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You may call Customer Service at 1 (800) 470-7870 to cancel your Shakeology HD order at any time; however, you will still be charged for the most recent shipment of Shakeology you received. â Upon your order of the Challenge Pack Trial, you will receive an email to upgrade your Team Beachbody Club membership.
Monica -LRB- born Rekha Maruthiraj -RRB- is a former Indian film actress , who starred predominantly in Tamil language films . A child actor in the early 1990s , she mostly appeared in supporting roles , before taking lead roles from the late 2000s on . She is probably best known for performances in the films Azhagi , Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi and Silandhi . In 2012 , she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam films . In 2014 , she converted to Islam , changing her name to M. G. Rahima , and announced that she had quit acting .
MUD \| Muds Wiki \| Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Adventure , created in 1975 by Will Crowther on a DEC PDP-10 computer, was the first widely used adventure game . The game was significantly expanded in 1976 by Don Woods . Adventure contained many D&D features and references, including a computer controlled dungeon master . [4] [5] Inspired by Adventure, a group of students at MIT, wrote a game called Zork in the summer of 1977 for the PDP-10 computer which became quite popular on the ARPANET. Zork was ported under the name Dungeon to FORTRAN by a programmer working at DEC in 1978. [6] In 1978 Roy Trubshaw , a student at Essex University in the UK, started working on a multi-user adventure game in the MACRO-10 assembly language for a DEC PDP-10. He named the game MUD (Multi-User Dungeon), in tribute to the Dungeon variant of Zork, which Trubshaw had greatly enjoyed playing. [7] [8] Trubshaw converted MUD to BCPL (the predecessor of C ), before handing over development to Richard Bartle , a fellow student at Essex University, in 1980. [9] MUD, better known as Essex MUD and MUD1 in later years, ran on the Essex University network until late 1987. [10] The game revolved around gaining points till one achieved the wizard rank, giving the player immortality and certain powers over mortals. The game became more widely accessible when a guest account was set up that allowed users on JANET (a British academic computer network) to connect between the hours of 2 am and 8 am and at weekends. [11] MUD1 was reportedly closed down when Richard Bartle licenced MUD1 to CompuServe , and was getting pressure from them to close Essex MUD. This left MIST , a derivative of MUD1 with similar gameplay, as the only remaining MUD running on the Essex University network, becoming one of the first of its kind to attain broad popularity. MIST ran until the machine that hosted it, a PDP-10, was superseded in early 1991. [12] The popularity of MUDs of the Essex University tradition escalated in the USA during the 1980s when affordable personal computers with 300 to 2400 bit/s modems enabled role-players to log into multi-line Bulletin Board Systems and online service providers such as CompuServe . During this time it was sometimes said that MUD stands for "Multi Undergraduate Destroyer" due to their popularity among college students and the amount of time devoted to them. [13] During the Christmas of 1985, Neil Newell, an avid MUD1 player, started programming his own MUD called SHADES because MUD1 was closed down during the holidays. Starting out as a hobby, SHADES became accessible in the UK as a commercial MUD via British Telecom's Prestel and Micronet networks. [14] A scandal on SHADES led to the closure of Micronet, as described in Indra Sinha 's net-memoir, The Cybergypsies , [15] and in an interview with Sinha on The WELL. [16] In 1985 Pip Cordrey gathered some people on a BBS he ran to create a MUD1 clone that would run on a home computer. The tolkienesque MUD went live in 1986 and was named MirrorWorld . [17] 1985 also saw the creation of Gods by Ben Laurie, a MUD1 clone that included online creation in its endgame. Gods became a commercial MUD in 1988. [18] In 1985 CompuNet started a project named Multi-User Galaxy Game as a Science Fiction alternative to MUD1 which ran on their system at the time. When one of the two programmers left CompuNet, the remaining programmer, Alan Lenton, decided to rewrite the game from scratch and named it Federation II (there never was a Federation I). The MUD was officially launched in 1989. [19] Commercialization Edit In 1978, Alan E. Klietz wrote a game called Milieu using Multi- Pascal on a CDC Cyber 6600 series mainframe which was operated by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium. [20] Klietz ported Milieu to an IBM XT in 1983, naming the new port Scepter of Goth . Scepter supported 10 to 16 simultaneous users, typically connecting in by modem. It was one of the first commercial MUDs; franchises were sold to a number of locations. Scepter was first owned and run by GamBit (of Minneapolis, Minnesota )
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD, Heartburn) Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD, Heartburn)Health Guide Disease Reference Care Notes Medication List Encyclopedia Q & AMore What Is It? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is commonly called heartburn. This digestive disorder most often causes a burning and sometimes squeezing sensation in the mid-chest. In GERD, acid and digestive enzymes from the stomach flow backwards into the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. This backward flow of stomach juices is called "reflux". These caustic stomach juices inflame the lining of the esophagus. If GERD is not treated, it can permanently damage the esophagus. A muscular ring seals the esophagus from the stomach. This ring is called the esophageal sphincter. Normally, the sphincter opens when you swallow, allowing food into your stomach. The rest of the time, it squeezes tight to prevent food and acid in the stomach from backing up into the esophagus. In most people with GERD, however, the esophageal sphincter does not seal tightly. It remains relaxed between swallows. This allows digestive juices to enter the esophagus and irritate the esophageal lining. Many things can weaken or loosen the lower esophageal sphincter. These include: Certain foods Smoking Alcohol Pregnancy Many medications Increased abdominal pressure, because of obesity or pregnancy A bulge in the stomach (hiatal hernia) that protrudes above the diaphragm Prolonged exposure to acid can cause the esophagus to: Become inflamed Narrow Develop an open sore Long-term exposure to acid also can lead to a condition called Barrett's esophagus. Barrett's esophagus increases the risk of esophageal cancer. For many people with GERD, heartburn is not merely an occasional discomfort. Rather, it is a frequent, even daily, ordeal. Symptoms Symptoms of GERD may include: Sharp or burning chest pain behind the breastbone. This is also known as heartburn. It is the most common symptom of GERD. Heartburn may be worse when you eat, bend over or lie down. Tightness in your chest or upper abdomen. The pain may wake you up in the middle of the night. Regurgitation, the backflow of stomach fluids into your mouth Nausea A recurring sour or bitter taste in the mouth Difficulty swallowing Hoarseness, especially in the morning Sore throat Coughing, wheezing or repeatedly needing to clear your throat Diagnosis Your doctor will ask you: How often you have heartburn or other symptoms of GERDWhether your symptoms are worse when you lie down or bend over Whether your symptoms are relieved by over-the-counter heartburn remedies Your doctor also will review your current medications. Some medications can loosen the esophageal sphincter. These include: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen Blood pressure or heart medications such as calcium channel blockers and nitroglycerin Osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates Progestins, such as progesterone Medicines that reduce the amount of saliva you produce, such as antihistamines and antidepressants Pain that feels like heartburn also can be a symptom of coronary artery disease. Your doctor may ask whether you have any symptoms of heart problems. He or she may test for heart problems. If your only complaint is mild heartburn and your physical examination is normal, your doctor may suggest lifestyle changes and over-the-counter medications. You may not need any special diagnostic testing or prescription treatment. If you have more serious symptoms, or if your heartburn is not relieved by medications, you will need further testing. Serious symptoms include severe, long-lasting heartburn, difficulty swallowing or weight loss. The best test for GERD is an endoscopy. The doctor looks directly at your esophagus with an endoscope. This is a flexible tube that can be passed through the mouth and throat. Endoscopy is usually is done by a gastroenterology specialist. During endoscopy, your doctor may take a small sample of tissue to be examined in a laboratory. Your doctor also may look at your stomach and first part of the small intestines with the endoscope. You also may have one or more of the following tests: Barium swallow — An X-ray test that outlines the esophagus. Cardiac evaluation — To check for heart disease. Esophageal manometry or motility studies — To check the squeezing motion of your esophagus when you are swallowing. Esophageal p H monitoring — Uses electrodes to measure the p H (acid level) in the esophagus. It is usually done over a 24-hour period. Expected Duration Without treatment, GERD is typically a long-term problem. Symptoms may be relieved within days of treatment. But for many patients, several weeks of treatment are needed before symptoms lessen or resolve. Treatment often has to continue for a long period. Even with daily medication, many people with reflux continue to have symptoms. Prevention There are a lot of things you can do to prevent the symptoms of GERD. Some simple lifestyle changes include: Elevate the head of your bed at least six inches. If possible, put wooden blocks under the legs at the head of the bed. Or, use a solid foam wedge under the head portion of the mattress. Simply using extra pillows may not help. Avoid foods that cause the esophageal sphincter to relax during their digestion. These include: Coffee Chocolate Fatty foods Whole milk Peppermint Spearmint Limit acidic foods that make the irritation worse when they are regurgitated. These include citrus fruits and tomatoes. Avoid carbonated beverages. Burps of gas force the esophageal sphincter to open and can promote reflux. Eat smaller, more frequent meals. Do not lie down after eating. Do not eat during the three to four hours before you go to bed. If you smoke, quit. Avoid drinking alcohol. It loosens the esophageal sphincter. Lose weight if you are obese. Obesity can make it harder for the esophageal sphincter to stay closed. Avoid wearing tight-fitting garments. Increased pressure on the abdomen can open the esophageal sphincter. Use lozenges or gum to keep producing saliva. Treatment Treatment for most people with GERD includes lifestyle changes as described above and medication. If symptoms persist, surgery or endoscopy treatments are other options. Medications There are several medications that can be used to treat GERD. They include: Over-the-counter acid buffers — Buffers neutralize acid. They include Mylanta, Maalox, Tums, Rolaids, and Gaviscon. The liquid forms of these medications work faster But the tablets may be more convenient. Antacids that contain magnesium can cause diarrhea. And antacids that contain aluminum can cause constipation. Your doctor may advise you to alternate antacids to avoid these problems. These medicines work for a short time and they do not heal the inflammation of the esophagus. Over-the-counter H2 blockers — These drugs cause the stomach to make less acid. They are effective in patients with mild to moderate symptoms. They include famotidine ( Pepcid AC), cimetidine (Tagamet HB) and ranitidine ( Zantac 75). Over-the-counter proton pump inhibitors — Proton pump inhibitors shut off the stomach's acid production. Proton pump inhibitors are very effective. They can be especially helpful in patients who do not respond to H2 blockers and antacids. These drugs are more potent acid-blockers than are H2 blockers, but they take longer to begin their effect. Proton pump inhibitors should not be combined with an H2 blocker. The H2 blocker can prevent the proton pump inhibitor from working. Prescription medications — Prescription medications include: H2 blockers — These are prescribed at higher doses than those available in over-the-counter forms. Proton pump inhibitors — A variety of proton pump inhibitors are available by prescription. Motility drugs — These medications may help to decrease esophageal reflux. But they are not usually used as the only treatment for GERD. They help the stomach to empty faster, which decreases the amount of time during which reflux can occur. Mucosal protectors — These medications coat, soothe and protect the irritated esophageal lining. One example is sucralfate ( Carafate ). Surgery Surgery is an option for people with severe, difficult-to-control GERD symptoms. It may also be considered for people who have complications such as asthma or pneumonia, or scar tissue in the esophagus. Some people who do not want to take medications for a long time may choose surgery. Surgery for GERD can be done using camera-guided instruments. This technique is called laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery requires smaller incisions than conventional surgery. In a procedure called Nissen fundoplication, excess stomach tissue is folded around the esophagus and sewn in place. This holds extra pressure around the weakened esophageal sphincter. This operation appears to relieve symptoms about as much as prescription acid-blocking medicines. The success rates of surgery might be lower for people whose symptoms are not relieved by anti-acid medicines. Following surgery, some people have a lasting bothersome side effect. But most people who undergo surgery are very satisfied with the results. Potential side effects include swallowing difficulty, diarrhea and the inability to belch or vomit to relieve bloating or nausea. Endoscopy treatments The lower esophageal sphincter can be sometimes be tightened using an endoscope. The procedures currently used are stitching (plication) and radiofrequency heating (the Stretta procedure). These procedures are newer and long term success still needs to be determined. Prognosis Most patients improve after treatment with medication. But it can take weeks of treatment before symptoms begin to improve. Learn more about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Associated drugs GERDMicromedex® Care Notes Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Mayo Clinic Reference GERDHeartburn External resources National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse 2 Information Way Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 Toll-Free: (800) 891-5389 Phone: (301) 654-3810 Fax: (301) 907-8906 http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 4900 B South, 31st St. Arlington, VA 22206 Phone: (703) 820-7400 Fax: (703) 931-4520 http://www.acg.gi.org/Disclaimer: This content should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of a call or visit to a health professional. Use of this content is subject to specific Terms of Use & Medical Disclaimers.
Bering Strait The Bering Strait is about 82 kilometres (51 mi) wide at its narrowest point, between Cape Dezhnev, Chukchi Peninsula, Russia, the easternmost point (169° 43' W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States, the westernmost point (168° 05' W) of the North American continent. Its depth varies between 30 metres (98 ft) and 50 metres (160 ft).[6] It borders with the Chukchi Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean) to north and with the Bering Sea to south.
The Ukrainian Republican Party (Ukrainian: Українська республіканська партія ; "Ukrajinska Respublikanska Partija") is a political party in Ukraine registered in December 2006 as Ukrainian Republican Party Lukyanenko (Ukrainian: Українська республіканська партія Лук’яненка ). The party is led by political veteran Levko Lukyanenko. The party did not participate in the 2007 parliamentary election as well as the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election nationwide proportional party-list system; instead three members of the party tried to win a seat in three of the 225 local single-member districts. None of the parties candidates did win.
Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.[1] It was approved, after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777), by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification. The Articles of Confederation came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 states. A guiding principle of the Articles was to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states. The federal government received only those powers which the colonies had recognized as belonging to king and parliament.[2]
Chapter 12: The Presidency Chapter 12: The Presidency Share Tweet Post Next Chapter Parliamentary system – A system of government in which the legislature selects the prime minister or president. Presidential ticket – The joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the Twelfth Amendment. Treaty – A formal, public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two thirds of the Senate. Executive agreement – A formal agreement between the U. S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval. Congressional-executive agreement – A formal agreement between a U. S. president and the leaders of other nations that acquires approval by both houses of Congress. Veto – A formal decision to reject the bill passed by Congress. Pocket veto – A formal decision to reject a bill passed by Congress after it adjourns – if Congress adjourns during the ten days that the president is allowed in order to sign or veto law, the president can reject the law by taking no action at all. Take care clause – The constitutional requirement (in Article II, Section 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed, even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws. Inherent powers – Powers that grow out of the very existence of government. State of the Union Address – The president’s annual statement to Congress and the nation. Impeachment – Formal accusation against a president or other public official, the first step in removal from office. Executive privilege – The right to keep executive communications confidential, especially if they relate to National Security. Executive orders – Formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the Federal bureaucracy. Impoundment - A decision by the president not to spend money appropriated by Congress, now prohibited under Federal law. Line item veto – Presidential power to strike, or remove, specific items from a spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Chief of staff – The head of the White House staff. Executive Office of the President – The cluster of presidential staff agencies that help the president carry out his responsibilities. Currently the office includes the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisers, and several other units. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – Presidential staff the agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies. Cabinet – Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president. Rally point – A rising public approval of the president that follows a crisis as Americans “rally ’round the flag” and the chief executive. Mandate – A president’s claim of broad public support. Cycle of decreasing influence – The tendency of presidents to lose support over time. Cycle of increasing effectiveness – The tendency of presidents to learn more about doing their jobs over time. You just finished Chapter 12: The Presidency. Nice work!Previous Chapter Next Chapter Tip: Use ← → keys to navigate!How to cite this note (MLA)Aboukhadijeh, Feross. "Chapter 12: The Presidency" Study Notes.org. Study Notes, LLC., 17 Nov. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2018. <https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-government/vocabulary/chapter-12-the-presidency/>.
