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Designed for pets, the $2,000 "JooZoo" bauble responds to pet behaviors by playing MP3s. So why the big price tag? Because it's covered in diamonds and gold.
According to the company, the play system enhances your pet's physical health and relieves stress through automatic content responding to various pet behaviors. For example, when you leave your pet at home alone or while your pet travels in a vehicle, the JooZoo encourages physical movement or increases blood flow rate by sound wave stimulation.
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Papyrus with the will of Neskhonsu
Height: 39.700 cm (max.)
Length: 191.500 cm (max.)
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Ancient Egypt and Sudan
 Papyrus with the will of Neskhonsu
 From Thebes, Egypt
 Ptolemaic period, reign of Ptolemy II, 265-264 BC
 The distribution of property of a Theban woman to her eldest son
 A number of document archives have survived from the area around Thebes. These archives belonged to the 'choachyte', a type of priest who took charge of the mummified body and found a suitable tomb: either a newly-built brick tomb, or a reused rock tomb from an earlier period. In return for these services the choachyte received a fee. After the burial the priest carried out prescribed rites until the descendants of the deceased stopped paying them. At this point it is likely that the mummy was quietly moved to a repository of bodies and no further rites were performed.
 The mummies and tombs in the choachyte's care were a major asset and a considerable source of income. In this will Neskhonsu gives her son Panas half her rights as a choachyte as well as one and a half houses in Thebes and half a house on the west bank of the Nile. In return Panas is expected to look after her while she lives and give her a good burial when she dies. It does not seem likely that there were female choachytes; Neskhonsu probably inherited the rights to tomb fees from her husband.
 C.A.R. Andrews, Catalogue of demotic papyri in (London, The British Museum Press, 1990)
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Drawings 79 to 81 vary very little from each other and are clearly a set of progressively worked up designs, beginning with Soane's original, moving to Sword's copy and another with more shading and detail.
The two characterising features of this scheme are the very large lantern (which was apparently to have stained glass used in the pilasters) and the flint pilasters which articulate the main body of the house. Presumably the effect would have been similar to that of Pitzhanger's gated entrance that Soane later built - flint pilasters against a brick body. G. Darley suggests that the idea of making use of these materials reflects the nostalgic mood in which he bought the house: 'He explored divergent options, toying with the materials of his youth, the flints and clays of the Thames Valley and the Chilterns, a reflection of the retrospective mood in which he had bought the house'.
G. Darley, John Soane: an accidental Romantic, 1999, p.153
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Magical Moments of Lahaina Noon in Hilo
May 25, 2012
Hawaii is the only U.S. state where people can experience Lahaina Noon, the few moments when the Sun is directly overhead, and upright objects such as a flag-pole have no shadow. In the tropics, the Sun only passes overhead twice a year, usually in May and July. An astronomer at Subaru Telescope was fortunate to video the transition from shadows to no shadows during this special time in May.
Video: A demonstration of how shadows of the milepost in the courtyard of Subaru Telescope's base facility shift during Lahaina Noon. When the Sun crosses the meridian point (the highest point), the shadow of the milepost almost disappears. The video was taken between noon and 12:30 pm local time on May 15, 2012, three days before Lahaina Noon. (Credit: NAOJ)
The tropics occupy the region between the Tropic of Cancer (23°26' north of the Equator) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23°26' south of the Equator).
Figure: Palm trees in the courtyard of Subaru Telescope's base facility in Hilo. The trees are very tall, more than two stories high, but their shadows are short because Lahaina Noon is approaching. (Credit: NAOJ)
The Sun reaches its zenith in this area twice a year; in Hawaii this happens about a month before and after the summer solstice when the Sun is at the highest point in the sky around noon. This "overhead noon" is sometimes called "shadowless noon" or "zenith noon", but it became known as "Lahaina Noon" after the name was selected in the early 1990s following a naming contest at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. The term selected was Lahaina, which derives from "la haina" and means "cruel sun" in the Hawaiian language. Early Hawaiians named the event "kau ka la i ka lolo", which literally means "the sun rests on the brains." (As written here, the Hawaiian words do not have the punctuation that reflects proper pronunciation.)
Because of the alignment of the Hawaiian Islands in east-west and north-south, the timing of Lahaina Noon varies according to the longitude of the place where it occurs. It took place at 12:16 pm on May 18th in Hilo on Hawaii Island (a southeastern island), the earliest Lahaina Noon before the summer solstice, while Kauai Island (a northwestern island) had the latest Lahaina Noon, at 12:23 pm on May 23rd. For the next viewing of these magical moments, keep watch around 12:37 pm on July 15th in Honolulu, and 12:26 pm on July 24th in Hilo.

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Auditions – the gateway to your dreams in the performing arts. They can be exhilarating, nerve-wracking, but always a chance to shine. Let's talk about how to prepare for these crucial moments.
1. Confidence is Your Foundation Confidence doesn't just help you stand out; it's your secret weapon. Remember, the panel wants to see a performer who's not only talented but also self-assured. Practice positive affirmations, visualize your success, and walk into the room knowing you deserve to be there.
2. Choosing Pieces That Speak to You Your performance piece is your voice. Pick something that resonates with you, that you can connect with emotionally. Whether it's a powerful contemporary dance routine or a classic monologue, let your choice reflect your unique strengths and passion.
3. Mental and Physical Readiness Mental preparation is as crucial as physical. Research your character, understand their motivations, and immerse yourself in their world. Physically, stay on top of your game with regular workouts, a healthy diet, and sufficient rest. Your body is your instrument – tune it well.
4. It's All a Learning Experience Every audition, regardless of the outcome, is a step forward. Learn from each experience, grow from your feedback, and keep refining your craft. Your journey in the arts is a marathon, not a sprint.
Remember, auditions are not just about landing a role; they're about showcasing who you are as a performer. So, take a deep breath, give it your all, and let your talent do the talking!

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Character of the diatom assemblage spanning a depositional transition in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean at 6.6 Ma
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Approximately 6.6 million years ago in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific a large increase in biogenic mass accumulation rates (MARs) occurred. This increased level of biogenic mass accumulation persisted until about 4.4 Ma at which time levels returned to those similar to before the transition at 6.6 Ma. The exact nature of the change that facilitated this transition in biogenic MARs, however, was not understood. Here we present the results of a study which characterizes the diatom assemblage spanning the depositional transition at 6.6 Ma from sediments taken from ODP Hole 850B. A close inspection of lithology reveals a clear change in lithology from a diatom nannofossil ooze to a nannofossil diatom ooze at 6.6 Ma. This transition is immediately followed by the occurrence of laminated diatom ooze (LDO). Diatom absolute abundance data reveals three levels of productivity associated with pre-transitional, post-transitional, and LDO formational sediments. An increase in the absolute abundance of Thalassionema nitzschioides was the major contributor to the formation of post-transitional, and LDO sediments. The known ecological preferences of this species indicate an overall increase in nutrient availability followed by sporadic changes in nutrient availability. These changes in nutrient availability could be associated with the establishment, or increase in strength, of an upwelling cell and/or the increase in nutrients made available via upwelling due to a shoaling of the thermocline.
Brookshire, Brian Neville, Jr. (2003). Character of the diatom assemblage spanning a depositional transition in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean at 6.6 Ma. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Available electronically from


