OMAEZAKI, Japan – At a seaside nuclear power plant, a concrete wall that stretches a mile along the shoreline and rises 73 feet above sea level offers protection against almost any tsunami imaginable. Two reactors are ready to begin splitting atoms again to heat water into steam and generate power, the operator told regulators.
However, despite the fact that the safety measures will cost almost $ 4 billion, the Hamaoka plant has not produced a single kilowatt since May 2011 and does not have a deadline to restart. The paint on the billboards is fading and an old “no trespassing” sign outside the barbed wire lies on the ground, signs of increasing neglect.
Even a local anti-nuclear leader, Katsushi Hayashi, said he spent more time these days fighting an unrelated railway line in the mountains, trusting that regulators and public opinion would not allow the plant to open anytime soon. “Fukushima gave us all the evidence we need. It’s dangerous, ”Mr. Hayashi said.
The triple collapse of the Japanese nuclear reactors in Fukushima after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami marked a turning point in an industry that once dreamed of providing the world with nearly unlimited energy.
A decade after Fukushima, only nine reactors in Japan are authorized to operate, compared to 54 a decade ago, and five of them are currently offline due to legal and other problems. All reactors in Fukushima prefecture are permanently closed or configured to do so. Chubu Electric Power Co., owner of the Hamaoka plant, declined to make an executive available for comment. It formally requested the reopening of two reactors at the plant and told regulators that new measures such as the wall, which was mainly completed in 2015, make them safe to operate.


Video games have become a popular form of entertainment in recent decades. As technology advances, video games have become increasingly immersive and engaging. One way they do this is through cooperative (co-op) play. Co-op play allows players to join forces, often with the same goal in mind, and work together to achieve their objectives.
Co-op play is beneficial in many ways. It provides an opportunity for players to connect with one another and form social connections. It can also help foster collaboration and teamwork, which are important skills in both the real world and the virtual one. Co-op play also allows players to share the experience, making it more enjoyable and rewarding.
The benefits of co-op play can also be seen in the form of improved game mechanics. When players work together, they can come up with strategies and tactics that would not be possible when playing alone. This can make the game more challenging and rewarding, providing players with a greater sense of accomplishment. Additionally, co-op play can also encourage communication between players, allowing them to coordinate their efforts in order to achieve their goals.
Co-op play is also beneficial from a development standpoint. Developers can use co-op play to test their games and make improvements. This can lead to a better gaming experience for players and can also help developers identify any issues or bugs that need to be fixed.
Finally, co-op play can also help extend the life of a game. Players may be more likely to continue playing if they have friends to play with and they can continue to challenge each other.
As technology continues to advance, co-op play will continue to be an important part of the video game industry. It can provide a better gaming experience for players and help developers create better games. Additionally, co-op play can also help players develop social connections and foster collaboration and teamwork. This makes it an invaluable tool for both players and developers.


Document Type : Research Article
1 Department of Material Research, Building Testing and Research Institute, Studená 3, Bratislava, 821 04, Slovakia
2 Department of Concrete Structures and Bridges, Faculty of Civil Engineering of Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 11, Bratislava,810 05, Slovakia
During the research study focused on 100 years, old concrete bridges in Slovakia an unexpected observation was made. Two bridges were found with a very low carbonation depth under an ordinary cement-based render coat used at the time of its construction for aesthetic reasons. The average measured value by phenolphthalein test was less than 2 mm after more than 100 years of service life in exposure class XC3 of EN 206. The remaining investigated bridges, from this period of construction, exposed to the same environment and made of concrete of comparable quality, showed significantly higher carbonation depths. Low carbonation depth, can be explained by the presence of a thin (2-4 mm) layer of the protective render coat (PRC) applied to concrete surface around 100 years ago. The place, where the PRC was of good quality was almost impermeable and the carbonation of the concrete underneath was even 0 mm. A narrow free space filled with the carbonates can cause increased non-permeability of the thin PRC creating thus the best condition for the built limestone-based (anti-carbonation) barrier with the ability to dramatically reduce CO2 penetration into the beneath concrete over time. This article is focused on the probable explanation of this phenomenon.


Carpinus betulus Readybag
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Carpinus betulus or Hornbeam is a British native plant that can be kept down to make a lovely hedge. It is not fussy about soil types and will grow anywhere. It will hold a few brown leaves over the winter months giving some extra protection but really shines in the spring with its vibrant pale green new leaves.
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is a sturdy deciduous hedge which has green leaves that look similar to those of Green Beech (Fagus sylvatica) but are a bit more serrated on the edge and a duller green. Like the Beech it also keeps a proportion of the old leaves on its branches through the winter and into the spring giving a better screening effect. Although the amount of leaf that is retained is dependent on the location that the plant is in and how exposed to the wind it is, as well as the age of the plant (the older and denser the foliage the more of the leaves will be retained). The leaves turn a lovely yellow in the Autumn.
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is tolerant of a wide range of soil types and growing conditions making them a true general-purpose hedge that reliably performs year after year. Being a British native the Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) will make a great wildlife hedge, offering both shelter and food, it is also a good privacy hedge and a good sound proofing hedge. It once made up the Native forests of the south east and east of England and was coppiced for fire wood.
With regular trimming Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) trims up to a very smooth finish which will give a formal look to a garden if wanted, but will also act as a great back drop to any flowering plants that may be in front of it. Because it is so versatile it is planted by a lot of nurseries for shelter across there sites.
The Royal Horticultural Society gave Hornbeam an Award of Garden Merit in 1984.
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A pattern of land use that makes efficient use of land, preserves important natural features, works well in conjunction with the region’s transportation system, provides economic opportunity to the region’s residents and businesses, and enhances the region’s quality of life.
Quality Comprehensive Planning
Community planning is an orderly, open approach to reaching specific community-wide goals. A community’s comprehensive plan is the fundamental tool for ensuring that development is consistent with community resources and priorities
Promote Fiscally Sustainable Development Patterns
In response to policy recommendations contained within the SRPP, OKI formed a partnership with ten local governments to develop the Fiscal Impact Analysis Model (FIAM). The FIAM provides local governmental decision-makers with valuable information regarding financial revenues and costs associated with new development and land use changes.
Cohesive Land Use Throughout Region
The OKI Land Use Commission’s emphasizes the desirability for local governments to communicate, cooperate, and coordinate on the issues of transportation, land use, public facilities, natural resources, economic development, and housing
Effective public participation is a necessary foundation for planning. It builds public support and creates a unified vision on which community goals and public policies can be based. OKI maintains a Public Participation Plan and actively supports the OKI Environmental Justice Committee to ensure equitable procedures to identify the appropriate level of public participation depending on the project type and level of modification to an existing plan.
Promote Green and Holistic Development
Optimum balance of a built community with its natural environment can be achieved when development occurs while sustaining natural systems. This balance requires fully understanding the components of a natural system and supporting development in a way that avoids harm, or even complements this system.


It seems more and more natural disasters are hitting close to home with increasing intensity. You might see images of shelters, mobile showers, or cots lined up for refugees as people seek safety from things like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, or fires. All of these humanitarian efforts are provided by the national response to natural disasters and organizations like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross. These people have detailed plans for how to react to disasters and help those affected.
The federal government arrives to help if a state, territory, or tribe (in the case of Native Americans) requests it. Once FEMA arrives, a coordinator is appointed to run point on the efforts, and a central office is established in the area. All recovery plans are implemented under the National Disaster Recovery Framework, whether it’s a long-term task such as rebuilding a community after a devastating storm, or a short-term task like helping clear debris from a small tornado.
The recovery efforts are all focused on the people and communities affected by a natural disaster. There are six Recovery Support Functions that guide FEMA’s efforts during their time in a city:
- planning and building
- cultural resources
Each of these goals has its own team assigned to making sure it’s carried out efficiently and effectively. This swells your relief personnel and ensures everyone is focused on an important task. To keep things running smoothly, there are six “operational stages” that every employee or volunteer must be aware of and understand fully. By keeping everyone on the same page, FEMA and other organizations can prevent delays in aid and make sure things are put back together the right way.
There’s a lot more to disaster relief than just water bottles and cots, and the federal government has a set plan to make sure people are helped as quickly as possible.


Millions of Jews will be celebrating the festival of Hanukkah this month - also known as the Festival of Lights.
The festival is observed by lighting candles of a menorah. and singing special songs such as Ma'oz Tzur.
Traditions also involve eating foods fried in oil and playing the dreidel game.
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As of 2021, there are about 15.2 million Jews worldwide, according to the Jewish Agency for Israel.
The UK is estimated to have the fifth largest Jewish population in the world, with just under 300,000 people practising the Jewish faith in the country.
In the UK, a menorah is lit each year at the home of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
The Prime Minister traditionally releases a Hanukkah message on or around the first day of Hanukkah.
The Prime Minister and the menorah in 2020:
Why is Hanukkah celebrated?
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that reaffirms the ideals of Judaism and commemorates in particular the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by the lighting of candles on each day of the festival.
According to the Talmud, one of Judaism’s most central texts, Judah Maccabee and the other Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle.
Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah’s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for eight nights, leaving them time to find a fresh supply.
This inspired the Jewish sages to proclaim a yearly eight-day festival.
When is Hanukkah 2021 celebrated?
Hanukkah starts on the 25th of Kislev — the third month of the Hebrew calendar.
The festival begins on November 28 and ends on December 6 this year and is traditionally observed over eight nights and eight days.


