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On 01/25/2013 01:39 AM, Archimedes Plutonium wrote: > Basically I am just simply asking for what mathematical advantage for > mutations arises for inbreeding. I do not know if any biologist has > researched this question. The question of how much faster or how much > more mutations accrue when a population of a species has inbreeding. > Such as when 1 male and 1 female are stranded on a island and up to > those 2 individuals to keep their kind growing. So there is much > inbreeding. And not outside mating. So that all generations on the > island trace their ancestors back to those starting 2. > > Compare that population with an equal sized population that has no > inbreeding. > > I would hazard to guess that the mutations of the inbreeding > population would be far ahead of the non inbreeding population. > > And I think this is how so many islands that are isolated from their > mainland have so many different species that the mainland does not > have, is because of what I call the species accelerant of inbreeding. > > So that Neanderthal was two Africans that migrated north out of Africa > some 400,000 years ago and because of inbreeding ended up as different > species of the Africans who migrated enmasse some 60,000 years ago. > > So that the Clovis man who migrated to the Americas, either out of > Asia or Europe some 15,000 years ago, if Clovis man had been a single > 1 male and 1 female and populated the Americas, that by the time of > Columbus would have found, not the same species of Homo sapiens, but > perhaps a different species. So here we have a sort of scientific > prediction or question, of how many Clovis people migrated to the > Americas some 15,000 years ago so that their genetic stock was > sufficient to not mutate too much so that by the time Columbus > arrived, they would still be the same Homo sapiens species. > > So we need some biology research into what sort of mutation rate is > increased in populations with inbreeding versus populations of > noninbreeding. > > And in sociology we can recognize the problem of the American Indians > in that they needed tribal interactions with other diverse tribes > because of inbreeding. > > Usually inbreeding brings out deleterious mutations, and rarely does > it bring out advantageous mutations. > > Now I would be deeply surprised if no biologist has done research on > this before, of extracting a number for mutation rate in a > noninbreeding population and a mutation rate in a inbreeding > population. > > So if we had such a numbers figure for this mutation accelerant and > applied that numbers to Clovis Man, we may be able to roughly estimate > how many individuals, male and female crossed over into the Americas. [...]
Some common genetic diorders are single-gene recessive, meaning that one good allele and one bad allele makes for an Ok baby (a carrier), but two bad alleles makes for a "bad" baby who exhibits or manifests the disease linked to the "bad allele".
And two good alleles makes an Ok baby also.
That's for the genes carried on the non-sexual chromosomes. For diseases single gene recessive on the X sexual chromosome, one allele bad of the gene on the X-chromosome makes for a "bad baby" if it's male, cause the male has one X and one Y sex-chromosome. But a female baby with two X-chomosomes and 1 good and 1 bad allele would be an Ok baby, but still a carrier. This happens with hemophilia, if memory serves me well.
The genes that make for a strong baby who will reproduce with optimal number of off-spring is highly non-trivial.
Some game theory could be involved and there could be several optimal fitness genomes; also, variation of gene pool could be an asset for a loosely-bound tribe.
Maybe some models can say something about the optimal strategy for an individual, like say considering marrying a second-cousin by age 37 if all else fails. It's just speculation on my part that such studies/simulations/models exist.
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The Rutile network.
Rutile is a decentralized hosting platform. This means that anyone can participate in becoming a server and start hosting someone's website.
The network is secured by a subset of Blockchain, called the (Block)DAG. This allows data to be permanently stored, which is useful for transferring value and creating self-executing (smart) contracts. And to have transactions be executed parallel to each other.
The Rutile chain uses Proof-of-Stake for securing its chain. People can participate in the network by staking RUT tokens. The more RUT tokens they stake the higher chances of getting picked.
Once a participant gets picked to validate transactions it must check if all transactions are possible. If the participant is honest it can collect the fees from the web application.
However, if a participant acts maliciously it will get punched by burning the stake they have put in. This incentives participants to do honest work and keep the network secure.
People who participate in the Rutile network gets rewarded with RUT tokens. They earn this by acting fast on requests and changing the state of the web application.
Storage included.
Rutile has storage included in its network. This allows you to store and read files from the network. The storage layer is powered by IPFS. Rutile takes care of the incentives to store the files and the availability of the files.
Serverless based.
Rutile is serverless based. This means that your code only runs when it's requested to run. The non-serverless code runs all the time even when you don't need it, while you still pay for it. With Rutile, you only pay for what you need.
All serverless functions are written in WebAssembly. This means you can write your code in any programming language that can compile to WebAssembly, allowing you to use your existing skills and team.


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How to Prevent Runoff in a Sloped Yard
Soil erosion on a slope or hillside is a major contributor to water runoff. Irrigation runoff transfers garden debris and agricultural pesticides into surface waters that supply our drinking water, the fish we consume, and water we swim in. So it's very important that homeowners landscaping on slopes or hillsides take steps to protect their soil from erosion and runoff into watersheds downhill that feed surface waters.


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Distortion Tutorial
how to use the Nyquist shape function to achieve distortion.
First, some terminology:
Clipping means that you limit the amplitude of samples, e.g.
sample_out = min(sample_in, 1.0)
or, observing that you might want to limit negative excursions as well as positive ones:
sample_out = max(min(sample_in, 1.0), -1.0)
This type of clipping is called hard clipping because the transition from an undistorted one to a maximum or minimum value is instantaneous, as if the signal hit a brick wall and can go no more.
As you might guess, you can also have soft clipping where the transition is more gradual, and that's what this tutorial is about.
Before discussing soft clipping, let's introduce a few other terms. Since clipping seems to be a way of limiting the values of the signal or compressing the range of the signal, you might think that clipping is a form of compressing or limiting; however, these terms have special meanings in the audio processing world.
Compression, or dynamics compression (not to be confused with data compression) is a way of reducing the overall range of soft to loud.
To do dynamics compression, you generally detect the intensity or peak level of a sound over a time scale of a few milliseconds, and then construct a relatively smooth amplitude control that you apply to the signal. For compression, the amplification goes down as the intensity of the input goes up, so loud passages get (relatively) softer and soft passages get (relatively) louder. (Dynamics expansion does just the opposite.) Limiters work like compressors, but are designed to eliminate peaks -- conceptually, there is no real difference, and products are often sold as "compressor/limiters". See nyquist/lib/compress.lsp for an implementation.
In some ways, soft clipping is like dynamics compression. Both reduce the gain at high levels, but dynamics compression operates relatively slowly, effectively turning the volume knob up and down, whereas clipping operates on a sample-by-sample basis. The effect of clipping is to distort the input.
In Nyquist, you use the shape function to implement clipping. shape applies a function to each sample, where the function is specified by a sound. The following is a typical function for soft clipping:
Notice how the function is essentially y=x at small amplitudes, so there is no distortion for small signals, but at large input values, the function becomes very non-linear. Also, notice that this is similar to the behavior of real-life amplifiers, where small signals are undistorted, but at some point, the power limits of the amplifier clip the output signal.
The Nyquist shape function is allows you to specify any function you like using a sound. Therefore you can use any of the Nyquist primitives to construct the function. Since a sound is a function of time, where time must be non-negative, how do you specify a shape function over a range that includes negative values? The trick is that shape takes an offset parameter that shifts the whole function to the left (in the -y direction). Note also that whereas a Nyquist sound is generally regarded as a function of time, shape treats the sound as just a real-valued function.
The typical way to use shape is to create some increasing signal over the interval [0,2] that crosses zero at 1.0. Then you give 1.0 as the offset (3rd parameter). The result will look something like the graph above.
In the figure above, I used a sine function to generate the smooth curve. Here is an implementation of distortion in Nyquist using the sine curve:
(setf distortion
 (osc (hz-to-step 0.25) 2.01 *SINE-TABLE* -90.0))
(defun distort (snd)
 (shape snd distortion 1.0))
(play (distort (mult 15.0 (ramp 4) (osc c4 4))))
Even though I am an expert, and I have done this before, it still took me a few tries to get right. Here's a step-by-step explanation:
Note that the input to shape is pre-clipped to the range [-1, +1] so you only need to specify the table from [0, 2] if the origin (third parameter to shape) is 1.0. If you specify a little extra, as in this example, it will be ignored.
The Output
Look at the generated waveform to observe the soft clipping effect. Here we see the beginning of the output, where the input amplitude is low and there is very little distortion:
But when the input amplitude becomes large, the clipping becomes substantial. This plot is at the same scale, but taken from a later portion of the generated output. Remember that the input at this point is a high-amplitude sinusoid:
Also notice that the distortion is symetrical, so it generates even harmonics. If you put in an asymetric function, you'll get odd harmonics too. Note that at soft levels, I actually get some gain from this function.
