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Coal produced in the Western1 States has increased in price relative to coal from other regions of the Nation. At the same time, employment in coal mining has been virtually unchanged in the Western States, while it has declined in most other parts of the country. Appalachia is still the countrys largest coal producer and employer, but a clear westward shift of coal mining is underway. Much of both the increased price for western coal and the stability of employment in western coal mining results from the low sulfur content of the areas coal, which has increased its desirability, environmentally speaking.
Legislative initiatives, including the New Source Performance Standards of 19712 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,3 created incentives for electric utilities to burn low-sulfur coal. The Nations largest source of such coal is in the West: the Powder River Basin of Wyoming.4 While other factors (relative freight costs, labor costs, production costs, regional variation in demand for electricity, competing energy sources) undoubtedly contribute to both the increase in prices received by western coal mines and the stability of mining employment in some Western States, much of the impact can be attributed to the demand for coal with low sulfur content.
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1 Producer Price Index (PPI) data for coal are published by Bureau of Mines (BOM) districts. Coalbeds do not always respect State boundaries, so some districts cross State lines. The publication categories for PPIs and the approximate State equivalents are as follows: West (BOM 1623)Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Alaska, Oregon, Washington; Midwest (BOM 912, 14, 15)Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri; South Appalachia (BOM 7, 8, 13)Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina; North Appalachia (BOM 16)Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan.
2 Bruce Ackerman and William Hassler, Clean Coal/Dirty Air (New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1981).
3 US Coal Reserves: An Update by Heat and Sulfur Content (U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 1993).
4 The Changing Structure of the US Coal Industry (U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, 1993), pp. 2728.
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HappyCow may not work without JavaScript enabled. Login to Your Account Username or Email. Remember me on this device. Login Please wait. Login with Facebook. Sign in with Google. Vegetarian Topics. Watch this topic. Report Abuse. All the active ingredients in Advil are synthetic and thus vegan. The only non vegan ingredients are beeswax as the suspension or stabilizer that keeps the chemicals together as a pill, and insects used in the red coloration.
Who wants to eat insects? Who wants to eat beeswax? I know such pharmaceutical corporations have a horrible history with animal experimentation. Those that perpetrated such acts and the governments that made such acts mandatory and those that lobbied for such governmental mandates have much to be accountable for in this world and the next.
However, when one is repairing from surgery, dentistry, root canals, sever pain and sever chronic pain, usually people buy such products. I prefer herbal supplements due to the side effects of pharmaceuticals, but if the pain is bad enough people will seek releif.
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Because Advil has succumbed to advertising operatives who claim psychological data reports show the color red to increase sales, they are willing to feed fellow human beings bugs to eat. Beetles provide the color red for their pills at the expense of their lives.Although you adhere to a strict vegan diet and lifestyle, ensuring that no animal products are present in your food or daily products, you might be surprised to discover that there could be some animal products lurking in the tablets you take for certain health issues.
Other research backs it up. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, almost three out of four commonly prescribed medicines contain ingredients that have been derived from animals. An example is lactose. It is often a stabilizer or bulk-adding ingredient. Another example is gelatin.
Derived from pigs and cattle, it is used largely in tablets and capsules.
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Even fatty acids from animals can find their way to your medicine cabinet - known as magnesium stearate, it is often found in capsules, tablets and powdered medicine.
Pills that contain pink or reddish coloring often have achieved it thanks to a red dye that is made from crushed cochineal beetles. There are also active ingredients that are derived from animals, such as yeast and bacteria such as in the process of making insulin. Other drugs that can contain these include hormone preparations and amino acid infusions. Tablets such as aspirin and ibuprofen that you take for less serious issues might also contain animal by-products.
Already a member? Log in to vote. What Animal Ingredients are in Medicine? What You Can Do 1. Speak to your doctor and air your concerns about being vegan and not wanting animal derivatives in your medication. For instance, gelatin and magnesium stearate usually have vegetarian options. Get informed about medicines and what is in them. Always read labels properly.
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Fantastic and little-known information. We just shared this to our "Vegan Health" board on Pinterest! Thanks as always, for contributing to The Flaming Vegan. I voted! What a great article!
Some thyroid medicines are also derived from animals. In that case, it can put people in a sticky bind. The non-animal version decreases bone density, especially in small framed people, and often doesn't work as well for the auto-immune version of hypothyroidism.
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Vegans can have some tough decisions. By Brooke Nov 5, 12 Comments. Vegan Lifestyle. By Emma Thomas Nov 5, 11 Comments.In the UK, medications have to be tested on animals, by law, before they can be given to humans. So nothing drug-based that we take for our health will ever be vegan in the true sense of the word. There are lots options for non-drug pain relief heat packs, cold compresses, complementary therapies but I wanted to write specifically about medicines.
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I came up with the idea of taking liquid medication instead. Anybody who has children will be very familiar with the liquid forms of these medications — particularly paracetamol, often sold as Calpol, and ibuprofen, often sold as Nurofen for children.
However, many pharmacies and supermarkets make their own cheaper versions. So why not adjust the dose so that it works for you, as a vegan adult?
The recommended doses on the bottles are for children, but it would be easy to work out an equivalent dose. For example:. But I will keep you updated as I go.
Shellac also makes an appearance on one medication. The last time I enquired, my query was shrugged off, but I have been checking current ingredients, with the intention of asking again about vegan alternatives. Like Liked by 1 person. Thank you for your comment, and for sharing such a personal perspective.
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I am hoping to have much more information for you in the coming months.I had a 24 hour flu the other day with massive body aches.
I took a leftover prescription Ibuprofin, and it really worked wonders. It was my last one. Then I went to the drugstore looking for some type of pain killer for future use, and they just all seemed so nasty.
Of course gelatin in some, artificial colors, etc I know most of those companies test on animals, but I wonder if any of them at least have vegan ingredients. I'm thinking Bayer, Tylenol, etc I don't use them very often, but I cannot imagine how I would have felt if I had not taken that pill.
I was so miserable, and within an hour or so, I felt much better! I have heard of people doing this to make paraben-free children's Tylenol, so I don't' know why it couldn't be done for the adult version.
If you have a pharmacy that actually compounds their own drugs still, they can make a suspension of the drug for you without the undesired ingredients. I don't think you need a prescription for it, but you might.
I only know of one pharmacy in the area that still compounds drugs, so it will probably be hard to find. I also assume this will be much more costly than just cheap generic Tylenol. BTW ibuprofen is one of the drugs that it is unsafe to take expired.
For some reason that is beyond my knowledge, it gets stronger as it ages. My favorite local pharmacy can make me one! I'm so excited! She will call me Monday with a price. I will pay whatever I know you've already found someone who will make a special solution or something for you, but it would be worthwhile looking at liquid or soluble preps.
Unfortunately i don't know US brands so I can't help any further Do they sell Tylenol and Bayer and stuff over there in the UK? I didn't know you are a pharmacist! How cool.Recommend this entry Has been recommended Send news. Log in No account? Create an account. Remember me. Facebook VKontakte Google. Gayalondiel gayalondiel wrote in ukvegans- 01 - 08 Gayalondiel gayalondiel ukvegans - 01 - 08 Previous Share Flag Next. Vegan painkillers Just a quick question about painkillers.
I have quite severe bodily pains and headaches during my time of the month, and I usually use ibuprofen of any brand to treat it. Obviously medicines will have been involved in animal testing and while I have to have prescription drugs for some things, I would like to limit my intake of them.
Does anyone have any alternatives, or are any of the companies marginally better than the others? I can't have paracetamol, but I can have ibuprofen or aspirin.
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Preview comment. Post a new comment 10 comments.Salicylic acid is what aspirin is based on, and is found in the bark of willow trees. You can buy white willow bark to make tea or perhaps chew not sure but the reason they went on to develop aspirin was because willow bark can cause upset stomach in some people.
