A research team has been investigating the mechanisms driving prostate cancer progression and have been developing novel treatments and models to combat metastasis for the past 15 years. The team has mechanistically examined how cancer cells have been able to bypass immune cells and survive. The work initially started with the discovery that in advanced stages of prostate cancer, the cancer cells could not only escape immune system surveillance, but could also disable the immune system response.
The research found that the underlying mechanisms for these events came from the oncogenic stress-induced molecule called “MIC.” When found in healthy cells, MIC is not expressed on cell surfaces. However, the researchers discovered that during cancer development, and even at very early stages, prostate cells start to express MIC. MIC’s primary function is to “flag down” the immune cells, particularly the natural killer and cytotoxic T cells, to initiate their response in fighting cancer cells. However, it was found that in stages of advanced prostate cancer, the cancer cells have “chopped off” or eliminated the ability of MIC to “flag down” the immune cells.
Therefore, the cancer cells are able to bypass immune surveillance and roam free. Then, detrimentally, cancer cells release a soluble form of MIC, called sMIC, which shuts down the immune system and this allows for the cancer cells to “dodge” immune cells. When considered together, the research team reasoned that these mechanisms may explain the non-responsiveness to immunotherapy in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
The team developed a first-in-class monoclonal antibody to target sMIC. In preclinical models, the antibody has been found to “revive” immune system function and eliminate prostate cancer metastasis to solve this problem. The antibody has already shown promise in controlling metastasis of cancer cells when administered solo, and even in non-responders to immunotherapy. When it has been administered in combination with an immune checkpoint blockade, a synergistic anti-tumor effect occurred where both agents work to restore immune function.
The team is also working toward bringing this anti-sMIC antibody from preclinical to clinical use in humans. Plans are to conduct a preclinical safety assessment for clinical trials, examine how the antibody would work with current standards of care for prostate cancer, and investigate how to use the antibody to tackle neuroendocrine prostate cancer, the most lethal type prostate cancer.


The Energy Hamburger (Part 2) – You Don’t Need to #Workout
Expending energy includes a lot more than just recreational exercise. We can do shoulder shrugs for other reasons than to simply indicate our lack of knowledge. In other words, we can exercise every day.
Researchers in the USA asked approximately 10000 people what they do during a 24 hour period. Subjects reported all of their activity from driving in the car to cleaning and exercise. To their surprise, the researchers found that exercise made up only a small portion of daily energy expenditure. If you exercise at moderate intensity twice a week, your average energy expenditure over that week is approximately 100 kcal per day. Exercise explained only 5% of daily energy expenditure difference between people of the same size.
If you do not exercise, increasing your daily energy expenditure is completely at the mercy of your daily physical activity (every day exercise). Don’t worry; there is still hope! Daily physical activity accounts for a whopping 95% of daily energy expenditure difference between people of the same size. The truth is, the difference between two individuals’ daily energy expenditure can be up to 2000 kcal, which is equal to the amount of kilocalories found in four Big Mac hamburgers!
Here is a concrete example:
Household chores account for approximately 20% and 33% of the difference between men’s and women’s daily energy expenditure, respectively. Dutch researchers gathered a number of studies together in which daily activity and expenditure were measured with accurate measurement devices. The researchers found that low intensity activity accounted for the vast majority of energy expenditure in a large population, while high-intensity exercise barely had an effect on energy expenditure in the same population. Mopping the floors and vacuuming may have a greater importance in the energy hamburger than we previously thought.
Has something happened in our level of activity in the last decades?


This paper summarises the findings of a comprehensive study of the effects of road network bendiness on traffic crashes that used GIS (geographical information system) analysis (Fowler 2007). The study was based on previous research that examined the effect of road network bendiness on crash occurrence at a TLA level of aggregation (Haynes et al. 2007b). It was assumed that the bendiness measures used by Haynes et al (2007b) would be more appropriate for predicting crash occurrence, and more useful from a traffic engineering viewpoint, when applied to localised regions. Thus a more appropriate method is presented and illustrated by a case study of New Zealand fatal traffic crashes.
The crash data consisted of the 4,019 fatal crashes that occurred on New Zealand roads in the period 1996 to 2006. Sample sets of randomly selected non-crash sites on the road network were also analysed for comparison. The bendiness measures analysed were: bend density (number of bends per km); detour ratio (ratio of actual distance travelled between junctions to straight line distance); cumulative angle (degrees per km); mean angle (degrees); and standard deviation of angles. These were applied to areas of influence extending to 1 km of travel around each site. Rural and urban environments were analysed separately as it was considered that the two cases would be significantly different.
Many factors complicated attempts to apply the bendiness measures at crash locations. It was difficult to infer the effects of the road travelled on driver behaviour given that the routes taken leading up to crash locations were unknown. Sample sets of flow data were used in some regions to infer likely routes taken. The remaining data was simply weighted according to the number of alternative routes; this proved effective for situations with low variability of flow on surrounding roads.
Binary logistic regression models were developed for both the rural and urban situations to predict the probability of a crash occurring on a section of road with certain bendiness characteristics. The urban model developed did not have a significant goodness-of-fit and so was not discussed further in this paper. It was found that rural roads with numerous but consistent bends were safer than completely straight roads or large individual curves, which indicates that bendiness is a protective quality as long as design consistency is maintained.
This paper and the presentation are available on the Transportation Conference website.
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Teaching data analytics has been a passion for years, and I find it both challenging and rewarding to make abstract ideas concrete and engaging. Analytics topics require serious hard work. Students, even the brightest and the most committed, need to be motivated properly. My coursework tends to be full of mathematical equations, or abstract symbols. To make these topics easier to understand, remember, and recall, I have designed many activities to engage students in class by designing props, hands-on activities, and exercises that bring abstract ideas to life.
In-class Engagement with Chocolate
My favorite teaching prop is chocolate. There are so many ways to make abstract ideas concrete using chocolate. For example, when I taught normalization in database management, I always asked students to set up candy shops and update transactions in a poorly designed database. These exercises helped students physically experience the headaches of bad database design, and discover logical ways to improve the design, all the while enjoying the chocolate treats they were trading, as illustrated below! Instructions for how to run this exercise are available here: https://tingtingrachelchung.org/teaching/class-activities/
Chocolate jars are great for demonstrating sampling, binomial distribution, Gini impurity index, and many other mathy concepts. For example, students are always very happy to compute variance of a binomial variable, or the Gini Impurity Index, using the chocolate jars illustrated below.
When teaching the decision tree algorithms, I would bring the following chocolate tree to the classroom so the entire class can split the nodes and compute each node’s Gini Impurity Index manually together.
Teaming Data Analysis with Real Estate Data
Although chocolate is my favorite prop, I also enjoy teaching with real estate data and have developed a series of in-class activities using data collected from Zillow that students have always enjoyed. I have presented these activities in the teaching track of the SIGDSA symposium in 2021. These ideas have also been featured on the Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation site at William & Mary.
Single Neuron Simulator
I also love building gadgets to illustrate the inner workings of seemingly complex topics, such as neural networks. I have designed and used this Single Neuron Simulator to explain how neural networks and learning algorithms in general work with great success. Materials on how to introduce students to neural networks using the Single Neuron Simulator are available here.


A Storied History of Baptism & Christening
Baptism is a Christian ritual that dates back centuries; in some cases, it predates Jesus Christ himself. Christians tend to view baptism either as the means of salvation and entry into the church or as a sign of Christ's redemptive work in the converted. In both cases, the new believer is considered regenerated, and baptism seals this spiritual rebirth.
Water as a symbol of salvation can be traced back to the Old Testament and the theme was even more featured in New Testament books and parables. As John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan, he was ushering in the messianic fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. The substance of Baptism is the blood of Jesus Christ removing our sinfulness. As water cleanses the outer man from soil and sweat, the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses the inner man from the stain of sin. Read more about baptism’s early roots here.
Christening or infant baptism is the practice across many faiths, including Catholicism. As the church conquered the pagan world infant baptism arose. This appears to be based upon the fact that even in the ancient church there was the concept that baptism was the initiation rite into the community of faith. A second factor appears to have been the rise of the understanding of original sin and the belief that baptism washed away the stain of original sin. Learn more about infant baptism and christening here.
Ancient Roots, Modern Application
Baptism has undergone a lot of changes since it first appeared as an Old Testament means of salvation. Historically, baptism has been used across many religions, most popularly in Christianity, as a way to purify the spiritual self and absolve from sin.
Long ago, baptism tended to be performed outdoors and the supplicant was fully immersed in a river or lake. Today, many churches have indoor immersion tanks, and some churches simply pour or sprinkle water over the head.
This rendering of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan shows the simplicity of an ancient ceremony in nature. Read more about this painting on yardenit.com.
This next photo shows a baptismal tank inside a church which is how many faiths choose to celebrate the rite of ceremony in modern times. Read more about “Baptism Rebooted” and see additional photos here.


