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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Bhubaneswar is the capital of
the state of Orissa (ancient Kalinga). The city is a properly
planned city with wide roads and many gardens and plantations.
It is sometimes called the Temple City because of the its over
600 17th and 18th century temples that can be found throughout
the city. To the east are the famous Sun temple of Konark and
the Jagannath temple of Puri. The Lingaraj temple of old
Bhubaneswar, built in the 11th century, is another temple noted
for its ancient history. The Khandagiri and Dhauligiri, situated
on the outskirts of the city, carry monuments of inhabitions of
buddhist monks in the time of King Ashoka. Another such monument
is the Shantistupa , which was built by Ashoka as a symbol of
peace after he regretted his attack on Kalinga (the old empire
of Orissa). The 2nd century capital of the Kalinga Kingdom is
said to be the fortified city of Sisupalgarh, near modern
Bhubaneshwar, of which only ruins remain. Some of the top
institutions for intermediate
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For society, organic and other “low input” farming systems
provide an effective means of responding to the increasing
consumer pressure to omit or reduce agricultural inputs (in
particular pesticides, mineral fertilisers, veterinary medicines
and growth promoters). However, in order to ensure that the
European societies benefit optimally from this mechanism, it is
necessary to address the actual and perceived problems or
benefits which are of particular importance for low-input
farming systems. Lower production costs and coupling of lower
production costs with improved quality and safety and consumer
perceptions of higher quality and safety will enable low-input
farmers to provide higher value-added food that maximises
benefits to consumers and producers alike. It is particularly
important to ensure that consumers will be able to make their
choices based on defined knowledge of the value provided by
different types of products, and that these values may be
reflected in more accurate and realistic business pla
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William Farr (November 30, 1807 - April 14, 1883) was a
nineteenth century British epidemiologist. He was born in
Kenley, Shropshire, England to poor parents. He was effectively
adopted by a local squire, Joseph Pryce, when Farr and his
family moved to Dorrington. In 1826 he took a job as a dresser
in Shrewsbury infirmary. Pryce died in November 1828, and left
Farr £500 which allowed him to study medicine in France and
Switzerland. He returned to England in 1831 and continued his
studies at University College London, qualifying as a doctor
with the Apothecaries' Society in March 1832. He married in 1833
and started a medical practice in Fitzroy Square, London. By
this time he had become fascinated by medical statistics, a
subject which he called "hygology" (derived from "hygiene"). In
1837 he wrote a chapter called "Vital Statistics" for a highly
regarded reference book, John MacCulloch's "Statistical Account
of the British Empire". His wife died of tuberculosis in 1838,
after which he secured a post in Regis
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus WHAT YOU SHOULD
KNOW: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Discharge
Care) Care Guide - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus -
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Aftercare
Instructions - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Discharge Care - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Inpatient Care - En Espanol MRSA (methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus) is a strain of Staph bacteria that can
cause infection. Antibiotics are used to kill bacteria, but MRSA
bacteria are resistant to some of the antibiotics used to treat
Staph infections. You are at a higher risk for MRSA if you have
cuts, scrapes, or wounds on your skin. A recent hospital stay or
antibiotic use also increases your risk of MRSA infection. AFTER
YOU LEAVE: - Antibiotics: You may be given an antibiotic that is
effective against your MRSA infection. You may need to use
antibiotics for weeks or even months to treat some MRSA
infections. Always take your antibiotics ex
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Our current system for assessing chemical safety is badly
broken. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the nation’s
primary chemical safety law, has failed to protect public
health. The good news? Chemical reform is on its way. The Safe
Chemicals Act of 2011 would take meaningful steps to protect
American families from harmful household chemicals. Both of
Montana’s Senators – Sen. Max Baucus and Sen. Jon Tester –
issued public statements of support. Let’s spread the word,
build more public support, and pass this critical reform.
Outreach for Safer Chemicals: Write a Letter to the Editor While
Congress inches toward chemical policy reform, Montana familes
continue to face exposure to harmful toxins in their own homes.
It is time to pass the Safe Chemicals Act, and we need your
help. Will you write a letter to the editor asking Congress to
pass the Safe Chemicals Act today? Email me at
[email protected] if you are willing to help.
Current laws fail to protect our families from BPA, formaldehyde
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The 10-state study noted that Salmonella infections - - the most
common foodborne illness - - also declined slightly in 2009,
while a modest increase in Listeria was a concern. However, the
incidence of Listeria infection - - and, virtually every other
foodborne illness in the study except those blamed on shellfish
- - continues to be substantially lower than at the start of
surveillance in 1996. While Food, Inc. briefly discussed some of
these pathogens, it focused on E. coli and asserted that -- and
I quote - - "food has become much more dangerous in ways that
are being deliberately hidden from consumers." In the film "Food
Inc.", author Michael Pollan blames corn for the outbreaks.
Michael Pollan: "So you feed corn to cattle and E. coli, which
is a very common bug, evolves, a certain mutation occurs and a
strain called the "E. coli 0157:h7" appears on the world stage.
And it's a product of the diet we're feeding cattle on feedlots
and it's a product of feedlot life. And now this thing that
wasn't in the wo
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Arrange the numbers 1 to 6 in each set of circles below. The sum
of each side of the triangle should equal the number in its
centre. There are nasty versions of this dice game but we'll
start with the nice ones... What is the sum of all the three
digit whole numbers? Woof is a big dog. Yap is a little dog.
Emma has 16 dog biscuits to give to the two dogs. She gave Woof
4 more biscuits than Yap. How many biscuits did each dog get?
Can you work out how many flowers there will be on the Amazing
Splitting Plant after it has been growing for six weeks? Can you
each work out the number on your card? What do you notice? How
could you sort the cards? On a farm there were some hens and
sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens
were there? Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to
another zoo. Which route will give the fastest journey? There
are over sixty different ways of making 24 by adding,
subtracting, multiplying and dividing all four numbers 4, 6, 6
and 8 (using each number only once
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a.php on line 234 Chemistry is often called the "Central
Science," because chemical knowledge is essential not only to
chemists, but also to biologists (through biochemistry,
molecular biology, and environmental chemistry) and engineers
(through materials science and polymers). A good knowledge of
chemistry provides many options for graduate study and many
options for career paths. The study of chemistry can be divided
into two parts: analysis and synthesis. Analysis determines the
identities of the components of a real-world sample (a sample of
polluted water, for example) and then measures how much of each
component is present. Synthesis produces new, previously non-
existent materials. Twenty-one million chemicals are known, and
new ones are produced all the time. Will you synthesize one that
reduces pollution? Cures a dreaded disease? First-and second-
year students interested in a
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Animal Species:Striped Gudgeon, Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft,
1864) The Striped Gudgeon is best recognised in the wild by the
five to seven dark stripes on the sides of the body, and a dark
stripe running posteriorly from the eye. The Striped Gudgeon has
a small mouth that extends posteriorly to a point level with the
front margin of the eye. It has two dorsal fins, the soft-rayed
second dorsal fin being slightly taller than the spiny dorsal
fin. The background colour of the Striped Gudgeon varies from
brown to grey dorsally fading to cream or grey ventrally. It has
five to seven dark stripes on the sides of the body, and a dark
stripe running posteriorly from the eye. The pectoral fin base
is crossed by a white bar, and the upper pectoral fin base has a
dark spot. The two dorsal fins and caudal fin have rows of brown
spots. The Striped Gudgeon grows to 22 cm in length but is more
commonly seen up to 12 cm long. The Striped Gudgeon occurs in
coastal streams of southern Queensland, New South Wales and
easter
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*THIS IS A SPONSORED POST* Johannes Gutenberg might not have
imagined that his invention of the printing press would have had
such a huge impact on society. Since the printing press people’s
ideas were collected in a new way, and it enabled many more
books to be published in a much shorter period of time. What
would he say if he found out that now, more than 500 years after
his invention, people can save books in one single device
displaying one page of a book that changes to another with the
press of a button? At the Publishing Business Conference in
March 2012, 50% of all attendees lacked the desire to purchase
e-books, and also many usual e-book readers still bought printed
books. This shows that, for now at least, e-books have not
outshone the popularity of printed books. If Gutenberg lived
today, maybe he would enjoy the convenience of a simple e-book
download – having many books while at the same time only feeling
the weight of an e-reader. But would he complain about not
having the feeling of turning a
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Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and
circumstances in one's life. Hope implies a certain amount of
despair, wanting, wishing, suffering or perseverance — i.e.,
believing that a better or positive outcome is possible even
when there is some evidence to the contrary. Beyond the basic
definition, usage of the term hope follows some basic patterns
which distinguish its usage from related terms: - To wish for
something with the expectation of the wish being fulfilled. -
Hopefulness is somewhat different from optimism in that hope is
an emotional state, whereas optimism is a conclusion reached
through a deliberate thought pattern that leads to a positive
attitude. But hope and optimism both can be based in unrealistic
belief or fantasy. - When used in a religious context, hope
carries a connotation of being aware of spiritual truth; see
Hope (virtue). - In Catholic theology, hope is one of the three
theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity), which are
spiritual gifts of God. In contra
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- NAME: W.E.B. Du Bois - OCCUPATION: Educator, Civil Rights
Activist, Journalist - BIRTH DATE: February 23, 1868 - DEATH
DATE: August 27, 1963 - EDUCATION: Fisk University, University
of Berlin, Harvard University - PLACE OF BIRTH: Great
Barrington, Massachusetts - PLACE OF DEATH: Accra, Ghana - Full
Name: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois - AKA: W.E.B. Du Bois -
AKA: William Du Bois Best Known For W.E.B. Du Bois was one of
the most important African-American activists during the first
half of the 20th century. He co-founded the NAACP and supported
Pan-Africanism. In 1895, W.E.B. Du Bois became the first African
American to earn a doctorate from Harvard. He fought for African
American rights and cofounded the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the
Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
discusses the conflict between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T.
