Everytime I write an paper about user-experience design, I try to illuminate the main concept by comparing Ikea and Walmart.
So, it made sense to me that instead of talking about this comparison in my graduate course in “Space, Technology & User Experience,” I would utilize the actual spaces to make the comparison for me.
My students and I met at the Charlotte Ikea for our Monday evening class and then processed across the parking lot to Walmart to make the comparison.
Cooley (2000) discusses nine principles of human-centered systems:
These principles suggest key ideas that designers of human-centered systems can implement to ensure a quality user experience. I’ve been using this framework in my own writing to make the case that architects and designers of built spaces could consider these 9 principles as they develop spaces for a variety of purposes (see McArthur, 2011).
To compare Walmart and Ikea, I asked students to choose one of the 9 elements of human-centered systems. Then, as they observed the 2 spaces, to make notes about the application of the concept to the space.
All the students were quick to notice that Ikea controls the shopper’s path, while Walmart allows shoppers to move through mutliple routes. Others noted that Ikea’s displays invite shoppers to experiment with the products on display, while many of the items in Walmart remain in their original packaging.
Some noted Walmart’s emphasis on making the prices of items highly visible compared to Ikea’s subtle tagging of items.
Still others considered the shopper’s experience based on wayfinding displays. Ikea had maps and directional arrows whereas walmart employed aisle markers and section signs.
Both of these spaces are similar in their architecture, but different in the experience they create for shoppers. Our next challenge will be figuring out how digital technology can play a role in making those experiences even better.
What a great field trip–for any student.


Comet Wirtanen/46P passes closest to the sun on December 12, 2018, and closest to Earth on December 16. Comet Wirtanen is the brightest comet in the sky currently and the brightest of 2018.
Earlier this month observers around the globe are reporting that Comet 46P/Wirtanen is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, though you’ll likely see a dim and fuzzy light reflected from the comet that will be spread over a large atmosphere. This comet will not have a tail that will be visible, either.
The comet will be closest to the Earth, within 7.4 million miles on December 16. Astronomers say that this will be the comets 10th closest approach in modern times. At its closest to Earth, the comet will be about 30 times the moon’s distance, 7.1 million miles.
The record for the closest observed comet belongs to D/1770 L1 Lexell, which came less than six times the Earth-moon distance in June, 1770.
You’ll want to look towards the east with a small pair of binoculars or a telescope to see the fuzzy, green comet. It will be located near the constellation Orion, or the saucepan. You’ll want to make sure you are in an area with little in the way of light pollution, looking up between twilight and sunrise to catch the best viewing.
The Virtual Telescope Project will be hosting a LIVE viewing online at https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv


Ancient hymn blest by Bach’s interpretation
The evolution of this hymn on the Holy Spirit, came in threes, just as the Holy Trinity meant the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It appeared in history first in the 9th century as a chant. Take note that its history is entwined with the history of music notation. Chants were the product of the early eight centuries of notation when the norm was creating music of many individual voices (polyphonic). Chants were mysterious and many-voiced, with “Veni Creator Spiritus” as an example. This was German Archbishop of Mainz and father of the German modern system of education Rabanus Maurus’ work. Maurus was the director of the Benedictine Abbey school in Fulda. The chant turned into a chorale in the 16th century for Lutheran purposes. The melody was simplified to fit the German original, harmonies added to it, but the tune was still recognizable.
Then J.S. Bach came along (17th century) and the melody transformed in its third reincarnation in the Baroque period! By this time, music, whether classical or sacred, was completely shaped already as sheet music notations. It was already a time when people liked their music with running notes and harmonies. Thus, it could be said that in Bach’s restyling, “Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest”, published in J.S. Bach’s Little Organ Book, had a change in mood. From ethereal, it almost turned into a dance for joy. The ingenuity of Bach is evident because even though the pacing is slow and the melody’s in soprano, the pedal line has a note every third beat, Bach’s incorporation of the musical expression of the Holy Spirit.
The English translation of “Veni Creator Spiritus” was by Englishman Edward Caswall who was known for his Latin translations for the Roman Breviary in the 18th century. As a translator of hymns, Caswall was faithful to the originals, making the verses highly adaptable to music for congregational utility. He was at par with another famous translator, Dr. Neale.


Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is a toxic gas commonly found in ambient air, and there are no available sensors available for the detection of hydrogen sulphide gas dissolved in water or other solutions or body fluids. Hydrogen sulphide is increasingly known to be an important cardiovascular and neurological signalling molecule. Recently, the study of the physiology and biochemistry of hydrogen sulphide has become a focus of interest and its detection has become important for the therapeutic use of hydrogen sulphide.
The solution according to the invention is a planar array selective electrode for in vivo subcutaneous experiments in thermal water and model animals, which is stable over the available pH range of pH=5.5-7.4. The electrode is a multilayer electrochemical sensor built on a biocompatible polymer. The solution passes through a membrane permeable to H2S into a layer close to the working electrode of the sensor, where an electrochemical reaction takes place. The quantity of the reactant involved in the reaction is a characteristic value for the change in current intensity.
For the present solution, a special structured electrocatalyst made of a suitable electrochemically reversible material that reacts rapidly and quantitatively with hydrogen sulphide is used. The catalyst is immobilised on the surface of beads of suitable material in the nanometre range. This solution ensures that the total amount of hydrogen sulphide passing through the membrane is converted on the inner side of the membrane. The technology works and the prototype has been successfully tested. A Hungarian utility model registration has been granted.
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determination of hydrogen sulphide content in thermal waters
measurement of hydrogen sulphide content in wines
determination of hydrogen sulphide content in biological media
Keywords: hydrogen sulphide, sensing, in vivo measurement
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Generally, images of the aurora — equivalent to the terrestrial northern lights — provide valuable information about the electromagnetic connection between the solar wind, the planet’s magnetic field (magnetosphere), and its upper atmosphere. Variations in the aurora then provide information on changes in the associated magnetosphere. But viewing the aurora — best done at a large distance — at the same time as measuring the magnetic field and charged particles at high latitudes — where the aurora is found, best done close to the planet — is hard.
In 2009, Cassini made a crossing of the magnetic field tubes that connect to the aurora on the nightside of Saturn. Because of the position of the spacecraft, Emma Bunce from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, and her team were able to obtain ultraviolet images of the aurora, which manifests itself as a complete oval around each pole of the planet at the same time.
This is the first time it has been possible to make a direct comparison between Cassini images of the night-side aurora and the magnetic field and particle measurements made by the spacecraft. And because of the geometry of the orbit at Cassini, it took about 11 hours to pass through the high-latitude region, or about the same time it takes Saturn to make one rotation.
This meant that the team was able to watch the auroral oval move as the planet turned. As Saturn and its magnetosphere rotated, the auroral oval was tilted back and forth across the spacecraft with a speed that is consistent with a planetary rotation effect.
“With these observations, we can see the simultaneous motion of the electric current systems connecting the magnetosphere to the atmosphere, producing the aurora,” said Bunce. “Ultimately these observations bring us a step closer to understanding the complexities of Saturn’s magnetosphere and its ever-elusive rotation period.”


In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) approved 22 new medicines to treat a broad range of illnesses for patients in need. These much-needed new treatments include medicines for multiple sclerosis, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, ovarian and bladder cancer and the very rare spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Among these new medicines, more than a third are treatments for rare diseases and more than one-third are first-in-class, meaning they use a new, unique approach to treating an illness that has never before been available.
While some news headlines have focused on the number of approvals in 2016, the complete picture on what’s going on in biopharmaceutical research is more complex. Here are 3 things you need to know about research and development of new medicines by America’s biopharmaceutical research companies:
- The number of FDA approvals has been on the rise overall in recent years
While FDA approvals naturally ebb and flow each year, it’s important to step back and look at the continued innovation ongoing in biopharmaceutical research. FDA’s CDER has approved 225 drugs just since 2010. Recent new approvals are among the most innovative medicines ever developed taking new approaches to diseases from cancer to cystic fibrosis.
- As the science becomes more complex, the research becomes more challenging
Because of the complicated nature of human diseases, the research and development process is often arduous. The average time to develop a new medicine is more than 10 years, and only 12 percent of medicines that enter clinical trials will make it to patients. While the science to find new medicines is only getting harder, America’s biopharmaceutical researchers and scientists are continually working to improve the process of drug development to keep pace with the cutting edge science.
- There is tremendous promise in the research pipeline
Despite these challenges, the current research pipeline shows that the future of biopharmaceutical innovation has never been more promising for patients in need. Today, across the globe there are currently more than 7,000 medicines in development, of which more than 1,700 are in phase III trials – meaning they are in late-stage studies. Some of these are existing medicines which companies are studying to benefit different patient populations, and many are completely new medicines and approaches to treating illness.
To learn more about the research and development process, click here.


