A game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds was scheduled for a certain Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati. That morning, baseball’s Tom Lasorda, manager of the Dodgers, and a Catholic, went to Mass. As he settled down in his pew, the Cincinnati Reds manager came into the Church and sat in the same pew. The two men eyed each other but neither spoke. When mass ended, as they walked out in silence, Lasorda got a bit nervous when he saw the Cincinnati manager pause to light a candle. “I figured that gave his team an edge over ours,” Lasorda said. “So I walked back to the front of the Church and came down the aisle again…and when I saw he was gone, I went over and blew out the candle.”
In today’s Gospel Lesson, we have the familiar story of the Wise Men from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem until it came to rest over the place where the…
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Paint on the Cool
SolCold, a company based in Herzliya, Israel, has developed a novel way of cooling buildings that uses absolutely no electricity. The innovation comes in the form of a coating that can be painted on buildings' roofs, which is then activated by the sun. According to co-founder Yaron Shenhav, “It’s like putting a layer of ice on your rooftop which is thicker when there is more sun.”
The product works by taking principles of laser cooling and applying them to the sun's spectrum. “Heat from a building could be absorbed and re-emitted as light,” Shenhav says. “As long as the sun is shining on it, it would be continuously cooled.”
SolCold's tech isn't the only recent example of using paint to cool urban centers: the city of Los Angeles's has made efforts to paint roads white in order to help cool the area as relentless record-high temperatures continue to soar. In Australia, researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology have developed a paint that can generate hydrogen fuel from moist air and sunlight.
SolCold's paint differs from the white cooling paint used by applications such as what's been doing in Los Angeles; this paint can actively cool, rather than just reducing the heat absorbed by roads and buildings. Simulations show the top floors of buildings coated with the pain cooled by up to 10°C, compared to buildings without the coating. The benefits of cooling entire buildings this way would, ideally, trickle down— meaning those spaces would be able to install smaller air conditioning units, allowing them to save money on energy costs and reduce overall emissions.
Off world, the paint also has the potential to be used on space equipment, where it could ward off heating caused by the lack of air in space, as well as to disperse heat away from objects. Right now, reflective fabrics and heat exchangers do the job, but the coating could be an easy, practical solution for future space equipment. With space exploration heating up, it could further help cut costs — making spaceflight even more accessible.


— Magnificent Minerals —
Building blocks of the Earth
Minerals are everywhere. But we usually don't pay much attention to them. They are literally the building blocks of the rocks and thus of the planet. That's the short version of the answer.
Why are minerals so special? Because they occur in all colours of the rainbow, they filter and reflect light. They occur in geometric shapes that even the most inventive architect can't imagine.
Minerals, crystals and precious stones have fascinated people since time immemorial. Mystical powers were assigned to these curious products of nature. Even today, in a highly advanced technical world, in which many people turn to science for an answer, we are still drawn to minerals and captivated by their splendor.
Whether you're a professional or amateur geologist, I bet you have your own little collection of minerals and stones at home, nicely on display in a glass cabinet. God forbid someone touches them! You may be a pragmatic person, yet your minerals are more to you than just a few pieces of stone. Did you ask yourself:
How are minerals formed? How long have they existed and waited until they were found?
And why do some minerals develop large, lustrous crystals, while others are opaque and heterogeneous? They can crystallize directly from lava in a volcano. Or they quietly settle in a lake, like desert rose.
Read more on minerals and gems, their origins, and their meaning for humanity.
Click on the image to go to the article:
Are you thinking about a certain mineral and here you didn't find anything about it (yet)? On Wikipedia you will find info, but not always on the origin or the natural history of minerals. I get these from different sources. Mindat is a professional database with a huge number of minerals and explanations. That's where I sometimes have a sneak peek. But also on Wikipedia of course.
Photo at the top by géry60 on Foter.com / CC BY-ND


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The blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen to the heart are called coronary arteries. Coronary heart disease (CHD), or coronary artery disease, develops when the coronary arteries become too narrow. Blood vessels become narrow when there is a plaque buildup on it due to various medical conditions.
High LDL cholesterol, Hypertension family history, diabetes, smoking.
As seen above even Heart disease and oral health are always interlinked
The bacteria which causes gum disease (periodontitis) connects the CHR with oral health. A severe bacterial infection on the gums causes periodontitis. This Bacteria starts to spread in bloodstream and other parts of the body if it is left untreated for an extended period.
When these pathogens reach the heart, cause inflammation by attaching themselves to the heart cells and damages them.
Various researches by the American Heart Association also relates other cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) to the inflammation caused by oral bacteria.
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Liturgy and the Domestic Church
The Second Vatican Council rehabilitated an ancient way of speaking about the family when it declared that the family should be known as the Domestic Church. Since that time, there has been a flood of interest in developing this ecclesial identity of the family. This course will not only look to survey the contributions of various authors working on developing this theology, but also makes its own contribution in applying liturgical theology to the life of the family and thus demonstrating how the family is authentically a Church and has an authentic liturgical character of its own.
Mr. Richard Budd lives in Lansing, MI, with his wife and five children. He obtained a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, D.C., and has served as the Director of Marriage and Family Life for the Diocese of Lansing since 2015.
StartClass 1: Biblical Foundations for the Family as the Domestic Church (50:08)
StartClass 2: Theological Foundations for the Family as the Domestic Church (59:42)
StartClass 3: Covenant and the Communio Pesonarum (53:06)
StartClass 4: The Priesthood of the Domestic Church (49:25)
StartClass 5: The Liturgy of the Domestic Church (50:20)
StartFinal Quiz for Certificate of Completion


A Commitment to Sustainable Forest Management in Europe
The intention and commitment to apply the Forest Principles and other decisions of the UNCED at regional and national levels led to the Second Ministerial Conference, which was held in Helsinki in June 1993 under the joint chairmanship of Finland and Portugal. In addition to 37 European countries and the European Community, several organisations from the private sector, the international forestry community and environmental NGOs participated at this conference.
The General Declaration and the four Helsinki Resolutions reflect Europe’s approaches to global environmental issues, namely the promotion of sustainable forest management, the conservation of biological diversity, strategies regarding the consequences of possible climate change for the forest sector, and increasing co-operation with countries in transition to market economies.
- General Declaration
- RESOLUTION S1: European Network of Permanent Sample Plots for Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems
- RESOLUTION S2: Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources
- RESOLUTION S3: Decentralized European Data Bank on Forest Fires
- RESOLUTION S4: Adapting the Management of Mountain Forests to New Environmental Conditions
- RESOLUTION S5: Expansion of the EUROSILVA Network of Research on Tree Physiology
- RESOLUTION S6: European Network for Research into Forest Ecosystems


This is such an important issue – and this blog explains exactly (perhaps without meaning to) why few teachers engage in research, either actively or as a consumer. There is so much out there, from poor research to great, and from poor events to great, and teachers have such limited time (and budgets) that trying to weed the chaff from the wheat must feel overwhelming. Thankfully, there are more and more researchers now like Victoria Murphy who are making the bridge from research to practice and to make the critical work they are doing accessible and applicable to the teachers and schools it should be helping!
In the last of our mini-series of research blogs, Victoria Murphy asks what counts as research and whether everything that teachers are presented with should be given equal weight.
Research comes in many forms, from reading reports of previous studies to carrying out randomised control trials (RCTs), and everything in between. There’s often an implicit hierarchy at work, and we are told that only large scale studies are more reliable, for example, or that only action research can capture the truth of teachers’ everyday experiences. The truth, though, is that the quality of the research cannot be determined simply by identifying the nature of it. For example, a systematic review (which takes a well-defined, systematic approach to reviewing the research literature to address a particular research question) is very different from, for example, a study where teachers are interviewed to determine their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs about a specific issue…
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Purvapali, Pūrvapālī: 1 definition
Purvapali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pūrvapālī (पूर्वपाली).—An ancient king. The Pāṇḍavas invited this king for the great Mahābhārata battle. (Śloka 17, Chapter 4, Udyoga Parva).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Movies and TV shows often view dogs love eating that big chunk of bones. So, most dog owners naturally feed their animal companions bones from leftovers, while some even cook bones!
But, is it really okay to feed them bones?
American Kennel Club reported that bones are indeed, a good source of minerals, vitamins and nutrients. Chewing one even fends off plaque buildup on the teeth and prevents gum disease. However, it is important to provide dogs with the right kind of bone.
Recently, an animal hospital in Taiwan reported that a dog ended up having undigested bones in its stomach, because his owners regularly fed him with bones.
They have shared a picture of a dog after surgery. It is seen that the veterinarians retrieved 1.3 kilograms of undigested bones in its stomach. The clinic shared it was very dangerous to have that kind of bone fragments in the stomach, because it could easily pierce through the dog’s digestive tract.
“Poultry and pork bones, or cooked bones of any kind, are strictly forbidden. They splinter into shards that can cause choking and serious damage to the dog’s mouth, throat or intestines. Cooking can also remove nutrients from the bone,” reported AKC.
Veterinarian Donna Soloman, owner of Animal Medical Center in Chicago, said cooked bones may fracture the teeth, tear the gastrointestinal tract and may cause bleeding from the rectum among dogs.
Veterinarians suggest raw meat bones to be the “best bones for the dog.”
AKC added that it is important to give dogs a bone after a meal and take it away 10 to 15 minutes after so that they don’t ingest too much of it. Keep the leftover bones refrigerated and only dispose it after three or four days.
If you’re still not sure, go for chew toys that are made for dogs for all sizes!


