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View looking south at the area of the “Solomonic Gate” on the south side of the mound of Gezer. The area at the bottom of the image is inside the ancient city, while the top half of the image is outside the city.
In the center of the image an ancient drain is visible that led water and waste out of the city — draining from bottom to top of the image. The drain runs right through the center of the city gate — it was of course covered with paving stones in ancient times.
If you look carefully, you will notice that stone foundation walls on one side of the gate are matched by foundation walls on the other side of the gate. There were actually three rooms on each side of the gate — yielding a total of six “rooms” in the gate area. Traffic in and out the city traveled on a paved street, which was above the drain.
According to the initial thoughts of the excavator, Dr. William Dever, the gate dates to the period of king Solomon (970–931 B.C.). From 1 Kings 9:15 note how Solomon fortified Gezer, Megiddo, and Hazor.
Compare the “four–room gate” found at Beersheba and note the descriptive comments found there.
For a brief description of Gezer, its biblical significance, and a map Click Here.
Image from the Zondervan Atlas of the Bible, p. 144. To view/use additional images from the Atlas Click Here..


The Predictive Ear
For the first time, scientists prove that the brain is able to guess possible meanings of a word before it is fully spoken
Food for thought: Your brain is wired to consider various possible meanings for a word before you’ve even heard the final sound of a word uttered. It’s a conclusion scientists at the University of Rochester reached and also proved for the first time using a functional MRI (fMRI)–a tool for brain imaging–to see split-second activity. In the past, scientists postulated that listeners could only follow up to five syllables per second in spoken language by drawing from a small subset of words already known by the listener. It’s much like Google’s ability to predict words before you finish typing them during a search.
In order for researchers to test if the brain could interpret meaning, they had to create a new language. Using familiar English words like “kick” had too many nuances in meaning, they say, for them to properly capture results. So, scientists decided to test the motion part of the brain, known as V5, by creating words with similar beginning syllables to motion verbs but different ending syllables. They got test subjects to learn new words like “biduko,” meaning the shape will move across the screen,” and “biduka,” the shape would change color. When the subjects were tested in front of a computer monitor that displayed new shapes and sounded these words, the fMRI results showed brain activity in the V5 area a split-second before participants heard the final syllable of the words. The team will continue to run more complicated tests to see how the brain responds to syntax, sound and touch sensations.


22.13 Groups and Group Ownership
Group membership is an important part of UNIX security. All users are members of one or more groups, as determined by your entry in /etc/passwd (36.3 ) and the /etc/group file.
To find out what groups you belong to, " grep (27.1 ) for" your entry in /etc/passwd :
[If that didn't work, try a command like
With BSD UNIX, you're always a member of all your groups. This means that I can access files that are owned by the staff , power , and weakness groups, without doing anything in particular. Under System V UNIX, you can only be "in" one group at a time, even though you can be a member of several. (I suppose this is like social clubs; you can belong to the Elks and the Odd Fellows, but you can only wear one silly hat at a time.) If you need to access files that are owned by another group, use the newgrp command:
(System V even lets you change to groups that you don't belong to. In
this case, you have to give a group password
. Group passwords are
rarely used - usually, the password field is filled with a
On most systems, there are groups for major projects or departments, groups for system administration, and maybe one or two groups for visitors. Some BSD-based systems have a wheel group; to become root (1.24 ) , you must belong to wheel . Many systems make terminals writable only by the owner and a special group named tty ; this prevents other users from sending characters to your terminal without using an approved setgid (1.23 ) program like write (1.33 ) .


With the declaration of war with Spain in April 1898, 164,932 National Guardsmen entered federal service. The 1st New Mexico Cavalry entered federal service as the 2nd Squadron, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the "Rough Riders." Theodore Roosevelt concieved the idea of raising a cavalry regiment recruited from businessmen, cowboys and outdoorsmen. Roosevelt, a former New York National Guardsman, helped to organize the regiment and was appointed its lietenant colonel. After training in Texas and Florida, the Rough Riders landed in Cuba, without their horses, on June 22, 1898. It was during the Battle of San Juan Hill, on July 1, that the Rough Riders, under the command of Lt. Col. Roosevelt, made their mark in American military history. Ordered to seize Kettle Hill in support of the main attack, the Rough Riders fought their way to the top despite heavy enemy fire. New Mexico's E and G Troops were among the first to reach the top of Kettle Hill. After taking the hill, the Rough Riders continued their attack, seizing the heights overlooking the city of Santiago. The American victory led to the Spanish surrender two weeks later. The gallant heritage of the 2nd Squadron of the Rough Riders is perpetuated by the 200th Air Defense Artillery, New Mexico Army National Guard.
A National Guard Heritage Painting by Mort Kunstler
NGB-85-184A, APRIL 1989, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1990 725-948


How do business leaders know how to choose the best strategy for an organization? This question can be complex and nearly impossible to answer because there are multiple strategies that organizations can integrate, and some may work better in certain situations than others. For example, if a company produces luxury cars, it may not want to pursue a strategy that includes offering the lowest price in the market because that could be interpreted as a compromise on quality or some other aspect that consumers in that market might expect. Likewise, a company that competes in a market that is saturated with other brands of the same product might find that creating a cost-cutting strategy would allow it to be more profitable and to achieve a competitive advantage.
In this Discussion, you will play the role of consultant and will give a selected organization some recommendations for what strategic approaches they should take to achieve competitive advantage.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Time Estimate: 82 minutes (40 minutes for Chapter 5; 42 minutes for Chapter 6) WolvesAndFinance. (2018). What is competitive advantage? Links to an external site.[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeCCT7CKpYA
Post a 225- to 300-word (3- to 4-paragraph) analysis of how your selected organization can use competitive business strategies to create competitive advantage. In your analysis, include the following:


One of the last books I read in 2016 was The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. I’ve written about Bryson on the blog before–I reviewed his One Summer and his two books on British travel, as well as mentioning his hilarious book A Walk in the Woods this past summer.
Well, I’m back with another of his books to share, and this one was right up my alley as an English teacher. To give you a little backstory, when I was in college at Auburn, the English department offered a course entitled “History of the English Language.” To most people that sounds incredibly boring, but by the time I graduated, I was sincerely disappointed that they never offered the course while I was there. I’d been hoping to learn more about English. Well, maybe you’ve never ever wanted to take a linguistics course. If that’s you, Bryson’s book serves as a much more readable, much funnier history of the English language.
Bryson’s book examines how English came to be the global language that it is today from its pretty insignificant roots (Germanic, at first, with heavy influences from every other language it came into contact with). With chapters on how humans are able to speak, how dictionaries came to be, and how swearing has evolved, this book will make you laugh and teach you quite a bit about linguistics.
Bryson is really the perfect author to tackle this subject. While some authors would make linguistics as dull as people think it will be, Bryson interrupts more dense linguistic discussions with funny anecdotes and examples. He spends a lot of time comparing English with other languages, and I particularly enjoyed reading about the differences between British English and American English.
This might seem like a book for a very niche audience, but it’s chock full of fun facts and trivia that are sure to impress. For example, did you know that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) devotes 60,000 words just to discussing the word set? It has almost 60 uses as a noun, over 100 as a verb, and 10 as a participial adjective. 60,000 words is the equivalent of a short novel. That’s crazy!!
Okay, reading back over that last paragraph, maybe this book is for a smaller audience. But I’d still recommend it if you have any interest in linguistics!


“. . . the water was not merely transparent, but dazzlingly, brilliantly so.”
– a description of Lake Tahoe by Mark Twain, Roughing It (1871)
If you’ve been to Tahoe you know one of its most famous features is its clarity, initially measured at 100 feet in 1968. Since then clarity has dropped nearly one foot each year and is just around 70 feet today. Through extensive research several causes have been identified as major contributors to the water clarity decline. The most prominent cause is excessive algal growth due to higher nitrogen and phosphorus levels from automobile emissions and urban and forested area runoffs. Fine sediments from roadways and urban areas also cloud the water becoming suspended rather than sinking to the bottom.
According to DoSomething.org 46% of America’s lakes are too polluted for fishing, swimming or aquatic life. And runoff from the nitrogen-rich Mississippi River has caused a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico the size of Massachusetts. Fortunately this isn’t the case in Tahoe and we enjoy a plethora of fish species in the lake’s waters including Mackinaw, Kokanee salmon and rainbow and brown trout. Animals such as mule deer, ground squirrels, coyotes, black bears, hawks, geese, woodpeckers and bald eagles also depend on the lake’s clear waters for sustenance. This all makes for an amazing vacation experience whether you’re fishing on the lake or spotting wildlife on one of the area’s many hiking trails.
You can help “keep Tahoe blue” such as hiking only on existing trails, picking up your litter and after your pets, and properly servicing your engines and motors on vehicles and watercraft.
If you’ve done something to help “keep Tahoe blue” let us know.


