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One of the ways the human body removes toxins from the body is through sweat. Profound sweating is a highly effective way to remove toxins the body might have absorbed in several ways. And, sauna does just that. In the intense heat sessions in sauna, a lot of sweating can be experienced, which helps flushing toxins from the body in a great way. Sitting in a sauna has effects akin to mild exercise. The heart gets a gentle workout while the heat of the sauna dilates the capillaries and improves blood flow. In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 15 minutes in a sauna a day for 14 days improved the function of the endothelial cells lining the arteries by 40 percent. Japanese researchers have also found that sitting in a sauna is particularly helpful for congestive heart failure. After taking daily saunas for four weeks, 13 of 15 patients with serious heart failure had significant decreases in blood pressure and improvements in ejection fraction (a measure of the heart’s pumping ability), exercise tolerance and oxygen uptake.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that regular sauna use can prevent all cause mortality. Researchers followed more than 2,000 middle-aged men in eastern Finland for about 20 years. Starting in the 1980s, more than 2,000 men filled out questionnaires about their weekly sauna use. About 1,500 men reported using a sauna two or three times per week, 600 said they used the sauna once per week and 200 said they visited the sauna four to seven days of the week. Only 12 men reported not using a sauna at all. Duration ranged from two to 90 minutes at a time, and the temperature ranged from 40 to 100 degrees Celsius, or 104 to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, traditionally at low humidity levels. The more often the men went to the sauna, and the longer they stayed, the lower their risk for sudden cardiac death, fatal coronary heart disease and fatal cardiovascular disease over those 20 years.
Read on to learn how you can use the discovery to lower health risks!


In today’s digitalising societies, digital skills give people power by affording them the opportunity to participate as active citizens. People in vulnerable positions but with good digital skills participate in society more actively than other disadvantaged people, and they do it online, argues a leading digitalisation researcher, Professor Ellen Helsper from London School of Economics.
On June 3, 2021, Helsper gave a keynote in an online research workshop on digital exclusion, an aspect of wider social inequality that is more widespread than many people realise. The workshop, titled Digital exclusion: Conceptual and methodological approaches, was organized by INEQ and the DigiIN project. The keynote was based on Helsper’s recent book The Digital Disconnect – The Social Causes and Consequences of Digital Inequalities (2021).
According to Helsper, digital exclusion is cumulative: combining factors that strengthen and maintain social inequality, also strengthen and maintain digital exclusion. People with better socio-economic status are less likely to become digitally excluded because they tend to have better access to digital tools and connections, better digital skills and generally better possibilities to have an impact in society. The state also has an important role. In countries with broader freedom of expression, digital political empowerment is stronger, Helsper argues.
Read the full article on the Helsinki University page.
You can watch the full keynote by professor Helsper in Inequality Talks.


"I know what kind of beer we are drinking."
Translation:Jeg vet hva slags øl vi drikker.
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Why not "jeg vet hva slags øl drikker vi"? I supposed the verb must be the second word in a sub. clause
I have the same question, it would be great if someone could explain this.
So, this sentence DOES obey V2, because "vet" is in the second position.
After that, normal service resumes until a new sentence.
what is the difference between "vet" and "vite"? I used "vite" and it didn't accept it.
Hvilken type = hva slags = åssen (the last one more preferred when spoken).
However you can say Jeg hvilken øl vi drikker but to me that changes the statement from "type/sort of beer" (white/wheat beer) into "specific beer" (Erdinger Weißbier)
Jeg vet åssen øl vi drikker is perfectly understandable in my neck of the woods, but I wouldn't write it as it looks too uneducated. The parts of Oslo where they think åssen are only for the lower classes and kids, Jeg vet hvordan øl vi drikker would be an accepted version. But I see that the Bokmål dictionary only acknowledge hvorledes and hvordan
"Vi drikker" is an action that is happening right now, i.e "We are drinking", while "drikke" is something you will do, i.e. "We will drink/Vi skal drikke"
Hvilken means 'which' and it's significantly different than 'hva slags/what kind (of)'. Hvilken is more particular, spot-on.


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Paul Klee is a German artist that was born 18th of December, 1897 in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, and is considered both a German and a Swiss painter. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was also a student of orientalism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually mastered color theory, and wrote extensively about it; his lectures Writings on Form and Design Theory (Schriften zur Form und Gestaltungslehre), published in English as the Paul Klee Notebooks, are considered so important for modern art that they are compared to the importance that Leonardo da Vinci’s A Treatise on Painting had for the Renaissance.
He and his colleague, the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, both taught at the German Bauhaus school of art, design and architecture. His works reflect his dry humour and his sometimes childlike perspective, his personal moods and beliefs, and also his musicality. (wikipedia)
The Silence of the Angel is a visual journey into the work of a major painter of the 20th century by Michael Gaumnitz, an award-winning documentarian of artists and sculptors.
Using the writings of Paul Klee, as well as the events of his life and career, director Michael Gaumnitz presents the pictorial universe of a visionary artist. Klee died in June 29, 1940, Muralto.
Location: CAP exhibition space
Address: Life Center (Industrial Shuwaikh, Block 2, Street 28, Top floor). The same building as Eureka/Midas.
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Chained swan, chained antelope, red rose, ostrich feathers, spotted panther
The red rose is the symbol of the House of Lancaster, although it didn’t really become so poignant until later on in history. Red is the colour of blood and life, of love and combat. Henry VI’s reign saw a lot of combat and bloodshed, but Henry himself wasn’t very involved. He seems to have caused the Wars of the Roses by his inability to rule England properly. He seemed to lack both life and love, however, as he didn’t seem to engage properly with people.
The ostrich feather symbolised the Egyptian goddess Maat. Maat was the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth, balance, order, law, morality and justice. Henry VI did at least push for justice and morality because of his faith in his religion. Ostrich feathers also stood for beauty and iridescence. Henry VI was obviously interested in beauty – he founded Eton College Chapel and King’s College Chapel, enhancing his father’s legacy of architectural patronage. King’s College Chapel has the world’s largest fan vaulted roof. Continue reading “Heraldry Badges and Emblems of the Wars of the Roses”


Arab American Heritage Month
We at the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) are very excited to share our youth-led Arab American Heritage Guide for school districts to adopt and teach during Arab American Heritage Month in April.
This guide is intended for educators, school administrators, and staff, but includes many K-12 appropriate resources for students and parents to utilize themselves. The guide highlights Arab youth in their own words speaking on their experiences and struggles growing up in Bay Area public schools. This guide provides an opportunity for school districts to address critical issues of representation and education equity. Additionally, this guide aims to combat Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism through its engagement within entire school districts.
The Arab American Heritage Month guide has been a project for Arab youth to learn about their identity, develop leadership and critical thinking skills, and reclaim space in their classrooms, school districts, and the communities they come from that make up an integral part of the fabric of our society. We hope that school districts can take lead in uplifting Arab American students by teaching about their history, as part of the expanding Ethnic Studies and history curriculums in the Bay Area and nationwide.
Along with the curriculum and many resources, a poster is made available for download in the guide. We encourage educators and school administrators and staff to display this poster in their classrooms and offices, and celebrate Arab American Heritage Month in April with all their students!


Trees And Shrubs
|Trees and shrubs that are suitable for planting on landscape planning of Turkey can be divided into three big plant groups, a) Conifers and their allies b) Broadleaves, and c) Palms. In this book conifers and their allies and Palms will be studied. Broadleaves will be studied in the book’s Volume II.
Landscape architects have to know about trees and shrubs, but the students of landscape architecture are not going to be botanists. They do not need to know details of microscopic characteristics that are not visible to the naked eye. For that reason, general botanical features of plants for identification will be explained and growing conditions and ecological characteristics of woody plants and palms will be studied in this book. According to the botanical definition, Palms are not trees but they are as tall as trees, and in fact they are large herbs. Some palm species are very important and striking tall plants, so palms are also included and studied in this book.
A landscape architect should know about one thousand tree and shrub species and their forms, varieties and cultivars. More than one thousand woody plant species have been used for landscape planning in Turkey for years and the new species which are native to Turkey or exotic species are being added to this big amount of number of trees and shrubs. It is impossible for a landscape architect for the best designing and planning of a landscape area without having the identification knowledge of plants, and the growing characteristics of plants. For that reason, the trees and the shrubs used for landscape design in Turkey will be studied and their growing conditions will be explained in this book.
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GRADE 9: ANCIENT WORLD
GRADE 10: EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD
GRADE 11: HIGH MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE
GRADE 12: MODERN WORLD
Our study of literature is tied to the study of history and the rest of the humanities. Students are first introduced to classical epics of Homer and then exposed to early English classics such as The Canterbury Tales and modern literary renderings of medieval history. Moving towards the modern period, they read Dante, Shakespeare, Dickens, Dostoevsky, Chesterton, and American Literature. Reading and writing go hand in hand, and each student masters the art of the essay in their writing assignments in all subjects.
The history classes at Chesterton Academy form the backbone of our curriculum. The four-year history sequence covers ancient history through the Greek and Roman civilizations, early Church history, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation and Counter reformation. In senior year, students study the modern era, including the American and French Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, the Communist Revolution, and the Sexual Revolution. Each history course is tailored to provide a colorful backdrop for literature, art, and science classes, and also contains components reflecting our Canadian context.
Philosophy, “the love of wisdom,” exercises the brain while it elevates the soul. The ability to understand abstract concepts leads to clear and systematic thinking in all things. We use philosophy to connect the humanities, but also to show its obvious connection to logic and mathematics. We study the development of philosophy from its classical roots focusing on Plato and Aristotle, its dramatic encounter with the early Church, its christening by St. Thomas Aquinas, and its deterioration in the modern era.
Theology, “the study of God,” is the context by which all other texts are studied. The principal theological texts studied are the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We also read selections from the Church Fathers, Documents of the Church Councils, and Papal Encyclicals.
The study of a foreign language is required of all students for three years. All students are required to take two years of Latin and then go on to choose Latin III and IV, or a study of French as a Second Language.


