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New York City has invested in its water and wastewater systems for more than 150 years, and most of that infrastructure has served the people of New York for more than a century. DEP is continuing that tradition with the most comprehensive upgrades to the City’s water and wastewater systems in decades. These projects will serve New Yorkers for generations to come.
Ten percent of the city’s water comes from more populated sections of Westchester and Putnam Counties, where local development can affect the drinking water. The Croton Water Filtration Plant will ensure that water from these areas continues to meet the city’s high water quality standards. The Catskill/Delaware Ultraviolet Light Disinfection Plant provides a second means of disinfection to the other 90% of the city’s drinking water supply, treating microbiological agents like Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
The city currently relies on City Water Tunnels Nos. 1 and 2 to deliver the majority of drinking water within the city. These tunnels were first put into service in 1917 and 1936, respectively. Completing City Water Tunnel No. 3 will provide New York with critical supply capacity, and will allow DEP to repair City Water Tunnels Nos. 1 and 2 for the first time in their history.
To upgrade our wastewater system, the city is investing $65 million in the Rockaway WWTP. In the early 1990s, DEP began a $5 billion upgrade of the Newtown Creek WWTP. The Newtown Creek Plant is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and serves parts of Queens.
The new $151 million Alley Creek CSO Overflow Tank will capture, retain, and pump up to 5 million gallons of overflow to a wastewater treatment plant before the stormwater can affect our environment. DEP’s water and sewer improvements include a $30 million upgrade to the Douglaston Pumping Station, which will alleviate street flooding.
To provide Staten Island with critical supply capacity, the City will construct the Staten Island Siphon, a new water main measuring 6’ in diameter that will be buried deep in the seabed of New York Harbor. The new siphon will replace the two existing smaller siphons that will likely be affected by plans to dredge the area. The new siphon will have sufficient capacity to meet Staten Island’s entire average and peak demand.
Due to the deterioration of existing concrete, both the Esopus Bridge, and Route 28A Railroad Bridge, need to be entirely replaced.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12583
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Brief psychotherapy (also brief therapy, planned short-term therapy) is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to short-term, solution-oriented psychotherapy.
Brief therapy differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphasizes (1) a focus on a specific problem and (2) direct intervention. In brief therapy, the therapist takes responsibility for working more pro-actively with the client in order to treat clinical and subjective conditions faster. It also emphasizes precise observation, utilization of natural resources, and a temporary suspension of disbelief to consider new perspectives and multiple viewpoints.
Milton Erickson was a practitioner of brief therapy, using clinical hypnosis as his primary tool. To a great extent he developed this himself. His approach was popularized by Jay Haley, in the book "Uncommon therapy: The psychiatric techniques of Milton Erickson M.D."
"The analogy Erickson uses is that of a person who wants to change the course of a river. if he opposes the river by trying to block it, the river will merely go over and around him. But if he accepts the force of the river and diverts it in a new direction, the force of the river will cut a new channel."
"It's easier to cure a phobia in ten minutes than in five years... I didn't realize that the speed with which you do things makes them last... I taught people the phobia cure. They'd do part of it one week, part of it the next, and part of it the week after. Then they'd come to me and say "It doesn't work!" If, however, you do it in five minutes, and repeat it till it happens very fast, the brain understands. That's part of how the brain learns... I discovered that the human mind does not learn slowly. It learns quickly. I didn't know that."
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12584
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As a fundamental frame of reference for responsible and sustainable tourism, the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (GCET) is a comprehensive set of principles designed to guide key-players in tourism development. Addressed to governments, the travel industry, communities and tourists alike, it aims to help maximise the sector’s benefits while minimising its potentially negative impact on the environment, cultural heritage and societies across the globe.
Adopted in 1999 by the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization, its acknowledgement by the United Nations two years later expressly encouraged UNWTO to promote the effective follow-up of its provisions. Although not legally binding, the Code features a voluntary implementation mechanism through its recognition of the role of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE), to which stakeholders may refer matters concerning the application and interpretation of the document.
Article 10: Implementation of the principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12586
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Japan is working to reinvent its energy structure. These efforts began in earnest following the devastating 2011 earthquake that struck the Fukushima Prefecture. The quake triggered a serious nuclear crisis, which led the Japanese government to shut down the majority of the country’s nuclear power facilities for a time. Now, Japan is working to embrace renewable energy, particularly hydrogen fuel cells, in order to become more self-sufficient and to combat the potential impact of climate change in the future.
Fukushima is emerging as Japan’s renewable energy center. Through the Fukushima New Energy Society Initiative, efforts are being made to remake the areas that were most damaged by the 2011 earthquake. Hydrogen fuel cells are becoming much more common throughout the prefecture. These energy systems are being used to generate the electricity that is needed for new industrial and commercial projects. Fuel cells are also being used to provide electricity to those that still reside in the prefecture, allowing them to have reliable access to the energy they need.
In January of 2018, Japan attend the World Future Energy Summit. At the event, the country will be showcasing many of the new energy technologies it is putting to use in the Fukushima Prefecture. Hydrogen fuel cells are expected to play a major role in Japan’s exposition. These same fuel cells will be put to work during the 2020 Olympic Games, which will be held in Tokyo. For the Games, the Tokyo government is building an Olympic Village, which will be completely powered through the use of hydrogen fuel.
Japan has become so enamored with fuel cells that it is working to establish a hydrogen society. Such a society would rely primarily on fuel cells to generate the electricity that it needs to function effectively. Japan has already made significant progress in ensuring that this dream becomes a reality. Currently, the country is one of the most promising markets for fuel cell technology, especially when it comes to transportation.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12588
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The Ord River is a 320km long river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The river's catchment covers 46100km2.The lower Ord river and the conjunction with Cambridge Gulf create the most northern estuarine environment in Western AustraliaThe Ord River Irrigation Scheme was built in stages during the 20th century. Australia's largest artificial lake by volume, Lake Argyle was completed in 1972. The lower reaches of the river support an important wetland area known as the Ord River Floodplain, a protected area which contains numerous mangrove forests, lagoons, creeks, flats and extensive floodplains.
Our Kununurra itinerary planner makes visiting Ord River and other Kununurra attractions simple, and helps you make a travel plan personal to you.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12594
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Across our nation, from Ferguson to Baltimore to Seattle, Americans are facing challenges that can no longer be classified as unprecedented. Decades-old issues of economic disparity and police brutality still exist and may be exacerbated more with the prevalent use of social media. In response, some Americans have taken to the streets while others have been perplexed and conflicted by the plethora of public demonstrations, petitions, and pontificating.
Our citizens are frustrated and want to create change; however, with the strategies implemented thus far, we are experiencing the Einstellung effect-the use of old tactics for new or evolved issues. We need of update in civic literacy and change-making for 2015 and beyond.
The Civic Imagination Project is an opportunity for rethink and re-tool civic life and responsibility. The purpose of the Civic Imagination Project is to explore, development, implement the next generation of civic literacy. Using the time-tested method of text-based dialogue we are launching a new citizens academy to provide training and resources that will enable individuals to become more effective across the civic engagement continuum.
Our curriculum will provide guidance to develop effective community service projects, organize others around issue, policy analysis and becoming an elected official. CIP advisors include retired and current elected officials, nonprofit professionals, campaign managers, and fundraisers.
For our pilot cohort, we are targeting individuals in the Atlanta , ages 25-40, that support the nonprofit/ socent sector. The project is unique as there are no campaign academies that specifically recruit nonprofit professionals (individuals that may be the closest to issues) to become elected officials.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12596
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A gymnastics exercise to work the glutes.
Lie down with your arms along your body and your palms facing down. Your knees should be bent and your feet fixed on the floor.
As you exhale, push your buttocks up until it forms one line with your body.
As you inhale, return to the starting position without touching the floor.
Feel the stretch in the glutes every time you reach the top.
If this exercise is too easy, put one leg bent at the knee on the other. Or put both legs on the support, for example, on a bench.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12599
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The unemployment rate in 40 states and the District of Columbia dropped. The Leading Economic Index increased 0.6 percent in April to 95, following a 0.2 percent decline in March. And consumers seem more optimistic as of mid-May.
Nevada still has the unenviable distinction of the highest unemployment rate among the several states, as it has for some time now, coming in at 9.6 percent in April. But even that’s an improvement, since the state spent the recession and most of its aftermath in double-digit unemployment rate territory. The next highest rates were in Illinois (9.3 percent), Mississippi (9.1 percent), and California (9 percent), which were the only four above 9 percent—something that hasn’t been true since before the recession.
Energy-rich North Dakota again had the lowest jobless rate, 3.3 percent. According to the BLS, the largest jobless rate declines from April 2012 occurred in Nevada (down 1.9 percentage points), Rhode Island (down 1.8 points), and California and Florida (down 1.7 points each).
The Conference Board said on Friday that its Leading Economic Index increased 0.6 percent in April to 95 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in March, and a 0.4 percent increase in February. Components of the index include (among others) building permits, manufacturers’ new orders, stock prices, weekly initial unemployment claims, interest rates, and consumer expectations for business conditions.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12601
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"token_count": 310
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That's why the tone of news stories about the housing market can be misleading. A housing slump is bad news for real estate brokers, who live off sales and commissions, and for the home construction industry. People who own homes don't like to see their values decline, whether or not they have plans to sell anytime soon.
So a slow housing market is framed in hand-wringing headlines, like this one from Friday's Globe: "Housing slump may rival late '80s." Massachusetts is lagging other states in recovering from the housing downturn, a new report from the New England Economic Partnership concludes, and may not hit bottom for another year.
The report projects that by next year, home prices in Massachusetts will have fallen 14.1 percent from the market's peak in the third quarter of 2005. Its forecast calls for median home prices to drop from $370,000 at the peak to $318,000 at the trough.
But if you are struggling to buy a home, that sounds like good news, not bad. It's also good news if you consider the long-term needs of the state economy.
Lower home prices "are healthy for the economy," Alan Clayton-Matthews, the UMass professor who authored the study, said. "With housing prices in line with incomes, Massachusetts will once again be affordable for the state's future labor force."
Business leaders have been warning for years that home prices are making it hard to recruit workers from outside Massachusetts. Census figures show workers in their prime leaving the state by the thousands, in part because housing elsewhere is more affordable.
It's about time home-buyers caught a break and inflated values returned to earth.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12605
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Drivers do not always have the road to themselves and anyone getting behind the wheel of a vehicle needs to be fully aware of their responsibility to protect not only themselves, but those around them as well.
As such, understanding the importance of how to safely travel in the company of other vulnerable road users, such as cyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians and mobility scooters, is essential.
Stay alert at all times, especially when driving in areas that are likely to include vulnerable groups, such as in town centres or outside schools.
Always think about where it is safe to park (ensuring vehicles do not pose a risk to the safety of others and do not block dropped kerbs or obstruct views for those wishing to walk in the area).
Check mirrors regularly, especially in heavy traffic, as cyclists have a tendency to filter through traffic and could be a hazard.
Junctions and roundabouts are some of the most high-risk areas for accidents. It is therefore essential to give extra care and attention when approaching and traversing these areas.
IAM director of standards Mark Lewis stated: "This is all about being aware there are more than just drivers on the roads. We share the road with many forms of transport and they all operate under different conditions.
"Please put yourself in their shoes and do not carry preconceptions about that form of transport based on any stories you hear. Have patience, and we will all get to where we want to go in one piece and arrive calmly."
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12611
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"token_count": 302
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Mount Morgan, mining town, eastern Queensland, Australia, in the Dee Range. One of Australia’s most important gold strikes, called the “mountain of gold,” was made there in 1882 by Edwin and Thomas Morgan. Although there were early difficulties in mining and treating the ore, the “Glory Hole” (1/2 mile [1 km] in diameter and 850 feet [260 metres] deep) has yielded more than 100 tons of gold and 250,000 tons of copper, as well as large amounts of iron pyrites.
