Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas and other December holiday decorations have already begun adorning people’s lawns and homes. There’s no doubt that we have officially entered this year’s winter holiday season.
And yet, despite warnings being issued year after year over the increased risks that come with holiday travel, kitchen safety, and other threats to the general health and well-being of the public, we have also likely entered a period of increased hospitalizations and deaths attributed to actions and activities that were largely preventable.
The National Safety Council has issued its fatality estimates for Thanksgiving and Christmas travel on the nation’s roadways this year and they are tragic. Based on the agency’s formulas, an estimated 450 to almost 600 people will likely die traveling to and from Thanksgiving Day celebrations meant to be spent with friends and loved ones. Christmas Day travel is predicted to add another 300 to 400 deaths to the tally.
And, in the agency’s own words, “these estimates represent deaths and injuries that don’t have to occur. Each one is preventable.”
From road safety tips involving slowing down, driving defensively, and avoiding driving while impaired, to tips in the home meant to avoid burns, fires, and cuts, there is no shortage of information available to those who would like a few quick reminders meant simply to bring safety front of mind during this time of celebration.
As you and yours prepare for this year’s holidays, we at Lopez McHugh urge you to take a moment and consider a few ways to ensure that the season remains one of celebration. Between the NSC’s statistics on road safety, the CDC’s tips for ensuring that you don’t become one of those statistics, and UCI Health’s outstanding post on accident prevention in and around the home, a few minutes of reading and prevention may just spare you a lifetime of pain and trauma.


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Many domestic and foreign customers come to purchase ferrous sulfate from Rech chemical Co. Ltd, which is mainly used in water treatment. Ferrous sulfate, also known as ferrous sulphate heptahydrate, copperas, iron vitriol, is widely used as flocculating agent, reducing agent, the precipitation agent in sewage treatment.
1. Ferrous sulfate is the most common flocculant, which has the advantages as high sedimentation speed, big large sludge particles with small but dense volume, good discoloration effect (especially suitable in wastewater treatment of printing and dyeing or textile factory), non-toxic and beneficial to organisms that has subsequent biochemical treatment process of wastewater treatment system, low price process without changing the original technology.
2. Ferrous sulfate (ferrous sulfate heptahydrate) is a strong reducing agent, which can deoxidate hexavalent chromium in electroplating factory’s chromium waste water as trivalent chromium. Compared with expensive sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, so2, it does not produce toxic carcinogenic stimulus chloride (primarily hydrogen sulfide) and price is low.
3. Ferrous sulfate as a precipitating agent: formed sediments with sulfide, phosphate, thus remove sulfide, phosphate and so on. For example, dyeing factory treat sulfur wastewater with ferrous sulfate.


The moon, eclipsed
Earth may once have had two moons, which collided to form one. A new theory has been formulated to explain our moon’s asymmetry—the dark side of our moon is mountainous and rugged, whereas the side visible from Earth has relatively flat, dark lava fields. The cause of this mysterious irregularity was mathematically modelled by planetary scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Bern in Switzerland, and the results were published in Nature in August 2011.
The theory states that two moons were formed approximately 4.4 billion years ago, when a Mars-sized planet collided with our newly formed planet. The collision ejected pieces of crust and mantle into Earth’s orbit. The debris coalesced to form two moons—one three times the size of the other.
Eighty million years later, the smaller of the two moons had cooled and hardened, but the larger was still molten. The two eventually collided at 7000 km/h, a speed insufficient to create a crater. Instead, the small moon crumbled upon impact and its shattered remains were deposited over one hemisphere of the resulting body, forming the rugged mountains. The impact also displaced the larger moon’s fluid magma to the side nearest to us, explaining the high concentration there of potassium, phosphorus and rare earth elements, which form once magma has solidified.
NASA plans a moon mission for September this year, when it will search for physical proof of this surprising double-moon theory.


Master of Science
Date of Defense
P. F. Stevens
Predation can have large but variable impacts on prey species diversity. Although the effects of predation are often deterministic, stochastic processes can often influence the outcome on community assembly regardless of predator presence. Top predators can alter several properties of the community, including the abundance and richness of species, as well as the traits of species that can persist with predators. These properties, in turn, may influence the pattern of community assembly and the predictability of community structure from site to site. In this study, we investigated whether the presence of fish predators influenced the site-to-site predictability (similarity in community structure) of invertebrate and amphibian communities in small ponds. First, we surveyed a series of ponds in natural areas that varied in their presence of fish predators and examined local and regional species richness, as well as site-to-site variation in community similarity (i.e., b-diversity). Second, we established a mesocosm experiment in which we introduced fish to one-half of the arrays, and compared their community similarity. In both cases, the presence of fish reduced both local and regional species richness, but importantly, they also caused communities to become more similar in community composition. Thus, fish made communities more predictable from site to site. We conclude that the presence of top predators can alter the relative importance of stochastic versus deterministic processes in the assembly of communities.
Biro, Elizabeth Gabor, "Fish Predation Alters Community Predictability in Small Ponds" (2007). Theses. 25.


The Ursuline Sisters (aka “The Ursulines”) were founded by St. Angela Merici in Brescia, Italy in 1535. St. Angela’s vision offered a new kind of religious life for women to dedicate their lives to God and to the service of others while living among the people. This new company of women, placed by Angela Merici under the special patronage of St. Ursula, spread throughout Europe and eventually to the New World.
The Ursulines established a strong identity as educators and founded communities and schools throughout the world. They were pioneer educators in North America – Canada in 1639 and New Orleans in 1727. Many other educational institutions were established throughout the United States and Canada.
In that same tradition, the Ursulines of the Eastern Province today serve in four states, in educational ministries that include colleges, secondary schools, and parish schools. They bring the richness of the Ursuline tradition of education to these institutions.
As times have changed, the Ursulines have broadened their ministry to include the arts, parish work, chaplaincy, counseling and spiritual direction, as well as law, corporate responsibility work, health and hospice care, service to the aged, homeless, and advocate for the victims of human trafficking.
As members of the Roman Union, a branch of the worldwide family of St. Angela Merici, the Ursulines of the Eastern Province also serve in other parts of the world. Today there are Ursuline Sisters serving on six continents.


Ever wondered what would happen if you cracked an egg open when it was freezing cold? Sounds like a bizarre idea, no? Don’t worry though; the YouTube channel Minnesota Cold has already explored this amazingly unique idea by cracking an egg open when it was -27 degrees Fahrenheit.
Almost everyone among us knows what will happen when you break an egg in normal temperatures. However, what happens when you break the egg when it is freezing cold? The YouTube channel Minnesota Cold explored this question in its recent video.
The video description says, ‘Minnesota, it’s so cold that…eggs freeze mid-air. This is what happens to eggs when you put them outside in Minnesota when it’s -27 degrees Fahrenheit.’ The host in the video breaks two eggs. The first one is broken mid-air between two stacks of bread and the second one is broken on a pan. What do you think happened? Let us remind you that the temperature is -27 degrees Fahrenheit.
Yeah, both times the eggs froze in bizarre and unique patterns that were definitely picture-worthy. Do you think this particular video was peculiar? Want to see more? Well, you are in luck because Minnesota Cold is actually all about such experiments. The show claims that ‘Minnesota Cold is dedicated to trying science experiments in the cold weather of Minnesota. We also like to make How To videos. Minnesota, it’s so cold that…’
Be sure to check out the video posted below to witness the power of the cold. Just watching the video has sent shivers of cold down our spine. However, it was all worth it. What do you think of this experiment? Do let us know about your opinion, and do explore the YouTube channel Minnesota Cold to see more amazing experiments carried out by the YouTube channel.


When engraving curved lines with a burin on a woodblock or a copper plate, a cushion (French: coussin) is placed under the woodblock or the plate to enable it to be rotated.
This is because a burin can only be moved in one direction. Therefore, instead of moving the hand holding the burin, the block or plate needs to be rotated. In Europe, a tool known as coussin has been used for this purpose for many years. A coussin has an oval shape and is made of a leather cover filled with sand inside. For this reason, it is also sometimes referred to as a sand bag or a leather pad. Because it is placed under the plate while it is being engraved, it is heavy enough to prevent it from moving when pressure is applied from the top. The plate can be rotated with ease by using the rounded surface of this pad. When using the coussin, the plate should be placed on the top and rotated while it is engraved with a burin. A rotating work board used when carving woodcuts has a similar function to a coussin. Another method that can be used is to stick a coin on the back of the plate and use that to rotate the plate. Carving accurately with a burin takes some getting used to. It is best to practice before starting. As it is very expensive, the coussin is rarely used in Japan. A coussin can be purchased at art supply stores that handle printing supplies.
- Wood engraving using a coussin


The Caste System Project
The Caste System is a judgemental system used in India, and was very unfair. According to the Caste System, you were born into a group; Untouchables, Sudra, Vaishya, Kshatryia, Bhramin, or Gods.
The Untouchables were the lowest group and was not physically on the system. They did the dirtiest jobs such as being a street sweeper or latrine cleaner.
Sudra was the lowest group accually on the system, and usually included servants, commoners, and peasants.
The Vaishya were the middle group. They were landowners and merchants.
The Kshatryia were the warriors and kings, and were the most powerful living beings on the Caste System.
The Gods were the highest, and were not living. They were worshipped and very important.
The only problem with this well-thought-out system, is that you were placed in a group at birth, based on your parents group, and you couldn't move up or down. We feel that the Caste System should be changed, so people can atleast move up or down in ranks, and should be based on skill and respect from fellow people, not how "important" your job or family is.


