History of the Monastery of St. Clare of Andover, MA
Who is Saint Clare?
Saint Clare was a young and noble woman born in Assisi in 1193/4. With a heart prepared by the Holy Spirit, she was irresistibly drawn to the love of Jesus through the preaching and example of St. Francis. At the age of 18 she left everything to give herself totally to her humble Lord.
“Fix your heart on the image of the Divine Substance.”
“Hold fast to the words, the life, the teaching and the holy Gospel of Christ.”
As St. Francis was fired with the vision of being a Knight of his Crucified Lord, St. Clare strove to give herself totally in love to Him who had given Himself totally for her.
The form of life given to St. Clare and her sisters from St. Francis is “to live the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ…”
Where are we from?
The Poor Clares of Andover can trace our “family tree” back to Saint Clare’s original community at San Damiano in Assisi.
In 1875 Mother Magdalen Bentivoglio brought the Poor Clare life to the United States. The first permanent monastery was eventually established in Omaha. Nebraska. The Andover community was founded in 1947 by the community in Jamaica Plain. Originally we lived in a temporary monastery in Lowell. Since 1960 we have been living in Andover.
Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA


Sleep-Deprived Children More Likely To Be Obese
A study has shown that infants and young children who do not get enough sleep are highly likely develop obesity and a host of other related health problems when teenagehood approaches. According to the research, the children who slept less in their early childhood developed obesity at the age of 7.
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Somnowell Inventor - Visiting Professor Simon Ash FDS MSc MOrth BDS
Prof. Ash is the inventor of the highly successful SOMNOWELL Chrome device for snoring and sleep apnoea.
The Somnowell Chrome is made to exacting standards in the Somnowell laboratory under the supervision of Visiting Professor Simon Ash. Prof. Ash and his master technicians create each Somnowell Chrome device using their wealth of experience and expertise.
Prof. Ash works at the forefront of his profession. He is a Consultant and Specialist Orthodontist with over 30 years clinical experience, with a special interest in sleep related breathing disorders, TMJD, and bruxism. He currently works in Harley Street London and two private hospitals in London as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing snoring and sleep apnoea, and is Visiting Professor of Orthodontics at the BPP University.
The Somnowell mandibular advancement appliance is also recommended by:
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From Koloniaal Verslag 1890: In 1890 a small private clinic was established near a medicinal spring in the neighbourhood of the desa at Krakal. The NI Government provided some financial means to refurbish this facility that was very popular with the local people, but also with Europeans. Later on the general mission hospital at Keboemen was founded in 1915 by the Zending Gereformeerde Kerken. This hospital was supported by the Gereformeerde kerk of Heeg (Friesland) and the churches of Friesland. According to the subsidy classification it was a rather large hospital (Class 4, 121-170 beds). In 1929 the hospital receeived f 43,700 subsidy from the NI Government. The first medical doctor was Dr. J.W. Oosterhuis (1915-1921). He was succeeded by Dr. A.H. Vonk (1921-1944). The hospital was called the Panjurung hospital.
Keboemen was at the same time Regency, district and subdistrict of the Residency Kedoe in the province of Central Java. Its capital town was also called Keboemen. The Regency Keboemen had 333,000 inhabitants (Gonggryp 1934, 641).


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Study by S. Dreborg, X. Wen, L. Kim, G. Tsai, I. Nevis, R. Potts, J. Chiu, A. Dominic and H. Kim. In Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2016 12:11.
Food allergy is the most common cause of anaphylaxis in children. Intramuscular delivery of epinephrine auto-injectors (EAI) is the standard of care for the treatment of anaphylaxis.
The researchers examined if children and adolescents at risk of anaphylaxis weighing 15–30 kg and >30 kg would receive epinephrine into the intramuscular space with the currently available epinephrine auto-injectors in North America and Europe.
The distance from skin to muscle (STMD) and skin to bone (STBD) on the mid third anterolateral area of the right thigh was measured by ultrasound applying either high pressure (max) or slight pressure (min) in:
Group 1, 15-30 kg:
Group 2, more than 30 kg:
There is a risk of intraosseous injection using high pressure EAI (Epipen®/Epipen Jr®, Auvi-Q®/Allerject® and especially Jext®) in children at risk of anaphylaxis.
There was also a risk of subcutaneous injection using the currently available high pressure EAI in children and adolescents.
Read the full study in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Journal
Longer needles needed to reach the muscle with adrenaline auto-injectors
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Android sensor data acquisition - accelerometer example
Updated 31 Jul 2013
This example shows how to capture the acceleration of an Android mobile device such as a mobile phone or tablet. The acceleration is a three dimensional quantity representing the acceleration on each axis of the mobile device. The example shows how to access current values of acceleration and also demonstrates how to plot logged acceleration values. The data is then further analyzed in MATLAB to determine how many steps the person walked during the data collection period.
This example requires the user to first install the MATLAB Support Package for Android Sensors which is available here:
To use this example, you will also be required to download the mobile app: SensorUdp app by Takashi, Sasaki from Google Play.
For more information on acquiring sensor data from your Android device, see the following resource page:
MathWorks Mobile Sensor Connectivity Team (2023). Android sensor data acquisition - accelerometer example (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/42821-android-sensor-data-acquisition-accelerometer-example), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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Flowers that are not available naturally, but made artificially from various materials are known as Artificial Flowers. In other words, Artificial Flowers are imitations of natural flowers. Silk Flowers, Soap Flowers, Paper Flowers, Clay Flowers, Plastic Flowers, Porcelain Flowers and Leather Flowers are some examples of artificial flowers. Artificial Flowers are indeed a replica of naturally available flowers. The art of making Artificial Flowers is so specialised that it usually takes more than just a glance to differentiate artificial flowers from natural flowers.
Why Artificial Flowers?
- Artificial Flowers last longer
- It is easy to take care of Artificial Flowers
- Artificial Flowers are less expensive
- Artificial Flowers are also colorful
- Artificial Flowers serve as great gifts
- Artificial Flowers look like natural flowers
- Artificial Flowers are just one-of-a-kind
- Artificial Flowers do not caues allergies
- Artificial Flowers can be custom designed to suit ones fancy
Artificial Flower Production
Through the ages people have used different materials to make artificial flowers. The Egyptians used painted linen and shavings of stained horn; the Chinese used rice-paper; the Romans gold and silver. Silkworm cocoons were used in Italy while the South Americans used the plumage of highly colored birds. Modern methods include nylon netting stretched over wire frames, carved or formed soap, ground clay and mass produced injection plastic moldings.
The French originally learnt the art of artificial flower production from the Italians. During the 18th century, the French honed their art and towards the end of that century the Parisian manufacturers enjoyed a world-wide reputation. The of manufacturing Artificial flowers was introduced into England by the French refugees around the same time, and soon it spread to America as well. The modern Artificial Flower industry is now a highly specialized one employing specialised processes.


Wondering about the number of letters in Maori and Kurdish alphabets? When you compare Maori vs Kurdish alphabets you will understand the number of alphabets in both the languages. Because lesser the number of alphabets, faster the language to learn, find all the Easiest Languages to Learn. Maori and Kurdish Alphabets are collection of symbols or letters used for writing. Maori alphabets contain 20 letters and Kurdish Alphabets contain 33 letters. The writing direction of Maori is Not Available whereas the writing direction of Kurdish is Right-To-Left, Horizontal. Maori and Kurdish Alphabets are the basics of Maori and Kurdish languages. Check the detailed comparison of Maori and Kurdish.
Compare Maori and Kurdish alphabets and find out scripts used by Maori and Kurdish language. Maori and Kurdish scripts are the methodology and rules for writing. Scripts used by Maori and Kurdish languages are Latin and Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin respectively. After learning alphabets in Maori and Kurdish you can also learn useful Maori greetings vs Kurdish greetings.
If you are comparing Maori and Kurdish alphabets then you need to find out Maori vowels vs Kurdish vowels too. The number of vowels and consonants in Maori are 5 and 10 and number of vowels and consonants in Kurdish are 8 and 29. Language codes are unique and are two or three letter codes assigned to each language. Check out all the language codes of Maori and Kurdish language codes.
Is Maori harder than Kurdish? No language is hard or easy to learn as it depends on individual interest and efforts for learning that language. When you decide to learn any language, you need to find out time required to learn that language and levels in that language. As mentioned above, while comparing Maori and Kurdish Alphabets the number of alphabets in any language decides hardness in learning that language.
It's important to know Maori and Kurdish alphabets because for learning these languages, alphabets are the starting point. The levels in Maori language are 2. And time taken to learn Maori language is 24 weeks. While the levels in Kurdish language are 4. And time taken to learn Kurdish language is 4 weeks.
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Lecture: Land Use Change and Climate (C1a)(MSc-Geoöko:PM4/GM3)(MSc-PhyGeo:W04) (74033)
Tu.: 12:00-14:00, S 21 (GEO)
L, 2 ECTS
tba, 12-14, room tba
Learning Objectives: Land-use change on a global and regional scale is an important aspect of global change and therefore must been seen both as a reaction to social-economic and climatic changes as well as one of the drivers. Feedback processes between land surface and atmosphere can create local and regional changes in land-use, have scale-independent results in the climatic system, and a sustainable impact on the living situation of the population. Students will develop a problem- and processoriented understanding of change in land cover and land-use in the last centuries and the resulting changes in climatic system (focussing on bioclimatic impacts, ecology and social consequences). Furthermore, the interrelation between social-political decisions and changes in land-use will be closely examined and future, sustainable strategies for action will be discussed.
Course Content: The lecture deals with the spatial and temporal dynamics and the biophysical processes of land-use change and the resulting changes in (regional) climatic systems. Thereby, students will study how land-use change alters energy and material flows in the soil-vegetation-atmosphere system and sustaintainably influences the climate system as well as the regional climate
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Remember back to a time when you were sitting in a classroom, and the fateful moment occurred when your teacher turned around and saw that you were chewing – oh, the horror – gum. He or she probably made you spit the gum directly into his or her hand, surrender it into the garbage can, or maybe even swallow it.
Whatever kind of distraction chewing gum might have caused in an educational setting, many of us were also taught that gum could also be a nuisance to our teeth. Most chewing gum contains glucose, a sugar that feeds bacteria in the plaque on our teeth and eventually rots those areas, leading to cavities and other dental issues. Even “sugar-free” gums with artificial sweeteners can cause the same problems.
Thankfully, there’s an alternative.
Xylitol is a natural sweetener found in nature. Unlike glucose and other artificial sweeteners, xylitol has been shown to actually fight cavities! Where sugar feeds that bacteria that causes rotting, xylitol works in reverse – starving the bacteria and restoring your mouth to a normal pH balance too.
We checked out Xylitol.org to see what they had to say about using this alternative sweetener. Here are a few benefits they list:
- Delicious sweet taste… with no unpleasant aftertaste
- Reduces plaque formation
- Increases salivary flow to aid in the repair of damaged tooth enamel
- Provides one third fewer calories than sugar
So, can you really chew your way to a daily plaque-fighting routine? Yes! There are several brands that carry xylitol-based products like chewing gum, tablets, and even candy. Shop online for xylitol products, or check out the selection at your local supermarket or drugstore.. And talk to the staff at Dr. Gabhart’s to find out more about chewing away those cavities; we’d love to help you find what’s right for you!