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1 Fuel In-Feed System
The metering bin provides short-term fuel storage and ensures a constant supply of fuel to the gasifier. Fuel is conveyed by a horizontal auger from the metering bin to a vertical auger that pushes fuel into the base of the fuel pile inside the gasifier.
Within the gasifier, the fuel moves through progressive stages of drying, pyrolysis, gasification and reduction to ash. Combustion air (20 - 30% of stoichiometric), steam and/or oxygen are introduced through the inner and outer cone into the base of the fuel pile. Partial oxidation, pyrolysis and gasification occur at 1500 — 1800 °F (815 – 980 °C), and the fuel is converted into "syngas" and non-combustible ash. Combustion temperatures in the fuel pile are tightly controlled and kept below the ash melting temperatures to ensure that there is no formation of "clinker" and that the ash flows freely.
3 Automatic Ash Removal System
As the fuel is processed in the system it is reduced to non-combustible ash. The ash migrates to the grate at the base of the gasifier where it is removed intermittently through a set of openings. When hydraulically activated, the rotating grate opens and the ash drops into two ash hoppers. Each ash hopper has two parallel augers to convey the ash to a collection conveyor and an enclosed ash bin.
Syngas exits the gasifier at 500 — 700 °F (260 – 370 °C). The syngas can be combusted in a close-coupled oxidizer with the resulting flue gas directed to heat recovery equipment (e.g., boilers, thermal oil heaters, air-to-air heat exchangers), fired directly in industrial boilers or kilns, or cleaned for use in the firing of internal combustion engines or the production of higher value gases and chemicals.

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Difference Between CNC Milling Machine and Manual Milling Machine
>Difference between CNC milling machine and manual milling machine, Do you know their difference?
CNC milling machines have the same function as manual milling machines but they still have very different. In this article, we will detail the same and different differences before them.
If you are confused about this issue, then continue to look down.
Video introduces the difference between CNC milling machines and manual milling machines
Difference between CNC milling machine and manual milling machine
- In a CNC milling machine the spindle is stationary and the table can move parallel as well as to the axis of the spindle for the cutting process. Where as in a manual milling machine the spindle rotates on its axis and the cutters are held in it.
- The CNC milling machine controls its movement by the numerical control controller, which makes his machining more precise. The manual milling machine is operated by manual operation. The result is that the error is very large.
- CNC milling machine can work 24 hours a day by writing programs, and no one is on duty. Manual milling machine needs manual non-stop operation, and can not achieve automation.
- Work done with CNC milling machine is faster than a manual milling machine so more work pieces can be made in less time.
- CNC milling machines can automatically change tools so that it is more efficient. Manual milling machines can only change the tool manually.
- The CNC milling machine structure is different from the manual milling machine. The CNC milling machine Z axis can move up and down while the manual milling machine is the work table moving up and down to complete the work.
- CNC milling machines can do a lot of work that manual milling machines can't do, which is their biggest advantage.
- The standard CNC milling machine is a 3 axis linkage. We can also expand into a 4 axis and 5 axis linkage. Manual milling can only achieve 2 axis linkage.
- Because CNC milling machines use computer programming, even if they manufacture large quantities of parts, their size and surface are the same, manual milling machines can't do this.
- Since the CNC milling machine adopts program control, one can operate multiple machines and the manual milling machine can only operate one machine.
- Ordinary people can operate manual milling machines, but CNC milling machines require trained engineers to complete the operation.
- Manual milling machines are more prone to errors than CNC milling machines due to the need for manual operation.
Summary of CNC Mill and Manual Mill
A manual mill has its table, spindle, quill and other parts moved by hand, requiring skilled use at every stage If good work is to be produced. A CNC mill has the axes and spindle, and often the tool changes controlled by a computer and a number of motors. It requires skilled programming only once, and changing out blanks and finished parts is an unskilled job, so CNC mills are very cost effective on repeat work.
Since feeds and speeds are tightly controlled they can be taken much closer to the tools upper limits of performance, again reducing the cycle time and improving productivity.
CNC systems can also make complex shapes using simple tools that would not be possible using a manual machine.
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Is emulation legal?
It's generally only a matter of time before someone discovers emulation, the ability to run old software on new systems. And since people can do it without necessarily paying for the software they run, someone may wonder, is emulation legal?
Emulation certainly tends to be a gray area. You can do it legally, but not everyone does. And there are a good number of misconceptions about what you are and aren't allowed to do. But plenty of emulation happens all the time, without breaking the law at all.
What emulation is
is emulation legal?
The Coleco Vision had an expansion module that emulated an Atari 2600. Today of course you can emulate both systems, and more, on modern machines.
Emulation isn't a new practice at all. It existed in the 1980s, and people asked about it all the time. A 1980s article I read about emulation said any computer can emulate any other computer, as long as speed isn't a consideration. That truism holds today, but speed isn't as much of a consideration as it was 30 years ago.
The most successful emulators in the 1980s required some hardware to make it work. The compatibility modules that made Coleco and Mattel game consoles compatible with the Atari 2600, or the Commodore 64 compatible with the Apple II+, all included hardware to make the emulation fast enough. It wasn't until the Amiga started getting Mac emulators in the late 1980s that software-only emulation became practical. Legally, it was often problematic. Atari sued Coleco for creating its Atari 2600 compatibility module. Apple couldn't keep people from running Mac software on their Amigas, but they made it really difficult to get their hands on the necessary ROMs to make it work.
Over time, emulation became more common. By the early 1990s, systems were fast enough that emulation purely through software became practical. I ran Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 software on my 486 in college quite a bit.
Modern emulation is just translation. It's a layer of software that sits in between your new computer and your old software and translates the instructions the old computer understood into new instructions the new computer understands. But it still sometimes remained controversial.
The Connectix controversy
In 1999, Connectix saw an opportunity. Apple's Mac computers were starting to see a resurgence, but there was a dearth of games for them. Connectix created a product called Virtual Game Station that allowed Sony Playstation titles to work in a Mac. Sony sued and received an injunction, but eventually lost. So Sony killed the product by buying it outright and taking it off the market.
For whatever reason, Sony saw the emulator as a threat to its Playstation console. And while it may have cut into Playstation sales, Sony sold the consoles themselves at break-even or even a loss. The money came from royalties on the software titles sold. Many people argued at the time that Sony would have been better off just letting people emulate the Playstation and collecting the royalties.
But Sony did its thing, so Connectix put its experience to work emulating other computer systems rather than game consoles, and high-profile emulation in commercial products fell by the wayside.
Emulating past products ended up being far safer. You name a system, you can probably find something that emulates it. Even the Playstation, at this point.
Patents, copyrights, DRM, and Fair Use
There are several potential legal pitfalls with emulation, and not just copyright. In some cases, re-implementing a system in software could violate its patents. This isn't a problem on systems that are 17 years old or older.
The bigger issue, though, is copyright. Most people know that copying something without paying for it is usually illegal. Even if the software is no longer commercially available for purchase, copyright laws as they exist today don't have a provision for them to go into the public domain until 95 years after their release. "Abandonware" isn't a legal concept. Emulation isn't illegal, but piracy is.
That said, once you've paid for software, you have the right to use it. And the software publisher, the company who made the computer or console it originally ran on, or anyone else has little say in that matter. As long as you retain the original copy of the software, nobody can say you pirated it. Ideally, you would transfer the software to the new system, but I know you won't do that. Technically, downloading software you own physical copies of isn't legal. From an ethical standpoint, you're OK, given that the original author and publisher got paid when you made the purchase.
You can look at emulation like ripping audio CDs to MP3s to listen to them. You're changing the format. Retain the CDs and you're legal. Sell the CDs and keep the copies, and then you aren't. Selling the existing copy while retaining a digital copy is piracy.
The problem with old copyrights
The problem with copyrights that may be three or four decades old is tracking down ownership. In many cases, the company who published them went out of business, or has been acquired several times, and it's not clear who owns what anymore. Sometimes the author knows, but frequently not. And while some authors enjoy going to conventions and other retro-themed events, some of them faded into obscurity. Larry Miller, author of Activision's Enduro for the Atari 2600, is one example.
In some cases it's clear who owns the copyrights, but the publisher just isn't interested. The Super Famicom game Fighting Baseball has a cult following thanks to its tortured names, but is owned by EA, who doesn't want to bother with it. As far as they're concerned, it's not commercially viable, so it languishes in obscurity.
