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Hospital Simulation Prevents Unnecessary Investment
Test a proposed patient flow rework where patients were concurrently triaged, treated, tested and assessed.
The Arena Solution
Once process flows were defined and specifications were finalized, Rockwell Consultants developed an Arena® hospital simulation model allowing for the complete evaluation of "what if" scenarios and experimentation with the system prior to making any significant changes. One of the most difficult issues with predictive modeling in healthcare is the human factor. While a strict process flow had to be defined, the reality was that decisions were made differently by doctors and nurses and patients were likely to deviate from a pre-defined path. Defining a realistic patient flow and collecting accurate data were key factors to the success of the project. In the end, the hospital simulation model had to adequately represent the current ED and hospital officials had to buy into the model in order for successful changes to be made.
The final model consisted of an Excel user interface coupled with the Arena hospital simulation model. The Excel interface enabled the user to easily enter inputs, run the model and view outputs. Numerous scenarios for comparison could be created by changing various inputs in the excel interface. The user could manipulate process flows, process delays, patient routings as well as resource schedules and bed capacity all from the user interface. Once the scenario was run, the user could quantify results by examining multiple pages of output reports. From patient cycle times to resource utilizations, various key outputs for analysis were recorded for each run. Analysis and comparison of scenarios provided key information for making the right decisions. The hospital team was anxious to see how the input factors affected the average times patients were spending in the ED.
The hospital simulation project provided some results that were contrary to the hospital's initial understanding of the problems. At the beginning of the study there was a particular concern regarding the pysch patients. This concern proved unfounded, as psych patients were only 4% of the total patient population. Running the simulation and removing the psych patients provided little process improvement. There was a perception among the staff that these patients made up a larger portion of the patient mix as they tended to be more disruptive when they entered the system. It was also a major concern that the telemetry unit was a significant deterrent in moving patients from the ED. After careful analysis of the telemetry unit, this also proved to be a hospital myth. Additionally, the proposed new facility was not a solution to improve the declining ED service. The hospital simulation proved that by increasing process efficiency, using all available ED beds and adding another physician resource, the ED could operate at an acceptable level. The problems that existed would not be resolved by a new facility. The hospital was advised to first improve their current processes prior to any major capital expenditures. The quantitative data the healthcare simulation software provided enabled decision makers to follow through with the most effective ED changes and avoid investing more than $500,000 in an unnecessary new facility.
After many years of failed attempts to improve their current emergency department, a large urban ED in Jersey City, NJ decided to use simulation modeling. Extreme patient lengths of stays (LOS) were a key factor contributing to the declining reputation of the hospital. The hospital executives recognized the value that a simulation study could provide their organization. Rockwell Automation Arena consultants were called upon to develop a hospital simulation model of the current ED and assess various change scenarios. Healthcare simulation software assisted the hospital in making informed decisions regarding the future state of their ED.


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Sports play an important formative role in the lives of many middle and high school students. Science Behind Sports from Lucent Books explores the science behind key contemporary sports. Volumes present in a clear and engaging manner the scientific principles and concepts involved, the biomechanics and physiology of playing, and related health issues and medical concerns related to the sport.
"By combining science and sports, the publisher has figured out a way to engage teenagers in learning about the physical and psychological needs of each sport, about the physical science concepts involved in playing each sport and about the treatment of sports-related injuries. Recommendations: All middle school and high school libraries need this series. The science teacher could organize the science curriculum around it or use it as a resource when teaching a particular lesson."
--Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee, September 2011

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Characteristics Derived from Passive Microwave Data
The Greenland ice sheet melt extent data, acquired as part of the NASA Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA), is a daily (or every other day, prior to August 1987) estimate of the spatial extent of wet snow on the Greenland ice sheet since 1979. It is derived from passive microwave satellite brightness temperature characteristics using the Cross-Polarized Gradient Ratio (XPGR) of Abdalati and Steffen (1997). It is physically based on the changes in microwave emission characteristics observable in data from the Scanning Multi-channel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) instruments when surface snow melts. It is not a direct measure of the snow wetness but rather is a binary indicator of the state of melt of each SMMR and SSM/I pixel on the ice sheet for each day of observation. It is, however, a useful proxy for the amount of melt that occurs on the Greenland ice sheet. The data are provided in a variety of formats including raw data in ASCII format, gridded daily data in binary format, and annual and complete time series climatologies in gridded binary and GeoTIFF format. All data are in a 60 x 109 pixel subset of the standard Northern Hemisphere polar stereographic grid with a 25 km resolution and are available via FTP.
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Waleed Abdalati. 2008. Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Characteristics Derived from Passive Microwave Data. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.


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means "optional" or "discretionary" (antonym obligate
), used mainly in biology in phrases such as:
- Facultative anaerobe, an organism that can use oxygen but also has anaerobic methods of energy production
- Facultative biped
A facultative biped is an animal that is capable of walking or running on two legs, often for only a limited period of time, in spite of normally walking or running on four limbs or more. Well-known examples include many lizards such as the Basilisk lizard, and even some cockroaches when running...
, an animal that is capable of walking or running on two legs in spite of normally walking or running on four limbs or more
- Facultative carnivore, a carnivore that does not depend solely on animal flesh for food but can also consume non-animals.
- Facultative heterochromatin, a tightly packed but non repetitive form of DNA which can lose its condensed structure and become a transcriptionally active gene
- Facultative lagoon
Facultative lagoons are a type of stabilization pond used for biological treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater. Sewage or organic waste from food or fiber processing may be catabolized in a system of constructed ponds where adequate space is available to provide an average waste...
, a type of stabilization pond used for biological treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater
- Facultative parasite
A facultative parasite is an organism that may resort to parasitic activity, but does not absolutely rely on any host for completion of its life cycle....
, a parasite that can complete its life cycle independent of a host
- Facultative photoperiodic plant, a plant that will eventually flower regardless of night length but is more likely to flower under appropriate light conditions


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Yay! Let's play Bingo! Synonym Bingo makes teaching/reviewing intermediate synonyms FUN for students! What's unique about this Bingo set, is that the teacher calls out a word and students have to find the matching synonym on their Bingo board….so it's not a traditional "say and cover" Bingo. Students are really challenged to listen for, and think about synonyms!
You can use Synonym Bingo as a whole-class activity or as a small group literacy center. If you have a cluster of students in your class who need more of a challenge, see my store for the Synonym Bingo Level Three, which contains more challenging words! See the guide below for which Synonym Bingo Level is appropriate for your students, OR, you can buy all three levels in my SYNONYM BINGO BUNDLE for only $6.00!
Here are sample words from each Synonym Bingo Level (to help you find the level right for your students):
Synonym Bingo Level One:
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Synonym Bingo Level Three:
Included in the file:
-18 different Synonym Bingo Cards – You can photocopy a second set if you want to play as a whole-class activity.
-45 synonym calling cards –Cut the cards apart and use them to call out a synonym to the word that students need to cover on their Bingo board.
-A synonym calling card list – You can call out synonyms for the students to cover on their Bingo board if you don't want to use the calling cards. Just highlight, circle or cross off a word once it has been called out.
-Two blank Synonym Bingo templates – These are great if you want students to fill in their own synonyms from a particular lesson you are teaching, or from hunting through a text for words/synonyms prior to playing Bingo.
-One blank set of calling cards – If you have students use synonyms from a lesson, these calling cards can quickly be filled in to play.
Synonym Bingo makes a great activity to have on hand for a sub too! Also, If you're looking for more synonym activities, check out my new Synonym Tile Cards in my store.
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A team of more than 200 international scientists and researchers have completed a two-year global study to identify the Earth's most pristine and untouched regions. Their findings have been compiled in a new book, Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places.
The 37 Wilderness Areas include habitats on every continent, ranging from the Amazon rainforest, teeming with more than 30,000 endemic plant species, to the barren deserts of the Sahara. Only areas greater than 10,000 km2 with at least 70 percent of their original vegetation intact qualified. In most cases, they have less than five people per square kilometer.
"These Wilderness Areas are critical to the survival of the planet; they help regulate weather patterns and rainfall, and are major storehouses for biodiversity," said co-author Russell Mittermeier, President of Conservation International. "Unfortunately, they are increasingly threatened by population growth, encroaching agriculture and extraction activities. Barely seven percent of them enjoy some form of protection."
Excluding urban centers, Wilderness Areas cover 46 percent of the globe's land surface but are occupied by only 2.4 percent of the world's population. Nineteen of the areas have remarkably low population densities - approximately one person per square kilometer or less - and these are often indigenous communities.
"Since so few people live in these largely intact areas, we have a unique and historic opportunity to protect these high priority regions," said Peter Seligmann, CI's Chairman and CEO. "In doing so, we can also support indigenous communities that are often struggling to maintain their traditional way of life."
The Americas are home to the largest number of Wilderness Areas, with 16 unique regions that range from Patagonia in southern Argentina to the Arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada. Africa has eight Wilderness Areas, including the dense forests of the Congo and the expansive plains of the Serengeti. Australia and New Guinea share six areas,
Europe has three areas and Asia two. The Arabian Desert and Antarctica are also considered Wilderness Areas.
Five of the regions hold more than 1,500 endemic plant species making them "high biodiversity Wilderness Areas," including the three largest tropical rainforests: South America's Amazon, Central Africa's Congo Forest and the Pacific island of New Guinea. Southern Africa's Miombo-Mopane woodlands and grasslands, and the deserts of northern Mexico and southwestern U.S. are also on the high biodiversity list.
The largest wilderness area is the Boreal forest, which forms a 16-million km2 ring just beneath the Arctic Circle that stretches across Alaska, Canada, northern Europe and Russia. The smallest site - with 10,000 km2 - is the Sundarbans, the world's largest tidal mangrove forest, which straddles India and Bangladesh at the mouth of the Ganges River.
Wilderness Areas is the third in a series of books, which also includes Megadiversity and Hotspots. With the publication of Hotspots in 1999, researchers identified 25 sites that represent only 1.4 percent of the Earth's land surface but contain more than 60 percent of its terrestrial species diversity. Those areas are under extreme threat and are focal points for CI's conservation efforts.
"We have a narrow window of opportunity to keep these Wilderness Areas from becoming fragmented and fragile hotspots," said Gustavo Fonseca, the Executive Director of CI's Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS), which was largely responsible for the book's analysis. "If we are to succeed as conservationists, we have to take a two-track approach and protect the biodiversity-rich hotspots and keep our Wilderness Areas healthy."
The new book, a collaborative effort between CI and Agrupación Sierra Madre, features 576 pages of text and vivid photographs depicting rare species and remarkable places around the world. CI's Global Conservation Fund helped finance the research project and the book is published by CEMEX, a global company based in Mexico. Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places is available through Conservation International's website _URL_
Images, maps, interviews, and information about each Wilderness Area available upon request.