For 117,000 Israelis with Pesach-related names, the holiday never ends
Alongside 112,000 Moshes, there are 1,4290 Pesachs; 3,795 Nisans and even four Matzas
For most Israelis, Passover comes and Passover goes.
But it’s a more permanent presence in the lives of the at least 117,000-odd people in Israel whose first names refer to the Jewish holiday or characters in the Biblical story behind it.
Most of them, or 112,205, are named Moshe, the Hebrew-language version of Moses, the story’s main protagonist, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics, which last week published data on Passover-related names.
A distant second was Nisan, the Jewish-calendar month when Passover occurs, with 3,680 males and 115 females. Pesach, the Hebrew-language name for Passover, came in third with 1,419 males. A masculine noun, it is nonetheless the first name of one woman, the report said.
The CBS’s report includes no fewer than 90 women whose first name has the same spelling as Moshe in Hebrew, but which is pronounced Masha – a common name in several Slavic languages. Similarly, the list of female names includes one whose Hebrew-language spelling is identical to Pharaoh, but which may be pronounced Farrah.
The list includes names with a looser connection to the holiday, like Omer, the name of a seven-week period from the second day of Passover until Shavuot and also an ancient measurement of grain (39,149 males and 5,919 women). Heirut, which means liberty, is the first name of 284 females and six males. Also included in the list were Aviv, Hebrew for spring (13,510 and 5,237), and Aviva (no men and 8,956 women.)
There are also four females, and no males, apparently named Matza.
The number of people named for Passover may reflect the importance of the holiday, which is one of Judaism’s three pilgrimage festivals and sometimes referred to as the second-most significant date on the Jewish calendar, after Yom Kippur.
Only about 50,000 Israelis have first names that refer to Hanukkah, Judaism’s main winter holiday, according to a CBS report from last year.


On 17 December 2015, Berlin's most beautiful smile appeared for the first time at the Museum für Naturkunde – it belonged to Tristan Otto, an original Tyrannosaurus rex. The 68 million year old fossil bones were found in Montana, USA, in 2010. The skeleton was named "Tristan Otto" after the sons of the owners and was made available by the owner for exhibition and research purposes.
For four years and about three million guests, Tristan Otto inspired the museum's guests as well as researchers to address current issues surrounding extinction events and the future of our planet. Tristan Otto was a brand ambassador for Visit Berlin, conquered CeBIT, visited the dentist and had his jawbone examined in the Charite radiology department.
Then he traveled to Copenhagen in 2020 to the natural history museum there. The major natural history museums see themselves as a joint scientific, global research infrastructure. Therefore, it is natural for the Berlin Natural History Museum to make objects in its care available to all for research and knowledge transfer. Tristan Otto was an ambassador of this common will.
Since August 2022 and until the end of 2023, the skeleton, together with other dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, is now on display in the exhibition "DINOSAURS! Age of the Giant Lizards" can be seen again in Berlin.
Dinosaurs dominated our planet for more than 150 million years, making them one of the most successful groups of animals the Earth has produced. Tyrannosaurus rex lived at the end of the Cretaceous period about 66 million years ago. At that time, there was an enormous variety of large and small feathered dinosaurs. Because all forests disappeared after the asteroid impact, all species that specialized in living from and in trees as well as forests also became extinct.
Among the surviving species are the ancestors of chickens, ducks and bouquets, which did not depend on trees. Modern birds evolved from them – as direct descendants of dinosaurs. Whoever comes out of the exhibition will now look at the ducks on the Spree with completely different eyes. Unlike the dinosaurs and many other extinct animal groups, we have our fate in our own hands. Let us act for nature every day.
This text is part of the campaign "Safeguarding nature!" for the World Nature Summit 2022 in Montreal.
Text: Dr. Gesine Steiner
Picture: Carola Radke


The novel coronavirus continues to circulate around the country, infecting thousands of people even as restrictions have ended across multiple states.
What to know: Getting infected with COVID-19 is still possible in the United States, despite high levels of natural immunity and protection from COVID-19 vaccines.
Symptoms: Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago Department of Public Health commissioner, said back in January that there was one common COVID-19 symptom people experienced early on during their infection — sore throat.
- “Especially in people who we’re seeing these more mild breakthrough infections, we are definitely seeing sore throat be a predictor in that group,” Arwady said, per NBC Chicago.
More early symptoms: Dr. Patricia Williams, a family medicine provider with Novant Health in North Carolina, told WFMY News during the omicron variant surge that the coronavirus has been focused on the upper respiratory areas.
- “Predominantly, my biggest complaint is a sore throat or scratchy throat,” Williams told WFMY News.
What to do: Experts maintain getting the COVID-19 vaccine and the COVID-19 booster shot is the best way to ward off any severe COVID-19 symptoms and keep yourself safe from the virus.


Public health alert: Mumps cases on the rise in Marlborough
Three cases of mumps teenagers and young adults in Marlborough have been notified recently to the Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service.
Dr Andrew Lindsay, Medical Officer of Health, has issued the following health advice that he says is especially important for people under the age of 35, and for parents.
Know the symptoms
“Mumps causes fever, headaches and pain in the jaw. Swelling may then develop in the glands in front of the ear and some males may experience swelling of their testes. Very young children infected with mumps may have no symptoms but they will still spread the disease if they have it.”
If you suspect you have mumps, talk to your doctor or practice nurse
“Mumps is very contagious. If you have any symptoms, contact your doctor or practice nurse for advice and limit your contact with other people. This means staying away from the workplace, early childhood centres, schools and other places where you may expose others to the virus.”
Check your family’s vaccination status
“Vaccination is the best protection against mumps. If you or your children have not had their recommended number of MMR (Measles Mumps and Rubella) vaccinations, it is strongly recommended that you get these up to date. Contact your doctor or practice nurse if you are unsure whether you or your family has been vaccinated, and book in vaccination if they haven’t.”
Information about mumps for reporters to use
Information about mumps, how the disease spreads, and mumps vaccination is available here: www.nmdhb.govt.nz/mumps


This chapter covers the period beginning in modernity through the 1960s, in order to understand the role that the term plays in “Continental” philosophy, and especially in Gilles Deleuze. The analysis focuses on the strategies employed by different agents to define “philosophical” problems, or “philosophical” ways of posing problems. The term “problem,” originally used in Antiquity by knowledge-producers located in an autonomous position, implied an idea of cognition oscillating between production and reproduction. As the product of Enlightenment rationalism and Romantic historicism, idealism made extensive use of the concept of “problem,” adding a temporal and genetic aspect. The language of Problemgeschichte can even be tracked in the more mature works of the Austrian Edmund Husserl. Degerando’s Comparative History, influenced by German idealism, was punctuated by the term “problem” along with terms such as “system,” “school,” “sect” and “doctrine.” Between the meticulously classified topics, one that grew in importance consisted in developing a given “problem” (probleme).