There was a time when old abandoned copyrights fell into the public domain, but that started changing in the 1970s. Computer software that is no longer commercially viable is a significant gap in copyright law and has been for some time, but without a Fortune 10 company pushing for change, a gap in the law that only affects a few thousand people isn't likely to get addressed.
Of course, if you own a physical copy of the title, the point is moot. Everyone got paid and nobody gets hurt. Transferring the code to a new system so you can continue to run it falls into the legal concept of Fair Use.
Getting your old software onto your new computer for emulation
Reading old cartridges and computer media can be difficult. The formats usually aren't compatible, and you need specialized equipment to read them. And there might be some DRM going on to make it more difficult to copy the media. I don't know anyone who's ever read their Atari cartridges into their PC. They downloaded them from a sketchy web site. The same goes for every other platform of old.
In some cases, a publisher will license the rights to a bunch of vintage software and sell you a bundle that includes everything you need. Cloanto's Amiga Forever package is one example. This type of emulation is perfectly legal.
Another case of legal emulation is the Nintendo Virtual Console, which it shipped with the Wii. For a small fee, you could download vintage games and play them. This, of course, was sanctioned by the publisher and therefore legal.
If you want to be really safe, read images yourself of cartridges you actually own using a contraption you build with an Arduino. Here's one such example.
Where to find emulators
is emulation legal?
Emulators are usually written by volunteers interested in preserving the old hardware and software of the past. Generally they run on all major operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS, and even Linux. Generally the way to find them is to just search for them.
Ideally, download the emulator from your operating system's official app store or from the developer themselves, not from a file hosting clearinghouse that may inject other badware into it.
You can build a rather nice emulator out of a Raspberry Pi. A Raspberry Pi can struggle to emulate the N64 generation and newer game systems at high speed, but it does a very nice job of emulating game systems that predated the mid-1990s. For best results, get the newest and fastest model Raspberry Pi, currently a Raspberry Pi Model 3 B+.
Older systems run fine even on the original Raspberry Pi model. I've emulated 8-bit systems, such as the Atari 2600 and Nintendo NES, on the original Raspberry Pi with outstanding results.
What about selling emulators?
Selling emulators can become problematic. It's not at all uncommon for people to offer MAME cabinets, modded consoles, or other premade emulators for sale via Craigslist or other means. There is no problem with selling your workmanship. The problem becomes when you bundle the old software itself. That's a copyright violation, and you run the chance of getting prosecuted if you do it. While I haven't heard of cases of people being prosecuted for downloading old software for their personal use, I have heard of people being prosecuted for reselling preloaded emulators.
If you are going to sell an emulator, be sure to only load images that you know for certain were released into the public domain on it. What the purchaser does with the device after taking possession is their affair, not yours.
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 - April 2, 2018 at 9:21 am
 Reading an Atari 800 cartridge into a PC would require duplication of a lot of hardware. But reading it into an Atari computer is easy; there is no DRM in the way, though you may need to know the details of bank


LAS Links Second Edition Scope and Sequence
LAS Links Second Edition specifies three criteria related to language in academic settings:
 1. Target content areas or strands of academic language:
 1. Foundational Skills
 2. Language Arts
 3. Social Studies
 4. History
 5. Mathematics
 6. Science
 7. Technical Subjects
 2. The linguistic complexity of receptive and expressive language (e.g., word/sound recognition, vocabulary, grammar, discourse features, etc.)
 3. The types of language function and tasks for communicative purposes in a school context (e.g., identifying, comprehending, describing, analyzing, etc.)


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ISBN: 9780853319887 • Publication: April 28, 2008
The Language of the Nude
Four Centuries of Drawing the Human Body
William Breazeale, Susan Leigh Anderson, Christine Giviskos, and Christiane Andersson
DescriptionFor centuries the nude body was the highest expression of human aspiration. The nude was a vehicle to express many meanings, be they religious, classical, or literary. The Language of the Nude acknowledges the weighty significance of the nude in our world and demonstrates how art has responded to its challenges through the ages and throughout Europe.
Divided into four sections, the catalogue examines the major advances in drawing practice: the influence of Michelangelo and Raphael in the Renaissance; the dialogue between northern and southern influence in 17th-century Netherlands; the earlier formation and ultimate dominance of the Academie in 18th-century France; and the refined academic method applied to native subjects in 19th-century Germany. The book includes many important and lesser known works such as Giuseppe Cades's Rinaldo and Armida; Peter Paul Rubens's drawing of a figure after Michelangelo; Boucher's Birth of Venus; and Albrecht Durer's Female Nude with a Staff.
Heroes, gods, goddesses, and other religious figures are made sublime by being depicted in the nude.


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Epidemiology: Family Involvement And Parenting Skills Assignment help
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events and conditions in populations. While epidemiology primarily focuses on the occurrence and spread of diseases, it can also be applied to understand the impact of various factors on health outcomes, including family involvement and parenting skills. Here are some key points related to this topic:
- Family Involvement and Health Outcomes:
- Epidemiological studies have shown that family involvement plays a significant role in shaping health outcomes, particularly in children.
- Positive family involvement, such as supportive and nurturing relationships, has been associated with better physical and mental health outcomes in children.
- On the other hand, negative family dynamics, such as family conflict, abuse, or neglect, can have adverse effects on children's health and well-being.
- Parenting Skills and Child Health:
- Parenting skills encompass a range of behaviors, strategies, and attitudes that parents employ in raising and caring for their children.
- Epidemiological research has demonstrated that effective parenting skills are associated with positive child health outcomes, including better physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development.
- Parenting styles characterized by warmth, responsiveness, consistent discipline, and appropriate limit-setting tend to be associated with better child health and well-being.
- Impact on Child Behavior and Risk Factors:
- Family involvement and parenting skills can influence child behavior and the development of risk factors for various health conditions.
- Positive family involvement and effective parenting can promote behaviors such as healthy eating, physical activity, and good hygiene practices.
- Conversely, negative family dynamics and ineffective parenting may contribute to the development of risk behaviors, such as substance abuse, unhealthy eating habits, and sedentary lifestyles.
- Intergenerational Effects:
- The impact of family involvement and parenting skills extends beyond immediate health outcomes and can have intergenerational effects.
- Positive parenting practices and family involvement in one generation can promote positive health outcomes and parenting skills in the next generation.
- Adverse family environments and poor parenting skills can perpetuate negative health outcomes and risk behaviors across generations.
Epidemiological studies on family involvement and parenting skills often utilize various research designs, including longitudinal studies, cohort studies, and population-based surveys. These studies can help identify the associations between family dynamics, parenting practices, and health outcomes, while controlling for potential confounding factors.
Understanding the role of family involvement and parenting skills in health outcomes can inform public health interventions and programs aimed at promoting positive family environments, enhancing parenting skills, and improving child health and well-being. Such interventions may involve parent education programs, support services, and policies that create supportive environments for families.


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"Beaker uses a peer-to-peer protocol called Hyperdrive. 'Hyperdrives' are like websites. They store webpages, pictures, media, user data, and so on. Hyperdrives power a lot of Beaker's best features.
Peer-to-peer means that you host data directly from your device.
One fun attribute of peer-to-peer is 'co-hosting.' This is where you help keep a hyperdrive online by storing the data and contributing bandwidth to other users. It happens temporarily when you visit a hyperdrive, but you can turn it on permanently for sites you like."–Beaker Browser


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Student Performance on Grade 8 Math, by Economic Status
What does this measure?
The percent of students tested who scored at level 3 or above—meeting or exceeding the state standard—on the Grade 8 Math exam, broken down by students' economic background. The test is scored by placing a student's performance in one of four levels.
Why is this important?
The middle school math examination serves as a checkpoint for high school preparation. Performance on this exam can help predict high school success in math.
How are Cayuga and Seneca counties performing?
In 2010, 45% of low–income eighth–graders passed the math exam, compared to 65% of other eighth–graders in Cayuga. In Seneca, 41% of low–income eighth–graders passed, compared to 63% of other eighth–graders. The difference between passing rates for low–income students and other students was not as large in Cayuga and Seneca as it was at the state (excluding NYC), where the passing rate for low–income students was 37%, compared to 70% for other eighth–graders. Performance of low–income students in Cayuga and Seneca was similar to comparison counties, which ranged from 37%–49%, with the exception of Onondaga (27%). However, performance of other students in Cayuga and Seneca was below that of comparison counties, which ranged from 65%–78%.
