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I have a vine-type plant that is growing on areas of my Jacaranda tree (me + the tree live in Australia). It has little leaves. The roots of the vine grow on the outer-layer of bark on the tree.
Does anyone know what it is and if it will cause any probs over time or hurt the tree in any way?
roots and leaves coming out jacaranda tree
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The plant is an orchid. They like to establish themselves on the bark of a tree, because they are an epiphytic plant. They like the shade that a tree provides. This plant will in no way harm that huge tree. Most plant lovers would be thrilled to have such a lovely plant given to them for free by nature. Good luck with plant.enter image description here
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Family therapy in Inverness, Highlands
Family therapy is about helping families and 'family like groups' find ways to improve things as a family unit using constructive methods. At our Inverness centre, our experienced family therapists will work with all members of the family – young and old – helping you explore ways to move forward as a family unit and providing support as you make changes.
Can family therapy help my family?
There are a number of common issues that can have a huge impact on family relationships. Our family therapists are particularly experienced at supporting families experiencing the following issues:
- Family life / relationship changes
- Parenting issues
- Emotional difficulties after bereavement
- Eating disorders
- Couple relationship problems
- Separation / divorce
- Adolescent or child behaviours, e.g. attention issues and over-activity
- Adolescent / child mental health
- Adult mental health
- Adoption and fostering
- Social policy, such as child protection
- Domestic violence
- Post-trauma problems
- Drugs and alcohol abuse
Sometimes if an individual or couple within the family is experiencing particular difficulties, we may suggest individual or couples therapy for them in addition to attending family therapy. We are able to offer a range of therapy options at our Inverness centre including therapy for children or young people.

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Phase Retrieval of Bandlimited Functions for the Wavelet Transform
Francesca Bartolucci - ETH Zürich
We study the problem of phase retrieval in which one aims to recover a function from the magnitude of its wavelet transform. It is already known that if the wavelet is a Cauchy wavelet, then the modulus of the wavelet transform uniquely determines the analytic part of any square-integrable function. We consider bandlimited functions and derive new uniqueness results for phase retrieval, where the wavelet itself can be complex-valued. In particular, we prove the first uniqueness result for the case that the wavelet has a finite number of vanishing moments. In addition, we establish the first result on unique reconstruction from samples of the wavelet transform magnitude when the wavelet coefficients are complex-valued.
Francesca Bartolucci is a Postdoc at the Department of Mathematics at ETH Zürich. She received her PhD at the University of Genova under the supervision of Filippo De Mari and Ernesto De Vito with the thesis entitled "Radon transforms: Unitarization, Inversion and Wavefront sets". Her research interests include phase retrieval problems, group representations theory, wavelet analysis, shearlet analysis, microlocal analysis and Radon transforms.
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Sodium and Potassium Balance and Their Relation to Nutrient Intakes in Young Adult Men and Women
 - Kim, Eun-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
 - Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kongju National University)
 - Published : 2010.03.31
This study was conducted to investigate sodium and potassium balances, as well as correlations among the relating factors in adult males and females. We collected blood, urine and feces samples as well as a dietary intake survey from 50 subjects. Then, we analyzed the sodium and potassium contents in blood, urine and feces, and evaluated their state of balance. The average ages of the study targets were 24.7 years old for males and 22.8 years old for females. The daily energy intake by the males was 1733.4 kcal and by the females was 1570.3 kcal. Sodium intakes were 138.3 mEq and 127.5 mEq for males and females, respectively. Potassium intakes were 43.1 mEq and 49.3 mEq, respectively. The daily excretions of sodium through urine were 136.6 mEq by males and 97.0 mEq by females and the excretions through feces were 2.2 mEq and 2.0 mEq, respectively. The daily excretions of potassium through urine were 20.2 mEq and 16.5 mEq by males and females respectively, and the excretions through feces were 7.7 mEq and 7.5 mEq male to female. The retention rates of sodium were 11.7% and 14.1% male to female, respectively, and the apparent absorption rates were 98.5% and 97.8%. Additionally, the retention rates of potassium were 32.9% and 39.8% and the apparent absorptions were 81.9% and 81.3%, both male and female. It was noted that, overall, the sodium intake of adult males and females is still higher than the recommended daily sodium intake, while the potassium intakes and excretions were found to be lower. Based on the results of this study, nutritional guidance and education is recommended to encourage decreased sodium intake and increased potassium intake, according to recommended standards.