But give it a try and see how you go.
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For muscular pain, on larger muscles you can use non-drug pain relief such as TENS. I've had a chronic back injury since I was about 13, and am in pain every day. I have been using TENS for years, it works the same as acupuncture but is portable and you are more able to do some other activities such as reading than when your body is full of needles. The TENS unit applies an electrical stimulation to the point where you place the electrodes, which increases the signal going to the brain and releasing more endorphins but you only feel mild discomfort from the electricity feels a bit like when you have the shower too hot except without the heat.
I also get frequent massages which helps as well. Because we evolved on killing animals and eating them and to do otherwise is to violate nature what you say is similar to criticizing a


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Curing refers to modifications of the meat that affect preservation, flavor color, and tenderness due to added curing ingredients.
The curing process is achieved by adding a number of curing agents to the meat, each ingredient having unique characteristics and playing an important role in the process.
Cured meats are attractive in their color, flavor, texture, and are popular because they combine variety with convenience of relatively long shelf –life and storage stability.
The major ingredients include salt, sugar, nitride and /or nitrate sodium ascorbate and often phosphate.
The characteristics cured meat color that develops is attributed to the formation of heat-stable nitrogen monoxide complexes with muscles myoglobine.
Technologies used for curing were greatly refined during the 1950s and 1960s; automation of processes and use of reducing agents, such as ascorbates and erythorbate, was introduced to speed up the curing process.
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The province's Environment Department said DNA testing carried out by Memorial University and the University of Idaho has verified that the 37-kilogram animal was a Labrador wolf.
Wolves became extinct on the island around 1930. They have been known to occasionally arrive from Labrador, though there is no evidence of a breeding population.
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The scientific field of exercise science has extensively examined the effect of aerobic exercise on cognition and decision making, but far fewer studies have been conducted looking at the effects of yoga on the brain. This is the first study to investigate the anatomical and functional brain differences between yoga practitioners and a control group based on a working memory test.
Previous research suggests that regularly practicing yoga improves memory. Thus, the scientists hypothesized that the brain region involved in memory, the hippocampus, would be larger in yoga practitioners than the control group.
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Hippocampus: A pair of small, seahorse shaped regions located deep within the brain. The hippocampus plays a role in the formation of memories as well as learning and emotions.
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Stories encourage dreams - reading helps kids make their dreams come true. That singular idea - that we can help kids realize their dream - is the foundation of Share a Story - Shape a Future.
Share a Story - Shape a Future is a blog event for literacy. Throughout the week, blogging librarians, teachers, parents, authors, illustrators (me!) and people passionate about literacy will offer ideas on ways to promote reading and books. You won't find statistics, academic analysis, or judgments that tell you why you should read. Instead, we are using the power of the Worldwide web to share ideas about ways to engage kids as readers.
Each day, bloggers will talk about different aspects of literacy and reading. Themes include raising readers, selecting suitable material, tips for reading aloud, using audiobooks, and how to use the library as an ally. The organizers have several giveaways planned, and will offer free, downloadable content.
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Medusa Quotes: What Do Writers Say About Medusa?
She is one of the most terrifying monsters in literature and myth...
Medusa was a monstrous being in Greek mythology, with a mass of snakes coming out of her head. According to legend, anyone who looked directly at Medusa would turn to stone. Perseus, a slayer of monsters, beheaded Medusa with a mirror given to him by the Greek gods so that he would not have to look at her.
Over the centuries, famous writers as varied as Sigmund Freud and Ray Bradbury to Charlotte Bronte have mentioned Medusa in their poems, novels and general quotes. Below are some of the most memorable quotes from writers who alluded to this mythological figure.
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"Did I escape, I wonder? / My mind winds to you / Old barnacled umbilicus, Atlantic cable, / Keeping itself, it seems, in a state of miraculous / repair." - Sylvia Plath, Medusa
This 1962 poem, which Plath wrote about her mother shortly before committing suicide in 1963, evokes the image of a jellyfish, whose tentacles are almost impossible to escape. The poem is a companion piece to "Daddy," a work of "exorcism in which she distanced herself from her dead father's influence," according to Don Tresca, a scholar writing on the MuseMedusa.
"I thought Medusa had looked at you, and that you were turning to stone. Perhaps now you will ask how much you are worth?" - Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre"
Jayne Eyre, the novel's protagonist and narrator in this 1847 classic work of literature, is talking to her clergyman cousin, St. John Rivers. Eyre had just learned about the death of her beloved uncle, and Rivers was commenting about how emotionless Eyre seemed to be after she heard the sad news.
"What thus snaky-headed Gorgon-shield / That wise Minerva wore, unconquered virgin, / Wherewith she freezed her foes to congealed stone, / But rigid looks of chaste austerity, / And noble grace that dashed brute violence / With sudden adoration and blank awe!" - John Milton, "Comus"
Milton, a famous 17th-century poet, is using the Medusa image to explain the importance of maintaining chastity, which is the subject of "Comus." According to myth, Medusa was a virgin until she was raped by the Greek god Poseidon in Athena's temple.
Medusa Quotes in Popular Culture
- Ray Bradbury
The late science fiction writer, who died in 2012, is clearly calling television an idiot box that turns billions of people who gaze upon it nightly into stone.
"The terror of the Medusa is thus a terror of castration that is linked to the sight of something. The hair upon the Medusa's head is frequently represented in works of art in the form of snakes, and these once again are derived from the castration complex." - Sigmund Freud
Freud, the famous father of psychoanalysis, was using Medusa's snakes to explain his theory of castration anxiety.
"You read any Greek myths, puppy? The one about the gorgon Medusa, particularly? I used to wonder what could be so terrible that you couldn't survive even looking at it. Until I got a little older and I figured out the obvious answer. Everything." - Mike Carey and Peter Gross, "The Unwritten, Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity"
This work is actually a comic book that uses imagery from Harry Potter to ancient mythology to tell the tale of its protagonist Tommy Taylor, the former model for the boy hero of his father Wilson's 13 fantasy novels. Taylor uses the Medusa image as a metaphor for his difficulties facing the realities of life.
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A two-day workshop on Participant Involvement in Digital Libraries (PIDL), sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and hosted by The Math Forum at Drexel University was held in early February 2004. The workshop brought together 35 experienced practitioners and evaluators from projects funded by NSF's National Science Digital Library (NSDL) program and from the area of online community development to describe and discuss the nature of participant involvement in NSDL and NSDL-funded projects, as well as methods that provide feedback about participants to these projects.
The PIDL workshop had the twin goals of 1) exploring the practical issues of building participant involvement in digital libraries (DLs) as well as bringing together the research to date on participant involvement in NSDL and 2) focusing directions for future workshops. The goals of the PIDL workshop included sharing information about work already completed and outlining the challenges involved in establishing educational DLs as active communities of practice. Workshop attendees developed strategies that will help NSDL projects, and DLs in general, incorporate involvement of participants from the communities the DLs serve; this "participant involvement" in turn will help grow and support the DLs. Workshop attendees formulated recommendations that anticipate involving participants both as users of the DL and as producers of new knowledge for the community. The full PIDL workshop report can be found on the workshop website.
The concise report presented here details the relevance of participant involvement to DLs; provides a summary of issues and action items identified during the workshop; and offers recommendations for the direction of future research on participant involvement and community-building. While the PIDL workshop focused specifically on NSF's NSDL program, the ideas developed in the workshop have broader application to the larger DL community.
The Case for Participant Involvement
Educational digital libraries are faced with several challenges, among them: to be widely adopted; to contribute meaningfully to educational improvements; and to thrive following start-up funding. They also have the potential to be more than simply a collection of resources. Educational DLs have the potential be the junction for active, engaged communities.
