Northern Israel was shaken by a mild earthquake on Wednesday, the latest of a series of tremors in the country in recent months.
The earthquake occurred at 11:43 a.m. at a 3.12 magnitude, 9 km northwest of the town of Hatzor HaGlilit.
Israel has experienced several similar earthquakes in recent months, as did several other areas on the Mediterranean Sea, and experts warn that this appears to be a prelude to a powerful and destructive event.
Israel experiences minor earthquakes from time to time. It is situated on the East African Rift, which runs through the Jordan Valley, on the border with Jordan, an area prone to earthquakes.
The last major earthquake to hit the region occurred in 1927 — a 6.2-magnitude tremor that killed 500 people and injured another 700.
Experts on the issue say that Israel experiences a devastating earthquake approximately every 100 years and have warned that such a disastrous occurrence is just a question of time.
Wednesday’s earthquake occurred near the city of Tzfat, which was devastated in an 1837 earthquake that caused a landslide that killed thousands of residents and destroyed most of the city.
Shuki Ohana, the Mayor of the city of Tzfat in the north, warned in January that the earthquakes are “another reminder of the great danger knocking on our door. Everyone is talking about security challenges and the home front issue in the third Lebanon war, but the north has a bigger challenge, a challenge that could leave more destruction and devastation than any other war – a powerful earthquake.”
“Unfortunately, building reinforcement projects have so far focused on areas far from the Syrian-African rift, but the great danger is in the Galilee region both in terms of proximity to the Syrian-African rift and in terms of the mountainous nature of the area and proliferation of old buildings.


The grape juice was allowed to stand and ferment in the collecting vessels for about six weeks. A sludge known as lees formed at the bottom of the vessels. The wine was then tipped up gently into jars without disturbing the sediment (Jer 48:11). The jars were sealed with clay, but there was a small hole by the handle that allowed the gases released during the remaining fermentation to escape. When the process was complete, the hole was sealed with a blob of wet clay and the owner’s name or seal was put on the clay. It was possible to put the wine in wineskins (goatskin bottles), but if the gases, then it would burst and the wine would be lost. This is the point of Jesus’ illustration in Matthew 9:17.Continue reading MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BIBLE (WINE-MAKING)
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DOES JESUS’ MIRACLE AT CANA ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?
Conservative churches that discourage or ban use of alcoholic beverages are bewildered at the production of wine as Jesus’ first miracle. Such churches have sometimes insisted that the wine in John 2 was nonalcoholic, despite the wedding guests’ unusual delight and appreciation of it. Surely, Jesus did make very good wine, yet not hint of alcoholic abuse clouds this account. Continue reading DOES JESUS’ MIRACLE AT CANA ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?


Culture and Adultery
The Novel, the Newspaper, and the Law, 1857-1914University of Pennsylvania Press New Cultural Studies
312 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in, 11 illus.
- Published: July 1999
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Adultery, it is often assumed, was not a major concern of English culture during the Victorian age, and the apparent absence of adultery—indeed, of all explicit representations of sexuality—in turn made censorship for obscene libel unnecessary. Very few writers, conventional wisdom has it, were bold enough to defy the powerful implicit constraints imposed upon literary production.
If we find no English Anna Karenina or Madame Bovary, Barbara Leckie nevertheless demonstrates that adultery preoccupied English culture during this period. After the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 was passed, adultery was prominently discussed in the Divorce Court. Transcriptions of divorce trials were an immensely popular front-page feature of almost all daily newspapers for more than fifty years. At the same time as narratives of adultery stood at the center of sensation novels such as Mary Elizabeth Bradden's The Doctor's Wife, literary reviews and cultural debates strongly encouraged serious novelists to avoid the topic.
In Culture and Adultery, Leckie mines novels, newspapers, court and Parliamentary records to explore several related sets of issues. How, first, did adultery become "visible" in the public sphere in the second half of the nineteenth century? Why, conversely, has the discursive history of adultery been deemphasized in the English critical tradition? And how is the history of the Victorian and early twentieth-century English novel revised when the culture's concern with adultery and censorship are reintroduced?
"A record of the cultural and historical context within which English novelists took up the subject of adultery in the later nineteenth century. . . . As a study in cultural development, this volume is excellent."—Choice


This disease is seen worldwide but is more common in the tropics. It is known by a number of names, including “strawberry footrot.” Among companion animals, it is seen most frequently in horses. Dogs and cats rarely have this disease. The few reported human cases have usually been associated with handling diseased animals.
The disease is caused by Dermatophilus congolensis bacteria. It is possible that the bacteria can live in the skin causing no signs in the animal until conditions encourage active infection. Outbreaks of dermatophilosis often occur during rainy seasons. In most short-term infections, the invasion of the skin stops in 2 to 3 weeks and the animal heals spontaneously. In longterm infections, the bacteria periodically spread from infected hair follicles and scabs to uninfected patches of skin. Increased wetness enhances the growth of the infective bacteria, leading to release of infective spores.
Uncomplicated infections usually heal without scar formation. Animals with severe generalized infections often lose condition; movement and the ability to eat may be reduced, especially if the feet, lips, and mouth are involved.
Dermatophilosis is diagnosed using laboratory tests on samples taken from the skin. Because dermatophilosis usually heals rapidly and without complications, treatment is often not required. However, antibiotics can be used in painful or severely affected animals. The disease is controlled by isolating infected animals and controlling skin parasites that injure the skin and increase susceptibility to the bacteria. Keeping animals dry also helps. The condition can be passed to humans, so people should wear gloves and wash their hands after any contact with affected animals.
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We continue our Lenten pilgrimage through the station churches of Rome with a visit to the church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna. The church is located over the site of Saint Lawrence’s martyrdom, just a few blocks from yesterday’s church, Saint Mary Major.
Originally built during the time of Constantine, today’s structure only dates back to 1575.
In 258, during the Valerian persecutions, many Christians were put to death. One such Christian was Pope Sixtus II. A legend told by St. Ambrose states that on the way to his execution, the pope passed his deacon, Lawrence.
Lawrence questioned the Holy Father as to why he would abandon him during this time. Why would he die for his faith without bringing Lawrence with him.
The pope replied saying that Lawrence would join him in death in three days. Lawrence, who was in charge of the Church’s material possessions, set off to distribute all the riches to the poor. Three days after his encounter with Pope Sixtus II, the prefect of Rome sent for Lawrence and demanded he turn over all the treasures of the Church. Lawrence did as he was told and brought with him the poor, the blind, the crippled and the suffering and said that these were the true treasures of the Church.
He was immediately sent to his death by being burned alive on an iron grill. In keeping with his sense of humor, he told the executioner that he was already roasted on one side and that he needed to be turned over. The oven in which he was martyred is kept in this church.
Saint Bridget of Sweden spent time at this church begging for the poor. When she died she was first buried here before she was moved to Sweden. The church also holds the crucifix which spoke to her and relics from Saints Lawrence, Crispin and Crispinian.


Linking climate change vulnerability research and evidence on conservation action effectiveness to safeguard European seabird populations
An increasing number of species are facing unprecedented levels of threat to their long-term survival due to the direct and indirect impacts of climate change. Key opportunities for science to inform wildlife management are linked to increasing our understanding of how changes in climatic conditions will impact species, as well as whether, and how, managers may facilitate species’ ability to adapt to change. However, information on species’ climate change vulnerability and the effectiveness of potential conservation actions are not yet strategically collected or collated; this disconnect between threat level, ecological research and conservation practice is reducing opportunities to guide decision-making, ultimately hindering conservation outcomes.
To demonstrate this point, we explore how existing knowledge can be brought together in a pressure-state-response framework that connects climate change ecology, conservation evidence assessments and management. Seabirds in Western Europe are used as a case study, as they are well-researched and vulnerable to climate change. Using a combination of literature reviews and surveys, we identify the main threats posed to seabirds in the region by climate change, as well as existing conservation actions that could be applied to lessen the impacts of each of these threats.
Our results show that 29% of the types of actions considered for reducing the impacts of climate change on seabirds are either associated with conflicting evidence or lack sufficient information to make robust conclusions about their effectiveness: actions aiming at restoring or creating habitat, encouraging relocation, treating or preventing disease, and reducing inter-species competition all have limited or mixed evidence to support their use. Moreover, several threats identified by conservation practitioners as being of high priority to address, such as changes in prey abundance and eutrophication, have few or no viable identified actions to reduce their impact on seabirds.
We suggest that existing knowledge on species vulnerability to climate change and evidence of conservation action effectiveness should be more commonly brought together in tailored pressure-state-response frameworks. Such an approach provides an easily transferable platform for identifying missing information and areas where connections between research and management need to be tightened to improve conservation outcomes.
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One of the ceramics hand-building techniques we teach in Rockbrook pottery classes is extruding. This involves creating clay forms, or consistent shapes, by pressing clay through an extruder, a simple hand-powered machine. An extruder is really a piston of sorts operated by a lever. On one end of the piston’s cylinder is a wooden or metal plate called a die. Different dies have different shapes cut out of them. The whole thing works by filling the cylinder with clay, and pulling the lever of the extruder, thereby forcing the piston to push the clay through the die, and out in the shape of the cutout. It takes muscles to pull that lever, but it’s so cool to see the extruded clay come out!
Some dies extrude circular tubes, but there are also square, hexagonal and octagonal tubes as well. You can extrude slabs, coils and even half-spherical shapes. Extruders are great at making long, even forms of clay.
Of course, these shapes then can become the building blocks for more complex hand-building projects. Extruded clay can be combined to make really complex sculptures, for example when extruded tubes are cut at different angles and joined to make multi-sided vessels.
And don’t forget glazing and firing these pieces. Like all the pottery and ceramics projects at camp, the artistic results are beautiful! Yep, at Rockbrook, we do extrude.