More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began, scientists still don't fully understand how the coronavirus impacts most animal species.
While studying COVID in wild animals may not be as crucial as deploying the vaccine, knowing how and whether the coronavirus infects different species could be an important tool in the fight to stop the pandemic, two Tufts University scientists wrote in The Conversation. Viruses tend to mutate as they jump among different species through a process called host adaptation, so the two infectious disease scientists are systematically monitoring how and when that happens in wild animals.
"While it's not yet clear what impact, if any, these mutations may have on human disease or the vaccine," Tufts infectious disease and veterinary medicine experts Jonathan Runstadler and Kaitlin Sawatzki wrote in The Conversation, "these are signs of host adaptation that could allow novel variants of the virus to persist and reemerge from animal hosts in the future."
For instance, theoretical animals could spread their mutated version of the coronavirus back to humans and, if that mutated strain can better survive the vaccines we already developed, humanity would have a bad situation on its hands.
The duo is collecting samples from veterinarians and other researchers who work with wildlife to search for signs of the coronavirus. Thankfully, after poring over samples from 300 animals among 20 species including bats, coyotes, and seals, they haven't found a single positive case.
However, we do know that wild animals can be infected — the Department of Agriculture confirmed that a wild mink in Utah had the coronavirus in December, and Denmark killed 17 million minks after outbreaks began on local farms. There have been confirmed cases of people spreading COVID-19 to their pets, and even zoo gorillas have caught the bug.
"The discovery of the infected wild mink confirmed our fears," the scientists wrote. "Seeing the first wild animal with natural COVID-19 is alarming, but sadly, not surprising."
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Jaundice is yellowish discolouration of the sclera (white part of the eyes) and skin caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood. It is a major symptom and sign of serious disease of many organ systems; most important among them being the liver. Jaundice is often associated with yellow urination which reflects excessive excretion of bilirubin in the urine as well. There is a direct correlation between the blood levels of bilirubin and the extent of tissue discoloration.
Judicious use of Katuka powder along with necessary dietary precautions can successfully treat uncomplicated jaundice.
Dose and mode of administration
The dose of Katuka powder for adults is one to three grams and for children 500 mg to 1 gram, to be taken twice daily with water, preferably after meals. Consuming the medicine on an empty stomach should be avoided as it may cause nausea and vomiting due to its highly bitter taste.
Precautions and safety aspects
(1) No side or toxic effects are reported in literature with the recommended dose of Katuka. Clinical studies have shown no adverse effects in patients treated with Katuka alone and with formulations containing Katuka.
(2) Katuka being a purgative, large doses should be used carefully in patients with loose motions and in pregnant women. The dose should be reduced; if stools are watery and associated with abdominal pain.
(3) Bitter taste of the medicine may induce nausea and vomiting in sensitive individuals. This tendency can be masked by consuming the medicine mixed with honey or sweet syrup.
(4) Medication with Katuka should be stopped if the intensity of jaundice does not decrease within three to five days and the symptoms get aggravated. Chronic and severely jaundiced patients should consume Katuka under medical supervision.
(5) Jaundice with complications such as body itching, bleeding, anaemia, edema, loss of weight etc. should be properly investigated and treated under medical supervision.
(6) Hot, spicy, pungent, sour, fatty and heavy foods should be avoided. It is advisable to take a soft, semi-solid or liquid diet during and after medication till normal digestive power is restored and the blood bilirubin level becomes normal.
Reference – Traditional Herbal Remedies for Primary Health Care


Stronger Career Tech Ed Today
It can be hard to prioritize future readiness when students’ current “normal” has changed drastically. CTE learning programs equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to face the world around them.
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CTE in high school is a career-focused, experiential learning program that allows students to explore careers and gain marketable skills while still in high school. Through hands-on exploration, students develop technical skills, academic skills, and employability skills that are transferable across rapidly changing career sectors.
CTE classes integrate academics with technical skill development and occupational knowledge to help prepare students for college courses, internships, certifications, and careers. CTE pathways serve a variety of professions and interests—from agricultural sciences and transportation to culinary and information technology.
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CTE can help students develop employable skills of entrepreneurs (motivation, resilience, and confidence) by integrating entrepreneurship education with academic and technical curriculum that introduces financial planning skills, interpersonal, and creative problem solving skills.
While each state has a unique CTE system in terms of governance and policy priorities, entrepreneurship satisfies several implementations within existing career clusters and pathways or as a standalone pathway.
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This year, Durston House hosted its very first Wellbeing Week. The week kicked off with an assembly that introduced what wellbeing actually was! Many boys shared that they actually didn’t really know what wellbeing meant, even if they had heard it a lot!
The week centered around the 5 Pillars of Wellbeing: connect, be physically active, learn a new skill, give to others and be present. Every day, there was a form time activity that was built upon these five pillars. Examples of activities were meditations, body scans, Jo Wicks workouts and sharing kind messages with one another.
During the week, each year group had a workshop that was chosen to specfically meet the needs of that age range, mitigating against risk factors that can impact wellbeing at different ages.
The Pre-Prep had the fantastic Adrian from BigFoot and learnt all about the ‘Worry Wizard,’ and how to get address our feelings and worries!
Junior School had the wonderful team from A-Life come in and set up all different stations that taught us about overall health; from dental hygiene to physical fitness to coping with big feelings!
In Middle School and Upper School, we had Julie from Brave the Rage and these boys learnt all about how to be assertive, calm, kind and navigate challenging situations.
The Upper School boys also had a drug and alcohol workshop that informed them of the facts and the risks on engaging in risk taking behaviours and situations. Information is key!
The parents also had an opportunity to engage in a parent workshop that helped them have tangible strategies to support their children with big emotions and challenging situations.
Now we look to embed some of the things we have learnt about our wellbeing into our daily school practices.
We look forward to carrying out Wellbeing Week each year and reinforcing the message that our wellbeing matters.
Miss Orr – Head of Junior School


In 1999, the same year the Hawaiian Supreme Court refused to recognize same-sex marriages, the Vermont Supreme Court handed down its decision in Baker v. State. In that decision, the court said that same-sex couples must be granted the same benefits and protections that heterosexual couples received under state law. The court instructed the state legislature to determine how to grant homosexual couples those benefits and protections. It did not require the state to allow same-sex couples to be legally married but told the state legislature it had to find some way to treat those couples the same as if they were legally married.
The next year, the state passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to enter into “civil unions.” Town clerks were authorized to give licenses to same-sex couples for these unions in the same way they would give out marriage licenses. They could be married by anyone authorized to perform marriages under state law and would have to divorce under state law in the same way heterosexual couples would.
Same-sex couples in civil unions in Vermont are entitled to all the benefits available under state law to married couples, including medical decisions, estate inheritance, overseeing burials, transferring properties, and certain tax breaks. Employers are required to treat civil union couples in the same way they treated other married couples, in matters including health benefits, marital status discrimination law, workers’ compensation benefits, taxation, family leave benefits and wage assignment laws. The Vermont civil union bill was a landmark in the fight over gay marriages. For the first time, a state allowed gay couples to have all the same benefits as married couples under state law. Because Vermont refused to label these unions as marriages, it is less likely that they will conflict with other states non-recognition laws, although some commentators have suggested the Full Faith And Credit Clause might still apply.
According to the Vermont Secretary of State, in the first five years since the passage of the civil union law, 1,142 Vermont couples have been joined in civil unions. Moreover, 6,424 couples from other states and nations have also been joined in civil union in Vermont.


According to an article by BNA published this morning, EPA may soon act to apply the prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) provisions of the Clean Air Act to facilities that emit more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Presumably, EPA’s action is either an effort to exert leverage on Congress to pass pending climate change legislation or to ensure that GHG are regulated in the event that legislation doesn’t pass — or both.
Under the Clean Air Act, PSD applies to major new sources, which are defined by their emissions level — for pollutants in identified industrial sources categories, the threshold is 100 tons per year, while for others it is 250 tons per year. Assuming that EPA moves forward with its its proposed endangerment finding, the default assumption (and the doomsday scenario presented by the Chamber of Commerce) would be that all GHG sources greater than 250 tons or 100 tons, depending on the source, would be subject to PSD regulations.
As an example, per the General Reporting Protocol’s conversion factors, burning only 265.3 tons of coal or 1,173 barrels of fuel oil would produce 250 tons of CO2. However, the 25,000 ton threshold is the same used by the EPA in the endangerment finding and its proposed mandatory reporting regulations, so seems likely to be applied here as well.
As we previously noted, the EPA’s official current position on this point is still the memorandum issued December 18th by former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, which said that since CO2 is not a regulated pollutant under the Clean Air Act, PSD does not apply. However, current EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson issued a letter on February 17 stating that the agency will reconsider this position.
As noted in the BNA article, there is reason to question EPA’s authority to exempt small GHG sources from PSD requirements once GHG are found to be pollutants which endanger public health and the environment. Moreover, EPA’s record in defending creative interpretations of the Clean Air Act — even where they are generally supported, such as in the CAIR regulations — has not been sterling.
The entire debate is likely to get messier before it is resolved.


