Cadastral reform of indigenous land information and environmental sustainability in New Zealand
Morad, M. & Jay, M. (1997). Cadastral reform of indigenous land information and environmental sustainability in New Zealand. Surveying and Land Information Systems. 57(2), 120-123.
Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/1363
New Zealand’s cadastral system has come under scrutiny in recent years, A sharp rise in the number of land claims by the country’s indigenous Maori, accompanied by historic environmental legislation, have prompted milk for cadastral reform. Although no consensus has yet emerged among experts about future cadastral reforms, land information mangers and Maori leaders generally concede the need for the overhaul of current land information management practices. However, any future reforms will have to reconcile seemingly incompatible goals, by being legally sound, culturally appropriate, and environmentally sustainable. Most of the land in New Zealand is subject to legislation enacted within the past decade, which incorporates concern for the issues of sustainability, as well as the Maori’s cultural values and ancestral rights. The presence of this legislation, and a growing capacity among Maori to be involved, both mean that Maori concepts of land management and sustainability are receiving increasing attention in New Zealand, and are likely to influence the shape of future cadastral reforms for Maori lands.
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This article has been published in the journal: Surveying and Land Information Systems vol.57, no.2, pp.120-123. Used with permission.


PreK-6 Curricular Resources
Please read on to learn more about our academic standards, resources, units of study, learning goals and the report card used in each grade. Each subject contains a link to the Indiana Academic Standards. These are used by our teachers to develop their lesson planning. Key standards at each grade are also identified on the report card. These suggested sequences, units of study and learning goals are taken directly from the publisher and are for instructional use and planning for Hamilton Southeastern Schools. While the listings are extensive, they certainly do not represent the life that our teachers bring to their lessons and the planning that occurs to meet the individual needs of students. If you would like to review any of our resources, please contact your building principal to schedule an appointment to review these materials onsite. The content contained in this document is provided only for educational and informational purposes; it is not intended to constitute an offer or contract. Hamilton Southeastern Schools reserves the right to add, delete, or amend any of the following information at its sole discretion and without notice to the public. The use of third-party material does not constitute an endorsement of the material or the third party providing it.
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Many parents ask us if they can successfully support their child’s growing Spanish skills if they themselves don’t speak Spanish. The answer is a resounding yes! There are many ways you can help your child continue to develop skills in any language.
For those of you that have smart phones, there are many translator apps out there you can download to help make practicing Spanish with your child easier. Some of these apps are so simple that all you have to do is say the word into your phone in English, and POOF! The Spanish word is spoken back to you complete with correct pronunciation!
Here are a few apps to try (all free!):
iPhone: Talking Translator, Talking Translations, or Say Hi! Translate
Android: Talking Translator/Dictionary, Spanish Translator
The translator apps are also a fun way to learn new words with your child. Point to objects you don’t know the Spanish word for. You can say, “Como se dice…? (Ko-mo say dee-say…?)
Give it a try!
How do you say mustache in Spanish?
Find out together with your child.
Are there any great apps out there that we’ve missed? Leave us a comment and let us know!


Get Interactive with Our Conservation Education Programs
Providing quality educational experiences for our members, guests, and community is a core component of our mission. In fact, we are one of the largest zoo education programs in the country, hosting approximately 250,000 encounters with guests annually! We love to educate about wildlife and the environment through several interactive, hands-on programs onsite at the Milwaukee County Zoo or at your location!
Attend a Class or Camp!
Join the Zoological Society as we explore and learn about the wonders of wildlife, finding awe in the natural world around us. Our educators create exciting and engaging experiences for children and adults of all ages. Our classes offer developmentally appropriate experiences and are available throughout the year. For an extended opportunity, summer camps are offered during the summer months. Participate and learn about wildlife, encourage empathy for animals, and shape our community’s future science and conservation leaders.
Amplify Your Classroom Curriculum
We bring our school programs to your classroom, or you bring your students to us! We offer programs that strengthen and complement classroom curriculum, all of which build on state and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). From the observation of animal biofacts like teeth, fur, and bones, exploring the Milwaukee County Zoo, or interaction with a live animal, these learning opportunities bring science, wildlife and conservation to life for your students.
Lights! Camera! Action!
Thanks to a wonderful partnership with Kohl’s, the Society offers free educational and interactive performances about animals, the environment, and conservation. Using drama, songs, and puppetry, these entertaining and educational shows are available for schools, communities, and festivals within a sixty-mile radius from the Milwaukee County Zoo. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Kohl’s Wild Theater performs four times a day at the Zoo and can be found interacting with guests around the Zoo!
Financial Aid is Available
We believe that everyone should have access to educational opportunities at our community’s Zoo. Families can apply for financial assistance to pay for Zoo Camps and Classes. Award is based on demonstration of financial need and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis within the application window.


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Shade Accept Region
When shading the feasible region for an inequality, some locations shade the region that AGREES with or accepts the inequality.
y >= x
and some schools shade the region which disagrees with or does not accept the inequality
y >= x
If you tick Shade Accept region, y >= x will produce the first graph.
For some complex graphs, the graph tool will shade feasible regions with an array of dots. The greater the number of dots, the more solid the shading - but the slower the calculations. A dot density of 200 (the default) will produce acceptable results on most computers but you can decrease the density on slower computers or increase it on faster computers.
Sets the size of the domain end points. The size is the radius of the circles - in millimetres.
Some functions have point discontinuities (see example below). The graph tool automatically finds these point discontinuities for rational functions and displays them with a small circle. This preference controls the radius of the circle (in millimetres).
Key Zoom Ratio
Pushing the Page Up and Page Down buttons will zoom the axes in the graph tool. This number determines the ratio that the scale is increased or decreased by.
For example, the default Key Zoom Ratio is 1.33333. If you axes have maxima of 10 and minima of -10, pushing the Page Up button will change the maxima to 13.33333 and the minima to -13.33333.
Right Click On Axes
Usually, right-clicking in the the graph tool screen will start the Quick Entry screen but if you right click on an axis, the graph tool will start the Axes properties screen. Some people dislike this behaviour and find it distracting. You can turn it off here.
Join Domain Breaks
Some locations mark domain breaks with a dotted line. Other locations do not use a dotted lines to show domain breaks.
Join Domain Breaks ON Join Domain Breaks Off
Restrict Polar (UK Curriculum)
The UK curriculum requires teachers do restrict polar graphs to r > 0. You can force the graph tool to honour this here.
Restriction Off Restriction On


Now Offering Fascial Release Therapy
What is Fascia??
Fascia is best described as the "Saran Wrap" of the body. It keeps everything in place and moving well together. Unlike Muscle, Fascia is very elastic, meaning it does not contract and relax that easily. Even if the MUSCLE is released, there may still be fascial adhesions blocking the muscle from moving through it's full range of motion resulting in limitation and pain.
In short, Fascia is a web of connective tissue that flows through out body and connects EVERYTHING. It should be able to stretch and recoil but because of trauma, inflammation and posture we can actually strain and harden it.
What is Fascial Release and how can it help me?
Fascial Release is correcting posture and alignment through the fascial slings, it can release tension throughout the fascial line and fascial imbalances can be corrected. It helps reduce pain, gives greater range of motion, and can actually help reduce cellulite.
A high percentage of people suffering from pain and lack of motion may have undiagnosed fascial problems.
Fascial Release is ideal for anyone with tension, tired muscles, stiffness or soreness from sleeping in an odd position, sitting at a desk or just ordinary everyday stresses.


We provide the first review of phylogenetic transitions in parental care and live bearing for a wide variety of vertebrates. This includes new analyses of both numbers of transitions and transition probabilities. These reveal numerous transitions by shorebirds and anurans toward uniparental care by either sex. Whereas most or all of the shorebird transitions were from biparental care, nearly all of the anuran transitions have been from no care, reflecting the prevalence of each form of care in basal lineages in each group. Teleost (bony) fishes are similar to anurans in displaying numerous transitions toward uniparental contributions by each sex. Whereas cichlid fishes have often evolved from biparental care to female care, other teleosts have usually switched from no care to male care. Taxa that have evolved exclusive male care without courtship–role reversal are characterized by male territoriality and low costs of care per brood. Males may therefore benefit from care through female preference of parental ability in these species. Primates show a high frequency of transitions from female care to biparental care, reflecting the prevalence of female care in basal lineages. In the numerous taxa that display live bearing by females, including teleosts, elasmobranchs, squamate reptiles and invertebrates, we find that live bearing has always evolved from a lack of care. Although the transition counts and probabilities will undoubtedly be refined as phylogenetic information and methodologies improve, the overall biases in these taxa should help to place adaptive hypotheses for the evolution of care into a stronger setting for understanding directions of change.
|Number of pages||13|
|Journal||Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|
|Publication status||Published - 29 Mar 2002|


