Have you ever wondered how a rabbit became the symbol of Easter?
If so, you are not alone.
So how did the Easter bunny get its job delivering colorful Easter eggs?
After all rabbits are mammals and don’t even lay eggs.
Shouldn’t the symbol for Easter be an animal that actually lays eggs, like a lizard or chicken?
In Germany, rabbits have been associated with spring and fertility since the pre-Christian era.
In fact, the rabbit was the symbol of Eostra—the pagan Germanic goddess of spring and fertility.
This isn’t surprising when you consider that rabbits are prolific breeders.
Rabbits are able to breed at a young age and can produce several litters in a year.
It is believed that this pagan symbol of spring and fertility most likely merged with Christian traditions in 17th century Germany.
In other words, the Christian holiday of Easter, which celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, became superimposed on pagan traditions that celebrated rebirth and fertility.
So why does the Easter bunny bring eggs?
Since ancient times, eggs and rabbits have been a symbol of fertility, while spring has been a symbol of rebirth.
So even though rabbits don’t lay eggs, the association of these symbols was almost natural.
Later, the resurrection of Jesus would also be tied into the long standing concept of rebirth.
Writings from the 17th century in Germany describe the “Oschter Haws” (Easter hare) for the first time.
According to folklore, the Easter hare would lay colorful eggs in the nests (baskets) of well behaved children.
German immigrants brought this tradition of the Easter Bunny to the United States in the 18th century.
Over the years, the tradition evolved to include chocolates and toys in addition to Easter eggs.
So there you have it. The Easter bunny and Easter eggs originated as pagan symbols of spring and rebirth.
Over the centuries, these ancient symbols became associated with the Christian holiday of Easter such that the two traditions have merged together to become what some celebrate today.


How to solve the surface problems caused by laminate?
Signs of surface problems caused by laminate: poor adhesion of printing materials, poor adhesion of coating, some parts can not be etched, and some parts can not be soldered.
The inspection methods can be used: generally, water is used to form visible water lines on the board surface for visual inspection, or ultraviolet lamp is used to irradiate the copper foil to check whether there is resin on the copper foil.
1. The very dense and smooth surface caused by the demoulding film makes the uncoated copper surface too bright.
2. Generally, the laminate manufacturer does not remove the mold release agent on the uncoated side of the laminate.
4. Copper foil manufacturer applies excessive antioxidant on the surface of copper foil.
5. The laminate manufacturer changed the resin system, thin demoulding or brushing method.
6. Due to improper operation, there are many fingerprints or oil stains.
7. It is polluted by organic substances when being stained with engine oil or other ways during punching, blanking or drilling operations.
terms of settlement:
1. It is recommended that laminate manufacturers use fabric like films or other demoulding materials.
2. Contact the laminate manufacturer to use mechanical or chemical elimination methods. 3. Contact the laminate manufacturer to inspect each batch of copper foil that is unqualified; Ask for solutions to remove the resin and improve manufacturing


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Relatively few of the amino acid residues in a protein are actually involved in the active site. Most of the protein provides the 3D platform or scaffold needed to correctly position the active site residues. Quite often the scaffold is much larger than really necessary. For example, the β-galactosidase of Escherichia coli (LacZ protein) has approximately 1000 amino acids, whereas most simple hydrolytic enzymes have only 200 to 300. Presumably it should be possible to redesign a functional β-galactosidase that is only 25% to 30% the size of LacZ protein. From an industrial viewpoint, such a smaller protein would obviously be more efficient.
The concept of using only the active site region of useful proteins has already been applied to antibody engineering as discussed. In addition, the technique of phage display has been used to select relatively short peptides for binding to a variety of target molecules. Once such a binding domain has been selected, it can be grafted on to another protein. Such techniques will allow the engineering of smaller proteins whose biosynthesis consumes less energy and material (Fig. 11.5).
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We developed a new, to the best of our knowledge, test method to measure the wavefront error of the high-NA optics that is used to read the information on the high-capacity optical data storage devices. The main components are a pinhole point source and a Shack-Hartmann sensor. A pinhole generates the high-NA reference spherical wave, and a Shack-Hartmann sensor constructs the wavefront error of the target optics. Due to simplicity of the setup, it is easy to use several different wavelengths without significant changes of the optical elements in the test setup. To reduce the systematic errors in the system, a simple calibration method was developed. In this manner, we could measure the wavefront error of the NA 0.9 objective with the repeatability of 0.003λ. rms (λ = 632.8 nm) and the accuracy of 0.01λ rms.
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Menat necklace from Malqata
A menat necklace consists of a heavy, keyhole-shaped counterpoise (menat) and many strands of beads. Although the necklace is sometimes shown being worn (fig. 2 above), it was more often carried by females participating in religious ceremonies. It functioned as a percussion instrument that was shaken to create a soothing noise that was thought to appease a god or goddess. In the New Kingdom the menat necklace and sistrum (68.44) were attributes of women who held the title "Singer of Amun-Re" such as Renenutet, who is depicted holding her menat on her lap in a statue.
In the early 20th century, the Museum conducted excavations at Malqata, a site at the southern end of the Theban necropolis where Amenhotep III had built a festival city for the celebration of his three jubilees (or heb seds). This miraculously preserved menat necklace and two single-strand necklaces of beads and amulets were found in the corner of a room in a private house near the King's Palace. According to the excavators, the three necklaces had been placed in a linen bag, traces of which were still visible.
Link to a blog about the Museum's excavations at Malqata
The Met's Joint Mission to Malqata
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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a food production control system used to determine the potential danger points in food manufacturing and to define a strict management and monitoring system to ensure safe food products for consumers. It is a revolutionary approach to food safety hazard prevention, rather than the previous end product inspection quality control method. HACCP itself is certifiable for food related industries, and also a major part of the Food Safety Management System [ISO 22000]. Common mistakes on HACCP implementation such as too many Critical Control Points per plan, uneconomical control measures and under-performed Pre-requisite programs need to be corrected for the optimum performance of the HACCP system.
At the end of this lesson, participants are expected to have an essential understanding on the
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Owners of food businesses, HACCP Team Members, QA/QC supervisors, Production Supervisors, Purchasing Staff, Management Trainees and key personnel who will be undertaking the task of developing and implementing the HACCP system are encouraged to attend.
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Lectures form the basic method of presentation. Comprehensive training notes are provided. The medium of instruction is English and Bahasa Malaysia. Mandarin is available if required.
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When we press a pushbutton or toggle switch or a micro switch, two metal parts come into contact to short the supply. But they don’t connect instantly but the metal parts connect and disconnect several times before the actual stable connection is made. The same thing happens while releasing the button. This results the false triggering or multiple triggering like the button is pressed multiple times. Its like falling a bouncing ball from a height and it keeps bouncing on the surface, until it comes at rest.
Switch with change-over con-200 tacts traditional debouncing circuits are not always usable or economical. Keyboard switches, for instance, seldom have change-over contacts. Furthermore, change-over switches have one extra connection, which can not always be accommodated in the construction.
The small circuit here operates with one make contact or one break contact. Which one does not matter in practice, because the Q or Q output may be chosen to invert the switch action.
The logic level at the input of the circuit is determined by pull-up resistor R1 and the position of S1. The input signal goes straight to the data input of bistable (US: flip-floP) IC 1a. where it is clocked as soon as the contact bounce has disappeared (after 0.5- 1 0 ms)
The clock is generated by IC2a, an XOR gate. Every time its input level alters, this gate generates a pulse, whose width is determined by R2 and Ci. That pulse is, however, not devoid of contact bounce, which is, therefore, filtered- out by C2 and the output resistance of IC2a. The potential across C2 is smoothed and inverted by IC2b before the pulse is applied to the clock input of the bistable. The result of all this is that the output signal is clean, albeit delayed by a few milliseconds.
Since the bounce filter uses the output resistance of IC2a, this circuit cannot be replaced by just any other type. When replacing is unavoidable, the value of C2 must be adapted to the new circumstances or a resistor connected in series with the output of IC2a.
The current drain of the circuit is 3 mA.


