How Are Lab Grown Diamonds Made?
Our lab grown diamonds are created from the tiny carbon seeds of pre-existing diamonds. Advanced technology – either extreme pressure and heat or a special deposition process known as CVD – mimics the method of natural diamond formation. Some man made diamonds created through deposition may also undergo pressure and heat treatment after they are grown. Man made fancy colored diamonds are formed when small amounts of specific trace elements are present during the growth phase of the created diamond, just like in nature. In both white and fancy colored man made diamonds, the exact composition of trace elements may differ from their natural diamond counterparts. A man made diamond can only be distinguished from natural diamonds using specialized equipment that can detect the minor differences in trace elements and crystal growth.
What Are The Benefits of Lab Grown Diamonds?
A diamond that is created in a lab is just as real as a mined diamond. They have the same physical and chemical properties and are grown under the same temperature and pressure conditions, but without the conflict and questionable ethical practices that are common in some diamond mines. In fact, lab created diamonds are often of better quality due to the highly controlled environment and fully monitored process. Some of the biggest advantages of a lab created diamond include:
1. More beautiful due to better, brighter quality and higher purity
2. Fewer defects
3. Environmentally friendly
4. Greater affordability
5. Colors that are rarely found in nature can be created, making unique and coveted pieces more obtainable
6. Trackable origin sources allow you to source diamonds from reputable places that don’t engage in poor treatment of workers or communities
7. Lab created diamonds are grown through a sustainable process using chemical vapor deposition (CVD), making it easier to keep up with demand without sacrificing quality or engaging in harmful processes or conflicts.


Activity: Track water usage for one day using our at-home water audit
Age Range: Upper Elementary and older
Do you ever think about how many times a day you use water? Just take a moment to think about all of the things you use water for – cooking, cleaning, bathing, brushing, drinking, and so much more! This activity is designed to bring awareness to the amount of water that we use throughout our day, everyday, even when we may not realize it.
Use the chart provided for just one day to keep track of all of the times throughout the day that you use water. The results may surprise you (and we would love to hear about them)! home-water-audit-data-sheet
To get started, begin making your water usage predictions (in Column A). We have provided a list of everyday activities, and we have also included some blank spaces at the bottom for you to fill in any activities that are not already provided.
Below we have also provided a Key to Flow Rates Chart, which lists gallons of water used per minute based on each activity.
|Water Use||Gallons per minute|
|Kitchen faucet||2.5 gallons per minute|
|Bathroom faucet||2.5 gallons per minute|
|Shower||2.5 gallons per minute|
|Toilet||1.6 gallons per flush|
|Washing machine||25 gallons per load on large setting (High efficiency machines are 15 gallons)|
|Dishwasher||8 gallons per load|
|Garden hose||3 gallons per minute with nozzle|
1 cubic foot of water = 7.48 gallons
1 Ccf of water = 748 gallons
Ccf = Hundred cubic feet
After you have completed your At Home Water Audit, compare your predicted amounts to your actual amounts. Were you surprised? Are there ways you could have used less water? Was there an activity that you used water for that you did not predict?
As always, we would love to hear about how it went! Feel free to share your audits with us on social media and don’t forget to tag us:
The water audit was adapted from Project WET


Common warts are small benign tumors. There are many different types of warts, including genital warts, plantar warts, flat warts, and others. Warts are usually self-limited, meaning they develop and with time go away on their own. However, warts may take years to disappear.
Warts have a characteristic appearance. Symptoms and signs of warts include rough, small growths or bumps that may be rough to the touch. Warts are small, fleshy white, tan, or pink bumps that may appear grainy or contain sprinkles of black pinpoint areas. After their disappearance or treatment, it is not uncommon for warts to recur.
Causes of common warts
Infection with one of the more than 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV) causes common warts. HPV can cause both benign tumors (warts) and some kinds of cancers.
Other common wart symptoms and signs
- Fleshy White, Pink, or Tan Bumps
- Small Rough Growths or Bumps
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Our exclusive kit for grades 5-8 provides everything you need to dig into the world of living things - plants, animals, and even microscopic organisms. Seven hands-on activities offer students a unique way to learn about biotic and abiotic factors, photosynthesis, ecosystems, the differences between animal and plant cells (and their organelles), natural selection, dichotomous keys, and more! Ideal for independent, self-paced learning. An Educational Innovations exclusive. Perfect as a gift or as an at-home lesson. Comes with a 23-page activity book with detailed instructions. Includes: 1 Liter plastic bottle, Packet of active yeast, 12 packets of sugar, Balloon, 6 lima beans, Plastic bag, Bag of soil, Cup, 1 piece of cardboard, Shrinkles plastic, Plant and animal cell templates, 2 plastic loops for cells, 2 toothpicks, 4 craft sticks, 1 pipe cleaner, Rubber bands, 2 plastic spoons, 3 marbles, Small tan seeds, Paper clips, Cotton balls, 8 anatomically accurate sea turtle models, Grey construction paper, Black construction paper, 30 grey seeds, and 30 black seeds.
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In November 1528, a shipwreck brought Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ashore at present-day Galveston Island. Cabeza de Vaca spent the next eight years living among the Native Americans, becoming the first European to explore what is now Texas and the Southwest. He endured slavery, served as a trader, and eventually became recognized as a great healer and spiritual leader. By the end of his long journey, Cabeza de Vaca had undergone a transformation. The once-arrogant conquistador became a passionate defender of native human rights.
After returning to Spain, Cabeza de Vaca wrote an account of his years in the Americas entitled La relación. First published in 1542, this extraordinary adventure story has thrilled readers for centuries. Cabeza de Vaca's account is also of great anthropological and historical importance. In Texas alone he identified 23 Native American groups, describing in detail their clothes, languages, eating habits, rituals, homes, and migrations. In 1989, thanks to the generosity of Bill and Sally Wittliff and an anonymous donor, The Wittliff Collections received a very special gift - a copy of the 1555 edition of La relación. This is one of the rarest books in the world and is the first published account of this region.


Many animal species have mustaches, including our domestic felines. But what can they be used for?
What is a mustache?
The “vibrissae” more commonly called mustaches, are thick hairs whose diameter can be 5 to 6 times wider than a classic hair. They are connected to several sensory sensors in the skin.
They can be found in different places on the body of cats: the muzzle, the cheeks, above the eyelids but also on the plantar surface of their forelegs.
What are they for ?
Their main role is the tactile exploration of their environment. Indeed, in addition to vision, whiskers will allow cats to master their environment by precisely detecting air movements and vibrations. Thus, they can calculate their trajectory quite precisely during jumps, distinguish reliefs and obstacles, move through narrow passages, even at night!
Thanks to this notion of tactile exploration, whiskers make our cats very good hunters. Have you ever noticed the movements of your cat’s whiskers during a play session? When hunting, felines use it to locate prey and catch it with great precision. Then, once caught, the vibrissae also inform the cat about the state of life of its prey.
Finally, in a more anecdotal way, it would seem that whiskers are also a means of communication.
Preserve them well!
Whiskers are a real 6 for your catth sense that allows him to communicate, move and hunt day and night. It is therefore important to protect them and not to cut them!
It may happen that you find a mustache in the places where your cat lives: don’t panic, whiskers like all hair fall and grow back!
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Computer games are very popular for all ages and nationalities
Computer games are very popular for all ages and nationalities. Parents think this has little educational value and it will be harmful to children. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Computer games have become a popular source of entertainment among people of all ages and nationalities. However, some parents believe that these games have little educational value and could be harmful to their children’s development.
On the one hand, computer games have been criticized for their lack of educational value. Many popular games are designed solely for entertainment purposes, offering no real educational benefit. Additionally, some games are violent in nature, and there are concerns that exposure to violence can have a negative impact on children’s behavior.
On the other hand, there are also arguments in favor of computer games. Some games are designed to be educational, teaching players important skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making. Additionally, playing games can help improve hand-eye coordination and reaction times.
In conclusion, while some computer games lack educational value and may expose children to violence, there are also games that can provide educational benefits and improve skills. As with any form of entertainment, it is up to parents to monitor their children’s use of computer games and ensure they are playing appropriate games in moderation.


