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5 life skills we need to teach in school
Education shouldn't just be about preparing us for the workforce. It should prepare us for life.
- A stunning number of adults seem to be coasting by without knowledge of what many would consider extremely basic life skills.
- From financial literacy to learning how to communicate, the U.S. education system could stand to incorporate courses on the basic skills we need to navigate daily life.
- This list describes 5 life skills, why we need them in our schools, and the consequences of their absence.
In school, you learned that the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. You learned that Columbus arrived in America in 1492, and maybe you learned that he was a terrible person while he did it. You learned that force equals mass times acceleration. But you may not have learned how to communicate or how to manage your emotions. Rather, these life skills are simply hoped to become a byproduct from learning about Gatsby and why he wasn't all that great. Not everyone will grow up to become a biologist or an engineer, but everyone will need to know how to manage their finances. Here's 5 life skills that we need to start teaching directly in schools.
It's not just the secret to a happy marriage; communication skills are regularly listed among the top soft skills employers look for. What's more, you'll find that life becomes much easier once you've learned how to listen, manage conflict, and express yourself. "Many people despise conflict," wrote Dr. Carol Morgan in an article for HuffPost:
"If someone does engage in conflict, usually it's the 'knock-down-drag-out-name-calling' kind of strategy that is used. But it doesn't have to be that way. […] A much more effective way of working through conflict is by using the collaboration strategy. In this model, both parties think of themselves as a team to come up with mutually satisfying solutions. Most people usually have an'me vs. you' attitude coupled with an 'I gotta win at all costs' demeanor. This just doesn't work."
Conflict is an inevitable part of life, and learning how to communicate effectively — say, by being taught the collaboration strategy Morgan describes — is an essential method for turning conflict into something productive rather than something destructive.
2. Financial literacy
Every year, the Federal Reserve issues its Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households. In 2017, the last available report as of this writing, 40 percent of adults reported that they could not suffer an unexpected expense of $400 without borrowing money or selling some possessions. Speaking of debt, nearly 25 percent of Americans are behind on their student loan payments. And less than 20 percent of adults feel that their retirement account is on track, assuming they even have one.
Considering the astronomical cost of college in the U.S., it's borderline criminal to ask students to take on decades-long loans when they haven't been taught what kind of impact this will have on their lives. American college graduates rarely have the financial skills required to manage regular loan payments on top of paying other bills, buying groceries, and — what amounts to a fantasy for many — saving money regularly.
Studies on the effects of attending retirement seminars show that more financial education is needed, especially for the very poor. For those among the bottom 25 percent of earners, one study showed that the money they put to retirement increased by more than 70 percent after attending a retirement seminar. Admittedly, the amount they could set aside was still small, but the magnitude of the increase showed that they hadn't accurately assessed the importance of their retirement.
3. Emotional intelligence
If you've ever seen a father blow up at the referee of their child's soccer game or watched a political debate dissolve into a contest to see who can commit the ad hominem fallacy the loudest, then you've seen the consequences of low emotional intelligence.
According to researcher John Mayer (nope, not the singer-songwriter), emotional intelligence is "the ability to carry out accurate reasoning about emotions and the ability to use emotions and emotional knowledge to enhance thought." Mayer and colleagues' research showed that higher emotional intelligence is associated with higher quality relationships, being perceived more positively by others, better academic achievement, a better sense of well-being, and a variety of other positive outcomes.
Consider how often your feelings affect your life. Clearly, emotional intelligence is a valuable skill with broad impacts on almost every domain in your life. But can it be taught? Psychologist Marc Brackett thinks so. Unfortunately, we often just assume that these skills will be acquired as a child grows up. "It's like saying that a child doesn't need to study English because she talks with her parents at home," Brackett told the New York Times. "Emotional skills are the same. A teacher might say, 'Calm down!' — but how exactly do you calm down when you're feeling anxious? Where do you learn the skills to manage those feelings?"Some schools have begun to implement curricula oriented around cultivating emotional intelligence, and the results so far seem promising. Pre-schoolers who had undergone social-emotional training were less aggressive and anxious two years after the training's conclusion. Students who had received similar training also scored higher on standardized tests, and schools that had implemented such programs saw a nearly 20 percent drop in delinquent or violent behavior.
In the United States, obesity has steadily increased over the years, to the point where the CDC found that nearly 71 percent of the population could be considered obese or overweight in 2016. The leading cause of death is heart disease, which kills 610,000 people every year. But the best cure for a condition is to prevent it from occurring at all.
Although some schools do offer nutrition education, there is no standardized method of teaching the subject, and it's often shunted into other health courses and not given the attention it deserves. Schools that do offer nutrition education see students with lower BMIs and waist circumferences, healthier eating behaviors (of course), and even improved standardized test scores. Nutrition education has been shown to be associated with improved cognitive development and fewer behavioral outbursts at school.
Previous studies have also revealed an alarming correlation: fifth graders who ate more fast food had lower math and reading scores. By implementing a consistent nutrition education plan in schools, the U.S. could gain a healthier, longer-lived, and more intelligent citizenry.
One could argue that understanding how to be a citizen doesn't qualify as a life skill — however, navigating democracy, understanding how and why to vote, and knowing the tools available to a citizen to make their voices heard can have a drastic impact on one's quality of life, especially at the local level.
Civics education is required in most states, but again, the quality and depth of these courses is lacking. The 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education found that the majority of states fail to include education on what civic participation looks like: As a result, students often remain ignorant on how citizens can engage directly with their communities. Only about a quarter of students report that they took part in debates or panel discussions, and over 70 percent of students reported that they had never been encouraged to write a letter to give an opinion or solve a problem.
Even when aspects of civics are covered in school, they are not covered well enough. A poll from the University of Pennsylvania found that Americans are distressingly ignorant of their Constitution. Thirty-seven percent could not name a single right protected by the first amendment, 33 percent couldn't name a single branch of government, and 53 percent believed that undocumented immigrants received no rights under the Constitution (every person in the U.S. has the right to due process at the very least, regardless of citizenship). Without a solid understanding of how civics works, we can't expect people to vote for their own interests, express political dissatisfaction, or realize when their local, state, or federal governments are acting outside of the norm.
Education too frequently focuses on preparing people for the workforce. While we will always need well-trained and knowledgeable mathematicians, engineers, teachers, and therapists, work is just one part of our lives. For a truly competent, intelligent, and healthy population, more attention needs to be paid to the skills that everyone needs on a daily basis.

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The intake and case history are designed to be a screening to determine individualized next steps for your child and family. This will include an overview of communication, sensory, behaviour, fine motor, gross motor, personal independence, play and social skills. A recommendation will be made based on the needs of the child and family. The recommendation will include the type and intensity of service recommended. Each child's intervention program will be individualized based on their needs.
If your child does not have a diagnosis but is demonstrating red flags for Autism Spectrum Disorder, a developmental assessment will be recommended with a Psychologist or Developmental Paediatrician.
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Through millions of years of evolution, animals living in an aquatic environment have diversified to occupy the ecological niches available in the ecosystem. When studying the habitats of these particular organisms, three main areas of the freshwater environment can be distinctly classified.
- The Profundal Region - An area of still water that receives no sunlight, therefore lacks autotrophic creatures. The animals in this zone rely on organic material as a means of food, which is sourced from the more energy rich areas above the profundal region.
- The Pelagic Region - The pelagic region can be found below the surface water, and is defined by the light that is available to it. The pelagic region does not include areas near the shore or sea bed.
- The Benthic Region - The benthic region incorporates all the freshwater environment in contact with land, barring the shallow shore areas. The benthic region is capable of hosting a large volume of organisms, as nutrient and mineral rich sediments are available as a food source while part of the benthic region can occupy the euphotic zone, the area of water where light is available. This will allow an ecological niche for autotrophic organisms which in turn can be a food source for herbivores.
Another distinctive niche for the animal community is that above (epineuston) and below (hyponeuston) the water surface. Epineustic animals receive food from the surrounding hydrosere vegetation, where small animals fall into the water from vegetation and are preyed upon by these epineustic animals.
Below these surface dwelling animals are a collective of animals called the nekton, which live in the pelagic and profundal regions, though rise to the pelagic regions to feed upon these epineustic animals. Fish are included in this nekton community, which play a vital cog in these freshwater communities. Some of these fish are only temporary members of the community, as they move between fresh and salt water. Anadromous fish spawn in freshwater, but live much of their lives in salt water. Catadromous fish are the opposite of this, and spend much of their lives in the freshwater community. Each way, the fish present in the environment at any time form the link between the upper and lower layers of the freshwater community.
Previous pages have described how plants are the primary producers of the freshwater community, harnessing new energy from the sun into the environment. The next page looks at some of the animals that rely on these plants in the community, and animals that survive in the depths of the water and along the water shore and bed.


