May 1, 2017
Student members of the New Jersey Future Educators Association chapter at Newark’s American History High School recently spent a few days in Washington, DC and Baltimore thanks, in part, to funding from Field Trip New Jersey and its Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund.
The trip was the culmination of an intensive curriculum that included studying the lives and accomplishments of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Fredrick Douglas, Isaac Myers, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During weekly Future Educators meetings leading up to the trip, students engaged in group discussions around the different ethnic groups that have contributed to the history of the United States.
Once in Washington, the students visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. Each visit emphasized the important role museums, architecture, and monuments play in portraying and preserving a society’s history.
In Baltimore, the group visited Morgan State University, the National Blacks in Wax Museum, the Baltimore World Trade Center, and the Fredrick Douglas – Isaac Myers Museum.
Upon returning from the trip, students compared the Newark Museum with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, created PowerPoint presentations highlighting their experiences from the trip, and edited a video documentary for presentation at a future American History High School assembly.
Congratulations to the entire group from American History High School on their successful and safe trip!
This field trip was made possible with a grant from Field Trip New Jersey and its Pi Chubb Newark Field Trip Fund, an endowment of the overall fund. Field Trip New Jersey takes students into new places that have the power to awaken, hush, awe, enrich, or otherwise positively change their lives.
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Roof Hip/Valley Calculator
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Calculates the length for the Hip and/or Valley of a roof based on the span of the roof and the slope of the roof.
-Span: Span of the roof.
-Spacing [o.c.]: Spacing of the rafters from center-to-center.
-Rise: Rise of the roof in units of inches relative to 12 inches of horizontal run. For example, where it is a 6:12 slope roof, enter 6.
-Hip/Valley: Length of the hip or valley.
-Difference: Common difference in length of the jack cripples to connect the hip to the valley.
-Common Rafter: Length of the common rafter
Calculate the length for the Hip and Valley of a roof based on a 15'4" span with a 6:12 slope. Spacing of rafters will be 16" on-center. The distance measured at the seat of the hip to the seat of the valley is 4'8".
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-Span: 15ft 4in
-Spacing: 16in o.c.
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Snake Plant Most Leaves Gone
Plant: Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)
How long have you had the plant? About 3 years
Most of the leaves have gotten mushy and fallen off.
How do you determine WHEN to water: I wait for the soil to become completely dry
Describe HOW you water: I pour in a small amount of water
What fertilizer do you use? I have never used fertilizer
When was the last time you repotted? I have not yet repotted the plant
Thanks for the photos and your care details.
Any plant – even a snake plant – will gradually deteriorate when light is poor. If you’re going to put a snake plant far from the window but want it to survive, you want the light levels to be at least 100 FC most of the day.
But let me reframe this: if you want your snake plant to actually grow well, put it as close to your window as possible.
Once your plant receives adequate light, you will want to water it thoroughly whenever the soil is completely dry. You already have the correct “WHEN to water” – but when it’s time to water, you want to thoroughly and evenly soak the soil, not just pouring a small amount of water. This will leave dry pockets where roots will die off, and corresponding leaves will be lost.
The saying “thrives in low light” is definitely responsible for countless houseplant deaths. For best results, put your houseplants as close to your largest windows as possible – you only need to diffuse direct sun if it will shine on the plant for longer than 2 or 3 hours.
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Let’s start with basic definitions.
Data protection: the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise, or loss. This process includes backup and recovery as well as controls around data security and data integrity.
Data privacy (a.k.a. information privacy): the process of managing certain types of data to ensure that it is not misused.
Note that while data protection provides tools and policies to safeguard data, data privacy restricts access to sensitive data.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to shift their focus on data protection to support remote workers, adopting a digital-first, remote-first approach. As confirmed by IBM’s 2021 Cost of a Data Breach report, this approach puts data of all types at greater risk of cybersecurity attacks, including malware, ransomware, and phishing schemes. With the average data breach taking upwards of 287 days to identify and contain, it’s obvious how critical the issue of data protection is for businesses today.
Cybersecurity experts agree that developing a data protection strategy to prevent attacks is imperative for businesses of all sizes. Here’s what you’ll need to do to get started:
One of the many reasons data needs to be protected is to protect individuals’ privacy.
Businesses need personally identifiable information (PII) such as names, addresses, social security numbers, telephone numbers, and email addresses to service customers. The loss of PII can result in substantial harm to customers, employees, and business.
To help protect this data, there are many laws and regulations around data privacy, focusing on either geography or industry-specific sectors. Here are a few examples:
More data privacy issues have arose as companies continue to struggle during a global pandemic. Rightfully, privacy budgets doubled in 2020 to an average of $2.4 million.
To fully safeguard customer and employee information simultaneously, companies need to take both data protection and data privacy seriously. Data breaches are no longer isolated events, and when data is stolen or leaked, there can be serious repercussions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has ratcheted up the need for greater efforts around data protection and privacy. As organizations grapple with new ways of doing business, they will likely continue to support remote and digital-first workplaces for the foreseeable future.
Tara Holt is a former senior product marketing manager at Iron Mountain.


The practical benefit of active devices is their amplifying ability. Whether the device in question be voltage-controlled or current-controlled, the amount of power required of the controlling signal is typically far less than the amount of power available in the controlled current.
In other words, an active device doesn’t just allow electricity to control electricity; it allows a small amount of electricity to control a large amount of electricity. Because of this disparity between controlling and controlled powers, active devices may be employed to govern a large amount of power (controlled) by the application of a small amount of power (controlling). This behavior is known as amplification.
It is a fundamental rule of physics that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Stated formally, this rule is known as the Law of Conservation of Energy, and no exceptions to it have been discovered to date.
If this Law is true – and an overwhelming mass of experimental data suggests that it is – then it is impossible to build a device capable of taking a small amount of energy and magically transforming it into a large amount of energy.
All machines, electric and electronic circuits included, have an upper efficiency limit of 100 percent. At best, power out
equals power in as in Figure 1.
Usually, machines fail even to meet this limit, losing some of their input energy in the form of heat which is radiated into surrounding space and therefore not part of the output energy stream. (Figure 2) Many people have attempted, without success, to design and build machines that output more power than they take in.
Not only would such a perpetual motion machine prove that the Law of Conservation of Energy was not a Law after all, but it would usher in a technological revolution such as the world has never seen, for it could power itself in a circular loop and generate excess power for “free”.
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Cheshire West and Chester
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Cheshire West and Chester, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England. It is bounded to the north by the unitary authorities of Halton and Warrington, to the east by the unitary authority of Cheshire East, to the southeast by Shropshire, to the west by Wales, and to the northwest by Merseyside and the Dee and Mersey estuaries. The administrative centre is Chester city. The unitary authority, which comprises the former districts of Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, and Vale Royal, was created in 2009 when the former administrative county of Cheshire was restructured.
The fertile Chester Plain—including the valley of the River Weaver—runs through the area, and agriculture, especially dairy farming, has long been important, as has salt mining. Britain’s oldest and largest rock salt mine is located under Winsford. The manufacture of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automobiles plays an important part in the local economy, as do energy-related industries and financial services. During the 20th century the Forestry Commission reforested the northern part of the mid-Cheshire ridge in the ancient hunting ground of Delamere Forest. Today the Delamere Forest is the largest woodland in the unitary authority, and the Delamere Forest Park, northeast of Chester city, is a popular destination for walking and cycling. Chester’s medieval city walls and entrance gates are well preserved (which is unusual for England), and the richly carved timbers in its buildings, especially in two-tiered galleried shops called the Rows, are a major tourist attraction. (For the history of the area, see Cheshire.) Area 354 square miles (918 square km). Pop. (2011) 329,608.


Disentangling the geometric and demographic effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity across spatial scales
Stav Gelber, Felix May, Britta Tietjen in cooperation with: Shane Blowes, Jonathan Chase, Frank Schurr, Franziska Taubert, and Andreas Huth
Anthropogenic land-use change causes the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of natural habitat and poses a major threat to biodiversity. While there is a consensus that habitat loss negatively affects biodiversity, the consequences of fragmentation per se. (i.e. the splitting up of a given total habitat amount into small patches) are still intensely debated, and positive, neutral, and negative effects on biodiversity have been reported. Understanding the effects of fragmentation on ecological communities is crucial for biodiversity conservation in modified landscapes. In this project, we aim at reconciling previous contrasting results through improved mechanistic understanding and by embracing the scale-dependence of fragmentation effects. We hypothesize that two types of fragmentation effects, namely geometric and demographic effects, have to be distinguished to reach these goals. Geometric fragmentation effects emerge from the spatial configuration of habitat modifications relative to non-random species distributions, while demographic effects refer to changes in species birth, death, or migration rates in modified landscapes. To realize these goals, the project will be divided into three stages:
- Develop spatial and dynamic simulation models to demonstrate the interplay between geometric and demographic fragmentation effects across spatial scales.
- Develop analytical approaches to disentangle geometric and demographic fragmentation effects using simulated data.
- Apply the methods derived in stage 2 to synthesize previous fragmentation-biodiversity studies.
The explicit consideration of geometric and demographic fragmentation effects across scales will advance our fundamental understanding of spatial biodiversity patterns and meta-community dynamics and is key for improving predictions of biodiversity change in modified landscapes.