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 2. The Korean Nutrition Society. 2005. Dietary reference intake for Koreans. Kukjingihoek, Seoul, Korea
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Vacuum Sealing Apples to Freeze
Perhaps one of the best ways to preserve apples for later use is the vacuum sealer, which is readily available on the internet or, perhaps, local appliance stores. There are several manufacturers that make these sealers, but the basic procedure is the same.
Basic Equipment Required
The basic equipment necessary for freezing apples is as follows:
1. Large stainless steel or enamel cooking pot to blanch the apples in.
2. Large bowl for the pre-treatment of the apples.
3. Apple corer and sharp paring knife.
4. Long handled slotted spoon to remove apples from blanching pot.
5. Cider vinegar or lemon juice to a ratio of 1 tablespoon to 1 quart of water for pre-treatment solution for apples. NOTE: Some fruits, such as berries, cranberries, grapes, strawberries and rhubarb, will not need this pre-treatment process in order tofreeze. The pre-treatment is basically used to prevent discoloration of light fleshed fruits such as apples, apricots, peaches and pears.
6. Vacuum sealer with bag rolls.
7. Any sugar or spices, such as cinnamon, that you would like to sprinkle on the fruit before freezing.
Method of Vacuum Sealing Apples
Step 1: Choosing Apples for Freezing
Always use the freshest, ripest, most blemish-free apples available when purchasing for home freezing projects. Inspect for blemishes and separate the damaged fruit from the good.
Step 2: Preparing for Blanching
Fill the large cooking pot about two-thirds to the top with water and bring to a slow, gentle boil. While the water is coming to a boil, prepare the apples.
Step 3: Preparing the Apples
Wash, core and slice the apples into wedges. (I do not peel the apples I use in apple pies.) If you prefer your apples peeled, then that will also need to be done in this step.
Peeling can be time consuming if you are processing a lot of apples. There are several methods to accomplish this task, some of which are specifically designed to peel apples, pears and other firm fleshed fruits.
The traditional equipment for this chore is a sharp paring knife or vegetable peeler. Apple corers are also helpful for slicing and coring apples quicker in preparation for pre-treatment.
One of the most efficient ways of peeling apples is by using a manual Apple Peeler and Corer, pictured below. In one easy step it allows you to peel, slice and core an apple in less than 15 seconds! These machines often lets you choose whether or not you want the apples just peeled, or peeled, cored and spirally sliced. With a little practice, you will be able to adjust the machine to your specific requirements and become a pro at peeling apples in record time.
Step 4: Pre-treating the Apples
Pre-treat the apples by soaking the slices in a solution of 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or fresh squeezed lemon juice to 1 quart of water, (to make a larger amount of pre-treatment, double the above solution recipe), for a minute or two per layer of fruit. Pre-treat the fruit in batches, one layer at a time, until all of the fruit has been pre-treated.
Step 5: Blanching the Apples
Lift fruit out of the pre-treatment bowl with the slotted spoon and drop into the pot containing the boiling water for blanching.
Blanch the fruit for two minutes or so in single layers, and remove from the boiling water into the emptied large bowl that was used to pre-treat the fruit. If you are going to add spices or sugar before freezing, now is the time that you do that. Sprinkle the cinnamon, or other spices, and/or sugars, if desired, over the fruit and stir gently to coat.
Step 6: Vacuum Sealing the Apples
Make a bag big enough for the batch of fruit to be filled into. I like to package the fruit in quantities that would be required for a pie...usually 4 to 6 cups or so (check your fruit pie recipe for specific proportions for your favorite pies).
Place prepared fruit into the sealer bags and load into the front of the vacuum sealer, as pictured below.
Once the opened end has been inserted into the sealer, turn on the sealing machine. As the air is vacuumed out of the bag, re-adjust the bag by lifting it upward to the level of the sealer and guide as much of the air as possible from around the apple slices up toward the sealer.
Once the machine detects that as much air as possible has been removed from the bag, the sealing element engages to seal the bag. The machine will automatically switch off when the process is complete.
Press the button on the top of the machine to release the vacuum seal that has developed during the sealing process. This will release the seal plates and the bag will be easily removed.
If, when the bag is removed from the machine, air rushes back into the bag, then the seal was compromised. Cut off the bad seal, if possible, and reseal the bag.
If you are having trouble getting the bag to seal, then there is probably too much liquid being sucked into the sealer elements, not allowing the machine to connect properly. Drain some of the liquid out of the bag and try again.