- ORDER: Passeriformes
- FAMILY: Mimidae
This smallest of the thrashers is a widespread denizen of the West’s vast sagebrush steppe. Sage Thrashers are furtive creatures that hunt for insects beneath a protective sagebrush canopy. In spring the males sing seemingly endless cascades of song from tall perches. Although they are reminiscent of mockingbirds, Sage Thrashers are browner, more spotted, and lack bold white wing flashes. Their sagebrush habitat is vulnerable to degradation via grazing, development, and invasive plants.More ID Info
Find This Bird
Look for Sage Thrashers in relatively undisturbed stretches of sagebrush. Your best bet is in spring, when the males are likely to spend much of the early morning out in the open, singing. Listen for a long, bubbling stream of notes and chatters, or a low call note that sounds like a Red-winged Blackbird.
- Cuitlacoche de Las Artemisas (Spanish)
- Moqueur des armoises (French)
- Cool Facts
- Sage Thrashers are incredible songsters—one singing male went on for over 22 minutes without taking a break.
- Sage Thrashers mimic other birds while they sing. This habit led to their early name of “mountain mockingbird,” which was an accurate description of its mimicry, if not its taxonomic relationships.
- Though they nest in open expanses of sagebrush where human eyes see little variation anywhere they look, Sage Thrashers are adept at finding choice nest sites. They pick the densest, tallest shrubs for their nests, and the overhead cover likely helps fend off aerial predators, such as Northern Harriers and Loggerhead Shrikes.
- In the high desert of the sagebrush steppe there can be extreme daily fluctuations in temperature. Sage Thrashers often orient their nest entrances eastward to capture solar heat in the cold mornings and to shade the eggs in the hot afternoons.
- Typical of thrashers, the Sage Thrasher is elusive when disturbed, frequently running on the ground rather than taking flight.


People say it's never too late to do anything, and that includes becoming a new dad.
According to a recent U.S. study, the average age of first-time fathers has increased over the the past few decades. Research shows that fathers of newborns are now 3.5 years older than their counterparts in the early '70s. More than 168 million births occurred between 1972 and 2015, with the average age of first-time fathers rising from 27 to 31. In addition, the percentage of newborns born to fathers over 40 has more than doubled from four percent to nine percent.
The study also revealed some interesting patterns, such as, the oldest first-time dads live in the Northeast and the youngest in the South. A first-time father's level of education also impacts the pattern, with those holding a college degree having children around 33-years-old on average, compared to 29-years-old for those holding only a high-school diploma.
CBS News reports the discovery is unsurprising, considering it follows behind patterns among American women. However, the rising age of new parents is raising questions surrounding the potential social and public heath impact.
"I think it's important for us to pay attention to these demographic shifts and what their implications could be for society," Dr. Michael Eisenberg, an assistant professor of urology at Stanford University in California, told CBS News.
According to the researcher, older fathers are more likely to have children affected by health conditions such as autism and schizophrenia. Couples who wait to start families are also more likely to have fewer kids, which can impact the pool of working people who support older, retired Americans.
But, there are also plenty of benefits to U.S. parents starting families later in life. Eisenberg said older dads tend to have better jobs, greater stability and are more involved in their children's lives.
It may just be a matter of time before older first-time fathers are the new norm.


The opening of the intake valve when the piston moves downward in a pump is a fundamental aspect of its operation. To understand why this happens, we need to delve into the purpose and mechanism behind the intake valve’s function in relation to the piston’s motion.
The intake valve plays a crucial role in allowing the pump to draw in fluid during the suction stroke. As the piston moves downward, it creates a larger volume within the cylinder, creating a low-pressure zone. The opening of the intake valve at this moment enables the pump to take in fluid from the reservoir or the system being pressurized.
The mechanism behind the intake valve’s operation is typically based on a pressure differential. When the pressure in the cylinder drops due to the downward motion of the piston, it becomes lower than the pressure in the reservoir or system. This pressure difference causes the intake valve to open, allowing fluid to flow into the cylinder.
Once the intake valve opens, fluid enters the cylinder, filling the expanded space created by the downward movement of the piston. It is important to note that the opening of the intake valve is timed to occur precisely during the suction stroke, ensuring efficient fluid intake and preventing any backflow when the piston changes direction.
The significance of the intake valve’s operation in the overall functioning of the pump cannot be overstated. It is responsible for the intake or “inflow” phase of the pump’s cycle, allowing fluid to be drawn into the pump for subsequent pressurization and delivery. Without the intake valve opening during the downward motion of the piston, the pump would not be able to draw in fluid and fulfill its primary function of generating hydraulic pressure.
In summary, the intake valve opens when the piston moves downward in the pump to create a low-pressure zone and enable fluid intake. This mechanism relies on the pressure differential between the cylinder and the reservoir or system being pressurized. By opening at the right moment, the intake valve ensures efficient fluid intake and plays a vital role in the overall functioning of the pump by allowing it to draw in fluid for subsequent pressurization and delivery.


FROM THE FIELD
Exploring the East African Rift
Continental Breakup in East Africa
Africa is ripping apart along a 4,000 kilometer seam called the East Africa Rift, which stretches from the Red Sea to Mozambique. This huge continental tear started in the north about 25 million years ago and has been gradually unzipping to the south, with rifting in Malawi starting about 10 million years ago. Breaking up a continent is no easy task, so things are going very slowly. The rift in Malawi is opening at less than 3 millimeters per year. Your fingernails grow faster.
Nonetheless, very slow movements over long periods of time produce dramatic results. Rifting in Africa has created huge depressions that are now filled by some of the largest and deepest lakes in the world, including Lake Malawi, at 335 miles long and up to 2600 ft deep. The lake is flanked by sharp peaks that loom 6,500 ft above the water.
These mountains are the surface expression of massive faults that continue deep into the earth. Sudden movements on these faults regularly produce earthquakes along the entire East Africa Rift. Most are small, but large earthquakes capable of serious damage sometimes occur, as Malawi saw in December 2009. Earthquakes as large as 7.0 have struck in the past. The rift is studded with active volcanoes that pose a risk to nearby cities and villages. Right now, 650 kilometers north of the earthquakes in Karonga, Mount Nyamulagira is erupting. The volcano is only 20 miles from the northern shore of Lake Kivu, where the combined population of the cities of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda is close to 500,000.
Great paper and a very informing one.The language was simple and accurate. It was a huge help for a presentation about dynamic geology.
[…] last time we visited the southern part of the East Africa Rift, we were responding to an unusual series of earthquakes in December 2009 that shook northern […]


The bowler or derby hat is generally made of a hard, dark felt – usually black or brown – but can also be made of stiff fur.
The basic style features a bowl-shaped crown and a short circular brim with a slight curl. While the color and materials vary little, there are variations to the shapes and styles of the bowler, including the young men’s lower-crowned derby, the ventilated ‘Dunlap,’ and the flat-topped derby which was a favorite of famed American financier J.P. Morgan and also of Winston Churchill.
This hat style was invented in 1849 in England as a bowler, but is often called a derby in the United States due to its association with equestrian pastimes and sporting events, particularly the Kentucky Derby. The bowler hat was in its fashion heyday in the early part of the 20th century, but lost popularity when a more casual ‘soft hat’ attitude crept into men’s fashions after World War I.
Over the years, there have been many famous bowler wearers – such Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel – and the hat is still worn today for many equestrian events.
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- Author: Anne E Schellman
The Benefits of Trees
Trees provide so much more than shade. Here are a few reasons trees are important, courtesy of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA):
- Air-conditioning costs are lower in tree-shaded homes & businesses; heating costs are reduced.
- In workplaces with trees, people report decreased workplace stress and fatigue.
- Cleaner air: leaves filter the air we breathe by removing dust and other particles.
- Cooler environment: trees reduce heat in and around parking lots and paved areas.
Trees and the Drought
California residents are being asked to lower their water use by 15%. One easy way to do this is to turn off your sprinklers. But wait! What happens to the trees? Although they may look okay for now, the stress of going without water will take a toll. Lawns can be easily replanted and replaced, but trees take many years to become established.
What do Trees Need?
How Should I Water My Tree?
There is no “silver bullet” on how often or how much to water. This depends on many factors. Instead, after you water, take a shovel (away from tree roots) and check your soil. How deep did the water penetrate? Make sure water penetrates to a depth of 18” by digging with a shovel. Once that area is dry, water again.
Prioritize Watering Trees with the TRIC
For more information about the value of trees, visit the following resources.
California Center for Urban Horticulture. UC Davis. Tree Ring Irrigation Contraption. https://ccuh.ucdavis.edu/tric
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Trees are Good. https://www.treesaregood.org/Portals/0/TreesAreGood_Benefits%20of%20Trees_0321_1.pdf
Water Talk. Janet Hartin. Podcast Episode 21. https://water-talk.squarespace.com/episodes/episode-21
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Trash May Be (Energy) Treasure Trove
Earlier this month, a New York Times article highlighted the fact that European countries are burning garbage as a renewable source of energy – but that similar efforts in the United States are lagging behind. The article cites a 2009 study which “came down strongly in favor of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants over landfills as the most environmentally friendly destination for urban waste that cannot be recycled.” I was curious about the research itself, and set out to learn a little more about it.
The study, “Is It Better To Burn or Bury Waste for Clean Electricity Generation?,” was published in 2009 by Environmental Science & Technology, and was co-authored by NC State University’s Dr. Joe DeCarolis, with Ozge Kaplan and Susan Thorneloe from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The researchers had set out to determine the potential greenhouse gas impact of two alternative energy sources: WTE and landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGTE). WTE is when municipal solid waste (i.e., garbage) is incinerated to create electricity. LFGTE is when you dump garbage in a landfill, wait for it to produce methane, and then use that methane to create electricity.
“The bottom line is that the study indicates WTE produces significantly less greenhouse gas than LFGTE, and appears to compare favorably to coal,” says DeCarolis. (I would also observe that we’re making lots of garbage every day, and the supply of easily accessible coal is not infinite – but the research doesn’t go into that.)
Stay tuned for future developments in this area. DeCarolis is working with NC State’s Dr. Morton Barlaz to analyze additional data on carbon sequestration at landfills. Their findings may affect current calculations on the attractiveness of LFGTE as an option for addressing greenhouse gas concerns.