H2: Basic Description
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker is a small bird that grows to be about 7 inches in length. It has black and white stripes on its back, with a distinctive ladder-like pattern on its wings. The male has a red patch of feathers on the back of its head, while the female does not. This woodpecker is often found scaling trees and pecking away at bark in search of insects to eat.
H2: Where To Find This Bird
The Ladder-backed Woodpecker can be found throughout much of North America, from Mexico all the way up to southern Canada. They tend to prefer open wooded areas and desert scrub habitats, especially those containing mesquite or other thorny trees.
As mentioned above, this species prefers open woodland areas with mesquite or thorny vegetation as their habitat. However, they are also known to inhabit riparian zones in arid regions where water is available year-round.
Their diet consists mainly of insects such as ants, beetles larvae and caterpillars which they find by using their long bills for drilling into tree bark or probing under leaves for prey items.
H2: Cool Facts
One interesting fact about these birds is that they have an elongated tongue made out of bones that extends beyond their beak which helps them capture prey deep within crevices created by insects burrowing inside tree trunks or branches.
Another cool feature is that this species has zygodactyl feet which means two toes point forward while the other two face backward allowing them better grip when climbing vertical surfaces like tree trunks.
Lastly another notable trait? These birds create unique holes in trees called “cavities” where they may nest during breeding season but also serve as a source for shelter during inclement weather conditions! These cavities also serve as homes for many other species including bluebirds, owls and other birds.


>On September 30th, revered Lanesboro School teacher and librarian, Rose Bell, turns 90. An avid reader to this day, the rural Lanesboro native taught English and was the librarian at Lanesboro High School for 23 years – instilling the love of reading in her students. She has also served by turns as advocate, volunteer, patron, and Board Member of the Lanesboro Public Library for over 65 years, first joining the Library Board in 1940! Rose believes that “books open the world” and she considers words, books, and knowing how to read the “backbone” of everything in life.
It was ten years ago, when Rose turned 80, that her family honored her by establishing the Rose H. Bell Buy-A-Book Fund. Rose’s Fund is used to purchase materials – mostly books – for the Library. In 2004, for example, 120 items were added to the Library’s collection thanks to the Rose Bell Fund; without it, we would not have been able to purchase those items. Over $14,000. has been donated to the Fund since its inception – and over $11,000. has been spent on Library materials (a minimum of $1,000. must stay in the Fund at all times). At this point in the fiscal year, nearly all new Library materials are being purchased with funds from the Rose Bell Fund, the Friends of the Library, or individual donations. If you would like to honor Rose on this very special birthday, please consider a contribution to the Rose Bell Fund – you may mail it or drop it off at the Library. Happy Birthday and thank you, Rose!


A little about Bellevue
Bellevue's growth today is primarily due to an expanding economy in the civilian sector. The Kennedy Freeway, a limited-access highway linked to the Interstate Highway System, has stimulated a new building boom. Commercial, industrial, and residential construction are all expanding. During the 1990s, the city's population grew by 47.5%. Economic and population growth has continued since the turn of the 20th to 21st century.
The history of Bellevue
Settlement of what became Bellevue began when a fur trading post was built in 1822 by Joshua Pilcher, then president of the Missouri Fur Company based in St. Louis. The post was later known as Fontenelle's Post after being run by Lucien Fontenelle, a fur trader who purchased it in 1828 to represent the American Fur Company. The Post served as a central trading point with local Omaha, Otoe, Missouri and Pawnee tribes. Early French Canadian trappers named the area Belle Vue because of the beauty of the view from the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. With the decline of the fur trade, Bellevue changed during the decade of the 1850s to a more mixed economy. As eastern Nebraska was opened to European-American settlement in 1854 after the US gained cession of the Omaha people's lands in the Treaty of 1854, Bellevue experienced a building boom. The First Presbyterian Church, a bank, a hotel, and dozens of private homes were among the new structures built.
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Number shakers are so much fun! They can be used to teach number identification, one-to-one correspondance, counting, number writing, and so much more. Here are 10 fun ways you can learn with a number shaker!
Making your own number shaker is super easy! All you need is a clean 1 liter bottle, tiny number magnets, and rice. Pour them all into a bottle (I kind of alternate layers of rice and numbers) and hot glue the cap on. Then get ready to shake and play!
You can use the number shaker to find numbers! Just shake and find.
1. Find the number in a pile of numbers
2. Find the number on a calendar
3. Find the number on a take-out menu
You can use a number shaker to practice making numbers! Just shake and make.
1. Make numbers out of play dough
2. Make numbers with stamps
3. Make numbers with Bendaroos, Wikki Stix, or pipe cleaners
4. Make numbers with small toys
You can use a number shaker to practice counting! Just shake and count.
1. Count with stamps
2. Count with toys
3. Count with snacks
Really, the preschool possibilities are endless with a number shaker!
I’m starting to see “I Spy” shakers and bags recently- and I think they are brilliant! A local seamstress had a birthday party and made pirate I Spy baggies with cloth, rice and trinkets- My kids just loved them- I bet they’d love a bigger version like yours, too!
Cool! I’ve never seen the bags before. I’m going to have to google them!


Biometric systems are added to another quantity of devices that have revolutionized the safety. Thanks to advances in technology, systems more effective and reliable, have been able to design to protect people, facilities and property, entity which, biometric systems have been, without a doubt, which have drawn more attention. One of the developments that has made much noise has to do with biometric clocks. These are devices that have become very important for many companies or business. Biometric clocks are devices that help keep track of the hours worked by an employee.
These gadgets are widely used in offices, airports and many other places; due to its efficiency, precision and speed. They also use technology of recognition of biological qualities, which are difficult to falsify. In this way, the levels of fraud, are reduced while increasing the levels of safety and working efficiency. The most common biometric clocks are those based on the recognition of fingerprints or palm prints. In this way, there are devices that have a reading, which is the recipient of biometric information, then send it to a database. Once in the database, the information captured by the reader is collated and you can set the user name, charge, their working hours and their time of entry. This information is used for the elaboration of reports of work performance, which may establish whether an employee meets their schedules and stipulated functions. To continue the control of employees, there are biometric systems that can be used in access control.
Access control is important for determining protected areas, to which only some of the staff can enter. To access controls, palm groves or digital fingerprint readers are also ideal, although scanners eye patterns, facial features and up to vascular patterns can also be used. Biometric systems, which include biometric clocks, are a way to effective, to improve business productivity. For this reason it is that every day, more and more business owners are closer to her. Similarly, many individuals have accessed the biometrics to meet their security needs and it is therefore that you can see biometric systems, homes and even cars. Fingerprint readers are an example of the benefits offered by the biometric systems. With those readers it is possible to set access controls, which are better than conventional ones.


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A primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of experiments, statistical data, pieces of creative writing, audio and video recordings, speeches, and art objects. Interviews, surveys, fieldwork, and Internet communications via email, blogs, listservs, and newsgroups are also primary sources. In the natural and social sciences, primary sources are often empirical studies—research where an experiment was performed or a direct observation was made. The results of empirical studies are typically found in scholarly articles or papers delivered at conferences.
Secondary sources describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and process primary sources. Secondary source materials can be articles in newspapers or popular magazines, book or movie reviews, or articles found in scholarly journals that discuss or evaluate someone else's original research.
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Sentience is the capacity to feel, or have conscious experience. (Sometimes the term is used more narrowly to refer to the capacity to feel pleasure or pain.) It is generally accepted that possessing this capacity is a necessary condition for counting as a moral patient.
Philosophers and scientists discuss three broad hypotheses on what entities are sentient.
First, it is possible that only humans are sentient. This is currently an uncommon view, although it has a long history. For instance, the 17th-century philosopher René Descartes put forward influential arguments to the effect that animals lack internal experience, and until several decades ago animal experimenters and veterinarians were taught to disregard apparent pain responses.
Second, it is possible that only sufficiently advanced nonhuman animals are sentient (see animal sentience). This is the most common view: that other creatures such as chimpanzees, dogs, and pigs also have internal experiences, but that there is some cut-off point beyond which species such as clams, jellyfish, and sea-sponges lie. A conservative cut-off of this sort might include only primates, and a liberal cut-off might go so far as to include insects.
Third, it is possible that beings other than human and nonhuman animals are sentient (see artificial sentience). Some philosophers argue that sufficiently advanced artificial intelligence would be capable of experiencing these feelings, or that sufficiently detailed computer simulations of people would have the same experiences that flesh-and-blood people do. Also, it is not necessarily inconceivable that plants, relatively simple machines, or even fundamental physical processes, can experience pleasure or pain, although there are very few proponents of these views....