Maxims in Old English Poetry
Boydell & Brewer, 1999 - 205 pages
Maxims abound in Old English literature, but have rarely been studied extensively, and many questions remain about their use: what kind of expression is a maxim? Why and when were they used? Do they offer evidence for popular, pagan folklore? This book aims to offer answers through a detailed investigation of various issues, texts and formulas, leading to a better understanding of Old English literature in general. It takes account of comparable material in other Old Germanic languages and the Bible, and shows that maxims had recognisable functions in literary and social discourse, recording knowledge and according value. Dr Cavill also applies new developments in current scholarship on formulaic theory, proverb performance theory and sociology of knowledge; sheds new light on popular poems like The Battle of Maldon and Beowulf; and suggests a place and purpose for the Maxims poems in an oral society.
Dr PAUL CAVILLteaches at the University of Nottingham.
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Maxims in the Old Germanic Languages
The Maxim the Proverb and the Riddle
A Gnomic Formula
The Social Function of Maxims and The Battle of Maldon
Christian or Not?
The Old English Maxims
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Algae seems to multiply by the day. Once a pond has the green stringy, seaweed looking slimy stuff it keeps growing until you have a very large problem in your pond or lake. We are often asked about algae especially as the temperature rises and summer is upon us.
Algae needs sunlight and food to grow. Both of which are abundant at this time of the year. To make things worse for the pond when treated with chemicals the dead algae builds up on the bottom of the pond which is actually a food source for the growing algae.
To battle algae we recommend a proactive approach. Purchasing a floating pond aerator for your pond will save you a lot of time as it is easy to install and it circulates the water. Debris that has accumulated in the lake or pond can now start to break down because of the added oxygen and doesn’t become a food source for algae. Aeration also adds oxygen back into the water to help beneficial bacteria continue to grow and breakdown the nitrates in the water. This in turn helps your water improve naturally.
A pond Aerator should be built to last and have a closed cell foam core for durability and sound reduction. Consider models that have motors and mounts that are made with stainless steel for minimal maintenance and durability. Submersible power cables should be a hybrid cable with non wicking fillers in case the outer shell is ever cut. When making a purchase decision safety is very important with electric power in the water. Insist on models that have been tested and approved to UL and CSA standards. Arbrux Limited has been in business since 1979 and proudly makes all of its pond aerators in Canada.


Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 14(1), 55-80.
ABSTRACT: What are the nature, forms, and roles of metaphors in mathematical learning and teaching? We present and closely analyze three examples of idiosyncratic metaphors produced during one-to-one tutorial clinical interviews with 11-year-old participants, as they attempted to use unfamiliar artifacts to reason about realistic probability problems. The first metaphor, invented by the student and elaborated by the tutor, supported combinatorial analysis in one context but did not readily transfer to a proximate context; the second metaphor was invented by the tutor in response to the student’s conflation of intuitive and formal conceptualizations of a sample space—the metaphor evoked a mechanical device simulating a non-intuitive epistemic agent; and the third metaphor functioned as a “lemma” by temporarily shifting the dyad’s joint attention away from the focal medium, a computer-based random-generator simulation, to a vacant multimodal image construction space. Metaphor was thus both spurred by, and transformative of, discursive events: metaphor served individuals as semiotic means of objectifying their own evolving view of the artifacts, yet its expressive manifestation immediately modified their interlocutor’s attention to these objects thus creating new shared referents that honed and mobilized the negotiation of meaning toward the instructor’s didactical objectives.We speculate on situation parameters affecting students’ utilization of idiosyncratic resources as well as how metaphor may contribute to effective instructional mathematical discourse.


At present, the main natural gas deep dewatering device at home and abroad is the use of synthetic fluorspar molecular sieves to strongly adsorb water vapor molecules in the gas to achieve deep dehydration.
The main advantages are as follows:
1 Molecular sieve can deeply dehydrate the gas. Under normal circumstances, its adsorption amount is higher than other adsorbents, which can reduce the size of the drying tower and save money.
2 Molecular sieves can effectively dry gases at higher temperatures.
3 Molecular sieves can selectively adsorb moisture, avoiding the co-adsorption of heavy hydrocarbons and causing the adsorbent to fail.
4 Molecular sieves are not easily damaged by liquid water, and adsorbents such as silica gel are easily brittle when exposed to water.
Application of molecular sieve in deep dewatering of natural gas
As the moisture adsorbed by the molecular sieve in the adsorption tower increases, the adsorption capacity of the molecular sieve to the water molecules gradually decreases. When a certain value is reached, the water molecules in the gas at the outlet of the adsorption tower exceed the specified value, indicating that the molecular sieve in the tower Has been saturated. At this time, it is necessary to regenerate the molecular sieve in the adsorption tower.
The regeneration process is the process of expelling the water molecules adsorbed in the micropores of the molecular sieve to reactivate the molecular sieve. The design of the regeneration process is critical to the continuous operation of the dryer. As a molecular sieve filling tower for adsorbing moisture, no matter how much design margin is selected, the molecular sieve will eventually saturate and lose the ability to adsorb moisture. Therefore, choosing a reasonable regeneration process and parameters becomes the focus of dryer design. A reasonable regeneration process can achieve the purpose of effective regeneration with as little consumption as possible (electric heating power, gas consumption rate).


This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from Arpino, Italy.
Arpino is a comune (municipality) in the province of Frosinone, in the Latin Valley, region of Lazio in central Italy, about 100 km SE of Rome. Its Roman name was Arpinum. In Roman times, the town produced two consuls of the Roman Republic: Gaius Marius and Marcus Tullius Cicero.
The ancient city of Arpinum dates back to at least the 7th century BC. Connected with the Pelasgi, the Volsci and Samnite people, it was captured by the Romans and granted civitas sine suffragio in 305 BC. The city gained Roman suffrage in 188 BC and the status of a municipium in 90 BC.
Beside the ancient town of Arpinum there are the fortified remains of a much earlier Samnite town. The high defensive walls are of the polygonal type associated historically with these people. There is an example of an arch of this type which can still be still seen today.
(Important Note: ALL photographs of this article added to the sourced texts by NovoScriptorium after kind courtesy of our friend Ben Lee – ALL photographs originally taken by Ben Lee)
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There are about 20,000 different types of insects in New Zealand. Because the country has been isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for millions of years, most of these insects (over 90%) are found nowhere else.
Insects are not always easy to see. Many tunnel underground or into wood, or live deep in the bush or high up in the mountains. Small and dull-coloured, they blend in with their surroundings.
Among the most striking native insects are wētā, which look like giant grasshoppers without wings. New Zealand batflies depend entirely on short-tailed bats for food, transport and shelter. New Zealand is home to the world's only marine caddisflies, which live on coastal rocks.
There some species that are flightless or wingless in New Zealand, but whose overseas relatives can fly. The mole cricket or honi is the world’s only mole cricket without wings. Because it has no wings to rub together to make sound, it is silent.
New Zealand has only about 20 species of butterfly (compared with 364 in Australia). The most common are red admirals, which are often seen fluttering around gardens or parks.
There are 28 species of native bees. They are small and have short tongues, which means they cannot pollinate many types of flowers. In the mid- to late 1800s, European settlers introduced honey bees and bumblebees to pollinate the plants they had brought over. These bees are now widespread.
Insects from overseas
Some insects, such as painted lady and blue moon butterflies, have flown long distances across the ocean, helped by westerly winds. They usually do not successfully breed in their new home.
Some introduced insects have thrived, and have become pests. For example, painted apple moths are a threat to crops and native plants, and salt marsh mosquitoes may be a danger to humans, and are often sprayed.