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Flowing and Source of Mandovi River
The river enters Goa from the north via the Sattari taluka. During its course it flows through Cumbarjua, Divadi and Chodne. Both the Zuari and the Mandovi evacuates into the Arabian Sea at a common point at Cabo Aguada forming the Marmogoa Harbour. The Mandovi River flows for nearly seventy-seven kilometers, twenty-nine kilometers in Karnataka and fifty-two kilometers in Goa. It has a catchment area of 2032 km2 in Karnataka and 1,580 km2 in Goa.
Tributaries of Mandovi River
Mandovi River has several tributaries namely Rogaro, Kushavati, Nanorem, Nanuz, Valvota and Mapusa.
Significance of Mandovi River
Panaji, the state capital and the town of Old Goa are situated on the left bank of the Mandovi River. The Cumbarjuem Canal has made the remote areas of the Mandovi accessible to ships, which brings iron ore from the mines in the eastern hills. Near the town of Old Goa, there are three large freshwater islands Divar, Chorao and Vashee in Mandovi River. The island of Chorao houses Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary. There is a regal Mandovi Bridge near Panjim spanning across Mandovi River. This bridge links the towns of Panjim to Porvorim.
Attractions of Mandovi River
The Mandovi River offers one to experience cruise. One can avail GTDC operated yacht that provides a cultural performance of folk songs and dances of Goa. The company also offers many other cruising options for visitors from one-hour jaunts to a five-hour excursion where one can spot dolphins. All cruises depart from the Santa Monica Jetty next to the huge Mandovi Bridge. One can also opt for a pedal boat ride and enjoy th e beauty of Mandovi River.
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“Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next. Be truly moderate and do not punish or condemn anyone immoderately. Be gentle so that you may never oppose justice. Be honorable so that you may never voluntarily bring disgrace upon anyone. Be chaste so that you may avoid all the foulness of lust like the pangs of death.”
The Hungarian forint was introduced on 1 August 1946, as part of the post-World War II stabilisation of the Hungarian economy. As a member of the European Union, the long-term aim of the Hungarian government may be to replace the forint with the euro, but this does not appear likely until sometime during the 2020s.
The forint’s name comes from the city of Florence, Italy, where gold coins called fiorini d’oro were minted from 1252. Under Charles Robert, a gold-based currency was used from 1325, the florentinus. After several alternatives used during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the forint was reintroduced in 1946 to replace the pengő after the latter was rendered almost worthless by massive hyperinflation in 1945-46 – the highest levels ever recorded.
In 1946, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Hungarian National Bank) introduced banknotes. The 2014 series include King Steph I and a view of Esztergom on the reverse, the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century.
King Stephen I was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 AD, and the first King of Hungary from around 100 AD until his death in 1038 AD. He is considered to be the founder of the Hungarian state and one of the most-renowned figures in Hungarian history. He was born a pagan but was baptized and reared as a Christian. Following his father’s death, Stephen combated an insurrection lead by his older cousin, Koppany – Stephen defeated him and had him executed as a pagan. On Christmas Day, 1000 CE, Stephen was anointed king of Hungary, having received a grown from pope Sylvester II according to tradition. His coronation signified Hungary’s entry into the family of European Christian nations.


Notes on Culture & Antique Art, Ethnic Decor & Vintage Fashion | Wovensouls Art Gallery
Extravagant is the only word to describe the complete costume worn by the King!
“The outfit is made out of material stitched with beads and “cauris” (small shells used an money in Africa) and weighs 160lb. It takes more than two hours to dress the king and two days of spiritual preparation to be sufficiently purified in order to wear the outfit.
The weight and the heat of the bwantshy is such that it is impossible to wear it more than one hour. The preceding king had only worn it three times during his entire life.”
Hardly visible under the enormous jewelry is the tunic that is only partially stitched and left open at the seams under the arms and along the body. It is better described as a cape with well defined sleeves.
A Link to a Tunic in the collection of the Newark Museum
and another to one sold in Christie’s in 2003
And finally a simpler one that has recently joined the wovensouls collection
Made of raffia fibre, cowries and beads this piece is just one of the many components of the ceremonial costume and is hardly visible when worn.
Details of the material:
See more images of this heavy and exceptionally well-maintained piece here.


Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) announced its latest R&D fruit to the world by introducing the world’s first Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered system that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. The innovation called “e-bio Fuel Cell” extends automotive’s driven distance to more than 600km per full tank.
SOFC is a fuel cell utilizing the reaction of multiple fuels, including ethanol and natural gas, with oxygen to produce electricity with high efficiency. The e-Bio Fuel Cell generates electricity through the SOFC (power generator) using bio-ethanol stored in the vehicle. The e-Bio Fuel-Cell utilizes hydrogen transformed from fuel via a reformer and atmospheric oxygen, with the subsequent electrochemical reaction producing electricity to power the vehicle.
Fuel-cell systems use chemicals that react with oxygen, generating power without release of harmful byproducts except CO2, yet the whole system remain net-zero because a certain volume of CO2 has been consumed by bio-ethanol materials such as sugarcane and corn.
Nissan believes that the e-Bio Fuel-Cell will become even more user-friendly than most other fuels in the future. According the Nissan’s evaluation and calculation, e-Bio Fuel-Cell’s running cost could be reduced to as low as JPY3.1 per km, only a little higher than JPY2.9 per km of EV and significantly lower than JPY9.0 per km of traditional gasoline-fueled cars.


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If you think of quintessentially American food, nothing screams “American pastime” quite like a juicy cheeseburger. According to statistics, Americans eat almost 50 billion burgers per year, breaking down to an average of 4.3 times each month.
But new and disturbing research might give us a reason to cut back on our burger obsession. Earlier this month, the food company Clear Labs released a report titled, “The Hamburger Report.” In this report, the researchers found multiple instances where burgers tested positive for rat DNA. And in one sample, the researchers even found that the burger meat tested positive for human DNA.
If this information isn’t disturbing enough, the researchers also looked at vegetarian burgers and found that many don’t even contain the main ingredients they claim to. For example, researchers found that one sample of vegetarian burgers labeled “black bean burgers,” didn’t contain a single black bean. What’s worse, meat was found in vegetarian products on more than one occasion.
The lab results from The Hamburger Report came from 258 samples of ground meat, frozen burger patties, fast food items and veggie burgers from 22 retailers and 79 brands.
“This report provides new insights into the burger product industry to give suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers a representative overview of the supply chain at large and provides insights based on an objective molecular analysis into how we can strengthen the good and improve the bad,” the company wrote on its website.
The study used next generation genomic sequencing as well as other third party tests in order to screen the samples for contamination, authenticity, gluten, substitution, and other elements.
Clear Labs also says that it hopes to “help the food industry future-proof their supply chains, reduce the risk of costly recalls, and generally improve qualities of safety and quality by calling out all observable trends and insights at the molecular level, regardless of whether or not they are acceptable according to FDA guidelines.”


Greenland Ice Sheet Holds Record of Fossil Fuels
Greenland's ice cores hide the chemical fingerprints of decades of fossil fuel burning, a researcher says.
Scientists have documented a decline in the levels of a nitrogen isotope (an atom of the same element with a different number of neutrons) called nitrogen-15 in layers of Greenland's ice sheet starting around the time of the Industrial Revolution, and a new study points to changes in acidity in the atmosphere as the culprit.
Increased acidity can be traced to sulfur dioxide, a byproduct of coal burning and a major cause of acid rain. Nitrogen-oxygen compounds, which are known as NOx and linked to high-temperature fuel combustion, also contribute to the buildup of acid in the atmosphere. And part of the chemical signature of NOx is an abundance of nitrogen-15.
Scientists say NOx from man-made emissions (such as those from coal-fired power plants and cars) likely carry more nitrogen-15 than NOx produced by natural sources, such as lightning-sparked forest fires. Therefore, the isotope levels in nitrate deposits (like those found in Greenland's ice cores) might be expected to go up after the onset of the Industrial Revolution. But Lei Geng, a University of Washington researcher, says those levels went down in the late 1800s because increasing sulfuric acid levels in the atmosphere allowed less nitrogen-15 to remain in vaporized nitrate.
Geng said in a statement that the ice core he studied reveals a decline in NOx and sulfur dioxide emissions in the 1930s, during the Great Depression, followed by an increase up until the early 1970s, during a period of economic downturn and oil shortage for Western nations.
"We've seen a huge drop in sulfate concentrations since the late 1970s," Geng said. "By 2005, concentrations had dropped to levels similar to the late 1800s."
The Clean Air Act in the United States as well as a decrease in emission levels from individual vehicles may have contributed to this stabilization, Geng said.
Geng presents these findings today (Dec. 7) at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
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family of birds
The anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes the ducks, geese and swans.
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|Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)|
These birds are common and widespread, and live in or near water. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups.
These are birds that are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving. The family has about 146 species in 40 genera. They are usually herbivorous, and are monogamous breeders. A number of species do annual migrations. A few species have been domesticated for agriculture, and many others are hunted for food and recreation. Five species have become extinct since 1600, and others are close to extinction.
- ↑ Carboneras, Carles 1992. Family Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans). In: del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (eds): Handbook of Birds of the World (volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks): 536–629. Lynx Editions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-10-5


Rochester, New York has a rich history, and there are several historical sites that you can visit to learn more about the area. Here are some of the most notable historical sites in Rochester:
The George Eastman Museum: This museum is dedicated to the life and work of George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company. The museum features exhibits on photography and cinema, as well as the history of the Kodak company.
The Susan B. Anthony House: Susan B. Anthony was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, and her home in Rochester has been preserved as a museum. Visitors can learn about Anthony’s life and work, as well as the history of the women’s suffrage movement.
The National Museum of Play at The Strong: This museum is dedicated to the history of play and features exhibits on toys, games, and other forms of entertainment throughout history.
The Mount Hope Cemetery: This cemetery is the final resting place of many notable figures in Rochester’s history, including Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass.
The Rochester Public Library: The Rochester Public Library has a large collection of historical materials, including photographs, manuscripts, and books, that document the history of Rochester and the surrounding area.
The Genesee Country Village & Museum: This living history museum is located just outside of Rochester and features exhibits on life in the 19th century, including demonstrations of traditional crafts and trades.
These are just a few of the many historical sites that you can visit in Rochester, New York.