Alternating current is used for most electrical transmission, and it's also in the walls in your house. The North American standard is 60 Hz, which means that the current alternates 60 times per second. When you hear a hum - the mains hum - it's either caused by magnetic fields from the wires causing the metal of the generator to vibrate, or it's caused by the wires in your speakers picking up the electric current in nearby power wires.
Max Domi (born March 2, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Domi was originally selected eighth overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Kingston Frontenacs. He was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 12th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Domi is of Albanian descent; his paternal grandparents immigrated to Canada during wars and tumult in their native country. His father is former Toronto Maple Leafs legend Tie Domi. Growing up, Domi's favourite team was the Toronto Maple Leafs, partially due to his father's many seasons with the club.
Who's the latest investor to say 'I'm out' of Dragons' Den? - BT Print this story Piers Linney has announced he is stepping down from BBC Two series Dragons’ Den, after two years. The 43-year-old digital entrepreneur said he will leave the show after the current 12th series to pursue other interests, after being an investor on the programme alongside fellow Dragons Peter Jones, Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden and Kelly Hoppen. Piers Linney (Ray Burmiston) “After hearing over 200 pitches and made nine deals, I have had a fantastic experience on Dragons’ Den and feel honoured to have had the opportunity to contribute to such an iconic and long-running TV show and to have been the first Dragon with Afro-Caribbean heritage,” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed it. It has been a great experience and a pleasure to share with millions of viewers the growing importance of digital innovation and how the technology and creative sectors are making their profound marks on the evolving landscape of British business. “It is now the right time for me to move on, although entrepreneurship and diversity are two of my greatest passions so I will continue to focus my energies on supporting both. I’ve got many more things I want to do in life that I plan to do – and I’ve got family as well so time is at a premium,” he added. Peter Jones is the last original Dragon standing (BBC/Andrew Farrington) His exit from Dragons’ Den follows in the wake of the departure of Kelly and Duncan, leaving Peter as the only remaining investor from the original series line-up. The married father-of-two – who joined the show in 2013 alongside design guru Kelly – plans to focus on his cloud computing business Outsourcery and his not-for-profit digital platform, workinsight.org, as well as technology investment and work related to enterprise and diversity. “Inclusion and social mobility have always been something which I have dedicated considerable energy and resources to promoting,” Piers explained. “Opportunity is not fairly distributed and the changing face of the UK population is not represented at the highest echelons of business and commerce, including on the boards of our largest companies. This is something which I have experienced in person and I am determined to do my bit to create a more level playing field for the next generation, irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexuality or socio-background.” Piers with his Lost My Name partners Piers, who was named a member of the Cabinet Office SME (small and medium enterprises) Panel, will also continue to work closely with the businesses he has backed, including digital picture book publisher Lost My Name. He continued: “Amongst the fantastic entrepreneurs I have backed in the Den, I was especially delighted to have spotted the potential of the full stack digital publisher, Lost My Name, which became the UK’s highest selling children’s picture book in 2014 and is already one of the biggest success stories to come out of the Den.” David Williams, from BBC Entertainment North, said: “Piers Linney has been an inspiration on the programme. His entrepreneurial expertise from the world of technology will be missed in the Den and we wish him continued success in his future ventures.” Duncan, Kelly and Piers are leaving Dragons’ Den (Ian West/PA Wire) Piers, whose other investments included self-tan brand Skinny Tan, festival and clubbing holidays operator Mainstage Travel and customised trainers company Skribbies, is hoping another technology-oriented expert will take his place. “I shone a light on technology, digital economy and innovation, that was one of the things that was lacking in the past. I hope there will be someone in the new line-up who will reflect the digital economy. It will be interesting to see who takes my seat,” he said. He also said he would not rule out a return to television. He previously appeared in Channel 4′s The Secret Millionaire in 2011. “I might do TV again. I’m good at being me and if something (a programme) reflects my interests, it might be something I’m interested in doing.” I think
FIFA World Cup Trophy The first trophy, originally named Victory, but later renamed in honour of FIFA president Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli and depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Brazil won the trophy outright in 1970, prompting the commissioning of a replacement. The original Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.
Trump Administration Conflicts Of Interest: How Gary Cohn Could Sell U.S. Infrastructure To Goldman Sachs. White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn arrives just ahead of President Donald Trump's helicopter at the Wall Street landing zone in New York, May 4, 2017. President Donald Trump's administration this week touted an infrastructure plan that would sell off public assets to private financial firms.
Hamida Djandoubi Hamida Djandoubi (Arabic: حميدة جندوبي‎; September 22, 1949 – September 10, 1977) was a Tunisian agricultural worker and convicted murderer. He moved to Marseille, France, in 1968 and six years later he kidnapped, tortured and murdered 22-year-old Élisabeth Bousquet, his former girlfriend. He was sentenced to death in February 1977 and executed in September that year. He was the last person to be executed in Western Europe and in the European Union[2] and the last person legally executed by beheading in the Western world. Marcel Chevalier served as chief executioner.[3]
. Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 1 cup of cooked Amount Per Serving Calories from Fat 154Calories 301% Daily ValuesTotal Fat 17.13g 26 %Saturated Fat 4.773g 24 %Polyunsaturated Fat 3.74g Monounsaturated Fat 6.725g Cholesterol 110mg 37 %Sodium 513mg 21 %Potassium 281mg Total Carbohydrate 0g 0 %Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %Sugars 0g Protein 34.38g Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 0%Calcium 2% Iron 9% Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
To maintain a high constant body temperature is energy expensive – mammals therefore need a nutritious and plentiful diet. While the earliest mammals were probably predators, different species have since adapted to meet their dietary requirements in a variety of ways. Some eat other animals – this is a carnivorous diet (and includes insectivorous diets). Other mammals, called herbivores, eat plants. A herbivorous diet includes subtypes such as fruit-eating and grass-eating. An omnivore eats both prey and plants. Carnivorous mammals have a simple digestive tract, because the proteins, lipids, and minerals found in meat require little in the way of specialized digestion. Plants, on the other hand, contain complex carbohydrates, such as cellulose. The digestive tract of an herbivore is therefore host to bacteria that ferment these substances, and make them available for digestion. The bacteria are either housed in the multichambered stomach or in a large cecum. The size of an animal is also a factor in determining diet type. Since small mammals have a high ratio of heat-losing surface area to heat-generating volume, they tend to have high energy requirements and a high metabolic rate. Mammals that weigh less than about 18 oz (500 g) are mostly insectivorous because they cannot tolerate the slow, complex digestive process of a herbivore. Larger animals, on the other hand, generate more heat and less of this heat is lost. They can therefore tolerate either a slower collection process (those that prey on larger vertebrates) or a slower digestive process (herbivores). Furthermore, mammals that weigh more than 18 oz (500 g) usually cannot collect enough insects during their waking hours to sustain themselves. The only large insectivorous mammals are those that feed on huge colonies of insects (ants or termites).
It was not until the end of the eighteenth century that migration as an explanation for the winter disappearance of birds from northern climes was accepted. Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds (Volume 1, 1797) mentions a report from "a very intelligent master of a vessel" who, "between the islands of Minorca and Majorca, saw great numbers of Swallows flying northward", and states the situation in Britain as follows:
Brazilian Antarctica (Portuguese: "Antártida Brasileira" or "Antártica Brasileira") is the name of the Antarctic territory south of 60°S, and from 28°W to 53°W, proposed as "Zone of Interest" by geopolitical scholar Therezinha de Castro. While the substance of that designation has never been precisely defined, it does not formally contradict the Argentine and British claims geographically overlapping with that zone. The country formally expressed its reservations with respect to its territorial rights in Antarctica when it acceded to the Antarctic Treaty on 16 May 1975, making the first official mention of the Frontage Theory, which states (simplified) that sovereignty over each point in Antarctica properly belongs to the first country whose non-Antarctic territory one would reach when travelling north in a straight line from such a point. The Frontage Theory ("Teoria da Defrontação") was proposed by Brazilian geopolitical scholar Therezinha de Castro and published in her book "Antártica: Teoria da Defrontação".
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Serving Size (1 tablespoon), 1.49 milligrams of Vitamin E (7% DV), 16 calories. Almonds. A handful of almonds makes a quick and healthy snack when you need an energy boost during your day. One cup of almonds, though high in calories, provides almost twice the necessary amount of Vitamin E for the day.
William the Conqueror's tomb - Review of Abbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey), Caen, France - TripAdvisor Attraction details Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours Owner description: The Men's Abbey - An architectural masterpiece of medieval art and 18th century Guided tours or self-guided tours of the monastic buildings (City Hall) In the 11th century, William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, King of England, transformed Caen into one of the most powerful cities of its time, which the Men's Abbey is one of the most striking buildings from this period. Born in Falaise in 1027, William was the son of Robert the Magnificent, the future Duke of Normandy, and Herleva, a tanner’s daughter. Upon his father’s death, William became the designated sole heir to the ducal throne. His succession to the throne was challenged by the barons, who considered William to be Robert’s illegitimate son. William quashed the rebels once and for all in 1047 and became the undisputed Duke of Normandy. Towards 1050, William married his distant cousin Matilda of Flanders, despite opposition from Pope Leo IX. The Church forbade their marriage, so Matilda and William sought atonement by founding the Abbayeaux- Dames, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and the Abbaye-aux-Hommes, dedicated to Saint-Etienne. Work began on the Abbaye-aux-Hommes in 1066, the year that marked the Norman conquest of England. Edward, the King of England, had named William, the Duke of Normandy, to be his successor. Upon Edward’s death and betrayed by Harold, Edward’s brother-in-law, William took up arms to assert his claim to the throne. William defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066. William was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey on 25th December 1066, whereupon he became William «the Conqueror». On 9th September 1087, he died in Rouen. According to his wishes, he was buried in the Abbey Church of Saint-Etienne in Caen. Abbey Church of Saint-Etienne Consecrated in 1077, the abbey church represents the oldest part of the site, with most of the features dating back to the 11th and 13th Centuries. The choir was redesigned in the 13th Century to reflect the prevailing Gothic style and is home to the tomb of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England. Monastic buildings The monastery was erected in the 11th Century, but destroyed during the First War of Religion (1562-63), before being rebuilt in the 18th Century. The monastic buildings are built around a Tuscan-style cloister epitomising the classical Italian style. The buildings are today headquarters of Caen City Hall. Together with the recently refurbished Place Saint- Sauveur, the Abbaye-aux-Hommes represents a unique heritage site. Medieval buildings and agricultural buildings The abbey also used to be a farm and an inn. It still houses a cider press, a carriage house and a bakery. Two 14th Century buildings bear witness to the abbey’s former role as a place of refuge and a political venue. - Palais Ducal, which was restored between 2012 and 2013, now hosts the city’s art library and its collection of contemporary art. - The Guardroom, where City Council meetings take place. There are newer reviews for this attraction
A rosz szomszed (The Bad Neighbour), by Charles Vadnay (1878), is a felicitous representation of the power of love. She is the subject of a beautiful poem by Longfellow, Santa Filomena, and the popular estimate of her character and mission was summed up in a particularly felicitous anagram, Flit on, cheering angel.
If you need to calculate amount of grass seed needed per hectare, then you will need to calculate it out via a longer method: 1.81 kg Ã· 92.90 square meters = 0.0195 kg/square meters; since 1 hectare = 10,000 square meters, 0.0195 x 10,000 = 195 kg of seed is needed per hectare.
Michael Emerson Michael Emerson (born September 7, 1954)[3] is an American film and television actor who is best known for his roles as serial killer William Hinks on The Practice, Benjamin Linus on Lost, Zep Hindle in the first Saw film, and Harold Finch on the CBS series Person of Interest. Emerson has also worked extensively in theater and narration. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and been nominated for three others, as well as receiving other awards and nominations.
Chouans! is a 1988 French historical adventure film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, and Lambert Wilson. Based on the 1829 novel "Les Chouans" by Honoré de Balzac, the film is about a woman who must choose between two brothers on opposite sides of the French Civil War of 1793. For her performance in the film, Sophie Marceau received the Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
The Scarlet Car is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney. The film is based upon the novel "The Scarlet Car" by Richard Harding Davis, which also was the basis of a 1923 film of the same name. A print of the 1917 film exists and has been released on DVD.
Project MUSE - A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana John R. Pfeiffer I. Works by Shaw Shaw, Bernard. The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. Chicago: Trafalgar Square, 2007. 75 pp., illustrated. List: $15.95. Not seen. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Bel Air, Calif.: Dodo Press, 2007. Paper. List: $10.99. Not seen. Other Shaw titles with this imprint at $10.99 unless otherwise noted: Methuselah ($21.99), Cashel, Dark Lady, Doctor's, Getting Married ($12.99), Great Catherine, Heartbreak ($12.99), Irrational ($23.99), John Bull, Superman ($14.99), Man of Destiny, Mrs Warren, Perfect Wagnerite, Press Cuttings, Pygmalion, and Blanco Posnet. ———. Androcles and the Lion. Edited "for modernity" by George Arthur Lareau (does not apply to other titles listed below). Amazon.com : Kindle ed., 2007. List: $7.99 in August; $1.60 in September. Not retrieved. The "product description" erroneously informs us that "it won the Nobel Prize for literature." Kindle edition titles are a 2007 innovation by Amazon.com. The selling points are ease of use on a specialized "reader" and speed of "wireless via Amazon Whispernet" delivery to the reader. Particulars are available on the Amazon.com home Web site. At least twenty-one Shaw titles are advertised, priced at $1.60 unless otherwise indicated: Annajanska, Augustus, Caesar ($0.95), Candida, Cashel Byron, Devil's, Doctor's, Fanny's, Great Catherine, How He Lied, Irrational, John Bull, Major Barbara, Preface to Major Barbara, Superman, Man of Destiny, Misalliance, Mrs Warren, O'Flaherty, Overruled, Press Cuttings, and Pygmalion. ———. Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, and Pygmalion. Eastbourne: Gardner's Books, 2007. Not seen. Other Shaw titles with this imprint: Methuselah, Caesar, Cashel and Bashville, Doctor's, Dramatic Opinions, Fabian Essays, Getting Married, Heartbreak Great Catherine [End Page 272] and Playlets of the War, Irrational, Love Among the Artists, Misalliance and Dark Lady, On Going to Church, Philanderer, Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant, Quintessence, Three Plays for Puritans, An Unsocial Socialist, and The Wisdom of Bernard Shaw. ———. Arms and the Man. Ed. J. P. Wearing. London: Methuen Drama, 2008. New Mermaids series. Not seen. One of five Shaw plays to be released in the New Mermaids series of classic plays. The others are Major Barbara, ed. Nicholas Grene; Mrs Warren, ed. Norma Jenckes; Pygmalion, ed. L. W. Conolly; and Saint Joan, ed. Jean Chothia. ———. Arms and the Man. Temecula, Calif.: Peacock Books, 2008. List: $20.52. Not seen. ———. Aventuras de una negrita en busca de Dios. Trans. Benito Gómez Ibánez. Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 2007. List: $27.05. Not seen. Spanish translation. ———. Captain Brassbound's Conversion. Titus Digital Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 2008. List: $12.19. Accessed on Amazon.com . Not seen. Also publishes Superman, Pygmalion, and An Unsocial Socialist. ———. Cashel Byron's Profession. Cambridge, Mass.: IndyPublish, 2007. List: $46.99. Not seen. Also publishes Devil's Disciple and Doctor's Dilemma. ———. Cashel Byron's Profession. Rockville, Md.: Tark Classic Fiction, 2008. List: $9.99. Not seen.CS.C ———. Cashel Byron's Profession; also The Admirable Bashville. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2007. List: $40.05. Not seen. Also publishes Fabian Essays, Heartbreak, Love Among the Artists, and Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant. ———. "The Cinema as a Moral Leveller" (June 27, 1914). Reprinted in the New Statesman, May 28, 2007, 62. ———. Dark Lady of the Sonnets as Sonnetternas mörka dam. In Shakespeares älskade. Trans. Ulf Liljedahl. Lund: Ellerstrom, 2007. Not seen. Swedish translation. ———. The Devil's Disciple. Charleston, S.C.: BiblioBazaar, 2007. List: $9.99. Not seen. Also publishes Heartbreak, John Bull, Superman, and Pygmalion. See also More Short Works of George Bernard Shaw, below. ———. Don Juan in Hell. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2007. List: $2.00. Also publishes Heartbreak House ($2.00), Major Barbara ($2.00). and Pygmalion ($1.50). No frills paper texts at bargain prices. ———. "82 'Irrevere
A startup based in Cambridge, MAâ Joule Biotechnologies âtoday revealed details of a process that it says can make 20,000 gallons of biofuel per acre per year.If this yield proves realistic, it could make it practical to replace all fossil fuels used for transportation with biofuels.f the new process, which has been demonstrated in the laboratory, works as well on a large scale as Joule Biotechnologies expects, it would be a marked change for the biofuel industry.