Washington over how to advance the African-American race. Dr.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad, the D
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Properly cared-for, reptiles can make excellent pets. As you
consider buying a snake, lizard, amphibian, or other herp
(reptiles and amphibians), there are a number of things you
should understand about their unique needs in habitat,
nutrition, temperature, and lighting. Here's a brief primer for
making your herp's home both healthy and comfortable: ||
Accommodation needs (habitat/husbandry) In addition to the
initial and ultimate size of your pet's home, you need to
consider how the home needs to be set up. Cages or vivariums
need to be escape-proof. This is necessary not just for your own
safety, but for the physical and emotional well-being of your
pet. Herp homes have to provide enough space for mobility within
an environment similar to the one that the animal might inhabit
in the wild, without dangers introduced by chemicals or other
household hazards. You also need to consider factors like
cleaning, sanitizing, and routine maintenance, so you may wish
to have two containers or environments. || Feeding a
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The Daily Plant : Monday, February 6, 2006 A Closer Look Last
week, The Plant detailed various sculptures across New York City
that have been crafted in honor of the African American
experience. Today, we look at parks named for the lesser known
African American women and men who have called New York City
home. In the Bronx, Charlton Garden honors the heroism of Korean
War hero Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton. Sergeant Charlton was
awarded a Purple Heart and the Congressional Medal of Honor
posthumously for his actions in battle; when his platoon
commander was seriously wounded during an assault, Charlton
assumed command of the platoon, rallied the men, and re-launched
the attack. Though his platoon suffered heavy casualties, he
launched a second and third attack until the enemy position was
completely destroyed. Charlton received both awards while the
American military was still partially segregated, and was barred
from burial in Arlington National Cemetery because he was
African-American. In 1989, the Medal
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Early Migration Chapter1 Author: Fr Lawrence E.Attard On
November 12th 1903 the British governor of Malta, Sir Charles
Mansfield Clarke, addressed the new Legislative Assembly in
Valletta and hinted at a major headache that was troubling the
administration. The particular problem which was troubling the
governor was the expanding population of the Maltese islands
which in 1901 had reached the total of 184,742. The colonial
administration was worried about too many civilians crowding the
restricted space of these small islands which happened to be a
very important base for the British navy. On that particular day
Sir Mansfield Clarke said that the Maltese islands had the
highest population density in the world and that unless new
measures were taken the excessive population of the towns would
pose a very serious problem. More than ninety years before, in
1812, a British Commission of Inquiry had been sent to Malta to
suggest how to govern the island which had not as yet been
formally incorporated into the Empi
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As we work with coalgebras, we’ll need a nice way to write out
the comultiplication of an element. In the group algebra we’ve
been using as an example, we just have , but not all elements
are so cleanly sent to two copies of themselves. And other
comltiplications in other coalgebras aren’t even defined so
nicely on any basis. So we introduce the so-called “Sweedler
notation”. If you didn’t like the summation convention, you’re
going to hate this. Okay, first of all, we know that the
comultiplication of an element is an element of the tensor
square . Thus it can be written as a finite sum Now, this uses
two whole new letters, and , which might be really awkward to
come up with in practice. Instead, let’s call them and , to
denote the first and second factors of the comultiplication.
We’ll also move the indices to superscripts, just to get them
out of the way. The whole index-summing thing is a bit awkward,
especially because the number of summands is different for each
coalgebra element . Let’s just say we’re
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The name Aculeata is used to refer to a monophyletic lineage of
Hymenoptera. The word "Aculeata" is a reference to the defining
feature of the group, which is the modification of the
ovipositor into a stinger (thus, the group could be called
stinging wasps). In other words, the structure that was
originally used to lay eggs is modified instead to deliver
venom. Not all members of the group can sting; in fact, a great
many cannot, either because the ovipositor is modified in a
different manner (such as for laying eggs in crevices), or
because it is lost altogether. This group includes the bees and
ants and all of the eusocial Hymenopterans; it is, in fact,
commonly believed that the possession of a venomous sting was
one of the important features promoting the evolution of social
behavior, as it confers a level of anti-predator defense rarely
approached by other invertebrates. The use of the name Aculeata
has a long history at the rank of infraorder or division, and it
is only with the advent of modern phyloge
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For an article being published in next month’s issue of The
British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers at the
University of Sydney in Australia reviewed dozens of recent
studies of stretching, hoping to determine whether the practice
prevents people from getting sore after they exercise. The
authors found 12 studies completed in the past 25 years that
looked directly at that issue. Most were small and short-term.
But each produced essentially the same result, the review
authors write, showing that “stretching does not produce
important reductions in muscle soreness in the days following
exercise.” That does not mean that you shouldn’t stretch, the
study’s authors add, but it does indicate that stretching may
not provide the benefits that many of us expect. Write about
fitness, and you soon learn that stretching is one of the more
contentious and emotional issues among people who exercise.
Those who regularly stretch tend to assume that the practice
will prevent soreness and injury. Those who do not stret
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HTML Class: Creating Links to Other Pages Creating A Hypertext
LinkJust how do you create a link to another website? Read this
tutorial for beginning web developers, written in an easy-to-
understand format so you will be creating links in no time at
all! Today you will learn only one basic technique: How to
create a hyperlink to another page. It's a set tag format that's
part of the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) like any of the
others you may have seen. Once you learn the format, you can
make as many links as you want to any other page you want. Now
an example: The code below would create a link to the
HTMLGoodies home page. <A
HREF="http://www.htmlgoodies.com">Click Here for HTMLGoodies</A>
Here's What's Happening - A stands for Anchor. It starts the
link to another page. - HREF stands for Hypertext REFerence.
That's a nice, short way of saying to the browser, "This is
where the link is going to go." - http://www.htmlgoodies.com is
the FULL ADDRESS (URL) of the link. Also notice that the address
has an e
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ObjectiveThis whitepaper describes the process of installing the
SDK and setting up the development environments for developing
applications running on Intel® Archictecture-based Android*
devices. Introduction to the Android* SDKThe SDK includes tools
and platform components for developers to build, test, and debug
their Android* applications, and manage the Android* platform
component installation. The SDK also provides easy ways to
integrate with the build and development environments, for
examples, with Eclipse* or Apache Ant*. System RequirementsThis
section describes the hardware and software environments
required by the Android* SDK. Supported Operating Systems -
Windows XP* (32-bit), Vista* (32- or 64-bit), or Windows 7* (32-
or 64-bit) - Linux* (Ubuntu, Fedora) - GNU C Library (glibc) 2.7
or later is required. - On Ubuntu Linux, version 8.04 or later
is required. - On Fedora, target versions are F-12 and higher. -
64-bit distributions must be capable of running 32-bit
applications. The Android* SDK re
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Chronic Kidney Disease What is Chronic Kidney Disease and Who
Gets It? Reprinted with permission from DaVita, Inc. Chronic
kidney disease (CKD) occurs over time when kidneys become
damaged or diseased and no longer function properly. Diabetes
and high blood pressure are the leading causes of chronic kidney
disease in the U.S. and there are some people who are at a
greater risk for getting chronic kidney disease than others.
What is chronic kidney disease and who gets it? Your kidneys are
vital to the overall health of your body. These bean-shaped
organs located near the middle of your back work to remove
wastes and fluid from your blood. When your body digests food,
it takes the nutrients it needs and sends the leftover wastes
through your blood for the kidneys to filter. Your hard-working
kidneys filter about 200 quarts of blood each day. The end
result is about 2 quarts of waste products and excess fluid,
which is passed from the body as urine. Along with removing
waste products, your kidneys are responsibl
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Engineering & Construction Degrees and Programs Offered in
California (CA) Engineering and construction careers require you
to have a high level of technical knowledge and formal training.
A bachelor's degree plus a license from the California Board for
Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists is
required for most engineers, while construction managers
typically have a bachelor's degree plus certification and work
experience. An associate's degree in engineering can prepare you
for entry level technician jobs. Earning engineering and
construction degrees in California Train to work in engineering
and construction and you could enjoy a healthy salary for a
career that fascinates you. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
reports the following 2009 mean annual wages for popular
construction and engineering jobs in California: - Aerospace
Engineers: $107,710 - Civil Engineers: $91,910 - Industrial
Engineers: $86,200 - Managers of Construction Trades and
Extraction Workers: $74,500 - Electricians: $56,840 E
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ALWAYS TRUST A RANGE COW| ALWAYS TRUST A RANGE COW Story by
Trudy Frisk Photo by Karen McLaren Something was scaring horses
in Vaughan, Montana. On Dec. 26, l975, when the sheriff’s office
received a report of horses rearing, pawing the ground and
acting frightened, they went to investigate. The two teen-aged
girls who’d called the sheriff said they’d seen what spooked the
horses. In fact one had even shot at and possibly hit the
creature scaring them. In July 1969, on a farm on Lulu Island,
near Vancouver, B.C., cows were acting peculiar. The two
brothers who owned the farm were puzzled when the cattle
suddenly stampeded up to the buildings. These weren’t mild-
mannered milkers running for shelter to familiar barns and
stanchions. They were tough, cynical range cows, brought to the
farm for finishing. Yet, day after day, they ran towards the
barns, obviously terrified. The mystery was solved when one
brother, out building a fence, saw what was chasing them. In
Vaughan, Montana, several people saw the animal s
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The featured article on the front page of the Sunday New York
Times a couple of years ago was entitled “In Classroom of
Future, Stagnant Scores: An Arizona School District Embraces
Technology, to Uncertain Effect.” The premise of the article was
that a particular district that had spent significant sums on
increasing their technology and placed great emphasis on
integrating technology into the classroom, experienced flat test
scores on the state standardized tests. Various educators
weighed in on why this might be so – that teaching technology
has taken away valuable time from math and language arts, that
this is a very high performing district and that their scores
predictably should have had incremental increases at best. Some
saw it as remarkable that the scores stayed flat rather than
declining. The most vocal detractors felt that the enormous
expenditures for technology was premature since there was no
adequate data to support this effort. Advocates argued that the
investment in technology has allowed gr
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your ability to multitask changes as you age. in a new study,
researchers from japan and the u-s monitored blood flow in the
brains of young and older adults as they performed physical,
mental and combination tasks. they found older adults needed
more blood in their brain when completing the combination task.
researchers say this is a sign the older brain needs to work
harder to multi-task. they are planning more studies to see if
training exercises that combine mental and physical tasks can
help keep the brain young.