What is Psychology?
Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. The discipline of psychology embraces all aspects of the human experience — from the functions of the brain to the environments in which humans and other animals develop; from child development to aging.
What will I learn?
Psychology students spend a great deal of time learning about research methods and statistics, which can be an important skill in a wide variety of careers, and learn how to record, organize, analyze and interpret data. The student will acquire such skills as analyzing data, communicating complex information, and understanding human behavior, all highly prized by employers.
What can I do with this course of study?
These courses advance psychology as a science promotes human welfare, and fosters students' growth and development for those seeking to earn associate degrees and those desiring course credit transferable to other colleges and universities. The job outlook for psychology majors is good. With the right credentials, psychology can allow you to make a difference in people's lives. Some career possibilities include Psychologists, counselors, therapists, and community services workers who devote their time and energy to helping people overcome adversity, increase their well-being and realize their full potential.
What's special about the program?
Students can learn about psychology in multiple settings: classrooms that use computer and multimedia technologies, blended and online delivery, field experiences, and co-curricular programs. Quality transfer-level courses go toward the Associate of Arts and can also transfer to four-year universities under 2+2 programs. Courses are taught by highly qualified and experienced faculty that set clear and high expectations for students, promote active learning, and give students systematic assessment and feedback on their progress.


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Interactive effects of ozone and climate on water use, soil moisture content and streamflow in a southern Appalachian forest in the USA
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- Documentation of the degree and direction of effects of ozone on transpiration of canopies of mature forest trees is critically needed to model ozone effects on forest water use and growth in a warmer future climate.
- Patterns of sap flow in stems and soil moisture in the rooting zones of mature trees, coupled with late-season streamflow in three forested watersheds in east Tennessee, USA, were analyzed to determine relative influences of ozone and other climatic variables on canopy physiology and streamflow patterns.
- Statistically significant increases in whole-tree canopy conductance, depletion of soil moisture in the rooting zone, and reduced late-season streamflow in forested watersheds were detected in response to increasing ambient ozone levels.
- Short-term changes in canopy water use and empirically modeled streamflow patterns over a 23-yr observation period suggest that current ambient ozone exposures may exacerbate the frequency and level of negative effects of drought on forest growth and stream health.


Burkholderia pseudomallei, the aetiological agent of melioidosis, causes a serious and often fatal disease in humans and animals. Novel medical countermeasures (MCMs) are urgently needed for both public health and biodefense purposes.
A new study published this month in the Journal of Applied Microbiology for the first time examines the virulence and pathogenicity of aerosolised B. pseudomallei, strain NCTC 13392, in mice.
The research furthers efforts to advance animal models for testing novel MCMs for treatment of human acute and subacute melioidosis prior to human clinical trials.
In the study, the mice were exposed to varying doses of aerosolised bacteria. Acute disease was seen in animals exposed to a very‐high dose (≥103 cfu per animal) and death occurred 3‐4 days post‐challenge. Bacteria were detected in the lungs, liver, kidney and spleen. By contrast, animals exposed to a low dose (<10 cfu per animal) survived to the end of the study (day 30 pc) but developed weight loss, a bacterial tissue burden and increasing clinical signs of infection from day 20 pc onwards, mimicking a subacute form of the disease. Pathological changes in the tissues mirrored these findings.
By varying the doses of aerosolised bacteria it was possible to mimic characteristics of both human acute and subacute melioidosis, at the same time, within the same study.
Dose‐dependant acute or subacute disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei strain NCTC 13392 in a BALB/c aerosol model of infection. Journal of Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14396.


Aesculus glabra var. glabra
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
- Broadleaf deciduous tree, 20-40 ft (6-12 m) tall, similar or greater spread, dense, rounded form. Leaves opposite, palmately compound, usually 5 elliptic to obovate leaflets, each 7.5-15 cm long and 2.5-6 cm wide, acuminate tip (gradually concave sides tapering to a point), wedge-shaped base, finely serrate, medium to dark green, nearly glabrous at maturity; petioles 5-15 cm long. Leaf color in autumn is usually yellow, but sometimes orange-red or reddish-brown. Leaves have a disagreeable odor when crushed, hence the name Fetid or Stinking Buckeye. Flowers yellow-green, 2.5 cm, 4 petaled, in terminal clusters (panicles), 10-18 cm long, appear with or after leaves. Fruit light brown, 2.5-5 cm long, ovoid, with a prickly covering, containing 1-3 dark brown seeds, 2-4 cm diameter.
- Sun to light shade. Best on moist, well-drained, slightly acid soil.
- The seeds contain the glycoside aesculin, a saponin aescin, and possibly alkaloids, and are considered poisonous to humans and livestock although they are eaten by squirrels.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4 Native range from Pennsylvania to Nebraska, Kansas and Alabama.
- glabra: smooth, a reference to the leaves.


Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, (born 1692, Paris, France—died March 14, 1754, Paris), French playwright who created the comédie larmoyante (“tearful comedy”), a verse-drama form merging tearful, sentimental scenes with an invariably happy ending. These sentimental comedies, which were precursors of Denis Diderot’s drames bourgeois, were psychologically superficial and rhetorically exaggerated and were intended to contribute to the public’s moral education. La Chaussée was the author of nine such plays—among them L’École des Mères (1744; “Mothers’ School”), Mélanide (1741), and Le Préjugé à la mode (1735; “Stylish Prejudice”).
La Chaussée was the scion of a prosperous bourgeois family and did not embark on a literary career until his middle age; his first play, La Fausse Antipathie (“False Antipathy”), was written when he was 41 years old. From that time, however, he wrote steadily. In addition to the comédies larmoyantes, he produced other comedies and several tragedies. He was elected to the French Academy in 1736.


Without the proper DNS information, a client can't discover which server to contact for authentication. Each DC registers and maintains its own AD DNS integration records consisting of several A (Host), CNAME (Alias), and SRV (Service) records. These records are initially registered by the DC's NetLogon service.
When examining the various DNS resource records in the Microsoft DNS server, you may think that this data must reside in sub zones of the parent domain due to the way the data is structured. This isn't necessarily the case, because DDNS updates have no way of creating additional zones. The records are simply added as resource records with label separators (".") into the parent domain’s zone file. Notice that some record names contain underscore ("_") characters. This is common practice in Microsoft development tools and was borrowed for the DNS naming technique for AD. The following table lists the naming conventions used in the records:
|_tcp||Service uses TCP connections|
|udp||Service uses UDP connections|
|_kerberos||Record contains information about a Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC)|
|_msdcs||Service is running on a Domain Controller|
|_kpasswd||Kerberos Password Change service|
|_gc||Global Catalog service|
|_sites||Record contains information a specific site|
|dc||Domain Controller (DC)|
|gc||Global Catalog (GC)|
A registered DNS record can contain one or more of the above names to describe a service that can be queried. For example, the following record locates an LDAP service on server1.bluecatnetworks.com in the bluecatnetworks.com:
_ldap._tcp.bluecatnetworks.com SRV 0 0 389 server1.bluecatnetworks.com
This is an alternative form of this record showing that the LDAP service is on a DC:
_ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.bluecatnetworks.com SRV 0 0 389 server1.bluecatnetworks.com
For a detailed list of these records, refer to Active Directory DNS records.


1. The wire used for surveillance cameras should have a rated voltage greater than the working voltage of the circuit; the insulation of the wire should conform to the installation method of the circuit and the environmental conditions for laying. The cross-sectional area of the wire should be able to meet the requirements of power supply and mechanical strength.
2. When wiring, try to avoid wires with joints. Except for the indispensable joints, the joints of the camera must be crimped or welded, and the wire connections and branches should not be subjected to mechanical forces. The wires running in the pipe should not have connectors under any circumstances. If necessary, put the connectors on the probe terminal of the junction box as much as possible.
3. The wiring should be installed horizontally or vertically in the building. The wiring should be protected by sleeves (plastic or iron pipes, optional according to the technical requirements of indoor piping), and metal hoses can be used for the ceiling wiring, but they need to be fixed and beautiful.
4. The signal line cannot be parallel to the high-power power line, let alone run in the same tube. If due to environmental constraints, the wires should be routed in parallel, and the distance should be more than 50cm.
5. The AC power supply of the alarm control box should be routed separately. The camera should not be placed in the same tube with the signal line and low-voltage DC power line. The installation of the AC power line should comply with electrical installation standards.
6. The wiring from the alarm control box to the ceiling is required to be managed inside the wall or protected by iron pipes to improve the anti-destructive performance of the anti-theft system.
7. Conduit wiring has two types: open and hidden. The piping of the camera is required to be horizontal and vertical, neat and beautiful.