What noise does a giraffe make?
The long-necked beauties do make some sounds to communicate with each other and may even talk in their sleep. Awww.
Asked by: Juno Sandford (aged 5), Hackney
Although not the most talkative of animals, giraffes are known to snort or hiss when threatened, and female giraffes bellow to their young. But we recently discovered that they make other noises, too.
In 2015, researchers analysed recordings of giraffes from zoos in Berlin, Copenhagen and Vienna, and found that they make low-frequency humming noises at night. It’s thought that these otherworldly sounds are a form of ‘contact call’ between individuals who have been separated from their herd, helping them to find each other in the dark. Rather charmingly, another theory suggests that the humming is actually giraffes snoring or sleep-talking!
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Native to the tropical rainforests of South America, this vining epiphyte plant species is prized for its ornamental foliage and ability to provide indoor color all year round.
Partially shaded and well-lit areas, not receiving any direct sunlight are the ideal spots for growing round leaf Peperomia.
This is because the plant needs a sufficient amount of sunlight for growing properly but too much bright light will easily scorch the leaves.
Peperomia has a succulent nature and therefore, is extremely sensitive to overwatering.
Ensure a significantly long interval between successive watering sessions in order to allow the soil to dry sufficiently. Growing in well-drained soil is a must.
Reduce the amount of watering even further during the cold, winter months.
This species of epiphytes prefers moist soils with proper drainage.
Although it performs well in a wide range of climates, areas having high humidity give the best results.
Feeding is recommended during the spring season. Use a diluted liquid fertilizer twice a month to ensure healthy growth throughout the year.
Peperomia Rotundifolia produces thin trailing stems with a vining growth habit, measuring up to 12” inches long.
Plants might have slight variations in color, texture, finish, and size. You can expect there will be some differences from what is displayed on our website because you are choosing a one-of-a-kind piece from our mother nature.
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Course Information In this training course, you will learn about cultural sensitivity. We begin by defining culture and describing the three elements of culture. Then, we describe how cultures may differ along the dimensions of context, individualism vs. collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, proxemics, kinesics, and paralanguage. We then briefly discuss the benefits and challenges of dual language learners. Next, we outline nine pathways to cultural sensitivity and emphasize strategies for effective communication with families when caregivers do not share the same language. Finally, we offer strategies for making a child care setting culturally competent.
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One of the most challenging aspects of child care is deciding upon a style of discipline that is appropriate, effective, and in the best interest of each child. Students will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of various disciplinary styles and explore strategies for setting and enforcing healthy limits.
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|Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis|
Lobelia is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Ecuador, Hawaii, Namibia.
Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lobelia".
|Scientific Name||Status||Listing Date||Range|
|2.||Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis||EN-US FWS||October 10, 1996||Hawaii|
|4.||Lobelia monostachya||EN-US FWS||October 10, 1996||Hawaii|
|5.||Lobelia niihauensis||EN-US FWS||October 29, 1991||Hawaii|
|6.||Lobelia oahuensis||EN-US FWS||March 28, 1994||Hawaii|
The Seven Sea Turtle Species of the WorldSea turtles are graceful saltwater reptiles, well adapted to life at sea. Unlike turtles on land, sea turtles cannot retract their legs and head. But with streamlined bodies and flipper-like limbs, they are graceful swimmers able to navigate across the oceans of the world.
Here, we look at the seven species that can be found today, all of which are said to have been around since the time of the dinosaurs.


The Urban Gates
The urban gates were the entrance to the town. Though Libarna was not provided with urban walls, gates were still built at the northern and southern edges of the cardo maximum to define the urban space.
At Libarna an urban gate is known along the southern stretch of the via Postumia. Evidence shows that an analogous one stood on the northern entrance of the town.
The plan matches the widespread model of the “cavaedium gate” characterized by a wall curtain with an opening flanked by two towers. The opening often had double sections to allow the traffic in both directions; in some cases there were also “minor” pedestrian passageways. The entrance led to a courtyard for the guard with the second wall facing the city, to create a veritable fortress.
Since Libarna was not provided with urban walls, its perimeter was symbolically marked by the gates.
Most Roman towns were enclosed by walls, whose function was not only defensive but also ideological. The city wall divided the town, urbs, from the not-urban space, that is the ager, as well as the civilized area (urbanitas) from the wilderness (feritas). The foundation of a town, through the act of tracing its perimeter, was a sacred performance, as evidenced by the legend of Romulus. The walls themselves were sacred: it was forbidden to cross them, unless through their apposite openings, that is the gates.
These therefore undertook a certain monumentality connected to their sanctity and sometimes were richly decorated, with architectural elements related to sacred architecture.
Usually the gates were located at intersections with main roads, cardo maximus and decumanus maximus, but not only: minor entrances might have stood also along minor axes.
Over time, with the introduction of peace and prosperity (essentially from the Augustan period), the gates acquired civic values, more than defensive aims, also in their appearance. The structures became lighter, with an embellished look. In some extreme cases, in the lack of urban walls which were not necessary any longer, isolated gates were built as a symbolic sign of urbanitas. This is the case, for instance, of Augusta Bagiennorum / Benevagienna (province of Cuneo) and Libarna.


Bagasse clamshells are a type of disposable food packaging made from bagasse, a byproduct of sugarcane processing. They are an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional plastic clamshells and are widely used in the food industry for packaging a variety of items, including sandwiches, salads, and other prepared foods.
One of the primary advantages of bagasse clamshells is that they are biodegradable and compostable. This means that they can be broken down naturally by microorganisms, returning nutrients back to the soil and reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. In contrast, plastic clamshells can take hundreds of years to decompose and contribute significantly to plastic pollution.
In addition to being eco-friendly, bagasse clamshells are also strong and durable. They are able to withstand the weight of food items and can be used in both hot and cold environments. This makes them suitable for use in a variety of settings, including restaurants, catering events, and even in the home.
One of the key applications of bagasse clamshells is in the takeout and delivery of food. Many restaurants and food trucks now use these clamshells as an alternative to plastic containers, as they are more sustainable and do not contribute to plastic waste. In addition, they are often used in catering events, as they provide a convenient and disposable option for serving food.
Another application of bagasse clamshells is in the retail sector, where they are used to package a variety of prepared foods, including sandwiches, salads, and other grab-and-go items. This allows customers to purchase pre-made meals that are easy to transport and eat on the go, without generating unnecessary plastic waste.
One of the challenges with using bagasse clamshells is that they can be more expensive than plastic alternatives. However, many consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainable products, and the price of bagasse clamshells is likely to decrease as demand for eco-friendly options increases.
In summary, bagasse clamshells are a sustainable and convenient option for packaging a variety of food items. They are biodegradable, durable, and able to withstand both hot and cold temperatures, making them suitable for use in a variety of settings. As more consumers seek out eco-friendly options, the use of bagasse clamshells is likely to continue to grow in popularity.


Practical Grammar of Modern Chinese III Sentence Constituents
Chinese grammar is characterized by its simple structure, lack of inflections, and wide use of monosyllabic morphemes. With the increased popularity of learning Chinese as a second language, there is a demand for a guide to Chinese grammar that's targeted at second language learners.
This four-volume set is one of the earliest and most influential works of Chinese grammar, with a special focus on teaching and learning Chinese as a second language. Drawing on rich teaching experience, the authors analyze a myriad of real world examples to describe Chinese grammatical phenomena and rules while introducing the general grammar system of Chinese. This volume introduces sentence constituents in modern Chinese grammar, including subjects, objects, attributes, adverbials, complements, double references, and parentheses.
Since the first edition came out in 1983, this set has been revised twice and remained one of the best sellers in the field. Practitioners and scholars of teaching Chinese as a second language, as well as students with a basic knowledge of Chinese, will find it to be a handy reference.
1 Subject and Object. 2 Object. 3 Attribute. 4 Adverbial. 5 Complement. 6 Double Reference and Parenthesis


Name : Albania
Capital : Tirana
Area : 28 748 km²
Population : 2 934 363
Government : Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
Motto : Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar (You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian)
National anthem : Albanian National Anthem
Official language : Albanian
Currency : Albanian lek (ALL), since 1926
Borders : Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro
Maritime boundaries : Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea
Short history of the independant Albania :
1912 : Albania becomes independant.
1925-1939 : Ahmet Zogu leads Albania as a President of Republic (1925-1928), then as a King under the name Zog I (1928-1939). On April 7 1939, Albania becomes occupied by Italy led by Benito Mussolini ; Zog I ecapes.
1946 : The People's Republic of Albania is establised. The coutry is dominated by the communist leader Enver Hoxha.
1948 : After the expulsion of Yougoslavia from the Cominform (Communist Information Bureau), the influence of Yougoslavia on Albania is strongly reduced.
1961 : Albania distances itself from the Sovietic Union, and has strongly relations with the People's Republic of China, until 1978. After this date, Albania reinforced its isolation from European culture in order to keep out foreign influences.
1985 : After Enver Howha's death, Albania, led by the communist Ramiz Alia, becomes a more democratic country.
1997 : The country is facing an important political and financial crisis.
1998 : The Constitution is renewed.
2009 : Albania is a member of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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As an Act-Belong-Commit school, Karratha Primary School encourages its students, staff and community members to lead an active, healthy life; belong to a group or organisation; and commit to a cause. This message is promoted regularly through the special events held at the school.
Our school implements Be You. Be You is a national initiative for educators, aimed at promoting and protecting positive mental health in children and young people. Be You has five domains:
- Mentally healthy communities
- Family partnerships
- Learning resilience
- Early support
- Responding together
Zones of Regulation
Karratha Primary School uses the Zones of Regulation framework and curriculum which teaches students to build awareness of their feelings and internal state and use a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. The Zones of Regulation provides a common language to support positive mental health, while serving as an inclusion strategy for neurodiverse learners, those who have experienced trauma, and/or have specific needs in terms of social, emotional, and behavioural development.
Aussie of the Month
The Aussie of the Month is awarded each month to students who consistently demonstrate a focus virtue. Students are nominated and voted on by staff, with a junior, middle and upper primary finalist awarded as Aussies of the Month. This is recognised at each assembly, and photos are displayed in the school foyer.
Protective Behaviours Education
Karratha Primary School implements Protective Behaviours Education, as required per the Child Protection in Department of Education Sites Policy and Procedures. Our students engage in learning experiences to:
- know how to reduce the likelihood of abuse happening to them,
- seek help if abuse occurs,
- build resilience and strengthen their wellbeing, and
- learn and grow in safe environments.


