Animal-Style Parenting
April 10, 2017
Within the animal kingdom, some parents spend literally no time with their young, others spend their whole lives in family units, and most others fall somewhere in between. Humans tend to take the job of parenting pretty seriously; here are four other species that do the same.
American Alligators
American Alligator
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Don't let their tough look fool you; alligators and crocodiles are devoted parents. Crocodilians (gators, crocs, and gharials) aren't like most reptiles, which often lay their eggs and say sayonara. Instead, many crocodilians, like the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), offer some serious maternal care before and after hatchlings' birth.
Female American alligators use materials from their natural environments to build large nests on land, where they deposit and cover their eggs. During the eggs' incubation period (approximately two months), alligator moms stay close to guard their nests. After birth, alligator hatchlings stay with mom for about two years, while she defends them against predators.
American alligators live in mostly freshwater environments, such as rivers and lakes, in the southeastern United States. And while adult American alligators sit comfortably at the top of their ecosystem's food chain (their only real threat being humans), baby gators are extremely vulnerable to predation.
Baby orangutan
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Orangutans—both the Sumatran and Bornean subspecies—tend to be more solitary than other apes and monkeys, but they certainly spend a lot of time with their babies. Female orangutans develop a strong bond with their infants, carrying them around on their stomachs or backs and nursing them for up to seven years after birth.
During the years orangutan moms devote to their young, offspring learn everything there is to know about being an orangutan. From building nests in the treetops to finding food throughout the year, baby orangutans must glean key survival knowledge from mom before setting out on their own.
Orangutans live in Asia on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, where they're threatened by habitat destruction. Because orangutan moms dedicate so much time to each offspring, they don't have many babies throughout their lifetimes compared to other species. As a result, orangutans reproduce slowly as a species, and populations can take a long time to recover.
>> Further Reading: Is Extinction Forever?
Bottlenose Dolphins
Bottlenose dolphin calf
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Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are iconic, well-loved marine mammals with a wide range in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These intelligent, playful animals live in groups called pods, which often include mother/calf pairs. Bottlenose dolphins are pregnant for 12 months and give birth underwater to live young.
Newborn dolphins are helpless. Their fins are floppy, and they need their moms to push them up to the surface for that first breath of air. For several weeks after birth, dolphin calves need help swimming. By keeping close to mom, a baby dolphin can cruise in the slipstream created by its mom's body as she swims. This helps the baby save energy as it eases into life on the move.
Bottlenose dolphin moms nurse their young for about a year and a half. Once weaned, young dolphins stick around for another few years (3-6) to learn how to hunt and fend for themselves.
>> Further Reading: Baby Talk In The Animal Kingdom
Giant Pacific Octopuses
Giant Pacific Octopus
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The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is an example of how extreme parenting can be in the animal kingdom. Both male and female GPOs die shortly after mating, suggesting that reproduction really is a giant Pacific octopus' goal in life!
A GPO mom lays many thousands of eggs in an underwater den, and then dedicates the rest of her life to protecting and nurturing those eggs. During the months after laying her eggs, a female giant Pacific octopus stays put in her den; she doesn't even leave to eat. Instead, she guards the eggs from predators and even shoots jets of water over them to keep them nice and clean. Soon after the baby octopuses hatch, she dies.
In 2014, researchers at MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) observed a particularly extreme example of octopus parenting—a deep-sea octopus brooding its eggs for four and a half years! There are probably many parenting styles in the animal kingdom that the scientific community doesn't even know about yet. What examples of animal-style parenting pique your interest?
>> Further Reading: Discovery Isn't Dead
DSCF1721 - Version 2Bethanie Hestermann is a freelance writer and co-author of Zoology for Kids and Marine Science for Kids (June 2017).
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One of the biggest problems when students read nonfiction is deciding what is important. Today's lesson focused on determining what is important and what is not, to understand an essay. Writers add a lot of detail that is not necessary to understand the gist. They use variety in their language through word choice, and sentence structure. Often times they put in entertaining stories or share their opinions to generate reader interest. The challenge with difficult text is to cut through the fluff, or extra details to understand the main points.
OK, by now I am sure you are wondering, what does this have to do with bikinis? When you highlight, you should only cover the essentials. A one piece suit covers things that don't neccessarily matter. A cover-up covers even more, a lot of which is not needed. A big beach towel can be wrapped around and covers everything.
This is just like highlighting. Students' papers usually look like yellow coloring pages when they first learn to highlight. They need to throw away the beach towel, and only highlight the essential information. Think about minimal coverage for maximum effect. Then what is highlighted will help understand what is important.

