High-quality public education in Massachusetts has played an important role in expanding opportunity and creating a strong, high-wage state economy. In its newest paper, Excellence for All: Supporting English Language Learners in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) explores strategies for improving the education of English Language Learners (ELL).
Excellence for All examines the data on what has been happening in our schools with respect to ELL students and the evidence on best practices nationally. Massachusetts policy since 2002 has emphasized English immersion as the primary approach to ELL education. A balanced review of the research reveals, however, that there is generally more evidence supporting bilingual programs. The evidence also suggests that the most important factor for helping ELL students to succeed is the quality of the programs offered.
While Massachusetts schools generally lead the nation in academic achievement, we have not reached our standard of success for ELL students. Among ELL students, Massachusetts ranks 19th in 8th-grade reading and 10th in math. Although we have been making progress in raising ELL achievement levels, including a 12 percent increase in ELL graduation rates between 2008 and 2015, too many ELL students are falling behind.
Well-designed programs, including bilingual approaches that support learning in English along with other languages, have been shown to benefit ELL students. Rigorous research has found that effective programs include a number of strategies, such as:
- Increasing the professional development of educators - not only English or English as a Second Language teachers, but also training for other content teachers (e.g. science, math) - on how to effectively support ELL students
- Employing research-backed approaches to improving reading and literacy
- Providing tutoring for struggling students
- Implementing family outreach and student support programs, under the direction of ELL coordinators dedicated to these initiatives
A number of schools in Massachusetts and nationally have shown strong results implementing these types of strategies. With adequate funding, technical assistance, and the flexibility to create programs that best fit the needs of local students, more schools could make meaningful progress in helping all of our ELL students thrive.
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Nearly two hundred men and women left Mandatory Palestine between the years 1936-1938 in order to defend the Second Spanish Republic. Despite the expressions of solidarity with the Spanish Republic, most of the political parties in the Jewish Yishuv were against sending youth from Palestine to join the International Brigades. The goal of strengthening the Jewish presence in Palestine was given priority over and above international solidarity or the anti-Fascist struggle. Therefore, most of the volunteers were Jewish members of the Palestine Communist Party. This article relies on autobiographical writings, individual testimonies and personal correspondence, analysed here for the first time. It is here that the private voices of the Jewish men and women who left Palestine in order to fight against the nationalist rebellion in Spain ring more clearly. The paper examines the history of these Jewish volunteers, their motivations, and the process that they went through from the time they left Palestine until they became active members of the International Brigades. As Communists, most volunteers who left Palestine to fight in Spain tended to emphasize the international solidarity of the working class and similar universalistic motivations. The idea of affirming their Jewish identity was alien to them. Reading their letters and testimonies, however, it becomes clear that their ethnic identity as Jews was certainly a key factor in their decision to risk their lives in the Spanish fratricide.
|Number of pages||21|
|Journal||European History Quarterly|
|State||Published - 1 Jan 2016|
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© The Author(s) 2016.
- Political movements
- Civil war
- Political parties
- International Brigades
- Palestine Communist Party
- Spanish civil war


The Algar do Carvão classified as a Natural Monument, is located inside the Guilherme Moniz caldera, at a height of 640m, about 12 km away from the city of Angra do Heroísmo.
It is a remarkable volcanic cavity whose geological and speleological importance has been rightly pointed out by several national and foreign specialists.
After a trachytic eruption originated long before, a new eruption, this time basaltic, tore the preexisting lava flow and began a process that would lead to the formation of a strombolian volcano, consisting of two cones, in its upper part composed of slags, which had a very rich effusive phase, of very fluid lavas. Inside it is possible to observe the domes created by the attempts to exit the lava, as well as some basaltic "covers" that still resist clinging to the primitive rock.
Due to the action of water on the interior ceilings of this remarkable empty volcanic chimney, it is possible to observe ferrous and silicious deposits. The presence of silica stalactites is, in particular, the one that most catches the attention of visitors and further raises their curiosity. It is possible to appreciate still other formations originated during the formation of the Algar. In the basal part ends in a small pond, which brings an additional beauty to the cave.
The beauty of this Algar also passes through the vegetal communities that cover the interior of the volcanic chimney, being possible to observe different birds that seek refuge. The diverse species of plants, molds, arthropods and other groups are also an important patrimony of this algar.
The first descent into the interior dates from 1893. Only in 1966 was the public access tunnel opened.
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By Tom Collins
OMAFRA is testing two prototype pieces of equipment designed to help farmers stop fires before they start.
OMAFRA is working with Harvest Robotics on one prototype that measures air quality. The prototype takes a reading every 15 minutes, and when the level of methane or hydrogen sulfide gets too high, it sends an alert to the farmer’s phone so the farmer can ventilate the barn.
OMAFRA is working with Farm & Food Care Ontario on a second prototype, a camera that measures the temperature of whatever it is pointed at and sends alerts to a farmer’s phone if the temperature rises beyond a certain point. The prototype can be pointed at electrical systems, heaters or hay bales. If hay isn’t dry enough, heat-tolerant microorganisms can develop in the bales, raising the temperature enough to potentially cause a fire.
The prototypes will start to be installed in barns in Lambton, Oxford, Huron and Perth counties this month. It may be a couple of years before something is on the market for farmers to purchase.
The prototypes could also be used for machine sheds, hay barns or tool sheds.
“One of the challenges of agriculture is you have all different kinds of barns, you have all different kinds of methods of production, you have older style barns and then you have brand new barns with the latest technology and ventilation,” said OMAFRA environmental specialist Jacqui Empson Laporte. “From a barn fire prevention perspective, we’re trying to find something that is economically feasible for a variety of all of those barns.”
The latest statistics from the Ontario Fire Marshall says there were 142 barn fires in Ontario in 2016. That’s an average of one every two-and-a-half days. The average loss per barn in 2016 was $246,478. Nearly half of the fires, 42 per cent, had no determined cause. The single most common known cause was mechanical or electrical failure, occurring in 22 per cent of all fires.


DAVID HUME KENNERLY ARCHIVE CREATION PROJECT
50 YEARS BEHIND THE SCENES OF HISTORY
Throughout his fifty-year career as a photographer and historian, Kennerly has created an extraordinary collection of images, objects and unique recollections. The goal of this project is to protect, organize and share its rare and historic objects – and to transform its half-century of images into a cutting-edge digital educational tool that is fully searchable and available to the public for research and artistic appreciation.
In addition to the extraordinary images and rare vintage prints, the collection also includes an extraordinary number of unique objects such as the cameras with which he photographed his Pulitzer prize-winning images in Vietnam, press passes, passports, flight records, caption envelopes, art, and extraordinary objects and letters signed by world leaders.
Photos are fragile – almost as fragile as memories. While dangers such as loss or damage are always present, photo archives face even greater threats. Too often archivists are handed collections after the creator has died, and with them much of the contextual information that adds immeasurable historic value to understanding the importance of the material. The foresight in tackling this archival project while David is still a working journalist means that not only will his images be preserved, but along with them the critical contextual information about them, and the stories behind the lens. In the age of the Internet we are able to share vast quantities of images in the blink of an eye, however without metadata, the true import of those images is often lost to history.
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1986 Challenger disaster and O-ringsSource:
On January 28, 1986, a routine launch was anticipated for the Challenger space shuttle. Seventy-three seconds into the flight, disaster happened: the shuttle broke apart, killing all seven crew members on board. An investigation into the cause of the disaster focused on a critical seal called an O-ring, and it is believed that damage to these O-rings during a shuttle launch may be related to the ambient temperature during the launch. The table below summarizes observational data on O-rings for 23 shuttle missions, where the mission order is based on the temperature at the time of the launch.
A data frame with 23 observations on the following 4 variables.
Shuttle mission number.
Temperature, in Fahrenheit.
Number of damaged O-rings (out of 6).
Number of undamaged O-rings (out of 6).
library(dplyr) library(forcats) library(tidyr) library(broom) # This is a wide data frame. You can convert it to a long # data frame to predict probability of O-ring damage based # on temperature using logistic regression. orings_long <- orings %>% pivot_longer(cols = c(damaged, undamaged), names_to = "outcome", values_to = "n") %>% uncount(n) %>% mutate(outcome = fct_relevel(outcome, "undamaged", "damaged")) orings_mod <- glm(outcome ~ temperature, data = orings_long, family = "binomial") tidy(orings_mod) #> # A tibble: 2 × 5 #> term estimate std.error statistic p.value #> <chr> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> #> 1 (Intercept) 11.7 3.30 3.54 0.000403 #> 2 temperature -0.216 0.0532 -4.07 0.0000477


SOURCE: New Scientist
DATE: July 11, 2017
SNIP: Earthquakes in Greenland are rare. At least, they’re supposed to be. But a few weeks ago, a 4.1 “quake” struck Nuugaatsiaq, a tiny island off Greenland’s west coast, triggering a massive tsunami that smashed homes, leaving at least four people dead.
But what residents – and seismic equipment – initially labelled a quake may be nothing of the sort.
“Everyone was fooled by the collapse of a mountain,” says Martin Luethi, a Swiss glaciologist who has been studying Greenland’s glaciers since 1995. “The tsunami wasn’t triggered by an earthquake.”
Luethi believes the culprit was a landslide at nearby Karrat fjord. And as the falling mountain hit the ocean, it created enough seismic noise to dupe sensors and generate the waves that inundated Nuugaatsiaq.
That’s why there’s such a powder keg brewing, Luethi says. The landslide in Nuugaatsiaq was reportedly 1000 metres in length and 300 metres wide. And while the ensuing tsunami was disastrous, it’s shifting focus from the real problem: this wasn’t a one-off. This region is full of craggy fjords undergoing temporal shift. Meaning more so-called quakes – and accompanying tsunamis – seem imminent.