Many people these days often go on diets and implement certain routines in their life to improve their physical appearance, which is one indication of one's overall health level. Losing weight is becoming a crucial thing for people who go on diets, as they want to look better. However, despite the fact that many people blame slow metabolisms for their inability to lose weight, recent research shows that there are other underlying reasons that determine weight loss capabilities.
- Age is also a prominent factor when it comes to the ability to lose pounds.
- Whether you are male or female can also impact ability to shed pounds.
- Exercise is just one aspect in the right direction for losing weight, but not all of it.
“The concept that metabolism is key to weight is part truth, part myth. While metabolism plays a role in how quickly you can drop the weight, genetics don’t change as quickly as we’re able to gain weight.”
Read more: https://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/blaming-your-slow-metabolism-for-weight-gain-heres-the-real-reason-you-cant-lose-fat.html/?a=viewall
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Employer: Wildlife Friends Foundation, Thailand
Job Title: Volunteer
Skills Aquired (over three days of volunteering, two and a half weeks left to go, so expect this list to grow:
- Team Leader: due to insufficient personnel was promoted in a day to Bear 1 Leader: in charge of welfare of 17 sun bears, 8 lorises, 3 civits, and 1 binturang.
- Negotiating with hostile forces: monkeys are not cute, even if you are trying to feed them, they will try and rip your face off, but if you appease them with a piece of papaya, then may let you do your job.
- Strategic Calculations: you have 6 watermelons, that need to be cut into 350 pieces to feed all the macaques and gibbons – so how many pieces does each watermelon need to be cut into? 60.
- Creative Problem Solving: designing and making “enrichments” for the animals: peanuts wrapped in strings, bananas hidden in boxes: games to exercise their brains and keep them from getting to their food for an extra five seconds.
- Enforcing and Maintaining Standards and Practices: sweeping up (leftover food and poop) in bear enclosures, and scattering new food.


“In the beginning” is how many myths start their story. And, simply put, a myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and man came to be in their present form. That myths are sacred means that all forms of religion incorporate myths of some kind. There is nothing disparaging about the term myth. The term mythos means word or story. It is only the modern usage of the word myth as “error” that has led to the notion of myth as something negative.
In common parlance, the term myth is often used as a mere synonym for error or fallacy. “That’s just a myth!” one may exclaim to label a statement or assertion as untrue. But untrue statements are not myths in the formal sense – nor are myths necessarily untrue statements. For myth may constitute the highest form of truth, albeit in metaphorical guise. If one keeps in mind that a myth must refer minimally to a narrative, then one can easily eliminate most of the books and articles employing myth in their titles.
Study of Myth
The study of myth is an international and an interdisciplinary venture. Scholars from around the world have contributed to the analysis of myth, and this includes scholars of anthropology, classics, comparative religion, folklore, psychology, and theology, among others areas of specialization.
Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth
Edited by Alan Dundes
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“Follow your bliss pal, ” a quote by Matt Groening as a rejoinder to Joseph Campbell. Campbell’s books and TV series went downhill as pop culture when “bliss” became the motto for self, as a narcissist ploy. Myth became secularized.


English poet Laurence Binyon, overwhelmed by the carnage and loss of life by British and Allied forces in World War 1, penned one of the most moving tributes the world has known to our war dead.
Titled ‘For the Fallen’, the poem first appeared in The Times of London on 21 September 1914, and has since become known as ‘Ode of Remembrance’.
It has been used in association with commemoration services in Australia since 1921.
For the Fallen
(also known as the Ode of Remembrance)
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal,
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation,
And a glory that shines upon her tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again,
They sit no more at familiar tables at home.
They have no lot in our labour of the daytime,
They sleep beyond England’s foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight.
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known,
As the stars are known to the night.
As the stars will be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain.
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.


Indian government does not approve of same-sex marriage: Which countries allow it?
There’s a mountain to climb for same-sex couples, as the Indian government opposes the legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the country.
In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Centre said same-sex relations and heterosexual relations are a “distinctive” class of relationships and cannot be treated identically.
The petitioners cannot assert a basic right for same-sex marriage to be recognised under national legislation, the administration claimed, notwithstanding the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Criminal Code.
While many same-sex couples are forced to wait until it is legal, some have been together for years in many nations where it is.
According to USA Today, Netherlands was the first country to legalise same-sex marriage.
The US Supreme Court recognised gay marriage in 2015, stating that restricting marriage to just heterosexual couples violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under the law.
Taiwan, a country regarded as a hub for LGBTQ life, legalised gay marriage in 2019. People go from all around Asia to Taiwan for the yearly pride march.
A measure legalising same-sex marriage was approved by the Australia’s Parliament on 7 December 2017, three weeks after a national referendum revealed that 62 per cent of Australians favoured marriage equality.
Although though Canada’s federal government granted same-sex couples common law marriage privileges in 1999, it wasn’t until 2005 that the Parliament made same-sex marriage legal across the country.
A majority of voters in Germany approved legislation that legalised same-sex marriage a few days after then Chancellor Angela Merkel changed her mind about supporting the measure.
After months of discussion, a same-sex marriage bill was approved by the British Parliament in July 2013 and ratified by the Queen the following day.
On 17 April 2013, New Zealand passed the Marriage Act of 1955 Amendment Act, which upgraded the definition of marriage to “the union of two people, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.”
Although civil partnerships for gay and lesbian couples were permitted in Austria as of 2010, a 2017 court decision ruled that they were discriminatory.


Database management is the process for managing information that supports the business operations of an organization. It involves storing data and distribution to application programs and users and then modifying it if necessary and monitoring the changes in the data and preventing it from getting damaged due to unexpected failure. It’s a component of a company’s informational infrastructure that supports decision-making and growth for the business as well as compliance with laws such as the GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The first database systems were created in the 1960s by Charles Bachman, IBM and others. They evolved into information management systems (IMS), which allowed large amounts of data to be stored and retrieved for a variety of purposes. From calculating inventory to aiding complex financial accounting functions and human resource functions.
A database is a set of tables that arrange data according to a particular schema, such as one-to many relationships. It utilizes primary key to identify records and allows cross-references between tables. Each table contains a set of attributes or fields that represent facts about data entities. Relational models, invented by E. F. “TedCodd Codd in the 1970s at progressivepours.com IBM as a database, are the most popular database type currently. The design is based on normalizing the data, making it more easy to use. It is also simpler to update data since it doesn’t require changing various databases.
Most DBMSs can support various types of databases, by providing different levels of external and internal organization. The internal level addresses costs, scalability, and other operational concerns like the design of the database’s physical storage. The external level focuses on how the database is presented in user interfaces and other applications. It could include a mix of various external views based on different data models. It may also include virtual tables that are computed using generic data in order to improve the performance.


26 April 2012
Slickensides on a fault cutting granite
Posted by Callan Bentley
Another shot from my pre-GSA structural geology field trip to the Superior Craton last fall, up in southern Ontario, Canada. The image shows slickenlines coated with brownish fault gouge and oxide staining, cutting through a high-potassium granite (see fresh surface at upper left).
The slickenlines are little gouged grooves where asperities (bumps) on the block of rock opposite this one ground into this rock along the fault surface as the two moved relative to one another. So did our block of granite move to the left or the right relative to the missing block? Let’s zoom in to find out.
Little “steps” on the surface of the fault face to the left. If you were to run your finger over this outcrop from right to left, it would feel pretty smooth. On the other hand, running your finger over it from left to right, your fingertip would catch on those steps (and smaller, similarly-oriented steps), and the passage would feel rough and halting, if not downright painful.
The block of rock on the opposite side of the fault must have moved to the left, relative to this granite fault face we’re looking at.
So this would then be a right lateral fault movement right/correct?
it’s cool. in my country Indonesia, it’s hard to find, slickenside or slickenside. because erosion ..