This week, two teams working independently announced the first unambiguous detection of light from planets orbiting other sun-like stars. The achievements, researchers say, help set humanity on the doorstep of a golden age in exploring solar systems beyond our own.
Until now astronomers have detected their quarry through fleeting shadows or the subtle quiver of underbrush. They've had to rely on the faint dimming of a star as a planet swings in front of it or, more often, tiny wobbles that planets impart to their parent stars as they orbit. Although the technique the two teams used also is indirect, it finally reveals infrared light coming directly from the planets.
That light carries a wealth of information about the molecular composition of the planets' atmospheres. Armed with that information, scientists will pierce a critical barrier to uncovering the range of planetary environments that solar systems in our galaxy have to offer. The ultimate hope: finding Earth-like planets whose atmospheres carry the chemical signatures of life.
"These results are historic," enthuses Geoffrey Marcy, an astronomer at the University of California at Berkeley who heads one of the world's most prolific planet-hunting teams.
Over the past decade, and especially within the past few years, astronomers have been uncovering extrasolar planets at a furious pace. Dr. Marcy estimates that solid detections of planets orbiting other stars now number about 150. "We've discovered nearly all of the Jupiters and Saturns that exist around stars out to about 100 light years from Earth," he says. Many of them are so-called hot Jupiters - huge gas-giants orbiting very close to their parent stars.
What we need is a 5-year space mission to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where....wait! Haven't I heard this before?....... Oh dear, another Star Trek reference! I'm getting geekier as I get older.
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A so-called “wild” garden is very beneficial to a wide variety of insects, vertebrates and birds. As the world becomes more and more deforested due to civilisation, the help of your garden is not insignificant, because every little change counts. So how can you make a difference?
Grow plants for butterflies and bees
Adult butterflies and moths feed on the nectar of any flower, which is the same as other pollinators. However, their caterpillars are picky and may prefer only one or two types of plants to live on. Therefore, plant a variety of shrubs in your garden that will flower at different times of the year. You can take inspiration from these:
- Fruit trees and Honeysuckle – for butterflies
- Catkins – for bees
- Daisies, Bluebells, Wild Carrots
Feed the birds
Make or get a bird feeder and feed the birds (it doesn’t have to be just in winter, it’s a lovely treat in summer too when they are happily singing at your windows. The type of seeds and food you put in the feeder will influence the species that visit your garden. For example, mealworms are a delicacy for insect eaters such as sparrows and titmice. However, in winter they will also be grateful for sunflowers or a bit of tallow. If you’d like to see some rarer visitors such as thistles in your garden, the best way to treat them is with thistle seeds.
Create compost in your garden
Choose a corner of your garden and create a compost heap using dead organic material and vegetation from your garden. It will be a safe haven for insects like worms and earthworms and you’ll be glad you did. Because although they are not very handsome, they are very beneficial to the soil. They improve its drainage and transfer important nutrients to its surface, which your plants will appreciate. Toss the compost in the autumn but don’t interfere with it during the winter, as it is a warm place where some animals such as hedgehogs can hibernate.


Mimicking the pancreas
Using a new type of gel, researchers have grown “organoids” from healthy and cancerous pancreatic cells.
Researchers at MIT and in the UK have developed a better way to model pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult types of cancer to treat.
Using a specialized gel that allows cells to mimic the extracellular matrix surrounding the pancreas, the team was able to grow tiny replicas of the organ with cells obtained from human patients. These “organoids” could allow researchers to study interactions between pancreatic tumors and their environment.
Traditionally, it has been difficult to grow pancreatic tissue in a manner that replicates both cancerous cells and their environment, because once the cells are removed from the body, they lose their cancerous traits. But the new gel supports the growth of both types of tissue.
Based on polyethylene glycol, the gel is completely synthetic and can be produced easily and consistently in the lab, a challenge with some of the gels available now. It can also be used to grow other types of tissue, including intestinal and endometrial tissue. This could make the gel useful for studying lung, colorectal, and other cancers as well as endometriosis, a condition that causes the tissue lining the uterus to grow elsewhere.
The researchers have filed a patent on the technology and are licensing it to a company that could produce the gel commercially.
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Bladder Cancer is not a rare cancer.
It is one of the ten most common cancers in the UK.
Over 20,500 people in the UK are diagnosed each year. Bladder cancer has a high mortality rate. Bladder cancer has the highest recurrence rate of any known cancer - up to 80%. It can affect all ages, both men and women. Diagnosis can often be late, particularly in women.
Despite this, bladder cancer is the only top 10 cancer where rates of prognosis are getting worse. It is the most expensive cancer for the NHS to treat (costing £65million annually) yet it only got 0.6% (in 2013-2014) of dedicated research funding.
These facts are what drive our work at Action Bladder Cancer UK.
We want bladder cancer to be recognised as a common cancer and to receive the acknowledgement, level of public awareness, improvements in treatments and medical research investment which it merits and which those with bladder cancer deserve. We want bladder cancer patients to have a voice and the support they and their families require.
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- Ecological capital (50%)
- Use of global resources (10%)
The height of the beds is connected with the natural resources produced and used by each of the countries today. The elevation of the beds represents the natural resources value, being the tallest the one with more Ecological Capital. This graphic contrast the percentage of global natural resources the country uses vs the percentage of global natural resources they have.
Native and others
- Native and others (99.5%)
- Western descent (0.5%)
The color of the beds is connected with the ethnographic diversity of the places they represent today. The colors ranging from natural wood to black reveal the demographic reality divided in this graphic between people from Western descent vs Native & others.
Tree ferns are found growing in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide, as well as cool to temperate rainforests in Australia, New Zealand and neighboring regions including Islandic Southeast Asia.
Ferns are one of the most ancient plants known today dating more than 358 million years ago. With more than 25.000 species, they are present in every corner of the planet, including the Artic and Antarctic regions.
Tree ferns were mentioned in the writing of Antonio Pigafetta, but also appear in Maximilianus Transylvanus’s writings published in 1523. Transylvanus had been instructed to interview some of the survivors of the voyage.
As a group of plants, ferns are not of great economic value. Many different species have been used as a minor food source and for medicine in various parts of the world. They are widely used as ornamental plants in gardens, parks and private homes.


6 5 Linear Inequalities Overview Graphing Linear Inequalities
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6. 5 Linear Inequalities
Overview - - Graphing Linear Inequalities Solid or Dotted Which Side to Shade Writing Inequalities from a graph
Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables How would you graph the equation x + y = 3? x+y=3 What happens -x -x if the “=“ y = -x + 3 changes to “≤” m = -1 or “≥”? b=3 We get shading!!!
= ≤ Graph x + y ≤ 3 Pick a point not on the line to find out which side to shade. If it’s true, shade same side. If not, shade the opposite side!
= ≥ Graph x + y ≥ 3 What point do you want to pick?
Solid or dashed? The lines can be graphed as a solid line or a dashed (dotted) line. When do you think it’s solid, and when is it dashed? Think about graphing points on a number line; when is it open and when is it closed? < or > is … ≤ or ≥ is …
Graphing Linear Inequalities Steps: 1. Graph the equation (solve for y) 2. Draw a Dotted or Solid line 3. Pick a point not on a line (any point) 4. Shade the correct side - True – shade the same side False – shade the opposite side
Graph These… 1. y < -2
Graph These… 2. -1 ≤ x + y
Graph These… 3. x > 4
Graph These… 4. x – 3 y ≤ 12
Writing an Inequality Write an inequality for each graph. 5. 6.
Writing an Inequality Write an inequality for each graph. 7. 8.
Application 9. Suppose your budget for a party allows you to spend no more than $12 on peanuts and cashews. Peanuts cost $2/lb and cashews cost $4/lb. Find three possible combinations of peanuts and cashews you can buy. x = number of pounds of peanuts y = number of pounds of cashews 2 x + 4 y ≤ 12