October 19, 2014
Make Beliefs Comix has released some new free e-Books to help students enhance their creative writing and thinking skills. These e-Books are available in PDF format and are also fillable. They contain several writing prompts to trigger students thinking. The good thing about these materials is that students can access and start working on them right from their browsers . Here are two samples of eBooks I have been tinkering with this afternoon.
1- Make Beliefs Comix Fill-ins
” You supply the words to complete this book! This do-it-yourself comic e-book provides a place where you can give MakeBeliefsComix characters your own words and thoughts. In this comic book, unlike any others you’ve read, you’ll get to decide what happens and have the final say. All you need to do is just follow the prompts and fill in the talk and thought balloons to determine what characters say and think.”
2- Make Beliefs to Spark Your Writing
” When you read this book, let your mind roam to new places and ideas and express all the wonderful things that are within you. All you have to do is fill in your responses to the magical questions asked by the characters from MakeBeliefsComix.com. For example, make believe someone discovered a note that you placed isparkn a bottle that washed up on the beach. What would it say? “


Australia in historic Aborigines ruling
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Grand Chief Derek Nepinak of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs talks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, January 18, 2013. REUTERS PhotoAustralian lawmakers formally recognized indigenous peoples as the country’s first inhabitants today, five years after an historic apology to Aborigines for past wrongs.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives to applause from a packed public gallery and paves the way for formal constitutional recognition.
It comes five years to the day after former leader Kevin Rudd apologized to the nation’s Aborigines for wrongs committed since the arrival of British settlers in 1788, including the forced removals of children from their parents. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the vote was a sign the Parliament was committed to righting wrongs committed against Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the past. “I do believe the community is willing to embrace the justice of this campaign because Australians understand that indigenous culture and history are a source of pride for us all,” Gillard told Parliament.
Indigenous groups welcomed the vote as an important symbolic step. The bill will now pass to the upper house, where it is expected to be voted into law.
Aborigines are the most disadvantaged Australians, with indigenous children twice as likely to die before their fifth birthday as other children and Aboriginal men estimated to die 11.5 years earlier than other males.
They are believed to have numbered around one million at the time of British settlement in 1788, but there are now just 470,000 out of a total population of 22 million in Australia.


'Pitch And Putt Golf Club Of Baltimore' Honored For Black History Month
The Pitch and Putt Golf Club of Baltimore — which is known for being the second oldest African American female club in the United States — was recognized on February 1 to welcome Black History Month.
To recognize the past, present and future of the historic golf club, the Pitch and Putt Golf Club of Baltimore erected a monument symbolizing change in both the region and nationwide, showcasing how women in golf have continued to reshape the sport.
Commenting on the statue was long-time golfer Mattie Gaines, who, at 88 years old, said that "a lot of work needed to be done, and, to me, today says a lot of work has been done,” per CBS Baltimore.
Originally opening as the Carroll Park Golf Club to only whites in 1923, the Pitch and Putt Golf Club of Baltimore — an all-black women's group — consistently challenged the rule. It wasn't until nearly 85 years ago (1948) that the course was finally desegregated for good. Since then, the golf club has represented progress in both women's sports and for equal playing rights for people of color.
All of the work put forth by previous members was recognized on Tuesday to formally kick-off Black History Month.
Added District 9 Councilman John Bullock, per CBS: “We look at the women part of this struggle, folks making sure African Americans could play golf and have the conditions be fitting for the community having this opportunity to demonstrate this progress is a great thing.
"It’s a testament to the progress if you think about where we been where we’re going, where we are now it’s a reminder of success over time."
With the Pitch and Putt Golf Club of Baltimore's new statue, the entire community can pay homage to the struggle of many of the course's longtime members. Despite the initial struggle of acceptance, the legacy of many may now live in forever etched in stone.
For those interested in more information about the Pitch and Putt Golf Club of Baltimore, be sure to visit their website.


Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a potential, sustainable protein alternative. Germination behavior of Vicia faba L. var. minor and Vicia faba L. var. major needs further studies in order to enable larger scale bioprocessing. In this study, early-stage water uptake of two distinct faba bean varieties was assessed by hyperspectral imaging. Nutritional and technological functionality of germinated faba bean ingredients as such and in combination with fermentation were evaluated. Hyperspectral imaging revealed that early-stage water uptake in faba beans occurred evenly from the different sides of the beans. Germination on petri dishes and in pilot-scale showed that smaller faba beans moistened and germinated significantly (p < 0.05) faster and retained water better through germination than larger faba beans. Germinated faba flour of minor-type variety resulted in 72% higher dextran production in Weissella confusa VTT E-143403 fermentation than respective native faba flour. With both types of faba bean varieties, germination as such, and with minor-type variety, germination as combined with fermentation decreased notably the content of raffinose family oligosaccharides. These bioprocessing methods also improved functionality of faba bean ingredients by increasing protein separation efficiency in air classification, protein solubility, foaming capacity, and foam stability. Based on this study, minor- and major-type or small- and large-seeded faba bean varieties set different requirements to the germination process. In addition, germination alone or as combined with fermentation was proved to improve the nutritional and technological quality of faba bean material promoting its use in several food applications including also gluten-free products.
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- air classification
- Faba bean (Vicia faba L.)
- gluten-free bread


What is “knowledge”? Why are some types of knowledge considered more “real” or “valuable” than others? And what does colonization have to do with it?
These are the questions that underpinned a yarn this semester in the Indigenous Studies subject Indigenous Knowledge in Global Contexts. Sitting around a fire, students and guests discussed the philosophical origins of knowledge, and the colonial influences of knowledge production still felt today.
Knowledge represents an interpretation that is based in cultural and historic contexts. Situated knowledge refers to the theory that knowledge echoes the conditions in which it was created, and therefore knowledge reflects the social characteristics of those who created it.
The “knower” is not an omnipotent being, free from their own identity. They are human, with a cultural and social background, a gender, a class etc. It is this identity which influences not only the knowledge they may create, but also how they consume the knowledge of others.
In an Indigenous perspective, the academic space has a history of disadvantaging First Nations people. Historically, Indigenous people have been positioned as something to know, rather than active producers and consumers of knowledge in our own right. When anthropologists came to study us, they did not consider that we knew anything valuable about the world. This is despite the fact that many colonial figures from our history owe their survival and success to the knowledge of the Indigenous people they encountered, knowledge that was sometimes given and often stolen. Captain Cook, for example, was only able to map the Pacific Islands due to Tupaia – A Tahitian navigator.
In our yarn today, we discussed some Aboriginal knowledge about science, astronomy, medicine, food, and technology. Students were able to handle different specimens of local plants and artifacts and learn about their many uses. We were then able to discuss the systems of power that create a hierarchy and continue to purposefully place Indigenous knowledge systems as beneath their non-Indigenous counterparts.
Universities are a social institution. All social institutions are influenced by society. Because these institutions have power, they are able to influence how society perceives Indigenous people. In contemporary Australia, it should be the goal of all universities to respect and help grow their Indigenous spaces, so that the mistakes of the universities in the past are not repeated.


An intellectual is a person who primarily uses intelligence in either a professional or an individual capacity. As a substantive or adjective, it refers to the work product of such persons, to the so-called "Life of the Mind" generally, or to an aspect of something where learning, erudition, and informed and critical Thinking are the focus, as in "the intellectual level of the discourse on the matter was not high".
The intellectual is a specific variety of the intelligent, which unlike the general property, is strictly associated with reason and Thinking. Many everyday roles require the application of intelligence to skills that may have a psychomotor component, for example, in the fields of medicine, sport or the arts, but these do not necessarily involve the practitioner in the "World of ideas". The distinctive quality of the intellectual person is that the Mental skills, which he or she demonstrates, are not simply intelligent, but even more, they focus on Thinking about the abstract, philosophical and esoteric aspects of human inquiry and the value of their Thinking.
Traditionally, the scholarly and the intellectual classes were closely identified; however, while intellectuals need not necessarily be actively involved in scholarship, they often have an academic background and will typically have an association with a profession.
More broadly, any work of the Mind may be termed intellectual property, whether or not its content is "intellectual" in the sense covered in this article. Intellectuals include not only philosophers, interested in epistemology, but also others in the arts and sciences, plus the humanities, with no boundaries as to fields of study.
Terminology and endeavours
The term "intellectual" can denote three types of people. An intellectual is a person who uses Thought and reason, intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning, in either a professional or a personal capacity and is:
- a person involved in, and with, abstract, erudite ideas and theories;
- a person whose profession (e.g. philosophy, literary Criticism, sociology, law, political analysis, theoretical science, etc.) solely involves the production and dissemination of ideas; or
- a person of notable cultural and artistic expertise whose Knowledge grants him or her intellectual authority in public discourse.


Grade 6-Q1-SCIENCE-LAS 2 SCIENCE 6 Name: ______________________________________ Grade:______________________________________ Date: ____________________ Section: ___________________ Quarter: 1 Week: 2 LAS No. 2 MELC(s: 1. describe the different techniques in separating mixtures (S6MT-Id-f-2) _____________________________________________________________________________________ • Mixtures can be separated using different techniques such as picking, winnowing, using magnet, decantation, filtration, sieving and evaporation. • Picking is the separation of large components of a mixture by picking them out through the hands. These components can be classified according physical characteristics like size, shape, color and texture. • Winnowing is done by separating heavy and light components of a mixture through a device (winnower) and by wind or by blowing. • Using magnet is done by separating the metallic and non-metallic components of a mixture. • Sedimentation is the process of allowing the solid precipitate of a mixture to settle down at the bottom, leaving an upper liquid layer. • Decantation is done by allowing the solution to settle at the bottom of the container and pouring off the particle-free part of the liquid. • Filtration is used for separating the undissolved solids from liquids by using a filter. • Sieving is done by allowing the dry mixture with different sizes to pass through a device with tiny holes (sieve). • Evaporation is the separation of components by heating a solution until the liquids turn to gases leaving the solids behind. Direction: Identify the different separation set up. Below it, write a short description about the picture.


