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For individuals with type 2 diabetes, it is extremely important to take all the medications they are prescribed by their doctor. However, due to the large number of prescriptions they may be on, it can become difficult to remember when to take which pills.
New evidence suggests that patients who are treated at integrated healthcare facilities that have an on-site pharmacy and use electronic health records may be more likely fill their prescription, helping to ensure that they will take their medications on schedule.
Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Colorado looked at the medical records of more than 12,000 individuals being treated by the healthcare organization for either diabetes or cardiovascular problems. The results showed that 11 percent of diabetic patients being treated at integrated facilities failed to pick up their prescriptions.
This may seem like a large number considering how important medication is to a person with type 2 diabetes, but the researchers pointed out that previous studies have shown the rate is much higher among patients being treated at traditional paper-based offices. In some cases, as much as 22 percent of patients may fail to pick up their prescriptions.
The researchers said their findings may provide an important window onto why some patients fail to pick up their medications, which could help doctors address high rates of medication non-compliance.
"Given that adherence to medications is directly associated with improved clinical outcomes, higher quality of life, and lower healthcare costs across many chronic conditions, it is important to examine why some people never start the medications their doctors prescribe," said Marsha Raebel, PharmD, the study's lead author.
Electronic health records could play an important role in helping more individuals with type 2 diabetes take all their medications as prescribed. The technology can enable physicians to see when patients have not picked up their prescriptions, allowing medical professionals to send reminders to individuals who are not following treatment instructions.
Due to the fact that controlling type 2 diabetes is all about managing blood sugar levels, medications that keep blood glucose in check are considered an important part of dealing with the condition.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235920
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Mark Twain once jokingly said to David Croly, Editor of The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper, “I don’t care much about reading… but I do like to look at pictures, and the illustrated weeklies do not come as often as I need them.” The Daily Graphic eventually went on to make its reputation by publishing lavish engravings. These included cartoons, reproduction of paintings, illustrations of contemporary news and notable personalities in each issue. On 2 December 1873, Stephen Horgan, an engraver, who at the time worked at the newspaper, introduced the first crudely reproduced photograph using the halftone process. It was an advertisement for Steinway Hall, a popular concert venue. Horgan is credited with inventing an early form of halftone printing. However this particular photograph was reproduced by a lithographic process and then transferred to an engraving plate for the printing press. These advancements acted as stepping stones, and by World War I, a more regular use of photographs was seen in print media. By 1942, its importance was officially recognised when the Pulitzer Prize board began citing photographs and reportage in its journalism awards program.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235921
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Reducing the nutrient loss in the biological loop of crop production, animal feed and manure recycling to the land is being accomplished through precision feed management, manure management, and crop nutrient management. Cornell has done extensive work to minimize the inefficiencies and losses of nutrients on the dairy farm.
A primary source of information on nutrient management can be found on the spear program webpage.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235922
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CWRU researchers discover biomarker for early caution of oral cancer Detecting oral cancer in its earliest levels can save the lives of the nearly 40, 500 people diagnosed annually. But early recognition has been difficult de la prostate . Case Western Reserve University College of Dental Medicine researchers discovered a biomarker, called individual beta defensin-3 , which might serve as an early warning. The defensin is present in every oral cancers and associated with the early stages of oral cancers. Using the biomarker to identify oral cancer holds prospect of conserving lives when the tumor is most curable.
Calif. Reports a lot more than 900,000 people have signed up for health plans But officials note that the amount of Latinos and young people enrolling on the condition marketplace continues to be below expectations. Meanwhile, the troubled Maryland exchange is normally reportedly gearing up to look at the technology utilized by Connecticut. Los Angeles Times: Covered California Enrolls Nearly 1 Million In Health Plans California is nearing 1 million people enrolled in Obamacare coverage, but the state's insurance exchange is running behind in signing up Latinos and teenagers still.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235923
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Borno State, in the northeast of Nigeria, has been reduced from a dynamic and populated rural area into a zone of displacement, hazards and food insecurity due to escalating levels of violence. Since 2009, the conflict has devastated households’ agricultural livelihoods, imposed levies on transportation, and constrained access to market and trade facilities. Agricultural production dramatically reduced due to mass displacement and limited access to markets. Consequently, the food security is alarming with over 1.5 million people estimated to be in food crises, emergency and famine in 2017 that leads to food and nutrition stress and prevalence of diseases such as malaria, cholera and diarrhea due to limited access to water and poor hygiene. In 2018, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Women and World Food Programme developed a Joint Action Programme aiming to build the resilience of conflict affected population and public sector institutions in Borno State in an environmentally-friendly and sustainable way. The project aims at “Restoring and promoting sustainable agriculture based livelihoods for food security, employment and nutrition improvement in Borno State”. In that respect, this baseline study was conducted to benchmark resilience and food security indicators in the intervention areas. The results show that the household resilience capacity is lower and heterogeneous between the local government areas, and between internal displacement persons, returnee and host households. The internal displacement persons and returnee are the most exposed to food insecurity. The promotion of access to basic services, productive asset, and ad hoc emergency food assistance interventions will increase household resilience and improve food security in Borno State.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235925
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Psychological assessment is a positive and helpful step that provides insight into an individual's cognitive, academic, and behavioral functioning.
Assessment can offer diagnostic clarity, and provides information about an individual’s unique pattern of strengths and weaknesses. It also leads to the creation of highly targeted, personalized supports and interventions.
At our practice, we know that making the decision to pursue testing can be a difficult one, and is often stressful for families. There may be a variety of reasons you are seeking an assessment for your child, including suspected academic impairment, learning disabilities, processing concerns, ADHD, or a developmental issue. Whatever the reason may be, we are here to help you navigate the assessment process and what comes after.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235926
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A great way to maintain your overall health is to get engaged in physical activity. For strengthening your bones, reducing excess body fat, and increasing cardiovascular fitness can be achieved through walking. Walking has been considered to have a low impact on health as compared to other strenuous exercises but studies have proved that even a minimal of 30 minutes of walk every day can improve your fitness levels significantly.
It may be not as fast as that of any vigorous exercise, but walking also helps to burn calories. Your speed of walking, the distance covered, terrain, and your weight are the important factors that help to lose weight.
Studies have proved that walking for five days a week reduces the risk for coronary heart disease by almost 19 per cent. When you increase the distance that you walk per day, you decrease the risk to even lower level.
When you take a short walk after a meal, it helps to reduce the blood sugar levels. If you take a walk for 45 minutes a day, can help you maintain blood sugar levels to normal.
When you walk, it helps to lubricate the muscles that support the joints and strengthen them. This is why; walking provides benefits to people who suffer from arthritis and reduces their pain.
For an experiment, 1000 individuals were tracked during flu season and it was found that people who walked at a moderate pace for 30 to 45 minutes has 43 per cent fewer sick days. They also had fewer upper respiratory tract infections overall and were at a lower risk of developing the seasonal flu.
Most of the time people feel too tired to go for a walk. But science has proved that when you go for a walk even when you are tired, it boosts your energy more than what you can get from a cup of coffee.
For mental health, a walk is considered really important. When you walk, it boosts your self-esteem and reduces symptoms of depression. In order to get the benefits, aim for 30 minutes of brisk walk every day and make it a part of your life.
When you walk, it clears your head and helps you to think creatively. Researchers have found that when people walk, it opens up a free flow of ideas for them and increase their creativity along with the physical activity.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235930
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The Japanese nuclear regulator has today approved the operation of units 1 and 2 of Kansai Electric Power Company's Takahama nuclear power plant for up to 60 years. They become the first Japanese units to be granted a licence extension beyond 40 years under revised regulations.
Previously, operating licences lasted for 40 years, subject to a review every ten years. During that period the regulator checked the operator's maintenance plan for the unit.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved a ten-year operating extension for unit 1 of the Takahama plant in Fukui prefecture in November 2014. The 780 MWe (net) pressurized water reactor (PWR) began operating in November 1974. Takahama 2 - also a 780 MWe PWR - was granted a ten-year life extension in April 2015. That unit started up a year after unit 1.
However, under revised regulations which came into force in July 2013, reactors have a nominal operating period of 40 years. Extensions can be granted once only and limited to a maximum of 20 years, contingent on exacting safety requirements.
Kansai applied to the NRA in April 2015 to extend the operation of the Takahama 1 and 2 reactor by 20 years under the new regulations.
As part of its application, special inspections were conducted, including ultrasound tests on the reactor vessels' welds and eddy current tests on the primary coolant nozzles to identify degradation. The units' containment vessels and their concrete barriers were also inspected for cracks.
At a meeting today, the NRA approved Kansai's licence extension application.
Takahama 1 and 2 are progressing through the restart process. In April, the NRA confirmed the units meet new safety regulations. The units are the oldest of the seven reactors so far deemed to conform to the new safety standards.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235931
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With temperatures averaging two to four degrees above normal for the week ending April 23, corn planting was well underway and soybean planting had started in Nebraska, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Corn planted was at 17%, near 15% last year, and ahead of 11% for the five-year average. Two percent had emerged, near 1% last year and for the five-year average. Last week only 3% had been planted, which compared to 6% for that week in 2016. Nationally, 17% of the corn crop had been planted, which was down from 28% in 2016, but near the five-year average of 18%. Four percent of the corn crop had emerged, equal to 2016 and the five-year averaged.
Soybean planted was at 4%, near 0 last year and the average of 1%.
Nationally, 6% of soybean has been planted, ahead of 3% in 2016 and for the five-year average. The only states reporting more than 4% of their soybean in the ground were Mississippi (60%), Louisiana (59%), and Arkansas (39%).
Winter wheat condition rated 1% very poor, 8% poor, 37% fair, 47% good, and 7% excellent. Winter wheat jointed was at 33%, behind 51% last year, but ahead of the five-year average of 26%.
Oats planted was 81%, near 83% last year and equal to average. Oats emerged was 39%, behind 50% last year, and near 43% average.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6% very short, 21% short, 69% adequate, and 4% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 7% very short, 24% short, 67% adequate, and 2% surplus.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235932
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A brief introductory note is penned out in following section to get clear notifications about all the above mentioned types of metal finishing.
Metal Plating is a technique where chemical bath is used to coat or alter the surface of a substrate with a thin layer of metal, such as PTFE or nickel. The electroplating technique produces an electric current to spread the substrate, while electro-less plating occupies an autocatalytic practice where the substrate acts as a catalyst in the reaction.
Brushed metal is a technique for removing surface imperfections. These finishing machines create a uniform, parallel grain surface texture to smooth out a product’s external look.
Buff polishing method tends to round out a product’s edges, and but due to the cloth wheel’s range limits, this method is less effective for applications requiring complicated, recessed or fragile features.
Metal Grinding is a technique used to employ attrition, friction and/or compression to smooth out a metal product’s surface. Mostly all metal grinding machines consist of a substrate within a rotating drum.
Metal Vibratory Finishing machines are used to expel products and remove sharp edges. They place material inside a drum packed with abrasive pellets and a substrate, then apply dipping vibration to create a uniform random surface. The machine’s cycle speed and magnitude of vibration are usually variable, allowing effective treatment for a range of small-sized to large- sized parts.
Sand Blasting machines are naturally engaged in projects requiring a uniform non-glossy texture. The process (also recognized as bead-blasting) forces sand, steel shots, metal pellets or other abrasives into a substrate at high speed. This results in a smooth, clean product texture, particularly in soft metals.
Powder Coating applies a decorative finish that is similar to paint, but with superior durability. The process entails melting dry synthetic powder onto metal to create a matte, glossy or textured coating. A machine for textured powder-coating is also extremely efficient in removing surface defects.
Hot blackening machines spread a thin layer of black oxide onto a product’s surface to create a matte black finish with high abrasion confrontation. It is a high-temperature course in which the product is inserted into a series of tanks containing caustics, cleaners and coolants.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235933
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When used in medical settings as an injectable form of sterile, purified botulinum toxin, small doses of the toxin are injected into the affected muscles and block the release of the chemical acetylcholine that would otherwise signal the muscle to contract.
Botulinum Toxin Type A is a protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
Because Botox Cosmetic is a prescription drug, it must be used carefully under medical supervision.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235935
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Puerto Ricans living in the Chicago area are three times more likely than whites and nearly twice as likely as blacks to die of complications from diabetes, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Community Health , the Chicago Tribune reports. Lead author Steve Whitman, director of the Sinai Urban Health Institute, and colleagues looked at state death records and found that the death rate from diabetes for Puerto Ricans in Chicago from 1999 through 2001 was 70.9 deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 23.8 deaths per 100,000 people for whites and 37.9 deaths per 100,000 people for blacks. In the community of Humboldt Park-West Town -- where 21% of Puerto Ricans have diabetes -- the rate was 67.6 deaths per 100,000 people (Graham, Chicago Tribune , 12/7). Researchers from the Sinai Urban Health Institute interviewed 108 Puerto Ricans from a random selection of 603 interviews of individuals in the Chicago area. Because of the small sample size, there is a wide margin of error, the Sun-Times reports. Researchers suggest that actual rate of diabetes among Puerto Ricans in Chicago could be as low as 10% or as high as 38% (Ritter, Chicago Sun-Times , 12/7). In the U.S., about 9.5% of Hispanics have diabetes, while a 2000 study found that 11.3% of Puerto Ricans living in New York City had diabetes. Two studies conducted in Puerto Rico found a diabetes rate of more than 9%. Nationally, the diabetes death rate in 2002 for Puerto Ricans was 45.4 deaths per 100,000 people. In Puerto Rico, it was 69.5 deaths per 100,000 people, nearly the same as Chicago, according to the Tribune . While the reason why more Puerto Ricans in Chicago seem to be affected by diabetes is unclear, experts say it is related to genetics; diet; social and economic circumstances; and lack of health insurance, access to medical care and willingness to seek help. A newly formed organization, called the Humboldt Park Diabetes Task Force, on Wednesday launched a five-year, 19-point action plan that calls for diabetes screening for all residents in a 20-block radius of the community, the development of a diabetes center, improving medical services, prevention and diabetes management assistance, and increased public education ( Chicago Tribune , 12/7).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235937
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In field trials in 1989-90, on a red hydrated ferrallitic soil in Matanzas, Cuba, S. guianensis Cook was sown in Sep. 1989 at 4 rates ranging from 1.0 to 2.5 kg seed/ha either broadcast or in rows 25, 50 or 75 cm apart. Plots were cut 180 and 255 d after sowing. For the first 120 d the highest sowing rate gave a significantly higher population density and ground cover and lower weed invasion than in other plots.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235938
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Evens people celebrated “the Holiday of the North”, also known as the “Deer Holiday”, dedicated to the beginning of spring. The celebration took place in Arka village of Okhotsky Municipal Distric on March, 23.
