Estimating the Cost of Child Marriage in the Arab Region: Background Paper on the Feasibility of Undertaking a Costing Study
Child marriage is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that results in numerous adverse outcomes for a child’s development. In the past 25 years, the Arab region has experienced a decline in child marriage, yet progress has slowed over the past decade. Since 2010-2011, there have been noted increases of child marriage among conflict-affected and displaced populations in the Arab region. The consequences of child marriage are numerous and profound. As well as impeding girls’ educational and economic opportunities, it increases their risk of being subjected to additional forms of GBV and exploitation. Young brides often lack decision-making power in their households regarding important issues such as their health, negotiating safe sex and contraception. Indeed, child marriage has many serious sexual and reproductive health consequences for both young girls and their children, including an increased likelihood of frequent and unplanned pregnancies, increased risk of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, pregnancy complications, death during childbirth and increased risk of contracting HIV/STIs.
Ending child marriage is fundamental to gender equality, women’s empowerment, and improving maternal and child health worldwide. It is also an important part of safeguarding the stability of communities and the global economy. This background paper provides an overview of the scope, drivers and consequences of child marriage in the Arab region. It also discusses the importance of estimating the cost of child marriage, examines the feasibility of undertaking a costing study in the Arab region, and reviews the availability of data needed to implement such a task, as well as the appropriate framework to consider when approaching costing child marriage in the region.


Research found women and girls were being forced to adapt their own behaviour and change their travel habits on public transport.
The report, commissioned by Transport Scotland, recommends exploring the feasibility of increasing the presence and visibility of staff across the transport network, including on trains and at stations.
It also backs the introduction of systems to regularly monitor, upgrade and repair lighting and communications systems, as well as carrying out a comprehensive review of staff training on both their own safety and how to support and protect passengers.
Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said: “Everyone has the right to feel safe and supported on Scotland’s public transport system, including women and girls, which is why this work has been one of my key priorities over the last year.
“During our research, women and girls told us they shoulder significant responsibility for adapting their own behaviour to try to ‘be’ and ‘feel’ safe on public transport. They are often in a constant state of vigilance, particularly at night-time, and as a result end up changing their plans – only travelling at certain points of the day or not using public transport altogether. This is simply not acceptable in 21st-century Scotland.
“We will now work with transport operators and stakeholders to carefully consider these recommendations and how we can implement them quickly and effectively, to ensure our transport network is safer and more secure for all who use it.”
Superintendent Arlene Wilson, of the British Transport Police, said women’s safety on the rail network was a “key priority”. She said: “The findings from this research will support our aim of ensuring every woman and girl can travel on the rail network without fear of harassment or intimidation.”
Kate Wallace, chief executive of Victim Support Scotland, said: “Victim Support Scotland welcomes this focus on increasing women and girls’ safety on public transport. While incidents are still too high, we welcome steps being taken to improve reporting and for complaints to be taken seriously.”


New project aims to improve quality of hydrogen fuelJune 30, 2017
New research initiative aims to make hydrogen fuel more pure
Two major research institutes in Germany are set to launch a new project that will extend their analysis laboratories in order to improve hydrogen fuel quality. Currently, no independent German laboratory has the capacity to determine if the quality of hydrogen produced within the country meets international standards. The new project is being launched by the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Center and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wuttemberg.
Researchers will work to extend the analysis capabilities of their laboratories
Through the project, researchers will work to upgrade and extend their laboratories’ capabilities. These upgrades will allow the laboratories to be able to sample and analyze hydrogen fuel to ensure that it meets the necessary quality standards. Eventually, the laboratories will help verify the quality of hydrogen fuel and minimize contamination of the gas. This gas is then meant to be used to power vehicles equipped with fuel cells, which consume hydrogen fuel in order to generate electricity.
Hydrogen fuel is becoming more important in transportation
Hydrogen fuel has become quite important in the transportation space. Many automakers are beginning to use fuel cells to power a new generation of vehicles. One of the problems, however, is that these vehicles require highly pure hydrogen fuel in order to operate effectively. Over the next two years, the German project will work to collect and analyze samples of hydrogen fuel throughout the supply chain in order to form a better understanding of how this fuel can be made more pure.
German government continues to expand its hydrogen fuel infrastructure
The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure will be investing $3.4 million into the project through its National Innovation Program for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. German researchers will be deriving hydrogen samples from numerous stations. Germany currently has 260 hydrogen fuel stations in operation throughout the country, and plans to have 3,500 of these stations open to the public by 2025.


Heat Pump water heaters move heat from the air to water unlike conventional water heaters that generate heat by consumption of electrical or fuel energy. A liquid refrigerant evaporates to a gas inside the evaporator with the help of a fan. It is then compressed inside the compressor to a hot gas. The hot gas passes through a heat exchanger where its heat is transferred to the water flowing from a storage tank. The refrigerant cools down to a liquid and then enters the evaporator again and the entire cycle is then repeated. Thus heat absorbed from the air is transferred to the water and the heating continues till the desired temperature is reached.
Get non-stop hot water anywhere in the house while saving as much as 75-80% on your heating costs. A solitary heat pump installed anywhere in the house can supply hot water to all the bathrooms and kitchens.
Uses heat from the air to heat water and saves energy as much as 60-80%, when compared to oil fired boilers or electric water heaters. It is ideal for commercial applications like in hotels, hospitals, spas, hostels etc. where hot water is needed in large volumes. This range saves on operating costs by tapping into the heat in the air in a safe and affordable way. You can satisfy your customers while saving on your energy bills.
Major components of a heat pump water heater include a compressor, a refrigerant, two heat exchangers ( a condenser and an evaporator) and an expansion valve.
A solitary multi function heat pump is designed to supply hot water, room heating and room cooling. (Like a typical air conditioner).


The Immersive Media Design program strives to represent the University of Maryland's vision of an academic "STEAM" community--science and technology resolutely joined with the creative and performing arts. Immersive Media Design does this by requiring students to be conversant in both the technical and creative sides of immersive media.
What is Immersive Media?
Immersive media engages the viewer with sight, sound and other sensory experiences—encouraging people to interact with the digital environment that surrounds them. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are two prevalent examples of immersive media, yet the discipline can also be presented through projected displays, as well as tactile or audio platforms.
- Immersive Media Design features a coordinated series of studio lab courses across all years where students will collaborate as teams on substantial creative projects preparing students for the collaborative nature of modern workspaces.
- Team teaching by faculty members from art and computer science in studio lab courses strengthens the integrative and collaborative nature of the program.
- Immersive Media Design combines the creative use of media software tools with an understanding of how to design and build them.
- Students engaged in this major can take advantage of immersive media-driven research and scholarship already underway at the University of Maryland including our groundbreaking work in virtual and augmented reality in the Maryland Blended Reality Center. It also involves bold and innovative digital artwork by our faculty on display in regional and international galleries.


number of breaks: 17
Where do plants and animals live in the tropics?
Biologists have understood for a long time that plant and animal species are not evenly distributed among the world's tropical areas, and wondered why. Africa has spectacular numbers of primate and hoofed mammal species. Southeast Asia is much smaller in size than Africa, but has... click to read more
Sea otters: how welcome should a recovering top predator be?
Sea otters are a marine mammal with a long history of interactions with humans. Beyond their cute appearance, they were once hunted to near extinction for their lush pelts. To help recover this endangered species, sea otters were re-introduced to the northwest coast of Vancouver... click to read more
Diversity may save wines from climate change
Today's climate change is dramatically reshaping environments and threatening society, countless animal and plant species, and sustainable agriculture. Scientists foresee that global warming is going to bring unpleasant outcomes, such as reductions in crops' yield and quality. Today's farmers need a way to adapt to... click to read more
How many factors of global change affect soils
We often hear about how the warming climate is affecting the natural world around us. But the human-made global change is a tremendously more complicated problem than "just" a changing climate. It captures pollution, invasive species, biodiversity loss, excessive use of species or land, all... click to read more
Why does biodiversity matter for agriculture?
Nature is a vital service provider for agriculture in many ways. Fruit trees and other pollinator-dependent crops are pollinated by wild insects like bumblebees, solitary bees, or flies. Other insects like predatory ladybugs or ground beetles eat pests that would otherwise damage or even destroy... click to read more


Throwing Old Electronics into Landfills Contaminates the Environment
Alot of people are probably enjoying the nice weather and maybe its time to start that annual process of spring cleaning. I know when I finally decide to clean out the house I find all kinds of things, and electronics are no strangers in this mix. Sometimes its a cell phone, a few cell phones
What I sometimes don’t think about is how harmful it can be to simply throw these miscellaneous items away. Sure, one cell phone won’t make a difference, but these things pile up fast. More and more people are constantly buying new phones and throwing aside their old ones. Think about all the millions of phones that daily get thrown into landfills. Here are just a few things those phones may contain:
- Poly-Chlorinated Bi-Phenyls (PCBs)
- Dioxins (From Plastics)
- Traces of Hazardous Mercury
- Precious Metals that are Expensive to Mine
- Glass, Capacitors, and Batteries that can be sustainably recycled
Old Household Appliances?
Those can be recycled too!
An old leaf blower, lawn mower, microwave, or anything else. These items all have value and should NOT be thrown away. If your appliance doesn’t work, recycle it, and add to the solution.
The Solution is Simple: Recycle!
Your carbon footprint actually goes significantly down when you elect to recycle your old household items. Many of the metals, plastics, or glass in consumer items account for an
over 80% energy reduction .
So this year, when you are cleaning out your house for the coming spring months. Keep the environment in mind. And we can recycle for the future!


