The inflation rate measures the amount that the price of a good or goods increases over time. The inflation rate can be measured in regards to a specific product, such as gasoline, or the economy as a whole. If you measure the inflation rate over a period of several years, you can figure the average annual rate. Knowing the average annual rate can be beneficial so that you can compare the return of other investments to the inflation rate.
Divide the price at the end of the specified period from the price at the beginning of the period. For example, if you wanted to calculate the average inflation for gasoline over a five-year period and the price jumped from $1.30 at the start to $2.50 at the end, you would divide $2.50 by $1.30 to get 1.923.
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Divide 1 by the number of years the inflation took place over. In this example, you would divide 1 by 5 to get 0.2.
Raise the Step 1 result to the power of Step 2 . In this example, you would raise 1.923 to the 0.2 power to get 1.139723049.
Subtract 1 from the Step 3 result to find the average annual inflation rate expressed as a decimal. In this example, you would subtract 1 from 1.139723049 to get 0.139723049.
Multiply the average annual inflation rate by 100 to convert to a percentage. In this example, you would multiply 0.139723049 by 100 to find the average inflation rate to be about 13.97 percent per year.


How to Open the Control Panel in Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
There are multiple settings and tools in the Control Panel. If you want to configure your computer’s settings, you need to open the Control Panel to achieve this goal.
What is a Control Panel
The computer Control Panel enables the user to view and adjust the software and hardware features. The control panel consists of many settings, such as display settings, network settings, user account settings and hardware settings. Some control panels require the user to have admin rights or root access.
How to Open the Control Panel
Below are steps to open the Control Panel on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP.
Open the Control Panel in Windows 10
To start the Control Panel in Windows 10, you could choose one of the ways below:
- Type Control Panel into the Start menu and then select Control Panel
- Right-click the Windows icon to open the Power User Menu and select Control Panel
- Talk to Cortana and say “Open Control Panel”
Access the Control Panel in Windows 8.1/8
Below are steps to open the Control Panel in Windows 8. Here’s how to.
Step 1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search
Step 2. Enter Control Panel in the search box
Step 3. Click Control Panel
Note: You could also use the Windows + X shortcut to open up the Power User Menu, and then tap Control Panel.
Start the Control Panel in Windows 7/Vista/XP
It’s simple to open the Control Panel in Windows 7 in just two clicks.
Step 1. Click the Start button
Step 2. Select Control Panel from the Start menu
This design is spectacular! You most certainly know how to keep a reader amused.
Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved
to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Great job. I really enjoyed what you had
to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!


You’ve probably heard real estate professionals and laymen alike talking cap rates in discussions concerning commercial real estate sales and values. If you have no idea what they’re talking about, don’t worry. While cap rates can be useful they don’t account for one of the greatest benefits of real estate investment: cash flows.
The cash flow model is one of the key tools used by investors to analyze an investment’s profit potential. The 4 components of the cash flow model are:
- Initial investment – The amount of capital that an investor must put down to purchase the property. Investors can pay all cash or finance a portion of the purchase.
- Cash flows from operations during the holding period – The money produced by the investment through rental income. Cash flows can be positive or negative depending on occupancy and operating expenses.
- Cash flow from disposition (sale proceeds) – The amount received after the cost of sale, payment of the mortgage balance (if financed), and taxes.
- Holding period – How long the investor owns the property. This could also be described as how long the investor intends to own the property. Market conditions can change causing property values to increase or decrease, which may cause an investor to reevaluate when to sell.
When this information is known investors can compare investment alternatives and choose the option that provides the highest rate of return (based on their projections).


Transformative cell and gene therapies represent a new frontier of medicine.They offer hope for many patients, particularly those affected by rare diseases. Gene therapies are a success story of the 21st century, with exciting treatment options in the pipeline for many diseases, such as rare bleeding disorders or different forms of neuromuscular disorders. Likewise, cell-based products are offering new hope for several conditions (e.g. CAR-Ts for certain blood cancers).
Cell and gene therapies have fundamentally different properties than medicines and surgery in that they treat the core underlying genetic causes of a disease rather than treating symptoms.
Gene therapy is the use of genetic material to treat genetic diseases. This may involve adding or replacing a wild type copy of the gene (gene addition or gene replacement) or altering a gene with mutation to the wild type gene (gene editing). The treatment may take place outside of the body (ex vivo) or inside the body (in vivo).
Cell therapy is the transfer of intact, live cells into a patient to help lessen or cure a disease. The cells may originate from the patient (autologous cells) or a donor (allogeneic cells). The cells used in cell therapy can be classified by their potential to transform into different cell types. Pluripotent cells can transform into any cell type in the body and multipotent cells can transform into other cell types, but their repertoire is more limited than that of pluripotent cells.


- Sybil, or, The Two Nations vol. 1
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Date Created:
- Sybil traces the plight of the working classes of England. As the title suggests, Disraeli is interested in dealing with the horrific conditions in which the majority of England's working classes lived — or, what is generally called the Condition of England Question.
- Social classes--fiction Poor families--fiction Rich people--fiction Landlord and tenant--fiction Chartism--fiction England Social conditions--fiction
- London: Henry Colburn
- Source Identifier:
Volume 1 of 3.
Volume 2: http://victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_112.html
Volume 3: http://victorianjewishwritersproject.org/items/vjwp_113.html
- Full-text Link:
- Preferred Citation:
- "Sybil, or, The Two Nations vol. 1", Victorian Jewish Writers Project, VJWP
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Within our Kindergarten Readiness and STEAM classes, early learning games and activities are a priority. A childhood favourite is “I Spy”. This game is a great way to keep our students connected to their learning and have fun. “I Spy” aims to help children improve language development, stimulate their minds and get familiar with their surroundings. It is also a great opportunity to work on their social skills when they play alongside other students in the classroom. They learn to take turns and practice amongst one another.
Beyond the classroom, we encourage parents to use “I Spy” as a visual learning tool in any environment. From inside your home, the grocery store, I SPY books or even magazines, “I Spy” can help strengthen their memory skills as they search for different shapes or images and learn how to discriminate between them.
Here’s an Oak Learner’s favourite used in Miss Doran’s Kindergarten Readiness Class! I Spy: Shapes Edition. This is a great activity for students to distinguish between shapes and colours!
Find some free printable worksheets to use at home at https://www.papertraildesign.com/i-spy-game-printables/
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In the 150 years since Darwin, evolutionary biology has proven as essential as it is controversial, a critical concept for answering questions about everything from the genetic code and the structure of cells to the reproduction, development, and migration of animal and plant life. But today, as David P. Mindell makes undeniably clear in The Evolving World, evolutionary biology is much more than an explanatory concept. It is indispensable to the world we live in. This book provides the first truly accessible and balanced account of how evolution has become a tool with applications that are thoroughly integrated, and deeply useful, in our everyday lives and our societies, often in ways that we do not realize.
When we domesticate wild species for agriculture or companionship; when we manage our exposure to pathogens and prevent or control epidemics; when we foster the diversity of species and safeguard the functioning of ecosystems: in each of these cases, Mindell shows us, evolutionary biology applies. It is at work when we recognize that humans represent a single evolutionary family with variant cultures but shared biological capabilities and motivations. And last but not least, we see here how evolutionary biology comes into play when we use knowledge of evolution to pursue justice within the legal system and to promote further scientific discovery through education and academic research.
More than revealing evolution’s everyday uses and value, The Evolving World demonstrates the excitement inherent in its applications—and convinces us as never before that evolutionary biology has become absolutely necessary for human existence.


This year’s ozone season starts Tuesday, when the North Carolina Division of Air Quality begins adding ozone information to its daily air quality forecast of fine particle matter, or PM2.5, pollution.
Ozone forms in the air when nitrogen oxides, or NOx, react with hydrocarbons on warm, sunny days with little wind.
The air quality forecast is available on the AIR tool website, DAQ’s website or the AirNow site. Next day and extended forecast are issued by 3 p.m. with a morning update by 10 a.m.
The division’s Twitter feed and Facebook account also provide forecast updates, information about active air quality alerts and opportunities to learn more about air quality issues.
The air quality forecast gives users up-to-date localized information for 91 counties and two ridge top zones, including the next day’s forecast.
In partnership with the North Carolina State Climate Office, the division developed in 2021 the Ambient Information Reporter (AIR) tool. This is a mobile-friendly website that provides real-time and historical air quality and meteorological observations, including data on satellite-detected fires and smoke. It also includes the latest air quality forecast with charts and graphs of hourly and daily data trends.
The division also developed the Ozone Design Value Predictor tool, an online mapping tool that displays current year and long-term trends in measured ozone data for all ozone monitors in the country. The tool provides an up-to-date snapshot of ozone monitor attainment status based on current-year ozone data.
Ozone was once the state’s most widespread air quality concern and contributor to breathing problems. In recent years, ozone continues to decline because of steady reductions in emissions from its primary air pollution sources: power plants, industry and motor vehicles, according to the division. The Environmental Protection Agency designated North Carolina in 2017 as attaining the 2015 ozone standard statewide. Since then, the state has maintained compliance with the standard.


