How to find acronyms in a Word document
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Lots of documents are full of acronyms; some are defined, some aren't. If you need to review acronyms for any reason, here are three approaches.
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Enterprise users have it made when searching for acronyms and their definitions because Microsoft Word's newish Editor has that functionality built in. The rest of us have to work a bit harder to find acronyms, and fortunately there's more than one way.
SEE: 83 Excel tips every user should master (TechRepublic)
An acronym is a series of initials used to represent a longer phrase. For instance, URL isn't a word on its own, it's an acronym for Uniform or Universal Resource Locator. In this article, I'll show you three ways to highlight them in a document.
I'm using Microsoft 365 on a Windows 10 64-bit system, but you can use earlier versions. This article isn't supported by Word Online. You can enter your own content, but if you download the demonstration.docm,.doc and.cls files, you'll have quick access to the code reviewed in this article.
1. How to use the Acronym pane in Word
The enterprise version of Microsoft 365 has a feature that lists acronyms for you in the desktop and online versions. To see a list of defined acronyms, click the References tab. The Acronyms pane will show a list of your defined acronyms. By defined, I mean the phrase the acronym represents. Again, for URL, the pane would also display Uniform or Universal Resource Locator. If you select an acronym in the text, this feature will add the definition for you! If you don't find a definition, you can wait a few days to see if the feature updates accordingly, or you can define it yourself. This feature is available only with an enterprise license.
2. How to use Find in Word
If you don't have an enterprise license, you can use the Find feature to highlight all the acronyms in a document. It's important to note that this method isn't as smart as you might think because it will highlight any instance of two or more uppercase letters. That means the results might highlight something other than a true acronym. Now, let's look at a search string that you can use:
 1. Click Ctrl + F or click the Editing dropdown on the Home tab to open the Navigation pane. From the dropdown (to the right), choose Advanced Find.
 2. Click More and then check the Use Wildcards option.
 3. Check the No Formatting option at the bottom if not dimmed. The Find feature remembers the last Find task and if it includes formatting, you might not get the expected results. It's a good idea to always check this option when starting a new Find task.
 4. In the Find What control, enter <[A-Z]{2,}> (Figure A).
 5. Click Reading Highlight and then click Highlight All.
 6. Click Close to see the highlights shown in Figure B.
Figure A
 Complete the Find options.
Figure B
 Highlight all instances of two or more uppercase characters.
This method has two flaws:
 - It highlights MD. While you might consider it an acronym of sorts, you probably won't want to highlight it in this type of search. If you correct it to M.D. (with periods), the Find task will ignore it.
 - All the highlights disappear as soon as you click something.
This method can be more frustrating than helpful because the highlights aren't permanent. Now, let's look at a VBA procedure that has a more permanent outcome.
3. How to use a VBA procedure in Word
A quick highlight might be all you need, but most of the time, you'll want something more permanent. The procedure in Listing A does the same thing that the Find string in the last section does. The only difference is that it's permanent until you remove it. You can use this same code to remove the highlights by changing.Replacement.Highlight to False.
Listing A
Sub HighlightAcronyms()
'This procedure highlights all instances of two or more
'uppercase letters.
 With Selection.Find
 .Text = "<[A-Z]{2,}"
 .Forward = True
 .Wrap = wdFindContinue
 .MatchWildcards = True
 .Replacement.Text = ""
 .Replacement.Highlight = True 'False to remove highlights.
 .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
 End With
End Sub
This code does exactly the same thing as you did manually in the last section. It uses a search string to find all instances of two or more consecutive uppercase letters. As earlier, sometimes the procedure will highlight something that's not a true acronym.
If you're using a ribbon version, be sure to save the workbook as a macro-enabled file or the procedure won't run. If you're using a menu version, you can skip this step. To add the procedure, press Alt + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor. In the Project Explorer to the left, select ThisWorkbook so you can run the procedure in any sheet. You can enter the code manually or import the downloadable.cls file. In addition, the macro is in the downloadable.docm and.doc files. If you enter the code manually, don't paste from this web page. Instead, copy the code into a text editor and then paste that code into the ThisWorkbook module. Doing so will remove any phantom web characters that might otherwise cause errors.
After entering the procedure, you can use it as follows:
 1. Click the Developers tab.
 2. Click Macros in the Code group.
 3. In the resulting dialog, choose HighlightAcronyms() as shown in Figure C and click Run.
Figure C
 Run the procedure.
As you can see in Figure D, the acronyms are permanently highlighted. To remove them, run Sub HighlightAcronymsRemove(), which is in the demonstration files. I didn't include it in the article text, because only one statement changes. Depending on how you're calling the procedure, you could use one procedure and pass the True/False value as a Boolean.
Figure D
This highlight will stay until you remove it.
It's unlikely that you'll want to work through all those steps every time you want to run the procedure. Instead, add the macro to the Quick Access Toolbar. To do so, read How to add Office macros to the QAT toolbar for quick access.
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Any way you slice it, bread that contains critical nutrients could help combat severe malnutrition in impoverished regions. That is the goal of a group of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate students who are using synthetic biology to enhance common yeast so that it yields beta carotene, the orange substance that gives carrots their color. When it's eaten, beta-carotene turns into vitamin A.
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Bristol stool chart
What should my stools look like?
The type of stool or faeces depends on the time it spends in the colon. After you pass faeces, what you see in the toilet bowl is basically the result of your diet, fluids, medications and lifestyle. You can use the Bristol Stool Chart to check what your stools are telling you.
The Bristol Stool Chart shows seven categories of stool. Every person will have different bowel habits, but the important thing is that your stools are soft and easy to pass – like types 3 and 4 below.
 Bristol stool chart bowel movement
Reproduced with kind permission of Dr KW Heaton, formerly Reader in Medicine at the University of Bristol. ©2000-2014, Norgine group of companies.
Reference: Heaton, K W & Lewis, S J 1997, 'Stool form scale as a useful guide to intestinal transit time'. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, vol.32, no.9, pp.920 - 924. Retrieved on 2/3/2007.
What are the signs of a healthy bowel?
Being 'regular' is a way of describing good bowel habits or normal bowel function. We often talk about our bowels being regular but this is often misunderstood as meaning that you go to the toilet to pass faeces every day. It's common for people to empty their bowel once a day, although it's still normal to be more or less often. Being regular really means that soft yet well-formed bowel motions are easily passed and that this happens anywhere from 1–3 times a day to 3 times a week.
The bowel usually wants to empty about 30 minutes after a meal (commonly breakfast), but this can vary from person to person.
Good bowel function for adults
There's more to good bowel function than just being regular. For example, you should be able to:
 - hold on for a short time after you feel the first urge to go to the toilet - this allows time to get there and remove clothing without any accidental loss of faeces
 - pass a bowel motion within about a minute of sitting down on the toilet
 - pass a bowel motion easily and without pain - ideally, you shouldn't be straining on the toilet or struggling to pass a bowel motion which is hard and dry, and
 - completely empty your bowel when you pass a motion - you don't have to go back to the toilet soon after, to pass more.
People who pass bowel motions at the wrong time or in the wrong place may be experiencing poor bowel control, or faecal incontinence. They may also pass wind when they don't want to.
Poor bowel control is more common than you may think - about one in 20 people experience poor bowel control. It's often not talked about, but both men and women can have poor bowel control. It's more common as you get older, but young people can also have poor bowel control. Sometimes, people with poor bowel control also have poor bladder control and may leak urine.
Good bowel function for children
Children usually develop the ability to be toilet trained by about three years of age. 'Soiling' is when the bowels are emptied in places other than the toilet. Even after a child is toilet trained, there may be occasional accidents with soiling (poo) in your child's underwear.
If a child is unable to be toilet trained or has regular poo accidents after the age of three to four years, then they should be medically assessed. If a child has been toilet trained and at a later stage starts to soil, this also needs medical assessment.
How many children get soiling?
About 1-3% of children can have this problem and some of them may have wetting as well. It is more common in boys.
Why do children soil?
In almost all cases soiling happens because the large bowel is not emptying properly and the child is constipated.Constipation is very common and occurs at some time in up to 25% of children. If it is not recognised and treated, bowel actions may become harder and less frequent. Over time, stretching of the bowel makes it less sensitive, so the child may not feel when poo needs to come out and therefore has an accident. It is quite possible that there is hard poo inside the bowel, but the soiling is soft runny poo leaking around the hard mass, and so you don't realise that constipation is the underlying problem.
Read more on children's incontinence
Quick tips
Make sure to speak with your doctor if you think you have constipation or diarrhoea and urgency. Some treatment options include:
 - Using a laxative;
 - A healthy diet containing plenty of different fibre rich foods;
 - Drinking lots of fluids;
 - Incorporating exercise to keep bowels healthy and regular.
To find out which foods are best to eat, take a look at the Healthy Diet and Bowels factsheet.
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"Who is the Longest of Them All?"
Objective - SWBAT graph
the length of a variety of dinosaurs using cooperative learning skills.
1) Use the graphing activity, teacher will have students identify the lengths of different dinosaurs.
2) Why do you think that some dinosaurs were so much longer than others? What do you think they used their length for?
3) Teacher will use the graphing activity sheet to model how to color a bar that would exemplify the height of a human child and a
4) Students will use "Pair and Share" to complete the graphing activity.
5) Who is the longest? Who is the shortest?
Students will be evaluated on the completion of their graphs.