While there are several public and private sector models for building and maintaining DLs, a model that involves participants who have varying strengths, needs, experiences, and interests should make a significant difference in the design, development, and utility of educational DLs. Development of a model or models that describe participant involvement should enhance the likelihood that multiple audiences and constituencies can be effectively involved in all facets of educational DLs. How DLs choose to invest in involving participants is affected by:
One challenge in developing a model for participant involvement that applies across all DLs is that efforts to foster interaction often evolve organically and remain localized to a particular event (e.g., resource contribution or site design) or to an individual DL. One way to overcome this challenge is to support the development of communities of practice that bring together people with various proficiencies to effectively and efficiently solve problems and develop tools, benefiting all constituents. Further, such communities can mobilize expertise, train the next generation of experts, and meet the needs of other less skilled participants. Adopting a strategic, centrally organized, participant involvement model could result in the growth of active communities of practice (e.g., around NSDL).
Participant Involvement in Practice
Workshop discussion focused on types of activities that comprise "building" digital libraries. This section identifies types of participation and activities for involving participants as well as identifies associated benefits, challenges, and recommendations related to participant involvement.
Creating, contributing and describing content
Since its inception in FY2000, the NSDL program has had a funding track to create collections of digital resources. This support has resulted in several models of how DLs could grow their collections through participant interaction. Two common models have emerged. They are:
One challenge related to individuals creating and contributing resources is that DLs need to demonstrate to participants that their contributions are valued.
Often, the line between creating information about a resource and creating the new resource itself is blurred, as resources may be modified to meet one-time needs or separate resources might be combined to create completely new content. While the technology supporting these models of contributing to DL collections or describing resources is still in the early developmental phase, one challenge will be that we need to remain focused on the primary goal of using technology to support participant involvement in creating, contributing, and describing content.
Involvement in human-moderated services
Human-moderated services rely primarily on direct human intervention to fulfill users' needs. In a distributed digital environment, many human-moderated services are delivered via technology, and at some point, may overlap with technology-mediated services. Human-moderated services can support interaction between DL staff and participants and can foster interaction between expert and novice participants of communities of practice.
Involvement in technology-mediated services
Technology-mediated services can include recommender systems, aggregation and harvesting services, federated search [14, 15] and hosting content [16, 17]. One point that human-moderated and technology-mediated services share is that technology should supplement, rather than substitute for, human interactions. While it is relatively easy to create technologies that support participant interaction, the challenge lies in supporting sustained interaction across complex social and cultural networks. Another ongoing challenge is that often technology drives the development process without understanding the users' ultimate needs.
Sustaining and expanding involvement
"Sustaining" a DL has often been equated with "maintaining" the DL. This could be a limiting idea because "sustaining" can also connote nourishment and growth. From that perspective, the DL becomes but one link within an ecosystemboth providing and requiring "sustenance". Participants who contribute to a DL's sustenance in turn receive nourishment. To be sustained and sustaining, DLs should develop business strategies or models that enable them to endure beyond research funding. The following recommendations for sustaining DLs emerged from the PIDL workshop:
Summary of Participant Involvement Issues
This section describes issues and challenges associated with involving participants in DLs. Highly developed DLs such as DLESE, ENC, Math Forum, MERLOT, and others demonstrate the importance of participant involvement in the growth and development of their sites. Following are operating principles shared by DLs that involve their "users" as participants:
However, as workshop attendees examined, word by word, the question: "If we build it, will they come?" attendees identified assumptions that limit effective action to involve participants (see Figure 1).
Involving Participants Requires an Investment
Ideally, participants should be involved from the earliest stages of building a DL. The short-term benefits of early and continuous involvement are that the infrastructure, content, and services meet the immediate strengths, needs, experiences, and interests of participants. Additionally, the DL can become responsible for sustaining its own growth at an earlier stage. In the long-term, continued involvement can create a sense of trust in participants, leading to long-term commitments. In order to achieve this continued involvement, DLs invest time, money and human capital. At the same time, they also need to acknowledge and reward participants' investment of time and effort (discussed in more detail below). Two key challenges include: being responsive to participants' needs while progressing steadily through the DL building process and scaling human-intensive development processes or services.
Involving Participants in Projects
Involving participants in NSDL projects may be optimal for participant growth; the question is how to make this experience optimal for projects. Working with participants takes time and does not necessarily yield immediate results that may become criteria for evaluating DL effectiveness (e.g., papers, site resources, etc.). Some issues that surfaced in discussions include the following:
Participants' time and effort need to be recognized and valued. This is more complicated than just providing rewards for participation, contribution, and so forth. DLs must first understand participants' strengths, needs, experiences, and motivating interests: (e.g., a participant might ask, "How will participating in the DL enhance my educational or professional life?"). If participants are involved in every phase of DL building, the DL is more likely to reflect and match the strengths, needs, experiences, and interests of participants. At the same time, DLs need to build in rewards for participating that are meaningful and valued. Experiences of workshop participants suggest that:
It is a Challenge to Support the Evolution of Participation
DLs operate at various stages of development. Similarly, participants engage DLs at various stages of individual growth and need. Over time participants will shift roles or will adopt additional roles as their needs evolve; technology will mature beyond the cycle of test and development; and communities will coalesce around areas of interest, practice or need. The challenge is to recognize that DLs evolve and that participation in DLs varies and requires appropriate human and technical scaffolds to accommodate these transitions. This evolution is influenced by 1) the activities and needs of current and potential participants, 2) the knowledge and skills that exist within the participant community, 3) the types of content and services offered by a DL, and 4) the stage of development, resources and services of the DL.
Participant and DL Collaboration
Collaborations can take many forms (e.g., distributed / centralized, formal / informal). Results of collaboration can vary based on the depth of involvement from DL staff and participants, with more intensive collaborations requiring a larger investment of time and resources but potentially yielding more enduring results. A number of successful efforts at localized collaboration among specific projects, audiences, disciplines or geographic areas were identified during the workshop.
Collaborations typically occur via both relatively simple technology tools and face-to-face. Two factors that motivate DL staff and participants to collaborate are 1) that they share common needs and 2) that they value meeting their needs


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By: Bobby Smith
I have received several calls the last few weeks with clients who are distraught over dead songbirds in or around their bird feeders. Earlier this spring I received an e-mail from a fellow agent in a county north of Morgan County with the same issue. He had observed the same problem in his county. He submitted three birds to Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) to be tested for Salmonella, and all three birds tested positive.
If you are seeing dead birds in or around your feeders or birdbaths, I just wanted to make you aware of the problem and share some suggestions from the SCWDS.
The researcher at the SCWDS lab offered the following information about the outbreak:
-Salmonella bacteria are naturally found in many wild and domestic bird species
-Stress from severe weather and high concentrations of birds during spring (such as those found around bird feeders and bird baths) contribute to outbreak and disease spread.
-Because of large congregations of birds at feeders this time of year, this is when we usually see Salmonella outbreaks
-Cats that eat dead birds can pick up the Salmonella and possibly spread it to the humans that are caring for them.
To help stop the spread of the disease, there are several steps that you can take if you believe the Salmonella outbreak has affected your area:
1. Remove all bird feeders and bird baths and clean up residual seed. It's important for the birds to disperse to help control the spread of disease.
2. Disinfect all bird feeders and bird baths with 1 part bleach and 9 parts water
3. Do not place the bird seed back out for at least one month after you see the last sick or dying bird on your property
4. Clean out feeders at least every two weeks when you start feeding again to help prevent buildup of bacteria and fungi that can contribute to diseases in birds.
For information on this and other problems, contact your local UGA Cooperative Extension Office or call 1800ASKUGA1 or _PHONE_.
