Orthodontics is the practice of preventing and correcting irregularities of the teeth and jaws by the use of braces.
An orthodontist is a specialist in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities.
Orthodontic dentists undergo an additional 3 years of specialised education beyond dental school to learn the proper way of aligning and straightening teeth to deliver both function and aesthetics.
Benefits of Orthodontics
Problems with teeth can be inherited or caused by factors such as:
- Crowded or spaced teeth
- Irregular position of teeth (ectopic teeth)
- Extra or missing teeth (hypodontia)
- Thumb sucking
- Dental disease such as decay or gum disease
- Premature loss of baby teeth
- Accidents or trauma.
The benefits of orthodontics are evident at any age:
- Good appearance, great smile and improved self esteem
- Straight teeth are easier to clean reducing the risk of decay and gum disease
- Reduced risk of accidental injury to protruding teeth
- Re-arranging teeth to improve the bite
- Elimination of stress on jaw joints and abnormal tooth wear
- Preparation of teeth for future restorative care


"1984" is a dystopian novel written by George Orwell in 1949. It is set in a totalitarian society ruled by the Party, which controls all aspects of people's lives. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the Party and begins to secretly rebel against the government and its leader, Big Brother.
The novel depicts a world in which the government uses propaganda, surveillance, and torture to control its citizens. The language used in the novel, Newspeak, is a tool for the government to limit free thought and restrict individualism. The phrase "Orwellian" has come to describe any situation or society characterized by totalitarianism, surveillance, and propaganda.
The novel explores the themes of power, control, freedom, and the dangers of totalitarianism. Orwell's portrayal of the society in "1984" warns against the dangers of unchecked government power and the importance of protecting individual rights and freedoms.
One lesson that can be learned from "1984" is the importance of critical thinking and questioning authority. Winston's rebellion is sparked by his curiosity and desire to understand the truth about his world, rather than simply accepting what he is told by the government. The novel emphasizes the importance of independent thought and the dangers of blindly following authority.
Another lesson is the importance of privacy and individual freedom. In the novel, the government's surveillance and control of citizens' lives is all-encompassing, leaving little room for personal freedom or privacy. The novel highlights the dangers of giving up individual freedoms in exchange for the promise of security.
Overall, "1984" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of totalitarianism and the importance of individual freedom and critical thinking. It serves as a reminder of the need to be vigilant against government overreach and to protect individual rights and freedoms.


Gallatin / Albert Gallatin, 1871
The Gallatin was named for President Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin.
Builder: David Bell, Buffalo, New York
Disposition: Sank on 6 January 1892
Draft: 9' 4"
Beam: 23' 6"
Displacement: 250 tons
Rig: Topsail Schooner
Propulsion: Horizontal, direct-acting steam engine with a Fowler steering propeller (this was removed in 1874)
Armament: One 6-pounder
Coast Guard history:
The Gallatin was equipped with a Fowler steering propeller, which was a six- bladed screw with a separate engine for steering and reversing. This propeller proved to be uneconomical. Both the machinery and propeller were replaced in 1874. The cutter was assigned to Boston, Massachusetts, cruising from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Holmes Hole, Massachusetts.
She sank off Cape Ann on January 6, 1892.
Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.
Stephen H. Evans. The United States Coast Guard, 1790-1915: A Definitive History (With a Postscript: 1915-1950). Annapolis: The United States Naval Institute, 1949.
U.S. Coast Guard. Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard: 1790 - December 31, 1933. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934; 1989 (reprint).


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Heat Transfer Chapter 4
Three Types of Heat Transfer Conduction Convection Radiation Heat always travels from areas that are warmer to areas that are cooler Warm to Cool or Hot to Cold
Conduction Conduction is the process that moves heat energy from one object to another when they are touching Occurs only in solids Metals are good conductors of heat
Convection Convection is the process that transfers heat energy in through liquids and gases Helps to explain weather changes and volcanoes/plate tectonics
Radiation Radiation is heat energy that travels as electromagnetic waves through air. Sun is the biggest source of radiation energy
Conduction, Convection, & Radiation
Heat Transfer in a Nutshell Conduction- heat transfer through solids Convection- heat transfer through liquids and gases Radiation - heat transfer through gases Insulators- used to slow the transfer of heat energy from warmer objects to cooler objects. Good insulators are wood, fiberglass, plastic, paper, foam
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Gérard Lattier’s (b. 1937) paintings are often referred to as naive. They possess some features of folk art, with the apparent influence of archaic medieval miniatures and ex-voto, but the stories told and painted by Lattier are far from naive. They tell us about human values: good and evil, disasters and catastrophes, injustice and forgiveness. Based on human tragedies and the search for happiness, there are three key periods in his life that can be examined.
Comment couilloner les gorilles!, Gerard Lattier, 1977, 52.7 x 26 ins. / 134 x 66 cm, photo P. Mory, private collection
The first started with a series of tragic events that determined his destiny, and to some extent formed his outlook on reality. As a child, Lattier fought a dangerous case of encephalitis, winning a rare victory against the disease. His father worked at the local train station and during World War II, died on 27 April, 1944, in the US-led Allied bombing of pont de Diable in Nîmes. Left without a father and husband, Gérard and his mother were not only psychologically traumatised but also had to endure the stigma that accompanied their statuses of orphan and widow. Much later, in his painting Lenga muda (Mute language), Lattier declared his reluctance to be silenced about the humiliation his mother suffered when the society that had killed his father controlled her lifestyle through social workers. Intertwining the story of Jean Jaurès, the socialist leader and director of L’Humanité magazine who was assassinated for his political convictions, and Lattier’s mother’s enforced silence as a widow, the artist confronted the moral injustices of society.
When the Algerian war broke out, Lattier was committed to a mental asylum for his political views and refusing to enlist. He was there for seven months, and this was where he first began painting. His first work, Le Christ aux outrages (The Outraged Christ), shows Christ surrounded by his executioners, staring into nothingness with resignation. This was followed by engravings, and drawings in which the artist portrayed the sufferings of his youth. Having been at the bottom of the social ladder and declared officially insane, he did not self-censor.
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Sketch of DB Cooper. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
New Delhi: On November 24, 1971, a man holding a black suitcase bought a one-way ticket on the Northwest Orient Airlines at the Portland International Airport on Flight 305. He used cash. This flight was bound for Seattle, Washington. What was about to happen had never been expected by anyone on the flight. The man hijacked the aeroplane, demanded a ransom, took the money and vanished with a parachute somewhere over Ariel, Washington. Now, the day is celebrated as DB Cooper day and Ariel town throws parties, and fireworks, and organises other events. This incident has never been solved and remains a mystery to this day.
In his mid-40s, a man bought a one-way 20-dollar ticket on the Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 and identified himself as Dan Cooper. Eyewitnesses say that he was around 6 feet tall, dressed in a suit, trench coat, and loafers.
He boarded the flight and as soon as the wheels were in the air, he passed a note to a flight attendant Florence Schaffner which informed her that he had a bomb in the suitcase. He also showed the so-called bomb which appeared to have been a collection of wires, red sticks and a battery. In his next note, he demanded that in Seattle, he should be given 2,00,000 lakh dollars in $20 currency notes and two parachutes.
When the aircraft landed in Seattle, his demands were met and 36 passengers were evacuated. He forced two pilots, a flight attendant, and a flight engineer to stay on the plane.
Later, he demanded to take the plane to Mexico. The plane refuelled and took off to Mexico on his demand.
But, as soon as the plane took off, he jumped off the flight with a parachute over what is believed to be Ariel, Washington. He was never seen again, dead or alive.
The news rapidly spread like a wildfire and the FBI started investigating. After five years of investigation of NORJAK (Northwest Hijacking), 800 suspects were questioned but all were cleared. Eventually, after 45 years of active investigation, the probe was called off in 2016. This remained one of the most intriguing cases in the FBI’s history. The FBI believes that the man did not survive the jump.
The day is celebrated to mark the mysterious disappearance of the man.


Identifying the genes that contribute to breast cancer is essential for early detection. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women around www.sakomen.org/2019/03/12/the-downside-risk-of-breast-conserving-surgery-that-no-one-is-talking-about/ the earth, and hereditary alterations are responsible for as much as 10 percent for the cases. The incidence of breast cancer is increased simply by four to five fold in ladies who carry changement in the BRCA1/2 genes. Based on the American Cancer tumor Society, one in eight women of all ages will develop the illness during her lifetime.
The HER2 gene makes a protein that helps breast cells to grow. Yet , if it failures, the cells can start developing out of control. This is the key cause of cancer of the breast. Women who have faulty gene are at risk of developing the condition as early as grow old 50. Guys with a mutated BRCA1 gene are also at risk of developing cancer of the breast.
Breast cancer genetic testing contains enhanced dramatically in the past decade. Fresh instruments support doctors identify the risk of repeat and guide treatment. Despite the advances in technology, however , there is uncertainty about how precisely to understand the outcomes of these testing. Experts disagree on if you should deploy innate testing in women, and patients might end up purchasing tests that aren’t reputable or relevant.
Research has revealed hundreds of genetics from the development of cancer of the breast. Often , family genes that cause the disease are inherited from one or perhaps both father and mother. However , this is simply not a guarantee that you’ll develop the disease. In addition , hereditary testing is certainly not the only method to determine your risk of breast cancer.


