Alternate ID's: 1956 PC, 1898 DQ
Size diameters (a,b,c): 34.4km × 11.2km × 11.2 km
Mass: (6.687±0.003)×1015 kg
Density: 2.67±0.03 g/cm3
Semi-major axis: 1.4579 AU
433 Eros is an S-type asteroid that was discovered on Aug. 13, 1898 by Gustav Witt, director of the Urania observatory in Berlin, and independently on the same day by Auguste H.P. Charlois at Nice, France. It is the largest of the near-Earth asteroids, with dimensions 34.4 × 11.2 × 11.2 km, and an orbit semi-major axis distance of 1.4576 AU (a member of the Amor group). The NEAR spacecraft moved into orbit around Eros on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2000. After nearly a year in orbit, during which time the spacecraft was renamed "NEAR Shoemaker" in honor of astrogeology pioneer Eugene Shoemaker, the mission carried out humanity's first asteroid landing on Feb. 12, 2001.


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Today we celebrate this festive Jewish holiday including sweets, story times, and art activities. Purim is all about honoring the bravery of Queen Esther and her successful plan to save the Jews. The Purim story helps children learn about courage, bravery, and standing up for what’s right. Your kids will be able to learn about the meaning behind Purim.
Art (ALL DAY):
Exploration No. 1> Make a gragger out of yarn, plates, and beads to make some noise during the story of Purim!
Exploration No. 2> Cut out and decorate a mask using paper and bright oil pastels!
Exploration No. 3 (Sensory Table)> Explore rainbow rice, crowns, and jewels in our sensory bin!
Purpose: Through these activities, children will learn about different religions and an important story. They will make 3D structures, engage in sensory play, and practice their fine motor skills. They will also learn about cause and effect and engage their sense of sound with their graggers.
Story Time (TIMES 11 AM & 2:30 PM):
Synopsis: Nate loves aliens and he really wants to wear an alien costume for Purim, but his friends are all dressed as superheroes and he wants to fit in. What will he do? With the help of his two dads, he makes a surprising decision.
Cultural Implications (PM ONLY):
Make your own gragger to scare the bad spirits away!
*$2 off general admission if you wear a costume* This will only apply to those who purchase tickets at the door. This will not apply to presale.
About the play partner: Elissa “cutsey” from the Red Nose Readers! The Red Nose Readers Program promotes literacy and kindness. It is our hope that this experience allows children to be okay with being different!


Safety net programs cut poverty nearly in half in 2012, according to our analysis of Census data released today. The data illustrate the effectiveness of a broad range of government assistance programs, such as Social Security, rent subsidies, and tax credits for working families.
Earlier today, we highlighted the effects of two poverty-reducing programs, unemployment insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps). In this post, we broaden our focus a bit.
Counting all government assistance programs, the poverty rate drops from 29.1 percent to 16.0 percent, according to a CBPP analysis using the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which accounts for taxes and non-cash government benefits. The poverty rate for children drops from 29.8 percent to 18.0 percent after counting safety net programs (see chart).
By considering taxes and non-cash benefits, the SPM gives a truer picture of the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs than the official poverty measure, which counts only cash benefits and other cash income. Policymakers should keep this effectiveness in mind as the President and Congress negotiate budget and tax priorities for the coming year and beyond. Deep cuts to these programs would make them less effective at reducing poverty and would push the poverty rate significantly higher.


Welcome to our conversation lesson on basic verbs and action words in English! Verbs play a fundamental role in communication, allowing us to express actions, describe events, and convey states of being.
To start, we’ll explore common and essential verbs that represent everyday actions. These verbs include activities like walking, talking, eating, sleeping, running, studying, listening, and many others. By familiarizing yourself with these basic verbs, you’ll be able to express your activities and engage in conversations about everyday actions.
Next, we’ll delve into using verbs in context. You’ll learn how to form sentences using verbs to express actions and describe ongoing activities. Understanding verb conjugation and sentence structure will enable you to construct meaningful and accurate sentences.
Furthermore, we’ll touch upon how verbs can be used to convey past, present, and future actions. You’ll practice using verb tenses to describe events that have already happened, actions taking place now, and plans for the future. This will enhance your ability to communicate about time-related activities.
Throughout the lesson, we encourage you to actively participate, ask questions, and share your experiences related to the verbs and actions discussed. By practicing these conversations, you’ll develop confidence in using verbs effectively and expanding your vocabulary.Show more +


Light Bartlein Color Maps
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This submission was inspired by comments from Ned Gulley in a recent Blog by Doug Hull. Ned cited an EOS article by A. Light and P.J. Bartlein who proposed some color maps designed for colorblind viewers. This function implements four of the proposed color maps using look-up tables (aka interpolation). A link to the article is included in the M-file.
Robert Bemis (2023). Light Bartlein Color Maps (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/17555-light-bartlein-color-maps), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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How Do Satellites Stay in Space?: A Book about How Satellites Work (Hardcover)
Have you ever wondered how and why satellites go to space?
In the How Do series, readers are invited to guess and then explore the science behind the right answers. A basic explanation of how satellites work, what information they collect, and what happens to them once they are in space is explored through diagrams, illustrations, and informative and engaging text in this newest addition to the How Do series.
About the How Do series: These visually appealing STEM titles for inquisitive readers and young science enthusiasts, are fully illustrated nonfiction picture books that are a great introduction to various STEM topics. Each title includes facts and figures, simple diagrams and hilarious illustrations and is written in a question-and-answer format to encourage readers to ask questions and guess the answers before exploring the science behind the correct answers.
About the Author
Jessica Taylor enjoys discovering new things, that's why she became a scientist. She grew up outside of Tampa, FL, the lightning capital of the world. Watching storms inspired her to study meteorology. She loves learning so much she also got degrees in finance and education. Now she lives in Virginia with her husband and two daughters. The family watches and observes the clouds together. Jessica hopes her first children's book inspires young scientists to observe and ask questions about how technology helps us better understand our world.Srimalie Bassani lives and works in Mantova, Italy. Her mother has always encouraged her artistic expression, and she is the inspiration for her passion. Her work is full of surprises. She always tries to diversify her style based on every story she illustrates. It's almost impossible to remove her from her writing desk, where she keeps a stack of books and teacups of many colors.


A green grid that’s smart
Imagine this headline: Canada’s Green Energy Poised to Power the World. It isn’t a utopian dream. It’s an attainable solution. The technology that will enable it is here, now, in the form of next-generation “smart” electricity grids.
Innovations in grid infrastructure will maximize energy efficiency and meet power demand consistently by drawing on a much wider and cleaner variety of energy sources. Two-way communication between consumers and the grid will help people save power and money.
The ability to deploy distributed generation will maximize the potential of renewable sources (wind, solar, geothermal), making both fossil fuel generation and big, baseload power ultimately obsolete. Resilient and self-healing, smart grids will virtually eliminate shortages and blackouts.
But, like all disruptive technology, the real transformative power of smart grids will be driven by human creativity. Think about, for example, transportation – Canada’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying public transit and personal vehicles through green-powered grids would represent a massive step forward in meeting global climate imperatives, while simultaneously spurring the growth of infrastructure for more livable cities.
Further, there’s the opportunity to take full advantage of Canada’s manufacturing base, our energy expertise, well-educated work force, and most importantly, our vast renewable energy potential – one of the greatest in the world. Think about green electrons flowing south to help the United States lower emissions, while Canadian-made green technology and know-how is exported across the world.
In concert with thought-leaders across the country, we’re calling for an Energy Strategy that empowers Canada to achieve our economic potential while demonstrating climate leadership.
The electricity networks that power our world are one of the greatest engineering feats of the last hundred years. Modernizing them over the coming decades will determine Canada’s success in the next. This is nation building at its best—creating jobs and an economy designed to thrive in a world whose future hinges on low-carbon solutions. This is the Canada that’s possible, the Canada that does better than compete – that leads.
Article originally published in The Globe and Mail on September 26th here.


Given the need in Argentina to stimulate economic development and tackle poverty, combatting climate change is not high on the country's agenda. Argentina is nevertheless involved in international climate regulation and is taking steps towards developing its national legislation in this area.
Greenhouse gas emissions have increased in Argentina since 1990, and the trend looks like it going to continue.
Argentina has two kinds of obligations under the Paris Agreement: conditional (the implementation of which depends on a number of circumstances) and unconditional (which must be carried out no matter what). The unconditional target is to reduce GHG emissions (including net zero anthropogenic GHG emissions from all sectorsLULUCF) by 15% before 2020 with respect to BAU emissions for that year.
In order for this target to be met, a number of measures are to be implemented. These include developing sustainable forest management, improving energy efficiency, increasing the use of biofuels, atomic energy and RES, as well as measures in the transport sector. These measures have been chosen according to their potential for reducing emissions, as well as for the fact that national technologies could be developed as a result of carrying them out.
The 15% target could be increased to 30% if the following conditions are met:
- obtaining sufficient and predictable international financing;
- supporting technological and innovation development;
- supporting the development of new capacities in the energy sector.
It is very likely that Argentina will reach its unconditional target. Assuming that it receives support in the form of international financing for technology development, Argentina plans to improve its early warning systems for natural disasters and improve its measures for the conservation of biodiversity.


