On 4 October 2016, the pet and animal-oriented blog The Dodo posted a photograph of a seal with symmetric gray and white markings. The seal was so unusual-looking it prompted some viewers to ask if the photograph was real.
The photograph is legitimate and depicts a ribbon seal, a species of seal known for the striking types of patters on its pelt that drew the attention of The Dodo. The seal in question was seen on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington, on 16 August 2016.
The photograph was taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and posted to the official Facebook account of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the following caption:
We had a rare visit from a ribbon seal on the Long Beach Peninsula on Wednesday. According to NOAA Fisheries Service, which took the photo, the seal appeared to be in good condition and went back into the water. The last known ribbon seal sighting in Washington state was in 2012. Ribbon seals are usually found in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk.
According to NOAA, ribbon seals spend a lot of time on the open sea and prefer pack ice, away from land, which tends to protect them from predators. It's unclear what the current population is:
Ribbon seals are very distinctive. Males are dark brown to black with four ribbons of white. females are lighter with less distinctive stripes. The stripes are located around the front shoulders, the neck and the rear section. Young seals are gray and will acquire the distinctive ribbons by the age of four. Ribbon seals have large eyes and small teeth.
While ribbons seals are not currently listed as an endangered species, NOAA is monitoring them. They are threatened by a number of factors, including oil spills, commercial fishing and climate change, which affects their sea ice habitat.


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Pioneers of Behavior-Based Robotics
For the first several decades of development in robotics, the top-down approach dominated the field. As the top-down approach began to have difficulty managing the explosive increase in data that came with environments of increased complexity, a new approach began to be taken more seriously within the field of robotics.
When Rodney Brooks began experimenting with an entirely different approach to robots, he was not taken that seriously. He was considered to be on the fringe of real robotics, not a serious player. As it became clear that the top-down approach would not easily "scale-up" as it was originally hoped, the behavior-based approach of Brooks' "subsumption architecture" offered an intriguing alternative. Brooks' robots were producing increasingly complex behavior in all manner of environments that would stymie traditional robots. Over time, Brooks went from being on "the fringe" to being at the center of late 20th century and early 21st century robotics.
Rodney Brooks Homepage
IRobot (a company Brooks and his students started)
NOTE: This is a video clip from a Discovery Channel program that is no longer available for purchase. Originally posted on YouTube. Other excellent robot videos are available for purchase at the Discovery Channel Website.
Mark Tilden, at Los Alamos National Laboratory, builds robots that are also examples of a behavior-based architecture. His work is often included in an approach called "artificial life" -- which can describe both physical robots and mathematical objects that exist only in a virtual environment on a computer.
Story about Mark Tilden (optional reading)


A food allergy is an immune system reaction that occurs after eating a specific food. Even the slightest amount of the food can trigger symptoms, such as hives, nausea, and swelling of the lips, face, tongue or throat. Food allergy affects an estimated 26 million, or over 10 percent, of U.S. adults. While there is no cure for a food allergy, one can prevent an allergic reaction from occurring by avoiding the allergen that causes signs and symptoms.
The most common symptoms of a food allergy can include:
- Tingling or itching of the mouth
- Hives, itching or eczema
- Wheezing, nasal congestion or trouble breathing
- Abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting
- Dizziness or feeling faint
In some people, a food allergy can cause severe symptoms or even a life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a reaction that can impair breathing and send the body into shock. Symptoms of anaphylaxis include:
- Tightening of the airways
- Swollen throat
- Shock with a severe drop in blood pressure
- Rapid pulse
When the person comes into contact with a food allergen, it releases histamine, a natural chemical that defends the body from the allergen because it mistakenly identifies that specific food as something harmful. This chemical causes an allergic reaction. The most common food allergies are triggered by proteins in:
- Tree nuts, such as walnuts and pecans
- Shellfish, such as shrimp, lobster and crab
- Cow’s milk
The best way to prevent an allergic reaction is to know and avoid foods, or the substance in certain foods that cause signs and symptoms. For minor allergic reactions, one can take over-the-counter or prescribed antihistamines to reduce symptoms. For a severe allergic reaction, the person may need an emergency injection of epinephrine. Many people with allergies carry an epinephrine autoinjector (Epi-Pen).
Many allergy related symptoms can be managed with over the counter medicines, prescription medications, and environmental avoidance strategies if the allergies are known. With allergy skin testing and/or blood testing, we can discover hidden triggers, confirm suspected triggers, and provide additional treatments, including immunotherapy if appropriate.
Contact Northeast Allergy, Asthma & Immunology today to schedule your appointment.


Volume VIIIa - Sufi Teachings
THERE IS always a deep meaning attached to the legends of the ancient Greeks, as to those of the Indians, Persians, and Egyptians. And it is also most interesting to see how the art of the Greeks, however beautiful it is, had a far deeper meaning than would appear on the surface; by studying it we find the key to this ancient culture.
An example of this is the symbolic meaning of the story of Orpheus. We learn from the first part of this story that there is no object that a person has once desired from the bottom of his heart which will be lost for ever. Even if the object of love that a person has once desired were in the deepest depths of the earth, where only reason could behold it and not the eye, even then it could be attained if one pursued it with sufficient purpose. The next thing we learn is that in order to attain an object, the love-element is not sufficient; besides love we need wisdom, that wisdom which awakens in harmony and harmonizes with the cosmic forces, helping one to attain one's object.
The wise of all ages and of all countries admit the truth that the one who possesses the knowledge of sound knows the science of the whole of life, and thus the invoking of the gods by Orpheus means his coming into touch with all the harmonious forces which, united together, brought him the object which he wished to attain. But the most fascinating part of the story is the ending, both artistically and on account of its meaning. Orpheus was proceeding with Eurydice following him, and he had promised that he would not look back. The moment he looked back Eurydice would be taken from him. The meaning of this is that the secret of all attainment is faith. If the faith of a person endures for ninety-nine miles, and only one mile remains before the gaining of the object, even then if doubt comes attainment can no longer be expected. From this we can learn a lesson, a lesson which can be used in everything we do in life, in every walk of life: that in order to attain anything we need faith. Even the slightest lack of faith in the form of doubt, will spoil all we have done.
'Verily faith is light, and doubt darkness.'


In grade 2, we just learned about liquids and why water is so important. We can't survive with out it! We are learning that it is our job to keep it clean. This project will help us understand the importance of water around the world and encourages us to do our part to help :)
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There are many routines that occur day-to-day at Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, from the moment we enter the building to the journey home from school.
Below are examples of some of the day-to-day routines:
- When a classroom is locked line up quietly on the corridor in single file before entering classroom.
- Enter the classroom quietly and in an orderly manner.
- Get used to the routines that each teacher sets in their classroom, for example some teachers will require you to stand behind your desk, get your equipment out and wait until the teacher asks you to sit down; others may have a routine which is to sit down, get your equipment out and immediately start on a piece of work.
- Bring all your equipment to school and put it on your desk at the start of the lesson with your planner.
- Always write in blue or black ink and use a green pen for GPOP work.
- Write the date on the page and underline the title with a ruler.
- Ensure that work is completed to the best of your ability. Your teacher may ask you to repeat work that can be improved, or is of an unacceptable standard.
- Being an active learner is an expectation i.e. take part in all parts of the lesson including listening carefully and responding to questions asked.
- At the end of the lesson, stand behind your desk and wait to be dismissed.
- Move between lessons via the inside of the building only.
- Keep to the left when moving between lessons during busy times, following the one-way system on the stairs in an orderly manner (no running or shouting). You should be conscious of what is an acceptable level of noise when inside our building.


A man who works in a garments factory is known as a garments worker. An ordinary garments worker in our country leads a very laborious life. His/her day starts very early in the morning and ends at about 10 p.m. She/he starts for working place at about 7 am. She/he is to pass a long way every day to reach the factory. She/he goes to the factory on foot. Sometimes on the way she has to endure obscenity or slang words and evil commands of the vagabonds and hoodlums from various corners. He/she is to tolerate all bad comments. In the factory, he/she works in a congested room. The atmosphere of his/her working place is very unhealthy. He/she has to work in a congested room.
Sometimes she/he works all day long resting on his/her feet. There is no seat to sit upon. She eats a very poor lunch with her colleagues in the factory. Almost every day he/she takes his/her lunch from home. She is given a break for half an hour. She works in the factory for long hours till deep at night. She likes working in a factory rather than in a household. She is used to doing overwork. In spite of his/her hard-working he/she is given small wages. With this small income, he/she has to manage his/her family. So, he/she is unable to take proper food, treatment, wear new clothes, and educate his/her children. In spite of playing an important role to advance our economic progress, he/she is not given honor and dignity. So, he/she should have been given better opportunities in the factory and society to lead a better and comfortable life beside us.
- Paragraph on The Life of a Garment Worker
- Report about Fire Accident in the Tazreen Fashion Factory
- Report on Unexpected Fire on A Garment Factory
- Report on Garments Factory on Fire
- Essay on Hard Work
- Essay on Moving into A New Home
- A Rickshaw Puller Paragraph
- Short Composition on Child Labour in Bangladesh
- Composition on Rural Life: Bangladesh
- Paragraph on Your Parents