The Church and the Dark Ages (430–1027)
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- Benedictines were responsible for technical and scientific advancements such as the mechanical clock, human flight, and eyeglasses.
- The Dark Ages was a period of great evangelization throughout Europe.
- Christianity elevated the status of women, particularly through mutual consent in the Sacrament of Marriage.
- The Church preserved literacy—and literature—throughout the chaotic centuries of early medieval Europe.
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It was only a matter of time before the world’s current obsession – drones – made it’s way onto the sports field. And now, finally, it has, in the form of HoverBall; a ball with a tiny drone inside of it.
Why would you want a ball with a tiny drone attached inside of it, you ask? Well, why not?
The aim with HoverBall is that the ball, which is being used in a sports game, also has the ability to make up it’s own mind. In essence, the ball can hover and glide through the air and move around the players.
Harry Potter fans will find this reminiscent of the elusive Golden Snitch in a game of Quidditch.
While the idea with HoverBall is similar to that of the Golden Snitch, this ball is being controlled by a human and not magic.
HoverBall is remote controlled – meaning it’s movements are controlled by another person outside of the game it is being played in. The actual drone, is a small device that is only 90 millimeters in diameter and is encaged inside the ball, which is made of plastic.
The ball can ‘fly’ (or rather hover) in the air for round about five minutes, and can also be used on the ground.
However, HoverBall is not fully in existence just yet. The prototype for HoverBall is currently still under development at the University of Tokyo’s Rekimoto Lab.
The developers are busy working on new designs that would make HoverBall more resilient to rough sports.
The idea for HoverBall and it’s prototype was presented earlier this month at the Augmented Human Conference in Japan.
We already know that more and more people; designers, developers and scientists are looking at drone technology to push different things in various arenas to the next level. Amazon wants to deliver their packages with drones and the CIA wants to use them to spy on people.
Either way, drone technology is the in-thing.
What are your thoughts on a drone-based ball? A cool idea or is it just a waste of time? Let us know what you think.


April 12, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, March 11 proposed a new rule that imposes mandatory reductions of air pollution in numerous U.S. states that blows downwind into their neighbors, according to a story from The Hill.
Under the proposed rule, 26 upwind states would be required to reduce ground-level ozone, the main component of smog, emitted by power plants that eventually reaches downwind states.
The proposal includes adding electric generating units in half of U.S. states beginning in 2023. It would also include new emissions standards for industrial pollutants that affect downwind air quality in 23 states beginning in 2026. The agency projects that the changes would prevent some 1,000 premature deaths that year and one million fewer asthma attacks.
Kathleen Riley, an attorney with Earthjustice, told The Hill the organization sees “a lot to like” in the proposal.
A similar rule was proposed under the Trump administration and finalized last year under the Biden administration, but Riley said Friday’s proposal goes further by applying the more stringent ozone standards set in 2015.
“It builds on EPA’s approach and does more, so it reduces emissions from power plants and it requires reductions from eastern and western states,” she said. “It requires facilities and power plants to run already installed controls, and install controls where facilities lack them. It also includes backstop daily limits, which protects environmental justice communities, and prevents pollution hotspots.”
In addition, Riley said, the previous rule was only set to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by about 17,000 tons, compared to the projection of 94,000 tons in the EPA’s fact sheet on the new rule.
“So these are really big, important public health benefits,” she said.
“Air pollution doesn’t stop at the state line,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “This step will help our state partners meet air quality health standards, saving lives and improving public health in smog-affected communities across the United States.


Convert 720 Centimeters to Feet
To calculate 720 Centimeters to the corresponding value in Feet, multiply the quantity in Centimeters by 0.032808398950131 (conversion factor). In this case we should multiply 720 Centimeters by 0.032808398950131 to get the equivalent result in Feet:
720 Centimeters x 0.032808398950131 = 23.622047244094 Feet
720 Centimeters is equivalent to 23.622047244094 Feet.
How to convert from Centimeters to Feet
The conversion factor from Centimeters to Feet is 0.032808398950131. To find out how many Centimeters in Feet, multiply by the conversion factor or use the Length converter above. Seven hundred twenty Centimeters is equivalent to twenty-three point six two two Feet.
Definition of Centimeter
The centimeter (symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system. It is also the base unit in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. The centimeter practical unit of length for many everyday measurements. A centimeter is equal to 0.01(or 1E-2) meter.
Definition of Foot
A foot (symbol: ft) is a unit of length. It is equal to 0.3048 m, and used in the imperial system of units and United States customary units. The unit of foot derived from the human foot. It is subdivided into 12 inches.
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Science journalist Daniel Goldman said, “Like secondhand smoke, the leakage of emotions can make a bystander an innocent casualty of someone else’s toxic state.”
When a boss walks into a room in a bad mood, how that translates to all the employees around the table. Or a teacher to students. Or a parent to kids.
The good news is that the same can be said about positive emotions. Shawn Achor said in The Happiness Advantage, “Positive emotional contagion starts when people subconsciously mimic the body language, tone of voice, and facial expressions of those around them. Amazing as it might sound, once people mimic the physical behaviours tied to these emotions, it causes them to feel the emotion themselves. Smiling, for instance, tricks your brain into thinking you’re happy, so it starts producing the neurochemicals that actually make you happy.”
Try it. Smile right now. Feel better? Now smile at someone you pass today on the way to work or in the school yard or at the coffee shop. Now you are positively contagious because they will smile back and those good feelings will have spread to others.
Training our brains to see the bright side is not only helpful for our own health and happiness, but it directly affects those around us. We can be the person who is responsible for making someone else’s day.
Let’s see how many people we can infect with our smile.
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The Royal Air Force strikes of 1946 was a series of demonstrations and strikes at several dozen Royal Air Force stations in the Indian subcontinent beginning on 22 January 1946. As these incidents involved refusals to obey orders they technically constituted a form of mutiny.
A series of demonstrations and strikes occurred at several dozen Royal Air Force stations in the Indian subcontinent beginning on 22 January 1946. As these incidents involved refusals to obey orders, they technically constituted a form of mutiny. The protests arose in response to slow demobilization and return of British troops to Britain, and use of British shipping facilities for transporting G.I.s. The "mutiny" began at either Maripur or nearby Karachi (RAF Drigh Road) and later spread to involve nearly 50,000 men over 60 RAF stations in India, Ceylon, Burma and as far away as Singapore, Egypt, North Africa, and Gibraltar. The peaceful protests lasted between three and eleven days.
For their part, the British Government argued that the amount of shipping available was insufficient to permit immediate repatriation of the large number of personnel. However, later declassified reports have shown that British troops were deliberately retained in India to control possible unrest from the independence movement, and the grievances of the RAF men may have also included significant political views and sympathy with the communist Party of India.
The initial protests in Karachi took the form of a collective refusal to prepare kit for inspection and going to the parade ground at the normal time but in casual khaki drill rather than the "best blue" uniforms required when on morning parade.
The issues were ultimately resolved. Some of the airmen involved faced courts-martial. However, the precedent set by this event was important in instigating subsequent actions by the Royal Indian Air Force and later, the Royal Indian Navy in February 1946 in which 78 of a total of 88 ships mutinied. Lord Wavell, Viceroy of India, commented at the time, "I am afraid that [the] example of the Royal Air Force, who got away with what was really a mutiny, has some responsibility for the present situation."
article by Bernard Shilling and published in the December 1986 issue of Aeroplane Monthly.


Today I would like to share with you a little game to practice simplifying fractions and finding equivalent ones. Once the students understand the concept with visual models they can use the algorithm to simplify and find equivalent using division or multiplication. To be successful in simplifying fractions the students should be fluent with their multiplication and division facts. Here are some scaffolding activities to help you achieve that and some games to make practice fun.
Simplifying Fractions – Equivalent Fractions Game
The game board print out, one or two 6 face dice, color pencils one color for each player, and place markers.
2 to 6 players
How to play
Take turns. The students start from any green tile on the outer rectangle/path. Roll 1 or 2 dice and move in any direction. Once you land on a tile simplify that fraction to the simplest form. Mark it on the inner rectangle/path with your color pencil. (One color for each player.) If the tile is already marked you wait for your next turn.
The first player to mark 3 connected tiles is the winner.
The fact that you can move in any direction gives you a chance to move closer to the fraction you need to make 3 connected ones. Some answers repeat so you have a choice which one to mark.
To practice finding equivalent fractions (greater numbers) you can use the inner rectangle/path to move on and you mark the “answers” on the outer rectangle/path.
Below is the free print game board.
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Necrotizing soft tissue infection is a severe and very rare type of bacterial infection which destroys the muscles, skin, and underlying tissue. The word “necrotizing” means something that causes body tissue to die.
Necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease) information:
- Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly spreading infection, usually located in fascial planes of connective tissue that results in tissue death (necrosis). ). Fascial planes are bands of connective tissue that surround muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Fascial planes can bind structures together as well as allow body structures to slide over each other effectively.
- Different types of bacterial infection can cause necrotizing fasciitis. Necrotizing Fascitis is mainly caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes), most investigators now agree that many different bacterial genera and species, either alone or together (polymicrobial), can cause this disease. Occasionally, mycotic (fungal) species cause necrotizing fasciitis.
- The majority of cases begin with an existing infection or a wound most frequently on an extremity. It can occur in almost any area of the body.
- Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious condition that is often associated with sepsis and extensive organ failure.
- Treatment involves antibiotics and surgical debridement of the wound areas as well as supportive measures such as insertion of a breathing tube, intravenous administration of fluids, and drugs to support the cardiovascular system.
- Currently, there are many names that have been used for necrotizing fasciitis:flesh-eating bacterial infection or disease; suppurative fasciitis; dermal, Meleney, hospital, or Fournier’s gangrene; and necrotizing cellulitis.
- Important in understanding necrotizing fasciitis is the fact that the infecting organism(s), once it reaches and grows in connective tissue, the spread of the infection is so fast (some organisms can progress about 3 centimeters per hour) that the infection becomes hard to stop with both antimicrobial drugs and surgery. Continue reading


