An analysis method used to determine the composition of a solid crystalline material and to identify its crystalline structure. When an x-ray beam is transmitted through or reflected from a crystalline material, it is diffracted at varying angles due to the spacing of the atoms in the crystal. The pattern of the diffracted beam is analyzed and used to determine the atomic structure in the material. Samples may be in the form of a single crystal or crushed powder. The primary XRD reference collection is produced by JCPDS (Joint Committe on Powder Diffraction Standards) in conjunction with the International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD).
Synonyms and Related Terms
XRD; x-ray diffractometer; x-ray crystallography; diffraction X (Fr.); Röntgenbeugungsanalyse (Deut.); retgenografia strukturalna (Pol.); difracção de raios X (Port.)
Resources and Citations
- X-ray Diffraction Analysis, http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/departments/conservation_and_science/research/scientific_techniques/x-ray_diffraction_analysis.aspx
- G. Artioli, Science for the cultural heritage: the contribution of X-ray diffraction, Rendiconti Lincei (February 2013), Vol 24, 1 Supplement, pp 55-6
- ICDD: Website
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies, Paul Nicholson, Ian Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000 Comment: B.Aston, J.Harrell, I.Shaw, "Stone"
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_diffraction (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000


Lamentations: First Kinah – Lines 27-28 Part One
“Young men bear the millstone, because they were found in the harlot’s house.” Eichah Rabbah 5:13: “You find that there were no mills in Babylon; and when Nebuchadnezzar came up against the land of Israel he made the inhabitants carry mills and bring them down to Babylon.
Another interpretation is to regard it as a euphemistic expression as in the phrase, ‘And he (Samson) did grind in the prison house.’ (Judges 16:21) According to TB Sotah 10a “grind” means nothing else than sexual intercourse. Just as men would bring their wives to the prison to sleep with Samson because of his great strength, women would be sent to the prisons to spend the night with the Jewish prisoners because of their great beauty.
According to the first part of the Midrash, that they were forced to carry millstones, a response to adultery? If we understand adultery as we did earlier to refer to worship of other powers we can begin to understand the Midrash;
Often we turn to other powers, or directions other than God, because we experience our faith as a heavy burden. We definitely saw this in the generations of Jews in the Twentieth Century who turned away from their faith because they t that the observance of Mitzvot was nothing other than a heavy burden. They felt that demands were made and that they gained nothing from their observance. If we teach the commandments without stressing what is to be gained from their observance we are imposing a weight on our children’s shoulders. We must teach the Mitzvot with a sense of what is to be gained from them. We cannot teach in vague terms such as “we are fulfilling God’s Will.”
We have to teach how each Mitzvah helps us develop as human beings and actually makes us more independent. We are placing millstones on the shoulders of our children when we fail to teach the relevancy of each Mitzvah to our daily lives.


When students have an audience, it gives meaning and authenticity to learning. This was evident this week at our annual Science and Technology Showcase. For as many years as I can remember I have given the opportunity for my students to share their learning with significant people in their lives and other interested people not just me as their teacher.
An example of this was when Year 6 students made a documentary and had a Film Night with a red carpet and invited VIP’s from the community. This practice allows students to take pride, joy, ownership and give purpose in their learning.
The excitement, pleasure and explanations taking place at the Showcase was captivating. The girls took such delight in sharing their knowledge and understanding.
I was extremely pleased to read this feedback ….
“It was an amazing showcase of the engagement of our young scientists and engineers and the opportunities they have to explore the world. The robotics and technology the girls are so comfortable with in particular, is a credit to Jackie’s enthusiasm and creativity. All of the girls who shared their knowledge with me were eloquent and interesting and obviously proud of their work.”
The event was very hands-on inviting guests, peers, older and younger students to give things ago…….experiencing AR with Quiver; coding many types of robots and drones; turning on circuits; making lip-gloss, slime and ice-cream; creating holographic dances; controlling cars, DJ’s and alarms made with littleBIts; interacting with underwater dioramas with Makey Makey ……and so much more!
Authentic audiences help students connect their work in the classroom to the real world.


Recently, civil engineering and research from Kanazawa University proposed a new engineering design and method that can help improve the safety of buildings and bridges. In their studies, researchers discovered the distance between dislocations in nanolayer interfaces of pearlite–a compound consisting of iron, carbon, and ferrite, that’s found in different forms of steel and cast irons–can, in fact, determine how much the material can stretch and contract without breaking. With this new finding, researchers are expanding upon the possibility of designing materials with higher ductility by manipulating the spacing between their dislocations. With this, the safety of structures like buildings and bridges can greatly improve, especially in times of inclement weather such as earthquakes and hurricanes.
Taking a Closer Look with Engineering Design
Pearlite, or pearlitic steel, is commonly used throughout the construction industry. Pearlite is considered to be one of the strongest materials in the world and is usually made into thin, long wires to sustain heavy weight. Pearlite also contains the unique ability to stretch and contract without breaking–ductility. With this quality, pearlite can help buildings, bridges, and other structures withstand violent storms while maintaining complete support of its heavy weight. As researchers carefully looked into engineering design and the properties of pearlite, they noted that its alternating nanolayers of cementite and ferrite are the contributing factors to its durability and ductility. The cementite helps pearlite remain strong while the ferrite allows it to be ductile.
With this information, researchers at Kanazawa University looked at the arrangement of atoms along the interface of a cementite and ferrite layer, looking closely at the disruptions and dislocations. Using computer simulations, researchers would test how pearlite would fair with dislocations of different orientations and different distances between them along the ferrite-cementite interface. Through these computer simulations, researchers found that certain dislocation structures and distances could actually stop the formation and spreading of cracks through the cementite layer.
In this discovery, researchers believe a new generation of materials can be formed that will help structures better withstand earthquakes. The researchers of Kanazawa University strongly believe that manipulating dislocations of clusters of atoms could be the next best technique for enhancing ductility and other properties of materials that are used for various construction and engineering applications.


by Catherine Griffin for Science World Report
A rare species of orangutan can be found in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Only numbering about 200 individuals, these primates are listed as the most severely threatened orangutan worldwide. Now, they may be getting a little extra protection. The Government of Sarawak is planning on protecting this population for future generations.
This sub-species of orangutan is known as the Pongo pygmaeus. Like other great apes, these orangutans are highly intelligent, and display advanced tool use and cultural patterns in the wild. In fact, some have even witnessed these creatures using makeshift spears to catch fish. The third heaviest living primate after the two species of gorilla, it can weigh as much as 220 pounds. It consumes everything from wild figs to leaves to seeds to bird eggs to insects. It’s estimated that only 3,000 to 4,500 of these animals still exist in the world, 2,000 of which live in Sarawak in Batang Ai National Park and Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary.
Yet this new population was unknown until now. It was only through the efforts of field surveys that they were discovered at all. Researchers covered 154 miles of transects in the hilly, undulating terrain in central Borneo. They were eventually able to locate 995 nests in the area, including fresh ones.
Bornean orangutans continue to drop in population numbers. The species suffers from deforestation due to the creation of oil-palm plantations, and are sometimes hunted.
This excerpt from a news story appeared in and is courtesy of Science World Report. it can be read in its entirety by clicking this link.


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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure, performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. It is indicated in those who are unresponsive with no breathing/abnormal breathing/obstructed airway and no pulse.
The goal of this course is to integrate resuscitation science with real-world practice in order to improve the outcomes of good quality CPR. Upon completion of this course you will be able to Immediate recognize someone in cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system while providing early CPR with an emphasis on quality chest compressions, rapid defibrillation, Effective advanced life support and Integrated post–cardiac arrest care.
- Emergency Response
- Emergency Procedure
- Chest Compressions
- Rapid Defibrillation
- Effective Advanced Life Support
- Integrated Post–Cardiac Arrest Care
- Comfortable Clothing
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What is Unitarian Universalism?
Unitarian Universalism creates change: in ourselves, and in the world.
Seven days a week, UUs live their faith by doing. Whether in community with others or as an individual, we know that active, tangible expressions of love, justice, and peace are what make a difference.
Unitarian Universalist congregations are committed to seven Principles that include the worth of each person, the need for justice and compassion, and the right to choose one’s own beliefs. Our congregations and faith communities promote these principles through regular worship, learning and personal growth, shared connection and care, social justice and service, celebration of life’s transitions, and much more.
Our faith tradition is diverse and inclusive. We grew from the union of two radical Christian groups: the Universalists, who organized in 1793, and the Unitarians, who organized in 1825. They joined to become the UUA in 1961. Both groups trace their roots in North America to the early Massachusetts settlers and the Framers of the Constitution. Across the globe, our legacy reaches back centuries to liberal religious pioneers in England, Poland, and Transylvania. Today, Unitarian Universalists include people of many beliefs who share UU values of peace, love, and understanding. We are creators of positive change in people and in the world.
More information about Unitarian Universalism can be found at http://uua.org
Our Symbol: The Flaming Chalice
A flame within a chalice (a cup with a stem and foot) is a primary symbol of the Unitarian Universalist faith tradition. Many of our congregations kindle a flaming chalice in gatherings and worships and feature the chalice symbol prominently.
Hans Deutsch, an Austrian artist, first brought together the chalice and the flame as a Unitarian symbol during his work with the Unitarian Service Committee during World War II. To Deutsch, the image had connotations of sacrifice and love.
To Unitarian Universalists today the flaming chalice is a symbol of hope, the sacred, the quest for truth, the warmth of community, the light of reason, and more.
We light a flaming chalice in worship to create a reverent space for reflection, prayer, meditation, and singing.