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A new analytical method has been developed and implemented at the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory that determines a suite of 20 steroid hormones and related compounds in filtered water (using laboratory schedule 2434) and in unfiltered water (using laboratory schedule 4434). This report documents the procedures and initial performance data for the method and provides guidance on application of the method and considerations of data quality in relation to data interpretation. The analytical method determines 6 natural and 3 synthetic estrogen compounds, 6 natural androgens, 1 natural and 1 synthetic progestin compound, and 2 sterols: cholesterol and 3--coprostanol. These two sterols have limited biological activity but typically are abundant in wastewater effluents and serve as useful tracers. Bisphenol A, an industrial chemical used primarily to produce polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins and that has been shown to have estrogenic activity, also is determined by the method.
A technique referred to as isotope-dilution quantification is used to improve quantitative accuracy by accounting for sample-specific procedural losses in the determined analyte concentration. Briefly, deuteriumor carbon-13-labeled isotope-dilution standards (IDSs), all of which are direct or chemically similar isotopic analogs of the method analytes, are added to all environmental and quality-control and quality-assurance samples before extraction. Method analytes and IDS compounds are isolated from filtered or unfiltered water by solid-phase extraction onto an octadecylsilyl disk, overlain with a graded glass-fiber filter to facilitate extraction of unfiltered sample matrices. The disks are eluted with methanol, and the extract is evaporated to dryness, reconstituted in solvent, passed through a Florisil solid-phase extraction column to remove polar organic interferences, and again evaporated to dryness in a reaction vial. The method compounds are reacted with activated -methyl--trimethylsilyl trifluoroacetamide at 65 degrees Celsius for 1 hour to form trimethylsilyl or trimethylsilyl-enol ether derivatives that are more amenable to gas chromatographic separation than the underivatized compounds. Analysis is carried out by gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry using calibration standards that are derivatized concurrently with the sample extracts.
Analyte concentrations are quantified relative to specific IDS compounds in the sample, which directly compensate for procedural losses (incomplete recovery) in the determined and reported analyte concentrations. Thus, reported analyte concentrations (or analyte recoveries for spiked samples) are corrected based on recovery of the corresponding IDS compound during the quantification process. Recovery for each IDS compound is reported for each sample and represents an absolute recovery in a manner comparable to surrogate recoveries for other organic methods used by the National Water Quality Laboratory. Thus, IDS recoveries provide a useful tool for evaluating sample-specific analytical performance from an absolute mass recovery standpoint. IDS absolute recovery will differ and typically be lower than the corresponding analyte's method recovery in spiked samples. However, additional correction of reported analyte concentrations is unnecessary and inappropriate because the analyte concentration (or recovery) already is compensated for by the isotope-dilution quantification procedure.
Method analytes were spiked at 10 and 100 nanograms per liter (ng/L) for most analytes (10 times greater spike levels were used for bisphenol A and 100 times greater spike levels were used for 3--coprostanol and cholesterol) into the following validation-sample matrices: reagent water, wastewater-affected surface water, a secondary-treated wastewater effluent, and a primary (no biological treatment) wastewater effluent. Overall method recovery for all analytes in these matrices averaged 100 percent, with overall relative standard deviation of 28 percent. Mean recoveries of the 20 individual analytes for spiked reagent-water samples prepared along with field samples and analyzed in 2009–2010 ranged from 84–104 percent, with relative standard deviations of 6–36 percent. Concentrations for two analytes, equilin and progesterone, are reported as estimated because these analytes had excessive bias or variability, or both. Additional database coding is applied to other reported analyte data as needed, based on sample-specific IDS recovery performance.
Detection levels were derived statistically by fortifying reagent water at six different levels (0.1 to 4 ng/L) and range from about 0.4 to 4 ng/L for 16 analytes. Interim reporting levels applied to analytes in this report range from 0.8 to 8 ng/L. Bisphenol A and the sterols (cholesterol and 3-beta-coprostanol) were consistently detected in laboratory and field blanks. The minimum reporting levels were set at 100 ng/L for bisphenol A and at 200 ng/L for the two sterols to prevent any bias associated with the presence of these compounds in the blanks. A minimum reporting level of 2 ng/L was set for 11-ketotestosterone to minimize false positive risk from an interfering siloxane compound emanating as chromatographic-column bleed, from vial septum material, or from other sources at no more than 1 ng/L.
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October 10, 2001 - Detecting An Event within A Page
October 10, 2001|
Detecting An Event within A Page
Tips: October 2001
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
attachEvent()syntax is as follows:
If there is an additional event handler defined for the object the event fired on, it will be run before the function
eventHandler()is called. If you attach several event handlers to the same page, they will be called in a random order, immediately after the object's event handler is run, if at all defined.
Let's take an example. In the page's
init() function you can ask that the function
mouseDownHandler() be called when the
onmousedown event fires:
And you can determine the object it fired on by going:
objectClicked = event.srcElement.id;


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This figure illustrates the sectoral GHG emissions linked to Shelter and Access – actual emission in 2014 and scenario results for 2050.
- The left vertical axis of the Sankey diagram shows emissions linked of functionalities dis-aggregated by categories to provide the functionalities
- The flows represent the emissions connected to these satisfiers,
- Direct emissions
- Indirect emissions along the whole production chain
- Investment related emissions
- The right vertical axis of the Sankey shows UNFCCC Emission Inventory sectors
- One can choose between the two years "2014" and "2050".
- 2014 represents the actual emissions in 2014 linked to the "satisfiers" (see Sommer et al., 2021; WIFO Working Paper 635)
- 2050 shows the change of emission flows in the year 2050 based on the sce-nario simulations developed in Econ-Trans (see Bachner et al., 2021; WIFO Working Paper 636)


they are supercharged, the following conditions
-Run a little faster than flower Pikmin (regardless of whether they are
flowers or leaves, they all run with the same speed).
-Fight much stronger (Enemies and opponent's Pikmin stand little chance).
There are a few other things to note. The condition wears off after about 40
seconds. Also keep in mind that Pikmin who engage enemies and are shaken off
of them will lose the condition faster than the rest of the Pikmin. It's
similar to the gradual loss of flowers on Pikmin when getting shaken off of
an enemy.
Cherries are lying around every level, and are always regenerating. They mix
up the game-sometimes they just annoy the opponent, but at opportune times,
they can very drastically change the game. Cherries are very lightweight,
and only take one Pikmin to carry back to your Onion. One is actually the
minimum and maximum amount; that is to say, you cannot even put two Pikmin
on one cherry to carry one back. Cherries can travel very fast back to the
Onion, usually fast enough to dodge enemies that they might pass by.
However, they may brush by enemies, disturbing them. And if it's a big
Bulborb, that could be very bad. Naturally, a flower Pikmin will travel
faster back with a cherry.
When a cherry reaches the Onion, a roulette will spin for about 5 seconds
and stop on a symbol. This section details what every symbol means and what
to expect from each one. But you may find more than one cherry at one time.
Well, every additional cherry that you receive from the roulette is stored
and marked by a red dot. The roulette appears on the right side of the
screen, and the red dots appear above the roulette. When you use a cherry
(by pressing Y) the condition takes place immediately, and the roulette will
spin again until there are no more red dots (additional cherries stored).
Then the roulette will disappear until another cherry is stored in the
Onion. You can have a maximum of five stored. That's four plus the one the
roulette stopped on. You shouldn't have more than two or three at one time,
anyway. The only way you might have four stored is if you are holding onto
one and collect four more.
There are certain spots in a level that cherries will generate and
regenerate. Typically, only a few cherries can appear at one time in any
particular spot. However, there can be upwards of six available. They will
stop regenerating when there are too many there. Where you find cherries
differs on each level, but usually where you find one, you can find more
regenerate there in the future. But once they are stored in the Onion, they
will continue to regenerate randomly. Another cherry appears about every 10
seconds, so you could easily spare a Pikmin every time you find a cherry to
bring it back to the Onion and get heavily rewarded. In fact, I would highly
recommend taking back all cherries that you find. The rest of this section
covers what each symbol does, and how to use the symbols, and etc. A few of
the symbols were combined since they are very similar in effect.
Each description for the cherries uses these categories.
-Looks Like: What the symbol looks like.
-Effect: What the symbol does when executed.
-Threat Level: The level of threat to your opponent when used or vice versa.
-When it should be used: When the cherry should be executed.
-Notes: Additional descriptive notes on effects and on recommended usage.
Below are the definitions of each description for 'Threat Level'.
-Low: Won't affect your opponent too much.
-Medium: Can cause some negative effects on your opponent.
-High: Will drastically affect your opponent.
-Varies: Can sometimes do Low-High threats. Read Notes for additional
Below are the definitions of each description for 'When it should be used'.
-Always Immediately: Should always be executed immediately.
-Usually Immediately: Should be executed immediately, but sometimes is
better to be held.
-Depends: Sometimes it should be used right away, but may be best to be
Looks Like: Purple goo and Red goo (Two different types of symbols); exact
shape is the yellow nectar that is typically found in most matches.
Effect: Adds one spray to each respective type
Threat Level: Medium
When it should be used: Always Immediately
Notes: These should be pretty straight-forward. There's no reason to hold
onto these cherries (you may of course want to wait to use the actualy
sprays themselves), as you'll want/need all the sprays you can get. See
Section S306 for info on the purple and red sprays. The threat level is
considered Medium because even just one additional spray can mean a victory
in a Pikmin-on-Pikmin battle.
Looks Like: A bomb spider
Effect: Drops a dweevil right on your opponent, and will set off a timer for
a bomb explosion if it spots movement.
Threat Level: Varies
When it should be used: Depends
Notes: Really the only time you absolutely shouldn't use it if you are
engaging your opponent and his Pikmin. You could also wait it out, and use
it when your opponent has the most Pikmin with him. It's also smart to use
this when your opponent is in a small area or a corner. Usually you can
outrun the spider if you call your Pikmin right away and keep running, so
it's not the most effective cherry. There is one little catch to it. If you
drop it on your opponent, and your opponent runs away fast enough, he can
actually escape it before it sees him and sets off the bomb. Of course, it
will not go away, and it will follow anything it sees moving. So if it is
dropped between you and your opponent, and your opponent runs away, the
spider may just decide to come back to you rather than chase after the
opponent. Just be careful, and it could be very effective, if you're lucky.
That is why the threat level varies-it could be devastating or do little to
Looks Like: Two fat white things, one with a red spout, one with a blue
Effect: Drops a fiery or watery blowhog at your opponent's base. If your
opponent has red Pikmin, it will be a watery blowhog. If your opponent has
blue Pikmin, it will be a fiery blowhog. Lasts for 50 seconds.
Threat Level: Medium
When it should be used: Usually Immediately
Notes: This little monster will spray water or fire, depending on which one
would kill the opponent's Pikmin. Since it is dropped at the base, it could
end up killing stray Pikmin that may have been taking something back to the
Onion. This one depends a little on timing, though you can usually use it
immediately and be safe. It could be just as bad for your opponent when he
is at the base than when he isn't at the base.
Let's consider both opportunities. If your opponent isn't at his base, you
should only use it if you know there are stray Pikmin there to be affected
by the enemy. However, it may be in your best interest to just use it and
move on to another cherry.
But what if your opponent is there? He may be trying to pick some Pikmin out
of the ground, and with the rest of his army running crazy from fire/water,
it can be hectic for him. And stalling him can be a good thing. The enemy
isn't too hard to defeat, so the threat level remains at Medium.
But what if it happens to you? Usually, it is unwise to interrupt what you
are doing to go back to your base to save a few Pikmin. But if you are
caught at your base with one, it may be wise to destroy it quickly as to not
impede your progress. And keep in mind that you and your opponent can send
in as many of these guys as the cherries will allow.
Looks Like: A big orange puffy balloon.
Effect: Drops an orange blowhog at your opponent's base; blows Pikmin making
them stumble and lose their flowers, if they have any. Lasts for 50 seconds.
Threat Level: Low
When it should be used: Usually Immediately
Notes: This enemy will become a problem for your opponent if he is at the
base. But either way, stray Pikmin at the base will lose their flowers,
which will make it harder on your opponent.
It may be helpful to hold onto it until your opponent comes by his base, or
when you are away form the base, but since it isn't a huge burden either
way, it's usually best to simply execute it right away. It will also cause
your opponent to fall down, so it will be more effective if your opponent is
there. Then again, you could use it when your opponent isn't there, and
there will be an unpleasant surprise waiting for him when he gets back. But
to move onto another cherry, for you, it's probably best to use it right
If this beast is in your base, it may be worth your time to bring it down.
Of course, if all of your Pikmin