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Fiery Pit Of Hell
The concept of a fiery pit that people associate with the concept called hell comes, of course, from the Archons.
When they created religions it was, in their eyes, necessary to create punishment for any and all misdeeds and so it occurred to them that the worst thing that they could create was a fiery pit where god threw anyone who did not conform to any particular religion, complete with everlasting suffering inflicted on them by demons and Imps working under the direction of this heartless god.
They did this because religions were first introduced into the middle East. Those countries are hot and so people suffered from the heat.
Thus, it made sense to the Archons to push the concept of heat to its limit.
So the concept was introduced into at least two of the major religions and seized upon with great eagerness by the priests in order to terrorize their congregation.
This concept exists to this day and is still propounded from pulpit to terrorize people.
Thus, people who have been brought up in a religion that expands this false doctrine, if they have a near death experience, before quite losing consciousness, enter a state where they expect to go to this burning hell as they still consider themselves guilty of various things and think that they are unworthy of going to Heaven.
So, with their imagination, they create this image and it remains uppermost in their mind even though they might, in fact, proceed down the tunnel of light towards heaven.
The concept of going to hell remains uppermost in their memory and so, when they return to physical life, that is what they describe.
But it is just imagination rather like a bad dream. It has no place in reality.
The truth is as we have described in various books and publications.
It is high time that this lie was chased from the words and writings of misguided Preachers.
It will fade gradually as people start to comprehend spirituality and the noble, loving nature of God and that replaces the heartless tyrant invented by religions.
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Blow to the head
Through examining his skeletal remains, scientists found evidence that at a young age, Shanidar 1 experienced a crushing blow to his head. The blow damaged the left eye (possibly blinding him) and the brain area controling the right side of the body, leading to a withered right arm and possible paralysis that also crippled his right leg. One of Shanidar 1's middle foot bones (metatarsal) on his right foot shows a healed fracture, which probably only enhanced his noticeable limp. All of Shanidar 1's injuries show signs of healing, so none of them resulted in his death. In fact, scientists estimate he lived until 35–45 years of age. He would have been considered old to another Neandertal, and he would probably not have been able to survive without the care of his social group.


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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Captain Walter Ziegler
Crew Member
Age: 29
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
Occupation: Watch Officer
Location at time of fire: Control car
Captain Walter Ziegler was a watch officer on the Hindenburg's final flight. A former merchant marine, Ziegler had served aboard the Hamburg-America Line steamers Resolute and New York, rising to the rank of third officer before being hired by the Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei on May 1st, 1935. With the DZR looking to train watch officers to command the fleet of airships which was expected to be built over the next several years, Ziegler quickly progressed from his initial station on the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin as one of Chief Knorr's riggers, to stand watch as a helmsman, then as an elevatorman and finally, by the time the Hindenburg made her maiden flight on March 4, 1936, a navigator. By the beginning of the Hindenburg's 1937 season, Walter Ziegler had reached the rank of watch officer, and as such was one of the ship's second officers.
Ziegler was also, according to Klaus Pruss (the son of the Hindenburg's commander Captain Max Pruss) one of three ranking members of the Nazi Party among the Hindenburg's crew, the others being Chief Engineer Rudolf Sauter and rudderman Helmut Lau. According to Pruss, Ziegler and the others were, however, dedicated airshipmen first and foremost.
Walter Ziegler (prior to promotion to navigator, given the lack of insignia stripes on his sleeve) gives a tour of the navigation room in the Hindenburg's control car.
A disciplined man, Ziegler was apparently more than a bit concerned by the comparatively lax security in the Zeppelin hangar at Rhein-Main Flughafen in Frankfurt, as visitors were allowed inside the hangar to look at the Hindenburg in the days before it's first 1937 flight to America, which was scheduled to begin on May 3rd. Ziegler, who was the officer in charge of moving the Hindenburg into and out of her hangar, later recalled that diagrams of the interior of the ship were posted on the walls of the hangar, which could conceivably have made a much easier job of it for a potential stowaway or other troublemaker.
The first North American flight of the season progressed without incident, and Captain Ziegler's last four-hour watch of the flight ended at 4:00 on the afternoon of May 6th, shortly before the Hindenburg passed over the Lakehurst air station for the first time before heading for the New Jersey coast to await better landing conditions. Ziegler returned to the control car at approximately 7:00, just before navigator Eduard Boetius sounded the signal for landing stations. The ship was approaching the Lakehurst air station from the southwest, and the giant airship hangar came into view shortly thereafter.
Captain Ziegler took the off-watch position at the gas board at the rear of the command deck in the front section of the control car. At approximately 7:10 PM, as the ship made a wide circle to the north and west of the landing field, Ziegler cranked the wheel on the gas board, valving gas simultaneously for 15 seconds from gas cells 3 through 11, and cells 13 and 14 on orders from Captain Albert Sammt, the watch officer in charge of the ship's altitude during the landing maneuver. When it was noticed a couple minutes later that the ship was tail-heavy, Sammt ordered Ziegler to pull the individual valving mechanisms for cells 11 through 16 (which filled the forward half of the ship) in an effort to bring the ship into trim. Ziegler valved these six forward cells three times over the next five minutes or so, for 15 seconds at 7:13, an additional 15 seconds at 7:16, and for 5 seconds at 7:19 when the ship was hovering almost stationary just beyond the outer edge ot the mooring circle, preparing to drop its yaw lines.
Sammt then remarked that the ship seemed to be in trim, and Ziegler proceeded to watch the ground crew below. He saw the ship's two yaw lines drop from the bow at 7:21, and watched the ground crew attach the port line to the corresponding mooring car. The wind suddenly changed slightly, and Ziegler saw the portside yaw line tighten as the ship moved to starboard.
Captain Ziegler's location in the control car at the time of the fire.
The ship suddenly gave a shake, and Ziegler heard a dull thud. He looked aft, and saw a yellowish-red glare coming from the area near the stern of the ship, then he held on as the ship itself took a sudden steep inclination aft. Gradually, the front of the ship began to descend at what Ziegler later described as "a moderate speed, and "settled relatively smoothly." As the ship neared the ground, Captain Ernst Lehmann, former Hindenburg commander who was aboard as an observer, ordered everybody out of the car. Ziegler made his way to a window on the starboard side and prepared to jump. The ship touched down on the hydraulic landing wheel beneath the control car, and Ziegler held back as the ship rebounded about 15 or 20 feet back into the air, leaping out the window as the ship settled to earth for the second and final time.
Ziegler's natural escape route at that point was to run towards the starboard side of the ship, but he quickly stopped and thought better of it when he saw the ship's starboard structure collapsing in front of him. He turned around and made his way back toward the control car and, having heard stories of wartime Zeppelin crew members having survived fiery crashes by lying down on the floor of their gondolas until the fire had subsided, Ziegler climbed back into the remains of the control car and lay face-down on the floor of the navigation room.
One of the Hindenburg's watch officers, either Walter Ziegler or Anton Wittemann, (arrow) pauses and begins to backpedal as the ship's hull collapses atop several other members of the command crew in front of him.
Captain Ziegler stayed in the control car for a few seconds, and then quickly realized that it was simply too hot for him to remain there. He briefly hunted around the navigation room for the ship's log book but, unable to locate it, he climbed back out the starboard window of the navigation room and made his way around the front of the control car. He noticed that the fire was less intense to port, and after a few moments the rest of the outer cover had burned away and he saw a clear path to safety there. Chief Sauter was already out there, and when he saw Ziegler emerging from the wreck, he helped him to get clear.
After making a rather slow escape from the wreck, Ziegler somehow walked out virtually unscathed, and then joined with other crew members in climbing up into the portside passenger decks to look for survivors. Once they assisted the last five passengers out of the ruins of the dining salon, Ziegler and a number of others including steward Fritz Deeg, navigators Eduard Boetius and Christian Nielsen, and an Esso Oil official named Emil Hoff began trying to determine who had escaped the fire and who had not. Ziegler stayed on the field doing what he could for the next couple of hours, and finally went over to the DZR office in the heavier-than-air hangar where crew survivors had been gathering, and then proceeded over to the infirmary to see how many survivors had passed through there.
Ziegler remained in the United States for about 3 weeks after the disaster. He stayed by the bedside of engine mechanic Walter Banholzer, critically burned and dying at nearby Paul Kimball Hospital, until Banholzer passed away early in the morning on May 7th, the day after the fire. Ziegler was also required to assist several other surviving crewmen in the sad task of identifying the bodies of the victims, lined up on the floor in a makeshift morgue in one of the side rooms of Hangar #1. One of those identified by Ziegler was Emilie Imhoff, the Hindenburg's first stewardess, who had been hired by the Zeppelin Company the previous September.
As one of the Hindenburg's most senior officers not confined to the hospital (the other two being Captain Heinrich Bauer and Captain Anton Wittemann) Ziegler took an active role in the investigation into the disaster, particularly in the hours and days immediately following the accident. He was onhand as police and federal agents combed through the Hindenburg's wreckage, and at one point was approached by an FBI agent who was holding what he claimed to be part of a bomb he'd discovered in the stern portion of the ship. What at first appeared to be a watch spring, Ziegler told the man, was in fact merely part of one of the tensiometers used to measure the tautness of the bracing wires radiating out like bicycle spokes from the ship's axial girder.
Ziegler, along with Bauer and several others, also conferred with the US Navy's Board of Inquiry before it was shut down due to a jurisdictional conflict the Monday following the disaster. Since the Hindenburg was a civilian aircraft, the investigation fell to the US Department of Commerce


