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Nurses with higher degrees allow for specialization within the medical field. There are many specific nursing professions that can be separated into categories of care type, age, gender, certain age group, practice setting, etc. Nurses are able to specialize with a combination of these categories as well. There are also specialist areas such as cardiac nursing, orthopedic nursing, palliative care, perioperative nursing, obstetrical nursing, oncology nursing, nursing informatics, telenursing, radiology, and emergency nursing.
Areas of advanced nursing practice include that of a nurse practitioner (NP), a certified nurse midwife (CNM), a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), or a clinical nurse specialist (CNS). Nurse practitioners and CNSs work assessing, diagnosing and treating patients in fields as diverse as family practice, women's health care, emergency nursing, acute/critical care, psychiatry, geriatrics, or pediatrics, additionally, a CNS usually works for a facility to improve patient care, do research, or as a staff educator.
There are organizations that unite Japanese nurses like the Japanese Nursing Association (JNA); the JNA is a professional organization and not a union. Members of the JNA lobby politicians and produces publications about nursing. According to the American Nurses Association's article on Japan, the JNA "works toward the improvement in nursing practice through many activities including the development of a policy research group to influence policy development, a code of ethics for nurses, and standards of nursing practice." The JNA also provides certification for specialists in mental health, oncology and community health. There are other organizations, including some that categorize nurses by specialty, like emergency nursing or disaster nursing. One of the older unions that relates to nursing is the Japanese Federation of Medical Workers Union, which was created in 1957. It is a union that includes physicians as well as nurses. This organization was involved with the Nursing Human Resource Law. 2b1af7f3a8


A worker cooperative is an organisation of workers who democratically control and collectively own the business they work in. Those workers are the co-op’s members. Worker co-ops around the world run small and large enterprises, and operate in most sectors of the economy. They may have two members, or tens of thousands of members.
Whatever their of trade or activity, all worker co-ops exist to provide the best possible conditions of work, so as to improve the lives of workers and their communities.
Worker co-ops in the UK use various legal forms, and come in different shapes and sizes. There are roughly 400 worker co-ops in the country, with a combined turnover of £13.2 billion.
The World Declaration on Worker Cooperatives says: “among the modalities of worker ownership, the one organised through worker cooperatives has attained the highest level of development and importance at present in the world, and is structured on the basis of the universal cooperative principles, values and operational methods.”
The Worker Co-op Code is a short guide to help people create and defend decent jobs, with a culture of equality and respect at work, so that people can benefit fairly from their labour and take control of their working lives.
The International Cooperative Alliance sets out the Cooperative identity, values & principles that have been agreed by co-ops around the world.
CECOP is the European Federation of co-op in industry and services.
Co-operatives UK describes different types of co-ops, according to who owns or controls them.


It is no question that animals can teach us lessons. Just think about the benefits of having a pet to come home to everyday. Don’t you just wish you could lounge around all day, or feel ecstatic about the smallest thing? Animals have proven to be an important figure in our lives if we really pay attention to the way that they do things. I think we often forget just how smart animals can really be, so here are five important life lessons we can learn from animals.
Let the little things go
Have you ever had that dreadful moment in which you accidentally step on your dogs paw? You bend down begging for forgiveness and try to prove it was really an accident. I’m sure your pet will let out a small whine, but then a few seconds later they’re licking your face and running around. Sometimes we just have to let the little things go!
Smile through the RUFF days
Just because your furry friend might be feeling down, doesn’t stop them from spreading all the love that they can muster up. It might be hard to smile on a tough day but think about how much of a difference it will make!
Rest your body
Part of the reason why pets have those splurges of energy is because they are so well rested. They believe in self-care hard-core and we should too. Take a nap after a long day or let yourself sleep in a little on the weekend, you deserve it!
Animals are amazing creatures because they express through emotion and action. What if you spoke in a language that someone couldn’t understand? Listen closely to how people talk about things or act. You’ll start seeing life in a new way!
Spread your wings and fly
This may be one of the most important life lessons we can learn from animals. Our first steps were scary. Life can sometimes be scary, but you have to believe in yourself and know that you can do absolutely anything you set your mind to. Spreading your wings might just be the one thing you needed to help you soar.
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Displacement and Migration – The Global and Regional Dimension
The arrival of large numbers of Syrian refugees in Europe finally brought the global refugee crisis to the attention of the Western public. And yet the global scale of these refugee flows and the inequalities in international burden-sharing in the hosting of refugees tend to go unnoticed. The same applies to the underlying causes, with indications that the Global North bears at least some measure of responsibility here. This is the starting point for the sef: projects, which also address another unresolved challenge – the often-neglected distinction between migration and displacement – and support efforts to build a fair global migration regime.
Flight and Migration as an Issue for German Länder's Development Policy
sef: Regional Workshop for Sustainable Development 2016
Distortions in migrant reporting – striving towards a realistic picture
sef: Roundtable Talk during the DW Global Media Forum 2016
The Valletta Dilemma. Why migration governance in Africa should take centre stage
Global Governance Spotlight 8|2015
The Global Refugee and Migration Compacts. Responsibilities and Policy Impact
Global Governance Spotlight 4|2018
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Addressing unresolved issues, looking ahead
Global Governance Spotlight 3|2017
The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants. Will it make a difference?
Global Governance Spotlight 5|2016


In political science and international relations the Caribbean is often referred to as 'America's backyard' - a disparaging definition which arrogantly conflates the United States with the entire continent and insists on the fact that the United States 'own' the Caribbean. On the other hand, the St Lucia born Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott describes the United States as an 'aggressive democracy' and a 'dictatorship of mediocrity' where 'all are forced to be equal'. One of the characters of Haitian origin who are featured in the work of the African-Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat, describes the experience of finally obtaining a passport and North American citizenship as 'standing in a firing line and finally getting a bulletproof vest'. This module aims at looking at the ways in which writers from the United States imagine and represent the Caribbean and/or how writers from the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora imagine and represent the United States. Students will be able to deepen their knowledge of American literature by becoming acquainted with major poetic, fictional, non-fictional and dramatic works which will be put in dialogue with one another in order to delineate the broader context in which these texts can be better understood. A close reading of primary texts will be at the centre of our method as we will investigate crucial issues such as the difference between reality and the 'American Dream', what it means to be from the Americas, nationalism and transnationalism, the function of memory and imagination, migration and the formation of identity, the diasporic nature of blackness in the United States, and the question of language.
Aims, objectives, and outcomes
This module aims to foster students' critical thinking by inviting them to investigate American literatures from a broader perspective. It will enable students to become acquainted with the vibrant and diverse literature originating from the specific context of U.S.-Caribbean relations and to rethink the 'American' paradigm from a broader perspective. After completion of the module students should be able to display a detailed knowledge of major twenty- and twenty-first- century texts about and/or from the United States and the Caribbean.
One essay (4000 words) 80%
Online Portfolio (online discussion forums, reading, oral presentations) 15%
- Module Supervisor: Maria Cristina Fumagalli


The understory of temperate forests harbour most of the plant species diversity present in these ecosystems. The maintenance of this diversity is strongly dependent on canopy gap formation, a disturbance naturally happening in non-managed forests, which promotes spatiotemporal heterogeneity in understory conditions. This, in turn, favours regeneration dynamics, functioning and structural complexity by allowing changes in light, moisture and nutrient availability. Our aim is to study how gap dynamics influence the stability of understory plant communities over a decade, particularly in their structure and function. The study was carried out in 102 permanent plots (sampled in 2006 and revisited in 2016) distributed throughout a 132 ha basin located in a non-managed temperate beech-oak forest (Bertiz Natural Park, Spain). We related changes in the taxonomical and functional composition and diversity of the understory vegetation to changes in canopy coverage. We found that gap dynamics influenced the species composition and richness of the understory through changes in light availability and leaf litter cover. Species with different strategies related to shade tolerance and dispersion established in the understory following the temporal evolution of gaps. However, changes in understory species composition in response to canopy dynamics occur at a slow speed in old-growth temperate forests, needing more than a decade to really be significant.


The payload fairing is the equipment used to protect the spacecraft and the third stage during the early portion of the boost phase when the aerodynamic forces from the atmosphere could affect the rocket. It is almost always in form of the nose cone at the top of the rocket that protects the spacecraft payload against the impact of dynamic pressure and aerodynamic heating during launch through an atmosphere. An additional function on some flights is to maintain a cleanroom environment for precision instruments. Once outside the atmosphere, the fairing is jettisoned, exposing the payload to outer space.
Falcon 9 Fairings
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings are 43 feet (13 meters) tall and just over 17 feet (5 m) wide. When assembled, they form a shell around satellite payloads to protect them during the first few minutes of a launch. Made of a carbon composite material, the fairing protects satellites on their way to orbit. The fairing is jettisoned approximately 3 minutes into the flight, and SpaceX continues to recover fairings for reuse on future missions. Note that, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, which carry cargo and crew to space, aren’t covered by a fairing.
Falcon 9 fairings recovery
Fairings might appear very simple and inexpensive (as compared to the rocket), but it is not too cheap to let it burn in the atmosphere. In Falcon 9, these fairings cost 6 million USD each. SpaceX has recovered and reused the fairings multiple times. SpaceX has added steering thrusters and parachutes to some fairing halves in order to reuse the fairings on multiple flights.
To catch them in the ocean, SpaceX has added giant nets to two retrieval ships, called Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief, to recover the fairings at sea. The recovery method involves using drogue parachutes for slowing them down and then intercepting them use of big nets carried by those ships. Recently, SpaceX has moved to simply recovering fairings from the water after splashdown.