This group was created for the primary purpose of providing information about the annual fall or southern migration of Turkey Vultures through the Auburn area.
From as far north as British Columbia to as far south as Mexico and Central America, one of the largest concentrations of migrating Turkey Vultures in North America passes south through the Sierra Nevada foothills.
During peak migration, which is from late September to mid October, it is estimated that 20,000 to 30,000 vultures pass through the Auburn area. The “big days” (2-7,000) occur between late September and mid October.
The local vulture migration was first observed and recorded in 1906 by Clipper Gap resident and ornithologist Ernest H. Adams – “These birds usually come and go singly or in small flocks, but I once witnessed (October, 1906) about 200 birds in five separate flocks flying westward over Clipper Gap. The largest flock contained 62 birds. I have seen twenty to twenty-five roosting in the yellow pines” (Land Birds of Placer County by E.H. Adams, published in 1909 for students of Placer County).
Surprisingly, this local ornithological phenomena went largely unreported for nearly 100 years until it was rediscovered in the late 1990’s. In 2015, the first Auburn Area Vulture Migration Count was conducted.
Today, the vulture migration event from above Overlook Park serves not only as a informal count / watch but as a celebration of nature. Outside of the migration season, you can expect to read additional information about Turkey Vultures and vultures in general.


Croatia is a small country situated in Southeastern Europe, nestled between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. Given the size of the country, the landscape is rather diverse and consists primarily of flat, fertile plains in the north along the Hungarian border, and low mountains/highlands along the Adriatic coast. A number of mountain ranges (Dinaric Alps, Vesebit and Velika Kapela) slice through the country, with the highest point rising 6005ft (1831m) above sea level. Croatia also benefits from numerous natural water sources, with its biggest lake, Lake Vrana, extending over 12 square miles (30 sq. km). However, Lake Vrana is surpassed by the Plitvice Lakes and waterfalls in terms of beauty. As of 2015, there are 444 different protected areas in Croatia, which together encompass 9% of the country. This includes 8 national parks, 2 strict reserves and 10 nature parks.
Capital city: Zagreb Highest Point: Dinara (6007ft / 1831m) Lowest Point: Adriatic Sea (0ft / 0m) Land Area: 21,612 sq. mi (55,974 sq. km) Water Area: 239 sq. mi (620 sq. km) Total Area: 21,851 sq. mi (56,594 sq. km) Coastline: 3626 miles (5835 km) Bordering countries (6) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Plitvice Lakes National Park
With cascading waterfalls hidden among lush forest greenery, it’s easy to see why Croatia’s very own Garden of Eden regularly features in lists of...
Krka National Park
Croatia is noted for its spectacular scenery and wonderful Mediterranean climate. Nowhere is this more so than in the historical region of Dalmatia which...


Chemical monitoring is a way of measuring or maintaining the quality of a fluid in any given container. It is a type of fluid control system that generally focuses on monitoring the pH levels of that fluid, determining whether it is too acid or alkali for its function.What is chemical monitoring used for?Chemical monitoring is broadly used to detect appropriate chemical levels in a fluid. Often this fluid is water. For example, chlorine levels are routinely tested in swimming pools using a chemical monitoring device.In industrial settings, chemical monitoring is used as part of the fermenting process and in maintaining the correct chemical levels for dying fabrics.Types of chemical monitoringThere are two main methods of chemical monitoring:Using a sensor or a probe to monitor the level of a given chemical in a fluid. If the level goes below or above the appropriate range, the pH will have to be manually adjusted.Using a buffer solution to keep the chemical levels of the fluid at the appropriate pH. Buffer solutions are very resistant to change from acid or base.
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Nuclear stress testing is a simple diagnostic tool that combines a small amount of radioactive dye with a sophisticated cardiovascular imaging machine to gather detailed information about how well blood flows to your heart, both when it’s resting and when it’s under exertion.
Also known as myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), this painless imaging technique is like a standard stress test, but with the addition of a radioactive tracer that effectively highlights your heart and your arteries to reveal a far more detailed picture of your cardiovascular system.
The team at Coastal Cardiology of Orange County may recommend nuclear stress testing when a regular stress test hasn’t pinpointed the underlying cause of a nonspecific symptom like intermittent chest pain or shortness of breath.
If you’ve already been diagnosed with a heart condition, they may use nuclear stress testing to help identify the best treatment approach.
Nuclear stress testing reveals how well your heart works when you’re resting and when you’re active. This highlighted cardiovascular imaging technique exposes several key details about your heart and your arteries, including:
Nuclear stress testing can also detect damaged heart tissue. It can help your doctor evaluate the extent of tissue damage caused by a known heart attack, and it can also reveal if you’ve had any minor heart attacks that went unnoticed.
While nuclear stress testing offers detailed and specific information about your cardiovascular health, most results fall into one of three categories:
Normal nuclear stress test results indicate that your heart receives enough oxygen-rich blood when it’s pumping normally (at rest) and when it’s pumping faster (under exertion).
While you might not have to worry about coronary artery disease, further testing may be warranted if you have persistent cardiovascular symptoms.
If your results show that your heart works well and receives sufficient blood flow when it’s at rest but not when it’s under exertion, you may be experiencing the effects of coronary artery disease or an arterial blockage.
Abnormal results both at rest and under exertion mean that the blood flow to your heart is insufficient or obstructed, regardless of your level of activity. These results usually indicate a substantial degree of coronary artery disease or heart tissue damage.
To learn more, call the nearest Coastal Cardiology of Orange County office, or book an appointment online today.


The Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires employers to pay workers the same, regardless of their gender. Even though this law has been in effect for years, many female employees still make only an average of 82% of what their male counterparts do.
However, a new law could be a step in the right direction to help New York change that.
A new law bans employers from asking about salary history
As of January 2020, a new state law issued a salary history ban. Essentially, the new law prohibits public and private employers from:
- Asking potential employees about their past salary, wages or benefits;
- Procuring that employee’s salary information from anyone else, such as a previous employer; or
- Considering past salary information in their decision to hire a potential employee.
This law also applies to current employees. Employees can provide this information if they choose, but employers cannot ask what an employee earned previously in an interview or another setting. Now, an employee’s salary history cannot influence their employment.
Why is this important?
Salary history bans strive to address and remedy the issue of pay inequality. Lawmakers believe this is an important step to close the gender pay gap, which the Pew Research Center reports has narrowed, but not changed much over the years.
Additionally, the law could also prevent wage discrimination against other protected statuses as well, such as employees of different races or ages.
Preventing employers from asking questions about one’s past salary could help employees negotiate fairer salaries without their salary history hanging over them, as well as help them obtain the fair pay they deserve for the work they complete.


From sea to table
The seafood is traceable means that we know where they are trapped, when they are caught, and with what tools. Marine and water has long worked to develop a traceability system to track the fish's way from sea to table.
It was authorities ' need for improved trapping information and consumers ' need to feel comfortable with where, when and how fishing or farming took place, as did the EU introduced stricter traceability requirements than what applies generally for food. It is important for the authorities to be able to trace back from retail to fishing for verification purposes, have the control over quotas and contribute to fishery becomes more sustainable.
We, as the auction's first recipient and it is we who starts the chain of traceability of fish and seafood that arrive to us from our fishermen. This is done by marking up the parties and submit information to the Sea and the water authority's traceability system. All companies then will notice and report the information to the traceability system because they sell lots of other companies. Requirements applicable until the company that sells to a retailer. The retailer has an obligation to be aware of the information back in the ranks, but the retailer does not report into marine and water. The retailer informs the consumer by a sign on the fish or in the venue so that the consumer can read.
The following information shall be made available to the consumer without having to ask.Trade name (Swedish species name) botanical name (Latin name) the production method (caught, caught in freshwater or cultured) catch or production area For fish caught in the sea, the name of the subarea or Division listed in FAO list of fishing areas, noted. And the name so that the consumer can understand eg.FAO 27IIIan.
For fish caught in fresh water to the lake/water set plus land.
For farmed fish, the country specified.
"purse seines and tucks"
"Hooks and ropes,"
"pots and traps"
For more information Sea and Water Authority


2015 Global Terrorism Index published by the Institute for Economics and Peace rates Armenia as one of the safest countries in the world in terms of potential terrorist threats.
Armenia is ranked 116th among 162 countries, where a lower place means less danger in terms of terrorism.
Armenia’s neighbors in the region are placed as follows: Georgia – 71th, Turkey – 27th, Azerbaijan – 93rd and Iran – 39th.
Armenia’s partners in the Eurasian Economic Union Russia and Belarus are ranked 23rd and 77th respectively, Kazakhstan is 83rd, Kyrgyzstan is 86th.
The Global Terrorism Index provides a detailed analysis of the changing trends in terrorism across 162 countries over the last 15 years. It investigates the patterns of terrorism by geographic activity, methods of attack, organizations involved and national economic and political contexts.
According to the report, the number of lives lost to terrorism increased by 80% in 2014, reaching the highest level ever recorded at 32,658. This compares to 18,111 in 2013. According to the third edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), out today, this increase represents the largest yearly increase in deaths ever recorded. The report also highlights the dramatic rise in terrorism over time, with deaths increasing by nine-fold since the year 2000.
The report, developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace and based on data from the Global Terrorism Database of START, reveals that just two terrorist groups, ISIL and Boko Haram, are now jointly responsible for 51% of all global fatalities from claimed terrorist attacks. Boko Haram, which pledged its allegiance to ISIL as the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) in March 2015, has become the world’s deadliest terrorist group, causing 6,644 deaths compared to ISIL’s 6,073.


