be resulting from a hearing loss? did it ever occur to you that he may be hearing at different levels every day or week because of a fluctuating hearing loss due to fluid buildup in his ears? parents do not run to specialists for a diagnosis ; they want to hear that their child is ok … but when there is a problem, they are often thankful that it was caught early so that treatment can begin in a timely manner. it is important to understand that we, audiologists, are also here to rule out hearing loss in your child. we do not want to give our patients a diagnosis ; however, when we are in the unfortunate situation that we find a problem, we are here to help you accept it so that you can move on to the next step of treatment. whether the problem is a temporary one involving medical treatment, or a more permanent one involving hearing aids or aural ( re ) habilitation, we are here to hold your hands and walk through this with you but most importantly of all, to make it easier for your child to hear and enjoy living in this beautiful and yes - noisy – world of ours. it is important that parents understand what audiologists do so that they will know when audiological testing is in order. audiologists are hearing healthcare professionals who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of auditory and vestibular ( balance ) disorders in patients of all ages. some audiologists specialize in the pediatric or geriatric population but many work with both age groups. starting from the newborn period, audiologists are involved in the newborn hearing screening programs. hearing loss is among the most common birth defect, affecting approximately 4 - 6 babies out of every thousand born. currently, a majority of states mandate that hospitals and birthing centers screen infants for hearing loss before they are discharged. in new york, hospitals with over four hundred births per year must screen for hearing loss. previously, the average age of identification of congenital hearing loss occurred at approximately 2 ½ to 3 years, well past the age of initial language development resulting in significant speech and language delays, learning deficits, or even behavior problems that could have been avoided if the hearing loss was identified early. the purpose of the newborn hearing screening program is to identify a child with hearing loss by the time they reach three months of age. according to the national center for hearing assessment and management ( ncham ) detecting and treating one child with hearing loss at birth saves $ 400, 000 in special education costs by the time that child graduates from high school.


they reach three months of age. according to the national center for hearing assessment and management ( ncham ) detecting and treating one child with hearing loss at birth saves $ 400, 000 in special education costs by the time that child graduates from high school. audiologists are also involved in the early intervention process as a child is being evaluated for appropriate services. an audiological evaluation is often recommended for a child who is undergoing these evaluations through the early intervention program to rule out hearing loss as a contributing factor to the suspected delay. as mentioned above, it is important to understand that the effects of hearing loss on a young child do not only include a speech and language delay. especially if the hearing loss is of a mild or mild to moderate degree, effects can include social or behavioral problems or attention and focusing issues. the effects of hearing loss vary from child to child and can be manifested in many different ways. even if you, the mother, feel that your child hears perfectly well, it is important to follow up with audiological evaluations to rule out mild, minimal or even unilateral hearing losses. knowledge about your child ’ s hearing status will only help and never hurt in the long run. audiologists also test pre - school, elementary or high school aged children if medically indicated, if a child does not pass a hearing screening or if a child is struggling in school. we must remember that hearing can change over time, either due to a medical and treatable condition or due to a permanent progressive condition. it is always better to be in the know so that if a problem is identified, early intervention can help to offset some of the negative effects. dr. shirley pollak has been serving the brooklyn community in clinical practice for 18 years and leads a team of highly competent and professional audiologists providing quality care and service and the highest level of hearing instrument technology. their knowledge and expertise combined with the latest hearing health care breakthroughs, computerization, ultramodern techniques, and state - of - the - art systems – allows them to offer accurate and successful hearing technology fittings exactly tailored to the individual needs of each patient. she also does newborn hearing screening and can be reached at : pollak audiological 718 - 474 - 4744 and rockaway audiology and hearing aid center : 718 - 421 - 2782. www. brooklynlearning. com tags : attention issues, audiological testing, aural rehabilitation, brooklyn, brooklyn letters, congenital hearing loss, diagnosis of auditory disorders, drs. rivka


march 5, 1998 in the march 5 issue of the science journal nature, stephen tegler, an assistant professor in the nau physics and astronomy department, and william romanishin, from the university of oklahoma, report that the objects exhibit neutral - colored surfaces and extraordinarily red surfaces. " the reason for two distinct surfaces is a mystery. the resolution of the mystery will likely provide scientist with a more complete picture of planet formation and evolution in the outer solar system, " tegler said. in 1992, astronomers david jewitt and jane luu discovered the first object in an ancient reservoir located beyond neptune ' s orbit. today about 60 kuiper belt objects are known to exist and are orbiting the sun. the objects are smaller than planets but larger than comets. the discovery was revolutionary because it showed our solar system does not end with pluto. in fact, many astronomers now consider the tiny planet pluto to be the largest member of the kuiper belt. " the discovery is exciting because many astronomers expected all kuiper belt objects to have similar surface colors, " romanishin said. tegler said he and romanishin have been engaged in this research for about three years. they spent 40 nights making observations at steward observatory, state of arizona research facility on kitt peak, west of tucson, using a 2. 3 meter ( 90 - inch ) diameter telescope. " the actual observing of the belt was the tip of the iceberg. we spent countless hours doing image processing with extremely sophisticated computers and software which the nau and oklahoma physics and astronomy departments obtained for us, " tegler said. objects in the kuiper belt are too far from the sun to experience evaporation of their icy material. tegler and romanishin were able to probe the surfaces of these objects without shrouds of evaporating gas and dust surrounding the icy bodies. the known kuiper belt objects have diameters similar to the width of oklahoma. some comets that are visible to the unaided eye in the night sky are escapees from the kuiper belt. these objects make their way into the inner solar system where they are warmed by the sun and form visible tails of evaporating gas and dust streaming away from the central icy body. the central icy bodies of these more familiar comets have diameters similar to the length of manhattan island, although the tails can stretch millions of miles. since kuiper belt objects are more than one million times fainter than the faintest stars visible to the unaided eye, the astronomers used a


hello again, fellow felines. i know vaccinations and veterinary visits in general are something that you ’ d probably rather not talk about. in fact, they ’ re probably something you wish your human would forget. but don ’ t make that decision so quickly because those pesky vaccines and other veterinary visits are actually necessary to keep all of us furry felines healthy. the video above, provided by the american veterinary medical association, explains what vaccines are designed to do and why we need them. it explains the difference between “ core ” vaccines and “ non - core ” or “ lifestyle ” vaccines. it also talks about the risk of sarcoma formation, a type of tumor that has been linked with vaccine injections. it ’ s worth five minutes of your human ’ s time to watch the video but here ’ s the bottom line. all of us need vaccines but we don ’ t all need the same vaccines. vaccination protocols should be individualized to meet our individual needs. while i don ’ t recommend the outdoor life for cats, if you do live part of your life outdoors, you probably need a different vaccination protocol than a cat that lives indoors exclusively. your human should discuss your individual risks and needs with your veterinarian and establish a vaccination schedule that suites your lifestyle. one of the things that our humans frequently ask our veterinarians is whether indoor cats need vaccinations at all. the answer in most cases is yes. an indoor cat may still be at risk for certain diseases and may need protection against them. your veterinarian can help your human decide. in the case of rabies, though an indoor cat may not have a significant risk of contacting rabies, accidents do happen. we cats can be pretty sneaky when we want to be and sometimes we sneak outdoors when nobody is looking. sometimes wild animals find their way indoors too. some indoor cats have been exposed to rabies by bats that found their way indoors. in the unlikely event that one of us is unvaccinated and exposed to rabies, the consequences can be dire. we might be quarantined or even “ put to sleep ” as a result of the exposure. so tell your humans that you need vaccinations even if you are an indoor cat. humans, your veterinarian is always the best source of information about your cat ’ s health. if your cat is not already vaccinated, talk to your veterinarian about establishing an appropriate vaccination schedule for


human rights? the next two sections are identified under that title. what do human rights have to do with catechesis? if curious, read on : 18. the church, in her analysis of the soil of the world, is acutely conscious of everything that injures the dignity of the human person. she is aware that all human rights ( 20 ) spring from this dignity, the constant object of christian concern and commitment. for this reason, she looks beyond mere “ social and economic indices ” ( 21 ) to embrace also cultural and religious factors. what interests the church is above all the integral development of the human person and of all peoples. ( 22 ) she notes with joy that “ a beneficial trend is advancing and permeating peoples of the earth, making them ever more aware of the dignity of the individual ”. ( 23 ) her vigorous insistence on respect for human rights and her decisive rejection of all their violations are clear expressions of that consciousness. the right to life, work, education, the foundation of a family, participation in public life, and to religious liberty are, today, demanded more than ever. 19. in many places, however, human rights are clearly violated, ( 24 ) in apparent contradiction of the dignity proper to the human person. such violations feed other forms of poverty beyond the material level : they contribute to a cultural and religious impoverishment which equally concerns the church. the negation or restriction of human rights impoverishes the human person and entire peoples at least as much as, if not more than, material privation itself. ( 25 ) the evangelizing activity of the church in this field of human rights has, as its undeniable objective, the task of revealing the inviolable dignity of every human person. in a certain sense, “ it is the central and unifying task of service which the church, and the lay faithful in her, are called to render to the human family ”. ( 26 ) catechesis must prepare them for this task. some questions for your commentary : do you buy the connection between social justice and evangelization? was christ ’ s earthly ministry and the witness of the apostles sufficiently engaged in the revelation of “ inviolable ( human ) dignity ”? can you make a case for a stronger or a more muted resolve in this areas of concern? what do you make of the repeated connection made of the cultural and religious sensibilities? a quick note : to keep the text of the document a little more readable, i ’