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It's not just for birders though. Anyone with a backyard and (hopefully) birds in it can use eBird. Logging what you see in your own backyard on eBird means that anyone in the world can look at your data and learn more about the bird population in your yard and around the world. The data is accessible to anyone around the world and is used to help learn more about bird population changes, diversity and the overall health of our birds.
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text: Experimental, analytical, and archaeological evidence is presented to describe the characteristics of thermal alteration in mesolithic assemblages from the northern Netherlands. Experiments, both in the field and in the laboratory, have established the sequence of changes that occur when flint is subjected to heat. Analytical techniques involving the scanning electron microscope and thermoluminescence analysis are used in an attempt to recognize thermal pretreatment and to define the stages in manufacturing in which it was used. The proportions and spatial distributions of thermally-altered artefacts are employed to compare archaeological assemblages and to locate heat sources on occupation floors. In spite of high incidence of heat alteration in the assemblages, there is no conclusive evidence for intentional thermal pretreatment.


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Niccolò dell'Abate: 'The Death of Eurydice'
In the middle distance Orpheus charms wild animals; in the left foreground three nymphs are unaware of the assault by the shepherd Aristaeus on the virtue of Eurydice, Orpheus' wife; centre, the serpent bites her, and right, she dies; further right, Aristaeus consults his mother Cyrene concerning the death of his bees. On the extreme right is the sea-god Proteus who explained to Aristaeus that the disaster in the hives was a punishment for the pursuit of Eurydice. Virgil, 'Georgics' (IV, 315-558).
This picture was probably painted in France where Niccolò worked from 1552 onwards.
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LEVEL A1.2/A2.1
We live in a dangerous world, some people say. Opportunity makes a thief, others will add (= a saying: if people have a chance to take something away without being punished, they will do it). Well, it is true that there are many types of crime for us to look at. First of all, let's look at expressions connected with stealing (= taking something away without the owner's permission). There is pickpocketing (= when somebody takes your wallet away on a bus or in a shop). It happens quite often and sometimes we don't even know when. Then there is burglary (= when somebody takes something away from your house when you are not there or happen to be asleep) and robbery (= when somebody steals money from a bank). And there is shoplifiting (= when somebody takes something from a shop without paying for it). What about other types of crime? There is for example drink-driving (= when somebody drives after they have drunk too much alcohol) and jaywalking (= when somebody crosses a street at place where it is not allowed).
More contexts for the new words:
 - Another plane was hijacked yesterday. (= Terrorists took control of a plane)
 - A boy was kidnapped last week. (= A boy was taken away illegally)
Match the crimes to their definitions.
 1. stealing
 2. pickpocketing
 3. burglary
 4. robbery
 5. shoplifiting
 6. drink-driving
 7. jaywalking
 8. hijacking
 9. kidnapping
a) crossing the street illegally
b) driving after drinking
c) stealing from a shop
d) stealing from your house
e) stealing money from a bank
f) stealing your wallet on a bus
g) taking away a person
h) taking control of a plane
i) taking something away without the owner's permission
Match the question halves, then answer the questions.
 1. Do you agree with the saying that a. for jay-walking?
 2. Which crime is more serious: b. shoplifting or drink-driving?
 3. What explanations do people have c. opportunity makes a thief?
In one of the sentences above we have the name of a crime: drink-driving.
In this name we use a basic form of the verb. The other two are: drank and drunk.
There are more verbs which follow the same pattern. They are for example:
ring rang rung (e.g. The telephone rang, when I was cooking dinner)
begin began begun (e.g. I have just begun my English course)
sing sang sung (e.g. I usually sing when I have a shower
A/ Suzy's parents are very easy-going with her.
B/ Yes, she GETS AWAY WITH MURDER. They really should be more strict.
If you get away with murder, you are allowed to do anything without being punished.
 1. When you HOLD UP a bank, you rob it.
He was arrested for holding up three banks.
Hands up! It's a hold-up!
 1. If you LET someone OFF, you allow them to go unpunished.
Many criminals are let off because the police are not doing their job properly.
John was caught jaywalking, but he was let off with a warning.
Complete each gap with one word.
 1. There is no way they'll let you …………………. if you kill your boss.
 2. He needed money, so he decided to hold …………………. a bank.
 3. She loves her husband so much, he could get …………………. with murder.
Priscilla Pinkerton, the well-known pop singer, was caught yesterday stealing clothes in a shopping mall. This is the fifth time the celebrity was caught stealing from a shop within the last year. When questioned by the police, she explained that all clothes go out of fashion very quickly, so she really needs more than she can afford to buy. She also claimed that she was going to return them to the shops after using them only once. "I can't wear the same dress twice," the singer explains, "and all the designer labels are outrageously expensive!"
questioned – interviewed
designer labels – clothes by famous designers
outrageously – very
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 2. f
 3. d
 4. e
 5. c
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 9. g
Ex. 2
 1. c
 2. b
 3. a
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The photo above shows guttation on native strawberry. It's a funny-sounding word, but an interesting phenomenon. The drops on the leaf margins are not dew, but the result of a process called guttation. Guttation occurs at night, when plants accumulate excess water through their roots, but transpiration through stomata on leaf surfaces has stopped. The excess water is released through pores on the leaf margins. Plant is native wild strawberry, or Virginia strawberry, Fragaria virginiana, and photographed on 25 March 2012 in our Biodiversity Garden. Native wild strawberry is an incredibly fast-growing and spreading, sun-loving ground cover with pretty white and yellow flowers and delicious edible fruits. Plant it this season instead of non-native ground covers, such as the invasive periwinkle, Vinca minor.
Life Cycle of a Strawberry Patch
Updated 12 April 2012 Posted by Nina Zitani, 22 December 2011 All photos by Nina Zitani
The strawberry patch in our Biodiversity Garden is the subject of a mini photo-documentary. Every few weeks I'll photograph the same patch and post it here, in order to track the changes it undergoes throughout the year. Plant is native wild strawberry, Fragaria virginiana.
12 April 2012
25 March, morning, water droplets on leaf margins are the result of guttation, not dew
2 March 2012
6 February 2012, early morning hard frost
3 February 2012, Approximately two feet of snow has come and gone
19 January 2012, Fresh snow covers the strawberry patch
19 December 2011
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|Full Title:||Tandem Language and Intercultural Learning in Higher or Secondary Education Settings|
|Start Date:||23-Mar-2017 - 24-Mar-2017|
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|Meeting Description:||The ALCTES* International Conference will address the issue of how Tandem language and culture learning can be integrated in higher and secondary education environments and how the founding principles of autonomy and reciprocity are adapted according to various learning contexts and objectives.
The origins of tandem language and intercultural learning can be traced back to collaborative practices introduced by the Franco-German Youth Office (L'Office Franco-Allemand de la Jeunesse – OFAJ) after the Second World War, which aimed at fostering cooperation between young French and German people through linguistic and cultural exchanges. The work of Brammerts (Bochum University, 1993, 2003, 2006) and Calvert (University of Sheffield, 2001) led to further development of this approach throughout Europe. Their Lingua D project, initiated in the late 1990's, set out to extend the tandem approach from universities to secondary schools in France (Reymond, Tardieu, 1998), Germany, the UK and Spain.
Research conducted by Brigitte Helmling (2002, 2003) also contributed to consolidating this practice and establishing it in universities and specialist higher education institutions in support of student mobility across different European countries (more specifically, Germany,Spain, the UK, Romania and France).
Tandem learning is based on two main principles: autonomy, whereby learners are responsible for defining their own objectives and how and when they will exchange following Holec's definition, 1981) and reciprocity, which demands a commitment from learners to use both languages equally whether it be in face-to-face or distance learning settings or for written or oral exchanges. The tandem approach also implies that the two partners will seek to learn or improve their mastery of each other's culture and language.
However, it is clear that these original principles are not always adhered to when contextual factors and constraints are taken into account (the composition and profile of student cohorts, availability of native speakers, etc.). It is relevant to consider the integration of tandem learning in terms of a continuum ranging from total respect for the founding principles to somewhat wider interpretations.
*(Apprentissage des Langues et Cultures en Tandem dans l'Enseignement Supérieur)
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Recently the question of whether lawyers have a general ethical obligation to serve a gatekeeping function has been raised in a number of legal contexts. The reaction of the practicing bar has generally been unenthusiastic. While the assertion that a gatekeeping function should be applicable to all attorneys is a relatively modern stance, such an obligation has historically been acknowledged to various degrees in several practice areas, including federal income taxation. This Article examines the gatekeeping question—and how the practicing bar should react to it—through an examination of the gatekeeping role historically asserted as applicable to tax lawyers, including how modern pressures (e.g., literalist statutory interpretation, profit maximization law firm models, changing business and societal ethical norms) have altered that historically asserted ethical norm. This Article then suggests avenues for combating modern trends in the tax field in order to strengthen and reestablish the historic balance in a tax lawyer's planning role (e.g., using intentional conflicts of interest to create a "divide and conquer" dynamic between clients and attorneys in aggressive transactions, emphasizing the ethical training of tax attorneys, clarifying the proper approach for statutory interpretation in the tax context, creating disincentives for a legal race to the bottom among attorneys competing for business, highlighting the importance of individual trendsetters, and channeling the competitive pressures in the legal marketplace in the government's favor). This Article concludes by suggesting that the practicing bar should take lessons from the tax gatekeeping example in its future reactions to gatekeeping initiatives in other legal arenas and accept gatekeeping as a generally applicable ethical norm.
Am I My Brother's Keeper? A Tax Law Perspective on the Challenge of Balancing Gatekeeping Obligations and Zealous Advocacy in the Legal Profession,
Loy. U. Chi. L. J.
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February 13, 1826
Boston is home of first Temperance Society
The American Society for the Promotion of Temperance was formed in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 13, 1826. The organization, later known as The American Temperance Society (ATS), was co-founded by Dr. Justin Edwards and Lyman Beecher. Within ten years there were more than 1.5 million members.


