Recycling wastepaper for reuse as new paper requires extensive cleaning and refinement of the fibers so the new product is free of inks, adhesives, and dyes. Instead of turning old paper and cardboard into new paper, engineers at the University of Iowa are working to enhance the process of turning wastepaper into high-value fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composites. Xuan Song, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, along with Chao Wang, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, and H.S. Udaykumar, professor of mechanical engineering, have received nearly $1 million from REMADE institute, a public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy, to improve the speed and reduce the labor costs of remanufacturing recycled wastepaper.
The team will use additive manufacturing (AM) and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the process of remanufacturing recycled materials into FRP composites. “One of the challenges in additively manufacturing high-strength composites from recycled paper fibers is that the paper fibers vary greatly in density, size, and flexibility,” said Song. “A successful AM process would self-adjust in real time to accommodate the differing quality of recycled paper.”
The project will focus on developing a smart AM technology based on a composite-based AM (CBAM) process pioneered by industrial partner Impossible Objects, Inc. for producing high-strength FRP composites from recycled paper fibers, which can adapt to the material differences of the recycled paper via real-time sensing and data-calibrated physical modeling. Impossible Objects, Inc. is an AM equipment and materials company pioneering advancements in composite AM industries. Their CBAM process produces composites from various fibers, including carbon fiber and fiberglass, with stronger properties than other AM technologies and faster speed than traditional composites methods.
“What sets our team apart is our ability leverage strengths in process development and modeling, composite fabrication, complex modeling, and multi-scale modeling,” said Song.
The team hopes that the outcome of their research will lead to more widespread adoption of turning wastepaper into high-value fiber reinforced plastic.


In Latin America, Africa and Asia, noxious smokes from traditional cookstoves kill more than 4 million people each year. They deteriorate the health of entire families, starting with children, by affecting their lungs, eyes and growth. Yet, enhanced cookstoves that ensure better wood combustion and generate less smokes exist. The real challenge is not to find the most adapted technology for each region but to make it affordable to the largest possible number of villagers.
120,000 women and their families in Burkina-Faso, Kenya and Peru have access to efficient cookstoves thanks to the incredible work of our NGO partners, tiipaalga, Climate Pal and ITYF, on the ground. Livelihoods Funds, impact investment funds, provide the NGOs with upfront financing for the implementation of large-scale projects that improve the lives of the most vulnerable communities while contributing to preserve the environment.
The journey goes on as Livelihoods Funds will invest in new projects to give more women access to simple technologies that improve their daily lives as from this year.
Training, not aid! With tiipaalga, a local NGO, women learn how to build efficient cookstoves from free raw material
Discover how women living in isolated villages in the Andes have access to efficient cookstoves with the support of Peruvian NGO ITYF
See how Janet’s life has changed with her Hifadhi cooksove, which consumes 60% less wood, and the support of Climate Pal, our local partner.


The bill was approved in the House last year but now must return to that body for concurrence on a Senate amendment that made generally minor changes. One says the law applies to scientific theories that are the subject of “debate and disputation” — a phrase replacing the word “controversial” in the House version.
The measure also guarantees that teachers will not be subject to discipline for engaging students in discussion of questions they raise, though Watson said the idea is to provide guidelines so that teachers will bring the discussion back to the subjects authorized for teaching in the curriculum approved by the state Board of Education.
– Knox News, March 19, 2012
Tennessee was, of course, the home of the famous Scopes Trial, about which almost nothing was correctly reported.
For example, how many people have you ever heard clarify that Tennessee did not outlaw teaching evolution, it outlawed teaching the common ancestry of humans and primate apes in publicly funded schools? Maybe it was a stupid law, but it arose from William Jennings Bryan’s observations of European “master race” theories in the debacle of World War I. We are always in the market for better solutions to “master race” theories.
Also, how many people realize that the textbook that Scopes was teaching from (Hunter’s Civic Biology) gladly embraced eugenics? Bryan had every reason to be concerned about that kind of thing. Fortunately, no one could get a textbook like that adopted today; it would be a huge, public furore.
A good reference work for all this is Edward Larsen’s Summer for the Gods If you are a secularist, revise your list of heroes.
Anyway, here’s The Tennesean,
Senators voted 24-8 to pass a bill that says schoolteachers cannot be punished for “helping students to understand, analyze, critique and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories” taught in public schools.
The measure has drawn strong opposition from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Center for Science Education and the American Civil Liberties Union, which said it is cover for teachers who want to teach creationism or intelligent design. Supporters said the measure would give teachers more guidance to answer students’ questions about science
With those kinds of opponents, the bill must have something going for it. More from The Tennesean .


Category: Design Development
This category features articles on general design principles, Web design, typography, user interface design and related topics such as development.
There are four core principles in object-oriented programming. Without them programming language can’t be called object-oriented. These principles are encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and abstraction. In this article, you will learn about these principles, their meaning, and how to use them.
The this keyword can be very confusing. This tutorial will help you understand how it works. You will learn about how this works in different contexts and environments. These contexts include global object, functions, object and class methods and events. You will also learn about globalThis, new feature added in ES2020.
How to Build an App with React, Express and SQLite
This tutorial will show you how to build your own app with React, Express and SQLite. First, you will create SQLite database. Next, you will create express server and connect it with the database. After that, you will build a React app, use axios to send requests to the server and use React hooks to… Continue reading How to Build an App with React, Express and SQLite


Sunday, March 27, 2011
Gesture Drawing to Expressive Painting
The photos below were taken at the halfway mark of this project. We started a lesson in figure drawing, proportion and in particular, gesture drawing.
Our first gesture drawings were charcoal on newsprint. Later we hung paper around the room and drew with markers.
From there we took a look at the paintings of German Expressionists and the tie ins between gesture drawing and expressionist paintings.
We went back to the hung paper several times. First, to create gesture drawings using only black paint. Then later, adding one expressive color to those gestures.
Later we did an expressive painting using only white paint, right over the previous paintings.
For the last part of the wall painting we reviewed Entartete Kunst "Degenerate Art". The final stage was to go back and respond in any way they wanted to.
for the final piece each student will select his or her favorite part of the wall, remove the piece and matt it. They will add a written description about the project and why they selected their chosen area.
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Do you know the correct method to calculate between units, Like, 100 yards to feet? How many feet is 100 yards?
There are 300 feet in 100 yards.
Quick Unit Numerator for 100 yd to feet
How many ft in 100 yards?
We usually use different units for length in different countries. There are several internationally agreed systems of measurements.
For example, the metric system, Imperial units (also known as British Imperial), and the Chinese system of weights and measures. Each and every system of unit and conversion is common in various countries and regions.
|Unit System||Units Examples|
|The metric system||millimeters (mm), centimeter (cm), decimeter (dm), meter (m), dekameter (dam), hectometer (hm), and so on.|
|Imperial units||inch (″), foot (ft), yard (yd), mile(mi, ml), nautical mile (nm), fathom, furlong, Thousandth of an inch…|
|The Chinese system||li, zhang, chi, cun, fen, si, hu…|
What is 100 yd in feet?
But, one hundred yards is how many feet? As we know, based on the basic formula that there are 3 feet in 1 yard. We can multiply the numbers when we want to convert 100 yards to feet, that is 100 yards multiply by 3 feet.
Also check out the following video for details about the conversion. At last we’ve prepared an example to help you practise, how many feet in 3 yards? Anyway, back to our topic, how much is a yard in feet?
So, . 1 yard = 3 feet . Or 1 yd = 3 ft 100 yards = 100 x 1 yd = 100 x 3 ft = 300 feet 100 yards = 300 feet (PS: yd = yard (plural: yards), ft = foot (plural: feet)) More exercise: . 1 yard = 3 feet . Or 1 yd = 3 ft 3 yards = 3 x 1 yd = 3 x 3 ft = 9 feet 3 yards = 9 feet
How Many Feet Make a Hundred Yard – Video
Got a different answer? Which unit system do you use or prefer?
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Falling prices, weak demand and mounting debt in China’s steel industry have led to a series of closures and mergers in recent years, leaving many mills abandoned. At China Dialogue, Gao Shengke reports that health risks to local residents can linger long after steel plants are closed unless the sites receive proper environmental restoration.
Research has shown that while air pollution reduces after a steel mill closes, soil and groundwater pollution persists, and health risks to locals continue to increase. There is currently no nationwide list of such sites, much less any restoration. But the problem exists in the steel-producing regions of Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, Hubei, Zhejiang and Chongqing.
[…] Small and medium-sized facilities have long operated without water treatment plants, or even water storage ponds; even if some water can be reclaimed for industrial use the rest has to be released, into dry river beds or village ponds in the village, from where it pollutes groundwater. The water source in the village of Xiaodun in Tangshan is thought to be polluted, but nobody has investigated.
Zhao Ke, an engineer with CISDI Engineering, researches groundwater pollution caused by the steel industry. He said that the most dangerous waste water comes from the coking and cold-rolling processes. That water contains harmful substances such as phenols, hydrides, heavy metals, and acids and alkalis. The waste water seeps into the groundwater and pollutes local sources of drinking water. [Source]
Also see an earlier CDT report on China’s “cancer villages”.