More than 200 people participated in the celebration. The holiday program included national cuisine and traditional dwelling contests, national dress show, reindeer racing, stick-pulling and national martial arts competitions. The program was held both in Russian and in Evens language. The Folk Dance Group “Nevtechen” was also invited to present its show.
The holiday aims to preserve and popularize the Evens culture and traditions.
The Evens or the Lamuts, as they call themselves, belong to the indigenous population of The Russian Far East and are living in the Okhotsky Municipal Distric of Khabarovski Krai.
Nowadays the Evens population on the territory of Russia is 22000 people with 1500 of them living in Khabarovsk Krai. About 300 Evens people are leading a nomadic way of life, being engaged in reindeer herding. Settled Evens living in the villages of Yin and Arch are engaged in fishing and hunting.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235939
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Roundworms are important endoparasites, causing clinical disease and lost production in young cattle and sheep, control is inevitably complex.
Mite infestations cause skin irritation leading to oozing and skin thickening. The intense irritation will lead to disruption of feeding patterns.
Disease caused by liver fluke (fasciolosis) is an increasingly common, economically important parasitic disease of sheep in the UK.
Flies cause major economic production losses in livestock.They attack, irritate and feed on cattle, sheep and other animals.
In the UK, ticks are vectors for infectious diseases such as redwater fever (Babesia spp), tick-borne fever, tick pyaemia and louping ill.
Transfer of lice between animals requires close contact, such as yarding, transport or housing, especially in cool cloudy weather.
Clostridial infections progress rapidly, and many affected sheep and lambs will be found dead or dying. Treatment with antibiotics is rarely effective.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235940
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If you or someone you love has been injured by another’s wrongdoing, you may be able to seek compensation for your injury and loss. To learn more, contact a personal injury lawyer in San Diego today.
Personal injury, in the legal sense, is a type of tort or civil [as opposed to criminal] wrong one person causes another because he or she failed to use reasonable care. A tort constitutes legal reasons to sue someone to recover losses caused by an injury or other type of harm, including psychological.
A common example of personal injury law is when one person, who is injured in a car accident, sues the driver of another car who caused the accident. The person who is suing is seeking financial compensation for numerous reasons.
Emotional distress: This would be to compensate someone for the psychological impact of the injury.
Income: This includes compensation for what would be present income as well as income in the future.
Loss of enjoyment of daily activities: This includes temporary or permanent disabilities.
Medical treatment: This includes being compensated not only for the present cost of medical treatment for the injury, but also for future and follow-up care. In the case of serious injury, this might be compensation for life-long care.
Pain and Suffering: This would include payment for current and future pain and suffering.
Property loss: This would apply to loss of a car or any other personal property.
Payment of punitive damages also may be made when the person causing the injury has committed particularly egregious offenses.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235942
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In democratic societies the awareness and knowledge in the field of human rights shouldn’t be optional but a must be. Even so, the observance of human rights is still a pending subject in the developed societies, especially when it comes to people with disabilities the ones most vulnerable to have their rights violated.
There is a strong interrelation between STIGMA, human rights and improvement of the health and social care, which makes crucial to consider them jointly. The discrimination and violation of the rights of people suffering from mental disorders are often driven by stigma which, for its part, is fueled by myths and misconceptions regarding mental illness. Social and health professionals, in their condition of humans, are not immune to stigmatizing beliefs and thus, are sometimes influenced by these. There’s no doubt that the relationship between a person that receives care and a person that provides the assistance is asymmetric and hierarchical , the first is placed in a situation of dependency on the second. This situation can be compensated only by fulfillment of the rights of patients and users to information and to participation in decision making.
When it comes to vulnerable groups, such as people with mental disability, the mere contemplation of human rights principles in our countries’ legislation doesn’t itself assure their observance in context of patients with disability. What does assure it, is having well informed, trained and sensitized professionals that put human rights in practice. That is why it is essential that the professionals and whole organizations undergo a quality training in human rights applied specifically to their working context with persons disabled due to mental illness.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235944
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Mathematics, the science of patterns, is also the language of science; as such, it is a major part of a liberal arts education. The quantitative and analytical skills students gain in mathematics courses apply to future work in the sciences and in many other fields, such as economics and the social sciences. These skills are necessary to participate critically in our society and the world. All MMC students are required to take one college-level mathematics course.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235945
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Choose the best option from the three answers given under each question.
What is meant by one light year?
How many minutes does the sun light takes to come to earth?
When was the Proxima Centauri discovered?
How far is the Proxima Centauri from earth?
How long did it take the Cassini-Huygens to reach Saturn?
When did Yuri Gagarin travel to space?
How many days does it take mercury to orbit the sun?
Which planet is nearest in size to earth?
How many years does Neptune take to orbit the sun?
Which is the spacecraft that NASA launched in 2006, to study Pluto?
Which novel about an alien invasion from Mars was published in 1898?
Which was the first living creature to be sent to space?
Who was the first woman to travel to space?
Which space probe was launched in 1998 to study the sun’s atmosphere?
Which soviet astronaut performed the first ever spacewalk?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235949
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Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Homemade Cassava FuFu /Water FuFu – a staple food in many African countries that is made from fermented and grounded starchy cassava roots and is a great side dish to any protein-rich food.... Cassava nutrition facts. Cassava (yuca or manioc) is a nutty flavored, starch-tuber in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) of plants. It thought to have originated from the South-American forests.
Cassava goes by many names, including yucca, yuca, manioc, tapioca and Brazilian arrowroot. This starchy tuberous root is native to South America, and now grown all … how to make chicken battery cages How to cook yuca (cassava) – 10 recipes to start: Arañitas and Arepitas de Yuca (Cassava Fritters) This one is a no-brainer, Arepitas de Yuca ( recipe here ) is the most popular yuca recipe in our blog.
In Brazil there is one tuber that is capable of creating stronger reactions than any other, the root of the manioc. An important source of carbohydrates, processed and used in innumerable ways it has a clear connotation to Indians and traditional culture.
Yuca (YOO-kuh), also popularly known as, and widely prepared and consumed as, cassava in Hispanic cuisine, is also fairly widely recognized as manioc, and is the source of tapioca, famously used in pudding, and now, popularized in Thai bubble teas.
Cassava or manioc root, native to the AmazoniAN region, was the basis of the Native Brazilian culinary and is still an important food resource to Northern and Northeastern Brazilian populations.
Cassava nutrition facts. Cassava (yuca or manioc) is a nutty flavored, starch-tuber in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) of plants. It thought to have originated from the South-American forests.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235951
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The Plant: Valerian was used for more than 2,000 years in a variety of ways — including as a food, medicinal herb, perfume and spice. Its modern uses are related to its relaxing effects on people and animals.
The name valerian (which did not come into common use until the 9th or 10th centuries) comes from the Latin word valere, meaning to be well or to be strong. Valerian root was official in The United States Pharmacopoeia from 1820 till 1936. Today, it’s one of the best studied of the traditional healing herbs. It’s also one of the most popular herbal remedies in Europe and the United States.
The common name of valerian is used to denote several species of valerian that are used interchangeably. Mexican valerian (V. edulis), Pacific valerian (V. sitchensis) and Indian valerian (V. wallichii) or (jatamansii) may be found in commerce under the name valerian, so it’s important to check the botanical name when looking for a particular species. European valerian (V. officinalis) is the species commonly used in the United States and Europe. It’s native to Europe and Asia and is naturalized in North America.
The distinctive aroma of valerian roots (often described as “stinky socks”) is not present in the fresh roots. The chemical responsible for the unpleasant aroma, isovaleric acid, develops during the drying process and intensifies the longer the root is stored. In fact, the fresh roots have an earthy, sweet and musky aroma. For those who like the effects of valerian but have an aversion to the aroma of the dried herb, growing your own valerian and using it fresh, or tincturing the fresh roots, might be a good alternative.
Valerian root is medium brown to yellow-brown and should have no more than 5% above-ground parts. The aroma is characteristically strong and pungent and is often described as rotten or “like stinky socks.” The flavor is slightly sweet and spicy, with a bitter aftertaste.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235954
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Researchers have presented the first known case of a patient experiencing hemorrhagic stroke following consumption of an energy drink.
Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have presented the first case study of a patient experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke — a brain bleed — following consumption of an energy drink.
In an article in press in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, the UAB physicians detail the case of a 57-year-old man who developed an intracranial hemorrhage within 15 minutes of drinking a popular energy drink.
The patient presented at a local emergency department and was transferred to the stroke unit at UAB with symptoms of sensory changes (tingling and numbness) in the right arm and leg, along with ataxia (shaky gait and movement). A CT scan revealed a small hemorrhage near the left thalamus.
“The man reported that his symptoms began about 15 minutes after drinking an energy drink, the first time he had consumed this particular product, as he was about to do yardwork,” said Anand Venkatraman, M.D., a fourth-year resident in the Department of Neurology at UAB and the lead author of the study.
Venkatraman says the drink contains a high level of caffeine, along with a variety of other ingredients, many of which are associated with increases in blood pressure.
The sympathetic nervous system regulates what is known as the “flight or fight” response. When faced with an urgent, potentially dangerous situation, the body gears up to either take extraordinary action (fight) or run away (flight).
Ingredients in the drinks that are suspected to influence the sympathetic nervous system include β-phenylethylamine hydrochloride, yohimbine and green tea extract.
Another issue is serving size. The manufacturer’s label says the bottle contains two servings, but the patient reported that he drank the full 8 oz. bottle at one time, a behavior that Venkatraman believes is common.
In this case, the patient had a history of elevated blood pressure and was at increased risk for vascular disease. Several months after the incident, the patient reported that he still had some residual effects from the incident.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235956
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DNA paternity testing is the best way to confirm a father / child biological relationship. A paternity test during the pregnancy is technically possible, but illegal. Right after the birth, a test can be conducted without risk for mother or child.
The taking of samples for a paternity test is a non-invasive process and not painful for the baby. The newborn can be sampled directly after the birth. This can be carried out in the hospital by a doctor or the midwife. Please do not take the samples directly after nursing the baby. The child’s oral mucosa may contain maternal cells. Please wait about 30 minutes before the sampling.
1) At a very early stage during the pregnancy it is already possible to puncture the placenta to collect fetal cells. With those cells a paternity test can be conducted. This is an ivasive taking of samples. Complications may seldomly occur.
2) After the 13th week of pregnancy an amniocentesis is possible. This also is an invasive procedure. The Amniotic fluid contains fetal cells which can be used in a paternity test.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235958
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These documents are designed to inform others what medical treatment you would want, if you can’t express your wishes yourself. They can also allow someone else to make medical decisions for you. If you don’t use an AMD, doctors are required to prolong your life using artificial means if needed — even if that means for months or years.
• A “living will” allows you to approve or decline certain types of medical care. They typically are only effective in the event of a terminal injury or illness.
• A “durable power of attorney” (aka “a healthcare proxy”) lets you appoint someone else to make medical decisions for you. And you can decide how much power this person will have.
• A “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) order, which tells medical providers not to perform CPR if you go into cardiac arrest.
A will helps you disburse property in the way that you wish, upon your death. Additionally, a will allows you to name an executor to manage and settle your estate, and to name a legal guardian for minor children or dependents with special needs. You’ll need to keep your will updated as life circumstances change for you and your family.
• An non-legal document that can accompany your will.
• Typically used to express personal thoughts about the will or about your burial wishes, etc.
• Remains private, allowing you to communicate personal messages to your family and executor. Directions you may include are not legally binding.
• Acts as its ow separate, legal entity which can own property — like your home or investments.
• Functions while you’re still alive.
• You control the property, and can transfer property in and out of it, end it, or change terms at any time.
• The goal of a living trust is to avoid probate, which could be time-consuming and expensive. The living trust allows for almost immediate distribution of assets to family members who need them.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235964
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Differential Phase-Shift Keying (DPSK) is considered a favored technology for long-haul transmission systems due to its robustness compared to fiber propagation impairments. However, careful consideration of the combined impact of optical noise, fiber chromatic dispersion (CD) and Kerr nonlinearity is necessary when designing such systems. We assume a dispersion-managed system with equally spaced inline EDFAs. For small signal powers, the signal is affected only by fiber attenuation and additive ASE noise. For larger signal powers, additional degradations are due to the combined effect of CD and Kerr nonlinearity on the signal. Additionally, degradations caused by nonlinear phase noise may occur when the intensity noise of inline EDFAs is converted into phase noise due to fiber nonlinearity.
