 Tips to Protect You From Ticks
- Stay Down the Middle - Ticks are more prevalent on the edges of paths and trails. Don't go off the beaten track.
- Stay Bright - Tiny ticks can be easier to spot on light colored clothing…wear white.
- Protect the Dome - Ticks are not only down low, they can also be found high in the trees. Wear a hat or tie your hair back, along with using bug repellent on your face.
- Keep your Socks High - Ticks don’t care about your fashion choices. Hike up your socks and tuck them into your pants. Keep your skin covered.
- Repel your Clothes - Apply insecticide permethrin to your clothes, as well as spraying relent on skin not covered by clothing. Cover all your bases.
- Damp Bits Beware - Ticks love dark, moist areas, so double check your arm pits, back of knees, and groin.
- Hit the Shower - The first line of defense is a full-body tick check and a pair of tweezers, but you might be able to scrub away any ticks you miss. By lathering up you can slash the risk of tick-born disease.
Be smart and prepared once you hit the trails!


From population and environment to arms trade and war, the data visualized in The Little Book of Shocking Global Facts—designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and his studio, Barnbrook Design—covers some of the most astounding facts about the world we live in, with graphic representations of data and striking photos to accompany startling statistics. Here are some of those shocking facts:
Up top, 80% of inmates in some U.K. prisons test positive for opiates on reception.
Below, just five countries control over a third of the World Bank: U.S., Japan, Germany, France, and the U.K.:
China, U.S., Russia, India, and Japan round out the top five carbon-emitting countries. This graphic shows the rest of the top 20.
A couple of the effects of global warming: Small glaciers in the Andes will disappear, threatening the water supplies of up to 50 million people. Between 40 and 60 million more people will be exposed to malaria in Africa alone.
848 million people in the world are malnourished, while 1,600 million are overweight.
Between 1998 and 2007 global military spending increased by 45%.
Between June 2007 and June 2009 IED explosions in Iraq decreased by 90%. Before that they were responsible for 50% of combat deaths.
From 2007 to 2008, civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan increased by 40%, making 2008 the deadliest year since the Taliban were removed from power in 2001. 55% of those were attributed to anti-government forces, 39% to pro-government forces and the remaining 6% could not be attributed to either.
To buy the book, click here. At $10, it's a steal.


It looks like Hurricane Sandy isn’t the only weather that could have an impact at the polls. Whether it rains — or not — on Election Day may also affect the results. According to a 2007 study that examined election results and weather reports from 1948 to 2000, Republican presidential candidates get a 2.5% boost for every inch above average rainfall in a county.
The study also showed that rain reduces voter participation by about 1% per inch, which may seem paltry, but could make a big difference in a race as tight as this one. In fact, the study found that weather may have contributed to the outcomes of the 1960 and 2000 elections (which were both extremely close, as you may remember).
A poll by The Weather Channel in September supports the theory: About 28% of Obama supporters said bad weather could keep them away from the polls, compared to 19% of Romney supporters. And 35% of undecided voters said snow or rain would have a “moderate to significant” impact on whether they cast their vote.
Photo: Courtesy of Politico/AP


The U.S. intelligence community has given IBM a grant to work on quantum computers.
The research arm of the United States Intelligence Community has just awarded a multi-year grant to IBM — it wants the computing giant to crack the code on quantum computing.
The U.S. government announced recently that it would provide a multi-year funding grant to IBM in order to allow it to continue its quantum computing research, according to a Christian Science Monitor report.
But why? It all comes down to the incredible power that could be harnessed if IBM were to figure out quantum computing.
Today, the fastest computer in the world is Tianhe-2 out of China, which takes up 8,000 square feet of space and can work at 34 petaflops, which is 34 trillion operations per second. However, it requires the traditional digital design where bits represents a 0 or a 1. Quantum computers, on the other hands, would have atom-sized bits that can represent 0, 1, or a superposition of 0 and 1 at the same time, according to the report. That means that three quantum bits could have eight values at the same time, allowing them to be exceptionally faster than even the most powerful supercomputers of today.
Such computing power is especially useful for complex modelling simulations involving thousands of independent variables — air traffic control and molecular modeling are a couple of good examples where this computing power is useful.
But quantum bits, or qubits as they are called, have a problem: they are fragile and have to be shielded from heat and electromagnetic interference in near absolute zero temperatures. That’s why IBM’s best quantum computer only has eight qubits at the moment, severely limiting it.
However, IBM has some leads to cracking the problem. It will try to encode some imperfect physical qubits into a logical qubit that can perform quantum computations without errors, which could serve as the foundation for quantum computing.


5. Gilmania Coville, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 26: 210. 1936.
[name proposed for conservation]
Golden carpet [for M. French Gilman, 1871-1944, Death Valley naturalist]
James L. Reveal
Phyllogonum Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 190, plate 21. 1893, name proposed for rejection
Herbs, annual; taproot slender. Stems arising directly from the root, spreading to decumbent or prostrate, solid, not fistulose or disarticulating into ringlike segments, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaves quickly deciduous, basal and cauline, in whorls of 3; petiole present only at proximal nodes; blade oblong to broadly elliptic or obovate, margins entire. Inflorescences terminal, cymose; branches mostly dichotomous, not brittle or disarticulating into segments, round, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; bracts absent. Peduncles absent. Involucral bracts absent. Flowers 3-9 per node at any single time during full anthesis; perianth yellow, broadly campanulate when open, narrowly urceolate when closed, thinly pubescent abaxially; tepals 6, connate proximally, monomorphic, entire apically; stamens 9; filaments basally adnate, pilose basally; anthers yellow, ovate. Achenes included, brown, not winged, 3-gonous, glabrous. Seeds: embryo curved.
Species 1: California.
Gilmania is restricted to the valley edges and low mountains surrounding Death Valley in Inyo County. In a “good” year, tens of millions of plants carpet the area, giving the edge of the valley a ring of golden yellow. Each individual produces thousands of flowers, and seed set in the plush years is enormous, thereby assuring long-term survival even in this harsh environment. The genus is allied to Eriogonum subg. Ganysma.
Reveal, J. L. 2004. Proposal to conserve the name Gilmania Coville against Phyllogonum Coville (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae)—A case of mistaken homonymy. Taxon 53: 573.