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List Unique Values In A Column
Often times you need list unique values in a column to summarize, check or compile results. I will show you three ways to do it fast and easy.
As an example, I am going to use a sample customer data. Goal is to create list of unique city names in column E.
Here is the 3 ways to list unique values in a column:
Using a Pivot Table: All you need to do is to select all values of column E and insert a pivot table. You will have only one field to use. Drag it into “Rows” box and you are done.
Using Advanced Filter: This is pretty easy too. Just select whole column E and copy it. Then click on an empty cell and click on Advanced button located on DATA ribbon.
An option window will pop-up after this. Set parameters like shown below.
And you will get the result you want:
Use Remove Dupicate Values: This method is similar to previous one. Only, this one is faster. Select column E and copy it like you did with second method. This time paste it on an empty column
and click on Remove Duplicates button located on DATA ribbon.
Set parameters like shown below:
When you click on OK button, duplicate values on selected column will be removed and a list of unique values will remain.
If you have other practical wasy to list unique values in a column, leave a comment below the post and we can all benefit from your knowledge.


Preaching the Psalms (CM328) teaches students how to interpret and preach psalms according to their structure and the larger context of the book of Psalms. The course begins by introducing the mechanics of Hebrew poetry, including parallelism and the use of imagery, and explains how they affect meaning. It considers the book of Psalms as a whole, surveys and illustrates the various categories of psalms, and identifies christological implications of the book. It concludes with a four-step methodology for preaching the psalms and demonstrates implementation of those steps through the study of Psa 29.
Save by getting this course and more with the Mobile Ed: Understanding the Psalms Bundle (2 courses).
Logos Mobile Education is a highly effective cross-platform learning environment that integrates world class teaching with the powerful study tools and theological libraries available in Logos Bible Software. Every course provides links to additional resources and suggested readings that supplement the lecture material at the end of every transcript segment.
This course was produced with screencast videos. These videos provide tutorials showing you how to use Logos Bible Software in ways that are tied directly into the content of the course. We are now producing Activities resources as a replacement for screencast videos. We plan on updating this course to include this additional Activities resource in the future for no extra charge.


To enhance learning opportunities for all children by recognising each child’s unique individuality, academic, social and cultural strengths and interests.
To heighten self-awareness and enhance self-esteem through acceptance.
To encourage the children to be responsible for their own individual.
To encourage every child to express their individuality appropriately.
To provide a wide range of Outdoor Education programmes using.
To provide opportunities for involvement in a wide range of sports.
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Outdoor learning and tending to our school garden is a big part of day.
- SRM Nightingale follows the futuristic Early Years Curriculum “ Happy Tots’ in the KG classes. “ Happy Tots” is one of the pioneering curriculum for the Kindergarteners focusing on the development of the five vital skills Social, Physical, Intellectual, Creative and Emotional ( SPICE) amongst children in their early years. It is a unique curriculum exclusively designed for children in the age group 2-5 years to enhance their whole brain development by Dr. K R Maalathi, one of the senior educators in India.
“Happy Tots Curriculum Prepares Children for Lifelong /learning!”
- Happy Tots offers a well-structured curriculum for all three levels of Kindergarten: Preschool, Junior and Senior kindergarten. The program engages children in exciting learning activities specifically designed to meet the developmental needs and help them advance to the next level.
- The curriculum emphasizes language and literacy, cognitive development, social-emotional skills, physical activity and creativity.
- The core principles of “Happy Tots “begin with the simple truth that each child has a unique and individual nature, worthy of respect, nurture and celebration.
- “ Happy Tots “believe that children are natural learners who gain knowledge by doing and communicating – that is why we always plan active and engaging experiences for your children . It is the goal of Happy Tots to facilitate experiences that promote children’s natural curiosity to actively learn, while creating an environment that allows children to grown and develop at their own pace..


Bharatayudha: Death of Abimanyu, Balinese painting E74174
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This is a scene from the Bharatayudha, the great war between the Pandawas and Korawas, two powerful families of the Hindu epic Mahabarata. This epic culminates in a dramatic battle and its resolution.
Abimanyu, the brave son of Arjuna, dies as a hero. In the fervour of the battle, he makes a foray amidst the enemy and successfully saves Dharmawangsa, the eldest Pandawa brother and a key figure in Pandawa’s faction. However, Abimanyu was cut off and surrounded by his adversaries. Attacked by the most experienced and famous warriors of the Korawa side, he dies with one hundred arrows in his body.
In the painting, surrounded by his attackers, Abimanyu is depicted fighting on, even after his bow is severed. Among attackers are famous warriors Drona, with Duryodana(top right); the brothers Sakuni and Sarabasa (middle right); Jayadarata with Karna(top left); Burisrawa and Dussusana (middle right). At Abimanyu’s feet is Laksana Kumara, a son of Duryodana, who dies after being hit by a discus. Across the bottom of the painting are six more Korawa who have been killed by Abimanyu. They are: a minister named Whartbala; Durmasana, Kertasena and Duryodana; another minister named Senjuruh, and also Kertasuta and Sakadurma.
The lengthy text at the upper central part of the painting describes the depicted battle. Above the text the sun is about to be veiled by clouds, while lightning flashes right of the sun. On the left is Dwaja, the thunderbolt of Abimanyu’s grandfather Indra.


What sense of place can be elaborated in a setting marked by conflicting historical narratives, competing claims to “native” status, wide-ranging cultural diversity, and varying degrees of privilege in society? How does this impact on the lives and work of teachers in particular? These questions could be asked in many sites around the world; they arise for me with particular force in Israel, a country that sees itself as both Jewish and democratic, and in an educational system that celebrates some aspects of the country’s multicultural diversity while it ignores or silences other aspects. In this chapter I examine these issues through a close reading of stories told by Jewish and Palestinian teachers and student teachers, and vignettes of education experience in which I have participated. I consider the diverse ways of narrating a sense of place that seem to be possible in the Israeli setting, and explore some of the implications of this narrative diversity for understanding the complex educational situation that it represents and the opportunities for intervening in it.
|Title of host publication||Place-Based Education in the Global Age|
|Subtitle of host publication||Local Diversity|
|Publisher||Taylor and Francis|
|Number of pages||28|
|State||Published - 1 Jan 2014|
Bibliographical notePublisher Copyright:
© 2008 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (all)


Climate change is increasing the frequency and temperature of extreme heat waves, increasing the frequency and severity of floods and droughts, and causing a range of other adverse climate impacts, including changes to the hydrology of the world’s oceans. Such impacts have been linked to changes in ecosystem and human-made ecosystem in Australia, and in particular to a reduction in the abundance of native fish in parts of Tasmania. In Australia, it is not only native species that are now at risk, but also species native to the Pacific Ocean (e.g. Pacific cod, hake, halibut, scampi, etc.).
The Australian climate-adaptive marine system is currently undergoing rapid change, largely due to human-induced climate change. The major drivers of change include changing patterns of sea-surface temperature, salinity and flow, with all of these interacting and reinforcing one another. The consequences of these changes have been described by the IPCC as “one of the most serious environmental challenges”.
The current suite of adaptation measures are intended to help ecosystems, people and industries to adapt to changes to the climate. In response to an earlier report from the Global Commission on Adaptation the federal government has also developed a suite of climate change adaptation strategies, which are available at www.climatechangeplan.gov.au
This report will provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the national adaptation strategies. One component of the national strategy is the National Adaptation Framework, which defines the approach to adaptation by the Commonwealth Government and is supported by a range of government agencies, including the Department of the Environment, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Office of the Climate Change Commissioner
The overall strategy is divided into two stages. The first stage is to develop climate change strategies by the Australian government and the Department of the Environment. These will provide guidance for the development of adaptation measures by the Commonwealth and state and territory governments.
The second stage is the development of national adaptation strategies for jurisdictions. These state and territory adaptation strategies will provide guidance for their contribution to sustainable development and to the Commonwealth adaptation strategy.
The aim of this strategy is to provide the most effective means of adapting to changes to the climate as part of a coherent national strategy.
Climate change is increasingly being attributed to human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. Many climate scientists agree that we currently have the capability to stave off the worst consequences of climate