The simulation setup is displayed in Figure 1. A 10-Gb/s DPSK signal is transmitted over 12 spans of perfectly dispersion-compensated spans of 150 km SSMF. The gain-controlled inline EDFAs adjust the signal power back to the input signal power level and add ASE noise. After optical filtering, the DPSK signal is decoded using a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) and detected using a balanced direct detection receiver. The BER is estimated using a semi-stochastic approach that accounts for noise impairments and degradations due to intersymbol interferences (ISI).
Figure 2 shows the dependence of BER on transmitted power for three cases: 1) Linear fiber transmission (nonlinear fiber effects are switched off); 2) Nonlinear transmission for the signal and linear transmission for the noise (achieved by separating the propagation of signal and noise using multiple data representations); 3) Nonlinear fiber transmission for signal and noise. Figure 3 shows the three received eye diagrams after transmission over 12x150 km SSMF for a launch power of 6 dBm.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235969
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Norwegians learn Norwegian, the Greeks are taught their Greek"
I've always been amused by this line from Alan Jay Lerner's My Fair Lady script. Norwegian has a multitude of spoken dialects and has two written forms, in other words it's far from Higgins's linguistic ideals.
It is ironic that the two languages Lerner and Lowe chose for Professor Higgins' line are the two European languages of which the statement was least accurate at the time they were writing.
Interesting. Professor Higgins's ideal was that greater social equality should occur through everyone following the same linguistic norms. In Norwegian we have a quite strong tradition for the opposite: respecting dialects, based on Ivar Aasen's dialect research back in the 1800nds and his constructed written language, "landsmål / nynorsk". Compared to Higgins that's quite a radical idea: respecting everyone for their spoken language.
I doubt Lerner worried much about finding languages that would live up to Higgins's ideals for his lyrics, but yet: does the unintended irony show that Aasen's project is more realistic? That used verbal language is so varied, so personal, that Higgins's norms are a violation of personal expression?
The Norwegian intelligentsia wanted to civilize the larger public, to introduce it to the salons of Europe. The project reminds one of G.B. Shaw's Pygmalion (...) In Norway the outcome seems to have been the opposite: Eliza managed to convert the refined professor to the habits and manners of the general population.
Witoszek/Sandbu discuss the historical conflict between the concepts "popular/norwegian" and "high culture/international" from a perspective that is closer to that of Welhaven - or Higgins. It's interesting that they themselves bring up the Pygmalion-reference, but they overlook a possible conclusion: perhaps Aasen's thoughts can help us reach a place where we consider individual expression without prejudices of class, taste and origin but simply by quality and expressiveness. In spite of his good intentions of social equality, Higgins can never take us there.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235971
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ABSTRACT. The difference between the alveolar and arterial oxygen pressure is known as alveolar – arterial difference (PA-aO2) or efficiency for gas exchange. Gas exchange within the lung is not perfect even at rest. During exercise, the gas exchange progressively worsens. The mechanisms that contribute to A-a DO2 are not well known. Ventilation-perfusion mismatch (VA/Q) is considered to be the main reason for A-aDO2 widening. VA/Q mismatch is due to the effect of gravity - structural differences in airways – blood vessels, bronchoconstriction, secretions from airways irritated by high flows or dry-cold air and mild interstitial edema. Diffusion limitation is a second contributing factor to A-aDO2 widening. It can be attributed to several reasons, such as: the surface area for diffusion, the distance required for diffusion from the alveolar membrane to the red blood cell, the transit time and the rate of equilibration of mixed venous blood with alveolar gas. Diffusion limitation may occur to well-trained athletes at high exercise intensity, while it is unlikely to occur in untrained subjects during low and moderate exercise. The last contributing factor to A-aDO2 widening is considered to be the mixing of shunted blood (intra-extrapulmonary shunt) with arterial blood. Even though there is not enough published data to support the previous statement, it seems that not only the A-aDO2 is negatively affected but simultaneously may play a positive role by protecting the alveolar – capillary membrane from liquid accumulation and disruption in athletes. Pneumon 2004, 17(3):265-271.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235972
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In Cyprus, students protest U.S. involvement in their independence. The Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus, Makarios III, calls for unilateral constitutional changes to ease tensions between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
In Cyprus, Turkish troops uncover a mass grave containing 72 bodies of Turkish-Cypriots circa 1974.
The press surround United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, Glafkos Klerides (President of the Republic of Cyprus) and Rauf Dentas (founder of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, a de facto state).
United Nations troops monitor activity in Cyprus in the wake of clashes between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. A Greek Orthodox Bishop leads a procession.
In Cyprus, unidentified prisoners are released. One man gets off a bus and is greeted by welcoming friends circa 1974.
In 1974, Greek nationalist Nikos Sampson was installed as the de facto leader of Cyprus, but resigned eight days into his reign.
The Turks invade Cyprus circa 1974: A Turkish-Cypriot gives soldiers water, forces come ashore, troops in tanks and trucks.
During the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkish-Cypriot civilians sought temporary refuge on British bases. Here, children wait, families are fed, and women do the laundry.
Turkish troops occupying Cyprus hold the Turkey-Cypriot flag. The flag of the United Nations flaps in the wind.
In 1974, United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim brings together Glafkos Klerides (President of the Republic of Cyprus) and Rauf Dentas (founder of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, a de facto state).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235974
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Scratch is a programming language designed to introduce learners to programming using a visual interface where programming structures are dragged onto the desktop and executed. The code uses "sprites" similar to objects that can perform actions. Each structure fits together like a puzzle to show what forms a "block" of code. The code acts on the sprite to form an animation.
It is amazing for teaching loops and selection structures and even includes threads. As the complexity grows it can cause problems with synchronisation between threads leading to some unpredictable results.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235977
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Unity in Diversity, the national motto of Indonesia, is a term that strikes deep into the heart of this dynamic and attractive Southeast Asian nation. Few places offer such cultural variety and geographical complexity as Indonesia, and no two journeys here are ever alike.Indonesia is composed of seventeen thousand islands that stretch over five thousand miles along the equator. The Malay peninsula and Indochina are situated to the north-west, and the continent of Australia lies due south. Northward lie the Philippines and Micronesia.The world's largest archipelago, Indonesia's constellation of islands straddles the divide between the Asian and Australian continental plates. As a result, the islands offer a stunning variety of topographies and ecologies Mist-shrouded volcanoes and mountains, unexplored rain forests, thousands of miles of beaches, and endless offshore reefs support a dazzling abundance of wildlife, making Indonesia an ideal destination for adventure and eco-travel.Indonesia's cities are in a constant state of urban evolution, where dense populations, technology and construction live in hectic symbiosis. But most of the archipelago's territory remains unexplored, concealing a wealth of cultures and a myriad of landscapes.There are two discernible seasons in Indonesia: the dry season, which extends from June to October, and the rainy season, which lasts from November to March. Both are hot. The coastal regions, however, are often cool, and in the mountains the air is often chilly.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235979
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As swine flu (or should I be calling this H1N1) was at the top of the news, I saw this story on TV about a genetic scientist who was riveted to his computer screen watching the genetic sequence of the virus as it was changing. He has these strings of numbers and characters coming up on his screen with highlights when one of the digits or characters changed. In near-real-time he was watching the evolution of the virus.
As I watched this story, I was reminded how even biology today is an information science. The importance of data and information to generating knowledge about this virus is underscored in stories such as this.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235980
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Around 4,000 refugees are landing on the beaches of Lesvos every day, relieved to have survived the treacherous crossing from Turkey that has claimed so many lives this year. ActionAid Greece's Country Director, Gerasimos Kouvaras, describes the situation on the ground in Lesvos, and how our teams are helping women and children.
Refugees walk from the beaches of Lesvos to the registration centres.
Gerasimos explains: “The first risk is the fact that they arrive being wet from the sea. Particularly now when it is getting to winter time, children have a specific need of dry clothes, blankets, warm clothes, but also immediate support like water and food.
Our team in Lesvos is providing food and water to people who have just arrived on the island. We are working with other organisations on the ground to coordinate the response.
We are also setting up banners and maps along the coastine, so that people know where the registration points are and where to get help. We’re recruting information officers who speak Arabic, so that they can translate for the refugees and provide them with help and reassurance in their own language.
Syrian refugees are sent to register at a reception site near the island’s port, Militini. There are no places in the camp for women to breastfeed in private, change after their long journey, get information, rest and talk in the city. We are creating a women-friendly space to provide this essential support.
As the winter weather draws in, and makes the journeys even more difficult and dangerous, we will continue to support the most vulnerable refugees.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235984
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Renewable energy is a common definition usually used to describe any type of energy that comes from resources which naturally renewed or replenished themselves constantly.
The most popular application for electricity and heat generation from renewable energy sources nowadays are hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, biofuel and ocean energy.
Hydro power is the largest single renewable energy source today, contributing to almost one-fifth of the electricity generation worldwide. Going forward, its leading role will become even more important in the near future, as the shares of the other variable renewable energy power (like wind and solar power) will increase dramatically.
Wind power is clean, renewable and resourceful energy source, that has almost nearly zero operational costs. It is also carbon and nuclear free electricity generation, which allows production close to the consumption point.
Renewable energy is a common definition usually used to describe any type of energy that comes from resources which naturally renewed or replenished themselves constantly. The most popular application for electricity and heat generation from renewable energy sources nowadays are hydro, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, biofuel and ocean energy. Hydro power is the largest single renewable energy source today, contributing to almost one-fifth of the electricity generation worldwide. Going forward, its leading role will become even more important in the near future, as the shares of the other variable renewable energy power (like wind and solar power) will increase dramatically. Wind power is clean, renewable and resourceful energy source, that has almost nearly zero operational costs. It is also carbon and nuclear free electricity generation, which allows production close to the consumption point.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235985
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• One in four adults experience mental illness in a given year.
• Mood disorders such as depression are the third most common cause of hospitalization in the U.S. for both youth and adults ages 18 to 44.
• Suicide is the third leading cause of death for ages 15 to 24 years.
Peer Counselors is a grass roots movement dedicated to reestablishing a community of mutual support using effective methods of communication and empathy.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235986
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and trend of a tradeable security.
compared to conventional trend-following techniques.
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Although fractals are very complex, they are made by repeating a simple process. Fractals are mathematical data sets that exhibit common patterns, or symmetry, at every scale. Therefore, a fractal is a never-ending pattern.
Fractal patterns are extremely familiar, since nature is full of fractals. For instance: trees, rivers, mountains, clouds, seashells, hurricanes, etc. They’re everywhere, those bright, weird, beautiful shapes called fractals. But what are they, really?
On a basic level, fractals are geometric figures just like rectangles, circles and squares, but fractals have special properties that those figures do not have. Fractals are also extremely complex, sometimes infinitely complex, meaning you can zoom in and find the same shapes forever.
Of course, most objects in nature aren’t formed of squares or triangles, but of more complicated geometric figures. As stated above, many natural objects – ferns, coastlines, etc. – are in fact shaped like fractals. These fractal shapes and their replicated patterns are also discernable in freely traded markets. And it’s those patterns that our BluFractal investment system uses, combined with some impressive mathematical gymnastics, to determine the trend and sustainable direction of a given security.
——Early identification of a trend in price is essential information for nearly every trading and investment approach. Anyone can see the trend when viewing a chart’s past data. But few, if any, can discern a new trend at its beginning. BluFractal uses our proprietary fractal algorithm to confirm a new directional trend as well as when markets are not trending.
——This is a very valuable insight for traders and investors alike. No matter your strategy or method, knowing the prevailing trend in both the near-term and long-term timeframes will significantly improve your returns over time. So, increase your trade accuracy and profits by using BluFractal for stock and ETF trades, option positions, FOREX, futures and binary contracts.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235988
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Budapest's climate is accented with warm summers and bitterly cold winters, with plenty of rain all year round. Winters are short, with the cold weather arriving in mid-December; it is usually cloudy and damp with the odd bright sunny days and frequent, but light, snow. Temperatures in winter range between 25°F (-4°C) and 36°F (2°C).
In summer (late May to September), Budapest is sunny and warm with relatively high humidity and temperatures ranging between 57°F (14°C) and 77°F (25°C). It is generally fairly dry although there can be sudden showers.
In spring (March to early May) there is plenty of sunshine; the weather can be a bit changeable and sometimes windy in early spring but by late April and May the weather is wonderful. Early autumn is also a good time to visit; late autumn (late October to November) starts getting cold and unpleasant as winter draws in.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235989
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What flow meters are compatible – Many 2 wire pulse flow meters are compatible including models from FlowPro, Hunter, Toro, CST or Rainbird. These wires will have 2 wires and a k and offset value. The Spruce app has several preset meter options or allows custom values.
What is a flow meter – A flow meter measures the actual water flow through the pipe. Some models have a paddle wheel that turns with the water, others use advanced technology that detects changes in turbulence or sound. The specific technology does not effect compatibility as long as the meter qualifies as a 2-wire pulse type meter.
Why add a flow meter – Flow meters measure actual water flow through the pipe. This provides an accurate measurement that provides the real water use of your system. The meter can also be used to detect leaks or changes in flow alerting you of potential issues. Underground irrigation leaks can quickly cause a very expensive water bill, and a flow meter can help avoid this issue.