Trayvon Martin. The name incites unbridled emotions.
Some believe George Zimmerman’s account of events, thus concluding Trayvon was the instigator while George was the victim. After all, they reason, Trayvon was suspended from school and had used marijuana.
Others contend Trayvon was racially profiled and targeted while returning home from a store. Why? Because George was totally unaware of Trayvon’s past and only aware of Trayvon’s race. There was no speech bubble above Trayvon’s head with a list of misdeeds, just as there was no speech bubble above George’s head detailing George’s brushes with the law.
The outrage among many, especially African Americans, emanated from the fact that Trayvon was a black teen simply walking home. This benign task resulted in suspicion, a call to police and being followed, which somehow led to a confrontation resulting in death. Many black parents gasped at that realization. It could have been their son or the son of Will Smith, Tom Cruise or Denzel Washington because socioeconomic class and accomplishments matter little when all that is visible is race.
What is known is that, while Trayvon walked home, George reported him to police as being suspicious and followed him. Trayvon became aware of a stranger (George) following him. A confrontation resulted, and a teen was shot dead. Whether mistaken identity by George or the feeling of being stalked by Trayvon, a person lost their life as they attempted to return home for the second half of the NBA Finals. A collective wave of outrage and concern for the safety of black boys resulted among many Americans.


Brick Muqarnas on Rūm Saljuq buildings - The introduction of an Iranian decorative technique into the architecture of Anatolia
Although the majority of architectural muqarnas compositions constructed during the Rūm Saljuq period in Anatolia are in stone, there is a small and poorly understood corpus of brick muqarnas to be found in central and eastern Anatolia. This paper focuses on the earliest examples, dating from the last quarter of the sixth/ twelfth century to the end of the first quarter of the seventh/ thirteenth century. The aim is to document the surviving examples as well as trace their connection to each other and their Iranian antecedents. The corpus of brick muqarnas is spread across an array of structural types, including minarets, tombs, a palace and a hospital. The use of brick muqarnas can be seen on both brick and predominantly stone structures; in many cases the muqarnas cells are accented with glazed tile. By examining the style and decoration of the muqarnas compositions in relation to the broader decorative context of the structures of which they form part, a clearer picture of the probable origins of the craftsmen who made them emerges. The brick muqarnas are a form of architectural decoration that was not generally adopted in later Rūm Saljuq, Beylik or Ottoman architecture yet can be found on a number of prestigious, imperial structures from the early period of Islamic architecture in Anatolia.
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Greetings! I would like to ask a rather unusual question. It is; In an era where women/girls were treated as lessers, were discriminated against, and/or even abused, were there still some men who genuinely loved/cared about their wives and were good and kind to them? Also, were there some fathers (and mothers too), who were truly good to and treated their daughters well and with kindness? Or was every single girl/woman who lived in this era mistreated by her father and/or her husband?
Yes, there were definitely women, wives, daughters, and sisters who were well-loved and treated kindly by the males around them. But the simple fact is that domestic life in England the sixteenth century is not as well documented as we historians would like. Without question, there are good examples of positive treatment of women. Sir Thomas More seems to have treated his daughters quite well. Sir Anthony Cooke saw to it that his daughters were uncommonly well educated. Wills from the era are replete with fathers eager to ensure the well-being of their surviving daughters. We also have the evidence of husbands who built large and elaborate funerary monuments to their late wives, and even occasionally to deceased children. So nothing in history is every universally monolithic ... circumstances always occur on a continuum from really good to really bad and everything in between. As historians, we sometimes struggle to identify what constitutes the majority circumstance. And in regard to domestic client, that picture skews towards circumstances much less favorable to women than the modern era, but not universally "bad."
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The World Health Organization is warning the Americas that outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya could plague the areas. Due to the “climate change” narrative, alarming rates of these mosquito-borne illnesses could occur.
Climate change is one of the biggest lies the ruling class uses to gaslight the slaves into compliance with the most draconian measures. Hopefully, people will see through this scam.
According to a report by Axios, higher temperatures favor the life cycle of the mosquitoes that carry the viruses, said José Luis San Martín, regional adviser for dengue prevention and control for the Pan American Health Organization, which is part of the WHO.
“In Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the southern U.S. we’ll very likely be seeing intense transmission of the disease as we enter the second half of the year,” San Martín told Axios Latino.
Paraguay, where summer just ended, is facing what experts have called one of the worst chikungunya outbreaks in South America. At least 115 people have died in the country this year.
Chikungunya, zika, and dengue are spread by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.
Symptoms include sudden fever, joint pain, headaches, and a rash. Most cases are mild but tend to be more severe in newborns, older people, and those with underlying conditions such as diabetes.
Nausea and vomit are warning signs that would warrant a hospital visit, San Martín added. -Axios
The best way to protect yourself is to prevent mosquito bites. One thing you can do is get rid of stagnant water and accumulated trash because those things attract the virus-carrying mosquitoes that can lay eggs there. “One of the great challenges of these illnesses is that human conduct plays a major role: everyone needs to act to get rid of breeding grounds,” per San Martín.
Article cross-posted from SHTF Plan.
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Such reliance means that seller nations can control energy prices, forcing buyer nations to pay more as supplies dwindle. This became clear in 1973, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) resolved to stop selling oil to the United States. The predominantly Arab nations of OPEC opposed U.S. support for Israel in the Arab–Israeli Yom Kippur War and sought to raise prices by restricting supply. OPEC’s embargo created panic in the West and caused oil prices to skyrocket, spurring inflation. Fear of oil shortages drove Americans to wait in long lines at gas pumps. A similar supply shock occurred in 1979 in response to the Iranian revolution. Today, experts attribute the recent fall in global oil prices to increased supply from hydraulic fracturing in the United States, followed by decisions by Saudi Arabia and OPEC to boost their own production, apparently hoping to keep prices low and drive new Western competitors out of business.
With the majority of world oil reserves located in the politically volatile Middle East, crises in this region are a constant concern for Western policymakers. The democratic street uprisings of the “Arab Spring” in 2011 put leaders of Western nations in an awkward position, because they had long supported many of the Middle East’s autocratic rulers. These rulers had facilitated Western access to oil, even as they suppressed democracy in their own societies.
The Arab Spring uprisings were part of a long history of events that have affected oil prices, stretching back through the two U.S.-led wars in Iraq, the Iran–Iraq war of the 1980s, and the 1973 OPEC embargo, and extending forward into recent events in Syria, negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, and the rise of the terrorist Islamic State (ISIS).


The freedom to practice or not practice religion without interference or coercion from the government is a fundamental guarantee of the U.S. and Connecticut constitutions. As enshrined in the First Amendment, religious freedom includes two complementary protections: the right to religious belief and expression, and a guarantee that the government neither prefers religion over non-religion nor favors particular faiths over others. These dual protections work hand in hand, allowing religious liberty to thrive and safeguarding both religion and government from the undue influences of the other. The ACLU of Connecticut has frequently defended these two complementary protections. We have successfully taken legal action to prevent the Enfield public school system from entangling itself with a particular religion by holding graduations in a cathedral, to secure a Naval officer's conscientious objector discharge when his Christian beliefs prevented him from participating in war, and to protect prisoners' religious observance rights.
Freedom of Religion
S.B. 217, An Act Establishing a Unit Within the Division of State Police to Investigate Crimes and Criminal Acts Committed by Extremist GroupsMarch 9, 2022
S.B. 133, An Act Allowing Police Officers to Wear Religious Head Coverings as Part of a Police UniformMarch 9, 2022
Senate Bill 120, An Act Allowing State and Municipal Police Officers to Wear Traditional Religious Headdresses as Part of a Police UniformMarch 12, 2021
House Bill 6425, An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill PatientsFebruary 23, 2021
S.B. 740: An Act Concerning the Form of OathsJune 1, 2017


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Variable displacement pump
A variable displacement pump is a device that converts mechanical energy to hydraulic (fluid) energy. The displacement, or amount of fluid pumped per revolution of the pump's input shaft can be varied while the pump is running.
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Many variable displacement pumps are "reversible", meaning that they can act as a hydraulic motor and convert fluid energy into mechanical energy.
A common variable displacement pump used in vehicle technology is the axial piston pump. This pump has several pistons in cylinders arranged parallel to each other and rotating around a central shaft. A swashplate at one end is connected to the pistons. As the pistons rotate, the angle of the plate causes them to move in and out of their cylinders. A rotary valve at the opposite end from the swashplate alternately connects each cylinder to the fluid supply and delivery lines. By changing the angle of the swashplate, the stroke of the pistons can be varied continuously. If the swashplate is perpendicular to the axis of rotation, no fluid will flow. If it is at a sharp angle, a large volume of fluid will be pumped. Some pumps allow the swashplate to be moved in both directions from the zero position, pumping fluid in either direction without reversing the rotation of the pump.
An efficient variation is the bent axis pump. Bending the axis reduces side loads on the pistons.
Piston pumps can be made variable-displacement by inserting springs inline with the pistons. The displacement is not positively controlled, but decreases as back-pressure increases.
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Monosodium glutamate is deeply misunderstood, experts reveal.
As reported in Prevention magazine in an article titled, “Is MSG Actually Bad for You? Here’s What the Science Says,” published on January 28, 2022:
“Is MSG actually bad for you? Monosodium glutamate has a terrible rap due to decades of anecdotal reports and xenophobia—but it’s probably nowhere near as detrimental to your health as you think. Here’s everything you need to know about the misunderstood ingredient, according to experts.”
“MSG is a completely natural substance. It occurs in foods like ripe tomatoes, aged cheeses, fish, mushrooms and seaweed—all of which share that deep, earthy, savory flavor. Today, MSG is produced by fermenting starch, sugar beets, sugar cane, or molasses, the FDA says. And despite the name, it contains no gluten.”
“There is no good research to back up the notion that MSG is bad for you,” explains Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., director of nutrition education at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. “In fact, international organizations such as the World Health Organization, the Food and Drug Administration, and the European Food Safety Association classify MSG as ‘generally recognized as safe.’ ”
Read the full article in Prevention here.
Read more about MSG’s safety being affirmed worldwide.


