American Nazi Party (1960-1967)
- Usage: 1960 - 1967
The American Nazi Party was founded as the World Union of Free Enterprise National Socialists by George Lincoln Rockwell in 1959. The name was changed to the American Nazi Party in 1960, then to the National Socialist White People's Party in 1967, and finally to New Order in 1983. The party was founded on the political principles of National Socialism (Nazism). The party's political platform included deporting black people, sterilizing Jewish people and liquidating their assets, honoring Adolf Hitler's memory, and promoting racial purity for white people. The party was led by its founder, George Lincoln Rockwell, from 1959 until his assassination in 1967. One of his deputies, Matt Koehl, succeeded him and led the party from 1967 until his death in 2014. Another original member of the party, Rocky Suhayda founded his own organization using the American Nazi Party name. Suhayda's organization has been active since at least the 2008 presidential election and claims a connection to the American Nazi Pary from 1959 but is officially a separate entity.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
American Nazi Party Recruiting Materials,
This collection includes materials from a membership recruiting packet for the American Nazi Party from c.1966.


What is Club Foot? Learn more about this condition
Clubfoot is a deformity that makes a baby’s foot abnormally pointed and twisted. It doesn’t hurt the baby and can be corrected with treatment by a specialist.
This condition can affect one or both feet. This is due to the tendons that connect a baby’s leg muscles to its foot being shorter than usual.
Who is at risk of clubfoot?
There are several risk factors for this condition, such as:
- Congenital conditions, such as spina bifida. Up to 50 per cent of people with spina bifida also experience clubfoot.
- Family history, particularly a parent or parents who have clubfoot.
- Multiple gestations, meaning a baby is born as a twin or triplet.
Diagnosing a Clubfoot
Clubfoot is obvious at birth. There are three components that make up the club foot position:
- The ankle is pointing down – equinus
- The rearfoot is turned in – varus
- The forefoot curls in – metatarsus adductus
What is the impact of clubfoot?
If clubfoot is not treated, which is sadly common in developing countries that may not have the physical or financial means to access support, it can severely limit life opportunities and outcomes for people.
This can include:
- Physical pain and discomfort
- Severely restricted range of movements
- Inability to carry out daily tasks
- Significant challenges caring for a family or finding and maintaining employment.
Are you suffering from this condition? One of our podiatrist can assist and then recommend what treatment options are best to get you back on track. ✅
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Human history and prehistory
The correct answer is Tigris and Euphrates
The Tigris River is located in the eastern portion of the region that the ancient Greeks called Mesopotamia, a plateau of volcanic origin located in the Middle East, in the current territory of Iraq and adjacent lands.
In effect, "Mesopotamia" means "land between rivers", since it is located between the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
The Euphrates River, along with the Tigris River, delimits the region known as Mesopotamia, where some of the first civilizations of mankind lived.
The first archaeological references (of Sumerian origin) in this region, date from the third millennium BC and, without surprise, this was the cradle of cities like Ur, Ereque, Quis and, the best known of all, Babylon, which extended through the flooded plains full of ponds and lakes and was inhabited on both sides of the river.
Answer option A) Denying Southern representatives and senators their seats.
This is the correct answer option.
Based on the quotation we can say that Paine and Benjamin Franklin celebrate resolution, which is the quality of being determined.


The most common symptom of miscarriage is vaginal bleeding. This can range from light spotting to heavy bleeding and may be accompanied by abdominal discomfort.
Everything You Need to Know About Infertility
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sex. However, many couples can conceive within that time frame.
Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD): What You Need to Know
Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) is a condition that can occur during pregnancy when the baby's head is too large to pass through the mother's pelvis.
Congenital Malformations (Birth Defects) in Newborns: What to Expect
Congenital malformations are birth defects that occur while the baby is developing in the womb. It can involve any part, including the heart, brain, and limbs.
What Types of Tests are Done in Pregnancy?
The types of tests that are done in pregnancy are blood test, urine test, ultrasound, prenatal screening, cervical screening, and fetal assessment.
Fetal Distress: What It Is and How to Respond
Fetal distress is a condition that can occur during pregnancy, labor, or delivery. It happens when the baby is not getting enough oxygen through the placenta.
First Symptom of Pregnancy: What to Look Out For
The first symptom of pregnancy is often a missed period. As some women will experience spotting or light bleeding and painful breasts during first trimester.
Ultrasound: What is It and How Does it Work?
Ultrasound is a diagnostic imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of the inside of the body. It is also called sonography.
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Homemade Play Dough
Math & Sciences
Ages: 18-30 months
Scoop, measure and mix! Making homemade play dough gives your child opportunities to explore measurement by observing relationships with size, capacity and volume. After making the play dough, your child will enjoy endless hours of creativity and self-confidence by molding and making shapes.
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 cup water
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring spoons
- Combine dry ingredients in the mixing bowl.
- Slowly mix in the water with the spatula.
- Add more flour or water as needed to achieve desired consistency.
- Flour the table surface and show your child how to knead the dough on the table.
- Enjoy playing with the dough by allowing your child to feel the texture of the dough; creating endless shapes and letting their imagination soar.
At Learning Jungle, we believe all children are capable, confident and full of potential. Co-learning empowers your child to take initiative. Encouraging child participation and engaging in open-ended, thought-provoking conversation throughout play is important for healthy child development.
Conversations with your child
- Let’s measure the flour together.
- What spoon should we use?
- What size bowl should we use?
- Let’s mix everything together with the spatula.
- Don’t forget to scrape the sides!
- Do you think we need more flour?
- Should we add more water?
- What does the dough feel like?
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Over the centuries, Egypt has had many names in many different languages.
Today’s official name is Jumhuriyah Misr Al-Arabiya, which in English translation means the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Today, Egyptians refer to Egypt as Misr, though this can also be a name for Cairo.
Cairo mostly names Misr or Masr by Upper Egyptians. It’s common for Egyptians to refer to Egypt as Misr if they are residents in Cairo, but if outsiders Cairo, then they will see Cairo as Misr. In absolute respect, this is a custom that dates to the earliest times of ancient Egypt.
Necessarily, we can recognize three groups of names that have applied to Egypt:
Misr is also an Arabic name merely meaning “country,” and this term as a name for Egypt comes from the Islamic Quran.
Misr can also translate as “fortress” or “castellated,” which indicates the natural protective boundaries and borders of Egypt, which protected the country from invaders.
Even today, people who speak a language often change the spelling of words into another language due to their inability to pronounce some of that foreign language.
This name can extend to Misr El-Mahrosa. (Egypt the protected country).
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Genetic information is carried in DNA, which is present in every cell of our bodies. Most cells have 46 chromosomes, which carry DNA within the cell. However, more than 90% of tumors have cells without the correct number of chromosomes. These cells are called “aneuploid”. Some whole chromosomes or large chromosome fragments may be duplicated or lost. Aneuploidy is a contributing factor in cancer formation. However, its exact role in this process is an unanswered question in cancer biology. The goal of this research is to understand the effects of different changes in chromosome number.
For our studies, we make use of a new technology that allows us to cut chromosomes at specific locations. With these experiments, we can study the effects of changes in large chromosome segments. Our current focus is a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In this cancer type, large pieces of chromosome 3 are affected. Here, we will uncover the interaction between chromosome 3 changes and DNA mutations. We will also create a human cell model of SCC. These studies address a gap in our understanding of aneuploidy in cancer by studying the effects of specific sets of chromosomal changes. With knowledge of how these chromosomal changes contribute to cancer formation, we will uncover new ways that cells can become cancerous. A better understanding of paths to disease formation will be crucial for designing new cancer treatments.


(RxWiki News) Your dog may benefit your child's health, according to two new studies.
One new study found that babies whose mothers had a dog while pregnant may have increased protection from allergic eczema. The other new study found that children who are regularly exposed to dogs may see a decreased risk of asthma.
The authors of one of these new studies pointed out that eczema is common in infants but can lead to asthma and food and nasal allergies. Eczema is marked by red, itchy rashes.
Mothers who were exposed to a dog indoors for at least an hour a day while they were pregnant were likely to give birth to babies with a lowered risk of eczema, one study found. However, this lowered risk appeared to fade at age 10.
The second study found that dogs may carry certain elements, such as bacteria, that protect children from asthma. However, the protein that causes allergic reactions to dogs may cause asthma symptoms in children with a dog allergy.
The authors of this study pointed out that children who are allergic to dogs should not be exposed to dogs. They did not identify the specific elements dogs carry that might protect non-allergic children from asthma.
To reduce dog allergens in your home, experts recommend bathing your dog at least once a week, washing your hands after petting the dog, restricting the dog's access to a few rooms in your home, and using air filters and vacuum cleaners regularly.
If you are concerned about your child's risk for eczema, asthma or allergies, talk to your child's pediatrician.
These studies were published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Information on study funding sources and potential conflicts of interest was not available at the time of publication.