by Caroline | Oct 31, 2012 | Balance of masculine feminine, double bind, Gender difference, gender inclusive, Inclusive culture, Inclusive leadership, Masculine Feminine Difference, Men and women at work, strengths of feminine approaches, Strengths of feminine leadership, Strengths of women's leadership, Uncategorized, women in leadership, Women in management |
A 2011 study by Stanford School of Business says that the most promotions in their study went to women who can demonstrate certain masculine strengths (assertiveness, dominance, confidence, aggressiveness) BUT who can “self-monitor” and balance such behaviors with feminine behaviors. Successful women must be assertive and confident to make it into management — but not “too” assertive or confident. That’s the double bind. Women must also leverage feminine strengths — building community, collaborating, synthesizing multiple ideas, creating inclusive teams, etc. Both men and women are better leaders if they can model and leverage both masculine and feminine ways of leading. Leaders must appreciate both and create inclusive cultures where both are valued.
by Caroline | May 1, 2012 | Difference, Gender difference, Gender diversity, Inclusive culture, Masculine Feminine Difference, Men and women at work, Uncategorized |
Differences in masculine and feminine ways of speaking at work can be its own separate topic–gender communications. My prototype of masculine ways at work, Max, speaks directly, confidently assertively. Speaking this language (“Max”) works for increasing his status. The feminine prototype, Fran, uses sentence structures that make her status close to that of her listener. Speaking “Fran” helps maintain relationships. In meetings, Max takes up more time; Fran waits her turn and gives up the floor when interrupted. I urge leaders to become “bilingual”–to understand both “Max” and “Fran” and not take literally how people express themselves.


What is the common name scadoxus multiflorus?
Commonly scadoxus multiflorus is known as football lily flower which is planted for its attractiveness and beautiful appearance. This flower plant is generally planted through bulbs because it is easy to plant it through bulbs. It is also called poisonous plant because it's roots are really poisonous and can be harmful so while planting some precautions should be taken and touching of roots should be avoided and gloves should be used during planting.
Basic information about football lily flower.
Football Lily flower requires well drained soil for its growth. Over watering should be avoided for this plant as this plant does not need too much of water. Watering should be done only when the top soil is absolutely dry. This plant does not like humid and moist conditions. Football Lily plant also loves to be in shaded or partial light area after blooming where as before blooming it needs full sunlight for some hours in a day. For its proper growth vermicompost or any other compost should be used . 50 to 70 grams of vermicompost once in every 30 to 40 days should be applied.
Which plant is called as May flower tree ?
Football Lily flower plant is also known as may tree because it flourishes ,blooms and thrives best in this month of the year and gives beautiful flowers which are generally football shaped flower. They can be planted in pots as well as in garden.
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This week, the mayors of London and Montréal – Sadiq Khan and Valérie Plante – met in London to discuss city collaboration on climate, launching a report on urban rewilding that shares best practices from urban nature initiatives from around the world. Case studies include pocket forests in São Paulo, vertical gardens in Lagos, biodiversity parks in Delhi, and many more.
Authored by C40 Cities – a global network of mayors united in action to confront the climate crisis – and research firm Arup, the report states:
Urban rewilding projects should be a critical element of a city’s broader ambition to develop a network of interconnected green and blue spaces and corridors across the urban environment, which will facilitate human-nature coexistence.
As rewilding efforts grow to regenerate depleted landscapes and reverse biodiversity loss, Climate in Colour founder Joycelyn Longdon points out the importance of ensuring these projects are managed equitably and aren’t leading to land grabs.
Community-driven collaborations that consider the local context will continue to lead the way. What efforts and organizations have you seen do this effectively? Who should be connecting with each other? Please share your thoughts and insights with us!
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This makes me think about the part of Rosmel’s book that discusses the way soil degradation from agriculture and industry inhibits the carbon absorption capacity of soil. While cities may be a relatively small part of the land mass, Sochi-psychologically I sure would love to see soil’s role in carbon sequestration by honored by urban rewilding.


Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Eleutheropolis
ELEUTHEROPOLIS, an ancient city of Palestine, about 25 miles from Jerusalem, on the road to Gaza, identiﬁed by Robinson with the ruins at the modern village of Beit Jibrin. It is mentioned by Ptolemy under the older name of Baitogabra, and did not acquire the title of Eleutheropolis, or Free City, till the Syrian visit of the emperor Septimius Severus. In the time of Eusebius it was so well known that he uses it as a central point from which to measure the distances of more than 20 other towns. The year 796 saw its complete destruction; and it was still in ruins when the crusaders of the 12th century chose Bethgebrim, as they called it, as the site of one of their fortresses. After the battle of Hattin it was captured by the Saracens; and though King Richard of England again obtained possession, it ﬁnally fell into the hands of Bibars. The fortress and a ﬁne old chapel still remain. According to a local tradition, it was at Eleutheropolis that the fountain rose from Samson's "jaw-bone of an ass." Epiphanius, a native of a neighbouring village, is frequently called an Eleutheropolitan.


Sustainability in practice: A bypass for fish!
Mönsterås sources its water from the Emån river, an extremely important resource for the entire local region and one of the most species-rich rivers in Sweden. Protecting the quality of the water and minimising our water consumption are always on the agenda, which is one of the reasons we acquired the power plant adjacent to our pulp mill.
We were aware at the time that the fish had been feeling the effects of restricted migration patterns because of the power plant. Fish such as salmon and herring begin their lifecycle in freshwater streams and rivers. They then migrate downstream (or in our case, down-river from the power plant reservoir) into the ocean to live and grow. After several years in the ocean, they then return to the same native rivers where they were spawned. Most will swim upriver until they reach the very spawning ground that was their original birthplace. Previously, getting past the power plant had proved difficult for the fish on their way upstream with a steep and narrow passage.
When Södra Cell acquired the power plant two years ago, this project was of course included in the overall sustainability strategy, fulfilling the obligation to rectify the situation. A separate fishway, several hundred metres long, was created so the fish could safely bypass the plant and swim without obstruction.
“We are delighted to say that a new channel for the fish was officially inaugurated earlier this month,” says Karin Dernegård, Production Manager. “It’s a great project as we could see the results immediately and it fits perfectly with our strategy to minimise our environmental footprint and protect the aquatic environment. It’s another step on our journey towards the world’s most sustainable pulp.”
The inauguration video is in Swedish, but you may enjoy the images of watching a salmon being released into the new bypass stream to head happily on its way! Watch the inauguration highlights here.
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Splints primarily involve the interosseous ligament between the large (third) and small (second) metacarpal (less frequently the metatarsal) bones. The reaction is a periostitis with production of new bone (exostoses) along the involved splint bone. Possible contributory factors include trauma from concussion or injury, strain from excess training (especially in the immature horse), faulty conformation, imbalanced or overnutrition, or improper shoeing.
Splints most commonly involve the second metacarpal bone. Lameness is seen only when splints are forming and is seen most frequently in young horses. Lameness is more pronounced after the horse has been worked. In the early stages, there is no visible enlargement, but deep palpation may reveal local, painful, subperiosteal swelling. In the later stages, a calcified growth appears. After ossification, lameness disappears, except in rare cases in which the growth encroaches on the suspensory ligament or carpometacarpal articulation. Radiography is necessary to differentiate splints from fractured splint bones.
Complete rest and anti-inflammatory therapy is indicated. Intralesional corticosteroids may reduce inflammation and prevent excessive bone growth. Their use should be accompanied by counterpressure bandaging. If the exostoses impinge against the suspensory ligament, surgical removal may be necessary.


Turkish Journal of Botany
Rhizosphere soil of mangrove plants (Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata, Aegiceras corniculatum, and Ceriops tagal) was collected from coastal areas. Almost all samples showed a sandy to sandy loam texture. pH of the soil samples ranged from 7 to 10 and water content ranged from 8% to 9%. In all, 18 species of fungi belonging to 11 genera were isolated from the rhizosphere soil of all the mangrove species by direct plating method, whereas 20 fungal species belonging to 11 genera were isolated by serial dilution. Results showed that the greatest number of fungi was isolated by serial dilution. The maximum number of species was obtained from the rhizosphere soil of A. marina, whereas the lowest number of fungi was obtained from the rhizosphere soil of A. corniculatum.
Rhizosphere soil, mycoflora, mangrove plants, coastal areas
TARIQ, MARIUM; DAWAR, SHAHNAZ; and MEHDI, FATIMA S. (2008) "Studies on the Rhizosphere Mycoflora of Mangroves," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 32: No. 1, Article 8. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol32/iss1/8


Challenging Situations and Knowledge Gaps of Cancer-Associated Blood Clots
Special Series: Approaches to Patients with Cancer and Thrombosis (Blood Clots)
Plain language summary of Approach to Cancer-Associated Thrombosis: Challenging Situations and Knowledge Gaps The Oncologist, January 2021
This article talks about how to treat blood clots in patients who have cancer and other health problems or concerns. Here are some of the key findings.
- Treatment for cancer is complex. Treatment for blood clots is an added concern.
- In some cases, little is known about how best to treat blood clots in patients who have cancer and other health problems.
- To make a decision about treatment, patients and their doctors have to share their knowledge and concerns. This type of discussion between patient and doctor is called shared decision-making.
- Today there are medicines that patients with cancer can take to treat blood clots.
- One medicine, called a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC), is a pill you swallow.
- Another kind of drug called low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is given by injection.
- Deciding which treatment for blood clots is best for which patient is not easy. There are many factors to consider, especially when patients have other challenging health concerns.
- This paper outlines ways to help doctors make treatment decisions for patients with cancer and other health problems or challenges.