Narrow Your Topic or Research Question
It's very common to select a topic or formulate a question that starts out too broad.
Question 1: How beneficial or problematic is cell phone use for our society? (broad)
When the scope of your topic is too big, it's hard to dig through the huge volume of information available to find something relevant. It's also hard to write a paper or give a presentation with any depth.
Most scholarly research examines fairly narrow topics and looks at relationships between concepts. For example, cell phones is a pretty broad topic, but looking at the impact of cell phone manufacturing on the environment might be a more manageable topic.
There are many ways to narrow a topic that is too broad by asking one or more W questions. Let's use cell phones as an example:
- cell phones and disposal (what)
- cell phones and toxicity (what)
- cell phones and interpersonal relationships (what)
- cell phones and India (where)
- cell phones and corporations (who)
- cell phones and teenagers (who) and distracted driving (what)
- cell phones and precious metals (what) and Rwanda (where)
Use W questions, to develop a research question on the topic of cell phones:
Question 2: How can precious metals in cell phones be recycled more effectively? (narrowed)


Exploring The Ways Jargon Influences College Access & Success for First-generation College Students
Student Success Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Division
College knowledge is the information and resources students need to navigate through the higher education system (e.g., Ardoin, 2018; Vargas, 2004; White, 2005). One distinct aspect of college knowledge is the language and acronyms that institutions use to create their own jargon. Utilizing research data and case studies, this live briefing will explore the ways jargon influences college access and success for first-generation college students. Participants will reflect on and discuss how jargon appears in and shapes student matriculation and transition, creates barriers and challenges during across campus experiences, and influences persistence. Suggestions for how to manage jargon use and continue learning about these topics will be offered.
Participants in this session will
- learn about college knowledge and institutional jargon as an access and success challenge, particularly for first-generation college students;
- examine jargon items through research data and case studies;
- reflect on how their office or institution might be creating in-groups and out-groups with their language and acronym choices; and
- explore strategies to broaden language to be more inclusive of all students and campus community members.


Damping is one of the three fundamental elements that control vibration. However, its performance parameters are difficult to test, and the damping effect is not easy to predict. Therefore, under normal conditions, firstly, the vibration damping control is stopped by adding mass, changing stiffness, installing a vibration isolator or a dynamic vibration absorber. In some special places, damping is required. For example, there are some problems with thin-plate construction shock absorbers that people feel are unpredictable. Damping measures can achieve satisfactory results.
Rubber metal isolators
have the following benefits:
It can suppress the vibration peak at the resonant frequency, reduce the transmission of vibration along the structure, and reduce the construction noise. It is worth noting that the damping is most effective for the vibration suppression of the resonance region, and the effect on the non-resonant region is less significant. The existing vibration isolators are all single-degree-of-freedom products, the horizontal stiffness is approximately zero and the damping structure is complex, and the impact resistance is poor. Rubber sandwich metal isolators are primarily developed to solve these problems.
Rubber sandwich mounts
have the dual advantages of a low frequency of the metal damper and a large damping of the rubber damper. Separating the advantages of the two points eliminates the phenomenon of amplitude increase of the metal damper resonance, and also deals with the problem of high natural frequency of the rubber damper. It is an ideal product for active and passive vibration isolation. Rubber sandwich metal isolator has a wide load range and strong compliance, and has obvious effects on active vibration isolation, negative vibration isolation and shock isolation. It is a multi-purpose universal vibration isolation product. It is suitable for working environment of -45~+65(°C). It is an ideal vibration damping product for vehicle electronic equipment, shipboard instrumentation, precision instruments and other airborne equipment.
Damping is mainly accomplished by applying the inherent characteristics of the damping material and the rational design of the damping structure.
Damping material is a new type of special material that has been developed in the past ten years. It has been used more and more in many fields. It is a kind of polymer material, which has high damping characteristics when converting modes. That is, it consumes energy when deformed, and it can suppress the peak value of the structure vibration in a wide frequency range.


What Does Billet Mean?
A billet is a small, semi-finished piece of metal that is rectangular, circular, or square in shape. It is a semi-finished casting product that needs further processing before becoming finished goods.
Billets are sold as cut lengths or coil, and usually have an area less than 36 sq inch.
Billets are also known as bar stock.
Corrosionpedia Explains Billet
A billet is a section of metal used for rolling into bars, rods and sections. It can be produced with ingots or directly by continuous casting. Billets are used as raw materials or feedstock in extrusion, forging, rolling and other metal-processing operations.
Billets have limited use before they have been formed into more functional shapes and sizes. They must undergo a series of manufacturing processes before they can be used for various purposes. The unformed billets, however, can be used in striking currency such as coins and as reserves, similar to gold bars. Final products also include bar stock and wire. Centrifugal casting is also used to produce short circular tubes as billets, usually to achieve a precise metallurgical structure.
Billets have a specific grain structure, which enables the metal to be processed more intricately. Steel billets are also known for their malleability and ductility, especially when exposed to varying temperatures during shaping and molding.
Proper casting of billets is important because it determines the billet's strength and flexibility. Billets undergo a number of tests before they are sold. Billets that develop cracks and voids between heating and cooling processes are rejected, as such defects make the product useless.


Anxiety and depression can feel unending. During the midst of an anxiety attack or depressive episode the reality of the depression or anxious thoughts can seem too real. For Romper, blogger Kimmie Fink writes about her experience living with depression. She writes about how her experiences with depression have taught her that eventually the depression passes. However, it takes time, recovery, and experience to be convinced that is the truth. “That’s arguably the worst part of depression,” she writes, “the utter surety that you will always feel like this. It makes a person desperate, and that’s why untreated depression is so dangerous.” Desperation in combination with depression can lead to extreme forms of coping, from dangerous substance abuse to attempts at suicide. “Education about mental health is essential,” the author asserts, “because what people say matters and the consequences can be devastating.” The same is true for anxiety. Living with anxiety can feel as though the worry, concern, and fear will never end.
Many people aren’t aware of some of the most basic signs of depression, both mental and physical. Here are some of the physical symptoms you could be writing off which are indicators you could be struggling with your mental health.
Chronic fatigue: Depression can result in feelings of exhaustion, low energy, and low motivation to get anything done. Spending too much time in sedentary positions, without much cognitive interaction can prolong the feelings of fatigue, causing more exhaustion.
Sleep disturbances: Fatigue can be caused by a severe lacking in restful nights of sleep. Ruminating thoughts, unprocessed emotions, and feelings of guilt can cause disturbances in sleep. Night terrors and nightmares are also common.
Loss of focus and concentration: Depression is known to make people feel fuzzy in the brain, causing difficulty in focusing and concentrating on complex tasks as well as simple tasks.
Chronic pain: Aches and pains in the muscles and the joints is common. Emotional energy is physical energy. An overflow of depressed emotions can result in stiff muscles.
Depression does have an answer. At Cottonwood, we excel in clinical treatment of mental health disorders and co-occurring chemical dependency disorders. Providing hope and healing, our addiction rehab and behavioral health treatment programs offer a future of long lasting recovery. For information, call us today by dialing CALL (888) 727-0441.


When it comes to getting rid of prescription drugs, fewer than half of the pharmacies surveyed for a new study gave accurate guidance that met US Food and Drug Administration standards for disposing of unused opioids and antibiotics.
Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco surveyed nearly 900 California pharmacies by phone over a two-month period in 2018 during the week and on weekends. For the study, published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers posed as parents with leftover opioids and antibiotics from a child’s surgery.
They were looking for correct drug disposal instructions based on US Food and Drug Administration guidelines.
The agency recommends taking unused medications to drug disposal or takeback programs as the best way of getting rid of unused or unwanted drugs. If a disposal program is not available, the agency suggests mixing antibiotics with coffee grinds or kitty litter, sealing the mixture in a container and throwing it in the garbage. It recommends flushing opioids.
Researchers found only 47% of pharmacies gave correct instructions on how to dispose of antibiotics and 34% provided correct information about opioid disposal. On weekends, only 15% correctly directed customers about safe antibiotic disposal and 7% gave the correct information about disposing of opioids.
When asked about takeback programs at the 898 pharmacies, 91 said they had a program for antibiotic disposal and 82 said they had a program for opioid disposal.
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“This clearly points to the need for better dissemination of information on proper medication disposal,” Hillary Copp, senior study author and associate professor of urology at UCSF, said in a statement.
“The FDA has specific instructions on how to dispose of these medications, and the American Pharmacists Association has adopted this as their standard. Yet it’s not being given to the consumer correctly the majority of the time,” Copp said.
The improper disposal of medication can result in antibiotic resistance, pollution, child and pet poisonings and drug misuse.


