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1. How much does Izzet then offer?
(a) 700 liras, which is what Bowles initially asks for.
(b) 800 liras.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 600 lira, 50 of which will pay Bowles for his time already spent.
2. What does Pascali figure out about how Bowles will remove the statue from the island?
(a) He's still trying to figure it out.
(b) By way of Smith's boat.
(c) Through the mountains over to the other side of the island.
(d) By ballon in the middle of the night.
3. What does Bowles insist that he is doing?
(a) Helping the field of archeology.
(b) Being honest.
(c) Writing a book.
(d) Paying Pascali.
4. When Pascali tells Bowles Pasha wants to kill Bowles, what is Bowles' response?
(a) That Bowles feels safe.
(b) That Scotland Yard is keeping an eye on things.
(c) That Bowles has a few tricks up his sleeve.
(d) That Bowles is leaving that night.
5. Why does Bowles want to leave the situation for a few days?
(a) To find out who is behind Pasha's scheme.
(b) To extort more money.
(c) Because he has not finished his research.
(d) To find more artifacts.
6. What does Izzet say he knows about Bowles?
(a) That Bowles used to work for Scotland Yard.
(b) That Bowles and Smith are associated.
(c) That Bowles does have an advance degree in archeology.
(d) That Bowles has a wife arriving on the next boat.
7. Of what does Pascali write to the Sultan again?
(a) The need for more money.
(b) The suspicians he has of Bowles.
(c) The fear he has that he has been discovered.
(d) Pascali's blending of reality and illusion to create realism in imaginary settings.
8. What happens as Pascali waits at the hotel?
(a) Bowles does not show up.
(b) Bowles arrives but will not speak to Pascali.
(c) Pascali witnesses a handoff of a large package from Bowles to Smith.
(d) Pascali gets drunk.
9. What does Pascali insist to Bowles about the church service?
(a) That they were going to kill Pascali.
(b) That the Saint was hexed.
(c) Pascali is unwilling to answer Bowles's questions.
(d) That the priest is in on the conspiracy to kill Bowles.
10. What shocking news does Bowles give Pascali?
(a) That Lydia is actually a German government agent.
(b) That the Sultan is dead.
(c) That Germany has occupied Constantinople.
(d) That the Sultan is on his way to being deposed.
11. How does Pascali see Bowles?
(a) As a brilliant archeologist.
(b) As a dreamer and both a victim of his own mind and an exploiter of those ideas.
(c) As a dead man.
(d) As a frustrated writer.
12. What does Bowles' notebook indicate?
(a) That Bowles actually is a geologist.
(b) That Bowles is cousin to the Sultan.
(c) Bowles has completed this same scheme that he is running on Pasha in numerous areas around Asia Minor for many months.
(d) That Bowles works for German SSI.
13. What goes wrong with the meeting?
(a) Izzet does not show.
(b) Bowles does not show.
(c) Bowles brings English soldiers.
(d) Pascali is not there to translate.
14. Why does Bowles want a few more days at the site?
(a) To make his getaway on Smith's boat.
(b) To hide his activities.
(c) To plunder the artifacts more.
(d) To make a few more sketches.
15. What does Pascali know about Izzet and Pasha regarding payment?
(a) They do not know they are being blackmailed.
(b) They do not care if they lose such a small sum of money.
(c) They have no choice but to pay the 700 lira that Bowles demands.
(d) They do not have that much money.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Pascali close his report?
2. What does Pascali realize that Bowles believes about himself?
3. What does Pascali see as he's walking home through the market?
4. To what does Pascali admit?
5. For what purpose would he do the answer to question #97?
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Session 74 - Supernova Remnants.
Display session, Thursday, June 13
Observations tell us that the halo contains high stage ions such as C^+3, N^+4, and O^+5 and even higher ions responsible for x-ray emission. Therefore, a significant, but poorly determined, fraction of the halo's volume must be hot. Various theoretical scenarios predict hot gas in the halo. In this work, we are interested in more accurately determining the contributions made by isolated, halo supernova remnants. A one-dimensional, Lagrangian, hydrodynamic code is used to simulated the long term evolution of the halo supernova remnants. The resulting high ion and x-ray contributions are presented.
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 - Did you hear the one about the terrorists who hijacked a plane full of lawyers? They threatened to release the lawyers unless the ransom was paid in full.
 - You have just fallen down a well along with a rapist, a murderer and a lawyer, you have a shotgun and two shells left. Who should you shoot? The lawyer...twice.
 - What's the difference between a lawyer and a prostitute? One is a highly trained professional who strives to make the world a happier place—the other is a lawyer.
 - What's the difference between a female lawyer and a vulture? Nailpolish.
 - If 15,320 lawyers were at the bottom of the ocean, what would you have? A piss-poor start.
 - What do lawyers and sex therapists have in common? They both help people to get off.
 - What's the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? One is a scum-sucking bottomfeeder, and the other one is a fish!
 - What do you call a starship carrying a thousand lawyers into a black hole? A good start.
 - What do you call 20 lawyers skydiving? Skeet.
 - Why do lawyers wear neckties? To stop the foreskin from creeping up their necks.
 - What do you get when you try to cross a pig with a lawyer? Nothing - there are some things even pigs won't do.
 - What do you get when you try to cross a lawyer with a rat? More of the same.
 - What is the difference between the devil and a lawyer? One is out to cause evil, pain and suffering; the other is the devil.
 - What is the difference between a lawyer and a dollar? About a nanosecond.
 - How do you deal with an overcharging lawyer? Decapitation, with nail scissors.
 - What's wrong with lawyer jokes? Lawyers don't think they're funny and most people don't think they're jokes.
 - What's the difference between a dead rat in the middle of the road and a dead lawyer in the middle of the road? There are skid-marks leading up to the rat.
Phoenix Wright is a bad chessplayer.
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There is also a piece called a lawyer in the game chess. When a player announces that one of his pieces has become "the client," the lawyer piece assumes the traditional role of "il parasiti," accompanying the "client" piece around the board. A piece attended by a lawyer may not be captured without a valid arrest warrant, and any attempt by the opposition to prevent that piece from capturing the King may result in a substantial fine and for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Any disputes involving the client piece may be removed to a separate board occupied entirely by lawyer pieces which players maneuver for strategic advantage while the client piece steadily loses money. This sub-game often takes years to resolve, and occasionally results in the client piece's suicide. Lawyer pieces are not liable for negligence if this occurs. See, e.g., Meyer v. Maus, 2001 N.D. LEXIS 101,*, 2001 ND 87, 626 N.W.2d 281.
For games played under the International Chess Federation's "Italian Rules" (see particularly Rule 303), any player with a firearm may shoot the lawyer piece, permanently removing it from the board.
Legal Practice Management Software[edit]
Lawyers are smart and deadly, but they don't know how to write computer software. In some cases the computer geeks take advantage of the lawyers by writing their legal practice management software. This is a guide for lawyers to know what features to look for and request for legal practice management software. It should be software that handles client and matter data, financial data, docket calendars, court data, conflicts, etc. Good practice management software should be able to have features like keep at least two different sets of accounting books, maybe even more. It should also allow dead or retired lawyers to still bill their clients by proxy by their law firm through living lawyers that still work for the law firm (this is legal representation of a lawyer by another lawyer). It should keep track of bribes and gifts in a private database the FBI cannot access, and lawyers can deny any knowledge of, and encrypted so nobody knows what it does unless they have the decryption keys, and during an FBI raid can zero wipe the hard drive it is located on. It should find ways to discriminate against IT staffers as they are computer geeks and thus not lawyers and are expendable when it comes time to cut expenses and gain more in profits. It should keep track of blackmail material on judges in order to leverage them to find in a client's favor in court. For liability proposes it should keep track of anonymous Swiss Bank accounts and dummy corporations to use for tax shelters and aiding lawyers that got in trouble with the law and move them to a dummy corporation or another company with an anonymous bank account. It also should keep track of payoffs that need to be made to unions and the mafia to avoid trouble with them.
Basically legal practice management software has to be written to help the law firms do their business and serve their clients and find ways around the law to maximize profits and fit with the law firm's code of ethics and business practices.
The End of The Lawyers[edit]
This is an example of what the typical felon lawyer looks like.
Shakespeare said, "Kill all the lawyers," and some 500 years later, his edict came to pass. Lawyers' long and distinguished history came to an abrupt end with the advent of Judge Dredd. He IS the law - judge, jury, and executioner. Through rock bands like Anthrax and television shows like I am the Law & Order, Judge Dredd used social media in the 1990's to render lawyers obsolete and eliminate them from the face of the planet. Indeed, with his "law giver" and his powers of immediate judging and execution, the accused lost their right to counsel and lawyers everywhere were "judged" (a nice way of saying "executed on the spot"). Today, the barristers' wig has been replaced by Judge Dredd's helmet.
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The Inside Analysis Tech Lab showcases the design, production and use of enterprise applications that solve real-world challenges. Each Tech Lab project features a Data Scientist who works with an innovative software vendor to create a solution that leverages data, big and small, in order to deliver meaningful results.
The process typically spans three months, and begins with a brainstorming session, then works through a series of steps to identify, capture, prepare, and ultimately integrate appropriate data sets. The solution can incorporate any number of enterprise technologies, and use any type of data. The key is to demonstrate how each step along the way is accomplished.
Like a story, every successful project has a beginning, middle and end. The Tech Lab demonstrates this through a series of Webcasts and blogs that tell the tale of the solution:
1) Initial Webcast defines the business challenge, objectives, tools, methods and overall strategy
2) Second Webcast, a month later, explains in detail key aspects of how the project is progressing
3) Final Webcast shows the solution, offers insights about lessons learned and ideas for the future
Additionally, the Data Scientist and team will write a series of at least five blogs throughout the three-month period, offering perspectives on tactics employed, hurdles encountered, solutions designed and other related topics. These articles will run every other week throughout the campaign.
Finally, a five-page white paper will summarize key components of the project, explaining how specific challenges were overcome, and providing advice on how organizations can incorporate various strategies and tactics to achieve enterprise success.