A domino is made from two squares joined corner-to-corner and edge-to-edge, like this:
You may have come across dominoes decorated with spots, which are used to play games.
What if we joined more than two squares together?
There are two sorts of triomino made from three squares:
You can explore the L-shaped triomino here
By joining one extra square to the different triominoes, we get the tetrominoes - if you've ever played the computer game Tetris you might recognise some of the shapes!
If you join an extra square to a tetromino you get a pentomino - five joined squares.
Can you find all the different pentominoes?
How can you be sure you've found them all?
Once you've found all the pentominoes, you could take a look at Pentomino Puzzles to see some different shapes you can make with them.
R means directly right to the
R means directly right to the last box placed while U means directly up from the last box placed. There are three sets of pentominoes. First create a shaded box, the starting point, then add other boxes to make the pentominoes. The added boxes should be up or right to avoid making the same pentomino. The first set is the staircase set. We start with a UUUU, then URUU, the RURU, and then the RRUU. The second set is the long chain set. We start with a RRRU, then move the U to the left, making a joint. This makes a RR(U)R. The U in the bracket means the U is joined to the second R. Then moving the U to the left again, and then moving the last R to fill the U's place, we get R(U)R(U). Continuing from this "square with a part sticking out", we can move the last R and move it to directly on top of the shaded box, making URRD. We can move the D (down) to two other places in the shape URR, making these shapes: UR(U)R and URRU. The other set is a cross and a T. The area of the pentomino puzzle is 60, meaning that there are 60/5 pentominoes in total.
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Improper treatment of construction mud will pollute the environment, cause a large amount of soil erosion, block up rivers, affect water quality, and destroy municipal facilities. Early Construction Mud Treatment methods included landfilling, natural drying, etc. These more primitive methods have lower costs, but they cannot meet the increasing Construction Mud Treatment needs.
Therefore, the mud dehydration and drying treatment introduced in recent years has the following contents:
(1) Vacuum suction filtration method: the effect is poor, because the mud settles in the lower layer. When the vacuum is applied, the mud layer becomes denser and the water is difficult to suck out.
(2) Filter press method: The effect is good, but it is difficult to use on the construction site.
(3) The centrifugal dehydration and drying method is better than the above two methods. The centrifugal closed automatic and continuous operation does not require flocculation equipment. It is suitable for on-site construction environment and can fundamentally replace the current original and backward processing methods and improve processing efficiency. Reduce processing costs, protect the urban environment, and achieve civilized construction on site.
KOSUN- China Solids Control Leader&Drilling Waste Management Expert
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Use this website to research about many different types of animals.
Use this website to find diagrams and pictures of different animals.
Play this game to find out what things animals need to survive such as oxygen, climate, food, water, and shelter/protection.
This game helps us learn how to identify different types of adaptations that animals use to survive in their environment.
This is a fun website to help you learn how animals are designed with specialized body parts to survive in their unique habitat.
Magic School Bus Habitats
Play the Magic School Bus Habitats Match-Up game to learn more about some endangered species and the habitats that they call home.
Rocks & Minerals
Geology for Kids
Games, videos, facts, and lessons on rocks and other science-related topics can be found here.
Minerals in Your Home
See how many different objects in your home are minerals!
Tons of resources on rocks, minerals and how to get started with your own collection! Special thanks to Mrs. Gold's class in Colorado Springs for finding this gem for us!
View a calendar of the different moon phases. You can even select the month and year you want to know about.
Find lots of space games on NASA's official website. Explore the International Space Station or check out our Solar Systems. Lots to do here!
Load your spacecraft with items that would be good to take on your long journey to Mars.
Deep Sea Fish
Wow! Ever want to know anything about the fish that live in the bottom of the ocean? Click on the name of any fish and learn all about it!
Ocean Animals of the Light Zones
Find lots of clipart, coloring pages, and other printables of ocean creatures here!
Ask for Kids
Research any topic by typing keywords into the search engine.
Museum of Science and Industry
Learn about the exhibits at the Museum of Science and Industry.


So will the end of the earth be like this? The star swallowed a planet like Jupiter, became a red giant, scientists were also surprised
Cambridge: For the first time, scientists have observed a planet swallowed by a Sun-like star. It was a shocking sight. This also confirms the prediction that after 5 billion years a giant star could also swallow the Earth. Scientists at MIT, in collaboration with Harvard University and Caltech, have observed the process of consuming entire planets. Scientists said this star has entered the stage of Red Giant. This is the stage when a star ages and is at the last stage of its age.
This article is published in the journal ‘Nature’. This planet was as big as Jupiter, but it was swallowed up by a star that became a red giant. When their hydrogen begins to deplete, they begin to spread and the planet is absorbed inside. When the giant star swallowed the planet, it also ejected material. Then dust also formed around it.
Signs of water in the form of vapor found on the exoplanet, but the question of the source is tangled
Scientists believe that after five billion years, the Sun will also become a red giant and swallow its planet, that is, the Earth. Postdoctoral director Kishalay De of MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research said, “We see the future of Earth, it’s going to happen to Earth after 5 billion years. In the same way the planets will disappear from the galaxy.
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About Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata [L.] R. Wilczek (mungbean or green gram) is an ancient legume crop that was domesticated in India some 3.5 million years ago. Mungbean is a versatile crop that only takes 60-65 days to harvest and one of the major edible pulse crops of India, China other countries in South and South East-Asia. It is also cultivated and eaten in Southern Europe, the Southern USA and in semi-arid countries in Africa e.g. Kenya. The mature seeds provide an invaluable source of digestible protein, fibre, B vitamins and minerals, particularly iron, potassium, magnesium and zinc for humans (including infant supplements) in places where meat is lacking or where the population is mostly vegetarian. Mungbean is not only grown for seeds but also as forage (fodder for cattle). Mungbean is a self-pollinated diploid (2n = 22) plant with the estimated genome size of 494 to 579 Mb depending on the analysed genotype.
Taxonomy ID 3916
Data source Seoul National University
Genome assembly: Vradiata_ver6
More information and statistics
Download DNA sequence (FASTA)
What can I find? Protein-coding and non-coding genes, splice variants, cDNA and protein sequences, non-coding RNAs.
Download genes, cDNAs, ncRNA, proteins - FASTA - GFF3
What can I find? Homologues, gene trees, and whole genome alignments across multiple species.
More about comparative analyses
Phylogenetic overview of gene families
Download alignments (EMF)
This species currently has no variation database. However you can process your own variants using the Variant Effect Predictor:
What can I find? Microarray annotations.
More about the Ensembl Plants microarray annotation strategy


You should eat healthy However, make sure you’re getting enough exercise. It is essential when you have underlying medical conditions or have a predisposition to some conditions like diabetes. If you’re not one of the fans of exercising at the gym, you may be interested in activities with less intensity such as golf. You can get some exercise at home without leaving your house by going to the local golf club. You should learn how to properly exercise if you plan to visit the fitness center. It is easy to get injured by improper form and lifting excessively or lifting too much. Regardless of the activities that you pick, you must start slow, then slowly build on your way to greater strenuous exercises.
Everyone is welcome to take part.
When taking care of your wellbeing is vital but you should also set aside time to take care of others. If you have children and want to involve them in preparation and cooking cheap and nutritious vegetarian dishes is an excellent strategy to educate them about how to eat healthy even at an early age. You could consider allowing your family to choose an entire week’s menu and inviting everyone to vote on the recipe they think is their favorite. You can then incorporate the recipe into your family’s cookbook. It is an excellent opportunity to engage everyone in fun, competitive ways and allows you to try various healthy and delicious vegetarian dishes every week.
If you hate the doctor but want to be in control of being well on your own Keep these points on your list so that you’ll be better in taking care of your body and your overall well-being. While there are a lot of unhealthy meals that would be better for an evaporator than to humans eating healthy, balanced dishes is possible if you are educated.