Afterschooling: What it means for your child
Often when the parents fail to impart necessary knowledge to a child, they find a way of learning themselves. Whilst there might have been generations built on this principle, this
Often when the parents fail to impart necessary knowledge to a child, they find a way of learning themselves. Whilst there might have been generations built on this principle, this method is not practical. In an age full of so much information you want to have as much control as possible to what your child is exposed to during their formative stages. This can be particularly difficult if they are enrolled in the traditional form of school. In recent years however parents have taken matters into their own hands. Through avenues such as afterschooling, parents are able to regulate the information and skills their kids are exposed to.
What is afterschooling?
Afterschooling at heart refers to supplementing your child’s education beyond school hours. This means letting your child learn other things – in addition to or beyond school. This could be a variety of things. Starting from issues you feel might have been skimmed over in school or life lessons like budgeting and saving. This could also double up as a means to encourage interest- based learning.
For example if your child wants to learn music and its not taught in school, this is a good place to start. All these lessons can be structured in a curriculum-like set up with assignments and even class projects. Ultimately the goal is for the parents to help the children in areas they are struggling with and maximize their potential in areas they are talented.
Benefits of afterschooling
Afterschooling requires that you spend a lot of time with your child. As a result you get to know your child’s personality, their likes and dislikes. This enables you as a parent to create an environment for them to thrive in growing up and in later life.
For kids with learning differences, afterschooling takes off the pressure of competing in a class and thus makes learning more fun.
It is inevitable that children will always seek to learn new skills and explore the world around them. As such, afterschooling provides a safe structure to do all this under supervision. These programs also double as an exercise in restraint for the kids . This is because the kids get to do what they love but in a controlled setting.


In simulations using the finite element method, iron loss can be calculated taking into account the effect of this stress and distortion.
In this example, an analysis of an IPM motor accounting for the residual strain that occurs as a result of punching processes, and evaluates the effect on torque, magnetic flux density, and iron loss.
Expressing Deterioration as a Result of Residual Strain
The deterioration that occurs as a result of residual strain is expressed via the deterioration coefficient in the cut plane, and the deterioration function from the surface.
Fig. 1 shows the permeability deterioration coefficient of the magnetic field dependency, and Fig. 2 shows the hysteresis loss correction coefficient of the magnetic flux density dependency.
Effect on Magnetic Flux Density and Torque
Fig. 3 shows differences in magnetic flux density due to the presence or absence of residual strain, while Fig. 4 shows the comparison of average torque.
It can be understood from Fig. 3 that by accounting for residual strain, magnetic flux density grows smaller in the vicinity of the core cut plane. This is because permeability deteriorates due to manufacturing.
From Fig. 4, it can be understood that the effect on average torque from residual strain is approximately 1 %.
Effect on Iron Loss
Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 show the differences in the breakdown of iron loss, iron loss density, and hysteresis loss density, all from the presence or absence of residual strain.
It is understood from Fig. 5 that iron loss increases by approximately 13 % by accounting for residual strain.
From Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, it is understood that differences occur not only in hysteresis loss, but Joule loss also.
The increase in Joule loss occurs as a result of the deterioration of magnetization characteristics at the edges due to residual strain, as well as the increase in magnetic flux density at the center of the teeth.


More than Fish and Game
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was established in 1880 to protect Maine's big game populations. Today, the Department's wildlife division works to preserve, protect, and enhance all of Maine's wildlife resources including nongame wildlife and the state's endangered and threatened species.
Biologists span across the state conducting unique and diverse work to conserve Maine’s wildlife, from the iconic 800+ pound moose to the flying mayfly. The Department protects and enhances wildlife habitat, owns more than 65 wildlife management areas that total over 112,000 acres, and acquires land to protect wildlife resources while allowing access for hunting, trapping, and wildlife watching.
Read on to learn about conservation projects, wildlife, and how you can be involved in this important work.
About Maine's Wildlife
How You Can Help
Live Responsibly with Wildlife
Maine is a beautiful state with an abundance of wildlife. Whether you are spending time in your backyard, hiking, driving down the road, or camping, you are likely to see some critters. After all, Maine is their home, too!
If you encounter wildlife anywhere in the Maine outdoors, remember this motto: If you care, leave them there.
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How to avoid or resolve a wildlife conflict What to do about a sick, injured or orphaned animal About common wildlife diseases
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Participate in a Community Science Project
MDIFW tracks where many of Maine’s priority wildlife species occur. Keeping our databases current is challenging, especially for species that are uncommon, cryptic, or that live in remote areas. So we rely on the Maine public’s passion for wildlife to help.
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A closer look at wildlife and conservation projects.
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Wondering how MDIFW manages Maine’s wildlife? Looking for data and conservation updates? Check out the Research & Management Reports.


Horizontal gene transfer (HGT)
Exchange and absorption of genetic material independent of reproduction: independent of the vertical transfer of passing genes from parental to the following generations via sexual or asexual reproduction.
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) enables the sharing of genetic material evolved in one group of organisms with other groups. HGT appears more frequent between closely related organisms like strains of the same or closely related bacterial species. Genes are also transferred between more distant species, but might have a lower success rate to become permanently integrated.
Horizontal gene transfer has a strong impact on the evolution of bacteria. Beside reproduction, new genes are acquired by:
transformation: absorbing genetic material from environment
transduction: infection by lysogenic phages leads to genetic material built in the bacterial genome
conjugation: genetic material exchanged between bacteria of the same species
How to detect HGT events
Horizontally transferred genes can be identified by comparing the evolutionary history of single genes with the history of the species.
Phylogenetic conflict: By comparing the phylogenetic tree of a gene and the tree of a species, differences in branching patterns can be used to identify the HGT event and possible transfer route.


Challenge the practice is addressing: This practice addresses the usage of website calculators to encourage reducing traffic emissions and fuel consumption.
Concrete practice to achieve the expected goal: The idea behind this practice is to promote transparency regarding traffic emissions and to prove the benefits from both outward- and return loads by NCC One-Stop-Shop model. Specifically developed by NCC for corporate customers, such as cities, municipalities, and construction companies, as well as for carriers who can influence driving patterns, NCC One-Stop-Shop provides a preference for full loads in both directions. It is marketed primarily by NCC's sales staff to its clients. As a result of increased cost efficiency, lower fuel consumption, and fewer empty runs, emissions can be reduced. NCC developed One-Stop-Shop as a Nordic concept. This strategy proposes a one-stop approach, which means in practice that full loads will be given preference for both outbound and inbound trucks. As a result, they can prevent empty trucks from arriving at the quarry, or leaving empty trucks after they have brought backfill or recyclable materials.
Expected impact/goal of the practice: The expected impact is by cutting costs considerably to reduced fuel consumption and man-hours. It enables minimising the problems that material haulage causes in the form of noise and dust emissions and traffic congestion. Lower traffic volumes reduce wear on the road network.
Who is the target user group of the practice/intervention or implementing the practice/intervention? This practice is for companies in the extractive industry.


Micronutrient malnutrition is a widespread yet largely neglected nutrition challenge faced by women living in the developing world, the consequences of which affect not only the health and survival of women but also their offspring. One of the most important factors responsible for maternal micronutrient deficiency is poor diets lacking diversity, however, accurate information on women’s diets and micronutrient intake is lacking. On July 15–16 2014, FANTA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a technical meeting in Washington, DC to reach consensus on a global dietary diversity indicator for assessing the quality of women’s diets. At the meeting participants endorsed the use of a new indicator called Minimum Dietary Diversity – Women (MDD-W). The meeting built on research by the Women’s Dietary Diversity Project (WDDP) I and II.
WDDP I (2005–2010) was a USAID-supported and FANTA-led collaborative research initiative with the broad objective of using existing datasets with dietary intake data from 24-hour recall to analyze the relationship between simple indicators of dietary diversity—such as those that could be derived from Demographic Health Surveys—and the micronutrient adequacy of women’s diets in resource-poor settings. WDDP I analyzed datasets from five countries in different settings: Bangladesh (rural), Burkina Faso (urban), Mali (urban), Mozambique (rural), and the Philippines (urban/peri-urban). The methods and findings of the research were reported by FANTA and in seven articles published as a Special Supplement in the Journal of Nutrition.
WDDP I Collaborating Organizations: IFPRI, Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies, Institute of Research for Development, Iowa State University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of North Carolina, Wageningen University
WDDP II (2012–2016), led by FAO with support from the European Union, used more data and additional analyses to identify and propose a dichotomous indicator for global use. The work resulted in a new global indicator and guide to measure women’s dietary diversity.
WDDP II Collaborating Organizations: Institute of Research for Development, Biodiversity, FANTA, HarvestPlus, and University of California, Davis


In the Roman Catholic tradition we observe the Ember Days four times a year, around the changes of the seasons: during Lent, at Pentecost, Exaltation of the Cross, and close to St. Lucy’s Day on December 12 (“Lenty, Penty, Crucy, Lucy”). This year, the Fall Ember Days fall on September 16, 18, and 19.
These days set apart for special prayer and fasting were considered especially suitable for the ordination of clergy. The Ember Days are known in Latin as the quatuor anni tempora (the “four seasons of the year”), or formerly as the jejunia quatuor temporum (“fasts of the four seasons”).
Catholics who lived before Vatican-II would say that Ember Days were one of the most confusing Catholic practices. Ember Days are an extension of our agrarian roots, but were usually seen merely as fast and abstinence days on the calendar. Most Catholics born after 1965 typically have an outlook of: “Ember Days? I never heard of them.” While not universally practiced, Ember Days are still a vital part of the Church’s tradition.
In the 1969 Calendar reform, the observance of Ember Days was left to the discretion of conferences of bishops, and can be adjusted and expanded. In the USA most bishops have chosen to not officially observe Ember Days, but in other countries they are observed. While Ember Days are not part of the calendar of community worship, personal observance at home or small communities is not discouraged.
What rich traditions we have as Catholics!


