Education is important in helping you make an informed decision.
Opioids are strong pain relieving medications. In general taking opioids as prescribed is safe and can be beneficial. However, they can also be harmful to your health and well-being. Your doctor wants to make sure that you understand the benefits and risks of taking opioid medications before they prescribe them for you. The following video will provide you with Opioid Education in hopes to allow you to make an informed decision about taking opioids.
Benefits (Good Effects) of Opioids:
- Opioids can let me do my day-to-day activities by decreasing my pain. I understand it will likely not take away my pain completely.
- I understand that other treatments together with opioids can do a better job of decreasing my pain and helping me function than opioids alone. These include physical therapy, exercise, counseling, injections, etc.
- I understand that the benefit of taking opioid medications is to allow me to reach the treatment goals I have discussed with my doctor.
Risks (Bad Effects) of Opioids:
- Starting opioids may cause side effects
- Long term use of opioids can have long term effects
- You may feel more side effects (including drowsiness) when I first start taking opioid medications OR when the doctor increases the dose of the medication.
- You are at higher risk of having an accident or injury during this time, especially if I drive or operate dangerous equipment.
Still have questions about Opioids?
If you have additional questions about taking opioids please talk with your doctor.
At the beginning of the video, a form will be referred to. You can download the “Patient Consent” form. You can also access more information about Midland Care’s Palliative Care program.


“Compare and Contrast”
Student’s Name: Luis Mario Takeda and Rodrigo Fernández
Student ID: ESN26484
Teacher: Nina Čerenak
Due Date: 17/09/14
Homes in Mexico and Canada are pretty similar but they have some important difference but this eassay will show that homes in mexico are safer tan homes in Canada in many ways. Although Canada has less criminal rates tan in Mexico the homes in Mexico have more security systems and fences. Other factor is the material with the houses are constructed.
Canadian and Mexican homes have the same apeareances more or less. The architecture in mexican and Canadian homes is much the same.Homes on both countries also have a waterproof system and other protections against the elements because in both countries climates are or too hot or too cold.
As its mentioned before the materias in homes of both countries are diferent. In Canada houses are made of wood and in Mexico they are made of concrete and bricks. The wood is more likely to catch fire than concrete so fires in Mexico are very rare the only probabilty that a house catches fire is a gas leak but in Canada are more common the fires in homes. Concrete is also more solid allthough Mexico is a seismic zone and Canada has low probabillity to have an earthquake. The security systems, fences and alarms are other things Canadian homes lack. This is because Canadian homes don’t need that.
At first apearance the Canadian and Mexican homes are pratically the same but if its really analyzed it can be find several differences between them. This essay was focus on the security and it proved that because of the dangers that mexico has like insecurity, earthquakes and other natural disaster mexican home are made more secure to protect their habitants of this dangers.


Harlem on My Mind: Cultural Production of the Harlem Renaissance
From the blues of Bessie Smith to the poetry of Langston Hughes, from cabarets to rent parties, a vast array of distinct cultural products and activities arose from the era known as the Harlem Renaissance or New Negro movement. This black cultural rebirth of the 1920s and 30s was enabled by the mass migration of southern African Americans and West Indians to northern cities as well as the return of black soldiers from World War I. Artists and intellectuals flocked to the city to participate in the making of a distinctive Negro aesthetic through literature, music, fashion, art, and performance. While these participants held a common goal of upturning racist notions of black inferiority, they held varied and conflicting opinions of how to best achieve this end through their art. Their wide-ranging approaches resulted in the rich assortment of works we celebrate as the collective essence of the Harlem Renaissance and paved the way for subsequent black cultural production.
In this six-week course, we will explore the historical context that enabled the Harlem Renaissance, analyze the creative works produced in the era, and interrogate the representational politics set forth by producers within the movement. What was distinctive about New Negro aesthetics? Against what representations of blackness were New Negroes defining themselves? How and to what extent was black expression liberated in this era? How and to what extent was it policed, stifled, and constrained? These and other questions will be central to our exploration of the period.


- Domain-specific terms must be recategorized into the corresponding mathematical domain. If the domain is unclear, but reasonably believed to exist, it is better to put the page into the root category:mathematics, where it will have a better chance of spotting and classification.
See also: Glossary of mathematics.
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
- Formal methods terminology (8 P)
- Space (mathematics) (3 C, 9 P)
Pages in category "Mathematical terminology"
The following 113 pages are in this category, out of 113 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
- Parameter space
- Parametric family
- Parts-per notation
- Pathological (mathematics)
- Percentage point
- Power, root-power, and field quantities
- Projection (mathematics)
- Mathematical proof
- Universal property
- Property (mathematics)
- Proportion (mathematics)
- Proportionality (mathematics)


Throughout Islamic-influenced countries in eastern Europe, northern Africa and much of central Asia, you’ll find an ancient double-reed instrument Serunai with a long, conical wooden body and a flaring bell.
Used as a solo instrument or in ensembles, there are several sizes and many distinctive playing techniques associated with each region.
Characteristically, these instruments have a distinctively loud, piercing nasal sound created by the vibrating reeds, somewhat similar to the sound of an oboe which is a much later European descendent.
Many of these nonwestern instruments use a reed made from a flattened stalk of grass, unlike the harder cane reeds of western oboes.
The Serunai and its relatives, including the zurna (Turkey), kangling (Tibet), sorna (Afghanistan), suona (China) and raita (Morrocco), have been played at temple festivals, outdoor processionals, games, weddings and community dances.
Prior to this century, the zurna was also associated with Turkish Janissary (or military) band professionals, along with kettledrums. And since the late 1800s, similar instruments have been used in Cuba and other Latin American countries, brought by Chinese immigrants who worked in the sugar cane plantations.


Lets define this by splitting the phrase in two and deciding then what it means if you want to be a successful entrepreneur.
Creativity is the ability to come up with new ideas and this is a skill that can be developed. People tend to think that some people are creative and others are not but ultimately, it comes down to the individual to choose to be creative. Creativity is not just about the ability to draw or have artistic tendencies. Creativity can simply be the ability to come up with ideas, even ideas of a very practical nature.
As James Altucher says, “Ideas are the currency of life”. The person who is able to come up with ideas constantly is the one with the most potential to create wealth in business. However, it does not stop here.
You can have all the ideas in the world but if you do not also implement – innovation (to do creative things) then you are unlikely to make any progress. Creativity, on its own, makes for a whole lot of accolades but it is the person who goes on to make the ideas reality that will ultimately go away with the money.
And this is where most entrepreneurs fail. They run from one shiny penny to the next without settling down long enough to make their dreams a reality. And therefore, the marketplace never get the opportunity to experience the ideas that are being dreamt up in the mind of the business owner.
Innovative creativity is a combination that works to create wealth time and time again for anyone that chooses to go down this road.
How can you become more of an innovative creator?
- Practise coming up with ideas each and every day
This is an idea propagated by James Altucher – The concept of becoming an ideas machine by deliberately coming up with new ideas each day and writing them out, no matter how silly until you work your ideas muscle into action.
If you deliberately do this, you will find that coming up with new ideas becomes easier and easier and as mentioned, your ideas are where your wealth is created.
- Do not get caught up in overthinking
The problem a lot of budding entrepreneurs face is the fact that they get new ideas but then think themselves out of them because they are not sure how to implement. Instead of doing this, get into the habit of picking one idea and taking the first step before you think yourself out of a great idea.


Through this programme, we examine individuals' social, cultural and political understanding of conflict transformation and violence prevention through the peace-building process to improve young and adult learners perception on how to transform conflict without resorting to violence from the art of waging peace perspective. Further, we analyse the peace-building knowledge gaps in the field of youth and adult education through non-formal learning practices.
Through the art of waging peace, we aim at creating peace-building activities, which promote a culture of peace from transforming violent conflicts, averting the outbreak of violence to achieving a genuine reconciliation. Further, we aim to address extremist narratives and violent radicalisation leading to extremism through the generic prevention with initiatives aiming to identify influencing factors and behaviours, to reduce risks and strengthen protective measures.
To foster the art of waging peace, our training courses focus on creating and developing participatory training approaches to peacebuilding in the context of youth work whether during peace, conflicts or post-conflicts time. The tools and strategies analysis exhibit a variety of approaches to develop such skills, from basic know-how to more complex and specialised training activities on theory, process of conflict resolution, violence prevention, and reconciliation.
Our training courses prepare both youth and youth workers to integrate the art of waging peace in their youth work or practices through the study of conflicts, freedoms, violence, violent radicalisation and extremism. They are creating peacebuilding interventions encompassing the knowledge and skills to identify, analyse, and address conflicts and extremism by enabling the learner to develop effective communication skills necessary to express personal beliefs in a respectful manner towards others. Explore more here!