In 1956, two commercial airplanes collided over the easternmost portion of Grand Canyon. The wreckage rained into the canyon in the area of the Little Colorado River’s confluence with the Colorado River. After the hasty recovery of 128 deceased passengers and crew, it took years before the NPS could complete the removal of the remaining debris from the rugged stretch of Inner Canyon.
The tragedy received worldwide press coverage at the time and became the impetus for the creation of the Federal Aviation Administration. Stricter flight rules for both commercial and private aircraft nationwide quickly followed.
On April 23, 2014, the site of the crash became an official National Historic Landmark (officially named “The 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site”) when Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis signed the nomination. A number of upcoming events will officially commemorate both the tragedy, and the Landmark status. These include:
- Monday, June 30, 2014 – interpretive programs throughout the day at Desert View beginning at 9:00 a.m.; laying of wreaths at Grand Canyon Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.; evening interpretive program at McKee Amphitheater at 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, National Historic Landmark Designation at the Desert View amphitheaters at 10:00 a.m.
These free events are open to the public. More information will be available at the NPS visitor centers and contact stations at various locations along the South Rim.


Of the most common injuries victims suffer from in car crashes, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have one of the biggest media profiles. After all, a TBI serves as a potential life-altering injury with a huge impact on its victims.
In order to reduce the chance of suffering from this permanent damage, quick treatment proves crucial. Thus, recognizing and identifying a TBI is crucial for those around victims at the time of a crash.
Immediate signs of severe TBIs
Mayo Clinic examines the potential impacts of a car crash, including brain injuries and head trauma. More severe head injuries such as TBIs will often manifest in somewhat obvious signs fairly quickly.
For example, sufferers of TBIs could slip into a coma or another state of unconsciousness soon after taking the blow to the head. Others will experience pronounced and extreme confusion and disorientation. Some people cannot even recognize where they are, or recall what they were doing or where they intended to go.
Other symptoms that appear over days
Mild to moderate head injuries have a less extreme profile, though. For example, they may suffer from a headache that seems mild at first but worsens over a period of hours or days. Any headache after a crash should not get ignored, as it could indicate the possibility of internal bleeding or bruising, among other injuries.
In general, it is best to seek medical care after a crash, even for those who think they “feel fine”. Damage might take a while to manifest even in more severe cases at times, and it is best to rule out the possibility of severe head injury or get treatment sooner rather than later.


National PTA is focused on transformative family engagement which is defined as “a shared effort of families, schools, and community leaders to advance programs, practices, and policies that empower every parent to make their child’s potential a reality.” To that end, the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships will help your school evaluate where you are in your family engagement journey and give you ideas to be more inclusive in your practices.
There are six parts to the blueprint:
- Welcoming all families into the school community
- Communicating effectively
- Supporting student success
- Speaking up for every child
- Sharing power
- Collaborating with community
Throughout the year we will be sharing with you some examples and best practices in each of these areas, but we would also love to hear from you! What are you doing to engage families in your school, council, or district PTA? Share your great ideas by completing this form or email email@example.com.
To learn more about National PTA’s Transformative Family Engagement work, visit the Center for Family Engagement and watch this video:
- Download the complete Guide and begin to read through it or start with the briefer summary document as an introduction.
- Select one area of focus for your PTA to discuss at your next meeting. Brainstorm ideas and make a plan to put one of those ideas into action at the following meeting.
- Show the Guide to your school principal and give it to your School Site Council President.
If you missed last week’s Family Engagement Friday blog post, you can check it out here.
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Clean energy—led by solar and wind power—is expanding quickly both in the U.S. and abroad, thanks to the economic opportunities it presents as well as the momentum spurred by the recent Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Renewable energy is an important way to rein in climate change and its harmful impacts on birds. At the same time, it's crucial to choose locations for new solar farms, wind turbines, and other installations with consideration for the local habitat and wildlife.
In an op-ed for The Huffington Post, Audubon President and CEO David Yarnold explains how to balance these mutually important needs. He writes:
As the need for renewable energy becomes more pressing, some of the fiercest duels in the West are now being fought over where to put power lines, wind turbines, solar farms and other needed energy development projects. There is so much at stake in the beautiful landscapes of a place like Colorado that we must be careful to strike the right balance in siting these types of infrastructure.
Thankfully, advocates for conservation and a commonsense approach to development now have a whole new range of tools to use in finding the best places for clean energy projects—tools they can access from their laptops and smartphones.
Smarter energy siting is the goal. That means more efficient projects that don't waste money while preserving iconic landscapes that birds and other wildlife call home.
Read the full op-ed here, and learn more about solar power opportunities in your state.


In the article “Ballot Position: It Matters,” the author Matthew Wills states the order of the candidate's name on the ballot has a huge impact of which candidate wins the election. It is believed that the first name listed on the ballot is generally the winner of the election. The listings were placed in alphabetical order at one time. The outcome was advantageous for the first name listed but not nearly as much for the items further down on the ballot. Presidential elections, which are high recognition ballot contests, do not see the advantage of first name listed. An option the States sometimes use is to pick the candidate order on the ballot by which candidate’s formal filing was first.
This article is relevant to every polling situation. Voting polls are regulated highly in hopes of a fair outcome. After reviews of the situation with placement of names on the ballot, if it can be supported that there might be a bias, it must be explored. Voters should have to learn and study the candidates without the bias of choosing the first name listed on the ballot.
In the article “Brock Turner Released After Serving 3 Months for Sexual Assault” by Katie Samuelson, Time Magazine online shares the outcome of Brock Turner, a former …show more content…
Humans are living longer these days but are relying more on nurses to care for them. This is causing there to be nursing shortage within the nursing homes which is causing the level of care quality to decrease. Decision making and communication should be held between the whole healthcare team including the resident and their family. Overall there are several issues that cause questions on nursing ethics. Nurses need to continue being educated on how important each part of the nursing ethics is for their benefit along with the


Sandra Crespo: What does it mean and what will it take to be an anti-racist mathematics teacher educator?
April 5th, 2022
41 mins 3 secs
About this Episode
Learning to teach math teachers better as we extend the conversation around Sandra Crespo's Judith Jacobs Lecture, "What does it mean and what will it take to be an anti-racist mathematics teacher educator?" at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators' Annual Conference in February of 2022.
Links from the Episode
Sandra's Judith Jacobs Lecture at the AMTE Annual Conference
Smarter Together! Collaboration and Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom by Helen Featherstone, Sandra Crespo, Lisa Jilk, Joy Oslund, Amy Parks, Marcy Wood
Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators: Facilitating Conversations about Inequities in Mathematics Classrooms edited by Dorothy Y. White, Sandra Crespo, and Marta Civil
Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby
Episode 41: Reimagining Mathematics Teacher Education with Dr. Naomi Jessup and Dr. Sandra Crespo
For the Learning of Mathematics journal
TMT Podcast Virtual Suggestion Box
Mathematics Teacher Educator (MTE) Podcast


Human Robots – STEM
Human robots sounds a little odd, since we think of robots as machines that perform a task. The first graders became robots to demonstrate just how difficult it is to program a computer. The most basic commands must be extremely specific, otherwise the robot will not know exactly what to do. I decided to put the first graders into a situation where they had to “program” each other to complete a task. We started by making robot masks. These covered their faces and looked really cool! The students were paired. One person was the robot and the other person was the programmer. Before they began, some communication and language had to be determined, so that both would understand each other. They had to program each other to walk to a paper plate and drop a tennis ball on it from waist height. One example of a code was the step distance. There needed to be a definition of a step put in place, before the robot could walk where you wanted him to. We decided to put heal and toes together with every step. The students found out very quickly that if they tell the robot to walk forward without a parameter, he will walk forward forever as long as nothing is in the way. The programmer must tell the robot when to stop and what to do next. I think an activity like this really appeals to first graders, because they are learning from hands-on participation with a little art thrown in.
Shelley Adkisson, STEM


Elektra's prosthetic arm was damaged in a laboratory mishap. She wants to design a new prosthetic that can reflexively protect itself from major damage in the same way that a natural arm can. Players help Elektra to design the perfect prosthetic to address her specific needs.
MS-LS1-3. 3. Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. Ms-LS1-8. Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.
Improving function of prosthetic arm; body systems, nervous system, muscular system
This storytline helps students understand how advancements in engineering and science fields have allowed for improvements in technologies such as prosthetics through the understanding body systems and functions.
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We use a video game to set up problems and phenomena, helping you easily teach using them as storylines. Assign & go!
Elektra's prosthetic was burned in a laboratory accident. Instead of simply replacing it, Elektra wants to design a new prosthetic that will warn her and reflexively protect itself when it's overheating.
Players research the ways that different types of cells interact within the body and the connection to different body systems to determine what Elektra needs to incorporate in her next prototype.


