From the archives of iA, Putting Thought Into Things:
Listening is a masochist endeavor. To do it right you have to put everything down. Not just your phone, even pen and paper. There is nothing to hold on to when you just listen. You have to use your full attention, registering everything that you see and hear. You have to slow down your self-perception and focus on the outside, on what you do not understand. Compared to how we usually operate, listening means focusing on pain, diving into boredom. In order to see the other in slow motion, you need to stop the camera of self-perception that makes you the star, and speed up the camera that records the outside.
Listening requires the patience to recognize your feelings in other people’s words, no matter how trivial, dark and empty their language may seem. It requires you to become someone else while you listen. The fog of boredom and emptiness when listening to people you don’t sympathize with can be a sign that they are boring, empty, or not making sense. It can also be a sign that you do not understand. Listening requires that you accept the nuisance of not understanding, of feeling deaf, blind, numb, and still pay attention. Listening is the first step of deep thought. It is painful to give yourself up, but it is highly rewarding. To fill the glass with fresh water, first empty it.


These green and loggerhead sea turtles wait out the stormy weather at the Brevard Zoo.
Close to 300 green and loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings have been rescued after they had been wash backed to shore as a result of Hurricane Leslie, which is still, as of October 11, slowly churning in the Atlantic Ocean.
These green and loggerhead sea turtles wait out the stormy weather at the Brevard Zoo. They will soon be released back into the weed lines off Melbourne, FL.
The turtles are currently being cared for at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center, where they will wait out the stormy weather before zoo staff transport them by boat and drop them in the weed lines off the coast of Florida.
“When sea turtles hatch, they rely on energy stores from a yolk sac to make the multi-mile swim to offshore weed lines—floating masses of Sargassum seaweed that provide shelter and food,” sea turtle program manager Shanon Gann said in a press release put out by the Brevard Zoo. “If the seaweed is disrupted by a storm or strong winds that wash them back to shore, the little turtles do not have the energy to make the long swim again.”
Research Shows Hatchling Sea Turtles Are Proficient In Energy Conservation
Anyone who happens on wash backed hatchlings are urged to call the Sea Turtle Preservation Society at 321-676-1701 or Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 1-888-404-3922 for instructions on how to rescue the reptiles.


This advisory provides an overview of basic concepts in immigration law and describes the government agencies that work in this area. It is a primer for paralegals and accredited representatives who are new to the subject.
Immigration law is complex and ever-changing. Thus, it can be intimidating for even the most experienced practitioners. There are dozens of moving pieces, in part because so many different government agencies within the executive branch implement and influence immigration law. There are also hundreds of acronyms that numb the mind and make immigration legal concepts difficult to understand. Like any foreign language, it helps to have some basic vocabulary to comprehend what is being communicated. This practice advisory aims to give you some basic tools to understand the number one issue in U.S. politics these days, and to begin working in the field of legal advocacy for immigrants.
I. The Immigration and Nationality Act and Its Regulations The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (INA) defines the world in terms of U.S. citizens, and everyone else – called “aliens” in the INA. We use the less offensive term “foreign citizens,” since alien (to some) implies something less than human. Most of the regulations for immigration are found in title (volume) 8 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). You can find the law and regulations under legal resources at www.uscis.gov.
II. Who is a Citizen? A. U.S. Citizen Our founding Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment provides that anyone born in the United States is a U.S. citizen. This includes people born in U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. At one time, birth in Panama and the Panama Canal Zone conferred citizenship as well.
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Treatment Options Include
- Laser: If the blockage is inside the windpipe, a laser beam can vaporize the tumor to open the windpipe.
- Photodynamic therapy (PDT): is a different type of laser treatment that involves 3 steps. First, a chemotherapy medicine called Photofrin is injected into the vein. Over the next 2 days, it is concentrated in the tumor. Second, bronchoscopy points a special laser is pointed at the tumor to activate the Photofrin. Third, bronchoscopy is again performed to remove the dead cells and open the windpipe.
- Cryospray: Liquid nitrogen is sprayed at a tumor in the wind pipe to kill the tumor and open the windpipe.
- Chemotherapy: uses anticancer drugs to kill cancer cells throughout the entire body.For more advanced lung cancers, Chemotherapy may be used before or after surgery to increase the cure rate offered by an operation alone. For incurable lung cancer, chemotherapy can be used to slow down the cancer.
- Immunotherapy: can be used to activate the body’s immune system to kill lung cancer cells. After many years of research, immunotherapy has finally shown some promising results.
- Clinical trials and targeted therapy: Biological drugs now exist that target specific lung tumors based on their genetic makeup. DF/BWCC has developed some of these approaches and every tumor is analyzed for its genetic make-up in order to maximize patient benefit and tailor the best therapy for each patient.


The poppy from Flanders Field in Belgium has become the most visible symbol of Anzac remembrance. When I was a very young child my father taught me the John McCrae poem: “In Flanders fields, the poppies blow, beneath the crosses…” Today New Zealanders and Australians will wear poppies in remembrance as we mark ANZAC day.
More than 1.5% of all New Zealanders died in the first World War, and just under 1% in WWII. Many other New Zealanders have also died in too many wars since.
We are slow to learn that the violence of war can never deliver the depth and stability of peace for which the human heart longs.
As Pope Francis reflected on the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War:
“With the heart of a son, a brother, a father, I ask each of you, indeed for all of us, to have a conversion of heart: to move on from “What does it matter to me?”, to tears: for each one of the fallen of this “senseless massacre”, for all the victims of the mindless wars, in every age”.
Pope Francis 13 September 2014


Passing Off a Trade-mark
This is the second article in the trade-mark series. Check out the first article in the series: What's a Trade-mark?
"Passing off" is considered a "tort" in intellectual property and in litigation. It helps protect the proprietary right in a trade-mark. Passing off is both a common law action and a statutory action, which means it protects both unregistered and registered trademarks. A registered trademark has access to both the common law and the statutory right of action, but an unregistered trademark only has access to common law protections.
The common law right of passing off is codified in section 7 of the Trade-marks Act. A reproduction of section 7 is below:
7 No person shall
(a) make a false or misleading statement tending to discredit the business, goods or services of a competitor;
(b) direct public attention to his goods, services or business in such a way as to cause or be likely to cause confusion in Canada, at the time he commenced so to direct attention to them, between his goods, services or business and the goods, services or business of another;
(c) pass off other goods or services as and for those ordered or requested; or
(d) make use, in association with goods or services, of any description that is false in a material respect and likely to mislead the public as to
(i) the character, quality, quantity or composition,
(ii) the geographical origin, or
(iii) the mode of the manufacture, production or performance of the goods or services.
7(b) refers to the "classic" conception of passing off. Passing off occurs when a person directs public attention to his goods in such as way as to cause confusion between his goods and another goods. For example, I cannot start a business selling shoes with a logo that bears a striking similarity to the Nike Swoosh because it would certainly lead a consumer to think that my shoes were manufactured by Nike.


It is estimated that worldwide, 3.6 billion toothbrushes are used every year. Around 80% of these end up in our oceans, causing harm to marine life and habitats.
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The bristles are attached with pressure into the brush head, negating the need for glue. They are made from nylon, which is BPA free, and dentists say is the best material for toothbrush bristles. Natural ones tend to be too harsh on gums and can cause damage. They are also retain moisture, so can be a breeding ground for bacteria.
When your brush reaches the end of its life, pull the bristles out with pliers, and then the handle can be composted.
The brushes are coloured with a natural resin paint, which is a kind of plant paint, so you can compost the handle.
Bamboo is an amazing material - it is the world's fastest natural renewing resource, and is also naturally anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, which means it can grow without the need for pesticides.
The bamboo used for these toothbrushes is moso bamboo, which is not eaten by pandas.
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Cochlear implants are prosthetic devices that provide hearing for persons with severe to profound hearing loss who receive little or no benefit from hearing aids. Tiny wires (electrodes) are surgically inserted into the cochlea (an organ of hearing). The cochlear implant converts sound energy into electrical signals and stimulates the auditory nerve.
A cochlear implant goes on both the outside and inside of your head. These parts work together to help you notice sounds.
You will wear a device that looks like a hearing aid behind your ear. It has a microphone that picks up sounds and sends them to a speech processor. The speech processor turns the sounds into a digital signal.
The speech processor sends the signal to a transmitter. This device goes on your head, behind your ear. The transmitter sends the signal to a receiver under your skin. A magnet holds the two together.
The receiver is under the skin behind your ear. It sends the signals to electrodes in your inner ear, or cochlea. The electrodes trigger the auditory nerve. This lets your brain notice the incoming sounds.
Cochlear implants will not work for everyone. They may work for adults who:
Children can also get cochlear implants. They may work best for children who:
If your child is old enough, it is helpful if he/she can:
It is important that your child has your support. This will help him have success with the cochlear implants.