19th-Century Studies – Term 1 MWF 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Gisèle M. Baxter
Ghosts are Real (So are Vampires): 19th-Century Gothic Terror and Horror
“Ghosts are real, this much I know” – Edith Cushing, Crimson Peak
“There are such beings as vampires; some of us have evidence that they exist” – Abraham Van Helsing, Dracula
Whether we take Edith or Van Helsing at their word, the 19th-century Gothic revival certainly emphasized possibilities for terror and horror in tales of the supernatural. However, these interventions of un-dead beings often take place in the recognizable present; they speak to its anxieties. Perhaps they speak to ours as well, given our recent fascination with Neo-Victorian representations of the 19th century, such as Penny Dreadful, From Hell, Crimson Peak, etc. As we journey into the dark days of autumn, we will address issues of gender and sexuality; class, race, and culture; realism and the supernatural; urban and rural settings, all in a century known for developments in science and technology, social upheaval, and a veneer of respectability, yet with monsters lurking in closets and under beds.
The core text list will tentatively include John Polidori’s The Vampyre, Sheridan LeFanu’s Carmilla, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, Margaret Oliphant’s The Library Window, and short fiction from The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories (we may even look at a few excerpts from the genuine penny dreadful serial, Varney the Vampire). We will consider the evolution of academic critical responses (as well as popular reaction) to such texts, and the way in which such texts have shaped the way we think about and visualize the 19th century. Evaluation will be based on two short essays, a term paper, and a final examination, as well as contribution to in-class and Canvas-based discussion.
Keep checking this post for updates concerning the course, its texts, and its requirements.


Turning Rainwater into Drinking Water – Stevens Library at Sacred Heart Schools
Nothing closes down a school like the lack of access to water, yet the value of water is often not appreciated—even by Californians in the midst of a drought. So Sacred Heart Schools pursued net zero water for the Stevens Library.
Graywater is collected from the Stevens Library sinks and condensing unit, and filtered along with the graywater from the rest of the campus (Figure 1). This recycled water is adequately treated, so it can be used for campus irrigation needs and toilet flushing.
Figure 1 Graywater Recycling System. (Credit: WRNS Studio)
Graywater is collected from campus buildings, treated and reused for irrigation, toilet flushing, and nonpotable plumbing fixtures.
In addition, rainwater is collected from the library roof and then filtered. Plans originally called for the rainwater to serve as the library’s drinking water source, but that plan encountered regulatory obstacles.
The rainwater project was approved at the city level, but the city required approval from upper regulatory levels. The county agreed with the concept, but required state approval.
The state agreed with the concept, but required the potable water system to be tested on an aggressive daily schedule that the school could not accommodate. Not willing to abandon the educational opportunity, the project was redesigned during construction to use the collected rainwater and use i as the only irrigation source for the eco-orchard the students tend.
A 3,000-gallon rainwater tank and its filters are part of the library and are accessible through exterior folding glass doors. Graphics on the glass doors illustrate the water story and potable water availability.


How It All Began
Pierre de Maricourt – more commonly known as Peregrinus – is responsible for the first comprehensive account of magnetism. In his Epistola de Magnete, he describes the lodestone and its magnetic properties, the two poles of a magnet, and the fundamental properties of magnetic attraction and repulsion. He describes how to make a compass, and what exactly it can do for his reader: “Per hoc item instrumentum,” Peregrinus begins in his original Latin. “By this very instrument, you may direct your course to any cities and islands, to whatever other places, wherever you wish to by land or sea, with the longitude and latitude of the these places always known to you.”
We know very little about Peregrinus the man. One of the manuscripts of his Epistola de Magnete bears a note indicating that it was created during the siege of Lucera, in present-day Italy, on 8 August 1269. This date has since come to represent the accepted date of composition for the work. MIT is fortunate enough to own a copy of the editio princeps, or first printed edition, of this important text, printed at Augsburg in 1558. By way of comparison, the Vail Collection also offers a facsimile of a 14th-century manuscript of the work.
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A great history video from Popular Mechanics. In 1974, a menacing helicopter took to the skies for the first time. It had one simple mission—survive—no matter the cost. Its designers built its hulking frame from lessons learned during the Vietnam War, chief among them being that a helicopter isn’t any good if it can’t stay in the fight. This new helicopter—more of a flying tank than your average helicopter of the era—would go on to serve for 40 years with U.S. military—and it’s still got several more decades left in the tank.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army’s Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61.
Named after the Native American war leader Black Hawk, the UH-60A entered service with the U.S. Army in 1979, to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois as the Army’s tactical transport helicopter. This was followed by the fielding of electronic warfare and special operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH-60L and UH-60M utility variants have also been developed. Modified versions have also been developed for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. In addition to U.S. Army use, the UH-60 family has been exported to several nations. Black Hawks have served in combat during conflicts in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and other areas in the Middle East.


A lottery is a contest where people buy tickets with the hope of winning a prize. It can be a state-run contest or any contest where the winner is selected at random.
The lottery is a popular way to raise money for public uses. It is especially popular in states where tax revenues are low, and it has won broad public approval even when fiscal conditions were good.
Proponents of lotteries argue that they increase government revenues without increasing taxes, and they also benefit small businesses by providing a cheap source of entertainment to the general public. The proceeds from the games are used for a variety of public purposes, including education and other community projects.
Critics point out that lotteries are a form of gambling, and they claim they promote addictive behavior, increase regressive taxation on lower-income groups, and create other abuses. They also claim that promoting the lottery interferes with other public purposes.
Using the lottery as a tool for distributing wealth is also controversial. Many states use the lottery to generate cash for subsidized housing, kindergarten placements, and other social programs.
Groups of individuals frequently pool their money and buy lottery tickets, particularly for large jackpots. These groups generate more media coverage than solo winners and are a good marketing strategy for the lottery.
Winning the lottery is a big deal, but it can be difficult to predict. To help maximize your chances, try to select numbers that have not been picked often by other players.


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Inhibition of flower initiation by nearby developing fruits is one of the main causes of biennial bearing in apple trees. This localized inhibition may depend on a critical ratio of inhibitor and promoter hormones that inhibits flowering of apical meristems. A model is proposed to explain this phenomenon. In the model, it is assumed that seeds and leaves act as point sources and export inhibiting and promoting hormones to apical meristems. The model assumes critical ratios of promoting and inhibiting hormones determine whether an apical meristem flowers or not and this may be a cause of biennial bearing. Thus, the spatial arrangement of shoot apical meristems on a limb is perhaps critical in determining whether meristems initiate flower clusters. This article presents a novel framework to view the hormone hypotheses of biennial bearing in apple trees and how management strategies such as flower removal could be used to achieve regular numbers of flower clusters over consecutive years.
Tree fruit growers use chemical and mechanical thinning techniques in an attempt to maintain regular annual flower production and maximum repeatable yields of varieties susceptible to biennial bearing. If the percentage of floral buds an apple tree could produce without causing yield depression in subsequent years was known, it would be possible to better manage crop-thinning regimes. This study proposes that thinning is a partial transfer of potential flower buds from one year to the next year and estimates the maximum repeatable sequence of flower buds without biennial bearing. The conceptual framework is tested on a 50-year simulation with 0% to 100% transfer of thinned flower buds. Results indicate that the maximum repeatable sequence of flower buds rises sharply when the final years of the orchard approach and declines when the percent transfer of thinned buds is near 0%.


By Catherine Amoriello
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania (GSHPA) is excited to share several new hands-on environmental learning stations are now available for visitor use at Camp Small Valley in Dauphin County.
GSHPA added six self-guided stations to the property focused on watershed/water quality monitoring, aeroponics, rain barrel diversion, riparian buffers, pollinator gardens, and composting. Visitors are welcome to learn about the topics through signage along property trails and at-home activities.
The stations follow Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) framework. MWEEs are learner-focused experiences meant to prompt youth interest, action, and civic engagement in local environmental issues. GSHPA’s curriculum will also provide orienteering, geocaching, and hiking opportunities to engage girls and visitors in nature. MWEEs are required for all students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“We were granted funding for this project nearly a year ago and we are excited to finally share these new installations with the local community and camp visitors,” said Sarah Monelli, GSHPA Property and Outdoor Program Manager. “Our learning stations are a perfect field trip opportunity for schools looking to fill the MWEE requirement while also engaging students in learning about the environment and outdoor-related career opportunities.”
GSHPA’s environmental learning stations were one of 63 projects selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to receive funding to address environmental justice, climate change, and/or water quality. GSHPA was awarded $18,323 from the DEP’s Environmental Education Grants Program which mandates setting aside 5% of pollution fine and penalties collected annually for environmental education in Pennsylvania.
GSHPA applied for the grant funding to increase educational programming at Camp Small Valley, specifically related to environmental learning and justice. The new MWEE learning stations will align with GSHPA’s outdoor and stewardship initiatives, both integral components of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE), while also meeting state education standards.
GSHPA’s MWEE learning stations are open for public use. Individuals or groups can access this free property resource by making a day or overnight camp unit reservation. To make a Camp Small Valley reservation, please visit GSHPA’s Camp Small Valley property reservation webpage or contact email@example.com.