Born: March 4, 1864 (Louisa County, Virginia)
Died: July 28, 1940 (Washington, D.C.)
Famous For/Known For:
United States Navy architect and engineer.
A Little About David W Taylor:
In 1885, Taylor graduated the head of his class from the United States Navy Academy, setting a scholarship record.
In 1888, he once again set a record by receiving the highest honors of the Royal Naval College.
In 1886, Taylor was appointed assistant naval constructor and by 1909 he was chief of the Navy’s Bureau of Construction and Repair.
He is responsible for the Taylor Standard Series Method which helps figure out ships flow resistance.
Taylor was assigned to find a way to make ships more sea worthy by creating better hull construction after the Titanic catastrophe.
For fifteen years, Taylor was in charge of the Experimental Model Basin.
In 1923, he retired from active service.
In 1939, The Navy’s Research and Development community named a model basin the David Taylor Model Basin.
In 1942, the ship, David W. Taylor (DD-551) was named in his honor. Also, an award given by the navy in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement was named David W. Taylor Award.
David W Taylor died at the age of 76.


Many courses with prerequisite requirements are subject to computerized prerequisite checking. Registration is blocked for students who do not meet prerequisite and/or corequisite requirements.
What are prerequisites?
A prerequisite is a condition of enrollment that a student is required to meet in order to demonstrate readiness for enrollment in a course or program. As an example, students must successfully complete Composition (ENGL 100) prior to enrolling in Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking (ENGL110). So, ENGL 100 is a prerequisite for ENGL 110. A prerequisite course must be completed successfully to enroll in the course which follows. Successful completion is defined as earning a grade of “C” or better. English and Math placement results can also be used to meet prerequisite skill levels.
What are corequisites?
A corequisite is a course that a student is required to take simultaneously in order to enroll in another course. WebSchedule publishes the course(s) with corequisite as a requirement.
What is recommended preparation?
Recommended preparation for a course or program is a condition that a student is advised, but not required, to meet before enrollment. There are no registration blocks on courses with recommended preparation only. However, students are strongly advised to meet the recommended preparation before enrolling into a course to be better prepared to successfully complete the course.
How can I meet prerequisite requirements and be cleared to register for classes?
There are four ways students can meet prerequisite requirements:
- Complete the prerequisite course(s) within the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCD) system, with a grade of “C” or higher, or CR (Credit) / or P (Pass); OR
- Complete English and Math placements within the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCD); OR
- Complete the prerequisite course at another regionally accredited college/university in the United States.; OR
- Meet prerequisites through the completion of Alternate Placement Exam (i.e. AP, IB, SAT, ACT).
Students may petition for prerequisite clearance by following the Prerequisite Equivalency Process.


Mountain Gorilla Duo Notebooks. Cover printed front and back and perfect bound. 5.5 x 7.75 lined notebook and 8 x 10 blank sketchbook.
Original artwork © 2008 Samara E. King & TwoBee, LLC rendered in color pencil for the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
There are two species of gorilla: eastern and western. The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is a sub-species of the eastern gorilla. As their name implies, mountain gorillas live in forests high in the mountains, at elevations of 8,000 to 13,000 feet. They have thicker fur compared to other great apes that helps them survive conditions where temperatures often drop below freezing. Since the discovery of the mountain gorilla subspecies in 1902, its population has endured years of war, hunting, habitat destruction and disease - threats so severe that some believed the species would be extinct by the end of the 20th century. Mountain gorillas are listed as "Endangered" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Learn more about gorilla conservation at: https://www.waza.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Waza_Magayzine_11.pdf
S4C (Shops4Conservation) supports the work of conservation organizations saving species in the wild. 50% [GP] of all sales go directly to on-the-ground efforts that protect wildlife and empower communities.


Ocelots are cats that are roughly double the size of a normal house cat.1 They can be found in the south of Texas and all the way down to the north of Argentina.2 These cats have protected status in many of the places they live.1
Ocelots are carnivores and have great adaptations to eat rabbits, fish, frogs, birds, monkeys, and more. They have pointed fangs and sharp back teeth. Their teeth aren’t made for chewing, but for killing and tearing. So instead of chewing their food, they’ll just rip pieces off and swallow the pieces whole.1 In turn, predators to the ocelot are big cats, snakes like anacondas, and harpy eagles.2
When it comes to territory, they’ll share with other cats like mountain lions and jaguars because they usually go after different prey. Males will share territories with several females, but not with other males.2 Ocelots tend to be most active at night and are usually elusive. However, they may be spotted outside during the day if it’s overcast. These cats are very good at swimming, climbing, and jumping.2
Hunting has been a huge risk to their numbers – due to people wanting their fur – and they’re actually endangered in Texas.1 Other risks to them include the building of roads, agriculture, and urbanization. These all destroy their habitats and they need dense cover to survive.2&3 Overall, they’re considered of “Least Concern”, according to the IUCN, but have a decreasing population.1
Which feline carnivore has been your favorite so far? Read about all of them here: Leopard, Mountain Lion, Lynx, Bobcat.


Herbert Hoover wrote The Challenge to Liberty in 1934, in response to much of the regimentation of the New Deal. As background, Hoover thought the Great Depression to be the result of a global disorder leftover from the expenses and debt of WW I. FDR thought the causes more domestic, and acted accordingly. Hoover feared these changes of the FDR administration went far beyond solving current problems and redefined the relation of our government to the American people, with perilous consequences. As serious as the Depression was he thought FDR was applying a bad long term solution to a shorter term problem. Liberty was too important to experiment with.
We tend to dismiss Hoover’s opinions because of his association with the Great Depression, but this would be short sighted. Hoover was certainly no laissez faire capitalist and had no ideology against government involvement in proper regulation. His writings clarified his opinion of the proper role of government, and warned of its excesses.
From Challenge to Liberty:
In the pressure of the times many people analyze our difficulties of today as if they were due to inherent and incurable defects in the economic system of Liberty. They greatly confuse as apparent defects the weaknesses of individuals which will appear in any system, or the many transitory inheritances of wars and its emotional aftershocks. Our people demand violent action in the cure of economic wounds when in fact their cure should be like those of bodily wounds. They must often be cured by building up the cells of the economic body under careful nursing and antiseptics, rather than by surgery and patent medicines. In Liberty alone do the economic cells have the motivation and stimulation to action; repression kills them. And we should distinguish between economic wounds and economic disease. And above all we must beware of economic hypochondriacs.


Learning to Code with Osmo
Kids want to spend more time in playing and sometimes it isn’t easy to encourage your kids to spend more time in studying. It’s exciting there are so many fun learning games, apps, and videos to help kids learn AND play. We’ve been fans of OSMO for a while now. They have lots of different programs that teach many important skills all while keeping it fun and entertaining. Recently we received the new Osmo coding kit and I think this is our favorite so far!
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What is Osmo coding kit?
The Osmo Coding Kit includes 3 games that will all teach your kids how to code, a very important skill! Designed for ages 5–10, Coding Starter Kit builds coding skills in progression each game. Not only will your child learn to code, but they will have so much fun doing it by connecting colorful blocks of code in the physical world to chart the adventure on their screen.
Children will learn logic, coding fundamentals, basics of programming, solve coding puzzles, teamwork, listening, critical thinking, observation, creative problem solving, music creation & pattern recognition. Osmo sees and reacts to real-life movement. Geared towards children & love of learning.
Three hands-on coding games are included in this kit:
- Coding Awbie
- Coding Duo
- Coding jam
What’s in the box:
- Osmo Base & Reflector for iPad (iPad not included)
- 31 tangible coding blocks including: Walk, Jump, Hand, Magic, Rest, Quantifiers (Numbers), Repeat, Subroutines
- Stackable storage for game pieces
- 3 Game Apps: Coding Awbie, Coding Jam & Coding Duo.
Our favorite features:
- Easy to use and set up.
- It’s fun for kids, they actually want to play.
- Kids can plat solo and play with others; both options are available.
- There are 60+ puzzles and 500+ levels that increase their love for learning and exploring new things.
- It’s a unique concept and it does make you think a little bit more.
- You get a weekly summary update that includes exactly what your kiddo did all week.
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An excerpt from the Coaching for Calm and Confidence™ Program
Understanding confidence allows us to create and nurture a confident presence.
A confident presence conveys two things: 1. a sense of assurance in a purpose, and 2. focused attention outward rather than on the self. A confident presence conveys to others a feeling of trust. Others feel comfortable relying on a confident person.
For a better understanding of confidence, consider self-doubt and self-consciousness as opposites of confidence. Self-doubt and self-consciousness provide a landscape against which confidence stands out. The focus of attention is not on the self in a person with a confident presence. In addition, a person with a confident presence certainly is open to other perspectives, but they do not waffle and are not chameleons. Confidence is maximized when there is truth, not just opinion, inherent in what the confident person stands for.
Confidence is also different from arrogance or self-importance. Arrogance is an exaggerated sense of self-importance—again the focus of attention is back on the self in the case of arrogance. Arrogance contributes to a lack of openness to other perspectives. When we maintain a perspective of arrogance we essentially separate ourselves from others. So guess what gets conveyed to others? Distance gets conveyed. Arrogance also leads to anger, anxiety, or both when the stakes the arrogant person have claimed are challenged or threatened. We don’t want this.