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- The basis of this hypothesis is as follows: after a lesion, axonal degeneration (via Wallerian degeneration) occurs.
- Axonal degeneration and regeneration are common processes in many nerve disorders.
- Both symptoms are consistent with the axonal degeneration occurring in ALS patients.
- CMT2 types are typically referred to as axonal neuropathies due to the axonal degeneration observed.
- It is defined by axonal degeneration in neurons of both the sensory and motor systems and initially occurs at the distal ends of the longest axons in the body.
- Although most injury responses include a calcium influx signaling to promote resealing of severed parts, axonal injuries initially lead to acute axonal degeneration (AAD), which is rapid separation of the proximal (the part nearer the cell body) and distal ends within 30 minutes of injury.
- Willardiine-derived kainate antagonists have shown efficacy in treating pain, epilepsy, anxiety, ischemia and axonal degeneration.
- 5mA then it suggests the axonal degeneration. If it is more than 20 mA then it suggests immediate decompression surgery.
- Erythropoietin has also been shown to prevent axonal degeneration when produced by neighboring Schwann cells with nitrous oxide as the axonal injury signal.
- Among other evidence, the finding of shrunken cochlear nerves at his autopsy is consistent with axonal degeneration due to heavy metals such as lead.
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Connecting and sharing what is up top: Trauma, Trivia, Joy
The aim of this exercise is to continue to get to know something that matters to each of us and to help us to ‘park’ things that might be on our minds that we don’t want to take into the session but want to share so we can be present with the group.
Each person in the set is asked to convey briefly an event or incident, one of which could be termed a trauma, another a trivia and one a joy that has happened to them. Each member of the set takes a turn in describing their events, including the facilitator who may start the process to begin with.
There is no discussion of the events. Other set members usually convey their empathy and feelings with the occasional word or feeling, the effect of which is to create a warm and supportive atmosphere, relax the set members and help the set get to know each other a little. Set members are asked not to invent events if they have not actually occurred. If a set member has just a joy and trivia that is fine. If a set member wishes not to be included in this activity and ‘pass’ that is also legitimate. Most participants find the activity light and energising.
Moreover, the activity may trigger an issue that a set member wishes to address and/or the event may unwittingly become a key part of the issue.
The activity will take about 5 to 15 minutes depending on the members participating. It is important not to rush an individual but to convey the idea that it is a ‘brief’ warm up to get us going.
Other activities that can help park whats on our minds are:
– Asking everyone in the group to share what is keeping them out of the room, and what is keeping them in.
– Asking everyone what is sitting on the ‘top’ of their minds.
– Any of these can be done with images.


The Aims of Anthroposophy and the Purpose of the Goetheanum CW 84, eleven lectures (his last public lectures) by Rudolf Steiner. Translated by Matthew Barton.
The whole book as a zip file.
Lecture 1. The Purpose of the Goetheanum and the Aims of Anthroposophy (Basel, 9 April 1923)
Lecture 2. Enhancing Human Powers of Perception to Develop Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition (Dornach, 14 April 1923) [Semi-Public]
Lecture 3. Human Soul Life and the Development of Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition (Dornach, 15 April 1923) [Lecture 2, Semi-Public]
Lecture 4. Experience and Perception of the Activities of Thinking and Speech (Dornach, 20 April 1923) [Lecture 3, Semi-Public]
Lecture 5. The Physical World and MoralSpiritual Impulses: Four Stages of Inner Experience (Dornach, 21 April 1923) [Lecture 4, Semi-Public]
Lecture 6. Perceiving the Etheric World (Dornach, 22 April 1923) [Lecture 5, Semi-Public]
Lecture 7. Soul’s Eternity in the Light of Anthroposophy (Prague, 27 April 1923) [Lecture 1]
Lecture 8. Human Development and Education in the Light of Anthroposophy (Prague, 30 April 1923) [Lecture 2]
Lecture 9. Supersensible Perception, Anthroposophy as a Contemporary Need (Vienna, 26 September 1923) [Lecture 1]
Lecture 10. Anthroposophy and the Ethical and Religious Life (Vienna, 29 September 1923) [Lecture 2]
Lecture 11. How Do We Gain Knowledge of the Supersensible World? (Paris, 26 May 1924)


The U.S. and China will sign the Paris agreement on climate change on Earth Day, April 22, the first day that governments are permitted to put their signatures to the landmark accord.
The leaders of the world’s two largest economies already are looking ahead: President Obama and President Xi Jinping have agreed to formally join the agreement as early as possible this year, and to work together on significant climate change actions, including reducing emissions from airplanes and other issues not covered by the Paris agreement.
Obama and Xi also plan to press the leaders of the world’s leading economies on climate action at the G20 meeting September 4–5 in Hangzhou, China.
This commitment “sends a strong signal” to countries around the world, said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
The U.S. and China together produce about 40 percent of the world’s carbon emissions.
The two nations surprised the world in fall 2014 by jointly announcing their respective targets to combat climate change. The U.S. pledged to reduce its emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. China pledged to peak its carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and make best efforts to peak early.
Since then, countries representing almost 99 percent of global emissions signed on to individual climate plans, and 196 countries adopted the Paris agreement on climate change in December 2015. The accord, based on national plans, will take force once 55 countries accounting for at least 55 percent of global emissions sign on.
More than 100 heads of state and other high-level government officials are expected to travel to New York City for the Earth Day signing ceremony, an unprecedented display of momentum for the agreement.
Brian Deese, the White House special adviser on climate change, says this moment is significant. “We are not going to wait, not just sign on the first day, but join much more quickly than has been historical practice.”


How to Study Smarter
Tips to study smarter, remember better, and earn higher grades. Improve you study abilities!
We’ve all been in a situation where we thought we were incapable of retaining information. Due to the changes COVID-19 brought upon us, our methods of studying and our ability to retain information have been affected. Therefore, we are offering you tips to study smarter and not harder. These tips will help you study better and score higher on your tests, quizes, and exams. Earn grades by stepping up your studying game and improving your study habits!
Create a Study Guide:
A great way to manage your studies is to create a guide. If it’s technical classes, work the problems and explain the steps and mechanism behind them. This helps you analyze and breakdown information rather than copying and pasting. For non-technical classes, figure out the big ideas and themes so you can explain, contrast, and re-evaluate them. Study in terms of question, evidence, and conclusion: What is the question posed by the instructor/author? What is the evidence that they present? What is the conclusion?
Become a Teacher:
Summarize and explain information out loud in your own words as if you’re the instructor. Ask the questions likely to be asked and write them down. Answer based on the information presented to you through the lectures or specified articles. There you have it, your own quiz! If you find it difficult to brainstorm on your own, join a study group and become their teacher.
Examples based on Experiences:
It’s the easiest to derive examples based on experience. Once relating to our personal experiences, it’s simpler to remember different concepts and ideas relating to your studies. Those could become a symbol that represents concepts. Associating information you need to memorize with past experiences and memories will make it easier to retain information when needed.
Create a concept map or mind map diagram. The topic can be the center of the page and concepts may be placed around it. This helps you become more mindful in order to retain it far better.
In addition, creating a visual map can help ground you and make you more aware of the words you’re writing thus increasing the efficiency of your studying.


In 1970 the Food and Drug Administration banned the artificial sweetener cyclamate. For more than a decade, until the arrival of aspartame (Nutra-Sweet), dieters with sweet tooths had to put up with the wrenching aftertaste of saccharin.
The FDA's cyclamate decision was based on a 1969 study in which rats who were fed high doses of the sweetener developed cancer. The World Health Organization, the U.N. Joint Committee on Food Additives, and the National Academy of Sciences have since rejected that study as a fluke because its results could not be reproduced. Yet cyclamate remains illegal.
A recent report from the American Council on Science and Health cites the cyclamate episode as an example of the FDA's foot-dragging approach to artificial sweeteners. Not only has the original cyclamate study been discredited, but other fears about the sweetener have also proven ill-founded.
Concerns that the additive works with other substances to cause cancer stemmed from experiments in which chemicals were surgically implanted in animals' organs—a highly artificial procedure that does not correspond to the way that people are exposed to the chemical. Standard tests find that cyclamate is not mutagenic, and it does not raise blood pressure when fed to humans or animals.
At extremely high levels, cyclohexylamine, an occasional metabolic product of cyclamate, causes rats' testicles to shrink. (Cyclamate itself does not.) Based on these studies, researchers calculated an acceptable level for human consumption, dividing the dose at which effects first appear by 100. This level, 11 mg per kg of body weight every day, amounts to a daily dose of about 1.7 pounds for someone weighing 150 pounds.
This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Sweet Dreams".


Scientists have developed
The ElectroMap software is
The heart’s pumping ability is controlled by electrical activity that triggers the heart muscle cells to contract and relax.
In certain heart diseases such as arrhythmia, the organ’s electrical activity is affected.
Cardiac researchers can already record and
“We believe that ElectroMap will accelerate innovative cardiac research and lead to wider use of mapping technologies that help to prevent the incidence of arrhythmia,” said Kashif Rajpoot, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham Dubai.
“This is a robustly validated open-source flexible tool for processing and by using novel data analysis strategies we have developed, this software will provide a deeper understanding of heart diseases, particularly the mechanisms underpinning potentially lethal arrhythmia,” Rajpoot said.
The incidence and prevalence of cardiac disease continues to increase every year, but improvements in prevention and treatment require better understanding of electrical behaviour across the heart.
Data on this behaviour can be gathered using electrocardiogram tests, but more recently, optical mapping has allowed wider measurement of cardiovascular activity in greater detail.
Insights from optical mapping experiments have given researchers a better understanding of complex arrhythmias and electrical behaviour in heart disease.
“Increased availability of optical mapping hardware in the laboratory has led to expansion of this technology, but further uptake and wider application is hindered by limitations with respect to data processing and analysis,” said Davor Pavlovic from the University of Birmingham.
“The new software can detect, map and analyse arrhythmic phenomena for in silico, in cellulo, animal model and in vivo patient data,” said Pavlovic.