General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 29 November 1970 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly election, a list of 100 PDCI-RDA candidates (chosen from 650 applicants by the party's executive authorities) for the 100 seats (increased from 85 at the previous elections) was presented to the electorate for approval. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.9% in the parliamentary election and 99.2% in the presidential election.
SWAK for example -- although fitting nicely into the texting template of acronyms -- still means Sealed With A Kiss and not So What Are Kids, or some other message indicated by keyboard shorthand. On this 4th of July weekend let's consider the message an upside down flag stamp on an envelope conveys. It has different meanings for different people, but you can be sure that Golden Girl Blanche's interpretation -- code meaning you want to get it on with the mailman -- is way off the mark.
Thrombocyte is the medical term for platelet. Thrombocytopenia means a lower platelet count in the blood compared to the normal range.Thrombocytosis refers to a greater number of platelets compared to the normal range.hrombocyte is the medical term for platelet. Thrombocytopenia means a lower platelet count in the blood compared to the normal range.
The predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004. The reports didn't give figures for other types of religion; 74.36% of the population may be either irreligious or involved in worship of nature deities, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, folk religious sects, and small minorities of Muslims.
However, going to Court and testifying consistently with the false statement that you gave to the police is not an option for you as you would be committing the crime of aggravated perjury, which is also a class D felony, and you would also be putting an innocent man at risk of being convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
Santee, SC County Jail. About Search Results. About Search Results. YP - The Real Yellow PagesSM - helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria.
History of the Republic of China On 1 January 1912, delegates from the independent provinces elected Sun Yat-sen as the first Provisional President of the Republic of China. Yuan Shikai agreed to accept the Republic and forced the last emperor of China, Puyi, to abdicate on February 12. Empress Dowager Longyu signed the abdication papers. Puyi was allowed to continue living in the Forbidden City, however. The Republic of China officially succeeded the Qing Dynasty.
The movie was shot primarily on the Chattooga River, which divides South Carolina and Georgia. Additional scenes were shot on the Tallulah Gorge in Georgia, Salem, South Carolina, and Sylva, North Carolina. Shots of the town which did not call for the actors to be present were shot in Monaca, Pennsylvania.
Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast. Greece consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a vast number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).
Salary & years of college, certification for an equine sports therapist? Will sports therapist be in-demand in about 10 years? Im from ireland moving to canada for a year where is the best place to get a massage /sport therapist job? More questions How many years of schooling do i have to go through to become a sport physical therapist? How many years of college does it take to become a sports phisycal therapist ? And how much do they make ?
Theodore Pratt (1901–1969) was an American writer who is best known for his novels set in Florida. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1901 to Thomas A. and Emma Pratt. The family later moved to New Rochelle, New York, where Theodore attended high school. After completing high school, he attended Colgate University for two years, and then Columbia University for another two years, but did not graduate. He worked in New York City as a play reader, a staff reader for a movie company, and a columnist for the "New York Sun". He also free-lanced articles for "The New Yorker" and other national magazines.
Live and Let Die (song) "Live and Let Die" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die, written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3]
Top 40 Doctor insights on: What Causes Elderly To Shake Top 40 Doctor insights on: What Causes Elderly To Shake Share Follow @Health Tap </> Embed Dr. Banita Kooner5 doctors agreed:1 What is it that causes an elderly person's hands to shake? Hand tremble: The most common reason is "benign essential tremor". It usually happens as you get older and can worsen as you get older. There is a strong genetic disposition. It occurs most when a person is "intentionally" doing something like writing or pointing. It can be helped by medicines ... Read more Dr. Krishna Kumar Old Health (Definition)Old Health ... Read more Board Certified,Get help from a real doctor now Continue Dr. Michael Sparacino2 What can cause me to shake when I drink? Anticipation: Many "schooled" drinkers develop an anticipitory resonse including tremor . ... Read more Dr. SG Erman1 doctor agreed:3 What causes the body to shake after sex or during? Satisfaction: Orgasm and/or muscle exhaustion can cause shaking. ... Read more Dr. Harold Peltan3 doctors agreed:4 What causes my body to shake before eating? I haven't ever had sugar problems. Low blood sugar: Part of your body's response to low blood sugar involves the release of epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. This can give people the shakes. These shakes can be treated by eating smaller meals but more frequently. Also, avoiding quick burn carbs like ... Read more Dr. Martin Raff1 doctor agreed:5 Is it normal for a woman to shake uncontrollably during sex and what causes it? Orgasm? : During sexual activity your body releases many hormones and other biological materials such as epinephrine. Reactions to this may vary from person to person. Most women who shake uncontrollably are in the throes of orgasm. If this proves annoying or harmful in any way, suggest ... Read more Board Certified,Get help from a specialist now Continue Dr. Richard Rosenthal1 doctor agreed:6 Shaky mattress and box springs. What to do to stop the shake? Does it cause back aches? Unknown: Although there has been a lot written about mattresses and back pain, there has never been a definitive study proving there is any correlation between back pain and sleeping surface. ... Read more Dr. Heidi Fowler7 Not sure if I have BDD or another condition but can't shake the feeling that I grew 2-3 inches at age 38. Could something have caused that to happen? Don't know what: Would cause you to grow at that age? Do you have anything objective to back up this feeling? If not -growth plates are closed long before you hit your 30's. ... Read more Dr. Alon Seifan1 doctor agreed:8 What would cause my whole body to shake? Seizure or fever: Seizure, fever, and low blood sugar can cause the whole body to shake. For seizure, if you retain consciousness while the body shakes, it likely is not a epileptic seizure. Tremors can occur when medicines are taken or drugs but these are ususally not involving the whole body ... Read more Dr. Stuart Wasser4 doctors agreed:9 What would cause the shakes in a 57 yr old party guy? Simply: Your lifestyle. I can't say more with the info provided and it is always worthwhile to get a full medical evaluation. However drugs and alcohol contribute. ... Read more Dr. Brian Le1 doctor agreed:10 Percocet causes me to shake, is there anything else I can took? Percocet alternative: There are many other pain killers, narcotics and non-narcotics. Please see your doctor for medication change. ... Read more Dr. Jeffrey Juchau11 What causes inside body shakes? And how to prevent then from happen? Shakes: I am not clear as to what you mean. Would you restate your question and describe in more detail what these shakes are? ... Read more Dr. Ronald Krauser12 Can trapped nerves cause one to shake/tremor/vibrate throughout the entire body? Unlikely: That would be unlikely. Look for another cause. Consider a neurology consultation. ... Read more Dr. Richard Reams13 I shake when I yawn. My upper body mostly. It happens every time. What causes it? Normal response: It is common to have some muscle reaction to a good yawn as there is the bodies reaction to the yawn. Our muscles tighten and we shake in response to the trigger of the yawning episode. If it is a very light yawn it might not cause the response to occur but it is common with larger ... Read more Dr. Alvin Lin1 doctor agreed:14 Can sex harm a baby at 29 weeks. Lots of quick up and down - will this shake the baby and cause any harm? Nope, so have fun! : As long as you & your pregnancy are healthy, enjoy sex as often as you want in any position that's comfortable for you. Check out following references that all agree that it's ok to have sex while pregnant in most situations: http://goo. Gl/q Bs1d8, http://goo. Gl/pc1Og I ... Read more Dr. Dan Fisher1 doctor agreed:15 When I drink coffee I begin to shake, what exactly in the coffee causes my body to shake and what is occurring inside my body? Caffeine: Caffeine is a stimulant of your nervous system. In low dose causes mental clarity and enhances athletic performance. In high doses causes anxiety, confusion, rapid heart rate, tremor, etc. Everyone has a little different sensitivity to the effects. ... Read more Dr. Warren Foster16 I feel uncoordinated most of the time, like my head is not right, feel like I would fall & sometimes my body shakes, what could be the cause? Pregnant? : Pregnancy is listed on your conditions. There are many changes that occur, especially during the 3rd trimester, that change the body’s blood pressure & fluid handling system. These could result in dizzy spells, especially when standing quickly, or lying in a certain position. There are ... Read more Dr. Kenneth Murdock17 What can cause shiver and shake episodes? Blood poisoning can. : Sepsis (blood poisoning) can occur after biopsies or other surgeries or in patients that are debilitated by chronic disesses or malignancies. A dcrease in white blood counts can also cause " rigors ". ... Read more Dr. Nguyen Nguyen1 doctor agreed:18 What can cause a 14-year-old's fingers to shake? A number of possibilities: A teen can have shaking fingers if he/she has anxiety, or an episode odd low blood sugar, or abnormally high levels of thyroid hormones in his/her blood. He/she needs to be seen by a pediatrician to sort out the symptoms and come up with the correct answer to ... Read more Dr. Michael Sinclair2 doctors agreed:19 What causes my leg to shake uncontroably during sex? Muscle fatigue: Sex can be very physically demanding. Whatever position you choose, your legs are going to have a lot of work to do, either by supporting you or holding them open or up etc. The prolonged exertion can cause your muscles to tremble. Dehydration makes it worse. Over time, with ... Read more Dr. Martin Morell20 What is the cause of right arm just started to shake? If: Not lactic acid build up, see a neurologist if it persists. ... Read more Dr. Jay Bradley21 What causes people's eyes to shake when they're angry? Endorphins: Endorphins (epinephrine/ norepinephrine) are released when a person is angered and this causes your muscles to shake. ... Read more Dr. Julian Bragg6 doctors agreed:22 What could cause my hands to shake constantly every day? Multiple causes: There are multiple causes for tremor, ranging from anxiety to Parkinson's disease to essential tremor to ataxia (a disorder of coordination). A neurologist can help determine the type of tremor you have, as well as what kind of treatment is most likely to help. ... Read more Dr. Dariush Saghafi2 doctors agreed:23 What can cause a patient in the hospital to shake continuously? Lots of things: You're giving a very general sort of description of something that has many causes. So the short answer: Infections, sheer cold temperature, anemia / low blood volume, seizure disorder, Parkinson's, Essential Tremor, electrolyte disturbances, low functioning adrenal glands ... Read more Dr. Donna Childress24 I keep getting the shakes but when I eat food I'm fine what causes this... Likely hypoglycemia: Low blood sugar can cause symptoms like tremors/shakiness, anxiety, sweating, hunger and tingling. Symptoms usually improve rapidly after eating or drinking. Eating regularly and consuming a combination of both protein and carbohydrate rich foods can help avoid such ... Read more Dr. Kevin Considine3 doctors agreed:25 What causes a finger or two to twish ot shake without you doing it yourself.? Depends: There are several possibilities. .. Most likely is stress and increased caffeine intake, along with not enough sleep or nerve injury if hand forearm recently traumatized but also carpal tunnel issues as well to name a few. ... Read more Dr. Bernard Seif1 doctor agreed:26 I have a acute sinisitus infection. Would this cause me to shake uncontrollably? Xlear: Your doc may tell you that you have a sinus infection. You can use a natural product called xlear (pronounced "clear") to clean out nasal passages and break up the biofilm where germs multiply. Tastes good too! See doc to determine cause of shaking. Please join a stop-smoking group. ... Read more Dr. Rifat Naghmi27 Since becoming pregnant, I seem to have the chills all the time and cannot shake them. What causes this? What can I do? Chills: Make sure you do not have urine infection. Get your urine examined. ... Read more Dr. Bennett Machanic2 doctors agreed:28 Could the medicines I have to take cause my hands to shake and me to drop things all the time or is something else going on now? Could be med: Many meds have side effects of tremors, including depakote, amphetamines, ritalin, ( methylphenidate) etc., but high thyroid fcntn and hereditary essential tremors do occur not infrequently. On occasion, underlying problems in brain and spinal cord could be a culprit. Not a bad ... Read more Dr. Joel Gallant29 I shake my penis everyday since two years. I am enjoying it but I want to know wether mastaburating is harmful can it cause any problem in future? Shake away! : Daily masturbation is not harmful and will not cause future problems. ... Read more Dr. Al Hegab3 doctors agreed:30 Hello I've been on hydroxyzine for 2 years or so, and I want to cut off of it, I believe it's cause me to have shakes n wake up groggy, I know I have? No need to taper: Hydroxyzine, you may want to decrease the dose though or stop altogether if you want ... Read more Dr. Heidi Fowler1 doctor agreed:31 My hands shakes so much. What is the cause for it? A neurological: Evaluation should help to clarify this. Get help from a doctor now ›Dr. Olivia Liao2 doctors agreed:32 My eyes shakes sometimes what is the cause? It depends on what: Exactly is shaking: lids often can flutter and is referred to as myokymia, usually not worrisome. Eyeballs can jiggle and this could be nystagmus or superior oblique myokymia. There are normal variants of nystagmus and pathologic causes as well. Impossible to comment ... Read more Dr. Carol Van der Harst2 doctors agreed:33 Does regular masturbation cause leg to shake? No: Leg shaking is usually from muscle fatigue or weakness. Sexual release is typically helpful to relax muscles. ... Read more Dr. Bradley Peckler1 doctor agreed:34 Does anti-depressants cause a shake in hands? Yes: They can but different medications can cause different symptoms. Would discuss with your prescribing doctor. ... Read more Dr. Heidi Fowler4 doctors agreed:35 Can a lot of stress cause your hands to shake uncontrollably? That is possible: Especially if you have a panic attack and are hyperventilating. ... Read more Dr. Bennett Machanic2 doctors agreed:36 What can cause eyes to quiver or shake back and forth rapidly?? nystagmus: Would have to do a direct exam to be precise here, but might have nystagmus or even opsoclonus. Best to see an ophthalmologist or neurologist, and get this diagnosed. Could be a medication or drug reaction but get diagnosed. ... Read more Dr. Carol Van der Harst37 What could cause sudden diahrrea after dining a protein shake? Food intolerance: Many people have a lactose intolerance this can cause cramping and diahrrea after eating milk or milk proteins found in shake "powders". The coldness of a shake with ice may be shocking to your stomach causing a reflex of your bowels, so drink very cold things slowly. ... Read more Dr. Shahid Rafique1 doctor agreed:38 What could cause my hand will start to shake from time to time? Essential tremor: In young individuals mild tremor of the hand, neck or lips is often seen a s a benign condition called essential tremors. Other conditions are more serious. A good history and physical exam will usually determine if further investigations are indicated. See your pcp. It can be easily treated. ... Read more Dr. Alan Ali1 doctor agreed:39 What could cause eyes to quiver or shake back and forth rapidly? Eyes: Called nystagmus. Needs assessed by eye doctor or neurologist. ... Read more Dr. Richard Wieder1 doctor agreed:40 My eyes have been shaking a lot lately. What causes them to shake? Shaky eyes: If your eyes appear to shake, then you should have them evaluated by an eye doctor. This may be caused by eye fatigue or could be something more significant. After an eye exam, the doctor may be able to give you a better explanation. ... Read more
Play That Funky Music "Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first release by the Cleveland-based Sweet City record label in April 1976, and distributed by Epic Records.[2] The performers on the recording included lead singer Parissi, electric guitarist Bryan Bassett, bassist Allen Wentz and drummer Ron Beitle, with session players Chuck Berginc, Jack Brndiar (trumpets), and Joe Eckert and Rick Singer (saxes) on the horn riff that runs throughout the song's verses. The single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 18, 1976, and was also number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[3] The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 2 million records, eventually selling 2.5 million in the United States alone.[4]
According to the American National Standards Institute, pitch is the auditory attribute of sound according to which sounds can be ordered on a scale from low to high. Since pitch is such a close proxy for frequency, it is almost entirely determined by how quickly the sound wave is making the air vibrate and has almost nothing to do with the intensity, or amplitude, of the wave. That is, "high" pitch means very rapid oscillation, and "low" pitch corresponds to slower oscillation. Despite that, the idiom relating vertical height to sound pitch is shared by most languages. At least in English, it is just one of many deep conceptual metaphors that involve up/down. The exact etymological history of the musical sense of high and low pitch is still unclear. There is evidence that humans do actually perceive that the source of a sound is slightly higher or lower in vertical space when the sound frequency is increased or decreased.