Dominoes is such a fun and popular game with children! These DIY Pop Stick Shape Dominoes Games is a resource I have made for my classroom to use part of my geometry (shapes) program. It is something that is fun, motivating and a great way for children to consolidate their learning in small independent group activities.
Playing with the Shape Dominoes encourages children to sort, match, name each two dimensional shape and become familiar their attributes, such as a circle is round or a square has four sides, a triangle has 3 corners.
What you will need?
You will need large pop sticks, assorted shape buttons and a hot glue gun.
- Place all the pop sticks out in a row.
- Sort the buttons into pairs and place one button from the pair onto one pop stick and the other matching button onto another pop stick end. Continue this until all the buttons are laid out on each pop stick, forming a matching pattern sequence.
- Carefully place a small amount of hot glue onto the end of the pop stick and gently press the button on top.
- Repeat this until all the buttons are glued on.
- Find the matching shape buttons and place the ends together so that the matching buttons are touching. Continue this sequence until all buttons have been matched.
- Children can be creative and place the domino pop sticks into whatever patter they like. The dominoes in the above picture placed at random but the photo below shows a swirling pattern.
- Go on a treasure hunt around the house, classroom or other environment searching for real-life objects that rectangular, circular, triangular or square shaped.
- Read stories about shapes or watch educational videos about shapes on YouTube.
- Fine Motor Development
- Hand-Eye Coordination and Control
- Spatial awareness – experimenting with shape and space
- Language development – name familiar two dimensional shapes.
- Mathematics – Sorting and matching shapes
- Creativity and imaginative play
- Problem solving and self-correcting
- Geometry: make connections with basics shapes and objects in the environment, such as the classroom door is a rectangle.
Click here for more SHAPES activities & play ideas


A series of animated “explainers” produced in collaboration with AirWaterGas on the rise of fracking, water use in fracking, and the high stakes game of deciding where to drill.
By Lisa Gardiner (UCAR Center for Science Education) | September 18, 2017
With the help of researchers at AirWaterGas and UCAR, we dive into controversial waters to answer the question: Is Fracking Dangerous?
By Lisa Gardiner (UCAR Center for Science Education) | June 16, 2017
You asked? We answered! Lisa Gardiner of the UCAR Center for Science Education and AirWaterGas helped us answer an audience question: What happens to all the water that comes up after a well is hydraulically fractured?
The Colorado Supreme Court has struck down fracking limits in two front-range communities, a big win for industry in a state still divided over oil and gas drilling near rapidly growing populations.
After months of low oil prices, oil companies are scrambling to get more oil out of fewer wells. Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson reports on the technology they are using, deep underground.
By IE Read Feed | February 11, 2015
The Associated Press California announces a plan to shut down disposal wells that inject oil and gas wastewater into federally protected aquifers.
Inside Energy Reporters Dan Boyce and Jordan Wirfs-Brock appeared on the Rocky Mountain PBS program “Colorado State of Mind” to discuss their analysis of Dan’s Roth IRA as a microcosm of Americans’ retirement investments in the oil and gas industry.
As communities find themselves in the midst of unprecedented energy development, for people who live near oil and gas wells, are there health risks?
Inside Energy met with scientists to learn how oil and gas drilling affects your health and to clarify the confusion.
Find out about what drilling means for water, air and your health, and how a new research collaboration is helping communities understand the risks and benefits of the drilling boom.
Researchers say oil and gas companies fracked rock formations at the same depth as water wells near Pavillion, Wyoming.


Disabled individuals have a number of important resources available to them but may wonder what they are. Medicaid is one resource sometimes available to disabled individuals. Medicaid is an insurance program providing health insurance for individuals who are in need or are low income. Medicaid covers disabled individuals, as well as elderly individuals, the blind, and children who receive federal income assistance.
There are a total of 32 states and the District of Columbia that provide Medicaid eligibility to those who qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility. SSI benefits may be available to disabled individuals who do not meet work requirements to receive Social Security disability insurance benefits. In these 32 states, including Georgia, an SSI application is also considered a Medicaid application, and eligibility for Medicaid begins the same months as eligibility for SSI benefits begin.
To qualify for Medicaid benefits, the applicant must have been able to receive SSI cash payments for at least one month, and he or she must be disabled, meet additional eligibility rules which include a resources test, require Medicaid to be able to work, and meet the “threshold amount,” which includes a gross earned income that is not sufficient to replace SSI, Medicaid or any attendant care that is medically funded.
It is also important to note that if the applicant’s state provides Medicaid for individuals receiving SSI benefits, an applicant or recipient’s eligibility for Medicaid may continue even if the recipient of SSI is employed. In addition, Medicaid coverage can continue even when the earnings of the recipient, along with other income, become too high for an SSI cash payment.
Different benefits for disabled individuals may be available, but it can be difficult to understand these programs and how to apply. Because the application and benefits eligibility processes for various disability benefits can be complex, proper knowledge of the process can help guide disabled individuals who find themselves in need of the benefits that may be available to them.
Source: Social Security Administration, “What is Medicaid,” Accessed April 24, 2016


Although there are active debates as to whether technology improves the lives of human beings, its application and implication of the same are not restricted. Scientists are coming up with inventions almost every alternative day. On the 14th of June, it was confirmed from some reputed sources (Reuters) that Hyundai Motors and General Motors are joining hands to develop cars that would fly.
The South Korea-based company Hyundai is optimistic about launching the first flying taxi within the next 4 years. The CEO of the company, Munoz, said that he expects the air taxi to operate within pivotal U.S. airports by 2028. The US-based General Motors, on the other hand, is with the thought that 2025 is too early for the launch of the flying taxi service and that it might take another 8-9 years. The company further said that there are high chances that the new flying taxi service would overcome barriers and gain legal authorization by the year 2030.
The upcoming air taxis are said to be backed up by electric batteries, having a capacity of a maximum of 6 persons. The benefit of this new invention lies in the fact that it can transport commuters from highly dense areas of the city to the airport without facing the hassle of traffic.
The CEO of Hyundai told Reuters that they intend to broaden their sphere of service by not restricting it to domestic users. Munoz also added that they are planning to use the service for commercial purposes as well and shifting cargo being one of them.
Thus it is needless to say that the developers are quite futuristic in their approach. In the words of Munoz, the CEO of Hyundai, it is never too early “When it comes to future technology” and that “the pioneers are the winners”


Today's Goal: Understand the historical context of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Starter 9 (10 min)
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To what extent do you think these quotes apply to United States history AND modern times?
"A democratic system rests ultimately on the belief that each man is the best judge of his own interests and that he should have, through the ballot box, a voice in choosing those who govern him.”
"Voting is the fundamental political right of citizens in a democracy. The right to vote is the right to influence officials and policy. To be denied the vote is to be denied the guarantee that one's interest will be taken into account when policy is made. There is no justifiable test of property, race, color, national origin, religion, or education for disenfranchising one class of citizens." --Evron M. Kirkpatrick Member, President's Commission on Registration and Voting Participation
Pair-Share starter responses
*Transition to Historical Context on the Voting Rights Act*
Intro: We are launching into a case study on Voting Rights with specific focus on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order to better understand how the three branches of government apply to a piece of legislation. Today, we’re going to learn about the historical context that led to the VRA of 1965! Yeeeeeeehaw for eradicating historical amnesia and becoming an informed populace!
As a result of Rice's fame, the term Jim Crow had become a pejorative meaning African American by 1838 and from this the laws of racial segregation became known as Jim Crow laws.
6. Jim Crow era and Voting Discrimination Research and Response time
7. Class discussion: What surprised you or evoked the most emotion about the timeline and voting discrimination website?
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You’ve probably heard of Georgian churches, they are the first thing that is associated with Georgia, alongside with Borjomi mineral water. No wonder one of the most popular destinations in Georgia is a complex of monasteries – David Gareja. The monastery complex is located in the East of Georgia,70 km away from Tbilisi, in Kakheti. Part of the complex is located on in region of Azerbaijan; this circumstance caused disputes between two countries.
This complex was founded by an Assyrian monk David Garejeli who came to Georgia to spread Christianity. Major religious sightseeing place in Georgia is comprised of hundreds of temples, churches, cells, and rooms, which are spread out for 25 km in the slopes of Mount Gareja. All 14 monastery ensembles were built in different times, the first one – Lavra, was built by David Garejeli himself in 6th century; it’s also the only inhabited part of the complex.
People believe that 3 visits to David Gareja Monastery equals to pilgrimage to the Holy Land, there’s a legend behind this belief. David Garejeli arrived in Jerusalem, but decided that he isn’t worth of walking one the ground, where Jesus used to walk. Praying, he lifted 3 stones from the ground and headed back home. Today one of these stones is being kept in Tbilisi. Alongside with having importance in cultural and religious aspects of Georgia, the monastery complex is known for finest examples fresco paintings.
Some monasteries are covered in thousand year religious paintings. These paintings were done in times of flourishing of school of frescoes. David Gareja Monastery is, probably, the most significant religious sight in Georgia. Anyone who want to see how perfectly buildings blend in with nature or ancient frescoes done by best masters of those times should visit this place.


