At the Dramatic Play Center, children enhance their imagination and creativity through make-believe situations and roles. Imitating the work, feelings, words, and environments of people they know also improves their expressive language and social skills.
Where Imagination Comes to Life
A Learning Center is a place where children move around freely as they explore their different interests. Through these various activity centers, children learn to express their creativity and individuality. They are encouraged to trust their own judgements and thoughts—and are free to make mistakes as they learn through play.
Dramatic Play Center
With all the puzzles, Legos, lacing cards, and scales at the Math Center, children have many opportunities to develop awareness of concepts like size, shape, color, number, location, and weight. From a young age, children will begin to understand that parts make up a whole.
Story and Music Time
Story and Music Time is a fun way to incorporate language development with physical movement. While children sing and dance, they are learning new language patterns and vocabulary, differentiating among sounds, and gaining memory skills.
The Art Center is where children develop their creativity and imagination by exploring the concepts of size, shape, color, texture, and position. Experimenting with brushes and crayons strengthens their pre-reading and pre-writing skills.
The sights, sounds, and textures at the Sensory Center introduce children to soothing techniques for releasing tension. Manipulating different materials helps to build their fine motor skills, and the stories they create about these fun objects grows their imagination and vocabulary.
Fine and gross motor skills as well as problem-solving skills are strengthened at the Block Center. By working together to build structures, children improve their hand-eye coordination and explore sizes, shapes, and spatial relationships.


Rituals comfort, as they are formalized routines and have predictable results. In an uncertain world, life often follows such routines simply because of the comfort predictability brings. Change, even change for the better, brings anxiety. Thus the lowly crab may pause before entering a dark crevasse in a rock, routinely, finding that this extra moment to scan the path ahead comforts.
Done repeatedly, a routine becomes ritualized. Humans speak of rituals in the context of religion, as religious rituals, but their lives are fairly riddled with rituals that occur daily, weekly, or in any case frequently. Start with the morning routine. Why should the newspaper be read routinely over coffee and not at other times during the day? Someone used to this ritual finds a morning cup of coffee without the news lacking, feels uncomfortable, and may even dress and leave the house in order to buy a paper so the ritual will be complete. Males are expected to open doors for females, a rule established due to the expectation that the woman may be with child, or have an infant in her arms, but this routine is frequently ritualized so that a burdened male will put down his parcels to open the door for a free-handed and hale female.
Rituals may start as routines, but become rituals when they become absolute rules. Where the ritual is self-imposed, as in obsessive compulsive behavior, any argument over the nature and necessity for the ritual is with oneself. Religious rituals develop to assist the religious elite in maintaining control over their flocks. There can be no encroachment of the rules, as first a ritual must be broken. Controlling rituals are very much in use within Service-to-Self alien groups, so that almost every motion is within some ritualized behavior. One might imagine that such an activity as piloting a space ship would be a rigid procedure, but unlike what humans might expect, an alien pilot in the Service-to-Self orientation may not break the routine, even for good cause. To change the ritualized behavior would be stepping outside of the control of the overlords, who would rather lose a ship than lose control.


Ranch Management Practices of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and Non-BQA Certified Producers in Montana
The beef cattle industry continues to provide a safe, quality, and consistent product to consumers while addressing animal health and food safety issues. The study reported here sought to determine Beef Quality Assurance educational needs for record keeping, health management, marketing strategies, and perceptions of industry issues to inform and prepare Montana beef producers for changes. BQA and non-BQA certified producers had varying management strategies for animal identification, record keeping, and vaccination programs, while implant programs and marketing strategies were similar. The results of the survey will be used to determine the BQA educational needs of Montana cattle producers.
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DUMPER PLACERModel Name: DUMPER PLACER
A Dumper Placer is a heavy-duty vehicle that is used to transport and place large quantities of material, such as soil, gravel, sand, or construction debris. It is equipped with a dump bed or container that can be hydraulically raised and lowered to deposit the material in a specific location.
The main components of a dumper placer include the truck chassis, dump bed or container, and a hydraulic system for raising and lowering the bed. The operator controls the hydraulic system from the cab of the truck using a control panel or joystick.
Dumper placers are commonly used in construction, mining, and transportation industries for a wide range of tasks, including:
- Transporting and placing aggregate materials for road construction or maintenance
- Hauling and dumping waste or debris from construction sites or mining operations
- Transporting and placing soil for landscaping or excavation projects
- Moving and placing large equipment or machinery at job sites
Dumper placers are available in a range of sizes and configurations to suit different types of material and job requirements. They can be operated by a single operator or in a fleet for larger projects.
Using a dumper placer can provide several benefits over manual methods, including increased efficiency, reduced labor costs, and improved safety. However, proper training and maintenance are necessary to ensure safe and effective use of the equipment.
Overall, dumper placers are a valuable tool for any industry that requires the transport and placement of large quantities of material.


My blood test showed my calcium at 9.5 but a 24 hour urine test my calcium was 523. Why the difference?
Let’s start with what each test is measuring. Blood calcium tests are checking for the concentration of calcium in your blood. In the US, the result is given in milligrams of calcium per deciliter of blood, or mg/dl. Your blood calcium concentration is 9.5 mg/dl.
Your 24 hour urine calcium result is giving the total amount of calcium that is going into your urine over a 24-hour period. The result is in milligrams per 24 hours (mg/24 hr) or milligrams per day (mg/d).
Your parathyroid glands are regulating your blood calcium concentration - they try to keep the calcium concentration in a tight range. But they don’t care too much about the urine calcium. Often, the concentration of calcium in your blood will influence the amount of calcium in your urine. But there are multiple factors that determine urine calcium, and it tends to vary more than blood calcium. It varies based on how much calcium you got in your diet that day. If you took a lot of calcium in supplements, then your urine calcium will tend to be a little higher than if you took no supplements. It also varies based on other dietary factors, such as sodium intake. High sodium diets will tend to produce higher urine calcium levels.
There is also a condition called renal calcium leak, in which the kidneys inappropriately release too much calcium into the urine. This will often lead to kidney stones and may cause secondary hyperparathyroidism if the blood calcium levels are depleted from losing calcium in the urine.
With primary hyperparathyroidism, we often see high urine calcium levels, but this is not diagnostic, and you can also see low urine calcium levels. A high urine calcium level in itself does not indicate parathyroid disease. Parathyroid disease is diagnosed with the blood calcium and PTH levels.


PROF. T. M. HARRIS, with experience of the Greenland Rhsetic flora behind him, has now studied the British Rhsetic beds and, with the application of new methods, described with considerable detail some of the few plants from these rocks (The British Rhsetic Flora, British Museum, 1938.) The main outcrop of Rhsetic rocks extends from Dorset to north Yorkshire, and it is from these alone that plant remains have been obtained, though smaller outcrops also occur in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The conception of the Rhaetic formation is that of a shallow sea, dotted with islands, and in this, slight changes in level isolated lagoons, which would soon become brackish or freshwater lakes. It is probably in such lakes that the plants grew. The plant-containing beds occur as strata between those containing fish and other marine remains, suggesting temporary incursions of the sea into the lagoon region. The Bristol locality seems to have supplied most of the specimens.
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Swoogle is a Semantic web search engine. It is a research project carried out by the ebiquity research group in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland. It is an engine that discovers, analyzes and indexes knowledge encoded in semantic web documents published on the Web.Swoogle reasons about these reports and their constituent parts (e.g.people, terms,triples) and records important metadata about them.
Swoogle gives webscale semantic web information access administration, which helps human clients and programming frameworks to discover pertinent records, terms and triples, through its hunt and route administrations. Swoogle additionally gives an customizable algorithm enlivened by Google’s PageRank algorithm yet adjusted to the semantics and use designs found in semantic web documents.
The engine performs crawling of semantic documents like most web search engines and therefore the search is available as web service too. The engine is primarily written in Java with the PHP used for the front-end and MySQL for database. Swoogle is currently capable of searching over 10,000 ontologies and indexes more that 1.3 million web documents which contain almost 240M triples. Swoogle also computes the importance of a Semantic Web document. The techniques used for indexing are the more google-type page ranking and also mining the documents for inter-relationships that are the idea for the semantic web. Swoogle has also been used by several projects to manage and maintain specialized collections of RDF data.


Famed for its striking blue color, Crater Lake is a deep lake in a stunning natural setting in southwestern Oregon. It fills a huge crater, or caldera, at the top of an extinct volcano in the Cascade Range, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Medford. In 1902 the lake and its surrounding region became Crater Lake National Park, which covers an area of 286 square miles (741 square kilometers).
Crater Lake is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter. The caldera in which the lake was formed is the remnant of Mount Mazama, a volcano that rose to probably 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) until an eruption about 7,700 years ago destroyed the upper portion. Later less powerful explosions created cinder cones on the caldera floor. One of these, Wizard Island, rises 764 feet (233 meters) above the water surface. Crater Lake’s surface is 6,176 feet (1,882 meters) above sea level. The lake is 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep, making it the deepest lake in the United States and one of the deepest in the world.
Animal life of the area includes deer, bears, eagles, hawks, owls, and grouse. The lake has some trout and salmon, all introduced by people. The area’s plant life is mainly pine and fir trees, with wildflowers covering the meadows in summer.