Sometimes when we write, we really don’t want to face criticism for our ideas. This can lead us to be overly insular, shielding our work from honest review. After all, it can be tough to hear that there are problems with what we’ve written, especially if we’ve invested a lot of time and effort into it.
It would be a mistake, however, to take constructive criticism as a personal attack. No one can know everything, and sometimes the infusion of a different viewpoint can be just what a paper needs. It is, therefore, a sound idea to seek and give due consideration to the perspectives and advice of others.
Here are some helpful tips to remember when seeking feedback:
Remember that other people have a life, too. It’s best to avoid giving them too short notice. Try to allow for at least a couple of days, as this will also give them enough time to really look at your work and give a worthwhile evaluation.
Everyone may have an opinion, but…not all of those opinions are going to be worth listening to. While it’s true that you can learn something from just about anyone, it’s best to primarily seek feedback from someone qualified to give it in the area you need it. You can ask a history professor about how to unclog your drain, but wouldn’t it make more sense to ask a plumber?
Don’t be afraid to actually use the advice you get. When you started your paper, you may have had a pretty clear idea about what you wanted to do. Then, after inviting feedback from a well-informed person or two, you see that their ideas about your work have merit. At this point, you can either embrace your pride and ignore what they said, or you can choose to benefit from their knowledge; the latter approach is recommended.
So, don’t be afraid (or too proud) to use feedback. In fact, time permitting, it’s a good idea to make it a habit when writing essays. Who knows? Someday someone may ask you for help in writing their paper.


The Rig Veda
is a collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns counted among the four Hindu religious texts known as the Vedas. The Rig Veda was likely composed between roughly 1700–1100 BCE, making it one of the oldest texts of any Indo-Iranian language, one of the world’s oldest religious texts. It was preserved over centuries by oral tradition alone and was probably not put in writing before the Early Middle Ages.
The Rig Veda is considered to be amongst the earliest religious texts still revered by a living tradition and it is estimated to have been formed around 1500–1200 BCE. It consists of 1,017 hymns (1,028 including the apocryphal valakhilya hymns 8.49–8.59) composed in Vedic Sanskrit, many of which are intended for various sacrificial rituals. These are contained in 10 books, known as Mandalas. This long collection of short hymns is mostly devoted to the praise of the gods. However, it also contains fragmentary references to historical events, notably the struggle between the early Vedic peoples (known as Aryans) and their enemies, the Dasa. The first of The Vedas.
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In the development of human society, the invention and use of machine is an important sign of human being’s entering into industrialization, and machine becomes an independent actuator, which realizes the separation of executor and action instruction sender from our human. Furthermore, the emergence of artificial intelligence makes it possible for a machine to become a sender of instructions through interactions with environment and human, and as a result, the sender and executor of the instruction are unified on the machine itself.
This report systematically analyzes behavior-based artificial intelligence from evolution of automatic control. Then, taking “how to sense like a human being” as the topic, the talk puts forward the framework of robot active perception, introduces the main achievements of the team in visual multi-target detection, visual tactile representation, multimodal fusion and developmental learning, and takes “how to operate like a human being” as the problem, gives the main achievements of the team in learning smart operation skills such as active imitation learning and preference learning achievements.
Next, a new concept “Bcent” is proposed to model the unity of learning and coordination among sensing, cognition and behavior, and a new theoretical framework for behavior learning is proposed yet. Finally, the challenge and problems for behavior AI are discussed.
Sun Fuchun, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University, international publication “IEEE Trans. On Neural Networks” , “Soft Computing” and “International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems” editorial board member, IEEE Control System Society International Conference Editorial Board Member, IEEE Control System Society Intelligent Control Technical Committee member. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Application from Tsinghua University in March 1998. From January 1998 to January 2000, he was engaged in postdoctoral research in the Department of Automation of Tsinghua University. He has been working in the Department of Computer Science and Technology since 2000.


HORACE GRAY was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 24, 1828. He enrolled in Harvard College at the age of thirteen and was graduated four years later. After traveling abroad, he received his law degree at Harvard in 1849. Gray was admitted to the bar in 1851 and practiced law for the next thirteen years. In 1854, he began his judicial career as a reporter for the State Supreme Court. During his tenure, Gray edited sixteen volumes of court records which, with some independent legal writing, earned him a reputation for historical scholarship and legal research. While working as a court reporter, Gray also served as a counselor to the Governor of Massachusetts on legal and constitutional questions and, in particular, issues arising from the Civil War. Gray was appointed to the State Supreme Court as an Associate Justice in 1864, the youngest appointee in the history of the Court. He was elevated to Chief Justice nine years later. President Chester A. Arthur nominated Gray to the Supreme Court of the United States on December 19, 1881, and the Senate confirmed the appointment on December 20, 1881. Gray served on the Supreme Court for twenty years. He submitted his resignation on July 9, 1902, to become effective on the appointment of his successor. Gray died on September 15, 1902, at the age of seventy-four.


Debunking the Top COVID Vaccine Myths
COVID-19 information is changing constantly, and there’s a lot of misinformation out there. Often, it’s hard to know what’s really accurate. This is especially true for the much-anticipated, newly released COVID vaccines. We asked Dr. Alejandro Perez-Trepichio, Chief Medical Officer for Millennium Physician Group to set the record straight.
“One of the top questions I get is if you’ve had COVID, should you get the vaccine? The answer is yes, but you should wait. This data may change, but you could safely wait 90 days from the day you were diagnosed with COVID to get the vaccine.”
Dr. Perez-Trepichio says there’s a lot of confusion when it comes to getting the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “If the vaccine that you have received is two doses, it’s extremely important that you receive both,” he advises. “This is the way that the studies were done. We have no certainty as to what will happen if we then change that.”
Herd immunity is the other topic, Dr. Perez-Trepichio says a lot of people misunderstand. He says approximately 70 to 85-percent of the population would need to get the COVID shot to make its continued spread unlikely.
Dr. Perez-Trepichio warns that we can’t let our guards down just because more people are getting vaccinated. “Vaccination is important,” he says, “But so are those other measures that we need to continue for several months until sufficient numbers have been vaccinated and the appropriate authorities advise to maybe getting back to normal.” This includes wearing masks, hand washing, and social distancing.
Don’t stress about when or which vaccine you get. The important thing is that you get it.


Glenn L. Martin
Glenn Luther Martin, born in Macksburg, Iowa in 1886, was one of the pioneer airmen of the country. An early interest in kites and gliders was enhanced by the achievements of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. By 1909 Glenn Martin had built a pusher-engine biplane and taught himself to fly.
In 1912 he flew a historic flight to Catalina Island and back, demonstrating the long-range possibilities of aircraft. He built the first multi-passenger seaplane, the first twin-engine bomber, designed the first honeycomb structural supports, the first self-sealing gas tanks and the first power operated gun turrets.
At the young age of 26, Martin started his own business, the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company, and proceeded to build aircraft specializing in heavy multi-engine planes to be used as bombers. He was soon designing and building planes for both the Army and Navy. For developing airplanes, such as the “China Clipper” flying boat and the B-26 “Marauder” bomber, he received the Daniel Guggenheim Medal in 1940. He remained President of his own company until his death on December 5, 1955.
The Martin Company provided training to other aviation manufacturers including William Boeing, Donald Douglas, Lawrence Bell, and James McDonnell. The company is still in business today as Lockheed–Martin.
Glenn Martin was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1966.


Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilization itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender, UN chief Antonio Guterres told the opening plenary of the UN COP25 climate conference Tuesday.
“One is the path of surrender, where we have sleepwalked past the point of no return, jeopardising the health and safety of everyone on this planet,” Guterres said.
“Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand, that fiddled while the planet burned?”
In an impassioned appeal, the UN chief worked through a long list of worrying signs, including new figures released Tuesday by the World Meterological Organisation (WMO).
The last five years have been the hottest ever recorded, the WMO said, and the concentration of planet warming CO2 in the atmosphere has reached levels not seen in three to five million years.
“The last time there was a comparable concentration,” Guterres said, “the temperature was two to three degrees Celsius warmer, and sea levels were 10 to 20 metres higher than today.”
The 2015 Paris Agreement calls for capping global warming at “well under” 2C, and 1.5C if possible.
A major UN science report reset the threshold for a climate-safe world from 2C to 1.5C.
“Permafrost in the Arctic is thawing 70 years ahead of projections,” Guterres continued. “Antarctica is melting three times as fast as a decade ago. Ocean levels are rising quicker than expected.”
“More than two-thirds of the world’s megacities are located by the sea.”
More than 150 million people will find themselves in coastal flood zones by 2050, according to recent research.
To prevent temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees, the global economy must be carbon neutral by mid-century, a landmark UN report said last year.
“The best available science, through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us today that going beyond that (1.5C) would lead us to catastrophic disaster,” Guterres said.
AFP / CRISTINA QUICLER Guterres worked through a long list of climate data to reinforce his message


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Catholic Church -- Education -- United States, Young women -- Education -- United States, Religious education of girls, Teenage girls -- United States -- Social services, Nuns, Convent education, Delinquent girls, Juvenile court, Catholic education, Women's education, Reform school, Good Shepherd Sisters, Child abuse, Sexual abuse
Convent education has sought to impart a set of moral values that would lead to a productive life, both spiritually and socially. The foundress of the Good Shepherd Sisters started a convent-based social service institution for vulnerable women and girls in Europe that evolved into a postsecondary education system in the United States for adolescent girls remanded by the judicial system. Convent education has been an underresearched area in the history of American education, and this dissertation takes parochial education for girls into account in the broad sweep of American educational developments. This historical study utilizes archival research, oral histories, student and teacher memoirs, and secondary sources to explore the Good Shepherd schools for girls in the mid twentieth century United States. The Good Shepherd schools featured manual labor, occupational training, and academic instruction that play a significant role in shaping girls' identities
Phillips, Nancymarie, "Education for Girls in the House of the Good Shepherd, U.S. 1940-1980" (2008). ETD Archive. 241.