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Voice Internet Protocol (VoIP) Telephony refers to the technology used for making telephone calls over the Internet. The two major technologies used to implement VoIP telephony are Asterisk and OpenSER. This article by Flavio E. Goncalves compares Asterisk and OpenSER topic by topic and shows the differences between them.
If you work with IP telephony, it's quite possible that you have not heard about OpenSER, but certainly you must have heard about Asterisk. Well, I love a polemic headline and I have seen this question asked in the forums many times. So, I will dare to compare these two very popular softwares dedicated to the VoIP market. The idea here is not to show you which one is the best, but mainly how they are different from each other. Below is a comparison topic by topic.
Asterisk is a Back to Back User Agent (B2BUA), while OpenSER is a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Proxy. This makes all the difference between them. The SIP proxy architecture is faster than a B2BUA because it deals only with signaling. On the other hand, the B2BUA architecture, even being slower, handles the media and it is capable of several services not available in a SIP proxy such as Codec Translation (that is G729<->G.711), Protocol Translation (SIP<->H323), and services related to media such as IVR, Queuing, Text to Speech, and Voice Recognition.
OpenSER deals a lot better with NAT traversal then Asterisk. You can send the media from your customer directly to the provider using OpenSER in most cases (non-symmetric NAT). Manipulating directly the SIP protocol allows you to handle special cases, such as, when you have two customers behind the same NAT device and want to send the media directly between them.
OpenSER has specific load balancing algorithms with hash. So it can load balance by the "ruri", "username", "call-id", and some other properties. It can use redirected messages consuming very few resources from the load balancer machine. Failover is part of the solution, things you won't find on Asterisk, but are complementary.
Low Level Access to SIP Header and Transactions
OpenSER gives you low level access to the protocol. You can handle all the requests and responses. So it is possible, most times, to translate between two incompatible versions of SIP, handling directly the SIP headers, requests, and responses. This is an important feature when you have SIP implementations from different manufacturers, which can be incompatible between each other.
Integration with Radius, Diameter, and LDAP
OpenSER has built-in integration with LDAP, Radius, and Diameter. While this is also possible with Asterisk, the implementation on OpenSER is developed in C, integrated as a module, and is part of the OpenSER distribution (no perl, no python, no third-party modules).
Carrier Class Routing
The module CARRIERROUTE implements sophisticated algorithms to route calls to the PSTN. Some times VoIP providers have tables with more then 40.000 routes. In this case, you will absolutely need a specific routing module capable of failback, blacklists, and some other features specific to VoIP providers.
OpenSER is a SIP Proxy and is not capable of any media related services. So it is not possible to create, using OpenSER, systems such as VoiceMail, IVR, TTS, and Voice Recognition. However, it is possible to integrate any of these services to the platform using a separate Media Server such as Asterisk, Yate, and FreeSwitch. This is by design, and it is the way the SIP protocol is defined in the standards (RFC3261).
Connectivity to the PSTN
OpenSER always need a SIP gateway to connect to the PSTN. There is no possibility to install telephony cards in the server. In several cases, Asterisk is used as the PSTN gateway for OpenSER.
I love this discussion, because Asterisk and OpenSER completes one another. OpenSER provides rock solid SIP services to VoIP providers, it is capable to handle large volumes of calls, to load balance SIP, to solve advanced NAT scenarios, and to deal with SIP signaling as no other. Asterisk is a B2BUA, very strong in the PBX market. It is simpler to configure and can handle low to medium volumes. Asterisk can be used as a "single box does it all", while OpenSER requires all the architectural components of SIP to work. OpenSER is a "hit" in the VoIP provider market and in Universities. Asterisk PBX is a success in the IP PBX market, and it is getting a piece of the small to medium VoIP providers. Usually you start using OpenSER when you have some special need, such as load balancing or when you have large volumes such as more than a thousand registered users. Choose wisely!
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He started writing about open-source software because he thinks the way certification programs were organized in the past was very good to help learners. Some books today are written by strictly technical people, who, sometimes, do not have a clear idea on how people learn. He tried to use his 15-year experience as instructor to help people learn open-source telephony software. His experience with networks, protocol analyzers, and IP telephony, combined with his teaching skills, gave him an edge to write this book. This is the second book he has written; the first one was The Configuration Guide for Asterisk PBX. As the CEO of V.Office, Flavio E. Goncalves balances his time between family, work, and fun. He is the father of two children and lives in Florianopolis, Brazil, in his opinion one of the most beautiful places in the world. He dedicates his free time to water sports such as surfing and sailing.
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Kōrero: Salvation Army
Whārangi 1. The Salvation Army's early days
Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero
Origins of the Salvation Army
In the mid-19th century an English minister, William Booth, left the Methodist church to become a travelling preacher, concentrating on slum areas. In 1865 he and his followers formed the Christian Mission. Renamed the Salvation Army in 1878, this was a noisy and unconventional church, dedicated equally to saving souls and relieving poverty.
Military structure
War was constantly in the news in Britain at the time, and Booth's church was run on strictly military lines. Its 'officers' held ranks such as captain and lieutenant, and wore uniforms, beat drums and waved flags. Morning prayers were known as 'knee drill', donations were 'cartridges', and starting work in a new district was called 'opening fire'. The Salvation Army's magazine was (and still is) titled the War Cry. The new movement spread rapidly across Britain and overseas.
Arrival in New Zealand
In 1882 a devout Dunedin woman named Arabella Valpy wrote to 'General' William Booth, enclosing £200 (around $34,600 in 2018 terms) and asking him to send someone 'to the rescue of perishing souls in this respectable and highly favoured city'1. Early in 1883 two young officers, George Pollard and Edward Wright, arrived in Dunedin with three helpers they had recruited on the voyage. The first Salvation Army meeting in New Zealand was held in Dunedin on 1 April 1883.
New Zealand was then in the grip of economic depression. Unemployment, crime, poverty and prostitution were widespread, especially in the cities, and the Salvation Army's colourful and welcoming meetings proved hugely popular. As the band blared and young officers sang and banged tambourines, 'unsaved' people were invited to 'surrender', or kneel at a bench called the penitent form or mercy seat and ask God to forgive their sins. By 1886 the Army had more than 5,000 members in about 40 corps (local groups).
Waging war
The early Salvation Army meetings were disrupted by groups of larrikins (disorderly young men), who shouted, threw stones and attacked the Salvationists during their services. In Auckland larrikins organised an alternative 'skeleton army', waving its own skull-and-crossbones flag. However the Army thrived on opposition. It set up local corps with militant nicknames such as the Wellington Warriors, Christchurch Conquerors, Invercargill Invincibles and Dunedin Dragoons.
Role of women
Inspired by his wife, Catherine, Booth insisted that women play an equal role with men in the Army's activities. That policy was very appealing in New Zealand, where feminist activism was strong and women gained the vote in 1893. Dressed in distinctive maroon uniforms with 'coal-scuttle' bonnets, women officers were in the forefront of the Army's expansion. By 1892 they made up more than half of its full-time officers and headed its five largest corps. Despite theoretical equality, men have usually held the very highest positions. By 2019, only three of the 21 Generals (international leaders) had been women. An active officer could only be married to another officer, since they served together as a pair.
Work with Māori
Unlike larger churches such as the Anglicans and Catholics, the Salvation Army did not start its work in New Zealand with Māori but in settler communities. However, individual Māori such as Joe Solomon in Kaiapoi and Maraea Morris in Gisborne were recruited in the church's early years.
In 1888 Ernest Holdaway and his wife began a mission to Māori on the Whanganui River. They converted the chief Tamatea Aurunui of Jerusalem, who donated a canoe to help with transport in the roadless region. The mission was named Te Ope Whakaora (the group of lifegivers), and formed concert parties that toured New Zealand and overseas to raise funds. However, in other regions, especially those which had suffered in the land wars, Māori reacted suspiciously to the Army. Holdaway's mission closed after 10 years. Localised missions in Bay of Plenty (to 1928) and East Coast (1933–92) were replaced by a national strategy in the 1990s.
Kupu tāpiri
 1. Quoted in Barbara Sampson, Women of spirit: life-stories of New Zealand Salvation Army women from the last 100 years. Wellington: Salvation Army, 1993, p. 11. Back
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:
Mark Derby, 'Salvation Army - The Salvation Army's early days', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, _URL_ (accessed 31 July 2021)
He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 20 Apr 2018