Lyon is France’s third-largest city and is located in the southeastern part of the country at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône Rivers. It is 110 km southwest of the Swiss city of Geneva.
The city began in the middle of the 1st century BCE as a refugee camp for the people of Vienne (25 km to the south) fleeing a conflict with a tribe of Gauls. A town for the refugees was officially founded on Fourvière Hill on the west bank of the Saône River on which the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière now stands. The town was officially established as Colonia Copia Felix Munatia but was also known as Lugdunum.
It was not long after Lugdunum’s founding that it became the birthplace of a future ruler of Rome. The man who would eventually be known to history as the Emperor Claudius was born there in 10 BCE when his mother (a daughter of Mark Antony) and his older brother and sister were staying while Claudius’s father (a son of the future Emperor Tiberius) was commanding legions against Germanic tribes to the northeast.
Some of the structures of Lugdunum are preserved in an archaeological park just 200 meters south of the basilica. The main things to see there are the theater and the odeon, which were neatly built side-by-side. The two venues have been restored and host performances, including those of the Nuits de Fourvière, a festival which is held at the site every summer.
There is also a modern museum at the site.
Tips for the Visitor
As the third-largest city in France, Lyon is easy to get to by air, train or bus.
From the Vieux Lyon (“Old Lyon”) Metro Station on the west bank of the Saône, there are two funicular lines going up the hill to the west–one heading northwest and one southwest. We recommend taking the northwest line (to Fourvière) and visiting the basilica (the city’s most iconic monument), and from there it is a short walk south to the site. If you don’t mind an uphill battle, you can of course walk up the hill.


In many ways the bronze sculpture feels exposed, like a fish out of water in the main gallery at BAMPFA. La Négresse sits in proximity to a neon Dan Flavin, a collection of brightly colored, large scale Hans Hoffman paintings and a Philip Guston. The gallery placement of the bust reveals a dramatic contrast between time and medium.
Carpeaux’s bronze cast is a study that was part of “Fontain de l’Observatoire” in the Luxembourg Garden in Paris. The fountain consists of 4 women representing 4 different continents, whose bodies subtly twist toward a global sphere placed in the middle of the fountain. The women are flanked by horses that appear to be charging out of the water.
“Pourquoi naître esclave” (Why born a slave?)
It is unclear if Carpeaux was challenging the institution of slavery, Africa and Europe’s role in slavery, or America’s resistence to abolish it. I do find it interesting that in Carpeaux’s bronze study, the ropes are loosely bound, but her arm placement suggests that her hands could be bound. The final fountain (which was completed while the artist’s health was failing) features a full standing figure in ankle shackles. This not only distills Africa’s existence to the institution slavery, but it is also a monolithic portrayal that ignores the limitless, innovative contributions of Africans across the diaspora and the world. In other words, do we see beyond slavery? Ultimately, Carpeaux’s question engraved on the bust challenges that monolithic view while also reinforcing it.
Both works explore the idea of people being enslaved by imagery. In both “La Négresse” and “After la Négresse” we are left wondering if the subjects are being liberated from their plight or held captive to it. As a representation of Africa, does slavery encapsulate an entire race? Similarly, when we look at the state of black men today, are they trapped by imagery perpetuated by the media? Neither views are comprehensive but both demand exploration.


The bleaching of the coral reefs? Apparently, it’s your fault, beachgoers.
The mysterious deaths of the beloved coral reefs is being blamed on sunscreen, The Guardian reports today. While we figured it had something to do with climate change, something most people shake their head over but about which we often don’t really think they can make a difference on as individuals, sunscreen hits close to home. We loved the ocean to death.
It’s the chemical Oxybenzone, which the scientists say has the same effect as gasoline.
The recent research builds on several years of work by teams in Italy, Spain, Israel and Iran, and found that even small doses of oxybenzone – about a drop in six-and-a-half Olympic swimming pools – damages coral. The researchers found concentrations 12 times that rate in popular waters off Hawaii and the US Virgin islands. Hawaii lawmakers are proposing a ban on the use of such sunscreen on the islands.
In the Caribbean, Downs said, the researchers noticed that bays popular with sunscreen-slathered tourists had dead and sterile coral, while those with little traffic were healthy. “In one there’s just nothing there, it’s a desolate wasteland,” he said. “Two bays over, at a $1,000-a-night resort, where very few people go, there’s lots of coral recruitment, lots of spiny sea urchins.”
The scientists argue that this difference shows that climate change alone is not responsible for coral die-offs, and that such cases add to evidence that pollutants created sterile, “zombie” reefs. Downs’ team has also found that oxybenzone has toxic effects on fish larvae and embryos.
Hundreds of sunscreen products, including Coppertone and Banana Boat, use the chemical. The Guardian says sunscreen companies, which oppose any ban on the chemical, have started labeling their products “reef friendly” but there’s no standard for what that means.
In the meantime scientists have recommended people at least stop using the spray-on sunscreen because most of it falls onto the sand.


Marine Animals Definition Biology
Marine environments are therefore the most common habitat on Earth.
Marine animals definition biology. Marine biology is the scientific study of the biology of marine life organisms in the sea. Archaeocytes- cells that move through the sponge. It also deals with airborne and terrestrial organisms that depend directly upon bodies of salt water for food and other necessities of life.
Osculum- large opening that lets water out. A thin colorless transparent oil that forms a waxy material when it comes into contact with air. An animal belonging to the mammalian order Sirenia which includes manatees and dugongs.
What is Marine Biology. Not only that but water provides a 3-dimensional habitat which increases the available habitat for the animals microbes and plants to live. Marine biology is the scientific study of plants and animals that live in salt water.
There are a vast array of career choices one can pick from - from studying large ocean animals and what they eat to. Spermaceti is found in a cavity in the head of sperm whales. When many people think about a marine biologist they picture a dolphin trainer.
Marine biology the science that deals with animals and plants that live in the sea. Given that in biology many phyla families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. So a marine biologist studies.
Marine life definition biology. Spongin- flexible protein fibers. Our ocean coasts and estuaries are home to diverse living things.
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This is a way for architects to communicate their decisions. Most developers will at some point need to follow guidance from architects and might be shown Architectur Decision Records so it could be good to know what they are.
Pick only the correct items
Which of these is an architecture decision?
Some of them are perhaps grey areas? Try not to get into a big discussion though. Hopefully this will lead you into the next section.
Explain what you think an Architecture Decision is. For example Neal Ford and Mark Richards say “a good architecture decision is one that helps guide development teams in making the right technical choices” in their book “Fundamentals of Software Architecture”. Grady Booch says “Architecture represents the significant design decisions that shape a system, where significant is measured by cost of change.”
The source for Architecture Decision Records is Michael Nygard’s blog post - go through it.
Find some publically available ADRs that are good examples of what you are looking for. For example The winning entry in O’Reilly’s architectural katas competition in 2022. You want people to read them actively, so prepare a version of them where you have deliberately introduced errors - eg you swapped some of the sections and titles. Ask them to read them through and tell you the errors.
Make an architecture deicion for the Instavoiced system. For example you could decide:
Work in pairs. Pick an area, make a decision, and write it up in the form of an Architecture Decision Record.
Join two pairs together to review one another’s ADRs. Suggest improvements to make them even better.
When should you use this? Looking at your own team’s situation, are there any decisions you should write up as ADRs?


Music can have a robust effect on the lives of those who listen, whether it’s Country or Rap music. Newbie musicians sometimes study basic musical rudiments (e.g., studying about musical notation for musical scales and rhythms) and beginner- to intermediate-degree singing or instrument-taking part in techniques. Some works, like George Gershwin ‘s Rhapsody in Blue , are claimed by each jazz and classical music, while Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Leonard Bernstein ‘s West Side Story are claimed by both opera and the Broadway musical custom.
Afro-beat – Is a mix of Yoruba music, jazz, Highlife, and funk rhythms, fused with African percussion and vocal types, popularized in Africa within the Nineteen Seventies. Bhajans are easy devotional songs, that are sung many instances to invoke a quality of God , The Supreme.
Homophony : a clear melody supported by chordal accompaniment Most Western in style music songs from the nineteenth century onward are written in this texture. To learn music notation, a person should have an understanding of music idea , concord and the performance apply related to a specific song or piece’s genre.
Along with the debut of the music video, Glover carried out the tune as Childish Gambino during his Saturday Evening Live efficiency. Moreover with the invention of the electrical guitar came the delivery of Jazz music. Funk – is an American musical style that originated within the mid- to late-Sixties when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music.
We arm our students with the knowledge and opportunity that can assist them grow musically, professionally and personally into the musicians that they aspire to develop into. It’s broadly viewed as Brazil’s nationwide musical style. One of many biggest advantages of the ASCAP license is that it provides you the precise to carry out ANY or ALL of the hundreds of thousands of the musical works in our repertory.


Hydro energy is obtained from flowing water falling on rotating turbines, thereby converting it into electricity. India is fortunate to have an enormous potential in hydro energy and ranks 5th in terms of exploitable hydro-potential on the global map. The present installed capacity as on February, 2016 is 42,663 MW which is 15.22% of total electricity generation in India.
So what’s special about hydro energy? Firstly, it’s reliable! Wind may or may not flow or you may not get enough sunlight, but dams have been made to store water which ultimately flows to the turbine. It provides a consistent and steady supply of water. Also, operational costs of generating hydro energy is low as water flows on its own, without any external force needed. Hydro power plants have a comparatively longer life than nuclear power plants. The load factor for solar and wind power is around 15-40% which is low compared to fossil fuel power. In comparison to this, hydro power has a load factor of almost 40-60%.
Hydropower produces around 16 % of the world’s electricity and over 80% of the world’s renewable electricity.Its is one of the major source of green energy.
Some of the countries that we can take inspiration from!
Norway produces more than 99% of its electricity with hydropower.
New Zealand uses hydropower for 75% of its electricity.
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The 8 million US dollar Kayson Phomvihan Museum was opened in 2000 in dedication to the life of the first
Democratic Republic leader of Laos. Kayson Phomvihan was born in December 13, 1920 and passed away on November 21, 1992.
He was the leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from March 22 1955, he then served as the first Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic from December 8, 1975 and then as president from August 15, 1991 until his death in 1992.
Kayson was born in southern Laos and he was a very educated man, he was educated in law in Vietnam. He is said to have spoken French, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, and even the Burmese Shan language fluently. A respected man and great leader, he released most political prisoners, including army officers held in detention camps since 1975 when the Royal Lao government and the 600-year-old monarchy was abolished.
Photography is disallowed inside the museum except the statue of Kayson. Inside, there are many nice photographs and memorabilia which shows the life and times of this great man, and the Lao culture and historical events during the olden days in Laos. Kayson Phomvihan is a true legend in the eyes of people living in Laos.