In 2018, an estimated 84.5 million Americans boated (over 25% of the population) and nearly 14.5 million households (11.9%) owned boats, according to the survey. Of the 25.4 million boats owned, 13.4 million were unregistered, including 7.3 million kayaks, 2.4 million rowed boats, and 2.2 million canoes. All boats, registered and unregistered, were operated for 3.42 billion hours (over 130 hours per boat).
The 2018 survey was funded by two grants from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund administered by the Coast Guard. The grants were awarded to RTI International and the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University. The culmination of this multiyear $4.5 million project includes two written reports: the Participation Survey Report and the Exposure Survey Report. These reports provide the numbers and demographic profiles of persons who went out on the water in recreational boats in 2018, and provides information on boat ownership and use and estimates of exposure (e.g., person hours of boating) by all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey also includes the Data Access Query System, which allows the public to browse aggregated data on which the reports are based.
The RBS Program is committed to using the Survey to (1) identify and analyze boating participation trends; (2) better understand the characteristics of at-risk boating populations; (3) more effectually design and efficiently target boating safety education and outreach campaigns; and (4) more objectively and consistently assess the performance of education, regulations, and enforcement intended to reduce boating accidents.
Capt. Scott Johnson, chief, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, said, “the information gained in this important effort will help guide the National Recreational Boating Safety Program for years to come, and will assist the states, industry, and partner organizations develop more effective and efficient strategies to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities in recreational boating.”
The 2018 NRBSS results can be viewed at https://uscgboating.org/statistics/national-recreational-boating-safety-survey.php


Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee’s widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, features a pair of empty boots honoring each U.S. military casualty.
The exhibit started in January 2004 when the US casualties in Iraq numbered 500 as a local project in Chicago. In March, 2005 Peaceful Tomorrows’ Kelly Campbell, Barry Amundson, Nabil Ashour, Derrill Bodley and Yes Duffy expanded the AFSC’s “Eyes Wide Open” exhibit in San Francisco by increasing the total number of civilian shoes represented from 1,200 to more than 4,200. Visitors walked a “labyrinth” of shoes while considering the civilian casualties of the Iraq war.
As the casualties grew so did the exhibit and it toured the country extensively until May 2007, when the casualties in Iraq numbered 3500 and it was determined to split the exhibit up into smaller state-based exhibits. Eyes Wide Open has been seen by millions of people across the country and has involved thousands of volunteers. Eyes Wide Open continues to tell the story of the human cost of war in 46 states with boots representing US deaths in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and shoes representing Iraqi and Afghan civilians.


Roughly 80 species of fish have been found in Upper Newport Bay. Most numerous are the marine species attracted by the rich supply of plankton and detritus, species such as the topsmelt, anchovy and mullet. It is the silvery mullet that is frequently seen jumping from the water into the air. These species in turn provide food for fish-eating birds and predatory fish such as the gray smoothhound shark. Seasonally, the bay also serves as a spawning and nursery ground for many coastal species, such as the halibut, croaker, white sea bass and barred sand bass. Bat rays and stingrays are common. Find out more about the California halibut.
Although the marine zone of the bay is limited, the ebb and flow of tides make the mudflats and marshes available to fish much of the time, and several species have adapted to life on the mudflats and in the marsh. The long-jawed mudsucker, the gobies and the killifish can survive in the mudflats and marshes by seeking out small pools or crab burrows or by burrowing into the mud to await the return of the tide. Most specialized of these is the mudsucker, which is adapted specifically for life on the mudflats. It is able to burrow into the mud and survive under extreme conditions of reduced oxygen and elevated temperature. During breeding season these fish pair off following courtship and become reclusive. The male builds a nest in which the eggs are laid. The male then guards the eggs until they hatch.
Here is information on some of the more common fishes found here as well as a complete Fish List as published in the 1989 UNB Ecological Reserve Management Plan.


Baixo Sabor: Cliff-nesting Birds, priority conservation species: Complementary Observations - Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases [2010-2014]
The dataset contains occasional records of cliff-nesting bird species of high conservation priority, namely birds of prey (Aves, Accipitriformes and Falconiformes), collected in the lower valley of River Sabor (NE Portugal), in the scope of the long-term Ecological Monitoring Program (PME) of the Baixo Sabor Hydroelectric Dams (AHBS), promoted by EDP – Energias de Portugal, S.A. This dataset includes results of surveys made in and around the area affected by the dam, from February 2010 to September 2014. Data include both occasional observations and observations in the fixed points used to monitor the target species, but performed outside the regular census program. Observations came from all the study area around the Sabor river, from its mouth up to 42 km upstream. The presence and identity of the birds seen were assessed by visual observation with binoculars and/or telescope. The records include taxa identified at the species level.
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Mota P, Gomes C, Zina H A, Araújo P M, Oliveira C A, Marques S M, Mendes J D, Múrias T (2020). EDP Baixo Sabor: Construction and Reservoir Filling Phases: Cliff-nesting Birds, priority conservation species: Complementary Observations - [2010-2014]. Version 1.1. EDP - Energias de Portugal. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/c7hzis accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-09-29.


Burgundy is lucky enough to have a name that resounds through history. Its rich and unusually varied heritage is well known.
From Gallic remains to Romanesque spires, from the treasures of artistic cities to the splendours of the region's castles, with its industrial heritage and future-oriented creation, Burgundy is a land of endless variety.
From prehistoric hunters to the Gauls and the Romans
Burgundy was at the heart of Celtic history. It was the scene of decisive events in the Roman conquest of Gaul. The treasure of the Lady of Vix, the ex-votos at the sources of the River Seine and the fortifications at Bibracte all bear witness to an influence stretching back over two millennia.
But long before the first Celts arrived, Solutrean hunters were producing such technical feats as the Volgu flint blades and some of the world's oldest paintings in the Arcy-sur-Cure caves.
In the footsteps of monks and dukes
The two most important monastic movements in the Middle Ages were born in Burgundy. In the 10th and 12th centuries Cluny then Cîteaux were major spiritual, intellectual, artistic and even political centres for all Europe.
And Burgundy owes many of its major wines to monks, including the famous Clos de Vougeot.
From the 13th century, the Capetian dukes of Burgundy developed a strong feudal state, with Dijon and Beaune as its capitals and with numerous fortresses. Their successors, the Valois, known as the "Grands Ducs" (Great Dukes) transformed the original dukedom into a political stronghold extending to the North Sea, between the kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. .
The splendour of chateaux and literary glory
The chateaux in the midst of their parks recall the relations, both strong and distant, between Burgundy and the royal power before the French Revolution.
Famous people such as Vauban, Buffon and Madame de Sévigné, Lamartine and Romain Rolland, Colette and Jules Roy will be your guides to a region that has inspired men and women of letters.
In this Burgundy that is deeply attached to its rural roots, museums and reconstitutions are a chance to see how peasants and winemakers, millers and craftspeople once lived and worked.


Harnessing the Power of the Private Sector to Fight a Growing ‘Double Burden’
Thursday, April 7, 2016
The most recent statistics on child malnutrition are bleak: Nearly half of the deaths of children under the age of 5 in Africa and Asia can be attributed to this preventable condition, according to UNICEF. That translates to approximately 3 million unnecessary deaths each year.
Of those who do survive, malnutrition cuts to the core of the child’s development, permanently impacting both their cognitive and physical capabilities later in life. This year’s World Health Day theme is diabetes. Although at first glance, it may seem that malnutrition, obesity and diabetes have little in common, in many cases they are linked.
Ensuring that the fetus, and then the child, receive adequate nutrition for the first 1,000 days, starting from conception, is proven to be a particularly critical window: Nutritional deficiencies during this time put children at risk for not only stunting, but also obesity and diabetes later in life, compared to children who received adequate nutrition.
It’s no surprise then that developing countries are increasingly struggling to fight a growing “double burden,” both of stunting and undernourishment on one hand, and obesity and diabetes on the other.
Source: Devex (link opens in a new window)
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We are interested in how children learn and develop the important skills they need as they grow up. We are particularly fascinated by language, especially how children learn to read and write.
ReadOxford is investigating how children learn to read. We want to know how children become expert readers. To find this out we are visiting lots of children in school and asking them to take part in our experiments.
Click on the tabs below to find out more about some things we're working on just now.
We have lots of stories for you to read. They have been written specially to investigate different things about learning to read.
The eyetracker is a very clever piece of equipment that looks at what your eyes are doing whilst you are reading.
From this we can tell what you know about the words and sentences as you read them.
The word-decision game is used to find out what you know about different words. You press a button to say whether a word is a real word rather than a nonsense 'made-up' word.
From this we can find out interesting things about different words:
Why is the word 'dog' easier to recognise than the word 'emu'?
Is the word 'sandwich' easier to recognise than the word 'soldier'?