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Food waste is a bigger cause of climate change than plastics, according to Zero Waste Scotland.
The government-funded body has urged people to cut down the amount of unwanted food they put in the bin.
When food waste ends up in landfill it rots, producing methane gas, one of the most damaging greenhouse gases driving climate change.
Research by Zero Waste Scotland found that 456,000 tonnes of food waste was collected in Scotland in 2016.
About 224,000 tonnes of plastic waste was collected that year.
Zero Waste Scotland has launched a Food Waste Reduction Action Plan with the Scottish government in an attempt to reduce food waste across Scotland by a third by 2025.
'Seriously damaging'
Chief executive Iain Gulland said: "It might seem bizarre but scraping that leftover lasagne, mince or salad from your plate into the bin is seriously damaging the planet, because when those scraps of pasta and lettuce which you never got around to eating end up in landfill, they rot.
"As they break down, they emit methane, which is many times more harmful in the short-term to our climate than carbon dioxide (CO2).
"Food waste is actually a bigger cause of climate change than plastics."
However, he added it was still vital to reduce plastic waste, which remains an "extremely serious issue". It also causes damage to the environment and wildlife when discarded inappropriately.
Zero Waste Scotland has estimated that every Scottish household could save an average of £440 a year by reducing the food it wastes through steps such as planning meals, making better use of storage such as freezers and being inventive with using up leftovers.
'Shared responsibilities'
Only 93,000 tonnes of the food waste collected in Scotland in 2016 was sent to dedicated food waste recycling collections, with most of the remainder sent to landfill, while around 150,000 tonnes went to home composting or ended up in sewage works after going down the drain from kitchen sinks.
Zero Waste Scotland calculated that the carbon footprint of food waste collected from Scottish households that year was nearly three times that of plastic waste collected from people's homes, at roughly 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) compared to 0.73MtCO2e.
The Scottish government has also launched a new advertising campaign, entitled Food Gone Bad, to help raise awareness of the impact food waste has on climate change and how to reduce it.
A Scottish government spokesperson said: "Following the first minister's declaration of a global climate emergency, we are reviewing a range of policies across government to ensure we do all we can to support the public sector, businesses, communities and individuals to meet our shared climate responsibilities.
"We would encourage everyone to consider what more we can all do to help reduce food waste."
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Published July 20, 2012
Some 1,600 years ago, the Temple of the Night Sun was a blood-red beacon visible for miles and adorned with giant masks of the Maya sun god as a shark, blood drinker, and jaguar.
Long since lost to the Guatemalan jungle, the temple is finally showing its faces to archaeologists, and revealing new clues about the rivalrous kingdoms of the Maya.
Unlike the relatively centralized Aztec and Inca empires, the Maya civilization—which spanned much of what are now Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico's Yucatán region (Maya map)—was a loose aggregation of city-states. (Read about the rise and fall of the Maya in National Geographic magazine.)
"This has been a growing awareness to us since the 1990s, when it became clear that a few kingdoms were more important than others," said Brown University archaeologist Stephen Houston, who announced the discovery of the new temple Thursday.
El Zotz, in what's now Guatemala, was one of the smaller kingdoms, but one apparently bent on making a big impression.
By 2010 archaeologists working on a hilltop near the ancient city center had discovered 45-foot-tall (13-meter-tall) Diablo Pyramid. Atop it they found a royal palace and a tomb, believed to hold the city's first ruler, who lived around A.D. 350 to 400.
Around the same time, Houston and a colleague spotted the first hints of the Temple of the Night Sun, behind the royal tomb on Diablo Pyramid. Only recently, though, have excavations uncovered the unprecedented artworks under centuries of overgrowth.
Video: Archaeologist Stephen Houston on the Temple Find
The sides of the temple are decorated with 5-foot-tall (1.5-meter-tall) stucco masks showing the face of the sun god changing as he traverses the sky over the course of a day.
One mask is sharklike, likely a reference to the sun rising from the Caribbean in the east, Houston said.
The noonday sun is depicted as an ancient being with crossed eyes who drank blood, and a final series of masks resemble the local jaguars, which awake from their jungle slumbers at dusk.
In Maya culture the sun is closely associated with new beginnings and the sun god with kingship, Houston explained. So the presence of solar visages on a temple next to a royal tomb may signify that the person buried inside was the founder of a dynasty—El Zotz's first king.
It's an example of "how the sun itself would have been grafted onto the identity of kings and the dynasties that would follow them," he said in a press statement.
Maya archaeologist David Freidel added, "Houston's hypothesis is likely correct that the building was dedicated to the sun as a deity closely linked to rulership. The Diablo Pyramid will certainly advance our knowledge of Early Classic Maya religion and ritual practice."
Houston's team also found hints that the Maya, who added new layers to the temple over generations, regarded the building as a living being. For example, the noses and mouths of the masks in older, deeper layers of the temple were systematically disfigured.
"This is actually quite common in Maya culture," Houston told National Geographic News. "It's very hard to find any Mayan depiction of the king that doesn't have its eyes mutilated or its nose hacked... but'mutilation' is not the appropriate term to describe it. I see it as more of a deactivation.
"It's as if they're turning the masks off in preparation for replicating them in subsequent layers... It's not an act of disrespect. It's quite the opposite."
"Gold Mine of Information"
Maya scholar Simon Martin said the masks on the newfound El Zotz temple are "completely unique" and valuable, because they could help verify theories about Maya portrayals of the sun god.
"We have images of the sun god at different stages... but we've never found anything that puts it all together," said Martin, of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, who was not involved in the project.
"We've had to assemble [the sequence] from bits and pieces of information and just trust that we got it right. This could be an opportunity to see the whole thing stage by stage."
The temple is also wonderfully well preserved, Martin added, making it a "real gold mine of information."
"We've seen a few places where whole buildings have been preserved," he said. "But normally what happens is [the Maya] smashed up a building and then built on top of it, so when you dig into a building you don't find very much of their decoration."
By contrast, Maya workers at El Zotz went to great pains to preserve the original temple structure, going so far as padding it with earth and small rocks before building on top of it.
Archaeologist Karl Taube points out the craftsmanship of the masks. "They're three-dimensional. The faces push out of the side of the facade. You don't really see that very often... because if they project too much they fall off. But here they were able to pull it off.
"With the play of light on these things, the faces would have been extremely dramatic," said Taube, of the University of California, Riverside (UCR),who also was not involved in the project.
Project leader Houston added that the masks' color—crimson, according to paint traces—would have also helped them stand out. "With that bright red pigment, it would have had a particularly marked effect at dawn and at the setting of the sun," Houston said.
Blazing red and perched on high, the Temple of the Night Sun was meant "to see and to be seen," Houston said.
Importantly, it would have been noticeable from Tikal, a larger, older, and more powerful kingdom that El Zotz may or may not have been on friendly terms with.
"We tend to think of kings being completely autonomous, but for the Maya, a sacred king was often part of a hierarchy of kings," the Penn Museum's Martin said.
"So the people at El Zotz at times may have been heavily under the influence of Tikal, and when powers were weak at Tikal, they may have been completely independent or may have linked themselves with more powerful kings somewhere else."
"A Lot More Discoveries" to Come?
Despite the obvious care that was taken to construct and preserve the newfound temple, it wasn't used for long. Evidence at the site suggests the building was abandoned sometime in the fifth century, for reasons unknown.
"It's like they just dropped their tools and left" in the middle of once again expanding the temple, Houston said. "I think what you're looking at is the death of a dynasty."
The answer to this mystery and others could become evident as more of the Temple of the Night Sun is uncovered.
"Only 30 percent of this facade has been exposed," UCR's Taube said. "I think there're going to be a lot more discoveries and a broader understanding of what this building actually shows in the future."
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(1)The distribution characteristics of the welding heat input, product of welding current and voltage, and the reciprocal of welding speed are clarified, besides and they conform to a normal distribution. (2)The distribution characteristics of the transverse shrinkage and angular distortion have been made clear. And they conform to a normal distribution are clarified. (3)95% confidential interval of mean valus and standard deviation of population in the transverse shrinkage and angular distortion when welding operatives obtaining license SN-2F in JIS Z 3841 are engaged in semi-automatic MAG welding of butt welding joint with backing plate are estimated.
Girth welded joints of pipelines may possibly contain defects which could reduce the fatigue strength of the joints under earthquake conditions. Hence it is necessary to identify the fatigue properties of the joints containing various defects and clarify the acceptable size of weld defects. In this study, very low cycle fatigue tests and fatigue life estimation by fracture mechanics analysis of butt welded joints containing defects were carried out. The influence of plate thickness ranging from 9mm to 19mm on fatigue properties and the acceptable defect size in the welded joints were investigated. It was recognized that the fatigue life for the thickness of 19mm is shorter than that for the thickness of 9mm when the ratio of defect size to thickness is constant. The acceptable defect size in the welds under the earthquake conditions prescribed by the Japan Gas Association, namely, the strain amplitude of 0.5% for 50cycles of cyclic displacement, is proposed as a result of the analysis.
The development of the joining method of titanium with stainless steel is important to major applications in the field of tableware, automobile and sports equipments. Therefore, this study was performed with the objective of producing a nonleak and high strength lap joint between pure titanium and stainless steel. A pulsed Nd:YAG laser was utilized as a heat source because of its low total heat input and easy combination of pulse width and energy. Using flat sheets of titanium and stainless steel, the properties of lap joints were evaluated by shearing strength as well as metallurgical observation and chemical analyses of their cross sections. Vacuum tubes of dissimilar laser lap joints between titanium and stainless steel were manufactured experimentally, and were subjected to the leakage test. Dissimilar high strength lap joints could be produced, and the shear load of 4200N per 40mm width and shear stress of 190MPa were achieved for the specimens made under optimum conditions. Then melting of the bottom sheet was confined in a small overlap area to lessen the formation amount and zone of intermetallic compounds by controlling the pulse energy and the power density. In addition, in the case of laser shot at the top titanium sheet, high strength joints were produced under more wide irradiation conditions, probably because of the formation of Ti solid solution containing larger contents of alloying elements such as Fe, Cr, Ni, etc. in the bottom sheet. Moreover, the tubes of nonleak joints could be produced only when a pulsed Nd:YAG laser was irradiated on the titanium inner sheet. This is attributed to the difference in the expansion coefficient between titanium and stainless steel in addition to the above-mentioned easier welding.

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THE ISLAND OF STRANGERS
Taiwan has a torn history. After being colonised by Japan for fifty years, the end of the second world war marked the beginning of the long reign by Chinese dictator Chiang Kai Shek. Many Taiwanese struggle with their identity: do they feel Japanese, Chinese or Taiwanese? Chen Jhen returned to her homeland in search of a national identity, collecting old documents, photographs and stories. One of her photo books shows how school uniforms changed over time from a Japanese military style to traditional Chinese costumes, to a mixture, and finally no uniform at all. Additionally, Jhen went in search of the former statues of Chiang Kai Shek. From the 45,000 that have been removed, 250 found a new home in Cihu Memorial Sculpture Park in Taoyuan. But Jhen also discovered 'leftovers' in old workshops, back yards and storage depots. A series of striking pictures capture these 'ghosts of Chineseness'. A video made through the eyes of fourteen statues in different locations leads to the final conclusion: there is no such thing as one Taiwanese identity – there are many.


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The pyMOR School will take place from Monday at 14:00 to Friday at 12:00 (August 22-26) in the seminar room Prigogine (V0.05-2/3).
The timetable will be adapted based on the information provided by the participants during registration.
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There are many different people in the world; fat and thin, polite and impolite, cheerful and gloomy etc. So we will star to talk about tall people and advantages and disadvantages of being tall
Tall people could bump one's head against anything which is lower than they are. For example a bar in the bus or a chandelier if it too low. They couldn't wear whatever they want because they often couldn't find their size of clothes in shops. Fortunately there are some specialized shops with clothes for tall people. And if it rains they always have wet legs because their umbrella is too high. So that was disadvantages. And what about advantages?
Tall people can do some sports which are very difficult to do for short people. For example basketball, volleyball, high jump etc. They can reach that things that anyone else couldn't so they do not need to ask the shop assistant to put the goods from the highest shelves. And tall people seem to be strong so they are respectable.