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text: OBJECTIVE: To assess the agreement of fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the median nerve on 3.0T MR scanners from different vendors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: IRB approved study including 16 healthy volunteers (9 women; mean age 30.6±5.3 years). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the dominant wrist was performed on three 3.0T MR scanners (GE, Siemens, Philips) using similar imaging protocols and vendor-proprietary hardand software. Intra-, inter-reader and inter-vendor agreements were assessed. RESULTS: ICCs for intra-/inter-reader agreements ranged from 0.843-0.970/0.846-0.956 for FA, and 0.840-0.940/0.726-0.929 for ADC, respectively. ANOVA analysis identified significant differences for FA/ADC measurements among vendors (p<0.001/p<0.01, respectively). Overall mean values for FA were 0.63 (SD±0.1) and 0.999x10(-3)mm(2)/s (SD±0.134x10(-3)) for ADC. A significant negative measurement bias was found for FA values from the GE scanner (-0.05 and -0.07) and for ADC values from the Siemens scanner (-0.053 and -0.063x10(-3)mm(2)/s) as compared to the remainder vendors CONCLUSION: FA and ADC values of the median nerve obtained on different 3.0T MR scanners differ significantly, but are in comparison to the standard deviation of absolute values small enough to not have an impact on larger group studies or when substantial diffusion changes can be expected. However, caution is warranted in an individual patient when interpreting diffusion values from different scanner acquisitions.


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What is considered the usual postoperative bleeding time following a transurethral resection of the prostate?
A A definition of normal postoperative bleeding time is not published. If one were to follow the definition of the global period as the normal postoperative bleeding time, then a different CPT code would have to be chosen for the treatment of postoperative bleeding during the 90 day postoperative global or the TURP. The best available code for treatment of bleeding, other than code 52606, is 52214.
A second option would be to treat "normal postoperative bleeding time" as the average time for hospitalization following a TURP. This definition makes more sense clinically. Therefore, code 52606 would be used for treatment of postoperative bleeding that occurs after discharge, and bleeding during the hospital stay should be coded as 52214. As mentioned above, the global period of the 52601 is 90 days. Therefore, payment within the global period would require a modifier –78 for treatment of a complication in the operating room during the global period. The –78 could be appended to the code 52606. The –78 could also be appended to code 52214 for the fulguration of bleeding in the area.
A The type of scope (flexible or rigid) does not affect the choice of CPT code for these services. The correct CPT code for reporting this service would be 52353: cystoureteroscopy, with ureteroscopy and or pyeloscopy; with lithotripsy (ureteral catheterization is included). If the double-J stent is left indwelling, the code is 52332-59.
Q What is the proper code for a flexible nephroscopy with electrohydraulic lithotripsy and insertion of double-J catheter?
A The appropriate code for a percutan-eous nephroscopy/pyeloscopy with lithotripsy would be 50581. However, if the procedure (a pyeloscopy with lithotripsy) was performed through a ureteroscope, then you would code it exactly as answered in the previous question.
Q Our docs performed a right ureteral stent placement with surgical repair of the lower third right ureter during a surgery for ileostomy. When the stent was placed in the ureter, they came in through the kidney first, then the ureter, and finally the bladder. They went backwards. Do I code the same as if they went the other way?
A Coding for the placement of a stent in this fashion would be most closely reflected by the coding of an antegrade stent placement. Per the description above, it sounds as if a catheter was inserted and an endoscope was used. If this is the case, use code 50572, renal endoscopy through nephrotomy or pyelotomy, with or without irrigation, instillation, or ureteropyelography, exclusive of radiologic service; with ureteral catheterization, with or without dilation of ureter. A –52 or –22 could be added to slightly modify the description if desired.
If, in fact, a stent was placed in the ureter through an open incision without the use of the endoscope, then code 50605, ureterotomy for insertion of indwelling stent, all types, might best describe the service provided.


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I really need help figuring out how to speed up graphing multiple series on a graph. I have seperate devices that give monthly readings for several variables like pressure, temperature, and salinity. Each of these variables is going to be its own graph with devices being the series. My x-axis is going to be the dates that these values were taken. T
It takes ages to do this for each spreadsheet since I have monthly dates from 1950 up to the present and I have about 50 devices in each spreadsheet. I also have graphs for calculated values that are in columns next to them. Each of these devices is going to become a data series in the graph. E.g. In one of my graphs I have all the pressures from the devices and each of the data series' names is the name of the device. I want a fast way to do this. Doing this manually is taking a very long time.
Is there any easier way to do this? It is consistent and the dates all line up. I am just repeating the same clicks over and over again
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If you don't have special reasons for using a spreadsheet, you might consider feeding CSV data to GnuPlot or R - which you might find easier to automate (or not) – RedGrittyBrick Jun 25 '12 at 16:18
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Assuming you're using Excel 2010 (and probably 2007), the following should help:
 1. Put your data into a format Excel can easily recognize, e.g. Column A=Date, Column B=First Data Series, Column C=Second Data Series...
 2. Highlight your first group of data series. This should include your date column (which Excel will automatically fill as your X-axis) and as many series as you want in that chart.
 3. Select Insert>Chart (of appropriate type).
 4. Format the automatic Chart to your needs (axis, labels, titles, etc...)
 5. Save the chart as a template (with Chart selected, click Design>Save As Template.
 6. Now that you have a properly formated template, you can select your next group of data series and apply the custom chart type to that.
 7. Repeat as necessary.
You can really speed up modifying charts by using named ranges for your data, instead of direct cell references (plus it makes them much easier to read). Also, if you select a chart series, it's formula will display in Excel's formula bar. There you can directly enter new information to modify the series without having to open the Select Data dialog box everytime. That is especially handy with named ranges.
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Are all sheets laid out the same? The same columns for each item you need to chart? If so:
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 2. Copy this workbook for each additional sheet you have data for. Copy a new workbook's data onto this copied workbook's data. The chart keeps pointing to the same range, but you've pasted in new data, so the charts should reflect the new data.
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Memory, above all, defines the Hall of Remembrance, the national memorial to victims of the Holocaust. Occupying the interior of the hexagonal structure that overlooks Eisenhower Plaza, the Hall is a solemn, simple space designed for public ceremonies and individual reflection. Epitaphs are set onto the limestone walls that encircle an eternal flame.
Diffused sunlight illuminates the Hall as it passes through the translucent glass of a high, center skylight. The floor is red granite, spattered and cracked by natural fissures. Narrow openings on the side walls let in light and offer partial views of the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial.
Visitors may light memorial candles in the niches of the outer walls — a universal symbol of renewed life and a sign of remembrance in many cultures.
Above: The Hall of Remembrance.
Top right: Rose window in the ceiling of the Hall of Remembrance.
Center right: Design sketch by James Ingo Freed.
Bottom right: Space between inner and outer walls of the Hall of Remembrance.
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Make storytelling stones so your toddler can write a story.
- Collect smooth rocks on walks with your toddler.
- Cut out pictures of some of your toddler's favorite things (animals, vehicles, props) and places.
- Paste the pictures on the rocks and coat with another layer of glue or Mod Podge.
- Arrange the stones in any order, and use them to tell a story.
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teen girls who smoke may face an increased risk for osteoporosis later in life.
a study of over two hundred girls ages eleven to nineteen found those who smoked had lower bone mineral density in areas that are particularly vulnerable to fracture later in life -- like the lumbar spine and hip.
experts say the teenage years are critical for bone accumulation, and smoking appears to interfere with the process.
depression also interfered with bone mass accumulation, but to a lesser degree than smoking.
the girls in the study fell below recommended national guidelines for calcium intake and physical activity, so more studies are needed.