Between 2009 and 2010, all six counties and the state saw drastic declines in performance as a result of the state changing the threshold for passing the exam.
Notes about the data
In 2010, the state raised the threshold for passing, requiring students to answer more questions correctly. This came after research indicated the state tests were not accurately assessing students' current skills or likelihood of succeeding at the high school and college levels. The revision impacts the comparability of test results year to year.
Students eligible for free or reduced–price lunch are considered low–income. Test results for small groups of students were not disclosed to protect student privacy.


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A Bible Lesson for Alabama Governor Bentley
"If they read what I read in the Bible, the Bible says you always obey the law"
Noticing that this statement contradicts a long history of religious activism, Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Fred L Hammond wrote this response on his blog:
Governor Bentley is in need of some Bible lessons. If his statement is true, then Jesus would not have stopped the stoning of the woman caught in adultery because the law must always be obeyed. If his statement is true, then Jesus would not have healed on the Sabbath because the law must always be obeyed. If his statements are true then the Boston Tea Party in 1773 by the colonists would not have happened because the law must always be obeyed. If his statements are true, then the Declaration of Independence would never have been written or signed because the law must always be obeyed.
If his statements are true then Alabama's Governor George Wallace's statement of "Segregation now, Segregation tomorrow, and Segregation forever" would still be the law of Alabama because the law must always be followed. Thank God for people of conscience who recognize an unjust law and deliberately disobey to overturn that law.
If his statement is true then Paul, who authored the text that Governor Bentley is referring, would never have confronted the emperor regarding Christianity because the Christian faith was considered illegal, an act of treason. So even Paul did not believe one must always obey the law.
This statement of Bentley's reveals that he has no understanding of his own faith tradition of Christianity. His own faith as a Baptist came about because people of conscience disobeyed the law. It was illegal to be of any other faith than Anglican when John Smyth declared his Baptist faith. But if Governor Bentley is correct that the Bible says you always obey the law, then his own faith is illegal, twice over because John Smyth broke the English law decreeing the Church of England as the one faith and the Church of England broke the law when it severed ties with the Roman Catholic Church over the doctrine of divorce–another law that according to Bentley's argument must be obeyed. Remember that church law and civil law were one and the same in the time of the reformation. There was no separation of church and state.
The context of Romans 13 which Bentley refers also includes Romans 13: 6 and following: "This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not covet,' and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."
Love does no harm to a neighbor. No harm. That is the criteria in which to obey the laws of government, the Bible states. Yet, HB 56 does do harm to our neighbors. Our Immigrant neighbors are working hard, paying taxes, building up the community, creating businesses which strengthen the economy. Immigrant neighbors with the same expressed dreams for a better life for their children. This law seeks to rid our communities of people who are doing no harm, who are loving and caring for their community. Governor Bentley noted this in his commemoration speech regarding the anniversary of Tornado recovery efforts in Tuscaloosa when he referred to the status of citizenship of those who were first responders. Governor Bentley loves undocumented people when they are of usefulness to him but otherwise he has disdain for his neighbors who seek to make Tuscaloosa a better place for all to live.
This law has encouraged people to express their bigotry and prejudice against their neighbor. Therefore any law that causes harm to their neighbor, using Bentley's argument of always following what the Bible says, is not a law that is to be obeyed. Such a law must be disobeyed. It must be broken time and time again because it goes against a higher law, which is the law of Love. I choose to stand on the side of Love.


"Blowing Up" a Girthing Myth
Horses do not hold their breath to avoid girth tightening, but it is still important to take steps to ensure your tack is secure.
You were probably told, in your earliest riding lessons, that a savvy school horse might hold his breath to expand his chest and make it difficult to tighten the girth—and that's why it's important to recheck your cinch before mounting.
A rider tightening a girth
Horses may physically resist the pressure of a tightening girth, but they don't hold their breath to do it.
While that advice is good, the reasoning behind it is not quite right. For one thing, a horse isn't likely to voluntarily hold his breath. But even if he did, the first 10 ribs, which lie directly under the saddle, are relatively immobile, which makes it nearly impossible for a horse to expand the diameter of his girth area through lung power alone.
Click here to learn how to do to a quick tack safety check.
That's not to say that some horses don't "puff up" while they are being saddled. But what is happening is that the horse is tensing his abdominal muscles, an action that expands the width of the chest slightly, allowing the cinch to loosen when he relaxes. The tension may come because the horse is anticipating an unpleasant experience or because the act of tightening the girth causes discomfort, but it's more likely just a natural response to the feeling of having something wrapped around his barrel.
The key to "deflating" a horse's belly is relaxation. First, double-check your tack fit to make sure you are not causing him discomfort when you saddle up. You might need to switch to a different type of girth, such as one lined with fleece.
When you go to tack up, first place the saddle on your horse's back and attach the cinch loosely, so it is secure but not tight, then finish grooming him or picking his hooves. Before you mount, tighten the girth a bit more and walk him around until he relaxes, then check it again. Remember that your weight will push the saddle down on his back, so you may need to tighten the cinch one final time after you mount.


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From Middle English overstonden, from Old English oferstandan (to stand over), equivalent to over- + stand. Cognate with Dutch overstaan (to stand over), German überstehen (to stand through, survive).
The slang meaning was coined in Rastafarianism, as an inversion of understand (before 1965).
overstand (third-person singular simple present overstands, present participle overstanding, simple past and past participle overstood)
 1. (rare) to stand or insist too much or too long; overstay
 - "But they that overstand the day of grace, shall not obtain to cool their tongues so much of this water as will hang on the tip of one's finger." (Bunyan, The Water of Life, 1688)
 2. (transitive) to stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
 3. (yachting, boat racing): to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
 4. (Rastafarianism, US black subculture): to have complete or intutitive comprehension, to grok
 - "But, Sister, it look like you neither overstand or understand" (Orlando Patterson, The children of Sisyphus: A novel, 1965, p. 192)
 5. (forestry, of a coppice): To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
 - "When a coppice woodland is no longer cut on its regular rotation the rods from the stool continue to grow and the coppice becomes known as overstood. Sadly, in many parts of the country this is the commonest form of coppice you are likely to see." (The Woodland Way: a permaculture approach to sustainable woodland management. Ben Law. Hyden House 2001. ISBN: 978-_PHONE_)
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A group of friends are talking about how each member of their group is getting married one by one. One of the group says the following line of a still single friend who has just had a woman flirt with him:
Is the translation:
She is making amorous glances at brother but he still does not have a partner.
How do you tell when 相手 is partner or opponent?
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 The very short answer: context. But in this case, you'll want to look up "相手にする" in your favourite dictionary. Also, don't interprete "兄ちゃん" too literally. Finally, to whom is the line addressed: the still single friend? the woman who did the flirting? or to the other people in the group? – Philippe Jun 18 '17 at 3:50
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 相手にしない is a phrase, which means "to ignore", "to take no notice of", "to refuse to deal with". This 相手 isn't "someone". – Yuuichi Tam Jun 18 '17 at 5:26
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 Thanks for the comments. So would a possible meaning of the sentence be "She is making dreamy eyes at him but he is not taking notice of it anyway"? – Noob Jun 18 '17 at 7:36
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 If you means the "it" is "making dreamy eyes at him", it is wrong. "he would not take notice of her anyway" would be correct. To be exact, 相手にされない is passive form, so it would be "she would be ignored by him anyway". – Yuuichi Tam Jun 18 '17 at 8:10
相手 is neutral so it can be used to both refer to friendlies and foes. It's like saying "the other", so you'll have to rely on context.
相手にする is a set phrase, literally translated "consider as counterpart". It means people (or animals) engage with another, who is trying to engage. For example you'd say: 母犬が子犬の相手をしている, or 子犬は遊びたがっているが、母犬が相手にしない. It can also be used in an unfriendly context, e.g. 反乱軍は投石を行なったが、政府軍の装甲車は相手にもせず進軍を続ける
 - I would add that, the way I've seen it used, 相手にする implies recognizing someone as worthy, and 相手にしない implies not considering someone as worthy of even interacting with. – hasen Oct 14 '18 at 20:53
This is more of a piggyback to _USER_'s comment that 相手 isn't always a "someone". 相手にしない / 相手にしない is more of a (defiant) attitude.
So the translation would be more along the lines of:
"She's making amorous glances at him, but he's not giving in." or,
"She's making googly-eyes at him, but he's not having it."