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Topic: SPORT
run‧ner [countable]
1DSO someone who runs for sport or pleasure [↪ jogger]:
a long-distance runner
a marathon runner
2 a horse that runs in a race:
The runners and riders appear in Friday's Racing Post.
do a runner
British English informal to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone:
By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.
4DSODLO one of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate
5DHH the bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along
6 technicalHBP a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant
7DHH a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet
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Living within a dense urban center like Bethnal Green, residents find few chances in their daily lives to simply stop and stare up at the sky. Surrounded by several major roads, a rail line and several tall buildings the area is awash in activity and noise. Our pavilion is envisioned as a quiet contemplative space at the center of the park, where people can find a reprieve from the surrounding cacophony.
Three acrylic planes with a polished mirror surface are set in the grass encompassed by a copse of trees. When approached from the surrounding paths, the mirrored surfaces reflect the surrounding foliage, minimizing the presence of the pavilion and respecting the context. For visitors curious enough to enter the pavilion, the angled mirrors reflect the sky all around them.
Visitors can occupy the space and experience the subtle kaleidoscopic color changes and motions of the sky all around them.


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Symmetry Center: Practice symmetry skills with this fun and engaging math center. Students love recreating flowers along the line of symmetry.
Pattern Block Flowers is my new math pack that works on line of symmetry based on real flowers. It comes with 16 cards, each with a different flower that needs to be completed along the line of symmetry.
Here is how I have been using these cards in my class for the past few years:
This pack includes two work mats, one in color and one in black and white for students to use with the cards. There is also a worksheet for students to create their own flower if they are interested.
Students will pick a flower task card and use pattern blocks to recreate the image along the line of symmetry. This can be challenging at first for kindergarten students, but once they understand how it worksthey love the challenge of it!
real flowers Symmetry Center
All of the flower task cards are based on real flowers, and look similar to them. You can look up pictures of the real flower to show what they look like.
more symmetry centers
Want to make planning your symmetry unit easy? Take a look at these other blog posts with symmetry center ideas:
- Teach Symmetry in Kindergarten
- Invitation to ExploreLine of Symmetry
- Practicing Symmetry in Kindergarten
- Kindergarten Line of Symmetry
My Ultimate Guide to Kindergarten Centers shows you how I use these activities in my classroom.
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Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
Raymond Carver was called "the Chekhov of middle
America" by The Times of London. His writing,
especially his short stories, has influenced countless writers and
even helped to revitalize the short story as a popular format in
the mid-1980s. And his reach even extended to film: a compilation
of his stories formed the basis for the Robert Altman feature,
Short Cuts. But despite his skill and mastery of the form,
very little is known about the man.
Perhaps this is because his stories and poems felt so raw, so
real. The reader would assume "this must be what the writer
has experienced. He had to go through this himself --- no
one's that good a writer." Well, yes and no. Yes,
Carver experienced a lot of what he wrote about --- the desperate
lives of blue-collar men, the recriminations of an angry spouse ---
and no, he actually is that good. Carver's own
formula for writing was fairly simple: "….a little
autobiography and a lot of imagination are best" for writing
fiction. His early life in hardscrabble Washington state mill towns
formed the spine for most of his stories and memorable characters.
Carol Sklenicka's exhaustively researched biography presents
a striking portrait of Carver as a man as well as the talented
Carver was born in Oregon in 1938 and then raised mostly in
Washington state. His father, C.R. Carver, a hard drinking mill
worker, "bequeathed his two sons the muted dreams and finely
honed resentments of a disappointed man." Right out of the
gate, Carver was given inspiration for his stories, which were
sometimes called "dirty realism," but the muse was
hard-won. His father's job at the Cascade Mill, where most of
the population of the area worked, provided grist for his writing.
Carver often stated that the Mill was "my entire frame of
reference when I was a kid." His mother was more of a
romantic figure. As later described by Maryann Burk Carver, his
first wife, Carver's mother, Ella, "was straight out of
Gone with the Wind.
After living with the Carver family early on in their marriage,
she could see "how the characters of his parents were
manifested in Ray…because the son got the sweetness and
primary qualities from his dad, but he got...determination and
arrogance, a kind of pride or self-possession from his
mother." Life in those times, in those towns, was tough, and
C.R. was often gone on epic benders. Later in life, Carver
recalled, "I still remember the sense of doom and
hopelessness that hung over the supper table when my mother and I
and my kid brother sat down to eat." It forever edified in
him a sense of division between mother and father, between love and
hate, between success and failure. This theme of the "divided
self" fascinated Carver, and his story, "Nobody Said
Anything," reflects this vividly.
At 18, he married Maryann Burk, then 16, and the couple welcomed
their first daughter a few months later. Another child, a son named
Vance, followed a year later. By age 20, Carver was already a
married man with two children. Maryann always promised him that he
would never have to give up his writing, and, determined to achieve
that dream, both worked hard at a number of menial jobs. After
following his family to northern California, Carver enrolled in a
fiction course taught by the novelist John Gardner, who became a
profound influence on his career for the rest of his life. After
stints at Chico State and Humboldt State, he earned his degree and,
shortly thereafter, moved to Iowa City to attend the prestigious
Iowa Writer's Workshop. (He would later return as a teacher
in the early 1970s along with John Cheever, but from his own
admission, the two spent more time drinking than writing.)
Despite growing up in a house steeped in alcohol abuse --- or
perhaps because of it --- Carver himself was a heavy drinker, well
on the road to severe alcoholism. Because of his drinking, his
marriage to Maryann often mirrored his parents' own troubled
union: "When his parents were unhappy with each other
'their misery inundated the family, gouging channels that
would influence Ray's own marriage and shape his
writing.'" These issues found their way into his
stories and poems, his tales of blue-collar workers and their
strained relationships.
Carver sold a story here and there until he came to the
attention of Esquire magazine's fiction editor
Gordon Lish in the 1960s, which gave Carver his first major
placement in an esteemed national magazine. (Recently,
Carver's second wife, Tess Gallagher, conducted a rather
public dispute with Lish over certain stories of Carver's
that she claimed he over-edited, and some claim Lish ghost-wrote.
Gallagher was adamant that the stories be reprinted in their
original form --- the way Carver intended them.) He enjoyed more
frequent publication as the 1970s became the '80s and
continued speaking at literary festivals and took teaching
positions throughout the country. He finally quit drinking in 1977,
and so began his "second life." After the demise of his
first marriage, Carver met the poet Tess Gallagher at a
writer's conference, and the two were together until his
death from lung cancer at age 50 in 1988.
Despite his early passing, Carver made his mark on writing and
on writers in general as evidenced by the warm friendships he
shared with fellow writers Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff and Richard
Cortez Day. His upbringing made an indelible imprint on him, and
his stories, in turn, inspired others. He often said "the
best art has its reference points in real life," and this
enlightening and very readable biography by Carol Skelnicka, an
essayist and short story writer herself, helps to illuminate the
man and his work, and just how intertwined the two are.
Reviewed by Bronwyn Miller on January 23, 2011
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
by Carol Sklenicka
 - Publication Date: November 1, 2010
 - Genres: Biography, Nonfiction
 - Paperback: 592 pages
 - Publisher: Scribner
 - ISBN-10: _PHONE_
 - ISBN-13: 9780743262460