Why wired vs a wireless meter – A wired meter provides an always on monitoring solution that measures flow in real time. This means that any changes in waterflow are captured because the meter is always on and always monitoring the flow. Wireless meters typically rely on measuring in intervals and are limited in how long of an interval they can stay on because of battery life constraints. Because of this limitation, they have not been approved as deduct meters which requires accuracy as a prerequisite.
What is a deduct meter – Some regions offer rebates for “deduct” meters. These meters can be used to reduce water utility bills because the water measured through the irrigation system is going into the ground opposed to the sewer. This water use is “deducted” from the measured water use that is typically used to calculate sewer charges.
Does Spruce use the flow meter to chart water use – Yes, after baseline, each zone that uses the flow meter will use measure water flow all water use charts.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235990
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Electronic cigarettes mimic conventional cigarettes in a number of ways. They are similar in shape, but e-cigs are not lit like traditional cigarettes. E-cigarettes were first made by a pharmacist from China before they were subsequently introduced into the market. Ever since, many manufacturers have produce e-cigarettes to meet the smoking needs of many people the world over. These cigarettes are also known as vaporized cigarettes or electronic vaping devices. Others simply refer to them as personal vaporizers. Their delivery system is electronic, hence the name electronic cigarettes. Here are some of the little-known facts about e-cigarettes and how they work.
Electronic cigarettes are made of three main parts. One of them is the mouthpiece. This is the part of the electronic cigarette that is put in the mouth and inhaled. The atomizer is the other part of an electronic cigarette. When the e-cig is inhaled, the atomizer converts the liquid in the cigarette into vapour that is subsequently inhaled by the user. The liquid, also known as e-juice, is stored in the part of the cigarette known as the cartridge. Usually, electronic cigarettes have a replaceable cartridge. Some of them are reusable whereas some are disposable after each use.
Electronic cigarettes are usually composed of e-liquids of various flavours. Most e-liquid manufacturers use three ingredients known as propylene glycol, flavourings, and vegetable glycerin. Propylene glycol is a base substance that is odourless as well as colourless. To add flavour to the e-juice, certain flavourings are added to the liquid during the manufacturing process. These ingredients are usually mixed in different proportions to come up with e-juice of varying concentrations. When e-cig smokers buy e-juice, they normally consider the amount of each of the ingredients present in the liquid. This is what determines how strong e-juice is and the amount of vapour it produces when inhaled.
Electronic cigarettes are easily purchased in stores or online shops. One can buy their electronic cigarette depending on its size, shape, design, or even its brand. Electronic cigarettes are sold at different prices, with some being very expensive. When buying electronic cigarettes, one should do so at a trusted store to avoid counterfeit products. It is also advisable to determine whether one needs a cigarette with disposable cartridges or ones that can be reused. One can also check whether the e-cig has a good charging system that will be convenient to use.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235991
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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 5 December 2017 approved two observances, both related to fishing and unanimously supported by FAO's member states and invited FAO to serve as lead agency for both.
The annual resolution on sustainable fisheries had the General Assembly proclaiming 5 June as the "International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing".
The date reflects the day when the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) officially entered into force as an international treaty. FAO played the leading role in shepherding the PSMA, the first international treaty drafted in order to sharply curtail forms of illegal fishing that continues to pose a serious threat to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of such resources.
The UN also declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, which will help focus attention on the small-scale fishermen and women who comprise 90 per cent of the world's fisheries work force.
of the United Nations to serve as lead agency for the Year, in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, and stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present paragraph, above and beyond activities currently within the mandate of the implementing agency, should be met from voluntary contributions."
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235993
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The trick is not to catch flu in the first place. Here are ways you can help yourself to do that.
Clearly, this list excludes a large proportion of the population, and I would strongly suggest accessing the flu vaccine privately to those who are not eligible for it on the NHS. It is widely available, does not cost a great deal, and the price you pay is small in comparison to the investment made in preserving your health. To have it done at your own convenience, in the comfort of your own home, go via the UK’s first doctor-on-demand app, www.gpdq.co.uk. The digital service connects its users (patients) directly with a local NHS GP who will visit them within hours at a location of the patient’s choice, be it their home, workplace or a hotel if they are travelling from abroad.
How many doors, surfaces, handles etc. do you touch when you nip out from work for a hot drink, and how many other people have touched them before you? Is their hygiene as good as yours?
I always have a large bottle of sanitiser on my desk and use it to refill the smaller portable travel-sized sanitiser I carry around with me, so you need not impose unnecessary plastic on the world.
If you do feel ill and suspect you have caught a cold or the flu virus, do not go into work. Only seek a medical opinion if you are having trouble breathing or develop a very high fever that will not respond to paracetamol and ibuprofen.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235994
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There are eight Scientific and Engineering Practices in Dimension 1 of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Below are multimedia and text resources that will need to be reviewed before you precede to the class assignments described at the bottom of this webpage. Please click on the 8 practices below to access the resources. Note, you should have already read at least chapter 3 from the free book A Framework For K-12 Science Education.
Dimension 1 focuses on important practices used by scientists and engineers: modeling, developing explanations, and engaging in argumentation. These practices have too often been under emphasized in K-12 science education. For example, all of the disciplines of science share a commitment to data and evidence as the foundation for developing claims about the world. As they carry out investigations and revise or extend their explanations, scientists examine, review, and evaluate their own knowledge and ideas and critique those of others through a process of argumentation.
Engaging in the full range of scientific practices helps students understand how knowledge develops and gives them an appreciation of the wide range of approaches that are used to investigate, model, and explain the world. Similarly, engaging in the practices of engineering helps students understand the work of engineers and the links between engineering and science.
Clarification: all of the 8 practices work dynamically together. It may not be possible to isolate one practice in a lesson or unit. However, for the sake of this activity, please make explicit how you will help students learn deeply at least one practice from Dimension 1.
Procedure: Review all text and multimedia content. Go to the NGSS final document and select one or a group of performance expectations. A video tutorial on "How to Read the NGSS" is available. Although all NGSS performance expectations are a combination of all three Dimensions, please explicitly describe how you will reinforce Dimension 1.
For more resources on the 5 E Learning Cycle Model please click here. The lesson plans will be evaluated using this rubric (clicking on this link will open up a Microsoft Word document on your computer. You may have to click "allow" on your computer for it to download). Please have a colleague evaluate the lesson plan using the rubric before you submit. Additionally, please revise your lesson plan using the feedback you received. Lastly, please email the final version to [email protected]. All lesson plans will be shared on this website.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235997
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CEO fraud is a growing threat to businesses.
Nearly half a million businesses in the UK are being affected by CEO fraud, according to research by Lloyds Bank. It's not a question of if you will be targeted (because you will!) its now a question of how much will it cost your business?
No one likes to be fooled. Especially when it costs us money.
Last year phishing emails cost UK businesses almost £6.91 billion.
You may have heard of phishing emails because they have been around for a long time. You may even think you know how to spot phishing emails, but the statistics show that successful phishing attacks are increasing.
A quick search for “cybersecurity best practices” will yield millions of results, all with their own ideas of what you can do – but how much of this advice should you be following? For a small business cybersecurity is a critical focus today.
A firewall is the first line of defence against cyber attack. Firewalls will identify and stop malicious or suspicious traffic from reaching your network. Firewalls differ from anti-virus software, as they protect the whole network, where anti-virus only protects the device it is installed on.
The English Football Association is to warn England players about cyber security during the World Cup. Players and staff will be advised not to use public or hotel Wi-Fi during the 2018 World Cup in Russia over fears of hacking.
Back in 1995, scammers pulled the first phishing attack. They took the identity of AOL employees and requested the billing information of users through instant messaging.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/235998
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Charles Booth was an English philanthropist who is most famous for his research into working class life in London at the end of the 19th Century. In the 1800's a large proportion of London's population lived in poverty. Charles Booth wanted to know who they were and where they lived. He therefore carried out a huge study into the lives and working conditions of Londoners.
He published the results of his research in 'Life and Labour of the People in London'. The publication included detailed 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty' in which the levels of poverty and wealth in London were mapped out street by street. 450 notebooks were also completed during the study, in which his researchers wrote detailed descriptions of London's streets and their inhabitants.
You can explore Booth's maps and notebooks of 19th Century London on the LSE's Charles Booth's London website. The maps and notebooks provide an amazing resource into the character and people of each London street in the 19th Century.
On Booth's maps individual buildings in each street are colored to indicate the occupants' social class. If you select the 'notebooks' option on the map you can view the notebooks relevant to each street and click through to read the appropriate notebook entry for a street. When you browse the notebook section of the LSE's Charles Booth's London you can also find links to the appropriate location on Booth's maps of London.
The LSE's Charales Booth's London also includes a maps download section where you can download and print any of the individual map sheets from the printed Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236000
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To find the derivative of g for a given value of x, substitute x for the value using subs and return a numerical value using vpa. Find the derivative of g at x = 2.
In this example, MATLAB® software automatically simplifies the answer. However, in some cases, MATLAB might not simplify an answer, in which case you can use the simplify command. For an example of such simplification, see More Examples.
because 5 is not a symbolic expression.
Note that diff(f, 2) returns the same answer because t is the default variable.
This table illustrates the results of entering diff(f).
You can also perform differentiation of a vector function with respect to a vector argument. Consider the transformation from Euclidean (x, y, z) to spherical (r,λ,φ) coordinates as given by x=rcosλcosφ, y=rcosλsinϕ, and z=rsinλ. Note that λ corresponds to elevation or latitude while φ denotes azimuth or longitude.
The arguments of the jacobian function can be column or row vectors. Moreover, since the determinant of the Jacobian is a rather complicated trigonometric expression, you can use simplify to make trigonometric substitutions and reductions (simplifications).
A table summarizing diff and jacobian follows.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236002
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Aimi Hamraie is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, & Society at Vanderbilt University. Their historical and philosophical research focuses on contemporary disability and feminist theories, histories and philosophies of science and technology, and universal design and accessibility.
In this article, I argue for historical epistemology as a methodology for critical disability studies (DS) by examining Foucault’s archaeology of cure in History of Madness. Although the moral, medical, and social models of disability frame disability history as an advancement upon moral and medical authority and a replacement of it by sociopolitical knowledge, I argue that the more comprehensive frame in which these models circulate—the “models framework”—requires the more nuanced approach that historical epistemology offers. In particular, the models framework requires greater use of epistemology as an analytical tool for understanding the historical construction of disability. Thus, I turn to Foucault’s History of Madness in order to both excavate one particular archaeological strand in the text—the archaeology of cure—and to demonstrate how this narrative disrupts some of the key assumptions of the models framework, challenging DS to consider the epistemological force of non-medical fields of knowledge for framing disability and procedures for its cure and elimination. I conclude by arguing that DS must develop historical epistemological methodologies that are sensitive to the complex overlays of moral, medical, and social knowledge, as well as attend to the social construction of scientific and biomedical knowledge itself.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236005
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The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is made up of two schools, the Junior School and the Senior School, which together cater to students from year 1 (age 6) to university entrance.
We currently welcome 181 day students in the Junior School (years 1–5), most of whom are from the local area. All Junior School students follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP). Through the PYP, our students learn to be confident, independent and creative learners.
The Junior School building has been designed to address the needs of younger children, with age-appropriate facilities and classrooms. In addition to the PYP classrooms, the building contains the Junior School library, and music, art and information technology rooms. There are also large playing fields and an adventure playground.
The Senior School currently houses over 500 students. Those from the local area attend as day students, while those from other parts of the country or region live on campus as part of the residential programme.
Students in the Senior School pursue either the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) or the IB Diploma Programme (DP).
The Middle Years Programme is for students in years 6–10. It helps them master essential skills and knowledge, and teaches them to be critical and analytical thinkers.
The Diploma Programme is offered to students in the final two years of school. It is an internationally recognised and demanding programme that prepares students for university entrance.
The school caters to both the intellectual and personal growth of students.
The building is networked so that computers become common resources for teachers and students. The multipurpose hall can be used for a variety of events ranging from theatre productions to parent-teacher meetings. The school also has swimming, basketball, badminton, volleyball and gymnastics facilities as well as playing fields for soccer, field hockey and athletics.
For further information about applying to any of the programmes offered at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, please refer to the admission requirements.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236006
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When logged into your Bates Gmail account, have you ever wondered what those little markers ( ) to the left of each email message are? Some are yellow, while others are empty, and some have chevrons/arrows pointing to the right. These markers are known as Importance Markers.
When you receive an email message, it gets analyzed and attempts to predict what you might consider as important based on how you’ve treated email messages in the past and uses other variables. To make Importance Markers helpful, they also need to be trained. So if you receive an email message you consider as Important, and it wasn’t automatically marked as Important, you can click on the marker to indicate its importance. The opposite is also true if you receive an email message that is marked as Important, but it is not, click on the marker to indicate the message is not important. Over time as Gmail learns what you consider as Important and Unimportant and the automatic marking of messages becomes more accurate.
If you want to know what determined a message to be marked as Important, hover your mouse over the Importance Marker, and a message bubble will appear with the reason as to why your message was marked as Important or left unmarked. You may also notice that some of the markers have a single arrow while others have two arrows. A single arrow indicates that a message was sent to you and other individuals, while a double arrow indicates that a message was sent just to you.