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Asians have always faced racial discrimination and hate before but racial discrimination and racial hate crimes towards them have seen a significant increase during this Covid-19 pandemic and Asians of all ethnicities have been attacked verbally with racial slurs, spat at, and even violently attacked.
Government and government officials are also to blame for this current trend of a racial attack on Asians as in some instances have directly or indirectly promoted hate crimes, racism, and xenophobia through the use of anti-chines rhetoric.
Countries like the united kingdom, the united states, Italy, Spain, Greece, France, and Germany have used the Covid-19 pandemic to push anti-immigrant, supremacist, ultra-nationalist, anti-Semitic, and xenophobic sentiments.
The Governor of Veneto, Italy told journalists in February that the country would do better than china in handling the virus because Italians were culturally cleaner whereas the Chinese eat mice.
In Italy Lunaria, a civil society group has collected since February over fifty reports and accounts of racial assaults and discrimination towards people from Asians or people of Asian descent. The same is reported by human rights groups across France, Australia, and Russia.
In the UK Asians have been pushed in the face, taunted, and accused of spreading the virus. Another report from Spain saw two-man physically attack a Chinese American so badly that the victim was in a coma for two days.
Several attacks were reported in the UK in February at the beginning of the outbreak including several physical assaults. Between January and march UK police force had recorded at least 267 racial attacks on Asians.
Covid-19 Fueling Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Worldwide.(May 12,2020).Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/12/covid-19-fueling-anti-asian-racism-and-xenophobia-worldwide
A Significant Rise in Racism Toward Asian People During COVID. (October 7, 2020).Lily Bailey.Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/because-we-are-bad/202010/significant-rise-in-racism-toward-asian-people-during-covid


Using indigenous knowledge to provide educational services for children with disabilities
Anahtar Kelimeler:International development, inclusive education
ÖzetUsing examples from the author’s experiences in Cambodia, India and the US, the paper cautions against the trend of unconditional transfer of policies and practices in inclusive education prevalent in the US, or “first generation inclusive education” countries (Kozleski & Artiles, 2014) to “second generation inclusive education countries”. Differences in political, economic, social and cultural climates make these transfers less applicable in the new contexts and therefore less effective. The paper examines specific challenges relating to implementing inclusive education and in identifying and labeling students, and suggests the need to consider indigenous or local knowledge to develop more appropriate policies and practices.
Nasıl Atıf Yapılır
Kalyanpur, M. (2018). Using indigenous knowledge to provide educational services for children with disabilities. Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi, 2(2), 397–413. https://doi.org/10.24130/eccd-jecs.196720182273
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Washington: What if you could decode people’s inner thoughts? A team of researchers has built a “semantic atlas” that shows in vivid colors and multiple dimensions how the human brain organizes language.
The atlas by the University of California scientists identifies brain areas that respond to words that have similar meanings.
The findings are based on a brain imaging study that recorded neural activity while study volunteers listened to stories from “The Moth Radio Hour.” They show that at least 1/3 of the brain’s cerebral cortex, including areas dedicated to high-level cognition, is involved in language processing.
Notably, the study found that different people share similar language maps.
“The similarity in semantic topography across different subjects is really surprising,” said study lead author Alex Huth.
Detailed maps showing how the brain organizes different words by their meanings could eventually help give voice to those who cannot speak, such as people who have had a stroke, brain damage or motor neuron diseases such as ALS.
While mind-reading technology remains far off on the horizon, charting language organization in the brain brings decoding inner dialogue a step closer to reality, the researchers said.
“This discovery paves the way for brain-machine interfaces that can interpret the meaning of what people want to express,” Huth said. “Imagine a brain-machine interface that doesn’t just figure out what sounds you want to make, but what you want to say.”
The study is published in the journal Nature. (ANI)


Welcome to the Maryland Room guide to maps of Maryland!
You can use the Maryland Map Collection online database to search and browse maps from the Maryland Collection, located in Hornbake Library.
The Maryland Map Collection contains more than 2,500 maps depicting Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay, and the surrounding region. These maps cover an extensive historical period for the Maryland region, ranging from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century. They represent a wide range of information about the development of the state, including exploration, city and county borders, transportation, rural landscapes, land use, urban development, economic activity, and other geographic and social aspects of Maryland history.
The Maryland Collection also houses an extensive collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, including both the original and microfilm copies. These highly detailed maps, published between 1870 to 1950, show every structure in the central portion of many cities and towns throughout the state. A small collection of land ownership maps of Maryland is also available for researchers in the Maryland Room.
Maps from the Maryland Collection are only available for use in the Maryland Room, on the first floor of Hornbake Library.
Additional maps of Maryland are located in the U.S. Government Information, Maps & GIS Services collections at McKeldin Library.


It's hard to imagine getting chemotherapy or radiation without really needing it. But a new study says that may be more common than we think. It found a third of breast cancer patients are treated unnecessarily.
Myra Robinson didn't know what to think when doctors told her she had DCIS.
"Complete devastation," she says she recalls feeling.
It has some but not all the characteristics of cancer, and it's non-life threatening. Still doctors consider it to be the earliest stage of breast cancer and many begin treating it as they would early invasive cancers.
"I could get a lumpectomy, she says. "They were going to do an MRI to make sure there weren't any more places impacted."
Now, a study is raising concerns about how women are treated after breast cancer screenings. It found one in three women with breast cancer detected by a mammogram is treated unnecessarily, because tests found tumors that are so slow-growing that they are essentially harmless.
Researchers in Denmark looked at breast cancer patients over 30 years and found breast tumors detected in screenings are over diagnosed 14.7 percent to 38.6 percent of the time.
However, another study from Denmark estimates over diagnosis rates at only about 2.3 percent.
Still, some organizations believe treatment like radiation can damage the heart or even cause new cancers.
Robinson decided to get a mastectomy, but says it's a personal decision made harder because there's so much information and potential confusion out there.
"I chose it because of what was right for me at the time and I'm glad I did it," Robinson says. "But definitely understand that there's women out there that do nothing and just let it sit there and that's fine. I didn't feel that way."
She says listen to the research but get a second maybe even third opinion. And always be your own advocate.
Although mammograms don't find all tumors the Department of Health and Human Services says they reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer by up to 31 percent for women ages 40 to 69.


The Role of Emotions in Children’s Food Preferences
How are emotions and food related? On the one hand, emotions and moods can influence what food we want to eat and how much of it, and on the other hand, the food we consume can provoke emotions in us. In the first case, the relationship has been widely researched in food-related disorders like obesity and anorexia. In the second case, which only gained more attention recently, the exposure of food can trigger emotions in us like happiness, sadness, and excitement.
The field of consumer research paid particular attention to this phenomenon. Nowadays, we can find a lot of similar products by different brands on the market. Just think of all the different tomato sauces or chocolate bars that you can find at the grocery store. What makes us choose one brand over the other, although the products may be very similar? Is it the brand name, the logo of the product, the health information or just the fact that we know this product very well? It has been suggested that emotions can give a better prediction of why a product is chosen over another even though they are both liked.
Consequently, there is an urgent need to develop innovative and easy-to-conduct emotion measurement tools to understand what drives children’s food choices and how. With my research I hope to gain deeper insights into children’s food choices with the goal to promote healthier food.
Köster, E. P., & Mojet, J. (2015). From mood to food and from food to mood: A psychological perspective on the measurement of food-related emotions in consumer research. Food Research International, 76, 180–191.
Spinelli, S., & Monteleone, E. (2018). Emotional Responses to Products. Methods in Consumer Research, Volume 1, 261–296.
Ares, G., & Varela, P. (2018). Methods in Consumer Research: Alternative Approaches and Special Applications (Volume 2). Woodhead Publishing.
emotions, ESR3, food elicited emotions, measurement tool