The phrase “God rest ye merry, gentlemen” is totally misunderstood by modern ears, due to the shift in the meaning of the word “rest”, which any student of a modern Romance language will know means “keep” or “remain”. (‘Rester’ in French, ‘restare’ in Italian, ‘restāre’ in Latin). So in this case, “rest” in English means to “keep”, “cause to remain”, or simply, “make” in the modern parlance. It does NOT mean ‘take a nap’ in this context.
“Merry” is also misheard by the modern ear as “happy”. No, no. Merry in early modern English means “mighty” or “great”. Armies were described as “merry”. As were Robin Hood’s men (saving discussion of the Robin Hood motif and its wicked socialist message for another time.)
And finally, the little comma. Punctuation saves lives, folks. I’ve said it for years. (“Let’s eat Grandma!” vs. “Let’s eat, Grandma!”)
The modern ear, having misunderstood the meaning of the verb “rest” misplaces the comma thusly:
God rest ye, merry Gentlemen.
God let you take a nap, happy men. Um… NO.
The proper placement of the comma is AFTER “merry”:
God rest ye merry, Gentlemen.
God make you great and mighty, Men!
With this in mind, let us enjoy anew this lovely Christmas Carol. Sing along!
And, again, a blessed and very MIGHTY Christ’s Mass to you all!


Below you’ll find our Police Board Game game board and instructions for play. If you’re able to print these items, you’re welcome to but if not reach out to CitizenDetroit for facilitation. This board game will teach you about the history of the Detroit Police Department. As you play think about the role of the Department within our city’s government and how it has served the city’s citizens.
You can also read the game cards to learn about the police department without playing the game.
CitizenDetroit facilitates this board game and will facilitate with your group. Contact CitizenDetroit for more information.
- Police Board Game and Game Cards
- Game pieces (you can use colored paper clips!)
- 2 Minute Timer
- Divide into small groups of no more than seven.
- Select a game board piece.
- Shuffle cards and place them face down in the center of the board. There are two kinds of cards:
- a. Fact Cards state a fact relevant to the Detroit Police Department and indicate the number of squares forward or backward the player is to move.
- b. Discussion Cards contain facts that could be considered either good (move forward) or bad (move backward). Discuss with your group for up to 2 minutes and determine the direction you will move your piece based upon the majority opinion of the group.
- To start the game, all players place their markers on the starting square. Decide who will go first and players then take turns clockwise around the table.
- On each turn, the player selects the top card on the deck, reads out loud the number of squares to move forward or backward, then reads the fact. The player then moves the indicated number of squares forward or backward.
- The game concludes when all players have returned to start.
- As a group, review the key questions.


Strauch Schick, Shana. 2014. Women in the Hērbedestān: A re-examination of the Bavli’s Beruriah narratives in light of Middle Persian literature. Zion 79(3). 407–424.
The Babylonian Talmud contains a number of dicta which unambiguously exclude women from the study of Torah. Yet the narratives concerning Beruriah, supposedly the daughter of R. Hanina b. Teradyon and wife of R. Meir, suggest otherwise. She is depicted as having received formal instruction at the same level as rabbinic sages. Yet, these traditions appear only in the Babylonian Talmud, a few centuries after she would have lived, and contain a number of common literary motifs. This and other factors indicate the constructed nature of these stories, as David Goodblatt and Tal Ilan have noted. While it is possible to explain the local function of these narratives on literary and didactic grounds, given the Babylonian Talmud’s general stance regarding women and Torah study, the figure of a woman well-versed in Torah learning is indeed surprising.
This paper proposes that the appearance of the character of Beruriah is best understood within the Middle Persian milieu when the late Talmudic narratives arose. It is clear from Zoroastrian texts that religious study was a possibility open to men and women and that both were equally viable candidates to leave their home in order to engage in religious training at the Hērbedestān. A passage from Mādayān ī Hazār Dādestān, for example, depicts women who are well versed in jurisprudence and shares other significant parallels with the Beruriah narratives. By turning to relevant Middle Persian sources it thus becomes clear that the idea of the scholarly woman was not simply a literary motif called into existence, but was in fact a real possibility that Jews of Babylonia had to confront—a novel phenomenon unknown (or perhaps suppressed) in earlier Palestinian sources. Within a larger culture in which women participated in religious scholarly pursuits, the exclusion of women from Torah study and the community of scholars was addressed by the creation of Beruriah. Although the existence of a woman of Beruriah’s erudition within an elite rabbinic family could now be presented as a plausible historical persona, her existence served as a cautionary tale to justify the importance of keeping Torah study exclusively male.


Many gallinaceous birds are omnivorous. Commercial diets for domestic fowl, domestic turkeys, and Japanese quail are available. During nonbreeding periods, a maintenance diet can be offered two or three times daily and generally should contain < 20% crude protein. During the breeding season, food should be offered free choice and contain a higher protein content (20%–25% crude protein).
Most quail are primarily seed-eaters and are easy to feed. Some Old World quail species are insectivorous and must be provided a diet with specific protein requirements. Peafowl in general (Pavo spp) consume invertebrates, mollusks, beetle larvae, and in the case of the Indian blue peafowl, even the venomous cobra. Other gallinaceous birds consume almost exclusively vegetable material. The tragopans (Tragopan spp), some pheasants (Syrmaticus spp), and several species of grouse are largely vegetarian. Tragopans consume sprouts, grasses, mosses, berries, and a few insects. In captivity, tragopans can be fed lucerne, grasses, cucumbers, apples, and different kinds of berries. Grouse are noted for their ability to feed on plants containing quinones, which are not consumed by other animals. Captive grouse should receive natural foods or at least large amounts of leaves, grass, and berries supplemented with a limited quantity of pellets and grain. Feeding these largely herbivorous species with game bird or domestic fowl commercial diets will result in suboptimal fertility and health.
Coccidiostats are added to some poultry feeds. Monensin is commonly used and is toxic for guinea fowl. All gallinaceous birds should have access to grit. Poultry pellets generally contain adequate calcium and vitamins, and additional supplementation should be done only when a deficiency exists.


Publication date 2005-07-21
Genre Children's literature
Originally published 21 July 2005
Page count 256
|Preceded by 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents|
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End of the book summary for 101 ways to bug your teacher
101 Ways to Bug Your Teacher is a 2004 children's book written by Lee Wardlaw. It is the sequel to 101 Ways To Bug Your Parents. The book focuses on Stephen Wyatt, a middle school inventor, who must overcome his inventor's block that developed when his parents reveal they are planning to have him skip eighth grade, leaving his friends behind in middle school when he goes off to high school.
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The idea for this novel came from Wardlaw's five years of experience as an elementary school educator. The novel was named on the Best Books of the Month list in ALAN, the journal of the National Council of Teachers of English. This book was also chosen as a Children's Choice for 2005.
101 ways to bug your teacher
The story opens with Steve (Sneeze), Hiccup, Goldie, Ace, and Pierre working on their Egyptian history projects. Their teacher, Ms. Pierce (Fierce), has an unusual way of assigning punishments to her students: "the death roll" which is a form of classroom management. Steve's parents tell him that they have already talked to the principals from both schools, so they want him to skip eighth grade and go straight to high school. There are two reasons that Steve doesn't want to go to high school. One reason is that he doesn't want to leave his only friends, that understand him, behind at middle school .The other reason is that Steve thinks he's lost his feel for inventing and he's pretty much giving up on himself. When Hayley confronts him, he kisses her. Sneeze enters the Inventors Club, and his mom has a baby named Alyssa Marie Wyatt, who inherits his terrible allergies.


