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20 December 2011 The head of the United Nations agency tasked with safeguarding the world’s cultural heritage has voiced concern over fresh violence in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, that left 10 people dead at the weekend and resulted in a fire at a historic research centre that destroyed about 70 per cent of a valuable collection of manuscripts. “This is an irreversible loss to Egypt and to the world,” said Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in a statement issued yesterday,This is an irreversible loss to Egypt and to the world. lamenting the fire damage at the Institute of Egypt. “These manuscripts represent the history and identity of a people. I call for light to be shed on the causes of the fire, and for serious measures to be taken quickly to save what can be saved,” she said, praising the courage of fire fighters and volunteers who tried to put out the fire. Ms. Bokova offered UNESCO’s assistance, including through its already mobilize

One of the very most useful of all inventions, but rendered almost worthless & a cold & deliberate theft & swindle by the black scoundrelism & selfishness of the companies of chartered robbers who conduct it. - Mark Twain's Notebooks & Journals, Volume 3, Notebook 30, August 1890-June 1891 Illustration of earliest telephone from advertising art. It is my heart-warm and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. - A version of this quote was published in "Christmas Greetings," Boston Daily Globe, December 25, 1890, p. 3. The Globe printing eliminated the phrase in the above parenthesis and changed the word "except" to "escape." The version here is from Caroline Harnsberger's Mark Twain at Your

A Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is a restrictive bariatric surgery that reduces the overall size of the stomach. In this procedure, the stomach is stapled and divided vertically, and much of it is removed. This leaves the esophagus connected to the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) through a small, cylinder- shaped stomach. With most (approximately 85 percent) of the stomach removed, large amounts of food simply cannot be consumed at one time. In addition, the small, narrow stomach created by a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy increases the feeling of fullness. The resulting reduction in food intake results in weight loss. In most cases, the surgery is performed laparoscopically. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery is used primarily in patients with BMI scores above 60 or for those in whom banding surgeries are not indicated. Return to Weight Loss Surgery Overview

About this Book: It was to Juan Diego that Mary, the Mother of God, first introduced herself to the world as Our Lady of Guadalupe. Juan lived in the sixteenth century when Mexico City was known as the Valley of Anahuac. After Juan’s particular mission was completed, it is said that he became a hermit. He spent the rest of his life in prayer and penance. His little hut was near the first chapel that was built on Tepeyac Hill. He was greatly esteemed. Juan took care of the little church and greeted the pilgrims who began to come there to honor their Mother of Guadalupe. He would show them the miraculous tilma or cloak, that preserves Mary’s beautiful image. Pope John Paul II declared Juan Diego a saint on July 31, 2002. You can still see Juan Diego's tilma in Mexico City today. Juan Diego's story is a particularly powerful story for us in the Americas. Keywords:encounter books - encounter the saints - encounter serie - Mary

If a woman with HIV is pregnant, the virus can be transmitted to her child during pregnancy, labor, delivery and breastfeeding. Syphilis is another serious disease that can be transmitted from mother to child. The transmission of HIV and syphilis can be drastically reduced with simple and affordable measures. However, many challenges remain in the region of the Americas for universal diagnosis and treatment of these conditions. One of them is the poor integration of the different health services used by pregnant women. PAHO works together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners to promote a comprehensive and integrated approach to prevention of vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis. Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 09:42

Origin: Native of eastern Asia Impact: In infested areas, this beetle has killed millions of ash trees and has led to major efforts by state and local officials to limit its spread through strict quarantines and fines for the movement of wood, especially firewood, out of infested areas. The emerald ash borer has not been detected in Texas to date, but its presence has been confirmed in 13 states in the upper Midwest and southern Canada and has been detected as far south as eastern Missouri. Currently, surveillance traps are being deployed throughout the eastern half of the state in an attempt to detect this pest before it becomes established. View More Pictures History of Introduction: The emerald ash borer (EAB) is native to eastern Asia, and was first recognized as a pest in the U.S. in the Detroit, Michigan area in 2002 (though it may have entered the U.S much earlier). It was most likely brought into the U.S. in shipping containers, packing materials, or ash wood pallets. The EAB is only known to feed on

See also the Dr. Math FAQ: Browse High School Logic Stars indicate particularly interesting answers or good places to begin browsing. Selected answers to common questions: - Logic and Conditional Sentences [10/04/2005] I am having a hard time understanding why two false statements in a conditional sentence makes it true. - Logic: Bayes and Popper [06/24/2003] Is p -> q totally equivalent to ~q -> ~p in practice? - The Logic behind Conditional Statements [11/28/2007] I understand the subset explanation of why the conditional logic statement 'If false then true/false' is always considered true. But what is the logic behind it? - Logic, Groups, and Identities [02/25/1999] Is it possible for more than one answer to exist when proving things? What is a group? Can you give an example of an identity? - Logic Laws [03/04/2003] I do not understand the laws of inference, simplification, disjunctive inference, and disjunctive addition. - Logic - Liars & Truthtellers (What Question Does She Ask?) [3/12/1995] A logician v

Please DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE WHAT CAN or IS HAPPENING in the FUKUSHIMA EVACUATED AREAS LEFT BEHIND PETS. “Many academic staff members have formed groups to conduct on-site research, with more than 40 volunteers participating. …presents the data collected from the only project being systematically carried out across Japan after the Fukushima accident. Right after the accident, many academic staffs in our Graduate School had started the research project for Fukushima. But soon we found that it was very difficult to pursue the research by individual researcher alone, since the target is very complicated and it is the study of nature itself.” 1. Contamination of Wild Animals: Effects on Wildlife in High Radioactivity Areas of the Agricultural and Forest Landscape 2. Compared with 396 monkeys captured in Fukushima city between February to 13 April 2011, I examined the relationship between the cesium concentration in the muscle and the amount of cesium in the soil. (Not only adults but the children of these Japanese

We have carefully designed our entire farm so that we can ensure the well-being of our flock as well as the environment on which we all depend. Thats what sustainable farming is all about: making choices to produce wholesome, healthy products that people can enjoy without sacrificing the welfare of animals or the health of the environment. Most modern farming practices focus only on reducing the costs of production and ignore the costs to the livestock, soil, air, water, and human health associated with these practices. Our flock "mows" the fields the way nature intended Using a pasture-based system is a key ingredient to running our sheep dairy in a sustainable way because most of the food that nourishes our flock is grown right on our land using very simple, low-impact, traditional methods. Our sheep and lambs are moved every day to new, lush pasture, so they keep the fields mowed and fertilized for us while they consume the food that is the best for them. Recent studies also show that intensively grazed pa

Imagine that you see your lover stroll into the room. You think , "The love of my life!" and then feel your palms begin to sweat and your heart begin to race... Or is it the other way around? ... Do you sense your sweaty palms and beating heart first, and then experience feelings of love? In 1884, the great philosopher and psychologist William James, proposed a radical hypothesis. He wrote "Common sense says, we lose our fortune, are sorry and weep; we meet a bear, are frightened and run; we are insulted by a rival, are angry and strike." But James speculated that this sequence is actually reversed - our emotional feelings follow instead of cause the reactions of our body. He continued, "we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble." James claimed that our feelings resulted from changes in our body state, from the reactions of our stomach, heart, and other visceral organs. If this is the case, then our brain must monitor from moment to moment the state of our viscera, and t

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection More than 100 types of HPV exist, more than 40 of which can infect the genital area. Most HPV infections are asymptomatic, unrecognized, or subclinical. Oncogenic, or high-risk HPV types (e.g., HPV types 16 and 18), are the cause of cervical cancers. These HPV types are also associated with other anogenital cancers in men and women, including penile, vulvar, vaginal, and anal cancer, as well a subset of oropharyngeal cancers (404). Nononcogenic, or low-risk HPV types (e.g., HPV types 6 and 11), are the cause of genital warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Asymptomatic genital HPV infection is common and usually self-limited; it is estimated that more than 50% of sexually active persons become infected at least once in their lifetime (405). Persistent oncogenic HPV infection is the strongest risk factor for development of precancers and cancers. HPV tests are available for women aged >30 years undergoing cervical cancer screening. These tests should not be used f

The United States is facing the worst whooping cough epidemic it has seen in over 50 years, said Dr. Edward McCabe, senior vice president and medical director for the March of Dimes. Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, often results in milder cases in adults and adolescents but can be fatal for babies. It is easily preventable by vaccines and booster shots, according to McCabe. While pertussis can be mistaken for a common cold or bronchitis in adults, it can easily be spread to children, causing severe cases. Felicia Dube, near Charlotte, lost her seven-week-old son Carter in 2011. Dube first became concerned when Carter, then only five weeks old, had labored breathing even though he had been fine at a wellness visit only five days earlier. Carter’s labored breathing and oxygen level were concerning enough that he was sent by ambulance to the hospital even though Dube was only five minutes from the hospital. Dube had no idea what was wrong with her son until someone suggested pertussis and she realiz