Storyboards, drawings, sketches and concept illustrations accumulated in the drawers
1383, Fernando I de Portugal dies, and for the following years civil war will divide Portugal.
Astrological wheel and court intrigue.
Siege of Lisbon.
On Easter day, a contingent of about 600 longbow men, veterans of the Hundred Years’ War battles, and well schooled in efficient English military tactics, arrived to help Portugal in...
Ellipsis: transition sequence from the enthronement of John I of Portugal in Coimbra to the battlefield of Aljubarrota.
Before the battle of Aljubarrota — in this version drawn for the CIBA, narrated by chronicler Fernão Lopes.
As Castilian troops started circling the hill, Portuguese decided to change their defensive position before the battle at Aljubarrota. They also built ditches, pitches and caltrops in preparation of the...
Castilian vanguard with their allied heavy armoured French knights charge at Aljubarrota. As at Crécy, the defending archers and crossbowmen, along with the ditches and pits, were very effective in...
Aljubarrota Battle aftermath. The loop is complete.
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In the field of software development, efficiency and productivity are essential to achieve successful results. In this context, Chat GPT has become a powerful tool to improve productivity in software development. But what exactly is GPT Chat?
GPT Chat is an artificial intelligence-based technology that uses machine learning algorithms to generate natural responses and conversations. It is capable of understanding human language and responding in contextually relevant ways, providing a smooth and realistic virtual conversation experience.
These are some ways in which this artificial intelligence is being an ally to improve productivity in software development
This technology acts as a virtual assistant that provides instant answers to common questions from developers. This saves time and speeds up the development process by avoiding the need to search for information from various sources.
GPT Chat suggests code and assists in writing complex functions or algorithms. This streamlines development and reduces the chance of errors by providing accurate and relevant recommendations.
GPT Chat facilitates effective communication and collaboration in development teams. Team members can interact with GPT Chat to share ideas, discuss problems, and make joint decisions, which improves productivity in distributed environments.
GPT Chat provides guidance and tips for debugging code, helping developers resolve errors and unexpected behavior faster and more efficiently.
GPT Chat enables the automation of repetitive tasks in software development, such as report generation and environment configuration. This frees up time for more strategic and higher value activities.
Although GPT Chat offers significant productivity improvements, it also presents challenges and limitations. Generating contextually appropriate and accurate responses remains a challenge in some cases, and comprehension of complex instructions may be limited. Additionally, a lack of domain-specific knowledge can affect the quality of the responses generated.
GPT Chat has proven to be a promising tool to improve productivity in software development. Its ability to quickly resolve queries, generate assisted code, and facilitate efficient collaboration makes it a valuable ally for development teams. Despite the challenges and limitations, Chat GPT continues to evolve and offer new opportunities to boost productivity in software development.
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Children growing up today spend more time with technology than any previous generation. Unfortunately, this also means that they spend more time sitting in front of a screen. But at what point have the kids had too much? From tablets and cell phones to TV’s and laptops, children have a lot of opportunity for screen time. Although there are educational programs and apps, the negative effects of having too much media exposure seem to outweigh the positive.
“On average kids spend about seven hours a day on media, but we’d really prefer to see kids playing,” said Dr. Dan Marullo, pediatric neuropsychologist at Children’s of Alabama.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children under the age of 2 not watch any television and that older kids have no more than two hours of screen time per day.
“If you are starting to see your child not spending as much time interacting with other families or friends, not playing, not engaging in favorite activities, research shows that there can be a link between too much media exposure and obesity and hypertension,” he said.
Problems paying attention and concentrating, depression or anxiety, and even aggression can also be signs that your child has had too much media exposure.
Here are a few ways to limit children’s screen time:
- Limit the number of screen time hours.
- When a program is over, turn the television off instead of surfing the channels.
- Set up a “media free zone” that includes bedrooms and the kitchen during dinner.
- Make a screen time schedule that all members of the family abide by.
- Make watching television a family affair.
- Set a good example. Put down your cell phone and exchange watching television for something active.
Fortunately, there are many alternatives to the screen. Here are some examples:
- Send your kids outside to play, or go play with them!
- Involve them in a sport such as baseball, ballet, lacrosse or swimming.
- Have a family game night – play board games and cards.
- Sit down and read together.
The amount of fun activities you and your kids can do without the TV and tablets are endless. For more information on how to have healthy screen time habits, visit http://www.childrensal.org.


Blogging is a method of expressing yourself while also sharing your thoughts/activities with others. Some individuals put everything out on a blog, while others put just highlights of specific activities.
A blog can also be used as a method of getting feedback from others on ideas for articles or stories. If you are going to use a blog in this manner, you must be prepared for both positive and negative feedback.
Blogging can also help in resolving writer's block, as it's a means of getting ideas documented and available for future use. A blog can be a public method of tracking ideas which can be easily accessed no matter where an individual is, as internet access is all that is required to retrieve information. Looking back through even a personal blog can spark ideas and bring back memories.
One thing I see people forgetting is that once they post something on the internet, it's available for everyone to see. Some memories are best to be documented privately and not through blogs, as they will be around for years to come. An example of this is writing about a child and their activities, as this information will be available when this child grows up, and would they really want the embarrassing stories/activities known by everyone.
Blogging can be a great method of sharing information, but it's important to think about what you are posting. A blog if on the internet can be available to search engines, so it can be found by anyone, not just by those who follow you.
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I've looked at rhythmic displacement in Led Zeppelin's music through several previous blogs.
Another rhythm trick Zep loves is changing meters. And this, I suspect, also shows how Zeppelin's music grew out of The Beatles' music because The Beatles also love changing meters. Several John Lennon songs like “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Happiness is a Warm Gun” are good examples, but it's in the hands of George Harrison that The Beatles took this technique to extremes.
Back in 2014 I blogged about the rhythmic sophistication of “Here Comes the Sun”, and in 2016 I created a BEATLES MINUTE video based on the same concept.
It's significant that these constantly changing meters are used in the bridge – NOT in the verses – because the rhythmic instability accentuates the sense of arrival with the subsequent verse, which goes back to the rhythmically stable meter of 4/4 at 2:12.
It's a technique many composers – both popular and classical – have employed. And Led Zeppelin does something similar in “Stairway to Heaven”.
While the structure of “Stairway” is far more sophisticated than “Here Comes the Sun” (something I'll be blogging about in detail in the next few days), it features a similar climactic arrival at 5:56, right as Jimmy Page launches into his epic guitar solo. And, just like “Here Comes the Sun”, that arrival is emphasized through the use of changing meters immediately prior.
Aaron Krerowicz, pop music scholar
An informal but highly analytic study of popular music.


✔Fact: This is what happen to the coins thrown in Trevi Foutains in ITaly
"Fontana di Trevi" in Italy, Rome, it's name originated from latin "Trivium" which means "intersection of three streets". The fountain was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi, and executed by by Giuseppe Pannini and many others.
Standing 26.3 meters (86 ft) high it is one of the most famous fountains in the world. the tradition of throwing coins in the fountain is coming from the movie "Three coins in the fountain" in 1954 telling the story of three young ladies working in the American Embassy in Rome who throw a coin in the fountain in order to find love.
Photo Credit = https://unsplash.com/s/photos/trevi-fountain
Throwing one coin is said to ensure the comeback to Rome, two coins thrown ensure romance with a Roman (either male or female), and three coins ensure the marriage with him or her: there is also a technique to throw the coin: Tourist turn around and toss a coin into the fountain over their shoulder.
If you are wondering about the amount thrown in the fountain, it is estimated at 3,000 Euro on a daily average, a great "money change" source !
What happen next? the coins are collected and given to charity associations who will distribute the amount on poor and homeless people of Rome.
How many coins would you throw ? depend on what you wish for ! 😉


A bizarre dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago in Asia is catching scientists' attention.
A tiny “parrot dinosaur” named Psittocosaurus that lived 100 million years ago and was about the size of a dog is making waves in the scientific community. This little cousin of the Triceratops is helping scientists come to some amazing conclusions about the evolution of camouflage.
The dino, which is being referred to as a parrot-like dinosaur because of its beak, also sports some unique camouflage. In a study published in the journal Current Biology, scientists examined a fossil specimen that was preserved so well that it still had skin that could be examined for color patterns. The dinosaur had a lighter underside than its back, much like animals that live in the water, like penguins or the Great White Shark. This makes it hard for animals underneath to see them contrasted against the bright sunlight, and it makes them difficult to see from above as it is hard to pick them out from the dark background.
But how would this benefit an animal on land? As it turns out, quite well. Scientists created a model of Psittacosaurus and then determined how different camouflages would affect the animal. They found that this camouflage was the most effective for an animal living in the forest.
The paper’s summary states: “Countershading was one of the first proposed mechanisms of camouflage. A dark dorsum and light ventrum counteract the gradient created by illumination from above, obliterating cues to 3D shape [ 3–6 ]. Because the optimal countershading varies strongly with light environment [ 7–9 ], pigmentation patterns give clues to an animal’s habitat. Indeed, comparative evidence from ungulates [ 9 ] shows that interspecific variation in countershading matches predictions: in open habitats, where direct overhead sunshine dominates, a sharp dark-light color transition high up the body is evident; in closed habitats (e.g., under forest canopy), diffuse illumination dominates and a smoother dorsoventral gradation is found.”
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A modest eclipse of the moon will occur early Monday morning, Feb 9. The outer portion of Earth's shadow will cover part of the moon, causing a slight darkening of the moon.
Sky watchers will not see a dramatic "bite" taken out of the moon as occurs with a partial eclipse. Nor will the moon get very dark, as in a total eclipse. In fact most people will not even notice this eclipse unless they're aware of its timing and watch the event unfold.
The eclipse will be visible just before dawn from western North America, as well as earlier in the morning in Hawaii and Australia. The moon will be near the western horizon, about to set. Only those with dark skies during the timing of the event will have a chance to see much, weather permitting.
The moon shines because it reflects sunlight. Lunar eclipses occur only at the time of full moon, and only when the sun, Earth and moon are all in a line, causing Earth to block sunlight and throw a shadow on the moon. A total eclipse occurs when this alignment is perfect, so that the Earth's full main shadow, called the umbra, makes the moon go dark.
But because the moon orbits Earth in a slightly different plane compared to our planet's orbit around the sun, the setup is rarely perfect. Most full moons come and go without generating an eclipse.
Earth's outer shadow, called the penumbra, is not as dark. Monday's event is called a penumbral eclipse, because only this outer, partial shadow will fall on the moon.
The moon begins to slide into the penumbra at 4:36 a.m. PST as viewed from along the coast of California, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory's eclipse calculator. The middle of the eclipse comes at about 6:38 a.m. PST. The moon sets before the eclipse is done.
In Alaska, the eclipse begins at 3:36 a.m. local time. In Hawaii, it's 2:36 a.m. local time. East Asia will have good viewing opportunities even earlier.
In Phoenix, Arizona, only the beginning of the event will be visible, starting at 5:36 a.m. local time. The farther east you are, the less the eclipse will be visible. In fact for most of the country the even won't be seen.