Led by mechanical engineer Cunjiang Yu at the University of Houston in Texas, the team’s device can monitor electrophysiological activity, temperature, heartbeat and other indicators at the same time.
The device marks the first time that bioelectronics have been developed based on fully rubbery electronic materials that are compatible with heart tissue, said associate professor Yu. The materials solve limitations of previous cardiac implants, he said, which are mainly made out of rigid electronic materials.
Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices generally have one of two drawbacks, a research announcement said – they are made with rigid materials that cannot move to accommodate a beating heart, or they are made from soft materials that can collect only a limited amount of information.
“For people who have heart arrhythmia or a heart attack, you need to quickly identify the problem,” said Yu. “This device can do that.”
The patch uses a characteristic known as spatiotemporal mapping to simultaneously collect information from multiple locations on the heart. It can also harvest energy from the heart’s beating, allowing it to work without an external power source. That allows it to not just track data for diagnostics and monitoring, but also to offer therapeutic benefits such as electrical pacing and thermal ablation, the researchers said.
The bioelectronics patch builds on Yu’s work developing rubbery electronics for robotic hands, skins and other devices. The cardiac tissue-mimicking mechanical properties allow for a closer interface and reduce the risk that the implant could damage heart muscle.
“Unlike bioelectronics primarily based on rigid materials with mechanical structures that are stretchable on the macroscopic level, constructing bioelectronics out of materials with moduli matching those of the biological tissues suggests a promising route towards next-generational bioelectronics and biosensors that do not have a hard-soft interface for the heart and other organs,” the researchers wrote.
The work was reported in Nature Electronics.
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KINDER MEASUREMENT STANDARDS-ALIGNED DIGITAL ACTIVITIES | Functional, differentiated, and now PAPERLESS skill work that is the perfect addition to your early learning rotations and centers. This digital set of workpages will help your students practice basic skills, and once mastered, can be a set of skills they complete successfully and independently.
What is included?
• 6 (six) total digital activities (please read list below to see skills practiced)
• 67 (sixty-seven) total digital workpages (please read list below to see skills practiced)
• instructions for opening and editing the document (*must have access to Google Slides™)
• direct link to copy and save the files to your Google Drive™
What skills are practiced?
K.MD.A.1 - 2 activities - 27 total pages
Level 1 - 18 pages - Look at picture, place checkmark next to work to tell if object is heavy or light, tall or short, or big or small.
Level 2 - 9 pages - Sort objects by heavy, light, tall, short, big, or small (1 and 2 categories).
K.MD.A.2 - 2 activities - 24 total pages
Level 1 - 12 pages - Point to object that is heavier, lighter, taller, shorter, bigger, or smaller.
Level 2 - 12 pages - Circle object (out of 3 choices) that is heavier, lighter, taller, shorter, bigger, or smaller. Name three objects that are heavier, lighter, taller, shorter, bigger, or smaller than main object.
K.MD.B.3 - 2 activities - 16 total pages
Level 1 - 8 pages - Sort objects into correct categories, count objects in each category and type number (each type of object is same picture).
Level 2 - 8 pages - Sort objects into correct categories, count objects in each category and type number (types of object are different pictures - ex - different pictures of dogs and cats to sort).
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Kidder County Finds Success with Math Corps Program
Updated: Dec 8, 2020
Only 34% of our nation’s eighth-grade students are proficient in math (NAEP 2017), representing a critical roadblock to high school graduation and future economic success. As a strategy to address this critical need, Math Corps members will be trained to use research-based interventions to help students in Grade 4-8 to achieve math proficiency. Math Corps members will tutor students for 90 minutes each week until students demonstrate proficiency in grade-level skill areas as measured by scores on the STAR Math assessment.
Kidder County Public School has already found success with Math Corps. Kasey Kallenbach, Title 1 Math Teacher at Kidder County, said they currently have 16 students in grades 4-6 enrolled in their Math Corps Program. Kallenbach reported that after their first 9 weeks of the program they had 4 students who improved by more than 110 points on their scaled score of the STAR test. The overall improvement of all students in the program was an average of 40 points on the scaled score of the STAR test.
Kidder County Math Corps Tutor, Shauna Barnick said, "One of the best things to witness while being a tutor with Math Corps is seeing the transformation in a student. The joy it brings when they understand what is being asked and becoming more confident when answering problems presented to them is amazing!"
Kallenbach said, "As a math instructor, I appreciate that the Math Corps program is geared towards our upper elementary and junior high students. Having a rigorous intervention program that helps these students further prepare for higher-level math is a great benefit for the students in our school."
Math Corps is being piloted in the following area schools: Wilton, Underwood, Kidder Co. Elgin/New Leipzig, and Bismarck with tutors still needed in Underwood, Elgin/New Leipzig, and Bismarck. For more information about applying for Math Corps in your school or to apply to be a tutor please visit www.ndmathcorps.org or contact Lindsey Phillips at email@example.com


Remembering Ellis Island’s Busiest Day: How Has Immigration Changed Since 1907?
On April 17, 1907, thousands upon thousands of immigrants filed through Ellis Island’s Registry Room, a room no larger than two high school basketball courts. By the day’s end, they had set the record for the number of immigrants processed in a single day—11,747. By the end of the year, more than 1 million other immigrants would join them in starting new lives as Americans. And today, more than 110 years later, tens of millions of Americans today can claim to be their descendants.
The trajectory of the 1907 immigrants seems simple. They were eager to put down roots, achieve the American Dream, and raise their children and grandchildren as fully fledged Americans. But, things were not so simple or straightforward.
Then, as now, immigration was a highly controversial topic. Aspiring Americans didn’t need much in 1907—there were no visas or papers, and the immigrant share of the U.S. population had climbed from less than 10 percent to more than 14 percent, roughly what it is today. Opponents of immigration raised pointed questions about how new immigrants would fit into America, claimed they would take jobs away from Americans, and fanned the flames of xenophobia.
Today, we know these fears about non-assimilation were entirely unfounded. The descendants of those 1907 arrivals are unquestionably American. Yet, the same myths and fears persist. Immigration critics argue that immigrants today less likely to assimilate and succeed than prior generations of immigrants, including those who came in 1907.
But just how different were immigrants who arrived in 1907 compared to their counterparts who arrived 110 years later in 2017? Thanks to the 1910 Census, we are able to answer some of these questions
New American Economy. (2019). Remembering Ellis Island’s busiest day: How has immigration changed since 1907? Retrieved from https://research.newamericaneconomy.org/report/immigration-1907-v-2017/


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The first picture of Jupiter taken by the James Webb Space Telescope is also “up close and personal.”
New photos taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have been widely praised in recent days for their sharpness and clarity. The telescope, on the other hand, has the capability of focusing in on things right outside our window in the cosmos. Photos of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope were primarily used to test its equipment.
When seen in comparison to photographs taken by the Juno spacecraft, the gas giant appears to be a little faded. Jupiter’s thin rings and numerous moons may be seen clearly and brightly in the infrared images.
Planetary scientist Stefanie Milam stated she couldn’t believe how clear and brilliant everything was. Bryan Holler, a colleague at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, says the images highlight how adaptable the James Webb is. This shows the wide range of things Webb can see, from the farthest galaxies to the nearest planets.
The first “real” images of the new telescope were revealed on Tuesday after months of testing and calibration. On a growing number of websites, the Hubble Space Telescope is being compared to its predecessor.
There are a slew of multicoloured dots in the first NASA photograph. Professor Vincent Icke of astronomy discussed what may be observed on it on NPO Radio 1’s The News BV. It’s not hard to realise that every speck in the universe is a whole galaxy, each one the same size as our Milky Way, 13 billion years after the Big Bang, and 800,000 years after the Big Bang. When you gaze out into space, you are actually looking backwards in time. “
Many more cosmic objects will be targeted by Webb in the coming future. Requests for this can be made by scientists. Two extrasolar planets will be the focus of the telescope next summer. These are worlds that revolve around a different star than our sun.
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Individual empowerment involves taking time to listen to others and realize that yes racism still exists. Prejudice, hate and stereotypes are all still experienced by a large percentage of the population. One major way we can end these rootless fears is forcing others to see that it is wrong and hear so from a diverse representation of voices.
I know for myself growing up in such a mixed family gave me an early lesson that prejudice is not only wrong, but if you’re surrounded by people who are different you can easily learn that equality isn’t just an idea, it’s a fact. As history shows us, the more we talk about issues and speak up to change hate, the less hate there will be. We just have to keep ensuring that all vices are heard and hear loudly!
“If more perspectives were shown from various groups who have struggled and contributed to help shape America, things would be different. Generations to come would be more accepting and compassionate towards the races, religions, gender, and sexual preferences. We wouldn’t delete the word “racism” out of our vocabulary but we would be able to stop using it. Racism will eventually a word in the history textbook of how things used to be and not how things still are. We first have to teach the whole truth and not leave out information that will change the story.”…continue reading at Living274.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/does-racism-still-exist
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Discusses how the media positively AND negatively influence the public’s image of nursing
The media, and Hollywood in particular, represent one avenue in which the general public becomes familiar with the role of nurses. How does the media positively or negatively influence the public’s image of nursing? What other avenues may better educate the general public on the role and scope of nursing as well as the changing health care system?
use this Grading Rubric and Helpers for this Discusion Question
Class keep in mind that we are reflecting on the image the media portrays, but our main goal is to discuss how we as individual and a group can advocate for a positive image of nursing and how we can educate the public on health care. Be sure to address all four area do this question specifically.
Reply posts that focus on discussion of the medias negative portrayal without supported discussion of advocacy for a positive image will not be considered substantial.
Grading Rubric and Sample Table for this DQ
Discusses how the media positively AND negatively influence the public’s image of nursing (2 points)
Uses examples and references from the units learning activities. (1 points)
Discusses/ lists avenues that we could use that may better educate the general public on the role and scope of nursing Include ways we can promote a positive view of nursing both individually and as a group (4 points)
Discusses/ lists other avenues we may better educate the general public on the changing health care system 4 points
APA and writing 3 points
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Students of Music at HIS begin their study in pre-K. The music curriculum is designed to stimulate, educate, and inspire students whilst developing the IB Learner Profile. Students engage with concepts and experiences such as:
1. Expressing feelings and experiences through music
2. Performing by singing and playing instruments
3. Musical composition and technology
4. Different music, song and dance from different cultures
5. Music history
All students in grade six, seven, and eight have an opportunity to explore Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts on a carousel rotation where students are introduced to the MYP Arts criteria and learn the foundations of all three disciplines. Students of Music are learning to be creative inquirers as the lessons are concept based. Inquiry models and allows students to begin to carve their own path as musicians. Collaboration is crucial and students will learn to question, think, create, and reflect together through their social and research skills.
Young MYP learners also participate each year in an interdisciplinary Arts unit (IDU) that explores the interconnections among the Arts and allows students to meaningfully apply the skills they have developed throughout the year.
As students transition into grade nine, they may select one arts course for deeper study in the MYP. These courses are designed to provide greater depth and challenge. Units of study for Music students in the upper MYP will build and enhance their general music skills, performance and composition skills, understanding of world music cultures, music theory and history, and overall musicianship.
Outside the classroom, secondary Music students have opportunities to perform in school events as part of the HIS Orchestra, Thursday’s Live, and many more. Leadership opportunities are offered to committed and experienced individuals.