ROYAL ROSEBAY (Nerium oleander L.) In al-Andalus, dafla. It is a toxic shrub, although considered ornamental due to its beautiful dark pink (or, exceptionally, white) flowers of about five centimetres in diameter. In al-Andalus, it could be wild or cultivated. It was always located near water, in rivers, drains and ponds.
Its culture is documented from the 10th to the 15th century. This plant appeared in the botanical gardens of Toledo and Seville (11th century), as mentioned by Ibn Bassal . Also Ibn Luyun wrote about it featuring prominently in Andalusian gardens.
LILY (Lilium candidum L.) Called in al-Andalus sawsan. Originally from the Middle East, it was cultivated as a plant of great ornamental beauty since Antiquity. Their white flowers exhale a strong aroma, specially at dusk. In al-Andalus lilies were planted next to water drains.
Apparently, they were to be found in the gardens of Madinat al Zahra’ and in those of king Ibn Abbad of Seville. Ibn al-Awwam (13th century) writes that if you plant mint next to it, this preserves the plant, helping its healthy growth. This same author documents white, blue, brown and yellow lilies as prevalent varieties in his time.
Source: Exhibition Gardens of al-Andalus. Islamic Culture Foundation.
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Innovation in K12 education is about shifting our practice from a rigid, proscribed one-size-fits-all-every-year model to one that is more adaptable, flexible, and relevant to student interests and passions. As you think about the coming school year, here are two simple guides via @Edutopia to help shift your classroom practice towards a deeper learning student experience:
The first article via Heather Wolpert-Gawron focuses on the simple Dewey-inspired understanding that great learning comes from experience, engagement, and passion. After hundreds of classroom observations, I believe the easiest and most direct indicator of deeper learning is student engagement. I don’t worry about objective measures of student engagement; it is easy to see. Students sitting at their desks for long periods of time, completing worksheets, raising their hands to answer questions, quietly following teacher directions: these result in low levels of engagement. Try implementing some of the suggestions in this blog; you class will be a bit noisier and messier this year, but your students are going to want to learn.
The second article via Suzie Boss offers a few simple ideas about how to turn your current curriculum units into deeper learning experiences. Suzie suggests that teachers don’t need to have every step of a unit crafted in advance; that flexibility leads to opportunities for deeper learning as students help craft their own learning pathways. By including more student voice and connecting the content material to real-world problems and experts outside the classroom, what has been mundane in the past can become more relevant and memorable for the students.
See, innovation is not hard!
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Deuteronomy means ‘second law’, but it is not a second giving of the law, but a reminder.
It is the fifth book of the Bible, and the last of the books of Moses. The number 5 speaks of human responsibility. The wilderness is reviewed and instructions and directions are given in relation to the promised land.
It is very interesting that Moses is the only biblical figure other than Christ to fill the three offices of prophet (Ch 24:10-12), priest (Ex 32:31-35) and king, although he was not, he functioned as a ruler of Israel (Deut 33:4-5).
Another interesting fact about Deuteronomy is that the Lord Jesus Christ Himself quoted this book when tempted by the devil in the wilderness (see Matthew 4). He quoted chapter 6:13 and 16, 8:3, and 10:20. Deuteronomy is also quoted several other times in the New Testament, so if we are going to ignore this book, we will not know where these quotations come from in the New Testament.
A picture of Christ is seen in Chapter 18:15 – see Peter preaching in Acts 3:20-26.
The book of Deuteronomy may be divided as follows:
- Chapters 1-4:40 the historical discourse of Moses – reviewing what God has done in the past.
- Chapter 4:41 – Chapter 30 the legal and prophetic discourse – what God expects and what He will do.
- Chapter 31 to the end a final discourse (conclusion and death of Moses).
Philippians corresponds to Deuteronomy – Israel had been pointed to the blessings in Canaan while in the wilderness. Likewise, we ought to be occupied in rejoicing with Christ the Lord in glory while still on earth.
Some of the features of Deuteronomy as follows – this is not an extensive list:
Chapter 27 – Gerizim and Ebal: blessings (for doing and living right) and cursing (for doing evil).
Chapter 33 – blessing of the children of Israel (in tribes). No mention of Simeon, but mentions of Ephraim and Manasseh. There is no birth order of Jacob’s sons here.
Compare to the blessings of Jacob to his sons in Gen 49 when he mentions his sons in birth order. Again, this is only a summary or outline of the book of Deuteronomy, with the view that the readers will study this wonderful book more closely.


“Bushido Explained: The Japanese Samurai Code. A New Interpretation for Beginners” by Alexander Bennett
"This seminal work by historian Alexander Bennett presents a broad overview of the Japanese "Way of the Warrior" as it is expressed in scores of classical Japanese texts written by famous Samurai themselves.
Bennett's analysis of these writings shows that the essential meaning of Bushido, the Samurai's code of conduct and ethics, evolved significantly over time—from the 12th century when the warrior class was elevated to become an elite group, to the 19th century when the Samurai class was suddenly disbanded.
Bushido Explained takes a visual approach to presenting important concepts and terminology, helping readers easily navigate the complex world of the Samurai. The text is written in a highly accessible style, with sidebars presenting interesting concepts, facts and important Samurai figures who were central to Bushido's evolution. The different types of Bushido—which vary by region, time period and Samurai rank—are presented with over 300 informative diagrams and illustrations.
No other book offers such a wide-ranging, yet clear analysis of Bushido—debunking myths and misconceptions about who the Samurai truly were. Bushido Explained presents a precise overview of Samurai ideals and culture in a logical, chronological order."
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"By 2050, the world's population will likely increase 35 percent. But is growing more food the only option—or even the best? National Geographic investigates the challenges and solutions to feeding everyone on our planet, based on an eight-month series in National Geographic magazine." (National Geographic, 2014)
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Simply type in your address into this interactive map and you can see what your location looked like at the time of the dinosaurs and beyond. Using the Ancient Earth Map – freely accessible at https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth – you can easily click through these colossal changes and see how the Earth appeared through the eons.
The appearance of Earth, as we know it, is relatively new. The land and sea we see today – of Eurasia, the Americas, Africa, Antarctica, and Oceania – are the product of vast tectonic plates that slot together like a jigsaw puzzle. Very slowly, however, these jigsaw pieces move around. It’s not enough to notice within a human lifetime, but on the scale of millions of years, the Earth’s landmasses can make it look like a totally unrecognizable planet.
The tool was created by Ian Webster with the help of plate tectonic data and paleogeographic maps by C.R. Scotese of the PALEOMAP Project.
It opens to a view of our planet from 240 million years ago in the Pangaea supercontinent era, but you can select views from 750 million years ago right up to the present. For desktop users, if you hold down the left and right keys on your keyboard, you can even watch the continents break apart and eventually form the shape we know today.
The map also features options that allow you to see important moments in the history of life on Earth, such as the first vertebrates, the first hominins, and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Just make sure you watch out for the megalodons...


Shoah (SHO-ah), in Hebrew, means catastrophe or utter destruction and refers to the atrocities that were committed against the Jewish people during World War II. Yom HaShoah (YOHM haSHO-ah) is Israel’s Memorial Day for those who died in the Shoah, or Holocaust.
Many countries around the world have a Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dates differ based on the anniversaries of various historic events of the Holocaust. Israel’s Yom HaShoah was established in 1953 as the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. This date was chosen because it falls between Israel Independence Day and the anniversary of the courageous Warsaw Ghetto uprising. On the Gregorian calendar, it falls on differing days each year, either in late April or early May. The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust that take place from the Sunday before Israel’s Yom HaShoah to the Sunday after.
In 2005, the United Nations set aside January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day to remember the victims of the Holocaust – lest we ever forget how prejudice and persecution can lead to genocide. In the UN’s declaration, they “urged Member States to develop educational programs to instill the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again” (United Nations).


Make a list of herbs you often use and plan the garden to include them. For more information,see our fact sheet on this topic.
Use only sterile seed starting mix.
Start seeds of slow growing annuals such as ageratum, sweet alyssum, browallia, geranium, petunia, annual phlox, snapdragon, lobelia and verbena. For more information, see our fact sheet on this topic.
Look your orchids over carefully before new growth starts. Repot if necessary. Orchids need excellent drainage. For more information, see our fact sheet on this topic.
Have your trees professionally pruned.
Look for leaf drop on house plants - use room temperature water. For more information, see our common houseplant troubles fact sheet and our symptoms chart.
Monitor your hemlocks for hemlock woolly adelgid. For more information, see our fact sheet on this topic.
Bulbs and fall-planted perennials may heave out of the ground. Press back into the ground.
If you see cankers on rose canes, prune out infected canes and disinfect cutting tool between cuts. For more information on rose pruning, see our fact sheet. For more information on rose problems, see our fact sheet.
Sharpen mower blades and other cutting tools.
This is a good time to prune summer flowering shrubs whose buds develop in the spring. For more information, fact sheet.
Try to refrain from pruning "bleeder" trees now. These include Maple, Beech, Dogwood, Elm, and Sycamore. Wait until they are in full leaf.
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Dienekes has summariesup of human-related abstracts of Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution 2012. 1) Remember these are not papers, and some of the abstracts may never become papers, at least in recognizable form 2) Speaking of which, Estimating a date of mixture of ancestral South Asian populations:
Linguistic and genetic studies have demonstrated that almost all groups in South Asia today descend from a mixture of two highly divergent populations: Ancestral North Indians (ANI) related to Central Asians, Middle Easterners and Europeans, and Ancestral South Indians (ASI) not related to any populations outside the Indian subcontinent. ANI and ASI have been estimated to have diverged from a common ancestor as much as 60,000 years ago, but the date of the ANI-ASI mixture is unknown. Here we analyze data from about 60 South Asian groups to estimate that major ANI-ASI mixture occurred 1,200-4,000 years ago. Some mixture may also be older—beyond the time we can query using admixture linkage disequilibrium—since it is universal throughout the subcontinent: present in every group speaking Indo-European or Dravidian languages, in all caste levels, and in primitive tribes. After the ANI-ASI mixture that occurred within the last four thousand years, a cultural shift led to widespread endogamy, decreasing the rate of additional mixture.
To comments on this. The ~1,200 estimate for large-scale admixture is just nearly impossible to credit. Historically the only group which are likely candidates for this would be the Jatts of Punjab, who have myths of descents from the last pre-Islamic Central Asian populations which intruded upon the Indian subcontinent. In fact, if 1,200-4,000 represents an interval, the expected value is ~2,600 years ago. Approximately the time of the Buddha. This seems rather too recent to be plausible. But...the authors do note that there may be older admixture events. If the signal they're picking up is the Indo-Aryan expansion, then that is somewhat plausible, in that it seems that as lage as that period large swaths of the eastern Indo-Gangetic plain and much of Central India were in the process of becoming part of greater Aryavarta.