Today the Story of Stuff Project released a new report California’s Bottle Bill: The Path to Redemption, revealing a system failing Californians and the environment. A landmark environmental law, the state bottle bill has diverted billions of bottles from landfills, incinerators and the environment, but now finds itself languishing in serious decline.
The report shares the findings of a survey conducted with over two hundred of Story of Stuff Project’s Community members and highlights widespread barriers to Californians returning bottles and cans. These results are being reflected in a significant reserve of unredeemed deposits in state funds and a growing waste crisis: thirteen billion bottles and cans being lost each year.
California’s broken bottle bill needs to be fixed ASAP.
Urge CalRecycle – the state agency overseeing this system – to ensure retailers are taking back the containers they sell.
The report highlights a growing catalog of failures in the state bottle bill:
- It identifies that 48% of retailers that are required to participate in the program are failing to return the deposits on bottles and cans.
- This emerges as a staggering 71% of the state’s four thousand ‘convenience zones’ have no points of return.
- Dozens of testimonies from the report show that there is growing anger at the growing number of ‘recycling deserts’ where Californians have no return points available creating a de facto tax.
- By comparison, Michigan’s bottle bill has forty-four times more redemption points per capita than California.
- The difficulty associated with redeeming deposits has led to over half a billion dollars in unredeemed deposits in CalRecycles reserves.
- CalRecycle – the agency overseeing the program – has shown little interest in penalizing retailers that are failing to comply with their takeback responsibilities.
In 2021 Governor Newsom talked up California’s “circular economy” while the state lost over thirteen billion containers per year to landfills, incinerators and the environment. The state of affairs is unacceptable; Governor Newsom, the California legislature and CalRecycle must work to create meaningful changes to the program and ensure its long-term viability and performance. Read the report below to find out more and a series of recommendations for reform.


Woven silicon carbide ceramic fibers. Credit: Christian Heiss et al.; MaterialsViews/Wiley.
Textile structures made from silicon carbide fibers are very interesting for manufacturing of fiber reinforced high temperature resistant ceramic matrix composites materials. To produce such textile structures a one or multi-step manufacturing processes like braiding, weaving, warp, or weft knitting is necessary. Depending on the fiber packing density and orientation the fabric structure, the stiffness, deformation, and fracture behavior of the fabric structure vary in a wide range.
In contrast to woven fabrics, which exhibit a low drapability and stretchability in different directions, warp-knitted fabrics are formed by creating loops which give rise for high flexibility and deformability. However, a high Young’s modulus and low deformability of the carbide fibers makes loop formation during knitting difficult. Bending of fibers is also affected by the friction which is caused by ribbing between fibers and the machine parts and by the friction between the fibers inside the roving.
Recently, scientists from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, demonstrated the manufacturing of knitted fabrics made of silicon carbide ceramic fiber. In an article that appears in Advanced Engineering Materials, “Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide Knit Fabrics” (doi:10.1002/adem.201100192), they show how they derived the critical bending loads from fiber knot and loop testing in order to optimize yarn pretension, working speed, and take up speed during knitting processing. Subsequently, they tested and examined the mechanical behavior of the knit fabric under tensional load.
The investigations show that fiber fracture during knitting can be caused by torsion, bending, or tension. The German researchers considered fiber bending as the critical loading condition imposing boundary condition on the knitting process. Reduction of interfiber friction surface sizing was found to be a critical step in order to produce a continuous knit structure.
The scientists modified the processing conditions for knitting and reduced buckling and friction acting on the silicon carbide ceramic fiber rovings. Using penetrating oil the points of largest friction between fibers and critical knitting elements were lubricated which decreased fiber fracture. Compared to woven silicon carbide fabric structures the knitted fiber perform offers a superior flexibility, wider range of pore size and a higher degree of drapability.
Martin Grolms writes for MaterialsViews, where this post originally appeared.


The world is struggling with depleting non-renewable energy sources. And because of that, electricity has become pricey. Although various government and non-government organizations have set a new paradigm by installing solar energy fixtures, it seems road is far.
Now let us have a glimpse, how these solar fixtures are helping in conserving energy resources.
LED Solar Street Light: Roads seem desolate and orphan without street lights. Well lit street light not only helps in controlling accidents but it also keeps crime at bay. The city with robust infrastructure always has an array of street lights. Some hundred years back, when natural resources were not scarce, the government would use coal-generated electricity to lit street lights. In present times, the world is giving importance to LED solar street lights.
Now the big question is, why solar lights? And how are these solar lights helping the streets?
The very first thing is, solar energy is a renewable source of energy. So when the government’s civil engineers or builders install these lights, they conserve energy.
Secondly, LED solar lights are environment -friendly. When you install these lights, there is no harm to the environment.
Not to mention, these lights are price friendly. When one install these lights, one doesn’t have to pay the energy bill.
Comparison brings out best in us, let us know how are led solar lights are different from conventional lights.?
Conventional Street Lights
- They illuminate the streets.
- One does not need the sun to recharge these lights.
- One can mount or install them outdoors or around the area surrounded by green foliage.
- Street lights consist SPV Module, charge controller and battery luminary.
- Weatherproof luminary
- Powder coated pole and battery box.
LED Solar Street Lights
- These fixtures convert only 5% energy into heat, whereas conventional lights convert around 95% into heat.
- These fixtures come with 154hour inbuilt battery. This battery works best between temp -4 to 140 degree.
- This fixture is IP 66 rated, that means it can easily brave bad weather.
These LED Street Lights are available in various wattage, like 20 watts solar LED street lights, 40 watts solar LED street lights. If you are constructor and looking for reliable, energy friendly and environment-friendly lights, then nothing is better than solar lights. In case you want to know more about these lights, you can visit www.ledmyplace.com


National Chemistry Week (NCW) is a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life. ACS members and chemistry enthusiasts celebrate NCW by coordinating events and communicating the importance of chemistry. NCW is a community-based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This annual program unites ACS local sections, student chapters, technical divisions, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life.
Celebrate National Chemistry Week 2022 the week of October 16–22, 2022. The topic this year is Fibers with the theme, “Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics”.
The Virginia Section is planning an event at the Science Museum of Virginia for National Chemistry Week, scheduled for 5-8 pm on October 21, as part of their Spooky Science Event. Contact
Dr. Kristine Smetana, Chair of the Community Activities for the Section, if you would like to participate in this activity. Ideas for other ways to celebrate NCW are welcome. Volunteers are needed to help with the outreach event at the Science Museum. Dr. Smetana can be reached at email@example.com. Last year the Virginia Section hosted a very successful National Chemistry Week event at the Science Museum. There were numerous hands-on activities for children and bags were distributed with information on some safe and fun science activities. The 2021 NCW theme was "Fast or Slow…Chemistry Makes It Go!" Activities this year will include a mix of fabric chemistry and materials chemistry. A record number of visitors is expected at the Science Museum!


What Is A Good Teacher?
John Piper’s article The Marks of a Spiritual Leader (written in 1995) is well-worth reading slowly and carefully, especially for those entrusted with spiritual leadership.
Here’s a section where he seeks to give some of the essential characteristics of a good teacher.
- A good teacher asks himself the hardest questions, works through to answers, and then frames provocative questions for his learners to stimulate their thinking.
- A good teacher analyzes his subject matter into parts and sees relationships and discovers the unity of the whole.
- A good teacher knows the problems learners will have with his subject matter and encourages them and gets them over the humps of discouragement.
- A good teacher foresees objections and thinks them through so that he can answer them intelligently.
- A good teacher can put himself in the place of a variety of learners and therefore explain hard things in terms that are clear from their standpoint.
- A good teacher is concrete, not abstract; specific, not general; precise, not vague; vulnerable, not evasive.
- A good teacher always asks, “So what?” and tries to see how discoveries shape our whole system of thought. He tries to relate discoveries to life and tries to avoid compartmentalizing.
- The goal of a good teacher is the transformation of all of life and thought into a Christ-honoring unity.