Claiborne County was formed in 1801 from parts of Grainger and Hawkins counties and named in honor of William C. C. Claiborne, Tennessee’s first congressional representative. During the same year the county was established, the town of Tazewell became the county seat. Claiborne County is home to Lincoln Memorial University, named after Abraham Lincoln and also has the Cumberland Gap, a natural historic feature that served as a gateway for Daniel Boone and many other settlers to travel westward. For more information regarding Claiborne County, please go to the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture website.
|Farm Name||County||Date Founded||Special Recognition|
|A.B. Rowe Farm||Claiborne||1870|
|Bill Russell Farm||Claiborne||1898|
|Buis Ridge Farm||Claiborne||1897|
|Chumley River Farm||Claiborne||1873|
|Echo Acres Farm||Claiborne||1865|


Exercise countable or uncountable nouns using food
How to complete the exercise on a / an / some
To complete the exercise put the list of food into the correct columns countable or uncountable.
a loaf of bread
a cup of tea
a bar of
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Smile!: An Attitude of Filipinos
A smile is one of the most common nonverbal signals used in communication among humans. After more than 100 years of research on facial expressions, everyone still knows relatively little about the causation of smiling and its social functions. A smile is the major component of a facial display associated with and caused by feelings of happiness or joy. The smiler's motivation may be genuine friendliness or an intent to establish friendly relations. Social smiles appear to be direct behavioral expressions of positive emotional engagement. Through a purposive sampling, this study unlocked and identified selected individuals in terms of how they tend to smile, as well as the causes and consequences of smiling. This study used observation and phenomenological qualitative research methods. Thus, this study sought to answer the following: What are the reasons for smiling? What motivates Filipinos to smile in social interactions? And what attitude does the Filipino display by smiling? This determined how intense the attitude of Filipinos towards smiling was experienced by the respondents. It is noted that there are three attitudes that rose in this study. These are optimistic, appreciative, and sympathizers. Student-respondents used to smile to attract people and to appreciate God’s creation, while faculty-respondents used to smile to inspire others in the professional aspect. These are amazingly eminent to the respondents in this study. This concludes that cultural, social, and individual differences influence others by smiling. A smile also influences how people interpret events that make them happy. Also, it shapes the ambiance in different roles that define social interaction whenever they smile. Differences among the respondents do not alter people's innate and universal tendency to smile when they are happy. Thus, this study recommends creating activities to practice smiling in different situations in life.


So far this month in education news, a California court has decimated rigid job protections for teachers, and Oklahoma’s governor has abolished the most rigorous learning standards that state has ever had. Back and forth we go in America’s exhausting tug-of-war over schools—local versus federal control, union versus management, us versus them.
But something else is happening, too. Something that hasn’t made many headlines but has the potential to finally revolutionize education in ways these nasty feuds never will.
In a handful of statehouses and universities across the country, a few farsighted Americans are finally pursuing what the world’s smartest countries have found to be the most efficient education reform ever tried. They are making it harder to become a teacher. Ever so slowly, these legislators and educators are beginning to treat the preparation of teachers the way we treat the training of surgeons and pilots—rendering it dramatically more selective, practical, and rigorous. All of which could transform not only the quality of teaching in America but the way the rest of us think about school and learning.
Wisconsin took one very small step toward teacher content knowledge, MTEL a few years ago.
Related: the National Council on a Teacher Quality has been reviewing schools of education.
2 thoughts on “To improve our schools, we need to make it harder to become a teacher.”
University professors of education who teach teachers how to teach must themselves pass the same tests because they can not teach what they do not know themselves. To qualify to teach teacher candidates a professor of education must have actually tought in public schools the same subject they are teaching teacher candidates ie tought reading to third grader for 3 years,math,science etc.
1. If we do this are we also going be willing to (a) pay our teacher the equivalent of teachers in Finland get paid and (b) prepare all our students to be ready to learn, like those students in Finland.
2. My experience (I put 5 children through the el-hi experience) is that the attitude of the teacher is often more important than their smarts. My children had several teachers praised for their competence, who drove them from that subject with their poor teaching and testing style.
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How to Use the Timeline
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Using a mixture of historical objects, artifacts, and documents all drawn from the Museum’s collection, this multimedia timeline explores both key moments and surprising stories of the American Revolution. The Timeline features high-quality images and is enhanced by video explorations of select items. It encourages users to look closely, dig deeply, and even extend their experience by creating and downloading their own curated timelines.Learn More
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This is an English surname, but one of Old French pre 10th century and even much earlier Roman origins. Recorded as Parsly, Parcely, Parsloe, Parslow, Paslow, Pashley, and others, it derives from the medieval fused phrase "passelewe", itself originally from the Latin word "passare" meaning to pass or cross, and the French l'ewe", meaning 'the water'. It is arguably an occupational nickname for either a merchant who travelled overseas, or possibly someone who had been on a pilgrimage or crusade, and had as a result, 'crossed the waters'.The surname was first recorded in its Latinized form in the latter part of the 11th century, where the name holder as shown below, held the manor of the village of Drayton Parslow in Buckinghamshire. Ralph Passelewa was noted in the register of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, in the county of Suffolk, and dated 1104. The spellings as Parsly, Parsley, and Parcely, contain an intrusive "r". They first emerge in the early 16th century with the recording of Osbert Parsley, (1511 - 1585), who was for fifty years the Singing Master at Norwich Cathedral. The first recorded spelling of the family name in any form is believed to be that of Radulfus Passaqua. This was dated 1086, in the Domesday Book for Buckinghamshire, during the reign of King William 1st of England and known as known as "The Conqueror", 1066 - 1087. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as the Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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Aims and Fit of Module
Aims of this module are that sensor technology is a professional course necessary for information technology specialty. Through this module, students can understand the concept, working principle, application areas, measurement circuit and development trend of sensor technology. The aim is to cultivate students' ability to use modern electronic technology, sensor technology and computer technology to solve the problems from information collection and processing in manufacture and production, and thus lay a good foundation for the design and development of electronic measurement system and computer (microprocessor) control. The emphasis of teaching is to solve the specific engineering application problems. Student will be able to design the measuring and controlling circuit and analyse and solve the practical testing problems by using the basic principles comprehensively. Student will be guided to recognise the professional, moral and ethical issues involved in the exploitation of sensor technology and appreciate the appropriate professional practices.
A. Demonstrate understanding of the concept, working principle, application areas, measurement circuit and development trend of sensor technology
B. Apply modern electronic technology, sensor technology and computer technology to solve the problems from information collection and processing in manufacture and production
C. Design and develop electronic measurement system and computer (microprocessor) control, and solve the specific engineering application problems.
D. Design the measuring and controlling circuit and analyze and solve the practical testing problems by using the basic principles
Method of teaching and learning
The teaching philosophy of the module follows very much the philosophy of Syntegrative Education. This has meant that the teaching delivery pattern, which follows more intensive block teaching, allows more meaningful contribution from industry partners. This philosophy is carried through also in terms of assessment, with reduction on the use of exams and increase in coursework, especially problem-based assessments that are project focused. The delivery pattern provides space in the semester for students to concentrate on completing the assessments.
Students will be expected to attend formal lectures and supervised practicals in a computer lab. Lectures will introduce students to the academic content and practical skills which are the subject of the module, while practicals will allow students to practise those skills. In addition, students will be expected to devote unsupervised time to solving continuous assessment tasks and private study.
Private study will provide time for reflection and consideration of lecture material and background reading. Continuous assessment will be used to test to what extent practical skills have been learnt. In particular, assessment tasks will be solved individually and each solution comprises the resolution, using sound programming and engineering techniques, of the given problems expressed in terms of a requirements statement.


Persons, Animals, and the Victorian Novel
In the nineteenth century, richly-drawn social fiction became one of England’s major cultural exports. At the same time, a surprising companion came to stand alongside the novel as a key embodiment of British identity: the domesticated pet. In works by authors from the Brontës to Eliot, from Dickens to Hardy, animals appeared as markers of domestic coziness and familial kindness. Yet for all their supposed significance, the animals in nineteenth-century fiction were never granted the same fullness of character or consciousness as their human masters: they remain secondary figures. Minor Creatures re-examines a slew of literary classics to show how Victorian notions of domesticity, sympathy, and individuality were shaped in response to the burgeoning pet class. The presence of beloved animals in the home led to a number of welfare-minded political movements, inspired in part by the Darwinian thought that began to sprout at the time. Nineteenth-century animals may not have been the heroes of their own lives but, as Kreilkamp shows, the history of domestic pets deeply influenced the history of the English novel.
Ivan Kreilkamp is an Associate Professor of English at Indiana University, where he is co-editor of the journal Victorian Studies. He is the author of Voice and the Victorian Storyteller and Minor Creatures: Persons, Animals, and the Victorian Novel, and is working on a short book about Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad for Columbia UP’s new Rereadings series.
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There are indeed only two 'official' classifications of aviation incidents, which are defined in ICAO Annex 13.
Accident. An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft
which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with
the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have
disembarked, in which:
a) a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of
being in the aircraft, or
direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft, or
direct exposure to jet blast,
except when the injuries are from natural causes, self inflicted or
inflicted by other persons, or when the injuries are to stowaways
hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and
b) the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which:
adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and
would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component,
except for engine failure or damage. when the damage is limited to the
engine, its cowlings or accessories: or for damage limited to
propellers, wing tips, antennas, tires, brakes, fairings, small dents
or puncture holes in the aircraft skin: or
c) the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
Note I.-- For statistical uniformity only, an injury resulting in
death within thirty days of the date of the accident is classified as
a fatal injury by ICAO.
Note 2.-- An aircraft is considered to be missing when the official
search has been terminated and the wreckage has not been located.
And then there is
Incident. An occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the
operation of an aircraft which affects or could affect the safety of
They do also define 'serious incident', but simply as an incident which was nearly an accident; which is still an 'incident' by the definition above.