Infant and Toddler Program Goals in Areas of Development:
To help children feel comfortable in school and trust their new environment. Teachers work to establish bonds, meet each child’s individual needs, model age-appropriate social interactions, and respond to children’s cues. Indicating wants and needs, learning use of language, reaching for toys and trusted adults, and showing interest or excitement are indicators of social development in infants and toddlers.
To help children experience pride and self-confidence, develop independence and self-control. Classroom lessons focus on helping children use their five senses to learn about their environment and respond with appropriate emotions. It is important to use identifying words for emotions with infants and toddlers.
To help children become confident learners by letting them try new activities through trial and error. Teachers help infants and toddlers acquire skills such as problem-solving and using their words. Options of materials in classrooms can be moved, carried, combined, redesigned, lined up, taken apart, and reconstructed in multiple ways. Messy play in both indoor and outdoor classroom environments offer creative, fun, and interesting opportunities for learning. Books and music boost language development.
To help children increase their large and small muscle skills and gain confidence in their abilities. Art experiences, toys, games, and meal times offer opportunities to strengthen fine motor skills such as holding, grasping, and drawing. Indoor and outdoor classroom spaces allow infants and toddlers safe areas to do tummy-time, roll, crawl, pull up, walk, and run with confidence.
Learn more about early childhood development and milestones with the CDC resource here.


After oil: the challenge and promise of getting the world off fossil fuels
Our dependence on fossil fuels is one of the biggest challenges to overcome in the fight against climate change. But production and consumption of fossil fuels is on the rise, and expected to peak within the next decade. We speak to two researchers who examine the political challenges of transitioning to a world after oil, and what it means for those states who rely on oil for resources.
Featuring Caleb Wellum, Assistant Professor of U.S. History, at the University of Toronto in Canada, and Natalie Koch, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Heidelberg, in Germany.
This episode of The Conversation Weekly was produced and written by Mend Mariwany who is also the show's executive producer. Sound design is by Eloise Stevens, and our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. Full credits for this episode are available here. Sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation.
- For developing world to quit coal, rich countries must eliminate oil and gas faster – new study
- COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’. What’s next for the fight to keep them in the ground?
- Ending the climate crisis has one simple solution: Stop using fossil fuels
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I tempi del cambiamento. Assetti produttivi, dinamiche commerciali e contesti d'uso a Roma tra la guerra annibalica e la caduta di Cartagine
In: Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma: 120, 2020
The period between the end of the third and the mid-second centuries BCE is a crucial moment for the history of economic and social life in Rome. In fact, for the first time, thanks to Plautus’ and Terence’s comedies, as well as Cato’s treatise De Agri Coltura, it is possible to reconstruct an articulated picture of the productive and commercial activities that took place inside the city and of the people (producers, traders, consumers) who took part in it. A framework within which even important members of the nobilitas played an important role, if it is true that in 218 BCE, after the promulgation of Claudius’ plebiscite, they could no longer own commercial ships – at least from the formal point of view. But what is the material evidence for this period? A few years ago this question would have hardly received an answer. The situation however has considerably changed over the last decade. In particular, recent research carried out in the city and its suburb examined important stratigraphies and contexts, which allow us to have first hand evidence of the material culture relating to those ‘roaring years’ and to reconstruct the transition between the Mid- and Late Republican periods.


Easy step-by-step woodland animal drawing activities for kids. Your students will love learning how to draw 18 animals with this printable AND Google Slide activity that is perfect for distance learning and independent work. Each cute animal also has the steps written below each step. This activity will encourage reading and following directions. The directions use descriptive words such as curved lines and ovals which will help students learn to break down a drawing into simple lines and shapes. Fun for beginners or anyone that like to draw.
These drawings can be completed using the very basic tools of a drawing instrument (pencil, crayon, etc.) and a surface to draw on. This makes them accessible to students drawing from home without traditional art supplies.
They would also make easy art sub lessons or activities for early finishers.
Your Students Will:
- Click on their choice of animal (in Google Slides).
- Read and follow instructions to draw a woodland animal.
What you Get:
- Teacher Instructions (2 pages)
- Printable Step-by-Step Pages (18 pages)
- Google Slide Step-by-Step Pages 18 pages)
- Google Slide Choice Board (2 pages)
- Printable Drawing Pages (3 pages)TT
>>>>> A total of 43 pages! (18 animals)
(The page count does not include some of the pages that are repeated in the 2nd set.)
Animals in Set 2:
Animals in Set 1:
* Three of the most popular animals are included in each set, but the drawings are different.
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This morning I gave a class on words and expressions for linking ideas and information in a talk or presentation.
When we give talks, presentations or write in formal English, we use linking words to connect ideas or information and help the listener or reader anticipate what is coming next. This helps communicate the message clearly and coherently to the audience.
The following are some examples of “Linkers” :
First, we will consider all the facts and look at all the statistics…..
Secondly, we will compare them to last year….
In addition, I will summarize the findings of our research team…..
Ok so now some other expressions :
so, as a result, as a consequence….etc
in particular, specifically, to outline the main points…etc
in spite of, however, on the other hand…etc
as I said before, let me remind you…etc
Ok so these are just a few linking words and expressions that help to make the presentation we give have a form and structure and flow nicely. There are many more we can say from the categories above, so let me hear some from you! Feel free to comment on my blog and share your knowledge of “Linkers” .
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A solution for the world’s insatiable demand for bandwidth?
Corcoran, co-lead author of the study and Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University, said the unprecedented number of people using the internet for remote work, socialising and streaming during coronavirus lockdowns around the world gave us a sneak-peak of how normal demand for internet infrastructure will look in two to three years’ time.
“It’s really showing us that we need to be able to scale the capacity of our internet connections,” he said.
“What our research demonstrates is the ability for fibres that we already have in the ground, thanks to the National Broadband Network (NBN), to be the backbone of communications networks now and into the future. We’ve developed something that is scalable to meet future needs.”
“And it’s not just Netflix we’re talking about here – it’s the broader scale of what we use our communication networks for. This data can be used for self-driving cars and future transportation and it can help the medicine, education, finance and e-commerce industries, as well as enable us to read with our grandchildren from kilometres away.”
Moss, Director of the Optical Sciences Centre at Swinburne University, said in the 10 years since he co-invented micro-comb chips, they had become an enormously important field of research.
“It is truly exciting to see their capability in ultra-high bandwidth fibre optic telecommunications coming to fruition. This work represents a world-record for bandwidth down a single optical fibre from a single chip source, and represents an enormous breakthrough for part of the network which does the heaviest lifting. Micro-combs offer enormous promise for us to meet the world’s insatiable demand for bandwidth.”
'Ultra-dense optical data transmission over standard fibre with a single chip source' was published in Nature Communications (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16265-x).
Story: Michael Quin, Rachael Vorwerk and Leigh Dawson


Ages: 4-6 years
Create amazing symmetry art! Introduce your child to the world of symmetry with this fun and creative art project. String Art will instill such skills as patience, planning and observation, which are fundamental through your child’s journey in life.
- Newspaper/garbage bags (to protect workstation)
- Plain paper or construction paper
- Non-toxic paint (3-4 colours)
- Protect your workstation by covering with newspaper or garbage bags.
- Encourage your child to help with the preparation and clean-up of the activity.
- Prepare your paint colours into separate bowls.
- Cut several pieces of string, about 70 cm.
- Fold your paper in half like a birthday card, open it and set it aside.
Start dipping your string
- Dip different parts of your string into the different paint colours. Leave some string paint-free to hold.
- Place the painted part of the string on the paper making a fun pattern (e.g. spiral).
Create the artwork
- Fold the opposite half of the paper over and gently press down on the string. Quickly pull the string out from between the paper.
- Open the paper and admire the symmetrical artwork you created.
Show off your amazing artwork to siblings and grandparents by preserving it in a nice frame.
At Learning Jungle, we believe all children are capable, confident and full of potential. Co-learning empowers your child to take initiative. Encouraging child participation and engaging in open-ended, thought-provoking conversation throughout play is important for healthy child development.
Conversations with your child
- Would you like to cut the string?
- Can you fold the paper in half?
- Why did you choose those colours?
- What pattern are you going to make?
- Why did you choose that pattern?
- What do you think your artwork looks like?
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Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Sports medicine is not just for professional athletes.
When you injure yourself during exercise or while playing a sport, you want to return to your routine and athletic pursuits as soon as possible. Sports medicine doctors have specialized training to help you do just that. They’re also experienced with preventing illness and injury in active kids, adults, and people with physically demanding jobs.
Promoting a team approach in sports medicine
A physician often leads a sports medicine team. Most sports medicine doctors are board-certified in a specialty such as family medicine, orthopedics or pediatrics, and then they pursue additional training in sports medicine.
There are other non-physician medical professionals who are critical to delivering care in sports medicine. They include physical therapists, certified athletic trainers and nutritionists. They each play an essential role in your care:
- Physical therapists help you rehabilitate and recover from injuries.
- Certified athletic trainers offer rehabilitative exercises to help you regain strength and develop programs to prevent future injury.
- Registered dieticians help you with needed weight loss or weight gain, and they offer dietary advice to help you improve how well your body is functioning.
Sports medicine doctors, physical therapists, certified athletic trainers and dieticians work together to help you get back to your physical activities as quickly as possible.
Common injuries treated in sports medicine
Being active and playing sports are so good for you physically and mentally. But there is an inherent risk of injury. Below are some of the common injuries we see in sports medicine:
- Ankle sprains
- Knee and shoulder injuries
- Exercise-induced asthma
- Heat illness
- Eating disorders
- Cartilage injuries
After we treat your injury, we will also help you prevent future problems. We can also help you maximize your performance with the proper nutrition and exercises.
If you think you can benefit from seeing a member of our sports medicine team, please call us at 320.679.1313.