While diabetes is becoming more of an urban lifestyle disease affecting people of all ages, this new research bears a word of worry for women.The study appeared in the journal Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. It states that women with diabetes are 44 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD) than men with diabetes."Taken together, these data provide convincing evidence that diabetes poses a greater relative risk for cardiovascular diseases in women than in men," said professor Rachel Huxley from University of Queensland in Australia.The data was compiled for a period of about 50 years from 1966 to 2011. It includes 64 studies, 858,507 people and 28,203 CHD events making it a large global study.Women with diabetes were almost three times more likely to develop CHD compared with women without diabetes, while men with diabetes were only twice as likely to develop CHD than men without diabetes.On comparing the two sets of data it was found that women with diabetes were 44 percent more likely to develop CHD than men with diabetes, taking into consideration the sex differences.This study supports the findings of a smaller analysis conducted previously that showed a 46 percent increased risk of dying from CHD in women with diabetes compared to men with diabetes.
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The theme this year is All Different, All Equal with the following key aim:
The idea is to help children and young people celebrate what makes them, and others, unique and help them understand why it’s important that every child feels included in school, able to be themselves, without fear of bullying.
As part of their learning this week, children will discuss these aspects of bullying:
- Our definition of bullying
- Types of bullying – cyber-bullying and prejudice-based bullying related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion and belief, special educational need and disability
- What to do if children experience or witness bullying. The key message is to tell someone.
STOP can stand for two key messages:
- the definition (Several Times On Purpose)
- the solution (Start Telling Other People)
All classes have access to worry boxes where they can tell an adult any concerns about bullying or any other issues.
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“The beauty and genius of a work of art may be reconceived, though its first material expression be destroyed; a vanished harmony may yet again inspire the composer; but when the last individual of a race of living beings breathes no more, another heavan and another earth must pass before such a one can be again.”—William Beebe
The humble Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) has disappeared from its island in the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists reported that this small rodent is the world’s first mammal to become a casualty of climate change. Its island home has shrunk from 4 hectares to 2.5 hectares, along with the vegetation. The rodents lost over 97% of their habitat. “The key factor responsible for the extirpation of this population was almost certainly ocean inundation of the low-lying cay from anthropogenic climate change-driven sea-level rise…causing dramatic habitat loss and perhaps also direct mortality of individuals,” wrote the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
“Around the world, sea level has risen by almost eight inches (20 centimeters) between 1901 and 2010, a rate unparalleled in the last 6,000 years. And around the Torres Strait, sea level has risen at almost twice the global average rate between 1993 and 2014,” writes Brian Clark Howard of the National Geographic.


Home » Development » MVC Architecture – it is all about getting organized
The MVC pattern brings modularity to your applications and it enables:
MVC is composed of three components:
Model is where the application’s data objects are stored. The model doesn’t know anything about views and controllers. When a model changes, typically it will notify its observers that a change has occurred.
The controller is the decision maker and the glue between the model and view. The controller updates the view when the model changes. It also adds event listeners to the view and updates the model when the user manipulates the view.
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Murray J. Harris's Three Crucial Questions about Jesus deals with three pillars of the Christian faith in creatively different ways. Harris so frames these christological studies that they serve as model apologetic approaches for defending the validity of Christianity. - Did Jesus exist? Harris first addresses Jesus' historical existence, surveying four early classical writers for evidence that a person named Jesus of Nazareth lived in Israel in the first century. - Did Jesus rise from the dead? In debate format, Harris counters the most convincing arguments that Jesus did not return from the dead. The debaters discuss, among other issues, the so-called swoon theory, alternative explanations for the empty tomb, psychological explanations for the recorded appearances, and the Shroud of Turin - Is Jesus God? Finally, Harris amasses the New Testament evidence that teaches that Jesus is God, thereby countering those who believe that Jesus' godhood has been read into the Bible by overzealous believers. Harris discusses the divine status claimed by or accorded to Jesus, the divine functions exercised by Jesus, and the divine title God used of Jesus.
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For someone interested in reducing your monthly electricity bill a Grid-Tied System might be the answer for you. Grid-Tied systems work by supplementing grid electricity. In recent years Grid-Tied systems have become more popular. This we are able to reduce your electricity usage in your organization. The system provides electricity during the day and grid power is only used when the load exceeds the power that can be generated by the system. This means you use less power from the national grid and thus reduce your bill.
Grid-tie systems provide you with tangible savings from Day 1. It cushions you from the ever-growing power tariffs from the national grid.
Your business will not experience any interruptions during the installation of your solar power system, making it a hassle-free experience.
The national power grid is notoriously unstable with rolling blackouts a common occurrence. With solar energy, your lights will always stay on.
Save over 20% monthly when you use grid-tie solar power instead 100% reliability on the national grid – This gives you a quick return on investment.
A Grid-Tied system works by supplementing the national grid. Power generated by the solar panels is used to provide power to the load. If the load exceeds the power that can be provided by the system, grid power is used to supplement the remaining power needed.
The inverter is used to convert the DC power from the solar panels to AC power. A Grid-Tied system will NOT work when grid power is off because the system needs to be connected to the grid to function. There will also be no backup if the power is out because normally no batteries are used in these kinds of systems.


A Treatment For Depression – As Effective As Talking To A Therapist?
Now, a new Swedish study offers more compelling evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based practices in treating anxiety and depression.
Researchers from Lund University found group mindfulness treatment to be as effective as individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating individuals suffering from anxiety, depression and severe stress responses — and it may be more affordable and convenient.
Before and after the treatments, the participants were asked to fill out questionnaires to determine the severity of their anxiety and depression symptoms. Among both groups, self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression decreased. The researchers noted that there was no statistical difference between the CBT and the mindfulness groups.
While a growing body of research has shown mindfulness treatment to be effective in managing symptoms of anxiety and depression, the new Lund research is the first to show mindfulness to be as effective as traditional forms of therapy.
Earlier this year, a review of 47 studies showed that evidence of a positive effect of mindfulness on managing anxiety, depression and pain had been proven across a number of clinical trials.
“Clinicians should be prepared to talk with their patients about the role that a meditation program could have in addressing psychological stress,” the researchers wrote in a paper published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine in January.
This reduction of symptoms is likely rooted in actual changes in the brain. In 2011, Harvard researchers found that participating in an eight-week mindfulness training program created significant changes in brain areas associated with sense of self, empathy, stress and memory. MRI data revealed that meditation increased gray-matter density in the hippocampus, a region associated with learning and memory, and decreased density in the amygdala, a brain region associated with fear, anxiety and stress responses.
The findings were published online last week in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Original article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/01/mindfulness-depression-an_n_6247572.html?cps=gravity_3405_5015353437465284738


British parliamentary debate format
# of people in the debate: 8
# of people in a team: 2
# of teams in the debate: 4
Duration of the speeches: 5 or 7 minutes
Questions format: Points of information
Description of the format
The teams are divided into the “government” – affirmative and “opposition” – negative. The first two teams, also called the first table start the debate, the second table teams have to extend the debate on a different level. This is also called extending the debate and is often seen as the most problematic thing to do in BP debates. The motions are usually plan motions, that means that the government has to propose a plan or a change in the policy. The adjudicators decide on the argumentation and role fulfillment, style is also important.
This format is a really interesting format because there is a lot going on in the debates. All the speakers can ask questions and stay relevant in the debate all the time (when the opposing side is speaking of course). Also, the rules allow for a bit more relaxed speeches that allow the speakers to show their own personality in the presentations.
Used in: University student debate in the Europe and elsewhere. Europeans (EUDC) and Worlds (WUDC) are organized every year. If you wo
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Students develop conceptual understanding about complex and emotionally-charged issues of diversity in today's world. The author uses clear examples, lucid language, and engaging activities to involve students in thinking through fundamental ideas that ground their understanding of diversity. The author investigates three converging elements in his examination of human differences: individual attitudes and behaviors, cultural expectations, and institutional policies and practices. This examination provides the basis for the conceptual organization of the text. Race, class, gender, and diversity. Multicultural Education/Diversity as well as General Education courses.
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The most advanced and powerful way to download a data set is to use the 'curl -R' command. You can use the 'curl -R' command to get a directory listing of a network location and download the filesthat you want to in your current directory. There are a few options when using the curl -R command. Some useful options for simple download scripts follow.
If you want to download a file called my_file.txt that resides on the website GNU.org then the command above woulddownload the file as my_file.txt when you run the script from the directory where the script exists. d2c66b5586