Step 7: Freezing the Apple Bags
Place the apple bags into the freezer as flat as possible in a single layer until frozen. Once frozen, the bags can be stacked to minimize the space required to store the apples in the freezer.


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Study wrongly implies LED to blame for van Gogh masterpiece damage
16 January 2013 09.30 GMT
(Netherlands) - Scientists use old LED data to highlight why some yellow colours in Vincent van Gogh's paintings are turning brown due to lighting exposure. Findings sensationalised by mainstream press.
It has been known for some time that the light yellow tones in Vincent van Gogh's paintings are particularly prone to darkening, but now an international team of scientists have produced a report which suggests that the blue bandwidth in lighting could be to blame.
The experiments were apparently carried out using a Xenon lamp high in UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C wavelengths. Unfortunately the research group, which included scientists from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam amongst others, chose to highlight the danger of LED lighting by publishing a spectral distribution chart from a six year old LED system with a particularly high blue bandwidth. The chart is labelled 'Emission spectrum of a typical "white" LED, containing a substantial portion of harmful blue light'.
Even more unfortunately, the report was jumped on by media all over the world printing misleading headlines that LEDs were harmful to van Gogh paintings. Articles quickly appeared in the Daily Mail and The Independent in the UK and the Huffington Post in the USA.
In the report they suggest that all LEDs have a high amount of blue. However, recent developments in museum grade warm white LEDs with high CRI have greatly reduced the amount of blue wavelength present meaning that the bandwidth is now much closer to the black body curve locus.
The paint changes have been blamed on a chemical reduction of chromium, the principle element found in the chrome yellow paint favoured by van Gogh to depict sunshine. However scientists' were left baffled as to the cause of the changes and as to why the darkening was more apparent on some canvases rather than others.
Using synchrotron X-rays to better understand the problem, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) in Germany and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France examined an extensive series of van Gogh paintings belonging to three museums in the Netherlands (including the Van Gogh Museum) and France. Speck-sized paint fragments taken from the masterworks were examined at the two synchrotron facilities and two heritage labs in Italy and Holland.
It was concluded that the artist did not always use the same type of chrome yellow paint in his work. Van Gogh liked to use a standard lead chromate paint named 'middle yellow' but also, due to his poverty, utilised a cheaper 'lemon yellow' and 'primrose yellow' from time to time. It was these non regular types of paint that were found to be reactive to light in the lab.
The paints affected, which have been found in Van Gogh's famous 'Vase with Sunflowers' and the 'Portrait of Gauguin', tended to have a higher sulfate content, with the paint becoming unstable the higher the sulphate levels rose. When exposed to green-blue light those paints containing unstable levels of sulfate turned a brownish/yellow, while 'middle yellow' remained unaffected.
Claus Habfast of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France, told the Independent newspaper in London: "LED lights appear to have many advantages but museums should carefully consider that paintings from the Van Gogh era could be affected by them."
Ella Hendriks, Head of Conservation at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam also commented: "Studies like these are very important to make museum curators aware that, even under ambient light conditions, the degradation of some sensitive materials proceeds continuously. Musea should carefully consider the potential impact of, for example, the new, LED-based, lighting systems that are now being installed in collections."
However, Rogier van der Heide of Philips Lighting, who acts as a lighting consultant at the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, states: "The use of LED in museums is safe. It is regrettable that the research was published in such a way. The research was correct but the interpretation was wrong."
Martin Krautter of ERCO, who also manufacture LED lighting for museums, commented: "Paintings using very unstable pigments have to be treated with extreme caution. But to believe that there is a 'less dangerous' light source available for these paintings than modern warm white LED is quite ridiculous. If you want to stop degrading, put the paintings away into the dark!"
There is no evidence that LED light damages artwork across the board. Museums that hold works by Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne, who are known to have used the paint in question, are being asked to consider their use of lighting systems with high blue bandwidths when lighting works by Cezanne or Van Gogh and to check masterpieces with infra-red light for the presence of the paint.

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Graves are about identity, that we are here – that we exist. Here lie one hundred of our ancestors in unmarked graves. Although a free people they were taken to Wybalenna to help establish the 'friendly mission' and a promise of return to their homelands. It soon became a 'death camp'. They were betrayed, abused and left to die. Some of our old people died not only at the hands of the soldiers but of dispossession of land and broken hearts. In this ﬁeld were once one hundred crosses that marked these graves. The stolen plaque read: To commemorate approximately 100 Aborigines buried in the vicinity of Wybalenna 1833–1847 erected by the Junior Farmers of Flinders Island.