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TMU Hospital, Taiwan AI Labs pursue hospital applications
Source: Taipei Medical University Hospital
Published on 2019-06-14
TMU Hospital and Taiwan AI Labs signed an agreement in December 2018 to create AI health care applications. Superintendent Ray-Jade Chen and Labs founder Ethan Tu initiated a five-year multidisciplinary collaboration to develop AI in innovative ways for hospital use.
Taiwan AI Labs was established in 2017 after Ministry of Science and Technology approval. It is pursuing digital medical treatments, "smart city" innovations and human-machine interactions with the goal of improving precision medical treatments. TMU is dedicated to creating world-class "smart" hospitals. In 2018, TMU Hospital launched a "smart chain passport" that applies blockchain technology to create a patient-centered health management and referral system linking caregiving departments.
TMU Hospital Superintendent Ray-Jade Chen (left) and Taiwan AI Labs founder Ethan Tu sign AI hospital applications agreement
The collaboration will use clinical information designated by hospital experts to develop AI algorithms based on the hospitals' clinical systems. The first collaboration is focused on the TED ICU "smart intensive care system." Applying AI to medical data can improve speed and precision by reducing septicemia prediction times from the current average of 4 hours to immediate, real-time warnings, thus increasing survival rates.
Superintendent Chen says that while situations in intensive care unit are everchanging, septicemia remains a critical and deadly challenge. Globally, septicemia on average occurs in 437 individuals per 100,000 cases, and United States studies estimate consequent mortality as high as 33%. As current screening methods like SOFA, SIRS and MEWS have limitations, patient prognoses improve when septicemia can be diagnosed and treated earlier.
The TED ICU "smart intensive care system" has been used since 2017 to integrate, calculate and record patient physiological data. This data will be used to predict septicemia cases, along with vital signs and patient background information. Taiwan AI Labs will use patient condition data to determine how medical teams can react most quickly to improve care quality.
As preventing patients from falling is another important challenge, Taiwan AI Labs is applying machine learning to patients with fall records to predict high-risk groups and further determine the causes of falls. This information can assist nursing and medical staff in using optimal medication and care protocols.
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Taipei Medical University COVID-19 Special Report: 2020 Wrap-Up
Taipei Medical University (TMU) are blessed to be able to carry on with our core activities in learning and research. And, besides being one of Taiwan's best medical education providers, TMU is interwoven with the country's many successes in fighting the pandemic.
Taipei Medical University Feng-Hsing Sociomedical and Medical Knowledge Promotion Service Group's decade of service in Penghu, an island in Taiwan
The year 2020 will mark TMU Feng-Hsing Sociomedical and Medical Knowledge Promotion Service Group's (臺北醫學大楓杏醫療志工學生服務隊) (abbrev. TMU Feng-Hsing) 10th year of volunteer clinic service in Penghu.
Taipei Medical University students engaging in service learning in a mountain indigenous township despite epidemic and storm
The College of Nutrition, the Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine and the School of Pharmacy work together to lead students in service learning in Jianshi Township (尖石鄉), a mountain indigenous township in Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan, despite epidemic and storm.
Taipei Medical University establishing "OHDSI Taiwan Chapter," joining global transnational research published in JAMIA
In collaboration with the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI), Taipei Medical University (TMU) established "OHDSI Taiwan Chapter" and participated in the "Uncovering exposures responsible for birth season– disease effects," a global research conducted by experts and scholars from Taiwan, the US, South Korea and other countries.
Taipei Medical University Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence
Taipei Medical University (TMU) celebrated the 60th anniversary of founding on October 30, 2020, with more than 450 dignitaries, professors, students and alumni joining the diamond jubilee.
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Oct. 28, 2005 NEW YORK, NY (October 24, 2005)-- Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and their Russian colleagues from the Russian Far East recently fitted three wild 40-day-old Siberian tiger cubs with tiny radio-collars, marking the youngest wild tigers to be tracked by scientists. The elastic collars, which eventually fall off as the tigers grow, weigh just over five ounces and would fit on a large house cat. They give researchers crucial insights into the needs of tiger cubs and may help improve the survival and reproduction of this largest of the cat species. Working near the Sikhote-Alin Reserve, the researchers located the tiger's den by tracking a radio-collared 13-year-old tigress named Lidya.
Finding the cubs required some caution, particularly in making sure Mom was not home. The researchers waited until Lidya's radio signal indicated that she had left the den site before searching for the cubs, which they found in a collection of rocks on the slope of a hill. Two of the cubs, who weighed from 12 to 14 pounds, remained calm as the researchers handled and measured them, but the third spent most of the time "roaring" at its captors. After collecting hair and blood samples for genetic and disease analysis, the team fitted them with radio collars and returned them to their den.
The cubs represent Lidya's fourth litter since she was fitted with a radio-collar in 1999. "Lidya is probably the most successful tigress we've collared since we started this project in 1999, not just because she's had lots of litters, but because she's a careful mom and most of her cubs survive," said John Goodrich, a WCS researcher and the head of the Siberian Tiger Project. WCS has been monitoring tigers in the Russian Far East since 1992.
Through radio telemetry, WCS has gained critical information about the needs of Siberian tigers, an animal so elusive that few field researchers have seen them in their natural habitat. Researchers are particularly interested in understanding more about the mortality of tiger cubs, only half of which survive their first year.
"By tracking these cubs, if we can somehow improve their chances, we can make a big difference in helping the population to grow," said Goodrich. Last year, WCS collared their first Siberian tiger litter; all three cubs continue to do well.
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closed off for a classic car and hot rod rally that provided a colourful parade on the first evening and the next day a chance for the whole town to get up close and admire some beautifully preserved cars from an era that is sadly over.
On our final leg back to Halifax along the Lighthouse Route we came across a replica lighthouse at the Seal Island Lighthouse Museum in Barrington. Here the original Fresnel lens of the Seal Island Lighthouse is on display and the reason the museum was created in the first place which was to preserve a piece of local history that was responsible for saving countless lives over the years. For more than 300 years storms, fog and powerful tides have led to more than 160 shipwrecks off the coast of Seal Island. In 1823 two families from Barrington settled there as a base for their fishing and ended up providing shelter to shipwreck survivors. In 1831 a lighthouse was constructed and it remained staffed until 1990. For 76 years the lens was in use and, because of its significance, when the local communites learned in 1977 the lens was going to be relocated to the National Museum of Science & Technology in Ottawa, they mounted a campaign to build a half size replica that would house the lens and other artifacts locally. Great place to tour the inside of a lighthouse and it also offers fabulous views from the top.
Next stop was historic Birchtown outside of Shelburne where another piece of seldom discussed Canadian/British history took place. In 1783 Shelburne was initially settled by 17,000 British loyalists who had remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution and had fled to Nova Scotia where they had been offered free land to settle, (another 14,000 settled in New Brunswick). Along with the white loyalists there were also 3,000 blacks who had taken up Britain's offer of freedom if they escaped from the plantations and joined up to fight and their names were listed in the Book of Negroes at the end of the War. The blacks formed the community of Birchtown and it became the largest settlement of free Africans outside of Africa. Not surprisingly, when they came to Nova Scotia they weren't given the equal amount of land they were entitled to and, whatever land they did receive, was of poor quality. In order to support themselves they had to work for low wages and the whites complained the blacks were taking jobs away. A race riot erupted and a number of the black homes in Birchtown were set on fire and destroyed. With none of their grievances being successfully addressed more than half of the black population left for Sierra Leone in Africa where they were assured free land in the settlement of Freetown. The blacks who remained have formed the ancestral basis of today's Black Nova Scotian community and a recently opened Black Loyalist Heritage Centre tells their story (along with that of the legalized slavery that existed in Canada until it was phased out between 1793 and 1833) in a beautifully displayed interactive setting.
In need of some refreshment we stopped in at Shelburne itself where, coincidentally, they were having their annual Founders Day celebration in the historic district by the waterfront. The Mi'kmaq, whose land this was before any settlers arrived (and with whom the signed treaties were finally enshrined in the Constitution Act of 1982 and formally recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1985) exist in the same uneasy peace within Canada as other First Nations groups do as a result of the residential school trauma, forced changes to their way of life, and disputes over natural resources. It was Nora Bernard, a Mi'kmaq activist, who led the original class action suit (on behalf of 79,000 residential school survivors) that went on to become the largest in Canadian history.
There were lots of other lighthouses to check out including the Fort Point Lighthouse in Liverpool, Nova Scotia's 3rd oldest, and of course Peggy's Cove which we had visited previously but there were also some amazing white sand beaches, like the one at Beach Meadows, which had to be sampled.