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Jean-Georges Noverre, (born April 29, 1727, Paris—died Oct. 19, 1810, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Fr.), distinguished French choreographer whose revolutionary treatise, Lettres sur la danse et sur les ballets (1760), still valid, brought about major reforms in ballet production, stressing the importance of dramatic motivation, which he called ballet d'action, and decrying overemphasis on technical virtuosity. His first choreographic success, Les Fêtes chinoises (1754), attracted the attention of David Garrick, who presented it in London in 1755. After producing such masterpieces as Medée et Jason and Psyché et l'Amour (at Stuttgart, 1760–67), he was appointed ballet master at the Paris Opéra in 1776.
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This is a great Wonder to learn about how an African American, George Crum accidentally invented the potato chip in 1853 because of a complaint made by a customer. I am going to use this Wonder as a spring board during an upcoming opinion/persuasive writing unit. After reading the Wonder, I'm going to encourage kids to write about their favorite potato chip and give reasons as to why it's the best chip.
Some of Motown's popular acts are included in this Wonder. Have students get into groups and do some research on these famous African-American musicians, and share with the class.
The 'Try it out!' section has a link to an online photo gallery of Tuskegee Airmen. Print some of these pictures and do a See, Think, Wonder.
These two Wonders go hand-in-hand for Black History month. They are perfect to pair together or to pair with one of the following picture books, The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton, Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles, Freedom on the Menu, Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Pinkney, or The Bus Ride that Changed History by Pamela Duncan Edwards.
I'm going to use this Wonder for reviewing main idea and supporting details. There are lots of supporting details in the Wonder about why George Washington Carver was an African-American hero.
This is a great Wonder to build background knowledge and initiate a discussion about the Underground Railroad. It also discusses one of the most important "conductors", Harriet Tubman. This Wonder would be great paired with Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine, Secret Signs: An Escape Through the Underground Railroad by Anita Riggio, and Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson.
There are many dates given in the this Wonder that would be useful in creating a timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. You could assign groups of students a time or event in Dr. King's life, have them research it, and share out to the class.
Other Black History Month Resources:
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- Black History Month & Science Teaching Resources from Science NetLinks
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Recursive types
Can we express nat in terms of sums and products?
nat = [z: unit; s:?]
well, the s alternative carries a natural, so:
nat = [z: unit; s: nat]
This is a recursive type equation. In general, we have data structures with a regular structure that may grow to arbitrary size. Naturals, lists, trees, abstract syntax, derivations, etc. However, recursive types are hardly limited to standard conceptions of data structures. Once function or lazy types are involved, the range of expressible structure becomes far wider than what is possible with eager sums and products alone.
Type Isomorphisms
Directly equating nat and [z: unit; s: nat] can complicate both the metatheory and implementation of recursive types. So, instead of talking about equality, we will talk about isomorphism.
We can say two types are isomorphic if we have two functions
f: T1 -> T2
g: T2 -> T1
that are mutually inverses (that is, both for all x:T2, f(g x) = x and for all y:T1, g (f y) = y. That is, f o g is the identity on T2 and g o f is the identity function on T1.)
We introduce a new type operator mu to define recursive types that will satisfy equations of the type above up to isomorphism. For nat, we have:
nat = mu(t.[z: unit; s: t])
which means, "nat is the (infinite) type satisfying the isomorphism t ~= [z: unit; s: t]." Generally,
mu(t.T) ~= [mu(t.T)/t]T.
That is, the recursive type mu(t.T) is the solution the above isomorphism.
nat is one of the simplest and most basic recursive types. Here are a few more examples.
List of natural numbers (with nil and cons alternatives):
nat_list = mu(t.[n: unit; c: (nat * nat_list)])
Binary trees (with leaf and branch alternatives):
tree = mu(t.[l: unit; b: (nat * tree * tree)])
"Free" isomorphism
To witness the isomorphism induced by mu, we will introduce two corresponding constructs: fold(e) and unfold(e), which convert a term of recursive type back and forth between these two isomorphic types.
T ::= t | mu(t.T)
e ::= fold[t.T](e) | unfold(e)
Statics (rules 16.2a-b)
 G |- e : [mu(t.T)/t]T
 G |- fold[t.T](e) : mu(t.T)
 G |- e : mu(t.T)
 G | unfold(e) : [mu(t.T)/t]T
Dynamics (rules 16.3a-d)
 e val
 fold[t.T](e) val
 e -> e'
 fold[t.T](e) -> fold[t.T](e')
 e -> e'
 unfold(e) -> unfold(e')
 fold[t.T](e) val
 unfold(fold[t.T](e)) -> e
Key is last rule: elimination is inverse of introduction.
Type safety – standard.
Examples revisted:
z = fold(z.<>)
s(e) = fold(s.e)
ifz(e; e0; x.e1) => case unfold(e) {z._ -> e0 | s.x -> e1}
where underscore means "ignore".
List of nats:
nil = fold(n.<>)
cons(e1;e2) = fold(c.)
isnil = \(l:nat_list) case unfold(e) {n._ -> true | c._ -> false}
hd = \(l:nat_list) case unfold(l) {n._ -> z | c.x -> x.1}
tl = \(l:nat_list) case unfold(l) {n._ -> l | c.x -> x.2}
Note: we arbitrarily choose values for the error cases of hd and tl because we do not have exceptions.
The "hungry" function:
hungry = fix[H](f.fold(\(x:nat) f))
H =?
unfold(hungry)(3) =?
unfold(unfold(hungry)(3))(9) =?
H = mu(t.nat -> t)
unfold(hungry)(3) = hungry
unfold(unfold(hungry)(3))(9) = hungry
Recursive values from recursive types.
Aside: equi-recursive types
For brevity, we will now treat isomorphism implicitly, leaving out the explicit folding and unfolding. Here is a well-typed fixed-point combinator:
fix_T : (T -> T) -> T
fix_T = \(f : T -> T) (\(x : mu(t.t -> T)) f (x(x))) (\(x : mu(t.t -> T)) f (x(x)))
So, recursive types are enough to allow general recursion. Key point is that we can view the variable x in the self-application (x x) at two different (but isomorphic) types: mu(t.t -> T) -> T and mu(t.t -> T).
However, there's more: we can type the "untyped" lambda calculus with recursive types, from which the typability of the Y-combinator comes for free.
As Bob showed early on, the lambda calculus is built on this recursive type equation:
D ~= D -> D
As we've seen, D can be solved with a recursive type:
D = mu t.t -> t.
So, the lambda calculus has but one type: it is "uni-typed" rather than "untyped". We can translate terms from our previous syntax to a typed syntax as follows:
 x# = x
(\(x) e)# = fold(\(x:D) e#
 (e1 e2)# = unfold(e1#) (e2#)
As with HW1's SKI tasks, you can check that the translation is sound and complete. Put another way, that beta-reduction commutes with the translation. However, you'll notice that the typed version is rather heavy-weight because of the need to deal with all of the folding and unfolding. Of particular interest is the case of applicatoin wherein the unfold implicitly checks that e1 is in fact a function.
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The EEOC has published a new Q&A to clarify when requiring a high school diploma violates the ADA.
In November 2011, the EEOC issued a discussion letter on this topic. The Q&A is in response to "significant commentary and conjecture about the meaning and scope of the letter."
The letter stated that if a diploma requirement screens out a candidate who was unable to graduate because of a learning disability, the employer is required to demonstrate that the requirement is "job-related and consistent with business necessity." The EEOC added that an employer can't make that showing if "the functions in question can easily be performed by someone who does not have a diploma."
The Q&A clarifies that "nothing in the letter prohibits employers from adopting a job requirement that a job applicant have a high school diploma." The EEOC says that employers won't have to make an exception in "the vast majority of the cases."
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plate is then sent into the furnace for thermal curing, in which the setting of the curing line of the curing furnace is particularly important because the temperature of the curing line is directly related to the deformation of the cured quartz stone plate: if the temperature of the curing line is too low, it will lead to the later deformation Large; if the temperature on the curing line is not uniform, it will cause stress on the surface and local parts of the plate. During the later polishing process, the plate will be deformed due to stress release. After the quartz slab comes out of the curing line, use iron pipes with a wall thickness of less than 3 mm to lightly tap various parts of the plate. If the sound is crisp, it means that the curing effect is good; if the sound is dull, it means that the curing effect is not good.
(7) Placement of semi-finished products after curing
For the placement of the semi-finished board, if the shrinkage of the resin is small, the bottom of the board can be placed on the A-frame vertically; if the shrinkage of the resin is large, it is recommended to lay the board flat to the bottom, and the surface of the board must be cleaned, ensure the flatness of the plate later. After solidification, the board must be placed for 24 h, and the polishing process can not be performed until the board is completely cooled.
(8) Polishing
The smaller the particle size, the lower the gloss. The gloss after polishing is generally around 40 °. The larger the particle size, especially the plate containing large-particle glass, the higher the gloss. The gloss after polishing is generally around 60 °. Selection of polished surface: the surface in contact with the template is generally used as the polished surface because the flatness and smoothness of this surface are better. This surface has fewer impurities in the fabric process, and this surface has high density during curing. Therefore, it is ideal to choose this side as the polished surface. Selection of grinding block: choose good quality granite stone grinding block and reasonable mesh matching. Polishing speed: The polishing speed varies depending on the raw material formula and the color of the plate. For example, for small particles and pure color plates, the linear speed should be slowed down during the polishing process; while for large particles and glass particles and light-colored plates, the linear speed can be relatively faster.
Quartz Big Slabs Producing
4 Common problems and solutions in the production process of artificial quartz stone plate
In the production process of quartz stone, due to improper operation control, various defects such as deformation, cracking, discoloration, discoloration, dusting, watermarks, pinholes, pores, impurities, etc. will occur. How to avoid these defects and reduce the waste of cost, sum up the following experience:
Deformation: It is mainly related to the composition of the formula, the curing method, whether the curing is sufficient, and whether the storage method of the semi-finished product / finished product is appropriate. The solutions are as follows: 1) Formulate a reasonable formula structure, adopt reasonable curing methods and accurate curing methods such as secondary curing technology, and heat the board up and down during the movement to be fully heated. 2) Choose a reasonable storage method according to the quality of the resin.
Discoloration: Discoloration is mainly related to the properties of the resin, colorants, and curing agents. The solution is as follows: 1) Use a resin with good stability. 2) A thermal curing agent is used to ensure that the curing agent can fully react without residue during the heating process. 3) Adopt inorganic pigments, good weather resistance.
Pores: Pores are divided into two categories, one is small pinholes, usually because the vacuum can not reach -0.1MPa, and the resin content in the formula is too high; the second is large irregular pores, usually because of the formula structure Unreasonable, uneven cloth, not compact when pressed by the press, and uneven cloth force. The method of prevention is: First, use good vacuum equipment, use special vacuum pump oil and do good maintenance; Second, the seal of the press and the pipeline is better, and the vacuum chamber of the press is smaller; Third, it must be formulated The formula structure; Fourth, we must have good molding equipment and mature production technology and operating procedures. Watermark: The appearance of the watermark is caused by uneven pressure and uneven movement of the plate during the pressing process, which results in uneven distribution of the toner used inside the plate. However, under the control of a mature production process, a press with strong pressure and vibration can prevent this problem.
Wear scars: Wear scars are the most common problem, especially on dark and solid boards. The use of special grinding blocks can reduce or eliminate such dark marks, and choose a reasonable polishing speed according to the color of the plate and the particles.
5 Conclusion
There is no doubt about the market space of quartz stone, and artificial quartz stone slabs have replaced some natural stones and ceramic products as a development trend. At present, there are still some quality problems or product defects, and the production technology needs to be further improved, but the artificial quartz plate has excellent physical properties and decorativeness. In recent years, it has gained rapid popularity in economically developed countries. In addition, due to the environmental protection of artificial quartz stone, in today's emphasis on low-carbon environmental protection, many space designers prefer artificial stone to natural stone. Therefore, the consumption habits of quartz plates will inevitably expand to the whole world.