Coal in the 21st Century: Energy Needs, Chemicals and Environmental Controls
Liquid Fuels and Chemical Feedstocks
Published:02 Oct 2017
Special Collection: 2017 ebook collection , ECCC Environmental eBooks 1968-2022
C. E. Snape, in Coal in the 21st Century: Energy Needs, Chemicals and Environmental Controls, ed. R. E. Hester and R. M. Harrison, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017, pp. 173-197.
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Coal can react directly with hydrogen to cleave C–C bonds and remove heteroatoms (O, N and S), which is referred to as “direct liquefaction”. Such processes are catalyzed and involve more than one stage and generate distillates in high yield. Alternatively, coal can be gasified with steam into a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, known as synthesis gas or “syngas”, which then can be converted with suitable catalysts into a wide variety of fuels and chemical feedstocks by what is commonly referred to as Fischer–Tropsch or FT synthesis. This route is known as “indirect liquefaction”, which is mature in the sense that commercial plants are currently operating using this process, notably the SASOL process in South Africa. This contrasts with direct liquefaction where, despite the intensive process development that has occurred with a number of demonstration plants being operated, high capital costs and current low oil prices have prevented commercial plants coming into operation using this process, with the exception of the Shenhua plant in China. Despite the uncertain outlook, a major development programme since the 1970s, triggered by rapid increases in oil prices, has led to the severity of the process conditions being reduced considerably and a much greater understanding of the underlying chemistry has been gained, which provides the main focus for this overview. The impact of coal structure, solvent composition and catalysis on the conversion of coal to liquids is described, together with the chemical nature of the heavy intermediates and final distillate products.


We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
Many political decisions that are made today will primarily influence future generations. This is especially true when it comes to the issues of sustainability and environmental protection.
We have discovered that stewardship and legacy concerns, for example, can guide how citizens express generosity to future generations.
What we don’t know enough about is how previous generations influence our current decisions.
Here’s why it matters: Many stories from our ancestors were designed to keep younger generations from repeating the mistakes of the past. But in an era where the closest we get to modern folktales are TED talks, are our future generations at risk of losing touch with the lessons of the past? We live at a faster pace than decades ago, leaving little time to discuss ancestry. Oral traditions risk being drowned out by informal digital communication such as texts or chats.
Researchers know that the intentions of past generations are important.
When we know that previous generations intended to behave generously, we are more likely to pay it forward and act generously to future generations.
In 2020, family health has now come to the forefront of our family life. Medical information is readily shared. But it cannot stop there. The opportunity to share family histories and heritage – and teach our children the trades of their ancestors is now, in order to preserve Our Future for future generations.
Paid for by Friends of Claire Carroll, PO Box 164, Hana, HI 96713. Copyright 2020.


Episode #3 of the course “The basics of English writing”
You’ve got your building blocks at the ready—now let’s learn how to lay them out in order to build something meaningful.
This chart helps with the basic parts of speech:
There are 4 basic types of sentences:
• Declarative sentence: A statement | I enjoy driving quickly.
• Imperative sentence: A command | Drive faster.
• Interrogative sentence: A question | Why aren’t you driving faster?
• Exclamatory sentence: A sentence that expresses great emotion | Slow down!
All sentences have a subject and a predicate. That is, all sentences have someone or something (subject) and what it is they’re doing (predicate). There’s a star and there’s action.
There’s a lot more to basic grammar and sentence structure but not nearly enough space or time to go over it. Mastering these rules is a great first step, but I encourage you to explore English grammar on your own.
“How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One” by Stanley Fish
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Cells to Self: Exhibits
Cells to Self developed new exhibits to supplement the Exploratorium’s existing collection on genetics and embryonic development. The new experiences explore how cells move, divide, interact, and respond to their surroundings, as well as how cells work in concert in the individual organism—the self.
The art pieces in Cells to Self offer surprising and provocative perspectives on the role of genetics in human biology and identity.
Twenty different sculptural portraits created from the same person's DNA.
Artist-in-residence Heather Dewey-Hagborg and Chelsea E. Manning
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Jigsaw puzzles of identical twins, swapping every other piece.
Artist Alma Haser
Many of the new exhibits use live organisms, are based on active areas of scientific research, and incorporate authentic scientific instruments.
Ordinarily, the world around you is lit by light of many different colors. When this many-colored light bounces off of things, some colors get absorbed, while others get reflected. It’s the light reflecting off objects that give them their apparent color. For example, a sweater looks red because it reflects red light into your eyes.
In this room, there is no red light to bounce off of things and make them look red. There’s no blue light or green light either. With only a single color to absorb or reflect, objects look to be more or less the same color.


|Glenfarg History - The North British Railway|
An important part of Glenfarg's more recent history was the coming of the railway, the changes it brought to the area, and its demise in the Beeching era. Find out about the railway, hear the memories of the residents who remember the station and saw it disappear, and learn how you can still follow the line of the railway today.
The Line. In 1890, the North British Railway opened a line to Perth to coincide with the completion of the Forth Rail Bridge.The line ran from Mawcarse Junction to Bridge of Earn via Glenfarg. It had been no easy task. North British Railway experienced problems because of the landscape, which required 2 tunnels within 4 miles. These tunnels can still be explored today - but take a stong torch and wear wellie boots!
Glenfarg Station was built to serve this upland area on the site called Damhead. The settlement that rapidly grew up around it became equally rapidly known as Glenfarg. The village thrived, with up to four hotels at its peak. Some of the village's more unexpected buildings reflect the wealth at the time: including what used to be the Arngask Library, built in 1892, and Arngask Parish Church build in 1908.
The village benefited from a station until the line was closed to passengers in 1964. The railway itself was closed in 1970, part of its track then being used for the M90 motorway.
Glenfarg Village Train Stop Garden – the idea of local voluntary group Glenfarg and Duncrievie in Bloom (GDIB) – reflects the important historic role the railway played in the growth of the community in the 19th century. A specially commissioned panel with historic photographs of Glenfarg explains the village's railway heritage.


In June 2016, the International Symposium for Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR9) convened in Mexico City, Mexico to discuss sustainable groundwater management and the role of managed aquifer recharge. As groundwater becomes more heavily relied upon, proper measures need to be enacted and followed in order to prevent depletion and degradation in many areas of the world. Thus, the scientists who attended the conference produced six key policy directives to inform, engage, and mobilize decision-makers and the public on this critical issue.
Firstly, governments must recognize groundwater as critically important, finite, valuable and vulnerable resources. Though renewable, groundwater is susceptible to depletion, and groundwater is poorly understood because it is hidden underground. As a result, governments must pay heightened attention to the issue and halt the chronic depletion of groundwater in aquifers on a global basis. High levels of abstraction have already caused loss of groundwater storage, water quality degradation, and seawater intrusion, impacting wide communities reliant on the resource. Actions must be taken to achieve sustainability in the next 25 years.
Secondly, these systems need to be well understood in order to properly provide effective management. The government and the private sector should help provide the resources and technology to support academia and research with adequate tools and means. By the creation of integrated water resource frameworks, groundwater management institutions will be able to conduct studies, register and monitor wells, regulate extraction, and freely share data. Governments need to provide support in this endeavor to promote sustainability.
Additionally, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) should be further explored and applied globally, as it is a versatile technology that helps to increase the storage and availability of water from aquifers. It should be implemented where economically viable in suitable aquifers and where excess surface waters or recycled water of adequate quality is available.
Finally, the most important directive for effective groundwater management is collaboration at multiple levels, robust stakeholder participation and community engagement. By following these recommendations, groundwater can be preserved for future generations.
See here for more details: ISMAR9 Call to action – Sustainable Groundwater Management Policy Directives


Bookended by Fort Mason and Fisherman’s Wharf, this waterfront park has been a favorite recreational spot since the Civil War. Although plans were unsuccessfully proposed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., in 1866 and Daniel Burnham in 1905, ultimately citizen advocacy led to the park’s development in the 1920s. Aquatic Park Pier (initially Municipal Pier) was completed in 1934, incorporating an innovative baffle system to protect the cove for recreation. In 1935 the Works Progress Administration began developing the park by constructing a stepped sea wall and grading the shoreline. The park’s bathhouse, stadia overlooking the water, two speaker towers, and curved beach and pier were designed by William Mooser and his son William Mooser, Jr., in the Art Deco style. The structures were complemented by a curvilinear planting bed and open lawns designed by engineer John Punnett in 1937. Following the park’s military occupation during World War II, the San Francisco Maritime Museum opened in the former bathhouse building in 1951. In 1962 the construction of Victorian Park, east of the bathhouse, incorporated designs by Thomas Church, including historically referential cobblestone paths and ornamental ironworks. Most of the original design for Aquatic Park, and Victorian Park within it, remains extant.
Bound between the Maritime Museum to the east and a cable car turnaround to the west, Victorian Park slopes down from a formal walkway towards a beachfront promenade. The arcing, 60-foot-wide Aquatic Park Pier runs a quarter mile, halfway around the cove, providing exceptional views of San Francisco Bay. Located within the Aquatic Park National Historic Landmark District, Aquatic Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park was created in 1988 as a separate administrative unit of the National Park Service.