GE UV-210 Prototype
identification is somewhat tentative, I believe this tube is a prototype
version of the UV-210 tube as developed by General Electric for
Development of the UV-210 began in 1922, and it first came into use in 1924 as a replacement for the UV-202. The UV-210 was superceded by the UX-210 in 1925.
This tube is totally unmarked, but it uses a phosphorus getter (obvious from the rainbow coloration), which would suggest the GE Nela Park plant, near Cleveland, OH as its origin. They used the phosphorus getter there until sometime in 1924 at which point they switched over the familiar silver-colored magnesium getter exclusively.
The unmarked short-pin Bakelite UV base (below, left) is nearly identical to bases on tubes sold under the RCA name made by GE, lacking only the molded-in RCA logo and the word "Radiotron" that appeared on production tubes (below, right), as well as type number markings on the sides.
|The shape and
size of the bulb is identical to that of the UV-202. The internal structure is similar, as well.
Unfortunately, I don't have a production UV-210, but I located a picture of this tube on the net, and they appear to have been made with Bakelite bases, and had no evacuation tips on top.


Symmetric means that the design of the image is balanced and both sides are equal. An asymmetric image is when the design does not repeat itself so if you fold it in half the designs will not meet in the same areas.
Elements are things you can see.Principles are the rules, guidelines, philosophies, palettes, etc that guide the design.
Graphic design is drawing on the computer.
sala amar akhono janos na j art r design ar parthokko.
Symmetric in Design was created in 2005.
Answer is in the question :)
the same difference there is between the design of a house and the elements used to build that design.
What is the difference between a certificate in interior design and an AA degree in interior design? email firstname.lastname@example.org
What is the difference between limit state mthord of design and working stress methord of design
The difference between design and technique is quite elaborate. Design is the development and documentation of an idea while technique is the strategy that is used to do something.
green design is sustainability and sustainbility is what green design is .
In Compiler there is no design word ,whereas in compiler design there is design word
The difference between research design and methodology is in their meaning. Research design is the model used for the research while methodology refers to the specific methods used.
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Protein is one of the three essential micronutrients that your body needs to create energy to survive. Protein typically makes up about 15% of a person’s body weight. The protein function works to repair, rebuild, and fuel muscles with the amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein an muscle tissue. They are found mostly in meat products, legumes and nuts.
What is Protein
There are three micronutrients that the body needs to live: carbohydrates, fats, and protein. These micronutrients provide energy for the body as well as aid the body in growth and recovery. The macro, protein accounts for about 15% of a bodies total body weight. Proteins are made up of amino acids, while there are hundreds of different types of amino acids; the human body only requires 22 of these. The body produces 13 of these 22 amino acids but 9 of the amino acids are consumed in food. For complete protein meats and animal protein have all 9 of these amino acids, while plant-based proteins may only have some of the essential 9 amino acids. Soy and quinoa are the only vegetable proteins that are complete.
Proteins main function within the body is to build and repair muscle tissue, it also works as a transport for the body and proteins help to produce molecules within the body. This means, it is more important to increase protein intake during times of growth when a child, pregnant, building muscle or trying to repair muscle injuries. In order for the body to properly function, the average adult has a minimum recommended protein intake of 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight.
One gram of protein has 4 calories. By eating the least daily recommended protein of 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight, protein would equal about 10% of a persons daily calories. On average, Americans consume 16% of their calories from protein. An athlete, or someone building muscle is encouraged to eat 1.0-2.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. A protein deficiency can lead to weak muscle tone, edema, skin and hair issues, and stunted growth in children. Eating more protein is linked to increased muscle strength, when paired with activity, and helps with weight loss by helping people to feel full longer.
References: PrecisionNutrition, LiveScience, MedicalNewsToday, MedicalNewsToday


HLD for the Mediterranean is proud to support the Reef Saver project
“Art to the rescue of coral reefs”
With a 50% decrease in the world's living coral cover since the 1950s, coral reefs are in danger. The HLD Group, along with various partners, has decided to get involved to raise awareness about this major problem.
Reefs, essential ecosystems
Coral reefs are home to more than 25% of marine biodiversity even though they represent less than 0.1% of the world's ocean. With global warming and plastic pollution from the fishing industry (70% by weight of floating macro-waste according to the NGO GhostGear) it is estimated that 90% of these reefs could disappear by 2050 (source: IPCC).
Art, a vector of impact
Faced with this ecological tragedy, many actors are mobilizing and the HLD Fund for the Mediterranean has chosen, among other things, to appeal to the public through the prism of art.
By supporting Reef Saver, the Group is supporting a textile and digital art project to raise public awareness of the impact of global warming on biodiversity and to question our role in the disappearance of these essential ecosystems.
Making the invisible visible
Created by SK Lerner, a French-American artist, the work proposes an artistic representation of the coral reef made from used fishing nets.
This wall sculpture of 1.60 m in diameter, is associated with the projection of a digital animation loop (in 3D mapping) and accompanied by a dynamic display of the year and correlated temperature rise, to represent the progressive decoloration of the reef.
“Nothing is lost, nothing is created..”
Exhibited at the end of October at the Citée de Sciences as part of Biomim'expo, this work is part of a circularity approach: it will eventually be recycled and transformed into objects that will in turn be numbered and sold for the benefit of an association working for the preservation of coral reefs.


Written by Julie Higginbotham, Senior Case Coordinator, Mecklenburg County CDSA
You guessed it – another COW (or Concept of the Week),is coming your way! We talk a lot about how changing just one thing to move toward natural, routines-based supports can make all the difference, and incorporating joint planning into your visits is a great place to start! Joint planning ensures that we’re working together with the family to map out each visit and that parents can actively participate in deciding how to use new knowledge and skills between coaching sessions. Here is the prompt we sent out – you can also refer to The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook if you want some more context….
You are on EI Easy Street when you develop a joint plan!
3 Parts of a Joint Plan
1. Revisit the previous plan (or make a new plan).
2. Identify how the parent will continue to use newly-learned skills or knowledge (as a result of the current intervention session).
3. Plan the activity setting for the next visit.
So, do you feel like you’re gliding down EI Easy Street, or do you find yourself on a detour somewhere else? Everyone is in a different place with this idea, so how does this work out for you? Let us know in the comments below!
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If you have a chemical that is classified (Health, Fire, Reactivity) 2, 1, 2. And another chemical that is 1, 3, 2. If these two chemicals are stored together, what is put on the storage container/building? What is the rule for this; the largest in each category is displayed, 2, 3, 2. And the specific hazards are listed?
According to Section 220.127.116.11 of NFPA 704:
Where more than one chemical is present in a building or specific area, professional judgment shall be exercised to indicate ratings using the following methods:
(1) Composite Method. Where many chemicals are present, a single sign shall summarize the maximum ratings contributed by the material(s) in each category and the special hazard category for the building and/or the area.
(2) Individual Method. Where only a few chemicals are present or where only a few chemicals are of concern to emergency responders (taking into account factors including physical form, hazard rating, and quantity), individual signs shall be displayed. The chemical name shall be displayed below each sign.
(3) Composite–Individual Combined Method. A single sign shall be used to summarize the ratings via the Composite Method for buildings or other areas containing numerous chemicals. Signs based on the Individual Method shall be used for rooms or smaller areas within the building containing small numbers of chemicals.
"Section 18.104.22.168 of NFPA 704 provides three different methods to rate multiple chemicals. In addition, professional judgment must still be used to increase or decrease the rating to more accurately assess the degree of hazard, perhaps due to quantities, or synergistic effects of the chemicals, etc. The ratings for a chemical that contains multiple ingredients should be obtained from data for the mixture as presented on the SDS." ~From this NFPA FAQ