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Do you mean a mechanical printer, printing the form as shown on your webpage? If so, then you can read the tutorial here. The tutorial will teach you how to create a PDF file with forms in it. PDF format have a nicer output for the mechanical printer compared to direct printing of an actual webpage..
yes this is too perfect actually, one more thing, is there another alternative instead of pdf output, it will rather display a paper like page or a microsoft word like (not editable, but can be highlighted)


text: My question is, take Mars, say, and install a huge rocket engine on the ground pointing out the planet (obviously) and in the opposite direction of its velocity, so that if it is turned on, the planet is slowed. The rocket starts to work and Mars is slowed. If the loss of velocity goes little by little, could we make Mars follow another stable orbit or would it just fall to the Sun? If you can go more in depth: if the answer to the question asked before is yes, what equation tells me exactly how little the loss of velocity must be in order to keep the planet through another stable orbit? What defines the stability of the orbit? Can you calculate every possible orbit by its stability given two bodies like the Sun and Mars? Thank you very much in advance!


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Scrabble word: OCA
In which Scrabble dictionary does OCA exist?
Definitions of OCA in dictionaries:
- noun - South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
- A perennial plant (Oxalis tuberosa) of the high Andes, grown for its edible tubers.
- The tubers of this plant.
- n - a South American herb
There are 3 letters in OCA: A C O
Scrabble words that can be created with an extra letter added to OCA
All anagrams that could be made from letters of word OCA plus a wildcard: OCA?
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Images for OCA
- Animales oca Casa Rural Ripoll
- oca china - lostiloss jimdo page
- oca en el bosque
- oca Papel de Parede no Baixaki
- oca Flickr - Photo Sharing
- FichierPeru oca y mashua.jpg - Wikipdia
- Projeto Xavante oca TRADICIONAL
- EcoPartilhar SALVEM A oca
- Un ochetta piccola ma svelta starnazzava nel suo pollaio in cerca...
- oca - Oxalis tuberosa - tubers after harvest


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A specialist service for people with dual sensory loss
If you have dual sensory loss, communicating with others and accessing information can be very difficult.
Our specialist support workers act as your eyes and ears, helping you to stay as active and as independent as possible. This could include:
- Supporting you to travel to the supermarket to do your weekly shop, describing items so you can make purchases of your choice
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General English
General Science
 - adjective side by side and having the same distance between them at every point
 - noun a line representing a parallel on a map or chart
Cars & Driving
 - noun two or more electrical components each receiving the same voltage
 - adjective used to describe a computer system in which two or more processors operate simultaneously on one or more items of data
 - adjective used to describe two or more bits of a word transmitted over separate lines at the same time
 - The condition in which two lines or planes are an equal distance apart at all points.
 - Electric blasting caps arranged so that the firing current passes through all of them at the same time.
 - A state or condition in which there is an equal distance at all points. For example, two infinitely long straight lines which do not intersect, or two curves or surfaces which are equidistant from each other at all points. Also, pertaining to that maintains this relationship.
 - characteristic of, or pertaining to a parallel circuit or parallel connection.
 - Acted upon, performed, functioning, or occurring simultaneously. For instance, parallel processors working together.
 - The simultaneous processing, storing, transfer, transmission, reception, or the like, of multiple bits, characters, or data units. This contrasts with serial (3), where each is handled one after the other.
 - Any of the great lines which circle the earth, and which are parallel (1) to the plane of the equator.
 - noun a sign (||) used as a reference mark for footnotes
 - see rostrum.
 - noun an imaginary line running round the earth, linking points at an equal distance from the equator
Origin & History of "parallel"
Etymologically, parallel simply means 'beside each other'. It comes via French parallèle and Latin parallēlus from Greek parállēlos. this was a compound formed from pará 'beside' and allḗlōn 'each other', a derivative of állos 'other' (to which English else is distantly related).


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RayBiotech-developed antibody-based biomarker screening assays have been used to identify a critical pathway involved in chemotherapeutic resistance acquired by melanoma cancer cells.
RayBiotech president and chief operating officer Rani Huang said the findings of the research have comprehensively outlined a mechanism behind the acquisition of chemoresistance by one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
"We are pleased that RayBiotech's antibody arrays played important roles in chemoresistance pathway characterization," Huang added.
"This is a perfect example of how our high-content screening tools can facilitate potential drug target identification."
The authors using antibody arrays distinguished that the microenvironment of a melanoma tumor played a main role to modulate resistance to certain cancer drugs.
The arrays also helped in identification of individual factors acting upon cancer cells that are both necessary and sufficient to drive chemoresistance.
The RayBioG-Series 4000 and the RayBio L-Series 507 cytokine antibody arrays helped finding out pathway associated with the cancer cells' ability to develop resistance to chemotherapeutic agents.


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You might be interested in the latest Skeptically Speaking podcast:
This week, Skeptically Speaking looks to the stars that light up the night sky, and fuse hydrogen and helium into the elements that make life possible. Science writer Jennifer Ouellette examines the possible evidence of ancient supernovae in bacterial fossils. Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel explains the controversy surrounding the so-called black hole firewall paradox. And astronomer Pamela Gay of CosmoQuest discusses the impact of U.S. sequester budget cuts on her research and outreach.