President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson unveiled the first science-quality image captured by the agency’s most powerful space telescope until now, the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope at the White House.
The image is the deepest infrared view of the Universe to date, according to a NASA statement, and was created using just 12.5 hours of observing time on one of the telescope’s four instruments.
Vice President Harris said today represented an exciting new chapter in exploring our Universe. She added that from the beginning of history, humans have looked up to the night sky with wonder. Thanks to dedicated people who have worked for decades in engineering and scientific marvels, we can look to the sky with a new understanding.
The incredibly detailed deep field image of some of the most distant galaxies seen from the Earth showcases the mighty power of the telescope. It serves as a teaser for even more awe-inspiring images of the Universe that are still to come.
The image is one of the handfuls of inaugural full-color images that NASA plans to unveil this week to revel the start of science operations for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).


Today you will learn to write the number 2. Practice writing the number 2 in your Green Book.
We get to meet the kindergarten class pets today. They are a family of giraffes that live at the Houston Zoo. Have someone read to you about them here. The great thing about the zoo that our class giraffes live at is that they have a webcam in the giraffe home. This means that you can watch your giraffes live anytime you want! They won’t always be in their pin (they have to sleep just like us) but when they are outside you will see them on this webcam. Sometimes you will need to check on our class giraffes and describe what they’re doing. Can you do that right now? Are the giraffes out? How many of them are out right now? What are they doing?
A few years ago one of our class giraffes was born. Watch this video of him when he was only one day old. Isn’t it funny that he’s already taller than the zookeeper and he’s just a baby? What was the giraffe acting like? If it was your job to name the baby giraffe what would you name him?
Here is another video of one of our class giraffes at the Houston Zoo trying to reach some leaves. Is his tongue short or long? What color is his tongue? What kind of food is he reaching for? What does this tell us about what grown-up giraffes eat?
What do you think about our Kindergarten class pets?
Discuss community areas like zoos. Is there a zoo close by to you? Look up zoos close to your area on the internet. You can discuss with the student how far each zoo is from your home, and how each one is different. Check to see if they have giraffes.
Sing your ABC song.
Practice writing your name.


TIPS FOR PROMOTING YOUR TEEN’S ORAL HEALTH
The teenage years are a transition period for young people and parents alike. It’s during these years that teens can face a lot of changes, including to their oral health. For parents, keeping their teens on track with oral hygiene is an important part of ensuring that their kids enter adulthood with healthy teeth and gums. To help your teens stay committed to good oral health, schedule regular dentist checkups in Belmont for them and keep these tips in mind.
Keep Junk Food Out of The House
Teens generally get more freedom to make their own food choices than they have had in the past, especially when they start driving and eat more meals out with friends. For many teens, part of the transition involves going through a phase of reaching for junk food whenever possible. These kinds of food, especially candy and sticky sweets, linger on the teeth and feed the bacteria that cause cavities. Make up for the snacks your teen is probably eating away from home by stocking the house with healthier food choices.
Open the Lines of Communication
Some oral health risks for teens are the result of experimentation. Teens may try smoking, using chewing tobacco, and getting oral piercings, and these things can in turn lead to disease and decay. Talk to your teens about these risks, and encourage them to come to you when they’re considering trying something new. When they are open with you, you get the opportunity to talk to them about these risks and dissuade them from putting their oral health on the line.
Be an Example
Teens may seem like they want to do their own thing, but they are still watching you for cues. Show your teens that your oral health is a priority for you by maintaining a good oral hygiene routine and visiting your dentist for checkups twice per year. If you experience an oral health problem, such as gum disease or tooth loss, talk to your teen about your health issue and what you think you could have done to prevent it.


African Journal of Biotechnology, vol.8, no.6, pp.1110-1115, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
A total number of eighty gallic acid producing strains were isolated from forest soil or plant samples. Among these strains, thirteen isolates were selected for gallic acid production and these isolates were Aspergillus niger 1, A. niger 2, A. niger 3, Penicillium canescens (3), P. frequentans (2), P. spinulosum (2), P. purpurogenum (2), and P. zacinthae. By using eight of these strains and reference strain of A. niger NRRL 321, the production of gallic acid from oak tree (Quercus infectoria) gall nuts or sumac (Rhus coriaria) leaves were investigated. Maximum gallic acid yields from gall nuts were obtained for A. niger 3 (91.3%) and P. spinulosum (93.2%). In the case of sumac leaves, the reference strain A. niger NRRL 321 (46.1%) and P. zacinthae (48.2%) gave the highest gallic acid yields. To date, this study is the first report on production of gallic acid by these newly isolated Penicillium strains. Particularly, A. niger 3, P. spinulosum, P. purpurogenum and P. canescens may be used not only for gallic acid but also tannase production from tannin rich plant materials such as gall nuts. Their high yields and short incubation periods are also remarkable. © 2009 Academic Journals.


According to surveys by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), 45% of respondents with a North African background, 39% of those with a Sub-Saharan African background and 41% of Roma respondents had felt discriminated against in the previous five years. 39% of Jewish respondents had experienced some form of antisemitic harassment.
The fight against racism and antisemitism is one of the EU’s priorities. The European Commission presented an action plan against racism in September 2020, which sets out a series of measures for the next five years. This action plan calls for better enforcement of EU law, closer coordination, fair policing and protection, awareness raising and improved data collection.
On 4 march 2022 the Council adopted conclusions on combating racism and antisemitism. In these conclusions, the Council deplores the alarming rise in racist and antisemitic incidents in EU member states. It invites member states to develop action plans and strategies by the end of 2022, implementing the 2020 EU anti-racism action plan and the 2021 EU strategy on combating antisemitism.
The conclusions invite member states to urge media, social networks, and technology and communications sectors to apply codes of conduct agreed at European level and adopt solutions to rapidly detect, assess and remove illegal online hate speech. Member states should also strengthen their ability to prosecute illegal online hate crime and hate speech, including by establishing online monitoring centres and platforms where people can report hateful content.
Source: Council of the EU


A 7-year-old boy participates in a math lesson at his community school in the Sarlahi district of Nepal.
Education helps lift children out of poverty and spurs economic opportunity around the world. We’ve made great progress in recent years toward ensuring that all children are in school and learning. An international emphasis on education has led to 91% of children globally now enrolled in primary school. But we have more work to do: 263 million children and youth are still not in school and millions more are failing to acquire even basic reading, writing and numeracy skills. Save the Children is on the front lines of advocacy to ensure that vulnerable populations such as girls and refugees are enrolled in school and receiving a high-quality education.
Save the Children’s education policy advocacy supports robust basic education funding for every child and we integrate education efforts into our humanitarian response work. We press governments to provide support for children’s education in times of crisis and conflict, as record numbers of refugees and displaced people are torn from their homes and schools.
Save the Children also advocates for additional funding through multilateral mechanisms such as the Global Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait – increasing coordination across stakeholders while also strengthening country ownership.
Consistent with our policy research and advocacy, our education advocacy is particularly focused on ensuring that girls receive high-quality educations. Girls are often disproportionately prevented from receiving basic education, and our education work recognizes this by focusing on girls as among the most vulnerable. U.S. legislation such as the Keeping Girls in School Act acknowledges and addresses the unique barriers faced by girls, and seeks to strengthen families and communities by strengthening girls.
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A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Turku in Finland has found that mothers who developed prediabetes following pregnancy already had abnormalities within their blood serum metabolomic profile from early pregnancy.
In fact, the team found that these women specifically had higher concentrations of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles– which remove cholesterol and fats from cells before transporting them to the liver for re-utilization or excretion.
During pregnancy, women’s metabolism undergoes many changes to ensure the growth of their babies.
But, aberrations in metabolism during pregnancy were already discovered among women who developed gestational diabetes.
And being that gestational diabetes is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes, the research team was eager to determine whether it was possible to figure out what women are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes using their metabolism amid pregnancy.
So, the researchers conducted a mother-child study at Turku University Hospital and the University of Turku in Finland.
They collected blood samples from the mothers during both early and late pregnancy to analyze their metabolic profiles.
The team was able to measure the mothers’ serum metabolic profiles using a technique that recognizes over 200 metabolites as well as their ratios.
Afterward, the researchers also evaluated each mother’s postpartum insulin resistance and fasting blood glucose using traditional laboratory tests.
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Marcus Aurelius was followed in 180 on the imperial throne by his son Commodus, a vicious prince. Yet toward the Christians he was not cruel, and the severity of the laws was relaxed. To the number of those influential persons who joined the ranks of Christians during the reign of Commodus, beginning in 180, belonged St. Apollonius, a man of importance and learning.
Severus, one of his slaves, accused Apollonius of being a Christian, and was put to death in virtue of an obscure law of Marcus Aurelius, who, though enforcing the punishment of convicted Christians, had decreed that their accusers should be put to death. After the execution of the slave, the judge sent an order to St. Apollonius to renounce his religion. St. Apollonius refused to submit, and was referred to the judgment of the Roman Senate.
The Saint then composed an apology for the Christian religion, which he pronounced before that illustrious body. This eloquent discourse was filled with sacred and profane learning and concluded with the words: “We have hastened to honor Jesus because we have learned lofty commandments from Him. . . . Yet if it were a delusion (as you assert) which tells us that the soul is immortal, and that there is a judgment after death and a reword of virtue at the resurrection, and that God is the Judge, we would gladly be carried away by such a lie as that, which has taught us to lead good lives awaiting the hope of the future even while suffering adversities.”
This magnificent discourse fell on deaf ears, and St. Apollonius was condemned by a decree of the Senate for refusing to abjure his Faith. He was beheaded in the sixth year of Commodus, about 186.
PRAYER: God of power and mercy, through Your help St. Apollonius has overcome the tortures of his passion. Help us who celebrate his triumph to remain victorious over the wiles of our enemies. Amen.


