The Evolution (or Revolution) of the Customer Experience Starts with the Employee
Much like the theory of evolution, businesses must adapt or become extinct. While many organizations now acknowledge the importance of customer experience and employee engagement programs, it can seem like a nearly impossible task to evolve. While it's true that these programs have historically sat in separate parts of the organization never crossing paths, the key to successful customer experience and employee engagement programs now lies in actually uniting them into one, harmoniously aligned package.
To make the leap to the next level in customer experience, organizations must adopt a twofold mission, delivering consistent, superior customer service while ensuring smarter employee engagement. This entails combining the efforts of voice of the customer (VoC) and voice of the employee (VoE) programs.
So, how can this be done? Use the following steps as a navigational tool to converge the two programs for an enhanced, streamlined customer experience.
Step 1. Transition from VoC research to a true business tool.
This transition has involved lots of changes, including the move away from infrequent, unnecessarily long surveys that ask the same question five different ways, to short, sharp relevant opportunities to give feedback when it's convenient for the customer.
In today's day and age, data can be presented back to the business in a functional format that allows people to actually use it. However, when it comes to VoE, many organizations have taken longer to evolve from a once-a-year (or longer) survey process. This drawn-out survey process is too often inefficient, as it is often followed by three months of analysis, three months of arguing about the results, and then confusion about what to do with the results.
VoE programs now provide a wide range of other methods to capture employee feedback that can be accessed and acted upon in real time. This includes the use of employee engagement programs. Interestingly, some of the misconceptions of employee engagement programs are the same with customer engagement, including the one about the more data the better!or that the mere act of using data is strategic.
The truth is, it's not about having more data, it&'s about having the right data to make a positive change. Additionally, using data should go further than the strategic bunker. It boils down to the importance of capturing critical employee feedback and using it to spring to action accordingly, in real time.
Step 2. Move toward the chief customer officer.
Historically with employee engagement, the ownership belonged with the HR department. This meant some people saw it as nothing to do with them, which now couldn't be further from the truth, as ongoing research has revealed.
To drive improvement, businesses must reflect from a different perspective—that of its people and its employees. In the new world of multichannel commerce, there are more transactional surveys of not just customers but also employees, asking them what they think of the customer experience they deliver. All of these sources can be brought together for a more integrated approach to how the analysis is used and what is included; it is possible to include everything from customer relations and social media through to CRM, HR, and operational data. The secret is to find a way to integrate this data across silos, analyzing and finding meaning from the comprehensive, real-time view it creates.
Step 3. Have the right technology at your fingertips.
It's critical to have the right technology to underpin a successfully automated VoC program, particularly in a large organization. Being able to listen across multiple channels, geographies, and touchpoints will become increasingly important. Feedback needs to be captured in a way that makes the most sense to the business and its customers. All that data must then be integrated with other sources of information, such as financial and HR data or other business system information, that are key to a strong analysis. The purpose here is to drive action at every level throughout the organization.
With technology, organizations can automate the process of sharing knowledge and insight to different stakeholders across the organization in a format that makes sense to them and helps them to understand what they need to do to address problems. A successful VoC program links to the organization's priorities to positively impact its business by driving up revenue, helping with process improvements and compliance that drive down operational costs, and improving company culture.
Step 4. Build engagement across teams.
At this point, organizations might ask: How do we begin the process of bringing these platforms together and developing a joint program? As we know, engaged individuals drive more profitable companies because employee engagement and customer advocacy tend to go hand in hand. So, seek the customer experience from an employee perspective and ask your team what it thinks customers would say about your service? The results are often fascinating and can go one of two ways. Organizations can either see complete alignment, which adds a layer of confidence to the data with everyone seeing it the same way inside and out; or they can see divergence. Either "we're not as bad as we think we are" (which is good), or "we've totally misjudged how good we are" (which is bad).
Either of these outcomes helps organizations unveil early warning signs of future customer feedback. This process can and should be a collaborative effort, where those closest to the customer (front line) and those closest to the boardroom get to work together.
Why is this important? Used to its full potential, this evolutionary process can become an organization's navigational system, revealing opportunities for improvement and innovation and becoming a strategic tool to ensure every interaction with the customer is as positive as it can be.
Phil Durand is director of customer experience management at Confirmit.


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July 10, 2012 -- Sensors are increasingly important in mobile devices. Combining data from cameras, microphones, inertial sensors, beacons (e.g., GPS) and proximity-based sensors can greatly improve the accuracy and reliability of sensor data. This sensor fusion allows designers to create virtual sensors that bridge what can be measured to what developers want to detect. New and highly sophisticated applications become possible.
By James Steele. (Steele is the Vice President of Engineering at Sensor Platforms, Inc.)
This brief introduction has been excerpted from the original copyrighted article.

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I will not go into math (because many already did ) but will try to explain physics.
Wave function describes the wave of probability (this of course rough analogy) it means when it travels in space, information of probability (probability of finding the particle) travels with it, thus this is phase velocity (which can have higher speed than speed of light) and it is not a real "physical matter" wave, but just a flow of information on probability, but it still a special kind of waves, in sense it can't have additional cargo of informations that may enable us to pass any additional useful information, thus it will not violet relativity in any way, while group velocity describes wave packages speed (also very rough and not very true analogy, but very helpful to build intuition) and this package can be imagined as your particle, thus it has the same speed of your particle.
Actually matter wave describes the probability of finding a particle at any time at any point of space. It is not exactly a sine wave, it is an wave packet. So it contains lots of component of single frequency wave. These the velocity of the single component is called phase velocity. And the overall velocity of composite wave is called the group velocity.
The phase velocity actually don't carry any meaningful physical information for matter wave. All the meaningful information (like, momentum, velocity etc) contains in the group wave. So the velocity of the particle is determined by the group velocity, not phase velocity.
Now since phase velocity does not carry any physical signal, so it can have speed greater than light. It does not violet the theory of relativity. Only the group velocity should be less than speed of light.
Hope this will help you understand


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Mary Mason Lyon opened the first women's college, which produced graduates that continued the advancement of women in education by becoming teachers and opening schools of their own. Her commitment to affordable education for women is what makes her one of the most influential women in advancement of women's education.
Mary Lyon was born in Buckland, Massachusetts in 1797 and began her education at a district school. She was very fortunate that the Buckland school allowed her to attend class all year because most schools at the time only allowed girls to attend school in the summer. Because her mother was a widow and the family needed her income, she began teaching at 17 in country schools in Massachusetts. After 1817, she alternately taught and studied, financing her own education. She attended Saunderson Academy in Ashfield, Massachusetts, Amherst Academy in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Byfield Female Seminary in Byfield, Massachusetts, spending all of her time either in the classroom teaching, at lectures, or traveling between the two. Lyon struggled to earn enough money to pay for her education and boarding and often traded blankets she had woven for room and board.
In 1824, she opened a girls' school in Buckland, Massachusetts. Beginning with twenty-five students, it quickly grew to four times that size because of Lyon's commitment to affordable tuition. In the summer, she joined her fried Zilpah (Polly) Grant at Adams Academy in New Hampshire, where the two of them set an important precedent by issuing diplomas to young women. When trustees insisted that the school return to the traditional female curriculum that emphasized music and dancing, instead of the sciences that they preferred, the women left New Hampshire; Lyon went back to Buckland, while Grant moved on to Ipswich, Massachusetts. Lyon joined her there in 1830, and again, at Ipswich Female Academy, the two women battled the odds against maintaining an affordable school that taught serious subjects.
Lyon went outside of New England for the first time in the summer of 1833, going as far as Detroit to survey various schools. The most important of these visits was to Emma Willard's school in Troy, New York, which had set the model for female education since its 1819 founding. Determined to follow Willard's work at an even more advanced level, Lyon searched for interested donors. She raised funds for three years, obtaining sums that varied from six cents to hundreds of dollars. Lyon literally walked door-to-door and farm-to-farm, canvassing sixty Massachusetts towns to secure her goal of a $30,000 endowment. Criticized for this behavior, she wrote to Grant, "I am doing a great work; I cannot come down." An innate public-relations genius, Lyon added, "the plan should not seem to originate with us, but rather with benevolent gentlemen."
Male town officials in South Hadley donated $8,000 and thereby became the site of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Chartered by the state in 1836, Mount Holyoke opened in 1837 with approximately 80 students – and some 400 applicants were turned away in 1838 for lack of space. Lyon's ideas set Mount Holyoke apart from the other seminaries of the time. She designed the school so that middle-class girls would be able to afford it because she knew that would have a greater influence on changing standards for female education. She required her students to participate in domestic work to keep the cost of tuition low. Students had to be at least 17 years of age and pass entrance exams. Among the students in its second year was young Lucy Stone.
Lyon had learned from her bad experiences with male boards of trustees, and instead of seeking religious affiliations or a few wealthy donors, she sought out a broad base of donors and a board broad enough to avoid becoming dependent on a narrow group. Lyon's wise business decisions made Mount Holyoke a successful and permanent fixture in women's education. Even though the nation's first serious depression hit in 1837, the year that it opened, and even though tuition-based schools remain a risky business today, hers was an unquestioned financial success from the beginning.
It also demonstrated that women wanted a serious education, similar to that of men's colleges. Although Mount Holyoke was not officially labeled a "college" until 1893, the school met all the academic standards of a college. Her emphasis on math and science was particularly unusual for a women's school. Students at Mount Holyoke were required to take 7 courses in math and science, which was unheard of at the time. Lyon's students also went on learning field trips and attended lectures of famous scientists. She personally taught chemistry and inspired her students to become researchers and science teachers. Another unusual activity was exercise: Lyon strongly believed in exercise and required her students to walk and participate in calisthenics on a daily basis.
Many students went on to become missionaries -- or more exactly, wives of missionaries, usually from nearby Yale or Andover. By teaching around the world, these women spread American influence and values. Indeed, Lyon titled her only book, published in 1843, A Missionary Offering. Other graduates went on to open schools of their own, and they hugely influenced national ideals by teaching in the one-room schoolhouses of the western frontier.
Mary Lyon served as principal at Mount Holyoke for 12 years, expanding the curriculum and the space, but she suffered from increasingly severe headaches, especially after the suicide of a nephew. Worn out from her hard work in building the school, she died in her apartment at Mount Holyoke at just 52. Her gravesite remains a feature of the campus grounds, while the college continues today as the first of New England's prestigious "Seven Sisters." Unlike many deserving women, Mary Lyon was honored soon after her 1849 death, with the first of several books of remembrance being published by Edward Hitchcock in 1851. It was titled The Power of Christian Benevolence: The Life of Mary Lyon.
Mary Lyon and Mount Holyoke
Mary Lyon Images
Mary Lyon Collection – Writings and Letters
Gilchrist, Beth Bradford. The Life Of Mary Lyon. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910.
Green, Elizabeth Alden. Mary Lyon and Mount Holyoke: Opening the Gates. Hanover, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 1979.
Weatherford, Doris. American Women's History: An A to Z of People, Organizations, Issues, and Events. New York, NY: Patience Hall General Reference, 1994.