August 28, 2006 Part XV: Astrobiology Life and Death on Ice- Covered Worlds University of California, Berkeley 24 min. (slideshow requires QCShow Player) Audio only (mp3 format) View as a webpage (quicktime, real player) (notes) Three feet of ice does not result from one day of cold weather. — Chinese proverb The notion that the sciences of paleontology and astrobiology should be somehow linked seems quite jarring at first, but it only takes a moment's thought to see the logic in the connection. Water is the sine qua non of life. Where liquid water disappears, the life we know similarly disappears. Although water is now rare on the inner planets of our solar system, it wasn't when the system was young. Mars and Venus have since lost their oceans, and the Earth is destined to do so as well. But there are places where water should persist for as long as the Sun exists. In our search for life in the solar system, we're certainly going to look for the signs of ancient life in the former ocean basins of the inner p

It is imperative that children learn a second language in today’s society. It raises cultural awareness and appreciation in our world. There are also many educational benefits to learning another language, which leads toward greater achievement in other subject areas. Learning a second language is a valuable skill for any child’s future. We live in a highly populated Spanish speaking area and I want my daughter to be able to communicate with everyone in her community. My goal is to cultivate a strong desire for her to become a lifelong learner of the Spanish language. Therefore, we began introducing foreign language studies at a very young age. I received the Spanish for You! Fiestas Curriculum Package to review which is a unique Spanish program created by Debbie Annett. It was developed for use in either the homeschool environment or for classroom purposes. Debbie Annett has been a Spanish educator for more than 13 years, teaching children in first grade through high school. She has worked with homeschool fa

Being a fan of the Navy's Precision Flight Team - the Blue Angels - I have always marveled at their wing tip to wing tip flying. In reading NASA's recent news release about Ebb and Flow (GRAIL A & B) flying formation around the Moon at 3,600 mph, I was amazed - I mean AMAZED (!) at the tolerances that the two spacecraft are capable of. Here is what NASA says as to the twins' flying ability: "How slight a distance change can be measured by the science instrument beaming invisible microwaves back and forth between Ebb and Flow? How about one-tenth of one micron? Another way to put it is that the GRAIL twins can detect a change in their position down to one half of a human hair (0.000004 inches, or 0.00001 centimeters). For those of you who are hematologists or vampires (we are not judging here), any change in separation between the two twins greater than one half of a red corpuscle will be duly noted aboard the spacecraft's memory chips for later downlinking to Earth. Working together, Ebb and Flow will make th

The results are in and we have all heard them: Americans are getting fatter. We eat too much and don't exercise enough. Children are no exception. According to a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 13 percent of children ages 6-11 were overweight in 1999, up from 11 percent in the years between 1988-1994, and 7 percent in the late 1970s. What's more, despite the fact that kids seem unable to sit still, the CDC survey found that fewer than one in four children get 20 minutes of vigorous activity daily; a contributing factor to the levels of inactivity for many New York City public school students is a lack of adequate physical education classes. Researchers from Educational Frameworks, a Manhattan-based consulting organization, spent more than two years studying physical education programs in City public schools and found that, even though New York State mandates physical education for all students, "as many as 41 percent of elementary schools and 23 percent of high schools d

Looking back on world history from our modern-times perspective is a great blessing. We see things in a larger setting. It is easier for us, looking back, to observe the finger of Providence in guiding so many world events to a desired result. Answers Come When People Show Need One of the greatest observations a student of history can make is the amazing fact that when monumental history-making questions were being debated or actions were being taken, there always seemed to appear on the scene guidelines and answers for the serious, struggling, searching students, if they would make the effort to search them out. We think of Cicero, the great Roman statesman, who tried to save the Republic of Rome from degenerating into a complete dictatorship by reminding the people they must return to the Natural Law basis of virtue and morality. We think of the 18th century Baron Charles de Montesquieu who used his inherited fortune to prove that separation of powers--an idea which had lain dormant in ancient writings of P

Teach Them to Land First Jason Nunn MS, CSCS Plyometrics have been a part of most athletic development programs for many years. It has become quite commonplace for coaches to implement these sort of hops, jumps, and triple jump variations during the speed and acceleration development periods of their programs. These sorts of drills have been proven time and again to improve both starting strength and elastic strength in athletes. In most of the beginning literature from the Soviets, the thought was that an athlete must be able to squat two and a half times their own bodyweight to be able to perform plyometrics. However, in most athletic programs, this simply will not work. Most athletes today will not have the time to develop this type of strength. Honestly, this would limit most athletes from being able to perform this type of exercise. For example, Hossein Rezzazadeh weighs three hundred and sixty pounds, can clean and jerk five hundred and eighty pounds and squat eight hundred and sixty pounds (raw I might

Number Of Planets Date: Prior to 1993 How many known planets are there, inside and outside the solar system? I have read in Astronomy magazine that at least 2 planets were discovered around a pulsar (I do not know where) and that perhaps a 10th planet lies past Pluto. Any more I do not know about? I have not heard of any good hard evidence for any planets other than the usual nine. Update - March 2011 As 2011, there are officially eight planets in our Solar System. Pluto, common thought of as the ninth planet, is officially listed as a dwarf planet. There are many dwaft planets in our solar system, Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris. There have also been planets discovered outside of our solar system, thoughI do not have a count on them at the present time. Click here to return to the Astronomy Archives Update: June 2012

Karatsuba algorithm with Excel VBA 15.04.2009Someone posted in my favorite german office forum - - a new game: “Let's multiply, starting with 2, the result with itself and so on”. Have you ever tried to multiply large numbers in Excel? Well, Excel uses a number precision of 15 digits, beyound the numbers are rounded. Thus, formulas are not suitable. Can VBA do the job? Yes, but only partially since the data types are restricted too. In addition, we have also to consider the computing time for multiplying large numbers. If you search the Internet, you’ll quickly find some interesting procedures for multiplying large numbers. One of them is the “Karatsuba algorithm” which significantly reduces the multiplication of two n-digit numbers. The algorithm replaces some multplications by additions. And how does it work? The basic step of Karatsuba's algorithm is a formula that allows us to compute the product of two large numbers using three multiplications of smaller numbers plus some additions and digit shifts. The

Champaign, Ill. -- Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake's ecosystem. The New Zealand mud snail joins a long and growing list of nonnative species moving into the Great Lakes, threatening to disrupt the food chain and change the local environment. Scientists checking Lake Michigan water samples earlier this summer found a population of the New Zealand mud snail, the Illinois Natural History Survey said. They grow to only a few millimeters -- several dozen could sit on the surface of a dime -- making them hard to spot. The snails reproduce asexually and in large numbers, and have no natural predators in North America, Kevin Cummings, a scientist who works for the Natural History Survey, said Thursday. That means they could quickly spread, at high enough densities to out-compete native invertebrates for food and living space, he and other scientists say. "It's hard enough to contain a species once it makes its way into nonnative wate

Drinking a glass of 100 percent fruit juice has long been thought of as a healthy habit for both adults and children. Recently, however, people have been confused about juice — how much to drink, how much to serve their children — partly because of the natural sweet taste of fruit juice. According to Theresa Nicklas, professor of pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, parents should be confident serving their children appropriate amounts of 100 percent fruit juice. Appropriate amounts, as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics, are no more than 4-6 ounces per day for children 1- 6 years old and 8-12 ounces per day for children 7-18 years. Dr. Nicklas’ latest study, published in the October issue of Pediatrics, evaluated data from a national sample of preschool children and determined that consumption of 100 percent juice was not associated with body mass index (an indicator of overweight) among preschoolers. The analysis done by Nicklas and her colleagues was based on the largest, ongoing govern

History of racist attitudes and fear The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Cth), was the result of the widely accepted view that the Australian population should remain a 'white society.' These views, however, stretched back to British settlement in 1788 where the white-settlers formed racist beliefs about the Aboriginal people. Support for the Act increased during the latter half of the 19th century when non-white labour was being used to work in the goldfields, on sugarcane plantations and in deep sea diving. Feelings of British superiority were spread through literature which was read to children at school. British settlers and the Aboriginal people In 1770 when Captain James Cook claimed the eastern portion of the Australian continent in the King's name, he was also aware of the land's Aboriginal inhabitants. The British, however, did not perceive the several hundred tribes of Aboriginal people who lived there as owners of the land. They believed that it was a 'terra nullius' (territory belonging to nobod

A comment is text that is written in a program only for the sake of humans that read the program, and that has no effect on the meaning of the program. In Lisp, a semicolon (‘;’) starts a comment if it is not within a string or character constant. The comment continues to the end of line. The Lisp reader discards comments; they do not become part of the Lisp objects which represent the program within the Lisp system. The ‘#@count’ construct, which skips the next count characters, is useful for program-generated comments containing binary data. The Emacs Lisp byte compiler uses this in its output files (see Byte Compilation). It isn't meant for source files, however. See Comment Tips, for conventions for formatting comments.