Moves the pointer to the current file position as specified. Seek enables random access within a file.
LONG Seek( LONG lOffset, UINT nFrom )
If the current file position is valid, seek returns the number of bytes from the beginning of the file otherwise an exception is thrown.
file ff("C:\\float.txt", file::modeCreate | file::modeWrite);
for ( int ii = 0; ii < vf.GetSize(); ii++ )
vf[ii] = ii*1.25;
ff.WriteFloat(vf, sizeof(float), vf.GetSize());
LONG lCurrent = ff.Seek(20, file::begin); // lCurrent = 20.
lCurrent = ff.Seek(16, file::current); // lCurrent = 20 + 16 = 36.
lCurrent = ff.Seek(-16, file::end); // lCurrent = length of file -16 = 4.
file::GetPosition, file::SeekToBegin, file::SeekToEnd


There are many ways that technology can aid a student in their learning. Things like apps or technology based products that help a student achieve their greatest learning potential.
Communication is very important in learning and in everyday life. There are apps that can help people communicate through text- speech apps. like Proloquo2Go. This is an app that provides an alternative way of communication where there are symbols to speech. This app is available for all ages (beginning to advanced communicators). An app like this can help a student who has more difficulty communicating. The app not only has symbols to speak, but also helps users learn how to communicate due to the app having a variety of levels for different learners. technology is everywhere so something as simple as an app can help many people due to it being accessible on a popular platform like IOS. Although you still have to pay for the app, it still amazes me how AT is everywhere and can be something as small as a text to speech app to help many users communicate.
On Youtube, there is a video called “Assistive Technology in Action,” this video introduces a boy that uses a Livescribe Smartpen. This is another resource that can help students with note taking in class. The smart pen records the teacher while the student takes notes during the class. With this pen, the words written correlate with what the pen is recording so When a previous word is clicked on, the pen would repeat back to what was recorded at the time the note was taken. A product like this can be very beneficial to many students because everyone processes information at a different pace so an object like this allows for a student to not only take their own notes and process the information, but give them the ability to go back to see if they missed any information. A smartpen still allows for a student to use their own abilities and feel in control with what they are learning where they are working a long side the class when the teacher is talking but are able to work at their own pace too because the student does not have to worry about not getting everything because they have the pen to help them.
These are just two examples of Assistive Technology products that aide students in their learning. These products are two simple things that help students communicate/learn information makes a big difference to their learning.


Annual or biennial plant growing to 3 ft (1 m). Has an erect stem, large oval leaves, and pink or white flowers.
Habitat & Cultivation
Tobacco is native to tropical America. It is now grown worldwide, chiefly for smoking tobacco but also as the source of an insecticide. Leaves for smoking are gathered, dried, and cured.
Tobacco contains alkaloids (notably nicotine) and a volatile oil. Nicotine is stimulant and addictive.
History & Folklore
Even in 17th-century England, opinions on smoking were sharply divided. King James I unsuccessfully tried to ban “a custome loathsome to the eye, hatefull to the nose, harmfull to the braine [and] dangerous to the lungs.” In Central America, tobacco was prescribed by the Maya as a treatment for asthma, convulsions, and skin disease. Tobacco has been used as part of rituals in many Native American cultures.
Medicinal Actions & Uses
Tobacco is no longer used medicinally. The dried leaves make a good insecticide, but external application should be avoided as nicotine is readily absorbed through the skin.
Tobacco should not be taken in any form.


How do radio frequency radiation and electromagnetic fields affect human beings?
All living organisms are sensitive to radio frequency radiation (RFR) and electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Life depends on this sensitivity at the correct intensity. For example, radiation from the sun helps humans make vitamin D, but too much causes cancer. Scientific evidence shows that some people can sense changes in atmospheric electricity like thunderstorms, while 3.6% are sensitive to man-made RFR/EMFs. To protect these people and others from man-made RFR/EMFs, governments must adopt guidelines that include non-thermal effects.
The charity Electrosensitivity UK was founded in 2003 to help the growing numbers of people sensitised to radio frequency radiation (RFR) and electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and to inform the public about this danger. The chair of the charity’s trustees, Michael Bevington, has published articles and books on electrosensitivity based on the growing number of studies by scientists around the world. Many aspects of this video are explained in greater detail in his paper ‘Proof of EHS beyond all reasonable doubt’, Reviews on Environmental Health, 2021. Other trustees of the charity with experience of the condition include a NHS doctor and the former CEO of a large food processing company. The charity’s advisers include academics at professorial level and doctors with widespread experience of EHS.


Orthodontic Extraction vs. Non-extraction
Updated: May 5
Why orthodontic extraction (removing some permanent teeth) may be necessary
1. Creating space to resolve severe crowding
2. Creating an attractive smile without violating the facial aesthetic zone
3. Reducing relapse
How to make a decision: orthodontic extraction vs. non-extraction?
When deciding to remove permanent teeth, a complete diagnosis is a MUST.
1. Conservative approach - always ask if an extraction can be avoided or less extraction can be applied without compromising aesthetic and function too much. Extractions are permanent.
2. Facial Aesthetics - the goal is to accomplish an attractive face with a beautiful smile and straight teeth. Nobody wants perfectly straight teeth with a protruding smile. Combining scientific analysis with artistic sense regarding facial form frames the extraction decision.
Considerations when selecting teeth to extract
1. Symmetry - it is important for the midline of the teeth to center with the facial midline. Maintaining symmetry usually requires extraction of two teeth in the upper jaw. A single tooth extraction is indicated in some cases that upper midline is off the center to begin with.
2. Aesthetic zone - we have four pre-molars towards the back of the mouth outside the visible aesthetic zone. Removing a pre-molar on each side, for example, allows us to shift teeth resulting in imperceptible or no visual deficiency in the final smile.
3. Lower crowding - if upper teeth are crowded, the upper jaw allows us to expand to create space, but our lower jaw has no suture to expand. As a result, the severity of lower crowding dramatically influences extraction decisions. Without extraction, the likelihood of relapse often increases.
4. Bad teeth - teeth with severe cavities and/or gum disease are candidates for extraction. It is usually preferable to remove teeth that can cause additional problems in the future.
Are you going to have space left where the extractions occurred?
NO. We take advantage of the entire extraction space to align the teeth. Based on various techniques and calculations we move adjacent teeth to completely eliminate any gaps. In the end, only your dentist and orthodontist will notice that any teeth have been removed (because we can count your teeth when you are in chair 😊)


DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) and diesel fuel serve different purposes in the operation of a diesel engine. It is not accurate to directly compare DEF and diesel fuel in terms of being “better” because they have distinct functions and are used in different ways.
Diesel fuel is the primary fuel source for diesel engines. It is a hydrocarbon-based fuel that provides the energy necessary for combustion and powering the engine. Diesel fuel quality can vary depending on factors such as the refining process and the additives used. Higher-quality diesel fuel typically leads to better engine performance and efficiency.
On the other hand, DEF is a solution composed of purified water and urea, which is used in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to reduce harmful emissions from diesel engines. It is not a fuel; rather, it is an emissions control fluid. When DEF is injected into the exhaust stream, it reacts with the nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced during combustion and helps convert them into nitrogen and water vapor, which are environmentally less harmful.
In summary, diesel fuel and DEF have different roles in the operation of diesel engines. Diesel fuel provides the energy for combustion, while DEF is used to reduce emissions. Comparing them in terms of being “better” would depend on the specific context and what aspect you are evaluating.