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In mathematical logic, the Law of Syllogism says that if the following two statements are true:
(1) If p, then q.
(2) If q, then r.
Then we can derive a third true statement:
(3) If p, then r.
If the following statements are true, use the Law of Syllogism to derive a new true statement.
1) If it snows today, then I will wear my gloves.
2) If I wear my gloves, my fingers will get itchy.
Let p be the statement "it snows today", let q be the statement "I wear my gloves", and let r be the statement "my fingers get itchy".
Then (1) and (2) can be written
1) If p, then q.
2) If q, then r.
So, by the Law of Syllogism, we can deduce
3) If p, then r
If it snows today, my fingers will get itchy.


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Chemical Soup spreads through North West communities and encourages parents to Take 7 Steps Out
Arsenic, toilet cleaner and nail varnish remover aren't the usual ingredients you would give your children this autumn – but parents who smoke in the North West are being reminded that this could be the case unless they take '7 steps' out of the house when smoking.
The advice follows a series of sessions which took place in the North West over the last year as part of the 'Chemical Soup' initiative which educated parents, volunteers and health workers about the dangers of second hand cigarette smoke.
Developed by Tobacco Free Futures and children's charity Barnardo's working in partnership with Manchester Stop Smoking Service, the 'chemical soup kit' complete with cooking pot and fake hazardous liquids, was presented to attendees in a fun and visual way and highlighted some of the harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke. Of more than 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, 60 are known to cause cancer as well as avoidable childhood illnesses.
A new survey of more than 1000 participants who completed the training revealed that almost three quarters (71%) who indicated their homes were not smoke free before the session pledged to make their homes smoke free following it.
Elaine Samson a Carer from Blackburn with Darwen said: "I used to be a smoker for thirty years and I never realised that there are more than 4,000 chemicals in a cigarette.
"My husband and daughter are smokers and I'm going to share what I've learnt with them both so that they know how to protect others from the harms of secondhand smoke."
This community activity was the next stage of the successful Take 7 Steps Out campaign – which encourages smokers to smoke outside of their home, especially when children are in the house – and delivered jointly by Tobacco Free Futures and Barnardo's.


Did you know we offer the ability to add custom code snippets needed for third party tracking, e.g. Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Event Manager, etc. to your event registration pages? This is especially beneficial for those of you who have paid advertising campaigns because it allows you to track your ROI (return on investment). Here's how to track conversions from Facebook, using their Facebook Pixel.
To create the Facebook Pixel code snippet*:
 1. To create the code snippet, follow the steps in this article: How to Use Facebook Pixel. We'll walk you through an example below.
 2. Copy the entire pixel code generated.
 3. In a new tab, log into your Team Sports Admin account.
 4. Click MY ACCOUNT from the main menu.
 5. Scroll down to Site Setup and click Custom Tracking Code.
 6. Paste the code to the Header section.
 7. Switch back to your Facebook tab.
 8. Click Continue.
 9. Next, you'll need to choose the event you'd like to track. We'll use Complete Registration for this example.
 10. Select Complete Registration making sure to use Track Event on Page Load and Send Event Parameters if you want to assign a value for your conversion.
 11. Click Send Event Parameters.
 12. Add in the price of your event for the Conversion Value (this is the amount you want to track when a user successfully registers for your event). If you running multiple events and want to track revenue, we will also dynamically send the amount the user paid to this script. You will just need to add the following line to the resulting conversion snippet (step 14):
 value: {event_price}
 13. Leave Currency blank. Or we will pull the currency dynamically, which you can access by adding the following line to your snippet of code:
 currency: {event_currency}
 14. Here's an example of the resulting code that's generated, which you can use yourself and skip all the steps above. This example uses the dynamically generated amount paid on registration and the currency:
 fbq('track', 'CompleteRegistration', {
 value: {event_price},
 currency: {event_currency}
 15. Copy the resulting code to clipboard.
 16. Switch back to your Team Sports Admin Custom Tracking Code tab and paste this code to the Successful Event Registration section.
 17. Click Update Code
 18. As a best practice, we would recommend using the Pixel Helper extension for Chrome to test this. Here is the link to install it: _URL_
Please Note: We've added the URL's for each step of the registration process to the Custom Code Tracking page, so you can set up custom conversions for separate events as needed. You would do exactly what you already did above, where you use the unique event id for each step in the registration funnel you want to track e.g. "/signup?camp_id=MjM2OA==".
*Because these are controlled by 3rd parties, these instructions may change, and we are only able to offer limited support. However, as always, if you have a questions please let us know and we will do our best to help!


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Here is an example of how to make a cylinder, naming it "rod" for future reference:
The center of one end of this cylinder is at x=0, y=2, and z=1. Its axis lies along the x axis, with length 5, so that the other end of the cylinder is at (5,2,1), as shown in the accompanying diagram.
You can modify the position of the cylinder after it has been created, which has the effect of moving it immediately to the new position:
rod.pos = (15,11,9) # change position (x,y,z)
rod.x = 15 # only change pos.x
If you create an object such as a cylinder but without giving it a name such as rod, you can't refer to it later. This doesn't matter if you never intend to modify the object.
Since we didn't specify a color, the cylinder will be the current "foreground" color (see Controlling One or More Visual Display Windows). The default foreground color is white. After creating the cylinder, you can change its color:
rod.color = (0,0,1) # make rod be blue
This will make the cylinder suddenly turn blue, using the so-called RGB system for specifying colors in terms of fractions of red, green, and blue. (For details on choosing colors, see Specifying Colors.) You can set individual amounts of red, green, and blue like this:
rod.red = 0.4
rod.green = 0.7
rod.blue = 0.8
The cylinder object can be created with other, optional attributes, which can be listed in any order. Here is a full list of attributes, most of which also apply to other objects:
Position: the center of one end of the cylinder; default = (0,0,0)
A triple, in parentheses, such as (3,2,5)
axis The axis points from pos to the other end of the cylinder, default = (1,0,0)
x, y, z Essentially the same as pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, defaults are all 0
radius The radius of the cylinder, default = 1
length Length of axis;
if not specified, axis determines the length, default = 1
If length is specified, it overrides the length given by axis
color Color of object, as a red-green-blue (RGB) triple: (1,0,0) is pure red, default = (1,1,1), which is color.white
red, green, blue (can set these color attributes individually), defaults are all 1
up Which side of the cylinder is "up"; this has only a subtle effect on the 3D appearance of the cylinder, default (0,1,0)
Note that the pos attribute for cylinder, arrow, cone, and pyramid corresponds to one end of the object, whereas for a box, sphere, or ring it corresponds to the center of the object.
When you start a VPython program, for convenience Visual creates a display window and names it scene. By default, objects that you create go into that display window. See Controlling One or More Visual Display Windows later in this reference for how you can create additional display windows and place objects in them.