Using PF-MOUTH GELTM for Sore or Painful Tongue Improved Symptoms and Stabilized Dryness and Trapping of Food A Case Report.
The clinical characteristics of sore or painful tongue are well-defined and often involve atrophic glossitis, fissured tongue, median rhomboid glossitis, or burning tongue, although the precise etiology remains unclear or incomplete and definitive treatment has yet to be clarified. The diagnosis, clinical presentation and severity of symptomatic sore or painful tongue are key factors in selecting treatment.
The objectives of treatment are controlling pain, suppressing the inflammatory response, and improving quality of life for the patient. Drug delivery represents a major challenge, because topical medications are easily rubbed or rinsed away from the target area through normal oral movements and salivary flow.
The use of topical corticosteroid ointments for patients with symptomatic sore or painful tongue is expected to control the inflammatory process associated with the formation of symptomatic
sore or painful tongue, but side effects such as burning, changes in taste perception and secondary oral candidiasis may be induced.
Some effectiveness of corticosteroid ointment has been shown in the treatment of symptomatic sore or painful tongue, but has not been satisfactory. Furthermore, treatment for one month or more has been required to reduce symptoms.
Fucoidans are fucose-rich polymers that were identified in brown algae by Kylin in 1918.
Fucoidans have been reported
to show bio-activities such as anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-coagulant and anti-tumoral properties. Further, fucoidans have been
used as supplements in cancer patients, and reportedly exert anti-
-inflammatory effects in patients with advanced cancer.
many studies have attempted to determine the effective of fucoidans as medicines or cosmetics, few have examined
effects on oral diseases.
Dent Open J. 2021; 7(1): 7-11. doi: 10.17140/DOJ-7-143


The Rail Car Ferries, Ontario No. 1
In 1905 a change in the fortunes of the harbour occurred. The Ontario Car Ferry Company was formed as a joint venture between the Grand Trunk Railway of Montreal and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad. The new company was formed chiefly to transport coal from Pennsylvania to Ontario to run the Grand Trunk Railway’s locomotives.
Rochester, New York, with excellent docking facilities and railway lines at Port Charlotte, was the choice for the southern terminus. Cobourg was chosen as the northern terminus because it was located directly north of Rochester. Also it was in close proximity to the raw materials to be shipped south – chiefly feldspar (used in making glass and other products), lumber, pulpwood and flour.
The vessel was built chiefly to carry freight. Below deck railway cars rolled aboard full of coal going north or other products on the return trip. But passengers were welcome too, with the vessel licensed to carry up to 1,000. They stayed above deck where she had staterooms and cabins, a dining salon and a large parlour, as well as a music room, a ladies’ lounge and rest room.
Built by the Canadian Shipbuilding Company of Toronto, Ontario No. 1 was launched in April 1907. She was a handsome vessel, painted a spotless glowing white with two raked stacks, a steel hull and twin screws for propulsion.
The Town of Cobourg had visions of becoming a major port once again!


What causes female infertility?
There are several things that can prevent you from getting pregnant: Damage to your fallopian tubes. These structures carry ovules from the ovaries, which produce eggs, to the uterus, where the baby develops. They can be damaged when scars form after pelvic infections, endometriosis, and pelvic surgery. That can prevent sperm from reaching an egg in the tube. The egg and sperm are in the tube. This is where the egg is fertilized and then moves to the uterus to implant.
Hormonal problems You may not get pregnant because your body is not experiencing the usual hormonal changes that lead to the release of an ovum from the ovary and the thickening of the lining of the uterus.
Cervical problems Some women have a condition that prevents sperm from passing through the cervical canal.
Uterine problems You may have polyps and fibroids that interfere with pregnancy. Uterine polyps occur when too many cells grow in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. Fibroids grow on the wall of the uterus. Other abnormalities of the uterus can also interfere,
“Unexplained” infertility. For approximately 20% of couples who have infertility problems, the exact causes are never identified.
Your doctor may order several tests, including a blood test to check hormone levels and an endometrial biopsy to examine the lining of the uterus.
Hysterosalpingography (HSG). This procedure involves ultrasound or x-rays of your reproductive organs. A doctor injects dye or saline and air into the cervix, which travels through the fallopian tubes. With this method, your doctor can check if the tubes are blocked.
Laparoscopy Your doctor places a laparoscope, a thin tube equipped with a small camera, through a small cut near your belly button. This allows you to see the outside of your uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes to detect abnormal growths. The doctor can also see if the fallopian tubes are blocked.


If anything we can ascribe to all smartphones found in the market, whatever it is, is the power consumption and battery life. Today we find insufficient durability, especially if we consider that it is a fundamental element of work for many of us. Now, thanks to the startup Eta Devices that could change very quickly. The development of a power amplifier could increase the daily life of the battery up to 50% more .
A job that counted as looking to reduce the power consumed by phones with charging stations that keep them connected. All thanks to the external company two MIT scientists, who have been developing power amplifier chips that consume less power than today. Amplifiers that are able to transform electricity into radio signals and keep the smartphone connected to the network operator.
Researchers have current power amplifier chips take a considerable amount of power in standby mode standby , do it to be ready when reconnect with communication towers. Phones like the latest model of Apple, the iPhone 5, with up to 5 power amplifier chips, chips that lose more than 65% of its energy into heat. This is the reason that smartphones are heated to download large files or using video streaming .
From Eta Devices explained that with the creation of the chip can regulate the amount of energy necessary for the radio to determine the amount of energy required in figures up to 20 million times per second.Under the so-called asymmetric multilevel outphasing is this new technology for optimal use of the energy needed by the radio without having to sacrifice the connection between the phone and the communication tower.
Eta Devices expects the technology to become available in the communications stations LTE network in 2013.The towers now lost 67% of its energy into heat and need cooling units installed to maintain power amplifiers, the chip developed by the company reduce the energy needed for the towers by 50%.
To become reality in a few months could be facing the biggest advance since the advent of smartphones to its main problem, the durability of the battery and power consumption.


The Foundation library is intended to provide VB developers with convenience and simplicity of working with data available for their C++ colleagues from standard STL library. The author tried to keep as close to STL spirit as possible unless VB OOP limitations forced him to invent something specific to VB language. The library logically consists of four parts: (1) Containers – classes for storing data, i.e. a vector or a linked list; (2) Iterators – classes to “walk” through containers’ content. Not every container offers all kinds of iterators due to its nature (i.e. linked list does not have a random access iterator); (3) Algorithms – classes performing various operations on containers, i.e. binary search or a quick sort; (4) Functionals – classes implementing primitive operations on container items. Functionals may be applied to each container element in a single call, thus, for example, replacing all container values with their square roots.
The library is extensible, so you may develop your own containers, algorithms and functionals. Documentation is also provided.
The Digital Panopticon: Is Big Brother Always Watching Us Online?
In the age of digital transformation, the internet has become a ubiquitous part of our lives. From socializing, shopping, and learning to more sensitive activities such as banking and healthcare,


Many people in the United States suffer from overwhelming medical expenses, stemming from an unexpected injury, medical diagnosis or other ailment. According to a CNBC report, medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy in the United States. Approximately 2 million people every year suffer from the effects of medical expenses, and another 643,000 people file for bankruptcy as a result of medical debt.
Medical conditions and injuries can affect people in a number of ways. People who are sick may be forced to miss work until they can recover from their injuries. In some cases, people may go unpaid while they are out of work due to illness. Furthermore, people may be charged different medical expenses depending on where they live and which medical institute they go to. A study conducted by the National Institutes of Health found that emergency room costs across the United States vary significantly depending on where they are located. For example, ER charges for a sprain ranged from $20 to $20,000 depending on where the patient was treated.
Even when people have insurance coverage, they still may be unable to afford their deductibles, monthly premiums and copays. Those with high deductible plans may have to pay $10,000 out-of-pocket before their insurance even kicks in to help with the payments. Those who wish to purchase a lower deductible plan will be charged increased monthly premiums.
Medical expenses can come when people least expect them, making it hard to plan for emergency situations. Experts suggest putting money away in case an accident or unexpected medical condition should occur.


Kids tend to skip chewing and try to swallow the food directly. Do not get angry, try to be patient and address the problem.
Chewing may start around 6-9 months. By 10 months, your baby should be given textured food and opportunity to chew. Babies can do light chewing till 1.5 years as they still lack molar teeth.
There can be several reasons behind a child not chewing its food properly:
Please refrain from the following behaviour:
For improvement, take the following steps:
Irritability is probably the most common signs among babies that indicates a child is hungry.
When a child is ready to eat food on its own, (s)he will give you signals. Look for the signals and you will know how to help your baby.
Sugar is a very tempting food item. Keep the sugar intake in check since the first day a child learns to eat; this way things will not out of hand.
Introducing food at the right age will make your child habituated with eating all kinds of food.
Underweight children require foods and diet that can provide them with enough nutrition and sufficient calories.
It is not right to completely put the blame on kids for their disinterest in healthy food. As parents, we need to reflect on ourselves and take necessary measures for the same.
Gradual introduction of different foods leads to proper development in children.
You can gradually make your fussy eater child accustomed with all kinds of food.
For overweight children, you cannot just take away interesting food altogether. It needs to happen gradually over the time.
If your child does not like milk or takes time to have a glass of milk every morning, do not get impatient.
Children learn from your behaviour. Changing your eating habits will help them develop healthy eating habits as well.
It is very important to maintain a balanced diet for the proper growth and development of the baby. Going gluten free or not is an individual's choice. It is better to look into the pros and cons before taking the decision.