The difference between the study of Fine Arts and the study of Design is that design is functional. It serves a purpose.Web design with it's roots in programming, is more like architecture than graphics. This differentiation is a key aspect that is missing from web design as a budding design field. Many designers are artists, and still focus on 'cool looking', totally ignoring function, interactivity and technology architecture. RULE 1:Understand your target market then focus design and layout around their needs and interestsToo many sites today are designed to impress the boss, or to show off the skills of the graphics department rather than to convey interesting and timely information to a potential customer.This seemingly simple idea has far-reaching consequences for web page design and layout. For example, of the perhaps two million people who have some level of access to the World Wide Web, it's apparent from analysis that the majority are on slow connections, and indeed a surprisingly sizable majority (

It is very quiet around the panda house these days. The summer heat has descended and our pandas have settled into their pattern of longer naps and much shorter bouts of feeding. Gone are the hours of stripping the culm, or stalks, of bamboo. Now Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are selectively consuming the leaves, if only for a few minutes, before returning to their naps. The increase in temperatures is tolerated by pandas by using the micro climates in their enclosures. These include the air- conditioned and radiant water-chilled grottos, the shade under trees, and the pools. The foggers also help to provide a brief cooler experience for the animals and people along the trails. However, when the temperatures so cruelly soar over 90, only the air-conditioned indoor areas bring comfort to pandas and people. This is a great time to see the giant pandas up close, indoors. Currently the panda entrance off the lower trail is closed, so visitors may only enter through the exit, nearest the Olmsted Walk side of the building

Lightning sprites are out-of-this-worldNovember 21st, 2011 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration This is a sprite "streamer" as it might appear in the atmosphere of Saturn, created in a Tel Aviv University lab. Credit: American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) Only a few decades ago, scientists discovered the existence of "sprites" 30 to 55 miles above the surface of the Earth. They're offshoots of electric discharges caused by lightning storms, and a valuable window into the composition of our atmosphere. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University say that sprites are not a phenomenon specific to our planet. Jupiter and Saturn experience lightning storms with flashes 1,000 or more times more powerful than those on Earth, says Ph.D. student Daria Dubrovin. With her supervisors Prof. Colin Price of TAU's Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences and Prof. Yoav Yair of the Open University of Israel, and collaborators Prof. Ute Ebert and Dr. Sander Nijdam from the Eindhoven Technical University in Holland

Date: January 02 2013 AUSTRALIAN researchers have found a ''genetic switch'' that has the potential to open up new treatments for breast cancer. The switch allows scientists to change breast cancer cells and make them more responsive to different kinds of treatments, such as anti-oestrogen therapies. Outlined in the latest edition of the journal PLoS Biology, researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney found that the molecule known as ELF5 can turn genes on or off. By manipulating the molecule, the breast cancer cell's sensitivity to anti-oestrogen drugs used to treat breast cancer can be increased. ''We've made a discovery that concerns the basic biology of breast cancer,'' said Professor Chris Ormandy from the Garvan Institute. ''ELF5 determines whether cells will respond to oestrogen therapy or not.'' Oestrogen plays a key role in breast cancers. Women who don't experience much oestrogen in their lives either because they start menstruating later in life or begin menopause early hav

From 1992 to 1999, Eva Schernhammer, MD, worked rotating night shifts in a cancer ward in Vienna, Austria. Her shifts included 10 all-nighters a month in addition to her regular hours; she labored under banks of flickering fluorescent lights through the darkest hours. "I didn't think much of it," she says, "until two of my colleagues developed cancer. These were healthy women in their 30s. They really had no risk factors, no family history." She couldn't help wondering: Could working late nights be linked to cancer? Three years later, Schernhammer landed at Harvard Medical School in the Channing Laboratory--the perfect place to find an answer to that question. The lab is home to the Nurses' Health Study, one of the largest data banks of women's health information ever amassed. She tapped into medical, work, and lifestyle records gleaned from 78,562 nurses. The end result, published in 2001, was startling: Nurses who'd worked 30 or more years on night shifts had a 36% higher rate of breast cancer, compared wit

Each year in the United States, 1 in 88 children is diagnosed with autism. In Georgia, that rate is 1 in 84. Although there is no known cure, autism is treatable. Early diagnosis and treatment of children with an autism spectrum disorder — ASD — is critical to gain positive lifelong skills and social behaviors. Currently, it is possible to diagnose children as young as 18 months old. Novice and seasoned parents alike are increasingly vigilant about their children’s development. While some children meet motor, language, and social milestones according to schedule, others are slow to demonstrate the skills that parents anticipate. Sometimes, there is a fine line between children who are developing normally, and children who are exhibiting developmental delays. The cause of autism in not yet known and it affects each child differently. Some children are mildly affected, while others experience severe symptoms. Therefore, autism is considered to be a spectrum of disorders. According to a report released last week

Basketball was officially recognised as an Olympic sport in 1930 and made its debut in the men’s programme at the 1936 Berlin Games. Dr James Naismith, the father of basketball, opened the tournament with the jump ball of the first game between France and Estonia. The USA went on to beat Canada in the Final. After a 12-year hiatus because of the Second World War, the Olympics resumed in 1948 in London with 23 teams competing in the basketball tournament. France had a memorable run to the Final but fell to a mighty USA team. A soporific Final between the USA and the Soviet Union at the 1952 Games led FIBA legislators to introduce the 30-second shot clock and the 10-second backcourt rule to reinvigorate basketball in the Olympics. In 1960, the first pre-Olympic basketball saw Czechoslovakia, Spain, Yugoslavia, Hungary and Poland emerge from an 18-team field to join 11 automatically qualified countries for the Games in Rome. The USA, featuring college legends Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Jerry Lucas and Walt Bel

Farmers in Wisconsin are constantly looking for ways to improve profitability and productivity of their farming systems while still protecting soil and water resources. Cover crops are one tool that can provide a wealth of benefits into our Wisconsin crop rotations. Cover crops can enhance soil quality by increasing soil organic matter, stimulating greater soil biological activity, reducing soil erosion and utilizing extra soil nutrients. The University of Wisconsin - Discovery Farms Program has monitored on-farm water quality from crop fields since 2001. Data from several farms across the state show that a significant amount of annual nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment losses occur either before vegetative canopy in the spring or in the fall after crop harvest. Cover crops can provide protection for the soil during critical times when cropland is more vulnerable to nutrient and sediment losses. Below are factsheets and helpful resources when trying to decide how and when cover crops may fit into your managem

313. TIGLIUM.—CROTON SEED. The seed of Cro'ton tig'lium Linné, a small tree indigenous to China, but extensively cultivated in India. The fruit is a smooth capsule about the size of a large hazelnut, 3-celled, each containing a single seed. The seeds are from 12 to 15 mm. (1/2 to 3/5 in.) long, oval-oblong, resembling castor-oil seeds in shape but somewhat larger, and quadrangular, and with the caruncle usually absent; the testa is soft, dull yellowish-brown, generally partially, but occasionally wholly, rubbed off from the black tegmen by friction, giving the seeds a mottled or nearly black appearance; albumen and embryo yellowish-brown; odor feeble; taste acrid. It yields about 50 to 60 per cent. of an acrid fixed oil. 313a. OLEUM TIGLII.—CROTON OIL. A rather viscid, pale yellowish to brown fixed oil, with a peculiar, faint odor, and an exceedingly hot, acrid taste, continuing in the mouth for several hours. It consists of the glycerides of lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, formic, acetic, crotinic, C4H6

There are countless people who deal with yeast infection, yet there are only a few who know the exact cause of the problem. There are several causes of yeast infection such as poor hygiene, use of tampons and other perfumed products, eating an unhealthy diet and the like. Yet another probable cause of yeast infection is the use of antibiotics. Not many people know that persistent use of antibiotics can lead to recurring yeast infections. Antibiotics are the medications that work by destroying the causative organisms or the bad bacteria. However, sometimes these medicines are not able to distinguish between the good and bad bacteria. As a result, the good bacteria is also destroyed along side. Since the good bacteria is destroyed, the growth of yeast in the body remains unchecked. The level of yeast in the body continues to increase and multiply, which eventually results in a yeast infection. Further on, the use of antibiotics also throws the PH levels off balance. It turns the vaginal environment from alkalin

Issue Number: 93 ‘Enlightenment,’ wrote Immanuel Kant in his 1784 essay What is Enlightenment? ‘is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another. This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without guidance from another. Sapere aude! [Dare to know!] Have the courage to use your own understanding! That is the motto of enlightenment.’ Age Of Reason An Encyclopdedia of the Age of Enlightenment by Adam Dant. An Encyclopdedia of the Age of Enlightenment by Adam Dant. Neither Kant nor his eighteenth- century contemporaries believed that they lived in an enlightened age. By ‘enlightenment’, they meant a process: the lessening of darkness, the dawning of light. The human mind was liberating itself from traditional authority over thought and belief. ‘Nothing is required for enlightenment except freedom,’ wrote Kant, ‘and the freedom in question is th