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Learn Bioreactor definition in microbiology with explanation to study “What is Bioreactor”. Study bioreactor explanation with microbiology terms to review microbiology course for online degree programs.
A fermentation vessel for the controlled growth of microoganisms.
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Discrimination among Ethnic Minorities Groups in Singapore
This article analyzed the state of Singapore as a multiracial country and how Singapore issued regulations to harmonize life between different ethnicities in its society. This research used Systematic Literature Review (SLR) that allowed collecting relevant evidence on the given topic that fits the pre-specified eligibility criteria and have an answer for the formulated research questions. Data search was performed by searching the internet using databases such as Google Scholar, J store, Research Gate, Sage Journal, and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). The data source used in this research was the publication of the last 10 years. Some of the articles reviewed included minorities against Muslims, against ethnic minorities who were left behind in education and economics, and against people who failed to carry out the culture in the country of Singapore. These findings are largely consistent with the Singapore constitution, meaning that the Singaporean government provides equal treatment to all citizens. Article 152 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore guarantees the rights of minority communities to their religious belief and practice. However, in everyday life, there is discrimination against minorities, especially in terms of religion, culture, and social education. This research suggests enriching future research by obtaining interviews or direct questionnaires to minorities who live in Singapore.


William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Poems Essay: Henry IV, Part One 1300 words and 5 quotations – MINIMUM Henry IV, Part 1 [1596-1597]: This play has, as a major theme, the preparation and education of Prince Hal to become King Henry V. Instrumental in this process is Hal’s rejection of his father [Henry IV] the king. He initially replaces the king with the new “father figure” of Sir John Falstaff. Ultimately, however, (actually takes place in Henry IV, Part Two) he rejects Falstaff and turns from the wildness of his youth. In this essay 1) compare the influence of Henry IV, Falstaff, and his rival, Henry Percy (Hotspur) on the young prince. What does he learn from each of them? In what ways does he come to surpass them all? 2) Will Hal, as a combination of “Henriadic” and “Falstaffian” and “Percian” influences, be a better ruler than his father?
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The Daniel Oduber Airport in Guanacaste recently announced that in the last two years, they have seized more than 2,000 kilos (4,400 pounds) of sea shells. Travelers take them from the country’s beaches, causing damage to marine ecosystems since the shells provide food and a home for some animals and plants. In addition, they help control soil erosion.
We wondered what other seizures have caught the attention of airport authorities? The captain of the Air Surveillance Service Administration, Otto Arrieta, welcomed us at the airport and showed us some of the most curious ones. Here are four:
On one occasion, security checkpoint X-rays revealed moving cloth bags. Opening the luggage, they found several reptiles, including lizards, Madagascar ground boas (Acrantophis madagascariensis) and tree boas (Corallus ruschenbergerii).
Sets of teeth
Can you imagine a tooth the size of a sheet of notebook paper? That’s how big one of the teeth was that they confiscated from a person who was going to leave the country. The pieces were from a megalodon, an extinct shark. What the Air Surveillance Service (Spanish acronym: SVA) couldn’t confirm is if they were extracted from Costa Rica or if they were brought from another country.
It’s unusual to think that lipstick, a brush, or what looks like handcrafted artwork could cause death. For some travelers, this is a way of hiding their weapons.
Some people fall in love with Guanacaste’s culture and history. Out of ignorance or malice, they may try to illegally take indigenous pieces that are part of regional history, such as this ancient metate.


Think, Care, Do.
For a 21st century facing cascading crises including global pandemics, climate change impacts and inequalities and social and economic disruption sustainability education is more critical than ever. We need to develop students (and a curriculum) that have sustainability capabilities - the skills, knowledge and mindsets that allow graduates to become deeply committed to building a more sustainable future. They cut across disciplines at Western in both our undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum.
Western's new 'Sustainability' Graduate Attribute addresses this need and is commited to developing graduates who can "contribute to a sustainable, diverse, and socially-just world."
Our approach to our ‘Sustainability’ Graduate Attribute is to incorporate sustainability capabilities that focus on what a graduate can do as much as what they learn, and to develop students and graduates who can critically envision better futures and take action towards it.
We have themed these capabilities as Think (cognitive), Care (socio-emotional) and Do (praxis) with suggested teaching content for our academics that can be used to support collaborative, participatory and action orientated learning. It is important to recognise that these must be situated within larger knowledge and values systems of caring for Country, scientific Earth systems boundaries and a commitment to social justice and cultural diversity. Find out more about how to incorporate sustainability capabilities (opens in a new window) into your teaching.
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In a new study, researchers find that alcohol can damage DNA in stem cells.
This could help explain why drinking increases risk of cancer.
Previous research looking at the precise ways in which alcohol causes cancer has been done on the cell level.
But in the current study, the researchers show how alcohol exposure leads to permanent genetic damage.
They gave diluted alcohol, chemically known as ethanol, to mice.
They used chromosome analysis and DNA sequencing to examine the genetic damage caused by a harmful chemical produced when the body processes alcohol.
They found that the chemical acetaldehyde could break and damage DNA within blood stem cells, and that it caused rearranged chromosomes and permanently altering the DNA sequences within these cells.
It is known that when healthy stem cells become faulty, they can give rise to cancer.
The finding can help people to understand how drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing 7 types of cancer including breast and bowel cancer.
In addition, the study examined how the body tries to protect itself against damage caused by alcohol.
The team found that the first line of defense is enzymes called ALDH. These enzymes break down harmful chemicals into acetate, which our cells can use as a source of energy.
Some people either lack these enzymes or carry faulty versions of them.
When they drink, the harmful chemical builds up which causes a flushed complexion, and also leads to them feeling unwell.
The second line of defense is a variety of DNA repair systems. Most of the time, the systems allow them to fix and reverse different types of DNA damage.
But they don’t always work, and some people carry mutations which mean their cells aren’t able to carry out these repairs effectively.
Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (link is external), Cambridge conducted the study. Professor Ketan Patel is the lead author of the study.
This research was funded by Cancer Research UK, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council (MRC).
The study is published in Nature.
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Sources of Law
Counties, cities, and towns also have the authority to make legal guidelines. Local laws are issued by elected lawmakers and local administrative businesses. Local laws cannot battle with state or federal legal guidelines.
Sometimes courts hear challenges to statutes or rules based mostly on constitutional grounds. Courts could make law by striking down part or all of a particular piece of laws. The Supreme Court has the facility to make law binding all through the country on federal constitutional issues. The highest courtroom in every state has the identical energy to interpret the state constitution and to problem holdings which have the force of legislation. Statutes are the primary source of law, and the ability to enact statutes is reserved to elected lawmakers.
The Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions edited by R. A. W. Rhodes, Sarah A. Binder and Bert A. Rockman. A Short History of Western Legal Theory.
Reynolds, Noel B. “Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law”.
Basics in American Law
Notwithstanding all talked about above, take care of one thing – ”˜the duties’. Despite trying at the luring profiles, one wants to verify if he/she is ready to take the charge and take up this responsible job.
Court-Tested, IRS Approved, Proactive & Controlled Advanced Tax Planning
A judiciary is a number of judges mediating disputes to find out consequence. Most nations have techniques of attraction courts, with an apex court docket as the ultimate judicial authority. In the United States, this authority is the Supreme Court; in Australia, the High Court; in the UK, the Supreme Court; in Germany, the Bundesverfassungsgericht; and in France, the Cour de Cassation. For most European international locations the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg can overrule nationwide legislation, when EU regulation is relevant. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg permits residents of the Council of Europe member states to bring instances relating to human rights issues earlier than it.