What is Electronic Fetal Monitoring?
Electronic fetal monitoring tracks the heart rate of the fetus in utero. An electronic fetal monitor can also track the strength and duration of a uterine contraction during labor. There are several different methods for using such a device to determine the health an unborn baby, including external and internal monitoring.
External electronic fetal monitoring utilizes ultrasound waves to monitor fetal health. Most often, this form of monitoring utilizes either a stethoscope or flat fetal monitoring pads applied to the stomach of the pregnant mother. The ultrasound waves emitted by the device bounce back the sound of the fetal heart rate.
The external fetal monitor can be used to evaluate the fetus during labor by noting the change in heart rate when the uterus contracts. This is called the contraction stress test. A non-stress test can also be completed with external fetal monitoring. The non-stress test notes the baby's heart rate while the baby is moving and lying at rest.
Internal fetal monitoring is only used after the cervix is dilated and the amniotic sac has ruptured. This method uses a small electrode inserted through the vagina and attached to the scalp of the fetus. The electrode continuously monitors the fetal heart rate and contractions. In most cases, internal electronic fetal monitoring is more accurate than the external method.
Electronic fetal monitoring certification is required, in most health settings, so the nurse or technician can effectively read the results of the monitor. An electronic monitoring course typically offers instruction on how to use fetal monitors and how to read the results of the testing. Nurses, doctors, medical assistants and nurse practitioners, among other health care professionals, can hold electronic fetal monitoring certifications.
There are at least two different types of electronic fetal monitoring education. These include online courses and offline courses. An online course can be utilized for continuing education, new education and as preparation for certification. An offline course may offer the same education but the classes are usually conducted in a traditional school setting, as opposed to an electronic classroom accessed by a personal computer.
Electronic fetal monitoring results can establish the positive or negative health conditions of the baby. For instance, the normal or healthy range for a baby's heart rate is between 120 and 160 beats per minute. If a baby's heart rate drops below 120 or rises above 160, there could be cause for concern. Fetal monitoring is a tool to help doctors diagnose and treat potential problems in utero and after birth.
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Managing the land that makes up your municipality in Ohio is crucial for the general welfare of your community. Still, a zoning regulation can be challenged by residents if they feel it causes more harm than good. Having your zoning rules litigated can be costly, so it helps to know why courts generally rule in favor of zoning regulations so that you can craft land rules that courts will approve.
The Cornell Law School explains that the Supreme Court has recognized the ability of governments to use zoning rules in many ways. Past court rulings have permitted governments to determine how high buildings can be and how far back they can be placed from a road or street. Governments are also empowered to restrict the number of houses that can be built to preserve open space. Sites deemed to be of historic significance can also be protected.
Courts tend to have problems with zoning regulations if they are found to be unreasonable or if provisions seem to be arbitrary. Courts look more favorably on land-use rules if they significantly relate to the general welfare, health and safety of the community they govern. In the event that a municipality acquires land from another party, a court will likely determine the validity of the acquisition by whether the land owner was properly compensated.
FindLaw points out that people may challenge zoning regulations based on any number of factors. They can include, but are not limited to, the following characteristics:
- the purpose of the regulation
- the character of the community
- characteristics of the property, such as size and location
- effects of the regulation on property value
- the need of the municipality served by the regulation
Because the factors involved in validating a zoning regulation can be subjective, disagreement may be inevitable in some cases. It helps any municipality to seek legal assistance in composing a zoning regulation to give it the best chance of standing up in court in the event it is challenged.


Every member of a social system sees that system in a particular way. This essay outlines a
new way of seeing the uniquely human characteristics in these systems, with particular attention to what happens when this view is taken. Termed the Knowledge Lens, this view embraces complexity, sees the potential of innovation through conversation, and understands the barriers limiting the traditionally assumed powers of data, information, and knowledge. This lens is approached within the context of ensuring that graduates of a Knowledge School are equipped with the tools and understanding necessary to facilitate positive change and increase human agency--both in their jobs and their communities. Specific attention is also paid to the role of automation, with the suggestion that automation and information-centric views work only in areas with known and simple answers.
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Journal of New Librarianship, Volume 4, 2019, pages 417-438.
A Knowledge Lens: Humans in Action by D. Freeburg is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Freeburg, D. (2020). A knowledge lens: Humans in action. Journal of New Librarianship, 4(Special), 417–438. https://doi.org/10.21173/newlibs/7/13.


The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, is an ancient funerary shrine close to Luxor. Built for the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Hatshepsut, it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari, near the Valley of the Kings. It’s considered one of the ”incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt”. The Polish Academy of Science is responsible for the study and restoration of the three levels of the temple and they have a building close by where they work.
The relief sculpture within Hatshepsut’s temple recites the tale of the divine birth of a female pharaoh – the first of its kind. Unfortunately, many of the statues and ornamentation have been stolen or destroyed, the temple once was home to many sculptures of the Queen in different attitudes – standing, sitting, or kneeling. Many of these portraits were destroyed at the order of her stepson Thutmose III after her death.
Hatshepsut lived from 1507 to 1458 BC, she was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt and the second historically confirmed female pharaoh. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an Egyptian dynasty. She showed persistence in demanding her Godly right to rule as pharaoh even though she was a woman. When in Egypt, she became somewhat of an idol for me and an important person in history claiming the rights of women.


Career as a Interpreter and Translator
Interpreters and Translators convert information from one language into another language. Interpreters work in spoken or sign language; translators work in written language. Interpreters and translators aid communication by converting messages or text from one language into another language. Although some people do both, interpreting and translating are different professions: interpreters work with spoken communication, and translators work with written communication. Interpreters convert information from one spoken language into another—or, in the case of sign language interpreters, between spoken language and sign language. The goal of an interpreter is to have people hear the interpretation as if it were the original language. Interpreters usually must be fluent speakers or signers of both languages, because they communicate back and forth among people who do not share a common language. Translators convert written materials from one language into another language. The goal of a translator is to have people read the translation as if it were the original written material. To do that, the translator must be able to write in a way that maintains or duplicates the structure and style of the original text while keeping the ideas and facts of the original material accurate. Translators must properly transmit any cultural references, including slang, and other expressions that do not translate literally. Translators must read the original language fluently. They usually translate into their native language. An Interpreter and translator needs to be knowledgeable of the content, structure, spelling, and composition of a language as well as it’s grammar, pronunciation, meanings, and rules of composition. An interpreter and translator must have active listening skills and speaking skills in order to properly and clearly communicate to others. They use their skills in reading comprehension, writing, and instructing others. They also maintain cooperative and working relationships with others.


What is security in computer system?
Encryption can be described as process that transforms data into a form that can be only deciphered by anyone who has the right critical. This is an important technology that protects private information and other beneficial materials out of cyber criminals.
What is the difference between symmetrical and uneven encryption?
Symmetrical encryption, or private-key encryption, uses a sole secret vital for https://bigtechinfo.com/3-types-of-encryption-to-discuss-with-your-system-administrator both encrypting and decrypting information. This will make it better suited to closed devices where there is much less risk of a third party intercepting the warning and thieving the key.
Asymmetric encryption, alternatively, requires two keys for encryption and decryption. A public key element encrypts the info, while a personal key decrypts it.
What is storage-level and device-level encryption?
Encryption in the storage level means renovating all info written to any type of physical medium to a format that is indecipherable to other people. This is often carried out at the hard disk drive level, but can also be applied to video tape drives or perhaps other storage space devices.
What is encryption online?
Internet-based transgression is a developing security threat and security is the main weapon in protecting the sensitive data. Without this, criminals may easily access your individual messages and also other confidential facts, blackmail you by using the photos and videos, or perhaps steal economical information. Luckliy, the Internet gives plenty of ways to secure the privacy and prevent such hazards. From your text messages on your smart phone to the jogging wood logs you save with your fitness observe, encryption is known as a powerful program for protecting what matters to you.