Jacques Précigout, Scientist at ISTO, and his team publish in the journal Scientific Reports new data linking quartz creep to the production of micro-porosity, the main support for geological fluid circulation.
The presence of porosity is a sine qua non condition for the circulation of fluids through rocks. The resulting fluid-rock interactions have a major impact on many geological phenomena such as metamorphic reactions, ore deposition and earthquake nucleation. However, the ability of rocks to flow under the effect of high temperatures at depth – also called ductile or viscous deformation – means that the persistence or production of such porosity under these conditions remains highly debated. It is in this context that a recent study, conducted by the Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans (ISTO) and published in the journal Scientific Reports, has identified pores well below the micron size and associated with the plastic deformation of quartz in the western granite of Naxos (Cyclades, Greece). Through detailed analysis of backscattered electron diffraction around these sub-micron pores, this study suggests that they result from the coalescence of crystalline defects (dislocations) within the quartz grains, before being themselves accumulated at the grain boundaries neo-formed by dynamic recrystallization. These new data show the importance of plastic deformation, which contributes largely to the ductile regime of lithospheric rocks, in the production of deep micro-porosity and its consequences within the Earth’s crust.
Reference | Précigout, J., Ledoux, E., Arbaret, L. & Spriet, C. Porosity induced by dislocation dynamics in quartz-rich shear bands of granitic rocks. Scientific Reports 12: 6141, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10053-x (2022)
Figure | Micro-pores identified by electron microscopy in quartz aggregates of the Naxos granite (Cyclades, Greece). These micro-pores are mainly observed along the grain boundaries, here revealed by the tearing of a quartz grain during the polishing of a sample.


Light And Shade
LIGHT AND SHADE
Two Entire Packs of Cards
- The foundations ascend in sequence, but are formed in alternate colors: red ace, black deuce, red three, and so on.
- Cards placed on the Auxiliaries descend in sequence, but must also alternate in color.
- Vacancies in the Auxiliaries are filled by cards from the Rivals; vacancies in the Rivals, by cards from the pack or talon.
Withdraw from the pack the eight aces, and place them in a horizontal line (the suits as in tableau). These are the foundation cards, which ascend in sequence to kings (Rule I).
Next deal out eight cards and place them above the foundations in two rows, four cards in each (see tableau). The upper row is called the Auxiliaries; the lower one, the Rivals. If any suitable cards are found in the Auxiliaries, play them, filling the spaces so made from the Rivals (Rule III). Cards from the Rivals may be placed in descending sequence on those of the Auxiliaries (Rule II), and the sequences so formed will be played as opportunity arises on to the foundations. Continue to deal out the pack, playing, placing on the Auxiliaries, and refilling spaces according to rules—the non-suitable cards forming a talon.
It must be remembered that cards can only be played on the foundations from the Auxiliaries
, and not straight from the Rivals or from the talon; cards from these must first pass into the Auxiliaries.
There is no re-deal.
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Curated by: Dóra Hegyi and Franciska Zólyom
Research by: Zsuzsa László
How people learn, what they know and how it influences their personality, their behaviour and their position in society, is examined from various different perspectives. With a focus on Eastern Europe, Creativity Exercises presents historical and contemporary artistic projects that experiment with alternative forms of learning.
The exhibition, workshops and lectures look into the inquiring quality of creativity, which is at the same time subversive and constructive: artistic approaches that challenge a wider view of learning, and related social, economic and institutional conditionalities, are introduced and activated.
In analogy with questions and concepts associated with educational and social sciences, these artistic projects investigate equitable forms of learning and learning exchange. The interplay of individual expression and collective action is considered, along with the reversibility of the relationship between teacher and pupil. Another focus is on exclusion mechanisms in the education system versus the empowerment potential of knowledge.
The title of the project is borrowed from a drawing course held by the artists Miklós Erdély and Dóra Maurer between the years of 1975 and 1977 in Budapest. For a short time, independently of state art schools, the education of amateurs presented the opportunity to put collective and process-oriented work to the test and to eliminate thought barriers.
Creativity Exercises was developed in collaboration with hu.tranzit.org.
The project is funded by the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony, the ERSTE Foundation and the Federal Chancellery of Austria.


A Major Shift in Diabetes Treatment Targets and Goals
Out with the old, in with the old and new?
In the not too distant past, patients with diabetes were managed by targeting a specific range of blood glucose values. Like anything else in the medical community, these ranges fluctuated as expert consensus and opinions changed over the years as new findings became available. As proof of this, one needs look no further than the history of the American Diabetes Association’s “Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes,” which is released annually. As an example, in 2014, the ADA changed the range of targeted fasting blood glucose from 70-130 mg/dl to 80-130 mg/dl. While this change does not appear to be overwhelming, it was decided that tight control to 70 mg/dl increased the incidence of hypoglycemia, which is recognized as a dangerous sequela of diabetes treatment. Another example is the discovery by Dr. Samuel Rahbar in 1968 that hemoglobin A1C is elevated in patients with diabetes. It took several years for this idea to take hold, but following the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial in 1993, and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study in 1998, with established HbA1C as a useful clinical marker in type 1 and type 2 diabetes respectively, the ADA agreed in 2010 that HbA1C be used in the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes. Since then, it has been widely regarded that HbA1C should be maintained below 7 to achieve “good control,” and, more importantly, to minimize the risk of adverse cardiovascular events and improve overall survival.
In the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, discus Continue reading


The Roman artwork was the visual art that made the territories of the empire so popular. Most of this form of art was in the form of architecture, paintings, mosaic work, and sculpture.
The other things that form a part of the artwork included- metalwork, ivory carving, gem engraving and some other minor but quite significant forms of art.
Ancient Roman Artwork: Painting Sculpture Architecture
There is a popular view that the works of the Roman artist were quite a replica of that of the Greek artist. The work of the Greek antecedents is quite legendary.
This is quite some evidence that proves that the art was a copy of the Greeks. And this highlights the amount of respect that the Romans had for the Greek artists.
Many of the techniques of arts including high and low relief, coin art, free-standing sculpture, vase art, bronze keeping- all have been originally developed by the Greek artists.
The Roman Empire was quite large and it was the art that also helped in the developing of the culture of the place.
The paintings of the ancient Roman times have been well preserved. These paintings are on a wide range of subjects that include still life, animals, portraits, things of everyday life, mythological subjects, etc.
There are a lot of artworks in which the theme is rural mountains, rustic temples, and also country horses.
The sculpture was something that was quite modest, natural and also realistic. There have been some realistic depictions of the human anatomy in these sculptures.
The Romans also have at many times depicted the royal persons on these. There are some warriors and historic and heroic adventures and triumphs that have been depicted on these.
The architecture is something that was a great roman innovation. This was quite large and vast in terms of area. This was so because the roman land was also quite huge in terms of area. There were massive buildings and the building material in some of these structures has been concrete.
The artwork and the construction are quite legendary. There were structures like the roundtable also. There has also been the construction of meetinghouses, large and beautiful gardens, palaces, baths, temples and some historic monuments.
Roman aqueducts are based on the arch shape and they were something’s that were very common in the Roman Empire. It is also the standing Masonry that is quite impressive.


To many, mosquitoes are around every corner in Southwest Florida. Along with living with them, protecting ourselves from the disease-carrying bugs is a way of life. Now, researchers say not all pesticides will help control the pesky bugs.
Scientists with the Collier Mosquito Control District research and test mosquitoes in a lab, and they recently discovered the pests can survive being sprayed with a particular pesticide.
“We were testing different mosquitoes, and we saw that two particular types of mosquitoes were resistant to pyrethroids,” said Dr. Keira Lucas, director of research at the mosquito control district.
And these are well-known mosquitoes to us in Florida.
“One was Aedes aegypti, and that is your Zika virus mosquito,” Lucas said. “And the second is Culex quinquefasciatus, and that is your, typically your West Nile virus mosquito.”
But not all hope is lost for controlling the species.
“If we identify a species that is resistant to pyrethroids, we may choose to use a larvicide or an organophosphate-based adulticide,” Lucas said.
And just because we aren’t hearing about Zika or West Nile virus in our area now, it doesn’t mean we should let our guard down.
“We do have the mosquitoes that can spread those diseases,” Lucas said. “So we need to be proactive in controlling those mosquitoes.”
This involves dumping standing water around homes and staying indoors at dawn and dusk.
People living in Collier County can also get mosquito fish from the district to manage pests at your home. Anyone can call and make an appointment to pick them up.
“Between screens and lotions and candles, there’s different misters and things you can put out these days,” said Chris St. Gelais in Naples. “For us, it’s just preventative maintenance as much as possible, especially with the kids.”