Here are the steps to perform the experiment:
A raw egg
A glass or container
Fill the glass or container with water, leaving some space at the top.
Gently place the egg in the water. The egg should sink to the bottom.
Take the egg out of the water.
Start adding salt to the water, a tablespoon at a time, and stir until the salt dissolves.
Place the egg back in the water after each addition of salt and observe what happens.
Keep adding salt until the egg floats to the surface and remains there.
The density of water increases as salt is added to it, making the water denser (more molecules per square inch). When the egg is placed in the plain water, it sinks to the bottom because the density of the egg is greater than that of the water. However, as salt is added, the water becomes denser than the egg, causing the egg to float to the surface.
This experiment illustrates the concept of buoyancy and the Archimedes' principle, which states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the object. The egg floats because it displaces a volume of water that weighs more than the egg.


Reducing noise in crew cab road vehicles
Noise levels in crew-carrying road vehicles can be high enough to cause concern. In some untrimmed vehicles such as refuse collectors, A-weighted levels have been measured as high as 103 to 105 dB. One local authority operating a fleet of such vehicles commissioned a noise reduction exercise to determine whether it would be reasonably practicable to effect a significant reduction without compromising the vehicle's road worthiness.
The primary source of noise came from the engine. However, the cabin was also subjected to noise from the transmission and hydraulic power pack coming through the relatively lightweight sheet steel floor and toe plates and the rear bulkhead.
This secondary noise was reduced by securing a lead/fibreglass laminate sheet to the underside of all floor, toe and bulkhead surfaces. Reverberation was also reduced by lining the roof and all available internal surfaces of the doors and the front and rear bulkheads with an expanded acoustic polyurethane foam faced with a washable porous PVC film.
About £1300. (1995)
A noise reduction of 4 to 9 dB. Similar reductions have since been achieved on other types of crewed vehicles such as fire and maintenance tenders.
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A critical incident in the context of law enforcement can be defined as a major, out-of-the-ordinary event, situation, case or other type of incident that involves a law enforcement response and may or may not involve the use of force. Critical incidents don’t occur often, but when they do, they test the response capabilities of law enforcement and other agencies in ways that training scenarios cannot easily duplicate.
1. Critical incidents often provide an outstanding opportunity for involved agencies to look back at what occurred with a critical eye toward improving responses and protecting life and property.
2. Different from an internal investigation or accountability review, a critical incident review is designed to focus on what went right, what went wrong, and how the agencies’ response to the next critical incident can be improved. Critical incident reviews should not be used to place blame or identify specific liability.
3. Agency leaders should consider proactively requesting or procuring a critical incident review following any major incident.
4. Critical incident reviews are ideally completed by independent third-party organizations with expertise in policing and experience in conducting similar reviews.
5. Critical incident reviews can include presentation of lessons learned and recommendations to agency leaders, all designed to improve future operations.
6. Publicly and proactively announcing a critical incident review at the conclusion of an incident can often help improve community confidence and satisfaction by providing the reassurance that agency leadership is concerned about what happened, is open to an independent critical review of the agency’s response, and is committed to improving future responses.


NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Sagar's landfall
The final bulletin on Tropical Cyclone Sagar was issued at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on May 19. By that time, Sagar had made landfall in Somalia. NASA's Terra satellite captured an infrared image of the storm as it was making landfall.
Sagar's center was located over land, near 10.3 degrees north latitude and 43.7 degrees east longitude, about 88 miles south-southeast of Djibouti City, Djibouti. Sagar was moving to the southwest at 8 mph (7 knots/12.9 kph) and maintained maximum sustained winds near 57.5 mph (50 knots/92.6 kph).
At 2:45 p.m. EDT (1945 UTC) on May 19, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Terra satellite gathered infrared data on the land falling storm. Infrared data provides temperature information. MODIS revealed a few very powerful thunderstorms northwest of the center where cloud top temperatures were as cold as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 62.2 Celsius). NASA research has shown that cloud tops with temperatures that cold were high in the troposphere and have the ability to generate heavy rain.
By May 21, Sagar had dissipated over land.
Provided by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center


Embryonal tumours develop from cells that are left over from the earliest stages of our development, while we are still growing in our mother’s womb as an embryo. (Previously called Primitive Neuro-Ectodermal Tumours or PNETs)
Embryonal tumours occur in the brain or the spine, and can be divided roughly into supratentorial tumours and infratentorial tumors. This means above or below the tentorium – a membrane which separates the cerebellum from the lobes of the brain.
The infratentorial embryonal tumours are far more common than the supratentorial embryonal tumours. Infratentorial embryonal tumours include medulloblastomas (which develop in the cerebellum) and pineoblastomas (which develop in the pineal region of the brain). Supratentorial embryonal tumours include ETMRs.
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They are more common in children and young adults. About 20-25% of childhood brain tumours are embryonal tumours, which are high grade, fast growing tumours.
Embryonal tumours occur most frequently in younger children and incidence decreases with age with more than half being diagnosed in children less than 10 years old.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of embryonal tumours are medulloblastomas.
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A monument built in 1572 by Bega Begam in memory of her husband, Humayun
This photograph shows the Humayun’s Tomb standing gloriously in Delhi, India. Captured, giving off a special aura based on the angle, you can tell that this is no ordinary temple. This masterpiece was built in 1570 to be the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and will later become the epitome of Islamic mausoleums, including the world-famous Taj Mahal.
The garden, which the tomb is set in, symbolizes the Garden of Paradise, and has its origins in Persian char bagh (meaning ‘four gardens’). During the reign of Humayun, this garden layout, also known as the Mughal garden was such a novelty in India, that its design became replicated throughout the Mughal Empire.
The Persian-inspired gardens surrounding Humayun’s final resting place are divided into four parts by causeways. At the centre of each causeway is a shallow water channel, which is connected to pools. The entrances to the enclosure are situated on its south and the west sides, and exist in the form of double-storeyed gateways. Additionally, there is a baradari (pavilion) and a hamman (bath chamber) that occupy the centre of the eastern and northern walls respectively. In the middle of the garden is a 7 m high square terraced platform raised over a series of cells. These cells are accessible through small arches along the sides. It is on this platform that the actual tomb of Humayun is located.
Humayan’s Tomb is an authentic representation of architectural innovations. Just by looking at this photograph, you can feel its powerful aura transcending beyond the materials you use to view it. The grandeur of the design, the angle of the shot, and its monochromatic palette give it depth. These qualities are enough to make anyone stop and adore its beauty.
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To rid society of racism and the tremendous suffering, strife, and wasted potential it causes, it’s not enough to not be racist.
We need to be antiracist.
Being antiracist requires growing to recognize and equally value the dignity and humanity of every human being, but not just that.
It also means confronting racism and teaching those in our care to do the same.
Educators overwhelmingly want to be antiracist.
According to a survey conducted by EdWeek, 84% of teachers want to teach from an antiracist perspective.
Here’s the problem: only 14% feel they are well-equipped to do so.
Today, Stand for Children is launching the Center for Antiracist Education (CARE) to bridge this massive gap.
Led by widely respected educators Maureen Costello, Val Brown, and Kate Shuster, guided by a distinguished Advisory Board of educators and researchers including Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad from Harvard, Dr. Kris Gutiérrez from the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries from Ohio State University, and National Teacher of the Year finalist Juliana Urtubey, and backed by more than a dozen leading national education organizations, CARE will:
- Empower teachers to identify racism in learning materials,
- Provide useful guidance to teachers on materials that align with antiracist principles,
- Offer valuable professional learning through a first-of-its-kind certification program, and
- Conduct research and evaluation to rigorously assess the impact of its resources.
Please share the news about this important new resource with educators you know and encourage them to sign up for more information at antiracistfuture.org.
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This interesting and distinguished Scottish surname, having no less than eight Coats of Arms,and with several notable entries in the "Dictionary of National Biography", is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "Mael Coluimb", later "Maol Chaluim", devotee or shaveling of (St.) Columba, from "maol", bald, tonsured, and the personal name Columb from the Latin "Columba", "Dove". St. Columba was a renowned Irish abbot and missionary (born in Donegal circa 521; died on the island of Iona, 597), who is said to have been directly descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, 4th Century High King of Ireland.Having founded monasteries at Derry and Durrow, he travelled to Iona in the year 563, and established a monastery on the island. St. Columba converted the northern Picts of Scotland to Christianity, and enjoyed a considerable cult throughout the British Isles. One Norman filius (son of) Malcolumbe was one of the witnesses to the earliest known Scottish charter, that of King Duncan to the monks of St. Cuthbert in 1094. Four early kings of Scotland bore this personal name, and notable bearers of the surname include: Sir Pulteney Malcolm, admiral, who served under Nelson in the Mediterranean, 1804 - 1805. The Coat of Arms most associated with the name is a silver shield with five gold mullets on an azure saltire between four red bucks' heads erased, the Crest being a silver tower. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Malcum, a baker in Perth, which was dated 1545, in the "Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollok", during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 - 1567. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as 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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Accounting, also known as the language of business, is one of the most important information sources about business. The aim of this course is to show the role and use of accounting information in the legal context. In the first part of the course, a brief introduction to the accounting system and financial statements will be given. This parts aims to discuss the purpose of accounting and provide students with a basic understanding of the application of concepts and conventions, the procedures for recording business events, and compiling the financial database to develop financial statements. The second part constructs a bridge between Turkish Tax Legislation and accounting applications in the business environment. Determination of the tax base of a business is one of the most important reasons why a business is required to prepare its financial statements. Requirements demanded by Tax Legislation and consequent sanctions and penalties in case of failure of compliance with these requirements are discussed. Other than tax base determination, financial statements have critical functions for professionals in the business environment. Financial statements help one to understand the activities and performance of each business, which is crucial for professionals in the business environment such as regulators, managers, investors, and all other stakeholders. The third part of the course discusses the analysis of financial statements to assess business activities and make necessary financial decisions based on these assessments. This part also investigates the ways to manipulate financial statements to defraud investors and other people who have interests in the business by discussing a contemporary example, namely the Enron Case. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the accounting system, tax applications, financial analysis and management, which will be useful in different types of legal cases, including tax filing, bankruptcy, merger and acquisition and fraudulence in capital markets.