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Making fake clouds for a party or holiday decoration can be done in just five simple steps. While clustering white balloons together as clouds is simple, it is not very realistic. By taking a little extra time, you can create unique, realistic clouds. This craft can be done by children, over the age of seven, with some adult supervision.
- Skill level:
- Moderately Easy
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Things you need
- White spray paint
- Cotton batting
- Spray adhesive
- Large paint brush or soft cloth
- Clear tape
- Fishing line
- Ornament hanger
Blow up 7 to 10 balloons and tie off the ends. Use twine to tie balloons into a cluster. The number of balloons you use will determine the size of your clouds.
Wet newspaper with water and paper mache around the outside of the balloon cluster. Mix one part flour and one part water in large bowl. Apply mixture to wet newspaper using a paint brush or soft cloth. Allow to dry thoroughly.
Spray paint the paper mached balloon cluster white. Add a second coat of paint if newsprint is still visable. Allow to dry.
Spray balloon cluster with spray adhesive. Apply cotton batting to the sprayed area. Once the adhesive is dry, pull small bits of cotton batting loose to form clouds.
Carefully insert an ornament hanger into the top of the cluster. Tie fishing line to the hanger and attach it to the ceiling with clear tape.
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Change your life by changing your towel
How long to keep stuff harbouring all types of bacteria
BRITAIN is awash with dirty sheets.
Nearly a fifth of us fail to change our bed linen once a month – and a filthy one per cent only get round to it once every year!
A new poll of 2,000 people commissioned for home retailer Dunelm Mill found that only two in five of us bother to stick them in the washing machine every week.
But dirty bed sheets could be causing all manner of health problems, including asthma, eczema and rhinitis.
Add in the germ-ridden toothbrush, filthy tea towels and the ten-year-old wooden spoons and your home could be harbouring all kinds of harmful bacteria.
Here, MATTHEW BARBOUR speaks to some of the UK's top experts on bacteria to find out when it's time to throw things in the bin.
DUVETS AND LINEN - 6 months
WHEN TO CHANGE: Wash duvets every six months. Launder bed linen weekly.
WHY: A study by the University of Worcester revealed that some duvets harbour dust mites both dead and alive, as well as their eggs, plus human skin scales, pollen grains and stains including bodily fluids. All of these can contain traces of house dust mite allergen, bacteria and fungal spores.
These in turn can cause symptoms of asthma and rhinitis, can worsen eczema and potentially cause conjunctivitis. Make sure you buy duvets of good enough quality to withstand regular hot washes.
PILLOWS - 6 months
WHEN TO CHANGE: Wash every three months or replace every six to 12 months.
WHY: After just six months, ten per cent of your pillow is made up of dust mites, dust mite faeces and sweat, say the Sleep Council. When inhaled, this dust mite waste leaves people susceptible to asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis.
Tests at St George's Hospital, south-west London, have shown pillows filled with synthetic materials tend to harbour more mites than ones made with more natural fillings such as cotton or featherand-down. Make sure you buy pillows that can withstand being washed at 60°C repeatedly.
SPONGES - Disinfect daily
WHEN TO CHANGE: Clean thoroughly after each use and disinfect daily.
WHY: Sponges harbour bacteria in their holes – more than a billion germs can grow in a damp sponge after just one day of use.
University Of Arizona scientists discovered sponges used in kitchens harboured large numbers of bacteria, including E.coli and strains of salmonella and staphylococcus.
BATH TOWELS - 1 week
WHEN TO CHANGE: Wash weekly at 60°C – and don't share your towel with family members.
WHY: Infections, especially skin problems, can spread rapidly on towels.
Home hygiene expert Professor Sally Bloomfield says: "More than half of us carry staphylococcus bacteria on our skin. It's harmless – unless it gets into a wound or cut."
CHOPPING BOARDS - after surface damage
WHEN TO CHANGE: Scrub and disinfect after every use. Replace when surface damage makes cleaning difficult.
WHY: The average board harbours 50 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, according to the Hygiene Council. Once a board is pitted and grooved, it gets harder to ensure it is truly clean.
MATTRESSES - 8 years
WHEN TO CHANGE: Every eight to ten years.
WHY: According to the Sleep Council we excrete half a pint of moisture every night – perfect for dust mites.
And the annual 1lb of skin scales we shed provides a constant source of food for them, too.
The average bed contains more than 10,000 dust mites resulting in more than two million droppings, according to Allergy UK. This can trigger a reaction in those with a genetic disposition to allergies – causing hayfever, asthma and eczema.
RUNNING SHOES - 250 miles
WHEN TO CHANGE: Every 250-500 miles, or when cushioning fails.
WHY: Running in old shoes carries the risk of injury and fungal infection. Trevor Prior, a consultant podiatric surgeon, says: "Running shoes have a lifespan after which they do not provide the same support.
"This can lead to injuries including foot problems such as plantar fasciitis (inflammation of tissue under the sole), knee pain and lower back problems."
SPORTS BRAS - 3 months
WHEN TO CHANGE: Every three months – or after 30 to 40 washes for a sports bra. Avoid using biological detergent and fabric softener which breaks down Lycra fibre.
WHY: Breasts are composed of mainly fatty tissue, held up by Cooper's Ligaments which can be stretched permanently by repetitive bouncing if they are not adequately supported. Bras lose their supportive qualities after three months.
Research by the University Of Portsmouth, found that over a mile, a woman's breasts will bounce up to 135 metres.
RAZOR BLADE - 3 days
WHEN TO CHANGE: After two/three shaves.
WHY: Friction between the skin and razor can cause shaving rash, says Harley Street dermatologist Dr Christopher Rowland Payne. Blades can clog up with dead skin, causing nicks, ingrowing hairs and irritation.
Men should change their razor blades frequently because face skin is so sensitive. Women can get away with a little longer.
TEA TOWELS - 1 day
WHEN TO CHANGE: Daily – wash at a minimum temperature of 60°C.
WHY: Tea towels are major germ carriers.
Microbiologist Dr Anthony Cooke says: "If you wipe your hands on a tea towel after touching raw meat, this will spread bacteria to the towel. If you then use the towel to dry a plate, the bacteria will spread to the plate.
"The presence of traces of decomposing food as well as the damp, temperature and humidity conditions enable bacteria to multiply uncontrollably."
KITCHEN CLOTHS - Disinfect daily
WHEN TO CHANGE: Wash reusable cloths after every task and disinfect daily, then leave them to dry.
WHY: Domestic cleaning gurus Aggie MacKenzie and Kim Woodburn say: "Cloths are the unseen enemy in the kitchen. Bacteria can multiply rapidly in warm, moist conditions."
A survey by Wokingham District Council found three quarters of restaurant dishcloths in its area had bacteria including E.coli – indicating contact with raw meat or faecal contamination.
TOOTHBRUSH - 3 months
WHEN TO CHANGE: Every three months – and don't share.
WHY: Studies have shown that toothbrushes which have been used for longer than three or four months are less effective at removing plaque because bristles start to splay.
In tests, most "older" toothbrushes contained around 10million bacteria including E.coli, candida and streptococcus.
These bacteria – and viruses such as Hepatitis B and C – can be spread by sharing toothbrushes.
HAIRBRUSH - 1 week
WHEN TO CHANGE: Wash weekly in hot soapy water and replace every six months when bristles show signs of damage.
WHY: According to the Food And Drink Federation, a 1mm hair follicle can harbour 50,000 germs – and your hairbrush can contribute to this.
One study discovered that hairbrushes contained more germs than sink plugholes and doggie bowls.
WOODEN SPOON - 5 years
WHEN TO CHANGE: Replace every five years – or earlier if the wood cracks or there is any dark colouring. This means the wood is rotting and contains bacteria.
WHY: Wood is more porous than plastic or metal, making it more susceptible to germs or bacteria, according to John Oxford, Professor of Virology at Barts and the London Hospital. Tests on spoons often reveal E.coli transferred from raw meat.


Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2021/827
TransNet: Shift Invariant Transformer Network for Power Attack
Suvadeep Hajra and Sayandeep Saha and Manaar Alam and Debdeep Mukhopadhyay
Abstract: Masking and desynchronization of power traces are two widely used countermeasures against power attacks. Higher-order power attacks are used to break cryptographic implementations protected by masking countermeasures. However, they require to capture long-distance dependency, the dependencies among distant Points-of-Interest (PoIs) along the time axis, which together contribute to the information leakage. Desynchronization of power traces provides resistance against power attacks by randomly shifting the individual traces, thus, making the PoIs misaligned for different traces. Consequently, a successful attack against desynchronized traces requires to be invariant to the random shifts of the power traces. A successful attack against cryptographic implementations protected by both masking and desynchronization countermeasures requires to be both shift-invariant and capable of capturing long-distance dependency. Recently, Transformer Network (TN) has been introduced in natural language processing literature. TN is better than both Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) at capturing long-distance dependency, and thus, a natural choice against masking countermeasures. Furthermore, a TN can be made shift-invariant making it robust to desynchronization of traces as well. In this work, we introduce a TN-based model, namely TransNet, for power attacks. Our experiments show that the proposed TransNet model successfully attacks implementation protected by both masking and desynchronization even when it is trained on only synchronized traces. Particularly, it can bring down the mean key rank below 1 using only 400 power traces if evaluated on highly desynchronized ASCAD_desync100 dataset even when it is trained on ASCAD dataset which has no trace desynchronization. Moreover, if compared to other state-of-the-art deep learning models, our proposed model performs significantly better when the attack traces are highly desynchronized.
Category / Keywords: implementation / side channel analysis, masking countermeasure, transformer network
Date: received 16 Jun 2021
Contact author: suvadeep hajra at gmail com
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Photographing the UK's most endangered insects could help raise awareness and bolster conservation efforts, believes photographer Martin Wilson who shares his unique images in a new exhibition.
Originally my fascination with insects started when I was a child. Growing up in a rural community I spent many happy hours bug hunting in local woodlands.
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My interest was renewed years later when as a father, and mature student, I started a photography degree. Exploring local nature reserves with my children, I was struck again by how exciting it can be to turn over a rotting tree branch, or an old stone and find an entire community thriving beneath. Insects became a natural subject choice for my photography.
Over time I grew frustrated with the limitations of the human eye and our inability to really see and appreciate the beauty of their anatomical forms and the intricacy of detail. I began to specialise in macro photography, which involves producing photographs of small objects to larger-than-life size. My aim is to raise awareness of the UK endangered species of insects featured in the IUCN Red List (Red data book). I am hoping to aid conservation by providing the public with visual tools to identify these species, in an attempt to elevate their importance.
Red-Listed insect exhibition
Martin Wilson will be exhibiting his photography – a series of fifteen macro images, focused on endangered, threatened and extinct species from the UK IUCN Red List – at the Manchester Museum.
The exhibition opens on 26 January at 12.00 and will run for six months. Entry to the museum is free.
Find oure more: marvwilsonphotography.com
Aside from our appreciation of their beauty, in many respects insects are the unsung heroes of the ecosystem. They play a pivotal and very diverse role that is often not recognised. In some areas of the world eating insects is a novelty, but in others they provide an essential and much-valued source of nutrition. They are an integral part of many food chains and are essential to pollination as many flowering plants are reliant on insects to transport their pollen and ensure fertilisation. Bees are our most important pollinator and we are reliant on them to help us pollinate our food crops. To put this into perspective, 70 out of the top 100 human food crops are pollinated by bees. A particular area of interest in my macro photography has been discovering and celebrating our indigenous bee species.
Insects also escalate the decomposition of organic waste. Even in death insects are contributing – as their nitrogen-rich bodies decompose, they return this important element to the ground.
Shrill carder bee – Bombus sylvarum
Once widespread and common, the shrill carder bee has undergone a serious decline in recent years, mainly due to habitat loss and fragmentation, and is considered as endangered in the UK.
Conservation status: endangered.
Bilberry bumblebee – Bombus monticola
In the past the bilberry bumblebee was widely found in northern and western Britain but now appears to be in decline. As a cool-loving species it is likely to be vulnerable to climate change. In the UK it reaches the south-eastern edge of its distribution in the Peak District and is only found above 300m.
Conservation status: threatened
Large blue butterfly – Maculinea arion
After its extinction in the British Isles in 1979, the large blue became the subject of a highly-organised reintroduction programme, using stock from Sweden. The estimated number of adults flying in 2006 was 10,000 on 11 sites, which is the largest number seen in the British Isles for over 60 years. This is a magnificent example of conservation in action. However, this insect is still vulnerable.
Conservation status: vulnerable
Cuckoo bee – Nomada sexfasciata
A rare and declining species known today from a single coastal site in south Devon. The species is a brood parasite of other bees. The cause of decline is unknown.
Conservation status: endangered.
Jewel beetle – Anthaxia nitudula
Possibly our most spectacular British jewel beetle is Anthaxia nitidula, only known from the New Forest and last seen there in 1954, which could suggest the species is now extinct. The adults are 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long and are pollinators.
Conservation status: endangered
Northern dune tiger beetle – Cicindela hybrida
In the UK, its range is confined to coastal sites in Lancashire and Cumbria. Tiger beetles need open, bare sand to hunt over and bask in the sun, so the exposed fore-dunes along the top of the beach provide the ideal conditions. Despite various projects to stabilise sand dune systems, the increasing use of dunes for recreation poses a threat to the northern dune tiger beetle.
Conservation status: vulnerable.
The rest of the photography from this project can be found on Martin Wilson's website: marvwilsonphotography.com