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Seven sustainable habits which will make you a more conscious traveller
From choosing sustainable accommodations to saying no to plastic and being mindful -- here are some things to consider
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July 7, 2021 4:40:59 pm
sustainable travelling, sustainable travel, travelling consciously, sustainable travel habits, travelling in the pandemic, indian express newsAre you a sustainable traveller? Find out what it means. (Photo: Getty/Thinkstock)
While we keep hearing about 'sustainable travel', we often wonder what it actually entails. Around the world, many people are now more conscious about their burden on the environment and the places they visit, ensuring they take a more greener approach when exploring a new place.
It has become especially important in the pandemic, when many people — who have taken recent trips — have opted for lesser-known, lesser-explored destinations to reduce crowding.
If you are wondering what you can do to become a responsible traveller, digital travel company shares seven handy tips for when it is safe to travel again.
1. Choose a sustainable accommodation option
Picking a sustainable place to stay is a great place to start — and it doesn't necessarily mean spending a lot of money. There are plenty of sustainable options for every budget and taste. In fact, 98 per cent of Indian travellers from their recent research say they want to stay in sustainable accommodation in the upcoming year. One of the easiest ways is to check and see if it has an established eco-label or third-party sustainability certification.
2. Get off the beaten track
The pandemic has influenced 72 per cent of Indian travelers to avoid popular destinations and attractions to ensure they aren't contributing to overcrowding. Being mindful when choosing your next trip can help reduce overtourism, which can be a major issue for fragile environments, ecosystems and local communities. Consider travelling to lesser-known destinations. Alternatively, travel during the off-season, when there are fewer visitors.
3. Say no to plastic
Limit single-use plastic. With an estimated 91 per cent of plastics not being recycled, most end either in oceans or landfills. Many properties have taken numerous steps to either reduce or eliminate single-use plastics, but travellers can also take simple steps like using reusable water bottles instead of buying plastic bottles or packing their own reusable toiletry bottles from home. An alternative to single-use plastics are steel water bottles which are more durable.
sustainable travelling, sustainable travel, travelling consciously, sustainable travel habits, travelling in the pandemic, indian express news As much as possible, carry your own personal items from home and avoid single-use plastic. (Photo: Getty/Thinkstock)
4. Give back to the community
When planning activities for your trip, look for tour companies that empower the local community, and also engage in ethical tourism practices. According to their recent report, respect for the local community is high on the list of Indian travellers with 74 per cent wishing to have authentic experiences that are representative of the local culture.
5. Pick up one item of rubbish when you leave
Try and leave the places you visit better than when you found them. A simple way to do this is to pick up a discarded item that isn't yours when you leave. And every action counts — just picking up one piece of plastic on a beach means one less piece ending up in the sea.
6. Buy local
When you travel, one of the best ways to support the local economy and limit your carbon footprint is to shop locally and eat food from street vendors or restaurants that use sustainably sourced produce. Avoid eating at popular fast-food chains that usually import produce from all across the globe. And if you're cooking for yourself, try to purchase from local markets, too. This is also in line with the Indian traveller sentiment where 74 per cent want to have authentic experiences that are representative of the local culture.
7. Bring good habits on vacation
Many are already conscious at home about turning the lights off when not in use, or being careful about when and how high we use the air-conditioning. Some 59 per cent of Indian travellers believe it's harder to make sustainable choices on vacation. A first step could be as simple as remembering to carry mindful habits from home. Travellers can ensure they switch off the lights when they step out of their room, reuse their towels or forego daily linen changes and be more mindful of the length of the showers they take.
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Diminutive/affectionate form for the name Anatole?
Hi everyone!
I'm looking for a dimunitive/affectionate form for the name Anatole which would be used in a French or French-speaking family (or by a French/French-speaking lover and/or close friend). If different diminutives exist and they have different conotations (like one is something that could be used by friends but another is too "fluffly" and would most likely only be used by a parent) please let me know that sort of information too.
I've tried to google this, but all I'm getting is other versions of the name (like alternate spellings, eg: Anatol, or from other languages, eg; Anatoliy, which is the Russian version of this name). But I'm interested specifically in a diminutive/affectionate form.
(Also, I don't know if this matters, but the time period the story is set in is early 1800s. It seems to me that there isn't a lot of difference between how diminutives function now versus how they functioned then, just language convention wise, but I'm not sure? I know with a few Russian names there are minor differences (eg: for the name Dmitri, the diminutive Mitya was most common at that time, whereas now Dima is more common), so I thought I would mention this. If you know of a difference in which diminutives were used then v now, I'd be interested in that information too.)
Thank you!
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Trouble with Lichen
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Author John Wyndham
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Science fiction novel
Publisher Michael Joseph
Publication date
Pages 189
Preceded by The Outward Urge
Followed by Chocky
Trouble with Lichen (published 1960) is a science fiction novel by John Wyndham.
Plot summary[edit]
The plot concerns a young woman biochemist who discovers that a chemical extracted from an unusual strain of lichen (hence the title) can be used to retard the ageing process, enabling people to live to around 200–300 years. Wyndham speculates how society would deal with this prospect.
The two central characters are Diana Brackley and Francis Saxover, two biochemists who run parallel investigations into the properties of a specific species of lichen after Diana notices that a trace of the specimen prevents some milk turning sour.
She and Francis separately manage to extract from the lichen a new drug, dubbed Antigerone, which slows down the body's ageing process. While Francis uses it only on himself and his immediate family (without their knowledge), Diana founds a cosmetic spa, and builds up a clientele of some of the most powerful women in England, giving them low doses of Antigerone, preserving their beauty and youth. When Saxover finds out about the spas, he erroneously assumes that Diana's motive is profit. Diana's aim, however, is actually female empowerment, intending to gain the support of these influential women, believing that if Antigerone became publicly known, it would be reserved only for the men in power.
After a customer suffers an allergic reaction to one of Diana's products, the secret of the drug begins to emerge. Diana tries to cover up the real source of the drug, since the lichen is very rare and difficult to grow, but when it is finally discovered, she fakes her own death, in the hope of inspiring the women of Britain to fight for the rights she tried to secure for them.
Francis realises that she may not really be dead, and tracks her down to a remote farm, where she has succeeded in growing a small amount of the lichen. Diana plans to rejoin the world under the guise of being her own sister, and continue the work she left off.
Wyndham, John (1960), The Trouble With Lichen, Penguin, p. 91, "This is not the age of reason, this is the age of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason's gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction" . Minor adaptations added.
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'The House of Jaipur' Maps the History, Glamour and Feuds of a Former Royal Family – The Wire
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The sub-title of John Zubrzyckis book is The Inside Story of Indias Most Glamorous Royal Family, so any reader could be forgiven for thinking it is yet another romance about royalty, fabulous wealth, beautiful people and the secrets of their personal lives, glamour and its dark side masquerading as history. House of Jaipur is a popular history in that it is extremely readable, except when the reader gets too entangled in the internecine litigation which has plagued the family for the last 40 years.
There are stories of colourful people told colourfully. There is wealth beyond the dream of Croesus too. But The House of Jaipur is not romantic its a serious history of one of the unique institutions, the Princely States, which enabled the British to hold India together. The Indian princes ruled over one-third of Indias population at the time of independence, therefore they played a crucial role in creating the nation which was partitioned at independence.
Zubrzycki undermines the myth that all the princes were feudal despots, rulers clinging to an outdated tradition of absolute monarchy with servile subjects bound to them by archaic religious ritualism. He brings out the extent to which the Jaipur Maharajas were bound to the British, yet at the same time had the freedom to govern the state as they would. He does write of the princes antediluvian mindset, yet he stresses how progressive the Maharaja of Baroda, Sayajirao Gaekwad III, was. His granddaughter Gayatri Devi, internationally renowned for her beauty, married the last member of the royal house of Jaipur to rule his state.