By 1982, however, all ore supplies were exhausted, and in that year a plant was opened to extract ore from tailings in an effort to keep the town alive. The opencut excavation has created a gaping, terraced crater in the mountain overlooking the town on the Dee River flats below. Declared a town in 1890, Mount Morgan was merged with the shire of Calliungal in 1931. It is linked by rail and the Burnett Highway to Rockhampton (22 miles [35 km] north) and Brisbane (310 miles [500 km] southeast). Pop. (2006) local government area, 2,984; (2011) 2,115.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12612
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 253
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In Scouting, the word Programme has a wide interpretation. The Programme is not just about the activities that Scouts can take part in (almost anything from abseiling, tracking, knots to zorbing). It is also how we do these activities (the Methods) and our motivation in doing them (values deriving from the Scout Promise). Every time we plan an activity for our Scouts we should also consider how we might organise the activity and why we are doing it.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12619
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How to decide the thickness of reinforcement concrete roof slab? what"s the thickness in inches the roof of 10'x10'? pls give me the answer and give the formula how to calculate it?
What"s the brick size we use in construction?1.190x90x90 2.230x100x75 Which one "s correct?
How to calculate the thickness of the rcc slab?ll u pls tell the formula?
Describe the term BILL OF QUANTITY (BOQ)?
what is injection grouting and what is rewiring.
What is the concepts of buoyancy & effect of weight distribution on floating bodies?
How can we calculate quantity of slab, beam @ column ? Beam should be calculated by deducting slab thickness or slab should be calculate in to in ?
Plasterers do how many sqm with spray plaster machine? By hand one mason does 10m2/day. How much they do in Dubai with spray plaster machines?
What is the bowing depth after stressing of PSC Girder of various spans and various dia of strands?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12625
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A dialect of a language (such as Geordie, American Standard English, Swabian, etc.).
Some of this information added to a dialect could just as easily be associated with a language, but the schema holds no additional information about languages. Anyway, as my favourite example of Brooklyn irony points out, “a language is a dialect with an army and a navy”.
The name of the dialect.
The geographical region associated with a dialect. For example, the Geordie dialect is associated with the North East of England, American Standard English is associated with the United States, etc..
The period when the dialect was used (e.g. Shakespearian English was Elizabethan, Chaucerian English existed during the Middle Ages, RP exists now, etc.). The time implied by this type is deliberately vague.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12629
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"token_count": 171
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You share because you care. Municipalities can use social media to make political debates and policy-making more open. Citizens rarely turn out for council meetings these days. But web streaming and social media help people to engage in the political process.
Politicians thrive on traditional ways of “doing business”. They talk to lobby groups and meet their constituents and citizens to discuss their concerns and ideas. They are probably among the few people who still spend significant amounts of time drafting letters and correspondence.
And they love to debate, testing policies and ideas through logic and argument. The debating chamber is where their work gives them a real buzz.
But for most citizens, debates, discussions and committee meetings seem rather out-of-date. The public gallery of most council chambers rarely welcomes more than one lonely local reporter, perhaps the occasional vociferous and passionate citizen campaigning for change.
It isn’t that citizens aren’t interested in their local community and how it is run. Most people are proud of where they live and want to see it improve. But long speeches? It’s time politicians found new ways to make their points, state their positions – and listen to others.
How about speeches of 140 characters or less? Yes, Twitter has become the new debating hall and a brilliant channel for gathering points of view and forming opinions. Most politicians know this already. They are already using Twitter – for self-promotion at the very least – so are open to other initiatives to open up the political process.
Municipal Facebook pages, for example, provide an excellent neutral “venue” for citizens to meet with politicians. They can ask questions about policies or items on the agenda for debate. It is easy to open up public meetings too: web streaming and live tweets with an “official” hashtag will let people listen in from the comfort and convenience of their own homes. You could even allow people to ask questions in meetings through social media instant messaging channels.
As part of the Opening Up project several municipalities have piloted the use of social media for political purposes. We have seen good traffic on dedicated political discussion pages, where politicians can answer citizen’s questions. Municipalities have really used Facebook as a key platform during elections to promote voter engagement and stimulate discussions.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12630
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"token_count": 468
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Architectural theory already delved into how form, typology, aesthetics or style defined spatial production through history. But how does law, instructions, codes or exception actively construct contemporary space? Can we find projects defined by political decisions, instructions of use or statements of conditions instead of a complete design? Are we able to find architectural procedures that reject tabula rasa to assemble existing elements and systems? Can we build a taxonomy of forms of action that work only with what already exists?
Bartlebooth is an independent publishing platform that examines the forms of production of contemporary space. Its experiments purpose to unveil which are the frameworks, conditions and dispositions, as well as the operations, protocols and procedures that construct today’s spatial practices. For this purpose, every issue is understood as a space of friction of multiple voices -from peripheral positions- that interrogate an articulating hypotesis.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12632
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 183
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Driven by randomness and chance in the art process, artists like the Situationists and the Dadaists would consider this as an effective way to discover and release values blinded by conventions and mundanity. On the other hand, good art relies on artists’ ingenuity and intuition. It is somehow like a myth or legend which is difficult to reach and understand. In contrast, practices in digital imaging require a significant amount of technical proficiency and detailed procedural planning; digital media provide their users with powerful expressive means. Some may find it counter-intuitive. How can an artist work with digital media and struggle between machine structure and technical standard on one hand, and emotional expression, inspiration, imagination, and free association in the creative process on the other?
In the two studio courses, Digital Imaging and Digital Imaging II-Visual Narratives, students were trained under such challenging settings, learning how to work with proficiency, chance, and intuition, exploring tactics in various stages that result in a unique “balance” in their artistic choices specific to their proposed projects. At the beginning of the first semester in 2018, each student received a project element through a random draw: a specific time interval or an environmental setting. Within a few months, they had to develop and complete the art project through a series of class exercises, working with limitations and aspirations, striving for excellence in art. The class exercises included technical training in digital imaging, the exploration of material-specific and context-specific expression, and study and practice in the narratology of juxtaposed imagery. The exhibition ¿Random Walks? features thirty works by Lingnan students, produced in the above two courses, consisting of storybooks, soft sculptures, and mixed-media art objects, which are displayed in the Fong Sum Wood Library Foyer(1/F) and the Chang Han Tsiu Reading Room (2/F). The project started as a random “walk” along different art routes and ended as a series of authentic expressions that capture memories, concerns, wishes, and imaginations.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12635
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 414
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In this tutorial, we learn how to play "Rock and Roll" by Velvet Underground on guitar. The chords to play this on the electric guitar would be bar chords D, C, and G. Play these together slowly at first so you understand the rhythm you are looking for. Once you have these down, you will have the basic sounds down for the entirety of the song. After this, play the first verse of the song, then play the second, chorus, and the rest of the verses. You will need to pay attention to where the pauses, highs, and lows of the song are so you can play correctly as well.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12636
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"token_count": 128
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Birth asphyxia, also known as intrauterine hypoxia, is a condition that occurs when a fetus is deprived of oxygen. It happens for a variety of reasons, including umbiblical cord prolapse or strangulation, or maternal smoking. It can cause serious problems in the fetus, and can even be fatal.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12645
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 65
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People have shared with us hundreds of prices of health procedures with us. Thousands more have searched the database looking for prices. Patients and health care professionals, regulators and insurance writers have visited the site.
Clear Health Costs manages the database that powers the tool. CEO Jeanne Pinder says imaging, a category that includes X-rays and MRIs, is a popular search.
"For one thing, imaging is fairly common. There are a lot of X-rays and a lot of MRI's and mammograms," says Pinder. "Also hospitals tend to charge much more for imaging than do standalone radiology centers. A hospital mammogram charge can be in the thousands of dollars at a standalone mammography center, it will be a few hundred dollars."
Another key take away from the experience is that the lack of transparency of health care costs is a source of concern for Floridians. "People are really upset about this," says Pinder.
This summer, Florida received an “F” for its state laws governing how you can find out the price of health care. Two indpendent non profits, Catalyst for Payment Reform and Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, found Florida is failing to provide an easily accessible and understandable answer to that question; "How much does it cost?"
• "I'm passionate about this."
• "This is supposed to be fully covered. Why am I being asked to do this?"
"We think when people start talking about consumer-directed health care or high deductible plans empowering consumers, if you don't give consumers real tools then it's just a joke," says Pinder.
"It’s very complex to find out what the cost of any procedure is going to be outpatient or inpatient,” says Carlos Migoya about the complications and confusion surrounding health care costs. He ought to know. He is the CEO at Jackson Health System, a $2 billion a year public health enterprise in Miami-Dade County that received $400 million of public money each year.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12646
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 413
}
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July was the fifth month of the Roman calendar. Originally it was called Quintilis "fifth" to reflect its position in the year, but was later renamed Iulius in honour of Julius Caesar. The meaning of the name is heavily debated: some believe it is from the Greek ioulos "downy beard;" others believe it to be a hypocoristic form of Iovis, a form of Jupiter. July is the month of sunshine, and it is no surprise that July has, on average, the highest number of hours of daylight in Britain*. Even the Vikings recognised it as such, naming it "Sól-mánuðr" or "sun month".
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12651
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 139
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The farmers of Donetsk region have already sown 381.5 thousand hectares with winter crops, which is 110% of the forecast.
This data has been provided by the agriculture and rural development department of Donetsk Regional State Administration.
"In the region, the sowing of winter grain and fodder crops for the 2019 harvest has been almost completed. As of October 29, 2018, all categories of farms sowed 381.5 thousand hectares with winter crops (including winter rapeseed), which is 110% of the forecast,” reads the report.
In particular, the farmers of the region have already sown 351.4 thousand hectares with winter grain crops, which is 106.5% of the forecast (326.5 thousand hectares in 2017) and 28.4 thousand hectares with winter rapeseed, which is 181.0% of the forecast (22.0 thousand hectares in 2017).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12655
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 182
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The village is located 11 Km to the south of the Toraja Utara capital Rantepao. The village is famous for the funeral site, which shares the same name.
To get to the funeral site you need to follow a small muddy path from the village between rice paddy fields. The path ends suddenly at the base of a large cliff. At the base of the cliff are two small beautifully painted Tongkonan.
The rugged cliff is at least 20 meters high and towers over the fields below. Carved by hand into the side of the cliff are a total of 75 small niches. The niches vary in length from two meters down to less than 50 cm.
Placed carefully in the niches are colorful wooden effigies of the dead. They sit lined up in rows staring out at the fields below. They are held in place by beams of wood, like rails, that cross their mid-section.
Lemo funeral site dates back to the 16th century. The wooden statues are a symbol of social status. Called ‘Tau-Tau’ in Indonesian, each effigy represents a Torajan noble from the area that passed away. Though most of the tau-tau only dates back to the 20th century as the wood and fabric deteriorate rapidly in the tropical climate.
At the base of the cliff in a little hut by the field lives a modern tau-tau maker. Stacked in front of the hut are small tau-tau that he carves. They serve a mementos and souvenirs for tourists who visit this ancient site in the highlands of Toraja.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12656
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This Peruvian vessel consists of two bottles joined at the chambers, with a bridge, possibly used as a handle, between the necks. A whistle shaped like a parrot rests on one of the spouts. When liquid is poured into or out of the vessel, it forces air through the other spout, sounding the whistle. Whistling vessels may have been sounded by actually blowing into the spout, which creates a much richer tone.
While most whistling vessels had two chambers, some had as many as six. In some cultures, the whistling bottles were encased inside a fully-formed effigy figure.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12659
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The strength or amount of correction.
The curve of the contact lent’s back surface.
The width of the contact lens.
The brand name of the contact lens.
That are tinted in order to see it in a lens case (they do not change eye color).
Are designed to intensify or slightly alter the natural color of the eye.
Are designed to change even a dark eye color.
The natural color of the eye doesn’t show through the lens.
The additional correction for bifocal contact lenses.
Correction for Astigmatic patients (toric lenses only).
Prescription information for the left eye.
Note: if both the right and left eye are the same prescription, this will be indicated by an OU.
Prescription information for the right eye.
Thissection provides basic information about eye care providers and eye exams.
The first step to wearing contacts is visiting an optometrist or ophthalmologist for a contact lens fitting, even if you don't have a vision problem and just want to change your eye color. Contacts come in many sizes, and during your exam your eye care provider will measure your eyes to determine which size is right for you. If you already wear contacts but want to try a different brand, you will need to see your eye care provider to be fitted for that brand. Once you have been fitted for contact lenses and have your prescription, you are ready to purchase from Clivion Store.
When you schedule your eye exam, it is important to ask the doctor's office two questions: 1) Do they release contact lens prescriptions?; and 2) Will they prescribe you a national brand that can be purchased anywhere? The federal requirement to release prescriptions is new, so it helps to ask. In addition, contact lens prescriptions are brand specific and most often cannot be substituted. If prescribed a doctor exclusive brand your options for shopping around are very limited.