Learn More about Hazing and Prevention
Hazing Facts and Statistics
Information on hazing comes from the Initial Findings of the National Study of Student Hazing.
- Hazing occurs in many types of student organizations, including varsity and club athletic teams, Greek organizations, and special-interest clubs.
- 55% of college students involved in student organizations, sports, or activities experience hazing.
- Almost half of students who experience hazing discuss the hazing with peers, and over one fourth discuss the hazing with family.
- Hazing often goes unreported; 95% of students who experience hazing do not report it.
- Hazing most often includes extreme alcohol consumption, humiliation, isolation, sleep- deprivation, and sex acts.
Help a Friend
Tufts students can look out for each other. There are several warning signs of hazing, including but not limited to:
- Sudden changes in behavior after joining an organization, club, or team
- Desire to leave the organization, club, or team without giving any explanation
- Weight-loss; exhaustion; or sudden changes in appetite, sleep habits, or appearance
- Secrecy, avoidance, or stress surrounding new member activities
- Unexplained injuries or illnesses
If you are concerned about a friend, you can report those concerns.


Stained glass of Claude Sandoz (1989)
In the 19th century, a peasant levelling his field was surprised to discover objects in bronze and iron: he had stumbled upon an Iron Age burial mound and was holding ornaments of Etruscan origin. A fragment of marble bearing a Roman inscription allowed archaeologists to conclude that the church was built on the site of a temple dedicated to the god Janus.
The first church in Torny was founded by the bishop of Lausanne in the 9th or 10th century. The current sanctuary was consecrated in 1823 and transformed in the late 19th century. It is dedicated to Saint Martin, the monk and bishop who died in the year 397.
The stained-glass windows are striking, with intense colours reminiscent of Hindu miniatures. In 1989, the Swiss painter Claude Sandoz designed his first windows, inspired by his numerous travels through Asia.
His illustrations of the life of Saint Martin, as told in the Golden Legend, are extraordinary. It is easy to get swept away by the images. Note, for example, all the animals in the first window on the right, particularly the bear: in a deep forest, Saint Martin's donkey has been eaten by a bear; the saint has therefore forced the animal to carry his luggage instead. Can you see the donkey now too? The most famous episode in the life of this bishop is represented in the middle window: the young soldier cut his cloak in half to share with a pauper. In the choir, the eyes of God are fascinating. They express the world of the artist, who uses traditional emblems and leaves his own very personal mark on them.


Everyone who develops alcoholism has their own circumstances, personal history and other factors that caused their substance abuse problem. However, there are certain traits that many people with addictions tend to share such as the tendency to act impulsively. For alcoholics, impulsivity is one of the classic characteristics of people susceptible to dependency.
It is important for alcoholics to be aware of their impulsive nature, especially when they are in recovery and need to be vigilant about preventing a relapse. Alcoholism and impulsive behaviors have almost always been linked and many studies have found that the risk for both issues are connected. People that are impulsive are often seeking novelty or new sensations which can also lead to alcohol abuse.
In a sense, alcoholism itself is a type of impulse control issue that can never fully be resolved except by removing the substance from the person’s life. People with impulse control issues tend to act self-destructively and engage in harmful behavior that impairs their functioning. Alcoholics behave the same way but much of their impulsive and harmful actions center around alcohol.
Studies have revealed that alcoholics have an imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain which can cause impulsive behavior. Alcohol use can actually increase the effects of the neurotransmitters that cause impulsivity. Many alcoholics already have impulsive behavior due to their brain structure and drinking only increases those tendencies.
This is one of the reasons why alcoholics can only recover if they remain completely abstinent from any alcohol use. Their impulsive nature may always be present to a certain extent but they can learn to channel it and avoid using alcohol as an outlet for their compulsions. Sobriety can also help decrease impulsivity and make it easier for alcoholics to moderate their behavior as much as possible.


Parnters & Orgs
Local Partners & Organizations
HCRSWD shares classroom program opportunities & assistance for schools who want to reduce their landfill footprint by recycling and composting.
Cincy Parks' Explore Nature Program offers Naturalist-led programs for all ages at their nature centers.
Check out their Green Learning Station page to learn more about field trips & other STEM activities.
FORE offers a variety of outdoor, socially distanced programs, as well as virtual programs for students to learn about their watershed, water quality and how their communities are connected to the Ohio River.
HCSWCD offers classroom program opportunities, environmental contests & grant awards with a focus on building healthy soil and water in our watershed.
Rumpke has their own offers an abundance of resources for waste education including classroom resources and tours!
Greater Cincinnati Environmental Educators (GCEE) is an umbrella organization composed of environmental education organizations and parks across the tristate region. Visit their website to browse organizations and opportunities for students in other environmental subjects.
National Organizations & Websites
Launched in 2010, NASA's Climate Kids website tells the story of our changing planet through the eyes of the NASA missions studying Earth. Targeting upper-elementary-aged children, the site is full of games, activities and articles that make climate science accessible and engaging.
NWF has lists of tools and resources educators can use to help students learn about wildlife, wild places, and conservation. They offer lesson plans and webinars, Ranger Rick flagship children's publication, Games, Activities.
This website provides K-12 students and educators with access to homework resources, lesson plans and project ideas for learning and teaching about the environment. Environmental education (EE) is a multi-disciplinary approach to learning about environmental issues that enhances knowledge, builds critical thinking skills, and helps students make informed and responsible decisions.


Slugs and Snails – Oh my! Not a gardener’s friend. And this is no pedestrian moan about a little leafy damage to the delicates in the beds. Oh no! Slugs are disaster for agriculture and are estimated to cost UK farmers in excess of £8 million a year.
Mama bear always says (with a smile that brings a chill): ‘Kill ’em with kindness.’ And so that is my way with slugs and snails – I collect them and rehouse them to the compost bin, to a happy prison where they can happily eat themselves to death. Hic!
Tip for dealing with SLUGS in winter months: Slugs become more inactive and like to hide away in winter, which means they become easier to trap. Place a wooden board down on garden beds. Then, when on garden patrol, simply lift the board and collect the slugs to dispose of how you will. (I like to put them into a composting bin.) Similarly for SNAILS, put down plant pots upside down. Snails will shelter in the underside of the pots, making them easy to collect and remove.
A side note on particularly British slugs: It’s a fact that not all slugs are bad. Some are very good indeed, and help clean up dead matter and aid composting. Indeed, it may come as no surprise to learn that the best slugs of all are British (as reported in The Telegraph article by Helena Horton entitled “Hunt in your gardens for slugs, RHS urges, amid worries beneficial British slug is being wiped out,” on 24 March 2019, about the yellow cellar slug and its imperilled state by the green cellar slug which arrived to the UK from the Ukraine in the 1970s. Another strangely Brexitesque story.)
View the RHS’s guide to slug types(with photos to help you identify what you’re seeing).
For more information, or help with identifying garden pests, see the British Bugs.org website.