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Have you ever been given a set of instructions and don’t want to carry it out because you disagree with whoever gave them out? Or, have you been in a situation where you were so determined to prove someone wrong that you stop at nothing to ensure your successful? Well this was the case with Amy Tan in the composition Mother Tongue. Resistance is defined as the ability to oppose a dominant force and we will be examining how this term applies to this composition. Resistance may be necessary in some cases while in others it may not, this is all dependent on how the individual/s decides to go about doing so.
Tan is living in the United States with her mother, both who are not native of there. The difference between Tan and her mother though, is the fact that she speaks English fluently as she is a writer while her mother speaks what is known to the American natives as a broken English. She makes it know to the reader in the beginning that she is not a scholar of English or literature. Tan also expresses a special love for the language and its variety but resented the way how those who were fluent looked at others who don’t speak it very well. As for Tan, she always understood clearly what her mother was saying and was puzzled as to how others were unable to, this sometimes caused her to become ashamed of her mother. This is where her resistance to the English language became a major factor in her life.
The stereotypes of Asians being unable to speak or even excel in English is present now as it was during Tan’s time. “And perhaps they also have teachers who are steering them away from writing and into math and science, which is what happened to me” was one of Tan’s thoughts on the situation one of the many wh...


All Things Plc
All Things PLC
Effective PLC leaders share seven common practices. These practices have led to sustained success. They are based on techniques that can be applied to any organisation, regardless of size. Learn from these practices and apply them to improve your business. They will help you build a sustainable leadership style for your organisation. They will also help you to become a better leader.
Seven leadership practices that effective PLC leaders share
Effective PLC leaders share seven common practices to build collaborative culture. These practices promote shared learning and reflect the individual and collective responsibility of members. Leaders of PLCs must ensure that they are structured to meet the diverse needs of members. In addition, they must allocate time and space for PLC meetings during school hours.
First, high-functioning PLC leaders establish clear expectations for meetings. Without clarity, teachers’ experience of PLCs can be negative. Meetings may lack focus, meaning, and purpose. Sharing information may also be limited. To ensure that meetings are productive and efficient, leaders must outline a clear process for meetings.
Effective facilitation is another essential component of PLC success. Facilitators can make or break a PLC. Teachers’ experiences are greatly influenced by their facilitators. Many PLCs hire an internal facilitator from within the school. In addition, effective PLCs leverage the leadership of teachers. This process can involve hiring instructional coaches who work to develop teachers’ skills and knowledge.
Second, PLC leaders should ensure that all participants are clear about their purpose. The goal of a PLC is to raise student achievement. This focus can be on a specific subject, or it can be cross-disciplinary. It can focus on literacy or on giving effective feedback. A leader must be clear about the focus of the PLC in order to avoid confusion. Clear communication is critical for high functioning PLCs.
PLCs can be highly effective when teachers work together to investigate instructional practices and develop new strategies to improve student outcomes. Researchers have found that the key to effective PLCs is a shared vision and a collaborative culture. Developing an inquiry mindset is another key element. Having a shared vision and values among the members of a PLC also helps leaders build a culture of trust and collaboration.


We come across different terms when it comes to media localization. Or is it audiovisual translation? Is there any difference between the two?
|Audiovisual translation (AVT)||Media localization|
AVT is the process of rendering the script for an audiovisual product that is in Language A into Language B.
The AVT mode or format (i.e. dubbing, subtitling, etc.) will constrain the translation in different ways.
Media localization refers to the set of processes and operations necessary to make an audiovisual product for target audience A in a country available for target audience B in another country.
This can entail the transcription of the original script; the translation of the script; the generation of subtitle files for each locale; the recording of the script by professional voice actors; the mixing of the audio files by sound engineers; altering visuals for cultural adaptation when necessary; sort out any legal requirements for specific countries; and so on.
Anything that is necessary to make the product locally suitable for the target audience.
“Media localization” is a more recent concept than “audiovisual translation,” which has been used in academia for a few decades now.
If we have a look at Google Trends, interest for “media localization” is concentrated in the US and is related to topics such as media and communication or globalization and internationalization. Poland is the country with more interest in “audiovisual translation” in Google and the related topics for this search are translation, subtitling, and university.
Media companies such as Netflix or Prime Video call it “localization,” which better reflects the complexity of rendering an audiovisual product available in multiple languages.
We all know that human input is still invaluable when reviewing localized content. But with ever-improving localization technologies, where does a manual approach to auditing matter most?
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has been affecting the way businesses and individuals work. What does it mean for the localization industry?


Many of us might not have heard these terms, as these are not the ones that often occur in our lives. All of us know about large numbers, which are those that exceed a million. Now, these two terms were invented to name the largest numbers.
We're going to address Googol and Googolplex in this article separately so that we have a better idea of what these terms are and how these were invented.
Edward Kasner, an American mathematician, asked his nine-year-old nephew Milton Sirotta what he would call a number with 100 zeros. He thought it should be named something equally silly as the question itself. He took a little time and then replied "Googol" and further went on to invent "Googolplex", a number that has endless zeros or can be written as 10googol. Therefore, both these terms, Googol and Googolplex, were created by a kid.
It is a mathematical term used to describe a number that has a hundred zeros after a single digit. It is denoted as 10100 in power since writing a hundred zeros would be quite exhausting. It has no significance in particular but can be used while comparing it with other large numbers.
Edward Kasner popularised this term "Googol" in his book "Mathematics and the Imagination," published in 1940.
A googolplex is a mathematical number 10googol, or equivalent to . It is written as 1 followed by 10100 zeros; in simple words, it is 1 followed by googol zeros.
Earlier, its definition differed as it was described as 1 followed by writing zeros until you get tired. He later thought of giving it a more organized and uniform definition since different individuals get tired at different times.
Even after having no special significance of Googol and Googolplex in mathematics, they are still an exciting subject to immerse into. It feels fantastic to find terms for numbers that would probably take a lifetime and more to write in a notebook.


Distinguish Between Irregular Plurals
The following sets of irregular plurals are so commonly confused that you may not even know there were singular and plural versions of them. Especially when heard in spoken word, the wrong usage sounds perfectly correct. The following examples will demonstrate the beautifully obscure nature of the English language in all its inconsistent glory. After reading through these distinctions, you’ll know when to use the right plural or singular versions of these particular words.
Believe it or not, phenomena is the plural of phenomenon. It’s not phenomenons.
As he saw a shooting star, he marvelled at the natural phenomenon.
There are a number of phenomena that scientists are still trying to figure out.
To make matters even more confusing, the singular antenna has two plural versions. Antennae is the plural form in the context of insect antennae. Antennas is the satellite version. Be careful when making this distinction.
Ted installed an antenna on his roof to pick up more TV channels.
The bee’s antennae were moving in all different directions.
The building’s antennas constantly made a buzzing sound.
Stimuli is the plural of stimulus. Not stimulusus.
The stimulus she felt as a teacher was like nothing else she had ever experienced.
Various stimuli can affect the function of the brain.
Here’s another example of double plurals. Except these ones can be used interchangeably. Both indexes and indices are correct plural forms of the singular index.
This year, the bell-curve index was above average.
Based on this month’s indexes, the recruitment rate was up.
The indices showed a correlation between height and weight.


June 3, 2018
New Research on the First Americans Coastal Route Idea
Researchers analyzing boulders and bedrocks on Alaskan islands found that a coastal migration route was accessible to humans from Asia entering the New World 17,000 years ago. Ancient seal bones in the area of research have been dated to 17,000 years ago. This shows food was available in the area of glacier retreat 17,000 years ago. Four islands were studied 200 miles south of Juneau. Researchers took rocks from that area to determine how long the islands studied had been free of ice. They used a technique called surface exposure dating, which shows the time when the rocks began accumulating chemicals that appear as the ice melts. The date for this chemical change on the rocks was at 17,000 years ago.
The evidence at Monte Verde in Chile has proven humans were living there 15,000 years ago. The same is proven for the Paisley Cave site in Oregon. The coastal route for the First Americans would have been a far easier route to enter areas south of Canada than the treacherous route humans would have to take overland. And that area lacked the resources for human survival long after 15,000 years ago.
The research is published in. The May 30 journal Science Advances.
Science Daily has the report here;
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A forgotten nineteenth-century classic novel about a young woman torn between her passion for medicine and what society expects of her.
“Perfection . . . beautiful and delicate work.”—Willa Cather
Bright, vivacious, and “wild as a hawk,” Nan Prince is an orphan adopted by the local general practitioner, Dr. Leslie. A loving but unconventional father, Dr. Leslie encourages Nan’s curiosity and her talent for medicine, despite the opposition and skepticism of their small Maine town.
But when Nan enrolls in medical school in Dunport, she is faced with a dilemma: her new “smart society” friends are all scandalized by the thought of a young, attractive woman as a country doctor—including a handsome lawyer who believes Nan would make the perfect wife. A young woman full of love and ambition, Nan faces a crossroads: Will she pursue medicine, her first love, or abandon it for marriage?
A neglected classic that interweaves a young woman’s growing sense of purpose with the untrammeled beauty of Jewett’s beloved rural Maine, A Country Doctor is a rich and rewarding read for fans of Delia Owens, Helen Macdonald, and Elizabeth Strout.
The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.
About the Author
Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet. As a young child she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and was encouraged to take frequent walks, falling in love with nature as a result. At nineteen, Jewett had a short story published in The Atlantic; her reputation grew with the publication of her novels A Country Doctor and The Country of the Pointed Firs. For most of her adult life, Jewett lived with her close friend, Annie Adams Field, in what was then termed a “Boston marriage.” Jewett died in 1909.
“A fellow craftsman and a woman of genius and courage.”—Henry James