A new paper links regular attendance at religious services with improved health and lowered mortality.
The researchers conducted an empirical study on data collected 2004-2014 through the University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study (HRS), which surveyed social and economic determinants of mortality in middle-aged and older adults, including religious factors.
“We wanted to link the research on religion—especially religious attendance—into the social determinants of health framework,” says Ellen L. Idler, professor in epidemiology at the Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and professor of sociology.
This was an idea the paper’s authors also examined in their book, Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health (Oxford University Press, 2014), which Idler edited.
“With this paper, we were able to take a theory and a conceptual framework to real data and came back with some dramatic findings. ”
As reported in PLOS ONE, the researchers found that there is a substantial amount of protection against mortality from all causes for people who attend religious services once a week or more often. Even those who attended less frequently had a greater protection against mortality than those who didn’t attend at all. There were no differences by religious affiliation.
Part of this may be due to the positive health behaviors shown among those who attend religious services more often. For instance, those who attended services more often were less likely to smoke or drink alcohol than those who never attended, and they were more likely to exercise and get health screenings.
Dose of oxytocin may make men feel spiritual
Those frequenting religious services also experienced social benefits linked to health, like being part of a socially supportive community or volunteering to help others.
The findings show that the protective effect of frequent attendance at services was very comparable to the effects of higher levels of income and wealth, economic factors that were especially well measured in the HRS.
Source: Emory University


The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force on 29 December 1993. It has 3 main objectives:
- The conservation of biological diversity
- The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity
- The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources
The Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the Convention, and advances implementation of the Convention through the decisions it takes at its periodic meetings.
To date the Conference of the Parties has held 14 ordinary meetings, and one extraordinary meeting (the latter, to adopt the Biosafety Protocol, was held in two parts). From 1994 to 1996, the Conference of the Parties held its ordinary meetings annually. Since then these meetings have been held somewhat less frequently and, following a change in the rules of procedure in 2000, will now be held every two years.
The Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) has been organised in two phaes, one virtual and a second one in Montreal, Canada. Phase one took place virtually, from 11 to 15 October 2021 and will include a High-Level Segment from 12 to 13 October. Phase two will be an in-person meeting in Montreal, Canada, from 7 to 19 December 2022.


HRRC Director, Mr. Marzuki Darusman, who serves as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), filed his most recent report at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.
The report provides a comprehensive review of United Nations documentation and resolutions on the situation of human rights in the DPRK since 2004. Darusman highlights nine key inter-linked issues or patterns of violations of human rights, as follows:
- Violation of the right to food, in particular the effect of State-controlled food distribution policies on the nutritional status and health of the population and the restricted entry of international humanitarian aid to deal with the endemic food crisis;
- Torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, including inhuman conditions of detention;
- Arbitrary detention, as a form of persecution and the criminalization of any behaviour deemed threatening or contrary to the official ideology of the Government, the lack of rule of law and the absence of due process or an independent judiciary;
- Violations of human rights associated with prison camps;
- Discrimination and the disproportionate or specific effect of human rights violations on vulnerable groups, in particular women, children, people living with disabilities and returnees. Of particular concern is the fact that society is divided into three distinct groups classified according to their political allegiance to the Government. A person’s place in this hierarchy determines the level of access that he or she will have to basic human rights, including access to food, health, education and freedom of movement;
- Extensive violation of freedom of expression and other related freedoms;
- Violation of the right to life, in particular the abusive application of the death penalty and the use of public executions;
- Restrictions on freedom of movement and abusive treatment of citizens forcibly returned;
- Enforced disappearances, including in the form of abductions of foreign nationals.
The report concludes with a recommendation for the establishment of an inquiry mechanism with adequate resources to investigate and more fully document the grave, systematic and widespread violations of human rights in the DPRK.
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In Vedic times, Indra was the supreme ruler of the gods. He was the leader of the Devas, the god of war, the god of thunder and storms, the greatest of all warriors, the strongest of all beings. He was the defender of gods and mankind against the forces of evil. He had early aspects of a sun-god, riding in a golden chariot across the heavens, but he is more often known as the god of thunder, wielding the celestial weapon Vajra, the lightning bolt. He also employs the bow, a net, and a hook in battle. He shows aspects of being a creator god, having set order to the cosmos, and since he was the one who brought water to earth, he was a fertility god as well. He also had the power to revive slain warriors who had fallen in battle.
Indra is described as being very powerful, with a reddish complexion, and with either two or four very long arms. His parents were the sky god Dyaus Pita and the earth goddess Prthivi; he was born fully grown and fully armed from his mother's side. More hymns in the Rig Veda (about 250) are dedicated to him than any other god by a sizable amount. He was known as a great drinker of Soma; sometimes he did this to draw strength, and when he did he grew to gigantic proportions to battle his enemies, but more often he merely wanted to get drunk. When not in his chariot, Indra rode on the great white elephant
Airavata, who was always victorious, and who had four tusks which resembled a sacred mountain. He was given numerous titles including Śakra ("Powerful"), Vajra ("the Thunderer"), Purandara ("Destroyer of Cities"), Meghavahana ("Rider of the Clouds"), and Svargapati ("the Lord of Heaven").
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The need of Software Engineering in Software industry
Software engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with the development of large and complex software intensive systems. As software is the one that works with the operating system, the usage of operating systems is dependent on Software and hardware relationships. The processes, methods and tools for the development of software intensive systems in an economic and timely manner is required for a strong successful software industry. As long as it long for the requirements and focuses on the real life goals and services, implementation of the specifications can be done efficiently.
Software system development is changing everyday. Because of that case, the support of business and industrial processes is also important to satisfy the requirements of a diverse and shifting group of stakeholders. As business is related to the software industry, the resulting systems are composed from autonomous, locally managed, heterogeneous components to cooperate to provide complex services. For the user ability, software needs to be more user friendly and comfortable. An increasing business dependence on reliability of software infrastructure and rapid change and reconfiguration of business services necessitating rapid software development and frequent change to that software can be visible.
A disciplined research method can be followed to make a proficient software industry .
Many of the most interesting research programmers look at these relationships such as Change, Non-functional Properties ,Service-view,Non-classical life cycles and Perspectives etc. Although all the software do not meet all the requirements at the same time, they suggest a setting in which developers are able to wire together distributed components and services. As for now, the engineers and developers know what they are looking for and how they can meet all the possible outcomes in a short time, all they need is more focused and efficient programmers and developers with potential integrity as they certainly offer wonderful new opportunities and challenges for they offer major innovations .


Prof Nurtures Prodigy
Teen’s research explores dengue secrets.
Even seasoned researchers get nervous presenting work to Johns Hopkins scientists. But high school student Carly Crump was remarkably calm when she spoke to Rhoel Dinglasan’s lab.
“She was never intimidated by us,” says Dinglasan, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. “But she also wasn’t entitled. She took criticism. She wanted to learn.”
As a high school freshman, Crump became interested in West Nile virus after her uncle contracted it. Then the Florida teen came across a Popular Science article on Dinglasan’s use of proteins to block malaria transmission. After she e-mailed him, the scientist and teen began a two-year correspondence that led to an unprecedented collaboration on dengue virus research.
Dinglasan gave Crump direction via Skype and put her in touch with a University of Florida colleague to learn some basics. Crump spent the past two summers in Dinglasan’s lab, investigating how the dengue virus exits and spreads from an infected mosquito cell.
“We let the data tell us what to do next,” says Crump.
The pair soon will submit a study for publication, potentially contributing to the creation of a new dengue vaccine. First authorship would go to Crump.
In addition to a full scholarship to the University of Florida, Crump has won $29,000 from six competitions as a result of the project done in Dinglasan’s lab. She also will attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden in December and present her research as part of a youth science award.


The recent progress in conservation of cultural heritage in China is reflected in the ongoing consolidation of the foundation for its heritage work. China’s Third National Heritage Site Inventory, launched in the past decade and lasting four and one-half years, was the largest ever carried out in the country. Special surveys of the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Silk Road, and underwater heritage resources were conducted at the same time. As a result of these surveys, the number of registered immovable cultural properties soared from 300,000 to 760,000, while the number of state priority protected sites increased from 750 in 2000 to 4,296 today. In addition, the number of priority protected sites at regional and local levels also increased significantly.CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION IN CHINA
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Some countries, mainly in East Asia, have long recognised the importance of non-material heritage, but the West was slow to recognise as heritage-worthy both living heritage and intangible values associated with places or objects. Where intangible values of places, such as aesthetic value, were recognised as heritage-worthy these were seen as expert defined values rather than community-defined values. Social value was seen as a confirmation of the heritage value of the place rather than an independent aspect of heritage value. In the Western tradition the main criteria for identifying heritage sites have been architectural style and historical significance.
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE IN CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLANNING:
THE CASE OF ROBBEN ISLAND, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2004, Harriet Deacon