Yesterday was the day the spacecraft Rosetta woke up from hibernation. I was at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt to say “good morning”.
But step by step.
Rosetta is a robotic spacecraft built and launched by the European Space Agency to perform a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It is part of the ESA Horizon 2000 cornerstone missions and is the first mission designed to both orbit and land on a comet.
Rosetta was launched in March 2004 on an Ariane 5 rocket and will reach the comet in May 2014. The spacecraft consists of two main elements: the Rosetta space probe orbiter, which features 12 instruments, and the Philae robotic lander, with an additional nine instruments.The Rosetta mission will orbit 67P for 17 months and is designed to complete the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted. The mission is controlled from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), in Darmstadt, Germany.
The probe is named after the Rosetta Stone, a basalt slab of Egyptian origin featuring a decree in three scripts. The lander is named after the Nile island Philae, where an obelisk was discovered with inscriptions. A comparison of the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone and the obelisk led to greater understanding of the Egyptian writing system. Similarly, it is hoped that these spacecraft will result in better understanding of comets and the early Solar System.
The spacecraft has already performed two successful asteroid flyby missions on its way to the comet.In 2007, Rosetta also performed a Mars swingby (flyby), and returned images. The craft completed its fly-by of asteroid 2867 Šteins in September 2008 and of 21 Lutetia in July 2010. On 20 January 2014, Rosetta was taken out of a 31-month hibernation mode and is continuing to its target.
I caught the moment the signal arrived on camera:


I recently discovered the fantastic works of Southern California artist George S. Stuart, a talented artist and historian who has spent much of his career sculpting important historic figures. His subjects cover everything from the American Civil War to the Russian monarchy (tsars), from Spanish Conquistadors to mythological heroes. His work I found most interesting was that of the American Revolution, a category for which he has thus far produced twenty-nine statuettes. With the kind permission of his gallery, I highlight below each of his Revolutionary War statuettes that pertain to a character important to, or featured prominently in, my forthcoming book, 1775. This week I highlight the statuettes of political leaders. Next week, I will highlight the army generals.
The first two statuettes of gentlemen featured prominently in my book 1775 are those of the cousins Samuel and John Adams, two of the handful of Whigs in Boston that were at the forefront of the revolutionary movement. Samuel Adams appears in Stuart’s statuette as middle-aged, appropriate for his appearance in 1775. John Adams, however, is featured as he might have appeared much later in life, perhaps circa his presidency at the turn of the 19th century.
Another important character of the book 1775 is Dr. Benjamin Franklin. In 1775, Franklin was only slowly aligning his politics with that of the radicals of Boston, but his statesmanship and gravitas was crucial in shaping the coming political storm of the Second Continental Congress.
These American revolutionaries were convinced their foe was British Parliament, not King George the Third. But time would reveal that the Tory-controlled Parliament was very much following the will of their king. Here King George is as he appeared in 1780.
Next week: More of George Stuart’s fascinating art: the generals of the Revolutionary War in 1775.
Peter d’Aprix photographed all the images here, while artist George Stuart was the sculptor of the statuettes featured in the images. The artist’s gallery kindly gave permission for their use. Learn more about the artist’s work.
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I DID It! Free Motivational Badges for Kids
Updated: Apr 9
In light of requests by some of the parents, teachers, and clinicians in our Executive Function community we have developed a few resources for you all to use to support learning, cognition, and physical health among your students.
This is in preparation for our Summer Institute on Executive Function launching online in June 2023. We have developed so much practical, actionable content for you all. Can't Wait to share the details.
For right now... we have two FREE resources for you to use to increase children's awareness of their executive function skills. We call this... Improving Students'"Brain Literacy".
"Brain Literacy" is understanding how your brain works while developing the metacognitive awareness to influence (and sometimes strengthen) the executive function skills that underlie learning, socialization, and behavior.
I. VIDEOS - We created a free community-based campaign of Executive Function 30-second lesson videos. Teachers, parents, and clinicians can watch the videos with children or students to spark "the cognitive conversation" about cognitive skills. You can find the videos on social media @drlynnekenney and on YouTube. Four are published we have 30 more in the pipeline. Shout Out to our Cognitive Science Intern (and rising neuroscientist) Cristina Kester who is carefully combing through the research, our books, and past pieces of training for "Brain Nuggets" kids will enjoy. So far, the students have loved them!
II. PRINTABLE MOTIVATIONAL BADGES - I am also re-sharing printable badges Dr. David Nowell, Wendy Young, Rebecca Comizio, Mike Kuczala and I shared in 2020 to support online and at-home learning during the pandemic. In our clinical practice, we often share hand-drawn images, badges, or stickers during and after clinical sessions to celebrate our students' skill-building and effort. Click on the image below to download the pdf.
Applied neuroscience research can help us to deliver developmentally appropriate lessons to students to engage the motivation centers of their brains. Learning about executive function skills and becoming the "best coaches" of their own brains helps children feel masterful and more engaged in life and learning.
We thought the badges might encourage your students as well. Use them in celebration of skill development. They are free to download and share with attribution.


What is Qigong?
Qigong is an ancient Chinese health care system that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention.
The word Qigong is made up of two Chinese words. “Qi” is pronounced chee and is usually translated to mean the life force or vital-energy that flows through all things in the universe. The second word, “Gong”, pronounced gung, means accomplishment, or skill that is cultivated through steady practice. Qigong means cultivating energy. It is an important form of alternative complementary medicine.
Qigong practices involve a posture, (whether moving or stationary), breathing techniques, and mental focus. The slow gentle movements of most Qigong forms can be easily adapted, even for the physically challenged and can be practiced by all age groups. Qigong creates an awareness that is not part of traditional exercise programs. It involves the meridian system used in acupuncture and adds mindful intent and breathing techniques to enhance the benefits of exercise exponentially.
The gentle, rhythmic movements of Qigong reduce stress, build stamina, increase vitality, and enhance the immune system. It has also been found to improve cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic and digestive functions.
One of the more important long-term effects is that Qigong reestablishes the body/mind/soul connection which encourages a positive outlook on life and helps eliminate harmful attitudes and behaviors.
The National Qigong Association offers a free DVD called The Five Treasures which is a simple routine that anyone can do to enrich their lives. By adding Qigong to their daily routine children learn to channel their energy and develop increased concentration; office workers can reduce stress and seniors enhance balance and their quality of life. Go to www.NQA.org
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Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis Symptom Management
While MS has the potential to cause several different symptoms, the specific symptoms each person experiences vary greatly. When experiencing one or more of these symptoms, an individual should consult his or her physician. Medications are available to treat many MS symptoms. These may include over-the-counter drugs as well as prescribed medications. Diet and exercise may also be helpful with managing certain symptoms. All treatments or changes in diet or exercise should only be done under the guidance of a qualified physician.
MS symptoms are often compounded by extreme fatigue, which may be worse in the afternoon, sometimes relating to a rise in body temperature. Some symptoms may be temporarily increased by heat intolerance – a classic MS tendency, where a rise in temperature (internally or externally) causes a person to feel much worse. Keeping cool through air-conditioning or various cooling devices (such as those offered by MSAA’s Cooling Equipment Distribution Program), may be helpful for people with heat-sensitive MS.
When recovering from a symptom flare-up or learning to cope with a change in mobility, rehabilitation through physical therapy and occupational therapy can be of great value. Speech therapy, therapeutic exercise, and certain medical devices may also be useful in dealing with the symptoms of MS. Some of those who have a physically demanding or highly stressful job may choose to make a career change, in which case vocational training is helpful.
When a family member is diagnosed with MS, participating in some type of counseling program is often of benefit to everyone involved. Individuals may be affected in different ways, both physically and emotionally. Seeking professional assistance helps to ensure that MS does not disrupt one’s family and happiness.
For more information on symptom management and handling the challenges of MS, MSAA offers several helpful publications, as well as an extensive collection of MS-related books from MSAA’s Lending Library. Additionally, MSAA’s staff of qualified Helpline consultants is available to discuss a caller’s needs and questions personally. To contact MSAA, interested individuals may call (800) 532-7667, extension 154.


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amulet, also called Talisman, an object, either natural or man-made, believed to be endowed with special powers to protect or bring good fortune. Amulets are carried on the person or kept in the place that is the desired sphere of influence—e.g., on a roof or in a field. The terms amulet and talisman are often used interchangeably, but a talisman is sometimes defined as an engraved amulet.
Natural amulets are of many kinds: precious stones, metals, teeth and claws of animals, bones, plants, and so on. Man-made amulets, equally varied, include religious medallions and small figurines. Among believers amulets are thought to derive power from their connection with natural forces, from religious associations, or from being made in a ritual manner at a favourable time.
Neanderthals and other prehistoric peoples used natural amulets in burials, and so-called Venus figurines dating to about 25,000 bc may be among the earliest of man-made amulets. The MacGregor papyrus of ancient Egypt lists 75 amulets. One of the commonest was the scarab beetle, worn by the living and dead alike. The scarab (q.v.) symbolized life—perhaps because it pushed a ball of dung that was identified with the sun and was believed to contain the beetle’s eggs, or perhaps because its hieroglyph was the same as that for the verb “to become”—and was thought to restore the dead person’s heart in the next world. In Egypt the magic formulas originally recited over amulets to give them their power were eventually inscribed and worn themselves.
In the Middle Ages Christian amulets included the traditional relics of saints and letters said to have been sent from heaven. Among Jews the preparation of amulets became a rabbinic function. Muslims today often carry verses from the Qurʾān, the names of God, or associated sacred numbers within small satchels. Christians may wear crosses or crucifixes, and statuettes of the Madonna are found in some Roman Catholic households. A popular type of amulet is the “good luck charm” such as the birthstone or rabbit’s foot.