It was time now to say goodbye to the Maritimes themselves and, after a last night in Halifax, catch a flight to Newfoundland or "The Rock" as it is affectionately called. As soon as you arrive in St. Johns you are greeted by a significant piece of rock called Signal Hill which, in addition to offering the most amazing view of the city, also hosts historic harbour fortifications, the Cabot Tower, and the original Marconi wireless station where the first wireless transmission from Europe was received in 1901.
There is also the 1.7 kilometer North Head Trail to follow down to where the whales can be seen going about their business but the even better whale watching is around the corner at the Cape Spear Lighthouse and National Park.
The local "Hop On Hop Off" bus service was a great way of getting around to see where the local attractions were and to pick up some local history knowledge.
One of the nicest history lessons came from Chief, a beautifully dispositioned Newfoundland dog and unofficial greeter to all the tourists. The origin of the Newfoundland breed of dog is something of a mystery though, along with the Labrador, they have common roots in the St. John's water dog and probably have a little mastiff from the early Portuguese fisherman dogs. Nonetheless they are famous both for their even temperament and as a rescue dog.
Another local attraction is The Rooms, a strikingly modern art gallery, archives, and museum for the Province that is located on a hill overlooking the city and offering fantastic views of the harbour and downtown area from its restaurant.
St. John's is most famous for the busy Water, George, and Duckworth streets where the number of lively Irish pubs and colourful bars and restaurants have given it the distinction of having the most bars per capita of any place in Canada.
And as for colour, nothing can compare with the "Jellybean Row Houses" of every colour that line most streets, particularly Gower Street.
While waiting for the evening to begin it's best to spend the daytime out exploring the beautiful countryside, and there is no better place to begin than the spectacular Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve. Following the sometimes foggy and misty Irish Loop, with its green forests, and then past the occasional fishing village and through the windswept barrens of the Cape Shore you arrive at the end of the Avalon Peninsula.
As we made our way past Bird Rock Cove, and the impossibly blue ocean water, we could smell the birds before we saw them. Walking along the carefully marked pathway, that followed the terrifying cliff edge, we finally came upon Bird Rock where they were all gathered. More than 70,000 seabirds of various species including, Gannets, Murres, and Kittiwakes were clustered on Bird Rock and the adjacent cliffs with each species settled onto its own particular niche. The whirling cacophony was almost deadening, but the beauty and immensity was even more overwhelming. What an experience. Established in 1983 as an Ecological Reserve there is probably no place on Earth where you can get closer to a seabird colony.
The pretty wildflowers everywhere were also more than worthy of a photo.
On the way back to St. John's as we continued up the Cape Shore coastline where we were treated to more stunning vistas and impossibly beautiful blue water. Luckily we also found a place serving fish and chips and local beer.
There are a few curiosities in Newfoundland that you don't see elsewhere. One of them is along the highways where every utility pole is being held in place with rocks. This is because there isn't a deep enough layer of soil to dig into to install them. When they call Newfoundland "The Rock", there's a good reason for it.
Another is the parking meters. People don't like to pay for parking but, if the meter is broken, you can park for free so, as a result, everywhere you go parking meters have mysteriously been broken. The City of St. John's has reportedly replaced all of its 1,200 parking meters at least once, but the problem persists, which is making it a money losing proposition.
The St. John's economy has always been tied to the sea but nowadays, thanks to the collapse of the cod fishery, the focus is on the offshore oil & gas fields. Impressive looking support vessels can be seen at dock loading up with crew and supplies.
Newfoundland is a large island made up of numerous peninsulas that project out in every direction, with each one offering something different to see. Our next peninsula to explore was the Bonavista Peninsula. The rocky landscape of Newfoundland is a result of glaciers retreating over the Canadian Shield, leaving rocks, boulders and small lakes behind. You never have to go far to see evidence of our geographic past which, in the end, has also made for ideal Moose country.
We didn't have to wait long, after passing a moose warning sign, to see our first moose. Actually there were two of them and they were happy to pose for a bit and let us take their picture. The second was Morris, a very accommodating Moose who hangs out at the nearby gas station.
The picturesque town of Trinity is one of the other principle destinations along the Discovery Trail, with pretty painted homes and various heritage buildings lining the cove of Trinity Bay.
Cape Bonavista and the town itself were discovered and founded by John Cabot in 1497 and it has been an important fishing centre ever since. But the windswept coastline and harsh conditions show that it couldn't have been easy making


By Artists For Artists
Yannis Davy Guibinga: Celebrating African Identities in Colorful Portraiture
Synergy of Traditional and Contemporary
Yannis Davy Guibinga is a Gabonese photographer whose heritage is deeply reflected in his artworks, which focus on African people living in and outside of Africa. From the Queen warrior Nzinga to the African diaspora, his subjects are a vivid representation of the spiritual connection with the continent
Motley by Yannis Davy Guibinga
While people are the focal point of his work, for Guibinga, a portrait isn't just about the person in the photo. He's a storyteller and creates stories that speak about the colorful and vibrant aesthetics of the African culture and the mix between traditional and modern elements.
"I like mixing elements from traditional African cultures like body painting techniques and headwraps with modern and futuristic elements to create a visual universe akin to Africanfuturism."
Pigments by Yannis Davy Guibinga
As a self-taught photographer, driven by passion and creativity, Guibinga finds inspiration in everything that surrounds him. A portrait can start from a story, a person, or a symbol. Guibinga explores cultural references, body painting techniques, and futuristic elements. Sometimes he uses saturated colors, emerging from dark backgrounds, and creating strong visual contrast; other times, he focuses on lines and shapes and uses only shades of black to create his stories. Either way, his portraits are meaningful and profound.
"I typically start with an idea of a story I want to tell or a particular topic I want to explore, sometimes the inspiration is sparked from the subjects themselves and other times from specific cultural symbols or references."
Oma Ayiya by Yannis Davy Guibinga
His compositions are complex and artful, continuously revealing new elements that capture the eye and the mind of the viewer. The mix of black and color is the main ingredient of Guibinga's portraits. Bright yellows, silky reds, and powerful blues tell the story of the artistic expression of African tribes transcribed in contemporary artworks. Each brush stroke and texture has a meaning as they would have in traditional African body painting and art. Guibinga pays homage to the subtle shapes of the human figure and silhouette.
The Grief by Yannis Davy Guibinga
Although the pandemic kept the artists away from their models and regular photoshoots, Yannis Davy Guibinga is eager to get back to work and create impressive portraits again. Photography is his way to express creativity, and he still has a lot to say through his visual stories.
Find more of Yannis Davy Guibinga's work on his website and Instagram.
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11.9 PreventionPrevention work refers to interventions designed to prevent violence against women from occurring and/or early interventions to prevent further harm being caused. They can be divided into 3 sub-categories:
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A live backup may lag behind the database server A transaction log mirror contains all the information required for complete recovery of committed transactions. Depending on the load that the database server is processing, the live backup may lag behind the transaction log mirror and may not contain all the committed transactions.
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- Autonomy - While part of LAUSD, Pilot Schools have increased control over their own resources. Pilot Schools are granted five key areas of autonomy: budget, staffing, schedule, governance, and curriculum and assessment.
- Accountability - Pilot Schools are held to higher levels of accountability in exchange for increased autonomy.
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Crystal healing is a technique in which crystals and stones are used to cure ailments and protect against future diseases. The crystals act as a conduit for healing by allowing positive energy to flow into the body, whilst providing a pathway for negative energy to flow out.
The practice of using crystals to heal has been seen since the very early days of humanity, in the form of amulets and talismans, although we have no real way of knowing the earliest date that these objects were used.
- 30,000 years ago - Some of the oldest amulets found in Britain were made of Baltic amber, and can be dated back to around 30,000 years ago in some cases. The sheer distance that these stones and amulets travelled shows just how valued they were to the people of the time.
- Palaeolithic era – Jet beads, bracelets, and necklaces were discovered in gravesites in Belgium and Switzerland from the times.
- Ancient Sumaria - The first historical reference to the use of crystals was from ancient Sumaria, where they were included in magic formulas.
- Ancient Egypt –The ancient Egyptians used crystals like lapis lazuli, carnelian, turquoise, clear quartz, and emerald in their amulets and jewellery for health and protection.