Part I: What is it about?
What is Health Technology?
Examples of health technologies include medicinal products, medical equipment, diagnostic and treatment methods, rehabilitation, and prevention methods.
What are Health Technology Assessments?
In recent years a number of countries have introduced so-called health technology assessments (HTA). HTA measures the added value of a new health technology compared to existing ones, analysing the safety and efficacy of a health technology in combination with an economic analysis of the intervention’s cost-effectiveness. The aim of these studies is to establish the ratio of the price of the technology to its health and quality-of-life benefits. Examples of health technologies include medicinal products, medical equipment, diagnostic and treatment methods, rehabilitation, and prevention methods.
What is the purpose of HTAs?
The main purpose of HTA is to provide policy-makers with evidence based information, so they can formulate health policies that are safe, effective, patient-focused and cost-effective. It is also used by national authorities to help decisions on which technology should be reimbursed at national level.
Regulation (EU) 2021/2282 on health technology assessment
A new harmonised regulation on health technology assessment has been adopted across the EU. Regulation (EU) 2021/2282 on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU entered into force in January 2022 and will apply from January 2025. The implementation work starts now, including the setting up of the necessary governance structure and preparatory documents to ensure effective application from this date. The HTA Regulation replaces the current system based on the voluntary network of national authorities (HTA Network) and the EU-funded project-based cooperation (Joint Actions EUnetHTA) with a permanent framework for joint work. The new framework covers joint clinical assessments, joint scientific consultations, the identification of emerging health technologies, and voluntary cooperation.
Why it matters
“The Regulation on health technology assessment (HTAR) contributes to improving the availability for EU patients of innovative technologies in the area of health, such as medicines and certain medical devices. It ensures an efficient use of resources and strengthens the quality of HTA across the Union.” Reference; https://ec.europa.eu/health/health-technology-assessment/regulation-health-technology-assessment_en
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Kamala Harris wasn’t the only Black woman centerstage yesterday. Amanda Gorman, the first youth poet laureate, shared brilliant words of resilience and redemption at the inauguration. With every word she painted a picture of progress that will certainly ring through the minds of many Americans for days to come. Her poignant reflections on the country’s past and her vision for progress were brought to life through masterful delivery. Through this performance Gorman has marked a place for herself in the African American oral tradition.
Marginalized people have long shaped society’s image for a better future by uncovering difficult truths through spoken and written word. These contributions gave rise to the notion of “speaking truth to power.” Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcom X are often viewed as American manifestations of this tradition. Though the oral tradition is often associated with male voices, yesterday Gorman reminded us of the late Maya Angelou, who spoke at Bill Clinton’s inauguration.
In a 2013 interview with Ebony, Angelou reflected on the power of her voice. She recognized her voice had the power to kill after she disclosed the name of her rapist to her family, and he shortly thereafter showed up dead. She was mute for several years before leaning into the healing power of her voice. Her candor and ability to see things from a unique perspective is reflected in her literary work and her Ebony interview where she asserts that we aren’t one thing or another; we are one thing and another. This idea can be traced in Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” as well. In the poem’s opening stanza, Gorman discusses the co-existence of light and shade. She acknowledges our country’s shortcomings while also honoring the integrity of American ideals. As Gorman called on this country to rise and rebuild, we heard echoes of Angelou’s And Still I Rise. This through-line connecting the bold Black voices of today to our past leaders gives us the strength to rise again.


TREATMENT OF TOFU WASTEWATER USING CONSTRUCTED WETLAND IN INDONESIAKURNIADIE D., WIJAYA D., WIDAYAT D., UMIYATI U. AND ISKANDAR
Tofu factory wastewater belongs to one of the main contributor to the eutrophication of surface waters in Indonesia. The sources of wastewater in tofu factory coming from washing process,soaking and stripping soy and whey from clotting process. Wastewater normally discharged directly into the surface water without treatment processes causing pollution and are harmful to the surface water. A constructed wetland to treat wastewater from tofu factory has been built in Tofu factory in Sumedang Regency, Indonesia, in December 2015. Water samples from both influent and effluent were taken every nine days and analysed for COD, BOD5, DO and total settleable solids. The objective of this study was to find out whether combination of pre-treatment and constructed wetland planted with Phragmites karka can meet the discharge requirements corresponding to 150 mg L-1 biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), 300 mg L-1 chemical oxygen demand (COD), 100 mg L-1 according to Indonesian standard for tofu industry. The results of this experiment showed that the average of treatment efficiencies during the period from July 2016 to March 2017 for BOD5, COD and total settleable solids were 99.07%, 98.99% and 92.54% respectively, whereas the concentration in effluent was 17 mg L-1 for BOD5, COD was 22 mg L-1 and total settleable solids was 51 mg L-1. The overall results show that BOD5 and COD concentration in effluent were already lower than the Indonesian standard for tofu factory wastewater.
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Each two-page document includes information about the state’s scenic byways program, in addition to a listitng and map of all state and national scenic byways within its borders.
Louisiana Scenic Byways
- Louisiana boasts 4 national scenic byways and 15 state scenic byways.
- In a report for the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, researchers found that there was a $1.56 return for every $1 spent on scenic byways.
- The tourism industry brought in $22.9 billion in business sales in 2019.
- A 2019 economic report shows that the tourism industry supported 7% of all jobs in Louisiana and $6.1 billion in wages.
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About the National Scenic Byways Program
The National Scenic Byways Program, established by Congress in 1991, recognizes historic, scenic, and culturally important roads, all of which promote economic development and tourism in communities around the U.S. There are more than 1,200 byways in all 50 states.
All scenic byways exhibit one or more of six core intrinsic qualities — scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archaeological, or natural. For a road to be named a national scenic byway, it must first be designated a state, tribal, or federal agency scenic byway. Once achieving that, a road may apply for national scenic byway designation, but its intrinsic quality must be of regional significance. All-American Roads are the very best of the national scenic byways, demonstrating at least two intrinsic qualities of national significance.


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History is the study of past events, particularly human affairs. It is a chronological record of significant events and the people, societies, and cultures that have shaped the world. History helps us to understand the present and provides context for the future. It is a discipline that uses a variety of sources, including written documents, artifacts, and oral tradition, to reconstruct and interpret the past. The study of history also involves examining different perspectives and interpretations of events, and seeking to understand the motivations and causes of past actions.
Reading history can provide many valuable insights and lessons, including:
Understanding of societal, cultural, and political developments: By studying the past, we can see how societies, cultures, and political systems have evolved over time, and how they have shaped the world as it is today.
Appreciation of diversity: History provides an understanding of different cultures, traditions, and beliefs, and how they have coexisted, interacted, and influenced each other throughout time.
Lessons from past mistakes: History can serve as a cautionary tale, as we can learn from the mistakes and errors of the past in order to avoid repeating them in the future.
Context for current events: Historical knowledge can help to provide context and understanding for current events and issues, and how they may have been shaped by past developments.
Development of critical thinking skills: The study of history requires analyzing and interpreting a variety of sources and perspectives, which can help develop critical thinking and analytical skills.
Awareness of the interconnectedness of events: Studying history can help to show how events and decisions from the past have had a ripple effect, leading to unintended consequences in the present.
Overall, studying history can provide a deeper understanding of the world, as well as a better appreciation for the experiences and perspectives of others.


U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles - 1949 - 1969 The Pioneers
[excerpted from Chapter 3 - Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory]
One of the engineers involved with the research work, and one of the signers of the 1943 report to General Arnold, was Dr. Tsien Hsue-shen. In an ironic twist of fate, or a show of unbridled stupidity, Dr. Tsien Hsue-shen, who was also later a member of Arnold's Scientific Advisory Board, was forced to leave the United States at the height of the McCarthy witch-hunts and, after five years of house arrest for having his name on a "suspected" communist meeting attendance list in 1938, returned to his native China in 1955 where he is now considered the father of the Chinese rocket and missile programs.
Dr. Malina was considered the father of the JATO rocket, the Jet Assisted Takeoff booster rocket. His team successfully "launched" an Ercoupe, a small, single engine civilian airplane, in 1941 as a display of JATO’s potential. Development work continued on different types of solid propellants, including asphalt and many other forms of fuels and oxidizers, leading to the development of castable elastomeric (polysulfide rubber) material called Thiokol. The Thiokol fuel, developed by Charles Bartley during a 1945 JPL-ORDCIT project, became the solid fuel to power not only the booster bottles used in launching tactical missiles, but later ballistic Intermediate Range Missiles (IRBMs) and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) as well. It was the work done with solid fuel propellants by this research team that allowed American design teams to soon develop the Zero Length Launcher, called ZEL, which made the first completely American designed and built tactical missile possible. The first operational U.S. tactical missile was to be built by the Glenn L. Martin Company and be called the Matador.
From my 2008 book, U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles - 1949 - 1969 The Pioneers - Chapter 3 - "Laying the Groundwork" - co-authored with Robert Bolton
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Some states use the terms “theft” and “larceny” interchangeably, whereas others define them differently. New York is one of those states that distinguishes between the to.
Larceny is a type of theft crime in which the perpetrator withholds, wrongfully takes or wrongfully obtains the property of another. Their intent is to deprive the owner of the property. Issuing a bad check is an example of larceny. Other forms of larceny are embezzlement, extortion, taking property under false pretenses and tricking others into taking their property.
Criminal defense lawyers may look into whether a type of theft counts as robbery. If you used force or threatened force in order to steal the property, then this is robbery and a felony. Penalties for robbery are more severe when the perpetrator uses a weapon or causes someone’s injury during the crime.
Misdemeanor or felony
Larceny is either a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the stolen property. Misdemeanor larceny, more frequently called petit larceny, usually doesn’t result in jail time, and when it does, the jail sentence isn’t long. Most felony larceny sentences have shorter sentences than robbery because they don’t involve violence. Having a criminal history, however, could result in a stricter sentencing.
New York refers to a felony larceny charge as grand larceny. Stealing or withholding property that is over $1,000 in value is grand larceny. There are four degrees of grand larceny with the first degree consisting of stolen property valued at over $1 million. It could result in a 25-year prison sentence.
Sometimes, an instance that you might think is petit larceny is actually grand larceny. The rule of $1,000 isn’t always held. Stealing directly from a person could make the crime grand larceny even when the stolen property isn’t over $1,000. An example of stealing directly is pickpocketing someone.