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Pure Python read/write support for ESRI Shapefile format
The Python Shapefile Library (PyShp) provides read and write support for the Esri Shapefile format. The Shapefile format is a popular Geographic Information System vector data format created by Esri. For more information about this format please read the well-written “ESRI Shapefile Technical Description – July 1998” located at http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf. The Esri document describes the shp and shx file formats. However a third file format called dbf is also required. This format is documented on the web as the “XBase File Format Description” and is a simple file-based database format created in the 1960’s. For more on this specification see: http://www.clicketyclick.dk/databases/xbase/format/index.html Both the Esri and XBase file-formats are very simple in design and memory efficient which is part of the reason the shapefile format remains popular despite the numerous ways to store and exchange GIS data available today.
You can contact the maintainers of this package via email at
pyshp dash maintainers at fedoraproject dot org.


Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) has now become the most common condition and often causes gastrointestinal discomfort. Some common symptoms may include constipation, diarrhea, gas, and bloating. Though the exact cause for this condition is not still known, experts believe that it may be due to heredity, food sensitivity, or bacterial growth in the gut.
If you are suffering from IBS, learn more about this condition and related aspects from Acid Reflux Warrior. From the website, you will know about the diet to follow to keep IBS in control, the exercise to be followed, and how our mind and body work in terms of IBS, and there are also posts where people share their stories of how they recovered from this condition.
- Abdomen pain is felt usually in the lower part.
- Excess gas.
- Diarrhea or constipation.
- Mucus in the stool.
- Symptoms vary from person to person.
You will be stressed and feel upset if you are suffering from any of these symptoms. But when you know the symptoms and managing techniques, you can control the flare-ups and feel better.
How Is It Diagnosed?
You need to seek the help of a doctor to get relief from this condition. The doctor will ask you about your bowel movements, how often you get the symptoms, how long have you been suffering, and the stressful situations in your life if any. To confirm the condition, he may suggest you take blood tests, stool samples, and X-rays.
Changes In Diet
To improve the conditions:
- You can include more fiber in your food. Add more fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts to your diet.
- Avoid dairy products that can worsen the condition.
- For some patients, avoiding gluten helps control this condition.
- Avoid foods that cause too much gas.
The doctor will suggest you some medications like laxatives or antidiarrheal medicines, probiotics, and/or medicines to improve your mood. If your condition is due to severe stress, you may also need the help of a therapist.


Information about .P File Extension
Common .P file type descriptions:
- Progress .P File
- MATLAB P-code
Applications, associated with .P files
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A Patent Attorney is Licensed to Practice all Aspects of Patent Law
- preparing and filing patent applications
- prosecuting applications through the complex examination process in the Patent Office
- represent parties in all proceedings in the Patent Office
- providing legal opinions regarding patents, such as patentability and infringement/non-infringement opinions
- representing parties in patent litigation, such as patent enforcement and defense
- negotiating and drafting patent transactions, such as license agreements and assignment agreements
- conducting patent due diligence
- managing and maintaining patent portfolios
Being fully licensed lawyer, a Patent Attorney can also practice in almost all other areas of law. However, most Patent Attorneys focus their practice on patents or intellectual property.
Becoming a Patent Attorney is Challenging
A patent attorney must:
- earn a degree in a technical subject, such as engineering, chemistry or physics. This helps us understand technically challenging inventions. Most other lawyers have little or no formal technical education.
- be admitted to at least one state bar. This generally requires:
- graduate from an accredited law school
- pass a state bar examination
- pass an ethics examination
- pass a moral character background investigation
- complete annual continuing legal education classes
- abide by professional rules of conduct, such as client confidentiality and conflict of interest rules
- pass a federally administered patent examination
- abide by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office professional rules of conduct
Not all lawyers who work with patents are Patent Attorneys. Make sure you know what you are getting. See also Patent Agent.


In drought-stricken Utah, conservation alone will not be enough to save Cedar City from a water crisis. With its aquifer reportedly overdrawn, the City is considering alternate sources.
One of those alternates is pumping groundwater from rural Beaver County in western Utah, which is 70 miles away. According to Kiowa County Press, “The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District (CICWCD) has its eyes on two valleys in Beaver County: Pine Valley and its neighbor, Wah Wah Valley. The water district owns water rights in both valleys for 15,000 and 11,275 acre-feet of water, respectively.”
The first phase of the project, called the Pine Valley Water Supply Project, would include 15 production wells with depths ranging from 500 to 1000 feet. Alarmed residents perceive the project as a rural water grab that will jeopardize their own water supply and endanger springs that have already been suffering from historic drought.
Not only ranchers and other rural residents are concerned. The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah worries that the $260 million project will deplete spring output on reservation lands. Conservationists are also concerned, raising questions that Cedar City is overinflating its future water needs. Opposition is not contained in just Utah. Nearby counties in Nevada have expressed concerns that the project will deplete their aquifers.
CICWCD writes that the Pine Valley Water Project “is designed with acute attention to possible environmental impacts.” It holds court-decreed rights to the 15,000 acre-feet of water.
Utah State Route 14 in Cedar City, Utah, June 2017. Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons.
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One of the most common tumors to strike U.S. women is endometrial cancer. It starts in the cells of the endometrium, the uterus lining, where fetal development occurs. It is sometimes called “uterine cancer,” but this isn’t technically correct, as other cells in the uterus can become cancerous on their own.
The first symptom of endometrial cancer is generally vaginal bleeding not associated with menstruation. The important signs to watch for so that cancer can be battled as early as possible include bleeding post-menopause, abnormal discharge from vagina, pelvic pain, unintended weight loss, and pain during intercourse.
Okay, now for a new study that cuts through to a solid preventative step for all women. Researchers found that women who exercise for 150 minutes a week or more may see a reduced risk of endometrial cancer, regardless of whether their weight is higher than optimal. It was presented at last week’s “AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference.”
The study is consistent with others that firmly support the association between physical activity and a lower risk of endometrial cancer. In it, Yale University researchers examined data collected from a case-control study that included 668 women with endometrial cancer. Those were matched with 665 control women who did not have such cancer.
The study discovered that women exercising for two-and-a-half hours or more a week had a 34% reduced risk of endometrial cancer compared to women who were inactive. This link proved to be stronger among active women with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 — or underweight women, where the reduced risk was 73%.
It seems exercise will help those whose weight is outside the optimal zone even more considerably than others. Still, though, even active women showed a 52% lower risk of endometrial cancer.
Exercise is clearly a critical lifestyle choice for anyone seeking to protect themselves from disease. Only engage in physical activity that meets your limits and is safe. If you have mild osteoporosis, for instance, or any health condition that may be impacted by exercise, be sure to be careful and consult your doctor about an exercise regimen suitable for your particular situation.


Fiber Reinforced Composites with Recycled Polystyrene Additives and Natural Fibers
The disposal of the large amount of polystyrene foam waste has prompted an environmental problem. The possibility for utilizing this polystyrene product waste to act as a low profile additive was investigated. Low-profile thermoplastic additives are primarily employed to limit the volume shrinkage during curing of unsaturated polyester composites. A novel process has been developed to recycle polystyrene foam by dissolving it in non-volatile soybean oil esters in place of styrene. This substitution eliminates the environmentally unfriendly vapors emitted by styrene without significantly jeopardizing the composite properties. The resin systems were systematically compared in terms of pertinent chemical and mechanical properties. Polyester resin systems augmented with soy oil esters - polystyrene showed improved elongation than the unmodified polyester resins, because the co-polymer is more flexible than the conventional polyester resin. Natural fiber-reinforced composites based on the low profile resin systems were successfully manufactured. Finally, mechanical and chemical properties were tested for comparison with virgin polyester resin.
A. Garg et al., "Fiber Reinforced Composites with Recycled Polystyrene Additives and Natural Fibers," International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings), Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Publishing, Jan 2002.
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The world’s food system is being transformed by solutions. From plant monitoring and automation, to robotics and artificial cleverness, these innovative developments are bettering productivity, quality, and economics. And they are generally also excuse environmental impact. But how do these fresh tools help the agriculture industry connect with its sustainability goals?
Fresh technologies can assist minimize squander, improve quality, and maximize yield. They can also support farmers apply resources more efficiently. As an example, drones can survey huge areas quickly and deliver precise affluence to plant life. A growing number of farmers are using these to monitor the fields and map ideal expand times.
In addition , they can support lower appliances costs and free up time for other tasks. An alternative use intended for drones with the crop-spraying industry. Drones may be used to spray seed products in remote locations. This technology has been in apply for nearly two decades.
In addition to helping improve the food supply chain, new digital systems can easily reduce foodstuff waste in each step. As an example, garlic sold on a program traveled sixteen. 1% significantly less distance. In the same way, a rhyme can help monitor irrigation www.americanbusinesscouncil.net/what-to-expect-from-data-room-due-diligence/ levels throughout large areas. It is also used to create optimal collection schedules.
These technological advancements can be critical in mitigating the food-waste crisis. However, there are several key element challenges to deploying they.
First, the industry face a deficit of labor. Second, the supply part is limited by restrictions in property and inputs. To defeat these difficulties, agriculture firms need to work together with stakeholders to develop solutions.