The FIFA Fan Fests are public viewing events organized by FIFA and its partners which allow people to watch the FIFA World Cup with thousands of fans from all around the world. The Fan Fest first became part of the official program for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, following the huge success of unofficial public viewing events in South Korea during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It was a great success, leading FIFA to expand it to include several cities worldwide for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The locations are large enough to fit many thousands of people, and feature gigantic LED displays which broadcast the matches live.
The wildlife of Botswana refers to the flora and fauna of Botswana. Botswana is around 90% covered in savanna, varying from shrub savanna in the southwest in the dry areas to tree savanna consisting of trees and grass in the wetter areas. Even under the hot conditions of the Kalahari Desert, many different species survive; in fact the country has more than 2500 species of plants and 650 species of trees. Vegetation and its wild fruits are also extremely important to rural populations living in the desert and are the principal source of food, fuel and medicine for many inhabitants.
For the industrial rock supergroup, see Pigface. Carpobrotus, commonly known as pigface, ice plant, and Hottentot plant, is a genus of ground-creeping plants with succulent leaves and large daisy-like flowers. The name refers to the edible fruits. It comes from the Ancient Greek karpos (fruit) and brota (edible).The genus includes some 12 to 20 accepted species.arious Carpobrotus species are invasive introduced species in suitable climates throughout the world. The harm they do is variable, and sometimes hotly debated, when balanced against their value as firebreaks and as food for wildlife.
Roberta Alexandra Mary Taylor -LRB- née Roberts ; born 26 February 1948 -RRB- is an English actress and author . She is best known for her roles of Irene Raymond in EastEnders -LRB- 1997 -- 2000 -RRB- , and Inspector Gina Gold in The Bill -LRB- 2002 -- 2008 -RRB- .
Issue 157 by East Cork Journal (page 54) - issuu issuu Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 - The East Cork Journal The Puzzler WIN2TICKETS FOR... TEL. (021) 4630066 WITH OUR Tea-Break Crossword 4 Test your concentration with this word ladder H E A D 25 ELEANOR HERLIHY GARRYVOE Congratulations to last week’s winner: ACROSS 8. Home on wheels (7) 9. Bend (5) 10. Regal (5) 11. Disrepute (7) 12. Memory (4) 13. Various (8) 16. Soldier (8) 18. Magician’s stick (4) 21. Umpire (7) 23. Powerful beam (5) L B S K 25. Birds’ homes (5) 26. Push under water (7) DOWN 1. Mark from a wound (4) 2. Coloured pencil (6) 3. Sins (5) 4. Writing fluids (4) 5. Eight-sided figure (7) 6. Commendation (6) 7. Sheltered, private (8) 12. Short pasta (8) 14. Town with healing springs (3) 15. Holiday maker (7) 17. Say no (6) 19. Guarantee (6) 20. Ascend (5) 22. Discharge (4) 24. Grass (4) ACANSERWS TO LAST WEEK: ACROSS: 8. Picture 9. Cacti 10. Chess 11. Monarch 12. Wind 13.Turmeric 16. Expelled 18. Stop 21. Torment 23. Never 25. Ended 26. Inferno. DOWN: 1. Epic 2. Screen 3. Fussy 4. Beam 5. Economy 6. Scorer 7. Nightcap 12. Wreathes 14. Use 15. Already 17. Parade 19. Tavern 20. Knife 22.Trio 24. Rook. Name: ______________________________ Address: ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Tel (mobile):______________________________ Home:_______________________________ Entries to East Cork Journal, 1st Floor, Watersedge, Riverside Way, Midleton T A I L Five Minutes - Five Questions 1. Translating as ‘place of the way’ what Japanese word describes a facility for teaching physical skills such as martial arts? 2. In botany, if a plant is monocarpic what does it do only once? 3. What is the call-sign name of the US presidential helicopter? 4. Over which desert did France test its first atom bomb in 1960? 5. What is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot in the novel ‘Treasure Island?’ Answer to last week’s Medium 3 ANSWERS TO WORDGAMES: 1. Backflips 2. HEAL TEAL TELL TALL ANSWERS: 1. Dojo 2. Bear fruit 3. Marine One 4. Sahara 5. Captain Flint 8
There are three different types of basic cell communication and they are: surface membrane to surface membrane, exterior, which is between receptors on the cell, and direct communication, which means signals pass inside the cell itself. The junctions of these cells is incredibly important because they are the means by which cells communicate with one another. Epithelial cells especially rely on these junctions because when one is injured, these junctions provide the means and communication to seal these injuries. These junctions are especially present in the organs of most species. However, it is also through cell signaling that tumors and cancer can also develop. Stem cells and tumor-causing cells, however, do not have gap junctions so they cannot be affected in the way that one would control a typical epithelial cell. Upstream cells signaling pathways control the proteins and genes that are expressed, which can both create a means for cancer to develop without stopping or a means for treatment for these diseases by targeting these specific upstream signaling pathways. Much of cell communication happens when ligands bind to the receptors of the cell membrane and control the actions of the cell through this binding. Genes can be suppressed, they can be over expressed, or they can be partially inhibited through cell signaling transduction pathways. Some research has found that when gap junction genes were transfected into tumor cells that did not have the gap junction genes, the tumor cells became stable and points to the ability of gap junction genes to inhibit tumors.
What is sound volume measured in? Flag What is sound volume measured in? Edit Answer by Nigel G Confidence votes 9.3KSound volume is often measured in decibels. The decibel scale works in mnany ways. LOL +++ Many ways indeed! it's not a simple matter, and we have to distinguish between intensity and power, which are not the same things. Most sound volumes figures are of Sound Pressure Level (SPL) in deci Bels, and this is a brief explanation. It helps if know basic logarithm principles! The deci Bel (d B) is not a measure of power or intensity of sound only, but can describe any acoustic, electrical or electromagnetic signal, so to use it properly you have to specify the right units and scale. Further, it is not a linear unit like a metre or a litre, but a product of a constant with the logarithm of a ratio! And that ratio's denominator is the reference level relevant to what you are measuring, and to which you compare the measured level. We use this logarithmic scale because the human ear is roughly logarithmic in response to sound pressure; and the maximum pressure it can bear for a short time painfully but without injury is 1 million times the faintest it could hear before too many of those maxima hit it for too long. In measuring sound in air by deci Bels, you use 20µPa (20 micro-Pascals), where the Pascal is the official SI unit of pressure. It's an extremely tiny pressure, but still too big for acoustics, where you need to work in millionths of Pascals - i.e. micro-Pascals. (The standard abbreviation for 'micro' is the Greek letter µ.) Why 20µPa? It is the SPL of the faintest sound the fully-healthy human ear can detect - a staggeringly low 1/ (5000 000 000) of Standard Atmospheric Pressure. So deci Bels avoid clumsy calculations with lots of big exponents, and turns many of the sums into just adding and subtracting modest numbers. Therefore, measuring sound level in air, and without going into the derivation of the 20 constant, the SPL = [ 20 log-base-10 (measured pressure µPa / 20µPa) ] deci Bels. So to quote the sound pressure level fully, it is N d B re [ferred to] 20µPa . Marine acoustics - dolphin calls, sonar etc. - uses a mere 1µPa as reference, so the two sound scales are not readily comparable. A measured level equal to its reference is 0d B in whatever scale you use, because the ratio is then 1, and as log-base-10 (1) = 0, so 20log (1) = 0. Why can't you count from 0µPa? Because that makes the denominator 0, and you can't divide by 0.2 people found this useful Was this answer useful? Yes Somewhat No
is a supernatural manga by Kazuhiro Fujita . It was adapted into three OVA series : one with six episodes released from September 11 , 1992 to February 1 , 1993 ; one with four episodes released from June 11 , 1993 to August 1 , 1993 ; and one single episode OVA released on October 1 , 1993 . The anime was released in the United States by ADV Films . An anime television series adaptation produced by MAPPA and Studio VOLN began airing on July 3 , 2015 , and finished airing on June 24 , 2016 . The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America .
Einstein Proposes His Theory of Relativity Einstein Proposes His Theory of Relativity Einstein Proposes His Theory of Relativity Albert Einstein (1905). (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images) By Jennifer Rosenberg Updated April 28, 2016. In 1905, Albert Einstein , a 26-year-old patent clerk, wrote a paper that revolutionized science. In his Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein explained that the speed of light was constant but that both space and time were relative to the position of the observer. Who Was Albert Einstein? In 1905, Albert Einstein was not a famous scientist -- actually, he was quite the opposite. Einstein had been an unpopular student at the Polytechnic Institute, at least with the professors, because he wasn't shy about telling them he found their classes dull. That was why when Einstein (barely) graduated in 1900, none of his professors would write him a recommendation letter. For two years, Einstein was an outcast of sorts, and was very lucky to finally get a job in 1902 at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. Although he worked six days a week, the new job allowed Einstein to get married and start his family. He also spent his limited free time working on his doctorate. continue reading below our video Profile of Albert Einstein Despite his future fame, Einstein seemed an undistinguished, 26-year-old, paper pusher in 1905. What most did not realize was that in between work and his family life (he had a young son), Einstein worked diligently on his scientific theories. These theories would soon change how we viewed our world. Einstein's Theory of Relativity In 1905, Einstein wrote five articles and had them published in the prestigious Annalen der Physik (Annals of Physics). In one of these papers, “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Koerper” (“On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies”), Einstein detailed his Special Theory of Relativity. There were two main parts of his theory. First, Einstein discovered that the speed of light is constant. Secondly, Einstein determined that space and time are not absolutes; rather, they are relative to the position of the observer. For example, if a young boy were to roll a ball across the floor of a moving train, how fast was the ball moving? To the boy, it might look like the ball was moving at 1 mile per hour. However, to someone watching the train go by, the ball would appear to be moving the one mile per hour plus the speed of the train (40 miles per hour). To someone watching the event from space, the ball would be moving the one mile per hour the boy had noticed, plus the 40 miles an hour of the speed of the train, plus the speed of the Earth. E=mc2 In a follow-up paper also published in 1905, “Ist die Traegheit eines Koerpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhaengig?” (“Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”), Einstein determined the relationship between mass and energy. Not only are they not independent entities, which had been a long-held belief, their relationship could be explained with the formula E=mc2 (E=energy, m=mass, c=speed of light). Einstein's theories not only changed Newton's three laws and transformed physics, it became a foundation for astrophysics and the atomic bomb.
In late 1975, Queen recorded and released A Night at the Opera, taking its name from the popular Marx Brothers movie. At the time, it was the most expensive album ever produced. Like its predecessor, the album features diverse musical styles and experimentation with stereo sound. In "The Prophet's Song", an eight-minute epic, the middle section is a canon, with simple phrases layered to create a full-choral sound. The Mercury penned ballad, "Love of My Life", featured a harp and overdubbed vocal harmonies. The album was very successful in Britain, and went triple platinum in the United States. The British public voted it the 13th greatest album of all time in a 2004 Channel 4 poll. It has also ranked highly in international polls; in a worldwide Guinness poll, it was voted the 19th greatest of all time, while an ABC poll saw the Australian public vote it the 28th greatest of all time. A Night at the Opera has frequently appeared in "greatest albums" lists reflecting the opinions of critics. Among other accolades, it was ranked number 16 in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best British Albums Ever" in 2004, and number 11 in Rolling Stone's "The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time" as featured in their Mexican edition in 2004. It was also placed at No. 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003. A Night at the Opera is the third and final Queen album to be featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Two British film industry officials requested that the film be shot in the United Kingdom, offering their assistance in securing filming locations, the use of Leavesden Film Studios, as well as changing the UK's child labour laws (adding a small number of working hours per week and making the timing of on-set classes more flexible).[11] Warner Bros. accepted their proposal. Filming began on 17 September 2000 at Leavesden Film Studios and concluded on 23 March 2001,[41] with final work being done in July.[27][42] Principal photography took place on 2 October 2000 at North Yorkshire's Goathland railway station.[43] Canterbury Cathedral and Scotland's Inverailort Castle were both touted as possible locations for Hogwarts; Canterbury rejected Warner Bros. proposal due to concerns about the film's "pagan" theme.[44][45] Alnwick Castle and Gloucester Cathedral were eventually selected as the principal locations for Hogwarts,[11] with some scenes also being filmed at Harrow School.[46] Other Hogwarts scenes were filmed in Durham Cathedral over a two-week period;[47] these included shots of the corridors and some classroom scenes.[48] Oxford University's Divinity School served as the Hogwarts Hospital Wing, and Duke Humfrey's Library, part of the Bodleian, was used as the Hogwarts Library.[49] Filming for Privet Drive took place on Picket Post Close in Bracknell, Berkshire.[47] Filming in the street took two days instead of the planned single day, so payments to the street's residents were correspondingly increased.[47] For all the subsequent film's scenes set in Privet Drive, filming took place on a constructed set in Leavesden Film Studios, which proved to have been cheaper than filming on location.[50] London's Australia House was selected as the location for Gringotts Wizarding Bank,[11] while Christ Church, Oxford was the location for the Hogwarts trophy room.[51] London Zoo was used as the location for the scene in which Harry accidentally sets a snake on Dudley,[51] with King's Cross Station also being used as the book specifies.[52]
Actor \| Producer \| Soundtrack. Johnny Depp is perhaps one of the most versatile actors of his day and age in Hollywood. He was born John Christopher Depp II in Owensboro, Kentucky, on June 9, 1963, to Betty Sue (Wells), who worked as a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. Depp was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series ...