Reducing memorization: Don't do for your students what they can do on their own
They say: The proportion of the observations that fall in a certain category is the frequency (count) of observations in that category divided by the total number of observations. The percentage is the proportion multiplied by 100. Proportions and percentages are also called relative frequencies and serve as a way to summarize the measurements in categories of a categorical variable. A frequency table is a listing of possible values for a variable, together with the number of observations for each value. (Agresti and Franklin, p.26) Insight. Don’t mistake the frequencies as values of a variable. They are merely a summary of how many times the observation (a shark attack) occurred in each category (region) (same source, p.27)
I say: Each time I see something in bold font, I think: is this something I have to remember? In this case, I would like my students to remember only the definitions of relative frequencies and frequency tables. Everything else is something the students have to understand after having worked through examples. Don't make your students memorize every little detail. Make them understand as much as possible and memorize as little as possible. Explaining and requiring minutiae is the best way to kill researchers in your students. I would not make this post if the book did not have many trivialities like this.
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|Saint Anthony of Padua
b. 1195 d. 1231 Feastday: June 13
This Statue is located in front of the St. Francis Chapel on the South Side of the Church, This Statue was crafted by Daprato Statuary Company.
St. Anthony was born in Portugal, although most of his work was in Italy. He originally joined the Augustinian order, but he became a Franciscan when he was 26. This was because of the death of 5 Franciscan protomartyrs in Morocco, North Africa, whose headless and mutilated bodies had been brought back for burial. St. Anthony also wished to be a martyr, just like them. He is called the "Hammer of Heretics" because of his simple, and sometimes, miraculous manner of teaching the Catholic faith. The secret to his success was simply to repeat the "Holy Name of Mary" when speaking to heretics. St. Anthony often attracted huge crowds, and was sensationally successful. One day when he found he was preaching to heretics who would not Listen, he went to preach to the fish, who Listened attentively, not for their necessity, but for the glory of God. To another heretic, St. Anthony had a mule (who had been starved for three days) bow before the Blessed Sacrament, although food was also placed near him. St. Anthony was miraculously visited by the Infant Jesus, and is commonly referred to today as the "finder of lost articles." His tongue is incorrupt, and is displayed at Basillica del Santo, in Padua. He was only 36 when he died


How do cognition and behavior emerge from the collective activity of large networks of neurons in our brain? Can we simulate these neural circuits in silico to build artificial neural networks that share our complex cognitive abilities? Leveraging a vast network of collaborations with experimental colleagues, our lab aims to explain the neural underpinnings of natural and artificial intelligence, with the belief that we can only understand cognitive function once we can build it from the bottom up in biologically plausible neural network models. We focus in particular on how our cognitive abilities change depending on context, our mental state, and varying levels of neuromodulators (such as serotonin). This contextual modulation occurs for example when we make more mistakes while distracted, or perform really well while attentive. We design brain-machine interfaces to read and write neural activity in real time with the long-term goal of rescuing cognitive deficits for therapeutic interventions in the human brain.
Our lab is focused on elucidating the neural basis of sensory perception, decision-making, motor generation, and associative learning. Some of the questions we focus on are:
- What neural mechanisms underlie the temporal variability observed in naturalistic animal behavior?
- How does behavior emerge from the complex temporal interactions of cortical and subcortical networks?
- How do different physiological states, such as arousal, task engagement, expectation, affect sensory processing and modulate an animal's behavior?
- What drives associative learning at the level of synaptic plasticity in cortical and subcortical circuits?
To study these and other questions, we blend methods from statistical physics, information theory, machine learning, and dynamical systems. We combine analysis of neurophysiological data from large populations of neurons in behaving animals with theoretical models based on neural networks.
Center for Computational Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence


Health Officials Warn About Legionnaire's Disease As State Reopens
As Florida reopens, health officials are warning businesses to make sure their water systems are thoroughly flushed out because a bacteria that causes a severe form of pneumonia could be present in the pipes.
Water in city utilities is typically treated with a germ-killing disinfect, a form of chlorine, that's safe to drink, but the Florida Department of Health warns that if buildings have sat empty for weeks or months their water systems will need to be thoroughly flushed.
Brian Miller, the administrator for environmental health at the Department of Health in Hillsborough County, said when water is stagnant, there can be a build-up of hazardous metals from old lead pipes and soldering -- and bacteria such as Legionella.
"Make sure that that you're turning on hot water and waiting for it to flow through,” Miller said. “You want to leave those faucets on, whether it's showerheads or faucets or flush the toilet a couple of times."
The water droplets can be transmitted through showerheads, hot tubs, sink faucets, centralized air-cooling systems, and large plumbing systems.
"We've tried so hard for everybody to stay well during this time; reopening would be a bad place to mess that all up,” Miller said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has guidance for reopening buildings after a prolonged shutdown or reduced operation, which can be found here.
Some tips from the health department to prevent Legionella from developing:
- Develop a comprehensive water management program for your water system and all devices that use water.
- Ensure your water heater is properly maintained and the temperature is correctly set.
- Flush your water system.
- Clean all decorative water features, such as fountains.
- Ensure hot tubs/spas are safe for use.
- Ensure cooling towers are clean and well-maintained.
- Ensure safety equipment including fire sprinkler systems, eye wash stations, and safety showers are clean and well-maintained.
- Maintain your water system.


Our homes are often considered refuge from modernity, from the frantic pace and the myriad of distractions in our daily life. An escape from the inhumane offices, factories, and industrial parks of our urbanized environment, however machines have crept in from these domains to offer our personal lives contemporary technological equivalents to the analogue objects with which we have traditionally adorned our personal spaces.
The relationship between individuals and their domestic technology is increasingly involved, some would argue pervasive. As we evolve many of our daily activities to include digital content, the importance individuals place on the objects and spaces, that have enabled these changes, become increasingly evident in how people spend their time, money and energy. In order to create useful and intuitive interaction with digital content it is essential for artists and designers to understand and explore the expected conventions users bring to these experiences.
With the increased use of technology in our daily lives, much of our time, energy and space are spent with objects that seemingly have no emotional significances or personal connection. We embrace these technological objects not because of their meaning but of what they facilitate. Mundane items such as washing machines do not hold emotional value, but enable us to live comfortable lives without the need to spend large amounts of time on tedious manual chores.
‘‘The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday like until they are indistinguishable from it.’’ M.Weiser (1991)
The argument for more considerate technology (to start to blend or camouflage these objects into our domestic setting) seems more important now than ever. As designers find new innovative ways of freeing up our time from menial tasks, more objects, devices and technologies that enable this fill our lives and personal spaces.
This strange symbiosis means we increasingly populate our domestic environment with complex and technological objects. These technologies demand attention similar to the objects we choose with which to express ourselves. They require maintenance, cleaning, monitoring and most importantly our space and time.


Articles 157 and 159 of the Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente (Environmental Framework Law) establish that the national government must promote public participation in the planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of environmental and natural resource policy. The Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, or SEMARNAT) established the Consejos Consultivos para el Desarrolo Sustentable (CCDSs) in 1995 in order to promote public participation forums for consulting, designing and evaluating public policies on environmental issues. These councils also aim to coordinate, persuade and help reach consensus between interested parties in environmental decision-making.
Currently, there is one national CCDS and six regional CCDSs. Each council is comprised of representatives from civil society organizations, academia, the corporate sector, and federal and state government agencies. For example, the national CCDS is presided over by the head of SEMARNAT, and also includes as members the presidents of the six regional councils, seven environmental and natural resource specialists from civil society or academic institutions, three experts on the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, and representatives from the Mexican Institute of Youth, the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples, and the National Institute for Women. Members of the Councils themselves approve internal regulations that govern the operation and organization of the CCDS, and the CCDSs meet twice a year.
The 26 October 2014 public information and review meeting of the environmental impact study (EIS) for the proposed new international airport in Mexico City provides a recent example of the work of CCDSs. At the meeting, a representative of the national council provided detailed comments and recommendations to SEMARNAT and to the public relating to the EIS, including areas where further investigation was necessary.
The national consultative committee website is at: http://www.consejosconsultivos.mx/consejo-consultivo-nacional-para-el-desarrollo-sustentable.html.


How Canadians can help Syrian refugees
A look at some of the organizations lending a helping hand
The refugee crisis in Syria has been ongoing since the outbreak of civil war in 2011.
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency there are now more than 4 million Syrian refugees.
This week photos of the body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, found lifeless on a Turkish beach, made international headlines and galvanized international attention for the refugee crisis.
Kurdi, his brother and his mother all drowned when their boat, bound for the Greek island of Kos, capsized.
Their deaths have prompted many Canadians to ask how they can help refugees fleeing the war in Syria.
There are numerous organizations worldwide providing support.
The following is a list of some of the larger organizations lending a helping hand.
The UNHCR coordinates UN refugee responses, including support for host countries providing assistance for Syrian refugees.
International Organization for Migration
The IOM is an intergovernmental organization which provides services and support to governments and migrants.
The United Nations Children's Fund is a child-focused humanitarian organization operating in 192 countries, including Syria.
Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, operates medical facilities inside Syria and supports more than 100 clinics, health posts and field hospitals in the country.
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working around the world to find solutions to poverty and support human rights.
The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations.
MOA consists of humanitarians, security professionals, medical staff and maritime officers working to prevent further refugee crisis at sea.
Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization with a focus on human rights.
Part of the international humanitarian organization Red Cross/Red Crescent, the Canadian Red Cross is helping to support the efforts of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Syria.
The non-profit charitable organization provides food, water and shelter to more than 500,000 Syrian refugees in the Middle East.