a stronger or a more muted resolve in this areas of concern? what do you make of the repeated connection made of the cultural and religious sensibilities? a quick note : to keep the text of the document a little more readable, i ’ ll begin adding notes to the bottom of each entry instead of inserting them in the quote : ( 20 ) cf. john xxiii. pacem in terris, encyclical letter ( 11 april 1963 ), 9 - 27 : aas 55 ( 1963 ). pp. 261 - 270. here are pointed out for the church those more fundamental human rights. in numbers 28 - 34 ( aas 55 ( 1963 ), pp. 270 - 273 ) are indicated the principal “ human rights ”. catechesis should pay attention to both of these perspectives. ( 21 ) cf. sollicitudo rei socialis 15a. ( 22 ) cf. populorum progressio 14 ; centesimus annus 29. ( 23 ) christifedeles laici 5 ; cf. sollicitudo rei socialis 26b ; vs 31c. ( 24 ) cf. christifedeles laici 5a. the extraordinary synod of 1985, ii, d, 1. ( 25 ) cf. sollicitudo rei socialis 15e ; ccc 2444 ; centesimus annus 57b. ( 26 ) christifedeles laici 37. cf. centesimus annus 47.


background on historical resources preservation there are a number of ways in which local communities and the state encourage or require the preservation of california ' s historical resources. before delving into how the ceqa requirements augment this preservation activity, a short overview of state and local preservation mechanisms is in order. keep in mind that while the immediately following discussion reviews historic preservation programs, the focus of this advisory paper is on the ceqa - mandated process of evaluating development projects for potential significant effects on historical resources. the state historic resources commission and the office of historic preservation ( shpo ) within the department of parks and recreation administer california ' s historic preservation programs. the appointed commission ' s pertinent duties include : evaluating applications and recommending properties for listing on the national register of historic places ; maintaining a statewide inventory of historical resources, including historical landmarks and points of interest ; establishing criteria for recording and preserving historical resources ; developing and adopting criteria for rehabilitating historic structures ; developing and annually updating a statewide historic resources plan ; overseeing administration of the california register of historic places, including recommending standards for the evaluation of historic resources for inclusion in the register ; and developing criteria and procedures for selecting enhancement and preservation projects for funding under the national historic preservation fund, the california heritage fund, and other funding programs ( section shpo ' s duties include : serving as staff to the commission ; overseeing state agency compliance with state preservation statutes and programs ; administering federal preservation programs in california ; administering state programs such as the california register ; providing information and technical assistance to agencies and the public ; and reviewing and commenting on the impact on historic resources of publicly funded projects and programs ( section 5020. 6 ). the california register of historical resources is an authoritative guide to identifying the state ' s historical resources. it establishes a list of those properties which are to be protected from substantial adverse change a historical resource may be listed in the california register if it meets any of the following criteria : ( 1 ) it is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of california ' s history and cultural heritage ; ( 2 ) it is associated with the lives of persons important in california ' s past ; ( 3 ) it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction, or represents the work of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic value ; or ( 4 ) it has yielded or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. the register includes properties which are listed or have been formally determined to be eligible for listing


of an important creative individual, or possesses high artistic value ; or ( 4 ) it has yielded or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. the register includes properties which are listed or have been formally determined to be eligible for listing in the national register, state historical landmarks, and eligible points of historical interest. other resources require nomination for inclusion in the register. these may include resources contributing to the significance of a local historic district, individual historical resources, historical resources identified in historic resources surveys conducted in accordance with shpo procedures, historic resources or districts designated under a local ordinance consistent with commission procedures, and local landmarks or historic properties designated under local ordinance. an individual resource, district, or local landmark may be nominated for inclusion in the register by a resident, a landowner, or a local government. the commission will review each request, after providing the opportunity for affected property owners, local agencies, and interested persons to comment on the proposed listing, before determining whether to include the resource on the register ( section 5024. 1 ). if the local government objects to the nomination, the commission must make supportive findings for any listing. nominations for which there is owner objection will not be placed in the register, but may nonetheless be listed as eligible. there are several state and federal programs which directly promote historic preservation. in order to encourage rehabilitation, rather than demolition or removal of historic values, the state historical building code ( health and safety section 18950, et seq. ) can be applied to qualifying structures. this allows repairs, renovations, and other construction in variance to the uniform building code ( ubc ). the mills act ( revenue and taxation code sections 439 et seq. ) offers property tax relief in exchange for an agreement from the property owner to maintain the historic resource for a period of 10 years. the marks historical rehabilitation act authorizes cities, counties and redevelopment agencies to issue tax - exempt revenue bonds to finance the rehabilitation of significant historic buildings. in addition, federal investment tax credits are also available for qualified rehabilitation of the state office of historic preservation publishes a guide, the survey of surveys which lists all local resource surveys known to the shpo. the state office also provides a fact sheet about the california register. guidelines for the nomination of properties to the california register are being developed by shpo and may be available by the beginning of 1997. the shpo can be contacted at : 1416 ninth street sacramento, ca 95814 other good sources of information on local surveys and designations are the city or county planning department and the


by shpo and may be available by the beginning of 1997. the shpo can be contacted at : 1416 ninth street sacramento, ca 95814 other good sources of information on local surveys and designations are the city or county planning department and the local historical society. specific information about a property identified in a formal survey can be obtained through the 11 regional information centers for california historical resources ( formerly the regional archaeological information centers ). a list of these centers is found in appendix cities and counties use a number of tools to identify and protect historical resources. for instance, at least 60 cities and counties have adopted general plan elements containing detailed policies on historic preservation or historic structures. about 20 percent of california ' s cities and counties ( 1986 ) have completed historic resource surveys. a variety of local actions directly protect historical resources by limiting the kinds of changes that can be made to them. historic preservation ordinances for identified landmarks, historic districts, and other qualifying resources which require consideration of a use permit or other discretionary permit prior to changes in the resource are the most effective means of protection. architectural design controls, for example, generally require that proposed alterations receive the review and approval of an architectural review commission or board. in order to encourage owners to preserve significant properties, some localities assist owners in obtaining low - interest rehabilitation loans, help finance improvements through redevelopment or other activities ( particularly in historic business districts ), and may engage in outright purchase to protect the integrity of historic resources. next : ceqa provisions appendix 1 : excerpts from the public appendix 2 : historical resources information for more information, contact : state of california governor ' s office of planning and research 1400 tenth street sacramento, ca 95814


book chengdu hotels | chongqing hotels | jiuzhaigou hotels chengdu, leshan buddha, emei mountain, jiuzhaigou tour packages capital city : chengdu population : 109 million area : 488, 000 sq km the chinese often refer to sichuan as the heavenly kingdom ( tianfu zhiguo ), a reference to the province ' s abundance in natural resources and cultural heritage. its name, ' four rivers ', refers tjo four of the more than 80 mighty rivers spilling across the chuanxi plain in the east. sichuan is the largest province in the south - west, with a population displaying as much diversity as its landscape. while the east supports one of the densest rural populaion in the world, the west rises in giant steps to the tibetan plateau, where green tea becomes butter tea and confucianism yields to buddhism. these windswept grasslands and deep forests are home to the qiang and tibetans. sichuan ' s mountainous terrain and fast rivers have kept it relatively isolated until the present era, with much of the western fringe still fairly remote. such inaccessibility has given sichuan its own food, dialect and character and made it the site of various breakaway kingdoms throughout chinese history. it was here that the kingdom of shu ruled as an independent state during the three kingdoms period ( ad 220 - 80 ) and the kuomintang party spent its last days before being vanquished and fleeing to taiwan. the latest breakaway region is chongqing, which split from sichuan in march 1997. sichuan became famous during the warring states period ( 475 - 221 bc ), when a famed engineer, li bing, managed to harness du he on the chuanxi plain with his weir systerm, allowing sichuan some 2200 continuous years of irrigation and prosperity. today the province continues to get rich, having palyed an active role in china ' s labouring economic reforms - most specifically as the site where the communist party first instituted its pioneering agriculture reforms. worlds away from the scenes of urban renewal and economic reform, the remote mountains of sichuan, bordering gansu and qinghai provinces, are the natural habitat of the giant panda. this shy animal is the one that westerners are quick to associate with china, landing it a new job as ' little ambassador ' for the chiese goverment. the first evidence of human habitation in what is now sichuan province consists of simple tools and a skull cap dating to the paleolithic ( old stone ) age. during the neolithic period