Many different ways have been used to try to treat or alleviate the sufferings of those affected by allergies. On the DBV Technologies internet site you’ll see how hi-tech electrospray technology is at the forefront of this Paris-based company’s drive to beat food allergies.
Electrosprays are capable of spraying an electrically-charged jet of particles. In this case, they project a stream of antigens onto the titanium backing of an adhesive patch called a Viaskin patch. This patch is then placed on the skin. The antigens form a very thin, even, dry layer on the backing. In contact with the skin, heat from the patient’s body creates moisture inside a ‘condensation chamber’. At this point, the dry proteins start to solubilize. This makes it possible for them to penetrate the skin and through this, reach the Langerhans cells just beneath. These cells are illustrated below. Langerhans cells are amongst the most antigen-tolerant cells in the whole human body, and it’s because of this that they represent a safer ‘entry point’ for allergens into the body, whether these are associated with milk, egg or peanut allergies.


Author(s): Gaetano Crispino, Corrado Gisonni, Michael Pfister, Michael Pfister
Linked Author(s): Gaetano Crispino, Corrado Gisonni, Michael Pfister, Michael Pfister
Keywords: Dissipation energy; Drop structure; Inlet spiral; Supercritical flow; Vortex drop shaft;
Abstract: Vortex drop shafts are special drop structures typically installed in urban drainage systems or rarely as spillways for hydropower plants. The knowledge about the hydraulic behavior of vortex drop shafts was improved over the years but some gaps still have to be filled, with particular concern to the hydraulic aspects of the intake structure and of the vertical shaft. In this paper, an experimental campaign on a reduced-scaled physical model of vortex drop shaft serving an urban sewer system is described. Free-surface observations were used to characterize the hydraulics of the spiral inlet at the head of the shaft. A computational procedure based on the momentum approach is applied to derive velocity and flow rotation angle profiles over the vertical shaft. Such hydraulic features are fundamental into the design of a vortex drop shaft. If they are known with a sufficient reliability, then the energy dissipation efficiency of the shaft can be easily derived.


Gradual or sudden, vision loss can have a devastating impact on quality of life. Services are provided by licensed occupational therapists who are trained low vision therapists. Although we cannot restore sight, we teach patients how to use techniques and devices so they can live as independently as possible.
Who is low vision rehabilitation for?
Individuals with a significant decrease in vision for any reason, but most commonly for conditions such as:
- Diabetic retinopathy.
- Macular degeneration.
- Retinopathy of prematurity.
- Vision loss due to a stroke or traumatic brain injury.
What does low vision rehabilitation involve?
Low vision therapists assess functional visual ability using life-like conditions, such as various levels of lighting and contrast conditions, indoor and outdoor settings, and while doing everyday tasks.
Our goal is to help patients regain as much independent functioning as possible by using their remaining vision and, when appropriate, by training them to use adaptive techniques or devices.
Everyone's situation is different. Our therapists develop personal therapy based on need which focuses on daily functional activities such as: self care, home management tasks (meal preparation, bill paying, etc), leisure activities and diving assessments.
- Lighting and contrast options [use of different types of light and contrasting colors to enhance functional vision].
- Organization and labeling of clothing and other household items.
- Adaptive devices, such as magnifiers, telescopes, microscopes, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), and assistive-computer technology help people read, sew and work on hobbies, shop, walk with greater confidence, communicate and stay connected with others.
- Learning “sighted-guide” techniques so that the patient and caregiver can walk confidently together in a store or crowded mall, and up and down steps.


Everyone deserves a safe place to live
who are the homeless?
On any given night in the United States there are 553,742 people experiencing homelessness.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
Some homeless are children born to parents down on their luck and are in need of someone to offer help. On any given night there are 180,413 homeless families with children.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Some homeless include individuals with disabilities who just need access to rehabilitation. On any given night there are 221,497 homeless individuals with disabilities.
Some homeless are veterans who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and now find themselves struggling to transition back in to society. On any given night there are 40,056 homeless veterans.
Some homeless include juveniles who have been abandoned and are vulnerable and simply need a helping hand. On any given night there are 40,799 homeless youth.
Families with Children
Individuals with Disabilities
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Above stats sourced from the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
Enjoy this video highlighting our work in 2020! https://youtu.be/L7lnkWIDx8I
FALLing for Kindness
Our lives have changed dramatically over the past seven months and many of our traditional events have been canceled including the state fair, concerts and sporting events that will not allow spectators to attend. However, we are not canceling kindness. Many of the...
Point-in-Time (PIT) Count for 2020 Marion County
As I referenced in this blog post in January, I participated in the Point in Time (PIT) count for the first time. The Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) in collaboration with the IU Public Policy Institute (PPI) recently released results...


MySQL is a popular structured query language (SQL) database server. Like other SQL servers, MySQL provides the means of accessing and managing SQL databases. However, MySQL also provides tools for creating database structures, as well as for adding, modifying, and removing data from those structures. Because MySQL is a relational database, data can be stored and controlled in small, manageable tables. Those tables can be used in combination to create flexible yet complex data structures.
A Swedish company called MySQL AB is responsible for developing MySQL (www.mysql.com). MySQL AB has released MySQL as an open-source product, gaining revenue by offering a variety of MySQL support packages. The company also supports several application programming interfaces (APIs) to help application developers and Web content creators to access MySQL content.
Because MySQL is an open-source product, it has been ported to several different operating systems (primarily UNIX and Linux systems, though there are Windows versions and now even a Mac OS X version as well). As you may have guessed, these include binary versions of MySQL that run on Red Hat Linux. This chapter contains descriptions of and procedures for the version of MySQL that is contained in the Red Hat Linux distribution.
The version of MySQL that comes with this version of Red Hat Linux is 3.23. If you want to explore later versions of MySQL, go to www.mysql.com. As of this writing, you can download production versions of MySQL 4.0 and development versions of MySQL 4.1 and 5.0.


Available online: https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=1187Published by: The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ; 2015
This lesson describes the role of forecasters in supporting emergency managers during tropical cyclones with a focus on the wind hazards. It provides an overview of the wind speed products produced by the National Weather Service, including how they are used to create local wind forecasts. Learners will practice interpreting probabilistic wind speed guidance and conveying appropriate wind speed information to decision-makers using projected scenarios of hazardous wind events. Developing messages for emergency managers and the public that include the potential wind speed, threat, and impact information are also explored. This online lesson is part of the Tropical Cyclone Storm Winds: Forecasting and Communication course.
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Free robot coloring pages
Robots are interesting machines that are evolving year after year. They make a great coloring topic that is suitable for all ages. Here we have some free printable PDFs that range from easy to quite difficult. There are a range of subjects from basic robots to animal and dinosaur robots and hard coloring pages at the bottom of this page.
The first set of the robot coloring pages (above and below feature simple designs of happy and cute robots that are perfect for kids and younger learners. A great thing about these coloring sheets is that the robots can be any colors at all, there are no rules. This lets kids get creative and come up with the color schemes that they like.
Animal and dinosaur robot coloring pages
The next free robot coloring sheets have animals and robots. There is a simple robot dog, a robot rhino, some T-rex dinosaurs, and a triceratops.
There are both easy and hard designs to color in, the dinosaur robots in the jungle are the most difficult. You can see there is a lot of detail in the jungle surrounding the robots. These can be turned into brilliant colorful pictures by coloring the foilage with assorted greens and browns.
Hard robot coloring pages
The final free coloring sheets are quite hard and are best for teenagers and adults. They will take some time to complete, but if you are patient enough to color in all the small details, you will be left with some awesome pictures.