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 Derivation of one dimensional Euler Equation for
 conservation of momentum.
The conservation of momentum is a fundamental concept of physics along with the conservation of energy and the conservation of mass. Momentum is defined to be the mass of an object multiplied by the velocity of the object. The conservation of momentum states that, within some problem domain, the amount of momentum remains constant; momentum is neither created nor destroyed, but only changed through the action of forces as described by Newton's laws of motion. Dealing with momentum is more difficult than dealing with mass and energy because momentum is a vector quantity having both a magnitude and a direction. Momentum is conserved in all three physical directions at the same time. It is even more difficult when dealing with a gas because forces in one direction can affect the momentum in another direction because of the collisions of many molecules. On this slide, we will present a very, very simplified flow problem where properties only change in one direction. The problem is further simplified by considering a steady flow which does not change with time and by limiting the forces to only those associated with the pressure. Be aware that real flow problems are much more complex than this simple example.
Let us consider the flow of a gas through a domain in which flow properties only change in one direction, which we will call "x". The gas enters the domain at station 1 with some velocity u and some pressure p and exits at station 2 with a different value of velocity and pressure. For simplicity, we will assume that the density r remains constant within the domain and that the area A through which the gas flows also remains constant. The location of stations 1 and 2 are separated by a distance called del x. (Delta is the little triangle on the slide and is the Greek letter "d". Mathematicians often use this symbol to denote a change or variation of a quantity. The web print font does not support the Greek letters, so we will just call it "del".) A change with distance is referred to as a gradient to avoid confusion with a change with time which is called a rate. The velocity gradient is indicated by del u / del x; the change in velocity per change in distance. So at station 2, the velocity is given by the velocity at 1 plus the gradient times the distance.
u2 = u1 + (del u / del x) * del x
A similar expression gives the pressure at the exit:
p2 = p1 + (del p / del x) * del x
Newton's second law of motion states that force F is equal to the change in momentum with respect to time. For an object with constant mass m this reduces to the mass times acceleration a. An acceleration is a change in velocity with a change in time (del u / del t). Then:
F = m * a = m * (del u / del t)
The force in this problem comes from the pressure gradient. Since pressure is a force per unit area, the net force on our fluid domain is the pressure times the area at the exit minus the pressure times the area at the entrance.
F = - [(p * A)2 - (p * A)1] = m * [(u2 - u1) / del t]
The minus sign at the beginning of this expression is used because gases move from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure; if the pressure increases with x, the velocity will decrease. Substituting for our expressions for velocity and pressure:
- [{(p + (del p / del x) * del x} * A) - (p * A)] = m * [(u + (del u / del x) * del x - u) / del t]
- (del p / del x) * del x * A = m * (del u / del x) * del x / del t
Noting that (del x / del t) is the velocity and that the mass is the density r times the volume (area times del x):
- (del p / del x) * del x * A = r * del x * A * (del u / del x) * u
- (del p / del x) = r * u * (del u / del x)
The del p / del x and del u / del x represent the pressure and velocity gradients. If we shrink our domain down to differential sizes, these gradients become differentials:
- dp/dx = r * u * du/dx
This is a one dimensional, steady form of Euler's Equation. It is interesting to note that the pressure drop of a fluid (the term on the left) is proportional to both the value of the velocity and the gradient of the velocity. A solution of this momentum equation gives us the form of the dynamic pressure that appears in Bernoulli's Equation.
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Jeera Benefits-The Benefits and Side Effects of Jeera
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Jeera Benefits-The Benefits and Side Effects of Jeera
cumin is a thousand year old spice that leaves an unintentional, unique taste in your mouth. A sprinkle or two adds the appropriate flavor of a kick and a punch to any meal, leaving a unique combination of fragrant tang and pungent heat inside.
Cumin has an amazingly rejuvenating rusty taste that goes through your body. In mainstream science, cumin is known as thymol compound, a chemical that stimulates the pancreas to produce pancreas and bile. This property improves the overall digestion of carbs and fats in the body.
To represent it at the top, a breed of cumin contains cuminhalide. This chemical boosts the digestive enzymes in your body when it is soft and triggers your saliva induction. Soft cumin prepares your body and soul for satisfying delicious food.
Benefits of jeera:
 - Good for stomach: Cumin water helps to get rid of acidity and bloating and relieves indigestion. It acts as an analgesic and is especially beneficial in curing abdominal pain and abdominal pain. "Cumin water usually stimulates the secretion of digestive enzymes and speeds up the digestive process, thus helping you to fight intestinal problems.
 - Improves digestion during pregnancy:Cumin water improves digestion during pregnancy, as it acts as a stimulant for the enzymes needed to digest sugars and fats," says Dr. Sud. Cumin seeds are the magic spice that is said to relieve the bride's mother from many problems related to pregnancy.
 - Cumin water is anti-inflammatory:The thymoquinone contained in cumin is protective of the liver. This single chemical is so powerful that its researchers rushed to market the reduced digestion to successfully extract the compound and to improve digestion through capsules.Cumin water contains compounds in a safe, simple, easy way that is all natural and has no mysterious or unknown side effects.
 - Increases immunity: Cumin is a great source of iron and dietary fiber. It is important to drink cumin water to maintain the normal functioning of your immune system. It fights disease and reduces your chances of getting sick.
 - Cumin water for weight loss:Obesity is a serious condition worldwide that causes a chain reaction to health problems and harms their mental health with this condition. Increased vascular fat, high body mass index and insulin resistance are some of the major causes of fatal metabolic disorders.
 - Diabetes Treatment: "Cumin water is good for diabetics. You can drink it on an empty stomach to reduce blood sugar levels. Cumin seeds stimulate insulin production in the body, which helps maintain blood sugar levels.
 - Controls blood pressure: Cumin water is high in potassium. Potassium is a key mineral that the body depends on to function properly. It helps control blood pressure by adjusting to the negative effects of salt. Cumin water is high in potassium.
 - Cumin water reduces heartburn:GERD is a frequent complaint of pregnant women, as increased abdominal pressure leads to acid reflux and indigestion during childbirth. The carminative, or gas-relieving properties of cumin water provide deadly relief in a simple, quick way that can be frustrating in an otherwise difficult pregnancy.
 - Increases energy: Cumin seeds are a natural energy booster. These are power-packed with a variety of nutrients, which help keep the body strong throughout the day. If you have a sluggish metabolic rate, drink cumin water. It improves your energy levels and makes you feel better.
 - Good for the skin: Cumin water rejuvenates your skin and gives you the healthy glow you have always wanted. It contains plenty of potassium, calcium, selenium, copper and manganese which help to rejuvenate your skin. Use the Face Pack of Yellow Face Jack to get the glow you always wanted. Your cumin water is vital to keep your skin soft, supple and smooth.
(Also read: Giloy ka fayda-Top 10 benefits of giloy)
Jeera side effects
 - Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, there is not enough reliable information about the safety of taking cumin. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
 - Bleeding disorder:Cumin can cause blood clots. According to the theory, cumin can make bleeding problems worse.
 - Diabetes: Cumin can lower blood sugar levels in some people. Look for signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and monitor your blood sugar carefully if you have diabetes and use cumin.
 - Surgery: Cumin can lower blood sugar levels. Some experts fear it could interfere with blood sugar control during and after surgery. Stop using cumin at least 2 weeks before scheduled surgery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What are the side effects of cumin water?
People with diabetes and bleeding disorders should be careful about the amount of cumin they are consuming. Excessive consumption of cumin water lowers blood sugar levels and also affects the clotting process.
Q. Can we drink cumin water at night?
Yes, cumin water can be taken at any time of the day.
Q. How does cumin help in weight loss?
Cumin plays a role in digestion and keeps your intestines clean. Better digestion improves metabolism and plays a key role in weight loss.
Q. Will cumin water reduce belly fat?
Cumin water will not help to reduce belly fat in particular. However by improving metabolism it helps in reducing overall fat combined with other factors.


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The role of achievement motivation in the relationship between athletic and academic achievement
The connection between sports participation and academic achievement was investigated with a primary focus on the role that motivation plays in this relationship. Female high school student-athletes, who have been underrepresented in sports psychology literature in the past served as participants. The School Attitude Measure and the Sport Orientation Questionnaire were administered to 70 athletes defined as students who participate in one or more sport programs, and non-athletes defined as students who do not participate in a sports program. Grade Point Averages and Coaches Rating Scales were also employed in this study to determine levels of achievement motivation in academic and athletic areas. A Path Analytic procedure was implemented. Path analysis is a form of multiple regression analysis that uses path diagrams to guide problem conceptualization or to test complex hypotheses. This type of analysis allows one to calculate the direct and indirect influence of independent variables on a dependent variable.^ Athletic participation and academic achievement were positively correlated (p $<$.01). Athletic Achievement and Academic Achievement were not significantly associated, but athletic achievement was positively related to Sport Motivation (p $<$.05), and Academic Motivation (p $<$.05). Additionally, the athlete group had a significantly higher overall GPA than the non-athlete group (p $<$.01). The rationale underlying this project is an attempt to determine that a positive relationship does, in fact, exist between athletics and academics based upon one's need to achieve in various areas. ^
Education, Physical|Education, Educational Psychology|Recreation
Grace M Hickey,
"The role of achievement motivation in the relationship between athletic and academic achievement"
(January 1, 1992).
ETD Collection for Pace University.