as ' little ambassador ' for the chiese goverment. the first evidence of human habitation in what is now sichuan province consists of simple tools and a skull cap dating to the paleolithic ( old stone ) age. during the neolithic period ( approximately 8, 000 - 2, 000 bc ) people living in sichuan used axes, pottery jars, bone needles, and crude weapons, but the first major cultures in the province were the ba and shu peoples, who lived in what was then called liangzhou from about 2000 bc. the shu people lived on the chengdu plain while the ba kingdom was centered in eastern sichuan. many shu and ba relics can today be seen at the sichuan provincial museum. twenty - three hundred years ago a shu emperor named kaiming ix moved his capital slightly east and named the new town chengdu ( meaning, ' becoming a city ' ) in hopes that it would one day be a metropolis. chengdu has remained sichuan ' s capital ever since. during the warring states period ( 453 - 221 bc ) a qin emperor conquered the shu kingdom and, in order to take advantage of the fertile plain and secure his hold on sichuan, he moved thousands of qin faithful to the former shu kingdom. the emperor had thick city walls built around chengdu in 311 bc and divided the city into two parts - - the larger for officials and the army and the smaller for merchants and peasants, who mostly lived outside the walls. a river was diverted to fill a moat around the city, and although the walls no longer remain, the fu and nan rivers still mostly ring what was the ancient capital. southeast of the city the fu and nan rivers rejoin to flow south. the chengdu plain ' s rich soil and flourishing economy made it an important strategic post, and for 2000 years both warlords and statesmen prized it. possibly the most famous of chengdu ' s overlords was liu bei, a distant relation of the han imperial family who, claiming the right of his lineage, ruled the shu han kingdom from chengdu during the three kingdoms period ( ad 220 - 263 ). the classic chinese novel the romance of the three kingdoms immortalized the time, and a visitor to chengdu can see liu bei ' s tomb at the temple of marquis wu. since 316 bc, chengdu has been renovated many times and has remained the economic and social center of sichuan province. one of the largest expansions happened in 879 ad when gao bin, a senior government officer, expanded the city to 120 streets and built 5, 008


e100 - reading : genesis 1 : 1 – genesis 2 : 25 in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. genesis is one of the most important books of the bible because it ’ s the foundation of the beginning of heaven and earth. the heaven and the earth were both created together in the beginning. the word used for “ god ” in verse one, is a plural word. this shows us that the trinity or the three personalities of the godhead ( father, son and holy spirit ) were all involved in the process of creation. verse two states that the earth was or became without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep. because everything god created was good, i find it hard to believe that god created anything that was without form, void or darkness upon it. there is speculation amongst some theologians that there may have been a period of time between verses one and two. some believe there may have been a pre - adamic ( before adam ) creation that experienced something catastrophic before god moved upon the face of the waters in verse two. but the scriptures do not give us an explanation of what may have happened or how much time may have evolved between genesis 1 : 1 and 1 : 2, therefore, it is important to not make assumptions about the age of the planet based on what we assume to be true. this can also true of all scripture interpretation. according to scripture, it ’ s not clear exactly how old the planet is, but the account of creation is clear and science confirms it. this communicates to us an important truth that god doesn ’ t tell us everything, and we should be careful not to assume, but to base our truth on what his word does say to us. never has biblical creation or the bible been proven wrong, however assumptions about the bible have been proven wrong. then the spirit of god moved upon the face of the water ; the son of god spoke the word given to him by the father. in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was god. god said let there be light and there was light! this was not the light of the sun, moon and stars but the light was good. the first day was lit by the light of god that was created by the spoken word. the light was divided from darkness by the rotation of the planet. once god ’ s word established the rotation of the earth the first day was created. then the rest of creation unfolded through the spoken word of god. then god rested in faith, knowing the word


flamingos by the millions 05 october 2011 | fact sheet kenya lake system, world heritage site, kenya background / size and location the kenya lake system harbours some of the world ’ s greatest diversities and concentrations of bird species. it is the single most important foraging site of the lesser flamingos. for most of the year, up to 4 million of these magnificent birds move between the three shallow alkaline lakes in an outstanding wildlife spectacle. the lake system includes lake bogoria ( 10, 700ha ), lake nakuru ( 18, 800ha ) and lake elementaita ( 2, 534ha ) and their surroundings. it is situated on the floor of the great rift valley in southern kenya, where major tectonic and / or volcanic events have shaped a distinctive landscape. surrounded by hot springs, geysers and the steep escarpment of the rift valley with its volcanic outcrops, the natural setting of the lakes provides an exceptional nature experience. each of the three lakes is under a different form of protection : lake nakuru is a national park ; lake bogoria is a national reserve, and lake elementaita is gazetted as a national wildlife sanctuary. however, all three of them are managed as category iv ( habitat / species management area ) under the iucn system. in june 2011, the site was accepted to the unesco natural world heritage list. all three areas have been designated as ramsar sites. view images of the world heritage site fauna and flora overviews of the soda lakes of the rift valley emphasize that they “ are among the world ’ s most productive natural ecosystems. in contrast to such prolific biological activity are the harsh physical and chemical conditions ” ( mcclanahan and young, 1996 ). the kenya lake system hosts 13 globally threatened bird species and is included among the 60 “ important bird areas of kenya ” by birdlife international. within the relatively small size ( less than 36, 000ha in total ) exists one of the most diverse and spectacular avifaunal assemblages in the world. remarkable bird species found here include great white pelicans, palearctic waders, african spoonbills and grey - headed gulls. the lakes are home to over 100 species of migratory birds, with the total number of bird species exceeding 450. the main attraction however are indisputably the millions of flamingos, who feed on the dense - growing green algae spirulina platensis. of the 5 existing species of flamingos, 2 are found in the kenya lake system –


. the main attraction however are indisputably the millions of flamingos, who feed on the dense - growing green algae spirulina platensis. of the 5 existing species of flamingos, 2 are found in the kenya lake system – the lesser and the greater flamingo, with occasional congregations representing more than 75 % of their total populations. their movement between the three lakes has been described by sir peter scott ( founding chairman of wwf ) as “ a sight of incredible beauty and interest and there can be no more remarkable ornithological spectacle in the world ”. the area is also home to sizable populations of mammals such as black rhino, rothschild ’ s giraffe, lion, cheetah and wild dog. in lake nakuru, a species of tilapia ( sarotherodon alcalicus grahami ) has been introduced to lake nakuru in 1962 and is now the main food source for fishing birds. the vegetation is characterized by upland forest, thorny bush land dominated by acacia, bushwillow ( combretum sp. ), ficus and grasslands adapted to high concentrations of salt. the property faces numerous pressures, however regulatory and management measures have significantly improved during the past few years. increasing areas of forest have been lost to agriculture and human settlements in the catchment areas during the last thirty years. river flows have reduced markedly due to the construction of small irrigation dams along rivers flowing into the lake, resulting in less water reaching the wetlands and the lakes. deforestation is not a concern within the boundaries of the protected area – however it is outside, as forest loss in the surroundings directly influences the amount water going into the lakes. to address this problem, numerous reforestation programmes have been put into place in the last years. another problem is the pollution of water, mostly originating from the growing agricultural and industrial centre of nakuru. treatment of waste water entering the lake from the town has improved and water quality monitoring is now in place. continued efforts to improve water management will be needed to mitigate threats. in the southern area of elementaita, overgrazing is still an issue, potentially leading to human - wildlife conflicts. it is thus intended that cattle grazing is progressively prohibited within the protected area and its buffer zone. large numbers of tourists, especially in nakuru national park, pose an additional challenge to management. the possible extension of the park to the south by merging with the soysambu conservancy would offer an effective way to dilute this tourism pressure in a larger conservation area. marie fis


how much soil is disturbed by shallow vertical tillage? the answer depends on the tool, the soil and the tillage depth, says kevan klingberg, a university of wisconsin extension outreach specialist. many farmers value these implements to size residue, condition the seedbed and incorporate nutrients, he says. but when it comes to using these tools on erodible cropland, the watchwords should be “ conservative and shallow. ” in 2010, the university of wisconsin ’ s discovery farms program evaluated the effects of spring shallow vertical tillage on soil disturbance and residue cover. tools from great plains and summers were tested on 14 fields at five farms. the study concluded that, on average, a single pass on silt loam soil tilled about 40 % of the field to a 2 - in. depth. about 60 % of the field was undisturbed. in addition, the study found that 80 % of corn residue remained on the surface after one pass, and 80 % of the previous year ’ s corn roots stayed in place. intact roots “ help minimize soil loss, ” says klingberg, who led the research. however, soil disturbance and residue cover varied significantly, depending on soil type, tillage machine characteristics and operating depth, klingberg says. sandy soils, aggressive blades and deeper operation all moved more soil and left less residue cover. in addition, the soil conservation benefits of one - pass shallow vertical tillage disappeared with two passes, which disturbed just as much soil as tandem disking, klingberg says. likewise, vertical tillage tools with concave blades mounted on angled tool bars dislodged more corn roots and exposed more soil. minnesota research from 2010 to 2012 also measured residue disturbance after shallow vertical tillage. a single spring pass with a salford rts or summers super coulter vertical tillage tool left about 70 % corn residue cover – comparable to strip - till, says jodi dejong - hughes, university of minnesota extension tillage expert. two passes with a salford rts left 21 - 30 % soybean residue cover and 39 - 58 % corn residue cover.