Gaston Leroux (Author of The Phantom of the Opera) edit data Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, such as the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. It was also the basis of the 1990 novel Phantom by Susan Kay. Leroux went to school in Normandy and studied law in Paris, graduating in 1889. He inherited millions of francs and lived wildly until he nearly reached bankruptcy. Then in 1890, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic for L'Écho de Paris. His most important journalism came when he began working as an Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the same name, such as the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. It was also the basis of the 1990 novel Phantom by Susan Kay. Leroux went to school in Normandy and studied law in Paris, graduating in 1889. He inherited millions of francs and lived wildly until he nearly reached bankruptcy. Then in 1890, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic for L'Écho de Paris. His most important journalism came when he began working as an international correspondent for the Paris newspaper Le Matin. In 1905 he was present at and covered the Russian Revolution. Another case he was present at involved the investigation and deep coverage of an opera house in Paris, later to become a ballet house. The basement consisted of a cell that held prisoners in the Paris Commune, which were the rulers of Paris through much of the Franco-Prussian war. He suddenly left journalism in 1907, and began writing fiction. In 1909, he and Arthur Bernède formed their own film company, Société des Cinéromans to simultaneously publish novels and turn them into films. He first wrote a mystery novel entitled Le mystère de la chambre jaune (1908; The Mystery of the Yellow Room), starring the amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille. Leroux's contribution to French detective fiction is considered a parallel to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's in the United Kingdom and Edgar Allan Poe's in America. Leroux died in Nice on April 15, 1927, of a urinary tract infection.
Murchison Falls , also known as Kabalega Falls , is a waterfall between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert on the White Nile River in Uganda . At the top of Murchison Falls , the Nile forces its way through a gap in the rocks , only 7 m wide , and tumbles 43 m , before flowing westward into Lake Albert . The outlet of Lake Victoria sends around 300 cubic meters per second -LRB- 11,000 ft ³ / s -RRB- of water over the falls , squeezed into a gorge less than ten metres -LRB- 30 ft -RRB- wide . Sir Samuel and Florence Baker were the first Europeans to find them . Baker named them after Sir Roderick Murchison , president of the Royal Geographical Society . The falls lend their name to the surrounding Murchison Falls National Park . During the regime of Idi Amin in the 1970s the name was changed to Kabarega Falls , after the Omukama -LRB- King -RRB- Kabarega of Bunyoro , although this was never legally promulgated . The name reverted to Murchison Falls following the downfall of Idi Amin . It is still sometimes referred to as Kabarega Falls . Ernest Hemingway crashed a plane just downriver from Murchison Falls in 1954 .
Q. At present, super top-up policies are available with ₹20 lakh as the highest cover. Is it permitted for an individual to take two separate policies with two different service providers and submit claims on both, should medical expenses exceed ₹20 lakh? N. KRISHNAMOORTHY A. A super top-up policy comes into play once the sum insured (SI) under your basic policy for an entire policy year is exhausted. To begin with, you would have structured your super top-up policy threshold limit to match the SI under your basic policy. You are exploring a need for a higher coverage than both these put together. If you take two super top-up policies from two different insurers, you may be able to claim under both the policies, but payment will be received only proportionately from each policy depending on the threshold and the SI of each. The limiting factor is that this is an indemnity policy and you can only make claims against bills. An alternative could be the following, and this is hypothetical. In addition to looking at the maximum SI under your second super top-up policy, try for a threshold limit matching the combined SIs of your basic policy and the first super top-up policy. Then you can claim in sequence with higher coverage. By the way, many companies offer higher SIs than what you mention on super top-ups and you should be able to shop around successfully. Q. I have taken a term insurance policy. I am not into technical things about choosing term insurance. It is being initiated by an agent. Please advise whether I should continue with it or switch to any other option. Now, I am in the free-look period when I can return the policy. I am in a state of confusion; please help me. PABITRA P. K. A. Please talk to your agent and get them to explain the pros and cons of a term insurance policy which is pure insurance without any investment return or survival/ maturity benefit. Because of the same reason, it is the most cost-effective life insurance. If these benefits are not what you need, you can make use of your free-look period (usually 15 days) and terminate the policy, getting a pre-decided part of your premium refunded. After that process, please talk further to your agent and explore which other policy suits you best before making a final decision. This is a long-term investment and something that affects your financial planning for life, so it is worth investing in making a well-informed decision that you are confident about and can live with. (The writer is a business journalist specialising in insurance & corporate history)
From 1996 to 2002, Tuvalu was one of the best-performing Pacific Island economies and achieved an average real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 5.6% per annum. Since 2002 economic growth has slowed, with GDP growth of 1.5% in 2008. Tuvalu was exposed to rapid rises in world prices of fuel and food in 2008, with the level of inflation peaking at 13.4%. The International Monetary Fund 2010 Report on Tuvalu estimates that Tuvalu experienced zero growth in its 2010 GDP, after the economy contracted by about 2% in 2009. On 5 August 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Tuvalu, and assessed the economy of Tuvalu: "A slow recovery is underway in Tuvalu, but there are important risks. GDP grew in 2011 for the first time since the global financial crisis, led by the private retail sector and education spending. We expect growth to rise slowly". The IMF 2014 Country Report noted that real GDP growth in Tuvalu had been volatile averaging only 1 percent in the past decade. The 2014 Country Report describes economic growth prospects as generally positive as the result of large revenues from fishing licenses, together with substantial foreign aid.
All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit.Â 'In the West Nothing New') is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.
The city has many distinct neighborhoods. In addition to Downtown, centered on the central business district and the Green, are the following neighborhoods: the west central neighborhoods of Dixwell and Dwight; the southern neighborhoods of The Hill, historic water-front City Point (or Oyster Point), and the harborside district of Long Wharf; the western neighborhoods of Edgewood, West River, Westville, Amity, and West Rock-Westhills; East Rock, Cedar Hill, Prospect Hill, and Newhallville in the northern side of town; the east central neighborhoods of Mill River and Wooster Square, an Italian-American neighborhood; Fair Haven, an immigrant community located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers; Quinnipiac Meadows and Fair Haven Heights across the Quinnipiac River; and facing the eastern side of the harbor, The Annex and East Shore (or Morris Cove).
William Morris and the Kelmscott Press \| Cleveland Museum of Art The Golden Legend (1892), Golden type. The Historyes of Troye (1892), Troy type. The Order of Chivalry (1892), Chaucer type. This woodcut title page was designed by William Morris for the only Kelmscott book to use a non-Morris type. Atlanta in Calydon's (1894) Greek passages were set from Macmillan electrotype. Miller argues that work such as The Water of Wondrous Isles (1897) should be read as "simultaneously archaic and futuristic."8 This invoice from prominent London book dealer Bernard Quaritch dated October 3, 1917, provides the only known documentation of the Marlatts' collecting. A William Morris and the Kelmscott Press "The most celebrated private press in the history of printing"1 was founded by William Morris (1834-1896) in 1891. At age 56, Morris was internationally known for the furniture, stained glass, wallpaper, and textiles sold through his firm, Morris & Co; for his many literary works; and for founding the breakaway Socialist League. Morris wanted to return to pre-Industrial production methods because he claimed printing had reached a low point. He embarked on what he termed his "typographical adventure" at his Oxfordshire home, Kelmscott Manor. Biographer Fiona MacCarthy explains that the Press was Morris' most personal project in both form and content: he executed detailed design work and supervised an overall aesthetic in order to publish his own writings and to distribute texts of great personal significance. Admirers marvel at the artistry of the books, but the productivity of the Press is equally impressive. In just seven years, they produced over 22,000 copies of 53 titles. The most famous of these is The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (1896), known as the Kelmscott Chaucer, which Secretary of the Press Sydney Cockerell identifies as their most important achievement. Initially, Morris was so eager to start that he printed the first book in 1891 before Walter Crane's slated illustrations were even finished. The Glittering Plain, which appeared with engravings in 1894, was the only title printed twice at the Kelmscott Press. The success of Kelmscott was due to the talents of men like editor F. S. Ellis (1830-1901), illustrator Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898), and engraver W. H. Hooper (1834-1912). Morris originally hired the young Sydney Cockerell (1867-1962) to catalog his personal library but he "soon made himself indispensable"2 and was ultimately Morris' literary executor. His diary and records constitute the most significant primary sources available on the Press. Upon his deathbed, Morris asked Cockerell to continue the Kelmscott Press. Cockerell wanted to close the Press to preserve the integrity and quality of Morris' publications. It took a year and a half to finish all existing projects and to close the Press. Aesthetic of the Press The Kelmscott style is very consistent, unlike some small presses which make separate design decisions for each title. All the volumes feature thick, handmade linen paper; Morris' ideal margin proportions; and durable, handsewn binding. On the Albion letterpress, Morris insisted on old-fashioned black ink so difficult to use that the printers threatened to strike. Poems by the Way (1891) was the first Kelmscott book to appear in two colors. Love is Enough (1897), which also used blue ink, is one of just two tri-colored volumes by the Press. Morris designed each of the three Kelmscott fonts. The Golden Legend (1892) uses the Press' first type, a roman now referred to as Golden. The black-letter Troy type is named after the book in which it first appeared. Chaucer type, a smaller version of Troy designed for use in the mammoth Chaucer, first appeared in The Order of Chivalry (1892). The plain Kelmscott covers arguably belie their handsome contents, but they create a dramatic contrast with highly ornamented pages such as Morris' woodcut title and border found in Charles Algernon Swinburne's Atlanta in Calydon (1894). The beauty of the Kelmscott books is unquestioned; the technical handiwork marks the hig
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Most of the song is in simple triple metre (3 4 time), but the chorus is in 4 4 time. The song modulates between musical keys, using the key of A major for verses, Bâ™ major for the pre-chorus, and G major for the chorus.[14] It is sung by Lennon over an increasingly complicated underlying arrangement which features a tamboura, played by George Harrison, lead electric guitar put through a Leslie speaker, played by Harrison, and a counter melody on Lowrey organ played by McCartney and taped with a special organ stop sounding "not unlike a celeste".[15][16] Session tapes from the initial 1 March 1967 recording of this song reveal Lennon originally sang the line "Cellophane flowers of yellow and green" as a broken phrase, but McCartney suggested that he sing it more fluidly to improve the song.[17]
Social Phobia Linked To High Levels Of Serotonin: Time To Rethink SSRIs And Other Anxiety Drugs? Under the Hood Social Phobia Linked To High Levels Of Serotonin: Time To Rethink SSRIs And Other Anxiety Drugs? Jun 17, 2015 11:40 AM By Susan Scutti Levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in people with social anxiety disorder may be too high, not too low, as previously believed. Lili Vieira de Carvalho Share Tweet Share E-mail Anxiety disorders affect more than 25 million Americans. In particular, those with social phobia feel embarrassed, inferior, and uncomfortable when they are in public situations. A new study from Uppsala University gets to the root of this mental disorder. The researchers say that levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter, in people with social anxiety disorder are not too low as previously believed — instead, these anxious people produce too much serotonin. And, the higher the level of this neurotransmitter, the more anxious they feel. "Our study provides better insight as to how serotonin contributes to anxiety," Dr. Tomas Furmark, a psychology professor at Sweden’s Uppsala University, told Medical Daily in an email, further noting the importance of understanding the etiology of anxiety disorders. A very recent small-scale study of social anxiety found more than three quarters of sufferers first developed their symptoms before the age of 18. Compared to those whose symptoms first appeared later in life, the early-onset group had higher scores on anxiety and depression tests, and lower scores on global functioning tests. For those with early anxiety, their depression and other symptoms are more severe and so more difficult to treat. Commonly, psychiatrists treat social phobia with medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, a type of drug which changes the amount of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain. Furmark and Dr. Mats Fredrikson, another professor of psychology at Uppsala University, questioned the underlying hypothesis of treating patients with SSRIs: What molecular role, exactly, does serotonin play in social phobia? Overly-Sensitive to Fear To discover the truth, they used brain scanning technology, PET scans, to measure serotonin in the brains of volunteers with social phobia. Essentially, then, they tracked the chemical signals transferred between cells in the brain. Communication within the brain works like this: Nerve cells release serotonin into the space between nerve cells. Then, serotonin attaches itself to receptor cells. Following this, serotonin is released from the receptor and returns to the original cell. The researchers discovered patients with social phobia were producing too much serotonin in the amygdala. This brain region, tucked deep inside our skulls, is the seat of our most primitive emotions, including fear. The more serotonin produced in this area, then, the more anxious people feel in social situations. This new finding does not entirely challenge past research. Previous scientific studies proved people with social phobia have higher nerve activity in the amygdala — for anxious people, the fear center of the brain is overly sensitive. This new research fleshes out the prior work with its suggestion that a surplus of serotonin may be ( at least part of) the underlying reason for this. Serotonin, then, does not decrease anxiety as previously assumed, it increases it. Further research into the underlying chemical processes of anxiety should help scientists investigate familiar treatments and possibly develop new ones for what amounts to a debilitating condition for some people. "We may have to rethink how anxiety-reducing drugs, like serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), actually exert their beneficial effects in anxiety disordered patients," Furmark said. Source: Frick A, Åhs F, Engman J, et al. Serotonin Synthesis and Reuptake in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Positron Emission Tomography Study. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015. Quotes from Dr. Furmark were added in following the original posting of this article. Comment Share Tweet Share E-mail
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ( 1989 ) PG-13 \| When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Director: a list of 43 titles created 18 Apr 2012 a list of 33 titles created 06 Oct 2012 a list of 32 titles created 03 Feb 2014 a list of 40 titles created 22 May 2014 a list of 25 titles created 30 Oct 2014 Title: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 8.3/10 Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 20 nominations. See more awards » Videos After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace. Director: Steven Spielberg Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Director: Steven Spielberg Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. Director: Steven Spielberg During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Director: Steven Spielberg Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown. Director: Robert Zemeckis A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg. Director: James Cameron 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force. Director: Richard Marquand After the rebels have been brutally overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke. Director: Irvin Kershner After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip. Director: Robert Zemeckis After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from the corruption that Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it. Director: Christopher Nolan Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Director: George Lucas Edit Storyline An art collector appeals to Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. He learns that another archaeologist has disappeared while searching for the precious goblet, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones. The artifact is much harder to find than they expected, and its powers are too much for those impure in heart. Written by Jwelch5742 Have the adventure of your life keeping up with the Joneses See more » Genres: 24 May 1989 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Indiana Jones 3 See more » Filming Locations: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)\| Dolby
Neil Sedaka Sedaka was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Mac Sedaka, was a taxi driver and a Sephardi Jew of Turkish origin. Neil's mother, Eleanor (née Appel), was an Ashkenazi Jew of Polish/Russian origin. Neil's grandparents came to the United States from Istanbul, then known as Constantinople, in 1910. He grew up in Brighton Beach, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. Sedaka is a cousin of the late singer Eydie Gormé.