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Autism, PDD-NOS & Asperger's fact sheets | Personal story - Ignoring inappropriate behaviors
Personal story about ignoring behaviors linked with Autism, an Autism Spectrum Disorder
"Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest." - Author Unknown
"Ignoring stinks!" This quote is from a young man with autism after experiencing his parent's newly developed skill at ignoring. Ignoring is not exactly doing nothing but it seems that way. First, let me tell you why you don't like the idea of ignoring the behavior of a child with autism:
1. He has autism! Hello! He doesn't talk to me to begin with and now you want me to ignore him when he does?!
2. I tried it and it does not work with my child.
3. I am trying to communicate with my child. Anything he does should be responded to.
Maybe you haven't said those things but I have heard them many times. Ignoring is hard to do with a child with autism. It just seems mean. However, we need to understand that paying attention to the behavior of a child with autism can be reinforcing for them. Not always, of course. But, for the most part, children will view what we say and do in response to their behavior as some form of approval or attention.
Therefore, if you do not like your child's behavior, ignore it. If you like your child's behavior, pay attention to it.
Before you try to send me a nasty email or a virus, let me say that some behaviors should not be ignored. Hitting others cannot be ignored - that behavior requires a consequence. Destroying property cannot be ignored forever - eventually the person will have to return things to normal and/or receive a consequence. Self-injurious behavior cannot be ignored if the person is causing tissue damage - that will require special treatment from a psychologist. Dangerous behavior needs to be stopped. Period!
However, that still leaves a whole lotta behavior that we can ignore. Things that should be ignored include: most tantrums, crying for no reason, laughing for no reason, brattiness, asking one million questions, and many other typical kid behaviors. So how do you do it? Glad you asked.
Definition of ignoring
First let's define ignoring. The Judevine Center for Autism calls it "Actively Ignoring" (sounds better than "doing nothing" doesn't it?) and they define it as "not looking at or giving attention to the person exhibiting the undesirable action." I would add this: Ignoring is not looking at, reacting to, touching, or talking to the person who is doing something you dislike. Reacting includes even your subtle nonverbal behaviors (e.g., raised eyebrows, facial expression, body language, etc.). The idea is to show the person that you react differently to certain behaviors. When the behavior is appropriate, you go crazy with joy and reinforcement. When the behavior is inappropriate, you do nothing.
This is not always easy. It is hard not to laugh when your daughter shouts, "Wahoo! Wahoo!" as you are spanking her (as my little Mallory did). However, I controlled myself - until now! Wahoo! :-) It's also hard not to respond when an adult with autism threatens to break out windows (as my friend Earl did - I calmly told him that whatever he did was okay but it sure would be cold with broken windows - he put down the wooden coat hanger and we talked - thankfully, it was December!).
But we have to control our reactions. We can laugh or fall apart later. Here are some ways you can ignore inappropriate behavior (remember, we ignore behavior, not people - we love people):
Pretend the behavior is not happening
Act as if nothing strange were going on. Go about your business as usual. "Screaming, what screaming?" Step over your child who is having the tantrum at Walmart (don't you dare step on him!). By the way, this is where you have to get real tough skin. All the other "good" parents in the store will look at you as if you are the worst parent in the world. Be tough. You know what you are doing. This is planned ignoring. If the other parents really bother you, hand them a printed card that my friend made up: "I noticed you staring at my son's bad behavior. Just want you to know we noticed your bad behavior too. He has autism, what's your excuse?" To help you pretend you can look away, turn your back, or talk calmly to your other children who are behaving ("Suzy, I love how you are being quiet. You'll get your cookie at the bakery today for sure!").
Leave the room
You may not be able to control your emotions so, rather than show them and give your child attention, leave the room. You may not be able to do this (due to safety concerns), but if you can, it can help you ignore the child's inappropriate behavior. This is sort of like putting yourself in time-out. Usually, you only use this at home.
Get busy doing something else
For many parents it's so hard to do nothing! This technique is for you work-a-holics out there. Have a book to read or some task to do that takes all your attention. Instead of looking at your child screaming and rolling around on the floor, you are busy reading War and Peace. I had a concerned grandparent do this rather than pick up her tantrumming three year old grandson between our work sessions. Here I was being the "meanie" by making him work and she got all the hugs and kisses by hugging and kissing him when he was behaving badly. Instead I had her read really boring book by Martin A. Kozloff (just kidding!) and tell him, "Grandma has to do her home work." It worked - she won the "Tough Love Granny of the Year Award" and the child became a graduate of our program!