Stomata: Opening and Closing
Formation of drops of water along leaf margin due to excessive root pressure is called
The cell wall of root hair is thin and _____.
Stomata of a plant open due to:
Influx of potassium ions
Efflux of potassium ions
Influx of hydrogen ions
Influx of calcium ions
Water evaporates from tiny pores on leaves. These pores are known as
Stomatal apparatus does not include ________.
Select the correct events leading to opening of the stomata.
I. Decline is guard cells solutes.
II. Lowering of osmotic potential of guard cells.
III. Rise in potassium levels in guard cells.
IV. Movement of water from neighbouring cells into guard cells.
V. Guard cells becoming flaccid.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
I and V
II, III and IV
I, III and IV
II, IV and V
In a hypertonic solution, the water molecules will move from
Which of the following cells are not related to the structure of stomata?
In CAM plants, stomata are:
Open during the day and close at night
Open during night and close during day
- Starch, potassium and chloride ions
- Malate, potassium and chloride ions
- Malate, sodium and potassium ions
- Water, calcium and magnesium


Since the industrial revolution, with the expansion of cities, the global climate problem has become increasingly serious. The world is paying more and more attention to carbon emissions, and many landscape projects also take emission reduction and carbon sequestration as concepts. But there seems to be a lack of quantitative research in the field of landscape architecture. According to the global goal of net-zero by 2050 and emission reduction plan of Providence, RI, this project started with calculating how much carbon dioxide needed to be removed by biomass in order to achieve net-zero. It puts forward the requirement for urban reforestation in the city. As considering the calculation results and potentials of Providence, this thesis explores the variations of urban structure in the scenario of negative carbon growth happening.
The project further focuses on a site where the saline water and fresh water of the Woonasquatucket River meet. The purpose is to explore how to establish different plant communities according to different conditions of topography, soil, salinity, and flooding in order to maximize the capacity of biomass for carbon dioxide removal in the reforestation network. At the same time, the integration of reforestation with the urban history, urban life and urban future is considered.
The Infrastructure Complex
Urban reforestation can be integrated with transportation corridors and future wind farms. It is a layer of green infrastructure to transfer carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the biomass and soil for sequestration. The original slope next to the expressway could be modified to fit a larger volume of biomass. The transit station could function not only for railroad but also as a connection between the hill-top and the valley.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Timeline
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, energy consumption, transport and industrial emissions, deforestation have become important sources of carbon emissions. Especially after 1950, the total amount of carbon in the atmosphere increased dramatically as urban areas sprawled.
The Integration of Urban Reforestation
The city of the future may be embedded in the tree layer, above the roots and soil, below the tree canopy. The parking lot and streets could be integrated with the reforestation grid, permeable surfaces, and rain garden.
Tree Nursery Field Perspective
The tree nursery field could include multiple species rather than a single one, which makes it not only serve as different plant communities with ecological effects but also bring a lot of management significance and economic benefits.


Essay #2 Prompt: The Importance of Literacy and Survival
5 pages (not include a Works Cited page), MLA Format
As readers, we encounter stories and different types of evidence all the time.
We use stories, evidence, observations, and what we read to make sense of the world.
Make an argument about evidence using two of the following:
Use Vincent Ruggerio’s “What is Evidence?” to explain and interpret
Cali Linfor’s “Joyous Survival: The Literacy of the Hillside Strangler and Anything Extra We Know”
Hellen Keller Signing Water from Chapter V of The Story of My Life by Hellen Keller.
Is literacy important for survival? How so? Use specific instances from the texts above.
In what ways does literacy help a person make sense of the world?
Are there instances when literacy involves making implications (making logical conclusions).
In other words, are there instances when literacy more than what is on the page itself?
You will be graded using a rubric based on the ideas below:
Introduction: Summary or Introductions of the Texts You Use (10%)
Conclusion: How do the ideas apply to other readers? Are your ideas indispensible? (10%)
Thesis Statement for Your Position + Quality Topic Sentences (15%)
Key Quotes, Paraphrases or Summaries + Proper Citation (15%)
Quality Explanations That Support Thesis (20%)
Well Organized/Global Grammar (10%)
Well Edited for Sentence Level Grammar (10%)
Follows MLA Format (10%)


Newswise — While many believe this year’s influenza vaccination, better known as the “flu shot,” will not protect against the predominant H3N2 strain, influenza expert, Shane Speights, D.O., contends that the vaccine’s benefits still far outweigh the risks, and people who forego vaccination could be putting themselves and others in danger.
“The biggest complaint I hear from patients is that ‘the flu shot didn’t work because I still got the flu,' which comes from their misunderstanding of what a vaccine does and doesn’t do,” says Speights, dean and associate professor of Medicine, NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State). “Basically, a vaccine is an injection of a small amount of a virus or bacteria that’s just enough to trigger the immune system to recognize it. Once triggered, the immune system creates memory cells, which allow the body a jump start on fighting the virus/bacteria in future instances.”
Although the flu vaccine is anywhere from 30-60% effective in preventing the virus, the newly created memory cells allow vaccinated individuals to experience a milder infection with a shorter course. According to Speights, this can be the difference between feeling mildly ill for two to three days, or being bedridden – or worse hospitalized – for up to a week with significant muscle aches, fever, cough, and fatigue. “By the way, when the body is creating those memory cells, it causes an inflammatory response,” he adds. “So that mild ache, fatigue, or runny nose that only lasts a day or so after you got your flu shot is a good sign – it means it worked.”
Speights notes that each strain of flu is different, and while this year’s vaccination may be relatively weak (39% effective) in preventing H3N2, this season’s most common strain, it still reduces illness severity and offers protection against other strains in circulation. While January and February are typically the peak of “flu season,” getting vaccinated now can still reduce the risk of illness or spreading the virus to vulnerable populations, including the elderly, the sick, or babies less than 6 months of age who are too young for vaccination.
To arrange an interview or request comment, please contact Kim Tucker, NYIT Media Relations, at [email protected]


The evolution of electronic systems is linked to Moore's Law according to which the complexity of integrated circuits doubles every eighteen months. In order to be able to grasp the complexity of current systems and understand their evolution, it is necessary to know the basics of electronic technology. The objective of the "Electronic systems" course is therefore to provide the engineering student with the scientific and technological bases necessary for the understanding of the functioning of electronic systems and their evolution as well as for the design of complex systems composed of circuits for processing information represented as analog as well as digital signals.
PN junction, CMOS transistor, analog circuits, digital circuits, processors.
- Introduction to electronics
- MOS transistor
- High frequency modelling, presentation of the CMOS amplifier
- Detailed study of the MOS inverter
- Digital circuits, combinatorial logic. Boolean algebra and Karnaugh tables. Digital circuits, sequential logic
- Microprocessor architecture
- Be able to understand the scope of the field of electronics: from device to processor.
- To be able to describe the evolution of microelectronic systems.
- Know how to identify circuit design methods and techniques.
Score = 90% "savoir" + 10% "savoir-faire" ("savoir" score = final test of 2 hours without document / "savoir-faire"score = 50% TP1 report + 50% TP2 report).


What is Tungstic Acid
What is tungstic acid? Tungstic acid is the generic term of all kinds of hydrates of tungsten oxide (WO3), polymer compound which formed by the combination of tungsten trioxide WO3 and then united with water at different ratios and formations. The known forms of tungstic acid are yellow, white tungstic acid and metatungstic acid, wherein the yellow tungstic acid is the representative with the basic information like follows:
Product Name: Tungstic Acid or Yellow Tungstic Acid
Chemical Formula: H2WO4
Monocular Mass: 249.86
CAS Number: 7783-03-1
Appearance: Yellow powder
Solubility (Water): insoluble, but slightly dissolved in hot water
Solubility (Other solvent): dissolved in alkali and ammonia water, and hardly dissolved in inorganic acid except for hydrofluoric acid.
HS Code: 2825901100
Boiling Point: 1473℃
Melting Point: Tungstic acid will lose one molecule of water and become tungsten acid anhydride (Tungsten trioxide) when heated to 100℃.
Application: Mainly used for manufacturing metal tungsten, tungsten wire, tungsten carbide, tungstate ect., and also can be used as printing and dyeing auxiliaries, catalysts and so on.
Contrast table of physical and chemical properties of tungsten acid:


The Global Nutrition Report, is the annual report card on the the world’s nutrition levels, and documents how every country is doing in its efforts to improve it. It looks at how each country is going about meeting the targets established as well as the steps taken that have proved to be effective in fighting malnutrition.
Nutrition is key to meeting all the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and having a population that is stunted or undernourished can have a crippling effect on a country’s economic progress and social development.
Which makes the 2016 Report a major cause for concern for India. It says India is way off the mark when it comes to meeting the targets set for reducing stunting, anemia and diabetes. India stands at 114 for under-5 stunting out of 132 countries, 120 out of 1320 countries for under-5 wasting and 170 out of 185 countries for anaemia. The report says that India needs to increase expenditure on nutrition by $700 million if it wants to meet targets.
Not all the news coming from India is bad. Breastfeeding rates are up and India has reduced child malnutrition rates considerably. Stunting, which is linked to frequent infections and insufficient nutrition intake, is also falling at twice the rate it was 10 years ago. but the reports are disparate across the country. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have made the least progress when it comes to stunting.
Another factor for concern in the report is the rise in diabetes and overweight conditions among adults, which are also indicators of malnutrition. What is lacking is a national strategy that aims at combating all the indicators of malnutrition.
Experts say India’s stunting problem stands for the largest loss of human potential in any country and the crisis is growing with under-nutrition coexisting with over-nutrition and the rise of non-communicable diseases.


