Stony Plain, a town in Alberta's Edmonton Capital Region west of Edmonton, became a village in 1907 and a town on December 10, 1908.
The town is known as "The Town with the Painted Past" because of the amount of colorfully painted murals that depict important events and figures from local history.
Multicultural Heritage Centre. This is the center of culture and the regionâs heritage. Enjoy a museum with a recreation of a Pioneer Settlerâs Cabin with an operational wood stove as well as permanent and temporary exhibits including a collection of over 100 hats, an art gallery, and the Homesteader's Kitchen in the basement. Other exhibits reflect the history of the 1910 Oppertshauser House, the 1912 Demonstration Farm, and the 1925 Old Brick School, There are flowers and statues as you stroll the beautiful grounds. The General Store has old-fashioned souvenirs, candy, crafts, toys and other country life items.
Stony Plain and Parkland Pioneer Museum. This living history museum keeps old traditions and methods alive for future generations. There are 17 buildings and over 6,000 objects. Ten of the buildings are historic with four of those currently being restored, and seven are modern display and administration buildings. A Tea House, open in the summer, serves homemade lunches and desserts. Five of the nine acres are cultivated and farmed to demonstrate old farming practices.
Stony Plain loves to celebrate special occasions such as
Farmers' Days in the first week of June with a parade, a rodeo, a pancake breakfast and a fair
Great White North Triathlon in the first week of July
Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival in early August, the largest bluegrass event in western Canada
Cowboy Poetry and Country Music Gathering in late August
A large Christmas tree on Main Street is lit throughout the Christmas season
New Yearâs Eve, there is a Family Fest featuring ice skating, fireworks, and hot chocolate.


What are the 3 communication theories?
The three most well known models for communication are Linear, Interactional, and Transactional.
What are the theories of organizational communication?
Differentiate among the four approaches to theorizing about organizations: postpositive, interpretive, critical, and postmodern. Understand how these approaches are driven by three decisions: about ontology (how things exist), epistemology (how things are known), and axiology (what is worth knowing).
What are the different types of organizational theories?
There are three different types of organizational theory: Classical Organization Theory, Neo-Classical Organizational Theory, and Modern Organizational Theory.
What are the classical organizational theories?
Classical organization theory includes the scientific management approach, Weber’s bureaucratic approach, and administrative theory. In addition, management was considered as a set of planning, organizing, training, commanding and coordinating functions.
What are some of the theories of communication?
List of Theories. Advertising, Public relations, Marketing and Consumer Behavior. ACT Theory of Communication. Agenda setting theory. AIDA Model. Attribution Theory. Cognitive Dissonance Theory. Contextual Design.
Who is the founder of the systems theory of Communications?
The systems theory of communications has been in practice since the early 1950’s. Proposed by biologist Ludwig Von Bertalanffy and further developed by psychologist Ross Ashby, systems theory states that analyzing an entity as part of a larger whole or system is beneficial in determining the proper course of action for said entity. A large
Which is the best description of Communication Accommodation theory?
Communication Accommodation Theory. Communication Accommodation Theory describes when people accommodate or adjust their communication styles to others. These changes in verbal and nonverbal styles are done through two ways: divergence and convergence.
What is the hypodermic needle theory of communication?
The Hypodermic Needle Theory, also known as the ‘magic bullet’ theory, says the media has a powerful and direct effect on audiences by ‘injecting’ them with messages. The Hypodermic Needle Theory no longer carries the respect it once did since its accuracy was found to be questionable.


A bright Outlook for the shipping sector
Blue Planet Shipping is committed to protecting the environment and strongly believes that the future lies in renewable energy. The company manages the MV Afros which is the world’s first bulk carrier equipped with a Flettner Rotor System for Wind Assisted Propulsion based on the Magnus Effect. The wind powered Flettner Rotor System has been developed by Anemoi in the UK.
MV Afros which is the world’s first bulk carrier equipped with a Flettner Rotor System for Wind Assisted Propulsion based on the Magnus Effect.
The technology of MV Afros
The vessel features four large vertical rotor on the starboard side and each unit sits on a carriage structure which allows the rotor sails to be repositioned along the deck to facilitate ship operations.
The rotors work using the principles of the Magnus effect. When the wind passes around the spinning rotor, the air flow accelerates on one side and decelerates on the opposite side. The difference in air flow creates a thrust force that is perpendicular to the wind flow direction, thereby propelling the vessel. An energy source is required to spin the rotor, but the thrust produced by the rotors reduces the need for engine power significantly, without losing operating speed. Therefore, saving fuel and ultimately reducing emissions.
Moving forward using the power of nature
Blue Planet Shipping is currently evaluating projects of installing the Flettner Rotor System onboard other vessels of its fleet as well. Read more about Anemoi Flettner Rotor Systems here on www.anemoimarine.com


Science of Crime – Investigating Death
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Forensic science is a complex discipline that encompasses more than a dozen distinct fields. Except for a few recent additions to the investigative tool kit such as DNA analysis and computer forensics, most fields trace their origins to the 19th century or before.
Presented by The Mob Museum, this program in the Science of Crime series explores the fascinating forensic work that happens in the coroner’s office.
Within most crime labs, scientists have highly specialized expertise. Unlike what is portrayed on television, it is rarely one individual who investigates the crime scene, processes the fingerprints, analyzes the DNA and examines the trace evidence. Instead, highly specialized experts focus on one field. This leads to more efficient and effective lab results.
Each month, The Mob Museum and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Forensic Laboratory will present an in-depth look at the disciplines and sciences that encompass forensic analysis.
About this November’s Science of Crime program:
You have the opportunity to learn more about a fascinating line of work. The Coroner’s Office is responsible for conducting investigations of all deaths caused by any criminal means, violence or suicide, and any unattended deaths, whatever the cause. It also provides identification of the deceased, performs autopsies or medical examinations, locates next of kin, and carries out any other requirements regarding deaths that fall under its jurisdiction. The Mob Museum will have Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg outline the purpose and operation of his office.
Free for Museum Members or with Museum admission.


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To help students understand the language of private foundations, their unique terms, and specific definitions. Furthermore, to help students learn the specific rules and regulations governing private foundations that help foundations stay in compliance with IRS regulations. Finally, to help...
To help students assess the effectiveness of charitable organizations and decide on their own financial contributions.
To introduce students to organizations that focus on international and global problems, rather than local or national concerns.
Note: This specific lesson involves CARE, an international organization located in Atlanta where the Philanthropy 101 course was developed. We encourage...
To introduce students to a variety of specific nonprofits and their representatives who address topics such as the organization's mission, financial support, and work.
To introduce students to the grantmaking process (through a Harvard Business School case study) using all of the concepts learned in class this semester.
Enable students to methodically assess their choice of philanthropic giving and decide where to make a $500 donation.
To acquaint students with the vocabulary and basic tools of accounting principles necessary for all nonprofits.
To explore many differing views on well-intended philanthropy with students. Review some of the dangers of philanthropy such as inappropriate intervention, inappropriate verbiage, and naiveté.
To emphasize the importance of fundraising for capital campaigns and annual appeals and to discuss the importance of personally supporting organizations which are important to individuals and their family. Convey the message that the students are all recipients of someone else’s...


HTTP is a part of the Internet protocol suite and the hypertext transfer protocol is a standard for transferring data between web servers and browsers. HTTP is used to transfer information between web servers and websites, and is the basis of the World Wide Web. HTTP is an application layer protocol in the Internet Protocol Suite and provides guidelines for distributed data and multimedia. Most web sites use HTTP for any link to their site. It is easy to use and allows for fast, secure data transfer.
HTTP is the transport protocol for most websites, and it plays a crucial role in REST. The full meaning of HTTP is a bit confusing, but it’s important to know that HTTP is similar to high-definition television, which has higher resolution. This is because it refers to the format of messages that are sent from client to server. When a web user clicks a link on a web page, HTTP fetches information from the server and returns the new page.
HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, and it is a standard protocol for internet communications. URLs begin with “http://”, which means they are accessed over a standard hypertext transfer protocol. HTTP uses the GET and POST commands to request and send data to a server. HTTP is also used to process form submissions on websites. HTTPS, or hypertext transfer protocol secure, encrypts the messages for security purposes.
HTTP is a standard set of rules for Internet communications. It is the basis for webpages on the World Wide Web. Basically, this protocol defines a request and a response model for transferring data between client and server. When a user visits a website, he or she sends a request using a web browser, and the server responds by sending the webpage and any files or data it needs.
HTTP is a client-server communication protocol designed to allow web browsers to access data on the World Wide Web. It uses a TCP/IP connection to exchange data between client and server. HTTP uses TCP port 80 by default. While it is a request-response protocol, it also uses high-quality connections to improve security and reliability. For most websites, HTTP is the standard protocol for communication on the Internet.