Prevent the action but continue to ignore
Sometimes certain behaviors must be stopped. For example, if your child hits his head until he bleeds when he has a tantrum, you can't just ignore it. You can place a pillow under the child's head or place your arm between his swinging arm and his head, but do all this without talking to the child or looking at him. Use your peripheral vision to assure all is well but try not to give any more attention than is necessary.
Ignoring does not work for all behaviors
Dangerous behavior should not be ignored - deal with those behaviors appropriately. Behaviors that are not controlled by attention will not go away just because you stop giving attention. For example, many children with autism engage in self-stimulation (repetitive behaviors that appear to meet some sensory need). Typically, these behaviors would occur whether you were looking at the child or not. Ignoring is still a good idea (at least you won't be adding to the problem by giving the child excessive attention on top of whatever thrill he gets from flicking his fingers in the sunlight) but it will not change well-established self-stim behaviors.
The best thing to do with self-stim behaviors is to schedule a time when engaging in self-stim behaviors is allowed. You will have to redirect the child's behavior at other times - do not allow unlimited self-stimulation. You will have to interrupt the self-stimming when you expect your child to engage in other activities. Self-stimming is like a powerful drug children with autism crave - there is little you have in your "bag of tricks" that will be able to compete with it. Therefore, you will have to limit self-stimming when you are working or playing constructively with your child. When your child is not engaged in such work, you can allow self-stimming, in fact, it can serve as a reinforcer for your child's appropriate response to training (e.g., "As soon as you are done working, you can have your straws.").
"But I tried ignoring and it did not work, in fact, he got worse!
That is a true statement. When you begin ignoring behavior that got a lot of attention previously, it will get worse before it gets better. For behaviorists this is known as an "extinction spike" - the child knows that his behavior used to "work" so he will do more of the behavior to see if you are just having a bad day. The secret is to persevere. Continue ignoring for at least three weeks (that's how long it takes to develop a habit, I am told). Keep data on the behavior you do not want to pay attention to - to see if it is actually going away. If after three weeks of religiously ignoring a behavior and you cannot see that anyone else is giving the child attention (e.g., other parent, grandparents, other kids, etc.), then the behavior may not be controlled by attention. You will have to find another solution. But be very careful to totally ignore the behavior every time it occurs. You cannot ignore part of the time. To do this actually strengthens the behavior more than never ignoring it (this is called an intermittent schedule of reinforcement).
Make sure all your family, the child's school staff, grandparents, and others who have contact with your child are all willing to ignore the behavior, know how to do it, and know what behaviors to ignore. Then be prepared for the long haul. Ignoring is not a one-time inoculation - it's more like a daily vitamin. You have to commit yourself to always ignore certain behaviors for the rest of your life! It gets easier for both you and your child, I promise you. Remember, you must give the child lots of attention for his appropriate behaviors,


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You can make miniature lapel pins that resemble the flags of the world with safety pins and seed beads. Because the beaded pins hang freely from a larger pin, any motion gives the illusion of a proudly waving flag.
1 - 1 1/2 inch safety pin
12 - 7/8 inch safety pins
seed beads of various colors, as needed
small paring knife or nail file
pair of pliers
Use the point of the paring knife or nail file to gently separate the circle of the larger safety pin, then set aside. Slip seed beads onto the smaller pins, following the chosen pattern. Follow the charts from top to bottom when you are arranging the beads. For example: to make the flag of Chile: arrange the first pin with: 4 blue then 8 white beads (row 1)
When all 12 small pins have beads arranged, slip the circle end of the small pin (Row 1) onto the larger pin. Work it around the larger pin's circular loop and slide it to the head of the larger pin. Continue with the other 11 smaller pins. When all 12 pins have been arranged in place, squeeze the larger pin's loop shut with the pliers.
The large pin can now be opened and closed without the risk of the smaller pins slipping off. Fasten your pin to your shirt, jacket or hat and watch it "wave" with each motion you make.