Enzymes and your digestion
Published: February 11, 2021
What would we do without enzymes?
These amazing proteins act as catalysts which speed up the rate of metabolic reactions that occur in your body and which enable your body to function.
Enzymes are specific to the job they have to do: that is, digestive enzymes only function in your digestive process and enzymes that enable bone formation are specific to that task.
Hundreds of metabolic reactions occur in your body on an ongoing basis, but can your body produce enough enzymes to meet your body’s needs?
It has been suggested that plant enzymes in the food that you eat, particularly raw vegetables and fruit, can enhance your digestive process and other internal body processes.
However, scientific research suggests that a healthy body can produce all the enzymes it needs, and that enzymes in food are unlikely to aid your digestion or any other body function.
As you age your metabolism slows, but most people continue to produce enzymes sufficient to meet their body’s requirements.
There are exceptions such as people who are lactose intolerant, but for the most part healthy people do not need to supplement their diet with digestive enzymes which may not have any dietary benefit.
In addition, some raw foods are not as easy to digest as when cooked and may even inhibit the action of your own digestive enzymes!
Enzymes are a specific class of proteins which, as catalysts, speed up the rate of the metabolic reactions that occur in your body and which enable your body to function.
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‘Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.’ Proverbs 31:8 NIV
The Bible calls us to take a stand against things that are unjust. ‘Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy’ (vv.8-9). So, who is it that God’s calling us to stand up for? In the world today, there are plenty of people, and situations, who need someone to take a stand. We can take a stand against poverty, human trafficking, environmental damage, homelessness, and many more.
These can seem like huge issues to stand against. We can feel a bit unsure about what we, as individuals, can do to bring about change. The Bible gives us some handy advice: ‘And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God’ (Micah 6:8 NIV). We need to start by getting into God’s Word and asking Him to give us His heart for the people who can’t stand for themselves.
One of the greatest commands in the Bible is to ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ (Mark 12:31 NIVUK). And part of loving those around us, is standing up for them when they can’t stand up for themselves. After that, we need to make sure our actions are just. Maybe we can buy ethical products or raise awareness of injustice through Social Media. Even though injustice is a massive issue in today’s society, we shouldn’t let the problem overwhelm us. Small steps and small actions can make a huge difference. We can’t do everything, but we can do something. And we can’t let what we can’t do, keep us from doing what we can.
Ask God to place a specific situation or group of people on your heart. Then do some research as to how you can stand up for them.
Bible in a Year: Isaiah 45-46, Philippians 4


It has been well established that high blood pressure is associated with heart disease and poor lifestyle habits among adults. A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health explored these relationships among adolescents participating in Project Healthy Schools. Students were separated into two groups, based on their blood pressure before the PHS intervention:
- Abnormal blood pressure (>90th percentile for systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure, or blood pressure >120/80mmHg).
- Normal blood pressure (<90th percentile for systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure, or blood pressure <120/80mmHg).
Unfortunately, more than 1 in 4 PHS students had abnormal blood pressure (28.3%). Prior to the PHS intervention, students with abnormal blood pressure were more likely to be overweight or obese and had higher total cholesterol, triglycerides, random glucose, resting, and recovery heart rates than students with normal blood pressure. The abnormal blood pressure students also had worse dietary (non-diet and diet soda) and sedentary habits (television and video game screen time).
After the PHS intervention, students with abnormal blood pressure had significantly greater reductions in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, compared to students with normal blood pressure. This suggests school-based health interventions like PHS may be an effective first step in health management among adolescents with abnormal blood pressure.


The word dispense has several meanings depending on the context with which it is used. Focusing on an economic and accounting field, the term expenditure is used mainly to refer to the following aspects:
- Disbursement as a synonym of distributing: the act of distributing or distributing goods equitably is called disbursement, regardless of the type of good that is distributed. In this sense, this term is usually related to inheritance distributions.
- Expense as a synonym of expense: in addition, the term expense also refers to expenses, costes and investments that an entity or person supports. So it is used to encompass in a single word all the possible ways in which an outflow of money can occur. This is the most used meaning for the word expenditure in economic and accounting terms.
Types of expenditures
Although it is mainly a term used to group several related concepts. As are the expenses, investments and costs, we find that in accounting we can distinguish various types of expenditures. All of them related to the assignment, spending or money outflow.
- Contingent expenditures: these types of expenditures are intended to cover an extraordinary need.
- Complementary expenses: destined to cover a project or cause in progress, for which an expense has already been produced but which requires a greater financial contribution.
- Special outlays: are the economic outlets that are considered as extras as they are destined for new projects not previously contemplated.
- Unforeseen expenditures: those allocations that due to their unpredictable nature have not been taken into account until the moment they occur.
- Recoverable expenditures: are the expenditures that are expected to be recovered. These money outflows may be produced by a loan issued, a deposit or some type of investment.


Instructor: Kelly McLean
Community: Grades 2-5, School Setting, 60 minutes
Plan Creation Date: April 20, 2015
Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening
- Intro – Today’s theme is Listening. Listening not only to the sounds and voices we hear, but listening to our own bodies. Why do you think it is important to listen to your body? Do you listen to your body? When?
- Belly Breathing – with Breathing Sphere: 6 breathes, student lead-How many breathes do you think we need? compliments.
- Pulse Count – listen to your heart, teach how to find pulse, count for 30 sec. What was your count? Share your number.
- Volcano Breath – listen to your breath, Challenge: try closing eyes and listen to each others’ breath as we try volcano again. Share thoughts-easy/hard to follow?
- Cat / Cow – all fours, hands under shoulders knees under hips, lower head-curl back like cat, look up-drop belly like cow.
- Alternate Arm/Leg Kicks – stretch leg out, hips and legs level, lift arm thumb up, switch sides.
- Listening Game – listen to chime, practice thumb up when you hear it, try moving from star to crescent with the sound of the chime.
- Mat 20 – slow flow, 1-2 student leaders, compliments.
- Challenge Pose – dog, student lead, how long to hold? compliments.
- Personal Space – demo, make to lines, one side walks toward other…put hand up when close enough, do other side.
- Challenge – try without hands…read body language. What non-verbal clues did you get?
- Twist – lie down on mat, knees bent twist to one side, arms in T, look opposite side, take nice deep breaths and slowly let it out. Repeat other side.
- Guided Relaxation – think of something that makes a soft sound-write each idea down, close eyes, listen to journey of hiking through the dessert, add in all the things and the sounds we wrote down.


The Jackson County Schools System is the largest of Jackson County’s three school districts – with two high schools, two middle schools, and six elementary schools. Jackson County Schools are working hard to be at the forefront in using technology everyday with every student in every class. STEAM Education is a big part of a student’s learn experience in Jackson County. There are IDEA Labs for grades K-5 and the students receive STEM instruction at Special learning times each week. Instruction in coding, design and building robotics is given to students in K-8 grades. Jackson County Schools have a Math Science Partnership Grant that provides $167,000 over two years for Robotics Curriculum for all students in Grades 3-8.
Jackson County Schools (and Commerce City Schools) utilize the Empower College and Career Center to provide a partnership between education and business, which allows the high schools to have 14 different career pathways (including an Engineering Pathway), as well as having expanded opportunities for Technical and Baccalaureate College Dual Enrollment Programs.
Jackson County High School’s Baccalaureate Program is great for international transfer students. East Jackson High School is a Regional University of North Georgia Site where students can earn college course credits.
Jackson County School System Stats & Accolades (2018)
Here’s just a few of the reasons why the Jackson County School System is so great…
- 95% graduation rate
- 8% growth with 360 new students enrolled
- $3,600,000 worth of scholarships won by Graduating Class of 2018
- Science Club, Tech Club, and Science Olympiad Team provided after-school STEM enrichment.
- State Winners in:
- Skills USA – Cabinetry making
- Skills USA – Audio Video Technology & Film
- DECA – Marketing Team
- HOSA – Healthcare Science
- FFA -Livestock Judging, Ag Sales, Job Interview, Public Speaking, Record Keeping, Public Relations, multiple Proficiency areas, and numerous other events
- FFA State Officer
- JROTC – Boys and Girls State participants, thousands of dollars in Scholarships and National Recognition