Argentina broke records for heat and cold within a short window of just five days this week, with temperatures plummeting a jaw-dropping 30 degrees Celsius as a heatwave gave way to historic snowfalls.
A cold front from Patagonia caused temperatures in Buenos Aires to drop from a high of 38.1 C (100.6 degrees Fahrenheit) last Sunday to only 7.9C (46.2F) on Thursday -- a record low for the month of February since 1951, the National Meteorological Service reported.
The lowest ever was 4.2C in 1910.
The South American country this week battled its eighth heat wave so far this summer with temperatures shooting up to nearly 40C (104F) in the center and north.
But in the same week, on Friday, snow fell for the first time since records began in the low peaks of the Sierra de la Ventana mountains some 560 kilometers (350 miles) west of the capital Buenos Aires, with a minimum of minus 4C recorded in the town of the same name.
Record February lows were also recorded elsewhere as a mass of cold air from the South Pole entered central Argentina after crossing the Andes from neighboring Chile, according to meteorologist Christian Garavaglia.
In just five days, Buenos Aires's streets turned from sunny to grey, from people wiping off sweat to donning coats.
The "extreme variability" was likely caused by a strong La Nina weather phenomenon, said Garavaglia.
He said La Nina causes the air and soil to be drier than usual, which makes for more extreme temperature swings.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)


Pediatric Occupational Therapists (OTs) work with infants and children to address challenges with activities of daily living, sensory integration, fine motor, visual perceptual skills, and feeding. They also help children and families obtain and utilize adaptive equipment and technology effectively. The Pediatric Occupational Therapist helps infants and children increase independence, reach developmental milestones and participate successfully in home, school, and community environments.
Common areas of therapy
What is occupational therapy?Hover to learn more
What is occupational therapy?
Occupational therapy helps children who experience difficulties with the development of motor, cognitive, and physical abilities to help them function as independently as possible.
At Handprints, we use play during occupational therapy sessions to help children meet milestones.
Who benefits from occupational therapy?Hover to learn more
Who benefits from occupational therapy?
- Hand Strength and Coordination; manipulate crayons, pencils, scissors, utensils
- Handwriting; age-appropriate pencil grasp, letter formation, legibility
- Dressing; zip, button, tie shoes
How does occupational therapy work?Hover to learn more
How does occupational therapy work?
- Eye-hand Coordination
- Reaching and Grasping
- Scanning (eyes work together to visually track a moving object)
- Pre- reading and writing skills
- Catching and Throwing
How do occupational therapy + ABA work together?Hover to learn more
How do occupational therapy + ABA work together?
Occupational therapy and ABA can collaborate to help “co-treat” difficulties your child is experiencing. Some of the key benefits of combining occupational therapy and ABA are:
- Therapists from multiple disciplines will be present at your child’s sessions
- Carry-over of skills and goals between sessions
- Cross support of occupational therapy and ABA therapy methods
Ready to Help Your Child Succeed?
At Handprint Therapies, our occupational therapists create individualized treatment plans customized to your child. This allows our Denver-area therapists to better address their specific challenges around daily living, sensory integration, fine motor, visual perceptual skills, feeding, and more. Contact our therapy team to learn more about how we can better help your child succeed at home, school, and in their everyday lives.


Henry James Biography
Henry James was an American-British author and literary critic, who lived from 1843 to 1916. He is considered one of the most important figures in literary realism, and his novels and short stories are known for their psychological complexity and exploration of the themes of consciousness, personal identity, and social class.
James was born in New York City to a prominent and wealthy family. He spent much of his childhood in Europe and returned to the United States as a young adult. He began his writing career as a journalist and critic before turning to fiction. His early novels, such as "Roderick Hudson" and "The American," were well received but it was not until the publication of "The Portrait of a Lady" in 1881 that he achieved international fame. He continued to write novels, short stories, and travel writing throughout his career, and many of his later works, such as "The Wings of the Dove," "The Ambassadors," and "The Golden Bowl" are considered among the greatest works of fiction in the English language.
James was also an important literary critic, and wrote extensively on the work of other authors, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton and Balzac. He became a British citizen in 1915 and died the following year in London.
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This video from a burrow in Bermuda, where a young endangered Bermuda petrel aka cahow fledged recently, says about itself:
Leach’s Storm Petrel Invaded by Two Land Crabs – July 3, 2017
7 July 2017
Nonsuch Island‘s misguided Leach’s Storm Petrel was invaded by two land crabs earlier in the week. Watch the crabs make circles around the unwavering bird before leaving the burrow. This is the second year in a row that Leach’s Storm Petrel has taken residence in the Cahow cam burrow after the on-cam chick has fledged. Assuming this is the same bird that visited the empty Cahow cam burrow in 2016—nicknamed “Stormy”—it is the first Leach’s Storm Petrel to have ever been documented nesting in Bermuda!
The CahowCam is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Nonsuch Expeditions. You can watch the cam live here, and learn more about Nonsuch Island’s environs (including the cahow) here.
We’re excited to share a brand new live viewing experience featuring the critically endangered Bermuda Cahow, a kind of gadfly-petrel that nests nowhere in the world except rocky islets off the coast of Bermuda. In the early 1600s, this once-numerous seabird was thought to have gone extinct, driven out of existence by the invasive animals and habitat changes associated with the settlement of the island. In 1951, after nearly 300 years, a single bird was rediscovered, and since then the species has been part of a government-led conservation effort to revive the species.
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We have only had a handful of specimens as interesting as this one. As you can see in the photos, the chrysocolla grew in these raised, mushroom-like patterns consisting of a couple of different hues of blue. This piece is sure to add some weirdness to any collection!
Size: 2.2 x 1.1 x 1.0 in.
Weight: 1.0 oz
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malachite is a copper carbonate mineral that can often be found in botryoidal, fibrous, or stalactite formations. Its name is derived from the Greek words "molochites lithos", meaning mallow-green stone. This is because is its close resemblance to the green leaves of the mallow plant. Records show that Malachite has been mined for almost 4000 years where it was smelted to obtain copper. It is frequently associated with azurite, calcite, and quartz. Malachite, similar to many other minerals, was used to create a green pigment for a long time. It is also used for decorative purposes in home decor and jewelry.
Chrysocolla is a hydrated copper silicate mineral. Its name comes from the Greek words "chrysos" and "kolla" meaning gold and glue, respectively. It is often associated with other minerals such as quartz, azurite, malachite, and various other copper minerals. It most commonly forms in veins or botryoidal masses.
Malachite is known as a stone for transformation. It assists in seeing the good around you while spotting negativity and toxic relationships.
Chrysocolla is known as the stone of expression, empowerment, and teaching. It embraces inner wisdom while relieving fear, anxiety, and guilt. Many say it heals a broken heart.
Chemical Formulas: Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂ & Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄
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Adolphe Monticelli, in full Adolphe-Joseph-Thomas Monticelli, (born October 14, 1824, Marseille, France—died June 29, 1886, Marseille), French painter whose finest works, derived from scenes by Antoine Watteau, are dreamlike images of courtly revels. Using thick daubs of paint, applied to achieve a swirling effect, he created a poetic, visionary expression with radiant lights and deep shadows. His work was much admired by Vincent van Gogh and had a greater impact on 20th-century art than on that of the 19th century.
From 1846 to 1848 Monticelli studied under Paul Delaroche in Paris, but his real teachers were the great masters in the Louvre—Rembrandt, Titian, Tintoretto, and especially Watteau. Back in Marseille, he developed his characteristic style about 1860 and then returned to Paris. The Franco-German War of 1870 obliged him to leave Paris, and he journeyed on foot to Marseille, where his life became one of toil and poverty. In his later years he also painted circus scenes, portraits, floral studies, and landscapes.
Although his courtly revels, with their quality of Romantic fantasy, attracted imitators, his art was generally unappreciated in its day. One of the best examples of his work is the Serenade (1875).


Conflict, Livelihoods, and Resilience
Violent conflict between farmers and pastoralists over scarce natural resources in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria has trapped communities in a cycle of insecurity and underdevelopment. The extent to which communities can respond to and prevent conflict has a big impact on their ability to improve livelihoods in this resource-restricted environment.
Mercy Corps’ Community-Based Conflict Management and Cooperative Use of Resources (CONCUR) project has been operating in the region since 2012, seeking to reduce violent conflict between farmer and pastoralist communities. This study—one of three reports focused on the links between conflict and development —sought to learn more about the specific effects of conflict on communities’ resilience and how to reduce violence while promoting development.
Key findings and recommendations
- Existing coping strategies harm long-term growth and may fuel conflict: In an effort to avoid conflict, pastoralists restrict their movement patterns, which can alter their ability to earn a living and may increase land conflict.
- Conflict erodes future resilience: Conflict harms a household’s or community’s ability to support itself by destroying assets, vehicles, and even social bonds. This reduces both their livelihood capacities and resilience for future shocks. Findings confirmed that security is the top priority of communities in the Middle Best and requires urgent action.
- Short-term, reactive dispute mechanisms ignore roots of conflict: When a community responds to a violent event with short-term, quick responses, the root causes of conflict continue to be ignored. Traditional mechanisms are largely designed to address issues within homogenous communities, and cross-community efforts to build peace are scarce.
- Conflict management programs should be accompanied by livelihoods and land-use planning. The need for comprehensive peacebuilding programs is overwhelming and can be supported by government efforts. Activities should also incorporate livelihoods and land-use planning to counter potential additional conflict.