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Generalizability and qualitative research in a postmodern world pdf Generalizability and qualitative research in a postmodern world15 Pages Generalizability and qualitative research in a postmodern world Author Mark C J Stoddart Files1 of 2connect to download Get pdf Generalizability and qualitative research in a postmodern world Download303 Mark C. J. Stoddart 1 Department of Anthropology and Sociology University of British Columbia Generalizability and qualitative research in a postmodern world Abstract In this paper, I will explore the idea of 'generalizability' as a methodological concept in the social sciences. First, I will look at how generalizability is depicted as a folk notion of science. In particular, I am interested in how generalizability has been constructed as a problem for qualitative research. Second, I will review the attempts of Robert Prus and Howard Becker to construct a uniquely qualitative model of generalizability. This is a model of 'generic social processes', which attempts to generalize about social processes, rather than populations. Third, I will discuss generalizability as an ideal that has been undermined by postmodern theory. Through this discussion, I will argue that the notion of 'generalizability' remains useful for qualitative research in a postmodern era. Introduction In an article titled, 'Qualitatively different: Teaching fieldwork to graduate students', Sherryl Kleinman, Martha Copp and Karla Henderson (1996) discuss the 'folk notions of science' that social scientists hold. These 'folk notions' are 'ideas about how scientific work should be done'. Folk notions of science are deeply ingrained and are strongly entwined with the positivist tradition of social science. They include the official definitions of 'reliability', 'validity' and generalizability' within the social sciences. In recent years, the critiques of postmodernism, post-structuralism and other 'post-al' 1 I would like to thank Allison Thomas and the anonymous reviewers of the GJSS for their comments on this paper. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 304 theories have made these folk notions increasingly untenable (Scatamburlo-D'Annibale and Langman, 2002). From this position, these folk notions are re-defined as discourses that are mobilized during the social construction of a system of power/knowledge within the social sciences (Foucault, 1980; Gordon, 1980; Hughes, 1995). For social scientists wishing to transcend the limitations of positivism, these folk notions are barriers to be negotiated or overcome. Using Kleinman et al. 's concept of the folk notion of science as a jumping-off point, I would like to explore the idea of 'generalizability' as a methodological concept. First, I will look at how generalizability is depicted as a folk notion of science. In particular, I am interested in how it has been constructed as a problem for qualitative research. Second, I will review the attempts of Robert Prus and Howard Becker to construct a uniquely qualitative model of generalizability. This is a model of 'generic social processes', which attempts to generalize about social processes, rather than populations. Third, I will discuss generalizability as an ideal that has been undermined by postmodern theory. In this section, I will also illustrate how Prus and Becker's model of 'generic social processes' may be qualified and retained as a useful analytic concept in light of the postmodern critique of social science. Through this discussion, I will argue that the notion of 'generalizability' remains useful for qualitative research, even in a postmodern era. While I choose to focus on postmodernism within this article, the main thrust of the argument applies to the critique of positivist social science that is found throughout various 'constructionist' forms of social science, including post-structuralism and post-Marxism. Generalizability as a folk notion of science Traditionally, generalizability refers to the ability to apply the results of research conducted on a sample of a population to a broader population (Babbie, 1995). This familiar notion of generalizability has been termed 'statistical generalization' by Yin © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 305 (2003). 2 As a folk notion of social science, this model of generalizability is desirable because it allows us to move beyond the boundaries of our research data. If we can generalize from a studied sample group to a population, then we feel that our research is more useful, or more important. As Babbie notes, 'Social scientists study particular situations and events to learn about social life in general. Usually, nobody would be interested in knowing about the specific subjects observed by the researcher' (Babbie, 1995: 302). Thus, generalizability is often invoked as a legitimizing discourse for social research. Research that is more generalizable may be read as more important to the collective process of knowledge-formation. Thus, the folk notion of generalizability may be used to assert the greater importance of quantitative ways of knowing, while marginalizing knowledge produce d through qualitative inquiry. 3 In quantitative research, generalizability is premised on the ability to gather a random sample of the population that the researcher is interested in. If the sample is representative of the larger population, it follows that research results can be extrapolated to the larger population. To achieve generalizability with a degree of assurance, the researcher incorporates accepted sampling procedures into the research design. From this perspective, generalizability is best achieved through the use of quantifiable measurement and random sampling. In other words, quantitative procedures are seen as more conducive to producing generalizable results, while qualitative research is seen as less generalizable. In his discussion of field research, Babbie identifies three ways in which generalizability is problematic for qualitative research. At the risk of conflating 2 Yin distinguishes between 'statistical generalization' and 'analytical generalization'. The former form of generalization refers to the ability to make statistical inferences about a 'population' based on research on a small sample of that population. This is the 'folk notion' form of generalizability that I deal with in this paper. As an alternative, Yin offers 'analytical generalization'. Smaling (2003) writes that analytical generalization, or 'generalization to a theory' occurs when 'research results are generalized [from one case study] by means of a suitable theory' to other cases. 3 This raises the question of whether the knowledge produced through qualitative research is really that different from the knowledge produced through quantitative research. I believe that there is an important distinction. Quantitative research seems to excel at providing a more abstract, simplified picture of what the social world looks like. While this can be valuable, it tends to overlook the smaller-scale social processes that construct this larger-scale picture. Furthermore, qualitative research is often more adept at exploring the 'deviant cases' that are marginalized in quantitative research. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 306 objectivity and replicability, Babbie asserts that qualitative research is fundamentally more 'subjective' than quantitative research, as data gathering involves personal 'observations and measurements . . . that would not necessarily be replicated by another, independent researcher.' Due to the higher level of 'objectivity' obtainable through highly standardized quantitative research instruments, the subjectivity of quantitative researchers is less of a problem (Babbie, 1995: 302). Second, the focus of qualitative research on a small number of cases, which are explored deeply, is less conducive to generalizability than quantitative 'results based on rigorous sampling and standardized measurements' (302). Finally, due to the typically small number of research participants in qualitative social research, the researcher is never sure whether the sample is actually representative of the larger population. For Babbie, smaller numbers lead to an 'endless' potential 'for biased sampling' (302). Taking these comments together, we are led to a construction of qualitative research as 'more valuable as a source of insight than as proof or truth' (302). In Babbie's account, the ability to produce 'truth' is limited to quantitative research, due to its norms of random sampling, large populations and objectivity. The relationship between the folk notion of generalizability and qualitative research is easily summed up by Cresswell. In evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research, he notes, 'Overall . . . generalizability [plays] a minor role in qualitative inquiry' (Cresswell, 2003: 195). From this perspective, the folk notion of generalizability is not conducive to qualitative research, with its use of low numbers of cases and more open system of data collection. For qualitative researchers that adhere to the folk notions of social science, generalizability may seem like a far-off goal, something to strive for but never reach. For a qualitative researcher to be able to claim that his results are generalizable, he must either adopt research design principles from quantitative methodology, or use a mixed methods approach, wherein qualitative data-gathering is 'reinforced' with the use of a secondary, quantitative research tool. If qualitative researchers are unwilling to adapt to the positivist-defined rules of the game, they are unable to claim that their work is 'generalizable.' In order to achieve status for this work within a system of academic power/knowledge, the folk model of generalizability must be engaged. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 307 Miles and Huberman argue in favour of adding quantitative measures to qualitative research projects as a means of increasing confidence in generalizing about results. They note that the 'careful measurement, generalizable samples, experimental control, and statistical tools of good quantitative studies are precious assets' that should not be ignored by qualitative researchers (Miles and Huberman, 1994: 42). David Silverman also approaches the issue of generalizability in this way. In order to overcome the shortcomings of sampling in qualitative research, Silverman suggests that researches obtain quantitative data within a broadly qualitative study (Silverman, 2001: 249-250). Alternately, qualitative researchers can use more rigorous sampling procedures to attempt to meet the goal of generalizability. According to Silverman, purposive or theoretical sampling can be used to 'overcome the dangers of purely "anecdotal" qualitative research' and to strengthen claims for generalizability (254). Miles and Huberman also discuss several sampling strategies that can help overcome the problems associated with small research samples. By using one of Miles and Huberman's theoretically-driven 'sampling strategies', claims for generalizability can begin to approximate the quantitative ideal (Miles and Huberman, 1994: 27-30). Towards a distinctly qualitative model of generalizability The strategy endorsed by Silverman, as well as by Miles and Huberman, argues for making qualitative research more like quantitative research. By doing qualitative research in this vein (which then becomes mixed-methods research), we are able to mobilize the discourse of generalizability in its 'folk notion of science' form. However, other qualitative researchers have critiqued the folk notion of generalizability that is tied to the positivist, quantitative tradition. Howard Becker critiques the folk notion of generalizability for perpetuating 'one of the great scams of our society: the notion that things called by the same name are the same in other respects' (Becker, 1990: 238). Thus, quantitative generalizability can gloss over meaningful differences in the social processes © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 308 that occur in social settings which have been sorted into the same analytical category. This process of abstraction via generalizability can sometimes obscure findings more than illuminate them. For example, as Becker writes, 'Some things called schools may actually resemble places that go by other names more than they do other places called schools' (239). Instead of lamenting qualitative social science's inability to achieve the ideal of statistical generalizability, sociologists like Howard Becker and Robert Prus have attempted to construct a model of generalizability that is unique to qualitative research. This model focuses on the ways in which qualitative research can be used to generalize about social processes, while abandoning any claims to generalizability about populations. In this distinctly qualitative model of generalizability, the goal is no longer to study a sample of police officers, punk rockers, or kung fu students so that we can make generalizations about all police officers, punk rockers, or kung fu students. Instead, we examine the social processes that go on in police work, the punk rock subculture, or in the martial arts dojo. In analyzing these processes, we might see how they play out in potentially diverse social settings. Prus describes this form of generalizability as a focus on 'generic social processes' (Prus, 1994: 394). This model focuses on 'social activity' rather than on the quantifiable attributes of social actors or institutions. Here, the term 'generic' refers to the ways in which forms of social interaction transcend the specific historical-spatial location in which they occur. Generic social processes are 'abstracted formulations of social behaviour' (395). Those who are interested in generic social processes are less concerned with how all members of a particular socially-constructed category are alike; they are more concerned with documenting processes that operate across social sites. It is important to emphasize that focusing on 'generic processes' as a form of generalizability is not an effort to render invisible the social-historical specificity that often gives qualitative research its depth. As Schwalbe et al. note: 'To call these processes "generic" does not imply that they are unaffected by context. It means, rather, that they occur in multiple contexts wherein social actors face similar or analogous problems. The precise © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 309 form a process takes in any given setting is a matter for empirical determination' (Schwalbe et al., 2000: 421) . Abandoning aspirations to be more like quantitative social science, this model still allows the researcher to 'transcend the particular settings in which the data was gathered' (Prus, 1994: 394). Goffman's work on total institutions is cited by Becker as an example of this type of generalizability (Becker, 1990: 238). Through this work, Goffman illuminates how similar social processes operate in army units, convents and mental asylums. For Becker, this sort of processual generalization is ultimately more interesting than the statistical, population-focused generalizability embodied in the folk notion of science. Schwalbe et al. 's article on social inequality provides a model for how this uniquely qualitative form of generalizability can work. Through a qualitative meta- analysis of a large and diverse body of research on social inequality, the authors distill a typology of social processes that appear to operate in many different settings. The authors describe variations on four main processes: 'othering', 'subordinate adaptation', 'boundary maintenance', and 'emotion management'. Through these generic social processes, the everyday interactions of individual social actors work to perpetuate social inequality, oppression and privilege across space and time until they are perceived as social 'structure' (Schwalbe et al., 2000: 439). Thus, in addition to describing how similar social processes may work across a variety of social locations, the processual focus of this notion of generalizability also emphasizes the constructed nature of 'social reality'. As such, it moves us away from a reified construction of 'social structure' as something concrete and unchanging. Finally, I would like to use an article by Robert Emmet Jones and Riley Dunlap on environmental attitudes to illustrate how the notion of generic social processes can illuminate a lacuna in the folk notion of generalizability, as it appears in quantitative research (Jones and Dunlap, 1992). In a 1992 article from Rural Sociology, Jones and Dunlap use quantified American national survey data to look at the relationship between 'environmental concern' and various socio-economic factors. While their work might tell us, among other things, that there is a generalizable correlation between levels of formal © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 310 education and environmental attitudes, it tells us nothing about how the process of education works to form environmental beliefs. If we re-focused on social processes, we might begin to ask how people use educational resources to make sense, not only of environmental problems, but also of other social issues, like American militarism, First Nations land claims, or police brutality. By shifting our focus towards processes rather than populations, we may gain more insight about how attitude formation works across a variety of social sites. Working with the model of generic social processes as the guide for generalizability, we might gain a more complex understanding of attitude formation than can be captured in the statistical correlation between education and environmental belief as mathematical variables. Prus and Becker offer one solution to the 'problem' posed by the folk notion of generalizability to qualitative social science. Rather than trying to make qualitative research more closely approximate a quantitative ideal, Prus and Becker describe a uniquely qualitative form of generalizability, one that is 'attentive to the interlinkages of theory, methods, and research' that is also 'genuinely attentive to the ways in which human group life is accomplished and experienced on a day-to-day, moment-to-moment basis' (Prus, 1994: 409). This re-construction of 'generalizability' disrupts the folk notion of science that has traditionally favoured quantitative research for being more generalizable. Generalizability in a postmodern world This model of processual generalizability, or 'generic social process', seems better suited to qualitative research than the folk notion of generalizability, with its emphasis on statistical extrapolation from research samples to populations. Whereas the folk notion of generalizability is a barrier to be overcome in qualitative research, the model of generic social processes works with the strengths of qualitative research, which seeks to explain how a sense of 'social reality' is accomplished by its participants. In this final section, I © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 311 would like to look at how well this model of generalizability holds up to the postmodern critique of the positivist paradigm. The postmodern turn in the social sciences has radically distur bed the positivist moorings of the social sciences. According to Denzin, the postmodern critique has left social science in a 'triple crisis of representation, legitimation, and praxis' (Denzin, 1997: 3). To oversimplify, postmodernism encourages a deep skepticism about 'the possibility of any totalizing or exhaustive theories or explanations' about the social world (Gubrium and Holstein, 1997: 75). Postmodernism sees all knowledge as a social construction which is intimately connected with those who create it. Thus, knowledge is not an object that is found 'out there'. It is formed by intellectual workers who have particular experiential standpoints and ontological perspectives. As knowledge is essentially social, it becomes impossible to accurately represent any ‘social reality’ that exists separately from the observer. As Gubrium and Holstein write: 'Because "truth" is necessarily relativized, if not impossible, then social scientific reports should enjoy no special privilege over any other set of accounts' (92). Taking postmodernism seriously means that the positivist notions of validity, reliability and generalizability become increasingly untenable. For Denzin, social scientists should abandon the pretensions of positivism in favour of an approach that is 'post-structural to the core, . . . emotional, biographically specific, and minimalist in its use of theoretical terms' (Denzin, 1997: 26). Instead of seeing the research article as an omnipotent, neutral account, we should realize that our texts are primarily concerned with the ways in which 'our subjectivity becomes entangled in the lives of others' (27). As Davies notes, the radical reflexivity of postmodernism is a valuable contribution to the social sciences (Davies, 1999). The postmodern critique of traditional, positivist and naturalistic social science is too compelling to ignore. Lincoln and Denzin's assessment of the situation seems accurate: 'It is not that we might elect to engage in work that is postmodern. Rather, it is that we have inherit ed a postmodern world, and there is no going back' (Lincoln and Denzin, 2000: 1059). If we take postmodernism seriously, then our folk notions of science, including the notion of generalizability, are seriously undermined. Instead of working as tools for establishing the 'truth' of a social © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 312 science text, generalizability, validity, and reliability become 'the researcher's mask of authority that allows a particular regime of truth within a particular text .. . to work its way on the reader' (Denzin, 1997: 7). Generalizability can no longer be invoked to prove the validity of an objective account of the 'world out there'. Rather, it is revealed as a rhetorical device for convincing the reader of the researcher's authority. Through a Foucauldian lens, generalizability may be viewed as a discourse that is invoked to privilege certain forms of research in the construction of academic knowledge. At first glance, it might appear that the model of generic social processes is also undermined by the postmodern critique. After all, the notion of processual generalizability seems to rely upon the naturalistic assumptions of a realist 'world out there', a research model which strives to minimize its subjectivity. This notion also relies on the idea that the 'real world' can be 'faithfully' represented in an academic 'realist tale' (Gubrium and Holstein, 1997: 36). In light of the postmodern critique, where social science texts are stripped of their claims to objectivity and authority, we are left asking whether the notion of generalizability continues to make any sense. If each text is the result of a subjective