Savithri Kumaraswamy* and Senthamarai Selvi V
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg, commonly known as Breadfruit (seedless), is one of the economically important trees, which is being used for food, fodder, fuel, timber, starch as adhesives, gum, and dye for textiles, paper, cordage and medicine; however, its fruits are reported as staple food. In the present investigation the ethanolic extract of Artocarpus altilis fruit pulp (EAFP) were analysed for their proximate and mineral content in matured unripe fruit. Proximate analysis of the unripe edible fruit showed that it is rich in carbohydrate (70.81%) when compared to ash (1.45%), protein (3.10%), fat (3.34%) and fibre (9.52%). The lower moisture levels in this study are suggestive of longer shelf life for the breadfruit flours. The bread flour could replace wheat, maida, etc. for pastries and confectionary process. In this investigation, more elements contributing to the mineral composition were determined in EAFP than in the majority of papers published to date. The order of the concentrations of the trace and heavy elements in the EAFP sample was Fe >Ni > Cu > Cr > Mn > Zn > Mo >Co and Al > V > Pb > Cd > As >Hg respectively. EAFP contain the highest level of Al, a toxic metal, as well as the essential microelement Fe. The fruits analyzed did not contain mineral concentrations exceeding the recommended values. Therefore, EAFP can act to provide the needed energy, mineral nutrition, pharmaceuticals and help combat malnutrition.
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The constitutional monarchy of the Netherlands is divided into 12 official provinces (4 regional divisions). Beginning in Amsterdam during our trip to Northwestern Europe, we explored three of the provinces of West Netherlands—North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht—and then traveled through Breda in North Brabant of South Netherlands on our way to Belgium.
Where in the World?
The Netherlands is located in Northwestern Europe along the North Sea. From Amsterdam, most of the country can be accessed by train within a couple of hours.
Much of the Netherlands is navigable using alternative modes of transportation—train, tram, boat, ferry, bicycle, foot—that commonly eliminate the need for a car. We utilized efficient, convenient and well-operated Dutch trains to travel between cities, and trams within each city. However, most of our time traversing cities and villages was spent on foot, which allowed us to take in the scenery.
As if caught in time, storybook postcard photos come to life. Ubiquitous bicycles cross picturesque canals; antique windmills dot ever-present waterways; colorful tulips cover fields in spring. As we looked further, beyond its well-preserved history, we were struck by the Dutch progressive modernity. Known for its traditional characteristics, the Netherlands is also known for tolerance and innovation.
Cultural note: although often used interchangeably, “Holland” is a historic region along the North Sea, now divided (into North and South) to create two of the provinces within the larger, more diverse country of “the Netherlands.” Whereas, “Dutch” refers to all things and people from this country.
Provinces and Cities of the Netherlands
Utrecht (Province and City)
Den Haag (The Hague) + Sheveningen + Delft + Leiden + Rotterdam + Dordrecht
Breda + Eindhoven


Crack detection (due to geothermic drills in Staufen, Germany). How can you detect the crack shown in the picture?
How can you detect influencing parameters, like temperature?
By measuring them during data acquisition and correlate them to the measurements.
Can geodetic instruments also be used (for crack detection in a building)?
a) Tachymeter an two reflectors on SBB-bolts. b) levelling for sinking problems
What could be the reason for a trend?
* Instrument got warmer
* sinking of the tripod
Acquisition rate of a Totalstation? Possible for this task?
5-7 Hz (leica says: 10 hz) => possible for lower frequencies.
* When the amplitude is to high for ATR without moving it’s good.
* When the tachy has to move => bad.
Acquisition rate of a GPS? Possible for this task?
20 Hz => possible
Differences between geodetic and geotechnical instruments?
[Criteria / geodetic / geotechnical], [Accuracy/ mm (Leveling <0.5mm/km Doppelnivellement) / 2μm - mm], [Range / m - km (VLBI :-)) / μm - m], [Measuring in 2 or 3 dim. / possible with 1 sensor / usually 1 sensor for 1 dim.], [Costs/ ? (high) / ? (low)], [Absolute Measurements (Coordinates) / ✓ / ✕], [Development / for classical survey / specially for those purposes], ]Place of instrument / mostly away of the problem / directly at the problem (crackmeter, plumb)|
What is the easiest and cheapest method (to detect a crack in a wall)?
Plaster-Plate (Gips-Platte), take care that the predetermined breaking point is over the crack!


The presence of ice in rivers affects hydrodynamic conditions through changes in both the river's boundary conditions and its thermal regime. Therefore, the characteristics of sediment transport and the deformation of the river channel in ice-covered rivers are quite different from those experiencing conventional open channel flow. The variables of ice behavior, ice jamming extent, sediment transport, and deformation of the riverbed during ice periods are interrelated on the basis of both physical arguments and field experiments of river ice jams in the Hequ Reach of the Yellow River. The characteristics of sediment concentration in water, frazil ice, and ice cover are described. Analyses have been made on the mechanism of the evolution of frazil jam and the associated adjustments in the riverbed. It has been found that the evolution of the ice jam and the deformation of the riverbed reinforce each other. The interrelationship between the particular features of evolution of ice jam and deformation of riverbed is summarized here in the form of regression relationships relating the hydraulic parameters of water under ice jams to the deformation-extent of the riverbed and the jamming-extent.Key words: deformation of riverbed, evolution of frazil jam, frazil jam, suspended load, sediment concentration.


Managing diet investigation in ADHD kids has to include understanding of just how fussy they are! Many ADHD kids are supersensitive to food. Parents report them as supersensitive to tastes so they just know if you have bought a different brand of some food; or they are supersensitive to smells saying they won’t eat some food as it “smells yuk”; or texture saying it is “too scratchy”; or temperature, even colour, saying it is “not the same”! What can parents do? They can note just which aspect of the food is most tolerated and support the child in his “gourmet” potential. The child who acts fussy has to accept that if he is fussy about tastes then there should be some tastes he will accept. He can help you work out what they are. Discussion about what may be tried including the child’s “TV chef’s fussiness” can help the child know you accept his point of view but that you also expect him to help plan foods he will eat. Your understanding of supersensitivity can help with your thinking about what can be changed in a food so it will be considered by that child. Some parents include their child in smelling fruit and veges when they are shopping, after they have learned just how good they are at smelling sweet veges or fruit. And they involve them in cooking so they learn which smells are important. The other advantage in those who respond to a low additive, low natural chemicals diet is that they discuss, smell and taste new foods being trialed in food challenges, and learn which will not cause annoying symptoms such as tummy aches or sleep difficulties. Adult gourmets and TV chefs delight in being fussy about food. Children with heightened sensory abilities can be thought of as potential gourmets and chefs who try many different foods allowing for their particular fussiness while eating enough of the good stuff. Those whose ADHD decreases with diet investigation often become much less “touchy” about everything so that means they can handle and even enjoy foods they used not eat. Joan Breakey
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The Impression of Mutations on the Induction of the Arabinose and Lac Operons: An Analysis
Mutations within the genes of Escherichia coli have lengthy been of curiosity to researchers resulting from their potential impacts on gene expression and conduct. Just lately, a mutation was present in E. coli that fails to induce the arabinose operon (Cha et al., 2020). Upon additional investigation, it was found that this mutant additionally was unable to induce the lac operon (Ting et al., 2021). To find out which single mutation might clarify this phenotype, researchers should take into account the varied genetic mechanisms that contribute to the regulation of the 2 operons. The lac operon is regulated by the Lac repressor, which binds to the operator sequence of the gene and prevents transcription (Cha et al., 2020). Thus, a mutation within the Lac repressor that impacts its potential to bind to the operator sequence might clarify the shortcoming to induce the lac operon. Moreover, the arabinose operon is regulated by the AraC activator, which binds to its personal operator sequence and facilitates transcription (Ting et al., 2021). Thus, a mutation within the AraC activator that impacts its potential to bind to the operator sequence might clarify the shortcoming to induce the arabinose operon.