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Photoluminescence measurements showed that needle-like tungsten oxide nanostructures synthesized at 590°C to 750°C by the thermal evaporation of WO3 nanopowders without the use of a catalyst had an intense near-ultraviolet (NUV) emission band that was different from that of the tungsten oxide nanostructures obtained in other temperature ranges. The intense NUV emission might be due to the localized states associated with oxygen vacancies and surface states.
Tungsten oxide is of particular interest owing to its outstanding electrochromic, optochromic, and gas chromic properties [1-3], which make it a promising candidate for applications in smart windows, wide-angle high-contrast displays, gas, and temperature sensors [4-6]. Tungsten oxide in bulk form has been studied extensively over the past few decades. Nevertheless, there are relatively few reports on tungsten oxide nanostructures. In particular, little is known about the luminescence properties of tungsten oxide nanostructures possibly because tungsten oxide is an indirect band gap semiconductor with low-emission efficiency. Two strong emissions from tungsten oxide nanostructures, near-ultraviolet (NUV) emission and blue emission, have been reported [7-12]. Nevertheless, there is still some controversy regarding the origins of the two emissions. Niederberger et al. suggested that the blue emission from WO3 nanoparticles in an ethanol solution was due to a band-to-band transition. Luo et al. also reported that the NUV and blue emissions from the WO3 - x nanowire network were due to the state of oxygen vacancies and a band-to-band transition, respectively. On the other hand, several reports have suggested the opposite. Lee et al. and Feng et al. reported that the NUV emission was attributed to a band-to-band transition; whereas, the blue emission was due to the localized states of oxygen vacancies or defects. Chang et al. also suggested that the blue emission from nitrogen-doped tungsten oxide nanowires was due to oxygen vacancies.
In recent years, one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures have been investigated extensively owing to their interesting properties and potential applications in electronics and optoelectronics. A range of methods have been used to synthesize tungsten oxide 1D nanostructures, such as thermal oxidation, thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition, hydrothermal reaction, electrochemical techniques, aid of intercalated polyaniline, solution-based colloidal approach, and a combination of electrospinning and sol-gel techniques. Of these, thermal evaporation might be the most attractive technique with the advantage of synthesizing a range of tungsten oxide nanostructures depending on the substrate temperature at lower temperatures than other techniques. This paper reports a simple novel thermal evaporation technique to obtain tungsten oxide nanostructures with a range of morphologies and sizes using a single apparatus and a single process and an intense ultraviolet emission from the needle-like tungsten oxide nanostructures grown in the temperature zone from 590 to 750°C by thermal evaporation.
Tungsten oxide nanostructures were synthesized by a thermal evaporation technique without a catalyst. The thermal evaporation process was carried out in a conventional horizontal tube furnace, as shown in Figure 1. An alumina boat with a length of 4 cm and a diameter of 1.5 cm containing a mixture of WO3 and graphite powders (1:1) were placed at the center of the quartz tube, and five pieces of P-type Si(100) wafer used as substrates were placed in five different temperature zones approximately 12 cm away from the alumina boat in the downstream direction: zone 1 (450°C to 590°C), zone 2 (590°C to 750°C), zone 3 (750°C to 860°C), zone 4 (860°C to 920°C), and zone 5 (920°C to 930°C). After arranging the substrates, the tube was pumped down to 10-3 Torr using a rotary pump. High-purity nitrogen, and oxygen gases were introduced into the tube at flow rates of 200 and 5 sccm, respectively, throughout the entire synthesis process. The furnace temperature was increased to 1,050°C at a heating rate of 30°C/min. After being maintained at 1,050°C for 1 h, the furnace was cooled to room temperature, and the products were removed. During synthesis, the temperature in each of the five different zones was monitored using a thermocouple.
Figure 1. Thermal evaporation process. (a) Schematic diagram of the thermal evaporation system used to synthesize the tungsten oxide nanostructures. (b) Temperature versus substrate position showing five different substrate temperature zones.
The collected nanostructure samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM, Hitachi S-4200, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), transmission electron microscopy (TEM, Philips CM-200, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands) equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer, and X-ray diffraction (XRD, Philips X'pert MRD diffractometer, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands). The samples used for characterization were dispersed in absolute ethanol and ultrasonicated before the SEM and TEM observations. Glancing angle (0.5°) XRD was performed to examine the phases of the products obtained. Photoluminescence (PL) measurements were conducted at room temperature by using a SPEC-1403 PL spectrometer (HORIBA Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) with a He-Cd laser (325 nm) as the excitation source. The power of the He-Cd laser was 55 mW, and the diameter of the focal spot was 1 mm. Thus, the power density at the surface of the sample surface was approximately 7 W/cm2.
Results and discussion
Figure 2a,b,c,d,e shows SEM images of the tungsten oxide nanostructures synthesized at temperature zones 1 to 5 (Figure 1), respectively. A pad tungsten oxide layer and a very low density of tungsten oxide whiskers oriented in random directions on the pad tungsten oxide layer in zone 1 were observed (Figure 2a), which suggests that the two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures formed first on the Si substrate and subsequently 1D nanostructures formed on the pregrown 2D nanostructures. The diameters and lengths of the whiskers were in the range of a few tens of nanometers and 0.5 to 2 μm, respectively. High-density fine needle-like tungsten oxide nanowires oriented in random directions were observed in zone 2 (Figure 2b). The diameters and lengths of these nanowires were in the range of a few tens to a few hundreds of nanometers and 5 to 10 μm, respectively. The nanowires were oriented randomly, and some appeared to be connected to each other. Larva-like nanostructures were grown in random directions in zone 3 (Figure 2c). They were partially networked by the growth of secondary dendrites. The nanostructures were not uniform in diameter. The diameters of the nanostructures ranged from 0.2 to 1.5 μm, and the lengths were in the range of 3 to 6 μm. Each nanostructure had several nodes like a larva. The nanostructures grown in zone 4 had a very short rod-like morphology with a rectangular or square cross-section (Figure 2d). They were particles with an orthorhombic shape; the edge lengths of which were in the range of 1 to 3 μm. A tungsten oxide film thicker than the pad tungsten oxide grown in zone 1 was grown again in zone 5 (Figure 2e). Based on the SEM images of the nanostructures grown in the different temperature zones, the individual nanostructures appear to change from a longer, thinner needle-like wire morphology to a shorter, thicker rod-like morphology as the substrate temperature was increased.
Figure 2. SEM images of the tungsten oxide nanostructures. SEM images of the tungsten oxide nanostructures grown in the different substrate temperature zones.
Figure 3 shows the PL spectra of the nanostructures synthesized at five different substrate temperature zones. A relatively strong broad blue emission band centered at approximately 475 nm, and several shoulders exist in the spectrum of the nanostructures synthesized in zone 1. This blue emission might be attributed to the band-to-band emission, as suggested by Niederberger et al. and Luo et al., because the photon energy 2.61 eV corresponding to the wavelength of the blue emission falls in the range of the indirect energy gap of tungsten oxide corresponding to 475 nm. This is in good agreement with previous reports. Chang et al. observed a strong blue emission peak at approximately 470 nm in the PL spectrum of nitrogen-doped tungsten oxide nanowires synthesized by reducing the tungsten oxide source with NH3 gas on a Si wafer. Luo et al. also reported strong blue emission band centered at 467 nm from tungsten oxide nanowire networks. In contrast, a sharp strong NUV emission band at 390 nm and a broad weak blue emission band centered approximately at 475 nm from the needle-like nanostructures grown in zone 2 were observed in this study. The strong NUV emission from our tungsten oxide nanowires synthesized in zone 2 can be explained by a combination of the following two sources:
Figure 3. PL spectra of the nanostructures. PL spectra of the tungsten oxide nanostructures grown in the different substrate temperature zones.
1. Oxygen vacancies: The NUV


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Video: Knitting DIY: knit cable pillow
- Merino Air (90% new wool, 10% polyamide, barrel length 130 m / 50 g)
- per pillow case 150 g each in violet (col. 13) and anthracite (col. 3) or petrol (col. 15) and anthracite (col. 3)
- Knitting needles no.5.5
- washable pillow filling, 40 x 65 cm
In the rib pattern and with needles No. 5.5, 17 stitches and 25.5 rows result in 10 x 10 cm, in the cable pattern 24 stitches and 25.5 rows result in 9 x 10 cm.
Work 1 stitch left and 1 stitch alternately in rows. Knit all stitches in the wrong side. Work the cable pattern according to the knitting script. The numbers on the right indicate the rows, knit the stitches in the back rows as they appear. Knit over 20 stitches in width, increasing 4 stitches in the 3rd row as shown. In the height the 1st – 16th Work row 1x, then the 5th – 16th Repeat row continuously. (40 x 64 cm)
How to do it:
- Cast on 72 stitches in purple for the front. Divide the stitches in the back row like this: edge stitch, 25 stitches rib pattern (begin with 1 stitch on the left), 20 stitch cable pattern, 25 stitches rib pattern (start again with 1 stitch on the left), edge stitch. From the 3rd row there are 76 stitches on the needle due to increases. Cast off after 64 cm = 164 rows. Within the 24 stitches of the braid, decrease 4 stitches evenly by knitting together
- Cast on 71 stitches with anthracite for the back. Work 164 rows = 64 cm in a rib pattern without a braid. Cast off the stitches evenly.
- Moisten the parts, stretch them into shape and let them dry. Close the seams in the mattress stitch, insert the filling at the last seam and sew up.
In this post you read:
- Decorate yourself with Sarah Wiener
- Knitted egg caps
- Knit cable pillow


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HOMILY for Tue in Week 5 of Lent
When Moses first encountered the living God in the burning bush, he asked God: 'If the people of Israel should ask what is the name of the God of their fathers, what shall I say?' And God said to Moses: "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you" (cf Ex 3:13f). So, God makes himself known to his people as "I AM", which in Greek is 'Ego eimi'.
So, in today's Gospel, when the people of Israel again ask, 'Who are you?', the Lord replies, not through Moses, but for himself: "Ego eimi", or, in our translation, "I AM He". Jesus says: "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM He…" But Jesus is not just making an assertion that he is God. He is revealing who he is, just as he once revealed himself to Moses, and this revelation will be seen and recognized as such when he is lifted up on the Cross. Why?