If you live in Florida, you have probably seen or heard of swales, but have you ever asked yourself what purpose they serve?
It is important to get acquainted with these grassy slopped strips of land you see between streets and sidewalks, and sometimes besides or in front of homes. Aside from beautifying our neighborhoods, swales protect us from flooding and improve our overall water quality – it is now our turn to protect them!
Swales are a versatile nature-based stormwater management tool that assist in reducing the severity of flooding and help to maintain clean water through its natural filtration system. They are designed to divert stormwater by gravity, slowing down the flow of water and allowing excess water to pond temporarily. The soil then holds and cleans the stormwater from the pollutants it picks up along the way, as it percolates into the ground. In doing so, it minimizes roadside flooding and protects our environment by reducing stormwater runoff pollution from entering the Biscayne Bay, canals, and underground drinking water supplies. Unfortunately, when we park on swales, the weight of the cars compacts the soil which makes it more difficult for water to soak in.
Although swales are typically owned by the County and are considered public property, by law, property owners are responsible for maintaining the swale in front of their property. Many homeowners don’t know where to start when it comes to maintaining their swale. Here you may find some quick tips and tricks to help you keep your swale functioning properly, so you may reap the benefits they naturally provide.
- Keep the grass under control, mow it when necessary.
- Reduce your fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides usage to prevent nutrient runoff entering the canals and importantly our Biscayne Bay.
- Every few months or so, gently poke holes into the swale to aerate the soil (use a land aerator) to keep a healthy flow of water.
- Keep swales free of trash, debris, grass clippings, and leaves.
- If you notice illegal dumping or bulky waste, call for pick-up to remove these materials (you can also call your municipality to report any illegal dumping).
- Be a role model, encourage visitors and neighbors not to park on swales and explain to them why.
- If your swale is flooded for more than 72 hours, call your municipality.
- Avoid paving swales.


While studying French, and from the Fourth (Year 7), every student gains an understanding of this language in a variety of contexts and the ability to communicate effectively in French. This also results in awareness and understanding of countries and communities where French is spoken.
For GCSE, the girls study three main themes which are:
- Identity and culture
- Local, national, international and global areas of interest
- Current and future study and employment.
Later at A Level, students who have chosen this subject study social and technological change alongside highlights of French-speaking artistic culture, francophone music and cinema.
They explore the influence of the past on present-day French-speaking communities and over the two-year course they also study a couple of books (currently Un secret by Phillippe Grimbert and No et moi by Delphine de Vigan), and a film (Au revoir les enfants by Louis Malle).
Head of Department
Amalia joined Benenden in September 2002 after gaining her QTS while teaching at Hillview School for Girls in Tonbridge. She loves travelling, finding out about different cultures and is passionate about languages in general. Over the years, she has taught French, Spanish and also Italian at Benenden.


My students need storage for easy access to the materials that help them progress toward grade-level standards in math. In order to access these materials during the lesson, I need a Wood Designs Mobile Bookshelf to store everything.
Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be Good Citizens. These rules are what the staff and students of our Middle School follow on a daily basis. The students use "The Golden Way" each and every day.
Over 50% of our student population district-wide is economically disadvantaged.
More than 12% of the population are students with disabilities. More than 700 middle school students come every day ready to learn new things and be inspired. We are bringing in more STEM activities for the upcoming 2017-2018 school year in order to offer a wider range of educational opportunities for our students.
The students of our Middle School are highly dedicated to learning new things each day.
My students need storage for easy access to the materials that help them progress toward grade-level standards in math. In order to access these materials during the lesson, I need a Wood Designs Mobile Bookshelf to store everything. Studies have shown that manipulatives are a very important part of student success when learning math. Students learn best when given concrete examples before learning more abstract concepts.
Math manipulatives are an integral part of the math curriculum I use, but we don't have the space to store all of them.
I need access to the materials throughout each lesson. With a place to store them next to my instructional area without disrupting the learning environment, this will give my students a much better chance of mastering the skills they need.
I have a very small classroom and this bookshelf will allow the manipulatives to be available without disrupting student work areas.
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Isotopic study of geographic origins and diet of enslaved Africans buried in two Brazilian cemeteries
Publication date: June 2016
Source:Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 70
Author(s): Murilo Q.R. Bastos, Ricardo V. Santos, Sheila M.F. M. de Souza, Claudia Rodrigues-Carvalho, Robert H. Tykot, Della C. Cook, Roberto V. Santos
Brazil was the main destination of enslaved Africans during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the New World. We have analyzed isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and strontium in the enamel and dentin of teeth derived from remains of 41 enslaved Africans excavated in Pretos Novos cemetery (Rio de Janeiro) and Sé de Salvador cathedral (Salvador) in order to investigate aspects related to the geographical origins and dietary habits in Africa in these two groups with differing histories.Strontium isotope results indicate a wide range of geographical origin for the analyzed individuals of both cemeteries, being significantly wider in Pretos Novos. Carbon and nitrogen isotopes results suggest that the diet of most individuals was based on plants. Only 26% probably had access to a significant amount of animal protein. The results also show that while some individuals were consuming C3 plants such as yams and manioc, others had a diet based more on C4 plants such as sorghum, millet and maize.Interpreted in conjunction with archaeological and historical evidence, the findings of this study, including the high variability of 87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ15N values, contribute to the process of reconstructing the dramatic history of slavery in Brazil and in the Americas.


What is “organic fabric”?
There is a big difference between an organic cotton bedsheet and an organic bedsheet.
What is the difference? The fiber, organic cotton, may have been raised with regard to health and safety of the planet and people; but the production of the fabric made from that cotton was not.
There are many steps in the production of fabric AFTER the fiber stage. Textile production steps can include carding, retting, scouring, bleaching, spinning, weaving, dyeing, printing, and finishing, and many other steps.
Think about making organic applesauce: You can start with organic apples, but if you add Red Dye #2, stabilizers, emulsifiers, preservatives, ascorbic acid and high fructose corn syrup - you do not end up with organic applesauce.
Same holds true for fabric: One yard of organic cotton fiber conventionally processed into fabric (that is, not processed to GOTS) contains 73% organic cotton fibers and 27% chemicals, many of which have been proven toxic to humans and animals.
When we talk about organic fabric, we mean a fabric that holds the third party certification that we think is the gold standard: GOTS – the Global Organic Textile Standard. It is still very hard to find GOTS certified fabrics. It is hard to find because, among many other requirements, it requires water treatment and the payment of fair wages in safe working conditions.


Take a closer look at bark, buds, and branches! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to a small-group, socially-distanced walk to learn how to identify trees in winter on Saturday, March 13 at 1 p.m. at Morse Pond Preserve in Georgetown. Led by Cheri Brunault, stewardship consultant, participants will uncover clues to name the trees of the forest, even if they are not wearing their distinctive foliage. This program is great for budding naturalists or landowners looking to strengthen their knowledge of local tree species, as well as anyone looking for a thoughtful walk in the woods.
Brunault will share how to identify a variety of tree and shrub species that grow in Morse Pond Preserve using twig and branch structure, bud shape and arrangement, as well as the characteristics of bark. Morse Pond Preserve, just north of Reid State Park in Georgetown, offers a diversity of tree and shrub species to explore. Participants should expect to trek up to 1.5 miles through the quiet woodlands crossing gentle rolling ridgelines.
Registration is required for this free event by March 12 due to the limited class size; visit www.kennebecestuary.org/upcoming-events to sign-up. Participants must wear a mask and remain six feet apart during the duration of the outdoor program. This is a light snow or shine event and depending on the weather beforehand, snowshoes may be strongly encouraged. The workshop content is targeted for adults and children 10 years old and older.
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is a membership supported organization dedicated to protecting the land, water and wildlife of the Kennebec Estuary. It maintains twelve preserves for public enjoyment and has protected 4,100+ acres of land since founding in 1989. FMI visit www.kennebecestuary.org or call 207-442-8400.
If you would like more information, please contact Becky Kolak at 207-442-8400 or email email@example.com.


Posted by Martijn Grooten on Dec 10, 2019
Latin America has long been a hotbed for cybercrime, but the region has also seen the activity of various APT groups. One of these groups makes use of 'Machete', a Python-based toolset.
Machete dates back at least nine years and was first written about by Kaspersky in 2014. In August of this year, ESET published a paper on the group's recent targeting of Venezuelan government institutions.
For VB2019 in London, Veronica Valeros, Maria Rigaki, Kamila Babayeva and Sebastian García, researchers from the Stratosphere Lab at the Czech Technical University in Prague, co-wrote a paper on Machete. The paper contains a very in-depth analysis of the tool, looking at the full timespan during which it was developed.
The researchers noted the ability to exfiltrate data through USB devices, suggesting some of the actors using it may have had physical access to the targeted systems. They also looked at decoy documents used by the actors, which gives some insight into the targets.
Today, we have published the researchers' paper in both HTML and PDF format. We have also uploaded the video of the presentation, delivered by Veronica and Maria in London, to our YouTube channel.