Saturday, November 9, 2019
Impact of Radio in Law Enforcement Essay
I believe the largest impact on policing has been made by the simple invention of the two way radio which has in turn been expanded upon with cell phone and mobile internet capabilities. I had read this in textbooks concerning the evolution of policing, but reading this article certainly helped to confirm it. The advent of the car and of two-way wireless communications systems brought about what it called an Ã¢â¬Å"incident-drivenÃ¢â¬ policing strategy that relied on random patrol and rapid response in radio-equipped patrol cars to prevent crime. However, research conducted in the latter part of the century on the impact of this strategy found it to be too costly in terms of the actual number of officers and vehicles that an agency would have to deploy to have a meaningful impact. Research also found that adopting this strategy contributed to the social distancing of the police from the community, with its consequent negative effect on an agencyÃ¢â¬â¢s ability to not only prevent and detect crime but also on its ability to enforce the law and to maintain order. While the ability to communicate instantly over long distances is certainly a boon when it comes to coordinating efforts to detain criminals on the run, it has damaged the relationship the police have with the public. Crime typically happens in such a small window it is often rare that a police officer arrives in time to prevent its commission or at the very least its escalation. Not only that, the addition of the accessibility of the internet can make it painfully obvious the difference of the level of effort in some communities as opposed to others. Either way, it seems to be losing battles for law enforcement as budgets are cut yet more is asked of them while at the same time embellishment of negative incidents makes it more difficult for them to perform their duties in an increasingly more sensitive public environment. Being that funding is based on the surrounding areas and their ability to generate taxes, it seems we are on an inevitable course that will see justice served only to those with the means to fund its pursuit.
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To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. The popular term self-love refers to the act of valuing one’s own happiness and spiritual growth. Self-love, often confused with selfishness and egoism, is not only about satisfying your needs but it is a state of appreciation of yourself. Self-love is crucial for your well-being like self-respect is important for your happiness.
- Practice mindfulness – don’t forget that there is no one who knows you better than yourself, so act on your knowledge and accept who you really are. People who are aware of their weaknesses and strengths, acting in its sole discretion, usually tend to love themselves more.
- Become your own priority – you need to live your life your own way. If you are not a priority to yourself, you put someone’s happiness constantly over yours, you have already forgotten how it is to be assertive and you will shortly lose your identity as well. Learn to say no, protect your privacy and above all, openly talk about your needs and feelings.
- Practice love for yourself – any kind of love requires practice. Do not neglect your health and basic needs, nourish yourself and do not act on what you want but rather on what you need. Forgive yourself, accept your imperfections and your humanity, surround yourself with people who respect you and allow yourself small rewards here and there (like ice cream in my case).
Self-love, like every other kind of love needs time, patience and special care. It is a state of self-esteem which together with the self-growth, helps us to accept our weaknesses, helps us to live with purpose and focuses on our self-centered goals. Like Saint Augustine once said: He who does not know how to love himself cannot love his brothers.
Graphic Blouson Bomber: Y-3
Jumpsuit: Jason Wu
Shoes: Tommy Hilfiger
Ice cream: Blueberry Muffin


Principles of Regulation
Pesticide regulation varies enormously around the world, reflecting economic development, political priorities and the importance of agriculture. However, this variation provides an extensive source of information and experience to draw upon when looking for effective standards and best practices in order to establish what CropLife International has called the “Principles of Regulation”, which satisfy the needs of our societies and meets the global challenges of the future.
The CropLife International proposition for a universal approach to the “Principles of Regulation”:
- considers societal expectations of regulation
- offers a set of commonly recognized regulatory principles
- takes the principles into practice and identifies a number of best practices for effective registration
These Principles of Regulation can equally be used as building blocks for new regulation or as measures for continuous improvement of existing regulation.
Societal Expectations of Regulation
There is no doubt that regulation is a basis for setting standards which builds both understanding and societal trust. To do this regulation must:
- Set protection goals – they should not be set without due care and attention nor should they be overly conservative. Protection goals that are clear and rational form the basis for assessing the proposed use and assist in reaching a balanced decision.
- Have procedures that are implementable – they should be neither inadequate nor overly complex, but rather procedures should be built around a common framework that creates trust and opportunities for work share or for building capacity.
- Adopt informed decision-making – they should not make ad-hoc decisions nor should they be ideological. Decisions should be based on evidence and use a common framework so that understanding and capabilities can be improved around the world.
- Enable market access – uncontrolled market entry is not acceptable but nor are unnecessary restrictions. The benefits of the technology can be realized whilst ensuring that the protection goals are met.
- Be enforceable – ensure compliance with the acceptable approval and enforceability through shared responsibility.


Rubble piles asteroids consist of reassembled fragments from shattered monolithic asteroids and are much more abundant than previously thought in the solar system. Although monolithic asteroids that are a kilometer in diameter have been predicted to have a lifespan of few 100 million years, it is currently not known how durable rubble pile asteroids are. Here, we show that rubble pile asteroids can survive ambient solar system bombardment processes for extremely long periods and potentially 10 times longer than their monolith counterparts. We studied three regolith dust particles recovered by the Hayabusa space probe from the rubble pile asteroid 25143 Itokawa using electron backscatter diffraction, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, atom probe tomography, and 40Ar/39Ar dating techniques. Our results show that the particles have only been affected by shock pressure of ca. 5 to 15 GPa. Two particles have 40Ar/39Ar ages of 4,219 ± 35 and 4,149 ± 41 My and when combined with thermal and diffusion models; these results constrain the formation age of the rubble pile structure to ≥4.2 billion years ago. Such a long survival time for an asteroid is attributed to the shock-absorbent nature of rubble pile material and suggests that rubble piles are hard to destroy once they are created. Our results suggest that rubble piles are probably more abundant in the asteroid belt than previously thought and provide constrain to help develop mitigation strategies to prevent asteroid collisions with Earth.
|ジャーナル||Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|
|出版ステータス||Published - 2023 1月 31|
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Exposure to light
Exposure is the volume of light that strikes a photosensitive medium—this can be either film or a digital image sensor; this guide concentrates on digital photography—and the critical ingredient in determining image brightness. The total exposure received by the image sensor is determined by the light intensity—which is a factor of both the lens aperture and scene luminance—and the duration of that exposure. The following equation expresses this relationship:
Exposure = Intensity × Time
The aperture is a circular opening located inside the lens; it controls the intensity of light passing through it. The shutter is a timed-barrier situated to the fore of the image sensor; it controls the duration that light exposes the sensor. On the camera, the aperture and shutter are the only settings for controlling the intensity of light reaching the image sensor.
In addition to the aperture and shutter, most discussions of exposure will feature a third element, the ISO. Unlike the aperture and shutter, which are physical mechanisms, ISO is an electronic function that simulates changes to exposure. Much like changing exposure, the ISO affects the final brightness of your pictures; however, unlike adjusting exposure, the effect isn’t achieved by varying the amount of light striking the image sensor.
Although various combinations of aperture, shutter, and ISO settings can result in an image of equal brightness, the distinct values selected will impart their unique characteristics to the final picture. This tripartite relationship between aperture, shutter, and ISO is often called the Exposure Triangle; however, given what’s been established about exposure, the name is incorrect. A more appropriate name would be the Effective Exposure Triangle. This relationship is expressed as:
Effective Exposure = Intensity × Time × ISO
Names and definitions aside, it’s helpful to develop an intuitive understanding for each of the settings, since correct exposure isn’t exclusively about producing a picture of sufficient brightness, it’s also about balancing the variables at your disposal to achieve the desired look.


Cosmogenic nuclide dating of the sediments of Bulmer Cavern: Implications for the uplift history of southern Northwest Nelson, South Island New Zealand
The landscape of Northwest Nelson shows evidence of significant tectonic activity since the inception of the Austro-Pacific plate boundary in the Eocene. Evidence of subsidence followed by rapid uplift from the Eocene to the late Miocene is preserved in the sedimentary basins of Northwest Nelson. However, the effects of erosion mean there is very little evidence of post-Miocene tectonic activity preserved in the Northwest Nelson area. This is a period of particular interest, because it coincides with the onset of rapid uplift along the Alpine Fault, which is located to the south, and the very sparse published data for this period suggest very low uplift rates compared to other areas close to the Alpine Fault. Cosmogenic nuclide burial dating of sediments preserved in Bulmer Cavern, indicate an uplift rate of 0.13mm/a from the mid-Pliocene to the start of the Pleistocene and 0.067mm/a since the start of the Pleistocene. The Pleistocene uplift rate is similar to other published uplift rates for this period from the northern parts of Northwest Nelson, suggesting that the whole of Northwest Nelson has experienced relative tectonic stability compared to other areas close to the Alpine Fault during this period. The mid-Pliocene uplift rate is possibly the first precisely constrained uplift rate in the area for this period, and suggests that there has been a progressive decrease in uplift rates from much higher rates in the late Miocene.