Is it the same as my eyeglass prescription?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12660
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What role did the Church play during the First World War and what effect did the Great War have on the Church?
In this international conflict, Catholics were facing Catholics in the trenches, and everyone looked to their own Bishops and the Pope for a response. This booklet examines the role of Pope Benedict XV in the efforts to find peace, the role of the local Churches in the combatant nations and the Church’s need to look after suffering soldiers and civilians alike.
Harry Schnitker is an author and editor of a number books on history. He is a Research Fellow and member of the PhD research team at Maryvale Institute, as well as a Research Fellow at St Ninian's Institute, Dundee; and Catholic Lay Chaplain at Perth Prison.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12663
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What is principles of accounting?
Principles of Accounting was often the title of the introductory course in accounting. It was also common for the textbook used in the course to be entitled Principles of Accounting.
Principles of accounting can also refer to the basic or fundamental accounting principles: cost principles, matching principles, full disclosure principles, materiality principles, going concern principles, economic entity principles, and so on. In this context, principles of accounting refers to the broad underlying concepts which guide accountants when preparing financial statements.
Principles of accounting can also mean generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). When used in this context, principles of accounting will include both the underlying basic accounting principles and the official accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its predecessor organizations. The official pronouncements are detailed rules or standards for specific topics.
What is the difference between financial accounting and management accounting?
What is an intangible asset?
What is the rationale for not reporting plant assets at their liquidation value?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12664
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Red wings with black lines and wing edge, long wide antennae. Mainly found in mountainous areas up to 2000m altitude. Prefers wild thyme, and often seen in groups. Older individuals become paler and less conspicuous. ⇔ wsp. 28-35 mm LA: Lookalikes within this ZYGAENIDAE (Burnet moths) family are difficult to tell apart. ≈ The TYRIA JACOBAEAE (Cinnabar moth) has a black front wing with a red stripe and 2 dots.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12667
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 114
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Use this calculator to convert 45°f to Celsius. How many degrees Celsius in 45°f? 45°f to degrees Celsius is 7.22°c. How hot is 45°f in Celsius? How cold? Type the information into the input boxes and the degrees in Celsius will update automatically. Once again, 45°f in Celsius is equal to 7.22°c. Some units are rounded.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12669
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"token_count": 83
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Vasculitis refers to a broad spectrum of conditions involving inflammation of blood vessels. Although many classification schemes have focused on the size of the vessels involved, this might not be very useful clinically because of the significant amount of overlap between these disorders. Many vasculitides characteristically affect certain age groups for unknown reasons: Kawasaki's disease in children, temporal arteritis in the elderly, and Henoch-Schonlein purpura with a bimodal distribution. Most vasculitic syndromes are of unknown cause. Pathologic findings are usually not diagnostic for a specific syndrome; diagnosis is still made primarily on clinical grounds. Most vasculitides tend to cause sporadic involvement of vessels with skip lesions. That is, they involve only part of the vessel wall for only part of the segmental length of the vessel and do not occur uniformly in other vessels of the same size.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12670
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"token_count": 180
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They’re both advertisements and buffets.
What do vampire squid eat?
Gently falling flakes of disgustingness.
What do I think about climate change?
Nobody asked me my opinion, but I’m going to give it to you anyways.
Why do scientists think people are causing climate change?
It has something to do with burning fossil fuels nonstop for 250 years.
Why do scientists think climate change is happening now?
Have you noticed the world keeps getting weirder? Scientists have noticed too.
How does carbon dioxide make the Earth warmer?
Because carbon dioxide molecules are great dancers. I'm almost 100% serious.
Knowing what "climate change" is may be even more important than preventing a bad hair day.
Can you make a battery that runs on microbes?
Do girl anglerfish drag their boyfriends around everywhere they go?
Why is the Moon covered with meteorite craters and the Earth is covered with like three of them?
What was it like being on that research ship-on-stilts that was drilling into the Chicxulub Crater of dinosaur doom?
How did a children's author, two scientists, and a bunch of blue crabs help protect diamondback terrapins?
Did a Constitutional amendment that made it illegal to drink alcohol save diamondback terrapins from extinction?
Why are great blue heron feet so goofy looking?
What was the worst day the dinosaurs ever had?
Why were we unable to film a giant squid before the 21st Century?
Are there pros and cons to getting hypothermia?
Did high school kids solve a 140-year old scientific mystery?
Were there ever glow-in-the-dark Civil War soldiers?
Can a Clark’s nutcracker bury 100,000 seeds all over a mountain and find them six months later?
Why do male fiddler crabs have one big claw and one little claw?
How did the vampire squid get its name?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12675
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 412
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Among by far the most frequent electrical wiring concerns is on how to wire a switch. When utilizing switches at your home is very straightforward, wiring a person may not be that quick for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is in fact quite simple to wire. You will discover different types of switches, but for this example, let's say that you are installing a single-pole toggle switch, an extremely popular change (as well as easiest).
There are three colors of wires in a regular single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and eco-friendly. Splice the black wire in two and link them about the terminal screws - a person on leading as well as other to the bottom screw on the swap. The white wire serves like a supply of uninterrupted electricity and is also normally connected into a light-weight colored terminal screw (e.g., silver). Link the eco-friendly wire to the ground screw of your change.
These ways would commonly be sufficient for making an average switch work without a dilemma. Then again, for those who usually are not assured that you choose to can achieve the task thoroughly and properly you much better allow the pros get it done in its place. Soon after all, there is certainly a purpose why this process is among the most popular electrical wiring issues asked by most people.
For many cause, the way to wire a ceiling fan can be certainly one of one of the most typical electrical wiring inquiries. To simplify this job, you need to use only one change to get a single ceiling fan. To wire the lover, it is really simply a make a difference of connecting the black wire on the ceiling fan on the black wire in the switch. If there is a light, the blue wire really should be connected on the black wire on the swap likewise.
You'll find motives why these are essentially the most usually questioned electrical wiring queries. One, numerous assume it truly is basic to complete, and two, these are definitely the common electrical jobs at home. But then you shouldn't place your security at risk as part of your objective to save cash. The stakes could even be significantly higher in case you seek to lower your expenses and do an electrical wiring career with out sufficient expertise or knowledge.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12676
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 449
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Australia is fast becoming a world leader in food and agriculture innovation, with businesses from start-ups to multinationals creating intellectual property.
In the last 10 years over 500,000 international patent applications were filed in food chemistry alone, with around 1.4% of these originating in Australia. This indicates that while businesses in other countries understand the benefits of using the patent system to protect innovation and provide an advantage over competitors, the patent system is being under-utilised in the Australian food sector.
Although sometimes unrealised, there could be significant value in the intellectual property in your business, especially if you have developed a new product that solves a problem faced by your consumers. For example, Kraft Foods recently solved the problem of milk-based coffees requiring several cooking appliances for their preparation by creating a multi-layered tablet that dissolves in hot water, forming coffee with a frothy milk layer and a “spoonable biscuit layer.” Not necessarily everyone’s cup of tea (or coffee). Nonetheless, it does demonstrate the use of patents to protect innovative products.
A patent could also be obtained for fragments of a natural molecule (e.g., a protein), or treated (e.g., hydrolysed) natural materials. This was the approach of the Quaker Oats Company, which recently filed a patent application for foods and beverages containing hydrolysed oat flour, found to have higher fibre levels (which is therefore supposedly healthier) than existing oatmeal products.
Securing intellectual property protection and developing effective intellectual property management strategies in relation to the new ingredients, improved production processes and apparatus, new or improved recipes, packaging, labelling, and/or branding developed by your business can provide a significant commercial advantage over competitors. It is certainly worth investigating whether your business is adequately leveraging the significant resources devoted to innovation and new product development.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12678
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 379
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A big-eyed, stubby, purple squid was captured on camera buy a vehicle exploring the ocean floor near California.
Have you ever heard of a “googly-eyed, stubby squid?” Well, you have now.
Scientists working to map the Pacific Ocean floor off the coast of North America found a purple squid with big eyes. The squid is called the Rossia Pacifica.
It is only about six centimeters long.
The small sea creature was found at a depth of about 900 meters, off the coast of southern California.
Money for the mapping project comes the Ocean Exploration Trust. The trust was the idea of Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreckage of the ship Titanic in 1985.
The scientists making the map are working on a large boat called the Nautilus. The Nautilus has remote-controlled roving vehicles that can explore the ocean floor.
The researchers have a number of cameras, all of which are connected to the boat with fiber-optic cables. When researchers found the brightly colored squid, they were very excited.
The scientists are laughing. One of them jokingly suggests that the squid is actually a child’s toy dropped into the ocean by accident.
It turns out the Rossia Pacifica uses its big eyes to look for shrimp that it can catch for food.
The Nautilus left from Canada in May and will complete its trip in September.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12681
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 291
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In 2009 I introduced an article about the hands of Albert Einstein - was is regarded as one of the brightest minds in the history of human kind: his name became known as a synonym for the word 'genius'. In 1999 Time named him the person of the 20th century (ahead of the two runners-up: Mahatma Gandhi & Franklin D. Roosevelt).
First, this review will describe why Albert Einstein became famous. Second, we'll find out what his hands reveal about his independent personality. Third, we'll discover two hand characteristics which can be related to the believes of UK researchers that Albert Einstein displayed signs of autism. Fourth, both hands reveal evidence that Einstein indeed had an inclination to left-handedness. And finally, I'll presents some other reviews of Albert Einstein's hands presented by some experienced hand experts.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12682
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"token_count": 168
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Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism and stands as one of the most important characters of post-war American art. This ground-breaking catalogue raisonne of paintings, which has been painstakingly researched over sixteen years, is both an invaluable scholarly resource and a celebration of Hofmann's remarkable artistic achievements.
Hofmann's long and productive career began in Paris in 1904 where the young artist absorbed the manifold influences of the city's avant-garde. Drawn back to Germany due to war, Hofmann, exempt from military service, opened an innovative school for art in Munich. The school's reputation spread internationally and, as the political situation in Germany deteriorated during the 1930s, Hofmann re-located his school to New York. The city, a center for emerging artistic talent, was the perfect environment for Hofmann to continue his teaching practice, which he did until 1958, when he devoted himself entirely to painting. Throughout his American years, Hofmann enlarged the expressive language of abstraction, through his innovative use of color, materiality and structure.
This impressive three-volumed catalogue marks a milestone in the scholarship and understanding of Hofmann's huge contribution to twentieth-century art. Through insightful essays, meticulous catalogue entries and supporting academic apparatus, it is shown how Hofmann's exceptional body of work often defies categorization - his was a highly personal visual language with which he endlessly explored pictorial structures and chromatic relationships. Both visually stunning and academically robust, this publication is an essential purchase for all those with a keen interest in one of the twentieth century's most significant and original artists.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12687
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A reddish streak across your scanned images may mean a sensor is blocked. Keep a can of compressed air handy and keep your scan area clean!
After not using my HP PhotoSmart scanner for several months, I tried scanning some 35-mm negatives. Every scan had a reddish-purplish streak across the image. The negatives aren't scratched, so this seems to be a problem with the scanner. What can I do to fix this problem?
A scanner's sensor array reads only one line across at a time. If a single sensor is blocked by, say, a speck of dust, it will create a streak across the scan. Reddish-purplish is one way to describe magenta; that suggests the scanner is reading only the red and blue componentsbut not the green componentfor a particular pixel.
Try opening the top panel of the PhotoSmart scanner and blowing compressed airavailable at most photo supply storesacross the scan area. This should blow away the dust and solve the problemassuming that's the reason for the streak.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12688
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a developmental defect of the diaphragm that is associated with pulmonary hypoplasia. MicroRNAs are small RNAs that regulate protein expression. In this project the role of micro-RNA 200b (miR-200b) in CDH was explored through in situ hybridization. In human tissue, CDH was associated with increased miR-200b expression. In rats, nitrofen-induced CDH was associated with decreased miR-200b expression. In mesenchymal tissue, miR-200b expression was high in undifferentiated splanchnic mesenchyme. Its expression dropped with increasing gestational age and in proximal parabronchial smooth muscle cells. In epithelium, miR-200b expression was highest at the elongating tips of the bronchial tree. Using immunohistochemistry, expression of vimentin was demonstrated in the distal epithelium during branching morphogenesis. Theses results indicate that lung branching morphogenesis occurs through epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of the distal epithelium and miR-200b functions in epithelial differentiation. Abnormal miR-200b expression accounts for differences in epithelial differentiation between human and nitrofen-induced CDH.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12692
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The sanctions imposed by the United States and the revolution have left its mark on the Cuba. Due to the lack of trade options, Cuba suffers from a low national wealth. Despite this, it is a singularly unique country, with nothing that even comes close to it anywhere else in the world. It is made up of buildings that mimic a European style, cars out of the 1950s and an undercurrent that is typically Caribbean. This is why it makes good sense to carry out volunteer work in Cuba. There are a number of programs you can participate in that benefit the society at large and allow you to truly experience the Cuban lifestyle.