|Previous page||New search|
The free AfricaBib App for Android is available here
|Title:||Violence and Vulnerability: Children's Strategies and the Logic of Violence in Burundi|
|Authors:||Hendriks, Tanja D.|
Berckmoes, Lidewyde H.
|Periodical:||Children & Society (ISSN 1099-0860)|
|Abstract:||This study explores how children in conflict-affected Burundi deal with violence in their everyday lives. Focusing on schools as a context in which children are prepared for further roles in society, child-centred, qualitative and mixed-methods research was conducted at 36 primary schools throughout Burundi. Findings reveal that children use a variety of strategies to deal with violence they encounter. These strategies reflect a learned 'logic of violence', matching dynamics of violence and vulnerability in society at large. Children's strategies are ultimately aimed at reducing vulnerability to (future) violence and indicative of the omnipresence of violence and uncertainty in Burundi.|


Count, Group and Compare with Your Toddler Using Stories
There are many wonderful books about counting and numbers. Find books at your local bookstore or library. Rockford Public Library is full of great books that build a math-ready mind! Here are a few suggestions:
Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong
Round are tortillas and tacos, too. Round is a bowl of Abuela’s stew. In this lively picture book, children discover a world of shapes all around them.
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice–who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat.
How do Dinosaurs Count to 10 by Jane Yolen
Come along for some big fun as your favorite dinosaurs delight young readers with their playful antics. How do dinosaurs count to ten? Over and over and over again!
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Acclaimed author Molly Bang shares the going-to-bed countdown in a loving family. “Ten small toes all washed and warm,” begins the story. Then young readers journey toward tuck-in time, counting down along with the storybook’s father and daughter.
Learning with Llama Llama: Numbers by Anna Dewdney
Join Llama Llama as he helps his mama clean and count the mess he’s made. Llama Llama is a favorite character and is featured in lots of books for toddlers and preschoolers.


USING THE MIND IN REPROGRAMMING THE LIMITS OF MUSCLE FORCE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING CHAMPIONS
Miloš Milošević, Miloš Mudrić, Radomir Mudrić, Milenko Milošević
This paper shows the use of the mind in reprogramming the limits of muscle force on the application of learning reversible contractions in the process of creating champions in various sports. In a large number of sports, basic movements are carried out in a reversible muscle workout regimen, at 80 to 170 ms from the beginning of a muscle contraction, often in conditions of a large amount of lactic acid, as well as fatigue and the possibilities of joint and muscle injuries. In order for sports movements to comprise winner traits, a reversible contraction should last as short a time as possible, along with a large amount of generated force. Increasing force and shortening the time of a reversible contraction is the result of a Renshaw inhibition – the inhibition of the Golgi tendon organ reflex, the increase of the stretching reflex, shortening the time of alternating eccentric and concentric contractions, increasing speed and synchronizing the switching on of motor units, improving inter-muscular coordination, that is, reprogramming the limits of motor units force, which requires an increased and synchronous entryof impulses and a change of the recruiting pattern of motor units. As reversible contractions represent an integral part of many sports movement and are a condition for top results, they must be learned separately and exercised with a different use of the mind. Thus, the main aim of the paper is a review of the methodology of using the mind in reprogramming the limits of muscle force on the example of learning reversible contractions.
Keywords: championship mind, reversible contraction, visualizing, intellectualization of the training process, linking the sensory and kinesthetic codes.
Download PDF: USING-THE-MIND-IN-REPROGRAMMING


The Problem With America's Children's Books, in One Chart
Books are printed on white pages, and a new survey shows that their contents are similarly blanched. Last year, 3,200 children's books were published — and only 93 were about black characters.
And it's not a one-off problem. The Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been collecting data on children's books written about people of color since 1994 — in the last 20 years, the ratio hasn't improved at all.
This infographic, by independent publisher Lee & Low Books, shows that the percentage of children's books by, and or about kids of color has hovered around the 10% mark consistently since the early '90s, despite that people of color comprise 37% of the U.S. population.
Image Credit: Visually
In the New York Times on Saturday, children's book author Walter Dean Myers pointed out the damage this lack of literary representation can cause. Books are an essential part of identity formation; they give their readers "a validation of their existence as human beings, an acknowledgment of their value by someone who understands who they are."
Myers recalled reading about Goldilocks, David and Goliath, and Robin Hood — but as a black kid in Harlem, he soon tired of reading about characters who weren't like him.
His son, Christopher Myers, also penned an op-ed for the New York Times and went so far as to claim this era represents an "apartheid of literature." He points out that books are not just mirrors, but maps. They teach people not only about themselves, but how to navigate their way in the world and how to relate to other people unlike them.
Without adequate representation in books, we are sending our children of color — and our white kids — out into the world without a proper instruction manual.
The study and the op-eds prompted the Twitter trend #colormyshelf, which people are using to share recommended reading lists for middle grade black boys, Asian kids, American-Indian children and young black girls, as well as compilations of anti-bias children's books and diverse YA novels.
By 2043, "minority" groups are expected to become the majority of the U.S. population. Hopefully by then, children's books will have turned a page toward a more diverse representation of the world they depict and the imagination they foster.


All foreigners who wanted to learn Japanese language typically end up with JLPT syllabus.
This is good in a way that JLPT certification opens up many opportunities.
However, to learn Japanese faster and to better remember what you have learned you will have to use different methods and exploit all the ways possible to learn Japanese language.
One way to do is, mastering Kanji learning, using the Japanese school grade syllabus.
In this website, you can learn about 1,006 Kanji as per the Japanese school grade syllabus from Grade-1 to Grade-6.
The Kanji are grouped into small sets on similarities of meaning, category etc... so that we associate and remember naturally.
You can browse this site for all the 1006 School grade Kanji.
Grade 1 - 80 Kanji
Grade 2 - 160 Kanji
Grade 3 - 200 Kanji
Grade 4 - 200 Kanji
Grade 5 - 185 Kanji
Grade 6 - 181 Kanji
All - 1006 Kanji
If going through Grade by Grade is too much to learn at one instance, you can start to learn from One Kanji after another. Browse all the 1,006 school grade Kanji at my Kanji dictionary site.
If you are interested in JLPT level Kanji, check out my JLPT site.
I am interested in Creating UX/UI Designing. Trying to use my self taught skills to give you an excellent User Experience when you are here in this site. Continously working in creating beautifully designed pages with right content and ease of navigation in mobile as well as desktop.
I have created VBA program that generates over 90% of the HTML files in this website.
Any suggestions / request for making this site better are welcome.
Please contact: email@example.com


A cubic yard is the volume of material which fits in a space one yard wide by one yard deep by one yard high. Cubic yards are used to measure materials ranging from concrete to mulch for your garden.
Common materials that are measured in cubic yards include:
- Fill dirt
To determine the amount of materials you need in cubic yards, you must first convert all three dimensions to the same unit of measurement. There are:
- 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard (3’ x 3’ x 3’)
- 46,656 cubic inches in one cubic yard (36” x 36” x 36”)
For example, to find the amount of concrete needed for a slab 6” thick by 12’ long by 12’ wide:
- Convert the dimension in inches to feet (6” ÷ 12” = 0.5’)
- Multiply the three dimensions together to find the number of cubic feet (0.5’ x 12’ x 12 = 72 cubic feet)
- Divide the cubic feet by the number of cubic feet in a cubic yard (27) to find the number of cubic yards (72 ÷ 27 = 2.67 cu. yd.).
You can find the same result by converting all three dimensions to yards by:
- Convert the dimension in inches to yards (6” ÷ 36” = 0.167 yards)
- Convert the dimensions in feet to yards (12’ ÷ 3 = 4 yards)
- Multiply the three dimensions together to find the number of cubic yards (0.167 x 4 x 4 = 2.67 cu. yd.)
Or, simply input your dimensions in our handy calculator below, then click “calculate” to find the number of cubic yards


This week in adhesive news, researchers in South Korea have developed a needle that prevents bleeding after injection. Lead by Lee Hae-shin, a professor at KAIST, a public research university in Daejeon, Korea, the team developed a needle coated with an adhesive film derived from byssus, the adhesive mussels use to attach themselves to rocks. The needle is intended for patients with lower than average blood clotting, such as patients with diabetes, hemophilia, taking regular dosages of aspirin, or cancer patients undergoing certain treatments.
According to the article, “The needle proved to work on every type of intravascular and intramuscular injections,” Lee said. “As it was effective for patients with hemophilia, we expect the product to work on other patients with blood coagulation problems.”
More news from around the web:
- Self-Assembling Polymers Use Evolutionary Principles
- Shape-Shifting Smart Polymers Could be Crucial in Tight Spaces -- Like the Human Body
- Researchers Create Efficient Organic Solar Cells
Are you interested in news stories on a particular topic? Send your suggestions to Morgan Laidlaw at email@example.com.
Report Abusive Comment


Bishkek is the capital city of Krygyzstan. The population of Bishkek is 874,400 people.
Check means to restrain or hold back. It can also mean to inspect something. The man in the picture is checking in his bag to see if he has forgotten anything. It might also mean a kind of repeating pattern. Check is also another spelling of cheque.
A check pattern is made up of a grid of two different colours of squares, so that no two squares the same colour are next to each other. The check pattern in the picture is made up from paving stones and grass.
A cheque, also spelt check in some countries, is a special piece of paper that represents an amount of money. It has information on it saying which bank account the money comes from, who owns the account and how much money it represents.
Dis forDeck (cards)
A full set of cards, as purchased from a shop in a box, is called a deck or pack.
Dis forDeck (structure)
A deck is a platform usually made from wooden slats. Decks are usually built outside houses that are on a slope, where the ground is too steep to have a useable outdoor space.
A fleck is a small piece of something, like a fleck of dirt. Something that has a lot of flecks on it is called flecked.
Your neck is between your head and your body. Your neck is sometimes called your throat. It has several bones in it, and can turn in a variety of directions. People like to wear jewellery around their necks.
A peck is a quick movement made by birds when they eat, hitting their beaks against something. Birds also peck to do damage, for example woodpeckers make holes by pecking. A movement similar to a bird's peck is also called a peck, for example "she gave him a quick peck on the cheek".