Located in the Sumida district of Tokyo, the Edo-Tokyo Museum is an imposing structure that is impossible to miss. The museum opened in 1993 and since that time has become popular with international visitors seeking to explore the history of the capital, once called Edo.
During the Edo Period (1603-1868), the ruling Tokugawa shogunate established Edo (now called Tokyo) as the capital and enforced self-isolation on Japan. Largely cut-off from the rest of the world, Japan flourished culturally and enjoyed a long period of relative peace.
The Edo-Tokyo Museum provides an entertaining and interactive experience, in which visitors can learn about life in the capital through that period up to relatively recent times. The museum includes a permanent exhibition ranging from reconstructed buildings, models, replicas and artefacts with five to six special exhibitions held throughout the year. Unlike many museums in Japan, the facility caters well to international visitors with English information and foreign language guides available.
09:30 to 17:30 (last entry at 17:00)
Closed on Mondays and over the New Year period from Dec.21 until Jan.2. Periodically closed through the year. See the museum's website for details
Adult JPY600 / Uni. Students JPY480 / Junior High School & High School Students JPY300 / Seniors (65+) JPY300 / children under 12 years of age are free of charge
The museum is a 1-minute walk from Exit A3 or A4 of Ryogoku Station or a 3-minute walk from the West Exit of Ryogoku Station


Health association lists 7 steps for coping with extreme heat
As the temperature approaches 41 degrees Celsius in some areas of the country, the Association of Occupational and Environmental Diseases of Thailand has released a list of seven recommendations to cope with health-threatening heat.
The list follows a rise in public concern about the dangers of extreme heat following the sudden death on Friday of political figure Chonsawat Asavahame, 54, who reportedly collapsed from heat stroke on Thursday before dying early on Friday.
Extreme heat has direct and indirect effects on health, the association said, noting that the temperature of the human body is about 37 degrees Celsius and that sweat is one of its cooling methods.
Hot temperatures can cause a body to lose minerals, which can lead to heat stroke, the association said.
Hot temperatures increase the flow of blood to organs, which can impact the heart and blood vessels, it said.
Heat has a greater impact on people who take medicine that constricts blood vessels, people with cardiovascular diseases, as well as the elderly and children, the association said.
It advised people to follow seven recommendations:
1. Avoid outdoor activity when the temperature exceeds 34 degrees Celsius.
2. Wear loose clothing made from thin fabric.
3. Drink plenty of water.
4. Get a check-up from a doctor if you have cardiovascular illnesses or other ailments and your health worsens.
5. Use air conditioning while indoors and if you feel tired or get dizzy rub your joints with a cool, wet cloth.
6. Visit or keep in contact with elderly people to make sure they are well.
7. Drink more water if your urine becomes darker as this may be a sign of dehydration.


Teaching Manual for Written on Our Hearts (2002)
The Old Testament Story of God's Love
Does the Old Testament seem distant for your teens? Written on Our Hearts is a completely revised edition of The Hebrew Scriptures: The Biblical Story of God's Promise to Israel and Us. An in-depth course that brings to life the books of the Old Testament, this full-color student text covers the most important Scripture stories and passages of the Old Testament and guides students as they read the Bible. The one-semester course can be taught to ninth-graders but is ideal for tenth- and eleventh-grade students.
This 2002 edition of the teaching manual has been revised to reflect the changes made to the 2002 edition of the student textbook. The Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found the student textbook Written on Our Hearts, copyright 2002, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The teaching manual fully supports the student text and includes numbered references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayers, prayer services, review questions and answers, student activities, discussion questions, role-play situations, suggestions for interviews and guest speakers, student handouts, and much more.
The teaching manual contains the following additional resources:
- an introduction with background, rationale, goals and objectives, and lesson planning for the course.
- background for the narrative approach used in the course.
- an appendix of additional suggestions for effective teaching.
- an annotated list of recommended audiovisual resources.
- a list of audiovisual distributors.
- an annotated bibliography of suggestions for further reading.
- three articles for teacher background.
- sample test questions, which are also available free of charge in editable format.
Copyright: Jan. 1, 2002
Size: 8.5 x 11
Length: 322 pages


This post is by Carmen Ang from Visual Capitalist
- We’re already seeing the impact of climate change—today, droughts, heatwaves, and extreme rainstorms are 2x more frequent than they were a century ago
- In less than a decade, Earth’s climate is expected to warm another 0.5°C
- If this happens, heatwaves will be 4.1x more frequent than they were in the 1850-1900s
The Accelerating Frequency of Extreme Weather
The world is already witnessing the effects of climate change.
A few months ago, the western U.S. experienced one of the worst droughts it’s seen in the last 20 years. At the same time, southern Europe roasted in an extreme heatwave, with temperatures reaching 45°C in some parts.
But things are only expected to get worse in the near future. Here’s a look at how much extreme climate events have changed over the last 200 years, and what’s to come if global temperatures keep rising.
A Century of Warming
The global surface temperature has increased by about 1°C since the 1850s. And according to the IPCC, this warming has been indisputably caused by human influence.
As the global temperatures have risen, the frequency of extreme weather events have increased along with it. Heatwaves, droughts and extreme rainstorms used to happen once in a decade on average, but now:
- Heatwaves are 2.8x more frequent
- Droughts are 1.7x more frequent
- Extreme rainstorms are 1.3x more frequent
By 2030, the global surface temperature is expected to rise 1.5°C above the Earth’s baseline temperature, which means that:
- Heatwaves would be 4.1x more frequent
- Droughts (Read more...)


High Island (originally named High Isle) acquired its name from the hilltop in the center of the island which is the highest point within the Muscle Ridge chain of islands. Until late in the 19th century, High Island was mostly uninhabited except for occasional seasonal use by fishermen or a fishing family.
In the early part of the twentieth-century, granite mining operations began as an adjunct to the quarry on nearby Dix Island. A residential village and quarry operations, buildings and structures were built on High Island to accommodate the needs of the 500 to 600 workers that inhabited the island during the height of granite harvesting activities.
After the mining operations and periodic post-mining use of the buildings ceased, circa 1914, the island was once again abandoned.
Some of the unique features on the island include three water-filled quarry pits. The largest quarry is on the southwest end of the island and is approximately 0.63 acres in size and quite spectacular in both size and beauty.
The quarry is located amidst a dense vegetative cover of native and naturalized vegetation wrapping around high ledges. Views from above the quarry extend south in a 200-degree arc over the other islands within Muscle Ridge Shoals. There are three historic wharfs located to the south of the historic village remains of the island.
For more information on this High Island property, check out the property listing or contact Terry Sortwell or Joseph Sortwell in our Camden office for other island properties in coastal Maine.


Location positioning by GPS has become a standard function in modern handheld device specifications. Even in indoor environments, positioning by utilizing signals from the mobile cellular network and the wireless LAN has been intensively studied. This chapter starts with some review of the state-of-the-art technologies. Positioning technologies propel the market of location-based services (LBS). They are mobile content services that provide location-related information to users. However, to enjoy these LBS services, the mobile user must explicitly expose his/her accurate location to the service provider, who might abuse such location information or even trade it to unauthorized parties. To protect privacy, traditional approaches require a trusted middleware on which user locations are anonanonymous ymized. This chapter presents two new privacy-preserving approaches without such a middleware. The first is a non-exposure location cloaking protocol where only relative distances are exchanged. The second is a protocol for nearest neighbor search with controlled location exposure.
|Title of host publication||Handheld Computing for Mobile Commerce|
|Subtitle of host publication||Applications, Concepts and Technologies|
|Number of pages||21|
|Publication status||Published - 2010|
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- Computer Science(all)


As with all restoration/remediation, the goal is to return the property/environment to “normal” or sanitary conditions as quickly and efficiently as possible. All actions should contribute to achieving this objective. Those that do not so contribute should be reconsidered.
Determining the Scope of Decontamination
Since the removal of contaminants is the primary objective, it is critical to determine how far those contaminants may have spread. If arriving shortly after discovery, moisture meters and infrared imaging can provide excellent information on how far primary contamination with liquid water has spread.
Rough Cleaning, Initial Sanitization & Demolition
Rough cleaning to remove gross contamination as well as an initial application of appropriate sanitizers is usually appropriate before starting demolition. This application of sanitizer is an engineering control intended to reduce (not eliminate!) risk for workers. As a rule, porous materials directly contacted by Category 3 water should be removed and discarded. This includes carpet, cushion, tackless strip, insulation, etc. It also includes many contents items.
Semi-porous materials, primarily wood framing, can often be cleaned and decontaminated. Non-porous materials such as vinyl flooring or ceramic tile can often be effectively cleaned and decontaminated, unless contaminated water has penetrated under or behind them, in which case they must be removed to access the contaminated surfaces for remediation.