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I'm not against technology. In fact, I love it or I wouldn't be
keeping my calendar on the Internet and giving my contact
information to Google. However, simpler is usually better, and
there are times when the simplest technology works the best.
Well, consider pen and paper. I think that not only is the pen
mightier than the sword, it's mightier than Google Tasks,
Remember the Milk, or Toodledo. If the aim is to remember what
to do, then the simple act of physically writing them down does
the job: It helps you to remember. This phenomenon is supported
by research and here's how: 1. Most of our knowledge about the
world comes from three places: our eyes, our ears, and our
hands. Educators are finding that writing and drawing,
activities you do with a pen or pencil and paper, help the brain
to understand concepts, especially concepts that have to do with
language. A functional MRI study on the neural substrates for
writing confirms this. Because we are set up to learn in large
part through what our hands do, th
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There was no change in the status of respect for religious
freedom during the period covered by this report, and government
policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of
religion. The Government and the religious communities
historically have had good relations; however, as in previous
years, the Government was critical of and harassed religious
leaders who spoke out against the Government's ongoing campaign
of violent intimidation against opposition supporters. Church
leaders and members who criticized the Government faced arrest
and detention. The generally amicable relations between the
various religious communities contributed to religious freedom.
The U.S. Government discusses religious freedom issues with the
Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of
promoting human rights. Section I. Religious Demography The
country has a total area of 240,122 square miles, and its
population is estimated at 11.6 million. Between 60 and 70
percent of the population belong to the m
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US Pharm. 2009;34(10):HS14-HS18. The National Library of
Medicine (NLM) introduced the term evidence-based medicine (EBM)
as a medical subject heading to PubMed in 1997.1 It is defined
as: “An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve
and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration
of best research evidence with the patient’s values to make
decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians
make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best
treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop
guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease.”
This definition originated from a 2006 issue of the Journal of
the American Medical Association (JAMA).1 The evidence is
retrieved from the published medical literature, and it is
ranked according to the study design or type of paper.
Pharmacists should be well versed in EBM, so they may answer
clinical questions with accuracy. EBM also allows the pharmacist
to better scrutinize physician orde
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Nairobi - Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity and
address the debilitating hunger that affects 27% of its
population if it is to sustain its economic boom, the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday. African
economies grew at an average of more than 5% during the past
decade with many countries benefiting from surging commodity
prices, as well as growth in services, construction and
agriculture. But the character of the growth has done little to
reduce extreme poverty and hunger. More than 40% of African
children under five are malnourished, which means they suffer
irreversible mental and physical disabilities, the UNDP said.
"The situation is quite bleak," said Sebastian Levine, a UNDP
policy adviser for Africa. "This economic resurgence that we
have seen has not really had the impact that we would expect."
Africa is the second fastest growing region after Asia, yet 48%
of people were found to be living in poverty in 2008, compared
to just 14% in East Asia and the Pacific. Af
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Last week, the Human Connectome Project, supported jointly by
sixteen components of the National Institutes of Health,
released its first set of data, a massive set of structural and
functional images of the brains of sixty-eight adult
volunteers—to almost no fanfare whatsoever. The amount of data,
two terabytes, is so great that it poses problems for the
Internet; you can download it for free if you like, but the
organizers of the project would rather mail it to you on a hard
drive. The announcement has received so little press so far
because nobody has yet figured what to do with all the data. In
principle, data of this sort might contribute to understanding
how the brain works, and might have important implications for
treating neurological disease—especially when the project is
complete, and the researchers have scanned all one thousand two
hundred subjects. But, for now, we know how much data has been
collected, but not what it all means. If I were in the Obama
Administration, I would be worried. Accordi
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Fascinating work from Thompson et al. (open access), suggesting
that sensitivity to emotion in speech prosody derives from our
capacity to process music, supporting the idea of an
evolutionary link between musical and language domains in the
brain.: A number of evolutionary theories assume that music and
language have a common origin as an emotional protolanguage that
remains evident in overlapping functions and shared neural
circuitry. The most basic prediction of this hypothesis is that
sensitivity to emotion in speech prosody derives from the
capacity to process music. We examined sensitivity to emotion in
speech prosody in a sample of individuals with congenital
amusia, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits
in processing acoustic and structural attributes of music.
Twelve individuals with congenital amusia and 12 matched control
participants judged the emotional expressions of 96 spoken
phrases. Phrases were semantically neutral but prosodic cues
(tone of voice) communicated each of six
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WHO's Human Genetics areas of work Craniofacial Anomalies (CFA)
affect a significant proportion of the global society. Cleft lip
and/or palate, for example, occurs in approximately 1 per
500-700 births varying considerably across geographic areas or
ethic groups. The costs incurred from CFA in terms of morbidity,
health care, social and employment exclusion, are considerable
for affected individuals, their families and society. It is
estimated that 80% of orofacial clefts are nonsyndromic and of
multifactorial origin, both genetic and environmental, the
latter being especially important in prevention. Current
research regarding CFA falls into three related areas –
etiology, prevention, and treatment. Unfortunately, much of this
research is being conducted independently, with little evidence
of a coherent global strategy. One way to avoid it is to achieve
broader coverage of priority research needs by bringing together
international researchers through collaborative partnerships,
and to develop global consensu
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Today is Thursday, May 17, the 138th day of 2012. There are 228
days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: On May 17,
1937, Teddy Hill and His Orchestra recorded "King Porter Stomp"
for RCA Victor's Bluebird label in New York; making his
recording debut was trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. On this date: In
1510, Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli died in
Florence, Italy; he was probably in his mid 60s. In 1792, the
New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers
met under a tree on Wall Street. In 1849, fire erupted in St.
Louis, Mo., resulting in the loss of three lives, more than 400
buildings and some two dozen steamships. In 1912, the Socialist
Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs for president at its
convention in Indianapolis. In 1939, Britain's King George VI
and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Quebec on the first visit to
Canada by reigning British sovereigns. In 1946, President Harry
S. Truman seized control of the nation's railroads, delaying —
but not preventing — a threa
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Etymology -Named after the Mexican - Senor Don Blas
EscontriaEscontria currently consists of a single species native
to Southern Mexico. Another species, E. lepidantha (=
Pachycereus lepidanthus) was also included for a time, but since
been moved into Pachycereus. For a little over a decade,
Escontria was placed into Myrtillocactus for its many similar
features. In general, Escontria grows to be good-sized trees
with many branches. The stems up to 5 inches (12cm) in diameter
have 6-8 well-defined ribs. A single central spine and several
radial spines are fairly short and stout from oblong areoles
closely placed along the stem. The flowers of Escontria set it
apart from the other Mexican cereoid species in the unique "gold
leaf" appearance of the buds and floral tubes. This metallic
sheen is due to the presence of translucent membrane-like
bracts. The open flower is yellow and cup-shaped, but not
opening much wider than the floral tube. Plants of this species
are not common in cultivation as their large size i
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Learn about improving the overall quality of life for children
with or without disabilities by promoting inclusion and respect
for differences. The following resources help parents and
caregivers create more inclusive communities. Inclusive
education happens when children with and without disabilities
participate and learn together in the same classes. Research
shows that when a child with disabilities attends classes
alongside peers who do not have disabilities, good things
happen. Assistive technology is any device that helps a person
with a disability complete an everyday task. If you break your
leg, a remote control for the TV can be assistive technology. If
someone has poor eyesight, a pair of glasses or a magnifier is
assistive technology.
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Inside the stove, a pile of coal smolders. Its flames are low
and sleepy, but the warmth it gives off is strong. "We've always
used coal," Barber said. "It keeps the house warm." Though rare
in other parts of the country, the use of coal to heat homes is
surprisingly common on the 27,000 square-mile Navajo Nation. For
miles upon miles, homes dot the countryside from their roofs,
tiny plumes of soot smoke through blackened chimney tops. Inside
the homes, stoves are backed into the corner and are stuffed
with shiny lumps of coal, a readily available and cheap resource
on the reservation. Of the reservation's wealth of natural
resources, coal is one of the most frequently used in the every
day life of the Navajo. It warms their homes, and provides them
with jobs. Recent events threaten both winter warmth and job
security for the future. An uncertain future As the United
States Environmental Protection Agency has cracked down on
pollution emissions for local coal-powered plants, several are
adjusting their future
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Generosity vs. stinginess Cheerfully managing my resources so I
can freely give to those in need. Do you remember studying the
water cycle in school? Rain and snow fall into a river; the
water evaporates from the heat of the sun and forms clouds. The
clouds once again release rain or snow upon the earth. The cycle
continues to repeat, supplying nourishment for the soil each
time the water returns. As each participant in the cycle
“gives,” the cycle continues. Generosity operates much like the
water cycle. Somehow, giving to others frequently brings
blessings back to the giver. Generosity is giving from one’s own
provisions in order to provide for the needs of others. Limited
resources should not discourage generosity. When a generous
person discovers a need, that individual takes initiative to
find a way to meet that need. The life of Margaret Haughery
serves to illustrate the proper sense of generosity. At the age
of 23, after losing her parents, her husband and her child,
Margaret found herself living in po
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Drones come in many shapes and sizes, but now they can also be
3d printed! To make these drones, the [Decode] group used a
selective laser sintering process which is pretty interesting in
itself. Once the printing process is done, these little planes
are built with only five structural and aerodynamic components.
Because of their simplicity, these drones can reportedly be
assembled and ready to fly with no tools in only ten minutes!
This design was done by the [Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council] at the University of Southampton in the UK by
a group of students. Besides this particular plane, they
concentrate their efforts on building autonomous drones under 20
Kilograms. Using a 3D sintering process with this design allowed
them to make this plane how they wanted, regardless of the ease
of machining the parts.