This page is a printable version of: https://www.iow.nhs.uk/our-services/planned-care-services/chronic-and-acute-pain/what-is-chronic-pain.htm
Date: 02 June 2023
What is Pain?
The majority of people will experience pain at some point in their lives. It is the way the body alerts us to possible disease and injury, the feeling of pain force us to avoid/remove ourselves from the potential harm.
The experience/feeling of pain is generated in the brain. When an injury or inflammation occurs to a part of the body this stimulates the nerve sensors in that area. The nerves then send signals up the spinal cord to the brain. The brain then decides whether, at that time, it is important to send back a signal to the damaged area these signals trigger the feeling and experience of pain.
What is Chronic Pain?
However, the above explanation does not explain why some people experience persistent/chronic pain, even when there is no longer damage or inflammation in that area.
Pain is considered chronic when it has persisted for more than 3 months or goes beyond the time expected for an injury to heal. Chronic pain can also occur without any objective cause.
With Chronic pain the nerves continue to send signals to the brain despite there being no injury, danger or inflammation. The brain then continues to send back the signals that trigger the feeling and experience of pain. As a result pain is still felt.
Like other chronic conditions chronic pain usually cannot be cured but it quite often can be controlled and managed with a range of treatments to enable you to continue with life.
Understanding Pain In 5 Minutes YouTube Video
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Clinical question What is the role of drugs in the treatment of patients with COVID-19?
Context The evidence base for therapeutics for COVID-19 is evolving with numerous recently completed randomised controlled trials (RCTs). This update adds a new recommendation on molnupiravir in patients with non-severe illness, informed by data from 6 RCTs with 4796 patients. The omicron variant has resulted in an update to the recommendations for casirivimab-imdevimab. Concerning remdesivir, new trial data is currently being reviewed.
New recommendation The Guideline Development Group (GDG) suggests administering molnupiravir in patients with non-severe illness, for those at highest risk of hospitalisation and combined with implementation of mitigation strategies to reduce potential harms. No recommendation was made in patients with severe or critical illness as there are no trial data on molnupiravir for this population.
Understanding the new recommendation In patients with non-severe illness, molnupiravir reduces hospitalisation risk and time to symptom resolution and may have a small effect on mortality. Only patients at the highest risk of being hospitalised are likely to derive important benefits and would want to receive molnupiravir. This is especially true given the potential long term harms associated with molnupiravir (such as theoretical risk of malignancy). The conditional recommendation reflects the challenge to accurately identify those at the highest risk, the limited availability of the drug, and concerns about long term individual and population-level harms such as drug resistance and/or emergence of new variants


Twice Exceptional: what does it mean?
I've often encountered parents who were confused to hear that their child was twice-exceptional (or 2e). They struggled to understand what that actually meant. According to the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), "The term “twice-exceptional,” also referred to as “2e,” is used to describe gifted children who, have the characteristics of gifted students with the potential for high achievement and give evidence of one or more disabilities as defined by federal or state eligibility criteria. These disabilities may include specific learning disabilities (SpLD), speech and language disorders, emotional/behavioral disorders, physical disabilities, autism spectrum, or other impairments such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)."
In other words, the child is gifted but also has significant trouble in some ways. I often hear about gifted children who also live with ADHD. Less frequently, but still present, are the children with defined learning disabilities in one area who are also gifted. Sometimes, the gifted child has difficulty in more than one area. For example, a gifted high school girl struggles to pay attention at school due to her ADHD. She has been diagnosed with a math learning disorder. At the same time, she has an IQ in the extremely high range, and she displays gifted writing and artistic abilities. This child's parents may struggle to understand how to support the giftedness while also addressing the difficulties.
Luckily, the identification of 2e children is becoming more commonplace. Previously, these children often were not recognized, and they too often risked being lost or overlooked. While there is still much work to be done on increasing support for these children, a positive trend is underway in the recognition of 2e. Jump over to the resources on children to learn more about 2e.


"If the bees disappear, we'll all be stung"
Did you know that 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat is made possible by pollinators like honey bees? We don't all have a backyard that looks like this so here are a few things you can do to give the bees a helping hand.
Bees are often getting the short end of the stick with climate change as their food (pollen from flowers) is often arriving too early or too late.
Here are a few ways to help them out:
Support Local and Organic Farmers
Eating foods that are locally grown will help farmers maintain a range of crops giving the bees more pollen options that can help boost their health.
Practice Organic Gardening
Give bees a helping hand by providing a safe environment
This Bee Feeder is designed to give bees a helping hand. Filling the feeder with sugar water provides a bee-lated snack when blooms are unavailable.
Mason bees are the Usain Bolt of pollinators - always winning gold at the pollinator olympics. The Bee House was created to mimic their preferred wood and offer them a protected space while the females gather pollen to add to the tubes, lay their eggs, seal them up with mud and repeat until full.
Bees drink a lot of water but need a safe place to land because drinking and flying is against bee law. Fill the Bee Waterer with glass beads (included) and add water to provide a safe haven.
All bee puns aside, protecting our pollinators is something everyone should get involved with.


The philosophy of transcendentalism
The philosophy of transcendentalism originated in Unitarianism, the predominant religious movement in Boston in the early 19th century. Unitarianism was a liberal Christian sect that emphasized rationality, reason, and intellectualism; it was especially popular at Harvard.
The transcendentalists who established the Transcendental Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1836—mostly Unitarian clergy and Boston-area intellectuals—did not reject Unitarianism but yearned for a more spiritual experience to balance out the emphasis on pure reason. The very word transcendentalism refers to a spirituality that transcends the realm of rationality and the material world. Transcendentalists believed that humans were fundamentally good but corrupted by society and that they should therefore strive for independence and self-reliance.
Photos of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were two of the most famous transcendentalists. In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built on Walden Pond in Massachusetts and lived there for two years, two months, and two days. He chronicled the experience in his book Walden, published in 1854, which explored the themes of nature, spirituality, self-reliance, and the simple life. Thoreau acknowledged the debt transcendentalism owed to Indian religious beliefs.
Black and white photograph of Walden Pond
Emerson gained fame as an essayist and public lecturer; his 1836 essay “Nature” laid out many of the tenets of the transcendentalist philosophy. He suggested that God could be found in nature and that spending time in nature was the closest man could come to the divine. Another of Emerson’s most famous works was the 1841 essay “Self-Reliance,” a defense of individualism, which emphasized nonconformity and personal responsibility.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in keeping with his reverence for individual freedom, became a vocal abolitionist and spoke out against the Fugitive Slave Law—which provided for the return of runaway slaves.
Article written by Dr. Michelle Getchell. This article is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.


Dawn J. Anderson & Norma Stanley | December 2022
Kwanzaa is a non-religious African-American holiday celebrating family, community, and culture. It is celebrated annually from December 26th to January 1st.
Dr. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga, previously known as Ron Everett, is an American activist, author, professor of Africana studies, and founder of Kwanzaa. The holiday is based upon seven core principles known as the Nguzo Saba taken from the Swahili language meaning “first fruits,” and celebrated by anyone of any race looking to connect with African teachings.
Photo credit: Irandelson Salgueiro Collection
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa are:
Umoja (Unity): To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Umoja is observed on December 26th.
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): To define and name ourselves, as well as to create and speak for ourselves. Kujichagulia is observed on December 27th.
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems. Ujima is observed on December 28th.
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. Ujamaa is observed on December 29th.
Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Nia is observed on December 30th.
Kuumba (Creativity): To always do as much as we can, in the way we can, to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Kuumba is observed on December 31st.
Imani (Faith): To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Imani is observed on January 1st.
These seven principles are the core of the Kwanzaa celebration and provide guidance and structure to the holiday.


From 1st June 2013 the EU list of authorised food additives takes effect and previous European directives are replaced with a single regulation.
The additives that are authorised in foodstuffs and their conditions of use are listed in the Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives. Only additives that are in that list are authorised under specific conditions. The additives are listed on the basis of the categories of food to which they may be added.
The Commission’s food additive database is available on the internet: (https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sanco_foods/?sector=FAD). Through this database the consumer or business operator can find out what additives are authorised in a particular food.
Additives can be used for various purposes. Among other things, they can be used as:
- Colours – they are used to add or restore colour in a food;
- Preservatives – these are added to prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against micro-organisms;
- Antioxidants – they are substances, which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against oxidation (i.e. fat rancidity and colour changes);
- Flour treatment agents – they are added to flour or to dough to improve its baking quality.
The list is the result of a long evaluation process on additive’s safety by EFSA. The assessments on aspartame, due to the large amount submissed to EFSA for evaluation, will be completed by the end of 2013.


The chords cd and ab intersect at the point O, CO = 4 cm, OD = 3cm, Paoc = 9cm, and the segment AO
The chords cd and ab intersect at the point O, CO = 4 cm, OD = 3cm, Paoc = 9cm, and the segment AO is three times smaller than the segment OB. Calculate chord length DB
Given: chords, where О ∈ AB, О ∈ CD, СО = 4 cm; OD = 3 cm, PΔAOC = 9 cm and ОВ = 3 * AO. It is necessary to find the length of the chord DВ.
We will use the following property of intersecting chords. The products of the lengths of the segments into which each of the chords is divided are equal. This fact for our assignment can be formalized as follows: AO * BO = CO * DO. We have AO * (3 * AO) = (4 cm) * (3 cm) or AO ^ 2 = 4 cm2, whence AO = 2 cm.
Since PΔAOC = AO + CO + AC = 9 cm, then AC = 9 cm – AO – CO = 9 cm – 2 cm – 4 cm = 3 cm.
It is easy to prove that the triangles AOC and BOD are similar. Indeed, the angles AOC and BOD are equal as vertical angles. Angles B and C are based on the same arc AD, therefore, they are equal. Likewise, angles A and D are equal, as being supported by one arc BC. According to the I sign of similarity of triangles, triangles AOC and BOD are similar.
According to the properties of such triangles: AC: DB = AO: OD. We have (3 cm): DB = (2 cm): (3 cm). Let us consider the last equality as a proportion. Then (2 cm) * DB = (3 cm) * (3 cm), whence DB = (9: 2) cm = 4.5 cm.
Answer: The chord length DB is 4.5 cm.