Despite the ongoing practices of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Egypt’s Health Ministry announced that the rate of teenage FGM has fallen from 74 percent in 2008 to 61 percent in 2014.
The ministry released a statement marking Day of Zero Tolerance, a United Nations annual awareness day that has been taking place on 6 February since 2003, for FGM stating that government policies and awareness campaigns have contributed to the decrease in the overall percentage of FGM practices in Egypt.
FGM is the crime of “intentionally altering or causing injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” which is still being practiced, according to World Health Organisation (WHO). FGM practices leave girls suffering from emotional trauma and physical harm.
Till this day, more than 125 million girls and women alive have been cut in 29 countries in Africa and Middle East where FGM is concentrated, according to WHO. In Egypt, around 9 in 10 women aged 15-49 have undergone the procedure, according to the 2015 Egypt Health Issues Survey (EHIS).
Despite the fact that criminalizing FGM is no news, Egyptian across Egypt still debate its alleged health benefits.
The practice has been outlawed in Egypt since the year 2008, but social norms ensure that the practice is still widespread. Structuring female sexuality is embedded in social and cultural practices to allegedly protect a girl’s marriageability.
In 2016, an Egyptian member of parliament Elhamy Agina has encouraged women to undergo FGM to “reduce their sexual desires” to match that of Egypt’s “sexually weak” men, Parlmany reported.
Efforts by the interntional community have helped in the spread of awareness against such practice. Egypt is among 17 African countries the UN is focusing on to help abandon any kind of FGM. In May 2016, a girl in Suez Governorate died during an FGM operation. Her mother was given a one-year suspended prison sentence.
FGM is not a gender specific topic; both men and women have a role to play to stop FGM.


First Dental Visit at Lakewood Dental Centre
We see kids as early as a year to two years. We don’t generally start doing anything in terms of cleanings until age three. Two year olds are different in the same day. Two year olds are different depending upon which parent is with them. Two year olds are different depending upon how they feel that day. Part of it is it’s an individual response based on how the parents are, how the children are, and what kind of feedback we get from them. Sometimes it’s as simple as they sit in the chair in mom or dad’s lap and we hold onto them and we take a look, and sometimes it’s as simple as we just talk to them. It depends on how comfortable they are with the process. It is the type of thing that says that sometimes the same kid in the same family, one of them will be different than the other one. Sometimes they co-support each other and they get through the process. Other times, it’s the type of thing that says we can do a complete examination and we can do a cleaning on their teeth at the same time but again, it depends on the individual situation. We also do some dietary recommendations because it’s important that people understand that milk bottles are one of those things that can cause a significant problem in young children at the same time as eating habits are an important part of the prevention aspect of it, in addition to being able to clean their teeth. We like to have the parents involved in the process. We like to have them ask questions. We like to communicate with them about the different choices that are involved with it, and again, the more they play into the role of it, the better it is for all of us.


Heat-drying has become important in almost all areas of industrial processing. Apart from the popular conventional procedures based on conduction, convection, or infra-red radiation, heat-drying utilizing microwave energy is an attractive solution to many problems in process technology.
In terms of microwave drying the heat is generated by directly transforming the electromagnetic energy into kinetic molecular energy. The heat is generated deep within the fabric to be dried.
Drying material Al2O3 -granules, 2mm
X = moisture within the product, measured in kg/kg
Pmw = microwave power output as adjusted on the appliance
T = temperature [in °C] measured in the air-stream [ m3/h]
As compared with conventional drying methods, which mean heating from the outside to the inside by heat conduction, microwaves show so-called volume heating and have following advantages:
- a temperature gradient directed towards the surface, i.e. temperatures inside are higher than outside, giving rise to a higher partial pressure that drives the evaporating liquid to the surface
- consequently, the superficial layer does not dry up completely and the surfaces remain permeable
- the liquid evaporating inside the product is emitted through the porous structure of the solid material’s macro-capillary system, resulting in a high drying velocity
- the heating of water and most organic solvents occurs selectively - due to the greater dielectric losses of water as compared to the product to be dried
- swift and thorough drying of moist products with low thermal conductivity
- static drying of thick layers without frictional losses
- high total efficiency of energy application
- high-speed control of the energy transport
- short processing times, i.e. suitable for automated manufacturing


At a Glance
A first of its kind assessment model empowers a municipality to explicitly examine the relationship between water quality and watershed planning, and environmental justice communities.
In crafting and signing the Baltimore Watershed Agreement, the Baltimore City and County solidified their joint commitment to improve water quality in their shared watersheds. Soon afterwards, Biohabitats helped both entities to develop a Phase I Action Plan to begin working toward this goal. Because environmental justice (EJ) emerged as a critical, cross-cutting theme for all proposed watershed planning and water quality related actions, the resulting, final Action Plan requires the County and City to jointly “ensure environmental justice indicators are taken into consideration during major planning efforts.”
To address this requirement, Biohabitats prepared a white paper on environmental justice indicators and assessment methods, interviewed local experts, and reviewed peer programs to evaluate linkages between EJ and clean water at the community, state, and local government levels. Very few sources explicitly use a defined set of indicators to track EJ in the context of watershed planning and water quality, so it became clear that there was a need to further explore and develop a set of indicators that could. Drawing from the initial research on EJ indicators and assessment methods, Biohabitats created an assessment methodology that would integrate EJ principles into watershed planning. The methodology uses GIS software to layer relevant EJ and watershed health indicator data including demographic characteristics, human health indicators and watershed health indicators.
Initial results of the assessment model developed for Baltimore County highlighted several subwatersheds where communities are at risk for EJ issues associated with water quality, based on the indicator model for EJ and water quality. The resulting maps and associated report are informing the County’s small watershed action plans (SWAPs), as well as other watershed planning efforts, to prioritize projects in neighborhoods with environmental injustice and poor water quality.
Working with Baltimore County, Biohabitats developed a mapping assessment protocol for identifying watershed planning opportunities in EJ communities.


People who have siblings with bipolar disorder but have not developed the illness themselves have unusually high connectivity within a brain network that is most active during wakeful rest, according to a study reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Such connectivity may prevent or delay onset of illness in people whose genetics put them at risk.
Genetics play a strong role in determining who develops bipolar disorder. People who have a brother or sister with the illness are about 10 times more likely to develop it themselves than someone without an affected sibling. Still, only a fraction of these individuals actually develop the illness. (The rate in the general population is estimated at 2.4%)
by Sophia Frangou, M.D., Ph.D., a 2008 Independent Investigator and 2002 Young Investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to compare brain activity in people with bipolar disorder to that of their unaffected siblings, as well as to a control group of people without the disorder who had no affected siblings. David C. Glahn, Ph.D., a 2014 Independent Investigator and 2005 and 2003 Young Investigator at Yale School of Medicine, was also a member of the research team.
The researchers found that the unaffected siblings shared some patterns of brain activity with their affected brothers or sisters: both groups had poor connectivity within brain circuits dedicated to processing sensory information and generating appropriate motor responses.
However, the unaffected siblings had high degrees of connectivity within the brain’s default mode network, a network involving many different brain regions that is most active when a person is not focused on the outside world or involved in any particular task. High connectivity within the default mode network may offset other deficiencies, effectively protecting against inherited brain changes that put people at risk of developing bipolar disorder, the researchers speculate.