|Guy Fawkes mask. Image courtesy of photobucket|
Greetings Garden Dwellers!
Welcome back to Out of Standard, where I will set before you a challenge to defy the conventions of a particular theme. I will call upon you to write out of the standard and find new places in the everyday. It is in that spirit in which I present November’s challenge...
For those not in the know: on the evening of November 5, 1605, a small group of rebels attempted to assassinate King James and his advisors by placing a cache of explosives under the House of Lords. The plot was not successful, and the man caught guarding the explosives , Guy Fawkes, was immediately arrested and soon executed.
Ever since England, and other countries across the globe have celebrated November 5 as Guy Fawkes Night. Sometimes thought as a precursor to Thanksgiving, bonfires are lit on the evening of November 5 and effigies of Fawkes are burned as a way to celebrate all the things that never happened.
Fawkes is a somewhat derisive figure. Many activists embrace him as a symbol of change. Others have branded Fawkes and his collaborators as terrorists. Worry not, toads, for today’s challenge is not about Fawkes himself, but the centuries old holiday that has sprouted up in his name.
In the spirit of Guy Fawkes Night, I call upon you to write a poem which celebrates something that never happened. I’ll let you interpret that however you want. Feel free to get as creative as you want...maybe even have yourself a cheerful bonfire to boot!
KEEP IN MIND
Like every challenge, your poem must by newly written for this challenge and not one which you have previously written which conveniently fits the theme.
So go now, my muddy buddies, and bring us back something shiny and new.


Motor vehicle crash statistics gathered from law enforcement reports and other sources are used to determine causation, and develop strategies to lower the number of injuries and fatalities each year. Federal and Virginia lawmakers have spent significant time over the past several decades reviewing this data as it relates to large trucks, and drafting laws that attempt to curtail the dangers associated with large commercial vehicles.
For 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in Virginia, there were 70 fatalities involving a large truck, and only 19 of these deaths were drivers or passengers in the trucks. Even though truck drivers do not have nearly the same risk as their counterparts in smaller vehicles, research indicates that they are frequently not to blame for the crashes.
According to Trucking.org, numerous studies into fault in car-truck crashes points to the drivers of passenger vehicles. In fact, roughly 75 percent of these fatal accidents are the result of mistakes or carelessness on the part of car drivers. However, research indicates that the behaviors and conditions that lead to collisions with trucks are the same ones that typically cause crashes between two or more passenger vehicles, such as the following:
- Drunk driving
- Following too closely
- Heavy traffic
- Driver health conditions
Motorists are more likely than truck operators to cause a car-truck collision while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, engaging in aggressive or reckless driving, overcorrecting in a sudden traffic situation, and driving while fatigued or sick. Brake problems, unfamiliarity with the roads and work stress are more likely to occur on the part of a truck driver than a motorist. Sadly, any fatal accidents involving these factors are usually preventable.


These two terms are often confused. Exposure to radiation other than background is usually of short duration and occurs after entering an area in which there is a radiation source. While in the area, radiation exposure occurs. After leaving the area, the exposure ceases. Any biologic changes resulting from the radiation are determined by the amount of exposure received. The patient does not become radioactive. Receiving a chest X-ray is an example of exposure.
Contamination results when a radioactive material is either on the surface (external contamination) of a patient, or has somehow entered into the body (internal contamination). External contamination is often easily removed by removing the contaminated clothing and washing the affected area with soap and water or other mild cleansing solution. Internal contamination is treated using techniques that are outlined in the section on decontamination. Harsh detergents and abrasive materials should be avoided in external decontamination. These agents may break the integrity of the skin and convert an easily managed external contamination to a more difficult to treat case of internal contamination.


Sensors are unmanned. Sensors only require electricity and wireless Wi-Fi internet . Simply configure them during installation. Then the data is sent to the infrastructure which is created for the purpose of storing, processing and sharing measurements.
Installation of the Perfect-Air sensor in the immediate vicinity allows you to learn what we are actually breathing and what impact it has on our health. The more sensors, the more accurate data and earlier detected threat. The easier it will be to take further steps to improve our quality of life.


Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We maintain this deficit by liquidating stocks of ecological resources and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Earth Overshoot Day is hosted and calculated by Global Footprint Network, an international think tank that coordinates research, develops methodological standards and provides decision-makers with a menu of tools to help the human economy operate within Earth’s ecological limits.
Lemonade day is empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
National Pecan Pie Day is celebrated each year on July 12 where as if you add some chocolate to this delicious dessert, you can annually celebrate National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day on August 20.
Happy 20th day of August 2015…


This image shows one of the closest views of Xanadu Regio, a large bright region on Titan's surface, which also can be seen in a more distant view taken earlier (see PIA06185).
In this close-up view, brightness variations can be seen within Xanadu. The bright material on Titan is thought to be more water-ice rich, while darker regions may indicate areas where more hydrocarbon-rich material has collected. It is not clear from the patterns seen here what processes caused them. However, this image is just a single piece of a larger 5x5-frame mosaic that covers the western part of Xanadu and the dark area that lies farther to the west. When the complete mosaic is assembled, larger-scale patterns may be identified that will help to reveal the processes that have shaped Titan's surface.
The area shown here is approximately 700 kilometers (435 miles) across, centered at roughly 16 S, 133 W on Titan.
Three narrow angle camera images taken in wavelengths of infrared light centered at 938 nanometers were combined to create this view. The images were acquired during a close encounter with Titan on February 15, 2005 from a distance of approximately 114,000 kilometers (71,000 miles) from Titan, which corresponds to a image scale of 680 meters (2,231 feet) per pixel. As a result of scattering within Titan's atmosphere, the scale of surface features that can actually be resolved at this range is several kilometers. The Sun-Titan-spacecraft, or phase, angle was 20 degrees when these images were acquired.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Cassini-Huygens mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The imaging team consists of scientists from the US, England, France, and Germany. The imaging operations center and team lead (Dr. C. Porco) are based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.


What is Aikido?
Aikido is a Japanese Martial art, developed in the early 1900ís by a man known by his students as O sensei, meaning great teacher. O sensei, studied
many martial arts before creating aikido.
| He had a vision that the true path of a warrior was not to kill or to
maim, but to defend, honor and protect. He was one of only a handful of men to receive successor titles from judo, jujitsu and dito ryu aiki jujitsu. Above all, O sensei was a profoundly spiritual man, who detested violence in all forms. His way was aikido, which can be translated as the art of peace.
Aikido is a truly sophisticated martial art and it is extremely difficult to obtain proficiency. There are thousands of techniques, which are based on proper body movements. This makes the art widely versatile, able to mold to individual personalities, and directly applicable to daily life. Aikido is nonviolent. Never clashing with the energy of an opponent, aikido blends with and redirects energy into peaceful conflict resolution. Aikido does this using principals of absorption (immobilization techniques) and redirection (throwing techniques). Other common martial arts use punching and kicking as a means of self defense, but these methods will injure the aggressor.
O sensei believed that someone who behaves violently and aggressively suffers from a form of sickness. Rather than hurting these people O- sensei believed they should be cared for. This is the nature of aikido. Aikido is the loving protection of all things.
Sensei Gabriel Phillips
Aikido of Casper
Move like a beam of light;
Fly like lightning,
Strike like thunder,
Whirl in circles around
A stable center.