The effect of random alcohol screening in reducing motor vehicle crash injuries.
OBJECTIVE: Programs that randomly stop drivers to detect alcohol use have been introduced as a deterrence measure for drinking and driving. The objective of this review is to determine if this random screening reduces fatalities and injuries. The two types of random screening programs included are Random Breath Testing and Sobriety Checkpoints. METHODS: Fourteen studies met inclusion criteria, which required an evaluation of a random screening program with a control population or baseline comparison. Proportional decreases in total or alcohol-related fatalities or injuries were the outcome of interest. MAIN RESULTS: All fourteen studies found that random screening was effective in reducing fatalities and injuries. The decreases found had wide variation, but did not depend on the size of the population. Alcohol-related fatalities generally showed the greatest decreases, ranging from 8% to 71%. The few multivariate analyses showed that random screening significantly reduced crashes and injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Random screening appears to be effective in a wide range of both United States and Australian populations. Although there are many limitations to the studies reviewed, such as the difficulty in determining alcohol involvement and the inability to control for the presence of other drunk driving reduction programs, the weight of the evidence indicates that random screening reduces fatalities and injuries. There was some disagreement among studies as to how long the effects of random alcohol screening can be sustained and the level of enforcement necessary, and these remain questions to be answered.


Copper Wire and Its Limitations
Due to the electrical properties of copper wiring, data signals will undergo some corruption during their travels. Signal corruption
within certain limits is acceptable, but if the electrical properties of the cable will cause serious distortion of the signal, that cable
must be replaced or repaired.
As a signal propagates down a length of cable, it loses some of its energy. So, a signal that starts out with a certain input voltage,
will arrive at the load with a reduced voltage level. The amount of signal loss is known as attenuation, which is measured in decibels,
or dB. If the voltage drops too much, the signal may no longer be useful.
Attenuation has a direct relationship with frequency and cable length. The high frequency used by the network, the greater the
attenuation. Also, the longer the cable, the more energy a signal loses by the time it reaches the load.
A signal losses energy during its travel because of electrical properties at work in the cable. For example, every conductor offers some
dc resistance to a current ( sometimes called copper losses). The longer the cable, the more resistance it offers.
Resistance reduces the amount of signal passing through the wires -- it does not alter the signal. Reactance, inductive or capacitive,
distorts the signal.
The two primary concerns of signal transmission are:
- That enough signal gets through. (Quantity)
- That the signal is not distorted. (Quality)


What is EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a type of therapy that is very helpful in improving how we relate to past unpleasant experiences by changing how our explicit and implicit memories of those experiences are coded in our body and nervous system.
In plain English this means that EMDR can help you to deeply heal from past unpleasant or traumatic events. This is the type of deep repair that can release the hold that the past has had on you in your every day life.
EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation (BLS), which is visual, auditory or tactile stimulation that alternates from stimulating one side of the brain (through the body) and then the other.
The use BLS, when processing through unpleasant memories, feelings or sensations, has a way of bringing your body and mind’s natural healing capacities online. Your EMDR therapist will guide you through using BLS while visualizing things from the past, which will allow your inner healing ability to truly process and heal these old psychological wounds.
EMDR treatment can be an incremental process, though this process will be fully complete when you can remember an unpleasant past experience, without feeling all of “Yuck” that was once associated with it.
Due to its ability to change our present-day experience of unpleasant aspects of our past, EMDR can help us to heal from old wounds, big or small. EMDR has been validated as a treatment for “Big T” traumas, but it can also be very helpful in resolving “smaller t” traumas, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and any past experience that brings up negative thoughts or feelings when you think about it.


Title 1 Part C: The Florida Migrant Education Program (MEP)
The Title I Migrant Education Program is an educational program designed to address the unique needs of migratory children ages 3-21. Migrant students have various risk factors in common with other disadvantaged students; however, they also face additional challenges exclusive to their situations (e.g., disruption of education, poor record-keeping between schools, cultural and language difficulties, and social isolation).
The purpose of the MEP is to ensure that the special educational needs of migrant children are identified and addressed. This program supports high-quality and comprehensive educational programs for migrant children in order to help reduce the educational disruptions and other education related problems that result from frequent moves. This program also attempts to ensure that migrant students who move between states are not put at a disadvantage because of disparities in curriculum, graduation requirements, content, and student academic achievement standards. The program promotes interstate and intrastate coordination of services for migrant children, including providing for educational continuity through the timely transfer of pertinent school records.
The following services are a major focus:
- Identification and Recruitment
- Inter and Intrastate Coordination
- Health and Social Services
- Early Intervention
- Summer Basic Skills Programs
- Family Engagement
MEP Students in Action
Migrant farm workers are an indispensable part of American agriculture. Families and their children migrate to Leon County twice a year for the harvest seasons. Leon County Schools, through the PAEC Migrant Education Program, links migrant families to services and programs that support the wellbeing and education of their children.
Dr. Maria PounceyProject Director850-364.1430


Dandruff is a major problem affecting adult males’ hair: the little white flakes we see in the hair and on clothes are remains of dry and death cells which come off due to an excessive turnover of skin cells.
Since the scalp is irritated, dandruff often involves itchiness and the need to scratch, besides enhancing flaking, can cause skin scrapes leading to a risk of infection.
Dandruff is clearly one of the biggest threaten to hair health: it damages both the delicate cells at the bottom of the bulb responsible for continual hair growth, and for the other scalp areas which get weaker, irritated and itchy.
Since it usually features some psychological distress, in our salon we have always paid great attention to it.
Nowadays we know that dandruff has several causes :
- a fungus naturally occurring on the scalp which metabolizes sebum, producing and inflammatory response;
- hormonal changes altering sebum production;
- emotional and physical stress, also related to season changes during which dandruff issue are more frequent (so we hope that not too many people are suffering from it at the moment, being this one our third lockdown),
- bad eating habits like fats and alcohol overconsumption;
- use of haircare products causing irritation or sensitivity.
This very last aspect prompted us to design a specific product, the Algae Shampoo, based on seaweeds among which spirulina, giving the characteristic blue color: rich in vitamins and minerals, they help restoring skin hydrolipidic balance and controlling sebaceous glands activity.
Just to be clear: this shampoo doesn’t heal severe dandruff, but its daily use offers concrete help in preventing it.
Dandruff is usually a minor and manageable issue, but it’s important to keep in mind that if it gets frequent or if dermatitis symptoms occur, you should address a dermatologist.


Originating in China and common in Asia, this small evergreen tree is prized for its heavily scented flowers which appear late in the year. The leaves are long and glossy, somewhat like Sweet Chestnut. In warmer climates it also produces fruit and is cultivated for these. However, ripe fruits are uncommon in the UK, likely due to the sensitivity of the fruit and flowers to low temperatures which causes them to fall. It often grows to around 3 to 4m but may reach as tall as 10m. There are said to be over 800 cultivars available in its native range. It was once thought to be related to the Medlar, still occasionally being referred to as Japanese Medlar. In China, the yellow fruits represent gold and wealth; their taste is said to be similar to a mix of peach, mango, and citrus.
Culture for Loquat
Most suited for outdoor planting in mild climates with shelter, it is also often grown under glass. Plants in colder climates are at risk of damage from low temperatures, especially hard frosts, on flowers, fruit, and tender young growth. Requires full sun and well-drained fertile acid soils (pH 4.5-6).White-fleshed cultivars may be themost tolerant of our cooler climate.
Concerns about Loquat
Appropriate climate. Mealybugs may be a problem under glass. Generally disease free, can be susceptible to aphids, scales, and Phytopthora. Can be susceptible to apple scab but often grafted onto resistant rootstocks.
Management Practices for Loquat
Generally disease free. Ensure adequate light and soil nutrition are available.


The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) celebrates 244 years of American Independence.
Beginning in the early twentieth century, many Macedonians immigrated to the United States fleeing from the violence that resulted from the Ilinden Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. Prior to World War I, a large wave of Macedonians had already migrated to the United States, and this was followed by another wave after the conclusion of World War II. The majority of Macedonian immigrants settled in Chicago, Detroit, and various other Midwestern or Northeastern cities, and found jobs working in the heavy industries.
Since their arrival in the United States, Macedonians have continuously advocated for the independence of their homeland, equality, human rights, and have established dozens of Macedonian Orthodox Churches. Macedonian immigrants spread their culture, language, and heritage to the communities in which they settled, and many started successful small businesses of their own. Today, the community in the U.S. is a vibrant one embedded within the American mosaic partaking in all walks of life, public service, business, legal and medical fields, arts, and sports, restaurants, and more.
UMD knows the importance of recognizing Macedonian heritage and urges all Macedonian-Americans to write in “Macedonian” under Question 9 on the 2020 U.S. Census. There is no better way to empower the Macedonian-American community than by accurately counting all Americans of Macedonian heritage! Showing the growth and strength of the Macedonian-American relationship will not only help create a stronger sense of community but can also lead to increased influence and recognition in American society.
UMD encourages all Macedonian-American’s to celebrate American Independence Day while keeping the deadline for the 2020 U.S. Census in mind. October 31st is the last day to fill out the census to be appropriately accounted for and additionally show their own pride for their roots and homeland, Macedonia. Click HERE to fill out the Census
All of us at UMD and Macedonians as a whole are happy to share in the celebrations of another year of American Independence and the continuance of strengthening U.S.-Macedonia relations in the future.