egghead eggshell planter by : amanda formaro age : 5 and up parental supervision is recommended no fancy materials are needed. with just an eggshell, a little soil and some seeds, you can grow your own planter. it ' s the ultimate in eco - friendly craft ideas! what you ' ll need : - clean eggshell with just the top broken off - half a cup of potting soil - teaspoon of grass, wheat or rye seed - five to six inch strip of card stock - glue or tape - black marker ( optional ) how to make it : - if you wish, decorate your strip of cardstock. we flecked some yellow and blue paint onto ours with an old toothbrush. - tape or glue the cardstock into a ring to hold the egg. - use a small spoon to fill the egg almost to the top with potting soil. - sprinkle the soil with seed. - add a thin layer of potting soil on the top. - carefully water so as not to overflow or soak it. - keep in a sunny location. - your seeds will begin to sprout in a day or two and your egghead will grow " hair " in about a week! ( see photo. ) - if you like, you can decorate the outside of the egg with a black marker by drawing a face on your egghead. - use a small measuring spoon to scoop the soil and add it to the egg. use a small spoon to add the seeds as well. - if you have cats, wheat seed grows thick wheat grass and is a tasty and nutritional addition to their diet. it also aids in food digestion! - you can also use an egg carton to sprout any kind of seeds that you like. some seeds that sprout quickly and grow easily are green beans and radishes.


clandestine meth labs why meth labs are dangerous : clandestine meth labs put residents in neighbouring houses and apartments at great risk, as well as firefighters, police and paramedics responding to a meth lab fire. the chemicals used to manufacture crystal meth are toxic and explosive when combined and heated, making meth labs extremely dangerous. crystal meth is made with simple household products, known as precursors, such as : drain cleaners containing sulfuric acid or muriatic acid ( cement cleaner ), acetone, rubbing alcohol, lithium batteries, iodine, starter fluid ( ether ), gas additives ( methanol ), paint thinner, kerosene, lye, red phosphorous ( or matches ). see photo information about crystal meth labs at : meth lab photos signs of a potential meth lab : clandestine labs can be found in apartments, houses, warehouses, vehicles, wooded areas, hotels, storage lockers and other secluded places. being watchful for clandestine crystal meth labs is an important step in keeping our families and communities safe. signs of a potential meth lab include : - large quantities of discarded packaging from the precursors, such as lantern fuel cans, red chemically stained coffee filters, blister packs from cold remedy packages, etc. - unusual amounts of clear glass containers being brought into the area of the lab. - unusual strong odors ( similar to cat urine, ether, ammonia, acetone or other chemicals ). - odors that cause headaches or eye irritation. - in residences housing labs, the windows may be blacked out with plastic or tinfoil. - renters using a property for a lab will only pay their landlords in cash. - increased traffic, pedestrian and vehicular. - increased security around the building - surveillance cameras, guard dogs, etc. - people who come outside only to smoke and / or eat and drink. what to do if you suspect a meth lab : what to do if you suspect a meth lab in your neighbourhood : - do not confront the individuals you suspect may be operating the meth lab. - do not look for the lab yourself. - monitor and log activities around the suspected meth lab. - do not touch anything that may have been used in the meth lab - toxic residue could put your health and well - being at risk. - phone your local police department. - you may not see police officers investigating the property ; this work is often done through undercover surveillance. - if you find


in the meth lab - toxic residue could put your health and well - being at risk. - phone your local police department. - you may not see police officers investigating the property ; this work is often done through undercover surveillance. - if you find anything that resembles a meth lab, leave the area immediately and call the police. more information about crystal meth labs is available on the internet at : www. wsnia. org / and www. saanichpolice. ca / crimewatch / media / crystalmeth. html crystal meth tip line : anyone wishing to provide information about a dealer or meth lab can phone their local police dept. all information is held in the strictest confidence. callers should provide as much information as possible, such as : all information will be held in strictest confidence and callers will not be required to testify in court. - the name of the suspect. - their vehicle type or colour or license plate number. - the location where the suspect frequently trafficks. - the location of the suspected meth lab. - any other details that would be useful. the meth watch program is being implemented in communities around north america to combat the manufacture of crystal meth. the meth watch program was developed in the united states and aims to interrupt access to key ingredients - or precursors - all of which are basic household items. through this program, retailers place these items in visible locations and limit the amounts that can be purchased. store owners and their staff receive training so they can manage sales of these items effectively and safely. the meth watch program in canada is delivered through the canadian association of chain drug stores and the ndmac ( nonprescription drug manufacturers association of canada ). more information about the meth watch program is available at in canada, many national retail companies have or are in the process of setting up meth watch in their stores. these include companies such as shoppers drug mart, london drugs, and others. if you ' re concerned about crystal meth in your community and would like to have the meth watch program set up, contact your local police department, pharmacist and retailers to encourage them to be proactive. together we can help our youth and community be crystal clear


history generally lionizes abraham lincoln for his role in emancipation in the civil war. he gets called “ the great emancipator ” and his emancipation proclamation gets treated as one of the great documents of american history. while lincoln certainly does deserve credit for embracing emancipation during the civil war and sticking with it, without question early in the war congress took the lead on this issue with the president following along later. the first such instance of congress getting out ahead of president lincoln on emancipation came on july 9, 1861, when the u. s. house of representatives passed a resolution that simply stated, “ that in the judgment of this house it is no part of the duty of the soldiers of the united states to capture and return fugitive slaves. ” the july 9 resolution was non - binding, meaning it did not prevent union soldiers and officers from enforcing the fugitive slave act if they wished. however, it clearly would have appealed to men like col. alexander m. mccook, commander of the 1st ohio infantry, who clearly demonstrated his hostile exasperation with assisting slaveholders trying to recover their slaves in his july 5 letter profiled in the last edition of civil war emancipation. despite the attempt of the new york times, closely aligned with the lincoln administration, to deny on july 11, 1861, that the resolution had abolitionist intent to judge from the identity of its sponsor it had exactly that aim. the sponsor of the july 9 resolution was owen lovejoy of illinois. lovejoy had been a conductor for the underground railroad and was the brother of elijah lovejoy, killed by a mob in 1837 in alton, illinois, while trying to defend the press of an abolitionist newspaper. in short, owen lovejoy was a leading abolitionist in illinois and in congress. presumably, his july 9 resolution would make it harder for loyal owners to reclaim slaves who fled into union military camps, and undermine the peculiar institution in slave states that had not seceded, much as the contraband policy was harming slavery in confederate areas that came under occupation by federal troops. the july 9 resolution passed the house by a vote of 92 to 55, demonstrating the growing enmity to slavery in congress and showing the willingness of the body, while not explicitly embracing emancipation, to support policies inimical to slavery ’ s survival, such as absolving union troops of the obligation to aid in the recovery of fugitive slaves. hence, the lovejoy resolution put congress ahead of president lincoln in july 1861 by supporting a policy that would hurt slavery in the loyal border states, when the contraband policy –