Althusius argues that a political leader is bound by his oath of office which, if violated, requires his removal (1614)
Found in Politica
Johannes Althusius (1557-1638) believed that all political leaders were bound by their oath of office to protect the liberties of the people. If he failed in this duty the people were free to replace him with another who would:
[I]f the supreme magistrate does not keep his pledged word, and fails to administer the realm according to his promise, then the realm, or the ephors and the leading men in its name, is the punisher of this violation and broken trust. It is then conceded to the people to change and annul the earlier form of its polity and commonwealth, and to constitute a new one.
The idea that “the people” have the right to remove a bad ruler has a very long history before the American Revolution enshrined the principle in the modern era. Of course, the problem is to know what constitutes a sufficient degree of “badness” to merit such a drastic act, who exactly has this right of deposition (all “the people” or their delegates or “ephors” as Althusius phrased it); and when might this deposition occur (at any time as in the Westminster system, or only at election time as in the American system). In this instance, Althusius argues that there is quite a low level of “badness” before it is justified in throwing a bad ruler out, namely “not keeping his word”. If we held all elected officers to this standard there would probably only be the cleaning staff left in the chambers of Congress or Parliament.


Human Pain Signals Are Faster Than Earlier Considered
The latest study highlighted that the pain signals have an ability to travel as fast as touch signals. In this study, researchers from Liverpool John Moores University in the U.K., Linköping University in Sweden, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. were involved. The research is published in the journal Science Advances.
The unearthing of a rapid pain-signaling system defies our present understanding of pain. Until now, it has been considered that nerve signals for pain are always carried more slowly than those for touch signals. The latter signals permit an individual to determine where they are being touched. These signals are conducted by nerves that hold a fatty cover of myelin, which is responsible for insulating the nerve. Nerves with a thick coating of myelin carry signals more speedily than unmyelinated nerves. On the contrary, the signaling of pain in humans has been considered to be significantly slower and conducted by nerves that have only a thin coating of myelin, or none at all.
On a similar note, a novel study suggests that a huge majority of individuals using heroin and fentanyl might be willing to use safe consumption spaces. In these spaces, they expect to get sterile syringes and medical support in case of overdose. This study is headed by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
In the research, published recently in the Journal of Urban Health, scientists surveyed about 326 users of fentanyl, heroin, and illicit opioid pills. This survey was carried out in Boston, Baltimore, and Providence. These are the cities hard-hit by America’s continuing opioid overdose outbreak. Almost 77% of participants in the survey reported a willingness to use safe consumption spaces, authorized sites which have been set up and evaluated. Such places can be seen in countries such as Australia and Canada but not yet in the U.S.


OBJECTIVE: To establish the number of fatal pedal cycle accidents occurring in the Sheffield and Barnsley area, UK, and to investigate the possible benefits of helmet wearing by cyclists. DESIGN: All medicolegal investigations into fatal road traffic accidents in the areas of Sheffield and Barnsley (total population 757,300) were reviewed to identify cases in which pedal cyclists had died. The necropsy reports of the cases were compared with those of an equal number of controls (pedestrians and motor vehicle occupants) which were matched by sex, age and year of death. RESULTS: 28 deaths occurred in the last 15 years giving a mortality of 0.25/100,000 per annum, which is lower than the rate for the UK as a whole (0.43/100,000), but in five cases the accidents which eventually led to death occurred outside the area under study. These deaths represented 3.3% of road traffic deaths between 1979 and 1993. Over 80% of both cases and controls had severe head injuries, but the controls had suffered more fatal injuries to other parts of the body. None of the cyclists had worn helmets and, in order to assess the maximum possible benefit of helmet wearing, it was assumed that a helmet would have saved all those who only had head injuries. It was found that helmets might have saved 14 lives in 15 years. A similar calculation based on the controls suggests that if all pedestrians and vehicle occupants had worn helmets, 175 lives might have been saved in the same period. CONCLUSIONS: There is no justification for compelling cyclists to wear helmets without taking steps to improve the safety of all road users.
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No large American city grew more rapidly than Detroit from 1900 to the 1930s. Thanks to Henry Ford and the automobile manufacturing, Detroit became the prosperous axis mundi of the world vehicle industry. After World War II, Detroit seemed poised to continue growing. In 1947, there were 325 manufacturing plants in the city. Many of those factories were old so firms built modern ones in the suburbs. The federal government subsidized home building in this era so, at very low cost, whites but not African American could easily buy an attractive suburban home. The city’s population began to fall in 1950. Retail trade followed the migration to the suburbs. By 1990, racial attitudes had changed and African Americans moved in great numbers from the city to the suburbs. By 2010, the city’s population was only 38% of what it was in 1950. Detroit lost its tax base and, in 2012, entered bankruptcy.
Coming out of bankruptcy, the city had some funds to improve its very deficient city services. Major philanthropies began investing in improving the quality of life in Detroit. Then major employers including Quicken Loans, Little Caesars, General Motors, Ford and Fiat-Chrysler
stated making major investments that are bringing more jobs to the city. Downtown, Midtown and the east waterfront are prospering. The city’s government began to address long standing problems including neighborhood deterioration.
The course focuses upon the history of Detroit emphasizing both the long history of labor-management and black-white conflicts and recent efforts to make Detroit a diverse, welcoming city with a higher quality of life and numerous job opportunities.
There are readings for each class meeting and you will be asked to write a short op-ed essay. For additional information: email@example.com


From: Can stoic training develop medical student empathy and resilience? A mixed-methods study
Negative visualisation is a psychological practice in which participants visualise the bad things that could happen to them for example: what would happen if you were to lose your job, or if someone you cared about were to die? Negative visualisation as a term was first introduced within Stoicism by William Irvine , with ancient philosophers referring to this practice instead as ‘premeditatio malorum’ . This exercise may appear pessimistic, but it is a powerful tool for developing appreciation for the things within your own life, and developing tangible plans for what you could do, were things to go wrong .
Stoic mindfulness concerns reflection on one’s own emotions and thoughts. Once this reflection fosters insight into an individual’s emotions and thought processes, individuals must actively remind themselves that emotions are projections of their own judgments- people assign labels to what they feel and experience which classify things positively or negatively. There are some things in life outside of our control- Stoicism advocates focusing your attention on only what you can control- often this is our emotional response to what happens to us or around us. Reframing negative emotions and experiences by exercising control over how you respond to what is happening can reduce rumination, catastrophising, pity and anger . Stoic mindfulness differs from Eastern mindfulness-based practice- though both advocate careful reflection on one’s own attention, Eastern mindfulness attempts to root attention in the present moment, whereas Stoic mindfulness advocates for a focusing of attention on judgments and actions that we can directly control.
Stoic reflection is a type of daily reflection, where individuals look both forwards and backwards upon their day, rationally reflecting upon what is practically achievable, how they may approach setbacks, and the highs and lows of the day .


Taking long midday naps could be associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. The Japanese study found that those who took longer naps had a 45 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes, compared to those who took short naps.
Napping less than an hour did not contribute to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
The study does not reveal cause-and-effect relationship, but rather suggests that taking long naps is often associated with other lifestyle habits that further increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes – for example, lack of physical activity.
The researchers analyzed data from over 300,000 people involved in 21 published studies. They found that naps longer than an hour were associated with a 45 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes, while shorter naps (or no napping at all) posed no additional risk of diabetes.
Another pressing question is, why do some people nap more than others? Longer naps may be associated with longer work hours, increased stress, or junk food consumption, for example. Such lifestyle, combined with long naps, involves many different factors contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes. Additionally, long naps could raise blood sugar levels, which over time can also increase the risk of diabetes.
Further research is required to better understand this association.