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We are always being asked by teachers how they can work more creatively with pupils so here is a fine example:
Teacher in Role
Teacher in role is a great dramatic technique to use. It basically means the teacher adopts a suitable role and directs the drama from within. By doing this the teacher is more able advance the development of the lesson by creating interest, provoking tension, offering choices, and initiating possibilities for the group to interact in role.
Working in role has a number of benefits:
- Information can be given in a fun and interesting way
- It allows pupils to work creatively and use their imaginations
- The drama gives any instructions or activities an added impetus.
- Pupils can be empowered, particularly if the character they meet needs help
You don't have to be a great actor to do it. Children have great imaginations and you can make the role very simple; all you are doing is communicating the key emotions or beliefs of the character. You can use simple props, a piece of costume such as a scarf or even just use sitting on a chair to show when you are in or out of role.
Make sure you research or have created your character thoroughly and have some idea of what you are going to say, but also be open to responding to comments and questions from the children. Hot seating is a good way of getting started and becoming more confident about using the technique. Allow the students to question you in role. Once you feel more confident you can place the children in role as well.
There are numerous ways teacher in role can be utilised, here are some examples:
Take on the role of a newspaper editor at some significant event in history. You want the pupils to help you choose the most memorable moment from the event so you can write an exciting article. Challenging pupils to remember the most dangerous, thrilling and scary moments for your readers. Get help to set the tone of the article and create the right level of excitement for your readers then ask the pupils to write the article or draw a picture for the front page.
- Take on the role of a refugee. You do not speak very good English and you want to contact your family in a different land. Encourage the pupils to try out different ways of communicating with you such as hand signals, drawings or acting things out. Once they can communicate with you, see if they can work out exactly where you have come from and encourage them to explore different ways that they could help your character contact their family. You could also explore why your character has come to this country and why they had to leave their family behind.
- Take on the role of a Jeremy Kyle chat show host. Encourage a pupil to play the role of a young person suffering from peer pressure. Their friends have all started smoking/drinking/skipping school and they feel pressured to do it too, although they don't want to. Get one of the pupils to play the friend who is encouraging them, and another to play a friend who is discouraging them. Allow the rest of the pupils to become the audience who gives advice to the characters.
Look out for more drama games and dramatic techniques next week and as always if you would like us to come to your school to perform a play in a day, drama workshop or assembly do get in touch using the enquiry form to the right.


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About the Forest Carbon Counts Project
Forest Carbon Counts is a collaborative project within the Environmental Paper Network to advance scientifically based accounting of the climate impacts of harvesting and burning of forests for products and energy.
The forest and paper industry is the largest user of bio-energy in the United States. The energy is almost entirely consumed in the production of virgin fiber products.
A critical carbon accounting error, recently identified by a number of researchers, is perpetuating the myth of the carbon-neutrality of burning forests for energy. This error threatens climate progress by creating incentives leading to the over-consumption of virgin forests for products and energy. The error inhibits the communication of clear climate impacts and choices to policy makers and consumers and inhibits the adoption of true low-carbon solutions, such as recycled products and forest conservation outlined in the EPN's Common Vision.
Currently the project is focused on the following initiatives:
- The Working Group on Forest Carbon Accounting in Products
- Monitoring U.S. Policy and Educating Decision Makers
- Tracking Carbon Accounting and Standards Setting Processes
- Compiling Scientific Research and Advocacy Efforts
For more information contact us.


We combined 3 ideas we brainstormed to create an idea we all be interested in. The ideas were gaming, clarefai, and twilio. We wanted to use those ideas and tools in order to create, hence iScavengerHunt was formed.
What it does
You can create scavenger hunts. Monitor scavenger hunts. Participate in scavengers hunts. Using clarefai api to see if you got the right answer. Most of all, have fun.
How we built it
We built it with Android Studio.
Challenges we ran into
Incoprating clarefai and twilio into Android Studio. Debugging and timing. Learning the apis. Working on multiple projects.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Working on project we actually like to do and building it even if it's a prototype. Having fun and learning new technologies.
What we learned
We learned how to use various APIs.
What's next for iScavengerHunt
Putting it all together. Test run and optimize the algorithm.
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You can obtain information about the current state of a channel including a list of unique user-ids currently subscribed to the channel and the total occupancy count of the channel by calling the hereNow() function in your application.
To call Here Now you can use the following method(s) in the AngularJS V4 SDK:
You can obtain information about the current list of channels to which a uuid is subscribed to by calling the whereNow function in your application.
If the app is killed/crashes and restarted (or the page containing the PubNub instance is refreshed on the browser) within the heartbeat window no timeout event is generated.
To call whereNow you can use the following method(s) in the AngularJS V4 SDK:
The state API is used to set/get key/value pairs specific to a subscriber uuid.
State information is supplied as a JSON object of key/value pairs.


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Is it made of earth or brick? Â This is a common distinction in the world of wood-fired ovens and comes with a whole slew of assumptions. Â "Earth ovens are cheaper, easier to build but less durable." Â "Brick ovens are expensive, harder to build but more professional and will last longer." Â The oven build documented below is an exploration of the combination of these techniques to leverage the advantages of each. Â We use earth where its sculptural quality allows us to perfectly mold it to the shape that we desire. Â We use brick where it will give a good durable surface for cooking and in the entrance way to withstand the abuse of heated and passionate cooking. Â The bookÂ Build Your Own Earth Oven provides further reference for these techniques.
Using rope to define the shape of the catenary vault. Â The plywood is cut and the negative shape is used as a screed.
Eventually, a whole outdoor kitchen and service bar was built around the oven!….
Useful Links for Further Reading:
- The book Build Your Own Earth Oven!
- Arcticle – Improving Earth Ovens: Experiments in DIY Earthen Castable Refractory


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Contribuir a los cambios que apoyen el fin de la pobreza en todas sus formas.
Students investigate to find out the least wealthy countries in the world and reasons for that poverty.
Students explore which of these is the most appealing, trustworthy, effective and what support programmes are there in their country that are involved in these countries.
Students explore whether it is possible to get in touch with a representative of those programmes and arrange a meeting/talk.
Students decide on a programme that they feel is effective and then decide how they can support it.