Review: The Wim Hof method (Wim Hof)
The Iceman; who doesn't know him? He proved himself worldwide by climbing Mount Everest on his bare feet and also held the world record for swimming under ice for a long time. The whole world and even science is amazed at the things Wim Hof can do with his body and his meditation. And now you can also experience it yourself. You can find out the secret of The Iceman, Wim Hof. Wim Hof's secret is now available on the internet as a course and we are going to be reviewing that product, the Wim Hof Method, today.
Who or what is behind the Wim Hof Method?
You almost wouldn't believe it, but the person behind the Wim Hof Method is… *drum roll*… Wim Hof! Who'd have thought it 😉 Wim Hof has a proven track record for holding various records that are primarily related to the cold. He holds the record for sitting in ice again and for a long time he held the record for longest distance of swimming under the ice. Wim Hof's statements are criticized because he draws conclusions from scientific studies that scientists do not agree with. But it still remains a fact that he can do things with his body and the accompaniment of breathing exercises and meditation, which seem nearly impossible to ordinary people.
Wim Hof
Wim Hof
What promises does the Wim Hof Method make?
Wim Hof claims that you can unleash your inner power using his method. Everyone has it in them and Wim Hof is one of the few people who is actually capable of doing this. By unleashing your inner power through breathing techniques, you can boost your immune system and increase your energy levels. Wim clearly stresses that his method is not about curing illnesses, but only about making you resistant to diseases. Your stress levels will also go down if you apply the exercises from the Wim Hof Method correctly. It is hard to measure the claims being made, but the experiences of people who have taken this course are fairly positive, but more about that later.
What do you get when you buy The Wim Hof Method?
The total Wim Hof Method consists of a 10-week course, during which videos show you what to do. Wim is the person who, with a group of others, demonstrates the exercises and gives you tips about what to do and what not to do during the exercises. You get a workbook for recording all your results and several Bonus ebooks: the ebook The Wim Hof Method, in which he explains the principle behind his method and his book Becoming the Iceman. The videos are in English, but will soon be available in other languages, like Dutch, German and French. And finally, you will also get access to a closed Facebook group where you can exchange experiences and tips with fellow course participants.
What is the total price of the Wim Hof Method?
The price of the 10-week course, called the Wim Hof Method, is $247.00 dollars, or, €179.00 euros. This may seem like a lot of money, but other 10-week meditation courses often cost around €300 euros and they won't teach you the special breathing techniques that make Wim Hof's course so special. The advantages of strengthening the immune system is also something you won't find at a regular meditation course. We can safely say that Wim Hof's course is the only one of its kind and even that science agrees that users of the Wim Hof Method are able to influence their immune system. If you put that into the equation for the price of a 10-week course, the price is pretty good. Plus, you get to do in your own time 😉
What do others think of the Wim Hof Method?
Looking at the responses from other clients that have bought the Wim Hof Method, the majority are positive. We see responses like: " I took a meditation course in Thailand that had less content than Wim Hof's course and Wim Hof's course is many times cheaper," and "The method Wim Hof taught me has definitely had an enormously positive effect on my life and my physical condition." If we were to go by the responses from clients, we can say with near certainty that the course actually has had a positive effect on the buyers. We also saw some negative reactions, but they were mainly about Wim Hof's philosophy and not specifically about this course. These detractors are mostly from the Netherlands, where people are tired of all the attention he has been getting in the media. Again, this does not tell us anything about the Wim Hof Method.
Wim Hof Method
Wim Hof Method
The method that Wim uses and the claims he makes are often presented as quackery in the media, but if are to believe the many positive responses, that is far from the truth. The breathing techniques and the Cold Water Therapy that Wim prescribes definitely help you strengthen your immune system and prevent stress. If you add to that all the other extras that Wim offers at a price that is less than of the average Meditation course, we can only say that this is a unique product. The videos are clear and informative and help you to reach your goal, step by step. The goal is to feel better, more fit and more relaxed. We thought the Cold Water Therapy was a bit intense at first, but ultimately it was worth it. You body seems to get used to it pretty fast. All in all, we feel the Wim Hof Method is an excellent product.
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Through the application of economic concepts, theories, and principles, examination candidates should assess the role of economic agents in the allocation of scarce resources, and adopt multiple perspectives in understanding real-world economic issues. Examination candidates recognise trade-offs and consequences from decision-making, and arrive at well-reasoned economic decisions. Candidates should develop knowledge, skills, and values, and take an active interest in Singapore's economy and the global economy as contributing and concerned citizens.
To help economics students thrive in a fast-changing VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world, one of the key 21st Century Competencies emphasised in the Economics Curriculum is Sound Reasoning and Decision Making. These are under the domain of Critical and Inventive Thinking. Given the importance of decision-making skills, the decision-making approach through an economic lens will be used to front disciplinary thinking in A Level Economics.
In this economics syllabus, decision-making is now framed as a process where economics students analyse how decisions are made from the perspectives of different economic agents (e.g., consumers, producers, and governments), adjusting for changes where appropriate.
Examination candidates will take account of the benefits, constraints, costs, perspectives, and necessary information, while recognising the impact of intended and unintended consequences arising from the decisions made, and corresponding trade-offs. Examination candidates will also recognise that decision-making by economic agents can have multi-faceted, short and long term implications that impact other economic agents.
Examination candidates will understand how the market forces of demand and supply interact to bring about market equilibrium (i.e., the economic concepts of the price mechanism, invisible hand, and coordination of the allocation of resources). Examination candidates will also examine the strategies of firms to achieve their varied objectives – and profit maximisation is not the only goal or aim of firms.
In addition, candidates understand that while rational decisions made by consumers and producers are necessary for the functioning of markets, these individual decisions may lead to inefficient and inequitable outcomes. And in response, governments may intervene through public policy measures to improve efficiency and equity, while recognising limitations, unintended consequences, and possible trade-offs of government intervention. This theme provides insights into real-world microeconomic issues and opportunities to deepen economic reasoning, analysis and application of microeconomic concepts to both Singapore, and the global economy.
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with any old argument that leads to their conclusion. As Eliezer Yudkowsky has said:
I think everyone is guilty of this at times, particularly in politics but also elsewhere.
Stem Cells and the Neutral State
This post from Stephen Franks points to a real problem with the possibility of a liberal, neutral state with a substantial role to play:
I'm glad the ban [on Federal funding of stem cell research] has been reversed, though I think that not spending a fervent minority's tax money on something they believe to be wicked can be a legitimate compromise, as long as the research itself is not banned.
Stephen also mentions the superstitious concerns of anti-GE environmentalists and Maori (the native people of New Zealand) spiritual types affecting policy. I have no problem calling these people superstitious and don't think they should be able to impose their beliefs on me. Of course, we can't just legislate against superstitious concerns affecting policy, since the evaluation of whether a belief or value is mere superstition can only be subjective. I find reverence of the 'natural' and belief in omnipotent invisible friends absurd, but accept that others feel similarly about my reverence of the 'voluntary' and belief that humans are unusually intelligent apes. Unless some agent is given the authority to legislate truth, there is no way to eliminate superstition from government decision-making.
Liberalism minimally requires that the state remain neutral between competing conceptions of the good life, which each include a combination of descriptive and normative claims. When the state does anything, it is implicitly favouring some conceptions of the good life over others. Federal funding of stem cell research favours a scientifically orientated worldview over the religious, and I find it fairly objectionable that people are forced to contribute to activities they find immoral. Of course, funding other medical research but not that involving stem cells favours the religious worldview over the scientific: public research presumably crowds out private and thus reduces total stem cell research. When government does a lot, the refusal to engage in one activity favours the alternative.
Any state action is subject to collective choice: one decision must be reached for all. Consequently, every sphere in which government intervenes becomes politicized. When the government funds medical research, the debate around bioethics becomes much more salient, because each person is arguing for how we, rather than I or one, should behave. It is impossible to live and let live when we must act jointly, since the majority will have its way and the minority will be forced to comply. In most cases, a neutral position will not even exist in theory, nevermind be the result that actually emerges.
Designer Babies and Eugenics
From Human Enhancement and Biopolitics:
With all the cries that selecting one's babies will lead to a situation like that portrayed in Gattaca, nobody seems to realise that the movie's portrayal of public coercion to have a particular sort of baby is already happening. The only difference is the 'sort' of baby that parents are being pushed, by social pressures, to have.
Yep. A similar argument can be made about outright state coercion. It's always puzzled me how the eugenics movement of the 20th century, which arbitrarily defined what genetic traits were desirable and used the coercive power of state to promote them, can be equated with parents being at liberty to use biotechnology to give their children genetic traits the individual parents find desirable. Any attempt to regulate what genetic traits parents can foster in their children involves the state defining what is to count as an authentic and acceptable human life and using its coercive power to enforce that standard. Sounds like eugenics to me, but with a different value of eu-.
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Walking Your Dog: The Benefits of a Harness Over a Collar You Need to Know
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Do you wish to walk your dog, but cannot tell whether to keep her on a harness or collar? While each of these tools has unique uses, it is advisable to walk your dog on a harness instead of a collar.
But why do you need to walk your dog on a harness?
Consider the following six benefits of walking your dog on a harness instead of a collar.
Walking Your DogThe Benefits of a Harness Over a Collar You Need to Know
1. A Harness Minimizes Pressure Exerted on Your Dog's Neck
Wondering how? Well, a harness is designed to discourage excessive and forceful pulling. As a result, your dog experiences minimal chances of trauma.
When your dog pulls against her collar vigorously, her neck is subjected to enormous pressure. In turn, your pup could develop breathing complications and dog anxiety. The anxiety may make your canine to pull more which results in a pulling-anxiety vicious cycle.
Especially, a harness is appropriate for brachycephalic dog breeds which are more vulnerable to respiratory health problems.
Walk your pup on a harness to avoid potential long-term physical damage to your dog's spine and neck caused by a collar.
2. A Harness Allows Better Canine Control
Do you wish to control your dog during your walk? You will enjoy the walk more when you are in control of your dog, even if she is big and robust. As expert views suggest, a harness gives you a higher control level when you are walking your dog (1).
If you are inexperienced in walking dogs, a harness is an absolute necessity.
I find it annoying how a collar allows a dog some freedom to resist my control. My dog has once managed to wiggle her way out of her collar and wandered off. Use a harness to avoid such inconvenience.
You will love that the design of a harness forces the dog to face the direction you take. Since a dog harness comes with multiple contact points, the harness offers your canine more security and makes you more confident.
With the best dog harness, even your dog is well-built and energetic is controlled with ease as compared to a collar.
3. A Harness Offers Better Support for Injured Canines
Is your dog either handicapped or injured? Then you need a harness to walk her.
As research reveals, a harness offers greater physical support for your dog when climbing stairs or taking a walk outside.
As the dog owner, take advantage of the multiple contact points to help your dog to recover faster through exercise such as walking outdoors.
The best dog harness should allow you to lift your injured or handicapped dog if she is unable to go over obstacles as you walk. The harness also enables you to lift your dog simultaneously. However, lifting your dog from either the back or front is quite comfy for your canine.
4. A Harness Improves Owner-dog Communication
Do you wish to train your dog a few commands as you take her for a walk? If you do, then consider getting the best dog harness for your canine.
A harness can help you to achieve better communication with your dog. Remember, a typical harness has a minimum of two connection points. This design enables you to influence and promote the desired behavior easily. With a harness, you can communicate desired training commands with ease and convenience (2).
For instance, if you gently lift the dog on the back point of connection of your harness, you will be communicating to the canine that she should slow down. Alternatively, you can rely on the connection at the front to teach a command for direction.
The harness enhances such communication without affecting your dog's breathing, nor does it promote painful pulling. Therefore, the harness makes dog training more enjoyable during walks.
5. A Harness Discourages Tangling
Yes, your dog can tangle if she is on a collar. How? Your dog could be excited, twisting, jumping, or fighting her retractable dog leash. The dog could even possibly tangle you in the leash as well.
If your dog is strong and big enough, she could potentially wrap the retractable dog leash (look at it in the detailed article here.) around your wrist, arms, fingers, or legs. This could result in either a painful pinch or bruise.
Your dog lacks the knowledge of her strength, and could not be understanding the possible danger of tangling. However, with a retractable dog leash that is attached to your dog's harness on the back minimizes chances of tangling and possible injury.
6. A Harness Is Safe and Comfortable for All Dog Sizes
Which size is your canine? Is she huge or small? Well, with the harness, you are not worried about the size of your dog.
Notably, dogs that are muscular and huge are typically very strong. While this is not good, such a dog can be unruly. Notably, a muscular dog who lacks proper training in good retractable dog leash behavior could have pulling tendencies. The harness will be appropriate for such a dog as it discourages pulling.
Alternatively, small breeds of dogs are typically more prone to physical injury owing to their delicate nature. Therefore, a harness is essential in spreading pressure from a single small surface of the dog's neck to the rest of her back and whole body. Dispersing the pressure over an extensive surface area reduces the effect of the pressure on the dog.
However, note that even the best dog harness has its limitations. For instance, the harness should be restricted to use for outdoor walks only. This means that you should take off the harness while at home or as the dog goes to sleep. This minimizes chances of the harness matting or rubbing off your dog's fur which could irritate your dog's skin. The harness could also be annoying to your canine.
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The big data revolution is in full swing, and satellite imagery providers lead the way. With their constellations orbiting the Earth, remote sensing data are now accessible to everyone. Given that satellite imagery processing technologies advance at a blistering pace too, this marks a new milestone for many industries – from construction and insurance to agriculture and forestry.
Planet, Sentinel, DigitalGlobe, and other spaceborne photography providers offer different resolution options, but how do you choose? Most importantly, how do you know if you need high-resolution satellite imagery data or a lower resolution will be enough? Keep reading to find out.
Satellite imagery applications across industries
Satellite constellations collect terabytes of information valuable to governments and commercial organizations alike. For example, these data can give you insights on how the crops are growing, where it's going to storm, or how the landscape has changed over a certain period. You can leverage the power of satellite imagery for:
- Urban development
- Disaster mitigation
- Civil defense
- Water resource management
- GIS data acquisition
This is by no means a comprehensive list of the industries that use photos taken from space. As spaceborne photography and satellite imagery processing technologies advance, new applications pop out like mushrooms in the rain. For instance, up until recently, volcanologists had very few instruments to predict volcanic eruptions. Now, however, they can benefit from satellite imagery analysis, too. It enables them to explore crater lakes and all the volcano-related changes to better forecast eruptions.
Remote sensing can also be used in the insurance industry. Insurers rely on it to expand their risk assessment techniques. Satellite imagery helps them determine the likelihood of natural disasters more accurately and calculate premiums accordingly.
Satellite imagery resolution: What is it and why it matters
Resolution refers to how easy it is to distinguish an object in a satellite image. In other words, it is the detail that each pixel covers. The smaller the pixel size, the more detailed the image.
As of today, the finest resolution is provided by the Planet satellites – SkySat with the resolution 30cm-50cm/pixel, PlanetScope – 3-5m/pixel. That means each pixel covers the objects that are 30cm-50cm high and wide and 3-5m, respectively. But these images can only be captured with highto very high-resolution satellites and thus may be hard to get.
Lowand medium satellite imagery resolution stands for 60m per pixel and 10-30m/pixel, respectively. These images do not allow you to distinguish tiny details, yet they cover larger areas. Sentinel is among the providers of lowand medium-resolution imagery.
Of course, each resolution type has its pros and cons:
As you might guess from this satellite imagery resolution comparison, there's no one-size-fits-all option. Low-res and high-res images have different uses, and you should go for different resolution options, depending on whether you need satellite imagery for a construction or meteorology project.
So, before you get out your wallet, consider this: What does your project call for? How accurate should images be? What spectral band do you need them to be delivered in? Read on to learn how you can best apply each resolution type.
High-resolution satellite imagery applications
Obviously, the higher the resolution, the more details you can detect in a satellite image. And although it's going to cost you top dollar to get it, it's often the only option to use. Despite covering smaller ground areas, high-resolution satellite imagery brings unmatched accuracy to the table.
You can't go wrong with high-res satellite imagery if you're involved in precision agriculture. Say you want to improve your canopy management. Not only is high-res imagery helpful to keep a check on your vineyard, but you can also use it to calculate the leaf area index. By measuring it throughout the entire grapevine lifecycle, you can allocate water resources better and plan a harvest schedule.
Do your fruits or vegetables often fall victim to powdery mildew? With high-resolution satellite imagery data, you can identify vegetation pathogens and minimize yield loss. Whether these diseases are soil-borne or caused by off-site sources, you can detect anomalies as they occur.
High-res imagery can also be effective for farm livestock management. You can rely on it to observe animal migrations, monitor grazing livestock, and distinguish large species from the herd. Additionally, high-res images can help reach the right population level at your farm by detecting abnormal animal patterns.
When it comes to forestry, high-resolution satellite imagery holds a special place in deforestation prevention. With illegal logging on the rise, it's crucial to double down sustainability efforts at the local and global scales. Over the last five years, we have lost 50 million hectares of our planet's green lungs due to deforestation. But high-res imagery is an excellent solution to monitor and prevent it.
High-resolution satellite imagery delivers pinpoint accuracy for you to calculate how many trees were cut down. They also allow you to manage carbon stocks, identify endangered species, and diagnose bark beetle attacks at their early stages. All these insights can help conserve a forest before it's too late.
Other uses of high-resolution satellite imagery include:
- Soil erosion control
- Field boundary detection
- Natural anomaly mitigation
- Farm planning and field mapping
High-res images are your best bet when there's no room for deviation. But if you don't need to zoom down to the smallest thing, other options are worth considering.
Medium-resolution satellite imagery applications
Medium-resolution satellite photos come with trade-offs – don't expect to see objects the size of a town car. That doesn't mean, however, that they are useless.
In fact, such images are a cost-efficient alternative to pricey high-res photography. Basically, you can go for them when you don't need granular detail. That's why medium-resolution satellite imagery would be most useful in projects that involve observing large territories.
For example, satellite imagery that has 10-30m/pixel resolution is just as insightful for clear-cut detection as they are for forest mapping. For instance, when analyzing degraded woodland areas, medium-resolution images can help make a rough estimate of biodiversity loss. That's how you can prevent deforestation from spinning out of control.
For precision agriculture, medium-res data open up numerous monitoring opportunities. Real-time observations can help you stay up-to-date with crop growth patterns to optimize fertilization and harvesting strategies. Besides, you can conduct medium-resolution satellite imagery analysis to assess the health of your arable fields. It's probably the most versatile solution to measure soil nitrogen levels, moisture, and the damaging effects of pest infestations.
If you're all set to carry out an urban expansion analysis, consider wrapping it up with medium-res images. They are a reliable source of data on how urban areas change and what landscape transformations they trigger. Because Sentinel's constellations offer a short revisit period, medium-res images can bring consistency to your analysis. They are accurate enough to zoom in on road construction projects, gas pipelines, and infrastructure changes that affect land use.
Medium-res satellite data can also benefit your project if you're looking to:
- Watch out for the signs of agricultural pests
- Identify natural anomalies at city and country levels
- Monitor water bodies to predict scarcity scenarios
- Share satellite data for news reporting
Though a bit coarse, medium-resolution satellite images provide quite detailed insights but on a larger scale. This makes them an optimal solution for agricultural projects, anomaly detection, and everything in between.
How can low-resolution satellite imagery be useful?
If you think low-resolution images are good for nothing, think again. Because these images offer multispectral satellite data, they can be of value for anomaly detection purposes. While higher-resolution images are more accurate, they can't capture the details at a certain level of the spectrum.
Plus, a lower resolution means a lower price. It comes at the cost of coarseness, but you can still use low-res satellite images to:
- Detect large-scale natural anomalies – from melting glaciers to wildfires
- Monitor infrastructure changes at a regional or global level
- Substantiate trend mapping
- Take regression techniques to the next level when predicting crop yields
- Back up crop growth modeling
Low-resolution satellite imagery can be your starting point. It's up to you to harness it as a standalone data source or pair it with higher-resolution images.
Commercial satellite imagery and remote sensing technologies are invaluable tools to maximize agricultural resources and preserve natural ecosystems. It helps respond to environmental threats and address issues that are hard to detect with the naked eye.
Remote sensing works best when you combine medium-res and high-res images. You don't always need super-close observations, and that's when you can have the best of both worlds. Medium-res images are accurate enough to monitor large areas, like land changes and deforestation. But it is high-res imagery that delivers profound insights. So, it pays to switch from mid-res data to get the bigger picture. Remember, it's always a good idea to invest in higher resolution when minute detail can make the difference.
And if you still have questions about satellite imagery or need help with custom geo solutions, contact Quantum. We'll be glad to help you out!


