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Mind Maps are beginning to take on the same structure as memory itself. Once a Mind Map is drawn, it seldom needs to be referred to again. Mind Maps help organize information. Because of the large amount of association involved, they can be very creative, tending to generate new ideas and associations that have not been thought of before. Every item in a map is in effect, a centre of another map.
The creative potential of a mind map is useful in brainstorming sessions. You only need to start with the basic problem as the centre, and generate associations and ideas from it in order to arrive at a large number of different possible approaches. By presenting your thoughts and perceptions in a spatial manner and by using colour and pictures, a better overview is gained and new connections can be made visible.
Mind maps are a way of representing associated thoughts with symbols rather than with extraneous words something like organic chemistry. The mind forms associations almost instantaneously, and "mapping" allows you to write your ideas quicker than expressing them using only words or phrases. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13044 | {
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There’s a lot of information on growing your own and on cooking it but not a great deal on how to harvest some crops and storing them once harvested.
With some crops, especially potatoes, how they’re harvested can make a big difference to the keeping qualities so it’s worth considering at least.
We’re fortunate to have freezers cheaply available but the old traditional methods can be adapted to our modern lifestyle and are far more appropriate for some crops. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13045 | {
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Descend down the winding path to discover the Devil’s Hole; an impressive and strangely eerie blowhole that has been eroded into Jersey’s coastline over the millennia.
The Devil’s Hole is a natural crater in the solid cliff measuring about 100ft across and plunging 200ft down. It has been caused by the sea gradually eroding the roof of what was once a cave, until it collapsed and formed a crater.
The name ‘Devil’s Hole’ is a dramatic one but was only invented in the 19th century. Formerly it was called ‘Le Creux de Vis’ or Spiral Cave. One possible derivation for its modern name is connected with the shipwreck of a French boat in 1851. Its figurehead was thrust by the tide straight into the hole and a local sculptor transformed the torso into a wooden devil, complete with horns. Today this devil’s metal replica stands in a pool on the way down to the crater, lending a peculiarly supernatural atmosphere to the winding path down to the Devil’s Hole itself.
Available at the Priory Inn Pub, St Mary. The start of footpath to Devil’s Hole is off the pub car park.
There are two viewing platforms at the bottom of the path offering superb cliffline vistas. A coin operated telescope (£1) is located at one of these viewing areas, with all proceeds going towards the Trust’s Coastline Campaign, helping to protect, manage and safeguard Jersey’s coastline. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13049 | {
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Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression is a revolutionary new technology used primarily to treat disc injuries in the neck and in the low back. It can also be effective for conditions caused by significant arthritic and degenerative disease of the spine, like spinal stenosis. This treatment option is very safe and utilizes FDA cleared equipment to apply distraction forces to spinal structures in a precise and graduated manner.
the right shows someone undergoing decompression for the lower back.
For the neck, the patient lies comfortably on his/her back with a pair of soft rubber pads behind the neck and a strap that goes comfortably across the forehead. The unit then relieves pressure in the neck by gently applying traction to the cervical region. Many patients enjoy the treatment, as it is usually quite comfortable and well tolerated.
(see red arrow on the middle picture). As the vertebra move closer to each other and the disc fills in the space where the nerve comes out of your spinal cord you can suffer from pain in the neck or back and from significant pain or numbness down your arms, into your hands or into your leg down to your foot.
Spinal decompression therapy gently separates the vertebrae from each other, creating a vacuum inside the discs that we are targeting (see the bottom picture). This “vacuum effect” is also known as negative intra-discal pressure. This negative pressure may induce the retraction of the herniated or bulging disc into the inside of the disc and off the nerve root. It happens only microscopically each time, but cumulatively, over four to six weeks, the results can be quite dramatic.
If you suffer from disc pain or chronic arthritic pain to the neck or lower back, call the clinic to set up an appointment to see if spinal decompression may be right for you. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13051 | {
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A new study sheds light on what is fueling treatment-resistant cells in brain tumors. The study, led by Loic Deleyrolle, Ph.D., of UF’s Preston A. Wells Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy, has implications for advancing therapies to treat glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of adult brain cancer.
Deleyrolle led a team from UF’s Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery in collaboration with colleagues at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom to publish the findings in The EMBO Journal. The study was featured on the cover of the journal’s December edition.
The researchers newly describe a subset of highly invasive, slow-dividing cancer stem cells, which evade conventional therapies. The cells have particular metabolic requirements that are fueled by fat, the investigators reported. These findings reveal vulnerabilities in the tumor that can be exploited and point to new ways to potentially improve outcomes via tumor metabolic targeting. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13052 | {
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DBpedia is a community effort to extract structured information from Wikipedia and to make this information available on the Web. | Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence, and The "Meta" Internet: The genesis of a "virtual" Silicon Valleys leveraging the power of the Internet.
« Is this web an example?
Querying Wikipedia like a Database.
Semantic Web technologies enable expressive queries against structured information on the Web and to interlink data between different Web data sources. The Semantic Web has the problem that there is not much RDF data online yet and that up-to-date terms and ontologies are missing for many application domains.
The DBpedia project approaches both problems by extracting structured information from Wikipedia and by making this information available on the Semantic Web.
The DBpedia dataset currently provides information about more than 1.95 million “things”, including at least 80,000 persons, 70,000 places, 35,000 music albums, 12,000 films. Altogether, the DBpedia dataset consists of 103 million pieces of information (RDF triples).
Datasets gives an overview about the DBpedia dataset.
Online Access describes how the dataset can be accessed via a SPARQL endpoint and as Linked Data.
Downloads provides the DBpedia datasets for download.
Interlinking describes how the DBpedia dataset is interlinked with various other datasets on the Web.
Use Cases lists different use cases for the DBpedia dataset.
Extraction Framework describes the DBpedia information extraction framework.
Publications gives an overview about DBpedia related publications.
Community explains how the DBpedia community collaborates and how people can contribute to the DBpedia effort.
Credits lists the people and institutions that have contributed to DBpedia so far.
Next steps describes ideas and future plans for the DBpedia project. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13054 | {
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Shame is a very powerful and at the same time an uncomfortable emotion. It is something we experience when we feel and fear disapproval from others. This emotional humiliation can affect us socially, personally and even lead to intimacy and sexual difficulties. It is something we feel when we compare ourselves to others unfavorably. For instance we may feel less accomplished or as affluent as those around us.
Some people don’t experience shame in the same way most others do. Arrogance, narcissism, selfishness and other similar traits often hide some form of avoiding feeling emotionally humiliated. These traits often have people not taking any responsibility for themselves or their attitudes and behaviours. More often than not they blame others for their own actions. They act as though they were victims or just innocent bystanders in their own lives.
When we feel shame we may be reluctant to ask for the help we need for fear of what others may think. The silence can then make the feelings become chronic, debilitating and toxic. It can leave us always feeling as if we’re ‘bad’ or ‘less than’ in some way. It can prevent or hinder the therapeutic process in counselling if not addressed appropriately.
I believe, like all unpleasant feelings, the first thing we think is ‘what gets me out of this?’ When we feel shame it’s no different. It can lead to avoidance and other self-defeating behaviors. The fear of being rejected or thought less of by peers can be a powerful deterrent to growing and becoming more.
When we feel shame, like all feelings, even uncomfortable ones we feel it for a reason. We think of something we’ve done or something that happened to us. If understood however, it can help us to regulate our behaviour. It can help us develop and feel compassion and empathy for others.
In counselling a therapist can help understand the feeling of shame and put it into perspective. It can lessen the intensity of the feeling and increase confidence. You can learn to pay attention to the feeling and allow it to inform you rather than make decisions based solely on avoiding the unpleasantness. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13057 | {
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This conversion of 4,887 hectometers per square second to millimeters per square second has been calculated by multiplying 4,887 hectometers per square second by 100,000 and the result is 488,700,000 millimeters per square second.
how many degrees fahrenheit is 6,122 degrees kelvin?
how many hectometers per square second is 52.54 decimeters per square second?
how many months is 9,441 seconds?
how many square yards is 18.24 acres? | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13063 | {
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The goal in treating coronary calcification is to slow (and possibly reverse) its progression and prevent serious consequences such as heart attack or stroke. Controlling risk factors can help limit coronary calcification and prevent life-threatening disease. Good preventive treatments are available.
Changes to your lifestyle can help prevent and slow the progression of coronary calcification. These can include dieting (especially to limit cholesterol, fat, and sodium), exercising, quitting smoking, avoiding alcohol and losing weight.
Coronary stenting is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) which is guided into the blocked artery and a tiny balloon is inflated to pry open the plaque and restore blood flow. A stent (small mesh tube) is inserted to keep the artery wide open. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13064 | {
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Scientific name: Orchis papilionacea L.
papilionacea, papilio, butterfly; aceus, resembles, of..., ...like; butterfly like.
caspia , from the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Anacamptis<, anakampto, bend back, referring to the spur or to the reflexed tracts or pollina.
Vermeulenia, named after P.Vermeulen, Nederland.
The standard author abbreviation Trautv. is used to indicate Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter (1809 – 1889), a Baltic German botanist, specialising in the flora of the Caucasus and central Asia.
The standard author abbreviation R.M.Bateman is used to indicate Richard Mark Bateman, an U.K. botanist,President of the UK Hardy Orchid Society, Keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum, London, Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Head of Phylogeny and Palaeobotany at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and National Museums of Scotland.
The standard author abbreviation Á. Löve is used to indicate Áskell Löve (1916 – 1994), an Icelandic botanist who worked in Iceland and the U.S.
The standard author abbreviation D. Löve is used to indicate Doris Benta Maria Löve (1918 – 2000), a Swedish botanist who worked in Iceland and the U.S. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13065 | {
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Certainly one of quite possibly the most popular electrical wiring thoughts is on how to wire a swap. While making use of switches in your house is very quick, wiring just one might not be that uncomplicated for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is in fact quite simple to wire. You can find different kinds of switches, but for this instance, let us say you are putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceedingly prevalent swap (and the simplest).
You will discover a few hues of wires within a common single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and environmentally friendly. Splice the black wire in two and connect them around the terminal screws - just one on major and also the other on the base screw from the swap. The white wire serves being a supply of uninterrupted electricity and is ordinarily linked into a mild coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Hook up the inexperienced wire towards the ground screw of your swap.
These methods would normally be enough for making a normal switch do the job with out a issue. Nevertheless, should you are certainly not self-confident that you choose to can attain the process correctly and safely you far better enable the pros do it as an alternative. Immediately after all, there is a motive why this activity is amongst the commonest electrical wiring thoughts asked by a lot of people.
For some purpose, ways to wire a ceiling fan is also one among probably the most prevalent electrical wiring questions. To simplify this endeavor, you should utilize one change for any single ceiling fan. To wire the supporter, it's only a make a difference of connecting the black wire with the ceiling fan to your black wire in the switch. When there is a light, the blue wire ought to be related into the black wire of the swap in addition.
There are factors why these are definitely by far the most commonly questioned electrical wiring inquiries. One, lots of imagine it can be easy to do, and two, they are the common electrical tasks in your house. But then you definately shouldn't place your security at risk inside your target to economize. The stakes could even be a lot increased in case you attempt to cut costs and do an electrical wiring task with no enough information or experience. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13067 | {
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Grubs are tiny lures that can catch big fish, especially big smallmouth bass, but experienced anglers are finding they work just as well on largemouths.
Largemouth Bass can grow over two feet long and weigh up to 20 pounds.
The dorsal surface and sides range in color from bright green to olive to lighter green or golden green. Jawbone extends the rear margin of the eye.
The fish lives 16 years on average.
Spawning occurs from April to late May, when water temperatures reach 63º to 68ºF.
Nests are constructed by the male in one to six feet of water.
Largemouth Bass spawn in such areas, around logs, vegetation and even man-made cover such as walls, docks and bridges.
Largemouth Bass can be caught on minnows, worms, or other live bait, plus poppers or streamers presented with a fly rod, or plugs thrown from a casting or spinning rod.
Males will spawn with more than one female and the nest may contain 5,000 pale yellow eggs.
Female Largemouth Bass have been observed with up to 21,000 ova.
Bass are carnivorous, eating anything that moves. Their main diet is fish, such as, sunfish and shad.
The largemouth bass is native only to North America.
Immature largemouth bass may tend to congregate in schools, but adults are usually solitary.
Largemouth Bass can't stand direct sunlight, at least not for very long. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13071 | {
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In the previous section, I covered only the case of setting up a host on a single Ethernet. Quite frequently, however, one encounters networks connected to one another by gateways. These gateways may simply link two or more Ethernets, but may provide a link to the outside world, the Internet, as well. In order to use the service of a gateway, you have to provide additional routing information to the networking layer.
For instance, the Ethernets of the Virtual Brewery and the Virtual Winery are linked through such a gateway, namely the host vlager. Assuming that vlager has already been configured, we only have to add another entry to vstout's routing table that tells the kernel it can reach all hosts on the Winery's network through vlager. The appropriate incantation of route is shown below; the gw keyword tells it that the next argument denotes a gateway.
Of course, any host on the Winery network you wish to talk to must have a corresponding routing entry for the Brewery's network, otherwise you would only be able to send data from vstout to vbardolino, but any response returned by the latter would go into the great bit bucket.