CLEAN AIR DOESN’T just give Americans a pleasant, smog-free view. It’s added an average of five months to our lives.
In a study of three decades of health data from 51 U.S. cities, researchers found that people are living about three years longer than they did before. Controlling for changes in income, education, demographics and smoking, about five months of that can be chalked up to air improvements.
“Our efforts in the past 20 years to reduce air pollution through better technology and regulation have actually worked,” said Majid Ezzati, an international health expert at the Harvard School of Public Health. “People are living longer as a result of it.”
Along with Harvard environmental epidemiologist Douglas Dockery and Brigham Young University economist C. Arden Pope, Ezzati tracked the drop of what are known as PM2.5s — pollutant particles with a diameter of 2.5 microns, or 1/25 the diameter of a human hair.
During the 1980s and 1990s, average PM2.5 levels in the 51 cities dropped from 21 to 14 micrograms per cubic meter. A 10μg drop, calculated the researchers, produced a seven-month increase in life expectancy. The research was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine
Their estimates are necessarily rough, but track with similar findings in Canada, Finland and the Netherlands, where a 10μg reduction in pollution produced life extensions of between .80 and 1.37 years.
Ezzati declined to speculate on whether the Bush administration’s approach to air pollution, criticized as being lax and industry-friendly, would reverse some of these gains.
Instead he stressed the principle at stake. “Rather than just saying pollution is bad for health,” he said, “we can say that regulations are good for health.”
“This finding provides direct confirmation of the population health benefits of mitigating air pollution,” wrote Daniel Krewski, CEO of Risk Sciences International, in an editorial accompanying the study.
Citation: “Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the United States.” By C. Arden Pope III, Majid Ezzati and Douglas W. Dockery. New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 360 No. 4, Jan. 21, 2009.
Image: Flickr/Sean McGrath


In 1997, the election of an untouchable in the head of the Indian State, president Narayanan, suddenly testified of the increase in importance of the lowest castes on the Indian political stage.
Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956),
untouchable leader and father
of the Indian Constitution
The untouchable, approximately 180 million persons victims of a multi-secular segregation, begin to collect fruits of several decades of struggles, fights whose pioneer Ambedkar was. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was alone for a long time against all, in particular against Gandhi, for whom the untouchable had to live integral part of the Indian society. It will not prevent him from participating in the first government of Nehru and from being in charge of drafting the Constitution of India in 1947, because of its jurist's talents.
He will use these functions to contain the influence of the gandhisme and at best the interests of the untouchable. Statesman, Ambedkar was also a thinker. His political action based on a sociological analysis of the system of the castes from which he concluded that he was consubstantial with the Hinduism and that the divisions of the lower castes forbade the formation of a working class, the Indian Marxists of which still hoped for the advent.
Where from both strategies that he will implement from the 1920s. The first one(night) aimed at improving the position of the untouchable in the public place, by mobilizing them through a political party and by obtaining for them concessions with the British then with the Congress. The second was other one than the conversion in another religion, perceived as a collective migration vector of social emancipation since she allowed to escape the Indian world.
Minister of Nehru but was restrained in his projects of social reform, he resigned and distanced oneself from the political action at the beginning of 1950s to be finally converted to the Buddhism a few months before his death. He disappeared, bitter and solitary, without suspecting that he had put the bases of an untouchable movement arrived at maturity at the end of the 20th century.


Class 4 Laser
What is Laser Therapy?
Laser Therapy, or “photobiomodulation”, is the use of specific wavelengths of light (red and near-infrared) to create therapeutic effects is specific tissues. These effects include improved healing time, pain reduction, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Laser Therapy has been widely utilized in Europe by physical therapists, nurses, and doctors as far back as the 1970’s. Our state-of-the-art Class IV K-Laser was approved by Health Canada in 2011. With this technology, we are able to treat a wider range of conditions and provide shorter treatment times than most other therapeutic lasers.
Laser Therapeutic Effects
During each painless treatment laser energy increases circulation, drawing water, oxygen, and nutrients to the damaged area. This creates an optimal healing environment that reduces inflammation, swelling, muscle spasms, stiffness, and pain. As the injured area returns to normal, function is restored and pain is relieved.
Benefits of Class IV K-Laser Therapy:
Improved transport of nutrients across the cell membrane
Influx of water, oxygen and nutrients to the damaged area
Reduced swelling, muscle spasms, stiffness and pain


Tropical Rucksack 1968 Making of, Part I
The Tropical Rucksack was introduced in 1968 as part of the M-67 equipment.The standardized Tropical Rucksack featured an OG-106 nylon pack with three outside pockets mounted on a spring steel X-frame. The outside pockets and the main compartment were provided with removable waterproof treated nylon liners, though these were often poorly coated and prone to leak.The map pocket inside the top flap did not have a liner but the underside was waterproofed. The outside pockets had strap and buckle adjustable closures and snap fasteners for quick access, whilst Velcro sealed the map pocket. It featured the “quick-release buckles” on both shoulder straps, greater carrying capacity and fewer projections to get snagged on the undergrowth.The X-frame between the ARVN Rucksack and Tropical Rucksack is a similar design but the Tropical rucksack’s one is a little bit longer. The ARVN is made by the canvas and cotton strap, the Tropical rucksack is made by Nylon with strap.
There aboves picture showing the inner pockets for Maps storage purpose on the top flap.
The contract number maked as "Year 68".
The Shoulder straps showing the "Quick release" feature, it is differnce to the ARVN and P68 Rucksack series.
The instruction of the Tropical Rucksack ( Sourced from internet)
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Trade and tariff wars are more likely to spiral out of control now that the WTO is weaker than during tense periods in the past.
This isn’t the first time this millennium that the United States tried to impose tariffs. In the case of George W. Bush’s 2002 steel tariffs, the levies were removed after the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced a fine on the US.
But this time, international trade has a much bigger role. “Because we are more global than in the past, any challenge to the global trading order has to be considered more significant,” says UBS’s Paul Donovan.
And the WTO, which has always been slow to respond, is weaker. In fact, the role of WTO, created in the mid-1990s from the evolution of post-World War II trade deals, is seriously compromised because Washington’s recent measures have been announced at a time where three judges out of seven have left the board and haven’t been replaced. By its own bylaws, the WTO needs three judges to sign off on every appeal ruling.
“At this time, the US has been blocking the nomination of the members of the dispute-settlement mechanism of the WTO, which is the one that has helped resolve the previous situations,” says José Antonio Ocampo, a Columbia University international affairs professor and Colombian central bank director. “I think one very important part of the solution has to be the nomination of the full [slate of judges].”
Built from the 1986-93 Uruguay round of negotiations carried out under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the WTO comprises 123 member-countries. Because of its size and the complexity of multilateral negotiations, WTO has so far produced few results in its largest negotiations, creating frustration from most participants. The recent Doha round of negotiations was abandoned for lack of results.
Doha “was a missed opportunity at a good moment of large expansion for world trade. The type of bilateral re-negotiations the US is currently pursuing with selected countries are dangerous because they undermine the credibility of multilateral trade agreements and institutions,” says economics professor Gianmarco Ottaviano of Bocconi University.
“There is a risk to going back to the 1930s, before the WTO and GATT,” Ocampo concludes. “Fortunately, we are not there yet.”


Hegel’s philosophy has often been misunderstood. This volume offers a new interpretation of Hegel’s thought, challenging traditional readings and reconsidering Hegel in terms of his understanding of his own philosophy. Robert Bruce Ware shows why Hegel believed that in grasping the essence of its age, a philosophy also indicates the direction of subsequent intellectual development.
Contrary to received interpretations, Ware argues that the significance of Hegel’s philosophy could not have been fully appreciated prior to the dramatic intellectual developments that have characterised the twentieth century. This interpretation involves a hermeneutic reciprocity, whereby Hegel on the one hand provides a philosophical foundation for contemporary developments, while at the same time the latter assist in the clarification of Hegel’s philosophy.
The result is not only a clearer understanding of Hegel, but a deeper insight into the intellectual revolutions of our day. This book is unique in connecting Hegel to the tradition of analytic philosophy though the foundations of mathematical logic. Though these would seem to be unlikely companions, the author show that they serve to illuminate one another. Ware’s application of set theory does much to clarify some of Hegel’s more difficult claims, while remaining fully accessible to the non-specialised reader and engaging to a broad philosophical audience.
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Paper Straws: because it's time to GIVE UP PLASTIC STRAWS already
A small, plastic straw – It’s something that comes with most beverages that we order, from soft drinks to even a glass of water.
Though at first, this small straw may not seem like a lot, when its usage is added up, plastic straws create a big problem for the environment.
And, with the USA using 500 million straws every day (enough straws to circle around the Earth 2.5 times!), that’s a lot of trash and potential litter.
Plastic Straws are the 11th most found ocean trash.
It takes up to 200 years for plastic straw to decompose, and they can't be recycled in most places.
Each year, 1 million seabirds and 100.00 marine animals die from ingesting plastic.
It's time to do your part and stop using plastic straws.
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This tunnel, referred to in early N&W documents as “Tunnel 377”, was first known as the Coaldale tunnel, but is now officially (as the sign on the lintel says) the Elkhorn tunnel. Shown is the SE portal at 37.333022, -81.338904, about one mile as the crow flies, from the NW portal of the Coopers tunnel, across the Bluestone River. The tunnel is on the Flat Top Extension, which opened up a way to the Ohio River for the N&W. It was excavated between 1887-1888 and is 1.3 miles long.
As you can tell by the comment below, this posting is pretty much just twaddle. This is the Elkhorn Tunnel, but it’s Elkhorn Tunnel #2. The original tunnel was a single-track jobbie about 3,100′ long. That line was electrified between about 1915 to just after WWII. Wanting double tracks and seeing needs shift, N&W bored this tunnel, about 1.5 miles NW from Bramwell WV. It was dedicated in 1950.
According to Buddy French (http://shinbrierwv.com/coaldale/return_to_coaldale_-_great_story_by_buddy_french), the old Elkhorn Tunnel, located at Coaldale, was abandoned and filled in after the new line was built.
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With the increase of technology in the medical industry only expected to continue as government incentives for electronic medical records software encourage doctors to adopt IT, healthcare IT professionals may need to take a bigger role when it comes to the abuse of these resources.
While these tools can provide benefits, the smartphones and tablets that work in conjunction with these resources may be contributing to a larger problem, one that could put patients at risk.
For example, a study released earlier this year in Perfusion, a journal for cardio-pulmonary bypass surgery professionals, indicated that 55 percent of the technicians that monitor these operations say they've seen doctors talk or text while performing this essential patient care.
While some may dismiss the results as a one off study, it indicate the severity of a widespread problem, as it was reviewed by 439 medical technicians before it was published.
"You walk around the hospital, and what you see is not funny," Dr. Peter Papadakos, director of critical care at the University of Rochester Medical Center, told the Charlotte Observer. "You justify carrying devices around the hospital to do medical records. But, you can surf the internet or do Facebook, and sometimes, for whatever reason, Facebook is more tempting."
Some medical facilities have even begun to ban the use of smartphones in some healthcare settings. As a result, healthcare IT professionals may want to take steps to follow the same course or limit these devices from accessing certain applications on their networks. By taking this precaution they can help reduce the problem at small medical facilities.
Doctors at private practices, on the other hand, may have to exercise more self-restraint for their patients. After all, the doctor-patient relationship is the touchstone of medical care, and patients may leave for another office if a professional appears distracted.