Welcome to Springappalooza, the blog series with some simple tasks and challenges to bolster your app skills. If you complete all challenges by Friday, May 3rd, you’ll be awarded a special Springappalooza 2019 badge and sticker to help you strut your stuff.
Your Week 1 challenge is to make a GIF. It’s Spring Break so get creative! Head outside and do an awesome cartwheel. Show proper grilling technique. Or make an artsy GIF of a kite flying. The world is your oyster.
There’s an app called ImgPlay in Self Service which allows you to use your camera or media on your iPad to make a little looping video. Here’s a quick overview (made with Clips) of how to use the app.
Download ImgPlay from Self Service and make a GIF from an existing video (or make a new video!). It doesn’t have to be related to school, just something to try it out. When you’re finished, leave a comment with an idea for using this in class. What will it make easier? How could students use GIFs in their work?
If you’re stuck, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.org and we’ll get back in touch.
In algebra 1, students can graph and shade inequalities in explain everything, then add the equation as a text in the GIF right? I think they would enjoy that.
Ooo, I like that idea! They get the benefit of thinking it through as a video in Explain Everything (verbal explanations, drawing, etc) and then the quick reminder as a GIF in the project. Great idea!
In my Intro to Art class I have students working on digital drawings. Because this is the first time we are working digitally with multiple layers, I broke the directions into steps. With many of the steps, I included a GIF to show students what the step looked like start to finish.
I usually do this with a series of videos, but I can definitely see that GIFs will work better for a few projects. I really appreciate that students don’t have the troubleshooting errors that can sometimes happen when embedding videos.


Mental health is often overlooked or stigmatized in our society, but it is just as important as physical health. Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and influences how we handle stress, relate to others, and make decisions. When we have good mental health, we are able to realize our full potential, cope with the daily stresses of life, and contribute to our communities. On the other hand, when we are struggling with mental health issues, it can affect every aspect of our lives.
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of mental health, and an increasing number of people are seeking help for mental health concerns. However, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding mental health, and many people are hesitant to seek help due to fear of being judged or ostracized.
In this article, we will explore the various aspects of mental health, including common mental health disorders, the signs and symptoms to look out for, and effective strategies for managing mental health. We will also examine the different types of mental health professionals and treatments available, and provide practical tips for seeking help and support.
Depression is a serious and often debilitating mental illness that can significantly impact a person’s life. It is important for those who suffer from depression to seek help and support to manage their symptoms and improve their overall well-being. One effective way to manage depression is through the practice of mindfulness meditation.
Mindfulness meditation is a form of meditation that involves focusing your attention on the present moment and accepting it without judgment. It can help to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression by increasing self-awareness, promoting positive emotions, and improving cognitive functioning.
To practice mindfulness meditation, find a quiet and comfortable place to sit or lie down. Close your eyes and focus on your breath, noticing the sensation of each inhale and exhale. If your mind begins to wander, gently bring your attention back to your breath. Try to maintain this focus for several minutes at a time, gradually increasing the length of your meditation sessions over time.
Other techniques that can help manage depression include engaging in regular exercise, eating a healthy diet, and getting enough sleep. It may also be helpful to seek support from a mental health professional or join a support group for individuals with depression.


German artist ‘regrows’ severed Van Gogh ear
Descendant supplies genetic material to create “living replica” of ear that Dutch artist cut off during a psychotic fit.
A German museum has put on display a living, 3D-printed copy of Vincent van Gogh’s ear that was grown using some of the Dutch artist’s genetic material.
The 19th century painter is said to have cut off his own left ear during a psychotic episode in 1888.
The Centre for Art and Media in Karlsruhe says the replica ear consists of living cells grown from samples provided by Lieuwe van Gogh, the great-great-grandson of Vincent’s brother Theo.
The museum says Lieuwe and Vincent van Gogh share about 1/16th of the same genes, including the Y-chromosome that is passed down the male lineage.
Using a 3D-printer, the cells were shaped to resemble the ear.
Diemut Strebe, the artist, told the AP news agency on Tuesday that she wanted to combine art and science.
“I use science basically like a type of brush, like Vincent used paint.”
She said the ear is being kept alive inside a case containing a nourishing liquid and could theoretically last for years.
Convincing Lieuwe van Gogh to take part was easy. “He loved the project right away,” said Strebe.
Hopes of using genetic material that belonged to the post-Impressionist master himself were dashed when DNA extracted from an envelope turned out to belong to someone else.
Still, work is underway with a female relative to include mitochondrial DNA – passed down the mother’s line – for future installations.
Strebe plans to display the ear in New York next year.


Researchers working to measure the mental and physical health benefits of nature believe that green spaces offer support for public health, especially given increasing urbanization, disruptions due to climate change, and rising rates of non-communicable, chronic disease including mental health disorders.
The Center for Health and the Global Environment brought together 20 international experts in October 2013 from medicine, landscape architecture, public health, and forestry science to identify the elements of design that contribute to health-promoting natural environments.
The Natural Environments Initiative is a working group paper that explores how we can—and should—integrate natural elements into city plans to support public health while also providing “ecosystem services,” or the contributions of natural elements to the quality of human life.
The group envisions exposure to nature as part of a larger public health strategy captured by the acronym “AIM:” Advocate (access to nature for health), Invest (in equitable access), and Mediate (engage in translation between disciplines to build support beyond the health sector).
The paper is intended for urban planners, landscape architects, health clinicians, and community members interested in forming strategic alliances and agendas using evidence-based insights into healthy green spaces.
The group invites your participation in bringing the concepts into action, as well as your thoughtful commentary.


Ethylene, a key building block in plastic and vital to our country’s manufacturing industry, has been thrust into the spotlight due to Hurricane Harvey’s impact on its production process. So, what exactly is ethylene and how does it impact manufacturing and our everyday lives?
Using oil or natural gas as a feedstock, petrochemical plants use the cracking process to extract ethylene. Oil or natural gas is heated with steam to crack apart molecular bonds, and the ethylene gas emitted is separated and sent to processing plants.
These plants can transform the ethylene into chemical compounds and plastics, which manufacturers use to produce many of the in-demand products relied upon in everyday life. As detailed by Bloomberg, Ethylene is developed into four different compounds, which in turn are developed into several household and other products:
- Polyethylene (Plastics) – used to make food packaging, bottles, bags, and other plastics-based goods.
- Ethylene Oxide / Ethylene Glycol – becomes polyester for textiles, as well as antifreeze for airplane engines and wings.
- Ethylene Dichloride – this, in turn, becomes a vinyl product used in PVC pipes, siding, medical devices, and clothing.
- Styrene – synthetic rubber found in tires, as well as foam insulation
The vast use of ethylene is what makes it the “World’s Most Important Chemical.” As demand has risen, U.S. production of ethylene has steadily increased since 2008 and is now viewed as a leading indicator of growth in the manufacturing sector.
Facilities are working diligently to bring these plants back online quickly and safely to limit supply-chain disruptions. For the most up to date information on plant reopenings, please visit PetroChem Wire.


AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN[SOURCES]
(A) ** They were the forced to run or be trampled by retreating soldiers
(B) They were taken prisoner by the confederate forces
(C) They were the first to report the news of the confederate victory to the newspapers
(D) They were caught in the weapons crossfire
Concept note-1: -The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas, marked the first major land battle of the American Civil War. On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia.
Concept note-2: -Some soldiers panicked and ran from the battlefield, and the spectators’ amusing summer outing turned chaotic. Civilians hustled back to Washington along with retreating Union troops. Some legislators attempted to stem the tide.
Concept note-3: -Men, women, and even children came to witness the predicted Union victory, bringing along picnic baskets and opera glasses. Bull Run soon became known as the “picnic battle.” Among the civilian ranks were some of Congress’s most powerful senators-many of whom had called for just such a campaign.
Concept note-4: -The end result of the battle was a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC. One week later, General George McClellan was appointed head of the Army of the Potomac. The three maps cited below all use the name “Bull Run” to identify the battle.


Organic Cotton and Climate Change
Organic cotton outperforms conventional cotton when it comes to climate change mitigation. A recent life cycle analysis for production of cotton t-shirts found that "using organic cotton cultivation and renewable energy sources instead of the traditional techniques, decreased eutrophication potential, acidification potential and global warming potential by 48%, 52% and 70%, respectively." These results are consistent with other studies that have found that organic production methods significantly reduce GHG emissions, use less energy and reduce environmental externalities like aquatic eutrophication potential because organic prohibits the use of chemical based fertilizers.
Organic farming also contributes to climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon in the soil. Studies show that the diverse crop rotation strategies and soil-building practices required by USDA’s National Organic Program for all certified organic farmers increase soil organic carbon leading to increased long-term carbon storage.
Organic Cotton and Water
Organic cotton production has been shown to significantly reduce the amount of water pollution via soil erosion and nutrient leaching compared to conventional cotton production. These benefits have also been documented in other cropping systems where organically managed soils retain water and nutrients more effectively than conventionally-managed soils.
Because of the benefits to soil that organic systems provide, organic soils are also better able to hold water, which can reduce the need for irrigation. In fact, one study found that organic cotton practices can reduce water consumption by as much as 91%. Irrigation water consumption for organic cotton is significantly lower than that of conventional cotton, as organic cotton is mostly rain-fed.
Organic Cotton and Biodiversity
A large body of literature suggests that organic farming systems can play a role in biodiversity conservation. Common organic farming practices benefit a wide range of organisms. Compared to conventional farms, organic farms generally support a greater diversity of carabid beetles, spiders, earthworms, beneficial parasitoid wasps, vascular plants, birds, bees and other native pollinators, soil microbes and fungi, and small rodents.


Living history is an important teaching tool that allows us to experience the past in the present. At Roanoke Island Festival Park, being a historic interpreter requires a particular set of skills. Our interpreters depict the sailors, soldiers, and artisans from the original 1585 military expedition to Roanoke Island. They must be well versed in 16th century history, demonstrate and teach various trades, and safely perform historic firearms demonstrations for our guests.
Our interpreters receive continuous training and certifications throughout their career to make sure our historic demonstrations go off without a hitch. Safety procedures and historical accuracy are skills that are honed through the North Carolina Historic Sites training programs.
Artillery Training & Certification Recap
Several of the park’s historic interpreters took a field trip in November 2021 to join their fellow N.C. Historic Site interpreters for an artillery training and certification program. This three day event began at our sister site at Fort Macon in Atlantic Beach, N.C. and ended with a live range drill at Camp Lejeune.
The training workshops included safety information on how to properly fire, maintain, and transport historic artillery. Other classes involved historic information including proper clothing, terminology, and interpretive techniques. Participants were then able to practice their training on 18th century weapons such as the swivel gun.
Our interpreters enjoyed talking shop with fellow interpreters and were able to take the information they learned and modify it to work with our 16th century demonstrations. We look forward to showcasing these artillery demonstrations with our guests during our 2022 season.
Visit the park to view our small arm demonstrations in the Settlement Site and sling gun firing on the Elizabeth II ship throughout the year. Follow our website for upcoming demonstrations and make sure to view our popular small arms demo on Youtube.


INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES
Development of intervention logic
Sets the project strategy – the level of goals, their relationship and hierarchy.
- Broad and general in scope
- Describes the long-term impact or outcome of the project
- Provides the overarching direction and purpose of the project
- Focused and specific in scope
- Describes the immediate outcome or result that the project aims to achieve
- Specifies the desired change that will occur as a result of the project intervention
What are the objectives you need to know
Results – describe the services that will be
- to provide members of the target group,
- designed in such a way that the project management can realize them and bear responsibility for them,
- described as final actions
Activities – describe how the products and/or services of the project will be realized
- 3-5 activities that directly contribute to the realization of the same,
- only activities to be done within the framework of the project, which are adapted to the conditions in the country, are entered into the LFM,
- activities are described as processes (verb or verb noun).
Activities – Questions
- How will the activities be carried out?
- Who will carry out the activities?
- When will the activities be carried out?
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Even though the rising inequality is a global phenomenon, it is especially pronounced in the United States, the study noted.
According to a new study, the 1 percent in the U.S. will control 70 percent of the nation’s private wealth by the year 2021, according to a study by the Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm.
Currently, an estimated 18 million households hold at least $1 million in assets –revealing the staggering rate at which the disparity between the rich and poor is widening.
The study also stated that an estimated 70 million people were found to control 45 percent of the world’s US$166.5 trillion in wealth, linking the skyrocketing gap to economic and political instability.
It noted that even though the rising inequality is a global phenomenon, it is especially pronounced in the United States.
A 2014 study by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center warned that rising inequality could lead to an unsustainable use of resources and the “irreversible collapse” of global industrial civilization, according to Mint Press News.
Over the past 30 years, the world’s wealthiest people have occupied a growing share of the global economic pie. The combined share of the national income of the top 1 percent in the U.S. and the U.K. has doubled. The world’s 1,200 billionaires hold economic firepower that is equivalent to a third of the size of the U.S. economy, the Guardian reported.
The U.S. is significantly more unequal than most other countries, with the nation’s elite currently holding 63 percent of the private wealth, while their share of national wealth is also growing much faster than the global average.
The wealth gap has soared but without wider economic progress. Excessive levels of inequality and economic crisis have been linked to the relationship between wages and productivity. The “wage-productivity gap” offsets the natural mechanisms that are required to achieve economic balance, the Guardian reported.
Related video added by Juan Cole:
The Young Turks: ” New Data Tracks Inequality Over Centuries”


Gun crimes and violence are issues that are always under a microscope in the U.S. It is something that news sources, law enforcement, political figures and even the public all have an opinion about.
Regardless of opinion, this subject has once again taken center stage at the national and state levels as many sources say the rate of violence is increasing.
What do the reports say?
Over the last few years, gun violence and gun-related deaths have been on the rise throughout the United States. There was a 30% increase nationwide. Yet, the increase was even higher in North Carolina.
The Charlotte Observer reported that North Carolina saw a 31% increase in gun violence. This was marginally higher than the national rate, but it is a sharp increase for the state – and from previous years. The report noted a few reasons that might be behind this sharp increase, including:
- The significant changes the pandemic brought to young peoples’ lives
- An increase in gun sales nationwide
- The changes in police actions after the death of George Floyd
Across the country, reports also saw an increase in gun violence by younger people. Many believe this is due to influence from older individuals or groups. Adults may convince younger people to commit violent crimes because they will face less serious charges since they will not be tried as an adult.
Increases in crime usually lead to a crackdown
A rise in any type of crime generally means increased attention from law enforcement. North Carolina already takes firearm and weapons charges very seriously. An increase in the rates of gun violence will likely mean law enforcement will crack down on a wide range of weapons charges, including:
- Illegally carrying or possessing a weapon
- Assault with a deadly weapon
- Other violent crimes involving weapons
Federal agencies are already cracking down on weapons trafficking. However, this may also translate to a crackdown on other crimes involving weapons. Individuals must be aware of the heightened scrutiny – and heightened risk – they might face.