Iron is essential for our bodies, it serves several purposes, including maintaining healthy cells, skin, hair, and it’s main one being to carry oxygen around your body. Iron is seen as an essential nutrient and can only be obtained through food. While vitamin supplements are available, plenty of foods can help you up your iron intake.
200g of red meat contains about 30% of your recommended daily amount of iron. Red meat is one of the easiest ways to eat heme iron. Although not an option for vegetarians, if you are a meat-eater, red meat once or twice a week can substantially boost your iron intake.
For those who are vegan or vegetarian, there’s no need to worry. You can still eat plenty of iron without having to even think about meat. Spinach is one vegetable that is rich in many great things, one of which is iron. It contains the same amount of iron per 100g as red meat and contains vitamin C, which boosts iron absorption.
While not as high in iron compared to spinach, broccoli still provides about 6% of your recommended iron intake per 150g. It’s also a great source of fibre, vitamin C and vitamin K, and it’s delicious, so there are no excuses not to top up on broccoli.
Legumes such as beans, chickpeas, peas, and lentils are a great source of iron. The amounts vary between each legume, but as an example, 100g of cooked lentils offer around 15% of your daily intake.
By dark chocolate, we mean anything that is 70% cocoa or more. Unfortunately, milk and white chocolate don’t count. It turns out that dark chocolate contains many antioxidants, and 25g will offer over 15% of your daily iron requirement and provide fibre, magnesium, and copper.


Overview Of Concussions
- A concussion is identified as a minor brain injury. The brain consists of soft tissue and is softened by spinal fluid.
- It is enclosed in a solid, defensive cover known as the skull.
- If the brain knocks against the skull — for instance, from a fall — it can become injured, vessels can be damaged, and the nerves within the brain can be bruised. These can all lead to a concussion.
- Anybody who has sustained a head injury should be observed carefully for symptoms of a concussion, even if the casualty feels fine.
- A concussion that is not diagnosed can put someone in danger and cause brain injury, so anybody who has any signs of a concussion must be checked straight away by a health practitioner.
- Children who experience concussions generally recuperate within a few days.
Signs And Symptoms Of Concussions
Anybody displaying any of these signs of a concussion must be examined by a doctor.
- Experiencing severe headaches.
- Queasiness and vomiting.
- Trouble with coordination or stability (not being able to balance properly).
- Fuzzy vision.
- Disorderly and confused.
- Trouble focusing, thinking, or making choices.
- Problem memorizing things, such as what occurred prior to or after the injury.
- Incoherent speech.
- Feeling nervous or short-tempered for no obvious reason.
- Feeling miserable or more expressive than usual.
Problem With Sleeping
- Drowsiness or trouble falling asleep.
- Excessive sleeping.
Phone for an ambulance or go to the emergency room straight away following a head injury if your child:
- Can’t wake up.
- Spasms or seizures.
- Speech is unclear.
- Getting more disordered, agitated, drowsy, or restless.
- Has thrown up more than once.
- Experiencing a headache that seems to get worse.
Although all children recover fast from concussions, certain symptoms — such as loss of memory, headaches, and trouble concentrating — might remain for weeks or months. It’s vital to lookout for these symptoms and phone your doctor if they persist.
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Planning the Best Curriculum Unit Ever
When it comes to planning your child’s education, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. However, one important factor to consider is the curriculum unit. A curriculum unit is a unit of study that comprises a series of lessons and activities that are designed to promote specific learning goals.
There are a few factors you should consider when planning your child’s curriculum unit. You should first consider the grade level your child is in. If your child is in kindergarten, for example, the unit might be about colors. If your child is in third grade, the unit might be about the United States Constitution.
Next, consider the subjects your child is studying. If your child is in kindergarten, for example, the unit might be about colors, numbers, and shapes. Then, consider what you want your child to learn. For example, you might want your child to learn how to spell words correctly. Next, consider the skills or knowledge you want your child to have. For example, you might want your child to be able to identify the colors in a rainbow.
In addition, you will need to gather resources for the unit. For example, you might need flashcards or a video about the American Revolution.
Once you have decided on the unit, you can begin to plan the lessons. You should first determine what you want your child to learn. Next, you should determine how you want your child to learn it. For example, you might want your child to learn about the American Revolution by reading about it, doing a physical activity, or watching a video.
Once you have determined the lessons, you can begin to create a syllabus. This is a document that outlines the lessons and activities for the unit.
Finally, you should create a calendar with the unit’s dates and times. This will help you to track when the unit is due and make sure you are completing all the required tasks.
By following these steps, you can create a curriculum unit that will help your child learn the information you want them to learn.


Hypothermia is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by overexposure to cold air or cold water. Although most people typically are not at risk of developing hypothermia, the condition can strike anyone, depending on their individual circumstances, weather conditions and level of exposure in a cold or wet environment. Therefore, it is important to know the risks involved and to take precautions against them.
The symptoms include:
- Slurred speech
- Shallow, slow breathing
- Unusual behavior
- Slow, irregular heartbeat
Other signs may include a lack of sensation in the affected area; and skin that appears waxy, cold to the touch or discolored (flushed, white, gray, yellow, blue or purple).
To prevent hypothermia, avoid prolonged exposure to the cold, ensure adequate heating, and dress appropriately for the environment and circumstances. In addition, avoid excessive alcohol consumption and the use of illegal substances, which can increase the risk of hypothermia.
If you suspect hypothermia, call 911 or your local emergency number. In addition:
- Remove any jewelry and wet clothing, if possible.
- Frostbitten skin should be handled with great care. Do not rub.
- Gently treat the affected area by soaking it in warm water (100 degrees F to 105 degrees F) until normal skin color appears and the area feels warm again.
- Cases of severe frostbite may require medical follow-up.


Cities contain the following areas:
- THE CENTRAL ZONE contains:
- THE HISTORIC CENTRE is the oldest part of the city. From this area the city grew. The city hall and the oldest churches and institutions are located here.
- THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OR CBD or financial and commercial quarters. Banks, financial institutions and offices are found in the CBD.
- SERVICES including museums, hospitals or university campus could be found in the central area as well as in the outskirts of large cities.
- CITY EXTENSIONS City extensions also known as ensanches appeared in the 19th century to provide housing to the factory workers or the bourgeoise, even nowadays new neighborhoods.
3. THE OUTSKIRTS are considered as the expanding areas of a city. There we could find:
- Residential areas for housing people who could not afford buying flats in more centric areas or want larger residences – detached homes. Schools, shopping centres and good transport infrastructures are implemented in suburbs.
- In less developed countries the outskirts are characterized by the shanty towns or slums which are poor residential areas.
- 3. Industrial parks and service areas could be found near the main roads around the city as the price of land is cheaper there.
- THE RURAL URBAN FRINGE is the transition from the urban space to the rural areas and a wide range of activities and population groups can be found there.
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In the 1950s, NASA was just getting its footing. It became a new agency in 1958, launching its first satellite, Pioneer 1, later that year. But even at that time, the agency had big, ambitious plans brewing, including a feasibility study on using nuclear powered engines to get to Mars.
Indeed, a similar idea gets tossed around every few years, though skittishness about nuclear power has made anything beyond a few nuclear powered (but not propulsed) space probes still the stuff of speculative fiction. At one point, it was being actively explored under Project NERVA (then called Project Rover), which is what this video is based off of.
It’s a fascinating, and fascinatingly complex, system, using nuclear technology to make for a faster trip to Mars, and using chemical rockets for orbital insertions, deceleration, and atmospheric re-entries. You can see a bit of it in the below excerpt from Nuclear Propulsion In Space, a 1968 educational film from NASA about the project. (You can also watch the full video here.)
The engine itself was eventually built and tested, but never flown. The expensive project eventually fell out of favor, and NASA was never able to realize those early Mars ambitions. A loose mission concept hopes to get us there in the next 20 years, though funding has thus far not been adequate enough to keep it much more than a concept. Who knows, though. Maybe, someday, something like Project NERVA could become a viable solution to space travel.
And if Mars is too old hat at that point, I hear Enceladus has some lovely geysers.


Cynthia M. Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC
Head trauma can result from a variety of different types of injury in dogs and cats. The aim of treatment for head trauma is the prevention of secondary brain injury.
Signalment: 6 year old female Rottweiler, Miss Pooples, weighing 40 kg
Shock is the general term used to describe several conditions that lead to inadequate perfusion of the tissues. There are multiple types of shock, but the common derangement in all forms is inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells and inadequate elimination of metabolic byproducts.
In the 1991 consensus conference, sepsis was defined as evidence of infection and the clinical picture of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Severe sepsis is sepsis with evidence of organ dysfunction and hypotension or hypoperfusion. Septic shock is severe sepsis with refractory hypotension.
Sepsis is defined as the systemic inflammatory response to an infection. We commonly see patients that have a clinical presentation that appears similar to sepsis, but no source of infection can be identified. This syndrome has been termed the systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS.
Parvovirus is a virulent infection that most commonly afflicts dogs less than one year of age. The infection is characterized by vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and leukopenia. More recently a new variant of canine parvovirus (CPV2c) has been recognized.


Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture is a fully integrated learning system which encourages students to think critically and supports students through their journey towards greater self-awareness. It is accompanied by Learnsmart, the groundbreaking online adaptive learning diagnostic tool that provides an individualized learning environment to help students identify what they know, and more importantly, what they dont knowhelping them become active participants as they learn to appreciate all aspects of human sexuality. nnWith its positive, thought-provoking appraisal of the human sexual experience, Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture emphasizes the need to think critically about the contexts that shape sexualityas well as highlights the role of sexuality in our community, culture, and society. Gil Herdt and Nicole Polen create an environment where students can feel free to explore their self-awareness while inspiring a lifelong appreciation for their sexual well-being. Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture gives students the tools they need to embrace the entire human sexual experience with an emphasis on current and engaging research and strong coverage of diversity. nn
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The MoU was signed by Dr. Bárbara Saavedra, Director of WCS’s Chile Program, Juan Larrain, Vice President of Research at UC Chile, and Michael Witherell, Vice Chancellor for Research at UCSB on Friday, September 24. The MoU provides a framework of collaboration in exchanging best practices in creating innovative marine management systems and new models of sustainable use. The intended result is a more efficient system of management for marine resources and enhanced enhancing marine conservation in the Southern Cone, or the southernmost nations in South America.
Chile has implemented a novel system of exclusive territorial use rights for utilization of marine resources, called management areas. Researchers at UC Chile played a central role in the generation and implementation of this model that integrates scientific knowledge and the fishing community into the management process, while their colleagues at UCSB have played a crucial role in the design and implementation of successful protected marine areas in California. WCS is leading a unique conservation initiative in Southern Chile at Karukinka, which serves as a natural laboratory for developing and testing new models for enhancing marine conservation in the Southern Cone.
“Conservation of marine areas depends on the efficient management of the resources we take from them, and to do so effectively requires collaboration,” said Avecita Chicchón, WCS’s Latin America and Caribbean Program Director. “WCS welcomes the opportunity to partner with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the University of California-Santa Barbara to make sure wildlife and wild places around the world are protected by good management practices.”
Specifically, the MoU identifies several potential areas of collaboration between WCS and the signatory universities, including:
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Laminitis in horses; what is the best treatment?
Laminitis is a serious condition that affects the hooves of horses and other equines. It is caused by inflammation of the laminae, the delicate tissues that connect the hoof wall to the bone inside the foot. Laminitis can be very painful for the animal and can lead to long-term damage if not treated properly.
The best treatment for laminitis will depend on the individual animal and the severity of the condition. Some common treatment options for laminitis include:
Rest: One of the most important things for a horse with laminitis is to rest. This means keeping the horse off of hard surfaces and limiting its movement to reduce stress on the hooves.
Supportive shoeing: Special shoes or pads can be used to support the hooves and distribute weight more evenly. This can help to reduce pain and prevent further damage.
Pain management: Pain medication can be used to help manage the pain associated with laminitis. This may include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or other pain-relieving medications.
Nutritional support: Providing the horse with a balanced diet that is low in sugar and starch can help to reduce the risk of laminitis and support overall health.
Endocrine evaluation: many disorders including Insulin Dysregulation and Pars Pituitary Intermedia Dysfunction (previously known as Cushing's in horses) can play a major role in rotation of the coffin bone and overall comfort.
It's important to work closely with a veterinarian to develop the best treatment plan for a horse with laminitis. In some cases, intense measures may need to be taken to improve the horse's pain and future soundness.
Rotated P3 (coffin bone) on Left; normal P3 position on Right


A new study has released some depressing news: high concentrations of anti-depressant ingredients and their byproducts have been found in the brains of fish from the Great Lakes.
Published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, the research found human pharmaceuticals or their metabolized remnants in the brains of 10 fish species in the Niagara River, which connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
“It’s a threat to biodiversity, and we should be very concerned,” said lead scientist Diana Aga, in an interview with the news center at the University at Buffalo, where she works as a chemistry professor. “These drugs could affect fish behaviour.”
Aga notes that while this study analyzed the levels of anti-depressants in the Niagara River, other research has shown that the pharmaceuticals can impact the feeding behaviour or their survival instincts. “Some fish won’t acknowledge the presence as predators as much.”
The pharmaceuticals are entering the Niagara River through wastewater treatment facilities, which are not properly equipped to filter out the drugs. Wastewater treatment primarily focuses on eliminating bacteria that can cause disease and extracting solid matters, such as human excrement. Anti-depressants are entering the waterways via human urine.
“These [treatment facilities] are focused on removing nitrogen, phosphorus and dissolved organic carbon but there are many other chemicals that not prioritized that impact our environment,” Aga says. “As a result, wildlife is exposed to all of these chemicals. Fish are receiving this cocktail of drugs 24 hours a day.”
The study found that anti-depressants had accumulated over time in the brains of smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, rudd, rock bass, white bash, white perch, walleye, bowfin, steelhead and yellow perch.
Researchers say that people who eat fish from the area shouldn’t be concerned about the potential danger of ingesting these chemicals, since most people do not eat fish organs like the brains.


Starting in 1912, Marcel Duchamp incorporated musical concepts and structures into his work, thereby promoting the emancipation of noise and confirming composition and music-making as a cottage industry.
Duchamp’s Avoir l’apprenti dans le soleil (To have the apprentice in the sun, above) was created at a time when the artist was concerned with the challenges of combining elements of various arts. The cyclist is a symbol of the French avant-garde and the modern spirit; the viewer sees the cyclist’s effort to mount the staff lines as a contrast between silence and noisy corporeality. The battle between the arts is not to be ironed out by means of assimilation, but must be fought out or brought to a détente in the artwork itself.
This according to “Marcel Duchamp, John Cage und eine Kunstgeschichte des Geräusches/Marcel Duchamp, John Cage and an art history of noise” by Michael C. Glasmeier, an essay included in Resonanzen: Aspekte der Klangkunst/Resonances: Aspects of sound art (Heidelberg: Kehrer, 2002, pp. 49–70).
Today is Duchamp’s 130th birthday! Below, the artist describes his readymade À bruit secret (With hidden noise, 1916): “Before I finished it Arensberg put something inside the ball of twine, and never told me what it was, and I didn’t want to know.”


Interior Plateau & Southern Great Lakes Forests bioregion
- 35,190Total Land Area (1000 ha)
- 2Number of Ecoregions
- 25%Protection Target
- 1Protection Level
The Interior Plateau bioregion, located in the Northeast American Forests subrealm of Northern America, sits between the Appalachian Mountains to the east and the central grassland-forest transition to the west, extending northward to include the eastern half of Lake Michigan and the entirety of Lake Erie. It contains two ecoregions – Interior Plateau US Hardwood Forests (336), Southern Great Lakes Forests (342) – and is dominated by broadleaf forest. The total area of this bioregion is approximately 35 million hectares.
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Yoemans History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Anglo-Saxons of Britain first developed the name Yoemans. It was a name given to someone who was a free landholder.
Early Origins of the Yoemans family
The surname Yoemans was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat from very early times, before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Early History of the Yoemans family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Yoemans research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 156 and 1565 are included under the topic Early Yoemans History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Yoemans Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Yoemans have been found, including Yeoman, Yeomans, Yoemans and others.
Early Notables of the Yoemans family (pre 1700)
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Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Yoemans, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were:
Yoemans Settlers in United States in the 17th Century


In recent years, crises have become more commonplace, largely due to extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change.
With communities increasingly vulnerable, public administrators have a vital role to play in identifying and responding to threats rapidly.
The infographic below details some of the most common types of modern-day crises and provides an insight into the role of public administrators in crisis management.
As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, public administrators in the US are dealing with a growing number of crises.
In 2016, there were 42 major disaster declarations and 7 states of emergency compared to 36 major disaster declarations and 1 state emergency in 1994.
Unpredictable, extreme weather events have contributed to an increased risk of flooding, hurricanes and tornadoes.
To manage crises, public administrators must have procedures in place, which allow them to work through phases, including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery and reconstruction.
The priority is to protect human lives and to minimize the risk of damage by investing in preventative measures, such as physical flood barriers and enforcing advanced building codes.
The next step is to ensure people are ready for what is coming their way. Measures that may be introduced include providing evacuation warnings, preparing shelters and making sure backup power supplies are available.
To respond to disasters, those at risk should be evacuated, critical infrastructure should be repaired as quickly as possible and urgent services restored and supported.
Finally, to aid recovery, administrators can provide support in terms of construction teams and financial assistance for those affected.
The infographic contains a series of case studies, which underline the importance of a cohesive, quick response from public administrators.
As technology evolves, tools like satellite data and early earthquake warning systems will prove increasingly beneficial.
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Nutrition for Health and Health Care 8/E DeBruyne TEST BANK
Test Bank for Nutrition for Health and Health Care, 8th Edition, Linda Kelley DeBruyne, Kathryn Pinna, ISBN-10: 0357730313, ISBN-13: 9780357730317
Table of Contents
1. Overview of Nutrition and Health.
2. Digestion and Absorption.
6. Energy Balance and Body Composition.
7. Weight Management.
8. The Vitamins.
9. Water and the Minerals.
10. Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Lactation.
11. Nutrition through the Life Span: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence.
12. Nutrition through the Life Span: Later Adulthood.
13. Nutrition Care and Assessment.
14. Nutrition Intervention and Diet–Drug Interactions.
15. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Support.
16. Nutrition in Metabolic and Respiratory Stress.
17. Nutrition and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders.
18. Nutrition and Lower Gastrointestinal Disorders.
19. Nutrition and Liver Diseases.
20. Nutrition and Diabetes Mellitus.
21. Nutrition and Cardiovascular Diseases.
22. Nutrition and Renal Diseases.
23. Nutrition, Cancer, and HIV Infection.