Indirect Fire : A technical analysis of the employment, accuracy and effects of indirect-fire artillery weapons
The purpose of this report is to provide background information on the technical characteristics of indirect-fire weapon systems, examine how and when they are employed, address and explain issues regarding their accuracy and precision, and describe their effects. It is meant to be a general reference document, and it reflects the analysis and views of the authors and not necessarily those of the ICRC.
The report addresses a range of conventional artillery weapons firing explosive munitions, the use of which is not specifically prohibited or otherwise limited by international law (contrary to weapons such as landmines and cluster munitions, which do have specific restrictions imposed by international law). The weapon systems reviewed in this report are frequently encountered on contemporary battlefields, and commonly held by state armed forces and non-state armed groups.
- Section 1 of the report provides a brief developmental history of indirect-fire weapon systems, and gives generic information for the broad categories of indirect-fire artillery systems – guns, mortars, and rockets.
- Section 2 discusses the primary considerations affecting the employment of indirect-fire systems, including their role, operational considerations and doctrine.
- Section 3 of the report examines the accuracy and precision of indirect-fire systems, and the factors that affect this.
- Section 4 of the report examines the effects of explosive munitions.
Artillery systems have played a critical role in modern warfare. The vast majority of munitions fired from artillery systems deliver a high explosive payload and, increasingly, conflicts have taken place in populated areas. Following from a previous report, which examines the technical considerations relevant to the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, Armament Research Services (ARES) has produced a second report commissioned by the ICRC, examining indirect-fire artillery weapons in greater detail.


Cyber Tip of the Day - Chargers
To help promote Cybersecurity Awareness, we would like to start your week with a tip to stay safe online. Today's subject: Chargers.
Hackers have found ways to tamper with chargers and use them to load malware into your devices to target cyber attacks. Next time you connect your phone to a public charger, be cautious, as it could steal information from your phone and relay it wirelessly to a hacker who doesn’t even have to be nearby.
Here are some cybersecurity tips to protect yourself:
- Avoid using those readily available, free chargers or any other such accessories available at public places.
- If you must use a public charger, then switch off your smartphone before connecting it to the charging station.
- Always password protect your devices. Use strong passwords. Long passphrases make excellent passwords.
- Keep your smartphone software up-to-date and use a good antivirus solution.
- When using public chargers protect your device from being stolen or being exchanged with an identical twin.
- Never let any of your devices out of your sight.
- To improve cybersecurity and help protect yourself, avoid using public chargers altogether if possible. Carry your own personal charger or a portable power bank instead.
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- Braun, Lily
▪ German writernée Von Kretschmanborn July 2, 1865, Halberstadt, Prussiadied August 9, 1916, Zehlendorf, Ger.leading German feminist and Socialist writer.Passionate and enthusiastic, Lily was converted to atheism, pacifism, and feminism by Georg von Gizycki, whom she married in 1893. After his death (1895) she joined the Social Democratic Party. Never a conformist, she was criticized by orthodox Social Democrats and eventually left the party. She collaborated with her second husband, Heinrich Braun (married 1896), in publishing a weekly periodical, Die neue Gesellschaft (“The New Society”), and she and Minna Cauer founded the feminist newspaper Die Frauenbewegung (“The Women's Movement”).Perhaps her most important book was Die Frauenfrage, ihre geschichtliche Entwicklung und wirtschaftliche Seite (1901; “The Women's Question, Its Historical Development and Its Economic Aspect”), in which she argued that capitalism, by employing women in industry, destroyed the family and thus made Socialism inevitable.
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How To Open BUP Files on Windows 11 & Windows 10
When you open or play a DVD on your computer, you might see an unfamiliar format BUP. Here's what BUP files are and how to open/play them.
Have you ever come across a file with the .bup extension and wondered what it is?
You might have encountered this file format when trying to play a DVD on your computer. But if you don't know anything about the BUP format, you might be curious about how to open or play it.
Different file formats exist for different purposes, and the BUP file format is no exception. Read on to learn what BUP files are and how to open or play them.
What are BUP files?
BUP files are simply backup files that are created on the DVD. BUP files aren't used unless the DVD is corrupted, specifically the IFO file, the information source of the DVD.
If the IFO file has a problem that prevents it from being playable, BUP files might be used. BUP file format isn't usually created to be opened manually, unlike the H264 file. You can open or play a BUP file using video or DVD players.
How to open and play BUP files (Windows 10 & Windows 11)
BUP files can be opened by some media or video players, some are video editors, and some are file compression apps. But keep in mind that not all apps open or play BUP files the same way.
Here is the list of the video players that can open, manage, or play BUP files:
- WinDVD Pro
- Windows Media Player
- Final Media Player
BUP files can be really important, especially for a DVD. It is related to other file formats like IFO and VOB. If you want to manage BUP files on your own, the above apps can be used for that purpose.


Creativity and culture
What is the EU's role?
The EU supports young people’s creativity and innovation through access to and participation in culture.
In particular the EU Youth Strategy aims to:
- Support the development of creativity among young people
- Increase access to culture and creative tools
- Make new technologies available to empower young people’s creativity and innovation, and boost interest in culture, the arts and science
- Provide access to places where young people can develop their creativity and interests
- Facilitate long-term synergies between policies and programmes in culture, education, health, social inclusion, media, employment and youth to promote creativity and innovation
- Promote specialised training in culture, new media and intercultural skills for youth workers
- Promote partnerships between the cultural and creative sectors, youth organisations and youth workers
- Facilitate and support young people's talent and entrepreneurial skills
- Promote knowledge about culture and cultural heritage
How is this being done?
The Commission supports these objectives through its funding programmes, policies and studies:
- Creative Europe: Supporting Europe's Cultural and Creative Sectors
- Erasmus+ supports creativity and innovation in youth projects
- Council Conclusions on access of young people to culture (November 2010)
- Council Conclusions on fostering the creative and innovative potential of young people (May 2012)


Now that you have a solid base understanding of Student Data Privacy concepts we can talk about training. (If you have not yet visited the
Student Data Privacy Overview page, go there to get a general understanding of the importance of Student Data Privacy terms and concepts before you complete any training) Use these materials yourself or share with others in your organization to ensure everyone understands data privacy and confidentiality.
Privacy Overview: We recommend that everyone start with the materials listed on the Privacy Overview page which include a Student Privacy 101 video, a link to the Illinois School Student Records Act 5 ILCS 140, and an Overview of Student Data Privacy.
Student Data Privacy Overview
Data Access and Use Policy: Summarizes the ways in which ISBE protects data, and the methods by which it is distributed for public knowledge and research purposes.
Data Access and Use Policy and Procedures
Family Educational Privacy Rights Act (FERPA): This video training session with questions can be taken by anyone (register as new user). It is an excellent training video created by the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) that will familiarize school district and agency staff with the requirements of FERPA. This is the primary law dealing with the protection and regulation of student records. Any employee involved in releasing or sharing student data should take this training, especially since it is ED approved.
Data Privacy? Get Schooled.: This self-paced course will discuss the value data brings to improve education, offer recommendations for addressing privacy concerns while promoting effective data use, and explore lessons learned from existing and emerging policies in education and other sectors. Each module offers both video and written core content that will take no longer than an hour to complete. Additional resources are available in each module for those that want to take a deeper dive into specific topic areas. A digital badge and a certificate will be provided for course completion.


Use your Cockatiel’s natural behaviors to find activities in which you can participate together. Train the Cockatiel to be out of the cage and have fun. Teaching different behaviors is one of the most enjoyable ways to interact with the Cockatiel birds in Chennai
. The owner needs to have the patience to repeat and train the Cockatiels as it takes many months for teaching the tricks.
- Talking Cockatiels
- Dancing Cockatiels
- Whistling Cockatiels
Your Cockatiel can talk and imitate whistles. All the Cockatiels are not good talkers, only male Cockatiel birds learn to talk. The more time the owner spends teaching to talk, the Cockatiel will learn more conversation. The best way to teach a Cockatiel bird is through word labels. Cockatiels learn to dance with rhythm and also move your hand for the rhythm of the song. The Cockatiels spread his wings and display the colors on its feathers. Cockatiels are taught to whistle. The tamed Cockatiels are capable to provide their music through whistling.
When you catch Cockatiel in natural behavior it means he’s relaxed and happy. A well-socialized, healthy Cockatiel makes a great family pet and is ideal for living in the apartment. Just like other birds, we can teach Cockatiels many tricks. Some of the tricks which the Cockatiels can do are handshakes, showing the wings, flips, fly on command and many more.