The Baroda Maharaja introduced numerous social reforms including banning untouchability, child marriage, bigamy and purdah, and making education for all school-age children compulsory. He sympathised with the independence movement and is renowned for turning his back on King Emperor George the Fifth at the 1911 Durbar, instead of stepping backwards after paying obeisance to him.
John Zubrzycki The House of Jaipur Juggernaut, 2020
The Jaipur family claims its history goes back to Kush, the son of Lord Ram, a genealogy Diya Kumari, the mother of the current Maharaja and a BJP MP, does not allow her constituents to forget. The Jaipur monarchy was rooted in Hinduism, yet Zubrzycki traces the rise of the family to their alliances with the Mughal rulers. Although this was an unequal relationship, the Jaipur rulers were allies. They were certainly not subservient, or as some portray them, slaves. Man Singh I became the commander-in-chief of Akbars army.
In the middle years of the 19th century, it was in part because the two rulers, Jai Singh I and Ram Singh II, managed to keep outside interference at bay, that Jaipur enjoyed a cultural flowering. Free of interference and minimising the internecine struggles which had plagued the family and would do so in the future, the two rulers devoted their energies to creating dreamlike palaces, forts and extraordinary cityscapes, and patronizing the arts.
Ram Singhs successor Madho Singh II chose to ingratiate himself with the British. As a result, he was one of the few princes invited to King Edward VIIs coronation. Zubrzycki describes in detail all the arrangements made for his voyage to avoid being polluted by crossing the kala pani. These included six separate kitchens, one for his deity Gopalji, installed in the newly commissioned ship he was to travel in. But for all his position as a favourite of the British, Madho Singh made no secret of his disapproval of their way of life and their culture, and he discouraged his nobles from having anything to do with them. He remained a staunch, orthodox Rajput Hindu.
Most historians dont pay much attention to the story of the princes in the independence movement. Zubrzycki says Gandhi and the Congress were not very interested in Rajasthan in the 1920s, but the British were. The anglicising of the House of Jaipur started when Madho Singh died without a son in 1922. His adopted heir Sawai Man Singh II, known in the family as Jai, was only ten years old so the British moved in to insure he grew up as they wanted him to grow up. They took a special interest in his sex life. His guardian recommended that to avoid repression and venereal diseases, from about the age of 15 Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II should associate with a healthy young girl, and that in moderation. But the pull of Rajput tradition proved too powerful and he was married to a princess from the Jodhpur Royal family at the age of 12. The British saw to it that they were not allowed to cohabit for several years.
The anglicising programme continued, with Jai being sent to Mayo College modelled on the British public school system. That was followed by a years military training in Britain. The British were so concerned about keeping Jai on their side, and being able to keep his people on their side too, that the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, presided over his investiture on the Jaipur throne.
Also read: The Maharanis Mercenaries and Family Disputes in the House of Jaipur
Zubrzycki considers Jais time undergoing military training in London as a turning point in his life. It was the time when released from the formalities and intrigues of Jaipur, he learnt to have fun. From then on, he led two separate existences. In Jaipur he was a Hindu monarch. On his annual extensive visits to Britain, he was welcomed into Londons high society preoccupied with parties and polo. The British authorities in India were worried that the Maharaja didnt take his Indian responsibilities sufficiently seriously. But they didnt have to worry about his politics. He remained unashamedly loyal to the King Emperor and joined the British army in the Second World War rather than the Indian army.
It was while having fun in Calcutta that Jai met Gayatri Devi, the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar. He was 19 and she just 12, but Zubrzycki says she developed a schoolgirl crush on him which grew into a full-blown romance. Ignoring warnings about Jais philandering, she became his third wife in 1940. The British disapproved of the marriage and refused to endorse it. Jais courtiers and the Rajput community opposed it too, because Gayatri Devi was not a Rajput.
In the end, the British divided and quit, leaving the princes who they had relied on to govern two-fifths of Indias land mass to the mercy of Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon. Zubrzycki describes their duplicitous dealings. They proposed that Jai should be the Rajpramukh or hereditary governor of Greater Rajasthan. But then they whittled down the offer removing the hereditary status and making Jai little more than any other governor. In 1956, Jawaharlal Nehru abolished the office altogether.
In 1970, Jai died playing polo in England. The vast crowds which turned out for his funeral showed that although he had been stripped of all power, he was still deeply respected by his people. His death was another turning point in the history of The House of Jaipur. One of the family friends quoted in the book had once told me, it all fell apart when Jai died. The family became embroiled in litigation over Jais property, with his widow Ayesha lined up against Jais son and successor, Bhawani Singh known as Bubbles. That was the beginning of seemingly never-ending litigation, which has kept more than 40 internecine cases still rumbling on in local courts.
Bhawani Singh, the last titular ruler of Jaipur. Photo: royaljaipur.in via Jaipur Royal Family
But the litigation has not been the end of The House of Jaipur. Although Bubbles attempt to establish a new role for a Maharaja in government failed when he was defeated as the Congress candidate for Jaipur in the 1989 general election, Ayesha had a successful political career with the Swatantra Party. She swept Jaipur in her first of three successful parliamentary elections and earned the wrath, and Zubrzycki suggests the jealousy, of Indira Gandhi. He quotes Kushwant Singh as saying, Indira couldnt stomach a woman more good-looking than herself. Indira insulted Gayatri Devi in parliament, set the taxmen on her and locked her up during the Emergency.
Gayatri Devis beauty was indeed legendary. Historian, restorer and hotelier Aman Nath described her beauty as angelic. Zubrzycki quotes the Economist describing her on her death as a princess, and a princess who could make Jackie Kennedy almost a frump.
After Jai died, Gayatri Devi suffered the tragedy of her only child, an alcoholic son, dying as a result of a binge in London. She faced a challenge to his will from the family which led to her two grandchildren falling out with her, but she was eventually reconciled to them. She became recognised in India and internationally as the brand ambassador of the House of Jaipur, working for the empowerment of women and for the promotion of arts and culture.
When Gayatri Devi died aged 80 in 2009, almost four decades had elapsed since the House of Jaipur


Counterproliferation Program Review Committee
CPRC Annual Report To Congress 1997
Summary of Key DoD Activities and Programs Strongly Related to Counterproliferation
Introduction. In the tables that follow, the Counterproliferation Support Program (Table C. 1) and the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (Table C. 2) are summarized along with other key Service (Tables C. 3 - C. 5), DoD Agency (Tables C. 6 - C. 8 and C. 10 - C. 12), OSD (Table C. 9), and Joint Staff (Table C. 13) activities and programs strongly related to counterproliferation. The summaries include: program/ project title, program description, program accomplishments, key program milestones, relevant DoD counterproliferation ACE priorities, program/ project executing agencies, FY 1998 budget figures, and Program Element (PE) number.
It should be noted that detailed program descriptions, including project accomplishments, milestones, and plans are provided to Congress annually as part of the President's Budget. Accomplishments and milestones cited in the following tables represent selected highlights rather than an exhaustive characterization of counterproliferationrelated activities and programs.
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- Brand new surgical instruments must be cleaned before the first sterilization.
- Hemostats Forceps must be cleaned in the open state.
- Before sterilization, when compiling the operation baskets the grid lock/ratchet should be closed only in first gear. This will avoid that the instruments during sterilization (temperature increases to 134 °C) are under tension and stress fractures occur in the conclusion.
- Handover of instruments during operation will be improved.
- Sterilization is not a substitute for cleanliness!