Cigarettes and the Environment: Harmful Effects
Everyone knows how bad smoking cigarettes are for one's health, but what about their effect on the environment?
Let's take a look at some facts:
- Cigarette smoke contains up to 4,000 chemicals. In 2004, a small Italian study lead by Giovanni Invernizzi from the Tobacco Control Unit of Italy's National Cancer Institute in Milan found that air pollution that comes from cigarettes is 10 times greater than diesel car exhaust. For more information on this study, check out the article at New Scientist.
- According to Action on Smoking and Health, the tobacco plant is prone to lots of diseases and insects. Because of this, the plants are often sprayed with chemicals and pesticides including DDT, Aldrin, and Methyl bromide which is awful for the ozone layer. These chemicals can get into water supplies.
- The manufacture of cigarettes also uses about 600 million trees a year!
- Cigarette filters are NOT biodegradable, so they just linger around. They're not going away, even though people litter them regularly.
- Cigarettes are the number one littered item worldwide. There is an organization called Prevent Cigarette Litter working to put an end to cigarette litter. Cigarette butts strewn about can be very harmful to wildlife and waterways. A 2008 survey called the Keep America Beautiful Pocket Ashtray Study included over 1,000 smokers and found that 35% litter five or more cigarette butts per pack on the ground.
- Cigarette butts that are littered and not put out can also cause wildfires and it releases all of those awful 4,000 chemicals into the air.
One problem is a frequent lack of trash receptacles or ashtrays readily available in public. You can write to your city and request more garbage cans and ashtrays in public areas.
Obviously, quitting smoking is the best solution, but if you are having trouble quitting, please be responsible and don't litter your cigarette butts.


Southwest Florida Shells
José H. Leal
Shell size to 65 mm; shell slender, with small body whorl. Sculpture of 20-25 axial ribs. Whorls constricted below suture by relatively deep spiral line. Columella with two folds. Color very variable, from pale cream to almost black, but more often grayish with brown accents. Intertidal on sandy beaches and sand flats. This is the most abundant of the four species of auger snails living on the sandy shores of Southwest Florida. Augers are found in the sand close to the water edge, in medium- to coarse-sand habitats, where they feed on marine worms. They use their teeth, which are like tiny harpoons, in the fashion of cone snails, to inject venom into their prey. Photo of the live animal taken by Amy Tripp on Kice Island, Collier County, in 2014.


The escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was one of the most ballsy prison breaks in history. The island was said to be inescapable until Clarence Anglin, John Anglin and Frank Morris decided differently.
The three were serving time for more than a few crimes including bank robbery and car theft when they chose to breakout. On June 11, 1962, the trio cut holes in their cell walls, left behind papier-mâché dummies in their beds, and fled outside the building through the ventilation staff. Then they scaled the fence and fashioned a raft from raincoats and contact cement. It was around 10pm when they cast off into the cold waters of the San Francisco Bay.


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Collection of Memor Books ("Memorbücher")
Memorbücher originated as memorial books of the Jewish congregations in the Middle Ages. They were read out during the commemoration of the souls of the deceased (Haskarat Neshamot). Memor or Yiskor books gained special significance after the Nazi period, as they often provided a relatively complete insight into the number of victims.
In 1993, the Moses Mendelssohn Center acquired 120 Memor or Yiskor books. They are written primarily in Hebrew and Yiddish, but also in English and Spanish or Ivrit. They are descriptions of Jewish life in communities in Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine and especially in Poland between 1860 and the Shoah. All volumes of the collection were published after the Shoah and often during exile, in order to preserve the memory of the Jewish communities that no longer exist.
The collection is continuously updated.


BATHE, v.t.1. To wash the body, or some part of it, by immersion, as in a bath; it often differs from ordinary washing in a longer application of water, to the body or to a particular part, as for the purpose of cleansing or stimulating the skin.2. To wash or moisten, for the purpose of making soft and supple, or for cleansing, as a wound.3. To moisten or suffuse with a liquid; as, to bathe in tears or blood.
BATHE, v.i. To be or lie in a bath; to be in water, or in other liquid, or to be immersed in a fluid, as in a bath; as, to bathe in fiery floods.


NASA Takes Mars Rover For First Ride8/23/2012 8:21AM
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity made its first movement on the Martian surface. Curiosity's drive combined forward, turn and reverse segments and placed the rover roughly 6 meters from the spot where it landed.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Known scientifically as guadua angustifolia kunth, guadua is characterized by its resistance and durability; it is one of the few bamboo species certified for structural use. This ‘steel of the plant world’ is also a light and flexible material that can be used in low cost seismic-resistant buildings.
Traditionally, guadua has been used extensively for construction in coffee-producing regions. New techniques have been developed in recent years that allow using guadua in increasingly complex and demanding structures, such as large span roofs or hanging bridges.
Guadua is a versatile material, used for the construction of fences, vessels, musical instruments and countless other products. It is a component of interior designs worldwide, as it is used for the manufacture of floors, furniture, lamps and decorative objects.
Guadua forests promote the well-functioning of the water cycle, protecting water sources and regulating flows. They also act as barriers against erosion, capture CO2, and are central components of ecosystems of the highest biodiversity. The proper extraction of guadua preserves these ecosystems and strengthens guadua forests by facilitating a more orderly plant regeneration.
Bambú de Colombia will offer to the various markets a product with the best specifications in its kind, produced in a renewable and sustainable way.


A collection of posted messages on a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) server. Newsgroups contain postings on a particular topic, although they are often a prime target for spammers who post unsolicited advertisements. Newsgroups are defined hierarchically using a dotted notation. An example of a newsgroup is alt.books.computing, which is an “alternative” group that discusses books about computing. The dotted notation of the newsgroup name emphasizes the hierarchical structure of the Usenet system of newsgroups. For example,
Newsgroups can be either moderated or unmoderated. In moderated newsgroups, all messages posted to the newsgroup are first sent to the newsgroup moderator, who accepts or rejects messages depending on their relevance to the group’s focus. Unmoderated groups are generally a free-for-all, although politeness dictates that users post only messages related to the newsgroup’s focus.
When you first join a newsgroup, it’s a good idea to “lurk” in the background for a while and read the postings to understand the focus and tone of the group. Posting off the topic or at too low a level in an advanced group can lead a “newbie” to get flamed.