In our February Greening Up the Inn post, we briefly mentioned our blueberry bushes as part of our edible gardening endeavors. This month we’ll give them their full 15 minutes of fame.
Our blueberry bushes are located near the south lawn, at the edge of our pond, where they get just the right mixture of moisture and drainage (kudos to the person who planted them in the perfect spot!). They are very tall (over 9 feet) and provide a bounty of berries in for Summer and Fall breakfasts, which means no need to buy blueberries at the store.
Currently, our blueberry bushes are coming out of their winter dormancy and we’re clearing the area underneath them to give them their proper growing room. Soon, the bushes will produce what seems like a thousand little clusters of white flowers, and then come the fabulous blueberries in July.
A few quick blueberry facts:
- Blueberries are native to North America
- There are approximately 30 different species of blueberries
- The best time to prune bushes is in late Winter/early Spring, before new growth starts
- An unripe blueberry won’t ripen any more once it’s picked, so blueberries are best left on the bush 5 to 7 days after they turn blue to get the best flavor and ripeness
- July is national Blueberry Month — July is harvest time in most areas
- Blueberries are low in calories and high in antioxidants (ranked #1 in antioxidant activity)
- Birds love blueberries (a lot of people use netting, but we don’t mind sharing)


Scottish school children will start receiving their flu vaccination from today (September 6) as Scotland’s biggest flu immunisation programme gets underway.
With secondary school pupils being eligible for the first time, over four million people will be offered the free flu jabs this year.
All primary and secondary school children will be offered the vaccine which is given as a painless nasal spray, until December.
Public health minister Maree Todd said: “More people than ever are being offered the flu vaccine and we hope to see a large uptake amongst pupils as we aim to keep flu out of schools this year.
“If you’ve not missed the deadline for returning consent forms to your school, I’d urge you to complete and return these now. Last year with the public health measures that were in place, there was lower levels of flu than there has been in previous years so our immunity levels to flu may be lower this year.
“The vaccines are safe and the best way to help protect you, and others, from flu this winter.”
Reinforcing the safety of the flu vaccine, the Scottish government said that it cannot give someone the flu but can stop them catching it.
The Covid-19 vaccine does not offer any protection from flu, therefore people need to take a separate flu jab.


In recent years in the UK franchising has greatly increased in popularity. In the last year alone the contribution of franchised business to the economy increased by over £5 billion to 12.4 billion. There is no doubt that franchising is now a significant part of the UK economy.
A basic definition of franchising is that it is an agreement where a company sells the rights for another person or group to sell its products or services. However in reality franchising is more complex and there are a number of different types of franchise agreement.
Although every franchise agreement will differ to some extent in general franchising can be divided into four distinct categories:
In this type of agreement the franchisor allows the franchisee to manufacture its products and to sell them using its brand and trademarks. This type of arrangement is particularly common in the food and beverage industry. The franchising company receives an initial fee and depending on the agreement may also receive an additional fee for every unit of the product sold.
Business Franchise Ventures
A business franchise venture is an agreement where the franchisee purchases and distributes products for the franchising company. The franchisor typically locates and provides the client base for the franchisee to manage. An example of a business franchise venture is the vending machines that can be found in many public areas and workplaces. The franchisee buys the vending machines, maintains them and takes a share of the machines takings.
In this type of franchise the franchising company uses the agreement as a method for the distribution of its products. The franchisee is given the right to use the brand name of the franchisor to sell its products. In product franchises the franchisee will pay a franchise fee or may alternatively agree to purchase a minimum amount of stock to sell on.
Business Format Franchises
This is the most complex type of franchise agreement and involves a broader relationship between the franchising company and its franchisees. In this agreement the franchisee’s investment includes the purchase of the operating processes of an existing business including its brands and products. Training and support is also likely to be provided to the franchisees. A common example of business format franchising is fast food franchises.


You’ve seen the debate over whether we should be worried that some parents are confused by Common Core math, similar to the “new math” debates over the past generation. Today’s New York Times has a very good piece putting it all into perspective. Here’s a key excerpt:
The new instructional approach in math seeks to help children understand and use it as a problem-solving tool instead of teaching them merely to repeat formulas over and over. They are also being asked to apply concepts to real-life situations and explain their reasoning.
This is partly because employers are increasingly asking for workers who can think critically and partly because traditional ways of teaching math have yielded lackluster results. In global tests, American students lag behind children in several Asian countries and some European nations, and the proportion of students achieving advanced levels is low. Common Core slims down curriculums so that students can spend more time grasping specific mathematical concepts.
The guidelines are based on research that shows that students taught conceptually retain the math they learn. And many longtime math teachers, including those in organizations like the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, have championed the standards.
“I taught math very much like the Common Core for many years,” said Linda M. Gojak, president of the National Council of Teachers of Math. “When parents would question it, my response was ‘Just hang in there with me,’ and at the end of the year they would come and say this was the best year their kids had in math.”
But for parents, the transition has been hard. Moreover, textbooks and other materials have not yet caught up with the new standards, and educators unaccustomed to learning or teaching more conceptually are sometimes getting tongue-tied when explaining new methodologies.
read the rest Math Under Common Core Has Even Parents Stumbling.


A Critical Examination of Media Images of the Civil Rights Movement and their Role in Shaping Collective Memories among Northern White Audiences
Semester of Graduation
Master of Mass Communication (MMC)
Manship School of Mass Communication
Collective memory theory has been used to study a wide array of phenomena, including the media’s role in shaping collective memories of pivotal and influential events throughout society. Often when lacking direct contact and engagement, the media may shape the collective memories of audiences. As such, the current study examines prominent images presented in the media and the potential role each could have contributed to the collective memory of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. More specifically, this study analyzes how collective memories, which are arguably influenced by the mass media, create memories for audiences that lack direct engagement (e.g., participating in sit-ins) with the Civil Rights Movement. Adopting content analysis, findings posit that certain images from the Civil Rights Movement, along with their reinforcement in media, contributes to what mainstream audiences remember and recall, aligning the movement in favorable and respectable terms.
Ramirez, Martha, "A Critical Examination of Media Images of the Civil Rights Movement and their Role in Shaping Collective Memories among Northern White Audiences" (2021). LSU Master's Theses. 5300.
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Species Detail - Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "The Flora of County Waterford".
Terrestrial Map - 10kmDistribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Marine Map - 50kmDistribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Rumex obtusifolius subsp. sylvestris, Rumex obtusifolius subsp. transiens, Rumex obtusifolius var. transiens
1 January (recorded in 1970)
30 December (recorded in 2020)
Paul R Green, The Flora of County Waterford, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius), accessed 28 May 2023, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/23/Species/29180>


Learning to Question: Categories of Questioning Used by Preservice Teachers During Diagnostic Mathematics Interviews
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Developing appropriate questioning techniques is an important part of mathematics teaching and assessment. This study examined the questioning strategies used by 48 preservice teachers during one-on-one diagnostic mathematics interviews with children. Each participant conducted an audiotaped interview with one child, followed by an analysis and reflection of the interview. Data we reanalyzed to develop general categories of questions used by the preservice teachers. These categories included: 1) check listing, 2) instructing rather than assessing, and 3) probing and follow-up questions. The analyses and reflections completed by preservice teachers indicated that using the diagnostic interview format allowed them to recognize and reflect on effective questioning techniques. Through an examination of these categories of questions, we offer suggestions for teaching the skill of mathematics questioning in preservice teacher education courses.
Moyer, P. S., & Milewicz, E. (2002). Learning to Question: Categories of Questioning Used By Preservice Teachers During Diagnostic Mathematics Interviews. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 5(4), 293-315.
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Some biographers get lucky, and their subjects leave behind detailed diaries and letters chronicling their lives. Ironically, Mae Ngai didn’t have such good fortune when writing The Lucky Ones (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 304 pp.), the story of the Tapes, a family of Chinese-American immigrants. She did, however, get access to their photo albums and public records, and spoke to descendents. It also helped, of course, that the Tape family made such significant impressions on the Chinese-American community.
Patriarch Jeu Dip, or Joseph Tape as he came to be known, left China in 1864, when he was 12 years old. On his own he made it San Francisco, where he became a successful immigration broker, married, and had four children. His family was the first of the “Americanized Chinese”: They lived in a middle class white neighborhood, had white friends, and wore American clothing. Still they were subject to the discriminatory laws and violence associated with the Chinese, despite their protests. It was their daughter, Mamie Tape, who attempted to integrate California schools in one of the first Chinese-American civil rights cases, and their son Frank who years later was the first to serve on a jury.
The Tapes' lives, Ngai notes, were a paradox: exceptional, yet archetypal at the same time. In the end, it’s no matter that the family didn’t write down its history – Ngai does it for them more than aptly.