In addition to the basic intellectual property standards established by the TRIPS Agreement, many nations have engaged in bilateral agreements to introduce a higher level of protection. This collection of standards, known as TRIPS+ or TRIPS-Plus, can take many forms.  The general objectives of these agreements are as follows: unlike other intellectual property agreements, TRIPS has an effective enforcement mechanism. States can be disciplined by the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. The Agreement on trade aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement between all member states of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It establishes minimum standards for the regulation of different forms of intellectual property (IP) by national governments, as applied to nationals of other WTO member countries.  TRIPS was negotiated at the end of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) between 1989 and 1990 and is managed by the WTO. With regard to the application of the Agreement, the industrialized countries had one year to bring their legislation and practices into conformity with the Agreement. This period has been extended to 5 years for developing countries and countries that have moved from a centrally planned economy to a market economy and to 11 years for the least developed countries.
TRIPS conditions that impose more standards beyond TRIPS were also discussed.  These free trade agreements contain conditions that limit the ability of governments to create competition for generic drug manufacturers. In particular, the United States has been criticized for encouraging protection far beyond the standards imposed by TRIPS. U.S. free trade agreements with Australia, Morocco, and Bahrain have extended patentability by requiring patents to be available for new uses of known products.  The TRIPS Agreement allows for the issuance of compulsory licences at the discretion of a country. The more ad hoc conditions provided for in the free trade agreements between the United States and Australia, Jordan, Singapore and Vietnam have limited the application of compulsory licenses to emergency situations, antitrust measures and cases of non-commercial public use.  France has been a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since 1974. The organization`s goal is to promote the protection of intellectual property worldwide by concluding new international agreements and modernizing national legislation. . . .


Ms M Prater & Mrs S Honoré
SEMESTER 2 2021
This year has brought an abundance of challenges, namely, transferring our learning online and being away from our regular school routine. However, 2PH has remained resilient amongst the changes and has stayed engaged in learning every step of the way. Our teachers have been with us, supporting us online and also sending flat versions of themselves so that they could join us on our home learning journey.
In English, we have been learning about persuasive writing. We wrote letters to our teacher and parents trying to convince them of our opinion, such as “Chocolate is better than ice cream”. We’ve now shifted our focus to imaginative writing for the remainder of the semester and we’re looking forward to putting our best imaginative ideas to paper.
In maths, last term, we learnt about different strategies we can use when we add and subtract numbers. Our class favourite was the split strategy as we found it the easiest. Now we are revising multiplication and division. We are remembering the vocabulary from the unit such as groups of, columns, rows, arrays, equal etc. We are also learning about time and money which is always fun. In the age of digital transactions via watch and phone, we need to remember that notes and coins are still part of everyday life.
In science and geography, we investigated the Great Barrier Reef and the problems it is facing with Climate Change and other challenges. Now we are learning about the mangroves in our local area and also Earth’s resources. These topics are going to be excellent! Our activities in visual arts focussed on the Great Barrier Reef too and students presented fantastic arts and crafts of sea creatures and coral reefs. Currently, we are learning to appreciate the works of some of history’s prominent artists and having a go at them for ourselves. It is a lot of fun!


Octavia Bridgewater was a strong African American woman who lived under the veil of racism in Helena, Montana during the first half of the twentieth century. She earned the respect of the Helena community, and helped make a difference in the lives of other African Americans.
Bridgewater was a product of her mother’s encouragement. She graduated from Helena High School in 1925 and went on to attend the Lincoln School of Nursing in New York City, which was, at the time, one of only two nursing schools exclusively for African Americans. After graduating in August 1930, she attended the University of the State of New York, where, a month later, she received her registered nurse’s degree. Returning home to Helena, Octavia discovered that Montana hospitals did not hire African American nurses, and so she worked as a private-duty nurse.
In 1941, the Army Nurse Corps began accepting a small number of African American nurses, and a year later, Bridgewater was one of fifty-six black nurses accepted for service. At the end of World War I, during the influenza epidemic when there was a severe shortage of nurses, the Army Nurse Corps enlisted eighteen black women. They cared for German prisoners of war and African American soldiers stateside, but they had never served in wartime before 1941.
Bridgewater not only fought for the rights of African American nurses, but her service helped improve the status of all nurses. World War II brought a new respect for women nurses, allowing them full status as officers, full employment, and an improved public image.
fter the war, St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena began to hire black personnel, and Bridgewater served as a much beloved and long-remembered registered nurse in the maternity department until she retired in the 1960s. She died at age eighty-two in 1985.


110.16 Arc-Flash Hazard Warning
This section was first introduced in the 2002 version of the NEC. Keep in mind that it was in 2002 that the new IEEE 1584 document was introduced and is that reference that we use to calculate incident energy.
NEC 2002 Changes
This is the first time that 110-16 graced the pages of the National Electrical Code. It began as a very generic label that had to be field applied raising awareness of the arc flash hazard..
NEC 2020 Changes
This session reviews some of the history regarding this section since the 2002 version of the NEC and helps you understand this requirement and why it is there. It’s all about the electrical worker.
Solutions related to these requirements
Arc Flash Relay
Arc Flash Switch
Shunt Trip Switch
An arc fault is the most devastating type of fault in medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) switchgear. If an arc fault occurs, the EAFR system reduces arc energy by quickly clearing the current feeding the arc
The arc energy reduction switch leverages this relay to provide both arc reduction and ground-fault protection of equipment.
The 1200A and above switch that meets this requirement must be equipped with shunt trip capabilities. Eaton’s solution brings the most cost effective solution to the table to meet this requirement.
Arc Energy Reduction
This video provides a deep discussion of incident energy calculations and digs into both 240.87 and 240.67 to help you understand how to meet the requirements of these sections of the NEC.


Instructor: Loretta Steckelberg
Plan Creation Date: July 14, 2011
Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening & Stillness
Materials needed: Yoga Calm Posters, Mats, the book Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
Encourage students to think of something about them which is unique and special.
Roots: Stand tall with your shoulders back, hands by your sides and gently close your eyes, begin to circle right and left noticing how your body feels and keeps you balanced. Think about what makes you special.
Mountain: Coming into stillness, listen to your body become quiet and open your eyes.
Tree Pose: Begin to focus on something that is not moving, shift your balance to your left side, move your right leg into a comfortable position against leg (kickstand, against calf, thigh…monitor for students who place leg against knee). Listen to your body and move hands to heart center and upward as able. Switch sides.
Ask students how it felt, providing feedback and support.
Tree Partner: Pair students together, complete tree pose.
Encourage cooperation among students, listening to each other and themselves.
Tree Circle: Complete tree pose.
Feedback, cooperation, listening.
Read Zero by Kathryn Otoshi
Draw a picture of themselves with their special/unique quality or have them share aloud.


Global Shift Toward More Plant-Based Diets Could Have Positive Health, Climate Change Impacts, Study Shows
News outlets report on a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looking at the potential health and climate change impacts of more plant-based diets worldwide.
Thomson Reuters Foundation: A vegetarian world would be healthier, cooler, and richer: scientists
“By eating less meat and more fruit and vegetables, the world could avoid several million deaths per year by 2050, cut planet-warming emissions substantially, and save billions of dollars annually in health care costs and climate damage, researchers said…” (Rowling, 3/21).
Washington Post: The profound planetary consequences of eating less meat
“…The results, while theoretical in nature, certainly make a strong case for treating the food system, and animal agriculture in particular, as a key part of the climate change issue. Namely, the researchers find that shifting diets toward eating more plant-based foods on a global scale could reduce between six and 10 percent of mortality — saving millions of lives and billions of dollars — even as it also cuts out 29 to 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions linked to food by the year 2050…” (Mooney, 3/21).
The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.


The city of Wuhan in China's Hubei Province will host the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) from November 5 to 13. Wetlands are among the world's most productive ecosystems, but their importance is too often ignored.
Three key phrases for wetlands:
A. “Kidneys of the Earth”
Just as forests are called the "lungs of the Earth," wetlands are the "kidneys" that filter pollutants from the water that flows through them. Considering the high capacity of purifying the water, man-made wetlands are constructed to treat raw sewage, capture storm water, and reduce nutrient loads. Wetlands also play critical roles in flood control and water retention.
B. “Stores of carbon”
Wetlands are among the Earth's top carbon stores. Wetland plants absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, and when they die, that carbon doesn't get released back into the atmosphere. Instead, the plant sinks to the bottom of the wetland where it can't fully decompose. Over time, carbon accumulates at the bottom of wetlands and is stored for hundreds of years. A study by the Conservation Fund showed that wetlands store 81-216 metric tons of carbon per acre, depending on their type and location. Of particular note, peatlands cover just 3 percent of the Earth's landmass, but can store twice as much carbon as all the world's forests combined.
C. “Bird sanctuaries”
Migration is one of the biggest events in a bird's life. Across their journey, migratory birds rely on a chain of staging sites where they can feed, rest and shelter from any challenging weather before continuing on their journey. Wetlands are the favored staging sites of many migratory birds.