GLOBEC: Mysticete Whale Acoustic Census
The U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC) program has the goal of understanding and ultimately predicting how populations of marine animal species respond to natural and anthropogenic changes in climate. Research in the Southern Ocean (SO) indicates strong coupling between climatic processes and ecosystem dynamics via the annual formation and destruction of sea ice. The Southern Ocean GLOBEC Program (SO GLOBEC) will investigate the dynamic relationship between physical processes and ecosystem responses through identification of critical parameters that affect the distribution, abundance and population dynamics of target species. The overall goals of the SO GLOBEC program are to elucidate shelf circulation processes and their effect on sea ice formation and krill distribution, and to examine the factors which govern krill survivorship and availability to higher trophic levels, including penguins, seals and whales. The focus of the U.S. contribution to the international SO GLOBEC program will be on winter processes. This component will focus on determining minimum population estimates, distribution and seasonality for mysticete whales, especially blue whales. This will be accomplished using passive acoustic recorders deployed on the seafloor for a period of one to two years. The deployment of a large aperture autonomous hydrophone array in the Antarctic will incorporate the use of passive acoustics as a tool for mysticete whale detection and census. The result of the integrated SO GLOBEC program will be to improve the predictability of living marine resources, especially with respect to local and global climatic shifts.
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Turning an Image into an Outline Drawing
This tutorial will teach you how to turn a photo of a guitar into an outline drawing using two different methods.
Start by duplicating your layer so you have 2 layers with the guitar photo on it, Layer ▸ Duplicate Layer. Then, on the top layer, apply the Edges filter under Filter ▸ Stylize ▸ Edges. Adjust the intensity of the outline.
Now create a new layer on top of your outline layer, Layer ▸ New Layer. Fill this new layer in with black using the flood fill tool and set the blending mode to Saturation. This will make the outline white. Merge the black fill layer down, Layer ▸ Merge Down (⌘E) into the outline layer so they become one layer.
Now, use the Filter ▸ Color Effect ▸ Color Invert menu. This will make the background white, and the outline black.
And your outline is done and free to colorize any way you choose!
Start by duplicating your layer so you have 2 layers with the guitar photo on it, Layer ▸ Duplicate Layer. Desaturate the duplicated layer by choosing Filter ▸ Color Adjustment ▸ Color Controls. Decrease the saturation to 0.
Now, duplicate the desaturated layer, Layer ▸ Duplicate Layer. Choose Filter ▸ Color Effect ▸ Color Invert.
Change the blending mode of the inverted layer to 'Color Dodge'. It is likely your canvas will be almost completely white at this stage. Choose Filter ▸ Blur ▸ Gaussian Blur and play around with the radius setting. The setting used here is a radius of 4.


We mention here the contributions of ichthyology to our understanding of paleo-economy, as an example of interdisciplinary collaboration. From the bone contents within 130 liters of sediment taken from a domestic waste dump at the Gumelnita level of the site, it is possible to see the quantitative importants of fish in the diet :
- The discovered remains of carp, shiner, bream, roach, and angelfish allow us to estimate the presence of at least 120 individual fish at a minimal weight of approximately 20 kg.
- If the sheatfish (silure) grow to a length of over 2 meters and can weigh more than 150kg, the remains of this particular species indicate here at least 18 fish of small size to average size (between 20 cm and a meter), at a minimal weight just exceeding 50 kg.
- The remains of at least eleven pike of good size (between 30 and 80 cm) indicate a minimal weight of 15 kg.
- A dozen sandre, weighing at least 10 kg a piece.
- A small number of perch, but of good size : at an average of 3 kg.
- Although good number of sturgeon are present it is not possible to estimate their weight from the bones.
The volume of analyzed sediment represents only an approximate 5 % of this dump, and already represents the remains of more than two tons of fish.


Pump Myth #2: My Motor Must Be Bad – It Feels Really Hot
While feeling a person’s forehead to test their temperature might be a good indication of that person’s health, the “feel test” is not a good indication for the health of a pump motor, or any motor.
While motor manufacturers design their motor windings to certain operating temperature limits (to ensure long winding insulation life), there are many factors that contribute to the actual surface temperature of the motor housing. Factors include:
- Type of motor enclosure (ODP, TEFC, etc.)
- Whether surface is smooth or ribbed
- How fully the motor is loaded vs. the motor rating
- The motor efficiency rating (Note: Premium efficiency motors might exhibit a higher surface temperature than a standard efficiency motor, due to a smaller internal fan designed to consume less parasitic power.)
Depending on these and other factors, the surface temperature of a properly operating industrial motor may be 180-212 degrees F, so that even a quick touch test could result in a burn. An overloaded motor may run hotter, but who among us could leave our hand on the motor surface long enough to tell if the motor is hotter than 180-212 degrees?
Obviously, if a motor trips out on overload, smokes, or smells acrid (from “burning” insulation), these symptoms should not be ignored. A multi-meter can be used to see if the motor is drawing greater than name plate amps (improper flow balancing is the most common cause of high amp draws in pump applications ) and a megohmmeter can test insulation integrity. But the touch test does not provide a lot of useful information, may result in a burn, and give erroneous information about the health of the motor.


Wind and geothermal use in northern US greenhouses
July 15, 2012 By Treena Hein
Running of the sprinkler pump, cooling of a building and the greenhouse fans at The Mustard Seed near Chaska, Minnesota are all being powered by the wind. Owner Mark Halla took advantage of federal grants to install the power generation system and expects payback in five years.
Halla also feeds into the grid and recently received income on his power bill of $753 US.
In 2011, The Mustard Seed won an Environmental Initiative Award from the Environmental Initiative group. These awards were established in 1994 to honor projects and their many partners, to inspire other organizations to create similar successful projects, and to encourage innovative collaborative approaches to environmental problem solving.
In 2011, The Mustard Seed also received a ‘Friend of the Environment Award’ from the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, and a 2011 ‘Best of Chaska Award’ in the Garden Centers category by the U.S. Commerce Association.
For more on the Mustard Seed’s wind system, visit here.
Wind and more
Meanwhile, in Portage, Michigan, Elzinga Hoeksema Greenhouses is almost entirely energy self-sufficient at one of its four greenhouse operations using a variety of renewable energy sources.
At the company’s 12-acre New Millennium Greenhouses, solar, wind and geothermal technologies were installed, along with things like energy-saving curtains and high-pressure sodium lights.
Solar panels pre-heat water that is then brought to 120˚F by the geothermal system, which runs through 23 miles of in-floor piping. These green technologies provide 80 percent of the site’s heating needs and 99-percent efficient natural gas high-efficiency condensing boilers provide the rest. Power from two small wind turbines run fans that pump air between layers of plastic.
About $4 million was invested, and a nine-year payback is expected.
Many note that a greenhouse operation such as this would be restricted in size as the land required to house enough solar, wind and geothermal power generation equipment to provide enough power is substantial. Large electricity storage capacity would also be needed.
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I love the photo history of America from around the Civil War. For a monumental shift in a nation’s social makeup, the pulling down of a centuries-long enslavement of a whole people, a military conflict on an enormous scale and the advent of technologies, including the camera, to all arrive at the same general time in history is a confluence that really blows me away.
Of course, our awareness of these times and the understanding of how they shaped the world that was being built is completely askew. And this week is a good example. Juneteenth is a “new” holiday in that it was established as a national holiday only last year. But it is absolutely not new in any other sense –– it is an established, historical and enduring holiday, originating in the black community in America and for most of our lifetimes it has not been a part of wider conversation.
I’m excited and nervous and so intrigued to celebrate a holiday that doesn’t come from the majority culture. I’m also all of those things about finding a way to celebrate America apart from the one-dimensional, patriotic version that is on view so often during the Summer. But I would argue that anyone who is not a person of color from America has to approach this holiday through the lens of learning, and this is where photographs can help. Indeed there is a trove of photographic history to help us understand why this holiday is so important. (You can see SOME photos––by no means all––here and here and here!)
The history behind Juneteenth is worthy to know, but the history of CELEBRATING Juneteenth is just as important a part of the holiday. It’s the part that can tell us why it is so meaningful to those who created this celebration. The most we can learn as a community and as a society comes from this history, and participating in the celebration is how to do it.
Allan T. Georgia, M.Div., M.T.S., PhD
Sometimes it is hard to tap into our spiritual selves or find time to nurture our intellectual curiosity. Here is a section that reflects on some nourishing materials from around the web and related media channels in order to get us thinking, get us feeling, and get us reflecting on the lives we are living in this big, beautiful world. **Some Adult/Mature Themes May Appear in Links and Other Attached Material**