The network name default is a shorthand for 0.0.0.0, which denotes the default route. You do not have to add this name to /etc/networks, because it is built into route.
When you see high packet loss rates when pinging a host behind one or more gateways, this may hint at a very congested network. Packet loss is not so much due to technical deficiencies as due to temporary excess loads on forwarding hosts, which makes them delay or even drop incoming datagrams. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13073 | {
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The mechanism by which hydrogen sulphide is released as gas in interstellar molecular clouds is described by scientists in Japan and Germany, in the journal Nature Astronomy. The process, known as chemical desorption, is more efficient than previously believed, and this has implications for our understanding of star formation in molecular clouds.
Molecular clouds are rare, but are important parts of the galaxy where molecules form and evolve. In the colder, denser areas, and under the right conditions, stars are formed. Theoretically, in molecular clouds at temperatures of 10 Kelvin, all molecules except hydrogen and helium should be locked into ice on the surface of dust, not freely floating around. However, observations have shown this is not the case.
Understanding how molecules are released from dust at low temperatures is crucial to explaining how chemicals evolve in such cold clouds. The dissolution of particles from ice due to ultraviolet radiation, a process called photodesorption, has been demonstrated to play a role in some parts of the massive clouds. However, this would be inefficient in the darker, denser areas where stars are formed.
Researchers have supposed chemical desorption is at work in those areas, releasing particles using excess energy from a chemical reaction. The idea was first proposed 50 years ago, but scientists had not provided proof of the process until now. The research team led by Yasuhiro Oba and Naoki Watanabe from Hokkaido University in Japan, in collaboration with the University of Stuttgart in Germany, set up the conditions to investigate.
Using an experimental system containing amorphous solid water at 10 Kelvin and hydrogen sulphide (H2S), the team exposed the H2S to hydrogen and monitored the reaction with infrared absorption spectroscopy. The experiment demonstrated that the desorption is caused by hydrogen interacting with H2S and the reaction is therefore a chemical one. They were able to quantify desorption after the reaction, and found it was a much more efficient process than previously estimated.
This work is the first infrared in-situ measurement of chemical desorption, and gives detailed descriptions during reactions which are key to understanding interstellar sulphur chemistry. “Interstellar chemistry is of great importance to understanding the formation of stars, as well as water, methanol and possibly to more complex molecular species,” says Watanabe. A significant step forward in the fields of astronomy and chemistry, the experimental setup can now be used to examine other molecules in the future. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13074 | {
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Inheritance tax is the tax that your estate may have to pay following your death. If the value of your estate exceeds the inheritance tax threshold applicable at the date of your death, currently £325,000, your estate will be liable to pay Inheritance tax.
You can, if you are married or in a civil partnership double this threshold to £650,000 (currently) by making a Mirror Will or couples Will.
The first £325,000 of someone’s estate is tax free and known as the ‘nil rate band’. Married couples using a Mirror or Couples Will can increase their combined nil rate band to as much as £650,000, when the surviving spouse dies.
Inheritance tax is payable at a rate of 40%, on the amount over the Inheritance tax threshold, or at 36%, if the estate qualifies for a reduced rate, as a result of a charitable donation.
Married Couples can also transfer money and assets to each other during their lifetime or when they die, without becoming eligible to pay Inheritance Tax, as long as the recipient’s permanent home is in the UK.
If you leave everything you own to your surviving spouse in this way, your entire estate will be exempt from Inheritance Tax and your Nil Rate Band will remain unused, becoming available for use by your surviving spouse when he or she dies, in addition to his or her own Nil Rate Band. Remarriage will not alter this.
The above also applies to civil partnerships.
The relatively high level of property prices has the potential to put many people within the inheritance tax bracket and it is an issue that you must consider when planning the terms of your Will, particularly as the family home is frequently the only sizeable asset.
You should also take into account any substantial gifts that you have made during your lifetime: if they were made within a few years prior to your death, they may attract Inheritance tax .
There are also reliefs available if you owned a business, farm, woodland or National Heritage property, on the date of your death. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13075 | {
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Reward credit cards are a popular way to save money on necessities, such as groceries and gasoline, or earn discounts on entertainment, travel and other perks. These products also have different reward structures, with some offering cash back for spending, and others providing points or airline miles. Because these programs are designed to help members save money, some reward cards can benefit a household's financial situation immensely – if they use them properly.
For all their benefits, reward programs can also be dangerous if misused and lead to significant credit card debt. Rewards cards carry higher interest rates than regular credit cards, and can have additional fees such as an annual card fee. You can end up paying much more for your purchases if you don’t pay the bill in full every month due to the accrued interest.
For these reasons, it's important for consumers to consider their own spending style before using these cards. A recent Fox Business article highlighted that some Americans choose to use reward cards to pay for utilities, groceries and other bills, theorizing that they would be re-routing the money in their bank accounts to cover these costs anyways.
While this logic makes sense and is enticing, there are a few things to consider before relying on cards for these costs. First, some of these bills may fluctuate on a monthly basis, making it difficult for consumers to predict their balance. For example, during the summer months, consumers may use the air conditioning in their homes more, leading to a higher than expected utility bill. If a household is on a strict budget, they may be tempted to put the payment on their rewards card and allow the balance to carry over to the next billing cycle. The same scenario holds true for other variable costs, such as groceries and rising gas prices. Over time, their balance may begin to accrue interest, which may be as high as 24.99 percent, which can lead to a highly inflated balance.
In addition to this scenario, some cardholders may be forced to spend more than is good for their budgets in order to take advantage of rewards. Credit cards that require members to spend a large amount in order to access or gain savings from their programs can be dangerous to consumers who are on a budget, and may not have the means to pay their balance in full each billing cycle. For this reason, adults who are considering getting a rewards card should compare different products, and choose one that allows them to save, rather than one that may have the most appealing incentives. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13076 | {
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Precious metals have been used as a medium of exchange since the start of time here on earth. Coins first made their appearance in Lydia in Asia Minor. First came small ingots of precious metals stamped with their purity and weight. Soon after the rulers in Lydia adopted small coins to be used as a medium of exchange. This practice soon spread quickly in Asia Minor and throughout the Mediterranean. Each ancient coin was produced by hand with special dies in gold, silver and bronze. Most ancient coins on the market today were found in hoards of coins that were buried.
include ancient coins, coins, gold, denarius, uncleaned roman coins, ngc, lot, silver, sestertius, tetradrachm, ptolemy. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13078 | {
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The identification of subterranean species at risk and the development of management strategies face a host of challenges such as inaccessible habitat, a lack of basic ecological information, and, in the case of aquatic species termed stygobionts, groundwater contamination and withdrawal. In light of these challenges, genetic data may inform management and conservation decisions. We present here results from an analysis of population structure of the stygobiont, Antrolana lira, from nine geographic locations spanning two-thirds of the species' entire range in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia. A 658 bp fragment of DNA coding for the cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI) gene was sequenced from 70 individuals, yielding 14 haplotypes. Phylogenetic analysis of the 14 haplotypes showed the presence of three distinct clades which corresponded to three geographic groups. Divergence levels among sequences within sites and among sites within clades was low (uncorrected “p” = 0.00 to 0.42%), but were much higher among sequences between clades (uncorrected “p” = 9.53 to 11.24%). AMOVA corroborated these findings, partitioning over 99% of the sequence variation to differences among clades. The genetic structure of A. lira clades seemed to largely mirror the geologic structure of the area, with potential subterranean hydrologic barriers separating the clades. Geographic populations within each clade likely constituted only one or two demes. We suggest that these clades remain at risk from anthropogenic disturbances such as urban development, and propose that each of the clades be considered a distinct management unit in order to preserve the total genetic diversity for the species. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13079 | {
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Maryanne Manuyag : What a Class!!
" Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."
One class I have really enjoyed working with this term is a class that has children in it, who have high behaviour needs. I was slightly apprehensive about the way they would handle using art media such as paint, but was pleasantly surprised by their maturity towards this art media, and their eagerness to learn how to use this art media successfully in their artwork.
The first thing that I taught them about was how to block in a landscape in a way that shows perspective. This took the whole first block, but was a great experience as I was able to gage which children were ready to be expended.
In the next block, we painted in the background layer - the purple mountains. Many of the children in this class had never used paint before, except for blocking in colours - that is "colouring in" using paint. It took a while to show these students how to use black and white paint to accent their purple subtly. It was exciting to watch the children show distance and perspective in just this one layer. After this we discussed how to use block colours to show a vivid morning sky - and what inspiration I drew from my students! Vivid skies of hot pinks and white, yellows and green - swirls and spirals... my students were able to take the teaching I gave them and fly!
Next we moved onto the foreground. taught some simple techniques of how to use black and white to create the shading that depicted the shape of the rocks in the streams/lakes of the foregrounds of their pictures.
Lastly, the students outlined their artwork with black paint. This really accentuated their artwork. It looked simply stunning when finished, and has now been displayed at the front of our school hall - already receiving many comments. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13081 | {
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Fiberglass insulation can be hazardous. Wear the proper safety equipment. Rubber gloves stop the fiberglass particles from sticking to your hand and can be washed off easily. Also, make sure you are wearing a fiberglass-rated mask. Other masks can allow tiny fiberglass particles to be inhaled into your lungs.
Rub your skin with baby powder; it will prevent the fine particles of insulation from entering your pores. Or duct tape your rubber gloves over a loose-fitting long sleeve shirt.
Lay wood slats across the joists so you can safely walk across the attic and not disturb the insulation.
There are various types of insulation, check your local building codes for the recommended R-value. The higher the R-value, the better insulator.
If you have recessed lighting, keep the insulation at least 3 inches away from the fixture to ensure there are no fire hazards.
Do not block any vents in the attic with insulation. It is important to keep a natural airflow above the insulation.
Spraying bleach and water mixture in the attic.
Insulation that has been ripped up and/or soiled by animal waste must be completely removed. If the damage is severe, hire a professional to ensure proper removal of hazardous waste. Proper safety equipment must be used, including goggles, gloves, and even a body suit. Once the insulation is removed, spray a 10:1 solution of water and bleach to the affected areas. Let dry completely.
Determine how much insulation you will need. Multiply the length and width of the space to get the total square footage. Check your local building codes for recommended R-value for your area.
Two men in uniforms spray attic insulation into the space.
There are many different ways to install insulation. The pros often use spray foam insulation or blow shredded insulation. If installing shredded insulation, fill the attic space at least 15 inches high with insulation.
If installing fiberglass mats, start by laying the mats at the furthest point from the attic access. Roll the sheets out and cut them perpendicular. When you reach a wall, pull the insulation back over a joist, lay a level over the insulation and cut across the level. This will give you support to make a straight and even cut. Work your way across the attic until you are back at the attic access point. If you run into a cross brace cut a notch in the insulation and continue on. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13088 | {
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The International system of Units (SI) includes seven base units; the metre, second, kilogram, kelvin, mole, ampere and candela, forming a foundation around which cooperation and collaboration on a global scale can take place.
The SI units have been under constant improvement since the 17th Century when a committee of the French Academy of Sciences introduced the first unified measurement system based on the artefacts for metre and kilogram.
Recent advances have now enabled scientists to base the SI units entirely on fundamental properties of nature, which will ensure their ongoing refinement and improvement for years to come.
On 16 November 2018, four of the seven base units will be put forward for redefinition – the kilogram, kelvin, mole, and ampere.
After decades of ground-breaking laboratory work, the world’s scientific and technical community is about to redefine four of the seven base units for the International System of Units (SI). Watch the video below to find out more. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13089 | {
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John Kasmin (1934-), Art dealer. Sitter in 11 portraits.
Harold Macmillan wins the general election with an increased majority, returning to office as Conservative prime minister. The victory was the result of perceived economic improvement under the Conservative government, and his (misquoted) boast: 'you've never had it so good.' During his premiership he earned the nickname 'Supermac', coined by cartoonist, Victor 'Vicky' Weisz.
Claudia Jones organises the first West Indian-style carnival in the country, starting the tradition of the annual Notting Hill carnival. The event was a response to the race riots of 1958, and an attempt to celebrate West Indian culture and help overcome racial prejudice by giving the whole community the opportunity to join in the event.
Fidel Castro becomes leader of Cuba. After defeating the American-backed Batista government, Castro's revolutionary army arrived in Havana on 8th January where Castro proclaimed himself Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Within a month, Prime Minister José Miró Cardona had resigned, and Castro took over.
In Tibet, an uprising against Chinese rule is brutally crushed, and the Dalai Lama flees to India, beginning his long exile. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13092 | {
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A national colon cancer screening programme is to be introduced on a phased basis from 2012, with the aim of saving around 300 lives a year.
Phase one of the programme will involve screening people aged 60-69 years, and over time it will be expanded to the full 55-74 age group as recommended by experts.
The programme will be built up over time to allow the infrastructure, equipment and staff to be put in place.
A simple home blood screening test will be offered with follow-up colonoscopies and treatment where necessary.
Each year, over 2,000 new cases of colon cancer are diagnosed and on average 925 people die from the disease.
Rates here are among the highest in Europe.
The screening programme will cost around €12m in its first year, according to a revised model recommended in a report from the Health Information and Quality Authority for the Minister of Health.