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Remote and unresearched : a contextualized study of non-Indigenous educational leaders working in Yukon Indigenous communities
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Title: Remote and unresearched : a contextualized study of non-Indigenous educational leaders working in Yukon Indigenous communities
Author: Blakesley, Simon C.
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Program: Educational Studies
Copyright Date: 2010
Issue Date: 2010-05-19
Publisher University of British Columbia
Abstract: This study engages in a critical analysis of the lived experiences of non-Indigenous educational leaders working in Indigenous communities in the Yukon Territory, Canada. It sheds light on the epistemic and cross-cultural tensions underpinning much of the literature on educational leadership, and aims to address Walker and Dimmock's (2000) concern that studies of comparative education have been generally absent from educational leadership and management, thereby limiting the available body of knowledge specific to culture and leadership. The study focuses on five questions: How do non-Indigenous Yukon principals construct their professional identity and their role as educational leaders? How do they construct their notions of educational leadership and practice? Given the Yukon's distinct governance and policy contexts, how do they construct understandings of 'indigeneity' in relation to local Indigenous culture? How do they address the tensions arising at the juncture of policies imported from outside the Yukon and the Yukon Education Act (1990)? A critical ethnographic research approach is used to shed light upon these questions. Extensive semi-structured interviews with two male and two female participants in four Yukon schools are conducted. Detailed observations create unique 'portraits' of each school and their principals. Pertinent documents are also examined to provide further information and context. This examination suggests that non-Indigenous Yukon principals are caught at the center of micro (school), meso (community), and macro (government) operational and policy levels that powerfully shape their professional identities and their perceptions of their roles as principals. While referred to as 'educational leaders' by the extant body of literature and governments, they do not use this term in their identity constructions. Trapped betwixt and between their schools, communities, and government policies in a fragmented Yukon educational field, instead they refer to themselves in managerial and administrative ways as they juggle educational ends mandated by distinct, and somewhat competing, jurisdictions. This study presents another lens through which to examine educational leadership, and offers insights into the use of ethnographic methods as a powerful research tool. Based on these contributions, this study should be informative to current and future practitioners and scholars of education and educational leadership.
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The Lemonade Diet
 -- The Master Cleanser --
 by Stanley Burroughs
When to Use It
How Long and Often?
for serious conditions.
How to Make Lemonade
An ideal formula involves freshly extracted juice from the sugar cane (readily available in India,
but not generally in the United States at the present time):
Blend a part of the lemon skin and pulp with the lemonade in a blender for further cleansing and laxative effect. (Note: commercially procured lemons may have had their skins dyed with yellow coloring and may have been subjected to poisonous insect sprays - be sure to peel off the outer skin if you cannot get uncolored, organically grown lemons.) The properties in the lemon skin also act as a hemostatic to prevent excess bleeding and to
prevent clotting internally should there be any such prevailing condition. (Don't worry - normal conditions will continue during the menstrual periods.)
cleansing period.
Special Instructions for the Diabetic:
DIABETES is the result of a deficiency diet consisting in part of white sugar and white flour. The lemonade with molasses is an ideal way to correct this deficiency. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY FOR BEST RESULTS. The molasses supplies the necessary elements for the pancreas to produce insulin. As the necessary elements are supplied to the pancreas, the amount of insulin taken may also be gradually reduced -- as an example.
explained in the following pages.
How Much Does One Drink?
The lemonade is already a food in liquid form.
to reduce. Extra water may be taken as desired.
Helping the Cleansing Along
Another Cleansing Aid: Internal Salt Water Bathing
then the herb laxative tea must be taken night and morning.
How to Break the Lemonade Diet
You are now ready to eat normally.
Drink several 8,oz. glasses of orange juice during the day - with extra water, if needed. Some time during the afternoon prepare a vegetable soup (no canned soup) as follows:
Recipe for Vegetable Soup
salt in the September 1977 issue of National Geographic magazine.
and tends to develop toxins throughout the body.
where it can cause intense pain and suffering.)
several more days until the system is ready for food.
Recap of the steps to be taken in the diet.
Be careful to read the entire instructions so that the diet will
be of the best benefit to you.
The Night Before starting the diet take the laxative tea.
In the morning take the salt water (or) laxative tea. This should be done each night and morning during the diet - rare exception - if diarrhea develops. When diarrhea is ended then continue above directions.
Now the lemonade formula (see How to Make Lemonade. For diabetic people, see Special Instruction).
About Lemon
Its oxygen builds vitality.
Its carbon acts as a motor stimulant.
Its sodium encourages tissue building.
Its magnesium acts as a blood alkalizer.
Its chlorine cleanses the blood plasmas
Its silicon aids the thyroid for deeper breathing.
About Maple Syrup:
The maple syrup is a balanced form of positive and negative sugar and must be used, not some "substitute.
"There are three grades of maple syrup. Grade A is the first run - mild in taste, sweet and with less minerals than the other grades. It is more expensive and less desirable but it may be used. Grade B is the second run with more minerals plus more maple taste. It is more suitable for the diet and is less expensive. Grade C is the third run with even more minerals and still stronger taste of maple and slightly less pleasant for most people, although acceptable in the diet. It is lower in price. As Grade C is less expensive it can be used as an excellent sweetening agent in preparing foods. The strong maple flavor blends very well.
Some uninformed operators of the sugaring of the maple syrup do use formaldehyde pellets, run through polyethylene tubing but there are many more that don't. Search out and demand the kind not using formaldehyde. The Maple River Company in Youngstown, New York does not use it. This is the kind I recommend.
Dozens of letters weekly, from around the world highly praise the many superior benefits of the lemonade diet. Thus, we must conclude that since it does so much for so many it is truly The Master Cleanser. The following is a quote from one of the letters: "I tried the lemonade diet with exceptionally beneficial results. I would like to order at least six at whatever your wholesale price would be - I know I will need many more as I do push the books. I believe they are the best in their field."
What About the Use of Honey?
Honey must not be used at any time internally. It is manufactured from the nectar picked up from the flowers by the bees - good enough in itself, perhaps - then predigested, vomited and stored for their own future use with a preservative added. It is deficient in calcium and has many detrimental effects for the human being.
According to one authority, honey is "a magical and mystical word in Healthfoodland. It is one of the most over promoted, overpriced product being sold to gullible health foodists. The great value attributed to honey is delusive... honey is only a little less empty and more dangerous than sugar."
Just as with alcohol, honey, being predigested, enters the blood directly, raising the sugar content very rapidly above normal. To correct this, the pancreas must produce insulin immediately or possible death can occur. More insulin than necessary is likely to be produced, and the blood sugar level then drops below normal. This can produce blackout spells and even death if it goes too low. When blood sugar is below normal, a person will feel depressed. The regular use of honey can create constant imbalances, which in turn will adversely affect the normal function of the liver, pancreas and spleen. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are the results of the use of unbalanced sugars. The balanced sugar in maple syrup and sugar cane juice causes no dangerous side effects. All natural fruits and vegetables have balanced sugars in them. Artificial, synthetic, and refined sugars have no place in a natural diet.
Should I Take "Supplements"?
Some people want to take vitamin pills or food supplements while on the diet. This frequently fails to produce the desired result. There are many reasons. As the lymphatic glands become clogged, they are no longer able to assimilate and digest even the best of foods. As we cleanse our bodies and free our cells and glands of toxins that clog and paralyze our assimilation, we free our various organs and processes to do their proper jobs. Note Page 20. All the necessary vitamins and minerals are in the lemonade, and therefore we do not need an additional supply in most cases.
Vitamin pills and supplements do not grow on trees as such but rather come to us in fruits, berries, vegetables and plants. Man will never take a group of natural or synthetic foods; process and combine them in a variety of products, and come up with anything equal or better than the original. They have lost much of their basic life and energy by combining them according to a man made concept. Many dangerous side effects can occur because of improper and unequal balances present. Stay with the natural laws of balance. First one must decided if God is right or if man is right. If God is right then man and his ideas of processing -tearing apart and rearranging - are likely to be wrong.
Later, as we consume a more complete variety of foods, we find our sources of vitamins and minerals complete and in forms that are easily assimilated - it should not be necessary to return to these supplements even if one is accustomed to taking them. The sources of good food are steadily being enlarged as people become more educated concerning them. Search these sources and rely on them for your total nutritional needs.
What About the Use of Vitamins
Vitamins and minerals have always been a necessary part of natural living. Not satisfied with God's plan, man has attempted to improve the situation by separating them from fresh live foods, then processing and combining them to conform to his concept of what they should be. Not satisfied with the finished product, attempts were made to produce them synthetically. It was big business - and we became a world of "pill pushers," whether they were needed or not. More often they were not needed. No one really knew if the pills were needed, or how many - people just took them because they might have a deficiency!
Just how these vitamins and minerals should be balanced and formulated led to many differences of opinion. A large variety of experts, in processing and manufacturing of pills, disagree as to how the many billions of pills should be made. They all have different formulas and claim theirs are the best even though much is lost in the processing. However, even without any clear consensus as to their worth and use,
they were manufactured and processed; therefore they must be sold with no thought as to possible side effects from overdosing or imbalances. Millions of dollars are made by the producers and the sellers with little regard for the true needs of the consumer.
In reality, the whole process could have been completely avoided. Our Creator has already done a better job of making sure we receive all the needed vitamins and minerals in a perfectly balanced form. Only the finest of natural foods in their original package are good enough for bringing complete energy and life to build and retain a healthy body. Any time man attempts to improve on God's formulas and plans, the result is bound to be a failure.
The simple rules to complete nutrition include all the vitamins and minerals needed by all mankind and all animals. Our Creator


text: solution to water quality and availability issues for cities, compared to building filtration plants. We know from Thailand and Vietnam and Louisiana that restoring mangroves and coastal estuaries is a cost-effective way to protect coastal communities and infrastructure. The outcome document should provide a way forward to build upon these concepts, including in discussions across the financing for development, sustainable development, environment, climate change and biodiversity-related fora within the UN system. Rio+20 needs to commit to a global investment program in the planet?s natural capital, because the earth?s natural systems are cost-effective solution providers.