In the twentieth century, American mathematicians began to make critical advances in a field previously dominated by Europeans. Harvard’s mathematics department was at the center of these developments. A History in Sum is an inviting account of the pioneers who trailblazed a distinctly American tradition of mathematics—in algebraic geometry and topology, complex analysis, number theory, and a host of esoteric subdisciplines that have rarely been written about outside of journal articles or advanced textbooks. The heady mathematical concepts that emerged, and the men and women who shaped them, are described here in lively, accessible prose.
The story begins in 1825, when a precocious sixteen-year-old freshman, Benjamin Peirce, arrived at the College. He would become the first American to produce original mathematics—an ambition frowned upon in an era when professors largely limited themselves to teaching. Peirce’s successors—William Fogg Osgood and Maxime Bôcher—undertook the task of transforming the math department into a world-class research center, attracting to the faculty such luminaries as George David Birkhoff. Birkhoff produced a dazzling body of work, while training a generation of innovators—students like Marston Morse and Hassler Whitney, who forged novel pathways in topology and other areas. Influential figures from around the world soon flocked to Harvard, some overcoming great challenges to pursue their elected calling.
A History in Sum elucidates the contributions of these extraordinary minds and makes clear why the history of the Harvard mathematics department is an essential part of the history of mathematics in America and beyond.


OBJECTIVE: TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH SICKLE CELL
In Uganda 25, 000 babies are born annually with sickle cell disease. Sadly 70-90 % die before their 5th birthday. And those who survive go ahead to suffer from the overwhelming effects notably stroke (6%), physical disability (2%) and blindness etc and some of them have little knowledge about the disease. They think their children are bewitched and they are hidden in their houses so that they are not exposed to society resulting into lots of deaths. Most of the children die before the age of 5 years because their parents have no knowledge that their kids have sickle cell. Many people have misconceptions on management and treatment of sickle cell disease.
As an organization, we organize a conference every year, carryout community and school outreaches every month and hospital visits. We manage to educate students, parents, caregivers and people living with sickle cell about how the disease is acquired, the different management skills that can help them live healthier and proper medication that is the drugs they are supposed to take, when and how. We carry out sensitization and awareness on sickle cell disease so that people get correct information hence demystifying the myths surrounding the disease. It’s through these gatherings that we manage to collect some data which helps us to identify the community’s knowledge level, attitude, perceptions among others.
We provide medication to those with the disease especially those who cannot afford. We provide them with folic acid ,pain killers, multivitamins for three months and they always come for more when there is need. There is always room for follow up since we take their information like location, names, phone numbers, hence improving the quality of life of people living with sickle cells. More sickle cell clinics have been set up in various hospitals by government to offer free treat.


SOURCE: The Root
Paul Finkelman: 2nd Amendment Passed to Protect Slavery? No!
It serves no purpose to make historical arguments that are demonstrably wrong, misleading and inconsistent.
Thom Hartmann: The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
"The real reason the Second Amendment was ratified, and why it says "State" instead of "Country" (the Framers knew the difference - see the 10th Amendment), was to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states."
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Summer is a time when kids are home from school, we enjoy spending more time outdoors, and … it’s peak dog bite season!
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reports:
* More than 4.5 million people in the US are bitten by dogs each year, and almost 1 in 5 of those people require medical attention
* Children are, by far, the most common victims of dog bites and are far more likely to be severely injured
* Most dog bites affecting young children occur during everyday activities and while interacting with familiar dogs
* Senior citizens are the second most common dog bite victims
All dogs are capable of biting so paying attention to a dog’s body language is one important way to prevent a bite. The Humane Society of the United States lists the following as signals that a dog is uncomfortable and might bite:
* Tensed body
* Stiff tail
* Pulled back head and/or ears
* Furrowed brow
* Eyes rolled so the whites are visible
* Flicking tongue
* Intense stare
* Backing away
If you are approached by a dog that you think might attack, be still like a tree and avoid eye contact until it loses interest in you.
If you are the victim of a dog bite in unincorporated Snohomish County, contact our Animal Control Services hotline at 425-388-3440.
For more dog bite tips, see the AVMA's Dog Bite Prevention brochure.


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A raised floor (also raised flooring, access floor(ing), or raised access computer floor) provides an elevated structural floor above a solid substrate (often a concrete slab) to create a hidden void for the passage of mechanical and electrical services. Raised floors are widely used in modern office buildings, and in specialized areas such as command centers, IT data centers and computer rooms, where there is a requirement to route mechanical services and cables, wiring, and electrical supply. Such flooring can be installed at varying heights from 2 inches (51 mm) to heights above 4 feet (1,200 mm) to suit services that may be accommodated beneath. Additional structural support and lighting are often provided when a floor is raised enough for a person to crawl or even walk beneath.
In the U.S., underfloor air distribution is becoming a more common way to cool a building by using the void below the raised floor as a plenum chamber to distribute conditioned air, which has been done in Europe since the 1970s. In data centers, isolated air-conditioning zones are often associated with raised floors. Perforated tiles are traditionally placed beneath computer systems to direct conditioned air directly to them. In turn, the computing equipment is often designed to draw cooling air from below and exhaust into the room. An air conditioning unit then draws air from the room, cools it, and forces it beneath the raised floor, completing the cycle.
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Gears are responsible for transferring the magnitude and/or direction of rotary motion and torque. In machine elements, gears are categorised as transmission or conversion elements. There are different types of gears depending on their task. Wheel gears such as gear drives, friction gears and traction gears are uniformly translating gears.
The GL 410 unit provides an introduction to the fundamentals of gear engineering. The unit focuses in particular on the practical assembly of gear components.
The exercise system can be used to configure six different, simple gear types. The setup of the components is flexible so that you can configure your own ideas and try out different gears.
Individual activities such as understanding the task and reading the drawing, assembling the components, adjusting, calibrating and checking the gear, and performing calculations are performed one after the other. The unit is driven by a hand crank. Various bearings and a solid frame made of square steel tubesensures sufficient accuracy to be able to set precise tooth interlocking. All components of the exercise system are ready at hand and securely housed in a storage system.
GUNT offers three assembly kits in this product range: from simple gears (GL 410) to combined gears (GL 420) and control gears (GL 430). Each assembly kit can be used completely independently of the other parts in the range.


Stainless steel ball valve is generally divided into T-type and L-type. T-type sanitary ball valve can make three orthogonal pipes which can also be connected with each other to cut off the third channel, from the shunt, confluence. L-type stainless steel ball valve can only be connected to each other two pipes, they can not be maintained at the same time.
The main features of stainless steel sanitary three-way ball valve are as follows:
1, stainless steel sanitary three-way ball valve has the integration of integrated structure, the four sides of the valve seat seal form, the flange connection is relatively small, high reliability and light weight .
2, stainless steel sanitary thread ball valve has T-type and L-type core, long service life.
3, stainless steel ball valve according to the role of single-acting and double-acting two types, single-action type is characterized by a power source failure, the ball valve will be in the control system requirements of the state.
Three-way ball valve can be any one pipe and used as an inlet or outlet. L-type valve is the three pipes in the removal of two pipes, T-valve achieved the three connecting pipe confluence and diversion.
Electric O-type ball valve used in industrial control systems, which consists of electronic electric actuator and three-way ball valve, electric actuator is a three-way ball valve drive device.
Electric actuator can be turned, so that the three-way ball valve is from the off position to open position, to achieve the flow of media within the pipeline to meet different process requirements. There are two types of electric three-way ball valve, L-type spool and T-type, can achieve two different control requirements.


The NLP Presuppositions are a set of beliefs/attitudes that are the foundation of many NLP approaches. One of the ‘presups’ is, “everybody has all the resources they need.” For examples, a person might have a fear of public speaking. They have the ability to feel calm in some situation, though, don’t they? Pretty much everyone has felt calm at one time or another.
That’s the idea. Obviously, if you’re starving and there’s no food, you don’t have the resources you need. But we all have emotional and mental states and strategies we can draw on. We all have people we can use as role models. And in one case where a client had little real-world experience, Milton Erickson used the television shows the man watched as resources.
Our job as therapists is to help clients access their existing resources and then plug them in, in useful places.
Recently, I came across a discussion in an NLP forum about whether or not the statement “everybody has all the resources they need” is strictly true. But I don’t think that’s the main point.
It’s About The Resources The Practitioner Has Available
The NLP presuppositions are designed for the practitioner. In general, when we take on the attitudes reflected in the presuppositions, we’re more effective as therapists. Think for a moment about how you would act if you believed a client has all the resources they need to solve a problem. All you have to do is find them, elicit them and attach them to the right situation.
Some of the questions I ask myself as I’m working with someone are…
- What emotion or mental state would help solve this issue? Where do they already have that emotional or mental state in their life?
- What strategy do they already use in another context that would work in this context?
- What do they already do effectively in their life that could be applied to this problem situation?
- What abilities does having the problem presuppose? Where would those abilities be useful?
- What role-model do they have that would effectively deal with their problem?
Those questions all keep me oriented toward solutions and mostly out of the potential quagmires that bog down a lot of other therapeutic modalities.