seahorse, Most nontoxic aquatic species are exploited for food by humans. Fish and other seafood may be humanity’s most important food. After cereals, furnishing about 15 percent of the world population’s protein intake. Lean fish muscle provides 18–25 percent protein by weight, the equivalent of beef or poultry. Hence is much lower in calories. In fish, one gram of protein is present for 4 to 10 calories. This is contrasted with 10–20 calories per protein gram for lean meats and up to 30 for fatty meats.
Seahorse comprises all bony fishes and the more primitive sharks, skates, rays, sawfish, sturgeons, and lampreys; crustaceans such as lobsters, crabs, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish; mollusks, including clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, periwinkles, whelks, snails, abalones, scallops, and limpets; the cephalopod mollusks—squids, octopuses, and cuttlefish; edible jellyfish; sea turtles; frogs; and two echinoderms—sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
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Ellen Adelia Stone, Jr.
Ellen Stone represents the determination it took to break gender barriers in elected office and professional fields. She campaigned and won, to serve as the first woman on the Lexington School Board. She became one of the first women to become a lawyer in Massachusetts (women were refused admission to the bar until 1882). Ellen also demonstrated a generous community spirit of philanthropy, donating the Stone Building to the Town and many important textiles to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that help us understand the past.
October 7, 1854
An obituary in the Women’s Journal indicates that her mother, Ellen Robbins Stone, maintained a lifelong interest in abolition, women’s issues and education. The obituary, apparently written by the more famous Linda Stone (no relation) of the Women’s Suffrage movement, gives an indication of the breadth of Ellen Stone’s associations in the causes that she espoused.
Did not have children
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Born in Lexington - Lexington Female Charitable Society
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Graduated from Boston University Law School in 1889
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Suffragist, first woman to serve on the Lexington School Board.
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CNN reports that the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 11.5 million Americans age 12 and older misused prescription pain medicine in 2016. The International Narcotics Control Board reported that in 2015, Americans represented about 99.7% of the world’s hydrocodone consumption.
While this is a huge concern for doctors and medical offices across the country, it should be noted that 2% of opioid prescriptions come from dentists, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine in January of this year, using 15 years’ worth of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data.
Given how deadly this crisis is becoming, the ADA put out a policy statement in March 2018 to address this epidemic in the U.S. The policy has three key components.
First: The ADA supports mandatory continuing education in prescribing opioids and other controlled substances. The goal is to help dentists and hygienists understand the science of pain management and the behavioral issues involved with patients using or abusing opioids.
Second: The ADA supports statutory limits on opioid dosage and duration of no more than seven days for the treatment of acute pain. This follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) evidence-based guidelines.
Third: The ADA supports dentists registering with and using prescription drug monitoring programs to promote the appropriate use of opioids and deter misuse and abuse. Existing databases can help dental offices identify patients who may have had past issues with opioids or who might be “shopping” for a practitioner who will prescribe these pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Joseph Crowley, DDS, president of the ADA, noted, “Working together with physicians, pharmacies, other healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public, we believe it is possible to end this tragic and preventable public health crisis that has been devastating our families and communities,” he stated in an ADA press release.


Today activity inspiration was letter A! I decided to use this opportunity to introduce Mack to some different artists and some famous artwork. His attention span was kind of short for this so we looked at a couple of books from the library and googled some famous works of art like the Mona Lisa, Monet’s Waterlillies and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. This list from No Time for Flash Cards has some great art books for kids!
I happened to have some sunflowers in my kitchen so thought it was the perfect opportunity for his first still-life painting!
I laid everything out for he and Ava and they got right to work! We used watercolors because I didn’t feel like cleaning paint up from all over the place today…I have those days….I find watercolors to be much cleaner with my kids.
I had to prompt Mack to really look at the flower and ask him what colors different parts of the flower were. These questions got him really studying the flower and he began to replicate it with ease!
He worked from the outside in, layering the colors because the watercolor is so faint.
Ava has just learned to paint and loves being involved in her brother’s projects. So although she did not paint a sunflower she certainly came up with a beautiful work of art!
I just adore the way Mack’s sunflower turned out!!
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Although defendants may believe that their court trial should be confidential to preserve anonymity and privacy, the majority of the time the law disagrees. A key insight in the American political system was that transparency in the courts is more important than privacy concerns.
How American Law Guarantees Public Trial Access
The notion that the public has the right to witness trials in which they are not directly associated may seem like an invasion of privacy to those who are affected by the trial. However, except for a few notable exceptions (Link to Blog 9: “Exemptions to the Public Viewing Rights of Trial Hearings” not yet uploaded), four core principles of American law determine that the rights of the people outweigh the privacy rights of those taking part in the trial.
- Common law traditions. Secret trials of criminals were an outrage in English history. The notorious Star Chamber was eventually abolished by Parliament in 1641. The legal rules that American courts inherited included a bias against secretive proceedings.
- The Bill of Rights. The Sixth Amendment directly guarantees public trials for criminal cases. This is reinforced by the First Amendment’s position that the people and the press have a fundamental right to know about civic events.
- Precedent law. In 1884, Oliver Wendell Homes—then an associate justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court—brought the importance of public trials to light by ruling that civil cases should be viewed (and critiqued) by the public. This ruling was based on the assertion that the public should be able to hold the court players (judge, attorneys, and jury) responsible for their actions and decisions to guarantee a sense of responsibility. This Massachusetts precedent eventually proved persuasive in other jurisdictions, spreading the right to publicly view civil and criminal trials as well as courtroom documents and transcripts.
- Freedom of Information Act. The federal FOIA and numerous state information acts guarantee that the people of the country have a right to be informed of what all branches of the government are up to at all times; this includes the actions and decisions made within the judicial system.
Do you think that public interest should outweigh privacy rights? Should trials and trial records—both civil and criminal—be accessible by the masses? Does public second-guessing about court cases ultimately serve to weaken respect for our legal institutions?


Lesson 14 - Analog and Digital Clock in C# .NET WPF
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Clock and set the window title to
Clock. To design the
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Grid again, which we'll split into two
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|This NASA file image shows the ringed planet Saturn. - AFP/TheStar|
The Star reported:
National Space Agency (Angkasa) research officer at the Langkawi National Observatory, Farahana Kamarudin, said that at this time, the ringed planet would be at its closest to Earth.
"If you are viewing it with the unaided eye, it can be seen as a bright star," she told Bernama.
She said the planet would be in the east with the constellation Scorpio.
Farahana said Saturn could be viewed in an open space which is unhindered by clouds or light pollution.
"In fact, if you use the smartphone, you can use the Google Sky or StarMap software to help track the planet," she added.
She said Saturn takes 29.5 years (10,759 days) to complete its orbit around the Sun.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. For comparision, below is a composite image roughly comparing the sizes of Saturn and Earth - courtesy of Wikipedia.
To get a better picture of just how small Earth is compared with the rest of outer space, the following photos will help put our planet in perspective.
|This humbling photo, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2013, shows what Earth, indicated by the tiny white arrow, looks like from 898 million miles away.|
Saturn has a prominent ring system that consists of nine continuous main rings and three discontinuous arcs and that is composed mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust.
|Saturn's rings are a beautiful spectacle of the cosmos, but they look much better on Saturn than on Earth.|
Saturn's rings are so large that you can fit six Earths across them. The millions of ice particles that make up these rings are only as large as a few feet across for comparison.
These photos and more can be viewed on MSN.. 11 mind-melting photos will make you realize how shockingly small Earth is
- The Star
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Ukraine approves list of alien tree species prohibited in reproduction of forests
"Three million hectares of forests in Ukraine were damaged by Russian aggression and need to be restored. The approval of the List of Invasive Species is a historic environmental step that will allow to restore climate-resistant forests with high protective properties and without aggressive alien species in Ukraine," said the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan Strilets.
"These following species are prohibited from being used to create and restore forests and shelterbelts in Ukraine:
Ailanthus altissima, Aralia mandshurica, Gleditsia triacanthos, Juglans nigra, Ulmus pumila, Quercus rubra, Acer negundo, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Celtis occidentalis, Paulownia, Robinia pseudoacacia, Prunus serotina, Fraxinus pennsylvanica
At the same time, trees planted before the entry into force of the list will not be cut down," the ministry said.
The Ministry of Natural Resources said that alien tree species can change or destroy entire ecosystems: having no natural enemies in new territories, invasive species multiply rapidly, occupy space, and crowd out native species of natural landscapes.
The ministry said that before 2021 there was no comprehensive approach to resolving this issue in Ukraine. At the initiative of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Forest Regeneration Rules were updated, Ukraine's State Forest Management Strategy until 2035 and the Biosafety and Biological Protection Strategy were adopted, which, in particular, prohibit the use of alien tree species.
The list of invasive species was developed by an interdepartmental working group created by the Ministry of Natural Resources, which included specialists from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, the National Forestry University of Ukraine, the State Forest Resources Agency and leading experts from environmental organizations.
Source: Interfax Ukraine, https://mepr.gov.ua/mindovkillya-zatverdylo-perelik-chuzhoridnyh-vydiv-derev-zaboronenyh-u-vidtvorenni-lisiv/


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*On this date in 2018, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act was passed. This was a proposed bill to classify lynching (defined as bodily injury based on perceived race, color, religion, or nationality) as a federal hate crime in the United States.
The largely symbolic bill aimed to recognize and apologize for historical governmental failures to prevent lynching in the US. The act was introduced in the US Senate by the body's three Black members: Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Tim Scott. The legislation passed the Senate unanimously on December 19, 2018. The bill died because the House did not pass it before the 115th Congress ended on January 3, 2019. On February 26, 2020, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, a revised version of the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 410–4.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky held the bill from a passage by unanimous consent in the Senate out of concern that a convicted criminal could face "a new 10-year penalty for... minor bruising." Paul, a white American, requested expedited passage of an amended bill, which would require "an attempt to do bodily harm" for an act to be considered lynching, noting that lynching is already illegal under Federal Law. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer criticized senator Paul's position, saying on Twitter that "it is shameful that one GOP Senator is standing in the way of seeing this bill become law." Senator Kamala Harris added, "Senator Paul is now trying to weaken a bill that was already passed — there's no reason for this" while speaking.