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Complex approach to computations and analysis of vehicle dynamics
Petr Porteš1, Lubor Zháňal2, Jan Fojtášek3
1, 2, 3Institute of Automotive Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
Vibroengineering PROCEDIA, Vol. 18, 2018, p. 132-137.
Received 29 April 2018; accepted 6 May 2018; published 22 May 2018
The goal of this article is to present a method for vehicle dynamics development based on multibody system approach in combination with real vehicle testing and data analysis. Described technique consists of two multibody models with the same level of complexity. First direct multibody model of the complete vehicle is suitable mainly for sensitivity analysis. The other inverse multibody model is used for real vehicle dynamic states reconstruction from measured data. Results of these two models are then post-processed and visualized together in a custom-made data analysis software.
Keywords: multibody models, dynamics, Adams/Car, data analysis, data visualisations, vehicle dynamics testing.
The computer-based multibody method (MB) is a well-known tool for engineers since the 1980s. Several commercial MB programs were developed and offered for sale such as MSC ADAMS, SIMPACK and DADS. It is obvious that MB software became very popular in vehicle development specially to solve problems of vehicle ride and handling. Therefore, also general MB programs were extended with packages specialised for vehicle dynamics tasks, such as MSC ADAMS Car and SIMPACK Automotive. In addition to the commercial software packages available at markets, many custom MB programs were developed mainly by experts at universities. This paper presents practical application of non-commercial specific MB program developed at the Institute of Automotive Engineering – Brno University of Technology (IAE-BUT) called SAMS.
Development of vehicles is constantly advancing. Therefore, it is necessary to have more sophisticated tools for development of a complete vehicle and its individual parts and take advantage of specialized commercial MB packages. The packages are continuously developed by teams of experts in software companies and tested by users all over the world. Method described in this article uses combination of custom-made MB program SAMS with commercial MB program MSC ADAMS Car.
It is obvious that physical testing on proving ground and collecting data for vehicle dynamic analysis are important part of the vehicle development. The main problem is that it is not physically possible to directly measure all needed parameters, such as wheel forces, wheel slip and so on. Therefore, software SAMS allows for development of a detailed multibody model that could be effectively build and linked with the measured signals through specialized custom-made data analysis software called TeleMatrix. By combining these two programs, it is possible to calculate the missing parameters from measurement and rebuild the complete vehicle dynamic states in every moment of vehicle ride. The last chapter of this paper details this tool for general data processing of measurements and calculations that is used in all developmental stages of the vehicle.
2. Commercial MB tool for vehicle dynamics – Adams/Car
Through the multibody method of mechanism analysis, it is possible to perform static, kinematic and dynamic simulations of individual subsystems and the whole vehicle, and thus analyse the resulting properties using the virtual prototype. MSC ADAMS Car software is the worlds most widely used solution in the field of linking multibody system and the vehicles dynamics theory. Models using this system, however, require numerous input parameters and interdisciplinary experience. Based on the sophisticated databases of the already verified models of individual subsystems, it is possible to significantly shorten the time needed to build the basic and also more advanced analyses, while achieving sufficient robustness of calculation. For validation of the direct complete vehicle ADAMS model, the combination of measured channels from real vehicle testing and computed channels from SAMS multibody model is used.
Predefined as well as custom test rigs for axles, drivetrain and the entire vehicle are employed to simulate the various events. During driving simulations, it is possible to use a variety of standardized maneuvers and multiple levels of feedback driver algorithm. These allow to find and analyse situations that are at the stability limit of the vehicle. Finished models offer virtual testing and analysis of the impact of the construction changes on the vehicle characteristics. The main benefits of the direct vehicle MB model allow for exploration of multiple "what if" scenarios and sensitivity studies. Moreover, it is possible to simply transmit the model to the industrial partners.
Fig. 1. Multibody simulations using ADAMS/Car
3. Data analysis using multibody model of vehicle
In addition to simulations of the vehicle and component testing, test drive of the vehicle is further required. These tests verify the function and mutual co-operation of all subsystems, and also perform a synchronisation of all setting elements – the final setting. For these purposes, it is important to have a means which would simplify the data analysis: either with their effective processing or by providing quantities which are essential for the analysis processes. In many cases, these quantities cannot be measured, or it is very difficult to do so. Therefore, a method and software tools are developed to effectively build a detailed multibody model which could be linked with the measured signals and calculate dynamic states of the vehicle while tested.
This chapter describes the resources which make it possible to enclose the driver – test vehicle – mathematical model into one computational loop. These resources are taken advantage of during test drives to analyse the dynamic behaviour of the vehicle, its subsystems and final optimization of their settings.
Application of this approach requires three types of tools which make the process not only doable but also effective.
First indispensable tool is a measurement system. The system has to be able to provide information about every degree of freedom of the vehicle, be it a record of kinematic quantity or force affecting the motion (acceleration). The group of measured quantities differs based on the modelled automobile. At the IAE-BUT, a special measurement system, based on National Instruments components, was developed.
The other tool is software which allows for analysis of measured data as well as bidirectional connection with the computational model. This software is described in detail further in the paper (see Chapter 4).
The third tool is software for mathematical modeling of the vehicle. Objective is to test and assess design of the vehicle. Therefore, it is necessary for the mathematical model to be at least as detailed as the simulation tool used for its development. Nowadays, very detailed multibody models are used in vehicle dynamics. These models may be developed, for example, by ADAMS software which was discussed before. Multibody software SAMS was developed at IAE-BUT and allows to create models at the same level as commercial software ADAMS, for example. Since SAMS was developed by one of this paper's authors, it was possible to implement functions into the software which feed the measured data into the computational model.
Based on the 3D topology of the mechanism, the software generates model equations in symbolic form (the programming language C++), generally for solving kinematics, statics and dynamics (direct and inverse problems). Multibody formalism that has been applied is briefly described in the appendix. In order to interconnect the measured data with the computational model, the formalism is adapted and supplemented by modelling elements, allowing the model to include forces and torques of unknown size.
This tool very effectively facilitates development of a vehicle's detailed model with an arbitrary type of axle. Further, it is very easy to arbitrarily parametrise the model.
The generated code (symbolic equations extended with functions for their calculations) is compiled into a dynamic link library (DLL). The software TeleMatrix works with DLL for data analysis and that's why the DLL involves functions for bidirectional communication with this software.
The interconnection of the measured data with the mathematical model is based on a simple notion. Signals from sensors mounted on the vehicle in motion must at every moment correspond with calculated signals from modelled sensors "mounted" on the modelled vehicle (Fig. 2). Inverse mathematical model of the vehicle is extended with the condition for equality of both signals (measured and virtual) and the state of the vehicle which complies with this condition is calculated.
Fig. 2. Interconnection of virtual vehicle (model) with data measured at a real vehicle
Based on the calculated state, basically any quantity in the mathematical description of the vehicle may be then calculated. This arrangement provides the automotive engineer with many quantities which are hard to measure yet very useful for analysis of the vehicle's behaviour, for example, the camber angle measured relatively to the road surface or the forces generated between tires and the road and gather useful characteristics from these quantities.
This approach provides several benefits compared to conventional simulations. If the structure of the model and measured quantities is adequate, then there is no need to model some of the vehicle's parts. This is, of course, unimaginable with the conventional models for simulation computing. Drivetrain is one of the parts that may not have to be modelled, provided that moments and rotation of drive shaft are measured. Other parts that don't need to be modelled are tires. Parameters of tire models may be adjusted for various road surfaces using kinematic quantities and forces calculated from vehicle dynamics. What is more, the measured quantities may even help to identify those parameters. Fig. 3 displays comparison of lateral forces calculated in SAMS from dynamics of a vehicle in motion, and forces calculated from Magic Formula 6.2 tyre model with parameters from laboratory measuring. Measurement and parameters fitting process were performed by TASS International. Tire lateral forces were calculated by vehicle model where input signals were measured during ride on test track.
All quantities important for reconstruction of motion calculated from the multibody model are acquired by the vehicle itself during the ride, which is another advantage,


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in terms of tax revenue, a COUNTRY is made up of its registered COMPANYs and its registered PERSONs.
registered entity that earns revenue for their COUNTRY of registration
registered entity that earns revenue for their COUNTRY of registration.
As you can see, both these registered entities earn revenue for their COUNTRY of registration. But there's a BIG DIFFERENCE in the tax burden of these two entities called RUNNING COSTS.
We all know what the running costs of a COMPANY are: assets (property and equipment) & liabilities (wages, amenities, loans etc...) A COMPANY can deduct these values from their gross earnings before being taxed: this is known as pre-tax profit.
Well, if the legal definition of COMPANY and PERSON are so alike, why are PERSONs not allowed to deduct their 'running costs' before they are taxed on their earnings? Yes, there's a P.A.Y.E. pre-tax 'allowance' for a registered PERSON so let's do the accounting with some generous figures to see the unfairness.
PERSON (with pre-tax allowance)
earns £25,000 p/a
pre-tax allowance £5,000
£25,000 earnings - £5,000 pre-tax allowance = £20,000
P.A.Y.E. contribution 25% of £20,000 = £5,000
Now, let's apply the pre-tax PROFIT trick to a PERSON'S tax calculation
PERSON (with running costs)
earns £25,000 p/a
running costs (rent/loan £10,000, transport £1,125, utilities £1,000, food £4,000) p/a
£25,000 -£10,000 -£1,125 -£1,000 -£4,000 = £8,875
tax contribution 25% of £8,875 = £2218.75
Wow, LESS THAN HALF THE TAX BURDEN per PERSON - isn't that amazing!
And saving a PERSON a couple of thousand pounds isn't even the point of this exercise. The point is, it's GROSSLY UNFAIR to tax one revenue-contributing entity one way and another revenue-contributing entity completely differently. Imagine if COMPANYs had to cover their own running costs, the way PERSONs are asked to do?
You know? Fair's fair.