Healthwise: Tips from a doctor to keep hikers out of the ER
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - “Be Prepared” is not just a motto for the Boy Scouts. It is the smart thing to do before you plan to hike anywhere.
Dr. Brian Kendall, an emergency medicine doctor at Texas Tech Physicians, says he sees a variety of medical issues in the emergency room due to common mistakes people make before a hike.
“Not wearing proper equipment, so not having proper footwear,” he said. “Not knowing the trail that they’re going to be going on. And the difficulty level that that trail is going to be. I think not taking water is a big one, too.”
People who start their hikes well-hydrated are more likely to perform better.
In addition, dehydration can sneak up on a hiker while on the trail; the condition can take its toll.
“If you’re dehydrated, your brain isn’t gonna be able to function as well, your heart won’t be able to function as well, your kidneys won’t function as well,” he said.
A multiple-day excursion calls for more than just water. Kendall recommends taking along electrolyte tablets to add to the water to keep a hiker at their best.
Every hiker also needs quick access to a first aid kit. The kit should include Advil or Tylenol for headaches, Benadryl for an allergic reaction along with anti-itching cream, anti-nausea medication and, of course, many bandages.
“Gauze, bandages and ace wraps, you can use those for a lot of different thing, like making a sling, or bandaging a wound or use it to help splint an ankle or a knee,” Kendall stated.
If a hiker does not have time for a first aid course before the hike, Kendall said many YouTube videos on first aid are available to help a hiker feel more confident in their basic first aid techniques.
Finally, it is always better to hike with a buddy. Hiking with a friend and telling others when and where the hike will be taking place could be the one tip that saves someone’s life in an emergency.
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The most elusive wildlife species tend to be found in untouched, boundless environments. To set eyes on these species requires world-class guides and trusted contacts in remote places; people who understand the landscape and behavioural traits of the local fauna better than any others. We have been fortunate to work with a handful of such talented individuals, who monitor and protect animals in a variety of environments. These are six unforgettable wildlife experiences we are able to work into our innovative travel experiences:
Located in the northern extremities of the world, to visit Svalbard is to step into an environment far better suited to polar bears than humans. And to see them in their natural habitat is to appreciate their innate ability to survive in one of the most hostile and raw places on Earth. Depending on the time of year, you will track the bears on sleds pulled by huskies, on snowmobiles, or by zodiac boats, allowing you to get into otherwise inaccessible locations. Each sighting of a polar bear is a special moment.
Zambia’s bat migration is one of the natural world’s most incredible sightings, as some eight million giant fruit bats descend into a small area of Kasanka National Park each year to feed. The sky is turned dark with bats each morning and evening and the sound of screeching is gloriously deafening. You’ll scale wooden ladders into the forest canopy to get amongst the action and watch eagles crashing into the swarms to tackle the bats on the wing.
Snow leopards have adapted to survive in one of the harshest environments on Earth, notably the wild, snow-capped mountain ranges in the northern reaches of India. Catching a glimpse of these majestic creatures requires patience, fitness, and a guide who has an in-depth knowledge of the region. Pelorus works with the guides who helped the BBC Natural History unit track and film snow leopards for Planet Earth, and while a sighting can never be guaranteed, these people offer the best opportunity to see one in its natural habitat.


No visit to the Cameron Highlands is complete without watching the Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris tahanensis). Food for such a common bird is not well documented. Wells 2007 says “no animal prey as yet identified” for this species locally. They are a common participant of mixed foraging party (bird wave) and often call out while in a mixed group. Much of the foraging I have seen them do is scrambling about in the undergrowth, searching the vegetation. Hence I suspect prey that is taken is not easily seen. I have observed more episodes of fruit feeding than animal prey. The above image shows a female feeding on pink-white fruit on a large tree (unidentified plant).
Previous food sources I have observed include:
- Taking orange-red berries off a bush (unidentified plant).
- Fledged juveniles was fed purple berries (unidentified plant); did not seen any animal prey fed to young.
- Unidentified orange berries (a favourite of many species, not a ficus)
- Feeding on a large green caterpillar.
- Feeding on worm/larvae.
- Insect prey, possibly a spider.
Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Location: 1,700m ASL, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
Habitat: Primary montane forest
Date: 12th November 2019
Equipment: Equipment: Nikon D500 SLR with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR, handheld with Rode VideoMic Pro Plus Shotgun Microphone
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Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccine each fall.
How Do You Know if it is the Flu?
- Body aches and pains
- Cough and chest discomfort which may become severe
- Early and significant exhaustion
- Fatigue and weakness that may last up to 2–3 weeks
- High fever (102–104 degrees F) for 3–4 days
- Occasional stuffy nose, sneezing and sore throat
What to Do if You Get the Flu?
- Consider layered apparel for body temperature changes.
- Do not share cups and eating utensils.
- Do not take aspirin products without physician approval.
- Drink plenty of fluids.
- Get plenty of rest.
- Over-the-counter cold or cough medicines may also relieve some flu symptoms. Check with your doctor.
- Sleep and take it easy.
- Take acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) or ibuprofen (such as Advil or Motrin) to relieve your fever and aches.
- Wash your hands frequently.
Most people who get the flu recover without having to see their healthcare provider. If your flu symptoms worsen, you have a high temperature for more than a few days, or if you seem better but then feel worse, call your healthcare provider right away.
Interested in Learning More About the Flu?
- Visit Flu.gov
- For the most current information about influenza in Florida, please see Florida's Weekly Surveillance Report, the Florida Flu Review.
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2017, Vol. 2, Issue 1
Women and physical activity related issues
Author(s): Jayabharathi A
There is an international consensus that participation in physical activities can offer a great deal to individuals, communities and nations. Evidence suggests that from an early age, differences in gender-based attitudes towards and opportunities for sports and physical activities can have a significant influence on children’s participation. This may, in turn, affect later involvement in physically active lifestyles, and the social and health benefits that may result for them. Age is the dominant biological determinant of physical activity in girls. Overall, levels of activity steadily decline from about 6 years of age until adolescence, when activity levels drop more steeply. Whether this decline ought to be understood solely in terms of biological influences is dubious, and it is, perhaps, noteworthy that the decline in sporting or physical activities among girls around 11 or 12 years occurs almost simultaneously with the period when gender ideology sharply interacts with socialisation influences. Historically, physical assertion was considered as being harmful to girls’ overall development and the social understanding of ‘motherhood’ dictated that girls were seen as passive carers rather than as active providers. Evidence tends to suggest that many of these values are still supported and it is the early experiences of girls which often provide the foundation for future participation. Women’s participation in sport has a long history. It is a history marked by division and discrimination but also one filled with major accomplishments by female athletes and important advances for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. In addition to benefits for women and girls themselves, women’s increased involvement can promote positive development in sport by providing alternative norms, values, attitudes, knowledge, capabilities and experiences.
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How to cite this article:
Jayabharathi A. Women and physical activity related issues. Int J Physiol Nutr Phys Educ 2017;2(1):444-446.


The Importance of Retail Price
“The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you’re eating into your reputation or your profits.” – Katherine Paine
Your Retail Price is the dollar price you direct distributors (Bike Shops) to sell your products to customers. The distributor receives a percentage of the Retail Price (known as Retail Margin) and you receive the remaining amount (known as Wholesale Price).
Retail Price is usually a key determinant of Consumer Demand and is critical to maximizing your Sales Revenue and Profit. Therefore, carefully thinking about your pricing strategy is important to your company’s overall success!
The most common Pricing Methods are:
- Mark-up: Fixed margin on costs
- Target Return: Return/margin required by the company
- Perceived Value: What the consumer is willing to pay
- Going Rate: What is being charged in the market
Your Retail Price should not be set without regard for the price sensitivity of consumers (see Market Information Report) and the prices of your competitor’s products (see Market Summary Report).
Your Retail Price must also align with the overall marketing and company strategy. For example a Low Retail Price would require a High Volume of Unit Sales, as such, you would need to consider how this would impact marketing expenditure and operations decisions (i.e. Factory Capacity and Efficiency).
Pricing Example in our MikesBikes Introduction to Business Simulation:
Pricing Example in our MikesBikes Advanced Strategic Management Simulation:
Pricing Example in our Music2Go Marketing Simulation:
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Sengai Gibon (仙厓 義梵, 1750–1837) was a Japanese monk of the Rinzai school (one of three main schools of Zen Buddhism in Japan, the others being the Sōtō school and the much smaller Ōbaku school). He was known for his controversial teachings and writings, as well as for his lighthearted sumi-e paintings. After spending half of his life in Nagata near Yokohama, he secluded himself in Shōfuku-ji in Fukuoka, the first Zen temple in Japan, where he spent the rest of his life.
Though the Rinzai sect is particularly known for its hard-to-understand teachings, Sengai tried to make them accessible to the public.
One of his most notable paintings depicts a circle, a square and a triangle. Sengai left the painting without a title or inscription, save for his signature. The painting is often called "Maru-Sankaku-Shikaku", written as "〇△□", or "The Universe" when referred to in English.
My play with brush and ink is not calligraphy nor painting; yet unknowing people mistakenly think: this is calligraphy, this is painting.— Sengai Gibon


