Pupillary membrane is a fetal structure, which covers the pupil prior to Birth. Shortly after birth it resolves. Sometimes part or all of it persists, therefore, it is called persistent pupillary membrane (PPM). This disorder is hereditary but the way of inherence is unknown. Most cases of PPM are hot with visual deficits although sometimes some of those attending to the lens and cornea may cause blindness due to opacity.
In November 2002, A 3 month old European Short hair kitten referred for inspection and preliminary Vaccination to small animal hospital, faculty of Tehran University. During clinical examination, The PPM diagnosed in this case. Some of pupillary membrane strands were free and did not induce cataract and keratitis. There were no adhesions. PPM has been reported in dogs and cats. Animals with PPM shouldn't be bred.
1. Allgoewer- Ingrid, et.al. (2001): Veterinary Ophthalmology; Vol. 4 Issue 2, P161-165
2. Cutler-Tim (2002): J. Veterinary Ophthalmology; Vol. 5 Issue 3, P143-149
3. Slatter (2001): Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology. 3rd edition, W.B Saunders, P 331, 394, 400


Risk Factors and Preventing Cervical Cancer
One of the main risks for developing cervical cancer is exposure to the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is sexually transmitted. There are more than 50 types of HPV. Many cause cervical cancer. Other types of HPV cause genital warts, which are not cancerous. Some forms of HPV go away without having any effect on your health.
Preventing HPV and Cervical Cancer
Your best defense against cervical cancer is vaccination before you are exposed. Another good defense is regular screening of your cervix with HPV and Pap tests. You can also lower your risk of HPV and cervical cancer by adopting the following practices:
- Get the HPV vaccine
- Avoid sexual activity
- Use barrier or gel forms of birth control, such as a condom or spermicide
There are vaccines recommended for 11- and 12-year-olds that are also safe for those as young as nine years of age. If you did not get the vaccine then, there is still time. When you are 13 to 26 years of age, the vaccine can still be effective, and the vaccine is approved for patients up to 45 years of age. Boys and young men, and girls and young women are eligible for the vaccine to prevent the sexual transmission of the virus.
Vaccinated or not, sexually active women should be screened for cervical cancer. Your doctor will recommend the type of screening and schedule that is best for you.
Other Risks for Cervical Cancer
Certain behaviors and health conditions may put you at risk for cervical cancer, such as:
- HIV/AIDS or other conditions that makes it hard for your body to resist illness
- Smoking or exposure to second hand smoke
- HPV exposure as well as other sexually transmitted diseases
- Taking birth control pills for five or more years
- Giving birth to three or more children


Implemented into the curriculum goals
Mental Health Awareness
Shining a spotlight on the importance of children's mental and physical wellbeing, this workshop offers a comprehensive approach to Children's mental health. This workshop can be delivered as a stand-alone workshop to each grade level or focus on specific grade levels to run across the entire year as part of a Mental health program, working with both teachers, students and parents.
Are you ok?
Awareness is at the centre of our anti-bullying program. Our program is aimed at primary school children and adapted for younger and older audiences.
9/10 children don't tell an adult when they are being bullied, 'Are you ok?' strives to spread a message of togetherness and encourage conversation between adults and children and equip everyone to ask
regularly and meaningfully, 'Are you ok?'.
This workshop can be adapted to be delivered as a one-off workshop or run across the school year as a whole Anti-bullying program for your school, working with both teachers, students and parents.
This workshop offers hand-on learning and discovery and is specifically adapted for young students from Kindergarten-Grade 3 based on their unit theme.
A 3 hour workshop, we can kick-off your new unit in style and create a sense of wonder, questioning and excitement.
From learning about Life Cycles, The body, Solar System or more, we can be sure to create great learning opportunities for all. This workshop can also be adapted to be aimed at teachers who need further experience in hands-on teaching.


"Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:"
Sharks have larger and more complex brains than fish. In fact, in learning tests they score about as well as rabbits. That won't get them into college, but it does show that they are not some prehistoric left-over of evolution.
While most of the shark's brain is devoted to the sense of smell, the shark has sensors just beneath its skin to detect low-frequency vibrations. They also have pits near their head that detect the electrical fields given off by other living things and may help them navigate.
Perhaps the most amazing feature of shark intelligence is that they are socially complex creatures that communicate with each other through a language of body signals. So far, researchers have learned what seven of these signals mean. For example, as sharks circle in a school, the larger and more dominant sharks move toward the center one by one, using a number of body signals to direct other less dominant sharks to move to the outside of the circle. Male hammerheads show submission to other hammerheads by shaking their heads.
Because intelligence and ability are gifts of the Creator, they are often found in abundance in creatures that evolution says are simple or less-evolved creatures. This contrary fact tells us that the Bible's description of the creation in which we live is more accurate than speculations by man.
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The management of water resources is indeed a challenging task noting its indispensable role in almost all human activities. As such, various laws have been enacted, and regulations and executive issuances promulgated by the government over the past few decades to provide a governing framework for these activities and mandate various departments and agencies with specific powers and functions on water. However, the sheer number of agencies presently involved has resulted in institutional fragmentation in water resources management over the years.
Recognizing this, the 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan underscored the importance of effecting institutional reforms on water most notably the creation of an apex body for water as a solution to the fragmented management of the country’s water resources. This reform proposal is also seen to fast-track the country’s progress in attaining the targets set under the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
In the 18th Congress, there are over thirty (30) major bills on water filed in the 18th Congress seeking to introduce sweeping reforms in the country’s water sector and covering policy areas mostly on the creation of a Department of Water. There are also several bills on the establishment of a separate regulatory body, establishment of a framework similar to EPIRA for the power sector, and a single bill on amending the 43-year old Water Code.
This paper surfaces the current institutional set-up and legal mechanisms governing the management of the country’s water sector. It also briefly discusses governance models in water resources management particularly the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Various country cases and experiences are also presented. Finally, the paper identifies considerations for legislation that can hopefully address institutional weaknesses and improve the overall management of the country’s water sector.>>read complete document


You can't hear it, but the Earth is constantly humming. And some parts of the world sing louder than others.
After discovering the mysterious low-frequency buzz in 1998, scientists figured out that the Earth's hum is caused not by earthquakes or atmospheric turbulence, but by ocean waves colliding with the seafloor. Now, researchers have pinpointed the source of the Earth's "background noise," and it looks like it's coming primarily from the Pacific coast of North America.
When two waves of opposite direction but similar frequency collide, they create a special kind of pressure wave that carries energy to the ocean bottom. As these waves pound against the sea floor, they generate a constant vibration with a frequency of about 10 millihertz, much too low for humans to hear but easily detectable with seismometers. By comparing the intensity of the hum with the height of waves around the world, scientists can track where the buzz is coming from.
Previous studies suggested that waves from both shallow continental shelves and the deep ocean contribute to the Earth's hum, but new data indicates otherwise. Based on measurements from a seismic observatory called the USArray EarthScope, most of the hum appears to originate from the Pacific coast of North America, with a smaller contribution from the west coast of Europe. Waves from the deep ocean don't seem to make much hum at all.
The data for this study, published Thursday in Geophysical Research Letters, was gathered from November 2006 to June 2007, so humming patterns might be different during the summer months.
- Things That Make the Earth Go Hm
- Sun Induces Strange 'Breathing' of Earth's Atmosphere
- Earth Gets Billion-Year Life Extension
- First-Ever Asteroid Tracked From Space to Earth
*Image: Satellite photo of the US West Coast/NASA


Glaziers select, cut, fit, and install all types of glass and glass substitutes such as plastics. They install windows, mirrors, shower doors, glass tabletops, display cases, skylights, special items such as pre-assembled stained glass and leaded glass window panels, and many other glass items. There are approximately 53,500 glaziers employed in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
Earnings of glaziers vary substantially in different parts of the country. For example, glaziers in Hawaii, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington, and New York received the highest wages. Salaries were much lower in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, and North Carolina.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports that in May 2018, median hourly wages of glaziers were $20.94, or $43,550 annually. H...
Glaziers who are employed by construction companies, glass suppliers, or glazing contractors may have to drive trucks that carry glass and tools to and from job sites. Working on buildings may require them to be outdoors, sometimes in unpleasant weather. Bad weather can also cause the shutdown of job activities, limiting the hours glaziers work and thus also limiting their pay. Glaziers typical...
Employment in this field is expected to increase faster than the average for all occupations through 2028, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Oportunities are expected to be good because of growth in residential and nonresidential construction and the need to replace workers who leave the field. Glass will continue to be popular for its good looks and its practical advantages, and furth...


MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Children with the most common type of leukemia now have a dramatically better chance of survival, a new study shows.
The researchers found five-year survival rates among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) increased from about 84 percent to 90 percent from 1990 to 2005. Surviving for five years is considered a cure because so few deaths occur past that time frame.
"We're talking about a disease that was incurable 50 years ago," said study author Dr. Stephen Hunger. "Now we see a 90 percent cure rate. That's pretty remarkable."
The study is published in the March 12 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Hunger, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's Hospital Colorado, said the clinical trials have helped doctors refine their use and dosage of drugs, resulting in greater survival rates. For example, one type of corticosteroid was found to be more effective than another drug in the same class, he said.
ALL is a rare blood or bone-marrow cancer, but it still is the most common form of childhood leukemia. Between 2,800 and 3,000 new cases are diagnosed every year in the United States, Hunger said.
Leukemia, the most common childhood cancer, occurs when the body produces too many abnormal white blood cells, resulting in harm to the immune system and symptoms such as bruising, frequent infections and diarrhea. The acute form progresses quickly if not treated with chemotherapy.
The cause of ALL is not known, but risk factors include having a sibling with leukemia or having had chemotherapy or radiation treatment for some other condition.
The study, done at the University of Colorado, found that the increased survival rate held for all racial and ethnic groups, both sexes, and for all age groups except infants younger than 1 year old. Survival rates improved as the study proceeded. Read more…


New systems happen to be changing just how businesses work. They also present threats to many of these and teams. Thankfully, software program engineers will work hard maintain. In fact , Microsoft company Azure is winning the software program development competition.
Technology and software are used in the production of goods, improving efficiency, and handling information-based problems. The usage of modern technology requires sophisticated standard training and specific technological knowledge. In addition, companies want to have the best possible security for their info.
Using new technologies can improve small businesses. However , combining them might involve a whole lot of support. A company may want to recruit top quality employees and revamp its system. Depending on the sort of business, it may also be necessary to re-think its business unit to satisfy the needs of the fresh technologies.
For example , in the medical care industry, medical data is often recorded through sensors. Doctors can then be notified to sufferer intolerances. This technology has also http://www.insurancebikecheck.com/best-multiplayer-gaming-in-vr-in-2021/ been applied to records management in the federal.
One of the most recent trends in software advancement is equipment learning. Equipment learning may be a subset of artificial intellect (AI). This refers to the process of using artificially intelligent software to do tasks that a individual would normally do.
A further trend is open originality. This involves developing programs based upon free software libraries and projects. Increasingly, businesses are relying on buyer needs and preferences to develop their applications. Growing software applying these strategies can help increase productivity and transparency.


Day 9 – How2Recycle began is 2008 as a project of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. There main goals, as described on their website:
- Reduce confusion by creating a clear, well-understood, and nationally harmonized label that enables companies to convey to consumers how to recycle a package.
- Improve the reliability, completeness, and transparency of recyclability claims.
- Provide a labeling system that follows Federal Trade Commission Green Guides.
- Increase the availability and quality of recycled material.
Currently, they have 225 brands and retailer members who are making their packaging more recyclable.
Recycling can be confusing and some of the time to we find ourselves wishfully recycling. This is when we are not entirely sure if something is recyclable, but go ahead and place it in the recycle bin, hoping it will be recycled. I know I have been guilty of this practice. Unfortunately, many of those wishful recyclables end up contaminating the true recyclable items and preventing them from being recycled. More times than not, it all ends up in a landfill.
How2Recycle takes the guess work out of identifying where an object can go. Hopefully, more businesses will use this labeling system, but for now make sure you are keeping an eye out for the How2Recycle label on your household items.
Check out this poster for a good reminder on what plastics can be recycled and which can not. And always remove any labels from plastic you intend to recycle. Sometimes it takes a pair of scissors.
Tomorrow, we’re going to celebrate a National Holiday of sorts and explain why everyone should be participating.


We describe the diet and prey selectivity of lean (Salvelinus namaycush namaycush) and siscowet lake trout (S. n. siscowet) collected during spring (April–June) from Lake Superior during 1986–2001. We estimated prey selectivity by comparing prey numerical abundance estimates from spring bottom trawl surveys and lake trout diet information in similar areas from spring gill net surveys conducted annually in Lake Superior. Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) was the most common prey and was positively selected by both lean and siscowet lake trout throughout the study. Selection by lean lake trout for coregonine (Coregonus spp.) prey increased after 1991 and corresponded with a slight decrease in selection for rainbow smelt. Siscowet positively selected for rainbow smelt after 1998, a change that was coincident with the decrease in selection for this prey item by lean lake trout. However, diet overlap between lean and siscowet lake trout was not strong and did not change significantly over the study period. Rainbow smelt remains an important prey species for lake trout in Lake Superior despite declines in abundance.
|Title||Diet and prey selection by Lake Superior lake trout during springs 1986-2001|
|Authors||B.A. Ray, T.R. Hrabik, M.P. Ebener, O. T. Gorman, D.R. Schreiner, S.T. Schram, S.P. Sitar, W.P. Mattes, C.R. Bronte|
|Publication Subtype||Journal Article|
|Series Title||Journal of Great Lakes Research|
|Record Source||USGS Publications Warehouse|
|USGS Organization||Great Lakes Science Center|


International Journal of Digital Earth, Volume 3, Issue 4 December 2010 , pages 355 – 364
Huadong Guo; Liangyun Liu; Liping Lei; Yanhong Wu; Liwei Li; Bing Zhang; Zhengli Zuo; Zhen Li
“Earth observation is an effective technique that plays an important role in earthquake damage reduction and reconstruction. This paper introduces the results of dynamic analysis on monitoring and assessing heavily impacted areas affected by the Wenchuan Earthquake using remote sensing data acquired in the past 3 years from 2008 to 2010. Immediately after the disaster on 12 May 2008, the Chinese Academy of Sciences launched a project entitled ‘Wenchuan Earthquake Disasters Monitoring and Assessment Using Remote Sensing Technology.’ More than 400 images from 17 satellites and 20.2TB airborne remote sensing data were acquired to facilitate quick monitoring and evaluation of severely damaged areas in 14 counties. Results of the image analyses were forwarded on a timely basis to assist with consultative service and decision-making support. In subsequent years, in order to monitor the process of environmental restoration and reconstruction, airborne optical remote sensing images covering most of the severely damaged areas were again acquired in May 2009 and April 2010. These images were analyzed and compared along with images from 2008. Results were useful in support of further work on environmental protection and reconstruction in earthquake-damaged areas. Three typical areas were selected for illustrative purposes including Tangjiashan Barrier Lake, Beichuan County, and counties of Yingxiu and the new Beichuan. These results well demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of the utility of earth observation for disaster mitigation and reconstruction.”
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Evolving Robots Learn To Lie To Each Other
With the development of killer drones, it seems like everyone is worrying about killer robots. Now, as if that wasn’t...
With the development of killer drones, it seems like everyone is worrying about killer robots. Now, as if that wasn’t bad enough, we need to start worrying about lying, cheating robots as well.
In an experiment run at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems in the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne, Switzerland*, robots that were designed to cooperate in searching out a beneficial resource and avoiding a poisonous one learned to lie to each other in an attempt to hoard the resource. Picture a robo-Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
The experiment involved 1,000 robots divided into 10 different groups. Each robot had a sensor, a blue light, and its own 264-bit binary code “genome” that governed how it reacted to different stimuli. The first generation robots were programmed to turn the light on when they found the good resource, helping the other robots in the group find it.
The robots got higher marks for finding and sitting on the good resource, and negative points for hanging around the poisoned resource. The 200 highest-scoring genomes were then randomly “mated” and mutated to produce a new generation of programming. Within nine generations, the robots became excellent at finding the positive resource, and communicating with each other to direct other robots to the good resource.
However, there was a catch. A limited amount of access to the good resource meant that not every robot could benefit when it was found, and overcrowding could drive away the robot that originally found it.
After 500 generations, 60 percent of the robots had evolved to keep their light off when they found the good resource, hogging it all for themselves. Even more telling, a third of the robots evolved to actually look for the liars by developing an aversion to the light; the exact opposite of their original programming!
So far, the research has more application in explaining the evolution of behaviors in the natural world than in developing new programming for robots. But if you think that means I’m one step closer to trusting robots, then you’re probably the sort who’s attracted to the blue light.
*The article previously misidentified Lausanne as being in France.
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What does “Kremlin” really mean?
Professor Ludmilla Selezneva speaks on what is Kremlin and how it came to be.
- What Kremlin really means
- How the Kremlin was built
- How Russia’s many Kremlins helped defend cities against invaders
- The Kremlin in Mongol times
- The famous Kremlin’s modern role as a tourist attraction
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Hi Ludmila. I hope you are well. Your lectures (and your company) were the highlight of our trip on Volga Dream in October 2018. It not only made our trip so much more enjoyable but we left with a much better insight into Russian history, Art, and culture, which for me is the main reason for traveling. It is so nice to be able to continue to learn and enjoy your company from our home confinements. Stay well!
Thanks for your informative lecture once again. I really enjoyed your book too. Thanks so much for sharing.
I was on the Volga Dream Cruise in October 2018. What a fantastic experience, enhanced greatly by your lectures, Prof Ludmilla, and the many chats we had with you around the dinner table. The Kremlin in Moscow, and the many other kremlins, were fascinating!
Dear Wilfred! I am so glad to hear your high comments on the Volga Dream cruise. It was my pleasure to be part of that great venue and to share what I learn every day about Russia, its history and culture and to be enriched myself by talks with you and other people. I miss lecturing on Volga Dream terribly this year, but I am so glad that Volga Dream gave me the chance to continue this job through website and to cover several important topics which there is no time to speak about as cruises are full by different interesting activities.
I enjoyed this talk very much too and look forward to more.
Ludmilla, these are amazing! Very well done!!!
I booked on a Volga Dream cruise for August 2021. Look forward to visiting your country and to seeing the Kremlin of Moscow!