she ’ s fighting a rare bone cancer and is undergoing gruelling chemotherapy, yet amy fransen wants a home tutor to help her with school work so she can one day realise her dream of becoming a scientist. on top of that, amy, who has asperger ’ s syndrome, is in a cast that extends from her ribs to her toes after an 11 - hour operation to remove a cancerous tumour the size of a tennis ball from her pelvis and bladder. she is still undergoing aggressive chemotherapy. life for the our lady of lourdes catholic primary school grade 3 pupil and her mum brenda changed forever with the child ’ s shock diagnosis of ewing ’ s sarcoma – a rare cancer of the bone and soft tissue – in august last year. at first amy was misdiagnosed as having growing pains and when she began going to the toilet 10 times before bed, her mum was told it was an overactive bladder. later doctors discovered it was pressure from the tumour, which had been growing inside her for three years. on june 15, amy underwent a marathon surgery at the royal children ’ s hospital which involved replacing the diseased pelvic bone with a bone from her right leg and then repairing her bladder where the tumour had broken through. since the diagnosis amy has undergone 12 courses of chemotherapy, blood transfusions and last christmas her long blonde hair began falling out. yet despite all her suffering, amy is keen to continue with her studies – something that her mum is unable to cram into her already busy schedule. mrs fransen takes care of amy around the clock, changing nappies that amy is forced to wear because she is immobilised by the cast and turning her every two hours. so far the little girl has only managed to attend nine hours at school this year, and mrs fransen fears she is already slipping behind in simple tasks, like forgetting how to tie her shoes or do basic calculations. now, single mum mrs fransen wants to raise funds to get a tutor to teach amy at home, as well as to buy equipment to cope with her specific medical needs. her bayswater primary school held a sausage sizzle to help with costs – but the expenses to pay for a tutor have not yet been covered. a tutor would also help lessen the child ’ s isolation. mrs fransen is worried that even a minor infection could wreak devastation. “ when she was first diagnosed they told me her prognosis was 50 to 70 per cent survival, but they haven ’ t said


art 1 | ɑːt | 1 the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power : the art of the renaissance | great art is concerned with moral imperfections | she studied art in paris. • works produced by such skill and imagination : his collection of modern art | an exhibition of tibetan art | [ as adj. ] an art critic. • creative activity resulting in the production of paintings, drawings, or sculpture : she ' s good at art. 2 ( the arts ) the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance : the visual arts | [ in sing. ] the art of photography. 3 ( arts ) subjects of study primarily concerned with the processes and products of human creativity and social life, such as languages, literature, and history ( as contrasted with scientific or technical subjects ) : the belief that the arts and sciences were incompatible | the faculty of arts. 4 a skill at doing a specified thing, typically one acquired through practice : the art of conversation. “ the main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. ” ~ auguste rodin “ life is the art of drawing without an eraser. ” ~ john w. gardner “ the earth has music for those who listen. ” ~ william shakespeare “ art is not a thing, it is a way. ” ~ elbert hubbard “ art is when you hear a knocking from your soul — and you answer. ” ~ terri guillemets “ art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self - consciousness. freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make. ” ~ bruce lee “ i am interested in art as a means of living a life ; not as a means of making a living. ” ~ robert henri “ we dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams. ” ~ albert einstein “ art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. ” ~ jean - luc godard ” when it is working, you completely go into another place, you ’ re tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. that ’ s what it ’ s all about. ” ~ keith haring “ the object isn ’ t to make


you completely go into another place, you ’ re tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. that ’ s what it ’ s all about. ” ~ keith haring “ the object isn ’ t to make art, it ’ s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable. ” ~ robert henri ” creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. it ’ s a gift to the world and every being in it. don ’ t cheat us of your contribution. give us what you ’ ve got. ” ~ steven pressfield “ art is a collaboration between god and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. ” ~ andre gide “ art will remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of struggle between wisdom and madness, between dream and reality in our mind. ” ~ magdalena abakanowicz “ as music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight. ” ~ james mcneil whistler “ a piece of art is never a finished work. it answers a question which has been asked, and asks a new question. ” ~ robert engman “ the reason that art ( writing, engaging, and all of it ) is valuable is precisely why i can ’ t tell you how to do it. if there were a map, there ’ d be no art, because art is the act of navigating without a map. ” ~ seth godin “ as my artist ’ s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance ” ~ calvin and hobbes “ great art picks up where nature ends. ” ~ marc chagall “ sex is like art. most of it is pretty bad, and the good stuff is out of your price range. ” ~ scott roeben “ personality is everything in art and poetry. ” ~ goethe “ no artist is ahead of his time. he is his time, it ’ s just that others are behind the times. ” ~ martha graham “ i will be an artist or nothing! ” ~ eugene o ’ neill “ art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. ” ~ g. k. chesterton “ the greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life. ” ~ pablo casals “ art is not what you see, but what you make others see. ” ~ edgar degas “ any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise person to be able


to music is to give it life. ” ~ pablo casals “ art is not what you see, but what you make others see. ” ~ edgar degas “ any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise person to be able to sell it. ” ~ samuel butler “ art is literacy of the heart ” ~ elliot eisner on beauty... “ art must be an expression of love or it is nothing. ” ~ marc chagall “ let the beauty we love be what we do. there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ” ~ rumi “ weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them. ” ~ a. a. milne “ the most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. these persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. beautiful people do not just happen. ” ~ elizabeth kubler ross “ every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. ” ~ henry ward beecher “ the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, but must be felt with the heart. ” ~ helen keller “ the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. it is the source of all true art and science. ” ~ albert einstein “ beauty is the illumination of your soul. ” ~ john o ’ donohue “ we can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ” ~ thornton wilder “ the only journey is the one within. ” ~ rainer maria rilke “ all that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. ” ~ j. r. r. tolkien “ paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers. ” ~ robert henri “ fill your paper with the breathings of your heart … ” ~ william wordsworth “ the job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. ” ~ francis bacon “ to be an artist is to believe in life. ” ~ henry moore “ are we to paint what ’ s on the face, what ’ s inside the face, or what ’ s behind it? ” ~ picasso “ the day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. ” ~ paul cezanne on character... “


face, what ’ s inside the face, or what ’ s behind it? ” ~ picasso “ the day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution. ” ~ paul cezanne on character... “ believe those who are seeking the truth. doubt those who find it. ” ~ andre gide “ the truth will set you free. but first, it will piss you off. ~ gloria steinem “ whatever you are, be a good one. ” ~ abraham lincoln ” lead us not into temptation. just tell us where it is ; we ’ ll find it. ” ~ sam levenson “ love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. ” ~ william shakespeare “ you connect yourself to the viewer by sharing something that is inside of you that connects with something inside of him. all you have as your guide is that you know what moves you. ” ~ steven brust ” at some point everyone must decide if they are a creator or a critic, a lover or a hater, a giver or a taker. ” ~ author unknown “ kind words do not cost much. yet they accomplish much. ” ~ blaise pascal “ the trouble with having an open mind, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. ” ~ terry pratchett we need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. if we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open - hearted vision of people who embrace life. ” ~ john lennon “ promise me you ’ ll always remember : you ’ re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ” ~ christopher robin ( to pooh ) “ you must be the change you wish to see in the world. ” ~ gandhi “ i think i am, therefore, i am. i think … ” ~ george carlin “ unbeing dead isn ’ t being alive. ” ~ e. e. cummings “ now and then it ’ s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. ” ~ guillaume apollinaire “ keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too can become great. ” ~ mark twain “ courage is what it takes to stand up and speak


“ keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too can become great. ” ~ mark twain “ courage is what it takes to stand up and speak ; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ” ~ winston churchill “ be silent, or say something better than silence. ” ~ pythagoras “ the most important things are the hardest to say. they are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they ’ re brought out. but it ’ s more than that, isn ’ t it? the most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. and you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you ’ ve said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. that ’ s the worst, i think. when the secret stays locked within not for want of a teller but for want of an understanding ear. ” ~ stephen king ( different seasons ) “ i am seeking. i am striving. i am in it with all my heart. ” ~ vincent van gogh “ wise men speak because they have something to say ; fools because they have to say something. ” ~ plato “ people are often unreasonable and self - centered. forgive them anyway. if you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. be kind anyway. if you are honest, people may cheat you. be honest anyway. if you find happiness, people may be jealous. be happy anyway. the good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. do good anyway. give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. give your best anyway. ” “ talent hits a target no one else can hit ; genius hits a target no one else can see. ” ~ arthur schopenhauer “ i am not here to change the world. i am changing the world because i am here. ” ~ lisa wilson “ what lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ” ~ emerson on conformity... “ i think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself ” ~ rita mae brown “ the things


lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ” ~ emerson on conformity... “ i think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself ” ~ rita mae brown “ the things that make me different are the things that make me. ” ~ a. a. milne “ your time is limited, so don ’ t waste it living someone else ’ s life. ” ~ steve jobs “ be faithful to that which exists within yourself. ” ~ andre gide “ don ’ t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you ; figure out what you have to say. it ’ s the one and only thing you have to offer. ” ~ barbara kingsolver “ we ’ re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance ” ~ unknown “ your time is limited, so don ’ t waste it living someone else ’ s life. don ’ t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people ’ s thinking. don ’ t let the noise of others ’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. and most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. they somehow already know what you truly want to become. everything else is secondary. ” ~ steve jobs “ it is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ” ~ andre gide “ there are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place, so it doesn ’ t matter which path you take. the only person wasting time is the one who runs around the mountain, telling everyone that his or her path is wrong. ” ~ hindu proverb “ poor is the soul whose pleasure depends upon the permission of another ” ~ madonna “ selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. ” ~ oscar wilde “ to create one ’ s own world takes courage. ” ~ georgia o ’ keeffe ” there is a voice inside of you that whispers all day long, ‘ i feel this is right for me, i know that this is wrong. ’ no teacher, preacher, parent, friend or wise man can decide what ’ s right for you – just listen to the voice that speaks inside. ” ~ shel silverstein “ the easiest thing to be in the world is you. the most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. ” ~ leo buscaglia ” we are all a little weird