The Christian tradition and Liturgy have combined the term mysterium with the event of Jesus Christ. The very concept of mysterium is fairly often translated into Polish as 'tajemnica' ('secret,') therefore it may be taken to mean as some mysterious knowledge, a fact that in relation to Jesus could denote only His teaching not accessible and understandable to all. With this understanding of the term mysterium in mind, Christianity may easily be reduced to a worldview or moral system. It is therefore important to accurately understand the very concept of mysterium and evolution the word has gone through in the theological and liturgical reflection. The term mysterium, derived from Greek culture, was first borrowed by Christianity in as early as the New Testament it served to explain the plans of God's will and the salvific works of God made in Jesus Christ. In the theology of Church Fathers this term fairly quickly becomes central, be means of which the Fathers defined the whole phenomenon of God's salvation in Christ and the Church, especially in its acts of worship. They used it also to mark the greatness of God's works of salvation and their inscrutable character (cf. Eph 3:8). Contemporary theologians and the magisterium of the Church have assumed this concept to illustrate the salvific work of Christ, His proclamation and actualization in the worship of the Church, in the whole activity of the Church, and in Christians' daily life. Christ's mysterium and mysteria are not therefore His mysterious teaching, but a salvific work that call for being accepted in faith. Such remarks are especially important for the preacher whose task is to lead the faithful to participation in the salvific mysteria of Christ actualized in the Liturgy, and in the mystic and existential unity with Him.


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“Slow cognitive decline is expected as we get older,” says Joel Salinas, a neurologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurology Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health. What's not considered a normal or expected part of aging, he says, is dementia — a disease signaled by “more rapid decline in cognitive abilities.”
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Many older adults worry about big causes, such as Alzheimer's, without realizing that, “in fact, many cognitive issues signal more general health problems such as thyroid issues, dehydration or lifestyle issues that can be reversed,” Salinas notes.
Low thyroid functioning, he says, can be experienced as ongoing fatigue and slowed thinking. Too much alcohol can impair memory, and dehydration — often simply not drinking enough water throughout the day — causes too little blood flow to the brain.
Getting at the bottom of what's affecting your ability to reason, remember or articulate your thoughts is important. To that end, Donna de Levante Raphael, director of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America National Memory Screening Program, says a memory screening, covered by Medicare, should be part of your annual wellness visit. You might find out that your cognitive issues are caused by one of the below factors — and can often be reversed.


The Ocean Cleanup Project, established in 2013, aims to extricate as much plastic waste as possible from ocean water. The team has been at work for years on trash-catching barriers capable of collecting plastic waste from the surface of the ocean.
The team has recently installed its first large-scale system designed to clean up ocean plastics to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The 800-meter-long system, known as System002 or Jenny, left Victoria, British Columbia, last Month onboard a Maersk offshore supply vessel. “Jenny” is a comparatively larger project with many new technologies.
Jenny is deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the first time this week and will have more than 70 separate tests over the coming 60 weeks. The tests are planned to demonstrate the effective operation of the structure and demonstrate that the device does not have any adverse effect on the environment. However, tests showed that the design wasn’t quite up to the mark, and the system tried hard to maintain the necessary speeds to collect the waste.
Therefore, the team has added a parachute designed to slow down the barrier and maintain a constant speed. At either point of the U-shaped barrier, the crewed vessels use active propulsion to tow it through the water at a steady speed of 1.5 knots. The collected plastic is funnelled into a retention zone at the far end, and one benefit of having it towed by crewed vessels is that it can be steered towards areas of high waste concentration.
According to the Ocean Cleanup Project, one of the many benefits of this design is that it will be more commercially viable to scale up.
With so much plastic pouring into the oceans each day, this project uses it to create products that help raise funds for its efforts. Jenny is a significant step toward the Ocean Cleanup Project’s goal of removing 90 percent of ocean plastic by 2040.


What Does Heat-Stroke Mean?
Heat stroke is the most dangerous form of heat stress. In cases of heat stroke the core body temperature rises to above 105 Fahrenheit. It is a medical emergency and sometimes fatal if not treated immediately. Medical care of a qualified medical professional is needed if it is suspected that the patient is suffering from heat stroke. Direct cooling the patient could also be tricky and life threatening. Children, elderly people, sportsmen and outdoor workers are particularly at higher risk of heatstroke.
Safeopedia Explains Heat-Stroke
When the body becomes hot owing to exertion or a hot environment, it uses evaporative cooling in the form of sweat to cool itself. In certain workplace conditions, this mechanism may not be sufficient to cool the body. At this time, the core temperature begins to rise and may reach dangerous levels including the point where heat stroke occurs. At such temperatures, the body is no longer able to function properly and central nervous system complications occur. The symptoms of heat stroke include nausea and seizures. In some cases, the affected person may lose consciousness or fall into a coma.
Heat stroke is prevented through engineering controls such as HVAC systems and through the application of work practices, such as work and rest cycles. Workers who are exposed to heat stress should be informed of the dangers of heat stroke and be trained to recognize its early symptoms. Training should include a recommendation that water is consumed regularly.
Symptoms of heat stroke include:
- Raised body temperature (more than 40.6 degree Celsius)
- Altered mental state (confusion, agitation, slurred and restless speech or coma)
- Skin condition (generally hot and dry)
- Heart rate / pulse (weak and rapid, more than 80 per minute)
- Breathing (fast and shallow, more than 18 per minute)
- Headache, nausea, or vomiting


Digital computers are based on binary circuits. Binary circuits are either on or off, with a corresponding value of one (1) or (0) zero. This characteristic of digital computing can pose a problem in many instances of modeling physical phenomena such as the effects of friction. As the simulated velocity on which the friction is based approaches zero any friction associated with opposing the velocity is either ‘on’ or ‘off’. If the magnitude of the friction is large, it can produce an excessive force which acts to reverse the sign of the velocity. This type of velocity reversal is what is commonly referred to as oscillatory solution behavior.
This characteristic of digital computers was recognized early in the development of the SMAC program (Reference 1). To avoid the possibility of oscillatory behavior a friction “null band” was implemented in many of the friction equations to reduce or eliminate the possible oscillatory effects of friction on digital computers at low simulated velocities. When the relative velocity on which a friction term is based is at or below the friction “null band” the corresponding magnitude of the friction force is reduced linearly to be zero at zero velocity.
Care must be exercised in the application of large values for the intervehicle friction coefficient (Card 13, Field 7). In particular, the corresponding friction “null band” that is defined by Field 4 of card 13 must be sufficiently large to insure that the calculated change in the relative velocity, within the given time interval of integration (Card 1, Field 4), does not exceed the width of the null band and, thereby, produce a full reversal of the intervehicle friction force. Such full friction reversals can, of course, produce erroneous oscillatory response predictions, which, as a minimum effect, can produce erroneous directions for the resultant acceleration. Examination of the time-histories of the acceleration components can serve as a check for the existence of such erroneous oscillations.
It should be noted that round-off values near zero for the calculated relative velocity can produce full friction reversals and corresponding oscillations with any friction coefficient (card 13, field 7) in the case of a zero entry for card 13, field 4.


In today's, society multi-resistant pathogens have become an emerging threat, which makes the search for novel anti-infectives more urgent than ever. A promising class of substances are cyclic lipopeptides like the antifungal jagaricin. Jagaricin is formed by the bacterial mushroom pathogen Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum. It has shown antifungal activity against human pathogenic fungi like Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus. In addition, jagaricin is nearly non-toxic for plants, which makes it a promising agent for agricultural applications. Cyclic lipopeptides formed by microorganisms originate from their secondary metabolism. This makes it very challenging to determine the inducing factor for product formation, especially for unknown microbial systems like J. agaricidamnosum. In the presented study, a biotechnological process for jagaricin formation was developed, investigating impact factors like the medium, oxygen availability, and phosphate. For this reason, experiments were conducted on microtiter plate, shake flask, and stirred tank bioreactor level. Ultimately, a final maximum jagaricin concentration of 251 mg L-1 (15.5 mgJagaricin∙gCDW-1) could be achieved, which is an increase of approximately 458 % in comparison to previous results in standard glucose medium. This concentration allows the production of significantly higher amounts of jagaricin and enables further experiments to investigate the potential of this substance.