Autumn Colors
Even October had been again too warm compared to average temperatures in middle Europe over many years before, the change of colors of leaves indicated that winter isn't so far away. When green becomes yellow it's an awesome sight. The wild Bode valley in the Harz Mountains sometimes called "the German grand canyon", is always a great place for photography of nature, particularly in October. Vegetation looks in some spots more like in Norway or some remote alpine region rather than a forest in Northern Germany. In the lower regions of the Harz Mountains, the forest is dominated by beech trees and oak trees. The oaks are often smaller as in flat regions and exhibit bizarre forms on the top of the hills. At the "Hexentanzplatz" viewpoint above the valley and the village of Thale, you can see an endless forest with many shades of yellow and brown, and many visitors come here during the weekends.
The colors are further differentiated by the change between sunlight and clouds obscuring the sunlight. Even the so-called "Indian summer" or "golden October" is a very common motive it's worth to take some time and watch the forest and landscape for hours.
Where we see a green sea of trees during summer there are now many details to be seen in the forest, and these details always change when clouds appear and create different settings of light. We might hope for these typical crisp and very clear blue sky days in autumn but for taking pictures a thin veil of clouds isn't so bad because the light is softer, and you haven't to handle as many sharp contrasts or very dark areas when taking pictures. Morning hours are often a good time before the mist has completely disappeared.
Enjoying nature or taking photographs in autumn is a lot about the right timing. It's often only a few days in autumn where the veils of mist lift and the sun break through which offer unforgettable moments. In the mountains, one big storm or a lot of rain put the magic then quickly to an end. Unlike last year where a devastating storm hit Northern Germany in October weather was more friendly this year. Other areas in Europe weren't so lucky when particularly in November Northern Italy and Southern France was suffering from flooding. The South side of the Alps got an incredible amount of rain. If it rains on the South side of the alps it gets warm in Southern Germany because of the "Föhn"-wind, a strong dry wind, which make the sky dark and blue and you can look very far. It's also notorious for its effects on human health and behavior as giving you headaches. The phenomenon is a bit similar to the Santa Ana winds in California. The "Föhn" effect is also possible in lower mountain regions as the Harz mountains, however, doesn't create such extraordinary clouds like in Southern Germany or Austria. The Harz mountains usually get more rain on the west and northern side where rain clouds from the Northern sea arrive. The Bode Valley is on the east side of the mountains. The Northern Germany region enjoyed moderate temperatures even in November and there weren't really big disruptions from cold weather and snow so far. >