interaction between an individual researcher and a particular social group, can we learn anything about social process that is applicable across social settings? In the remainder of this section, I will use Foucault's notion of power/knowledge to illustrate how a more tentative notion of 'generic social processes' can be quite useful in a postmodern world. In the 'two lectures in Power/Knowledge, Foucault distills a general theory of power and knowledge from his work on sexuality, imprisonment and madness. Put briefly, Foucault writes: 'In a society such as ours . . . there are manifold relations of power which permeate, characterize and constitute the social body, and these relations of power cannot themselves be established, consolidated nor implemented without the production, accumulation, circulation and functioning of a discourse. There can be no possible exercise of power without a certain economy of discourses of truth which operates through and on the basis of this association' (Foucault, 1980: 93). © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 313 I believe that Foucault's model of power/knowledge may be viewed, in one sense, as a type of generic social process. In Foucault's own work, the reader sees how discourses embody power and knowledge to govern social life across several sites. In two different articles, David Ralph Matthews and Mary Curran illustrate how the generic social process of power/knowledge operates in the field of environmental regulation and management, an area far removed from Foucault's work on sexuality, mental illness, and imprisonment. Through these examples, we see how a particular generic social process can be used to illuminate similar aspects of diverse social situations. Matthews uses Foucault's work to examine the ways in which the Canadian state used environmental discourse to legitimize their actions in the 1995 'turbot war' with Spain (Mathews, 1996). In this instance, ecological discourse was mobilized by the state to justify its claims of power over fishery resources. In essence, the state invoked environmental discourse in order to bring 'Canadian turbot' under the government of the Canadian state. Foucault writes, 'The bourgeoisie is interested in power, not in madness, in the system of control of infantile sexuality, not in that phenomenon itself' (Foucault, 1980: 102). In light of Mathews' analysis, we could add that the Canadian state is interested in power over 'Canadian' ecological resources, not necessarily in the health of turbot populations for their own sake. Environmental discourse becomes a means of creating this power. Similarly, Mary Curran uses Foucault's notion of power/knowledge in her analysis of public hearings on the regulation of industrial pig farming in Kentucky. For Curran, the notion of power/knowledge is useful for explaining 'the role of power relations in determining what is included and excluded' in the public hearings that shape the regulatory framework for industrial pig farming (Curran, 2001: 15). By analyzing the public hearings discourse through a Foucauldian lens, she is able to illuminate 'the power relations embedded within existing social arrangements within which regimes of truth are developed and deployed' (31). Through these two brief examples, we see how the concept of power/knowledge, as a generic social process, can be removed from its 'home' in the study of prisons and mental illness, and transplanted to the dramatically different social worlds of Kentucky © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 314 pig farming and Canadian turbot fishing. From a post-structural perspective, we should not let the fact that power/knowledge may act in various ways across diverse sites deter us from recognizing the utility of making generalizations about this process. Of course, the regulation of fisheries, or industrial pig farming, is not literally like the discursive construction of sexuality or madness. However, there is something familiar enough about the social processes going on in both settings that allows us to describe them using the same analytical language. Elsewhere, Aull Davies has suggested that we should treat 'Weberian ideal types' more like literary metaphors than like objective social facts (Davies, 1999: 218). I would like to suggest that we should think about ge neric social processes in a similar way, as metaphors rather than reifications. If we take postmodernism, post-structuralism and other 'post-al' approaches seriously, if we let go of our ability to make authoritative claims about 'social reality', then a more tentative, qualified form of processual generalizability may continue to be useful for social scientists in a postmodern world. Through an amended notion of generic social processes, we can continue to draw on the primary benefit of 'generalizability', the ability to connect our work to the world beyond our immediate research data. Conclusion 'Generalizability' describes the ability to make inferences about our research that go beyond the specific units of analysis that we have collected information about. As a 'folk notion of science', generalizability has been treated as a strength of quantitative research, which uses statistical methods to make inferences about 'populations' from data on smaller sample groups. This notion of generalizability is of ten mobilized to assert the legitimacy and relevance of social research. Insofar as generalizability has been constructed as an inherent weakness in qualitative social research, this folk notion of science has benefited quantitative forms of knowledge. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 315 It is possible to retain an analytically useful notion of generalizability. Such a notion of generalizability is different from the 'folk notion of science' form of generalizability, wherein random sampling is used to extrapolate research results to an entire population. A distinctly qualitative model of generalizability is concerned with social processes rather than populations. It points out how similar 'generic social processes' can operate in a diversity of social settings. Whereas the statistical generalizability of quantitative research appears as a barrier to qualitative social science, this model of processual generalizability plays to the strengths of qualitative research. However, insofar as this model is rooted in naturalistic assumptions about the nature of 'social reality' and the stance of the researcher, it should be further refined for our postmodern world. A post-structural model of processual generalizability would not claim to represent processes as social facts; it would also eschew claims to represent the truth about any particular social process. Without reifying the social processes it describes, a model of processual generalizability may still be useful for qualitative research. If we think of generic social processes as resembling literary metaphors more than social facts, they can be useful for increasing our understanding of how similar processes operate across such diverse settings as mental institutions, prisons, fisheries and pig farms. Such a post-structural construction of generalizability allows us abandon one of our old folk notions of science in favour of a notion of generalizability that is more tenable and useful for qualitative research in a postmodern world. References Babbie (1995) The Practice of Social Research. Belmont: Wadsworth. Becker, H. S. (1990) 'Generalizing from Case Studies.' In: E. W. Eisner and A. Pecking (eds.) Qualitative Inquiry in Education: The Continuing Debate. New York/London: Teacher's College Press: pp. 233-42. Cresswell, J. W. (2003) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 316 Curran, M. E. (2001) 'Foucault on the Farm: Producing Swine and Subjects.' Southern Rural Sociology, (17): pp. 12-36. Davies, C. A. (1999) Reflexive Ethnography: A Guide to Researching Selves and Others. London/New York: Routledge. Denzin, N. K. (1997) Interpretive Ethnography: Ethnographic Practices for the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. Foucault, M. (1980) 'Two Lectures.' In: C. Gordon (trans./ed.) Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings 1972-1977. New York: Pantheon Books: pp. 78- 108. Gordon, C. (1980) 'Afterword.' In: C. Gordon (trans./ed.) Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings 1972-1977. New York: Pantheon Books: pp. 229-60. Gubrium, J. F. and J. A. Holstein (1997) The New Language of Qualitative Method. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hughes, D. M. (1995) 'Significant Differences: The Construction of Knowledge, Objectivity, and Dominance.' Women's Studies International Forum, 18 (4): pp. 295-406. Jones, R. E. and R. E. Dunlap (1992) 'The Social Bases of Environmental Concern: Have They Changed over Time?' Rural Sociology , 57 (1): pp. 28-47. Kleinman, S., M. A. Copp and K. A. Henderson (1996) Qualitatively Different: Teaching Fieldwork to Graduate Students. Unpublished. Lincoln, Y. S. and N. K. Denzin (2000) 'The Seventh Moment: Out of the Past.' In: N. K. Denzin and Y. S. Lincoln (eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research. Thousand Oaks: Sage: pp. 1047-65. Matthews, D. R. (1996) 'Mere Anarchy? Canada's "Turbot War" as the Moral Regulation of Nature.' Canadian Journal of Sociology, 21 (4): pp. 505-22. Miles, M. B. and A. M. Huberman (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis: An Expanded Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks: SAGE. Prus, R. (1994) 'Generic Social Processes: Intersubjectivity and Transcontextuality in the Social Sciences.' In: Doing Everyday Life: Ethnography as Human Lived Experience. Mississauga: Copp Clark Longman. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 317 Scatamburlo-D'Annibale, V. L. and L. Langman (2002) 'Fanon Speaks to the Subaltern.' Bringing Capitalism Back for Critique by Social Theory, (21): pp. 253-84. Schwalbe, M. et al. (2000) 'Generic Processes in the Reproduction of Inequality: An Interactionist Analysis.' Social Forces, 79 (2): pp. 419-52. Silverman, D. (2001) Interpreting Qualitative Data: Methods for Analysing Talk, Text and Interaction. London: SAGE. Smaling, A. (2003) 'Inductive, Analogical, and Communicative Generalization.' International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2 (1). Yin, R. K. (2003) Case Study Research : Des ign and Methods. Thousand Oaks: Sage. © Graduate Journal of Social Science - 2004 - Vol. 1 Issue 2 READ PAPER
Early examples of the personal name include Masse (1177, Suffolk), and Macius (1273, Devonshire). One Adam Mace was recorded in the Oxfordshire Hundred Rolls of 1276.John Mace, at the age of 20 yrs., was an early emigrant to the American colonies, leaving London on the America in June 1635, bound for Virginia. Coat of Arms granted to a Devonshire family of the name depicts, on a blue shield, a silver chevron between in chief two gold mullets, and in base a dexter gauntlet, silver, lying fessways, holding erect a gold mace.
Nicholas Trott (19 January 1663 – 21 January 1740) was an 18th-century British judge, legal scholar and writer. He had a lengthy legal and political career in Charleston, South Carolina and served as the colonial chief justice from 1703 until 1719. He came from a prosperous English family; his grandfather Perient Trott having been a husband of the Somers Isles Company and his uncle Sir Nicholas Trott served as the governor of the Bahamas. Sir Nicholas, like his nephew, was also involved in dealings with pirates and, to avoid confusion, is often referred to as Nicholas the Elder.
As for Africa, scientists have formerly concluded that it is the birthplace of mankind, as large numbers of human-like fossils (discovered no where else) were found on the continent, some dating back 3.5 million years.About 1.75 million years ago, early man spread throughout parts of Africa.frica Map. Africa, the planet's 2nd largest continent and the second most-populous continent (after Asia) includes (54) individual countries, and Western Sahara, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco.
The most influential publication of the Enlightenment was the Encyclopédie, compiled by Denis Diderot and (until 1759) by Jean le Rond d'Alembert and a team of 150 scientists and philosophers. It was published between 1751 and 1772 in thirty-five volumes, and spread the ideas of the Enlightenment across Europe and beyond. Other landmark publications were the Dictionnaire philosophique (Philosophical Dictionary, 1764) and Letters on the English (1733) written by Voltaire; Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality (1754) and The Social Contract (1762); and Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1748). The ideas of the Enlightenment played a major role in inspiring the French Revolution, which began in 1789. After the Revolution, the Enlightenment was followed by an opposing intellectual movement known as Romanticism.
People's Liberation Army Technically, military service with the PLA is obligatory for all Chinese citizens. In practice, mandatory military service has not been implemented since 1949 as the People's Liberation Army has been able to recruit sufficient numbers voluntarily. All 18-year-old males have to register themselves with the government authorities, in a way similar to the Selective Service System of the United States. In practice, registering does not mean that the person doing so must join the People's Liberation Army.
Cropping is the removal of part or all of the pinnae or auricles, the external visible flap of the ear, of an animal; it sometimes involves taping to make the ears pointy. Most commonly performed on dogs, it is an ancient practice that was once done for perceived health, practical or cosmetic reasons. In modern times, it is banned in many nations, but is still legal in a limited number of countries. Where permitted, it is seen only in certain breeds of dog such as the Pit bull, Miniature Pinscher, Doberman Pinscher, Schnauzer, Great Dane, Boxer, Caucasian Shepherd Dog and Beauceron.
Confidence votes 139. Sometimes it can be detected as early as 12 weeks... but It's not common. Most of the time the ultrasound tech can tell at the mid-way scan between 18-20 weeks answer i found my sons sex out when he was 18 weeks and i kid you not, the doctors said he had the biggest penis they'd ever seen :D. Darlie Worton.
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The island was administered as an extension of Virginia by the Company until 1614. Its spin-off, the Somers Isles Company, took over in 1615 and managed the colony until 1684. At that time, the company's charter was revoked, and the English Crown took over administration. The islands became a British colony following the 1707 unification of the parliaments of Scotland and England, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain. After 1949, when Newfoundland became part of Canada, Bermuda was automatically ranked as the oldest remaining British Overseas Territory. Since the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997, it is the most populous Territory. Its first capital, St. George's, was established in 1612 and is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in the New World.
To specify the ordering of matrix multiplication in words; pre-multiply (or left multiply) A by B means BA, while post-multiply (or right multiply) A by C means AC. As long as the entries of the matrix come from a ring that has an identity, and n > 1 there is a pair of n Ã n noncommuting matrices over the ring.
All Creatures Great And Small All Creatures Great And Small 1 9 7 7 - 1 9 8 0 (UK) 1 9 8 8 - 1 9 9 0 (UK) 88 x 50 minute episodes 3 x 90 minute episodes James Herriot's tales of his time as a country vet first appeared on screen in a 1974 movie starring Simon Ward, followed by a sequel, It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet, with John Alderton in 1976. For the TV series All Creatures Great And Small, Christopher Timothy was cast as Herriot - a novice vet who joins the practice of Siegfried Farnon (Robert Hardy) and his easygoing brother Tristan (Peter Davison, later to become the fifth incarnation of Doctor Who ) in the fictional Yorkshire Dales town of Darrowby in the 1930s. The countryside around Askrigg in Yorkshire was used to provide the location, but it proved difficult to find farm animals who looked right for the 1930s setting (cows had horns back then). Right from the start the actors found out what vets right arms are for: shoving up animals backsides. Christopher Timothy soon learned about getting to know a cow in depth, and several unfortunate cows learned early how easy it is for a novice to take a wrong turning! But luckily, viewers weren't shown the whole process until the 1988 series - in which the actors seemed to do very little else . . . By 1978 the series had become one of the BBC's biggest successes. It survived the small scandal of Christopher Timothy's real romance with his leading lady, Carol Drinkwater, and it helped to knock Bruce Forsyth's Big Night out of the ratings. American tour companies began running 'Herriot Country' trips around Askrigg, and the Pekinese who played Tricki Woo (Mrs Pumphrey's pampered pooch) had to have a batch of photographs printed to send out to his growing legion of fans. The programme came to an end in 1980 after three series'', with Herriot and Tristan Farnon heading off to World War II. Two Christmas specials followed in 1983 and 1985, and public pressure succeeded in bringing about a return for the series in 1988. The war was now over and Siegfried was married. A new vet, Glaswegian Calum Buchanan, had joined the practice and Carol Drinkwater''s Helen Herriot was replaced by Lynda Bellingham. The sick animals seen in the stories were usually local beasts with injuries courtesy of the makeup department. Sometimes expensive shire horses and foals were tranquillised to look lifeless, with anxious owners looking on. But operations were genuine ones, actually performed (for obvious reasons) by real vets, with the actors filmed doing easy bits. Eddie Straiton, a vet who was friends with the real James Herriot, was the consultant on the series for a long time. He was reported as recalling only one occasion when an animal was operated on unnecessarily. A mongrel dog had been brought into his surgery to be put down. In the series, James was to operate on a dog which had swallowed a ball. Straiton anaesthetised the dog, cut a part of its throat and inserted a squashed ball for Christopher to remove. The animal recovered completely and was found a new owner, but the scene upset some of the technicians, who claimed it was vivisection. Eddie agreed with them and resolved "never again". All Creatures Great And Small finished with another high rating Christmas special in 1990. AUDIO
. The knee is the largest joint in your body and one of the most complex. It is also vital to movement. Your knee ligaments connect your thighbone to your lower leg bones. Knee ligament sprains or tears are a common sports injury. In the past, injuring more than one knee ligament would put an end to future sports activities. Today, many athletes are able to return to high level sports following multiple ligament injuries. Anatomy Three bones meet to form your knee joint: your thighbone (femur), shinbone (tibia), and kneecap (patella). Your kneecap sits in front of the joint to provide some protection. Bones are connected to other bones by ligaments. There are four primary ligaments in your knee. They act like strong ropes to hold the bones together and keep your knee stable. Collateral Ligaments These are found on the sides of your knee. The medial collateral ligament is on the inside and the lateral collateral ligament is on the outside. They control the sideways motion of your knee and brace it against unusual movement. Cruciate Ligaments These are found inside your knee joint. They cross each other to form an "X" with the anterior cruciate ligament in front and the posterior cruciate ligament in back. The cruciate ligaments control the back and forth motion of your knee. Related Articles Treatment Knee Arthroscopy Diseases & Conditions Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries Staying Healthy Sports Nutrition Description Because the knee joint relies just on these ligaments and surrounding muscles for stability, it is easily injured. Any direct contact to the knee or hard muscle contraction — such as changing direction rapidly while running — can injure a knee ligament. Injured ligaments are considered "sprains" and are graded on a severity scale. Grade 1 Sprains. The ligament is mildly damaged in a Grade 1 Sprain. It has been slightly stretched, but is still able to help keep the knee joint stable. Grade 2 Sprains. A Grade 2 Sprain stretches the ligament to the point where it becomes loose. This is often referred to as a partial tear of the ligament. Grade 3 Sprains. This type of sprain is most commonly referred to as a complete tear of the ligament. The ligament has been split into two pieces, and the knee joint is unstable. It is possible to injure two or more ligaments at the same time. These multiple injuries can have serious complications. They can disrupt blood supply to the leg. They can also affect the nerves that supply the muscles of the limb. In severe cases, multiple ligament injuries may lead to amputation. The MCL is injured more often than the LCL. Due to the more complex anatomy of the outside of the knee, if you injure your LCL, you usually injure other structures in the joint, as well. Treatment The individual with a suspected multiple ligament injury needs a thorough examination by an experienced physician. Depending on the injury, the orthopaedic surgeon may call in other specialists such as a vascular surgeon or microsurgeon. In contrast to treatment for single ligament tears, surgery for combined ligament tears is often performed soon after the injury. This is done even though early surgery — before inflammation has resolved — poses an increased risk of arthrofibrosis (a scar forming in the joint). More than one operation may be required when treating multiple ligament injuries. Outcome Results from multiple ligament surgery are not as consistent as single ligament injury. In the past, a multiple ligament injury prevented people from returning to sports activities. Today, it is possible to return to high level sports, although there is no certainty of it. To Top
"Mileage" (마일리지 ; "Mailliji " ) is a song by South Korean musicians Jung Yong-hwa of CNBLUE and Yang Dong-geun (YDG). Released on January 9, 2015, it serves as the pre-release single of the former's debut solo studio album "One Fine Day" (2015). While filming for the television series "The Three Musketeers" (2014), Jung was inspired by YDG's affection towards him family on set to compose the song. Upon release of Jung's album, the two performed "Mileage" on music programs and talk shows. The song debuted and peaked at number 57 on South Korea's national Gaon Digital Chart, selling over 78,000 digital downloads since its release.