There has been little research into brachycephalism and associated disorders in cats. A questionnaire aimed at cat owners was used to determine the relationship between feline facial conformation and owner-reported cat management requirements and respiratory abnormalities. Owner-submitted photographs of cats were used to develop novel measures of skull conformation. One thousand valid questionnaires were received. Within these there were 373 valid photographs that allowed measurement of muzzle ratio (M%) and 494 that allowed nose position ratio (NP%). The data included 239 cats for which both measurements were available. Owners reported lifestyle factors (e.g. feeding type, grooming routine, activity level), physical characteristics (e.g. hair length) and other health characteristics of their cat (e.g. tear staining, body condition score). Respiratory score (RS) for each cat was calculated as a composite score of their owner’s assessment of respiratory noise whilst their cat was asleep and breathing difficulty following activity. Multivariate analyses were carried out using linear models to explore the relationship between RS and facial conformation and lifestyle risk factors. The results showed that reductions in NP% and M% were significantly associated with RS (P < 0.001 and P = 0.026 respectively) and that the relationship was significantly negatively correlated (r = -0.56, P < 0.001 for both). Respiratory score was also significantly associated with increased presence of tear staining (P < 0.001) and a sedentary lifestyle (P = 0.01). This study improves current knowledge concerning cats with breeding-related alterations in skull confirmation, and indicates that brachycephalism may have negative respiratory implications for cat health and welfare, as has been previously shown in dogs.
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Endodontics: causes, treatment and possible risksWritten by:
Our teeth are composed of soft tissue containing the nerves and blood vessels (pulp). Sometimes this pulp can become infected and inflamed therefore we must resort to a root canal.
Endodontics is the branch of dentistry that studies the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp (nerve). This treatment is to remove, totally or partially, the tooth pulp and sealing the pulp canal. Thus, we managed to regenerate bone loss due to infection of pulp origin. In addition, endodontics allows us to keep teeth in the mouth that otherwise would have to be removed.
To perform endodontics is necessary to anesthetize the area on which will act (to ensure the success of treatment need it done in a completely aseptic). Later, we made an opening in the crown of the tooth to try to gain access to the duct where the central pulp is, remove it and cleaning up before performing the sealing and subsequent sealing thereof with a biocompatible material called gutta percha.
The main cause of this infection and inflammation is the presence of caries, although other factors that may cause an injury pulpitis or pulp. Trauma, abrasion, erosion and tooth wear by friction between them are other causes that directly affect the need for a root canal.
With regard to the risks, an endodontic tooth may darken and have a higher risk of fractures, as we have to keep in mind that 90% of teeth going through this treatment have large cavities or fractures, so the remaining healthy tooth structure is scarce.
Despite the risks, it has many advantages as keeping our natural teeth that would otherwise be extracted. In addition to avoiding the loss of bone that supports the tooth, as well as mobility and displacement of adjacent teeth. Treatment also eliminates dental infections and dental consequences as halitosis.


First of all, we need to know whether the voltage is 220V or 110V.
Secondly, whether it is a double voltage motor or not. Generally, a double voltage motor selects the product of 110V.
Next, the current Ics of the motor for starting is measured (see figure)
According to the connection of the above figure, the power is set to the rated voltage, the motor is blocked and electrified, and the Isc displayed on the ammeter is recorded. And then, the type selection is conducted in the selection table based on the recorded Isc.
(Pay attention to the selection of power and voltage) (Single capacitor, namely YC motor, neglects motion capacitance)
Applicable scope of voltage
The above electronic centrifugal switches are applicable for the YC, YL series of the motor, without distinction between the poles 2,4,6,8 of the motor.


Taking the Stand: Theodore Bilbo's 1946 Senate Hearing and the Complexities of Mississippi's Post-War Civil Rights Struggle
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In the spring of 1946 Theodore Bilbo, campaigning for his second term as United States Senator, called on every “Red-blooded Anglo–Saxon male” in Mississippi to use whatever means necessary to keep African Americans from voting in July’s Democratic Primary. Undeterred, African Americans went to the polls in record numbers only to be met with violence from whites who heeded Bilbo’s call. From December 2-5, 1946, the Senate conducted a hearing on the election at which sixty-nine African American testifiers argued that Bilbo’s speeches had been directly responsible for election day violence. However, Bilbo managed to retain his seat. No work details the influence of the hearing on President Truman’s domestic policy. Not only does the hearing hold special significance for Truman’s administration and the post-World War II civil rights movement as a whole, but it also allows one to hear the voices of non-veteran civil rights activists, which adds much-needed complexity to the historical understanding of the post-war struggle for civil rights.


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This book discusses the background of Kashmir dispute and the origins of India-Pakistan hostilities over the issue. This issue led the two countries to war in 1947-48, this war followed by another war over Kashmir in 1965. The analysis of views of India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir has also been done. It also highlighted the efforts made by United Nations for the resolution of Kashmir Dispute. This book also examined the role played by the major powers for the settlement of decade long issue. It also presented an overview of armed struggle for the liberation of Kashmir.The book also outlines the efforts of NGOs and think tanks for settling Kashmir issue. Due importance has been given to the will and aspiration of the people of Kashmir regarding their land. This book also attempted to analyse different prospects of settlement and the existing options to resolve Kashmir Dispute. Dr.Mamnoon Ahmad Khan has been formulized a peace process ¿Slow but Steady Process¿ to pull out the people of Kashmir from the perpetual miseries and atrocities faced by them since 1947 and and to save the people of the world from the constant threat of nuclear war.Vis mere
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This article is concerning teaching a Irish Terrier to jump for agility. Often we are asked, “What number of jumps is best to start with?” You can never have too many single jumps to teach agility. A good starting point is four jumps. This is the least count of jumps recommended.
Teaching the Irish Terrier to jump: Begin with 4
You can teach the Irish Terrier many exercises, skills, and drills with 4 jumps. 4 jumps will let you work on a short jump chute or jump grid. You can setup a “box” with your jumps and work on collection, handling, and 270 degree jumps. You can teach your Irish Terrier jumping left and right. You can be out of the box and send your Irish Terrier or you can handle from the inside of the box. Your jumps can be positioned in a lateral line, so you can practice threadles and serpentines.
Teach the Irish Terrier Eight Jumps
Take the next step and develop 8 jumps. Now you can setup two boxes with one introductory jump. Now you’ve increased your drills that you can try with your Irish Terrier. Your jump grids can be of suggested size and quantity of jumps. You can also setup the jumps in a circle with the jump bars normal to the circle or on the perimeter of the circle. This pattern also allows you to work on a variety of skills.
Teach Your Irish Terrier Double and Triple Jumps
The next consideration is a double jump and a triple jump. You can chain 2 or 3 solo jumps together to make your expanded jump, but having double and triple jumps in your course work is extremely helpful to work on. We’ve seen many Irish Terriers run a clean course and the last obstacle is a triple and the Irish Terrier is not prepared for it, and bang, down comes the bar.Don’t forget to check out these other articles about Irish Terriers.
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|Type||Rancher Case Study|
|Region||Big Horn, Montana|
|# of head of cattle||11,000|
|Date modified||June 2014|
Padlock Ranch, located near Big Horn, Montana, demonstrates a commitment toward improved sustainability within the beef industry. The ranch’s beneficial practices focus on grazing and water management.
Padlock Ranch’s 11,000 head of cattle are divided into six units, each with its own manager who implements beneficial practices such as riparian management and wildlife habitat improvement. Soil moisture is maintained by managing the amount of leaf little, which reduces soil temperature and facilitates the absorption of rainfall into the soil.
This water then filters into the nearby creek. Such practices result in healthy ecosystem functions such as increased water quality and quantity and healthier riparian zones. Water is distributed throughout the ranch thanks to 20 miles of pipeline. Rotational grazing and cross-fencing techniques were also put in place. Together, these practices have enabled year-round grazing and allowed the phasing-out of supplemental winter feed.
Padlock Ranch is the recipient of the 2012-2013 Montana Environmental Stewardship Award.