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YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO } Coccyzus americanus
DESCRIPTION: The yellow-billed cuckoo is a robin-sized bird with a slender, long-tailed profile, a length of roughly 12 inches, and a weight of two ounces. The bill is stout, slightly down-curved, and blue-black with yellow on the base of the lower mandible. Plumage is grayish-brown above and white below, with red primary flight feathers; tail feathers are boldly patterned with black and white below. All adults have a narrow yellow eye ring. Gender or seasonal variations in coloration are not present, but females are larger than males.
HABITAT: Western yellow-billed cuckoos require large patches (ideally 25 to 100 acres) of streamside willows and cottonwoods.
RANGE: W estern yellow-billed cuckoo s occur west of the crest of the Continent al Divide; in southern Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, western yellow-billed cuckoos are found west of the mountain ranges that form the eastern edge of the Rio Grande watershed.
MIGRATION: Cuckoos leave North America in August and head to their wintering grounds in northwestern Costa Rica, Panama, and west of the Andes in Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is believed that western cuckoos migrate primarily to southern Central America, remaining along the Pacific, and down into northwestern South America, remaining west of the Andes.
BREEDING: Clutch size is usually two or three large, blue eggs with a breeding cycle of 17 days from egg-laying to fledging of young.
LIFE CYCLE: Males and females reach sexual maturity the first year after hatching. Females lay large eggs that allow for a short incubation period and more mature hatchlings. The pair constructs the nest upon which both will incubate eggs for nine to 11 days. Parents begin feeding hatchlings within one hour of hatching; by the second day, hatchlings are eating whole insects; by the third day, hatchlings are able to stand on the nest rim. At age seven to nine days, the young leave the nest, usually by running along tree limbs; the parents continue to provide food. Chicks will be able to fly between 17 and 21 days after hatching and within a few weeks will migrate to South America.
FEEDING : More than 75 percent of the yellow-billed cuckoo's diet is comprised of grasshoppers and caterpillars, though the species has been known to eat other insects such as beetles, cicadas, wasps, flies, katydids, dragonflies, and praying mantids. The yellow-billed cuckoo is also able to eat toxic, hairy, and spiny larvae like the tent caterpillar.
THREATS: The loss, degradation, and fragmentation of riparian habitat due to widespread logging, grazing, water diversion and pumping, agribusiness, and urban sprawl pose serious threats to the yellow-billed cuckoo.
POPULATION TREND: The western subspecies of yellow-billed cuckoo has declined precipitously west of the Continental Divide and is now extinct in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northernmost California.
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CD Rocket Engine Car
Build this CD Rocket Engine Car and learn how rockets work! This kit includes the supplies you need to build a car with recycled materials and learn about concepts such as Motion and Forces, and understanding the relationship between the two. This project provides opportunities to explore gravity and friction and the effect they have on objects.
This kit aligns with Arizona Learning Standards for Grade 5.
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Arizona Learning Standards:
Grade: 5, Physical Science Concept 2: Motion and Forces, understand the relationship between force and motion.
PO 1. Describe the following forces: Gravity and Friction
PO 2. Describe the various effects forces can have on an object (e.g., cause motion, halt motion, change direction of motion.
Supplies Needed For this:
1 (5 by 10 inch) used poster board
4 used CDs
1 (9 inch) balloon
4 CD Spider hubs
2 short straws or one 10 inch or longer straw
2 Lollipop sticks
1 Plastic tube
Clear shipping tape
Blue painters tape (One inch wide)
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The North of England is a wild and windswept region, tempered by the relative civility of Roman occupation and forged thereafter by centuries of bloodshed. From Viking raiders to the Norman Conquest and the Border Wars to the Victorians, history and folklore are intricately woven within the fabric of this rugged region.
Peak District, Derbyshire
The upland area known as the Peak District lies mainly in northern Derbyshire and is comprised of two parts: The Dark Peak – wild gritstone moorland and peaks supporting little more than heather; and the White Peak – limestone valleys and rolling hills where most inhabitants live in the Peak District's picturesque villages and market towns.
Its location between Manchester and Sheffield makes access easy, contributing to its popularity. An estimated 22 million visitors each year make the Peak District the second most visited national park in the world, after Mount Fuji, Japan. Chatsworth House, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and setting for Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, is just one of hundreds of tourist attractions in the region. One of the few blights on the landscape is the Castleton cement works (above, right), with quarrying and cement a major component of the local economy.
In addition to castles, quaint villages and grand stately homes, the remains of ancient man punctuate the landscape. Numerous stone circles like Nine Stones on Harthill Moor (above) stand amid heather on the more wild expanses of the landscape, reminding us of the Peak District's Bronze Age heritage, and making medieval fortresses seem almost modern by comparison.
Lake District, Cumbria
Cumbria's rugged Lake District is an ancient landscape, teeming with tourists and popularised by the romantic poets of the 19th century. This is a mysterious place where, cliched as it may sound, Wordsworth's voice can almost be heard on the wind that swirls around the fells. Despite the outstanding beauty of "The Lakes", the abandoned slate mine at Coniston (above) reflects an industry that was once vital to the local economy.
As the name suggests, the eponymous Lake District boasts numerous lakes which are the longest and deepest in England. Similarly, most of England's mountains are found here (including all land higher than 3,000 feet), such as Scafell Pike, the country's highest peak. The picture above shows the west end of Ennerdale Water, with Anglers Crag on the right and Bowness Knott on the Left.
Above, dark clouds brood over Great Gable, while boats on Derwent Water reflect the Autumn glow. Historic steam trains are one of the main attractions on the Settle-Carlisle Railway, while the legacy of the ancient Britons lives on in numerous standing stones, such as Kinniside stone circle.
The landscape above could almost depict Middle Earth from The Lord of the Rings, and captures dramatically everything that is moody and mysterious about England's north. The mountains may not be as high as the Alps or the Rockies, but the wild crags and fells, tempered by man's attempts to make his home amid the arduous terrain over thousands of years, make the Lake District – Britain's largest national park – an ideal destination for overseas tourists as well as Brits who want to get away from it all at the weekend.
The high fells and lake-filled valleys afford spectacular views across Cumbria, while converted 16th century barns and farm houses provide the perfect base for those who want to get out in all kinds of weather. From these vantage points, it's easy to understand how superstition and myth gathered pace throughout antiquity and still cling to life, just about, in the digital era in which we now live. Cable TV and wireless internet may have reached Cumbria, but the ghosts, fairies and will-'o-the-wisps haven't yet melted into the mountain air.
Yorkshire is England's largest and in many ways most diverse county. From industrial South Yorkshire to the West Yorkshire Dales and the stunning North Yorkshire Moors, "God's Own County" was home to Celtic Brigantes tribes before witnessing Roman occupation. It went forth to lose the Wars of the Roses, launch world-famous explorer Captain James Cook to distant lands, and invent Sheffield Plate (silver-plated copper) and stainless steel. To top it off, the very locally celebrated Yorkshire Day falls on August 1st.
Surrounding the industrial cities of Leeds and Sheffield, and the tourist city of York (once the capital of the North), is breathtaking scenery which reaches its zenith in two national parks – the Yorkshire Dales and the North Yorkshire Moors. Wharfedale in West Yorkshire (above) is an example of a genteel river valley, while stately homes like Cusworth Hall stand on grand, centuries-old estates all over the county.
The stunning ruins of Whitby Abbey stand on a stormy headland above the North Sea. The Benedictine priory was founded in 657 AD and reflects the early Christian influence along the Yorkshire coast. Like so many of its contemporaries, Whitby Abbey was abandoned after a Viking raid in 867 AD. Almost 800 years later, not far from Whitby, a farm labourer's son called James Cook would apprentice with a local grocer, and thereafter find the sea legs that would help him discover much of the known world.
An original apothecary shop in Haworth may have been visited by Emily and Charlotte Bronte (author of Jane Eyre), who lived in the town – their father was vicar of the parish church, shown above. A war memorial stands in the town of Conisborough, in front of of the 11th century fortress Conisborough Castle, one of the best preserved motte and bailey castles in Europe. The Old Red Lion is one of Leeds' last remaining inns, having survived much inner city redevelopment. Less fortunate were the Tinsley cooling towers (demolished 2008), a Sheffield landmark, not least due to their appearance in The Full Monty.
Like its towns and cities, Yorkshire's landscape is wonderfully diverse, from rolling pastures to the rugged Malham Tarn (above), where cattle roam and sheep graze the upland moors, and counting on the weather to behave itself is likely to scupper most unprepared forays into the great outdoors.
As far as landscapes go, Northumberland is as diverse as the northern counties mentioned above, while also enjoying the reputation of being England's best kept secret. With a stunning coastline to the east giving way to corn fields and rolling river valleys, the landscape rises as it heads north to meet Scotland, culminating in the wild and mysterious border region – a repository of myth and legend and the scene of years of fighting between English and Scots. The photos above show one of Northumberland's most enduring scenes – Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island, where Christianity first flourished in the North of England.
The mighty fortress of Bamburgh Castle, built around the time of the Norman invasion of 1066, is a magnificent sight overlooking the chilly North Sea. Located on a commanding and somewhat intimidating basalt outcrop, castles surely don't come any more impressive than this.
But for all the elegant stately homes, castles, quaint villages and market towns, the most enduring images of the north country are most often the angry skies, rolling moorland and ruined medieval buildings. The storm rolling in over the Northumberland border country, with its hundreds of abandoned, centuries-old farm houses and barns, paints the ultimate picture of England's rural north.
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A PPG (an acronym for Phased Plasma Gun) is a type of weapon that fires a bolt of energized, super-heated helium sheathed in an electromagnetic field and propelled by an opposed magnetic field. On impact, the plasma bolt dissipates and discharges its thermal and kinetic energy.
When fired in an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere, the intense heat of the super-heated helium plasma projectile causes a distinctive optical distortion as it expands the air around it. PPGs are the sidearm of choice for most space-based fighting forces, as the plasma bolt is effective against organic targets and thin metals but will dissipate quickly when striking denser surfaces. This means that while in a pressurised environment, a stray shot will not cause a hull breach, as is the risk with Slugthrowers. Sustained fire will however burn though some thick metals but alloys with a high heat dissipation rate such as beryllium will simply ricochet the shot.
Most PPGs feature different settings that allow the user to balance the power of each discharge, the time between recharges (allowing for more or less rapid fire) with the energy used and thus number of shots from a single energy cap. As a rule, pistols tend to have slower recharges between shots and a lower capacity energy cap, while larger rifles have a much shorter recharge cycle and larger energy caps.
Though a lower-level PPG shot will normally burn and cauterise a wound, leaving the target down but alive, a well-aimed and/or close-range PPG shot is easily capable of causing instant death; penetrating flesh, fusing bone and incinerating internal organs. Higher settings, on the other hand, will burn straight through an organic body, cause massive internal burns and trauma to the internal organs and even melt clothing right into the skin. Such high-powered, lethal shots are rarely used as it consumes a lot of energy, reducing the number of shots between reloads and increasing the time between recharge cycles.
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- Auricon PPG Pistol
- Westlake & Grummon PPG Pistol
- Tho'val PPG pistol
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Salmonella "syringe" ready for its close-up
Salmonella bacteria are tiny, but they wreak mighty havoc on human health, causing serious, sometimes fatal, food poisoning. In 1998, Jorge Galán, Ph.D., D.V.M., the Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, threw new light on Salmonella's virulence when his research team revealed that the bacteria infects cells by forming "needle complexes," syringe-like tubes through which Salmonella exchanges proteins with its host.
Now Galán and his colleagues have joined forces with the laboratory of Vinzenz M. Unger, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry, to paint a vivid three-dimensional portrait of the Salmonella syringe using a state-of-the-art technique known as cryoelectron microscopy.
In this method, an electron microscope scans samples that contain many copies of the object of interest suspended in an ice-like solid at every possible angle (background in image at right). Researchers then feed scores of images of the object seen from these myriad perspectives to powerful computers, which combine the information in the two-dimensional views to calculate the object's three-dimensional structure.