Copper fertilization and electromagnetic treatment of nutrition water
Research at the State Research Station Aarslev in Denmark has contributed to the basic ideas behind the construction.
Copper ions produced in this are highly positively charged, with the consequence that they unite easily with negatively charged particle like spores and organic matters. This positive side effect is utilized in controlling spores from fungus, bacteria and algae.
The electromagnetic treatment increase the effect of the metal ions on the pathogens.
It has been known for a long time that a controlled level of cupper ions in the water can contribute considerably to the prevention of fungus attacks. Especially from Pythium and Phytopthora.
They can both be very destructive when they attack. These two fungi forms zoospores which are spread in watery environments. Laboratory tests show that the zoospores are killed instantly when exposed to Aqua-Hort treated water. The bacteria of Xanthomonas, Agrobacterium, Ralstonia, Erwinia and Clavibacter are also killed when exposed for 2-4 hours with Aqua-Hort water. When applying the Aqua-hort treatment in an outdoor reservoir of nutrition water the problems of algae are also removed.
Modern technologies in use
A controlled supply of copper ions has in the past been difficult, because copper is easily bound before it comes into action. With Aqua-Hort a regulated supply of copper ions is achieved at the moment of watering. The amount released is within “normal” fertilizer standards.
The Aqua-Perl Hort system consists of: a Control Box, an electromagnetic treatment pipe and 4 set of electrodes for release of copper. Polarity switching ensures that both rods of an electrode is used up. A flow meter is part of the system to automatically adjust for variations in flow. The whole system is built upon a stand of alu. Treatment is normally made during watering. Aqua-Hort is internationally patented.


Roman Berytus Baths is an ancient Roman thermae or bath site inside the Roman city of Berytus. It was discovered in 1968-1969 and underwent major renovation in the mid-1990s.
The archaeological ruin of one of the baths has been preserved and is occasionally used as a performance space, thus reflecting the ancient traditions of the site. One of the Baths is used as an artistic performance and concert space. The modern site is also home to Mediterranean-style gardens that contain a variety of medicinal plants once used in bathing balms.
The Roman bathhouse was a meeting place for all citizens.
Roman Berytus had four major bath complexes (thermae). The bather moved from warm to hot baths, through rooms of varying temperatures. Located under the floor, the heating system (hypocaust) located under the floor allowed the air, warmed by wood fires in adjacent vaults, to circulate between pillars of terracotta disks that heated the marble floor; terracotta pipes in the walls allowed the air to rise up to the ceiling.
Water from the boiler fed the marble-tiled pools in the hot room (caldarium), and a large stone basin (labrum) contained cool water for the bathers’ use. The bathing routine ended with a body massage of therapeutic oils. The high vaulted, spacious halls of the bathhouse also accommodated performances of jesters and musicians.
Roman Berytus (Roman Baths) are located in the middle of downtown Beirut.


The possible long-lasting effects of COVID-19
Recovering from the coronavirus does not necessarily mean you'll bounce back to your old, pre-infection self: Most people who survived a severe infection were still dealing with some combination of physical, emotional and financial pain weeks later.
Driving the news: That's the conclusion from researchers who tracked more than 1,600 people who were hospitalized for coronavirus infections in Michigan. Their findings were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
By the numbers: Roughly 24% of those 1,600 patients died in the hospital. Another 6% died within 60 days of being discharged.
- Researchers were able to track down 488 survivors to see how they were doing 60 days after getting out of the hospital. Roughly a third of those patients were experiencing symptoms such as a cough or long-term loss of taste and smell.
- Roughly half said their health had affected their emotional well-being, and about 36% said their illness had been a financial setback.
Getting back to work was also a struggle: Among patients who were employed before they got sick, 40% said they had lost their jobs or couldn't go back for health reasons.
- And a quarter of those who did return to work said their hours had been cut or their responsibilities modified.
Why it matters: The coronavirus can wreak havoc on your health and your life even if it doesn't kill you — which also means that looking only at the death rate is not a good way to take the full measure of this pandemic.
- Coronavirus hospitalizations are surging right now, all across the country.
The bottom line: The best way to minimize the number of people who suffer these long-term effects would be to minimize the number of people who have the coronavirus — which the U.S. is not doing.


When does a dog stop eating how long before they die?
Most healthy dogs can go up to 5 days without food, though that number is only valid if the pet is still drinking plenty of water. Some can even go up to 7 days without though a person should never let things get that far without taking the fog to the vet. Everybody knows that dog is a faithful animals. Most of the person has a dog as a pet in their houses. All living animals need food to survive. Humans and animals require identical if we talk about food; both of them can’t live without it.
Anyone who doesn’t get food would become sick and die. The dog is also a part of this system. The dog is not an exceptional case. Everybody has to take a balanced diet to stay fit and healthy. If the dog is healthy, he spends some time, like 4 to 5 days, without food and has a lot of water to compensate for the food requirement, but if he does not get enough water in his body to survive, then it takes only 2 or 3 or days.
But it does not mean if the dog did not eat properly, there is a sign of his death. Sometimes there is much more reason to avoid food from animals. Some require just a simple vet visit, and others may require a more lengthy healing process.
Sometimes a dog is suffered from an upset stomach, infection, allergies, pain due to some wounds, dental issues, parasites, and autoimmune diseases, whether dig is domestic or a street animal. Like human nature, they have cancer, diabetes, and organ failure; the same features also apply to animals. They also suffer many situations.
Apart from the physical disease may be possible illnesses related to mental health. Both can affect his appetite. Whatever the reason, everyone should take care of his pet ? what matters if the dog is a street animal or a pet animal no matter?
The only issue is that we should take care of them because they are helpless creatures who can’t express their feelings if they feel good or are in pain.
Featured Image Credit: American Kennel Club


Rolls-Royce Is Testing A Hydrogen Jet EngineBy Anthony K
Recently, Britain’s Rolls Royce confirmed that they have fruitfully run aircraft engines on hydrogen. This invention is a pacesetter in aviation, marking a significant milestone towards ensuring that gas could be vital to decarbonizing air travel.
According to the company, the field experiment, which employed a modified AE 2100-A engine, used green hydrogen stemming from wind and tidal energy. Rolls-Royce and its research partner easyJet (EZJ.L) are attempting to demonstrate that hydrogen can effectively and safely power civil aircraft engines.
They stated that they were preparing a second series of testing with the long-term goal of conducting flying tests. Hydrogen is one of several alternative technologies that might aid the aviation profession’s objective of being net zero by 2050.
Airbus collaborates with French-American engine manufacturer CFM International to study hydrogen power technologies.
Nonetheless, the airplane maker warned the European Union in 2021 that almost all airliners would use standard jet engines until at least 2050. Transitioning to hydrogen-powered turbines would necessitate a significant revamp of aircraft structures and infrastructure networks.
Electric engines, which would initially be appropriate for short flights, and recyclable aviation fuel are two more innovations promoted by firms such as Rolls-Royce (SAF). Existing engines can run on a combination of SAF and standard fuels, although it is only available in trace amounts.
The dream could ultimately be possible by mixing carbon collected from the atmosphere with green hydrogen, but the method is energy demanding and not yet readily accessible.


a Closer look over Rome at the Caesar’s time
The Architectural Model of Ancient Rome is the main attraction of the Museum of Roman Civilization. It represents the most realistic and detailed reconstruction of the Rome of Caesars at the time of its greatest expansion under Emperor Constantine in the fourth century a.C.
Its construction is based on the main archaeological knowledge of the years when was made, starting from the Forma Urbis Severiana by Rodolfo Lanciani (published in 1893) under a project by an extraordinary architect who was Italo Gismondi (with the help of the architects Gatti and Colini) and the unparalleled hand of the moldmalker Piero di Carlo (1906-1992).
Piero di Carlo making the model, 1934.
the Colosseum with on the left the Temple of Venus and Rome and the Basilica of Maxentius.
On the right the Temple of Caesars
the Colosseum from an opposite view with the Temple of Claudius on the left.
On the right the Terme of Trains and Terme of Titus
Circus Maximus, Domus Augustana and the Palatine. On the right the Septizodium
the Tiber with the Island and bridges Cestio and Fabricio. On the left the Marcello’s Theatre
the Mausoleum of Hadrian (today Casted Sant’Angelo) and the Elio’s Bridge (Ponte Sant’Angelo)
the stadium of Domitian (today Piazza Navona) and the Domitian Odeon
Piero di Carlo making the model, 1934
the Baths of Caracalla and the aqueduct on the back
the Pompeus Theatre in Campo Marzio
an Overview on the Ancient Rome from north
Today, after more than eighty years after the start of the making the Architectural Model of Ancient Rome still keeps an irrepressible charm and historic-scientific value. Shows itself with all rich contents of great educational value, not complain about it the signs of aging and threats of new technologies. The Model of Ancient Rome retains an extraordinary character like museum object really unique. There is no similar works of art elsewhere even an equally exciting opportunity to visit does not in Rome and elsewhere.
All Photos by Andrea Felice 2017 ©