1 – Scalability: One of the main issues with blockchain technology is its scalability. As the number of users on a blockchain network increases, the time required for transactions to be processed can increase, leading to slower transaction times and higher transaction fees.
2 – Energy Consumption: Blockchain technology relies on a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm, which requires significant computational power and energy consumption. This can lead to environmental concerns and higher energy costs for users.
3 – Security Risks: While blockchain technology is often touted as being secure due to its decentralized nature, there are still potential security risks associated with it. These include 51% attacks, where a single entity controls the majority of the network’s mining power and can potentially manipulate transactions.
4 – Lack of Regulation: Blockchain technology operates in a relatively unregulated environment, which can lead to issues such as money laundering and other illegal activities being conducted on the blockchain.
5 – User Error: While blockchain technology is designed to be secure, users can still make mistakes that can lead to lost or stolen funds. For example, if a user loses their private key, they may be unable to access their funds, and there is no way to recover them. Additionally, if a user sends funds to the wrong address, they may be unable to recover those funds as well.


An optical head based on the Talbot effect with an aspheric microlens array for an optical read-only-memory (ROM) card system was designed and fabricated. The mathematical expression for the wavefield diffracted by a periodic microlens array showed that the amplitude distribution at the Talbot plane from the focal plane of the microlens array was identically equal to that at the focal plane. To use a reflow microlens array as a master pattern of an ultraviolet-imprinted (UV-imprinted) microlens array, the reflow microlens was defined as having an aspheric shape. To obtain optical probes with good optical qualities, a microlens array with the minimum spherical aberration was designed by ray tracing. The reflow condition was optimized to realize the master pattern of a microlens with a designed aspheric shape. The intensity distribution of the optical probes at the Talbot plane from the focal plane showed a diffraction-limited shape.
|Number of pages||5|
|Journal||Japanese Journal of Applied Physics|
|Issue number||8 B|
|Publication status||Published - 2006 Aug 22|
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Arris Composites, Airbus Collaborate on Composites Research for Lightweighting Cabin Brackets
Advanced manufacturer Arris Composites (Berkeley, Calif., U.S.) reveals a research project with Airbus (Toulouse, France) which focuses on the production of cabin brackets. This project aims to demonstrate significant reductions in aviation emissions by leveraging innovative manufacturing methods and materials, including composites.
Composite bracket. Photo Credit: Arris Composites, Airbus
According to Arris, replacing a metal bracket (220 grams) with a topology-optimized, 3D-aligned continuous fiber composite part (50 gram), achieves more than 75% in weight savings; this also translates into highly optimized fuel savings, since hundreds of these brackets are part of a single aircraft. For example, 100 aircraft manufactured in a year with 500 brackets each add up to 50,000 lighter weight brackets that contribute to a lifetime fuel savings of 113 million metric tons and a reduction of 357 million metric tons in CO2 emissions (weight reduction effect on fuel savings and a conversion factor of fuel to CO2 emissions; see the International Council on Clean Transportation’s analysis report on commercial aviation).
“Airbus is on a path toward cleaner, more sustainable air travel within our lifetime, and it takes exploring disruptive ideas with a substantial impact and practical application to make that change,” says Bastian Schäfer, innovation manager at Airbus. “The way we design and manufacture airplanes is changing because of emerging technology companies like Arris who share and enable our vision of better air travel. We’ve known that biomimicry, topology optimization and advanced composites are the future, and Arris is helping us bring together these design and material ideals to manufacture the future of flight today.”
Further, Arris Composites notes, its Additive Molding technology, using a combination of additive manufacturing (AM) and high-speed compression molding processes, will have a large impact on replacement parts and future aircraft structures, proving that reducing carbon emissions is possible. Airbus itself is committed to exploring technology pathways like this to support its vision of more sustainable air travel for future generations.
Source: Composites World
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The Dell XS11-VX8 server will use Via's U2250 1.3GHz "Nano" process
The conventional thinking on servers has been high density specialisation: pack as much processing capacity as possible onto a processing server and disk capacity into a data server and then try to load share it efficiently. Dell's approach is similar to that used for Google's servers, where each disk gets its own processing.
This approach opens up the server market to companies which make PC motherboards. There is the possibility for further simplification and cost reduction in design. The Dell design still looks over engineered compared to Google's servers. Dell use metal brackets and a front panel on its server modules. Google use Velcro to hold some components on its server and flying leads.
This approach could be applied to server modules, which could consist of bare circuit boards, with the connectors soldered on (no metal cabinet). The disk drives could be held on with Velcro. The modules could be held in a Eurocard type of rack, but with no back plane connectors, just plug in cables on the boards.
Server densities have got a little silly with ultra high density servers requiring so much power and cooling that most data centers cannot accommodate them. Also the amount of air which has to be pumped through the servers increases the power consumption and makes them dangerous to stand near due to the noise.
Instead low cost web servers could be designed to have generous spacing between the components. This would allow cooling with few fans. These low power servers could be placed in racks between the high power servers, in the slots which current have to be left blank, to avoid overloading the cooling and power systems.
For very small scale applications one server board could be held in a snap together plastic clamshell case.
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Interactive Activity Ideas for Online Teaching
Moving Japanese classes online involves many challenges. We have produced a special edition online lessons survival kit to help teachers prepare their Japanese lessons and ensure that they are both fun and engaging.
This kit includes online language activities and quizzes, and provides practical teaching ideas.
Japan Quiz Grand Prix
Quizzes are great tools to engage students. They can be used at the beginning of the lesson or end of the lesson. Here are five PPT presentations on different themes. Each theme contains 10 multiple choice questions with 4 possible answers. These can also be easily made into Kahoot quizzes. All slides have questions in English and some romaji to cater for wider language levels. Please adjust the level of Japanese and select the numbers of slides to suit your students’ needs.
We have created the kahoot versions of the quizzes.
You will find a link to a Kahoot version of each quiz on the second page of the PPT.
Brain break ideas to get students moving
In the situation where students are facing the screen all the time, they need to take some brain breaks. Exercises and songs are very helpful to boost students’ spirits during lessons. Here are two sample PPT presentations on Yoga and Songs With Hand Actions. All slides are provided with hiragana, romaji, and English translation so that students of all proficiency levels can enjoy the activities.
2. Enjoy Songs With Hand Actions!
Students learn animal words through singing the Japanese children’s song, “What can we make from scissors, paper, rock?” to the music of Frere Jacques. See more SONGS AND HAND ACTIONS.
3. Hiragana Taikyokuken / Katakana Karate
Familiarise students with the shape of hiragana characters through the movements of Taikyokuken (Tai chi) and katakana characters through Karate moves. This is a good brain break activity to increase students’ awareness of stroke orders (left to right, top to bottom).
Ideas for interactive and communicative online lessons
These are practical lesson ideas to create more teacher-student and peer-to-peer interaction, and to help students engage with the content presented on the screen, including how to start/end online lessons in Japanese, how to do a role play online, and how to use sound files in storytelling.
Resource created by The Japan Foundation, Sydney (April 2020).


Learn how to remember vocabulary and memorize English SAT mnemonic words: Advocate, Conciliate, Eclectic, Exonerated, and Inane’s Meaning in today’s Memorize Vocab Series
particular cause or policy.
Eclectic = deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Exonerated = To free from blame.
Inane = Lacking sense or substance.
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Conciliate = The kid gave his mom a cone with latte flavored ice cream to help her calm down from yelling at him all day for ruining her new dress.
Eclectic = The man playing the electric guitar was playing a vast variety of genres.
Exonerated = The egg salad was eaten by the rat and not the monkey, so the monkey was found innocent and set free from prison.
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British Government statistics for the third quarter of last year showed that renewables contributed their biggest ever percentage of national electricity generation.
Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change showed the level at 8.6% with the contribution from wind up by 37% compared to same quarter in 2009.
RenewableUK, the country's leading renewable energy trade association, welcomed the news. Alex Murley, Head of Technical Affairs, said: “The results have two important implications: we are now within reach of 10% of electricity from renewables, having had around 2% a decade ago. The renewables industry has managed to deliver a five-fold increase in actual units delivered to consumers since 2001.
“Secondly, this gives us confidence that, with the right policy support, we can deliver on our 2020 targets. There are no technological barriers to having a third of our electricity from renewables in the next 10 years - it is perfectly doable.”
Industry statistics show that there are currently 8,617 megawatts (MW) of wind farm capacity either in construction or with planning permits around the UK scheduled to go on stream within the next 24 to 36 months. Together with the 5,194 MW of operational capacity this will push the total contribution from all renewables above that of nuclear, according to the organisation.