The Cave Trail starts in the Porto Giunco beach and leads to the homonymous tower which was built during the 16th century by spanish people to defend the coast from the turkish-barbarian invasion.
From here it is possible to admire the wide sand dunes of Porto Giunco and the lagoon environment of the Notteri spond, an oasis where pink flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) take refuge in during their migrations.
The tower overlooks a part of the sea where colors range from iridescent to cobalt blue, from turquoise to green. Than one can go on through the thick environment mainly consisting of junipers (Juniperus phoenicea), Pistacia lentiscus, Olive (Olea Europaea) and thorny brooms (Calycotome spinosa).
From the tower of Porto Giunco the trail continues towards Cala Burroni, in the west slope of the Capo Carbonara headland. The directional panels allow hikers to easily locate the trails and, thank to the didactic panels, it is possible to learn more about history and environmental features.
Further information about the project and the trails under preparation


Vitamin B5 Powder, also known as pantothenic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a crucial role in many bodily functions. It's essential for the metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, and it's involved in the production of hormones, red blood cells, and neurotransmitters.
One of the primary benefits of Vitamin B5 Powder is its ability to support healthy skin, hair, and nails. It helps to reduce inflammation and promote the growth of new skin cells, making it an effective ingredient in many skincare products.
Vitamin B5 Powder is also necessary for the production of energy in the body. It helps to convert food into glucose, which is used by the cells as fuel. It's particularly important for athletes or anyone who engages in regular physical activity as it helps to reduce fatigue and improve endurance.
Moreover, Vitamin B5 Powder supports healthy brain function by producing neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. These neurotransmitters play a vital role in regulating mood, stress levels, and sleep quality.
Additionally, Vitamin B5 Powder may help lower cholesterol levels and improve heart health. It helps to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol in the bloodstream and promote the production of good cholesterol.
Vitamin B5 Powder can be found naturally in many foods, including meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products. However, it can also be taken in supplement form in powder or capsule form.
In conclusion, Vitamin B5 Powder is an essential nutrient that plays a critical role in many bodily functions. Its benefits include supporting healthy skin, hair, and nails, promoting energy production, improving brain function, and reducing cholesterol levels. Whether through diet or supplements, ensuring adequate intake of Vitamin B5 Powder is crucial for maintaining overall health and wellness.


Dental care is an important aspect of our pets’ health, but it is often overlooked. Here is a brief outline of periodontal disease and why it is worthwhile preventing it.
What is periodontal disease?
- Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease that affects the hard and soft structures that support the teeth
- It begins as a buildup of plaque (bacteria + food) on the teeth which, if not removed regularly will harden into tartar
- When tartar spreads down below the gum line, the associated bacteria cause the body to react with inflammation, and this is knows as “gingivitis” (red, swollen gums)
- Gingivitis can lead to erosion of the gums and bone that supports the teeth, and can cause teeth to loosen and fall out
Some quick facts:
* Periodontal disease is the most common disease in dogs and cats
– By the age of three, most dogs and cats have evidence of some form of periodontal disease
– Periodontal disease can be painful and affect your pet’s quality of life as he/she may no longer enjoy eating and playing with toys
* The inflammatory nature of periodontal disease can lead to problems beyond just the mouth, specifically: respiratory problems, heart disease, kidney and liver disease, and more
But what can I do?
- Periodontal disease can easily be prevented through brushing your pet’s teeth three times weekly, using a soft bristled toothbrush with a pet-specific toothpaste
- Appropriate chew toys can help to reduce the buildup of plaque on a dog’s teeth e.g. rawhide, cotton ropes
- Some special pet foods are designed to brush away plaque and also inhibit the build up of harmful bacteria
- Special supplements and water additives work to minimize the buildup of harmful bacteria which leads to plaque and tartar
* If there is already a build-up of tartar on your pet’s teeth, this can be removed under anaesthesia at your veterinarian’s office
So when it comes to looking after your canine or feline friend, don’t forget about their teeth!
This article was written by Heather Cole Brownlow, Assistant Manager and Veterinary Technician for the GTHS.


The major flooding threat in Orange County has been the Santa Ana River. In 1938, the Santa Ana River flooded parts of Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Garden Grove, reportedly killing more than 50 people. Although the Prado Dam helped to substantially reduce the flood damage, the 1969 storm caused the largest dollar loss in Orange County history. Santa Ana River is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and operated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and Orange County Flood Control District.
Despite the Corps' extensive efforts at flood control protection, it appears that portions of the County, which would not be inundated by the river overflow during the 100-year event, could be subject to flooding from overflow of storm water drainage facilities that are presently inadequate for carrying the 100-year discharge. The East Garden Grove-Wintersburg Channel and Ocean View Channel system is one of the underlying channel systems of the Santa Ana River floodplain. This drainage system does not have the capacity to contain the 100-year flood because the channel banks and levees are overtopped at several locations.
In addition to the Santa Ana River, other areas subject to flooding during severe storms include the area adjacent to Atwood Channel, Brea Creek Channel, Carbon Canyon Channel, Capistrano Beach Storm Channel, El Modena Irvine Channel, Fullerton creek Channel, Hickey Canyon Storm Channel, Houston Storm Channel, Horno Creek Channel, Modjeska Canyon, Silverado Canyon, Niguel Storm Drain, Oso Creek Channel, San Juan Creek Channel, Santiago Creek Channel, and Trabuco Creek Channel.
In the central portion of the County, areas adjacent to Santiago Creek and Collins Channel may be inundated. Large portions of the San Diego Creek watershed in the City of Irvine and unincorporated area of the County are also subject to inundation. In the southern part of the County, the flooding is mostly confined to the canyon areas; however, these areas are also of concern since their development is expanding.
Be Flood Ready! Flood Safety & Awareness Brochure


Centipedes are carnivorous arthropods, they are also venomous, and their diet usually consists of worms and insects. Although they are naturally not aggressive towards humans, they could bite if provoked
Their bites are very painful to people but unlike popular belief, centipede bites rarely ever cause any health complications in humans, meaning their bites are not fatal or dangerous.
However, the venom of centipedes has different toxins such as cardio-depressant toxin-S, histamine, and serotonin, which can pose more serious allergic reactions in people who are allergic to wasps and bee stings.
When one is bitten by a centipedes immediate symptoms that occur are pain, redness around the area of the bite, and eventually swelling on the site of the bite, these symptoms tend to last for some hours or even days.
However in cases of severe allergic reactions to the bite some symptoms like nausea, chills, fever, swollen lymph nodes and heart palpitations might start to occur, in this case, it is best to consult a medical practitioner immediately.
So if by chance you found yourself at the receiving end of a centipede’s bite here are things you need to do, according to a piece written on healthline.com and webmd.com;
1. Once you locate the bite mark, wash the puncture area and the surrounding area with water and soap.
2. Use a cloth or towel to wrap an ice pack and hold it on the bite mark, make sure you do not apply the ice directly on the skin, compress for about 10 minutes and take it off as this will ease the itching and pain and ultimately reduce the swelling.
3. Healthline suggests that you can apply heat to the bite, because immersing the bite mark in hot water or using a hot compress could dilute the venom, however, WebMD suggests that using this, could make the bite feel even worse instead of better.
4. Take medication to reduce the pain of the bite, such drugs include the likes of anesthetics, antihistamines, and some anti-inflammatory drugs.


Kindness is my Superpower is a book by Alicia Ortego that teaches kids to practice random acts of kindness.
The book is available in paperback, hardcover, and as an eBook.
Read the book to your kids or show this video reading of the book on YouTube:
Kindness is my Superpower Book Summary
Lucas was in a bad mood and he said something mean to his friend, Lisa. Lucas’s mother teaches him the importance of being kind. Lucas decides to make kindness his superpower the next day. He says please and thank you. He cleans his room. He helps a new student at school. He shares with his classmates. He even apologizes to his friend, Lisa. He continues to do kind things throughout the day at school and at home.
Kindness is my Superpower Reflection Questions
- What are some of the kind things Lucas did that you have done, too?
- What are some of the acts of kindness Lucas did that you could do better?
- Which of the Simple Acts of Kindness Ideas at the end of the book can you try today?
Kindness is my Superpower Worksheet
Using this worksheet, kids will reflect on the kind acts Lucas did in the story and then think of their own simple acts of kindness that they can try today.
Download and print a copy of the worksheet here:


Wilson’s disease is a rare genetic condition caused by inheriting an abnormal copy of the Wilson disease protein (ATP7B) gene. The disease affects approximately 1-4 people per 100,000 and prevents sufferers from regulating the concentration of copper within their body, inducing a copper overload.
The redox properties of copper make it a very important metal biologically and it is involved in a wide range of enzymatic processes. The anti-oxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase for example is expressed in all cells and is part of our anti-oxidant defence, while the more specialised dopamine β-hydroxylase is only expressed in the brain and is involved in dopamine conversion. Balancing the amount of copper we have in our bodies is crucial for good health, having a copper deficit would hinder vital functions, but having an excess can cause oxidative stress by promoting the formation of hydroxyl radicals.
Treating Wilson’s disease involves life-long chelation therapy, this is the application of compounds designed to bind to the excess copper ions and allow them to be safely excreted. This Hot Perspective by Pascale Delangle and Elisabeth Mintz reviews the drugs currently in use and gives insight in to the development of more advanced treatments, highlighting the design of bio-inspired chelating agents and drug targeting.
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Chelation therapy in Wilson’s disease: from D-penicillamine to the design of selective bioinspired intracellular Cu(I) chelators
Pascale Delangle and Elisabeth Mintz
Dalton Trans., 2012, Advance Article
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Study shows female genital mutilation/cutting is decreasing worldwide.
Researchers at the Center for the Study of Population and Health at AUB’s Faculty of Health Sciences undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of all available studies on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and found that it is decreasing worldwide but more needs to be done to abolish the practice in line with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
What is FGM/C?
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” (WHO)
It is mostly performed on infants and young girls due to a variety of cultural, social, and religious customs and is believed to curb sexual urges and maintain virginity.
FGM/C can cause a variety of health problems, including complications during pregnancy and delivery, infertility, menstrual difficulties, urinary problems, severe pain, infection, mental health problems, and even death. FGM/C also carries an economic burden of $1.2 billion per year.
What can be done?
Further studies are needed to determine the reasons for the decline in certain countries so that these interventions and policies can be enacted in other countries. Multi-factorial interventions and policies that work with communities that practice FGM/C are key.
More about the study:
The UN Sustainable Development Goals calls for the elimination of FGM/C by 2030 (SDG 5.3). Although progress is being made in many countries, much more must be done to reach this goal. This meta-analysis was undertaken to support efforts to understand the global burden of FGM/C and inform adequate prevention and intervention efforts, and local and international policies.
Authors (alphabetical order):
Sawsan Abdulrahim (associate professor)
Chaza Akik (assistant research professor)
Christelle Akl (PhD student researcher)
Zeinab El-Dirani (research assistant)
Leen Farouki (undergraduate student researcher)
Stephen J. McCall (assistant research professor)


Caffeine is a stimulant found in many common beverages, such as coffee, tea, and energy drinks. It is the world’s most popular psychoactive drug and is widely used for its energizing and alertness-enhancing effects. But when it comes to sports performance, is caffeine really beneficial or should athletes avoid it?
The short answer is that caffeine can be beneficial for athletes, as long as it is used in moderation. In general, moderate caffeine consumption (up to 400 mg per day) is considered safe and can even have some performance-enhancing effects.
Caffeine has been shown to improve physical performance by increasing alertness and focus, reducing fatigue, and increasing the utilization of glycogen (the body’s primary source of energy). It can also help to improve reaction time and reduce the perception of effort during exercise.
However, there are potential drawbacks to consuming too much caffeine. High doses can lead to jitteriness, anxiety, nausea, and headaches. Additionally, caffeine can interfere with the body’s natural ability to recover from exercise, leading to fatigue and poor performance.
Overall, it is recommended that athletes consume caffeine in moderation to maximize the potential performance-enhancing benefits and minimize any potential side effects. For most athletes, the ideal amount is between 2-3 mg/kg of body weight per day, which is equivalent to one to two cups of coffee. It is also important to note that individuals may respond differently to caffeine, so it is important to experiment to find the right dose for you.
In conclusion, caffeine can be a beneficial performance-enhancing aid for athletes if used in moderation. However, it is important to remember that individuals may react differently to caffeine, so it is important to experiment with different doses to find the right amount for your body.


Classification and precautions of roller conveyors
27th April 2023
Roller conveyors are a type of material handling equipment that use rollers to transport goods or materials from one place to another. They can be used in various industries, including manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing. Here are some classifications and precautions of roller conveyors:
Gravity Roller Conveyors - These are powered by gravity, with the force of gravity propelling the goods or materials along the rollers.
Powered Roller Conveyors - These use an electric motor or other power source to drive the rollers and move the goods or materials along the conveyor.
Accumulating Roller Conveyors - These allow goods or materials to accumulate on the conveyor without stopping the flow.
Belt-Driven Roller Conveyors - These use belts to drive the rollers, providing a smoother and more even movement of goods or materials.
Regular maintenance: Roller conveyors should be regularly maintained to ensure that they are operating properly and to prevent any potential issues that could cause damage to the equipment or injuries to workers.
Adequate guarding: Adequate guarding should be provided to protect workers from the moving parts of the conveyor.
Proper training: Workers should receive proper training on the safe use of roller conveyors to prevent accidents and injuries.
Proper loading: Goods or materials should be properly loaded onto the conveyor to prevent damage and ensure safe transport.
Weight capacity: The weight capacity of the conveyor should be carefully considered to prevent overloading, which can cause damage to the equipment or create safety hazards.


- bepaald soort muziekstuk
- musical creation
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- You must be creative in composing a piece of music.
- You must show yourself creative when composing a piece of music.
- A musician friend of mine gave an impromptu performance of a piece he had just finished composing.
- The worth of a state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
- Phototypesetting and composing machines
- A separate data group must be used for each product composing the consignment
- Machinery, apparatus and equipment for typesetting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device:
- Machinery, apparatus and equipment for typesetting or composing by other processes, with or without founding device
- Fifteen Community producers of ironing boards other than those composing the Community industry supported the complaint.
- The amino acid residues composing the peptide are listed alphabetically in the entry definition in Section 1.
- The weighted maturity of the instruments composing the loan rate set by the Agreement is consequently 25 years.
- Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks
- The Judge obtaining the votes of more than half the Judges composing the Tribunal shall be elected.
- The Judge obtaining the votes of more than half the Judges composing the Court shall be elected.
- Cameras for preparing printing plates/cylinders excluding photo- type-setting/composing machines, apparatus for preparing plates/cylinders by a photocopying/thermocopying process


Prehistoric animal, animal that became extinct before human beings began to produce written records. Our knowledge of these animals is therefore derived almost completely from fossils. Although scientists believe life on earth began over 3 billion years ago, few fossils have been found that are more than 600 million years old. The earliest are all invertebrates, or animals without skeletal backbones. These include ammonites, snails, clams, worms, and animals resembling jellyfish. The most common prehistoric invertebrate seems to have been the trilobite—a kind of flat shellfish with jointed legs. The first fishes appeared about 480 million years ago. They had no jaws and were covered with heavy, bony armor. Fishes as we know them did not appear until about 130 million years later. Some of these had fleshy fins that probably evolved into legs. The first amphibians appeared about 400 million years ago.
An extensive fossil record indicates that the first land vertebrates—the reptiles—evolved about 290 million years ago. They were bigger and more powerful than the amphibians, and were able to hatch their eggs on land. Reptiles dominated the earth for about 100 million years. Dinosaurs are perhaps the best known of the prehistoric animals. Although some grew to enormous size and were very powerful, they all became extinct, although the reason why remains a subject of controversy. Among the dinosaurs was the carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex, the 85-ton Brachiosaurus, the 87-foot-long Diplodocus, the horned Triceratops, and the armored vegetarian Stegosaurus. Flying reptiles began to appear during the Jurassic period. One of these—the Archaeopteryx—is believed to be the earliest ancestor of modern birds.
Placental mammals, or animals who carry their young within their bodies, have been on earth for about 65 million years. Later, when mammals came to dominate the land, larger variants of modern-day mammals existed. Megatherium was a 20-foot-long mammoth that resembled a large, hairy elephant. Some of these prehistoric mammoths have been found deep-frozen in the icy soil of Siberia.
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Program for Teachers, Russia,
The program of moral education for children, adolescents and youth
"Altyn Yul" (Golden Way) is an active form of education, which is built on the
methodology of cooperation and collective ethically based decision-making; it
includes elements of role-playing and involves instant creation of interactive
situations. The program has four features that make it a unique and effective
means of education for the young generation. First, it focuses on finding a
positive and constructive solution to problematic situations, based on moral
values. Second, it is based on a belief that human beings are noble creatures.
Third, it uses an innovative format of micro-drama as a powerful means of
personal transformation. Fourth, it implements a long-term program of moral
development consisting of more than 100 topics touching the most critical issues
of youth's life and designed for five years of weekly lessons with the students
of all ages.
Since 2008, trainings to provide teachers, psychologists, social workers, pedagogy students and parents with the methodology for the Golden Way lessons were made in numerous cities of Russia, including Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Almetyevsk, Zelenodolsk (Republic of Tatarstan), and Ekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg. Thousands of professionals were trained, and each of them was given a set consisiting of a DVD with videos and a Manual.
View one of the videos
of the program (in Russian)