Psychotherapy is a type of psychological treatment that helps people to recognize and change thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are causing distress in their lives. It is a process that requires active participation from both the patient and the therapist. The therapist will create a safe environment for the patient to discuss their issues, and then help the patient to identify and work through the root cause of their distress.
Psychotherapy has been proven to be effective in treating a wide range of psychological difficulties. It can help patients to reduce anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. It can also help to improve communication and relationships, as well as increase self-awareness and self-esteem. Furthermore, psychotherapy can help people to overcome trauma and difficult life experiences.
There are a variety of different psychotherapy approaches that can be used to treat different issues. These include cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and family therapy. It is important to find a therapist that is experienced in the type of therapy that is best suited for the individual’s needs.
In psychotherapy, the therapist will initially assess the patient’s needs and create a plan of treatment. This plan will involve developing goals and strategies to help the patient reach those goals. Throughout the process, the therapist will provide guidance and support to help the patient to understand and work through their issues. Check out here, for more details https://www.collaborativeminds.net/nicole-giancaspro.
Anyone can benefit from psychotherapy. Even if you are not experiencing any mental health issues, psychotherapy can still help you to improve relationships, better manage stress, and work through difficult life experiences.
Finding a therapist can be a daunting task, but it is important to find someone that you feel comfortable with. It is important to make sure that the therapist is licensed and experienced in the type of therapy that you are looking for.
Before each session, it is important to take some time to prepare. It is helpful to think about what you would like to discuss in the session and to bring any documents that may be relevant to the discussion.
To get the most out of psychotherapy, it is important to be open and honest with your therapist. It is also important to establish realistic goals and to be proactive in working towards those goals.


Education & Training
Demand-led plant breeding (DLB) is a methodology that recognises the importance of both identifying and understanding market opportunities and actively designing new plant varieties to deliver the needs of farmers and their value chains.
DLB advocates using these best practices and integrating them with the most effective breeding technologies to create new markets and shorten new variety development timescales. The education module has been created by an educators’ group of expert plant breeders, from national, regional and
international research institutes and universities throughout Africa, with responsibilities for postgraduate education and professional development of plant breeders. It contains state-of-the-art best practices and methodologies from both the public and private sectors in Africa and internationally.
To understand more on the Education approach, content, target audience etc, please download the Education module brief here
“The DLB educators" group are co-authors of chapters within the DLB text book published by CABI on “The Business of Plant Breeding: Market-led Approaches to Plant Variety Design in Africa” (2017). The textbook provides the core course material for the education workshops and copies are made available to all workshop participants. The textbook and associated research and educational resource materials are also available to download as open access on the CABI site.
Market led approach to new variety design
Case study of the bean breeding at PABRA
PABRA’s approach to connecting and formalizing collaboration between all the key public and private organizations has led to many more varieties being developed for smallholder farmers and their value chains.
To read more about this success and other PABRA initiatives, please download this brief


In White Women, Aboriginal Missions and Australian Settler Governments, Joanna Cruickshank and Patricia Grimshaw provide the first detailed study of the central part that white women played in missions to Aboriginal people in Australia. As Aboriginal people experienced violent dispossession through settler invasion, white mission women were positioned as ‘mothers’ who could protect, nurture and ‘civilise’ Aboriginal people. In this position, missionary women found themselves continuously navigating the often-contradictory demands of their own intentions, of Aboriginal expectations and of settler government policies. Through detailed studies that draw on rich archival sources, this book provides a new perspective on the history of missions in Australia and also offers new frameworks for understanding the exercise of power by missionary women in colonial contexts.
Joanna Cruickshank, Ph.D. (2007), University of Melbourne, is Senior Lecturer in History at Deakin University. She has published widely on the history of evangelicalism in Britain and Australia, including Pain, Passion and Faith: Charles Wesley in Eighteenth-Century Methodism(2009). Patricia Grimshaw, Ph.D (1986), University of Melbourne, is Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Melbourne. She has published numerous articles and books on women’s history in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, including Paths of Duty: American Missionary Wives in Nineteenth Century Hawaii (1989).
Acknowledgments List of Maps Abbreviations
1 Mission and Marriage in Early Colonial Contexts
2 Mothers and Daughters in Victoria
3 Wives, Widows and Sisters in Far North Queensland
4 Single White Women and Faith Missions
5 Beyond Protection in Southeastern Australia
6 Teachers and Nurses in the North
Historians, missiologists and theologians interested in the history of Christian missions and Australian history.


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It’s story time! Chester Raccoon wants to read one of his favorite books to you and your little ones! It’s called Chester the Brave by Audrey Penn, and it’s the story that made Chester feel better about being scared! #theKissingHand
Little Chester Raccoon, the beloved character who has helped so many children with issues in their lives, learns the meaning of bravery and a method for overcoming his fears in this new Audrey Penn title. After sharing the story of a little bird who is afraid to have flying lessons in front of his friends, Mrs. Raccoon tells Chester that being brave doesn’t mean being unafraid; being brave means not letting that fear stop him. Mrs. Raccoon teaches Chester an important strategy: Think-Tell-Do. When he thinks he is afraid, he tells himself he can do it, and then he just does it. Of course, getting a Kissing Hand helps a little too. This simple strategy can be helpful to children in many different situations.d by kindergarten teachers on the first day of school. Stickers at the back will help children and their parents keep their Kissing Hand alive.
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Lately, the quality of elementary education in the United States has a become a top priority, which may be why so many parents are seeking out summer school activities for kids in order to enrich their offspring. However, with the obesity epidemic being what it is, it is important to focus not just on brain development, but on physical activity as well. The Centers for Disease Control has established that in order to combat childhood obesity, kids should spend an average of 60 minutes each day being physically active. This can be partially accomplished vis a vis playing on playgrounds and attending dance classes 3 or more times per week. It is important that summer school activities for kids include designated periods during which such activities can take place.
Strong summer school activities for kids must not only incorporate children learning activities, but outdoor summer activities for kids that stress exercise. This is especially crucial when one considers that just 18.5% of United States girls and 34.6% of boys are physically active on a daily basis, according to the CDC. These percentages could be greatly increased if there were a greater emphasis on organized summer fun activities for kids within enrichment programs.
For smaller children, exercise is equally important, which is why it is a good idea for kids who are not old enough to attend enrichment programs to attend toddler tumbling classes or toddler swimming classes. Another method of keeping toddlers active is to sign them up for Mommmy and Me classes. These classes are known to encourage cognitive and physical development and to promote bonding between parents and children. There is even some evidence suggesting that toddlers who participate in Mommy and Me type programs go on to excel later on when they join summer school activities for kids in elementary and middle school.
For both toddlers and older children, physical activity plays a significant role in overall health and well being. Exercise should be a key component of programs providing summer school activities for kids, as well as classes for toddlers. Whether you are signing up your older children for summer school activities for kids, or your little ones for toddler classes, make sure that physical fitness is emphasized.
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Fred Hoyle: An Online Exhibition
Hoyle on the Radio: Creating the 'Big Bang'
Hoyle had a talent for making complex scientific concepts comprehensible to the lay man, and he gave a number of ‘popular’ talks about astronomy on the radio.
The first two talks, on the subject of sunspots, were broadcast on the BBC in 1948. The following year he was invited to give a talk on the theory of continuous creation. The theory of a steady-state universe in which galaxies move apart from one another because of the continuous creation of matter had been formulated by Hoyle and his friends Thomas Gold and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
During his radio broadcast on the topic Hoyle coined the phrase ‘big bang’ to describe the opposing cosmological theory that the universe had had a definite beginning at a single point in space. The phrase 'big bang' first appeared in print in early April 1949 in the BBC's magazine The Listener, which printed the text of Hoyle’s talk. When Hoyle gave a further highly popular series of talks the following year, subsequently published as The Nature of the Universe, the phrase ‘big bang’ appeared several times. This name for the theory caught the public imagination and has been used ever since.
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From Smart Phones to Smart Students
Distraction versus learning with mobile devices in the classroom and student success
We examine the effect of allowing smartphones into the classroom on student performance. We collaborated with a school in China and randomly allocated students taking Chinese verbal into three experimental conditions during one lecture: smartphone banned; smartphone allowed at will; smartphone allowed at will and used to assist instruction. We measure performance gain by the difference in scores in tests taken at the beginning and at the end of the lecture.
Allowing smartphones into the classroom at will reduced the performance gain by 39% of a standard deviation compared to when they were banned from the classroom. However, allowing the devices into the classroom at will and using them to actively assist instruction increased the performance gain by 49% of a standard deviation. These results are driven by students with already good grades and by students in IT majors.
We use video feeds of the lectures to code the time students spent learning and distracted, both on and off the smartphone. Students spend a similar amount of time distracted across all experimental conditions and thus the relative time that students allocate to distraction and learning during lecture does not predict performance. Instead, the relative time spent distracted and learning on the smartphone is what matters. The increase in the performance gain when smartphones are used to assist instruction comes from students spending a larger percentage of the time learning during the lecture learning on the smartphone. Implications for teachers and schools to cautiously allow smartphones in the classroom are discussed.
Pedro Ferreira is an associate professor at the Heinz College and at the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on how people use technology to consume experience goods and influence others to do so. He applies robust empirical identification methods to analyze large datasets obtained from organic in-vivo large-scale network-centric randomized field experiments.
Pedro is interested in the impact of information and communication technologies on education and in peer influence and consumption in entertainment. More recently, he has been looking at the effects of video creation and consumption on educational outcomes, using machine learning and randomized experiments to identify video features that improve student learning. In 2018, Pedro was awarded the INFORMS Information Systems Society Sandy Slaughter Early Career Award for outstanding intellectual contributions to the information systems discipline.