M Theory (the Theory Formerly Known as Strings)
Superunification underwent a major paradigm shift in 1984 when eleven-dimensional supergravity was knocked off its pedestal by ten-dimensional superstrings. This last year has witnessed a new shift of equal proportions: perturbative ten-dimensional superstrings have in their turn been superseded by a new nonperturbative theory called M theory, which describes supermembranes and superfivebranes, which subsumes all five consistent string theories and whose low energy limit is, ironically, eleven-dimensional supergravity. In particular, six-dimensional string/string duality follows from membrane/fivebrane duality by compactifying M theory on S1/Z2×K3 (heterotic/heterotic duality) or S1×K3 (Type IIA/heterotic duality) or S1/Z2×T4 (heterotic/Type IIA duality) or S1×T4 (Type IIA/Type IIA duality).
International Journal of Modern Physics A
- Pub Date:
- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- Version to appear in I.J.M.P.A. References added


A new exhibit Get Out the Vote: Suffrage and Disenfranchisement in America is now open in Hornbake Library!
Get Out the Vote showcases items from the Special Collections and University Archives that illustrate the history of voting rights in America, beginning with pre-revolutionary documents and continuing through to the 2020 elections. Throughout the exhibit visitors can explore the work of organizers and organizations who worked to educate, register, and increase the turnout of voters across America. Voting rights milestones, including the 15th, 19th, and 26th amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 are also highlighted.
At the heart of the fight for voting rights are the advocates and grassroots organizations who have demanded expanding the right to vote. Their individual and collective voices have driven major changes to American voting rights, moving the nation closer to the ideal of “one person, one vote.” Explore the exhibit to learn more about the work of Frederick Douglass, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, League of Women Voters, Pauli Murray, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Frontlash, MaryPIRG, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, and more.
We welcome everyone to come see the exhibit! Visit the exhibit gallery in Hornbake Library North, Monday – Friday, between 10am and 4pm. If you would like to inquire about tours or access the exhibit outside those hours, contact us.
You can also explore the Get Out the Vote: Suffrage and Disenfranchisement in America online exhibit anytime.


(1170?–1220?). Perhaps the greatest of the Middle High German epic poets was Wolfram von Eschenbach. His Parzival is one of the most profound literary works of the Middle Ages.
Born in about 1170, Wolfram was an impoverished Bavarian knight who apparently served a series of Franconian lords: Abensberg, Wildenberg, and Wertheim are among the places he names in his work. He also knew the court of the landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia, where he met the great medieval lyric poet Walther von der Vogelweide.
Wolfram’s surviving literary works all bear the stamp of his original personality. They consist of eight lyric poems, chiefly Tagelieder (Dawn Songs), about the parting of lovers at morning; Parzival; the unfinished epic Willehalm, which tells the history of the crusader William of Orange; and short fragments of another epic, the so-called Titurel, which is based on a tragic love story from Parzival.
Parzival, probably written between 1200 and 1210, is a poem of 25,000 lines in 16 books. Likely based on Le Conte du Graal (The Story of the Grail, also known as the Tale of Perceval), an unfinished romance by 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, it introduced the theme of the Holy Grail into German literature. The poem is in part a religious allegory describing the hero’s painful journey from utter ignorance and naïveté to spiritual awareness.
Wolfram died in about 1220. His influence on later poets was profound. Along with Hartmann von Aue and Gottfried von Strassburg, he is a member of the great triumvirate of Middle High German epic poets.


Why 3D Print a hockey puck? Why not! When you have access to industry leading 3D printing and rapid prototyping technology its hard not to combine it with a passion for sports.
This year has been a big one for the good old hockey game. With crowdsourcing platforms continuing to support the development of innovative ideas, and the recent availability of Kickstarter in Canada, it was only a matter of time until individuals (especially Canadians) looked to improve the game we love.
To commemorate the start of the 2013 NHL hockey season we 3D printed a hockey puck. We tried to mimic the original concept of a hockey puck to portray the use of rapid prototyping equipment in sports. Although we didn’t make any significant changes to puck design, it left us wondering whether or not it could be changed. Is the traditional puck the optimal choice?
Ice hockey pucks that we are used to seeing were standardized around 1885. That means the original design has held up for almost 130 years! A standard ice hockey puck is made of vulcanized rubber, is 1 inch (25mm) thick, 3 inches (76mm) in diameter and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces.
We decided to test the durability and performance of our materials in the form of a puck. We 3D printed a digital mix of VeroWhitePlus and TangoBlackPlus at a shore value of A95. This gave it some flexibility, as we tried to mimic vulcanized rubber.
Next, we got Jeff Prendergast a former AHL player, to test our 3D print. He fired almost 20 shots. We asked him to ring some off the post, crossbar, glass, boards, and obviously, the net. Our puck not only held up, but performed remarkably! It was left with a few minor scratches and bruises.
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The 305-year-old royal patent for the original production of Aga cast iron cookware has been unearthed in the National Archives.
The patent is contained in a letter of 1707 from Queen Anne to industrial pioneer Abraham Darby, who had a foundry in Coalbrookdale in Shropshire and who played a key role in the birth of the Industrial Revolution. The patent granted Darby the exclusive right to make iron cooking pots and other forms of cookware using sand and a casting box for a period of 14 years.
The sand-mould casting method proved more efficient than using the traditional loam or clay, and also produced a better product.
The parchment document was discovered by an historian researching the history of Aga, which still uses Darby’s method of manufacture in its Coalbrookdale foundry today.
Said Aga Cookshop commercial manager Caroline Smith: “The discovery of the parchment in the National Archives comes during a year when the nation is celebrating the very best of all that is British, from its monarchy and culture to its sporting talent.
“When it was granted, this patent was intended to initiate the manufacture of high quality cast iron pots for sale in the UK market and, in time, satisfy foreign markets.”


Start scouting now for sorghum headworms
It is important to monitor flowering/heading sorghum fields for corn earworm, also known as sorghum headworm. Flowering sorghum heads sampled so far this year indicate that headworm populations are just getting started throughout north central Kansas.
There are multiple generations of this pest each summer and later generations will infest sorghum heads. The head capsule is light brown, and the body color varies from pink to green to brown with light and dark stripes along the length of the body. Larvae can be 1.5 inches long at maturity.
Figure 1. Sorghum headworm (corn earworm). Photo by K-State Research and Extension.
Infestations are common throughout Kansas, and sorghum is vulnerable to infestation from bloom through milk stages. Larvae are active from August to October. Generally, expect a loss of 5% yield per larva, per head. So, one larva per head will result in 5 percent yield loss, two in larvae per head, 10% loss, and so on.
Producers should begin scouting fields now to detect headworms while they are still small. The decision to treat should balance the expected yield and crop value against treatment cost and the amount of damage that can be prevented. The average size of larvae at detection is a key consideration, because less will be gained by treating older, larger larvae.
Please refer to the 2017 Sorghum Insect Management Guide for specific control recommendations.
Jeff Whitworth, Extension Entomology
Holly Schwarting, Entomology Research Associate


This is an easy kid-friendly kitchen activity, a lesson in botany and a perfect way to introduce young eaters to the flavor of pesto. It’s also a great way to add a touch of whimsy to your springtime menu.
It’s difficult to call a plant with such a whimsical shape serious eats but fiddlehead ferns or fiddlehead greens have antioxidant properties that rival the nutritional benefits of spinach and blueberries. High in iron, fiber, potassium, phosphorous and magnesium, fiddleheads have been part of traditional diets in much of Northern France since the beginning of the middle ages, as well as among Native Americans for centuries. Locally harvested in Canada and New England in late April and early May fiddlehead ferns are a popular edible plant among foragers who look for the tightly coiled bright green unfurled frond of the Ostrich fern on the forest floor. Their plump curved top resembles a shepherds crook (crozier) or the scrolled ornamentation at the end of a violin, hence the name fiddlehead. Harvesting the fronds requires a demonstrated knowledge of wild plants as incidences of food poisoning and serious illness due to improper picking, preserving or cooking of fiddlehead ferns have been reported.
Wanting to pay homage to this rite of spring but not wanting to tamper with nature, I decided to create a reasonable facsimile of the fiddlehead using Pillsbury prepackaged breadstick dough and basil pesto.
Recipe for Fiddlehead Fern Bread Sticks
Open package and unroll the bread dough sticks. Spread the top third of the each stick of dough with a small amount of basil pesto. Roll top third of the dough into a fiddlehead scroll , arrange on baking sheet and bake according to package directions.


Protecting personal information and ensuring data privacy with advanced E-Identity security features such as biometrics, multi-factor authentication, encryption, and regular security audits.
E-Identity, or electronic identity, refers to the digital representation of an individual’s identity. It can include personal information such as name, date of birth, and address, as well as identification numbers and digital credentials. E-Identity can be used for a variety of purposes, such as online banking, e-commerce, and government services.
Identity and data management is the process of creating, maintaining, and securing an individual’s digital identity and personal information. This can include tasks such as creating and verifying identity credentials, storing and protecting personal information, and controlling access to that information.
E-Identity systems include various methods for verifying the identity of an individual such as biometrics, multi-factor authentication, and knowledge-based authentication.
E-Identity systems allow individuals to store and manage their personal information, such as personal details, identification documents and other relevant information.
E-Identity systems include mechanisms to control access to personal information, enabling individuals to share only the necessary information with the right people, at the right time, while keeping the rest of their information private.
E-Identity systems include various security features such as encryption, firewalls, and intrusion detection to protect personal information from unauthorized access and breaches.