What are accession books?
Accession books provide information about the size of the collection. They are usually created when a collecting institution is first established and are henceforth updated continuously. It is only since digital indexing has become more and more prevalent that these registers are no longer necessarily maintained in paper form.
The Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen hold directories of works of art cataloguing everything in their possession. In their current form, the accession books of the State Inventory have been kept since 1856 – subdivided according to the categories of painting and sculpture.
What do they contain?
The accession books of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen record the following: the inventory number, the artist and title, the description and signature, technique and measurements, notes on when and by whom the acquisition was made, the so-called ministerial resolution [permission of the ministry], as well as the value and location of the object. There is also a column for comments of any kind.
Why is this important for provenance research?
By making available these inventories on our website from May 2019 onwards, we meet the demands put forth by the Washington Principles to grant free access to documents which are indispensable for provenance research. This is part of our comprehensive efforts to ensure transparency in all matters relating to any unlawfully acquired works of art, such as those expropriated from Jewish owners that have either been directly placed in the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen or that have been deposited in the hands of the Free State of Bavaria and from there transferred to us.
Researchers all over the world can now at any given time gain insight into the circumstances in which works of art were acquired by the Bavarian State Painting Collections between 1933 and 1945, i.e. during the period of National Socialism.
Dr. Andrea Bambi, Head of the Provenance Research Department


There are specially designed green areas for hands on exploration, STEAM related experiment and other fun activities throughout our playgrounds. The areas comprise of many creative and interesting features to stimulate child’s curiosity and will be the part of their everyday outdoor activities.
The children will be taken outdoors weather permitting everyday for not just playtime but lessons in our Outdoor classroom area.
Outdoor Classroom-The Outdoor Classroom provides for hands-on experiences, physical activity, social-emotional growth through peer interaction, and multi-faceted approaches to cognitive development that connects children to nature and maximizes their learning outcomes.
DINO-DIG- where children will find facts about fossils. They will develop love of modern nature and understand it’s formation. They will also get idea of Earth’s history and creation. It is a fun way to inspire children to learn geology and earth science.
Gardening- offers children learning experiences that begin in the garden and stay with them the rest of their lives — resulting in improved academics, better eating habits, greater environmental stewardship, and ultimately healthier, more secure and engaged communities. The children will cultivate and grow vegetables and flowers.
Sand and water Exploration-Sand & water play encourages exploring and problem-solving.
Music & Movement- There will be Move & Groove time for the children everyday.
Splash Pad-There will be a splash pad for children to enjoy!
Our Outdoor area is an extension of our indoor environment that gives children opportunity to conduct Sand and water- play & experiments, Gardening, Dramatic performances, Music and Movement, Art, Splash Play and explore everyday. The children will learn about fossils and water flow. There will be butterfly experiences, space talks, puppet shows & performances, fun bike rides and messy Art exhibits.


Numbering Fish Fossils from the Carboniferous
Robbie Hussey, our new Co-Op student from Cape Breton University has been applying new numbered labels on various fish fossils and coprolites that were found in Lingan by Dr. Erwin Zodrow in 1984.
The fish fossils have been in storage since they were found, and the labeling was deteriorating. Robbie was gluing new labels on the fossils with B72 in acetone. As the acetone evaporates the B72 stays as an adhesive and can last indefinitely until acetone or another solvent is used to dissolve it.
The fossils include scales of Strepsodus, a genus of rhizodont lobe-finned fish and teeth from Megalichthys, another genus of lobe-finned fish. As well as similar fossils from the super-order Xenacanthid, and the family Paleoniscidae. The coprolites are fossilized feces likely from these fishes.
The fish fossils were collected from the Lower Carboniferous South Bar Formation and are an estimated 310 million years old.
Erwin Zodrow was a prominent and productive palaeontologist at Cape Breton University. He was awarded the Atlantic Geoscience Society – Gesner Award in 2021. Dr. Zodrow passed away in December of 2022. Robbie’s work this summer will be to help inventory and document Dr. Zodrow’s fossil collection, including many that are at the Cape Breton Fossil Centre. Sydney Mines Heritage Museum & Cape Breton Fossil Centre | Tourism Nova Scotia, Canada
Note: Fossils are protected in Nova Scotia. Researchers who wish to collect fossils need to apply for a Special Places Heritage Research Permit. Palaeontology Permits and Guidelines | Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage (novascotia.ca)
Robbie applying the B27 on a Megalichthys sp. scale.
An opercular plate from Sagenodus, a genus of lungfish. It was numbered 984GF-294a with white paint by Zodrow.


Restoring Native Woodlands
Woodlands Are a Valuable Resource:
Trees reduce stormwater runoff while improving air quality and reducing energy consumption.
When urban forestry is not considered as a part of planned growth, new construction of impervious surfaces such as parking lots, roads and buildings is not balanced by planting additional trees. According to American Forests, the total area of impervious surfaces has increased by 20% over the past two decades in urban areas. Special stormwater facilities used to compensate for the tree loss are expensive to build and maintain. Native trees provide a natural, appealing and economical alternative.
New Trees At the Center:
Several large mowed fields on the Ellington Campus are being planted with trees. The photo above shows seedlings being placed behind the Porter Building. The species of trees were chosen for their suitability for the growing conditions and for esthetics.
Existing Trees At the Center:
Once Seven Mile Creek ran through a mature hardwood forest. Most of the original trees were cut by settlers for firewood, building materials, and to clear cropland. When the land that became the Ellington Campus changed from a farm to an estate, parts of the property reverted to a more natural appearance. Some splendid old hardwoods now have trunks too big to reach around. Enough of them have been labeled and cataloged for the Ellington Center to be named an Official Arboretum by the Nashville Tree Foundation.
The trees on the Ellington Campus consist mainly of common native species, dominated by sugar maple, black walnut, hackberry and dogwood. 69 different species were identified in the last forest inventory (1999), including a spectacular dawn redwood close to the Moss Administration Building. The trees are cared for with the latest and best arboricultural practices and will impress visitors and improve the environment for years to come.
Restore Ellington Weed Wrangle
Saturday, March 4, 2023 10:00am-12:00pm CT
Invasive plant removal project will meet at trailhead by restroom pavilion beside the Metrology Lab at Ellington Agricultural Center. Signs will be placed to show volunteers where to park.
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Lahore Conspiracy Case 1928-31
The political parties boycotted the Simon commission and this was followed by a wave of demonstrations all over India. In Lahore, Lala Lajpat Rai was leading an anti-Simon Commission demonstration on 30 October 1928, when the brutal Lathicharge claimed his life.
The death of Lala Lajpat Rai led the HSRA again take the path of assassination of the British.
The death of Lala Lajpat Rai led the HSRA again take the path of assassination of the British. To avenge the killing of Lal Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh, Raj guru, Jai Gopal and Sukh Dev conspired to kill the police chief, Scott. But they shot on the DSP – J. P. Saunders, who was killed on the spot. Bhagat Singh immediately fled from Lahore and to avoid recognition, he cut his beard and hair. Later he was trailed in this Lahore Conspiracy Case when he was captured after throwing bomb in Delhi Assembly.
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The Mekong River originates from the Himalayas, formed by melting snow and ice in the Tibetan Plateau in northern Tibet through China, Burma, Laos, choosing from the territory of Thailand, the 3 Golden Triangle region, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai and flows. to the east through Chiang Khong District before flowing into Laos at Kaeng Pha Dai, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province and counts as the last point of the Mekong River that passes through the Northern Territory, Khlong Chiang Rai Province, a distance of about how many kilometers Thai time at home if there is Chiang Khan District, Loei Province, Nong Khai Province, between Thailand, Laos, northeastern Thailand, a total length that passes through the border between Thailand for about 80 kilometers, enters Cambodia at the villages of central and northern Cambodia, and then flows through the provinces, provinces and many countries. Vietnam, where the village of Win Huy flows into the South China Sea, has a total length of 400 800 kilometers, is 2130 kilometers long in China, the river flows are known in Thai as a people living on the Mekong River long, dense in soil. Xishuangbanna, the Chinese river, commonly referred to as the Lung Chiang River, flows through the Tha Chin River, the Ping River and its major rivers. Mekong Song Fang Sandwich that will be a flow of meat recipes all year round, water level in season.


Less lightning in a warmer world
Lightning may strike less often in future across the globe as the planet warms, a scientific study suggests.
The research forecasts a 15% drop in the average number of lightning flashes worldwide by the turn of this century, if global temperatures are in the top range of forecasts.
A drop in the incidence of lightning strikes could impact on the frequency of wildfires, especially in tropical regions.
It could also lower the incidence of lightning strikes to infrastructure and affect how greenhouse gases in the atmosphere contribute to climate change
Scientists from the Universities of Edinburgh and Leeds and Lancaster University used a newly devised method to calculate the likely incidence of lightning flashes from storm clouds.
Unlike traditional calculations of lightning flashes at the global scale, which are based on the height of clouds, their approach takes into account the movement of tiny ice particles that form and move within clouds. Electrical charges build up in these ice particles, and in cold water droplets and soft hail formed inside clouds. These are discharged during storms, giving rise to lightning flashes and thunder. Scientists estimate there are 1.4 billion lightning flashes each year around the world.
The latest results, accounting for a 5 oC rise in global average temperatures by the year 2100, show that on average lightning flashes are less likely in future, in contrast to previous studies.
Scientists previously verified their method by applying it to current conditions. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.
Dr Declan Finney of the University of Leeds, formerly of the University of Edinburgh, who carried out the study, said: “This research questions the reliability of previous projections of lightning, and encourages further study into the effects of climate change on cloud ice and lightning.”
Professor Ruth Doherty, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences, said: “This research expands our current knowledge of climate change impacts on lightning and suggests that in a warmer world, the incidence of lightning is likely to decrease.”
Professor Oliver Wild, of Lancaster University, said: “The results provide new insight into the likely impacts of lightning on future atmospheric composition and climate.”
Read the paper in Nature Climate Change: A projected decrease in lightning under climate change (£).
Article source/image credit: Lancaster University