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1920 Clason Guide Map of Arizona Description: This is a fine
example of the Guide Map of Arizona by G. S. Clason. Issued to
accompany Clason’s Arizona Green Guide, this folding map covers
the entire state of Arizona. A legend near the bottom of the map
shows the state capital, (Phoenix) county lines, county seats,
railroads, rail trunk lines, Indian reservations, national
forests, automobile roads and main auto roads. An index on the
bottom of the map lists towns with their population. The Green
Guides were published by the Clason Map Company between
1906-1931. The 32 page booklet contains detailed information
about various monuments, and other interesting facts about
Arizona. It also lists road names and pole markings, logs and
auto routes, rivers and creeks, springs and wells, a table of
the shortest railroad mileage between Arizona towns, and a
commercial index of Arizona cities and towns. The guide further
includes full page maps of the business districts of Phoenix and
Tucson. Though this map is undated,
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ENERGY BLOCKAGE REMOVAL |2005 AND 2006| THE YOGA SUTRAS OF
PATANJALI Periphery and Center Book 1, Sutra 40 WHEN THE
ACTIVITY OF THE MIND IS UNDER CONTROL, THE MIND BECOMES LIKE
PURE CRYSTAL, REFLECTING EQUALLY, WITHOUT DISTORTION, THE
PERCEIVER, THE PERCEPTION AND THE PERCEIVED. Book 1, Sutra 41
SAVITARKA SAMADHI IS THE SAMADHI IN WHICH THE YOGI IS STILL
UNABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE REAL KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE
BASED ON WORDS AND KNOWLEDGE BASED ON REASONING OR SENSE
PERCEPTIONS, WHICH ALL REMAIN IN THE MIND IN A MIXED STATE. WHAT
IS MIND? Mind is not a thing, but an event. A thing has
substance in it, an event is just a process. A thing is like the
rock; an event is like the wave: it exists, but is not
substantial. It is just the event between the wind and the
ocean; a process, a phenomenon. This is the first thing to be
understood: that mind is a process, like a wave or like a river,
but it has no substance in it. If it has substance, then it can
not be dissolved. If it has no substance it can disappear
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ARIES redefines ecosystem services assessment and valuation in
decision-making. The ARIES approach to mapping benefits,
beneficiaries, and service flows is a powerful new way to
visualize, value, and manage the ecosystems on which the human
economy and well-being depend. ARIES is a suite of applications,
all delivered to end users through the Web. All applications
have been designed with the help of professional usability
engineers, and are accessible through a standard web browser.
Along with the main toolkit (Ecosystem Services Explorer,
Valuation Database, and Biodiversity Explorer), custom ARIES
interfaces can be built to simplify use by specific groups of
end users. ARIES can help improve our understanding of the value
to humans of conserving high biodiversity areas. At the same
time, it can help conservation planning by identifying crucial
areas to protect the flow of ecosystem services to their
beneficiaries. ARIES is being used in Madagascar to plan
conservation and enhance its value for local communi
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June 13, 2011 - litter (noun) - What does it mean? - 1 : animal
offspring of one birth2 : stretcher3 : rubbish4 : material to
absorb animal waste - How do you use it? - Before boarding the
bus for home, Devon and his fellow campers made sure that all
litter was picked up and deposited in trash cans. - Are you a
word wiz? "Litter" has several different meanings, but they all
go back to one household item. What do you think that item
is?You weren't caught napping if you picked B. "Lit," the French
word for "bed," produced "litiere," which could refer to any
sleeping place, but was usually applied to either a curtained
portable couch or to straw spread on the ground as a sleeping
place for animals. When borrowed into English, the "bedding for
animals" sense was extended to the offspring of an animal that
gives birth to a number of young all at once. By the 18th
century, the meaning of "litter" was extended further to include
any odds and ends of rubbish lying around. The absorbent
material often called "kitty li
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Even though the flu is still spreading throughout North
Carolina, the numbers of reported cases of the flu may have
already peaked this season. “It’s interesting, this year the flu
has peaked much sooner than in previous years,” said Candi
Gambill, the communicable disease and preparedness coordinator
for the Appalachian District Health Department. Gambill said the
flu has peaked in March in previous years. This years
information shows a decrease in flu activity from Dec. 29 to
Jan. 5, showing a downward trend of flu cases moving into 2013.
Also, Gambill said she doesn’t know of any fatal cases of the
flu in the Appalachian District, which serves Ashe, Watauga and
Alleghany counties. However, this good fortune was isolated to
the High Country; the N.C. Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) reported 17 flu deaths since late November
across the state. Gambill said there are several different ways
to fight the flu. “Washing your hands is always number one,”
said Gambill. “Washing your hands protects aga
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What is encephalitis? Encephalitis is an inflammation of the
brain that is frequently caused by a viral infection. The
viruses are called arboviruses and are transmitted to people and
animals by insects. In rural areas, arboviruses that are carried
by mosquitoes or ticks are the most common cause of arboviral
infection, which is often mild, but can progress to
encephalitis. While there have been outbreaks in recent years in
the United States of several forms of encephalitis, such as West
Nile encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis, travelers abroad
are most at risk for Japanese encephalitis and tickborne
encephalitis. What is Japanese encephalitis? Japanese
encephalitis is a mosquito-borne viral disease that occurs
mainly in: China, Japan, and Korea Japanese encephalitis also
occurs at a lower frequency in Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
In all of these areas, Japanese encephalitis is primarily a
rural disease. Occurrence of the disease is quite low. On
average, among persons who are infected by a mosquito
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AGRE Researcher James Millonig and colleagues have published a
genetic association study focusing on a gene called ENGRAILED2
(EN2), which is involved in the formation of the brain during
early stages of post natal development. Specifically, EN2 was
shown in several studies, to be essential for the proper
formation of specific types of cells called Purkinje cells in
the cerebellum. Eliminating this gene in mice reduced the number
of these types of cells in the cerebellum. Remarkably,
individuals with autism have reduced levels of these Purkinje
cells in the cerebellum, a brain structure involved in
activities such as learning and language acquisition. These
activities are often a source of difficulty for individuals with
autism. Previous genetic evidence had shown that a gene in the
vicinity of EN2, if not EN2 itself, had a statistical likelihood
of being involved in autism. In 2001, scientists at Columbia
University and UCLA, among others, carried out a genome scan on
110 families who participated in the AGR
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The Sequoia super-computer in Livermore, Calif., is the fastest
computer… (IBM ) In the race to build the fastest computer in
the world, America is back on top. On Monday, a super-computer
designed by IBM for the National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), took the first spot on the Top 500 list, a list that
comes out twice a year ranking the 500 fastest computers on the
planet. It is the first time the U.S. has topped the list since
November 2009. The winning super-computer is called Sequoia, and
it is housed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in
Livermore, Calif. Sequoia will be used to build complex models
that let scientists test the nation's stockpile of nuclear
weapons without having to do nuclear testing in the real world.
So how fast is the fastest computer in the world? Well,
according to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, it
would take 6.7 billion people working with hand-held calculators
320 years to do the same calculation that Sequoia could power
through in just one hour.
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Now playing overhead: The dramatic Geminid Meteor Shower, which
many astronomers agree is the best meteor shower of the year.
The Geminid Meteor Shower is forecast to peak late
Thursday/early Friday Dec. 13-14, between around 10 p.m. and
sunrise, at your local time, in North America. If you can’t stay
up that late, not to worry — astronomers tell us that some
meteors should be visible as soon as darkness hits. In addition,
the shower lasts for days before and after the peak date, and
there have already been reports from around the world of people
spotting many spectacular fireball-like celestial streaks in
just minutes. This year’s shower coincides with a new moon, so
the sky should be extra dark for excellent viewing. NASA
scientists, like Bill Cooke of the NASA Meteoroid Environment
Office, predict a fantastic show, aided by the possible
appearance of a second, newly discovered meteor shower. What is
a meteor shower? Meteors occur when the Earth passes through
streams of dust and debris from ancient comets
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from the ionosphere to the sun The Institute for Scientific
Research was established in 1954, when Professor Rene Marcou of
the Mathematics Department was awarded a $5000 contract from the
Air Force to map the ionosphere and its effect on radio waves.
This funding was the first government sponsored research grant
for Boston College. The grant was used to define algorithms to
study some of the very first ionospheric measurements made by
some of the early rocket sensors. In the years that followed,
more research grants were made to this department to continue
Professor Marcou's early work. Much of this was fueled by
America's race to catch up with the Russians in space research.
In fact, the institute was involved in analyzing some of the
earliest satellite measurements from Sputnik and the US Explorer
satellites that followed Sputnik. Over the years, the Institute
had several name changes to reflect the ever changing nature of
our studies. For Ionospheric Research to Space Data Analysis and
then, since we did
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Mark Wilson June 10th, 2012 These rounded stones are labeled in
our collections as gastroliths (literally “stomach stones”) from
Starr Springs near Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah. I’m featuring
them this week in honor of our Utah Project team working right
now in the baking Black Rock Desert near Fillmore, Utah. From
their reported location, these stones are likely out of the
Summerville Formation (Middle-Upper Jurassic) and, in another
plausible supposition, probably from some sort of dinosaur.
Sometimes we just have to trust the labels on our specimens, at
least for educational purposes! My friend Tony Martin recently
wrote an excellent blog post on gastroliths, so I won’t repeat
his insights here. The general wisdom is that these stones were
consumed by herbivorous dinosaurs to aid in their digestion.
They would have lodged them in the equivalent of a gizzard and
used them to grind their food, much like modern birds. (And yes,
dinosaurs were birds themselves.) Gastroliths usually have a
resistant lithology
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Roman Art: A Resource for Educators Nancy L. Thompson This fully
illustrated resource is designed for teachers of grades K–12 and
includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern
world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-
five works of art from the Museum's collection of Roman art.
Lesson plans, classroom activities, maps, bibliographies, and a
glossary are also included. Download the resource (PDF).