22.03 the noose
Le danger du succès, c’est qu’il nous fait oublier l’effroyable injustice du monde.
Il ne faut pas croire que la paresse soit inféconde. On y vit intensement, comme un lièvre qui écoute.
Le lièvre se blottit dans la haie, regarde les chiens dépistés et, tout à coup, sent que quelque chose le serre à la gorge: le collet.
the danger of success is that it causes us to forget the frightful injustice of the world.
So wrote Jules Renard on 13 January 1908 in his journal. When I read this, I happened to have a friend who had invented something which led to his becoming rich. I knew that he used that money to support people who had been devastated by some frightful injustice. On the quiet, he didn’t advertise the fact.
That same day, Renard wrote:
one would be wrong to think that laziness is unproductive. In such a state one lives intensely, like an alertly listening hare.
It occurs to me that I never see a hare any more. As I sit at table, I look outside across a large expanse of land. Earlier I often used to see hares frolicking, running, leaping over each other, lying there deathly still – that’s all over. No one is able to explain to me how this has come about, I can’t even blame the hunter, for there isn’t one. No hare, no hunter.
I leaf a bit through the journal. On 8 September 1907 he writes:
the hare snuggles up in the hedge, keeps an eye on the hounds that have lost the scent and, suddenly, feels something seize it by the throat: the noose.
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Nelson Mandela is an anti-apartheid champion and the first black South African President (1994-1999). He was imprisoned for 27 years for his opposition activity. In the 1940s Mr Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC), a black liberation movement. In the 1950s he became a leader of the ANC Youth League. Nelson Mandela later took the leadership of the armed wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation”), an organisation tasked with carrying out acts of sabotage.
In 1962, he was sentenced to five years in prison for inciting a workers’ strike and leaving the country without permission. During his term in prison, other leaders of the ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested. In 1964 eight accused, including Mr Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the prison on Robben Island in the vicinity of Cape Town.
While he served his prison term, an international campaign launched for his release was intensifying. In 1990 Nelson Mandela was conditionally released by President Frederik Willem de Klerk, who lifted the ban on the ANC. Mr Mandela also campaigned against AIDS (his own son fell victim of the disease) and supported talented, sick and disabled children.
Frederik Willem de Klerk served as the last white President of South Africa. From 1972 he sat in Parliament as a National Party member. From 1978 onwards, he was in charge of several government departments, including the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of National Education. As the head of education department, F. W. de Klerk supported segregated universities.
In February 1989 he became the leader of the National Party and in August of the same year he was elected State President. In his first speech as the party leader, he called for a non-racist South Africa and urged to hold negotiations about the country’s future. He legalised the African National Congress (ANC), a liberation movement of black South African people.
He stepped down from the office after the first free elections in 1994, when the black majority came to power and Nelson Mandela was elected new President.


One early November day in Juche 40 (1951) during the hard-fought Fatherland Liberation War (1950-1953), Kim Il Sung, supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army, received a report from an official about a young soldier who shot down 5 enemy planes in a month.
Satisfied with the soldier’s feat, the Supreme Commander highly praised him and asked about his name, age and home.
The official answered that his father, mother and brothers were living in an enemy-controlled area.
The Supreme Commander said: Now the People’s Army soldiers are fighting bravely in the battles to destroy the enemy, in order to defend the Party and the homeland even by sacrificing their own youth and lives without hesitation. It is the revolutionary obligation of our commanding officers to rescue the families of such excellent soldiers from enemy-controlled areas and take good care of them.
Told about the details of enemy’s situation on the way to the soldier’s home from an official, he instructed him to send a regiment there to rescue the family members.
Noting that there was nothing to spare for the soldiers fighting at the cost of their blood, he urged the official to send a regiment to the soldier’s home in the enemy rear without delay.
Later, there took place an operation to break through the enemy’s strict cordon to rescue the soldier’s family from the enemy-controlled area.


A new imaging probe that could help to advance therapies for Alzheimer’s disease draws its inspiration from an unlikely source.
Research suggests that Alzheimer’s is closely associated with increased levels of ‘reactive oxygen species’ (ROS) in the brain, but actual, in vivo evidence of this has proved scarce. Now, the Martinos Center’s Chongzhao Ran and colleagues have looked to glow sticks—those luminescent plastic tubes favored by survivalists, ravers, and young children on a warm summer’s night—in developing a means to detect and monitor ROS.
Here’s how it works. In a glow stick, oxalate and hydrogen peroxide—a reactive oxygen species—are loaded into separate compartments. When you bend the stick, the barrier between the compartments breaks and the substrates are allowed to mix. The resulting chemical reaction produces the temporary luminescence. Similarly, in the imaging probe designed by Chongzhao and colleagues, oxalate reacts with ROS in the brain to produce a shift in the wavelength of the probe. The researchers can detect this shift with the imaging technique two-photon microscopy, thus making quantification of the ROS possible.
This opens up a number of opportunities in Alzheimer’s research. Using the probe could yield reliable information about the changes in ROS concentrations both in the natural progression of the disease and in the wake of treatment. “The data could be very important to determine whether anti-oxidants should be combined with Alzheimer’s drugs for treatment in the future,” Chongzhao says.
The Martinos-based team reported a study validating the probe in a paper published last month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers are now working to develop probes with increased sensitivity and longer wavelengths, with the goal of monitoring the changes in ROS concentrations under various treatments with Alzheimer’s drugs in preclinical studies.
They are also looking at the possibility of using the probes directly in humans, taking advantage of ocular imaging and the transparency of the eyes. They have already obtained preliminary data supporting this feasibility.


LIGO Document G1000774-v1
- GEOMETRICAL FACTORS IN THE SEARCH FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM BINARY INSPIRAL
Castiglia, Anthony. firstname.lastname@example.org. School of Mathematical Sciences, College of Science, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Whelan, John. School of Mathematical Sciences, Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation. email@example.com.
Gravitational waves (GWs), disturbances in spacetime that propagate at the speed of light, are a prediction of Einstein's theory of general relativity. GWs are typically produced by movements of massive objects, such as inspiraling binaries. Two compact stellar remnants, such as black holes or neutron stars orbit each other and lose energy to gravitational radiation, spiraling toward one another. The Laser Interferometric Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) is an experiment designed to detect gravitational radiation. Consisting of interferometric detectors at sites in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA, LIGO aims to detect the small perturbations caused by GWs. The amplitude of gravitational radiation from a coalescing binary depends on the masses of the compact objects, the distance of the system, and geometrical factors such as the orientation of the binary's orbital plane and the direction to the binary. These factors are used to determine an effective distance of a binary source, at which an optimally located and oriented source would generate the same signal. For a given detector, a binary system with specified component masses should be detectable above noise if its effective distance is below some threshold. The section of the universe in which LIGO is sensitive to gravitational radiation from binary inspiral will be determined, and a mapping of this space will be presented. Although representations of this space as a spherical region have been previously reported, it is anticipated that a more realistic representation will be created by accounting for geometrical factors.
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Elongated Soft Palate
The soft palate refers to the soft tissue located at the back of the roof of the mouth.
In dogs with an elongated soft palate, this tissue grows too long for the head and can block the entrance of the windpipe.
An elongated soft palate is part of the Brachycephalic Syndrome and many French Bulldogs are born with this issue. It can make breathing difficult for your French Bulldog.
An elongated soft palate is just one of the manifestations of Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome (BAS)
Symptoms of Elongated Soft Palate
The issues from an elongated soft palate all relate to breathing. There’s too much tissue in their airway which is blocking airflow.
- Difficulty or noisy breathing
- Snoring & snorting
- Bluish gums
- Exercise intolerance or collapse after exercise
Luckily for your Frenchie, there’s a simple surgical procedure that can be performed to remove the tissue blocking the airways.
It only takes a few minutes to perform and does not require sutures.
This procedure can usually be performed at the same time as a neuter or spay.
What causes an Elongated Soft Palate?
- Short, flat faces (the flatter the face, the higher the risk)
What can be done about my Frenchie’s elongated soft palate?
- Lose weight
- Wear a harness rather than a collar to alleviate pressure on the airway
- Identify triggers for “episodes” of breathing issues and try to avoid them
Surgery for an Elongated Soft Palate
- The operation for fixing an elongated soft palate consists of shortening the soft palate by removing excess tissue.
- Hospitalization for 24-48 hours after the surgery.
- Removing excess tissue that is in front of the vocal cords


Water is fundamental to so many aspects of our lives: to agriculture, energy production, transportation, freshwater fisheries, recreation and industrial processes, not to mention drinking and personal use.
The forecasted impacts of climate change on water supply vary across the province from extreme rainfall events to extended periods of drought. Each end of the spectrum presents different challenges for communities from storm and wastewater management to water contamination, turbidity and salinization of groundwater in coastal areas.
Climate-related risks to drinking water are many and are often exacerbated by poor management decisions. Forestry management and water quality are also inextricably linked. As the timber supply has become more constrained, logging has moved closer to communities and into community drinking watersheds, causing painful divisions in the community and threats to drinking water.
There are a number of steps we can take, starting today, to protect our water. First, we need to conduct comprehensive watershed management planning in collaboration with communities and First Nations.
We need to include watersheds as part of a landscape-level ecosystem-based management approach to development. We also need to implement tools that we already have at our disposal but haven’t used—like the Water Sustainability Act, which provides a potentially powerful way to secure the environmental flows needed to sustain healthy and functioning rivers, lakes and watersheds.
We need to create a dedicated Watershed Security Fund that will create sustainable jobs in communities across BC in watershed restoration, monitoring, technology, training, and education.
And most fundamentally, we must recognize that access to clean water is a human right and ensure BC communities have long-term, reliable, and equitable access to clean water.
If we start taking these steps and prioritizing community resilience, we can make ourselves resilient to the inevitable changes we will experience in coming years, while also creating jobs and opportunities for British Columbians.
The BC Greens' plan for Water
Include watersheds as part of a landscape-level ecosystem-based management approach to development.
Fracking is a chemical-intensive process that has been shown to contaminate freshwater, trigger earthquakes, leak methane, and poses an unacceptable risk to human health. We are calling for a moratorium on fracking.