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Skill acquisition in people with chronic upper limb spasticity after stroke
Background: After a stroke, a considerable proportion of people experience upper limb (UL) impairments, which may affect their activities of daily living. Focal spasticity is common, for which botulinum toxin-type A (BTX-A) is used increasingly. However, published randomised controlled trials have not used valid outcome measures to assess the effects of BTX-A on spasticity and have hardly explored its impact on UL function. The primary aim of this thesis was to investigate whether task-specific UL practice in the form of an evidence-based, functional skill acquisition programme, administered after BTX-A, would have any differential effects on upper limb spasticity or functional UL activity in people more than six months after stroke. The prerequisites were to: 1) clarify the definition of "spasticity", 2) pilot a novel biomechanical spasticity measurement device, 3) standardise the assessment of arm function, 4) systematically review the literature on the effects of BTX-A and 5) compile an evidenceand theory-based skill acquisition programme. Methods: Design: randomised controlled feasibility study with four repeated measures and a blinded assessor. Fourteen participants (time after stroke: range 1.4 -11.0 years) gave informed consent and were randomised into either the experimental group (EG: BTX-A plus skill acquisition) or the placebo control group (CG: BTX-A plus inflatable arm splint). Outcome measures were: Action Research Arm Test, Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, grip force of the affected hand, Stroke Impact Scale, EMG of the elbow flexors, biomechanically measured resistance to passive movement and Ashworth scale. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and weeks 4, 7 and 13 following BTX-A injection. Differences in change between the two groups were analysed using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Applying the Bonferroni correction for three repeated measures yielded a critical p-value of 0.017. Results: At baseline, there were no significant differences between the two groups in any of the dependent variables. Compared to the CG, the EG improved in self-reported hand function between baseline and week 4 (median change 25%, range 0 to 30% vs. CG: median change 0%, range -10 to 0%; p=0.04). The EG also improved in arm function between baseline and week 7 (median ARA T change 4 points, range 1 to 8 points vs. CG: median change -1 point, range -3 to 0 points; p=0.003) as well as in self-reported ADL between baseline and week 13 (median change 11.3%, range 5 to 20% vs. CG: median change 0%, range -2.5 to 5%; p=0.02). Only the differential improvement in ARAT by the EG reached statistical significance. There were no significant differences between the two groups in any of the other outcome measures. Although the programme was perceived as intensive, most participants in the experimental group had found the intervention to be enjoyable. Conclusion: The main finding of this study was that people with severe and chronic upper limb spasticity may still improve in functional activity involving their affected arm, using a combination of BTX-A and a functional skill acquisition programme - without exacerbating spasticity. BTX-A alone did not improve upper limb activity in this study. Implications for clinical practice and research were discussed.


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1. to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc.
2. to sully or tarnish (a person, reputation, character, etc.); disgrace; discredit.
1. a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
2. a stain or blot, as on reputation.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.


Nowadays, many people suffer from muscle and joint pain. The simple reason: obesity and lack of exercise. The joints are under enormous strain. Of course, this can also happen to people who do a lot of sport and thereby overload their joints. Due to all these facts, it is important to start with the necessary prevention at a young age in order to postpone the aging of the skeleton as long as possible. Swiss herbal balms contain the most important basic substances and effective herbal extracts with which existing diseases can be optimally treated.
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Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) immunization coverage
Immunization at the global level has progressed very well during the past 30 years, but further increases in coverage would save the lives of millions more who do not yet benefit from this protection. Global immunization coverage with three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine has been sustained at 78% until 2004. 102 countries have reached DTP3 coverage of 90% or more and 80 countries are within the 50-89% range. Ten countries – in Africa, Asia and Central America – have coverage levels below 50%. Among urban areas of Africa, Americas and Asia, urban coverage is between 70-80%, on average. However, DTP3 immunization coverage for the urban poorest 20% children is 61%, 73% and 65% for Africa, Americas and Asia, respectively.
DTP3 immunization coverage rates for the urban poorest 20% as well as the richest 20% have decreased in Africa, on average. For example, on average, DTP3 immunization coverage rate has fallen from 68% to 65% in the poorest 20% urban population in Africa. However, there have been modest increases in DTP3 immunization coverage rates in both urban richest and poorest 20% populations in Americas and Asia.