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He says seals and sea lions are common prey which are about the
size of humans. “We think a lot of times it's a mistaken
identity when they bite a person. There's just a lot of unknown
with these guys,” said Naughton. “They are actually cautious and
cognitive they're calculated. You know, it's misunderstood and
misconstrued as these ravenous, mindless, man-eating machines
and that's not how they are,” said Ramsey. “Sometimes we had as
many as 3-4 individuals come around the boat,” said Ball. He
said despite their caution, they knew the risk was big, but they
accomplished what they set out to do. “I hope it gives other
people a chance to see that sharks are a dangerous thing, but
they're more than that. They're wonderful creatures that
everybody should have great respect for,” said Ball. Researchers
are gathering more information about great whites and their
behavior through tagging programs. Naughton said white sharks
typically hang out between California and Mexico, but travel
regularly to Hawaii. Researcher
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Champagne (wine region) The Champagne wine region (archaic
English: Champany) is a historic province within the
administrative province of Champagne in the northeast of France.
The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white
wine that bears the region's name. EU law and the laws of most
countries reserve the term "Champagne" exclusively for wines
that come from this region located about 100 miles (160 km) east
of Paris. The viticultural boundaries of Champagne are legally
defined and split into five wine producing districts within the
administrative province: Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne,
Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne. The towns of Reims
and Épernay are the commercial centers of the area. Located at
the northern edges of the wine growing world, the history of the
Champagne wine region has had a significant role in the
development of this unique terroir. The area's proximity to
Paris promoted the region's economic success in its wine trade
but also put the villages and vi
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More About Intelligence Agencies (CIA/DNI) Spying Central
Intelligence Agency. Because of the excessive secrecy
surrounding CIA operations, little is known about its domestic
activities. In its 1947 charter, the CIA was prohibited from
spying against Americans, in part because President Truman was
afraid that the agency would engage in political abuse. But the
law didn't stop the CIA from spying on Americans. During the
1960s, in clear violation of its statutory mission to co-
ordinate foreign intelligence operations only, the CIA ventured
into the domestic spying business through "Operation Chaos," in
which it spied on as many as 7,000 Americans involved in the
peace movement. Unfortunately, the exposure of intelligence
failings before the 9/11 attacks caused policy makers to promote
"information sharing" among intelligence and law enforcement
agencies as a cure-all, creating the likelihood that the CIA
would increasingly operate domestically. Today we know that the
CIA is a participant in FBI Joint Terrorism
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Last year I missed the opportunity to write a post commemorating
the 100th anniversary of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory that occurred on March 25, 1911. I didn’t want to let
another year pass without writing about it because of its
importance in workplace safety and labor history. The Triangle
Waist Company was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris and
manufactured shirtwaists. Most of the company’s employees were
young, immigrant women; and like many manufacturing concerns of
the day, working conditions were not ideal and the space was
cramped. When the Shirtwaist fire broke out on the 8th floor,
many workers found exiting their floor, as well as the building
itself, almost impossible. Many doors were locked, some were
impassable because they were already blocked by the fire itself,
and the few exits that were available quickly became impassable
once the fire spread. To make matters worse, when the fire
department arrived, they had a difficult time rescuing people
because their ladders couldn’t
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Family Tree Friday: Congress granted pensions as private claims.
American citizens have always had the right under the U.S.
Constitution to petition Congress directly to redress specific
grievances or recoup financial losses resulting from government
actions (such as private property damaged by the Union Army
during the Civil War). In the 19th century, Americans commonly
exercised this right, sending hundreds of thousands of private
claims to members of Congress for action. Many of those claims
included petitions from veterans seeking pension benefits. Under
established pension laws, the normal application process went
through the War Department, but if a pension claim was rejected
for whatever reason, the veteran could still appeal directly to
Congress for money. Through faulty memory or loss of records
over the years, many veterans of older wars, particularly the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, had a hard time proving
their military service. The private claim thus offered them an
important loophole w
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Was William Shakespeare a Jewish woman in disguise? John Hudson
is not the first to question whether Shakespeare actually wrote
the work attributed to him. Amateur Shakespearologist John
Hudson is not the first to question whether the actor William
Shakespeare was actually the author of the body of work we've
come to know as his, but Hudson is the first to suggest that the
true author was a Jewish woman named Amelia Bassano Lanier. Of
Italian descent, Bassano lived in England as a Marrano and has
heretofore been known only as the first woman to publish a book
of poetry ("Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum" in 1611) and as a
candidate for "the dark lady" referred to in the sonnets. Hudson
is the first to argue that she's the true author of those
sonnets.He is so convinced of Bassano's authorship that he
formed a theater company, The Dark Lady Players, to bring out,
through performance, the true meanings of the plays as, he
argues, Bassano intended them. The theory rests largely on the
circumstances of Bassano's life, wh
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Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous substance known to man.
Even a small amount is lethal. It is produced by bacteria in the
Clostridium genus. The US State Department reports that a number
of countries that support terrorism are developing or have the
toxin as a germ-warfare weapon. Some terrorists have tried
attacks using botulinum toxin produced from bacterial spores
found in the dirt. As a weapon, the toxin might be released in
the air or placed in the food supply. The toxin causes the
disease botulism. In tiny doses, the toxin is injected as a
treatment for medical conditions, such as eyelid muscle spasms,
migraine headaches, and others. Botulinum toxin poses a great
threat. It is easy to produce and transport. Only one gram of
the toxin evenly released and inhaled could kill one million
people. However, it is hard to keep stable for release in the
air. Some experts believe it would not work in stopping a
military enemy. US troops receive a botulinum toxoid vaccine to
prevent the disease if exposed to
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Cave Automatic Virtual Environment Simply begin typing or use
the editing tools above to add to this article. Once you are
finished and click submit, your modifications will be sent to
our editors for review. A large group of systems involved
projecting images in physical spaces more natural than a VR
workstation. In 1992 researchers from the University of Illinois
at Chicago presented the first Cave Automatic Virtual
Environment (CAVE). CAVE was a VR theatre, a cube with 10-foot-
square walls onto which images were projected so that users were
surrounded by sights and sounds. One or more people... What made
you want to look up "Cave Automatic Virtual Environment"? Please
share what surprised you most...
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Exactly 111 years ago, on October 23, 1900, who has now become
known as the famous African American Communist who led the
Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Oliver Law was born. Since his death
during the Spanish Civil War, many written accounts on the
nature of his death have been published – most of which were
anti-communist by and large. There’s only one written account
that’s been able to truly look back and tell the true story of
what happened to Oliver Law – one in which comes, not from an
anti-communist background, but of quite the contrary. The
following article was originally written in 2008 by Grover Furr,
English Professor at Montclair State University: By Grover Furr
Abstract: For four days during 1937 Oliver Law, a member of the
Communist Party USA, was the Commander of the Abraham Lincoln
Battalion of volunteers defending the Spanish Republic against
the fascist forces of General Francisco Franco. Law was the
first Black American appointed as commander of white troops in
battle. William Herrick, a Lincoln
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Trends in Snow Cover by CRAIG JAMES On the morning of January
12, 2011, an amazing 71% of the lower 48 states had at least a
little snow on the ground. You can see on this map from the
National Weather Service National Operational Hydrologic Remote
Sensing Center in Minnesota that Florida was the only state with
no snow, although it was not far away. That means at least parts
of 49 of the 50 states had snow on the ground since the volcano
tops in Hawaii were also snow covered. Last year on February 12,
the same thing happened, although this time there was a little
snow in the Florida Panhandle but none in Hawaii, at least not
officially. However, upon further investigation, some people
supposedly took pictures on that day of a little snow left on
the north slope of Mauna Kea, the highest mountain in Hawaii. If
that was true, it would have been the first time all 50 states
had snow at the same time in living memory. There are no
official records of this statistic, but it is indeed a rare
event. Rutger’s Univer
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I love classic sci fi movies, but if some advanced alien being
could make the whole Earth (as opposed to just the man-made
parts) literally stand still, the end results would be nothing
short of catastrophic. You see, because most of Earth’s surface
is covered with water, that water is hugely affected by the
motion of our planet; Earth’s rotation has a potent effect on
the way that water is distributed across our planet’s surface.
Succinctly, Earth looks the way it does because of centrifugal
force. According to geophysicist Witold Fraczek, this is how our
world would look if it were completely stationary. A huge band
of dry land across the planet’s surface, with two vast polar
oceans. The full details are available on ESRI, and are really
quite fascinating. Some part of me has to wonder how things
might fare in the long term if such a bizarre fate were to
somehow befall our world. After all, one of the biggest
differences between Earth and Venus is the fact that our sister
world has a greatly slower rotation
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Google Translate is probably the most widely used online
translation tool, but there are others that will also do the
job. Several are listed in ICT4LT Module 3.5, Section 3 (Machine
Translation). Such tools have been the bane of language
teachers’ lives ever since they became widely available on the
Web. The teacher sets a text to be translated for homework and
the students use Google Translate to do the job, thus saving
themselves work and driving their teacher mad when they turn in
a piece of work that is full of mistakes that reveal clearly
that an automatic translation tool has been used. Or the teacher
may ask the students to produce an original composition in a
foreign language - so they type it out in English and paste it
into Google Translate. Again, the output is full of mistakes but
often of a different kind, for example the students may be using
constructions in English that are way beyond what they would be
capable of using in the foreign language. And many mistakes made
by Google Translate are m
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Each year, as we approach the holiday season, our preparations
for Christmas include revisiting the events surrounding the
birth of Our Lord. Bethlehem, (1) the shepherds, and the angels
are familiar to us all. But not much is generally known about
the mysterious "Magi" who came to worship the infant Jesus. The
following background may be helpful to stimulate conversations
around the fireplace as our thoughts turn to this incredible
event from which we measure our very calendar. Most of what we
associate with the "Magi" is from early church traditions. Most
have assumed there were three of them, since they brought three
specific gifts (but the Biblical text doesn't number them). They
are called "Magi" from the Latinized form of the Greek word
magoi, transliterated from the Persian, for a select sect of
priests. (Our word "magic" comes from the same root.) As the
years passed, the traditions became increasingly embellished. By
the 3rd century they were viewed as kings. By the 6th century
they had names: Bithis
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Business Model Innovation: A Process Model University of
Virginia - Darden School of Business Darden Case No. UVA-BP-0538
What is business model innovation? A business model is much more
than a description of a particular product or service. In
addition to describing the offering itself, it lays out the
value proposition behind it (i.e., how it creates value for a
defined set of customers). It also describes the capabilities
and resources needed to execute that value proposition and how
the organization will generate profits from doing so. The key
stages of business model innovation are exploration, pattern-
finding, concept development, prototyping, piloting, and
scaling. This technical note examines each of the stages in more
detail, with suggested techniques along the way. It includes
worksheets for students on value chain analysis, concept
development, and piloting. The note is meant to be used in
conjunction with "Leading Organic Growth: Module Caselets" (UVA-
BP-0541), which also includes an instructor’s
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The Vegan Diet How-To Guide for Diabetes Diet changes are the
cornerstone to treating type 2 diabetes. Current diet
recommendations require restricting portion sizes, measuring and
weighing foods, and limiting the total amount of carbohydrate.