NASA locates moon robots missing for 8 years
A couple of lost Indian spacecraft have been found by the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) after orbiting around the moon.
Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), as per the Business Insider, managed to locate Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which has been in lunar orbit since 2009.
Upon close monitoring, scientists were able to track down the missing craft by sending a beam of microwaves to the Moon.
After recording each wave that bounced back, they were able to detect two spacecraft in lunar orbit—one dead and one alive—some 380,000 kilometers from Earth.
Using the same technique, the group also managed to locate the Chandarayaan-1 spacecraft, first launched to the moon in October 2008 but was reported missing since August 2009.
But unlike the LRO, which remained functional, the Chandarayaan-1 was barely working.
“Finding LRO was relatively easy, as we were working with the mission’s navigators and had precise orbit data where it was located,” team member Marina Brozovic said in a statement.
“Finding India’s Chandrayaan-1 required a bit more detective work because the last contact with the spacecraft was in August of 2009,” she added.
The novel procedure, meanwhile, is being lauded by the space agency as a breakthrough when it comes to tracking spacecraft in the future.
The team will be looking to apply the method to future exploration missions to the moon in hopes of finding other lost satellites. Khristian Ibarrola /ra
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Use Sockets to send and receive data over TCP 05/07/2023
When working with System.Net.Sockets, you represent a network endpoint as an IPEndPoint object. The IPEndPoint is constructed with an IPAddress and its corresponding port number. Before you can initiate a conversation through a Socket, you create a data pipe between your app and the remote destination.
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Unique Random Numbers Within a Range 04/23/2023
Here's a nice function I found to get 10 unique numbers from a range of numbers.
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PHP Shuffle 09/11/2022
Randomizes the order of the elements in an array.
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Add Two Numbers With Python 01/01/2022
Below is a simple Python program to add two numbers and print the output.
Find missing numbers in a sequence. 03/29/2021
Returns the missing numbers in a sequence.
Language: Visual Basic .NET
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the great benefits of pomegranates
its pomegranates season in mallorca and most parts of the world! this quite peculiar fruit has been thought to hold legendary powers for centuries. persians believe eve actually ate a pomegranate when she plucked from the tree of knowledge in the garden of eden, not an apple. ancient egyptians buried their dead with pomegranates because they believed it offered eternal life. this fruit is also featured in mythology and tradition as a symbol of good tidings. greeks break open a pomegranate at wedding celebrations and the chinese eat candied pomegranate seeds for good luck.
not only are pomegranates good for your heart and blood vessels but they have been shown to very beneficial in prevention of breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, leukemia and others.
packed with antioxidants equal to those in green tea and red wine, and especially loaded with vitamin c and potassium, organic pomegranates are believed to be most powerful anti-oxidant of all fruits potent anti-cancer and immune supporting effects inhibits abnormal platelet aggregation that could cause heart attacks, strokes and embolic disease lowers cholesterol and other cardiac risk factors lowers blood pressure shown to promote reversal of atherosclerotic plaque in human studies may have benefits to relieve or protect against depression and osteoporosis pomegranates are one of the few fruits where the juice is just as beneficial as the fruit or seeds. the peel, which you can’t eat, contains the most antioxidants, and they are released in abundance when the fruit is squeezed for juicing.
if you are not so fortunate to have a tree in your garden or a friend who has one, you can get them in the stores from september until around january. if you refrigerate them in a plastic bag, they keep for up to 2 months.
eating pomegranates might interfere with certain medications in the same way that grapefruit juice does.
pomegranate’s wine-red juice will stain your fingers, clothes, and countertops! be careful with these.


Patterning is the foundation building block of garment making, prototyping comes after.
What's a pattern?
A pattern as the industry refers to, a set of papers that map out all necessary pieces to compose a garment, in plain English, means turning a flat 2D (pattern) into 3D wearable.
Why is a pattern essential?
For each garment to be sewn up, the first pieces of information a cutter needs is a pattern, without it there isn't a template to cut the fabric
What do yo need to draft a pattern?
A pattern is drafted base on body measurements and the designer's vision, it calls for as we mentioned above, measurements, a sketch, a determined size to be developed.
What determine a set of good pattern?
Balance! That's the one essential point to pay attention to, balancing a pattern is just as much work as drafting the 1st pattern. Patterns that do not balance will not produce a good garment.
How many set of pattern in a product development cycle?
That really depends on material and needs. Starting with the first draft, then cut in muslin to check the overall silhouette, adjustments will be applied if necessary. After the initial set, there are factors like materials, even for the same style, different end materials will require different measurements and fit, hence a new set of patterns.
What's next after a set of pattern is finalized?
After finalizing a set of pattern, customer can digitalize it for either storage or send oversea for production.
Keep in mind that when digitalized a pattern, not only does it turn the paper pattern to digital format, also can be scaled to various sizes.
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By Advika Srivastava
The African fashion industry has grown significantly in recent years, currently valuing at more than $15 billion. Despite its rapid growth, most leading fashion professionals in the industry have either trained by themselves or received an education abroad. Therefore, it is essential to focus our attention on African fashion education for several reasons discussed below.
1. To decolonize the African fashion industry, and encourage inclusivity and cultural pride
Colonization has become embedded in several infrastructures of society. For instance, unrealistic euro-centric standards of beauty and the western perspective still seem to be present in the African fashion industry and African fashion education. Therefore, there is a need to decolonize African fashion education, encourage more inclusivity in it, and support traditional African fashion.
2. The African fashion industry is a great economic opportunity for the continent
The African fashion industry can play a big role in generating employment and economic growth for the continent. Additionally, the industry has the potential to economically empower women and young people on the continent. For this to happen, appropriate educational facilities for fashion education must be made available.
3. To fulfil a global consumer demand
The global fashion audience is interested in wearing traditional African patterns and designs. Due to this, cultural appropriation by foreigners, who do not understand the purpose or meaning of several designs but only use them for their aesthetics, has increased. However, the global consumer today is “hyper-aware”. They do not want replicas by western brands but want authentic creations from African professionals. Therefore, we need to promote fashion education in Africa to support professionals who can deliver on these needs.
4. The current state of African fashion schools can be improved in concrete ways
A report by CIAFE titled “Improving the Standards of Fashion Education in Africa'' highlights concrete ways in which fashion education can be improved in Africa. With this available, we know how change can be implemented.


The purpose of this lesson is for learners to evaluate what first impressions of people they form and to deliberately be more open to treating people respectfully.
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We build empathy and respect for people and giving traditions by listening to stories and traditions of present-day Native Americans. Participants practice listening and taking notes to capture key ideas.
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In this lesson, the learners define the concept of responsibility through personal reflection and discussion.
Unit: Character Education: Fairness (Grade 6)
We define what fairness means and compare and contrast definitions. Participants build empathy as they discuss others' experiences with fairness.
Unit: Kwanzaa: Unity Within Community
Learners develop an understanding of the seven principles of Kwanzaa through artistic applications. They are challenged to apply the principles to their everyday lives in a way that enhances the communities to which they belong.
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Learners analyze the meaning of personal best and recognize the value of persistence in doing their best.
Unit: Food for Thought: Hunger around the World
Learners analyze the role of the four sectors of society in solving problems of hunger in the community.
Unit: Generosity of Spirit Folktales
Learners analyze characters in five European folktales, particularly female characters. They analyze what small acts of kindness contribute to both the giver and receiver.
Unit: Women in Philanthropy
Madam C. J. Walker, successful African American business woman, supported many causes with the profits of her business. We become aware of the many ways people give.
Unit: Common Good in Aztec Culture
When we take action for the common good, we give up something: a little time or money that might have been spent on something else. Youth explore different forms of sacrifice for the common good and answer the question: When is a sacrifice justified and necessary, and when is it too much or a...


One of the biggest puzzles to haunt covid-19 vaccine research labs was how long the immunity of patients who survived SARS-CoV-2 would last. The answer has now come: it can last eight months or more.
The data, obtained through the study of scientists at the La Jolla Institute of Immunology, showed that almost all survivors of covid-19 have, in their body, immune cells necessary to fight reinfection.
“Our studies suggest that the immune response exists and, more importantly, it remains,” says biologist and immunologist Alessandro Sette. Another research author, virologist Shane Crotty, adds that “this is the largest study ever done for any acute infection, with all components of immune memory”.
The research was carried out after other laboratories began to show that infected and recovered patients showed, in the following months, a sharp drop in antibodies against the disease. The fear was that the human organism, even if it successfully fought the disease the first time, would not be able to do it again.
Protection for years
To find out if the antibodies really remained or gradually disappeared during the recovery period, the group of researchers (which also included virologist Daniela Weiskopf) analyzed blood samples from 188 patients with covid-19.
The result, published now in the journal Science, shows that the main elements of the human body’s protective system maintain immune memory for at least eight months after the first symptoms of the disease first appear.
“This could mean that covid-19 survivors retain protective immunity against serious SARS-CoV-2 disease for months or even years after infection,” explains Weiskopf.
Specific antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 continued to circulate in patients’ bloodstream months after infection: immune cells called ready-made memory B cells, that is, if a person is again infected with the new coronavirus, these antibodies are reactivated and provoke an immune system response to fight reinfection.
SARS-CoV-2 uses a protein specific to your corona to bind to the cell. To understand how long the immunity remains, the researchers looked for specific memory B cells for it, and found that they were still circulating in the blood six months after the first infection.