Some Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia Department of Natural Resources investigations end in more than just civil penalties. In some cases, violations of an environmental law result in criminal penalties. Individuals can end up spending time in prison, and companies can end up paying hefty fines.
It was discovered back in 2015 that two employees of a company that transports and stores hazardous waste for other companies illegally dumped a substantial amount of an ingredient for making mothballs (naphthalene) into the ground in a Georgia neighborhood. Serious health consequences could result from this chemical. Officials say that the area was cleaned up before any damage was done.
The two men were arrested after it was discovered that they manufactured false invoices regarding the dumping in an attempt to hide what they had done. The men were convicted and sentenced to time in federal prison. At that point, the Louisiana-based company, Boasso America Inc., pleaded guilty. The company will devise and implement an environmental compliance program designed to avoid future incidents and pay a $500,000 criminal penalty, which is the maximum. It was unclear whether the company knew that its employees were illegally dumping or whether this was the first time it occurred.
Without proper environmental policies, a company could end up with employees violating environmental law. No Georgia company should assume that it will avoid repercussions for the actions of its employees. In fact, the opposite is often the case. It may be beneficial to seek the advice and assistance of an environmental law attorney to help create the appropriate policies and procedures, or to help with any accusations or litigation initiated by government agencies.
Source: wsav.com, “Louisiana company pleads guilty to dumping hazardous waste in Savannah“, Aug. 26, 2017


Vaping increases risk of COVID-19 among young adults
Oct. 12, 2020
Vaping among young people is on the rise in Arizona, and a new study shows a startling risk of contracting COVID-19 among teenagers and young adults who use vaping products.
The Phoenix City Council is considering a city-wide ordinance to end the sale of many of those products. Dr. Cori Daines from the U of A’s Banner Medical Center shared more about the connection and how it is impacting this demographic.
The popularity of vaping has been growing for a few years. The CDC estimates that one out of ten kids are vaping or are actively vaping, starting with kids as young as 12-13 years old. That estimation goes up to one out of four when focusing on specifically high school students.
“People who smoke cigarettes, no matter what their age, are at a much higher risk of lung disease when they are infected with COVID-19,” Daines said. “[They] are more likely to end up in the hospital, have significant lung effects and end up having more morbidity.”
Additionally, Daines states that people who vape are more likely to develop a high addiction to the nicotine present in the vape liquid.
“It’s definitely an epidemic problem,” Daines said.
Daines shared about a Stanford telephone survey published in August of 2020 about vaping during the pandemic. Researchers found that if a person vaped, that person was more likely to exhibit COVID-19 symptoms and be diagnosed with COVID-19.
“[These people are] five times as likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 if you happen to be vaping or have ever vaped,” Daines said.
Daines explained that cigarette smokers, like people who vape, share a receptor in the lung tissue, the ACE2 receptor. This receptor is the target for viruses like COVID-19 and increases when you are infected with a virus.


Tombs and monuments that reflect the rich cultural heritage of a significant cemetery in Rijeka, Croatia.
History of Trsat Cemetery
The history of burial sites in Trsat dates back to the 17th century. Franciscan Franjo Glavinić described an old cemetery located in front of St. Mary`s church in Trsat already in 1648 in his book named Historia Tersattana (History of Trsat). Over the years, various cemeteries were established and closed in different places in the area.
On June 3th 1901, there was an official opening of the new municipal cemetery in Trsat, located at the present location. The first deceased was buried there on the following day, June 4th 1901. At the beginning, Trsat Cemetery was of smaller dimensions, but due to the increasing needs of the growing population of Sušak it was regularly maintained, improved and expanded. Today the Trsat Cemetery is almost filled, and the possibility of extension is minimal due to the surrounding residential construction and city roads.
The Trsat Cemetery has an almost squared ground plan with graves arranged in very regular fields and orthogonal lines. The main entrance is a portal with latticed iron gates on the north side, along the road, while the side entrance is in the south-east corner. The cemetery is completely surrounded by walls. Opposite to the main entrance, there is the main cemetery alley leading to a simple historicist tomb chapel. The chapel has been repeatedly restored because it is constantly in function during the funerals and other rituals.
Artwork at the cemetery
There are no large architectural tombs at the Trsat Cemetery, but mostly single or double graves covered with stone, marble or ornamented sculptures. Many of the sculptures in the cemetery are the work of sculptor Ivan Rendić, mostly produced in the second phase of his work (1900 - 1925). They have a typical secession spirit and an emphasis on architecture. Much of the rest artwork was made by local sculptors and craftsmen, such as Rude and Vinko Matković, the Širola family, Antonio Marietti and others.


This fascinating video surfaced on the Internet last week; it uses a revolutionary microscopy technique that shows the workings within healthy living cells.
(Cellular projections called filopodia grow and contract
on the surface of this cell, waving like tiny limbs or
Although other researchers, including Janelia Farm Fellow Philipp Keller, have used plane illumination to great effect to study multicellular organisms hundreds of microns in size, the light sheets were still too thick to work effectively for imaging within single cells only tens of microns in size. The main problem is that the wide swath of light used in plane illumination exposed more of the cell than Betzig's group wanted. This caused excessive blur and light toxicity. To circumvent this problem, his group used a Bessel beam, a special type of non-diffracting light beam studied by physicists in the late 1980s, and used today in applications including bar-code scanners in supermarkets. Sweeping the beam across the sample creates a thinner light sheet, his group found.
(Liang Gao, Thomas Planchon and Eric Betzig display their new Bessel beam plane illumination microscope at HHMI’s Janelia Farm Research Campus.)
When I was a kid, the best depictions of living cells were presented to us in the form of a science fiction movie - Fantastic Voyage.


A: The virus generally known as coronavirus commonly asked questions, or COVID-19, is spreading rapidly around the globe. It causes a serious respiratory health problems that can bring about serious illness and frequently death.
This is a new stress of the coronavirus family. It can called a fresh virus mainly because it’s find out here different from earlier strains on this type and has never been noticed in humans ahead of. The 1st case of the disease was reported in Cina in 2019.
Coronaviruses typically spread individually for each person through droplets made once someone splutters or sneezes. They can likewise spread through contact with saliva or nasal mucus. Health care individuals, including doctors and nurses, are at a higher risk for an infection since they often work in close closeness to sick persons.
In most cases, people infected with this disease have light symptoms that last regarding two to three several weeks. But some people get very hurt and have to be hospitalized.
Scientists are speeding to develop a vaccine against this new form of coronavirus. But it surely could be several months before an example may be available to the general public.
Until in that case, experts say that the best way to defend yourself and your family is to practice good care. Wash the hands frequently and thoroughly with soap, specifically after visiting the bathroom and before eating or sipping anything. Crucial clean noticeable dirty surfaces in your home with a home disinfectant on the Environmental Cover Agency’s list N: Disinfectants for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Make sure to see the product term and adopt directions pertaining to safe employ.


With a combination of humor, storytelling and simple comparisons in his presentation, Martínez-Galvez confessed to a boyhood obsession with superpowers and a grad-school obsession with the potential for enhanced abilities through genetic engineering. Gene editing could be used to achieve countless benefits, such as accelerated healing, HIV resistance and cancer therapy, says Martínez Galvez.
Comparing genetic information to a Word document, Martínez Galvez said he wants to prevent genetic typos that increase the chance of disease when modifying organisms. To develop a more accurate and dependable “keyboard” for gene editing, he programmed a computer to read gene editing data, learn from it, and identify the underlying reasons behind genetic typos. By automating the processing of massive amounts of data, he hopes to speed engineering of a keyboard that can predict and auto-correct genetic typos.
Before entering the competition, Martínez Galvez was already a believer in the value of communicating research. “There is a disconnect now between the public and the scientific community,” he says. “It’s important to get your message across. Communicating using the right language for the right people can move your ideas forward. Science is cool, and we have to able to talk about how things work.”
Martínez Galvez says the enthusiastic response to his presentation makes him want to complete his research more quickly and pursue a career that takes advantage of his ability to captivate an audience.
“I’ve always thought of myself as more of a communicator or teacher than a scientist,” he says. “I’m more motivated when I have to deliver information, especially for the lay person or a student.”