Kindergarten Teachers' Considerations when Setting Instructional Priorities
Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of kindergarten teachers' instructional time allocations and the factors that influenced their decisions. A maximum variation sample of six kindergarten teachers was chosen representing variations in gender, socioeconomic status of the school where they taught, and years of experience. All of the teachers were interviewed using an openended script and observed in their classrooms. Data were analyzed using the Stevick- Colaizzi-Keen method. Participants in this study listed reading, math, and core curriculum as curricular priorities. The findings suggest that factors that influenced curricular priorities included teachers' college educations, personal and teaching experiences, systematic constraints (e.g. mandated textbooks, class size, policies), and others (e.g. principals, parents). Differences between novice and veteran teachers also emerged.
Baker, J. & Dever, M. T. (2005). Kindergarten teachers' considerations when setting instructional priorities. Teacher Development, 9(1), 21-41
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Completed in 1996, ANZAC Bridge is one of the new and modern-looking constructions of the Australian metropolis Sydney. The bridge with a total length of 805 meters or 345 meters of the central span is the largest cable bridge in Australia. With a height of the pylons of 120 meters, it is visible from afar, and its shape can not be mistaken with any other structure in the city. Moreover, with a width of 32 meters, ANZAC Bridge is wide enough to offer excellent conditions not only for the people that move from one point to another by car, but also for the numerous pedestrians and cyclists.
Soon after its completion, ANZAC Bridge has became one of the major urban landmarks. The bridge is, however, much more than just a tourist attraction.
In a city such as Sydney, built entirely around water, the bridge provides a quick and convenient transport communication between Pyrmont and Glebe, an island situated amidst the waters of Darling Harbour.
Originally named Glebe Island Bridge, it was renamed in 1998, two years after its completion, in honour of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers participating in the first World War.
The name of the bridge is an abbreviation of the words Australia and New Zealand Army Corps. Symbolically on both sides of the bridge, on the territory of Glebe Island, are positioned two impressive bronze statues.
The first one that depicts an Australian soldier is placed at the west end of ANZAC Bridge in the year 2000.
In 2007, seven years later, on the other side of the bridge, but also on the island of Glebe, with an official opening ceremony is presented the second bronze sculpture.
It symbolizes a soldier from New Zealand facing east (because New Zealand is located to the east). Both sculptures are with slightly bowed heads as a sign of respect to all the soldiers who died in the Battle of Gallipoli, Turkey.


Shamanism may be the oldest spiritual practice in world history. It is not based on the faith of a secular god or individual principle. Shamanism is based on animism, the belief that everything on Earth is living and has a soul just like you.
Shamanism has stuck around from its conception before time was recorded. It existed in ancient native cultures in Siberia, India, North America, and South America as well.
It is one of the most demonized practices and religions that has ever existed because governments have sought to snuff out non-capitalist practices since the idea of property ownership arose. But, the fact that shamanism is still a continually practiced action reflects on the quality of its traditions, belief systems, and rituals.
Shamans exist on the world to heal, communicate with the dead, predict and influence the weather, and to uplift the human spirit.
A shaman used to be the sole medical provider of an entire community or tribe. Shamans are said to be able to traverse the "spirit worlds" through methods of meditation, consumption of psychoactive compounds, stretching, ritual magic, food ceremonies, and many more.
They link to the spirit world in order to heal living individuals, seek insight from deceased elders, and to make difficult decisions for tribes.
North American shamans usually reached this state through fasting and meditative isolation.
South American shamans used substances like mushrooms, peyote, Ayahuasca, alcohol, Erowid, and mugwort to reach different spiritual planes.


- A base class that allows a ChatBot instance to execute some kind of functionality.
- logic adapter
- An adapter class that allows a ChatBot instance to select a response to
- storage adapter
- A class that allows a chat bot to store information somewhere, such as a database.
- In linguistics, a corpus (plural corpora) or text corpus is a large and structured set of texts. They are used to do statistical analysis and hypothesis testing, checking occurrences or validating linguistic rules within a specific language territory .
- A member of a list of functions that can be used to modify text input that the chat bot receives before the text is passed to the logic adapter for processing.
- A single string of text representing something that can be said.
- search word
- A word that is not a stop word and has been trimmed in some way ( for example through stemming).
- A process through which a word is reduced into a derivative form.
- stop word
- A common word that is often filtered out during the process of analyzing text.
- A single string of text that is uttered as an answer, a reply or an acknowledgement to a statement.
- untrained instance
- An untrained instance of the chat bot has an empty database.


Wear due to abrasion, corrosion, and oxidation
Refractory material wear is determined by a combination of the following mechanisms:
- Abrasion and erosion
- Thermomechanical wear
- Corrosion and oxidation
Hereby, the slag‘s basicity is one of the main parameters for the corrosive behaviour of the refractory material. Lower slag basicity requires a higher MgO content to saturate the slag.
The use of reactive MgO has become established as an excellent solution for minimizing the attack on the refractory material by aggressive slags, and to obtain an optimum degree of saturation range in the slag.
For this purpose, and as specialists for refractory products and process materials, Refratechnik has developed the special product REPROMAT.
Refractory wear minimized decisively
REPROMAT – Pellets made of reactive magnesia for conditioning the slag with MgO
The addition of REPROMAT enables an optimum slag saturation to be obtained, while simultaneously preventing the dissolution of MgO from the basic refractory lining material. Especially with acid slags, a decisive reduction of lining wear is now possible.
Advantages at a glance
- High reactivity and correspondingly fast dissolution of the MgO in the slag
- Fast achievement of the optimum degree of saturation
- Minimized wear of the MACARBON® refractory lining through a reduction of the corrosion potential
- Optimized energy balance when used in electric arc furnaces and ladle furnaces through improved formation of foamed slag
- Simplified slag coating of the refractory lining when used in converters
- No storage problems
- Conveying and batching is possible with existing material handling system


COP 22, the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, is underway. The goal of this massive meeting is to turn the ideas outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement into action.
Years in the making, the Paris Agreement set the target of holding global warming to 2°C (3.6°F) above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this goal, nearly 200 countries submitted individual voluntary emissions reduction plans known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
Moving into the next phase of this historic agreement, the diplomats attending the Marrakesh meeting will hash out the framework needed to monitor and report on these independent undertakings. The ideal system would involve an independent panel with consistent standards that monitors countries to see if they are following through on their greenhouse gas reduction pledges. This type of reporting, it is believed, would encourage accountability as it applies the power of public scrutiny. Some countries, however, are expected to argue for a self-monitoring system. China and India, two of the world’s largest polluters, are likely to push for this less public path.
Another big topic at the Marrakesh meeting will be money. During the Paris talks last year, the wealthy nations of the world said they would create a fund and spend $100 billion a year to help poor nations adapt to climate change. Negotiators will have to work out the details of where and how this money be spent.
Although ratified in record time, the Paris Agreement is still a fragile accord. All commitments are voluntary and vulnerable to the political will of each individual government. Moreover, there are no penalties for those who do not live up to their promises.
That said, expectations going into Marrakesh are high as governments around the world have shown a willingness to act on climate change outside the parameters of the Paris Agreement. Last month, global leaders agreed to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas commonly used as a coolant in refrigerators and air-conditioners. They also agreed to make airplanes more fuel-efficient and reduce the overall carbon footprint of air travel.
The Marrakesh conference runs through November 18.


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Want to know what your primary students are hearing in the music you share, and open their ears to even more? Listening glyphs allow K-3 students to express what they hear by choosing one crayon or the other, and allow teachers to assess the understanding of an entire class at a glance.
Glyphs are pictures of facts. A listening glyph asks students to identify the "facts" about a musical selection, and then express what they are hearing by choosing one crayon or another.
Example: Students are asked to decide if the music is "soft and loud" or only "soft". If they hear soft and loud passages they color the balloons pink and blue. If they only soft music they color the balloons orange and purple.
1) General Listening Glyph - The first listening glyph is for general use with any piece of music. Students will listen for steady beat, musical style, amplitude (volume), if there is a change in tempo, if the music is bright or dark (timbre), and if they hear a full orchestra or only brass instruments.
2) Listening Glyph for "Entry of the Gladiators" by Julius Fuĉík - Students will listen for steady beat, musical style, amplitude (volume), if there is a change in tempo, if the music is heroic or cowardly, and if there is a full orchestra or brass instruments.
3) Blank Listening Glyph - This version of the glyph gives the greatest freedom. Blanks are provided so you can choose the things that you'd like your students to listen for.
4) About This Activity - This page includes instructions and extension ideas.
Unlimited copies for you and your students. However, you may not distribute additional copies to friends and fellow teachers.


August 14, 2016:
On July 15 North Korea activated, for the first time since 2000, a “numbers station.” This is a special radio station that uses a specific shortwave radio frequency that periodically (on pre-arranged dates and times) broadcasts sequences of numbers. These broadcasts often last a few minutes then that channel goes silent.
Numbers stations were a popular 20th century technique for sending secret messages to agents in foreign nations or combat zones. It began during World War I, with Morse code used instead of a spoken voice. Given the frequency used and the strength of the signal the audience for these new North Korean messages was in South Korea, China or Japan. Analysis of the audio indicated that the North Koreans were using Cold War era Russian (Soviet) broadcast equipment. Apparently this gear was put in storage in 2000 and revived for the new broadcasts.
Since the Cold War ended few nations still use numbers stations, most notably Cuba, China, Taiwan, Israel and, until 2000, North Korea. For nations with international Internet access (and this does not include North Korea) there are more effective Internet based methods for sending secret messages. North Korea is known to have used these Internet based method so it is a mystery as to why they have revived their numbers station broadcasts. Then again it could just be another ploy to frighten their enemies (which is just about everyone, especially South Korea, the United States and Japan.) These three nations do not appear alarmed by the broadcasts, but that could be said for most North Korean threats.