The main natural fibers that I use are:
Flax: Fiber of vegetable origin obtained from the flax plant. It is characterized by being a strong, flexible, very strong and bright fiber that absorbs moisture and perspiration. Tends to wrinkle easily.
Cotton: Fiber of vegetable origin, soft, elastic and resistant with high capacity to absorb moisture. It is the most commonly used fiber and is characterized by wrinkling easily.
Wool: Soft and elastic natural fiber of animal origin. It is characterized by its thermal capacity to absorb or evaporate water, depending on the outside temperature, adapting to changes in body temperature.
Silk: Soft and shiny fiber that has its origin in the silkworm. It is a very fine and resistant fiber, capable of absorbing 45% of its weight in water, soft to the touch and has a characteristic shine.
Tips so your clothes are always impeccable
- Wash separately white and light colored garments, colored or dark garments.
- Natural fabrics such as wool, linen or silk shrink when washed at too high a temperature and deform when centrifuged or laid vertically. It is recommended to wash the natural tissues in warm water and iron them at low temperature and vice versa. Cowboys must always be washed inside out and must not exceed 40ºC.
- The silk should be washed by hand, with cold water, without rubbing or twisting, that is, without forcing the washing; for this it is advisable not to allow the garments to get very dirty, in order to clean them always with a light wash; This will prolong the life of the garment
- The lyes attack the silk.
- Iron with caution, without exerting much pressure or long periods
- It can be cleaned dry, with any solvent, but with caution


The City of Dallas has suffered an attack by a particularly malicious type of software known as ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or data, often by encrypting it, until a sum of money, or ransom is paid to the attacker. It is one of the most prevalent and damaging types of cyber attacks in the modern digital landscape.
In this instance, the ransomware attack led to the downtime of various emergency services in Dallas. Although the City stated that emergency services for residents have remained unaffected, the homepages of the Police and Fire Service were unavailable.
Two security researchers familiar with the incident have linked the ransomware operations to ‘Royal’. This group is alleged to operate out of Russia and has potential links with Russian Intelligence.
The 911 dispatchers had to write down the reports received for the officers rather than submitting them through the system-assisted dispatch system. The Dallas County Police website was offline for part of the day due to the security incident.
The City’s monitoring tools notified the Security Operations Center (SOC) of a probable ransomware attack within the environment. Following this incident, the City confirmed that a number of servers had been compromised by ransomware, thereby affecting several functional areas.
As a countermeasure, the City’s team, along with vendors, actively worked to isolate the ransomware and prevent its further spread. In addition, the City took the opportunity to assess the complete impact. However, the impact of ransomware on the delivery of City services to the residents has been limited


Dragonfly is the symbol of joy with a deep connection to nature. It symbolizes change, transformation, adaptability, and self-realization. It evokes understanding of the deeper meaning of life.
Dragonflies are a beautiful flying insect that feeds on many species that humans consider pests such as mosquitoes. They are depicted throughout the world as creatures of transformation and beauty. Japan made the dragonfly the national symbol of joy and rebirth. Many Native American myths teach that Dragonflies transport departed souls to the next world. The Maya tribe worshipped Dragonfly as a goddess, Ix Chel.
The Dragonfly totem brings transformation and evolution. It fosters metaphysical inspiration to bring change that will permit reaching one’s full potential. One with a Dragonfly totem will have a true sense of authenticity that allows them to show their true colors and encourage curiosity in those around them.
A Dragonfly dream or vision may mean that you should be on the lookout for delusion or deceit. It may also be a signal that change is coming. If the Dragonfly is flying, the change should be positive. If the Dragonfly is dead, the change may be negative. It may also be a reminder that everyone should live life fully and in the present.
There are no reviews yet.


The roots of justice are in the human soul. Justice is a faculty of the human soul, a spiritual capacity that, like others such as love, reason, and mercy, can be nurtured through education and training, or ignored and left to atrophy. Thus, justice is an already-existing latent capacity that becomes manifest through an individual’s own efforts, as well as through a fostering environment. What this particular faculty bestows upon a human being is the ability to distinguish truth from error, to judge fairly, and to independently investigate reality. Otherwise, individuals blindly imitate others and adopt conceptions of reality imposed on them by media, society, and tradition. Additionally, it empowers an individual to respond to the injustices one sees in the world, and motives one to strive to pursue one’s purpose of selfless service to others for the betterment of the entire social body – this, because one recognizes the truth of humanity’s oneness.
What is the relationship between justice and science? Between justice and prejudice?
One reply on “Justice: a Spiritual Capacity”
[…] self, to weigh the opinions of others against one’s own investigation, and thus, to express justice. If reality is viewed with a spiritual perspective, three truths reveal themselves, on which […]


HINDI-URDU. A composite name that emphasizes the common linguistic features of HINDI and URDU, languages that have the same general pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, but differ in their script, Hindi being written in Devanagari, Urdu in Perso-Arabic. They differ largely because of politics and religion in the Indian subcontinent: Hindi generally favoured by Hindus, Urdu by Muslims. Hindi is the official language of India, Urdu the national language of Pakistan. Both have been extensively influenced by other languages, but whereas Hindi looks especially to SANSKRIT for its technical vocabulary and literary conventions, Urdu looks especially to Persian and ARABIC. Both have borrowed extensively from English.
More From encyclopedia.com
Urdu , URDU URDU. An Indo-Aryan language of the Indian subcontinent, associated with the Moghul Empire, in which Persian was the court language. It is used… Turkish Language , Türkçe; official language of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish is one of the Turkic languages of the Altaic language family, one of the world's major l… Arabic Languages , Arabic languages, members of the West Semitic group of the Semitic subdivision of the Afroasiatic family of languages (see Afroasiatic languages). Th… Pashto , Pashto (Pushto) One of the two major languages of Afghanistan, the other being Persian. Pashto is spoken by about 12 million people in e Afghanistan… Hindi , HINDI HINDI. An Indo-Aryan language, spoken by over 250m people in India and by Indians in Britain, Canada, FIJI, GUYANA, South Africa, SURINAM, TRIN… Persian Language , Persian an indo-european language related to english, sanskrit, kurdish, and pashto. Modern Persian arose about the ninth century c.e. It is the nati…
About this article
Updated About encyclopedia.com content Print Article
You Might Also Like


Our research began in the 1990s when Peter Hatcher, an educational psychologist, joined the Department of Psychology in York to work with Charles. Peter had been running a programme of reading intervention in Cumbria for some years and wanted to evaluate it. A robust controlled trial was set up and the intervention found to be effective. The results were published in a landmark paper. Cumbria County Council continue to train teachers to deliver the intervention.
According to Greg Brooks, the educationalist, reading intervention is the intervention for poor readers with the strongest evidence base.
Since the landmark publication of Hatcher, Hulme & Ellis (1994), Charles, Maggie and their colleagues have been conducting evaluations of interventions for language and literacy in educational settings. This research has been funded by Nuffield Foundation, ESRC, North Yorkshire County Council, Wellcome Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation. Together the findings of these studies show:
It is possible to improve basic reading skills by training phoneme awareness and letter knowledge in the context of systematic reading practice using books. This is in line with international findings regarding how best to improve reading fluency. We have evaluated this approach when delivered in whole class settings by class teachers, in Year 1 delivered to poor readers by teaching assistants (TAs)(Reading Intervention) and in the early years to children with poor oral language skills (Nuffield Phonology & Reading). Such an approach is also effective for improving the basic reading skills of children with Down syndrome (supplemented by training in vocabulary and oral narrative).
Children who respond poorly to reading intervention tend to have oral language difficulties.
It is possible to improve oral language skills by intervention focusing on developing listening skills, vocabulary and narrative skills (Nuffield Oral Language Programme). A 15-week oral language intervention delivered in preschool can improve vocabulary knowledge though generalisation to wider language abilities is poor. A 30-week intervention starting in preschool and continuing through the first two terms of Reception improves oral language and narrative skills; similarly a 20-week intervention starting in Reception class is effective.
Improvements in language skills mediate gains in reading comprehension in Year 1.
A 20-week oral language intervention can improve the reading comprehension skills of children in primary school (Years 4/5).
TAs who are trained and supported can deliver interventions for language and reading effectively. TAs also need time to prepare the intervention sessions and support from the mainstream teacher with regard to timetabling.