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Flying fish are marine oceanic fishes of the family Exocoetidae. They are about 50 species, and they live worldwide in warm waters. They are noted for their ability to glide. They are all small, with a maximum length of about 45 cm (18 inches), and have winglike, rigid fins and an unevenly forked tail.
They do not fly actively: their fins do not flap. What they do is speed towards the surface and keep on going. When they leave the water they glide, sometimes for a surprising distance. It is generally thought to be an adaptation which helps them escape predators.
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"Do You Want to See My Hornpipe?": The Traditional Irish Dancing Body at Play in the Work of Jean Butler and Colin Dunne.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
This chapter considers the radical re-imaginings of traditional Irish step dance in the recent works of Jean Butler and Colin Dunne. In Butler's Does She Take Sugar (2007) and Dunne's Out of Time (2008), the Irish step dancing body is separated from its historical roots in nationalism, from the exhibitionism required by the competitive form, and from the spectacularization of the commercialized theatrical format. In these works, which are both solo pieces performed by the choreographers themselves, the traditional form undergoes a critical interrogation in which the dancers attempt to depart from the determinacy of the traditional technique, while acknowledging its formation of their corporealities; the Irish step dance technique becomes a springboard for creative experimentation. In order to consider the importance of the creative potential revealed by these works, this chapter will contextualize them within the dance background from which they emerged, outlining the history of competitive step dancing in Ireland, the "modernization" of traditional Irish dance with the emergence of Riverdance (1994), and the experiments of Ireland's national folk theatre, Siamsa Tíre.
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Factors influencing the choice of bulk store
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Compared to most other foodstuffs, such as meats and vegetables, grains are relatively easy to store. If grain is kept insect-free and below its safe moisture content, it will keep for many years with minimal loss of quality or nutritional value. Low temperature is an important factor in minimising insect activity and in maintenance of nutritional quality in general. Storage at or below the safe moisture content is essential for prevention of deterioration caused by microorganisms and insects (see Chapters 2 and 8 respectively).
Where insects are present, temperatures are high, and most especially where moisture content is above safe levels, then storage of grain becomes both risky and difficult, and losses will be difficult to avoid. It is in these circumstances that the type of store and its design become critical to the safety of the stored grain. It is worth remembering that most often, the value of the grain (in dollars-per-tonne) is usually greater than the cost of the structure in which it is stored. Minor expenditure in improving the quality of the store can thus be quickly recovered if commodity losses are commensurably reduced.
Whilst the choice of storage design is wide, the essential requirements needed to store grain safely remain the same. These are that the storage structure must keep the grain free from water ingress, insects, rodents and birds. The store should also permit easy and economical disinfestation of grain in the event of insect infestation and, if grain is to be stored at moisture content above'safe' levels, provision should be made for cooling the grain. These matters are discussed in more detail in the following sections.
Sue of Grain Storage
Mathematical, graphical or computer modelling can be helpful in determining the volume of storage that is required. In some cases, it is a relatively simple exercise to determine the requirements - for instance where harvested grain is to be received over a short period, dried over a longer period and dispatched over 12 months, it is a simple matter to calculate the buffer storage requirements for wet and dry grain. This type of situation can be illustrated by a simple graphical model as shown in Figure 7.1 (see Figure 7.1. Model for determining the Volume of storage required.). Here, a quantity "Q" tonnes of grain is assumed to be received into storage over a period "tr" days, and dried over a period "td" days. It is then dispatched over period "to". If we assume a uniform rate of drying and dispatch, then the maximum wet storage requirement is:
fw*Q where fw (the wet storage factor) = (1 - tr/td);
and the maximum dry storage requirement is:
fd*Q where fd (the dry storage factor) = (1 - td/to).
More complex models are required where the rates of receival and out-turn are less clearly defined; for instance at a shipping import terminal where the rate of receival will depend on ship arrival rates, berth availability etc. and where out-turn rates may depend on the inland transport system. In such situations computer models are very helpful in optimising various design parameters including the storage volume, number of berths, ship unloader capacity and out-turn capacity. An optimum-cost solution can thus be determined through sensitivity analysis, by varying the values of the input parameters.
Specialised software is available for such modelling exercises, however in simpler cases models can be developed on spreadsheets to produce satisfactory results.
Specialised programming languages are available which are especially useful in simulation modelling'systems', for instance, where it is desired to look at complete storage and handling systems in a region. Such languages are available for PC applications include SLAM II (produced by Pritsker Corporation of the USA), SIMAN (produced by Systems Modelling Corporation of the USA) and GPSS/H (produced by Wolverine Software Corporation). These modelling languages are not inexpensive, and require training to use them effectively.
Selection of Storage Type
Once a storage need is identified, the choice arises as to the type of store that is most suitable for a particular application. The following storage options may need to be considered: round or rectangular, tall or short, steel or concrete, flat floored or hoppered, permanent or temporary.
Some basic guide-lines, or principles, are offered:
(i) Round or Rectangular
In terms of structural cost per tonne of storage, round stores are generally more economical than rectangular ones. The reasons are simple:
Firstly: grain exerts a horizontal pressure on the structure which contains it. A round store will resist this pressure through the development of hoop tension forces which are very efficiently resisted (eg by steel reinforcement). A rectangular structure must resist grain loads through the development of bending stresses which are less efficiently resisted than tensile loads since both tensile and compressive forces have to be resisted. In addition, in the case of a rectangular 'horizontal' store, the walls act as retaining walls and their foundations have to resist overturning moments caused by the grain loads. Foundations for cylindrical structures have mostly to resist the vertical loads imposed on them from the walls.
Secondly: the roof structure of a rectangular structure has to carry its loads in bending, compared to the roof of a cylindrical structure which can be designed as a shell (for instance a cone), which carries its loads in direct compression and tension.
Another important advantage of cylindrical structures is that they have less joints. In the case of silos where the bins are independent (i.e. not connected to each another), there is a joint between the wall and the floor, and a joint between the wall and the roof. It is thus usually a relatively simple matter to seal these joints to make the structure air-tight and suitable for fumigation. Ideally the roof should be rigidly attached to the wall, since this not only makes sealing easier, but also greatly increases the stiffness of the wall in resisting bending stresses. In such cases silicone type sealants are useful for sealing the roof-wall joint, however where a sliding joint is required bituminous based mastic sealants sandwiched between the joining surfaces have been successfully used.
Rectangular structures, by comparison, have more joints (for instance at the comers) and by the nature of their construction, sealing for fumigation is generally more difficult to achieve.
Horizontal stores have another inherent disadvantage, in that they require more complicated and longer conveying systems to place grain in them. Usually an internal conveyor is required with a tripper (or similar device) to spread the grain over the floor surface. A cylindrical store, on the other hand, requires only a central point for filling.
(ii) Tall or Short
In the case of flat bottom stores, structural efficiency is also increased by minimising the height of the structure. For a given volume of storage, the lower the height of the walls, the more grain pressure is applied directly to the floor surface and the less load there is on the walls. Furthermore, the minimum structural surface area (and hence cost) for a given volume of grain, is achieved if the wall height is relatively low. For instance in the case of a cylindrical 'tank' with a conical roof, the minimum surface area of walls and roof is achieved when the wall height is around half the radius of the bin. It is thus no coincidence that the lowest cost stores are generally in the shape of squat cylindrical 'tanks' where the walls are relatively low compared to the diameter.
To take an example: a rectangular warehouse or shed structure may typically have a wall height of say 8 metres, and a length about 21/2 times the width. Thus to store 12,000 tonnes of corn (or say 16000 cubic metres) with a repose angle of 30°, it may be calculated that the length of the shed will be about 60 metres and the width 24 metres. By comparison, a tank store with the same volume and same wall height will have a diameter of about 41 metres. A comparison of the structural surface areas of the two alternatives gives the following results:
Table 7.1. Comparison of structural areas for 12,000 tonne stores.
|Comparison of Structural Areas for 12,000 tonne Stores|
|Wall Surface||1510 mē*||1000 mē|
|Roof Surface||1660 mē||1524 mē|
|Floor Surface||1440 mē||1320 mē|
|Total Area:||4610 mē||3844 mē|
* Including 'gable' end walls.
Since the structural components are represented by the surface areas, then the comparison can be used as a preliminary gauge of relative cost. Additionally as mentioned earlier, the walls and roof of the tank store will usually be lighter and less costly than those of the warehouse.
Tank storage is not, however, suited to all situations; for instance where high throughputs are required it is usually desirable to have a self-emptying bin using a sloping floor. In such cases, it is more economical to design higher walls of smaller diameter: to minimise the cost of hopper bottoms (which are usually suspended above ground level) and the risks of ground water infiltration, and to facilitate conveyor design and installation. In instances where land values are high, or where space is limited, it may be expedient to opt for tall bins, even with flat floors to maximise space utilisation.
The chief disadvantage of flat bottomed stores is associated with the difficulty of emptying them and in removing the 'dead' grain that is not discharged by gravity. There are various means of achieving this; for instance portable conveying equipment may be used, or pneumatic systems, or front-end loaders. Another commonly used alternative is the sweep conveyor (usually a screw or auger) which automatically rotates about the bin centre and draws the grain towards the discharge point