Working with university and college academics, volunteers can participate in research and environmental programs in which they help to collect long term information that can be used towards the implementation of conservation management goals. One marine expedition project is based on the Isle of Youth and concentrates on reef surveys and manatee populations in collaboration with the area university. Volunteers in Cuba can spend the first week learning to dive and move on to a course in reef ecology and finally helping carry out the different surveys. Programs last from two weeks up to three months.
Another volunteer option in Cuba involves travelling in a Brigade and undertaking volunteer work. The Brigade sets up base roughly 30 minutes outside of Havana, and participate in activities like picking fruit, clearing wood from agricultural areas and building schools or painting museums. In addition to carrying out voluntary work, volunteers visit hospitals, community projects, and schools as a part of their cultural visits. In their free time volunteers can enjoy excursions to the sparkling Cuban beaches.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12693
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"token_count": 320
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Go out and play, it's good for your brain. Science continues to find evidence that playing, specifically in children, helps prepare your brain for social interactions. Most animal play and it seems like this play helps them develop social skills to use later in life. Check out the story from NPR below and get out and play!
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12696
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What does the financial crisis mean for responsible investment?
Responsible or sustainable investment is about getting returns over the longer term, about avoiding short-term benefits that sacrifice the medium and long-term.
Most commentators agree that the current crash is rooted in the focus on short-termism over long termism. Of rapidly expanding sub-prime portfolios with, it's now clear, not enough focus on the sustainability of returns; of incentive schemes that demanded sacrificing long term outcomes by maximising quarterly results; of pushing leverage to the max without allowing for inevitable market shocks.
We need incentives, governance and regulation aligned to recover the balance between sustainable investment and the necessary energy of liquid markets.
The crisis has shown that longer term horizons require looking at the ecosystem supporting investments and at ensuring economies will be robust enough to continue to give us returns. We know that improved governance gives, on average 1-2% better returns over the longer term ; we know from the Stern Report that tackling climate change will costs the economy 1-2% of growth versus not tackling it costing us 10% of growth.
The crash is more likely to push back the extreme short-termist virus that has infected society, and shift funds to responsible investment.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12699
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"token_count": 250
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Use TikZ/PGF to programmatically draw spacetime diagrams for uniformly accelerated observers. Set the acceleration, initial conditions, and other parameters.
% conditions, and other paramters below.
% The initial velocity. Obviously the magnitude must be less than \sol!
% Calculate the intervals \Delta t.
% Calculate the initial proper velocity.
% Calculate the initial value of the relativistic parameter gamma.
% Now define the position x(t) of the accelerated observer.
% from the point (\xstar,\tstar).
% Find the maximum value of x(t) so we know how big the plot should be.
% worrying about them poking out the sides of the diagram.
% First, set a lower value of t depending on whether \tinit is positive or negative.
% Now clip the region. The +0.1 and +0.3 add padding for x and t labels and make sure the clip region doesn't end on a grid line.
% Draw a background grid.
% Draw the x and t axes.
% points on the worldline.
% segments with an arrow on each one.
% Make a small, filled circle at (\xinit,\tinit).
% Optionally add a label next to the point.
% Draw a small, filled circle at (\xstar, \tstar).
%Draw the light cone of (\xstar,\tstar).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12700
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Salix alba var. vitellina (golden willow), S. daphnoides, S. alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis', S. viminalis and S. purpurea are especially good for making living willow structures.
Winter to early spring is the best time to work on a project, particularly as specialist growers harvest the stems at this time of year.
A fedge is a cross between a fence and a hedge. It can be used as an informal boundary between areas of garden.
In winter, when shoots are pliable, weave in the new growth to fill gaps in the design or strengthen the structure, but avoid directing shoots downwards as they will die.
It is possible to make two sets of living willow hurdles and fill the gap with soil which makes a solid structure. Permanent irrigation would be necessary as one of the features of the structure is that the sides of the walls root into the soil, so would need a constant water supply. Construction is best carried out by specialist companies.
Rabbits and deer are partial to willow, so protection may well be necessary.
Willow aphids are brownish-black and may affect willow plants in late summer. Stems may become sticky and sooty mould may develop on this honeydew which the aphids produce. Use any aphid control product. Wasps may be attracted to honeydew, but if aphids are controlled wasps will not be a problem.
Willow anthracnose, scab and canker are fungal diseases that can affect Salix.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12701
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 333
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There are few topics more dangerous than ‘forgiveness’ when the context is abuse. Forgiveness has been (and is) used against people who have been abused. It is presented as something you must do — under threat of divine punishment. It is presented as something you ‘should’ have done a long time ago. It is as if you become the ‘bad person’ in a relationship if you fail to forgive. . . and nothing can fix that, nothing is more important — not even the abuse you are trying to forgive. On top of all this, there are all kinds of things that mimic forgiveness without having any of it’s substance. You can forget what happened and pretend that is the same as forgiveness, but it’s just forgetting, not forgiving. You can stop feeling about what happened and pretend that is the same as forgiveness, but it’s just not-feeling, not forgiveness. So what is forgiveness? Is it good for us? And how the &^%$ do you actually do it?
When a person harms another person both parties acquire tasks that need to be done. The person who did the harm must somehow find the serenity, courage and wisdom to confess, to repent and to make amends (there are many other language sets that might be used here). The person who is harmed must somehow find the serenity, courage and wisdom to grieve the losses associated with the abuse, work through the many steps which lead to healing of the trauma and to forgive. Both of these sets of tasks are difficult. There is hard work to be done by all involved parties.
I hope the video has given you a lot to think about. The only thing I’d like to add here are some thoughts about two very practical questions: 1) How can someone in a pastoral role help someone who has been harmed to do the work they need to do? And 2) How can someone in a pastoral role help someone who has harmed another person to do the work they need to do?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12703
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 423
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Turns Out There Are 4 Types of Facebook Users: Which One Are You?
A new study might make you think twice about your social media habits.
If you spend a lot of time on Facebook, you’re far from alone. Some 1.28 billion people visit the all-mighty social media platform on an average day.
To figure it out, Robinson and his team analyzed a list of 48 statements identifying the reasons people visit Facebook. Participants rated various statements about their Facebook use on a scale from “most like me” to “least like me,” and then underwent interviews so researchers could gain a deeper understanding of their feedback.
Town criers: As their name suggests, these folks experience a larger gap between their real and virtual worlds. They’re less concerned with sharing posts, photos, and other details on their wall and view it more as a means of informing others of what’s going on in the news or in their day-to-day life.
Window shoppers: Like town criers, window shoppers feel a strong sense of obligation to be on Facebook, though not for the purpose of inundating other users. They want to browse and follow along with other people’s activities, in a similar fashion to real-life people watchers.
Not totally sure which category you fall under? Researchers note that many users may identify with more than one category. For example, most users will relate to the selfie category to some degree; however, many will find that they gravitate toward one group more than the others. If nothing else, this gives you an idea of which type of Facebook user you might be and decide if you’re happy with that. Make sure you know what your social media profiles could be saying about you.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12704
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 367
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Lead Scotland and the Open University in Scotland will roll out a series of regional workshops for Lead Scotland volunteers, staff and key partners to learn more about the free, informal learning resources provided by the Open University, this year. The workshops are intended to build capacity and increase the confidence of Lead volunteers, staff and key partners to support disabled learners to access open learning and OU study.
The OU in Scotland will deliver tailored workshops on using OpenLearn and other free learning platforms, supporting learners to plan their learning journeys, and the pathways from informal to formal learning offered by the OU. The workshop will also focus on the accessibility of learning resources and the supports that disabled learners can access at the OU.
Workshop participants can will receive a certificate of attendance and can call themselves Open Learning Champions. They will be invited to participate in a network of more than 250 people who are working to widen access using open learning, which offers regular newsletters, CPD and practice sharing opportunities and an annual network event. They will also be asked to contribute to an annual open learning champions survey.
We are hoping to create 50 new open learning champions this year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Open University and the 40th anniversary of Lead Scotland. The OU in Scotland and Lead Scotland have the shared aim of making learning accessible for all. Please subscribe to our newsletter where we will be sharing the dates of these events.
OpenLearn is the home offree online learning, with hundreds of resources on a huge range of subjects. You can use or adapt these resources for learning programmes or 1:1 support, or for your own personal or professional development. OpenLearn can help learners build their confidence and gain new skills, particularly digital skills, as well as being a great starting off point for people interested in returning to formal education. All OpenLearn resources can be studied in your own time and at a pace that suits you.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12705
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 381
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This course provides you with an introduction to behavioural economics, the cutting-edge economics discipline that draws on insights and methods from other social sciences including psychology, sociology and anthropology to better understand economic and business decisions.
You will focus on new methods of enquiry and the theories and insights that they generate. The aim is to provide you with skills and knowledge to enable you to apply these methods and theories to real world economic, business and policy issues.
This course covers aspects of human psychology that are essential for business to understand the decisions of various stakeholders, including competitors, customers, shareholders, employees, partners and regulators. You will discover how people in business and the economy make decisions individually and in groups, as well how they are affected by these decisions.
The focus will be on the cognitive and social processes that underlie decision making by individuals and by businesses. Topics will include judgment, perception and attention, information processing, motivation, affect emotion, as well as attitude formation and change. Insights from these topics will be applied to practical issues across the business domain, including marketing, finance, management and strategy, and how business decision making affects society and the environment.
Success in business is about making good decisions. This can be very challenging under “strategic interdependence” – the influence of competitors, business partners, customers, shareholders and government on each other. This course introduces tools to address strategic choice from business economics and psychology.
Game theory provides you with the tools to recognise and understand strategic situations, to predict others’ behaviours and to design appropriate strategic and tactical responses. Psychology enriches the theory with insights about how people make strategic decisions in practice. Knowledge of these approaches helps decision makers to be better informed through systematic and evidence-based thinking. In this course, you will be introduced to these approaches and their application to business problems and managerial decision making. You will also become familiar with main theoretical concepts and tools and their application in hands-on and case-based analysis.
This course examines modern, complex businesses from a behavioural perspective while also exploring a firm’s internal organisation, boundary and growth. It covers issues such as why firms exist, how they are organised internally, what their scope is and what motivates their managers and employees.
Understanding the nature and role of modern economic organisation is crucial for the design and operation of any successful business. This course applies theoretical concepts to practical issues in business decision making, strategy and organisational design in a professional context.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12707
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 502
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Write something you have learnt. Link to the evidence of what you achieved.
In Reading I have been learning to understand what Phrases & Clauses are.
In Writing I have been learning how to write a Formal complaint, and include Phrases.
This Week I have done real good in Maths. I have been Testing myself in how much I know in my basic facts. I have also been going on a Maths website, called XtraMaths.
This week I have not done any work on Maori.
In Religious Education I have succeeded my Activity / Task that was set out for me to do. I have answered the question that I was given about the Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12708
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 150
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The Swedish unemployment rate is currently lower than the average for the EU-28. Over the past couple of years, the unemployment rate in Sweden has stayed around six per cent. In 2009, however, it rose to over eight per cent, largely due to the international economic recession. Currently, Germany and the Czech Republic have the lowest unemployment rates in the EU.
The International Labour Organization, ILO, has constructed an international standard for measuring unemployment in order to allow making comparisons between unemployment statistics from different countries. The diagram presents an international comparison of unemployment statistics for a number of countries.
is about to take up an employment within three months.
The labour force is considered to be made up of all people between 15-74 years of age who are either employed or unemployed. People working in their homes and people on long-term sick lists are not included in this group. Students are also excluded if they are not prepared to take up employment or already actively looking for a job.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12709
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 197
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Health Information Management (HIM) professionals play a critical role in maintaining, collecting, and analyzing data that healthcare providers rely on to deliver quality healthcare. The HIM Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree or concentration programs have admission, retention and graduation requirements which students must review and understand.