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Publication Date: 1991-00-00
Author: Sullivan, Pat
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education Washington DC.
Exercise Adherence. ERIC Digest.
The physical, psychological, emotional, and social benefits associated with physical activity at all age levels are well documented (Seefeldt, 1986). Nonetheless, statistics from several studies on exercise adherence indicate that approximately 50 percent of the individuals who start a self-monitored exercise program will drop out of that program within six months (Dishman, 1991).
This ERIC Digest focuses on (1) factors that influence adherence to self-monitored programs of regular exercise, (2) theoretical models of exercise adherence, and (3) strategies for behavior change.
VARIABLES INFLUENCING EXERCISE ADHERENCE
* Childhood Exercise Habits
Studies suggest that exercise habits in adulthood are often established in childhood. Exercise programs in schools can be effective in improving fitness levels and increasing participation in health-related activities in children. However, it appears that a major opportunity to favorably influence patterns of exercise adherence is being missed in school systems. According to Seefeldt (1986), students who participate in quality physical education programs of sufficient length can increase levels of fitness and acquire the necessary knowledge and enjoyment levels essential to impact future patterns of adherence to exercise programs. Unfortunately, most schools do not offer students enough contact hours in programs of quality, so the impact on future exercise behavior does not occur. As adults, these individuals often initiate and attempt to continue exercise programs without the benefit of having acquired the necessary skills in childhood.
* Psychological, Physical, Social, and Situational Factors
Initial interest in an exercise program is often related to a desire to obtain health/fitness benefits. Initial reasons for being involved in exercise programs are often not the same as reasons for remaining with that exercise program. Continued involvement seems to be dependent on a variety of psychological, physical, social, and situational factors.
Of the psychological factors that combine to affect the individual's tendency to maintain an exercise program, perhaps the most significant is self-motivation. Individuals who are highly self-motivated are inclined to adhere to self-monitored exercise programs longer than those who are not highly self-motivated. Attitude toward physical activity in general, interest in a specific activity, and self-confidence in the ability to maintain an activity program are also important to long-term involvement. There are physical measures that, when combined with motivational assessments, predict exercise adherence levels in most populations better than either psychological or physiological factors when observed alone. Body weight and composition, fitness levels, and injuries all affect the individual's adherence to exercise programs. The person who is slim, fit, and injury-free is more likely to adhere to an exercise program than the unfit, overweight, injury-prone individual. In addition, if the exercise program is begun at a very high intensity level, the program dropout rate is very high.
Finally, there are a number of social and situational factors that influence exercise adherence, including convenience and social support. Convenience of exercise facilities or opportunities facilitates persistence with the activity. Receiving support from the individual with whom the exerciser relates most directly also influences the exerciser's persistence with the activity.
THEORETICAL MODELS OF EXERCISE ADHERENCE
Developing an understanding of the factors associated with exercise participation is an important challenge to undertake. This understanding can allow exercise programs to be individualized so that exercise adherence is maximized. There are several psychological models that are applicable to the study of exercise adherence. Three are briefly described below:
* Psychobiologic Screening Model
This model proposes that body weight, percent body fat, and level of self-motivation serve as predictors for an individual's likelihood to adhere to an exercise program.
* Locus of Control
This model suggests that people are either internal controllers who believe that they can control the outcomes in their lives, or external controllers who believe that their destinies are controlled by chance or by others.
* Adherence As a Process
This model focuses on the idea that adherence is an on-going process. It suggests that the behavior of people changes in sequences instead of all at once.
An examination of each of these models should assist in developing an understanding of the processes leading to adherence.
STRATEGIES FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE
Acquiring the habit of maintaining an exercise program is a process with three stages: the decision to start exercising, the early stages of behavior change, and actually maintaining the new behaviors. There are a variety of strategies that assist in maintaining the initiated exercise program.
* Self-Control Strategies
If the individual attributes success in maintaining an exercise program to external factors (e.g., the instructor, the exercise class), then the program will be difficult to maintain if the external factors are removed. One strategy for dealing with this dilemma is to teach the individual self-control strategies such as self-monitoring, goal setting, and self-reinforcement. Individuals who learn self-control strategies seem to be less dependent on external programs and more capable of arranging for new support mechanisms when old ones no longer exist.
* Relapse Prevention
Relapse prevention involves identifying, defining, and predicting the high-risk situations (e.g., having to exercise at a nonpreferred time, final exam week for college students) that might influence an individual's decision to discontinue an exercise program. Once these steps are completed, learning how to prevent and cope with urges to discontinue the program can be devised. These strategies typically include anticipating the problem and thought stoppage to interrupt the negative message.
* Motivational Strategies
Motivation is a critical factor in both program effectiveness and exercise adherence. Motivational strategies that have proven effective include the following:
* Initiate a moderate exercise prescription in order to minimize injuries.
* Encourage group participation. The social reinforcement and camaraderie may facilitate increased exercise adherence.
* Emphasize variety and enjoyment in the activity program.
* Incorporate personal goal setting, periodic testing, and progress charts to demonstrate and document exercise achievements.
* Recognize individual accomplishments through a system of rewards.
* Provide qualified and enthusiastic teachers/leaders.
Exercise adherence plays a vital role in maximizing the benefits associated with physical activity. Understanding the variables that influence exercise adherence, theoretical models of exercise adherence and strategies for behavior change, and applying this knowledge to individual situations can assist in developing and maintaining the habits associated with a healthy lifestyle.
References identified with an EJ or ED number have been abstracted and are in the ERIC database. Journal articles (EJ) should be available at most research libraries. Documents (ED) are available in ERIC microfiche collections at more than 700 locations. Documents can also be ordered through the ERIC Document Reproduction Service: _PHONE_. For more information, contact the ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036, _PHONE_.
Dishman, R. K. (in press). Increasing and maintaining exercise and physical activity. Behavior Therapy.
Dishman, R. K., & Dunn, A. L. (1988). Exercise adherence in children and youth: Implications for adulthood. In R. Dishman (Ed.), Exercise adherence: Its impact on public health (pp. 155-200). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books.
Franklin, B. A. (1988). Program factors that influence exercise adherence: Practical adherence skills for the clinical staff. In R. Dishman (Ed.), Exercise adherence: Its impact on public health (pp. 237-258). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books.
Gabert, T. E. (1989, April). Attitudes, beliefs, and models in adherence to exercise and sport. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Boston, MA. ED 309 160
Goodrick, G. K. et al. (1984). Helping adults to stay physically fit: Preventing relapse following aerobic exercise training. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 55(2), 48-49. EJ 296 026
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Martin, J. E. (1984). Behavioral control of exercise in sedentary adults: Studies 1 through 6. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52(5), 795-811. EJ 309 645
Pollock, M. L. (1988). Prescribing exercise for fitness and adherence. In R. Dishman (Ed.), Exercise adherence: Its impact on public health (pp. 259-277). Champaign: IL: Human Kinetics Books.
Seefeldt, V. (Ed.) (1986). Physical activity & well-being. Reston, VA: National Association for Sport and Physical Education. ED 289 874
Sonstroem, R. J. (1988). Psychological models. In R. Dishman (Ed.), Exercise adherence: Its impact on public health (pp. 125-153). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books.
Wankel, L. M. (1988). Exercise adherence and leisure activity: Patterns of involvement and interventions to facilitate regular activity. In R. Dishman (Ed.), Exercise adherence: Its impact on public health (pp.369-396). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books.
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Atomic Mouse issue 1.jpg
Atomic Mouse #1 (Mar. 1953). Cover art by Al Fago
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Publisher Charlton Comics
First appearance Atomic Mouse #1 (Mar. 1953)
Created by Al Fago
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Abilities Flight, super strength
Atomic Mouse is a funny animal superhero created in 1953 by Al Fago for Charlton Comics,[1] depicted as an ordinary mouse who is shrunk by an evil magician and given U-235 pills that grant him super powers, which he uses in his fight for justice against the evil Count Gatto.[2] The strip bearing his name ran to 54 issues over eleven years, and many of his stories were reprinted during the mid-1980s by the American Comics Group.
In 2001, Atomic Mouse was licensed by the furry comic company Shanda Fantasy Arts.[3]
Fago imitated his own character by creating Atomic Rabbit (a.k.a. Atomic Bunny) and Atom the Cat, both of whom had costumes and powers similar to those of Atomic Mouse.
2000s revival[edit]
Atomic Mouse #1, published by Shanda Fantasy Arts in 2001.
In 2001, Shanda Fantasy Arts licensed the character and gave him a new origin. The City of Rodentia is menaced by an asteroid, so Professor LaSerne invents a machine to bring a drawing to life, and uses an old copy of Atomic Mouse comics. The new redesigned Atomic Mouse stops the asteroid, and takes up life on his new planet. He enters into a romantic relationship with Lil Mouse (a mouse of color) who draws his comic book. A backup feature was about the Legion of Almost Villains, who were always trying to make a reputation for themselves by defeating Atomic Mouse, who was unaware of them. In issue #3, Atomic Mouse met the Atomic Mouse of the old Charlton Comics. And in a one-shot, Atomic Mouse vs. Power Jack and the Lost Menagerie, Atomic Mouse meets and helps a thinly disguised Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew from DC Comics.
 1. ^ Donald D. Markstein. "Toonpedia: Atomic Mouse". Retrieved 2007-02-14.
 2. ^ Wisconsin Historical Museum. "Living Under a Mushroom Cloud: Fear and Hope in the Atomic Age". Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
 3. ^ Connecticut Historical Society. "Charlton Comics: a brief history". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
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BY EXPANSION JOINT COMPANIES
Expansion joints can be subject to any kind of tests and inspections. The scope of tests executed by expansion joint companies meets the requirements of the design code and/or the customer's specification. Some of the tests are executed by expansion joint companies and some are performed by third parties. There are two different test types: non-destructive and destructive testing. By testing, expansion joint companies verify if products are suitable for the intended use. Non-destructive testing is most commonly used, as it does not permanently modify the tested subject.
Description of tests executed by Expansion Joint companies
- Visual test: a visual inspection of the bellow convolutions for any cracks and irregularities, surface finish, weld and paint imperfections.
- Leak tightness test: is used to verify conformity of expansion joints. There are several ways to execute a leak test. The most commonly used by expansion joint companies is soap-water solution that should indicate the presence of a leak.
- Dye penetrant test: is the method to locate cracks in a welded surface, lack of welding fusion, leaks and fatigue cracks.
- Radiographic examination: is used by expansion joint companies to inspect discontinuities and imperfection of butt welds by using electromagnetic gamma rays.
- Hydrostatic pressure test: by using this test expansion joint companies verify expansion joint for its strength and leak resistance. The test pressure is always higher than the operating pressure to give a factor of safety. Belman is able to perform the test up to DN 3000 and 500 tons.
- Magnetic particle examination: is a non-destructive testing for detecting discontinuities in surfaces and sub-surfaces in ferromagnetic materials and alloys.
- Ultrasonic testing: is used to transmit sound waves into the test material. It determines all imperfections in welds. This test is used by expansion joint companies on carbon steel, stainless steel, alloys and other materials.
- Positive material identification (PMI): is performed by expansion joint companies to determine the qualitative and quantitative composition of the material being tested.
- Helium leak testing: where a normal leak test with water or soap solution has a limited leak detection rate, helium leak test passes through and determine any leak in inspected area.
- Eddy Current test: uses electromagnetic induction to detect very small cracks in the surface of the material.
- Destructive testing: expansion joint companies perform destructive tests to understand and prove structural and material performance under load. Belman has equipment to carry on: burst test, cupping test, movement test and fatigue test.
Belman Quality & Test
Focus on quality had always been a part of Belman's mission. We strive to provide expansion joints of highest quality. Therefore Belman treats test and quality procedures as an important process, which adds value to our products, but most importantly, it guarantees the quality and gives the product confidence to our customers. Testing of our expansion joints is always carried on according the client and/or project requirements and relevant standards.
You can learn more about tests executed by Belman in our Catalogue.