Muscles of the Thorax
The muscles of the thorax include both the diaphragm as well as the muscles of the thoracic cage.
The diaphragm can be located below the lungs and consists of a sheet of skeletal muscle which displays a double-domed structure. The diaphragm is important as it separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and therefore requires 3 openings that act as channels for structures to pass through from the thorax and into the abdomen. Examples of structures which require these channels are the oesophagus, aorta and inferior vena cava. The diaphragm is also considered the primary muscle of respiration as it can change shape to alter the volume of the thoracic cavity to allow for respiration. The phrenic nerve provides the motor innervation to the diaphragm whilst the inferior phrenic arteries provide the majority of the arterial bloody supply.
The intercostals (external, internal and innermost), subcostals and transversus thoracic are the 5 muscles which comprise the thoracic cage and are therefore considered muscles of the thorax. Together, these muscles alter the volume of the thoracic cavity through moving the rib cage appropriately during respiration.
In this section, learn more about the muscles of the thorax– the diaphragm and the muscles of the thoracic cage.


Building on the aims of English in junior cycle, the programme in senior cycle aims to develop in students:
- A mature and critical literacy to prepare them for the responsibilities and challenges of adult life in all contexts;
- A respect and appreciation for language used accurately and appropriately and a competence in a wide range of language skills both oral and written;
- An awareness of the value of literature in its diverse forms for enriching their perceptions, for enhancing their sense of cultural identity, and for creating experiences of aesthetic pleasure.
The syllabus is organised around the two general domains of comprehending and composing. Within these two domains students will be actively engaged in using language classified under five general headings
- The language of information
- The language of argument
- The language of persuasion
- The language of narration
- The aesthetic use of language
In addition, a range of literary texts is prescribed for study. Students must choose a single text for close study, three or more texts to form a comparative study, and they must follow a course in poetry as set out in the list of prescribed texts.
Assessment is by means of a written examination at two levels:
There are two papers at each level. Paper I consists of a number of thematically linked unseen texts leading to a range of comprehending and composing tasks. Paper II consists of a range of questions on the prescribed literary texts and on an unseen poem.


Revenue & Disaster
Department of Revenue, Haryana is a Ministry and department of the Government of Haryana in India. The department is organised in four divisions, 22 districts, 57 sub-divisions, 77 Tehsils and 43 Sub-Tehsils, 256 Kanungo circles, 2691 Patwar circles and 7083 revenue circles corresponding to villages.
For More Information Visit to:http://revenueharyana.gov.in/
When a sudden event causes a serious disruption to the society and its effect on the community goes beyond its coping capacity to cope with the loss by using the local resources, we can call the situation as a ‘disaster’. The hazardous surroundings of the community, the conditions of vulnerability that are present and the insufficient measures to prevent or cope with the devastation, cause the disaster. Mahendragarh district has the strategic & pollution free location and the rich flora and fauna also adds to its beauty. But the district also faces some natural and unnatural hazards towards which the administration is actively engaged. District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) is one such tool that facilitates to take efficient measures in this direction. In simple terms, a District Disaster Management Plan guides in responding to a disaster, if ever occurred, and to prevent and mitigate the disaster in future.


45-kg bomb out to sea by Australian navy ship tows unexploded
The bomb was found by a fisherman on Elizabeth Reef near Lord Howe Island, about 550 kilometers off New South Wales state. He photographed his discovery and reported it to authorities.
Divers aboard the HMAS Adelaide carefully removed the abandoned explosive by floating it to the surface and towing it farther out to sea where it was dropped into 550-meter deep waters.
“That depth is really safe. It’s not going to ever get washed back up onto the reef,” Senior Marine Parks Officer John Pritchard said.
There’s no deep-sea fishing or trawling allowed out there. It’s a recreational fishing zone only. The chances of that UXO (unexploded ordinance) ever coming back to the surface is negligible.
The origin of the bomb is not known and divers couldn’t estimate its age because of its deterioration, a spokesperson for Environment Minister Sussan Ley said.
Bombs of that size were used as long ago as World War I, sometimes dropped from aircraft to target submarines. There were also bombings off the Australian east coast during World War II.
Ms. Ley said the fisherman and navy divers had potentially saved lives and one of Australia’s most important reefs.
The device was regarded as live by the navy and the consequences could have been quite frightening, Ms. Ley said in a statement on Sunday. “Thankfully the reef’s precious ecosystem is safe and most importantly so are future visitors.”
Elizabeth Reef is about 160 kilometers north of World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island. Along with nearby Middleton Reef, Mr. Pritchard said it is the southernmost coral reef platform in the world.
There’s been 125 corals identified there and over 300 species of fish, Mr. Pritchard said. It’s quite a unique environment and, because it’s so far from anywhere, it’s relatively untouched.


Memory and Technology: How We Use Information in the Brain and the World
How is technology changing the way people remember? This book explores the interplay of memory stored in the brain (internal memory) and outside of the brain (external memory), providing a thorough interdisciplinary review of the current literature, including relevant theoretical frameworks from across a variety of disciplines in the sciences, arts, and humanities. It also presents the findings of a rich and novel empirical data set, based on a comprehensive survey on the shifting interplay of internal and external memory in the 21st century. Results reveal a growing symbiosis between the two forms of memory in our everyday lives. The book presents a new theoretical framework for understanding the interplay of internal and external memory, and their complementary strengths. It concludes with a guide to important dimensions, questions, and methods for future research.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Finley, Jason R., "Memory and Technology: How We Use Information in the Brain and the World" (2018). Faculty Bookshelf. 13.


Banning the ban of banning plastics: Michigan bill would repeal 2016 law
(FOX 2) - From Starbucks to McDonald's, companies and states are starting to ban single use plastics. But in late 2016 Michigan lawmakers did the exact opposite - they voted to ban the banning of plastics.
"Anything they define as auxiliary container, so that's really anything; cups, plates, takeout containers, plastic bags. Really anything you could carry out of a grocery store for a single use is covered by this," explains Sean Hammond, the Michigan Environmental Countil's deputy policy director.
And now legislatures are working to flip the script again. They recently introduced House Bill 4500 to repeal that law.
Representative Robert Wittenberg introduced the bill saying, "So there was a push to ban, and then they banned banning, and now we are banning the banning of banning."
"We really need to start to get ahead of this now, especially as we continue to find things more and more micro plastics in the Great Lakes, more and more plastics in the ocean. We really need to get ahead of this," Hammond says.
The Michigan Restaurant Association, a group that was in favor of the original banning of banning of plastics, have previously said, in effect, that a patchwork of regulations is not what they want.
Michigan is far from the only state that has laws against regulating plastic bags. According to reusethisbag.com, 10 states have some kind of regulation, including Florida, Arizona and Minnesota.
But if the House bill passes, perhaps more counties will follow in Washtenaw's County footsteps when they hoped to enforce a 10 cent tax on plastic bags before that 2016 bill passed.
"This is a major problem and it's going to take everyone banning together to come up with a solution and really move toward a more reusable society," Hammond says.
There is no timeline for House Bill 4500 but it does have bipartisan support, and lawmakers hope it can gain momentum in the next several weeks and months.


Symbols That Move Us
Updated: May 29, 2021
Image source: Urbi et Orbi, 1888, Creative Commons
Why do some symbols, stories, artworks, fictional characters and mythical creatures move use? Why do people queue up and break the bank to watch fantasy movies? Symbols are all around us in nature and culture, but most people walk straight past them. Here, we unpack the mysteries of ancient symbols, myths and masterpieces of art, show how they erupt in popular culture today and reveal what work they do in (re)making self and society. Symbols speaks to us, guide us to maximize our potential, help us to live our lives to the fullest, and steer us through uncertainty. If we ignore symbols, past and present, we remain less than we can be. If we open ourselves to their work, absorb their lessons to our inner world…symbols can move us…to be more than we are. We work with individuals and organizations, and in society more broadly, to uncover the mythological frame within which symbols make sense to our lives and in our metamorphosis. Our work on symbols includes research, dialogue projects, and education. We invite all students of culture to explore and discuss symbols that move us.
By Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir and Ali Qadir
May 14, 2021


Few people realize that psychological disorders are very common. Unfortunately, misconceptions about them are also common—partly due to age-old prejudices and partly because people who have dealt with mental illness often don’t feel comfortable talking openly about it. The following statistics provide a snapshot of mental illness in the United States:
- More than a quarter of Americans will suffer from a psychological or substance abuse disorder this year.
- About one in four Americans will suffer with a diagnosable mental illness in his or her lifetime.
- More than 5 percent of Americans have a psychological disorder that interferes with daily functioning, and 2.6 percent suffer from a severe and persistent psychological disorder.
- Rates of mental illness are about the same for adults as for children and teens.
- Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with depression, but men are more likely to attempt suicide.
- Fewer than half of those who need treatment for mental illness actually get the help, and most treatment they receive does not meet expert guidelines.
- Serious psychological disorders cost the United States nearly $200 billion in lost wages.
- Depression and other psychological disorders increase the likelihood of other serious medical conditions including heart disease.
- Left untreated, depression is as costly to the U.S. economy as heart disease.
- Mental health conditions are the second leading cause of U.S. workplace absenteeism.
- Sales of antipsychotic drugs for psychological conditions topped $25 billion in 2008.
- 170 million prescriptions for antidepressants were filled in 2005.
- The aggregate cost of mental disorders in the 1990s was about 2.5 percent of the U.S. gross national product.
Last Reviewed: June 14, 2010