If you don’t use Importance Markers and find that they are a distraction or too much work to train and maintain, they can be disabled.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236009
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For the earlier Henry who was an earl, see Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford.
Sir Henry de Bohun (died 23 June 1314) was an English knight, the grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford. He was killed on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce. Riding in the vanguard of heavy cavalry, de Bohun caught sight of the Scottish king who was mounted on a small palfrey (ane gay palfray Li till and joly) armed only with a battle-axe. De Bohun lowered his lance and charged, but Bruce stood his ground. At the last moment Bruce manoeuvred his mount nimbly to one side, stood up in his stirrups and hit de Bohun so hard with his axe that he split his helmet and head in two. Despite the great risk the King had taken, he merely expressed regret that he had broken the shaft of his favourite axe.
An iconic description and picture of the death of Henry de Bohun is contained in Scotland's Story by H. E. Marshall.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236010
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Can the frozen plasticity theory explain the enigma of invasive species? | Frozen Evolution. Or, that’s not the way it is, Mr. Darwin. A Farewell to Selfish Gene.
Can the frozen plasticity theory explain the enigma of invasive species?
According to classical evolutionary theories, native species, which are adapted to local conditions, should outcompete newcoming species. According to the frozen plasticity theory, the ecological success of some newcomers is not so surprising. During the introduction and following lag phase, the genetic polymorphism of an introduced population decreases, which could result in the conversion of a frozen species to the plastic state. Frozen species are best adapted to the conditions existing at the time of their origin (past conditions), while plastic species can adapt to current conditions. Moreover, plastic species can outcompete frozen species in the coevolutionary “arms race”.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236012
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The metric system measures in these units: Length: millimeter (mm): about the thickness of a piece of string centimeter (cm): about the width of your fingernail meter (m): a little more than a yard kilometer (km): a little more than half a mile Weight: gram (g): about the weight of a paperclip kilogram (kg): about the weight of a textbook Capacity: liter (L): a little more than a quart Example: Which metric system unit would you use to measure the weight of a grape? a) grams b) millimeters c) liters d) kilograms Think about what needs to be measured, the weight of a single grape. Now you know you need a unit of weight, but kilograms are used for heavier objects. The correct answer here would be a) grams. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at .
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236013
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The world doesn’t tell us things, it only responds to questions, curiosities.
“Gorilla’s in our Midst”, by virtue of its name, does not bring humans to mind. It is a famous psychology study conducted by Simon and Chabris in 1999 demonstrating the nuances of human perception. You can try the taking the test here.
His essay warns us against the current narrative of how sufficient/big data with applications in advanced statistical learning can become superior and will likely extinguish human abilities & existence. The danger of this narrative is how it subtly informs and shapes our scientific and social theories moving forward. It also inevitably, frames the human as impotent and waiting for the fate of what is to come. With a story line like this, we are dis empowering ourselves, as well as our future.
I am a strong proponent of human abilities — our creativity, curiosity and imagination — elements we should not lose sight of and monitor how narratives relating to technology are shaping them.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236015
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If you want to straighten your teeth or correct a bite problem, you have more orthodontic options in Lolo than ever before. The current menu of orthodontic treatments requires a whole new glossary. Here are some of the common orthodontia terms heard around Wye and Missoula.
These are sometimes described as ‘braces behind the teeth’. These braces can be just as effective at realigning adult teeth as the traditional ‘metal and wires’ kind but are almost completely hidden. Many Missoula adults and teens who straighten their teeth choose this type of orthodontia. To find out if lingual braces are the best type for your teeth, lifestyle and budget, schedule an orthodontic consultation at Felton Dental Care by calling 406-728-0896. We can help you determine which type of adults braces system is right for you and your smile.
Once a Lolo clear braces or traditional braces patient has completed treatment, retainers must be worn regularly to keep the beautiful straight teeth in their corrected position. There are several types of retainers available for Missoula cosmetic dental patients. The time-tested Hawley retainer consists of a metal wire that surrounds the teeth and keeps them from shifting. The metal wire is attached to a molded acrylic form that fits snugly in the upper mouth (palate) or lower mouth.
Clear retainers are newer on the Orchard Homes orthodontic scene. They cover the teeth like a see-through glove and do not need metal bows or clasps. Some Frenchtown retainer wearers believe clear retainers are more comfortable than Hawley retainers.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236017
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A prominent obelisk located on Ferneyhill, a modest summit a quarter-mile (0.5 km) northeast of Kelso Racecourse in the Scottish Borders, this memorial commemorates poet James Thomson (1700-48), author of The Seasons and the words to Rule Britannia, who was born in Ednam, a half-mile (1 km) to the north northeast. Constructed 1819-20 by the Smiths of Darnick, a noted family of Borders masons, the B-listed monument is of dressed buff sandstone and rises to 15.8m (52 feet). The designer may well have been James Craig (1744-95), best known for laying out Edinburgh's New Town, who was Thomson's nephew and is known to have proposed the building of an obelisk in his uncle's memory near Ednam in the 1790s. It was funded by the Ednam Club who, for many years, met annually to celebrate Thomson's birthday. The path to the monument was improved and an interpretation panel installed in 2008 by Ednam, Stichill and Berrymoss Community Council, funded by the National Lottery Awards for All.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236024
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Two cottages here in the 1650s were replaced in the early 18th century by a single farmstead, where malting was carried out long before the establishment of a brewery in the mid 19th century. An early 18th-century kiln and malthouse survive at the rear near Priory Lane, and in 1774 the site contained 'houses, malthouses, granaries, and gardens'. In 1802 the hop merchant Richard Tuckwell bought the premises, and was succeeded by his brother John, a maltster, and before 1840 by Humphrey Tuckwell of Signet, farmer. By then the site was let to Thomas Streat, a maltster and brewer who probably set up the brewing business.
The central archway (now with a plank door of c.1946) was inserted in the 1840s, though the façade itself may be an 18th-century refronting of an earlier house. This is suggested by the asymmetry of the upper windows, while the left-hand casement has a sill re-used from a 16th-century mullion window. The upper right-hand window is identical to those of Baracca next door, rebuilt as a house for the brewery c.1858; possibly the house originally extended over part of the brewery, forming yet another of Burford's 'flying freeholds'.
Streat was succeeded in 1858 by Thomas H. Reynolds and from 1880 by the Garnes, who ran the brewery until Nelson Garne's death in 1958. A malt store, granary, and wine-and-spirit store were added in 1895. On-site malting ended in 1936, and ten years later part of the adjoining malthouse (along the street on the left) was converted into a flat for William Garne, then well in his 80s. A datestone over the first-floor oriel window (with the initials NG for Nelson Garne) commemorates the rebuilding. The Wadsworth sign dates from 1969, when Wadsworth's (of Devizes, Wiltshire) acquired the firm of Garne and Sons. In the mid 1990s the site was redeveloped as small business units, and the front became a tourist information office and house.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236025
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The ‘fracking’ process which extracts shale gas from shale rock is unfairly criticised for environmental damage and gets unbalanced coverage in the media.
That’s according to a group of Texas-based university researchers in a report released yesterday.
Campaigners have been highly critical of the process, suggesting it is an untested method with an unknown environmental impact.
The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin says it funded the study “to inject science into a highly charged emotional debate”.
The University researchers studied environmental and health effects linked to fracking in three large shale plays in America – one of which is in Texas.
These included groundwater contamination, which has been the biggest focus for anti-fracking groups, as well as the toxicity of hydraulic fracturing fluids, atmospheric emissions and drilling waste disposal.
They found no evidence of aquifer contamination from hydraulic fracturing chemicals in the subsurface by fracking and saw no leakage from fracking deeper underground.
Instead, many related problems were actually common to all oil and gas drilling operations, such as casing failures or poor cement jobs, said researchers.
The study also found media coverage of shale gas disproportionately weighted: roughly two-thirds of stories it examined showed fracking in a “negative” light.
On top of this, the scientists say less than 20% of newspaper articles on hydraulic fracturing mentioned scientific research.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236027
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) launched a nationwide residential green building pilot program, called LEED for Homes.
LEED for New Construction (LEED-NC) is recognized as the premier rating system for green commercial buildings. The LEED for Homes rating system is targeting the top 25% of homes with best practice environmental features.
Sustainable use of materials and land.
Dependent upon on the number of green measures in a home, there are four different levels of LEED for Homes certification: Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
Visit the LEED for Homes Pilot rating system for more information.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236030
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Secondly, the project aimed to explore the design process of first-‐year fashion design students with regard to how they framed a design problem and design needs of human beings within a community, in an attempt to find the best possible solution. Thirdly, the design project aimed to establish whether the design process of novice fashion design students yielded similar or different results to that of empirical findings of protocol studies.
In this paper, guided by the research question, which pertained to how novice fashion design students approached a human-‐centred design process, I offer a reflective analysis, as a fashion design educator, concerning the design process employed in this particular design project. I then compare my reflective analysis to findings from protocol studies conducted with novice engineering and industrial design students. The paper begins with a theoretical discussion of design thinking and human-‐centred design. The discussion then shifts to the findings of protocol studies of novice engineering and industrial design students and their approach to the design process. Subsequently, the paper briefly contextualizes the creative design project and then focuses on my reflective analysis concerning the design methodology employed by novice fashion students drawing comparisons with the protocol studies. This research adopts a qualitative paradigm, and makes use of my detailed notes to support my reflective analysis. Based on a comparative method of analysis, I draw comparisons or differences between my reflective analysis and the findings of protocol studies. The paper contributes to the discourse on the design process, human-‐centred design and design education from the perspective of fashion design and fashion design education.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236037
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What can green energy do for you? Well, it can help lower your monthly bills because you won’t need to rely as heavily on the city’s electrical grid, plus it helps the environment. What can you do to help? In the next few paragraphs, you’ll learn some useful techniques that will let you contribute to this important cause.
The are several simple techniques to conserve energy. If an appliance is not in use, unplug it. Turn off the TV and lights when they aren’t in use. This simple tip can save you a lot of money.
Do you have your own farm? Companies are actually looking for space to put wind turbines in, and a small part of your property can be used as one of those spots. You and those around you can benefit from the free energy. A turbine doesn’t take up much space, either.
Check monthly to determine if your furnace’s filters need cleaning and replace them yearly. Also, put filters on vents that dispense warm air. These filters keep debris or toys from entering the duct-work, which could reduce the efficiency of your HVAC system.
When you can, wash your clothes using cold water. The majority of energy use from washing clothes is in the heating of the water. Using a quality detergent means it is unnecessary to use hot water. Don’t forget to only wash clothes when you have a full load s you are as efficient with your energy as possible!
Cover your windows when you are away from home. This will help save energy. This keeps your home cooler naturally, reducing the strain on your air conditioner and saving energy. Pay particular attention to covering the windows on the south side of your house. They typically admit the most sun. Thermally insulated black-out curtains are the best option, but blinds and shades can also work.
While many have thought about green energy, not many people invest the effort needed to understand how to use it properly. You should now be brimming with ideas on how green energy can be implemented into your home in a cost effective manner.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236038
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Patients should only undertake a colonoscopy if the benefits outweigh the risks, according to a new national agreed standard of care.
Despite being frequently performed (almost one million Australians have the procedure per annumi), colonoscopy is a complex medical procedure, so undergoing the procedure unnecessarily doesn’t make sense and may extend the wait time for those who do need it.
Commission Clinical Director Professor Anne Duggan said the new standard offers guidance to patients, clinicians and health services at each stage of a colonoscopy, with the goal of ensuring high-quality and timely colonoscopies for patients who need them. The standard will also help to reduce the number of unnecessary colonoscopies being carried out.
“The commission’s Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015 found stark differences across the country in rates of colonoscopies being performed, with some areas having colonoscopy rates 30 times higher than others,” said Professor Duggan.
Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) spokesperson Dr Iain Skinner is a colorectal surgeon and advanced colonoscopist who co-chaired the commission’s working group that developed the new standard. He said the guidelines were much needed.
“The clinical care standard further enhances care, focusing on bowel preparation, sedation, the colonoscopy and recovery. The standard also clarifies appropriate use of the procedure based on evidence,” said Dr Skinner.
The Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard was also developed with the input of consumers and contains advice and information designed to inform colonoscopy patients and their families on shared decision-making so that they can be an active participant in their care delivery.
Susan Morris has Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer risk associated with bowel and 11 other cancers. She has undergone annual colonoscopies since she was first diagnosed in 2012.
“In my experience, and speaking to many others like me who need to have regular colonoscopies, it is really important to know you are receiving high-quality care at all stages.
“The clinical care standard will ensure you really understand all aspects of your care, both before and after colonoscopy, and means that you can help make decisions about your care.
The Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard and separate fact sheets for consumers and clinicians are available on the commission’s website.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236040
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a staple in Philadelphia. After a little research, we found out it all started with a small dinner and Benjamin Franklin was on the guest list.
“This is the invitation sent to Franklin. This is in Franklin’s papers which we have here,” said Patrick Spero, librarian at the American Philosophical Society in Old City.
Spero took us inside a vault and showed us the invitation for Benjamin Franklin to join Irish citizens for a celebration at City Tavern on March 17, 1787.
“Two hundred and thirty years ago they were celebrating St. Pat’s at City Tavern and you can still do that today,” Spero said.
Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day celebrations began in 1771, five years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
“In 1771, a group of Irishmen called the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick started a dinner that was basically the start of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” said historian Mikaela Maria, who specializes in Philadelphia Irish history.