The brain's network configuration varies based on current task demands. For example, functional brain connections are organized in one way when one is resting quietly but in another way if one is asked to make a decision. We found that the efficiency of these updates in brain network organization is positively related to general intelligence, the ability to perform a wide variety of cognitively challenging tasks well. Specifically, we found that brain network configuration at rest was already closer to a wide variety of task configurations in intelligent individuals. This suggests that the ability to modify network connectivity efficiently when task demands change is a hallmark of high intelligence.ABSTRACT
The human brain is able to exceed modern computers on multiple computational demands (e.g., language, planning) using a small fraction of the energy. The mystery of how the brain can be so efficient is compounded by recent evidence that all brain regions are constantly active as they interact in so-called resting-state networks (RSNs). To investigate the brain's ability to process complex cognitive demands efficiently, we compared functional connectivity (FC) during rest and multiple highly distinct tasks. We found previously that RSNs are present during a wide variety of tasks and that tasks only minimally modify FC patterns throughout the brain. Here, we tested the hypothesis that, although subtle, these task-evoked FC updates from rest nonetheless contribute strongly to behavioral performance. One might expect that larger changes in FC reflect optimization of networks for the task at hand, improving behavioral performance. Alternatively, smaller changes in FC could reflect optimization for efficient (i.e., small) network updates, reducing processing demands to improve behavioral performance. We found across three task domains that high-performing individuals exhibited more efficient brain connectivity updates in the form of smaller changes in functional network architecture between rest and task. These smaller changes suggest that individuals with an optimized intrinsic network configuration for domain-general task performance experience more efficient network updates generally. Confirming this, network update efficiency correlated with general intelligence. The brain's reconfiguration efficiency therefore appears to be a key feature contributing to both its network dynamics and general cognitive ability.
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This week in Year 5 we had some small, furry visitors – the chicks! The chicks had hatched under the watchful eyes of the children on the Lower Site and now it was a brief visit to everyone in KS2 before they leave us. It was wonderful to see them and fitted in well with all that we have been learning in Science: we have been comparing the differences in life cycles between amphibians, birds, mammals and insects.
Earlier this term we learnt about the life cycles of plants, and today we looked carefully at the tulip plant. This time, however, it was part of our Art lesson. We observed their shape and then learnt about the golden age of botanical watercolours in the 18th century with artists such as Ehret and Redoute. As part of a project on watercolours that stretched across the school, Year 5 flexed their painting muscles and created some wonderful art. Watercolour is all about exploring tone, as well as form, and so we started the afternoon by testing out a variety of tones in our sketch books. Both classes were amazingly focused in what was quite a tricky task – using only 2 or 3 colours to create light and shadow, as well as a variety of tones. Great work this week, Year 5, well done!


But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine… Daniel 1v8
In the year 605 BC the city of Jerusalem fell to the might of the Babylonian empire. Many of the inhabitants of Judah were subsequently deported, and found themselves living as exiles in Babylon.
Among these were four young men: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. In the first chapter of Daniel we learn of how these four, along with others showing aptitude and potential, were put through a program of assimilation and indoctrination: they were trained in the Babylonian language and literature, and were even re-named after Babylonian gods.
There is a real sense in which the Christian life and identity mirrors the experience of these four young men. According to the New Testament, Christians are citizens of heaven: aliens and exiles in this world, which is not our true home. We belong to the New Jerusalem, the city of God, and yet for now we find ourselves in “Babylon” – a place that has rejected God and is opposed to His values and standards.
Daniel and his four friends were, to a large extent, willing to embrace their new environment. They received their Babylonian education, and even excelled and rose to prominence in Babylonian society. In this they were exemplary: God’s people are called to be good citizens and engage with the world where God has placed us. Nevertheless, when it came to eating from the royal table Daniel drew a line in the sand, making it plain that his ultimate allegiance was not to the King of Babylon, but to the King of kings.
The same principle holds true for God’s people today: because we are “in the world but not of the world”, we ought to be distinct in terms of our conduct, speech, values and attitudes. Our lives are to demonstrate that we do not belong to this world, and we do not worship its gods of money, sex and power. Instead, we’re to serve King Jesus and thus show that we belong to the everlasting Kingdom over which He reigns.
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Self-Portrait as a Tehuana (1943) is an example of Frida's immense skill in self-portraiture and symbolic of the events in her life at the time of it's creation.
Frida apparently started this painting in 1940 but only completed it in 1943 because she was going through marriage trouble with another famous Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, also a self-proclaimed womanizer.
The couple divorced in 1940 after around a decade of marriage, which was controversial from the beginning. This painting is essentially Frida's way of trying to get Diego back while also expressing her feelings on their separation.
This self-portrait has two other names: Diego in my Thoughts and Thinking of Diego, which Frida demonstrates by painting a small portrait of Diego on her forehead.
Despite the fact that he has cheated on her with other women, she loves her husband and can't stop thinking about him. Frida has also presented herself wearing a traditional Tehuana costume that would have been worn by a Tehuantepec woman because Diego loved this type of clothing.
She most likely hopes this will draw him to her to gain back their relationship. Frida has also painted what appears to be a spider-web around her head perhaps as a way to trap or capture Diego and have his love only for her.
This painting clearly indicates Frida's deep emotions in the wake of their divorce while also showing her sincere and unconditional love for Diego.
Despite her efforts, Frida never did regain her relationship with Deigo. While this caused her much grief and suffering, it did inspire this beautiful painting and others in her famous and iconic collection. Self-Portrait as a Tehuana is currently part of the private collection of Mexican art collectors Jacques and Natasha Gelman in Mexico City, Mexico.


Progressive neuromuscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) often rob patients of muscular control early on and get progressively worse, while spinal cord injury can halt mobility immediately. The loss of functional independence adds to the stress and discomfort inherent with the diseases and injuries. Several universities and companies in the U.S. such as ReWalk Robotics and Ekso Bionics have designed lower limb devices that give back the ability to walk to properly trained patients. These devices are controlled by signaling buttons, leaning forward, or weight shifts as patients learn to use them.
Japan’s Cyberdyne employs bioelectric data to control each joint of HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) for Medical Use Lower Body. Approved for sale in Japan and Europe but not at this time in the U.S., HAL is the product of the University of Tsukuba’s Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai, now CEO of Cyberdyne. It is a motor-controlled exoskeletal device controlled by a hybrid of three types of cybernic signals: voluntary; autonomous; and impedance. Cybernic Voluntary Control is based on bioelectric signals from sensors placed on the thigh, other body parts, and the brain that indicate the intention to move. Cybernic Autonomous Control draws from a database from healthy walkers, and Cybernic Impedance Control signals compensate for the pieces, friction, and mass of the HAL device. The combination of control signals can be adjusted to activate the motors for each joint to allow for individual and situational specifics. In Japan, HAL for Medical Use is approved for patients with progressive diseases. In Europe, HAL is used more commonly with job-related spinal cord injuries. The goals are to delay progress of a disease or, in the case of injury, to regain control and independence.
Photos and videos of the Cyberdyne device bring to mind Empire Storm Troopers, but the independence of function it promises is a real life wonder. The growing proliferation of exoskeleton designs and devices is not only helping patients right now but promises even more development and progress in the future.


Jafra News – NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has completed its 51st flight over the surface of the Red Planet, continuing to impress the scientific community.
During its 51st flight on Saturday, April 22, Ingenuity took a picture of its companion robot, the Perseverance rover, from a height of 12 meters (40 feet) above the surface of Mars.
In the image, Perseverance can be seen motionless in the red soil of the planet in the background, almost indistinguishable from the large boulders scattered across the Martian landscape.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) shared the image on Twitter on Monday, April 24, adding that Ingenuity 51’s flight took less than 137 seconds and saw the small helicopter travel for a total of 188 meters (617 feet).
And the two robots on Mars take turns taking great pictures of each other. And just last week, the Perseverance rover captured an image showing a huge amount of Martian dust accumulating on the rotors of the helicopter.
The latest creative image came just nine days after the helicopter’s 50th flight above the planet’s surface.
The 1.8kg helicopter was originally intended to make only five flights into the thin atmosphere of Mars to determine if a flight was possible on the red planet.
Since its maiden flight in April 2021, it has continued to demonstrate its ability to take off and land repeatedly.
Because of the distance between Mars and Earth, remote driving is impossible, so the helicopter flies on pre-programmed flight paths.
It has become a scout for Perseverance, helping to locate sites of interest for the rover in its mission to search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.
While the helicopter was taking aerial photos, Perseverance was busy collecting soil and rock samples that will one day be returned to Earth via the ambitious Mars sample return mission.
That campaign, a joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), will carry helicopters to Mars to retrieve the samples Perseverance had been hiding in a sample repository. (The basic plan is for Perseverance to deliver its tube samples to the lander itself, and helicopters will do the work if the rover isn’t up to the task.)
According to current plans, the Earth Return Orbiter made by the European Space Agency will send the samples back to Earth to land in the Utah desert in 2033.