Major incidents are rare but require a large amount of preparation, co-ordination and communication across different emergency services and specialities. This ensures that casualties are efficiently managed within the constraints of limited clinical resources. This article aims to provide a brief understanding of what constitutes as a major incident, how it is declared and the chain of command in communication and action, focusing specifically on the paediatric process. It also aims to highlight important considerations that could potentially be missed (eg, the mental health impact, forensic evidence and so on).
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Even nation’s founders considered impact of misinformation on democracy
How are you celebrating the Fourth of July — with fireworks, a parade, a family cookout?
May we suggest sharpening your news literacy skills? Our nation’s founders would be proud of you.
While they didn’t have to contend with the 24-hour news cycle, internet trolls or disinformation-spewing bots, the Founding Fathers were concerned that misinformation could weaken their young democracy.
As Tim Libretti, a professor of U.S. literature and culture at Northeastern Illinois University, wrote last month on PoliticusUSA.com, the founders were worried about meddling by foreign powers. They also worried about the vulnerability of the population to deceit and manipulation by their fellow citizens.
America was piloting a new form of government. It was a concept based on government of the people, by the people and for the people, as Abraham Lincoln would describe it almost 75 years later. And the Founding Fathers were putting a lot of stock in the people’s ability to make sound decisions based on factual information that served the public good.
Trusting in education
John Adams had his doubts, Libretti noted. He feared that “human reason, and human conscience, … are not a match for human passions, human imaginations, and human enthusiasm.” Thomas Jefferson put his faith in the power of education.
At NLP, we put our trust, resources and hard work into the conviction that education is the most effective approach to developing a news-literate public. Our society relies on people who can think critically, engage responsibly with information, value our democracy and participate in keeping it robust.
Thanks to your support, we are working to bring news literacy education to many thousands of young people in classrooms across the nation.
In turn, these informed consumers and creators of news and other information can impart their skills to the adults in their lives.


Development of a Conceptual Framework for HIV/AIDS in Emergencies
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Study being carried out in collaboration with WFP and funded by UNAIDS, to develop a better understanding of the various emergency settings and their implications for HIV/AIDS.
Outputs delivered by the project include:
- A final report addressing issues including, but not limited to:
- A comprehensive overview and analysis of literature and research documents
- A thorough analysis of knowledge gaps, based upon currently available information
- A detailed analysis of all findings and data from field work undertaken for this project.
- The development of a typology of emergency settings and their impact on HIV/AIDS, to enhance understanding of interactions between HIV/AIDS and humanitarian emergency situations.
- The development of an overarching analytical framework that will help to guide future work on HIV/AIDS in emergencies and identifies areas of need for further research activities.
- A Country brief, summarising key findings from each field work activity, per each country in which field work will be carried out.
- At least 3 stakeholder meetings to facilitate input from other interested agencies.
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A mixture of paint is prepared by mixing 1 part of red pigments with 8 parts of base. In the following table, find the parts of base that need to be added.
Parts of Red Pigment
Parts of base
Which of the following are in inverse proportion?
(i) The number of workers on a job and the time to complete the job.
(ii) The time taken for a journey and the distance travelled in a uniform speed.
(iii) Area of cultivated land and the crop harvested.
(iv) The time taken for a fixed journey and the speed of the vehicle.
(v) The population of a country and the area of land per person.
Rehman is making a wheel using spokes. He wants to fix equal spokes in such a way that the angles between any pair of consecutive spokes are equal. Help him by completing the following table.
(i) Are the number of spokes and the angles formed between the pairs ofconsecutive spokes in inverse proportion?
(ii) Calculate the angle between a pair of consecutive spokes on a wheel with 15spokes.
(iii) How many spokes would be needed, if the angle between a pair of consecutive spokes is 40°?


Robotics are coming to Woy Woy Public School
In 2019 classroom across our school will enjoy taking part in robotics lessons. These lessons will give students the opportunity to dive deep into the world of robotics and explore how computer programming and robot design can solve problems.
In Technology this year all students will be encouraged to use their classroom technology throughout the day for specific tasks, these include desktop computers, laptops, interactive smart boards and ipads. During structured technology lessons in our computer room students will be taught a range of computer based skills, providing all students with the opportunity to become competent, creative and productive users of technology. We use technology to develop knowledge and skills to support students' achievements as well as stimulating student engagement in learning. By developing these skills students are then able to select and use technology to inquire, create and communicate with others. This year our school will introduce a computer coding program called ‘Scratch'. Scratch is a visual programming language, students can create their own interactive stories, games and animations, then share and discuss their creations with one another. Programs such as this are the platform for the introduction of robotics. There will be some new and exciting opportunities for all students to engage with a variety of new technologies! More information will be available throughout the year. On a final note, we have just spent over $20 000, as we continue to upgrade the infrastructure based around technology, connecting more students with technology.


Wednesday, February 6, 2013
It All Adds Up!
When you think of Scrapbooking...Math may not be an immediate idea that comes to mind, but when you really think about it, we use a lot of Math when it comes to creating our layouts and projects. How about measuring for titles and embellishments?...whether you are exact and use a ruler or just eye ball it. Using the rule of thirds to create a page? Using the pint, quart, gallon method for adding color to your layouts? And what about adding, to determine the amount of products you will use on your layout? Well today, we are working with the equation 1+1=2. You may ask, what in the world that means. Well, here is my interpretation...1 roll of Washi Tape + 1 style of button = 2 fun Lolli embellishments!!
I used the Pink and Red dot Washi Tape to create my flower. I just pleated the tape over a Glubber, starting from the outside edge and working towards the center. It doesn't have to be perfect...the imperfections give it a little character. I picked a Lime Green button to add a pop of color to the center of the Lolli. Once I had the flower completed, I adhered a toothpick to the back side and then placed both of them on my layout. And voila...two fun and easy Washi Tape embellishments to add interest to your layout. Who knew Math could be so much fun??!!
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Title: 'Tab I Europae, Continens Albion, Britanniam et Hiberniam'. From Ptolemy's atlas Tabulae geographicae Orbis Terrarum Veteribus cogniti. MDCXCVIII
Published in Utrecht by Franciscus Halma and Guiljelmus van der Water and in Franeker by Leonardus Strick in 1698.
This rare map of the British Isles shows an early view of the cartographer's developing shape of the island. Albion takes a sharp right angle turn at Britannia (Southern Scotland), which is depicted as lying East to West. Hibernia lies in the Eastern Ocean (Atlantic). Britain is separated from France by the "British Ocean" and from Germany by the "German Ocean". Londinium is the capital.
Originally published by Mercator in his 1578 edition, this map is from an 1698 edition and features changes from the original atlas as cartouches and some place names have been reengraved. The ornamental border of the map first appeared in this edition. This edition of Ptolemy's maps feature beautiful cartouches, fabulous depictions of ficticious sea monsters and sailing ships.
The map is in excellent condition with an original crack from the plate in the top center. A very fine example. Blank on verso and folded as issued.
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The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicines found in 2020 that whole food plant-based diets are helpful for long-term weight reduction and lower hypertension and type 2 diabetes risk.
Eating breakfast every day starts your day properly and helps decrease cravings later in the day. "If you workout in the morning, you can fuel your workouts and perform better.
Conscious eating helps develop good eating habits. Instead than following restricted diets, tracking calories, or feeling guilty after a "slip-up," mindful eating involves paying attention to hunger and fullness signals
The American Heart Association says it misrepresents weight loss. Hormones, hydration consumption, and exercise may affect your weight everyday. If you don't lose weight quickly, frequent weigh-ins may deter you.
A 2016 research found that keeping hydrated reduces food intake and increases lipolysis, helping you lose weight (fat-burning).
Sleep aids weight reduction, according to Sleep Foundation. For instance, obtaining the requisite seven hours of sleep each night may control hunger, suppress cravings, and increase workout performance.
Fun exercise is essential to weight reduction. Otherwise, you'll lose motivation and weight. To lose weight sustainably, find an activity you enjoy.
Deep breathing exercises may reduce stress, anxiety, and mental health, according to study. Further study reveals that chronic stress makes you eat more and move less, hindering weight reduction.
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Understanding the Basics of Root Canals
Infections in the pulp of the teeth can cause severe pain and swelling. Without the proper care, the pain will become significantly worse and the infection may spread to nearby tissues. Continue reading to learn about undergoing a root canal procedure in San Jose and how this treatment can help you.
The Root Canal Procedure
A root canal is a dental procedure that focuses on the pulp of the tooth. The dentist can actually remove damaged pulp and treat the infection before it gets any worse. Once the tooth is clean, the dentist will fill in the empty root canal. Not only does this treatment get rid of tooth pain, but it also gives the dentist the opportunity to save the tooth. Some root canal treatments can be completed in one visit, but many patients need to schedule a few appointments. Most patients feel that the root canal procedure is no more painful than getting a cavity filled.
The Need for the Procedure
People who get the root canal procedure have an infection in the dental pulp. Without the proper attention, tooth decay can eventually reach the pulp and cause an infection deep inside the tooth. Regular antibiotics cannot reach this area, which is why the dentist has to enter the tooth to reach the infection. In addition to severe decay, the need for a root canal can result from trauma to the tooth that causes a fracture.
The Symptoms of Infected or Damaged Pulp
If you have significant pain in your mouth when you bite or touch a certain area, you should schedule an appointment with your dentist to find out if you need a root canal procedure. You might also need this treatment if your tooth is very sensitive to heat or cold. You might notice swelling near the tooth, and the infection may cause discoloration or even lead to a broken tooth.