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PEDRO II. (PEDRO D'ALCANTARA):
Emperor of Brazil; born Dec. 2, 1825; died at Paris Dec. 5, 1891. He succeeded his father, Pedro I., and assumed personal control of the government in July, 1840. The last years of his life were spent in exile after his deposition (1889).
Pedro was a humane and enlightened prince as well as an excellent scholar, who devoted a large portion of his leisure time to the study of Hebrew. For the centenary of the union of the county of Venaissin with the French republic he published, shortly before his death, three liturgical poems under the title "Poésies Hébraïco-Provençales du Rituel Israélite Comtadin, Traduites et Transcrites" (Avignon, 1891), together with a Provençal translation of the "Ḥad Gadya" under the title "Un Cabri." The three poems are a mixture of Hebrew and Provençal verses, which he translated into French, adding philological notes on the Provençal.
- R. E. J. xxiii. 154;
- Die Neuzeit, xxxi. 396 et seq., 481.


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In this program we are going to tell you how you can write a simple "Hello World" word in a pdf, rtf and html file irrespective of the fact whether it exists or not.
To make a program over this, firstly we need to import some packages. Remember to make this program the first and foremost thing to remember is to place the iText.jar in WEB-INF/lib of your web application. The packages we were talking about are java.io.* for input output, com.lowagie.text.pdf.*, and com.lowagie.text.*. These two package will help us to make and use pdf file in our program. The package com.lowagie.text.html.HtmlWriter will help you to write the content in Html file, The package com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter helps to write the content in the pdf file and com.lowagie.text.rtf.RtfWriter2 helps you to write in rtf format.
Now create a file named differentWritersMultiple. Remember the name of the file should be such that the reader can understand what the program is going to perform. Inside the class declare a main method inside which we are going to write the logic of our program.
Firstly make a object of class Document. The Document describes a document's page size, margins, and other important attributes. It works as a container for a document's chapters, sections, images, paragraphs, and other content.
Now create a document writer that writes the equivalent syntax for a document's content to a specific OutputStream. PdfWriter.getInstance() creates a PDF document writer that writes PDF syntax to concerned file by a FileOutputStream. In our example we have created a three different writers that listen to the document. The different writers are for pdf, html and for rtf. If the pdf file doesn't exist then it will create a pdf file by that name.
Now open the document by document.open(). After that add the paragraph to the document. For that create a Paragraph that houses a paragraph of text, tells the PDF document writer to ensure that the Paragraph's text is justified on both sides and adds the Paragraph to the previously created Document. Inside the constructor of Paragraph we have passed one String "Hello World". Now we need to make the references, we add the references, but only to the HTML page. At last closes the document by using the document.close(). The closing of the document is important because it flushes and closes the OutputStream instance.
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An estimator is called unbiased if its expected value is equal to the true parameter value, regardless of the true parameter's value. Is the Bayes estimate unbiased?
- By part (f), E(θbayes) = θ* if and only if 1-2θ* = 0, or θ* = 0.5. Therefore, the Bayes estimate is NOT unbiased. In fact, it is biased towards central values like 0.5 rather than extreme ones such as 0 or 1. This reflects the uniform prior; even this choice makes an assumption about the data. However, notice from part (f) that as N -> infinity, the Bayes estimate does approach the true value. In general, Bayes estimators are biased, but as long as the chosen prior is "reasonable", they will eventually converge to the true value when enough data is given. In statistics, there is a division between "frequentist" and "Bayesian" philosophies and techniques. Bayesian statistics tends to require stronger assumptions, but can be more powerful as a result.


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i have this exercice Let the problem $$y'=f(y) g(x), y(x_0)=y_0$$ if $f(y_0)=0$ what are the conditions on $f$ for the probleme admits a unique solution thank's
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Use the Picard-Lindeloef's Theorem to give a sufficient condition... – Alex Apr 19 '13 at 22:24
$f(y)$ has to be Lipschetz continuous by Picard-Lindeloef's theorem. – Mhenni Benghorbal Apr 19 '13 at 22:45
We use Picard theorem to $f(y) g(x)$ not just to $f(y).$ or not? – lili Apr 19 '13 at 22:48
_USER_: Read the theorem carefully, if $y'=G(x,y)$, then we require $G$ to be Lipschitz continuous in $y$ and continuous in $x$. – Mhenni Benghorbal Apr 19 '13 at 23:12
ok! $f(y)$ must be lipschitz. But why lipschitz continuous? if $f$ is lipschiz, so she is continuous! – lili Apr 20 '13 at 9:30
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$$f(y)g(x)=h(x,y) $$
If both $h(x,y)$ and $\displaystyle\frac{\partial h}{\partial y}(x,y) $ are continuous over some rectangle $R$ then for $(x_{0},y_{0})\in R$ the solution exists and it is unique
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[55] John Mercerus (c. _PHONE_) was a French Catholic Hebraist, successor to Francis Vatablus as Professor of Hebrew and Chaldean at the Hebrew College, Paris (1549), a scholar and lecturer of great reputation in his day. He was suspected of having Calvinistic sympathies.
[56] Hebrew: וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃
[58] John Lightfoot (_PHONE_) was an English churchman and divine of such distinction and learning that he was invited to sit as a member of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster. He specialized in Rabbinic learning and lore. He brought that learning to bear in his defense of Erastianism in the Assembly and in his comments upon Holy Scripture. He had a long and distinguished career at Cambridge, serving as Master of Catharine Hall, and later as Vice-chancellor of the University.
[59] Hebrew: וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃.
[60] Hebrew: שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ.
[61] Hebrew: דָּמ֣וֹ בְנַפְשׁוֹ֮ הוּא֒.
[62] Æneid 3:61.
[63] Joshua 2; 5-7.
[64] Joshua 7; 8.
[65] Joshua 11.
[66] Hebrew: וְאַחַ֗ר יָֽרְדוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י יוֹשֵׁ֣ב הָהָ֔ר וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃
[67] Hebrew: וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה.
[68] Hebrew: וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן וְשֵׁם־חֶבְר֥וֹן לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃
[69] Hebrew: וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃
[70] See Joshua 11:10, 21.
[71] Hebrew: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי ל֛וֹ אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
[72] Hebrew: וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־קְנַ֔ז אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֛וֹ אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
[73] Hebrew: אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ.
[74] Hebrew: וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ לִשְׁא֤וֹל מֵֽאֵת־אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃
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Are there really glaciers in Colorado?
Colorado proclaims 14 named glaciers—and more than 100 unnamed—within state borders, but all of them seem rather, well, frozen in place. Aren't glaciers supposed to move? As in, are these "glaciers" actually glaciers? The answer is yes—with an asterisk. Our state is home to 141 masses of ice whose size and weight cause them to flow like a very slow river—the definition of glacierhood per the National Snow & Ice Data Center. But according to W.T. Pfeffer, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, one of our most famous glaciers isn't quite worthy of its name: Saint Mary's Glacier, while impressive, is "just a gully that traps snow in a big drift." Take that to your next pub trivia night.