Diaper rash is the result of the breakdown of the outer layer of skin. The moisture and compounds in urine and feces penetrate and soften the skin causing it to lose its protective toughness. This makes it much easier for bacteria and fungus to penetrate the skin and find an environment which promotes their growth. Like other aspects of health, the key is prevention. In countries where infants do not wear diapers (and there are many!), there is no diaper rash. The use of plastic pants also promotes the trapping of moisture. There are now diaper overpants made of wool which work well to keep the moisture off of the baby’s clothes…….they allow a bit more air circulation.
The key to prevention is checking often for wet and dirty diapers and changing them immediately. Use of a zinc oxide ointment or cod-liver oil ointment is helpful, but powders should NOT be used due to the risks of your baby inhaling talc particles.
The beginning signs of diaper rash are redness and swelling. As soon as you see this, try not to cover it up with another diaper. It is perfectly alright to place the baby on top of towels or cotton diapers and clean up as they get wet or soiled……this is how most of the rest of the diaperless world deals with this……and they don’t have to deal with diaper rash!
Simple diaper rash is not necessarily an indication of a skin infection. However, infection is a possible complication. Once the skin begins to lose its protective abilities both bacteria and fungus can get a toe-hold. If the baby’s skin starts to slough off, or if raised or crusted sores appear, you should take the baby in to see your clinician. Your baby may need medicines to help heal a fungal or bacterial infection.


Foxes in the Vineyard
Templars, Nazis, and the Battle for Jerusalem
In April of 1948, Boston University history professor Evan Sinclair receives a telegram notifying him that his father, Professor Clive Robert Sinclair, has been reported missing from his post at the Palestine Archaeological Museum. Fearing for his fathers well-being, Evan and Clives longtime friend, Mervin Smythe, travel to Palestine on the eve of the first Arab-Israeli War.
Evan finds his father and far morea lost love, a son he never knew he had, and covert elements of the Third Reich positioned in Palestine before the end of World War II. Having infiltrated both Arab and Jewish populations, the Nazis seek to use counter-intelligence and terror to stoke the fires of hatred and fear between Arabs and Jews. The goal is to drive the British from Palestine and to seize Jerusalem as the capital of a reborn Third Reich with the legendary Knights Templar treasure as plunder and the Temple Mount as their fortress. To defeat them, Evan finds that he must risk everything.
Filled with real people from the pages of history as well as fictional characters, Foxes in the Vineyard follows Evan as he battles not only for his ideals, but his life.


This book is the third one of “Discussions between Economic Agents” series. The subject- time series analysis- is
totally used as a key point in each paper. A time series data set consists of two or more variables over time. So, time series data can have different time frequencies, such as hourly, weekly, quarterly and annual. Moreover, these data have to be
arranged in chronological order. Most of the economic variable has been influenced by the past values of itself. That is these variables are integrated according to the influenced period times. If there is only one lag, we say it is I(1) i.e. integrated in first difference. Otherwise, if there is no influence from past to nominal value, the variable is called as stationary. To see whether the variable is stationary or has a unit root, a unit root test has to be applied. Such as, Augmented Dickey Fuller), Phillips Perron, Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin, Ng-Perron, Lee-Strazicich and etc. Following this test, according to the variables properties ordinary least square, cointegration and error correction analysis are done. In this context, the articles mentioned in the following paragraphs are related via the time series. There are seven valuable works in the book.


This rich anthology offers 128 pages of poetry for the upper elementary and middle school students. The works of some of the most prestigious poets in the Spanish speaking world are represented.
Some of the poets included among many others are:
- from Spain, Rafael Alberti, Federico García Lorca, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Antonio Machado
- from Argentina, Elsa Isabel Bornemann, María Elena Walsh
- from Costa Rica, Floria Jiménez
- from Chile, Gabriela Mistral
- from Cuba, Mirta Aguirre, David Chericián, José Martí
- from México, Elías Nandino, Antonio Ramírez Granados, Octavio Paz, Gilda Rincón
- from Nicaragua, Rubén Darío
- from Puerto Rico, Ester Feliciano Mendoza
Poetry is one of the best gifts we can give children. A poem a day enhances a child’s life with the sounds of words, with rhyme and rhythm, with the enchantment of images and metaphors, with the invitation to see reality with new eyes.
Our culture is very rich in outstanding poets and excellent poetry. Some poets write primarily for children, but even our most recognized poets have at some time or other written poetry that children can enjoy.


Using modern day business application has made a huge impact on the way a business operates. It has made the effort process more effective and better to monitor. This kind of software as well allows managers to examine the entire business derived from one of central position. The right software also can speed up the productive circuit.
The early times of automation included the use of huge mainframe personal computers for wearisome jobs. Then, computer-aided drafting for computer-aided manufacturing came along. And then, spreadsheet programs just like Lotus 1-2-3, Word Best, and Microsoft Excel became very popular. These people were very successful and helped millions of businesses switch from old-fashioned drafting board into a modern computer.
But then, the web came along, and early days of organization software got another change. The internet enabled more information https://softwaremanage.info/2020/12/29/erp-software-for-modern-business-requirements-you-require-help/ to be transmitted faster, and the software market was forced to change.
In the early 1990s, a brand new wave of technology started out to switch the way businesses operated. The net made it conceivable to get in touch with people across the globe. This modified the way data was offered and the method information was gathered.
Early use of computer programs to replace white-collar workers was very rewarding. However , the first use of this software also caused a radical shift in white-collar labor.
Today, the use of RPA (robotic process automation) is definitely driving the next phase of organization software progression. RPA aims to reduce costs, increase functional proficiency, and limit human error. The insurance industry, banking and financial services, as well as the legal market are at the forefront in this area.
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Record Display for the EPA National Library CatalogRECORD NUMBER: 9 OF 19
|Main Title||Habitability and Cosmic Catastrophes [electronic resource] /|
|Publisher||Springer Berlin Heidelberg,|
|Subjects||Physics ; Planetology ; Astrophysics ; Astrobiology ; Climatic changes ; Environmental protection|
|Collation||XIV, 248 p. online resource.|
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Habitable zones -- Properties and Environments of Life -- Stars and Galaxies -- Planetary Systems -- Catastrophes in Our Solar System? -- Catastrophes in Extrasolar Planetary Systems? -- The Solar Neighborhood -- The Search for Extraterrestrial Life. The solar system has a rather well-known history. Looking at the present situation, one might get the impression that it was a rather stable and well-defined system: the orbits of the planets appear to be stable, climate and atmospheres on the planets have been determined, the risk of collision with other bodies (comets, asteroids, meteorites) seems to be small. However it is known today that the evolution of life on Earth was neither a steady progression nor uniform. There were several periods of mass extinction. These catastrophic events played a crucial role in the rise of new species. Events of astrophysical origin include: - Asteroid impacts - Major solar variabilty (space weather) - Nearby supernovae - The passage of the solar system through dense interstellar clouds Catastrophic cosmic events of this type appear in the range of some 100 million years. The author discusses whether and how such events could have occurred in the solar system as well as in recently found extrasolar planetary systems. In this text, which addresses readers in the field of Astrophysics and Astrobiology but also Geophysics and Biology these cosmic catastrophic events are described at an intermediate student's level.


Tetrahedrons made from DNA that extend and shorten in response to added short strands of DNA may provide new nanotech methods of drug delivery, but may present even more exciting possibilities for atomically precise functional nanosystems.
I feel like a broken record this week, only posting about DNA nanotechnology, but I won’t apologize because it’s such an exciting area. In this article from the New Scientist news service, Tom Simonite describes the latest advance from Andrew Turberfield and his colleagues. After pioneering the use of “fuel strands” to cause programmed movement in DNA nanostructures and building rigid tetrahedron from DNA, Turberfield now combines the two to change the shape of DNA tetrahedrons in a precisely controlled fashion. A few excerpts from “Remote-control DNA ‘pistons’ could power tiny robots“.
Nanoscopic DNA pyramids that change shape when sent different chemical signals, have been demonstrated by researchers in the UK and Germany. Such structures could act as the motors of nanoscale robots, they say.
Other researchers have previously built DNA devices capable of walking along proteins or functioning like nanoscopic robot arms, but precise control of these 3D structures has proven difficult.
Now Andrew Turberfield of Oxford University in the UK, and colleagues at the University of Bielefeld in Germany, have shown how carefully crafted DNA structures can be made to self assemble and change shape when sent specific DNA signals.
The research paper was published in Nature Nanotechnology and the abstract is available here. The potential of the work is described very well by the authors in their final paragraph (citation references in the orginal deleted):
We have demonstrated dynamic control of both angles and distances in three dimensions. Self-assembled three-dimensional actuators, laid out on planar templates created by the DNA origami technique, could provide an alternative to lithography in the fabrication of integrated nanomechanical devices. Shape changes could also be used to achieve triggered release of a cargo encapsulated in a DNA cage; the recent demonstration of protein encapsulation in a DNA tetrahedron suggests applications in drug delivery. Also, although the conformational changes demonstrated in this paper are simple, robotic devices capable of complex structural rearrangements may be assembled from multiple copies of simple reconfigurable modules.


Installing solar panels. How to do it?
alternative energy sources have a number of advantages.
Solar panels are safe, effective, and very convenient. These panels generate electricity all year round. There are both compact and large in size models of solar panels. Monocrystalline solar cells are silicon cells, combined with each other. For their production using the most pure silicon. For polycrystalline silicon melt is subjected to slow cooling. Such technology requires less energy therefore the cost of silicon, obtained using it lower. Polymer batteries are used in areas where the greatest importance is the mechanical resilience and environmental disposal.
Solar panels – supplier of clean energy
If conduct division depending on the material used, the batteries are amorphous silicon, and if depending on the production technology – to film. In case of manufacturing panels amorphous, crystalline silicon is not used, a silane or silane which is applied a thin layer of material on the substrate. The efficiency of such batteries is only 5-6%, they have a very low rate of effectiveness, but in spite of these shortcomings, they have a number of advantages:
- Optical absorption index is 20 times higher than that of poly- and monocrystals.
- The thickness of elements is less than 1 micron.
- In comparison with poly- and single crystals has a better performance in cloudy weather.
- Increased flexibility.
- Supplier of clean energy.
but their main advantages are:
- Low cost of production.
- The ease and accessibility.
- No harmful effects on the environment.