The reasons for car breakdowns change between winter and summer, with heat putting different stresses on critical components than the cold.
Here are five faults encountered in the summer.
1. Water leaks
Drivers often think it’s all right to only occasionally top up their coolant because they can’t see a leak. However, in warmer weather, cars need more from their cooling systems and this can expose weaknesses. Before you know it, slight weeping from a failed seal can become a full leak.
Potential problem: Overheating
2: Low oil pressure
As temperatures rise, oil becomes less viscous. This means that instead of it being a nice thick substance that sticks to all the moving parts and lubricates them, it becomes watery. When oil doesn’t lubricate effectively, mechanical components like the crankshaft and camshafts take more punishment.
Potential problem: Catastrophic engine failure
3: Rubber belt failure
A car’s lights, windscreen wipers and sound system are powered by the battery. The battery is kept charged by the alternator, and the alternator is driven by a rubber belt. This belt often drives the air-conditioning and water pump too. In hot weather, the air-con and water pump have to work harder, and if the rubber belt is damaged or is starting to perish, it can easily snap. This means no cooling system and no charge in the battery.
Potential problem: Overheating, flat battery
4: Brakes and clutches
The hotter that frictional components like braking systems and clutches get, the more likely it is that their surfaces will change. This means they won’t grip what they’re supposed to and so won’t work properly. Another reason brake systems fail is because brake fluid has gone beyond its useful life.
Potential problem: Brake fade
High temperatures can aggravate existing tyre damage, and under-inflation can cause even more problems. The increased friction from the road generates even more heat, which can prove too much for weak spots.
If you’re driving anywhere on holiday, check your tyre condition and pressures and make necessary adjustments for any extra loads.
Potential problem: Punctures and blow-outs


Home Safety Tips
Presidential home safety tips to help keep COVID-19 out of your home.
Take your shoes off before entering your home
Good hygiene isn't just about washing your hands and wearing a mask. The COVID-19 virus can live on surfaces such as your clothes and shoes long enough to potentially infect you or someone else at home. We recommend dedicating a secure place outside the front door of your home to leave your shoes and help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Throw away any receipts or papers
Our understanding of how the virus spreads is evolving, but it may be possible that a person can ger COVID-19 by touching a surface that has the virus on it and then touching your nose or mouth.
Spray alcohol on top and bottom of shoes
Using alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol should be used on regularly touched surfaces to kill germs, and lower the risk of spreading infection.
Put clothes in the washer when reaching home
Practicing proper hand hygiene and disinfection protocols at home and in public can help lower the risk of indirect transmission. If you're worried that your clothes may have been contaminated while at the store or another public space where social distancing is challenging, toss them into the washing machine when you get home. Standard laundry detergents should be sufficient to wash and sanitize your clothes.
Clean frequently used items
Routine cleaning is the everyday cleaning practice that businesses and communities normally use to maintain a healthy environment. Surfaces frequently touched by multiple people, should be cleaned with soap and water or another detergent at least daily when facilities are in use. More frequent cleaning and disinfection may be required based on the level of use. For example, certain surfaces and objects in public spaces, such as shopping carts and point of sale keypads, should be cleaned and disinfected before each use. Cleaning removes dirt and impurities, including germs, from surfaces. Cleaning alone does not kill germs, but it reduces the number of germs on a surface.


A village pandit was very devoted to the memory of his departed father. He used to say, “The father is God incarnate. We are able to enjoy earthly pleasures by his mercy only. I do not accept any other deity except that of my father.” The pandita’s favorite verse was
pita svarga pita dharma pita hi paramam tapa pitari pritimapanna priyante sarva devata
To chant the name of the father, to meditate on his image and to make offerings to the ancestors were this pandit’s daily rituals.
Now, the land upon which the brahmana lived had been handed down to him from many generations. On this land was a draw-well that had been dug by his great-grandfather. In the past, the water from this well was the sweetest and clearest of all the wells in the village. But in recent years, at the time the pandit became the inheritor of his family’s property and tradition, the well became extremely putrid and disease-ridden, unfit for human use. But because the pandit’s father made it a rule to never take water from anywhere else except the ancestral well, the pandit was convinced he must follow suit. Thus he grew very ill, and because he insisted that his wife and sons stick to tradition also, they died one by one.
His neighbors urged him to dig a new well or use one of the many other wells in the village, or take water from the Ganges which flowed nearby. Adamantly, the brahmana refused. Finally the government stepped in. But when the health officials and workmen arrived at his house to seal up the well for good, he squatted over it in defiance and had to be forcibly dragged away from it.
Similarly, there are persons who refuse to change their religious traditions, even though they have become spoiled with age. An example is the tradition in India of kula-guru or family guru: a family will have a tradition that each of its current generation must accept initiation from a professional guru from a particular caste gosvami family. Thus spiritual instruction is not accepted on the basis of qualification, but family tradition. When in time the traditions decay, whole generations become degraded by following blindly the footsteps of their elders.
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors comprise a large family of G protein-coupled receptors that are involved in the regulation of many important functions of the central and peripheral nervous system. To achieve such a large range of physiological effects, these receptors interact with a large array of accessory proteins including scaffold molecules, ion channels and enzymes that operate as molecular transducers of muscarinic function in addition to the canonical heterotrimeric G proteins. Interestingly, as demonstrated for others G protein-coupled receptors, this type of receptor is also able to oligomerise, a fact that has been shown to play a critical role in their subcellular distribution, trafficking, and fine tuning of cholinergic signalling. On the other hand, the specificity of these receptor interactions may be largely determined by the occurrence of precise protein-interacting motifs, posttranslational modifications, and the differential tissue distribution and stoichiometry of the receptor-interacting proteins. Thus, the exhaustive cataloguing and documentation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-interacting proteins and the grasp of their specific function will explain key physiological differences in muscarinic-mediated cholinergic transmission. Overall, a better comprehension of the muscarinic receptor interactome will have a significant impact on the cholinergic pharmacology and thus provide previously unrealised opportunities to achieve greater specificity in muscarinic-related drug discovery and diagnostics.
Keywords: G protein coupled receptors, muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, interacting proteins, dimerisation, interactome, signal transduction, intracellular loops, scaffold proteins, mAChRIPs, receptorsome


The key to a healthy diet is eating a wide variety of healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and more, but experts say another key to your good health is to separate these foods while you’re storing them in the fridge, so they don’t contaminate each other and harbor harmful bacteria.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) You risk every time you put one type of food on the top shelf of the fridge, making one simple mistake in storage can spread dangerous bacteria, leading to serious foodborne illnesses. bestlife“.
Do not store raw meat on the top shelf
Raw meat is one of the most common causes of food contamination, so experts say you should be careful when storing it in the refrigerator, warns the CDC. CDC From “storing fruits and vegetables far away and not next to or below raw meat, poultry, and seafood, these items can drip juices that may contain germs.”
And if you’re looking for other ways to prevent cross-contamination, always keep the meat in its original packaging until you use it, and consider packing it in an extra plastic bag or using a leak-proof plastic container..
Serious foodborne illness:
If you are in the habit of storing your food together in the refrigerator, you risk serious foodborne illness. This is because raw meat, poultry, and seafood can contain salmonella, listeria, Clostridium perfringens, and more. These symptoms can cause stomach cramps Fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and so on.
Taking extra precautions helps protect you:
While separating food in the refrigerator is essential, experts say there are other ways to help ensure the safe handling of animal products in your refrigerator. Make sure you use separate cutting boards for raw meat and vegetables, and don’t return cooked meat to the dish that previously contained raw meat. Make sure to wash and sanitize cutting boards, work surfaces, and utensils after handling meat.
Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends (CDC) Never wash raw meat before cooking it. Washing raw meat, chicken, turkey, or eggs can spread germs to your sink, countertops and other surfaces.