The two Almanac volumes discuss economic, religious and political forces that played a role in the formation of the various movements.
Significant coverage is given to minorities and women, with the Biographies volume profiling Mother Jones, Kweisi Mfume, Samuel Gompers, Frederick Douglass, Gloria Steinem, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Ella Jo Baker. Interesting portraits are also presented of Daniel and Philip Berrigan, Horace Mann, Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other key figures.
The Primary Sources volume uses documents, letters, speeches and other sources to explain significant events as well as the daily life of ordinary citizens. Contextual material covers the themes of the sources, the people associated with them and the aftermath.
Many features make the Library an invaluable resource for history, literature and government students exploring the movements that have helped shape American society, culture and politics: numerous illustrations and maps, engaging text, interesting sidebars, helpful words to know listings, research and activity ideas, as well as further reading suggestions, easy-to-use subject index and a concise chronology.
For table of contents, sample pages or other volume specific information see the entry for the Almanac, Biographies or Primary Sources.
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Reducing emissions from our homes and buildings is one of the most important things we can do to help end Scotland’s contribution to climate change.
Our homes and workplaces account for around a fifth of Scotland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonising heat and transforming our homes and buildings will be very challenging but it is crucial if we are to meet Scotland’s target of net zero emissions by 2045.
Communities will have a key role to play in reaching this target and, over the coming years, CARES funding and support will increasingly focus on projects that support the decarbonisation of heat.
Find out more about the new Community Heat Development Programme which will work with eligible community organisations and groups of householders to help develop their ideas for locally-generated, low and zero carbon heat project ideas.
What does the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings Strategy mean for communities?
The climate crisis means that we need to decarbonise over 1 million homes by 2030 and greatly reduce emissions from our non-domestic buildings too.
Watch our video to find out how the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) can help as we transition to net zero.
An introduction to the different ways you can develop a heat pump project, including a step-by-step guide.
Site guide: energy options for community buildings
This site guide outlines considerations for those in control of community buildings looking to make a change in their energy use and carbon emissions.


The Remote South Pacific Island Where They Worship Planes
After a group of indigenes saw their first plane fly over Vanuatu, a remote island in the South Pacific of Australia, during the Second World War they created a religion based on the worship of aircrafts. The religion was first discovered in 1946 by Australian government patrols.
The planes occasionally delivered food and supplies to the islanders so the group began to believe that cargo would be brought to them by a Messiah. As a result, whenever they saw a plane fly overhead, they would build a replica in the hope that they would receive “more blessings”.
The islanders did not know where the objects were coming from which led them to believe that the objects were being delivered by supernatural means.
The worship of aircrafts in the island of Vanuatu is referred to as The John Frum movement because they believe Frum, who was supposedly a First World War serviceman, is the Messiah sent from God to bring them gifts and good tidings.
The name ‘John Frum’, or ‘John From’, comes from the way the soldiers would introduce themselves: ‘Hi, I’m John from New York’ or, ‘Nice to meet you, I’m John from Miami’.
Dr Richard Feynman, an astrophysicist, described the cult in a paper, saying: “During the war the cargo religion saw airplanes land with lots of good materials, and they want the same thing to happen now. So they’ve arranged to imitate things like runways, to put fires along the sides of the runways, to make a wooden hut for a man to sit in, with two wooden pieces on his head like headphones and bars of bamboo sticking out like antennas, he’s the controller and they wait for the airplanes to land.”


Across 11th Avenue and six lanes of traffic is the Hudson River. It is mighty.
The Hudson River’s original name was Muhheakantuck and we know the Yarra River as the Birrarung, the river of mists.
Muhheakantuck means that the river flows both ways whereas the Yarra is sometimes said to flow upside down.
The extensive and beautiful artwork The River Flows Both Ways of glass panes embedded in the railway infrastructure of the High Line gives a sense of the colours of the Hudson River. The light plays through each pane just as the light changes on the river – making it tantalising hard to capture. The colour of each pane was derived from one pixel of colour from 700 minutes of photographs taken from a tug on the Hudson River near the High Line. From left to right and top to brown bottom, the colours of the river can be read.
The brown-ness of the Yarra River is so fondly sung in Frank Jones’s My Brown Yarra (starts at .40).
Another favourite Yarra work is The River Runs Through it by Mark Stoner in Melbourne’s Docklands. It interprets the interaction between river and city.
‘The Hudson River was, and still is, an active route for the transportation of goods into Manhattan’, says the interpretation accompanying the artwork.
So too the River Yarra.
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Rapid loss of World Heritage glaciers
There are 46 natural World Heritage sites in which we can find glaciers at this moment. They include some of the most iconic glaciers, such as the Grosser Aletschgletscher (Switzerland), Khumbu Glacier (Himalayas) and Jakobshavn Isbrae (Greenland). IUCN scientists now published a new study, analysing the current states and future trends. The results are alarming.
Please also read: Austrias biggest glacier is rapidly disappearing: the Pasterze
Predicting the year 2100
IUCN scientists combined data from global glacier inventories, reviewing existing literature, and modelling to predict the glacier trends. The study shows that by 2100 at least 21 of the 46 World Heritage glaciers are gone. In the most conservative scenario, still eight glaciers disappear by 2100. The results indicate that 33 to 60 percent of the glacial volume will disappear, compared to 2017.
Not only would the glacial disappearance endanger the World Heritage listing. Especially the regulatory effect on climate would change dramatically. If we are to protect our environment and preserve the glaciers, action is needed. Especially, a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emission plays a key role. Both individual and collection measures can make this happen, according to the scientific advisors from IUCN.
We are witnessing similar trends in glaciers within the European Wilderness Network. In Hohe Tauern Wilderness, the glaciers are melting at extreme high rates. Read the full article below.
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Australian Paediatric Nursing Clinical Report
There are two main focus areas for the written report:
1) Describe in detail the nursing assessment ‘airway and breathing’ of an acutely unwell child ISSY. You must describe the assessment as indicated on the scenario;
2) Outline the likely findings from that assessment based on the information and images provided in the clinical scenario; and
2) Describe in detail the underlying pathophysiology related to the assessment findings.
The assessment of the unwell child should cover the type of assessments you would undertake, what you are likely to find based on the information provided in the clinical scenario, and how these findings differ from the normal findings for that child if they were not unwell. The assessment should be relevant and specific to the child’s condition and developmental stage.
The description of the underlying pathophysiology should directly relate to the assessment findings. For example, what is the underlying pathophysiology that is causing the breath sounds heard when auscultating the child or infant’s chest? The description of the pathophysiology should be relevant and specific to the child’s condition and developmental stage.
Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of how to undertake an accurate assessment of an infant or child presenting with a respiratory or gastrointestinal condition (40%)
Demonstrates effective communication skills (20%)
Demonstrates detailed understanding of the underlying pathophysiology associated with a common paediatric respiratory or gastrointestinal condition (40%)
Please download all attachments including the marking rubric which must be followed.
This is an assessment based in NSW Australia so Australian guidelines must be used.


The southern King Ptolemy III (247-221 BCE) attacked the northern King Seleucus II (246-225 BCE). Ptolemy III would enter the fortress of the king of the north, as he would be successful. He would take their spoils and booty back to Egypt, including the idols of their gods, as well as their precious silver and gold vessels. There were a few years of peace, but then the northern King Seleucus II attacked the south unsuccessfully and returned home.
“Many acts of sacrilege had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the connivance of Menelaus. When the report of them had spread abroad, the populace gathered against Lysimachus because many of the gold vessels had already been stolen. The crowds were becoming aroused and filled with anger. Lysimachus armed about three thousand men. He launched an unjust attack, under the leadership of a certain Auranus, a man advanced in years and no less advanced in folly. But when the Jews became aware that Lysimachus was attacking them, some picked up stones, some blocks of wood, and others took handfuls of the ashes that were lying around. They threw them in wild confusion at Lysimachus and his men. As a result, they wounded many of them. They killed some. They put all the rest of them to flight. The temple robber himself they killed close by the treasury.”
Lysimachus was the brother of Menelaus who was the second in command to the high priesthood of Menelaus. He had stolen the golden vessels from the Temple and committed other acts of sacrilege. The Jerusalem crowds became aroused and filled with anger. Lysimachus decided to get about 3,000 people led by a foolish old man named Auranus to attack the crowds. The crowds fought back by heaving, stones, wood, and ashes. I am not so sure about the value of throwing ashes. Anyway, they wounded many and killed some of these 3,000 men including Lysimachus. The rest fled. Finally, they were rid of the Temple robbers.