The Health Information Management program at DSCC is an online program. All HIM courses are offered online, except for the time students will spend in a health care facility for the two professional practices.
DSCC has multiple options for students ready to start a new career or take their skills to the next level in their chosen field.
The HEALTH INFORMATION Management concentration provides students with a wide range of skills required to be successful in the Health Information Department of a medical facility. The graduate is eligible to write the national examination for Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) examination.
Typical jobs: Director of a health information management department, assistant director/supervisor or clinical coder for a health care facility.
The ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS CERTIFICATE can be completed in one year. The students become familiar with electronic health records, the legal aspects of health records in an electronic environment (including HIPAA laws regarding the EHR), and the software programs used in the Health Information Management Department for storage and retrieval of the EHR. Each course in this certificate may be applied to the HIT major and concentration. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who have completed the program, and other important information, please visit our website.
Typical jobs: Assistant in EHR in all types of healthcare facilities, hospitals, nursing facilities (intermediate and skilled), rehabilitation (physical and mental), and same-day surgery center.
The Technical CERTIFICATE in MEDICAL CODING is designed to teach students the competencies necessary to assume the role of an entry-level medical coder for reimbursement in a structured healthcare setting such as a hospital, extended care facility, home health office, physician's office or other health care facility. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who have completed the program, and other important information, please visit our website.
Typical jobs: Coder for reimbursement in a hospital, physician's office or other healthcare facility.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12710
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 477
}
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Mental Blox game puts children's critical thinking and strategic problem-solving skills to the test. Game lets children stack, pattern and match the multicolor shapes to help them practice following verbal instructions, asking questions and building critical-thinking skills. Activity cards provide children with examples of what to build. Pieces feature four different shapes and three different attributes for a real challenge. Game is designed for children ages 5 and up.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12711
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 86
}
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This page is a brief tutorial on viral evolution. The text focuses on the evolutionary pressures that balance transmission and virulence. There are additional sections with further recommended reading, resources for teachers, and a brief bibliography. This is a good resource for secondary school students and teachers.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12713
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 55
}
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Since everyone’s Irish today, let’s take a moment and remember the cars that were built on the green isle. The first one to come to mind, and the most successful car assembled in Ireland, was the DeLorean DMC-12. Regardless of the fact that the DeLorean is also a time machine, it sold only about 8,500 copies before the company shut down.
Because we’ve covered the DeLorean on this blog again and again, that’s the only time it’ll be mentioned here today.
Yes, believe it or not, it’s possible to discuss Ireland’s car industry without mentioning the DeLorean. The country certainly isn’t known for its auto industry, which today is non-existent, but a couple of interesting little automotive gems existed there in the past.
Good luck finding one today, though.
The dream was simple: Build a large luxury sports convertible in Ireland and ship to the United States for mass consumption. Internet lore tells us that the Shamrock’s founder, American businessman James Conway, had the ambitious goal of selling 10,000 Shamrocks per year in the States. There were only two problems: Conway forgot to give the car any power and made it impossible to change the tires in the event of a flat.
The engine, a 1.5-liter 55-horsepower 4-cylinder, couldn’t propel the heavy car fast enough for American tastes. Plus, the rear body panels were not removable, and the wheels could be removed only by dropping the rear axle. Ten thousand cars? Nice dream. In reality, 10 Shamrocks were sold in 1959 and 1960, and only one is known to exist in the U.S.
The Costin had a slightly more successful life, enjoying a production run from 1983 to 1987 in Wexford, Ireland. Only 39 cars were built in those few short years, but it spawned another forgotten classic: The Panoz Roadster, which in turn influenced the Plymouth Prowler just a few years later.
If you happen to own a Prowler, drive it proud today, and know your car has some true Irish heritage!
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12714
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 456
}
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Abstract: This report describes a project that was undertaken by the Marine Mammal Stranding Investigations Program (MMSIP) at Mote Marine Laboratory to provide response to reports of sick, injured, or dead manatees for Manatee and Sarasota Counties on the central west coast of Florida. This study reports on manatee rescue and verification activities during July and August 2002 and also provides a summary for the data collected since October 2001. In July and August, a total of 31 manatee-related calls were recorded: 13 in Sarasota County, 14 in Manatee County, and 4 from Charlotte County. When interacting with the public during these calls, the researchers had the opportunity to educate residents and visitors about manatee behavior and general biology. These efforts, though on a small scale, contribute to the larger cause of protecting and preserving manatees, and are deemed necessary in the recovery plan for the species.
Description: 8 p. Includes bibliographical references and tables.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12716
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 203
}
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The Stream explores the costs and benefits of lowering the voting age.
If you’re old enough to drive and pay taxes, are you old enough to vote? This month, Hyattsville, Maryland became the second U.S municipality to lower the voting age for city elections to 16. A burgeoning youth suffrage movement across the nation is taking root in cities like San Francisco and St. Louis demanding similar laws.
Activists argue that minors should have a say in policies impacting them, like funding for youth services and measures to raise the minimum wage, and that lowering the voting age will increase voter turnout. Critics say their influence would be short-lived and they lack the maturity to be trusted with such a responsibility. The Stream hosts voices on both sides of the aisle to explore the consequences of minors heading to the polls.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12718
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 167
}
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Ahmad Kazwini, Abd Wahab (2011) Application of solar energy in Malaysia / Ahmad Kazwini Abd Wahab. Masters thesis, University of Malaya.
Currently, countries continue to seek the best alternative energy sources for routine uses. Solar energy has continuously attracted attention since it is an available source of energy which does not require any extraction cost. In this study, the solar systems with inverter are analyzed technically through TRNSYS simulation and the economic analysis has also been made. Energy produced from this solar system will significantly cater to the need of energy consumption in the daily life of Malaysians. The data for solar energy was collected from Malaysia metrology department and software (Meteonorm as well as online GAISMA) was analyzed and used in TRNSYS. Two types of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels including Monocrystalline PV and Thin Film PV have been simulated in TRNSYS. At the same time, comparisons of both types of PV are also made for some selected regions in Malaysia such as Kota Bharu, Kelantan, George Town, Pulau Pinang and Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. Then, the energy outputs of the TRNSYS simulation were analyzed economically. Life Cycle Cost, LCC method has also been implemented in this economic analysis. The analysis will take into account the full cost of materials, operations, inflation rate, etc. to show the flow of future implementation. Using the results of energy output from raw data analysis, TRNSYS simulation, and LCC analysis on the economics of the solar system, this study will provide useful information for finding the sources of renewable energy and their implementation in meeting the demands of domestic consumers.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12719
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 346
}
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What is and 23 divided by 1 and 34?
How do you write 2460 pennies as dollars? What is fifteen and three fourth divided by one and three fourth? What is 49 divided by the sum of a number 7? What is 2448 plus 2208? What is five over six divided by five over twelve?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12720
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 66
}
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The average investor in a cryptocurrency saw returns of 82 percent last year—not in spite of uncertainty around the digital tokens, but because of it, according to a new study by Assistant Professor Leonard Kostovetsky.
The very uncertainty around cryptocurrency is a factor in the eye-popping returns that the average investor earns on a crypto investment, though that effect might be declining. That’s one takeaway from a study by Leonard Kostovetsky, an assistant professor of finance at the Carroll School of Management.
Kostovetsky has co-authored a draft paper titled “Digital Tulips? Returns to Investors in Initial Coin Offerings” with doctoral candidate Hugo Benedetti ’19. Posted on the Social Science Research Network on May 20, the paper has caught the attention of the financial press, with coverage in MarketWatch, EconoTimes, and a score of outlets that cover the cryptocurrency market.
In part because the currencies are largely unregulated, making many investors wary, startups set a low, low price at the initial coin offering (ICO) stage to compensate for volatility. In effect, it’s an uncertainty discount that keeps the price down, which drives up the returns.
“Tokens are sold in ICOs at a significant discount to their market price (and at a much greater discount than IPOs), generating at least an 82 percent average abnormal return for the representative (i.e., weighted by capital invested) ICO investor,” Kostovetsky and Benedetti wrote. That figure even accounts for the many token ventures that failed, as well as the few that were fraudulent.
However, the underpricing declined over the period studied, January 2017 to March 2018, as both sellers and investors became savvier and transparency in the market increased, Kostovetsky explains. As the market matures and, perhaps, becomes subject to regulation, the high returns might erode further.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12721
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 392
}
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July 20 (): Astronomers have snapped the first ever direct image of a carbon monoxide (CO) snow line – the point where carbon monoxide freezes around a far-off baby solar system, 175 light years away from the Earth. Such a snow line would give information that could help them understand how planets form.
The CO Snow line is located in the disc around the Sun-like star TW Hydrae and is discovered by a team of international scientists. They used the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array to image the snow line in the infant solar system and the snow line spotted by ALMA is the first glimpse of the carbon monoxide snow line, around TW Hydrae.
This discovery promises to give out more information about the formation of comets and planets, the factors that decide their composition and the history of the Solar System.
Water (H2O) is the first molecule to condense and freeze when it reaches the necessary distance from the star, forming the first snow line. Moving further away from a star, other molecules start to freeze, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO). As each species of molecule has a different freezing point, the snow line of each can be found at different distances from the star.
In the Solar System, the water snow line is roughly at 3 astronomical units (AU), or 3 times the average distance between Earth and the Sun. Carbon monoxide has a much lower freezing point than water, so its ice line in the Solar System is roughly 30 AU, about where Neptune orbits. Beyond that lies the Kuiper Belt, where Pluto, Eris, Quaoar, and other bodies of rock and ice lurk, along with many comets.
CO ice is also interesting as it serves as a starting point for more complex organic molecules, specifically the prebiotic molecules found in comets. Yet another advantage to looking for the CO snow line instead of water is that there’s another molecule that’s easier to spot. That molecule, diazenylium (N2H+), only occurs in large volumes where CO ice exists. At warmer temperatures, carbon monoxide reacts with diazenylium, destroying it; once CO freezes, that reaction is slowed down.
Researchers say finding these snow lines would give us guidelines or starting points of where these planets form and what their composition might look like.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12724
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 502
}
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If your Ovation Hearing Aid has stopped working, or only works intermittently, perform this simple test to identify the cause and return it to working condition.
First, start by detaching the ear tube from the device. Then, place the device in the palm of one hand and cup your other hand over the top of the device. At this point, you should hear a squealing sound or feedback coming from the device. If you do not hear any sounds coming from the device, your unit may be defective.
If you do hear squealing sounds, that means your device is in proper working condition and your problem lies elsewhere.
The most common reason a hearing aid will stop working is earwax buildup. Using the included brush and cleaning wire, thoroughly clean the ear tip and tube. Sometimes, you may also need to use your finger tips and finger nails to dislodge any additional wax buildup in the ear tip that you were unable to remove with the brush. Or replace the ear tip and tube.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12725
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 204
}
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The Western Carpathians are separated into an Outer and Inner Carpathians (both comprising several nappe systems) by the extremely narrow and highly deformed Pieniny Klippen Belt. The main phase of deformation and thrusting took place during the Late Cretaceous in the Inner Carpathians, at the end of Cretaceous–Paleocene in the Pieniny Klippen Belt and in the Miocene in the Outer Carpathians. In this paper a large amount of palaeomagnetic results of different quality available from several nappe stacks and from overstep sequences were reviewed and interpreted in terms of tectonics. The data suggest that all three main units participated in two phases of anticlockwise rotation starting at 18.5 Ma, that is, the Outer Carpathian nappes in front of the already consolidated Alpine–Carpathian–Pannonian block became accreted to the block. Late Cretaceous nappe transport, Neogene uplift of ‘core mountains’ and possibly oroclinal bending of pre-Oligocene age can account for important differences in pre-Cenozoic palaeomagnetic declinations. Most of them exhibit less or no anticlockwise rotation suggested by the overstep sequences, implying pre-Cenozoic clockwise rotations of variable angles.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12726
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 280
}
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Reduces the speed of drive systems to optimise energy use.
Potentially helps reduce energy bills.
Major energy savings can be made using these units, if used with the right application. Many pumps and fans do not need to run at full capacity all the time. Ventilation rates in a building can be varied to suit occupancy and pumps can be controlled to limit liquid delivery such as in heating or chilled water systems.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12730
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 85
}
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Here are some of the Year 5 chldren investigating sports shoes.