When did the square in York change its name from Centre to Continental?
These two views show York’s Continental Square looking south. That’s the Hartman Building, later Futer Bros., at left and the Colonial Hotel, right. Actually, the bottom view is dated. Futer Bros. has closed, and the new owner has removed the siding in renovating the building. Background posts: Contractor: Keeping old Futer Bros. building’s integrity not hard, but costly, ‘Skyscrapers’ have shaped York’s skyline since 1850 and Cobblers: ‘There’s still a need for us’.
Read 19th-century documents and York’s Centre Square often pops up.
But it’s known as Continental Square today.
When and why the change?
A marker commemorating the Articles of Confederation was unveiled on Continental Square in York in 2002, part of festivities recognizing the 225th anniversary of the Articles of Confederation.
Scott Butcher looks into the question and came up with the following in his photo book “York”:
“In the 1920s, Centre Square came to be known as Continental Square in honor of the Second Continental Congress, which actually adopted the Articles of Confederation in the middle of Centre Square.”
The massive 150th celebration of the adoption of the Articles of Confederation in 1927 was a major event, and no doubt contributed to the name change.
The name change was a forerunner of a rash of links to the American Revolution that grew from tourism efforts after 1960 to build on First Capital, Colonial, Yorktown and related names. One count placed the number of businesses drawing on these themes about five years ago at more than 60. (For a full discussion on this topic, see Is York the First Capital of the United States?
The most recent major player to link to the Colonial theme is the York Revolution baseball team. And the city’s current promotional efforts play on the theme “Revolutionary York.”
So the boast to the Colonial theme assigned to York’s square in the 1920s ripples years later.
Ah, the staying power of one idea.


Automotive engineering companies carries out significant of research activity as part of Fluid Mechanics and aerodynamics. They also carry out significant simulation for designing and validating the ADAS solutions.
As part of this the Computational Fluid Dynamics experimentation carried out involve massive amount of mathematical computation as part of these simulations. These simulations are carried out using the CFD application provided by multiple application software companies.
Floating point inherent challenges can cause problems for the automotive industry in a number of ways. One challenge is the limited precision of floating point numbers, which can lead to rounding errors and inaccuracies in calculations. For example, when a floating point number is rounded to fit within the limits of the computer’s memory or when it is converted from one representation to another, errors can occur.
Another challenge with floating point numbers is that they can suffer from accuracy loss when performing arithmetic operations, especially when numbers with very different magnitudes are involved. This can lead to errors in calculations and affect the accuracy of simulations and testing.
In the automotive industry, floating point inherent challenges can also cause problems with control systems, as they can lead to errors in the calculations used to control the various systems in a vehicle. For example, a control system that relies on floating point calculations to determine the position of a vehicle or the torque of an engine may be subject to errors that can affect its performance. This can affect the performance and reliability of these systems and potentially cause safety issues.
Our POSIT number system is addressing these inherent challenges.


There were the remains of a fireplace made of lumps of coral and a few scattered cooking pots and empty tins. They searchedDr No – Chapter 10
inthe debris and Quarrel unearthed a couple of unopened tins of Heinz pork and beans.
After their arrival at the former camp of the Audubon Society wardens, James Bond, Quarrel and Honey Rider search around the camp. Among the items the unearth are what ends up being their dinner that night – a couple of tins of Heinz pork and beans.
Pork and beans had been a staple of the American diet since at least the middle of the 19th century. Commercially canned pork and beans were introduced in the United States during the 1880s. This became essentially the first convenience food. Consisting of rehydrated navy beans packed in tomato sauce with small chunks of Salt pork or rendered pork fat, the ingredients are cooked, canned and placed in large pressure cookers to ensure sterility.
Heinz baked beans were first sold in London in the Fortnum & Mason department store in 1901. Heinz opened several UK factories to produce the beans, and between 1941 and 1948, The Ministry of Food classified Heinz Baked Beans as an "essential food" as part of its wartime rationing system.
Heinz UK and Ireland's main food manufacturing facility is based in Kitt Green, near Wigan in the North West of England and turns out more than 1 billion cans every year. It is Europe's largest food factory.
Our threesome on Crab Key had to eat their pork and beans cold, cupped in their hands. They had "about two full handfuls each and a cricket ball of bread."


India Physical Map
India Physical Map PDF read online or download for free from the link given at the bottom of this article.
A physical map of India shows all the physiographic regions of the nation. In terms of physiography, the country can be listed in the following regions: The Islands. Coastal Plains. The Peninsular Plateau. Physical maps are designed to show the natural landscape features of Earth. They are best known for showing topography, either by colors or as shaded relief. Physical maps often have a green to brown to gray color scheme for showing the elevation of the land.
A physical map of India is always a helpful guide for the students, tutors, and parents. They can download this map as a printable or offline version and use it for map pointing purposes. This will help them enhance their knowledge about the physical features of India. With the help of the India physical map, they can easily locate the following areas or physiographic regions in the country:
- The Himalayan Mountain Range (the highest range of mountains in the globe)
- The Indian Peninsula
- The Indo Gangetic Plains
- The Great Indian Thar Desert
- The Western and Eastern Ghat Mountain Ranges
- The Karakoram Mountain Range
India Physical Map
A physical map of India shows all the physiographic regions of the nation. In terms of physiography, the country can be listed in the following regions:
- The Islands
- Coastal Plains
- The Peninsular Plateau
- The Great Indian Desert
- Northern Plains or Indo Gangetic Plains
- The Himalayan Mountain Ranges or Northern Mountains
This map also highlights the prominent rivers and streams of the country such as the Yamuna, Ganga, Sutlej, Jhelum, Indus, and Godavari. The user-friendly map also has a scale that you can use to measure the elevation of the different areas throughout the nation.
You can download the India Physical Map PDF using the link given below.PDF's Related to India Physical Map


When I first moved West in the 1970s I fell in love with aspen trees because of what they represented to me in my early 20s – wildness and spontaneity, new adventures, and breaking away from entrenched paths.
But beyond all that youthful anthropomorphizing, aspens can completely stand on their own. It’s just plain hard to dislike them! Apparently, many species feel the same. Aspen groves support almost 200 species!
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) is the widest ranging tree – north, south, east, and west – in North and South America. It is in the Willow Family along with cottonwoods, poplars, and of course, willows. Aspens can reproduce by seed but here in the West, they mostly reproduce by root shoots, which offers a more reliable beginning in our drier climate.
Entire groves are actually the same being – meaning each individual tree in a grove has the same DNA as its neighboring trees. They are clones. You can distinguish where one grove ends and another begins in the fall because each grove will display it’s own unique fall color. The largest living being on the planet is an aspen grove in Utah. It covers 106 acres and weighs in at 6600 tons. Scientists have estimated its age at 80,000 years.
Aspens survive all but super intense fires. Though the tree above ground will die, the roots quickly sprout new shoots. Root-sprouted aspens have so much more energy to draw from than seed-sprouted aspens, so they grow faster and get re-established much sooner. This is good for soil stability and soil temperatures as well as for all the critters that depend upon aspen.
An aspen leaf trembles because its leaf stalk is flat. In stiff winds this design enables clusters of leaves to lean against each other, reducing drag on and damage to branches. That scientific explanation is great but I am still inclined to romanticize the quaking of aspens. There’s something about that fluttering that lightens a person’s mood and makes everything seem possible. Perhaps they are modeling how to let things slide off our backs.
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Vaginitis is the swelling of the vagina, which is the female genital that can lead to discharge, pain and itching. There are common types of vaginitis which are bacterial vaginosis, yeast infection, trichomoniasis and atrophic vaginitis.
General causes of vaginitis are:
Ø Normal balance of vaginal bacteria changes Infection
Ø Oestrogen levels decrease after menopause
Ø For bacterial vaginitis: Good bacteria are outnumbered by bad bacteria found in the vagina.
Ø Having multiple sex partners.
Ø Women who use douche or uses IUD for birth control are at risk.
Ø For yeast infections: Overgrowth of microscopic fungus C. albicans which is the most common.
Ø For trichomoniasis: Microscopic one-celled parasite usually spread during sexual intercourse.
Ø Non-infectious vaginits: Vaginal sprays, douches, perfumed soaps, scented detergents and spermicidal products that can irritate the skin surrounding the vagina which is delicate
Symptoms and Signs:
Symptoms of vaginitis may include
ü Colour, odour or amount of discharge changes from the vagina,
ü Itching and irritation of the vagina,
ü Pain during intercourse,
ü Urinating is painful and
ü Mild vaginal bleeding.
Medical history review is performed to check history of vaginal infection or STD and afterwards perform pelvic examination. For laboratory analysis, a cervical or vaginal discharge sample is asked from the patient.
Symptomatic Homeopathy medicines help for Vaginitis.
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Between Mt Charles and Mt Bell is a deep shelter (about six metres wide and almost 10 metres deep) above Bells Line of Road is Emu Cave, which contains Aboriginal rock carvings inside it.
The western wall is covered with hundreds of emu footprints (they also include wallaby and lyrebird prints). The cave is one of the first indigenous sites in Australia to have been documented, with a correspondent for the Town and Country Journal on 2 June 1871 describing Mount Bell: “at the end of which is Cave-hill, named from a curious cave at the side of the road, the roof of which has some singular impressions resembling emu’s tracks”.
The engravings have been dated as being 2,000 years old, but could have been carved as much as 8,000 years ago (the science of dating rock engravings is fairly imprecise). An Aboriginal stoy which explains these carvings is that a man offended the water spirits by drowning someone in a lake, so they imprisoned him in the cave where he marked the walls.
Above Emu Cave are a number of axe grinding grooves.
More recently, Thomas Shearwood (sometimes spelt Sherwood) built a lodging house and offered accommodation to drovers and other travellers in the 1860s. A modern inscription stating “The Cave Hotel by T. Shearwood” was thought to have been made in the latter part of 1871 or in 1872. Emu Cave was thought to have been used in the 1930s during the Depression as accommodation.
More information on the Emu Cave
- Bushwalking Blog – A Week in the Blue Mountains – Part 1: Aboriginal Discovery
- Flickr – The Cave Hotel