Getting to grips with phrasal verbs can be a challenging task. Try to learn phrasal verbs in context and with frequency. For B2 level English, learners should know how to use and understand around 200 different phrasal verbs. You must know how to use phrasal verbs like: take advantage of = make the most of. Here is a great little list to get you started.
1. Get by – survive
I can get by in English, but my French is a little rusty.
I can´t get by on my salary. I should get a second job.
2. Brush up on – improve something you are rusty at
I ought to brush up on my German grammar as I commit far too many errors.
3. Come up with – to have an idea
Come on, let´s hurry up. We need to come up with a solution before the meeting at 5:00.
4. Look forward to – be excited about
Are you looking forward to starting university next year. Fresher´s week is said to be amazing!
5. Take up – start doing an activity
Are you interested in taking up a new hobby in the coming year?
6. Get around – move from A to B
I usually get around my city on foot as everything is just around the corner. It is a smally and quaint city.
7. Drop out (of) – leave/stop attending a course
I would think twice before dropping out of university. It could be a massive mistake as you only have one year to go.
8. Deal with – handle a situation/have everything under control
Dealing with personal problems can be a challenging task. Especially when you feel that you lach support from your friends and family.
9. Come across – find by coincidence
Wouldn´t it be great if you came across a $50 bill on the floor as you were walking down the street?
10. End up – do in the end
Last night I ended up sleeping with one of my best friends; it is going to be really awkward next time we meet up with everyone.
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Tanzan Shrine (談山神社, Tanzan Jinja) is located in the mountains south of central Sakurai and to the east of the Asuka region. It enshrines Fujiwara Kamatari, the founder of the powerful Fujiwara family, who exerted enormous political influence and essentially governed the country for most of the Heian Period (794-1185).
Visitors may feel that the shrine seems more like a temple, and indeed for most of its existence it was. Originally known as Tonomine Temple, it was converted into a shrine during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), when the government made efforts separating and emancipating Shinto from Buddhism as Japan's state religion.
About one hundred steps lead from the torii gate at the shrine's entrance to the main cluster of buildings on the hillside. At the top of the steps stands a unique 13 story pagoda, which was built in 1532 during the Muromachi Period and stands 17 meters tall. To the right is a complex of buildings that includes the shrine's main hall and an open balcony that is one of the most attractive spots on the shrine grounds, particularly during the autumn color season.
Tanzan Shrine is a famous spot for viewing autumn leaves, and becomes quite crowded when the colors reach their peak usually in the second half of November. There are also many food stands and shops lining the approach to the shrine, offering various foods and products to the shrine's visitors.
Getting there and around
From Sakurai Station's southern exit take a bus to Tanzan-jinja bus stop (25 minutes, 500 yen, 8-10 buses per day). Alternatively, it is also possible to hike from the Ishibutai Tomb in Asuka Town over the mountain to Tanzan Shrine in about two hours.
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This meteorite is the type specimen of the Lodranite meteorites. The Lodranites are related to the Acaplucoites but are more course-grained. Field of view is 2.5mm across.
Fluorescence micrograph of leaf hairs
A fluorescence microscope is an optical microscope that uses fluorescence and phosphorescence instead of, or in addition to, reflection and absorption – as used by normal light microscopes.
Mycorrhiza in plant root cells
Mycorrhizza refers to an intimate and symbiotic association between the branched, tubular filaments (hyphae) of a fungus and the roots of higher plants. What can you notice about the cell walls in this image?
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the scales on a butterfly wing
A butterfly wing is covered in many tiny scales. The scales are modified hairs made of chitin, a common substance in insect exoskeletons. The iridescence of the colours of a butterfly’s wings is produced by the diffraction of light by the microscopic structure of these scales.
Snail teeth at 1200x magnification (Scanning electron microscope)
Snails chiefly feed on plant material, but have you ever wondered how they shred and eat their food?
A composite confocal laser micrograph of freshwater green algae
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Toad lilies are standouts in late summer to fall, when the shade garden hardly has any plants in bloom. The unusual orchid-like flowers often bear dramatic spotting, inviting close-up inspection. Clumps in full bloom are impressive along edges of woodlands, in part to full shade. In or out of flower, upright arched stems display leaves that are often glossy or clasped, with beautiful veining and in some varieties, darkly spotted. The common name, Toad Lily, is thought to refer to the mottled blooms or leaves.
How to Care for your Tricyrtis
Try to plant your Tricyrtis as soon as possible. These are adaptable and will have no problem acclimating to your growing area. Be sure to keep the soil moist to the touch if you do not transplant immediately. Protect from strong winds and drying out before planting.
Where do I plant my Tricyrtis?
Tricyrtis require good drainage and shelter from strong winds. Plant in moist, rich soils in part or filtered shade. These woodland natives of the Himalayas to the Philippines are good fillers where early spring to summer perennials have past prime. Other good companion plants are ferns, hellebores, Solomon’s seal, astilbes and bergenias.
How do I plant my Tricyrtis?
Dig a hole that is twice as wide and deep as the container the plant is in. Work this soil well and incorporate a balanced, slow-release fertilizer into the planting hole. Backfill the hole and set the plant even with ground level, firming the soil around it. Water in very well, making sure that the roots are in contact with the soil. While plants are getting established in the garden, water as needed.
What should I do in order to have my Tricyrtis increase in beauty from year to year?
Provide steady moisture during the growing season. Protect plants from hot drying winds. When left to dry, foliage will brown along the edges and look ratty. Apply mulch for extra winter protection. Divide clumps in early spring when plants are dormant. Avoid overhead watering and pick off fallen leaves to reduce chances of leaf spotting.


The scales of Mohanam are as follows :
Arohanam (Ascending) : S R2 G3 P D2 S’
Avarohanam (Descending) : S’ D2 P G3 R2 S
It is a Janya raga, derived from Harikambhoji (below), 28th in the Melakarta scale.
This is a common Pentatonic scale present in music from different parts of the world and is thought to be one of the oldest ragas. The Hindustani equivalent is Bhopali. Appropriately named Mohanam, it is a very pleasing raga and very popular in concerts. It is considered to be best sung at night though of course it is sung at all times. There are many compositions set to this beautiful raga. Some examples are Nannu Palimpa and Evarura Ninnuvina by Tyagaraja, Kapali by Papanasam Sivan, Rara Rajeevalochana by Mysore Vasudevachar and Swagatham Krishna by Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer. Not to forget Ninnukori varnam by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar.
Tamil speaking viewers may be interested in Charulata Mani’s Isai Payanam episode featuring Mohanam.
Note : The 12 notes in the octave are named as below. Please note that C is used as Sa for the sake of simplicity as the scale is relative in Carnatic Music. Also note that the scales paint only a superficial picture of the raga as the gamakas(ornamentations) are a very important part of a raga.


Studded tube is also called nail head tube. In the fields of petroleum refining and chemical industry, coal chemical industry, metallurgy, ceramics, building materials, etc., stud tubes are widely used. Especially in the convection chamber of the tube heating furnace, in order to enhance the heat exchange effect outside the tube, the heat transfer element often uses a nail-head tube. The area of the studded tube is 2 to 3 times that of the light tube, which can improve the heat transfer coefficient on the flue gas side.
As a Studded tube supplier, Our equipment adopts a resistance welding method, the welding process adopts PLC program control, the feed motor and indexing adopt servo motor, the man-machine interface can set the number of nail heads, indexing parameters, and compensation coefficients, and set according to process requirements to ensure product quality And accuracy.
|Base Tube Material||Stainless steel, carbon steel|
|Fin Material||Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel|
|Fin Tube Type||Studded tube|
|Base Tube OD||12.7~133mm|
|Fin tube Max design temperature||<450°C|
|Fin depth||0.5~20 mm|
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Lottery is a form of gambling that involves drawing numbers at random for a prize. Some governments outlaw it, while others endorse it and organize state or national lotteries. It is a very popular activity, and people spend billions of dollars on it every year. Some of this money is spent on tickets, while some is used to buy goods and services. Some of the profits from the lottery go to the winners. However, winning the lottery is not without its risks. Many lottery winners find themselves bankrupt within a few years of their win. In addition, the chances of winning are very slim – there is a greater chance of being struck by lightning or becoming a billionaire than hitting the jackpot.
A lottery must have some means of recording the identities of bettors and the amounts staked by each. This can be accomplished through a database, or by keeping track of the bettor’s ticket and/or numbered receipt. Many modern lotteries use a computer system for this purpose, although some still maintain a hierarchy of sales agents who pass the money paid by each bettor up through the organization until it is “banked.” In some lotteries, ticket shares (such as tenths of a single ticket) are sold, and the value of each share is less than that of an entire ticket.
In order to have a good chance of winning, it is best to play smaller games. For example, try a local state pick-3 game. Also, avoid choosing numbers that are too close together or ones that end with the same digit. Richard Lustig, who won the lottery seven times in two years, recommends doing this. He says that this method can improve your odds of winning by a significant amount.