WRITING THE TERM PAPER Abstract. This document contains advices for writing a term paper. • Plan a bullet point outline of the paper before you start writing anything. • Plan and write from the theorems out. This means write down the theorems you plan to prove, then list what supporting lemmas you will need to make the proof easier, then list what definitions you need. • Add examples or illustrations whenever you can. A paper littered with examples is often easier to read. Make sure the examples illustrate as many of the subtleties of the definition or theorem as possible. Non-examples are sometimes just as useful (e.g. a planar graph K 4 and the non-planar graph K5 ). • The introduction should be the last thing that you write. It should not contain much notation or terminology. It should read like a high level overview of the topic, explaining why it is interesting and/or important. The end of the introduction may contain an outline of the rest of the paper: “In section 2 we give basic definitions... The main theorem is presented in Section 3... We conclude in Section 4 with an application...” • Be precise. Statements of definitions, propositions, lemmas and theorems should all be clear and correct. You may use looser language when motivating a definition or result, but statements and proofs must be mathematically precise. • Have a classmate or someone else read over your draft, checking for grammatical errors, convoluted sentences, confusing explanations, etc. Ask them to point out the parts they like as well so that those don’t get lost in subsequent drafts. • The best way to learn to write a good paper is to read lots of other papers. In our case, read at least one (the paper you will/did present in class). As you read it, make notes about what works well and what doesn’t work so well. Try to implement the former and avoid the latter. • Use a spell checker before you print. Watch out for homonyms (e.g. to, too, two). Avoid split infinitives (e.g. to go boldly, not to boldly go). Figure out the difference between less and fewer and use them correctly (hint: it comes down to continuous versus discrete quantities).


The different classification systems for traumatic brain injuries
Posted on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at 4:29 pm
A traumatic brain injury is an injury that affects the brain. Like other types of injuries, traumatic brain injuries can range greatly in severity, with mild injuries causing temporary side effects and the most severe causing permanent damage or brain death.
Because of the varying severity these injuries can have, different classification systems for these injuries have been developed. The three main classification systems are as follows:
- Loss of consciousness – a system that classifies injuries based on the amount of time a person is unconscious.
- Post-traumatic amnesia – a system that classifies injuries based on the amount or severity of amnesia a person experiences
- Glascow coma scale – a comprehensive system that gives victims a score from 3-15 (3 being the most severe) based on their responses to questions testing the verbal, motor, and optical functions.
To learn about traumatic brain injuries and their classifications more in-depth, check out this must know article.
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British scientists say they have found the oldest known evidence of war.
Researchers discovered the remains of 27 people near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Scientists say they believe the remains are from a Stone Age culture of about 10,000 years ago. The so-called Nataruk fossils show signs of a violent attack.
The dig also uncovered weapons including arrows, clubs and stone blades. The scientists published a paper on their findings in the journal Nature.
Marta Mirazon Lahr was the lead investigator. She is a paleoanthropologist at the University of Cambridge in Britain. She wrote that the victims were people who hunted, fished and gathered plants for food.
She described the 10,000-year-old battle in which they were killed as a “brutal” attack.
One skeleton was found with a blade of volcanic glass still stuck in his head. A woman in late pregnancy appeared to have been bound by her hands and feet.
Our species arose 200,000 years ago in Africa. Many experts had thought war did not begin until humans started to form settled communities. But the Nataruk people were nomadic hunter-gatherers of an earlier period.
So, scientist Lahr says, the findings “raise the question of whether warfare has been part of the human experience for much longer than previously thought."
The remains found included 21 adults and six children. Most of the children were younger than 6.
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Stone Age – n. the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed: the age during which humans made and used stone tools
club – n. a heavy usually wooden stick that is used as a weapon
blade – n. the flat sharp part of a weapon or tool that is used for cutting
paleoanthropologist – n. a researcher of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains
brutal – adj. extremely cruel
nomadic – adj. of, or relating to, a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time


Pope Francis invites us to say in our hearts, "Never again..."
Just one verse each day.
Pope Francis noted on January 26 at the midday Angelus that the following day is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
January 27, 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.
“Tomorrow we are all invited to set aside a moment of prayer and recollection, saying in our hearts: never again!” he said.
The Holy Father visited Auschwitz in 2016.
Upon leaving the cell of the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe, the pope signed the Book of Honor with these words in Spanish:
Señor, ten piedad de tu pueblo!Señor, perdón por tanta crueldad! Lord, have mercy on your people! Lord, forgiveness for so much cruelty!
If we lose our memory, we destroy our future. May the anniversary of the Holocaust, the unspeakable cruelty that humanity learned of 75 years ago, serve as a summons to pause, to be still and to remember. We need to do this, lest we become indifferent. #DayofMemory— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) January 27, 2020
WATCH: The Pope at Auschwitz: “Let me alone…”
How the Commandant of Auschwitz found God’s mercy


It’s Monday, and since you didn’t die in a fiery apocalyptic hellscape over the weekend that means that the massive space rock named 3200 Phaethon didn’t collide with Earth when it made its closest approach on Saturday evening. Congratulations!
Asteroid strikes are rare – at least on the timeline of human existence — and close calls from potential “planet killer” rocks are rarer still. At a distance of around 6 million miles from our planet, this most recent visit from 3200 Phaethon doesn’t really qualify as a hand-wringer, but it’s peculiar orbit around the Sun will lead it to a much closer encounter with Earth before the end of the century.
The 3200 Phaethon asteroid is remarkable for a couple of reasons, including the fact that at three miles wide it could do some very serious damage if it were to strike our planet, but the thing that astronomers find most odd about the object is the shape of its orbit. The path that gravity has put it on brings it extremely close to the Sun, and it gets closer to our star than any other named asteroid on record.
For the time being, the large rock doesn’t pose a threat, as it is now headed back towards the Sun and will continue to loop around before making another appearance in our neck of the woods. In the year 2093, however, things will get a bit more dicey. That’s when, according to NASA, 3200 Phaethon will swoop back towards us and come within 1.8 million miles of Earth. That’s still a reasonably safe distance, especially for a projection that is only around 75 years away, but it’s still close enough that scientists will be keeping a close eye on it.
Astronomers haven’t revealed any further projections that indicate a reason to worry about this particular asteroid, but the predictions of the orbital models grow less reliable the longer you stretch them out. For now, 3200 Phaethon is a friendly visitor, but there’s no telling what problems it could cause future generations.


One of the many tools that administrators use on a daily basis is the Windows Command Line / Prompt. Over this course, you’ll learn the following skills, which are often used in the real world:
* How to create, rename, move and delete files and directories.
* The different types of file systems and how to navigate between directories
* Setting the date and time on your PC using the date, time and tzutil commands
* Managing and formatting disk drives using the Diskpart command
* Shutting down, restarting and logging off your machine
* Viewing and applying group policy information using the Gpupdate and Gpresult commands
* Creating batch files and some of the most common commands used within them.
* How to access Windows Management Instrumentation database (WMI) information using the WMIC command
Whilst there are some differences between versions of Windows, a lot of these commands haven’t changed since Windows 2000, meaning that any prior knowledge of this subject, while not essential by any means, would be advantageous.
Who this course is for:
- IT Professionals wanting to learn more about the Windows command prompt
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A germ-zapping robot named Thor is the latest tool being used to fight superbugs at medical centers around the country, including Palomar Hospital in Southern California.
The robot is among 300 at hospitals and medical facilities nationwide helping to eliminate microorganisms that can lead to serious infections in patients. Officials said the organisms are becoming resistant to standard cleaning practices.
The machine works by shining a UV light a thousand times more intense than sunlight on patient room surfaces, destroying any lingering viruses, bacteria, fungi and bacterial spores.
Melinda Hart, spokeswoman for the manufacturer Xenex, said that even though staffers scrub down hospital rooms, some resistant and dangerous bacteria can still lurk.
"Patient safety is our top priority," she explained. "These microorganisms are hard to kill and even the most thorough cleaning doesn’t catch them all."
The machine costs $100,000, but it has paid off for Palomar Health. The hospital has seen a 30-percent decrease in infections, thanks to Thor.
“We know it’s the best thing we can do for our patients,” said Susan Trout, disease preventionist for Palomar Health.
Officials say the robot is an emerging tool in health care and they expect it to become increasingly common across the country.