This sweet-faced 29-year-old orangutan named Sandra has been held in captivity in a Buenos Aires, Argentina zoo for 20 years. She is the subject of a historic & unprecedented legal ruling allowing her to be transferred to a sanctuary in Brazil more suitable to animal life than cement cages.
Argentina’s Association of Professional Lawyers for Animal Rights (AFADA) filed a habeas corpus writ against unlawful imprisonment at the Buenos Aires Zoo. The court ruled Sandra is “a nonhuman being that has certain rights & can enforce them through legal procedure” & granted her basic rights of life, freedom, & a premise of no harm either physically or psychologically. Previously animals have been regarded as things.
This is the first such ruling in the world & sets a legal precedent for the humane treatment of animals. It’s also the first wee step in the direction of outlawing zoos & animals in circuses. Some legal experts argue this ruling only applies to great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, & orangutans) who share 96% of their genetic identity with human beings & are considered comparable in cognitive & emotional life. (That depends entirely on which human beings they’re being compared to. When compared to the US Congress, the great ape’s cognitive & emotional skills leave the senators in the dust.) It isn’t certain the legal experts are interpreting the ruling correctly but animal rights activists will surely use the precedent to push for the inclusion of all living beings to be treated with dignity & respect–& not as spectacle.
Hats off to Sandra’s attorney, Andrés Gil Domínguez, who argued animals suffer deep & serious harm from confinement. Buenos Aires Zoo officials have up to two weeks to issue an appeal. Let’s hope the tigers get them if they refuse to come to their senses.
(Photo by Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images)


There are thousands of examples in which probability is used, some are familiar, and some originate from the seamier side of life. For example, everyone has played at coin tossing at one time or another. Although there is no such thing as an idealized coin— a circular one of zero thickness—most coin tosses use the coins available, with either side face up (“heads” or “tails”; also phrased “heads up/down” or “tails up/down”). Thus, one can think of a coin as a two-sided die in lieu of the six-sided cubes we are all used to in a game of dice. If a coin is tossed with a good amount of spin, we can denote the two possible results as H for heads and T for tails. If we repeat the tosses N number of times, we obtain N(H) heads and N(T) tails. Thus, the fraction of N(H)/N and N(T)/N can be thought of as the chance (probability) to get a head or tail, respectively; P(H) and P(T) are the most common notations that represent the probability to get heads and tails, respectively. If we toss the coin many, many times, the result should be close to 0.5. Of course, this means that if we bet on the chances of heads and tails, we will not be much of a winner if we play too many games—and we will have to have really good luck to win if we play fewer games.


Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Tomatoes are a favourite summer crop for greenhouses and, if started early enough in heat, can produce six to eight or more trusses of fruit during the summer and autumn. There are hundreds of varieties to choose from, with fruit coming in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Tall or indeterminate varieties make the best use of space, and are trained as single-stemmed cordons on wires or canes up the inside of the greenhouse. Bush varieties don't need staking and are suitable for growing in pots, some even in hanging baskets. Some varieties are suitable for growing outside, particularly in southern regions.
Also known as 'Gartenperle', Lycopersicon esculentum 'Garden Pearl' is an easy-to-grow 'tumbling tomato', bearing masses of small, pink-red cherry tomatoes on compact plants. 'Garden Pearl' is well suited to growing in a pot or hanging basket, where its foliage and fruit will trail over the sides.
Lycopersicon ‘Garden pearl’ and wildlife
Lycopersicon ‘Garden pearl’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is Lycopersicon ‘Garden pearl’ poisonous?
Lycopersicon ‘Garden pearl’ can be toxic.
No reported toxicity to:
Plants that go well with Lycopersicon 'Garden Pearl'


I have prepared a tutorial for you on how to draw a simple house. Start the lesson and learn useful skills.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a simple house. All children and novice artists sooner or later draw a house in their drawings, because this is an excellent object for drawing. This tutorial shows you how to draw a house in the easiest way.
In the picture, you see a one-story house. There are all the main elements here – roof, attic, chimney, door, window. This lesson will not only be interesting for you but also useful.
As you can see, this tutorial uses simple geometric shapes, and you will once again practice your ability to draw straight lines. Try to do it carefully and then the result of the work will please you. Follow all the drawing steps in sequence and follow my tips.
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 20 minutes.
How to Draw a Simple House
- Draw the outline of the house.
Determine the size and location of the house and draw a rectangle.
- Add the roof.
Use a few straight lines to depict a trapezoid.
- Depict the chimney.
Draw a small rectangle on the top of the roof.
- Sketch out the window.
Draw a small rectangle and add the frame and four glass panes inside.
- Draw the door.
Depict a rectangle. Add the door frame and threshold with straight lines.
- Depict the attic.
Use a few straight lines to draw the small attic on the roof.
- Add details.
Draw the attic window and doorknob.
- Add more details.
Use horizontal lines to draw the texture of the logs.
- Color the drawing.
You will need several shades of brown and blue.
You can add other objects if you want to improve your drawing. For example, draw flowers, bushes, trees, and the sky.
Be sure to download the PDF for a short version of this guide and additional tools. This will help you return to the lesson at any convenient time.
It is too hard ,need to make it more easy!


1880: Grand Ronde Indians talk English & Jargon
This clipping comes from a fascinating in-between time…
Image credit: Oregon Historical Society
It’s about a generation after the founding of the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation in northwestern Oregon.
And it’s about a generation before the birth of those who grew up speaking the re-creolized Chinuk Wawa that they shared as elders with Henry Zenk in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
This news reports shows that the population of Grand Ronde had had enough time to learn a good deal of English, and that they heavily used the Jargon.
This certainly matches what Henry’s influential dissertation research found, that kids grew up with both languages at G.R. around the turn of the century.
Read for yourself:
The Northern Indians — Wheat Market.
PORTLAND, October 21st. — Hon. M.C. George, Congressman-elect, has recently visited the Grand Ronde reservation. The Indians, learning of his contemplated visit, gathered at the agency from all parts, and some came from the mouth of Salmon river. At the general pow-wow held several chiefs and representative Indians gave their views and desires, and recounted the failure of the Government, as they understood the matter, to meet its promises. Nearly all talked fair English, but some preferred to converse in Chinook. The Indians are well managed and appear to be self-sustaining. About 25,000 bushels of grain are produced annually by them, ad nearly all live in houses of their own handiwork, and pretty much as white people live. Many of them expressed themselves as desiring to become citizens, the same as the whites, to have their lands in severality [sic], and abandoning all Indian life, become amenable to the law of the land. They appear to be peaceable and inoffensive, and to be conducting themselves well.
The local wheat market is still without animation.
— from the Sacramento (CA) Daily Record-Union of October 22, 1880, page 3, column 3


Yunlin County is located in the central part of western Taiwan with major emissions from the Mailiao industrial park, the Taichung Power Plants and heavy traffic. In order to understand the influence of meteorological conditions on PM2.5 concentrations in Yunlin County, we applied a two-stage cluster analysis method using the daily averaged surface winds from four air quality monitoring stations in Yunlin County to classify the weather pattern. The study period includes 1095 days from Jan 2013 to December 2015. The classification results show that the low PM2.5 concentration occurs when the synoptic weather in Taiwan is affected by the strong southwesterly monsoonal flow. The high PM2.5 concentration occurs when Taiwan is under the influence of weak synoptic weather conditions and continental high-pressure peripheral circulation. A high PM2.5 event was studied and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) meteorological model was performed. The result indicated that due to being blocked by the Central Mountain Range, Yunlin County, which is situated on the leeside of the mountains, exhibits low wind speed and strong subsidence behavior that favors PM2.5 accumulation.
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Advocates of determinism cannot escape this fundamental contradiction. They want to claim knowledge, but this requires them to make the choices needed to gain knowledge—yet determinism asserts that they cannot make actual choices. Determinists have to assume that they themselves are outside the deterministic nexus when reaching any conclusions; that they were free to make choices and reach conclusions based on their thinking rather than simply being pre-programmed. — Edwin A. Locke, The Illusion of Determinism: Why Free Will Is Real and Causal, 2018, s. 80.
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Most people correctly believe in both free will and reliable cause and effect (determinism). Free will is when we decide for ourselves what we ”will” do, when ”free” of coercion or other undue influence. Since reliable cause and effect is neither coercive nor undue, it poses no threat to free will. And since our decisions are deterministically caused by our own purpose and our own reasons, free will poses no threat to determinism.
The paradox arises from viewing reliable causation as an external entity that forces us to act against our will. But that’s an illusion produced by letting our metaphors get out of hand. Causation doesn’t cause anything. It is just a concept we use to describe how the actual objects and forces that make up the physical universe interact to bring about events. Determinism asserts the reliable behavior of these objects and forces, but it is not one of them. It is descriptive, not causative.


Here is a summary I read of one school of thought:
- Kids have more taste buds than adults. That can make strong foods like broccoli less enjoyable for children.
- You’re not eating your veggies. And maybe a lot of other things, too – kids take their cues from parents.
- They are exercising their agency. Since they don’t have a lot of areas of control, this is an easy one to try.
- It was a survival tactic for our ancestors. ?? Really. This is saying that our ancestors stayed away from unknown foods to protect them from being poisoned.
- Food equals punishment. “Eat your greens or else,” doesn’t put healthy foods in a good light. And what do we often use for rewards…it wouldn’t be broccoli.
- It’s in their genes. There really is a gene – GeneTZS2R38 – that will make a child that has it less likely to enjoy robust flavors. Hummm – want to make an appointment to check that one out?
Not being an expert, I would assume there is truth in those six ideas. Being a mom that didn’t know about those serious factors, I learned from experts in “my day” that discipline is a huge factor. A regular schedule and not allowing pickiness will go a long way in getting children to eat. At Pioneer Girls Camp – we had a one tablespoon rule: they had to eat one tablespoon of each dish and if they didn’t like it, they didn’t have to ask for more. That teaches more than just broadening their food horizon.
Dr. Lendon Smith, author of Feed Your Kids Right – advocated not catering to their attempts of control in this area, not shoving foods they dislike down them – but not feeding them anything else until the next meal time. He was controversial in “my day” – but his practical suggestions saved me stress.
And – I have three thirty-some-year-old non-picky eaters as a result. Grandchildren, too.