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Progress of AccessSTEM - Phase II
Progress from 10/1/08 to 4/30/11
The Northwest Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM—Phase II (AccessSTEM) is the second of two Alliances funded by the Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science Foundation and directed by the DO-IT Center at the University of Washington (UW). The first award (_TAG_-_PHONE_) was much larger in region (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) and funding level. The new Alliance (_TAG_-_PHONE_), which continues to be called AccessSTEM, focuses on the local area around the UW.
The following report summarizes project progress half way through the projected five-year current AccessSTEM project. It shares the goal and impact, organizational structure, and progress in reaching the four project objectives.
Goal and Impact
All project activities support the goal of increasing the postsecondary degree attainment of individuals with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The ultimate impact is to make STEM opportunities available to more citizens and enhance STEM fields with the talents and perspectives of people with disabilities.
The project PI and director is Sheryl Burgstahler. The project manager is Scott Bellman. Project partners are the UW, Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), Bellevue College (BC), and Seattle Public Schools. The AccessSTEM logic model and specific partner logic models provide a summary of project Inputs/Context, Goal/Objectives, Activities, and Results for AccessSTEM.
Evidence-based practices employed in AccessSTEM are determined by results of a literature review, outcomes of prior projects hosted by DO-IT, suggestions from practitioners, and input from students with disabilities. Further refinements come from input from staff (Partner Work Group) and student leaders (A-Team) from partner schools, and results from Capacity Building Institutes. The organizational structure for AccessSTEM is as follows:
Objectives 1 and 2
- Implement changes within partner postsecondary institutions–UW, BC, and SCCC–to make STEM programs more welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities (e.g., more accessible websites and science labs, STEM publications that encourage the participation of students with disabilities).
- Create and expand engagement of stakeholders (STEM educators, disability services, veteran associations, projects that broaden participation in STEM, and industry and career services) to foster STEM education and careers that are welcoming and accessible to people with disabilities. Progress in reaching Objectives 1 and 2.
- Implement evidence-based practices (e.g., mentoring, peer support, internships) to increase numbers of individuals with disabilities moving through critical junctures to STEM associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees and careers. Progress in reaching Objective 3.
- Support and expand an online resource center that shares research and promising practices worldwide. Progress in reaching Objective 4.


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Facebook can do many things, even help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections. A new study from the University of Colorado, published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, took a group of Facebook users aged 18 to 24 to see if receiving updates from a sexual health-based page or posting content to a news page made them more likely to wear condoms.
The results were encouraging. When the participants were asked about their last sexual encounter two months into the study, 68 percent of the users who liked Just/Us, the sexual health-based page, said they used condoms. Among the control group, of those who posted content to 18-24 News, 56 percent said their last sexual experience was protected. However, these numbers fell to 60 percent among the Just/Us members after six months.
The study was mainly focused on young Latino and African-American participants, who made up 14 percent and 35 percent of the study, respectively.
Lead researcher Sheana S. Bull wrote about the study in a press release:
The use of social media to influence sexual risk behavior in the short term is novel. It is a first step in considering how to reach the overwhelming numbers of youth online, and how to maximize approaches to technology-based interventions.
Researchers noted that many young adults don't always have access to regular health care, but many of them have Facebook profiles, citing statistics that 73 percent of teenagers use social media. The authors of the study noted that outreach and education via social media, when used properly, can have a bit of an impact on safe sex.
The study discusses the drop-off at the six-month mark:
Likewise, although there was strong retention in the short term (two months), retention over time declined. Of concern is the attrition among higher-risk youth from the study. Although this type of attrition has been documented in other online STI-related research, it underscores the need to redouble efforts to attract and engage higher-risk youth in prevention efforts using social media. Future work should explore approaches to keep audiences engaged in social media content related to sexual health.
Readers: Do you believe that Facebook can have an effect on sexual safety?
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Cicode commands extend the control element of a CitectSCADA control and monitoring system. You use commands to control your CitectSCADA system and therefore the processes in your plant.
Each command has a mechanism to activate it. Commands can be issued manually, through an operator typing a key sequence, or by clicking on a button (or object) on a graphics page. You can also configure commands to execute automatically:
To define a Cicode command, you enter a statement (or group of statements) in the command field (Input category) for an object.
Each statement in a command usually performs a single task, such as setting a variable to a value, calculating a value, displaying a message on the screen, or running a report. For information on using variables, see the section titled Using Variables.
If you want to evaluate a condition, like checking the state of your plant rather than perform an action or command upon your plant, use an expression instead. See the section titled Using Cicode Expressions.
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A 1 day course for leaders, who have never received any education in sparring.
- Presentation of stress, symptoms and longterm effect.
- The role of the leader and tools to prevent harmful stress
- Introduction to the MyStress report
- How can I get my department started with stress prevention through MyStress? How do I spar with my employees through MyStress?
- How do I spar with my employees through MyStress?
- How often, how much and for how long?
- How can I contribute to my employees wanting to share their MyStress registrations with me as their leader?
- How can I contribute as leader to a good conversation, a good general awareness and a good plan of action?
- Training in sparring through MyStress – with tools of cooperation and feedback
- Examples of difficult cases – what do I do, when…


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Adjective: enigmatic ,e-nig'ma-tik
 1. Having an unobvious or mysterious meaning; hard to understand
 "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later";
 - enigmatical, puzzling
 2. Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
 - oracular
See also: ambiguous, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
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There is limited evidence on physical activity patterns among Hispanic adolescents in Puerto Rico. This restricts opportunities to implement effective interventions and policies to increase physical activity in schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity behaviors of adolescents attending middle and high schools in Puerto Rico based on a compendium of moderate to vigorous physical activities including walking, jogging or running, bicycling, sports and more. A secondary purpose was to examine group differences as a function of gender and school level.
A cross-sectional survey research design was used. Students (N = 637) attending public middle and high schools completed a Visual 7-Day Physical Activity Recall survey. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to describe the sample and to determine group differences.
Puerto Rican adolescents' levels of physical activity decreased throughout the week. Only a small proportion of them reached at least 60 minutes everyday of the week. Differences were found between middle and high school students' daily and weekly participation in physical activities.
Most adolescents do not engage in sufficient physical activity.
Implications of the results are discussed and recommendations are articulated for policy makers, educators, and other professionals.
Vigo-Valentín (_EMAIL_) is with the Dept of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, MD. Bush is with the Dept of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, North Caroline State University, Raleigh, NC. Hodge is with the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.


Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)
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ISBN 10: _PHONE_
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6
Chapter 13 - Probability - 13-7 Modeling Randomness - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 867: 20
80 and 150 degrees
Work Step by Step
We know that the sum of the interior angles is given by: Sum=180∗(n−2) Where n is the number of sides. Thus, for the given problem, we have: Sum=180∗(4−2) =360 Since the sum of the interior angles must be 360, we find that the remaining angles must add to: 360-80-50=230. Thus, 80 and 150 degrees is the only possible answer among the options given.
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Siu Nim Tao
is the first open-hand form, or taolu
, of Wing Chun kung fu
. The form may also be called Sil Lim Tao or Sil Lum Tao.
Siu Nim Tao is a traditional form from Wing Chun Kung Fu and its history is similar to that of Wing Chun. The form originated in the Shaolin temple approximately 250 years ago. Little is known prior to this, however, many martial arts employ a neutral position when first teaching students the basic elements of a particular style.
All the basic hand movements used in Wing Chun are contained in Siu Nim Tao. There is minimal leg movement in the form; the feet only move to set up the stance in the initial movements.
Siu Nim Tao practice:
- defines the centreline and teaches students where their hands should be relative to it
- teaches students how to execute Wing Chun strikes correctly
- reinforces the correct elbow position
- instills correct breathing patterns
- facilitates force generation in short range Wing Chun strikes
Great emphasis is put on relaxation while performing Siu Nim Tao. This facilitates efficiency of movement and hand speed. Some teachers, notably Chu Shong Tin, place enormous emphasis on relaxation during Siu Nim Tao practice.
Siu Nim Tao can be used as a form of moving and breathing meditation
. In addition, it increases student concentration and focus. The form is also used extensively to develop forward energy in Wing Chun practitioners.
Demonstrations of the form
Although many of the movements are similar, Siu Nim Tao varies significantly between schools and branches
Tsui Sheung Tin
Wong Seung Long
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Inherits from: SOAP::Client, Net::Jabber::Client. This class provides localized implementations for both the new and send_receive methods, neither of which are changed in terms of interface. The only difference is that the send_receive method doesn't directly use the action hash key on the input it receives. In addition to these two basic methods, the server class overrides the endpoint method it would otherwise inherit from SOAP::Client:
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Q – Why I wear Janeu (Yagyopaveet)?
A – 1. Because it is the oldest symbol of Hinduism I am aware of. Ram used to wear, Hanuman used to wear, Krishna used to wear, Shivaji used to wear, Mangal Pandey used to wear, Bismil used to wear.
2. Innumerable ancestors gave life for dignity of Yagyopaveet. When Akbar massacred Chittor, the weight of Yagyopaveet collected from martyrs was in quintals. That weight of 1300 years is a debt I carry till the cause is removed.
3. Each day after bath, when I put my Janeu, I remember my debts. Debt to Supreme, debt to ancestors, debt to every known and unknown person who has helped me. I must give back.
4. The three threads give me immense power. They keep me rooted to my foundations. They are my constant companion.
5. Every Hindu must proactively adopt practices and symbols that define who we are. Best way to uplift self, set examples for others, and get united.
Hindus should start wearing Janeu (Yajnopaveet). Different sects and families have different rules around it, and you can follow them. Or just get a 3 string Janeu from any Pooja shop, recite Gayatri and wear it – from above left shoulder to right waist.
If you do not know Gayatri, just recite Om. If you are confused, go to any temple and ask the priest to perform a short ritual to adopt it. Caste, gender, age does not matter. What matters is that you look at Janeu and carry the promise to pay debt of your ancestors, the role models and heroes, the wise sages, every person – known and unknown – who contributed to your civilized self. You decide to be, no more a passive acceptor, but active changer of things around you. You carry the symbol of Hinduism for which millions gave their lives. Respect rituals, if you can follow them. But do not get bogged by them. Essence matters. Starting the habit matters.
Do not listen to those who say not everyone can wear Janeu and you need to do X, Y, Z or born with A, B, C to have it. These people are far from reality despite their best intentions. They have not contemplated enough on Vedas. Ignore them. Do not even argue. Let no one discourage you.
Swami Dayanand had used Janeu as a tool to revive Hinduism and that led to a movement due to which we could save massive radicalization. The goal should be to bring more and more people from all faiths to adopt Hinduism and Janeu way of life.