Mount Harmon is the northern most colonial-era Tidewater Plantation in the Chesapeake region open to the public. Mount Harmon prospered as a tobacco plantation, and was restored by a direct descendant of it’s colonial owners, Mrs. Marguerite du Pont Boden, to its heyday during the gilded age of agriculture and trade in Maryland’s early colonies.
Mount Harmon is open for guided tours May ~ October, and is available by appointment for school field trips and special group tours April ~ November. Mount Harmon is also available for weddings, corporate retreats, and private functions, and makes a spectacular setting for any special occasion.
The plantation is situated on a peninsula formed by creeks and inlets of the Sassafras River in Cecil County, Maryland, known on early maps as World’s End. Mount Harmon is listed on the National Historic Register, is an official Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network site, and is located along the National Scenic Byway.
Mount Harmon is owned and administered by Friends of Mount Harmon, Inc., a non profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Mount Harmon, for the public’s education and enjoyment. Guided tours and programs provide visitors with a first hand experience of a colonial-era tobacco plantation, as well as shed light on the role of the du Pont family in Mount Harmon’s preservation.
Friends of Mount Harmon conduct ongoing research and present programming to bring to life the rich history of Mount Harmon. A current project to update Mount Harmon’s slave history is entitled “Altered Journeys” and seeks to illuminate the complex histories of those who lived and worked at Mount Harmon including the indentured servants, enslaved people, and tenant farmers who called Mount Harmon home.
Mount Harmon Plantation Consists of:


Description of the Mambo
Mambo evolved from a fusion of danzon, son and American jazz. Danzon has its origins from Europe (chamber music) and African/Haitian drum rhythms.
Danzon is the freer more spontaneous version of “Danza” which came to Cuba in the 18th century as “Contradanza” from Spain which came from “Contredanse” at the French Court in the 17th century. It has the typical instruments of Chamber music – violins etc with the addition of African drums. Danzon was danced by wealthy Cuban society where very small steps are taken, the women producing a subtle tilting of the hips by bending and straightening the knees.
Characteristics of the Mambo
Mambo is a fast and spicy dance characterized by strong Cuban motion, staccato movement and expression of rhythm through the body. The dancer holds on counts 1 and break on count 2. Mambo also features press lines, many swivels and spins. The Mambo frame is the same as the Rhythm frame.
Time signature: 4/4
Tempo: 47-51 measures per minute
Beat value: 1-1-2
Prerez Prado is credited with introducing Mambo at a Havana nightclub in 1943. Tito Rodriguez, Tito Puente and Xavier Cugat also made significant contributions to Mambo’s growth and development.
Mambo arrived in New York around 1947, quickly becoming the new dance craze. Mambo was taught at dance schools, resorts and nightclubs, reaching it’s height of popularity by the mid 1950’s. The fad waned with the birth of Cha Cha, a dance developed from mambo. Recently, it has regained its popularity, due in large part to a New York dancer named Eddie Torres, as well as popular Mambo songs and movies.


A pathogen of Dental and periodontal diseases, could play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. This has found an international team of researchers now and in the animal experiment is already a success in the treatment shown.
A bacterium, the Tooth and gum disorders, could also play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. This has found an international team of researchers now. The scientists discovered the bacterium called Porphyromonas gingivalis in both diseased teeth and inflamed gums, as well as in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients and suspect that there is a direct connection.
This you could demonstrate in animal experiments: oral infection with the bacteria, it is accumulated in the brain of mice and Beta-Amyloid-formed deposits. This, in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s disease.
Drug to stop infections in the brain
Jan Potempa from the University of Louisville reported: “We now have strong evidence linking Porphyromonas gingivalis with the development of Alzheimer’s.” However, further research in this area is needed to corroborate the new findings.
The Team published its study in the journal “Science Advances”. The pharmaceutical companies Cortexyme was involved. It had developed a drug that could stop the infection in the brain of Alzheimer’s mice. Also clinical studies have already begun. You should test the medium on people.


Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control
A Hazard Assessment involves identifying the potential dangers of our jobs, and how we are protected from them. Hazard Assessments are required by employers under Alberta’s OHS Code, Part 2.
Workers should be involved in a Hazard Assessment when we first start a job, or when the work changes. For some of us whose job tasks or locations change frequently, we may need more regular Hazard Assessments.
Types of Hazards
Some hazards are easier to identify than others. But many hazards are invisible to most of us, and we sometimes have to work harder to spot certain hazards. Using Hazard Categories when doing our Hazard Assessment can be useful:
Chemical: liquids, gases, solids, vapours, mists (flammable, combustible, caustic, carcinogenic, etc.)
Physical: affects body at a molecular level (energy source hazards such as radiation, noise, vibration, temperature, etc.)
Biological: microscopic organisms, infectious (bacteria, fungus, moulds, viruses, etc.)
Ergonomic: poor work design (posture, force, repetition, etc.)
Psychosocial: workplace stressors (bullying, harassment, threat of violence, shiftwork, boring work, lack of control, etc.)
Safety: thing, condition, procedure (faulty equipment, blocked exits, unguarded machinery, spills leading to slipping, etc.)
(source: Workers’ Health and Safety Centre, Ontario)
How to Protect Workers – Hazard Elimination and Control
As health and safety activists, we should always be thinking about how to best protect workers. A useful tool for this is called the Hierarchy of Elimination and Control. Getting rid of the hazard or making sure that it can never reach the worker is the most effective way of protecting people, rather than relying only on Personal Protective Equipment or training a worker to “be safe” (these kinds of solutions do nothing to deal with the actual hazard).
It is important that workers follow the health and safety rules of our workplace, such as wearing proper PPE, even if we think there may be a more effective way of controlling a hazard. Our HSC or H&S Rep can help make recommendations for better worker protection, and our Union (if we have one) can negotiate for better protection in our Collective Bargaining Agreement.


While older aircrafts generally used a 12-volt power supply, the aircraft being built today use a 24-volt battery. These aircraft batteries are actually comprised of a dozen 2 volt cells, which means a lower cost and smaller wire size. The latter is particularly useful, as one can transfer more power through smaller wires with less loss via heat or resistance when you use the higher voltage. Generally, if one wants to charge this type of battery, you will need a GPU or other external power source that is rated at 28.5-volts. This might seem confusing to the layman that doesn’t have experience with this type of system, but the starter motors or generators on turbine generators are generally rated to accept as much as 30 volts without being damaged, which is why the voltage rating on a portable power unit might not always be exactly what one would theoretically expect if they were just playing the numbers game..
Another issue that must be kept in mind with an aircraft engine or military tank starter is the potential voltage drop that occurs as the load applied to the battery increases. When the starter is first activated, this is when the maximum amperage draw is achieved. The amperage requirement drops during the start cycle, but the battery needs to be in good condition if you want to minimize voltage drop. A 28.5-volt start is also recommended if you want to reduce voltage drop.
If you need Zinsco circuit breakers or other hard-to-find electrical parts, we recommend RELECTRIC.com.


Organization Intergovernmental Organizations
Sustainable United Nations | SUN
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The UN’s journey towards climate neutrality began on 5 June 2007 when UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon publicly called on all UN agencies, funds and programmes to ‘go green’ and become climate neutral. The Sustainable United Nations (SUN) coordinates the work of the UN to achieve these goals.
On 5th June 2007 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon publicly called on all UN agencies, funds and programmes to become climate neutral and “go green”. In doing so, he took the first step in leading the UN towards greater sustainability and showed the world that the UN system is fully aware of the social and environmental challenges it faces in the 21st Century.
Since then, the UN has come a long way in measuring and reporting about the environmental impacts of its facilities and operations by publishing data about its greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental indicators such as waste and water management.
Associated to measuring, reduction efforts are underway across the whole UN system mostly organized around an emission reduction strategy, or an environmental management system.
Coordinating this work across the UN System is the responsibility of the Sustainable United Nations (SUN) facility at the United Nations Environment Programme. SUN outputs and reporting work are closely coordinated with a network of ‘Sustainability focal points’ designated by the UN organisations that are member of the Environment Management Group (EMG).