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Electrically neutral elementary particles found in all atomic nuclei except light hydrogen; the mass is equal to that of the proton and electron combined and they are unstable when isolated from the nucleus, undergoing beta decay. Slow, thermal, epithermal, and fast neutrons refer to the energy levels with which the neutrons are ejected from heavier nuclei during their decay.
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As kids go back to school in Las Vegas and across Nevada, parents should take some time to talk to their kids about school bus safety. Even if kids do not take the school bus every day, they will certainly be around buses while going to and from school and on school trips. Kids should know the rules of school bus safety so that they can avoid being injured in a pedestrian accident or a bus accident.
One important thing that kids should know is not to stand too closely to a school bus. Kids should never walk or run behind a school bus. The ten-foot perimeter all the way around the bus is known as the “danger zone” because the bus driver cannot see a child who is standing in the zone. Kids should always make sure that the driver can see them, and they should ask the driver before retrieving an item that they may have dropped near the bus.
Part of a family’s routine should be to get kids to the bus stop at least five minutes early. If a child plans to get to the stop early, there is less of a chance that the child will be running for the bus. A child that is running to catch the bus and worried they will miss it could easily forget safety rules and run into the street and in front of oncoming traffic.
When kids are riding the bus, they should talk quietly. If kids are too loud, they could distract the bus driver. Kids should also remain seated until the bus has stopped completely.
Source: PennDOT, “PennDOT Reminds Parents, Students About School Bus Safety,” Aug. 22, 2011


Doctors successfully transplanted a 3D-printed ear made from human cells onto a woman born with a rare ear deformity, 3DBio Therapeutics, the regenerative medicine company behind the implant announced today in a press release. The transplant was part of the first clinical trial of the technology, and its success marks a major step forward for tissue engineering.
“If everything goes as planned, this will revolutionize the way this is done,” Arturo Bonilla, the ear reconstruction surgeon who led the team performing the procedure, told The New York Times.
Around 1,500 babies born in the United States each year have microtia, a condition where one or both ears are underdeveloped or missing entirely. 3DBio Therapeutics has an ongoing clinical trial with 11 participants testing its AuriNovo ear, a personalized tissue implant to replace the missing ear in these patients.
Typically, microtia patients have ears constructed from rib grafts or synthetic materials. Instead, this experimental process involves taking a biopsy from the patient’s existing ear and pulling out cartilage cells. Those cells are then grown and 3D printed into the shape of the patient’s ear. The ear keeps regenerating cartilage over patients’ lifetimes, and because it is made from their own cells, it’s less likely to be rejected, the company told The New York Times.
It’s been a major year so far for advancements in transplant technology. In January, doctors gave a patient a heart transplant with a pig heart, although the patient died a few months later. Other research groups are working on 3D-printed lungs and 3D-printed blood vessels. Executives from 3DBio Therapeutics told The New York Times they thought their technology could potentially print other body parts like noses and rotator cuffs and, eventually, complex organs like livers and kidneys.
Ears are simpler than organs and, unlike livers, aren’t necessary to keep people alive, so it’ll be a long road toward that potential future. “But it’s more realistic if you’ve got the ear,” Adam Feinberg, a professor of biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, told The New York Times.


The loquat [Eriobotryo japonica (Thumb.) Lindl.] is an allochthonous species long cultivated in Sicily. In some parts of Sicily such as the Siracusa province, the loquat is cultivated in mono-specific orchards. In other sites, like Conca d'Oro and other places near the town of Palermo, loquat is intercropped with other tree species such as citrus, apricot, peach, mulberry, walnut, Mediterranean hackberry. The loquat plays an important role in order to increase biodiversity within these orchards. The old or dead loquat trees host a variety of xylophagous insects and more in particular Coleoptera: Cerambycidae beetles Dynastidae, and Cetoniidae. Longhorn beetles, rhinoceros beetles and flower beetles are usually considered excellent indicators for woodland biodiversity and, particularly, for the wood decomposer community. However they have never been associated to fruit orchards. Instead, in old or abandoned orchards, it is common to find live trees with dead parts or dead trees which host a rich community of decomposer insects. Today, farming changes or collapses in the urban surroundings have partly contributed to erasing this diversity. Research carried out in the past years has pinpointed that the loquat plays an important role in the preservation of different species, particularly Cerambycidae, such as: Aegosoma scabricorne, Cerambyx scopolii, Penichroa fasciata and Niphona picticornis. These species have been recorded as stable populations in many loquat orchards of the agricultural surroundings of the town of Palermo, where the presence of suitable natural environments for these beetles is rare. Some of these species are included in the red list of the sapro-xylophagous insects.
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Brain Stem Stroke
Brain stem strokes can have complex symptoms, and they can be difficult to diagnose. A person may have vertigo, dizziness and severe imbalance without the hallmark of most strokes — weakness on one side of the body. The symptoms of vertigo dizziness or imbalance usually occur together; dizziness alone is not a sign of stroke. A brain stem stroke can also cause double vision, slurred speech and decreased consciousness.
Only a half-inch in diameter, the brain stem controls all basic activities of the central nervous system: consciousness, blood pressure and breathing. All motor control for the body flows through it. Brain stem strokes can impair any or all of these functions. More severe brain stem strokes can cause locked-in syndrome, a condition in which survivors can move only their eyes.
If a stroke in the brain stem results from a clot, the faster blood flow can be restored, the better the chances for recovery. Patients should receive treatment as soon as possible for the best recovery.
Like all strokes, brain stem strokes produce a wide spectrum of deficits and recovery. Whether a survivor has minor or severe deficits depends on the location of the stroke within the brain stem, the extent of injury and how quickly treatment is provided.
Risk factors for brain stem stroke are the same as for strokes in other areas of the brain: high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, atrial fibrillation and smoking. Similarly, brain stem strokes can be caused by a clot or a hemorrhage. There are also rare causes, like injury to an artery due to sudden head or neck movements.
Recovery is possible. Because brain stem strokes do not usually affect language ability, the patient is often able to participate more fully in rehabilitation. Double vision and vertigo usually resolve after several weeks of recovery in mild to moderate brain stem strokes.


HIV Testing Care and Treatment: A Guide for Health Care Providers in Pakistan
AbstractHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is an evolving epidemic and a major public health challenge in Pakistan. Currently, the HIV epidemic is growing not only in key populations such as injection drug users and sex workers, but it is also spreading to Pakistan's general population. Poor infection control practices, including reuse of needles for therapeutic injections, poor screening of blood products, and usage of contaminated equipment at healthcare facilities, remain a significant source of iatrogenic spread of HIV in Pakistan's general population. There are global strategies in place to help countries take control of and curb HIV outbreaks. Pakistan is working towards achieving global standards of HIV control by providing free ART medications to all HIV diagnosed patients registered with its HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) centers in the country. It is a proven fact that ART is highly effective in achieving a patient's viral load suppression, thus breaking the chain of transmission as well as ensuring a remarkably high quality of life for patients. Yet Pakistan faces social, economic, and religious barriers to controlling its rapidly evolving HIV epidemic due to testing and treatment delays. There is, therefore, a dire need to raise awareness among Pakistan's general population about HIV transmission and to educate physicians on proper HIV testing and management, including detailed history taking, identifying at-risk patients, counseling, and ensuring continuity of care for HIV patients. Physicians also serve as key influencers for the public and can positively influence the general public's attitudes and behaviors, with the goal of reducing HIV stigma to help curb Pakistan's rapidly evolving HIV epidemic.
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Internation Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Internation Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is held on October 22. Held from Sunday to the last full week of October. This event in the third decade of the month October is annual. Help us
Lead is a well-recognized toxicant that has wide-ranging health impacts, in particular affecting the neurological, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and haematological systems. Young children are particularly vulnerable because they have higher exposures than adults and because lead affects the developing brain, potentially resulting in reduced intellectual ability. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (1) estimated that in 2019 lead exposure accounted for 0.90 million deaths and 21.7 million years lost to disability and death due to long-term health effects, with the highest burden in developing regions.
This week of action was an initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (the Lead Paint Alliance), which is jointly led by the UN Environment Programme and WHO.
The manufacture and sale of lead paint is still permitted in over 55% of countries, presenting a continuing and future source of lead exposure for children and workers.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
International Day of the Nacho on October 21 (nachos first appeared in 1943 in Piedras Negras, a small Mexican city which is very near to the U.S. military base Fort Duncan, in Texas);
International Day of Culture for Concord and Peace on October 21 (organized by Aljabart Charitable Foundation);
Sloth International Day on October 21 (Celebrated on the third Saturday in October);
Fechner Day on October 22 (International observance);
Respiratory Therapists Week in Canada on October 22 (Held in the last week of October);
Doctor's Day in Mexico on October 23 (Día del médico);
National Red Ribbon Week in USA on October 23 (is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation reaching millions of young people)