Animated Alien Ship in the Sky using jQuery Spritely
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Hundreds of light years (now don't ask me what is a light year, all I know it is same as a regular year, but with less calories!) away from the galaxy there lived a super intelligent species with big eyes & green naked (or wearing some sort of green bio-mechanical suit!) skin called extrachlorophylletron in the planet discotin, they have been found rarely in the sky of earth traveling around with their domed ship (rocket guys call it an UFO!).
Well, since the first episode we have tested the moving clouds animation using jQuery Spritely plugin 0.6 and in this sequel we are interested to have sprite or flying object in that sky. Also, earlier we used Spritely's pan() feature to animate the clouds and here we will experiment sprite animation using sprite() feature, behold! an alien ship is headed towards the earth.
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Figure: Alien ship in the sky
Sprites! (Sounds like Coke & Sprite?)
Before get our hands into sprite animation, we've played video games like Mario in the Super Mario, fighters in the Street Fighters or say, in movie, like fire breathing Balrog in the "The Lord of The Rings" and there are object(s) flying or moving around the game canvas, those are generally sprites. A Sprite composed with several images of an object together, played sequentially to animate an action and you may add certain controls to them.
So in our tutorial, we will design a flying alien ship (the sprite) with spinning at left or right behavior with sequence of frames like below:
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Figure: frames for spinning to left/right
At the above figure, the first row (1) contains three (3) frames (each object at the above figure represents each frame of 180×180) for the spin towards right. In each next frame of the first row, we created white dashed marks on the dark green disk-shaped body and placed/moved them towards more right side, changed the position of the three rounded landers by few pixels to give a shaky feel. And the bottom row (2) contains three (3) frames for the spin towards left.
Checkout the spin direction diagram and a tap/click in the screen attracts the ship to that point with the same spin:
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Figure: spin & flight direction diagram
Lets build the following scenarios (you must go through the first episode of this tutorial to understand the rest):
Scenario: We need a Ship in the sky with a green Alien inside (a pilot!).
Add the following CSS class for the ".alien-ship":
.alien-ship {
 background: transparent url(img/sprit-space-ship.png) 0 0 no-repeat;
 position: absolute;
 top: 150px;
 left: 65px;
 width: 180px;
 height: 180px;
 z-index: 2000;
 cursor: pointer;
You can see that, the class is of 180×180, so the following DIV with the class "alien-ship" will display single frame of the ship as background of it. Spritely shows the frames serially by changing background position of the DIV.
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Figure: the Ship
Scenario: The ship needs a spin.
Lets, invoke Spritely's sprite() feature on the alien-ship DIV like below:
$(document).ready(function() {
 $('_TAG_-ship').sprite({ fps: 9, no_of_frames: 3 });
The above code will position the background frame, 9 frames per second using the given 3.
Scenario: The ship will fly within an area randomly.
Like the following code, using spRandom() method, we can define the boundary of the random movement.
 .spRandom({top: 50, bottom: 200, left: 300, right: 320});
Scenario: Fly the ship at the Tap location (cool for touch works!).
To make the mouse attract the sprite when you click/tap the screen, use this:
The active() method makes this sprite the active sprite on launch – otherwise a sprite with activeOnClick() becomes active only when you click it (or touch it using an iPhone/iPad).
The $('body').flyToTap() method watches for a click on the page at which point, after any current move is complete, the sprite moves to the clicked location. After a few second, if a random movement method has been applied (see spRandom()), it then moves away again.
Scenario: Spin the ship into both directions.
The following method displays frames from the first row (Spin right):
The following method displays frames from the second row (Spin left):
Here, state 1 and 2 are row numbers and may add another row for another movement sequence.
Scenario: Controls in hand.
Check out the demo & source codes given at download section.
(If any extrachlorophylletrons reading this, advance sorry from a human for any misrepresentation of your funkiness)
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Project Sprout is a unique strategy for urban revitalization based on the premise that failure reveals opportunity. Shifts in New Orleans' demographics and economic prospects, coupled with catastrophic flooding from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, left many of the city's neighborhoods devastated by blight and environmental contamination. Through a productive stabilization strategy that unlocks the potential of blighted land, Sprout will transform marginal properties from public health threats into nodes of community redevelopment.
Through the planting of bio-energy gardens that include plants like sunflowers, Project Sprout will:
1. Remediate soil
2. Yield a crop for bio-fuel production
3. Provide green-collar job training
4. Create hope in communities that suffer from the companion problems of blight and illegal dumping.
As a deliberately transitional strategy, Sprout helps to reposition underutilized land for redevelopment, urban farming, or community recreation space. A phased pilot project will roll out beginning in Spring 2009.
New Orleans Food and Farm Network
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority
Limitless Vistas Inc.
Early Stage Funders
Tulane City Center
Green Coast Enterprises


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oa Fundamina : A Journal of Legal History - Romeinse reg en regsgeskiedenis in die LlB-kurrikulum
In this article it is argued that Roman law and legal history should remain part of the LLB curriculum of South African universities - at least those which aspire to develop wellrounded, confident and educated graduates who can hold their own in an increasingly globalised society. In fact, both the SAQA minimum outcomes for the LLB degree and the practice requirements for LLB graduates (as indicated in the CHE report on the LLB curriculum 2010) place a high premium on a sound understanding of the fundamental principles of South African law and the ability to do research. SAQA mentions in particular that LLB graduates should be able to do comparative and legal historical research. A knowledge of Roman law and legal history is essential for the development of these competencies.
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Rearrangement of methyl isonitrile to acetonitrile has activation energy of 25.0 kJ/mol and a rate constant of 8.1*10^-4s-1 @ 80 Celsius. what is the value of the rate constant @ 255.0 celsius?
The Arrhenius Equation
ln(k1/k2) = (E/R)[(1/T2) - (1/T1)]
T1 = 80 oC = 80+273 =...
Calculation and answer are based on the Arrhenius Equation.