that speaks inside. ” ~ shel silverstein “ the easiest thing to be in the world is you. the most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. ” ~ leo buscaglia ” we are all a little weird and life ’ s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love. ” ~ dr. seuss “ do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ” ~ emerson “ resist much. obey little. ” ~ walt whitman ” if you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it ’ s not your path. your own path you make with every step you take. that ’ s why it ’ s your path. ” ~ joseph campbell if you can ’ t beat them, join them. if you can ’ t join them, it ’ s probably because you just tried to beat them. ~ unknown “ the most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don ’ t have any. ” – alice walker “ never be bullied into silence. never allow yourself to be made a victim. accept no one ’ s definition of your life ; define yourself. ” ~ robert frost “ a critic is a man who knows the way but can ’ t drive the car. ” ~ kenneth tynan “ to be one, to be united is a great thing. but to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater. ” ~ bono “ great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. ” ~ jack kerouac “ do not compromise yourself. you are all you have got. ” ~ janis joplin ” do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you ’ ll be criticized anyway. ” ~ eleanor roosevelt “ if it adapts itself to what the majority of our society wants, art will be a meaningless recreation. ” ~ albert camus “ wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. ” ~ kurt cobain on creativity... “ put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard. ” ~ anne sexton “ creativity is essentially a lonely art. an even lonelier struggle. to some a blessing. to others a curse. it is in reality the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea. ” ~ lou dorfsman “


creativity is essentially a lonely art. an even lonelier struggle. to some a blessing. to others a curse. it is in reality the ability to reach inside yourself and drag forth from your very soul an idea. ” ~ lou dorfsman “ the chief enemy of creativity is good sense. ” ~ pablo picasso “ life isn ’ t about finding yourself. life is about creating yourself. ” ~ g. b. shaw “ everything ’ s already been said, but since nobody was listening, we have to start again. ” ~ andre gide “ creativity takes courage. ” ~ henri matisse “ i ’ ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there ’ s evidence of any thinking going on inside it. ” ~ terry pratchett “ how we spend our days is how we spend our lives. what we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing. ” ~ annie dillard “ creativity is intelligence having fun. ” ~ albert einstein “ i invent nothing, i rediscover. ” ~ auguste rodin “ if i create from the heart, nearly everything works ; if from the head, almost nothing. ” ~ marc chagall “ do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. unfold your own myth. ” ~ rumi “ find something only you can say ” ~ james dickey “ creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found. ” ~ james russell lowell “ free your mind and your ass will follow ” ~ george clinton “ art is not about thinking something up. it is the opposite – getting something down. ” ~ julia cameron “ creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. art is knowing which ones to keep. ” ~ scott adams on experience... “ i am not what happened to me, i am what i choose to become. ” ~ jung “ everything that we encounter leaves traces behind. everything contributes imperceptibly to our education ” ~ goethe “ the lessons you are meant to learn are in your work. to see them, you need only look at the work clearly — without judgment, without need or fear, without wishes or hopes. without emotional expectations. ask your work what it needs, not what you need. then set aside your fears and listen, the way a good parent listens to a child ” ~ david bayles “ everything in life comes to you as a teacher. pay attention. learn quickly. ” ~ cherokee saying “ life is an opportunity, benefit


set aside your fears and listen, the way a good parent listens to a child ” ~ david bayles “ everything in life comes to you as a teacher. pay attention. learn quickly. ” ~ cherokee saying “ life is an opportunity, benefit from it. life is beauty, admire it. life is a dream, realize it. life is a challenge, meet it. life is a duty, complete it. life is a game, play it. life is a promise, fulfill it. life is sorrow, overcome it. life is a song, sing it. life is a struggle, accept it. life is a tragedy, confront it. life is an adventure, dare it. life is luck, make it. life is life, fight for it. ” “ you may not be a picasso or mozart but you don ’ t have to be. just create to create. create to remind yourself you ’ re still alive. make stuff to inspire others to make something too. create to learn a bit more about yourself. ” ~ frederick terral “ we are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what ’ s left is who we truly are. ” ~ arianna huffington “ the reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication. ” ~ cyril connolly “ life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate, or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. what seems nasty, painful, or evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. ” ~ henry miller ” the seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece. ” ~ david bayles “ knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. ” ~ jimi hendrix on failure... ” it may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and then we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. ” ~ wendell berry “ it ’ s better to fail in originality, than succeed in imitation. ” ~ herman melville “ i myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. ” ~ augusten burroughs “ some succeed because they are destined. some succeed because they are determined. ”


in originality, than succeed in imitation. ” ~ herman melville “ i myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. ” ~ augusten burroughs “ some succeed because they are destined. some succeed because they are determined. ” ~ unknown “ life is pretty simple : you do some stuff. most fails. some works. you do more of what works. if it works big, others quickly copy it. then you do something else. the trick is the doing something else. ” ~ leonardo da vinci “ when i let go of what i am, i become what i might be. ” ~ lao tzu “ i may not have gone where i intended to go, but i think i have ended up where i needed to be. ” ~ douglas adams “ empty pockets never held anyone back. only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. ” ~ norman vincent peale “ i would rather die of passion than of boredom. ” ~ vincent van gogh “ whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. making your unknown known is the important thing. ” ~ georgia o ’ keeffe “ do not fear mistakes — there are none. ” ~ miles davis “ out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls ; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ” ~ khalil gibran “ you should keep on painting no matter how difficult it is, because this is all part of experience, and the more experience you have, the better it is … unless it kills you, and then you know you have gone too far. ” ~ alice neel “ fail, fail again, fail better ” ~ samuel beckett on faith... “ when we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen …. there will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly. ” ~ patrick overton “ destiny is a feeling you have that you know something about yourself nobody else does. the picture you have in your own mind of what you ’ re about will come true. ” ~ bob dylan “ the bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp ” ~ john berry “ we know what we are, but not what we may be. ” ~ william shakespeare “ most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. ” ~ ralph waldo emerson “ we have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings


we are, but not what we may be. ” ~ william shakespeare “ most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. ” ~ ralph waldo emerson “ we have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. ” ~ kurt vonnegut “ nobody tells this to people who are beginners, i wish someone told me. all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. but there is this gap. for the first couple years you make stuff, it ’ s just not that good. it ’ s trying to be good, it has potential, but it ’ s not. and your taste is why your work disappoints you. a lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. most people i know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. we know our work doesn ’ t have this special thing that we want it to have. we all go through this. and if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. it is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. and i took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone i ’ ve ever met. it ’ s gonna take awhile. it ’ s normal to take awhile. you ’ ve just gotta fight your way through. ” ~ ira glass “ sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment ” ~ rumi “ let yourself go. pull out from the depths those thoughts that you do not understand, and spread them out in the sunlight and know the meaning of them. ” ~ e. m. forster “ we must be willing to let go of the life we planned in order to have the life that is waiting for us. ” ~ joseph campbell “ only those that risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ” ~ t. s. eliot “ talent is god - given. be humble. fame is man - given. be grateful. conceit is self - given. be careful ” ~ john wooden “ i have great faith in fools — my friends call it self - confidence. ” ~ edgar allan poe “ every day we slaughter our finest impulses. that is why we get a heartache when we