Stories from the far-side of research: a scientist’s view Animal biotechnology is still a relatively young area of biological science. With this status both excitement and what appear as large leaps forwards in our understanding and capability are possible. Perhaps this was best illustrated when in 1996 Dolly the cloned sheep was born at Roslin. But there have been other dramatic animals produced, for example the goat-sheep chimera or geep produced about a decade earlier. Within an experimental context the production of chimeric animals, still predominantly rodents, is a powerful way to tease apart the factors that control how tissues, organs and body fluids are formed and function. Though the majority of chimeric animals that have been produced are intra-species, for example, a mouse that comprises cells from two different mouse strains, there are examples of inter-species chimeras. The geep and a recent study describing a mouse that has a pancreas derived from rat stem cells have stimulated much thought. Fu

|The Female Condom: a guide for planning and programming under (UNAIDS, 2000, 81 p.)| Source: Mark Schlossman / Panos Pictures Source: J.C. Tordai / Panos Pictures Source: Piers Benatar/Panos Source: Anders Gunnartz / Panos Pictures The female condom is the first and only female-controlled contraceptive barrier method with the advantage of also providing protection from STIs. The female condom is safe and effective if used correctly and consistently and has high acceptability among both women and men in many countries. Because it is a new method, though, the way the product is presented to potential users is critical. Many people will be seeing the female condom for the first time and, at first glance, the female condom may look strange or hard to use. Introducing the female condom can be done in groups or in one-to-one sessions. Group sessions offer a friendly environment where women (and/or men) can share information, ideas and experiences. In one-to-one sessions, messages can be tailored to fit the specifi

Online Education: Embracing Technology to Prepare Children for the Future I read an interesting article entitled Social media find place in classroom in USA Today yesterday about social media use in education today. It really highlights a shift that is currently taking place in education and the need for all of us to consider how we can and should use technology to ensure our system of learning is engaging young minds and preparing them for the future. As an early adopter of technology tools and a part of the K¹² social media and online community team, I spend a huge part of my day being "social", but I also spend a lot of time spearheading efforts to show how using these methods can offer educational and socialization benefits to schools, teachers and most importantly our students. It seems like every time I blink, there is some new technology available and personally, it's hard to keep up. I can only imagine how daunting the rapidly expanding and evolving tech space must be to anyone not already in the mix.

Does Neighborhood Income Affect Teens' Mental Health? WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Moving from an area with a high poverty level to an area with less poverty benefits the mental health of some teen girls, a new study contends. Researchers looked at low-income families in public housing in five U.S. cities -- Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York -- between 1994 and 1997. The families were randomly selected to remain in public housing (high-poverty areas) or to receive government-funded rental subsidies to move into private apartments (low-poverty areas). The study authors analyzed the mental health of more than 2,800 children, aged 12 to 19, in these families for between four and seven years. "Extensive observational evidence indicates that youth in high-poverty neighborhoods exhibit poor mental health, although not all children may be affected similarly," according to background information in the study by Theresa Osypuk, of Northeastern University in Boston, and colleagues. "Racial/

center of the City of Rome Artist: began during alliance of Romulus and rival Titus base of the Temple of Saturn on the right with the Column of Phocas in the distance About this project: For centuries the Roman Forum was the center of Roman public life where processions, elections, public speeches, criminal trials and gladiatorial matches were common. It is the most celebrated meeting place in the world. Today it is a sprawling ruin of fragments from the past with archeological excavations underway continuously to understand more about this site. The area was originally a low-lying grassy wetland drained in the 7th century BC by a covered sewer system that emptied in the Tiber River. It wasn't until the 5th century BC that the temples with known dates were constructed. However, the earliest shrines and temples date from the 8th century BC. *site is currently in pre-launch beta. for ordering information or other questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.org list of image collections

Green Lion Holiday in French Polynesia Paul Gauguin left France for self-imposed exile in French Polynesia. During his stay in Tahiti he made sketches of animals and plants using them to populate the canvas. The Tahitian forests and mountains he encountered provided a noble landscape, which fitted his need to express an alternative reality to challenge the materialism of the West. His style developed from Impressionism towards a highly personal brand of Symbolism, to combine and contrast an idealised vision of primitive Polynesian culture with the sceptical pessimism of an educated European. Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? The painting, created in Tahiti, is an accentuation of Gauguin's trailblazing post- impressionistic style. Gauguin was inspired by the stories he was told by the indigenous Tahitians. however it so happened they only produced sculptures to scale, so when it came to adding symbols in to his paintings, Gauguin found it convenient to borrow from Christian iconography, or

NPV or Gypchek NPV stands for nucleopolyhedrosis virus. It is a virus that occurs naturally wherever gypsy moth is present. Gypchek is a biological pesticide product we use that contains NPV. This insecticide only infects gypsy moth caterpillars. When gypsy moth caterpillars ingest leaves with NPV, it stops eating and dies within a week to 14 days. Only one application of NPV is needed. When will NPV spraying begin? We usually begin spraying NPV in southern Wisconsin in May and move northward, finishing in early June. Planes take off at sunrise. In urban areas during the school year, we will not spray between 7:15 and 8:30 a.m. Why must planes spray so early in the day? We need the high humidity and low winds of early morning to assure the spray does not evaporate or blow away. The planes continue spraying as weather conditions allow and/or when the area is finished. This may mean spraying into the late morning or afternoon, if possible. Is NPV harmful to humans? Numerous laboratory and field studies over the

Treating the Victims in Liberia's Civil War Dr. Andrew Schechtman reports on his two tours of duty during the revolt against Charles Taylor. Dr. Andrew Schechtman, a family practice physician in San Jose, California, has spent a lot of the last ten years on the front lines of developing country hot spots. Working as a volunteer with the French-based charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres), he has treated the sick and wounded in Uganda, in Guatemala, and most recently, served two stints as a volunteer doctor in war-torn Liberia. Schechtman's Liberian diaries have been something of an international sensation. They were reprinted by the BBC and were widely quoted by publications such as U.S. News and World Report, National Geographic, and the Christian Science Monitor. He recounted his Liberian experiences to an appreciative audience in a conference room in UCLA's Bunche Hall January 16. His meeting was cosponsored by the James S. Coleman Center for African Studies and Doctors Without Borders.

More Moon and Venus There’s a thin crescent Moon in the western sky this evening. It stands a little above Venus, the radiant “evening star.” Sunlight illuminates only about a tenth of the lunar hemisphere that faces our way — a bare sliver against the fading color of twilight. As the nights pass by, though, that sliver will grow larger as the Sun casts its light on an increasing fraction of that hemisphere of the Moon. It’ll light up exactly half of the Moon just about the time the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve — a point in the Moon’s cycle known as first quarter. The Moon will continue to grow fatter over the following week, as it passes through its “gibbous” phase — when the Sun illuminates more than half of the visible lunar surface, but not quite all. That phase ends when the Moon is “full” on the night of January 8th. After that, the phases run in reverse, with darkness engulfing a larger slice of the lunar disk until the Moon is “new” on the night of the 22nd. That whole cycle is the result

Most of the world's marine fishery resources are overexploited. Despite the technical measures implemented, many depleted stocks have failed to recover. Recovery of fish stocks will be dependent on their reproductive potential, though there is an increasing awareness that the traditional indicators of reproductive potential are inadequate as they do not represent the capacity of populations to annually produce viable eggs and larvae. In addition, egg production is also influenced by ambient environmental conditions. Worldwide, considerable research is occurring to examine linkages between fish reproductive success and subsequent population dynamics. To broaden the scope of international integration there is a need for standardization and cross calibration of different protocols, demonstration of the latest methodological advances and creation of a common research platform that provides fisheries managers with realistic tools to promote fish stock recovery. To this end there have been important advances made t

The timing could not be worse for the bluefin tuna. The majestic, deepwater giant — threatened by overfishing — had just lost a bid for protection as an endangered species when oil started gushing into its spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, a part of the emergency response to the oil — the large- scale use of dispersants — could further imperil the species by sinking the oil beneath the Gulf’s surface and into the zone where its eggs and larvae are floating, marine biologists say. The chemical dispersants — a standard tool in the oil cleanup business — are being used by the Deepwater Horizon response team to break up the oil offshore in hopes of preventing thick crude from wrecking delicate marshlands, mangroves and pristine beaches. The federal government — the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies — has signed off on BP’s use dispersants as a necessary part of the company’s damage- control strategy in the wake of

By Terry Kovel The first U.S. Surgeon General warning on tobacco products was required in 1964. Tobacco was labeled as bad for your health. Americans were soon using fewer tobacco products, like cigarettes, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco and cigars. In the late Victorian era, use of snuff lost favor, and tobacco was used mainly for pipes. Tobacco is a dried leaf, and it crumbles easily, so it's kept in a container that could used as a humidor. By the mid 19th century, many pottery jars were being made in Germany in amusing shapes. Few were made in the United States. Animals, human heads, historic figures and obvious shapes like barrels were popular. By the 1930s, most potteries were making more-formal and less-colorful jars. Collectors search for ornamental examples, especially those made of majolica or another colorful ceramic or by well-known factories. Tobacco jars range from 6 to 13 inches tall. They sometimes are confused with cookie jars. But a jar-humidor has a section with a hole inside the lid

Revision as of 20:45, 12 June 2006 by Ebakunin Haradrim were the proud and warlike people of the Harad, in the south of Middle- earth. The ancient enemies of Gondor, they allied with Sauron during the War of the Ring. Tolkien provides a description of one of their dead in the Lord of the Rings: - "...a man fell, crashing through the slender trees, nearly on top of them Frodo and Sam. He came to rest in the fern a few feet away, face downward, green arrow-feathers sticking from his neck below a golden collar. His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. His brown had still clutched the hilt of a broken sword..." - ― The Two Towers