There is a new type of inclusions - Cloud. The method of Clouds constructing is similar
to 3D inclusions. But
3D and Clouds inclusions have different photorealistic rendering in the allocated
diamonds (See section HDR photorealistic diamond and inclusions visualization).
Future versions will also have different Clarity estimation for 3D and Cloud type of
Study the example of creating Cloud in the Oxygen Microscope Documentation (PDF)
section 3.4 New type of inclusions Cloud
The new method of Hole inclusions allows to create holes by photos from Helium Rough
or Oxygen Microscope with deep depths of field.
To create deep point on Helium Rough photos you should use at least two photos from
Study the example of creating Hole with
photos from Helium Rough in the Oxygen Microscope Documentation (PDF)
section 3.5 Creating hole by photos from Helium Rough
New Blind method for creating Flat and Curved Cracks is available. The method allows to create cracks looking into Oxygen Microscope and adjusting lighting for every blind point of crack profile which is not possible in case of creating crack profile by one photo. The new possibility is especially useful for thin transparent edges of crack visible through microscope.
The new method allows using blind photos and real photos data together.
Study a small step-by-step example of creating blind crack in the Oxygen Microscope Documentation (PDF) section 4.8 New Blind method for creating Cracks


By BC Auditor General (2013) John Doyle
Biodiversity if the variety of life on the planet. It includes species, their genetic diversity and ecosystems.The health of biodiversity is often compared to the health of the environment, and ultimately affects human well- being by supplying us with food, water, air, soil and medicines.
British Columbia is Canada’s most biologically diverse province; however, recent assessments have shown that many of its species and ecosystems are declining.The two ministries primarily responsible for conserving biodiversity in the province are the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
The Ministry of Environment has had a long-term goal of conserving, maintaining and enhancing native species and ecosystems, while the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations undertakes many of the activities aimed at realizing this goal. This audit looked at the conservation of biodiversity on Crown land, and focused on the habitat protection actions of these two ministries.
We conducted this audit to determine whether the B.C. government is effectively conserving biodiversity in the province.We asked three questions:
Does government have a clear understanding of biodiversity in B.C.?
Are government actions resulting in the conservation of biodiversity?
Is government measuring and reporting publicly on its progress towards conserving biodiversity?
We concluded that:
♦ Significant gaps exist in government’s understanding of biodiversity in B.C.
♦ Government does not know whether its actions are resulting in the
conservation of biodiversity.
♦ Government is not adequately measuring and reporting on its progress in the conservation of biodiversity.
(2013) Audit of Biodiversity in B.C assessing the effectiveness of key tools.pdf
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نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
1 کارشناسی ارشد، رشته برنامه ریزی درسی دانشگاه تهران
2 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد برنامه درسی دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی تهران
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The purpose of this study was to build mobile educational games based on learning theories and educational psychology for the topic of the periodic table and also the effect of this method on students' academic achievement was measured. The statistical population of this study included all female students of mathematics and experimentation who were studying in Shahed and Fath Al-Mubin high schools in Rey in the academic year 1398-1399. Multi-stage cluster sampling method was used to select the sample. There were two groups of mathematics and experiment in each of these schools. 20 students from the experimental school were randomly selected. They were introduced and Q&A sessions were conducted online for the other group. In this study, finally, 20 people were randomly selected from the experimental group and 19 people from the control group due to the fall of the subject. Both groups were tested in ten sessions. After ten sessions, post-test was taken from the students again and at the end, the results were explained using statistical methods, analysis of covariance and variance and the findings showed that educational games had an effect on academic achievement. . However, the effect of educational background on academic achievement was greater than educational educational games and showed the condition that educational educational games are more suitable for students with better educational background.


The Welder by Norman Rockwell
April 1921 Issue of Popular Science
The Welder, this Norman Rockwell painting, appeared on the cover of Popular Science published April 1921.
This was the second picture by Rockwell to appear on the Popular Science cover. Popular Science only published two Rockwell illustrated covers, spread between 1920 and 1921.
Rockwell only submitted to this and other smaller magazines after the publishers of the larger magazines had declined to publish the cover illustration.
Clearly, Rockwell's first choice of publication was The Saturday Evening Post. He believed that the Post cover was America's biggest showcase window for artists. Of course, his career confirmed this.
In this painting, Norman Rockwell shows us a hobby welder.
The older gentleman in this illustration is repairing a brass teapot. The spout had broken off.
This painting was only one of numerous Norman Rockwell magazine covers;
Here is the complete list of all Norman Rockwell magazine covers.
This fellow is pretty handy. He pulled out his welding apparatus and is fixing the teapot.
He is blowing through a tube to fuel the flame with oxygen.
His eyeglasses lie on the table next to the work area. A couple of other projects are close at hand on the table also.
In the background we can discern that the scene takes place in his library. Books line the wall.
A Rockwell trademark, a kitty cat on his shoulder, completes the composition .
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The Dickson-Williams Mansion is an example of Federal style architecture popular between 1780 – 1830. The style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The architecture is also known as the Adam style for the British architect Robert Adam.
In the early American republic, the founding generation consciously chose to associate the nation with the ancient democracies of Greece and the republican values of Rome. The Federal style replicated the balance and symmetry of Georgian architecture that had been practiced in the American colonies. The style of the Dickson-Williams Mansion closely relates to the Early Classical Revival style of architecture also prominent during the time period.
The house is distinctive from the street view with double chimneys at each end. The parlor occupied the right side of the main floor, with a fireplace and intricate plaster decoration on the ceiling. The rooms on the left side of the main hallway were used as a library and the other as a dining room. A circular staircase, ascending three flights, has a mahogany railing with intricate carvings on the risers. The staircase was joined with wooden pegs. A wing on the left housed the kitchen.
When built the home was located on the block bordered by Main, Church, Irish and Depot streets. The formal gardens had six beds with a central walkway leading to the front of the house. A seating area was located in the bordered gardens. The design is English and the front of the gardens were called the “Green Lot.” Boxwood-lined walks led from Main Street to the gardens. There were vineyards on the Depot Street side, with a row of servant houses beginning at the main house which led to the corner of Depot and Irish streets, where there was a spring and ice house.


National Brandied Fruit Day is celebrated every year on October 20th by all lovers of branded fruits. Branded fruits are obtained by soaking fresh fruits in brandy with spices and sugar, and are often used as a filling or for decorating cakes, desserts, and pies.
The origin of National Brandied Fruit Day is not exactly known, but branded fruit has a rich history of its own. In 1313, it was customary in France to use brandy as a medicine and the alcohol itself was called the “water of life.” Brandy has antibacterial properties which helps with flu and colds. In 1797, George Washington launched the commercial distillation of brandy with the help of Scottish farmer James Anderson. Since the 19th century, fruit brandy has become popular all over the world, as well as branded fruits. It was discovered that such fruits did not decompose during storage and were stored longer. The most popular fruits for preservation in brandy are apples, cherries, peaches, grapes, and blueberries.
- In 1780, the oldest US distillery, Applejack, was established in New Jersey.
- The word “brandy” comes from the Dutch “brandewijn”, meaning “burnt wine”.
- To create brandied fruits, they must be infused in alcohol for at least 30 days.
How to take part
Try making your own fruit cognac or canning your favorite fruit with brandy; recipes are available online. Also, on the occasion of the holiday, visit a restaurant in your city where dishes are served with fruit canned in cognac. A photo of the finished dish with this product can be published on your social media page with the hashtag #NationalBrandiedFruitDay.
When is National Brandied Fruit Day Celebrated in 2022?
National Brandied Fruit Day is devoted to celebrating cheerfulness and fun. It happens annually on October the 20th.


A Curious Anecdote
In the epic poem known as “The Kalevala” (composed by Elias L”nnrot and first published in 1835, though based on traditional folktales), you will find this curious anecdote…
It seems that a witch decided to one day invite herself into a house that happened to be filled with people. Upon entering this house the witch began to dance around while muttering bizarre incantations, much to the chagrin of all who were present.
All at once, the people found themselves transported onto a sleigh drawn by a giant magical cat. This mysterious cat pulled the sleigh at fantastic speeds until it finally came to “Pohjola”, a place where evil resides in everlasting night, located deep within the hinterlands of Finland.
Why? How come? What did those people ever do to the witch? How did a cat get mixed up in all this, anyhow? And why decide to ask such questions NOW?
Actually, the Finns believed that cats led the souls of the departed through the obstacles of hell onto the glories of heaven.
This motif of “cat-as-guide-to-the-beyond” is rather common. In Egypt there is the story of Bast the cat goddess bringing souls to the underworld. Babylonians believed that the souls of priests were whisked to paradise by the agency of a benevolent cat. So perhaps the Finnish folktale of the witch and the cat-sleigh isn’t so odd after all.


Business method digitization provides numerous benefits and can enhance the efficiency of existing processes. These types of benefits may range from better customer https://datatrackinc.com/generated-post/ service to superior accuracy. Businesses should build a plan to apply digitalization inside their company, and identify particular metrics to measure progress. It is important to name who will enjoy the changes, and identify some of those tasks that could require digitization. If the target is to transform a business, consider hiring digital specialists. These individuals can slowly move the process and still provide training to employees.
In the context of business process, digitalization is often associated with digitization. This is because a digitally-driven community requires businesses to have refreshed processes and eliminate errors. Additionally , digitalization allows businesses to develop automated decision-making steps and incorporate regulatory problems into their organization processes. It also helps all of them develop new products and services and enhance their consumer experience.
Subsequently, the definition of digitization is evolving. Digitalization involves technical, cultural, and organizational changes. The result is better interior efficiency and greater responsiveness to external stimuli. The digitalization of a business requires a outstanding change in thinking. Firms must rethink all their approach to all their market, and create fresh organizational set ups and operations systems.
In the world of business, operations are defined as a series of connected tasks t a goal. The meaning of business process is certainly broad and will range from buyer onboarding to insurance says management. It can be basic or sophisticated, depending on the steps and dependencies. They can end up being short-term or long-term, with all the latter requiring more documents.