SYDNEY, Australia — Sexually transmitted diseases have spread so widely in some Aboriginal communities that mass treatment without individual testing, even for children as young as 10, is the only way to fight the problem, according to a medical paper published Monday.
The authors of the paper, Dr. Frank Bowden and Dr. Katherine Fethers, contend that the traditional method of screening and treating people individually is not working because patients often move on before their test results have been returned and because of a lack of resources.
Their paper, in The Medical Journal of Australia, recommends that when more than 10 percent of the population has sexually transmitted diseases, “all individuals within a particular age range would be offered antibiotic treatment without recourse to an individual risk assessment and without waiting for the results of diagnostic testing.”
Because there is widespread evidence of sexually transmitted diseases in children in these communities, Dr. Bowden suggested that everyone age 10 and older be offered the treatment, with adults giving informed consent.
A 2005 survey of indigenous communities in the Northern Territory showed that more than one in four residents had either chlamydia or gonorrhea.
Dr. Bowden noted that treatment of whole communities is common for other infectious diseases, like trachoma, which can cause blindness. Chlamydia, which can cause infertility and pelvic inflammation if untreated, is caused by the same bacterium as trachoma.
“The major difference is the way we frame the two conditions,” the paper said. “One is seen as a disease of poverty; the other is seen to be related to personal and deeply private behavior.”Continue reading the main story
Dr. Bowden has compared rates of infection in nonindigenous communities, where gonorrhea and chlamydia are relatively rare, with those in indigenous communities, where he describes the problem as hyperendemic.Continue reading the main story


Stirling Engine Kit Tank Motor Power Generator Model Piston Motor Engine Model Toy
Funny: Preheating for two to three minutes, the alcohol lamp heats the piston tube, and the dry air expands to generate power, at the same time, the flywheel is assisted by hand to drive the flywheel to rotate rapidly, and the tank will start moving forward.
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Wide Application: It has a wide range of application as, great gift for Kids' science project, Physical/mechanical learning, teacherâ€s Demo props on the class, birthday gift for friends, families, parents, kids, etc.
Educational Value: By operating the engine, children would observe and know the operational process and more intuitive understanding of the operating principle of stirling engine, deepening their interest in physics.
NOTE: 95% alcohol (self-prepared) should be used in the operation. Water, kerosene, gasoline, lighter oil, and liquor should not be added. The product is suitable for people over 14 years old.


"There are a few devices that use a variety of approaches to leverage a cell phone camera into a microscope, but many are bulky, expensive, hard to align, or are lower powered. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have developed an inexpensive, 3D printable version that can magnify a sample by 1,000 times. PNNL made the design specifications available to the public so anyone with access to a 3D printer can make their own microscope. The microscope, made out of plastic and inexpensive glass beads traditionally used for reflective pavement markings at airports, slips over the camera lens of the cell phone and is no thicker than a phone case. It's designed to fit several popular cell phone brands and tablets. The material cost, not including the printer, is under $1. Low cost was a driver in the development, as the microscope needed to be so cheap it could literally be thrown away if it gets contaminated. The researchers believe the device can fill a need for professional first responders identifying biological samples in the field, teachers and students in classrooms, and health workers."


Two Indian explorers will set out on a 35,000-km overland journey later this month in public transport from the shore of Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic to spread awareness on climate change across the world.
The expedition named 'Pangea One World' will be undertaken by Akhil Bakshi along with his doctor friend Rajendra Jain and they will pass through countries such as the US, Mexico, Guatemala, Antigua, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador and Argentina.
"The journey, during which we will meet professors in 18 universities working on climate change and its impact, would be completed in three months and three weeks and the last stop would be Punta Arenas, which is the southernmost point near the Cape Horn," Mr Bakshi said.
The expedition is self-sponsored as the explorer did not find sponsors but will be fully supported by Indian missions on way as they would be kept posted by the MEA about the schedule of the duo, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said.
"We will have to break out of the old model of the government support even in the field of cultural diplomacy," he said.
On the importance of Latin American region for India, he said, "Latin America is something we need to work on. We just have not had enough bilateral visits. They have made more visits than we have and we need to reciprocate that."
Mr Khurshid said India and Latin America have a large scope and potential to cooperate in the fields of energy and education and several other fields.
He said in the near future, there will be important visits by Indian dignitaries to the Latin American region as Vice President Hamid Ansari would be in Peru soon while he would himself be visiting Brazil for the heads of missions meeting.


The hottest season of the year has arrived, and various zoos have started work on heatstroke prevention. The picture shows the orangutan eating a popsicle.
Initiative 1: Send ice cubes. When the temperature reaches 35 degrees or above, ice cubes can be transported to polar bears, brown bears, red pandas, golden monkeys, chimpanzees and other venues.
Initiative 2: Spraying. The animal sports field should be fully covered with spraying equipment, and the spraying field should be sprayed on the sports field no less than 2 times a day to enhance the body surface comfort of the animal. At the same time, some animals were manually washed with water pipes in hot weather.
Initiative three: adjust the feed. The park should prepare heatstroke prevention and cooling feed for animals, such as various fruits, seasonal green vegetables and so on.
Initiative 4: Cooling down often. For example, the park can install an air conditioning system in the Giant Panda Pavilion and a cooling fan in the Polar Bear Pavilion to ensure constant temperature in the room and in the animal house.
Initiative 5: Strong management. The zoo should strengthen daily inspections and replenish the animals with water at all times to ensure that the animals have enough water in the hot summer months. When the outdoor temperature exceeds 27 °C, polar bears, giant pandas, and chimpanzees should promptly recover the cool of the animal house; in the high temperature weather, some animal animals open the door to enhance ventilation, allowing the animals to freely choose to cool down.
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Galactic clouds that surf through space,
remote from time and art;
beyond our sense of God or grace,
can make us freeze or start.
Collisions in a cosmic void
disturb our sense of peace,
set spinning hopes and fears and dreams
distorting our belief.
For earth-bound concepts tie our minds
to this material earth,
while metaphysical extremes
are wombed, then come to birth.
A new perspective shifts and shines,
a thousand stars give light,
a supernova come and gone
to brighten faith’s dark night.
Andrew Pratt 8/1/2019 & 2/2/2019
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Note: A catastrophic galaxy collision could send our solar system flying into space. That’s the conclusion of new research conducted via the EAGLE Project – a comprehensive computer simulation aimed at understanding how galaxies form and evolve – conducted on some of the world’s largest supercomputers. Astrophysicists at Durham University’s Institute for Computational Cosmology, working with the University of Helsinki in Finland, use data from the Eagle Project to predict a collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud. The collision might dislodge our solar system, and send it flying, some two billion years from now. (Accessed 3/12/2019 https://earthsky.org/space/galaxy-collision-milky-way-lmc-solar-system )