They wanted to find out which shoe had the best grip.
They used Newton metres to measure the force needed to pull each shoe across a surface. They tried to make the test fair by only changing one thing. They recored their results in a table.
How much force is needed?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12734
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 74
}
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Being overweight or obese can have a number of negative health consequences, including increased risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.
To lower your risk, maintaining a healthy weight is important. Not all tips for losing weight that you read online or in magazines are healthy, though.
Healthy weight loss is not something that you can achieve overnight. Too many people look to eating certain foods or a certain combination of foods to help them lose weight. While crash dieting may help them lose some weight, it doesn’t teach the person anything about healthy eating habits. Once the person has lost some weight, they go back to their original eating habits and gain the weight back, plus a few extra pounds.
Losing weight and keeping it off is much better for your health than going through the cycle of losing weight, gaining it back, and then starting to diet again. Long-term weight loss can be achieved with a combination of a balanced diet and regular exercise.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12735
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 197
}
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The human brain is the most complex and mysterious organ in the body, but understanding the different parts of the brain, learning about them and memorizing them does not have to be as hard. You can make it simple by using the Editable Human Brain PowerPoint Diagram to teach your students about the different parts of the brain. The Editable Human Brain PowerPoint Diagram is a single PowerPoint slide that is wholly customizable. Each part of the brain is illustrated in a different color, making it easier to distinguish between each one. Each colored portion is completed by an identifying label that extends out to the side. Each one of the labels is clear to read and makes it easier to memorize the names.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12736
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 139
}
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a watershed in the human rights of users and survivors of psychiatry. This course is offered with an emphasis on how users and survivors of psychiatry can use the CRPD to advance our human rights.
The Convention of course guarantees the rights of all persons with disabilities, in all our diversity. Major constituencies organized at the international level included the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, World Federation of the Deaf, World Blind Union, World Federation of the Deafblind, Inclusion International (persons with intellectual disabilities and their families), International Federation of Hard of Hearing Persons, and Disabled Peoples’ International (cross-disability). We organized all disabled people’s organizations and allies into the International Disability Caucus, and aimed for the Convention to be equally relevant to all persons with disabilities irrespective of the type of disability or geographical location. Every constituency finds what it needs in the text, and the Convention can be approached from a number of different starting points to uncover its potential.
The provisions in CRPD that advance the human rights of users and survivors of psychiatry are derived from the deep-rooted positions of our movement, expressed in papers such as the WNUSP Human Rights Position Paper and the 10th International Conference Principles. Nevertheless, awareness of the CRPD was slow to develop among users and survivors of psychiatry because the CRPD provisions are expressed in legal language, and because of the political struggle around their interpretation (and other factors, such as non-identification with disability community, and cynicism due to the history of superficial reforms that don’t change power relations).
The CRPD was adopted by the UN General Assembly ten years ago in December 2016, and there are now 172 states parties, the overwhelming majority of all UN member states. In that time, users and survivors of psychiatry in many countries have become involved in advocating for its provisions to be put into law and practice, and human rights NGOs and universities have conducted trainings in this area. But there has not been a survivor-run training, completely independent from non-survivor organizations or influence, until now.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12737
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 432
}
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Today we had dinner over the sad news of the first case declared of African Swine fever in the South of Belgium. Just a few hours ago we learned that the virus causing this disease, the African Swine Fever virus (ASFv), had been diagnosed in two wild boars. In the absence of new data, everything is speculation. The most plausible explanations for the origin of these infections would be the direct infection of these animals by products contaminated with the virus from infected areas (“again the man is to blame”). Any other explanation would open rather uncomfortable questions to answer.
A few weeks ago the LAB24 program of TVE24h contacted with us, it is probably the only program of the Spanish national Television dedicated exclusively to Scientific Divulgation.
African swine fever research collaboration with China: Dr. Rodriguez visits Beijing invited by the FAO.
For the elder (and for those not that old), talking about African swine fever (ASF) brings unpleasant memories. The ASF-causative agent is a virus (ASFV) which provoked dramatic economical loses in the Iberian peninsula for almost four decades. To understand the tremendous implications of ASFV presence to our economy is worthy to mention that its eradication in 1995 allowed re-opening the international trade for our pork products, facilitating therefore launching our swine industry to today´s levels. However, our joy seemed to last only one decade since ASFV is menacing our borders again after re-entering the European continent thorough Georgia in 2007 and some Eastern border countries of the EU in 2014.
It was the year 1957 when the African swine fever virus (ASFV) landed, pun intended, for the first time on the European continent and arriving from Africa. Being a gentleman as it is, one could speculate that our hero travelled with a first class ticket, well tucked in a soft bread crumb wrap, to stay with us for nearly fourty years.
After three months of mini-sabbatical stay in New York it is time to return to reality; time flies! I feel like breaking up with an old girlfriend.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12738
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 438
}
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Like most metals and chemicals, large amounts of chromium in the body can be hazardous to a person’s health , so it is recommended that chromium contamination levels in the environment are monitored closely. This is important in industrial areas, so that necessary measures are taken to reduce the chromium levels to conform to the regulatory guidelines. Normally Chromium is found in the soil and plants, and is essential for the normal functioning of the human body in small quantities. However when the human body is exposed to large quantities of chromium above the recommended levels it can adversely affect the kidneys, liver, respiratory and nervous system so companies which pollute the environment with chromium are expected to take necessary steps to minimize the damage caused.
Most people get the chromium they require for the normal functioning of their body from the food they eat, like coffee, tea, potatos, yeast, peas. Due to industrialization, some individuals are exposed to extremely high levels of chromium, especially if they are working in the chemical manufacturing sector or exposed to combustion of gas,oil and coal. Realizing the health hazards posed by these industries and combustion activity, the regulatory bodies like EPA have specified the safe chromium levels in an area. Industries who do not conform to these pollution control norms could face legal and other action, and their manufacturing license could be revoked in some cases.
Hence many of the firms involved in activities which increase the chromium levels in the environment, are consulting firms which specialize in environmental forensics, accurately measuring the chromium contamination levels in a particular area with the latest equipment and technology available, and then recommending suitable changes to conform with the pollution control norms . The pollution control firm may recommend some changes in the manufacturing process so that less pollutants are released to the environment or that the chromium will be treated so that it is not released to the environment. In some case the chromium may be collected and sold to companies in the steel, paint, paper,cement sector, who require chromium as a raw material for their manufacturing process. Insurance policies may be used to reduce the financial burden to the firm implementing chromium pollution control norms.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12739
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 433
}
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Most people don’t need to be convinced of the importance of being able to get around. It’s vital for independence. It means being out there in the community when and where we choose. It means easy connections to friends and family. Mobility is closely linked to both physical and psychological health.
When mobility is impaired by problems such as arthritis or being overweight, activities become restricted. This results in physical deconditioning – loss of strength, balance, and co-ordination.
Mobility limitation has been shown to be an early predictor of physical disability, depression, falls, loss of independence, and institutionalization.
To maintain mobility, it is important to stay active in safe ways. The traditional “use it or lose it” cliché applies. Any form of walking – outdoors, in the hallways, at the mall – is a good idea. Walking builds cardiovascular fitness, muscle endurance, balance, and bone mass. The more we walk, the better we respond to challenges in the environment, such as walking uphill or over uneven ground. That reduces the risk of falls.
Any aerobic activity, such as walking, swimming, dancing, or cycling, helps with weight control and improves the symptoms of arthritis. This kind of exercise strengthens the large muscles in the hips and legs – crucial for things like getting up from a chair and climbing stairs.
For more ideas on keeping fit and mobile, check out Canada’s Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living for Older Adults, available on the Public Health Agency of Canada website.
Sandra Webber has a background in physiotherapy and teaches at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research focuses on mobility issues in older adults, the importance of strength and power, and physical activity after knee and hip joint replacements.
Have your doctor or pharmacist review your medications regularly. This ensures you are getting the best treatment effects and a minimum of side effects.
If you drive, get your vision checked regularly.
Keep your mind active. Do things that challenge cognition, such as reading, playing chess, card games, crossword puzzles, or crafts. Try to stay “connected.” Maintain a wide social network. Stay abreast of the transportation options in your community. People who do this have more mobility choices available to them.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12740
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 469
}
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Otama Village is located just north of Koriyama and its population is about 8,700. Photo above shows typical scenery of the village with Mt. Adatara and rice fields. The village is also known that it made friendship city agreement with Machu Picchu Village of Peru in 2015.
There is a trail path called Endogataki Trail along the Sugita River on the foot of Mt. Adatara. The altutude is about 800m above sea level. Photo above shows Mikazuki Fall along the trail which means crescent moon fall, surrounded with fresh green leaves.
I could find some alpine flowers along the trail as shown below.
Photos above show pretty white flowers of Disporum or Chigoyuri in Japanese. Many were found all along the trail. Some of them have two flowers in one plant.
Photo above shows white flowers like snow crystals. The plant is called Smilacina japonica or Yukizasa in Japanese.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12741
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 203
}
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Hinduism might be a religion for most of us but I feel that Hinduism is a way of life. We call it the Hindu Dharma. Dharma and religion are not the same and should not be confused. Religion is a subset of Dharma. Hinduism is also known as the Sanaatan Dharma.
Religion is founded by someone. One belongs to the same religion if one shares a common symbol, common religious texts, common God and a common founder. Most of the times, it is the religious movement that gives birth to religion. Thus, religion has a date of origin. We can also say that religion has a group of people who think and believe alike.
Dharma on the other hand originates from the Sanskrit root dhri, which means “that which maintains the stability and harmony of the universe.” Dharma describes the behavior of things, duty, law, ethics, virtue, etc. Every entity in the universe has its dharma or duty or has to abide by certain laws―the electron has the dharma to move in a certain manner and clouds have their own Dharma or duty and similarly a man. In the modern term of Dharma is Physics.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12742
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 239
}
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Not a problem for us. Are you sure? You probably forbid the use of alcohol and drugs while people are at work. If you are in a high risk sector, you may back this up with random blood tests. If this is something important for you, you must have it written into employment contracts, otherwise your staff can refuse.
Much more likely to be an issue is people at work but affected by the night before. Or taking time off because their “food poisoning” is actually a hangover. Alcohol in particular can get to be a destructive habit which means that a worker is constantly less than their best. If someone is at work but still has alcohol in their blood, they could be sufficiently affected that driving or the use of machines is problematic.
This sort of situation is difficult to deal with. The best approach is to encourage openness about alcohol and drug use, and to be supportive. A disciplinary route may be required, but always with the carrot as well as the stick. The person may desperately want to stop, for lots of reasons, but find it hard. You can help.
In particular, think about the workplace culture. Are staff drinks on a Friday evening running to excess? Making people feel excluded if they don’t want to drink? Does the company put on parties with alcohol provided, and are good non alcoholic options available?
Another important issue is prescription medications. Many medications can affect someone’s performance at work, and in particular their fitness to undertake high risk tasks. This may improve once the person has adjusted to the medication, but how can you manage a problem you don’t know about? It is important that all your staff are aware of the need to report any new medication they take which has a warning on the label. You must accept, though, that they may be reluctant to tell you. An open culture, where staff know that they will be supported and not punished for their ill health, gives you the best chance of knowing about the risk so that you can manage it.
It is always worth covering alcohol and drugs in your policies and employment documents. Make sure workers know that they will be supported if you become aware of a problem. Having the company approach documented also helps you to take appropriate action when needed. It is one more possible risk which needs to be assessed ahead of any problems.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12744
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 477
}
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After the TREAD Act was mandated in 2007, all vehicles manufactured in the United States beginning in 2008, must be installed with direct or indirect TPMS systems. The Mitsubishi Outlander has had TPMS sensors installed in all vehicles since 2006.
The Mitsubishi Outlander uses a direct TPMS system, which means TPMS sensors are installed in the wheel. If one or more tires indicate low tire pressure, the TPMS sensors will transfer the information to the vehicle’s ECU. An indicator light (low-line TPMS system) or each tire pressure will show on the dash (high-line TPMS system).
When a tire is rotated or changed in one or more tires of a Mitsubishi Outlander, a TPMS relearn must be performed to write the ID’s to the vehicle.