Maria says Philadelphia has some of the richest Irish history in the United States. She said George Washington gave his troops a day off on St. Patrick’s Day because so many of them were Irish.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236041
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This blog has repeatedly reminded readers that it’s never too late to learn to write clearly. In fact, my eBook, “The Art of Clear Writing,” (available at amazon.com/kindlebooks, but soon to be available in print as well), devotes part of Chapter II to that very proposition. I point out there that even lawyers with all their education are not always good writers. While it may be surprising to learn that lawyers and judges, with all of their emphasis on the written word, still strive to improve their writing skills, many examples of poor writing on their part can be found.
This is nothing more than very sloppy writing, to say the least, and is inexcusable when coming from a judge.
Thus, punctuation, seemingly unimportant and meaningless to some writers, plays a large part in the clear writing arena. The use of correct punctuation makes writing more understandable. It helps to provide a smooth flow of words and a clear presentation of information.
Wordiness, needless repetition of an idea, or tautology, is another issue which unfortunately plagues lawyers. Courts are not hesitant about admonishing attorneys for not being concise. Briefs should not be prolix, verbose, or full of inaccuracies, misstatements, or contradictions, as a court noted. Further, in still another case, a court took an attorney to task for writing in “legalese” instead of English, and also condemned the writer for using “grammatically atrocious” wording in an indictment.
Punctuation and wordiness issues are also covered in my eBook.
In the legal profession then, clarity is a benchmark of good writing. This goal should also apply to non-lawyers as well. As my blogs have stressed, the ability to write clearly is an important part of the goal of building a skilled work force. You can vastly improve your chances of finding a job or getting ahead in your job if you are presently employed by learning to write clearly. Consider this as your personal obligation. You will help yourself as well as the economy. It’s your turn.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236042
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Some programs are set up a little differently and will instead tell you to do your 3RM, 6RM, or some other number.
You don’t have to actually test your 1RM to know it.
This calculator works by taking your max strength at higher rep ranges and using that to predict what your 1RM would be.
Those working weights are exactly the same as you can see in the chart below. Don't use your back-squat 1RM to compute your front squat, or your underhand-grip bent-over row to determine the reverse-grip version—or any other movement. The lower your rep count, the more accurate your 1RM estimate will be.
Providing the weight you can do for 3 reps will give you a more accurate number than if you only know what you can do for 10.
Without a working familiarity with their method, the prophets are difficult to apprehend.
9 & 10 Exposition of Revelation 22 Identifying Gog & Magog Open Letter to Mac Deaver Paradise of the prophets was highly figurative; their speech was veiled with poetic exaggeration and metaphors; they wrote in signs and symbols.
Let's try it for the row, assuming you can do 225 pounds for 10 reps. The calculator gives you all the relevant loads, which are done simply by multiplying the percentage by your 1RM (in this case, 300 pounds).
For instance, if you want to do 85% 1RM, the calculator tells you to use 255 pounds (which is simply 0.85 x 300).
You'll need the table below to essentially do the conversion in a different way.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236046
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Astronomers have now been able to see the very early stages of a gamma ray burst, thanks to the Swift satellite. The Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) on board the satellite provided an ultraviolet spectrum of a GRB just 251 seconds after its onset – the earliest ever captured. Further use of the instrument in this way will also allow distance and brightness of GRBs to be calculated within a few hundred seconds of their initial outburst, as well as gather new information about the causes of bursts and the galaxies they originate from.
“The UVOT’s wavelength range, coupled with the fact that Swift is a space observatory with a speedy response rate, unconstrained by time of day or weather, has allowed us to collect this early ultraviolet spectrum,” said Martin Still from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) at UCL.
Since its launch in 2004, the Swift satellite has provided the most comprehensive study so far of GRBs and their afterglows. Using the UVOT to obtain ultraviolet spectrums, the Swift team will be able to build on this study and even determine more about the host galaxies’ chemistry.
Swift is a NASA mission in collaboration with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) in the UK and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The work was published on Friday 27th February in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical society.
I still can’t believe the luck the UVOT team had with this one. Despite all their laudatios, the UVOT grism spectra are a decidedly bad tool to measure GRB redshifts, not only because the resolution is very low, but especially because they need very bright afterglows to get sufficient signal-to-noise – the integration time is like a minute only, with a 30 cm telescope.
GRB 081203A happened just a few days after they switched to this new mode, and it had a very bright early afterglow, peaking at about 13th magnitude around the time of the spectrum. Perfect conditions.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236047
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Boeing has launched its newest airliner, the 777X, at the 2013 Dubai Airshow. The aircraft is designed with folding wing-tips that will increase wingspan and, as a result, fuel efficiency without limiting access at airports.
Boeing says the 777X will be both the largest and most efficient twin-engine jet in the world. The wings are based on those of the 787 Dreamliner and will stretch to 233 feet (71 m) when extended. The company says that a GE9X engine, built by GE Aviation, will contribute to overall fuel savings.
"The airplane will build on the market-leading 777 and will provide superior operating economics," says Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner. "The airplane will be 12 percent more fuel efficient than any competing airplane." The company has already received a reported 342 orders for the new aircraft.
The 777X was launched with two siblings – the 777-9X and the 777-8X. Boeing states that the 9X will have a range of more than 8,200 nautical miles (15,185 km) and the lowest operating cost per seat of any commercial airplane, whilst the 8X will offer a range of more than 9,300 nautical miles (17,220 km). Production is due to begin in 2017, with the first deliveries in 2020.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236049
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The rare work, which comes from an eminent private collection and has distinguished royal provenance, highlights not only Van Dyck’s significance as a royal court painter, but also his skill as a portraitist of children.
In 1632, Van Dyck—by then well-reputed for his spectacular portraits of many of the most important noble dynasties of Europe—was appointed ‘Principal Painter in Ordinary to their Majesties’ by King Charles I in London.
A passionate collector and patron, Charles had long hoped to attract a painter of such status to his service, and found in Van Dyck an artist not only capable of fulfilling his desire for magnificent portraits, but also one who shared his tastes, especially for Venetian pictures.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236051
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– can pests be lowered and managed safely?
– Are the pesticides safe, efficient and accessible?
– How and when should pesticides be employed?
Microorganisms animals and a few insects are beneficial to individuals in several ways, but the same time they are able to be pests. Pests like flies, ants, cockroaches, mice and rats are common in homes and apartments. There ought to be an efficient pest control in multiplying themselves in properties, which contain successful pest management, pest control and pest prevention, to prevent pests.
The best and most efficient way for managing pests is management which includes several steps. The first and most crucial step in Pest Control is to identify the problem with pests. This includes finding out exactly what you are facing. Some pests (bacteria, animals) are actually beneficial to individuals, so it’s very important to locate out any damaging pests. The second thing would be to decide how much pest handle is required. The family who stay in the location that is affected can judge how severe it’s to take action. The point is to choose an available alternative for pest get a grip on for example non chemical pest get a handle on or chemical pest get a grip on.
Another great answer for pest manage is the use of chemical pesticides. It is not advisable in and about commercial premises and the home, as it’ll affect people adversely. The main drawback of the method is the effect of the pesticides treatment-which are usually temporary, which in turn need treatments that are recurring. If employed incorrectly, house-use pesticides can be poisonous to people. The most important thing to re-member is to take care in choosing the best pesticide product, as you are using chemical pesticides for pest handle.
The biological approach is being used by another successful way in managing pests. This is actually the method of using pest’s natural enemies to to manage them. Spiders, centipedes, ground beetles and ants are some of the advantageous bugs. This method isn’t harmful to individuals in almost any means and could be applied effectively.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236052
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Groundwater has long been second to surface water in terms of its importance for human use and the attention devoted to it by the general public and water sector managers. However, this picture is quickly changing as groundwater increasingly supplants surface water in many areas of the world as the primary and preferred source of water for all types of use, i.e. domestic, agricultural (crop and livestock) and industrial. This change is being driven by groundwater's inherently beneficial properties in terms of both quality and quantity combined with easy access through better and cheaper drilling and pumping techniques. While its 'in-stream' values, as is the case with rivers, have not been widely acknowledged, the critical role groundwater plays in maintaining important surface water systems, riparian and other types of vegetation as well as vital ecosystems is also increasingly recognized. However, this recognition has unfortunately emerged in many cases in a retrospective manner, as the signs of overdraft and degradation gradually become manifest in the depletion and deterioration of the associated aquifers, rivers, lakes, wetlands and other water-related ecosystems. Groundwater is surfacing, so to speak, in people's awareness mostly as a result of the increasingly observable problems rather than as a reaction of gratitude for all the benefits that it is providing humankind. The saying: 'You never miss your water till your well runs dry' is very suitable in this context. However, the question then turns to whether the impending accruing groundwater-related problems can be countered and curbed based on this increased general awareness and appreciation of the resource. Can groundwater use in today's world be actively managed, and how?
Groundwater Revolution: Opportunities and Threats to Development, and suggest answers to the above questions.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236053
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Short bio of Alexander Godunov adapted from Wikipedia with True/False exercise. Key included.
Hi. I use these cards when my students are writing biographies and aren�t sure about the language to use. Hope it helps.
Taboo for intermediate level to review movie vocabulary.
This is a game for young learners to practice the past continuous. Divide the class into 2 teams. One team member acts out what is on the card. The others have to guess the action and say it correctly in the past continuous.
Worksheet for practicing "There is / There are" with a nature theme.
Go Fish Game for practicing asking for permission in the Classroom. The first card has "Can I speak Spanish" which you should change to fit your own needs. Instructions included in document 3.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236054
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A pharaoh of Egypt’s twenty-fifth (“Ethiopian”) dynasty who reigned ca. 690–664 BCE. According to (2Kgs 19:9; (Isa 37:9), Sennacherib received a report that the “Ethiopian king” Tirhakah was marching out against him. At that moment the Assyrian army was engaged in a military campaign against Judah and was attacking Libnah in the Judean Shephelah (lowlands).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236055
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Each of the brothers wants something different. Santiago wants a wife who is beautiful. Tomás wants one who is both rich and beautiful. But Matías, the youngest brother, longs for a woman who is kind, joyful, and loving…someone he could love very much in return. Will the brothers be able to avert misfortune by working together? Will they be strong enough to break the spell that a wicked sorcerer has placed on the castle?
Master storyteller Alma Flor Ada offers a poetic and magical retelling of a well-loved traditional story about Blancaflor, a mythical young woman who appears in various stories throughout the Hispanic world. This traditional Spanish folktale celebrates a spirit of cooperation and brotherly love. Reg Cartwright’s boldly colorful and exquisitely stylized art is a perfect accompaniment.
The Spanish folklore is abundant in wonderful tales, as diverse as the country from which they originate. Many of them were brought to Spain by the Arabs, who inhabited large areas of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 to 1492. The magic characteristic of the stories of One and a Thousand Nights, is somewhat present in this tale of enchantment.
Retelling this story was an exciting experience which I was happy to replicate in the retelling of the tales included in Tales Our Abuelitas Told, compiled in collaboration with Isabel Campoy who has retold many of the traditional folktales of Spanish-speaking countries contained in that book, also published by Atheneum.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236057
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This library and most public and school libraries in the country use the Dewey Decimal Classification System for their non-fiction books. There has been a move by some in the library world to drop the system. I know that some might find the string of numbers confusing, but it is actually one of the better ways to classify books out there, especially when it comes to finding a particular book or a particular subject.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be writing on how I find the Dewey Decimal System useful, starting with the 000s all the way to the 900s (and then back to biographies, which, while 92s, are shelved separately). For a really in-depth treatment of Dewey on a blog, check out 025.431 The Dewey Blog (025.431 is the Dewey Decimal Subject for, you guessed it, the Dewey Decimal Classification).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236058
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John Muir was a naturalist, conservationist and kind of a curator all rolled into one: he explored, described, documented, advocated. That work still continues, in museums, in the Sierra Nevada, and on street corners. Molly Samuel followed two stories about restoring California's butterflies—one in the Oakland Museum of California, and the other on San Francisco's streets. Listen to the story, below.
Butterflies in OMCA's collection. Photo by Douglas Long.
The group clambers up Rocky Outcrop, a small park in San Francisco's Golden Gate Heights neighborhood. Photo by Molly Samuel.
A variety of California native plants, including coast buckwheat, grow in Rocky Outcrop. Photo by Molly Samuel.
O'Brien holds up a picture of the Xerces Blue. Photo by Molly Samuel.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236061
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Crush zones are designed into the vehicle to absorb collision energy by collapsing or bending a part in a controlled manner.
Crush zones may be holes, dimples, or slots stamped into a part, or be made by using tailor-welded blanks, tailor-rolled blanks, and/or reinforcements. Current vehicles have an increased amount of tailor-rolled and tailor-welded blanks. This makes it more difficult to determine the crush zones because there are no distinct lines that show the variations in steel strength.
Crush zones may also include different types of steel strength and thicknesses. You may have heard the term convolutions and this typically refers to crush zones that have formed ribs or stamped areas across the width of the part.
Crush zones are also kick-up or offset areas that are designed to bend during a collision and redirect collision energy in certain ways. For example: a kick-up or offset area may be designed to direct the engine and transmission under the passenger compartment, rather than into it, during a collision.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236062
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The word “เคย /kəəi/” means used to do/be or have ever done/been.