Estimations of magnetic core loss are of great interest to power electronics engineers and magnetic material scientists. However, conventional measurement methods, like four-wire and calorimeters are typically not accurate at high frequency, or are too complicated and time consuming.
A CPES research team has developed a series of new methods to measure high-frequency magnetic core loss that are simple, fast, accurate and adaptive for any excitation waveform and dc flux level. The new methods compare the core being tested with air core by using reactive cancellation concept, explains Mingkai Mu, a Ph.D. student who invented these methods. “Since the air core is lossless,” he says, “the difference in the two cores represents the loss for the core being tested.”
The measurement accuracy of the new method is more robust with phase discrepancy, which is the major problem for high-frequency core loss measurement, he notes. The new methods are appropriate for high frequency (1 MHz–100 MHz, or even higher) measurement. “With these new methods, core loss for different flux waveforms can be accurately measured and many magnetic phenomena and models can be verified,” he says. The new methods can be the standard methods for high-frequency magnetic materials loss characterization, and be built as high-accuracy measurement instruments.”


Chemicals in the Eye
If you get an acidic or caustic chemical in your eye (e.g., chemical burn), please stop reading this and rinse your eyes with cool, clean tap water. Do this for 15 minutes, and then call us or go directly to the nearest emergency room.
Mechanical Injury to the Eye
If you mechanically injure your eye, or if something gets in your eye, do not apply pressure.
Cover your eye with a rigid shield, but do not put anything under the shield that would press on your eye. A rigid shield can be fashioned from the bottom of a paper cup. Alternatively, put your glasses or sunglasses on, which will also provide protection.
Minor Eye Injury
For less urgent injuries, call our office to schedule to see a doctor.
Flashing Lights & Floaters
The sudden onset of many floating spots and flashing lights along with a black curtain or shade that seems to cover part of your vision may represent a retinal tear or detachment. An examination is essential as soon as these symptoms appear.
Anyone who has the onset of new floaters with or without flashing lights should be seen for a dilated fundus exam as soon as possible.
Viral conjunctivitis is a very common infection of the outer layer of the eye called the conjunctiva. Treatment is largely supportive, consisting of cool compresses and artificial tears. Often we give an antibiotic ointment to soothe the eye and protect it from bacterial infection, but this does not treat the viral process (which resolves on its own).
Patients with viral conjunctivitis are contagious for approximately seven days after the onset of symptoms. Patients should be very careful to avoid touching their eyes—frequent hand washing is advised. The symptoms of viral conjunctivitis can last up to three weeks and may fluctuate before finally resolving.
Viral conjunctivitis is common, especially in the winter months. Nonetheless, not all cases of red eye are viral conjunctivitis, and anyone who has a red eye that does not seem to be improving should see an optometrist to rule out other causes.


The Lockheed F-117 is the world’s first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology. The Stealth Fighter, as it is more commonly known, is a single seat, twin engine, subsonic, ground attack aircraft designed by the famed Lockheed Skunkworks. It first flew in 1981 and was revealed to the public in 1988. First combat debut was the United States invasion of Panama in 1989. During the Gulf War in 1991, the F-117 accounted for only 2.5 percent of American aircraft but they struck more than 40 percent of all strategic targets. Its stealth characteristics protected it from SAM and AAA saturated environments enabling it to fly missions in downtown Baghdad. Only one Stealth Fighter was lost in combat operations during the Kosovo War. The Air Force retired the F-117 in 2008, primarily due to the introduction of the F-22 Raptor.
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Nasal trauma involves damage to the nose or areas bordering and supporting the nose. External and internal injuries can result to nasal trauma. Remember that the position of the nose puts the nasal cartilage, bones and soft tissues prone to external injuries.
Common forms of nasal trauma
- Chemical irritation or injuries to the interior of the nose
- Obstruction by a foreign object
What are the indications?
The signs of nasal trauma range from minor to severe which is based on the form and seriousness of the injury. The usual signs of nasal trauma include:
- Nose pain either inside or bordering area
- Drainage of blood from the nose
- Clear fluid that seeps from the nose
- Bruising around the eye
- Difficulty breathing via the nose
- Swollen face especially around the nasal region
- Disfigurement in the shape of the nose
- Loss of sense of smell
Management of nasal trauma
Generally, a minor case of nasal trauma can be treated at home. In some cases, medical attention is required. The treatment plan suggested by the doctor tend to vary depending on the type and seriousness of the trauma. Some of the options include:
- Packing or cauterization
First aid care
For a minor nosebleed, the following must be done:
- The individual must sit upright and lean forward to lessen the blood pressure within the nose
- Hold both nostrils at the soft region for 5-15 minutes
- While these steps are done, the individual should breathe via the mouth and keep the head slightly higher than the heart. Avoid blowing or picking the nose for several hours after.
Quick Note / Disclaimer
The material posted on this page on nasal trauma is for learning and educational purposes only. To learn more about the causes and how it is managed, register for a first aid and CPR course with Ottawa First Aid.


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- On the other hand, a penalty which, in our days, would infer a degree of mocking infamy and ridicule, might then be invested with almost as stern a dignity as the punishment of death itself.Chapter 2 -- The Market Place (9% in)
- Even had there been a disposition to turn the matter into ridicule, it must have been repressed and overpowered by the solemn presence of men no less dignified than the governor, and several of his counsellors, a judge, a general, and the ministers of the town, all of whom sat or stood in a balcony of the meeting-house, looking down upon the platform.Chapter 2 -- The Market Place (74% in)
- Scorn, bitterness, unprovoked malignity, gratuitous desire of ill, ridicule of whatever was good and holy, all awoke to tempt, even while they frightened him.Chapter 20 -- The Minister in a Maze (73% in)
There are no more uses of "ridicule" in The Scarlet Letter.
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Zagreb is rich in culture. Although Zagreb has no UNESCO sites, it is filled with Croatian cultural heritage. Artifacts and intangible attributes collected and preserved throughout the ages.
Croatia has always been at the crossroads between East and West and as such it has amassed a rich cultural heritage. Our culture is characterized by exceptional diversity.
In fact, Croatia is among the countries with the most protected intangible assets in the world.
Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia is a register of all cultural monuments under national protection.
Zagreb with its 900-year history has mainly been under the Austro-Hungarian influence. It is a is a mixture of Austro-Hungarian and socialist architecture.
Regardless the capital has become the cultural center of Croatia holding the nations cultural diversity. Museums, although not protected themselves, hold collections of protected cultural goods of national significance.