However, evidence suggests that a different dietary approach may
be more effective and easier to follow. The evidence favoring a
new approach came first from comparisons of various populations
around the world. People whose diets were based mainly on plant-
derived foods—that is, rice, noodles, beans, and vegetables—were
less likely to develop diabetes, compared with people whose
diets are fattier or centered on meatier dishes. For example,
among people following traditional Japanese diets, diabetes was
rare. Studies show that when people moved from Japan to the U.S.
and adopted a Western diet, they were much more likely to
develop diabetes. These studies suggested that meaty, fatty
diets cause the body to be more resistant to insulin’s actions.
Clinical research studies
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The supplementary subject in Viking era studies is primarily
aimed at careers within: - Research and teaching - Dissemination
of culture in the public and private sectors - Public
departments of culture Students who take the supplementary
subject in Viking-era studies gain: - The ability to form an
understanding of a multifaceted and often difficult to access
data. - An understanding of fundamental methodological
principles for inter-disciplinary historical research and the
ability to apply this competency in other disciplines. - The
ability to complete problem-orientated tasks, i.e. to identify,
define and reflect on an academic issue. - Knowledge of relevant
sources and their significance and potential in interpreting the
Viking age. - The to independently discuss an academic issue and
to place it within the correct context diachronically and
synchronically. - Knowledge of Viking-era society and culture in
Scandinavia and its relationship with other areas from a multi-
disciplinary perspective. - Knowledge o
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Petroleum refining is an important use for palladium and the
other platinum group metals as catalysts for a number of
different refining processes. Johnson Matthey includes this use
within their catchall category “other uses”. Distillation is the
first step in the process, and alone can separate the heavy
crude into its primary fractions of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel,
heating oil, and fuel oil. Because the natural ratio of these
fractions does not match the demands for the various fuels,
additional steps are required to reform some of the products
into products that are in demand. This is particularly true for
high demand automobile gasoline. These additional processes are
as follows: • Catalytic Reforming • Catalytic Cracking Catalytic
Reforming produces high octane gasoline for today’s automobiles.
Gasoline and naphtha feedstocks are heated to 500 degrees
Celsius and flow through a series of fixed-bed catalytic
reactors. Because the reactions absorb heat additional heaters
are installed between reactors to
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|Ethnicity and Power in the Contemporary World (UNU, 1996, 298
pages)| One of the most frequently voiced solutions to ethnic
conflict, at least where there is some degree of territorial
separation among competing groups, is to grant "autonomy" to the
minority group. As will be seen, autonomy can include a wide
range of political, economic, and other powers. However, in
order to assess what degree of power should be devolved in a
particular situation, one must focus on the underlying goal that
creating autonomous structures is designed to serve. On a
continuum of political power, many analysts would place autonomy
higher than the ability to protect minority rights but lower
than the independent statehood which may result from the
exercise of a people's right to self-determination. This is
probably accurate, although it should be remembered that
autonomy is not a term of art in international law, and that the
term has been used to describe a plethora of different
arrangements.1 Most ethnic conflicts grow out of
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We are accustomed to talking about the events of 1776 as
“revolutionary” and the conflict of 1861-65 as a “civil war”
involving a legalistic disagreement (whether the Union is
dissolvable). Both were very violent. It is possible however
that neither description fits the subject. In fact, we may have
the terminology exactly backwards. This lecture will look
briefly at the American Revolution as a legalistic event (a
deadly one, to be sure) and then turn to the Civil War as an
international revolutionary movement that the U.S. public, until
Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” has been slow to grasp. Just why
this is so also will be discussed. Dr. Jamil Zainaldin is
President of the Georgia Humanities Council. He received his PhD
in 1976 from the University of Chicago, and has taught at
Northwestern University and Case Western Reserve University,
focusing on U.S. History and Law. Zainaldin has also worked in
Washington in a variety of roles, including Deputy Director of
the American Historical Association. He is autho
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The Limits of Color-Coding During the last two U.S. presidential
elections, the media devised a catchy system for depicting the
partisan divide among the 50 states. Where a majority of the
votes cast were Republican, the state was called red; where
Democrat, blue. Maps of the nation required just a glance to
show where each party prevailed. The red and blue categories
proved helpful in discussions of the electoral college, which
decided the 2000 election for George W. Bush, although Al Gore
won the popular vote. The red and blue labels worked because in
most instances the winner of the popular election takes all (not
a proportionate number) of each states electoral votes. But the
color-coding has limited usefulness. Complex-ity gets lost. In
some states, voters choose a president from one party and
national legislators from another; are these states red or blue?
Two colors cannot account for other factorslike gender, marital
state, education and income, race and ethnicity, and urban,
suburban or rural residen
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Boston, MA and Washington, D.C.–April 1, 2009–For the past
several decades, evidence has shown that greater dietary intake
of the B-vitamin, folate, offers protection against the
development of certain common cancers and reduces neural tube
defects in newborns, opening new avenues for public health
interventions that have a great impact on health. However,
folate’s central role as an essential factor in DNA synthesis
also means that abundant availability of the vitamin can enhance
the development of pre-cancerous and cancerous tumors. Further,
the intake of folic acid that results from consuming foods that
are voluntarily fortified (e.g.: ready-to-eat cereals) in
combination with the additional intake received from mandatory
fortification of flour means that supplementary intake of folic
acid is unnecessary for many segments of the population, and may
even present a risk. Nevertheless, the issue is a complicated
one since women of child-bearing age seem to benefit from
supplemental folic acid in regard to its
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As part of the CICADA project, a number of researchers in the
Schools of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mathematics
are working on learning and control approaches to make the iCub
bipedal humanoid robot walk as well as looking at fundamental
research questions. This is done in collaboration with the team
at IIT (Italian Institute of Technology), Genoa. Inherently,
flexible, dynamic locomotion is a hybrid control problem with
different gait phases (single support, double support, toe push
off, ...) being represented by different dynamic models and
controllers. The iCub is the humanoid robot which was developed
by Profs Darwin Caldwell and Giulio Sandini and their colleagues
on the EU RobotCub project between 2004 and 2010. The iCub was
originally developed as a platform for studying cognition,
indeed it is the recommended EU testbed for such studies. A
range of behaviours was demonstrated at the final review
(crawling, attention seeking, drumming, ... although learning to
walk was never included in
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Procedures and Aircraft Behavior /*TRE/ The purpose of this
article is to familiarize controllers with terminal area
navigation (RNAV) procedure structure and expected aircraft
behavior. First described are terminal RNAV benefits and the
"building blocks" of an RNAV standard terminal arrival route
(STAR) and standard instrument departure (SID). The next section
explains the expected behavior of aircraft flying advanced RNAV
routes. The final section discusses the accuracy of RNAV and the
use of radar vectors with RNAV procedures. Although the focus of
this article is on terminal procedures, the flight behavior
described is applicable to both the terminal and en route
environments. RNAV allows an aircraft to operate on any desired
path without the need to fly directly toward or away from a
ground-based navigation aid (NAVAID). Aircraft position is
determined using NAVAIDs, a self-contained system (such as an
inertial reference system), the global positioning satellite
system (GPS) or a combination of these. Pi
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You are hereIntroduction to Covenant Creation Introduction to
Covenant Creation by Timothy P. Martin and Jeff Vaughn What Is
Covenant Creation? Preterists recognize that the “end” spoken of
in prophecy is not the end of the physical world. Rather, it is
the end of the old covenant, the end of the “old creation,” the
passing away of “the first heaven and the first earth” (Rev.
21:1). We call this Covenant Eschatology. and Jeff Vaughn What
Is Covenant Creation? Preterists recognize that the “end” spoken
of in prophecy is not the end of the physical world. Rather, it
is the end of the old covenant, the end of the “old creation,”
the passing away of “the first heaven and the first earth” (Rev.