The earliest mention of the Malta Orange was accounted for in Chinese literature. The Malta orange, arising in domestication from a cross between a non-pure mandarin orange and a hybrid pomelo, had a substantial mandarin component. Famous for it’s tangy, citrusy taste, oranges are generally referred to as ‘Santara’ in India. Usually the size of citrus fruit is medium with a round shape. The rind is thick, coarse, textured, and bright orange in colour. Whereas, the pulp is juicy, fibrous and between shades of orange and yellow with numerous white coloured seeds.
- Oranges are highly nutritious foods rich in dietary fiber. They essentially help in reducing cholesterol and controlling blood sugar.
- Being rich in Vitamin C, they help enhance the defense responses of our body, protect cells from damage, and also help the body make collagen.
- Vitamin B, particularly folate, helps ensure proper growth and development of the fetus.
- Oranges being a good source of citric acids and citrates help prevent the formation of kidney stones.
We selectively pick organically grown, chemical-free, and fresh pears from our farm partners.
Storage – Shelf Life
Oranges can be kept at room temperature for 1-2 days. If you are not going to eat them that quickly, store them in the refrigerator. Oranges can be kept in the fridge for up to two weeks. Oranges are used in a variety of recipes to add bold citrus flavor to drinks, salads, desserts, and main dishes.
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Assessing Sudanʼs Electoral Legal Framework provides an in-depth insight and analysis of Sudanʼs current legal framework for elections. It measures Sudanʼs legal electoral framework against a common international understanding of the principles, norms and obligations that define credible and democratic elections. The objective of this analysis is not to criticize or pass judgement on the countryʼs existing electoral processes; instead, it offers an unbiased assessment of how Sudanʼs existing electoral laws and country context create an enabling or disabling environment for free and fair elections. It provides comprehensive and constructive recommendations to strengthen existing legislation and improve fairness, uniformity, reliability, consistency and professionalism in Sudanʼs future elections.
This Report also assesses the status of core democratic principles and freedoms that provide the foundation for credible elections and highlights any restrictions on these fundamental rights and liberties that could interfere with the countryʼs upcoming elections or delay its political transition. It calls upon the transitional government to protect citizensʼ rights and liberties and prevent abuses that may influence public trust, fairness, and openness of electoral and other transitional processes.
Lastly, this Report discusses political, socio-economic, and legal issues impacting Sudanʼs roadmap to democratic transition before the October 2021 military coup.
Chapter 1. Assessment methodology
Chapter 2. Introduction and country context
Chapter 3. Electoral framework
3.1. The Constitution
3.2 Other national legislation
3.3 Election system
3.4 Boundary delimitation
Chapter 4. Election administration
4.1. Structure and composition of the election administration
4.2. Institutional and functional independence of the election administration
Chapter 5. Voter registration
5.1 Right to vote
5.2 Registration procedures
Chapter 6. Political parties, candidates and campaigning
6.1 Right to stand for election
6.2 Election campaigns
6.3 Campaign finance
Chapter 7. Electoral dispute resolution
Chapter 8. Conclusions and recommendations
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Earth’s rings ‘are made of electricity–a donut-shaped circuit carrying millions of amps around our planet.’ But proton auroras are ‘still mysterious’.
May 15, 2023: Europeans are still trying to wrap their minds around what happened after sunset on April 23, 2023. Everyone knew that a CME was coming; photographers were already outside waiting for auroras. But when the auroras appeared, they were very strange.
“I had never seen anything quite like it,” says Heiko Ulbricht of Saxony, Germany. “The auroras began to tear themselves apart, pulsating as they formed individual blobs that floated high in the sky.”
“It literally took my breath away,” he says. “My pulse was still racing hours later!” The same blobs were sighted in France and Poland, and in Denmark they were caught flashing like a disco strobe light.
Ordinary auroras don’t act like this.
Indeed, “these were not ordinary auroras,” confirms space physicist Toshi Nishimura of Boston University. “They are called ‘proton auroras,’ and they come from Earth’s ring current system.”
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Our closeness has the same negative effect on the immune response. But calmness and balance have a positive effect on the effect of vaccination.
American psychologists came to unexpected conclusions that some of our character traits seriously affect the immune response of the body. If you are calm, not nervous or upset over trifles, you have a stronger immune system. And vice versa.
“People who are emotionally stable have more control over their urges and are mostly unconscious,” said University of Pittsburgh psychologist Anna Marsland, co-author of the study. “They are better at coping with stress and minor disappointments. Neurotics, on the other hand, usually have negative thinking, which worsens their health.
These conclusions came after an experiment that was conducted with 84 healthy young people who received a hepatitis B vaccine. Its results were published in the scientific journal of the Association of American Psychologists. Five months after the first dose and a few days after the second, blood samples were taken from them to determine the titers of antibodies to hepatitis B. Then they artificially created stressful conditions. The participants of the experiment showed a decrease in the reproduction of T-cells after the negative influence.
“These results confirm the connection between negative emotions and objective indicators of health,” says Anna Marsland. – Neurotics may have reduced protective immune responses.
Another study looked at sociable and non-sociable people. Extroverts turned out to be the owners of strong immunity, as they were inclined to interact with a large number of people. Accordingly, they are prone to more infections. But most often they bypass extroverts. The same was shown by genetic analysis.
But introverts, on the contrary, showed a weak immune response during the diagnosis. This was confirmed by genetic tests and general health screening. In this study, the results of which were published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121 people participated.
“People who, as we expected, were susceptible to more infections as a result of their socially oriented nature, seem to have an immune system that effectively copes with infection,” said one of the authors of the study, Professor Kavita Verdhara. “People with a cautious nature have a weaker immune system.
But so far we cannot answer what happened before: it is our biology that determines our psychology, or our psychology determines biology.


When we invest, we obviously have to have money to invest with. When we consider money in our checking account, we usually call that cash. Money in storage that isn’t earning any significant amount of interest can be called a cash equivalent. As you may have already assumed, we don’t need the stock market to hold cash. The problem with cash, as we discussed above, is that money keeps losing value, so we need to do something with it to protect your purchasing power.
In the world of investing, you are usually rewarded because you take risks. When there is no reasonable risk associated with an “investment,” the interest you make is at a meager percentage called the risk free rate. For our purposes, we can also consider this to be the cash rate. In some rare economic environments, interest rates can be so high that the cash rate is a good enough investment that we don’t want to look at alternatives because of the risk of losing money.
If you can make 15% interest at your local bank (where the FDIC guarantees your investment), then put this book away and open a savings account immediately. This hasn’t been the case since the Carter Administration, so you need to learn some alternative investment ideas. As of this writing, you will lose money if you invest in bank savings accounts and the like.
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What is Ultrasound?
Ultrasound imaging (also called “sonography”) uses high-frequency sound waves to create visual images of the internal body structures. As the sound waves pass through the body, some of the waves are absorbed by the body’s tissues, while others are reflected back. The reflected sound waves are measured and displayed by a computer, which then creates a real-time image on a monitor. The sonographer will electronically store the images, which will be studied and evaluated by the radiologist.
Many patients are familiar with the use of ultrasound during pregnancy. However, it also offers several other diagnostic applications. Ultrasound can detect the source of pain or inflammation inside the body and can reveal infection or tumors. It is often used for patients with suspected gallstones. Ultrasound can also evaluate the arteries and veins for narrowing, blockages, or clots.
Your Ultrasound Exam:
You will be asked to lie down on an examination table. The sonographer will apply a clear gel to the skin over the area that is being studied. The sonographer passes a small device, referred to as a transducer, over the skin. The sound waves that create the ultrasound images are sent through the transducer. You will be able to get dressed and leave immediately following the procedure. Most exams take less than 30 minutes.


Sorghum is used for grain, fiber and fodder. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia.
Sorghum grows in harsh environments where other crops do not grow well. It is well adapted to grow in hot, arid or semiarid areas. It is usually grown without application of any fertilizers or other inputs by a multitude of small-holder farmers in many countries. For some impoverished regions of the world, sorghum remains a principal source of energy, protein, vitamins and minerals.
There are four groups of sorghum: grain sorghums (such as milo), grass sorghums (for pasture and hay), sweet sorghums (used to produce sorghum syrups), and broom corn (for brooms and brushes).
Grain sorghum is the third most important cereal crop grown in the United States and the fifth most important cereal crop grown in the world.
I am excited to be growing sorghum for the first time this year.
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White African sorghum. Its a sweet sorghum.


The African expert group meeting on slavery opened in Banjul on Tuesday with a reminder that this crime against humanity disrupted Africa’s political and social systems.
It also de-populated large areas of West Africa, arrested social and economic development and caused the under-development of the continent, Gambia’s Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Crispin Grey Johnson said. The meeting is also a follow-up to the world conference against racism meeting held in Durban, South Africa.
He pointed out that the European nations were the main perpetrators of this crime against humanity and between them were responsible for the capture and enslavement of more than 13 million Africans and the death in transit, or in the process of enslavement, of some four million more.
Mr Johnson noted that the trans-Atlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration in human history and has come to be acknowledged as the most violent abuse of human rights as well as the greatest crime against humanity ever recorded.
He said Africa had yet to recover from the effects of this criminal trade, “which now existed in the form of social and economic inequities, bigotry, hatred, prejudice and structural and racial violence”.
“Not only did the slave trade cause untold misery, suffering and damage to Africans, it also led to the colonization of the continent and the institutionalization of racism especially in the Americas and in certain parts of the African continent itself,” Mr Johnson said.
He noted that even after the formal abolition of slavery, the practice has endured in different forms through the many acts of racism that have affected the lives and caused the death of millions of Africans on the continent and beyond, as well as through the emerging and growing phenomena of human trafficking, sexual slavery, child prostitution, among others, of which Africans continue to be the main victims.
He urged delegates to come up with “a set of strong and clear guidelines” that will help their leaders to show an unequivocal and common position on slavery and racism. Panapress .


Naturally, the color of the gums corresponds to the color of the skin. They are darker for those with a dark complexion as compared those who have a lighter complexion.
The substances that are primarily responsible for color, or pigmentation, are melanin and creatine. These substances are present in certain proportions in the gums to give them their natural pigmentation, but there may be an imbalance in these proportions, which causes darkening of the gums, called black gums or gingival spot. They present in the form of spots, or in the form of patches or pigmentation on the entire gums. The color may vary between brown and black, and this pigmentation is labelled as 'inorganic gum pigmentation'.
Gingivitis causes other diseases. Some of them are hormonal diseases such as Addison's disease. Sometimes, gingivitis may be caused by wrong use of metal fillings or other dressings that contain minerals. Some medicines may also have an effect on the color of the gums.
Previously, treatments were limited to scraping the gums from places with stains and pigmentation from the outside under local anesthesia and then packaging abrasive rubber membrane followed by visits to inspect the wound. The patient may suffer from pain and inflammation, however, dentists are now using laser.
A periodontal specialist uses a laser device to remove these pigments. The laser beams erbium rays onto the affected spots to get rid of pain, inflammation or any other side effects, so that the gum returns to normal health. Another method uses gingival grafts, to strengthen the gingival or corneal gingival tissue.