Lisa Gelley Martin on Working In New Ways
Company 605 co-artistic director, Lisa Gelley Martin, talks name change from collective to company, the concept of connectedness, and how the title of the new work, Vital Few, relates to the Pareto Principle.
DanceWorks: Company 605 recently had a name change. Can you explain why?
Lisa Gelley Martin: We were '605 Collective' because we originally started out as a collective in 2006, just a small group of five emerging artists who came together informally to dance in a shared creative processes. While the collaborative culture and mentality is still embedded in all that we do, we felt it necessary to update the name to acknowledge where we are now. Over the years, many artists of the original collective have branched out and started their own amazing work and companies. Josh and I remain as the two co-artistic directors of 605 which, in reality, has actually been functioning as a company for quite some time now. It seemed like it was the right time to formally recognize the evolution that has occurred over the past 10 years, and embrace the fact we're not the same thing as when we started.
DanceWorks: Can you describe the inspiration for Vital Few?
Lisa Gelley Martin: Inspiration for the work came from our desire to find a new way of working, more specifically around how we define and arrive at the idea of togetherness, as so much of what we are interested in, weaves together the contribution of the individual with the strength of an ensemble. During our last creation, Inheritor Album, we stumbled upon some concepts of connectedness that really intrigued us, all surrounding the linking of each dancers' personal movement to one another. We wanted to dig further into these ideas as a separate exploration and piece.
The title Vital Few is a reference to the Pareto principle (or the 80-20 rule), which deals with looking at cause and effect within groups, and how at any given moment there are key individuals who can greatly affect its functionality. On a personal level, we think about the necessity of these people we share the work with, and how each role is crucial to one another. Throughout the process we ask ourselves "what is vital?" and it is a simple reminder to be clear and intentional. We hope that audiences identify what is integral for them to experience the work and connection between each person on stage.
DanceWorks: Vital Few explores group dynamics. Can you describe the ways in which you collaborated with your dancers, while still maintaining the vision you and Josh Martin set out for the work?
Lisa Gelley Martin: We asked for extensive movement contributions from our dancers throughout the process. The movement was developed from heavily scored group improvisations and through building individual material within specific tasks/parameters (and then sometimes transposed through many other bodies), which Josh and I would mold and shape towards the "bigger vision". It is important to us that each person brings their own uniqueness and personality to enliven the structures we create. The dancers have been extremely generous in allowing Josh and I to build from the material and language they brought to the table. We wanted this complexity, and we wanted to see that collaboration live on stage. We are continuously chipping away at the movement each rehearsal and performance, and the dancers are always adapting and revamping their contributions as the piece continues to develop.
Vital Few runs one night in Toronto, on Saturday May 7 at the Fleck Dance Theatre (at Harbourfront Centre). Tickets are available at the Fleck Dance Theatre Box Office. Promo code CULTUREBREAK available to students (of any age!) and anyone under 25 years of age, for $15.00 tickets.
Donors are the heart of our season.
We acknowledge the Toronto/Tkaronto as One Dish One Spoon Indigenous territory. We honour the ancestral caretakers of this land: the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat and most recently the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation who have a Treaty relationship with Canada. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in their community, on this territory. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.


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Detail at the nanoscale reveals secrets behind tooth decay
July 01, 2020
Northwestern University researchers have cracked one of the secrets of tooth decay. In a new study of human enamel, the materials scientists are the first to identify a small number of impurity atoms that may contribute to the enamel's strength but also make the material more soluble. They also are the first to determine the spatial distribution of the impurities with atomic-scale resolution.
Dental caries — better known as tooth decay — is the breakdown of teeth due to bacteria. ("Caries" is Latin for "rottenness.") It is one of the most common chronic diseases and a major public health problem, especially as the average life expectancy of humans increases.
The Northwestern discovery in the building blocks of enamel — with detail down to the nanoscale — could lead to a better understanding of human tooth decay as well as genetic conditions that affect enamel formation, which can lead to highly compromised or completely absent enamel.
Enamel, the human tooth's protective outer layer, covers the entire crown. Its hardness comes from its high mineral content.
"Enamel has evolved to be hard and wear-resistant enough to withstand the forces associated with chewing for decades," said Derk Joester, who led the research. "However, enamel has very limited potential to regenerate. Our fundamental research helps us understand how enamel may form, which should aid in the development of new interventions and materials to prevent and treat caries. The knowledge also might help prevent or ameliorate the suffering of patients with congenital enamel defects."
The study was published on July 1 by the journal Nature.
Joester, the corresponding author, is an associate professor of materials science and engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and an affiliated faculty member of the International Institute for Nanotechnology. Karen A. DeRocher and Paul J.M. Smeets, a Ph.D. student and a postdoctoral fellow, respectively, in Joester's lab, are co-first authors.
One major obstacle hindering enamel research is its complex structure, with features across multiple length scales. Enamel, which can reach a thickness of several millimeters, is a three-dimensional weave of rods. Each rod, approximately 5 microns wide, is made up of thousands of individual hydroxylapatite crystallites that are very long and thin. The width of a crystallite is on the order of tens of nanometers. These nanoscale crystallites are the fundamental building blocks of enamel.
Perhaps unique to human enamel, the center of the crystallite seems to be more soluble, Joester said, and his team wanted to understand why. The researchers set out to test if the composition of minor enamel constitutents varies in single crystallites.
Using cutting-edge quantitative atomic-scale techniques, the team discovered that human enamel crystallites have a core-shell structure. Each crystallite has a continuous crystal structure with calcium, phosphate and hydroxyl ions arranged periodically (the shell). However, at the crystallite's center, a greater number of these ions is replaced with magnesium, sodium, carbonate and fluoride (the core). Within the core, two magnesium-rich layers flank a mix of sodium, fluoride and carbonate ions.
"Surprisingly, the magnesium ions form two layers on either side of the core, like the world's tiniest sandwich, just 6 billionths of a meter across," DeRocher said.
Detecting and visualizing the sandwich structure required scanning transmission electron microscopy at cryogenic temperatures (cryo-STEM) and atom probe tomography (APT). Cryo-STEM analysis revealed the regular arrangement of atoms in the crystals. APT allowed the researchers to determine the chemical nature and position of small numbers of impurity atoms with sub-nanometer resolution.
The researchers found strong evidence that the core-shell architecture and resulting residual stresses impact the dissolution behavior of human enamel crystallites while also providing a plausible avenue for extrinsic toughening of enamel.
"The ability to visualize chemical gradients down to the nanoscale enhances our understanding of how enamel may form and could lead to new methods to improve the health of enamel," Smeets said.
This study builds on an earlier work, published in 2015, in which the researchers discovered that crystallites are glued together by an extremely thin amorphous film that differs in composition from the crystallites.
The research was supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at the National Institutes of Health (grants NIH-NIDCR R03 DE025303-01 and R01 DE025702-01) and the National Science Foundation (grant DMR-_PHONE_).
The title of the paper is "Chemical Gradients in Human Enamel Crystallites." In addition to Joester, DeRocher and Smeets, other authors of the paper are Linus Stegbauer, Michael J. Cohen, Lyle M. Gordon and James M. Rondinelli, of Northwestern; Berit H. Goodge, Michael J. Zachman and Lena F. Kourkoutis, of Cornell University; and Prasanna V. Balachandran, of the University of Virginia.


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In 2050, almost the Earth's population is expected to reach nearly 10 billion. To ensure all these people have a healthy life and access to healthy and sustainably produced food, groundbreaking technologies are needed. OnePlanet considers chip technology and digital technology as crucial factors in reaching solutions.
OnePlanet Research Center is a multidisciplinaty collaboration between the imec R&D centre for nano and digital technology, Radboud University, Radboudumc and Wageningen University & Research.
OnePlanet initiates fundamental and applied research, groundbreaking innovations, and smart product uses by linking ideas, innovations and chip and nanotechnologies from different disciplines. To this end, the centre collaborates closely with other parties such as businesses, education, researchers, societal institutes and civilians.
Two central domains
The OnePlanet Research Center partners contribute domain-specific knowledge and expertise to solutions within the domain "Preventive health, nutrition and behaviour", and "Smart Agriculture & Nutrition."
Viable and achievable solutions that contribute to a sustainable society are developed on the interface of food, health, agriculture, living environment and high-tech.