Apprenticeships give aspiring professionals the real world experience they need to get the edge. Getting ahead of the crowd as an apprentice means taking advantage of every opportunity to increase skills and knowledge of a career in the trades. The benefits of an apprenticeship may include:
- Intimate knowledge of the work environment & hands-on job training
- Access to career mentors, knowledge and career path advantage
- Increased confidence
Job Training. For students, job training in the form of an apprenticeship has the increased benefit of being gained in an actual work environment. Entry-level positions may require recommendations from people you have actually worked with, not just teachers and mentors. Apprenticeships give young professionals the opportunity to showcase and develop their skills in a more challenging environment.
Career Knowledge. Apprenticeship experiences can affect the future career decisions of a participant in job training. The apprentice may find that he or she is not actually suited for the position. By giving a young professional an opportunity to use his or her applied skills also reveals strengths and weaknesses. Apprentices can use observations of their own performance, as well as performance provided by their supervisors, to grow as professionals or make a career change to an area they are more interested in. Supervisors can become valuable mentors. Being farther along in their professional development, they can give valuable advice about education, training opportunities and skill development.
Increased Confidence. Young professionals may encounter the stumbling block of confidence. A confidence barrier can come in the form of uncertainty about job expectations, unrealistic expectations due to inexperience or an unrealistic picture of the career path. Young professionals who participate in apprentice programs may see confidence levels rise feeling like they are more a part of the profession. Interacting with professionals in your trade can help you get a better understanding of what the job is actually like and how you fit.
Students or young professionals may find that they have a great advantage in the job market because of an apprenticeship experience. Not only does it benefit the job seeker on their resume and in the form of recommendations, it helps on the job as well. Apprentices will likely find themselves more confident than their peers with relating to their superiors and using leadership skills.


AAAS has offered more than 70 workshops for 3, 000 scientists and engineers since the program launched in 2008. | Credit: University of Maryland
AAAS Communicating Science workshops, developed by the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology, are specifically designed to address the needs of scientists and engineers to communicate scientific or technical information in a variety of public and professional interactions, such as media interviews, writing grant proposals, discussing ideas with students, testifying before Congress, or participating in public forums.
Workshop goals include building scientists’ communication skill and confidence in engaging with public audiences and providing best practices for use of different communication methods and mechanisms. The program uses empirical evidence from research in science communication and public engagement with science, and maintains an evaluation program that confirms workshops are meeting defined goals. [Results of recent evaluation surveys.]
Through discussion, self-reflection, small group work, and practice sessions, workshops focus on the importance of effective communication that clearly conveys scientific concepts. We encourage workshop participants to think about how content applies to their own work and future communication opportunities.
We customize each workshop to suit the needs of the participants, such as number of participants, allotted time, target audiences, scientific topics, and communication methods. We conduct workshops for groups as small as 10 people and as large as 100. Workshops may run from 3 hours to a full day (6 hours) to multiple days.
Our most popular workshop is 3 hours and covers the basics of science communication and public presentations. It is intended for 30-50 people. Costs for this workshop start at $2, 500, plus travel for the facilitator.
Most requested communication topics include:
- Why scientist involvement in public communication of scientific research is valuable, and options for participation
- Establishing goals for communication and public engagement
- Overview of public audiences
- Developing and practicing targeted messages about your research for public audiences
- Handling interaction with media and public audiences, including mock interviews and soliciting and answering questions
- Practice on video and peer critique
- Using presentation slides and other visuals to communicate effectively
- Using social media and creating an effective online presence
- Resources for communicating more broadly


Every utopian text draws, if only a little, from Sir Thomas More’s classic original. Utopia, published in the 16th century at the bloom of English Humanism, criticizes the existing social, political, and religious order in Europe from the viewpoint of an imaginary perfect society based on reason.
Anthem, Ayn Rand’s 1938 novella, served as a basis for her further publications. A parable of Objectivist philosophy, it presents the ideology and the basic plot of Atlas Shrugged in a nutshell.
In her first critically acclaimed novel, The Fountainhead, Rand’s hero Howard Roark explores and celebrates the morality of individualism and egoism in the world of architecture. The novel, published in 1943, ensured Rand’s principle of Objectivism a cult following.
We the Living was Rand’s semi-autobiographical first novel, published in 1936. Begun only four years after her arrival in the United States, it is Rand’s fulfillment of a promise given to the friends she left behind that she would tell the world about Russia’s slow death. Kira, the young woman in the story and Rand’s alter ego, struggles for love and survival under the communist regime.
The Virtue of Selfishness, Rand’s 1964 non-fictional publication consisting of several of her theoretical essays, spells out her philosophical principles from selfishness and ethics to purpose and morality, as described in her novels.
Another writer who dared to make a business entrepreneur his fictional hero in the 1950s was Cameron Hawley. His 1952 novel, Executive Suite, tells the story of a man’s struggle to maintain a major company after the CEO’s sudden death.


It sounds like “fair trade organic” is one phrase, a holistic term that refers to something sublime and original. The truth is, it is sublime and original. But we’re really talking about two concepts that started with nothing in common. Today, however, they represent two concepts with a shared goal, so it makes sense to pair them together.
Coffee producers can be labeled “Fair Trade Certified” if they meet certain standards of fair trade practices that have been in place and monitored by Fair Trade USA since 1998.
Fair Trade USA is an extension of the international fair trade movement that preceded it.
Traditionally, fair trade certification was reserved for small farms – and not just coffee farms. If a family-owned farm, a smaller cooperative, or other economically disadvantaged farms were certified as “fair trade,” then it meant that they used sustainable agricultural practices in the growth and production of coffee and other farming products. That meant they disposed of hazardous wastes properly, maintained buffer zones around water sources, minimized water use, and avoided soil erosion.
Fair trade also guarantees a minimum price on the market for coffee products. This ensures that small farmers can be paid a fair amount for their coffee and not forced out of business by large famers who can control prices and undercut competition.
In December 2011, Fair Trade USA broke with Fair Trade International by allowing large corporations to be certified as fair trade corporations if they met the standards.
A coffee grower can be certified “fair trade” without being certified organic.
To be certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, coffee producers cannot use pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and other synthetic substances during the growing process. At least 95 percent of the coffee beans grown must be organically grown.
Many consumers want to know that their coffee was grown without the assistance of synthetic ingredients or additives. The “Certified Organic” label gives them that assurance.
If a coffee product is labeled “Fair Trade Organic,” then the farming and agricultural process used to manufacture that products meets the minimum standards of both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Fair Trade USA, a non-governmental non-profit agency. It also means that coffee consumers can be confident that they are getting healthy coffee that is environmental-friendly and not harmful to farm workers.


Sweepback and Wing Taper: The Effect of Sweepback on the Lift, Drag, and Aerodynamic Centre of a Tapered Wing
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Article publication date: 1 October 1950
1. IN R. & M. 2596 and another report, the I latter concerned mainly with compressibility effects, the writer has considered the aerodynamic loading due to incidence of a number of wings of varying aspect ratio and sweep‐back. The information given in these reports was obtained by the use of a lattice of vortices for the computation of downwash and by the subsequent determination of the constants in the equation representing the vortex sheet. It is well known that the potential solutions obtained by this simplified representation are not necessarily of more than moderate accuracy when applied to problems in which wing thickness and viscosity are present, and those published have not been carried to a degree sufficient to give accurate detailed pressure distribution in the region of a discontinuity. It has, however, been shown in a later report on the measurement of pressure distribution at the surface of a sweptback wing that the accuracy as regards spanwise load grading and local aerodynamic centre is surprisingly good and it has been thought well worth while to extend the range of information provided in the above reports before proceeding to the more complex task of computing the detailed pressure distribution at the surface of a wing with allowance for viscosity.
Falkner, V.M. (1950), "Sweepback and Wing Taper: The Effect of Sweepback on the Lift, Drag, and Aerodynamic Centre of a Tapered Wing", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 22 No. 10, pp. 296-300. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb031952
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Are you a woman who cares about following her dreams, not toeing the line? Do you speak your mind? Do you not feel particularly inclined to obey your husband or father in every little matter, agree with all of their ideas about religion or educating your kids, look meek, and behave "properly" at all times? Society always throws up a lot of roadblocks for women who want to break from oppressive gender norms — but women in the 19th century who spoke up and pushed back against sexist oppression faced a distinctly awful possibility: being locked away in mental institutions, which at the time were generally known as "asylums."
No, sadly, I'm not kidding; a unique and awful combination of misogynistic ideas about women's minds, concern about "moral contagion," and a lack of real knowledge about mental health led to thousands of women being imprisoned in asylums (with many famous ones among them, including Lincoln's widow, Mary Todd Lincoln) — for reasons that these days would barely raise an eyebrow.
The trend of locking women in asylums was so widespread that Nellie Bly, the pioneering journalist, made her name by getting herself committed to a women's asylum, and reporting on abuses and mistreatment from the inside in 1887. But the real horror isn't just the way many women in asylums were abused — it's how they ended up in there. To be thrown in an asylum for the crime of, say, protesting your husband's affair with your niece was a real thing that happened — and a thing that happened not all that long ago.
If you're deep into watching The Handmaid's Tale and terrified, worried about the future of women's rights, or simply curious about the ways past generations punished women who wanted more than their era saw fit to give them, read on and learn about what used to happen to women whose greatest crime was likely unconventionality.


Available with 3D Analyst license.
Groups are used to define multiple levels of detail for line and polygon features. Since terrains do not have an automated way of generalizing lines and polygons, you need to do this up front and tell a terrain, through group definition, how the features should be used.
For example, you may have a very detailed clip polygon feature class that should be used only at large scales. You can create one or two generalized versions of this, via the Simplify Polygons tool, for use at smaller scales and define a group. Assigning the same group ID to each polygon feature class tells the terrain they belong to the same theme (for example, the study area boundary). You would then assign different resolution bounds to each as a means to describe in which pyramid levels each will be used. Since they represent the same thing at different levels of detail, they need to be enforced in different, non-overlapping pyramid levels. All a terrain really does when encountering multiple feature classes with the same group ID is make sure they participate in different pyramid levels. The example below shows two water polygons with the same group ID, which are to be enforced in different, non-overlapping pyramid levels.
There is no grouping for points or multipoints since a terrain dataset has a methodology for generalizing them.
In the New Terrain wizard, a line or polyline feature class can be set to a group in the Select Feature Class characteristics area on the New Terrain dialog box.