Do you want to go abroad for higher education or for work? You will need to start by qualifying your level of English. Why not take the IELTS? Indeed, the IELTS exam is one of the exams that allow you to evaluate your English language skills. Taking it is interesting and useful as it also adds value to your CV.
What is IELTS?
IELTS stands for the International English Language Testing System. It was created 25 years ago to measure the mastery of the 4 main language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. It is well-known not only to students but also to employers worldwide. The results can be used to support your application for a job, visas or a place at an English-speaking university. Once you have passed the exam, you will be issued with a certificate to prove your English language skills. This is essential, as some institutions require this certificate from the IELTS standard English test, otherwise you will not be able to enroll at a university or to be employed at a company.
What exams do I have to take?
IELTS is a standardised certification that serves to prove a person’s current English language ability. It is often taken as an alternative to TOEIC and TOEFL. In order to obtain this certificate, the person concerned is required to take the IELTS exam. There are two types of IELTS exams, namely IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training. Any legal entity is eligible to take both exams, regardless of their level of English. However, while the Academic exam assesses academic language skills, the GT exam is essential to test the candidate’s ability in everyday life. Its four papers will be determined in a total duration of 2 h 45 min on paper. It should be noted that each year, nearly 2 million candidates take it.
How do I know my level?
A specific level is validated by the IELTS certification according to the score obtained by the candidate. It is this total score that defines the candidate’s final score, and therefore their level on the IELTS scale. There are 9 levels in total, ranging from non-user to expert. There is no minimum level to take this exam. For those who wish to take it, there are currently many online tests that can help you get through the IELTS exams. They have been designed to allow you to practice for this exam.


What is the difference between change and ngModelChange in Angular?
The change event is fired for <input>, <select>, and <textarea> elements when an alteration to the element’s value is committed by the user.The change event is not necessarily fired for each alteration to an element’s value. change is a DOM event that is it can trigger changes in HTML tags and elements.
When the user wants to change the model, by entering text into the input, the event callback fires and sets the new value to the model. We can’t use mgModelChange without ngModel because the ngModel class has update function with EventEmitter instance. ngModelChange will only be fired when the model will change or update.
<input [(ngModel)]="value" (ngModelChange)="function($e)">
- Typescript file:
|change is bound to the HTML onchange event. It is a DOM event.||ngModelChange is bound to the model variable binded to your input.|
|No such class is required.||ngModelChange need ngModel class to function.|
|change event bound to classical input change event.||ngModelChange It fires when the model changes. You cannot use this event without ngModel directive.|
|change triggers when the user changes the input.||ngModelChange triggers when the model changes, irrespective of that change is caused by the user or not.|
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At the first retrospective of the famous Belgian Symbolist Fernand Knopp, in 40 years, about a hundred of his works were collected in various techniques and genres.
Fernand Knopf. “Art, or the Tenderness of the Sphinx.” 1896. Photo: J. Geleyns Art Photography
Here, everything that Knopf became famous for is the mysterious desert views of his native Bruges, women’s and children’s portraits, nymphs, sphinxes and chimeras. Paris, by the way, played a decisive role in the formation of a young artist, a graduate of the Brussels Academy of Arts. On his first visit to Paris, Knopf discovered the paintings of Delacroix and Ingres, and when he returned to the World Exhibition in 1877, the Pre-Raphaelites had a great influence on his style. In 1900, Knopf, who lived a hermit, set up a workshop for himself, the design of which was inspired by the aesthetics of the Viennese Secession. The workshop has not been preserved, but at the exhibition, you can see its reconstruction and plunge into the atmosphere in which fascinating visions of the Belgian symbolist were born.
Fernand Knopf. Master of Mystery
Until March 17


The influence of computersin all the fields makes the user busy with uploading, sharing, and downloading files from one computer to another computer. The development of technology made all the data in the digital form hence the process of storing and transferring the files become prominent in the digital services.
File Storing Devices
In the initial period, data storage itself was challenging and new devices were found to store the data. In that floppy disk is the device at the front, where can store the file having a size of 1.4 MB only. Expansion of digital services increases the demand for higher capacity devices to store the files for file upload, share. Hence CDs and DVDs were discovered and developed to store the files having size with MB to GB. These devices look big in size and need to handle very carefully otherwise there may be a chance to lose the data. But, Faster development expects more space and convenient devices to handle data to file upload, store, and share. Hence, advanced devices with more capacity such as pen drives, memory cards, hard disks were developed and put into usage. These devices help the users to add, edit, store, and share files.
Emerge of Cloud System
The growth of internet facilities further opened the door to make the file uploading and sharing process easy and simple way. In general, email was used to transfer the files from one person to another person through the computers. But, size limitations in this also direct towards the new technology system called cloud system. The cloud systems work based on the browser. This browser-based system offers to the user to upload the files without installing any programs or packages. Filebin, Wetransfer, Go file, Google Drive are some of the browser-basedfile uploads and sharing systems used these days.
Filebin: A simple System
Among those Filebin offers the simplest form of service where no disturbance will arise with the advertisement and banners. Also delivers easy and quick access to the user to upload and transfer the files. They provide a kind of advantage that the file uploaded will be deleted automatically after a week. This vanishes the user’s worry about the files remaining online.
The above-mentioned services can get at the free of cost with limited capacity, in case more space is needed then need to look for premium services where should pay to avail of extended storage and sharing facilities.


To those familiar with pro-Life history, Hyde's legacy is monumental. He was first elected to the House in 1974, only one year after the Roe vs. Wade decision. In 1976 he made a name for himself by attaching an amendment to a spending bill banning the use of federal funds to carry out abortions.What came to be known as the "Hyde Amendment" has since become a fixture in the annual debate over federal spending, and has served as an important marker for abortion foes seeking to discourage women from terminating pregnancies.
He was also a leader in passing the ban on partial-birth abortions, which he saw as an extension of society's duty to defend the weak. "The people we pretend to defend, the powerless, those who cannot escape, who cannot rise up in the streets, these are the ones that ought to be protected by the law. The law exists to protect the weak from the strong" (from a 2003 debate). As a devout Irish-Catholic, fighting abortion was simply a matter of conscience for Hyde, who never deviated from his pro-Life roots.
Perhaps more famous is his tenure as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in 1998 that oversaw the impeachment case against Bill Clinton.
Hyde was well respected by legislators on both sides of the aisle, and seemed to many to be a throwback to an earlier time, a time when wit and civility counter for something in the legislative process and helped make things run more smoothly.
Hyde was born in Chicago on April 18, 1924. After serving in the Navy from 1944 to 1946, seeing combat in the Philippines, he graduated from Georgetown University in 1947 and returned to Chicago to earn a law degree from Loyola in 1949.
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Members of the Corydalis genus are low growing (15 to 60 cm) hardy annuals, bulbs or perennials that have leaves that look like those of ferns.
Depending upon the variety of Corydalis they may bloom at anytime form the early spring until the autumn, carrying tubular flowers of yellow or blue.
Some common names for Corydalis include Fumitory and Fumewort.
Corydalis scouleri - Scouler's Corydalis by fly; Creative commons.
Corydalis ambigua by Arudhio.
It is quite difficult to grow Fumitory from seeds so you may prefer to grow from a plant from the garden centre.
If you prefer to grow your own fumitory then the seed should first be kept at a temperature of 17°C for 8 weeks, then chilled in the fridge for 2 weeks.
The seed should then be sown onto the soil surface when the temperature is at around 18°C.
Alternatively you can plant Corydalis (fumitory) bulbs at a depth of 7 cm at the beginning of the summer. Seeds or bulbs should be planted into a lightly shaded area of the garden with good drainage.
Ideally the soil that Corydalis grows in should be rich and of a pH 6 to 8.
It is important to cut back the plants after flowering as they are able to self seeds.
As they are difficult to grow from seed then you may wish to divide Corydalis perennials once flowering has finished.
I hope that you enjoyed this guide on how to grow Corydalis plants. You may also enjoy the following Gardener's HQ growing guides: How to grow California poppy and Glaucium plants.


Saltwater intrusion has become serious this year in coastal Vietnamese areas, currently resulting in drinking water shortages and detriment to farming.
Sea water has flowed further inland in provinces along the coast of Vietnam’s south-central region and Mekong Delta, Nguyen Quang Dung – head of the country’s National Institute of Agricultural Planning and Projection – said at a workshop on Tuesday.
The intrusion was seen 30-40 kilometers from the coast in many southwestern areas, with the salinity ranging from 14.6 to 31.2 grams per liter, a little lower than the global sea average of 35 grams per liter.
The largest distance of encroachment was 90 kilometers, noticed along the lifeline Tien (Front) River, one of the two branches of the Mekong River in Vietnam’s territory.
Bac Lieu and Ca Mau are two provinces that are bearing the greatest brunt of the saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta as local daily life, rice farming and fruit growing are suffering from freshwater scarcity.
|A woman washes the dishes along a brackish river in Dong Thap Province, southwestern Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre|
|Farmers catch fish in a ditch in southwestern Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre|
Ninh Thuan, a coastal province prone to severe droughts in south-central Vietnam, is experiencing salinity contamination of its groundwater, according to an investigation conducted by the Ecorem Asian Infrastructure Engineering (Ecorem AIEI).
Local residents had to switch to growing salinity-resistant crops and buy fresh water for household use.
Ecorem AIEI suggested at the workshop a pilot project to build wind power facilities that convert salt water into water fit for domestic and agricultural use in six affected provinces.
The systems are expected to provide water to 40 hectares of rice paddies and 10,000-20,000 residents a day.
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Best practice tips for physical disability
Best practice tips are strategies that have been evaluated in other settings, target a relevant factor (such as a teaching style that lowers student anxiety), or is considered best practice by experts in the field.
When possible, allow the student to choose what they would like to do when choosing different mediums for a particular task.
Encourage staff to give students space to explore or learn independently or with other students.
This will help to encourage social interactions with peers (for example, during recess or on the playground).
Engage the student in decision making
In addition to collaboration with parents or carers and health professionals, provide opportunities for the student to participate when making decisions about their learning needs and goals.
Consider whether the physical space needs to be rearranged
Check that pathways are free, wide enough, and neat so that all students can move easily and without risk of injury. If a table is used for activities, check that it has plenty of room underneath it for the student to sit comfortably and participate.
That student can move easily and without risk of injury. If a table is used for activities, check that it has plenty of room underneath it for the student to sit comfortably and participate.
Consider pairing the student with a buddy
This could be helpful both in and out of the classroom. For example, the student’s buddy can assist with note taking if needed, and can help with social interactions.