The Paolino Vassallo Square situated in the heart of Cospicua is named after the Maltese composer Paolino Vassallo, born on the 24th July 1856 in Cospicua. Vassallo was one of the most well-known Maltese composers and he was the first Maltese composer to turn away from the Italian influence on the Maltese music. In 1875, he left Malta to study music in Paris where he remained for 10 years. He received international recognition for his work on various occasion. In 1888 he returned to Malta to visit his parents but during his visit he met his future wife Marianna and thus decided to remain in Malta. In 1902 he was appointed as Maestro di Cappella of the Mdina Cathedral and of the Co-Cathedral of St John in Valletta. He wrote 3 operas that are: Amor Fatale, Frazir and Edith Cavell. The opera Amor Fatale was performed for the first time on the 3rd May 1898. The opera Frazir was premiered on 15th March 1905, however the opera Edith Cavell was performed for the first time on the 21st March 1927, four years after Paolino Vassallo’s death as he died on 30th January 1923. The square in Cospicua, his native city, was named after him as a tribute for his life and work. A school the Paolino Vassallo Upper Lyceum was also named after him and in 2006 he was also featured on a Maltese postage stamp.


History & Description:
The name “basil” comes from the Greek word “basilikohn” which means royal. Basil has held its royal status in other cultures as well. In India, basil was cherished as an icon of hospitality. In Italy basil was considered a symbol of love. Basil is a highly fragrant plant whose leaves are used as a seasoning herb for many different types of foods. Basil has rounded leaves that are usually pointed. Basil leaves are usually a rich green colour but some varieties feature hints of red or purple. Basil looks a little like peppermint, which is not surprising since they belong to the same plant family. There are over 60 varieties of basil and they all differ somewhat in appearance and taste. A few of the unique tastes are lemon basil, cinnamon basil, anise basil and sweet basil.
The green leaves of the basil plant are very nutritious. Basil is a good source of magnesium which promotes heart health by helping the muscles and blood vessels relax which in turn improves blood flow. Magnesium also lessens the risk of irregular heart rhythms or heart muscle spasms. Basil also provides calcium which is important for strong bones.
Choosing & Storing:
If fresh basil is available, choose it over the dried form of the herb because its flavour is far more superior. Fresh basil leaves should look vibrant and be a deep green in colour. Avoid leaves with dark spots or yellowing. Store fresh basil in the refrigerator wrapped in a damp paper towel. You can freeze basil whole or chopped in zip lock freezer bags. Rinse basil leaves well before cooking with it.
Tips for Preparing Basil:
Mix fresh chopped basil with garlic and olive oil to make a dairy-free pesto that can be enjoyed with pasta, on top of salmon or brushcetta. Add basil to salads, soups and sauces. Bake basil into breads and buns or use as toppings on pizzas.


The kitchen garden next to the Richardson (Parsonage) House illustrates the more scientific approach to gardening that some prosperous farmers and well-educated professionals practiced.
The garden’s layout is based upon a plan laid out in Thomas Bridgeman’s 1839 The Young Gardener’s Assistant. Bridgeman describes permanently raised beds, enriched with composted manures and household wastes. The beds were planted strategically with annual and biennial crops rotating around beds of perennial vegetables to help prevent issues with insects, disease, and exhausting the soil.
Here, we also show how some early 19th-century New Englanders experimented with progressive garden structures to assist plant growth. A wooden frame with a glass cover made of window sashing extends the growing season. Set over a mound of fresh horse manure, the fermentation and decomposition of the manure provides bottom heat while the wood and glass frame provides shelter for tender, young plants. In the early spring, the hot bed is used to force early crops and to start tomatoes and pepper. In the autumn, it is used as a cold frame to extend the season for salad greens.
The fenced dooryard garden follows a common pattern of beds and borders. Hardy perennials and biennials are the mainstay of this garden. Crocus, primula, tulips, and forget-me-nots are the first to appear in the spring. Old fashioned shrub roses perfume the garden in June. The delicate pink flowers of ragged robin appear in late spring, giving way to the bright yellow Sundrops, pink mallows, and scarlet beebalm with the coming of summer. Biennials such as dame’s rocket, foxglove, Canterbury bells, and sweet William self-sow easily but must be guarded through their first year. The care will be rewarded with bloom in their second season.


Equality and Diversity in the classroom
A brief explanation of the difference between equality and diversity and how both can be applied in the classroom.
What is the difference between equality and diversity, and how can both be promoted in the classroom?
While these two terms are frequently seen together, it is important to recognise that there are meaningful differences between the concepts of Equality and Diversity. Equality, according to the Equality Act (2010), means that equal opportunities should be available for all, and the Act renders it illegal to discriminate against someone on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation. Diversity, however, means recognising and celebrating our individual differences – a teacher’s role is to ‘act in a manner which recognises diversity as an asset’ (IfL 2008, cited in Peart, 2014). In a modern classroom, it is vital that both values are upheld. To maintain equality, a teacher must ensure that all learners are able to access the learning they need, and should be able to recognise and address barriers to that learning wherever possible. Embedding diversity means recognising different cultures and backgrounds, and ensuring that all communications in the learning environment are representative of the diversity found within it. Key ways to promote both equality and diversity include: adjusting resources so that tasks are accessible for all, utilising a range of teaching methods to cater to different learning styles, ensuring that language used in the learning environment is appropriate and non-discriminatory and ensuring that assessments do not discriminate against any learners.
Equality Act 2010 (c.1). London: HMSO.
Peart, S. (2014). Equality and Diversity in Further Education. Northwich: Critical Publishing.


- Gordon Dumoulin
Old streets in China... three ancient towns...
周庄 Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu province
周庄 Zhouzhuang is an ancient water town in #Jiangsu province. Known since the Spring and Autumn period (770 BC-476 BC) as Zhenfengli. When the town was donated to Quanfu Temple by devout Buddhist Zhou Digong in 1086 during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Zhouzhuang got its present name. Besides its canals, Zhouzhuang is also known for its local food Wansan pork hock, named after Shen Wansan, the richest man during the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty (14th century) in the region.
里坑 Likeng, Jiangxi province
里坑 Likeng in Wuyuan County in #Jiangxi province was built in 1010 during the Northern Song Dynasty and is populated by people with the surname Li. During the Song and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911), Likeng was a dwelling place with Hui architecture for scholars, governmental officials and wealthy business people making the village a known civilization spot in Chinese history. Likeng is also known for its steamed carp.
黄姚 Huangyao, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
黄姚 Huangyao is an old town in #Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region surrounded by karst peaks and streams. It is believed that settlement of Huangyao began during the Song dynasty in the Kaibao era (968 – 977) of Emperor Taizu. The town flourished during the reigns of Wanli Emperor (1572 – 1620) of the Ming dynasty and Qianlong Emperor (1735 – 1796) in the Qing dynasty. Traditional Huangyao foods are tofu and wild mushroom dishes.
Domestic and rural tourism has been flourishing in China, especially since the #COVID19 pandemic with renovation and reconstruction works in ancient towns and sites all over China as well as extensive conservation or natural environments.
pictures source : amigosdechina IG


- Juanita Weaver-Reiss
How to get more activity?
Guidelines for moving
The American Diabetes Association has developed some specific guidelines for persons with diabetes.This is to reducing sedentary activity for people with diabetes with doing three minutes for every 30 minutes.
Reducing sitting time
One specific part of these recommendations is to reduce the overall time that a person spends in what is called sedentary activities. Sedentary activity is when a person is awake that involves prolonged sitting. Activities that are sedentary are when a person sits at a desk, is sitting in a meeting, or watching TV.
How to move more - the 3 minutes for every 30 minutes of sitting
Choices of activities to do Activities to do for 3 minutes could be:
Leg lifts or extensions
Overhead arm stretches
Desk chair swivels
Walking in place
Why do the 3 for every 30 minutes?
Moving, even 3 minutes for every 30 minutes of sitting or being sedentary has been found to help with blood glucose control.
It exercises the large muscles in the body - your legs. This helps to decrease insulin resistance.
So try out these guidelines to see how it helps with your blood glucose numbers.
Wishing you great health
This information is from Diabetes Care Journal November 2016 d
#3for30 #movingmore #howtoreduceglucosenumbers #newguidelinesfromtheAvmericanDiabetesAssocia