Autumn is the perfect time to celebrate at school. Celebrations can involve one classroom or the entire school. When planning large celebrations be sure to include students, parents, the cafeteria staff, administration, school nurse, school wellness committee.
Here’s one idea from FightBAC.org – Try this new spin on apple bobbing: Cut out lots of apples from red construction paper. On each apple, write activities for kids, such as “do 5 jumping jacks.” Place a paper clip on each apple and put them in a large basket. Tie a magnet to a string. Let the children take turns “bobbing” with their magnet and doing the activity written on their apple. Give children a fresh apple for participating.
Here are a few other events that could be celebrated in a healthy way:
Football – Can be done any time in the fall
October Eat Better Eat Together Month
October – National Apple Month
October National Farm to School Month
Healthy Halloween Games
Fall Festival Ideas (See page 8)
Celebrate with a Tailgate (See page 19)
Harvest Festival (See page 27)
November – Native American Heritage Month
November – Election Day (Let students vote on their favorite new foods)
November – Thanksgiving
Other possible events to celebrate during different months of the year.
FSNE educators and teachers could use these events as opportunities to craft a multi-layered SEM intervention at FSNE schools.
Curricular Connections: Extending classroom-based nutrition education into the cafeteria helps students connect the information they’ve learned to the choices available in the lunchroom. Many fall celebrations can be conducted in the cafeteria. See our section on the Cafeteria Classroom Connection.
Healthy Food Ideas:
Celebrate in a Healthy Way
Promoting Healthy Celebrations
Connect with Parents:
- FSNE Newsletters: (English)
- Recipes: select recipes that feature fall fruits and vegetables
- DHR Fliers
Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet


Low trans-fat margarines
new process to produce foods with lower content of trans-fat acids.
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service, the scientific research agency of the US Department of Agriculture, have developed a new process to produce foods with lower content of trans-fat acids, which may increase blood cholesterol levels. The new technique, developed by ARS chemist Gary R. List at the National Centre for Agricultural Utilisation Research in Peoria, IL, is called low-trans hydrogenation. By using a hydrogenation reaction with carbon dioxide, it makes a product with less than 10 per cent trans fatty acid content, suitable for use in margarine and other tablespread formulations. Margarine oils are usually prepared using hydrogenation or another conventional method, interesterification. Hydrogenation changes the chemical structure of oils to yield a margarine that does not melt at room temperature, but the hydrogenated product contains 10 to 30 per cent trans fatty acids. Interesterification rearranges the oil's fat molecules without adding hydrogen molecules to make a product with few trans fatty acids. Its drawback is that the process is more expensive than hydrogenation. List's low-trans hydrogenation alters the chemical bonds of the vegetable oil and produces oil with a much lower percentage of trans fatty acids. The researchers are currently seeking an industry partner to continue this development.


Hiking with kids can be a fun and rewarding experience for both parents and children. It’s a great way to get outside, soak up some sun, enjoy the wonders of nature, and get some exercise. However, hiking with children requires preparation and planning to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Here are some tips for hiking with kids:
If you’re new to hiking with kids, start with short, easy trails. This will help your child build their confidence and endurance and prevent them from getting tired or bored.
Choose the right trail
Choose a trail appropriate for your child’s age and ability level. Look for well-marked trails with clear paths that are manageable and manageable.
Pack plenty of water and snacks
Bring plenty of bottled water and snacks to keep your child hydrated and energized. Choose snacks easy to pack and eat on the trail, such as granola bars, trail mix, or fruit.
Dress your child in comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing. Layers are best, as they can be added or removed as needed. Ensure your child wears sturdy, comfortable shoes like hiking boots or sneakers.
Bring necessary gear
Nothing ruins a fun outdoor event more than a bug attack or having a cold, hungry child. Bring a backpack for water, snacks, and extra layers. Bring a first aid kit, sunscreen, insect repellent, and a trail map. A whistle and a flashlight can also be helpful in case of an emergency.
Make it a teaching opportunity
Hiking is an excellent opportunity to teach your child about nature and the environment. Point out different plants and animals, and teach them about Leave No Trace principles, such as packing out trash and respecting wildlife.
Keep your child motivated
Keep your child motivated and engaged by playing games, singing songs, or bringing a nature journal to record their observations.
Be prepared for emergencies
In an emergency, make sure you have a plan. Bring a phone, a fully charged battery, and a trail map. Teach your child what to do in scenarios like if they get lost or separated from you.
Hiking with kids can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it requires preparation and planning. Start small, choose the right trail, pack plenty of water and snacks, dress appropriately, bring necessary gear, teach your child about nature, keep your child motivated, and be prepared for emergencies. With these tips, you can ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for the whole family.


Foam concrete, also known as lightweight cellular concrete, offers a lighter alternative to traditional concrete. Foam concrete is made with a liquid concrete slurry instead of coarse aggregate, and is suitable for applications such as void filling applications, highway sub-bases or insulation floors.
Foam concrete is a highly air entrained sand cement that has at least 20% air by volume in the set product. It is made with a cement slurry and can range as high as 85% foam or air content. Most foam concrete applications require at least 50% foam or air by volume.
To foam the concrete, air is entrained mechanically with a pre-formed foam. This is mixed with the cementitious base material in order to create a low-density composite material.The densities of set foam concrete are also tunable. They range from around 400 kg per m3 to 1,800 kg per m3, and strengths can range from 0.5 N per mm2 to 12 N per mm2.
Foam concrete is also known as foamed concrete, or lightweight cellular concrete (LCC), low-density cellular concrete (LDCC), aerated lightweight concrete, cellular lightweight concrete, and various other industry or brand-specific terms as well as (perhaps more accurately) foamed mortar, foamed grout, and foamed cement.
It is made mostly without coarse aggregate, instead using a liquid concrete slurry. This is why foamed mortar, grout, or cement are perhaps more accurate descriptions of the material. Density is controlled by substituting some or in some cases all of the fine aggregate with foam products.
Fly ash and sand typically make up the fine aggregate material, which is mixed with water and cement. Some manufacturers recommend using only water and cement plus the foaming agent to produce extremely lightweight concrete mixes.
The concrete slurry is combined with an aerated foam product in a concrete mixing plant. To make the foam, manufacturers mix a foaming agent with water and air from a generator. It produces consistent bubbles with high levels of stability in order to resist the chemical and mechanical strains of concrete mixing, pouring, placing, and setting.


Predictions of catastrophic water shortages may seem like apocalyptic visions of the future, but water crises are indeed a fact of modern life already. Natural factors like drought have left some reservoirs depleted, while siphoning of historical water sources have transformed freshwater bodies into dusty shadows of their former selves.
What used to be one of the largest freshwater bodies in the world is now mostly desert. After Soviet-era decisions to divert water for agricultural projects from this lake that touches what is now Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea has continued to shrink over the decades, down to about 10% of its original footprint.
Cape Town, South Africa
Prolonged drought brought Cape Town, South Africa to the brink of “Day Zero,” when the city would run out of usable water. Extreme water saving measures were enacted and in February of last year, Day Zero was moved to 2019 and some restrictions were relaxed.
Though salty, Bolivia’s former second largest lake, Lake Poopō, provided a way of life for indigenous populations and diverse wildlife. What remains now is mostly arid salt flats.
Australia is already a particularly dry continent, but recent droughts have been some of the worst in memory.
This manmade lake, a build-up of the Colorado River running into the Hoover Dam, is a lifeline for the Southwest, in particular Las Vegas, which has seem rampant development over the past decades, seen on the left of these satellite images, as well as major cities in Arizona. Recent droughts and depleted snow melt flowing into tributaries has left Lake Mead close to dangerously low levels.
Correction: This article incorrectly stated that Lake Mead sits along the Columbia River. It sits along the Colorado River.


“While we have managed post-Apartheid to give access to schooling to many children, we have not changed much of the content of what children read. We have not enriched African languages with the necessary content for the African language readers. Furthermore, women are still marginalised in post-Apartheid South Africa. A lot of South African history books value men as heroes who inspire our youth and are silent on the role that many South African women have played in advancing our lives as artists, storytellers, writers, politicians, and educationists. In writing these books, our vision is to recognise, acknowledge, and make known our elders and heroines from the past, who have not been recognised in South Africa because of Apartheid and our current Eurocentric school curriculum. The book aims to expose children, parents, and teachers to the names of women who have been left out of history and the “his”tory books. The hope is that these women will become general knowledge for young children.” – Carol Broomhall on the importance of creating the Imbokodo: Women who shape us series
On the 16th of March 2022, we launched a groundbreaking series of books titled, Imbokodo: Women who shape us.
We are so honoured to have had a powerhouse of female speakers at the event. The authors, Dr Athambile Masola and Dr Xolisa Guzula, were present at the launch and spoke about their journey to creating these fantastic books. We also had Carol Broomhall from Jacana Media share her sentiments around the importance of having this book made for South African children. As an added bonus to the teachers present, we invited Marlene Rousseau, literacy specialist, to share some tips on incorporating these books into the teachers’ daily lesson plans. To read more about the books, click here.
We would once again like to thank the National Arts Council for making our role in this project possible.
We live-streamed the event because of limited seating; you can watch the event below.