Difficulty naming the English progression
Table of Contents – Continuous or Progressive
What is the difference between progressive and continuous?
In general, when you learn English, you’ll come across these two terms: progressive and continuous. First you have to realize that these are designations for certain tenses. They always contain a form of ‘to be’ (‘am, is, are’ etc.) as well as a verb in the ing-form (present participle).
Next, the real problem is assuming that two terms have two different meanings. However, this is not the case. Basically, both mean exactly the same thing and can therefore be exchanged for one another. The term progressive specialized language schools for English as a foreign language (at home and abroad), on the other hand, there is a tendency towards continuous.
Meaning and naming of the tenses in the progressive form
As stated, both expressions indicate the course form – basically a process that is currently in progress at the specific point in time of the statement. Features and special uses depend on the respective time.
Since there is no difference between the two names, the progressive times can also be named with both forms. Compare the example sentences in the table using the verb ‘to eat’ (to eat):
Option 1 Option 2 examples in a sentence
Present Progressive corresponds to Present Continuous
- He is eating.
Present Perfect Progressive corresponds to Present Perfect Continuous
- He has been eating.
Past Progressive is equivalent to Past Continuous
- He was eating.
Past Perfect Progressive corresponds to Past Perfect Continuous
- He had been eating.
Future Progressive corresponds to Future Cont.
- He will be eating.
Future Perfect Progressive corresponds to Future Perfect Cont.
- He will have been eating.


Cortical alpha oscillations (8–13 Hz) appear to play a role in suppressing distractions when just one sensory modality is being attended, but do they also contribute when attention is distributed over multiple sensory modalities? For an answer, we examined cortical oscillations in human subjects who were dividing attention between auditory and visual sequences. In Experiment 1, subjects performed an oddball task with auditory, visual, or simultaneous audiovisual sequences in separate blocks, while the electroencephalogram was recorded using high-density scalp electrodes. Alpha oscillations were present continuously over posterior regions while subjects were attending to auditory sequences. This supports the idea that the brain suppresses processing of visual input in order to advantage auditory processing. During a divided-attention audiovisual condition, an oddball (a rare, unusual stimulus) occurred in either the auditory or the visual domain, requiring that attention be divided between the two modalities. Fronto-central theta band (4–7 Hz) activity was strongest in this audiovisual condition, when subjects monitored auditory and visual sequences simultaneously. Theta oscillations have been associated with both attention and with short-term memory. Experiment 2 sought to distinguish these possible roles of fronto-central theta activity during multisensory divided attention. Using a modified version of the oddball task from Experiment 1, Experiment 2 showed that differences in theta power among conditions were independent of short-term memory load. Ruling out theta's association with short-term memory, we conclude that fronto-central theta activity is likely a marker of multisensory divided attention.
|Original language||English (US)|
|Number of pages||16|
|State||Published - May 1 2017|
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Behavioral Neuroscience


Highland Park Plaza Historic District represents the era of Reconstruction and Growth (1866–1916), when Highland Park was founded and commercial and residential growth transformed it from a semi-developed rural locale into a dense Richmond suburb. Located on a wide ridge to the north of downtown Richmond, Highland Park Plaza typifies Richmond’s historic settlement patterns along outlying ridges and ravines. Richmond’s geography limited early expansion north into Henrico County, an area of farms and the country seats of wealthy city merchants and politicians. With the advent of efficient public transportation, however, the site of present day Highland Park Plaza drew development, as did other ridges between the city and the county farmland. The Plaza area is characterized by shallow knobs and small ravines lined with single-family dwellings. All but 27 of the 733 contributing primary resources today are domestic properties including six apartment buildings and 40 duplex dwellings. In addition, the historic district has two churches, 13 commercial buildings, five service stations, one firehouse, and one recreational building. A further period of significance extends from 1931 to 1946, when a few new structures were built, and the storefronts of several commercial buildings were modernized as the city’s business owners responded to the Great Depression and the post-World War II era. Highland Park was incorporated into Richmond in 1914.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark


Symptoms of Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often characterized by breathing irregularities during sleep due to blocked or restricted airways. Along with snoring, other major signs that you may be suffering with sleep apnea can include:
- Chronic daytime fatigue
- Gasping or choking during sleep
- Breathing pauses while sleeping
- Awakening to a spell of shortness of breath
If you are concerned that you may have obstructive sleep apnea, it is important to make an appointment with a physician who can make the proper diagnosis. He or she will likely perform a thorough physical exam, ask you about any symptoms that you are experiencing, and suggest testing that can reveal the cause of your concerns. Sleep apnea can lead to serious health conditions and have a tremendous impact on your quality of life if not treated.
To reduce the symptoms of sleep apnea, the airways must be opened and kept clear of obstruction. This is typically accomplished in a couple of ways, either with a continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machine, or use of a mandibular positioning device. While the CPAP machine forces the airways open with air pressure, a mandibular advancement device like the Daytime-Nightime Appliance (DNA), TAP®, or Silent Nite® progressively reposition oral structures to improve breathing capabilities with permanent results. The small size and quiet nature of these devices makes them convenient for daily use and travel when compared with the CPAP machine. Furthermore, the devices typically do not dry out the throat and mouth as the CPAP machine is known to do.
If you have questions about diagnosis and treatment for sleep apnea, our experienced dentists here at Designer Smiles can help.


Warm and Cool Color Hearts
First and second grade students made these beautiful hearts! Together, we made a chart of warm and cool colors and used the chart to help sort the tissue paper squares. It took one 45 to do this and fill a 9x9 inch paper with the tissue paper. They LOVED this part of the project! I was surprised by how much each class enjoyed working with the tissue paper.
On the second and third days of the lesson, students made the painted papers and created new ways to use tools (scrub brush, medicine cups, Popsicle stick, bubble wrap, etc.) to make texture. Second grade continued to focus on warm and cool colors. I had first grade students pick a secondary color for their painted paper.
To finish, we traced a heart on the back of the tissue paper piece and glued it to the painted paper. Then, we practiced our good painting techniques and added the black border around the hearts. My first graders were so great with this step!
Now to get the first grade hearts ready for the Night of the Arts in a month!
I am an ninth year art teacher with degrees in Art Education from Flagler College and the University of Florida, living and working in northern Florida. Each week, I teach over six hundred students in grades kindergarten through fifth. Here you will find what we are learning virtually and in the art classroom!


Is Typing Changing the Way We Think?
Words you type with your right hand are happier
According to a new study exploring the interrelation of language and emotion, if a word consists of letters typed with predominantly the right hand, it is felt to be more positive in meaning; a word typed predominantly with the left hand is associated more with negative emotion.
The study included speakers of English, Spanish, and Dutch, both left- and right-handed, but all users of QWERTY keyboard layouts. Even made-up words like boshe, cheethe, plake, and throog were given value judgments that aligned with how they’d be typed.
What this seems to mean is that the everyday action of typing on our keyboards has infiltrated how we perceive and feel about the world.
Accordingly, the saddest story ever written is “Dexter Weaver Serves Breaded Crested Grebe” by Dallas Wiebe, which he wrote on only the left-hand side of his typewriter in the 1960s. An excerpt follows:
dear secret fasters #
easter exacts vast rewards # screw fasts # feasts create a freer texas # crab rears fast # water bearer deceases # stars agree a sweet taste averts graves # set feet faster # sweetwater deserves carvers stabbers eaters carafe drawers steadfast feeders # wear fast rags at 5 # 2 # 45 caveat regrets regarded bad#
dexter fred weaver # sweetwater texas


The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
Formerly widely distributed in England but has become increasingly scarce in recent years and only reported from the south.
Two old records from Cornwall: the valley of Lynher (Clark, 1906) and a flour mill at St. Anthony in 1938 (R.T. Bannister). Discovered in large numbers on powdery
fungus inside an old hollow Beech Fagus sylvatica stump in Boconnoc Deer Park in 1989 (Alexander, 1991b).
Habitat & Ecology
A species of old pasture-woodlands, breeding in wood-decaying fungi; also occurring in granaries, food-stores etc. on decaying stored products.
Loss of the older age classes of trees, and removal of their associated deadwood.
Boconnoc Park has a sympathetic owner and is a SSSI.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.


For thousands of years the eyes of the civilized world have been captivated by the refined vitality, rich traditions, and dynamic advancements that define Italian art, architecture, fashion, cuisine, and mechanical design. Venetian artisans during the Renaissance were respected for their skillful application of silver leaf on paintings, furniture, and objects of art.
The exquisite colors and textures of these works of art were enhanced by the mysterious quality of light that they reflect. The secret lay not only in the silver leaf itself but also in the surface to which it was applied.
On reinforced panels made of linden or poplar wood, the artisans would spread gesso or linen soaked in gesso which became very hard when dried. A smooth finish would be created by rubbing on the surface before the artist would begin to draw his image in charcoal or sharpened lead.
Gold or silver leaf with red sizing would be applied to the background and tooled to add texture and definition. When the gilding was firm, the artist would build up layers of tempera and finish the painting with layers of varnish.
Yuroz fused his classical techniques, his unique contemporary artistic expression in utilizing colors, textures and light with the illusive secret of these classical artisans from the 13th to 15th century to create the birth of Yuroz’s unique Venetian Silver Paintings Collection.


The Therapeutic Day Program (TDP) is a regional special education school placement for children and adolescents with a variety of emotional and behavioral disabilities. Elementary, middle, and high school students who are referred by their local school districts are eligible for placement in the program.
TDP offers a comprehensive treatment approach rooted in the principles of humanistic and behavioral psychology. The program's goal is to improve a student's overall educational, emotional, and social functioning, and return the student to a school placement within his or her own school district as early as possible. Length of enrollment varies as a function of the student's individual needs and circumstances.
The program enrolls students who present with a wide range of difficulties in the areas of emotional, behavioral, social, and academic functioning. Included in this population are students who exhibit internalizing symptom profiles as well as students who, at times, are prone to engage in more externalizing symptoms. Diagnostic indicators common for students enrolled in the program include mood instability, attention deficit/hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, school avoidance, behavioral dyscontrol, oppositional behavior, and the social impairment associated with PDD or Asperger's Syndrome. The students' academic abilities range from very superior to below average and the students are highly diversified with regard to socio-economic status and ethnicity.