The pattern “เคย /kəəi/+ Verb (Phrase)” is used to describe an action that (a) has occurred on at least one occasion in the past, or (b) that has occurred habitually in the past. It can occur with“แล้ว /lɛ́ɛo/” for added emphasis. When preceded by the negative word “ไม่ /mâi/” it means ‘never’ and often occurs in the pattern “ไม่เคย /mâi kəəi/ …… มาก่อน /maa gɔ̀ɔn/” (never …… before).
= I have been to Chiang Mai.
= I have never eaten Japanese food before.
= Have you ever been to Hua Hin?
When “เคย /kəəi/” occurs in the questions, it means ‘Have you ever ……?’. A ‘yes’ answer is “เคย /kəəi/ (+ Verb)” and a ‘no’ answer is “ไม่เคย /mâi kəəi/ (+ Verb)”.
A: เคย(ไป) /kəəi (bpai)/ = Yes, I have. ไม่เคย(ไป) /mâi kəəi (bpai)/ = No, I haven’t.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236063
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Visiting Mexico, you can get a lot of pleasure from the experience obtained. Here and wonderful nature and unique monuments of culture and architecture. There is also a special place. For example, a small city Mexcaltitan. It belongs administratively to the state of Nayarit, the municipality of Santiago Iskuintla and is located on the island. What is the feature of the city?
First of all, Mexcaltitan interesting because it is a city-island. The diameter of the island is less than four meters. But watching the natural environment, just want to sing with joy. After all, this small town with a population of only about two thousand located in the lagoon among the huge number of canals and mangrove forests.
At first glance, it seems that the island is small and very densely populated, but archaeologists have found here a place to dig. And after the elections concluded that Mexcaltitan most likely located in the place where once was the ancient, legendary city of Aztlan (which translates as «land of herons»). It seems just out of the city in 1091g., The Aztecs went to look for a place in the valley of Mexico.
The city can be said to exist in isolation, but very rich in traditions and holidays that are relevant only for the population Mexcaltitan. Take, for example, the annual, rather large-scale carnival in honor of Saints Peter and Paul, which takes place June 28-29. During the celebration of people even come here from nearby villages, they dress up in costumes made from the skins of jaguars, and hairstyles are decorated with all sorts of feathers, most importantly, that they are bright. Thus, residents of the city Mexcaltitan honor the traditions of their ancestors.
However, the island has its drawbacks, such as the rainy season, although he did not last long, from August to September, but plentiful. During this period, the streets of the village are more like TV. And although people have become used to this, because their life is on the water, and the main activity of catching shrimp is still water in the streets brings a lot of inconvenience.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236065
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You may have heard of SOLID, or at least “programming principles” in your dev live. If not, this is a great occasion to get in touch with very interesting theory about Oriented Object Programming!
SOLID is an acronym representing a list of programming principles that are good to follow to have a flexible, extensible and structured code, like a list of good practices.
These should stand as basics and practices, not laws. By the way, any theoretical principle should be respected until proven insufficient (but don’t worry, this does not happen often).
In many cases, all the SOLID principles can be respected, if you have any doubt, you can refer to some of the famous open-source projects like Symfony, or Drupal.
The first letter “S” stands for Single Responsibility Principle, it sort of explains how a module (or a Class, in OOP) should have one and a single reason to change, meaning it must have only one single role.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236069
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Beatriz da Costa, A Memorial for the Still Living, Flora View, 2010.
Beatriz da Costa, A Memorial for the Still Living, 2009.
Beatriz da Costa was an interdisciplinary artist, based in Los Angeles, who worked at the intersection of art, politics, engineering and the life sciences. Da Costa’s work usually took the form of public participatory interventions, locative media, conceptual tool building and critical writing. In 2010, Beatriz presented “A Memorial for the Still Living” at the Horniman Museum in London, a project commissioned by The Arts Catalyst as part of the Dark Places project. The exhibition showcased British animal and plant species on the edge of extinction, focusing on “still living” species. The ‘dark place’ refers to the storage rooms of the museum and consequential oblivion, sparingly illuminated by memories of the dwindling few who have encountered the specimens over the years. To realize this exhibition, da Costa worked in collaboration with collection curators at the Horniman Museum and the Natural History Museum in London. In the exhibition, taxidermied specimens of endangered animals lay alongside botanical samples of plants under threat. Each specimen was given a “birth date” (the date of classification and inclusion into the corpus of western science) as well as a “death date” (the date of projected extinction).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236070
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Cloves are a spice with a distinct and memorable aroma, with flavors similar to that of a more peppery cinnamon or allspice. It is used often in recipes with autumn spices.
Cloves can be used whole or ground. Ground cloves are popular in baked goods and simmering foods like soups, stews, curries, and marinades. Cloves can be found in recipes from around the world, especially Indian, Asian, African, Middle Eastern and European cuisines.
Ground cloves are a strong and pungent spice that should be used delicately, increasing the amount in a dish gradually until the right flavor is achieved. Otherwise the intense spiced aromas may quickly overwhelm all other flavors.
Use ground cloves alongside baking spices in many baked goods like gingersnaps, speculoos cookies, shortbread, pumpkin spice bread, ginger spice bread, pumpkin pie, apple pie, and vanilla spice scones. Ground cloves can also be sprinkled lightly into hot winter drinks like chai tea, mulled wine, spiced apple cider, and Turkish coffee.
In recipes, approximately 1 teaspoon of whole cloves is equal to 3/4 teaspoons of ground cloves. Stored properly, ground cloves can be kept in a cool dark pantry for several months.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236071
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Mozart composed along with the divertimenti in D (KV 136) and B-flat (KV 137) the divertimento in F (KV 138) in early 1772. He wrote these as a string quartet but his father Leopold Mozart gave them the name Divertiment. Dutch arranger Olivier Bruning transcribed this Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet, Basset Horn and Bass Clarinet. The part of the Basset Horn can be replaced by a Bb Clarinet or Alto Clarinet.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236079
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Information and resources about and for educational support personnel. These include paraprofessionals, bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, food service workers, and others.
Light colors, "hand drawn" graphics and a variety of fonts make the site easy to read and understand.
The main page has graphic buttons for each section as well as text only menus. Each page has a navigation menu to allow the user to change sections easily.
This website is provided by one faction of the National Education Association - the support educator members. These professionals are the transportation, food service, custodial and medical staff that allow the schools and personnel to function properly. The site provides information for the non-support education personnel and the lay community about the jobs, services and additional efforts being made by support personnel for education as well as resources for the members themselves. Located on these pages are stories on real members and their achievements, descriptions of support personnel jobs, legal guidelines, forums, newsletters and more. Without detracting from teachers and administrators, this site reminds everyone that education is a large endeavour and one that requires a lot of dedicated people.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236081
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Definition - What does California Cannabis Research Medical Group (CCRMG) mean?
The California Cannabis Research Medical Group (CCRMG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to informing and educating medical practitioners about the medical applications of cannabis. It was established by Tod Mikuriya, MD, so that physicians could share their data about using marijuana with patients.
The CCRMG formed the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) in 2004 in order to facilitate voluntary medical standards using physician-approved cannabis under California law. It publishes the newsletter O'Shaughnessy and maintains a digital archive.
The California Cannabis Research Medical Group links patients and physicians to clinical trials using medical marijuana. It also publishes the results of these trials. The research is carried out at the Center for Cannabis Research in California, which is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego.
The California Cannabis Research Medical Group works to facilitate the approval and distribution of cannabis in a medical setting by educating and networking those who are interested and would benefit. It maintains an updated news section on its website highlighting current trials and findings in the medical community. It also provides legal advice and standards as well as job and volunteer opportunities.
The purpose of the work done by the California Cannabis Research Group and the Society of Cannabis Clinicians is to conduct trials to assess the safety and effectiveness of cannabis in different medical applications. Its focus is on high-quality medical studies, and to see how it can help patients with severe debilitating medical conditions. It conducts different studies and random medical trials adhering to quality standards.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236084
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As part of the California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) the ARB approved four early action measures to reduce hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions associated with mobile air conditioning (MAC). An additional measure concerns the recovery of refrigerant from decommissioned refrigerated shipping containers. The predominant refrigerant currently in use is HFC-134a, a hydrofluorocarbon and a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG). It can slowly leak out of the MAC system in a manner that may occur with any closed high-pressure system such as permeation through hoses, and leakage due to compromised connections and deterioration of parts, seals, and fittings. Larger leaks may occur during accidents, maintenance and servicing, and vehicle disposal at the end of useful life. The use of a low GWP refrigerant in MAC would greatly reduce the GHG impact associated with direct emissions. Emission reductions can also be gained through efficiency measures applied to MAC systems. It is projected that under business as usual, global emissions of HFC-134a will continue to rise as the global vehicle population grows and the number of MAC systems increases in developing countries. California measures to mitigate these emissions have diverse approaches which complement each other, and can be adopted nationally, as well as globally.
Regulation to control emissions from small containers of automotive refrigerant became effective January 1, 2010.
Requirement for low GWP refrigerant in new MAC will be incorporated into LEV III.
Requirement to add an AC leak tightness test and repair to Smog Check program is on hold.
Enforcement of existing federal requirements to recover refrigerant from MAC at end of life is on hold.
Measure to reduce GHG emissions from refrigerated shipping containers is on hold.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236086
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Learning for Life is a career awareness and character education program that works with schools and businesses throughout the metropolitan Denver area. It is the mission of Learning for Life to enable young people to become responsible individuals by teaching positive character traits, career development, leadership and life skills so they can make ethical choices and achieve their full potential. Through partnerships with local schools and businesses, Learning for Life is able to offer students the opportunity to investigate careers while learning about themselves.
Exploring is an integral part of the Learning for Life career education program. It is a co-ed program developed for youth who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) to 20 years old. Exploring is a worksite based program designed to give students hands on opportunities to explore their career interests as they make decisions about their future. Most posts meet once or twice a month to hear speakers, participate in activities related to their career interests and build relationships with professionals in the given industry. See our video .
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236093
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Agriculture is not the department’s only mission as it helps bring connectivity to rural America.
The federal government is a catalyst for bringing broadband Internet to rural areas of the country, but some of the major players involved may surprise you.
An article in The Washington Post details how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) gives loans to Internet providers in small farming communities so these rural areas can acquire high-speed Internet access.
The article highlights La Valle, a town of 1,300 in southwest Wisconsin.
The USDA announced on Monday that it will give telecom providers for 12 communities around the nation, including La Valle, $85.8 million, via loans and grants, to expand broadband in their areas. The reason is simple, says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: Bringing broadband to rural areas spurs job creation and fuels the economy.
On the surface, the USDA may seem like an odd provider, but when you dig deeper into the department, it begins to make sense. Because of its mission, the agency features an office in almost every county in America. It is one of the few agencies that touch every part of the nation, even some of the country’s most sparsely populated areas.
According to USDA, since 2009 it has awarded 74 Community Connect grants to bring broadband to rural areas that lacked this vital service. The grants include nearly $20 million to provide broadband service in tribal areas and communities of Alaskan Natives.
That seemingly random agencies are becoming increasingly involved in Internet access is a reflection of how unevenly broadband access is distributed in the United States. Although the Internet is a fact of life for the young and affluent, a persistent gap in adoption remains among the poor, elderly and uneducated.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236099
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Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction that helps intended parents (IPs) start families when they otherwise could not. IP’s work with Surrogate Mothers to carry their babies where they otherwise would not be able to do so.
A technique called “in vitro fertilization” (IVF) now makes it possible to gather eggs from the mother, fertilize them with sperm from the father, and place the embryo into the uterus of a gestational surrogate.
The surrogate then carries the baby until birth. She doesn’t have any genetic ties to the child because it wasn’t her egg that was used. A gestational surrogate is called the “birth mother.” The biological mother, though, is still the woman whose egg was fertilized.
It’s a woman who gets artificially inseminated with the father’s sperm. She then carries the baby and delivers the child for you and your partner to raise.
A traditional surrogate is the baby’s biological mother. That’s because it was her egg that was fertilized by the father’s sperm. Donor sperm can also be used. Traditional Surrogacy is starting to become less favored compared to gestational because of legal complications with the transfer of parental rights.
You may want to think about surrogacy if you tried but couldn’t get pregnant with a variety of assisted-reproduction techniques, such as IVF.
Surrogates have also made parenthood an option for people who might not be able to adopt a child, perhaps because of their age or marital status.
If gay men decide to use a traditional surrogate, one of them uses his sperm to fertilize the surrogate’s egg through artificial insemination. The surrogate then carries the baby and gives birth. A gay couple might also choose an egg donor, fertilize that donated egg, and then have the embryo implanted in a gestational surrogate to carry until birth.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236100
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Bacteria that are susceptible to antibiotics can survive when enough resistant cells around them are expressing an antibiotic-deactivating factor. This new take on how the microbial context can compromise antibiotic therapy was published by a team of microbiologists from the University of Groningen microbiologists, together with colleagues from San Diego, in the journal PLOS Biology on 27 December.
The entire paper is summed up nicely in a short video clip of a crucial experiment in the study. We see Staphylococci bacteria, which have been labelled with a green fluorescent protein, expressing a resistance gene for the antibiotic chloramphenicol. Next to them are black Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria that do not have the resistance gene. In a medium containing the antibiotic, the green cells begin to grow and divide whereas the non-resistant black cells don’t. After a time, individual black cells begin to divide and they even outgrow their green companions.