Athletes At Risk For More Oral Health Issues
Athletes tend to be the picture of physical human perfection, but that is not always the case, especially when analyzing their oral health. There are multiple contributing factors to this, but here are just a few.
For starters, athletes at a high level who don’t participate in the major sports are less likely to have access to dental insurance plans. Athletes who train and compete in the fringe sports spend their time training and are not provided dental insurance by their employers. Additionally, if they are not a top level performer, they are typically not provided with health insurance by their sport’s governing body.
Next on the list of reasons is the amount of sugary sports drinks athletes consume over the course of training. It makes sense that drinks high in sugar and acid would erode an athlete’s teeth faster than water, and without access to proper dental care, athletes run a higher risk of damaging their teeth through the consumption of these sports drinks.
Lastly, there is a study recently released by Scandinavian researchers that points to an altogether different hypothesis. The researchers believe that the pH level of athletes’ saliva is to blame for their poor dental health. In the course of their study, the researchers found that athlete’s saliva was more alkaline than that of an average person. Additionally, the researchers noticed that athletes produce less saliva while they are training. This is troubling because there is a protein in saliva that aids in the prevention of tooth erosion. Finally, the researchers also noted that athletes were at a higher risk of tooth erosion than the average person as a result of their strenuous workout patterns.
Athlete or not, consuming acidic or sugary drinks is an issue for dental health. Be sure to brush twice a day and take proper care of your teeth. If you have any questions about the best dental practices—especially if you have braces or Invisalign—call Dr. Frost today at (314) 567-1888 or fill out our online form here. He would be happy to assist you with caring for your Invisalign or braces in Creve Coeur.


The mounting pile of research affirming the health benefits of coffee — particularly in mitigating issues commonly associated with aging — has grown even taller, as researchers have discovered a correlation between coffee consumption and reductions in inflammation associated with numerous chronic diseases.
Published yesterday in the journal Nature Medicine, a multiyear study led by Stanford University researchers focused on blood sample analysis, survey data and medical histories of more than 100 people, finding a potential explanation for why coffee drinkers tend to live longer on average than non coffee drinkers.
“That something many people drink — and actually like to drink — might have a direct benefit came as a surprise to us,” said Mark Davis, a senior author of the study, noting that it did not provide a causal link. “What we’ve shown is a correlation between caffeine consumption and longevity. And we’ve shown more rigorously, in laboratory tests, a very plausible mechanism for why this might be so.”
The researchers note loads of scientific evidence suggesting that the vast majority of noncommunicable diseases associated with aging — including many cancers, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and even depression — are actually the result of chronic inflammation.
This study notes that coffee may be a pathway to reducing a chronic inflammatory process that occurs in some, but not all, older people. “It’s also well-known that caffeine intake is associated with longevity,” said the study’s lead author, David Furman. “Many studies have shown this association. We’ve found a possible reason for why this may be so.”
Nick Brown is the editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine.


In problems 1 - 8 identify (do not solve) the equation as homogeneous, Bernoulli, linear coefficients, or of the form . .
The given equation is the form of linear coefficient.
Equations of the form
When the right-hand side of the equation can be expressed as a function of the combination , where a and b are constants, that is, then the substitution transforms the equation into a separable one.
A first-order equation that can be written in the form , where P(x) and Q(x) are continuous on an interval (a,b) and n is a real number, is called a Bernoulli equation.
We have used various substitutions for y to transform the original equation into a new equation that we could solve. In some cases, we must transform both x and y into new variables, say u and v. This is the situation for equations with linear coefficients-that is, equations of the form
Let . Then, differentiate it to find the value of
Integration equation (1),
It seems that the given equation is linear coefficient.
Therefore, the given equation is the form of linear coefficient.
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The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is the central government agency addressing all national issues and activities related to space S&T applications. Created under Republic Act No. 11363 or the Philippine Space Act, the PhilSA is an attached agency of the Office of the President for purposes of policy and program coordination, and to ensure alignment in national policies and priorities. The following policy declarations of the State underpin the mandate and function of PhilSA as the national space agency:
- - To safeguard Philippine sovereignty, territorial integrity, Philippine interest, and the right to self-determination as mandated by Article II, Section 7 of the 1987 Constitution;
- - To support and commit to the development, application and utilization of science and technology (S&T) that will foster patriotism and nationalism and accelerate social progress, such as the development of space technology and applications for its security and for the benefit of its citizens;
- - To ensure access to space and its environs as a sovereign right in the promotion of national security towards the attainment and protection of national interest;
- - To recognize that there is an urgent need to create a coherent and unified strategy for space development and utilization to keep up with other nations in terms of space S&T;
- - To ensure that the Philippines has official representation in the international space community for establishing cooperation agreements and linkages on space development; and
- - To ensure that the Philippines abides by the various international space treaties and principles promulgated by the United Nations and is an active participant in the international space community, including international rules and procedures concerning the Outer Space Treaty and Liability Convention, among others.
The PhilSA is headed by a Director General (DG) with the rank of a Cabinet Secretary and who also serves as the Presidential Adviser on Space Matters. The DG is assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors General with the rank of a Department Undersecretary.


The overall goal of our comprehensive Health Education Curriculum at Scarsdale Middle School is for our students to gain a greater awareness about what constitutes their physical, mental, and social well-being. Our mission is to provide the necessary knowledge and skills that will enable our students to make responsible decisions, thus allowing them to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It is our belief that a healthy lifestyle can benefit adolescents in all aspects of their growth and learning.
Students will attend health class for one academic quarter per grade level. The curriculum spirals throughout each grade level with a variety of age-appropriate topics that correlate with the New York State and National Standards for Health Education while addressing the specific needs of the Scarsdale community. The Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards has established that “health literate individuals…are critical thinkers and problem solvers, responsible and productive citizens, self-directed learners, and effective communicators.”
General Course Outline:
The sixth-grade curriculum focuses on Self-Esteem; Healthy Decision Making Skills; Bullying and developing Empathy; Internet Safety; Assertiveness Skills; Stress Management; Substance Abuse Prevention: Alcohol and Tobacco; Nutrition; Puberty and Adolescent Changes; HIV/AIDS Awareness.
The seventh-grade curriculum includes Personality Type; Food and Sustainability; First Aid and Safety; Disease Prevention Overview: HIV/AIDS; Accessing Reliable Resources Online; Mental Health; Building Empathy and Understanding Others; Using the Right Words; Normal Ups and Downs of Adolescence; Stress Management.The eighth-grade curriculum allows students to explore Teen Dilemmas & Making Decisions; Healthful Actions vs. Risky Behaviors; Stress Management; Depression; Suicide Warning Signs; Resiliency; Substance Abuse Prevention: tobacco, marijuana, steroids, alcohol; Media Literacy & Body Image; Body Composition; Comprehensive Unit on Human Sexuality including preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases: HIV/AIDS, Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships, Sexual Harassment, and Internet Safety.


With the breathtaking advancement in technology in urban areas, and rural areas lagging behind, the exodus from rural to urban areas has never been so pronounced. One of the latest and greatest technological advancement that is taking place is the Internet of Things (IoT). In layman’s language, everything in urban homes or cities is “smart” and with the help of artificial intelligence or machine learning, they are able to connect with all other smart devices. And with the help of a simple app on your smartphone, you can control everything in your home — your fridge, TV, AC, the lock on your door, your kitchen appliances, you name it — from any remote location.
The applications of this in your personal life are enormous, but in public life IoT can be helpful in improving the life of the population in particularly three areas, as the pressure on urban infrastructure is increasing day by day with the continuous influx of rural migrants.
Improvements in water supply
Smart water meters can help detect water leakage and wastage, and even control consumption efficiently. They can also save and earn municipalities revenue which they can divert to other infrastructural projects.
An innovative solution to traffic congestion
Increase in urban population means more traffic congestion, which is only going to get worse, with more people coming into cities and more vehicles being sold. Smart traffic signals can be a viable answer to this problem. They can control traffic efficiently and not only keep the traffic moving smoothly but also prevent accidents.
Dependable public transport
Public transportation goes into a tailspin whenever there are road blocks, bad weather, or accidents. IoT can give the transport authorities real-time insights into the traffic situation and help them implement contingency plans. This will ensure that people have access to safe, dependable and efficient public transportation.


Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Included a family genogram outlining pertinent multicultural influences, such as race, religion, sexual identity, disability, and socioeconomic status (SES).
Described how you learned about your heritage and family rituals, what growing up was like, relevant demographics, family-held worldviews, and familial experiences with oppression.
Explained how these issues have affected you and how your experiences affect how your work with other groups.
Selected the most appropriate model of identity development for your primary cultural identity from Robinson-Wood (2013) and outlined it clearly in your paper.
Determined in which stage you are in your personal identity development. Described the traits and behaviors you see in yourself that you used in your self-assessment.
Explained what happened in your past that moved you, or allowed you to move, from one stage to the next to get you where you are today.
Using the insight from Robinson-Wood (2013) or additional sources that you identified regarding your selected model of identity development, described what needs to happen to move you to the next stage of development.
Described what you will do to move to the highest levels of identity development and integration.
Displayed exemplary writing craftsmanship and ethical scholarship.


The weather is warmer, daylight is lasting longer and spring has sprung!
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is celebrating the season by handing out thousands of shrub and tree seedlings to hundreds of citizens across the state.
The Maryland Forest Service has offered its Backyard Buffers program again this March, and through this initiative will be providing more than 21,000 shrubs and trees to state residents ranging from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore.
“Having so many Marylanders working together with us to enhance the tree canopy, protect stream banks and beautify the landscape is inspiring,” Maryland State Forester Don VanHassent said. “This will benefit the ecosystem and our environment, and that’s good for everyone.”
These tree “buffers in a bag” are made available to people with properties that are adjacent to waterways or have water that flows through their land. The seedlings help improve air and water quality by absorbing nutrients and sediment, controlling and mitigating erosion, and stabilizing stream banks.
Seedlings will be distributed to property owners in April in honor of Arbor Day. The department of will participate in a variety of activities and events throughout April in recognition of Maryland Arbor Day (April 5) and national Arbor Day (April 28).


Seasonal Pressure Curve Peaks at Gale Crater
This graph shows about one-fourth of a Martian year's pattern atmospheric pressure at the surface of Mars, as measured by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station on NASA's Curiosity rover. The rover landed at about the time of the annual minimum in atmospheric pressure and documented a seasonal climb to a pressure peak. The maximum and minimum pressures for each Martian day, or sol, from mid-August 2012 to late February 2013 are plotted. Pressure is designated in pascals. For comparison, 1,000 pascals is about one percent of sea-level atmospheric pressure on Earth.
The start of the curve is late winter in Mars' southern hemisphere. The end of the curve is at the end of southern spring. The overall increase is the signature of the entire Martian atmosphere growing in mass through the southern-hemisphere spring. This happens because the south pole receives more and more sunlight, and carbon dioxide vaporizes off of the winter south polar cap. Each year the atmosphere grows and shrinks by about 30 percent due to this effect. The pressure then begins to decline as carbon dioxide freezes out of the atmosphere in the north, forming the winter north polar cap.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CAB(CSIC-INTA)/FMI/Ashima Research


Search and personalization depend heavily on quality metadata. The idea is not to capture every scrap of metadata imaginable. Rather, the focus should be on the metadata which can be leveraged to help meet business goals and provides a quality content experience.
Metadata Schema: Metadata represents aspects of concepts or things. A metadata schema lists the fields and associated data for each piece of metadata to be captured. It is often used together with a taxonomy to create tagging capabilities within a content management system.
Typical format: Microsoft Excel
Example: Metadata Schema (Digital Asset Management Systems)
Domain Model: A domain model is a visual display of information entities and typically identifies relationships between the entities and their attributes. It should not be considered a site map or web navigation system. They are often used as an input to define functional areas needed in the future state user experience design and taxonomy.
Typical formats: Microsoft Visio, XMind, Mindjet MindManager (printed to .pdf)
Example: High Level Domain Model
Example: Metadata Tag Clusters
Tagging Strategy: These documents used to communicate the overall tagging approach, but also the specific tag needs for particular metadata fields. A tagging strategy can provide the basis for specific tagging guidelines or instructions for staff responsible for tagging content.
Typical formats: Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word
Example: High-Level Tagging Overview
Example: Tagging Strategy
Photo: Fruit in Window. Bucksport, ME.


Keeping School Buildings Healthy
The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges and pressures across many industries. School staff faced pressure to protect students, faculty, and others while adapting to guidance and recommendations that changed over the course of the pandemic. They’re now being presented with new opportunities, but also big challenges, including conflicting priorities, vague guidance, increased pressure, and many sales pitches.
The goal of this course is to present research-based science that provides clear recommendations and practical advice. Throughout the course, we’ll consider some of the questions school facility and staff may be getting and look at what the science says about how to respond.
This course will make the case for prioritizing indoor air quality (IAQ) in learning environments, review common sources of poor IAQ in schools, explore strategies for promoting healthy IAQ in schools, and wrap up with practical tips for successfully implementing these strategies. Join to hear Dr. Marilyn Black, a trusted IAQ expert, share her unique scientific knowledge and apply it to your practice right away.
At Chemical Insights Research Institute of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., our mission is to advance safe and healthy working, learning and living environments. Providing free and accessible education—driven by our amassed knowledge, scientific studies, rigorous laboratory testing, and collaboration—is central to this critical mission. Through our education, Chemical Insights tells the story behind the science for a safer, healthier tomorrow.
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Checks for prostate cancer normally involve a blood test, called the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, and a digital rectal examination (DRE).
If your test results suggest you are at high risk for cancer, you will be referred to a specialist, who may recommend another test called a prostate biopsy.
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
This test measures the level of PSA in your blood. PSA is a protein made by your prostate. Higher than normal levels can occur when there is a problem with your prostate, such as an infection, an enlarged prostate or prostate cancer.
Most men with raised PSA levels don’t have prostate cancer and some men with prostate cancer have normal PSA levels. However, high PSA levels are a risk factor for prostate cancer.
Digital rectal examination
This is a quick way for your doctor to check for prostate problems. Your doctor will feel the size and shape of your prostate by inserting a gloved finger into your rectum (bottom). A prostate that is rough, irregular or hard is more likely to have cancer. Some cancers may be too small to be found by a rectal examination.
Specialist referral and biopsy
Your doctor will discuss your prostate check results with you. If the PSA and DRC results suggest you have a high risk for prostate cancer, your doctor will refer you to a urologist (specialist).
The specialist will discuss having a prostate biopsy, in which a small sample of your prostate gland cells are taken for examination.
The aim of the biopsy is to confirm whether or not you have prostate cancer and, if so, whether it needs treatment. The treatment options will then be discussed with you.
If the biopsy shows no evidence of cancer, you may be advised to attend future check-ups.


- 81 years ago, on August 23, 1939 Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and Nazi German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop signed an agreement (officially known as the Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), now commonly called the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
- One week later Nazi Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. Two weeks later, Soviet troops occupied the western territories of Poland. The victorious campaign ended with a “brotherhood” parade of Red Army and Wehrmacht units through occupied Brest, watched over by Soviet Brigade Commanders, who stood side by side, relishing their conquest.
- Black Ribbon Day commemorates the anniversary of this pact, a sinister partnership treaty between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia that allowed each to violently and illegally seize the lands situated between them and to destroy the lives of millions of peaceful citizens. Today, we remember the millions of victims of Nazi and Soviet tyranny and remind ourselves of the importance of protecting freedom, democracy and human rights.
- Ironically, today Russia purports itself as the liberator and celebrates Victory Day on May 9 as the Conqueror over Nazi Germany in the so-called Great Patriotic War.
- In November 2009, Canada’s Parliament unanimously passed a resolution to establish an annual Canadian Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Nazi and Soviet Communist Crimes on August 23, called “Black Ribbon Day”, which coincides with the anniversary of the signing of the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between the Nazi and Soviet Communist regimes.
- The Kremlin’s current assault on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, Georgia and Syria and its cyberwar with the west, reminds us that imperialism is not yet dead, it has not been conquered and the cause of liberty and justice continually must be defended.
- Today, Black Ribbon Day, we pay tribute to the millions who were victimized and perished at the hands of Communist and Nazi regimes and strive to raise awareness among our fellow citizens to help ensure that this page in world history is never repeated.


The account of Father Brébeuf
Note: Jean de Brebeuf (1593-1649) was a Jesuit missionary who established several missions in Huronia to evangelize the Native nations. Unfortunately, the Europeans also brought over new diseases that decimated the Natives people. In the 17th century, the Native population fell from about 30 000 to 12 000 people. The monks were quickly identified as the source of these numerous epidemics. The excerpt below describes the torture of Father Brébeuf.
“Father de Brébeuf had his legs, thighs, and arms stripped of flesh to the very bone; I saw and touched a large number of great blisters, which he had on several places on his body, from the boiling water which these barbarians had poured over him in mockery of Holy Baptism. I saw and touched the wound from a belt of bark, full of pitch and resin, which roasted his whole body. I saw and touched the marks of burns from the Collar of hatchets placed on his shoulders and stomach. I saw and touched his two lips, which they had cut off because he constantly spoke of God while they made him suffer.
I saw and touched all parts of his body, which had received more than two hundred blows from a stick. I saw and touched the top of his scalped head; I saw and touched the opening which these barbarians had made to tear out his heart.
In fine, I saw and touched all the wounds of his body, as the savages had told and declared to us. . . .”
Christophe Regnault, cited in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. René LATOURELLE
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There are a number of programs which come with XKB for
management and debugging purposes.
These all have perfectly adequate man pages,
or have a sensible -help option.
I'll just mention a few things that might be useful here.
- This program allows an XKB map to be installed.
Components can be specified either directly, with arguments
such as -symbols en_US(pc104)+ru or via the
rules parameters, listed in section 4.8.3.
- Compile an XKB keyboard description.
This program converts the contents of a suitably specified
set of configuration files into a form suitable for an X-server
What is also interesting about this program is that it can
also be used, using the -xkb option, to produce
a source file for the current XKB configuration.
For example, command xkbcomp :0.0 -xkb will
produce a file called server-0_0.xkb which
contains the complete configuration source for server 0.0.
- Produce a graphical map of the keyboard.
This is what the geometry component is used for.
The map is usually a Postscript map of the keyboard, showing the
keys for each character.
A command such as xkbprint :0.0 will produce a file
called server-0_0.ps with a map of the basic keyboard.
Options such as -label type allow things such
as the scan codes or key names to be printed, instead.