- Ancient Greece –Many of the names that we give crystals today originated from the ancient Greek language. The word 'crystal' comes from the Greek for 'ice'; it was believed that clear quartz was water that had frozen so deeply it would remain solid forever. The word 'amethyst' means 'not drunken' and amethyst amulets were worn to prevent drunkenness and hangovers. Hematite is derived from the Greek word for blood due to the red colour it turns when it oxidises, and soldiers would rub ground hematite on their bodies before battle as they believed it would make them invulnerable.
- Ancient China –Jade was the favoured healing stone of the ancient Chinese people, and it is still very much valued today. This green stone was recognised by the Chinese for its kidney healing abilities and the colour is thought to bring luck.
- Renaissance period –During the Renaissance period in Europe, which began in the 11thcentury, precious and semi-precious stones were used alongside herbal remedies to heal the sick.
- The 1600s – In 1609 Anselmus de Boot, the court physician to Rudolf II of Germany, proposed that the virtue of a gemstone was due to the presence of good or bad angels. Later on int he same century, Thomas Nichols put forward the belief that gems, as inanimate objects, could not possess healing effects, and so crystal healing fell out of favour across Europe.
- The 1980s –A New Age dawned in the 1980s, and the use of crystals and gemstones in healing began to regain popularity. Much of the modern day practice is drawn from the old methods and adapted to suit our time now that we have more information about how to channel the positive effects of crystals within the body.


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Etched into the rustic wooden sign in front of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, are symbols from the local American Indians, the Tohono O'odham—cacti, clouds, and a figure inside a circle—along with three crosses on a hill and the proclamation, "Serving all the people of God."
Like its sign, Southside—a part of the Presbyterian Church (USA)—draws from surrounding cultures in its ministry and membership. "We take care of each other and everyone else we possibly can," said Linda Ray, a church member and volunteer.
Southside's roughly 230 members support a variety of church programs. A gospel choir enlivens Sunday morning music. A program for the homeless and migrants opens church doors on weekdays to offer showers, a meal, and an occasional haircut. Southside also believes it was the first church to be a haven for refugees fleeing Central America's civil wars in the 1980s, Ray said, igniting the sanctuary movement, which grew to include hundreds of churches. The church works with local and national coalitions for immigration reform, an end to capital punishment, and a variety of other causes.
Southside was founded in 1906 as a mission church to the Tohono O'odham. The church has gained in Latino, African-American, and white membership as the character of its neighborhood changed, said associate pastor Brandon Wert. Wert said there is a "checkered history" of white Christian evangelism of American Indians that must be acknowledged. Yet, many O'odham families have stayed in the church for generations, and all the church's cultures are represented in local Presbyterian leadership, he said.
The membership's cultures also vitalize the church's worship and fellowship. The Sunday service is usually two hours long, both Ray and Wert said, because scripture is read in English and in Spanish, and O'odham members read prayers of blessing in their language. When Latino girls turn 15 years old, they often have their traditional Quinceañera celebration with the congregation. The congregation has also held sending ceremonies for the spirits of O'odham elders—such as Alice Paul, an educator and church matriarch, who died in May 2005—upholding the O'odham belief that the person's spirit remains for a year after death, Ray said.
After discussion with nearby indigenous peoples, the church constructed an Anasazi-style circular building—called a kiva—as their worship space. "We wanted a structure that best reflected our diversity," Wert said.
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Central of Georgia Bridges,
Just before a train would enter Savannah's Central of Georgia Railroad station, it would cross this 1852 viaduct (above), one of a pair of historic bridges at the former Central railroad complex. Spanning both West Boundary Street and the Ogeechee Canal, each of the two structures features four brick arches and decorative details in brick that create both elegance and utility.
(Above and below) The 1852 structure as documented in the Historic American Engineering Record. Photo above has been cropped. To see full-size image and other HAER photographs of this bridge, see Library of Congress web page here.
The second bridge (below), built in 1858, has 48-foot spans as compared to the 30-foot spans on the 1852 bridge. It has segmental arches instead of the elliptical arches of the older bridge. This bridge carried trains to the Central's freight depot and warehouses on the north side of the passenger depot.
(Above and below) HAER photographs of the 1858 structure. Photo above has been cropped. To see full-size image and other HAER photographs of this bridge, see Library of Congress web page here.
(Above) Detail of pier and spandrel of the second bridge. The older bridge can be seen in the background.
(Above) An antique store was built under one of the arches in the 1960s. It was later converted to studio space (called "Old Arch Hall") by the ever-inventive Savannah College of Art and Design.
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The Different Types of Providers and Who They Treat
A primary care provider (PCP) is a health care practitioner who sees people for ongoing care, testing and treatment of common medical problems. This person is most often a doctor. However, a PCP may be a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner, too. Your PCP is often involved in your care for a long time, so you should pick someone who you feel very comfortable with.
You may be able to choose among different types of medical practitioners to be your primary care provider:
What They Do Who They Treat
Family Practice
They care for the whole family, including pediatrics and OB/GYN care. Adults and children of all ages.
Internal Medicine Doctors or "Internists" They help prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases that affect adults. Adults of all ages.
They provide preventive care for healthy children and treat children who are injured or ill. They specialize in childhood diseases, growth and emotional health. Newborns, infants, children and adolescents.
Geriatric Physicians or "Geriatricians"
They specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and disability in older adults. Older adults, generally 65 and older.
Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) They provide patient care under the supervision of a physician. They can order diagnostic tests and prescribe many medications. Adults and children of all ages.


The power of music cannot be denied. Often referred to as "the language we all speak", music can help us understand ourselves and others by transcending boundaries of colour, religion and language to bring people together in a way that little else can.
Music, as a form of artistic expression, has the advantage of being very loud: it attracts attention and influences opinion. It can help in healing, in breaking down barriers and borders, in reconciling, and it can also educate. As a cultural right, music can help to promote and protect other human rights (civil, political, economic or social).
The music of Elvis (namely his first single, "That's All Right") brought down racial boundaries when a white kid from Memphis started singing black music. In the 80s and 90s artists came together to raise money for poverty, hunger and HIV. U2 became advocates for justice and equality. Artists like Katy Perry, Gaga and Beyonce continue to fight for equality for all races, genders and sexual orientation.
Four humanitarian singers who made an especially large impact through both creating and supporting various foundations, and in whose footsteps we would like all our Talent Search finalists to follow are:
 1. Shakira
Shakira gained worldwide fame for her pop music with a Latin flare. However, she also leads a philanthropic career outside of music. The artist primarily focuses on universal education and early childhood development. She founded the Pies Descalzos (Bare Feet) Foundation that looks to "bring education to every child in the world."
Shakira also supports the ONE campaign, which mobilizes individuals to do their part to end extreme poverty and Habitat for Humanity, which strives to give everyone in the world adequate housing.
 1. Bono
Bono is not only the leader singer of the world renowned band U2, but he is also well known for his humanitarian efforts. He has helped fight poverty by supporting and creating multiple campaigns and projects. These include the ONE campaign and (RED), which advocates for an AIDS free globe. Bono also supports EDUN which encourages trade between impoverished countries in order to boost their economies.
In addition, he often participates in fundraising concerts to help raise money for these foundations and to promote important causes. He works directly with world leaders and policy makers in his mission to eradicate poverty and improve the world's living conditions. No wonder he has been ranked the top celebrity humanitarian.
 1. Elton John
Don't let the sun go down on Elton John: he's ready to change the world. The well-known singer and songwriter is also a supporter in the quest to eliminate AIDS around the world.
He created the Elton John AIDS Foundation in order to help reduce the AIDS epidemic. Consequently, his foundation has raised over $125 million, which has gone to support 55 different countries. This support promotes education prevention and provides services to those in need. He also supports other foundations, such as AIDS LIFE, World AIDS Day and War Child.
 1. Alicia Keys
"No One" can deny Alicia Keys' contributions toward fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This singer also uses her powerhouse singing voice to speak for the unheard individuals. She co-founded Keep a Child Alive, which focuses on the millions of children that die from AIDS in places where medical treatment is sub-par or unavailable. This foundation offers a range of services, including diagnostic testing and health care training.
With our Talent Search competition we look for artists who want to bring about change. Like Bono once said, "Music can change the world because it can change people." That is what we strongly believe.
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Mauritian Hindus are very religious. They are devoted to the ancient traditions and culture. Yet, many non-Hindu practices have found their way into the local Hindu way of life. What happens, for instance, when a person dies in the local community?