If you think frequent changes in weather are triggering your allergies, you may be right.
A shift from a cold front to a rainy day then back to warm weather can have an impact on those with allergies, says Dr. David Corry, professor of medicine-immunology, allergy and rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston.
“People who have allergies, sinusitis, asthma or any other airway inflammatory disease frequently complain that their symptoms get worse with changes in the weather, and it seems like it’s when various fronts come through and there is a big temperature change,” Corry adds.
RELATED: Is It Allergies Or Sinus Infection?
How weather can affect your allergy symptoms
Pollen, mold and changes in humidity can all have an impact, Corry explains.
Tree and grass pollen are among the most common environmental allergens for those who have seasonal allergies. Warm and cold fronts can carry pollen in air from other parts of the country, he shares.
“When fronts come from the West to the East, they can bring a lot of pollen, particularly in the ‘cedar fever’ season, which is roughly during mid-January to February,” Corry said in a Baylor news release. “Those fronts can bring in that cedar pollen, which is extremely abundant and irritating.”
And, when it’s wet outside because of rain or thunderstorms, mold can bloom and trigger allergies.
“The main thing that might be bothering people’s allergies is mold, which can be in the air at any time of year,” Corry shares. “It gets worse with


Fighting the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS disease, continues to be the top funded group of global disease research programs in the world. Despite this tremendous effort, direct detection of HIV in infants under 18 months of age born to HIV infected mothers continues to be a significant challenge in resource limited settings of the world. Catalysis hopes to make a difference with future diagnostics programs in this critical area of infant health.
Detection of HIV in infants under 18 months of age
In addition to its work in TB, the Foundation is seeking funding to initiate work in the area of HIV, where there is still an urgent need to directly diagnose HIV disease in infants less than 18 months of age to guide appropriate and timely treatment decisions.
In 2005, approximately 540,000 children were newly infected with HIV and most of these infections occurred through mother-to-child transmission¹. It is critical to identify these infected infants as early as possible, since approximately 33% of infants who go without treatment die within the first year of life². If the infant is found to be infected with HIV, antiretroviral therapy should be initiated and watchful monitoring or prophylactic therapy for opportunistic infections can be instituted.
Because not all children born to HIV infected mothers themselves become infected and antiretroviral drugs are often expensive and in very limited supply, diagnostic tests are needed to determine who is infected and whom to treat. Unfortunately, no assay technologies exist today that meet all necessary criteria for testing in low-resource settings. Leading the development of these urgently needed diagnostics is where Catalysis hopes to make a difference with future diagnostics programs in this critical area of infant health.
¹UNAIDS. Report on the global AIDS epidemic. 2006.
²Newell ML, Coovadia H, Cortina-Borja M, Rollins N, Gaillard P, Dabis F. Mortality of infected and uninfected infants born to HIV-infected mothers in Africa: a pooled analysis. Lancet 2004;364(9441):1236-43.


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Four places to visit to learn about space and rockets
Eager to become a space whiz? Whether you are in France, Germany or the Netherlands, we have just the activities for you. Someone will have stories to tell when school is back!
Air and Space Museum - Paris-Le Bourget, France
Did you know that a few kilometres from Paris there are life-size replicas of Ariane rockets? Ariane 1 and the latest version, Ariane 5, are displayed on the tarmac of the Air and Space Museum in Le Bourget. The models are so big that a building permit was required for them to be set up. They even have lights so they can be seen by airplanes flying above.
Space Expo - Noordwijk, the Netherlands
The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), the European Space Agency’s main space science and technological research centre, also houses Space Expo, its own space museum. On display is a real Vulcain 1 engine. It was used for the first Ariane 5 flights. And it is the reason Ariane rockets can reach a 200 km altitude in about 10 minutes.
Cité de l’Espace - Toulouse, France
If you happen to be in the south of France this summer, make sure to visit Cité de l’Espace. Make believe you are an astronaut or explore the many exhibits the site has to offer. Check out the several spacecraft models such as the 53 m-high Ariane 5 and a real Vulcain engine. You will really be impressed by their size!
Universum Bremen - Germany
Universum Bremen, a space museum chock-full of adventures, is the perfect place to learn all about astronauts and the universe. The museum includes a temporary and interactive space exhibit. You can even experience changes in gravity thanks to an augmented reality installation: just like really being in space!
We hope you will enjoy these activities, and learn while having fun before you head back to school. What better way to love science than to experience it!


Hi Everyone, this article will share Earth’s Farm House Objective Type Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the objective type questions and answers of Earth Harvested, Earth’s Variable Grocery and Minerals and Power Resources so, you can check these posts as well.
Earth’s Farm House Objective Type Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the appropriate option.
(a) The trade pf protected animals have been listed illegal by
(b) The species that are on the verge extinction are called
(c) The illegal hunting of animals is called
Question 2: Fill in the blanks.
(a) Overgrazing is responsible for the destruction of grasslands.
(b) The rainforest of Malaysia has been cut for palm oil and rubber plantation.
(c) Deforestation is the single most factor in reducing the forest cover.
(d) The threatened species are also known as red-list species.
(e) The Congo and the Amazon basin are called ‘The lungs of the World’.
Question 3: Match the columns:
|Column A||Column B|
|i. Tropical rainforest||a. Savanna|
|ii. Tropical hot deserts||b. Prairies|
|iii. Tropical grasslands||c. Sahara|
|iv. Temperate grasslands||d. Amazon|
Question 4: Name the following:
(a) All non-domesticated animals, insects, birds, marine life and many other micro-organisms which live in a natural environment are known as – Wildlife
(b) All types of plant life that grow under natural conditions are known as – natural vegetation
(c) The natural environment where all non-domesticated animals, insects, birds, marine life and many other micro-organisms live is called – habitat
(d) Natural vegetation and wild life are found in the narrow contact zone of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere called – biosphere
So, these were Earth’s Farm House Objective Type Questions & Answers.


Is First Aid a requirement for Ontario Security Guards?
What are First Aid Security Requirements in Ontario?
First Aid is emergency care or treatment to an injured or ill person using readily available materials before regular medical attention can be obtained. First Aid is intended to preserve life, prevent further injury and promote recovery. Ontario Security Guards are required to hold a valid First Aid and CPR Certificate in order to complete the 40hr Basic Security Guard Training Course.
Anyone can take charge of an emergency scene and provide first aid. Ambulance personnel, police officers, and firefighters may be called to the scene of an emergency and are known as “first responders”. It is their job to respond to an emergency. They are trained to take charge of a scene as soon as they arrive. You can expect them to ask direct questions about the scene, the casualty and your involvement. If a security guard is trained in First Aid, they may tell them ‘I am a First-Aider’; give the history of the scene and the condition of the casualty.
In addition to providing first aid, a security guard on an emergency scene may also:
- protect the casualty’s belongings
- keep unnecessary people away
- reassure family or friends of the casualty.
Security guards should familiarize themselves with their employers’ First Aid policies, including accident reporting, in order to respond to emergency situations as effectively and quickly as possible.
Typically, a recognized First Aid course would include training on:
- Emergency scene management
- Treatment of shock, unconsciousness or fainting
- Treatment for choking – adults
- One Rescuer CPR – adult
Emergency Level First Aid training and certification is a requirement of the basic training program for security guards.
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Children’s Day, Book Day or El día de los niños, el día de los libros—often known as Día (day in Spanish)—is a year-long commitment to linking all children and families to books originated by author and literacy advocate Pat Mora. Día, a collaboration of national literacy organizations, presses, and readers, creatively celebrates all our children and the the importance of "bookjoy" in their daily lives, and promotes Children’s Day, Book Day celebrations. April book fiestas are held in schools, libraries, parks, homes, and elsewhere on or near April 30.
Here's Pat speaking briefly about Día:
Pat also wrote a poem about celebrating Día for The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations:
And here are the Take 5 activities that accompany this poem:
1. While reading this poem aloud, be sure to clap (in the first stanza), tap (in the second stanza), snap (in the third stanza), and do all three in the final stanza.
2. Share the poem aloud again, inviting children to join in on the clapping, tapping, and snapping, too.
3. Use the resources at Dia.ALA.org to plan a Día celebration program for Children’s Day/Book Day, such as hosting a book club or downloading quick coloring pages and activity sheets.
4. Pair this poem with the picture book Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day/Celebremos El día de los niños, el día de los libros by Pat Mora (Rayo, 2009) and encourage children to join in on the cheers.
5. Connect with another poem that celebrates reading, “At Our House” by Virginia Euwer Wolff (November, pages 286-287), and with the bilingual poems of Colors! Colores! by Jorge Luján (Groundwood, 2008).