Before epilepsy surgery, doctors may consider using brain imaging to locate language and memory functions in the brain instead of the more invasive procedure that is commonly used, according to a guideline published by the American Academy of Neurology in the January 11, 2017, online issue of Neurology. According to a press release, it is the first evidence-based guideline that systematically reviewed all evidence for such an evaluation.
Guideline authors noted, however, that the evidence for the recommendations is weak, since many of the studies had relatively small numbers of patients with similar types of epilepsy and were conducted at only one institution, so the results may not be generalisable to everyone with epilepsy.
For the guideline, authors compared evidence for functional magnetic risk imaging (fMRI) and the Wada test. Because the Wada test is invasive, there are risks and discomforts.
“Because fMRI is becoming more widely available, we wanted to see how it compares to the Wada test,” says lead author Jerzy Szaflarski of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. “While the risks associated with the Wada test are rare, they can be serious, including stroke and injury to the carotid artery.”
The guideline found weak evidence that fMRI may be a possible alternative for the Wada test to evaluate the language functions in the brain for people with medial temporal lobe epilepsy, temporal epilepsy in general or extratemporal epilepsy. There was not enough evidence to make a recommendation for people with temporal neocortical epilepsy or temporal tumors.
There was moderate evidence that fMRI of verbal memory or language encoding should be considered for predicting verbal memory outcome for people who are being evaluated for left medial temporal lobe surgery.
The guideline found weak evidence that fMRI using nonverbal memory encoding may be considered for predicting visuospatial memory outcomes for people being evaluated for temporal lobe surgery.
“Larger studies need to be conducted to increase the quality of available evidence,” says Szaflarski. “Plus, neither fMRI nor the Wada test have standardized procedures. Doctors should carefully advise patients of the risks and benefits of fMRI versus the Wada test.”
The guideline was supported by the American Academy of Neurology and endorsed by the American College of Radiology and the American Epilepsy Society.


The World Health Organization’s six identified “Barriers to Effectively Treat Refractive Errors” of (i) Accurate, Reliable Testing, (ii) Minimal Requirements for Electricity, (iii) Mobile, (iv) Sufficient Training of Staff, (v) Cost Effective, (vi) Suitable for Children, are all effectively addressed by First Sight.
Refractive errors can be easily diagnosed, measured and corrected with First Sight eyeglasses, “Correction of refractive errors is a simple and cost-effective intervention in eye care,” said Dr. Serge Resnikoff, coordinator of the chronic disease prevention and management unit with the World Health Organization. “Now that we know the extent of the problem of uncorrected refractive errors, especially in low and middle income countries, we must re-double our efforts to ensure that every person who needs help is able to receive it.”
First Sight solutions promote sustainable increased educational opportunities and better economic conditions. It provides a simple, low tech, cost-effective process for eye examination and eye glasses for millions of children and adults suffering with poor vision.
First Sight provides immediate impact – patients are treated on the spot and can happily walk away with a pair of customized eyeglasses in 15 minutes! Improved eyesight makes it possible for children to go to school and adults to enjoy productive lives immediately. When people are empowered to have good eyesight, they are transformed and can often start leading healthy and productive lives.
- First Sight process does not require any electricity to perform a complete eye exam.
- No specialized training or expensive equipment is needed to accurately measure and correct refractive errors.
- An average person, with no formal training, can perform an eye exam and fit prescription eyeglasses on a patient in fifteen minutes.
- There is no need for grinding or modifying lenses or frames – prescription lenses just pop-in the frames.
- The kit includes everything (lenses, frames, testing equipment and instructions).
- The kit is easy to transport and weighs less than 9 lbs. (4kg.).
- A pair of First Sight custom-fitted eyeglasses cost US$4.75.
- Refractive errors make up the largest percentage of overall vision problems, but yet, it is the easiest of all vision impairments to treat, and is also one of the most cost-efficient of eye care interventions.


There is a lack of knowledge in the general population about bladder cancer. In spite of its prevalence and probably because it involves parts of the body and functions that are not “discussed,” many people are unaware of the following facts:
The American Cancer Society estimates about 81,400 new cases of bladder cancer (about 62,100 in men and 19,300 in women) in 2020.
The 2020 expectation is for about 17,980 deaths from bladder cancer (about 13,050 in men and 4,930 in women)
Bladder cancer is the 4th most common cancer in men and the 6th most common overall in the US.
Women tend to be diagnosed at a later stage than men because the symptoms are often similar to common gynecological issues.
Whites are more likely to get bladder cancer than African Americans, but African Americans are often diagnosed at a more advanced stage.
In 2017, there were an estimated 712,614 people living with bladder cancer in the United States.
The five-year survival rate for bladder cancer patients is about 77%.
Because it tends to recur, patients with bladder cancer need to be closely monitored. This has resulted in bladder cancer being one of the most expensive cancers.
90% of patients diagnosed with bladder cancer are 55 years of age or older; the average age at diagnosis is 73.
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Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana is one of the oldest Protestant churches in Louisiana. It began in 1827, and Investiture came in 1829 with Bishop Polk’s visitation. The church was originally completed in 1860 including the installation of the organ, but was severely damaged by cannon fire from Union gunboats in the Mississippi River nearby during the Civil War. Charles Nevitt Gibbons is credited as the Architect. The church was rebuilt to its current state in 1893. Grace Episcopal Church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The church is of Gothic Revival style, brick masonry and heavy timber structure, with interior plaster finishes. It is iconic of the Gothic Revival and Episcopal churches. It sits in a nine acre site full of live oaks and other southern flora that embellish a magnificent graveyard.
Notable burials in the graveyard include: Robert Hilliard Barrow, four star U.S Marine Corps General; John Bennet Dawson, 19th Century Louisiana Congressman; John Elliott Hart, Union Navy officer that died nearby on the Mississippi River whose 1863 funeral has been commemorated since 1999, with a festival, “The Day the War Stopped”; Junius Wallace Jones, Major General, U.S Air Force; Samuel Lawrason, state senator, author of the Lawrason Act of 1898; William Walter Leake, Confederate cavalry officer, who facilitated the Masonic burial of John E. Hart mentioned above, later a state senator, circuit court judge, and newspaper publisher; and George Matthews, Jr., presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1813-1836.
St. Francisville lies north northwest of Baton Rouge across the Mississippi River from New Roads, LA. It is in the midst of numerous 19th Century historic properties such as The Rosedown Plantation, The Cottage Plantation, The Myrtles Plantation, Butler Greenwood Plantation, Catalpa Plantation, the Kent Plantation, Greenwood Plantation, and the Barrow House. There are also great restaurants in downtown St. Francisville worth visiting.
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Somebody's Land: WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY by Adam Goodes
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An accessible picture book for young children that introduces First Nations history and the term 'terra nullius' to a general audience, from Australian of the Year, community leader and anti-racism advocate Adam Goodes and political adviser and former journalist Ellie Laing, with artwork by Barkindji illustrator David Hardy.
For thousands and thousands of years, Aboriginal people lived in the land we call Australia.
The land was where people built their homes, played in the sun, and sat together to tell stories.
When the white people came, they called the land Terra Nullius. They said it was nobody's land. But it was somebody's land.
Somebody's Land is an invitation to connect with First Nations culture, to acknowledge the hurt of the past, and to join together as one community with a precious shared history as old as time.
Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing's powerful words and David Hardy's pictures, full of life, invite children and their families to imagine themselves into Australia's past - to feel the richness of our First Nations' history, to acknowledge that our country was never terra nullius, and to understand what 'welcome to our country' really means.
Series: WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY
For Ages: 4+ years old
Number Of Pages: 24
Published: 2nd November 2021
Publisher: A&U Children's
Dimensions (cm): 26.0 x 26.0


Last September, The Disease Daily wrote of a mysterious illness killing dogs who had walked in wooded areas in the East of England Region. The illness, called Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI), was first reported in 2009 and cases have continued to be reported each autumn. A recent warning was issued to dog owners as the fall season approaches in the United Kingdom, and as a cluster of possible cases was discovered in Thetford, England. Another possible case is being investigated in Nottinghamshire.
An investigation into SCI was launched in 2010 by the Animal Health Trust (AHT) that initially focused on four study areas: Sandringham Estate and Thetford Forest in Norfolk, and Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire. A fifth site, Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, was added in 2011. As part of this investigation, the AHT has asked dog owners who have walked their dogs in any of the above areas (even if their dog did not become ill) to complete an online questionnaire. Investigators hope to obtain information on the activities and behaviors of dogs during visits to the study areas to assess potential exposures. To date, over 600 questionnaires have been completed. Of the 600 questionnaires, 157 reported illness in a dog and 15 reported death of a dog. It should also be noted that while the investigation focuses on the above five sites, dogs walked in any woodland area in autumn could be at risk of SCI.
In addition to the questionnaire, the AHT, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum and the Institute of Zoology in London, has conducted multiple site visits to investigate the possibility that a naturally reoccurring toxin, perhaps from a plant or fungi, could be the cause of SCI. Results of site visits have so far yielded no significant findings regarding environmental toxins. Other possible causes are being investigated. One theory is that the illness may be associated with harvest mites or bird species such as wood pigeons.
Clinical signs of SCI include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, lethargy, loss of appetite, shaking, and fever. Most report onset of symptoms within 24-72 hours of having visited a woodland area. The illness has not been shown to be able to be passed between dogs, however a contagious pathogen has not been ruled out.