MAJOLICA GLAZING: The name is thought to come from the medieval Italian word for Majorca island. An alternative explanation of the name is that it comes from the Spanish term obra de Malaga, denoting ‘’imported wares from Malaga’’, or obra de melenqua, the Spanish name for lustre. Majolica stains are made with frits and/or Gerstley borate, which are fluxes and glass formers. Majolica process involved completely coating terra cotta clay, or red-ware in an opaque white glaze, then painting on top of that unfired glaze with decorative stains and oxides. They allow the stain pastes to melt into the white base maj olica glaze they are layered on top of and add to an overall and consistent glossy finish.
WHITE FAYENCE CLAY: Mostly, we use the White Clay fayence which is an earthware clay with plasticity, suitable hand building.
NERIAGE TECHNIQUE: Neriage comes from the word Neriageru which means to polish up. The term Neriage is used among Japanese teachers for describing the dynamic and collaborative nature of a whole-class discussion in the lesson. Neriage is done by laminating different colored clays together and throwing them on a wheel to develop a swirling blend of the clays. Objects made this way can be left with the swirl pattern, or altered by various forms of cutting the surface.
STONEWARE CLAY: Beige clay with spots. Stoneware is dense pottery fired at high temperatures. It is made from clay, but is more durable than other kinds of pottery and earthenware.
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Ebola Medication – Possible, but Disputed
According to the World Health Organization, WHO for short, the current Ebola virus epidemic has already claimed the lives of over 2000 people in Africa; the disease has a fatality rate of about 80 percent. An experimental medication already exists that only the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology in Aachen could manufacture in all of Europe. However the medication is disputed and has not been officially approved.
Thus, should this medication be used in the current emergency, as Professor Fischer demands, even before it is approved, administered with the chance to save lives, or must we adhere to the official approval with tests and a clearance?
The Ebola virus illustrates a big medical-ethical problem, which will be discussed with experts and attendees at the upcoming "Uni at City Hall" event, scheduled to take place on October 30, 2014. Panelists are RWTH professors Rainer Fischer of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Dominik Groß of the Department of the History and Ethics of Medicine; WDR Bettina Staubitz will moderate the discussion, with opportunities for questions from the audience.
The event will commence at 7.30pm at Coronation Hall ("Krönungssaal"), Aachen City Hall, Markt; entrance is free of charge. Registration is not required.


Can you trace an anonymous number
Understanding Anonymous Numbers
An anonymous number is a phone number that is not associated with a known or identifiable individual. Anonymous numbers may be used for a variety of reasons, including to protect privacy or to avoid being identified by law enforcement or other authorities. While it is possible to trace some anonymous numbers, it can be difficult to identify the owner of the number without additional information.
Tracing Anonymous Numbers
Tracing an anonymous number typically involves using reverse phone lookup services, which can provide information about the owner of the number, including their name, address, and other contact information. However, not all reverse phone lookup services are able to identify anonymous numbers, and some may charge a fee for access to their database. Additionally, some anonymous numbers may be associated with fraudulent or illegal activity, making it difficult or impossible to identify the owner of the number.
The Importance of Reporting
If you receive a call or message from an anonymous number that you believe may be associated with fraudulent or illegal activity, it is important to report the number to the appropriate authorities. In many cases, law enforcement agencies have access to resources and tools that can help to identify the owner of the number and to take action to prevent further fraudulent or illegal activity. By reporting anonymous numbers, you can help to protect yourself and others from potential harm.


In this course, the student will begin their foreign language study through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities based on pedagogically proven methods of foreign language instruction. In the first semester, topics include greetings, likes and dislikes, and school vocabulary. In the second semester, the topics include food, family, shopping, the house, and sports.
Throughout the course, students learn to express themselves using an ever-increasing vocabulary, verbs, articles and adjectives. Grammar is introduced and practiced in innovative and interesting ways with a variety of learning styles in mind. Culture is sprinkled throughout the course to help the learner better understand and appreciate the culture, people, geographical locations and histories of the Spanish-speaking world.
This course is aligned to the national Foreign Language standards.
- Listening – Students will understand the main idea and supporting details of spoken language that incorporates familiar vocabulary and structures and respond appropriately.
- Reading – Students will understand selected written materials on various topics.
- Speaking – Students will apply knowledge of Spanish pronunciation and intonation patterns in various situations.
- Writing – Students will respond to statements or questions in Spanish; write compositions and conversations on selected topics, which incorporate description, detail and accurate grammatical structures.
- Culture – Students will explain how aspects of the Spanish-speaking culture differ from their own and discuss the influence of the Spanish-speaking culture in the global community.
This is an NCAA-Certified Class
eAchieve Academy is an official NCAA-approved online instruction provider and this online Spanish 1 class meets the NCAA core course requirements. To see the full list of NCAA-approved online high school courses offered by eAchieve Academy, visit the NCAA Eligibility Center (use school code #502388).
Using Spanish In You Career
Spanish is the second most popular language in the nation, after English. Nearly 80% of job recruiters named Spanish as the most in-demand foreign language employers are looking for in new hires.
Speaking Spanish is a great way to make your application stand out when pursuing a career in any number of fields, including medicine, business and criminal justice. Whether you dream of being a detective, doctor, FBI agent or politician, Spanish can help you get more out of your work.


Contract Farming : Constraints and Limitations
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Agriculture is main source of livelihood of the rural population and source of economy of Uttarakhand state. The state has the advantage of producing different off-season vegetables, supply of different kinds of temperate fruits and forest based products. Therefore, to develop the agriculture and to help the farming community, Uttarakhand government has given license to different corporate houses for establishing the agro processing unit and procuring raw materials through contract farming. Presently many companies are involved in contract farming for procuring their raw materials. But contract farmers are facing a lot of constraints while, adopting contract farming. The present study was conducted in two districts of districts of Uttarakhand. i.e. Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital. A total of 150 contract farmers were interviewed from five contract crops viz. Basmati rice, Organic Basmati, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Floriculture and Sugarcane. The findings indicated that contract farmers of Uttarakhand faced constraints like small land holding, involvement of greater risk, lack of input available, lack credit,, lack of technical know-how, lack of storage and transportation facility, Lack of crop insurance, lack of printed material, lack of contact person and lack of law to protect farmers.
How to Cite
The manuscripts once accepted and published in the Indian Journal of Extension Education will automatically become the property of the Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi. The Chief Editor on behalf of the Indian Journal of Extension Education holds the copyright.


|Object NGC 5311 is located exactly in the center of the picture.
|NGC 5311 - galaxy in the constellation Canum Venaticorum|
Type: S0-a - lenticular galaxy
The angular dimensions: 2.60'x2.3'
magnitude: V=12.3m; B=13.2m
The surface brightness: 14.0 mag/arcmin2
Coordinates for epoch J2000: Ra= 13h48m55.8s; Dec= 39°59'11"
redshift (z): 0.009000
The distance from the Sun to NGC 5311: based on the amount of redshift (z) - 38.0 Mpc;
Other names of the object NGC 5311 : PGC 49011, UGC 8735, MCG 7-28-72, CGCG 218-52, IRAS 13467+4014
Nearby objects: NGC 5309
, NGC 5310
, NGC 5312
, NGC 5313
The full catalog NGC / IC
In this version of the NGC catalog used by NASA imagery, ngcicproject.org and other sources.
The pictures in the places of their original placement referred to as free of licensing restrictions.
In case of doubt, please the authors: let me know and they will be removed.


English – Tuesday 14th July 2020
Welcome back to your last Tuesday in Year 3! For today’s activity I would like you to imagine you are a travel agent and trying to sell a holiday to any destination of your choice. It could be in England or abroad. It could even be a made up location! Then, I would like you to create a travel advert for this holiday destination, you need to try and encourage people to book their holidays with you and make your advert stand out. You can present your advert in any way that you like including a poster or a video. Try to include the following features:
Maths - Tuesday 14th July 2020
Now you have explored 3-D shapes I would like you to spend some time adding information about them to your geometry dictionary. This task can be done today and tomorrow. Explore the definitions if you need to in the online maths dictionary but try to write the definition in your own words. Drawing diagrams is difficult of 3-D shapes so you do not have to do this unless you want to have a go. Alternatively, you could take pictures of 3-D shapes to add to your dictionary.
Try adding the terms:
Square based pyramid


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The world of technology has advanced beyond measure since the original EU Data Protection 95/46/EC came into force way back in 1995. Back then in the land before smartphones, the ‘cloud’ was just something that blocked out the sun.
As individuals, we have a nature to consume resources at an alarming rate. For ICT equipment, not only has there been a predisposition to demand the latest and greatest technology, but there have also been refresh catalysts driven by the manufacturers, resellers and software developers. This has created a “use and lose” approach to hardware. Within the wider world of ICT, the perception is that once infrastructure has finished its life, then it is simply waste and those who remove it are the “ICT Dustmen”. However, a failure to understand that disposal includes three assets – data, software as well as hardware – leads to poor policy, poor operational process and most of all, to uncontrolled risk taking.
This insight Guide from Computer Disposal Limited (CDL) gives valuable insight into how to ensure you dispose of ICT equipment in a compliant, safe and sustainable way.
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Lesson 9 Multiplication Game Day
Let’s play multiplication games.
Warm-up Number Talk: Multiplying Large Factors
Find the value of each expression mentally.
Activity 1 Introduce Rectangle Rumble and How Close?
Directions for Rectangle Rumble:
Choose a color for your rectangles different from your partner.
Spin each spinner.
Shade in a rectangular area to represent the product of the two numbers.
Take turns until the grid can’t fit any more rectangles.
Add up your total area. The partner with the greatest total square units wins.
Directions for How Close?:
Take 4 cards.
Choose 2–3 cards to multiply.
Write an equation to show the product of the numbers you chose.
Your score for each round is the difference between your product and 100.
Take new cards so that you have 4 cards to start the next round.
At the end of the game, add your scores from each round. The player with the lowest score wins.
Activity 2 Choice Time: Multiplication Games
Choose a center to practice multiplying within 100.
Compare, Multiply within 100: Decide which expression has the greatest value.
How Close? Multiply to 100: Choose 2–3 numbers to multiply to get a product closest to 100.
Rectangle Rumble, Factors 1–10: Multiply numbers to create rectangular areas to fill a grid with the most squares.