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Ginn Family Farm
Located in Clinton, Ontario, the Ginn Family Farm operates a purebred red Angus cow‐calf operation. Over the past 25 years, the farm has taken major steps to create a healthy and productive ecosystem.
Guide to Native Grassland Management in Nebraska
The Nature Conservancy, Nebraska
The Guide to Native Grasslands Management in Nebraska was created to aid Great Plains land managers in their grassland management decisions.
Ranchos Salinillas, Nuevo Leon
Salinillas Ranch, located in Nuevo Leon State in Mexico, is committed to enhancing the health, productivity and profitability of their land. Grazing management strategies are central to the ranch’s success and the ranch considers grazing as an important contributor to maximum grassland health.
Sharing the Land with Pinyon-Juniper Birds
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, Colorado
The Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory created this document to educate land managers about beneficial practices that can enhance pinyon-juniper bird habitat on their land. It was developed with funding primarily provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Silver Hills Ranch
Lumby, British Columbia
At Silver Hills Ranch located in Lumby, British Columbia, productivity has increased by using grazing and water management practices. Livestock rotation has been employed to reduce grassland overexploitation and increase manure spreading over the property.
Slovek Ranch Philip, South Dakota
Bill and Pennie Slovek
The Slovek Ranch is located near Philip, South Dakota, where Bill – a third generation rancher – his wife Pennie and their youngest son Bo, run approximately 900 cow-calf pairs on over 13,000 acres. They also rent 6,000 to 7,000 acres every year.
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LINKING ECOLOGY, ENZYMES AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE (UNITY)
Molecular tools have been incredibly useful in deciphering the diversity and abundance of ammonia oxidising microbes in the environment. However, there is still an outstanding challenge that environmental nitrogen turnover rates rarely correlate with these molecular data. There are also major gaps in our understanding of the enzymes and physiology of nitrifiers, which makes it more difficult to have a complete picture of nitrogen cycling in the environment. It has not been possible to address these knowledge gaps until the relatively recent cultivation of novel ammonia oxidisers. The aim of this project is to bring together enzymology, physiology and ecology of ammonia oxidation to understand, in fine detail, how microbial diversity and abundance translate to process rates in the environment.
Specifically we want to address the following questions:
Who are the key microbial players driving nitrification in soil?
How does the enzyme content in the microbial cell change in response to the environment and how does this affect the capacity for nitrogen turnover?
How do physiological traits influence competition between ammonia oxidising microbes in a complex community?
Can we predict environmental nitrogen flux from DNA sequence data?


In Persian literal translation: bâd « wind »+gir « catch » is a traditional element of Persian architecture used from centuries to create natural ventilation and to refresh inside the buildings
These wind towers are vertical ducts that look like large chimneys that allow them to capture and direct the winds towards the interior of the buildings. We can see them in significant numbers in the desert area of the center of the country.
The interior of the tower is vertically separated in several ducts to allow the circulation of the descending air (which brings freshness) and the ascending air (expelling hot air) currents thanks to the differential atmospheric pressures created. The concept is simple: reuse this traditional process by integrating turbines to generate electricity and converting this tower into a wind turbine. The higher the tower, the easier it is to capture the air flows (5 km / h minimum) and the stronger the pressure.
By adding floors around the structural core to cultivate land sheltered from the sun and thanks to a water-sensing façade, Badgir proposes to make possible the development of an autarky city in the middle of the desert in an inhospitable environment for humans. The population will be limited according to the resources generated by the tower. The city composed of narrow streets, public squares, underground galleries, a bazaar, an oasis and a well will provide the best conditions for living even at very high temperatures.
Badgir will be a city based on respect for ecology, self-sufficient and based on a closed loop system (zero waste). The objective of the project is to demonstrate that it is possible to live without destroying our planet (even in the worst conditions) by combining technology and ancestral architecture.
Author: Adam Fernandez.
Location: Desierto de sal, Iran.
Prize: Honorable mention.


Amid of finding the origins of COVID-19, Chinese researchers found a batch of new coronaviruses in bats.
The newly found viruses in the bats include one that may be the second-closest yet (genetically) to the COVID-19 virus, CNN reported.
The researchers say that their discoveries in southwestern China show just how many coronaviruses are there in bats and how many have the potential to spread to people.
In a report published in the journal Cell, the Chinese researchers from Shandong University said, “In total, we assembled 24 novel coronavirus genomes from different bat species, including four SARS-CoV-2 like coronaviruses.”
The samples were collected from small, forest-dwelling bats between May 2019 and November 2020. The researchers say that they tested urine and feces as well as taking swabs from the bats’ mouths.
According to the Chinese researchers, one of the viruses was very similar, genetically to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that’s causing the ongoing pandemic. “It would be the closest strain to SARS-CoV-2 except for genetic differences on the spike protein, the knob-like structure that the virus uses when attaching to cells,” they said.
“Together with the SARS-CoV-2 related virus collected from Thailand in June 2020, these results clearly demonstrate that viruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 continue to circulate in bat populations, and in some regions might occur at a relatively high frequency,” they wrote.
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OATS stands for “osteochondral autograft transfer system”. It is one of two types of cartilage transfer procedures, the other is called “Mosaicplasty”. Cartilage transfer procedures involve moving healthy cartilage from an area of the knee that is non-weight bearing to a damaged cartilage area of the knee. In mosaicplasty, plugs of healthy cartilage and bone are taken from a healthy cartilage area and moved to replace the damaged cartilage area of the knee. Multiple tiny plugs are used and once embedded, resembles a mosaic, hence the name. With the OATS procedure, the plugs are larger. Therefore, the surgeon only needs to move one or two plugs of healthy cartilage and bone to the damaged area of the knee.
OATS is not recommended in everyone. OATS is typically used for younger patients (under 50) with minimal cartilage damage, usually as a result of trauma, and available healthy cartilage for transfer.
In the OATS procedure, the surgery usually begins with an arthroscopic examination. Arthroscopy is performed in a hospital operating room under general anesthetic. Your surgeon makes a tiny incision over the knee and inserts an arthroscope. The arthroscope is a small fiber-optic viewing instrument made up of a tiny lens, light source and video camera to enable the surgeon to visually examine the knee.
If the surgeon decides the procedure can be performed, the scope is removed and an incision is made over the knee. The surgeon prepares the damaged area of cartilage. Using a special coring tool, the surgeon makes a round hole in the cartilage sized to fit the plug exactly. Your surgeon then harvests (removes) the plug of healthy cartilage and bone from the non-weight bearing part of the knee. This plug is transferred to the cored hole and implanted into the prepared hole of the damaged area of the knee. In time, a successful OATS surgery will enable the bone and cartilage to grow into the damaged area of the knee successfully resolving the patient’s knee pain.
General anesthetic risks are extremely rare. Occasionally patients have some discomfort in the throat as a result of the tube that supplies oxygen and other gasses. Please discuss with the Anesthetist if you have any specific concerns.
Risks specifically related to the OATS surgery:


Even when stratified by risk, individuals with either localized or metastatic prostate cancer were less likely to undergo treatment if they lived in rural areas compared with more developed regions, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology.
The study identified 51,024 men in the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry who had localized or metastatic prostate cancer diagnosed between 2009 and 2015. The researchers calculated incidence (adjusted for age by county-level estimates) of prostate cancer using United States Census data from 2010 to 2015. Individuals’ towns were assigned a “rurality of residence” value, which consisted of a characterization of being urban, a large town, or a rural area.
Despite the fact that the total age-adjusted incidence of prostate cancer across all areas of residence went down during the study period — which the authors said coincided with the recommendation by the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against prostate-specific antigen screening — urban residents had a higher incidence of prostate cancer versus those in other cohorts (P <.0001).
And, although area of residence did not influence the receipt of radiation therapy, people with prostate cancer living in non-urban areas were less likely to receive treatment altogether. For men with high-risk disease, the regional difference in receipt of therapy was most striking.
Curiously, for those who did receive radiation therapy, rural patients were more likely to receive newer radiation modalities.
The authors of the study acknowledged that some of this disparity in care could be due to a lack of urologists in rural areas, but that this did not fully explain the disparity seen. “Differences in treatment between urban and rural populations may be due to factors associated with rural residence (socioeconomics, environment, and behavior) and access to care,” the authors wrote. Improvements in care coordination, they added, should be addressed at a federal level. “While it may be difficult to recruit specialists to rural areas, it may be easier to facilitate collaborative partnerships between urban centers and rural providers for specialty care.”
Maganty A, Sabik LM, Sun Z, et al. Undertreatment of prostate cancer in rural residents [published online August 20, 2019]. J Urol. doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000000500