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Microsoft QuickBasic and QBasic are very popular programming languages for beginners. While its lack of power makes it unsuitable for many of today’s applications, it is an invaluable learning tool.
The book is a work in progress, and there may be incomplete or missing chapters.
- Text Output: Learn to control text based output.
- Basic Input: Get input from a users.
- Basic Math: Shows the proper method of performing basic calculations in QBasic.
- Flow Control: This section shows how to control the flow of a program.
- Advanced Input: Get more accurate and real time input from users.
- Subroutines and Functions: Explores the uses of Subroutines and Functions in QBasic.
- Arrays and Types: Introduction to data structures in QBasic.
- Files: Read and write to files allowing for data storage.
- Sound: Use the computer to make noises and incorporate them into output.
- Graphics: Draw images on the screen
- Advanced QBasic: Incorporate many of the concepts into larger programs.
- Advanced Graphics: Store images, recall images and generate seamless animation.
- 3D Graphics: Explore 3D equations in QBasic.
- What Next: Where to go from here.


For over a hundred years, we have learnt to be like machines.
Industrialists formed our education system to cultivate the labour necessary to run their industries. They divided us into ‘standards’ or ‘grades’ and processed us in batches. They administered a quality test to check if we can move to the next grade, much like stations on a conveyer belt. Like a siren at the end of a shift, the school bell tolls at the end of a school-day.
In the last hundred years, capital and machines were expensive, and labour was cheaper. The education system moulded us to think like machines – to do what we are told and not ask questions. School was meant to drill compliance, standardization and predictability into our psyche.
A hundred years later, the ratchet has turned several times. Capital and the means of production are now cheap and abundant – all you need is a laptop and an internet connection. What is scarce are the human skills of creativity and care – skills we had long relegated to being ‘soft-skills’ in the industrial age.
Our response now is to try and teach machines human skills. Machine learning is the means by which we try to make our machines more human-like. From schools that turned us into learning machines to schools that teach machine learning, we have come full circle.
In the decades past, the industrial world conditioned us to lose our humanity and rewarded us for working like a machine. In the decades to come, the spoils will go to those who have managed to preserve their humanity despite the education system.


We tend to see things in terms of what we have experienced – I agree with Carr, it is something I have been aware of for some time. If this is true then it begs the obvious question – how can we see what we have not experienced without being shown it, or is it possible to either actively look for it, or stumble upon it and then how do we recognise it.
Consider the problem of people planning to use something, lets say X. They have no experience of X and how it fits what they have experienced. Even if they try X they fit it into their experiences and shape it to fit. How do they see new uses of X – possibly we might just dismiss difference or in fact, not even see the differences, let alone grasp their significance. Proponents of X’s tend to be sales oriented and/or self interested. I am not saying this is a bad thing, but where does the critical appraisal come from?
For example, take computer technology like a laptop + Internet in the hands of kids in the classroom. Clearly, this is an X.
Teachers have no prior experience, X was not around in their classrooms and not in most teacher training, even in the last 10 years, the people running the teacher training had no experience of X, and even if they positted on it they had no or little direct experience of X.
Gibson coined the term Cyberspace and more importantly said something along the lines that the street finds a use for things – I would add especially in the void of guidance. In the classroom over the last nearly 20 years we have let net enabled laptops into the classroom, in the absence of guidance the kids will find a use for it, but so what.
The brain can adapt but this does not mean that it is adapting in a thinking or evaluative way, bit of pardox really. The brain can adapt, but so what, it has no way of knowing if the adaption is worthwhile – this is the point that is Carr is making about moving from distraction to deep reading back to a distracting environment, the brain has handled each stage but again so what.
We need teachers to guide – but how do we deal with the X?
That is a serious question – how do we teach teachers about how to use and assess the worth of net enabled laptops in the classroom?


Dr Joanna Kesten, Research Fellow, Bristol Medical School, Bristol Population Health Science Institute, Health Protection Research Unit.
Professor Catriona Matheson, Professor at the University of Stirling, and Chair of the Ministerial Drug Death Task Force for Scotland.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK in early 2020, there was concern about its impact on vulnerable groups in society. In this blog, Jo Kesten, Research Fellow at the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation at University of Bristol and Catriona Matheson, Professor at the University of Stirling and Chair of the Ministerial Drug Death Task Force for Scotland, discuss the findings and wider policy implications of two independent research projects to investigate how people who inject drugs were affected. Both studies interviewed people who use drugs in the first national lockdown in 2020 to understand how the pandemic impacted on them. In Scotland, data from online forums, surveys and the police were also used to examine changes in the drugs market.
- Service innovation can happen quickly in a crisis
- Digital inclusion is important if services are to continue with remote contact
- Many people struggled with the loss of connection with others
- There were fewer infections among interviewees than may have been predicted
- Drug markets were more resilient than we had thought
- More research needs to be carried out on changes to drug treatment medication policies as our studies recorded slightly different experiences


Who does not want the inside of their auto cool? On the other hand, did you know that mobile air conditioners also called vehicle air conditioners are a massive problem to the environment? This is simply mainly because they release a huge quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to the fact of the refrigerants used. In addition, they consume a considerable quantity of power than other auxiliary automobile gear.
Nevertheless, the superb issue even although is that in 1998, the Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide and the US Environmental Protection Agency formed a worldwide voluntary partnership to lessen the influence of this air conditioning method. The target of this partnership is to industry next generation units that are superior for the atmosphere even though satisfying consumer safety, price and reliability concerns.
They also aim to produce expense beneficial designs and improved service procedures to lessen refrigerant emissions. Partners also have to recognize alternatives for the refrigerant HFC-134a, the predominant refrigerant in car or truck air conditioning systems. For the cause that HFC-134a is a potent greenhouse gas, a single pound of this in the atmosphere has the very similar global warming effect as 1300 pounds of carbon dioxide.
In 2004, the Mobile Air Conditioning Climate Protection partnership has released the Enhanced Mobile Air Conditioning 30/50 project. The aim of the project is to reduce down fuel consumption of mobile air conditioners by at least 30 % and reduce refrigerant emissions by 50%.
In addition, in July 20, 2007, the Enhanced Mobile Air Conditioning project was a achievement. The teams involved in the project had been capable to demonstrate that they could reduce the power used by the vehicle systems by a lot more than 30% employing commercially obtainable technologies. They have also demonstrated that they could minimize refrigerant leakage in half by working with superior elements. In addition, by generating use of solar-reflective paints and ventilation, they have been capable to decrease heat load of the passenger cabin by more than ten degrees Fahrenheit.
The group have also issued ideas to cut refrigerant emissions in half and introduced a new refrigerant recovery, recycling and leak detection technology that will save 2.four million kilograms of HFC-134a. The outcome of the project will lessen fuel applied by mobile air conditioners by 30% and decrease refrigerant emissions in half. Airco kopen will save two.1 billion gallons of gasoline every year, and lessen common greenhouse gas emissions by 9 million metric tons of carbon equivalent.
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Romanowsky staining was a prototypical staining technique that was the forerunner of several distinct but similar methods, including Giemsa, Jenner, Wright, and Leishman stains, which are used to differentiate cells in pathologic specimens.
Ehrlich had used mixtures of acidic and basic dyes for this purpose in 1879: in 1891 Romanowsky and Malakowsky independently developed a technique using a mixture of Eosin Y and oxidated Methylene Blue that was also useful for this purpose. Because the aqueous dye solutions were unstable, methanol was introduced as a solvent, and Leishman (in 1901) and Wright (in 1902) advocated use of methanol as a fixative prior to staining. Giemsa in 1902 improved this technique by standardizing the dye solutions and adding glycerol to increase solubility and stability.
The oxidation of Methylene Blue in aqueous solution using heat and alkali produces a mixture of Azure A, Azure B, Methylene Violet and Methylene Blue. Eosin Y is then added to produce a "neutral" dye. The precipitate is then dissolved in a mixture of methanol and glycerol to form a stock solution: this is diluted with water or an aqueous buffer to form a working solution that is used in the preparation of pathology specimens.
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Week 3 prenatal testing scenario and reflection
In the scenario assignments below, you are asked to reflect on responses to the presented scenario. It should not just be writing down your first reaction or what you already know.Reflection involves critical thinking, which means rethinking your existing knowledge and previously held opinions in light of what we have learned about theories of ethics, logic, and reasoning. You will need to question your current knowledge and beliefs.Discuss the main points of the debate, what stance you take, support that stance, and discuss the opposing argument. Also discuss an ethical theory that would apply to defend your view.To complete each scenario assignment:
- Complete the entire scenario.
- Compose your reflection in a Word document and be sure to address, at a minimum, the following questions:
- Why do you feel the way you do about the issue presented?
- Of the four responses offered in the scenario, which do you think is the most ethical and why?
- Support your conclusions with evidence and specific examples from the textbook, including a minimum of one theory of ethics to defend your stance.
- Your reflection must be 1-2 pages in length and follow APA formatting and citation guidelines as appropriate, making sure to cite at least two sources
the discussion of topic is a blood test given to screen for Down syndrome in the first trimester.
***below I will upload files of the two debates between Dr.Garcia and Dr.Williams and choose which one is more ethical and follow the rest of instructions above to write the paper.


Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights - What is the impact of COVID-19 measures on persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty?Learning platform
- Conditions and treatment in detention: COVID-19 measures
- Conditions and treatment in detention: Detention conditions
- Detention: Detention - general
- Detention: Prisons
- Detention Monitoring
- Civil society organisations
- Persons with disabilties
The animated video provides insights into the experiences of persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 - February 2021). It explains why the pandemic has had an immense effect on them and offers recommendations on how to improve their situation.
This video was produced in the framework of the project “Open research behind closed doors: Assessing the impact of Covid-19 measures on persons with psychosocial and intellectual disabilities deprived of liberty” that was carried out by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Fundamental and Human Rights in cooperation with partners from Austria (SiM), Italy (Associazione Antigone) and Germany (Strafvollzugsarchiv).
For more information, see: https://bim.lbg.ac.at/en/project/current-projects-projects-human-dignity-and-public-security/open-research-behind-closed-doors-assessing-impact-covid-19-measures-persons-deprived-liberty-psychosocial-and-intellectual-disabilities
The project was funded by the OIS Enrichment Fund of the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft.


During 2020, the number of fatal traffic accidents rose significantly despite COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and fewer drivers on the road.
Spike in Car Crashes and Fatalities
According to the National Safety Council (NSC), traffic fatalities rose by 8% in 2020 even though many drivers were driving fewer miles each day. In 2020, there were more than 42,000 reported fatal car crashes, the highest spike in traffic deaths in nearly a century.
During the peak of the Coronavirus crisis around the country, reports of traffic fatalities were at an all-time high, despite many Americans working from home. In addition to a rise in traffic deaths, approximately 4.8 million severe traffic accidents sent thousands of drivers to hospital emergency rooms for treatments and hospitalization. In 2020, auto accident attorneys around the country witnessed an 8% jump in traffic accidents over accidents in 2019. States with the highest fatality rates included Arkansas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont.
With fewer drivers on the road in 2020, what was the reason for the spike in traffic fatalities during the pandemic? Safety officials with the NSC blame the rise in accidents and injuries on risky driving behaviors such as:
- Running red lights
- Ignoring stop signs
- Distracted driving
- Impaired driving
- Not using seat belts
For some people, fewer drivers on roads and highways present an opportunity to talk on their cell phones, drive at faster speeds, and ignore traffic signals and safety regulations. Less traffic on city streets and highways may encourage risky driving behaviors, especially for younger less experienced drivers. In 2020, the increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 prompted many people to avoid public transportation like buses and trains and drive their personal vehicles for daily activities. Pedestrian injuries and fatalities also increased in 2020.
According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving behaviors and patterns changed significantly in 2020. Traffic data shows average speeds increased during the second quarter, and high speeds above 55 mph were commonly recorded on city streets and highways.
NHTSA crash reports in 2020 noted a rise in drivers impaired on alcohol or drugs, as well as an increase in crash victims not wearing their seat belts. Crash victims not buckled up were ejected from their vehicles causing a rise in permanent injuries, disabilities, and fatalities. The percentage of drivers not wearing seat belts increased from 14% prior to the pandemic to 19% during 2020.


Body composition in children is of increasing interest within the contexts of childhood obesity, clinical management of patients and nutritional programming as a pathway to adult disease. Energy imbalance appears to be common in many disease states; however, body composition is not routinely measured in patients. Traditionally, clinical interest has focused on growth or nutritional status, whereas more recent studies have quantified fat mass and lean mass. The human body changes in proportions and chemical composition during childhood and adolescence. Most of the weight gain comprises lean mass rather than fat. In general, interest has focused on percentage fat, and less attention has been paid to the way in which lean mass varies within and between individuals. In the general population secular trends in BMI have been widely reported, indicating increasing levels of childhood obesity, which have been linked to reduced physical activity. However, lower activity levels may potentially lead not only to increased fatness, but also to reduced lean mass. This issue merits further investigation. Diseases have multiple effects on body composition and may influence fat-free mass and/or fat mass. In some diseases both components change in the same direction, whereas in other diseases, the changes are contradictory and may be concealed by relatively normal weight. Improved techniques are required for clinical evaluations. Both higher fatness and reduced lean mass may represent pathways to an increased risk of adult disease.


Thoracentesis (also known as a pleural tap) is a procedure to remove fluid or air from the pleural space. The pleural space is an area between the lung and the chest wall that usually contains just a thin layer of fluid.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited condition caused by a defective gene (CFTR – Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) which causes the body to produce abnormally thick and sticky fluid, called mucus.
Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well the lungs take in and release air and how well they move gases such as oxygen from the atmosphere into the body’s circulation.
Immunotherapy, also known as “allergy shots” is a way of making the body less sensitive to specific substances known as allergens.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem that affects a person’s breathing during sleep. A person with OSA has times during sleep in which air cannot flow normally into the lungs.
A skin prick test, also called a puncture or scratch test, checks for immediate allergic reactions to as many as 50 different substances at once.
Recently, several new medications, known collectively as “biologics,” have been approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe asthma
The Zephyr Valve treatment is a procedure that allows a doctor to place one or more small valves in your airways, which release trapped pockets of air to improve your ability to breathe.


Mary is standing upon a globe, as the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Her foot crushes the head of a serpent, to show that Satan and all his followers are helpless before her (Genesis 3:15). Satan was defeated by Mary’s obedience to God. The rays coming from her hands symbolize the graces Mary gives to those who ask her. The year, 1830, is the year the Blessed Mother gave the design of the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catherine Labouré. The “O Mary conceived without sin” supports the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, referring to Mary’s sinlessness, that was officially proclaimed 24 years later in 1854. The Bible states that Mary is “full of grace” and “blessed among women” (Luke 1:28)
Twelve stars encircle a large “M” from which arise a cross. Below are two hearts with flames arising from them. One heart is encircled in thorns and the other is pierced by a sword. The twelve stars can refer to the Apostles, who represent the entire Church as it surrounds Mary. They also recall the vision of Saint John, writer of the Book of Revelation (12:1), in which “a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of 12 stars.” The cross symbolizes Christ and our redemption, with the bar under the cross a sign of the earth. The “M” stands for Mary, and the interleaving of her initial and the cross shows Mary’s close involvement with Jesus, her involvement in our world, her role as mother of the Church, and her part in our salvation. The two hearts are the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Sorrowful Heart of Mary. They represent the love of Jesus and Mary for us. (See also Luke 2:35).


What does Aquaculture got to do with Water Quality?
The growing and removal of mature shellfish can help remove nitrogen from an estuary. Shellfish do not absorb nitrogen directly from their environment; rather they feed on naturally occurring phytoplankton, which use dissolved inorganic nitrogen to grow. Thus, shellfish incorporate nitrogen from their food into their tissues and shells. When shellfish is harvested, the accumulated nitrogen is removed from the water.
Shellfish also play an important role in the cycling of nutrients, including nitrogen. They release nitrogenous waste that can be used by phytoplankton as a source of nitrogen. In addition, some of the nitrogen filtered from the water by shellfish is deposited to the sediment as feces and pseudofeces (rejected food particles). These bio-deposits are decomposed by bacteria, which transform the nitrogen to a variety of other forms, including ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-), and nitrogen gas (N2).
In addition to contributing to water quality improvements, additional aquaculture could provide economic benefits to Cape Cod. The Town of Barnstable has 61.66 of shellfish grant acreage within Three Bays and Cotuit Bay. The Town is currently looking at Warrens Cove as a prospective aquaculture nursery. Warrens Cove currently is not appropriate for aquaculture due to silt. Dredging Warrens Cove back to a sandy bottom may allow the Town to establish aquaculture nurseries. The Cape Cod Commission estimates that aquaculture beds/floating racks can remove 8-15% of the nitrogen they encounter.
Glossary of Terms
Oysters play important role in estuarine ecosystems.
Oyster reefs found in estuaries help stabilize the shoreline, protect salt marshes and filter water by trapping excess nitrogen and other waterborne pollutants.


نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
1 عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه صداوسیما
2 استادیار گروه معارف اسلامی دانشگاه علوم بهزیستی تهران
3 دانشجوی دکتری مدرسی مبانی نظری دانشگاه باقرالعلوم ع
عنوان مقاله [English]
There are various ideas on the essence of religiousness. Some believe having a mere pure heart – even without having good practice - is enough for being religious. Some immoderately emphasize on human's reason and say the essence of human's existence is his rationality and some others stress on inner methods and the refinement of soul and have given less value to reason and understanding. Some others believe religious experience is the essence of religiousness. Viewing these theories and emphasizing on professor Motahhari's perception of Islam, monotheism is introduced as the essence of all [Islam's] beliefs in this article; even the two next steps – which are ethics and religious commands – are greatly connected with this main belief. The origin of all moral habits and virtues is being monotheistic; and jurisprudence and its practice is a path that God has shown us which its purpose is to become a mere servant of God.