Scientists discovered in a study published in the journal Science Advances that a high-precision machine learning model might be used to speed up the process of drug discovery.
The new model can accurately predict the interactions between proteins and medications based on only a small number of reference studies or simulations, according to the researchers. Only a few instances are required to train the model, and after that, it can reliably predict whether or not a drug candidate’s molecule will bind to a target protein with a 95% accuracy rate.
To put it another way, this is equivalent to being able to predict the activity of hundreds of chemicals after only a few tests – and doing it with high confidence. The unique technique has the potential to increase the pace of candidate molecule screening by a factor of a ten thousand, according to the researchers.
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Aside from that, by providing light on the nature of intermolecular forces and helping scientists to better understand how molecules interact with one another, the technique has the potential to transform materials and chemical modelling.
This method, which makes use of local information from each atom’s immediate surroundings, may address a wide range of chemical, materials science, and biochemical challenges, among others.
With this technology, it is possible to forecast organic molecules and silicon structures that are crucial for microelectronic applications with amazing accuracy, and it does so at a fraction of the computational cost of a quantum mechanical calculation.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques are already being used to develop innovations such as self-driving cars, go-playing bots, and automated medical diagnostics, and they are now being used to advance chemical and materials discoveries.
Because of recent advances in algorithmic technology, we can predict the behaviour of novel materials and molecules with surprising accuracy and with low computational effort, so saving both time and money in the process.###


It is possible to avoid expensive delays by having your health checked in advance. The same is true to visit your GP regularly for good health. Children can perform better at school when you monitor their overall health.
Have a conversation with your children about what they’ve learned and about their thoughts. This will ensure they’re learning right things. Feel proud by sharing their educational journey with you and always say that you’re proud of them. You should also encourage them. To make sure that your child has fun at studying and attending school, make an effort to foster a positive mental attitude even at a young age. They’ll be more motivated to learn and do better in school and academic pursuits in the event that they feel happy when learning.
It’s possible that you don’t think of it or might be uncomfortable hearing this, but the pets you have can pose risk to health for kids even if they do not mean to. It is essential to ensure the proper care for your pets to ensure that they do not let your kids be exposed to illnesses which animals transmit to human beings.
Although ticks and fleas might seem benign, bites can be a cause of serious illness such as fever and headaches. Be sure to get the best medical attention for your pet, as well as all the pet vaccines necessary.
Being sure that your pet is healthy can reduce the risk of health problems for your kids because you have a lower chance of the kids getting the illnesses and diseases that animals are able to transmit to humans. To be sure, ensure that you keep your litter tray and water dishes of your pets far from kids.
Children’s mental health is just as important as their physical health. When it’s not taken care of in a regular manner, it may lead to serious consequences for the mental and emotional well-being of your children. It can cause headaches, fatigue, as well as digestive issues.
You can promote mental well-being for your kids through telling them that you love them.
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The Suzuki Method
– ages 3 years to adult -
Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability, just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited.
The Suzuki Method of music education was initiated in the middle of the 20th century by Japanese violinist and pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki and was originally applied to learning violin.
Dr. Suzuki noticed that children pick up their native language quickly at age five or six. He envisioned that young children could learn to play the violin the same way that they learn their own language - through listening and imitation. Suzuki believed that every child, if properly taught, was capable of a high level of musical achievement.
Suzuki taught using the concept “character first, ability second”. His goal was not just to develop professional musicians, but to embrace the whole child, nurturing a love of music, to develop a fine character rather than just the mastering of a musical instrument. Suzuki called this the “mother tongue” method.
To read more about the Suzuki method please visit www.suzukiassociation.org/about/suzuki-method/
- Every child has the potential to become musical.
- Environment rather than genetics will determine achievement.
- Positive reinforcement promotes success.
- The Suzuki Method curriculum is a well-considered series of musical pieces designed to introduce a techinque in a progressively challenging format.
Suzuki Technical Concepts
- Lessons begin early, enlisting the aid of the parent as home teacher.
- The "mother tongue" approach is adopted to learning through listening, imitation, review and positive reinforcement.
- Each skill is broken into the smallest possible steps a child is able to master
- Individual lessons are taught to let each child progress at his/her own pace
- Group lessons are used to review the materials presented in the private lesson and to introduce the skill of playing together.


Earth Day is right around the corner, which has me thinking about all the important lessons I want to include in my Earth Day activities. Teaching about pollution, how humans impact the environment, and natural resources are at the top of my list.
I created a unit several years ago including all of these topics because I couldn’t find anything. It is all about how humans impact the environment. This unit is so good that I continue to use it year after year! It’s easy to implement (lesson plans included!) and requires little to no prep and few materials. You students will be engaged and learn so much. Here are some of the unit highlights.
Human Impact on the Environment Fact Book
Finding kid-friendly text (when you have no science books) is hard. Since I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for, I just did the research and wrote my own fact book. It makes teaching this unit a breeze because all the content is in one handy dandy book. The 8 pages cover human impact on the environment (both positive and negative), types of pollution, trees and reforestation, energy sources, and environmental technologies.
Read about the various types of pollution in the fact book then complete the engaging activities. The activities are hands-on and easy to implement with minimal supplies. No lengthy prep work or planning needed!
Current Environmental Challenges
Take learning outside the classroom to explore current environmental challenges. You will be amazed at the discussions going on among your students. Students will be challenged to come up with solutions to some of our current environmental problems.
I love to end my units with an opportunity to extend learning. Whether you open it up to your whole class or just to those students wanting to learn more, the option is there. Includes a grading rubric.
You can find this entire unit, including both a print and digital option, here.
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This safety video program on Understanding Chemical Hazards, designed to help facilities comply with OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120), introduces employees to chemical hazard regulations and provides training on the various types of hazardous chemicals found in industrial environments.
Hazardous materials and waste are part of many work situations, and can be found on many types of job sites. OSHA feels that it is so important for employees to know how to recognize these potentially dangerous substances (as well as how to handle and dispose of them properly) they have mandated that anyone working with these substances receive comprehensive training in this area.
In 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to regulate the handling of hazardous waste from cradle to grave. Since then other regulations have followed, including OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.120, also known as HAZWOPER. As part of these regulations, there are varying requirements for employee training, depending on an employee's specific level of involvement with hazardous materials.
Areas covered in the safety video program include:
- chemical hazard concepts,
- types of hazardous chemicals,
- characteristics and effects of various types of chemicals,
- the GHS Safety Data Sheet (SDS),
- container labeling,
- safe handling practices,
- use of personal protective equipment (PPE),
- spills and cleanup, and more.
The safety video program comes with a quiz, a scheduling and attendance form, a training certificate, and an employee training log.
- 1910 Subpart H - Hazardous Materials
- 1910.120 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
This safety video program is produced by The MARCOM Group, Ltd.


A Maths teacher shares seven tips to prepare for exams
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With yearly/ board exams just around the corner, it is high time to get your act together. While every subject is important, Mathematics assumes significance not only because it is a high scoring subject but also a most dreaded one among students. Neeta Gupta, Mathematics faculty, Lotus valley international school Noida, UP, tells us that there is no need to fear the subject if we follow some smart tricks. The tips can also be applied to other subjects.
As board examination nears, it is time to start revision of the syllabus. Maths is a difficult subject from ages but also a very scoring one. Here are a few preparation tips and tricks:
- Paste formulae on your desk where you study. Maintain a register which you can use to revise at the last minute.
- To score full marks you need to practice solving each question (of NCERT books) 3-4 times.
- Understand the syllabus and the weightage of each section. This will help you to decide the time which you need to dedicate to each section.
- Solve module test papers.
- Write every answer with proper steps along with formula and rough work.
- Draw figures and graphs which will help you score more marks. Do not forget to carry your geometry box.
- Don’t be scared of the subject. Make it a fun experience and perform your best. Remember there are no shortcuts in Maths.
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Riding the rails of southern Yunnan province, where “internet celebrity” tourism and French colonial legacy collide
A white speck hurtles toward me, the sound of it growing from a low hum to a roaring whir. Eventually, the distinctive ivory tubes of a high-speed train blast past my car, carrying hundreds of passengers across the lush landscape of China‘s southwestern Yunnan province. The train careers into the distance, suspended above me on raised tracks carved into nature.
This high-speed railway between the provincial capital, Kunming, and Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, swoops through 10 tunnels and traverses 52 bridges. It stops at five train stations along the way, and took five years and 13.62 billion yuan to build. But I’m not here to spot modern symbols of China’s economic growth: I’m on the trail of railway heritage that stretches back to the late 19th century.
Back then, French colonial ambitions in Yunnan and Southeast Asia collided with a China trying desperately to modernize and escape manipulation by imperialist powers. France built the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, running south from Kunming to Hekou on the border with Vietnam (then French Indochina)—a colonial project to extract resources from southwest China and transport them to the French empire.
After the Qing dynasty fell in 1911 and Chinese leaders sought to modernize their country and resist further encroachment by imperial powers, the government granted another railway contract in Yunnan to a private Chinese railway company. They built the Gebishi Railway, which ran from Shiping in the west to Bisezhai, where it linked up with the French tracks.
I want to trace the Gebishi Railway, and as the new high-speed train tracks bend away from my car and out of sight, I exit the highway near Jijie, my first stop.
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The introduction of human embryonic stem cells (hEBCs) in another human being has two significant clinical problems. First, there is the problem of immune rejection. However, this may not be an issue in the eye, in which immune rejection does not frequently occur. However, there is also the problem of teratoma formation. Although teratomas are benign (meaning only that they do not spread to other tissues), you can easily see why growing tumors may be a bit of a problem in the small, closed environment of the eye. So far this problem has alluded investigators. You can see how this issue will be handled way down in the article:
Pete Coffey of UCL, the director of the project, said he was confident the procedure would work in humans but the team needed to ensure the safety and quality of batches of cells, which would take time.Which is a bit like saying that we are confident that we will soon be visiting other distant galaxies, but the team needs time to work out that "light speed" issue. Its amazing how the media falls for this.
I love the title of the article. "Scientists PLAN stem cell cure for blindness." (Emphasis mine)ReplyDelete
Well as long as they have a plan embryonic stem cells must be the most effective way to treat everything ever. I did not know they were already in the planning stage. Wow!