Calorie Count for Doughnuts Calorie Count for Doughnutsby NINA K. Oct. 03, 2017Loaded with calories, fat and sugar, doughnuts are not exactly light breakfast fare. If you're watching your calories but still can't shake the doughnut craving, opt for a mini version; these have about one-fifth the calories of full-sized doughnuts. Better yet, skip the doughnuts and choose oatmeal or an egg-white omelet with veggies. Video of the Day Error loading player: Flash plugin failed to load Calorie Content The lowest-calorie doughnut is the jelly-filled variety, which has 289 calories per 3.5- by 2.5-inch oval. That works out to 96 calories per ounce. A plain doughnut with no frosting or sugar coating has about 297 calories per 4-inch round, or 119 calories per ounce. The count goes up from here: A chocolate frosted doughnut has 303 calories, or 128 calories per ounce, and any sprinkles or nuts will only add calories. Lose Weight. Feel Great!Change your life with My Plate by LIVE STRONG . COMGOALGENDER AGEWEIGHT HEIGHTGET MY CALORIE GOALYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEHow Many Calories Does a Doughnut Have? How Many Calories Do Doughnut Holes Have? Health Effects of Doughnuts How Many Calories Does the Average Jelly-Filled Doughnut Have? The Calories in a Sugar Doughnut The Carbohydrates in Glazed Doughnuts How Many Calories Does a Shipley's Glazed Doughnut Have? How Much Exercise to Burn a Doughnut? The Calories In a Krispy Kreme Doughnut Beignet Nutrition How Many Calories Does a Chocolate Donut Have? Can Eating Oatmeal Cause a Weight Increase? The Nutritional Value of Doughnuts Can You Bake Donuts Without a Donut Pan? Carbohydrates for Pregnant Women Good Breakfast Diet Foods How to Freeze Glazed Donuts Clean-Eating Breakfast Ideas What Are the Benefits of Red Raspberries? The Side Effects of Truvia
This was dated 1182, in the rolls of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, during the reign of King Henry 11nd of England, known as The church builder, 1154 - 1189. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to develop often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.1189.
Conscription in the United States Conscription in the United States, commonly known as the draft, has been employed by the federal government of the United States in four conflicts: the American Civil War, World War I, [[World The Cold War (including both the Korean War and the Vietnam War). The third incarnation of the draft came into being in 1940 through the Selective Training and Service Act. It was the country's first peacetime draft.[1] From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the United States Armed Forces that could not be filled through voluntary means. The draft came to an end when the United States Armed Forces moved to an all-volunteer military force. However, the Selective Service System remains in place as a contingency plan; all male civilians between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register so that a draft can be readily resumed if needed.[2] United States Federal Law also provides for the compulsory conscription of men between the ages of 17 and 45 and certain women for militia service pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution and 10 U.S. Code ยง 246.[3][4][5]
Sherman Antitrust Act The law attempts to prevent the artificial raising of prices by restriction of trade or supply.[3] "Innocent monopoly", or monopoly achieved solely by merit, is perfectly legal, but acts by a monopolist to artificially preserve that status, or nefarious dealings to create a monopoly, are not. The purpose of the Sherman Act is not to protect competitors from harm from legitimately successful businesses, nor to prevent businesses from gaining honest profits from consumers, but rather to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuses.[4]
B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Baba Saheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits), while also supporting the rights of women and labour.[3][4] He was Independent India's first law minister, the principal architect of the Constitution of India and a founding father of the Republic of India.[5][6][7][8][9]
Anti-Mexican sentiment According to the National World War II Museum, between 250,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the Armed Forces during World War II. Thus, Hispanic Americans comprised 2.3% to 4.7% of the Army. The exact number, however is unknown as at the time Hispanics were classified as whites. Generally Mexican American World War II servicemen were integrated into regular military units. However, many Mexican–American War veterans were discriminated against and even denied medical services by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs when they arrived home. In 1948, war veteran Dr Hector P. Garcia founded the American GI Forum to address the concerns of Mexican American veterans who were being discriminated against. The AGIF's first campaign was on the behalf of Felix Longoria, a Mexican American private who was killed in the Philippines in the line of duty. Upon the return of his body to his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas, he was denied funeral services because he was Mexican American.
Orestês - definition of Orestês by The Free Dictionary Orestês - definition of Orestês by The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Orest%c3%aas Also found in: Thesaurus , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . O·res·tes (ô-rĕs′tēz) n. Greek Mythology The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who with his sister Electra avenged the murder of his father by murdering his mother and her lover Aegisthus. Orestes (ɒˈrɛstiːz) n (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother and her lover Aegisthus in revenge for their murder of his father O•res•tes (ɔˈrɛs tiz, oʊˈrɛs-) n. the legendary son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who, together with his sister Electra, avenged the murder of his father by killing his mother and her lover, Aegisthus. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Noun 1. Orestes - (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks Translations
Frequently Asked Questions: MPs - UK Parliament Frequently Asked Questions Four staff networks for people to discuss and consider issues. Working in Parliament Find and register for Parliament's free events and training sessions Have your say See some of the sights you’ll encounter on a tour of Parliament Planning an event? How many MPs are there in the House of Commons? At the 2015 General Election, 650 MPs were elected. How many MPs are there in each party? Up to date information is shown on the State of the Parties page at the link below: How many male MPs are there? There are currently 455 male MPs. After the 2015 General Election there were 459 male MPs. As a result of a number of by-elections there are currently 455 male MPs. How many female MPs are there? There are currently 195 women MPs. 191 women were elected as MPs at the 2015 General Election, four further women have been elected in by-elections since then. About Parliament: Parliament and women Who was the first female MP? Countess Constance Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons, in 1918. However, as a member of Sinn Fein, she did not take her seat. The first woman to be elected and to take her seat was Viscountess Nancy Astor in 1919. Who is the Speaker of the House of Commons? The Speaker of the House of Commons is the Rt Hon John Bercow MP. Research briefing: Speakers of the House of Commons since 1258 Who is the Father of the House? The Father of the House (the MP with the longest unbroken service) is Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman. Research briefing: Father of the House Who is the oldest MP? The oldest MP is Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman, Labour Party MP for Manchester, Gorton, aged 84 when re-elected in May 2015. Members information: Biography of Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman Who is the youngest MP? The youngest MP is Mhairi Black, Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, aged 20 when elected in May 2015. What is the average age of an MP? The average age of MPs elected at the 2015 General Election is 50. At the last election, in 2010, the average age of an MP was also 50. What is the average length of service for an MP? The average length of service for MPs elected in May 2015 was 3,175 days (8.7 years). Research briefing: Social background of MPs What is the longest length of service for an MP? Charles Pelham Villiers served continuously for 63 years, 6 days. Sir Winston Churchill served for 63 years, 10 months in total but this was not unbroken service. How many MPs are from ethnic minorities? Parliament does not hold data about MPs' ethnicity. External sources suggest that 41 MPs elected in May 2015 define themselves as being from an ethnic minority. Research briefing: Ethnic minorities in politics and government Do MPs have to live in their constituency? MPs do not have to live in their constituency. In fact, there is no residency qualification at all - an MP could even live outside the UK. There are, however, nationality and age qualifications and a number of other disqualifications for MPs. For more details contact the Electoral Commission When did MPs first get an annual salary? 1911. The first annual salary was £400. What is the annual salary of an MP? £74,962 as of 1 April 2016. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) confirmed on 26 February 2016, that MPs’ pay would increase by 1.3% from 1 April 2016, in line with the rate of annual change in average earnings. How much does the Prime Minister get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: How much do Cabinet Ministers get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: How much do Select Committee Chairs get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: How much does the Speaker get paid? Current figures are given in the following research briefing: Research briefing: Members' pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2016/17 Do opposition parties get financial help from Parliament? Opposition parties get extra money to help them carry out their parliamentary business. This
Note: Besides ethnic groups, Slavs often identify themselves with the local geographical region in which they live. Some of the major regional South Slavic groups include: Zagorci in northern Croatia, Istrijani in westernmost Croatia, Dalmatinci in southern Croatia, Boduli in Adriatic islands, Vlaji in hinterland of Dalmatia, Slavonci in eastern Croatia, Bosanci in Bosnia, Hercegovci in Herzegovina, Krajišnici in western Bosnia, but is more commonly used to refer to the Serbs of Croatia, most of whom are descendants of the Grenzers, and continued to live in the area which made up the Military Frontier until the Croatian war of independence, Semberci in northeast Bosnia, Srbijanci in Serbia proper, Šumadinci in central Serbia, Vojvođani in northern Serbia, Sremci in Syrmia, Bačvani in northwest Vojvodina, Banaćani in Banat, Sandžaklije (Muslims in Serbia/Montenegro border), Kosovci in Kosovo, Bokelji in southwest Montenegro, Trakiytsi in Upper Thracian Lowlands, Dobrudzhantsi in north-east Bulgarian region, Balkandzhii in Central Balkan Mountains, Miziytsi in north Bulgarian region, Warmiaks and Masurians in north-east Polish regions Warmia and Mazuria, Pirintsi in Blagoevgrad Province, Ruptsi in the Rhodopes etc.
Battle of Lake Erie The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the British Royal Navy. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war, which in turn allowed the Americans to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. It was one of the biggest naval battles of the War of 1812.
Jefferson Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the community of Large. In the 2010 census the population was 10,619. Jefferson Hills was created as Jefferson Township, incorporating on January 22, 1828, and named after Thomas Jefferson. The borough is a part of West Jefferson Hills School District.
Game of Thrones (season 7) The seventh season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on July 16, 2017, and concluded on August 27, 2017.[1][2][3] Unlike previous seasons that consisted of ten episodes each, the seventh season consisted of only seven.[4] Like the previous season, it largely consisted of original content not found in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, while also incorporating material Martin revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series.[5][better source needed] The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
Varieties of Chinese Chinese, also known as Sinitic,[a] is a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family consisting of hundreds of local language varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible. The differences are similar to those within the Romance languages, with variation particularly strong in the more rugged southeast. These varieties, often called "dialects", have been classified into seven to ten groups, the largest being Mandarin (e.g. Beijing dialect), Wu (e.g. Shanghainese), Min (e.g. Hokkien), and Yue (e.g. Cantonese).
Where Is Area Code 872? Major Cities In Area Code 872Chicago The Chicago, IL area code is known throughout the world and is the epitome of the American dream. As more people move to the Chicago phone area code, numbering relief has become a major issue. Phone numbers in Chicago are running out and the North American Numbering Plan has started to think ahead. As a result, the 872 area code was implemented as an overlay to the 312 and 773 area codes in 2009. With several area codes currently in use, many Chicago residents and visitors have come to ask “What is the area code for Chicago?” It is difficult to answer this question, but there are several guidelines that may point you in the right direction. For example, the 312 and 773 area codes are mostly used for the suburbs that surround Chicago. However, the 312 area code is also the Downtown Chicago area code, which is used for the region that is widely known as the Loop. When trying to figure out if area code 872 is the one that you are looking for, it is best to first determine the location of the person or business within Chicago that you are trying to call. Illinois Area Codes By Number217 Area Code 224 Area Code 309 Area Code 312 Area Code 331 Area Code 447 Area Code464 Area Code 618 Area Code 630 Area Code 708 Area Code 730 Area Code 773 Area Code779 Area Code 815 Area Code 847 Area Code
B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Baba Saheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits), while also supporting the rights of women and labour.[3][4] He was Independent India's first law minister, the principal architect of the Constitution of India and a founding father of the Republic of India.[5][6][7][8][9]
Kitchen Backsplash Installation - Average Cost Per Square Foot Expect to pay in the higher end of the price range for a licensed, insured and reputable pro - and for complex or rush projects. To lower Kitchen Backsplash Installation costs: combine related projects, minimize options/extras and be flexible about project scheduling.
Ralph Tresvant is the self-titled debut album of Ralph Tresvant. The album was released in 1990 by MCA Records and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It went to number one on the Top R&B Albums chart for two weeks and peaked into the Top 20 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. It features the #1 single, "Sensitivity" along with two more Top 5 R&B hits: "Do What I Gotta Do" and "Stone Cold Gentleman", which featured labelmate Bobby Brown.
Political Map of Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen - Atlapedia® Online Iran Iran is located in South West Asia. It is bound by Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea to the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, Iraq to the west, Turkey to the northwest, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea to the south.... Iraq Iraq is located in the Middle East. It is bound by Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the northwest, Jordan to the west, Saudi Arabia to the southwest and south as well as Kuwait and the Persian Gulf to the southeast.... Israel Israel is located in the Middle East along the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bound by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest.... Oman Oman is located in the extreme southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bound by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the north and west, Yemen to the southwest, the Gulf of Oman to the northeast and the Arabian Sea to the southeast and east.... Qatar Qatar is located on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The territory includes the mainland and a number of small islands. It is bound by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to the south and the Persian Gulf to the north, east and west.... Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is located on the Arabia Peninsula and comprises around 80% of it. It is bound by the Red Sea to the west, Egypt and Jordan to the northeast, Iraq and Kuwait to the north, the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast and south as well as Yemen to the south and southwest....
Primary muscles: Hamstrings Secondary muscles: Glutes Equipment: No equipment. LYING HAMSTRING CURLS INSTRUCTIONS. 1. Lie on your stomach with your legs fully extended, chest up and your hands under your chest. 2. Bend your knees, curl your legs up and squeeze the glutes. 3. Lower and straighten your legs and repeat until the set is complete.

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