National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Test Target
Beacon 2 was launched an a three stage Juno 2 rocket. The vehicle ran into trouble three minutes into flight and an array of failures caused the GNC system to fail causing the satellite to fall short of orbit.
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Launch Complex 26B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
889 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Juno II – Army Ballistic Missile Agency
- Family: Juno
- Length: 24 m
- Diameter: 2.67 m
- Launch Mass: 55 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 41 kg
The Juno II was manufactured by Army Ballistic Missile Agency with the first launch on 1958-12-06. Juno II has 5 successful launches and 5 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: NASA
- Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
- Founded: 1958
- Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
- Spacecraft: Orion
- Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


Texas Instruments (TI) is launching “STEM Behind Hollywood,” a new education program developed with assistance from The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as actress, neuroscientist and STEM education advocate Mayim Bialik.
Aimed at getting middle and high school students excited about STEM subjects and careers, “STEM Behind Hollywood” offers a series of free online classroom activities available at www.stemhollywood.com that help teachers demonstrate the real-world concepts behind four popular Hollywood themes: Zombies, Space, Superheroes and Forensics.
Each activity can be downloaded to the TI-NspireTM CX graphing calculator, Student Software or TI-Nspire™ Apps for iPad®, allowing students to visualize and interact directly with sci-fi influenced representations of the math and science.
These activities were developed with the help of scientists and experts from The Science & Entertainment Exchange who consult on Hollywood films and TV shows to ensure the accuracy of science and mathematics depicted on screen.
Teachers, students and parents can visit www.stemhollywood.com to learn more about the “STEM Behind Hollywood” program, access the free activities, and sign up to receive notifications when new activities are available. A free trial of TI-Nspire CX computer software is available for students and teachers to use with the activities.


Good news for early risers who like to do their workouts at the start of their day: a new study has found that morning gym-goers may burn more calories than those who do their exercise routine in the evening.
Researchers came to this conclusion by carrying out a study on mice. They discovered that they have a higher metabolism if they exercise early in the day - and the experts believe that can also be the case in humans.
Scientists in Sweden conducted their study by setting mice on two high intensity workouts at different times in the day and then recorded their adipose tissue, otherwise known as body fat, afterwards. They found that biological processes in the body worked differently depending on the time of day due to each cell’s circadian rhythm, which are physical, mental, and behavioural changes that follow a 24-hour cycle.
Joined by a team from University of Copenhagen, Denmark, the researchers marked an early active phase and early rest phase, corresponding to a late morning and late evening gym session in humans.
They looked at which genes were active in adipose tissue in the mice in each time slot, and discovered those involved with boosting the metabolism were present in larger amounts in the morning slot - regardless of how much food the mice ate. This was because morning workout genes broke down fat by producing heat and mitochondria in the adipose tissue.
Professor Juleen Zierath, of Karolinska Institutet, said: “Our results suggest that late morning exercise could be more effective than late evening exercise in terms of boosting the metabolism and the burning of fat, and if this is the case, they could prove of value to people who are overweight. The right timing seems to be important to the body’s energy balance and to improving the health benefits of exercise, but more studies are needed to draw any reliable conclusions about the relevance of our findings to humans."
It does seem, however, that more research may need to be done. This is because although mice have a long-established model for human physiology and metabolism the researchers say that their comparison, which has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is limited by the fact mice are nocturnal.


Will the Future of Driving Mean No More Human Drivers?
It’s all over the news: Google’s driverless car is being imitated by the likes of Apple, BMW, and a whole list of others. Perfecting the driverless car is one of the major goals for automakers these days. So is it really possible? Would Americans let it happen? We take a closer look at the realities behind the science fiction.
You’ve probably read about new safety features that use sensors and computers to activate the brakes, say, before you even know you’re about to collide with something. Your car is actually filled with these little features and many of them have added to the lowest number of crash fatalities in driving history. So, the first thing to remember is that your car is already capable of taking control.
What Can Be Done
Aside from Google, other companies have designed systems like adaptive cruise control that change speed based on the vehicle in front of you, valet that can send your car to park itself and then return to you, or even limited autopilot that can drive itself, but only for stretches of highway without heavy traffic.
The two dangers are these: What if something goes wrong and what if someone makes something go wrong. The first is a matter of a massive interconnected grid of information that links cars, routes, and destinations that all needs to work perfectly. This is far from likely 100% of the time. The second is hacking. As soon as a network exists between cars, individuals can break into that network to manipulate cars and cause accidents. For all the talk of the tech companies, we’re pretty far from a world without drivers.


According to a recent poll conducted by the Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA), which seeks to gauge the impact of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) on consumers' lifestyles, the primary lifestyle impact reported by major LPG consumers, also known as cooking gas, is a cleaner lifestyle. The NLPGA, the overarching organization representing all stakeholders in Nigeria's LPG sector, conducts these monthly polls to gather consumer feedback on how LPG affects their way of life. Out of those polled, 61% said that a cleaner lifestyle was the topmost influence on their use of LPG, while 35% reported that LPG improves efficiency, and the remaining 4% claimed it reduces safety risks.
The poll results indicating that a cleaner lifestyle is the topmost influence on the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by major consumers in Nigeria could have several implications for both Nigerian consumers and the LPG industry in the country.
Firstly, the poll results suggest that Nigerian consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious and are prioritizing cleaner energy sources. This could lead to an increased demand for LPG as a cleaner alternative to other traditional fuels such as firewood and charcoal, which are known to contribute to deforestation and air pollution. Increased demand for LPG could drive investment in the LPG sector and lead to the growth of related industries such as LPG distribution and storage.
Secondly, the poll results may also incentivize the Nigerian government to provide more support for the LPG industry, such as policies that encourage the adoption of LPG as a cleaner alternative to traditional fuels. For example, the government could provide subsidies to LPG producers or offer tax breaks to consumers who use LPG for cooking.
Overall, the poll results indicating that a cleaner lifestyle is the topmost influence on the use of LPG by Nigerian consumers could have positive implications for the environment, the LPG industry, and the Nigerian economy as a whole.


Question 1 How does spore formation take place in Rhizopus?
Question 2 Explain the structure of new plant on moist bread ?
The parent plant produces hundreds of reproductive units called spores. When the spore case of plant burst then the spores spread into air. Under favourable conditions they germinate and produce new plant.
For Example : Rhizopus, mucor(fungi), ferns, mosses (bread mould)
If we keep a moist slice of bread aside for few days, then the spores of bread mould plant present in air settle on moist bread and germinate to form new plant. It look like white cottony mass covering bread slice which later turns black.
It consist of
(1) Fine, thread like projections called hypae
(2) Thin stem
(3) Knob like structures called sporongia (contain hundred of minute spores)
These spores are sexual reproductive units which can produce more bread mould plants.
This method is used by unicellular as well multicellular organism.
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An agreement construction is called alliterative agreement if the agreement marker on the target is identical to a formative on the controller, and if different targets all show the same formative (Corbett 2006:15-17).
|One large basket fell. (Welmers 1973:171)|
The term alliterative agreement is really appropriate only for prefixal agreement markers (see alliteration), but Corbett (2006:15-17, 87-90) also extends it to other markers, following Dobrin (1995).
- allterative concord (Dobrin 1995)
- Corbett, Greville G. 2006. Agreement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Dobrin, Lise M. 1995. "Theoretical consequences of literal alliterative concord." Chicago Linguistic Society 31, vol. I, 127-142.
- Welmers 1973
- Russian аллитерационное согласование


Belonging to the Isididae family is the bamboo coral, which is a well recognised deep sea organism. This is because of the clearly articulated skeleton of this species, and many deep water coral species have been affected by bottom trawling. As a result, these bamboo corals are important in the study of climate change in the long-term, as some bamboo coral specimens discovered are over 4,000 years old.
As it is a deep sea organism, not much is known about the bamboo coral. The bamboo coral’s skeletons are made up of calcium carbonate, which form tree like branches. These branches have alternating joint-like axes or nodes which consist of gorgonin protein. These alternations give the bamboo coral and almost finger-like look which is similar to bamboo plants found on land.
In 2005, it was reported that bamboo coral was found in seamounts around the Pacific Ocean, between Kodiak, Alaska and Santa Barbara, California. Though Scientists are currently unaware how fast bamboo coral grow according to age, it is estimated that specimens found in the Gulf of Alaska have a life span of 75 to 126 years. This estimation is based on radiocarbon-based growth rate and age data.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently discovered 7 new bamboo coral species in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This is a U.S. National Monument that lies in the deep waters off the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 6 of these 7 new species found are completely different to what has been seen before, and would be classified in new major categories. At present, data from this find is still being analysed. A bamboo coral ‘tree’ was found at 5 feet tall, and was found for the first time. An area of dead bamboo coral was found at a depth of 2,000 feet and the cause of death is unknown. However, it is thought that it happened between thousands of years to a million years ago.
Bamboo coral found in the deep seas are important as they support deep sea life ecosystems. They are also important for Scientists as they are the first to display any changes in ocean acidification, which is caused by excess carbon dioxide. This can be proven by looking at the bamboo coral’s growth rings, which is similar to a tree.