Last December, CEIP Francisco Tomás y Valiente, located in Velilla de San Antonio and active member of the Erasmus + art for Coexistence project, which is part of the Fundación Yehudi Menuhin España, developed an educational activity among his students Aimed at conflict resolution.
The objectives of this practice were:
- Develop the acquisition of skills to relate.
- Develop self-regulating mechanisms of one's own emotions and behavior.
- Develop skills aimed at showing empathic attitudes.
- Recognize and practice the values that favor coexistence.
- Develop conflict resolution strategies.
- Build your own identity.
Sixth-grade students created scripts written in small groups on the condition that they should be a conflict situation, invented but connected to their school or family reality. In the development of the script should be the conflict as such and how to solve it devised by them. Subsequently a representation of each script was made to the rest of his group companions and these reflected, debated and commented if that was the right way to solve them and if there were other solutions. This activity employs useful skills for personal development, and includes a self-assessment. We have worked on the competencies that we expose below and their self-evaluation made it taking into account the indicators of achievement that we indicate.
- Linguistic communication
- Social and civic competencies
- Sense of initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
- Critical Spirit
- I interact properly in collaborative activities.
- I expose my ideas and contribute solutions to situations of conflict.
- I have a positive attitude when I participate in cooperative work.
- I am able to memorize and represent a small role in a dramatization.
- I identify conflict situations, and I know how to put myself in the place of others.
The activity was very motivating, had great acceptance and has been well valued by them and by the teachers responsible for carrying it out. [Gallery columns = "2" ids = "921,922"]


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Smart agriculture and modern farming should be a global priority, contributing to sustainable food production, economic development and livelihoods.
Smart agriculture is an interdisciplinary field that integrates fields including computer science, management science, economics, environmental engineering and environmental biology. The goal of smart agriculture is to configure more sustainable production systems for food, fiber and bioenergy.
Smart agriculture – the practice of using technology to connect land or livestock to the Internet of Things, or IoT – is the ultimate aim for agriculture. It aims to provide more efficient use of resources and provide sustainable production.
Modern farming is a process that applies new technologies to provide more efficient and sustainable ways of growing crops. This can be done through the use of smart farmers with specialised tools, who can better move around their fields while gathering information which aids them on their way. It is important to note that these tools cannot substitute ones in the field when it comes to manual work.
Smart agriculture is an emerging field that involves using intelligent systems and technologies to optimize resource use. Modern farming includes practices such as integrated pest management (IPM), watershed management, and tillage systems that help improve the quality of life for farmers and the environment.
Modern farming and Smart agriculture, a new era in which the farmers do not need to spend energy on farming.
Smart agriculture is an approach to applied artificial intelligence in which the decision-making capabilities of machines are used in conjunction with that of humans. It is a concept that offers farmers alternatives to more traditional approaches, such as fossil fuels, pesticides and chemical fertilisers. Smart agriculture has many positive benefits for society, economy and environment.
Agriculture is defined as the practice of modifying, raising and farming any kind of nourishment that grows on the earth. In the process of creating a healthy and nutritious world for people, agriculture affects both humans and the environment in many ways.


The Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union (FRA) recently published a report on access to education for asylum-seeking children based on their monthly data collection on migration in Europe. This information is especially important considering that for the year of 2016; over 100.000 children arrived in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria.
The report found that access to education is severely limited for asylum-seeking children especially. Even though the data cannot always be relied on (it is not systematically collected), the report found that nine out of the fourteen Member States (MS) covered in the report did not provide education for children in immigration detention; this was mainly due to the short length and exceptional nature of their detention. Evidently, there are practical difficulties to providing formal education to children on the move, which include, inter alia, language barriers, lack of information, low allowances for asylum applicants to cover expenses, and the treatment and integration of traumatized children. The situation is even more difficult for traumatized asylum-seeking children, as the MS seldom offer psychological support (only three out of fourteen MS), and the education staff rarely receive adequate training allowing them to identify and treat this. Unfortunately, few MS address issues arising from irregular school attendance or disabilities, and diplomas from the different countries of origin are not automatically recognized. One silver lining is that, once an asylum-seeking child enters the formal education system, they have access to the same services as national children, and even sometimes receive additional support (such as language services or financial allowances).
Many of these findings are supported in the Human Rights Watch (HRW) submission to the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report on Migration and Education. Not only does HRW recommend that governments respect their positive obligation to make education accessible for all children (through combatting discrimination and revoking immigration-related requirements for enrollment), they should make sure that the education responds to the needs of asylum-seeking children; that it includes language courses and addresses the needs of children with disabilities, for instance. The implementation should be monitored through efficient data collection and the staff should be properly trained and equipped. This is especially necessary in situations where children are detained for long periods of time.
On top of the dangers faced by asylum-seeking children in the form of violence, sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking, lack of education can have long-lasting effects on their life, including lack of personal development and inability to find employment in the future.


The elbow is a hinged joint consists of three bones, the humerus, radius and ulna. Arthritis of the elbow can be classified into three different types, osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis and inflammatory arthritis.
The most common symptomatic type of arthritis is inflammatory arthritis, specifically due to rheumatoid disease. In this condition there is chronic inflammation in the joint leading to progressive articular cartilage destruction, joint space narrowing, bone resorption,instability and ligamentous damage. While rheumatoid arthritis is the most common cause of elbow inflammatory arthritis, other conditions such as psoriatic arthritis, systemic lupus and pigmented villonodular synovitis can also lead to similar joint destruction of the elbow.
Osteoarthritis of the elbow is a degenerative condition in which the cartilage becomes worn causing elbow pain and stiffness.
Signs and symptoms
Symptoms of elbow arthritis include joint stiffness, pain and loss of motion. The most common presenting symptom is loss of end range extension of the elbow. Additionally, patients may note neurologic symptoms related to the ulnar nerve.
Physical examination and plain film x-rays can help in diagnosing elbow arthritis. Occasionally a CT may be indicated for pre-operative surgical planning.
First line treatment of elbow arthritis depends on the type of arthritis but generally consists of activity modification, physical therapy and oral or topical anti-inflammatory medications. Some patients may find bracing helpful. When patients fail to respond to conservative measures, surgical management may be indicated.
Surgical management for elbow arthritis may consist of arthroscopic debridement and capsular release in which the surgeon will insert a camera and small surgical tools into the elbow and debride any loose bodies and reshape the damaged cartilage.
Another surgical option that may be considered is a total elbow replacement in patients over 65 with severe arthritis or complex post traumatic arthritis.


Once there lived a miser who had lots of money and property. Yet he desired to acquire more wealth.
One day he met the king and requested him to give him some more land. The king thought for a while and said-
“Come here at sun rise tomorrow. Walk as far as you can. Before sunset you should return to the point from where you started your journey. Then all the land you traversed shall become yours.”
Next morning, before sunrise, the miser reached the place indicated by the king. He did not even eat properly as he did not want to lose any time. At sunrise, he began to run as he wanted to cover maximum distance without wasting any time. By noon the miser had covered a great distance.
If the miser had to gain the land, he had to return to the starting place by sunset. He was very tired, thirsty and hungry. He was in great pain, yet did not stop anywhere. At sunset, he somehow struggled hard and reached the starting point. Upon reaching, exhausted by his arduous journey, he fell down unconscious and died.
The king looked at him in pity and told his servants-
“Bury him. He needs only 3 X 6 feet land.”
Like the miser, without realising how much we need, we too keep on working endlessly to accumulate wealth and property. Finally, in the end, along with wealth, we also accumulate unwanted diseases and distress. Before we acquire anything, if we reflect if it is really necessary, we can reduce many problems in life.
Translated by : Dr. Sharada Jayagovind


The Hunger Games Book
The Hunger Games is a series of young adult novels made up of four books, written by Suzanne Collins. The first installment of the books, The Hunger Games, was released in 2008 and is the first in the series, followed by Catching Fire in 2009, Mockingjay in 2010 and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in 2020.
The Hunger Games follows the story of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, two young people from District 12 of a dystopian future nation known as Panem. Each year, in a tradition known as the “Hunger Games”, the government of Panem forces its twelve districts to participate in a deadly fight-to-the-death tournament, in which only one person will survive. The book tells the story of Katniss and Peeta’s journey as they fight to survive this brutal competition.
The Hunger Games novels explore a number of themes, such as poverty and inequality, the power of the government, the power of the media and the importance of understanding difficult emotions. Throughout the books, readers are taken on an emotional journey of understanding these themes and learning about the characters, their challenges and how they cope with them.
The first novel in the Hunger Games series was well-received, with the series becoming an international best-seller and the movie adaptations of the books receiving critical acclaim. The popularity of the series has also impacted popular culture and sparked discussion about its many themes.
The Hunger Games books have had a lasting impact, inspiring readers to think about the implications of poverty and inequality, as well as the power of the government and media. The books have also sparked intense discussions about difficult emotions, such as grief, anger and love. Overall, the series has become one of the most influential series of books in popular culture and in young adult literature.