Malay common name: Buaya
English common name: Estuarine Crocodile
Scientific name: Crocodylus porosus
rank: Least Concern
Photo Source: The Star Online
I’m the largest living reptile in the world and am a carnivore. As a baby, I eat smaller prey such as insects, amphibians, prawns, and fish. As I grow, I can take on bigger prey like turtles, larger lizards, mud crabs, snakes, and birds. Once I am fully grown, I can hunt prey as large as wild pigs and buffalo. I play an important role in ecosystems by hunting sick and weak animals. This keeps their populations healthy and from getting out of control.
I am a strong swimmer and can be found far out in the ocean as well as in freshwater rivers. I lay my eggs near freshwater in muddy nests. The temperature of the nest determines the gender of the babies. Male babies will hatch in a nest that is at about 31.6 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is much higher or lower, female babies will hatch.
I’m ectothermic, like most other reptiles, which means I rely on my environment to regulate my body temperature. If I get too cold, I go find a nice spot to sunbathe. If I get too hot, I go for a swim to cool off. I like to float just below the surface of the water with only my eyes showing above the surface. Don’t be fooled; I may look like a harmless log but you humans should stay far away from me. You can spot me from a safe distance in Malaysia at the Linggi-Rembau River, Kuantan River, Sepetang River, Sarawak River, Bako River, Santubong River, Samarahan River, Batang Lupar River, and Saribas River. You can also see me in Indonesia and as far south as Australia. If you snap any photos or sketch any drawings of me, share them on this Facebook page to show others and also warn them to stay far away!
You can check out my battle with Steve Irwin in this video!


- Child Safe Standards training presentations for staff, volunteers and school
- Protecting children — Mandatory reporting and other obligations e-learning – for school staff to learn how to protect the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. This module is available on LearnED which is accessed through (staff login required – type ‘child protection’ into the search function on LearnED).
Child safety responding and reporting obligation policy and procedures (School Policy Templates Portal — staff login required)
Useful department websites
– Guidance to assist schools to fulfil their obligations under Ministerial Order 1359. This includes links to the following pages and resources referenced in the Protecting Children – Reporting and Other Legal Obligations policy:
- Four critical for responding to incidents, disclosures and suspicions of child abuse
- Identify child
- Identify and respond to student sexual
- Responding to other concerns about the wellbeing of a
- Recording your actions: responding to suspected child abuse
- Commission for Children and Young – an independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people. The Commission provides advice on the Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Scheme.
- Department of Families, Fairness and – contains essential information about making a report to child protection.
- Department of Justice and Community – provides information on protecting children and families, including details of the failure to disclose offence.
- The Orange – a free service for adults, children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence and families who need extra support with the care of children.
Resources page containing supporting resources and links for this topic, including a link to the Mandatory reporting and other obligations e-learning module
Reviewed 15 August 2022


As dogs and cats grow older, their bodies become less able to cope with physical and environmental stress. They are able to mask signs of illness or pain very well, so when a dog or cat starts to show signs that something is wrong, it has probably been an issue for a little while now. Veterinarians recommend senior pets to have semi-annual wellness screens to detect illnesses earlier and can start treatment if necessary.
Senior pets can get similar medical issues just like humans. Once diagnosed, the veterinarian can recommend specific treatment and care for them to have a better quality of life.
Common Senior Pet Diseases
- Dental Disease
- Kidney Disease
- Heart Disease
- Liver Disease
During your pet's senior wellness visit, your veterinarian may suggest running lab tests (Senior Panel) to check for any abnormalities that your dog or cat may have that you cannot see on the outside. Along with blood work, radiographs will be recommended to check for any changes with the heart & lungs and to also look for any skeletal issues your pet may have, like arthritis. An urinalysis is also performed to check kidney function. Renal failure is a disease that is very common in senior pets.
To learn more about senior care and what you can do to give them a better quality of better, please click on the Idexx link below.


As per survey of National Family Health Survey of-5 (2019-2021), the greatest tobaccos consumption is Mizoram(67.2%), followed by Tripura (53.63%) and thirdly, Manipur(50.36%).
So, why is this consumption is viewed as deadly risk factor leading to chronic disease; Nearly, India accounts 1.35 million deaths every year dealing with disease as cancer, cardiovascular disease, lung disease and stroke.
Basically, Tobacco is a plant used to make products that deliver nicotine to the body. Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco products, but they also contain many other chemicals that cause serious health problems. The dried tobacco leaves are mainly used for smoking in cigarettes’ and cigars as well as pipes and shishas. They can also be consumed as snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco and snus. Tobacco contains the highly addictive stimulant alkaloid nicotine as well as harmala alkaloids.
The consumption of tobaccos is resulted as the one of largest risk to health. Just not the risk of life threat but carries significant social and financial implications. The Survey of 2017-18 states “For the age of 35 and above, the popular expenditure in India on tobaccos use is approximately about INR 177,341 crores”.
In, Tripura and other states of India the “Smokeless Tobaccos” such as betel quid, khaini, gukta, etc., is the most popular addiction seen on the list of tobaccos consumption.


SALEACOM: Overcoming Inequalities in Schools and Learning Communities: Innovative Education for a New Century
The main objective of SALEACOM is to address educational and social exclusion in schools and learning communities. SALEACOM seeks to create an International Research Network that has the following aims:
1. To increase worldwide cooperation in the study of successful actions with children and youth systematically underserved
2. To provide high-quality training programs for teachers and educational researchers aiming at overcoming inequalities
3. To develop interdisciplinary solutions for and with learners most heavily affected by inequalities, including access and quality of higher education
4. To design strengths-based methodologies for international comparative research to further the impact of research on the lives of students who have been historically excluded
5. To create a global program of successful educational actions to be implemented across educational systems.
This project consists of secondments of research and innovation staff (exchanges) with an in-built return mechanism. The organisations constituting the partnership contribute directly to the implementation of the joint research and innovation activities by seconding and/or hosting eligible staff members.
The SALEACOM project proposes the collaboration between research groups in six countries (Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Hungary, Spain, USA) and one non-academic institution (Drom Kotar Mestipen) in Spain in order to promote international collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges based in Europe (EU Member States and Associated Countries) and outside Europe (third countries).


Structural racism is everywhere. Because it is so embedded into every facet of our society and there are so many things to repair, it can be difficult to know how to start.
My eyes were thus drawn to an article by Drs. Puja Umaretiya, Robert Vinci, and Kira Bona from Harvard University and Boston University, entitled “A Structural Racism Framework to Guide Health Equity Interventions in Pediatric Oncology,” which Pediatrics is early releasing this week (10.1542/peds.2021-054634).
This article is for everyone, not just pediatric oncologists.
The authors use pediatric oncology as an example, both of how structural racism can lead to outcomes that are less than optimal and of how one can think about how clinical protocols and pathways can be changed by intentionally focusing on structural racism. But this framework can be used in all of our practices.
The authors describe three specific ways in which systemic racism results in poorer outcomes:
- Access to care: For instance, Black and Brown families are more likely to have public insurance, and they may not be able to get subspecialty appointments quickly. Their choice of hospital or specialist is limited by where they live, if they have a car, or if they can afford to take a day off from work.
- Interaction with the healthcare system: The quality of the health care encounter is different for families with lower educational levels, limited English proficiency, or low literacy. They may not fully understand what is being said, or they may feel embarrassed to acknowledge that they cannot read the prescription instructions. We often make assumptions that these families know what we are saying, and we are not careful in assuring that they do actually understand.
- Toxic stress: The authors cite the research that finds that adverse childhood experiences lead to physiologic changes that can adversely impact future health.
The authors also make recommendations for how we can decrease systemic racism in our healthcare system. These include recommendations for screening for social determinants of health, increasing clinical trials access for families with fewer resources, and focusing research on the physiologic impact of toxic stress.
I hope that you will read this article and brainstorm strategies that you may be able to use in your own practice. Examine the various workflows in your practice with a systemic racism lens. How can you start to decrease systemic racism in these workflows, potentially through quality improvement projects or similar efforts?