21:1). We call this Covenant Eschatology. Covenant Creation
views the original “heavens and earth” which God made “in the
beginning” (Gen. 1:1) as directly related to God’s creation of
the “new heaven and new earth” (Rev. 21:1). If the “end” spoken
of in prophecy is the end of the old covenant order and has
nothing to do wi
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CAST - Computation and Science for Teachers introduces
computational reasoning and computational tools into the high
school math and science curriculum. PSC and its partners are
creating the CAST Professional Development Program, an
integrated set of modules to train teachers on how to
incorporate computational reasoning and tools such as modeling
and simulation into their curriculum. The first set of modules
present a complete program on how to USE models and simulations
in the classroom. A second set will focus on how to CREATE
models and simulations. All instructional materials will be
available on the CAST website. CAST is a joint program of PSC,
along with the Maryland Virtual High School and the Western PA
Math&Science Collaborative. CMIST - Computational Modules in
Science Teaching brings innovative science tutorials into
secondary school classrooms, focusing on integrative
computational biology, physiology, and biophysics. CMIST modules
include high quality, realistic 3-D animations produced with
cutt
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Learn the basic features for creating a dynamic PowerPoint
(slide show) presentation. This software is widely used in the
workplace and in educational settings. Seats will be filled on a
first-come, space-available basis. Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311 Required Skills: The ability to read and
comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics,
Word I Basics and Word II Intermediate. You will learn to: -
Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the
Microsoft PowerPoint window. - Create a simple slide
presentation using the installed themes and design templates. -
Identify and engage the three working panes of the PowerPoint
environment. - Edit and customize each slide and insert SmartArt
graphics and links. - Insert additional slides and delete
unwanted slides. - Activate the slide show presentation. - Save
the presentation as a slide show (.ppsx) and as a presentation
(.pptx). Please bring your own flash drive to save class
documents or send them to your email accou
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Project Morpheus is a new, test spacecraft being developed at
Johnson Space Center. In July a prototype of Morpheus was moved
from Houston to Kennedy Space Center for additional field
testing. After a tether test flight on August 3, and subsequent
testing, the Morpheus lander exploded during an experimental
flight today. You can see video right here. Morpheus features a
lot of experiment technology, including new green propellant
propulsion systems and autonomous landing and hazard detection
technology. With a budget of less than $7 million over 2.5 years
(pretty sure this does not include most labor), the Morpheus
project is considered lean and low-cost by NASA. Today’s crash
is a reminder that spaceflight remains a real challenge.
Morpheus’ propellant combination – liquid oxygen and methane –
is of particular interest because it can be stored for longer
times in space, compared to other common propellants such as
liquid hydrogen. It is also much cheaper to test and use than
other space fuels. Project Morphe
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After-school programs should strike a happy medium between
leisure and learning. Ideally, they'll offer a variety of
activities, without being merely an extension of the school day.
By at least fourth grade, most schools offer some form of
computer use. In private schools, this may happen earlier. To
some degree, the amount of training may depend on the funds
available for equipment. |English as a second language For
millions of students, English is not the primary language. This
poses special challenges for the teacher of a multi-lingual
classroom. Preferably, he or she will have special training in
ESL, or English as a second language. In elementary school,
children are still learning the basics of proper English, so
there's usually not much formal study of foreign languages.
Typically, children are introduced to a few foreign words, as
they arise in the context of other subjects. |Math and science
In the primary grades, first through third, math is often worked
in with other subjects. For example, while st
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There are 1.2 billion people between the ages of 10 and 19 in
the world today–the largest generation of adolescents ever.
Around the world, strong and dynamic youth movements are gaining
momentum—and so are their human rights and social justice
agendas. From Nigeria to Peru, young people are securing access
to comprehensive sexuality education and reproductive health
care, and engaging with policymakers locally, nationally, and
internationally. Our resources on youth health and rights
include factsheets on comprehensive sexuality education,
exemplary curricula, and reports about the impact of HIV,
violence, and other factors on the health and rights of young
people. Browse our resources on youth health and rights below,
or use the search for a specific topic. Written By International
Women's Health CoalitionWednesday, 15 May 2013The following
joint letter was submitted by women's rights organizations to
the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Written By International Women's Health Coalition
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International Year of Statistics Press Release The American
Statistical Association (ASA) and more than 1,400 organizations
in 111 countries are combining energies in 2013 to promote the
International Year of Statistics (Statistics2013), a worldwide
initiative that will highlight the contributions of the
statistics field to finding solutions to global challenges. The
goals of this awareness campaign are to: - Increase public
understanding of the power and impact of statistics on all
aspects of society - Nurture statistics as a profession,
especially among high-school and college students Statistics2013
participants are national and international professional
societies, universities, schools, businesses, government
agencies and research institutes. These groups will help
millions of people understand the value of statistical science
through seminars, workshops and outreach to students and the
media. Statistics-the science of learning from data and of
measuring, controlling and communicating uncertainty-is much
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The evolution continues with sensor and software advances
September 11, 2007 Continued improvements to CNC plasma cutting
technology have made these units much more adaptable and user
friendly. They have also helped improve consistency and cut
quality. A plasma cutting table is a workhorse in most fab
shops. The technology has seen great improvements over the
years, and it's worthwhile to take a look at its evolution. Not
coincidentally, plasma technology's growth has coincided with
technology improvements starting with the CNC. Computer numeric
control (CNC) technology was devised by a collaboration of MIT
professors and associates, and refers specifically to a computer
controller that reads G-code instructions and drives a machine
tool. The introduction of CNC machinery radically changed
manufacturing by dramatically reducing the number of steps
requiring human interaction. With the increased automation of
manufacturing processes brought on by CNC machining,
considerable improvements in consistency and qual
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See what questions a doctor would ask. Any condition affecting
on or both hands. The hand is made up of numerous components
that can be affected by a condition - fingers, thumbs, skin,
muscle, nerves and bone. Some examples of hand conditions are
fracture, neuropathy, dermatitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Because we use our hands so much, any condition affecting them
can impair the ability to carry out day-to-day functions.
...more » Read more about causes of Hand conditions. Research
the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to,
Hand conditions: Research related physicians and medical
specialists: Other doctor, physician and specialist research
services: Medical research articles related to Hand conditions
include: Visit our research pages for current research about
Hand conditions treatments. Related forums and medical stories:
Read about other experiences, ask a question about Hand
conditions, or answer someone else's question, on our message
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This is a guest post by Daria Ng, a Senior Program Associate at
Global Kids. Next week she’ll continue her work with
international education as a consultant for UNICEF. Global Kids
has experimented with digital badging in various contexts for
the past few years. From badging an afterschool program four
years ago at the New York Public Library, to badging the Urban
Biodiversity Network program at the American Museum of Natural
History, Global Kids has used digital assessment to support
youth to recognize, talk about, and demonstrate essential
digital literacy skills. Currently, we are consulting with three
schools as they develop badging systems for their students,
developing our own badging system for all Global Kids youth
programs, and supporting Hive NYC and Hive Chicago to build
their digital badging systems and infrastructures. For the past
year and a half, Global Kids has been navigating the badge
universe. Global Kids has followed the growing interest in
badges in both formal and informal learning conte
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Survival rates for Hodgkin disease by stage Survival rates are
often used by doctors as a standard way of discussing a person’s
prognosis (outlook). Some patients with Hodgkin disease may want
to know the survival statistics for people in similar
situations, while others may not find the numbers helpful, or
may even not want to know them. If you do not want to read about
Hodgkin disease survival statistics, skip to the next section.
The rates below are based on the stage of the cancer when it is
first diagnosed. When looking at survival rates, it’s important
to understand that the stage of a cancer does not change over
time, even if the cancer progresses. A cancer that comes back or
spreads is still referred to by the stage it was given when it
was first found and diagnosed, but more information is added to
explain the current extent of the cancer. (And of course, the
treatment plan is adjusted based on the change in cancer
status.) The 5-year survival rate is the percentage of patients
who live at least 5 ye
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Organic food is grown by farmers who only use farming methods
that strive for a balance with nature and system sustainability.
Their methods focus on natural soil improvement and rely on
inherent biological systems to produce the highest quality foods
with minimal environmental impact. When you see the “organic”
label on food, it means your government has certified that the
farm and the food grown there have used techniques that: - Do
not use synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and soil fumigants. -
Do not use sewage sludge for fertilizer. - Do not use any form
of genetic engineering (plant, animal, or hybrid). - Do not use
artificial growth hormones or antibiotics (in animals). - Do
improve the quality and fertility of the soil. - Do protect
water quality. - Do reduce soil erosion. - Do rely on natural
biological systems for pest and weed control. - Do reduce the
impact of agriculture on our environment. - Do produce the
highest quality, great tasting food! Natural food is food that
has been grown using simila
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Studies have shown that how happy we are has a lot to do with
our natural temperament. To a large extent, it’s in our genes.
Circumstance also affects happiness but not always in ways that
we would expect. Apparently wealth, education, youth and good
looks don’t contribute very much to happiness. So what does
matter? For a start, married people are significantly happier
than those who are not whereas divorced people tend to be more
miserable. In case you’re wondering, having kids doesn’t do much
to boost happiness, especially if they are living at home!
There’s an injection of joy when a child is born, but that wears
off after 2 years. The good news is friendship has a significant
effect on happiness. The wider and deeper your relationships
with friends, the happier you’re likely to be. On the other end
of the scale, circumstances like losing a spouse or a job can
produce lasting unhappiness and long term damage. How to boost
happiness? Genetic disposition makes up a whopping 50% while
circumstances account f
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Karen refugees living in Mae La are caught in a legal limbo,
unable to return to Burma any time soon, their restricted status
denies them opportunities to live and work freely in Thai
society. While 20,000 refugees have been resettled in Australia,
the United States and Canada since the mid-90s, the nine UNHCR
established refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border, are now
home to a total of 124,300 registered refugees. Refugee and
migrant populations are considered to be at high risk from
sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Women are particularly
at risk. In 1995 Naw Jacqueline Min started a HIV and AIDS
program in Mae La with four clients. This grew to over 100 in
2009. UNHCR meets the expenses of this program; EUROPAD funds
the Anti-retroviral treatment and monitoring of their immunity
levels. However, most people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs)
are extremely poor and the meagre camp rations are not
sufficient to maintain their healthy nutritional status. PLWHAs
are unable to generate income and gene
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African river-martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)
|French:||Hirondelle de rivière| |Size||Length: 14 cm (2)| The
African river-martin is classified as Data Deficient (DD) by the
IUCN Red List (1). The African river-martin, the most primitive
living swallow (3), has blue-black or purple-black plumage with
an attractive green sheen to the back, and sooty brown under-
wings. Its tail is black and square, the feet are brownish-pink,
and the red eye is surrounded by a pink eyering (2). Like other
swallows, the African river-martin’s large, orange-red bill can
open wide, enabling the bird to catch insects while flying with
ease (2) (4). Male and female African river-martins are the same
in appearance while juveniles have dull sooty brown plumage (2).