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Photo: National Mango Board
As low fruit and vegetable consumption continues to contribute to diet-related chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease, two new research studies find regular mango consumption may improve diets and help manage key risk factors that contribute to chronic disease.
Specifically, these new studies report findings in two areas: 1) mango consumption is associated with better overall diet quality and intake of nutrients that many children and adults lack at optimum levels, and 2) snacking on mangos may improve glucose control and reduce inflammation in contrast to other sweet snacks. With mangos consumed widely in global cuisines and 58% of Americans reporting snacking at least once a day in 20211, this new research provides added evidence that regularly consuming mangos may have health advantages and be relevant to cultural dietary preferences and current eating patterns.
A recent observational study found positive outcomes in nutrient intakes, diet quality, and weight-related health outcomes in individuals who consume mangos versus those who do not2. The study, published in Nutrients in January 2022, used United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2018 data to compare the diets and nutrient intakes of mango consumers to people who did not consume mangos.
The study showed that children who regularly ate mango had higher intakes of immune-boosting vitamins A, C, and B6, as well as fiber and potassium. Fiber and potassium are two of the four "nutrients of concern" as defined by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which means many Americans are not meeting recommendations for these. In adults, researchers found similar results, showing that mango consumption was associated with significantly greater daily intakes of fiber and potassium but also vitamins A, B12, C, E, and folate, a vitamin critical during pregnancy and fetal development. For both children and adults, consuming mango was associated with a reduced intake in sodium and sugar, and for adults was associated with a reduced intake of cholesterol.
"We have known for a long time that there is a strong correlation between diet and chronic disease," says Yanni Papanikolaou, researcher on the project. "This study reveals that both children and adults eating mangos tend to have significantly better diet quality overall along with higher intakes of fiber and potassium compared with those who don't eat mangos. It is also important that mango fits into many diverse cuisines. Whole fruits are under consumed, and mango can encourage fruit consumption especially among growing diverse populations."
In addition to these broad benefits of mango consumption, a separate pilot study, published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases in 2022 looked at mango as a snack and found that consuming whole mangos as a snack versus a control snack had better health outcomes in overweight and obese adults3. Given 97% of American adults consume snacks that contribute up to 24% of their daily energy intake4 this study sought to compare snacking on 100 calories of fresh mango daily to snacking on low-fat cookies that were equal in calories.
Twenty-seven adults participated in the study, all classified as overweight or obese based on Body Mass Index (BMI) and reported no known health conditions. Participants were given either mango or low-fat cookies as a snack while maintaining their usual diet and physical level for 12 weeks, and after a four-week wash-out period the alternating snack was given for another 12 weeks. Researchers measured the effects on glucose, insulin, lipid profiles, liver function enzymes, and inflammation. At the end of the trial period, findings indicated that mango consumption improved glycemic control (an individual's ability to manage blood glucose levels, an important factor in preventing and managing diabetes) and reduced inflammation.
Results showed there was no drop in blood glucose when participants snacked on low-fat cookies. However, when snacking on mangos there was a statiscally significant (p= 0.004) decrease in blood glucose levels at four weeks and again at 12 weeks, even though there was twice as much sugar, naturally occurring, in the mangos compared to the cookies. Researchers also observed statistically significant improvements to inflammation markers, total anti-oxidant capacity (TAC) and C-reactive protein (CRP), when snacking on mangos. TAC is a measurement of overall antioxidant capacity, or how well foods can prevent oxidation in cells. CRP is biomarker used to measure inflammation in the body. The research suggest that the antioxidants abundant in mangos offered more protection against inflammation compared to the cookies.
"The findings of this study show that antioxidants, fiber, and polyphenols abundant in mango may help to offset sugar consumption and aid in glucose control. Antioxidants may also offer protection against inflammation" says Dr. Mee Young Hong, lead investigator on the study and Professor in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University. "Further research is needed but the initial findings are encouraging for people who enjoy sweet snacks."
Some limitations in this study include sample size, using only one dose of mango, and measuring effects on participants without any pre-existing conditions. Further research should explore optimal dose of mango and examine the long-term effects of mango consumption on those with metabolic conditions. It would also be of benefit to compare mango to a fiber-matched control snack to distinguish the effects of fiber versus the bioactive compounds in mangos.
With only 99 calories and over 20 different vitamins and minerals, a 1 cup serving of mango is nutrient-dense, making it a superfood. Because mangos are widely consumed in cultures around the world and United States, research into their health benefits contributes to a better understanding of their place in a healthy diet.
Both studies were supported by funds from the National Mango Board.


The Excel GEOMEAN Function
Related Function:
The Geometric Mean is a measure of mean that indicates the typical value of a set of numbers. This measure can only be used for positive values.
The geometric mean of a set of values, y1, y2,..., yn is calculated by the formula:
Geometric Mean Equation
Note that the Geometric mean is always less than or equal to the Arithmetic mean.
For further information on the geometric mean, see the Wikipedia Geometric Mean page.
Function Description
The Excel Geomean function calculates the geometric mean of a supplied set of values.
The syntax of the function is:
GEOMEAN( number1, [number2],... )
Where the number arguments are one or more positive numeric values (or arrays of numeric values), for which you want to calculate the geometric mean.
In current versions of Excel (Excel 2007 and later), the function can accept up to 255 number arguments, but in Excel 2003 the function can only accept up to 30 number arguments. However, each argument can be an array of values or a range of cells, each of which can contain many values.
Geomean Function Example
12.5=GEOMEAN( A1:A5 )
Cell B1 of the above spreadsheet on the right shows a simple example of the Excel Geomean Function, used to calculate the geometric mean of the values in cells A1-A5.
In this example, the Geomean function returns the value 1.622671112.
Further details and examples of the Excel Geomean function are provided on the Microsoft Office website.
Geomean Function Errors
If you get an error from the Excel Geomean function this is likely to be one of the following:
Common Errors
_TAG_!-Occurs if any of the supplied numeric values are negative.
_TAG_!-Occurs if any of the supplied values are non-numeric.


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MGS Thermal Emission Spectrometer
3 Instruments in 1
TES has three subsections that measure incoming infrared and visible energy: a Michelson interferometer, a broadband radiance sensor, and a solar reflectance sensor. The interferometer is at the heart of the thermal IR spectrometer portion of TES. It covers the wavelength range from 6 to 50 microns (~1650-200 cm-1) with 5 and 10 cm-1 spectral sampling (~10 and 20 cm-1 resolution). The broadband sensor measures radiance in a single band from 5.5 to 100 microns. To measure the brightness of reflected solar energy, a third sensor views the planet in the 0.3 to 2.7 micron region. Each sensor has six detectors arranged in a 3 by 2 array, each with a field of view of 8.3-mrad. This translates to a spatial resolution of 3 km from the MGS orbit. The entire TES instrument is about the size of a small microwave (24 x 35 x 40 cm) and weighs 32 lbs (14.4 kg). TES is powered by the spacecraft's solar cells using only 14.5 watts (about 1/3 the power of a refrigerator lightbulb).
Squiggly Lines and Strange Pictures
Because the TES spectrometer has a 3 by 2 array of detectors, it is capable of producing two-dimensional images of Mars' surface in addition to emissivity spectra. As the MGS spacecraft flys along in its orbit, TES measures a strip along the ground that is three pixels (picture elements) wide. Each pixel represents the field of view of a detector, which means that TES will be able to see a 3 by 3 km (1.9 by 1.9 mi) spot on the ground. The long narrow strips of TES data can be joined side by side with strips from other orbits to make pictures. To make visible pictures from invisible light, three wavelength regions of the infrared spectrum are assigned to the colors red, green, and blue. In this way, each TES pixel can be colored. The result is a false color image of the infrared energy emitted from Mars' surface.


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The technology horizon: Preliminary review on technologies impacting the future health and social care workforce
This paper considers five types of technology:
- therapeutic – technologies used in the treatment of disease and injury, including pharmacological, surgical and psychological therapies
- diagnostic – technologies for identifying diseases and other conditions
- enabling – technologies that mitigate the impact of disease or disability
- preventive – technologies that reduce the risk or severity of illness and injury
- organisational – technologies supporting alternative health and social care delivery configurations and organisational design.
This report has been prepared in conjunction with the University of Manchester, a partner of the CfWI horizon scanning programme. It is based on simple interpretation and extrapolation of trends, and does not intend to predict the future.


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From California Natives Wiki
Species Name: Thuja plicata
Common Name: Western Red Cedar or Arborvitae
- Found in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Can live up to 1000 years old! Thick cinnamon red bark. Magnificent specimen for large lawns. Best on coast with fog.
- Plant Family: Cupressaceae
- Plant Type: Tree
- Height by Width: 90-210'h x 20-30'w
- Growth Habit: Tall, pyramidal then spreading
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
- Sun Exposure: Partial sun to shade
- Soil Preference: Silty loam, clay
- Water Requirements: Moist
- Cold Hardy to: To 35 degrees
- Flower Season: Produces cones
- Flower Color: N/A
- Endangered?: Not Listed
- Distribution: North Coast Range, Klamath Range, Outer North Coast Range
- Natural Habitat: Coastal conifer forests below 6000'
- Care and Maintenance
- Other Names
- Bornstein, Carol, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien. California Native Plants for the Garden. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press. 2005.


1. peekaboo
noun. a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!.
 - bopeep
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Example sentences of the word peekaboo
1. Noun, singular or mass
For example, a lightweight cardigan can make all of the difference when the sun is playing peekaboo with the clouds, and can be paired with almost any other piece.
2. Adjective
They create a peekaboo effect that lets you showcase special pieces of china or drinkware.