Colonoscopies will be performed at eight to 12 locations and private health insurance companies will be encouraged to help cover the cost for subscribers.
The Irish Cancer Society has offered €1m over two years towards the cost of the programme. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13093 | {
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Every holiday season brings forth its own set of poisoning hazards to adults, children and pets. The Fourth of July holiday poses unique opportunities for a Darwin Award. No matter what the holiday, one potential toxin guaranteed to be ubiquitous is alcoholic beverages. As Tony says, recalling the old proverb for this particular holiday: “He who drinks a fifth on the 4th, does not go forth on the 5th.” Alcohol impairment leads to in-coordination, slowed reflexes, impaired judgment, and inhibition of critical thinking and decision making skills…this does not mix well with M80s, cherry bombs, roman candles and bottle rockets.
Perhaps one of the most common calls the poison center receives on or around the Fourth of July is the accidental ingestion or eye exposure to the liquid inside glow sticks and other glow in the dark toys and trinkets. The chemical that makes them glow is called dibutyl phthalate, but despite the scary sounding name, noxious chemical-like smell and eerie glow, these exposures rarely cause more than mild irritation.
Common fireworks such as firecrackers, sparklers, black snakes, bottle rockets, etc., generally contain chemicals which can be toxic in large quantities. However, accidental tastes or licks generally do not result in any serious problems. The bigger danger is the risk of traumatic explosion injury or burns with these items. We strongly recommend calling IPC for exposure to any of these, in order to get product specific recommendations.
Another big summer/4th of July hazard is lamp or Tiki torch oil used to light up the backyard or picnic area. You’ve read about the dangers of this oil here before, and there is a good reason we are discussing it again. This stuff is bad news if a toddler gets a hold of it. Even a few drops introduced into the airway can produce severe chemical pneumonia requiring hospital treatment. These oils are often pleasantly scented and/or colored and are stored in containers resembling drink bottles. Always keep these products in their original container and locked up away from children.
When you are sweltering at the picnic table this 4th of July, remember your food is out there too. Keep hot foods hot, cold foods cold to avoid food poisoning. Don’t let food sit out. Serve, eat, and then immediately put any leftovers in the fridge or in the cooler next to the ice cold brewskies. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13094 | {
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Three gods A , B , and C are called, in some order, True, False, and Random. True always speaks truly, False always speaks falsely, but whether Random speaks truly or falsely is a completely random matter. Your task is to determine the identities of A , B , and C by asking three yes-no questions; each question must be put to exactly one god. The gods understand English, but will answer in their own language, in which the words for yes and no are “da” and “ja”, in some order. You do not know which word means which.
The solution, apparently, is to be found in Logic, Logic, and Logic.
I came across this at Critical thinking web. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13098 | {
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Why are so many disabled people looking into an electric chair for stairs in Alamo? When you have lost your ability to move freely around your home, and are no longer able to climb your own stairs, it sometimes feels like being trapped. Other times, you have to rely on family members to help. And again, worrisome thoughts about disability come to mind: Will I have to move out of my home because I can no longer climb the stairs? Does this mean I will have to go to a nursing home now?
In this article, you will find eight possible choices for the electric chair for stairs in Nevada for your home. Depending on your physical abilities, and on the floor plan of your house, one or more of the solutions should work for you, helping you stay in your home and continue being independent and flexible in your own home. The types of electric stair lifts that you can look into are: straight vs curved stair lifts, standing vs. sitting stair lifts, outdoor vs. indoor stair lifts, and DC powered vs. AC powered stair lifts.
What Are The Advantages & Disadvantages To A Stair Lift In Alamo? | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13102 | {
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Strokes can happen at any time - including at work - so help your people recognise the signs of a stroke and know to take action FAST.
You can download posters for your workplace, use an image on electronic or social media, and/or share a video showing your people what a stroke looks like and that they need to get that person medical attention immediately. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13104 | {
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This four-sided sandstone tower is topped by gothic-influenced spire and a Celtic style cross. Each side has a polished pink granite tablet with a gilt inscription. It was installed at the intersection of Hunter, Bligh and Castlereagh Streets in 1925 in memory of Richard Jonson.
Richard Johnson was appointed ‘Chaplain to the Settlement’ of New South Wales in 1786 and sailed with the First Fleet. With the support of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, which had donated more than 4,000 books, Johnson established the first lending library in Australia. He spent 12 years in the colony of New South Wales before retiring to England. These years, particularly under Governor Grose, were fairly unhappy ones for him. Historians of the time and the Anglican Church have endorsed Johnson’s legacy of holding the ‘first Christian Service’ in Australia.
The tower was built by the architectural firm of Burcham Clamp and Finch, architects and surveyors for this project. The principals of this company were Burcham Clamp and Clifford H. Finch.
During 1923, the Sydney City Council was making arrangements to erect an edifice at the intersection of Bligh and Hunter Streets. Representations from the Royal Australian Historical Society’s special committee, the First Christian Service Memorial Committee, were made concerning a monument to Johnson and the Committee was subsequently granted permission to take over the project. They had privately raised 300 pounds for the purpose and asked members and friends for another 300 pounds.
The Council approved the design and construction of the memorial on 30 August 1924 but there is uncertainty as to the date of the laying of the foundation stone. One commentator indicates that the foundation stone was laid on 13 March 1926, but the monument itself has a date of 19 March 1925. Other Council correspondence appears to confirm the 19 March date as being correct. Work on the memorial was completed in May 1925.
On this face, there is also a relief etching of the church in the granite.
An inscription on the southern face: To the glory of God / and in commemoration of / the first Christian service / held in Australia / February 3rd 1788 / Rev Richard Johnson B A / the Chaplain / being the preacher. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13105 | {
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In his master thesis research Sascha Thal investigates the link between trauma and experience of dissociation in their connection to substance use. We created a questionnaire assessing substance use patterns, dissociative phenomena, and potential traumatic experience during childhood because we are interested in understanding the link between early substance use, dissociation, and childhood trauma. Thereby, we hope to better understand the reasons for and consequences of substance use in those with challenging developmental conditions. Data was collected online between December 2017 and February 2018. The results are in the publication process.
It is well established that severe dissociation is associated with a history of trauma, particularly in children and adolescents. Dissociation is any of a wide array of experiences from mild detachment from immediate surroundings to more severe detachment from physical and emotional experience. The major characteristic of all dissociative phenomena involves a detachment from reality, rather than a loss of reality as in psychosis. It is further well known that substance use disorders can also be a consequence of childhood trauma. What is less well researched is the link between dissociation and substance use. Only short-term consequences of substance use on dissociation have been established, but little is known regarding the long-term consequences of substance use. Dissociative substances (Ketamine, PCP,…) resemble clinical effects of dissociation. Thereby, cannabis and hallucinogens are known to be the two most common precipitating substances for drug-initiated chronic depersonalization. Convergently, comorbidity of dissociative disorders among patients with substance use disorders is well established, but it is currently unclear whether both, dissociation and substance use are independent consequences of childhood trauma or whether there is a causal link between these two variables in users of psychoactive drugs.
Which variable preceded the other will provide information regarding these tentative pathways.
In order to gain more information about the role of different substances in the development and severity of dissociation, we want to use well-established questionnaires, namely the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Cambridge Depersonalisation Scale (CDS), a slightly adapted version of a questionnaire previously constructed and utilized by the European School Survey Project (ESPAD) and additional questions regarding age of onset of dissociative symptoms and the relation to for substance use (substance use as coping strategy; feelings of dissociation related to substance use). A self-report online questionnaire will be created using QUALTRICS and distributed via links to users of online drug communities and social networks. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13109 | {
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What is the extent of health harms resulting from drug use?
What are the reasons for both the initial and the continued, sustained use of drugs? This refers to the wide spectrum of use, from high-risk use to the normalisation of recreational use.
How effective and evidence-based are strategies for prevention and early intervention in managing and countering the drivers of use? This includes whether a whole-system approach is taken.
How effective and evidence-based is treatment provision? This refers to both healthcare services and wider agencies, and the extent to which joined-up care pathways operate.
Is policy is sufficiently geared towards treatment? This includes the extent to which health is prioritised, in the context of the Government’s criminal justice-led approach.
What would a high-quality, evidence-based response to drugs look like?
What responses to drugs internationally stand out as particularly innovative and / or relevant, and what evidence is there of impact in these cases? | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13110 | {
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NEW DELHI: A rise in cases of superbugs has been linked to poor sanitary conditions in health facilities which lead to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics.
One quarter of the world’s health centres lack clean water, a United Nations report has found.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said more than 1 million deaths a year were associated with unclean births, and 15 percent of all patients attending a health facility developed infections. Hospitals are not necessarily points of care where you can heal, but points of infection.
What are superbugs: The overuse or misuse of antibiotics contributes to the formation of superbugs. it is called CRE Bacteria Infection (Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae). Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae possess a unique genetic makeup that allows the bacteria to make an enzyme that protects CRE bacteria from a powerful antibiotic: carbapenem.
CRE are transmitted from person to person, usually by direct contact with contaminated feces, skin, or instruments used in hospitals. Innstrumentation such as endoscopy carries a risk of CRE if the instrument has not been properly sterilized.
The symptoms are cyanosis (skin turning bluish-gray), severe pneumonia, severe urinary tract infection, high fever, life-threatening infection (sepsis) and hypotension (low blood pressure).
Treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections is difficult. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13113 | {
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How one translates this word in this passage is important to the doctrine of ecclesiology. If gunaikas refers to “women” in general, then we must conclude that the office of deacon can be held by either gender. If gunaikas is referring to the wives of deacons, however, then we must restrict the office of deacon to men.
The Greek word here is γυναῖκας (gunaikas) which literally means “women” or “wives.” It is possible that this refers to women who serve as deacons, “deaconesses.” The evidence is as follows: (1) The immediate context refers to deacons; (2) the author mentions nothing about wives in his section on elder qualifications (1 Tim 3:1-7); (3) it would seem strange to have requirements placed on deacons’ wives without corresponding requirements placed on elders’ wives; and (4) elsewhere in the NT, there seems to be room for seeing women in this role (cf. Rom 16:1 and the comments there).
The translation “wives” – referring to the wives of the deacons – is probably to be preferred, though, for the following reasons: (1) It would be strange for the author to discuss women deacons right in the middle of the qualifications for male deacons; more naturally they would be addressed by themselves. (2) The author seems to indicate clearly in the next verse that women are not deacons: “Deacons must be husbands of one wife.” (3) Most of the qualifications given for deacons elsewhere do not appear here. Either the author has truncated the requirements for women deacons, or he is not actually referring to women deacons; the latter seems to be the more natural understanding. (4) The principle given in 1 Tim 2:12 appears to be an overarching principle for church life which seems implicitly to limit the role of deacon to men. Nevertheless, a decision in this matter is difficult, and our conclusions must be regarded as tentative.
I think these two sources present some of the most compelling arguments in behalf of each view. You be the judge as to which is correct. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13116 | {
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The 30th of May it is Hari Galungan, an important holiday for the Balinese.
Hari Raya Galungan is the feast on which the victory of good on evil is commemorated (Balinese Hinduism excludes an absolute victory of one of the two, the balance in the cosmos must be balanced by sacrifices). Furthermore, the Balinese believe that the gods and their ancestors (spirits of the ancesters) return to earth during Galungan and they are welcomed through prayers, offerings and festivals. The Balinese calendar follows a 210-day cycle so that Galungan is celebrated twice a year, about every six months.
Preparations for Galungan start weeks in advance: there are 'Penjor' placed along the road and in front gardens of houses. A Penjor is a meter-high bamboo stick, decorated with leaves and fruits and symbolises prosperity and fertility. The day before Galungan a pig is sacrificed (Potong Babi). The richer the family, the fewer people have to share the pig. Many sacrifices are also made on the day itself. Galungan is like Christmas to christian people, it is the ideal time to visit family and friends. The day after Galungan (still a public holiday) is also filled with food, visiting family, sacrificing and praying.
The tenth day after Galungan is Hari Kuningan. This day marks the end of the Galungan period and is considered the day when the spirits of the ancestors rise back to heaven. On this day, offerings are made with yellow rice (kuning = yellow, hence Kuningan). | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13117 | {
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When the contractor (prime or sub) or the construction manager is involved in the process of setting up the anticipated progress schedule for all of the labor and materials that will go into the construction of the project, they will commonly deploy the critical path method for scheduling the progress of the work.
Most commonly, the method used for setting up and tracking the progress of the work is the use of a "Gantt" or "Bar" chart. State-of-the-art computer programs are available such as Primavera™ Professional Project Management Software.
A critical path method schedule should provide the construction team with a graphical view of the project including the required completion time, all activities, and to determine all of the activities which are essential to the project if not completed within the specified time, thus the term: "Critical Path Method."
The C.P.M. Schedule should be updated on a regular basis, as the progress of the project varies. This should include any accelerated work schedule or delays, for any reason. The start and completion dates are stipulated in the contract, unless the contract completion date has been shortened or extended due to changes in the work and accompanied by executed written "Change Orders." | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13118 | {
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YELLOWISH TEETH TREATMENT – Here is a list of five(5) ways on how to white yellowish teeth.