A Quick Primer on Sugar Alcohols
Source: Low Carb Luxury Magazine
Sugar alcohol is neither a “sugar” nor an “alcohol.” Sugar alcohols affect the blood glucose levels less dramatically than regular table sugar which is why some diet plans allow a certain amount of them. In most people, they quickly add up to too many carbs (they contain a little more than 1/2 the carbs than an equal amount of table sugar.) Because of U.S. labeling laws, products containing sugar alcohols (as well as other simple sugars such as fructose, lactose, maltodextrin, isomalt, etc.) can be labeled “Sugar Free.” This is a travesty in my opinion, so please remember to read labels ! You have to play detective yourself and read the ingredient label carefully.
Sugar alcohols available in the U.S. include Mannitol, Sorbitol, Xylitol, Maltitol, Maltitol Syrup, as well as hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, are found naturally in berries, apples, plums and other foods. They also are produced commercially from carbohydrates such as sucrose, glucose and starch.
While most of us low-carbers can get away with small amounts of sugar alcohols and keep to the diet, too many will get us into lots of trouble. Then there are the unpleasant “side effects” of sugar alcohols. They can cause abdominal discomfort and bloating and they also have a laxative effect. Consumption of 30 to 50 grams of sorbitol or xylitol, or 20 grams of mannitol, causes diarrhea in most people.
Is there a positive side to them? Yes. The inability of mouth bacteria to use them as a source of energy means they do not contribute to dental caries (cavities).
For your reference, less well-known sugar alcohols include: Galactitol, Erythritol, Inositol, Ribitol, Dithioerythritol, Dithiothreitol, and Glycerol.


Rickard Ignell, of the Swedish University of Agricultural Science, had a simple question: Which animals attract mosquitoes and which repel them?
His hope was that the answer might help humans repel mosquitoes and avoid the myriad of diseases—from malaria to Zika—that mosquitoes carry with them.
With the help of his team, he collected Anopheles arabiensis, which is known to carry malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. When they analyzed the blood these mosquitoes had extracted from their victims, they found it belonged to all kinds of farm animals. There was, however, one exception: no chicken blood.
Of 1,172 mosquitoes trapped, only one mosquito seemed to have bit a chicken.
The obvious next step was to test whether this was true. So in an Ethiopian town, some 6,700 people volunteered to sleep with mosquito traps in all bedrooms—but in some they also placed a caged chicken and in others they placed different breeds of farm animal.
When they analyzed the number of mosquitoes caught by each trap, they found that the people who slept with chickens in their bedrooms had fewer of them. The reduction was as high as 80% compared to those with other animals.
It was clear that something about the chickens made them less attractive to mosquitoes. Was it their odor? asked Ignell. So he extracted chemicals from fur and feathers of farm animals. Then, thousands of volunteers slept with odor-emitting devices and mosquito traps. The people who had goat, sheep, or cattle odor in their bedrooms found about the same number of mosquitoes in their traps. However, those who slept with pure chicken odor had 95% fewer mosquitoes. The results were published in Malaria Journal.
The results are exciting for development of more effective repellants. However, Ignell will have to test whether other species of mosquitoes also respond to chicken odor in the same way.
If they do, he would have found an incredibly effective, all-natural mosquito repellant that had been hiding in farms all along.


A record number of Americans identify
as LGBTQ according to a Gallup poll released last week.
Pollsters found that 7.1 percent of
respondents identify as LGBTQ, more than double since 2012.
“[The] increase in LGBT
identification in recent years largely reflects the higher prevalence
of such identities among the youngest U.S. adults compared with the
older generations they are replacing in the U.S. adult population,”
Gallup said in releasing its data.
Generation Z (20.8%) and Millennials
(10.5%) are most likely to self-identify as LGBTQ, while Baby Boomers
(2.6%) and Traditionalists (0.8%) are least likely. However, older
generations are more likely to skip the question entirely, with 7.1
percent of Traditionalists offering no response.
Gallup predicted that the number of
people who self-identify as LGBTQ will soon reach 10 percent.
“Given the large disparities in LGBT
identification between younger and older generations of Americans,
the proportion of all Americans who identify as LGBT can be expected
to grow in the future as younger generations will constitute a larger
share of the total U.S. adult population,” Gallup said.
Fifty-seven percent of LGBTQ Americans
identify as bisexual, 21 percent as gay, 14 percent as lesbian, 10
percent as transgender, and 4 percent as something else, according
to the poll.


What is HDCP?
HDCP (High-handwidth Digital Content Protection), developed by Intel, is an anti-piracy feature adopted to work with the HDMI cable standard.
It’s not only used with HDMI but also with other digital video connections like DisplayPort and Digital Visual Interface (DVI).
If you’re familiar with DRM (Digital Rights Management), then you’ll understand HDCP.
The whole idea behind DRM is to protect copyrighted works from being illegally copied.
HDCP Means Encrypted HD Video Signal
With HDCP, a connection between a video source device like a Blu-ray player, a TV box or a cable TV set top box and a receptor device like an HDTV or a computer monitor is encrypted, making copying impossible.
Though it’s a noble idea in terms of intellectual property protection, it has its downside.
HDCP Error: Handshake Failure
When you use an HDMI connection the video source device and the video receptor device must both be HDCP compliant. Otherwise a ‘handshake’ would not be possible.
When the handshake fails, then you’ll get an HDCP error.
This is mainly due to one of the devices in the HDMI connection isn’t HDCP compliant.
You’ll end up with a blank display screen or an HDCP error message.
How to Fix HDCP Error
The obvious solution is to replace the non-HDCP compliant device with a compliant one. This is not always a sensible option owing to cost.
So, we’ll use an HDMI Splitter, which will act as an an HDCP stripper. Do not confuse an HDMI splitter with an HDMI switch.
Have the HDMI splitter connected between the video source device and the video receptor device.
The HDMI in port should be from your video source, your Blu-ray player, cable set top box etc. There will be at least two HDMI output ports, which you can connect to your HDTV or computer monitor.
Make sure to get a HDMI splitter which supports at least HDMI 1.4 and HDCP.
There are many HDMI splitter models out there. So, read the reviews first before forking out cash for one.


Spare Meaning and Definition
What is the definition Spare? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Words starting with Spare, Related sentences, How to pronounce? Derivations, Example sentences, Synonyms, Antonyms, Words ending with Spare and more...
How to pronounce: speə
1. Additional to what is required for ordinary use.
Example sentences: "Few people had spare cash for inessentials"
2. With no excess fat; thin.
Example sentences: "A spare, bearded figure"
3. Elegantly simple.
Example sentences: "Her clothes are smart and spare in style"
1. An item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out.
Example sentences: "The wheel's broken and it would be suicide to go on without a spare"
2. (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two consecutive rolls of the ball.
Example sentences: "I threw a gutter ball, screwing up my spare from the frame before."
1. Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone); afford to give to.
Example sentences: "She asked if I could spare her a dollar or two"
2. Refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing.
Example sentences: "There was no way the men would spare her"
3. Be frugal.
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Diagnosing Dry Eye
Dry eye can come from a number of causes, both physical and environmental. One common cause is when tear glands slow down tear production – a normal occurrence that happens with age, especially in women going through menopause.
Tear quality may also be the cause of dry eyes. In a normal tear, there are three components – water, mucous, and oil. These three components work together to provide the proper amount of moisture, distribute moisture evenly across the cornea, and prevent evaporation that can cause eyes to become dry. If any of the three components is compromised, the eye may not get the nourishment and protection it needs. Most commonly, there is not enough oil in the tears, leading to the evaporation that causes dry eye.
Diminished tear production may be associated with certain medications, such as antihistamines, birth control pills, diuretics, cardiovascular medications, pain relievers, and anti-inflammatories, and certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or thyroid problems.
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3. Is the Bible True?
Of course the Bible is true. The Bible revealed scientific facts long before it was possible for human beings to know them. This proves the divine origins of the Bible. This is called scientific foreknowledge and it is one of the proofs of the Bible. Consider these four scientific truths.
1. The Expanding Universe
In 1929 AD, Astronomer, Dr. Edwin Hubble, discovered that the universe was expanding and this led to the discovery of the Big Bang. But about 3,500 years before him, the Bible told us the universe was expanding!
He alone spreads out the heavens … ~ Job 9:8
Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent … ~ Isaiah 40:22
2. The Earth Floats in Space
Around 3,500 years ago, the Bible revealed that the earth floated in space. This fact was not discovered by man until 3,200 years later.
… He hangs the earth on nothing. ~ Job 26:7
3. Innumerable Stars
Over 3,400 years ago, the Bible revealed that the stars were too numerous to count. 3,000 years later, astronomer Johannes Kepler thought there were exactly 1,005 stars. It wasn’t until the invention of powerful telescopes in the 20th century that we knew the stars are indeed too numerous to count.
“Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” ~ Genesis 15:5
2,000 years ago, the Bible revealed that matter is made of atoms which are invisible to the naked eye. Science did not discover the atom until the 19th century; 1,800 years later.
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. ~ Hebrews 11:3
No other “sacred text” gets science right; only the Bible gives true facts about science long before men could have known them. God revealed Himself through scientific foreknowledge.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness ~ 2 Timothy 3:16
Science Confirms the Bible