Blood is one of the essential fluids in the human body. On average, the human body contains about two gallons of blood. Blood is composed of plasma, red blood cells, and white blood cells. Plasma is the main part of blood fluid: it is about 90% water and also contains dissolved nutrients and minerals, and carries waste carbon dioxide away from cells. Red blood cells are the main carrier of oxygen to cells in the body. White blood cells are a key component of the human adaptive immune system. Oxygenated blood in mammals is bright red, while blood with little or no oxygen turns to a darker red or purplish color.
Blood in Games
Blood in video games is typically used to enhance the visceral nature of action games. Blood may spray from a wound to show that a character has been shot or punched, as it does in Gears of War
or Mortal Kombat
. Blood is also used in horror games to incite a sense of anxiety in the player. Many of the scenes in Resident Evil
, Silent Hill
, or F.E.A.R.
showcase noticeable splatters of blood to suggest that a violent act had recently been comitted there.
Games Ratings and Censorship
The visible presence of blood in a video game can increase its rating as determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
The use of "minimal blood" can warrant a Teen rating, while increased amounts of blood or intense violence can lead to a Mature or Adults Only rating. Mortal Kombat was one of the first games to receive serious criticism for its levels of violence; subsequently, the home versions of Mortal Kombat for the SNES and Sega Genesis were censored
, turning the blood into white "sweat." Playing Samurai Showdown
on an American Neo Geo AES system would cause the blood to turn white, but 3rd-party modified BIOS chips can be installed to reverse the effect. TRIVIA
The Sega Genesis version of Mortal Kombat has a secret code that turns the white "sweat" back into red blood. The code is perfomed by pressing A, B, A, C, A, B, B.
Log in to comment


The two characters Heathcliff and Lockwood are definitely set against each other in Wuthering Heights, and, at first glance, do have some compelling comparisons. Both are outsiders to the bleak world of the moors and both appear to like the solitude and want to reject human contact. This is the first impression that Lockwood has of Heathcliff - this impression is so strong, in fact, that it compels Lockwood to get to know Heathcliff more, in spite of his inhospitality:
A perfect misanthropist's Heaven: and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow!
However, after this, the comparisons run dry, and we begin to realise how truly different these two characters are. First of all, it is hard to ignore that Lockwood is an unreliable narrator - in the first chapter he constantly misreads a number of situations, most laugably in trying to work out the position of the younger Catherine in Wuthering Heights. He is from the South and a stranger to the ways of the Yorkshire moors. He definitely does not understand the distinct culture of this area of Britain. Whilst Heathcliff is an outsider, he has grown up in the moors and therefore knows the culture and customs. And of course, Lockwood changes his mind very quickly about the "capital fellow", Heathcliff, when he sees how he responds to Lockwood's second visit.
This is a narrative technique used by Bronte to distance us from the action - a very Gothic technique that serves to make the narrative unreliable and vague.


C++ Programming – Beginners to Beyond
Learn C++ basics and advanced concepts. Take your C++ programming to the next level.
C++ supports (almost) all the features of C. Like C, C++ allows programmers to manage the memory directly, to develop efficient programs. C++ is Object Oriented Programming Language. C++ enhances the procedural-oriented C language with the object-oriented extension. The Object Oriented extension facilitates design, reuse and maintenance for complex software. C++ introduces generic programming, via the so-called template. You can use these templates in our application. C++ provides a huge set of reusable standard libraries, in particular, the Standard Template Library (STL).
Best Seller Course: Unreal Engine C++ The Ultimate Game Developer Course
What you’ll learn
- Learn Object-Oriented Programming, Patterns, and Design Write template functions and classes.
- Use C++ class libraries.
- Learn to write an object-oriented program in C++
- Learn Classes, Objects, Member Functions, and Access specifier
- Learn Code re-usability by inheritance and derived classes. Constructors and Destructors, Overloading, Dynamic Binding, and Virtual Functions. Polymorphism and Generic Programming.
- Template Functions and Classes. Exceptions and Error Handling.
You May Also Need This Course: The Complete Ruby on Rails Developer Course
Click to open site
Udemy Coupons & Promo Codes June 2023
Learning for all. Online courses from $12.99
Promotion Dates: 06/06/2023 - 06/08/2023
Clicks to Redeems Coupons


India’s First Carbon-Positive Settlement
Phayeng, a small village in Imphal West district of, Manipur has developed itself as India’s first carbon-positive settlement.
Phayeng is a scheduled caste village of the Chakpa community in Imphal West district and its conservation efforts are mainly linked to the belief that the forest is a sacred grove.
The transformation of the village from the dry and denuded village in the 1970s and 80s was funded under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC).
A village is given the carbon-positive tag if it sequesters more carbon than it emits, slowing the accumulation of greenhouse gases and mitigating the effects of climate change
The hunting is completely banned in the village except once a year when a deer is usually killed as sacrifice to the “forest gods”.
Restriction on outsiders’ entry into the forest without permission
Forest fires are carefully monitored
Only dry twigs are extracted for firewood
The entire 200 acres is patrolled by at least six people every day.
The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) is a Central Sector Scheme which was set up in the year 2015-16.
The aim of NAFCC is to support concrete adaptation activities which mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
The activities under this scheme are implemented in a project mode. The projects related to adaptation in sectors such as agriculture, animal husbandry, water, forestry, tourism, etc. are eligible for funding under NAFCC.
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is the National Implementing Entity (NIE).


Anonymous Notices on St. Patrick
Book of Armagh (TCD MS 52)
Patrick came from the plain of Airthice to Drammut Cerigi, and to Namnu Toisciart, to Ailich Esrachtae; and had with him eight or nine men, with tablets in their hands, written after the Mosaic manner; whom the Gentiles seeing, exclaimed that, as they had swords in their hands, they would slay the holy men. Wooden weapons were seen with them, but we think the swords were iron. The multitude desired greatly to abuse the holy men, and to shed their blood ; but there was a merciful man among them, named Hercaith, of the family of Nathus, the father of Feredachus; he believed the God of Patrick, and Patrick baptized him, and hig son Feredachus. And he offered his son to Patrick, and he departed with Patrick for instruction for thirty years, who ordained him in the city of Rome; and gave him the new name of Sachellus, and wrote for him a book of Psalms, which I saw, and he procured for him a portion of the reliques of Peter and Paul, Lawrence and Stephen, which are preserved in Machi.
Cartiacus and Sachellus, the clergymen, having ordained bishops and deacons of the church, without the knowledge or authority of Patrick, in the plain of Asus, he cursed them ; and sending letters to them, they were brought to Armagh, to Patrick, and there did penance. And he told them that they were not of the great and true church.
Betham, William. Irish Antiquarian Researches. Vol. 2. Dublin: William Curry, Jun. and Co., 1827. p 345-346


According to a presentation I went to today, some people seem to have an innate talent for languages, especially for acquiring a native or near-native ability to pronounce foreign languages. This doesn’t mean that people who lack this talent or only have it to some extent can’t learn languages, but only that they will probably speak them with a foreign accent. There are people who can read, write and understand foreign languages at a native level, but who speak them with a strong foreign accent. This phenomenon is called the ‘Joseph Conrad Effect’ after the famous author who wrote in impeccable English but spoke it with a strong Polish accent.
Learning to speak a foreign language without any trace of a foreign accent is very difficult and few adults manage to do so, with the exception of some people with a talent for languages, and children, who seem to be very good at acquiring native pronunciation of foreign languages
Pronunciation is not just about pronouncing individual sounds and words, but also learn the intonation, pitch, rhythm and stress patterns. English speakers use quite a wide pitch range, or in other words their voices can do up and down quite a lot. In contrast German speakers tend to have a narrower pitch range and some things in English that would involve your voice going up or down quite a lot might be indicated in other ways in German.
Extensive listening to the language you’re learning can help you to learn how to understand and pronounce them accurately. It also helps it you learn about phonetics and phonology, as then you’ll know what to do with your tongue, teeth, lips, etc. when pronouncing various sounds.


CALL FOR URGENT CARE | BOOK APPOINTMENT
Periodontitis is an infection of the gum and the underlying bony structures that support the tooth.
Periodontitis is an infection of the gums and underlying bony structures. It can range from mild to severe. With severe or chronic periodontitis, the tooth itself can become loose and eventually fall out. It can often occur as a result of poor oral hygiene, but can occur for unknown reasons in young people (juvenile periodontitis). If you don’t seek juvenile periodontitis treatment, juvenile periodontitis can progress and adversely affect alveolar bone and periodontal ligament with the recession, pocket formation or both.
Risk factors include diabetes, smoking and other generalised diseases. If left untreated, it can result in the loss of the tooth. Toxins produced by bacteria in plaque, together with the body’s immune response to the attack, are the major causes. Unlike tooth decay, it usually occurs on all teeth at the same time.
Signs of periodontitis include:
There are a number of ways to prevent periodontitis, including:
If you are concerned about periodontitis, get a Teledentistry.com online dental consult now, and one of our online dentists will provide you with real-time advice and information on how best to go about treating your condition. Once the bone structures are lost around the tooth, there is no way to regrow this bone, so an ounce of prevention, in this case, goes a long way. Proper maintenance of your teeth will lead to a healthy smile that will last you a lifetime.
Answer a few questions on your oral health
Share images of your teeth and mouth
Begin your journey to a happier, healthier you!


The mother in Torit, Sudan has no food left for her children. The pots in her
hut are empty, but only she knows it. The children just trust Mama. They are
poor but don’t know it. She tells the children she has to cook, but that it
will be troublesome if they are around when she unpacks the dried meat from the
pot at the back, so the kids are sent outside. The meat pot is empty. She
fills the cooking pot with stones and water and puts it on the fire. Then she
calls the children back in and asks them to keep the fire going. Dried meat
takes a long time to cook, and the children, thinking they are cooking meat,
forget all about being hungry. The mother goes into the woods to find food,
but, as many others have discovered, there is little remaining there. The basket
on her head remains empty, and she is desperate.
from nearby she hears a lion roar. She is scared to death of lions, yet she
draws closer to the sound and from behind a tree she watches a lion devouring a
buffalo. Oh, she is afraid, but she also knows that the meat will keep her
children alive. She takes the circlet of grass, with which she balances her
basket, from her head and flings it at the lion to divert its attention. It
works. When the lion pounces on the grass ring, the mother throws sand on the
buffalo meat, knowing that lions do not eat soiled flesh. When the lion
returns, it recoils from its meal. The mother fills her basket with the soiled
flesh, goes to wash it in the river and runs home.
children are still minding the fire. She sends them out again and quickly cooks
the fresh meat which does not take long. Her children and those of the neighbours have something to eat that day. Only the mother knows how close they
had been to starvation.