I looked it up on google, but I am asking here just for a little more insight and to check my understanding. The code above is just an example to help me ask the question and not an actual problem.
My question is, the * in the code above is a kind of ‘select all’ selector that selects every html element on the page?
It is commonly used in CSS Flexbox and others?
The asterisk (*) selector in CSS is a universal selector that targets all elements in an HTML document. It can be used to apply a style to all elements on a page or to select specific elements within a nested hierarchy of elements.
For example, if you want to set the margin and padding of all elements to zero, you can use the following CSS code
This is the most common usage when it comes to the asterisk
This will set the margin and padding of all elements, including the body, to zero. However, it’s important to note that using the asterisk selector can have performance implications, as it applies the style to every element in the document. Therefore, it’s recommended to use it sparingly and with caution.
Flexbox is the way on how displaying things so it is not associated with the asterisk


When it comes to COVID-19 and its new variants, wheelchair users in the developing world should take special precautions in order to follow guidelines on hand-washing and social distancing.
For that reason, we have gathered resources and created this info sheet for our wheelchair recipients. (Wheelchair illustrations courtesy of Beneficial Designs.)
COVID-19 and its variants are a type of coronavirus that spreads easily through droplets from the nose or mouth of someone who has the virus. Common signs of the virus are fever, dry cough, and breathing problems, but not all people that carry COVID-19 show these signs.
You can help protect yourself and the people around you from the virus by following these tips:
- Wash your hands. Use soap and water or an alcohol-based rub for 20-30 seconds. Those who help you move around or get in/out of a wheelchair should also wash their hands before and afterward.
- Consider wearing a face mask. If a medical mask is unavailable, use another fabric covering over your nose and mouth, making sure you can breathe comfortably.
Unique precautions for wheelchair users:
- Avoid touching the tires. Your tires can be contaminated by everything they touch, everywhere they go.
- Keep your wheelchair clean. Regularly wipe down the solid surfaces of your wheelchair with soap and water or with a disinfecting spray of bleach diluted in water. (Use two tablespoons of chlorine per one liter of water.)
- Pay special attention to tires, hand rims, push handles, brakes, and arm rests. Be sure to grease the metal parts of your wheelchair to prevent rust.
Please consult your doctor or local health care professional for more information.
By doing these activities, we can slow the spread of the
virus and promote a safer, healthier environment for you
and your family.
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Electronics materials have optimized production capabilities
Electronics materials, including electronic parts, electronic components have evolved with the needs of the consumer retail market, ever shrinking and growing more sophisticated. Modern electronics materials are symmetry of chemistry, engineering and production technology, driven towards efficiency and innovation. Leading edge research and development has produced circuit board materials that are smaller, lighter and stronger than ever before to meet the needs of manufacturers, designers, and engineers in broad fields of electronic production. Electronic component materials are the building block of some of our most fundamental industries such as automotive, aerospace, industrial, telecommunications, and manufacturing.
The role of cutting-edge electronics materials in modern day electronics manufacturing and electronics projects.
Every major sector of production and digital engineering has profited from the advancement in electronics materials and the ability to be an electronics material procurement source. Silicon, for example, has swayed the course of technology worldwide by forming the key element in a majority of semiconductors, an object that ushered in the existence of telephones, TV’s, radios, and computers. Advanced materials such as microelectronic polymers and electronic chemicals have revolutionized the IC packaging and wafer fabrication industries. Research into electronics and digital materials have helped propel fields such as photo voltaic engineering, mechanical engineering, integrated circuits, and LED’s into an unprecedented era of innovation and evolution. As the cornerstone of modern electronics manufacturing, electronics materials dictate the direction and pace in which the industry grows.
Electronic devices are growing in complexity and sophistication at an exponential rate, constantly improving and adapting to better accommodate the demands of circuit board manufacturers and CAD designers. Cutting-edge innovations in the fields of organic and non-organic semiconductors, photovoltaic applications, and light emitting diodes have enabled electronic manufacturing service providers to produce powerful and elaborate units that are cost-effective and streamlined for production and assembly. The overall product is only as good as its circuit board components, electronics materials must be reliable and cost-effective while fully meeting the demands that will be placed on the device.
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This is an unusual exploration into India’s timeless civilization by an enthropologist who has devoted six years to extensive survey of the peasant potters of more than half of India. ‘The author of this book’, writes Professor N.K. Bose’, has applied some methods in the study of Indian culture which have not been used by any other student of cultural anthropology in this country. His method of correlation of material culture with the total cultural system marks a departure from the conventional studies of cultural processes. He has suggested new methods of reconstructing history, and his data on contemporary pottery making afford a reassessment of Indian archaeological materials. The author’s extensive experience with inter-disciplinary inquiry yields insight. From a detailed analysis of the ethnographic data on pottery making, he makes some significant observations: there is continuity in potter-craft tradition in India, traceable from the pre-historic times. The survival of the ethnic groups of potters, well within their respective technological zones of pre-historic pottery making, makes the aryanization of India doubtful. Different regions of India have evolved their own indigenous cultures providing extreme diversity to the material base of Indian society-their unity lies in the basic philosophy of life, in the higher forms of culture. To an average Indian, the diversity of cultures-food, dress, language, worship-does not really matter, so long as he believes that every way of life has its own contribution to humanity, and that before the inexorable law of Nature, every being has an equal right to survive through the full course of its cosmic life. This idealization of diversity has helped India develop a tradition of tolerance, which is the soul of her civilization. Apart from its contribution to anthropology, the book will be of particular interest to historians of culture and philosophers of ‘social history.


Noise pollution is increasing globally, and as oceans are excellent conductors of sound, this is a major concern for marine species reliant on sound for key life functions. Loud, impulsive sounds from seismic surveys have been associated with impacts on many marine taxa including mammals, crustaceans, cephalopods, and fish. However, impacts across large spatial scales or multiple species are rarely considered. We modelled over 8,000 hours of cetacean survey data across a large marine ecosystem covering > 880,000 km(2) to investigate the effect of seismic surveys on baleen and toothed whales. We found a significant effect of seismic activity across multiple species and habitats, with an 88% (82-92%) decrease in sightings of baleen whales, and a 53% (41-63%) decrease in sightings of toothed whales during active seismic surveys when compared to control surveys. Significantly fewer sightings of toothed whales also occurred during active versus inactive airgun periods of seismic surveys, although some species-specific response to noise was observed. This study provides strong evidence of multispecies impacts from seismic survey noise on cetaceans. Given the global proliferation of seismic surveys and large propagation distances of airgun noise, our results highlight the large-scale impacts that marine species are currently facing.


What is the mantis or, better known as, the praying mantis? A praying mantis is an insect that contains more than 2,400 species of its kind making it one of the largest insect families. These insects can grow up to 2 or 3 inches long with a life span of about a year, on average. Mantises, though predators, are essentially harmless to humans and can even be considered pets. The mantis does not sting, as it does not have venom, nor do they typically bite.
The praying mantis gets its name from the very distinguished position of its front legs. Their legs are bent and held together at an angle which suggests the position of prayer. Since these insects are hunters, they use their front legs to grab its prey and pounce at lightning-fast speed; they also use sharp spikes to hold their victims in place until they are ready to eat. It can be beneficial to have these insects around, as they eat other insects and everyday pests such as spiders! They also like to hunt and prey on beetles, grasshoppers, butterflies, and in some cases if they’re hungry, they will eat each other.
How do I tell the difference in male and female mantises?
If you ever want to identify the sex of a mantis you can do so by looking at the number of body segments. Males have 8 abdominal segments while the female only has 6. The final segment of the female is much larger in size while the male has smaller segments towards the end.
In conclusion, if you ever see a praying mantis, don’t be frightened! It is believed that if you see a praying mantis around, they are there to bring you good luck!
While it’s good luck to have a mantis in your yard, other bugs can be a nuisance. If you need bugs of any kind removed from your property, contact Prime Pest Solutions and we’ll come take a look.


Draconid meteor shower to light up October's skies - here's how to watch
Skygazers are bracing for a bumper month of shooting stars, with the Draconid meteor shower set to light up the sky.
The Draconid meteor shower, also known as the Giacobinids, will peak at 2am on October 9, as blustery rain continues across various parts of the country.
But forecasters say there will be “clear spells” that will allow the cosmic spectacle to be visible to the naked eye.
Grahame Madge, a Met Office spokesman, said: “The outlook overnight will be showery across the UK, with Scotland experiencing the heaviest and most prolonged showers and the south-east of England the least.
“In between showers there will be clear spells, so most locations should enable skywatchers the chance to experience some of the meteor shower.”
The Draconid meteor shower takes place every year and is one of the two meteor showers to light up the skies in October.
The streaks spawn from the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, which orbits around the sun for six-and-a-half years.
Anna Ross, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said: “Most of this debris will burn up at a height of around 80km (50 miles) above the ground, so this is not a dangerous event.”
The celestial phenomenon gets its name from the Draco the Dragon constellation, which lies in the far northern part of the sky, and the comet that is responsible for it.
The Draconids will be visible in northern America, Europe and Asia until October 10, with around 5-20 meteors per hour during its peak.
Ms Ross said: “For the best chances to spot them, find a dark area of clear sky and allow around 20 minutes to let your eyes adapt to the dark.
“It may also be advisable to lie down as you may be looking up for a long time.”
A second meteor shower, the Orionids, will also take place later this month, peaking on October 21.