The Völsungasaga (often referred to in English as the Volsunga Saga or Saga of the Völsungs) is a legendary saga, a late 13th century Icelandic prose rendition of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the story of Sigurd and Brynhild and destruction of the Burgundians). It is largely based on epic poetry. The earliest known pictorial representation of this tradition is the Ramsund carving, Sweden, which was created c. 1000 AD. The origins of the material are considerably older, however, and it echoes real events in Central Europe during the Migration Period. On the other hand, the only manuscript of the saga, Ny kgl. Saml. 1824 b 4to, which is held by the Royal Library of Denmark, dates to about 1400. In this manuscript, the saga leads straight in to Ragnars saga loðbrókar. The Middle High German epic poem Nibelungenlied is based largely on the old stories, which were commonly known in all of the Germanic lands from the early Middle Ages on, but reworks the material into a courtly medieval set

Historical Nuremberg: where the past is all around From the Nuremberg Castle to the Nazi party rally grounds, Nuremberg’s architecture reflects its eventful history. In many places, the old town is effectively an open-air museum, with a number of important, especially medieval, buildings very well preserved. It even has a multilevel system of tunnels beneath the oldest part of the city that remained a well-kept secret for a very long time. Today, visitors are welcome to explore the tunnels. Back to the overview Nuremberg Castle: Medieval center of power. For more than half a century, Nuremberg Castle was one of the most important imperial palaces in the Holy Roman Empire. In the Middle Ages, emperors and kings did not reside in a capital city, but instead traveled their dominions, holding court in castles such as the Imperial Castle of Nuremberg. Building work was begun on it in the first half of the 11th century, and extensive additions were made to it during the reign of Emperor Barbarossa. Today visitors c

was the defeat that effectively ended the American War of Independence with the soldier's (7,087 officers and men, 900 seamen, 144 cannons, 15 galleys, a frigate, and 30 transport ships), under General Lord Cornwallis, surrendered to the American/French had moved his men to Yorktown with the intention to reinforce his forces and give them time to rest. George Washington gave orders to the Marquis de Lafayette to block the British exit from Yorktown by land. A French fleet would then block the British from the reinforcements were denied to Cornwallis after the French defeat of the British in the Battle of Virginia Capes. British were completely encircled by over 14,000 troops and, over time, the fortified British positions were being reduced. A 7,000 men British reinforcement was on its way, but failed to arrive on time. American War of Independence continued on the seas, but this was the final major 3rd September 1783 The Treaty of Paris recognized the USA as an independent country.

Explorations in Natural Sciences Behind Birding: Birds in the City Now - February 20, 2013 Wednesday | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Scott Davies Birds are extraordinary creatures, not only because they look and sound beautiful but because they behave in such varied and fascinating ways. In this new series instructed by ornithologist Scott Davies, we will study the biology behind many of these behaviors, giving you a new appreciation for the birds you see in the Garden, at home and in your travels. Birds in the City The urbanized areas of the world are expected to increase dramatically over the next 50 years, making them one of the fastest-growing ecosystems on earth. As a relatively new city, Phoenix provides an excellent opportunity to study the radical environmental changes urbanization causes. This class will investigate how the lives of birds are changed by expanding cities. We will discuss subjects such as breeding, behavior, anatomy and species distribution. - Class enrollment limit: 24 Natural Science classes sp

The "Sunshine" Law To assist the public and governmental agencies in understanding the requirements and exemptions to Florida's open government laws, the Attorney General's Office compiles a comprehensive guide known as the Government-in-the- Sunshine manual. The manual is published each year at no taxpayer expense by the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee. Florida began its tradition of openness back in 1909 with the passage of Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes or the “Public Records Law.” This law provides that any records made or received by any public agency in the course of its official business are available for inspection, unless specifically exempted by the Florida Legislature. Over the years, the definition of what constitutes “public records” has come to include not just traditional written documents such as papers, maps and books, but also tapes, photographs, film, sound recordings and records stored in computers. Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Suns

The documentary Ndima (forest in Bayaka Language) depicts the struggle of the Bayaka people to protect the Congo Basin forests and preserve their way of life. An similar initiative, Mapping for Rights, strives to help forest communities in the Republic of Congo to gain legal rights to their lands via community-based mapping. Featured stories about Republic of Congo Republic Of Congo: After the Blasts, Anger and Solidarity 5 March 2012 Republic of Congo: Ammunition Depot Blasts Stir Panic in Brazzaville 4 March 2012 Poetry Slam Activism in Francophone Africa 17 October 2011 France, Africa: Suitcases Filled with Cash Expose the Françafrique Connection 18 September 2011 Republic of Congo: Is the New ‘Made In Africa’ Tablet Actually Chinese? 26 July 2011 Latest stories about Republic of Congo 19 February 2013 The announcement by Pope Benedict XVI of his intention to resign with effect from February 28, 2013 provoked many reactions in Francophone Africa, both in traditional media and on social networks. Admiration

Heel pain is a common condition in which weight bearing on the heel causes extreme discomfort. There are two different categories of heel pain. The first is caused by over-use repetitive stress which refers to a soreness resulting from too much impact on a specific area of the foot. This condition, often referred to as "heel pain syndrome," can be caused by shoes with heels that are too low, a thinned out fat pad in the heel area, or from a sudden increase in activity. Plantar fasciitis, a very common diagnosis of heel pain, is usually caused from a biomechancial problem, such as over-pronation (flat feet). The plantar fascia is a broad band of fibrous tissue that runs along the bottom surface of the foot, from the heel through the midfoot and into the forefoot. Over-pronation can cause the plantar fascia to be excessively stretched and inflamed, resulting in pain in the heel and arch areas of the foot. Often the pain will be most intense first thing in the morning or after a prolonged period of rest. The pai

rom our perspective, none of their tons of supplies, not even the guns, powder, and bullets with which they fed themselves, were ultimately as important as the pens, ink, and paper they carried, and protected from the elements. Although the lists of stores purchased in Philadelphia show only a few "papers" of powdered ink; the captains must have bought more, perhaps in St. Louis. It is one of those curious little paradoxes of history that so little is known of the story of ink because so little has been written about it. Ink of some sort was invented around 2500 BC, consisting of a pigment or dye, sometimes the carbon residue from oil-burning lamps, which was dissolved or dispersed in a liquid glue or gum, molded into sticks, and allowed to dry. The process of grating a stick and mixing the powder with just the right amount of water was the critical step. Temperature, of course, had a lot to do with the flow of ink, and not just in wintertime. The morning of August 21, 1805, signaled the occurrence of the ann

Have you ever gone to school when you didn't feel so well? Everyone has probably done it, but if you think you have the flu, it's very important to stay home from school. Here's why: influenza flu is an illness that could make some people very sick. So we want to do our best to keep it from spreading around. Symptoms of the flu are a fever plus one or more of these: Some people with the flu also might have diarrhea or vomiting. If you have flu-like symptoms, home is where you should be. By staying home from school (and away from crowds in general), you make it less likely that you will make other people sick. And if it turns out you do have the flu, rest at home is what you need to get better. What to Do Take these steps if you feel sick: Tell your mom or dad, so they can check you out. They might want to call your doctor to talk about whether you have the flu or some other sickness. Stay home from school and other crowded places. Also, try not to make other people in your family sick. Do that by washing your

Heart failure develops when the heart muscle is not able to pump enough blood to meet the body's need. "Failure" does not mean that the heart is not pumping. It means that it is not pumping as well as it should. Bones affected by Paget's disease contain extra blood vessels. When Paget's disease affects a large amount of bone tissue, the heart pumps faster and harder in order to supply blood to this extra bone, as well as to all tissues of the body. If the heart cannot pump enough blood, heart failure This is a very rare complication of Paget's disease. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions.

|a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.| |a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.| |See also Persian Empire Former name (until 1935): Persia, Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf: a monarchy until an Islamic revolution in 1979 headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini when the Shah was obliged to leave the country. Consists chiefly of a high central desert plateau almost completely surrounded by mountains, a semitropical fertile region along the Caspian coast, and a hot and dry area beside the Persian Gulf. Oil is the most important export. Official language: Persian (Iranian or Farsi). Official religion: Muslim majority. Currency: rial. Capital: Tehran. Pop: 68 789 000 (2004 est). Area: 1 647 050 sq km (635 932 sq miles)| Republic in the Middle East, bordered by Armenia, the Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan to the north; Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east; the Gulf of Oman and the Pe

Fort McMurray, Alberta—Standing on the edge of the immense and spectacular pit of an oil sands mine for the first time, I was surprised by a sense of exhilaration. Later, seven stories up, equipped with earplugs and clad in bright blue overalls, I marveled at the cascades of black bitumen froth bubbling over the sides of a separation cell like a giant witch’s cauldron. The scale of the enterprise and the sheer ingenuity involved in wresting value and sustenance from the hands of a stingy Mother Nature provoked in me a feeling close to glory. Yet as I stood at the edge of the mine, I understood that lots of people viewing the same sight would be horrified by it—and outraged by my enthusiasm for it. They would, instead, see the pit as a deep wound in the earth, amounting almost to a desecration. Can I explain myself to those who see mining oil sands as a moral offense? I plead humanism. Modern capitalism and the technology it engenders has lifted a significant proportion of humanity out of our natural state of

Effects of Clearcutting on Soil Water Depletion in an Engelmann Spruce Stand Water Resources Research Soil water depletion was monitored for five growing seasons on 0.4 hectare plots in a mature stand of Engelmann spruce in northern Utah. Three plots were then clearcut and in the first season soil water depletion was 20 to 25 cm less than on an uncut plot. This change, which represents a savings of water previously lost to evapotranspiration, is considerably greater than reported for comparable studies in aspen and lodgepole pine. The effects of clearcutting on soil water depletion are expected to persist for as many as 50 years. In the first winter after cutting, peak snow water equivalent in the clearcut plots averaged 91 cm, or 31 cm greater than for the uncut control plots. Hart, G. E., and D. A. Lomas (1979), Effects of clearcutting on soil water depletion in an Engelmann spruce stand, Water Resour. Res., 15(6), 1598–1602, doi:10.1029/WR015i006p01598.