Iceland has fewer than 350,000 inhabitants, with half in Reykjavik, but the beautiful yet sparsely inhabited island in the North Atlantic is rich in natural resources. In particular, its huge hydro- and geothermal potential allows for the production of sustainable energy, which can be utilized in various industries. As a result, Iceland has become increasingly attractive for industrial development.
Icelandic Lessons presents the findings from recent research efforts undertaken by Laboratory Basel (laba), founded in 2011 as a satellite studio affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Swiss architect Harry Gugger established the studio with the aim of offering an all-encompassing education that enables architects to understand the design and building process in its entirety, and thus be proactive participants in the entire creation of the built environment. The objective of laba’s most recent research was to investigate the potential spatial and ecological impact of industrialization on Iceland by exploring key areas of conflict, including the relationships between landscape and architecture, rural and urban areas, and nature and culture, among others. Highly illustrated with photographs, maps, and plans, the book presents not only a carefully imagined future, but also the part architecture and design can play in making it better.
Book Photography: Ludovic Balland
Text: Parks Books


The government, including the prosecutors and police will have you think that the breath testing instruments they use to determine a driver’s breath alcohol content (“BrAC”) is highly accurate and virtually fail-proof. They will usually deny that there are numerous factors that could influence a breath test reading, and there are common ways that a test result could show a significantly higher reading or lower reading than the true BrAC.
Breath Temperature Can Affect Breath Test Results
For example, if a person hyperventilates for about 20 seconds prior to taking the test, a study has shown that this causes the breath temperature to drop and this drop in temperature can result in lower the breath alcohol content by about 10.6 percent. If the DUI suspect does the opposite—hypoventilates (holds his or her breath)—and does so with his or her mouth closed, this can cause the breath temperature to rise, resulting in an increase of the breath alcohol content by about 7.3 percent. (This is partly due to the time breath is in contact with the mucous membranes in the respiratory tract and the amount of alcohol desorbed into the airways.) Therefore, the way someone breathes can significantly change the breath test results, causing a falsely high or low reading.
Dentures and bridges in the mouth could have an effect on a person’s breath test result as well. Alcohol can be retained in these objects and trapped, despite an officer conducting a 15 minute waiting period of the driver prior to conducting the breath test, as required under Title 17. One study showed that if 30 minutes is allowed prior to conducting the breath test, any trapped alcohol will have disappeared.
Medical Conditions Can Affect Breath Test Results
Diabetes and Gastroesophageal Refleux Disease (GERD) are two known medical disorders that can play a role in creating falsely high readings in breath tests. Gerd can cause alcohol in the stomach to come up during reflux, contaminating the mouth with mouth alcohol.
If you would like to know more about what factors and medical disorders can affect a DUI breath test, call attorney Ann Gottesman for more information.


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Monday, April 15th, 1912
Collapsible D is the eighteenth to be launched.
Lowered by: Chief Officer Wilde, 2nd Officer Lightoller
Crew member in charge: Quartermaster Arthur Bright
At this point during the night the panic among the passengers had become severe. Water was starting to pour over the sides and onto the promenade deck just below the bridge. Testimonies later state that warning shots had been fired in the vicinity of collapsible D, and that the crew had to link their arms together to keep groups of men from rushing into the lifeboat. The "women and children first" order was becoming irrelevant. Counting collapsible D, only 3 of the 20 lifeboats were left, and Titanic was sinking faster and faster.
|Water spills over the side and onto the promenade deck just below the bridge, |
as depicted in James Cameron's film "Titanic".
Just like the case with lifeboat 4 earlier, Titanic's slight list to port was making the loading of collapsible D difficult due to a gap that formed between the ship's deck and the lifeboat. Passengers would have to jump across the gap and into the lifeboat. This was a daunting task for some people.
While loading, Chief Officer Wilde ordered 2nd Officer Lightoller to man the lifeboat, but Lightoller refused, and stayed aboard the ship. Quartermaster Arthur Bright was put in charge, and the lowering of the lifeboat commenced. The descent was short, due to the fact that the sea was only about 10 feet from the deck where collapsible D was located.
First Class passengers, Hugh Woolner and Mauritz Bjornstrom-Steffansson were standing on the promenade deck beneath collapsible D. When the water started to flood the deck, the two jumped aboard the lifeboat just as it was being lowered past them and about to make contact with the water. Once on the surface, another first class passenger, Frederick Hoyt was pulled from the water and into the lifeboat. The people aboard collapsible D immediately began to row away to avoid any possible suction.
Collapsible Lifeboat D is the last to be successfully launched,
and leaves Titanic with 23 out of 47 seats occupied.


A lottery is a game in which winners get selected through a random drawing. People buy tickets for a small price in order to win large sums of money, sometimes running into millions. Lotteries are a form of gambling, and are often run by state or federal governments.
The earliest known examples of lotteries were distributed at dinner parties in ancient Rome, and the emperors Nero and Augustus used them to give away property and slaves during Saturnalian feasts. Lotteries are a great way to raise funds for public projects. However, some people argue that lotteries are not the most fair way to distribute prizes and should be banned in favor of more equitable means of taxation.
To improve your chances of winning the lottery, choose numbers that aren’t close together and avoid ones that end with the same digit. Also, consider purchasing more tickets so that your chances of winning increase. You can also try a combination of numbers. This strategy was employed by Richard Lustig, a lottery player who won seven grand prizes within two years.
If you want to be a serious lottery winner, start playing the national games that have a broader number pool than local or state lotteries. These games usually offer higher odds but require physical presence during the draw. Also, try playing smaller games like state pick-3, which have less participants and thus better odds. If you do this, you’ll increase your odds of winning the jackpot and also improve your overall utility by reducing the risk of losing the money.


Dictyosomal elements of the Golgi complex consist of a layer of coated transition vesicles next to a specialized area of ER called the transition zone and two or three highly fenestrated layers of cisternae next to this. Clathrin-coated vesicles arise from the mature face of a dictyosomal-element, also called the trans Golgi network. TEM taken 10/30/68 by R. Allen with Philips 300 operating at 60kV. Neg. 20,500X. Bar = 0.5µm.
Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. The negative was printed to paper and the image was scanned to Photoshop. This digitized image is available for qualitative analysis. There is a high resolution version of this image in the library (CIL:39141) which is available for quantitative analysis. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).
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Benefits & Challenges
Benefits of raising bilingual children
Raising bilingual children is good not only for your children, but also for your family and your community.
Children: benefits of bilingualismFor children, speaking more than one language is often linked to:
- better academic results – this is because multilingual or bilingual children can often concentrate better, are better at solving problems, understand language structures better, and are better at multitasking
- more diverse and interesting career opportunities later in life.
Also, if your children grow up speaking more than one language, they might have a better sense of self-worth, identity and belonging. This comes from:
- feeling good about their heritage
- feeling confident about communicating and connecting with extended family members and people speaking other languages
- being able to enjoy music, movies, literature and so on in more than one language.
Families: benefits of bilingualism
- improves communication among your family members
- enhances emotional bonds
- makes it easier for you and your children to be part of your culture
- boostsyour family’s sense of cultural identity and belonging.
Communities: benefits of bilingualism
For your wider community, when children speak more than one language, it means that:
- everyone in the community gets a better appreciation of different languages and cultures
- children can more easily travel and work in different countries and cultures when they grow up
- children understand and appreciate different cultures.
Possible challenges of raising bilingual children
Raising bilingual children does have its challenges, including handling pressure to speak only English. It can also sometimes mean a lot of work, and it’s a long-term commitment.
For example, when you’re raising bilingual children, you need to:
- stick with your heritage language, even when there’s pressure to choose English
- keep yourself and your children motivated to use your heritage languages
- help your children understand the benefits of bilingualism
- make sure your children get lots of chances to hear and use their second and other languages
- talk to your children’s teachers and get their support for your efforts
- get support for yourself – for example, by talking to friends and family who are raising bilingual children and finding resources in your community, like bilingual playgroups.
Reference: Multilingual and bilingual children: benefits and challenges