The human body’s ability to heal is incredible. From the initial inflammatory response to the growth of new, healthy tissue over time, the body works hard to take care of itself in the face of a wound.
The healing process becomes even more impressive with the assistance of red-light therapy. By targeting the mitochondria and increasing cellular energy, red-light therapy can combat chronic inflammation, poor circulation, and other obstacles that can hinder the healing process. Explore how red-light therapy can help heal injuries and wounds with this brief guide.
Reducing Oxidative Stress
Oxidative stress stems from an imbalance of oxygen reactive species in cells and tissues. This phenomenon prevents cells from functioning properly and slows the healing process. Moderating the body’s inflammatory response after suffering a wound helps reduce oxidative stress.
Acute inflammation is an essential part of the healing process, but if it continues, it turns into chronic inflammation. This is what can cause oxidative stress and impair the body’s ability to heal. Red-light therapy reduces chronic inflammation, so that the body can benefit from its natural healing response without suffering the effects of oxidative stress.
Restoring Tissue with Increased Collagen Production
The body needs collagen to form skin, connective tissue, cartilage, and bones. As such, collagen is an essential part of the healing process. Red-light therapy targets the cells and stimulates the production of fibroblasts, which create connective fibers and collagen.
In addition to boosting collagen levels, red-light therapy helps normalize the production of collagen. The resulting healthy collagen production allows for normalized latticework as the body forms scar tissue. This minimizes the formation and appearance of lasting scars.
Improve Blood and Lymph Circulation
The body needs good circulation to heal properly. Efficient blood and lymph circulation helps new micro-capillaries to form at the site of the wound. Studies show that circulation improves after a red-light therapy session. Red-light therapy helps heal injuries and wounds through improved circulation, which delivers more oxygen, nutrients, and white blood cells to the wound site.
Accelerate healing and reduce scar tissue with routine red-light therapy sessions. Visit Prism Light Pod today to learn more about our photobiomodulation beds and discover the benefits of incorporating red-light therapy services in your facility.


Iraq in the 70’s was actually the United States’ (and Canada’s) friend, in addition to having a highly cultural and educated populace. How did we fast forward to a situation where Iraq has become the arch enemy of the United States, and one of the poorer nations in the world?
Grade 11 students pondered these and other questions with George Somerwill, the former UN Head of Communications of the Humanitarian program called ‘Oil-For-Food’ or OFFP.
Students discussed why economic sanctions were chosen as an instrument of change in Iraq when such measures caused hardship in the form of hunger and untreated illness. One student asked if it had been difficult to work as a UN staff member within such controversial conditions.
“Walking a Tight Rope in Iraq” was the title of the case study examined at Burnaby South Secondary. Three classes were able to take advantage of the opportunity to hear first-hand what really happened as a precursor to the most recent news about Iraq.
Thank you to all of the teachers and students who participated and made such a great audience. You could hear a pin drop in the venue and Mr. Somerwill’s captivating and articulate behind the scenes report is surely one of the reasons for this.


ST. LOUIS, Mo. – This summer’s flooding was a stark reminder of the power of water. Now, researchers at Washington University want to see how that power may reshape underwater landscapes in a future impacted by climate change.
One of the lead researchers is Geomorphologist, Claire Masteller, who studies the effects of extreme weather and climate on landscapes, both above and below the water. This new study will look at the potential effects of future floods on the all-important interface between the river water and the riverbed.
“What we think is that in response to these big floods, all the structure that’s been built on the riverbed is going to get broken up and disconnected, which is going to make the rivers a lot more susceptible to erosion,” says Masteller.
More erosion could impact everything from vegetation to aquatic habitats and even our drinking water.
Masteller and her team want to look at many different types of floods hitting many different types of river systems. But to travel to observe these rivers in person would be time-consuming, dangerous, and expensive. Instead, they’ve built a river model in their laboratory, that will allow them to recreate a variety of floods and river types with the flip of a switch.
“We’re able to measure everything about our river system before the flood happens, during the flood, and the aftermath of the flood. And we can do that through a number of different lines of inquiry including looking very closely at the riverbed topography and measuring how much erosion happens in response to these flood events,” said Masteller.
All from the comfort and convenience of the laboratory at Washington University.
The study is expected to last at least three years and has been funded by the National Science Foundation.


eHealth is an electronic health care system that will work with a wide range of medical services. This system will help:
- Patients to receive quality medical services;
- Doctors to provide quality medical services;
- The state to manage healthcare public funds more efficiently.
eHealth is a rather complex and large-scale project that will be implemented over several years and in several stages:
- Firstly, the workflow concerning family physicians/primary care doctors, general practitioners and pediatricians will be updated. The electronic system will allow patients to choose their doctors using declarations, who, in turn, will register these declarations in eHealth. At this stage, the state already receives more data and control, since the doctor will be paid for each patient, according to the information in the system.
- Subsequently, the replacement of paper documents (like medical notes and prescriptions) will take place. All patient’s medical information will be stored in the system in electronic form, which the patient and his doctors will have access to. Medical notes will no longer be lost, prescriptions will not be forged, and doctors will have the opportunity to see a general picture of the patient’s health.
- Public authorities will have access to statistical data and analytical tools. This way, there will be an understanding of how to provide better quality health services, where and how to spend public money with maximum benefit, and how to prevent misuse.
The eHealth system will consist of a central component (CDB), responsible for centralized data storage and information processing, and medical information systems (MIS) that will provide user registration, automatic placement, reception and transmission of information and documentation for the provision of health services. The central component will be managed by the state and medical facilities will be connected to it via any trusted medical information system.
To volunteer or get more information about this project, go to the official eHealth portal.


MeshMixer can signal every error inside the 3D model.
Click on Analysis > Inspector.
Sometimes, you create a good looking 3D model, but then, it turns out it has some mistakes, that’s why it’s impossible to print.
No, let’s see 3 essential rules, kind of 3D modeling must-knows:
The model must be free of holes. The inner and outer parts must be detached. A hole can be a bonding element, that’s why the software will signal it as an error.
The inner part of our model must be one and only surface. No lines nor facet can be inside it.
Facets have on one side the inner part and, on the other side, the outer one.
A facet with 2 inner sides just doesn’t exist.
The can be only one inside (the pink part) and one outside (the gray one).
Let’s see the following simple example:
As you can see, there’s a hole in the 3D model. The blue mark signals the error. We can repair it by clicking on Auto Repair All.
The hole will be closed thanks to a simple triangulation, linking together all the open marks.
3D Printing model must have a non-connected inner and outer part.
However, Auto Repair All does not always work. If your model is severely compromised, you’ll need a new mesh computation. We’ll see it in the future.