Authors: Hannah Kim Sions (Virginia Commonwealth University) , Amber C. Coleman (University of Arizona)
In this article, we utilize duoethnography and Critical Race Theory (CRT) to address the state of Whiteness in art education and our own experiences; both concepts share the importance of including diverse narratives and challenging the dominant ones imposed by the construct of Whiteness. Through duoethnography, our narratives address instances of microaggressions, internalized racism and assimilation, as well as the lack of representation of diverse artists. We reflect on these experiences and the impact of Whiteness in our own lives. Through CRT, we are able to unpack the impact of our lived experiences and further discuss the implications for the future of our field.
Keywords: Critical Race Theory, deoethnography, art education, diversity, critical consciousness, representation
How to Cite: Sions, H. K. & Coleman, A. C. (2019) ““The Team is All White”: Reflections of Art Educators of Color on Whiteness”, Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education. 36(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.2458/jcrae.4939


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Common household rats
Rattus Norvegicus - Also known as the "Brown Rat", "Common Rat", "Street Rat", "Sewer Rat", or "Norway Rat", are common in San Diego County. Adults can range from 6" and 11" long, not including the tail which can be from 4" to 9" long. Are usually brown or dark grey with a lighter underside. They have acute hearing and are sensitive to ultrasound and have a highly developed olfactory sense. They are true omnivores and will consume almost anything, but cereals form a substantial part of their diet. They will typically burrow into the ground to nest and will travel about 350 feet from their nest to forage.
Rattus Rattus - Also known as the "Roof Rat", "Black Rat", or "Ship Rat", are also common in San Diego County. A typical adult is between 5" and 7" long, not including the tail (which is around the same length as the body). Can be black to light brown with lighter underside. They are considered omivores ad eat a wide range of foods, like seeds, fruit, fungi, snails, bugs and just about anything else they can find. They feed on many pet foods, livestock feed, and even garbage. They live in trees as well as on the ground and will typically travel about 350 feet from their nest to look for food.
The first step in controlling a rodent infestation is a thorough inspection. It is critical to know the species of rats you are dealing with in order to employ proper tactics to control rodents in your home. During a free in home inspection with RED E Pest Prevention we will search your home looking for any food sources, nesting areas, as well as any entry points that need to be sealed to "exclude" rodents from your home. After a proper search has been done, we will create a plan to make any repairs and begin trapping and baiting to control the rat problem at your home or business. Upon completion of a trapping program, we will discuss future maintenance to help prevent future infestations. Give us a call or book an appointment today.


This is the VOA Special English Development Report.
UNICEF says a record low number of children are dying before the age of five. The United Nations Children's Fund has records back to nineteen sixty. It says the number has dropped below ten million a year for the first time.
By comparison, there were almost thirteen million deaths in nineteen ninety.
The newest report says nine million seven hundred thousand children under five died last year. Almost half were in southern Africa. Just over three million were in South Asia.
UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman called the new findings historic but still unacceptable. She says most of the deaths are preventable.
UNICEF says much of the progress is the result of increased efforts for early health interventions. One example is feeding babies only breast milk for the first six months. Also, vaccinating children against measles has saved many lives. So has the use of vitamin A to strengthen children's immune systems, and chemically treated bed nets to prevent malaria.
Morocco, Vietnam and the Dominican Republic have reduced child deaths by more than one-third since nineteen ninety-nine. Madagascar has cut its rate by forty-one percent; Sao Tome and Principe by nearly half.
UNICEF says progress in Asia, especially in China and India, has helped drive the worldwide reduction since nineteen ninety. Death rates have dropped sharply in Latin America and the Caribbean, former Soviet republics and countries in East Asia and the Pacific.
Some countries in sub-Saharan Africa have also made considerable gains. Malawi’s under-five death rate dropped by twenty-nine percent between two thousand and two thousand four. Reductions of more than twenty percent were reported in Ethiopia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda and Tanzania as well.
In nineteen ninety, Asia had the most child deaths. Now, rates are highest in west and central Africa. Gains in child survival have fallen to the spread of H.I.V and AIDS. By two thousand fifteen, Africa south of the Sahara could have almost sixty percent of all deaths in children under five.
But UNICEF says Latin America and the Caribbean are on a path to reach a U.N. Millennium Development Goal. The goal is to reduce the death rate in children under five by two-thirds from nineteen ninety levels -- and to do that by two thousand fifteen.
And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jill Moss. I’m Steve Ember.


The James Webb Space Telescope has given scientists an unprecedented view of a distant black hole, peering through layers of dust to trace the structure and composition of matter swirling around the massive object.
Webb recently pointed his near-infrared spectrometer, or NIRSpec instrument, at the supermassive black hole at the heart of the upper galaxy seen in Webb’s image of Stephan’s Quintet, one of the first five color Webb images released by NASA and partner agencies on July 12. The image shows five galaxies seemingly close together, although the fifth is actually much closer to Earth.
Spectrometers separate light into its component wavelengths, and since different elements absorb light at known wavelengths, the resulting spectrum allows scientists to determine the chemical composition of the material emitting or passing through the light. . And because NIRSpec is an infrared spectrometer, it was able to collect a spectrum of supermassive black despite being shrouded in stardust.
The result, as explained by the European Space Agency in an illustration and a series of twitter posts, is that Webb saw the supermassive black hole from wavelengths never seen before, and which correspond to atomic hydrogen, molecular hydrogen or two bound hydrogen atoms, and electrically charged iron ions in the gas surrounding the black hole.
Taken together, NIRSpec’s analysis of these elements allowed scientists to map the structure of gas flowing into the black hole to be consumed, as well as outflows, gas expelled by powerful jets of radiation generated by compression intensity of the black hole. gas and dust swirl around the black hole.
NIRSpec is a powerful tool for understanding the chemical elements and structures of distant objects, which scientists will use to study not only black holes, but also stars, galaxies and planets. A spectrum of exoplanet Wasp-96b was taken with NIRSpec as another of the first five Webb images made public.
NIRSpec was built by a collection of European companies for the European Space Agency, which is one of three partner agencies that built the Webb Telescope, which also includes NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. After more than 20 years in development, $10 billion, and months of implementation and benchmarking, Webb is now doing science almost constantly, so the pace of new discoveries and images is likely to be faster. than previously thought.
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A contemporary curriculum
Grace Garden School’s curriculum is based on Ruskin Mill Trust’s Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) approach to human development, which has been researched and established through more than thirty years of the Trust’s work with special needs children and young people.
The gardens and seasonal rhythms of the land provide the framework for the curriculum, bringing in maths, English, sciences and social skills, using practical activities to embed learning.
At Grace Garden School, children and young people are supported to learn as much as possible outside, participating in crafts, gardening and the exploration of nature. From these experiences our young people will come to understand the larger world and their place in it, along with the connections between themselves and their community.
The curriculum offer includes:
- Green woodwork
- Weaving and felting
- Preserving and bottling
- Living skills
- Art history
- Performing arts
- Complementary therapies
- Sharing in community
Grace Garden School is a facility for children with special education needs and will need to facilitate and deliver vocational qualifications, Functional skills qualifications and GCSE. The AIM frameworks will be embedded alongside the Ruskin Mill method and provide meaningful outcomes and a rewarding progression for our 14+ pupils with additional needs.
Practical skills therapeutic education is central to our practice which incorporates our crafts (green woodwork, clay, wool, preserving), and land-based work (learning in the garden and animal care). Our curriculum fully embeds the independent school standards and Steiner ethos.
The AIM frameworks will provide:
- necessary outcomes in English and Maths, working towards functional skills and GCSEs.
- learning progression in areas which support our curriculum such as Catering, Food hygiene and health and safety.
- support the social and emotional development of our pupils with areas such as wellbeing, staying safe in the wider community (safeguarding related topics) and a healthy lifestyle (healthy mind, body, nutrition, awareness of substances and sleep).
- Give a framework which develops confidence and ability post 16 in vocational areas.


Pip and Posy The Snowy Day
Written by Camilla Reid
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Suitable for: 0-5 years
Sponsored by: The Edward Gostling Foundation
Available braille grades: Grade 1, Grade 2
Pip and Posy can’t wait to go out and play in the snow. They have fun, until they decide to build a snowman and things start to go pear-shaped. Pip wants to build a snow rabbit but Posy wants a snow mouse! Oh dear! Happily they resolve their differences over a cosy craft session indoors. Read by Jack Riddiford
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We’re going to read a snowy story together so wrap up warm. Posy is a little, brown furry mouse. On the left of her head feel her two round furry ears. The outsides of her ears are fluffy and brown but the insides are pink and velvety smooth. The tip of her nose is pink and she has long, twitchy whiskers – Three on the right and three on the left.
Just under her nose is her big smiley mouth. Pip and Posy are riding on their sledge together, Posy is at the front and Pip is behind with his hands raised in the air as they go. Ooh don’t fall off Pip! Their friends are having great fun too. One little fox has fallen off his sledge and has landed face first in the snow! Whoops! And the little mole looks as though he’s fallen off too – he’s sitting down with a pile of snow on his head!
- A picture book with braille pages and raised tactile images.
- Audio descriptions with music and sound effects in your chosen format of either CD or USB.
- An ‘Articles for the Blind’ returns label for the free and convenient return of the box.
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Pip with Sledge
Posy’s Snow Angel
Snow Mouse Rabbit and Playdough Animals


Germany is the 2nd most populous country in European Union after Russia.
It is the largest economy in Europe. It is considered a major political and economic powerhouse in the world.
The German education system is different in many ways from the ones in other countries. It produces high-performing students.
German’s capital Berlin is 9 times bigger than Paris.
The Pioneer of Theory of Relativity and The greatest scientist of all time Albert Einstein was a German.
It is the land of many inventions and discoveries .Some of them are X-RAY, Aspirin, and Planks constant.
The German have always been known for their pioneering work in the field of science and technology. Their inventions redefined the course of modern civilization. Some of renowned German scientists are Robert Koch, Planck, Kepler, and Heisenberg.
The earliest magazine was launched in Germany in 1663
The Gutenberg Bible, the world’s first printed book in the world is from Germany.
World’s tallest cathedral Ulm Minister is in Germany.
Karl Marx, One of the most influential social thinkers of 19TH Century and the author of Communist Manifest and Das Capital was born in Germany.
Germany initiated steps to phase out the use of nuclear power by the end of 2022
Germany is leading the way in a global transition to renewable energy.
It is quite interesting to know that Christmas tree was originated in Germany.
Germany is the top performer in recycling of waste.
Reutlingen, the landmark of the world’s narrowest street is in Germany. It is just 31 centimetres wide.
Germany was the first country in the world to adopt Daylight Saving Time.
We always cherish the taste of Fanta .But there is a surprising story behind it. It was originated in Germany during World War 2.