Scientists get creative to carry on research during pandemic
Claudio Monteza, Pedro Castillo
Biologists Claudio Monteza, right, and Pedro Castillo, look for a place to install a camera in a dense tropical rainforest in San Lorenzo, Panama, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. A year ago, Monteza had just finished a master's degree in the United States and was stopping by his native Panama for a few days before flying to Germany to begin his doctoral studies when the COVID-19 pandemic stranded him. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
SAN LORENZO, Panama (AP) — Biologist Claudio Monteza pushed through thick vegetation to install a camera near a Panamanian highway in a dense tropical rainforest. Securing the device to a tree just off the forest floor, he checked its field of vision.
The camera and others were set up to provide insights into which animals steer clear of highways and which ones are more apt to check them out. The findings could someday help transportation officials better protect wildlife in one of the world's most biologically diverse environments.
But the highway study "was not the initial plan," said Monteza, whose career was upended last year when COVID-19 stranded him in his native Panama and suspended his research. Because of the pandemic, many scientists "have had to innovate and look for alternatives."
The coronavirus abruptly halted research by many Latin American scientists, interrupting field work, sample collection and laboratory experiments. Some of them could focus on writing scholarly articles based on previous research, but others had to get creative to avoid losing a year of their careers.
Monteza had just finished a master's degree in the United States when he stopped in Panama for a few days before a planned flight to Germany to begin his doctoral studies. Then the world began shutting down. He started taking doctoral classes virtually.
After governments adopted strict quarantine measures, Monteza concluded that one way to get permission for research was to look at highways because they could be studied without significant travel.
Other scientists hauled samples of marine sediment and lab equipment or even entire ant colonies into their homes. One researcher, barred from capturing bats to bring to her laboratory, mounted cameras that allowed her to spy on their sexual habits in the wild.
On a recent day, after installing one camera, Monteza pushed about 50 yards deeper into the forest. Field biologist Pedro Castillo helped him install another camera just as heavy raindrops began to fall. In minutes, both men were soaked, but the opportunity to get into the field was a relief.
Monteza believes the highway research could help push authorities to create wildlife crossings for armadillos, the rodents known as lowland pacas and agoutis, and other animals.
During the first half of 2020, when Panama was under an absolute quarantine, scientists had almost "zero mobility, said Erick Núñez, head of the Panama Environmental Ministry's biodiversity department. "There was very little research."
Later, the Health Ministry began to loosen restrictions and granted passes to some scientists who planned to work in protected areas alone or in small groups, Núñez said.
Researcher Brígida De Gracia of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was lucky to be able to work from home. She had collected sediment samples in 2018, 2019 and January 2020 that allowed her to continue her research during the pandemic.
But to do so, De Gracia took the samples, a stereoscope, vials, a scale and many books home from her lab in Naos, near where the Panama Canal meets the Pacific Ocean.
De Gracia studies otoliths, tiny stone-like structures in the ears of many vertebrates. In particular, she studies them in fish to see how humans have affected fish over the past several thousand years.
"You have to store them very carefully," because they're so tiny that even a light breeze can move them, said De Gracia, who analyzed and photographed the otoliths at home.
Before the coronavirus arrived, Mariana Muñoz-Romo, a post-doctoral researcher at the Smithsonian, had planned to capture a large sample of bats from different places around the Panamanian town of Gamboa, but the suspension of research activities made that impossible.
So she adjusted. Instead of catching bats to take back to a lab, Muñoz-Romo shifted to observing the bats' sex lives in their own habitat. She hopes to discover the purpose of a strong-smelling substance on the forearms of the fringe-lipped bat.
Her mentor was able to get permits to install video cameras and other devices in a bat sanctuary in Gamboa. They started recording in mid-2020 and plan to continue for several more months.
"Analyzing these recordings is fabulous because you can generate a mountain of information," said Muñoz-Romo, a Venezuelan who is a professor at the University of the Andes in Merida, Venezuela.
When the pandemic closed his laboratory in Gamboa, Dumas Gálvez moved dozens of colonies of ants to his home in Paraiso. He wanted to continue observing them as part of his research into their immune systems.
Before the pandemic, that required many hours in his lab analyzing their blood and how they responded to attacking fungi.
"I had to look for alternatives," Gálvez said. "And one of the alternatives was initially to do it in my house."
Gálvez outfitted an extra bathroom to hold up to 100 ant colonies. His largest colonies were around 200 ants, so he had an estimated 13,000 ants in his home.
He observed their lives and reactions for months, but over time they began to die. Exactly why was not clear. It was either because of the fungus or excessive heat, he said.
"The conditions in the bathroom were not optimal," he said. "It was very hot. They dried quickly."
The pandemic prevented him from going out to collect more ants, so he shifted his focus and is now studying the interaction of ants and a small predatory frog.
Panama has since eased its pandemic restrictions, and the Smithsonian is reopening its facilities there. Gálvez has been able to resume field work and supervising students.
"If not for the pandemic, I wouldn't have invested the energy in considering alternatives," he said. "I probably would not have ever done this project."
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When working in Microsoft Word, you've probably seen two different kinds of text with lines through it (commonly called a "strikethrough"). Red text with a red line through it happens when you delete text while the collaborative Track Changes feature is on. Black text with a black line just has special character formatting applied. Here's how it works.
Why Would You Want to Strike Through Text, Anyway?
It's a good question. Why cross out words when you can just delete them? When you're tracking changes in Word so that you can collaborate with other people, keeping that deleted text visible, but struck through, lets them know what has changed. They can even review those changes and accept or deny them.
We have a full guide on keeping track of changes made to a Word document, so we're not going to cover all that in this article. It's a good read, though, if you're collaborating on a document.
Instead, we're going to focus on how to apply strikethrough character formatting and why you might want to.
So, why bother? Well, you might be collaborating with someone and not want to use the Track Changes feature. Maybe they don't use Word or Microsoft Office, and you're sending it to them to view in Google Docs, or as a PDF they can print out.
Either way, you can strike through text as a suggestion that it be deleted, but leave it in place for them to see. This is particularly useful in a situation where, for example, you're tutoring a student in a subject like a foreign language. It's much easier for the student to learn if they can go back and see the mistakes along with the corrections.
Some writers also use strikethrough text (and
occasionally often overuse it) to show a change of thinking in a document. Or maybe you just want to be annoying funny.
Whatever the reason, we're here to show you how to do it.
How to Apply Strikethrough Formatting to Text
Applying strikethrough formatting is pretty easy. Start by selecting the text you want to strike through. You can do this by clicking and dragging over the text (or just double-clicking a word), but when you do this, Word likes to select the space after the text, as well. If you don't want that to happen, click to place your insertion point at the beginning of the text, and then Shift-click at the end of the text for a more precise selection.
If you want to get fancy and select multiple words spread out through the document at the same time, you can do that, too. Select the first bit of text the regular way, and then hold down the Ctrl key while selecting additional text in different places. We suggest only doing this a paragraph at a time because it's frustrating when you accidentally let go of the Ctrl key and have to start over.
When you have your text selected, look on the "Home" tab of Word's Ribbon. In the "Font" group, click the Strikethrough button (it's the three letters with a line drawn through them).
Now, any text you had selected should be struck through.
You can also apply strikethrough formatting using the Font window. Select your text, and then press Ctrl+D on Windows or Cmd+d on Mac to open that window up. Here, you can select not only the regular "Strikethrough" option but a "Double Strikethrough" option if you want to go that way, instead. Make your selection, and then click the "OK" button.
Make Things Easier By Creating a Keyboard Shortcut
Microsoft Word has loads of keyboard shortcuts, including a bunch for applying formatting. Unfortunately, there's no built-in shortcut for applying strikethrough formatting. If it's something you do a lot, though, you can create your own key combo.
Start by opening that Font window back up. Now, press Ctrl+Alt+Plus on Windows (you might have to use the Plus key on your number pad). Your cursor should very briefly turn into a clover shape. After that happens, click the "Strikethrough" option and a Customize Keyboard window should open.
Here, you can assign your preferred keyboard combo by clicking once in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box and then pressing the keys you want to use. If the combination you choose already has a shortcut function, Word will let you know that it's currently assigned to something else. You can, of course, still use it even if it's assigned to something else, but it's better to try to find a combination that doesn't have any current functions. We find Ctrl+Alt+- (minus) is pretty easy to remember and doesn't have any other use in Word.
Press the "Assign" button, and then go back to your Word doc and try it out.
Now you have your customized strikethrough shortcut!

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Petrochemicals are chemical products derived from petroleum. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as corn or sugar cane. The two most common petrochemical classes are olefins (including ethylene and propylene) and aromatics (including benzene, toluene and xylene isomers). Oil refineries produce olefins and aromatics by the fluid catalytic cracking of petroleum fractions. Chemical plants produce olefins by steam cracking of natural gas liquids like ethane and propane. The catalytic reforming of naphtha produces aromatics. Olefins and aromatics are the building-blocks for a wide range of materials such as solvents, detergents, and adhesives. Olefins are the basis for polymers and oligomers used in plastics, resins, fibers, elastomers, lubricants, and gels.
Primary petrochemicals are divided into three groups depending on their chemical structure:


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A lot of what goes into programming in Max involves being able to manipulate different types of data. In this tutorial, we'll look at how max deals with some new types of messages: numbers and lists. We will spend some time with user interface elements that allow us to manipulate numbers, and learn how to use arguments to insert list elements into a message.
While messages made of text are useful for communicating with humans (and sending commands to a lot of Max objects which we'll look at later on), much of the media world is dependent on numbers, whether they are MIDI note data, video pixel colors or robotic motion control. Having a command of numeric messages is critical to makes Max patches useful in most real-world applications.
Numeric messages in Max are not always singular entities; they are often combined with command text or other information to create a list of data that is useful to other objects, the user of your patch, or the outside world. Hence, combining messages into lists provides the formatting necessary to create useful data structures.
Take a look at the 03mNumbersAndLists tutorial. The patch window contains several small patches that feature number and list manipulations. The left-most patch looks at a new object (in green) called the number
box. It deals with integer
(often called whole) numbers, and accepts many different messages. Click on some of the connected message
boxes, and notice their effect on the number
box (as well as any messages that might appear in the Max window via the print
The most noticeable effect comes when numeric data is sent to the number
box: it responds by displaying the data as well as sending the number from its outlet. When a floating-point number
(such as 3.5) is sent to the object, it takes the integer portion of the number and truncates the decimal portion. If a non-numeric message is sent (such as the message), the Max window displays a complaint by the object, stating that it doesn't understand that type of message.
Two other special messages are accepted by the number
box. First, sending a number
box a forces the current value to be output without any change to the data. Secondly, preceding a number with the message will change the data without any output – in essence, providing a way to "silently" change the contents of a number box. The method is fairly common in Max objects as a way to manipulate the state of the object without triggering any additional messages.
The patch just to the right is similar, but uses a floating-point number box
that allows for decimal values to be displayed and output. Many of the messages produce similar results to the integer number
box. However, when a floating point value is received, the entire value is saved (and displayed) in this number box. The and messages behave as we'd expect, and the message is not valid.
In addition to sending them messages, we can also directly enter and manipulate the values stored in number
boxes. For example, we can click-drag within the box to manually change the number
box contents. This is useful for performance situations where we may want a change a number in real-time while the patch is running. Rather than having to set up message
boxes for every possible value we might need, we can manipulate the number
box to change a setting. If we click-drag on the integer number
box, we see that the Max window displays a stream of data – the number box generates output for each of the values that we scroll through.
With integer data, it is easy to support a scrolling value area – moving up adds 1 to the value, while scrolling down subtracts 1. But what do we add/subtract when we have floating point values? In the case of the floating-point number
box, the answer is based on where
we place the mouse before we click-drag. If the mouse is on the integer portion of the data (to the left of the decimal point), click-dragging will produce changes similar to the integer number
box. However, if we position the mouse of the fractional portion of the data, we can change any of the displayed digits. This allows we to manipulate the data stored in the number
box at both a "coarse" and "fine" grain.
Sometimes we will encounter situations where scrolling around in number
boxes will trigger too many events or be too inaccurate. Alternately, we might simply know exactly what number we want. We can also change the data for both integer and floating-point number
boxes by clicking on them (when the patch is locked), typing
in that number, and then either pressing the return
key or clicking elsewhere in the patcher. This is a convenient way to enter numbers accurately without having to resort to a message
box (or having to scroll for days). Notice that the new data is displayed in the number
box, and the object outputs its value as well.
The third patch has three number
boxes hooked up to each other. Here, you can see the visible difference between integer and floating-point number
boxes – the floating-point versions have a displayed decimal point. If you change the top-most (floating-point) number
box, you will see its data being used to update an integer number
box, which subsequently updates the next (floating-point) number
box. You can also directly manipulate the integer one to see how its messages affect the floating-point variant.
Enter a large number into the top-most number
box – something like 60000. You will see that the integer number boxes can't display this number, since it is too large for the provided display area. Unlock the patch and move your mouse to the right-hand side
of the object. You will see a small "handle" appear, and the cursor will change to a left/right arrow; this is called a grow box
, and can be used to re-size most user interface objects in Max. Click-drag on the handle to change the width of the number box
, then click on a blank area of the patch to deselect the object. You will see an immediate change in the integer display.
Finally, enter a ridiculously high number, like _PHONE_. The integer number box changed to -_PHONE_. How did that happen? While floating-point numbers have a very high threshold of recognized value, the 32-bit integers have a limit – in this case, the maximum value of an integer is _PHONE_. Any numbers greater than that cause the integer value to "overflow", and become the greatest negative number. Other very high values might provide other values, depending on how far over this limit the number is.
The right-most patch is a little different – it is just a group of message
boxes with contents that are groups of number and text. When we click on the message
box with, we see the two numbers displayed together on the Max window. A combination of numbers and text is called a list
; the list is a mechanism for keeping data together into a single message that can be send via patchcords to other objects. The numbers can be either integer, floating-point, or a combination, as you can see in the second example ( ).
The next example message is a number
box connected to a message
box. Use the mouse to change the value of the number
box; the result is that the Max window displays the message, but replaces the text with the incoming number. The text is called a replaceable argument
, and allows you to substitute message content variably using a.
The last example accepts two values (as noted by the
and replaceable arguments), and uses the incoming list values to create the message. You can have up to 9 replaceable arguments, numbered through, and the arguments can be in any order. Let's try an experiment with the arguments:
Unlock the patch window, and select the text in that last message
box. At the end
of the existing text, add the following text:
Lock the patch, and click on one of the two connected lists. You should see the new statement displayed in the Max window, with the proper list content replacing the arguments in the message. This demonstrates that replaceable arguments can be re-used (i.e. you can have multiple follow in a message).
arguments in a message) and can be invoked in any order (i.e. can
Max can send numeric data as messages, just like text. There are a few user-interface objects that help us construct and process numeric data, such as the integer and floating-point number
boxes. Max can also keep groups of numbers linked in a single message using lists; message
boxes can be used to construct lists and other more complex messages with replaceable arguments.
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When you first download the eSIM service and connect to a network you will be sent an SMS with your phone number in it. Unfortunately you cannot choose your number and we only supply UK phone numbers.
You can also get your phone number at any time by dialing the shortcode *133# from your phone in exactly the same way that you would dial a telephone number. However you must make sure that the eSIM plan is selected as the plan used to dial the number ( see the screenshot below ).
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Motivation Theory
Motivation Theory
ability to provide patient care.
management. Explain how you would apply the theory to John.
Achievement-motivation theory
Expectancy Theory
Equity Theory
HildergardPeplau Theory of Interpersonal Relations
according to HildegardPeplau there are 3 phases to the nurse patient relationship:
Peplau stated relationships are characterized by "personalities, moods, concerns, needs, personal values and views which a person
brings into each interpersonal encounter" (1994). Understanding these elements and addressing them in the nursing process will ensure a
greater likelihood of therapeutic interaction. Select one of the phases of Peplau's theory. Explain how this phase can be supported by
evidence based practice. Provide an example of how this element of theory has been researched and applied by nurses, and how you can
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Interview with Eilis O'Neal - Author of The False Princess
Eilis O'Neal is the author of The False Princess, released Jan. 25th 2011 by EgmontUSA, and I invited her over to answer a few questions about her latest book.
Author Bio:
1. Could you tell us about the world of The False Princess? I initially thought that it this was set in the real world, but I googled Vivaskari and Thorvaldor and only got results about TFP. And also, why did you choose the 12th century? Is there something special about it that's not present in other early centuries?
You're right, Thorvaldor is a world of my own invention, but it bears a lot of similarities to medieval Europe. I wanted a world that would feel familiar to readers, but also one with some key twists: magic, a monarchy where a girl could inherit the throne without controversy, oracles who actually receive prophecies from their deity. As for the date, you have to remember that the dating system is also Thorvaldian. So it's their 12th century, not ours. But, again, there are some key similarities to our world.
2. Your characters have rather unique names. You also said on your blog that you had a hard time choosing them. Whose was the easiest/hardest? How long did it take for you to finalize them?
One of the easier names to come up with was Kiernan's. He walked onto the page and had a name almost immediately. Probably because he's so easy going in general! And, actually, Sinda's name was pretty hard to come up with. I had to brainstorm for a few days to find the right name for her. As my main character, she needed to have a name that was perfect for her, something that expressed some key element of her personality and situation. Interestingly, I know of some authors who are able to use "for now" names while they're writing if they aren't sure of the character's final name, and I have to say I envy them. I've never been able to do that. If I don't know a character's name, I can't write about them, and I have to brainstorm until I've figured it out to move on.
**(Click here and here to know more about the characters' names.)
3. You've been writing since you were three years old, so you've probably written tons of stories. What is it with The False Princess that's so different from your other works?
I would say that The False Princess taps into a very central concern for many young people: the question "Who am I?" Basically, this is what we spend our teenage years trying to figure out. So to be told, at sixteen, that you aren't who you think you are at all, would be extraordinarily difficult. It was that difficulty, in fact, that drew me so strongly to Sinda. I wanted to know how she would react to being pushed out of her life, how she would succeed--or fail--in making a new one.
4. What's you're favorite among them, except for TFP? Tell us something about it.
That's a tough one, because I love all my stories for different reasons. One that I'm really fond of, though, is a story called "The Wizard's Calico Daughter." It's the story of a girl who lives with her wizard father in a magical house that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It's a fantastic house, but she's never been outside it, never even talked to a person her own age... until her 16th birthday, when a boy from the local school walks by. "The Wizard's Calico Daughter", like TFP, is a coming of age story, and I've just always really liked it. Partially, I think, because I would love to live in her house. It has a library with all the books in the world in it, you see.
5. What are you currently working on? Do you plan to write a sequel for TFP? If not, why?
I'm working on a new novel, though it isn't related to The False Princess. Though I had intended for TFP to be a stand-alone novel when I started writing it, by the time I was done I knew that there was room for more stories in Thorvaldor. So I may very well write a sequel in the future, though probably with one of the secondary characters as the main character.
I really enjoyed The False Princess. Again, many thanks to A Backwards Story for recommending it. :) And thanks also to Eilis O'Neal for answering my questions! If you haven't read The False Princess yet, go to your nearest bookstore and buy it NOW! You won't regret it. :)
You may also visit Eilis O'Neal's website, blog, twitter and facebook.
 1. You're so very welcome! I'm glad you loved it! :)
 I, for one, would love to see more Thorvaldor tales! Eilis, I look forward to posting our interview for FTF soon! :)
 Chel, you asked some great questions. I really enjoyed reading this!
 2. I love The False Princess! The new cover is really beautiful too. This book reminded me of Ella Enchanted and books by Shannon Hale
 3. Great interview! You asked some interesting questions and I really liked the answers that were given. The Wizard's Calico Daughter sounds like a fun story to read.
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The blue aloe, also known by the scientific name aloe glauca, is one of more than 250 different species of aloe plants. The blue aloe typically grows to a height between 6 inches and 18 inches (15.2 cm and 45.7 cm), with each thick leaf capable of reaching up to 16 inches (40.6 cm) in length. The leaves bear the bluish-gray color that gives the plant its name. The leaves are smooth but edged in reddish-brown spikes reminiscent of a cactus. The leaves of this succulent contain a gel that's used as an ingredient in everything from topical ointments to cosmetics to medicinal gel capsules.
The plants grow in layers known as rosettes that start in the center and branch out. Blue aloe can also flower year-round with bright, red-orange blossoms. The aloe belongs to the cactus and succulent plants category, and grows outdoors in hot, dry climates. Aloe plants also commonly make excellent container plants.
Blue aloe plants usually do best when spaced between 6 inches to 12 inches (15.2 cm to 30.5 cm) apart when planted outside. They're typically easy to grow as garden plants, and usually do best in full sun with drier soil than many other garden plants. They prefer the same type of soil where cacti grow, which is a loose, sandy soil rather than dense soil or clay. When kept in containers, blue aloe should have adequate drainage so the soil is damp only after watering. This can help keep mildew and root rot from damaging the aloe as well.
The fleshy leaves of the blue aloe contain a gel that can be used raw from the plant on such injuries as scrapes, cuts and burns. It has natural anti-bacterial properties and also helps reduce swelling. The gel is used in a variety of skin care products, skin ointments and beauty products as well. The processed gel is used in capsule form to treat a range of remedies that claim to help with such things as digestion problems, constipation and irregular menstrual periods.
For home use, a leaf should be cut from the plant near its base. The best leaves to use are those at least 8 inches (20.3 cm) long. If none of the leaves are that long, the plant probably isn't mature enough to use. The spines around the edge of the leaf should be cut away, and then the leaf should be split down the middle to reveal the gel. The blue aloe gel can then be applied directly to the skin to treat cuts, scrapes, minor burns, sunburns, acne, rashes and bug bites.
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Brian Congiu '08 and Lisa Romas '08 in Alaska in July, 2006.
A team of three faculty members and two students from St. Lawrence University are
among the researchers studying the environmental impact of a Formerly Used Defense
Site (FUDS) in a remote area of Alaska called, fittingly enough, St. Lawrence Island.
Associate Professor of Geology Jeffrey Chiarenzelli '81 and colleagues from Clarkson
University and SUNY Albany have been studying the area, with other researchers, and
have been awarded National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Environmental
Justice grant funding. He traveled to the area in the summer of 2006, along with
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Jon Rosales (whose wife, Matilda, is half
Yu'pik and has family in the region); Associate Professor of Geology Cathy Shrady;
Brian Congiu '08, of Bayonne, NJ; and Lisa Romas '08, of Fayetteville, NY. Romas was
awarded a University Fellowship for the research, and others are being assisted by
the University, in part through the Center for International and Intercultural Studies.
Congiu and Romas are the only undergraduates who were part of the field research team,
from any institution.
Researchers are gathering information on St. Lawrence Island and other communities
in the Norton Sound region of Alaska, populated mostly by Yu'pik and Inupiat native
peoples. The project involves environmental sampling at FUDS that were used throughout
World War II and into the 1950's. The residents have asked for assistance as they
are concerned that contaminants left at these sites may be affecting their health
and their food supply; air, water, soil and other environmental samples were collected
for study. Other researchers are working with residents to collect tissue samples.
Romas and Congiu assisted with sampling, and will continue on the project, developing
the research into independent projects and senior theses. They are working on
Geographic Information System(GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) databases of
More information: Alaska Native Heritage Web Site
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John Locke-Unlocked: A Modern Idea of Private Property
How does John Locke's contribution towards the study of money and private property help us know why we value certain items?
My Little Pony
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When I was little, my friends and I had such a huge obsession with My Little Pony toys. I mean, don't get me wrong. How could you resist not buying the latest edition of the My Little Pony Crystal Princess toy set along with a Rainbow Dash toy! We had it way too good back then.
However, one of my friends in our "herd" (ah! Get it?) always had the nicest and latest edition of the My Little Pony toys, while the rest of us got stuck playing with one pony or the same set of ponies. I always got jealous of her, how she always had the newest ones while I always played with the same one every single time.
Why was it suddenly important, even though I'd never really cared what kind of pony it was as long as I had a toy to play with, even though I knew I could one day get a new set of toys, once I'd earned enough through doing my chores and saving up my allowance?
Turns out, there's a name for that. It's known as the "moral foundation of property," which says that the "value-in-use" of that item increases the need and how much we want it. It became a topic of great philosophical discussion beginning about 300 years ago. And the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke was the guy who set those wheels into motion. (If I really think about it, I wonder if Locke ever imagined his philosophy applying to My Little Pony?!)
Think of it this way: today, children's toys seem like a basic part of childhood. They are mass-manufactured and marketed.
But back in the day, when such toys might have been crafted individually and by hand, how would one determine how much a product was worth—and who should be paid for creating it?
The value of labor, or things were different way back when
John Locke was originally born in Wrington, England, in the United Kingdom on August 29th, 1632, to Puritan parents. Of course, in America today, we understand the idea of the "Puritan work ethic," as meaning that if you work hard, you will be rewarded for that effort.
John Locke
John Locke
In the England of Locke's time, Puritanism was seen as a strict sect of Protestantism, breaking off from the dominant Church of England. Being Puritan meant following strict rules that forbade certain behaviors such as showing romantic affection in public, speaking against the Bible, breaking the Sabbath, indulging in drink, and even such seemingly innocent pleasures as dancing that were seen as promiscuous, or indulging in personal pride and vanity.
Puritans also resisted central authority. Since, the King of England retained absolute rule, and also served as head of the Church of England, the Puritans were considered rebellious to the Crown.
Locke, perhaps influenced by his Puritan upbringing, challenged the status quo further by asserting that individuals, not the noble landowners or the Crown, had the right to whatever they produced through their labor.
Of course, Locke's views about property were based on the economy of his day in England, which was primarily centered around land ownership, and creation of value through farming and other land uses. In pre-industrial England, that meant that most landowners were wealthy noblemen, and the people working the land—creating value by farming and bringing produce, milk, wool and meat to market, were tenant farmers without ownership rights themselves. In fact, they had to pay the nobility an annual tax to live on their land; and even then, the owners kept most of the profits. If the crops did poorly, or poor weather conditions meant the cattle or chickens didn't survive the winter, the tenants would not earn anything—and could not even keep what little of the crops they produced.
In Locke's view, laborers who work the land and produce the value that comes out of it (think crops, like potatoes and cabbage, or domesticated animals, like sheep and cattle) should be entitled to the value of whatever they produced.
Locke insisted that the price at market for whatever they farmed should go to the worker, not the man who owned the property. Benefiting from one's own hard work, he argued, is one of the natural rights of man.
Basically, the more work put into making something the more useful it will be seen in the eyes of other people.
It's encoded in the U.S. Constitution
Between labor and economic value, John Locke emphasized how the usefulness of goods and services demanded and consumed by the individual is inspired by the type of labor that goes into producing them. His foundations of private property, where he posits that the duty of government is to protect the natural rights of people, would subsequently influence Thomas Jefferson to include the right to property, and "the pursuit of happiness" as a natural right in the American Declaration of Independence.
John Locke's Signature
John Locke's Signature
That was then; this is now
What was revolutionary in the eighteenth century is commonplace today: those who produce goods and services should benefit directly from the value of their work.
Our twenty-first century capitalist economy is very different, of course. Most people no longer work the land, but now "create value" by earning a wage through work in manufacturing, farming, service industries, or technology. But they still expect to gain from the fruits of their own labor, and to be able to acquire things to make their own lives, and those of their families, better.
But consumerism has created its own unintended side effect: it has led us to a desire to "keep up with the Joneses"—in essence, to acquire more, bigger, better, newer cars, houses, electronics and even toys, so as not to be seen as falling behind. Wanting the "next big thing" often leads to jealousy and unhappiness, thinking that we might be happy if only we had that one cool thing.
John Locke would undoubtedly be surprised that, today, machines and robots, not people, work the land and the factories. As work evolves, so have our expectations around the value of what is owed to us. And as society evolves, undoubtedly new ideas will grow about how people earn their worth
But Locke's principles were revolutionary, changing the view of who is entitled to the value of their work from landowner to laborer.
And that, in turn, enabled a new nation, the United States, to repudiate allegiance to a king and declare that "All men are created equal."
And for that, we can all be grateful.
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Harness your inner Greek scholar and approach this math puzzle logically
Inspired by the great Greek philosopher Aristotle, whose works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, the aim of this puzzle is to make every row add up to 38. This will take a very logical mind, indeed – there are fifteen rows in all directions to complete, top to bottom as well as diagonally. Each is made up of three, four or five pieces. This brilliant mathematical concept allows you to complete the puzzle by using every number from one to nineteen.
Challenging, sophisticated and beautifully designed, this antique finish wooden puzzle seamlessly merges math and logic into a fitting tribute to the founder of Western science and philosophy. While this puzzle wasn't invented by Aristotle, it's not hard to imagine that it would have piqued his interest!
Antique finish wooden puzzle measures 5" x 5".
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Aims of the project
Aims are linked to ongoing exchange of ideas to progress teaching and learning in both schools.
it will be seen as successful if the frequency of meetings and exchange events trigger improvements in practice in either school. Senior managers and pupils have already gained from the links.
Background and goals
- The project was initiated at the joint initiative of the respective head teachers.
- The Head of Gartree made an initial approach which was reciprocated.
- The partnership took place during the academic year 2014/15.
- Time availability is the only real resource critical factor.
- Facilities, such as Leicester Grammar's performance spaces may be shared from time to time.
- Currently it is focussed on SMT and teaching staff.
The outcomes will be judged by review carried out by the respective heads on an annual basis. Lessons learnt and possible improvements will be judged and incorporated in future work. It is seen as a long term linkage.
All from the age of 10 to 18 may be involved. An example is the annual Mathematics challenge competition in which Garyree has entered at least one team of Year 7 pupils. The competition is run by Leicester Grammar schools mathematics staff with help from Years 12 and 13 pupils. This is a co-educational experience.
Frequency and duration
The mathematics challenge is annual event but otherwise like events are ongoing throughout the academic year.