The African river-martin occurs in Gabon, Congo and the
Democratic Republic of Congo (2) The African river-martin breeds
along forested rivers, in coastal savanna and on islands with
sandy shores. Outside of the breeding season it can be found
roosting in reedbeds or in
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How Mesothelioma Affects Veterans Asbestos exposure is the
leading cause of the rare cancer known as mesothelioma (the most
common form of this cancer is pleural mesothelioma). This cancer
affects the protective lining around the lungs called the
'mesothelium.' Asbestos related lung diseases and cancer are not
easily diagnosed and unfortunately, are not evident in the body
until many years after exposure. There are many individuals who
have been exposed to this deadly fiber in their homes and work
locations. Typical environments where asbestos was used were
shipyards, construction sites, and places where the fiber was
used for insulation purposes. What most people fail to
recognize, however, is that many US veterans who served in the
military were also exposed to the toxic hazards of asbestos in
their daily routines. Those who may have been directly or
indirectly in contact with asbestos fibers include Navy shipyard
workers, other military branches and even civilian workers
employed on or off shore in differe
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More than 100 staff, physicians and volunteers from Henry Mayo
participated in the recent Relay For Life event presented by the
American Cancer Society. The hospital donated baskets for a
raffle with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society. In
addition, a giant model of a colon at the Henry Mayo booth was a
hit with an estimated 2,500 people walking through. The giant
model served to educate the public, along with a cancer museum,
about colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer
deaths in the United States, with 50,000 reported last year.
Henry Mayo’s booth took first place for “fightback message.” The
American Cancer Society reports that more than 145,000 people
are diagnosed each year with colon and rectal cancer—and men and
women are equally at risk. The good news is that in recent
years, the incidence rate of colorectal cancer has decreased, as
has the death rate. Decreases have largely been credited to
early screening tests such as colonoscopies. It is recommended
that people start sc
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During our Eco-Friends class time over the past few weeks,
students were posed with the question, “What makes an insect and
insect?” Our students combined their prior knowledge with their
immediate observations of similarities and differences to
discover the unique characteristics of insects. Our students
were introduced to an insect’s three main body parts through a
rendition of the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
entitled, “Head, Thorax, Abdomen.” After observing toy insects,
student participated in sorting a variety of different “bugs”
using a Venn diagram on the SmartBoard. Students were asked to
label the bugs by moving them on the screen into a circles
labeled “Insect” or “Not an Insect.” After sifting through
scorpions, spiders and worms, students became comfortable with
identifying insects through these characteristics: 1) Three Body
Parts (head, thorax, abdomen), 2) Eyes, Mouth and Antennae, 3)
An Exoskeleton. While observing and describing pictures,
drawings and toy insects helped us learn wh
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"She has a most graceful figure; holds herself well; and if, as
may be hoped, she grows a little taller, she will possess every
good quality one could wish for in a great princess. Her heart
and character are both excellent." This statement was made when
she was around 13. There have been many debates on how tall
Antoinette actually was, the number is unknown for sure.
Speculation has found her to be anywhere from as tall as 5'6''
and a shorter 5'25''. 5'6'' would be rather tall for the 18th
century lady. As she had been observed and described we must
remember she would always be found in her fashionable heeled
shoes, and miles high poufs. Along with posture fit for a queen
(and helped by those grand corsets), she would certainly appear
tall to contemporaries. She also had better nutrition than most.
It can be agreed she was somewhere between the two but I would
say closer to 5'25''. By the 18th century height was at an all
time low! (between the 9th -18th cent.'s) Yes, people grew
shorter. The 18th century p
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July 24, 2012 How quickly can new species arise? In as little as
6,000 years, according to a study of Australian sea stars.
"That's unbelievably fast compared to most organisms," said Rick
Grosberg, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis and
coauthor on the paper published July 18 in the journal
Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Grosberg is interested in
how new species arise in the ocean. On land, groups of plants
and animals can be physically isolated by mountains or rivers
and then diverge until they can no longer interbreed even if
they meet again. But how does this isolation happen in the wide-
open ocean? Grosberg and colleagues studied two closely related
"cushion stars," Cryptasperina pentagona and C. hystera, living
on the Australian coast. The animals are identical in appearance
but live in different regions: Hystera occurs on a few beaches
and islands at the far southern end of the range of pentagona.
And their sex lives are very, very different. Pentagona has male
and female individuals t
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Arctic shipping routes open Satellite measurements show we are
heading for another year of below-average ice cover in the
Arctic. As sea ice melts during the summer months, two major
shipping routes have opened in the Arctic Ocean. In 2008
satellites saw that the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea
Route were open simultaneously for the first time since
satellite measurements began in the 1970s – and now it has
happened again. While the Northern Sea Route above Russia (also
known as the Northeast Passage) has been open to shipping
traffic since mid-August, recent satellite data show that the
most direct course in the Northwest Passage now appears to be
navigable as well. Located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago,
the Northwest Passage can be a short cut for shipping between
Europe and Asia – but with the opening of the sea route comes
the potential for both sovereignty claims and marine species
migration across the Arctic Ocean. In 2007, Arctic sea ice hit a
record low since satellite measurements began n
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Debate and discussion of any biological questions not pertaining
to a particular topic. 9 posts • Page 1 of 1 Hello , ladies and
gentlemen I would like to ask a quick question, about nerve
functioning. Alright we all know that the brain does all of the
work when it comes to thinking or (functioning) but could
someone explain to me which nerve controls or regulates the
heart or cirulatory nerve impules. I know that the human body
has many nerves in fact we have many plexuses or series of
nerves combined together but is their a single nerve in the
brain that we can single out and say this nerve here in the left
or right hemisphere of the brain controls this or when the nerve
is damaged or pinched it does this or that. If so I would be
pleased to know and that also means that the human brain ( mind)
is able to control specific body functions naturally just like
breathing, but can we ourselves control a certain function, for
Example: We can tell ourselves to hold our breath and stop
breathing but the brain does t
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Music Theory For Dummies If you're trying to learn how to play
music, read music, or brush up on improvising and performing
with other musicians, music theory is important. However, you
don't need to know every last tidbit that the many theorists
around the world have written down. You just need to become
familiar with some of the basics. You need to know the names of
the notes, and you must understand time signatures, intervals,
and chord progressions. Note Names in the U.S. and U.K. In the
world of music, you may encounter different names for the many
notes used. The U.S. and U.K. standard terms differ, but the
U.S. names — which were originally translated from the German
names for the notes because so many German composers immigrated
to the United States in the 19th century — are more universally
standard. The U.K. names are also used in medieval music and in
some classical circles. The following table shows the common
notes and their U.S. and U.K. names. |U.S. Note Name||Note||U.K.
Note Name| Extending No
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BIAA - The Birds in Agricultural Areas Database | The Birds in
Agricultural Areas (BIAA) database is a cooperative program
between American Bird Conservancy (ABC), George Mason University
(GMU) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With
this project ABC, GMU and EPA hope to identify the extent to
which bird species in North America utilize agricultural fields
both geographically and seasonally as primary or incidental
habitat for foraging, breeding, cover, or roosting. All major
crops grown in the United States are included and geographic
data includes state or province and Bird Conservation Region as
defined by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative
(NABCI). Information to populate the database was obtained from
books, scientific journals, government reports, gray literature,
and a major library research project. This data is combined with
conservation status indicators for each species including the
Endangered Species Act Listings, American Bird Conservancy's
Green List, and the NABCI s
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Submitted to: Government Publication/Report Publication Type:
Government Publication Publication Acceptance Date: December 1,
2003 Publication Date: February 1, 2004 Citation: Edme, S.J.,
Gilbert, R., Comstock, J.C., Glaz, B.S., Tai, P., Miller, J.D.,
Davidson, J. 2004. Evaluation of New Canal Point Clones:
2001-2002 Harvest Season. United States Department of
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS-161, 35 pp.
Interpretive Summary: Farmers in Florida need a constant influx
of new sugarcane varieties. During their evaluation, sugarcane
varieties are referred to as clones because after a seed is
obtained from a cross, the resulting plant (variety) is then
vegetatively (clonally) propagated by planting buds on stalk
sections. Hence, the name of this report refers to sugarcane
clones rather than varieties. Due to changes in pathogens,
varieties that were once disease resistant and productive can
quickly become susceptible and not economical. Changes in
farming practices also may lead to changes in variet
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< Parks & Lakes | || | One of the hallmarks of the Minneapolis
Park System is its lakes, ponds, wetlands and creeks. From the
famous Lake Harriet to the little-known Black Ash Seep in
Minnehaha Park, our water resources are a precious resource. For
over 125 years the MPRB has maintained the area’s scenic and
recreational bodies of water, which has earned it the national
reputation for sound conservation and ecological practice that
leads the way to a healthy environment. The MPRB system includes
16 lakes, which are defined as water bodies whose maximum depth
at low water exceeds 6.6 feet (2m) depth and develops layers of
different temperature for at least part of the open-water
season. |Lake of the Isles The MPRB system contains many
wetlands, which are defined as a permanently saturated or
flooded basin shallower than 6.6 feet (2m) depth at low water
and that have historic or hydrologic significance to the MPRB.
High Profile Wetlands: Other Wetland areas: - Diamond Lake -
Webber Pond, Webber Park - Wirth Par
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Best Known For Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was an iconic African-
American tap dancer and actor best known for his Broadway
performances and film roles. Think you know about Biography?
Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.Play
Now Broadway legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was born Luther
Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, on May 25, 1878. Robinson
started his career as a vaudeville performer, transitioning to
Broadway and to Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. His
delicate tap-dance style and cheerful demeanor made Robinson a
favorite of both black and white audiences. He died in New York
City on November 25, 1949. "Everything is copacetic." Bill
"Bojangles" Robinson was born Luther Robinson in Richmond,
Virginia, on May 25, 1878. His father, Maxwell, worked in a
machine shop, while his mother, Maria, was a choir singer. After
both of his parents died in 1885, Robinson was raised by his
grandmother, Bedilia, who had been a slave earlier in her life.
According to Robinson, he used physical
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