One of the teeth problems that most people are dealing with is yellowish teeth. No matter how we brush our teeth everyday, there is a huge tendency that our white teeth will soon change in color.
That is because there are a lot of causes of yellow teeth and most of them, we are dealing unconsciously or unintentionally. It can be due to the thinning of the enamel in the teeth or it can also be due to food stain.
Are you one of those looking for a yellowish teeth treatment? There are actually several ways on how to whiten yellowish teeth.
Among the food and drinks that you should avoid are coffee, wine, tea, and dark sodas and juices. They contain tannins which can stain the teeth.
Although it can never be a substitute for brushing the teeth, you may try oil pulling or the rinsing of the mouth with oil after brushing the teeth. You may choose from sesame oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil.
One of things that could be found in the kitchen and are good for the teeth is the baking soda. It is known for its capacity to polish away the stains in the teeth. You can take some of it and brush it on your teeth.
Papaya and pineapples are among the fruits containing papain and bromelain. Based on the article, these enzymes can help whiten the teeth.
Maintaining good oral hygiene is essential not just in whitening yellowish teeth but also in keeping the progress. You must brush your teeth at least twice a day using a flouride toothpaste and floss as well. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13119 | {
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This module studies the relationship between world religious traditions and economic and political change: how economic and political conditions have shaped religions and how religions have shaped economic and political conditions. For example, it considers how religious traditions have interacted with one another and the conditions under which these interactions have led to violence, peaceful competition, or cooperation. Other issues considered include the relationship between religions and political institutions, social movements, nationalism, and women’s roles in society. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13120 | {
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The analogy of an electrical circuit for cell signaling networks is useful but limited. How do cells actually encode and decode information?
Nonlinear systems can give cool behaviors. For example a positive feedback loop can be bistable and switch robustly between two states. A mechanical example is a light switch. An intuitive real world example is a microphone that screeches with feedback. Biological circuits are fuzzy, noisy and not based on wires. How do they work? What are they for? How can we use them? | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13121 | {
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Oxford Dictionaries announces ‘Nari Shakti’ as its Hindi Word of the Year for 2018.
The Hindi Word of the Year is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of attention and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past year. Derived from Sanskrit, Nari means ‘women’ and Shakti means ‘power’. Today the term is used to symbolize women taking charge of their own lives.
Nari Shakti drew focused attention in 2018, largely thanks to efforts by the Government of India and Hindi speakers nationwide to realize aims for inclusive development. This has led to new initiatives being established, existing laws being revised, and the championing of the #MeToo campaign which has helped facilitate women’s rights and empowerment across all areas of Indian society.
March 2018 recorded a large spike in the use of Nari Shakti as discussion arose around the Government of India’s Nari Shakti Puraskar (Women Power Award) held on International Women’s Day. Recognizing exceptional achievement by women who have broken stereotypes and chartered new paths in their contributions to society, the awards sent the tone for the rest of the year with Nari Shakti gaining greater momentum.
Two major decisions taken by the Supreme Court also significantly contributed to Nari Shakti’s prominence in 2018: a ban on ‘triple-taliq’, the controversial Islamic practice of ‘instant divorce’, and the taking down of a rule that disallowed girls and women entry to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Other impactful changes included the lifting of the ban on women going to Haj without a Mehram or male companion, women being accepted into inter-combat roles in the armed forces, the expansion of the hugely successful government sponsored Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao(Save the girl child, Educate girl child) campaign, the opening of 200 one-stop centres to help women facing violence across the country, and the opening of a universal helpline dedicated to forming international alliances to tackle cybercrime and the online harassment of women head-on.
In 2018, there is no question that Nari Shakti has risen to effect change, working to enshrine women’s rights and ensure that all women across the Hindi-speaking world and beyond are empowered. This is why Nari Shakti has been chosen as Oxford’s Hindi Word of the Year. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13122 | {
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Affordable Family Lawyer Near You!
Family law refers to an area of legal practice that deals with issues related to relationships within the family such as child custody, divorce, and adoption.
Attorneys that practice family law is liable to represent individuals (clients) in their proceedings in the family court, or in negotiations involved in family issues.
They also create important legal documents including property agreements and court petitions.
This refers to a court process that involves the transformation of a minor to a self-supporting person, thereby assuming adult responsibility for his or her own welfare. The child then leaves the care of the parents or guardians.
This refers to an agreement that was reached between a man and a woman before they marry each other. This agreement provides that they relinquish future rights to their properties, in the situation where there’s a divorce or death.
This refers to the origin as in the father. The purpose of establishing paternity is so as to confirm the biological father of a child.
This refers to the allowance that one spouse provides for the other to support themselves either during or after a divorce or legal separation.
This refers to the property that was acquired by both spouses during their marriage to each other and is subject to division upon legal separation.
This refers to the process of breaking the legal bonds of matrimony. It refers to the end of a contract. Divorce sometimes could be settled if the parties participate in conflict resolution such as mediation sessions.
Other reasons for family law include pre and post-nuptial agreement, child custody, child support, legal and physical support, abuse and neglect proceedings amongst others. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13125 | {
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MBTI goes way back to Carl Jung and is in essence a ‘personality inventory’ – a way of identifying both the differences in people’s personas, and more importantly for the learning process, the consistencies.
MBTI was developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs to allow the insights of type theory to become accessible to individuals and groups.
A lively interactive workshop with exercises that allow the participants to self-assess which preference types they are. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13127 | {
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Rifampin can increase and decrease elbasvir-grazoprevir levels, depending on how which drug you started taking first.
If you are taking elbasvir-grazoprevir and start rifampin, the amount of grazoprevir in your blood may increase for a few days and cause liver problems. After a few days, the amount of elbasvir-grazoprevir in your blood may decrease and it may not work as well.If you are taking rifampin or recently stopped taking rifampin and start taking elbasvir-grazoprevir, the amount of elbasvir-grazoprevir in your blood may decrease and it may not work as well.
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know right away that you are taking these medicines together or if you recently stopped taking rifampin. Your doctor may want to check your liver, how your elbasvir-grazoprevir is working, and/or the amount of elbasvir-grazoprevir in your blood. Your doctor may want to change your medicine.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13130 | {
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The number of motor vehicles and their miles driven has literally exploded over the past 60 years and the likelihood is that this growth will continue for the foreseeable future. While vehicle populations are roughly stabilizing in the highly industrialized OECD countries, they are accelerating in rapidly industrializing highly populous countries. In response to strong and aggressive regulatory programs, especially in the United States, new vehicles being sold in many countries today are much cleaner than in the past. For example, over 95% of all gasoline sold in the world today is lead free and over 95% of all new gasoline fueled cars are equipped with a three way catalyst which dramatically lowers CO, HC and NOx emissions per mile driven. As a result, air quality in urban areas in developed countries has generally improved.
As efforts to reduce CO2 by 70 or 80% by 2050 receive high priority, aggressive short-term actions to reduce short-lived greenhouse pollutants hold promise. The US, Europe and Japan are phasing in high efficiency PM filters which will also reduce black carbon emissions dramatically. On a global basis, driven by these efforts, road vehicle emissions of black carbon are declining rapidly as shown in Fig. 6.9.
However, after 2025 they will start to increase unless the rapidly industrializing countries also move to require PM filters on new diesel vehicles soon. If they do, the downward trend in black carbon can continue while CO2 reduction measures are developed and implemented. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13131 | {
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1 Light Detection and Ranging for its acronym in English, this system uses a laser sent from the sensor to the surface and the system measures “echo” or reflected time difference. LiDAR is an active sensor and it works well both day and night as it is not dependent on sunlight. Thanks to EKOFASTBA’s LiDAR systems, it is possible to obtain a high level of precision in digital terrain models. The use of this technology combined with unmanned aerial systems provides more detail of the terrain to be inspected.
2 From georeferenced ortho aerial photographs, measurements can be made of distances and areas using GIS that can be used for the measurement of land plots, infrastructure development and linear infrastructures.
3 LiDAR sensors are used for crop growth studies, building’s digital models, supervision of infrastructure during construction, volume measurements in mining, etc.
The following demo shows an image obtained by LiDAR sensoring. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13134 | {
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In Brisbane, and Australia as a whole, we aren’t strangers to a temperamental blackout. These can happen for a number of reasons; storms, maintenance and technical faults – all leaving you powerless and stranded in the dark.
Although solar power has incredible financial and environmental benefits, a common misconception is that solar panels in Brisbane provide you with security during blackouts.
While this can be the case with a specific system fail-safes, commonly speaking, solar power will not work during the blackout, and here is why!
Put simply; a solar power system will not work during a blackout for technical and safety reasons. Technically, in the hours where there isn’t consistent sunlight, you still retrieve your power through the traditional means. Similarly, the way that the majority of solar systems work is using monitoring and inverter devices that adjust the efficiency of the panels accordingly. Without this (as in the case of a blackout, it will be rendered useless) you can experience an array of electrical issues in your home.
With safety, a blackout will require immediate maintenance from the local electrical teams. For example, if you live in Brisbane, and there is a blackout, the way your solar system is connected will mean that you are directly feeding excess power back into the system. While electricity is running on the grid, electricians and technicians cannot safely work in the failed areas, and therefore they shut down solar systems in the area.
Although this might sound painful, there is still a way you can use solar power in a blackout.
Solar batteries are one of the exciting new technologies that are once again turning solar power into a more consistent energy choice. Consequently, they are an option for people looking to have protection against blackouts. Depending on the size of your system or the power demands of the building, you will need a certain type of battery to have ample power stores to revert to.
Battery systems take the excess solar power generated throughout the day, and rather than delivering it back to the grid; they use it to charge the battery system. When the sun is down, or electricity is cut, and your panels do not work, a solar battery system can continue to give you power for a period of time. This is one way to get around the blackout issue here in Australia. While some organisations purchase large backup generators, you can count on solar batteries to help you get over the line. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13137 | {
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This study examined daily cortisol levels in adults with low-to-moderate childhood adversity and with minority racial group statuses. Previous studies have found that severe childhood adversity is associated with a flattening of the expected diurnal cortisol curve, there has been limited and contradictory research among those with low-to-moderate levels of childhood adversity. Furthermore, there is a need for research into the different effects of early life adversity in the health of minority adults, as minority children are exposed to higher rates of childhood adversity than White children. Sixty-one adult participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), along with racial demographic questionnaires. CTQ scores were low-to-moderate, ranging from 37-73 (mean=45.4 ± 8.7 SD). CTQ score was significantly correlated with lower cortisol at wake-up (r=-.35, p=.006). Cortisol was significantly decreased at wake-up in those with low-to-moderate adversity (n=29) (r=-.35, p=.006) compared to those without (n=32). Additionally, cortisol was significantly increased in the afternoon (at wake-up + 9 hours) in those with increased childhood adversity (t=2.79, p=.007). A repeated measures analysis of covariance found that those with increased childhood adversity had a blunted daily curve (time effect: F (2.7, 166.8) = 2.92; p < .043). There was no significant relationship between minority racial group status and childhood adversity (p=.263), or the diurnal cortisol slope (p=.624). These findings signify low-to-moderate levels of childhood adversity as a potential precursor of many physical health disorders associated with a dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13138 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 377
} |
Badagi (Georgian: ბადაგი, ტკბილი) is a pressed and condensed grape juice used in Georgian cuisine for making popular sweets/desserts such as Pelamushi, churchkhela, kaklucha and grape tklapi.
Ingredients: 5 kilos of ripe, white grapes (makes about 2 liters of badagi).
Preparation: Wash and remove stalks from the grapes.
Mash the washed grapes in a colander positioned over a large bowl.
Keep mashing until only skins and seeds are left.
Use your hands to remove as much juice as possible.
Transfer the juice into a large pot and bring to the boil on a medium heat. Then reduce the heat to a low temperature and allow to simmer for up to 3 hours. The juice should reduce by a little less than half. The process produces a sugar (fructose) content of around 60%.
Monitor the simmering process and remove the extraneous matter whenever it forms on the surface of the grape liquid.
After 3 hours of simmering, the juice should have reduced by a little less than half. Allow to stand overnight, then use a fine sieve to pour out the juice into a bowl.
The juice should be clear.
Serving: Badagi can be stored in sealed glass jars and used for a variety of Georgian dishes, such as grape tklapi. It can also be drunk as a refreshing, sweet drink. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13139 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 331
} |
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features iris recognition technology which helps keep your phone safe and secure. This uses the iris recognition camera and LED to scan and recognise the unique pattern of your iris.
To protect your eyes, do not stare at the iris recognition LED light when your eyes are less than 20 cm away from the device.
Do not use a screen protector that may cover the proximity sensor. It may cause the proximity sensor to malfunction and thus the iris recognition LED may not turn on when you are close.
Do not subject the device to excessive impacts or scratch the area around the iris recognition camera and LED with sharp or hard objects. Doing so may cause damage to the iris recognition camera or LED resulting in it to malfunction.
Do not use iris recognition camera and LED with infants. Doing so may cause damage to their eyesight.
Anyone who experiences dizziness, seizures, loss of awareness, blackouts, or a family history of such symptoms or conditions, should see a doctor before using iris recognition.
The iris scanner is not intended to be used a medical device; biometric data collected and stored locally by the iris scanner is not intended for any diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventative medical purposes. Additional security options are available on your device.