Mumps Outbreak Hits Denver Metro Area2 min read
While the MMR (measles mumps rubella) vaccine is one of the most commonly administered vaccines by doctors today, there are still a number of children that are not receiving it. And unfortunately, the effects are staggering.
Throughout 2016, a mumps outbreak stormed a large portion of the country, including Denver, which was issued a warning late last month. The Westminster Fire Department reported that there were at least six confirmed cases of the mumps in Denver and Aurora, and the contagious disease was likely to spread quickly without precautions.
By Feb. 7, the number of cases quadrupled. There are at least 26 cases of the mumps in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, with 22 cases belonging within the Denver Metropolitan Area.
“[The mumps] causes swelling of the salivary glands so it causes swelling of your cheeks and jaw. It’s a viral infection,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
In addition to the telltale swollen face symptom, those who have been affected by the mumps may experience fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands around the ears. Even if there is no visible swelling, a person can still be contagious during that time. It’s very important to pay close attention to symptoms as they come and have them diagnosed immediately since the virus is so contagious even in its early stages.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t seen such a severe, large-scale outbreak since 2006, which was linked in part to the anti-vaccine movement. Many people hold the belief that vaccines can lead to developmental disabilities like autism, though the science behind this claim has been radically disproved.
In reality, vaccines save around 2.5 million lives annually and should be administered to all school-aged children, especially. During the cold winter months, schools become breeding grounds for disease-spreading germs, like those that cause the mumps, and can spread quickly.
There is no cure for the mumps, so the CDC and Colorado Department of Public Health advise all parents to have their children vaccinated against MMR if they have not done so already. Parents should check if they are up to date on their vaccines as well.


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The characteristic taste of some cheeses is caused by the action of lipases on milk fat contained in it. To get the special flavors of Roquefort, Gorgonzola, or blue cheese, the milk fat must first be broken down into fatty acids, which can then be oxidized. Lipases, which break down fats to form fatty acids, are produced in molds that were allowed to grow in these cheeses
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Enzymes produced by fungi then oxidize specific fatty acids that ultimately create unique, characteristic flavors. Li-fits too can be added to dried egg whites to improve whipping quality. There are many applications of enzyme technology that involve the use of carbohydrate-splitting enzymes. In the production of malt, barley is germinated to obtain the enzyme which converts starch into sugar (maltose) which yeast can convert into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide.
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So, the enzyme can be used for a number of substrate transformations. Moreover, in this form (immobilized enzyme), the active substance is much less subject to inactivation, such as e.g for example high temperature.
Restoring and enriching the taste of some processed foods can be achieved by adding enzymes.
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Examples of this include the conversion of allin in garlic to garlic oil with allinase and the addition of an enzyme preparation from mustard seeds to dehydrated cabbage that restores flavor by converting flavor precursors to
volatile sulfur-containing compounds responsible for familiar flavors.


Today, let’s discuss applying statistical reasoning when presented with a statistical study. This is essential when trying to understand statistical information.
1) Identify the purpose of the study: The purpose of a statistical study is the main reason why the study is being conducted. It’s important to identify this to understand the context of the statistical information you’re consuming. For example, imagine you come across a news article that says, “A new study finds that drinking coffee reduces the risk of heart disease.” The purpose of the study, in this case, is to investigate the relationship between coffee consumption and heart disease risk.
2) Determine the key variables: Variables are the measurable factors that are involved in a statistical study. In any study, there are two main types of variables: independent and dependent. The independent variable is the factor being manipulated or controlled, while the dependent variable is being observed or measured.
Using our coffee example:
- The independent variable is coffee consumption (the factor being controlled or manipulated).
- The dependent variable is the risk of heart disease (the factor being observed or measured).
To identify the key variables, try to look for factors that are being compared or related to the study.
3) Look for additional variables or factors: Sometimes, additional variables or factors might impact a study’s results. These are known as confounding variables. In our example, factors such as age, gender, exercise, and diet can also influence the risk of heart disease. It’s essential to consider these factors when evaluating the validity of a study.
4) Understand the study design: The design of the study can provide valuable insight into the credibility of the findings. For example, in our coffee consumption study, it could be a randomized controlled trial (a gold standard in research) or an observational study. The more robust the study design, the more confidence you can have in the results.
In summary, when trying to identify the purpose and key variables of a statistical study, remember to:
- Identify the purpose of the study.
- Determine the key variables (independent and dependent).
- Look for additional variables or factors (confounding variables).
- Understand the study design.
By following these steps, you’ll be better equipped to consume and understand statistical information from various sources.


Sant Kabir Nagar District
District Sant Kabir Nagar is a newly created district in the eastern belt of U.P. The district was formed on September 5, 1997 earlier it was a part of Basti District.
The district came to be known by its present name on account of Sant Kabir, the well known Sant (poet) and philosopher, lived at Maghar in the district.
The district is bounded by Gorakhpur in the east, Basti in the west, Siddharth Nagar in the north and Ambedkar Nagar in the south.
has two main river systems namely, the Ghaghra and Rapti, both of which
ultimately form a part of the great Gangetic system. The other streams
of the district are the Kuwana,its tributaries are, the Rawai, The Manwar and the Katnehia, and the Ami is a tributary of Rapti.
The climate of the district
is more equable than the adjoining districts to the south. The year may
be divided into four seasons. The winter season, from mid-November to
February is followed by the summer season lasting till about the middle
of June. The period from mid-June to the end of September constitutes
the south-west monsoon season. October to mid-November is the post monsoon or transition period.
Bakhira, Hainsar, Khalilabad, Maghar, Tama (Tameshwar Nath).
Facts & Figures
|Year of Formation||5-Sep-97|
|Area||1659.15 sq. km.|
|Population density||988 Per Sq. K.M.|
|No. of Sub-Division||03|
|No. of Tehsil||03|
|No. of Blocks||07|
|No. of Towns||01|
|No. of Villages||1727|
|Average rainfall||1166 mm.|
|Temperature||Max.: 44°C ; Min.: 9°C|


When it comes to anchoring a boat, most boaters are familiar with the concept of using a bow anchor. However, there is another type of anchor that is often overlooked but can be just as useful in certain situations – the stern anchor.
A stern anchor is an anchor that is fixed to the back end of a boat, also known as the stern. The purpose of using a stern anchor is to keep the boat stationary from the rear, which can be useful in a variety of situations where a bow anchor alone may not be enough.
Here are some situations where using a stern anchor may be necessary:
1. Strong Winds or Currents – In areas with strong winds or currents, a bow anchor may not be enough to keep a boat stationary. By deploying a stern anchor in addition to a bow anchor, you can effectively prevent the boat from swinging around and possibly colliding with other boats.
2. Crowded Anchorages – In busy anchorages where space is limited, using a stern anchor can allow you to anchor closer to shore without drifting into other boats. This can be especially useful if the wind is blowing towards the shore.
3. Fishing – When fishing, using a stern anchor can help you stay in one spot and prevent your boat from drifting away from the best fishing spot.
4. Snorkeling or Diving – Similarly, when snorkeling or diving, using a stern anchor can allow you to stay in one spot and explore the surrounding area without worrying about drifting away from your starting location.
When using a stern anchor, it’s important to keep in mind a few key tips:
- Make sure the stern anchor is securely attached and set before releasing the bow anchor.
- Deploy enough scope (the ratio of anchor line length to water depth) when using a stern anchor to ensure it will hold the boat in place.
- When retrieving the anchor, pull the bow anchor first, then retrieve the stern anchor.
- Always be mindful of other boats in the area and avoid anchoring too close to them.
While a bow anchor is the most commonly used anchor, there are situations where using a stern anchor is necessary. By understanding when and how to use a stern anchor, boaters can improve their anchoring skills and stay safe while on the water.


August 11, 1945
Allen Dulles was the key facilitator of merging Nazi intelligence with US intelligence after the war.
Together With Some of His Top Generals, Nazi Spymaster Gehlen is Flown to Washington DC on Military Jet Authorized by General Bedell Smith.
They will be housed at Fort Hunt, Virginia, for nearly a year. Their exchange of intelligence with Allen Dulles (of the Office of Strategic Services and future director of the CIA) and other US intelligence officials will result in the merging of Nazi intelligence with US intelligence to fight the USSR and communists worldwide. The so-called Gehlen Organization, re-established in Germany, will be overseen by the CIA, and by 1955 will become the basis of Germany’s new foreign intelligence organization, the BND, with Gehlen serving as its first president. Many of his men would go on to advise policies within NATO.
For further reading:
Carl Oglesby “The Secret Treat of Fort Hunt,” Covert Action Quarterly, Fall, 1990.
Forging an Intelligence Partnership: CIA and the Origins of the BND, 1945-49, edited by Kevin Ruffner. Declassified CIA history available at the National Archives.
The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government by David Talbot.