Archaeologists have uncovered a high-status Roman domus during excavations in Reims, France.
During the Roman Period, Reims was known as Durocortorum, the former capital of the Remi tribe, which grew into the second largest city in Roman Gaul and was one of the largest cities north-west of Rome.
At its height, Durocortorum had a population of between 30,000 to 50,000 inhabitants, and numerous public buildings such as an amphitheatre, an arena, thermae imperial bath complexes, temples, and a forum.
By the 4th century AD, the city was under threat by the invading Alamanni (a confederation of Germanic tribes). Without sufficient defences, the city, known during this period as Metropolis Civitas Remorum, went into decline, and was sacked by Vandals in the year AD 406, and by the Huns in AD 451.
Archaeologists from the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (INRAP) have uncovered a high-status Roman domus and a section of a Roman road during excavations in preparation for a new housing development on the rue de la Magdeleine, located 1km from the city’s Roman forum.
The dwelling dates from between the 2nd to 3rd century AD, for which the researchers have found the remains of walls that delimit the interior rooms, and two large blocks that supported pillars to mark the street entrance.
Beneath a demolition layer, archaeologists found large quantities of painted plaster, some of which contains inscriptions that has led the researchers to believe comes from a large megalography depicting the mythological figure of Achilles. Achilles was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer’s Iliad. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.
Header Image Credit : Jean-Jacques Bigot, Inrap


ALPINE BELLS Cortusa matthioli
This relative of the Primula has tall stems of pinkish-purple flowers in spring. Cortusa matthioli (sometimes called Alpine bells) is a flowering plant native to the mountains of southern and eastern Europe, including the Alps and the Carpathians. Plants will self-seed readily.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 20-25cm, 10"
Location: part or part sun
Hardiness zones: 4-9
Seed size: Small
Seeds per pack: 10
Germination: As with many perennials, these seeds can benefit from a period of moist cold to help them break dormancy. This is done by giving them a cold 'winter' period (artificial or natural), and then a warming to simulate 'spring', and time to grow! Here's how this can be done:
Obtain a planting container that has holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Place the seeds on the surface of your growing medium, and water the seeds in. Place your container in a cold area (but not freezing, perhaps a refrigerator) for 5-6 weeks. Once the cold period is completed, place the container at room temperature, and in a bright area (they require light), for them to germinate. Be sure to keep the soil moist during this entire germination period. Seedlings will sprout a few weeks, or occasionally several months, after the warming period.
Alternatively, these seeds can also be planted outdoors in fall, winter, or early spring, while temperatures are still cold (but ground is workable) to germinate naturally in spring. Be sure to mark the area where you planted them, and that the soil is consistently moist.


What is it and how is it used?
Jalra belongs to a group of medicines called ?oral antidiabetics?.
Jalra is used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes. It is used when diabetes cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone. It helps to control the level of sugar in the blood.
Type 2 diabetes develops if the body does not make enough insulin or if the insulin that the body makes does not work as well as it should. It can also develop if the body produces too much glucagon.
Insulin is a substance which helps to lower the level of sugar in the blood, especially after meals. Glucagon is a substance which triggers the production of sugar by the liver, causing the blood sugar level to rise. The pancreas makes both of these substances.
Jalra works by making the pancreas produce more insulin and less glucagon. This helps to control the blood sugar level.
Your doctor will prescribe Jalra together with certain other antidiabetic medicines which you will already be taking to control diabetes, if one medicine alone is not enough to control your blood sugar level.
Even though you are now starting a medicine for your diabetes, it is important that you continue to follow the diet and/or exercise which has been recommended for you.


Avalokiteshvara or Kuan (Guan) Yin Bodhisattva is a well-known great Bodhisattva. She had attained buddhahood countless eons ago and was known as Zheng Fa Ming (Correct Dharma Realization or True Dharma Brightness) Tathagata. Based upon her holy bodhicitta and vows of compassion, she manifests in this earthly realm as a bodhisattva to help liberate living beings from all sufferings. Many disciples of H. H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu have reported seeing Kuan Yin at various times. One disciple was able to capture a picture of Her standing on the clouds. She appears in many forms–sometimes standing with two arms and sometimes sitting with four arms, as well as other forms including as a thousand arm being. John Blofeld, who was a professor of religion at the University of California at Berkeley and a Buddhist, tells of traveling with a Jesuit priest in Asia and meeting a shining apparition. The priest saw this other worldly being as Mary, the mother of Jesus, and John saw Kuan Yin. Although the Chinese refer to Kuan Yin in the feminine and the Indians (Avalokiteshvara), Tibetans (Chenrezig) and others see him as more masculine in form, he/she is neither male nor female.
Kuan Yin’s birthday is celebrated each year on or near the 19th day of the second lunar month of the Chinese calendar.


Using both historic records and CORINE land cover maps, we assessed the impact of land cover change on the stock of soil organic carbon (SOC) in the Republic of Ireland from 1851 to 2000. We identified ten principal land cover classes: arable land, forest, grassland, heterogeneous agricultural areas/other, nonvegetated semi-natural areas, peatland, suburban, urban, water bodies, and wetland. For each land cover class, the SOC stock was estimated as the product of SOC density and land cover area. These were summed to calculate a national SOC budget for the Republic of Ireland. The Republic of Ireland's 6.94 million hectares of land have undergone considerable change over the past 150 years. The most striking feature is the decrease in arable land from 1.44 million ha in 1851 to 0.55 million ha in 2000. Over the same time period, forested land increased by 0.53 million ha. As of 2000, agricultural lands including arable land (7.85%), grassland (54.33%), and the heterogeneous agricultural areas/other class (7.91%) account for 70.09% of Irish land cover. We estimate that the SOC stock in the Republic of Ireland, to 1 m depth, has increased from 1,391 Tg in 1851 to 1,469 Tg in 2000 despite soil loss due to urbanization. This increase is largely due to the increase of forested land with its higher SOC stocks when compared to agricultural lands. Peatlands contain a disproportionate quantity of the SOC stock. Although peatlands only occupy 17.36% of the land area, as of 2000, they represented 36% of the SOC stock (to 1 m depth)..


The Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact was not signed because they bloodied each other's noses and were done. It was signed because both sides knew they were about to go to war. The Soviets with Germany and Japan with the US. Both sides were eager to secure their flank from the other.
On the Japanese side there was a debate between a northern and southern strategies. The army backed Hokushin-ron aimed at China, Manchuria, and Siberia. The navy backed Nanshin-ron aimed at Indochina and the South Pacific.
Khalkhin Gol spelled the decline of Hokushin-ron, but it took some time for this to be fully abandoned, for the navy to gain supremacy, and for tensions with the US to reach a boiling point.
The Soviets and Germans had no illusions that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact would hold. Hitler was very clear about his contempt for the Slavs and plans to expand eastward. The Soviets were eager to delay the coming war with Germany as long as possible to give themselves more time to prepare, something made very acute after their humiliation in the Winter War with Finland. The Germans wanted to secure their Eastern flank while they were stomping around Western Europe and Scandinavia, as well as secure valuable resources that would be cut off in the inevitable Allied blockade.
The Soviets were riding a knife edge with Germany. On the one hand, there were talks of the Soviet Union joining the Axis in late 1940, but these went nowhere. On the other hand, German and Soviet paranoia meant any move could be seen as hostile. A Soviet treaty with Japan could been seen as strengthening ties with the Axis, or it would be seen as securing their flank in preparation for war with Germany.
Once Japan joined the Axis in late 1940 it became more clear that a treaty with Japan would be seen, publicly anyway, as a gesture of goodwill and peace towards the Axis. The Soviets ultimately decided to negotiate a treaty. Meanwhile Germany had already decided to invade.


In March, short spikes of furry flower buds open to reveal large, bright-yellow, showy flowers, rather like laburnum but in short upright clusters, and which smell of vanilla and last until June. The yellow-green, flat, pendulous seed pods are about four inches long and are evident in August and September. The youngest stems are dark green, almost black, in spring, and the leaves are a shiny dark green on the upper side, blue-green underneath. This lovely shrub grows quickly once the seed has germinated
These seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. They should be sown into a well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, and covered thinly with sand or grit and kept moist. Keep at between 15 and 20 degrees C. Germination usually occurs within 4 to 6 weeks although some seeds may take much longer.
Common name:Evergreen Laburnum, Black piptanthus. P. forrestii and P. laburnifolius
Classification:Half hardy shrub, Hardy shrub
Packet Content:5 (Approx)


The Crucifixion Of Jesus
Blood Covenant In Relation To The Crucifixion
God is a God of Covenant
This covenant is fulfilled at the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, as we will see later. In Genesis 3, God introduced the idea of a blood sacrifice by clothing Adam and Eve with the skins of dead animals. Adam and Eve were effectively clothed with a blood sacrifice, which is a Biblical Picture of the Blood Covenant.
This is introduced in Genesis 3:21, “Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.”
The Rainbow looks forward to the Crucifixion
In Genesis 9:13, God introduces the Rainbow as a sign of the covenant, “I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth”
God made a Blood Covenant with Abraham
In Genesis 15: 9-17 we are told that God made a Blood Covenant with Abraham. Abraham and a “burning torch” passed between the slaughtered heifer, goat, ram, dove and pigeon. When God caused Abraham to pass between the two halves of slaughtered animals this was a type of Blood Covenant. Jesus Christ was the Burning Torch that passed between the pieces.