As cases of grave sexual violence against women continue to make headlines in India, another grim story has surfaced. A recently published study found that sex discrimination in the South Asian country kills more than 200,000 girls under the year of five-years-old annually.
The study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis estimated that, on average, 239,000 girls each year, or 2.4 million over the past decade, were killed because of gender-based bias and violence. Female child mortality in the country reached 90% in some districts.
The issue is more pronounced in the northern part of India, the research revealed. The research also showed higher rates of female literacy and employment were directly linked to lower levels of excess mortality in females under five.
Nandita Saikia, one of the paper’s co-authors, said: “As the regional estimates of excess deaths of girls demonstrate, any intervention to reduce the discrimination against girls in food and healthcare allocation should, therefore, target in priority regions of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh where poverty, low social development, and patriarchal institutions persist and investments on girls are limited.”
Christophe Guilmoto from the Université Paris-Descartes, France, told The Guardian that there was a need to focus beyond pre-natal sex selection: “Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesn’t simply prevent them from being born, it may also precipitate the death of those who are born.
“Gender equity is not only about rights to education, employment or political representation. It is also about care, vaccination and nutrition of girls, and ultimately survival.”
Saikia stated an intervention could be instrumental in reducing discrimination against girls, primarily by targeting priority states in northern India.
“This reinforces the need to address directly the issue of gender discrimination in addition to encouraging social and economic development for its benefits on Indian women.”
[Abridged from TeleSUR English.]


The forest inventory business is changing. For forest professionals, keeping up-to-date on technological innovations and understanding the different sources of forest inventory information available (and the associated terminology) can be challenging.
There are two acronyms in particular that invite confusion: NFI and EFI. NFI stands for National Forest Inventory and represents a type of inventory: an NFI is designed to provide high-level information to support national-level forest policy and reporting information needs.
Enhanced Forest Inventory (EFI) represents an approach to forest inventory that makes use of advanced remote sensing technologies such as Airborne Laser Scanning, also known as LiDAR (light detection and ranging), in combination with ground plot data, to generate inventory attribute information. Whereas EFI is an approach used for operational- and management-level forest inventory and NFI is a strategic-level forest inventory program, the two are not mutually exclusive.
Many countries are exploring the use of LiDAR-derived forest attribute information in their NFIs. Canada’s NFI aligns with provincial and territorial forest inventory programs and when these inventory programs start using EFI, the data will find their way into the NFI’s remote sensing survey as a new way of measuring stand attributes such as height and volume. The NFI is a key program of the Canadian Forest Service, and EFI is key research priority. Both NFI and EFI are important concepts for the future of forest inventory in Canada.
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On Finding the Right Answer:
One of the biggest mind-shifts that educators have to engage in is to give up the notion of simply knowing right answers. And you know, today, in education, we're very right-answer oriented…knowing right answers is very important, but we also need to teach students how to behave when they don't know an answer.
...preparing students for the dilemma, the enigma, the paradoxes, the problems, the answers to which are not immediately known…knowing how to persist when an answer is not immediately known instead of just giving up, for example. Knowing how to turn to other people and to think interdependently and as you consider the future…most of the problems are going to be solved…by groups of people who are working interdependently around the globe to solve problems.
Arthur Costa Interview from 21 Foundation on Vimeo.
"Intelligence is not what you know, but what you do when you don't know." - Piaget.
More from Arthur Costa...
- Habits of Mind
- Arthur Costa - The School as a Home for the Mind: Video
- Arthur Costa - Five Thoughts for a More Thought-full Curriculum: Video (Dr. Costa's remarks begin at 8:45)
All who envision a more just, progressive and fair society cannot ignore the battle for our nation’s educational future. Principals fighting for better schools, teachers fighting for better classrooms, students fighting for greater opportunities, parents fighting for a future worthy of their child’s promise: their fight is our fight. We must all join in.
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Introducing Linux Distros
The first barrier that a new Linux user has to face is the overwhelming number of "flavors" that this operating system has. These "flavors" are commonly known as distros (from distribution), and to date there are more than three hundred active distros to choose from. So, how to choose one? You can choose the most popular at the moment, or take heed of what your friend says, but are you sure that this is the one that you need? Making the wrong decision on this matter is behind a good number of disappointments with this operating system. You need to choose the distro that is right for you and your needs.
Introducing Linux Distros teaches you the pros and the cons of the most frequently used distros in order to find the one that is right for you. You will explore each distro step by step, so that you don't have to endure hours of web surfing, countless downloads, becoming confused by new concepts and, in the worst cases, reading complex and marathon installation guides. You will benefit from the author's long-term experience working with each distro hands on, enabling you to choose the best distro for your long-term needs.
Linux offers us a wonderful open source alternative to proprietary software, and using Introducing Linux Distros you can decide how to best make it work for you. Start exploring the open source world today.
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WEAVE YOUR DREAMS
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When people talk about "dreams," it often refers to aspirations, desires, or visions of what they want to achieve or experience in life. Dreams can encompass personal goals, professional ambitions, or even imaginative and creative thoughts. It is a way for individuals to envision a future they desire and strive towards making it a reality.
"In my context, initially, I perceived dreams as a form of fantasy or a chemical release that occurs during sleep. However, my perspective changed when I engaged with #ThoughtsToAction, where I found my safe and non-judgmental space to express my emotions and dreams. This platform allowed me to share my feelings and let go of any inhibitions or fears of judgment. Dream-catchers have a special significance for me, symbolizing my journey of sharing and weaving dreams with other young people and children. Through #ThoughtsToAction, I have been provided with an opportunity to explore my dreams and inspire others to do the same." ~Delung Perme, Arunachal Pradesh.
Overall, dreams represent personal aspirations and the pursuit of a fulfilling life, and having a supportive environment like #ThoughtsToAction can empower individuals to embrace and pursue their dreams without fear or hesitation.


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Objective : Write an algorithm to find an element in an sorted array
Input: A sorted array, arrA and an key
Output : Return true if element is found, else false.
Approach: The idea is to compare the middle element of array with the key, if key equal to the middle element , that’s it you have find your element, return true. If key is greater than the middle element, chuck out the first half of the array, you wont find your key in the first half and do the recursive search on the right half of the array and vice versa.
If(mid_element==key) return true; else if (mid>key) do recursive search on the right half of the array. else do recursive search on the left half of the array.
Time Complexity: O(logN) –since we are eliminating half of the array with every comparison.
The 99 present in array a ??? :true The 76 present in array a ??? :false
- Sort an Array - odd numbers appear first in ascending order followed by the even numbers in descending order. Medium
- Count All Paths from Top left to bottom right in Two Dimensional Array including Diagonal Paths Medium


Humans have been able to explore much of the solar system but we have not been able to explore beyond the Interstellar boundary. This could change soon as a team of researchers affiliated with NASA is preparing to present their idea to the space agency. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory are planning to send a probe to interstellar space.
Although, the said probe would not be the first human-made object to go interstellar as The Voyager 1 and 2 were able to cross into the region. Both probes are still sending data via the Deep Space Network but since they are only outfitted with instruments for planetary exploration, they do not provide a detailed understanding of the unexplored frontier. The new spacecraft will differ in its approach. “This is humanity’s first explicit step into interstellar space.”, Pontus Brandt from the Applied Physics Laboratory told Wired.
SEE ALSO: NASA Celebrates Halloween With These Hauntingly Beautiful Images From Space
The researchers have performed an interstellar probe study which they will present to NASA and the mission might be launched by 2030. The spacecraft will weigh 1,700 pounds and will be launched into space aboard NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that is still under development.
The mission plan involves a possible use of Sun’s gravity to slingshot the spacecraft at about 100,000 mph. The spacecraft will supposedly travel 92 billion miles from the Earth in less than 15 years while Voyager 1 and 2 could only cover 13 billion miles in 40 years. The probe will also be able to share how our bubble, or the solar system, looks from outside.
Brand said, "The uniqueness of an interstellar probe is that we can go out and take a picture of our habitable little bubble in space." The interstellar mission will bring about a new era of space exploration helping humanity to go where no man has gone before.
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C-IBS stands for Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which is a type of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that is characterized by chronic constipation and other gastrointestinal symptoms. IBS is a common gastrointestinal disorder that affects the large intestine (colon) and causes symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits.
C-IBS is a subtype of IBS that is primarily characterized by constipation, which is defined as having fewer than three bowel movements per week. Other common symptoms of C-IBS include straining during bowel movements, hard or lumpy stools, a feeling of incomplete evacuation, bloating, abdominal pain, and discomfort.
The exact cause of C-IBS is not known, but it is thought to be related to a variety of factors, including abnormal muscle contractions in the colon, sensitivity to certain foods or stress, changes in gut bacteria, and other environmental factors. Diagnosis of C-IBS is typically made based on the patient’s symptoms and ruling out other conditions that may cause similar symptoms.
Treatment for C-IBS often involves a combination of lifestyle changes, such as increasing fiber intake and exercise, as well as medications such as laxatives, stool softeners, and other prescription medications. In some cases, psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy may also be recommended to help manage the symptoms of C-IBS.