Transistor is a semiconductor device that controls current by current. It functions by amplifying weak signal to larger amplitude signal and is also used for non-contact switch.
A transistor is a three-layer structure composed of P-type and N-type semiconductors. They form the three regions internally. The thinner in the middle is the base region; the other two are both N-type or P-type ones – the smaller region with intense majority carriers is the emitter region, when the other one is the collector region. This composition enables the transistor to be an amplifier. From these three regions, three poles are generated respectively, which are base (b), emitter (e), and collector (c). They form two P-N junctions, namely, the emitter junction and collection junction. The direction of the arrow in the transistor circuit symbol indicates that of the emitter junction.
Based on the semiconductor type, transistors can be divided into two groups, the NPN and PNP ones. From the abbreviation, we can tell that the former is made of two N-type semiconductors and one P-type and that the latter is the opposite. See the figure below.
s8550 is PNP transistor and the s8050 is the NPN one, They look very similar, and we need to check carefully to see their labels.
When a High level signal goes through an NPN transistor, it is energized. But a PNP one needs a Low level signal to manage it. Both types of transistor are frequently used for contactless switches, just like in this experiment.
Put the label side facing us and the pins facing down. The pins from left to right are emitter(e), base(b), and collector(c).
1.2.1 Active Buzzer (C Project S8550)
1.3.3 Relay (C Project S8050)
1.2.2 Passive Buzzer (Python Project S8550)
1.3.3 Relay (Python Project S8050)
1.14 123 Wooden Man (Scratch Project S8550)


Coral reefs can resemble underwater monuments, with strong towers and meandering walls that stand firm against the tides. But a new study says that if global warming causes ocean water to become more acidic those elaborate structures may crumble because the cement-like binding agent that holds the reefs together won't be able to form in those inhospitable waters. Most of the world's coral reefs aren't yet showing signs of this degradation, as ocean pH is slow to change and reefs form slowly. But researchers got a chance to peer into the possible future in
an area of the eastern Pacific off Central America... where the water is more acidic than elsewhere, thanks to the upwelling of carbon-dioxide-rich waters. Coral reefs in this region are poorly developed and tend to erode rapidly [The New York Times].
Coral reefs consist of millions of skeletal structures made of calcium carbonate, within which live the tiny polyps that form the colorful, living part of the coral. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [subscription required], shows that
acidic waters make it impossible for marine cement—limestone that precipitates out of the seawater as it flows against the coral reef—to form both between individual coral polyps as well as to anchor the entire reef ecosystem against the waves [Scientific American].
This finding is the latest piece of ominous news regarding the fate of coral reefs in a warmer world; other studies have indicated that the polyps themselves will die in warmer waters.
"Until now, we've mostly addressed acidification in terms of what it does to the living organism," said study author Joan Kleypas.... "Here we're finding that the reef structure itself can certainly feel the effect of ocean acidification, even if the biology somehow finds a way to cope with acidification. This is mainly an inorganic process, so we're looking at something that will happen regardless of what the biology does" [Discovery News].
Image: T. B. Smith Related Posts: Coral Reefs Could Die Off Within the CenturyU.S. Coral Reefs Are Getting Sicker and Sicker


An errant Syrian mortar on October 3, 2012, brought death to a Turkish mother and her 4 children and focused world attention on the Turkish town of Akçakale, nestled up against the Syrian border. Turkey quickly retaliated by shelling military targets just across the border in Syria, killing several soldiers who were there defending the swaying Assad regime.
Only the week before and 20 miles away from Akçakale, we had bumped over gravel roads to a site that receives much less of the world’s fractured attention. Known as Göbekli Tepe, “Potbelly Hill,” this active archeological dig features circular arrays of massive standing stones with finely carved animal and human-like figures that have been dated to more than 11,000 years old, some 8,000 years older than England’s Stonehenge and 7,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
Both Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic have dubbed Göbekli Tepe “the world’s first temple.” National Geographic goes on to say,”Indeed, Göbekli Tepe is the oldest known example of monumental architecture—the first structure human beings put together that was bigger and more complicated than a hut. When these pillars were erected, so far as we know, nothing of comparable scale existed in the world.”
German archeologist Karl Schmidt began exploring and excavating the area in the 1990s, after other archeologists had given it short shrift. The discoveries there have set many a hoary archeological theory on its ear.
We were lucky to visit during the two-month period of the year when the area is an anthill of careful continuing excavation. We were moved and humbled to stand so close to such ancient and finely rendered artifacts and hope that the tensions and retaliations along the Turkey-Syria border do not damage this incredible site.
What a fantastic site. Thanks so much for sending the email so I can see this. What beautiful, detailed carving–makes Stonehenge look crude indeed.


Marcus Aurelius was Emperor of Rome from 121 to 180. Marcus Aurelius believed that human happiness arises in part from man's acceptance of his duties and responsibilities. He believed that one should accept calmly what cannot be avoided and perform one's duties as well as possible. From the introduction " By the irony of fate this man, so gentle and good, so desirous of quiet joys and a mind free from care, was set at the head of the Roman Empire when great dangers threatened from east and west. For several years he himself commanded his armies in chief. In camp before the Quadi he dates the first book of his Meditations, and shows how he could retire within himself amid the coarse clangour of arms. The pomps and glories which he despised were all his; what to most men is an ambition or a dream, to him was a round of weary tasks which nothing but the stern sense of duty could carry him through. And he did his work well. His wars were slow and tedious, but successful. With a statesman's wisdom he foresaw the danger to Rome of the barbarian hordes from the north, and took measures to meet it. As it was, his settlement gave two centuries of respite to the Roman Empire; had he fulfilled the plan of pushing the imperial frontiers to the Elbe, which seems to have been in his mind, much more might have been accomplished. But death cut short his designs."


Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2012 July 26
Explanation: Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula the glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust is also found in the 1959 catalog by astronomer Stewart Sharpless as Sh2-101. About 8,000 light-years distant the nebula is understandably not the only cosmic cloud to evoke the imagery of flowers. The complex and beautiful nebula is shown here in a composite image that maps emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms into red, green, and blue colors. Ultraviolet radiation from young, energetic O star HDE 227018 ionizes the atoms and powers the emission from the Tulip Nebula. HDE 227018 is the bright star very near the blue arc at image center.
Authors & editors:
Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.
A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.


I’ve had a lot of questions about C-Curve Scoliosis recently so we are starting a series of new videos to help answer those questions. We’ll start out by explaining what is a C-Curve Scoliosis. Then we’ll follow that up with how to Wedge for a C-Curve Scoliosis. Finally we’ll put up a video for you with exercises for a C-Curve scoliosis.
In a nutshell, a C-Curve is the handy-dandy name given to a scoliosis curve that is longer than most. Most scoliosis curves stay in their own neat little compartments, or levels, of the spine. Most curves will stay in the lumbar, thoracic or cervical spine: when the spine changes levels, the curve changes direction. But with a C-Curve the curve extends beyond one level. Most commonly we see C-Curves that travel from the thoracic (mid-back) to the lumbar (low back) levels.
But enough chatter. Maybe the video will help. Let us know if you have any questions!
Video: C-Curve Scoliosis Explained:
Curious about what an S-Curve Scoliosis is? We have your answer right here>


Unit Circle Calculator
How does the Unit Circle Calculator work?
Determines if coordinates for a unit circle are valid, or calculates a variable for unit circle coordinates
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What 1 formula is used for the Unit Circle Calculator?
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What 7 concepts are covered in the Unit Circle Calculator?
Number of square units covering the shape
the set of all points in the plane that are a fixed distance from a fixed point
a statement declaring two mathematical expressions are equal
On a two digit coordinate plane, the point (0, 0), where the x-axis and y-axis cross.
an exact location in the space, and has no length, width, or thickness
Distance from the center of a circle to the edge
A circle centered at the origin (0, 0) with a radius of 1
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Every year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world celebrate February 22 as a day of international friendship called World Thinking Day. But what is World Thinking Day? And how did it get started?
It all dates back to 1926 at the fourth World Conference of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts at our very own Camp Edith Macy (now Edith Macy Conference Center) in New York. The delegates at the conference decided that there should be a special day every year when Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world think of one another and celebrate our global sisterhood. They decided to call it Thinking Day and chose February 22 to celebrate it.
Six years later in 1932, at the seventh World Conference, a Belgian Girl Guide suggested that girls show their appreciation of Girl Scouting by offering gifts to our international Movement through fundraising or making a donation in support of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts continue to honor this tradition every year by making contributions to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund, which supports international travel for girls and fosters friendships between Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 146 countries.
In 1999, at the 30th World Conference in Dublin, Ireland, delegates from around the world decided to emphasize the international aspect of the day and the global nature of our Movement, so they changed the name to World Thinking Day.
Since 2005, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts has chosen a theme for each World Thinking Day, usually related to a global issue facing girls, such as health or education. This year, the theme is “Impact.” Imagine the impact of 10 million Girl Scouts and Girl Guides thinking and acting on the same issue!
To earn your World Thinking Day award, try some of the activities listed on our website, and let us know: what are you doing to celebrate World Thinking Day? And how is being part of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides making an impact on you? Don’t forget to tag your thoughts on social with #WorldThinkingDay and #WTD2018!