MODELLING OF SURFACES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEM PUBLISHEDMihai Valentin Herbei, Valeria Ciolac, Octavian Herbei, Cosmin Popescu, L. Ciolac None
The digital model of an object or phenomenon is constituted of a data collection systematically stocked (data base) that describe a tri-dimensional system of coordinates, arbitrary or particularly can form the object features or states/accomplishments of the phenomenon (conversion as a digital image) and allow by calculation programs, deducting the object or states shape and features for the phenomenon in new points. Modelling the areas is the process for representing graphically a natural or artificial area by using one or more mathematical equations. Modelling the terrestrial area is a particular case for modelling an area where we should take into account the specific problems for representing the Earth or some of its parts. From the fields where the digital model can have an immediate applicability are as follows: analyse of telecommunication systems, designing the pipe networks (water pipes), command and control of different systems, as in all other fields where it is necessary to know the altitude information in different points of an area. The term of „digital terrain model” was used for the first time in 1958 by Miller and Laflamme who defined it as “a statistic representation of continuous area by using a great number of points whose horizontal coordinates (x, y) together with the altitude (z) are known and this representation is made in an arbitrary coordinates system”. The digital terrain model represents an informatics’ instrument composed by terrain data and software that represent a basic component of a GIS. The digital terrain model (DTM) is composed by 3 sub-systems: Digital elevation model- DEM contains altitudes, slopes, curves, etc. Digital planimetric model – DPM contains planimetric data and elements. Digital model of objects nature – DEN contains pedologic, geologic, hydrologic data etc. Generating the DTM refers to the way of data acquisition, to making the model by using different interposing methods and also choosing the structure of data representation (raster or TIN).
sustainable development; Environmental protection; G.I.S.; modeling; digital terrain model


A good indicator of its quality? High levels of humic substances, the precious components of compost.
“Feeding soil with organic fertilizer means increasing its biodiversity.” explains Chilosi.
How do research projects in this sector work?
The first step is listening to farmers who already use Acea Ambiente’s compost.
“By visiting farmers and filling in standardized questionnaires, we assess the soil’s production levels and, if needed, we offer advice from an agronomic point of view. This part of the job is essential because farmers often provide important insights on how to improve the use of organic fertilizer or when to apply it to a field and/or during what stage. New ideas are born from these exchanges and perspectives.” says Chilosi.
The next step involves experimenting to assess the fertilizing potential of the compost on different crops.
“We have started experimenting at the University’s farm and on some of the fields owned by Acea Ambiente. This work allows us to collect data on the quantity and quality produced, on the benefits of compost on plant heath and on how much the chemical, physical and biological fertility of the soil improves with the use of compost.”
Organic compost must ensure farmers the same quantity they would have produced if they had used chemical fertilizers, if not more.
“Statistics allow us to identify the best ways of applying compost, with the aim of providing guidelines on how to use Acea Ambiente’s organic fertilizer in different agri-food productions.”
The three types of compost


The history of plane crashes in Nepal dates back to the early days of commercial aviation in the country. One of the earliest recorded crashes occurred in 1950, when a Douglas DC-3 operated by Indian Airlines crashed in the mountains near Pokhara, killing all 18 people on board.
Over the years, Nepal has seen a number of plane crashes due to a combination of factors, including poor weather conditions, lack of proper navigation equipment, and inadequate maintenance of aircraft. Many of the crashes have occurred in the mountainous regions of the country, where the challenging terrain and unpredictable weather make flying difficult.
In 1992, a Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed into a mountain, killing all 167 people on board. This was one of the deadliest crashes in Nepal’s history.
Another tragic crash occurred in 2012, when a Agni Air Dornier 228 aircraft carrying 21 people crashed in the mountains, killing all on board. An investigation into the crash revealed that poor maintenance and inadequate training of the pilots were contributing factors.
In 2018, a small plane operated by local airline Tara Air crashed in the west of Nepal, resulting in the deaths of all 23 people on board. The investigation of the crash identified that the cause was the pilot’s poor judgement and lack of adherence to standard operating procedures
In recent years, the Nepalese government has taken steps to improve aviation safety in the country, including upgrading navigation equipment and increasing training for pilots. However, the challenging terrain and unpredictable weather of Nepal continue to make flying in the country a high-risk endeavor.
In conclusion, The history of plane crashes in Nepal is tragic and unfortunate, with many lives lost due to a combination of factors including poor weather conditions, lack of proper navigation equipment, inadequate maintenance of aircraft, and poor judgement of pilots. Despite recent efforts to improve aviation safety, flying in Nepal remains a high-risk endeavor.


Yellowstone & Big Sur
2.5 - 3.5 years
We believe that children should learn in a fun and engaging environment.
Our preschool teachers will provide experiences for children to continue to grow in these 4 areas: social and emotional, language, physical, cognitive and language and literacy. We believe children learn best when they can choose what to play with. Our teachers document observations that will include information such as what each child is interested in playing, how they play with the item; this information helps us to provide an environment for each child to feel connected to. In addition, our teachers also implement Conscious Discipline, which is a social and emotional curriculum. Conscious Discipline teaches children how to identify and begin to teach how to manage their feelings through breathing exercises and also providing a safe place to go. Conscious Discipline also teaches children how to stick up for their rights when a peer acts in a way that they do not like. We talk with our families about how they can implement Conscious Discipline at home; it is our goal to provide a strong home/school connection with our families.
Our playground also provides an important part in children’s days. Our preschool classrooms provide rain suits for each child, which will provide the opportunity to go outside even during the wettest days! Children in this classroom may spend up to 4 hours a day outside!
Throughout the day we:
Do age appropriate and intentionally planned activities
Have literacy activities that include stories and songs


For the past month, our 5/6 compacted math students have been researching the concept of Pi and preparing collaborative presentations to showcase all they’ve learned. From the origins of Pi to the history of Pi Day, even with corny jokes in-between. Each group created a ten slide Google Slides presentation and honed their public speaking skills as they presented to the class.
Today, March 14, is the official “Pi Day” celebration across the world (math geeks unite!) For those who confuse pi with pie, you will definitely want to peek at our student presentations to learn more.
Ms. Brockel, our GT teacher, is such a wonderful addition to our staff as she guides students throughout the year with enrichment projects. She invited me to their class today for a final wrap-up of presentations, then surprised me with a gift and a card signed by all the students, thanking me for my assistance with their project. I was completely surprised by their thoughtfulness!
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Loved reading about that day! Very cool day for all of your students and YOU! Love the new shirt too!
Keep up the great writing!


Designers Inspired by Loved Ones with Disabilities
Sharon Rush of Knowbility presented at Big Design Conference 2011 on Designing for Disabilities. In her talk, Sharon gives several examples of designers innovating because of a loved with a disability.
Did you know these interesting facts about these inventors:
– Pelligrino Turri developed a typewriter, so he could send love letters to a blind countess
– Herman Hollerith, founder of IBM, had a learning disability (created the punch card to capture data)
– Alexander Graham Bell’s mother and wife were both deaf (invented phone)
– Albert Einstein had Aspergers Syndrome and was reportedly dyslexic (Theory of relativity)
– Thomas Edison was slightly deaf with a learning disability (invented light bulb, camera, and more)
– Leonardo Da Vinci was dyslexic (invented bicycle, parachute, tank, glider, and so much more)
– Stephen Hawking has Motor neurone disease (considered to be greatest astro-physicist)
– Temple Grandin is autistic (has a PhD in Animal Behavior and created inventions for humane treatment of cows)
You will be inspired by this great presentation. Enjoy!


Basic protective measures against the new Coronavirus
The Coronavirus virus has many thoughts in the minds of people who have been instructed by the WHO to remove it. Thousands of people have died in the world due to this virus. Many people think that it can get worse because of the cold, or it may end up sooner in the warmer environment. The WHO has released Basic protective measures against the new Coronavirus.
COVID-19 spreads in all kinds of environments. WHO said if you go somewhere, take protective measures. The best way to avoid COVID-19 is to often wash your hands. Doing so can help you eliminate the virus you have on your hands and prevent it.
Weather virus has no effect: Cold weather has nothing to do with the corona virus. It is a myth that people can kill new coronavirus or other diseases. The normal temperature of people is 36.5 ° C to 37 ° C. Therefore, it is important to pay close attention to your hygiene. Bathing with warm water does not spread the coronavirus.
Bathing with hot water does not spread corona: It is a virus that cannot be prevented by hot water. Take care of the hygiene regardless of the temperature of the water for bathing. Bathing with hot water can be harmful because it can burn you.
Coronavirus can spread by mosquitoes: As of now, there is no evidence that the coronavirus can spread to mosquitoes as well. It is an airborne virus that spreads through the air. When a person infected with this virus coughs or sneezes, the droplets of water spread into the air, causing the virus to pass to the other.
Hand dryers not effective for cleaning hands: COVID-19 is not effective at killing viruses. To avoid the Coronavirus, you should often wash your hands with alcoholic soap and water. After washing hands should be taught with a towel or hot air dryer.