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- Hyphenation: re‧la‧tio‧nal
relational (comparative more relational, superlative most relational)
- Relating to relations.
- Antonyms: irrelational, unrelational
- essays on relational rights
- 1873, Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Psychology, volume 1, page 250:
- Of these three great groups of feelings the first are extremely unrelational; the second are somewhat more relational; and the third are relational in a comparatively high degree.
- Friendly and peaceful.
- (databases) Of a database technology using tables and the principles set forth by Dr. Edgar F. Codd. (Contrary to popular notion, "relation" in this context refers to tables, and not linkages.)
- (art, aesthetic) Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space.
relative — see relative
concerning the way in which two or more people or things are connected
relating to, using, or being a method of organizing data in a database
relational (strong nominative masculine singular relationaler, not comparable)
Positive forms of relational (uncomparable)
- “relational” in Duden online
- “relational” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- English terms suffixed with -al
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with usage examples
- English terms with quotations
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Clandestine Services History: The Berlin Tunnel
The Central Intelligence Agency has released a newly declassified version of its closely-held internal history of the Berlin Tunnel Operation (pdf), which was an effort in the mid-1950s to tap into Soviet communications through a tunnel constructed in the Soviet sector of Berlin. The operation was famously compromised by a Soviet mole in British intelligence before it even began.
The official CIA history of the operation was prepared in 1968 and published — in two copies. A declassified version was finally approved for release in February 2007.
See “Clandestine Services History: The Berlin Tunnel Operation, 1952-1956,” 24 June 1968.
CIA internal histories are a largely untapped resource since the Agency has been slow to declassify and release them.
A previously published CIA account of the Berlin Tunnel operation, which includes links to limited excerpts from other internal histories of the episode, is here.
A clandestine services history of the 1953 coup in Iran was leaked to the New York Times in 2000, after the CIA refused to declassify it. The document is available from the National Security Archive.
BRIDG is not-for-profit public-private partnership located in Osceola County, Florida providing semiconductor R&D and production capabilities to industry and government. Here’s how their region innovates.
The United States should take the diplomatic lead in developing multilateral protocols to resolve conflicts and facilitate the peaceful development of a space mining sector.
Inconsistent data collection makes disaster resilience more challenging than it needs to be. By opening up and making this data consistent, the Biden-Harris Administration can change the way we prepare and mitigate disaster for the better.
The Federation of American Scientists is excited to welcome three new additions to organizational leadership.


The Alpine Tunnel was an endeavor by the Denver, South Park & Pacific (wikipedia), a narrow gauge railroad founded in 1872 with a small but hardy following among narrow-gauge railfans. In 1889, the DSP&P became the Denver, Leadville, & Gunnison (UP-controlled) and then in 1898, part of the Colorado & Southern system. The Alpine Tunnel was in use from 1881 to 1910, connecting Leadville and the Arkansas River Valley with Gunnison and the western slope.
Having visited the site a few years ago, I can tell you that the progress at the Alpine Tunnel historic district is noticeable, but slow. Hard, grueling work is complicated by the short summer--if you can call it that--along with the high altitude and lack of funding, things that conspired to prevent the original route from completion and continued operation. If you look at the photos, you'll see that even the memorials are not immune to the harsh conditions. Yet it is all worth a visit, if only to see the beauty of the state and embrace the history of men who bravely fought and died facing the worst conditions Colorado's Rocky Mountains could throw at them.
Further & Related
- What's a UTV?
- UTV Weekly also covered the Alpine Loop.
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison #191, the oldest native locomotive in Colorado, recently returned to display at the Colorado Railroad Museum after a full cosmetic restoration.


Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University
S.B. in Chemistry – M.I.T.
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics – University of Chicago
Post-doctoral research at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Why Michael Oppenheimer, Ph.D. Is Involved
The general thing about climate change is it increases the likelihoods of many types of extremes. It increases the likelihood of heavier rain of really intense storms like hurricanes. It increases the intensity of drought in some areas. And most of all, it increases the frequency of very high heat waves. You have to remember, heat waves kill even in this part of the world. So if you look at the kinds of things that cause us trouble from the weather now, many of those things are just going to get worse in the future. And frankly, we stink at managing these extremes now.
Michael Oppenheimer’s interests include science and policy of the atmosphere, particularly climate change and its impacts. Much of his research aims to understand the potential for “dangerous” outcomes of increasing levels of greenhouse gases by exploring the effects of global warming on the ice sheets and sea level, on the risk from coastal storms,and on patterns of human migration. He also studies the process of scientific learning and scientific assessments and their role in problems of global change.
Chemists study substances at the atomic and molecular levels and the ways in which substances react with each other. They use their knowledge to develop new and improved products, to better understand earth systems, and to test the quality of manufactured goods.
Emergency managers prepare plans and procedures for responding to natural disasters or other emergencies. They also lead the response during and after emergencies, often coordinating with fire and law enforcement officials, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.
Physicists study the ways in which various forms of matter and energy interact. They explore the fundamental properties and laws that govern space, time, energy and matter.


The Mother's Son-mat Machine
1. Collecting Son-mat
This first part of the machine is made with glass and imagined to collect hand yeast of the user by touching the liquid culture medium near the opening area. Collected hand yeasts will be grown in the medium in the room temperature.
2. Preserving Son-mat
This second section of the machine is for preserving son-mat. Collected son-mat from the glass part will be led to this 3D printed resin part for propagation, concentration, and preservation. Liquid medium in the preservation section propagates only the innocuous microorganisms and concentrates into capsule sized Hand-taste extracts for future uses.
3. Using Son-mat
This bronze and marble section of the machine is for using preserved son-mat. Two different faucets are placed for different purposes. Stored son-mat from the resin part will be led to shower faucet to spray and transmit son-mat to the user's hands before cooking. The spigot part is for the water source for cooking and washing.
4. Fermenting and Cooking Makgoelli
This stainless steel section of the machine is for cooking and fermenting foods. Inside of this one bodied container reside heat source for cooking and Korean traditional pottery crock for fermentation. The heat source will naturally increase the temperature near the crock and help the fermentation processes.


Case Studies Featuring Education Reform A Colonial “Living History” Museum Addresses Colonialism: Plimoth Plantation in the 21st Century A Tale of Two Totem Poles – the challenge and complexity of Native art acquisition and stewardship Are Tribal Compact Schools the Answer to Improving Native Student Success in Washington? Bridging Two Worlds: Developing and Maintaining a Native American Center at a Public College Enhancing Native Student Achievement: What Works? Honoring Our Children: Acceptance within the Indian Community How can the University of Alaska Fairbanks improve their retention of Alaska native students? Learning to Hunt: Mini Case Making the High School Diploma Mean Something New Mexico’s Legislative Imperative: How has the Tribal Collaboration Act Impacted State-Tribal Relations in the State of New Mexico? Pathways for Native American Students in Higher Education Mini-Cases, Part 1 Reconciliation and Resistance: The Pueblo Indian Revolt and the Sante Fe Fiesta Since Time Immemorial: Developing Tribal Sovereignty Curriculum for Washington’s Schools The Aftermath of Redskins Indian Mascot Decisions: What’s Next? The Boy Who Wasn't There The Centennial Accord: What has been its impact on government-togovernment relations between tribes and the State in Washington? Two Cultures, One School Waiting Patiently 500 Years–Washington Legislature Considers Requiring Tribal History in School Curriculum Whose History Should We Teach?


The world is about to see a huge population boom: there will be an estimated 10 billion people sharing the planet by 2050. And we currently don’t produce enough food to meet those demands. So we will have to ramp up production if we’re going to keep feeding everyone.
The World Resources Institute brought together experts from across sectors and the world to study the issue and make suggestions. WRI published a report detailing their solutions. The problem is quite acute: We will need 56 percent more calories produced in 2050 than we had in 2010. The report refers to this as the “food gap.” And the experts weighed in on how to close that gap.
WRI recommends, in part, expanding biotechnology’s use to achieve better crop breeding. They suggest breeding techniques that can help increase yields and speed up breeding cycles. WRI also thinks we need to move beyond the main GMO crops (ie. corn, soybeans, canola, and cotton) and start advancing the technology in other important food staples, such as rice.
The report includes other suggestions, such as cutting food waste, implementing production-related climate mitigation, adopting new environmental protections, and moderating meat consumption. Interestingly, the report seems to suggest an integration of plant-based meat consumption that balances with regular meat consumption (in other words, no one is getting wiped out).
It’s a fascinating read. And while I’ll admit I didn’t get through all of it, I highly recommend skimming through it to see some of the suggestions. It also seems somewhat more realistic than the all-or-nothing schemes others have contemplated.
Meeting future food demands is going to be daunting. But I think we have the tools at our disposal to make it happen. WRI provides an interesting road map.