ICYMI, the highly contagious Delta variant has arrived in the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that there are now 35 cases in the country, with one person succumbing to the disease.
While the government had instituted travel restrictions from areas with high COVID-19 Delta variant occurrences, this was not enough to curb its entrance into the country. The Delta variant is believed to be 60 percent more infectious than the original variant from Wuhan, China and comes with more symptoms as well.
Signs and symptoms
With the original COVID-19 variant, the typical symptoms of infection are dry cough, fever, fatigue, shortness of breath, loss of taste and smell, or a combination of these signs.
The Delta variant, on the other hand, has a different set of symptoms. According to Dr. Inci Yildirim, a Yale Medicine pediatric infectious diseases specialist and a vaccinologist, the more common symptoms associated with COVID-19 are less common in Delta.
“It seems like cough and loss of smell are less common. And headache, sore throat, runny nose, and fever are present based on the most recent surveys in the U.K., where more than 90% of the cases are due to the Delta strain,” she says.
Better safe than sorry
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are still measures that you can take to protect yourself from possible infection. Aside from standard COVID-19 protocol like washing your hands, wearing a mask, and social distancing, ventilation is key in preventing infection. If you’re indoors, make sure that the area you’re in is well-ventilated. The better the airflow, the lower the chance of catching the virus.
If you’re experiencing any of the aforementioned symptoms, it’s better to voluntarily isolate and get tested for COVID-19 than run the risk of infecting others. Getting vaccinated is the best line of defense against COVID-19, but following protocol is still effective in curbing the spread.


This handy online calculator implements Newton’s method (also known as the Newton–Raphson method) using a derivative calculator to obtain analytical form of derivative of any given function, because this method calls for it.
Some theory to recall the method basics can be found written below the calculator. In numerical analysis, this method was obviously named after Isaac Newton and Joseph Raphson and is a method for finding successively better approximations to the roots (or zeroes) of a real-valued function.
The method begins with a function ‘f’ defined over the real numbers x, the function’s derivative f ′, and an initial guess x0 for a root of the function f. If the function is able to satisfy the assumptions made in the derivation of the formula and the initial guess is close, then a better approximation x1 is:
x1 = x0 – f(x0)f'(x0)
Newton’s method is an extremely powerful and one of a kind technique. Generally, the convergence is quadratic as the method converges on the root, the difference between the root and the approximation is squared off (the number of accurate digits roughly doubles) at each step.


The human footprint is a spatially explicit model designed to measure the impact of existing human disturbances on surrounding ecological systems. A number of different GIS layers are used as proxies to measure impacts, and a final human influence index score is developed. We explore a modification of this method that includes socio-economic and ecological systems to determine the impacts of proposed wind energy project developments in the western U.S. Given the advancements made in the quality and accessibility of spatial data, public land managers can benefit from a model designed to measure potential socio-economic and ecological changes resulting from proposed projects on a management-relevant spatial scale. Using the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Development Project in south-central Wyoming as a pilot project, we will develop a framework for quantifying the total impact of human disturbance. We will develop an aggregate ecological score by combining data on wildlife species, soil erosion, and plant communities. Where available, existing models will be used to estimate changes realized in each ecological category. Our aggregate socio-economic score will consider changes to land values, existing land uses, and impacts on surrounding communities (e.g., job creation). Developing these scores will require identifying tolerance levels of spatial compactness, distance, and scale of wind energy development on each proxy. Our final human influence index will model the combined changes on ecological and socio-economic systems. Finally we will explore the effect of different weighting schemes based on priority designation of ecological and socio-economic objectives.
Oral presentation and poster titles, abstracts, and authors from the Society for Range Management (SRM) Annual Meetings and Tradeshows, from 2013 forward.


Microbial biofilms in the gut: visualization by electron microscopy and by acridine orange staining.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The expression of colonization factors by gut bacteria, the growth rate of gut bacteria, and the rate of plasmid exchange by gut bacteria indicate that biofilms are a normal component of bacterial growth in the large bowel. Further, in vitro experiments demonstrate that growth of normal enteric bacteria in biofilms can be facilitated by secretory IgA (SIgA) and by mucins, 2 major components of the gut milieu. However, biofilms have not been previously observed in the normal gut. In this study, bacterial colonies characteristic of biofilms were observed by electron microscopy in normal rat, baboon, and human gut by electron microscopy. Confirming these results, acridine orange staining of flash-frozen tissues revealed biofilms in the mucus lining along normal gut epithelium. Immunofluorescenct microscopy supported this finding and demonstrated an association between IgA and the biofilms. These findings provide direct evidence that biofilms are present and may play an important role in the commensal relationship between enteric bacteria and their hosts. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of formalin-fixed tissues resulted in dissociation of the luminal contents from the epithelium, suggesting that the association between biofilms and the gut epithelium is sensitive to some conditions used to preserve tissue for histologic evaluation.
- Palestrant, D; Holzknecht, ZE; Collins, BH; Parker, W; Miller, SE; Bollinger, RR
Volume / Issue
- 28 / 1
Start / End Page
- 23 - 27
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)


Writing an essay is extremely straightforward to learn, and when you get started writing, you can start writing essays for quite a while. The absolute how to ask a professor to be on thesis committee email most significant part composing a well-written essay would be to start writing. You don’t have to do the research or whatever else. Just get the idea, write it down, and proceed.
A good method to start with a first draft is to compose the paragraph the way you would on your head. You will produce ideas for the remainder of the article that you can incorporate in the writing. There are particular rules you must follow when you compose an article, especially when you first start writing it.
First, you must decide what topic you would like to compose. You must understand what the topic is, and what you would like to say about it. Once you decide on this, then you can begin writing the subject section.
The writer’s house next thing you should do is to write the topic in detail. Ensure you do this step entirely and accurately. Make certain you write concerning the subject in this way that your reader will be able to relate to this topic and their life.
If you want to acquire more points together along with your topic, then attempt to include examples. Remember, the aim is to earn the reader’s belief, and in the event, you can help them in this way, then you are doing well.
The next thing you will need to do would be to write the introduction. This will serve as the intro for your essay, and you need to think about how you would like the reader to begin. You want the reader to be able to begin thinking about what you want them to compose.
The next thing you have to do is to move onto the primary body of your essay. Bear in mind, the principal body will be more about introducing your main argument. This is the most significant part of the article, and also the part which you want your reader to recall.
You want to be certain you proofread your essay before you publish it to somebody else to compose. You also need to find out whether you miss any phrases or anything else that is vital. This can help to ensure your article is exceptional, and you’ll get much better results.


Parents are asked to closely monitor their children as confirmed cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) continue to rise at educational institutions throughout the country.
In an interview with the Agency for Public Information, Pediatrician Dr. Sheri Ann Davis- Andrews advised that medical attention be sought, especially in cases where the diagnosis is unsure, or if the child is not eating or drinking well or if symptoms do not improve after treatment.
Dr Andrews encouraged parents to keep their children hydrated and increase their fluid intake, which is critical once they are ill. She also advised care givers of young children to continuously sanitize and disinfect surfaces, toys and to encourage proper hand washing “after using the potty, or for parents/caregivers after changing diapers”.
The Pediatrician explained that though Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is a common viral illness among children age zero (0) to seven (7) years, it can also occur in adults and though persons are most contagious during the first week of contracting the disease, they can still be contagious for weeks after the symptoms go away.
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment is closely monitoring the situation and have advised that parents/caregivers should avoid sending children to daycare and school if they are suffering from HFMD and to always follow safe hygiene practices.
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease usually presents itself with sores/blisters that can appear in the palms and or soles of the feet, making it painful for children to even walk. The illness usually starts with a fever, sore throat, reduced appetite and a feeling of being unwell.


Definition of Arts and Humanities for General Education:
Arts and Humanities courses should provide a broad vision of artistic and humanistic themes. Guided by trained and experienced artists, designers, musicians, playwrights, actors, writers and scholars, courses in Content Area 1 enable students to explore their place within the larger world so that they, as informed citizens, may participate more fully in the rich diversity of human values and practices. Education in the arts and humanities challenges students by introducing them to ideas rooted in evaluation, analysis, creative thought, ambiguity, and knowledge framed by process, context and experience.
The broadly-based Content Area 1 category of Arts and Humanities includes study in many different aspects of human endeavor. In areas traditionally included within the Arts, students explore modes of aesthetic, historical and social expression and inquiry in the visual arts, multimedia arts, the dramatic arts, music and/or analytical and creative forms of writing. Students come to appreciate diverse expressive forms, such as cultural or symbolic representations, belief systems, and/or communicative practices, and how they may change over time. In areas traditionally included within the Humanities, students engage in modes of inquiry relating to history, philosophy, communication, theology or culture.
Courses appropriate to this category introduce students to and engage them in at least one of the following:
– Investigations and historical/critical analyses of human experience;
– Inquiries into philosophical and/or political theory;
– Investigations into cultural or symbolic representation as an explicit subject of study;
– Comprehension and appreciation of written, visual, multi-modal and/or performing art forms;
– Creation or reenactment of artistic works culminating in individual or group publication, production or performance.
Courses bearing 3 or more credits in this category must be supplemented by written, oral and/or performative analysis or criticism.