Electromagnetics plays a major role in communication and is an essential part of most areas in Electrical Engineering. Microwaves are the vehicles that carry our messages. Antennas launch and capture these waves; they are transmitted within systems by means of cables, transmission lines, waveguides, or optical techniques. Propagation between systems takes place in the atmosphere, sometimes through the earth or the ocean. The propagation is accompanied by reflections from the ionosphere, refraction and bending in nonuniform media. The design of systems requires thorough knowledge of these phenomena.
Recent problems in this area involve the use of higher frequencies to accommodate wider bandwidths and transmit more messages. The use of optical frequencies with the advent of the laser requires new types of waveguides: fibers and quasi-optical guides. Satellites play an increasing role in communication, replacing cables and earth-bound microwave links. They will require more sophisticated antennas to fully realize their capabilities.
A form of communication that is growing in importance is commonly called "remote sensing." It consists of sending known signals through the medium to be analyzed and interpreting the received signals in terms of the medium's properties. Radar is an example of remote sensing where distance and velocity of a target are deduced from a received echo. Ionospheric sounding is another example. Remote sensing can be used to explore the underground or to "look" inside the human body with obvious application to medicine. The area is in active development, and with the help of modern computers and techniques such as holography, one can hope to see the invisible.
The opportunities for invention and for imaginative work, in this area as well as others, are greater than ever because the base on which to build is wider than ever. This also means that the various areas of engineering interact more strongly with each other and that one should avoid becoming a narrow specialist.
An undergraduate curriculum in Electromagnetics prepares students entering many different professional fields including antennas, microwave, radar and communication, optics, wave scattering and propagation, and microwave solid-state devices.
List of Suggested Courses
Other Suggested Technical Electives
ECE 442, ECE 457, ECE 458, Math 446, Physics 402 and special electromagnetic courses offered under ECE 498


Drinker of blood, devourer of hearts, carnivore... these are but three epithets given to Hekate, the goddess of the underworld. This sculpture, in which she is represented in triple form, is a Roman copy of an original from the hand of the Greek sculptor Alkamenes dating from around 420 B.C. On their heads, the three female figures were wearing the kalathos, the grain-measure, a reference both to the underworld and to the fertile soil from which grain shoots up.
Torches, serpents, daggers and keys were other emblems Hekate was depicted with. Hekate had the power to make souls return to earth, where theymanifested themselves as tormentors who brought on nightmares. They were considered to cause epilepsy andmadness. Hekate walked at night, assaulting victims whom she sucked dry like a vampire. She was also able to take on the shape of a black dog.
Sculptures were devoted to Hekate to propitiate her, in order that she would offer protection. This Roman copy shows the group leaning against a column, two figures holding their left hand before their chest, a pomegranate held between thumb and index finger. Originally, they held a torch in their right hand, the third woman holding a torch in both hands. They are wearing a polos, a low head-covering goddesses were often depicted with.


In 2006, environmental non-profit The Nature Conservancy purchased 13 permits to trawl for groundfish off the coast of California. The West Coast groundfish fishery, which includes more than 100 species, had just been declared a “federal economic disaster” with several species officially designated as overfished.
The Nature Conservancy wanted to manage the fishery in a way that was sensitive to at-risk species and habitats. At the time, vessels used paper logbooks to collect and report data in a process that had a lag time of several months. In order for data to effectively and efficiently inform management, this process needed to speed up significantly.
The solution was to develop an app called eCatch, which allows users to “capture, visualise and share logbook data” on any smartphone or tablet. The development of eCatch was facilitated by the emergence of mobile technology, cloud storage and accessible mapping interfaces on the internet. Vessels that used eCatch were required to share their data and in return could join a ‘risk pool’, where participants pooled together their quota of bycatch of overfished species.
Through the data provided in eCatch, fishers collaboratively mapped their fishing efforts and identified areas with greater risk of bycatch. As a result, fishers using eCatch caught 22.5% less overfished species than other groundfish trawlers. The collective of fishers was able to use this data to attain certification from Seafood Watch. In this way, eCatch demonstrates how “locally-owned data and explicit information sharing is an effective way to empower fishermen”.
Locally-owned data and explicit information sharing is an effective way to empower fishermen.”
The eCatch app is available in Aotearoa New Zealand and complies with Fisheries New Zealand reporting regulations.
Screengrab from the eCatch app.
References and footnotes
 Merrifield, M. et al. (2019) eCatch: Enabling collaborative fisheries management with technology, Ecological Informatics, 52, pp. 82–93.


Sometimes storytelling lessons come from the most unlikely of places. One of mine came from an IRS agent at a tax seminar. “Does anyone know why the government allows homeowners to write off their mortgage interest?” he asked,
Our collective blank stare answered his question.
“Because landless peasants tend to become revolutionary,” he said.
While the line made the audience laugh, it also made me think. People’s behaviors are influenced by incentives.
Great storytellers are incentives experts. They use them to influence both the actions of their characters and the perceptions of their listeners. But using incentives is tricky. Human behavior is only influenced when the proposed incentive aligns with the recipient’s desire.
Parents are incentive masters. If Suzy wants to go out and play, but her chores are incomplete, Dad may point to her messy bedroom. If Suzy’s desire to go outside is stronger than her need to procrastinate, she’ll likely start tidying up immediately.
Companies use incentives, too, but they frequently misalign the incentive with the desire. Consider the case of a utility company that wants to entice its customers to convert to electronic billing. Customers motivated by ecology will respond to stories about saving trees, but what about the skeptics who question the transparency of the company’s altruism? While paperless billing will certainly reduce tree-killing, skeptical customers also know that the company will also enjoy a windfall of expense savings in the form of ink, paper, and postage. Such customers will be easier to motivate by passing a percentage of the savings onto them in the form of a monthly discount.
People are complex beings that make choices based on their own self-interests. Therefore, if you want to motivate someone to do something, make sure that your incentives align with their desires.
Photo Credit: Library of Congress


Current global and national databases that monitor losses from natural hazards suffer from a number of limitations, which in turn lead to misinterpretation and fallacies concerning the “truthfulness” of hazard loss data. These biases often go undetected by end users and are generally a product of the type of information stored in loss databases and how they are constructed. This paper highlights some common shortcomings and root causes for data misinterpretation by asking what biases are present in existing databases and how these then manifest themselves in actual loss figures. For illustrative purposes, four widely used, nonproprietary, Web-based hazard databases are examined: the international Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), the international Natural Hazards Assessment Network (NATHAN), the Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for the United States (SHELDUS), and the National Weather Service's Storm Events. We identify six general biases: hazard bias, temporal bias, threshold bias, accounting bias, geographic bias, and systemic bias. To achieve resilient and sustainable communities, we need systematic and comprehensive inventories at the national as well as international level, and data that are temporally and geographically comparable.
Gall, Melanie, Kevin A. Borden, and Susan L. Cutter. 2009. "When Do Losses Count? Six Fallacies of Natural Hazards Loss Data." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (June): 799-810. https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/90/6/2008bams2721_1.xml


HUNT, verb transitive
1. To chase wild animals, particularly quadrupeds, for the purpose of catching them for food, or for the diversion of sportsmen; to pursue with hounds for taking, as game; as, to hunt stag or a hare.
2. To go in search of, for the purpose of shooting; as, to hunt wolves, bears, squirrels or partridges. This is the common use of the word in America. It includes fowling by shooting.
3. To pursue; to follow closely.
Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. Psalms 140:11.
4. To use, direct or mange hounds in the chase.
He hunts a pack of dogs.
To hunt out or after, to seek; to search for.
To hunt from, to pursue and drive out or away.
To hunt down, to depress; to bear down by persecution or violence.
HUNT, verb intransitive To follow the chase. Genesis 27:5.
1. To seek wild animals for game, or for killing them by shooting when noxious; with for; as, to hunt for bears or wolves; to hunt for quails, or for ducks.
2. To seek by close pursuit; to search; with for.
The adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Proverbs 6:26.
HUNT, noun A chase of wild animals for catching them.
1. A huntsman. [Not in use.]
2. A pack of hounds.
3. Pursuit; chase.
4. A seeking of wild animals of any kind for game; as a hunt for squirrels.