Tennis elbow, medically known as lateral epicondylitis, is a painful condition of the lateral or outside aspect of the elbow. Many sports including tennis or other racquet sports can cause this condition. Often, the cause is overuse of the elbow muscles in lifting activities and occasionally direct trauma to the bony prominence precipitates the condition.
Tennis elbow is an inflammation or tendinopathy of the attachments of forearm muscles to the elbow. The tendon attachments become damaged from overuse — repeating the same motions again and again. This leads to pain and tenderness on the lateral or outside of the elbow. Often, grip strength is diminished.
Your elbow joint is a joint comprised of three bones. The proximal bone of the joint is your humerus. It articulates or forms the joint with two bones of your forearm the radius and ulna. There are bony bumps at the end of the humerus called epicondyles. The bony bump on the outside (lateral side) of the elbow is your lateral epicondyle. The bony bump on the inside (medial side) is your medial epicondyle.
Tennis elbow involves the muscles and tendons of your forearm. These are the forearm muscles that straighten or extend your wrist and fingers. Your forearm tendons, the extensors, attach the muscles to bone. They attach on the lateral epicondyle. The tendon usually involved in tennis elbow is called the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (ECRB).
There are many treatment options for tennis elbow. Overall, we expect 85% of initial cases of tennis elbow to resolve with conservative care. A treatment program of activity modification, stretching and strengthening exercises, and bracing will initially be used. If symptoms are severe or persistent a corticosteroid injection can be tried. Finally, if the condition will not resolve a simple outpatient surgery involving release and repair of the damaged tendon attachment to the elbow will be effective in most patients to provide relief.


the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
Son of Amram, and the elder brother of Moses. He was of the tribe of Levi. (Exodus 6:19-20.) His name is derived from Har, a Mountain: and consequently signifies somewhat great and lofty. And when we consider, to what an high honour Aaron was called; to be the type of Him, who, in the everlasting nature of his office, was, and is, JEHOVAH'S High Priest; both the altar, and the offering, the sacrifice, and the sacrificer, through whom alone, all offerings must be presented: surely, none taken from among men, could be more great and lofty in office than Aaron. The history of Aaron, incorporated as it is with that of Moses, fills a large part in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers. But the great eminency of his character is formed from his becoming so illustrious a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. Every thing in his priestly office ministered to this one point. Indeed the whole law, and consequently the priesthood, became "a shadow of good things to come; but the body, which formed that shadow, was Christ." (Colossians 2:17; Leviticus 16:2; Numbers 16:46-47.)
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Hawker, Robert D.D. Entry for 'Aaron'. Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/pmd/a/aaron.html. London. 1828.


CLEAN EATING - WHAT'S THAT ?
This term is becoming more and more noticeable when it comes to nutrition and health. Eating clean food - but what exactly does that mean?
Clean - Eating - Rules:
- - It is about unprocessed, untreated, natural and therefore, pure, clean food, best - if possible - regionally, which is still full of nutrients. Basically, clean = good and healthy.
- - Instead of industrially produced foodstuffs, natural ingredients should be prepared fresh and healthy. Vegetables, fruit, salad and meat, fish and wholemeal products, nuts play the main role here.
- - There is no need for synthetic additives, sweeteners, sugar, colouring and flavouring agents, flavour enhancers or unhealthy trans fats. It is clear that junk or fast food is also a no-go.
- - Here it is called: daily breakfast, regularly up to 5 - 6 times over the day distributed eat, consciously and attentively, with pleasure. Thus, the blood sugar level should also be kept constant so that no attacks of hunger attack are raided.
- - Carbohydrates should be combined with protein.
- - Drink a lot, at least 2 to 3 litres of water a day.
- - As far as possible refrain from alcohol.
- - There is no prohibition or renunciation of certain nutrient groups.
- - And if there is a packaged product, the shorter the list of ingredients, the better.
Essentially, Clean Eating recommends eating a balanced mix of foods. Not necessarily new, but the idea of consciously dealing with fresh food is a nutritional science that hits the nerve of the times.
This nutritional trend - like so many food trends - comes from the USA, where the nutritionist Tosca Reno wants to motivate to a healthier lifestyle with the motto:' You are what you eat'.
There are several blogs that provide inspiration, tips and information on' clean food' as well as magazines, e. g. the English Clean Eating magazine.
Considering how to promote one's health with a conscious diet is more effective than unconsciously and hectically shoveling food into oneself.
In our Shop you will find nutritional supplements such as Inca Berries or Acai powder, that provide your breakfast with nutritious added value.
And in recipes there are a few suggestions on how Clean Eating works in practice.
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Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is native to Japan and eastern Asia. It was introduced into the United States in 1945 as an ornamental. L. japonicum has opposite green, leathery leaves, usually oblong or ovate with smooth margins. June through July, L. japonicum produces clusters of small fragrant, showy, white funnel-shaped flowers which ripen into drooping clusters of blue-black wax-coated berries. The berries mature in September to October and persist through the winter.
All parts of L. japonicum contain secoiridoid glycosides, which are metabolic poisons.
Young seedlings can be eﬀectively controlled by hand pulling.
CHEMICAL CONTROL: Spraying the foliage with a 2% solution of glyphosate or triclopyr and a 0.5% nonionic surfactant. Ideally, spraying should take place in the late fall or early spring when temperatures are above 65 degrees Fahrenheit and many native species are dormant.
- Kuwajima, H.; Matsuuchi, K.; Takaishi, K.; Inoue, K.; Fujita, T.; Inouye, H. A secoiridoid glucoside from Ligustrum japonicum. Phytochemistry, 28(5), 1409-1411 (1989)
- Kunkel, D. B. Poisonous plants. Haddad LM, Winchester JF (eds.) Clinical management of poisoning and drug overdose. (1983)
- Yang, K. [Survey of poisonous plants on Jeju Island.] Korean J Vet Res, 18 39-50 (1978)
- Souder, P. Poisonous plants on Guam. Keegan HL, Macfarlane WV (1963)


Getting Started on the Genesis Covenant: Reduce Energy Use, Save Money, and Care for God’s Creation
On the surface, the Genesis Covenant is about reducing greenhouse gas emissions — and thus fossil fuel energy use — from facilities maintained by your parish, school, diocese, or camp and conference center. Just below the surface, the covenant emerges from a place of gratitude for the beauty and gifts of God’s creation. As the Psalmist proclaims, “The Earth is the Lord’s,” and so all we have and enjoy is a gift. Our covenantal relationship with God calls us to preserve that which God loves: all Creation. This guide begins with an introduction to the Genesis Covenant itself and why it’s an important effort within faith communities. The guide continues with summary discussions in the areas of energy audits, financing, and carbon footprints — and suggests resources in those areas. Finally, there is a section on measuring home/individual carbon footprints, and a section designed to answer some important questions that might come up in the implementation of the Genesis Covenant.
What Is the Genesis Covenant?
Most simply stated, the covenant challenges faith institutions to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of each facility they maintain by 50% in ten years. The Episcopal Church adopted the Genesis Covenant at the 76th General Convention in July 2009. In so doing, the church explicitly accepted that challenge, and implicitly recognized the importance of taking practical actions to
address climate change.
Keep it Simple
Before getting into discussions about financing, audits, and carbon footprints — which can sometimes be overwhelming — probably the most important thing to emphasize is to “keep it
simple” and “get started.” Remember, the easiest way to save energy is by not using it. Your parish may not be able to afford new appliances, but it can probably install weather stripping and turn off lights more consistently. After all, more often than not, the most effective way to begin reducing greenhouse gas emissions —reducing energy use — is through relatively simple conservation steps such as:
– Turning off lights
– Turning down the heat/turning up the air conditioning
– Installing weather stripping/caulking around windows and doors
– Insulating hot water heaters, and so on
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Descriptive Astronomy: A Conceptual Approach to Introductory College Astronomy
Author(s): Michael C LoPresto
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT Help Me Choose
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Are you tired of having to cull through topics in a text that has far more information than can possibly be covered in a single semester?
Are your students overwhelmed with all of the “extra” material that they need to sift through?
Written by two instructors with nearly 50 years of combined teaching experience teaching Introductory Astronomy at the college level, Fundamentals of College Astronomy includes the foundational topics required for a one-semester, non-mathematical, college-level introductory astronomy course.
Fundamentals of College Astronomy is:
- intended to be read in its entirety, rather than being encyclopedic.
- ideal for both in-person and online single-semester, college level courses in introductory Astronomy at a very low or non-mathematical level.
Fundamentals of College Astronomy features access to an accompanying website with:
- interactive Applets for exploring concepts.
- frequent tutorials for students to gauge their level of understanding.
- colorful images and videos.
- links to NASA and other websites for in-depth exploration of the concepts discussed in the book as well as the ability to explore to whatever depth desired.
- graded (or un-graded) end-of-chapter quizzes.
- graded (or un-graded) four unit exams.
CHAPTER 1 Sizes and Scales in the Universe
CHAPTER 2 Motions in the Sky
CHAPTER 3 The History of Astronomy
CHAPTER 4 Solar System Overview
CHAPTER 5 Extra-Solar Planets
CHAPTER 6 Solar System Debris
CHAPTER 7 The Terrestrial Planets
CHAPTER 8 The Jovian Planets, Their Moons, and Ring Systems
CHAPTER 9 Light, Telescopes, and Spectra
CHAPTER 10 Properties of Stars
CHAPTER 11 The Lives of Stars
CHAPTER 12 Galaxies
CHAPTER 13 Cosmology
CHAPTER 14 Life in the Universe
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The formal diagnosis of COPD is made with breathing testing or what we call “pulmonary function testing”. This is a series of tests which measures how fast air flows through the bronchial tubes, how much air one exhales with a full and forced exhalation, and how fast that air is flowing is the most basic measurement. This test is done by what we call spyrometry. Simple spyrometry can be done in many or most primary care physicians’ offices.
As testing has become more sophisticated, and testing equipment, physiology testing is available in the office of a lung specialist, measurement can be done of the airflow in the smaller bronchial tubes, the very small bronchial tubes, measure how much air is left in the lung at the end of somebody’s most effective exhalation. When too much air is left in your lung, that’s called air trapping. It is believed that air trapping, or too much air in the lung because of the small bronchial tubes, influences your ability to breath comfortably and to exercise.
We measure how your oxygen is. If that is low at rest and/or with exercise and we can measure how gas gets from the air sack into the blood vessel, into the blood stream, which is really what your lung is all about. Your lung is there to get oxygen and carbon dioxide out, so depending on the situation and the patient and the clinical setting, there can be more or less testing done. But a screening test, that should be done really for every patient, it is believed as part of a well visit, especially patients who smoke, who have any other risk factors, patients with breathlessness, patients with cough. That can be done by a primary care physician and then referred to a pulmonary physician if need be, for further evaluation.
History, getting information from the patient, asking carefully about their breathing, querying carefully about coughing, about tendency to get chest colds, about wheezing, about why one can’t exercise as you think you should when you’re in the gym. Many people attribute it just to being de-conditioned and out of shape when, in fact, there is some lung disease present. So an index of suspicion is always very important.