High-Speed Photography Provides First Direct Evidence of How Microbubbles Dissolve Killer Blood Clots
WASHINGTON, D.C. Dec. 13, 2013 — Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles have been showing promise in recent years as a non-invasive way to break up dangerous blood clots. But though many researchers have studied the effectiveness of this technique, not much was understood about why it works. Now a team of researchers in Toronto has collected the first direct evidence showing how these wiggling microbubbles cause a blood clot’s demise. The team’s findings are featured in the AIP Publishing journal Applied Physics Letters.
Previous work on this technique, which is called sonothrombolysis, has focused on indirect indications of its effectiveness, including how much a blood clot shrinks or how well blood flow is restored following the procedure. The Toronto team, which included researchers from the University of Toronto and the Sunnybrook Research Institute, tried to catch the clot-killing process in action. Using high-speed photography and a 3-D microscopy technique, researchers discovered that stimulating the microbubbles with ultrasonic pulses pushes the bubbles toward the clots. The bubbles deform the clots’ boundaries then begin to burrow into them, creating fluid-filled tunnels that break the clots up from the inside out.
These improvements in the understanding of how sonothrombolysis works will help researchers develop more sophisticated methods of breaking up blood clots, said lead author Christopher Acconcia.
Efforts so far “may only be scratching the surface with respect to effectiveness,” said Acconcia. “Our findings provide a tool that can be used to develop more sophisticated sonothrombolysis techniques, which may lead to new tools to safely and efficiently dissolve clots in a clinical setting.”
Interactions between ultrasound stimulated microbubbles and fibrin clots
Christopher Acconcia, Ben Y. C. Leung, Kullervo Hynynen and David E. Goertz
University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Research Institute


Our region’s biodiversity is threatened by pest plants which can choke lakes, degrade wetlands, collapse forest canopies, smother regeneration in natural areas and invade alpine and tussockland.
With many pest plant species in our region, controlling these pests is a huge job. Many of these pest plants are considered undesirable with some requiring a national response and many best dealt with on an individual property basis.
Regional Pest Plant Management Plan
Under the Biosecurity Act, Council produces and implements a Regional Pest Plant Management Plan. The Pest Management Plan is the Councils ‘rule book’ that targets specific pest plants, for eradication, progressive containment or sustained control in the region.
Pest Plant Management Programmes
The purpose of the exclusion programme is to prevent the establishment of pest plants that are present in New Zealand but not yet established in the area. Pest plants that are not present in the region continue to be excluded due to the significant risks they pose to our natural environment, or production values. This means monitoring potential sites and making sure these species do not become established. See the fact sheet below for more information:
The purpose of the eradication programme is to reduce the infestation level of the pest plant to zero levels in an area in the short to medium term.
Pest plants that have a small, or manageable enough, incursion that by working with the community and other stakeholders, can be eradicated completely from the region over time are included in this programme. See the fact sheet below for more information:
Progressive Containment Programme
The purpose of this programme is to contain or reduce the geographic distribution of the pest plant to an area over time. See the fact sheet below for more information:
Sustained Control Programme
The purpose of this programme is to provide for ongoing control of the pest plant to reduce its spread to other properties and impact on environmental or production values.
Pest plants that are widely spread across the region and left uncontrolled have the capacity to cause undue costs on neighboring properties. See the fact sheet below for more information:


Outward defiance with disregard for consequences at minimum.
Wanting to leave seems obvious but it can present in many different ways. A noticeable uneasiness after given instructions along with mood changes, whining, rude behavior and counter arguments can be the immediate response when children and teens are asked to do something they don’t want to do. Here are a few other notable responses:
Seeking soothing activity by rocking themselves, spinning in chairs, frequently getting up.
Expressing boredom or request to leave.
Seeking screen time which can serve as a temporary means of escape. Netflix, video games, social media or calling a friend.
Checking in repeatedly and sometimes wanting to spend time with you.
All forms of cuddling or request for cuddle at seemingly in opportune times.
Hiding behind or behind the leg of a parent.
Most forms of repetitive behavior at specific times.
Head on the desk in swimmers position when work is assigned.
Massive confusion with loud outburst.
These and many more are some ways how kids express discomfort. When children don’t know the words to express how they are really feeling they give us some signals that we have to pay attention too. Understanding these changes in behavior can allow for better outcomes on task assigned. Take a breath and question why the behavior change, think about all that’s going on in the environment that may have triggered the change.
This can be challenging as a parent because of the routine responses that the negative behavior might trigger in you. The timing is typically never good for you or the family. The child’s behavior may amplify based feedback they receive from their behavior.
Kidstrive to be understood and heard without words.
Note this is not a scientific data analysis but more of some observations from a father.
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When classroom teachers and school librarians coplan standards-based lessons and units of instruction, they can experience the two-heads are better than one phenomenon. Each educator brings a unique perspective as well as knowledge, skills, talents, and teaching style to the collaboration table.
Both classroom teachers and school librarians must know the standards. Whether the Common Core or other state standards. Classroom teachers have more familiarity with the background knowledge and skill development of the students in their classrooms. School librarians bring their knowledge of the resources of the library and beyond as well as strategies for integrating technology tools into lessons. Together, these equal educators have the potential to develop more creative, more engaging, and most of all, more effective instruction for students.
Many school librarians and classroom teachers find it helpful to use collaborative planning forms to record their ideas as they brainstorm and plan. Often the school librarian takes responsibility for making notes and/or completing the planning form and using it to rough out a lesson or unit plan, which both partners fine-tune. These are some sample elementary level (Chapter 1) and secondary level planning forms that can be downloaded from the Web.
In the 2014-2015 school year, Kelly Hoppe school librarian at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas, coplanned with 9th-grade pre-AP English language arts teacher Jessica Wilcox for a year-long collaboration. Jessica felt that even though her students were on the pre-AP track, they weren’t skilled library users. She wanted to do something that would immerse students in library skills and critical reading skills using YA and classic literature. Together, Jessica and her school librarian Kelly collaborated to create a year-long program to meet these students’ needs.
Jessica and Kelly began by helping student learn how to use the library more effectively. Along the way, they discovered that students needed more support with how to make sense of difficult texts that were above their proficient reading level. These coteachers will have an article in the August issue of Voices of Youth Advocates (VOYA) that describes their collaborative process and the results of their coteaching.
Wilcox, Jessica. “Teacher Librarian Collaboration.” YouTube.com. 2015. Web. 29 May 2015. <https://youtu.be/d9WHb8i8v5I>.
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Presidents Meet – level 2
On Monday, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, met in Paris for the first time since Zelensky become president in April.
This meeting was very important because it could help end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The two presidents met alongside the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, but they plan to meet one-on-one, too.
The main point of the meeting was to solve a conflict in eastern Ukraine where the two countries are fighting in the Donbas region. Around 13,000 people died there since the fight began in 2014.
Ukrainians worry that the Russian President wants to get an advantage over the Ukrainian President, and this is not good for the future of Ukraine.
Difficult words: one-on-one (directly, with only two people), conflict (a fight), advantage (a situation which gives somebody a chance to be better than somebody else).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
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- Read two news articles every day.
- Read the news articles from the day before and check if you remember all new words.
- Listen to the news from today and read the text at the same time.
- Listen to the news from today without reading the text.
- Answer the question under today’s news and write the answer in the comments.
- Choose one person from the Skype section.
- Talk with this person. You can answer questions from Speak in Levels.
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Think ahead to the timeline, tasks that must be completed, feedback you plan to collect, and how you might work through any challenges that may arise.
Plan Timelines and Team Roles
Consider organizational framing to help your team clarify and refine plans.
- Clarify and confirm your project's plans and timeline.
- Clarify and confirm the roles and responsibilities of all team members.
- Decide on communication and collaboration tools.
- Build in time for data management and archiving.
Track and Respond to Feedback
Create meaningful opportunities for input and collaboration and adapt products to meet evolving end user needs.
- Thoughtfully track and respond to input from end users.
- Remember why you are engaging end users.
- Make sure meetings are well run and purposeful.
Work Through Challenges
Think about how elements of your project can adapt in response to feedback and/or anticipated and unanticipated changes.
- Anticipate potential conflicts.
- Get help to fill personnel gaps.
- Begin planning early for end-of-project transitions.
- Seize all learning opportunities.
Explore additional resources related to facilitating projects. Examples: virtual engagement resources, tools for facilitating effective meetings, conflict management tools, and others.


Orpiment, the word derived from the Latin Auripigmentum, and also known as king’s yellow, has been known since Roman times, and was a treasured pigment used in mediæval manuscripts. Its particular value was because it was yellow and could not only replace gold when it was unavailable or too expensive, but because orpiment was similar to gold and that was the colour that was considered to be near-divine and, like God, indestructible.
Cennino Cennini in in his Libro dell’ Arte of the 15th century, describes orpiment as ‘a handsome yellow more closely resembling gold than any other colour’. It was used in books like the Book of Kells (see above) which has no gold. The Lindisfarne Gospels does have a few areas of gold, but orpiment was the colour used for yellow as in this incipit to Matthew (right).
Other yellows available at the time were not nearly as lasting as orpiment; saffron, urine and fish bile – all forms of yellow – were all far more fugitive. Orpiment could not be ground too finely, though, or it lost its egg yolk golden colour, but the advantage of this was that by being still a little crystalline, it actually glistened and reflected the light.
It is, though, one of those colours where it is very wise not to lick brushes. Orpiment is arsenic trisulphide, and Cennini said ‘beware of soiling your mouth with it, lest you suffer personal injury’! Wise words.
It wasn’t a colour that mixed well, though. Sulphur in the pigment reacted with copper in verdigris, and the lead in ceruse, or white lead. In the 17th century, Cornelius Jansen wrote: ‘Orpiment will ly faire on any culler, except verdigres, but no culler can ly faire on him, he kills them all’.