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When he was 9 years old, John O'Leary, from St. Louis, Missouri, was playing in his garage when his parents weren't home. He lit a match then put it in a gas can to see what would happen. It created a big explosion and set him on fire.
John was burned, severely, over 95% of his body. Doctors said there was almost zero chance that he would live.
He was in the hospital for weeks. John, amazingly, pulled through and is still alive today.
But since those days many years ago, John has not only has he survived, he has thrived. John is now a very successful author, speaker, businessman, father, and husband. And he has dedicated his life to inspiring others.
Here is a video that describes John's journey. His life story will leave you in awe and it is one of the most amazing that we've featured on InspireMyKids.
Please note that some images of John in the hospital are not suitable for younger children:
- Read more about John's story at his website, johnolearyinspires.com
- Over 280,000 children are burned in America each year. A home fire starts every 87 seconds. Learn more about fire safety and prevention at kidshealth.org
- Watch other great IMK stories about children and adults who exhibit perseverance, grit and faith
- Read IMK's list great quotes for kids about hard work and doing your best
- Check out John's Books On Fire and In Awe
Topics for Discussion:
- What is most special about John O'Leary?
- Do you consider John to be successful? Inspiring? Why?
- What character traits does John exhibit?
- What obstacles do you have in your life? Do you let them bring you down? How can you look at them differently and use them to make you better?
- Talk about a person who has overcome a lot of challenges in their life. Is there anything you can learn from them?
- Support a charity that helps child burn victims such as Burned Children Recovery Center
- Start a fire safety prevention program in your school like this The Junior Fire Marshall Program. Tell your parent or teacher about it.
- Choose one thing in your life where have a challenge that holds you back. How can you think about this and act differently? Start doing it and see how it makes you feel.
- Work hard at something that matters to you. Find a cause that you care about, such as animals, and find something you can do to help. Click here for a great list of ideas to help animals from the ASPCA or here for ways to help the environment
- Here is a link to a Critical Reading Skills worksheet that you can use for elementary school students.
- Here is a link to a Critical Reading Skills worksheet that you can use for middle school students.


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A regulated market or controlled market, is a market where the government controls the forces of supply and demand, such as who is allowed to enter the market or what prices may be charged.[1] It is common for some markets to be regulated under the claim that they are natural monopolies. For example, telecommunications, water, gas or electricity supply. Often, regulated markets are established during the partial privatisation of government controlled utility assets.
A variety of forms of regulations exist in a regulated market. These include controls, oversights, anti-discrimination, environmental protection, taxation and labor laws.
In a regulated market, the government regulatory agency may legislate regulations that privilege special interests, known as regulatory capture.
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To go wrong, to become overly excited or deranged.
Hay-wire is the light wire that was used in baling machines to tie up bales of hay. At the turn of the 20th century the expression 'a haywire outfit' began to be used in the USA. This was used to describe companies that patched-up faulty machinery using such wire, rather than making proper long-term fixes. In 1905, The US Forestry Bureau Bulletin described a 'Hay wire outfit' as 'a contemptuous term for loggers with poor logging equipment'.
By 1920, the use of haywire to mean 'awry' or 'out of control' was recorded in Dialect Notes, Volume 82:
"Hay wire. Gone wrong or no good. Slang."
This may be a reference back to 'hay-wire outfits' but is more likely to be a literal allusion to scrambled hay-wire - anyone who has handled coils of wire will be familiar with its determination to gather into an irretrievable tangle. To go haywire was recorded in the late 1920s; for example, in this piece about a basketball game from The Helena Independent, January 1928:
"...their anxiety to score let their passing game go haywire with many wild heaves finding marks in the bleachers."
See other phrases that were coined in the USA.


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- Shiloh, TN
- Landmark and namesake of the Battle of Shiloh
- National Park, National Register of Historic Places
The original "Shiloh Meeting House" - a one-room log structure with rude handmade furnishings - was built by the Southern Methodists about 1853, nine years after the church had split over the slavery issue. It is from this unassuming structure, whose name ironically translates to "place of peace," that the battle would derive its name.
When the Union army moved upon the field, General William T. Sherman encamped his division along the ridge on either side of the church. It was along this same ridge that he formed his first line of battle on the morning of April 6, 1862, and where he was first attacked by the Confederates. He succeeded in holding the ridge for about two hours before he was forced to withdraw.
As soon as Sherman withdrew, Confederate General P.G. T. Beauregard established his headquarters at the church. He held the position until the Confederates began their retreat on the second day. After the battle, the church was reportedly torn down by the Union troops and the logs used to build bridges when the movement upon Corinth began.
The modern church, completed in 1949, stands on the site of the original church. The reconstructed log church was built in 2001.


The CITES species
Roughly 5,600 species of animals and 30,000 species of plants are protected by CITES against over-exploitation through international trade. They are listed in the three CITES Appendices. The species are grouped in the Appendices according to how threatened they are by international trade. They include some whole groups, such as primates, cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), sea turtles, parrots, corals, cacti and orchids. However, in some cases only a subspecies or geographically separate population of a species (for example the population of just one country) is listed. The table below shows the approximate numbers of species that are included in the CITES Appendices as of 2 October 2013*. A more detailed table is available here.
 Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III
Mammals 300 spp. (incl. 11 popns) + 23 sspp. (incl. 3 popns) 501 spp. (incl. 16 popns) + 7 sspp. (incl. 2 popns) 45 spp. + 10 sspp.
Birds 154 spp. (incl. 2 popns) + 10 sspp. 1278 spp. (incl. 1 popn) + 3 sspp. 25 spp.
Reptiles 80 spp. (incl. 8 popns) + 5 sspp. 673 spp. (incl. 6 popns) 40 spp.
Amphibians 17 spp. 126 spp. 3 spp.
Fish 16 spp. 87 spp. -
Invertebrates 63 spp. + 5 sspp. 2162 spp. + 1 sspp. 22 spp. + 3 sspp.
FAUNA TOTAL 630 spp. + 43 sspp. 4827 spp. + 11 sspp. 135 spp. + 13 sspp.
FLORA 301 spp. + 4 sspp. 29592 spp. (incl. 162 popns) 12 spp. (incl. 2 popns) + 1 var.
GRAND TOTAL 931 spp. + 47 sspp. 34419 spp. + 11 sspp. 147 spp. + 13 sspp. + 1 var.
(updated on 2 October 2013)
Any type of wild plant or animal may be included in the list of species protected by CITES [see Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP16)] and the range of wildlife species included in the Appendices extends from leeches to lions and from pine trees to pitcher plants. While the more charismatic creatures, such as bears and whales, may be the better known examples of CITES species, the most numerous groups include many less popularized plants and animals, such as aloes, corals, mussels and frogs.
On this site, you can find the lists of species included in CITES Appendices I, II and III, as well as photographs of many of the listed species.
To find more details of the CITES species, you can search the CITES-listed species database hosted by UNEP-WCMC and the Checklist of CITES species.
* Please note that these numbers are approximate because there are no agreed lists for some of the higher taxa.
The abbreviation "spp." is used to denote species; "sspp." for subspecies; and "popns" for populations.