I've been trying to catch up on journals lately. Apparently, I hadn't read anything from Global Change Biology over the past 2 years. Must have been distracted. No time like the present...
Here's one that struck me as amazing.
Researchers in Europe resampled forest leaves from 1992 - 2009 across a large number of plots in Europe. At each site for a subset of species they assessed nutrient concentrations and leaf mass--a pretty simple and standard measurement. Doing this allowed them to examine the trajectory of nutrient concentrations (and contents). Nutrient concentrations in leaves are critical to determining tree productivity as well as interactions with herbivores, so knowing whether concentrations are going up or down is critical to modeling the future productivity of these forests.
Here's the simplified result: almost all nutrient concentrations were declining. 20 nutrients had declining concentrations. 2 were increasing.
Here's an example of the pattern for beech. white bars are concentrations, grey contents.
The authors focus on P nutrition the most, emphasizing the role of N deposition in promoting P limitation. Yet, even N concentrations were declining. These declines must be more than just N deposition causing imbalances, especially since N deposition has been declining over the time period.
The authors suggest elevated atmospheric CO2 might also be playing a role, as well as droughts and warming, but this paper mostly describes the pattern, which is fine.
The big question is: What is causing this massive, continental decline in nutrient concentrations?
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Hidden causes of methamphetamine-related death
Significant increases in mortality rates between 2009 and 2015 indicate a major methamphetamine problem in Australia, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre researchers say.
The number of methamphetamine-related deaths in Australia doubled between 2009 and 2015 with heart disease and violent suicide identified as prominent causes of death, a study from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has found.
The study, published in the journal Addiction, analysed 1649 cases of methamphetamine-related death retrieved from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) and found that in a fifth of cases (22%) death was attributed to natural disease in conjunction with methamphetamine toxicity.
The most frequent natural disease was cardiac and/or cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Lead author UNSW Professor Shane Darke said these results are indicative of a major public health issue and highlight a hidden problem.
“To see such large and significant increases in mortality rates over the study period indicates a major methamphetamine problem.
“With so much public attention focused on violence, many users may be unaware that heart disease is a major factor in methamphetamine-related death.
“Without increased awareness of the connection between methamphetamine use and cardiac and/or cardiovascular disease we could expect to see a significant increase in cases of this kind in the coming years,” Professor Darke said.
Suicide accounted for 300 methamphetamine-related deaths (18%) with specific characteristics around methods and gender.
“The impulsivity and disinhibition associated with methamphetamine intoxication may be a factor,” Professor Darke said.
“Health professionals need to be aware of the prominent role of violent suicide and take appropriate steps to monitor methamphetamine users.”
Other findings of the study include:
- Nearly half of cases occurring in rural and regional locations.
- The most common manner of death (43%) is accidental drug toxicity.
- Even modest amounts of methamphetamine may provoke cardiac arrhythmia.
- There were 245 deaths from traumatic accidents, including 156 where the person was driving a car or motorbike.
- Methamphetamine is a major public health problem of increasing significance, of which death represents the most severe end.
If the information in this article has raised concerns for you or someone close to you, help is available from the following services:
Lifeline 13 11 14
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
(Source: UNSW, Addiction)


Children learn and develop in different ways. Teachers recognise this and use different teaching styles in the classroom to cater for various ways children learn.
This means that most children will learn in the classroom without any additional support. At North Oxfordshire Academy, the Inclusion Team work with the mainstream class teachers to help support children in their mainstream subjects. Each child with SEN is provided a Learning Coach who will act as an advocate for the child’s learning and help them access the curriculum.
Sometimes however, students need something more than the standard offer and our Inclusion Department (known as The Link) provide the link between extra provision and the classroom.
We follow the graduated approach to SEND model. This means that we first try to ensure that every child (regardless of SEND status) has access to high quality teaching. Our second wave is to provide small group support, such as a nurture group and class wide intervention (Direct Instruction, please follow the link here for further information). If more is needed then we will liaise with key stakeholders, including the child, parents and any external agencies, to offer a bespoke offer on an individual basis.
In The Link, we also aim to provide every student with a positive educational experience. Our ELSA (emotional literacy) specialists help any students struggling in this area and we also provide Animal Care and Forest School to help develop empathy and social skills.
Please contact me if you wish to learn more.


Do Now! go to timeanddate.com
Go to your home town and explore the weather and find out other facts
Explore famous cities around the world and compare the weather forecasts
Learning Objective / Knowledge Intention: To log data taken from online sources within a spreadsheet.
Unit Objectives: Researching and storing data in a spreadsheet; designing a weather station which gathers and records data; learning how weather forecasts are made and using green screen technology to present a weather forecast.
Learning Outcome / Knowledge Gained : Create a table in a spreadsheet. Search the Internet for information about the weather. Record findings in the spreadsheet
Open a new spreadsheet
Google slides or MS Excel are examples of a spreadsheet
1. Create a table, enter the information as shown below
2. Use the border tool to format the table
3. On timeanddate.com search for your home town
Record the information that you find on your spreadsheet
Find information about more places around the world. Add this information to the spreadsheet.
Add some more fields to your table
You could also include;
- Country Dialling Code
- Time Zone
- + more
- You have have created a table in a spreadsheet using borders
- You have coloured some of the cells
- You have researched entered the records for 5 cities
- You have added 2 or more fields and entered those records too
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Car accidents can result in various types of injuries, including traumatic brain injuries. Understanding how TBIs can manifest after a car accident is crucial for timely diagnosis and appropriate medical intervention.
Here are the most common symptoms of traumatic brain injuries.
TBIs often impact cognitive function. Common cognitive symptoms include difficulties with memory, concentration, attention and problem-solving. Individuals may experience confusion, forgetfulness and reduced ability to process information or learn new things. These cognitive impairments can significantly affect daily functioning and quality of life.
Common physical symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, loss of balance, nausea and vomiting. Individuals may also experience fatigue, sleep disturbances, sensitivity to light or noise and changes in appetite or weight. Physical symptoms can be debilitating and impact an individual’s ability to perform daily activities.
Emotional and behavioral
TBIs can lead to emotional and behavioral changes. Individuals may experience mood swings, irritability, agitation, anxiety or depression. Personality changes, increased impulsivity and difficulty regulating emotions are also common. These emotional and behavioral changes can strain relationships and impact overall psychological well-being.
Sensory disturbances may manifest as blurred vision, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), changes in taste or smell and heightened sensitivity to touch, temperature or pain. Sensory impairments can significantly impact an individual’s sensory perception and overall quality of life.
Individuals with TBIs may have trouble finding the right words, speaking fluently or understanding spoken or written language. Difficulties with reading, writing and following conversations can hinder social interactions and overall communication abilities.
The psychosocial impact of TBIs should not be overlooked. It can lead to social isolation, difficulties maintaining relationships and challenges returning to work or school. The physical, cognitive and emotional changes associated with TBIs can significantly impact an individual’s overall well-being and ability to engage in social and vocational activities.
If you or someone you know has experienced a car accident and is exhibiting any signs of a traumatic brain injury, seek immediate medical attention for a comprehensive evaluation and appropriate treatment.


Multigene families evolve from single‐copy ancestral genes via duplication, and typically encode proteins critical to key biological processes. Molecular analyses of these gene families require high‐confidence sequences, but the high sequence similarity of the members can create challenges for sequencing and downstream analyses. Focusing on the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, we evaluated how different sequencing approaches performed in recovering the largest mammalian protein‐coding multigene family: olfactory receptors (OR). Using the genome as a reference, we determined the proportion of putatively protein‐coding receptors recovered by: 1) amplicons from degenerate primers sequenced via Sanger technology, 2) RNA‐Seq of the main olfactory epithelium, and 3) those genes “captured” with probes designed from transcriptomes of closely‐related species. Our initial re‐annotation of the high‐quality vampire bat genome resulted in >400 intact OR genes, more than doubling the original estimate. Sanger‐sequenced amplicons performed the poorest among the three approaches, detecting <33% of receptors in the genome. In contrast, the transcriptome reliably recovered >50% of the annotated genomic ORs, and targeted sequence capture recovered nearly 75% of annotated genes. Each sequencing approach assembled high‐quality sequences, even if it did not recover all receptors in the genome. While some variation may be due to limitations of the study design (e.g. different individuals), variation among approaches was mostly caused by low coverage of some receptors rather than high rates of assembly error. Given this variability, we caution against using the counts of intact receptors per species to model the birth‐death process of multigene families. Instead, our results support the use of orthologous sequences to explore and model the evolutionary processes shaping these genes.