Throughout Peruvian prehistory, the tunic was the most elaborate garment worn by men. In addition to being important items of dress, tunics are significant for their technical variety and their great wealth of complex patterning.This example is strikingly bold in color. The main pattern, worked in red, represents interconnected, geometricized animals, whose serrated backs form strong diagonals across the body of the shirt. A border at the lower edge of the tunic (and originally at the sleeve ends as well), repeats a much smaller profile figure at regular intervals. Its long upraised tail has monkey references, but its long snout suggests that it is a composite animal. Such change of scale and the stylization of imagery from the center to the borders was common to textiles associated with the Huarmey Valley at this time. This variety was stimulated by external political and artistic forces as new influences moved into the area.

Regardless of the specific structure affected, sports injuries can generally be classified in one of two ways: acute or chronic. Acute injuries, such as a sprained ankle, strained back, or fractured hand, occur suddenly during activity. Signs of an acute injury include the following: Chronic injuries usually result from overusing one area of the body while playing a sport or exercising over a long period. The following are signs of a chronic injury: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS) National Institutes of Health

Computer-Aided EcoDesign4 Mar, 2010 By: Kenneth Wong 3D model–based technologies are helping assess — and reduce — a design's impact on the environment. Editor's note: This article was originally published in the Winter 2010 edition of Cadalyst magazine. Until recently, building information modeling (BIM) software such as Autodesk Revit, Bentley Architecture, Graphisoft ArchiCAD, and Vectorworks Architect focused primarily on modeling and refining building geometry. To analyze the energy consumption of a building, users relied on third-party software such as Green Building Studio, Ecotect, Hevacomp, and IES In January 2008, Bentley Systems acquired energy-analysis software maker Hevacomp Ltd. In June 2008, the company struck an agreement with Environmental Design Solutions Ltd. (EDSL), securing exclusive worldwide rights to distribute EDSL's Tas, a full-featured analysis software suite intended for complex building systems and large projects. In July 2008, Autodesk followed suit. It snatched up Green Building

Photographed in a limestone cave at Tanjong Rhu, Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia. This group is part of a colony of around 100 individuals The Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat is a communal cave-dwelling species, commonly inhabiting limestone caves at sea-level as well as caves in forested hills. Like all Hipposideros species there is a series of complicated noseleafs. In this species there is a shield or bi-lobed structure behind the posterior noseleaf. In males this structure is huge, but in females is much smaller. The fur is brownish or grey in colour. The ears are broad and triangular. The species occurs in Burma, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. It is absent from Singapore. Order : CHIROPTERA Family : Hipposideridae Species : Hipposideros lylei Forearm Length : References : M3

Being abused as a child may increase a mother's chance of having a child with autism, according to a new study, but researchers aren't sure why. Investigators at The Harvard School of Public Health looked at more than 50,000 women in the Nurses' Health Study II group, and found that those who reported the highest levels of abuse as children themselves were 60 percent more likely to have children with some type of autism-spectrum disorder. The reasons for the apparent connection, reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, remain murky. "We know that women who experience abuse in childhood are more likely to have (certain pregnancy-related) risk factors, like smoking during pregnancy, gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia," said Andrea L. Roberts, a research associate at Harvard and lead author of the paper. "We also know that a lot of pregnancy complications and pregnancy-related risk factors have been associated with autism." It would stand to reason, then, she says, that the increase in pregnancy com

About 15% of the land is potentially productive, but agriculture, cultivating mainly hay, potatoes, and turnips, is restricted less than 1% of the total area. Fruits and vegetables are raised in greenhouses. There are extensive grazing lands, used mainly for sheep raising, but also for horses and cattle. Fishing is the most important industry. Aside from aluminum smelting and ferrosilicon production, Iceland has little heavy industry and relies on imports for many of the necessities and luxuries of life. More than half of Iceland's gross national product comes from the communications, trade, and service industries. Tourism is also important. The country has expanded its hydroelectric and geothermal energy resources to reduce dependence on oil imports, and roughly 90% of all homes are now heated by geothermal energy. Fish and fish products, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, and diatomite are the main exports; machinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles, and manufactured goods are i

Desert Plants - A Curator's Introduction to the Huntington Desert Garden Written by: Gary Lyons Format: 100 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, 92 color illustrations Release Date: 2007-07-16 About this Book The Huntington is famous for its spectacular desert garden, one of the largest such collections of cacti and other succulents in the world. Nearly 100 years old, the twelve- acre garden today showcases more than 3,000 species of desert plants. Visitors to the garden marvel at its many wonders, including the massive Cereus xanthocarpus cactus weighing some fifteen tons; the vivid blue and green Puya, a rare type of bromeliad; the Lithops, or “living stone,” whose camouflaged leaves mimic the shape and color of rocks; and the dazzling red, orange, and yellow torch-like blooms of the aloe. In this beautifully illustrated volume, Lyons draws on his decades of experience with desert plants to present the rare and unusual specimens in the Huntington’s desert garden. He tells of the garden’s early development, describe

Soil pH is an indication of the alkalinity or acidity of soil. It is based on the measurement of pH, which is based in turn on the activity of hydrogen ions (H+) in a water or salt solution. For more information about the topic Soil pH, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles: Recommend this page on Facebook, Twitter, and Google +1: Other bookmarking and sharing tools:

Acer saccharum 'Caddo' ('Caddo' Florida maple, 'Caddo' southern sugar maple) The 'Caddo' maple typically reaches a mature height of 30 feet and spread of 25 feet, but may be taller. Its star- shaped leaves turn under slightly at the edges, and turn muted yellow to orange in the fall that can be spectacular. Its crown is oval-shaped, with an upright/erect growth habit. This moderately drought-tolerant maple is a great street or shade tree. 'Caddo' maples, native to southwestern Oklahoma, are well- adapted to heat and drought, and resistant to leaf tatter and scortch common among many maples. The leaves are dark green, leathery, and deeply lobed.

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (Farm Bill) The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2008 (the Farm Bill) is a long, complex law dealing with everything from farm loans, credit and subsidies, trade, energy, nutrition and research to rural development, forestry and agricultural conservation programs which amended the Food Security Act of 1985. Renewed every six years, the Farm Bill authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and fund environmentally friendly practices on forested and non-forested agricultural land and to establish conservation reserves. While not specifically designed to support collaborative efforts, Farm Bill funding and technical advice can support public-private partnerships for conservation. The 112th Congress failed to pass the 2012 Farm Bill, and at the very end of the session voted to extend the provisions of the 2008 bill until October 1, 2013. In the Farm Bill, "farmland" refers primarily to crop-rotation lands. It does not include lands that could b

If Hurricane Sandy hits the area hard, residents should be prepared with supplies and to watch for safety hazards. - Insurance Policies retained with all important papers in case of the need to evacuate - Make sure your vehicles have full gas tanks. - If you have to leave a vehicle behind, make sure it is not in a low lying area prone to flooding. - Top off or fill fuel tanks for outdoor grills in case they become your primary cooking appliance. - Stake small trees, shrubs and garden plants that could break in strong wind. - Any home ornamentation such as flags, wreaths or wind chimes should be stowed away. - Bring in any lawn furniture or grills. - Portable basketball backboards should be wheeled into the garage or laid down and firmly staked to the ground. - Make sure pool covers are secure. - Check to see that storage-building doors are closed and secure. - Secure shutters on windows and doors. - Trim dead or weak branches from trees and clear similar debris from the ground around your home. When a storm t

Information and insights about the ingredients in a well’s hydraulic fracturing fluid. You probably know that the chemical composition of hydraulic fracturing fluids is a controversial issue for many people living in areas where many new wells are being frac’ed or fraced or fracked. More transparent operations make for better relations between industry and the public and FracFocus is helping to illuminate a process that may be downright frightening to some people. A year ago the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) and the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) initiated FracFocus.org, a web-based registry of the chemical components of hydraulic fracturing fluids used in new wells. Currently, more than 200 companies have registered over 27,000 wells on the site. FracFocus.org provides a map-based GIS system or text search to locate individual wells. For each well the volume and composition of the hydraulic fracturing fluid is provided in addition to information about the operator, well name, API

European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Chest with Coat of Arms and Emblems of the Medici FamilyMade in Florence, Italy, Europe Artist/maker unknown, Italian Poplar with painted decoration; iron hardware 1930-81-6Purchased with funds contributed by Mrs. William E. Helme, 1930 This chest bears the coat of arms (inside the wreaths on the front and the sides) and heraldic symbols of the Medici family, who dominated the political and cultural life of Florence during the fifteenth century. On the front, the device of a diamond ring and motto with the word “senper” (semper is Latin for “always”) signifies the family’s eternal fame. While the pomegranates and pinecones in the wreaths are attributes of fertility—and often connected with marriage objects—the use of symbols linked to a single family suggests this was a traveling or storage chest rather than a marriage chest. Heraldic emblems, an important feature for both nuptial and everyday objects, are used here to identify and honor the owners of the chest and its c

October 20, 2011 in Truck Accident Causes A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision (RTC) or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree or utility pole. Traffic collisions may result in injury, death and property damage. A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision including; vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, road environment, driver skill and/or impairment and driver behaviour. Worldwide motor vehicle collisions lead to death and disability as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved.