The Whitethroat, Sylvia communis, is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout Europe and across much of temperate western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical Africa, Arabia and India.
This species was believed to be closely related to the Lesser Whitethroat, the species having evolved only during the end of the last ice age similar to the Willow Warbler and Chiffchaffs.
But researchers learned soon that this is not correct, and now it is known that white throats are unreliable morphological markers for relationships in Sylvia.
Chestnut wing patches, like white throats, seem to be plesiomorphic, but indicate phylogeny better.
Nonetheless, apart from the Whitethroat not being closely related to the Lesser Whitethroat group, little can be resolved as it seems a fairly basal taxon.(Helbig 2001, Jønsson and Fjeldså 2006)
This is one of several Sylvia species that has distinct male and female plumages. Both sexes are mainly brown above and buff below, with chestnut fringes to the secondary remiges (flight feathers – typically only visible in flight).
The adult male has a grey head and a white throat. The female lacks the grey head, and the throat is duller.
Song / Call:
The Whitethroat’s song is fast and scratchy, with a scolding tone.
Habitat / Nesting:
This is a bird of open country and cultivation, with bushes for nesting. The nest is built in low shrub or brambles, and 3-7 eggs are laid.
Diet / Feeding:
Like most “warblers“, it is insectivorous, but will also take berries and other soft fruit.


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We know that becoming a parent can be both exciting and overwhelming, and we are here to provide you with helpful tips and information to guide you through this exciting journey.
As a new mother, you will undoubtedly have many questions and concerns about caring for your newborn. Our course will cover a wide range of topics, including feeding, sleeping, diaper changing, and general care for your baby. We will also discuss important components of essential newborn care – ensuring warmth, immediate skin-to-skin care, early breastfeeding, umbilical cord care, eye care, Vitamin K administration, and immunization.
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Essential Skills for New Mothers
Essential skills for new mothers
Returning Home With Your New Baby
• Returning Home With Your New Baby
• The Umbilical Cord
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• How Can I Soothe My Crying Baby?
• How Can I Tell If My Baby Is Teething?
• How Can I Put My Baby To Sleep?
• Using Dummies, Pacifiers
• What Is Swaddling?
• Bathing Your Baby
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• Baby Hygiene – Important Points To Remember
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Nanoparticulate thin films have recently attracted great attention because of their importance in both fundamental research and technological applications. Platinum nanoparticles are of particular interest due to its novel properties. There is no single technique other than advanced X-ray analysis that can provide comprehensive structural information, such as crystallographic phase, film thickness, and nanoparticle size distribution etc. in a nondestructive manner. The SmartLab multipurpose x-ray diffractometer, supported by its automated Guidance™ measurement software, offers quick and easy solutions for the analysis of nanoparticulate thin films.
Figure 2. GISAXS and particle size distribution of a platinum nanoparticulate film
In the figures above, a platinum nanoparticulate film deposited on silicon is analyzed by X-ray reflectivity and grazing-incidence small angle scattering. XRR data reveals that the film is about 8.55 nm thick with an average density of 14.23 g/cm³, which is lower than the density of metallic platinum. This suggests that the film is quite porous. The complimentary GISAXS data shows that the platinum particles have a very narrow size distribution around 8.67 nm, which is about the film thickness, indicating that the film is made of only a single layer of nanoparticles. The GISAXS data also shows that pores indeed exist in the film with an average pore size of 1.52 nm, again in agreement with the density calculation from the XRR data.


With too few students choosing to study science, technology and maths, at the moment the UK only home-grows about 50 per cent of the qualified engineers needed by industry. And with an estimated two million engineering jobs up for grabs this decade, now is the time to get clued up.
Government initiatives and not-for-profit programmes address the issue of these subjects being taught in our schools and industry needs to play a part
Engineers shape the world we live in by designing, creating, testing and improving almost every product or process you can think of. We need more young people to understand this so they can get excited about engineering careers.
UK primary school teachers on average receive only one full day of practical design technology as part of their training. It is not enough. That’s why we support Primary Engineer, a not-for-profit organisation, addressing this very issue by empowering teachers with the knowledge and tools needed to deliver creative and motivating design technology lessons.
The youngsters love the whole process, completing design and engineering challenges where they are encouraged to think, use their hands, test designs and create solutions. What’s more, they spend time with industry leaders to ask about existing career opportunities and routes into engineering and production.
There is also the government’s UK-wide See Inside Manufacturing initiative which encourages manufacturers to open doors and give students, teachers and career advisors the chance to see what goes on in the world of engineering and offer an insight in to the types of careers available on their doorstep.
Industry needs to commit more resource to working with schools, getting behind these schemes and developing their own apprenticeship programmes if we are to attract more young people into engineering and production careers. If not, we’ll be playing catch up in the technological race that fuels the global economy today.
• Paul Nelson is managing director of Allied Vehicles


The prebending strain effect is that the repeated bending load at room temperature enhances superconducting properties of practical Nb3Sn wires. The authors are now investigating the application of the effect to practical superconducting cabling conductors for high field superconducting magnets. Large current capacity and high strength are required for superconducting cabling conductors to make large scale and high field magnets. The superconducting cabling conductor with high strength Nb3 Sn wires will be useful for making high field magnets. The prebending strain effect was applied to a cabling technique with Nb3Sn wires. High strength Nb3Sn wires reinforced with CuNb composite and conventional Nb 3Sn wires without reinforcement were prepared, which were heat-treated at 943 K for 345.6 ks. Both wires were bent by 10 pulleys to give 0.8% prebending strain. After the prebending treatment the wires were assembled and fabricated 3-strand cables and 7-strand cables. The cables with high strength Nb3Sn wires showed the enhancement of critical currents even after the cabling process. The results imply that the prebending treatment is applicable to the fabrication of cabling conductors for making a high field superconducting magnet.
|ジャーナル||IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity|
|出版ステータス||Published - 2008 6月|
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Book Puts Children in the Midst of 'Mythology'
If you have school-age children, chances are you've heard of the "Ology" books: Dragonology, Pirateology, Wizardology and Egyptology.
Designed to look like ancient tomes that have been discovered in dusty bookstores, the large books are full of illustrations and interactive elements, such as textured materials and pockets filled with letters and small "relics." Gems and other decorative items often adorn their covers.
Writer Dugald Steer and designer and paper engineer Nghiem Ta are the series' creators. Their latest collaboration is Mythology, which explores the myths, monsters and heroes of ancient Greece.
The book's many special features include a sample of the mythological Golden Fleece, a pop-up version of Pandora's Box and a quill pen and stationery for children's to write their friends "letters about their own adventures," Steer and Ta say.
The "Ology" series provides an old-fashioned, tactile experience in an Internet-oriented age.
"Of course, a child with access to a computer can obviously find plenty of information about the Greek myths on the Internet. We wanted to present it in a fun and interactive way," Steer says.
"They feel that they've got a facsimile of an old book, so they may be touching a piece of the Golden Fleece; they're feeling like Pandora did when Zeus told her not to open that box on any account. They know that they have not been able to resist opening that envelope, so why should they blame poor Pandora?" he says.
In conceptualizing the interactive elements of the book, Ta says her job is twofold: looking back to her own childhood, as well as being aware of children's interests today and what's already on the market for them. She keeps an eye out while shopping and often visits toy departments.
"It's great fun," Ta says.
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Build your plan to capture business in the expanding global tissue industry.
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Nonwoven tissue paper
Tissue paper is a nonwoven fabric made from cellulosic fiber pulp. Common fibers used in tissue paper pulp include wood (from either deciduous or coniferous trees), rayon, bagasse (a type of sugar cane stalk), and recycled paper. These fibers are macerated in a machine known as a hydropulper, which is a cylindrical tank with a rapidly revolving rotor at the bottom that breaks fiber bundles apart. In this process the fibers are mixed in a cooking liquor with water and either calcium, magnesium, ammonia, or sodium bisulfite. This mixture is cooked into a viscous slurry containing about 0.5% solids on the basis of weight. Bleaching agents are added to this mixture to whiten and brighten the pulp. Common bleaching agents include chlorine, peroxides, or hydrosulfites. The pulp is then washed and filtered multiple times until it is the fibers are completely free from contaminants. This mixture of pulp and water, known as a "furnish," is then ready for the papermaking process.