If you've had a car for a while but are thinking about getting a truck, or if you're going the other direction and downsizing from a truck to a car, or even if you're just adding one, there are some changes you can expect to experience. From figuring out how to maneuver a vehicle of a vastly different size to adjusting your monthly budget for gas, there's a very real period of adjustment. One of the important differences you'll need to get a handle on, and quickly, is the difference between maintaining a car versus maintaining a truck.
Different Tools
If you prefer to do some or all of your vehicle maintenance, it's important to have the right tools on hand to get the job done. Because of the difference in size between a car and a truck, the size of the tools you're going to need will likely be different as well. By way of example, it's important to make sure you choose the right jack for your vehicle. Because trucks are much heavier than cars, you'll need a jack that can handle a greater amount of weight than what you would need for a car.
Different Engine Cleaners
All vehicles benefit from having cleaner engines. That said, there are some important differences in the engines of trucks and cars that can impact how you maintain them. Generally speaking, truck engines tend to be bigger than car engines, which means that you'll need larger quantities of cleaners. The changes to maintenance needs differ further if your truck has a diesel engine. If you have a diesel engine, you need to make sure you clean your diesel injectors regularly. It's also important to make sure you use oils designed for diesel since they have additives and detergents that are intended to help keep the engine cleaner.
Different Maintenance Schedules
Cars and trucks can differ greatly in how they are used. Trucks can be used to tow things, haul heavy loads, and traverse terrain that a car would struggle with at best. Cars, on the other hand, tend to be used more to get from one place to another. Because of the difference in use, the maintenance schedule is often quite different. Trucks can benefit from following a special or severe use maintenance schedule that cars may not require to stay in good condition.
Understanding the differences between maintenance for trucks and cars is an important part of making sure you can keep your vehicles in good working order. The different tools needed, different engine cleaners required, and the different maintenance schedules are just a few examples of changes you can expect to encounter when going from one to the other. Keep your vehicle running smoothly and extend its life by making sure you know how to take care of it properly.
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Why Is Does Your Tea Gets Cloudy? 3 Possible causes
Do you wonder why your tea gets cloudy or whether it is safe to drink? Read on for some possible explanations and tips for ensuring clear iced tea.
Why Does Your Tea Gets Cloudy
Learn the steps to prevent a cloudy tea
I once brewed a pitcher of sweet tea right after I moved across the country to a new place. It was summertime and I needed something cool and incredibly sweet to drink while unpacking in the heat.
I took it out of the fridge the next morning to pour a glass and was shocked to see the entire pitcher was filled with this odd-looking cloudy iced tea. I'd never had that happen before!
It confused and concerned me. I ended up throwing it out and brewing a whole new pitcher because I wasn't sure if it was safe to drink.
Eventually, I figured out what caused this and I was able to brew ice tea without it going cloudy. Now that I understand what happens when ice tea turns cloudy, I can take steps to prevent it.
Here are the most common culprits for tea cloudiness.
Possible Causes Of Clouding
There are several possible reasons why iced tea gets cloudy, and each one can be easily fixed.
1. Hard Water
This turned out to be what was wrong with the tea in my new place: My tap water came from a well instead of a public water system.
Straight from the tap, the cold water tasted great but was full of minerals like magnesium and calcium.
This type of water is also known as hard water and the minerals that make water hard may dissolve when hot but reform when it's cooled down, showing up the next morning in your pitcher.
Solution: If you have hard water and suspect the minerals are what's clouding up your tea, you have two options.
 - Install a water filtration system in your home. You'll want to call a plumber for this, but it can be worth it to have good quality water available from every tap in your house.
 - Use distilled water for brewing your tea. You can buy it by the gallon at your local grocery store.
2. Unclean Equipment
Another thing that can cause cloudiness in your tea is residue from a previous brewing left on your kitchen tools.
 - Limescale in your kettle can build up and then flake off into your water as it boils.
 - Particles from loose-leaf tea can remain inside an unrinsed teapot.
 - Oils from certain types of tea or coffee can remain on unwashed utensils.
These residues can not only cloud up your brew–they also alter the taste, diminishing flavor and leaving an unpleasant aftertaste.
Solution: If your tea is not only cloudy but the flavor seems off, check the cleanliness of your kitchen equipment. You may find that your electric kettle has developed limescale deposits that are breaking off into your hot water, or that your dishwasher is not cleaning thoroughly.
Always be sure to clean your tea equipment with hot soapy water. You don't want to be drinking from dirty dishes and you definitely don't want to be brewing contaminated tea!
3. Heat Shock
Some of the compounds in tea, especially polyphenols like tannins and theaflavins, oxidize when exposed to an extreme temperature shock such as refrigeration.
Once oxidized, they bond with the caffeine in tea to form particles. While the tea is hot, they are dissolved into the liquid, making them invisible.
The white particles floating in the tea appear once it has cooled down.
A close up of a drink
Let the tea cool to room temperature naturally before adding ice
Solution: If your tea brews nice and clear at first, but when chilled it clouds up, then heat shock is likely to be the culprit. Once you've finished steeping, let the tea cool to room temperature naturally before adding ice.
To clear up a pitcher of tea that has become cloudy after chilling:
 - Remove your container from the refrigerator and add one cup of boiling water per quart of tea. Stir with a long spoon. This will cause the particles to dissolve again, suspending them in the liquid and clearing your tea right up. Pour the tea over ice cubes and serve immediately.
 - Another method to keep heat shock from clouding iced tea is to cold-brew it. Place room temperature water and black tea bags into a glass container for 8 to 10 hours for cold brewing. It can either sit on a sunny porch, making sun tea, or it can be placed in the refrigerator overnight.
The Final Word on Why Your Tea Gets Cloudy
If you're still not sure what is causing your tea to cloud up, here is a recipe for making cloud-proof iced tea that you can't go wrong with.
 1. Boil one quart of distilled water in a very clean pot. If you want sweet tea, add 1 cup of sugar and boil until dissolved.
 2. Turn off the heat. Place 1/2 cup of loose tea leaves or 8 tea bags into the water and cover.
 3. Let it steep for 8 to 10 minutes.
 4. Remove the bags or leaves and recover the pot. Let it sit for a couple of hours until it comes to room temperature.
 5. Pour into glasses filled with ice and serve immediately.
This recipe can be made with both black and green teas and will turn out perfectly clear iced tea every single time. You should never be stuck serving cloudy tea to your guests!
FAQs on Why Your Tea Gets Cloudy
Why is my hot tea cloudy?
While cloudy hot tea isn't as common as iced, it can still happen. The most likely culprit is hard water. Try brewed tea made from distilled water and see if that clears it up.
Is cloudy tea safe to drink?
Yes. If your cloudiness has been caused by hard water or heat shock, it may look unattractive but it will taste just the same and it will be perfectly safe. However, if you notice that the flavor is off as well, this may be caused by equipment that's been improperly cleaned, and you should toss the tea out before cleaning your equipment and brewing a fresh batch.
 - A E Inman is a direct response copywriter and humor blogger. When she's not poking fun at her attempts to start a writing business, she can be found in the tea aisle of her local import store, arguing with strangers over the merits of rare tea varietals. She enjoys writing copy while consuming copious amounts of coffee and gunpowder tea.