This is one of the first complete collections of medieval Latin fables to appear in modern English. Odo of Cheriton (c. 1185- c. 1247) wrote sophisticated fables, filled with great wit and humor, yet highly moral, even didactic, in keeping with the age in which he lived—one vigorous in religious, philosophic, scientific, and social debate and conflict.
Jacobs’ translation of the 117 fables makes them available to a new readership at a time when interest in fables, parables, and fairy tales is growing.
In addition to the fables themselves, Jacobs has provided a substantial Introduction which discusses Odo of Cheriton’s life and his 13th-century world. As the first comprehensive discussion of Odo’s career and critical analysis of the fables, the Introduction will interest medievalists and a broad range of readers.
Drawing upon modern critical techniques, Jacobs sheds new light on medieval narrative and modes of interpretation. He also shows how the moralizing commentaries attached to representative fables are integral to the fables’ narrative art.
The text is illustrated with seventeen exceptional sketches taken from the album of Villard de Honnecourt— a near contemporary of Odo. These drawings have a fluid vitality which perfectly complements the delightful narratives.
About the Author
John C. Jacobs received his Ph.D. in English and medieval studies from the University of Chicago. His translation of the fables was supported in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities translation grant.
6 x 9, 216 pages, 17 black and white illustrations


Women's Religiously Observant Plain Dress
Quaker Plain Dress
Plain dress among Quakers
My Life as a Plain Quaker
George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends(Quakers)... from A Collection of Many Select and Christian Epistles, Letters, and Testimonies (London 1698)
"Friends, keep out of the vain fashions of the world; let not your eyes, minds, and spirits run after every fashion (in attire) of the nations; for that will lead you from the solid life into unity with that spirit that leads to follow the fashions of the nations, after every fashion of apparel that gets up: but mind that which is sober and modest, and keep to your plain fashions, that you may judge the World, . . ."
FRIENDS, Live in the unchangable Power of God, which will keep you in Righteousness and Truth, and Love and Unity, and Dominion over all the . . . rough Ways and Mountains within and without; that the Power of the Lord God may be Supreme amongst you, and that ye may in the Wisdom of the Lord be preserved. And none abuse it, but all patiently in the Power of the Lord wait, that in it ye may all be kept Low, in Love and Unity with God, and one with another. . . .
And all be diligent in your Places ...


General awareness of climate change is relatively low says Afrobarometer survey
Namibia’s future, climate-change mitigation and environmental governance are critical issues the country must confront given the importance of agriculture, tourism, and natural resource extraction, an Afrobarometer survey released Friday stated.
Data presented shows that Namibians have a substantial but not sufficient understanding of the threats associated with climate change, the survey noted.
“General awareness of climate change is relatively low, especially in rural areas and among those with limited education,” the survey noted.
According to the survey, among those who are aware of climate change, however, clear majorities said that no one, not the government, business, the international community, or citizens themselves is doing enough to fight it.
“Environmental pollution seems to be a more immediate concern for Namibians, particularly in the cities and among the poor. Trash and plastic disposal ranks at the top of the list of pollution problems, to the point where two-thirds of adults would welcome a ban on the production and use of plastic bags,” the survey added.
The survey meanwhile stated that given the country’s continuing recession, with high unemployment exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not surprising that many Namibians feel that the benefits of natural resource extraction, such as jobs and revenue, outweigh potential negative impacts such as pollution.
The Afrobarometer team in Namibia, led by Survey Warehouse, interviewed 1,200 adult Namibians in October-November 2021. A sample of this size yields country-level results with a margin of error of +/-3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. Previous surveys were conducted in Namibia in 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, and 2019.


Hydraulic lime is a type of building material that few people understand unless they work with it. Still, as one of the best materials used for brick and stone masonry today, there’s some important information everyone should know. When it comes to what is hydraulic lime and what is it used for, read this guide to learn the fundamentals.
What Is Hydraulic Lime?
Hydraulic lime is a type of lime carbonate used to make mortar and plaster products. As it heats, calcium carbonate, or lime, mixes with an aggregate, such as sand or gravel. This mixture—often called lime putty— makes up a strong binder for brick and stone masonry. Lime putty is also used for plaster or stucco structures. Lime mixed with clay goes through a kiln at high temperatures, which removes most of the moisture. It also produces mineral byproducts called silicates which combine to form hydraulic lime.
Why Is It Used?
Today, hydraulic lime has many versatile applications. One of the best uses for natural hydraulic lime is historic building restoration. Buildings built before the early 20th century often used brick or stone masonry in their structure. After the early 20th century and the introduction of Portland cement, this changed to cement materials. Still, hydraulic lime has many advantages over cement. Mainly, it’s porous, which allows moisture to escape. It’s also structurally efficient to promote long-lasting durability. That’s why colonial homes in the United States often require hydraulic lime instead of other materials to restructure their foundations.
Considerations To Know
As part of this guide on what is hydraulic lime and what is it used for, keep in mind some of the disadvantages or considerations when using this product. Hydraulic lime sets slower than other materials since it requires moisture to set. As it dries, the pH drops to about 8.6. Hydraulic lime plaster is also weaker than cement, thus requiring multiple layers to fully achieve the desired strength of the mortar.


“Then the heads of the ancestral houses made their free will offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officers over the king’s work. They gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. Then the people rejoiced because these things they had given willingly. With a single mind, they had offered freely to Yahweh. King David also rejoiced greatly.”
King David’s answer came quickly, as others contributed to the new temple project. The heads of the ancestral houses, the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the army, and the house officials all contributed. Their total commitment was 5,000 talents of gold, about 5 billion dollars ($5,000,000,000). This must have been a very rich society. This author says that they also gave 10,000 darics of gold. Darics were gold coins that were minted in the Persian Empire by King Darius (521-486 BCE) as he named it after himself. Quite obviously they did not exist at the time of King David, nearly 500 years prior to their coming into existence. However, the biblical writer would have known about these coins because the Persians of his time might have used these darics. These daric gold coins still exist today and sell for about $4,000 each. Thus 10,000 daric gold coins would be worth approximately $40,000,000. There were 10,000 talents of silver contributed to this project, about another $100,000,000. Just between the gold and silver contributed by King David and his leaders there would have been somewhere between 8 and 9 billion dollars in contributions, quite an enormous amount by any standards. This did not include the bronze, iron or wood since there were 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron. There were also precious stones under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite, who is only mentioned here. There could be no complaint about lack of resources. Everyone rejoiced at this outpouring of generosity.


Dr. Becker Discusses Raw Food Diet (Part 1)
By Dr. Karen Becker
Hi, I’m Dr. Karen Becker, and today we’re discussing my favorite topic: raw food diets for pets. We’re going to discuss some of the myths and truths surrounding raw food diets. But before we get into the good stuff, it’s important to have a foundation of understanding about basic nutrition. One point that no one is going to argue about is that for optimal health to occur, animals must consume the foods that they were designed to eat. I call this a species‐appropriate diet. So, vegetarian animals must eat vegetation for optimal health. And carnivorous animals must eat fresh whole prey for optimal health. A good place to start with our carnivorous pets is to go back to a dog and cat’s roots prior to the domestication. The domestic dog whose taxonomic name is Canis lupus familiaris is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, which is a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. Most scientists believe that dogs were domesticated from gray wolves about 15,000 years ago. But DNA analysis published in 1997 suggests that the transformation from wolves to domestic dogs occurred more like 130,000 years ago. Data suggests dogs first diverged from wolves in East Asia. And then these domesticated dogs quickly migrated throughout the world. Of course, humans began selectively breeding dogs to create animals that suited their needs and their likes. The earliest evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was found buried alongside a human approximately 9,500 years ago in Cyprus. Researchers have gained a major insight through DNA testing into the evolution of cats by showing how they migrated to new continents and developed new species as the sea levels rose and fell. A 2008‐study revealed that lines of descent for all house cats, which are Felis catus, probably came from self‐domesticating African wild cats up to 10,000 years ago. And like the domesticated dog, humans began breeding cats to suit their fancy, recognizing over 80 breeds of cats that have been created today by one registry or another. So, there are a lot of different kitty species now that humans have created.


From environmental nuisance to secondary raw material: coastal vegetal waste in composites industry
Algae and seaweed accumulations on beaches and along our coasts are an environmental nuisance. This biomass emits unpleasant odors, promotes mosquitos and its rotting contributes to the high mortality in shellfish beds as they turn into rubbish.
SEA-MATTER demonstrates that non-woven textile structures made from coastal vegetal waste can be used as composite reinforcement in noise isolation acoustic panels.
Wet-laid technology has been selected as the most optimum technology to transform the algae waste in non-wovens to be used as reinforced structure. Fibrous and particulate materials can be easily applied in wet-laid process to develop non-woven structures. This waste has to meet some technical requirements (length, size, density, etc.) that have already been successfully studied.
In addition, the possibility of using these algae and seaweed residues in non-woven textile industry with applications in building noise isolation opens a new and attractive environmental option to design new green composites as an alternative to the conventional synthetic ones.
Through the correct execution of the LIFE SEA-MATTER project there is the possibility of giving value to the Posidonia Oceanica waste obtaining technique acoustic isolation panels to be applied in the building sector.
Accumulated algae waste will not have to be disposed of but it is being reused which provides environmental benefit.
The non-wovens developed through the wet-laid technology from coastal vegetal wastes are easily applicable as reinforcement for obtaining of composites through different technologies, offering good properties of acoustic isolation. Furthermore, when a good fire behavior is needed, it is possible to incorporate technical fibres with high thermal properties in the textile reinforcement process using wet-laid technology.