The beginning of the heart Look at your baby, even though it’s the size of a grain of sand, there is already an outline of a body with a head. As early as this week, there is the beginning of something that will later become the heart - a bulge of fat at the centre of the embryo. About 22 to 23 days after conception your baby’s heartbeat will start. So this week the heartbeat can be detected via ultrasound. Besides the heart and the circulatory system, the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and muscle and bone formation are beginning to take shape. The brain is divided into two parts and between the vertebrae in the spine, nerve bundles emerge from the spinal cord to branch out over the whole body. Your embryo is attached to the womb by a thin stalk. As the embryo grows, the stalk also develops in the same way as a soap bubble is blown up, by swelling from inside and becoming elongated. Illustration by Karoline Lenhult
Already enough hormones. You're already producing enough hormones to sustain your pregnancy, and these hormones, the unsung heroes of every pregnancy, affect you in different ways. Besides tiredness and nausea you may also feel bloated, have tender breasts, become obsessed with food and feel like you’ve got to go to the toilet all the time. But these are just the physical effects; emotions can range from excited, emotional and happy to cautious, worried and stir crazy. This is normal – and that’s a word (“normal”) which you will hear often in the future, along with: Don’t worry, it’s a phase, it will pass. It’s time to start thinking about some lifestyle changes because the little baby is sensitive. That means stress (less), food (healthier), coffee (less), alcohol (none), fish (some occasionally) and rest (more) – you are actually building a baby. There is a baby growing inside you!


For those managing forests, contemporary biodiversity challenges require us to think more broadly about the past, consider what actions or processes produced the forests we now have, and evaluate post‐treatment conditions of forest structure, composition, and function. The forest ecology literature is replete with studies that suggest that when forest management activities become more focused on outputs, whether timber products or wildlife population objectives, variability and complexity that drive stand‐level biodiversity are lost. In response, ecological forestry (or "new forestry") has become increasing applied to public and private forest lands, with the following precepts: 1) context—the importance of planning and management at larger (landscape) spatial scales; 2) continuity—the maintenance of forest structure, function, and biota between pre‐ and post-harvest ecosystems; 3) complexity—the need to create and maintain structural and compositional complexity and biological diversity, including spatial heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales; and 4) timing—the importance of applying silvicultural treatments at ecologically appropriate time intervals. For more, see Franklin et al. 2018 Ecological Forest Management. Waveland Press and Palik et al. 2020 Ecological Silviculture. Waveland Press.
"Management approach that provides an understanding of the structure, function, and dynamics of natural forest ecosystems to achieve integrated environmental, economic, and social outcomes (Palik et al. 2020)."


This is a rare heritable condition, one of many with severe progressive brain degeneration (atrophy).
A small skull is evident by 2 months of age and little growth is evident thereafter. By 4 months of age infants lose their ability to visually follow objects in their environment and no longer respond with smiling and cooing. They become irritable and stiff (spasticity) and exhibit increased startle responses. Signs of seizures confirmed by an EEG are often evident by 4 months of age and progressive muscle weakness occurs, usually leading to difficulties swallowing (dysphagia) and become unable to lift their heads and move their limbs. Brain imaging reveals a decrease in brain size.
This is an autosomal recessive disorder in which normal parents (carriers with a single mutation) each contribute a single defective gene to their offspring. Such parents can expect that 1 in 4 of their children will inherit two copies and have this condition.
This disorder has been reported in four children in three Old Order Amish families in Ontario, Canada. Pediatricians and neurologists are most likely to make the diagnosis. Affected individuals are totally dependent upon their caregivers. Difficulties in swallowing may require a gastric tube for their nutrition. Infants may die in the first years of life but at least two have lived into the second decade.


An Introduction to Political Geography Space, Place and Politics
An Introduction to Political Geography continues to provide a broad-based introduction to contemporary political geography for students following undergraduate degree courses in geography and related subjects.
The text explores the full breadth of contemporary political geography, covering not only traditional concerns such as the state, geopolitics, electoral geography and nationalism; but also increasing important areas at the cutting-edge of political geography research including globalization, the geographies of regulation and governance, geographies of policy formulation and delivery, and themes at the intersection of political and cultural geography, including the politics of place consumption, landscapes of power, citizenship, identity politics and geographies of mobilization and resistance.
This second edition builds on the strengths of the first. The main changes and enhancements are:
- four new chapters on: political geographies of globalization, geographies of empire, political geography and the environment and geopolitics and critical geopolitics
- significant updating and revision of the existing chapters to discuss key developments, drawing on recent academic contributions and political events
- new case studies, drawing on an increasing number of international and global examples
- additional boxes for key concepts and an enlarged glossary.
As with the first edition, extensive use is made of case study examples, illustrations, explanatory boxes, guides to further reading and a glossary of key terms to present the material in an easily accessible manner. Through employment of these techniques this book introduces students to contributions from a range of social and political theories in the context of empirical case study examples. By providing a basic introduction to such concepts and pointing to pathways into more specialist material, this book serves both as a core text for first- and second- year courses in political geography, and as a resource alongside supplementary textbooks for more specialist third year courses.
1. Power, Space and Political Geography Part 1: Political Geographies of the State 2. States and Territories 3. The State’s Changing Forms and Functions 4. Place, Participation and Citizenship Part 2: Politics, Place and Identity 5. The Political Geographies of the Nation 6. Contesting Place 7. Geographies of Representation and Mobilisation Part 3: Global Challenges 8. Geographies of Empire 9. Political Geographies of Globalisation 10. Political Geography and the Environment Part 4: Practicing Political Geography 11. Public Policy and Political Geography 12. Geopolitics and Critical Geopolitics 13. Conclusion


Learn about best choices for landscaping your yard without introducing invasive ornamentals.
The fight against invasive species in the Catskills and throughout New York is a high priority. the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership is the local agency for this effort. If you would like to volunteer to help, you can get started by attending a CRISP iMapInvasives workshop at the Catskill Interpretive Center on June 2.
Become part of New York’s invasive species early detection network by learning how to use iMapInvasives, an online mapping system shared by citizen scientists, educators, and natural resource professionals. All interested groups are encouraged to help keep the map up-to-date and accurate by reporting invasive species locations and control efforts. You can even use your smartphone to report new findings. The NY Natural Heritage Program will offer free sessions throughout the state this spring, with beginner and advanced levels, plus identification sessions at some of the locations. Visit www.nyimapinvasives.org for schedule details and registration, and contact email@example.com with general questions.
We hope you wll get involved with this critical effort to protect our forests and native species.
iMapInvasives is an online mapping tool that supports efforts to protect New York State from invasive species. Learn about the program and become trained to contribute data by attending an iMapInvasives training session!
When: June 2, 2018 10:00am – 2:00pm
Where: Catskill Interpretive Center 5096 Route 28
Mt. Tremper, NY 12457
9:30am‐10am – Gather and coffee
10:00am‐11:00 am‐ Alternatives to Ornamental Invasive Plants
11:00 am ‐ 12:00pm – Basic iMapInvasives and iMap Mobile app
12:00 pm ‐ 12:30 pm – Brown bag lunch
12:30 pm ‐ 2:00pm – Site visit and how to submit invasive species using the
To Register: visit www.NYiMapInvasives.org
The Invasive Species Database Program is supported by the NYS Environmental Protection Fund through a contract with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.


Aurorasaurus Project Featured in NASA Earth Observatory Article
The Aurorasarus project was recently featured in a NASA Earth Observatory article titled Brilliant Borealis.
This article states that at 2:20 a.m. Central Daylight Time on February 4, 2022, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite took the above image of the aurora borealis over central Canada and Hudson Bay.
These auroras were visible due to a geomagnetic storm where solar wind made up of pressure waves and magnetic energy from the Sun interact with the Earth’s magnetic field.
When solar particles collide with the Earth’s upper atmosphere, they excite the oxygen and nitrogen molecules found there to release photons, and thus we can see the beautiful lights of the aurora borealis.
Aurorasaurus is a citizen science project, where anyone who sees the aurora from where they are can report it on the Aurorasaurus website. The project tracks aurora around the world through reports to the Aurorasaurus website and on Twitter. Then they generate a real-time global map of those reports.
The Aurorasaurus project is a public-private partnership with the New Mexico Consortium and supported by the National Science Foundation and NASA.
You can read the entire article by Michael Carlowicz and learn more about the aurora borealis at: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149435/brilliant-borealis


1852 Democratic National Convention
Date: From 1852-06-01 to 1852-06-05
Place: Baltimore, Maryland
The 1852 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held in Baltimore, Maryland, from June 1 to June 5, 1852. After the sectional conflict wrought by the Compromise of 1850, Democratic leadership sought to unite the free-soil Democrats in the North and states’ rights southerners behind a moderate candidate acceptable to both sections. Front-runners for the nomination were James Buchanan, Lewis Cass, Stephen A. Douglas, and William L. Marcy. After forty-nine indecisive ballots, exhausted delegates nominated Franklin Pierce as the compromise choice. Delegates balanced Pierce, a northerner with southern sympathies, with Alabamian William R. King, who attendees nominated for vice-president on the second ballot. Along with the traditional Democratic tenets of limited government, rigid economy in the conduct of public affairs, and opposition to a national bank, the platform endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as the final word on anti-slavery agitation inside and outside of Congress.
David M. Potter and Don E. Fehrenbacher, The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861 (New York: Harper & Row, 1976), 141-42; Yanek Mieczkowski, The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections (New York: Routledge, 2001), 47; Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1988), 237-38; Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention, Held at Baltimore, June 1-5, 1852 (Washington, DC: Robert Armstrong, 1852), 28-65, 66-67, 68.