When you are wearing glasses, sunglasses, coloured contacts or circle lenses.
When some parts of your irises are hidden by narrowed or puffy eyelids. When the device is tilted or shaken too much.
When the device is lower than your face.
When the area around the iris recognition camera and LED is covered with a screen protector, ink or paint, or other material.
When you’ve had intraocular lens implant or iris scar treatment.
When you scan your irises in places with strong sunlight, or in places with no light or low-light conditions.
When the area around the iris recognition camera and LED is humid or wet.
When some parts of your irises are hidden by dirt on you glasses.
When you register your irises in bright conditions and scan them in low-light.
When you scan your irises after moving from a bright place to a dark place.
When your cornea is cloudy or you have a health condition that affects your irises. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13145 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 473
} |
Nowadays, the demands of high bit rate communications and radars are increasingly promoting people to do more research in the microwave and millimeter-wave (mm wave) , where 10GHz and 60GHz have a very broad application. Antennas play a very important role in communications system and radar systems because the antenna qualities have a great influence on these equipment. Naturally, people make a large effort to improve the performance of antenna. Taking the cost and future utilization for 2-dimensional physical geometry into consideration, microstrip antenna is chosen as a capable antenna. Actually, many kinds of antennas can be used in mm wave systems, among which Grid Array Antenna (GAA) is a good candidate for its high gain , low return loss and simple structure. This thesis is devoted to the analysis of the characteristics of mm wave Grid Array Antennas, design of 10 GHz chain antenna and 60 GHz 20 grid array antenna. A superior antenna is designed basing on the latter one. An introduction is given on the background of 10GHz and 60GHz systems and the development of Grid Array Antenna. The fundamental knowledge of Grid Array Antenna follows the introduction. 10GHz Chain Antenna is designed according to the basic knowledge with high gain and low return loss. 60GHz 20 Grid Array Antenna, which has a different structure, is also designed. After that, a further exploration of the 60GHz Grid Arra y Antenna got excellent result. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13146 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 289
} |
A minor earthquake magnitude 2.85 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Volcano in Hawaii on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.71 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/18 / 2018-07-17 08:52:44 / July 17, 2018 @ 8:52 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.2725067 West, latitude 19.4171658 North, depth = 1.71 km. The temblor was reported at 22:52:44 / 10:52 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: hv70435047. Ids that are associated to the event: hv70435047.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hōlualoa, Hilo, Hawaiian Paradise Park. Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Hawaiian Paradise Park (c. 11 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-seven, in the last 10 days seven hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days two thousand, four hundred and fifty-six and in the last 365 days three thousand, five hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13147 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 405
} |
The East Asia and Pacific region remains one of the main drivers of the world economy, accounting for nearly two-fifths of global economic growth. The region also leads the world in poverty reduction, achieving a sharp decline in extreme poverty rates in recent decades. By 2015, the region’s extreme poverty rate had fallen to 4 percent, down from 29.1 percent in 2002.
Mega-trends developing in East Asia and the Pacific reverberate not only throughout the region, but impact other regions across the world. These mega-trends include an ageing population, rapid urbanization, a fast-growing middle class but also persistent income inequality, and efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Join us for a discussion of these transformational mega-trends, and how they are impacting development planning and outcomes in the East Asia and Pacific region. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13152 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 176
} |
How can you find wisdom? Mine the Word, be on your knees in prayer, talk to others about their discoveries—and don’t give up.
Travel today to the Sinai peninsula and you will see where King Solomon and others braved the sun, snakes, and scorpions of the desert to extract copper, gold, and silver from the craggy landscape. Centuries later, in the 16th century A.D., Spain and Portugal risked life and limb at sea in an attempt to control the newly discovered gold of South America and Mexico. Northern California was transformed by the accidental discovery of gold in 1848. Within seven years, more than 300,000 prospectors and fortune-seekers from all over the world had descended on the region. The stampede was repeated in Australia in 1851, Nevada in 1859, and the Yukon territory of Canada in 1897.
Precious metals have always represented wealth of the easiest kind—in the ground, “free” for the taking. But, except for a few rare instances where large deposits were actually stumbled upon accidentally (the largest nugget ever found, 156 pounds, was turned up by a wagon wheel in Australia in 1869), prospectors discovered there was nothing “free” about getting gold and silver. Most spent more than they made, and many died in pursuit of phantom riches. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13153 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 279
} |
Adjectives carry a lot of discourse semantics, often being the core elements to understand the literal, emotional, cultural, and metaphoric meaning of a sentence. Their formal semantics has been investigated specially in lexical semantics and formal linguistics, with some contributions from formal ontology and the semantic web. However, no standard formal treatment of adjectives is available yet, which is capable to address the concerns of both theoretical and computational natural language understanding. In this paper we summarize the existing approaches, present some alternative solutions to approximate a rigorous but pragmatic representation, and describe an implementation of a lightweight adjective ontology as a core resource in FRED, a state-of-the-art open knowledge extraction tool. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13156 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 141
} |
The overall population of the municipality named Ecatzingo is 8247 citizens, 4051 males and 4196 females.
The population of Ecatzingo is divided into 3769 minors and 4478 adults, with 616 of them older than 60 years.
18 people in Ecatzingo live in indigenous households. An indigenous language is spoken by 5 people who are older than 5 years. The number of people who only speak an indigenous language is 0 and 5 speak both an indigenous language and Spanish.
A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 926 citizens of Ecatzingo.
In Ecatzingo about 1739 households are registered.
1526 of these households are common houses or apartments, 434 are without floor and about 183 consist of one room only.
1451 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1411 are connected to the public water supply, 1501 have access to electricity.
The economic situation allows 60 households to own a computer, 341 own a washing machine and 1347 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.
Besides the 567 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 106 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.
506 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 2097 persons did not finish the school. 1516 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 842 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.
A total of 389 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13158 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 326
} |
Another method taught at Owls Acre Montessori is the Country School Method. It is difficult to grasp the meaning of farm life in a classroom setting, yet its lessons are important stepping stones in a child's growth, especially in light of today's social, economic and environmental issues. Almost effortlessly, farm life fosters a respect for nature, observation skills, foresight, a sense of responsibility, and patience and perspective on one's place in society. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13160 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 92
} |
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade marks the largest forced migration in human history. From the 1600s to the mid-1800s, it is estimated that at least 12 million Africans were forcibly taken to the American colonies, bringing with them an estimated 50 cultural and linguistic groups.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is also known as the Triangle Trade for its three-legged route from Europe to Africa to the Americas and back to Europe. Europeans exchanged goods for people in Africa and then shipped enslaved Africans to the Americas. The second leg of the journey, known as the Middle Passage, lasted roughly two to three months and brought about the deaths of an estimated 1.5 to 2 million Africans. Those who survived the treacherous journey were key in the development and building of the “New World.” While the majority of the slaves were transported to South America and the Caribbean, the census counted roughly four million enslaved people in the southern United States by 1860. Enslaved Africans were considered the property of their owners and continuously risked their lives for freedom. They were central to strengthening the United States cash economy with farming crops such as cotton, tobacco and rice. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13161 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 230
} |
Situated on a track in the landscape between Innishewan and Auchlyne (see separate listing) Bowachter is a traditional crofter's cottage which survives remarkably intact. While it is difficult to date this type of building, it appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and was probably constructed in the early 19th century. Single storey and 3-bay it has a central timber boarded door and flanking simple timber windows with plate glass on its principal elevation which faces South. The limewashed rubble walls are battered and the once-thatched pitched roof has been replaced with corrugated iron. There are ridge stacks to either gable. Despite the loss of its roof, Bowachter is a good example of vernacular architecture and is unusual in that it remains externally largely as it was built, there are no extensions or additions. The rear (North elevation) and gables are blank. Bowachter is arguably one of the best-preserved examples of a crofter's cottage within the National Park in Killin parish.
2 rooms. Lined with timber boarding. Possibly original fireplace in room to left. Gas lighting.
Part of the Auchlyne Estate. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13162 | {
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"token_count": 247
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A new report from the World Health Organization says there have been gains in global life expectancy since 2000, with the overall increase of 5 years to a tick over 71 years the fastest rise since the 1960s, and reverses the declines seen in the 1990s. The World health statistics 2016: monitoring health for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) report shows that the greatest increase in life expectancy during 2000–2015 has been in the African region, where it rose from 9.4 years to 60 years, due to reduction in child deaths, progress in malaria control, and better access to HIV antiretrovirals. Globally, the average lifespan of a child born in 2015 is likely to be 71.4 years — or 73.8 years if it is a girl and 69.1 years if it is a boy. The longest life expectancy is in Japan, where children born in 2015 are expected to live 83.7 years, followed by Switzerland (83.4 years), Singapore (83.1 years), Australia (82.8 years), and Spain (82.8 years). Average life expectancy for the United States is 79.3 years. The report also quantifies the causes of death and ill-health that pose significant challenges in meeting the SDGs. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13163 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 256
} |
I read John Hughes, ``Marx got it wrong,'' June 21, enthusiastically. Mr. Hughes underscored what the world needs to hear. Underlying Marx's central thesis was the assumption that the fundamental element of capitalism is accumulation of wealth. Wrong! The fundamental element of capitalism is the efficient use of capital.
Profit is not an end in itself, but rather the means to an end, since it operates to allocate resources based on greatest demand.
Marx's focus was merely to write about the weak side of human nature, call it an economic law, and imply that there exists a material science to counter it. Wrong again, Marx! The central focus of economic theory must acknowledge man's higher nature.
Thanks, John Hughes, for the rousing headline and current examples that illustrate Marx was wrong. Wade H. Tisdale Jr. Columbia, Mo.
Mr. Hughes's concern for the Soviet and Chinese economies is misplaced. Not only have their economies not ``progressed limply under Marxism,'' as Hughes asserts, they have sustained high average annual growth rates of gross domestic product: 5.8 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively, for the period 1960-82. US rates for the same period average below 4 percent (UN data).
Hughes further asserts that ``the mood of salesgirls,'' the ``astonishing changes'' in ``the drab monotones of dress,'' and the development of ``an appetite for consumer goods which will be difficult to turn off'' all attest to the success of the experiments with capitalist methods under Deng Xiaoping. If his views are an accurate representation of the US government's views, and this is the best documentation of the ``fruits of capitalism'' he can muster, a serious reevaluation of our society's goals is in order. Todd S. Foglesong Palo Alto, Calif. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13168 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 376
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Workers and passengers must benefit from the fast expansion of bus rapid transport (BRT) around the globe – that was the call from trade unions gathered in Brazil last week.
BRT is a transport model that aims to improve existing city transportation systems – with the use of dedicated lanes and other technical and organisational improvements. The World Bank and other international financial institutions often finance BRTs, on condition that governments involve private companies.
Over three days in Rio de Janeiro, trade unionists from eight countries in Africa and Latin America had a tour of the nerve centre of Rio’s BRT system and shared experiences of organising in Brazil, Colombia and South Africa.
Some unions reported positive impacts, such as shorter working hours, fewer assaults on drivers because they no longer handled fares, and less congestion. But the evidence from Colombia was that BRT drivers earned less, many jobs had gone, there were health and safety issues, and too many different operators were involved.
They agreed that unions should strengthen organising and bargaining in BRT, share information and develop collective organising strategies, and recommended that the ITF should help its affiliates to get involved at all stages of the BRT project cycle and to ask the right questions.
Asbjorn Wahl, chair of ITF urban transport committee and climate change working group, said: “We support organisational and technological developments in society. BRT systems, correctly developed, can contribute immensely to improving cities’ public transport – but only if their benefits are shared between workers, users and society. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13171 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 312
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Description The Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) is a region-specific outcome measure that evaluates wrist-related disability. It contains 15 items: five of which evaluate pain (intensity and frequency) and 10 evaluate function (specific activities and usual activities). Information gained from the PRWE can be used to determine the magnitude of wrist-related disability at one point in time and to identify change in disability over time (MacDermid 2007). The PRWE has been translated into Chinese (Wah et al 2006) and German (Angst et al 2005).Description The Patient Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) is a region-specific outcome measure that evaluates wrist-related disability. It contains 15 items: five of which evaluate pain (intensity and frequency) and 10 evaluate function (specific activities and usual activities). Information gained from the PRWE can be used to determine the magnitude of wrist-related disability at one point in time and to identify change in disability over time (MacDermid 2007). The PRWE has been translated into Chinese (Wah et al 2006) and German (Angst et al 2005). | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13173 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 226
} |
Definition - What does Record Layout mean?
Record layout is a general term for how a record is laid out or displayed in a given system. This kind of layout can be applied to spreadsheet or database records, or different kinds of data sets and presentations in various technologies.
Many types of record layout can be associated with the visual display of a database record. From the beginning of database technologies, developers and users have often created visual charts or other tools to show a record layout and how various pieces of data are stored together or displayed together.
In some cases, a record layout defines a sequence or order of data items. In other cases, it's a kind of visual resource, where data tables can be drawn in order to show users how data is presented.