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What is 3D Printing?
3D Printing refers to the additive manufacturing process that builds a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model. There are many different types of 3D printing machines used for both personal/hobbyist and industrial purposes.
How Does 3D Printing Work?
- Most entry-level desktop 3D printers are equipped with a heated extruder. The extruder takes the plastic filament, melts it, and lays down the material layer by layer to create a 3D object. This is 3D printing by the Fused deposition modeling method,
- Fused deposition modeling (FDM), Selective laser sintering (SLS), Stereolithography (SLA) are a few examples of different 3D printing technologies used for different types of 3D printers.
- Machine Process of 3D printing (FDM)
- A geometrical manifold model is created by a 3D modeling software.
- A Slicer program takes this model, translates into individual layers, then generates the code (Gcode) that the 3D printer understands.
- A 3D printer user interface or control software sends the code to the 3D printer and controls the settings of the printer such as the printing speed, flow, temperature, and the positions of the extruders on x, y, z, axes.
Examples of 3D Printing in Academia
- Create 3D models as teaching and learning tools
- Model a 3D object and 3D print it for rapid prototyping.
- Rapid prototyping of an experimental medical device for testing
- Create custom lab equipment or models of DNA or human anatomy.
- Desktop 3D printers usually use ABS and PLA plastic.
- More sophisticated 3D printers can use various types of materials such as ceramics, resin, metal, clay, plaster, cement, and even biological matter.
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Working at a construction site presents certain unavoidable risks, but construction workers also commonly suffer injury in accidents that may have been preventable. Many construction accidents involve the use of scaffolds, or temporary, elevated work platforms that enable workers to reach certain heights. As someone who often relies on scaffolds, you may have an idea of just how dangerous they can be.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, about 2.3 million American workers rely on scaffolds annually, and preventing scaffolding-involved accidents could help reduce the more than 60 deaths and 4,500 related injuries that occur each year. Because so many scaffolding-related injuries and accidents arise due to similar situations and circumstances, recognizing where your risks are should help you learn to mitigate them. Thus, it is important to recognize that many scaffolding accidents result from the following:
While falls are an inevitable risk you face any time you work from heights, exercising extreme care when working on scaffolds and consistently donning protective equipment can lessen your risk of falling and suffering a serious injury. Falls can occur because of carelessness or because workers erected scaffolds improperly, among other potential causes.
While a scaffold collapse can lead to falls from above, it can also cause other injuries to those working beneath these platforms. Employees working below scaffolds run the risk of suffering crush or high-impact injuries when scaffolds collapse, which, in severe cases, can prove life-altering and even fatal.
Falling tools and debris
While anyone working on the ground near the base of a scaffold runs the risk of having it collapse above them, employees working below scaffolds can also suffer serious injuries when tools, work materials and other items fall off the scaffold to the ground below.
Though working atop or under scaffolds in undeniably dangerous, your employer should have certain safety protocols in place to protect you to the fullest extent possible.


Nowadays we are surrounded by so many different types of virus and your body is under the environmental attack everyday. It is your immune system’s (white blood cells) job to protect your body from those daily invisible attacks. And isn’t it great if you could increase your immunity by just eating right food for it?
To strengthen your white blood cells, it is said that you need to regulate your life, exercise regularly, and reduce the stress level as well as to introduce yogurt and bananas in your diet. Why yogurt and bananas?
Lactobacillus that is found plenty in yogurt increases the number of good bacteria in intestines, which stimulate intestinal mucosal immunity, and therefore it strengthens your body’s immunity. Intestinal mucosal immunity is the immune system inside of intestines. Since your intestines have to deal with various foreign substances as well as foods, there are lots of immune cells actively and tirelessly working to protect your body placed inside of intestines. A number of studies found that as the number of good bacteria increase, bad bacteria decrease, and then it boosts the immunity inside of intestines therefore strengthen white blood cells in your blood.
Mr. Haruhiko Kugo, the head of Institute for Health Science in Japan says that it is recommended to eat 250-300g of yogurt every day. If it was difficult to eat such a large amount in one day, just start with 100g/day and increase the amount as you go.
To see the test result of how yogurt/lactobacillus can enhance your immunity visit our website. Alfao
Mr. Kugo also says that it is advisable to eat bananas with yogurt to enhance the immune boost effect even more. The study shows that eating one or two bananas a day for three days increased the number of white blood cells. Cellboost.


Inspiration for the geometric abstractions comes mainly from a passion for typography and architecture. Paintings are referring to Cubism, Constructivism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and Modernism as a wider issue. Various aspects and assumptions of these historical art movements are combined with selected and reconstructed elements of contemporary reality.
Abstract forms derived from shapes found in both typography and architecture are then reinterpreted in a playful and expressive way. Flat geometric shapes are layered and interpenetrate each other. This process creates new, more complex structures and gives the works a unique depth, inviting the viewer to discover and appreciate the interplay of individual layers.
Use of acrylic paint with the addition of glazing medium enhance a sense of depth and movement. The paint is not completely opaque. Differences in pigment saturation visible on the paintings result from the overlapping of several layers of translucent paint.
Precisely defined form is combined with a naturally imperfect, this form creating and filling structure. It is essential to maintain a balance between geometric precision and imperfection of the textures.
Overall, geometric abstractions are engaging and unique works of art that showcase creative vision, and passion for observing and reinterpreting the world around us. Simple components build a complex whole, an ambiguous depth. Dynamic shapes, and intricate layering make them a testament to the power of art to capture the essence of the world around us.
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On Friday, we finished the survey that NASA did of house plants that clean the air. But that’s not the end of the story. Other scientists have since expanded on that study and added other chemicals that they wanted to study, bringing to the final number 6 chemicals that house plants remove from the air.
This later group was studied BC and JD Wolverton. BC Wolverton was one of the principal investigators in the 1989 NASA study. You can find a great chart showing a list of all the plants studied, the chemicals they remediate, and whether they are toxic to pets, summarized here.
Why would you have xylene or toluene in your home or work space? These chemicals are primarily found in copiers, printers and beauty products–so most of us come in common with them in daily life.
And while I do not have a microgram comparison for these plants, some of the best plants for removing these chemicals (which appear to have been studied together) are as follows:
Spider plant, peace lily, Chinese evergreen, bamboo palm, dracena marginata, snake plant, florist mum–in other words, most of our old friends from our other studies. Interestingly enough, dendrobium and moth (phalaenopsis) orchids also seem to work well for this purpose.
So once again, there is a plant for just about everyone in this list if you are concerned about removing these very common chemicals from your home, work space–or home office!


Alcohol Use Disorder
Many people are not aware of the destruction that the disease of alcoholism has on an individual. It affects its victims in the body, mind, emotion and soul. This devastating disease is terminal and without proper treatment it will cause premature death, incarceration or mental disturbances that require 24-hour monitoring and care due to the inability to function. Medical Detoxification can help begin the process of getting sober from alcohol use disorders.
Here is what we do know?
The disease is not cured, however if proper treatment is found and used by the individual with alcoholism they can find a recovered state of mind and body. Think of it more like a remission phase of the continued progression of the disease.
There is hope!
Millions of people have found treatment and recovered from alcoholism. They have lived happy, useful and productive life’s free from alcohol. We call this getting sober and staying sober, or more universally we call it recovery.
Like any illness, their are certain measures that have to be taken to keep and individual from returning to the alcohol. Many people have received help for their alcoholism and began to benefit from the new recovering state of mind to latter returning to drinking. We call this return to drinking a relapse. We recommend that an individual with alcoholism seek treatment in a facility that specializes in alcoholism treatment. Treatment can teach you how to heed to the numerous warnings and, therefore, minimize the risk of a relapse from occurring.
Relapse is a process that takes place over time. It is not an isolated event, but more of a process of predictable signs and symptoms that begin to re-surface as an individual moves out of the recovery process into a relapse process. This is one more reason that seeking treatment is necessary to find recovery and stay in the process of recovery.


No 8. Battle of Ardennes – December 16, 1944 to January 28, 1945
Also known as the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Ardennes was a German offensive launched towards the end of World war II in the thick forests of the Ardennes Mountains region of Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front. The German code name for the offensive was Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein, which meant “Operation Watch on the Rhine” in English. Even with enough intelligence on a possible offensive, the Ardennes Offensive caught the Allies off guard. But still, the offensive was a failure and Germany lost over 100,000 of its men and the Allies lost about 20,000 of theirs.
Here is a HD quality video on the offensive:
No 7. Battle of Moscow – November 17, 1941 to January 28, 1942
During the battle of Moscow, the Germans laid out two offensives during Operation Typhoon; one to the north of Moscow another to the south but the Soviet forces launched a counter-offensive which effectively suppressed the German operation. Additionally, the soviet forces launched many smaller offensives and surrounded almost three German armies in the process by pushing them back to positions around the cities of Oryol,Vyazma and Vitebsk.
Germany lost 200,000 of its men whereas casualties for Soviet union reached 1,000,000.