Fish Are Not Insentient Dullards
More stimulating environments for captive fish could improve scientific research.
Humans Are Overzealous Whale Morticians
We hastily dispose of dead whales, ignoring the ecological significance of their carcasses.
What Oceanographers Can Learn From Their Animal Colleagues
When you need good data in rough seas, send in the elephant seals.
Florida’s Special Sponge for Soaking up Pollution: Fish
In the swampy center of Florida, 15 miles northwest of Orlando, lies Lake Apopka, a 30,000-acre monument to the transformative power of fish. Apopka may be almost exactly the same size as nearby Disney World, but it’s far from a tourist attraction. For decades the lake served as an agricultural dumping ground for adjacent citrus […]
Biologists’ Clever Way to Detect Animals They Can’t Find
A hellbender at the National Zoo in WashingtonBrian Gratwicke via Flickr Wildlife doesn’t get much weirder than the hellbender, a frilly, crayfish-gobbling salamander, about the length of a baby alligator, whose bizarre aliases include “snot otter,” “devil dog,” and “grampus.” The giant amphibian stalks rocky streambeds throughout the eastern United States—or at least it did, […]
This Tool-Using Sniper Changed What We Think About Fish
An archerfish lets fly at its unsuspecting prey.Ingo Rischawy / Schuster lab, University of Bayreuth Few animals have had their cognitive abilities maligned like fish. Myths about their dullness abound—no doubt you’ve heard the one about goldfish’s three-second memories. But have you also heard the one about gobies memorizing the location of rock pools? Or coral […]
Searching for Disappearing Species in the US’ Deepest Wilds
Michael Lucid photographs samples found during the Multispecies Baseline Initiative (MBI).Ben Goldfarb In 2010, Michael Lucid, a biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, captured a surprise in a beer-baited gastropod trap—a slug that didn’t genetically resemble any of the ones he’d caught before. On a hunch, Lucid sent the mysterious invertebrate to […]


- Working Voltage: 5V(DC)
- Static Current: Less than 2mA
- Output Signal: Electric frequency signal, high level 5V, low level 0V
- Sensor Angle: Not more than 15 degrees
- Detection Distance: 2 cm to 450 cm
- High Precision: Up to 2mm
- Input Trigger Signal: 10us TTL impulse
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Module by Robokidz
HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Module is a device that can measure the distance of an object by using ultrasound waves. For this, it sends out a sound wave at a specific frequency and listens to the sound wave to bounce back. Simply by recording the lapse time it becomes easy to calculate the distance between the sonar sensor and the object.
OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF THE ULTRASONIC SENSOR
The Ultrasonic Distance Sensor measures distance by using ultrasonic waves. The sensor head emits an ultrasonic wave and receives the wave reflected back from the target. Ultrasonic sensors measure the distance to the target by measuring the time lapse between the emission and reception.
SCHEMATICS TO WIRE HC-SR04
In order to wire the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor to the Arduino, it needs to be connected with an 11 or 12 Pin Trig and Echo module. Connecting the 5V out from Arduino to VCC and GND to the GND module along with some HTML code makes this function properly.
PERFECT FOR ARDUINO PROJECTS
The Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04 is easy to use and ideal for Arduino projects. You only need a compatible controller board for making it work.
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Martimoaapa - Lumiaapa - Penikat Mires
- Site number:11
- Area:14,086 ha
- Designation date:28-05-1974
- Coordinates:65°50'N 25°08'E
Materials presented on this website, particularly maps and territorial information, are as-is and as-available based on available data and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Martimoaapa - Lumiaapa - Penikat Mires. 28/05/74; Lapland; 14,086 ha; 65°50'N 025°08'E; Natura 2000 SPA, SCI, Finnish Mire Conservation Programme. An extensive fenland complex with active raised bogs and various types of mires interspersed with small lakes, pools, streams and old forest, characterized by six extensive and well developed aapa mires close to one another. Within these there are also active raised bogs, of which Martimoaapa is among the best developed in Northern Finland. Mires are rich with flarks and ponds and also include two lakes. On lower slopes of the hills Kivalo are various types of alkaline fens and rich wooded meadows with old-growth forests. The eccentric bog of Martimoaapa is one of the most valuable bird-mires in Finland. The location near the coast of the Bothnian Bay increases the importance of the area as a staging place for waterfowl and waders during migration periods as well as an important area for numerous species of breeding water-birds and raptors. Significant values of the mires include scientific research, outdoor recreation, and reindeer husbandry. The site is also used for training by the Finnish Defence Forces, which probably causes some effects on the site, just as the increasing recreational use might have impacts. Ramsar site no. 11. Most recent RIS information: 2005.
- National legal designation:
- Mire Conservation Programme
- Protected Area
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-2005


Back to: Sociological Foundation of Education -Unit 3
What are the Effects and Consequences of Social Change?
M.E. Jones states,
“Social change is a term used to describe variations in, or modifications of, any aspect of social process, social patterns, social interaction or social organisations.”
Morris Ginsberg asserts,
“By social change I understand a change in social structure, i.e. the size of a society, the composition or balance of its parts or the type of its organisation.”
Social change has various definitions mainly because it can be applied to various situations. Social change refers to any modification, difference, or alteration that occurs in an object or situation in the course of time. Any changes that occur in human interrelations and interactions can also be termed as social change. Since society consists of several relationships, any changes that occur in the social relationship systems can also be labelled as social change.
The effects and consequences of social change are as follows:
It helps people to adjust with their environment and master it at the same time through the acquisition of novel skills. Human beings can be kept under control and historical values, kindness, and other such positive qualities can be promoted.
Change in Mindset
Social changes based on westernisation can also affect the mindset of some narrow minded people leading to occurrences of discrimination and harassment. On a positive note, it can enable individuals to enhance their life in various aspects such as political, economical, cultural, and social.
Affects Population Growth
Both the quality of the composition of the demography and the size and density of the human population can be affected by social change as there can be a rise, fall, or decline.
Possible Social Conflict
Since society consists of a large group of people and different cultures reside together, there may be occurrences of conflicts and this can also be a major result of social change.
Social changes can also spring forth changes in a society’s cultural practices since Malinowski defines culture,
“as the handiwork of man and as the medium through which he achieves his end.”
Gillin and Gillin add,
“Social changes are variations from the accepted modes of life; whether due to alteration in geographical conditions, in cultural equipment, composition of the population or ideologies whether brought about by diffusion or inventions within the group.”


An aortic aneurysm occurs when a section of the aorta, the body's main artery, becomes enlarged. The aorta carries blood and nutrients (fuel) from the heart (the engine of the body) to the rest of the body.
Because the aneurysm can stretch and weaken like a balloon, it can burst. If the aorta bursts, it can cause serious internal bleeding that can be fatal.
The aorta looks like a walking cane. The first part is the ascending aorta. The second portion is the arch. The third portion is the descending aorta. Aneurysms can form in any section of the aorta.
When one forms in the belly area—the most common location—it is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm. When one forms in the upper body, it is called a thoracic aortic aneurysm.
The wall of a normal aorta stretches like a balloon. It can expand and contract depending on blood flow. The wall of your aorta can become stiff because of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) often caused by high blood pressure, cholesterol, or age. These conditions also can weaken the aorta wall and cause it to bulge.
Other less common causes of aortic aneurysm include:


Found behind the Norman church in Rudston, an ancient village in the East Riding of Yorkshire is the tallest standing stone in Britain. It said that no one knows how or why the stone stands in a remote village.
Rudston is a little village that can be found in between Driffield and Bridlington – and is a quiet and remote spot with a hidden mystery.
The Ruston Monolith stands at a massive 25ft high (7.6metres) and has the same length again buried beneath the surface and no one knows how it got there.
What is a monolith?
A monolith is a large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument.
Made of grey gritstone, the stone is approximately 5 feet 8 inches wide and 3ft 3inches thick and it is estimated to weigh 40 tonnes, something you wouldn’t want to fall on top of you. It’s believed that the top of the stone was broken off, and was it still there it would have stood at 28ft (8.5metre).
How did the Rudstone Monolith get there?
The source of that type of stone is 9.9 miles away in Cayton Bay, although it is believed that the stone could have been brought naturally to the site as a ‘glacial erratic’.
It is believed that the monument dates back to either the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze age. It’s said that the Norman church, which will have been built at least 3000 years after the stone had already stood in place, was almost certainly intentionally built on the site as it was already considered sacred.
The name Rudstone comes from the Old English “Rood-stane” meaning cross-stone which implies the stone was already being used for Christian purposes.
Due to the type of stone at certain times of the year when the sun shines on it, the stone can appear orange or a dark red.
The churchyard where the huge rock is found is also the place where author Winifred Holtby is buried, known for her novel South Riding.
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The Lion Brewery plant in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, had thus far produced 120ꯠ glass bottles of water for shipment to the affected areas, with Oxfam’s help. That’s after flushing the systems to remove beer residue.
“With so much loss of life, how could you not help?” brewery manager Nausha Raheem asked. “Once we got over the initial shock and realized the gravity of the situation, we decided to do what we could to help. It has been a bit of a logistical effort and has involved all of our staff, but it is desperately needed,” she said in Oxfam’s report.
The conversion to water bottling took place on the day after the tsunami smashed into the Sri Lankan coastline. Oxfam will help distribute the clean water bottles and then recover them from central points to return them to the brewery for refilling. After an initial production using amber bottles, it was reported in very early January that the brewer switched to clear glass bottles and eliminated the beer labels to avoid confusion.
Oxfam country representative Phil Esmonde commented: “Clean water is the greatest need in the disaster-hit areas. Without it the risk of disease becomes acute. Oxfam is providing water tanks, however in some areas we can’t get equipment in because bridges have been destroyed. In those areas bottled water is particularly useful to ensure people have a clean water supply. The Lion Brewery’s efforts are just one example of how local people and businesses are pulling together to respond to this crisis.”