Over 90% of alcohol consumed is oxidized in the liver; much of the remainder is excreted through the lungs and in the urine.
Two major pathways of alcohol metabolism to acetaldehyde have been identified.
Acetaldehyde is then oxidized by a third metabolic process.
Figure: Metabolism of ethanol by alcohol dehydrogenase and the microsomal ethanol-oxidizing system (MEOS).
Alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase are inhibited by fomepizole and disulfiram, respectively.
The primary pathway for alcohol metabolism involves alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of alcohol to acetaldehyde. This enzyme is located mainly in the liver, but it is also found in other organs such as brain and stomach.
During conversion of ethanol to acetaldehyde, hydrogen ion is transferred from alcohol to the
cofactor nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) to form NADH. As a net result, alcohol
oxidation generates an excess of reducing equivalents in the liver, chiefly as NADH.
Another pathway is the Microsomal Ethanol Oxidizing System (MEOS). It uses NADPH as a cofactor in the metabolism of ethanol.
At blood concentrations below 100 mg/dL (22 mmol/L), the MEOS system, which has a relatively high Km for alcohol, contributes little to the metabolism of ethanol. However, when large amounts of ethanol are consumed, the alcohol dehydrogenase system becomes saturated owing to depletion of the required cofactor, NAD+. As the concentration of ethanol increases above 100 mg/dL, there is increased contribution from the MEOS system, which does not rely upon NAD+ as a cofactor.
During chronic alcohol consumption, MEOS activity increases. As a result, chronic alcohol
consumption results in significant increases not only in ethanol metabolism but also in the clearance of other drugs eliminated by the MEOS system.
Much of the acetaldehyde formed from alcohol appears to be oxidized in the liver in a reaction
catalyzed by mitochondrial NAD-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase. The product of this reaction is acetate which can be further metabolized to CO2 and water.
Lavoro svolto da Alessandro Malatesta ed Emanuele Turbil


An ice core is a long piece of ice taken from a glacier. The ice is drilled very deep, so that the ice core goes back to old ice at the bottom of the glacier. Usually, ice cores are taken from Antarctica, Greenland or very high mountains.
Snow falls on ground and accumulates (gets deeper). As more snow falls, the bottom layers get compacted (thinner) because of the weight on top. In the end, only ice remains, and all air goes away. The deeper the ice, the older it is. Ice cores can be dated by looking at the layers: often every season can be seen in the ice core because it forms a layer. At other times it is more difficult to find out how old the ice is. Other methods can be used, like measuring conductivity or making mathematical models.
Scientists study ice cores to find out how the climate was in the past. The ice keeps information like gases, particles, ash from volcanoes. The type of water that forms the ice can be used to calculate the temperature of Earth.
Ice cores help us know what the temperature was on the planet in the past 800 thousand years. We know more about ice ages that happen periodically. This is a helpful addition to our knowledge about global warming.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 British Antarctic Survey. The ice man cometh - ice cores reveal past climates Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine


Household dust can carry germs and allergens. There are many ways to reduce dust in your home. One way is to have more houseplants. Here is a list of how houseplants might help reduce your asthma and allergy symptoms …
Allergies: Children can develop resistance to plant allergies by exposing them to houseplants early in life.
Colds: Plants can increase humidity levels and decrease cold-transmitting dust.
Congestion: Inhaling the scents from several indoor plants, such as eucalyptus, can help clear mucus from your respiratory system.
Headaches & Fatigue: Plants remove fatigue and headache-causing carbon dioxide and converts it to fresh oxygen.
Stress: Fresh air and the esthetics of indoor plants can create a soothing and calming environment.
Dry Skin: Indoor plants can soften and moisten the air.
Insomnia: Some plants, such as gerbera daisies, produce oxygen during the night for better oxygen levels while sleeping.
If there’s one organization that has studied the importance of clean air, it’s NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). They have completed numerous studies on the health benefits of houseplants in space.
Read the NASA Clean Air Study for a list of air-filtering plants.
Do You Have Plant Allergies?
Hope this information helps you better understand the health benefits of houseplants. Of course, always talk to a doctor about the diagnosis and treatment of any allergy or respiratory condition.
Be aware of plants that you’re allergic to! To help ensure that you are not worsening your allergy conditions, contact Asthma and Allergy Associates for allergy testing. This will help you determine which plants to get and whether you are allergic to certain types of plants, especially flowering plants.
Also, try adding one plant at a time and be aware of your allergy symptoms, if they increase, remove the plant and see if your symptoms improve.


This is a systematic condition which occur as a result of the complicated life-threatening allergy. Onset is very fast from seconds to minutes after allergic substance exposure.
Sign and symptoms usually arises very soon after the exposure of triggering stimuli but it may be delayed for hours. Anaphylaxis presents as;
- Inflammation on skin leading to the development of hives and patches of redness accompanied by itching
- Sometimes skin turns pale
- Drop in blood pressure
- Problematic breathing due to swollen airway
- Low and weak pulse
- Digestion problems leading to diarrhea, vomiting and nausea
Main cause of this reaction is overactive immune system of the body. Mainly this type of reaction rarely occur after some allergic reaction but when allergic reaction become severe it lead to the development of anaphylaxis throughout the body. When body recognize non dangerous substance as harmful and excessively stimulated this is when all the balance of immune system gets troubled. There are many stimuli for allergic reaction like foods, bee sting, latex gloves, milk, pet dander or even physical work out can lead to this complication. Anaphylaxis can become severe enough to inhibit breathing.
Diagnosis depends upon detailed history about allergy to any kind of food or substance, previously induced allergic reaction and complete general physical examination. Other tests include;
- Blood test to check the value of some enzymes like trytase in the blood which are indicator of anaphylaxis.
- Skin prick test is prescribed to determine particular allergen.
Treatment options include;
- Injection of adrenaline to ease the allergic symptoms.
- Oxygen supplies to aid in breathing.
- Intravenous administration of antihistamines and corticosteroids to help slow down inflammatory process.
- For problematic breathing Beta agonist are administered.


Whether you’re storing life’s work or possibly a load of pictures with expressive value, your laptop or computer contains valuable information that you’d like to continue to keep safe from online hackers and snoopers. Thankfully, there are several simple steps you are able to take to secure your computer data and prevent potential breaches by happening.
Anti-virus Software: Infections are the most common type of or spyware that can destruction your computer and steal personal data. They can be avoided by keeping your system up-to-date with reliability updates.
Firewall: A fire wall is an important piece of security that helps to block any malicious programs via entering your pc or distributing between computers on the network. It also tries to keep your net connection as secure as possible by closing all of the ports that get connected to the internet, and later opening these people for dependable applications.
Security: For a more complete security, you are able to encrypt your complete hard drive with a tool just like VeraCrypt or BitLocker. These tools make use of a combination of algorithms and physical keys to take care of data protected.
Password Administrator: A username and password supervisor will allow you to deal with all of your security passwords and sign in details in a single place. This will help to to make it easier to remember and reduce the risk of someone stealing your login particulars.
Two-Factor Authentication: This is a procedure for mitigating unauthorized access to your unit or data by using some thing you know (such a FLAG code) and something you have (such a card, dongle, or cellphone). It is often integrated www.pcinfoblog.com/5-main-features-of-avg-cleaner together with password managers to increase secureness.


What is Early Blight?
Early Blight is a common fungal disease of tomatoes caused by the fungal organism Alternaria solani. As with most diseases, stressed plants or plants in poor health are more susceptible. This disease can also affect potatoes.
The Early Blight fungus generally starts at the bottom of the plant, affecting leaves, stems, and fruits. Dark spots with concentric rings develop on the leaves, and if the fruit is affected spots begin at the stem end, forming a dark sunken area with concentric rings.
How do we prevent Early Blight?
The fungus often overwinters in debris from the previous season in the soil. Since the fungus can persist for at least one year in the soil, crop rotation is quite important.
Remember to rotate plant FAMILIES. Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplant are all in the same family, so rotating southern peas, corn, squash, etc. will go a long way in preventing disease from recurring every year. Try to rotate so that the same plant family is only in the same area of the garden for one out of every three years.
Another helpful practice is to remove the lower leaves of the tomato plant as the plant grows, so that the bottom foot of the stem is bare. This will prevent fungal spores from splashing up on the bottom leaves when it rains.
Avoid overhead irrigation and use drip irrigation when possible. Overhead irrigation can splash fungal spores up on the bottom leaves of the plant, and wetting the leaves provides an environment conducive to fungal growth.
Plant your tomato plants far enough apart that they receive good air circulation.
Plant resistant varieties. There are a just a few resistant varieties, with Juliet being the most popular. Mr. Stripey aka Tigerella, Black Plum and Legend are some others.
How do we control Early Blight?
If you see infection on just a single plant, consider removing that plant to prevent spread to your other tomato plants.
Remove and dispose of any affected plant parts, especially before spraying, and be sure to disinfect pruners between plants.
Copper sprays can slow or prevent the spread. Thorough coverage of the tops and undersides of the leaves is important.
Remember to practice good sanitation in the garden, rotate crop families and avoid overhead irrigation and you will be less likely to have disease issues.
Leave A Comment