For example, teams working on a corporate data warehouse design or process may use a record layout to show how various types of customer and business data are aggregated, how they are combined and stored, and how they are utilized by technologies that access the data warehouse. In these cases, a data record layout can be presented either in a technical, minimal way, or dressed up in various types of visual presentations, such as a set of PowerPoint slides, to make the processes of the data warehouse more transparent to a lay audience. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13174 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 258
} |
From the earliest days of U.S. nationhood, race and ethnicity have profoundly influenced the politics and governance of immigration. To be sure, this policy arena has been shaped by a variety of economic, social, cultural, and political forces. Yet it is impossible to explain the arc of American immigration policy over time save for recurrent battles over racial and ethnic criteria. This chapter reviews an impressive body of scholarship that chronicles the prominence of race and ethnicity as grounds for immigrant inclusion or exclusion as well as the myriad of ways race and ethnicity have affected the integration and acceptance of immigrants for generations. Additionally, much of the scholarship reviewed in this essay underscores the evolving meaning of racial and ethnic categories even as ascriptive hierarchies have proven durable. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13176 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 148
} |
Hakonechloa macra, commonly called Hakone grass, is a rhizomatous, shade-loving, deciduous perennial grass that is native to both moist mountain areas including wet rocky cliffs and moist woodland areas in central Japan, including areas around Mt. Hakone from which both its genus name and common name are derived. Other common names include forest grass and Japanese forest grass. Gracefully arching, linear-lanceolate, bright green leaves (to 10" long and 3/8" wide) form dense, spreading, cascading mounds to 12-18" tall and to 24" wide. Leaves have a papery texture resembling the leaves of some types of bamboo. 'All Gold' is a more compact cultivar featuring bright golden yellow leaves. It typically grows to 14" tall and will spread over time to 18" wide. Yellow-green flowers bloom in loose, nodding panicles (to 6" long) in mid to late summer. Flowers have a delicate beauty on close inspection, but are not particularly showy from a distance. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13177 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 218
} |
the management of healthcare, meant as the development of models and tools for governance, in order to support the subjects involved in the healthcare system in the process of management and innovation of social welfare assistance and performance evaluation.
The curriculum in Change and Complexity Management focuses on two main topics: disaster management and smart communities. These topics are both characterized by a wide complexity because of the high number of actors involved and the relevant effects that a good or wrong management can produce on society. A specific attention to leadership methods will be given in the “disaster management” course, while lessons on “smart communities” will move into methods of networking, participation, and cooperation. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13180 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 136
} |
Pets may be part of the family, but having them around does require a little extra care—especially for your HVAC. Taking a few extra steps with your HVAC maintenance when you have a pet will protect your indoor air quality and keep the whole family breathing easier. Here is what you need to know.
Changing your filters regularly is an important part of HVAC maintenance for all homes, but it’s even more essential when you have pets. Your filters will capture pet dander and fur in the air, and that can make your filters get clogged more quickly than if you didn’t have an animal. Your HVAC tech can recommend a schedule for changing your filter that is right for your home, but many pet families change theirs monthly. If your filter continually becomes clogged, consider buying one that can be cleaned instead of one that needs to be replaced.
If your pets go outside into the area in which your AC unit is stored, then consider building a fence around it. Although your unit is not dangerous to your pet, your pet could chew on the connections, causing it to fail. If you do fence it off, make sure air can still circulate freely around the unit.
Even if you are diligent about changing your air filters, it’s inevitable that dander, fur, and other debris will build up in your ducts. Your HVAC technician can clean the ducts so that these pollutants stop circulating through your air at home. Other indoor air quality services, including air cleaners and air purifiers, are also available. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13181 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 323
} |
The lesson plans and resources in this kit will hopefully help you think of appropriate ways to promote nonviolence and respect for alternative ways of looking at war and militarism. You may wish to focus on the central symbol of Remembrance Day, the poppy. It is fascinating to learn that there is a white “peace” poppy tradition that is almost as old as the conventional red poppy tradition. In the early 1920’s both the British and Canadian legions (then called the Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada in this country) began to promote the wearing of red poppies as a symbol of remembrance and as a fundraising tool. Interestingly, there is strong evidence that the Canadian author of the poem which inspired the red poppy tradition, John McCrae, intended for his poem to be read as an anti-war poem, not as a plea for those soldiers still alive to continue the attack against the “enemy”. However, mainstream interpretation of the poem and indeed much of the discourse around Remembrance Day has contributed to the unquestioning acceptance of war as inevitable and even of glorifying contributions to war by the soldiers of the country where the poppies are being distributed. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13183 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 240
} |
Anyone who has ever worked for, worked with, or been a leader knows the importance of leading change.
Let’s take a few moments to reflect on ways that you and your colleagues have led change for your teams, your customers, each other, and the organization. Here’s a quick team-building exercise you can do at your next staff meeting to orient your team toward the leadership moments – big and small – that people in your group are causing. It’s a quick and high-impact way of generating examples of how you and your colleagues have noticed each other leading change.
Provide everyone a piece of paper with their own name on it. Instruct the group to pass their individual sheets to the person to on their left, allowing that neighbor to record an example of how they have witnessed you leading change. Group members continue to pass the sheets around the room, allowing colleagues to add a comment on a way they’ve noticed the each individual leading change.
Once everyone has had a chance to write on each of the sheets of paper, collect all of the sheets and redistribute them so that everyone receives someone else’s sheet. Each person takes a turn reading out loud one or two examples that are recorded on their partner’s sheet. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13185 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 260
} |
Digital images are used in various applications in today’s life. Digital images are corrupted by various noises. There are many different cases of noises. Image denoising is one of the important tasks in image processing that is being used to improve the quality of a degraded image. The fuzzy-based image denoising has many advantages over the traditional image denoising techniques. It can handle imprecision and ambiguity.
Image denoising, fuzzy filtering, impulse, fuzzy. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13186 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 98
} |
Every April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. It's a time of year to raise extra awareness and promote facts about this common cancer in young men. Education and early detection is a key factor to surviving testicular cancer.
When it's found early, it's one of the most treatable and curable forms of cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men ages 15 to 34. Still, it's fairly rare. By doing the Testicular Self-Exam, you can check for things that aren't normal and may need to be seen by your doctor.
Until proven otherwise, any lump or firm part of the testicle should be considered a potential tumor. Since testicular tumors can spread and become worse over time, it's vital to talk to a doctor right away when you have a symptom. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13187 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 169
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Nymphalinae comprises about 500 species distributed around the world. Several species in the group have been studied intensively, such as the checkerspots (Euphydryas and Melitaea), buckeyes (Junonia) and comma butterflies (Polygonia). The circumscription of Nymphalinae has enjoyed a dynamic history as various authors have considered various groups of species to represent core nymphalids. The current circumscription was partially suggested by Harvey (1991), with Wahlberg et al. (2005) including Coeini in the subfamily. The host plants of Nymphalinae are mainly in the families Urticaceae, Asteraceae, Acanthaceae, Plantaginaceae and Scrophulariaceae.
Wahlberg (2006) used fossil evidence and molecular data to arrive at an age of about 65 million years for the subfamily (not including Coeini which suffers from long branch problems). This age is surprisingly old (the age of butterflies has long been thought to be about 70 million years), but suggests that the great extinction event at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary (best known for the point in time when the dinosaurs went extinct) has had a significant effect on the evolution of butterflies.
Wahlberg, N. 2006. That awkward age for butterflies: insights from the age of the butterfly subfamily Nymphalinae. Systematic Biology 55:703-714.
Wahlberg, N., A. V. Z. Brower, and S. Nylin. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 86:227-251.
In this dimorphic species the orange female (above) mimics the distasteful African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus). The black-and-white male (below) is non-mimetic. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13192 | {
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 418
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Here we present longevity records for birds ringed in Sweden.
The longevity records are presented in a list divided into four parts. The two first parts cover the non-passerines and the last two parts cover the passerines.
Only species where recovered birds have reach an age of at least five years have been included. This means that species with only few individuals ringed might be missing due to a lack of recoveries, and short-lived species, might be missing due to the time criterion.
The two oldest individuals fulfilling the time criterion have been included in the list. If a species is not included in the list means that there is no Swedish recovery of the species indicating a life time of at least 5 years.
Caught in trap - The bird was accidentaly caught in a trap for some other species, for example a mink trap or a fishing net.
Ring read in the field - The ring number was read from a distance, often through a telescope or binocular. This is common among birds with larger rings and special tags designed to be easily read at a distance.
The longevity records have been revised in August 2013. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13194 | {
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The North Pennines Walking Festival, which runs from 28th September to the 6th October 2013 is a new walking festival which celebrates artists and writers, the most famous of which is WH Auden, who have drawn their inspiration from the wonderful landscape of the North Pennines.
The festival commences on the opening day with a celebration of the 75th anniversary of Wainwright’s Pennine Journey which was walked in 1938. His written account of this walk (made at a time of great national concern regarding the possible impending war with Germany) laid unseen in a drawer until 1986 when Wainwright, following a discussion and support from Michael Joseph his publishers at the time, decided to have the book published. What an interesting book it is combining the atmosphere of walking on quiet roads and tracks which are unthinkable now, with the heavy politics of the period. The Wainwright Society subsequently published an updated walking guide on the route Wainwright had walked which was edited by David Pitt in 2010 which broadly followed his route but utilised the many long distance paths that were now available, supplemented by other rights of way. The style was a la Wainwright and was produced by Frances Lincoln. This is a fine book and the route, although familiar, is a joy to walk.
On September 28th the whole 247 miles of the route will be walked and celebrated in a similar manner to the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the Pennine Way and the sections in the North Pennines are all covered as part of the festival with the route being organised by Durham County Council and members of the leaders and stewards of the Durham County Council Guided Walks programme, many of which are PWA members.
A report on this festival will feature in the next newsletter. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13196 | {
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We recommend choosing your Roof Covering Material first, if possible, or at least decide on one or two types of roof covering materials that you might be interested in before obtaining proposals from Roofing Contractors.
One way to familiarize yourself with the types of roofing materials available is to use the internet browsers and type in "roofing materials" or "types of roofing materials".
You could then visit various roofing manufacturer websites or go to a roofing supply company showroom for a better look and feel. Ask for addresses where you can see the roof covering material installed that you are interested in before making a decision. Many times an installed roof covering material looks quite different from a photo or a single piece or sample board.
If you see a roof in your travels that you are interested in, take a photo of the roof and show it to someone at a roofing supply company who can help you identify the roof covering material. Try and get a closer picture of the roof showing some of the details of the roof covering if you can.
Below are links to the three most widely used Steep-Sloped roofing materials. Here you will find information about what they are made of and the various types, styles and textures they are available in. You will also get a better idea of their true life expectancy, their advantages and disadvantages without the hype from the manufacturers or salesmen, plus a lot more. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13197 | {
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In the end, it may one day be determined that the difference between true metaphor and true simile may well be regional within the brain, with metaphor rooted in logic and the simile rooted in emotion. Firstly, eight metaphors are presented in succession, between 13 and 37 seconds each, by different commentators.
Inclusive structures were created that continue to foster high levels of engagement and integrated action. These set the course for the planning and operational improvement activities that were to follow.
Corporate officers, they claimed, had usurped authority, aided and abetted by directors who should have been the shareholders' agents and protectors.
The case of symmetric object alignment. Initially, each was the creation of About metaphor corporation or a few people who were the prime movers and promoters of the business and almost always the principal source of its original capital.
Might there be a more effective form of punishment that would motivate corporations to follow the law? Unlike The Corporation it does not use musical metaphors — the music is just a normal folk song genre, and there is no attempt to visually portray the target domain the corporatione.
Typically, if it needs further explanation, it's probably a simile; if it makes instant sense, it's most likely a metaphor. While multimodal metaphor theory is usually used to study individual metaphors, this article goes one step further in examining metaphors as part of larger rhetorical structures, where multiple and sometimes incompatible metaphors combine together into a structure designed to persuasively convey an ideological position.
Instead, founders of corporations often gave away shares as a bonus to those who bought bonds, which were less risky because they carried underlying collateral, a fixed date of redemption, and a fixed rate of return. The railway is a road for trains. Both metaphor and simile rely on one's individual experiences.
Toward an intermediate position on corporate moral personhood. This is the level of discourse, and it is at this level that the connection between language and social change is most apparent Fairclough Crane and Bromberg on Partnership.
Therefore corporations are deceitful. The manner in which words are applied in a business negotiation can make or break the deal.
Within six months, employees, as well as key customers and suppliers, had been interviewed. How does this product benefit the farmer? Formed and developed a Strategic Vision Leadership Team, whose participants included Boulder, CO county aging services and city senior services staff. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13198 | {
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Language: Albanian and Serbian are the official languages. Other recognized regional languages are Bosnian, Turkish, Gorani and Romani.
Religion: Kosovo is officially a secular state. Approximately 95% of the population follow Islam whilst just under 4% are Christians.
Popular dishes: Pies are very popular in Kosovo, particularly Flija which is made from thin pancake layers with a yoghurt filling. Simple grilled meats are also a staple of the diet often served with a red pepper relish called Hajvar.
Popular drinks: Strong Turkish coffee is very popular in Kosovo, whilst homebrewed raki is commonly offered as a welcome drink to visitors.