Spelling Rules for Adding The Plural S to Singular Nouns
- • The general plurals rule: Usually add the letter s to the end of a singular noun to make it plural.
- I’ll take this book; you can use those books over there.
- We have one bedroom on the first floor and three more bedrooms on the second.
- • In compound nouns, add s only to the main noun.
- This family uses one air- conditioner and one washing machine.
- Their neighbors use three air- conditioners and two washing machines.
- I have one son-in-law; my friend Frieda has three sons-in-law.
- • Add es to a noun ending with a whistling sound (s, sh, ch, x, z) to make it plural.
- one bus – three buses, a church – many churches, a box – boxes, a buzz – buzzes
- • If the singular noun ends with a consonant + y, drop the y, replace it with an i and add es. Don’t drop the y, if the y is preceded by a vowel.
- Yes: one city – two cities, a baby – babies, a country – countries
- No: a toy – toys, a day – days
- Note: If the noun ending with a y represents a person or a country, add only s in any case.
- John F. Kennedy was the most famous of the Kennedys. In 1963, he didn’t visit the two Germanys after giving his speech in West-Berlin.
- • If the singular noun ends with a consonant + o, add es. If the o is preceded by a vowel, only add s to make the plural form.
- Yes:a potato – five potatoes, a hero – heroes, an echo – echoes
- No: a radio – radios, a studio – studios, a kangaroo – kangaroos


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Current Loop is a serial interface, which is used to transport data over long distances. There are three different versions:
The 60 mA version was used by the military in the early 1960's. In the 60's and 70's the 20 mA became widely used and still is the most used Current Loop variant.
The benefits of Current Loop over other kinds of transmission before the invention of e.g. RS422/485 was the long distance and noise immune transmission of data. The 20 mA version is capable of sending 19k2 baud over 600 meters (2000 feet), which is impossible with RS232
For Current Loop there is no mechanical or electrical standard
Since a current is used to transmit data there is a need for a loop, hence the name. Each circuit (transmit and receive) has it's own loop.
As been shown in the above picture Current Loop consists of active and passive devices. In one circuit (2 or more devices) there may and must be only one active device all others need to be passive. This way it's possible to built a network by daisy-chaining several passive devices and one active device.
A Space is represented by the absence of current and a Mark is represented by a current running through the circuit.
Next to the full duplex version, there is also an half-duplex possibility. For pinning details see the next picture.


Timor Leste Minimum Wage Rate 2023
Timor Leste has a government-mandated minimum wage, and no worker in Timor Leste can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay. Employers in Timor Leste who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by Timor Leste's government.
What is the Timor Leste Minimum Wage?
Timor Leste's Minimum Wage is the lowest amount a worker can be legally paid for his work. Most countries have a nation-wide minimum wage that all workers must be paid.
Timor-Leste's minimum wage rate is US$115 per month. Timor Leste's minimum wage was last changed in 22-Jun-2012.
How does Timor Leste's minimum wage compare to the minimum wage in other countries?
Timor Leste's yearly minimum wage is $5,152.00 in International Currency. International Currency is a measure of currency based on the value of the United States dollar in 2009. There are 42 countries with a higher Minimum Wage then Timor Leste, and Timor Leste is in the top 21 percent of all countries based on the yearly minimum wage rate.
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Collins are offering free downloads to support learning at home due to coronavirus:
KS1 & KS2 Maths and English:
Complete study books are available to download for KS1 and KS2. They are great for parents to help their children as it explains all the methods, meanings and how to work things out with examples and then practice questions.
There’s also a times tables practice section.
Parents can get free access to Collins e-books (some of which we have in school as part of our reading scheme but many we don’t). Books from Pink level through to Lime are available. There are also some ‘guided reading type resource sheets in another section to accompany some of the books.
To access, go to the following page:
and then use these details:
Click on the Teacher portal and enter:
and click Login.


|Estell, Richard - Rick|
Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/7/1999
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: HU, D., FREDRICKSON, E.L., HYDER, P.W., ESTELL, R.E. EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS LEAF EXTRACTS OF CREOSOTEBUSH, LARREA TRIDENTATA, ON GERMINATION OF SEVEN SPECIES OF SYMPATRIC PLANTS. 5TH SYMPOSIUM ON RESOURCES OF THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT REGION: US AND MEXICO. 1999. ABSTRACT P. 24
Technical Abstract: We exposed seven species of plant seeds to aqueous extracts of Creosotebush leaves: Black Grama, Bouteloua eriopoda; Sideoats Grama, B. curtipendula; Burrograss, Scleropogon brevifolous; Fluffgrass, Dasyochloa pulchella; Bush Muhly, Muhlenbergia porteri; Tarbush, Fluorensia cernua; and, Creosotebush, Larrea tridentata. We also included lettuce as a standard bioassay for allelopathic effects. Extract concentrations varied from 0 to 50 times th concentration found in stemflow during a typical summer rainfall event. Germination and radicle elongation of plant species closely associated with Creosotebush were affected differently than those whose populations are reduced with increasing Creosotebush density.


In this article, I will explain what a coding language is, and how it works. In the process of doing so, I will explain why html5 is a good coding language to use for your website/blog.
A: Why html5? what is it used for...
I have chosen to write about html5 because I believe it will become a popular coding language in the future. If you do a simple google search for “html5 games” you will see that there are plenty of games that are coded using html5. There are tons of websites that use html5 as their main coding language, such as youtube, facebook, twitter, and many other popular sites. In addition, html5 is also a great coding language to learn how to code because it is easy to understand and use overall. HTML5 has been evolving over the years and has been around since 1997. It was originally called “HTML 4.0” and was created by Tim Berners-Lee. The new version of HTML, which is called “HTML 5” is a major improvement from the older version. This new version has much more flexibility than the previous version. As time goes on, HTML 5 will continue to evolve and grow in popularity.
In conclusion, I hope you learned something from this article about programming languages and why html5 is a decent coding language to use for your website/blog.
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By: Maha Altamimi
When a country is exposed to a severe crisis of any kind, whether political, economic, or social, the government is primarily responsible for addressing their citizens and developing solutions and remedies to the problem. The role of a leader will be tested in a time of a crisis where they will falter or rise to the occasion.
A successful politician leads first and delegates to their team in the moment of a crisis. The leader of the government should be a statesman that can address all crises, even more so for countries facing more than one act of emergencies.
So what is a good politician? Foremost is the one who prioritizes the state’s interest in their decisions believing that one’s present and future are organically linked with the past and future of the state. In other words, the leader and the state are in the same boat.
A successful leader is also aware that their work is according to the principle of altruism, self-denial, accuracy and intelligence, which will achieve a desirable outcome if the best interest of the people are put first.
A great politician will have a vision that extends to the coming times, where generations will live comfortably in a stable economy developed to bring equality to its citizens. A great politician craves respect, appreciation and remembrance for their contributions to building a civilized state, but must demonstrate by their actions, such praises are warranted.


Compounding Efforts Do Work!
The flywheel effect is a concept in physics that refers to the tendency of a rotating object to maintain its momentum and continue rotating due to its inertia.
In business and management, the flywheel effect is used as a metaphor to describe the momentum that is built up by a company or organization over time as it consistently makes progress in a particular direction.
For example, a company that consistently improves its customer experience, even in small ways, will eventually build up enough momentum to attract more customers and increase revenue. Mercedes Benz, Four Seasons Hotels, Apple or our little gym come to mind.
In the fitness world, your body is the flywheel .
At first, you push, press and pull for what seems to be forever without any noticeable changes ( unless you are a genetic freak like D Yates who looked better after 8 months of training than I ever will) -> Since we see ourselves daily progress seems to be non-existent and frustrations can grow.
Not being the bearer of bad news but we can only grow one half to one ounce of muscle a day, while losing three ounces of fat. These numbers apply to a 200 lbs male at around 15 5 body fat, so smaller athletes must adjust downward.
THIS IS AWFUL!! I’ll never get there!
Not so fast, the cumulative effect of YOUR efforts can lead to anywhere from 20-40 lbs of fat lost in a year while we can build five to 12 lbs of muscle.
Not a lot you say?
Maybe not on the scale but in the mirror as you can see from one of our students in the picture .
The difference is only five lbs on the scale, but he went from a somewhat lean to very lean or dare I say ” Brad Pitt in fight club body.”
Since we see ourselves every day we do not notice the changes right at that moment but once the flywheel takes off ( we are getting compliments from friends, clothes need to be adjusted)In case you feel frustrated or stuck, take a look at old pictures and reach out to a qualified coach- us!