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Researchers have developed high-fidelity modeling capabilities for predicting radiation interactions outside of the reactor core—a tool that could help keep nuclear reactors running longer.
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For the first time, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has completed testing of nuclear fuels using MiniFuel, an irradiation vehicle that allows for rapid experimentation.
Microreactors could offer unique mobility and flexibility—opening the possibility for nuclear energy to reach isolated areas.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are evaluating paths for licensing remotely operated microreactors, which could provide clean energy sources to hard-to-reach communities, such as isolated areas in Alaska.
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The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.Read More.
The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine invites you to discover your future: fulfillment of a dream to practice as a medical doctor. This occurs on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, locally known as Statia.
Committing oneself to study medicine at a foreign medical school in a remote Caribbean locale presents special challenges, particularly to those considering a change in career. Nevertheless, for those bearing strong character and intellect with the intense desire to provide service to those in need, the experience is educationally, socially, and professionally enriching.
To those seeking such enrichments, the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine bids you welcome, and invites you to explore the Statia Experience for yourself.
The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine was founded by experienced and highly regarded medical school educators and administrators committed to educating future physicians in a student-centered physician-driven learning environment – one that promotes academic excellence with personal and professional integrity at an affordable cost.
The founders obtained the support for a medical school from the enthusiastic native people and government of the island of Sint Eustatius (Statia). Subsequently, the University of Sint Eustatius was awarded a Charter, which was signed by the Minister of Education, the Minister of Health, and the Governor of Sint Eustatius on April 21, 1999.
On May 27, 1999 the Education Committee on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) confirmed the eligibility of graduates from the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine to register for the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE).
The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine opened the doors to its first class of students on September 1, 1999, and was subsequently listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2000.
The mission of USESOM is to develop skilled and compassionate physicians, through innovative educational approaches in conventional and complementary health sciences, to serve the expanding global need for comprehensive, quality health care.
Students and graduates of the University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine will be eligible to be registered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for Steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Our medical graduates will therefore be able to enter a residency or fellowship program in the United States that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
The University of Sint Eustatius offers a comprehensive M.D. degree program, including training in the Basic Sciences and in Clinical Education. Depending on qualifications, a student may enter at either of these levels of training. Since the University of Sint Eustatius offers 1 ˝ academic years (3 terms) within one calendar year, students actually complete the programs in less calendar time than traditional 4-year medical programs in the U.S.
Medical Terminology (4 Credits)
This basic course will provide the necessary framework to learn basic rules and elements of medical terms. The course will focus how to break down medical terms by knowing the meaning of the prefix or suffix. By learning the individual parts of a medical word, students will be able to understand the complex medical terms and their definitions. Students will be able to identify medical abbreviations, spell and pronounce basic medical terminology.
General Biology with lab 1 (4 Credits)
This course is to provide students with the concepts and factual knowledge in Biology. It covers the biological principles, organization of living matter, structure and functions of cell, tissues, organs and systems of the human body. It deals with fundamental life processes and concepts common to all living organisms. Emphasis is on the application of biological principles and concepts in the field of medicine. Course includes lab work.
Inorganic Chemistry with Lab 1 (4 Credits)
This course provides the students with the fundamental concepts of the chemical processes, enabling students to use chemical concepts in daily living and in the understanding of biochemistry. It covers matter, nomenclature of chemical compounds, chemical composition and properties of compounds and modern atomic theory. It includes atomic structure, chemical bonding; solutions and gas laws. Topics are developed by thoughtful integration of laboratory and problem based instruction.
English Composition I (4 Credits)
This course is designed to give students practice in writing. It helps students to understand the functions of writing and to communicate effectively. Students participate in a variety of writing tasks including preparing descriptions, writing summaries of readings, preparing drafts, and writing compositions.
College Algebra (4 Credits)
The design of this course is to provide a solid foundation in algebra. The topics include the fundamentals of algebra, relations, functions, solutions of first-and seconddegree equations and inequalities, systems of equations, matrices and determinants, binomial theorem, polynomial functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, analytic geometry. The concepts examined in this course will include, critical thinking and decision making.
Computer Science (4 Credits)
This computer science course is designed to give the students the fundamental knowledge and introduction with regard to database management, presentation, web design search engine optimization and other critical disciplines that are necessary in today's workplace. Emphasis will be placed on making technology the asset/tool and assisting the student with the technological challenges the will confront. This course will all for independent projects dealing with real world applications and situations.
General Biology with Lab II (4 Credits)
This course emphasizes on developing an understanding the concepts of Biology as a living process rather than a body of facts. It helps the students to understand the concepts of cell physiology and structure. All human systems, including the structures, actions and processes of the human body are covered. It enables the students to apply the biological knowledge and critical thinking to medical, environmental and social concerns. Course includes lab work.
Inorganic Chemistry with Lab 11 (4 Credits)
The course is developed to emphasize the applications of chemistry in the field of medicine. Chemical reactions, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry and topics related to biochemistry are included. This course enables the students to improve their problem solving skills, and mathematical skills. The course structure is designed to enhance the connections between theory and practice by engaging students in sessions of integrated laboratory and lecture.
English Composition II (4 Credits)
This course is designed to develop the writing skills of students. The course emphasizes precision in grammar, maturity of style and diction, clear organization of material, skill in methods of objective analysis and interpretation of literature. Students will develop skills in critical thinking, organization, and clear precise communications.
Biostatistics (4 Credits)
This course is an introduction to statistical concepts and analytical methods as applied to data in biomedical sciences. It emphasizes the basic concepts of quantitative analysis of data, and statistical inferences. Topics include probability, frequency distributions, central tendency and dispersion; hypothesis testing, confidence intervals for means, variances and proportions; the chi-square statistics; data analysis and linear correlation. The course provides students a foundation to evaluate information critically.
Physics with Lab I (4 credits)
This course is a conceptual study of units and dimensions of physical quantities, vectors, kinematics, laws of motion and its applications, work and energy, properties of matter, sound, oscillations, gravitation, fluid mechanics and thermal physics. Students perform experiments dealing with the basic laws of mechanics, vibration, circular motion, fluids, heat and thermal properties of materials.
Physiology I (6 Credits)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the function and regulation of the organ systems of the body and physiological integration of the systems to maintain homeostasis. Course content will include study of the musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, immune, reproductive, and endocrine systems. Students receive a quantitative and integrated concept of sub cellular, cellular and organ system functions.
Organic Chemistry with Lab I (4 Credits)
This course covers basic principles of structure and nomenclature of organic compounds, both aliphatic and aromatic. It emphasizes on the principles of chemical reactions of organic compounds related with the synthesis or degradation of biomolecules in human metabolism. Saturated hydrocarbons, unsaturated hydrocarbons, Cis-trans isomerism and addition reactions are covered. Lab activities include the use of models for the design of hydrocarbon and isomer structures. Experiments such as purification or separation, physical characterization, reaction types, and synthesis of organic compounds are included.
Human Anatomy with Lab I (5 Credits)
This is a basic course which provides knowledge of the structure and functions of human body. Students will understand the key principles in human anatomy and recognize the unique role of anatomy in clinical settings. The course covers the anatomical terminology to describe the basic structures of the human body. Students work as a member of a laboratory team.
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. Which of the following best explains the term "exotic species" in paragraph 1?
(A) An animal or plants on the rare species list.
(B) A permanent resident in an established community.
(C) A species that has been moves to a different community.
(D) An import that fails to thrive outside of its home range.
78.【題組】78. The following statements are correct EXCEPT
(A) Exotic species cause harm rather than benefits.
(B) Exotic species are from outside.
(C) Exotic species result in death of native species.
(D) Exotic species can survive and become a new group in a new place.
79.【題組】79. What might the author mention next?
(A) Examples of exotic species to cause problems.
(B) Illustrations of the ecological differences in some places.
(C) The reasons why certain exotic species exist.
(D) Solutions to the problems that exotic species cause.
80.【題組】80. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the author's opinion about exotic species?
(A) Exotic species should be eliminated by ecologists.
(B) Exotic species are often disruptive to the ecology.
(C) Importing an exotic species can solve many problems.
(D) Ecologists should make the decision to import an exotic species.


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Tyler's city limits covered just 100 acres in first survey in 1847
The city of Tyler's limits are ever-evolving.
Tyler's limits covered 100 acres after its first plat survey in 1847 when it was just a "village," according to survey records. Today, the city limits include 57.16 square miles, more than 36,500 acres.
Trees marked the north, east, south and west corners of the 100-acre 1847 limit. A 15-inch Red Oak marked the northwest corner. Two hickories marked the northeast corner, and groves of black-jack trees marked the southeast and southwest corners.
The town site included five streets running north and south, and four streets running east and west, most of them originally named after prevalent trees along the way. A small federal courthouse was built on the north side of the square.
The four east-west streets were Locust, Cherry, Walnut and Elm while avenues running north and south were called Federal Court House, Spring, Broadway Hickory and Washington.
Cherry Street was named for a large wild cherry tree, but it was changed in 1856 to Ferguson Street in honor of Alfred W. Ferguson, who built the first brick structures in the town.
Walnut Street was named after two large groves of hickory trees one mile out from the courthouse at each end of the street. It was renamed Erwin Street the same year as Ferguson, to honor Col. Thomas B. Erwin, a prominent resident who built a two-story colonial home on property formerly used as a pecan shellery and canning station.
Federal Court House became "Fannie Street," to honor the daughter of Tyler's first established attorney Stephen Reaves.
The street eventually was changed to Fannin. Hickory Street became College Avenue in 1886 in honor of East Texas College.
Washington Street became Bois d' Arc after hedges of trees planted by a resident with land along the street.
In 1850, the city government was incorporated and a mayor and four aldermen were named. They served 276 residents -- 174 men and 102 women. A description by an unnamed man in Smith County Historical Society annals recounted Tyler as having 200 inhabitants, one school, six businesses, one hotel, one blacksmith shop, one tailor and a "substantial little building where they kept violators of the law."
Farming spurred much of Tyler's early growth before the railroad brought a "growth spurt," amateur historian and attorney Randy Gilbert said.
Tyler expanded its city limits for the first time in 1888, according to city maps. But the expansion added around 2,000 acres, especially north because of the railroad and a population boom.
The city's population grew to 6,098 by 1890 compared to 2,423 in 1880, more than 150 percent.
George Yarborough built the first "addition" on 28 acres about a half-mile outside of Tyler's limits in the mid-1870s. He split the lots into one, two and four-acre lots.
After the Civil War and up to the emergence of the automobile, people lived close to where they worked, he said, meaning growth potential was limited.
"Most people walked to their shops or their jobs," he said. "After the automobile there was opportunity for greater expansion and the idea of suburbs."
Tyler again expanded in 1937, almost doubling in size, but still well within Loop 323 (which came in the mid-1950s). The next significant expansion by the city that reached beyond Loop 323 came in the 1970s as Tyler's population swelled to more than 57,700.
Today, the city's estimated inhabitants number more than 109,000, City Planner Heather Nick said.
All information, unless otherwise noted, is from the Smith County Historical Society.