If your Mitsubishi has a push-button start ignition, try this tip if there is a transfer failure issue. There are two modes for the Mitsubishi’s push-button start, START and STOP. Make sure to press twice to reveal START during the relearn procedure when the step requires the ignition to turn on before transferring the TPMS sensor ID’s.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12747
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There is no life after death. If you believe in life after death, tell me what particles contain the information that moves your soul from place to place. Is it electrons? Because those would be easy to notice because electrons are electrically charged. It is actually quite a lot of charge. Is it atoms? But the atoms don’t move very much when you die. If you believe that there is some way you have an immortal soul, that travels from place to place, then you are not just saying we don’t know how it works, you are saying that current knowledge of the laws of physics is wrong [And by extension, all technology based on this knowledge does not work. For example, computers and nuclear weapons must be a sham.] which means you had better give me a good reason to believe our current knowledge of the laws of physics is wrong because it is not.
Early scientists were convince all life contained some sort of vital force and in addition humans had a soul that left the body at death and went to have an afterlife. They searched and search and could find neither. Further, modern particle physicists on theoretical grounds say no particle could exist to support souls.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12748
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 239
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The development of high energy accelerators began in 1911, when Rutherford discovered the atomic nuclei inside the atom. Since then, progress has been made in the following: (1) development of high voltage dc and rf accelerators, (2) achievement of high field magnets with excellent field quality, (3) discovery of transverse and longitudinal beam focusing principles, (4) invention of high power rf sources, (5) improvement of high vacuum technology, (6) attainment of high brightness (polarized/unpolarized) electron/ion sources, (7) advancement of beam dynamics and beam manipulation schemes, such as beam injection, accumulation, slow and fast extraction, beam damping and beam cooling, instability feedback, etc. The impacts of the accelerator development are evidenced by the many ground-breaking discoveries in particle and nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, condensed matter physics, biomedical physics, medicine, biology, and industrial processing. This book is intended to be used as a graduate or senior undergraduate textbook in accelerator physics and science. It can be used as preparatory course material for graduate accelerator physics students doing thesis research. The text covers historical accelerator development, transverse betatron motion, synchrotron motion, an introduction to linear accelerators, and synchrotron radiation phenomena in low emittance electron storage rings, introduction to special topics such as the free electron laser and the beam-beam interaction. Attention is paid to derivation of the action-angle variables of the phase space, because the transformation is important for understanding advanced topics such as the collective instability and nonlinear beam dynamics. Each section is followed by exercises, which are designed to reinforce the concept discussed and to solve a realistic accelerator design problem.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12751
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 349
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outcome, even despite successful recanalization after thrombolysis. In experimental models of cerebral ischemia, hyperglycemia is shown to exacerbate ischemic neuronal injury through a variety of mechanisms. Hyperglycemia amplifies extracellular glutamate accumulation, especially in the cortex,140 impairs lipid metabolism,141 reduces perfusion to the penumbra, promotes calcium influx through NMDA receptors, cytotoxic edema, oxidative stress, and free-radical production, and increases inflammation including expression of metalloproteinases (MMPs).142 The Glucose Insulin in Stroke Trial suggests that administration of glucose, insulin, and potassium during the first 24 hours after stroke onset is safe; this pilot study was underpowered to determine efficacy.143 Three studies addressing aggressive insulin therapy for euglycemia, the Glucose Regulation in Acute Stroke Patients Trial (GRASP), Glucose Insulin in Stroke Trial-UK (GIST-UK), and Treatment of Hyperglycemia in Ischemic Stroke (THIS), are ongoing.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12753
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 226
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Traditionally, African Americans have registered lower rates of suicide than other ethnic groups. In the last 20 years this pattern has changed, particularly among young African Americans. To date, the research conducted regarding this phenomenon has been limited for a variety of reasons and previous research has been inconclusive in determining risk factors of African American suicide. The purpose of this paper is to identify risk and protective factors specific to African American suicide. To determine the factors, the 1993 National Mortality Follow-back Survey was analyzed. The risk factors identified include being under age 35, southern and northeastern residence, cocaine use, firearm presence in home, and threatening others with violence. Some of the protective factors associated with African American suicide include rural residence and educational attainment. These results provide valuable information about completed African American suicides in relation to Whites. Several of these factors are unique to African Americans.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12756
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 172
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Potential variation in reproductive performance as young broodfish among four selectively bred strains of channel catfish was evaluated by comparing profiles of plasma estradiol, testosterone, and vitellogenin, and activities of cathepsin D, L, and B in follicle-enclosed oocytes during vitellogenesis in 2- to 3-yr-old females. No differences among the four strains were detected for any of the parameters measured. Plasma steroid concentrations demonstrated temporal differences, with testosterone levels peaking in January and estradiol levels peaking in April. Monthly changes in circulating vitellogenin concentrations coincided with oocyte growth.
Average oocyte size in May, the typical time of spawning, was smaller (1624 μm) than that considered normal for mature oocytes (approx. 3000 μm) in this species. Furthermore, only 9% of the females in this study spawned, and no significant correlations could be determined between the reproductive indices and spawning success. Activities of cathepsin D, L, and B were also similar between the four strains of catfish. Cathepsin L activity was highest in March, and cathepsin D activity was highest in March and May. Cathepsin B activity was generally lower than the activities of either cathepsin L or D, with the highest levels occurring in November, December, and March. This is the first report of cathepsin activities and their relationships to other reproductive parameters in channel catfish. 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12757
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 316
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A chart is presented that lists the political stability index of various country which include Australia, Bahrain, and Myanmar.
A chart is presented depicting the political stability of several countries including Armenia, Australia and Austria.
A chart is presented that shows the ratings of countries in terms of political stability including Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.
A chart is presented showing the political stability rating of several countries as of July 2013, including Mongola, Libya and the Philippines.
The article presents the political stability index of various countries including Australia, Argentina, and Bahmas.
Current State of Arctic Oil Drilling in the U.S.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12759
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 125
}
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By the time your baby is about 6 months old, he will likely show interest in feeding himself. And now might be the time to invest in a shower curtain or rug to cover the floor under his high chair because he's about to make a big 'ol mess.
This behavior is a natural, normal part of his development and it should be encouraged. He is gaining independence and new fine motor skills.
There is a new trend in parenting called "Baby Led Weaning" which essentially eliminates the need for pureed foods. The premise is that baby eats the same foods as the family, when he is ready to eat on his own, using his pincers to grab morsels of food.
While baby led weaning encourages greater independence, sometimes smaller bites of food can be a choking hazard because he was not learned to properly chew and swallow food.
NurtureBaby recommends starting baby on pureed foods and allowing self-feeding only after baby has grown accustomed to chunkier textures.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12760
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 202
}
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A tooth infection can cause severe pain. Left untreated, decay can lead to tooth loss and other issues.
At Bailey Dental Group in Richmond, MI, our doctors can perform a root canal procedure to restore the health and comfort of your smile.
So why should you consider root canal treatment?
Dr. Cynthia E Bailey uses modern root canal techniques, as well as local anesthesia, to ensure you are as comfortable as possible during your endodontic procedure. This procedure can provide significant relief from tooth pain.
Even a small cavity, when left untreated, can eventually lead to the loss of a tooth. With a root canal, we can preserve the healthy exterior of your tooth to prevent the need for an extraction.
Once a dental infection exists, it can spread to neighboring teeth and gum tissue. It can affect the tissue in your jaw and cause bone loss. Receiving prompt treatment can help you avoid more serious oral health concerns.
Concerned about pain during treatment?
Do you need a root canal or an extraction?
Root canal treatment deals mainly with the inside of the tooth, or the pulp. During a consultation, Dr. Bailey can assess whether the exterior of your tooth is healthy enough to support a dental crown. If not, they may recommend a tooth extraction.
Since the wisdom teeth are not necessary for proper oral function, we do not typically recommend a root canal when these teeth become infected. Instead, we will likely recommend wisdom tooth removal to restore the health of your smile.
When a dental infection has occurred, the only two treatment options are root canal therapy or tooth extraction. After an extraction, you will need to replace the removed tooth with a dental implant or another type of permanent restoration. These treatment options typically cost more and require a longer treatment time than a simple root canal. If the tooth can be saved, Dr. Bailey will recommend a root canal.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12761
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 382
}
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If your eyes itch, are red, tearing or burning, pay attention to what they may be telling you. You may have eye allergies, or allergic conjunctivitis, a condition that affects millions of Americans. It is a condition that can occur alone, but often accompanies nasal allergy symptoms, such as sneezing, sniffling and a stuffy nose. And, while most people treat nasal allergy symptoms, they often ignore their itchy, red, watery eyes. Here you will find answers to common questions and information on eye allergy treatment.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12763
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 111
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Application Satellite tests. The satellite is submitted to outer space conditions in order to evaluate the reaction of its component parts. Used in the Aerospace industry.
Specimen : 2100 x 1000 x 1400 mm.
Temperature : -135°C to +150°C.
Heat variation : 1,5°C/min linear.
Cold variation : 2°C/min linear.
Vacuum : 1.10-6 mbar, obtained in 4 hours.
Maximum vacuum : 1.10-8 mbar.
IR insolation : 2 500 W/m².
− An ambient temperature between +15°C and +35°C.
− A load consisting of 550 kg of steel.
− A thermal load of 300 W.
Temperature range : -135°C to +150°C.
Cooling rate : average 2°C/min from +150°C to –135°C.
Heating rate : average 1,5°C/min from –135°C to +150°C.
Temperature stability : ± 2°C.
Homogeneity of temperature : ± 3°C to ± 5°C.
Gap of measure compared to the instruction :± 1°C.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12765
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 255
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"How many people have looked up at the moon and wondered what produced the pattern we see -- let me tell you, I’ve wanted to solve that one!"
That's Maria Zuber, a geophysics professor at MIT and principal investigator for NASA's GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) mission to understand the moon's interior, according to a written statement from MIT.
Previous theories held that an asteroid created the massive Oceanus Procellarum basin on the lunar surface -- often called the "man on the moon." But Zuber and a team of colleagues at MIT, the Colorado School of Mines, and NASA say they've found a new explanation for the mysterious feature on the lunar surface: ancient volcanic eruptions.
Earth's moon as observed in visible light (left), topography (center, where red is high and blue is low), and the GRAIL gravity gradients (right).
According to the scientists, an asteroid would have created a circular basin upon impact. But a new high-resolution map created from GRAIL data revealed that the area surrounding the Procellarum basin is more rectangular, made up of sharp angles and structures the scientists call "gravity anomalies."
"We interpret the gravity anomalies discovered by GRAIL as part of the lunar magma plumbing system -- the conduits that fed lava to the surface during ancient volcanic eruptions," Zuber said in a written statement released by NASA.
The scientists believe that soon after the moon formed, a large plume of magma bubbled up from the interior. The temperature difference between the molten material and cool crust fractured the lunar surface, allowing magma to spill onto the surface to create the rift valleys and strange rectangular features that make up the Procellarum basin.
With one puzzle solved, the team say they're on to the next one.
The research was published online on Oct. 1 in the journal Nature.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12766
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 395
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A week ago on Tuesday night in Ephesians we discussed hardness of heart. By coincidence (not a kosher word) the following Shabbat we studied Y'shua's parables on the cost of discipleship. It turns out that the two concepts are nicely related.
When we study the origins of the term 'hardness of heart', we fetch up first in Exodus where God is dealing with Pharaoh. The process starts in Ex 5 where Moshe makes a reasonable request that Israel be allowed three days to go out and worship - basically a long weekend. Pharaoh says, "Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, I will not let Israel go."
After that declaration, Pharaoh ceased to be in control of the process. God took over and made sure that Pharaoh did not waver until the ten plagues had run their course and Israel was delivered. Early on, Pharaoh hardened his own heart, but later it was God who did the hardening to keep Pharaoh from caving in and letting Israel go early.
In part 2 of this article, we'll discuss Y'shua's perspective on this and His remedy.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12772
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 245
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24 new datasets have been published on the Open Data portal data.egov.kz. The data was provided by three government agencies: Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry for Investments and Development, and Ministry of Energy, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Specifically, Ministry of Education provided the data on e-Learning system. Now there is statistics on the number of classes, teachers and students as well as the data on students’ progress in schools connected to the e-Learning system can be found on the open data portal. There is only data for Astana and Almaty cities is available at this moment.