Macromolecular Structure Group Understanding RNA Recognition Strategies in Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation The Macromolecular Structure Group uses molecular, biochemical, and structural approaches to understand how proteins specifically recognize their RNA targets. These studies have revealed some of the diversity of RNA recognition strategies that exist in nature, and they guide our appreciation for how the specificity impacts coordinated regulation of RNA networks. Examples of studies are below: Post-transcriptional gene regulation by PUF proteins PUF family proteins are found in organisms from humans to yeast. Typical PUF proteins contain a characteristic sequence-specific RNA-binding domain and regulate gene expression by binding to regulatory sequences and modulating mRNA stability or translation. The Macromolecular Structure Group uses them as a model system for understanding how diversity of RNA recognition properties can be achieved and the correlation between specificity and coordinated gene reg

Body Length(mm) -1200-1800 Weight (kg) - 70-120 Litter Size - 1-4 average Life Span - 12-16 years Status - Near Threatened P.o.arizonensis - Mexico P.o.centralis - Central America P.o.goldmani - Mexico, Belize P.o.hernadesi - Mexico P.o.onca - Amazon Rain forest. P.o.palustris - Southern Brazil P.o.paraguensis - Paraguay P.o.peruviana - Peru, Equador P.o.veraecrusis - Texas appearance the Jaguar is often confused with the Leopard - both cats, depending to a degree on sub- species have a similar brownish/yellow base fur colour which is distinctively marked with dark rosette markings. However, the jaguar can be distinguished by the presence of small dots or irregular shapes within the larger rosette markings, a more stocky and muscular body and a shorter tail. Melanistic or black jaguars (see below) are common in certain parts of its range and are often confusingly labelled Black Panthers, a name which is also applied to black Leopards. In this melanistic form the cats are more difficult to separate, however the

Deposits in Martian Trough Point to Complex Hydrological Past This false-color image shows dozens of beds within a light-toned deposit located within a trough in the Noctis Labyrinthus region of Mars. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona › Full image and caption December 15, 2009 Variations in composition of light-toned deposits in troughs on Mars suggest a diversity of water-related processes, based on analysis of observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. › Read the Planetary Science Institute release

Forecasters predict as many as four to eight hurricanes this year. University of Houston resources have expertise in a variety of topics related to storms – before, during and after. UH Helps Middle Schoolers 'BOUNCE' to a Healthy Lifestyle Developing healthy habits starts young. A University of Houston summer camp teaches middle-school girls and their parents how to stay active, make healthy food choices and enhance a positive body image. For the past eight years BOUNCE—Behavior Opportunities Uniting Nutrition, Counseling and Exercise—has been bringing together low-income, minority girls, 9-14-years old, and their parents to learn good habits for good living. This year’s camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 16 – August 10. To register email firstname.lastname@example.org or call 832-842-5921. “It is incredibly satisfying to see how much girls and their mothers change their eating habits and become more active while losing weight and inches,” said Norma Olvera, professor of health education in the UH College

The desire for broad dispersion is the main reason most home speakers are two-way designs (with separate woofer and tweeter) or three-way designs (with separate woofer, midrange, and tweeter). By switching to a smaller driver above a certain frequency, a speaker can maintain broader dispersion at high frequencies and more consistent dispersion from the midrange through the treble. To demonstrate what a two-way design does for dispersion, I measured the frequency response of two speakers at horizontal positions from -90° to +90° in 15° increments. The first speaker is the Wharfedale DX-1 Satellite, a compact model with a 3-inch woofer and a 0.75-inch tweeter. The second speaker is an experimental model I made using a 4-inch, more-or-less full-range Dayton Audio driver. (You can see both speakers pictured in Figure 1.) Figure 2 is a polar plot that shows the dispersion of the DX-1 satellite at five frequencies, from 1 to 8 kHz. The dispersion is broad — in fact, almost the same — at all frequencies. Figure 3 sh

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada Natural Wonders and Cultural Treasures It is recommended that you set aside at least one full day to visit the Fortress. © Parks Canada Step back in time to 1744! Experience Louisbourg, a thriving seaport and capital of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island). The Fortress of Louisbourg was one of the busiest harbours in North America and one of France's key centres of trade and military strength in the New World. Today, the site is an exciting and entertaining lesson in history. Discover its many secrets! Recommended visiting time: One full day. Plan a minimum of four hours to see selected buildings and exhibits. Allow plenty of time to stop and talk with interpretors at the Fortress. If you have more time, visit Lighthouse Point and Kennington Cove.

Miami, FloridaBy Jerilyn WatsonThe southeastern city of Miami, Florida, is one of the most popular holiday cities in the United States. People who live in the Miami area are a mix of races, ethnic groups and cultures. I'm Shirley Griffith.And I'm Sarah Long. The story of Miami is our report today on the VOA Special English program, THIS IS AMERICA.About two-million people live in the area in and around Miami, Florida. People who live in the Miami area are from many places. An estimated fifty-percent are from Spanish-speaking countries. About four-hundred- thousand are Cuban-American. The many other Spanish-speaking people in Miami are from countries in Central America and South America. Miami also has many people from Haiti, who speak Creole. And there are people from African countries and from Russia.Many older people who were born in the United States also live in the Miami-Dade County area. They come from all over the United States to retire in Florida. These Americans like the area's warm weather and trop

Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama broke ground for a new vegetable garden on the South lawn of the White House. It's the first time food will be grown at the President's residence since Eleanor Roosevelt planted her Victory Garden during World War II. Back then, as part of the war effort, the government rationed many foods and the shortage of labor and transportation fuel made it difficult for farmers to harvest and deliver fruits and vegetables to market. The First Lady's Victory Garden set an example for the entire nation: they too could produce their own fruits and vegetables. Nearly 20 million Americans answered the call. They planted gardens in backyards, empty lots, and even on city rooftops. Neighbors pooled their resources, planted different types of produce, and formed cooperatives -- all in the name of patriotism. By the time the war ended, home gardeners were producing 40 percent of the United States' produce. They aided the war effort by creating local food networks that provided much needed p

TO TRY to understand neutron stars, researchers have abandoned telescopes for a new tool a billion billion times smallerthe nucleus of a lead atom. Neutron stars, like the one at the heart of the Crab Nebula, have a radius of only a dozen kilometres or so but weigh more than the Sun. Despite often pumping out X-rays or radio signals, it is hard to determine the structure of a neutron star just from its radiation. Researchers think that a neutron star is solid on the outside with a liquid centre. They want to know how thick the solid neutron crust is, as this affects many of the star's propertiesfrom how fast it cools to how well it emits gravitational waves. Charles Horowitz of Indiana University in Bloomington and Jorge Piekarewicz of Florida State University in Tallahassee believe that they can get an idea of the crust's thickness by measuring the ... To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.

In the last few years, a number of methods have been developed to repair cartilage damage. These include osteochondral transplantation, microfracture surgery and autologous chondrocyte (cartilage cell) implantation. A feature common to all of these techniques is that they are limited to the repair of focal lesions. Patients with OA are excluded from treatment. OA cartilage lesions are usually larger and unconfined and so do not provide an appropriate environment for chondrocytes to be retained long enough to build a framework (matrix). So...successful repair of OA cartilage damage is dependent on the ability to form a matrix within the joint. Effective cartilage engineering protocols have already been developed in which chondrocytes in young animal models have been shown to be effective in creating cartilage. Generating cartilage using adult human cartilage cells is far more challenging. Older OA patients have cartilage that is less responsive to stem cell stimulation and their stem cells seem to respond less

Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EDT/-4.0/DST' instead in /home/medhelp/public_html/3rdparty/Sma rty/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php on line 409 The biggest benefit to women and female health when they quit smoking is a decreased chance of being diagnosed with lung cancer. But there are more benefits such as less chance of having a heart attack or stroke and the chances of getting osteoporosis are reduced. Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do, it is an addiction. But once it is beaten there is an immediate improvement to female health. Many female health problems have been linked to smoking. A woman doesn’t have to be a smoker to develop the conditions or diseases associate