Urban planing history: event reflection
You will observe and analyze one participatory planning event
Plan on taking detailed notes during the event on the types of actors present and their involvement.
Pay attention to who the decision-makers are and how they respond to participants’ input, as well as what the outcomes of the activity are and how the information will be used.
You will write a short reflection on the event that you observed.
Describe the event, including the broader planning process the activity supports, the dynamics among the participants, the specific techniques used and their strengths and weaknesses, and the outcomes,
Next, address what you found most surprising about what you observed and why.
Conclude by suggesting ways the process could be improved upon and/or drawing lessons that could be applied to other processes, if little improvement is needed. Include at least three citations from different chapters in the class readings to support claims made.
Includes 3 citations from the class readings
Discusses broader planning process that activity is part of
Describes dynamics among participants
Describes techniques used
Assesses strengths and weaknesses of techniques
Addresses what found most surprising
Includes suggestions or lessons learned
Grammatical correctness and clarity
link to the event video
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NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
Geologic Maps: Where Science Meets Art
Geologic maps are used to locate natural resources, such as water or oil, or the best place to hunt for fossils, but they can also be eye catching works of art.
Geologic maps aren’t ordinary maps, they are useful tools that illustrate the rocks beneath your feet! These maps use bright colors to differentiate between the types and ages of rocks. Together with structural features such as folds, faults (where rocks are compressed or pushed together), and troughs (that occur when rocks are pulled apart or extended), these maps provide insight into the geologic history of the study area. Geologists use geologic maps to locate natural resources, such as water or oil, or the best place to hunt for fossils, but they can also be eye catching works of art.
Just like on Earth, geologic maps are useful scientific tools in the planetary geology community as well. Several such maps have been created at varying scales on rocky bodies in our solar system including Mercury, Venus, Mars, the Moon, and asteroids such as Vesta. As a geologist at the Air and Space Museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, I create standardized geologic maps on Mars that are published by the U.S. Geological Survey. In celebration of Geologic Map Day, I’m excited to give you a sneak peek of a map that is currently being published.
This geologic map in Margaritifer Terra captures the end of a very long valley system. On Early Mars, water flowed through Morava Valles (green units) and ponded in a low-lying topographic depression known as Margaritifer basin (broadly outlined by the light and dark purple units). The surface later collapsed (pink and red units) when ground ice below melted, and there is evidence of young volcanic activity (orange unit). This geologic map clarifies the timing, relative contributions, and the fate of water that filled Margaritifer basin. Additionally, it helps scientists unravel the broader implications for the timing and sources of water on Mars at a global scale. The map covers approximately 75 miles of the study area.


The employment of the radar technology was progressed at some point to hack the brain, more than manipulation. The brainwave is controlled by the ultra-long wave irradiated wirelessly, but the radar is featured with a short wave. It is not used for the brain control, but for hacking the subject’s thinking.
The radar is a straighter wave, which is beamed to the object and reflected back to the sending point, which provides the location and shape of the object. If this is sonar, the sound is sent and also reflected back to locate the object, basically in the same structure. If this reflection is not straight back or the majority is bounced to other directions, the object is hard to be recognized, which is one of the main features of the stealth.
If this radar is irradiated to the subject, the reflection tells where the subject is, while this reflected wave is slightly modified by the electromagnetic wave which the subject’s brain and body generates. The brainwave can be extracted from this reflected wave when separating from the original radar frequency with some adjustments. This process is executed physically, not necessarily digitally. This is the current way to snoop the brain wirelessly.
It is impossible to read the brainwave wirelessly just by the antenna. The wave itself is irradiated toward outside the brain, but it is too weak to be read remotely. When the transmitter is buried into the human brain, it can be read just by the antenna, though it requires a sufficient power, which is basically the same phenomena that the mobile phone requires a huge battery. That means it is practically impossible to put the transmitter into the body for sending the brainwave to the receiver.
The radar is capable of reading the brainwave after the adjustment, though there is a limitation. It is necessary that the subject should be located at the specific area, as the radar is a straighter wave to cover a short range of the area. It means the brainwave can be cracked at home, but impossible at work.


Add topsoil (alongside planting/seeding)
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Background information and definitions
Adding topsoil from shrublands to degraded shrubland sites may help to increase the number of seeds in the soil, thereby increasing the probability of shrubland plants becoming established. The addition of topsoil may also help to increase soil fertility or reduce the effects of processes that dramatically alter soil structure, such as mining or quarrying. Combined with planting or seeding addition of topsoil may help to increase germination and survival of shrubland plants.
Supporting evidence from individual studies
A randomized, replicated, paired, controlled study in 1997–2000 in a former coal mine in Wyoming, USA (1) found that addition of topsoil alongside sowing of seed increased the biomass of grasses but reduced the biomass of forbs in comparison to addition of topsoil alone. Areas where topsoil was added and seed sown had higher grass biomass (51-93 g/m2) than areas where topsoil alone was added (14 g/m2). However, in areas where topsoil was added and seed sown, forb biomass was lower (12-37 g/m2) than in areas where topsoil was added alone (76 g/m2). Topsoil was spread to a depth of 56 cm over the entire site in December 1997. In spring 1998 the entire site was seeded with barley Hordeum vulgare which was later cut to provide a mulch. In December 1998 grass seed was sown in twenty 6.5 x 27 m plots, while in four plots no seed was sown. Wyoming big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis seeds were also sown in all plots. In July 2000 clippings of vegetation were taken in four 0.18 m2 quadrats within each plot to determine biomass.Study and other actions tested
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Brain Architecture Game
Understand on a deeper level why investing in youth care and services is critical to the health of our city
Did you know 90% of your brain’s development occurs before age five? Our experiences in those early years, good and bad, supportive or traumatic, drastically impact every aspect of our lives as we grow older, from personal interactions to professional aspirations.
The Brain Architecture Game is a virtual or in-person guided group activity that puts you inside the mind of a child to see how their brains are affected by these positive and negative life experiences.
Children can’t control what happens to them in life—but early interventions by caregivers and communities can help kids develop positive coping skills to buffer the effects of negative experiences.
The Brain Architecture Game will help you understand on a deeper level how donating to United Way Winnipeg can transform the lives of children who began their journey in adversity.
How to make it happen
Date and time:
Choose a date and time that is convenient for your group, and we will do our best to accommodate it. Please note we require two weeks’ notice. The game takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
The game can accommodate 8—80 participants. We will provide a facilitator.
This experience is offered virtually and in person.
$250 covers the cost of our facilitator and materials. If cost is a barrier, let us know and we will find a solution.
Let’s get started!
Reach out today to learn more about participating in a Brain Architecture Game or to choose a booking date.


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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician, educator, and innovator, acclaimed for her educational method that builds on the way children naturally learn.
She opened the first Montessori school—the Casa dei Bambini, or Children’s House—in Rome on January 6, 1907. Subsequently, she traveled the world and wrote extensively about her approach to education, attracting many devotees. There are now more than 22,000 Montessori schools in at least 110 countries worldwide.
The education and philosophy of Maria Montessori is known all over the world for its highly efficient and organized classes that are different than those in other traditional educational settings.
The educational philosophy is centered on the idea of respect for the child. Children have the ability to pick up knowledge effortlessly, spontaneously and happily.
The Montessori system encourages each child to develop into an independent, autonomous individual who is confidant and ready to succeed.
Maria Montessori designed learning materials that are hands on and lead the child towards the ability to work in abstractions in numbers, letters and ideas. As the child grows, these materials are no longer relied upon and the child is able to understand abstractions thoroughly.
The teacher serves as an enthusiastic guide in the child’s progress from simple to complex concepts and ideas. The teachers provide a learning experience for the child by preparing an environment that the child is eager to discover.


Mental Health Literacy for Youth Program
What is the Mental Health Literacy for Youth Program?
This is an educational program tailored to high school students. Half-day workshops are delivered to provide youth an opportunity to connect with CAN-BIND researchers and to gain exposure to cutting-edge research studies. The workshops provide youth with the chance not only to learn about scientific research and methods, but to understand depression and how it can affect anyone. While mental health awareness has increased in recent years across Canada, a silencing stigma around depression is still common in educational institutions and workplaces. One of the aims of the workshops is to encourage youth to be knowledgeable and comfortable discussing mental health and to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression.
Now in its fifth year, the workshop includes interactive presentations and activities on:
- Facts, prevalence, symptoms, and treatment of depression
- How to conduct research (methods and process)
- Understanding the anatomy and function of the brain and how it relates to depression
- Understanding biological rhythms, how to monitor and assess biological rhythms with mobile health technologies, and how they relate to depression
Who leads this initiative?
Dr. Benicio Frey and his team at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton developed this program. His team is working with the CAN-BIND Knowledge Translation team, led by Dr. Sagar Parikh, to bring the program to other Canadian cities.
What are the main goals of this initiative?
Increase mental health literacy
- A central aim of this initiative is to increase mental health literacy in youth. Presentations are designed to increase knowledge and awareness about mental health and depression, and to dispel myths that may prevent youth from seeking help.
Engage youth in science and research
- The research process, emerging and ‘hot’ topics in mental health research, and career paths in research are discussed during the workshops to inspire students to pursue studies in science. Students are encouraged to interact with faculty and graduate students at the events.


Sand mill is currently the most widely adaptable, most advanced, and most efficient grinding equipment. The grinding cavity is the narrowest, the gap between the levers is the smallest, and the grinding energy is the most intensive. With the high-performance cooling system and automatic control system, it can achieve continuous material Continuous processing and discharging greatly improve production efficiency.
According to the structure and shape of the mixing shaft, the sand mill can be divided into disc type, rod pin type, and rod disc type; according to the layout of the grinding cylinder, it can be divided into vertical type and horizontal type; according to the volume of the cylinder, it can be divided into laboratory and small , Medium, large, super large (or 0.5l, 1.5L/100L, etc. according to the volume); According to the medium separation method, it can be divided into static and dynamic separation sand mills;
The design and manufacture of sand mills in my country originated in the 1960s, and now most of the market is horizontal sand mills. The sand mill in the world originated from the ball mill. The sand mill is an improved version of the ball mill. The material to be ground is finer and the particle size distribution is more uniform. The basic structure of the sand mill includes: the grinding cylinder, rotating shaft, agitator, etc. When working, the grinding cylinder is filled with a certain amount of grinding media and then sent into the cylinder for grinding according to the flow rate specified by the production process.