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Home > News > Terahertz rays see into the nanoworld
October 23rd, 2003
Terahertz rays see into the nanoworld
A new form of imaging that could be particularly valuable in medicine can be used to see nanoscale objects, US researchers report. Terahertz (THz) promises an alternative to techniques such as X-ray, magnetic-resonance and ultrasound imaging, being potentially cheaper, safer, more detailed and more penetrating. All this makes it very attractive for studying body tissue, to look at, say, wound healing or tumor development..
NanoInk, Inc. Assets To Be Sold May 18th, 2013
Beautiful "flowers" self-assemble in a beaker: Elaborate nanostructures blossom from a chemical reaction perfected at Harvard May 17th, 2013
Scientists capture first direct proof of Hofstadter butterfly effect May 17th, 2013
DNA-Guided Assembly Yields Novel Ribbon-Like Nanostructures: Approach could be useful in fabricating new kinds of materials with engineered properties May 16th, 2013


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A light illuminating a road, typically mounted on a tall pole.
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- His wallet's in the front, and she takes it over to the kitchen window, so that she can leaf through it by the light from the street lamp across the road.
- I must have looked odd, sitting there, the light from a street lamp illuminating my pale complexion, my black hair clashing meanly with my skin.
- The combination of the clear shade of rain drops along with the bright white light from the street light in the parking lot beam into my eyes as I sit in the darkness of the car.
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An interesting area of research in programming languages that is gathering steam is the idea of reconfiguring hardware on the fly in response to the needs of software.
Dynamic FPGA reconfiguration, or JIT hardware compilation, is an interesting area of research, and a tough nut to crack because of the high latency involved in configuring the hardware. However, once you pass the cost-benefit threshold the pay-off can be extremely significant. Custom hardware can potentially be very fast because it can exploit microcode parallelization opportunities.
While JIT hardware compilation is still in its infancy IBM is now showing some clear interest in it. For example they are developing a new language based on Java called Liquid Metal (or Lime) is aimed at supporting JIT hardware compilation.
What is making this possible is research into new ways to reduce the latency of FPGA configuration, such as described in the paper Hardware JIT Compilation for Off-the-Shelf Dynamically Reconfigurable FPGAs (unfortunately not freely available).
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15 Things to Know About Brazilian Carnival
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Brazil is significantly known for the enticing festivals held yearly on its streets. Thousands of tourists, friends and relatives flock to enjoy the beauty bestowed by the carnival. It is a week long of pomp, color and you will be on your feet all week long, dancing to the rhythm. Not something you would want to miss. Curious about the holiday? Here are top most 15 things you need to know about the festival.
1. The Carnival
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The Carnival of Brazil, in particular, the Rio de Janiero Carnival, marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is a sacrifice period prior Easter that takes forty days. Thousands of people get to participate in the carnival. In 2011, over four million people attended the fair and among them, over 12% were foreigners. During the festivals, there are usually on an average of 2 million individuals on the streets daily.
2. The History
Caboclos de Lanca
Source: Prefeitura de Olinda
The ever first of these festivities dates from 1723. It is the world's largest celebrations held in Brazil with at least 200 different schools of samba participating. The dance of samba originated from the region of Baha with rhythms of Africa and came to Rio in 1920.The carnival is a national holiday in Brazil. Even though people flock the celebration, some people don't like to participate in the festival and hence leave for quieter places. At Sambadrome, the main carnival happens.
3. Sambadrome
At the Sambadrome
Source: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo
The Sambadrome is Rio's stadium of samba. Designed by the famous architecture of Brazil, Oscar Niemeyer has a parade route that is permanent and lined with concrete stands ideal for spectators. These positions can sit approximately 70000 individuals. The Sambadrome is the setting for the extravagant parades put by the many schools of samba. There is often a ticket needed for entrance, during the carnival, but the price varies with the location of the seats in the stands.
4. When are the Parades?
Carnival Parade
Source: Randal Sheppard
The parades held annually. The pecking order of the performances is that twelve of the top schools march on 16th of February and March 17th.The shows begin at 9 pm each night and goes on to the wee morning hours. The parade is not only a festival but also a competition between all the different schools each with only minutes between seventy and eighty to make along the route of the parade, their way.
5. More on the Parades
King of the Carnival
Source: Carnaval.com Studios
During the carnival, the parades are often opened by the King of the Carnival known as the King Momo. Each of the participating schools has to choose a particular theme. The theme should be inclusive of the details of the designs produced and directed by the carnival designer. At the street level, many musicians and dancers accompany the performers who man the elaborate floats. The head of each school's parade are the ones to look. The group is of minimum twelve to fifteen dancers who don't have to match the overall theme of the school but perform a vital routine. The Drummer groups are also the providers of the heartbeat of samba for each procession.
6. The magnificent Rio Carnival balls
Carnival Balls
Source: Ian Gampon
Carnival balls are a traditional part of the carnival and take place at various locations all over the City. The balls are a celebration of music, dance and not forgetting the holiday costumes that are colorful. Among the exotic shots are the Red and Blackball, Gay costume ball and the ball of the beer. For forty years, the balls have been the ideal mix of the Samba with the Brazilian music.
7. Listen to Street bands.
Source: Foto:Antônio Cruz/ABr
You may not want to participate in the festivities but would love to hear the street bands during the Carnival; the Avenida Rio Branco is the place to be. The Avenida is the coolest place. One may also see the procession of the street bands late in the afternoon as they make their way beautifully along the street. There is also a large number of dancing and drinking revelers enjoying the music by the street bands.
8. Samba Land
On Stage Competitions
Source: Carnaval.com Studios
Samba land is an open air celebration held in Praca Onze in Rio. There is a big stage that allows more of dancing and live music. Nearby there are also stalls that sell food and drink to party goers for the whole night ride. The events run from 7 pm to early morning 6 am. It is the ideal place to let you drown in live music and great drinks.
9. What of Lapa?
 In The Streets
Source: Marcelo Medeiros
In Lapa, a lot also happens during the carnival. Lapa, a very popular Rio neighborhood hosts most actions during the celebration. Every night from 8 pm till dawn, food, music, and drinks that are majorly of Brazilian descent, are part of the Lapa's observance during the Carnival. There is plenty of fun not forgetting barbecue stands, and you know what that means! You don't have to be in the Sambadrome; you can still have a good time wherever!