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Uncover the Reasons Behind Your Dog's Pouting and Silent Treatment
We've all been there – you're heading out for a quick errand, and your beloved dog gives you those heart-wrenching, puppy-dog eyes, hoping to accompany you on your journey. But sometimes, leaving your furry friend behind is unavoidable. In this blog post, we'll delve into the curious world of dogs' emotions and behavior, focusing on the infamous "silent treatment" given by Rodney the Boxer, and what it might signify.
Rodney the Boxer's story is a relatable one for many dog owners. His mom left him in the car while she went to check out a yard sale, and upon her return, she was met with a cold shoulder – or rather, a "silent treatment" from her canine companion. But what's going on in a dog's mind when they react this way, and how should we interpret it?
- Separation Anxiety: Dogs are pack animals and thrive on the companionship of their humans. When you leave them behind, especially unexpectedly, they might experience separation anxiety. Pouting and giving the cold shoulder can be their way of showing their displeasure and anxiety.
- Communication: Dogs are masters at non-verbal communication. Instead of words, they use body language and expressions to convey their feelings. Pouting can be a form of communicating their disappointment, much like how humans may sulk when they don't get their way.
- Fear of Abandonment: Dogs have an innate fear of being abandoned. If they associate being left in the car with being abandoned, their reaction may involve pouting and silent protest to make you feel guilty and ensure you won't leave them behind next time.
- Need for Inclusion: Dogs want to be a part of the action. When they see their humans leaving without them, they might feel excluded or left out, which can lead to sulking behavior when you return.
- Attention-Seeking: Dogs are incredibly perceptive and know that their humans tend to dote on them when they're feeling guilty. By giving the silent treatment, they may be seeking extra attention and affection upon your return.
Understanding your dog's behavior is essential to fostering a healthy and loving relationship. Here are some tips on how to handle the situation when you're met with a pouting pup:
- Stay Calm: Reacting negatively to your dog's silent treatment can make the situation worse. Stay calm and patient.
- Reassure and Reward: Offer your dog reassurance and positive reinforcement when you return. Show them that you haven't abandoned them and that you're glad to see them.
- Avoid Overreacting: Avoid overreacting to your dog's behavior. They may quickly forget about it once they sense that you're not upset or angry.
- Plan Ahead: If possible, plan ahead and make arrangements so that your dog can accompany you on your outings. They'll appreciate being a part of the adventure.
In conclusion, Rodney the Boxer's silent protest is a reminder that our furry companions have complex emotions and unique ways of expressing themselves. When your dog pouts and gives you the cold shoulder after being left in the car, it's important to understand the reasons behind their behavior and respond with patience, love, and understanding. Remember, they just want to be with you and may not have the words to express their feelings. So, next time you head out, take a moment to consider your dog's perspective and make the experience as stress-free as possible for both of you.