In 1913, Norwegian railway workers found muskox ice-age fossils in the mountainous region of Dovre.
The fossils predated the time when the first humans appeared in this part of the world, which happened after the end of the latest ice-age, some 12,000 years ago. The scientists do not believe that the muskox has existed in Scandinavia in the millennia that followed.
The species began its ancient existence in the temperate highlands of Central Asia. Later, it made the Arctic and the permafrost tundra its prime habitat.
Through the millennia, the muskox expanded its territories along the edge of the treacherous ice-age glaciers, across Europe, Asia, North America, and the island of Greenland.
By the 1920s, the muskox had disappeared from most of these historical habitats and were almost extinct, except for some remaining herds in Arctic Canada and on Greenland’s tundra.
The Norwegians decided to help, and between 1924 and 1927, they moved 12 individuals from Greenland to the Norwegian island of Gurskøy. Sadly, they all died.
In 1932, enthusiasts tried again, and released 12 Greenland individuals at Dovre, but they were all illegally hunted and killed during World War II.
Between 1947 and 1953, there was a third and successful attempt, with 21 Greenland muskox individuals, again at Dovre.
Despite some setbacks over the years, the animals have since survived, thrived, and multiplied. In 2019, the Dovre stock had 237 bulls, cows, and calves.
A few strays moved east to the regions of Femundsmarka and Härjedalen, on the border with Sweden, and settled there.
When visiting Norway, you can see the magnificent muskox in its natural habitat; but we strongly recommend that you do it via a guided tour.
A stressed muskox may attack and can be highly dangerous. Heed all local advice – and be safe rather than sorry.
Source: Lundh, Nils G. (ed). Moskus. Sør-Trøndelag fylke – Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län 1992. | MNR.00029


A wagging tail can suggest joy or curiosity. A high, stiff wag typically denotes excitement or expectation, whereas a lower, more relaxed wag can denote a friendly welcome or overall contentment.
This indicates attentiveness or curiosity. When a dog's ears are forward, it usually means that they are giving attention to their environment or are interested in something.
Indicates submission, dread, or violence. When a dog's ears are pushed back against their skull, it generally means they are submissive or afraid.
Arousal, eagerness, or hostility is indicated by raised hackles. This indicates that the dog is stimulated, excited, or possibly hostile.
The act of rolling over denotes surrender or fun. It usually indicates submission or playfulness. But it can also be a sign of dread or anxiety if the dog appears tense or uneasy.
It can suggest nervousness or excitement about a treat. When a dog licks their lips, it means that they are looking forward to a treat or is enthusiastic about something.
Panting can indicate heat exhaustion, nervousness, or exhilaration. If a dog is panting heavily, it is critical to keep an eye on them and provide them with water and a cool atmosphere.
Yawning can be an indication of worry, tension, or boredom. Dogs yawn for a variety of causes, including nervousness, tension, and tedium.
Barking can indicate vigilance, anxiety, hostility, or playfulness. Barking is a typical dog activity, but it can also suggest a variety of emotions based on the situation.
Growling can be used to express dread, anger, or playfulness. Growling, like barking, can suggest a variety of emotions based on the situation. It can be a fun behavior in some dogs.


Upper and Middle School - Mary Hutton Biddle Library
The Mary Hutton Biddle Library, used by the Middle and Upper School community, provides a space for students to feed their natural intellectual curiosity and nurture a love of reading. It is an inviting space for independent and group work and a center for teaching research as a collaborative endeavor. The library provides an extensive collection of print and online resources, all of which are used in developing advanced research and information literacy skills. The library program seeks to provide students with the skills needed to be critical users and creators of knowledge. Further information about the Mary Hutton Biddle Library is available here.
Lower School Library
The goal of the Lower School Library program is to encourage our students to see themselves as readers and lovers of books, and build lifelong reading habits. The library program strives to teach our students to be ethical, thoughtful producers and consumers of information obtained from a variety of formats. The librarian and classroom teachers plan collaboratively, so students are learning information literacy skills that are woven into their classroom research projects. In our library, you will see students reading books in cozy spaces, creating digital projects, coding with robots, or searching databases for information. The Lower School library is a place for thinking, doing and dreaming. For access to Lower School Summer Reading lists, online resources, and much more click here.
The Archives collects, maintains and provides access to materials relating to the people and history of Westtown School. Students and faculty in all three divisions use the archives for research, with the assistance of trained and experienced archivists.


Not so much a classroom strategy as a tool to help you understand how complex a text will be for your learners. Readability calculators give you a judgement on what year / grade level the text you will read with your learners is at.
All you have to do it copy and paste the text into a readability calculator and then it will tell you the grade level the text is for using a number of different measurement tools.
The readability calculator that I use this one – readability calculator.
After you copy and paste your text in to the box and press the button ‘process text’ your text’s readability will be calculated. The calculator also gives you information such as:
- number of characters
- number of words
- number of sentences
Then under this list you will be given various grade systems that tell you how readable a text is according to the US grade system. The two grade systems that I use are (1) The Gunning Fog index which tells you the number of years of formal education you would need to comprehend the text and (2) The Flesch Kincaid Grade level which tells you which US grade the text would be appropriate for.
The Flesch Kincaid grade level is shown in the table below:
As you can see the column ‘school level’ will tell you the grade that the text can be read at. The calculator also gives you recommendations of sentences that you could adapt if you wanted to make the text more comprehensible.
Readability calculators can help you understand the complexities of a text and then plan strategies and approaches to support your EAL learners to develop their understanding of texts.


A new study has revealed that the ability of human brain to juggle between two tasks, such as walking and talking, begins to diminish almost a decade earlier than previously thought. The research has been conducted by scientists from Harvard Medical School and Hebrew SeniorLife. It says that the ability to dual-task starts declining by the age of 55, a decade before old age, as traditionally defined by the threshold of 65 years. Scientists said this struggle may be a warning sign of dementia.
"We assessed a large number of individuals between the ages of 40 and 64 years, and observed that the ability to walk under normal, quiet conditions remained relatively stable across this age range," lead researcher Junhong Zhou said in an article posted on the website of Harvard Medical School.
"However, even in this relatively healthy cohort, when we asked participants to walk and perform a mental arithmetic task at the same time, we were able to observe subtle yet important changes in gait starting in the middle of the sixth decade of life," the researcher further said.
The study has been published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.
The researchers studied 640 people in Spain between May 2018 and July 2020 for the study.
"As compared to walking quietly, walking under dual-task conditions adds stress to the motor control system because the two tasks must compete for shared resources in the brain," said Zhou.
"What we believe is that the ability to handle this stress and adequately maintain performance in both tasks is a critical brain function that tends to be diminished in older age," the researcher added.
The authors added that it's important to note that while they observed that dual-task walking tended to diminish with advancing age across the entire cohort, not everyone in the study fit this description.


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How to Pronounce 'PERSEVERATE'- English Grammar
In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word perseverate. This word refers to the continuity of something, especially repitition.
Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.
Thanks to this unit, I have learnt a lot about the design of a syllabus based on different criteria. â†µTeaching Business English to adults seems to be an interesting challenge since many factors have to be taken into account. Following the right order, a teacher should first make a level test before proposing a needs analysis in order to arrange the grouping, while making sure the HR department agrees with the final decision.â†µDifferent tests also exist to make sure the learners are regularly aware of their progress and weaknesses.


More extract from solids
New process including equipment to increase the efficiency of the treatment of very fine solids in counterflow liquids
Summary: A concept is presented according to which a uniform velocity of liquids is achieved in counterflow to solids over the cross-section of the vessel. Convections of higher liquid layers into lower ones can be excluded. The difficulty is the structure of the solid with many particle sizes in the range of approx. 20 to 0 mm as well as the input of a pulsation due to the gas flow. Amongst other things, this concept may be used for the extraction of wax from lignite or for the decontamination of soils in oil fields. The system impedes emissions, reduces the danger of explosion and can be operated under pressure.
The continuous treatment of solids with liquids in counterflow in a vessel is a widespread field of process engineering. These are processes such as chemical reactions, the extraction of soluble substances from solids by means of a liquid solvent, sorption, dissolution and washing processes or others.
One of the most important prerequisites and the aim of such processes is the uniformness of the flow rate over the cross-section when passing the two phases in the vessel, i.e. the retention time of the liquid and of the solid must be very uniform when passing the vessel. These...


The cosmonaut carried out work with a microscope to trace another possible air leak.
The size of a crack in the intermediate chamber of the Russian Zvezda module aboard the International Space Station (ISS) remains unchanged, cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov reported to Russia’s Flight Control Center on Wednesday.
"It [the length] has not changed. As in the previous measurements, I do not see any changes," Ryzhikov said during his talks with Mission Control broadcast on NASA’s website.
On February 23, the cosmonaut carried out work with a microscope to trace another possible air leak. The photos of the work were transmitted to Earth and the video from GoPro cameras will be sent via the Russian broadband communications system. After completing the work, the cosmonaut reinstalled the patch in the area of the crack.
The ISS crew reported to Russia’s Flight Control Center on the morning of October 15 that the cosmonauts had found a possible air leak spot in the inter-section compartment of the Zvezda module. Cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin later specified that the air leak spot looked like a curvilinear scratch 2-3 cm long. Cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov later said that the fracture was about 4.5 cm in size.
In November, the ISS Russian crewmembers made images of the possible air leakage spot from the outside of the space station during their spacewalk. The cosmonauts did not notice any damage outside the station in the area of the fracture.
ISS Russian Segment Flight Director Vladimir Solovyov said in January that another spot might not be air tight aboard the space station. A Russian Progress MS-16 resupply ship delivered a microscope to the orbital outpost to look for a possible air leak.