During the winter months we are able to reach even more places by way of snowmachine than we can during the summer months by boat. Throughout the state of Alaska there are hundreds of remote homestead cabins, mines, and fishing and hunting lodges that are inaccessible by rivers along the road system. Hence during the winter months we are able to use snowmachines to go over land between rivers and reach even more remote locations. While flying over cabins en-route to a village, we save waypoints on the GPS and then use snowmachines to find these single dwellings during the winter months. Even with the aid of GPS, it might take as much as 2 days of travel to locate a cabin that we originally found while flying. Another advantage of snowmachines is shorter distances along rivers because when we can cut off turns in the rivers by going over land. During summer months by boat it takes more miles to get anywhere. Snowmachines are preferred over airplanes in the sub zero temperatures, because we can generally carry more gear in a sled behind and we can also travel in cloudy and snowy conditions. This greatly increases our chances of actually making it to a village in questionable weather conditions, where as by airplane we need clear sky because most small villages don’t have published Instrument Approach Procedures to land. As you can see there is lots of scenery to be enjoyed, but there can be difficulties such as breakdowns, crashes, and injuries. We all gained lots of experience the first two winters here by using snowmachines to haul all of our firewood. In the bush, people take advantage of the opportunity to freight all kinds of items to remote locations. Anything from food or fuel to booze or Bibles. You name, it, they haul it.


Mexican Hedge Nettle
This tall, beautiful member of the mint family is found up and down the Western coast of North America from Mexico to Alaska, and is most often associated with coastal woodlands that receive a lot of rain. I almost always see them in flower with large numbers of bumblebees every summer. These were found growing alongside a cold mountain stream in the Hoh Rainforest on Washington's Olympic Peninsula on a hot summer day.
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Researchers discovered a way to increase the efficiency of stem cell programming using research on a rare genetic disease, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Induced pluripotent stem cells are created from skin cells and can be transformed into any type of cell in the body. Using existing techniques, according to the team of researchers, fewer than 1% of adult skin cells are reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells.
“Inefficiency in creating iPSCs is a major roadblock toward applying this technology to biomedicine,” Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, the Nobel-prize-winning researcher who discovered iPSCs, said in prepared remarks. “Our study identified a surprising way to increase the number of iPSCs that we can generate.”
The researchers were trying to create a model to study fibrodyslasia ossificans progressiva, a rare genetic disease that causes muscles, tendons and ligaments to turn into bone. A mutation in the ACVR1 gene over-stimulates a cellular signaling process that’s important for embryonic development and involves a protein known as BMP.
The team discovered they could create more of the induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with the rare disease. They hypothesized that this boost to stem cell programming may be because BMP signaling improves cell renewal and keeps the cells in a pluripotent state. When the team prevented BMP signaling, fewer iPSCs were generated from the patients’ cells and the opposite was also true; activating the BMP signaling pathway yielded more of the iPSCs.
“Originally, we wanted to establish a disease model for FOP that might help us understand how specific gene mutations affect bone formation,” lead author Yohei Hayashi explained. “We were surprised to learn that cells from patients with FOP reprogrammed much more efficiently than cells from healthy patients. We think this may be because the same pathway that causes bone cells to proliferate also helps stem cells to regenerate.”
“This is is the first reported case showing that a naturally occurring genetic mutation improves the efficiency of iPSC generation,” co-author Dr. Bruce Conklin said. “Creating iPSCs from patient cells carrying genetic mutations is not only useful for disease modeling, but can also offer new insights into the reprogramming process.”


By Sarah Smith
There is a growing emphasis placed today on women in technology. In the past, however, women faced stereotypes that prevented them from pursuing jobs in tech. The recent movie “Hidden Figures” is an eye-opener, showcasing early progress made by women of color working for NASA. The idea that black women had a big hand in pushing the use of computer programming has been hidden for too long. Films like these serve as an inspiration for people, women and minorities to engage in science and technology.
There are growing numbers of women today who have made major cuts in the tech field in 2016, and who demonstrate similar strength and determination. The recent STEM initiatives are admirable and should have a continuous stream of support. STEM programs encourage young people to pursue science and technology focused education. There has been some criticism about STEM, in that if these initiatives are pursued to their logical end, the arts would suffer and be displaced. Put in another way, arts appreciation should be included in STEM, making way for STEAM. Proponents say that with STEAM, there would be more creative use of technology.
The infographic below is an inspiring example of how women have managed to be creative, work hard, and make their name in technology – regardless of labels and acronyms. Read on to appreciate and emulate.
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About Sado Gold Mine
In "Historic Site Sado Gold Mine", there are many relics that tell the long history from the Edo period to the Meiji era, and until the stop of operation in the Heisei period, blending into the rich nature and left everywhere.
Most of the mines, mining facilities, and smelting facilities that dot the vast site are designated as national important cultural properties, historic sites, and industrial modernization heritage sites.
It is a very valuable heritage that is unprecedented in the world where you can see almost all of the changes in mining technology and production system over 400 years.
The “Golden Mine on Sado Island” including this “Historic Site Sado Gold Mine” was nominated by UNESCO as a candidate for World Cultural Heritage in Japan in 2022, and preparations are currently underway for official registration.
The 400-year history of Sado Gold Mine
The Sado Gold Mine is said to have been founded in 1601 by three mountain masters.
In 1603, the Sado Magistrate's Office was established under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the production of gold coins was also carried out, supporting the finances of the Edo shogunate.
In 1869 (Meiji 2), it became a government-owned Sado mine, and Western engineers were invited to mechanize and modernize the mine.
In 1889 (Meiji 22), it became the property of the Imperial Household under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Household Agency's Imperial Household Agency, contributing to the modernization of Japanese industry as a model mine.
After that, in 1896 (Meiji 29), it was sold to Mitsubishi Joint Stock Company at that time, and it expanded and developed as Japan's largest gold and silver mine.
In March 1989, unfortunately, operations were suspended due to resource depletion, and the long history of nearly 400 years came to an end.
Japan's largest gold and silver mine
The gold vein of the Sado Gold Mine stretched 3,000m from east to west, 600m from north to south, and 800m deep. Pursuing this gold mine, 78 tons of gold and 2,330 tons of silver were produced in 388 years from Edo to Heisei, making it the largest gold and silver mine in Japan. The excavated tunnel spreads out like an ant's nest, with a total length of about 400km (between Sado and Tokyo).


In 2011 the founding members of The Tasmanian Headstone Project became aware of the fact that there were a number of returned veterans from the First World War who were buried at Cornelian Bay Cemetery in Hobart but who had no marker or headstone on their plot. In many cases these were men who had seen action at Gallipoli, the Western Front and in the Middle East. Some had returned wounded as a result, possibly changed in many ways from what they had been part of and from what they had witnessed while there – the sights, sounds and smells of battle that would live with them for the rest of their lives. Starting with a list of about 20 or so names we then wondered and speculated about how many others there might be buried here. With the help of Millingtons Cemeteries who has supported this project since its inception, we started to work through the records section by section looking for any First World War veteran who was buried in an unmarked grave – to date, with this work still incomplete the number is well over 200 and could be as high as 250 by the time we finish.
In the mean time we have become aware of others buried in other cemeteries throughout the state – just how many then state wide is still a matter for further research and hopefully having other groups or organisations involved.


Salim Ali Biography
Salim Ali was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist, often referred to as the "birdman of India." Among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across India, he also authored several books on birds that helped to popularize ornithology in India. Born into a large family, he lost both his parents in quick succession and was orphaned by the age of three. He was taken in by his childless uncle and aunt and received a middle-class upbringing at their home. He developed an early interest in birds and was introduced to W. S. Millard, secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) when he needed help in identifying a bird he had shot. Millard kindled in him a deep desire to learn more about birds and the young boy ventured into ornithology. Even though he did not posses any formal training in the subject, he went on to become a very renowned ornithologist whose works are credited to have popularized the study of birds in India. Following India’s partition in 1947 he became a key figure at the Bombay Natural History Society and was actively involved in the creation of the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park). He received several honors for his life’s work, including the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan.