Logan's Line, also known as Logan's Fault, is an important geological feature in eastern Canada. It is reasonably well known, especially in the Quebec City area, but most people would be hard pressed to explain what it is.
Logan's Line marks the boundary between two geological provinces. These are the relatively undisturbed and mostly flat lying sedimentary rocks of Early Paleozoic age of the St. Lawrence Lowlands to the north or west of Logan's Line, and the overturned, folded and thrust-faulted rocks of the Appalachian mountain belt south or east of Logan's Line. The Appalachian rocks are the roots of an ancient mountain system that ran from Newfoundland in the north to Louisiana in the south.
During his fieldwork near Quebec City in 1860, William Logan became the first person to identify this feature and to recognize its significance. He surmised correctly that it was a fault, although he did not know the extent of the mountain belt that it defines. Logan's Line follows roughly the mouth of the St. Lawrence River then passes between Anticosti Island and the Gaspe Peninsula.
Category: Science Advances
Logan, W.E., Murray, A., Hunt, T.S., and Billings, E., 1863. Geology of Canada. Report of Progress from its Commencement to 1863; Geological Survey of Canada, 983 p. [accompanied by an Atlas of Maps and Sections.] doi:10.4095/123563
Alcock, F.J., 1945. Logan's Fault; Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, v. 39, p. 213-216. https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1945JRASC..39..213A


Interpretation of birds symbolism
Birds are symbols of freedom, transcendence, and the ability to reach new heights. They are also associated with spiritual and emotional growth, as they are able to fly freely and soar above the earth. Birds are often seen as messengers of the spirit world and are associated with the idea of the soul and the afterlife.
In many cultures, birds are also seen as symbols of hope and renewal, as they are able to migrate and adapt to new environments. In Christianity, birds are associated with the Holy Spirit and the idea of being "born again."
Birds have also been considered symbols of power and strength, and they have been used in heraldry, as a symbol of a certain family or clan.
Some interesting facts about birds include:
-There are around 10,000 bird species in the world.
-Birds are warm-blooded, feathered, egg-laying creatures
-Birds have a lightweight but strong skeleton, which allows them to fly
-Birds have a highly efficient respiratory system that allows them to extract oxygen from the air more efficiently.
Overall, Birds are symbols that have been used to represent different ideas and concepts, from freedom and transcendence to hope, renewal, and spiritual growth. They are powerful symbols that have played an important role in the history of human civilization.
Regarding the interpretation of movies with symbolism, Movies are often filled with symbols, imagery, and motifs that are used to convey deeper meanings and themes. These symbols and motifs can be used to represent a wide range of ideas, such as love, loss, power, and the human condition.
Some examples of movies with symbolism include:
-The Shawshank Redemption (1994), where the main theme is hope, freedom, and the power of friendship.
-The Dark Knight (2008) where the theme is the battle between good and evil, and the moral ambiguity of Batman.
-The Matrix (1999) deals with the theme of the nature of reality, the power of choice, and the consequences of ignorance.


U.S. lawn care equipment represents a shocking 5% of air pollution, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Mowbot’s mission is to provide first-class lawn maintenance in an environmentally-friendly way. Mowers, equipment, and vehicles are battery-powered using less energy than the equipment of traditional lawn care companies.
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By utilizing battery-powered equipment, Mowbot creates less noise pollution than traditional lawn care companies. No more loud humming, buzzing, droning. Enjoy the quiet of Mowbot.
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By leaving the tiny clippings, your lawn will be provided with the nutrients needed to create a healthier, thicker lawn that requires less fertilizer.
Gardeners spill more than 17 million gallons of fuel every year – more than Exxon Valdez (EPA).
Fossil fuels are a dangerous pollutant to the environment, especially when mishandled. Gardeners and traditional lawn care companies spill more than 17 million gallons of fuel per year, according to the EPA. This is more than the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez. Mowbot’s environmentally-friendly approach allows us to do our part in protecting the environment by reducing groundwater contamination.


Only those things that are permanent are truth. (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
What is truth?
There are objective truths – like the fixed points of the compass – and subjective truths – like the exact colour of the sky.
Sutra 3.29 – Dhruve tadgati jnanam – Meditating on the North Star reveals how we move. (Matthew Remski)
There are very few things that are absolute and require nothing further than a single noun to conjure their exactitude. When we try to share our experiences we ask a lot of each other – we ask that we share the thingness of things, even of things that are complex and various in their natures..
In metaphor we are able to express the exactness and simultaneous nebulousness of any thing or concept. To say that you see a tree is not enough, you must describe your experience of the tree with enough of that nebulous grace that allows you to let go of exactness, in hope that this knowledge will be commonly shared by those you tell.
It doesn’t matter if they see an ash tree when you see an oak, or a broad oak when yours is a sapling, but the fact of this is important.
The North Star, Polaris, is a fixed-point in the sky. Nothing nebulous there. Only calm poise and a position from which to observe the movements of the universe with certain knowledge that things change.
(Of course, in many hundreds of years, even Polaris will be gone. Everything, everything, changes.)


The Institute of Industrial Ecological Science at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan recently published the results of their comprehensive study on the global impact of mesothelioma. Researchers calculated that malignant mesothelioma has resulted in the loss of more than 2.1 million years of human life between 1994 and 2010. The APYLL (average potential years of lost life) was 17 for those individuals who died from mesothelioma and 13 for those individuals who died from asbestosis.
Although the average age of death for those suffering from asbestos-related diseases has been reported as fairly high (around 70 years), these victims are still losing a considerable number of years based on their life expectancy. APYLL data reveals a high likelihood of under-reporting and misdiagnosis of these diseases, which may indicate an even greater number of years lost.
The study, published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, reported 142,000 deaths resulting from mesothelioma and asbestosis over the seventeen-year period. While this number is significantly lower than the approximately 107,000 deaths annually that the World Health Organization attributes to these diseases, it should be noted that the Institute’s study did not include data from China, India or Russia, where extensive asbestos use continues. While asbestos use in the United States, Europe and Australia has declined, many developing countries throughout Africa, Southeast Asia and Western Europe have seen increased use of this toxic mineral.
Increased regulation, advances in medical treatment and growing awareness has not slowed the rate of mesothelioma-related deaths fast enough. Global organizations continue to lobby for a worldwide ban of asbestos in an attempt to reduce the number of mesothelioma deaths. In the meantime, however, there appears to be no end in sight to the increasing number of victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestosis, you may be entitled to compensation for your suffering. The experienced Philadelphia mesothelioma attorneys at Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler fight to ensure that victims of asbestos exposure in Pennsylvania and New Jersey receive the maximum recovery for their losses. Submit a free online inquiry or call us today at 800-369-0899 to schedule a free appointment with one of experienced asbestos litigators.


Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a common and highly contagious virus that commonly affects children under the age of two. It spreads through direct contact or by touching a contaminated surface.
Most of the RSV symptoms in toddlers and adults are usually mild. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus is transmitted when the affected person sneezes or coughs. It can also spread by touching contaminated surfaces. It is similar to the common cold and affects your nose, throat, and chest. Some of the signs of RSV include:
Symptoms of RSV in newborns also include fussiness, less feeding, vomiting after a feed, and rapid breathing.
The incubation period of RSV is usually 4-6 days after exposure to the virus. The person is highly contagious during the first week of experiencing symptoms.
The symptoms of RSV in adults and children usually last 1-2 weeks. For most healthy individuals, it resolves on its own with home care and rest. Some of the things you can do at home are:
In some cases, RSV in children and immunocompromised adults can be severe and may need hospitalization. RSV is one of the most common causes of bronchiolitis, which causes coughing and difficulty breathing. RSV in pregnant women and adults with asthma also carries a risk of serious complications.
RSV is not a coronavirus. Both Respiratory syncytial virus infection and COVID-19 are respiratory illnesses and can cause similar symptoms. However, symptoms of COVD-19 are more severe, especially in adults. If you are concerned, go to an urgent care near you to get tested for RSV and COVID-19.
Although the RSV infection in infants spreads easily, you can take some precautions to prevent the spread.
Currently, there is no RSV vaccine available, so take precautions to prevent the spread of RSV. Prophylactic RSV medication for high-risk infants and toddlers is available to prevent severe complications. Talk to our doctor at Memorial Heights Emergency Center to find out more.
If you are looking for RSV testing near you, do not hesitate to contact us at Memorial Heights Emergency Center. Our experienced doctors provide RSV diagnostics and treatment to relieve symptoms. Book a consultation with us today.


There are cases when gas has particularly high levels of H2S concentration. It may happen when it has not been previously treated on anaerobic plants, or when it is brought in from landfills.
The gas that comes out of sewage treatment plants carries contaminants, especially hydrogen sulphide that apart from being toxic for humans corrodes the machines used to convert the gas into electricity.
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is one of the most common contaminants and it also the one that appears in large amounts, in concentrations that may range between 1,000 and 20,000 ppmv. This gas becomes lethal when its concentration is around 700 ppmv. At the same time, in order to be used in the engines co-generating electricity, H2S concentration in biogas cannot exceed 400 to 500 ppmv.
In this case, Ferrio Bio Pellet filters are used
In this case, a filter filled with Ferro Bio Pellet is required
Biogas enters via the lower part of the filter, passes through the layer of Ferro Bio Pellet. When H2S contacts with our pellets a chemical reaction is triggered which turns biogas into iron sulphide and sulphur.
Our Pellets have an extremely high capacity for regeneration, which is 80% higher than that of activated carbon.
Ferro Bio Pellet can stand from 8 to 10 cycles before exhausting its capacity and becoming unusable.
Since the levels of iron sulphide and sulphur our pellets bear are high, they can be applied as organic soil fertiliser once they have reached their limit and gone out of use.
There are fixed and mobile filters.
Taking into consideration the individual needs of our customers, an escrow account can be arranged, which, in turn, would not require any investment from the client.