Planting the Summer Garden
Posted on May 16, 2013
You should finally be safe to plant your summer garden now in Oklahoma. With the extended cold temperatures, it has taken a little longer to get plants in the ground than in years past.
All of our homes in Belleau Wood, Carrington Lakes, Valencia and the Ranches have perfect backyards to plant a garden in. Here are some things to consider:
- Do you have enough sun exposure? Vegetables love the sun. They need at least 6 hours of full sun every day, and preferably 8.
- Know your soil. Most soil can be enriched with compost and be fine for planting, but some soil needs more help. Vegetables must have good, loamy, well-drained soil. Check with your local nursery or local cooperative extension office about free soil test kits so that you can assess your soil type.
- Placement is everything. Avoid planting too near a tree, which will steal nutrients and shade the garden. In addition, a garden too close to the house will help to discourage animals from nibbling away your potential harvest.
- Decide between tilling and a raised bed. If you have poor soil or a bad back, a raised bed built with non pressure-treated wood offers many benefits.
- Vegetables need lots of water, at least 1 inch of water a week.
- You'll need some basic planting tools. These are the essentials: spade, garden fork, soaking hose, hoe, hand weeder, and wheelbarrow (or bucket) for moving around mulch or soil. It's worth paying a bit extra for quality tools.
- Study those seed catalogs and order early.
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Most of the time, to take the derivative of a function given by a formula y = f(x), we can apply differentiation functions (refer to the table of derivative rules) along with the product, quotient, and chain rule. Sometimes though, it is not possible to solve and get an exact formula for y. For example, to find the derivative of y(x) given the function,
we must use implicit differentiation, since we cannot find y' explicitly as a function of only x. The best we can do is find a formula for y' as a function of both x and y. The resulting equation is called an implicit formula for y because we cannot solve for y directly.
To find y', we need to take the derivative of the entire equation with respect to x. Therefore, every time we encounter an expression involving functions of y, we need to use the chain rule since y itself is already a function of x. If we take the derivative of both sides with respect to x, we first apply the chain rule to y3 to get:
Note that the reason we use the d/dx notation is to emphasize that we are taking the derivative of the entire equation with respect to x, not y. This is why the derivative of has the y' factor, rather than simply being 3y2, which would be the case if we were differentiating with respect to y.
Similarly, we apply the chain rule and product rule with respect to x to sin(xy) to get:
On the right-hand side of the equation,
Plugging in the previous results, we get:
We couldn't solve for y in the original equation, but we can now solve for y'.
Below are a few more examples of implicit differentiation.
Use implicit differentiation to find the derivatives of the following equations.
1. Find the derivative with respect to x of :
2. Find the derivative with respect to x of :
First, apply the tangent function to the left and right sides of the equation:
Then, find the derivative with respect to x:
Using the trigonometric identity, and substituting , we can instead write the above equation as:
3. Find the derivative with respect to t of :


Lithium-ion batteries are currently one of the biggest problems in the tech world. The ubiquitous power source has an annoying tendency to burst into flames. But researchers at Stanford University believe they may have found a solution with a built-in flame retardant that doesn’t harm the battery’s performance.
The Li-ion battery is great for holding a charge and fitting into small devices but sometimes it experiences what’s called thermal runaway. The term refers to an exponential growth in heat. The battery contains two primary electrodes—the anode and the cathode. If these electrodes touch each other, thermal runaway can kick in and that’s when people suddenly find themselves with a flaming pocket or worse.
The solution that scientists at Stanford are offering involves separating the electrodes with a flame retardant. Engadget explains the technical details:
Usually the separator is a boring polymer like polyethylene, the world’s most commonly used plastic. The new separator consists of fibrous threads of triphenyl phosphate (TPP), a common flame retardant, with a shell of another polymer (PVDF-HFP). The polymer shell prevents the TPP from seeping into the electrolyte, which would reduce the battery’s performance.
When the separator hits 160 degrees Celsius, the polymer melts, abruptly releasing the TPP into the electrolyte and extinguishing the combustion.
So far, this has only been tested in a coin cell and further experimentation will be required to know if the flame retardant works in larger batteries like a smartphone or even an electric car.
Battery fires and related product recalls have effected Apple, Tesla, hoverboards, electric skateboards and most famously Samsung. This kind of innovation could save companies big money but it also may remove an impediment to innovation. With proper safety precautions, it’s possible that thinner batteries will be more feasible in the future.


Spring has finally sprung in Northern Michigan and to welcome it and bring some color to my hallway, I had my students create these bright, fun, and shapely bugs. While it was super simple, it also was a great way to reinforce shapes, practice scissor skills, and discuss symmetry. If you like this look, you can get the Free Printable Spring Banner to tie it all together.
There’s not much that you need to pull off a similar hallway of your own. Of course, Astrobrights papers are a must!!! Astrobrights always has what I need when I’m looking for COLOR.
My motto when it comes to Astorbrights papers is always, ‘the brighter, the better.’
There really isn’t a template for these bugs. I simply drew some large shapes, then used more shapes to create the antenna and eyes. Then, I threw together a simple template for the legs, used some leftover black hearts from a heart punching activity earlier in the year, and . . . ‘ bing, bang, bug’ . . . we had our bug collection.
If you’d like to make a set for yourself, grab your favorite Astrobrights cardstock pack and download this FREE Buggy Banner for yourself by clicking HERE. And for more fun and engaging springtime activities, make sure you visit my store by clicking on any of the images below.
Editable Mystery pictures are a favorite for sight word review this time of year.
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Why is Bhopal called the city of lakes?
If you are wondering why is Bhopal called a city of lakes in India let us tell you that there are several small as well as big amazing water bodies across the city and that is why it is worth the title for the city of lakes. Now in this blog let us have a deep look at the same and let us get to know about some of the amazing water bodies which are there in Bhopal city in India.
Lakes in Bhopal which are worth giving a sight –
Jawahar bal uddyan lake
Ghoda pachhad reservoir
Hatai kheda reservoir
All these lakes and many other small and big lakes are present therein Bhopal that is why the city is famous for lakes and it is known as same for this also because the presence of many natural as well as artificial lakes is there in the dominant city which gives it an amazing look and touch. We hope that the blog written by us was helpful for you and you got to know about the lakes and water bodies in the city of Bhopal which gives the city a good look and the gently rolling hills add up to the feature of this city and make it more amazing and alluring to visit.
Read More: Why is Udaipur known as the city of lakes?


Introduction to Entomology – A broad view of insects and their impact in our ecosystems as well as our own lives.
Florida Agriculture: issues and careers – geared towards juniors and seniors, this provides a glance at Florida’s agriculture and an introduction to some of the many supporting roles that improve on-farm management decisions and impact sustainability of Florida’s agricultural industries
Invasive Species that Affect Plants – a more advanced and in-depth topic, including concepts about invasive species and why Florida in particular is at risk, as well as examples of current pests and potential future pests that FDACS and the USDA continually monitor for.
Plant Biosecurity: local and global perspectives – a more advanced and in-depth topic, including a local and global perspective about security issues that impacts our food systems, and examples of potential future issues that FDACS and the USDA continually monitor for.
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This free online training course is designed to improve education staff’s understanding of the impact of racism on mental health.
Black and racially minoritised young people can experience racism in many areas of their lives - including at school. Experiencing racism can have significant mental health consequences for young people.
Staff will learn practical strategies for tackling racism in schools, and how to introduce a whole-school approach to anti-racism and mental health.
The e-learning course
This e-learning is designed around our 5 Steps framework, which supports educators to create a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Teaching is broken down into five modules with a short quiz and suggested reflective activities at the end of each unit.
The course is designed for staff to complete at their own pace, but is estimated to take between 3 and 5 hours in total.
This training has been produced in collaboration with BLAM UK, the Honourable Stuart Lawrence, school staff from a range of settings, and features the voices of young people throughout.
- Course objectives
- to increase school staff’s knowledge and understanding of the impact of racism on the mental health of students and staff
- to improve the confidence of staff to address racism and support the mental health of students and staff
- to develop understanding of anti-racist practices within the context of a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing
- Course modules
- Leading change for anti-racism
- Working together to be an anti-racist school
- Understanding the needs of Black and racially minoritised students
- Promoting wellbeing of Black and racially minoritised students
- Supporting Black and racially minoritised staff
- Approx. 3 to 5 hours of self-guided content
- Online course
The Anna Freud Centre brings together those with a stake in the mental health of children and young people. Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive a bi-monthly e-newsletter and occasional updates about the Centre's training and events.