Arrays, sets, and tuples can seem similar at first, but they have distinct uses. To help you know which to use, here are some rules.
If you need a specific, fixed collection of related values where each item has a precise position or name, you should use a tuple:
let address = (house: 555, street: "Taylor Swift Avenue", city: "Nashville")
If you need a collection of values that must be unique or you need to be able to check whether a specific item is in there extremely quickly, you should use a set:
let set = Set(["aardvark", "astronaut", "azalea"])
If you need a collection of values that can contain duplicates, or the order of your items matters, you should use an array:
let pythons = ["Eric", "Graham", "John", "Michael", "Terry", "Terry"]
Arrays are by far the most common of the three types.
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The San Andreas fault is notorious for its unstable seismic nature, being the center stage for America’s most devastating earthquakes as well as the object of imagination for different artists. We’ve all marveled and even laughed at movies, magazines or comic books depicting scenes like a earthquake ravaged L.A. or a newly formed island state of California, but sadly one day these all might come true when the region will be seriously tried by nature – according to scientists that day may soon be upon us!
A team of researchers lead by Thomas Jordan of the University of Southern California has simulated an earthquake in 3-D, using the world’s fastest computer, to see how the ground would shake throughout Southern California and into Mexico in the event of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake centered northwest of Los Angeles. The output data is frightening.
As one can easily see in the presentation featured in the press video below, the seismic hazard from a magnitude 7.75 earthquake along the 170-kilometer section of the San Andreas fault between Tejon Pass and San Bernardino could have dramatic cataclysmic effects on the city of Los Angeles, considering the seismic tremblings will affect the city for a longer period of time (even up to two minutes). Of course, dire consequences would ensue. What’s also interesting to note is that this very unstable seismic fault was presumably met with a “big one” every 250-400 years, but now scientists have learned that the “big one” comes at a cycle between 45-144 years. Now, considering the last big earthquake hit the Southern California straight was 153 years ago, on 1857, a dramatic event might happen at any time.


Origin of mire
OTHER WORDS FROM miremired, adjective
Words nearby mire
How to use mire in a sentence
That most recent racial reckoning has been just one aspect of the deepening mire of controversy in which Tesla has found itself in recent months.Tesla Is Used to Controversy. But Its Latest Scandals Could Hurt Its Bottom Line|Alejandro de la Garza|February 16, 2022|Time
Engineers on both sides of the border prodded sewage control gates with sticks and sent cameras down into the mire searching for a block, but discovered nothing.Morning Report: How Do We Measure School Quality? There Isn’t a Good Way Yet|Voice of San Diego|February 11, 2022|Voice of San Diego
Any legal challenges could have happened as early as possible, so that we wouldn’t go through another cold season in the mire of yet another outbreak.Kyrie Irving Is Not the Real Villain Here|Corbin Smith|December 20, 2021|The Daily Beast
Desert warfare was, by definition, mobile warfare, the antithesis of the lethal attrition in the mire of the Western Front.Lawrence of Arabia Became Popular as the Dashing Antithesis of the War in Europe|Jack Schwartz|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But she let us film her journey back from the mire of scandal and the brink of despair for OWN.Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s Favorite World of Wonder Clips (VIDEO)|Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.The Red Year|Louis Tracy
"But it was n't a lie," Punch would begin, charging into a laboured explanation that landed him more hopelessly in the mire.Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
But the wicked are like the raging sea, which cannot rest, and the waves thereof cast up dirt and mire.
The vault was ankle deep in mire and so crowded were the prisoners that no one could sit without leaning upon another.British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
And Tyre hath built herself a strong hold, and heaped together silver as earth, and gold as the mire of the streets.


Cancer that arises in any bone of the body. Bone cancer is not defined as metastasizing cancer which arises from the different sites of the body to the bone like breast cancer and lung cancer mostly spread to the bones. Bone cancer primarily arises in the bones and affect any bone of the body.
Below mention are the signs and symptoms of bone cancer:
- Bone pain
- Weight loss
The exact causes of cancers are not known. But many environmental and genetic factors play their role in the development of cancer like mutations and radiation exposures increase the risk of cancer.
After taking history and conducting a physical examination your doctor may recommend the following tests to confirm the diagnosis:
- X-ray to check the extent of disease
- Bone scan
- MRI to see the condition of bones
- Blood test to check the complete blood count
Treatment depend upon the stage of cancer and type of cancer. Some cancer respond to chemotherapy and some required surgery, Option will be decided after confirmation of diagnosis. Some types of cancer also respond to radiation therapy but they increase the risk of more mutation which will exaggerate the condition.


The super-hard radio vision of the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) revealed previously invisible details in a beam of material ejected from the core of a galaxy about 12.8 billion light-years away at three-quarters the speed of light from Earth. The galaxy, named PSO J0309 + 27, is a blazar with its beam directed towards Earth, and the brightest radio-emitting blazar seen at such a distance to date. It’s also the second brightest X-ray emitting blazar at such a distance.
In this picture the brightest radio emission comes from the core of the galaxy in the lower right corner. The beam is driven by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core and moves outward to the top left. The jet shown here spans around 1,600 light years and shows structure within.
At this distance, PSO J0309 + 27 is seen as if the universe were less than a billion years old, or just over 7 percent of its current age.
An international team of astronomers led by Cristiana Spingola from the University of Bologna in Italy observed the galaxy in April and May 2020. Their analysis of the properties of the object supports some theoretical models of why blazars are rare in the early universe. The researchers reported their results in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Astronomers report the farthest blazar ever observed
C. Spingola et al., Parsec properties of the most brightly emitted AGN at z> 6, Astronomy & Astrophysics (2020). DOI: 10.1051 / 0004-6361 / 202039458
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Researchers with the Regenerative Engineering and Medicine research center (REM) have developed a new way to identify and sort stem cells that may one day allow clinicians to restore vision to people with damaged corneas using the patient’s own eye tissue. They published their findings in Biophysical Journal.
The cornea is a transparent layer of tissue covering the front of the eye, and its health is maintained by a group of cells called limbal stem cells. But when these cells are damaged by trauma or disease, the cornea loses its ability to self-repair.
“Damage to the limbus, which is where the clear part of the eye meets the white part of the eye, can cause the cornea to break down very rapidly,” said James Lauderdale, an associate professor of cellular biology in the University of Georgia's (UGA) Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and paper co-author. “The only way to repair the cornea right now is do a limbal cell transplant from donated tissue.”
In their study, researchers used a new type of highly sensitive atomic force microscopy, or AFM, to analyze eye cell cultures. Created by Todd Sulchek, a researcher at the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience and an associate professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, the technique allowed researchers to probe and exert force on individual cells to learn more about the cell’s overall health and its ability to turn into different types of mature cells.
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With an increase in tariffs and taxes that the British Parliament refused to release from America, the colonists decided to instigate a war with the people that lived across the pond.
Between the Sugar Act that crippled the American economy in 1764, and the Stamp Act that further trampled down the American people the next year, the colonists were supremely fed up with the British Parliament.
By 1774, the Brits were contributing nothing to the American colony, but for some reason, they were asking for a consistent, and even massive at times, piece of the American pie.
This prevented the American people from being prosperous and independent from the European Union, despite literally being completely separated from the continent in and of itself.
The Americans wanted to fight back, so they began to revolt.
Great Britain felt like they were entitled to pass these arbitrary laws because of their involvement in the French and Indian War which ended in 1763.
The was was costly, and since it was fought in North America, this left Great Britain with a huge debt to the American people, which they felt was unnecessary to pay because technically they were of European ownership.
Most Americans disagreed. They thought that England fought the war strictly to expand their empire and build their wealth, not to benefit the American colonists, which they claimed was the case.
At the end of the day, the American people couldn't even vote in England, and they were still being held under British rule. It was only a matter of time before the tables turned.


Launched by OKEQ in 2002, the History Project uncovers, preserves and presents the rich contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people within the state of Oklahoma, with a particular emphasis on Tulsa and the Northeast Oklahoma area.
The History Project seeks to understand the contributions, sacrifices, and dedication of our community and its many supporters through gathering and indexing documents, sponsoring lecturers/speakers, writing news stories, conducting oral and video interviews, and creating a permanent and accessible archive at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center.
Be a Part of Your History
Interested individuals and organizations are encouraged to participate in capturing the rich history of the community.
Conduct interviews, organize data, digitize material, prepare typewritten transcripts, and speak to interested groups about the History Project. Computer expertise required.
You may have materials that can be archived or copied and added to the Project’s exhibits. You may also know of individuals or organizations who can contribute material or should be interviewed as part of the Project’s efforts. Please email us or call the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center at 918-743-4297 about such contributions.
You can help ensure that future generations learn about the rich history of the community. The History Project relies on the generosity of individuals, organizations, and foundations to carry out its important work. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution.