Results of improper treatment
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Perforating corrosion caused by chlorides


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Three new Epstein-Barr virus DNA populations have been isolated from the recently established Burkitt's lymphoma-derived cell lines, LY47, LY91 and BL8. Each of these lines carries one of the specific chromosome translocations associated with Burkitt's lymphoma but few if any other chromosomal abnormalities. An outline of their molecular organization, as determined by restriction enzyme analysis, is presented. Two of the isolates, LY47 and BL8, give patterns broadly similar to Epstein-Barr virus DNA molecules studied to date. The third, LY91, shows a highly unusual molecular organization, in particular within BamHI subfragments of the EcoRI A fragment, indicative of the presence of a major defective molecular species within this line. All three cell lines produce virions that are capable of transforming immature B-lymphocytes.
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Excel - Movie Expenses for Two
Create an Excel Chart Showing Movie Expenses for Two
Instructions: A student and a family member go to the movies and buy two movie tickets along with some food and drinks. Students should select as many items as they can from the Mega Movies menu and price list without spending more than $55.00. Students create a spreadsheet using the items and prices chosen from the list. Students use a formula (SUM) to calculate the total cost. Students create a chart illustrating their movie expenses.
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This video shows you how to make a chart like the one in this assignment. It shows you how to increase the font size, widen a column, merge and center the title, format numbers with the dollar sign, total a column of numbers with autosum, create the chart, and change the colors of the chart column bars.
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Mandibular Incisors, Cuspids, and Bicuspids
Dental Extraction Forceps for Lower Jaw
Two commonly used extraction forceps for the mandibular anteriors and bicuspids are
Dental Forceps No. 151
Forceps No. 151 are used primarily to extract mandibular anteriors, bicuspids, and roots and are often known as the mandibular universal forceps. These forceps are similar to the Dental Forceps No. 150 forceps except the beaks are set at an angle opposite to the slightly curved handles.
Dental Forceps No. 203
Dental Forceps No. 203 are used on mandibular anterior, bicuspids, and roots. These forceps are like the #101 (mentioned later), except the beaks are more sharply angled from the handles. Like the #101 handles, the #203 handles are straight (fig. 5-40).


Khochay Pathan/ Khochey Pathan Meaning
It's commonly known that Pathan is an Iranian ethnic group between Afghanistan and Pakistan. They also called Pashtuns, the ones who speak Pashto.
Khocha, too, is used for Pashtuns. This is not clear if it's a specific group among the Pashtuns but that seems like a possibility. However, khocha is a relatively less used term and is a little debated as well, as some people say it's not a Pashto word, but coined by Punjabi speaking people.
Overall, though, we can safely say that Khocha Pathan is an Afghan, basically a Pashto native, and hence, the term Khochey Pathan ki Zubaan would mean 'Word of a Pashto/ Pathan', which is considered something irrevocable, something which he'd not go against, whatever happens.
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Tony Gross
Tony is a social scientist with forty years' involvement in sustainable development policy, research and training with UK, Brazilian and international organizations.
Tony read literature at the University of Essex, Latin American studies at the University of Cambridge and studied for a DPhil in politics at the University of Oxford.
He has a forty-year involvement with sustainable development policy, research and training. He has worked for UK aid and academic organisations, Brazilian government bodies and non-governmental organisations, and the United Nations on issues relating to biodiversity, climate change and genetic resources, focusing on environmental justice, sustainable livelihoods and public participation. He has helped countries develop their national biodiversity strategies, promoted the effective participation of non-state actors (especially indigenous and traditional communities) in environmental negotiations and advocated the role traditional knowledge systems can play in national and international policy making.
Tony is a founder and former board member of a prominent Brazilian non-governmental organisation that supports indigenous and traditional communities and the conservation of Brazil's biological and cultural diversity. He is a dual British and Brazilian national and lives in Oxford.


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Graphs are on the rise. From the Facebook Graph to the Google Knowledge Graph, large internet companies are taking advantage of graph queries to improve the value they can get from data they already have. Neo4j is one of the new breed of graph databases that allow for similar capabilities in companies that can't justify building their own graph persistence or querying implementation from scratch.
In this article, we'll look at Cypher - the language for querying and updating graphs in Neo4j. It's a declarative, SQL like language for simply specifying graph based queries.
This tutorial is designed for the newest version 2.0 of Neo4j, which was released in December 2013.
Getting started
Start by downloading the Neo4j file at
 - On Windows: Run the installer and start the server with the Neo4j Desktop App.
 - On Linux/Mac OS unzip the file and start from the directory bin/neo4j start (stop it again with bin/neo4j stop)
Open the Neo4j Browser on http://localhost:7474 and you should see the following welcome screen. Feel free to explore the guides that are available.
Figure 1: The Neo4j Browser
Graph basics
Before we can jump into Cypher, we need to cover just a couple of key points about graph databases. In a graph database, we persist information in labelled nodes and typed, directed relationships that connect them. Both nodes and relationships can have arbitrary properties (key: value pairs).
So for example, in Figure 1, nodes are used to represent movies ("Cloud Atlas" and "The Matrix" labelled "Movie") and people (actors "Hugo Weaving" and "Tom Hanks" and director "Lana Wachowski" all labelled "Person"). Relationships are used to capture the fact that the actors have ACTED_IN the movies and the director has DIRECTED the movies. All of them have additional properties, e.g. the roles property on ACTED_IN.
Figure 2: The Movie Domain Model
Note that all relationships are directed. While you might be able to argue for a bidirectional relationship for concepts like friends, clearly it is not needed for modelling the domain. Only in domains where the direction is really relevant (e.g. twitter followship). In all other cases it is semantically equivalent as all relationships have a directionality, but they can be traversed either way. Whether I want to know all of the movies Tom Hanks has acted in or see all of the people who've worked at "Cloud Atlas" movie, I'm able to express and run both queries easily.
Also note that unlike a "relational" database where you'd probably add a many:many join table to capture the relationship between actors and movies, in Neo4j we can just add properties like the roles (characters) the actors have played right onto the relationship, making modelling both simpler and more natural.
Finally, notice that there is only an optional schema in Neo4j based on labels. Any node or relationship can have any properties. There might be unique constraints or indexes declared on certain labels and properties which are used for query optimization.
Figure 3: A graph to describe a graph
So a graph stores information in both nodes and relationships. Relationships are used to organize (and traverse) nodes, and both nodes and relationships can have any number of key:value properties.v
Importing Data
To import the movie dataset we'll be working with we can just run :play movies in the command line which will bring up a larger import statement. Click on that to bring it into the editor and hit the run button on the right side.
After a few seconds it will have imported the data, the visualization shows a single node.
To see a bit more of the graph, open the "star" tab on the left and run the "Get some data" query.
Click on one movie node to bring up a pop up for styling the graph. On the right small tab you can select the color, size and property to show ("title"), do the same for the people nodes and choose their name as property to display.
Figure 4: The Browser Visualization and Styling
Understanding Cypher
Historically, writing graph traversals has been painful enough to persuade many developers to put up with the limitations of a relational store for information that's better fitted to a graph database. With Cypher, that has changed. While it takes a little while to become comfortable with the syntax of Cypher queries, it doesn't take long to understand the power of the language and to get used to writing queries.
Feel free to run the queries we discuss directly in the browser and look at the results.
At its heart, Cypher allows you to describe the patterns you want to look for in a graph. Let's say that you wanted to look for any two nodes which had a relationship between the first and second nodes. This is the Cypher query you'd write:
MATCH (a)-->(b)
RETURN a, b;
We're describing a pattern in the MATCH clause, where the node we're starting on (a) has an outbound relationship to another node (b). As we want to return the information about both of the nodes and any properties that they might have we just RETURN a, b.
Naturally there are a lot of results as this is a pretty broad query (it finds all pairs of connected nodes). You see the visualization, and on the tabular view (right icon) you see the a rendering of the JSON representation for each row with the properties of the nodes.
Try the following query:
MATCH (a)-[r]->()
RETURN, type(r);
There are a number of differences in this query. Firstly, we don't care about what node we're connecting to, so we don't need to assign it a variable in the MATCH clause for referring to it in the RETURN clause.