Recreating the Asteroids Video Game Using Lasers
Asteroids is an unusual video game. The 1979 arcade classic uses vector graphics instead of bitmaps. Vectors are lines, which are generated on a TV screen by magnetically moving the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and blasting a stream of electrons at particular points, painting glowing white lines on the black screen.
Using this vector-drawing technique, Asteroids created a distinctive look. It's also relatively hard to emulate because the physical display technology is tied to how the game looks—in areas where the electron beam lingers, images are brighter than areas the tube just zips by. It's also an extremely crisp, precise style of line art that's simply hard to draw on low-resolution bitmap displays.
In the video below, mathematician Matt Parker visits an arcade where programmer/artist Seb Lee-Delisle shows off his version of Asteroids using a giant 4-watt laser. The pair discuss how the original arcade game worked, and then explore Seb's modern laser version. Although this video is 17 minutes long, it goes by in a nerdy flash. Enjoy:
(Photo taken by Aaron Hightower (Ahigh), Lead Programmer of Rush 2049 Coin-op [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.)


Objective Molar-incisor malformation (MIM) is a newly discovered type of dental anomaly that involves a characteristic root malformation of the permanent first molars. The aim of this study was to reveal the microstructure of MIM teeth in order to determine their origin. Study Design Four MIM teeth were extracted from a 9-year-old girl due to severe mobility. The detailed microstructure of the teeth was determined by examinations with micro-computed tomography (micro-CT), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunohistochemical staining, and scanning electron microscopy to reveal the detailed microstructure. Results Micro-CT and H&E staining revealed the pulpal floor comprising three layers: upper, middle, and lower. Amorphous hard tissues and hyperactive cells were observed in the middle layer of the pulpal floor, and the cells stained positively for dentin sialoprotein and osteocalcin, but not for collagen XII. Conclusion The results of the present study imply that MIM-affected molars probably result from inappropriate differentiation of the apical pulp and dental follicle.
|Number of pages||9|
|Journal||Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology|
|Publication status||Published - 2015 May 1|
Bibliographical notePublisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Oral Surgery
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Dentistry (miscellaneous)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging


Ecological understanding of host–pathogen dynamics is the basis for managing wildlife diseases. Since 2008, federal, state, and provincial agencies and tribal and private organizations have collaborated on bat and white-nose syndrome (WNS) surveillance and monitoring, research, and management programs. Accordingly, scientists and managers have learned a lot about the hosts, pathogen, and dynamics of WNS. However, effective mitigation measures to combat WNS remain elusive. Host–pathogen systems are complex, and identifying ecological research priorities to improve management, choosing among various actions, and deciding when to implement those actions can be challenging. Through a cross-disciplinary approach, a group of diverse subject matter experts created an influence diagram used to identify uncertainties and prioritize research needs for WNS management. Critical knowledge gaps were identified, particularly with respect to how WNS dynamics and impacts may differ among bat species. We highlight critical uncertainties and identify targets for WNS research. This tool can be used to maximize the likelihood of achieving bat conservation goals within the context and limitations of specific real-world scenarios.
|Original language||English (US)|
|Journal||Conservation Science and Practice|
|State||Published - Aug 2020|
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
- Global and Planetary Change
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)


August 4, 1961 Barack Hussein Obama II, the first African American President of the United States, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a specialty in international relations from Columbia University in 1983. From 1985 to 1988, he worked as a community organizer for the Developing Communities Project. In 1991, Obama earned his Juris Doctorate degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where he was elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. From 1992 to 2004, he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School. In 1996, Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate where he served until 2004. In 2004, he was elected to the United States Senate where he served until he was elected President of the United States in 2008. Obama has authored several books, including “Dreams from My Father” (1995) and “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream” (2006). In 2009, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.
Barack Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. Born to a white American mother and a black Kenyan father, he is the first African American to hold the office. Prior to becoming the president, he served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate and received national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, he was a successful civil rights attorney before he ventured into politics. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, he began his presidential campaign in 2007. After winning sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination, he went on to defeat Republican nominee John McCain in the general election. He assumed office as the President of the United States in January 2009, a time when the country was reeling under the global economic recession. Expectations were high from the new president and the responsibilities on his shoulders, tremendous. Within the first few months he implemented several reforms in order to stabilize the economy and to boost its growth. He also completely overhauled America’s foreign policy. Obama was reelected to a second term as president in November 2012.


Poker is a game that combines critical thinking with probability and psychology. It is also a social game that requires strong communication and decision-making skills.
Poker can help you develop a healthy relationship with failure and learn to cope with loss. This is an important lesson for anyone who wants to become a better player.
Players can also use their poker skills in other areas of life, such as in business. This is because poker can teach them how to build confidence in their own judgment and make decisions when they may not have enough information to rely on others.
Mental Benefits of Poker
Playing poker can provide many mental benefits, including improved critical thinking skills and math ability. In addition, playing poker can help reduce stress and anxiety.
The process of playing poker can also be a great way to improve your discipline and focus. This is because you have to quickly think about your next move and assess whether it’s the best one for you.
Developing a Healthy Relationship with Loss and Learning to Cope With It
Losing poker chips is inevitable, but it’s important to accept that fact and move on. This will allow you to become a stronger player and a better person overall.
Poker can be a fun and entertaining way to spend time with friends and family, or it can be an activity that you enjoy on your own. Either way, it’s an enjoyable experience that can give you a sense of accomplishment.


Her name means “radiant” and comes from a word associated with the light that comes from a lamp. Her life reflected The Light of the World.
Her story: Acts 16:1-2
At the end of the letters Paul wrote, he greeted members of the community where the letter went and sent greetings from his ministry team. The list at the end of Romans begins with Phoebe. Paul introduced her to the church in Roman as his sister-in-Christ and a servant of the church in Cenchrea. When Paul left Ephesus, he went to Cenchrea, a sea-port near Corinth, to minister. He met Phoebe there. Paul asked the church in Rome to welcome her with hospitality in the way they would welcome other Christians. He instructed them to help her with whatever she needed because she had been a woman who had helped many. Paul himself received help from her. The word he used to describe her can be properly translated as a woman set over others and historians believe she was a deaconess in the church in Cenchrea. The word can also be translated as a female guardian, a protector and a woman who cares for others and helps them out of her own resources. It is used only once in the Bible.
History says that Phoebe was on her way to Rome and Paul probably entrusted her with his letter. Although others traveled with her, she became the guardian and protector of this important letter.
Her legacy for us: When we attend to the things that God puts in our path with the same care and compassion He would, others often notice. Our goal is to reflect God’s faithfulness, His kindness, and His compassion.
Our response to Him: How can I better know what is important to You and how to care for it? How well do I attend to the people and the things You have entrusted to me?


Characteristics of Young Children
Characteristics Of Young Children
Most concerned parents are involved in their children’s education because they want them to be successful adults. They meet with their children’s teachers and ensure that homework is completed on time. In online schools, parents become Learning Coaches for their children. But as important as academic learning is, it is only one part of a child’s total education. Cultivating positive characteristics is arguably just as important.
There are a number of character traits that kids need to learn to be successful in life, and to be well-rounded people. Many of these traits will not only serve children well in their adult years, but will also aid them in achieving academically. The following are ten essential character traits all kids need to learn early in life and continue to develop in their adult year
Dr.Maria Montessori repeatedly said that she had not discovered a method of education ,but rather she discovered the true nature of the child and his powers of development .Her system of education is based on observation of children freely working and playing in learning prepared environment.
”No one could have foreseen that children had concealed within them selves a vital secret capable of lifting the veil that convered the human soul,that they soul ,that they carried within themselves something which ,if discovered ,would help adults to solve their own individual and social problems.(Dr.Maria Montessori)
Maria Montessori understood this things in the true sense that the work of child .is essential to all humanity ,this work is the construction of the man or women of future.The work is used by Dr.Maria Montessori for the activity of a child .Montessori Method actually began with the foundation of Casa Dei BAmbini .With the help of her scientific approach she observed the children keenly and discovered the child in the same true senses.


John James Audubon. Plate 43. “Hare Squirrel.” From The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America.
New York: J.J. Audubon, 1845-48. Imperial folio; image ca. 18 x 24. Lithograph by Bowen. Original hand-coloring by Bowen. Minor foxing in print and in matting at top. Not examined out of frame. Sold as is. A/A
An excellent print from Audubon’s magnificent Quadrupeds of North America. This work, with text by John Bachman, was conceived in similar terms as Audubon’s Birds of America, viz. as a complete depiction of the quadrupeds of “the British and Russian possessions in America, the whole of the United States and their territories, California, and that part of Mexico north of the Tropic of Cancer;” another project of monumental proportions, this one to consume the last twelve years of Audubon’s life. Trekking over much of that territory, Audubon made many studies of the animals in their natural habitats and collected many skins. With the help of his sons John Woodhouse and Victor, Audubon was finally able to start issuing the prints by subscription beginning in 1842, with the first volume of 50 plates published in 1845. The entire work comprises 150 prints in the imperial folio size, each lithographed and hand-colored with such precision and care as to give the fur on the animals a superbly realistic appearance. As the first work on American quadrupeds of this scope and quality, Audubon’s second great work is a landmark of American natural science. Overshadowed by the Birds of America, and unjustly unknown, the prints from Audubon’s Quadrupeds of North America are considered by some to be even finer and more accurate than the bird prints; they surely are prints of the highest quality and beauty.