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28th Annual Conference of the Center for Medieval Studies
Fordham University, Lincoln Center, New York City: March 29-30, 2008
Chris Chism, Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Wall: The Afterlife of Crusade in the Travels of Ibn Battuta
A proverb still circulates in the Arab world: 'UTlubu-l-'ilm wa lau fi-s-Siin: "Seek knowledge even in China." In 1325, in pursuit of this injunction, Ibn Battuta extended his original itinerary from a performance of the hajj to a twenty-nine year circumnavigation of three continents. This journey occupied the greater part of Ibn Battuta's adult life between _PHONE_, and he vowed to cover no identical route twice. The resulting narrative, dictated after his return at the order of the Sultan of Morocco, has become known as the Rihla [Travels] of Ibn Battuta and it has beguiled and frustrated historians for two centuries by providing lively, unreliable, fascinating historical witness to events, cultures, and urban geographies extending over three fourteenth-century continents.
In the section of the Rihla where the narrator ventures toward the northern and western contact zones of the Dar al-Islam, the narrator performs the memory of crusade by exploring the work of walls and boundaries. Though walls are often seen as separators, the Rihla of Ibn Battuta, shows how they become sites for rearticulating the relationships between and within the many forms of Islam and Christianity in the fourteenth century, with their long reciprocal histories of violence and desire. This paper discusses two sections of the Rihla: first, the traveller's oddly decentered and cursory descriptions of the Levant, where two centuries of crusade have taught the ruling local emirs about the dangers of leaving defensible walls standing. Second, I discuss the description of the guarded, gated communities of Constantinople, where the Muslim traveller has an extraordinary encounter with a Christian monk, who performs his reverence and longing for the lost Christian shrines of the Holy Land by reverencing the body of the Muslim traveller who has recently passed through them. In these sections, the traveller's need to know and exchange knowledge with non-Muslim interlocutors at times exceeds decorum and comes to threaten very the boundedness that sets off Islam and Christianity as mutually inimical religions. I argue that the Rihla's very careful attention to boundaries and boundedness is riven and impelled by intimations of open-endedness that de-absolutize religious differences between Islam and Christianity, and even religion as a primary mode for knowing the world.
This paper draws selectively on performance theory, especially that of Mike Pearson and Michael Shanks in Theatre/Archaology, postcolonial theory, and theories of memory and commemoration, as well as its historical and literary sources.
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Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
The name comes from the Sanskrit words garuda meaning "eagle", and asana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat"
In Hindu mythology Garuda is known as the king of birds. He transports the God Vishnu and is eager to help humanity fight against demons. The word is usually rendered into English as "eagle," though according to one dictionary the name literally means "devourer," because Garuda was originally identified with the "all-consuming fire of the sun's rays"
Garuda = eagle, the name of Vishnu's vehicle.
In most, if not all, the other poses here, the shoulder blades are connecting into the back in some form or the other. This is the one variation in which the shoulder blades are broadening away from the spine (protracting). This is an important range of motion to develop, as it will loosen up the rhomboids and muscles of the upper back.
Practice of Garudasana
- Stand in Tadasana. Bend your knees slightly, lift your left foot up and, balancing on your right foot, cross your left thigh over the right. Point your left toes toward the floor, press the foot back, and then hook the top of the foot behind the lower right calf. Balance on the right foot.
- Stretch your arms straight forward, parallel to the floor, and spread your scapulas wide across the back of your torso. Cross the arms in front of your torso so that the right arm is above the left, then bend your elbows. Snug the right elbow into the crook of the left, and raise the forearms perpendicular to the floor. The backs of your hands should be facing each other.
- Press the right hand to the right and the left hand to the left, so that the palms are now facing each other. The thumb of the right hand should pass in front of the little finger of the left. Now press the palms together (as much as is possible for you), lift your elbows up, and stretch the fingers toward the ceiling.
- Stay for 15 to 30 seconds, then unwind the legs and arms and stand in Tadasana again. Repeat for the same length of time with the arms and legs reversed.
Benefits Garudasana (Eagle Pose)
- Strengthens and stretches the ankles and calves
- Stretches the thighs, hips, shoulders, and upper back
- Improves concentration
- Improves sense of balance
- It is useful for removing urinary problems.
- It is helpful for kidney and prostate diseases.
- Garudasana benefits you to reduce pain related to hands & legs.


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Playing AI Dungeon
What are tokens?
A token is a representation of a word, part of a word, common phrase, or symbol. Tokens are used by the AI as a way to conserve memory and computing power.
The way AI language models generate a response is they first analyze text (the input) and then predict the mostly likely sequence of words to return to the user (the output). You can picture this process working like a sophisticated autocomplete.
AI can only hold so much in its memory, so tokenizing words allows the AI to consider more content at once. It's sort of like how people shorten words to stay within Twitter's character limit when tweeting. "What" changes to "w/", "As far as I know" changes to "AFAIK", and "fabulous" might change to "fab".
In the same way, tokens convey the same meaning as the words you type, but in a format that takes up less storage and computing power. This means you can send more "meaning" to the AI with each input, because your words are "tokenized" or translated into tokens.
The AI generates its response (the output) in tokens, and those are translated back to human readable text.
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1788 Bocage Map of Thessaly, Ancient Greece ( the home of Achilles)
Description: This lovely little map of Thessaly, just south of Macedonia in Ancient Greece, was prepared by M. Barbie de Bocage, after D'Anville, for the 1788 Travels of Anacharsis. Thessaly is the legendary seat of Phthiotis, home of Achilles and his Myrmidons, who were so prominently featured in the Illiad. Achillesís father King Peleus, ruled this region. There is also a curious theory, based on one of Homer's obscure references to Achilles, that the people of Thessaly were blond.
Anacharsis was a Scythian philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores of the Black Sea to Athens in the early 6th century BCe. Apparently he made a great impression on the Greeks, who considered him a forthright, outspoken 'barbarian. He is considered a forerunner of the Cynics.
Date: 1788 (dated)
Source: Barbie du Bocage, J. D., Recueil de Cartes Geographiques Plans, Vues, et Medailles de l'Ancienne Grece, Reelatifs au Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis., (Paris, Chez Sanson et Compagnie), 1791.
Cartographer: Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage (1760 - 1825) and his son Jean-Guillaume Barbie du Bocage (1795 - 1848) were French cartographers and cosmographers active in Paris during late 18th and early 19th centuries. The elder Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis, was trained as a cartographer and engraver in the workshops of mapmaking legend J. B. B. d'Anville. At some point Jean Denis held the post of Royal Librarian of France and it was through is associations with d'Anville that the d'Anville collection of nearly 9000 maps was acquired by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The younger Barbie du Bocage, Jean-Guillaume, acquired a position shortly afterwards at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in time, became its head, with the title of Geographe du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. Click here for a list of rare maps by the Barbie du Bocage family.
Size: Printed area measures 8.5 in height x 11.5 inches in width (21.59 x 29.21 centimeters)
Condition: Very good. Original platemark visible. Original centerfold. Blank on verso. Dark clean impression.
Code: Thessaly-bocage-1791 (to order by phone call: _PHONE_)
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This book gives an overview of recent findings on the mitigation of gas emission from landfills and sludge processing. Special attention is given to methane and the migration of POPs, heavy metal ions, ammonia and nitrate from landfills to the water-soil system and to the atmosphere. Strategies for mitigating the impact of pollution on ecosystems are also discussed. This book contains thirty-one selected papers presented at an International Workshop on Management of Pollutant Emission from Landfills and Sludge, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland,16-19 September 2006.
Mitigation of gas emission from landfills. Pathway of POPs in the waste, wastewater and landfill leachate. Migration of heavy metals from waste disposal sites and sewage sludge. Minimization of the impact of waste and sewage sludge on the environment. Chemical composition and treatment of landfill leachate. Possibility of practical utilization of waste and sewage sludge. Miscellanea.