The Crocodile Project is a conservation initiative launched by the Government of India to protect and conserve the endangered saltwater crocodile species in the country. It was initiated in the 1970s to reverse the declining population of saltwater crocodiles due to habitat loss, poaching, and hunting.
Here are some important points about the Crocodile Project that you can consider for UPSC exam preparation:
- Objectives: The primary objective of the Crocodile Project is to conserve the saltwater crocodile population in the country and their habitat.
- Implementation: The project is implemented by the Central Government’s Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, in collaboration with state governments, NGOs, and local communities.
- Activities: The project includes various activities, such as habitat conservation, breeding and rearing of crocodiles, research and monitoring, education and awareness, and eco-tourism development.
- Crocodile sanctuaries: As part of the project, several crocodile sanctuaries have been established in different parts of the country, including Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Sundarbans National Park, and the Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Breeding and rearing: The project focuses on breeding and rearing crocodiles in captivity and releasing them into the wild to increase the population.
- Research and monitoring: The project supports research and monitoring of crocodile populations, their behaviour, and their habitat to inform conservation efforts.
- Education and awareness: The project aims to educate and create awareness among local communities about the importance of conserving crocodiles and their habitat.
- Eco-tourism development: The project supports eco-tourism development in crocodile sanctuaries to generate income for local communities and promote conservation efforts.
- Successes: The Crocodile Project has successfully increased the population of saltwater crocodiles in the country from around 200 in the 1970s to over 4,000 in 2019.
- Challenges: Despite the project’s success, crocodiles still face threats from habitat loss, poaching, and hunting.
The Crocodile Project is an important conservation initiative in India aimed at protecting and conserving the endangered saltwater crocodile population in the country. Understanding its objectives, implementation, and activities is essential for aspirants preparing for the UPSC exam.


An oil condition monitoring system OCMS is a tool used to measure the health of lubricating oil in machinery. This system helps to detect any potential issues with the oil, such as contamination or degradation, before they become too serious and cause damage. The OCMS can also help to prevent costly repairs by alerting users when it is time for an oil change or other maintenance.
How Does an OCMS Work?
The OCMS uses sensors placed in the machinery that measure various aspects of the oil, such as its temperature and viscosity. These readings are then sent to a computer system which analyzes them and produces reports indicating how well the oil is performing. If any problems are detected, alerts can be sent out so that maintenance staff can address them before they become more serious.
What Are Some Benefits of Using an Oil Condition Monitoring System?
Using an OCMS has several benefits for businesses and equipment operators alike. It helps ensure that their machines remain in peak condition over their lifetime by detecting small issues before they become major problems, thus avoiding costly repairs or downtime due to malfunctioning equipment. Additionally, it allows users to monitor their lubricant levels remotely from anywhere with internet access making sure they never run out unexpectedly. Finally, regular testing of the machine’s oil ensures that it remains free from contaminants which could lead to further damage down the line if left unchecked.


Estrogens are the best-studied class of drugs for potential use in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). These steroids have been shown to be potent neuroprotectants both in vitro and in vivo, and to exert effects that are consistent with their potential use in prevention of AD. These include the prevention of the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) into beta-amyloid (Aβ), the reduction in tau hyperphosphorylation, and the elimination of catastrophic attempts at neuronal mitosis. Further, epidemiological data support the efficacy of early postmenopausal use of estrogens for the delay or prevention of AD. Collectively, this evidence supports the further development of estrogen-like compounds for prevention of AD. Several approaches to enhance brain specificity of estrogen action are now underway in an attempt to reduce the side effects of chronic estrogen therapy in AD.
|Number of pages||19|
|Journal||Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders|
|State||Published - Jan 2009|
- Alzheimer's disease
- Memory and cognition


In Act I, Scene 1, after the street brawl between the Montagues and the Capulets, Benvolio and Lord Montague talk about Romeo and how sad and depressed he has been lately. Benvolio says he will attempt to find out what is bothering Romeo. During his discussion with Romeo it is revealed that Romeo is in love with a woman who does not share his love. Benvolio suggests Romeo should forget her and "Examine other beauties." In the next scene they come across Capulet's servingman in the street. The man, being illiterate, is unable to read the party list Capulet gives him and is seeking out someone to read it for him. He bumps into Romeo, who reads the list out loud, discovering the name of Rosaline, the girl he loves. When Benvolio hears this he vows (though this word is never used) to show Romeo other girls that are more beautiful than Rosaline at the party. Benvolio says,
At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s
Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves,
With all the admirèd beauties of Verona.
Go thither, and with unattainted eye
Compare her face with some that I shall show,
And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.
In Act I, Benvolio vows he can show Romeo that Rosalind can be forgotten, or to die trying.


(You can find the full text of the 3LPlace Curriculum section on Relationships here.)
Relationships are the connective tissues that bind us to our world. We learn everything we know as human beings through relationship to our physical world and social world. In this module we will focus on relationships in our social world. Through our relationships with people we are able to engage with the world, widen our possibilities, practice setting healthy boundaries, and stretch our perspectives.
Relationships can challenge us to develop our own personal communication styles, understand more deeply the differences and similarities between others and ourselves, and provide us with a bridge to independence and areas of personal development. They can be sources of comfort, safety, validation, insight, creativity, and learning. They can also push our buttons, try our patience, force us to compromise, and cause us to question ourselves in uncomfortable ways.
Relationships can be complicated and challenging for anyone. For individuals with regulation, communication, and social engagement challenges, forming and maintaining relationships may be much more complicated. For this reason, it is essential that individuals with ASD and other developmental disabilities have sufficient experience, facilitation, and reflection when working on these skills. Differences in an individual’s sensitivity to touch come into sharper focus when decisions about intimacy arise. Challenges in interpreting social cues can pose real barriers understanding the nuances that can accompany dating.
The material in this section outlines what to cover when helping individuals grasp the essentials of relationships. And happily, we are able to point to a number of other exceptional resources developed for use in this area.Table of contents:


National food of the Philippines
Filipino cuisine is bright and colorful, but has a number of specific features. It has formed a lot of natural, national, historical and cultural factors, each region of the Philippines you can see their culinary peculiarities.
Tropical island situation of the country and the Malay population has laid the Foundation, Filipino cuisine is without doubt a typical Asian kitchen. Main component, of course, rice . widely used tropical fruits, coconut milk, variety of seafood, spices.
Although traditionally Filipino dishes are not preferred in the European knife and fork from a plate and not in Chinese with chopsticks from the bowl, and by hand and certainly from the banana leaf . this tradition (magalski «Chaman” ) is cultivated only in some in the local restaurants.
Filipino cuisine Asian non-sharp, but three hundred years of Spanish rule had softened her considerably. Amid dishes of neighboring countries, Philippine a lot more moderate and more tolerant to the European stomach.
Catholicism, unlike widespread in the region of Islam, much less impose food taboos and restrictions, otherwise the Filipinos and the country would be unable to enjoy the main meal — Lechon — spit-roast suckling pig.
Only slightly influenced the local cuisine and Indian culinary tradition, Continue reading


I noticed a spider on my bathroom wall last night (not a particularly pretty one, I think you’ll agree). It didn’t move at all, and I realised I don’t actually know how spiders sleep, if indeed they do. So I decided to find out, and since I’m sure that you’re all just as interested as I am in this, I decided to share my findings with you. (Just for accuracy, the spider was in fact on a wall, but I’ve rotated the pictures through 90 degrees just for the convenience of a landscape format.)
The simple answer to the question “do spiders sleep” is, apparently, that nobody really knows. All animals have some sort of circadian rhythm - a daily activity/inactivity cycle. However, nobody’s ever done any studies to measure how long spiders spend in each state, and at what times different species do it.
Scientists do know that in cold climates, spiders are able to go into a form of hibernation, where they bring their legs into their body and remain huddled in a shelter for the winter.
It is thought that if they can shut their bodies down for long periods, they may be able to do the same for shorter periods in their daily cycle, which could be thought of as sleep.
So now you know.
Oh, and for the record, it seems that you’re not going to swallow any spiders in your sleep, despite the urban legend telling you otherwise.