“In 2019, reports estimated that over 3.3 million metric tonnes of plastic wound up in landfills across India. However, to reduce the burden on the environment, Aditya Banger (17) a resident of Bhilwara, Rajasthan has started recycling plastic bottles, wrappers and covers to make fabric.
“The process takes one or two days but the fabric produced is stronger than regular cotton and is more durable,” says Aditya, a Class 12 student of Mayo College, Rajasthan, in an interview with The Better India.
His company, Trash to Treasure, was launched in January 2021 and every day they recycle up to 10 tonnes of plastic to make fabric.
Two years ago, Aditya—who comes from a textile manufacturing family—went on a business trip to China. He was travelling with his uncle, the owner of Kanchan India Limited, to see new manufacturing techniques for producing fabric.
“That is when I came across a unit that was converting large quantities of plastic waste into fabric. It not only reduces waste going into the landfills but also produces good quality material and creates employment locally,” says Aditya.
Once they returned Aditya, who was in Class 10 at the time, pitched an idea to his family about starting a business of producing fabric from plastic. His uncle and parents agreed and supported his venture. By collaborating with a foreign company, Aditya had a manufacturing unit set up in Bhilwara.
“The project was funded by the parent company, Kanchan India Limited, for whom the fabric will be made,” says Aditya.
Recycling 10 Tonnes of Plastic
By January 2021 when the lockdowns were eased, Aditya began sourcing plastic waste from all over the country. He connected with local waste collection centres and purchased PET grade plastic for Rs 40/ kilogram.
Once the waste reaches the unit, it is thoroughly cleaned, the labels are removed and allowed to dry. They are then chopped into fine flakes and melted to remove toxic chemicals. The melted plastic, also known as the plastic filament when cooled down becomes the fibre….”
View the whole story here: https://www.thebetterindia.com/262204/plastic-bottle-wrapper-recycle-fabric-manufacturing-young-entrepreneur-sustainable/


The Journal of San Diego History
SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY
Winter 2000, Volume 46, Number 1
Gregg Hennessey, Editor
Griffith Park: A Centennial History.
By Mike Eberts.
Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California, 1996. Photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. xvi + 448 pages. $37.50 Paperback.
San Diego’s defining urban park (now called Balboa Park) began when foresighted leaders set aside land for it in 1868. Los Angeles’ major urban park, Griffith Park, came into being a generation later (in 1896) when philanthropist Colonel Griffith J. Griffith gave the city the 4,000 acre Rancho Los Feliz. Since then, the plot has been transformed into a major part of the Los Angeles community. It houses open space hiking and horse trails, an observatory, a Greek theatre, a zoo, the Gene Autrey Museum of Western Heritage, and many other attractions. Mike Eberts, a mass communications teacher at Glendale Community College, has put together a very informative history of the park’s first one hundred years. As would be expected, the story of the park is more than just the story of the park; it also gives insights into the history of Los Angeles, and to the nature of the city it has become. There is one very annoying drawback. The author has chosen a style of presentation which involves a series short sections (each under a subheading) grouped together into chapters. There are no transitions between sections — or the chapters — so the book does not flow as one continuous story; rather it jerks along in a disruptive, staccato-like manner. This proves the standard exhortation of history professors to their graduate students: subheads are no substitute for good transitions. Aside from this irritating stylistic device, this is a sound book which will benefit both the scholar of urban parks and the Angeleno who wants to know about a significant part of their heritage.


In most health care settings, it is unlikely that you would hear the terms “ad hoc” or “matrix” as you walk down the hallway. Although it is helpful for any organization to delineate pathways of responsibility and authority in an organizational chart, the lived experience of these structures is most apparent through the inquiries and behaviors people share everyday.
In your own workplace, you may find yourself wondering, who should I turn to when I have a practice dilemma? or Where can I go to learn more about this issue? These questions speak to the intricacies of formal and informal organizational structure and leadership.
- Consider the overall structure or hierarchy of your organization or one with which you are familiar. Which organizational structure best describes your organization—line (or bureaucratic), ad hoc, matrix, service line, or flat? Note: It is possible to have a combination of structures in one organization. Is decision making centralized or decentralized in this organization?
- What is the role of committees, task forces, and councils in the organization, and who is invited to join? Consider how this relates to formal and informal leadership.
- Reflect on how decisions are made within a specific department or unit. Which stakeholders provide input or influence the decision-making process? Assess this in terms of formal and informal leadership.
- To support your analysis, consider your own experiences and investigate these matters by speaking with others at the organization and reviewing available documents. Be sure to consider how the concepts of formal and informal structure and leadership relate to one another and are demonstrated in the organization and in the particular department or unit.


Everyone’s daily lives are affected by IT. IT , computer systems , Apps etc have become a central part of everyday life – but there is a danger of a shortage of skilled people to look after these IT systems to maintain security and software.
The employment of ICT specialists has grown by around 2 million in the EU over last 10 years, but the European Union is facing shortages of around 370,000 in 2017 which is likely to grow by up to 500,000 in 2020 as the demand for highly-skilled ICT professionals is exceeds supply . It is predicted that there could be approximately 825,000 ICT vacancies in EU in 2020 !
Only this year – (better late then never) it was announced that Computer Science would be in the Leaving Cert exam in Ireland in 2018.
Digital skills are now recognised as essential skills, along with literacy and numeracy. A ” National Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition” has been launched in Ireland to help support Ireland’s continuing economic progress and competitiveness.
Job growth is largest in highly skilled jobs, such as management, architecture and analytics positions.
Other areas of ICT where skills are in short supply (These are job sectors that are eligible for the Highly Skilled Occupations Employment Permits )
IT specialist managers
IT project and programme managers
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
Programmers and software development professionals
Web design and development professionals


Addiction profoundly alters motivational circuits so that drugs become powerful reinforcers of behavior. The interoceptive system continuously updates homeostatic and emotional information that are important elements in motivational decisions. We tested the idea that interoceptive information is essential in drug craving and in the behavioral signs of malaise. We inactivated the primary interoceptive cortex in amphetamine-experienced rats, which prevented the urge to seek amphetamine in a place preference task. Interoceptive insula inactivation also blunted the signs of malaise induced by acute lithium administration. Drug-seeking and malaise both induced Fos expression, a marker of neuronal activation, in the insula. We conclude that the insular cortex is a key structure in the perception of bodily needs that provides direction to motivated behaviors.The therapeutic intervention was an injection of 2% lidocaine (a sodium channel blocker to inhibit nerve activity) into the left and right insula to cause a transient shutdown of insular nerve activity (injecting adjacent cortex was not effective). Although this is a sledgehammer approach with possible dire side effects, it suggests that therapeutic interventions in the insula may help to alleviate drug cravings, .
This blog reports new ideas and work on mind, brain, behavior, psychology, and politics - as well as random curious stuff
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Drug craving? - Just zap your insula!
An important factor that contributes to drug-seeking in addicted individuals is the negative feelings that result from abstinence. Such mood states are monitored by the interoceptive sensory system, and particularly by a brain area called the insular cortex, known to process emotional information. Thus this abstract from Contreras et al. is of interest:
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A peaceful and politically stable country, Malawi is also one of the poorest countries in the world. Malawians daily problems are a combination of poverty, drought, flooding and a lack of resources. Malawi is home to approximately 17.3 million people and 67% of the population is under the age of 25. The majority depend on subsistence agriculture.
In 1994 the Malawi Government made Primary School Education free. Around 30% of primary school age children are still not attending school however. The need to grow food, find food, do casual work for payment, care for parents and younger siblings outweighs reasons for attending school.
The overwhelming number of children dropping out of schools are girls due to the need for someone to stay home while parents are looking for money/food and of course early marriage.
At the beginning of 2015 Malawi was hit by some of the worst floods in memory which has wreaked havoc on many subsistence farmers with crops destroyed, villages obliterated, homes swept away and livestock killed. Already almost 5 in every 10 children in Malawi were stunted and without proper nutrition these children will not recover. Already too many children in Malawi were not surviving to see their 5th birthday.
The under-5 population were without help. In areas where nursery schools existed there were no feeding facilities to provide a meal and other areas had no nurseries at all. Seibo began as a response to the need of these children. On the 11th of February 2016 feeding began at local nurseries in the Chilomoni township and with the support from donors both in Japan and abroad was already feeding 633 children in the first month. The United Nations World Food Programme says 37％ of children under 5 are stunted. This is just the beginning.
With a total enrolment of 5 million primary school children in Malawi of which 60% are located in the rural areas we propose to simultaneously target clusters of rural schools as well as provide under-5 feeding in these areas through nurseries.
The goal remains to feed every hungry child in the world at hot meal at school.
The difference between a child holding an empty or full cup of food can determine which direction our world will travel. Together we can make that difference with every school meal we provide.