A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages (or tries to damage) the reputation of an institution, individual or creed. A scandal may be based on true or false allegations or a mixture of both.
From the Greek σκάνδαλον (skandalon), a trap or stumbling-block, the metaphor is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's trust or faith.
Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing within organizations or groups, such as Deep Throat (William Mark Felt) during the 1970s Watergate scandal. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a possible scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.
Read more about Scandal: Western World, Old Bibles, List of Scandals
Famous quotes containing the word scandal:
“We must cultivate our garden.
Furia to God one day in seven allots;
The other six to scandal she devotes.
Satan, by false devotion never flammed,
Bets six to one, that Furia will be damned.”
—Horace Walpole (17171797)
“Gossip isnt scandal and its not merely malicious. Its chatter about the human race by lovers of the same. Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shop-talk of the scientist, and the consolation of the housewife, wit, tycoon and intellectual. It begins in the nursery and ends when speech is past.”
—Phyllis McGinley (19051978)
“There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.”
—George Farquhar (16781707)


Evaluating the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Lightweight Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle in a Regional Context
Life cycle assessment provides a comprehensive framework to evaluate the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electrified vehicles (EVs) and their potential for GHG reduction as they gain market share. The magnitude of EVs’ contribution will depend on the specific combinations of fueling strategies and the other vehicle technologies adopted. For instance, the GHG emissions from plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) could increase life cycle emissions if the vehicle is driven in a region with a high carbon grid. Also, vehicle lightweighting with lighter, high strength materials decreases use phase emissions but can increase emissions throughout the material production process. This research develops a method to evaluate life cycle emissions from a lightweight PHEV for use in diverse electric fueling regions. A life cycle model is constructed using:
1) Autonomie, a vehicle simulation software,
2) GREET, a vehicle and fuel cycle model, and
3) eGrid, a database with regional information about the US electric power sector.
The life cycle analysis demonstrates the importance of considering vehicle production emissions when using energy intensive materials to reduce mass from a vehicle, since life cycle GHGs for the 10% lightweight carbon fiber vehicle are higher than the baseline steel vehicle. However, as a higher percentage of steel is replaced with carbon fiber, total life cycle GHGs decrease. Regional impacts of the electric grid are shown to be significant, with the potential to decrease life cycle emissions by more than four times the reductions possible with the best-case lightweight scenario.


Editorial overview: Devastating locust swarms and pandemics: the same pressing need for sustainability science
Achieving coordinated national immunity and cholera elimination in Haiti through vaccination: a modelling study
The Lancet Global Health, Volume 8, August 2020
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing - Chapter 11 - Remote sensing of inland water quality: A hyperspectral perspective
Shard Chander, Ashwin Gujrati, Aswathy V. Krishna, Arvind Sahay, R.P. Singh; Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, 2020, Pages 197-219
Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs - Chapter 3 - Water quality considerations: from catchment to coastal reservoir
Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs, 2020, Pages 33-59
23rd July 2020
The new 2030 sustainable development agenda is likely to dominate policy and academic debates at both national and international levels over next 15 years and beyond.
Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan Volume 3: Chapter 5 - Chitin blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, gels, composites, and nanocomposites for adsorption systems: environmental remediation and protein purification
Handbook of Chitin and Chitosan Vol 3, 2020, Pages 135-175
Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products: Chapter 7 - Wastewater Treatment Based in Microalgae
Alfredo de Jesús Martínez-Roldán, Rosa Olivia Cañizares-Villanueva, Chapter 7 - Wastewater treatment based in microalgae, Editor(s): Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Mariana Manzoni Maroneze, Maria Isabel Queiroz, Leila Queiroz Zepka, Handbook of Microalgae-Based Processes and Products, Academic Press, 2020, Pages 165-184, ISBN 9780128185360, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818536-0.00007-5.
Biopolymer Membranes and Films, 2020, pages 359-382
Achieving the SDGs: Evaluating indicators to be used to benchmark and monitor progress towards creating healthy and sustainable cities
Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes, 2020, Pages 12-21


Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is a modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. It is a kind of purposeful drinking style that is popular in several countries worldwide, and overlaps somewhat with social drinking since it is often done in groups. The degree of intoxication, however, varies between and within various cultures that engage in this practice. A binge on alcohol can occur over hours, last up to several days, or in the event of extended abuse, even weeks. Due to the long-term effects of alcohol misuse, binge drinking is considered to be a major public health issue.Binge drinking is associated with a profound social harm, economic costs as well as increased disease burden. Binge drinking is more common in males, during adolescence and young adulthood. Heavy regular binge drinking is associated with adverse effects on neurologic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, immune, musculoskeletal organ systems as well as increasing the risk of alcohol induced psychiatric disorders. A US-based review of the literature found that up to one-third of adolescents binge-drink, with six percent reaching the threshold of having an alcohol-related substance use disorder. Approximately one in 25 women binge-drinks during pregnancy, which can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Binge drinking during adolescence is associated with traffic accidents and other types of accidents, violent behavior as well as suicide. The more often a child or adolescent binge drinks and the younger they are the more likely that they will develop an alcohol use disorder including alcoholism. A large number of adolescents who binge-drink also consume other psychotropic substances.Binge drinking causes brain damage faster and more severely than chronic drinking (alcoholism). The neurotoxic insults are due to very large amounts of glutamate which are released and over-stimulate the brain as a binge finishes. This results in excitotoxicity, a process which damages or kills neurons (brain cells). Each binge drinking episode immediately insults the brain; repeat episodes result in accumulating harm. The developing adolescent brain is thought to be particularly susceptible to the neurotoxic effects of binge drinking, with some evidence of brain damage occurring from drinking more than 10 or 11 drinks once or twice per month.


1907 – Birth of Ernesto “Gamba di Ferro” Botto, Spanish War and World War II Italian flying ace.
1916 – U.S. Navy Lt. Clarence K. Bronson and Lt. Luther Welsh, on an experimental bomb test flight at Naval Proving Ground, Indian Head, Maryland, are instantly killed by the premature explosion of a bomb in their plane.
1942 – Operation Torch — the Allied amphibious landings in French North Africa — begins when French aircraft resist the landings, strafing the landing beaches at least five times, and aerial combat occurs between U.S. Navy Grumman F4F Wildcats (shown above) and French Dewoitine D.520 and Curtiss Hawk 75A fighters.
1957 – Pan Am Flight 7, the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser “Clipper Romance Of The Skies,” disappeared on its first leg from San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawaii, with 44 on board.
1978 – First flight of the Bombardier Challenger 600; it’s based on a design by Bill Lear and a stretched version eventually becomes the Canadair Regional Jet.
1997 – Death of Louis-Antoine Chartoire, French World War I flying ace.


Klingenberg, Andreas. 2021. Die ›Iranische Diaspora‹ in Kleinasien: Kontinuität und Wandel des persischen Erbes nach dem Ende der achaimenidischen Herrschaft (Asia Minor Studien 97). Bonn: Habelt.
Ancient Asia Minor was part of the Persian Empire for more than 200 years under the rule of the Achaimenid dynasty. It was only with the conquest of the Persian Empire by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great that Persian hegemony came to an end, and manifold political and cultural upheavals began in the former Persian territories. But what became of the numerous Persians and other Iranians who had come to Asia Minor in the course of establishing and consolidating their rule? What remained of two centuries of Persian rule? Researchers have long debated whether and in what form an ‘Iranian diaspora’ could survive beyond the fall of the Persian Empire. What previous research has had in common is the restriction to isolated testimonies or a limited selection of source documents. This book is the first comprehensive account of this topic that takes into account all available sources and, on this basis, arrives at a new assessment and reliable results: a notable ‘Iranian diaspora’ survived all the upheavals after the end of the Persian Empire, which in some places held on to its cultural traditions for many centuries afterwards and emerged as an independent group. In almost all parts of Asia Minor, traces of the former Persian presence can be discerned in personal and cultural continuities that prove a lasting, comprehensive “Achaimenid impact”. These traces are particularly evident in place and field names, in the spread of Iranian personal names, in the continued existence of Iranian sanctuaries and the worship of Iranian deities, as well as in the Iranian dynasties of the two kingdoms of Cappadocia and Pontos. An extensive section of material (registers) provides access to the scattered epigraphic findings on Iranian personal names and the religious elements dating back to the Persians, which have never been fully recorded.