The Parable Of The Tribes, The Problem Of Power In Social Evolution by Andrew Bard Schmookler (1984) An intellectual tour de force. My take: Human history may be viewed as a history of tribal consciousness where it takes one war like tribe “to disrupt the peace seeking nature of other surrounding tribes.”
Given that we all exist on one planet we are all connected on this one planet. We’re all neighbors. We inhabit this one fragile planet where the effect of our existence has both short-term and long-term effects on our Earth bound neighbors and environment. A misplaced word or words and actions can create upheaval. “If all but one of the tribes choose peace, there are four possibilities for the threatened neighbors: destruction; absorption and enslavement; withdrawal to a less desirable place and imitation of the aggressive behavior.”
In a retooled nuclear age where technology has changed to an increasingly nationalistic nature of how tribes of humans relate to each other, while standing on the precipice of human exacerbated climate change – the future is uncertain at best. “The optimism that has propelled technology has faded….there has accumulated simply too much evidence of the destructive effects and still more destructive possibilities of man’s harnessing the forces of nature for human purposes. Technology has made possible the unprecedented repression of the totalitarian state; it has created a means of waging war of total annihilation; it threatens the biosphere with gradual poisoning and deterioration.” Have we become technology’s servant or master?
And, “the question is whether we can discover within ourselves the understanding and the will to contain the rule of power.…the parable of the tribes serves not condemn but to challenge: can we change systems that channel vital energies to serve power into systems that channel power to serve the needs of human and other life?”
The very nature of human resistance is being transformed from the political to a psychological/existential conflict.


As early as the year 510, a writing refers to the existence of the « Villa Bufferia » and the charters of the Abbey of Cluny abound, since the year 910, in donations and sales of properties in this place, then built into « Vicaria », which was made the seat of « low justice » and dependent of Pagus « Matisconensis » Mâcon.
During the first centuries A.D., the landed property was essentially forest ; then Buffières included numerous seigneuries until 1377. It was then that some enemies destroyed the stronghold which the gallant « Jean de Buffières » occupied.
The books and records of a family of royal notaries residing in Buffières in the 16th and 17th centuries reveal that the domains broke up into many independent properties, the largest of which belonged to the Lord of La Guiche until the Revolution.
In 1701, the tax roll included 97 owners, and vineyards and arable lands far outweighed the meadows. Despite epidemics and food shortages, development was constant throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the population was, in 1880, 900 inhabitants, of whom 200 were school children.
Trade and crafts invigorated the country with hotels, restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, butcher, blacksmith, shoemaker, tailor, etc. Five mills were in operation while five annual fairs and a weekly market facilitated trade.
The war and the rural exodus to the towns put everything in jeopardy, but Buffières, fortunately, will know how, throughout the 20th century, to lead the transformation necessary for its future, whether it be agriculture, trade, crafts or summer tourism.


Foli Fish Eating of Health Benefits
Benefits of Foli Fish
Foli Fish contains essential calcium which plays an important role in the formation of bones and teeth of the baby. Foli Fish are rich in phosphorus, protein and iron. Folly fish fulfills the need of phosphorus in the body. Foli Fish fulfills the body vitamin needs.
Foli Fish is good for health, known for its unique taste. Foli Fish is packed with protein and vitamin D nutrients. Foli Fish are sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for the body and brain.
Foli Fish usually breed in May-June. 5% of the weight of the fish should be given as supplementary feed for Foli Fish breeding.
Foli Fish kopta
Foli fish: 1 t
Green chillies: 2 t
Masala: 1 tsp
Onion: 2 t
Coriander leaves: A little
Oil-Salt: As per quantity
First, clean the Foli Fish.
Foli Fish should be pounded with something so as not to tear the skin of the fish.
When the skin of the fish is crushed well, the skin should be peeled off.
All bones must be removed from the flesh of the fish.
After removing all the bones of the Foli Fish, it should be mixed with chilli, turmeric, ginger, onion and coriander leaves.
After mixing all the ingredients, put the fish inside and put the skin back in its original place.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the Foli Fish in the oil.
Fry in low flame until brown.
Garnish and serve.


Latino Health Care Disparities
Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May, commemorates the 1862 victory at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican war. Although the war was not over until six years later, winning this battle provided a great symbolic victory. The victory also bolstered the resistance movement, wherein 2000 loyal Mexicans triumphed over the 6000 well prepared, well resourced French troops.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations across the state allow all Coloradans to celebrate the Mexican Culture and Heritage with their Latino brothers and sisters. For HCAC, working to bring universal access to health care to all Coloradans, it also provides an opportunity to focus on the complex issue of health disparity. According to the 2011 census statistics, over 21% of Coloradans are Latino and according to indicators of population health, this group experiences significant differences in health outcomes.
In Colorado, Latinos have a higher infant mortality rate, lower life expectancy, higher rates of diabetes, and are more likely to die from pneumonia or flu, cervical cancer, diabetes and liver disease than whites. As individuals, we can do something about this. Although social determinants of health are a major factor in an individuals level of health, everyone should have access to a single standard of health care, especially preventive care. Creating a single standard of health care as a matter of human right will lay the foundation for decreasing the dramatic differences in overall health across all ethnic groups in Colorado.
There are similarities between the Battle of Puebla and the efforts of Health Care for All Colorado. We are working to bring universal access to health care to all Coloradans. In this instance, the resistance forces are well prepared and resourced. We know that it will take time to win the war against these forces and existing system that allows health disparities to exist. However, we are loyal to our mission and are building a movement to insure that every Coloradan has access to health care.
You can play a role in creating this standard by supporting Ballot Initiative #12 "Health Care is a Human Right and Public Good In Colorado."
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Da “Lazarillo” a lazarillo: analisi di alcuni nomi di origine deonomastica in spagnolo
- Spanish literary deonomastics,
- proper names,
- common names,
- corpora RAE,
- Spanish dictionaries
Researchers of the transition from proper name to common name in Spanish have at their disposal two important lexicographical works: Deonomástica hispánica. Vocabulario científico, humanístico y gergal (García Gallarín, 1997) and De Magnol a magnolia diccionario histórico de deonomástica (García Gallarín, 2017). With the help of the electronic resources of the Real Académia Española (www.rae.es), this paper focuses on several names of literary origin recorded in these two dictionaries. Specifically, El nuevo tesoro lexicográfico de la lengua española (NTLLE) will be used, which makes it possible to consult online the dictionaries from 1495 to 2006, as well as El Nuevo diccionario histórico del español (NDHE). In addition, the following corpora will permit us to examine the diachronic and diatopic distribution and the type of texts in which deonomastics are certified: the Corpus diacrónico del español (CORDE, from the origins of the language to 1975), the Corpus de referencia del español actual (CREA, from 1976 to 2000) and the Corpes XXI (from 2001 to 2019).


Southeast Asia could lose 28 trillion USD due to unmitigated climate change: Deloitte report
Hanoi (VNA) – Southeast Asia must act now to prevent the region from losing 28 trillion USD in economic potential over the next 50 years due to unmitigated climate change, according to a new report from the Deloitte Economics Institute.
In its report “Southeast Asia’s turning point: How climate action can drive our economic future, the institute also reveals how the region could instead gain 12.5 trillion USD in economic value over the same period by limiting rising global temperatures and realizing its potential to export decarbonisation to the world.
Philip Yuen, CEO Deloitte Southeast Asia stressed that Southeast Asian countries must act quickly – within the next 10 years – to circumvent irreversible damage from climate change.
He said Southeast Asia’s economies have made strong commitments in this regard, but each country is at a different stage on the sustainability journey, owing to their unique geographic and economic circumstances.
In order to alter the trajectory, Southeast Asia must seize the opportunity to lead the charge and take climate action, Yuen said.
With no action taken on climate change, average global temperatures could rise by 3 degrees C or more by the end of this century. This will make it harder for people to live and work as sea levels rise, crop yields fall, infrastructure is damaged, and other challenges emerge.
Deloitte’s research also shows that if governments, businesses, and communities act boldly and rapidly in the next decade to address climate change, average global temperature rises can be limited to around 1.5 degrees C by 2050—a scenario that would minimize the impact of climate change for Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. At the same time, Southeast Asia can achieve significant economic growth by supplying the products and services, and by providing financing solutions to a world that will need to limit temperature increases./.


One of the worst consequences of Covid-19 for the environment is certainly the accumulation of disposable masks which, once used, must be disposed of. If until now the masks ended up, at best, in the mixed waste, now it is possible to recover them to obtain material for road paving.
It is estimated that more than 50 billion masks have already been produced since the start of the pandemic and that, of these, over one and a half billion are destined to pollute oceans around the world due to incorrect disposal. It is not uncommon, in fact, to see masks abandoned on every corner of the street.
However, even if properly thrown in the unsorted way, disposable masks are difficult to recycle, both because they are made of different materials and because they represent a potentially dangerous waste. Their fate is to accumulate in landfills or be incinerated, with negative effects on the environment. Finding a solution to recover the masks is therefore essential and a group of researchers from two Australian institutes, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Melbourne Technical, worked for this purpose.
The team tested a new road paving material, made by mixing disposable masks and recycled concrete from demolished buildings and construction waste. The researchers thus discovered that the addition of shredding masks allow for better aggregation of the concrete and allow for a more flexible and resistant product than asphalt.
The material makes it possible to recover three million masks for every kilometer of road built and to save over 90 tons of waste from landfills. The analysis also examined the costs associated with the production of this new material and the results revealed a saving equal to half compared to the cost of extracting virgin materials, to which must be added the reduction in costs relating to the disposal of individual protection.
The experimentation is still ongoing but according to the researchers the results are already exciting and could open the door to further research aimed at recovering masks and other PPE.