The data on environmental status of the country were received from Ministry of Energy: data on level of pollution of localities, on radiation status of the atmospheric boundary air, and also on the changes in the composite index of pollution of the country’s water entities. Furthermore, the registers of multiple expert organizations and labs are published.
Technical Regulation & Metrology Committee under Ministry for Investments and Development presented the lists of laboratories and conformity certification agencies included in the Customs Union’s Uniform Register and other data on the accredited organizations in this field.
It should be noted that all datasets have been posted in machine-readable format and are accessible on API, which is convenient for developing apps and services.
A new version of the portal with the functionality for preliminarily viewing the content of datasets is going to be launched by the end of this year. This would allow easily viewing and downloading the data provided in machine-readable format for common users.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12773
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 313
}
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Periodontal disease is detected by your dentist or dental hygienist during a periodontal examination. This type of exam should always be part of your regular dental check-up.
A periodontal probe (small measurement instrument) is gently used to measure the sulcus (space) between the tooth and the gums. The depth of a healthy sulcus generally measures three millimeters or less and does not bleed. As periodontal disease progresses, the pockets frequently get deeper.
Sulcus/pocket depths, amount of bleeding, radiographic bone level, tooth mobility, etc., are used in assessing periodontal condition.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12775
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 132
}
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At the town council meeting on Aug. 24, Greg Hession, Beaver Mines resident, presented on his concerns about water fluoridation and requested that the town consider halting the procedure.
“We need to exercise caution when it comes to providing a medication to everybody in the community,” he said.
Whether or not to continue fluoridating water has been an issue addressed by towns and cities across Canada. In 2011 Calgary stopped adding fluoride to drinking water. Councillors had a problem with administering medication to an entire population as well as the costs associated with fluoridating water.
Hession’s main concern, in his presentation to council, was medicating without consent.
Fluoride is added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay. According to the Health Canada website, over 90 national and international professional health organizations endorse this practice including the Canadian Medical Association, the US Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization.
However, Hession believes that water fluoridation is an outdated practice. Based on his research on the subject, he says oral hygiene statistics have remained the same after towns and cities removed fluoride from the water.
“If we look at other countries around the world, and even other places in Canada and the US that do not practice the water fluoridation, we will find that there is no statistical difference in the amount of the tooth decay between the two communities,” Hession claimed.
Hession finished his presentation by asking the town to join the fight against artificial water fluoridation.
“Remembering that as individuals we have the right to informed consent and really it just comes down to morals and ethics,” he said.
Mayor Don Anderberg thanked Hession for the presentation and added that the issue would be discussed at the next council meeting.
The town has been requesting residents’ thoughts on the practice of fluoridating water and currently has a poll up on it’s website. The town also posted links to provincial and federal information regarding fluoridation.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12776
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 413
}
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The resource Mental Health Advocacy & Human Rights: Your Guide was published by the British Institute of Human Rights as part of its Human Rights in Healthcare project. The guide is designed to assist advocates in Britain working with people with mental health problems, as well as their clients.
The resource offers information about key human rights relevant to mental health and about the UK Human Rights Act. It also contains real-life examples of how advocates have used human rights to secure better treatment for people with mental health problems. Useful flowcharts have been added which advocates can use to identify human rights issues and develop a course of action.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12779
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 123
}
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Every year, there are approximately 6.3 million car collisions reported in the United States, with 24% of these crashes occurring during bad weather. Of these 6.3 million automobile collisions, 7,130 result in weather-related crash fatalities, with 12% of these fatalities involving teenagers. This infographic illustrates the relationship between bad weather and teenage drivers, as well as the environmental and physical factors that contribute to these crashes. If you are injured in an auto accident, contact a skilled and experienced personal injury attorney to explore your options and protect your rights.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12783
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 110
}
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It's very rare to find such a big Huanan jade which produced as one rough stone. The weight is 1,800 kg, with the layer of green and the white, and it is said that there are only several of stone roughs more than 1 ton and this is the one of it.
It looks like it's made of several kind of stones, but it's made of only one stone by using natural color of it. This is a landscape sculpture of stunning Huanan jade.
The height of 220 centimeters Weight 600㎏. It's a modular thurible that has been carved from a huge jade .
The chain is connectedly carved from one stone. A tower of mother and child shows a bond and the blood relation, and jade is valued highly as a talisman.
A beautiful stone is called "gyoku" in China and it's valued. Especially, Jade is highly valued. Even if I point at jade then saying "gyoku", it isn't exaggerated.
The jade is tough because of the organization of a small crystal which interlocked complicatedly inside, and it's difficult to break, and processing is difficult also, on the other hand, it's also the very good sculpture material.
Jade was being used as the material of the sculpture for more than 3000 years in China. Their technology for carving may probably be called the world best.
The chain which seamlessly engraved. The design which is so delicate. The expressive power of which I can't think as a stone. There are Chinese jade carvings can't be easily seen in Japan.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12784
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 334
}
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Yellow mongoose is the only member of it's genus, but as many as twelve subspecies of yellow mongoose have been described.
In general, the yellow mongoose has lighter highlights on the underbelly and chin, a bushy tail, and a complete lack of sexual dimorphism.
The yellow mongoose is endemic to and widely distributed throughout Southern Africa.
⧪ The Yellow mongoose mainly feeds upon insects including, ants, termites, beetles and locusts. Their diet also consists of birds, frogs, lizards, small rodents and eggs.
⧪ The yellow mongoose is smaller than most other mongooses. Within the same geographic region, there is no body size differences between males and females.
⧪ The yellow mongoose is the primary host for a strain of rabies endemic to South Africa.
⧪ Predators of the Yellow Mongoose include birds of prey, jackals, and snakes.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12786
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 203
}
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Prunus spp. honey is typically light in color, quick to granulate, but has good flavor. Prunus spp. may contribute to early honey surplus for honey bees.
The honey from Acer is typically pale amber in color. Maples are important to honey bees for early brood rearing.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12787
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 64
}
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With the emergence of the scientific revolution in the 17th century, views of society and nature were transformed throughout Europe. There were great developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry. The world and its views were changing, and with that change, came a new change in thought, a new change in philosophy. Apart from ancient Greek philosophy, which was centered on finding order in a vast variety of things by searching for a fundamental amalgamating principle, Descartes sought to establish order via some fundamental division. Descartes understands and expresses that what we know about our mind is more definite than what we know about the world outside our mind. Descartes’ philosophy is completely different from that of the Greeks, where it is not about a fundamental principle, but about a fundamental knowledge.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12788
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 162
}
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Cornelis Vreeswijk (8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a singer-songwriter, poet and actor born in IJmuiden in the Netherlands. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. Cornelis Vreeswijk is today considered as one of the most influential and successful troubadours in Sweden.
A political singer with a bohemian lifestyle, Vreeswijk remained controversial in the sixties and early seventies, idolized by his fans but disapproved of by many others for his “rude” language and persistent interest in “unsuitable” people like prostitutes and criminals. Some of his records were blacklisted by the public broadcasting company Sveriges Radio. Later in his career, Vreeswijk was to gain increasing fame and a wider audience both for his songs and his other work. He published several volumes of poetry in his lifetime and left a considerable manuscript legacy of poems which have been published since.Towards the end of Vreeswijk’s life his reputation soared again, aided by the televising of some highly regarded nightclub shows, and by Agneta Brunius’ TV documentary Balladen om den flygande holländaren (The Ballad of the Flying Dutchman) in 1986. By the time of his death from liver cancer at the age of fifty, Cornelis Vreeswijk had become an icon of the Swedish music scene, and he was honored with burial at the cemetery of Katarina kyrka, a national cemetery in Stockholm.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12791
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 328
}
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Researchers from China’s Harbin Institute of Technology have built a robot that can jump on water just like a real water strider.
The first bio-inspired microrobot capable of not just walking on water like the water strider – but continuously jumping up and down like a real water strider – now is a reality. Scientists reported development of the agile microrobot, which could use its jumping ability to avoid obstacles on reconnaissance or other missions, in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12792
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 103
}
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Land based gas turbines components are subjected to high mechanical loads at elevated temperatures, whilst having to contend with hot gas corrosion and erosion from aggressive air and fuel contaminates. For protection from these damaging environments, special thermal sprayed coatings have been developed. These coating extend operating life, and allow increased turbine entry temperatures (TET), leading to an improvement in thermal efficiency.
Turbine blades and guide vanes are generally engineered from either high temperature resistant nickel based super-alloys, such as IN738, which have good oxidation resistant properties, but are not capable of withstanding high temperature corrosion and erosion, or cobalt based alloys that are excellent against corrosion but have low resistance to oxidation. To alleviate these problems components are coated with a MCrAlY overlay, the composition of which, and especially the metal component M (Ni, Co, Fe or a combination thereof), depends on the application and the environment in which it is used. MCrAlY alloys form internal oxide structures and spinels, which renders them with excellent resistance to high temperature oxidation and hot corrosion. The life of the coating is closely related to the oxide content, porosity and the bonding of the coating to the substrate. The addition of yttrium (Y) to the coating improves the overall oxide structure and tenacity of the oxide films.
Some components operate in temperature regimes exceeding the maximum allowed for either the overlay coating or the component material, which leads to a requirement for thermal protection. Zirconia based ceramics are applied over the MCrAlY coating to provide a temperature gradient between the gas stream and substrate. With the aid of cooling gases, these components can withstand the elevated gas stream temperatures. The thickness of the zirconia required depends upon the gas stream temperature and the amount of cooling available. These coatings can be applied to a thickness of 2 mm, although typical thickness’ are in the range of 0,2 mm to 0,5 mm.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12794
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 400
}
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One among essentially the most widespread electrical wiring inquiries is regarding how to wire a change. While working with switches at your house is kind of straightforward, wiring 1 may well not be that quick for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is definitely quite simple to wire. You will find several types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you happen to be setting up a single-pole toggle switch, an exceedingly typical swap (and also the most basic).
You can find three colours of wires in the common single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and connect them to the terminal screws - a single on best and the other over the base screw of your swap. The white wire serves like a supply of uninterrupted ability and is particularly usually connected to your mild coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Connect the eco-friendly wire for the ground screw within your switch.
These measures would generally be adequate for making a typical switch function with out a problem. On the other hand, in the event you are usually not self-confident you can execute the undertaking appropriately and properly you improved permit the pros do it in its place. Soon after all, there is certainly a motive why this job has become the most common electrical wiring questions questioned by many people.
For a few purpose, the way to wire a ceiling fan is usually one of quite possibly the most frequent electrical wiring issues. To simplify this task, you can use a single swap for your single ceiling fan. To wire the enthusiast, it can be merely a issue of connecting the black wire in the ceiling fan on the black wire on the swap. If there is a light, the blue wire really should be linked into the black wire with the swap as well.
There are factors why they are by far the most frequently requested electrical wiring inquiries. One, many think it is very simple to accomplish, and two, these are generally the prevalent electrical tasks at home. But then you really should not put your basic safety in danger in your aim to save money. The stakes could even be much increased if you try and save money and do an electrical wiring career without having enough know-how or experience.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/12797
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 448
}
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Winter may be a cold and depressing time of the year, but winter vegetables can make your kitchen feel bright and alive!
Yes, all of these root vegetables at first appear dirty, hard, and sometimes come in weird shapes. But, once you slice and dice them, steam or roast them, they become bright and sweet and flavorful. Root vegetables pair wonderfully with all kinds of herbs and spices, they are very affordable, and they keep for a long time before going bad.
Did you know that root vegetables also make great baby food? Once cooked, root veggies have a nice soft texture and sweet flavor that babies love! Check out my article 11 Best Baby Foods for Winter to learn more about root vegetables and other winter foods for baby!
Just getting started with giving your baby solid foods? Be sure to take a look at 6 Tips for Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods for easy tips to get your little one on their way to being an adventurous eater.
Whether you choose to make soups, stews, roasted meals, or just eat them raw, root vegetables deserve a place at your kitchen table this winter. To help inspire you, I’ve collected 35 easy and healthy recipes that your whole family will love! Many of these recipes are from Registered Dietitians, so you can bet that they’re full of nutrients to help your family be healthy.
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Around the world, Peace Corps Volunteers are working with communities to address gender equality and empower women and girls. Since the 1974 Percy Amendment, Peace Corps has actively integrated women into the economic, political, and social development of their countries. Volunteers work with host country women to collect and share their stories of trials and successes. At this event we celebrate these women via poems, video clips, and short essays.
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