Did you know: Kosovo declared independence in February 2008 making it the second youngest country in the world after South Sudan. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13199 | {
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The answer to our puzzle is that, in this case, the income effect has the opposite sign from the substitution effect. This is because Ramen is an inferior good.
Even though the compensated budget represents a higher level of income than the higher price budget, she buys more, RN, than she would if she were on the compensated budget where she would buy RC. Lower income is associated with higher consumption, meaning that Ramen is an inferior good for her. In this case the income effect and the substitution effect work in opposite directions. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13202 | {
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of historians in preparation for our trip we simply booked our tickets and went in search of architecture with minimal prior research. In this sense, the buildings remained undetermined in our minds before we arrived on site. They remained fresh rather than existing as citations in an established history. Jacques Derrida writes in his book Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression that “to cite before beginning is to give the key through the resonance of a few words, the meaning or form of which ought to set the stage.”1 For us the stage was not set at the outset. Instead, the physical context of the architectural site became the content–itinerary was conflated with content. This became a fascinating experiment, privileging the one-on-one encounter, in real-time.
for factories. Our itinerary was primarily defined by tracking this American influence on European inter-war modernism. But the concept of citation may be to legalistic, too safe. In many of the cases, simulation proves to be a better rubric for thinking through the work of preservation. Simulation implies a type of ahistorical trickery, deviousness even, that relies on the hunch rather than the footnote or end note.
Some parallels are elaborated upon while some are left to the viewer. Through this set of images I hope to define notes toward a work more precisely articulating the potentials of preservation and conservation and how they might influence the possible futures presented by the many industrial (and non-) buildings in Detroit (Kahn and others) that need attention, be it preservation, conservation, simulation or otherwise.
Thanks to the relentless Editor, Travel Agent, Scholar, Historian, Tour Guide, Professor Claire Zimmerman and the entire inexhaustible Path of Kahn Studio (Patty Hazle, Evan Bruetsch, Yun Yun, Derek Chang, Farah Joyner and James Joslin) for an amazing experience this summer.
Many of our selected factories for study tow the line between function and preservation. To what length does the architect choose to preserve the historic character of a building in relationship to its ability to function within a contemporary period? Analysis of preservation through visual comparison also elucidates the ways in which preservation itself is a form of mediation, which influences the way a user both consumes and understands architecture. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13204 | {
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French HQE is an approach for promoting and certifying sustainable buildings in accordance with the HQE (Haute Qualité Environnementale) approach.
Motivation for having HQE certification of a building is to achieve higher value of a building in the balance, or better sales or better rental price with sustainability as additional argument, or to promote public perception of the company operating a HQE certified building, or to promote environment and health.
There are 15 goals ("cibles") for which the levels "high performance", "performance", or "base" can be achieved, associated with collecting points for fulfilment of HQE specifications. This relates to several environmental aspects (e.g. saving of energy and of resources, recyclability, indoor air quality and more).Three audits are foreseen during building process for supporting and then for evaluating the sustainable building characteristics.
Regarding indoor air quality, an air quality measurement is suggested after completing the building. Use of low emitting products inside the building will help achieving additional points. Basis for that evaluation is an emissions test using ISO 16000-9, -10 and -11 standards, and performed in an accredited test lab. Existing low emission schemes are accepted as proof, such as AFSSET, AgBB, EMICODE, GUT, M1, E1 formaldehyde emission class (as defined e.g. in EN 13986, or in EN 14041, or in EN 14342). Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort product certification covers these specifications, too.
Knowledge of VOC and formaldehyde emission level for 25%, 50% or 100% of interior surfaces (more points for more coverage).
CMR substances are within the limits as set by the accepted low emission labels.
TVOC emissions of all products on floor, wall and ceiling are below 1000 or below 250 µg/m³ (more points for lower emissions).
Formaldehyde of all products on floor, wall and ceiling are below 62.5 or below 40 or below 20 or below 10 µg/m³ (more points for lower emissions).
Class 1 and class 2 carcinogens emissions of all products on floor, wall and ceiling are below 5 or below 2.5 or below 1 µg/m³ (more points for lower emissions).
A comparison between LEED, BREEAM and HQE is available in French language. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13206 | {
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Sri Sakthi Amma stays at the Sri Narayani Peedam, an institution that sits at the edge of a mountain named Kailasha Giri. It is located in Thirumalaikodi (or Malaikodi), a small village near Vellore in South India. It is surrounded by mountains and lush, scenic beauty. Thirumalaikodi is located 150 km from Chennai and is equidistant from the two other very well known pilgrimage towns of Thirupathi and Thiruvanamalai. When linked by straight lines the three towns form a triangle.
In Thirumalaikodi several centuries ago, saints and sages performed intense penance for many years to the Universal Mother. They prayed for the Universal Mother to descend on the Earth to protect creation from the afflictions of the Dark Age (Kaliyuga). The selfless prayers of the sages were received by the Mother who consented to incarnate in human form on Earth. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13207 | {
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PFCs have been widely used for their oil and water repellency properties. But their use is now banned due the toxic effects it can have on the environment and in humans.
In this module you will gain a thorough understanding of the application, evaluation and concerns of PFCs along with current safer alternatives. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13211 | {
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Molar Solutions A 1 molar solution is a solution in which 1 mole of a compound is dissolved in a total volume of 1 litre. For example: The molecular weight of sodium chloride (NaCl) is 58.44, so one gram molecular weight (= 1 mole) is 58.44g. If you dissolve 58.44g of NaCl in a final volume of 1 litre, you have made a 1M NaCl solution.... In this guide, the 4.0 I’m talking about is a 4.0 unweighted GPA. A 4.0 means an A or A+ in every class, with no exceptions. An A- is a 3.7 on this scale, and a single one will knock you down from a perfect GPA.
Molar Solutions A 1 molar solution is a solution in which 1 mole of a compound is dissolved in a total volume of 1 litre. For example: The molecular weight of sodium chloride (NaCl) is 58.44, so one gram molecular weight (= 1 mole) is 58.44g. If you dissolve 58.44g of NaCl in a final volume of 1 litre, you have made a 1M NaCl solution. how to get dragonframe 4.0.2 for free 2017 Curriculum materials relating to VCE Biology. Note: The documents linked on this page are Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To open or print the file you will need Adobe® Acrobat Reader. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13212 | {
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The GBC Library uses the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) as call numbers. It is different from the Dewey Decimal System in that it uses both letters and numbers. The letter(s) at the beginning of the call number mean something. The following is a broad definition of the letters. "I", "O", "W", "X" and "Y" are not used.
D. WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.
Read the first line in alphabetical order. For example: A, B, BF, C, D, L, LA, LB, LC, M, ML, etc.
Read the second line as a whole number. For example: 1, 2, 3, 45, 100, 101, 1000, 2000, 2430, etc.
The third line is a combination of a letter and numbers.
Read the number as a decimal. For example: .C65 = .65, .C724 = .724.
Some call numbers have more than one combination letter-number line.
Read the fourth line as the year the book was published. Chronological order. For example: 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, etc. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13214 | {
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It is well-known that land use patterns can affect climate change—particularly the relation between land use development and transportation infrastructure. Yet even the most aggressive efforts to address climate change have largely ignored land use. This disconnect was noted in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent series of reports, collectively known as the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). This Article, adapted from Chapter 5 of Contemporary Issues in Climate Change Law & Policy (ELI Press 2016), seeks to make insights into land use development from the AR5 more readily accessible to the U.S. local official, with emphasis on issues facing local officials in fast-growth cities that have yet to establish a concerted response to climate change. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13216 | {
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The Body Electric explores how we design and engineer our own bodies. Prosthetics were once the domain of specialist professionals but a new generation of makers, designers, hackers and everyday people are finding their own ways to adapt their bodies to the environment, explore new forms of creativity, and reflect on what it means to be human. Here we look at how people are finding creative ways to modify their bodies, augment their senses, express themselves in new ways and even gain new abilities.
Engineering at Home tells the story of Cindy, who after a heart attack in 2009, experienced medical complications that resulted in amputations involving all four limbs: both of her legs below the knees and varying amounts of each of her fingers. She received the most advanced medical care and technology available (including a myoelectric hand). But she also needed to find dozens of ways to make a new life for herself, and for that she needed deceptively simple engineering.
Created by Caitrin Lynch and Sara Hendren, faculty members at Olin College of Engineering, the Engineering at Home archive documents the adaptations, hacks and appropriations she developed herself, as an ‘informal engineer’.
Together with his father, the composer Rolf Gehlhaar, Vahakn Matossian-Gehlhaar formed Human Instruments, a company dedicated to the design and production of digital musical instrument interfaces for people with varying physical ability. They are developing the world’s first commercially available, hands-free instrument that will give its player total musical freedom of expression, with a resolution of sound as close as possible to traditional orchestral instruments. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13220 | {
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In recent studies, it has been observed that genes that have been duplicated during the course of vertebrate evolution are overrepresented among those genes that cause Mendelian diseases. My objective was to determine whether measures of functional divergence are correlated with the propensity of duplicated genes to be involved in Mendelian disease. To test this, I used a phylogeny-based maximum-likelihood mixture-model prediction program, FunDi, that accounts for functional divergence in phylogenetic trees. I then conducted a statistical analysis of the data, measuring the Rho value of functional divergence weight and branch lengths values, using a Pearson correlation test and two-sided Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U-test. Statistically significant correlation was found for the relationship between the length of the branch in the phylogenetic tree separating disease-associated genes and its orthologs from the rest of the gene family and the propensity for a gene to be involved in autosomal recessive disorders. Optimization with FunDi, which accounts for functional divergence in its model, resulted in shorter branch lengths. Unfortunately, no statistical significance was found between the analyzed gene categories for the Rho value. Therefore, I conclude that while some measures of evolution and functional divergence, such as the internal branch length between groups, may be correlated with disease-association, direct measures of functional divergence measured in this study do not explain the propensity of duplicated genes to be involved in Mendelian diseases. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13221 | {
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Shivratri Vrat: How to Observe Fast during Mahashivratri?
On the auspicious occasion of Shivratri, Hindu devotees around the world observe Shivratri Vrat or Upvaas or fast. In 2018, Shivratri Vrat date is February 13. Vrat time is from Sunrise on February 13 to sunrise on February 14. The fasting involves refraining from eating any food and not sleeping through out the night. Sivaratri literally means ‘the night of Lord Shiva’ and unlike other festivals associated with Hinduism there is no fun and merrymaking on the day. But the night provides an opportunity to cleanse the ignorance and realize that you are Brahman and open the door to bliss.
Next meal is taken on the morning of next day after doing puja and giving alms.
Some of the important mantras that are chanted on the day include: Shiva Panchakshari Mantra – Om Namah Shivaya or chanting the sacred names of Lord Shiva.
Those taking medicine or having health issues should avoid rigorous fasting.
Fasting should not be torturing your body. Do only that which you are capable of doing. Always remember even a single bilva leaf or a drop of water offered with devotion is more than enough to satisfy Bholenath.
What to do on Shivratri?
Why is Shivratri observed during night? | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13222 | {
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"Not All Plants Are Created Equal!"
Native plants are the plants that grew in our region prior to European settlement. Over thousands of years, they adapted to the local climate along with other living creatures around them. Native plants and animals are interconnected parts fo our region's web of life. The quality of the air we breathe, the soil in which we grow our food and the water we drink rely on the health of this natural system. As we develop more land for roads , industry and homes, we alter the balance of this web. Native plant gardens can help preserve plants that are disappearing from natural areas and provide resources for wildlife in our neighborhoods.
BENEFITS to "GOING NATIVE" - Native wildlife , including insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, rely on native plants for food, shelter and nesting sites. Since native plants and wildlife evolved together , they are best suited to meet each other's needs. Areas of high biological diversity offer more opportunities for plants and animals to be healthy and fight disease. Since native plants are adapted to the environmental conditions of an area, they generally require less fertilizer, water and care than non native ornamental plants.
Few people realize that they have the potential for a nature oasis in their own backyard. And it all starts with native plants!
We recommend a book called "Bringing Nature Home" by Doug Tallamy. Choosing native plants for your garden is an important step in increasing biodiversity on your property and beyond. Non-native plants often become invasive in your garden as well as other natural areas near you. They do not provide the same value for wildlife as native plants. Some non-natives are toxic to animals and insects. Restoring native plants and trees to your property is easy to do. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13224 | {
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Samsung Transportation Museum, the nation’s first automobile museum, is located near Everland. It serves as a children’s traffic safety learning space. The museum displays a collection of over 700 world-famous pieces including 50 cars, 15 motorcycles, bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, and other transportation-related articles such as vehicle prototypes, parts, hood ornaments, souvenirs, and artwork. There are many hands-on programs for visitors to learn about transportation safety. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13226 | {
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the trait that allows us to exist in this less-than-perfect world while moving forward with optimism and confidence.
Resilience is the ability to recover from setbacks; the quality of bouncing back.
It is similar to buoyancy. When pushed under water, our bodies instinctively rise back up to the surface.
Resilient people are more successful because they push their limits and learn from their mistakes.
Data from schools and organizations serving children show low levels of resiliency among youth and a feeling of being undervalued in their communities which is undermining their belief in themselves and their ability to handle life’s inevitable challenges.