The recent launch of mega-constellations, such as Elon Musk’s StarLink, has been criticized for how their brightness and orbits affect current and upcoming ground-based observatories. But the situation appears to be worse than we thought. New results suggest that artificial satellites are contributing to more light pollution than previously thought.
The work, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters, looked at the whole cloud of human-made objects that orbit our planet. This not only include active satellites, but also disused ones. It also includes parts of rockets and plenty of small fragments of space junk.
The individual and most sizable objects can only be captured by the sharpest instruments but as a whole, the unresolved clutter above us produces a glow that is brightening the night sky more than 10 percent above natural levels. This is beyond the threshold agreed in 1979 for when a location is to be considered light-polluted.
"Our results imply that many more people than just astronomers stand to lose access to pristine night skies. This paper may really change the nature of that conversation," co-author John Barentine, Director of Public Policy for the International Dark-Sky Association, said in a statement. “Unlike ground-based light pollution, this kind of artificial light in the night sky can be seen across a large part of the Earth’s surface. Astronomers build observatories far from city lights to seek dark skies, but this form of light pollution has a much larger geographical reach.”
The work is the first to consider the overall effect of artificial objects in space on the night sky. The team was not expecting it to be significant for the everyday observer but the analysis shows that it is a very important factor to consider going forward.
"Our primary motivation was to estimate the potential contribution to night sky brightness from external sources, such as space objects in Earth's orbit," explained lead author Miroslav Kocifaj of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and Comenius University in Slovakia. "We expected the sky brightness increase would be marginal if any, but our first theoretical estimates have proved extremely surprising and thus encouraged us to report our results promptly."
Private companies have started mitigating the reflectiveness of what they send to orbit but this might not be enough. The sharp increase of objects around the planet is dramatically changing what the night sky looks like.


A prehistoric, enormous cartilaginous rat-fish belonging to the same family as sharks and rays, the Helicoprion existed for about 85 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous period till the Triassic, disappearing around 225 million years ago.
Since cartilage doesn’t really fossilize, the bony tooth whorls are all that are found of the Helicoprion. And, for mor than a hundred years, scientists couldn't agree on where that tooth whorl would go on the animal, creating all sorts of wild interpretations. When we first made a Helicoprion shirt, we depicted it in the classic "whip-jaw" style, with its bottom jaw practically dangling below like a curled up tooth lined whip.
Finally in 2016, when we launched another Kickstarter campaign, we brought back an updated version of the beast with accurate jaw anatomy. Watch the video to the right to learn more!
Also the actual anatomy of the fish is a bit up for interpretation as well. Since the fish could reach 25 feet in length, it's hard to imagine it as a slow, awkward, modern day rat-fish. Was it more of a mackerel shark in shape, like a mako or a greatwhite, or more floppy like the goblin shark or sand tiger? Maybe it was more prehistoric in nature, like today's ancient looking Hexanchiformes, such as the sixgill and sevengill sharks, whom possess more than the usual five gills on each side of the head (hence the name) and only one dorsal fin? We can only guess. So, I took some liberties and mixed in a bit of the goblin shark, in regards to fin placement and the strange pointed nose, but gave it the extra long pectoral fins of a Blue Shark, and a caudal fin with a long upper lobe and sub-terminal notch, but with a highly exaggerated caudal keel. He got an extra gill too, for prehistoric sake.


If children were taught pro-social behaviors in school, would it stop bullying? A study from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York investigated how a bullying prevention and intervention program worked when deployed in grade-school classrooms. The study found that after the program, there were less problems with bullying among students. This research provides one way that schools can help students learn to manage interpersonal situations and diffuse problems with bullying.
The study involved a 12-week program at three Illinois schools during the 2011-2012 school year. The program, in which 350 elementary and middle school students participated, was integrated into regular classroom time and taught students about concepts like loyalty, respect, and bystander intervention. Students participated in diverse activities including role playing, discussions, and physical activities like martial arts.
The effect of the intervention was measured with pre- and post-assessments. Administrators, teachers, school counselors and parents were also surveyed.
After the program, there was a significant decrease in teasing and bullying among students. The adults surveyed reported observing improvements in respect, self-esteem, awareness of bullying, pro-social communication, and more.
Bullying negatively impacts students’ academic achievement and attendance, so identifying effective interventions is critical. Jennifer Beebe, PhD, assistant professor of counseling and human services, and author of the study has expressed plans to deploy the program in other schools.
“It’s integral that bullying prevention and intervention efforts address the specific needs of the students, schools, and communities … We can increase consciousness of positive behaviors by incorporating those ideals into the educational system. Many students may not learn them otherwise,” said Beebe.
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Our current understanding of academic learning is typically associated with formal educational outlets such as post-secondary institutions like universities and colleges. We attend these institutions in order to garner an education that will assist us in leading a successful life in whichever career or passion we choose. However, as our world becomes more digital, the rate at which the information in our world changes is much too quick for formal or traditional educational methods to keep up. This is why continuous learning and blockchain education ICO have seen a huge surge in interest, as relying on old academic backgrounds is no longer an efficient way to live. With this said, e-Learning, ICO for education projects and online course completion have become a more mainstream option for individuals who want to continuously update their knowledge banks over the years. Blockchain technology is making this easier, by providing a ledger for education ICOs to record their academic transactions, such as assignment completion or journal publication. With this said, please see our full list of ICOs related to education.
The reasons behind why blockchain education ICOs are becoming relevant include the fact that they can simulate a knowledge and reward system, they can make credentials more trustworthy through encryption, and they can keep a safe and easy-to-access record of all academic transactions. This combats the huge issue of educational fraud, which would otherwise require intermediary mediums to ensure trust. Instead, the education blockchain ICO takes care of the trust as all information is verified through blockchain confirmations. Currently, there are a small number of ICOs for education purposes, but the number is growing, with projects looking to create academic and career development ledgers, educational platforms that pay you for learning, self-development platforms, and even blockchain game-based educational platforms that incentivize learning. The idea here is that education blockchain ICOs have the ability to make education more accessible and to motivate people to consistently learn throughout their entire life.
For more information about these ICO related to education, please check out each project’s corresponding whitepaper, status, token platform, and general information.


Microsoft Word is the industry-standard word processing program used on most computers. With Word, you can create documents and complete a number of other functions related to word processing. This program carries with it several advantages that you can benefit from.
One of the advantages of using Microsoft Word is that it is available practically everywhere. Word comes standard on many PCs. You can typically find it on your work computer, computers at school and your home PC. This makes it easy to save documents on a flash drive, take them with you and work on them somewhere else. If you need to do some work, you can usually find a computer with Word on it.
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Integration With Office Programs
Another benefit of using Microsoft Word is that it easily integrates with other Microsoft Office programs. For example, if you have a spreadsheet that you created on Microsoft Excel, you can easily paste it into a Word document. You can work with programs such as PowerPoint as well. This makes it possible to complete a wide array of computing tasks without having to spend time converting documents or files so that they are usable on other programs.
While you are creating a document, Word also helps you make sure that it is the best it can be. When you misspell a word, Microsoft Word will immediately underline it. You can then click on the word and get suggested spellings. If you type a sentence that has poor grammar, Word will underline the sentence for you. This allows you to change the document while you are still working on it.
Microsoft Word offers an easy-to-use navigation pane at the top. This allows you to see visual representations of many of the functions that you might need. You can simply hold your mouse cursor over an icon to see exactly what it does. Then you can click on the buttons to initiate certain functions and tasks. Instead of having to scroll through multiple menus to find something, you can usually find what you need on the pane.
Word lets you create simple word-processing documents like letters and reports and make them as basic or as jazzed-up as you wish -- you can add color, use clip art, write in a variety of fonts and sizes, and use tables, borders and bullet formatting. Word also offers templates to help you create numerous other documents, such as calendars and greeting cards. You can also save documents in a variety of formats, including a Web page.


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