A firestorm erupted last year when the government of St. Petersburg in Russia, formerly Leningrad during the Soviet Union, decided to transfer the iconic St. Isaac’s Cathedral from city hands to the Russian Orthodox Church. Citizen’s of Tsar Peter the Great’s signature city on the Baltic Sea, formerly the capital of imperial Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, were up in arms that access to the beautiful structure would be limited and the church would not be able to maintain its glory due to the severely high cost.
A compromise was eventually found which saw the city leasing the religious structure to the church for a period of 49 years with favorable renewal terms. This did not quell the uproar and demonstrations continued into 2017.
It now seems the city government is determined to get the transfer complete and now wants the handoff completed by Easter of this year, reports The Moscow Times. The city of St. Petersburg is a federal subject and reports directly to the Kremlin. Governor Georgy Poltavchenko, known for his religious beliefs is said to be behind the push.
“Officials have ordered cathedral staff to remove all exhibits belonging to the Russian Culture Ministry in time for the Orthodox holiday on April 16, unnamed sources told the news outlet. Despite the order, there is still no official document outlining the cathedral’s controversial transfer into Church hands, RBC reported.”
Peter the Great build St. Petersburg literally with force of will to compete with other great European capitals of the time. The metropolis is the second largest city in Russia, behind Moscow. St. Isaac’s Cathedral was built over a 40 year period from 1818 to 1858.
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The “Game-Changer” telescope captures deep space panoramas at record speed and opens the way for new discoveries.
The nation’s National Science Agency said on Tuesday that a powerful new telescope in remote parts of Australia has mapped vast regions of the universe in record time, uncovering a million new galaxies and opening the way for new discoveries.
The radio telescope, called the Australian Square Kilometer Array (ASKAP), was able to map nearly three million galaxies in just 300 hours. Similar surveys of the sky took 10 years.
“It’s really a game of change,” said astronomer David McConnell, who led the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) study of the southern sky at the Murchison Radio Arts Observatory in Western Australia.
What makes this telescope unique is its wide field of view, using receivers designed by CSIRO, that allow it to capture panoramic images of the sky in sharper detail than before.
The telescope only needed to combine 903 images to map the sky, compared to other radio surveys that cover the entire sky that require tens of thousands of images.
“It’s more sensitive than previous surveys that covered the entire sky like this, so we see more things than we’ve seen in the past,” McConnell told Reuters news agency.
Having a telescope that can scan the sky in a few weeks or months means that the process can be repeated over and over in a relatively short period of time, allowing astronomers to systematically detect and track changes.
“Even with this first pass we have now, compared to the previous photos, we actually found some unusual things,” McConnell said, including some unusual stars who experience violent explosions.
He said that the data collected in this survey will allow astronomers to learn more about star formation and how galaxies and black holes develop through statistical analyzes.
The preliminary results were published Tuesday in the publications of the Australian Astronomical Society.


An international group of scientists from the UK, USA and Japan have got experimental evidence that the infected by Alzheimer’s is likely – in particular, it can be the consequence of medical procedures. About the study scientists with the findings, told the journal Nature.
The idea that Alzheimer’s might be contagious, is not new. In 2015, representatives of science have been many hypotheses about what a infection is possible during medical procedures, such as surgery and injections, which in the human body penetrate from the outside of beta-amyloid – protein compounds, whose accumulation in the brain have been associated with the occurrence of degenerative diseases.
An international team of scientific experts under the leadership of Dr. John Collinge from the Institute of prion diseases at University College London carried out the study, confirmed: the previously proposed hypothesis about the spreading of disease, Alzhemier by penetration of the molecules of beta-amyloid just, to get Alzheimer’s actually possible.
“Introduced from the outside of the protein precursor of beta-amyloid (Amyloid precursor protein) may lead to the emergence of Alzheimer’s disease,” stated the authors of the new work.
During the experiments, the researchers injected mice with the human growth hormone mixed with beta-amyloid. Subsequently these mice in brain structures arose the characteristic plaques that were absent in animals of the control group. The study authors are convinced that this discovery will contribute to certain changes in surgery. Surgical procedures needs to be based on the risks of transmission of beta-amyloid, stress the experts.
Earlier Magicforum wrote that to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease effectively help simple memory tests.


Dancing with Light – Cinematic Expression
Cinematic Expression – Dancing with Light.
Any artistic idea starts with the mental image.
Dancing with Light is a method of film lighting from the mind using a Light Meter.
The process is simple, straightforward, and logical. We build the Scene from scratch. We refer to the mental image and start with deconstructing the scene into the elements of cinematic expression. Next, we transform envisioned light values of the scene mood into the light meter f-stops. Knowing the expected light values from individual lights, we start “Dancing with Light,” we position the lights and obtain the known and expected light meter reading from each. The critical decision is the lens f-stop for the scene as this becomes the Canvas we paint over with lights. The Canvas (lens f-stop) never changes and remains locked for the scene. Only the f-stops (light meter) of the lights on the floor are different as those are the “brushes,” the values of which are determined based on and in relation to the f-stop on the lens (canvas). Students follow an iron logic regarding the order of steps in lighting the Scene. It starts with “building” the Ambiance Light, which is the main ingredient of the general Mood. The Lighting Mood of the scene is at the same time supported by the Lighting Style, which is determined by the direction and quality of the Key Light.
We turn the monitor off during the exercise, and students proceed with the light meter only. In the end, we turn the monitor back on, and students look at the resulting mirror image of the mental picture.
The Dancing with Light technique opens the window to creativity limited only by imagination, and it leads to the creation and development of the personal style in cinematic expression.


Medium: ink drawing
Size: 10 x 18 inches
Current owner: Private collection
This sketch, signed ‘Eyre Crowe’, but undated, was auctioned on ebay in August 2008.
Louis IX of France had brought the relic of Christ’s Crown of Thorns to the royal chapel of Sainte Chapelle in 1248. In the 14th century Louis XI had a concealed oratory built at the chapel, from which he could attend mass unobserved. The sketch shows him watching the proceedings to the grille on the right of the drawing.
The purchaser of the sketch has drawn my attention to a number of incidents suggesting that the sketch might have been drawn in the 1850s. Eyre Crowe was living in Paris between 1853 and early 1856, and is known to have painted another scene depicting Louis XI in 1855 (‘The meeting of Louis XI and Edward IV on the Bridge of Pecquigny’). The subject of Louis XI was well known in 1855 thanks to Charles Kean’s portrayal of the king in Dion Boucicault’s ‘Louis XI’ at the Princess Theatre. Kean was sketched in this role by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, an acquaintance of Crowe’s from his time in the Royal Academy Schools. According to the purchaser of the sketch, the choice of subject and staging has affinities with some of the works of other first generation Pre-Raphaelites, most notably James Collinson’s ‘The Renunciation of Queen Elizabeth of Hungary’ (c.1848-50), and John Everett Millais’ ‘The Disentombment of Queen Matilda’ (1849).


The statue of Mother Émilie Gamelin is a faithful representation of the nun. It stands in the pavilion of the Berri-UQAM Metro station, in the square that bears her name. The artist Raoul Hunter was inspired by the only known authentic portrait of Mother Gamelin, painted in 1843 by Vital Desrochers and conserved in the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence community in Montréal. Hunter’s full-round sculpture presents her dressed in her community’s habit, in action, carrying on her arm a basket of foodstuffs destined to relieve the hunger and misery of the forgotten of her time. The accentuated movement of her step recalls her great energy and generosity. Mother Gamelin is not portrayed on an elevated base; rather, she is on the same level as passersby. Her smile testifies to her openness and sympathy. The statute symbolizes the contribution made by this exemplary and pious woman to Montréal in her time and today. This work commemorates the bicentenary of her birth (19 February 1800).
Born on 19 February 1800 in Tavernier, Mother Gamelin, as Émilie Tavernier was known, was the youngest in a family of 15 children. In 1823, she married Jean-Baptiste Gamelin, but he died four years later. A woman of action and compassion, in 1841, she founded Les Filles de la Charité, servantes des pauvres, which was later renamed Les Sœurs de la Providence. Mother Gamelin was particularly active in a number of refuges that she opened on Rue Sainte-Catherine between 1827 and 1843. In 1843, she instituted a soup kitchen, which, perpetuating her legacy, distributed millions of bowls of soup to the hungry until 1962. She died of cholera on 23 September 1851. On 23 December 1993, she was proclaimed Venerable by Pope John Paul II, who then beatified her on 7 October 2001.
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Add Spanish Accents in Word 2010
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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. In this video, I'm going to show you how to add Spanish accents to letters in Microsoft Word 2010, when using an English keyboard. Accents are very important in Spanish. They identify stress on syllables, when they should be emphasized and when the inflection of the voice should be utilized. They help to differentiate between words that are spelt the same but have different meanings. And they are very important when speaking, and equally important when Spanish words are written. Obviously on an English computer, there is no access on the keys. But using hotkey commands, we can add the accents to the letters.
- 1So we're going to press 'Control', 'Apostrophe' and 'A'. You can see that the "A" now has an accent. We can also use 'Control' and 'Apostrophe' with: 'E', 'I', 'O', and 'You'. And as you can see now, we have all of the vowels.So to do this, we're going to use the 'Control' button and the 'Apostrophe' (') button.
- 3It refuses to do it; it doesn't like it. What we need to do is select the letter we want to make bigger or smaller. So press 'Shift', and then use the arrow keys to select the text.To change the casing of the letters, on the keyboard it does not like to change it if you put the keyboard into Caps Lock and then try to add the accents to the "A".
- 6If you have any other questions, or anything you would like to know, please leave those comments in the section below. And you've been watching VisiHow. Goodbye!So this has been a video showing you how to add accents and other unique Spanish grammatical symbols to Word documents when using an English keyboard.
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