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Student Data Inquiry (305)
Student Data Inquiry displays the basic personal information about a student.
To access the Student Data Inquiry:
A blank selection screen will appear:
To select a student:
To access a student not otherwise available to you:
Note: All data entered, student number, social security number, student name, and birthdate must agree. To avoid the common error of mismatching keys, use only the student number, and if access to the student is normally denied you, PAC number in the birth date field (with leading zeros if necessary).
After selection of a student or if you have retained student information, the Student Data Inquiry screen will appear, as shown below:
The Student Data Inquiry provides basic registration and personal information for each student. A student may be registered, cancelled, or withdrawn, and the date of the status will be displayed. Thus, Ms. Small was last registered in the spring of 1987. If a student has been cancelled or has withdrawn, the last quarter that the student had attended the university will be displayed.
Resident status is used to determine tuition costs. A student may be RESIDENT or NONRESIDENT in the State of Washington; a student is also a US citizen, an immigrant, or on student visa for immigration purposes.
The screen has room for several special programs to be shown. The most common of these are the Educational Opportunity Program and Intercollegiate Athletics. There is also room for three majors to be shown.
Emergency contact is an important piece of data that is often overlooked by students at registration. Encourage your advisers to keep this datum current.
Besides providing the basic personal information for a student, SRF305 shows two important control fields.
The first, not shown on this example, tells whether the student has a hold, and what that hold is. If the student has a hold, a message will show in the top half of the screen.
The second, in the middle of the screen, tells whether the student has authorized release of directory information. Note the wording in the above example "STUDENT AUTHORIZES RELEASE OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION:YES."
If release is "YES" then you may release limited directory information to off-campus inquirers (See the section on Student Data Base Security for exactly what information you may release.) If release is "NO" then Admissions and Records has asked that you state:
"We have a record, but the student has requested that we not release any information."
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. Therefore, we propose to generate code for both the CPU and the coprocessor, and defer the offloading decision to the application runtime. We demonstrate how a toolflow, based on the LLVM compiler framework, can automatically embed dynamic offloading decisions into the application code. We perform in-depth static and dynamic analysis of popular benchmarks, which confirm the general potential of such an approach. We also propose to optimize the offloading process by decoupling the runtime decision from the loop execution (decision slack). The feasibility of our approach is demonstrated by a toolflow that automatically identifies suitable data-parallel loops and generates code for the FPGA coprocessor of a Convey HC-1. We evaluate the integrated toolflow with representative loops executed for different input data sizes.}, author = {Vaz, Gavin Francis and Riebler, Heinrich and Kenter, Tobias and Plessl, Christian}, issn = {0045-7906}, journal = {Computers and Electrical Engineering}, pages = {91--111}, publisher = {Elsevier}, title = {{Potential and Methods for Embedding Dynamic Offloading Decisions into Application Code}}, doi = {10.1016/j.compeleceng.2016.04.021}, volume = {55}, year = {2016}, } _USER_{1774, abstract = {In this article an efficient numerical method to solve multiobjective optimization problems for fluid flow governed by the Navier Stokes equations is presented. In order to decrease the computational effort, a reduced order model is introduced using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and a corresponding Galerkin Projection. A global, derivative free multiobjective optimization algorithm is applied to compute the Pareto set (i.e. the set of optimal compromises) for the concurrent objectives minimization of flow field fluctuations and control cost. The method is illustrated for a 2D flow around a cylinder at Re = 100.}, author = {Peitz, Sebastian and Dellnitz, Michael}, issn = {_PHONE_}, journal = {PAMM}, number = {1}, pages = {613--614}, publisher = {WILEY-VCH Verlag}, title = {{Multiobjective Optimization of the Flow Around a Cylinder Using Model Order Reduction}}, doi = {10.1002/pamm.201510296}, volume = {15}, year = {2015}, } _USER_{1768, author = {Plessl, Christian and Platzner, Marco and Schreier, Peter J.}, journal = {Informatik Spektrum}, keyword = {approximate computing, survey}, number = {5}, pages = {396--399}, publisher = {Springer}, title = {{Aktuelles Schlagwort: Approximate Computing}}, doi = {10.1007/s00287-_PHONE_-z}, year = {2015}, } _USER_{1775, abstract = {The ATLAS experiment at CERN is planning full deployment of a new unified optical link technology for connecting detector front end electronics on the timescale of the LHC Run 4 (2025). It is estimated that roughly 8000 GBT (GigaBit Transceiver) links, with transfer rates up to 10.24 Gbps, will replace existing links used for readout, detector control and distribution of timing and trigger information. A new class of devices will be needed to interface many GBT links to the rest of the trigger, data-acquisition and detector control systems. In this paper FELIX (Front End LInk eXchange) is presented, a PC-based device to route data from and to multiple GBT links via a high-performance general purpose network capable of a total throughput up to O(20 Tbps). FELIX implies architectural changes to the ATLAS data acquisition system, such as the use of industry standard COTS components early in the DAQ chain. Additionally the design and implementation of a FELIX demonstration platform is presented and hardware and software aspects will be discussed.}, author = {Anderson, J and Borga, A and Boterenbrood, H and Chen, H and Chen, K and Drake, G and Francis, D and Gorini, B and Lanni, F and Lehmann Miotto, G and Levinson, L and Narevicius, J and Plessl, Christian and Roich, A and Ryu, S and Schreuder, F and Schumacher, Jörn and Vandelli, Wainer and Vermeulen, J and Zhang, J}, journal = {Journal of Physics: Conference Series}, publisher = {IOP Publishing}, title = {{FELIX: a High-Throughput Network Approach for Interfacing to Front End Electronics for ATLAS Upgrades}}, doi = {10.1088/_PHONE_/664/8/082050}, volume = {664}, year = {2015}, } _USER_{1769, abstract = {Große zylindrische Stahlprüflinge werden mittels der Methode der finiten Differenzen im Zeitbereich (engl. finite differences in time domain, FDTD) simulativ untersucht. Dabei werden Pitch-Catch-Messanordnungen verwendet. Es werden zwei Bildgebungsansätze vorgestellt: ersterer basiert auf dem Imaging Principle nach Claerbout, letzterer basiert auf gradientenbasierter Optimierung eines Zielfunktionals.}, author = {Hegler, Sebastian and Statz, Christoph and Mütze, Marco and Mooshofer, Hubert and Goldammer, Matthias and Fendt, Karl and Schwarzer, Stefan and Feldhoff, Kim and Flehmig, Martin and Markwardt, Ulf and E. Nagel, Wolfgang and Schütte, Maria and Walther, Andrea and Meinel, Michael and Basermann, Achim and Plettemeier, Dirk}, journal = {tm - Technisches Messen}, number = {9}, pages = {440--450}, publisher = {Walter de Gruyter}, title = {{Simulative Ultraschall-Untersuchung von Pitch-Catch-Messanordnungen für große zylindrische Stahl-Prüflinge und gradientenbasierte Bildgebung}}, doi = {doi:10.1515/teme-2015-0031}, volume = {82}, year = {2015}, } _USER_{296, abstract = {FPGAs are known to permit huge gains in performance and efficiency for suitable applications but still require reduced design efforts and shorter development cycles for wider adoption. In this work, we compare the resulting performance of two design concepts that in different ways promise such increased productivity. As common starting point, we employ a kernel-centric design approach, where computational hotspots in an application are identified and individually accelerated on FPGA. By means of a complex stereo matching application, we evaluate two fundamentally different design philosophies and approaches for implementing the required kernels on FPGAs. In the first implementation approach, we designed individually specialized data flow kernels in a spatial programming language for a Maxeler FPGA platform; in the alternative design approach, we target a vector coprocessor with large vector lengths, which is implemented as a form of programmable overlay on the application FPGAs of a Convey HC-1. We assess both approaches in terms of overall system performance, raw kernel performance, and performance relative to invested resources. After compensating for the effects of the underlying hardware platforms, the specialized dataflow kernels on the Maxeler platform are around 3x faster than kernels executing on the Convey vector coprocessor. In our concrete scenario, due to trade-offs between reconfiguration overheads and exposed parallelism, the advantage of specialized dataflow kernels is reduced to around 2.5x.}, author = {Kenter, Tobias and Schmitz, Henning and Plessl, Christian}, journal = {International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing (IJRC)}, publisher = {Hindawi}, title = {{Exploring Tradeoffs between Specialized Kernels and a Reusable Overlay in a Stereo-Matching Case Study}}, doi = {10.1155/2015/859425}, volume = {2015}, year = {2015}, } _USER_{1772, author = {Torresen, Jim and Plessl, Christian and Yao, Xin}, journal = {IEEE Computer}, keyword = {self-awareness, self-expression}, number = {7}, pages = {18--20}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, title = {{Self-Aware and Self-Expressive Systems – Guest Editor's Introduction}}, doi = {10.1109/MC.2015.205}, volume = {48}, year = {2015}, } _USER_{1779, author = {Giefers, Heiner and Plessl, Christian and Förstner, Jens}, issn = {0163-5964}, journal = {ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News}, keyword = {funding-maxup, tet_topic_hpc}, number = {5}, pages = {65--70}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {{Accelerating Finite Difference Time Domain Simulations with Reconfigurable Dataflow Computers}}, doi = {10.1145/_PHONE_._PHONE_}, volume = {41}, year = {2014}, } _USER_{365, abstract = {Self-aware computing is a paradigm for structuring and simplifying the design and operation of computing systems that face unprecedented levels of system dynamics and thus require novel forms of adaptivity. The generality


Change how long Netdata stores metrics
The database engine uses RAM to store recent metrics. When metrics reach a certain age, and based on how much system RAM you allocate toward storing metrics in memory, they are compressed and "spilled" to disk for long-term storage.
The default settings retain about two day's worth of metrics on a system collecting 2,000 metrics every second, but the Netdata Agent is highly configurable if you want your nodes to store days, weeks, or months worth of per-second data.
The Netdata Agent uses two settings in netdata.conf to change the behavior of the database engine:
page cache size = 32
dbengine multihost disk space = 256
page cache size sets the maximum amount of RAM (in MiB) the database engine uses to cache and index recent metrics. dbengine multihost disk space sets the maximum disk space (again, in MiB) the database engine uses to store historical, compressed metrics. When the size of stored metrics exceeds the allocated disk space, the database engine removes the oldest metrics on a rolling basis.
Calculate the system resources (RAM, disk space) needed to store metrics#
You can store more or less metrics using the database engine by changing the allocated disk space. Use the calculator below to find an appropriate value for dbengine multihost disk space based on how many metrics your node(s) collect, whether you are streaming metrics to a parent node, and more.
You do not need to edit the page cache size setting to store more metrics using the database engine. However, if you want to store more metrics specifically in memory, you can increase the cache size.
⚠ This calculator provides an estimate of disk and RAM usage for metrics storage, along with its best recommendation for the dbengine multihost disk space setting. Real-life usage may vary based on the accuracy of the values you enter below, changes in the compression ratio, and the types of metrics stored.
By default, the Agent collects metrics once per second (1). See the update every setting in your netdata.conf file if yours may be different. If you have streaming nodes, use the average of their settings.
To find this value for an Agent, scroll to the bottom of the dashboard to find the number of metrics your Agent collects. If you have streaming nodes, input the average of these values.
To find this value, click on the Netdata Monitoringdbengine items in the right-hand menu and look at the first chart under the dbengine section. You can also use your browser's search feature to look for compression savings ratio. Estimate an average value to input into the calculator.
Open your netdata.conf file and find the page cache size setting in the [global] section.
With the above configuration, Netdata will use the following resources to store metrics:
MiB in total disk space MiB in system memory
To enable this setup, edit your netdata.conf file and change the dbengine multihost disk space setting to the following:
Restart your Agent with service netdata restart for the setting to take effect.
Your Agent now stores metrics for 1 day using a total of MiB in disk space.
Notes on the database engine calculator
 - The database engine requires a minimum disk space, which is reflected in this calculator. This required space is the maximum between your dbengine multihost disk space/dbengine disk space setting and dimensions-being-collected * 4096 * 2.
 - The system memory figure above is only for the database engine, and it may be higher in real-world situations due to memory fragmentation. The Agent will require additional memory for collection, visualization, and alerting features.
Edit netdata.conf with recommended database engine settings#
Now that you have a recommended setting for dbengine multihost disk space, open netdata.conf with edit-config and look for the dbengine multihost disk space setting. Change it to the value recommended above. For example:
dbengine multihost disk space = 1024
Save the file and restart the Agent with service netdata restart to change the database engine's size.
What's next?#
For more information about the database engine, see our database reference doc.
Storing metrics with the database engine is completely interoperable with exporting to other time-series databases. With exporting, you can use the node's resources to surface metrics when viewing dashboards, while also archiving metrics elsewhere for further analysis, visualization, or correlation with other tools.
If you don't want to always store metrics on the node that collects them or run ephemeral nodes without dedicated storage, you can use streaming. Streaming allows you to centralize your data, run Agents as headless collectors, replicate data, and more.
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The method, called "orders of reflection", involves the following steps: (1) The penetration of the radiation (neutrons or gamma rays) through single straight ducts of various dimensions is first calculated in a one-velocity treatment, assuming an albedo with an angular dependence given by Chandrasekhar's theory, and assuming isotropic scattering. This penetration probability is calculated for the case of 0, 1, 2,...n reflections from walls; (2) An estimate of the energy and angular characteristics of the radiation transmitted after 0, 1, 2,..., n
reflections is then made by using the results of a Monte Carlo calculation in which the energy and angular characteristics of the multiply-reflected radiation is computed in a space-independent treatment; (3) The results of calculations (1) and (2) are combined to obtain a transfer function which relates the intensities, direction, and energy characteristics of the radiations entering and leaving a single straight duct or duct segment.
Using the output of one such calculation as the input for the next, the transmissions of the radiation through a sequence of ducts can readily be calculated for any spatial configuration of successive duct legs. The approximations made in the orders-ofreflection method are particularly applicable to neutrons. However, the method, with some adaptation, has also been found to be applicable to gamma rays.
An extensive data base of neutron and gamma albedo data has been incorporated into the system which allows very rapid calculations of radiation penetration of complex duct configurations. Trial calculations have indicated very good agreement with published Monte Carlo calculations. The method may also be applied to shielding problems pertaining to medical radiation sources and accelerators, but the code has not been tested for these applications.