The truth about recycling
When China refused to continue to take the world's waste, a problem came to light. We are producing more trash than we can recycle and what do we do with it all? While recycling is great and helps avoid trash going from landfill, the ultimate goal needs to be zero waste and reducing the amount of trash we use.
Items that you can recycle:
1. Paper and cardboard products, newspaper (remove the soft plastic wrapping first and from boxes you must remove the plastic sticky tape)
2. Plastic containers and food containers (must be rinsed, remove foil from yoghurt containers)
3. Plastic bottles
4. Aluminium products such as cans, aerosols, foil. With foil large or small e.g from yoghurt wrappers or chocolate make sure you scrunch the foil into a ball so the machines can detect it as small little scraps of foil get lost and then won't get recycled.
Items to not recycle:
1. Plastic bags. You can drop your plastic bags off to RedCycle collection point
3. Clothing or cloth material
4. Food containers with food in them or that are unrinsed
5. Paper towels (even though it's 'paper', they are manufactured in a way that stops them from being recycled. They are made with resins, softeners and bleach.
6. Toothbrushes & Toothpaste tubes as they are made of multiple materials to bind them together
7. Coffee cups
At our Luxey HQ we stepped up our waste game and implemented a 5 part bin system to help reduce our environmental footprint and make sure that everything we use ends up in the right place.
Recyclables: Plastic bottles, containers, milk cartons
Soft plastics: Plastics that are scrunchable like plastic bags, wrappers , cling wrap can be taken to your nearest RedCycle collection point (Woolworths and Coles) to be specially repurposed!
Compost: We compost in our warehouse backyard with our Subpods! Having a worm farm is seriously the best thing ever, this is where you can put alot of your fruit and veggie waste, soiled cardboard, paper towels that haven't been contaminated with cleaning chemicals etc
Landfill: All the things that sadly can't go anywhere else


Synopses & Reviews
Focusing on a combination of digital and analog circuit theory, this comprehensive volume will help engineers who work with digital systems, shorten their product development cycles, and fix their latest high-speed design problems.
- Covers signal reflection, crosstalk, and noise problems that occur in high-speed digtal machines (above 10 megahertz).
- lncludes checklists that ask the questions an experienced designer would about a new system.
- Offers useful formulas for inductance, capacitance, resistance, rise time, and Q.
- Explains the trade-offs between signal cross talk, mechanical fabrication of tolerances, and trace routing density.
- Presents a methodology for determining how many layrs will be required to route a printed circuit board.
This best-selling book focuses on the field of knowledge lying between digital and analog circuit theory. The book helps to short cut the learning curve involved in mastering the art of digital design.
Focusing on the field of knowledge lying between digital and analog circuit theory, this classic helps engineers working with digital systems shorten their product development cycles and helps fix their latest design problems.
Focused on the field of knowledge lying between digital and analog circuit theory, this new text will help engineers working with digital systems shorten their product development cycles and help fix their latest design problems. The scope of the material covered includes signal reflection, crosstalk, and noise problems which occur in high speed digital machines (above 10 megahertz). This volume will be of practical use to digital logic designers, staff and senior communications scientists, and all those interested in digital design.
About the Author
Howard W. Johnson
is president of Olympic Technology Group, Inc., of Redmond, Washington, a digital electronic design and consulting organization. Before founding the firm, he was Manager of Technology and Advanced Development at Ultra Network Technologies, a manufacturer of gigabit-per-second local area networks for supercomputers. Since obtaining his Ph.D. in 1982 from Rice University, he has specialized in the design of high-speed digital communications and digital signal processing systems.
Martin Graham has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley since 1966, where he teaches the design of reliable and manufacturable electronic systems.


Climate change continues to be a major and developing threat around the world. Spire Global has responded by using space-based data and analytics, provided by its constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites, to help governments and the private sector monitor, adapt to and reverse the effects of climate change in several ways. Spire’s Earth Intelligence data provides crucial information on environmental factors, including sea ice levels and soil moisture, which can be used in climate change research and development of solutions. For example, the company’s data is currently being used to monitor soil moisture in Scotland’s peatlands. The peatlands cover 20% of the country and are one of the most efficient carbon stores in the world; they currently contain roughly 140 years of the nation’s total current greenhouse gas emissions. When the bogs are damaged, however, they become carbon emitters instead. Restoring the peatlands is crucial to prevent such emissions, and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is using Spire’s data to map wetlands and monitor their dynamics, providing necessary information on which areas most require restoration and protection.
In addition to Earth Intelligence data, Spire is able to provide advanced weather predictions in a constantly changing climate using weather data collected by its satellite constellation. Spire’s weather data and forecasts provide organizations with real-time information to prepare for extreme weather conditions such as wildfires, storms and cyclones and mitigate their effects as much as possible. For example, sectors such as agriculture and renewable energy generators can increase efficiency and reduce operational costs by using Spire’s data and forecasts to prepare for and mitigate disruptions caused by extreme weather. Spire also provides its data to maritime and aviation customers to help with route optimization and emissions monitoring. This lets these customers optimize fuel efficiency, lower their carbon footprint and keep their crews safe from hazardous weather conditions. For its collection of Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to track vessels for maritime customers, Spire Global was named the Data Solution of the Year for Transportation in the 2021 Data Breakthrough Awards Program. Learn more at spire.com.


Misconceptions exist that dietary cholesterol is harmless and you can eat as many eggs as you like without risk.
Cracking The Code
Eggs are a cheap, tasty source of high-quality protein, minerals, vitamins and phytonutrients such as carotenoids. But research shows that eating one egg a day can significantly increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. And if you already have diabetes, enjoying an egg sandwich or poached egg on toast every day can double your risk of heart attack, stroke and premature death!
Some findings suggest that healthy people do not experience a rise in blood cholesterol levels by eating up to six eggs per week. But leading nutrition scientists are warning that egg yolks should not be eaten indiscriminately, without considering your genetic predisposition, overall food habits and risk of heart attack.
While it’s now clear that dietary cholesterol has a minor role compared to saturated/trans fats in raising your blood cholesterol levels, it’s not just about your fasting cholesterol level. Dietary cholesterol (including from egg yolks) can still increase inflammation and promote dangerous plaque formation inside your arteries. A Canadian study showed people who eat five eggs per week over 40 years have two-thirds the amount of plaque formed as one-pack-a-day smokers over the same period.
If you have pre-diabetes, diabetes or are at increased risk of developing heart disease, existing evidence warrants this caution: continue to limit your intake of eggs to two per week.
For those with no health risks, up to six eggs per week probably won’t raise your cholesterol level if your diet is also low in saturated fat. But remember, it’s not just about cholesterol levels.
If You Choose To Eat Eggs
- Go for free- or open-range eggs.
- Take your eggs soft-boiled or poached—they don’t contain oxidised cholesterol—or make an egg white-only omelet.
- Use natural egg substitutes more often. Try scrambled tofu for breakfast and ground flaxseed or pureed prunes to bind and thicken in cooking and baking.


Two new Picture work activities...
Updated: Apr 2, 2018
Have you seen the two new Picture work activities? Like the three others, you can use these pictures and their choice of activities at any YLE level: Starters (pre-A1) Movers (A1) or Flyers (A2). Here's Castle. Check out Music, too!
I've always enjoyed drawing castles!
Let's quickly think of a few questions - adapt them to the level you are working at. Your young learners can have fun inventing the answers, of course. Remember that it's so important that you engage your young learners' imaginations in your lessons.
Who lives in the castle? What do they eat for breakfast? How many pets have they got? What are they?
On which days can people visit the castle?
What time does it open/close each day?
Which is the most interesting room? Why?
What is the most popular thing that visitors buy there?
So far we have Whales, Picnic, Station and now Castle and Music. Let me know if you would really like to see a topic of YOUR choice here too. Send your suggestions to email@example.com.
PLEASE remember you should sign up if you want to download these activities and use them in your classroom.


Which Of These Internet Pioneers Was Pivotal In Creating A Decentralized, Communication-Centered Internet?
Answer: Robert Taylor
Today it seems like an absolutely elementary concept: geographically distant computer networks are the most useful when they are all connected. It’s the fundamental underpinning of the Internet as we now know it: thousands of small networks around the world linked together into a greater network. It’s what makes sharing everything from scientific research to pictures of your cat incredibly easy and lightning fast.
In the early days of computing, however, networks were in their own little silos. Early Internet pioneer Robert Taylor had a vision to change that. In the 1960s, Taylor moved from a position at NASA to a position at ARPA, the Advanced Research Project Agency run by the United States Department of Defense and the incubator for the early Internet. While there and working with various projects, Taylor found himself pondering how isolated all the ARPA computers were. His office had terminal connections to various mainframes around the country that were part of the ARPA system, but those systems were all functioning in isolation from each other with users on, say, the Berkley node never coming into contact with users on the MIT node.
Under Taylor’s guidance, the ARPANET project took form and the various ARPA computer networks around the country were retrofitted with dedicated nodes designed to link all of them together in what would become the proto-Internet. While many other early Internet pioneers were critical to the development of the Internet as we know it (like Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn’s contribution of the TCP/IP protocol), Taylor deserves a special place in the history of the Internet for his vision to bring computers, coast-to-coast, together in a cohesive and decentralized communication network.
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Han Solo And Indiana Jones Appeared Together In The Crossover Work Called?
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Julius Caesar Popularized Which Cryptographic Technique?


A gram-positive facultative bacterium that produced slime for adhesions associated with endocarditis and septicemia in humans.
Staphylococcus epidermidis has a sized at about 0.5-1.5 micrometers in diameter that grows in aerobic conditions. It forms biofilm that consists of clusters of cells embedded in extracellular slime with a thickness of 160 micrometers. It has glycerol teichoic acid glucosyl residues and is capable of growing with glucose anaerobically. The biofilm permits this bacterium to adhere in living areas which then releases host immune response to antigens preventing removal and tissue damage.
Staphylococcus epidermidis linked to nosocomial infections associated with intravascular devices including cerebrospinal fluid shunts, prosthetic heart valves, urinary tract and catheters that lead to severe inflammation and pus secretion.
Staphylococcus epidermidis is implicated in endocarditis and septicemia manifest by painful urination as well as extent fever, headache and fatigue susceptible to newborns, drug users, elderly and those catheter users. It is prone to contaminate environmental surfaces and patient-care equipment.
Species: Staphylococcus epidermidis