You would think that with more money comes more eating and indulgence and that less income would mean less food and hence lower risk of obesity. But a new research in the journal Obesity says that it may not be so. Low income has been associated with psychological distress and emotional eating that many indulge in to cope with this. According to Dr Charlotte Hardman from the University of Liverpool who lead the research, those who belong to lower socioeconomic status are likely to experience higher psychological distress which could lead to higher emotional eating and hence higher Body Mass Index (BMI). But it is not just the emotional eating that leads to higher BMI. Low income has also been associated with high access to low cost, calorie-dense foods. This means that those who earn less have more access to cheap, unhealthy food.
Even though this study was conducted in the UK, we could draw parallels to our own situation in India. Ever noticed how the food that’s cheap and easily available, including vada pav, chips, pav bhaaji, bhajias and other common foods in India is high in calories and low in cost? There are plenty of people in the low-income category group who rely on these kind of foods for their daily meals. Whether it is emotional eating or having easy access to high-calorie low-cost food, the fact remains that the consumption of unhealthy food can wreck havoc on your health because of obesity and related problems. Consumption of calorie-dense foods could cause heart diseases, diabetes, stroke and even cancer.
Some nutritious, wholesome snacks that don’t cost too much, are easily available and highly nutritious include sprouts, peanuts and chana, coconut flesh and water, vegetable-filled upma and poha and idlis and dosas with sambar and coconut chutneys. Consumption of seasonal fruits is also highly recommended as they are high in nutrition and also filling.


Differences between Painting and Drawing “Languages”Bright Light Fine Art
The Languages of Painting and Drawing
Sherrie explains why painting and drawing are very different languages and require very different solutions. Drawing is an intimate medium meant to be seen up close but painting is meant to be seen from far away. The Kings and the Pope commissioned work from the artisans of the time. These paintings had to be seen from a distance, which meant that the artists needed to keep the shapes in the painting simple and strong so they would read easily, like a billboard. You will find out how the illusion of form is created differently in paint and in charcoal.
After watching this video, you will appreciate how different painting and drawing really are.


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In Dancing in the Streets Ehrenreich uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. She discovers that the same elements come up in every human culture throughout history: a love of masking, carnival, music-making and dance. Although sixteenth-century Europeans began to view mass festivities as foreign and 'savage', Ehrenreich shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greek's worship of Dionysus to the medieval practices of Christianity as a 'danced religion'. Exhilarating in its scholarly range, humane, witty and impassioned, Dancing in the Streets will generate debate and soul-searching.


Similar to all members of the motmot genus, the blue-crowned motmot has a large head with down curved, short, broad beak, which is serrated along the upper edge. Their tarsi (feet) are unique in that they are particularly short with a middle toe almost completely fused to the inner toe and only one rear toe. Most of the species of motmots have tail feathers that distinguish them from other birds. The center tail feathers, which twitch like the pendulum of a clock when the motmot is perched, have bare spines at the tip. This makes them easily recognizable. The plumage of the blue-crowned motmot is shades of green and blue. They have red eyes, a turquoise crown and black face. Motmot eggs are round and white and incubate for three weeks. Their call is a double “hoot,” similar to that of an owl.
Motmots are found in Mexico, Central America, and most of South America in rainforests, second-growth forests, forest edges, shady gardens and shaded coffee farms. Motmots dig their nests in the shape of tunnels 5 – 14 feet long and four inches in diameter with a nesting chamber at the end, which is 10 by 14 inches in length. Both males and females begin excavating between August and October, which is the rainy season when the soil is soft. Then they leave the nest, returning the following March or April for breeding season. Both males and females share parental responsibility. Motmots choose to live near water, for drinking and bathing.


Objectives: To learn about Great Britain‘s role in history from the First World War to the present time Teaching methods:
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Objectives: Try to work on the most common mistakes students in Noway do in English. About.com is a great website
Objectives: To learn about the importance of the inaugural speech Inaugurations in times of peril, what makes a good president
what should teachers and administrators be looking for? A difficult question. The more I read about this the more I
It is truly the resolution of the new year. To teach students how to master the skills they will need
Image by mechanikat via Flickr It is the time of the year to inspire and be inspired. Look at this
Image via Wikipedia Objectives. To learn about the history of the United Kingdom The separation of power Will devolution lead
Image via Wikipedia Objectives: Students should be able to explain the political institutions in Britain. Know what the House of
Image via Wikipedia Take a look at Poets org. Robert Frost Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874.
Pre-study activities: Students should buy the book, see link here: Into The Wild novelist Jon Krakauer tells how he was
Image via Wikipedia Objectives: To go quickly through the US history To make good notes for exam using OneNote Teaching
Competence aims: Analyze a regional or international conflict in which at least one English-speaking country is involved Elaborate on and discuss
If using computers in class means hours of Power Point presentations both by teachers and students, then we are in
Image via Wikipedia So you have a computer in class! But still do you have the skills needed to take


While the literature of the subject has steadily in creased, it is largely isolated and fragmentary. N umer ous requests have come to the authors for reference to a practical volume m which the important phases of the work are discussed. Teachers are constantly asking, What are we to teach, and how are we to teach? It is the hope of the authors that this book. Will serve to answer both questions.
Throughout this text the term Americanization is used in its broadest sense the complete assimila tion of the foreigner through all possible agencies. When reference 1s made to the functions and activities of the school in the direction of the assimilation of the alien, the term adult immigrant education is employed.


One For The Money Two For The Show
One for the money two for the show is the first part of a traditional English children’s rhyme, which is utilized as a playful way to count back before a race or other activities involving kids.
The expression was popularized in pop-culture during the mid-20th century, when music producers and songwriters, including Elvis Presley, started to feature one for the money, two for the show in the lyrics of various songs.
- #1 Slang: Can I Get a Hoya?
- #2 Slang: 228922
- #3 Slang: Queen of Spades Tattoo
- #4 Slang: If You Know You Know
- #5 Slang: Negative Ghost Rider
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Children in the United States have been using one for the money, two for the show in playful activities supposedly since as early as the late-18th century. The first written evidence for the term dates back, however, to 1820.
A theory suggests that the ”money” part refers to a ”prize” of any kind, and the ”show” part is the ‘experience of a race’.
Spread and Usage
Aside from being a children’s rhyme, one for the money two for the show became a cultural phenomenon in the 1950s, when various rock & roll bands started to implement it in their songs’ lyrics.
The catchphrase was further popularized by Elvis Presley, who included one for the money, two for the show in his song Blue Suede Shoes, released in 1956.
Throughout the 20th and 21st century, many other music artists featured variants of the phrase in their songs, such as Taylor Swift or Lana Del Rey to name a few.
- Grammarist.com – One for the money, two for the show