Glycoconjugates comprise a variety of structures, include glycoproteins and glycolipids and are found on the surfaces of animal and plant cells, as well as on the surface of microorganisms. Determination of the structure and the distribution of glycoconjugates on cell surfaces are important for the understanding their biological function. Lectins are useful to investigate protein-carbohydrate interactions, because they have specificity for defined carbohydrate structure. They have been implicated in cell-to-cell recognition and signaling, blood group typing, in immune recognition process, and various other biological processes, such as viral, bacterial, mycoplasmal and parasitic infections, fertilization, cancer metastasis, growth and differentiation. Once thought to be confined to plant seeds, lectins are now recognized as ubiquitous in virtually all living systems, ranging from viruses and bacteria to animals. Plant lectins provide a rich source of carbohydrate- recognizing protein reagents for glycobiologists and biotechnologists. Biotechnology offers the therapeutic use of lectin against certain life threatening diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus and cancer. This review presents a comprehensive summary of research efforts that focus on the actual and potential uses and advantages of using lectins to target glycoproteins and also glycoproteins to target lectins.
Keywords: Lectins, cancer, glycoconjugates, specificity, selectins, toxicity


116 Helping Family Members with Maladaptive Communication Procreation is no longer considered an essential family function. However, when there are children, socialization remains an important function, even though some of this responsibility has been taken over by social institutions like schools and day care. 3. Family Forms and Associated Stressors While the nuclear family has been seen as the ideal, it faces pressures associ- ated with two working parents, long commutes, risk of unemployment, and indebtedness. Single-parent families often experience stress as a result of role overload, negative stereotypes, and gender-based expectations. Single-parent families headed by women also are at greater risk of being poor. Blended families or stepfamilies often struggle with the stress associated with merging two different families with two different set of norms and creating new social and normative structures. Negative stereotypes are likely to create stress for families without children and those that include members of the LGBTQ community. Extended families may provide members with multiple sources of support, but they also may experience stress associated with overcrowding and lack of clarity regarding roles and responsibilities. 4. Family Structure Salvador Minuchin examined family structure and how this influences a fami- ly’s ability to perform its various functions. There are three units of analysis: the family as a whole and how it relates to the wider social environment, individual members of the family and how each relates to every other member in the family system, and how different subsystems in the family—defined by their function—relate to other systems in the family and meet their responsibilities. Boundaries define these relationships and may be permeable, rigid, diffuse, or somewhere in between. The more boundaries deviate from permeable— which allows both individuation and connectedness among members, between the family as a whole and the wider environment, and between subsystems— the more at risk they are of experiencing stress. Five subsystems are important for family functioning. The family as a whole is the most basic system and meets the basic functions previously outlined. The partner system meets the needs for affiliation and intimacy of adults in a family, performing an expressive function. The executive system often includes the same members, but its function is quite different: this subsystem is task oriented and responsible for the instrumental functions within a family. In families with children, two other systems come into play. The members of the
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Natural Convection: A Case of Simple Harmonics
Natural convection has been an area of intense research since it was discovered over 100 years ago. However, a phenomenological explanation for the onset of natural convection is still not available. The role of surface roughness in various thermal hydraulic phenomena is widely accepted; however, the scale of roughness is missing from Rayleigh number (Ra) which is commonly used to predict the onset of natural convection. Using the mass-spring analogy, an analytical derivation is presented to accurately characterize the thermal system and the interplay of gravity, viscosity and scale of roughness responsible for the onset of natural convection. The necessary conditions for the onset of natural convection are given in terms of a new dimensionless number βgΔTεH2 / α2 which captures the effect of surface roughness. Using the mass-springs analogy, the natural frequency of the convection system is shown to depend on thermal and kinematic property of the fluid and the scale of roughness. These results are applicable to many natural system and engineering designs.
S. Usman, "Natural Convection: A Case of Simple Harmonics," Proceedings of the 2017 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (2017, Shanghai, China), vol. 6, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jul 2017.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE25-67500
2017 25th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE25 (2017: July 2-6, Shanghai, China)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Keywords and Phrases
Gravitation; Nuclear engineering; Surface roughness; Convection systems; Dimensionless number; Engineering design; Kinematic properties; Natural systems; Rayleigh number; Thermal systems; Thermal-hydraulic phenomena; Natural convection
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Seed preservation is vital for a sustainable food system
“Our seeds are more than just food for us. Yes, they are nutrition. But they’re also… spirituality,” says Electa Hare-RedCorn, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a Yankton descendant. “Each seed has a story and each seed has a prayer.”
With a background in social work, Hare-RedCorn was brought on to the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project in 2012 as a seed-keeper, to carry the conversation forward with youth and families. The project, she says, has become a movement.
“Being tied to the seed work has helped me see that traditional ecological knowledge — the understanding of our connection to the soil, seeds and our culture — it’s all intrinsically tied together,” Hare-RedCorn says. “Even if policy has definitely tried to strip that away, we still have a unique relationship with the seeds and what they mean to us.”
Hare-RedCorn fondly recalled when one particular intern joined the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project in 2016. Hare-RedCorn explained to her that everybody is a part of agriculture and the food system in some way — we consume food; we grow food; we wear clothing from fibers; we prepare food for others. And then she asked the incoming intern: “How, at this moment, are you part of this?” to which the intern replied, “Well, I eat.”
“Even if policy has definitely tried to strip that away, we still have a unique relationship with the seeds and what they mean to us.”


What is a Scientific Argument?
When we think of the word “argument,” we often envision a disagreement between two or more parties. In writing, the “argument” refers more exclusively to the case you are building and for which you have supporting information to strengthen that case. In the scientific research article, you will be constructing an argument about the legitimacy, value, and reliability of the research you have conducted. The more robust your supporting data and more well-crafted and better reasoned the interpretations of your results are, the more you will convince your audience of the acceptability of your argument.
What is a scientific argument in the context of scholarly writing?
- a claim backed up (warranted) by evidence
- not a heated disagreement
The concept of the argument can be applied to any part of the empirical research write-up, from the entire article or thesis or dissertation down to each individual sentence (Cargill & O’Connor, 2009). For this reason, it is important that research writers are intentional about what argument they want to make (or what they aim to convince their audience of) before they begin writing; this will shape not only each sentence, but also the text as a whole.
- Cargill, M. & O'Connor, P. (2009). Writing scientific research articles: Strategies and steps. Wiley-Blackwell. ↵


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North Mole Light
The North Mole Lighthouse is one of a pair of "twin" lighthouses found at the entrance to Fremantle Harbour in Western Australia.
Standing pronounced and proud on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago is Navy Pier. Originally known as the “Municipal Pier”, it was built by architect Charles Sumner Frost in 1916. Measuring in at a 3,300-foot-long pier it offers ample room for the iconic ferris wheel and the other amenities now offered in this unique recreational space.
Since opening, the pier has long held ties to the U.S. armed forces, specifically the U.S. Navy. In the summer of 1918, it was used as a jail for draft dodgers who evaded enlistment during World War I. It was in 1927, that it was renamed Navy Pier to honor naval veterans who served in the War.
The pier eventually became a training center for the U.S. Navy during World War II with nearly 10,000 people working, training and living there. The pier contained a 2,500-seat theater, gym, 12-chair barber shop, tailor, cobbler shops, soda fountain and a vast kitchen and hospital.
By 1946, the University of Illinois at Chicago began holding classes at the pier until maximum capacity was exceeded two decades later and classes were relocated to Circle Campus. With the University gone and the U.S. Navy no longer using the pier, Navy Pier became underutilized and eventually fell into disrepair.
It wasn’t until 1995 that the pier was redesigned and reintroduced as a mixed-use venue providing space for retail, dining, entertainment, and cultural events.
Today, the Navy Pier encompasses more than fifty acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities. Drawing nearly two million visitors annually, it is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwest and is Chicago’s number one tourist attraction.
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Mass Yellow Fever Vaccination Under Way in Brazil, Nigeria
Two of the largest mass vaccination campaigns against yellow fever ever seen in the world have begun in Nigeria and Brazil. Both campaigns, which are supported by the World Health Organization, aim to prevent the spread of the disease.
Nigeria plans to vaccinate more than 25 million people throughout the coming year, making this the largest yellow fever campaign in the country’s history. In preparation, the World Health Organization has trained thousands of health care workers on how to administer the vaccine.
The WHO says nearly 3,000 vaccination teams are being deployed across the states of Kogi, Kwara, Zamfara and Borno. In the case of Borno State, it says the campaign will focus on camps for internally displaced people and host communities.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic says the goal of the campaign is to reduce yellow fever transmission by achieving 90 percent coverage in those states.
“It is a part of an initiative to eliminate yellow fever epidemics,” he said. “As you know, we cannot … eradicate the yellow fever virus because it is being transmitted by mosquitoes. But, with the effective vaccine that exists for a number of years now, it can be prevented. So, mass vaccination is the best way to prevent outbreaks of yellow fever.”
The WHO reports the mass immunization campaign launched in Brazil will deliver so-called fractional doses of yellow fever to nearly 24 million people in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Fractional dosing is a way of extending vaccine supplies so more people are protected from the spread of the disease.
A full dose of vaccine provides life-long protection against yellow fever. One-fifth of the regular dose confers immunity against the disease for at least 12 months and possibly longer. That is considered an effective short-term strategy in places where the vaccine is in short supply.