Having MS is a bitter consequence of stress and anxiety
MS is one of the autoimmune disorders in the body that due to this disease, the body’s immune cells attack the cortex of nerve cells and destroy this cortex. The human body is able to repair this layer several times. The occurrence of anxiety and stress is one of the factors influencing this disorder. Follow along with Dr. Salam.
MS is a disease that occurs between the ages of 20 and 40, and this problem is more common in women than men, and the symptoms of this disease are disturbances in the sensory, motor and balance systems.
A neurologist referring to the 30% impact of stress on the occurrence of MS
Dr. Betul Dadkhah said about MS: MS It is a disease that occurs between the ages of 20 and 40, and this problem is more common in women than men. Also, the symptoms of this disease are disturbances in the sensory, motor and balance systems.
Stating that the constant symptoms of MS must be present for at least 24 hours, he added: Blurred vision is one of the other symptoms of MS that gradually increases in 1-2 weeks.
This neurologist noted: In some cases, MS symptoms such as tingling, murmuring, dizziness and imbalance in other diseases such as lack of work thyroidmetabolic diseases, lack of minerals and vitamin B12, infection and AIDS are also seen, so these people must be tested and examined by a doctor.
Pointing out that the diagnosis of MS is made by MRI of the brain, spinal cord and neck, Dadkhah said: In MS, platelets can be seen in the MRI image, which show oval and oval lesions in the form of white dots, as well as weakness. Both legs are also sometimes present in these people.
He stated: The exact cause of MS has not yet been determined, but several factors such as heredity, genetics, environmental factors, some viruses, anxiety, depression and stress are influential in the occurrence of this disease. It is also determined based on the conducted research Stress It has a 30% effect on the incidence of MS.
Regarding the treatment of MS, this neurologist said: Unfortunately, there is no exact and definitive treatment for this disease, but the use of drugs in people with relapsing type of MS prevents the progression of this disease to some extent.
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While we’re here, lettuce (*wink wink*) get to know more about our favorite leafy green! Whether we’re out for a salad or want to add something crispy and healthy to our sandwich, the lettuce is surely one of the most versatile greens we can buy.
Lettuce (Lactuva Sativa) was first cultivated in Ancient Egypt. There are four basic types of lettuce: butterhead, iceberg, romaine, and leaf. Under the last-mentioned is one of the most eaten vegetables today – the “Green Ice Lettuce”. Among the other types of lettuce, Green Ice Lettuce is the sweetest in flavor and crispiest in texture.
This green leafy vegetable is an excellent source of essential nutrients and antioxidants such as Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, fibre, minerals, and phytochemicals among others. It is said to help boost the body’s immune system, lower cholesterol levels, fight anemia, lessen heart problems, regulate sleep, control anxiety, promote brain health, good vision, and healthy skin, lower inflammation, support weight loss, and prevent cancer.
10 ways to eat lettuce:
- Spring Rolls
Lettuce storage tips:
- Remove damaged leaves from the lettuce if any.
- Wash the lettuce in a basin or bowl of water.
- Dry it thoroughly by gently patting with paper towel.
- Wrap it with dry paper towel, and place it in a plastic bag/container.
- Store in the crisper section of the refrigerator.


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UBC student initiative set to recycle nearly 50,000 gloves
A UBC student’s project to combat plastic waste inspired by the pandemic has collected roughly 48,700 gloves, diverting 146.1 kilograms of waste from landfills this year.
Aug 11, 2022
Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
A drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, new UBC research has found.
Oct 5, 2021
Gut enzymes could hold key to producing universal blood
For blood transfusions to be safe, the donor and patient blood types must match. Now researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new, more powerful group of enzymes that can turn any type of blood into the universally usable type O—expanding the pool of potential blood donors and making blood matching safer and easier.
Aug 21, 2018
Researchers closer to being able to change blood types
What do you do when a patient needs a blood transfusion but you don’t have their blood type in the blood bank? It’s a problem that scientists have been trying to solve for years but haven’t been able to find an economic solution – until now.
Apr 29, 2015
Drugs targeting blood vessels may be candidates for treating Alzheimer’s
University of British Columbia researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein widely associated with the disease.
Mar 6, 2013
Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue
A University of British Columbia researcher has helped create a gel – based on the mussel’s knack for clinging to rocks, piers and boat hulls – that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels and stay put, forming a protective barrier with potentially life-saving implications.
Dec 11, 2012


Above: White Sweet Clover near shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin on July 12, 2019.
White Sweet Clover - Melilotus albus (Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive)
The White Sweet Clover has 5-parted white flowers (in the shape of members of the pea family) that are clustered in spike-like racemes up to 6-8 inches long.
Like Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis), White Sweet Clover was also brought to North America as a forage crop. It escaped cultivation and invades dry, disturbed sites such as roadsides and fields.
Other names: Honey clover, White melilot.
Bloom: June - October.
Yellow Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis) once had the same classification as White Sweet Clover but is now considered a separate species. White Sweet Cover (Melilotus albus) starts blooming a few weeks after Yellow Sweet Cover (Melilotus officinalis).
For more information on White Sweet Clover visit Wikipedia.
Or, for information on White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus ) visit the: Wisconsin State Herbarium.
White Sweet Clover
Above: White Sweet Clover near sidewalk along Monroe Street in Madison, Wisconsin (6/27/22).
Above:White Sweet Clover near shore of Lake Wingra in Wingra Park in Madison, Wisconsin(7/12/19).
Above: White Sweet Clover specimen collected along roadside in Platteville, Wisconsin on June 15, 1948.
Above: White Sweet Clover botanical illustration circa 1913.
Above: White Sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis*) line drawing from USDA NRCS, Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species., USDA NRCS National Wetland Team. * NOTE: The USDA Plant database still classifies White and Yellow Sweet Clover as the same.


Last week we have a fun talk about the boys “math biographies”:
When I asked my younger son to tell me about a math idea that he’s see but that he doesn’t believe to be true, he brought up the area and perimeter of the Koch snowflake. The perimeter is infinite while the area is finite, and he does not believe that these two facts can go together.
Today I thought it would be fun to talk about the perimeter of the Koch snowflake – no need to tackle both ideas at once. Here’s the introduction to the Koch snowflake and some thoughts from my younger son on what he finds confusing about the shape:
After that introduction we began to tackle the problem of finding the perimeter. We began by looking at the first couple of iterations in the construction of the snowflake to try to find a pattern. At this point in the project the boys didn’t quite see the pattern:
As a way to help the boys see the pattern in the perimeter, I asked my younger son to calculate the perimeter of the 4th iteration. My older son had been doing most of the calculating up to this point, and I hoped that my younger son working though the details here would shed a bit more light on what was going on as you move from one step to the next.
The counting project we reference at the end of this video is here:
John Golden’s visual pattern problem
Finally, we looked at how we could use math to describe the pattern that we found in the last video. We also discuss what it means mathematically for the perimeter to be infinite.
We need fairly precise language to describe the situation here, so this part of the project also gives the kids a nice way to learn the language of math.


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Cuora yunnanensis (Boulenger 1906)
Cuora yunnanensis was described in 1906 from Yunnan Province in southern China. After its initial description, it all but vanished from scientific view for the next nearly 100 years. This predominantly brown colored turtle reaches carapace lengths of 12–19.5 cm, males being smaller, flatter and with a larger and thicker tail. Presumed to have vanished forever in the 1920s, C. yunnanensis was the first freshwater turtle species to be officially listed by IUCN as extinct in 2000. However, in 2004, color photos of a female specimen appeared in China. Only a few months later, an adult male appeared in the local Chinese pet trade. This pair was the first to reproduce in captivity. In 2006 another female specimen was found in a local Yunnan market and after extensive searching, in 2008 the habitat of the species was finally found by a research team.
This population has over the years largely been transferred into a local assurance colony, where about 50 specimens are maintained and some breeding success has been achieved. Seemingly, at least one other population has been located by collectors in recent years due to the increasing demand for this rare and consequently high-priced species. About 20 specimens having been sold to private Chinese turtle collectors. No living specimens of C. yunnanensis are held outside of China. While the species was able to survive for nearly a century undetected, its recent rediscovery, combined with escalating value for native turtle species in the Chinese trade, places any extant C. yunnanensis population in urgent danger. Furthermore, human development in Yunnan combined with severe droughts and ongoing habitat destruction have led to a potential habitat decrease of more than 98%.
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Farm & Food Care Ontario is involved in the development of strategies to reduce nutrient runoff from agricultural land in the Lake Erie watershed.
- Partnering in Achieving Phosphorous Loading Reductions in Lake Erie from Canadian Sources (draft action plan)
- Canada-Ontario DAP on Lake Erie Phosphorous Reduction
- PDF Lake Erie Phosphorous August 10 presentations
- PDF Lake Erie Phosphorous July 14 presentations
- Agriculture Sector Working Group
*****A 2014 Great Lakes Commission Lake Erie water pollution resolution committed the Lake Erie states and the province of Ontario to form a working group to develop new – and refine existing – practices, programs and policies to achieve pollutant reduction targets and identify remedies to improve water quality in Lake Erie. To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algae development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada have committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to develop revised bi-national phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016.
In response to this commitment, in 2013, federal agencies, state and provincial governments, municipal and local governments, and many other partners convened a bi-national subcommittee to review the interim phosphorus targets for Lake Erie contained within the Agreement, and recommend new targets for Lake Erie. Canada and the United States are consulting on the recommended phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie. For further information, please visit http://binational.net/.