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Make Your Own Picture Dictionary
A letter dictionary is a long-term project.
What you need:
Pencil, pen, crayons, or markers
What to do:
1. Help your child head every page or two with a letter of the alphabet.
2. Cut out pictures from the magazines of things that start with the letters. Paste them on the appropriate pages.
3. Help your child label the pictures.
If it stops being fun, you can come back to the project at a later time. When you do, don't worry if your child forgets something. That's natural for young children.
Source: Helping Your Child Learn to Read, National Parent Information Network
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Written by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, Fashion Entrepreneurship: Retail Business Planning, 2nd Edition, serves as a step-by-step guide to starting a fashion retail business. In addition to exploring entrepreneurship, management, and market segmentation, the text covers tactical elements such as financial statements, cash flow, accessing capital, merchandising, and creating a store on the Web. Using a hypothetical business plan that builds progressively with each chapter, the book offers a real-world practical framework for building a successful retail venture and creating a business plan. Profiles of successful entrepreneurs and exercises allow readers to apply the process to their own concepts.
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Nexla supports ingesting Amazon S3 data sources. In order to allow Nexla access to a customer S3 bucket, a customer can simply enter their access key and secret key in the Nexla UI when setting up the data source. These AWS credentials are encrypted and stored safely in the Nexla database. If the customer would prefer for Nexla not to store their access and secret keys, they can provide S3 access to Nexla via an AWS ARN. This document describes steps to assign permissions to Nexla's AWS account with an ARN.
1. Login to AWS Console using admin credentials
Navigate to Amazon S3.
If your buckets are in a different region, please insert specific AWS region in the url above.
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Select the bucket and navigate to the Permissions tab.
Click on bucket policy.
Paste the following policy in the text box. This will give Nexla access to list the contents of the bucket and download files from the bucket. Please replace "exampleBucket" with the name of an actual bucket.
"Sid": "Example permissions",
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A COMPARISON OF BEHAVIOR FOR TWO COHORTS OF
CAPTIVE-REARED GREATER SANDHILL CRANES
RELEASED IN NORTHERN ARIZONA
DANIEL P. MUMMERT, Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry, P.O. Box 15018, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA
CAROL L. CHAMBERS, Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry, P.O. Box 15018, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA
DAVID H. ELLIS, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 11410 American Holly Drive, Laurel, MD 20708-4019, USA
To determine how the behavior of greater sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis tabida) changes according to time of year, time of day, and number of days after release, we observed the activities of 2 groups of captive-reared greater sandhill cranes at Mormon Lake, northern Arizona. The behaviors we compared were alert, loafing, sleeping, foraging, preening, locomotion, and other. We found costume-reared subadult greater sandhill cranes that were established at the study site for a year spent more time foraging and being alert towards predators than parent-reared juvenile greater sandhill cranes that were recently released from captivity. We also found that with time juvenile sandhill cranes were increasingly alert and spent less time loafing. It appeared that captive-reared juvenile sandhill cranes learn behavior important for survival from previously released captive-reared cranes.
PROCEEDINGS NORTH AMERICAN CRANE WORKSHOP 8:145-154
Key words: Arizona, behavior, costume-rearing, Grus canadensis, parent-rearing, sandhill crane.
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Title: Cooling System Design Of Stool Mould Is Very Important
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Blog Entry: Die-cast ribs can be used to improve the material strength of products with insufficient wall thickness required by the Stool Mould. Selective rib placement can reduce the chance of stress cracking and uneven thickness. It also helps reduce product weight and increase filling capacity. The inclusion of holes or windows in the die casting mold directly affects the difficulty of ejecting the finished molded part and can create a large number of drafts. Other functions such as overflow, flashover, and cross feeder may be required to prevent unnecessary casting in the hole or poor material flow around the hole. The die-casting mold cooling system is different from plastic injection molds that must not have an "o" design because the mold temperature will exceed 200 degrees and the mold must be heated to a high temperature before casting production. The conformal cooling system is most suitable for casting quality and cycle time. Manufacturers usually include the brand name or product logo in the die design of the die-cast product. Although symbols usually do not complicate the die casting process, their use can affect production costs. In particular, raised logos or symbols require an additional amount of molten metal for each manufactured part. On the contrary, recessed symbols require fewer raw materials, which can reduce costs. However, how to design high-quality die-casting molds is a professional and comprehensive job, which is based on the designer's design skills, die-casting manufacturing, and casting experience. SHINE MOULD is a customized manufacturer of molds with +/- 0.0002-inch tolerance, specializing in the production of Children Toy mould and stool molds. If you have mold-related ideas, please feel free to contact us.


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Hot Water Baseboard Problems
Air trapped in the system - causes a gurgling sound in the system when the circulator is pumping water. Most systems have a small "tire valve" at the high points in the system which can be "blead" until all the air is removed and water starts flowing from the valve. The system has been bled twice but the gurgling sound is still heard. How does this problem affect the heating of the house and will it cause damage to the heating system eventually?