Peripheral artery disease is a narrowing of the vessels that supply the limbs, head and stomach with blood.
What causes peripheral artery disease?
Peripheral artery disease is caused by atherosclerosis – a buildup of plaque on the inner walls of the arteries. Plaque narrows or blocks the arteries that feed the arms or legs, preventing them from receiving enough blood to function correctly.
If peripheral artery disease is severe enough, it can lead to tissue death in a foot or leg. It also increases your risk of heart attack and stroke.
What are the symptoms of peripheral artery disease?
The primary symptom of peripheral artery disease is leg pain, cramping or tiredness when walking. The pain usually goes away when you stop walking, and comes back when you start walking again.
Other symptoms include:
- Weak or absent pulse in the feet or legs
- Sores on the toes, feet or legs
- A lower temperature in one leg than the other
- A change in the color of your legs (pale or bluish)
- Poor nail growth on the toes
- Decreased hair growth on the legs
How is peripheral artery disease diagnosed?
To diagnose peripheral artery disease, your doctor will conduct a physical exam and run some tests, including:
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI)
- Blood tests
- Catheter angiography
- Computed tomography (CT) angiography
- Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)
How is peripheral artery disease treated?
Your doctor will recommend lifestyle changes and medication to treat your peripheral artery disease. In more severe causes, a medical procedure or surgery may be needed to restore proper blood flow.
Lifestyle changes include:
- Quitting smoking
- Eating a heart-healthy diet
- Lowering high blood pressure and high cholesterol
- Getting more physical activity
If these changes aren’t enough to reduce blockages, you may need a medical procedure or surgery, including:
- Bypass grafting surgery
- Catheter-directed thrombolysis


Drowsy Driving: Just as Dangerous as DUI
A new spotlight by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been issued regarding the dangers of drowsy driving. The NHTSA has expanded the definition of impaired driving by stressing the dangers of driving without proper rest. Historically, the emphasis has been on drunk driving, driving while under the influence of drugs or medication, and distracted driving, but the NHSTA says that drowsy driving is just as dangerous.
Based on research funded by State Farm, nearly 83.6 million Americans are sleep deprived and they are out on our roadways. Unfortunately, 5,000 lives were lost in drowsy-driving related crashes last year and estimates are expected to rise. The dangers have become so evident that the NHTSA is asking each state to take steps to prevent future drowsy-driving accidents. Georgia, through their part in the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), is one of many states taking action to educate drivers of these risks.
In the state’s own report, the agency reveals the annual societal cost of fatigue-related fatal and injury crashes is an astounding $109 billion – this statistic only includes bodily injury related figures; not property damage. With U.S. motor vehicle related deaths up 7.7% in 2015, the causes and effects for each state must be examined and addressed properly. Each state needs to make an effort to discuss legislation, enforcement, education and new technology to prevent the problem at hand.
The truth is that drowsy driving isn’t specific. The GHSA Executive Director recently stated, “Law enforcement lack protocols and training to help officers recognize drowsy driving at roadside. And if a crash occurs, the drowsy driver may not report the cause due to concerns about monetary and other penalties.”
The State Highway Safety Offices also joined in on the conversation by stating that sleep is just as important as eating and exercising. When individuals are not properly doing these life-sustaining activities then things such as driving and reaction time will suffer immensely.
Georgia has joined this conversation, but as Georgia residents, we need to encourage even more dialogue. Help make drowsy driving an even greater issue.


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How scale text works
What is scale text?
When we create websites on Editor X, we can set the text to scale in proportion to the size of the viewport. This means that when you move to a larger viewport, the text grows in size and shrinks when you move to a smaller viewport. For more control, you can also set a custom upper and lower value so the text will not grow larger or shrink smaller than the values set.
When we don't want text to scale, we can set the text to be a fixed value, so that the font size will remain the same across all viewport widths and breakpoints.
The cascading rule applies here so design changes in smaller breakpoints don't affect large breakpoints. This means that a new scale text in tablet view will affect mobile only—desktop will be unaffected.
When does scale text apply?
Let’s say we’re at the largest breakpoint of 1920px and we set the scale text at 60 font size. When we move to a smaller breakpoint of 320px, the font size reduces to 28.
On tablet view, if we want to make the text larger, we’ll set an upper value of 56, which will override the scale text set on desktop. The upper value refers to the font size at the highest point in the tablet range, which is 1000px in this case.
What happens in extra large displays?
Above 1920px, text continues to scale up as the viewport widens. To avoid this, add a custom breakpoint at 1920px and set a fixed font size at that breakpoint.


Open Badges: what are they? I’ll try to give a clear definition indicating the main features and benefits they bring to an organisation. The Open Badge, introduced by Mozilla, is a multi-media badge with an image and a series of information contained within it that explain how it was achieved, when and by whom it was issued. There are two different types of badges:
- “SOFT” BADGES which are issued on the basis of participation in an event or simply for belonging to a group
- “SKILL” BADGES which are issued after a structured assessment or otherwise through a test which clearly demonstrates relevant knowledge.
Everyone will keep their badges in a multimedia environment called Backpack. It will also show a single badge or a collection of badges created on an ad hoc basis in different media environments such as the company intranet, e-learning platform, a personal curriculum vitae, Linkedin or other social profile media. There are 6 main benefits to using Open Badges.
- Possibility of certifying informal training, since there can be a positive outcome to a test in which the learning process is free.
- Possibility of certifying and promoting on the job training, since they can be obtained after a training period.
- Encouragement of self-training, delegating responsibility for development to the individual rather than the HR function.
- They can be transferred from one company to another, for example in case of a job change, especially if the skills assessment process has been carried out by a recognised external body.
- Motivation of employees by developing “gamification” dynamics training programmes.
- They make the skills of individuals tangible. They help organisations to have a clear view of internal skills, including skills unrelated to a company role that complete the picture of an individual’s skills and that therefore the same on a personal basis. In this way they facilitate, for example, the processes of creation of work teams or management of internal mobility.
This topic was discussed in posterLab no. 26: “certifications and open badges”. Maria Giampieretti


Daniel Heller runs a lab developing nanomaterials for the treatment and detection of cancer and other diseases.
He explains this technology by describing
Daniel A. Heller, PhD, runs the Daniel Heller Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They’re making sensors to detect signs of cancer at the earlies stages, like ovarian cancer, which is often detected at later stages when it is hardest to treat.
Currently, they’re creating sensors that would be implanted in patients at higher risk to detect ovarian cancer. He explains that the sensors identify biomarkers, which appear at higher levels in certain areas of the body like fallopian tubes, for example, before they appear in the blood where they are normally detected but too late for effective treatment.
He explains that nanotechnologists are working alongside the popularity of fitness trackers like the Apple watches, hoping to merge that trend with medical advancement. These trackers shoot light to measure bodily functions like your pulse. Heller and his colleagues thought that they could get at these key biomarkers through something similar, a wearable device, which can use light to compare and measure indicators but noninvasively. A nanotube in the body can send infrared signals to this wearable device.
He describes how these can offer an accumulative measure—so even if the cancer is at a very early stage, and a single time point measure wouldn’t find significant biomarker levels, if clinicians do accumulative measures, they should be able to catch it. Then, they can tell if they are increasing or measure their rate of change, also called the biomarker velocity.
For more, find him on twitter through @HellerLab and see the lab web site at https://www.mskcc.org/research/ski/labs/daniel-heller
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Are you feeling lost in the world of text messaging, struggling to keep up with all the latest abbreviations and acronyms? Well, fear not! In this blog post, we will be decoding one of the most popular texting terms: SMD. Whether you’re a tech-savvy teenager or an older adult trying to stay hip with modern communication methods, this guide is for you. So sit back, relax, and let’s dive into what SMD means in texting!
What does SMD stand for in texting?
Semiconductor Manufacturing Design, also known as SMD, is a type of text messaging shorthand for referring to components and devices within a circuit board. It stands for small metal contact.
What does SMD mean in text messages?
Semiconductor Manufacturing Design often abbreviated as SMD stands for Surface Mounted Devices. These are small electronic components that are attached to the printed circuit board (PCB) of a device. SMD components are often used in high-end electronics and many times require special manufacturing processes that can make them more difficult to produce.
Why is SMD important in texting?
There are a few reasons why using small-microwave-diode (SMD) technology in texting is important. For one, SMDs can offer better signal strength and reliability when compared to larger-sized diodes. Additionally, SMDs are often more efficient and produce less heat than their monolithic counterparts. This means that they can handle higher text traffic rates without suffering from overheating or data loss.
Lastly, SMDs are particularly well suited for use in close proximity to human skin because their smaller size results in significantly lower electromagnetic fields (EMFs). EMFs can have negative health effects on humans, including causing anxiety, headaches, and even cancer. By using SMDs in our texting applications, we can help reduce the likelihood of these harmful effects occurring.
How to use SMD in a text message
To use SMD in a text message, simply precede the text with “@samd.” For example: “Hey @samd, how’s your day going?”
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Do educational video games help kids today learn faster than traditional instruction? Both early research and anecdotal evidence suggests this might be the case for many students.
Madeline Will from Education Week tells the story of two 5th graders who are beating the majority of their class in a digital math game. “The girl who is No. 1 on the class leaderboard,” she writes, “scored a level five—indicating mastery—on Florida’s state test in math last year. The other girl, who is No. 3 on the leaderboard, had scored a level one on the state test.
“When they played each other at first, the student at level five [on the state test] won almost every time,” Gregory Smith, their instructor, said. “Over the last month, it has been a very close split between the two young ladies.”
These two students are closing a pre-existing gap through social learning, using digital games to compete and play against one another (and learning very quickly in the process!)
Benefits of Digital Games
As more research is being done on kids learning through gaming, anecdotal results are being corroborated by the experts. An early peer-reviewed research project by Stanford University grad students found that 5th graders playing a fractions-based game for 20 minutes a day “improved by 15 percent on their fractions estimation, and 10 percent in their attitudes toward fractions, based on standardized-test items.”
Importance of Social Interaction
It’s important to note that many digital math games involve a social component, where kids play against one another or collaborate to complete challenges together. Research shows that kids who work together in groups get better educational results in STEM. Furthermore, kids whose learning resembles play and/or extracurricular activities are likely to get faster results than those tied to traditional instruction.
Finally, one important side note: educational video games can help close the gender gap that exists in STEM from an early age, by focusing on inclusivity and undermining social pressures and anxiety through social learning.