- CI’s ultimate goal is the achievement of zero deforestation across the globe by 2030. - Intact forests and other natural ecosystems reduce the risk of catastrophic climate change impacts like floods and droughts. - A 1-meter (3.3-foot) sea level rise could flood 17 percent of Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries, displacing tens of millions of people and reducing the country's rice-farming land by 50 percent. - Reducing global deforestation by 50 percent by 2020 offers nearly one-third of the cost-effective, technologically available options to meet 450 parts per million stabilization targets. - Higher temperatures are expected to expand the range of certain dangerous "vector-borne" diseases, including malaria. - Reducing carbon concentrations to 350 parts per million would enable us to avert tipping points in climate change such as ocean acidification and the melting of permafrost and arctic ice. - Since 2007, CI has delivered climate and forest-carbon related trainings and workshops in more th

We find the Sophists interesting and want to continue our discussion about them. Protagoras of Abdera (490-420 B.C.) wrote many books including, The Art of Controversy, On Wrestling, On What is in Hades, and On the Misdeeds of Men. He was a pupil of Democritus, the atomist, and his father, a wealthy Thracian, was a friend of the Persian King Xerxes. Xerxes granted the young Protagoras instruction from the King’s priestly cult, the Magoi. The Magoi communed with the gods in secret and in public denied any belief in the Divine. Later, when Protagoras stated that he was perplexed about whether or not the gods existed, he was ostracized and his books were burned. He said, “Concerning the gods, I am not in a position to know whether or not they exist, or they do not exist; for there are many obstacles in the way of such knowledge, notably the intrinsic obscurity of the subject and the shortness of human life.” Protagoras had a close personal relationship with Pericles, as demonstrated by the following story. A pen

A simple prayer before the deity with hands folded and placed near the heart is the most common form of praying in Hindu religion. But there are also various other acts that Hindus perform while praying like lighting the lamp, offering flowers and leaves, burning camphor or offering food etc. In Hinduism, each act performed has a symbolic meaning. Sprinkling of Water and Sipping while doing Puja Sprinkling of water symbolically performs the purification of the surroundings. Sipping of water is purification of oneself. Lighting of Lamp It symbolizes removal of ignorance and ushering in of knowledge. The wick in the traditional oil lamp symbolizes ego and the oil or ghee used symbolizes our negative tendencies. When we are lit by self knowledge, the negative tendencies (oil) melt away and finally the ego (wick) perishes. (More details in this post) Burning of Camphor Burning of camphor symbolizes the destruction of our egos and arrogance. When ego melts what is left is the pure Self. Lighting of Incense and Aga

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International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) - Date submitted: 1 Nov 2011 - Stakeholder type: Major Group - Name: International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) - Submission Document: Download Full SubmissionDRAFT IPEN Submission UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 June 2012 Thank you for the opportunity to provide input and comment to the UNCSD Secretariat?s preparation of the zero draft for the outcome document for adoption by governments at Rio+20. IPEN The International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) was formed in response to the global recognition of the need to eliminate persistent organic pollutants. Since its inception in 1998, IPEN has grown to a global network of over 700 public interest non- governmental organisations (NGOs) from more than 100 countries united in support of the common goal of a ?toxics-free future.? IPEN facilitates the engagement of public interest NGOs in efforts to eliminate POPs and other persistent toxic substances (PTS), and works for a world where exposure to che

For help and advice 01872 571 700 or you can ask us a question There are two types of Solar Panel. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Solar Thermal. More about Solar Panels » Wind generators convert the wind’s kinetic energy into a rotational force which drives a generator. More about Wind Turbines » Air source heat pumps absorb heat from outside and use it to heat domestic or commercial premises. More about Heat Pumps » Our devices monitor the amount of energy being generated & used and manage it accordingly. More about Energy Management » There’s nothing like natural light... clear, glare-free sunlight that comes without electricity bill More about Sun Pipe » Reducing the humidity in your property can actually save you money as well as enhancing your comfort More about Solar Venti » 30 Apr 2013 Heat your water with your PV solar panels... Would you be interested in using some of your generated electricity from your PV system to... Read the story Feed in tariff FITs are payments from the Government for generating g

The Michael Stern Parkinson’s Research Foundation has designed a research approach that we believe will greatly speed discovery of an effective new drug to prevent development of Parkinson’s disease — a medical condition caused by the death of dopamine- producing neurons. The current L-Dopa drug therapy attempts to replace dopamine that is lost due to the death of these cells, but this treatment has a positive effect for only a few years. Our method applies the “TRAP Technology” that we originally developed in our laboratories to analyze and compare all of the proteins produced in two different kinds of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. This approach will tell us why only a certain kind of dopamine-producing neurons die and will enable us to be the first to identify the proteins in dopamine- producing neurons that drive Parkinson’s disease, and may be targeted by a potential new drug to save these critical neurons. The unique knowledge base and sophisticated technology the MSPRF research group has gained

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In my previous post, I showed you some adventurous ideas on how to tile floors. In this post, we examine other types of tilings. In the first figure, the tiling is composed of squares and equilateral triangles. In the second figure, the tiling is composed of hexagons (6-sided polygons) and equilateral triangles. In the third figure, the tiling is made up of dodegacons (12-sided polygons), squares, and equilateral triangles. The tilings above and in the previous post do not only display beautiful patterns. Mathematical considerations are needed to create such tilings. For instance, in the third figure, there are points where the vertices ofa a dodecahedron, a square, and two equilateral triangles meet. The interior angles of these polygons measure 150, 90, 120 degrees respectively. Observe that the angle measures add up to 360 degrees. Only combinations of polygons whose interior angles add up to 360 degrees will tile without gaps or overlaps (Can you see why?).

Nov. 27, 2012 A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the world. A recent NASA study published in the October issue of the Journal of Hydrometeorology compared satellite rain data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) to landslides in central eastern China, Central America and the Himalayan Arc, three regions with diverse climates and topography where rainfall-triggered landslides are frequent and destructive hazards to the local populations. The work, led by Dalia Kirschbaum, a research physical scientist in the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., is part of an ongoing effort to catalog worldwide rainfall-triggered landslides -- one of the world's lesser known but often catastrophic natural hazards. Locating them is a step in an effort to be able, one day, to predict and warn. Currently, Kirschbaum explains, no consistent regional or global scale warning system

As millions across India thronged Durga Puja marquees on the penultimate day of the festival Wednesday, so did the Jaintias, an indigenous tribe of Meghalaya comprising Christians, continuing a 400-year-old unique tradition. Worshipping Goddess Durga with the same fervour and devotion but with a different set of rituals, hundreds of Jaintias, both Christians and believers of an indigenous faith, thronged the ancient temple at Nartiang, about 65 km east of Shillong. The Pnar people, as Jaintias are known, were also joined by tourists. The tradition goes back over 400 years. Perched on a hill top, overlooking the Myntang stream, the Durga Bari at Nartiang in the Jaintia Hills district was built by the Jaintia kings in the 16th-17th centuries. "Twenty-two generations of Jaintia kings worshipped Durga and Jayanteswari, the ancestral deity of the Jaintia kings," said the young temple priest, Molay Desmukh. Desmukh, 20, took charge of the Durga temple five years ago after the demise of his father Gopendra Desmukh.

When you turn on a hot-water tap, it can take a long time before hot water actually arrives at the faucet. That’s not surprising, considering all the cold water that has to flow out first. For example, a typical bungalow in the San Francisco Bay area — where we work — might have a 60-foot-long 3/4-inch-diameter hot- water supply pipe with an additional 10-foot-long 1/2-inch branch connection to the sink. That much pipe can contain more than 1-3/4 gallons of cold water. Assuming a flow rate of 2.2 gpm, it would take at least 47 seconds before hot water flowed out of the faucet. If the homeowners have a green conscience and have installed a 1.5-gpm reduced-flow aerator on the faucet to save water, they’ll have to wait even longer — 70 seconds — for the hot water to arrive. They’re wasting both water and time. According to Gary Klein, an expert on water distribution systems, a typical family of four wastes about 10,000 gallons of water per year waiting for hot water. “Average hot-water usage is about 20 gallons p

Climate change has impacted on upland plants and vegetation over the past half century, new evidence from north west Scotland has revealed. Research funded by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has revealed for the first time the impacts of climate change on mountain landscapes. The pioneering work was carried out by the University of Aberdeen and supported by the Hutton Institute and Bergen University, Norway. Dr Louise Ross of the University of Aberdeen and colleagues reassessed study plots throughout north west Scotland last surveyed by pioneering botanists Donald McVean and Derek Ratcliffe 50 years ago Species which increased the most prefer warmer, drier and more acidic conditions. Grasses increased at the expense of dwarf shrubs; flowering plants and lichens. Scientists now warn that in some cases these changes may be irreversible, leading to permanent changes in our landscapes. They found evidence of a widespread loss of variety in plant communities acro

Date: November 1, 1929 Creator: Mathias, Gotthold Description: The recent trial flights and acceptance tests of the Rohrbach "Romar," the largest seaplane in the world, have yielded results fully confirming the principles followed in its development. Its take-off weight of 19,000 kg, its beating the world record for raising the greatest useful load to 2000 m by almost 2500 kg and its remarkable showing in the seaworthiness tests are the results of intelligent researches, the guiding principles of which are briefly set forth in this article. Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department