That Cloth Mask for Smoggy Days? A Paper One Works Better.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Across Asia, hundreds of millions of motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians wear face masks to protect themselves against air pollution. The masks come in many sizes and colors: Car-exhaust black is the most common, but Hello Kitty pink, Nike swooshes and Burberry tan plaid have been spotted. What has been lacking, until now, is data on whether they actually work.
The consequences are serious. Air pollution is rapidly increasing in Asian cities; it contributes to many deaths from lung disease, and studies have shown that heavy smog quickly erodes lung function.
Environmental health scientists from the University of Massachusetts, above, recently began testing masks they bought in street markets in Kathmandu, Nepal. Using a Styrofoam head, they found that the type of mask that is by far the most popular — inexpensive, washable cloth rectangles held in place by ear loops — provided little protection against the smallest particles, of less than 2.5 micrometers, that penetrate deepest into the lungs.
They were “better than nothing,” said Kabindra M. Shakya, an author of the study, which appeared in The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. But “wearers who stand next to a diesel truck and think they’re protected” were clearly at risk, said Richard E. Peltier, the lead author.
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His daughter Elizabeth confirmed his death, at a care facility. The cause was complications of dementia.
A black lawyer in the corridors of power, Mr. Wilkins was an assistant United States attorney general, ran domestic programs for the Ford Foundation, wrote editorials for The Washington Post and The New York Times, taught history at George Mason University for nearly 20 years and was close to leading lights of literature, music, politics, journalism and civil rights. Roy Wilkins, who led the N.A.A.C.P. from 1955 to 1977, was his uncle.
Roger Wilkins’s early mentor was Thurgood Marshall, the renowned civil rights lawyer who became the Supreme Court’s first black associate justice. And he organized Nelson Mandela’s triumphant eight-city visit to the United States in 1990 as millions turned out to see that living symbol of resistance to apartheid after his release from 27 years in prison in South Africa.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield Storey.
Its mission in the 21st century is “to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.” Their national initiatives included political lobbying, publicity efforts, and litigation strategies developed by their legal team. The group enlarged its mission in the late 20th century by considering issues such as police misconduct, the status of black foreign refugees, and questions of economic development. Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term colored people, referring to people of some African ancestry.
The NAACP bestows annual awards to people of color in two categories: Image Awards are for achievement in the arts and entertainment, and Spingarn Medals are for outstanding achievement of any kind. Its headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland. (Wikipedia).
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Research: Geology and Geophysics
The surface of the Earth evolves constantly through changing feedback mechanisms between the hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. During the Earth's evolution, movement of tectonic plates, creation of mountain ranges, creation of depositional basins, fluctuations in sea level, and changing climate facilitated the evolution of life and biodiversity. These forcing mechanisms also contributed to the deposition of geological material ultimately responsible for the origin of resources such as oil and gas, and storage of water in subsurface reservoirs. Today, an ongoing need for fossil energy as well as an increasing demand for surface and groundwater resources raise questions and concerns about the sustainability of our environment. These can only be addressed through better understanding of the evolution of landscapes and life during Earth's history.
Our Geology and Geophysics research focuses on topics that include:
- Evolution of marine life during periods of environmental crisis and changing seawater chemistry to define potential scenarios for the future of modern marine ecosystems.
- The exploration for conventional and unconventional natural resources using integrated geophysical and field techniques.
- The structural and tectonic evolution of Texas and its impact on natural systems.
- The use of geophysical methods to investigate and understand both natural and cultural resources, including groundwater, geologic hazards, snow and ice in the cryosphere, and evidence of past human habitation.
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The overall conception of human resource planning is ascertaining the development effort in addition to strategies to shift ahead and crafting decisions regarding what must be performed to achieve the mission. Human resource planning is taken as one of the developing issues of educational research. Organizations regard and rely on its human resource as their key competency because it plays vital role towards improved organizational performance. The effectiveness and efficiency of the workplace relies on human resource planning (HRP). Effectiveness according to Omoankhanlen (2013) refers to the extent to which the establishment is successful in attaining plan, task, and imagination. Effectiveness denotes how comfortably the workplace manages its assets (economic, social, physical, statistics). The study first studies the texts involving human resource planning then it centres upon its effect upon organizational performance. Further, the study examines whether there happens a link among effective and successful planning along with organisational performance that influence employees’ performance in an organization.
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Shoeb Ahmad. Human Resource Planning: Effective Performance. Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2019; 10(4): 1120-1124. doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2019.00184.0
Shoeb Ahmad. Human Resource Planning: Effective Performance. Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2019; 10(4): 1120-1124. doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2019.00184.0 Available on: https://www.rjhssonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2019-10-4-27


Business & Professional Services
Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
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A Quick Overview of Freemasonry, Jewelry
You may have a Masonic Temple in your town that hosts events. Have you ever been curious about the organization behind the title “Masonic?” It’s tied to the Freemasons, a fraternal organization with a long, rich tradition of service and companionship. Here is a quick look at its history and core tenets.
Modern Freemasonry started in 1717 in England with the building of the Grand Lodge. The roots of members holding a freemasons ring, however, trace all the way back to the middle ages, growing out of stone masonry guilds.
Moral Code and Social Responsibility
The Freemasons are a fraternal organization, meaning that it is a “brotherhood” made up entirely of men. Members are expected to hold themselves and others to a high moral and ethical standard. A core tenet is not being offensive or defensive in meetings, bringing little of the conflict of the outside world into the Masonic walls. This allows members to focus on camaraderie and social work. Performing charitable acts and supporting their community is also critical to the Freemason’s mission.
Opposition to Specific Religious and Political Affiliations
A common misconception is that the Freemasons are affiliated with a specific religion, or that they are a religion in and of themselves. Really, Masons are expected to be religious, believing and serving God, but they avoid endorsement of any specific religion to promote their belief in inclusivity. Their political actions follow the same model. While they perform social work for the good of the community, they generally avoid more controversial political issues and are not affiliated with any major party in the United States.
While there is a system of rank and seniority within the organization, in keeping with their commitment to inclusivity, the Freemasons hold a core belief that a man’s social standing is irrelevant to his worth. They gladly accept members from all walks of life, regardless of wealth or occupation.


Blog Action Day: The server power double whammy
Servers are getting faster and faster, consuming more and more power, producing more and more heat. Removing heat from the data centre uses even more power.
According to a November 2006 Gartner report, over 60% of total data centre power consumption is spent cooling the data centre environment.
Making the cooling system less power hungry would be the best bet. Unfortunately, significantly lowering the power consumption of air-conditioning units is very difficult.
The alternative is to avoid the problem in the first place. If your servers don’t generate as much heat, then your air-con units won’t have to work so hard.
How can you help reduce the heat generated from your servers?
- “Low” power servers/blades are available from a number of manufacturers;
- Virtualization can help reduce server count and help optimise the remaining ones;
- Improve your server power management so that unused servers go into power save mode, consuming less power, and consequently requiring less cooling;
- Carefully control the temperature of your data centre, if the temperature is too high you can damage your equipment, conversely, if the temperature is too low, you are wasting power.
Data centre vendors are at the beginning of taking power consumption seriously. You, the data centre professional, are in the driving seat. If you buy equipment that consumes less power, then vendors will have a great reason to continue innovating. If sales are lacklustre, then vendors will hang back.
Over to you…


Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Flindersia brassii T.G.Hartley & B.Hyland
Hartley, T.G. & Hyland, B.P.M. (1975) Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 56: 243. Type: Queensland. Cook District: Cape York Peninsula, Upper Claudie River, Iron Range, Hyland .. 2770; holo: CANB; iso: QRS).
Claudie River Scented Maple; Maple, Hard Scented; Maple, Claudie River Scented; Hard Scented Maple
Wood with an odour like that of Scented Maple (Flindersia laevicarpa). Living bark bitter when chewed.
Leaflet blades about 4-8 x 1.5-3.7 cm. Stalk of the terminal leaflet much longer than those of the lateral leaflets. Oil dots conspicuous, quite numerous. Lateral veins forming fairly definite loops inside the blade margin. Leaflet stalk channelled on the upper surface but midrib +/- flush with the upper surface. Terminal buds and very young shoots clothed in short, pale brown hairs.
Inflorescence hairs simple. Sepals about 1-1.5 mm long. Petals elliptic, about 3.5-4 mm long. Ovules 1 on each side of the placenta.
Cotyledons about 20 mm long, fleshy, without visible veins. First few leaves simple, elliptic. At the tenth leaf stage: leaflet blades elliptic, glabrous, stalk of the middle leaflet much longer than those of the lateral leaflets; oil dots numerous, almost visible to the naked eye. Seed germination time 9 to 11 days.
Endemic to CYP. Altitudinal range from sea level to 550 m. Grows in drier, more seasonal rain forest and on the edge of gallery forest.
A little known tree with a dense spreading crown and white flowers that would make an excellent shade tree for parkland or street plantings.


Posted on Monday, June 1st, 2009 by Shachar Pessis
QuakeQuiz – The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) estimates that several million earthquakes occur in the world each year, with most of them categorized as minor. Nevertheless, according to long-term records (since about 1900), we should expect about 17 major earthquakes (7.0 – 7.9 in Richter’s Magnitude Scale), and one major earthquake (8.0 or above) in any given year. With these statistics, there is a solid chance each one of us will witness an earth quake within his lifetime. One cannot really do anything to prevent seismic earth quakes – it’s all up to Mother Nature. What we can do however, is educate ourselves on how to act when such an event occurs.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management has created an innovative website that simulates earth quakes in different locations and occasions, and recommends the associated ‘to-dos.’ I was surprised to learn that if you are in the midst of an earth quake while in bed, you should stay in bed and cover your head with the pillow. I always thought I was supposed to get under the bed or stand underneath a door frame. Watch below a live video of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.