How To: Use A Window For An Environmental Portrait
People and places in one frame
As far back as the Renaissance, portraitists have made endless use of windows: to bathe a subject in the flatteringly soft light that falls through a north-facing casement, or frame a portrait within the picture’s frame.
On a psychological level, a window allows you to contrast what’s happening inside and outside. Such contrasts can draw you into the inner life of your subject by pointing out disparities or similarities between the two worlds.
That’s just what Eric Rolph did with this portrait of a friend looking out at the Boston waterfront. “I was moving to another part of the country, and we were about to part for several months,” he says. “We both looked out at the city that had provided us with many shared experiences, and were feeling a bittersweet nostalgia.”
By contrasting the city’s energy outside and his friend’s pensiveness within, Rolph’s picture powerfully underscores the duality.
Rolph made the picture with a Canon EOS 5D and 17–40mm f/4L Canon EF lens. For more of his work, visit rolphphoto.com.


Pale Orange Dot
Carl Sagan was an inspiration to so many of us. As a modern-day scientist and educator, I am amazed at both the strength of his research career coupled with his gift for communication, which he so selfless shared with the world, and would be a happy person if I could contribute only a small fraction of what he did to either of these endeavors. In that vein, this ones for you, Carl. Carl famously referred to how Earth would be seen from a far away solar system as a Pale Blue Dot. While this has likely been true for most of the 4.5 billion year history of Earth, there are times when the atmospheric chemistry may have changed. In particular, my colleagues and I have been involved in an interesting recent discovery that for time periods in Earth history, the atmosphere may have been enriched in organic haze, similar to Saturn’s moon Titan (see Zerkle et al. 2012 and Izon et al. 2015 below, and (hopefully coming soon!) Izon et al. 2017 above). Giada took this work to the next level, exploring both the climatic consequences of hazy early earth, and studying the observability of hazy exoplanets around stars of different spectral types. Giada also calculated the color of the sky you might have seen if you happened to be hanging around 2.7 billion years ago. Check out the paper for details, but spoiler alert – and I only wish Carl was around to appreciate this and/or to help me craft more beautiful prose – Earth also been a Pale Orange Dot.


Perceptual Map is a diagrammatic or graphical mapping technique where perceptions of customers or potential customers are recorded on a plane with varying criteria. Also known as P-Map, typically the parameters that can be displayed on a perceptual map are brands, products, product lines, companies, competitors etc. The positions of various variables are relative on the perceptual map. Perceptual Mapping is the marketing technique of plotting P-Maps and using them for positioning analysis.
Perceptual map mainly positions various companies with competitors on a 2D map visualizing their actual market position in terms of major marketing factors. Examples of axis factors can be quality of product or service, time of response, cost/price etc.
Users and customers are interviewed on various aspects of the parameters that are to be mapped on to the perceptual map. The qualitative feedback received from the end customers are mapped on to a scale and these are then placed on the perceptual map using a relative positing scale. A typical P-map has 2 factors but in actual market, there can be multiple factors on which customers rate the companies or brands. These multiple factors can be analysed using statistical software and using multifactor analysis. After the analysis these multiple factors can be combined to make 2 factors which can be used for P-Map.
The map above shows an example of Perceptual Map. Suppose a perceptual map is to be created on the studying the perception of various car brands on fuel efficiency and cost. Users are interviewed on various questions for cars A, B, C, D, E and F.
Hence, this concludes the definition of Perceptual Mapping along with its overview.
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Modelling the evolution of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saudi Arabia
Introduction: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world. Health planners are seeking ways to forecast the evolution of the pandemic. In this study, a mathematical model was proposed for Saudi Arabia, the country with the highest reported number of COVID-19 cases in the Arab world.
Methodology: The proposed model was adapted from the model used for the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in South Korea. Using time-dependent parameters, the model incorporated the effects of both population-wide self-protective measures and government actions. Data before and after the government imposed control policies on 3 March 2020 were used to validate the model. Predictions for the disease's progression were provided together with the evaluation of the effectiveness of the mitigation measures implemented by the government and self-protective measures taken by the population.
Results: The model predicted that, if the government had continued to implement its strong control measures, then the scale of the pandemic would have decreased by 99% by the end of June 2020. Under the current relaxed policies, the model predicted that the scale of the pandemic will have decreased by 99% by 10 August 2020. The error between the model's predictions and actual data was less than 6.5%.
Conclusions: Although the proposed model did not capture all of the effects of human behaviors and government actions, it was validated as a result of its time-dependent parameters. The model's accuracy indicates that it can be used by public health policymakers.
CommentsThe original article is available at https://jidc.org/
Published CitationAjbar AM, Ali E, Ajbar A. Modelling the evolution of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saudi Arabia. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021;15(7):918-924
Publication Date31 July 2021
- RCSI Bahrain
- Undergraduate Research
PublisherOpen Learning on Enteric Pathogens
- Published Version (Version of Record)


People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often struggle with frequent and intense symptoms of anxiety. These strong symptoms of anxiety often lead people with PTSD to rely on unhealthy ways of coping, such as through drug or alcohol use.1
Fortunately, there are a number of healthy ways of coping with anxiety. These strategies may help reduce the intensity of anxiety, lessen its frequency, and/or make it more tolerable.
It may sound silly, but many people do not breathe properly. Natural breathing involves your diaphragm, a large muscle in your abdomen. When you breathe in, your belly should expand. When you breathe out, your belly should fall.
Over time, people forget how to breathe this way and instead use their chest and shoulders. This causes short and shallow breaths, which can increase stress and anxiety.
Fortunately, it is quite possible to re-learn how to breathe deeply from your diaphragm and help protect yourself from stress.2 Practice simple deep breathing exercises to improve your breathing and combat anxiety.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Using relaxation exercises can be an effective way to reduce your stress and anxiety.3 Progressive muscle relaxation focuses on alternating between tensing and relaxing different muscle groups throughout the body. This relaxation method is similar to a pendulum. Complete relaxation of your muscles can be obtained by first going to the other extreme (that is, by tensing your muscles).
In addition, by tensing your muscles (a common symptom of anxiety) and immediately relaxing them, the symptom of muscle tension may become a signal to relax over time.4
Click Here To Read More https://www.verywellmind.com/ways-of-coping-with-anxiety-2797619


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What are Ediacaran Organisms? The Ediacaran organisms comprise a group of Late Precambrian fossils named for the place where they were first found and described, the Ediacara Hills of Australia. Some of these fossils show similarities to invertebrates like cnidarians, echinoderms, worms, or arthropods. Others are unlike any fossil invertebrate, and their relationships to other animals are uncertain. These strange fossils may represent animals that were evolving on their own, apart from the metazoan groups we know today. Ediacaran fossils have also been found in other places around the world, including Russia, Scandinavia, England, Ireland, Newfoundland, United States, and Mexico.
First known fossil occurrence: Precambrian.
Last known fossil occurrence: Precambrian.
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Can Your Child Recognize
Partially Hidden Objects?
Is your child able to read words even when they are smudged or partially obscured?
Can your child find objects even when they are partially hidden?
If your child struggles with this skill, you may want to try some simple visual closure activities.
Visual closure is a visual perceptual skill that helps you to make sense of what you see even if it is not completely visible. If you are good at spotting a missing item under a cushion when everyone else can’t find it, then your visual closure skills are probably good!
I have some very simple, free photographed visual closure activities on my website, that you can do with preschool kids.
Slightly older kids may enjoy the worksheets and printable activities that I link to. These will help develop this important skill in preparation for reading and writing!
View my simple visual closure activities!
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