For the 50 million kids who attend public schools in the US, the 2020 election is personal. That’s because whoever wins the presidency also decides how American schools handle things like testing, class size, and discipline.
When it comes to who gets punished — and removed — from the classroom, the US doesn’t treat all students equally. Black students are suspended and expelled far more frequently than their white classmates, often for the same or similar offenses. As a result, Black kids are missing weeks of school each year because of unfair discipline policies.
During the Obama administration, the Department of Education started to take this problem seriously. They investigated schools and districts with significant racial gaps in punishment rates and gave them guidance on how to replace outdated policies with more effective ones. But Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s secretary of education, has abandoned those efforts. And since the administration hasn’t released any new discipline data since the 2015-16 school year, we have no idea how many Black students are currently affected by school punishment policies.
In the video above, we explain the origins of this crisis and how the 2020 election could change things.
If you want to learn more about racial disparities in school discipline, check out the UCLA Civil Rights Project, which has been studying this crisis for years. Our colleagues at ProPublica, particularly Annie Waldman, have done extensive investigative work chronicling how the Trump administration has neglected to enforce students’ civil rights. The Texas study we mention in the video is publicly available through the Center for State Governments.
This video is the fourth in our series on the 2020 election. We aren’t covering the horse race; instead, we want to explain the stakes of the election through the issues that matter the most to you. To do that, we want to know what you think the US presidential candidates should be talking about. Tell us here: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos.
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Cultural Identity as a Resource for Positive Youth Development in Majority World Contexts: A Trinidadian Case Study
Jessop, Nadia Solange
University of Kansas
Psychology & Research in Education
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In multicultural democratic societies, schools need to do more than teach students to pass exams—they must also facilitate students' cultural and civic development (Banks, 2016). The development of a positive identity is a key indicator of positive youth development that facilitates youths' contribution to the cultural and civic development of wider society (Lerner, 2015). However, for youth living in majority world contexts like Trinidad and Tobago, the psychological effects of cultural globalization can complicate the construction of positive cultural identities (Arnett, 2002; Ferguson & Bornstein, 2012; Jensen, 2003). I examined the associations among cultural identity, multicultural attitudes and civic motivation among a sample of 623 Trinidadian adolescents using cluster analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM). Cultural identity was defined as engagement in global and local cultural practices (cultural orientation) and emotional identification with the national "Trini" culture (Trini culture affirmation). The cluster analysis yielded four clusters of Trini, Americanized, marginalized, and cosmopolitan cultural orientation profiles. Students with cosmopolitan cultural orientations scored highest on Trini culture affirmation, multicultural attitudes and civic motivation in comparison to all other students. Students with Americanized cultural orientations scored lowest on Trini culture affirmation but significantly higher than students with marginalized cultural orientations on multicultural attitudes. Results of mediational SEM path analyses showed that Trini culture affirmation played a mostly protective role and partly mediates the association of cultural orientations with multicultural attitudes and civic motivation. Together these results imply that in addition to a sense of pride, belonging, and affirmation in the local national culture, Trinidadian adolescents' engagement in both global and local cultural practices (not one to the exclusion of the other) can positively impact cultural and civic development.
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Water being a finite resource, it’s important for all Floridians to conserve it. Fortunately, it’s easy to do once you grasp the basics. Just follow these 17 simple tips:
Saving Water Outdoors
- For lawn irrigation, follow the watering restrictions set by the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). In short, lawn watering is limited to one day per week during Eastern Standard Time and two days during Daylight Saving Time. Water only when needed and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Click here to view the SJRWMD’s irrigation efficiency guidelines.
- When washing your car, use a spray nozzle so you can stop water flow between rinses.
- Clean driveways and sidewalks with a broom instead of a hose.
- Check for leaks in outdoor faucets, pipes and hoses. Repair leaks promptly.
- Cover your pool or spa to reduce evaporation.
- Check for pool and spa leaks. Make repairs promptly.
- Choose Florida-friendly plants for your landscaping projects.
Saving Water Inside Your Home
- Repair leaking faucets and toilets.
- Install water-saving flush valves in toilets.
- Install water-saving shower heads.
- Take short showers, or turn off the water while shampooing your hair or cleaning your body.
- Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
- Wash only full loads in dishwasher and clothes washer.
- Recycle water rather than pouring it down the drain. (For instance, used water from a fish tank is good for watering plants.)
- Don’t flush the toilet just to get rid of trash.
- Use the garbage disposal sparingly.
- When you wash dishes by hand, fill up the sink with water and turn off the faucet.


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Gu Kaizhi, Wade-Giles romanization Ku K’ai-chih, (born c. 344, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China—died c. 406), one of the earliest many-faceted artists in China, he probably set new standards for figure painting. Gu Kaizhi was an eccentric courtier who is most famous as a painter of portraits and figure subjects and as a poet.
Gu Kaizhi’s art is known today from both written records and paintings that are associated with him. He is recorded as having been among the first to paint a representation of Vimalakīrti, the Buddhist saint who became popular in China. Two versions of a painting recorded as having been painted by him, the hand scroll known as the Nymph of the Luo River, illustrating a Daoist poem, exist today. His essay “Hua Yuntaishan Ji” (“On Painting the Cloud Terrace Mountain”) is also Daoist in content. The famous hand scroll entitled The Admonitions of the Court Instructress bears a signature of Gu Kaizhi, though it is not originally recorded as having been painted by him. Nonetheless, it accurately maintains a pre-Tang dynasty (618–907) style. The scroll illustrates, through a series of individual scenes separated by the text of a didactic Confucian poem, proper behaviour for court ladies. The line is carefully controlled, and the composition and highly selected details both illustrate and expand effectively upon the nature of the text.


The Internet is a fantastic tool for us almost all, but it can also be dangerous whenever we don’t utilize the best cybersecurity practices. Cybercriminals are always discovering new ways of stealing data, and it’s vital that you keep up with the most up-to-date threats on your security for you to protect your self. In this article, we will talk about how to secure the personal data that is essential to you.
The meaning of “personal data” can vary widely according to context, but it really usually protects any information that relates to a great identified or identifiable organic person. This consists of everything from titles and details to on-line identifiers like IP details or machine IDs, and biometric info like fingerprints or perhaps iris scans. In some circumstances, even a job title or perhaps hair color may be thought about personal data, nevertheless this usually needs additional information to be linked to a particular individual.
This type of data is extremely sensitive and thus needs to be protected more carefully. There are many reasons why an organization might process personal data, including a contractual duty, a legal necessity, or a genuine VDR document interest. A data subject’s agreement may also be used being a basis with regards to processing personal data, nonetheless this is only valid if the organization has offered a clear and informed description of how the results will be used. Additionally , special kinds of personal info require a level of00 protection, and these include info on a person’s racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or ideological convictions, or trade union membership.


"Schools and 'isms' do not trouble us -- individual expression is our chief concern." (A. Y. Jackson)
As a young man, A. Y. Jackson, from Montreal, Quebec, stowed away on a cattle boat heading to Europe. The boat returned via Chicago where the stow away took classes at the Chicago Art Institute. Two years later, A. Y. Jackson travelled again to Europe where he settled in Paris, studying Impressionism at the Academie Julian. One of his early paintings, Paysage Embrumee was accepted by the Paris Salon. After returning to Canada, A. Y. Jackson's Autumn in Picardy was purchased by the Art Gallery of Canada in 1913.
Autumn in Picardy courtesy https://www.gallery.ca/en/see/collections/artwork.php?mkey=4011.
Jackson returned to Europe to fight in the First World War in 1915. Injured at the Battle of sanctuary Wood in 1916, Jackson convalesced at a hospital in Etaples. It was there that he was discovered by Lord Beaverbrook who secured for him the assignment of official war artist, a job lasting from 1917 to 1919.
After the war, Jackson relocated from Montreal to Toronto where he took up residence in the Studio Building, financed by Massey Harris heir and fellow artist, Lawren Harris, and Dr. James MacCallum. The latter agreed to buy all of Jackson's paintings for the first year to make the move worthwhile. The Group of Seven officially came into being.
A. Y. Jackson at work in the Studio Building courtesy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Y._Jackson#/media/File:Alexander_Young_Jackson.jpg.
In 1955, Jackson moved out of the Studio Building. In 1967, on the occasion of Canada's Centennial, Canada Post issued a series of stamps commemorating Canadian paintings including four completed by the Group of Seven. The 8 cent stamp features The Alaska Highway Between Watson Lake and Nelson (1943), painted by A. Y. Jackson. The same year, the painter received the Companion of the Order of Canada.
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