CRITICAL THINKING ASSESSMENT REPORT
Based on the work of Dr. Robert S. Hartman and Wayne Carpenter, the Critical Thinking assessment measures one’s capacity to make judgments about the world and one’s self according to our personal level of understanding (Clarity) and how much importance we place on it (Attention/Bias). People who score well in Critical Thinking also rate high in analysis, problem solving skills, overall job knowledge and performance. Weakness in our judgment opens up the risk for poor decisions which can lead to poor performance. When we understand potential limitations and blind spots, we can intentionally account for them to make balanced, conscious decisions.
Our ability to think critically and make sound, balanced judgments occurs subconsciously; it is fascinating that our brain is making decisions before we even consciously make them! Before any action can take place, our thoughts are subject to different biases in our judgment and are affected by our behavioral style, Emotional Intelligence, training and skills practice, reasoning ability and more.
This assessment measures and provides insight into our Thinking Style, made up of 2 key areas – Critical Processing Patterns and Thinking Strengths & Abilities. Critical Processing Patterns are evaluated in:
- Intuitive Thinking: The ability to see, understand and appreciate the uniqueness in others and in situations; having a gut instinct.
- Practical Thinking: The ability to see, understand and compare the functional worth of things and the short-term outcomes of a situation or event.
- Systems/Conceptual Thinking: The ability to see understand and appreciate the need for order, structure, standards and big picture thinking.
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January 13, 2013 by catcracker Improving Vocabulary – A Road Map Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
Hi J & T ,
which books we can refer for vocabulary development ?
Are there any books/sources on word groups / word roots for vocabulary development ?
Word Power Made Easy – Norma Lewis (the bible of word-study; the most rigorous in approach)
All About Words – Nurnberg/Rosenblum (more user-friendly than NL, my personal favourite)
This is by no means a comprehensive list 🙂 Anything by NL. Nurnberg, or Wilfred/Peter Funk is probably worth the price, and I’m sure there are other good authors as well.
Also, mailing lists like AWAD (A Word a Day) or Merriam-Webster/Oxford’s daily word would help to improve vocab. Anopher mailing list “daily writing tips” often has helpful stuff on vocab, idions, usage and grammar. Also web-based resources like the Grammargirl blog can be invaluable when you need to quickly figure out the correct usage or form in which to phrase a sentence.
And from a more general “improving English” perspective, there’s a delightful book on punctuation by Lynn Truss called “Eats, shoots and leaves”. It won’t directly help in entrance tests, but it will impact your communication for sure.
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Done 🙂 Thanks for pointing out…
Have always dropped Word Power Made easy after 1-2 chapters. I hope Akbar and Verbals conversation helps me out this time.
Well this is only supposed to give you an idea of the power of such techniques 🙂 Eventually you will have to go to something like “Word Power Made Easy” (or possibly “All About Words”) for rigourous preparation!


Chewing sugar-free gum could help reduce the further development of caries in adults and children, according to researchers at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences at King’s College London.
A recent review found some evidence that chewing sugar-free gum can reduce the advance of caries and could be used as a viable preventive agent, compared to non-chewing control methods such as oral health education and supervising toothbrushing programs alone.
The review analyzed studies published over the last 50 years, identifying 12 that explored the impact and intervention outcome of chewing sugar-free gum on oral health conditions and, in particular, on caries in adults and children. Sugar-free gum was found to reduce caries increment, giving it a preventive factor of 28%.
“There is a considerable degree of variability in the effect from the published data and the trials included were generally of moderate quality,” said lead author Avijit Banerjee, BDS, MSc, PhD, professor of cariology and operative dentistry at King’s College London.
“However, we felt there was a definite need to update and refresh existing knowledge about sugar-free gum and its effect on dental caries and oral health. We are planning further research to determine the acceptability and feasibility of using this method in public health,” said Banerjee.
Chewing sugar-free gum has emerged as a possible supplement to existing prevention strategies in stopping the development of dental caries.
“Both the stimulation of saliva, which can act as a natural barrier to protect teeth, and the mechanical plaque control that results from the act of chewing can contribute to the prevention of dental caries,” Banerjee said. “Sugar-free gum can also act as a carrier for antibacterial ingredients including xylitol and sorbitol,” said Banerjee.
“No recent conclusive evidence existed prior to this review that showed the relationship between slowing the development of caries and chewing sugar-free gum,” said Banerjee.
Supported by a grant from Mars Wrigley and the Wrigley Oral Healthcare program, the study was published by the Journal of Dental Research: Clinical & Translational Research.
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Twitter moves so fast that if you blink, you’re bound to miss something. Each minute, an estimated 40,000 tweets are sent off blindly into world on the social network. Have you ever wondered where these tiny messages are coming from, or where they’re going? Some scientists at the University of Illinois did, leading them to create some stunning maps that appeared in the peer-reviewed journal First Monday to show just how interconnected our world really is.
To create the maps, researchers analyzed the 46.7 million tweets posted between October 23 and November 30, 2012, looking specifically at those with a tagged geographic location. They also noted what languages were used, and to where Twitter replies were being sent.
Two maps really stick out in particular. The first is a map, shown above, that charts “geographic tweet density” in the United States, with each individual tweet appearing as a tiny pinprick of light. The most tweet-dense areas, predictably, include New York, Los Angeles, Denver, and Boston – anywhere younger people are densely packed. But there are a couple of other interesting areas that stick out, like the bright smear of white that follows Interstate 85, the high-tech corridor of the South.
Another map shows peoples’ interactions with each other, connecting those who post a tweet with the folks who retweet them. Scientists found that the people who reply to your tweets live, on average, about 1,118 miles from you. Americans make most of their international Twitter connections with Europe (especially England), though there are some interesting connections with Indonesia and South America as well.
This article was written by Fox Van Allen and originally appeared on Techlicious.
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White teachers, critical race theory and aboriginal education
Vanhouwe, Michelle Irene
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This project examines the popular belief that integration of Aboriginal content will ensure Aboriginal student success in schools in Saskatchewan. Given that a high percentage of the teaching population is white identified, it is important that the author, along with these teachers, understand the continuing significance of race and how it continues to matter in education despite the notion that Canada, as well as schools, are race neutral. The primary goal of this project is to provide a race analysis of education using Critical Race theory as a theoretical framework, problematizing the emphasis on Aboriginal culture in dominant educational discourse. Secondly, this project examines the potential of anti racist pedagogy (accompanied by a knowledge base in CRT) to provide professional development for white teachers to assist us in meeting the needs of not only Aboriginal students but non-Aboriginal students as well.
DegreeMaster of Education (M.Ed.)
SupervisorSt. Denis, Verna
Copyright DateJune 2007
Critical Race Theory


Happy Earth Day:
The image was taken by Voyager 1 at the suggestion of Carl Sagan on 14 February 1990. At the time, Voyager 1 was 4 billion miles away from its home planet. As the spacecraft was approaching the fringe of our solar system, engineers turned it around for one final glimpse at Earth.
‘Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every “superstar,” every “supreme leader,” every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there–on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.’
— Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, 1994
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Shale gas proponents argue that it’s clean, cheap and abundantly available here at home — three benefits no other single fossil fuel shares. But a new report from Stanford’s Energy Modeling Forum finds that burning more natural gas wouldn’t do much to decrease North America’s carbon footprint.
Some energy market watchers, including US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, say natural gas is a “bridge fuel” between dirtier fossil fuels like coal and oil, and cleaner, renewable sources of energy like wind and solar. But the Stanford study finds that natural gas would not actually deliver us across the “bridge” to a greener energy future: Having made coal less economical already, cheap shale gas will also keep renewables from capturing more of the market. Tax credits encouraging investment in wind farms and other sources of renewable energy will also likely expire at the end of this year, suppressing sustainable development further. With more shale gas production, where we are now, in terms of emissions, is where we’ll stay.
Natural gas is less dirty than coal, but it’s still a carbon-based fuel, and the cheaper it is, the more of it we’ll use. According to the report, natural gas is so cheap that it beats out both fossil fuels and increasingly popular renewable alternatives.
The report’s authors continue:
Another contributor to the modest emissions impact is the somewhat higher economic growth that stimulates more emissions. Reinforcing this trend is the greater fuel and power consumption resulting from lower natural gas and electricity prices.
The report also notes that while natural gas will stimulate our domestic economy, it won’t have the same robust effect its proponents hope for. The Stanford experts predict it will add about $70 billion — “Although this amount appears large,” they write, “it represents a relatively modest 0.46 percent of the US economy.”


Working in the caatinga ecosystem of northeastern Brazil, Carnaúba Viva has introduced innovative means of sustainably managing the carnauba tree (Copernicia prunifera), a locally-abundant palm species whose leaves can be used for wax production. Working with the indigenous people of the Jaguaribe-Açu territory and in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, the initiative has developed sustainable harvesting of carnauba tree derivatives that has underpinned conservation efforts and improved local livelihoods.
Carnaúba Viva has intervened on the supply and demand sides of carnauba processing. Technical training in improved pruning, reforestation and in-vitro seed cultivation has boosted productivity of local producers. Market interventions have involved promoting carnauba tree fibers as an alternative to aluminum insulating plates and carnauba wax fiber belts for use in the oil and gas industry.
Equator Prize Winner: 2010
Location: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Beneficiaries: Over 750 artisans and carnauba workers
Biodiversity: Carnauba tree (Copernicia prunifera)
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Do You Have Questions About Sensitive Teeth?
At one time or another, most of us have had food or drink at certain temperatures cause some tooth discomfort. Sometimes brushing or flossing is painful. If this happens to you, you may have sensitive teeth. While usually temporary, sensitive teeth may be an early sign of more serious underlying dental problems. Who gets sensitive teeth? Can it be avoided? Is there anything that can be done if you have sensitive teeth?
What You Need to Know About Sensitive Teeth
Tooth sensitivity is a common dental problem, and we get asked about it a lot. Here are the answers to some questions we have been asked about sensitive teeth:
Who gets sensitive teeth? More than 40 million adults have sensitive teeth. There are no known risk groups for tooth sensitivity — it can happen to anyone and at any age.
Will sensitive teeth go away? There are situations where tooth sensitivity may go away on its own. If you’ve had a recent dental procedure such as a crown or filling, you may experience a short period of sensitivity. But with persistent sensitivity, the problem causing the sensitivity could worsen if only the symptoms are treated without finding the cause.
What causes the sensitivity? The sensitivity is due to the dentin layer of your tooth being exposed. Dentin is less dense than the other tooth layers, so when exposed, it allows heat, cold, and acids to reach nerves inside your tooth, causing discomfort and pain.
Why is my dentin being exposed? Gum recession from gingivitis or periodontitis can expose dentin. Enamel can wear away from grinding, brushing too hard, long-term use of acidic mouthwash, and more. Dentin can be exposed through cracked or decayed teeth, as well. A proper diagnosis is important for successful treatment. If you are bothered by sensitive teeth, you need to see us so we can identify the cause or rule out possible sensitivity-causing conditions.
The best way to prevent tooth sensitivity is to practice good oral hygiene by brushing and flossing daily and seeing us for regular checkups and cleanings. When was your last checkup? Call us to set up an appointment now!
Dr. Fara Afshar