Though many Hindus believe in cremation, it is quite a normal for the Hindus of Mauritius to have the corpses of their family buried in cemeteries. Burying corpses in coffins is a purely Christian practice. This is done because Christians believe that on Doomsday all the dead will be brought to life from the graveyards. According to the Biblical beliefs, the deeds of the "dead" would at this time be weighed on a scale. If the good deeds outweighed the bad ones, the soul would go to Heaven. If the bad ones are heavier, the soul would go to Hell. That is why Christians are so anxious to have their dead buried in graveyards. But why do the Hindus also do this? Do Hindu scriptures recommend funerals in graveyards? Do the Vedas, Agamas, Tirumantiram or Bhagavat Gita lay stress on funerals in graveyards? No. Yet, Hindus have come to follow this misleading practice.
But not all Hindus follow this pattern, despite the western influence. Many are following the traditional path of Hinduism and consider orthodox Hindu rituals and cremation a must. Many cremation grounds have been built for Hindus with both private and state help. Such grounds are scattered all over the island.
Something worth noting about Hindus who practice the burying of the dead is their participation in the "All Soul's Day" observance. On the first of November of each year parents, friends and relatives go to the cemetery to gather at the tombs of their cherished dear. Many Hindus also go to the cemetery on this day to pay homage to their dead. They bring with them bouquets of flowers to be placed on the tombs.
When asked why he was observing this practice, one Hindu told Hinduism Today, "My cherished parent won't weep if I offer him flowers on this day. He is expecting us to bring flowers to him. So, we must do it to keep him happy."
What does Hinduism prescribe here? Hindus believe in the cremation of the body upon death. We believe in reincarnation, that the soul has not merely one birth on the earth but many through which it matures and evolves until all karmas are resolved. Still, there are instances where many Hindus drift away from the Hindu path due to Christian influences. Is there a solution to remedy this situation? Hindus have to be taught basic Hindu laws. Everything starts from a basis. If a basis is strong, the superstructure can be strong.
In Mauritius, though we have many orthodox Hindus, some Hindu intellectuals find Hinduism ordinary. Many of these intellectuals are products of western universities. They are just Hindu by appearance. They interpret Hinduism in the light of their western education which is primarily opinionated knowledge. Even those who have attended well established secondary schools behave in the same way. They look down upon Hindu beliefs.
One can only interpret, teach or write about Hinduism when one lives like a Hindu. One cannot interpret this age-old philosophy if one is attached to western beliefs and values. Hindus in Mauritius should be really proud of their Hindu heritage. It is only then that they can lead others to understand and respect it.
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The Heart Foundation now backs full-fat milk if you're healthy. But it still recommends reduced-fat milk if you have high blood pressure or heart disease. from
Why full-fat milk is now OK if you're healthy, but reduced-fat dairy is still best if you're not
The Heart Foundation now recommends full-fat milk, cheese and yoghurt or reduced-fat options as part of its updated dietary advice released yesterday.
This moves away from earlier advice that recommended only reduced-fat dairy when it comes to heart health.
So, what's behind the latest change? And what does this mean for people with high blood pressure or existing heart disease?
Read more: According to TV, heart attack victims are rich, white men who clutch their hearts and collapse. Here's why that's a worry
What's new if you're healthy?
For healthy Australians, the Heart Foundation now recommends unflavoured full-fat milk, yoghurt and cheese, as well as the reduced-fat options previously recommended.
The change comes after reviewing research from systematic reviews and meta-analyses published since 2009. These pooled results come from mostly long-term observational studies.
This is where researchers assess people's dietary patterns and follow them for many years to look at health differences between people who eat and drink a lot of dairy products and those who consume small amounts.
Researchers run these studies because it is not practical or ethical to put people on experimental diets for 20 or more years and wait to see who gets heart disease.
Read more: Are light dairy products better? We asked five experts
So when results of the recent studies were grouped together, the Heart Foundation reported no consistent relationship between full-fat or reduced-fat milk, cheese and yoghurt consumption and the risk of heart disease. The risk was neither increased nor decreased.
Put simply, for people who do not have any risk factors for heart disease, including those in the healthy weight range, choosing reduced-fat or low-fat options for milk, yoghurt and cheese does not confer extra health benefits or risks compared to choosing the higher fat options, as part of a varied healthy eating pattern.
Read more: Health Check: is cheese good for you?
Before you think about having a dairy binge, the review noted the studies on full-fat milk, yoghurt and cheese can't be extrapolated to butter, cream, ice cream and dairy-based desserts.
This is why the Heart Foundation still doesn't recommend those other full-fat dairy options, even if you're currently healthy.
What about people with heart disease?
However, for people with heart disease, high blood pressure or some other conditions, the advice is different.
The review found dairy fat in butter seems to raise LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels more than full-fat milk, cheese and yogurt. And for people with raised LDL cholesterol there is a bigger increase in LDL after consuming fat from dairy products.
Read more: Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
So, for people with high blood cholesterol or existing heart disease, the Heart Foundation recommends unflavoured reduced-fat milk, yoghurt and cheese to help lower their total risk of heart disease, which is consistent with previous recommendations.
Unflavoured, reduced-fat versions are lower in total kilojoules than the full-fat options. So, this will also help lower total energy intakes, a key strategy for managing weight.
Reduced-fat yoghurt and other dairy products are still recommended for people with high cholesterol or existing heart disease. from
How does this compare with other advice?
The 2013 National Health and Medical Research Council's Dietary Guidelines for Australians recommends a variety of healthy foods from the key healthy food groups to achieve a range of measures of good health and well-being, not just heart health.
Based on evidence until 2009, the guidelines generally recommend people aged over two years mostly consume reduced-fat versions of milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or their alternatives, recognising most Australians are overweight or obese.
Read more: Plain, Greek, low-fat? How to choose a healthy yoghurt
This advice still holds for people with heart disease. However, the new Heart Foundation advice for healthy people means less emphasis is now on using reduced-fat versions, in light of more recent evidence.
The Australian Dietary Guidelines have a further recommendation to limit eating and drinking foods containing saturated fat. The guidelines recommend replacing high-fat foods which contain mainly saturated fats such as butter and cream, with foods which contain mainly polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats such as oils, spreads, avocado, nut butters and nut pastes.
This advice is still consistent with the Heart Foundation recommendations.
Australians eat a lot of 'junk' food
The most recent (2011-12) National Nutrition Survey of Australians found over one-third (35%) of what we eat comes from energy-dense, nutrient-poor, discretionary foods, or, junk foods.
Poor dietary patterns are the third largest contributor to Australia's current burden of disease. Being overweight or obese is the second largest contributor, after smoking.
If Australians followed current dietary guidelines, whether using fullor reduced-fat milk, yoghurt and cheese, the national burden of disease due to heart disease would drop by 62%, stroke by 34% and type 2 diabetes by 41%.
What's the take home message?
See your GP for a heart health check. If you do not have heart disease and prefer full-fat milk, cheese and yoghurt then choose them, or a mix of full and reduced-fat versions.
If you have heart disease or are trying to manage your weight then choose mostly reduced-fat versions.
Focus on making healthy choices across all food groups. If you need personalised advice, ask your GP to refer you to an accredited practising dietitian.
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A Fun App for an APPY New Year! Where's My Water?
After a busy couple of weeks readjusting to the school routine and working on winter and penguins with my students, I've been trying some new apps on my iPad.
I stumbled upon "Where's My Water" through my children and have become quite addicted! I have been able to integrate it into therapy and make it apply to language goals and objectives.
"Where's My Water" is an app created by Disney, featuring an alligator who lives in the sewers of a building, and needs water in his bathtub. There are many levels you can get for free, in which the player must figure out how to get water from various pipes or puddles, through obstacles including dirt and tunnels, past foam which does strange things to the water, and into a pipe leading to Swampy's bathtub.
First of all, how lucky am I that the alligator's name is "SSSwampy!" There are some little movies included in the game which give lots of opportunities to say the name (especially for children working on /s/ blends!)
I insist that my students must tell each other or me how to get the water into the bathtub. This is difficult for them! Many students are able to clear a pathway, but can't even begin to verbally plan and problem solve HOW to get the water where it needs to go.
When they get stuck, I of course use my modeling hierarchy to help them formulate their thoughts: Providing choices: "Should the tunnel go left or right?"; closing sentences: "Draw a line to the......."; or just imitating: "Tell him make a tunnel from the puddle to the pipe!" It is fascinating to see who can and cannot figure out how to solve the problem, and how much scaffolding they need to express what to do.
I love this app because there are applications to more complex science concepts, and also some very basic problem solving. Check out this review, download the free app onto your iPad and let me know if you find it useful during therapy!