- given. be careful ” ~ john wooden “ i have great faith in fools — my friends call it self - confidence. ” ~ edgar allan poe “ every day we slaughter our finest impulses. that is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. we are all kings, all poets, all musicians ; we have only to open up to discover what is already there. ” ~ henry miller “ to dare is to lose one ’ s footing momentarily. to not dare is to lose oneself. ” ~ soren kierkegaard on fear & doubt... “ listen to the mustn ’ ts, child. listen to the don ’ ts. listen to the shouldn ’ ts, the impossibles, the won ’ ts. listen to the never haves, then listen close to me … anything can happen, child. anything can be. ” ~ shel silverstein ” don ’ t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ” ~ robert louis stevenson “ a fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. ” ~ william shakespeare “ to live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ” ~ joseph chilton pearce “ the cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. ” ~ joseph campbell “ i ’ ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and i ’ ve never let it keep me from doing a single think that i wanted to do. ” ~ georgia o ’ keeffe “ do not be troubled for a language, cultivate your soul and she will show herself. ” ~ eugene delacroix we do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit. ” ~ e. e. cummings “ you are not too old and it is not too late to dive into your depths where life calmly gives out it ’ s own secret ” ~ rilke “ it ’ s not denial. i ’ m just selective about the reality i accept. ” ~ calvin and hobbes “ it always seems impossible until it ’ s done. ” ~ nelson mandela “ as soon as you


secret ” ~ rilke “ it ’ s not denial. i ’ m just selective about the reality i accept. ” ~ calvin and hobbes “ it always seems impossible until it ’ s done. ” ~ nelson mandela “ as soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ” ~ goethe “ the worst enemy to creativity is self - doubt. ” ~ sylvia plath on giving... “ one of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others ” ~ lewis carroll “ give what you have. to someone else it may be better than you dare to think ” ~ henry wadsworth longfellow “ thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. happiness never decreases by being shared. ” ~ buddha “ no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted ” ~ aesop “ at times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. ” ~ albert schweitzer “ the way to happiness : keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. live simply, expect little, give much. scatter sunshine, forget yourself, and think of others. ” ~ norman vincent peale “ to be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist. ” ~ jasper johns “ we cannot live only for ourselves. a thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men ; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects. ” ~ herman melville “ when you learn, teach, when you get, give. ” ~ maya angelou “ talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making. ” ~ jose marti “ he neither serves nor rules, he transmits. his position is humble and the beauty at the crown is not his own. he is merely a channel ” ~ paul klee “ live, travel, adventure, bless, and don ’ t be sorry. ” ~ jack kerouac on imagination... “ this world is but a canvas to our imagination. ” ~ thoreau “ there are always flowers for those who want to see them. ” ~ henri matisse “ the artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the


. “ this world is but a canvas to our imagination. ” ~ thoreau “ there are always flowers for those who want to see them. ” ~ henri matisse “ the artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place : from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider ’ s web. ” ~ pablo picasso “ reality is whatever refuses to go away when i stop believing in it. ” ~ philip k. dick “ i would challenge you to a battle of wits, but i see you are unarmed! ” ~ william shakespeare “ i shut my eyes in order to see. ” ~ paul gauguin “ to imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all. ” ~ anatole france “ you need not leave your room. remain sitting at your table and listen. you need not even listen, simply wait, just learn to become quiet, and still, and solitary. the world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. it has no choice ; it will roll in ecstasy at your feet. ” ~ kafka “ silence is the mother of truth ” ~ benjamin disraeli “ it ’ s not what you look at that matters, it ’ s what you see. ” ~ thoreau “ no artist tolerates reality. ” ~ nietzsche “ who looks outside, dreams … who looks inside, awakes. ” ~ carl jung “ think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f * * king sharp knife to it. ” ~ banksy “ everyone has talent. what is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads ” ~ erica jong on madness... “ we work in the dark, we give what we have. our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. the rest is the madness of art. ” ~ henry james “ those who danced were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. ” ~ nietzsche “ being crazy isn ’ t enough. ” ~ dr. seuss “ follow your inner moonlight ; don ’ t hide the madness. ” ~ allen ginsberg “ the only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted. ” ~ osbert sitwell “ when in doubt, make a fool of yourself. there ’ s a thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like


restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted. ” ~ osbert sitwell “ when in doubt, make a fool of yourself. there ’ s a thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the biggest idiot on earth ” ~ cynthia heimel “ not everyone is capable of madness ; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it. ” ~ august strindberg “ the stupid believe that to be truthful is easy, only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. ” ~ willa cather “ one would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. ” ~ george orwell “ being an author is having angels whisper in your ear – and devils, too. ” ~ graycie harmon ” many people hear voices when no - one is there. some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing. ” ~ meg chittenden “ what i give form to in daylight is only one per cent of what i have seen in darkness. ” ~ m. c. escher on work... “ create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave. ” ~ constantin brancusi “ you can ’ t wait for inspiration. sometimes you have to go after it with a club. ” ~ jack london “ i ’ m killing time while i wait for life to shower me with meaning and happiness. ” ~ calvin & hobbes “ let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink ; for thirst is a dangerous thing. ” ~ jerome k. jerome “ i don ’ t wait for moods. you accomplish nothing if you do that. your mind must know it has got to get down to work ” ~ pearl s. buck “ talent is cheap ; dedication is expensive. it will cost you your life. ” ~ irving stone “ i am seeking. i am striving. i am in it with all my heart. ” ~ vincent van gogh “ to see far is one thing, going there is another. ”


it will cost you your life. ” ~ irving stone “ i am seeking. i am striving. i am in it with all my heart. ” ~ vincent van gogh “ to see far is one thing, going there is another. ” ~ constantin brancusi “ failure is the path of least persistence ” ~ author unknown “ those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing. ” ~ salvador dali “ never retreat. never explain. get it done and let them howl. ” ~ benjamin jowett on writing... “ you ask me why i spend my life writing? do i find entertainment? is it worthwhile? above all, does it pay? if not, then, is there a reason? … i write only because there is a voice within me. that will not be still. ” ~ sylvia plath “ you have to write the book that wants to be written. and if the book will be too difficult for grown - ups, then you write it for children. ” ~ madeleine l ’ engle “ we do not write as we want, but as we can. ” ~ w. somerset maugham “ one of the things i know about writing is this : spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book or for another book ; give it, give it all, give it now. something more will arise for later, something better. ” ~ annie dillard “ how vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. ” ~ thoreau “ the writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don ’ t dare reveal. ” ~ elia kazan “ it ’ s much more important to write than to be written about. ” ~ gabriel garcia marquez “ so the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads. ” ~ dr. seuss “ any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. ” ~ stephen king “ true storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. ” ~ hannah arendt “ i never think when i write. nobody can do two things at the same time and do them both well ” ~ don marquis “ a little talent is good to have if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar. ” ~ stephen king “ writing


erector - like sets have a tremendous educational value. they help to gain spatial understanding and to learn by experimenting about strength and stability of constructions. many of the people we know with a mechanical mind set, able to design and construct objects and machines have learned this by play with an erector set. it is obvious that having the chance to play with meccano in one ' s youth helps a lot in solving technical problems when older. a drawback of the meccano or lego construction parts is the scale. what can be constructed with it is never more then a model of something that is normally larger in scale. if what can be constructed has a size and a sturdiness, in which it can perform a realistic function as a hut or a cart, it may help to develop a childs ability to take initiative. this would also integrate playing with construction materials in other games in which a child is involved with mates. thin, straight sticks are interconnected when they are stuck into holes drilled into blocks and fastened with wedges of a special design. these provide a sturdy connection although they can be placed and removed by hand. disks can turn around the sticks. cart and cots in any shape can so be made by a kid. these sticks can be interconnected either flexible, or free to rotate or stiff and sturdy with construction elements that children can easily handle. such construction elements can be blocks of wood in which sticks can be fastened with wedges or rubber strips for flexible joints. bushes that can act as bearings for parts that turn can also be attached to such flexible rubber strips or blocks. fastening of the parts is done in a way it can be done by children without tools. cart and cots in any shape can so be made by a kid.


you can view the current or previous issues of diabetes health online, in their entirety, anytime you want. click here to view related complications & care videos on diabetes health tv mind over ( foot ) matters surgeon ' s skin secret merino intensive skin care products popular celiac disease articles highly recommended celiac disease articles only since the early 1950s have medical doctors in the united states recognized that celiac disease ( also called gluten enteropathy ) requires a lifelong commitment to a gluten - free diet. 0 comments - mar 1, 2003 - i can ' t wait to see what my next a1c will be! my last one was 7. 3 %, with my blood glucose up, down and all around. i was low, i was high, and just way out of control. 0 comments - mar 1, 2003 - not yet rated untreated celiac disease in children can stunt growth and cause lower a1cs. however, researchers conducting a longitudinal study of children with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease say that following a gluten - free diet can restore normal growth and contribute to even lower a1cs — and might also mitigate the blood - glucose deterioration commonly present during puberty. 0 comments - nov 1, 2002 - all children with type 1 diabetes should be screened for celiac disease, say researchers from wisconsin, who drew their conclusion after finding cases of celiac disease in children with type 1. most of the children who tested positive for celiac disease did not show any symptoms of this illness. 0 comments - apr 1, 2002 - food and gifts! what would the holidays be without them? from the traditional dishes we prepare every year to the unusual and exotic specialty, from the highly frivolous gift to the perfect one matched exactly to the needs of the recipient, we strive to make the holidays wonderful by providing food and gifts for the people we love. 0 comments - dec 1, 2001 - not yet rated if someone in your family has type 1 diabetes, you should be screened for celiac disease, a chronic condition in which the wall of the small intestine is damaged by a toxic reaction to gluten, a substance found in some grains. untreated celiac disease can lead to a number of nutritional deficiencies, according to the celiac disease foundation. 0 comments - apr 1, 2001 - type 1 diabetes develops in 5 to 10 percent of all people with celiac disease, which affects approximately 1 in 250 americans. 0 comments - jul 1, 1999 - celiac disease is a chronic