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From the excel output, the correlation matrix provides that while the correlation coefficient (R2) is 0.109, the adjusted correlation coefficient is -0.010 and that of the independent P/E and P/B ratios is -0.0102. The result of the correlation coefficient implies that 10.9% of the total variation is explained by the independent variables P/E and P/B while the remaining 89.1% represents the unexplained variation by the regression model. Consequently, the result of the adjusted R2 implies that the model implies that the model presents the best estimate of the degree of the relationship for our variables in the population under study. Consequently, the output presents the standard error as 0.0255 which implies that approximately 95% of the observations should fall within plus/minus 5% of the of the line fitted by the model which presents a close match for the prediction interval.
Lastly, the intercept of 0.067 implies that given a P/B ratio of 0, then we can predict ROE as 0.067.The correlation matrix from the correlation analysis postulate that the correlation of P/B ratio and ROE is -0.324 which indicates that the correlation is weak and negative hence a change in one variable results to a change in the opposite direction of the other variables. Consequently, the correlation between P/E ratio and ROE is -0.226 which implies a weak negative correlation which indicates that a change in one variable to a large extent does not determine the direction of change of the other variable. The correlation of the P/E and P/B ratios is 0.528 which implies a strong positive correlation the change in one variable, either P/E or P/B ratio results to an equal change of the other variable to the same direction hence an increase in P/E results to an increase in P/B and a decrease in P/E results to a decrease in P/B and the inverse is also truest-statistics.


Technology is known as a crucial aspect of agricultural creation. It has the power to improve the efficiency of farming and increase the deliver. This has helped improve the sustenance of farmers and customers the same. In addition , it includes also opened up a large number of options.
As the global population is escalating, the demand designed for food rises. click here for more Farmers are also facing a shortage of information. Therefore , agrochimie corporations are recognizing the advantages of innovative technology to improve the livelihood of maqui berry farmers and to create new options.
Artificial Brains (AI) is among the biggest enhancements in the agricultural industry. AJE can bring accuracy to considerable farming. The technology contains the potential to help farmers make better decisions on the field, which can bring about a significant increase in production.
Robotics and automation happen to be two various other major aspects of technology advancement in agrumiculture. These scientific advancements include devices that procedure, bundle and collect crops. They have also lowered wastage.
Drones are one more technology that is now increasingly popular among maqui berry farmers. They are accustomed to map and monitor the growth of crops, as well as to examine crop rotations and water sources levels. Using drones can help to increase harvest production and reduce the amount of normal water waste.
Wearable sensors in cattle can provide data-driven observations for the entire crowd. Other applications include monitoring health conditions and daily activity.
Genetically revised crops happen to be one of the most important technological improvements in the agricultural industry. They can improve the nutritional value of plants, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. GMOs also offer elevated resistance to unwanted pests and diseases.


Emotional Intelligence Versus IQ
Research indicates that one’s EI (emotional intelligence) appears to be a better indicator of potential success than IQ. Why? Because emotional intelligence is used to drive one’s own emotions in a positive direction, and causes one to react appropriately to the emotions of others. And… while IQ is believed to be fixed at birth, EI can be developed and improved!
If you were to think about a typical bad day, you more than likely encountered one or more individuals who “pushed your buttons.” Employing emotional intelligence competencies decreases that likelihood because you stay in control of your own emotions, and also have a positive effect on the emotions of others.
Don’t misunderstand, emotional intelligence does not mean being overly nice all the time. It means being honest, but in a tactful way. It does not mean being “touchy-feely” with others. It means being aware of your feelings and those of others. And it does not mean being emotional. It is about using your emotions wisely.
Think about your all-time favorite leader (formal or informal) and I’ll bet he or she made you feel special in some way. I’ll bet that person used his or her emotions wisely and drove yours in a positive direction.


12 Days of Christmas (Carols) Day 2
“Away in a manger no crib for the babe…”
With these soft and gentle words we are reminded that there was no room for the Holy Family as they ventured to Bethlehem. We are reminded that the Holy Family were essentially refugees.
Two unwed teenagers searching for a place to stay — searching for health care.
The lyric is often attributed to Martin Luther (although there is no historical proof of this).
Nevertheless, during one of his fiery Christmas Day sermons though, he did offer a powerful related challenge:
“And don’t let you people in this congregation think you’d have done any better if you were there. I can just hear you say, 'Oh, we would have loved to take care of the Baby Jesus. We would have washed his diapers.’ No you wouldn’t! If you’d been there you wouldn’t have done a bit better, and if you think you would, why don’t you do it for your neighbor in your midst, who is Christ among you?”
I know, he’s a bit negative in thinking that no one in his congregation would’ve welcomed the holy family, but can you just sit with the challenge?
How do we treat refugees? How do we treat unwed pregnant teenagers? How do we welcome strangers in our lives? How do we make those different than us or who have different support needs feel welcomed?
How do we treat our neighbor who is Christ among us? How can we ensure that all the dear children are blessed and held in tender care?


Decision strategies to reduce teenage and young adult deaths in the United States.
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This article uses decision analysis concepts and techniques to address an extremely important problem to any family with children, namely, how to avoid the tragic death of a child during the high-risk ages of 15-24. Descriptively, our analysis indicates that of the 35,000 annual deaths among this age group in the United States, approximately 20,000 could be avoided if individuals chose readily available alternatives for decisions relating to these deaths. Prescriptively, we develop a decision framework for parents and a child to both identify and proactively pursue decisions that can lower that child's exposure to life-threatening risks and positively alter decisions when facing such risks. Applying this framework for parents and the youth themselves, we illustrate the logic and process of generating proactive alternatives with numerous examples that each could pursue to lower these life-threatening risks and possibly avoid a tragic premature death, and discuss some public policy implications of our findings.
- Keeney, RL; Palley, AB
- September 2013
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- 1661 - 1676
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Current issue: 57(1)
Under compilation: 57(2)
The effect of three pesticides containing either dimethoate (0.5% a.i.), permitrin (0.5%) or triadimephon (0.5%) on the cone pests and flowering biology of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) was tested in a seed orchard in mid-May or in the beginning of June. The pesticide treatments significantly reduced infestation by Laspeyresia strobiella and Kaltenbachiella strobi only. Variation in the number of cones infested by both insects and cone rusts was high between the spruce clones. Generally, the pesticides did not affect flower viability, seed quality or seed germination, but reduced drastically the germination capacity of pollen in vitro. In practice, sufficient control cannot be achieved with concentrations or methods used in the present study.
The PDF includes an abstract in Finnish.
Certain biocides used in production of tree nursery stock exterminate undesirable organisms but cause an abnormal growth stimulation of plants. The reforestation material has decreased survival potential because of high degree of succulence, top:root and height:diameter ratios, and low specific gravity and root surface area. Some fumigants impede mycorrhizae development and arrest phosphorus uptake. Recovery of growth potential was achieved by aluminium sulphate and/or fermented compost inoculated with mycorrhiza-forming fungi.
The PDF includes a summary in Finnish.


The affliction known as acid reflux, most commonly referred to as heartburn, occurs when the acidic digestive juices in one’s stomach find its way into their esophagus. The popular presumption is that a diet rich in acidic content contributes greatly to the symptomatic display of acid reflux. After all, why would the stomach acid be overflowing unless there’s too much of it? Contrary to public assumption, it’s actually a low stomach acid and indigestion that are usually at fault.
And the esophagus, lacking the stomach’s protection of an appropriate lining, develops lesions and tissue scarring. If left untreated it may eventually result in the formation of esophageal cancer.
Despite being commonly mistaken for acid reflux, the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (or GERD) are generally more severe. But due to the low specificity of diagnostic testing currently rendered by physicians, it’s only in the presence of typical acid reflux symptoms like heartburn and regurgitation that GERD becomes easier to identify. But due to the difficulty in determining the cause-and-effect correlation between GERD and its atypical symptoms, many of them get brushed aside as merely indicative of common colds or flu.
Here are ten of the most overlooked atypical symptoms of GERD. Forewarned is forearmed!
Of the estimated 15 million asthma sufferers in America, as many as 80% of their conditions can be linked to some form of GERD. While most asthma patients lament also having heartburn, pH monitoring has helped specialists deduce that up to 75% of them do also display elevated esophageal acid exposure. A condition possibly induced by the asthma medications by eroding the esophagus natural protective membrane.
But an asthma patient need only concern themselves with the possibility of having GERD if their asthmatic symptoms become noticeably worse: after eating a big meal or drinking alcohol, when laying on their backs, or when their usual asthma medications seem to have little to no effect on improving their condition.
A big giveaway when differentiating GERD from asthma is acknowledging at which part of the breathing cycle one experiences the most difficulty or discomfort. While breathing in or out? People with acid reflux tend to have greater difficulty while breathing in, whereas asthma sufferers struggle more while breathing out.