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domed apex of shoot. The sliding of the bubbles on the cylinder wall simulates this lengthening of internodes (Fig.25).
2.4. Explanation of chirality
How do the right and left forms appear? Let us examine the initial primordia placement (Fig. 26, Fig. 27). The third primordium can appear both on one, and on the other side from the reflection line which has the first two primordia centers lying on it. Solution of this dilemma will determine hereinafter for each family of spirals its direction. A choice of position for the third primordium is probably casual, and depends on external factors, for example, on uneven heating of bud by the sun.
2.5. Versatility of model
The model allows to describe a whorled phyllotaxis, as well as the spiral one. If the cylinder is sufficiently narrow, and if the primordia appear as a complexes composed of two, three or more bubbles, we have a whorled pattern (Fig. 28, Fig. 29, Fig. 30, Fig. 31).
The work shows a possibility of complicated accommodation
on the basis of simple principle of minimax: "It pops up in the biggest
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Various schemes have been developed over centuries of time — and innumerable discussions by people interested in classifying and naming plants. In this video I share:
- Why we use a "key" to help identify a plant
- The types of keys typically developed
- Examples of each key as used in specific field guides
What type of key is used in your favorite field guide? Share your response, with a comment below.
And, please complete the two survey questions at the end of this blog post so I can continue to develop materials of greatest benefit to you.
If you are interested in learning even more about how to use keys in field guides, you can purchase a set of six videos which clearly demonstrate the process of keying a plant. I carefully take you through each of these keys by using eight different plants for identification practice... while using nine different field guides. This is a fun "hands-on" demonstration of how to use each of the keys. Read more...
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Calvin has been leading enterprise-wide Change Management initiatives for almost a decade with leading CPG manufacturers. He understands that an effective Change Management process is part of a robust management system and not just a tool to be applied to isolated projects.
He has perfected the 3 Stage-gate method that helps organizations to ensure the following:
- [Stage-gate 1] Cross-functional alignment is achieved during the ideation phase of emerging changes
- [Stage-gate 1] Changes are understood and sufficiently resourced at the leadership level
- [Stage-gate 2] Associated risks are assessed and mitigated in advance of making changes to operations
- [Stage-gate 3] Key stakeholders have the opportunity to validate that risks have been effectively mitigated
- [Stage-gate 3} Training, communication, and documentation are completed prior to closing changes out
- [Stage-gate 3} Key learnings are captured to ensure continuous improvement of the change management process and team effectiveness
- [Stage-gate 3] All essential actions are completed and the anticipated benefit is realized
- [Stage-gate 3] Changes become completely integrated into normal operations to ensure sustainment
Contact Calvin directly for more information about implementing a proven Change Management process in your organization.


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Comprehensive characterization of BiFeO3 powder synthesized by the hydrothermal procedure
Lukić, Miodrag J.
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In this paper, bismuth ferrite (BFO) particles synthesized by controlled hydrothermal process, where the particles of small sizes and with high purity were obtained. Structural analysis showed that non-annealed powder can be perfectly fitted to rhombohedral space group R3c and contains a very small amount of secondary phase, whereas the final product (annealed at 800 °C) represents single-phase perovskite powder with high crystallinity. HRTEM analysis confirmed existence of twin stacking faults, which are responsible for enhanced magnetic properties. EPR measurements suggested existence of electrons trapped by vacancies or defects. It has been proposed that existence of Fe3+ −OV defect complex could be generated at elevated temperatures followed by formation of trivalent Fe ions, which intensely provide local 3d moments.
Keywords:multiferroics / BiFeO3 / microstructure / electronic paramagnetic resonance / magnetic properties
Source:Processing and Application of Ceramics, 2016, 10, 4, 201-208
- Novi Sad Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad
- Dynamics of nonlinear physicochemical and biochemical systems with modeling and predicting of their behavior under nonequilibrium conditions (RS-172015)
- Oxide-based environmentally-friendly porous materials for genotoxic substances removal (RS-172018)
- Synthesis, processing and characterization of nanostructured materials for application in the field of energy, mechanical engineering, environmental protection and biomedicine (RS-45012)


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The continual process of growth is something which generally escapes our ordinary senses. It is something which can be recognised only over an extended period of time. If a person takes care of a plant, they recognise growth over a period of days or weeks, this application transfers the growth of the plant into a medium which we are always able to interpret, that of an ever changing soundscape.
Through the installation, the growth of the grass generates different electrical pulses similar to heartbeats. The more advanced the growth of the plant, the slower and stronger the pulse develops.
The application consists of three physical layers, the top layer is the growing grass and beneath it the root system, below these is the technology which measures the growth and generates the sound. Over time, and with care and attention, the roots grow more and more, creating a complex root-system. A microcontroller is able to measure the conductivity of the root system, the growing media and the solutions of nutrients which surround them and when coupled with an amplifier, generates clicks and pulses in different frequencies. Care, light, nutrients and water, as well as the sequence of connectivity between the growing elements of the grass are thus responsible for creating the ever changing and growing soundscape.
This prototype tries to compare nature and technology to point out parallels. It allows us to pay attention to things which would seem unimportant or unperceivable to us without such a device.
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Frequent question: How does a cortisone shot work for acne?
Cortisone shots are best for inflammatory acne, like cystic pimples, swollen papules, and tender nodules. The steroid works by shutting down inflammation, so little whiteheads and closed comedones won't cut it, though your dermatologist will make the final call.
How long does it take for a cortisone shot to work for acne?
What does a cortisone shot do for acne?
The shot, which is injected directly into an acne cyst or nodule, typically contains a small amount of a steroid, such as triamcinolone (Kenalog), a powerful anti-inflammatory. Cysts and nodules may take weeks to resolve on their own. A steroid injection can reduce the swelling, redness and pain in a few days.
Do cortisone shots for pimples work?
"A cortisone shot is an injection of a corticosteroid into the skin, used to reduce inflammation," explains Dr. Dennis Gross, a board-certified dermatologist and dermatological surgeon. It works to diminish the inflammation of the breakout "within a day or two," explains Dr. Arash Akhavan, a celebrity dermatologist.
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How long does it take for a cortisone shot to work?
Generally, a cortisone shot takes 4-5 days to start working. However, we often say you should have your shot about a week before an event just to be safe. Also, you need to be aware that cortisone can cause a flare of pain in the first few days.
Is there an injection for pimples?
Steroid injections are most often used for the types of acne that cause painful lumps beneath the surface of the skin (nodules and cysts). These conditions can take weeks to resolve on their own. After steroid injections, the pain decreases, lumps flatten and the skin can clear up within days.
How long does steroid acne last?
The full response can take three to six months. People of color are more susceptible to scarring from acne outbreaks and may be advised to take oral antibiotics, even for a mild case.
How much do acne cortisone shots cost?
How much do cortisone shots for acne cost? Usually, cortisone shots for acne are covered by insurance (so your only fee would be your copay), but if you're paying out of pocket, the cost could be anywhere from $50-$200, depending on how much is injected, where you live, and how much the office charges.
What is the best antibiotic for acne?
What should I do after a cortisone shot?
After the cortisone shot
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How do you treat hormonal acne?
What else can I do to clear hormonal acne?
 3. Wear sunscreen every day.
What can treat acne?
If you have severe acne, a dermatologist can create a treatment plan that will help clear your skin.
Why see a dermatologist for severe acne?
 1. Benzoyl peroxide decreases P. acnes bacteria.
 2. Retinoids, such as adapalene gel, unclog pores and reduce oiliness.
 3. Salicylic acid eases inflammation and unclogs pores.
How do you get rid of acne scars?
Do cortisone shots work immediately?
Cortisone begins to work as soon as it is injected. Nevertheless, the time frame until patients feel relief varies. Some people report immediate relief, while others report gradual pain reduction over a period of days or weeks.
Can a cortisone shot take 2 weeks to work?
A corticosteroid injection will usually take 3 to 7 days to begin to have a positive effect. It may take up to two weeks for the medicine to decrease the inflammation to a point where pain is improved. The full benefit of the corticosteroid may not be felt until 6 weeks after injection.
Do you need to rest after a cortisone injection?
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The format of a panorama is defined in broad terms by the projection used to map the full or partial 3D scene onto a 2 dimensional print or screen. There are several types of projections in use:
Full Spherical Formats
There are two main spherical formats: Equirectangular and Cubic. Both are able to display the whole sphere that surrounds as - 360� along the horizon, 90� up and 90� down. Specialized viewers are needed to view spherical panoramas.
|The equirectangular format is widely used by a couple of Panorama Viewers as for example PTViewer and SPi-V. It consists of a single image with an aspect ratio of 2:1 (that is, the width must be exactly twice the hight).|
The cubic format uses 6 cube faces to fill the whole sphere around us. The image is remapped to the cubefaces which fit seamlessly.
One very wide spread cubic format is QuickTime VR. It consists of one file containing the 6 faces as JPEG compressed images together with a header giving basic information how the panorama should be displayed.
There is a number of possibilities to display partial panoramas - these are panoramas that don't fill the whole sphere in one or the other way. Partial panoramas can be displayed directly if they don't cover more than approximately 120� along the shorter side (that is they can be 360� in one direction but must be 120� or less in the other direction). The main formats are Cylindrical and Rectilinear, but partial spherical panoramas are possible, too.
Cylindrical panoramas can show a full circle along the horizon or a part of it. They are very popular for landscape panoramas. If used for architectural subjects it might bother that horizontal lines (except the horizon itself) are bend.
Rectilinear panoramas display the subject just like an ordinary (non-fisheye) lens would do. The horizontal and vertical field of view are limited to about 120�. Straight lines stay straight, hence they are good for architectural subjects. But if either field of view is too large they suffer from unnatural looking distortions in the corners.
To partial spherical panoramas applies basically the same as to full sphericals (see above). In most cases they are used to cut off Zenith or Nadir. Vertical field of view has to be limited in this case to prevent the viewer from misinterpreting the source images.


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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary…
Lettuce photoDo your kids know where healthy food comes from? (Hopefully they realize it's not from a convenience store or the drive-up window of a fast food restaurant!)
One of the best ways for children to learn about where the good food on your family table originates–and one of the best ways for them to learn to love it–is to grow it themselves.
Think about it: How much more likely is your daughter to eat a salad she makes herself–from ingredients she grew herself–than a salad plopped down in front of her at the table with the words, "Eat it. It's good for you"? ("I don't eat anything green," I once heard a child pronounce.)
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