10. The Axe
Dancing to the Beat
Source: Prefeitura de Olinda
During the carnival, some towns play a different type of traditional music known as the axe. The Salvador in the Bahia is one of the cities. The people get to follow the trio electric which is a truck adapted that carries a band that plays for either seven or eight hours while moving on the street along a circuit. The bands are very traditional groups. You can have a taste of their exotic music.
11. Catuaba or Beer?
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The carnival is all about drinking, dancing and having fun. There are towns that people get to drink a lot and not just any beer; they prefer Catuaba. SauPaulo is the town where drinkers prefer Catuaba. Catuaba is an alleged herb with aphrodisiacal properties. Despite being loved by the people, the drink is cheap and as some might claim it makes one go crazy with fun and might even forget to go to the bathroom!
12. Platform of Bonds
Are you looking for new friends or are you a loner? The carnival is a place to go. The carnival is a great ground for forming great bonds with locals and visitors alike. From drinking buddies to friends forever. With all the music and dancing and drinking, you meet new people and from there stories are exchanged, walls broken with new bonds forming.
13. The Blocos
Blocos Afro
Source: Agência Brasil Fotografias
You may not have entered the Sambadrome, but the crowd that is often outside will make you regret nothing. The group tends to drink, sing and dance which is the purpose of the carnival. In Rio de Janeiro, the groups join in with the blocos. The blocos are bands of the festival that do street performances. Nothing to fear, take to the streets with the blocos!
14. Joining in the Parade
Portela Samba School
Source: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo
There is nothing as fun as joining to participate in the carnival. It is not just about watching, but feeling the thrill as one of the members of the procession. Locals and visitors usually are given an opportunity to participate in the parades. All that one needs to do is to contact the independent league of the Rio de Janiero or each school. Time to let loose and be in the parade!
15. What else during the Carnival?
Source: Prefeitura de Olinda
The Carnival gives way to various parties and celebrations all over the country. Some of them include street parties that often start at 5 pm up to 3 am and held every night of the Carnival. These celebrations could be orchestras, samba dances and also singers. With the music being more of the old school, the majority audiences of these parties are the slightly older. It is party time in Brazil. You can't afford to miss this! Take a trip to the land of festivities! You can always wish for more of that, now that you know what to expect!
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Welcome to the SPHInX repository.¶
S/PHI/nX is a C++ library for materials simulation, mostly electronic-structure theory. It also is a program (sphinx) to perform such simulations using density-functional theory, and k.p theory. In addition, the package offers dozens of specialized programs (add-ons) for smaller tasks related to setup, analysis, post-processing, and other types of simulations.
In 2009, the base classes of SPHInX relating to fundamental programming concepts (memory handling, string handling, math, io,...) have been separated from the physics part, and evolved into the SxAccelerate library. This powerful library is now used for system administration software, computer games, graph databases,... There is more about the history of SPHInX.
SPHInX is natively supported by *pyiron*, an Integrated Development Environment for Computational Materials Science.
As a library, SPHInX offers features in multiple areas:
Charged defect corrections ¶
- sxdefectalign (executable manual) for point defects in bulk, see PRL 102, 016402 (2009).
- sxdefectalign2d (executable manual) for point defects at surfaces, interfaces, and 2D materials, see Phys. Rev. B 97, 205425 (2018).
- on-the-fly parameterized BFGS quasi-Newton (ricQN) (sxextopt executable manual), see Comp. Mat. Sci. 133, 71 (2017).
- standard BFGS quasi-Newton
k · p¶
Oliver Marquardt, Stefan Schulz, Christoph Freysoldt, Sixten Boeck, Tilmann Hickel, Eoin P. O'Reilly, Jörg Neugebauer
A flexible, plane-wave based k · p multiband model
Optical and Quantum Electronics 44, 183 (2012).
- plane-wave basis set (i.e., periodic-boundary conditions)
- flexible N-band model Hamiltonians configurable via input file
- fully flexible system geometry via material maps
- linear and non-linear interpolation of material parameters
- very efficient preconditioner for minimizer
- strain calculation
- powerful atomic-structure handling for generating and manipulating atomic geometries (rotating, non-trivial multiplying, diffs, patching)
- generate slabs, dislocations, random structure
- Freysoldt-van-de-Walle-Neugebauer charged defect correction scheme (sxdefectalign) in 3D and 2D
- phonons from forces
- electronic-structure post-processing: partial densities (also Tersoff-Hamann STM), total & projected DOS, dipole oscillator strengthes, ELNES, MIES
- optimized atomic orbitals (quamols), see Phys Rev B 84, 1 (2011).
- external structure optimizer (sxextopt executable manual)
- interface to the York GW space-time code
The object-oriented DFT program library S/PHI/nX
S. Boeck, C. Freysoldt, A. Dick, L. Ismer, J. Neugebauer Comp. Phys. Comm. (182), 2011, 543-554
- plane-wave basis sets
- norm-conserving pseudopotentials or
- PAW formalism (reads Bloechl's cppaw, VASP, abinit PAW setups)
- LDA, GGA-PBE functionals (PBE0 and HSE hybrids as an experimental feature)
- very robust and fast minimizers
- atomic spin constraints
- DFT+U for molecular orbitals
- generalized dipole correction for charged slabs
- base libraries for "C++ simple & powerful"
- easy to learn thanks to limiting complexity to the 95% daily-use case
- templates for the REALLY useful containers: contiguous arrays, doubly-linked lists, stacks, (math) vectors
- simple & powerful string class
- powerful io format
- timers made simple: define locally, but get numbers in the global output
- math support via linking to FFT & linear algebra libraries, but much simplified interface
- simple macro language for MPI-based loop parallelization
- Defect Chemistry and Spectroscopy group
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Druzy gemstone meaning
Druzy occurs as thousands of tiny shimmering crystal points blanket the surface of a gemstone. This appearance of star dust creates a magical stunning effect. When titanium treated for enduring quality Druzy is called Flame Aura. It attracts and enhances the attributes of the gemstone that is its host or that it is paired with.
- Amplifies the intensity of the stones it inhabits
- Supplies strength and energy
- Encourages clarity of mind
- In meditation it stimulates the movement of the Kundalini to the crown chakra
- Druzy is used for balancing all chakras


text: Steel-fiber-reinforced concrete is a composite material which is becoming more and more widely employed in building construction, due to its better resistance to cracking and to crack propagation with respect to plain concrete. Its mechanical behavior strongly depends on the choice of fiber properties and their volume fraction in the concrete mixture. As any material used in building construction, the "on-site" test of its properties represents a very important task. Often, this requires the employment of noninvasive and nondestructive measurement procedures that have to be carried out directly in situ. In this paper, a new method for the estimation of the fiber density and their average orientation is presented. The measurement technique is based on the employment of a probe that is sensitive to the magnetic properties of the steel fibers. The performance of the method has been theoretically and experimentally analyzed.