The image of a Bitcoin pacman devouring the symbols of the world’s largest currencies is a powerful symbol of the growing dominance of cryptocurrencies over traditional fiat currencies. The image captures the essence of the battle that is currently being waged between these two forms of currency, with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies gaining ground and threatening to overtake traditional currencies.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency, has been steadily gaining in popularity over the past few years, with more and more people turning to it as a safe and reliable alternative to traditional currencies. The rise of Bitcoin has been fueled by a number of factors, including the growing mistrust of traditional financial institutions, the increasing popularity of peer-to-peer payment systems, and the growing awareness of the benefits of digital currencies.
One of the key advantages of Bitcoin is its security and transparency. Unlike traditional currencies, which are controlled by central banks and subject to manipulation and interference, Bitcoin is decentralized and operates on a peer-to-peer network. This means that transactions are transparent and secure, with no central authority controlling the flow of currency.
Another advantage of Bitcoin is its ease of use and accessibility. Unlike traditional currencies, which can be difficult to obtain and use in some parts of the world, Bitcoin can be easily acquired and used by anyone with an internet connection. This makes it an ideal currency for people living in countries with unstable or unreliable financial systems, or for people who want to make international transactions without having to deal with the high fees and restrictions imposed by traditional financial institutions.
The rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has not gone unnoticed by governments and financial institutions around the world. Some have embraced the new technology, recognizing the potential benefits it can offer, while others have sought to restrict or regulate its use. However, the growing popularity and acceptance of Bitcoin suggest that it is only a matter of time before it becomes a mainstream currency, and one that could potentially replace traditional fiat currencies altogether.


The United Nations agency raises concern over the alarming situation of food scarcity in Tigray, Ethiopia, the conflict-hit area of the country. Statistics highlight that almost 40% of the people in Tigray are suffering an extreme shortage of food, after a long conflict of 15 months.
The WFP (World Food Programme) has also warned that the situation of extreme food scarcity and hunger is affecting the neighbouring areas of Afar and Amhara. In its official statement, the UN announced that the grim figure of severe hunger is gripping its grasp tight in the northern regions of Ethiopia.
Tigray is the northern region in Ethiopia with six million people, where most families have exhausted all the means available to feed themselves, with a three-quarters population struggling to survive in the conflict-torn region. WFP warned that 83% of the people in Tigray have been left food-deprived, including nurses and doctors and most of the population is reduced to begging on the streets.
Ethiopia has been war-ridden since November 2020, which happened after the building tensions between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government. It was followed by the Tigrayan forces taking control of most of the territory, and launching counterattacks in the regions of Afar and Amhara.
This war killed tens of thousands of Tigrayan and forced millions to be displaced, triggering food scarcity and the alarming severe hunger in the regions.


What are the classifications of kitchen utensils?
Kitchen utensils are commercially supplied tools, which need to be connected with house civil engineering equipment or pipelines, and can be combined with kitchen furniture to form various utensils. Kitchen gadgets include tableware, kitchen utensils, cooking utensils, knives, wine utensils, pots and other kitchen catering utensils. There are many kinds, which are necessary for life and cannot be missing.
According to the applicable parts, it is divided into household kitchen equipment and business kitchen equipment.
Household kitchen equipment includes: gas or electric water heaters, refrigerators, microwave ovens, rice cookers, disinfection cabinets, ovens, baskets, and garbage disposals.
Business kitchen equipment includes stoves, refrigeration, steaming, frying, roasting and stirring, conditioning and washing, and oil fume purification.
The hygiene of kitchen utensils is the difficulty and focus of home cleaning.
In household cleaning, the cleanliness of the kitchen plays a major role. The cleanliness of the kitchen includes food hygiene, tableware hygiene, storage hygiene, personal hygiene, kitchen environmental hygiene and kitchenware hygiene. The hygiene of the kitchen has a lot to do with people’s health. As the saying goes It is said that “disease comes from the mouth.” The disease here refers to the impact of contaminated food on human health.


Many individuals do not know much about ringworm. It is important to understand what ringworm is and how it can best be treated. Without the help of a board-certified dermatologist like Dr. Tony Nakhla, this condition may go untreated and can spread to others.
Causes of Ringworm
A worm does not cause ringworm as the name insinuates. Instead, a type of highly contagious fungus causes it. Ringworm is often seen in warmer areas of the country. Children and teens are more likely than adults to suffer from body ringworm and related conditions, such as athlete's foot and jock itch.
Symptoms of Ringworm
Ringworm can sometimes be confused with other skin conditions that cause redness, such as eczema. However, ringworm begins as a small red rash with a great deal of itching. As the rash develops, the red spots often turn into red circles with an area of lighter colored skin in the center. Ringworm is mostly seen on the lower part of the body.
Ringworm Treatment Options for Patients in Orange County
Treatment should begin as soon as symptoms appear. A dermatologist is specially trained to deal with fungal infections of the skin. This doctor most often prescribes an anti-fungal cream that can be spread over the affected skin. Another option is oral medication to treat fungus. Ringworm can be a very irritating skin disease that can cause excessive itching. Because it can be easily spread to others, those who believe they may have ringworm should be careful when coming into contact with others. Dermatologists are highly trained to deal with this problem.
Click here to learn more about the types of ringworm, how it is identified and ruled out for proper treatment.


Adaptive sensory environments optimize in real time to consistently improve performance. One optimization method involves communication between buildings to dramatically compound positive effects—but the way these buildings communicate, matters. To design such a communication framework, this chapter uses a biomimetic approach to derive lessons from the human eye and its focusing abilities. With each focusing action, coordination occurs as muscles move to expand and contract the eye’s lens to achieve varying focal distances. And when both eyes focus together, they are able to achieve stereopsis, a field of depth and perception not attainable with only the focus of one eye. By dissecting this collaboration between eye muscle coordination and stereopsis, this chapter uncovers how a communication framework between adaptive sensory environments can create indirect, yet powerful, collective occupant and building behaviors. For example, communicating adaptive sensory environments evoke greener occupant behaviors, which, in turn, bring added benefit to the natural environment. Communication framework aspects include gamification, social media, and augmented reality that blur the boundaries between built-environments in different ways. These “communication bridges” allow buildings to take on new symbiotic relationships with each other to harness and enhance how entire urban areas uplift quality of life.
Part of the book: Interdisciplinary Expansions in Engineering and Design With the Power of Biomimicry


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6.5 OTHER HUMANITIES, History
Dining out during the 1980s in Ireland could be summarised gastronomically by prawn cocktails, Chicken Maryland, Black Forest gateau and bottles of Blue Nun or Mateus Rosé. All this changed with the Celtic Tiger when the Irish public was introduced to Caesar salad, tomato and fennel bread, tapenade and Chardonnay. From 1989 to 1993, Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud was like a lone beacon of consistency in the Irish edition of the Michelin Guide. However, in 1994, five Michelin stars were awarded on the island of Ireland. Change was afoot. Many young Irish chefs and waiters emigrated during the 1980s although some, such as Kevin Thornton, Michael Clifford, Ross Lewis, Robbie Millar and Paul Rankin, returned during the late 1980s and early 1990s with knowledge of nouvelle cuisine and fusion cuisine gained in the leading restaurants of London, Paris, New York, California and Canada. They brought a new energy and confidence to the Irish restaurant industry on their return.
Mac Con Iomaire, M. (2019). ‘Dining Out.’ In Brian Lucy, Eamon Maher and Eugene O’Brien (eds.) Recalling the Celtic Tiger, Oxford: Peter Lang, pp. 97-99, DOI: 10.21427/3h3p-0e52
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Mac Con Iomaire, M. (2019). ‘Dining Out.’ In Brian Lucy, Eamon Maher and Eugene O’Brien (eds.) Recalling the Celtic Tiger, Oxford: Peter Lang, pp. 97-99.