Do More Exercise With Them In School
Doing exercise with kids is such a good way to make them enjoy school more – pretty much every child is bursting with energy and will be keen to use this up. Why not try to incorporate exercise into each school day? This will give the kids something to look forward to, as well as having something to break the day up a bit. Especially with younger kids, their focus is often very short-lived, so you sometimes have to work extra hard to keep them engaged. One way you can do this is by giving them a chance to move their bodies around a little. Here are some socially distanced activities you can do with kids, which are perfect for school.
Make Your Lessons Interactive
Making your lessons interactive is a key secret to keeping the kids happy and making them enjoy learning. Kids love to be quizzed, so when you have taught them something, get them to put their hands up and answer some questions. Quick-fire questions and answers work really well and add a little bit of excitement into the lesson. Another thing you can do is to ask them to put their thumbs up or down depending on how well they are understanding the lesson, so you can gauge who is struggling.
Encourage And Motivate Them
Kids do sometimes need a bit of encouragement and motivation to keep them going, so make sure you are doing this alongside challenging them. Motivation comes from wanting to impress your teacher a lot of the time – so the more they respect you, the more they will want to do well in your class. Give them a reason to do well – such as a sticker for the best-behaved person or the person with most of the answers right. Make sure you are rewarding kids for different attributes, so it isn’t just the same person every week. This could include behavior, improvement, ability, and creativity. Once kids enjoy school, it will be obvious how much they enjoy learning – you just need to motivate them to get to this point. This will give you as a teacher much more satisfaction too. School is somewhere not only to learn but to make friends and make amazing memories – so assist that by ensuring they’re having a good time.
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FDA Standardizes Gluten-Free Labeling
Students working on their culinary certificates who are living with Celiac’s disease or gluten intolerance can eat with greater peace of mind now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set specific standards for gluten-free labels. In 2004, Congress called upon the FDA to set standards for how much trace gluten would be allowed in a product before it was no longer considered to be gluten-free. After years of research, the agency has officially declared that any food with 20 parts per million of gluten or less can be considered safe for people with sensitivities to eat.
As many culinary school students may know, gluten is protein found in certain grains such as wheat, barley or rye that has a gluey texture that helps bind foods together. People with a sensitivity can become very sick from eating it, as gluten consumption can trigger their bodies to produce antibodies that will attack their small intestines. Standardizing what can be sold as gluten-free makes it easier for these people to feel more confident that the food they are purchasing is healthy for them. About 3 million people in the United States are living with Celiac’s disease while another 18 million are considered to be gluten intolerant.
While most foods marketed as gluten-free do already fall within the new standards, it establishes a firm policy moving forward that may prevent a widespread problem from developing. People who follow a gluten-free diet, nutritionists, doctors and even many gluten-free food industry leaders were highly supportive of the FDA’s finalized standards. Populations sensitive to this protein can now eat with the protection they deserve, knowing that companies in violation of the 20 part per million standard are subject to having their products seized or recalled by the FDA. The ruling will officially go into effect in 2014.
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Data science is a rapidly growing field that is in high demand. Python is one of the most popular programming languages for data science, and it is a great choice for beginners and experienced professionals alike.
This online training course will teach you the basics of data science using Python. You will learn how to collect, clean, and analyze data, and how to build machine learning models. You will also learn how to visualize your data and communicate your findings to others.
This course is taught by experienced data scientists who have real-world experience using Python for data science. You will also have access to a variety of hands-on exercises that will help you apply what you learn in real-world scenarios.
The course is available on-demand and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. It is self-paced, so you can learn at your own pace. The course includes a variety of resources, including video lectures, hands-on exercises, and quizzes.
To learn more about the course or to enroll, please visit the Multisoftvirtualacademy website.
Here are some additional benefits of taking the Data Science with Python Online Training by Multisoftvirtualacademy:
You will learn from experienced data scientists who have real-world experience using Python for data science.
You will have access to a variety of hands-on exercises that will help you apply what you learn in real-world scenarios.
You will receive a certificate of completion upon successful completion of the course.
If you are interested in learning data science using Python, then I encourage you to take this training course.


Our counselors help teenagers deal with various life stressors. Adolescents experience challenges coming at them from all directions. Whether coming from internal conflicts, family conflicts, peer pressures, life changes, or their environments, adolescents can greatly benefit from meeting with our counselors. In reality, anxiety, stress, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, bullying, eating disorders, substance abuse, addiction, and oppositional behaviors, are all conditions affecting the adolescent’s well-being. Counseling around these topics can be extremely beneficial for teens to remain socially engaged and successful in school.
THROUGH LIFE TRANSITIONS
Frequently, adolescents experience difficult life transitions. The constant movement of environment between elementary school, middle school, high school, and college can be exhausting. As a result, adolescents are consistently adjusting to these changing environments. Counseling helps prepare students to make these transitions by ensuring they can identify healthy relationships, manage stress, and overcome issues stemming from childhood. Specifically for college students, a new environment away from home can mean learning how to handle new levels of stress, new financial responsibilities, and becoming independent. Establishing a healthy lifestyle and mental health will lead to a more fulfilled and successful adult. All things considered, these skills will help adolescents thrive in their new environments.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE:
About 33% of Adolescents have Self-Harmed
31.9 % of Adolescents deal with Anxiety Disorders
20% of Adolescents experience Bullying
11.7% of Adolescents deal with Depression Disorders
This data has been pulled from the reliable sources of stopbullying.org, mentalhealthamerica.net, and childmind.org.


Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, \"notable\" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways.
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Finding Fire. By Logan S. Kline. Illus. by the author. Candlewick, $18.99 (9781536213027).This wordless picture book uses a bright palette to tell the story of a young member of a prehistoric community who volunteers to find fire when their source is doused by rain.
Hello, Puddle! By Anita Sanchez. Illus. by Luisa Uribe. Clarion, $17.99 (9780358381440). This nonfiction picture book introduces young readers to a puddle and the many animals that use it for shelter and sustenance throughout the seasons. 076b4e4f54


The Mind’s Eye: How We Use Vision to Understand the World
By Maria Popova
Nearly a decade ago, legendary neurologist Oliver Sacks told the story of the man who mistook his wife for a hat, which went on to become one of pop culture’s best-known tales of the brain’s incredible machinery. This season, Sacks is back with The Mind’s Eye, a fascinating exploration of how we use vision to make sense of the world.
With his signature blend of scientific illumintion and human interest storytelling, Sacks presents the curious case histories of six people for whom vision played bizarre tricks on the brain — from a writer who develops “word blindness” and becomes incapable of reading his own writing to his own experience with cancer in the eye, which made him unable to perceive depth.
Above all, Sacks approaches these fascinating case studies with extraordinary empathy, which makes The Mind’s Eye as much the brilliant work of a scientist as it is the touching gift of a humanist.
In 2010, we spent more than 4,500 hours bringing you Brain Pickings. If you found any joy and inspiration here this year, please consider supporting us with a modest donation — it lets us know we’re doing something right and helps pay the bills.
Published December 7, 2010


Agency is a philosophical term that refers to one’s ability to act in a given situation. When discussing the nature of free will and responsibility, it is important to be mindful of how much agency a person has. If there’s an electrical fault in your house and you’re alone, there might not be anything you can do about it. If you’re a trained electrician, there might be a great deal you could do to fix the problem. However, being knowledgeable about electronics might not be enough if your tools are at your workplace. Thus, agency depends on both having the knowledge and having the means. A person with electrical training and tools has full agency over the problem of the electrical fault, whereas a person with no training and no tools has no direct agency over their electrical problems. They will have to pay someone who does have agency in this situation to fix it. Despite sounding so simple, problems with agency account for a lot of drama in relationships. This article will discuss a healthy sense of agency and then compare it to unhealthy perceptions of agency such as hyper-agency and hypo-agency. Continue reading
What is a Power Struggle?
Alice is angry with her husband Greg. She asked him to mow the lawn before the weekend when the rest of the family will come over, but he hasn’t done it all week. Greg keeps saying he will, but it’s Friday now and their guests arrive tomorrow morning. Greg meanwhile is angry with his wife for complaining about him spending too much time out with his friends last week. Both Greg and Alice know the other person is angry, and both of them know that this implies they’re hurting. But neither Alice nor Greg want to make the first move towards listening to the other person’s hurt. They are locked into a struggle to see who gives in first. Neither is willing to talk to the other about this, and more importantly neither is prepared to listen. Continue reading