"The Road Less Traveled: Why Black males Choose Alternative Routes that Lead to Education"
The Road Less Traveled
Black Males, Teachers, Alternative Certification
This study uses critical race theory and qualitative interviews to understand the perspectives of 10 Black males that have entered the field of education through non-traditional routes. It seeks to highlight the rationale for not choosing education as a first option, what eventually led them into the field, and finally how educational leaders might better recruit. As the field continues to evolve with demographics still heavily favoring women, decision makers in school districts, universities, and alternative certification programs need to understand the best methods to recruit and retain Black males in education. The findings of this research will benefit these stakeholders and their constituents and inform practitioners, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic and current teacher shortage.
Simieou, Felix III; Miller, Queinnise; Grace, Jennier; and Decman, John
""The Road Less Traveled: Why Black males Choose Alternative Routes that Lead to Education","
School Leadership Review: Vol. 17:
2, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/slr/vol17/iss2/1
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SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES OF GUM DISEASE
Gum disease is an infection of the gums caused by unchecked bacterial growth in the mouth. Food particles caught in between teeth feed bacteria that can create a sticky substance called plaque. When plaque is not completely removed with brushing and flossing, it can harden into tartar. If this plaque and tartar is not removed through professional dental cleanings, it can cause gum inflammation and the beginning of gum disease.
Gingivitis is the first stage of serious gum or periodontal disease. This starts with red, swollen gums that can bleed when you brush. If allowed to progress, the gums will begin to recede and pull away from the teeth, creating pockets that attract more bacteria. Without dental treatment, this infection can lead to bone and tissue loss in the jaw and even tooth loss. Also, the bacteria from gum disease can infiltrate your blood stream and increase your risk for other health problems.
At Meridian Campus Family Dental, we offer effective methods for preventing and treating gum disease. Professional cleanings twice a year along with good home dental hygiene can help prevent gingivitis. For those who already have gum disease, we can offer deeper cleanings and other methods for removing the infection.
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Lindamood-Bell Partners with Center for Literacy Innovation in Pinellas, Florida
With over 13,500 students in special education, Pinellas County Schools needed to rethink its model of instruction for struggling readers and students with dyslexia. In 2019, it piloted a new Center for Literacy Innovation. The goal was to target specific reading skills and provide intervention in evidence-based programs to accelerate learning.
Special education and Speech/Language staff were trained in Lindamood-Bell to meet these needs. The Center designed a model to provide more instruction time in the appropriate learning environment. Students in grades 1-4 received small group instruction (3 to 5 students in a group). The district implemented a screening process to determine special education students with characteristics of dyslexia. These students were then provided the opportunity to attend the ‘dyslexia magnet’ school and receive Lindamood-Bell instruction. Students with similar learning profiles and needs were grouped together to best differentiate instruction. Groups received instruction four days a week for 45-55 minutes per day.
Instruction was targeted to address the essential skills of reading. These include phonemic awareness, phonics (word attack), symbol imagery, and comprehension. The Center for Literacy continues to show that struggling readers are closing the gap! Students at Midtown Academy made significant growth in these essential skills. For example, the 54-point percentile increase in phonemic awareness and 25-point percentile increase in symbol imagery put these students within the normal range (25th-75th percentile). This growth in the parts of reading led to students’ reading comprehension also moving into the normal range. Their pre- to posttest results were statistically significant on all measures. The results of this study illustrate that Lindamood-Bell instruction in the Seeing Stars program leads to improved reading, which is essential to achieving success with school curricula.
The Center for Literacy Innovation has recently expanded to additional sites. And Lindamood-Bell training is incorporated throughout the entire Exceptional Student Education (ESE) division. Key factors for the program’s success has been a commitment to fidelity and a focus on quality instruction. Each staff member has access to follow-up professional development courses and receives weekly coaching from Lindamood-Bell instruction experts.
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Evaluation of Zoological Gardens in Punjab in Public Education and Captive Wildlife Conservation
Bushra Nisar Khan*, Nageen Hussain, Abida Butt, Aneela Durani, Amina Tufail, Rida Ahmad, Ali Raza
The evolution of methods for keeping wild animals in captivity can be traced back many centuries. The desire to keep animals in captivity for recreational purposes led to the development of several zoological parks after man adopted a more settled way of life. These zoos, aquariums, and other animal sanctuaries must now serve a more serious purpose, one that goes beyond entertainment. Around 700 million people visit zoos and aquariums each year, as reported by WAZA (World Association of Zoos and Aquariums). True zoos and aquariums provide special opportunities for local communities to get involved in protecting wildlife. In addition, zoological parks are widely acknowledged for the invaluable contributions they make to conservation and scientific study by means of the animals and plants in their living collections. This research was devised to evaluate the conservation and educational impact of the Lahore Zoological Gardens, the Bahawalpur Zoological Gardens, and the Marghazar Zoological Gardens. In general, the results showed that the Lahore Zoo was the best of the selected zoos. However, for a variety of reasons (including a lack of a zoo animal keeper training programme, poor record keeping, inbreeding, inadequate housing, inadequate veterinary care, an inadequate animal collection plan, the absence of an on-site animal nutritionist, and a lack of or improper public education and awareness programming), the Lahore Zoo did not meet WAZA standards so far.


If you’re working in a start-up, you’re likely to be part of an innovative and fast-paced work environment. However, one key ingredient to success in the business world is effective communication, and that’s where English language skills come in.
English is the most widely spoken language in the business world, and proficiency in this language can give start-up employees a major advantage. Here’s why:
Effective Communication: In today’s global economy, being able to communicate effectively in English is essential for success. It can help you build strong relationships with clients, customers, and colleagues from around the world, which can ultimately lead to increased revenue and growth for your start-up.
Confidence Boost: When you have good English language skills, you’ll feel more confident in your ability to do your job. This can lead to greater job satisfaction and better performance, which can benefit your start-up in the long run.
Career Opportunities: Many start-ups have global ambitions, and being able to communicate with international clients, customers, and investors can give you a competitive edge. Good English language skills can help you stand out from other candidates when applying for promotions or new job opportunities.
Access to Resources: English is the language of the internet, and being able to read and understand English-language resources can be extremely valuable for start-up employees. By improving your English language skills, you can access a wealth of information and resources that can help you and your start-up succeed.
In conclusion, start-up employees who improve their English language skills can gain a significant advantage in the business world. By enhancing communication, boosting confidence, opening up career opportunities, and accessing a wealth of resources, they can help their start-ups grow and thrive in a highly competitive market.


Conducting Baseline study before implementing of any project is crucial to evaluate and monitor the impacts of project intervention on socioeconomic of the beneficiaries of the project The purpose of this study was to characterize the socio economic condition of Mitkie learning watershed in Pawe district with objective of identify and document the current status, potentials and constraints of Mitkie learning watershed and to provide base line data and information for further project monitor and evaluation of the intervention. It was used systematic and simple random sampling method to select 80 sample households (72 were males and 8 were females) and descriptive statistics method of data analyze was employed. The socio economic of the study area was good which is 70% were able to read, write and above, more than half of them was used improved seeds, fertilizer and herbicide to enhance their crop production, 68.8 % access to irrigated land and suitable for low land bamboo productions whereas some are poor socio economic characters were 100% used flooded method of irrigation, saving(18.75%) and borrowing(6.25%) habit, local animal breed(3.8%) and forage technology usage(6.25%). This study suggest that stakeholders as well as project managers should be used and cooperate the base line study in their Annual plan and implement accordingly for further improvement of socio economic of the sample households.
Keywords: Baseline study, Watershed, Monitor and Evaluation, Impact