We are products of past events and experiences, but only a few of them linger in our memory to affect our present lives. The current research examined whether there are individual differences in how far people look back to judge their present life satisfaction using the evolutionary framework of life history theory. The results showed that perceived ecological uncertainty interacts with a key aspect of life history strategy (childhood socioeconomic status; SES) to influence the span of retrospective mental time travel. When asked to list past events that had crossed their minds during life satisfaction judgments, individuals who grew up in low-SES environments mentioned more recent events, whereas individuals who grew up in high-SES environments wrote more distant past events. This difference was found only when the perception of ecological uncertainty was high, but not when it was low. It appears that life history strategy shapes people's retrospective lens during life satisfaction judgments.
|Number of pages||5|
|Journal||Personality and Individual Differences|
|Publication status||Published - 2018 Jul 15|
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The aim of this training was to teach students of the University of Cape Coast about sustainable agriculture as well as smartphone skills and how this combination could be helpful.
Sustainability and especially sustainable farming is an important goal in development regarding social and economic as well as environmental concerns. Teaching students about the importance of this topic and how they can find out about better practices enables a larger spread of knowledge in order to finally reach this goal.
In a three-days workshop, the students learned first in a theoretical part about sustainable agriculture and farming practices, as well as about mobile apps and ways to do research and finally how mobile devices can support sustainable agriculture via apps such as agrivi, Esoko, Famerline or Cocoalink. The training was partly given locally and partly remotely via a cloud platform with the participant’s own smartphones.
The participants are now able to engage in sustainable farming with the help of mobile applications. Further, they can teach others about the support of mobile devices, spreading the knowledge of sustainability.
,,This training must be given to all agricultural student and farmers in all agricultural institutions and localities to help in accessing of agricultural information and improving the quality of farming and marketing.‘‘
,,Gaining workshop training will equip me to understand and have a in-depth knowledge about the venture I’m entering. Goal setting and self-assessment will also contribute in my skill development for my future job.‘‘
,, The skills above will help me collect data from farmers for office use and will also have good inter personal relation with farmers.‘‘
The report can be downloaded or viewed here


Imagine this: You just got back from the thrift store or antique shop after finding a nice jacket for the upcoming winter, a dress for the summer and some slightly used work jeans. You took a closer look at your new threads when you notice the clothes are made with asbestos – this wasn’t uncommon to find in the 1900s, but today, asbestos is a serious health concern.
Many products were once made with this fire-retardant mineral without realizing its risks. If you take home something from a thrift shop, antique store, yard sale or older family member, you may need to check if it’s been made with asbestos. Here’s what you should watch for:
Asbestos in textiles and fabrics
Asbestos is often found in older homes as wall and ceiling insulation, tiles and piping. While it helped reduce fires, it also caused lung cancer for people who were exposed to airborne fibers. Yet, before this was common knowledge, many other products used asbestos – such as:
- Protective clothing
Because of the vast use of asbestos in clothing, there may have been occupations that were heavily exposed. Workers exposed to asbestos may have been:
- Machine workers
- Steel mill workers
- Loom fixers
- Glass workers
Many of these people may have worked in and around asbestos, but these products may have been used every day in households. Adults and children may have worn clothes, used blankets or even cleaned with products made with asbestos – increasing the likelihood of developing asbestos-related cancers and diseases.
If you believe your health problems were caused by asbestos exposure, then you may need to seek legal help to find out what compensation you are due.


What should be taught in secondary schools' nutrition and food systems education? Views from prominent food-related professionals in Australia
Education can help young people to attain the knowledge and the skills that they need to make proper food choices and develop lifelong healthy eating patterns. This study explored the perspectives of prominent food-related professionals in Australia regarding essential nutrition and food systems (N & FS) education programs for adolescents during formal education. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 prominent food-related professionals in Australia. Interview transcripts were analysed thematically. Four essential areas for N & FS education programs were identified. (1) Key nutrition messages to a healthy lifestyle; (2) Skill development programs to enhance health and wellbeing; (3) Ethical food-related lessons to support environmental sustainability, farm animal welfare, local producers, and food security; and, (4) Introductory lessons about foods from farm to plate to facilitate more informed food choices. Findings of this study may provide new insights for curriculum developers in Australia for further assessment of the current gaps in N & FS components of secondary school curriculum. Integration of these four areas into secondary school curricula has the potential to enhance adolescents' knowledge of important scientific and ethical issues in a range of N & FS fields, and enable them to develop fundamental food-related life skills that are supportive of health and wellbeing.
Sadegholvad, S., Yeatman, H., Parrish, A. & Worsley, A. (2017). What should be taught in secondary schools' nutrition and food systems education? Views from prominent food-related professionals in Australia. Nutrients, 9 (11), 1207-1-1207-14.


The case of disruption of the reproductive organs increased recently. In addition to the abnormalities of the reproductive organs, several studies now show girls experience puberty faster than decades ago.
A study published in August 2009 showed the girls in the United States is experiencing precocious puberty, which started at the age of 7 years. Puberty is characterized by breast development and pubic hair growth in women.
In a report published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers suggest that there are several factors that could affect these precocious puberty, including genetic factors, environmental pollution, chemicals, increased body fat, and obesity.
With regard to exposure to chemicals, Dr. Linda Giudice, a gynecologist in the United States, said recently the impact of chemicals on reproductive health. “A lot of evidence that environmental pollution affects the various reproductive health problems,” said Giudice, head of science department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive health at the University of California, San Francisco, USA.
“I have handled thousands of patients, including young people who have experienced low sperm count or adolescents suffering from testicular cancer. There are many new young women age 17 and menopause and girls have puberty at the age of 6 years , “she said.
Giudice is currently an active campaign by the danger of chemical exposure of household products, including food. She said some tested chemicals linked to cancer, developmental disorders, asthma, reproductive disorders and other health problems are still allowed to circulate.
“Today we are surrounded by hazardous substances by air, water, food, beverages, cosmetics, pesticides and household products we use every day,” she said.
Most girls who experience puberty earlier (around 7 years old) had higher levels of chemicals in the blood high enough. There are several types of chemicals, in fact, has already been banned a long time, but most come from cleaning substances commonly used at home.
Puberty is getting younger dreaded breast cancer or ovarian cancer increases in adulthood, as well as psychological problems, ranging from low self-esteem, eating disorders, depression and suicide.
Molly Gray, a homemaker, found that a high toxic substances in the blood during pregnancy. She had several miscarriages and suspected toxins in the body as a trigger.
Then she changed her lifestyle. She ate only organic vegetables, avoid fish high in mercury, and not in plastic food containers, and switch to cleaning products “green.”
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Times Tables can be tough, but they are worth practising because they make you so much speedier in your Maths. Try using some of these games and resources to practise yours. Ask an adult to check you and remember, a little every day goes a long way.
Times Table Songs
Laugh Along & Learn - these fun cartoon songs will get stuck in your head (and hopefully your tables too!)
Times Tables 1 - 12 - this hypnotic song asks you to fill in the gaps as well - a great way to learn.
*There are lots of zany, fun Times Tables songs and tricks on Youtube. Explore and find what works for you!
The Maths team have put together a guide to supporting children as they learn their times tables. National Curriculum requirements have recently increased and children are now expected to know both multiplication and division facts for tables 1 to 12 by the end of Year 4. Some practice at home will really make a difference!
Times Tables Games and Challenges
Explore the resources and links below. Whether you want a straight forward poster, speed trials, dominoes or board games, there are plenty of ideas worth trying out! We'd love to hear what works for you.


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Languages vary strikingly in how they encode motion events. In some languages (e.g. English), manner of motion is typically encoded within the verb, while direction of motion information appears in modifiers. In other languages (e.g. Greek), the verb usually encodes the direction of motion, while the manner information is encoded in modifiers. We designed two studies to investigate whether these language-specific patterns affect speakers’ reasoning about motion. We compared the performance of English and Greek children and adults (a) in non-linguistic (memory and categorization) tasks involving motion events, and (b) in their linguistic descriptions of these same motion events. Even though the two linguistic groups differed significantly in terms of their linguistic preferences, their performance in the non-linguistic tasks was identical. More surprisingly, the linguistic descriptions given by subjects within language also failed to correlate consistently with their memory and categorization performance in the relevant regards. For the domain studied, these results are consistent with the view that conceptual development and organization are largely independent of language-specific labeling practices. The discussion emphasizes that the necessarily sketchy nature of speech assures that it will be at best a crude index of thought.
Date Posted: 09 August 2006
University of Pennsylvania Institute for Research in Cognitive Science Technical Report No. IRCS-01-14.