The degassing device mainly treats molten metal containing a certain amount of hydrogen and other residues (alkali metals, slag inclusions) to improve the cleanliness of the aluminum alloy.
The cleanliness of aluminum alloy has always been the focus of attention, and it is still one of the most concerning issues in the aluminum casting industry. Generally, the cleanliness of aluminum alloys are referred to as minimizing the following contaminants: 1) dissolved H, 2) alkaline elements such as Na, Li, and Ca, and 3) inclusions.
In the basic understanding of all aspects of these pollutants, extensive research has made great progress, and in many companies, the practice of removing inclusions has been established and routinely used, and the removal of H and alkaline elements has become a must melting processing procedures.
However, with the ever-increasing demand for improved alloy properties, the requirements for alloy cleanliness have become more and more stringent, and more and more foundries have paid more and more attention to the cleanliness of their alloys. This urgently requires more effort in this area.
AdTech rotary degassing device can optimize and control the quality of its molten metal to meet its strict alloy cleanliness requirements, while reducing operating costs.
The inert gas is injected into the melt through the rotor in the degassing unit, and is broken by the rotor into uniformly dispersed tiny bubbles, which rise to the surface of the melt. Bubbles absorb hydrogen, alkali metals, and inclusions during the ascent.
In the rotating degassing process, the bubble size depends on the injection process, not on the type of gas used. As long as the diameter of the bubbles generated by the impeller is less than about 5 mm (5000 microns) and the bubbles are uniformly dispersed throughout the melt, the rotary degassing can achieve nearly 100% degassing efficiency.
The bubble formation process depends on the flow rate of the purge gas. To optimize the degassing process, it is necessary to use an appropriate combination of the maximum possible purge gas volume flow and the number of rotor revolutions per minute to minimize the interference on the surface of the molten pool. The physical condition of the degassing equipment and the rotor will also affect the degassing efficiency.


San Luis Reservoir
June 6 2023
2,024,152 acre-ft+0.1% today
170% of Normal • Very High
Water storage levels at San Luis Reservoir are currently 2,024,152 acre-ft, about 170% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 1,186,380.94acre-ft.
Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 2003 was 2011-03-26 when levels reached 2,035,210 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 2021-10-23 when levels receded to 192,050 acre-ft.
San Luis Reservoir is located in Merced County, California and was created in 1967 by the construction of the San Luis Dam. The reservoir has a capacity of 2,041,000 acre-feet and is the fifth-largest reservoir in California. The reservoir serves as a critical source of water for the Central Valley Project, providing irrigation water for more than 600,000 acres of farmland. The reservoir also serves as a recreational destination, with boating, fishing, and camping opportunities available. The hydrology of the reservoir is largely dependent on surface flows from the San Joaquin River and snowpack melt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. San Luis Reservoir is managed by the California Department of Water Resources and plays a crucial role in meeting the water needs of both agricultural and urban areas in California.
|Storage 24hr Change||0.1%|
|Percent of Normal||170%|


نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
1 پژوهشگر دوره دکتری دانشگاه هنر اصفهان و مربی دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
2 استادیار دانشگاه هنر اصفهان
عنوان مقاله [English]
The present paper is dedicated to investigate the field of “the history of Islamic Art” in three periods of time. It is intended to explain the root of some of the established disputes in this field, including the recent dispute over the own term “Islamic Art”. After presenting some preliminaries on the subject of discourse analysis, which is the tool for theoretical analysis in the present paper, it investigates formation, evolution and signs of turning of discourse of Islamic Art in three periods of time: nineteenth century, twenty and twenty first centuries.
This paper shows “Islamic Art”, as a discourse, is produced from thinking about external reality more than reality itself. These thoughts, gradually, have reflected in format of language and discourse. The Islamic Art discourse formed in 19th century under orientalism. It had a mild inter-discourse paradigm shift from anthropological approach to historical approach in 20th century. Then, in the early 21th century, it faced with serious critiques that questioning many of fixed aspects of this discourse from orientalism framework to historical-cultural approach. This questioning process shows the formation of new approach, or even, new discourse in this field. The research method in this paper is historical method and for analyzing data was used from discourse analysis theory


DIPLOMA in Engineering and Technology – Diploma programs are a higher education opportunity that schools around the world offer. This program is often a clear path to employment. The Diploma in Engineering, also Diploma of Engineering or Diploma in Technical Education are programmes focused on practical and skills-oriented training. It is a technical degree that only covers the essentials when ranked with an undergraduate engineering degree. It aims to provide students with industry or job related engineering knowledge, scientific skills, computing & analysis, mathematical techniques, a sound knowledge of English to communicate in the field and ability to apply problem solving techniques.
Its duration is 2–3 years. Many countries in the world recognize it as equivalent to Pre-Engineering or Bridging course when considered for continuing studies in engineering related bachelors or associate degree programmes. After successful completion of Diploma in Engineering course, students can either continue further Engineering studies in undergraduate level or specialize in certain fields with an advanced diploma. Diploma holders gets employment as technicians, technologists, supervisors, superintendents, foremen, machinist, workshop technicians, draughtsman, station technicians (energy, thermal, aeronautical), automobile technicians, maintenance & service technicians, equipment mechanics and technicians, CAD/CAM programmer, agricultural overseers, instrument technicians, junior instructors, manufacturing, tool and die designers, electricians…etc.


Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are eight friends studying in three different engineering colleges – A, B and C in three disciplines – Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics with not less than two and not more than three in any college. Not more than three of them study in any of the three disciplines. W studies Electrical in college B with only T, who studies Mechanical. P and Z do not study in college C and study in the same discipline but not Electrical. R studies Mechanical in college C with V, who studies Electrical. S studies Mechanical and does not study in the same college where R studies. Q does not study Electronics.
EXPLANATION College Student A P(Electronics), Z (Electronics), S(Mechanical) B W (Electrical), T (Mechanical) C R (Mechanical), V (Electrical), Q (Electrical)
A P(Electronics), Z (Electronics), S(Mechanical)
B W (Electrical), T (Mechanical)
C R (Mechanical), V (Electrical), Q (Electrical)
Q1. Which of the following combinations of college-student-specialisation is correct?
1) C-R-Electronics 2) A-Z-Electrical 3) B-W-Electronics 4) B-W-Electrical 5) B-Z-Electronics
Q2. In which of the following colleges do two students study in Electrical discipline?
1) A only 2) B only 3) C only 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these
Q3. In which discipline does Q study?
1) Electrical 2) Mechanical 3) Electrical or Mechanical 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
Q4. In which of the colleges at least one student studies in Mechanical discipline?
1) A only 2) B only 3) C only 4) Both A and B 5) All A, B and C
Q5. S studies in which college?
1) A 2) B 3) A or B 4) Data inadequate 5) None of these
Answers 1. 4 2. 3 3. 1 4. 5 5. 1


Ghanaian teacher Richard Appiah Akoto faced a difficult problem: He needed to prepare his students for a national exam that includes questions on information technology, but his school hadn’t had a computer since 2011.
So he drew computer screens and devices on his blackboard using multicolored chalk.
“I wanted them to know or see how the window will appear if they were to be behind a computer,” he told CNN. “Always wanted them to have interest in the subject, so I always do my possible best for them.”
After Akoto’s story went viral last March, Microsoft flew him to Singapore for an educators’ exchange and pledged to send him a device from a business partner. He’s also received desktops and books from a computer training school in Accra and a laptop from a doctoral student at the University of Leeds.
“I always understand from the teachings of Islam that useful knowledge is crucial for the benefit of the self and humanity,” the student, Amirah Alharthi, said. “I am thinking of how much genius people the world has already lost because these people did not have the fair opportunities comparing to others, and that makes me very sad.”


Cold Snaps & Invasive Insects
(Our recent plummeting temperatures in the Northeast convinced me to re-post this in an effort to see a silver lining.)
There can be a plus side to the sub-zero temperatures New England experiences in winter – the cold weather may well decrease the number of invasive pests we have. An example of this is the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (the aphid-like introduced insect decimating the eastern hemlock population) which succumbs at 4 or 5 degrees F. However, some insects are not fazed by the cold until it dips way below zero. At -20 F., roughly half of the Emerald Ash Borer larvae (an invasive beetle that is highly destructive to ash trees) overwintering in trees will die. Once the temperature reaches -30 F., there’s a 90 percent mortality rate. Bed Bugs face instant death at -22 degrees F., but it takes 24 hours to kill them at -11 degrees F. and 72 hours to kill them at 0 degrees F.
Unfortunately, once an invasive insect establishes itself, even if its numbers go way down for whatever reason, it usually rebounds in several years’ time. Some invertebrates are not affected by the cold temperatures. The Black-legged (Deer) Ticks that reside on moose, deer, mice, birds and other hosts can withstand sub-zero temperatures as they have the warmth of their hosts’ bodies to keep them warm. In order for ticks to succumb to the cold, the frigid air has to last until May, when the fertilized female ticks fall off their hosts to lay their eggs. (photo – emerald ash borer, public domain image)
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