Who calls the shots?
Have your kids had all their vaccinations? How about you? Shots aren’t fun, but they’re a critical part of staying healthy. The incidence of serious conditions such as whooping cough is actually on the rise because immunizations are down.
Whooping cough (pertussis) is expected to reach unprecedented levels this year in Minnesota, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling for mass vaccination of adults. Whooping cough is highly contagious and easily spread, and can be mistaken for a cold or bronchitis. Children ages 7 to 10 are at the highest risk; the best way to protect them is for adults who are around them most frequently get vaccinated.
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that can be caused by both bacteria and viruses. It may also manifest following another illness such as a cold, the flu or bronchitis. Those most at risk include the elderly and people with chronic health problems. The pneumonia vaccine for adults (PPV) protects against 23 types of the infection. Ask your doctor when the best time to be vaccinated is for you.
Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. If you’re 60 years of age or older and have had the chicken pox, ask your doctor if you should receive the shingles vaccine. Those who choose to get it may decrease their chances of developing shingles; however, if were to contract the rash, symptoms may be milder than if you hadn’t been vaccinated.
Travelers’ diseases such as cholera, typhoid, yellow fever, polio, rabies, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B may affect adults traveling out of the country. Required immunizations will vary depending on the country you visit. To find out more, visit cdc.gov
The State of Minnesota requires that parents supply schools with documentation showing their children have been immunized. Learn more information on your family’s health and immunization needs.


Native Region: Southern Brazil, Columbia
Zone Range: 07-10
Preferred Climate: Temperate
Harvest Date: Sunday 04 October, 2015
Seed count: 60-75
Gunnera manicata, native to the Serra do Mar mountains of southeastern Brazil, is perhaps the largest species, with leaves typically 1.5-2 m (5-6 ft) wide, but exceptionally long, up to 3.4 m (11 ft), borne on thick, succulent leaf stalks (petioles) up to 2.5 m (8 ft) long.
A true giant among perennials, this plant can produce leaves almost 3m (10ft) across on stems as long. Good soil with steady moisture, by a pond or stream perhaps, and a great deal of space, is all you need to enjoy this magnificent plant.
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Seed germinates best in very moist, but not wet, conditions and temperatures of 22 to 29°C. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame. Gentle bottom heat can improve germination, 16-20°C (60-70°F). Grow on in any good moist garden soil in full sun. Mulch the large crowns with the leaves in regions where winter temperatures are likely to drop below -5°C (20°F) A heavy mulch can help these plants survive -17°Celsius (0°F).


Prevention, Home Care, and Alternative Treatment
Dr. Michael A. Schmidt
Ear infections are still the leading reson parents take their child to a doctor. To combat infections, parents and doctors employ arsenals of antihistimines and antibiotics, and too quickly resort to ear tubes nad surgery. In this updated and revised second edition of his bestselling Childhood Ear Infections, Dr. Michael Schmidt describes the current controversy in medical journals questioning existing treatments for chronic earaches.
The causes of middle ear infections, Dr. Schmidt argues, are a series of events which flourish when poor nutrition occurs: the immune system is lowered, excess mucus is produced, and vitamin and mineral absorption is inadequate.
Careful attention to diet and nutrition to prevent food allergies, and the use of acupressure, homeopathic medicine, and herbal medicine are effective in healing earaches and preventing their recurrence. Healing Childhood Ear Infections offers the most compelling critique to date of existing treatments and the effectiveness of alternative therapies.
This book offers hope, solid information, and sound advice for discouraged parents and clinicians. It shines a much-needed brilliant light on a common, troubling, often chronic childhood illness. It should be sent home from the hospital with every newborn – and be required reading for all clinicians
Jan T. Adams, MD, Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School


Good morning year 2!
P.E with Mr HE today.
Watch the video and complete the activity.
The Eagle Who Thought He Was A Chicken: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-a-problem-of-the-story-part-2-6djker
Log onto reading planet, read a book and do the quiz: Rising Stars - Login (risingstars-uk.com)
Log on to Oxford owl, read a book and complete the activity : Free eBook library | Oxford Owl from Oxford University Press.
The login for Oxford Owl is stjohnsb11. The Password is kipper
Today, let’s practise spelling some Year 2 words by writing funny sentences:
(Blue, Green and Red maths groups)
Two step word problems
Watch the video have a go at the activity: Aut2.11.5 - Two-step problems on Vimeo
Yellow and Silver maths groups
Watch the video have a go at the activity: Aut1.6.1 - Fact families - addition facts on Vimeo
Click on the video to learn how to play Numbots - Numbots - YouTube
What do Christians believe about fairness? What do Christians believe about forgiveness? Is forgiveness fair?
Watch the story of the Unforgiving Servant to help you to think about these questions.
Mrs Kirby’s phonics group
Watch the video for the ow sound -The ow sound with Mrs Kirby - YouTube
Activity for the ow sound-Activity for the ow sound - YouTube


Use and Classification of Insulating Sleevings
According to the use can be divided into: impregnated insulating varnishes, for winding impregnation insulation, enameled wire paint, insulating layer used as a conductor, silicon-steel sheet paint, insulating layer for silicon steel sheet, cover of insulating varnish, used as a protective layer of the winding of impregnated insulating, to prevent mechanical damage or assembly convenience; Insulating materials such as laminates, insulating coatings for special insulating varnishes such as resistors, capacitors and potentiometers.
The composite insulating casting is used as insulating medium for oil or gas, which is usually made into a transformer casing or circuit breaker bushing, which is usually applied to the voltage level below 35,000 volts. The inner cavity of the composite insulated casing conductor and the porcelain suite is filled with transformer oil and plays a radial insulating role. When the voltage exceeds 35,000 volts, the conductor is sheathed with an insulating tube or a package cable to enhance insulation. The conductor structure of composite insulated casing has two kinds of cable-type and
guide-Rod. The cable-type use of the transformer’s lead cables directly through the casing, easy installation. When the working current is greater than 600, the cable-type structure is difficult to install, generally using the guide bar structure.


When a Brunnich’s Guillemot-chick is a few weeks old, it jut got rid of its down feathers and is definitely not ready to fly yet. However, they do have to make their first jump. The parents can’t get enough food to the chick, so they have to bring the chick to the food. They start to circle around the chick, encouraging it to jump from its ledge. Unable to fly, they can’t really decide themselves where they land. If they get unlucky they might land on the tundra, or even worse on a rock or in the mouth of a hungry Arctic Fox or Glaucous Gull. The lucky ones make it to the water, where they start to swim and head towards the unknown. The father will lead the way (the mother takes off and is never to be seen again) and they spent the next 1.5 month at open sea in the North Atlantic. As the North Atlantic can be quite rough in September, the chick has this loud whistle, so the male can easily find his chick when there are some waves between them.
This picture depicts a male with his chick swimming away to an unknown future.