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Noun: celiac trunk
 1. An artery that originates from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and branches into the left gastric artery and the common hepatic artery and the splenic artery
 - celiac artery, truncus celiacus, arteria celiaca
Derived forms: celiac trunks
Type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery
Encyclopedia: Celiac trunk


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The Age of Elegance _PHONE_
Spokane was lucky. It had two natural advantages, Spokane Falls, and it was really close to the mines. When miners and loggers and railroaders needed clothes or something to eat or equipment, they came to Spokane. Some people became millionaires almost over night.
With all the money coming in, Spokane became a rich town. This was the start of the 1890s and it was called the "Age Of Elegance".
Kirtland Kelsey Cutter was one of the greatest architects of Washington. He was born on August 20, 1860 in East Rockport, Ohio. His father William Cutter was a banker, along with Kirtland's mother, Caroline Atwater Pease. He also had a grandfather, Jared Potter Kirtland, who was a prominent doctor in Ohio. The whole family lived with his grandfather, uncles and aunts on Whippoorwill Farm, near Cleveland. At age 14 Kirtland went to Brooks Military Academy, which was a new high school in Cleveland. He spent five years there.
Kirtland thought he wanted to be an artist, so he enrolled in the Art Student's League in New York City. He continued his art studies in Europe in Dresden, Germany, and Florence, Italy. While in Europe he met Austin Corbin, and they became good friends. Austin's father was from Spokane and was a successful railroad man. Kirtland returned from Europe convinced that "architecture is the finest of the useful arts," and that he would make a better architect than artist. His parents begged Kirtland not to move to Spokane, but Kirtland wanted to move west with Austin Corbin.
Kirtland journeyed to Spokane Falls on the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1886 and lived with his uncle, Horace Cutter. Horace was a officer at the First National Bank and president of Spokane Savings Bank. Kirtland drew beautiful homes because of his art schooling. It was hard to get started in architecture career without formal training, though. His first partner was John Poetz. Unlike most architects, Kirtland didn't worry about the supports of the house or building he designed, Kirtland let his partner engineer and build the structure of the house or building. The Glover mansion amazed townspeople because it had three indoor bathrooms.
In 1889 in his biography he writes "my darkest day" the great fire of Spokane occurred. Almost everybody turned to Kirtland to rebuild the homes and buildings that were burned or damaged in the fire. He was largely responsible for rebuilding the burnt town after the fire. He did a great deal of work. "He didn't just rebuild the city, he made it six times more beautiful" said the Spokesman Review. Kirtland Kelsey Cutter began to be known all around the Northwest. One of the reasons why Kirtland Cutter's homes looked so nice is because he wanted to have his homes and buildings fit in with the surroundings of them. He did a great deal of work in Spokane, and in Seattle, Tacoma, Boise, and some other Northwest communities. In 1894, his partner John Poets left, and his new partner was Karl G. Malmgren. After 38 years in Spokane, Kirtland moved to California, Long Beach in 1923. He died in Long Beach, California on September 29, 1939, at the age of 79.
Kirtland Kelsey Cutter received many honors, among them, a medal for his Idaho state building in the world's fair of 1893. He was also chosen as a member of the Jury for the competition for the Washington State Capitol, and received the first prize award by the Southern California Chapter in 1927 for his work on the Palos Verdes section. Some of his notable buildings include: The Davenport Hotel, the Spokane Club, the Sherwood building, the Silver Grill of the Spokane hotel, the Washington Water Power building, the Chronicle building, the R.B. Porter home, the Patrick Welsh home (also known as the James Glover home), the Patrick Clark home, the A. B. Campbell home, and before I put you to sleep from all these listings I'll just say, and many more. Kirtland Cutter designed over 30 mansions, and many office buildings still used today. And that's Kirtland Cutter!
Mathews, Henry. Kirtland Cutter: Architect in Land of Promise. U of WA Press, 1998, pg 19-35.
" Rebuilt City." The Spokesman-Review. October 28, 1962.
Patrick F. Clark
This is the elaborate house of Patrick F. Clark. "Patsy" Clark and Mr. Cutter roamed the world for the house's furnishings. Mrs. Clark met her callers in a room with golden lined chairs and silk curtains. The library rug was said to have cost $17,000 and the grandfather clock was made in England and the chandeliers were ordered from Tiffany of New York.
The Patrick Clark house also had a combination of carriage house and stable. It housed two Shetland ponies, two Newfoundland dogs and a wicker basket cart, a driving horse for the two wheel cart, two lighter horses for the Spider, two heavy horses for the Landau, and a cow. In those days there was no real dairy, so most of the elite kept their own cow.
The Clark's lived a story book life and he and his partner are said to have piled up $13,000,000 on the house.
*photo from inside of Patrick Clark House, NW Museum of Arts and Culture Archives.
The Campbell House
The Campbell House is a very special historical landmark for Spokane. THe home of Amasa Basaliel Campbell was designed by Kirtland K. Cutter and built in 1898.
It has an exterior of stucco, sandstone, brick and heavy timber. It has nineteen rooms and nine fireplaces. There was a reception room, grand hall, drawing room, and a dining room, bedrooms and game room and a home office for Amasa.
Amasa Campbell was born on April 6th, 1845 in Salem, Ohio and was the youngest of ten children. He moved to Wallace, Idaho, and soon became the owner of a mine with his partner John A. Finch. Not long after that, he married Grace Fox and they had a daughter named Helen. After Helen was born, May 14, 1892, the Campbells moved to Spokane, to this house in the Browne's Addition.
At the age of 67, Amasa died in 1912. Twelve years later, Grace died leaving Helen the only Campbell left.
It is 100 years old and has been a museum since 1925. Helen Campbell Powell donated the house to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society in honor of her mother, Grace Fox Campbell. It is located at 2316 W. First next to the NW Museum of Arts and Culture, the MAC. The house was restored in the 60's and that restoration cost $861,168!
Pioneer Spokane had two fashionable residential areas (the areas of mansions) - Seventh Avenue known as "the Hill", and "Brownes Addition" where the Campbell house is. There was a lot of social rivalry between the two sections and each looked down upon the other with a sense of haughty superiority. When making calls, there were very strict rules. The ladies on "The Hill" would call on the ladies in Browne's Addition on Thursdays, and vice versa on Wednesdays.
Louis Davenport and the Davenport Hotel
Louis M. Davenport contributed more than anyone to the Age of Elegance in Spokane. He was one of the world's hotel geniuses and was known far and wide.
There is a romantic story about Louis Davenport arriving in Spokane just before the Great Fire with $1.50 in his pocket and his opening Davenport's Waffle Foundry right after the Great Fire of 1889. However current research indicates that he arrived in March, 1889, and worked with his Uncle Elijah, who was well established in the restaurant and meat market business. Elijah was the proprietor of the Pride of Spokane Restaurant. The first Waffle Foundry was in a tent, but by 1890, Davenport's Restaurant, a second establishment, was located in the Wilson block where the hotel is now located. Davenport's Restaurant set out to be the finest restaurant in the city. He gained respect as an excellent business man.
Beginning in 1906 many of Spokane's wealthy business leaders, began planning the "finest Hotel in the Northwest." They approached Louis Davenport to manage the hotel. Even with the financing of Spokane's wealthy business leaders, Louis Davenport had to sell his new home on 8th Avenue to free up capital for the hotel. The 12 story hotel was built next to the restaurant. The hotel was built in 1914 at a cost of 1.75 million dollars. It was a masterpiece at the time. The restaurant was like an auditorium. It was always filled after shows and speeches. Later Mr. Davenport built one of the grandest ballrooms of the hotel, called the Hall of Doges, over his restaurant. Doges means "very important". The architecture and style of this room was Venetian Gothic. Here Spokane citizens dressed in their finest clothes waltzed the night away in the grandest style. The dances started at 9 o'clock and ended at 1 am so people could catch the nightowl street car home.
*Photo from Davenport Hotel Archives
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Every data type within the Java language can be categorized as a primitive data type or a reference data type. As discussed in a prior lesson, there are eight primitive types in Java (byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and boolean). Every other data type in this section is a reference type. Two examples of reference types were already discussed: Strings and Arrays.
The primary difference between a primitive type and a reference type is the data that is stored.
A primitive type stores its own data.
For example, when programmers write this:
int myExample = 3;
The variable myExample stores the actual value 3.
Conversely, instead of storing the actual value, a reference type stores a reference to the data. The compiler is not informed about the data and instead learns about where the data can be found.
String message = "Perfect";
The string "Perfect" is not stored in the variable message.
Conversely, the string "Perfect" is stored at some other location in the computer's memory, and the message only stores the path to this location.
For now, this is all that will be covered about reference types. Since this lesson is aimed at beginners, this topic or reference types' significance will not be discussed further. Just keep in mind the primary difference between primitive types and reference types.