All Things Equal
Here at The Dewey School we are noticing the changes occurring in nature all around us; leaves are changing colors, squirrels and chipmunks are collecting the hickory nuts to store for food, and the temperatures are becoming cooler. The Autumn Equinox is approaching quickly, next Tuesday to be exact, which means that the hours of daylight and hours of darkness are the same... creating balance. Investigation of what the same or equal-to has become a part of our daily exploration through provocations this month.
Let’s take a closer look at the same and equal-to provocations this month. We hope you enjoy them as much as we all are.
Sign language is part of our daily language at The Dewey School and this month we achieved an understanding of equal and similar!
What is a number cookie? It provides endless opportunities for counting, one-to-one correspondence, and number order. We discovered that the numeral cookies were the SAME as the cookies with the equal amount of dots. Through investigation, we found our age numeral cookie and its matching number cookie!
Autumn is upon us and nuts, bark, sticks, and leaves are all around us. Gathering materials on our Paradise Meadow created opportunities for discovering what weighs more, less, and the same. The accomplishment of balancing both buckets created joy!
Working together to pour and fill measuring cups, watching and questioning what will happen next, and how to accomplish filling each cup to the same line was shown through our smiles as we achieved the accomplishment that was instilled.
~Miss Alexis and all the Dewey Teachers


When we talk, we are talking about a conversation. Sometimes, it’s a casual chat, but there are times when we have to talk about something serious. For example, a famous writer might want to give a presentation. A person who uses the application for business purposes might give a talk about his company or products. A person using Talk for personal communication can share information about any topic that interests them. Here are some tips to make your talks more meaningful.
Be careful not to overreact. People often overstate their ideas or make threats without intending to follow through. A simple example is the phrase, “The clock struck twelve,” which means that a person is not a robot. In this case, the words “talk” and “speech” are two completely different things. In most cases, speaking is the same as saying, or talking about, something. If you are worried about the wording, you can always look at the dictionary definition.
Concept of speaking
The word “talk” is also related to the concept of speaking. A person can talk about anything, including an idea or threat. The action of talking, however, is always associated with speech. For example, when talking about a bad guy, he might tell the hero to “talk.” Another example of bad news is when someone tells a hero to “talk,” meaning that he should make sure the bad guy doesn’t hear him.


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Rock Island Railroad
In 1893, the Rock Island Railroad laid tracks between the Oklahoma border and Ft. Worth. The railroads used coal as fuel and chose the path through this area to take advantage of the valuable resource. The town was moved from the banks of the Trinity to it’s current location.
In 1892 the Rock Island completed a line from Kansas across Oklahoma Territory to the Red River . In order to extend this line into Texas , a charter was obtained on July 15, 1892, for the Chicago , Rock Island and Texas Railway Company to build from the northern line of Montague County south to Weatherford in Parker County , a distance of seventy-five miles. On February 2, 1893, the charter of the Chicago , Rock Island and Texas was amended to provide for an extension to Fort Worth and Dallas . In August 1903 ninety-two miles of track were opened between the Oklahoma-Texas line through Bridgeport and on to Fort Worth . The line was laid through Wise County in 1893 and came within a mile east of Bridgeport. At that time Bridgeport was located on the banks of the Trinity River. The town moved from that location to its present site occupying land on both sides of the tracks. The charter was further amended to authorize a line from Bridgeport to Graham, and the fifty-five mile line was completed in 1903.
The available information on the railroad, during its operating days in Bridgeport, comes from articles and photographs published in the Bridgeport Index. Citizens like Reba Boase, Frank Bordner, Donna Munn and others have been interviewed by Index reporters and articles published.
Index Articles: Remembering The Rock Island Railroad Part 1
Remembering the Rock Island Railroad Part 2
The Depot was manned 24 hours a day. Agents included Jack Waters, Ben Read and John Curley. Bob Taylor carried the mail and freight from the depot to the local stores and the post office. The train service gradually decreased as automobiles became available to the average person and trucks for moving freight. The line to Graham was removed in the 1960's. The depot was torn down in 1984.
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Suppose that there are 20 identical firms in a perfectly competitive market.
Each firm has a total cost function of TC = 50 + 0.2q2, where q
is a firm’s output
The market demand function is QD = 280 – 20P, where P is the
price per unit of output and QD is total market demand.
1.1 (4 points) Derive the market direct supply equation (QS =
The market direct supply equation Qs = f(P) = _____________
1.2 (3 points) Calculate the short run equilibrium market price
(P*) and total quantity (Q*) in the market. • P* = $ __________ • Q* =
1.3 (2 points) Determine the profit-maximizing quantity (q*)
that each firm would produce. • q* = ___________________ units.
1.4 (7 points) Determine the profit, the average total cost
and the average variable cost (AVC) of the firm at its profit-maximizing
• The firm’s profit (πi) = $ ____________
• The firm’s ATC at q* = $ ____________
• The firm’s AVC at q* = $ ____________
The firm would:
a. shut down because its AVC at q* < P* < its ATC at q*.
b. shut down because P* < its AVC at q*.
c. continue producing because its AVC at q* < P* its ATC at q*.
4 1.5 (4 points) Draw the market supply curve. Calculate the
firm’s producer surplus and the market’s producer surplus.
• The firm’s producer surplus = $ ____________
• The market’s producer surplus = $ __________
The direct market supply equation:
The inverse market supply equation:


Celebrating a Century of Accomplishment on June 27, 2020.
In 1920, a league born out of segregation would become the driving force for social change in America, and a century later, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is leading a national celebration to commemorate one of the most important occurrences, not in baseball history, but American history!
Local partners are uniting with Major League Baseball and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to commemorate this significant milestone, including the Houston Astros Foundation, Houston Public Library Foundation, African-American Library at the Gregory School, Houston Public Library, and local baseball celebrities.
On June 27th, join the Houston Public Library Foundation’s Facebook Live event https://www.facebook.com/houlibraryfdn/. Socialize with historians and baseball enthusiasts beginning at 1:45 PM. The panel discussion will begin at 2:00 with a Q&A session at 2:40. Admission is FREE.
The moderator of the celebrity conversation is Michael Vance, a local historian who has produced over 100 award-winning feature length documentaries, short films and television shows on a variety of Texas and Houston history stories.
Guest celebrities will discuss the history of the Negro League, the impact of the Negro League on Major League Baseball and their continuing legacy. Historians and special guests include Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and Enos Cabell, Houston Astros special assistant to the General Manager and 15-year MLB player.
Additional information is available on www.houstonlibraryfoundation.org or call 832-393-1524.


NCERT Solutions for Class 3 EVS Chapter 23 A Beautiful Cloth provided here is extremely helpful in revising complete syllabus and getting a strong base on it. NCERT 3rd Class EVS A Beautiful Cloth all questions are solved with detailed explanation available for students. In this article we had given of NCERT solutions for A Beautiful Cloth Class 3 EVS step by step solution for each and every question of the chapter. These solutions will also help you with your homework. Best teachers across the India created NCERT solutions for Class 3 EVS Chapter 23 A Beautiful Cloth according to curriculum and pattern of syllabus as per guidelines of NCERT (CBSE) Books.
3rd Class NCERT EVS Chapter 23 A Beautiful Cloth
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Chapter 23 A Beautiful Cloth covers numerous Questions and answers from all topics and sub-topics which are given below
Page No 154:
- Take a dupatta or a long piece of unstitched cloth. Drape it in different ways. In how many ways, could you wear it?
- Did anyone wear it like lungi or use it as a turban? In what other ways was the cloth worn?
- Look at any six garments at home. What differences do you find in their texture, their colour and design?
Disclaimer: The purpose of this section is to make the students interactive. The answer may vary from student to student, depending upon his/her experience. It is highly recommended that the students prepare the answers on their own.


Inequalities in the UK can be detected using deep learning image analysis
Social, economic, environmental and health inequalities within cities can be detected using street imagery. The findings, from scientists at Imperial College London, are published in Scientific Reports this week.
Detailed measurements of the substantial inequalities that exist within large cities like London are crucial for informing and evaluating policies that aim to reduce them. However, only a small number of countries have fully linked statistical datasets that allow for real-time measurements.
Esra Suel and colleagues from Imperial's School of Public Health used a deep-learning approach to train a computer programme to detect inequalities in four major UK cities – London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds – using publicly available street view images and government statistics.
Trained on 156,581 images from London corresponding to 156,581 postcodes, the programme predicted outcomes with similar accuracy in the other three cities, after it had been fine-tuned with only 1% of additional images collected in the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire.
The authors hypothesized that some features of cities and urban life, such as quality of housing and the living environment, have direct visual signals that a computer could recognize.
Local shops and disrepair
These visual signals include building materials and disrepair, cars, or local shops. Combined with government statistics on outcomes such as housing conditions, mean income, or mortality and morbidity rates for one city, images may be used to train a computer programme to detect inequalities in other cities that lack statistical data.
The authors found that their computer programme was most successful at recognizing differences in quality of the living environment and mean income.
'Measuring social, environmental and health inequalities using deep learning and street imagery' by E.Suel et al is published in the journal Scientific Reports.
More information: Esra Suel et al. Measuring social, environmental and health inequalities using deep learning and street imagery, Scientific Reports (2019). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42036-w