Lineage: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonas; Pseudomonas aeruginosa group; Pseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas. Bacteria belonging to the Pseudomonas group are common inhabitants of soil and water and can also be found on the surfaces of plants and animals. Pseudomonas bacteria are found in nature in a biofilm or in planktonic form. In the latter form the single cell can display an extremely high motility due to its polar flagella. Pseudomonas bacteria are renowned for their metabolic versatility as they can grow under a variety of growth conditions and do not need any organic growth factors. Typically they are plant pathogens, although several strains are pathogenic to humans. Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This organism is an opportunistic human pathogen. While it rarely infects healthy individuals, immunocompromised patients, like burn victims, AIDS-, cancer- or cystic fibrosis-patients are at increased risk for infection with this environmentally versatile bacteria. It is an important soil bacterium with a complex metabolism capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and producing interesting, biologically active secondary metabolites including quinolones, rhamnolipids, lectins, hydrogen cyanide, and phenazines. Production of these products is likely controlled by complex regulatory networks making Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptable both to free-living and pathogenic lifestyles. The bacterium is naturally resistant to many antibiotics and disinfectants, which makes it a difficult pathogen to treat. [Source: NCBI Genome ]
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Once you hook up your PC to a network, it’s not a personal computer anymore. You are now part of a network of computers. You don?t need to have a PhD to understand the benefits of networking. In fact, you learned everything you need to know in kindergarten: Networks are all about sharing. Specifically, networks are about sharing files, resources, and programs. Do you share information by copying files to a floppy disk and passing on the disk? Do you wait in line to use the computer that has the customer database? You need a network! Perhaps you already have a network, but find that your computing life is more complicated than before. Networking For Dummies, 6th Edition, can help.
This is also your go-to guide if you Work with a PC, and either have a network or are thinking about getting one. Want to save money by holding online meetings or videoconferences. Are a Macintosh user who wants to network Macintosh computers. Are clueless about what a network is. Are a network user who want to know how to get the most out of it. From network newbie to network guru, you’ll find out everything you need to know about using, building, and managing a network. You also discover how to Gain Internet access for your users Create your own Web page Set up a wireless network Use a network printer Deal with receiving and sending e-mail Resolve network problems Tune into security issues Protect your network data Work with cables, hubs, and switches Networking For Dummies, 6th Edition, talks about networks in everyday terms.
The language is friendly; you don’t need a graduate education to get through it. And the occasional potshot will help unseat the hallowed and sacred traditions of networkdom, bringing just a bit of fun to an otherwise dry subject. The goal is to bring the lofty precepts of networking down to earth where you can touch them and squeeze them and say, ?What?s the big deal? I can do this!?


It’s that time again to start your seeds inside for early spring planting in the northwest. Some of you in the warmer Southern states probably should have already started your seeds.
Starting seeds inside is easy and inexpensive. All you need is a container to hold dirt. Some start them in plastic trays from a nursery supply house. Some use old toilet paper tubes wrapped in newspaper folded under to close the bottom.
You will need some starter potting mix. I prefer to mix my own with sawdust, peat moss of some sort, sand, and perlite of vermiculite.
A one part of each ratio works for me. If you don’t have sawdust you can use two parts vermiculite or perlite or even coconut coir. What you really need is a fast draining soil that has water.
This sounds counter to each other. However you want to have ingredients that he water for a while and prevent drying out quickly but lets all that e tea water drain out do it doesn’t pool and rot your plants.
Your seeds will need to be warm in most instances. Around 65 to 70 F is a good median.
You won’t need lighting to begin with. Seeds are embryos, so like chicken babies they feed off the nutrients in the embryo for the first few days. After that you will need to give them nutrients by adding fertilizers to your watering regime. As a result there is no need for light to photosynthesize for growth. It’s built right on to the seed.
Once the seeds get some growth going they need a fertilizer. There’s many available. Many are all purpose and work well for most plants.
Once your seeds get big enough they’ll need light too. Regular shop lights will work. Place them mere inches from the green leaves but make sure that excessive heat doesn’t build up. Move the light up until you are ready to put outside.
Once they are ready to go outside they should be hardened off by acclimating them to outside conditions. Move them closer to a cooler area or put them in a cold frame.
Keep them watered and fertilized. Soon you will have a jump on spring. The tomatoes will be the first ones ready on your block.


Date: Monday, January 16, 2023
Source: Splash 24/7
New research from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI) indicates that nearly nine in 10 major ports globally are exposed to damaging climate hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade.
Because of their locations in hazard-prone areas along coasts and close to rivers, ports will have to cope with sea-level rise and more-severe storms because of climate change. The resulting physical damages to infrastructure and disrupted operations can have far-reaching consequences.
The ECI study, published in Communications Earth and Environment, provides a detailed picture of climate risks for 1,340 of the most important ports globally. It combines a new geospatial database of port infrastructure assets, with details on natural hazards, including earthquakes, cyclones and flooding, as well as localised information on “marine extremes,” such as wind speeds, waves and temperature.
“We found 86% of all ports are exposed to more than three types of climatic and geophysical hazards,” said research lead Jasper Verschuur in a statement. “Extreme conditions at sea are expected to cause operational disruptions to around 40% of ports globally.
“What’s more, ports are exposed to other hazards, including river flooding and earthquakes, so port designers and operators have to take multiple hazards into consideration. If that doesn’t happen, we could see major disruptions to global trade and supply chains.”
On top of the physical damages, port downtime associated with natural hazards puts trade worth $67bn at risk every year, which could result in costly delays, revenue losses and impacts to the wider economy.
“Luckily, initiatives are ongoing to upgrade outdated and inefficient port infrastructure at many ports. However, these efforts fall short, given the expected climate-change challenges ports will face over the next few decades. Our paper allows organisations to prioritise global investments to adapt ports, as well as help identify the most suitable interventions,” said Verschuur.
The largest climate risks are faced by large ports in Asia, the Gulf of Mexico and those in Western Europe. Despite the absolute risk being particularly large in high-income countries, the impacts could be greatest in middle-income countries’ ports.


Ambulance Deserts: Addressing Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services
Declining numbers of rural hospitals and ambulance services imply that remaining ambulance services are being tasked to play a greater role in delivering more sophisticated emergency services in expanded service areas, yet emergency medical services have not been systematically integrated within the healthcare delivery system. Research has shown that this lack of systems planning has led to gaps in the provision of ambulance services, exacerbated across larger geographic coverage areas. These gaps—referred to as "ambulance deserts"—are steadily increasing. To assist state and regional policymakers in formulating strategic plans to address these gaps, this project employed a systematic methodology within a geographic information system (GIS) framework for identifying the adequacy of the existing sets of ambulance services (by state) to meet the needs of the communities they serve, and the extent to which states have populated areas that are not served by any ambulances within a 25-minute travel time access standard--in other words, the extent to which ambulance deserts exist within states.
Our primary research objective was to identify ambulance deserts within the 50 states from which we can obtain data and the percent of each of the state's population(s) living in ambulance deserts. Secondary objectives were to identify the service tiers for each of the ambulance service areas based on population estimates. Our research questions included:
- What areas of each state are ambulance deserts, how prevalent are these deserts, and are there regional differences in terms of the number and size of these deserts?
- What percent of each of the state's population(s) live in ambulance deserts, and how do these populations compare in terms of their socioeconomic profiles?
- What are the population service tiers within the 25-minute minimum access standard ambulance service areas, and how do they compare across the states as well as across regions?
Ambulance Deserts: Geographic Disparities in the Provision of Ambulance Services
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Access to timely ambulance service is an essential part of the emergency medical system. Yet ambulance access varies widely with significant gaps across the country. This research identifies places and people that are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance station, also called an ambulance desert.


Fine motor skills
By fine motor skills we mean that set of skills that allow us to perform small movements such as those of the hand, wrist and fingers. Obviously, fine motor skills are closely interconnected with hand-eye coordination. These skills help us every day and on all levels. We need them, for example, to write, to grasp objects, to eat, to tie shoes, to close buttons, to type on a computer keyboard, etc.
For us adults these skills seem innate but instead they are learned during development and it is not wrong to think of giving the child various tools to stimulate them.
In this collection, you'll find plenty of games to do just that! Give puzzle to stacking games, passing from games with pliers, to arrive at ergonomic crayons.
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Living a healthy lifestyle is essential for maintaining physical and mental well-being. Here are some ways to live a healthy lifestyle:
- Eat a healthy diet: Include a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats in your diet. CHECK OUT: Healthy Grocery List
- Stay hydrated: Drink plenty of water throughout the day. CHECK OUT: 13 Detox Juices to Drink Yourself Clean & The one-morning ritual you shouldn’t Ignore
- Exercise regularly: Aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day, such as walking, running, cycling, or swimming. CHECK OUT: Yoga
- Get enough sleep: Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep each night.
- Manage stress: Practice relaxation techniques like deep breathing, meditation, or yoga to manage stress levels.
- Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
- Practice good hygiene: Wash your hands frequently, brush your teeth twice a day, and shower regularly.
- Stay connected: Maintain social connections with friends and family, and seek support when needed.
- Get regular health checkups: Visit your healthcare provider for regular checkups and screenings.
By adopting these healthy lifestyle habits, you can improve your physical and mental well-being and reduce your risk of chronic diseases.
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