Utah lawmakers balked again this year at joining more than half of all U.S. states and passing a broad medical marijuana law. Instead, they gave state colleges and other institutions a pass to study the medical impacts of the drug with the hope of having comprehensive data by next year.The move ignored the fact that the studies would likely take years, requiring scientists to navigate layers of bureaucracy that can delay research. The slowdown is due to marijuana being considered a Schedule I drug by the federal government, meaning it’s listed along with heroin and peyote among the most dangerous drugs.
Lawmakers and advocates have pushed for the drug to be declassified and grouped with such drugs as cocaine and opiates, which have medical uses but are still illegal for recreational use. The change could make it easier to study and prescribe marijuana, but the Obama administration decided against it last year. Researchers now have to file applications with multiple federal agencies before they can request cannabis products from a university in Mississippi that remains the country’s sole source of pot for federally approved research. So far, there are a handful of projects being considered at the University of Utah, including how cannabidiol impacts people who have autism and anxiety and its effect on post-traumatic stress disorder. But it will likely take years before any of those studies are completed.


Industrial effluents from tanneries and electroplating industries from small‐ and large‐scale sector industrial plants contain substantial amount of toxic heavy metal, which pollutes rivers and lakes, land, air and sea leading to imbalance of ecosystem and certain health issues to humans, animals as well as plants. The worldwide environmental regulations stipulate the reduction of heavy metals in the effluents to permissible levels before discharging into water bodies. Enzyme‐mediated precipitation of heavy metals affords a novel eco‐friendly method for remediation of toxic heavy metals from various industrial effluents like tannery, electroplating and dye industries. This chapter has paid attention to bacterial alkaline phosphatase (BAP) from Escherichia coli C90 and calf‐intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIAP), which catalyses phospho mono‐ and diesters and produces inorganic phosphate (Pi). The Pi thus generated precipitates the heavy metals as metal‐phosphate complexes. The kinetic behaviour of both the enzymes with para‐nitrophenyl phosphate, ascorbic acid 2‐phosphate and α‐naphthyl phosphate was investigated at various pH regimes from 8 to 11. The chapter also explains in detail the descriptive information on the capability of BAP‐ and CIAP‐mediated precipitation of heavy metals, which is desirable and convenient method for the toxic heavy metals such as chromium, cadmium, nickel and cobalt.
Part of the book: Phosphoric Acid Industry


Chicago Ideas Week Panel: How has hip-hop influenced mainstream pop culture? Hear how former music executive Steve Stoute, became the CEO of ad agency Translation, and, how he broke down cultural boundaries by bringing the untapped resource of hip-hop into the world of marketing.
This impassioned talk explains how students who identify with Hip Hop culture have been ignored or deemed deficient in schools because of mainstream misconceptions associated with Hip Hop culture. Through Hip Hop, these students embody the characteristics of grit, social and emotional intelligence, and the act improvisation- all of which are proven to be predictors for academic success. So where is the break down between formalized education and the potential for success for these students? Dr. Love argues that ignoring students' culture in the classroom is all but an oversight; it's discrimination and injustice that plays out in our culture in very dangerous ways.
Hip hop music, also known as rap music, is a genre of popular music that came out of the South Bronx, New York, and was developed by African Americans and Latino Americans in the 1970s. The intention of this guide is to provide an overview of resources for people interested in research/learning about Hip Hop.
Akala demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and its power.
When we prostitute things like misogyny and violence for the sake of entertainment, we perpetuate villainous ideas as heroic. Hip hop is one of our generation's perpetrators but is also the art form that can turn this ship around.
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Recently, Dr. Alicia Taylor, senior scientist at Exponent, Dr. Joyce Tsuji, principal scientist at Exponent, Dr. Michael Garry, managing toxicologist at Exponent, Margaret McArdle, managing scientist at Exponent, William Goodfellow, principal scientist at Exponent, and Dr. Charles Menzie, principal scientist at Exponent, published an article for Environmental Management. Their article, "Critical Review of Exposure and Effects: Implications for Setting Regulatory Health Criteria for Ingested Copper," identified limitations in the existing United States and international guidance for determining an oral reference dose (RfD) for essential metals like copper.
Decades of study indicate that copper oral exposures are typically not a human health concern. Ingesting high levels of soluble copper salts can cause acute gastrointestinal symptoms and, in uncommon cases, liver toxicity in susceptible individuals with repeated exposure. This focused toxicological review evaluated the current literature since the last comprehensive reviews (2007 — 2010). Our review identified limitations in the existing United States and international guidance for determining an oral reference dose (RfD) for essential metals like copper. Instead, an alternative method using categorical regression analysis to develop an optimal dose that considers deficiency, toxicity, and integrates information from human and animal studies was reviewed for interpreting an oral RfD for copper. We also considered subchronic or chronic toxicity from genetic susceptibility to copper dysregulation leading to rare occurrences of liver and other organ toxicity with elevated copper exposure. Based on this approach, an oral RfD of 0.04 mg Cu/kg/day would be protective of acute or chronic toxicity in adults and children. This RfD is also protective for possible genetic susceptibility to elevated copper exposure and allows for background dietary exposures. This dose is not intended to be protective of patients with rare genetic disorders for copper sensitivity within typical nutritional intake ranges, nor is it protective for those with excessive supplement intake. Less soluble mineral forms of copper in soil have reduced bioavailability as compared with more soluble copper in water and diet, which should be considered in using this RfD for risk assessments of copper.
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The Department of Toxic Substances Control is an environmental organization that works to keep toxic substances out of the waterways and from exposing residents of California. The organization audits companies and requires fixes to environmental violations.
The DTSC data breach occurred because one of the email inboxes at the organization was broken into. Once inside the inbox, an attacker was able to gather confidential information. No files were removed from the inbox, but the attacker could have taken notes of private information contained within the email account if they decided to.
The security team at DTSC discovered the data breach on March 10, 2023. At that time, the team began working to secure the network, and the organization began drafting letters to let other people know about the incident.
This Department of Toxic Substances Control breach impacts individuals that had data stored with the organization. If you had your data on file with this organization, you might have been exposed during the breach and need to take steps to protect your information.
No specific DTSC files were compromised in the breach, but some may have been viewed by the user that got into the email account. While in the account, the individual could have looked at any of the documents contained within it and could have copied down information for users with information in the email.


Let’s make a skeleton with natural materials!
Those good old skeletons seems to be getting quite a run this Halloween. I’ve seen them everywhere. Cute skeletons, pretty skeletons and scary skeletons. They’re so trendy!
If your kids are loving all these skeleton crafts, why not try making a skeleton using lots of sticks. If it’s not Halloween, it’s still a wonderful way to introduce bones to your child. The best part is that you can go simple and let them create any old skeleton and it’s also perfect for older children, who may like to make a skeleton as accurate as possible.
The hip bone’s connected to the thigh bone… Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!
What you’ll need
- a big rock for the skull
- white and black acrylic paints
Make a skeleton
- Step one is, as always, the most important part of this activity – enjoying time collecting natural materials with your kids. Collect one large rock and lots of thin sticks. Many different sizes works well. Collect some small rocks too!
- Paint the skull on your biggest rock. Watch the video below and it will show you how make a skeleton face. Young children may need some help but it’s pretty simple for older children.
- Place all the materials on the table and let your children create their skeleton. My 6 year olds weren’t sure how to get started, so I printed a little skeleton off to help them with the project.
- Watch them create their skeleton. My girls loved this. They each made their own and each skeleton was quite different.
- Add extra bits of nature to the table and they can even clothe their skeleton too!
I love how many activities we can do with naturals materials. I actually didn’t think of this activity myself this time, my youngest thought it up. It appears the more with do with nature the more creative my children get.
It was so easy to make a skeleton, give it a try with your kids!
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The Fatwa Committee has received a question from the Halal Certification Strategic Unit, Muis, on the use of natural ethanol in halal food flavouring/coloring.
After research and gathering information on ethanol product, the Fatwa Committee finds that the ethanol content in food flavorings (which are used as solvents) is less than 0.5%. This percentage is not at the intoxicating level.
The ethanol used is not produced from prohibited products like khamr. Hence, it is not considered impure.
The permissibility of using ethanol is exclusively for the purpose of flavoring. Ethanol used in a food or beverage product not for the purpose of flavoring is not permitted.
The Fatwa Committee opines that the use of ethanol (natural and synthetic) as a solvent is allowed as long as it is not produced from prohibited products. The content of ethanol in the flavoring should not exceed 0.5%, and the content of ethanol in the end-product should not exceed 0.1%.
الله أعلم ، وبالله التوفيق ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى أله وصحبه وسلم


Tongue Image Analysis And Its Mobile App Development For Health Diagnosis
Computer-aided diagnosis provides a medical procedure that assists physicians in interpretation of medical images. This work focuses on computer-aided tongue image analysis specifically, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Tongue diagnosis is an important component of TCM. Computerized tongue diagnosis can aid medical practitioners in capturing quantitative features to improve reliability and consistency of diagnosis. Recently, researchers have started to develop computer-aided tongue analysis algorithms based on new advancement in digital photogrammetry, image analysis, and pattern recognition technologies. In this chapter, we will describe our recent work on tongue image analysis as well as a mobile app that we developed based on this technology.
R. Kanawong et al., "Tongue Image Analysis And Its Mobile App Development For Health Diagnosis," Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol. 1005, pp. 99 - 121, Springer, Jan 2017.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5717-5_5
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Computer-aided diagnosis; Mobile app; Tongue image analysis; Traditional Chinese Medicine
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01 Jan 2017