the paper does not prove that climate has not played an important role in the shaping of human cranial variation. rather it shows that it does not play an important role in the level of diversity found in different populations. but, i really can ' t think why anyone would propose that. let ' s take a particular trait, say nose breadth or cranial breadth. it has been demonstrated that the former tends to be narrower and the latter broader in more northerly compared to more equatorial regions. but, this is a difference in the means and not a difference in the variance of the traits in question. the authors write : all the most informative traits were distributed in the anterior region of the cranium ( yet not all anterior traits were highly informative ). this came as a surprise as the anterior regions of the cranium are generally assumed to be more affected by natural selection ( i. e. facial area and cranial breadth ), while the temporal bone and some traits of the neurocranium are considered to reflect population history ( beals et al. 1984 ; franciscus & long 1991 ; roseman 2004 ; harvati & weaver 2006 ). diversity is reduced in either of two ways : - serial bottlenecks, when a subset of the variation present in the ancestral population migrates to new regions - selection, which reduces diversity in the traits under selection under the scenario of selection, however, it is expected that traits under selection will be more affected by the new ecological conditions that occur away from the cradle. the finding that the anterior region of the cranium is more informative in terms of reduced diversity is actually consistent with selection and not with bottlenecks, since it is in this part, in nasal features, facial flatness, prognathism, etc. that populations have developed strongly differentiated types under selection. furthermore, in this paper the study is limited to skulls from the last 2, 000 years. but, if bottlenecks are indeed responsible for the reduction of diversity, then this reduction of diversity would be visible in the earliest homo sapiens skulls from the various regions, as these would be descended from the few bottlenecked migrants. are upper paleolithic europeans, for example, more or less diverse than africans of equivalent age, or even modern africans? on the contrary, recent skulls may be less diverse than the earliest ones, due to a longer period of selection, i. e., the tens of thousands of years between the earliest homo sapiens in europe or asia and the ones


modern africans? on the contrary, recent skulls may be less diverse than the earliest ones, due to a longer period of selection, i. e., the tens of thousands of years between the earliest homo sapiens in europe or asia and the ones of the last 2, 000 years. moreover, this selection ought to have been strongest in regions further from africa, as this is correlated with different environments ( although not necessarily the 3 climate variables considered here ). - within - population variance decreases with distance from africa, but this does not measure between - population difference in mean trait values - both bottlenecks and selection result in reduced variance - a stronger variance - reduction signal in the anterior cranium is more consistent with selection than with bottlenecks - the bottlenecks theory should be more visible in early, not recent skulls as those studied in this paper. recent skulls should have reduced variance compared to their more ancient counterparts due to a long period of selection. proceedings of the royal society b doi : 10. 1098 / rspb. 2008. 1563 distance from africa, not climate, explains within - population phenotypic diversity in humans lia betti et al. the relative importance of ancient demography and climate in determining worldwide patterns of human within - population phenotypic diversity is still open to debate. several morphometric traits have been argued to be under selection by climatic factors, but it is unclear whether climate affects the global decline in morphological diversity with increasing geographical distance from sub - saharan africa. using a large database of male and female skull measurements, we apply an explicit framework to quantify the relative role of climate and distance from africa. we show that distance from sub - saharan africa is the sole determinant of human within - population phenotypic diversity, while climate plays no role. by selecting the most informative set of traits, it was possible to explain over half of the worldwide variation in phenotypic diversity. these results mirror those previously obtained for genetic markers and show that ‘ bones and molecules ’ are in perfect agreement for humans.


- a west _ asian genetic component is missing from ancient dna sampled from europe as recently as ~ 5, 000 years ago. - this component exists at appreciable frequencies in modern europeans, reaching minima in non - indo - european basques and finns. - it is likely that the west _ asian component manifested itself in europe post - 5kya, during the copper and bronze ages, and was associated with the bearers of indo - european languages. k5c captures the " west eurasian cline " between the near east and europe, and includes the following components : we can say that the atlantic _ baltic corresponds to northern caucasoids, while the near _ east one to southern caucasoids. k8c includes the following components : this differs from the previous one in the appearance of the siberian and east _ african components, as well as the aforementioned west _ asian one within west eurasia. naturally the question arises : what can we say about the origin of west _ asian ancestry in modern europeans? how is it related to other populations? how is it related to the northern and southern caucasoids? to answer these questions, i isolated an orcadian individual ( hgdp00794 ) and used the diydodecad byseg mode to construct a local ancestry map of this individual with sliding windows 500 snp long, advanced by 50 snps. in essence, this procedure assigns ancestry to local regions of the genome, and can hence be used to identify, e. g., regions with an excess of west _ asian or any other component. i decided to use an orcadian for this purpose, since orcadians are indo - european speakers from northwestern - most europe who can be reasonably thought to have minimum admixture in historical times from groups other than ( i ) the pre - indo - european substratum, ( ii ) celto - germanic superstratum which dominates western europe. over 3, 126 total segments, i calculated the correlation between the k5c and the k8c components : it is clear that the k = 8 west _ asian segments of the orcadian individual correspond to the k = 5 south _ asian ( + 0. 36 ) and near _ east ( + 0. 29 ) segments. the negative correlation with the k = 5 atlantic _ baltic ( - 0. 4 ) component further indicates that in genomic regions where the orcadian has west _ asian segments, there is a deficiency of atlantic _


date : september 2001 creator : subcommittee on global change research, committee on environment and natural resources of the national science and technology council description : this document, which is produced annually, describes the activities and plans of the u. s. global change research program ( usgcrp ), which was established in 1989 and authorized by congress in the global change research act of 1990. strong bipartisan support for this inter - agency program has resulted in more than a decade ' s worth of scientific accomplishment. " because there is considerable uncertainty in current understanding of how the climate system varies naturally and reacts to emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols, current estimates of the magnitude of future warming should be regarded as tentative and subject to future adjustments ( either upward or downward ). reducing the wide range of uncertainty inherent in current model predictions of global climate change will require major advances in understanding and modeling of both ( 1 ) the factors that determine atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols, and ( 2 ) the so - called ' feedbacks ' that determine the sensitivity of the climate system to a prescribed increase in greenhouse gases. there is also a pressing need for a global system designed for monitoring climate. climate projections will always be far from perfect. confidence limits and probabilistic information, with their basis, should always be considered as an integral part of the information that climate... contributing partner : unt libraries


we use the high resolution north american regional analysis ( narr ) dataset to build for the united states a temperature change index ( tci ) based on four contributing variables derived from the layer - averaged temperature and lapse rate of the 1000mb - 700mb layer ( near - surface to 3000 meters ) for the 1979 - 2008 period. the analysis uses geographic information systems ( gis ) methods to identify distinct regional patterns based on aggregate temperature trends and variability scores. the resulting index allows us to identify and compare regions that experience high ( low ) temperature trends and variability that are referred to as hot spots ( cold spots ). the upper midwest emerges as the region that experiences the largest increases and variability, due to the large magnitude of variability and trends of all variables. in contrast, the lowest tci scores are observed over southeastern regions and the rocky mountains. regarding landscape characteristics, high tci scores occur mostly over agricultural lands ( thus implying the problem of temperature variability - dependant crop yields ) while low scores generally prevail over forests. at a seasonal time scale, the largest and most contrasting tci scores occur during the winter and, to a lesser extent, fall seasons. all variables used to build the tci show well defined seasonal patterns and differences, especially between winter and summer. our method, based on the use of thickness layers, provides a more complete analysis than methods based on monolevel data and confirms that temperature is a robust component of climate change in general and must be included in any study that deals with vulnerability assessment of climate change risks. temperature change index, lapse rate, gis, weighted overlay, hot spot, cold spot date of this version


| oracle® fusion middleware user ' s guide for oracle business intelligence discoverer plus 11g release 1 ( 11. 1. 1 ) part number b40105 - 02 use this dialog to control the appearance of the graph legend. the graph legend ( sometimes called a key ) explains how worksheet data is represented on a graph. for example, you might want to display a legend to explain which colors represent which worksheet items plotted on a graph. for more information, see : note : the graph type that you have selected determines which fields are displayed. not all fields might be described on this help page. use this check box to display or hide the legend. this check box controls how the legend is displayed on screen and when the graph is printed or exported. use this drop down list to change the position of the legend ( for example, above the graph or to the right of the graph ). select ' automatic ' if you want discoverer to choose the best legend position for you. use this button to display or hide a color pane that enables you to change the color of the box surrounding the legend. use this button to display or hide a color pane that enables you to change the background color of the legend. use this button to display the " edit graph dialog : font dialog tab ", which enables you to change the font style of the legend.