Here you will find a Wonderful World with Various Garden Tools and Useful Gardening Tips...and this space is the perfect Garden of Eden for Gardeners...
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Growing More Food with Less Impact
The ideal agriculture in our opinion is both productive - produces a lot more. We need it and there are a billion people hungry today. But, at the same time, we’re running out of planet, and we can't afford to be damaging the environmental resources that actually agriculture largely relies upon.
Jules Pretty, an agricultural expert at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. He's also an author of a late 2009 Royal Society report on the science of global agriculture.
Jules Pretty said that global food production will have to increase by 50 to 100% in the next 30 to 40 years, in order to feed Earth's growing population.
"What we're saying is, look at the system first of all, and then see how you can manipulate it. If you can get your spiders and beetles to eat all your pests, then great. Do that first. If you can't, then you might have to use a pesticide. " said Jules Pretty.
He also illustrated the point with an example from East Africa.
Scientists working on the chemical signals that plants give off realized that if you had the right kind of grasses growing next to your maize fields, then those grasses repelled the pests that would normally come to eat your maize. So if you have a mixed system, and design it very carefully, you don't need to use any pesticides to kill the pests.
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Lamba terms. Definition.
λ-terms are the elementary objects of λ-calculus. Below, they are defined first in the traditional way (as sequences) and then as trees.
λ-terms. Defined as sequences.
First, assume the existence of an infinite sequence of term-variables. Term-variables are denoted using "u", "v", "w", "x", "y", "z", with optional subscripts. The set of λ-terms is then inductively defined as follows:
- each term-variable is a λ-term, called an atomic term;
- if \( M \) and \( N \) are λ-terms, then [what?] is a λ-term, called an application;
- if \( x \) is a term-variable and \( M \) is a λ-term, then [what?] is a λ-term, called a λ-abstract.
A [something] λ-term is a λ-term that is not an atomic term.
This definition raises some questions. See the reverse for more details, including an alternative.
The above definition treats λ-terms as sequences (one element following another) in a 1D sense, like a sequence of integers. However, a more natural model for λ-terms is that of a tree. The next definition tries to capture this idea.
λ-terms. Defined as trees.
A lambda term is a tree where:
- Nodes may have 0, 1 or 2 children.
- Every [something node?] has a mapping to [what?].
0-child nodes are called leaf nodes, 1-child nodes are called abstraction nodes, and 2-child nodes are called application nodes.
The reverse side has visualization for the trees. Can you remember them?
This definition is not exactly formal. For example, what is a tree? What are nodes? However, at least these deficiency's are not hidden, like how the reliance on the meaning of character sequences from an alphabet of variable-symbols seems to be hidden in the first definition.
This definition doesn't allow non-closed terms. The reverse side has an alternative definition that tries to address this second point. Can you remember how it's done?


Freezing under contrasting seasonality: Dry season survival as a stepping stone to freezing tolerance
There is strong cellular-level evidence that plants that can resist drought are also better able to resist freezing. We explored whether such a link could act as an exaptation at continental scales, by measuring whether exposure to freezing temperatures is less damaging to plants from seasonally dry than perennially moist environments.
We tested this hypothesis in an ecological context, using seven clades found under contrasting climatic conditions in Australian rainforests: wet tropical, seasonally dry tropical, and wet temperate. Leaves were harvested during midwinter, and freezing tolerance was assessed under controlled conditions, at steps from 1ºC to -10ºC.
Plants from the seasonally dry site were significantly more resistant to freezing than their relatives from the wet tropical site, at lowest temperatures of both -5 and -10ºC (P < 0.001, Tukey HSD). Plants from the wet temperate site were also significantly more resistant to freezing than plants from the wet tropical site at both temperatures (P < 0.001, Tukey HSD). However, there was no statistical difference in resistance to freezing between plants from the seasonally dry and wet temperate environments (P = 0.756 and 0.966 for -5 and -10ºC, respectively.) There were also significant differences between clades independent of site. Fabaceae and Pittosporaceae showed relatively little injury, while severe damage occurred in members of Myrtaceae. Seasonal exposure to drought could facilitate adaptation to cold climates, potentially providing an adaptive intermediate between tropical climates (e.g., Late Cretaceous–Early Tertiary) and seasonally cold climates (e.g., post-Oligocene).


Do your students struggle with answering certain types of test questions? This review resource has you covered!
What is Included?
A two-page per-question style review to help students learn HOW to read and solve each type of problem. Included for each question type is a checklist, example problem, guided practice problem, and a page of independent practice problems.
A PDF with two pages per question style - one page with steps to answer, an example and a guided practice problem, and one page with sample questions.
An editable PowerPoint (you must have PPT to be able to edit this resource) of the file above.
A PDF answer key
A flipbook that covers 6 different question types. The flipbook would make a perfect rubric for students to use when working through practice problems. Want to change some of the wording or information on the flipbook? No problem - it is completely editable!
An editable PowerPoint flipbook that covers the 6 question types. You can edit the steps and information on each flipbook page to suit your needs. Only the headings and layout cannot be changed.
A PDF of the flipbook with multiple copies per file
A PDF of the flipbook with one copy per file - print per student.
Digital Version in Google Slides
What Question Types are Covered?
Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)
What Skills are Covered?
Currently, the sample questions cover 7th Grade Math Standards. You can edit the questions to make them easier or more advanced for lower or higher grades.
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By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore can not be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal or district interested in transferable licenses that would accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a transferable license quote at email@example.com.


Tweet is an output-only, interpreted programming language. It was coauthored by Nick Trebes and Brendan Gould. The language is designed to improve the social connectivity of the programmer.
Every file is a valid Tweet script. Only the first 280 bytes will be used. The rest is treated as comments. Less than 280 bytes is sufficient, so long as there are an even, nonzero number of bytes in the program.
There are three types of tokens in Tweet, literal strings, hash strings, and user strings. Hash strings are delineated by a '#' and are composed of [a-zA-Z0-9] characters, unbroken by whitespace or punctuation. User strings are exactly like hash strings, but are delineated by a '@'.
The first 280 bytes are interpreted into literal, hash, and user strings using the Unicode character encoding. These literal, hash, and user strings are then concatenated, outputting the result to the Twitter account of the user.
Tweet requires a Twitter account.
The following program outputs 'Hello, World! #MyFirstTweetProgram'.
Hello, World! #MyFirstTweetProgram
This language is a joke language.


PTSD can occur when someone experiences a single traumatic event. But what happens when a person is exposed to a traumatic environment over a long period of time?
Healing from PTSD is challenging enough, but a person with a history of trauma who is re-traumatized is often likely to develop what’s called complex PTSD.
Patricia Resick, PhD and her colleagues studied the potential for healing in women with an extensive history of trauma who were diagnosed with complex PTSD as a result of rape.
She randomly assigned them into cognitive-processing therapy, prolonged exposure, or a wait-list control.
Results showed that even when someone has endured prolonged trauma, there is still time to heal.
Measures taken at the end of the intervention and 9 months later showed improvement in depression and PTSD symptoms compared to the control group.
I love when science shows it’s never too late to heal.
But complex PTSD comes with its own set of issues.
Judith Herman, MD is the psychiatrist responsible for coining the term “complex post-traumatic stress disorder” and I’m pleased to let you know that we’ve been able to arrange a special bonus webinar with Dr. Herman as we finish up the 2012 Trauma Webinar Series.
We made a short, 1 minute video highlighting the webinar − take a look below.
If you have not yet signed up for a Gold Membership, there’s still time.
Here’s the link to check out our latest series on the treatment of trauma.
What has been your experience treating patients with complex PTSD? Please leave a comment below.
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ICE is an organisation committed to buttressing traditional knowledge in community-based environmental and resource management initiatives and facilitating culture-based learning that would lead to social and ecological well-being of the earth community. To achieve this, ICE accompanies communities as they rediscover the value of local knowledge and naturally endowed resources/potentials in livelihoods improvement and environmental conservation.
ICE thematic areas of focus include environmental conservation, food sovereignty and community livelihoods. ICE promotes environmental awareness among communities through training; facilitating experiential learning especially for school pupils; training on indigenous tree seedling production and support rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems such as forests and river lines; promotion of agro-forestry; promotion of sustainable use of natural resource through use of energy efficient technologies, use of renewable energy as well as soil and water conservation. ICE also promotes use of community’s culture in conservation of the environment such as protection of sacred ecosystems through traditional governance systems.
ICE also promotes the recuperation of indigenous foods which are culturally acceptable and adaptable to the climatic conditions hence ensuring household food security. This is done through recuperation of indigenous seed varieties, promotion of family farming and crop diversification, training on ecological farming, value addition, diversification of livelihoods through climate adaptation initiatives and economic empowerment.
For more information about ICE, please visit their website www.icekenya.org