Men with beards carry more germs than dogs.
Men with beards carry more germs than dogs, according to a study
Some lads have beards. Some lads don't have beards. Some lads would like to have a beard but can't grow one and that's an OK too.No matter where you fall on the facial hair scale, we don't judge. Your face is your own and you should be able to decorate it (?) whatever way you so, please. However, if that decoration involves the presence of thousands of tiny, curly, fluffy hairs, you're going to need to wash them regularly. Like, really regularly. Like, whenever you're washing the hair on your head because that shit is getting just as much exposure to dirt, germs, and nastiness and it needs to be cleaned. Because bearded men officially carry more germs than dogs - and yet the dog is the one that you won't let sleep beside you on the cold, lonely, winter nights. The Mail on Sunday reports that researchers from Hirslanden Clinic in Switzerland took swabs from the beards of 18 men and found that all of them contained bacteria. Similarly, they then tested the necks of 30 dogs. Just 23 of them returned results in line with that of the bearded men. Conclusion? Pets are better than men. You heard it here first. What's more, is that seven of beards tested were so dirty that they actually could have caused harm to a human being's health.Nasty."Our study shows that bearded men harbour a significantly higher burden of microbes and more human-pathogenic strains than dogs," Andreas Gutzeit told the publication."On the basis of these findings, dogs can be considered as clean compared with bearded men."There a couple of reasons for this. The first is that beards are generally curly as opposed to dogs that have a variation of coats, meaning that the hair of the beard is far more likely to trap dirt. The second is that dogs get a good, deep wash regularly because they are always assumed to be filthy. Beards, on the other hand, not so much.


Re: scripted operators
> Re: the discussion of scripted operators
> I'm not sure whether Bruce was speaking tongue-in-cheek or not
> on this:
> > (2) the subscript operator _ applies to terms, not other operators.
I was speaking seriously, but about our present proposals for
specific (well-understood) syntaxes for HTML-Math, not about actual
practice in notation.
> Can we carry precedence values into the parse tree and
> then prune them after parsing is complete? We'd have to categorize
> _, ^, font changes, etc. to indicate that they're absorbed into operators
> when bound there.
I think we should probably do this if we can come up with a way,
but I don't yet see a clean way, because the very structures through
which the precedences need to be passed, are themselves built up
in a way which depends on precedence.
For example, if you've parsed, from the start of a line of HTML-Math,
(and even if you know that "f" is a single token), you don't yet
know if some operator after f will have higher left-precedence than
_ has right-precedence, and therefore (if we imagine replacing the
term x by an operator, perhaps with some additional notation
indicating we're doing this), we don't know whether the precedence
of x should propogate only through the _f (and apply as we continue
parsing to the right), or whether some larger thing (starting with
f) is the subscript, and thus we should grab all of that before
using the right-precedence of x.
The point is that there is no well-defined (unambiguous) way to
use precedences, if we simply directly use operators in place of
What might be possible is some additional notation which would
allow this propogation of precedences to be unambiguous. For example,
if operators being embellished, but intended to remain operators
with the same precedence, are surrounded by one kind of brackets,
say ... (for math operator embellished), then embellished,
then surrounded by another kind of brackets to turn them back into
an operator (say ... for "math operator"), then it would
probably be possible for the parser to understand this soon enough
to apply the precedence further in the right way.
An example of this notation would be (with extra unnecessary spaces
for clarity)
 a + _ n b
to represent something that would appear something like
 a + b
and where the entire source token sequence " + _
n " takes its precedence (left as well as right!) from that
of the "+" contained in " + ".
I think even making this work for left precedences might be possible,
provided the notation could be detected and parsed after only
tokenization without requiring precedence parsing to have occurred
yet (as is possible when the brackets used are begin-end tags).
BTW, I'm not saying that >mo> and are the best choices of tag names
for this; I just made them up for the purpose of illustrating the idea.


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To produce a geochemical map a number of parameters must be considered: Purpose, scope, sample type, sample density, sample preparation and analysis, quality control for map creation, and available resources.
- Purpose: Are the maps used for ore exploration, to calculate the runoff to the sea, to locate contamination, etc?
- Scope: Is the area a continent to be mapped a country, a county, a national park, a drainage basin, etc?
- The sampling material (governed by purpose, scope, accessibility): Is the sample material/medium hard rock, mineral soil, humus, ground or surface water, vegetation, etc?
- The sampling density (governed by the purposes, accessibility, economy): Will the goal density be 1/2500 km2,, 1/300km2, 1/30km2, 3/km2, 10-15/daycare?
- Sample preparation and analysis: A large sample may be reduced to few representative grams prior to analysis which can still serve to identify a large number of elements, either the total content, or after the extraction with a selected agent (water, nitric acid, Aqua regia etc.)
- Quality control and map creation: Replicate samples from the field can be used for quality control before the producing maps that are customized according to particular variables.
- Available resources: This could include access to qualified staff, access to field areas, laboratory access, financial constraints and deadlines,


called biophysics that covers exactly this.
Do we know exactly and in detail how everything in biology can be shown to be an application of the laws of physics. No, not yet.
Is it a problem that we don't know how exactly everything in biology is an application of physics? No, not at all. Trying to reduce problems in biology to problems in physics is in many cases not a useful approach, even though we think it could be done in principle. By analogy, we know everything in cookery is an application of physics (since there is no magic pixie dust involved) but approaching every recipe as a physics problem will not get us very far.
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Physics does not explain all biological phenomena.
The key point other answers are making excellently is that any kind of problem (even in physics) is "layered". When worrying about a gas of Helium we don't worry about the standard model underneath, and we certainly don't worry about whether there is an as-yet undiscovered theory underneath that. No one knows for sure where the "bottom layer" actually is.
Many features of a system don't depend much on the layers underneath. For example consider the theory of evolution. Is it even possible to conceive of a set of laws of physics describing some kind of universe in which imperfect replicators (life) exist that are not subject to the theory of evolution? How could they not be? [1]
The theory of evolution is saying something very strong and something essentially independent of the layers underneath. Some other example emergent laws that seem very "robust" to the actual underlying rules might be thermodynamics, and some theories in economics (if more consumers want to buy a product the price goes up: that probably is true in any universe with capitalist consumers buying products, even if the physics of those universes were completely unlike our own).
[1]: Unlimited resources might be a way to do this. If nothing ever needed to die then evolution would at least look quite different.
 - $\begingroup$ You're kind of missing the point here. Physics certainly does explain all these phenomena, if you needed to go down into it. What happens with your "layers" is merely that in some cases you can tolerate approximations where the error from the underlying physics happens to be small, so putting in all that extra effort wouldn't improve your result enough to matter. It doesn't mean that physics isn't in control underneath it all. $\endgroup$ – Graham Mar 30 at 22:18
 - $\begingroup$... A good example from physics itself is Newtonian motion. It's accurate enough that it's still used for planning trajectories for space missions around the Solar System. For those applications, the error is small enough that you don't need to go deeper. It doesn't mean Einsteinian physics isn't in control under the surface, and in some applications (like GPS) the difference does matter and you do need to go that extra step further. $\endgroup$ – Graham Mar 30 at 22:22
 - $\begingroup$ Up to you, but I strongly disagree _USER_.I can understand and explain evolution without knowing any physics, and the basic theory of evolution is robust against any changes in the laws of physic. You could explain the theory using the standard model maybe, but then I can give you a "non-standard model", describing some completely fictional physics, and you could probably STILL explain evolution using that other theory. In that sense evolution is "robust" it doesn't matter what physics you have, and therefore the physics isn't where evolution "comes from". It doesn't have to be a small change $\endgroup$ – Dast Apr 1 at 13:22
To clarify some of the answers talking about emergence:
 - Everything in biology is explained by physics, and physics predicts all of biology.
 - A human who knows all of physics won't be able to use that knowledge to learn much about biology.
Some top answers right now claim that "physics does not explain biology" because biology involves "emergent" phenomena. This may be misleading. "Emergence" is a property of the person using a set of laws, not a property of the laws themselves.
When we say "a composite of parts has properties that the parts themselves do not," we mean that a human person looking at the (lowest-level) laws governing the behavior of the parts will have a hard time noticing that when you put the parts together, they follow some pattern that might be easy to spot if you watched the parts behaving together. We do not mean that the composite contradicts the low-level laws of the individual components, or that some additional rule is required to explain the composite's behavior.
Biology has a lot of "emergence," because living systems are so large and complex that no human could reasonably use the underlying laws of physics to predict their behavior. In principle, you could use particle physics to explain all of biology; in practice, that would be impossible, so virtually all useful biology is figured out top-down.
Every time this kind of discussions comes up I'm trying to remind people about the Mind projection fallacy.
We are using simplifications, abstractions and probabilistic reasoning because we are finite - our minds can only operate with a comparatively small amount of information about the world. Take for example the programming language analogy -- If we had the mental capacity to keep track of all the logic gates inside the computer, then we wouldn't need programming languages. We, humans, need operating systems and programming languages because we have to break the complexity of billions of transistors into manageable blocks.
So every time someone brings up concepts like "emergence" to explain some things, my clarification is that this "emergence" doesn't happen in the real world - it happens in our heads. (People usually don't like this clarification, though.)
Now, to answer your question. The difference between "physics" and "biology" is introduced by humans - their minds are too feeble to keep track of decillions of atoms moving around, so they abstracted some blobs of atoms into "organisms" and other such stuff. And then some (most) humans tricked themselves into believing that these abstractions are how the world really is.
Physics explains chemistry, and chemistry explains biology.
Physics explains what chemicals can be made, not what will be made. Likewise, chemistry explains what biology will work, not what will be made.
Chance explains some of biology. Some mutations happen, others do not. Some mutations are advantageous, some are not. It isn't true that every advantageous mutation spreads.
There are some aspects of biology for which we have no theory. Some of this is because the chemistry is very complex. Come back in a century, and we may know more.
The theory of the mind is only at the barest beginning. Personally, I don't have the faintest idea how sensation, emotion, and conciousness will be explained. The best I can say is "Whatever they are, they arise from the brain and I have no idea how." Religions provide answers, but the answers do not satisfy the standards of science. Many of the answers amount to "Whatever they are, they arise from God."
Edit - Comments on several answers are getting lengthy, and likely will be moved to chat soon. I have made several comments. I am moving some of them here. These are from comments on gandalf61's answer, where he says
... there is no empirical evidence for supernatural causes, for miracles, or for magic.
My comments address limits of what physics can say about biology, or perhaps what science can say about reality.
+1, but be careful about saying there is no evidence for miracles, etc. Science is all about laws of nature - repeatable patterns of behavior of the universe. A miracle is by definition not a repeatable effect of any physical cause. One could happen right there in the lab, and a good scientist would throw it out because it can't be verified by repeatable experiment. Not to say that miracles happen in the lab or elsewhere. But science has no evidence because by design science does not consider that kind of evidence or include that kind of artifact in any theory.
Science has no evidence for or against miracles. The lack of evidence is to be expected, and is not evidence for or against the existence of miracles. Science can't take a position on the question because it doesn't look for evidence.
However, science can take a position on other religious questions, such as the effectiveness of faith healing. Here a healer asks God for healing. We can measure if healing takes place and compare to similar cases where nothing is asked. I have heard of serious consideration about such a clinical trial. There are difficulties. How does one arrange a double blind trial, where neither healer nor patient knows if genuine or placebo prayer is being offered?
There are places we could look for things that have no natural cause. Messages encoded in the digits of pi. Patterns in quantum randomness. There are also areas where we have found strong patterns - natural laws - without being able to anything about their cause. I am not arguing for or against anything supernatural. Just trying to clarify the limits of science.
Any valid long English text encoded as ascii or whatever you specify in advance found early in pi can be your possible message. You can limit acceptable messages so the odds are you will not find one. You might find a message in French and throw it out, and thus fail to discover something valid. Or you might accept it, and maybe discover nonsense because you have violated the confirmation bias limits. Or