What makes him a positive or negative person?
Many people believe that the character of Shylock, a Jew who is also a moneylender, is the ultimate character that represents Shakespeare’s own anti-Semitism. He is depicted as a crude, unrelenting individual that demands a pound of flesh when Antonio can’t repay his loan.
In some modern productions of the play, the decision to paint a different picture of Shylock is evident. He is rather the injured party in an unfair justice system. He eventually pays a disastrous price for remaining consistent with his decision of demanding repayment.
Many people in history have ambiguous reputations. Some people love them, while others hate them and what they stand for.
Investigate Jackie Robinson and compare and contrast him to the character Shylock.
– What makes him a positive or negative person?
– What has he/ done to gain this reputation?
You are required to organize your essay in a “point-by-point” structure and not “subject-by-subject.” This means that you must compare and contrast your historical figure and Shylock in each paragraph, not discuss one in a paragraph and then the other in a separate paragraph.
Write a paper of at least 4 pages in length describing and discussing how both figures play on each side of their own ambiguous reputations.
You must use the play as one source, and find 2 additional sources to aid in your comparative composition.
You have received materials in class that you will be permitted to use.
All in-text citations must be in MLA format, as well as your Works Cited page.
Your paper should be font: Times New Roman


In Year 8 Mathematics, students solve everyday problems involving rates, ratios and percentages. They describe index laws and apply them to whole numbers. They describe rational and irrational numbers. Students solve problems involving profit and loss. They make connections between expanding and factorising algebraic expressions. Students solve problems relating to the volume of prisms. They make sense of time duration in real applications. They identify conditions for the congruence of triangles and deduce the properties of quadrilaterals. Students model authentic situations with two-way tables and Venn diagrams. They choose appropriate language to describe events and experiments. They explain issues related to the collection of data and the effect of outliers on means and medians in that data.
Students use efficient mental and written strategies to carry out the four operations with integers. They simplify a variety of algebraic expressions. They solve linear equations and graph linear relationships on the Cartesian plane. Students convert between units of measurement for area and volume. They perform calculations to determine perimeter and area of parallelograms, rhombuses and kites. They name the features of circles and calculate the areas and circumferences of circles. Students determine the probabilities of complementary events and calculate the sum of probabilities.
The following topics provide the framework for learning in Year 8 Mathematics:
Evidence of student achievement will be gathered through tests, investigations and other assessment tasks.
In semester 1 students will complete a research task on integers and indices and how this relates to units of temperature, represent statistical data using fractions, decimals and percentages, and use algebra to calculate doses of medicine to be administered at different ages. Students will be tested on their knowledge and understanding of integers and indices, fractions, decimals and percentages, and algebra.
In semester 2 students will complete a research investigation into the value of pi. They will also be tested on their knowledge and understanding of measurement, statistics and probability, linear graphs, and ratio and rates.
Students are assessed against the IB MYP Science assessment criteria:
Criteria A: Knowing and understanding
Criteria B: Investigating patterns
Criteria C: Communicating
Criteria D: Applying mathematics in real-life contexts.
CARE • COMMITMENT • CO-OPERATION • RESPECT


Simone Cantarini, who was known as "Il Pesarese", was - according to a register of baptisms - born on 21st August 1612 in Pesaro. Cantarini was a painter, engraver and draughtsman. Alongside Guido Reni (1575–1642), Rosa and Testa, Cantarini was one of the most interesting engravers of the mid-17th century. He trained under Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi in Pesaro. Simone Cantarini relocated to Bologna, where he stayed with Guido Reni, although the artists parted ways in 1637.
Cantarini executed a "Transfiguration" for Pope Urban VIII. Barberini (1623–44) in the Chiesa del Forte Urbano of Castelfranco Emilia. On 16th April 1639, Simone Cantarini and his father prepared his sister Eleonora’s marriage dowry, in his hometown of Pesaro. Cantarini later returned to Rome, but maintained frequent contact with his hometown through various visits and patrons.
The artist’s mentor was Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607-71). Simone Cantarini founded a local school, where he also taught. In 1642, the year of Guido Reni’s death, Cantarini returned to Bologna from Rome, where he founded a workshop with Barberini’s support. The artist stayed with Duke Carl II. Gonzaga von Nevers in Mantua. He then fell ill, and travelled to an Augustine monastery in Verona, where he died on 15th October 1648, at the age of 37.
After Cantarini’s death, his student Lorenzo Pasinelli continued to run his workshop in Bologna, and inherited some of his teacher’s graphic works.
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Young Children's Resilience in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Evidence from Acelero Learning Head Start Programs
There is clear evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic had significant negative effects on the learning and development of school-age children in the United States, with disproportionate impacts on children from racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically marginalized groups. There is less consistent evidence, however, on the extent to which the pandemic affected younger, preschool-age children. Very little systematic data has been collected on 3- and 4-year-olds over the last three years. There is a clear need for better information on the academic and cognitive development of the country’s youngest learners—particularly those from marginalized groups—in the wake of the pandemic.
In 2021, MDRC and Head Start-grantee Acelero Learning began a research-practice partnership in part to address this need. Acelero Learning operates dozens of Head Start centers serving children in four delegate sites across the country: Camden, NJ/Philadelphia, PA; Monmouth/Middlesex Counties, NJ; Milwaukee/Racine, WI; and Clark County, NV. Working with MDRC, Acelero Learning identified a need to better understand whether children in its programs were exhibiting resilience during the pandemic recovery. That is, were children’s assessment scores across a variety of domains similar to or better than those of demographically similar populations of children attending Head Start before the crisis? This brief aims to answer that question and to build further research on the development of young children. It summarizes the initial results from a study led by MDRC that is examining post-pandemic language, literacy, math, and executive functioning skills of children enrolled in Acelero Learning programs.


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Margosatubig is one of the two oldest municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur (the other one being Pagadian City). It is classified as a 4th class municipality with a total population of 34,461 people in 6,560 households, according to the census done in 2000. In terms of population and programmes, it stands as the biggest in the second congressional district in Zamboanga del Sur. Margosatubig is situated 52 kilometers away from the Pagadian City. It is bounded by the municipality of Lapuyan on the north, the Moro Gulf overlooking the Celebes Sea on the south, the municipalities of Dimataling and San Miguel on the east, and Dumanquillas Bay on the west. The municipality has a total area of 11,169 hectares, divided among 17 barangays. Annually, it gets about P23 million in revenues. Margosatubig is a one of Zamboanga del Sur’s coastal towns.
Being one of the earliest municipalities of Zamboanga, it got its municipal districthood in 1917, with the first municipal mayor being Hon. Francisco Paragas. Even then, for the longest time, it has remained isolated from the other old municipality, Pagadian City, reachable only via sea crafts, in spite of the horse trails that criss-cross the area’s hillsides. Margosatubig’s isolation finally ended thanks to the Philippine-Australian Development Assistance Program that made possible the construction of asphalt roads that linked Margosatubig with Pagadian City and other areas that are traversible by national highway.
Margosatubig topography has three distinct areas: Plateau, found in the western section, from Barangay Bularong to Barangay Lumbog, the moderately sloping to rolling hillsides that moderately cover a great portion of the eastern sections, and the flatlands that are mostly dominant in the central and southern sections. Isolated mountains and low-lying hills complete the municipality’s geographical surface.
Margosatubig is primarily an agricultural town, with 6,915 of its total hectares being planted with coconut intercropped with corn and rice. A further 1,453 hectares of those are planted with coffee, bananas, and other agricultural crops. The rest of the area are used for residential, commercial, and other individual uses.


After 15 years of analyzing the DNA and health of more than 40,000 adults and children, researchers in the UK have identified a gene that contributes to obesity. The media has jumped on the story, and headlines all over the world are now pronouncing things like:
- Having Trouble Squeezing into Your Jeans? Blame it on Your Genes
- Proof: There IS a gene that makes you fat
Is there a gene that contributes to obesity? Sure! But proclaiming that there’s a “gene that makes you fat” is totally irresponsible. How does a gene explain things such as?
- The US has twice the obesity rate of Canada even though they are both immigrant populations living next door to each other. Obesity rates worldwide have soared over the last 25 years.
- Immigrants who are thin in one culture become fat when they move to another culture where obesity is already a factor.
Let’s be clear here. Even though there is a gene that may give some people a “tendency” to become overweight, it still comes down to:
- Consuming more calories than you burn.
- Not exercising enough so that you store those extra calories as fat, not muscle.
This is not a question of blame. It’s a question of lifestyle. I’m not talking about going on a diet for a few months. For the most part, diets don’t work — mostly because they’re unbalanced and unsustainable. I’m talking about changing your lifestyle — permanently.
Don’t be a victim. Download a free copy of Lessons from the Miracle Doctors and take back control of your health!
Is there a gene that contributes to obesity? Sure! But proclaiming that there’s a “gene that makes you fat” is totally irresponsible.
PS: And it’s worth noting that strong links are starting to be established between fluoridated water and the obesity epidemic.