A new confidence…
A new confidence begins to emerge in the Class Four child. The children have boundless energy and an eagerness to look at the world and learn.
This new confidence is met with a year-long study into the myths of Northern Europe. The stories told by the Vikings and other northern peoples express a robust and resilient confidence in the face of overwhelming challenges. These stories are full of humour, courage and adventure against the forces of darkness and evil, and the children respond willingly to the images embedded within these narratives.
The children further develop their connection to place by studying the history of their local surroundings. They explore the indigenous stories of the Gumbaynggirr people and the history of the early settlers. This theme of place and the child’s connection to it is echoed again when the children study the human being within the context of the animal kingdom.
Year 4 Main Lessons: English; Mathematics; Local History, Local Geography; Animals and Human (Science)
- Stories from the Norse Myths (3 Main Lessons)
- Grammar work: writing, editing, punctuation
- Pen, Paper, Ink: the History of Writing
- Long multiplication and division
- Times tables used in many permutations
- Free hand geometry
The Human Being and Animal Kingdom (Science):
- Phenomenology: first observational science
- Human architecture: the threefold form
- Animals: form and function
- Local environments: orienting the child in space
- History: the local story
- Form Drawing: Celtic knots, both free-hand and guided
- Craft: cross stitch, woodwork
- Music: singing/recorder – rounds/canons
- Drama: Class Play


The Northeast Ocean Data Portal’s interactive maps of commercial fishing vessel activity now show an additional two years of data through 2016 and are organized according to fishery management plans developed by the New England Fishery Management Council and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
The set of 33 maps broadly characterizes fishing vessel activity in seven fisheries in federal waters based on Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data. The National Marine Fisheries Service describes VMS as “a satellite surveillance system primarily used to monitor the location and movement of commercial fishing vessels in the U.S.”
The updated data can be viewed on the Commercial Fishing theme map and on the Data Explorer map, which provides the option overlay data on other types of ocean uses and ecosystem characteristics.
For five fisheries—multispecies, monkfish, herring, scallop, and surfclam/ocean quahog—the updated maps display fishing vessel activity over a decade-long period beginning in 2006. The maps for the squid fishery show data for only years from 2014 to 2016. A series of maps called “pelagics” combines the herring, squid, and mackerel fisheries and also shows data for the years from 2014 to 2016.
The limitations of the data should be understood prior to interpretation of these maps. The maps show relative vessel presence from low (blue) to very high (red) for each fishery, but do not indicate whether vessels were engaged in fishing versus other activities such as transit. Some maps show vessel activity at less than four or five knots—speed thresholds that were determined with industry input to attempt to better highlight places where fishing may have been occurring. Nevertheless, those maps still likely show some non-fishing activities that occur at low speeds, such as processing catch, sorting, drifting, or idling in port. For further information about the data and its limitations, please read the metadata.
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The latest report from the Chesapeake Bay Program notes a 14% drop in nitrogen and phosphorus from a 2009 baseline, and a 4% decline in sediment, according to the program’s water quality monitoring and computer model estimates. Those declines bring nitrogen levels 49% of the bay’s goal for 2025. Phosphorus levels now stand at 64% of the 2025 goal and sediment amounts have already reached that goal.
Nitrogen and phosphorus feed the algae blooms that cause low oxygen dead zones; sediment clouds water and cuts the light plants need to flourish, which it turn pressures crabs, fish and other wildlife numbers.
Virginia’s conservation efforts put it a bit ahead of the average. The state has hit 75% of its 2025 goal for nitrogen and 68% of its goal for phosphorus. It has reached its sediment goal.
While West Virginia and Washington, D.C., hit 100% of their 2025 goals, none of the other states in the watershed hit their 2021 targets for nitrogen and phosphorus reduction, however. Several permit violations at Maryland wastewater facilities in Maryland that actually increased the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus that entered the bay from that state.
Farmers’ efforts accounted for more than three-quarters of the reduction in nitrogen, the Bay Program said. The Chesapeake Bay Program is a partnership of state, local and federal agencies, as well as colleges and nonprofit associations focused on cleaning up the Bay.
Phosphorus and sediment runoff from farms also declined.
“It is troubling that pollution is increasing in other areas like wastewater in Maryland. and polluted runoff from developed land,” said Beth McGee, director of science policy at the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
And, she added, “While we continue to see reductions in pollution from agriculture, the pace is insufficient to achieve the 2025 goals.”
Although pollution runoff is declining, “the road to finishing the job is steep and climate change is a serious threat to progress,” she said.
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Sophomore Sadie Metcalfe, a member of the SPHS swim team, began to notice something off about her period in March. Despite having a developed regular period since she was 14, there was no sign of menstruation for several months.
“Nobody really ever talks about how normal it is to lose your period because of a sport, so when I did, it was really scary,” Metcalfe said. “I had no clue what was happening to my body.”
Metcalfe was experiencing a health phenomenon known as amenorrhea — the absence of menstruation. It is a common health problem in females that deprives the body of estrogen, weakening bones and allowing them to become more susceptible to injuries.
Many female athletes in high cardio sports such as cross country and soccer are at an increased risk of developing amenorrhea. Despite the dangers it creates, most athletes have accepted amenorrhea as a normal circumstance.
“My sister and I both had [amenorrhea] and we would just kid that I was 10 months pregnant,” alumna Elizabeth Bock said.
This develops a culture of insensitivity that discourages girls from visiting doctors and seeking proper treatment. As a result, they decide to ignore the problem and amenorrhea remains hidden in the shadows, unbeknownst to some coaches and many fellow student-athletes.
On top of that, there is a stigma against girls who let their period affect their athletic performance. Most high school boys are uneducated about periods, creating a lack of empathy for the physical adversities female athletes face.
“Boys take their biological advantages for granted a lot of the time and don’t realize how hard it is to be a [female] athlete,” junior cross country and track runner Lindsay Michels said. “Girls have to push through hormonal issues, periods, and weaker bones with little to no recognition.”
If health concerns such as concussions are followed up by mandatory meetings, amenorrhea should be as well. Schools need to address amenorrhea as a serious health concern and take similar measures to inform athletes and the student body.
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Iron Canyon Reservoir
June 9 2023
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Water levels at Iron Canyon Reservoir are currently None , about None% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately None.
Iron Canyon Reservoir is located in northern California and was constructed in 1965 on the Sacramento River. The hydrology of the reservoir is fed by snowmelt from the surrounding mountains and surface flows from the Sacramento River. The snowpack providers for the reservoir are the Trinity Alps and the Mount Shasta regions. The reservoir is mainly used for agricultural purposes, providing water to the surrounding areas, including Redding and Anderson. Recreational activities are also popular, such as fishing, boating and camping. The reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout and is managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The reservoir has a capacity of 43,000 acre-feet and is owned and operated by the US Bureau of Reclamation.
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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GREESH, n.1 Also greece. A stone abutment built against the gable wall inside a cottage, forming the back of the fireplace, “so that the fire might be thrown forward a foot or so into the room and still be under the ‘box,' a wooden erection carrying the smoke out of the room.” (Mry. 1909 Colville 150; ‡Inv. 1955). Dim. greeshie. Comb. kiln-grish. Also kill-grece. Cf. Greeshoch.Sc. 1763 "Theophilus Insulanus" in R. Kirk Secret Commonwealth (1815) App. 88:
None of the Mrs of Garafad's Women would stay in her Kiln, because of a Corpse in its Linens they frequently saw on the Kiln-grish, or where Corn is dried, a very unusual Place indeed to lay Corpse on!Ayr. 1790 J. Fisher Poems 149:
Within the same [a kiln pot] she made it [clue of yarn] stot. An' wall'd sae weel her arm That on the greesh she maist it broke. Lnk. 1832 C. Thomson Lesmahagow Martyrs (1928) 11:
The corpse was lifted, streaming with blood, and laid upon the kill-grece.Mry.1 1916:
The lugs o' the greeshie were formed by a flat stone projecting like a mantelpiece.
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Learning about Philippine Culture at the Jamboree
July 26, 2019
It’s culture day today! Different countries are coming to the campsites of the Carabao and the Eagle Troop of the Philippines.
In the Eagle Troop, we have prepared the different local delicacies from the Philippines such as dried mangoes, kwakoy (edible plywood), pastillas, pinasugbu (caramelized bananas), and more!
Since some of the scouts brought cards, they were also used to play with scouts from other contingents.
We also had our own trading post where different scouting items and merchandise from the Philippines were displayed for trading.
Some scouts also facilitated in introducing the different traditional Filipino games (Laro ng Lahi) like patintero, tumbang preso (hit the can), and luksong baka (hopping cow).
Meanwhile, in the Carabao Troop, they also had a similar presentation but there were scouts who were wearing traditional Filipino costumes like the Barong Tagalog for male, Filipiñana for female, and also Bahag for males which were usually being worn by the people of Northern Luzon.
The Philippine Contingent may consist of scouts from different council and places all over the country, but together, we stand as one and as strong Filipinos.
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