Secondly, we're just displaying the name property of the first node rather than returning the entire node. Finally, we're using square braces to refer to the relationship and we're using a special "type()" function that allows us to know what *kind* of relationship connects the two nodes.
As an aside, there are only two absolute data integrity constraints in Cypher. Firstly, a relationship must always directionally connect two nodes (they can be the same node). Secondly, you must always give the relationship a type. The type can be anything you want, but whether it's a FRIEND, ROUTE, DEPARTMENT or YELLOW_ELEPHANT, you need to provide the type of a relationship when you create it.
Answering Real Questions
The queries above start to give us a sense of the syntax used by Cypher, but how about we look at some real queries to get a sense of how this works in practice?
Let's say we wanted to find all of the actors in our database and all of the movies they'd acted in. Try entering the following query and see what you get:
MATCH (a)-[r:ACTED_IN]->(m:Movie)
RETURN, r.roles, m.title;
What does this do? Well, we're still doing a full graph search - don't worry - we'll see later how to use bound nodes to run more performant, local queries. But now we're limiting the type of relationship to ACTED_IN, so we're not finding producers, directors or reviewers. Note that the movie node (m) is tagged with the label :Movie so that other engagements (e.g. tv-series) are not considered. Then we're returning the name of the actor, a collection of the roles they played in the movie and the title of the movie, so we get to see all of the actors, roles and movies in the database.
One of the types supported by Neo4j for properties is "array", so that's how we're getting an arbitrary set of roles. Another approach would have been to create one ACTED_IN relationship for each role an actor played in each movie, but in this case we're putting all the roles into a single relationship to show that property values in Neo4j are not just limited to numbers and strings.
So, we just wrote a query to find out all of the movie titles and roles that each actor has been associated to. If directors have a relationship with movies of type DIRECTED, what do you think the query would be to show all of the actors' names, movie titles and directors' names for every actor/director/movie combination in the database? Take a moment, have a go in the query console and see what you get.
Did you get it working? Here's a query that would do what we wanted:
MATCH (a)-[:ACTED_IN]->(m)<-[:DIRECTED]-(d)
RETURN, m.title,;
So we're still using a full graph search to start on every single node in the graph. We're trying to match a more complex pattern where an actor has an ACTED_IN relationship with a movie AND where the movie has a DIRECTED relationship from a director. For example, if a movie didn't have a director it wouldn't be a match, and if an actor acted in a movie with two directors, there would be two records - one for the actor, the movie and the first director and another for the actor, the movie and the second director. In the last line we're deciding what information to include in the result set. In this case it's the name of the actor, the title of the movie, and the name of the director. Run the query (if you didn't already) and have a look


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Animal Tales is a series of 12 controlled readers bringing Dr. Phil McGraw's Life Strategies to 3rd-5th graders. Students are taken on an African adventure where the life strategies are presented as fables. The Journey Begins is the first book in the series; readers are introduced to the main characters (Jake, Nia, and Elena), and their reasons for helping each other.


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What might our landscape look like in the near future? More specifically, where has urban growth occurred in the last thirty years, and where is it likely to occur over the next twenty years? Researchers at UNC Asheville and UNC Charlotte, as part of an ongoing Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) project, are conducting analyses that answer these types of questions, and also developing tools to help policy makers and planners understand and manage rapid urban growth.. Using historical satellite imagery, development trends, population data and population projections, they've been able to design an Urban Growth Model that can generate visual representations of what our landscape may look like in the future.
Building upon a similar study of the Greater Charlotte region, released in 2007, researchers are in the process of analyzing land conversion patterns for all of western North Carolina. The initial results of their collaborative research highlight the effect of development on four western North Carolina counties: Madison, Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania. Those results indicate that between 1976 and 2006, development in the four-county region increased nearly 500 percent, or at an average rate of six acres of green space per day – outpacing population growth by nearly 10-to-one.
Researchers have identified several important predictors of development patterns, including an area's proximity to nearest road or interstate interchange and proximity to nearest urban center, or major employment center. Topographical slope and "development pressure," or proximity to previously developed areas, are also key indicators of where urbanization and future development are likely to occur. Development forecasts extend to 2030, utilizing all available county-level population projections for the region.
The Urban Growth Model indicates an additional 47,489 acres of forests and farm lands will be developed in the four-county region by 2030, which is the equivalent of losing almost 75 square miles – or more than six properties the size of the Biltmore Estate – worth of green space. That's significant for an area that draws visitors from around the globe for its natural and scenic attractions.
The Urban Growth Model results include statistics on the amount and rate of development as well as maps of future development patterns. These are important tools for policy makers, planners and conservationist as they provide valuable information on not only when and how much development is expected, but also where it is likely to occur.
James Fox, the director of RENCI at UNC Asheville and the school's National Environment Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC), has already witnessed local lawmakers' interest in the growth model results. "It's going to be used by several different groups of decision makers," he said, adding the study is an important tool that will make it easier for local governments to collaborate with each other when making policy and planning decisions.
"This is another important tool we can incorporate into our work," said Richard Broadwell, a Land Protection Specialist for the Conservation Trust of North Carolina, which is working to preserve the scenic viewsheds along the Blue Ridge Parkway. His organization plans to use the data to help them determine which lands to protect and "how to spend our limited funds."
Most of the anticipated growth is expected to occur in Buncombe and Henderson Counties. These two counties are forecast to contribute 22,101 and 18,381 acres of developed land, respectively, between 2010 and 2030. Henderson County is predicted to experience the greatest change in total developed land relative to county area, with total number of developed acres comprising 13.5% of county area in 2010 and 21.3% of county area by 2030.
"For every acre of land that is converted from a natural state through development, there is a really big impact on the mountains' plants and animals," said Carl Silverstein, Executive Director for the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.
Silverstein is also concerned about development pressure on local farmers, decreased interest from tourists, and the impact urban sprawl could have on the headwaters of rivers, which provide drinking water for millions of North Carolina citizens.
Further, the findings demonstrate that humans require more land per person than they once did. In 1976, developed land equated to 0.06 acres per person in the four-county area. By 2030, researchers forecast per-capita land requirements will increase to over a quarter-acre in the region.
Madison County's "human footprint" is projected to increase more than the other three counties, by 0.18 acres per person (a 67 percent increase) between 2006 and 2030. In comparison, per-capita land consumption in Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania Counties is forecast to increase by 28 percent, 13 percent and 18 percent, respectively, in the same period.
Created in 2004, RENCI includes a statewide network of academic institutions working to solve complex problems affecting quality of life and economic competitiveness in North Carolina by tapping into university expertise and through the use of advanced technologies.
The study on the four-county expansion of the Urban Growth Model was conducted by researchers at UNC Charlotte's Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS), which is one of the partners in the RENCI at UNC Charlotte team. RENCI's UNC Asheville Engagement Center is the lead regional partner for the western North Carolina expansion, with funding from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, the City of Asheville, the U.S. Forest Service and RENCI's home office in Chapel Hill. The study's findings for the remaining western North Carolina counties are expected to be released in the spring of 2010.