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The answer to this is that the vast majority of deaths among Native Americans in the early years came from disease. In fact, many of these deaths occurred in Native American populations that had themselves not yet contacted Europeans. They got the diseases from those Native populations that had contacted Europeans.
The reason for this was that Native American populations had not immunity to European diseases. They had been separated from the European populations for too long and so had not developed immunity to the same diseases. When the Europeans arrived, the Native Americans were exposed for the first time to diseases like smallpox and measles and died in tremendously large numbers.
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For years, ultrasonic vapor jet deposition has been an elegant solution in search of a problem. Now, with our growing 21st-century needs for die and wafer stacking, post-processing, lead-free solder deposition, smaller feature sizes, higher power densities, increased electrical and thermal conductivity, and smaller, higher quality bumps ― its time has come.
Vapor jet deposition produces uniform, low-stress layers of metals, alloys, lead-free solders, and other materials, deposited in carefully controlled patterns onto a wide variety of surfaces at high throughput, low temperature, and low cost. The system has produced solder bumps, including gold-tin, indium-tin, pure indium, and other lead-free alloys, with feature sizes below ten microns, including four micron bumps on eight micron pitch.
Beyond solder bumping, eutectic gold-tin solder pre-forms, a packaging mainstay for many years, can't cope with today's tiny dimensions. Vapor-deposited gold-tin can pattern an entire wafer or substrate with micro-preforms in minutes. Gold-tin is also the low-creep mounting of choice for many optical components, another growing requirement.
One approach to interconnecting stacked wafers depends on AuSn bumps of minimal size and thickness, with uniform composition. The low temperature of vapor deposition is compatible with most photoresists, allowing fine-patterned bumps. Homogenous AuSn is deposited, not alternating stacked layers, insuring an exact melting point. Another wafer-stacking favorite, eutectic copper-tin, is also possible with jet deposition.
The equipment required to do all of this is relatively simple and inexpensive, compared to common evaporation, sputtering, or plating systems. Figure 1 shows the basic concept. A hot filament vaporizes source material in a stream of argon or other carrier gas. A nozzle accelerates the gas to sonic speed, transporting a collimated flow of material onto the substrate. Mechanical motion of the substrate creates a uniform-thickness coating over the entire area.
Figure 1. Sonic jet vapor deposition, conceptual view.
The system operates in a low-vacuum (~ 1 Torr) chamber, maintained by mechanical pumps. Vapors are created by computer-controlled feeding of a wire of the desired material composition against a hot tungsten filament. The deposition rate is controlled by the wire feed rate. Little material is wasted; the capture rate of the substrate is above 90%, and escaped material can be easily trapped and recycled.
An extension of the basic concept, shown in Figure 2, adds a plasma component to the vapor stream. A hot thermionic filament upstream of the vapor source supplies electrons to the argon flow, creating a plasma. The argon plasma provides both pre-cleaning of the substrate and low-energy high-current ion bombardment of the deposited film, to further control deposited film properties.
Figure 2. Schematic view showing plasma jet vapor operation.
A variety of mechanical motions converts the jet to a uniform deposit of material over the entire target surface. Figure 3 shows the rotating-substrate approach, for wafers up to 300 mm. While the wafer spins at a steady rate, the jet is scanned linearly across its diameter at a computer-varied rate to create a uniform deposit. For batch processing, a large rotating platen carries multiple wafers or substrates arranged around its periphery through the moving jet stream.
A more efficient method for smaller substrates is a spinning carousel, as shown in Figure 3. The carousel, which can hold multiple substrates or wafers up to 50 mm diameter, allows a fixed spot if stationary, a band if rotating, and a uniform area deposit if oscillating along its axis while spinning.
Figure 3. Spinning carousel arrangement for smaller substrates and wafers.
Carousel mounting also provides a simple method to deposit multilayers, including gradient layers. The chamber allows multiple vapor sources to be positioned around the carousel. Each may be independently controlled to deposit different materials, singly or in any ratio, to provide multilayer or multicomponent compounds. As an example, multicomponent jet vapor deposition allows depositing the required Ti-Pt-Au bond and barrier layers, followed by depositing AuSn, in one operation without breaking vacuum.
Figure 4. Added nozzles for multilayer multimetal deposition.
In addition to the solder depositions described here, the process can deposit metals such as Au, Sn, Cu, Cr, Al and Ag, as well as various alloys. It can produce a wide range of simple and compound metal oxides and nitrides useful in electronics fabrication and as hard coatings, thermal barriers, and component encapsulation.
In summary, the vapor jet deposition system offers a low cost, high throughput solution to many 21st century packaging problems, including depositing lead-free solders. Fortunately for us, it was developed late in the 20th century, and is here now to solve today's problems.
 M. Gorski and B. Halpern, "Jet Vapor Deposition," Advanced Packaging, February 2003.
 E. J. Wills, "Die Bonding For High Power Devices," Advanced Packaging, May 2002.
 P.Pandojirao-Sunkojirao et al., "Electrical Interconnection for 3D Wafer Stacks," IMAPS Device Packaging Conference, Phoenix AZ, March 2006.
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green tree outdoors, fresh air
One of the cheaper health benefits out there is fresh air. You can't buy it in a store (yet), but you can get it for free. It has been known for ages and its resource is quite abundant.
Here are some mood and health benefits, specifically for the elderly:
Mood Benefits
The outdoors can change anyone's mood. But it isn't only about perception; stepping outside and taking it in, can cause physical changes in your brain.
According to Dr. Valerie Gladwell, "Walking outside releases endorphins and hormones that promote better mood such as oxytocin, the feel good hormone."
Another neurotransmitter, effected by fresh air, is serotonin, which can help you feel happier and provide a sense of well-being.
So, next time that you're looking for a positivity boost, you guessed it – step outside.
Health Benefits
There are many health benefits to getting more fresh air. These range from boosting your immune system and digestive system, to improving your blood pressure and heart rate, to detoxification and speeding up healing.
Another major benefit is the ability of fresh air to cleanse your lungs. This is especially important, since "increased age is accompanied by a progressive decline in lung functioning [1]."
If this list is important to you, better health may just be on the other side of the door.
How has fresh air impacted your mood and health?
Please share in the comments below.
[1] Kelly, F. J., C. Dunster, and Ian Mudway. "Air pollution and the elderly: oxidant/antioxidant issues worth consideration." European Respiratory Journal 21, no. 40 suppl (2003): 70s-75s.
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Essential protocols for animal cell culture
Freezing and viability staining of cells
For some cell cultures, especially valuable ones, it is common practice to maintain a two-tiered frozen cell bank: a master and a working cell bank. The working cell bank comprises cells from one of the master bank samples, which have been grown for several passages before storage. If and when future cell samples are needed, they are taken from the working cell bank. The master cell bank is used only when absolutely necessary. This ensures that a stock of cells with a low passage number is maintained, and avoids genetic variation within the culture.
 1. Check that cells are healthy, not contaminated, and have the correct morphology.
 2. Change the medium 24 h before freezing the cells.