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Many ancient cultures had a great knowledge of esoteric science, such as the Axis Mundi, which they laid down in stone to withstand the forces of time. While conducting a comprehensive examination of these ancient temples, Cort Lindahl found a pattern within their structures which connect some of the world's most powerful monuments, such as the Tower of the Winds in Greece, the Stone Circles of Avebury and the Temple Mount in Israel. What he discovered ties into the history and origin of Catholic churches from Constantine through Charlemagne. He explains in this interview with Regina Meredith.
Cort Lindahl is the author of two books, Axis Mundi and Geomantic Information Systems Volume I. He is also the editor of True History Journal. His fascination with by geomancy, ley lines, and the spatial distribution of monuments on the face of the earth helped him to discover that many monuments seem to be placed with regard to each other's orientation, from great distances across the globe.


Home > User Experience > Boost task completion with dopamine | by Andres Zapata | Dec, 2020
Dopamine is a major factor in reward-motivated behavior. Most people think dopamine is a chemical that causes pleasure, but that's not quite right.
Instead, dopamine is about anticipating an outcome (good or bad) and the ensuing behavior. It affects motivation. And without motivation, there is no action.
This is why designers tasked with driving user action should understand how their designs can motivate people to complete a task. Dopamine is released for several reasons, but two, in particular, are of interest for UX designers:
 1. Celebrating little wins
 2. Completing a task
Error prevention, error recovery, and feedback are at the center of user experience design. I argue that most of UX is about these three simple yet powerful concepts. In some ways, this is a bit of an exercise in the obvious, I know. But isn't most of UX just that?
What might not be so obvious, however, is the power of positive feedback in user experience.
Think about it; most of the feedback we offer users is negative in nature. This actually triggers cortisol release (a stress hormone) and reduces serotonin production (another neurotransmitter responsible for stabilizing people's moods, feelings of well-being, and happiness).
By and large, we give users positive feedback only at the end of a task. And that's a missed opportunity.
But by the time a user completes a task and we give them a virtual "high-five," we've missed a giant opportunity to promote the release of dopamine, and by that, amplifying the user's motivation to complete the task.
When we offer users little encouraging nudges as they move through a task, we can promote dopamine release and chemically prime the user to want to finish the task.
Imagine a world where instead of providing users negative feedback to prevent or recover from an error, we give them positive feedback as they are doing something right. See the example below.
Positive Error Prevention and Recovery
Most password interfaces validate their security policy after the user submits the form, not while they enter the password itself, as seen above. This is a simple example (that could be improved by not having the red "X" at all since that's negative) that really gets at the core of incremental positive feedback to manage error prevention and recovery and boost dopamine production and motivation.
The same principles can be applied when someone enters a properly formatted email, phone number, credit card number, address, etc. It can also be applied when someone adds a product to a shopping cart and when the user advances from one step to the next in a flow.
Try it on your designs and report back.
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Murphy says conventional drug testing on liver cells has been complicated because the cells flatten out in a petri dish—and as that happens there tends to be changes in the cells' patterns of gene expression, making the cultured cells biologically less like their natural counterparts. By producing a piece of human tissue that can live outside the body, Organovo is making it possible for pharmaceutical researchers to test the toxicity of an experimental compound in a way that more closely mimics the reaction within a living organism.
They make it possible to take six or seven drug candidates and running tests on human constructs, so they can look specifically at 20 genotypes.
With a new and stable source of revenue, Organovo is expanding its laboratory space to accommodate the company's long-range goal of developing the technology needed to create new organs from a patient's own cells.
"One of the things that's been good about the past six months is that the promise of our technology is holding true," Murphy says. "The constructs we're creating robustly build [blood vessels] with collagen, so the blood vessel grows stronger over time. The next challenge is getting to greater and greater vascularization of the construct. The emerging story is going to be, 'Who can make thicker tissues with more blood vessels inside?' "
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Multiplies x by 2^y. This is equivalent to shifting the binary representation of x to the left by y bits.
Bitwise logical operations on numbers. These forms compute the bitwise AND, inclusive OR, exclusive OR, and equivalence (a.k.a. exclusive NOR), respectively. These macros expand into calls of binary functions such as binary-logand, binary-logior, etc. The guards of these functions require that all inputs be integers. When passed one argument, these functions return the argument unchanged. When passed no arguments, logand and logeqv return -1, while logior and logxor return 0.
|> (logand 1)|
|> (logand 10 6)|
|> (logior 10 5)|
|> (logxor 15 9)|
|> (logeqv 5 6)|
|> (logior "5")|
Computes the bitwise logical NAND of the two given numbers.
|> (lognand 10 6)|
Computes the bitwise logical NOR of x and y.
|> (lognor 10 6)|
Computes the bitwise logical NOT of the given number.
|> (lognot 5)|
Returns the ith bit in the two's complement binary representation of j.
Returns the number of "on" bits in the binary representation of x.
Computes the bitwise logical Inclusive OR of y with the bitwise logical NOT of x.
|> (logorc1 10 6)|
Computes the bitwise logical Inclusive OR of x with the bitwise logical NOT of y.
|> (logorc2 10 6)|
Returns true if and only if x and y share a '1' bit somewhere in their binary representation (i.e. (logand x y) is not zero).