Do you know what is Valentine’s Day? A single day of love and romance can be celebrated upon February 14th each year. Additionally it is known as St Valentine’s Day and also the Feast of Saint Valentines. This holiday is about the love and affection between two people and is also traditionally celebrated by providing a gift on your partner.
The origins of Valentine’s can be followed returning to the ancient greek language god Cupid. This mythological figure is also from the god of affection, Eros. The 1st commercially available greeting card was sold in 1913 by the Characteristic Company. Nevertheless , the day’s significance remains debated between some people.
The origin of Valentine’s Day is definitely obscure, but its significance has changed into a symbol of love, friendship, and romance. The Both roman Emperor Claudius II implemented two males called Valentine in February 16, which is when we celebrate St Valentine. In the same period, the Normans celebrated Galatin’s Day, that has been likely confused with St . Valentine’s Day. Shakespeare and Chaucer as well made famous the day and gave it a romantic and religious that means. In the Middle Ages, handmade paper memory cards became a favorite tradition.
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People residing in the current have so much to thank for many technological developments. On this dystopian imaginative and prescient human freedom and creativity are step by step crushed as our working lives are increasingly lowered to following a set ‘script’ for every a part of our day, derived by administration software program primarily based on an evaluation of its in-house ‘huge data’.
Visitors can browse greater than 500 particular person subjects, grouped into 12 principal sections (listed underneath the top navigational menu), overlaying: the medical sciences and health; physical sciences and know-how; organic sciences and the atmosphere; and social sciences, enterprise and education.
A modern instance is the rise of communication know-how, which has lessened barriers to human interaction and in consequence has helped spawn new subcultures; the rise of cyberculture has at its basis the development of the Web and the computer 26 Not all know-how enhances culture in a creative approach; expertise may help facilitate political oppression and conflict via tools similar to guns.
In distinction, models suggest that the deleterious and complicated results of genetic load and intercourse-biasing suppression drives render them more sensitive to population-particular ecological variables akin to density-dependent choice ( Burt, 2003 ; Schliekelman et al., 2005 ; Huang et al., 2007 ; Deredec et al., 2008 ; Marshall, 2009 ; Yahara et al., 2009 ; Deredec et al., 2011 ; Alphey and Bonsall, 2014 ).
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The Pluses of Pilates
Mathematics and exercise, what a great combination! The title of this book has two meanings. Children can learn effective ways to group and add numbers through this book. Also, the book extols the benefits of exercise throughout one's life. This wonderful book is fun for children and adults!
Pluses of Pilates encourages students to combine numbers in groups of 5’s and 10’s for easier adding. Children need experiences to see how to count things quicker than just counting by one’s and can work on number facts through reasoning while doing this.
My view on the teaching and learning of mathematics is based on the points below and should be encouraged and instilled in children at a young age.
· Everyone can do math!
· Emphasize reasoning over memorization
· Encourage multiple strategies and ways of thinking
· Math is not about how quick problems can be done but shortcuts with understanding are great!
· Encourage discussion and exploration
· Math should foster curiosity
· Math should be relevant and realistic
Exercise is important for your whole life. Keep in mind the basics below for continuing to exercise and be healthy.
· Find an exercise routine that you enjoy
· Incorporate variety in your routine
· Eat healthy and drink plenty of water in addition to exercise
· Do not go 3 days without exercising
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Modern Experiments on Atom-Surface Casimir Physics
In this chapter we review past and current experimental approaches to measuring the long-range interaction between atoms and surfaces, the so-called Casimir-Polder force. These experiments demonstrate the importance of going beyond the perfect conductor approximation and stipulate the relevance of the Dzyaloshinskii-Lifshitz-Pitaevskii theory. We discuss recent generalizations of that theory, that include higher multipole polarizabilities, and present a list of additional effects, that may become important in future Casimir-Polder experiments. Among the latter, we see great potential for spectroscopic techniques, atom interferometry, and the manipulation of ultra-cold quantum matter (e.g. BEC) near surfaces. We address approaches based on quantum reflection and discuss the atomic beam spin-echo experiment as a particular example. Finally, some of the advantages of Casimir-Polder techniques in comparison to Casimir force measurements between macroscopic bodies are presented.
M. F. De Kieviet et al., "Modern Experiments on Atom-Surface Casimir Physics," Lecture Notes in Physics, vol. 834, pp. 393 - 418, Springer Verlag, Jun 2011.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20288-9_12
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2004 June 4
Explanation: Standing on Sedna - the solar system's most distant known planetoid - your view of the Sun at high noon might look something like this. An artist's dramatic vision, the picture shows the Sun suspended above the nearby horizon as a bright star immersed in the dusty ecliptic plane. Within the dust-scattered sunlight are more familiar members of the solar system, including planet Earth. But at a distance of about 13 billion kilometers (8 billion miles) Earth would only be visible in binoculars or a small telescope. In Sedna's dark, daytime skies, the noonday Sun is also joined by the faint stars and obscuring dust clouds of the Milky Way, suspended on the left above stark, ruddy terrain. For Sedna-based sky gazers, all planets have interior orbits and would remain close to the Sun in Sedna's skies. Of course, for earthbound astronomers, interior planets Venus and Mercury also remain near the Sun, with Venus scheduled for a rare crossing of the solar disc on June 8.
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HST155 Week3: Imagine you are a reporter covering political events of the time.
Complete the New Nation worksheet to trace the development of political parties in the new republic. As you complete the worksheet, you will also have the opportunity to describe Jeffersonian democracy in relation to significant events from Jefferson’s presidency. Finally, you will discuss the relationship between the military events and outcomes of the War of 1812.
A New Nation
Complete all three parts of this worksheet.
Part 1: Matrix
Complete the chart below by describing the beliefs and ideals of each of the parties.
Generate a list of at least 5 of President Jefferson’s decisions and actions. Decide which party’s ideals are most aligned with the decision or action and provide an explanation of why the decision or action aligns with that party.
Decisions and Actions
Democratic-Republican Party’s Beliefs and Ideals
Federalist Party’s Beliefs and Ideals
Part 2: Jeffersonian Democracy
Write a 125-word response to the following question: How “Jeffersonian” was Thomas Jefferson as president?
Part 3: Outcomes of the War of 1812
Write a 125-word response to the following question: What was the relationship between the military events and outcomes of the War of 1812?


This guessing game that can be played in any space will keep children active and engaged.
Wait a Minute
Who: Grades 3-8
Time: 10 minutes+
Where: Auditorium, cafeteria, classroom, gymnasium, hallway, library, playground
How to Play
- Players line up standing 6 feet apart from one another.
- The leader is the timekeeper. The timekeeper will say a length of time, and players will need to raise their hands when they think that amount of time has passed. Example: Raise your hand when you think one minute has passed.
- The round ends once all players have raised their hands.
- The person who raised his or her hand closest to the designated length of time wins. All other players will do 10 squats.
Check for Understanding
- When do players raise their hands?
- What do the players do who are not closest to the desinated length of time?
- Keep the length of time within two minutes to keep the game engaging.
- Play rock-paper-scissors if there is a tie.
PLAY: REP IT OUT
Easy: Players must close their eyes.
Medium: Players must run in place.
Hard: Attempt to distract students (noises, etc.).
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Where the Mayans lived?
The Iroquois Five Nations, composed of the Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga and Cayuga Indian nations, were the most prominent Native American groups in New York State between the Allegheny Mountains and the Great Lakes. This region is often referred to as the Eastern Woodlands because of its heavy forestation. It is also a region filled with waterways and migratory animal paths, making it relatively easy to travel through.
The Iroquois were well-adapted to their climate. They dressed in layers, so it was not hard to remove clothing for warmer Kentucky summers and add more for cold Great Lakes winters. Women grew squash, bean, and corn crops in semi-permanent villages built near creeks and rivers, where the region's frequent floods ensured fertile soil. Men took advantage of the easy travel in the region for hunting, fishing and trading. Wigwams and canoes were made of bark stripped from the ubiquitous trees; they were lightweight, waterproof and easy to build.
The climate also shaped the culture. Because the Five Nations held permanent farm territory but shared hunting grounds and commonly traded, they created a confederation for mutual trade, law and self-defense. In the structure of the Five Nations government, one can see the roots of the later United States of America.Learn more about Ancient America
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In this chapter the author will attempt to unravel the differences of approach and interpretation surrounding the topic, tracing how understandings of social mobility have developed since the early twentieth century and explaining what is at stake in contemporary conceptions of Britain's mobility crisis. The period after 1918 is covered by the first dedicated, national-level study of social mobility, based on a representative sample survey of more than 9,000 adults, which was carried out by David Glass and a team of researchers at the London School of Economics in 1949. Turning to the subject of social mobility, his initial interest was in movement across the collar-line; between working-class and middle-class positions and how this affected the degree of class formation; in society. In these circumstances both political and academic attention has been drawn back to an issue that was a founding concern of social mobility research before the Second World War: the problem of elites.
|Title of host publication||20th Century Britain|
|Subtitle of host publication||Economic, Social and Cultural Change|
|Editors||Nicole Robertson, John Singleton, Avram Taylor|
|Place of Publication||Abingdon|
|Number of pages||14|
|ISBN (Print)||9780367426569, 9780367426576|
|Publication status||Published - 30 Dec 2022|