 Adherent and suspension cell cultures should not be at a high density for freezing. We recommend freezing cells when they are in the logarithmic growth phase.
 3. Adherent cultures: harvest the cells by trypsinization, resuspend in medium containing serum, centrifuge at 200 x g for 5 min, and then resuspend cells in freezing medium (see table Freezing medium) at a density of 3–5 x 106 cells/ml.
 Suspension cultures: centrifuge the cells at 200 x g for 5 min, and resuspend in freezing medium at a density of 5–10 x 106 cells/ml.
 IMPORTANT: Freezing medium containing DMSO is hazardous and should be handled with caution.
 4. Transfer 1 ml of the cell suspension (approximately 3–5 x 106 adherent cells or 5–10 x 106 suspension cells) into each freezing vial. Label vials with the name of cell line, date, passage number, and growth medium.
 Tip: It may also be useful to note the cell density in the freezing vials before storing. This enables determination of the cell density that provides optimal recovery after thawing.
 5. Place freezing vials in racks and transfer to a polystyrene box (with walls approximately 15 mm thick) lined with cotton wool. Store box in a –80°C freezer overnight.
 6. The next day, quickly transfer the vials to a liquid nitrogen chamber, making sure that the vials do not begin to thaw.
Freezing medium
Growth medium (RPMI, DMEM, etc.) containing 10–20% FBS and 5–20% glycerol or DMSO
Trypan blue staining provides a method for distinguishing between viable (i.e., capable of growth) and nonviable cells in a culture. This staining method is based on "dye exclusion": cells with intact membranes exclude (i.e., do not take up) the dye and are considered viable.
 1. Harvest the cells, either by trypsinization (adherent cell cultures) or by centrifugation at 200 x g for 5 min (suspension cell cultures). Resuspend the cells in an appropriate volume of pre-warmed growth medium to give a cell density of at least 106 cells/ml.
 2. Add 0.5 ml 0.4% (w/v) trypan blue (see table Trypan blue) and 0.3 ml PBS or Hank's balanced salt solution (HBSS; see tables 1x PBS and 1x HBSS) to 0.1 ml of the cell suspension. Mix thoroughly, and let stand for 1–2 min. Alternatively, add 0.4 ml trypan blue directly to 0.4 ml of cells in growth medium.
 At least 106 cells/ml are required for accurate counting.
 3. Count the stained and unstained cells using a hemocytometer (see Cell counting using a hemocytometer). Blue-stained cells are nonviable and unstained cells are viable.
 No. of viable cells/ Total no. of cells = % viability
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Faith in witchcraft persists in Tanzania
Traditional beliefs, fears cause conflict
It conjures images of cauldrons and pointed hats if you live in the western world or exotic masks and sacred objects if you're on the African continent.
Around the world a sense of mystery and fear engulfs witchcraft and nowhere is this more evident than in the East African nation of Tanzania. Here, faith in this specific form of African tradition can turn deadly.
People with albinism have been dismembered in western parts of the country because so-called witchdoctors perpetuate a belief that albino body parts bring great wealth.
Those suspected of witchcraft are also targeted; an estimated 600 elderly women were killed in 2011 due to the suspicion they were witches, according to the Legal and Human Rights Center in Tanzania.
In fact, the Pew Forum on Religious and Public life conducted 25,000 face-to-face interviews in 19 African nations and found that among them, Tanzanians hold the strongest belief in witchcraft.
It says 60% of the Tanzanians interviewed believe that sacrifices to ancestors or spirits can protect them from harm, and that many Christians and Muslims incorporate elements of traditional African beliefs into their daily lives.
Dark arts flourished in Tanzania partly because, compared to its neighbors, it was "less colonized" by European powers, explains Joachim Mwami of Dar Es Salaam University.
The anthropology professor says for centuries, witchcraft has "served to explain anything inexplicable," in rural villages like a severely sick child or strange illness.
Professor Mwami admitted that, "even in my own family, I was advised [as a child] not to visit certain relatives considered to be witches," even though there was no proof.
He says without access to education, people are more likely to follow the claims of traditional healers and pass down those beliefs to the next generation.
Students at Dar Es Salaam University were reluctant to talk to CNN about opinions relating to witchcraft. Some explained, even if they don't personally believe in the practice, their relatives take it seriously.
Others feel one must believe in the practice for it to have any power over them. So even with a university education, some students retain some faith in witchcraft.
Believers seeking healing regularly visit Mama Safi, a self-proclaimed "good witch," who gained her powers after being visited by spirits, she says.
"I'm able to remove evil, stomach sickness, migraines, typhoid and diabetes too," she boasts. Safi conducts parts of her ceremonies in Arabic, even though she claims to have never studied it.
Her fee ranges anywhere from $20 to $120 depending on the service provided; expensive when you consider most Tanzanians live on less than $2 a day.
Professor Mwami says the charging of any type of fee is not typical among traditional African healers and is more common among con artists capitalizing on the fears of others.
Debunking the claims of other so-called witches is Suleiman Musa, a man with albinism living in fear while trying to raise awareness about his genetic condition.
Albinism reveals itself through a lack of melanin or coloring in the skin, hair and eyes.
Musa says many of his albino friends fled their rural homes after being chased out by locals. He too experiences prejudice and animosity from strangers. "I bear the pain because I can't do anything [else]," he says.
However, in the bustling city of Dar Es Salaam he's found support through an informal football team made up of people with albinism; Albinos United. He relishes the chance to explain to onlookers that he's "normal, because this is the color God chose for me."
Musa doesn't believe treatment of albinos will improve if Tanzanians remain uneducated about albinism.
Professor Mwami agrees that education is precisely what's needed to address issues surrounding witchcraft saying, "the popularization of science is the only answer to these predicaments as far as Tanzania and belief systems are concerned."
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Contrast baths are used for ankle, foot, or hand problems to help
decrease inflammation and pain. They involve dipping the injured limb
alternately into cold and warm (not hot) water.
It is important to end a contrast bath with a soak in cold water
to help reduce swelling.
These baths can be continued at least daily for up to 2 weeks. But
if swelling and bruising last this long, a doctor should be consulted.
There is not much evidence that contrast baths work better than
ice, but the theory is that changing the temperature back and forth between
cold and warm creates a kind of pump. Heat causes blood vessels to get bigger
and cold causes them to get smaller. Alternating between heat and cold means
the blood vessels alternate between bigger and smaller. This change in blood
movement could help reduce inflammation and swelling, and that could improve
range of motion in the joint.
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[43.06] Astronomer and Educator: Friend or Foe?
D.K.Duncan (U. of Chicago and Adler Planetarium), A.Singel (Adler Planetarium)
Warning: This presentation might offend some astronomers and science or planetarium educators. It is not indended to offend, but to provoke discussion, and it is based on real-life experiences of astronomers and planetarium educators working together for the first time. It will presented as a skit. \\ Scene 1: An astronomer and a planetarium educator meet. The astronomer gives advice which the educator finds impractical and useless. The educator tells the astronomer what he teaches, and the astronomer finds it well-presented, irrelevent and misdirected. Scene 2: An astronomer and planetarium educator meet. The astronomer asks the educator what he could do to most help the planetarium. A surprising discussion ensues. The educator and astronomer agree on 3 basic ingredients which are usually required to create the best science programs.
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