The term delta refers to the change in price of an underlying stock or exchange-traded fund (ETF) as compared to the corresponding change in the price of the option. Delta hedging strategies seek to reduce the directional risk of a position in stocks or options.
The most basic type of delta hedging involves an investor who buys or sells options, and then offsets the delta risk by buying or selling an equivalent amount of stock or ETF shares. Investors may want to offset their risk of move in the option or the underlying stock by using delta hedging strategies. More advanced option strategies seek to trade volatility through the use of delta neutral trading strategies.
Offsetting Delta Risk
Assume that SPY, the ETF that tracks the S&P 500 index, is trading at $205 a share. An investor buys a call option with a strike price of $208. Assume the delta strength for that call option is 0.4. Each option is the equivalent of 100 shares of the underlying stock or ETF. The investor can sell 40 shares of SPY to offset the delta of the call option. If the price of SPY goes down, the investor is protected by the sold shares. The investor has a delta neutral position that is not impacted by minor changes in the price of SPY.
The delta of the overall position shifts as the price of the underlying stock or ETF changes. If the investor wants to maintain the delta neutral position, he has to adjust the position on a regular basis. The disadvantage of doing this is the commissions and costs that eventually impact the profitability of the strategy.
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For my new introductory course in American studies, which began last week, I wanted to explain the concept of American cultural narratives—a term fundamental to my framing of the course—through a discussion activity rather than a lecture. So for our second class meeting, I prepared a slate of four primary sources for us to examine together.
I wanted this discussion activity to establish (or begin establishing) several ideas at once:
- Concepts of American national identity take the form of shared narratives.
- Narratives of national identity and of personal identity are interrelated.
- Contrasting, even contradictory, narratives of American identity are nothing new.
- Narratives can be read in sources that do not appear to take the form of a story.
To make my argument for these ideas—or ideally to help my students make the argument on their own—I combined a simple slideshow of images and a stack of photocopy handouts. I entitled the slideshow “The Stories We Tell: Setting an Agenda for Study.”
In class, to set a scene, I explained that we were going to be visiting the era of the American Revolution today. In some cases, we would be focusing on the region around Philadelphia, the new (sometime) national capital, which also happens to be the city in which our course is happening in 2020.
Source 1: Winthrop Chandler, Homestead of General Timothy Ruggles, 1770
I wanted to begin with a source that might shake up preconceptions a bit, and which would require virtually no background historical knowledge.Continue reading “American Narratives and Identities: A Primary Source Activity”


The utility company are advising people to be vigilant and not to take risks around freezing cold rivers, reservoirs and lochs.
Scottish Water doesn’t want to spoil anyone’s fun, but are reminding parents to keep their children safe and act responsibly.
Dogs need to be kept on a lead if they are being walked near reservoirs and other bodies of open water.
They are also advising people about the hidden dangers in reservoirs across Scotland and urging them to be particularly careful if they visit one.
Reservoirs are man-made features which, because of their purpose, have unique dangers such as dams, spillways and hidden water intakes and other hazards common to natural bodies of water, for example reeds, strong currents, steep banks and deep cold water.
Also, as the majority of Scottish Water’s reservoirs are situated in remote locations, there is a lack of immediate assistance.
Scottish Water’s safety message is being supported by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Christie Burnett, community safety project officer for RoSPA Scotland, said: “RoSPA encourages everyone, particularly children, to get out and about and enjoy the wintry weather.
“But we also urge caution around frozen water. In 2014, there were unfortunately 40 accidental deaths in Scotland due to drowning or submersion.
“We know that it can be tempting to play or walk on frozen water, but there is simply no way of knowing whether it is going to hold your weight.
Police Scotland is also reinforcing Scottish Water’s safety message. Chief Superintendent Paul Main, from National Safer Communities said: “We all want to enjoy the Scottish countryside at this time of year, but people need to be informed about the hidden dangers that they hold, to ensure that they remain safe when outdoors.”


Pack It Up Badge Inspiration
Get inspired with these ideas submitted from schools that earned the Pack It Up badge!
Crunch n’ Munch Mondays
During the month of March, our school focused on our NUTRITION! Since the month of March is officially Nutrition Month, we participated in our weekly campaign focusing on specific lunch and snack initiatives. They were as follows: Crunch n’ Munch Mondays encouraged parents to prepare healthy snacks that pack a healthy CRUNCH (i.e. roasted chickpeas, kale chips, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, veggies). Whole Grain Wednesdays showed the importance for dietary fiber, B vitamins, and minerals and how they should be a part of our daily food intake (i.e. whole grain cereal, whole grain crackers…etc.) Fridays were dedicated to FEELING GOOD about ourselves and focusing on our mental health. Students and staff were encouraged to get more sleep, connect with others, and practice healthy thinking.
Healthy Lunch Challenge
Our school participated in the Healthy Lunch Challenge in January. The students created a handout on packed lunches that reflect their likes, dislikes and cultural preferences. We also ran a Litterless Lunch competition between classrooms. This is an ongoing program. Our Junior/Intermediate students were challenged to pack their own school lunches. We encouraged our youngest students and their parents to work together every day for a week in preparing a healthy lunch. Students learned the value of preparing their own lunches, as well as snacks. They enjoyed sharing their cultural food likes and dislikes. The most positive outcome was seeing the students be proud of their healthy choices and cultural foods.


The association between cannabis use and psychosis has long been recognized. Recent advances in knowledge about cannabinoid receptor function have renewed interest in this association. Converging lines of evidence suggest that cannabinoids can produce a full range of transient schizophrenia-like positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms in some healthy individuals. Also clear is that in individuals with an established psychotic disorder, cannabinoids can exacerbate symptoms, trigger relapse, and have negative consequences on the course of the illness. The mechanisms by which cannabinoids produce transient psychotic symptoms, while unclear may involve dopamine, GABA, and glutamate neurotransmission. However, only a very small proportion of the general population exposed to cannabinoids develop a psychotic illness. It is likely that cannabis exposure is a “component cause” that interacts with other factors to “cause” schizophrenia or a psychotic disorder, but is neither necessary nor sufficient to do so alone. Nevertheless, in the absence of known causes of schizophrenia, the role of component causes remains important and warrants further study. Dose, duration of exposure, and the age of first exposure to cannabinoids may be important factors, and genetic factors that interact with cannabinoid exposure to moderate or amplify the risk of a psychotic disorder are beginning to be elucidated. The mechanisms by which exposure to cannabinoids increase the risk for developing a psychotic disorder are unknown. However, novel hypotheses including the role of cannabinoids on neurodevelopmental processes relevant to psychotic disorders are being studied.
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Individuals who eat more than 20 grams of processed meat a day—the equivalent of one thin strip of bacon or slice of ham—are more likely to die of stroke, cancer, or a myocardial infarction, according to a new study in BMC Medicine.
For the study, University of Zurich researchers analyzed data on 448,568 meat-eating residents in 10 European countries and found that those consuming the most processed meats—such as bacon, salami, and sausages—were 44% more likely to die prematurely for any reason than those who ate little of the meats.
Specifically, the researchers found that the "high meat" consumers were:
Lead author Sabine Rohrmann attributes the increased mortality risk to the salt, smoke, and nitrates that make preserved meats so tasty. Such meats also have high amounts of unhealthy fats; some sausages are 50% fat.
However, Rohrmann says eating processed meats alone is not going to increase one's risk of mortality and that other lifestyle choices play a part, too. For example, the processed meat consumers in the study also tended to eat fewer fruits and vegetables, and were more likely to smoke, drink, and not exercise.
"My recommendation is to limit meat intake, in particular processed meat intake," Rohrmann told NPR's "The Salt," adding that "we know that meat is rich in some vitamins and minerals and, thus, my recommendation is to limit the [total] amount of meat to about 300 to 600 grams a week."
The problems begin when meat consumption is not consumed in moderation, the study concluded. "I'd say it's fine to eat bacon and sausages, but not in high amounts and not every day," Rohrmann says (Shute, "The Salt," NPR, 3/6; Campbell, The Guardian, 3/6; MacVean, "Booster Shots," Los Angeles Times, 3/7).
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The first-ever assessments of tectonics on an alien planet are being made by NASA's Interior Exploration utilizing Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport lander.
Seismologists and geophysicists at ETH Zurich created the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure instrument for InSight, which has been on the surface watching for signs of "marsquakes.
Recent analysis of a cluster of more than 20 recent marsquakes by a research team led by ETH Zurich uncovered something extremely intriguing.
Recently, the journal Nature Astronomy published a study titled "Tectonics of Cerberus Fossae exposed by Marsquakes" that details their discoveries.
Their findings are described in a report that was just published in the journal Nature Astronomy under the title "Tectonics of Cerberus Fossae exposed by marsquakes."
The scientists theorized that these earthquakes could be the last from this formerly active volcanic zone or that magma is flowing eastward beneath the surface in preparation for its future eruption.
The only explanation for this, as revealed by Stähler in a recent ETH Zurich press release, was the existence of recent volcanic activity.
Mars offers opportunities to study geological processes similar to those that shaped our planet due to its terrestrial makeup and proximity to Earth.
The only other terrestrial planet known to contain an iron, nickel, and sulfur core that may once have supported a magnetic field is etMars.
On Earth, a liquid outer core rotates around a solid inner core due to dynamo action in the planet's interior