World milk day was June 1st and given the dairy industry’s efforts, it would seem that very few people are bothered about milk-themed festivities. What is there to celebrate? It is bad for our health, for cows, and for the environment.
Got Milk? I sure hope not; sure it makes a good addition to coffee, tea, and baked goods, but when pasteurized, it is highly toxic to the human body. Physicians such as Dr. Willet have conducted studies and reviewed the research on the topic, milk is more of a detriment to the human body than an aid.
Historically cow’s milk has enjoyed outstanding public relations, cleverly associating itself with athletes, strong bones and white-mustachioed celebrities. But if we were not socialized into thinking that drinking dairy milk was desirable and acceptable, chances are we would find it a pretty absurd notion.
Cow’s milk was created to turn baby cows into full-sized cows, but it has been sold to humans as a health food. How does this even make any sense at all? At school, all children learn that milk=calcium-healthy bones. But the food pyramid that we all learned from is highly politicized, backed by large groups with a vested interest. This, of course, includes the dairy industry.
If the information given to us has been less biased, it would be common knowledge that foods like leafy greens, legumes, and fruits have just as much, if not more calcium than dairy. The calcium in greens is absorbed much more easily by our bodies. Thus, people would benefit more from eating broccoli or kale than drinking a big glass of milk.
And considering the fact that approximately ¾ of the world’s population is unable to digest milk or any other dairy product, it seems clear that the food is not an ideal substance for consumption. However, the average consumer does not know this, we have celebrity endorsements being thrown in our faces and absurd advertisements. We have been taught to believe that dairy is ideal for optimal health, but the truth is; Not your mother, not your milk.
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This is how eruptions of supervolcanoes are controlled.
Shallow, dense magma reservoirs may be responsible for the most hazardous type of volcano on Earth, according to a new study.
Ivan Koulakov and colleagues, including scientists from Saudi Arabia, present a fresh seismic model, based on studying magma paths beneath the Toba volcano in Indonesia, which last erupted some 74,000 years ago. The model explains why the magma system under Toba causes large, devastating eruptions, and how such large volumes of magma are generated1.
Studying seismic anomalies in the crust of the volcano and uppermost mantle in addition to the distribution of seismic events, the scientists were able to collect information about the multi-level structure of magma reservoirs responsible for feeding the supervolcano.
“We have discovered a low-velocity anomaly just below the crust that might be associated with a huge basic magma reservoir,” says Koulakov. “However, this mantle reservoir cannot directly feed the supervolcano because it is composed of dense basic material, which cannot ascend through the crust. Furthermore, we know that the products of the previous eruptions of Toba were entirely composed of the upper crustal rocks.”
That’s why the scientists propose that this mantle reservoir — effectively a complex, multilevel magmatic plumbing system — serves as a huge heater and is a source of overheated water, which can easily penetrate through the crust. It melts the "granitic" rocks in the upper crust and forms reservoirs highly saturated with fluids.
“When the amount of fluids exceeds a critical point, the liquid phase start boiling and causes an avalanche-type of process resulting in explosion and supereruption,” adds the lead author.


April 19, 2022
April is Financial Literacy Month, and it is a great opportunity to kick-start discussions on important financial topics such as budgeting, saving, and responsible spending. The financial literacy rate has gotten lower with each new generation, and according to new research from GFLEC and the TIAA Institute, Gen Z’s rate of financial literacy is the lowest among all five living generations.1 Despite the ongoing decline in financial literacy, 70 percent of high school students had the option to take a personal finance course in 2019—but only 17 percent of students were required to take one.2
At GYL, we believe in community service and educating future generations on smart financial habits. Earlier this month, GYL’s Brenda Delmore and Netta Beason visited Central High School in Bridgeport to talk to students about budgeting, saving, and how making good financial decisions today can help them secure financial freedom in the future.
We are very proud of Brenda and Netta for taking time to give back to the community, and we applaud Central High School for making sure to give their students the time and opportunity to learn about the foundational elements of a healthy financial future. Thank you to Brenda and Netta, and thank you to Central High School for hosting us!
1GFLEC, Financial Literacy and Well-Being in a Five-Generation America. (Link)
2Council for Economic Education, Survey of the States 2020: Economic & Personal Finance Education in Our Nation’s Schools. (Link)
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Off-Grid Solar Systems
Going Off-Grid can save you money as well as provide you with the freedom to live anywhere while producing and controlling your electricity. Whether you’re going to be staying off the grid, adapting for the unknown, or just want to have backup electricity planned out, inverters and batteries are a must.
It all starts with a battery charger that allows electricity generated to charge the battery. An equipped inverter then converts the power stored and enables the charging of a wide variety of devices and appliances at home; including smartphones, lights, laptops, and refrigerators. Thus resulting in a cut-back of generator fuel usage, saving you money. Additionally, once installed, an inverter and battery system can have solar added in the future to cut generator fuel costs even more.
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Keeps the Environment Green and Clean
Both off-grid and on-grid solar systems are notably more environmentally-friendly than fossil fuel power. Solar energy systems do not produce water pollution, air contamination, or greenhouse gases. Using renewable energy allows for electricity production without having to burn fossil fuels, and thereby, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide.
Using solar energy to reduce greenhouse gases improves our air quality and conserves our precious water. Solar energy can help to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and lower energy prices for years to come.


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Pain resulting from burn injuries can be challenging to treat because burns differ in their types and severity. There are three types of burns:
Dry heat (such as fire), wet heat (such as steam or hot liquids), radiation, friction, heated objects, the sun, electricity, and chemicals can cause burns.
Thermal burns are the most common type of burns. These burns occur when flames, hot metals, scalding liquids, or steam come in contact with the skin. These burns can result from many different circumstances including house fires, vehicle accidents, kitchen accidents, and electrical malfunctions.
The treatment of a burn depends on the type of burn. First-degree burns might be treated with skin care products such as aloe vera cream or an antibiotic ointment. A dry gauze bandage over the skin will protect the burned area. A pain medicine can ease the pain of a burn.
Second-degree burns might be treated with an antibiotic cream, or other creams or ointments prescribed by a doctor.
The treatment of third-degree burns might require the process of skin grafting or the use of synthetic skin. Severe burns covering large parts of the body might need more intensive treatments such as I.V. antibiotics to prevent infection or I.V. fluids to replace fluids lost when the skin was burned.
Burn pain can be one of the most intense and prolonged types of pain. Burn pain is difficult to control because of its unique characteristics, its changing patterns, and its various components. In addition, there is pain involved in the treatment of burns as the wounds must be cleansed and the dressings changed. Studies have concluded that the management of burn pain can be inadequate, and such studies have advocated more aggressive treatments for pain resulting from burns.
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Hearing aids cannot restore normal hearing. They can improve your hearing by amplifying sounds you've had trouble hearing.
Hearing aidscan't cure hearing loss, but they CAN help you hear better again. Other features to consider are the parts or services covered by the warranty, the estimated maintenance and repair schedule and costs, upgrade options and opportunities, and the hearing aid company's reputation for quality and customer service.
Since the code also includes information about the pitch or volume of a sound, the aid can be specially programmed to amplify some frequencies more than others. Headphones can make a big difference, especially if you choose the right ones and get help adapting to them. You'll also see an audiologist who will perform tests to determine the type of hearing loss you have and how serious it is. Researchers funded by the NIDCD are also studying how hearing aids can improve speech signals to improve comprehension.
Difficult conditions, such as wind noise and feedback, are also a thing of the past for the current generation of hearing aids. Just because one hearing aid is more expensive than another doesn't necessarily mean that it's better suited to your needs. Because Medicare has stated that the BAHA is a prosthetic device and not a hearing aid, Medicare will cover the BAHA if other coverage policies are met. Young children usually don't use ITE hearing aids because the covers need to be replaced frequently as the ear grows.
A telephone coil is a small magnetic coil that allows users to receive sound through the hearing aid's circuits, rather than through their microphone. Small, open-fit headphones fit completely behind the ear, with only a narrow tube inserted into the ear canal, allowing the canal to remain open. This type of hearing aid is not ideal for children or adults who may have problems with very small devices. Contact the Information Center of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) if you have questions about organizations that offer financial assistance for the purchase of hearing aids.
Directional microphones hold great promise in making it easier for people to hear a single conversation, even when surrounded by other noises and voices. A telephone coil also helps people hear in public facilities that have installed special sound systems, called induction loop systems.


How are lemons consumed?
Lemons should be consumed fresh. The picking season runs from autumn to spring. Lemons should be eaten raw in small portions to make the most of their properties. This is quite difficult because of its acidic taste.
Obviously for people who are not accustomed, it is not very pleasant, although, if we make the effort, starting with small snacks can get accustomed little by little.
Another common way to eat lemon is to use it to decorate and flavor the dishes. So it can be used with fish and salads, adding a small piece in the dish to be squeezed at the time of eating. In this case the whole lemon, including the bark, is used, where most of the aromatic elements are found: citral, citronelal, geraniol, limoneno etc.
- Lemon skin contains most aromatic compounds.
Lemons can also be used as a complement in many cocktails to which they contribute their aroma and digestive properties.
Properties of lemonade
Lemons, above all, are used as the first component in the manufacture of lemonade, highly recommended drink, provided it is natural and preferably homemade.
A good lemonade is one of the best resources in summer to quench thirst and take advantage of all the medicinal, moisturizing and nutritional properties of this fruit.
How to make lemonade at home– Ingredients:
1 cup of whole sugar (Can be substituted for honey)
1 liter and a half of water
Cut the lemons in half.
Squeeze and pour the juice into a jar.
- Strain the juice and add sugar and water.
- Stir well and cool.
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