Study: Caffeine trade thrived in ancient America
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More than 1,000 years before Starbucks, caffeine was an international market mover, with ancient civilizations trading holly and cacao-based chocolate beverages between what is now modern-day Mexico, the Southwest and the South, according to a new study.
The study, led by University of New Mexico anthropology professor Patricia Crown, says the trade lasted for about 700 years, likely driven by a pre-Hispanic caffeine addiction.
Previous studies found traces of cacao-based chocolate beverages in parts of the Southwest, but this new study confirms their popularity and adds the holly drink that before the study was not known to be consumed in the Southwest, Crown said.
Holly, which was used to make a caffeinated tea, was grown in what is now the South.
Researchers found caffeine on shards from jars, bowls and pitchers located at archaeological sites throughout present-day New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, where neither holly nor cacao grows.
“The fact we have found traces of caffeine that are 1,000 years old is exciting,” Crown said. “As new technology develops, we can discover things about the past like this using objects we already have in museums.”
Crown said the caffeine likely was used in rituals and political events. Scientists believe the drinks were largely consumed by the elite or a noble class because the plant for the drinks had to go through an intricate trade route.
“For people who had a diet consisting of corn, bean and squash, the drinks provided a kick,” Crown said.
Dave DeWitt, author of “The Food Lover’s Handbook to the Southwest,” said he was surprised to learn the study found holly was so popular in the Southwest. He believes it might have been consumed for the caffeine.
The chocolate, however, was likely popular for other reasons.
“I don’t think it had to do with the caffeine, since cacao has so very little of it,” DeWitt said. “It had to do with the rituals that go back to the Aztecs and the Maya.”
It’s unclear if people in the Southwest traveled down to Mexico or if the plants were obtained through village-to-village trade routes.
The study is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


GMT Full Form is Greenwich Mean Time. Time in the world is measured on the basis of Greenwich Mean Time or GMT. Greenwich Mean Time or Average Time is the time taken for the Earth to rotate on its axis in twenty-four hours. The village of Greenwich, on the basis of which the foundation of Greenwich time is laid, is located in the middle of the Earth time map in England.
However, GMT was replaced with atomic time on 1 January 1972, which also accounts for one thousand-millionth of a second. The reason for this was that the axis of the earth does not stay at the same speed and it takes more or less time to rotate in its orbit. The time based on atomic clocks is called Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Despite this, time is measured in the world only on the basis of GMT. GMT is also known as Zulu Time.
GMT itself is officially used in winter in England. In the summer, ‘British Summer Time’ is used there. GMT is similar to the times in Western Europe. Historically, GMT was the basis of two different standards. In the astronomical method before 1925, the time of 12 noon was called Zero Hour, while at the same time in the normal life, the night 12 was considered as Zero Hour.
Later, night time itself was recognized as an astronomical and common life. Instead of these, there is no such duality in Universal Time (UT). In both the time standards, twelve o’clock is called zero hour.


What is Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is a broad term that covers a range of activities and measures designed to protect computers, networks, and data from unauthorized access, damage, or theft. It involves the physical and digital security of systems, networks, and data. It is becoming increasingly important in our increasingly connected world as the internet and digital technologies become integral to our lives and businesses. It is essential to ensure that data and systems are secure from malicious threats. Cybersecurity is vital for companies of all sizes, particularly small businesses because they often need more resources to protect themselves adequately. Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting small businesses, as they are often seen as easy targets.
A proactive approach to security
Your customers are your lifeblood – protect them
NTS Cybersecurity is enmeshed with everything we do!
Next-Generation Antivirus – A lightweight solution incorporating the rapidly changing tactics, techniques, and procedures malicious actors use to spread chaos.
Endpoint Detection and Response – A cloud-native security solution that provides real-time threat detection, response, and investigation capabilities across all endpoints in an organization’s network.
Ringfencing – A security technology that restricts access to specific files, folders, or applications on endpoints, preventing unauthorized execution of malicious software and protecting against ransomware attacks.
Managed Firewall – Hardware devices implemented to protect against unauthorized network access and threats, constantly monitored and managed for businesses of any size.
Log Monitoring and Management – Accumulating security information from multiple devices and systems, reviewed and analyzed to identify security threats, system issues, compliance violations, and data loss prevention.


This photo has circulated in reports about dredging off the coast of Australia, not the Philippines
A photo has been shared in multiple Twitter and Facebook posts that claim it shows a Chinese shipping vessel dumping human waste in Philippine waters. The claim is false: the photo has in fact circulated in reports about dredging off the coast of Australia.
"Chinese vessels dumping human waste part of west philippine sea," reads the caption to this photo shared on Twitter on July 12, 2021.
"West Philippine Sea" is the term used in the Philippines for the maritime area in the western part of the Philippine archipelago.
The misleading post circulated online after Philippine news organisation GMA News erroneously published a report showing the same photo and claim.
The organisation has since apologised for the oversight.
In a tweet on July 12, it said: "We took down the original tweet containing an inaccurate image. We want to thank our followers for tweeting us this feedback. We apologize for the oversight."
The same photo was also shared hundreds of times alongside a similar claim here, here and here on Facebook.
The claim is false.
A combination of reverse image and keyword searches on Google found the photo was originally published in this press release on October 3, 2014.
It was circulated by the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC), an environmental group based in Australia.
In the press release, it states that the photo shows: "Maintenance dredging in Cairns show the impact of dredging and dumping in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area".
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system.
It is located in northeastern Australia, more than 4,800 kilometers away from the West Philippine Sea as shown here on Google Maps.
According to the photo’s caption, it was taken by photographer Xanthe Rivett for CAFNEC and World Wildlife Fund Australia.
The WWF also posted the image on its official Instagram account on the same day.
View this post on Instagram
In response to the misleading posts, a World Wildlife Fund Australia representative told AFP on July 16: "I can confirm the photos were taken in the Cairns Port in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area on 19 September 2014.
"They show a ship dumping dredged material."
Philippine fact-checking organisation Vera Files also debunked this misleading claim here.


Porcelain Veneers, Crowns and Bridges
Description of the procedure and the resulting effect
A veneer, which can be imagined as such a thin sheath, is a thin lamella made of dental porcelain, which can be used to change the shape and colour of teeth, to close gaps between teeth (diastema, tremata formation), to cover stains caused by hypoplasia, hypomineralisation of enamel or when tetracycline antibiotics are administered in childhood, so-called tetracycline teeth.
A crown is made in the laboratory and is an artificial replacement of the original dental crown . The most common reason for making and using a crown is the massive loss of the original dental crown, which no longer allows to solve the defect by a filling. There are several types with different quality and especially aesthetics. We will recommend a suitable type of crown during the online consultation and specify it in a personal consultation before the intervention.
A fixed bridge replaces a group of lost teeth, or it can replace an entire dental arch with a toothless jaw. It varies in size depending on the number of teeth to be replaced. It consists of artificial crowns, which are supported by implants, and of connectors, which link these artificial crowns to each other to prevent them from resting on the implants. Short bridges (e.g. 3-membered ones) are usually glued with cement, large bridges are more often connected with screws. In both cases, these are fixed prostheses that the patient cannot remove.


Mark Sutherland | The Telegraph | May 7, 2013
Few politicians in UK history are as iconic as Sir Winston Churchill. He is admired worldwide, honoured frequently, and stolen from by politicians around the world when they want to sound eloquent and educated.
And here in Missouri, USA, we have our own little bit of Churchill that binds us to his legacy.
The year was 1946. Winston Churchill stood in a small Midwestern college gymnasium in Fulton, Missouri, just a few miles to the west of St Louis. He was accompanied by President Harry Truman and had been driven to the speech by the grandfather of one of my co-workers. And his speech, later to be called The Iron Curtain Speech, would resonate from the halls of Westminster College, and be heard throughout the world.
Today, those echoes are still being heard, and are being amplified in the US by the National Churchill Museum, a museum recognised by the US Congress as "America's National Churchill Museum" and built on the site of that 1946 speech. The museum, staff, volunteers and supporters are dedicated to commemorating and celebrating the life, times, and distinguished career of Sir Winston Churchill, and inspiring current and future leaders by his example of resilience, determination and resolution.
And it was the museum that drew leaders from across the Midwest, elected officials and representatives of Her Majesty's Government to St Louis to honour Sir Winston and to present the Churchill Leadership Medal to former US ambassador, Stephen Brauer.
“Leave the past to history especially as I propose to write that history myself.”


Skip to content
Opportunities to be an independent women were out there for farm women as well as those who lived in cities. The Los Angeles Times Woman and Home section of March, 7, 1897, described a new and profitable enterprise for women—frog farming. Author Millicent Arrowpoint quickly dismissed the mistaken notion that eating frog legs was restricted to “eccentric and abnormal French people.” Diners in Boston, New York and Philadelphia were consuming hundreds of pounds of this juicy, flavorsome flesh daily, driving the price for a pound of legs up to $1 a pound. The reason the price was so high was that few people had thought to farm frogs. The procedure was simple. First the enterprising woman needed to be close to a railroad with a refrigerated car (to transport the delicate meat) and near a stretch of low, well-watered ponds (which undoubtedly could be found on most farms). She needed a wire net fence encircling the pond (to keep out ducks, geese and the midnight prowler, the weasel), rubber boots, a net, a short skirt, and a few frogs (which could be bargained for with neighborhood boys). For the first six months nothing need be done, the frogs taking care of themselves, then they would be harvested. During that time the businesswoman need to scout her market, visiting fish dealers, hotel proprietors, and restaurant owners to negotiate a price. Next step was to hire a young boy to do all the unpleasant work such as catching and killing the frogs, severing the legs and then dropping the remains back into the pond for the survivors to feed upon. It was profitable. One English lady invested $10 and in a year cleared $500.
Share This Story, Choose Your Platform!