Addison County Parent Child Center, Building Bright Futures, the Counseling Service of Addison County, the Vermont Department of Health, the Vermont Department of Children and Families, all three Addison County school districts and many other groups and individuals are joining together, launching a public awareness and education campaign for youth resiliency.
Ok. You’ve Got This programming uses the 7 C’s model for building resiliency developed by professor of pediatrics Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg with the support of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Every C is a different layer or individual piece of a total approach to blanket our children with protection, while reinforcing their own strengths. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13227 | {
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Vagus nerve stimulation involves the implantation of a generator that stimulates the vagus nerve and thus reduces seizure activity. The vagus nerve is one of 12 pairs of cranial nerves (i.e., nerves that originate in the brain). It has motor functions in the larynx (voice box), diaphragm, stomach, and heart, and sensory functions in the ears and tongue. It has both motor and sensory functions in the pharynx (sinuses) and esophagus. Stimulation of the vagus nerve is thought to affect some of its connections to areas in the brain that are prone to seizure activity.
Patients who suffer from complex partial seizures or generalized seizures where consciousness is lost, and who do not respond to anticonvulsant medication, and patients who cannot undergo brain surgery are considered good candidates for vagus nerve stimulation therapy. It also may be recommended as a treatment for photosensitive epilepsy and epilepsy resulting from head injury.
The procedure is performed under general anesthesia. A neurosurgeon implants the device, a generator about the size of a small tape measure, in the upper left area of the chest. A connecting wire is run under the skin from the device to the vagus nerve in the left side of the neck. Three small leads are then carefully attached to the nerve. Implantation is usually accomplished within 1 to 2 hours.
For a few days following the procedure, the generator is programmed to stimulate the vagus nerve at regular intervals (e.g., for 30 seconds every 5 minutes) at a frequency determined by the doctor and patient. The physician adjusts the frequency using a computer. If a seizure begins between intervals, the patient activates the stimulater by swiping a magnet over their chest at the location where the device is implanted.
Risks include possible surgical injury to the vagus nerve, carotid artery, and internal jugular vein.
Many patients experience 50% reduction in seizure frequency, and seizures are less severe. Vagus nerve stimulation eliminates seizures in approximately 15 percent of patients, according to some studies, and a small number experience no improvement.
Complications of this procedure include coughing, hoarseness, and swallowing difficulties resulting from injury to the vagus nerve. Infection, bleeding, and discomfort at the site can occur. There may be tingling in the neck, hoarseness, and a slight cough during nerve stimulation. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13229 | {
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This chapter highlights that there has been a path towards decentralisation in a majority of OECD countries over the past decades. The chapter also underlines that deecentralisation trends around the world have often gone hand in hand with an upscale in subnational governance through amalgamations, inter-municipal cooperation, metropolitan governance, and the strengthening of regions. Municipal fragmentation has driven policies encouraging or imposing mergers or cooperation. In parallel, there has also been an increase in asymmetric decentralisation, i.e. the fact that governments at the same subnational government level have different political, administrative or fiscal powers. While asymmetric decentralisation appears more “natural” in federal countries, it is increasing in unitary countries. Finally, the chapter shows that decentralisation is too often understood as a simple increase in the power of local governments. The reality is much more complex, as most responsibilities are shared across levels of government. Decentralisation is about reconfiguring relationships between the central government and subnational governments towards a greater cooperation and a strategic role for national/federal governments. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13232 | {
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Students explore expressive reading. In this literature lesson plan, students read the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and interpret key themes. Students perform a different version of the text. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13233 | {
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In October 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) called Hollywood figures to testify about allegations of communist propaganda in American films. Although the committee never found evidence of Communist propaganda, ten of the writers and directors called to testify were held in contempt of Congress, fined and sentenced to prison. Hollywood’s power players responded to the proceedings by creating a self-imposed blacklist of those “Hollywood Ten” and others implicated in the proceedings. With that, the film industry became the first mass-employer to adopt a blacklist as a policy to be used against employees whose political beliefs ran counter to prevailing orthodoxies. Blacklist: Hollywood’s Red Scare sparks reflection, conversation and engagement regarding civil liberties and patriotism in the 21st Century using the counterpoint of a time in which art, artistic expression and speech were no longer protected.
Stitching History From the Holocaust uses the narrative of one couple to explore the Holocaust. Through the story of Hedwig and Paul Strnad, visitors will build their understanding of transcontinental connections, the Bohemian Jewish history, Theresienstadt concentration camp and the fashion industry in Czechoslovakia. For more information, visit our Stitching History From the Holocaust website. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13235 | {
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Slave trade records from Liverpool, 1754-1792 provides access to 2,970 pages from Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office.
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This collection provide access to 2,970 pages from Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office. MAP states, "These primary sources preserved at the Liverpool Record Office constitute one of the best collections in British archives of private merchants' papers relating to the transatlantic slave trade. Liverpool was the leading slave trading port in the world in the eighteenth century when these documents were compiled. Each individual item has a particular focus, but all illuminate the human and financial aspects of the slave trade. The material includes correspondence with ship captains and Caribbean agents about the acquisition of Africans and their sale; statistics on the Liverpool slave trade; sales accounts of the lots of Africans disembarked in the Americas, often with the names of purchasers and prices; information on dealings with diverse African groups along the coast of West Africa; and details of payments for slave sales. The account books of ships' voyages include material on the outfitting of vessels and the cargoes of goods exported to Africa. Among the items included in this collection are records of the wealthy merchant and banker, Thomas Leyland, who was three times Mayor of Liverpool, and letters by the slave trade captain, John Newton, who later became a clergyman, the composer of the hymn 'Amazing Grace', and a prominent abolitionist. These documents are drawn from papers held at the Liverpool Record Office. Accompanied by an online guide to the collection by Professor Kenneth Morgan, Brunel University. (Included as a supplement to the above are the post-abolition papers of captain and ship-owner, James Brown (ca. 1807-1851), which are held with the main collection at the Liverpool Record Office.)"
The content in this collection comes from the Liverpool Record Office. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13236 | {
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There are a lot of academic papers about why snap rounding is preferrable to numeric approaches. gfxpoly uses the algorithm from Hobby with a few additional ideas from Hershberger and Bhattacharya et al.
Notice: gfxpoly_intersect, gfxpoly_union and gfxpoly_selfintersect_* are really just convenience wrappers for gfxpoly_process. See gfxpoly_process.
By using gfxpoly_process directly, you can implement other polygon operations, like symmetric difference, overlay, transparency etc.
This also has the advantage that you can overlay multiple input polygons using the same gfxcanvas object, and then later process them in one go. Use canvas->setUserData(canvas, data) to store polygon-specific data. This data will later be passed back to you by windrule.add().
To implement custom polygon operations, you would create your own windcontext. To understand how this works, we need to talk about scanline algorithms first.
The state of the ray is represented as a windstate_t structure- it e.g. stores whether the current polygon area we're in is filled or not, or how many polygons are currently on top of each other.
A windrule_t structure specifies what should happen to the windstate_t every time we pass through an edge, it's initial value (at negative infinity) and also, when generating the output polygon, what kind of edge to place between two different windstate_t areas. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13237 | {
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But Spain claimed this territory, and Pedro Melendez a Spanish soldier, was in 1565 sent by Philip II. to conquer it from the French, doubly detested as Protestants. He landed in the harbor and at the mouth of the river, to both of which he gave the name Saint Augustine. Melendez lost no time in attacking Fort Carolina, which he surprised, putting the garrison mercilessly to the sword. The destruction of the French colony was soon after avenged by Dominic de Gourgues, who sailed from France to punish the enemies of his country. Having accomplished his purpose by the slaughter of the Spanish garrison he returned home, but the French Protestants made no further effort to colonize Florida.
Spain claimed the land by right of discovery, but, although maintaining the feeble settlement at Saint Augustine, did next to nothing after this to explore or civilize this portion of America. The nation that had sent out Columbus was not destined to be permanently the great power of the New World. The hap of first landing upon the Antilles, and also the warm climate and the peaceable nature of the aborigines, led Spain to fix her settlements in latitudes that were too low for the best health and the greatest energy. Most of the settlers were of a wretched class, criminals and adventurers, and they soon mixed largely with the natives.
Spain herself greatly lacked in vigor, partly from national causes, partly from those obscure general causes which even to this day keep Latin Europe, in military power and political accomplishments, inferior to Teutonic or Germanic Europe. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13241 | {
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Abstract: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent, disabling and costly medical conditions affecting modern society. LBP presents a significant challenge to effective treatment due to often multi-factorial or unknown etiology. Since the 1980s, the sacroiliac (SI) joint has become increasingly recognized as a common source of LBP. In contrast to other sources of LBP such as internal disc disruption and even psychosocial factors, SI joint pain and degeneration is reliably identified with provocative manual tests and diagnostic injections. Fusion of the SI joint has been shown to provide enduring symptom relief, and minimally invasive techniques developed over the past decade have further reduced the operative risks associated with open fusion surgery. Minimally invasive SI joint fusion surgeries are typically performed by placing rigid implant components across the joint space. The implants provide mechanical fixation while bony fusion develops. Decortication of the SI joint space during the procedure produces a bleeding bone surface that allows for increased availability of autologous mesenchymal stem cells and growth factors at the fusion site. Coupled with the mechanical stability provided by the implant and autologous bone graft, decor-tication provides an optimal environment for bone growth and subsequent fusion of the joint. This report describes the background of SI joint disease, treatment, and the minimally invasive SImmetry® Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System (Zyga Technology, Inc., Minnetonka, MN, USA), with emphasis on the decortication instrumentation and procedure. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13244 | {
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Create coordinates given starting Northing, Easting, Bearing and Distance. Calculates Latitude, Departure, Northing and Easting of next point.
Inverse between two sets of coordinates. Calculates the Latitude, Departure, Bearing and Distance.
This app calculates Sag, Crest, Uphill and Downhill vertical curves based upon the information shown on typical engineering drawings.
- Calculate the High and Low point for Sag and Crest curves.
- Calculate the elevation for any station value.
- Calculate the station value given a elevation along the curve.
- Calculate all station and elevations for any interval. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13245 | {
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As people get older, our bodies begin to shut down very slowly. This is a normal reaction to old age and as this happens it is not uncommon to receive a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. This is a progressive condition that slowly worsens over time. Congestive heart failure is basically when the heart begins to lose its ability to pump blood through the body. As this happens blood and fluids back up in the lungs and the lower extremities which leads to breathlessness and swelling. Among the possible reasons for contracting congestive heart failure are high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and heart valve abnormalities.
Diet and exercise and reducing your intake of sodium should be the first and foremost part of your regime to prevent any major complications. Sodium promotes the retention of excess fluid, which puts a greater load on the heart's pumping mechanism and foods that contain it should be avoided. Sodium intake can usually be cut in half simply by excluding added table salt and salt enrich foods which includes canned goods. Eliminating added salt in cooking is also a good idea. Salt substitutes are permissible and can make food more palatable. Frozen and fast foods, which are notorious for containing unhealthy amounts of salt, should be avoided. You should also quit smoking and limit the amount of alcohol you drink.
Common symptoms of congestive heart failure can include shortness of breath, swelling, chronic pains in the chest and arms, and in more severe cases the skin and/or lips turn blue or purple. Although this diagnosis sounds extremely grim, people do live healthy lives after getting the diagnosis as long as they take the necessary precautions to maintain their personal physical fitness levels. If you are overweight, now would be a perfect time to begin to try and lose it. Eating foods that are in their natural state is best. By natural state, I mean fresh fruits and vegetables rather than processed foods are best. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13246 | {
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The first series of numbers is good. The second series of numbers is disturbing.
Number 1 is the original production rate for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Look it up here (see the chart on page 6). This means the plan was to buy 5 this year, 16 next year, and then make a huge leap to 47 in 2009.
Number 2 is the new production rate, as described in this year's updated spending forecast (see the chart on page 7). So now the US military is buying 2 F-35s this year, 12 next year and only 16 in 2009.
Consider that huge gap in 2009. The old plan called for producing 47 aircraft. The new plan would buy only 16.
Recall that the original business case for the Joint Strike Fighter rested foremost on affordability. A huge driver of affordability is production rate. The more that can be produced, the greater the economies of scale and so forth. If production rate falls, the average unit cost of each aircraft will likely go up.
First, it means the US military may not be able to enter full-rate production for JSF until two or three years after 2012, unless the program decides to lower the threshold for what the term "full rate production" means.
If JSF full rate production is delayed by two or three years, the air force has a new reason to extend F-22 full rate production by two or three years. Recall that the air force wants to keep an active full-rate production line for a fifth-generation fighter, so it follows that a delay for JSF requires an extension of F-22. At current production rates on F-22, a two-to-three year delay could mean an extra 40-60 aircraft.
The first export versions of JSF may still be available in 2014, but the average unit production cost must be significantly higher than in the original plan.
it's quite interesting especially regarding the algorithm behind the results.
This has become that standard of which all other sites should be based.
This movement is attributed to a slight wobble in the Earth's axis as it spins. As a result, approximately every 2160 years, the constellation visible on the early morning of the spring equinox changes.
It's great to see someone make a connection between ease of use and camera performance when reviewing cameras.
An excellent website has lots of useful information that I could not find it elsewhere. | gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/13247 | {
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