Brain Health, Glucose Optimization
An Unexpected and Powerful Use for Berberine
Berberine is one of the top-selling supplements that Health As It Ought To Be offers to patients.
The reason it sells so well is obvious to myself and nearly every patient who's tried it.
Berberine helps keep blood sugar levels within the healthy range better than almost anything on the planet, and certainly better than most other supplement or conventional method.
Chances are many of you reading this first came to know who I am through my recommendation of berberine for blood sugar.
Some of you may have seen me in my office and started taking berberine after I showed you the studies supporting using it for weight control and keeping your blood sugar within the normal range.
But guess what….
Berberine has another really powerful use. One that could make you the envy of your peers and could help you become very popular with your spouse.
Wondering what it could be?
Berberine is a potent nootropic and could help you maintain a high-functioning brain with superior memory and cognition.
The Reason Berberine Helps Make Your Brain Work Like A Well-Oiled Machine
When I first began researching berberine one of the things I kept coming across in the literature was how berberine could benefit brain health.
I reasoned that because berberine was shown to support better blood sugar it made sense it may help brain function (as blood sugar levels and brain health are closely linked).
Well, my observations were only partly correct.
Yes, berberine's influence on your blood sugar levels was definitely a benefit to brain health… it wasn't as simple to say berberine made your brain function well simply because it helped with blood sugar.
It turns out berberine also has nootropic like effects on the brain.
These are the same effects many "smart drugs" that have gained notoriety in the tech industry have.
A nootropic is a drug, or supplement, that helps take an already healthy brain and "turbocharges" performance by activating a number of different pathways in the brain.
We don't know exactly how nootropics work (mainly because the brain is incredibly complex and we're still learning about how it functions) but we suspect nootropics work on the following aspects of brain health:
 - Works on Cerebral Energy Consumption
 - Affects Brain Chemistry
 - Changes Cerebral Blood Flow
 - Influences Brain Wave Activity
 - May Enhance Neuroprotection
 - Influential in Brain Regeneration
And we believe that berberine might be involved in several of these aspects of brain function.
What the Research Says About Berberine's Effect On Brain Pathways
If you want your brain to function at its absolute highest ability then you want to activate an enzyme called AMPK (adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase).
You may not know this, but your brain is an energy hog. Estimates suggest your brain uses 20% of your body's energy; meaning 1 out of every 5 calories coming into your body are devoted to brain function.
To function properly your body needs AMPK activity to be at 100%. AMPK is known as your body's "master metabolic switch." Every single cell in your body relies on AMPK activation in order to produce ATP (the actual fuel powering cells in your body).
And since your brain requires so much energy to function, it's essential AMPK function is unimpeded.
At the same time that berberine activates AMPK, it also enhances how your body uses blood sugar for energy.
Blood sugar, also known as blood glucose, is a form of energy too and can be used by your brain as fuel.
Here's what nootropic experts said about berberine and AMPK activation and blood glucose utilization.
"Berberine activates AMPK and increases its phosphorylation (high energy exchange in a brain cell), which elevates the AMPK/ATP ratio, and reduces oxygen consumption. This increase is called glycolysis.
This suggests that Berberine enhances glucose metabolism through the stimulation of glycolysis. Which is related to an inhibition of glucose oxidation in mitochondria.
More efficient mitochondria protected from oxidative stress means better brain function and memory."
By taking berberine and enhancing AMPK activity as well as increasing how well the body uses blood sugar you should expect your brain to work at its peak levels.
Also remember this, AMPK activation doesn't just help with brain function, either, it's also what helps balance blood sugar levels too. Here's an article I wrote on berberine's role in boosting AMPK function and how it helps with blood glucose control and weight loss.
Berberine Also May Prevent Your Brain From Being Gummed Up
One of the reasons many people don't experience the best of their brain's function is because their brain may become gummed up with something called amyloid plaques.
Amyloid plaques are a kind of protein that form inside of the brain to help protect it from damage. Like many things, too much amyloid may present a problem in the future which is why anything you can take to regulate amyloid plaque buildup is a good thing.
In several studies* berberine has been shown to help prevent excess amyloid plaques from forming in your brain which essentially keeps it from being gummed up so it can continue to function normally.
The prevention of amyloid plaque build-up protects your neurons so they can continue to transmit signals between one another with greater ease while also keeping inflammation levels inside of the brain inside of the acceptable window.
*It should be noted that these observed effects of berberine on brain health have only been shown to take place inside of animal studies with human clinical trials hopefully taking place soon.
There are also studies supporting memory enhancements with berberine.
When rats with preconditions associated with memory loss took 25-100 mg/kg two times a day for a week for 30 days the rats' memory was enhanced and they had improved cognitive performance.
Why Our Berberine Is Superior To All Others
In the past few years berberine has become an emerging supplement superstar.
It works incredibly well so a number of manufacturers are making it at scale.
The actual chemical ingredient that forms berberine is found in several different plant species.
Many people only take this chemical constituent from one plant… and they take it from just one area of the plant (either the root, or the leaf).
The berberine we make comes from 5 different plants and comes from multiple parts of these plants so it delivers the most potent elements of berberine in capsule form. Our berberine contains a proprietary mix of 5 different types of berberine which include barberry, goldenseal, goldthread, Oregon grape, and phellodendron.
Taking 1-2 capsules daily won't just help with blood sugar and weight management…
As you've now seen, it may also help you think clearer… remember better… and protect your brain for years to come.
If you already take berberine and would like to get more just click this link to get a few additional bottles.
If you've never taken berberine before and know you'd like to improve your blood sugar, help maintain a normal, healthy weight and would also like to turbocharge your brain's performance then click this link.
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PREHISTORIC INDIAN DECOY
In 1924 a group of scientists excavating in Nevada's Lovelock cave found a cache
of 13 tule duck decoys dated to nearly 2000 years. Made to resemble
a canvasback drake, these decoys were painted with native pigments and had white feathers
tied to their backs with string made from native hemp. This replica decoy is made
like the originals, complete with red ochre paint and ground soot used for black.
The cane arrow is a highly specialized and ingenious type for taking ducks on the water
and this type could have been used with similar decoys. The ball of pitch
on the foreshaft creates a hydroplane and causes the arrow to skip on the water making
such arrow shots much easier to take. One has to marvel at the ingenuity of the
early Indian hunters and the gear they so cleverly made and used.
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This arc illuminates the inner journey that a character takes while moving through the external events (or plot) of a story. This movement especially resonates with the audience because it parallels our experiences in real life. An incident or series of events that form a plotline only has profound meaning if it can lead us to a greater and deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. The Transformational Arc can be found in all genres and it is the single most important factor that separates good scripts from great ones.
Dara's process of story analysis encompasses four major goals:
- To identify the primary structural elements of the plot and subplot lines in order to develop a structural breakdown of the script. This allows the analyst to virtually "look inside" the story and gauge clearly and precisely what is occurring in the structure.
- To help define and articulate the thematic goal of the story so that the writer can approach the rewrite with purpose and intentionality.
- To track the transformational arc of the story so that the writer can better understand the movement of the plot in relationship to the internal journey of the protagonist.
- To brainstorm with the writer to develop new ideas for solving script problems.
In addition to identifying script problems, a great deal of time is spent helping the writer develop stronger techniques in order to raise his or her skill level. Whether a writer is a novice or an experienced professional, weaknesses in a script generally point to weaknesses in the writer's technique. The ultimate goal of this story analysis is not just to help create a better script, but also to help a writer reach his or her full potential.
For a more in-depth discussion on her technique, please click here to read Dara's interview in Above the Line


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Sarah, Duchess of York (Sarah Margaret; née Ferguson; born 15 October 1959) is a British charity patron, spokesperson, writer, film producer, television personality and former member of the British Royal Family. She was married to Queen Elizabeth II's second son, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, from 1986 to 1996. She is often popularly referred to as "Fergie", a common nickname for people named Ferguson.
The Duchess is the younger daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson and Susan Barrantes (née Wright), both now deceased. Her children, Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York, are respectively fifth and sixth in the line of succession to the thrones of 16 independent Commonwealth realm states.
Sarah Margaret Ferguson is the second daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson and his first wife, Susan Mary Wright. Sarah's older sister is Jane Ferguson Luedecke, a public relations executive now living and working in Australia. After Sarah's parents divorced in 1972, her mother remarried polo player Hector Barrantes and moved to Trenque Lauquen in the Argentine pampas. Sarah stayed at the 480-acre (1.9 km2) Dummer Down Farm at Dummer, Hampshire, her father's home since age 8. Major Ferguson remarried and had three more children.
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In Choking/Fears/Slumps and Blocks, Coaching: Good/Bad/Unfair, Problems in Youth Sports
Far too often when high-performing athletes begin to lag in their success rates, speed, or concentration in games or practice, coaches just don't know how to handle it.
First they think it's just a temporary hiccup and that the athlete will quickly recover, then they try aggression or stating their disapproval in the hopes that guilt or fear will jolt the athlete back into gear, and then they resort to benching those players or limiting their playing time, thinking that pushing them off to the side will make the problem fix itself while they put more attention on the "good" players.
All of these scenarios are a gross mishandling of the situation and only make the problem worse because they increase the athletes' frustration, while decreasing their self-confidence. What the coach likely doesn't understand is that the athlete isn't doing this on purpose just to ruin their day! They don't want to suddenly be fumbling for no reason and letting their team down, they want to be in on the action and performing at the highest level, and yet something is stopping them.
Of course, it's entirely possible that there is another reason for their slumping performance that they ARE aware of, but regardless there is a much better way to address the problem with your attitude and behavior.
Here are some coaching do's and don'ts for slumping athletes:
 1. Do be empathetic. Step inside their shoes and let them know you understand how it feels to struggle.
 2. Do be supportive. Build the athlete's confidence and self-esteem. The last thing slumping athletes need is to have someone they respect and admire put them down.
 3. Do communicate clearly, directly, and often. Let the athletes know where they stand, how you feel about their struggle, and what they can do to get through it. If you bench them, help them understand why you're doing it and what they need to do to get back in the game.
 4. Do be positive and hopeful. Help them believe that their performance problems are only temporary and that they'll get through them.
 5. Do help them deal constructively with negative actions from parents, fans, and the media. Help them maintain proper perspective when dealing with other people.
 6. Don't remind the athlete how long they've been performing badly. They are usually well aware of this already.
 7. Don't compare the athletes' past great performance with their present poor ones (unless you're using the past ones as a constructive model for the present).
 8. Don't disparage the athletes with labels like "stupid," "head case," or "choker." You are a professional in a position of authority and mentorship and should be above that kind of language.
 9. Don't penalize the athletes because they are performing badly. Taking away opportunities to learn or bond with their team is the last thing they need.
 10. Don't give the athletes the silent treatment or ignore them. It is the opposite, open communication, that will get the athlete out of a slump.
 11. Don't be negative. This doesn't mean you have to impose false positivity on the problem, but you can certainly acknowledge it without making it worse.
 12. Don't focus the athlete's attention on everything they are doing wrong. Instead, help them focus on what they need to right to improve.
 If you're a coach or parent of a slumping athlete, or an athlete yourself who is currently struggling, then I highly recommend exploring my books, workbooks, and audio programs specifically tailored to overcoming slumps and blocks, developing mental toughness, and reaching peak performance in any sport.
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 - TITLE: Agnes de Mille (American dancer and choreographer)
 Rodeo (1942), one of her most important ballets, was created for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The first ballet to include tap dancing, it used distinctively American gestures—bronco-riding and steer-roping movements. Most of de Mille's other ballets were choreographed for New York City's Ballet Theatre, which she joined in 1940. Her works for that company include Fall River...
history of tap dance
 - TITLE: tap dance
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 ...attributed to a series of events in the 1940s. In 1942 Agnes de Mille introduced narrative ballet into the Broadway show with Oklahoma!. Although in Rodeo (1942) she had also been the first to introduce tap dance into ballet, her billing as a "choreographer" and the false competition with ballet made tap seem...


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This report, commissioned by the Stanford Planning Office, documents the original interior paint colors used in the Museum.
Included in the report are photographs and colored sketches.
The Stanford Museum was built in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., son of Leland and Jane Stanford. It was one of the first structures
in the United States to be built completely of reinforced concrete, engineered by Ernest Ransome. Construction was begun in
1891; the Museum opened its doors in 1894.
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Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
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