Additional research findings, including animated maps of land conversion rates for the four-county region, are available at (_URL_
RENCI operates facilities at UNC Asheville, UNC Charlotte, East Carolina University, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University and NC State University as well as its flagship site off campus in Chapel Hill. _URL_
RENCI at UNC Charlotte involves faculty and staff from three UNC Charlotte research centers: the Urban Institute, the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science and the Charlotte Visualization Center. _URL_; _URL_; _URL_; _URL_
About UNC Asheville
As the only designated liberal arts institution in the 16-campus University of North Carolina system, UNC Asheville serves students who are prepared for academic challenges by offering an intellectually rigorous education that builds critical thinking and workforce skills. UNC Asheville's 3,400 undergraduate students select from 30 majors. The University gets high marks for educational innovation from U.S. News & World Report and is ranked among the best liberal arts colleges nationally. _URL_
About UNC Charlotte
A public research university, UNC Charlotte is the fourth largest campus among the 17 institutions of The University of North Carolina system. It is the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region. The University offers 18 doctoral programs, 62 master's degree programs and 90 programs leading to bachelor's degrees. Fall 2009 enrollment surpassed 24,000 students, including 5,000 graduate students. _URL_
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The Logan Museum received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help improve preservation of and access to its collections. The museum used the grant and cost-sharing funds to install mobile storage equipment and to rehouse approximately 8,000 ethnographic objects and to purchase cabinets to rehouse approximately 69,000 archaeological objects in conditions that meet current professional museum standards. Through the two-year project, the Logan Museum is:
 1. Replacing inappropriate and substandard storage equipment;
 2. Mitigating inappropriate environmental conditions;
 3. Alleviating overcrowding and lack of accessibility;
 4. Creating new space for the growth of collections.
The following images illustrate why rehousing archaeological and ethnographic objects was the Logan Museum's highest preservation priority.
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units in ethnology storage.
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staff and are unstable and overcrowded.
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mold outbreak in Tobin collection storage area.
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DK Science: Movement
All animals are mobile for at least some part of their lives because they need to find food. Most movement is controlled by a nervous system that causes MUSCLES to contract and relax in a co-ordinated way. The SKELETON provides anchorage for these muscles. To move efficiently through water, land, and air, animals have special adaptations, such as fins, legs, and wings.
Ungulates (animals with hooves) are hunted by many predators. Gazelles use their speed and endurance to escape capture. Their lower legs are very long, which lengthens their stride. They also have two toes instead of five, which needs less muscle and so saves energy.
Several tree-living animals glide from tree to tree using flaps of skin like parachutes. Flying frogs have large, webbed feet that they hold out when they leap so they can fly further without falling to the ground. They can glide up to 15 m (50 ft).
Although fish are strong swimmers, many other marine animals drift along at the mercy of the ocean currents. Jellyfish are able to control their movement to a limited extent. They have a ring of muscle around the edge of their bell-shaped body, which can be contracted and relaxed, like an umbrella opening and closing. This pushes the water backwards, making the jellyfish move in the opposite direction.
Insects are the smallest animals capable of powered flight. Four-winged insects, such as butterflies, use muscles directly attached to the base of their wings to move the wings up and down. Bees fly by using muscles attached to the top and bottom of their body. When the muscles contract, the wings move upward; when they relax, the wings drop down.
Muscles are bundles of fibres that provide the power for animals to move. When a nerve stimulates a muscle into action, the muscles contract (pull back), causing movement. In simple animals, such as snails, muscles contract in waves from one end of the body to the other, pushing the animal along. In vertebrates, such as the horse, muscles work in pairs and pull against bones. The area where different bones meet is called a joint.
Fleas need to jump around in order to find an animal from which to suck blood. They can leap an amazing 33 cm (13 in), using muscle energy that is stored in a pad of springy material, called resilin, in their legs. When the leg muscles are triggered to jump, the flea is catapulted into the air.
Many animals have a rigid skeleton to support their bodies and some have jointed legs, which allow them to move rapidly. Mammals have the most complex skeletons of all animals. They have backbones made up of many small bones called vertebrae and limbs with several joint types. This complicated skeleton enables them to make lots of different movements.
Sharks bodies are specialized for moving fast through water. They have skeletons made from a firm elastic substance called cartilage. Cartilage is lighter than bone, enabling sharks to swim efficiently. Using rhythmic contractions of their body muscle, and with additional push from their tail, they reach speeds of 30?50 kph (19?31 mph).


Model predictive control to mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak in a multi-region scenario.pdf (1.44 MB)
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posted on 03.11.2020, 15:29 by Paolo Scarabaggio, Raffaele Carli, Mariagrazia Dotoli, Graziana Cavone, Nicola Epicoco
The COVID-19 outbreak is deeply influencing the global social and economic framework, due to restrictive measures adopted worldwide by governments to counteract the pandemic contagion.
In multi-region areas such as Italy, where the contagion peak has been reached, it is crucial to find targeted and coordinated optimal exit and restarting strategies on a regional basis to effectively cope with possible onset of further epidemic waves, while efficiently returning the economic activities to their standard level of intensity.
Differently from the related literature, where modeling and controlling the pandemic contagion is typically addressed on a national basis, this paper proposes an optimal control approach that supports governments in defining the most effective strategies to be adopted during post-lockdown mitigation phases in a multi-region scenario.
Based on the joint use of a non-linear Model Predictive Control scheme and a modified Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR)-based epidemiological model, the approach is aimed at minimizing the cost of the so-called non-pharmaceutical interventions (that is, mitigation strategies), while ensuring that the capacity of the network of regional healthcare systems is not violated.
In addition, the proposed approach supports policy makers in taking targeted intervention decisions on different regions by an integrated and structured model, thus both respecting the specific regional health systems characteristics and improving the system-wide performance by avoiding uncoordinated actions of the regions.
The methodology is tested on the COVID-19 outbreak data related to the network of Italian regions, showing its effectiveness in properly supporting the definition of effective regional strategies for managing the COVID-19 diffusion.
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Prayer of peace of mind
Prayer of peace of mind
How do you pray for someone's mind?
Prayer for Peace of Mind Please help me engage with Your Word and keep my mind fixed on You. I need the promised perfect peace that only You can give. Please take control of my mind and bring Your peace. Amen.
How can I regain my peace of mind?
40 Ways to Find Peace of Mind and Inner Calm Listen to Music. Studies have found that relaxing music can help kids with ADHD to be calmer and focus. Deep Breathing. When you focus on your breathing, your mind's attention is drawn to the life-enhancing process of drawing in air and exhaling. Go for a Walk. Enjoy Nature. Play with a Pet. Declutter. Acceptance. Mindfulness.
What is a good scripture for peace?
How do you pray for peace in your house?
How do Christians clear their mind?
Here are 6 tips for quieting your mind so you can listen to God: Place yourself in an environment that helps you concentrate. Talk to God about what you're reading in the Bible when you pray. Don't fight distracting thoughts by trying to avoid them altogether. Choose a short phrase or sentence from the Bible.
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What the Bible Says About Your Mind?
The Scripture says, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:5). The mind of Christ can, through the Holy Spirit, control your mind, your thoughts, your intents and your actions, if you submit to Him daily.
How can I give my man peace of mind?
Ways You Can Give Him Stability. Love him dearly and always express it. Respect him and all that pertains to him. Appreciate his efforts no matter how little they may seem. Never look down on him. Resist the urge to talk back at him especially when he's angry.
Which mantra is good for peace of mind?
Shanti mantra is chanted to calm the mind of the reciter and the nature around her/him. Traditionally, a Shanti mantra ends with three recitations of "Shanti", which is believed to remove obstacles and calm the three reals: Physical, Divine, and Internal.
What causes lack of peace of mind?
Jealousy and low self esteem, often, lead to lack of peace of mind. Accept what cannot be changed. This saves a lot of time, energy and worries. Every day, we face numerous inconveniences, irritations and situations that are beyond our control.
How can I live a peaceful life with God?
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What is God's perfect peace?
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in him ( God ). Romans 8:28. And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Philippians 4:13.
How do I ask God for peace?
How do you find peace in difficult times?
How do you pray for understanding?
How do you get peace in your heart?
Let's look at the different instructions: Rejoice! In the Bible, things like joy and love aren't feelings or behaviors. Be gentle! Live in peace with others. Do not be anxious! There is no reason for anxiety. Pray and ask! Give God all your fears and sorrows. Thank! Do not only ask for things, also give thanks.
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