It's a New Day in Public Health.
The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.
Citrus County Health Department
3700 West Sovereign Path
Lecanto, Florida 34461
The Environmental Health Section investigates alleged nuisance complaints and initiates enforcement action against those entities responsible. Typical nuisances addressed by the health department include, but are not limited to, failing septic systems, sewage leaks, the keeping of diseased animals which pose a threat to human health, and the creation, maintenance, or causing of any condition capable of breeding flies and mosquitoes.
Sanitary nuisances should be reported to the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County as soon as possible so that they may be addressed in a timely manner. However, if there is a potential for injury to any person or property please contact local law enforcement.
To report the presence of insects in public locations, please submit a report online to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).
The type of mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika live in Citrus County. Zika is a disease spread to humans by infected mosquitos that can cause severe birth defects when a pregnant woman is infected. In order to prevent Zika from spreading in the county, it is extremely important to prevent mosquitos from breeding in areas where people live, work, and play. These mosquitoes breed in small amounts of standing water and they can breed in as small a space as a bottle cap full of water.
Please dump any standing water yards like buckets, dog bowls, pot saucers, and rain gauges daily to prevent mosquito breeding in yards and report any discarded tires to the Florida Department of Health or Citrus County Mosquito Control District-(352) 527-7478. Ask neighbors to do the same, and report instances of possible mosquito breeding to the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County or to the Citrus County Mosquito Control District.
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Star of Life
The Star Of Life is one of the most highly recognized symbols in the world. Most of us associate the star of life with emergency medical care. The six points of the star represent the six aspects of the EMS system: Detection, reporting, response, on scene care, care in transit, and transfer to definitive care. The snake and staff in the center of the Star Of Life represent Asclepius, the son of Apollo in Greek mythology. Cheron taught Asclepius how to heal the sick and injured. Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, worried that Asclepius could make all men immortal with his powers of healing. To prevent this from happening Zeus killed Asclepius with a thunderbolt. How and why did this all come together in what we now know as the Star Of Life?
Leo R. Schwartz, chief of the EMS branch of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, designed the modern Star Of Life in the 1970’s after complaints from the red cross that many ambulance companies and other EMS organizations were using the Omaha orange cross, which was the symbol used by the red cross. Schwartz’s design was an adaptation of the symbol used by the American Medical Association. The Star Of Life was registered as a Certification Mark in February of 1977. The Star Of Life cannot be used by just anyone. Generally you must have some type of association with emergency medical services. It is most commonly seen on emergency vehicles, on the uniforms of EMS personnel, and to indicate emergency medical facilities.


MARIN officially opened ‘The Atmosphere’ in October 2020. This new facility, with an autoclave of 15 m long and 2.5 m diameter at its heart, offers researchers a precisely controlled testing environment.
Liquids and gases can be circulated through the autoclave, and their temperature can be independently controlled from 15°C to 200 °C. The autoclave can be depressurised down to 5 mbar, and pressurised up to 10 bar. Gas compositions of nitrogen, helium, sulphur hexafluoride or steam/water vapour can be created within an accuracy of ±1 volume percent. The 76.5 m3 autoclave can accommodate setups of up to 8,000 kg, which can be linked to gas and liquid connections.
The 76.5 m3 autoclave can accommodate setups of up to 8,000 kg
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‘The Atmosphere’ is open to a broad range of sectors and those involved in NWO funded projects only have to pay the operational costs. In addition to new questions on cryogenic fuel tanks, we have been approached to assess solutions that make use of air bubbles to mitigate underwater noise, and to conduct research into the spreading of airborne droplets to mitigate the transmission of viruses. If you need support for a fundamental research project, need a proof of concept or require more insight into your processes, please get in touch with us at email@example.com
MARIN - Atmosphere Tour
The Atmosphere is a test facility to unravel the complex physics of those wave impacts. A custom-built 12.5 m long, 0.6 m wide and 1.2 m tall flume tank with a heavy, instrumented impact wall is available at the facility to study wave impacts in different conditions. Using a piston-type wave generator, diverse kinds of waves are created.


Laparoscopic surgery, whose development has been so impressive in the last decade, was initially introduced at the beginning of this century by Dimitri Ott, Georg Kelling and Hans Christian Jacobeus. Von Ott inspected the abdominal cavity of a pregnant women in 1901 and afterwards Georg Kelling performed a procedure, called "koelioscopie", closer to the definition of modern laparoscopy. In the same year Jacobeus published his first report of what he called "Laparothorakoskopie". In the following years several authors in Europe and in the United States performed laparoscopic procedures for diagnostic purposes. It was only with the introduction of the rod-lens optical system and of the cold light fiber-glass illumination that laparoscopy became more popular especially in the gynecologist departments. At this time laparoscopy in general surgery was mainly performed for the diagnosis of liver disorders and abdominal trauma, until the intuition of Lukichev in 1983 and Muhe in 1985 who performed their personal technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in humans. Their rudimental techniques did not receive the attention they probably deserved and increasing interest in laparoscopy among general surgeons developed only after the French gynecologist Mouret performed in 1987 the first acknowledged laparoscopic cholecystectomy by means of four trocars. Operative laparoscopy has advanced surprisingly in the last ten years. Several operative procedures have been performed by this new approach. After its tumultuous debut, laparoscopic surgery is now entering a phase of slower development and nowadays it is impossible to predict the immediate and long-term evolution of the technique.


Here is a terrible marine parasite. Hooked to the head of a fish, a struggle for survival begins. If the fish succeeds in getting rid of this sea lice by rubbing against the rocks, it will be saved. If he does not succeed, he will eventually succumb, weakened and emptied of his blood by the crustacean. The anilocer is one of the isopods, which are known mainly as parasite of fish.
A formidable marine parasite
Anilocratic male measures 2 to 3 cm; the female can reach up to 5 cm. It parasites mainly the labrates but also other fish salmon, sharks, etc. It has almost no predators and a life span of 2 to 3 years. Excellent swimmers, the anisocers intercept their victim in the open water and are fixed by means of their claws, as sharp as needles, on the head or the body of their prey of which they suck the blood or devour the shreds of skin. An extraordinary fact, when two individuals are hooked on the same fish, they can communicate and reproduce using the blood circuit of their host. In some areas, more than 20% of the herd is parasitized. If larger fish survive such treatment, they are weakened by the marine parasite and remain an easy prey for other predators. The smaller fish, meanwhile, always end up dying of exhaustion. When Anilocra breaks away from its lifeless prey, she skilfully swims in search of a new victim …


Vision For The Future
The importance of maintaining your eye health and cherishing your eyesight cannot be overstated. Many people who suffer from ocular diseases regret taking their eyesight for granted. Here in Florida, we offer diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular diseases, which impact the human eyes and the visual system. Here is some information about the most common ocular diseases we see in our patients.
Conjunctivitis, also called pink eye, refers to the infection or inflammation of the transparent membrane lining the eyelid. This transparent membrane also covers the “whites” of your eyeball. Viral or bacterial infection usually causes pink eye. However, allergic reactions can also cause pink eye. While many patients find pink eye irritating, this condition rarely has an impact on the vision. We offer treatments that can help decrease the discomfort and irritation associated with pink eye.
Styes & Chalazia
Styes and chalazia are both two common ocular diseases that impact the eyelids. A chalazion occurs from the blockage of at least one of the meibomian glands, which are responsible for producing oil, found in the upper and lower eyelids. Styes are often mistaken for chalazia. Styes are abscesses or infections of the eyelid gland, near an eyelash follicle or root.
Dry eye usually occurs due to the natural aging process of the eyes. However, environmental and health factors can also cause dry eye. While dry eye cannot be cured, some treatments can reduce the sensitivity of the eyes and ensure the health of the eyes and vision. Here at Advanced Surgical Mobile Eye Care, we can work with you to keep your eyes and vision healthy while reducing the discomfort caused by dry eyes.
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While there are many different ocular diseases, the three discussed above are the most common. For more information about the ocular diseases that we diagnose and treat, feel free to reach out to us here at Advanced Surgical Mobile Eye Care in Florida.


Introduction: In an earlier work we found that some Trichoptera species from Hungary, Lepidoptera species from Hungary, Australia and two states of the USA react to changes in the solar magnetic field values. We examined in the current study the Stanford mean solar magnetic field how affect the light-trap catches of the Lygus species (Heteroptera: Miridae).
Material: In our study we use the data of Stanford mean solar magnetic field published by the Wilcox Solar Observatory from 1980 to 1995. The light-trap data of Lygus sp. were used 41,830 individuals, 2,588 monitoring data and 1,342 nights.
Methods: We have calculated the relative catch values of the number of specimens trapped by years. For all species the relative catch (RC) data was classified into the appropriate values of solar magnetic fields. Values of solar magnetic fields and the corresponding catch data were organized into classes. By species we depicted in figures the data coming from the different solar magnetic field and the RC values.
Results: This result is very similar to the results reported in our latest book . In this we found that some Trichoptera species from Hungary, Lepidoptera species from Hungary, Australia and USA react in the same way to changes in the solar magnetic field values. Stanford mean solar magnetic field, affects the efficiency of light trapping of various insect taxa. This influence can be experienced on three continents. Even if we process a huge amount of catch data, we cannot get significant results in two cases. One case is when we only have data from a single or a few light-traps. Then the standard deviations are large due to the significantly different catch data on different days. In this work, both conditions were met. According to the above, we accept our results as real.


Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Cynanchum ovalifolium Wight
Wight, R. (1834) Contrib. Bot. India : 57. Type: India?, Penang, Aug 1827, collector unknown; holo: K - W 8226.
A slender vine not exceeding a stem diameter of 2 cm.
Inflorescence umbelliform, flowering over an extended period of time. Calyx lobes triangular, about 1.5 mm long. Corolla tube about 1 mm long, lobes narrowly triangular, about 7 mm long and usually twisted towards the apex. Stamens fused together to form a structure about 1.8-2.5 x 1.25-1.8 mm. Carpels about 1.5 mm long. Styles free at the base but fused to form a domed style head at the apex.
Fruits inflated, soft and spongy, about 11 x 4.5 cm, green or yellowish when mature. Seeds pyriform, about 12 x 8 mm, plumes white, about 30-35 mm long. Cotyledons about 5 x 4 mm, much wider and longer than the radicle.
Occurs in CYP. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 300 m. Grows in rain forest and monsoon forest, sometimes in open forest. Also occurs in Malesia and Asia (India).


How we define “culture” and societal well-being related to culture depends heavily on who is looking at it, but culture can be generally described as “the customs and beliefs of a particular group of people that are used to express their collectively held values” (Soulbury Commission 2012). In the context of forests, culturally derived norms, beliefs, and values help drive preferences for forested landscapes and forest-based benefits such as diversity and identity, justice, education, freedom, and spirituality (Farber and others 2002, Fisher and others 2009, Kellert 1996). Environmental policies and responsible forest management can enhance how forests help give rise to and support cultural ecosystem service values. Likewise, human components (e.g., customs and beliefs) determine how forests are to be culturally valued (fig. 2.1). This is somewhat different when compared to other types of services (e.g., regulating services) because human culture plays a central role in determining how people interact with forests and perceive their associated benefits. In other words, human culture gives important meanings to forests that are recognized as valuable, but the forests themselves do not inherently possess these meanings.
Kreye, Melissa M.; Adams, Damian C.; Ghimire, Ramesh; Morse, Wayde; Stein, Taylor; Bowker, J. M. 2017. Forest ecosystem services: Cultural values. In: Trees at work: economic accounting for forest ecosystem services in the U.S. South. General Technical Report SRS-226. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station.


Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Aug 18;
Authors: Sweeney DA, Hicks CW, Cui X, Li Y, Eichacker PQ
Bacillus anthracis infection is rare in developed countries. However recent outbreaks in the US and Europe and potential use of the bacteria for bioterrorism have focused interest on it. Furthermore, while anthrax was known to typically occur as one of three syndromes related to entry site of (i.e., cutaneous, gastrointestinal or inhalational), a fourth syndrome including severe soft tissue infection in injectional drug users is emerging. Although shock has been described with cutaneous anthrax, it appears much more common with gastrointestinal, inhalational (5 of 11 patients in the US outbreak of 2001) and injectional anthrax. Based in part on case series, the estimated relative mortalities of cutaneous, gastrointestinal, inhalational and injectional anthrax are: <1%, 25-60%, 46% and 33% respectively. Nonspecific early symptomatology makes initial identification of anthrax cases difficult. Clues to anthrax infection include: history of exposure to herbivore animal products; heroin use; or clustering of patients with similar respiratory symptoms concerning for a bioterrorist event. Once anthrax is suspected, the diagnosis can usually be made with gram stain and culture from blood or surgical specimens followed by confirmatory testing (e.g., PCR or immunohistochemistry). While antibiotic therapy (largely quinolone-based) is the mainstay of anthrax treatment, the use of adjunctive therapies such as anthrax toxin antagonists are a consideration.
PMID: 21852539 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Small Electric Motors
This small DC motor runs off any battery or solar cell ranging from 0.5-volts to 6-volts in fact it is our best all-purpose engine. It really is ideal for tinkering with immediate current (DC) electrical power or creating motorized tasks of your own design. It can also be used as a little DC generator.
This small DC motor rotates at about 1800 rpm at 2.0 volts. It is smaller and quicker than our low rate DC motor.
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A small electric electric motor is a fractional horsepower electric motor that has less than one horsepower, or 745.7 watts, of power. As with other simple electric motors, small electric motors contain several simple parts: an axle, a metallic enclosure, a field magnet, a nylon end cap, a rotor, a coil, and a power supply of some sort. The amount of power able to be produced by a little electric motor will change according to its size which can be variable.
The small electric motor spins in various directions based about how the battery network marketing leads are installed. These motors are typically single stage or three phase based on required result and intended application. Considerations to be produced when identifying EP motor make use of include: whether a electric motor will be required for constant or intermittent duty, voltage ratings, desired weight of engine, fan-cooling, adjustable speeds etc. Like all electric motors, small electric motors convert electricity into mechanical energy. They alter electric energy into rotational motion by using the organic behavior of magnetism, or the attracting and repelling forces of a magnet strong enough to cause rotation. These little motors are typically low cost and easy maintenance choices for motor needs.


Trying to finish a syllabus is nearly impossible. To put the pen down means to admit that your course can never be comprehensive – never conclusive. And when it comes to teaching the history of food (even in the U.S.), it feels impossible to press print. But here’s to beginning complex discussions about food somewhere!
Here is a syllabus for an undergraduate American Studies course exploring transnational American food studies I designed to teach as a distance learning option at Purdue University in the spring of 2017. Having taught a distance learning course and wrestled with how to make meaningful connections with students via the Internet, I’ve tried to use technology and interactive exercises to still make food a medium for engaging with American history and culture critically.
While the course is organized around weekly readings regarding 11 key ingredients, I’ve incorporated assignments that will enable students to complete independent projects using both digital technology and oral history tools. One additional extra credit option allows students to “choose their own adventure” by documenting and analyzing an independent field trip to a site of food production and consumption wherever they are located.
Weeks have been organized around 11 key ingredients, with the ultimate goal of showing how there is no one American diet. Food ingredients have been arranged in a way to capture key national discussions chronologically, from rice and sugar in connection with colonialism and enslavement to coffee and wheat in regards to modern processes of fast food production and globalization.
See the reading and assignments schedule here at my Academia.edu page, where you can find the complete PDF version of the syllabus.
It was a painstakingly difficult process to narrow this course to 11 ingredients. What ingredients would you include in your course on American food histories? Any must-have readings on food history that I should include for my next course? Share them with me!


Christ the Redeemer Statue Is Lit By International Flags in Tribute to Nations Affected by COVID-19
Milton Quintanilla | ChristianHeadlines.com | Thursday, March 19, 2020
Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue was turned into a light show on Wednesday night when flags of the nations affected by COVID-19 were projected upon it. Additionally, the hashtag “pray together” was projected in multiple languages on the statue.
The event was planned out by Rio’s Catholic Archdiocese and during the light show, Archbishop Orani João Tempesta conducted a Mass to pray for all of the people affected by the coronavirus worldwide, CNN reports.
According to the New York Daily News, the event was able to go on despite Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute closing its national parks – which includes Tijuca Forest National Park where the Christ the Redeemer statue is located – for at least a week amid COVID-19 fears by the end of day on Tuesday.
The idea for the Christ the Redeemer statue came to fruition in the 1850s when Vincentian priest Pedro Maria Boss wanted to create a “Christian monument” to honor Princess Isabel, who was the regent of Brazil and the daughter of Emperor Pedro II, Encyclopaedia Britannica reports.
Under the initial proposition, there was never an official approval for construction. Then, in 1921, a new plan was proposed by Rio de Janeiro’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The proposition suggested that “a statue of Christ be built on the 2,310-foot summit, which, because of its commanding height, would make it visible from anywhere in Rio.”
Additionally, the proposition had citizen support, as they “petitioned Pres. Epitácio Pessoa to allow the construction of the statue on Mount Corcovado.” The statue was dedicated on October 12, 1931, at its completion.
The Christ the Redeemer statue stands at approximately 125 feet tall, seeing approximately 2 million visitors annually.
According to The Blaze, as of this writing, Brazil has at least 529 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with at least 4 deaths.


Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 130
Stress in the work place has a detrimental effect on people’s health. Sufficient recovery is necessary to counteract severe chronic negative load reactions. Previous research has shown that vacationing for at least seven consecutive days provided an efficient recovery strategy. Yet, thus far, the effects of short vacations and the mode of vacation (whether at home or in a new environment) have rarely been studied. We investigated the immediate and long-term effects of a short vacation (four nights) on well-being and perceived stress and whether the mode of vacation impacted on these results. Data was obtained from 40 middle managers (67.5% men and 32.5% women). The intervention group (n = 20) spent a short vacation in a hotel outside their usual environment. The control group (n = 20) spent their vacation at home. Results indicated that one single short-term vacation, independent of the mode, has large, positive and immediate effects on perceived stress, recovery, strain, and well-being. Strain levels decreased to a greater extent in the intervention group compared to the control group. The effects can still be detected at 30 days (recovery) and 45 days (well-being and strain) post-vacation. Encouraging middle management employees to take short vacations seems to be an efficient health promotion strategy; environmental effects seem to play a minor role.
Blank, C.; Gatterer, K.; Leichtfried, V.; Pollhammer, D.; Mair-Raggautz, M.; Duschek, S.; Humpeler, E.; Schobersberger, W. Short Vacation Improves Stress-Level and Well-Being in German-Speaking Middle-Managers—A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010130.
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