Liberal arts majors typically do not have a very clear career path after graduation, if they even find employment at all. Most use their education to expand upon in their field or move onto another degree (for example, business or psychology). Some end up teaching either as an art teacher, physical education instructor, or educational consultant.
Liberal arts degrees focus more on educating students about various topics and disciplines than them coming away with a job that directly relates to what they studied. This is why most professors of liberal arts departments are given the title “professor” instead of “doctor,” “engineer,” or something similar.
Weed out potential employers by asking if they care about things like literature, history, and philosophy. If so, then go into it less aggressively, but make sure you know your topic well!
Liberal arts degrees often look good on resumes because they emphasize knowledge over skills that can be learned quickly. A student studying political science could show off that they understand theories of democracy, how different governments function, and when democratic principles break down.
However, a student who spent their time learning how to bake the best looking cookies might win higher praise from employers. It depends on what kind of cookie they’re seeking to create and whether or not they believe people who put effort into baking earn extra credit for it.
Speaking other languages is one of the biggest boosters for your mental health. There are many ways to learn a new language, so whether you’re learning Spanish, Hindi, or Hungarian, there are plenty of strategies to get even more out of it.
Most students start by listening to spoken words and phrases in the target language and then repeat back what they hear. This helps them understand the structure of the language and how to speak some parts of it.
Next, students move onto reading written material in the language and understanding basic concepts like grammar and vocabulary. After that, they begin practicing oral conversation in the language.
Overall, speaking a second language can help improve your overall cognitive functioning in the brain. This includes reasoning, remembering, and processing information efficiently. It also boosts self-confidence as you feel able to communicate in the language.


Unstructured, creative, and spontaneous physical activities that may be reminiscent of child-like play are beneficial, healthy activity options for adults, according to an expert at the American College of Sports Medicine
According to the report, the type of calorie-burning, mind-stimulating play that children often do shouldn’t be left behind as people age.
Tossing a Frisbee, tenpin bowling, dancing and rock climbing are great ways for adults to incorporate play into their exercise routines – dancing alone can burn up to 322 calories an hour for a 10 stone person.
But beyond the fitness advantages these fun-filled activities offer, they can also help with problem solving, improve brain function, spur creativity and innovation, alleviate stress, and improve social skills.
Carol Torgan, one of the researchers said “Whether it’s shooting a few basketball hoops or even playing on a see-saw with a friend, these unstructured activities can create a sense of belonging and community.”
“The need for play may be hard-wired in our brains and appears to be as basic as sleep. We never outgrow it.” She says that too often, though, adults view play as something only for kids. For many adults, the idea of “play” can be intimidating or seem like a waste of time.
“The ‘power of play’ for adults lies in simply focusing on the joy of moving, having a little fun with it, and not taking ourselves too seriously,” Torgan said. “Play has no obvious goal, and has no winners or losers, unlike the dodge ball games of our youth. It’s the perfect anecdote for when your exercise routine starts to feel like more of a chore than an activity of enjoyment.”
Lack of accessibility to playgrounds, parks and green space can also hinder the ability to play. Torgan says today’s focus on passive environments – like television watching and computer game-playing, which don’t involve direct social or physical interaction and don’t engage our senses or creativity – are not conducive to play.
Source: The Americal College of Sports Medicine


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Increasingly popular wrist-worn fitness tracking bands may be underestimating our exercise levels by up to 40 percent, a new study has found.
The research took place at the University of Queensland (UQ) and sought to determine the accuracy of the popular fitness monitors. PhD student, Matthew Wallen and supervisor Professor Jeff Coombes from the UQ’s School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences led the study in testing the four most common devices.
Matthew Wallen said “None of the devices proved to be consistently more accurate overall and the percentage error for energy expenditure was between nine and 43 per cent. Measurement of heart rate was more accurate, with only minor variances.”
“Combining these two factors, it shows there are limits to how much trust we can place in such devices to monitor energy balance and therefore, to serve as weight loss aids.”
The study involved 22 participants with an even split of males and females. They each completed a variety of activities, which included running, cycling and walking as well as seated and laying rest. The variety of activities were carried out for approximately an hour at a time.
Every 15 seconds the measurements of fitness trackers were compared to electrocardiography readers. Then again against a portable gas analysis system which measured the number of calories burnt.
To follow the manufacturers’ instructions, each of the devices was tailored to reflect the user’s age, gender, height and weight.
“We did seek technical assistance from each company to learn information regarding the algorithms used by each device to determine energy expenditure. However, this information was not disclosed.” Matthew Wallen added.
Other collaborators on the study were Dr Shelley Keating and Dr Sjaan Gomersall of UQ, and Professor Ulrik Wisloff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Source: PLOS One


Towering over the small town, which is a pre-Axumite capital of the kingdom, the temple of the moon was built in honor of the god Almouqah. Al-maqah or Al-muqh (Sabaean: 𐩱𐩡𐩣𐩤𐩠) was the moon God (and hence the temple of the moon) of the ancient kingdoms of Da’amat (D’mt), Aksum, and Yemeni. The temple is carbon-dated to the 8th Century BC to the reign of D’mt, and was built in the Sabaean style.
The date of the temple is supported by local inscriptions. Many stone-carved inscriptions were discovered on the site and most likely, they’re the earliest inscriptions ever discovered in East Africa.
The ruins of the temple consist of a single rectangular roofless chamber that stands around twelve meters in height. The temple was built from limestone which was quarried from about 90 miles away and the construction workers didn’t use mortar between the stones.
The biggest stone is almost 2,500 years old since the temple was built and the door is about five meters high.
The temple was used as a church. Christianity was introduced to the surroundings and the first monastery was built. During the construction of the monastery, St Abuna Aftse used the temple as a church for about 39 years.
It is believed that the Yeha temple was a political and religious center. Inside the ruins, there is a pool that was used for giving sacrifices to the moon god.


Physical Activity, Asthma and Exercise
In the general asthma population, exercise training programs are well tolerated, and have a positive effect on health-related quality of life and cardiopulmonary fitness (Carson et al. 2013). Additionally, higher engagement in leisure-time physical activity has been positively associated with reduced exacerbations (Garcia-Aymerich et al. 2009) and health care use (Strine et al. 2007). The Asthma Handbook promotes adherence to physical activity for people with asthma. Despite this, adults with asthma have decreased levels of physical activity compared to the general population (Ford et al. 2003, Van’t Hul et al. 2016, Cordova-Rivera et al. 2018).
In people with severe asthma, reduced activity is even more pronounced than in less severe forms of the disease (Cordova-Rivera et al. 2017), likely due to poor disease control and the fear of triggering respiratory symptoms. This avoidance of activity is likely to further perpetuate deconditioning and poor health status. Nevertheless, in people with severe asthma aerobic training has positive effects, such as decreased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and exacerbations (Franca-Pinto et al. 2015), and improved health-related quality of life (Turner et al. 2011, Franca-Pinto et al. 2015)
Despite the need for further research to understand the impact of physical activity and exercise in people with severe asthma, promoting active lifestyle can be seen as an adjunct non-pharmacological strategy for the management of the disease. The level and type of activity should be discussed with the medical team, and medications should be integrated to prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm.


Imagination and the Engaged Learner: Cognitive tools for the classroom
A new introduction to Imaginative Education, written by Kieran Egan & Gillian Judson. Due to be published soon by Teachers College Press.
Students’ imaginations are often considered as something that might be engaged after the hard work of learning has been done. Countering such beliefs, Egan and Judson show that the imagination—one of the great workhorses of learning—can be used to make all learning and all teaching more effective. Through techniques that any teacher can learn and easily apply in any classroom, they demonstrate how and why imagination can be used across the curriculum and grade levels to make teaching and learning more interesting, engaging, and pleasurable for all. Teachers who use these techniques will discover the emotions, images, stories, metaphors, sense of wonder, heroic narratives, and other cognitive tools that can bring life and energy to their classroom. This practical handbook will help teachers learn how to use these enlivening techniques in their daily practice to stimulate students’ intellectual activity and growth.
- A comprehensive description of imagination’s role in thinking and learning.
- Field-tested teaching strategies for the K–12 classroom.
- Cross-curricular examples showing IE making a real difference for teachers and students.
- A “cognitive toolkit” to spur active learning and meaningful interaction.
Kieran Egan is a professor in the faculty of education at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His books include Whole School Projects: Engaging Imaginations Through Interdisciplinary Inquiry. He is a winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Education.
Gillian Judson is one of the directors of the Imaginative Education Research Group and a lecturer in the faculty of education at Simon Fraser University.
December 2015/160 pp./$37.95/ISBN: 978-0-8077-5712-3