Environmental Law– Principles and Policies in India
Environment policies of the Government of India includes legislations related to environment. In the Directive Principles of State Policy, Article 48(a) says “the state shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country”; Article 51-A states that “it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures.”
India is one of the parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) treaty. Prior to the CBD, India had different laws to govern the environment. The Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972 protected biodiversity. It was amended later multiple times. The 1988 National Forest Policy had conservation as its fundamental principle. In addition to these acts, the government passed the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act 1992 for control of biodiversity.
Notably, the government has passed various legislations to curb the damage caused to the environment such as the Environmental Protection Act, 1986, Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, Biological Diversity Act, 2002, Public Liability Insurance Act 1889 and National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.
According to Article 48 (A) of the Indian Constitution, the state shall try to protect and improve the environment. It should also endeavor to safeguard forests and wildlife of the country.
According to Article 51(A) (g) of the Indian Constitution, every citizen of India has a fundamental duty to protect and improve the natural environment including forest, lakes, rivers, and wildlife and should have compassion for living creatures.


If you’re not taking precautions for your data, you’re in danger of cyberattacks and data breaches. Hackers can use unprotected data to steal personal information such as credit card numbers or Social Security Numbers.
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The protection of your data requires a variety of cybersecurity techniques that include encryption backups, access restrictions and encryption. The reason you should protect your data is that unauthorised access is the most serious threat to the integrity of your data. Unauthorized access entails everything from hacking into a system or https://datafinest.pro/2021/09/01/what-is-the-best-data-recovery-software/ network to allow a malicious insider gain access to information without proper permissions.
It is important to first determine the kind of information you need to determine the best way to protect it. This process is referred to as data classification and is an essential part of the protection process for data. The process of separating information allows you to look through your data repositories and discover sensitive information that may need special treatment, such as encryption or access restrictions.
Your data while in transit requires particular attention as it’s moving across networks and devices that are susceptible to hackers. Effective ways to safeguard your data while in transit must include encryption at all times, and ensuring that only authorized individuals are able to decrypt the information. You must also implement security measures for your network to guard the networks on which your data moves through from intrusions and malware.
The process of educating your employees is an important aspect of protecting your data. Cyberattacks like phishing emails and USB traps are typically targeted at employees who are unaware or have fallen off their guard. Making sure that they are aware of the risks, and implementing programs, such as those offered by Inspired eLearning, can help to reduce the dangers.
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Last Friday, a team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Germany, published in Science Progress a study of possible new techniques of ophthalmological clinical intervention. For the dissemination in a didactic manner, on Wednesday a video explaining what was examined in the form of a graphic, which was published in the journal Science, was released.
This study reflects research work made from revolutionary nanobots, made with 3D printers, with the aim of improving the treatment of eye diseases. It states that in the future, which currently looks far, the word robot can be used to transport and manage drugs in the human eye and thus prevent disease.
The & # 39; micropopulders & # 39; is 200 times smaller than the width of a human hair and has a spiral tail that facilitates travel through vitreous jelly. After testing them in quantities of up to 10,000 in the eyes taken from pigs, the researchers said they could more effective and faster from eye drops or injections. Investigation revealed that they passed the pig's eye 10 times faster what particles are of the same size.
Modeled as tadpoles, they have slippery layer to be able to move without damaging the eyeball. They will introduce drugs and can be used to treat glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
At present, intravitreal injections or eye drops are the most common technique. While they are effective, they need a lot of time for drugs to reach the focus of the problem.
The fastest projection
One of the most common diseases that require injection into the eye is age-related macular degeneration, which is caused by diabetes, which blocks blood vessels or determines their abnormal increase.
Facts about nickel and directed by an external magnetic field, small robots also need to be injected but they will not cover the entire surface from their eyes they will leave directly to the origin of the disease. Using a live scanner that shows your position, the doctor can have it enough control to move it in all necessary directions.
They have not been tested in living things, where animals will be used in the first place before doing so in humans.


Aeration ponds, Boat Harbour effluent treatment ponds, Abercrombie Point, Nova Scotia (1990s). Source: Verne Equinox
In Canada, some political commentators and Canadian politicians have questioned and even denied that Canada has a history of systemic racism.  To most Canadian historians, however, systemic racism is an obvious and pernicious part of the history of this country. This is evident in the legacies of environmental racism in Canada.
Environmental racism is a concept and field of study that examines the ways in which racism influences inequitable exposures to environmental hazards and access to natural resources. Across the country, Black people, Indigenous people, and other people of colour are disproportionately exposed to toxic hazards and have limited access to environmental services and amenities like parks and clean drinking water. In Canadian history, environmental racism is mediated through the structures of settler colonialism upon which the country was founded. The field of environmental racism emerged in the 1980s in the US out of the scholarship on environmental justice and the work of the Commission for Racial Justice. The Commission’s report “Toxic Waste and Race in the United States” was one of the earliest studies to outline the concept of environmental racism.
This chapter features a podcast interview with Ingrid Waldron, a scholar of the history of environmental racism in Nova Scotia. It also features a 1991 documentary on the history of Africville, an Afro-Nova Scotian community that was destroyed and displaced by an urban renewal project in the 1960s.
- Kheraj, Sean. “Episode 69: Environmental Racism and Canadian History” Nature’s Past: Canadian Environmental History Podcast. 29 July 2020.
- National Film Board of Canada. “Remember Africville” Directed by Shelagh Mackenzie, 1991.
 Meera Estrada, “COMMENTARY: Yes, there is systemic racism in Canada — our history is filled with it” Global News, accessed July 22, 2020.


Today's Labor History
This week’s Labor History Today podcast: Cutting along the Color Line
Quincy Mills, Professor of History at the University of Maryland in College Park, talks about black barbers, the evolution of their trade, and its political meaning as a skilled form of labor.
Plus: poet Martin Espada reads his poem "Castles for the Laborers and Ballgames on the Radio," written for his friend, historian Howard Zinn. This week’s Labor History in 2: The Amistad.
Last week’s show: A travel guide to labor landmarks
White and Chinese immigrants battle in Rock Springs, Wyo. fueled by racial tensions and the practice of Union Pacific Raiload of hiring lower-paid Chinese over whites. At least 25 Chinese died and 15 more were injured. Rioters burned 75 Chinese homes - 1885
Mineowners bomb West Virginia strikers by plane, using homemade bombs filled with nails and metal fragments. The bombs missed their targets or failed to explode - 1921
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was signed by President Ford, regulating and insuring pensions and other benefits, and increasing protections for workers - 1974
African-American cotton pickers organize and strike in Lee County, Tex. against miserably low wages and other injustices, including a growers’ arrangement with local law enforcement to round up blacks on vagrancy charges, then force them to work off their fines on select plantations. Over the course of September a white mob put down the strike, killing 15 strikers in the process - 1891
Some 300 musicians working in Chicago movie houses strike to protest their impending replacement by talking movies - 1928
Twenty-five workers die, unable to escape a fire at the Imperial Poultry processing plant in Hamlet, NC. Managers had locked fire doors to prevent the theft of chicken nuggets. The plant had operated for 11 years without a single safety inspection - 1991
- David Prosten; photo courtesy Smithsonian Magazine (Tom MacCallum)
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How Can Data Help Build Confidence in Vaccines? Let us Count The Ways!
Despite their best efforts, companies that have dedicated their research to improving the lives of Joe Public have appeared to fall behind. This is primarily due to the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the companies’ non-readiness for such a disaster.
However, a company in the United States used it to their advantage, and in a matter of hours, they changed their packaging to a more sanitary-friendly approach, and their sales went through the roof!
The Power of Social Media Strikes Again!
Again, the power of social media came into play with people taking to Google and other platforms to search for available data, providing a rich, in-depth analysis of the SEO keywords most used and who needed to be targeted where.
This was based on a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the Vaccine Confidence Project in London at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. They aimed to gain an in-depth insight into the challenges faced in vaccine acceptance, the resistance against trust, and how these issues can be mitigated.
The studies concluded a five-point strategy to be followed:
5 Tips on Building Trust in Vaccines
- First and foremost, the keyword protection needs to accompany the intent when communicating this to the public. It holds a tremendous amount of power that can be deployed in strategies.
- Do not make consumers feel obliged to take the vaccines–this does not sit well with the public and creates hesitancy and panic.
- Use everyday case studies of ordinary people, using simple wording and how they’ve benefitted from the vaccine. This way, it is more relatable and will appeal to the target audience.
- Do the required research on anti-vaxers and why they are hesitant, and address those concerns as soon as possible!
- Focus on getting the message across in a manner that everyone can understand: Vaccines will bring about herd immunity and prevent death and illness of COVID-19
Perhaps other companies can follow suit soon and collaborate with their public sectors to enhance their understanding of consumer needs that the public can benefit from somehow.