One thing that should be noted is that the susceptible cells in the experiment stop growing, but don’t die. ‘Many antibiotic-induced killing mechanisms rely on dividing cells, or at least on cells with an active metabolism.’ What doesn’t kill the cells will perhaps not make them stronger, but certainly gives them time to pick up resistance genes from their environment.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236102
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis announced on Friday the Roman Catholic Church will mark an extraordinary Holy Year, one of its most important events, in which faithful make pilgrimages to Rome and other religious sites around the world.
During the last Holy Year - or Jubilee - in 2000, millions of pilgrims came to Rome to take part in religious festivities throughout the year.
Making the surprise announcement in St. Peter’s Basilica on the second anniversary of his election, Francis said the Holy Year will focus on the topic of mercy, one of the most important themes of his papacy.
It will start on Dec. 8 of this year and end on Nov. 20, 2016. This will be only the 29th Holy Year in the Church since the tradition started more than 700 years ago.
Holy Years normally take place every 25 years unless a pope decrees an extraordinary one to bring attention to a particular topic or need. The next one had been scheduled for 2025.
Francis, who says he wants his Church of 1.2 billion members to be more merciful and less rigid towards sinners, said the Jubilee would be an occasion for all members - and the Church itself - to rediscover the need to be forgiving and generous.
“The Church is the home that accepts everyone and refuses no one ... the greater the sin, the greater the love that the Church should show towards those who convert,” he said.
During a Holy Year, one of the entrances to St. Peter’s Basilica, which is known as the Holy Door and normally bricked up, is opened so pilgrims can pass through it. The Holy Doors of Rome’s other basilicas are also opened.
According to the Vatican website, a Holy Year should be a time of reconciliation with adversaries and an occasion to promote solidarity, hope and justice in the world.
Faithful who make pilgrimages to religious sites or do good works during a Holy Year can receive indulgences, or the remission of punishment for sins, under certain conditions.
The Vatican said the official proclamation of the Holy Year, known as a papal bull, will be published next month. Cathedrals and other religious venues around the world are expected to be designated at national pilgrimage sites.
The last extraordinary Holy Year was called in 1983 by Pope John Paul II to mark the 1,950 years after the death of Jesus.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236104
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Amethyst Sage Chalcedony is also known as Purple Sage.
Dendrites are tree-like inclusions, and were named after the Greek word meaning tree-like.
Considered a sacred stone by the Native American Indians, chalcedony nurtures and promotes brotherhood and good will. Amethyst Sage is said to assist one in overcoming the sources of guilt, resentment, envy, shame, blame, and other self-destructive emotions. It can help one become more loving towards themselves and others.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236105
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• Works by Damien Hirst and David Hockney are among those on show in #LondonTrending which opens at the Guildhall Art Gallery today. A selection of limited edition prints on loan from British Land’s collection charts how collectives of London-based artists created some of the 20th century’s most innovative art. The display will also feature prints by pop artists Peter Blake, who created the sleeve design for The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album, and Eduardo Paolozzi, who designed the mosaic patterned walls at Tottenham Court Road tube station as well as works by Richard Hamilton, Patrick Procktor, Jan Dibbets, Richard Long, Bruce McLean, Michael Lady, Simon Patterson, Gary Hume and Ian Davenport. Runs until 28th August in the Temple Room. Admission is free. A series of curator talks are scheduled. For more, see .
• Sheila Rock’s iconic portraits of musicians ranging from Sir Simon Rattle to Siouxsie Sioux are on show at the City of London’s Barbican Music Library. Picture This includes a wide range of her vintage prints including her work for album and vinyl 12” releases such as the shot of Debbie Harry used in 1978 for Blondie’s Denis’ 12. Other images included in the display feature Irish band U2 and conductor Daniel Barenboim. Rock, who has been based in London since 1970, was introduced to music photography by her ex-husband (and renowned rock photographer) Mick Rock and became known as a highly influential photographer during the punk and post-punk scene, later helping to shape the look of creative magazines such as The Face. Runs until 4th July. Entry is free. For more, follow this link.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236107
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Reduction of sediment supply, requires the implementation of soil conservation and sediment control programs in the form of watershed management plans. A requisite for implementation of soil conservation and sediment control programs, is obtaining the information from relative importance of sediment sources and their proportion in sediment production and thus the identify critical regions within the watersheds. The sediment source ascription is involves two main steps so that in the first, several diagnostic tracers are selected for obvious and significant separation of potential sources of sediment and in the second step selected tracers for potential sources of sediment are compared, with corresponding values extracted from the sediment samples taken in the watershed outlet, to determine the proportion of sediment sources in sediment production of basin. In this research the proportion of geological units in sediment production in the nodeh-gonabad watershed located in razavi-khorasan province was investigated using the measurement of geochemistry elements, granulometry and lithology to identify of sediment sources in ۷ geological units. It should be noted that in order to select the appropriate tracers, a three-step statistical method used including elimination of enrichment and depletion factors, kruskal-wallis analysis and discriminant analysis, respectively. Then,to determine the proportion of each geological unit using SOLVER extension in Excel software attempted to minimize the sum of squared relative error. The geochemical results showed that the orbitolina-limestone geological unit with ۳۹ percent, has most of the proportion of sediment production in this area but the old alluvial terraces with ۳۶.۶۷۶ percent, assigned the most relative importance to itself which represents the instability and sensitivity of this unit to the soil erosion. But the granulometry showed that the Ed geological unit, has the most proportion in deposited sediments in the watershed outlet. Also, in the lithological method the most proportion in the reservoir sediments equal to ۴۲.۲ percent belongs to orbitolina limestone geological unit, this is while that the Ed unit with ۳۰.۶ shows the highest relative importance percentage.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236111
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The Endangered Languages of Ethiopia – What’s at Stake for the Linguist?
This is a very useful volume for anyone interested in the minority indigenous languages of Africa, and for anyone investing obsolescence. The papers are carefully ordered, clear, and full of useful data. The African situation is different from language obsolescence elsewhere, and provides unique scientific opportunities for studying the fate of minority languages. One can only hope that this volume will inspire more people to undertake the fieldwork.
Thus the publication “Endangered Languages in Africa” covers a broad spectrum of the African Zeitgeist and links the peoples of this continent to people in other parts of the world where similar phenomena are taking place as part of a world-wide tendency. At the same time, the papers have to be accepted as an important input into operational research which responsible governmental agencies of the relevant countries should take seriously when considering language planning.
This thought provoking volume, edited by Matthias Brenzinger, is based on selected papers from the Symposium on Endangered Languages in Africa which was held during the 1997 2nd World Congress of African Linguistics in Leipzig, Germany. Despite the obvious focus on African languages, many of the papers have a broad appeal and should be read by anyone interested in theoretical issues of language loss, shift, contraction, and endangerment.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236113
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Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis is a type of testicular cancer affecting the stromal cells of the testis.
In between 1-3% of all testicular tumors are Leydig Cell Tumors of the Testis.
It is important to note that having a risk factor does not mean that one will get the condition. A risk factor increases one's chances of getting a condition compared to an individual without the risk factors. Some risk factors are more important than others.
The cause of Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis is unknown.
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis?
How is Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis Diagnosed?
What are the possible Complications of Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis?
How is Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis Treated?
How can Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis be Prevented?
The prognosis of Leydig Cell Tumor of the Testis depends upon the severity of the signs and symptoms. It also depends upon the overall health of the individual and response to therapy.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236114
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss is a significant contributor to sea level rise. While the ice loss is thought to be triggered by fluctuations in oceanic heat at the ice shelf bases, ice sheet response to ocean variability remains poorly understood. Using a synchronously coupled ice-ocean model permitting grounding line migration, this study evaluates the response of an ice sheet to periodic variations in ocean forcing. Resulting oscillations in grounded ice volume amplitude is shown to grow as a nonlinear function of ocean forcing period. This implies that slower oscillations in climatic forcing are disproportionately important to ice sheets. The ice shelf residence time offers a critical time scale, above which the ice response amplitude is a linear function of ocean forcing period and below which it is quadratic. These results highlight the sensitivity of West Antarctic ice streams to perturbations in heat fluxes occurring at decadal time scales.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236116
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777 words - 3 pages . The audience sees the film biased towards the Aboriginal pointof view, but rightfully so.Philip Noyce has made the film to be biased to the Aboriginal side of the story, whilststill giving an extremely adequate white argument. The bias does rightfully belong tothe Aboriginal side though, as there haven't been many movies made with anAboriginal side to the story. The movie is directly ported from a book written byMolly Craig, the oldest girl, called Rabbit Proof Fence, and is an autobiography of thewhole experience. The movie is the voice of the stolen generation as told by one ofthe lucky children who actually saw home again.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236117
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Spring and summer in Colorado bring beautiful colors and temperatures, but with them come severe thunderstorms that are capable of causing significant damage to your home and roof.
When we get hail in Colorado, it hits hard and fast, leaving its mark on your roof that can be difficult to see. The type of hail that will fall differs from region to region, affecting our service areas of Denver, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley and Cheyenne. Depending on the size, shape and hardness of the hail, damage can come in the form of small indents or actual tears in your roof.
Even with small indents, in the right conditions and with certain types of roofs, any bruises from hail can eventually lead to major leaks. By the time you start experiencing the leaks, it may be too late to salvage even the undamaged parts of your roof.
If you think you sustained hail damage from recent storms and need to get your roof repaired, ACT NOW. Not only can hail damage threaten the integrity of your roof, but your homeowner’s insurance will often have a statute of limitations on claims.
Usually you can’t spot hail damage from the ground because of the small indents it creates on shingles. After the storm, you may see obvious damage to things such as your car or home siding so it is safe to assume the storm also affected your roof.
Because the damage from hail is often invisible from the ground, it’s important to have an experienced, professional inspector and insurance claim specialist check your roof as soon as possible.
CAREFUL, it’s also not safe to get up on the roof yourself to check for hail damage. If you need an expert to come and inspect your roof for hail damage, call Interstate Roofing and we’ll inspect your roof for FREE.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236120
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The Citadel Spandau, with its bastions, ramparts and casemates is one of the most important and best preserved Renaissance fortresses in Northern Europe. Kurfürst Joachim II of Brandenburg had it built in the 16th century by Italian architects. Among the sections of the older medieval castle that have been preserved are the Julius Tower from the 13th century and the Palas built in the 15th century. From the 16th to the 19th century, major military buildings were built on the large site. Today, they house historical museums and the Center for Contemporary Art, where large contemporary art exhibitions are presented.
The history of the castle and citadel is illustrated by models, maps and weapons in the Commander’s House. Archaeological findings from the early days of the castle as well as a unique collection of medieval Jewish tombstones are on display at the Archaeological Window. In the Arsenal, built in 1856, the City History Museum tells the story of Spandau families, trades and military using objects from the collection. The permanent exhibition "Revealed. Berlin and its Monuments" in the former Provisions Depot shows monuments that once shaped the cityscape of Berlin and were often eroded for political reasons – from the Brandenburg-Prussian rulers of the Siegesallee to the monumental head of the Lenin monument.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236121
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Teacher John Bookston discusses his work with mathematics.
Through Focus on Mathematics (FoM) content-based professional development, teachers from five Greater Boston school districts are deepening their knowledge of and skills for teaching mathematics. In turn, they are applying this knowledge to stimulate learning among their students in grades 5-12.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236125
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Ask Erowid : ID 82 : What is the best way to store LSD and how long will it last?
Q: How long does blotter LSD last? Is wrapping it in foil and putting it in the freezer a reasonable storage method?
A: The primary catalysts for the decomposition of LSD are heat, light, oxygen, and moisture. LSD's shelf life can be significantly extended if exposure to these are minimized.
Keeping LSD in an air and light proof container is the most important step. A good option is a dark amber glass container kept somewhere cool. Remember, most plastic (plastic bags) is not air tight, though it's a lot better than nothing. Likewise, keeping blotter in foil isn't going to stop air transfer, but it's also better than nothing. If glass isn't available, a combination of foil and plastic would be more effective than either one alone.
LSD will degrade even at room temperature, but the hotter the temperature and the longer it is stored in a hot location, the more it will degrade. At room temperature, degredation is quite slow, so a cool room, out of the sun is generally enough to minimize break-down. Storing blotter in the refrigerator or freezer is fine, but is probably unnecessary.
If blotter is stored somewhere cold (as opposed to cool), it should be allowed to return to room temperature before being opened as this will prevent condensation from forming. Also, if the weather is extremely humid, storing LSD with a little bit of dessicant (drying agent), can ensure that it stays dry.
If these storage methods are followed, blotter should last for many years. Foil in the freezer is a common storage method, and should be effective at keeping degradation to a minimumfor a few years.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236126
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Former astronaut and US Senator John Glenn died Thursday at the age of 95.
Glenn pushed the limits of space exploration in the 1950s, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth from space. In 1998, at the age of 77, he returned to space for a second image.
An Ohio native, Glenn also served as a state Senator from 1974 to 1999. In addition, Glenn served as a pilot in both World War II and the Korean War.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236127
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What does it mean to say that Scripture is “inspired”?
Why don’t Catholics believe that the Bible is the sole rule of faith?
Do Christians have to follow all the strange and archaic laws found in the Old Testament?
Catholics are sometimes accused of ignoring the Bible, but we believe that God gave us his inspired word in Sacred Scripture to teach, guide, and edify us. 20 Answers: The Bible offers a truly Catholic perspective on Scripture, showing how it harmonizes with God’s revelation in Sacred Tradition and with the teaching authority of the Church. It also takes on challenges from skeptics, giving you the knowledge you need to answer those who say the Bible is too old, too incoherent, or too fantastic to believe.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/236130
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