It is a common trait of most European cities to have a historic course that is formed in many ways by the historic events that take place in their main Cathedral, in this case Wawel Cathedral. In this particular case, the case of the Royal Basilica of Stanislaus & Wenceslaus situated in the heart of old town, this couldn’t be more true. Wawel Cathedral as it is widely known, is not a city symbol. It is a national symbol. To be accurate it is THE most important national symbol for Poland.
In its almost 1000 years of life it has served as the burial place of sixteen Polish Kings, of two Polish saints & several other national heroes, revolutionaries & national figures. The royal tombs, located inside the cathedral, in specially built chapels, are themselves amazing works of art. King Casimir III‘s marble sarcophagus for example is considered to be one of the most important sculptures of its period in the whole European continent.
Other notable features include the Romanesque 11th century Crypt of St. Leonard and the giant Zygmunt bell built in 1520 and rung only in the most significant moments in the history of the nation or the papal church. On the cathedral’s official website two enlightening summaries of the immense importance of this structure according to the Poles.
According to Stanisław Wyspiański “ Here, everything is Poland, every stone and every little thing. Whoever enters it, becomes himself part of Poland , part of its construction. Here we add a measure to this body – and only now, within these walls, are we Poland ourselves”. Pope John Paul II said in 1964 We are all well aware that to enter this Cathedral can not be without emotion. More I say, you can not enter it without the internal tremor, without fear because it contains in it – as in almost no Cathedral of the world – the enormous size, which speaks to us in all our history, our entire past. ” More


– Cody Miller
The Gathering identified the need to lift up literacy as part of the Service Learning experience. Through the many conversations with literacy-related partners in Houston, we learned that many of the students in the Houston Independent School District enter school lacking reading-readiness skills. Up to the 2nd grade, students are taught and graded on their ability to read and write; once they get to the 3rd grade, they are expected to know how to read or write at their grade level. For those who do not read or write at their grade level by 3rd grade, they are at risk of never catching up.
One reason for the lack of reading readiness skills is that families struggle to provide books for their children to read at home. Some families are unable to promote literacy at a young age because of the need to prioritize financial resources on the most necessary things: shelter and food.
There is a stunning statistic from the Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation: there is one book for every 300 kids in low income neighborhoods.
Books are most beneficial to students when they are in their homes. With this in mind, we are asking all participants to bring books to Houston from a curated book list. These books will then be distributed to kids who do not have easy access to books.
During the Gathering, several groups will sort the books and take them to various locations throughout Houston for book fairs for their Service Learning Day project. During these book fairs, Gathering participants will interact with kids from the community with games and literacy related activities. The kids in the community will go home with books.
By putting these books into the hands of these students, you are helping to promote literacy and playing a role in building a more successful lives.


In Google Classroom the assignments allow you to set the points possible. The drop down menu gives you choices of 1, 20, 50, 100 or Ungraded. These options allow you to quickly assign a point value, but you are not locked into those choices. Double click on the GradePoints box to enter a custom integer value (sorry, no decimals.)
When you start to enter a score for a student the points you enter for a student are shown out of the points possible. If you change the points possible in the GradePoints box this value is updated for all students. You will notice the denominator changes for each student.
You are able to give more than the assignment point values if you want to give a student extra points. If the assignment is worth 20 points you can give a student 25 points.
4 thoughts on “Google Classroom: Point Values”
Thanks for this quick tip: I completely missed that little gem!
It appears one of my students has “graded” the assignment himself by giving 100 points. How did that happen? What can I do to prevent students from grading their own assignments?
They can not grade themselves. Unless you used something like quizizz that connects and imports their score for only that Assignment
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Mental Health Issues Amongst Cameroonian youths: Causes and Preventive Measures
Date: Saturday the 24th of September at 4pm – Venue: Zoom platform (Register Now)
Poor mental health in youths is more than feeling blue. It can impact many areas of a youths life . Youths with poor mental health struggle with relationships, decision making and their health.
Mental health in youths often go hand in hand with other health and behavioral risks like increased risk of drug use, violence and higher risk sexual behaviors that can lead to STI’s However, increased stress, fear, anxiety, parental depression, family conflict ,loss of supportive environment can influence mental health.
Mental health is important for a youth to develop in a healthy way and build strong relationships, adapt to change and deal with life challenges.
Studies shows that mental health challenges faced by Cameroonian youths are anxiety 24.3% , stress or/and trauma related 17.0% and mood disorders 8.0%.
Most females face mental health challenges compared to the male population and most host population face mental health challenges compared to IDPs (internally displaced persons).
Therefore, Mental health is important to every Cameroonian youth. Where little or no attention is drawn to mental health and people find it difficult to communicate about it.
The objective of this discussion is to highlight the major cause of mental health and how to prevent it
Mme Miakem Emmanuelle
1) Doctor Constantine Asanghwa
2) Ntoutoumou Davy George
3) Shuri Mesmine Chiawah
4) Mejame Ben Verlaine
The participants will be Cameroonian youths who are students or school drop outs.
Zoom Platform (Register Now)
Date and Time
Saturday the 24th of September at 4pm
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We’ve learned bees can understand zero and do basic math, and now a new study shows their tiny insect brains may be capable of connecting symbols to numbers.
Researchers have trained honeybees to match a character to a specific quantity, revealing they are able to learn that a symbol represents a numerical amount.
It’s a finding that sheds new light on how numerical abilities may have evolved over millennia and even opens new possibilities for communication between humans and other species.
The discovery, from the same Australian-French team that found bees get the concept of zero and can do simple arithmetic, also points to new approaches for bio-inspired computing that can replicate the brain’s highly efficient approach to processing.
The RMIT University-led study is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Associate Professor Adrian Dyer said while humans were the only species to have developed systems to represent numbers, like the Arabic numerals we use each day, the research shows the concept can be grasped by brains far smaller than ours.
“We take it for granted once we’ve learned our numbers as children, but being able to recognise what ‘4’ represents actually requires a sophisticated level of cognitive ability,” Dyer said.


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curves, deriving coordinate functions
Jens Akhøj Nielsen shared this problem 4 years ago
After defining a curve, say r (only tried 2D), you can get x(r) and y(r) getting two functions f(t)=x(r(t)) and g(t)=y(r(t)).
If you start writing derivative(f,t) in Input, the plot is shown, but when you hit Enter, it comes up as Undefined.
The same works in CAS without problems, it seems.
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Which version of GeoGebra and OS?
Please post your file
I can confirm Jens observation and it is not helpful to post a file, because the result is an undefined function.
Try: a=curve(3u²,2u*exp(-u), u, -10,10) and define f(t)=x(a) and g(t)=y(a)
Then you can see the described problem.
My system: Windows 10 and GG 5.0533
Thank you, my OS and GG is the same.
Btw. as far as I can see, x(a) and y(a) might be obvious, but it seems it's undocumentet.
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Breathing Practices: Yoga Practices to Support Digestion
Kat Heagberg suggests that before meals, students can engage in deep diaphragmatic breathing while in such simple postures as Makrarasana (Crocodile Pose), Virasana (Hero’s Pose), Sukhasana (Easy Posture) or Savasana (Corpse Pose).
Examples of Breathing Practices
- Slow abdominal breathing can help students to soften and relax.
- Kapalabhati is suggested to “push” stale air out of the body to help with digestion.
- Kat Heagberg suggests Agni Sara before meals.
- See more: Pranayama & The Breath Hub
Coordinating Breath with Movement
In the Yoga Journal article, 8 Poses for Better Digestion, Casey Coviello presents a sequence with a combination of deep breathing, stretches that target abdominal organs, and twists that “massage and wring out stuck intestinal toxins.” The practice includes these poses with the general reasoning that deep breathing in these postures “massages the organs” and “nourishes the intestines.”
- Marjaryasana- Bitilasana (Cat Cow Flow)
- Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
- Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) for 1 minute to Pavrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)
- Uttana Shishona (Extended Puppy Pose)
- Setu Bandha Saravangasana (Bridge Pose)
- Ardha Apanasana / Ardha Pavanmuktasana (Wind Relieving Pose)
- Reclined Twist
- Savasana (Corpse Pose)


January 22, 2013
Together, we can feed the world
Food scarcity is a serious problem the world is facing right now. In the past decades they have been avoiding this issue, but now it may be the reason for the downfall of the human race. As a civilization we have failed to deal with all these environmental issues for example eroding soils, water tables, rising temperatures, etc. These issues lead to food production problems. Costs of food keep rising at the same time death rates rise. Everyday there are more and more low-income countries are affected by the rising food costs because of trade and grain prices. The prices of food keep increasing because of different problems in the manufacturing of the food. Together, we must try to help scientist come up with solutions to save our only planet, before it’s too late.
The demand for food in US is growing more; Americans can’t afford to lose food, it’s too valuable. Getting food to houses in the US takes up to 10% of the US total energy budget uses 50% of US land and takes 80%of freshwater consumed in US. But stilll40% of the food in US remains uneaten. People are throwing away $165 billion and 25% of freshwater and large amount of chemicals, energy and land away causing 25% of US methane emissions. Food saved by decreasing losses to 15% can feed more than 25milllion people in U.S a year, when now 1 in 6 Americans lack food on their tables. The average American consumer wastes 10x food as much as an average person in Southeast Asia, up 50% since the 1970s. We need to change our supply operation, enhance market incentives, and increase public awareness and adjustments in consumer behavior. A way people can reduce food waste at home is simple; reduce, reuse and recycle. Reduce consumerism when buying food that you don’t actually need. Before buying products ask yourself if you can leave that behind and try a meal without it. Reuse ingredients in other meals, or