Effective Study Strategies For High School Students2 min read
Effective study strategies are essential for students in American curriculum schools in Qatar to succeed academically. Here are some tips and tricks to help you develop a successful study plan:
Create a study schedule:
One of the most important things you can do to be successful in high school is to create a study schedule. Having a schedule will help you stay on top of your work and ensure you’re not falling behind. It’s important to schedule time for homework, studying, and review, as well as breaks and leisure time. Make sure to schedule your study time for the most optimal time, whether in the morning, afternoon or evening.
Use active learning techniques:
Active learning techniques can be an effective way to study and retain information. Instead of just reading through notes or a textbook, try to engage with the material differently. For example, you can try summarizing the information in your own words, creating flashcards, or teaching the material to someone else. These techniques will help you to engage with the material more deeply and make it easier to remember.
Break it into chunks:
Studying for a long period can be overwhelming and difficult to focus for extended periods. To avoid this, break up your studying into shorter chunks of time. For example, you can study for 45 minutes and then take a 15-minute break. This will help you stay focused and refreshed and allow you to take a break and recharge your brain.
Take breaks and get enough sleep:
It’s important to take breaks and get enough sleep when studying. Your brain needs time to relax and recharge, and taking breaks will help you to stay focused and refreshed. Schedule time for leisure activities and get enough sleep each night. Aim for at least 8 hours of sleep each night.
Use mnemonic devices:
Mnemonic devices can be a great way to remember information. Mnemonic devices are memory aids that use a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations to help remember information. A well-known mnemonic device is “Every Good Boy Does Fine,” which is used to remember the notes on the lines of the treble clef (E, G, B, D, and F).


Online Documentation for SQL Manager for SQL server
A Procedure is a set of procedural constructs and embedded SQL statements that is stored in the database and can be called by name.
When you create an application with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (and higher), the Transact-SQL programming language is the primary programming interface between your applications and the Microsoft SQL Server database. When you use Transact-SQL programs, two methods are available for storing and executing the programs. You can store the programs locally and create applications that send the commands to SQL Server and process the results, or you can store the programs as stored procedures in SQL Server and create applications that execute the stored procedures and process the results.
A stored procedure is a saved collection of Transact-SQL statements or a reference to a Microsoft .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) method that can take and return user-supplied parameters. Procedures can be created for permanent use or for temporary use within a session, local temporary procedure, or for temporary use within all sessions, global temporary procedure.
Procedure Editor allows you to create new procedure, execute the existing procedure or edit its definition. It opens automatically when you create a new procedure and is available on editing an existing one.
To open a stored procedure in Procedure Editor, double-click it in the DB Explorer tree.
- Using Navigation bar and Toolbar
- Creating/editing procedure
- Browsing procedure parameters
- Browsing object dependencies
- Editing procedure description
- Specifying input parameters
- Executing procedure
- Viewing DDL definition
- Setting object permissions


These Sunday School printables can help to make your Bible stories come alive!
Since students can complete each activity and take the page home, these pages can help to reinforce important truths for a long time. These handouts are also a good way to let other family members know what their child is learning.
Tell children the fascinating story of Jonah, as recorded in the Old Testament book of the same name. Trim the story to make it appropriate for your students and your time constraints.
End the lesson by reinforcing how well God cared for Jonah (if not in a very unusual way!!!) and remind kids that God also cares very much for each one of them.
Then hand out this fun Sunday School Printable.
This simple lesson focuses on Matthew 18:20 where Jesus promised that He will be with two or more people who come together in His name. Explain to your students that God is in your midst -- right here, right now-- in Sunday School, because you are coming together to seek Him. Explain that God is also with them wherever they are, all during the week.
Use this fun maze to reinforce Matthew 18:20.
You may also enjoy some of these coloring pages and Bible activities:
Jesus Does Amazing Things - Set of 5 wonderful coloring sheets about the life of Christ, and a reminder that Jesus can do amazing things in the life of your child!
Bible Coloring Sheets - Set of three unique pages in which kids will finish writing important Bible verses, finish drawing the picture, and finally color the page. Fun and worthwhile!
Color the Bible Verse Game - Here's a simple, fun new game in which kids compete to color Bible verses, letter by letter.
Life of Moses Coloring Pages - These five new coloring pages will help your kids learn and remember some key events in the life of this remarkable man of God.
Noah's Ark Can you answer all of these crossword clues about one of the most famous events in the Bible?
NEW! Bible Verses for Kids - Two sets of important, kid-friendly scriptures to unscramble and write. This is a great activity that will reinforce key verses from
Free John 3:16 Puzzle and Coloring eBook for Kids, Parents & Teachers! Learn and share the Good News. 22 pages in all. Co-written by Keith & Ann Fisher


The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund within the Office of the Director developed the BUILD (Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity) Program to respond to challenges identified in the 2012 U.S. Biomedical Workforce Report of the Advisory Committee to the Director. The report cited the lack of students from underrepresented backgrounds being trained to enter and succeed in careers in biomedical research. “Nationwide in 2010, 36.5 percent of African-American incoming freshmen intended to major in a biomedical related field, but that same year only 8.6 percent of those students ultimately earned bachelor’s degrees in any STEM field.” In addition, underrepresented students have little connection to the biomedical field other than that of nurses and doctors, as well as little understanding about the job of research scientists.
NIH defines underrepresented students in biomedical research as the following racial and ethnic groups: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans/Alaska Natives who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment, Hawaiian Natives and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands. In addition, it is recognized that underrepresentation can vary from setting to setting and individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be convincingly demonstrated to be underrepresented by the grantee institution may be included in the recruitment and retention plan. Individuals with disabilities are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.


Edcite has 60 technology-enhanced question types and over 150,000 items that teachers have shared into the Question Bank. Teachers can search by standard, topic, multimedia, and type of grading. Teachers and teams can also create their own question types aligned to standards and state assessments.
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According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 49,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer in 2017. When caught and diagnosed in its early stages, oral cancer (which can occur on the mouth, lips, tongue, gums, salivary glands and throat) is very treatable. For this reason, it is important for you to be aware of the various signs and symptoms, as well as the importance of oral cancer screenings.
Common Symptoms of Oral Cancer
- Mouth and lip sores that do not heal within 14 days
- Red or white patches on the gums, tongue, tonsils or lining of the mouth
- Jaw swelling
- Persistent bleeding of the lips or in the mouth
- Rough spots or crust in the mouth
- Persistent numbness in the tongue, lips or mouth
- Hoarseness or other changes in voice
- Loose teeth or changes in the way the teeth fit together
- Impaired jaw function (i.e., difficulty chewing, swallowing or moving the tongue or jaw)
- Sore throat or numbness
- Ear pain
- Bumps or swelling in the neck
If any of these symptoms last for more than two weeks, you should schedule an examination with your dentist as soon as possible.
Schedule an Oral Cancer Screening
In its early stages, oral cancer may not produce any visible symptoms. The American Dental Association recommends you get screened regularly for oral cancer with your dentist. Oral cancer screenings can be performed at the time of your routine dental checkup. During your screening, our team will examine your face, head, throat, neck and jaw for symptoms.
Discovering soft tissue abnormalities is an important part in detecting oral cancer in its early stages. At Kois Dentistry, our team uses cutting-edge tools and technology to detect abnormalities. One such tool is the VELscope, a safe and non-invasive device that uses a blue spectrum light to cause the soft tissues in the mouth to naturally fluoresce. With this light, our team can distinguish between healthy tissues and tissues that have been affected by trauma or disease. If an abnormality is detected, our team will take a small biopsy and send it to a lab for a clinical diagnosis.
If you have noticed any troubling symptoms and would like to be screened for oral cancer, please contact our Seattle office by calling (206) 515-9500 today.


prthag rasamayam payah
vata-vatsah—making the banyan tree a calf; vanah-patayah—the trees; prthak—different; rasa-mayam—in the form of juices; payah—milk; girayah—the hills and mountains; himavat-vatsah—making the Himalayas the calf; nana—various; dhatun—minerals; sva—own; sanusu—on their peaks.
The trees made a calf out of the banyan tree, and thus they derived milk in the form of many delicious juices. The mountains transformed the Himalayas into a calf, and they milked a variety of minerals into a pot made of the peaks of hills.
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