If you have a reader working on ee and oo words, you’ll love these free printable phonetic readers.
I’ve been sharing sets of decodable books to go along with my sight word readers. Each new set adds more sight words to the ones that have been previously learned. In this set you’ll find these additional sight words: into, god, out, by, and come.
My goal is to eventually have sight word books to teach these high frequency words. But right now I’m on a roll with the phonics readers – so we’re going to plow ahead until we finish the collection!
This set has three books with ee words, one book with oo as in book, and two books with oo as in moon.
Each book starts like this. Your child should read the first page by saying the sound of oo rather than naming the letters. After reading the first page, your child can practice reading the sound with the first big word.
Now your child can check his accuracy by turning the page and reading the sentence. (Yes, I realize the fish is on his head, but I’m thinking it’s still on the hook too 😉 ).
As we move through these sets, your child will have more chances to review phonetic words we’ve learned previously. We read learned short u words (as in fun) in set 5.
Look, at, and the are sight words that we learned way back at the beginning.
On this page your child will review silent e words (as in snake) from set 7.
Your child will review ur words (as in hurt) from set 6.
On the last page, your child can practice reading all the phonetic words without picture clues. Beginning readers may need to peek back at the pictures for help.
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This study explores Tsypkin`s unique novel Summer in Baden-Baden, which records the life and literature of Dostoevsky and is described by Sontag as one of the most "beautiful, exalting, and original achievements of a century`s worth of fiction." Dostoevsky in Summer in Baden-Baden is the incarnation of the complex and morbid pride. He is not properly communicate with others in daily life and literary circles, and always complains and condemns them just like an hero ``underground man`` in his Notes from Underground. The problem is that a Russian Jew Tsypkin is still keen on Dostoevsky although the great writer`s evildoing and anti-Semitism. "Why was I now on my way to Petersburg-yes, not to Leningrad?", "Why was I reading this book [Anna`s Dairy] now?" Tsypkin`s train travel from Moscow to Leningrad is the process to answer these questions, and a journey to find ``myself``. Going on pilgrimage to pursue Dostoevsky-human, Tsypkin continues to pay attention to the suffering of Anna, Russian Women and Jews, which represents the metaphor of human suffering. For Tsypkin in loneliness and helplessness, Dostoevsky is a irresistible being complicated by hate and love, literary revenge and homage. In the most difficult time of his life Tsypkin grapples with Dostoevsky and resists to him with a writing as if Dostoevsky grapples with a God who allows the suffering of children. In Summer in Baden-Baden Tsypkin recreates the memories of other`s suffering by an literary imagination for self-healing and regiment of suffering.


From a big old tree, a heavy branch suddenly fell, taking the power lines with it. What caused the failure? None of the usual culprits were present: not wind, nor ice, nor lightning. But temperatures had risen swiftly over a two-day period, from a bitter cold 4ºF/-13ºC to an almost balmy 50ºF/10ºC. Perhaps internal stresses resulting from this rapid swing led the old tree finally to give way.
The limb fell with a great blue flash, according to a neighbor who saw it happen. Almost certainly, the flash was caused by the high voltage line touching ground. It was only by great good luck that nobody was hurt. Make no mistake: this had all the elements of high drama.
The episode occurred on the busiest street in town, a major thoroughfare, and just after dark, during a steady rain. For more than an hour, the street remained closed, until a tree crew could come and clear away the debris. Then the waiting utility workers, with great composure considering the risk, began making their repairs. Shortly thereafter, the street was reopened to its usual heavy traffic.


Or Alcithoe (Ἀλκιθόη), a daughter of Minyas, and sister of Leucippe and Arsippe. Instead of Arsippe, Aelian1 calls the latter Aristippa, and Plutarch2 Arsinoe. At the time when the worship of Dionysus was introduced into Boeotia, and while the other women and maidens were reveling and ranging over the mountains in Bacchic joy, these two sisters alone remained at home, devoting themselves to their usual occupations, and thus profaning the days sacred to the god. Dionysus punished them by changing them into bats, and their work into vines.3
Plutarch, Aelian, and Antoninus Liberalis, though with some differences in the detail, relate that Dionysus appeared to the sisters in the form of a maiden, and invited them to partake in the Dionysiac mysteries. When this request was not complied with, the god metamorphosed himself successively into a bull, a lion, and a panther, and the sisters were seized with madness. In this state they were eager to honor the god, and Leucippe, who was chosen by lot to offer a sacrifice to Dionysus, gave up her own son Hippasus to be torn to pieces.
In extreme Bacchic frenzy the sisters now roamed over the mountains, until at last Hermes changed them into birds. Plutarch adds that down to his time the men of Orchomenos descended from that family were called ψολόεις (psoloeis), that is, mourners, and the women ὀλεῖαι (oleiai) or αἰολεῖαι (aioleiai), that is, the destroyers.
In what manner the neglect of the Dionysiac worship on the part of Alcathoe and her sister was atoned for every year at the festival of the Agrionia, see Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, s.v. Ἀγριώνια.
- Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.
This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.


The process of negotiations between city leaders and labor union representatives to forge agreements on terms of work and working conditions is known as collective bargaining. Only cities of the first class and urban county governments are required to collectively bargain with unions representing their public safety employees. Through their home rule powers, a handful of cities have voluntarily opted to negotiate with union leaders for various city employees – public safety or otherwise.
Proponents of public employee collective bargaining often contend that the process ensures communication between management and employees (through their union representatives), provides better working conditions and results in lower employee turnover. Opponents of public employee collective bargaining argue that it increases costs for taxpayers (in wages, benefits and compliance), requires a lot of time and is unnecessary for public sector employees due to a number of labor laws.
The most common labor unions in cities are the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP); International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF); and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).


Failure of the adrenal cortex and reduction of cortical hormone secretion. Lack of aldosterone disrupts the regulation of potassium and sodium ions, and lack of cortisol disrupts the regulation of water and carbohydrate stores. Adrenal shock develops as a result of impairment of blood flow to the adrenal glands. For example, during prolonged physical activity (e.g. a marathon or ultra-marathon), when an athlete becomes overheated and dehydrated the blood pressure falls, reducing blood flow to the adrenal cortex. Adrenal shock can be exacerbated by psychological stress and is often associated with a decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system, increasing vulnerability to infections.
Subjects: Sports and Exercise Medicine.