5-7 Year Old Children's Conceptions of Behaving Artifacts and the Influence of Constructing Their Behavior on the Development of Theory of Mind (ToM) and Theory of Artificial Mind (ToAM)
Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning • Volume 11 • 2015 • pp. 329-345
Nowadays, we are surrounded by artifacts that are capable of adaptive behavior, such as electric pots, boiler timers, automatic doors, and robots. The literature concerning human beings’ conceptions of “traditional” artifacts is vast, however, little is known about our conceptions of behaving artifacts, nor of the influence of the interaction with such artifacts on cognitive development, especially among children. Since these artifacts are provided with an artificial “mind,” it is of interest to assess whether and how children develop a Theory of Artificial Mind (ToAM) which is distinct from their Theory of Mind (ToM). The study examined a new theoretical scheme named ToAM (Theory of Artificial Mind) by means of qualitative and quantitative methodology among twenty four 5-7 year old children from central Israel. It also examined the effects of interacting with behaving artifacts (constructing versus observing the robot’s behavior) using the “RoboGan” interface on children’s development of ToAM and their ToM and looked for conceptions that evolve among children while interacting with behaving artifacts which are indicative of the acquisition of ToAM. In the quantitative analysis it was found that the interaction with behaving artifacts, whether as observers or constructors and for both age groups, brought into awareness children’s ToM as well as influenced their ability to understand that robots can behave independently and based on external and environmental conditions. In the qualitative analysis it was found that participating in the intervention influenced the children’s ToAM for both constructors and for the younger observer. Engaging in building the robot’s behavior influenced the children’s ability to explain several of the robots’ behaviors, their understanding of the robot’s script-based behavior and rule-based behavior and the children’s metacognitive development. The theoretical and practical importance of the study is discussed.
Theory of Mind (ToM), Theory of Artificial Mind (ToAM), Cognitive Development, Behaving artifacts, Robots
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Fire management keeps natural areas healthy and safe
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. For the next several weeks, crews from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns statewide. Spring burn season typically starts as soon as the weather is suitable and continues through mid-April. Most Illinois habitats are adapted to periodic fires, and a prescribed fire is one of the most cost-effective tools available to stimulate growth of native vegetation and control invasive plant species.
“Our professional staff does a great job conducting burns that are safe and effective,” said IDNR director Marc Miller. “We are fortunate to have a great group of men and women at IDNR who are trained to manage the prescribed burns needed to maintain our woodlands and prairies.”
If you are sick, a physician might prescribe medication to fight an illness. That prescription is a “plan” to address whatever is making you sick. In the same way, land managers conduct prescribed burns to maintain Illinois prairies and woodlands in a healthy condition.
Planning for spring burns began months ago as site managers prepared burn plans, applied for the appropriate permits from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and established firebreaks in units to be burned. As part of the plan – or prescription – fires must be conducted only when temperature, humidity and wind speed conditions are appropriate. This ensures the fire burns hot enough to be effective, but not so much that it is difficult to control. Burn managers, those tasked to lead burn crews, are trained to federal standards and certified according to state law.
“A lot of time is spent in pre-planning,” said Robert Szafoni, IDNR Natural Areas Stewardship Project Manager. “There is a long lead time before we ever show up on the ground to conduct the burn.”
Fire was used as a management tool long before European settlers arrived in Illinois. Native Americans burned the prairies to clear land for farming, to stimulate new growth to attract game and to facilitate travel and hunting.


MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER JIM BLUEJACKET DIED-WON A GAME WITHOUT THROWING A PITCH
Born William L. Smith, in Adair, Indian Territory, July 8, 1887, his mother was either of Shawnee or Cherokee heritage. In 1909, with the Keokuk Indians, he took the name Jim Bluejacket. With the Bloomington Bloomers in 1913, his “slow ball” led to a 12-game win streak & contract with Brooklyn’s Federal League team. His major-league debut in August 1914 was a 2-0 win against Kansas City’s Winnebago George “Chief” Johnson. On September 7, Jim entered the game in the 9th inning with runners on base & Brooklyn down a run. He promptly picked the runner off 1st base, retiring the side. Brooklyn’s 9th inning rally made Jim the 1st major-league pitcher to win a game without throwing a pitch. His remaining career was mostly in the minor leagues. A skilled welder, he was Standard Oil’s foreman in Aruba and helped popularize baseball there. Retiring in 1944, Jim died in Pekin, Illinois. He & former Seattle Mariner Bill Wilkinson are the 1st great grandfather-great grandson duo in major-league history.
Source: Bill Lamb, “Jim Bluejacket,” Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 7/3/2021, Jim Bluejacket – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org) Photo: Bain News Service, 8/31/1914. Likely Public Domain. Source: George Grantham Bain collection, United States Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b44987


The use of automation in industry has been expanding for quite some time, but the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath will significantly speed up innovation and adoption. For the past several decades, manufacturing and engineering companies have been required to be agile and innovative, designing their systems and processes to be flexible and efficient to meet fast-changing market demands. More and more, companies are developing connected systems that collect and distribute data, helping internal and external customers to monitor and optimize productivity and safety. Now that the world has been dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, the question is, how can automation help us recover faster and keep our workers safer?
Today, IoT has made its way into industrial applications, using sensor, GPS, Bluetooth and wireless technology to monitor and predict maintenance issues, automate processes, track inventory and waste levels, and monitor human activity. Forward-thinking companies in the business of production, maintenance and transportation of physical goods will be looking to the industrial IoT to expand their capabilities, create efficiencies and cultivate game-changing business models.
By now, most of the industrialized world understands the future workforce is changing due to demographics, technological advancement and recent pandemic considerations. Smart technologies will open doors to new ideas and ways of working, enabling more efficient and sustainable manufacturing and safer delivery of products, maintenance and systems.
Using automation and technology has drastically improved worker safety and worker injury rates have been dropping for years. The advancement of technology will continue to improve these statistics. The use of sensors and software to monitor potential failures can reduce catastrophic accidents. Using robots to perform work in unsafe environments can reduce or even eliminate exposure to high-risk activities. The safety benefits of industrial automation are plentiful.
As the IoT takes hold, new jobs will be created to analyze performance data and manage systems, and workers can be retrained and find upward mobility by moving from physical labor to software, data and systems management. Shifting the workforce away from hazardous and grueling operating conditions might also increase employee retention, enabling companies to better leverage their investment in employee development. This transition won’t be easy, nor will it be well received by everyone, but this is what comes with a dynamic and evolving economy. The burdens and benefits of future ways of working must be distributed as thoughtfully and fairly as possible. Rather than denying the future of automation, we must prepare for this future, focusing our resources on retraining the workforce, enabling technology, and developing more sustainable products, processes, systems and shared prosperity.


Kaishan USA | June 04, 2020 | Uncategorized
Air compressors, in the course of delivering the “fourth utility” known as compressed air, form a primary source of energy consumption in many facilities. In fact, it can take up to 8 HP of electricity to generate 1 HP of compressed air. Because compressed air is used in so many applications, it may seem difficult to identify areas to improve compressed air energy efficiency.
However, if you understand the right areas to assess to determine compressed air energy efficiency—and take the right steps to address those areas—you may be able to effectively reduce energy consumption in compressed air generation while maintaining the same levels of performance.
More efficient compressed air systems can yield numerous benefits:
Some of these benefits can be realized by inspecting and modifying your compressed air system. In addition, an energy-efficient air compressor can reduce overall energy usage, yielding many of the same benefits.
Energy-saving air compressors create efficiencies in several areas. Compressors (such as rotary screw compressors) create efficiency through highly consistent, adjustable operation—ensuring that only the required amount of air is generated (and that only the required amount of energy is used).
Other ways in which an energy-efficient air compressor can save energy include:
At Kaishan, we offer rotary screw air compressors with exceptional energy-saving performance, designed with the highest-quality components and decades of expertise in order to ensure that air is always delivered as efficiently as possible. For more information, browse our line of compressors today.
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A group of French students have modified a MakerBot 3D printer into a tattoo machine thought to be the first of its kind.
The combination of tattoos and tech was always going to happen.
French design students Pierre Emm, Piotr Widelka and Johan Da Silveira modified the MakerBot 3D printer as part of a challenge set by France's Cultural Ministry.
They managed to show the machine tattooing a perfect circle showing off its accurate precision and aimed to do it on human skin using a normal pen.
After the competition, they borrowed a manual tattoo-machine from an amateur tattooist and practiced drawing on artificial silicone skin.
They wrote on the Instructables website: "The big difficulty was to repeat the same exercise on a curve surface and on a material that has much more flexibility than silicone. Many tricks were tried to tighten the area around the skin (a metal ring, elastics, scotch tape...) but the most effective one was a scooter's inner tube, open on the area to be marked."
The group of tech tattooists eventually found a willing volunteer, the first person ever to have a robot tattoo.
Turns out someone documented the whole process and stuck in online, so if you happen to have a MakerBot 3D printer lying around head to the Instructables.com where the instructions are to make your own tattoo machine.


The Garante della privacy, in a controversial decision, ruled that ChatGPT should be blocked in Italy.
The system developed by the OpenAi startupper has not, at least for the time being, passed the controls of the Authority that protects personal data in Italy.
A temporary halt to the algorithm came about on 20 March, when the artificial intelligence system suffered a massive loss of data on users’ conversations and especially on the payment information of subscribers to paid services. Despite the serious problem, OpenAi did not, however, inform users of what had happened, let alone how personal data was handled.
Hence the decision of the Italian authority to proceed against the American company.
Basically, the issue raised by the Guarantor, beyond the problem linked, as mentioned, to the loss of data, relates to the absence of ‘a legal basis that justifies the massive collection and storage of personal data for the purpose of “training” the algorithms underlying the operation of the platform’.
A further worrying issue was also raised, again by the guarantor: the handling of applications by under-13s.
In this case, there is no form of control or verification, so the answers are unfiltered and often unsuitable for such a young audience.
Italy is the first supervisory authority in the world to block the use of ChatGPT on the basis of privacy legislation, legislation that, it should be emphasised, follows the indications of the European data protection regulation.
In light of the issues, the Italian Gdpr action underlines the need to establish whether technological experimentation requires specific privacy rules, especially in relation to the fact that artificial intelligence uses input data to ‘learn’ and give answers to users and to improve algorithms.
All that remains is to wait for formal replies from the European managers of Open Ai, at least in relation to the issue raised.
But it is certain that the world of artificial intelligence is shaping up to be a new, difficult chapter in the protection of users and minors.