#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Imangda mountains and the river of the same name lie 70 kilometers southeast of Norilsk. They are separated from us by a wide valley of the Rybnaya river.
The Imanda name comes from the Evenk “imanna” – “snow”. That is, “imangda” means “snowy”.
In 1940, Norilsk geologists found an ore deposit there. In 1941, a geological exploration party was sent to Imangda, and drilling began in the spring.
It became clear that on the Imangda, as well as in Norilsk, copper-nickel ores coexist with a rich coal deposit. But besides that, geologists discovered magnetite deposits there.
Then the idea arose that Norilsk would also be able to mine iron ore. They considered building a railway and a steel plant on the Imangda.
However, the riches were too little and the area inaccessibility was great. The point was put by the calculation of iron ore. It turned out that the deposit had only local significance.
In the History Spot’s previous publication, we told that in the post-war years the mass media could not mention the name of Norilsk: disclosure was subject to criminal liability.
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English 111: Entertainment Arts
Introduction to Film, TV and Digital Media
Gilberto M. Blasini
Online | First 4-Week Session
Entertainment Arts 111 offers a general introduction to the critical study of film, television, and new media. While examining each technology individually we will also work in a state of persistent comparison, endeavoring to comprehend media culture as a larger phenomenon. There are no prerequisites for this course and you are therefore not expected to have any prior knowledge of media studies. We will begin with the premise that film, television, and new media offer much more than “entertainment” and, accordingly, studying these forms is a serious undertaking requiring rigor and diligence.
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English 209: English in the United States
Online | May 29 – Jun 23
Have you ever wondered how many varieties of American English there are? (Why use good morning, why not w@s up?) Have you ever wondered why we have different varieties of speech, or why it’s easy to tell a speaker from the south from a midwesterner? Is there really a standard spoken language, or are language standards only for writing? How do people perceive the different varieties and accents of American English, and what do people in other parts of the country think about the Wisconsin accent? (Is it really just about cheeseheads and bubblers?) What is the role of other languages in our changing multicultural society? And what do our ways of speaking say about our identities? (Are ya a Yooper, eh?) We’ll explore these and other questions in English 209. We’ll also investigate the future of our language: What’s the likely effect of new forms of technology and global communication? We’ll use short readings, discussion boards, and web sites like “Do You Speak American?” to look at these and other important issues affecting our evolving American speech patterns. y dont u sign ^ 2day!
English 209 satisfies Humanities GER credit. Note that this is a fully online course. You must have access to a computer and be able to access D2L to take this course.
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by Julie Richardson, school psychologist
School psychologists are trained to wear many hats such as providing direct support and interventions to students, consulting with teachers, families, and other professionals, working with administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborating with community providers to coordinate needed services. School psychologists strive to meet each student where they are emotionally and academically, and work with them to address needs and improve skills. This could include teaching social skills, conducting small groups targeting specific issues and practicing coping strategies, and working one-on-one with students who have more intensive needs. School psychologists also work with families to understand their child’s learning and behavior needs and assist them in navigating the special education process. They are regular members of school crisis teams and collaborate with school administrators and other educators to prevent and respond to crises.
These supports and services have become critically important during the global COVID-19 pandemic. School psychologists, like educators across the nation, have adapted their role to ensure that they are effectively supporting both student and educator mental health. Whether schools are functioning in-person, remote, or a hybrid model – school psychologists have been there. You may find them crouched down (at a social distance!) calmly practicing coping strategies with a child in distress, lending a listening ear to an overwhelmed teacher, consoling a parent when they learn their child has a significant difficulty to overcome, or actively advocating for their students’ rights at a meeting. These types of moments are why they do what they do. They are the daily struggles and small victories that motivate them to keep going. They are regarded as a safe haven to students, families, and teachers alike. Students may go for help to mediate problems, families may go for support and guidance, and teachers may go for the ‘magic’ that is behavior modification.
To my fellow school psychologists…thank you! Thank you for being constant advocates for your students and for building connections between schools, families, and communities even in the midst of a global pandemic. Thank you for supporting your students, families, and teachers through the tough times and being there to celebrate their successes-no matter how big or how small. Thank you for your optimism, dedication, flexibility, and compassion. Thank you for being school psychologists!
Julie Richardson is a school psychologist for the East Greenwich School Department in Rhode Island and an alumni of the Department’s School Ambassador Fellowship.


The milk is a white and creamy liquid produced by lactating mammals to feed their young. For millennia, humans have been able to use milk for their nutritional and culinary needs.
History of milk
Milk has been used by humans since ancient times. The first traces of milk use date back to around 8000 BCE in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa. At that time, milk was mainly used as food and was obtained mainly from goats and sheep.
Over time, humans learned to domesticate other animals to obtain milk, such as cows and buffaloes. Cow’s milk became particularly popular because of its high protein and calcium content.
Today, milk is produced all over the world and is consumed in many different forms, such as whole milk, skim milk, powdered milk, and canned milk.
Taste of milk
The taste of milk depends on many factors, such as the animal that produced it, the foods it consumed, and the production conditions. Cow’s milk usually has a lighter and sweeter taste than goat’s milk, which has a stronger and more “goaty” taste. Buffalo milk also has a distinctive taste, often described as closer to that of cow’s milk but with a thicker texture.
Color of milk
Milk is generally white due to the presence of proteins and fats that scatter light in a way that makes it appear white. However, the color of milk can vary slightly depending on the animal that produced it and its feeding habits. For example, cow’s milk that has been fed green grass may have a slight greenish tint, while goat’s milk may have a slightly yellowish color.
Qualities of milk
Milk is an important source of nutrition for humans. It contains many essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus. Milk is also a good source of high-quality protein.
Raw milk that has not undergone any therm
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Helping Kids with Back to School (Re-entry) Anxiety
Children and teens have had to manage many stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include adjustment to remote learning, disruptions to their daily schedule and home routine, health concerns, social isolation, and in some cases, personal loss. Now, after more than a year of remote learning and navigating restrictions and safety precautions many children and teens, as well as their parents, are understandably anxious about returning to school.
HVCCT psychologists are here to help children and their parents successfully navigate this transition back to the classroom. Our psychologists help children and their parents recognize signs of re-entry anxiety and share strategies that they can use to effectively manage the school year.
Some of these strategies include:
• Discussing, understanding, and normalizing back-to-school anxiety
• Learning anxiety management and worry control techniques
• Rebuilding a connection to school and classmates
• Helping children face stressful school-based situations
• Partnering with your child’s school to be best prepared for the school year
The psychologists at the HVCCT continue to be committed to helping our community deal with the anxiety and uncertainty associated with COVID-19 and its aftermath. Our psychologists are expertly trained in helping people better manage these stressors. Please feel free to please feel free to contact us for more information.


Almost half of American drivers are women, but crash test dummies are modeled on the average male driver. The first standardized crash dummies were in the 1970s. The dummy had a plank face and androgynous features, weighing in at 171 pounds and 5’9. The automotive industry is meant to represent an average, however research from the NHTSA shows that a woman wearing her seat belt is 73% more likely to be injured in an accident than her male counterpart. They also found that 17% of women are more likely to be killed in a car crash. A woman’s body even reacts differently from a man’s during an accident. Therefore, Toyota has recently pioneered research examining body posture and maneuvers in self-driving vehicles when passengers aren’t driving.
By the mid-1990s, a group of automakers petitioned together for a female dummy, and in 2003 the NHTSA created one. This female dummy represented the smallest 5 percent of women from the mid-1970s (about the size of a 12 or 13-year-old). At this time, crash dummies did not take on the full biological differences between male and female bodies. Having a limited dummy model, whether it’s male or female, may have stunted the development of vehicle safety for both genders over time.
Research shows that the lack of push to account various types of passengers during a crash test does noticeably limit the full safety potential for people, especially women. One of the most significant holdbacks is the massive cost of developing dummies and then adapting regulations. Dummies can take several years to create, test, and measure their finding. Despite these holdbacks with crash dummies, the automotive industry has seen massive vehicle design and safety improvements. Crash test, as a whole, has saved the lives of passengers from young and old, male and female.
Despite the crash dummies limitations, Toyota is evolving research to encompass natural body posture and maneuvers throughout a drive. Crash dummies are rigid and aren’t life-like, so the findings from Toyota’s study could mean a massive increase in vehicle safety design.


adaptive meshing Meshing an area where each element of the mesh can be independently subdivided to ensure a desired effect is achieved. For example, finite-element calculations will require more detailed meshes where there are rapid changes in the structure or the parameter of interest is changing rapidly.
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From Isolation to Communication: Connecting Adults Who Have Hearing Loss With Their Communication Partners
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As Baby Boomers enter the late adulthood stage of life, hearing loss continues to be one of the most prevalent, chronic, and isolating conditions facing older adults today. Research has focused on the negative consequences of hearing loss on the health and the person’s well-being, but it is equally important to recognize that hearing loss also leads to communication loss. The resulting social isolation and the collateral effects of hearing loss on the communication partner are the focus of this mixed-method study that explored the hearing loss-related quality of life for both parties. Five overarching themes emerged from the analysis, presenting salient features of the hearing loss-related quality of life for both participants. Moreover, self-reported assessments revealed that communication partners significantly underrated their spouses’ social/situational effects of hearing loss compared to their spouses’ ratings. The findings showed how the participants’ quality of life had been shaped by the challenges of communication as exacerbated by hearing loss. The participants remarked that the interview process served to increase their awareness of needed communication strategies to reduce social, emotional, psychological, and communication isolation, and improve quality of life for both parties.
Roberts, S. D., & Delich, N. A. (2020). From Isolation to Communication: Connecting Adults Who Have Hearing Loss With Their Communication Partners. JADARA, 53(2), 88-106. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/jadara/vol53/iss2/5
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Stands for “Analog-to-Digital Converter.” Since computers only process digital information, they require digital input. Therefore, if an analog input is sent to a computer, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is required. This device can take an analog signal, such as an electrical current, and digitize it into a binary format that the computer can understand.
A common use for an ADC is to convert analog video to a digital format. For example, video recorded on 8mm film or a VHS tape is stored in an analog format. In order to transfer the video to a computer, the video must be converted to a digital format. This can be done using an ADC video conversion box, which typically has composite video inputs and a Firewire output. Some digital camcorders that have analog inputs can also be used to convert video from analog to digital.
ADCs may also be used to convert analog audio streams. For example, if you want to record sounds from a microphone, the audio must be converted from the microphone’s analog signal into a digital signal that the computer can understand. This is why all sound cards that have an analog audio input also require an ADC that converts the incoming audio signal to a digital format. The accuracy of the audio conversion depends on the sampling rate used in the conversion process. Higher sampling rates provide a better estimation of the analog signal, and therefore produce a higher-quality sound.
While ADCs convert analog inputs into a digital format that computers can recognize, sometimes a computer must output an analog signal. For this type of conversion, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is used.
NOTE: ADC can also stand for “Apple Display Connector,” which was a proprietary video connector developed by Apple. It combined DVI, USB, and AC power into a single cable. Apple stopped producing computers with ADC ports in 2004 in favor of the standard DVI connection.