First Department Affirms Liability Finding for Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department affirmed a trial court order that granted partial summary judgment for the plaintiff on liability, holding that the defendant driver was negligent when he hit the pedestrian in the crosswalk.
The plaintiff was crossing the street when he was hit by the defendant's car. Prior to being hit, he was on the crosswalk, had already crossed two traffic lanes, and had the light. The defendant was speeding and made a quick right turn when he collided with the pedestrian. The plaintiff was knocked to the ground. When the plaintiff got up to get help, the defendant then drove off but was later caught. The plaintiff filed a negligence lawsuit for personal injury damages. The plaintiff also filed a motion for partial summary judgment.
In his motion for partial summary judgment, the plaintiff alleged that he had established a prima facie case of negligence based on the facts. The defendant opposed the motion and argued that the plaintiff had contributed to the accident with his own negligence. The defendant argued that the plaintiff did not look both ways before beginning to cross.
However, according to the defendant's deposition, the defendant was unable to remember anything about the accident, including whether the plaintiff had acted negligently in any way. Thus the allegations that the plaintiff had contributed to the accident or had failed to look both ways was based purely on speculation. Evidence, not mere speculation, is required through documentation or testimony to show contributory negligence.
The plaintiff also requested that punitive damages be assessed against the defendant. Punitive damages are used rarely in civil cases. They are designed to punish the defendant for his wrongdoing. The reasoning behind punitive damages is that the defendant will pay the price for wronging society and will learn to correct his action in the future.
However, punitive damages are usually only permitted in lawsuits that involve intentional wrongdoing. Car accidents involving negligence are not intentional. The driver did not intend to hit the plaintiff. Therefore, punitive damages were not appropriate in this case. The plaintiff argued that the defendant had intended to flee the scene. While this is true, the plaintiff did not appear to be in any more real danger at that point as he had gotten up off of the ground and had begun walking.
The First Department therefore denied the request for punitive damages but partially granted the motion for summary judgment by assessing liability against the defendant driver.
This means that negligence has been established, and the defendant has been found liable for the car accident. Now the parties will need to present the damages part of their cases. Damages are often a hotly contested issue in trial. A defense attorney may be willing to concede that his defense to a negligence claim is fairly weak but may believe that the plaintiff has severely over-inflated the damages request in the complaint. That defense attorney may therefore focus closely on proving that the plaintiff's medical expenses, loss of quality of life, or lost wages are much lower than the plaintiff calculated.
When a court finds partial summary judgment for the plaintiff by assessing liability against the defendant, the likelihood of a settlement offer from the defendant's car insurance company increases. Car insurance companies usually offer settlement amounts to plaintiffs in the beginning of litigation in order to reduce the burden of costly and timely litigation. However, depending on how weak the car insurance company assesses the plaintiff's case to be, the settlement offer could be fairly minimal.
With a liability assessment in this case, the car insurance company is likely to offer a higher settlement amount. This offer will be less than the requested damages because it takes into account the amount of money saved by the parties by avoiding trial.
However, a liability assessment may also be a green light for a plaintiff to pursue a trial if he has a way of proving his damages. The plaintiff may also be awarded attorneys' fees as part of the damages calculation.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an automobile accident, contact the skilled personal injury lawyers at the Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC to review your negligence claim today.
Coutu v. Santo Domingo, 123 AD3d 410 (1st Dept. 2014).
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Monday, December 19, 2016
Fire Damper vs. Fire Smoke Damper
Do you know the difference between fire dampers and fire smoke dampers?
This is a questions that seems to come up a lot in the fire alarm install and design world. The definition of a damper is "A person or thing that damps or depresses". In other words it is a plate that is placed within the duct work of an HVAC system to regulate or in some cases stop air flow.
Now in the fire alarm industry we are more concerned with the terms "Fire Damper", "Smoke Damper" or "Combination Smoke Fire Damper". Whats is the difference? Well it is actually quite simple as we explain below.
 - A "Fire Damper" as defined in the CMC (California Mechanical Code) 2013 Edition Section 206.0 - "An automatic-closing metal assembly of one or more louvers, blades, slats or vanes that close upon detection of heat so as to restrict the passage of flame and is listed to the applicable recognized standard." The automatic means can be accomplished one of two ways: 1) by a fusible link that will melt upon heat thus releasing the louvers into the closed position. 2) by motorized actuators that will close upon loss or gain of power. These are typically controlled by and addressable relay module.
 - A "Smoke Damper" as defined in the CMC (California Mechanical Code) 2013 Edition Section 206.0 - "A damper arranged to seal off airflow automatically through a part of an air duct system so as to restrict the passage of smoke and is listed to the applicable recognized standard."
 - A "Combination Fire Smoke Damper" is exactly that, a combination of a "Fire Damper" and a "Smoke Damper".
Combination Fire Smoke Damper FSD
When are they required and how do I know when to use what type?
Keep in mind that the fire alarm contractor will not be providing or installing these. However, it is nice to know what to look for on a bid set of plans or during a job walk. First up is the "Fire Damper". A fire damper is installed in HVAC duct work at the intersection of a rated barrier such as walls or partitions. The damper is in place to secure the integrity of the rated barrier in the event of heat or flames around 165 degrees F. Like we stated above, the fusible link will melt thus releasing the louvers on the damper. Once the louvers are closed or shut, the fire barrier is now secured from allowing flames to penetrate prior to the rating level of the barrier itself.
Smoke dampers are similar however, they close in the presence of smoke. Now since the smoke damper cannot obviously sense smoke, we need to install a smoke detector. The smoke detector can either be a system smoke (tied to a building fire alarm system) or a stand alone smoke solely in place to activate the smoke damper. Smoke Dampers are required to be installed on walls that separate smoke barriers.
What's a smoke barrier you ask...... A smoke barrier is a continuous surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling constructed to restrict the movement of smoke. A smoke barrier can be either vertical or horizontal.
Now a "combination smoke fire damper" is located in a situation where both fire rating and smoke barriers come into play. A combination fire smoke damper also needs a smoke detector just like the smoke damper. The smoke detector can either be a duct smoke detector (System Sensor D4120 or DNR) or a pendant mounted detector within the duct work itself. Once the detector senses smoke particles it will either through programming or local relay base close the damper louvers.
1 comment:
 1. Kyle, thanks for posting this article. The question I was researching when I came upon this is...Are stand-alone smoke dampers or Fire/smoke dampers required to be connected to the building fire alarm system?


The Hunt for Sustainable Materials
Charlie Bradley Ross Thursday, 19 March 2015
Trying to be an ethical designer working with sustainable materials can be tough. You've come up with a brilliant eco design concept and are ready to get going... but, hang on, how do you go about sourcing the materials? At Offset Warehouse we bridge one gap, providing ethical fabrics and trimmings, but often that's only one piece of the puzzle...
What if you fancy some recycled wood for your interior decor project or you want to know where best car boot sales or flea markets to source materials for upcycling?
Let me introduce RE-search Map, a great project aimed to make this sort of searching a little bit easier. This is what Performance Design and Practice tutor at Central Saint Martins, Gary Campbell, had to say about his creation, RE-search Map.
A new way to find my _TAG_ _TAG_ materials! _TAG_ _TAG_ _TAG_
So Gary, what is RE-search?
RE-search is a collaborative map where you can search for sustainable materials. Using google maps I upload information about markets, car boots, second hand and vintage stores where my students might be able to source interesting materials, costumes and props for their projects.
It also lists sustainable and ethically minded organisations where innovative projects and initiatives are workshopped.
Sourcing Sustainable Materials
What inspired you to start the project?
I started RE-search in an attempt to embed sustainability into the curriculum on the Foundation course, sharing my knowledge of these resources and encouraging students and other staff to add their own. I wanted to introduce my students, some of whom have just arrived in London, to alternative suppliers and resources, so they didn't become reliant on the college shop.
Sourcing Sustainable Materials
How does it work?
There are a few ways you can add to the project. If you know of a great source for reclaimed or sustainable produced materials you can add it directly adding to the google map on the website or by sending the information through to me at [email protected].
If you have found out about an event, or read an article that is of interest you or just seen a load of great stuff on the street and can't possibly use it all yourself then you can tweet about it _USER_
Initially it was aimed at my Foundation students studying Performance design and practice but I had always imagined it would be useful for the other courses at Central Saint Martins and in fact for most artist designers.
How has it been going so far?
As for positive results from interactions with the site, the performance design curriculum area on the foundation have incorporated use of the site in their most recent project and most of the materials sourced for these projects was reclaimed. One student, Gina Martin, found a great armchair and dismantled it to use in her costume, she made a brick wall skirt out of the padding (see the photo above).
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We have also made some productive site visits to some of the locations found on the map as you can see in the "Mudlarking on the Thames" entree - shown above.
Apart from that, I've been excited by the discovery of new sustainable materials such as fungi insulation - literally growing your own walls, and pineapple leather!
Gary's concept is very new and is working well so far, but the more people who get involved the more sucessful it will be! So whatever you find, get adding to his map and sharing sustainable material sourcing. Also, if you are a bit of a technical whizz, Gary would love someone to help turn the concept into an app! Brilliant idea.
I'm getting involved with the RE-search map! _USER_


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Translate mulberry | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of mulberry
noun (plural mulberries)
- 1 (also mulberry tree or bush) a small deciduous tree with broad leaves, native to East Asia and long cultivated elsewhere.
- Genus Morus, family Moraceae, in particular the white mulberry (M. alba), originally grown for feeding silkworms, and the black (or common) mulberry (M. nigra), grown for its fruit. See also paper mulberry
Old English mōrberie, from Latin morum + berry; related to Dutch moerbezie and German Maulbeere