Loading, Please Wait...
PICT, which stands for Personalized Image Capture Technology, is a graphics format introduced in Apple Macintosh computers by Apple Computer Inc. The format is used for interchanging bitmap and vector graphics between Macintosh applications.
The Macintosh PICT file format is released with two major versions; v1.0 and v2.0. The former is the old format and supports monochrome bitmaps. The latter which is also known as Color QuickDraw supports adding regions and lines, and 8-bit bitmaps as well as monochrome.
|Name||Personalized Image Capture Technology|
|File Extension(s)||.pict .pic .pct|
|Use For||Macintosh desktop publishing, paint, and imaging applications using QuickDraw calls.|
|Compression||PackBits and JPEG.|


What is telehealth?
The telehealth industry has arrived, partly propelled by the global pandemic. As defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), “telehealth is the use of telecommunications technologies to deliver health-related services and information that support patient care, administrative activities, and health education.”
Telehealth is two-way, interactive, remote communication between a patient and a provider. Typically, telehealth is conducted through live video. It may sound like simple videoconferencing, but many telehealth startup applications are much more complex than that — allowing doctors to document, diagnose, and prescribe treatments within the same interface.
The benefits and impacts of telehealth startups are numerous. Telehealth applications provide the opportunity to connect with patients in their own home. This limits many barriers and issues with accessing providers and their facilities. The new technology minimizes travel time, wait times, and costs. In addition, telehealth startups provide patients with easy and flexible scheduling, and the privacy and comfort of not having to leave the house. All of these factors can increase patient satisfaction and the consistency of care.
Telehealth startup application design and development
Download the success story to see how RocketBuild designed and developed an innovative and advanced solution for telehealth startup company, Mirror Care.
Get the success story here.Download PDF


Air dryers are used to remove moisture in compressed air lines. Air dryers should be used when the compressor is operated in freezing or high humidity conditions. In both these cases it is necessary to remove as much moisture as possible from the air supplied to the pumps.
There are three types of drying systems available:
- Refrigerated. Selected when the air temperature will remain above 50°F.
- Regenerative Desiccant. Preferred in low temperature conditions below 50°F
- Membrane. Usually chosen for applications where there is relatively low air consumption.
Refrigerated air dryers use mechanical refrigeration to lower the air temperature of the compressed air. This results in a lowering of the dew point that causes the moisture in the air to condense into liquid and be removed from the compressed air stream.
Regenerative Desiccant Dryers
These dryers use a dual tower design, each filled with a desiccant media that will remove water from the air stream. The dual tower design allows one tower to dry the air while the other tower is regenerated. Maximum bed life is from 3 to 5 years. These dryers consume about 10% of the air supply produced by the compressor for regeneration of the desiccant bed.
The compact membrane dryers use a molecular design that can provide atmospheric dew points as low as -40°F. The system comprises densely packed hollow fiber membranes to diffuse the water vapor. No power source is required and the only maintenance needed is the periodic changing of a pre-filter element when the indicator on the dryer shows red.
|TR-749||Membrane Dryer, 10 cfm|
|TR-335||Refrigerated Dryer, 15 cfm, 115 V, single phase|
|TR-336||Refrigerated Dryer, 25 cfm, 115 V, single phase|
|TR-337||Refrigerated Dryer, 55 cfm, 115 V, single phase|
|TR-338||Desiccant Dryer, 25 cfm, 115 V, single phase|
|TR-739||Desiccant Dryer, 60 cfm, 115 V, single phase|


Sustainable Agriculture FAQs
Exactly what is sustainable agriculture?
Sustainable agriculture is the pursuit of an ever-evolving goal to embrace a viable rural and urban community, economy, and environment. It has been variously named organic, alternative, regenerative, and low-input agriculture, but all apply to a new set of values emerging out of concerns for modern agri-business. CWH has adopted the term sustainable agriculture, as it sums up the overall objectives of a number of private groups, farmers, and government organizations. These people are applying a change of methods in land stewardship, management, and ecological concepts to agri-business, steering toward a more nurturing style of farming.
What is “no-tilling”?
No-till conservation tillage involves leaving a surface residue on the field with no disturbance to the plow layer. This helps reduce soil erosion. Combined with band-spraying of herbicides in just the planted row itself, the weeds between the rows can be cultivated with a no-till cultivator.
What is “banding”?
Banding is the spraying of pre- and post-emergence herbicides over just the crop row. Banding allows for the reduction of up to 2/3 of applied chemical herbicides, providing economic savings to the farmer.
What purpose does winter cover cropping serve?
Winter cover crops hold and protect topsoil, increase organic matter, take up excess nitrogen, and provide wintering food for migratory geese. In the Delmarva area, there are two types of cover crops: small grains such as rye, barley, and wheat, and legumes such as crimson clover.


Wildlife are increasingly being considered by transportation agencies and their partners in transportation planning, thanks in part to efforts to identify the priority areas of concern for wildlife-vehicle conflict. The collection and analysis of data, expert opinion, habitat maps, transportation plans, landownership, models, and other information are used by researchers and agencies to direct planning efforts for mitigating transportation for wildlife movement and the reduction of wildlife-vehicle collisions. The results of a pooled fund study on wildlife and transportation are presented. This study surveyed transportation professionals in the U.S. and Canada to learn of the most important inputs to inclusion of wildlife concerns in transportation, the challenges, and potential solutions. Three major themes evolved from the results: 1. Wildlife-vehicle crash data and a hotspot analysis of these data were important sources of information for integrating wildlife needs into transportation; 2. Collaboration with wildlife agencies and inclusion of wildlife mitigation plans into long range plans were the most important parts of the planning process; and 3. The top areas for improvement were collaboration with wildlife agencies, dedicated funding, legislative support to consider wildlife movement needs, and instilling environmental stewardship and awareness of wildlife within agency professionals’ hearts and minds. Various U.S. states and Canadian provinces, and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO’s) have addressed these concerns in different ways, and are succeeding in planning for and creating wildlife crossing structures and other mitigation to help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and provide wildlife connectivity. These examples and much more information are presented in the recently released manual, “The Strategic Integration of Wildlife Mitigation into Transportation Procedures: A Manual for Agencies and Partners,” which was released as part of a multi-agency pooled fund study led by the Nevada Department of Transportation and released under the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This presentation will highlight the important lessons learned from this research and manual, and introduce this session which focuses on how a state department of transportation, a state wildlife agency, and a non-profit organization addressed prioritization of where wildlife mitigation would best meet the needs of wildlife and safety of motorists. Attendees will learn of the top steps necessary to include wildlife concerns into transportation planning at the state, provincial, and MPO levels.
state wildlife agency
wildlife corridors action plan


Encouraging and Inspiring Kids to Engage in Art
Some pupils in school feel that they have no ability in the art area. They stop drawing as young as second grade because they don’t draw as well because they were young that teachers have handed them out to color. So what! Who will draw on that? A lot people can’t draw, but we like to doodle. Doodling ought to be encouraged so that students can begin feeling friendly. Doodling provides them a way to loosen their wrists up and have a more steady hand. Additionally, it helps students hand since they get control of the pens, writing.
Because art is a means to express their thoughts and feelings, students will need to express themselves. Art is used in counseling and treatment sessions and pupils should be invited to display their skills. You never know also stress releasing and they may find it enjoyable.
Yes, students should be able to color a picture, but coloring a picture isn’t currently drawing. Art classes are important for the fundamentals, but students aren’t likely to become artists and if their image isn’t like the teachers, they’ll feel bad. Some things like where the eyes should be set on a head and shading are pupils and principles could incorporate them in their drawings. They need to don’t hesitate to draw what they see around them and feel protected from criticism or what’s in their own imaginations.
No criticism is important. All remarks should be generic such as: Tell me, although with children their must be a few ground rules about what is and what’s not suitable for the school area. That is an idea tell me.
Here are some artwork ideas for students:
1. No weapons because schools aren’t tolerant of weapons.
2. No blood and guts as someone might get sick
3. Because an artist does not just put the image in the center use the page and leave the black.
4. No titles of individuals should be used.
5. Because we see in colour color is vital and it makes our images stick out.
6. Don’t wrinkle as it’s being put in a publication, and wad up your image.
7. No remarks about that and pictures includes your own.
8. Be proud of your image to sign it.


Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 9
The Book of Daniel
13 January 2019
How does Daniel know that the desolations of Jerusalem will end?
What book is he reading when he perceived how long it would be until their end?
What is Daniel’s response to his discovery?
Who does he make confession for? What does he make confession for?
What do the people of God deserve because of their sin?
What does Daniel say in verse 9 belongs to God? Why?
What other name does Daniel call the law of God?
In spite of all the calamity heaped upon Jerusalem, what have they refused to do?
What does Daniel ask God for?
Why does Daniel say God should listen to his prayer?
In verse 19 what things does Daniel say God should do?
Who will bring about “everlasting righteousness?”
How does this “seal” the prophecies and visions from God?
How long will it be from the time of this vision until the coming of the Anointed One?
But what will happen after 62 weeks?
What event is this?
Who will destroy the city and it’s sanctuary?
What is the final amount of time? What two things happen then?


Understanding the Basics of Personal Finance: Compound Interest Learn the basics of compound interest.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
Personal finance is important. Starting a smart personal finance plan as soon as possible can mean the difference between retiring early, sending your kids to their dream schools and more. But, before you can save big bucks, you need to know the basics of personal finance. In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Phil Town helps you by explaining how compound interest -- one of the most important aspects of personal finance -- works.
When interest is compounded, rather than paid linearly, the overall size of the investment grows exponentially faster. The effects are harder to see in the early years, but eventually, they become quite pronounced.
Click play to learn more.
Related: How to Fund Your College Education by Investing
Entrepreneur Network is a premium video network providing entertainment, education and inspiration from successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders. We provide expertise and opportunities to accelerate brand growth and effectively monetize video and audio content distributed across all digital platforms for the business genre.
EN is partnered with hundreds of top YouTube channels in the business vertical. Watch video from our network partners on demand on Roku, Apple TV and the Entrepreneur App available on iOS and Android devices.
Click here to become a part of this growing video network.