Volatility is a measure of the relative rate at which the price of a security or contract fluctuates. It is defined as the annualized standard deviation of daily change in price or, in other words, the square root of the security's annualized variance.
A volatile market, contract or security is one whose price tends to fluctuate sharply and regularly.
One measure of the relative volatility of a particular stock to the market is its beta. A beta approximates the overall volatility of a security's returns against the returns of a relevant benchmark such as the S&P 500.
Volatility can be used in various manners to measure market activity. Traders use measures of options volatility to make decisions about changes in market direction. For example, a rise in the implied volatility of options of strike prices below an underlying security's price (also known as "downside puts"), this may indicate a heightened concern of an impending decline in the security's price.
The VIX is a volatility index developed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange in 1993 to measure investor sentiment and market volatility. It is often referred to as a "fear guage," because it tends to move inversely with the direction of the stock market.
The CBOE lists futures and options on the VIX.
- ↑ Glossary. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- ↑ Glossary. CME.
- ↑ Market volatility explained. Fortune.
- ↑ Volatility. Online Trading Concepts.


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The Lions' Heads are a symbol for the centuries-old connection of Braemar with the Royal families, first of Scotland, and latterly of the United Kingdom. The chevron symbolises the mountains of Braemar, the most mountainous parish in Great Britain. The colour is taken from the flag of Scotland as well as a symbol for the River Dee, the fastest flowing river in Great Britain.
The three Jacobite Roses symbolise the Jacobite connection and the 1715 Uprising, which started in Braemar.
The pine tree symbolises the Great Forest of Caledon, significant parts of which still survive in the Braemar area.
The motto "Mak Siccar" (make sure, or make certain) was finally chosen by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms, from a short list of suggestions collected in boxes in the village over a number of months. It stems from the days of Robert the Bruce in his fight for Scottish independence.
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Welcome to the month of July, still on unsafe driving behaviours; I know you’re thinking what kind of topic is this; “driving left of centre” almost an oxymoron! Maybe not! People do what they do for different reasons and see no need to change except there is something in changing for them; this is what this topic and those we have been looking at in the past months hope to achieve if we must intervene and reverse global threat of road traffic crash.
Driving left of centre is a frequently occurring unsafe driving behaviour mostly witnessed during traffic jam, on roads with no defined lane markings, two way traffic with no physical barrier restricting traffic interference; it is simply a violation of lane management. It is more dangerous when it has to do with facing an oncoming traffic but it also aggravates tension and lead to aggressive driving when sharing multiple lanes in the same direction.
Impatience, deliberate disobedience to traffic rules and regulations, ignorance of lane markings, impaired driving, driving under influence, absence of enforcement and/or any of these put together are the causes of driving left of centre. There are different lines drawn on the road providing different information – solid lines, broken lines, broken lines with different spaces; lane marking separates traffic in opposite direction, another indicates no overtaking, another separate lanes in the same direction, another indicates danger (mostly when approaching a junction or intersection).
Lane marking complement traffic management, violation of any could be interpreted as driving left of centre e.g. when you driving facing an oncoming vehicle, even parking facing an oncoming traffic; overtake where there is a solid line (single or double), entering turning lane well in advance of the intersection where you intend to turn, avoiding a pot hole or an object on your path of travel.
The Highway Code provides useful information on different lane markings, take time to revise them as space constraints may not allow for pictures; I will highlight some in our subsequent edition. Drive safe!


February 2010 Chile Earthquake and Tsunami
Compiled by John McDaris, SERC.
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[image 20678 left border https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ #maps][link https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ #maps 'USGS Maps of the Earthquake']: This page houses maps of the earthquake at the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Also available are geographic details about the quake, a tectonic summary of the locale, and scientific information about the quake.
Infrastructure Spares Chile: This is an interview with Mike Blanpied of the USGS on CNN's The Situation Room. Blanpied discusses the quake and how Chile's modern infrastructure may be the thing that spared it the same casualty count as occurred in Port au Prince Haiti.
CNN Chile Earthquake: Photos: This image gallery from CNN shows some of the aftermath of the massive temblor.
Chile, Haiti Quakes Explained: In this interview from NPR's All Thing Considered, Walter Mooney, a seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, explains the differences between the two quakes. Audio and a transcript are available.
Teaching Activities and Materials
These teaching materials have to do with earthquakes in general or the Chile earthquake specifically.
- IRIS Teachable Moment: This page from IRIS compiles a number of links to various materials including a powerpoint that educators can use in the classroom.
- Two Earthquakes in Two Months: Comparing the Quakes in Haiti and Chile: This activity published on the NY Times Learning Network blog asks students to investigate the differences and similarities between these two major quakes and their effects.
- Teach the Earth SiteGuide on Earthquakes: This SiteGuide points to areas around the Teach the Earth site that have collections of earthquake resources.
- Earthquake Activities on Teach the Earth: Teach the earth contains more than 200 teaching activities having to do with earthquakes.
- DataSheet: Exploring Seismology in the Classroom Using the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Data
- DataSheet: Exploring Broadband Seismic Data in the Classroom


Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a new microfluidic device to carry out a cell-based test for the diagnosis, monitoring and customised therapy of cancer.
Intended to grow personalised cancer cell clusters, the device is designed to facilitate precise control of fluids and the culturing of circulating tumour cells (CTCs), which are to be obtained from a patient’s blood through liquid biopsy.
The device is expected to serve as an alternative option for tumour tissue biopsy procedures that are considered invasive and painful.
While standard CTC expansion techniques require about six months or more, the new device takes less than two weeks for cluster formation.
The CTCs grow in the microwells embedded into the device and can be assessed to obtain real-time disease information.
NUS Biomedical Engineering department professor Lim Chwee Teck said: “Tumour biopsies involve highly invasive procedures that can cause great discomfort and can also be expensive. Hence, tissue biopsies are generally used as a diagnostic tool only before and after cancer treatment.
“In contrast, the evaluation of CTCs from liquid biopsies can provide regular, ongoing information for assessing metastatic risk, prognosis and treatment efficacy.”
The researchers believe that the ability of the CTC clusters to ‘closely mimic’ the actual cancer cells can allow evaluation of the effectiveness of various anticancer therapies.
In addition, the device enables simultaneous testing of two or more drugs at different concentrations, and is expected to pave way for the development of tailored treatments for individual patients.
Lim added: “A critical advantage of our approach is its potential to predict a patient’s response to therapeutic treatment by performing tests on their own cancer cells.”
The researchers further hope that the device can be a cost-effective and less-invasive option for routine disease progression monitoring in hospitals.
Currently, they are evaluating the assay with breast cancer cells, and plan to use other types of cancer cells as well.


Birds play important roles in Solega life, myth, and culture. Their songs at their harvest festival ceremonies conclude with the Haduke –dusk to dawn song cycle about all the living beings in the forest, and Solega gods and goddesses. Through these songs, we get a glimpse of their deep connections to their forest home and the immense ecological knowledge they possess. Like the creatures that they sing about, their language and ways of living are also endangered.
The Indian Music Experience Museum invites you to a celebration of Solega bird folklore, featuring performances by three generations of women from Biligirirangan Hills and a talk on Solega knowledge of birds by Dr. Samira Agnihotri.
Soliga, also spelled Solega, Sholaga and Shōlaga, is an ethnic group of India. Its members inhabit the Biligiriranga Hills and associated ranges in southern Karnataka, mostly in the Chamarajanagar and Erode districts of Tamil Nadu. Many are also concentrated in and around the BR Hills in Yelandur and Kollegal Taluks of Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka.
Samira has a PhD in ecology from IISc, and follows racket-tailed drongos in the Biligiri Rangan Hills in south India. Since 2005, she has worked closely with the Solega people who reside there. In collaboration with the community and Dr Aung Si, a linguist, she continues to document their traditional ecological knowledge. Together, they try to find ways to preserve and revitalise the Solega language, the key to their TEK. She is a member of Punarchith, a collective that works with rural youth and farmers in Chamarajanagar.
Sunday, May 22nd
- 5.30 - 6.00 pm
- Illustrated talk on Solega Ethno-Ornithology
- by Dr. Samira Agnihotri.
- 6:05 pm - 7.00 pm
- Music and dance presentation by three generations of women from Biligiri Rangan Hills