The aim of determining fitness to drive is to achieve a balance between minimising any driving-related road safety risks for the individual and the community and maintaining the driver’s lifestyle and employment-related mobility independence. Driving a car is a complex and dynamic task and there is a wide range of conditions that temporarily affect the ability to drive safely like consuming substances or fatigue. Professional drivers are particularly affected by fatigue. The main effect of fatigue is a progressive withdrawal of attention from the road and traffic demands leading to impaired driving performance. The particular practice of professional drivers include working long hours, prolonged night work, working irregular hours, little or poor sleep, and early starting times which in many cases lead to fatigue. Fatigue causes reduced alertness, longer reaction times, memory problems, poorer psychometric coordination, and less efficient information processing. The results of different surveys world-wide show that over 50% of long-haul drivers have at some time almost fallen asleep at the wheel.
The project will design, implement and test a new tool, for the monitoring and evaluation of driving performance, cognitive load, physical fatigue and reaction time. The system will create neurophysiological models able to detect the onset of abnormal drivers’ fitness based on data obtained from IoT devices during working activities and while driving, on board intelligence and smart tachographs. Artificial Intelligent models will associate different kinds of anomalous behaviour to its most probable cause: drugs, medicines, alcohol, fatigue, etc.; and a cloud-based system will communicate driver, police patrols, infrastructure the necessary information to improve road safety.
Drugs and alcohol have also the potential to adversely affect driving skills; the project will also develop screening methods to detect new drugs and to reduce the time needed to perform the tests.


Premature optimization refers to trying to make code run faster before having a working system. It is often tempting to, once writing a section of code, spend a long time making it run as fast as possible. This sounds like a good thing, but generally, is not. This is because of three reasons:
- Optimizing code introduces bugs. When optimizing, often complex code is used in an attempt to "do something smart" and hence save time. This will likely introduce bugs into the code. Refer to do the simplest thing that could possibly work for why complex code is undesirable.
- It probably wont speed up the system anyway. Usually, only a very small portion of the code in a system determines it's overall speed. Hours spent optimizing every component in the system will probably have little effect on the overall speed.
- The code may need to be changed later. As the system takes shape, the requirements may change. This may require rewriting the optimized code, which will a) be harder to do because it is probably complex, and b) mean that you've wasted time optimizing the code in the first place.
The best approach is to keep it simple and get the application into a working state before doing any optimization. Once the application is working, profile it to see were most of the time is being spent, then optimize only that bit. This means that for a minimal optimizing effort, you will get maximum results.
"90% of the execution time of a computer program is spent executing 10% of the code."
Therefore, it doesn't make sense to spend a lot of time optimising code before you know what needs optimising.
- Premature optimization is the root of all evil. -- Don Knuth.
- More computing sins are committed in the name of efficiency (without necessarily achieving it) than for any other single reason - including blind stupidity. -- William A. Wulf.
- We follow two rules in the matter of optimization: Rule 1. Don't do it. Rule 2 (for experts only). Don't do it yet - that is, not until you have a perfectly clear and unoptimized solution. -- M. A. Jackson.
An example of this principle in action, from the development of StackOverflow.com


From Paul Toyne, WWF-UK
Your report on estimating Siberian tiger numbers in the Russian far east by
using trained sniffer dogs was most interesting, and the World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) would welcome any new survey technique that can accurately estimate
tiger populations (This Week, 12 July, p 18). However, given the large area the
tigers inhabit and the ecological differences such as habitat, prey densities
and weather conditions which affect tiger distribution and abundance, it is
misleading to extrapolate a census from the Lazovsky reserve (1200 square
kilometres) to the whole of the tiger’s range.
The reality is that any method used in the Russian far east will always be an
estimate, unless it involves sight record techniques such as camera traps.
Unfortunately, the latter would be impractical due to the sheer scale of the
task involved: the entire Siberian tiger range stretches north to south nearly
1000 kilometres in mostly mountainous terrain.
The winter census survey conducted by the USAID Russian Far East
environmental policy and technology project, with financial assistance from WWF,
covered 193 500 square kilometres, and a simultaneous count also occurred in
February 1996, as in previous years (1979, 1985), covering 134 621 square
kilometres. Monitoring by repeated systematic counts using the same methods is
extremely useful because the counts provide indications of trends and local
Throughout the survey every effort was made to ensure individuals were not
counted more than once. Indeed, tiger tracks can be sexed and plaster casts of
paws can be made to separate same-sex tigers whose ranges may overlap.
Because the 1995/96 survey covered a larger area than previous surveys, the
current trend cannot be established. As a result of the survey we now know that
there are more tigers than previously estimated, but whether the tiger
population is stable, increasing or in decline has yet to be determined.
Recent evidence collected by Russian scientists suggests that each year at
least 10 per cent of the tiger population is poached. This is why it is critical
that we keep up efforts to combat poachers such as anti-poaching brigades,
enforcement of international laws and environmental education programmes, and
continue to monitor the status of tiger populations throughout their range in a
systematic, easily replicated manner.


Tarpon, as well as bonefish and permit, require many different types of habitat throughout their life cycle. As juveniles, coastal mangrove systems and backwater creeks are most important for a tarpon’s first years of development. Mangrove systems create a tangled web of roots in shallow waters, physically preventing predators from entering and creating a safe haven for small fish, full of crabs and shrimp for food. These habitats act as nurseries, and unlike adults, juveniles cannot move to other habitats if these mangrove communities are destroyed or degraded. Because tarpon spend years in these habitats, declines we see in tarpon populations today likely reflect loss of habitat that occurred in the past.
Unfortunately, mangroves are under threat worldwide: globally, approximately 35% of mangroves have been lost, and continue to be lost at a rate of 2% per year; in Florida, approximately 50% of mangroves have already been lost, and degradation of these habitats continues. Since the amount of available habitat is one of the most important factors in determining fish population size, the loss of these critical habitats has direct and immediate effects on tarpon and the fisheries they support: less habitat = fewer fish.


A file system is a type of disk layout structure that allows a user to write and store data into a storage device like USB storage devices, memory cards or solid state drives. Disk Formatting prepares a drive for usage by adding the layout for a file system.
The FAT32 file system is perhaps the most common file system for storage devices. While most disks are preformatted from the factory with a file system, the user may need to change it to another one or perform a format to fix errors on a drive. The application allows the user to format any disk with the FAT 32 file system quickly.
Although the FAT32 is an old file system compared to the more recent New Technology File System (NTFS), it is still beneficial for disks of small sizes and is the choice file system for storage on portable devices such as MP3 players, mobile phones, cameras and many more. So when you need to format the storage media on these devices, reach out for this command-line utility.
Big hard drives are supported
FAT32 Format for PC will format hard drives with big size such as 250 GB. The single file size limit for FAT32 is 4Gigabyte. Moreover, the formatting procedure for large drives can be prolonged as the “chkdsk” commands need to read and verify the integrity of the disk sectors before performing the format. The limit to the FAT32 file system is 1 Terabyte.
FAT32format is licensed as freeware for PC or laptop with Windows 32 bit and 64 bit operating system. It is in hard disk utilities category and is available to all software users as a free download.


Paper made from stone instead of trees was developed 20 years ago, mainly for offset printing, but a new improved version makes it suitable for office and home use; this paper uses mainly stone powder, no trees or water are required and only a fraction of the energy invested in other paper manufacturing processes is needed for its production, thus drastically reducing CO2 emissions and eliminating poisonous chemicals.
As a result, the paper is cheaper to produce and is better for the environment than conventional paper products.
Stone paper is 80% calcium carbonate, a substance that is much more abundant than trees and is also a common by-product of carbon-consuming industrial processes. The other 20% is polyethylene.
Stone paper uses HDPE (high density polyethylene) plastic, the extreme efficiency of this minor component reduces the total fossil fuel consumption of paper production and completely eliminates wastewater and trees from paper production. The plastic component is actually the key to its extreme sustainability.
These two ingredients make the paper waterproof, non-toxic, tear-resistant, soft to the touch and bright white without any chemical bleach. The base material is photodegradable, which means it reverts back to calcium carbonate in 6 months under direct sunlight, is highly recyclable and is easier to remove ink than regular paper.
It can be mechanically recycled and incinerated without producing high emissions or ash. Incineration of stone paper leaves only calcium carbonate for later use in other industries.
Source:Pebble Printing Group, Nubeprint