Are Skydiving and Parajumping the Same Thing
Are Skydiving and Parajumping the Same Thing?
Are skydiving and parajumping the same thing? That's a pretty common question and since the terms are often used interchangeably it just adds to the confusion. Both parajumping and skydiving use the exact same but there are some differences between the two. Skydiving is really for more experienced jumpers but that doesn't answer the question as to the difference between the two. Let's explore parajumping and skydiving and you can decide which you would rather try.
Parajumping is something that almost anybody in reasonably good health can do. You and a friend can both try parajumping for the first time together and schools will even offer up discounts for first timers or for charity events. There will still be some instruction that you will have to go through first where you are taught about your equipment and safety. On the day of the jump you will still do a run through to make sure that all of your equipment is in working order.
For the first jump you will probably do Static Line Parajumping, that means that your parachute will be pulled automatically when you jump out of the plane. The parachute is attached to the inside of the plane so that when you exit it is pulled. The military also uses this type of parajumping, when you see soldiers in a row all leaving a plane they are static line jumping. Here is a look at static line jumping.
Now let's look at skydiving. While the terms have been used interchangeably skydiving is slightly different. You do use the exact same gear but when you exit the plane the parachute is manually pulled by you. During the time you exit the plane until you pull the rip cord you are in free fall. You are quite literally falling through the air and you can reach speeds of more than 100mph as you descend. For many jumpers this is the thrill they are chasing and what they love most about the sport. Free falling is what separates parajumping from skydiving and it requires more training and experience than just parajumping alone.
If you have never jumped before and still want the thrill of a free fall then you can try skydiving while in tandem with an instructor or experienced jumper. You will still have the thrills you want without having to worry about remembering to pull the cord. No matter your preference the experience is still thrilling.
Essential Parajumping Gear
Essential Parajumping Gear
Parajumping or skydiving isn't just getting on a plane, jumping off and letting gravity do the rest of the work, it is about surviving and enjoying the jump. In order to do that you need the right training and equipment. Thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies have been jumping from planes for decades but for the most part they all take whatever precautions they can to make sure it is done safely. Here are some of the essential parajumping gear that you are going to need.
 1. The Parachute
Hands down, the parachute is most essential piece of equipment that you are going to need. The parachute is what slows you down and allows you to reach the ground at a reasonable speed that you can survive. Most jumpers also have a backup parachute in case something happens. Unless you are really passionate about jumping and do it several times per month you will probably rent one from the drop zone. It is cheaper and easier than maintaining your own.
 1. Jumpsuits
Jumping and traveling at those speeds exposes you to the elements, particularly strong winds and cold, you can't jump wearing just anything. A good jumpsuit is wind resistant, will help keep you warm and protect your body. Landing can also be rough and the jumpsuit will help protect you from getting scratched or cut when you land.
 1. Altimeter
If you want to free fall you will still need to pull your parachute once you reach a certain altitude in order to make sure you can safely land. If you wait too long the parachute won't slow you down enough and if you open too early you can rip your chute. The altimeter tells you the perfect time to pull the cord and open your parachute. If you ever plan on jumping at night then the altimeter is crucial to your survival.
 1. Pads and Helmets
It should go without saying that you need a helmet and other padding to save you from injury on landing. Helmets, elbow and knee pads are all essential but you might consider adding some type of spinal protection to your gear. If you land on your back then you definitely want protection.
Parajumping is an adrenaline rush that very few things compare to, it is defying the elements and the laws of physics and there is no feeling quite like it. But even defying the elements requires the right safety gear so you can live to jump another day.


Friday, January 11, 2013
Amalekites - What About the Children?
We've already seen that there were lots of ways out for individual Amalekites who wanted to run away. We have seen that the primary intention of God's command in 1 Samuel 15:3 is to stop the Israelites profiting from the destruction of the Amalekites. But given that command what about children who remained? Would they have been killed?
Probably, yes. And that's hard to say.
But think about the situation. We've seen that the Israelite army was huge and slow-moving - that there was plenty of time for people to get away. Whose fault is it if children stay behind for a battle? Whose fault is it if a parent takes their children to war and the children get killed?
It's the parents' fault, isn't it? Let's take an example from WW2. Just before the D-Day invasion, the Allies parachuted troops into France to secure vital bridges and so on. The normal orders for such troops is to take no prisoners, just like for the Israelite army. Now suppose they are faced by a column of German infantry, and the column includes women and children, who are also fighting. Whose fault is it if those children die? Is it Churchill's, for ordering that the troops take no prisoners? Or is it their parents' for making them fight when they should be keeping them safe?
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Successful Presentations teaches students the skills they need for effective and confident communication in presentations in English. Successful Presentations guides the student step-by-step towards creating and delivering a successful presentation, from planning to conclusion. Video clips illustrate the skills in action. Specialist coach Andrew Mallett lends his expertise in presenting and in business communication to the series, providing expert analysis for each clip.
The communication skills taught in the video and accompanying tasks can help both native and non-native users of English with their presentations. The language exercises in the coursebook are suitable for learners of English of an intermediate level or above.
There are eight units which cover different aspects of the skill, such as preparing a presentation, using visual aids, and handling questions.
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How are charities fundraising for impact?
June 12, 2019
The fundraising landscape has moved significantly in recent years, providing challenges for charities. For example, a member of the general public in our people's panel, as part of our Building Public Trust Awards last year, commented that "people do think twice now before donating".
In response, we recently launched new research, Fundraising for Impact, in collaboration with the Institute of Fundraising, exploring how charities are approaching fundraising and their views about the future. We conducted this research to provide charities with insights and a wider context to help inform their decision-making around fundraising strategies and investments.
Our key findings were:
- Improving the experience and growing relationships with existing supporters is the most commonly reported current fundraising priority for charities (63%), while the most important area for fundraising in the future is finding new supporters (74%).
- The majority (51%) of charities reported that financial return on investment was the factor most likely to 'always' be considered in fundraising investment decisions, with other factors, such as raising public awareness of the charity and brand recognition, also being important.
- Charities have seen rising costs over recent years, with the most significant increases in costs of fundraising around the costs of compliance (86%), alongside workforce costs (83%), salary costs for employees (78%) and systems and technology costs (75%).
- The majority of charities predicted that there would be growth of at least 10% in most areas of voluntary income over the next three years, with digital engagement being the most likely area for this increase (75%).
The implications of these findings have really resonated with the charities I've spoken with, in particular around the importance of the supporter experience and a recognition that there should be a shift towards measuring success through a return on experience. It is not a matter of one size fits all - a great supporter experience will not be the same for different charities or different groups of supporters, as it will depend on the individual nature of each charity
In a changing world, where uncertainty over the economy was seen to be the most common fundraising challenge (79%), there was a real sense of positivity and optimism from our respondents, particularly with their predicted increase in voluntary income over the next three years. This aligns with the resilience that is demonstrated across the fundraising profession which will continue to be vital in navigating the road ahead.
The way in which charities are looking to fundraise is changing, with digital engagement and innovation common themes from respondents, and perhaps this is one reason why fundraisers are buoyant about the future. This may also explain the anticipated increase in systems and technology costs by charities over the next three years. It is important, however, for there to be an appropriate balance between business as usual and investing for the future, to ensure ongoing voluntary income. Having a clear forward plan that allows for innovation and gives fundraisers space to think longer term, while managing shorter term demands, will be key to securing buy-in at board-level and ensuring sustainability.


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A New Path lays out AFSC's seven principles for a new path toward a humane immigration policy. Learn more about our current work.
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International economic policies, including trade agreements, need to be consistent with human rights, trade justice, and sustainable approaches to the environment and economic development in order to prevent labor displacement and its consequences such as forced economic migration.
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The relaxation dynamics of polyisoprene (PI) and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) chains at the SiO2 interface were directly probed as a function of distance from the SiO2 surface using time-resolved evanescent wave-induced fluorescence anisotropy, dielectric relaxation spectroscopy, and sum-frequency generation spectroscopy. We found the presence of the dynamics gradient of chains in the interfacial region with the SiO2 surface and tried to assign it to the two kinds of adsorbed chains, namely, loosely and strongly adsorbed, at the interface. The segmental relaxation of chains in the strongly adsorbed layer at the interface could be slower than that of bulk chains by more than 10 orders.
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A mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum, of the POLYPORALES order of basidiomycetous fungi. It has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine in various forms. Contains STEROLS; COUMARINS; MANNITOL; POLYSACCHARIDES; and triterpenoids.
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Bio Sample Collectors are responsible for:
- Site preparation and monitoring of locations where biological samples are being obtained, managed, processed, documented, or packaged and transported to laboratory location
- Health, hygiene, and procedural integrity of the location(s) for which they have been assigned.
- Overseeing, conducting, & training Assistant Collector personnel in the field while conducting related services.
- Reports to COM daily.
- Ensuring the workspace is returned to normal/secured appropriately at the completion of episodic collection services.
- Knowledge of basic information regarding the use, value, handling of biological samples
- Knowledge of basic computer operations
- Possess verbal and written English skills suitable to function in an operational setting
- Possess basic mathematical capacity and comprehension
- Possess leadership and soft skills such as interpersonal communication, patient, active listening, and ability to manage conflict
- Detail oriented, to include ability to systematically address factors according to a prescribed methodology
- Team oriented, to include ability to understand dynamics of and how to keep motivation and moral high
- Growth (personal and professional) oriented, to include ability to quickly learn new processes, understand and apply process for feedback (positive/negative)
- Process oriented, to include ability to work in and train personnel on procedural integrity/discipline and time management
- Knowledge of HIPPA compliance and patient confidentiality
- Ability to handle biological samples (urine, saliva, mucous, and blood)
- Ability to arrive at designed work location(s) as scheduled
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time
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