Autumn – Light-Up Signs (Electrical)
In this unit, the children will use woodworking DT tools and materials, card and paper or even scrap materials to make a decorative light box with illuminated words or letters. They will be constructing light boxes and fitting them with either bulbs and batteries or with small LEDs instead. Having designed, made and evaluated a light box of their own, the children can begin to learn how lights inside electronic products may be programmed and controlled.
Spring – Storybooks (Mechanisms)
In this unit, the children will have the chance to explore moving parts in a variety of storybooks and learn how to recreate some of these moving parts using a variety of tools and techniques before investigating different types of fonts and graphics. And finally, putting their new-found skills to the test, they will design, create and evaluate their very own moving storybooks. They will bring stories to life with this fun and imaginative module as they create storybooks with moving mechanisms.
Summer - Pencil Cases (Textiles)
In this unit, the class will make their very own pencil cases! They will think about different materials used to make pencil cases and the different ways they are opened and closed. They will learn how to use a variety of stitches including running stitch, whip stitch and back stitch, as well as how to decorate their pencil case creations! The children will get excited about working with textiles and will be left with a beautiful and handy product at the end of it all!


JEVICKO (Czech Jevičko ; Ger. Gewitsch ), town in W. Moravia, Czech Republic. It is thought that the Jewish community was founded in the 14th century, but the first documentary mention dates from 1566. In 1657 there were 16 Jewish households in the town. A prayer room was opened in 1620, but a synagogue was not built until 1784. A fire in 1869, which destroyed the main part of the Jewish quarter, made many Jews leave the town. The Jevicko community was one of the political communities (see *politische Gemeinden). Between 1798 and 1848 there were 138 permitted families in Jevicko (see *Familiants Laws). The Jewish population fluctuated from 776 persons in 1830 to 989 in 1848, 462 in 1869, and 286 in 1890. On the territory of the political community there were 184 Jews and 33 Christians living in 1880 and 93 Jews and 75 Christians in 1900. In 1930 there were 86 Jews in Jevicko (3.1% of the total population). The community was deported to Nazi extermination camps in 1942 and the synagogue equipment sent to the Central Jewish Museum in Prague. The building is used by the Hussite church and the Czech Brethern Protestant church.
M. Tauber, in: H. Gold (ed.), Juden und Judengemeinden Maehrens in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart (1929); B. Bretholz, in: jggjČ, 2 (1930), 184–241. add. bibliography: J.Fiedler, Jewish Sights of Bohemia and Moravia (1991), 84–85.


Now that we’re starting to see whales in Maui waters again, we thought we’d share a few favorite Humpback whale facts!
The Humpback whale is a distant cousin of the hippopotamus, having deviated from its ancestors nearly 60 million years ago.
It’s common to see up to fifteen humpback whales feeding in a group. The dominant animal uses a unique feeding sound and bubble net to coordinate group activity.
The scientific name of the humpback whale is Megaptera novaeangliae, which means “big winged New Englander”. First described in the Northeast Atlantic, the name is based on its long pectoral fins. The common name “Humpback” refers to its habit of bending its back above the surface before diving.
Humpback whales are known as rorquals, which is the Norwegian word for “red whales”. They were given this name for the pink glow their blood gives their throat underside.
Newborn whales generally are 50/50 when it comes to female and male offspring. These new calves are born 1-15 feet long and weigh around 1.5 tons! Once born, they already know to rise to the surface for their first air. But diving is taught by the mother.
Visiting Maui and want to see whales first-hand?
Be sure to book a Maui whale watching tour.


This is the painting that is considered to be the source of the word “Impressionist:”
Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris
More specifically, the term “Impressionist” was created by journalist and playwright Louis Leroy as an insult inspired by Monet’s painting. In the April 25, 1874 edition of the Charivari journal, Leroy published an imaginary dialogue in which he ridiculed Monet’s Impression, Sunrise, suggesting that the title was very good because the painting was indeed impressively impressionistic, that is to say extremely vague and not precise enough. Here is an extract from Leroy’s article, with a translation:
“— Que représente cette toile? Voyez au livret.
— Impression, soleil levant.
— Impression, j’en étais sûr. Je me disais aussi, puisque je suis impressionné, il doit y avoir de l’impression là-dedans… Et quelle liberté, quelle aisance dans la facture ! Le papier peint à l’état embryonnaire est encore plus fait que cette marine-là…”
“ What’s this painting about? Look at the booklet.”
“Impression — I knew it. I was thinking that since I’m impressed, there must be some impression in there. And the draftsmanship is so free, so effortless! Sketches for wallpaper are more developed than that seascape.”
The rest of Leroy’s article, which can be read here in French, is just as sarcastic and contemptuous, echoing the views of a large part of the French public of the 1870s, who dismissed the Impressionists as worthless. History, however, decided otherwise, and the word that was born as an insult grew to be the name of one of the most influential movements in Western arts.


Local Government Area in Nigeria
The population development of Birnin Magaji as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
|Birnin Magaji||Local Government Area||...||184,083||327,500|
Source: National Population Commission of Nigeria (web), National Bureau of Statistics (web).
Explanation: The population projection assumes the same rate of growth for all LGAs within a state. The undercount of the 1991 census is estimated to be about 25 million. All population figures for Nigeria show high error rates; census results are disputed. Area figures are computed using geospatial data.
Further information about the population structure:
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St. Mary's Church, Ystad - A medieval Lutheran church in Ystad, Sweden. It's the main church in the city.
The first church on this place was a Romanesque church building in the form of a basilica, built in the 13th century. It was enlarged in Gothic style around 1275, and the remains of this annex are the oldest surviving parts of the church (single wall paintings decorated with vaults).
During the 14th and 15th centuries, the church was successively rebuilt until it acquired the appearance it has acquired to this day. The church was damaged by a storm in 1648 and soon afterwards it received a new transept. A new Baroque tower was also built. During the 18th century, the interior of the church underwent minor alterations, and in the 1830s the church was partially reconstructed according to the design of Carl George Brunius (1792-1869). In 1886, another rather insensitive reconstruction was carried out. Historically more accurate reconstruction was carried out in 1923-24.
The church was built in the completed brick-gothic style. Fine furniture has been preserved in the church, including a high Baroque altar, a large 15th century side-altar made in northern Germany, two medieval wooden sculptures of Mary and St. John, fragments of frescoes and an iron chandelier from the 14th century. There are also two large medieval crucifixions, one of which has a sculpture of Jesus decorated with real hair.


Cosmetic fillings are special medical materials used to restore a tooth’s shape and function and look after decay, cavity, or misshape problems, cosmetic fillings have many types such as composite, and porcelain, and all are used to give aesthetic improvements to the smile.
White filling, also known as a composite filling is made to offer a natural appearance and soft feeling in the mouth.
The color of composite fillings is designed to match the natural teeth’ shape. The dental structure is adhered to by the composite resin, which contributes to the tooth’s strength.
Your dentist will first remove the decayed portion of the tooth before applying a rubber substance inside the cavity to reinstate your smile. The tooth will then be covered in thin layers of composite resin. Each layer will be dried using a heating light. Your dentist will shape the filling to match the shape of your teeth after the final layer of filling has dried and solidified.
For a robust, realistic-looking filling, porcelain is frequently combined with metal.
Dental labs create porcelain fillings, which are then delivered to the orthodontist for cementing inside your mouth. To complete the procedure, at least two dental appointments are typically necessary.
Fillings made of amalgam are silver in color. The back teeth of the mouth are typically sealed using them. Amalgam is made up of a combination of different metals, including copper, tin, silver, and mercury.
Although some patients might find the silver color unappealing, it is a long-lasting solution for severely worn molars.
Gold fillings are created in a lab using a mixture of gold and additional materials like copper and silver, after which they are sealed inside the mouth.
You may need to be cautious about what you eat after the dental procedure, depending on the type of filling.
After a filling meal, opt for simple-to-chew foods like soup, omelets, and soft bread.
Don’t eat unless you don’t have any pain or a swollen face.
You can eat and drink after the procedure because composite fillings (white fillings) harden instantly under the blue light used in the dental office.
Most dentists advise patients to wait at least 24 hours before consuming solid foods after getting amalgam (metallic shade) dental fillings because they take some time to harden.