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There was proven human sacrifice in the Mayan civilization, but to what extent is unknown. Pictorials have been found detailing the practice as well as the linking of special events in the calendar. What is even further debated is whether or not the Mayans practiced cannibalism. There is no clear evidence, but scholars continue to debate. One theory is that it was a diet reward for the nobel.
In our Tikal adventure video, our guide, details his belief of the sacrifice from this spot depicted in the travel photo.


What Is C In Excel?
How do I stop Excel from changing C?
Thankfully there is a simple solution.
From the File tab click Options.
On the AutoCorrect tab you will see a list of characters and symbols in the Replace / With section;More items…•.
How do I type at symbol?
What does C mean in pictures?
What does Circle C mean?
What does pressing f4 do in Excel?
F4. F4: Repeat your last action. If you have a cell reference or range selected when you hit F4, Excel cycles through available references.
What is cell address?
A cell reference, or cell address, is an alphanumeric value used to identify a specific cell in a spreadsheet. Each cell reference contains one or more letters followed by a number. The letter or letters identify the column and the number represents the row.
How do I insert C in Word?
How to Insert a Celsius Symbol in Microsoft WordSwitch to Insert tab. Click Symbol button and choose More symbols in the menu.Choose Letterlike Symbols in Subset and find ℃ in the list, then you can hit Insert to add it to your document.Now the ℃ symbol has been successfully inserted. You can also insert other special symbols in the same way.
How do you insert the temperature symbol in Word?
What is AutoFill in Excel?
What is AutoFill? Excel has a feature that helps you automatically enter data. If you are entering a predictable series (e.g. 1, 2, 3…; days of the week; hours of the day) you can use the AutoFill command to automatically extend the sequence.
What are Excel formulas?
In Excel, a formula is an expression that operates on values in a range of cells or a cell. For example, =A1+A2+A3, which finds the sum of the range of values from cell A1 to cell A3.
What does B $3 mean in Excel?
Absolute cell references Absolute cell reference always points to the same place, even if you change the position of any of those cells. … If you drag cell B1 to another location, for example, B3, then A1 will point to the new location of the same cell (=$B$3).
How do you type C in a circle?
Unicode for Copyright Symbol The Unicode sequence assigned to copyright symbol is U+00A9. But there are some other Unicode that produce similar symbols. For example, U+24B8 produces Latin capital letter C inside a circle. Whereas U+24D2 produces Latin small letter c inside a circle.
Why is Excel changing my numbers?
This is because Excel only stores 15 significant digits in a number, then changes the any remaining to zeros. This occurs because Excel interprets the numbers as being intended for calculation as the cells are formatted as numbers. … You will need to format new cells as Text then type in the numbers again.
What is $C in Excel?
In other words, using $ in cell references allows you to copy the formula in Excel without changing references. For example, if you have 10 in cell A1 and you use an absolute cell reference ($A$1), the formula =$A$1+5 will always return 15, no matter what other cells that formula is copied to.
How do I type C in Excel?
To make this change, do the following:Click the File menu, and choose Options. … Choose Proofing in the left pane.In the AutoCorrect Options section, click AutoCorrect Options.Enter (c) in the Replace field to quickly locate the pre-defined item.Press Delete and Word will enter the copyright symbol in the With field.More items…•
What is C $4 excel?
=B11*$C$4 will increment as =B12*$C$4 as you drag/copy down the column. The B11 will increment and $C$4 will remain fixed. See help on absolute and relative cell references.
How do I insert a degree symbol?
How do I stop Excel from changing date format?
Select the cells you want to enter numbers into. Click Home > Number Format > Text….If you only have a few numbers to enter, you can stop Excel from changing them into dates by entering:A space before you enter a number. … An apostrophe (') before you enter a number, such as '11-53 or '1/47.More items…
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What does a $1 mean in Excel?


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Families are often unsure about how to prepare their child for a stay in the hospital, regardless of whether its for one night or for longer. They worry about making their child anxious, providing the wrong information, keeping their child connected to family and friends and more.
They're right to be concerned, because proper preparation can make a big difference. As Boston Children's staff psychologist Carolyn Snell, PhD, explains on our sister blog, Thriving:
Providing children with information about what to expect in an age-appropriate and specific manner can help with any anxiety they may be experiencing and reduce their distress. This reduced anxiety and distress can, in turn, be associated with positive outcomes for children, such as improved sleep and decreased pain while in the hospital. It can also improve children's confidence and correct any misconceptions they might have about the hospitalization process.
Snell offers five tips for families that can help them prepare their child for a hospital stay.


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A cache of ostrich eggshell fragments discovered by archaeologists in South Africa could be instrumental in understanding how humans approached art and symbolism as early as the Stone Age. The eggshells, engraved with geometric designs, may indicate the existence of a symbolic communication system around 60,000 years ago among African hunter-gatherers [Discovery News].
At a site known as the Diepkloof Rock Shelter, a team led by archaeologist Pierre-Jean Texier discovered fragments of 25 ostrich eggs that date back 55,000 to 65,000 years. In an online paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the archeologists revealed that the eggshell fragments were etched with several kinds of motifs, including parallel lines with cross-hatches and repetitive non-parallel lines [ScienceNow]. The scientists are confident that the markings are almost certainly a form of messaging — of graphic communication [BBC].
Further study of the fragments revealed that a hole had been drilled at the top of some eggshells, suggesting that the hunter-gatherers could have used them as water containers during long hunts in arid regions, as the Kalahari hunter-gatherers were known to do in more recent history. Scientists estimate that each egg could have held one liter of water. The patterns on the shells, they propose, could have been a symbolic way of acknowledging the individual who used the canteen, or which community or family the user belonged to. For scientists studying human origins, the capacity for symbolic thought is considered a giant leap in human evolution, and [what] sets our species apart from the rest of the animal world [BBC].
These eggshells are not the first items that suggest symbolic thinking among stone age people. Archaeologists working in Blombos Cave in South Africa found engraved red ochre, incised bone and pierced shells that were strung and presumably worn on the body—all from layers dated to 75,000 years ago; three shell beads from Israel and Algeria are said to date to more than 100,000 years ago; dozens of pieces of red ochre–many of which were ground for use as pigment–turned up in layers dating to 165,000 years ago in a cave at Pinnacle Point in South Africa [Scientific American]. But some contrary researchers have argued that early engravings and body decorations may have been done for aesthetic purposes unrelated to symbolism.
Still, Texier says the Diepkloof eggshells are special, because so many fragments were found with similar designs, and because engraving the tough ostrich shells would have been a hard task–showing that the designs were not merely scratched-in doodles. The hunter-gatherers also colored their shells by baking them.
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Image: P.J. Texier


What is Social Media Marketing (SMM) and why do we need to use it?
trafficSocial Media Marketing (often abbreviated to "SMM") is the process of gaining website traffic or attention through social media sites such as, Twitter and Google Plus.
Social media is a platform that is easily accessible to anyone with internet. Increased communication for organizations fosters brand awareness and often, improved customer service. Additionally, social media serves as a relatively inexpensive platform for organizations to implement marketing campaigns.
Why do we need to use it?
Chances are your competitors are using these techniques and if you have noticed your rankings and sales enquires slipping this could be the reason why.
Website traffic can be improved by adopting a number of techniques listed below:
Social Media Marketing (SMM)
Email Marketing
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