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TY - JOUR AU - Ono, Hiroshi AU - Mori, Takeshi PY - 2021/04/26 Y2 - 2021/06/17 TI - COVID-19 and Telework: An International Comparison JF - Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media JA - JQD VL - 1 IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.51685/jqd.2021.004 UR - _URL_ SP - AB - This paper uses identical surveys conducted in July 2020 in eight countries – U.S., U.K., Germany, Italy, Sweden, China, South Korea, and Japan – and examines teleworking within and across these eight countries. We seek to answer the following questions: (1) Which demographic and socioeconomic groups are more likely to telework? (2) Is there any association between telework and other work-related experiences such as life satisfaction and perceived productivity at work? Across countries, we observe that teleworking was higher in countries that imposed strict lockdowns, such as China, and lower in countries that had soft lockdowns, such as Japan. Within each country, there are notable differences in teleworking between lowand high-income persons, and between those employed in small versus large firms. We also find that people who used telework before COVID-19 report higher life satisfaction compared to those who started using telework for the first time after the COVID-19 outbreak. ER -


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Sierra Toolkit Version of the Day
|TimeBlockSynchronized (Timer &timer, ParallelMachine mpi_comm, bool start_timer=true)|
Class TimeBlockSynchronized is a time sentry for timing a statement block. The timer is generally started upon construction. But, the start is delayed if the second argument is false. In this case, manually start the timer by calling the start() function. This gives the safety of using a sentry, but does not force to awkwardness associated with local variables crossing the timed block.
Prior to starting the timer, an MPI synchronization barrier is set so that the timing of routines which require MPI communication will all be at a known location prior to executing.
Creates a new TimeBlockSynchronized instance. If start_timer is true, then the timer is started using the start(). An MPI_Barrier is called to synchronize the start of the timer. The destructor will always stop a started timer.
|timer||a Timer reference to the timer to start.|
|mpi_comm||a MPI_Comm value of the mpi communicator.|
|start_timer||a bool value to start the timer on construction.|


6 Ways Seniors Benefit from Following Daily Routines
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Tips Seniors Benefit from Following Daily Routines in Tucson, AZ
Many people envision their retirement years as a time of rest and relaxation. However, when seniors don't follow regular routines, it can take a toll on their health. Here are six benefits of maintaining a daily routine in the senior years.
1. Lowers Stress
Aging can be stressful, and many seniors are worried about everything from their weekly budgets to their nutrition intake. Stress is compounded when a senior has a health condition, whether it's a cognitive disorder such as dementia or a mobility-restricting issue such as arthritis. When seniors follow consistent daily routines, they no longer have to worry about when they're going to eat lunch or what time they should go to bed. With time, the structure of each day will become embedded in muscle memory, keeping them going even when they feel anxious.
2. Provides Greater Feelings of Security
For anxiety-prone seniors, feelings of safety and security may seem out of reach. When they follow regular schedules, their days are more predictable. Predictability can be a great source of comfort for seniors, especially those facing disorienting transitions, such as moving out of their homes or being diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
3. Makes It Easier to Maintain Personal Hygiene
Mobility limitations such as diminished motor coordination can make it difficult to brush teeth or hair. Cognitive, emotional, and mental conditions such as dementia and depression can deplete the energy needed to perform basic hygiene tasks. When seniors have structure in their lives, they're more likely to practice good hygiene. Being able to follow personal care schedules may boost their self-esteem and brighten their outlook.
4. Boosts Cognitive Health
For seniors with dementia, schedules are especially crucial. Dementia doesn't have a significant impact on the part of the brain that stores repetitive actions, which means seniors with dementia may have an easier time remembering a daily schedule than the name of a new acquaintance or the time of their next doctor's appointment. The familiarity of these repetitive actions can provide relief from dementia-related disorientation. Structured schedules can also help seniors manage important daily tasks such as taking medication.
5. Makes Changes Easier to Notice
When seniors follow schedules, it's easier to identify when elements of their daily lives go awry. An aging adult who does laundry every Monday will probably notice when the weekly load of laundry becomes too heavy to carry. Not all seniors are willing to ask for help when they need it, but they're more likely to ask if they spot problems on their own.
6. Promotes Better Sleep
Getting eight hours of sleep every night is important at any age, but the restorative powers of slumber are particularly essential for senior health. When seniors follow schedules, they're more likely to go to bed at the same time every night, which makes it easier to fall asleep and enhances overall sleep quality.
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Municipal Waste Diversion in Ontario Composting
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From the July 1996 issue
Municipal Waste Diversion in Ontario
By Linda Varangu
Over the past years we have seen a public awakening to the concerns of managing solid waste. With total waste
quantities generated across the province of Ontario at around 10 000 000 tonnes per year, the diversion of some of
this waste would be welcome. The public has been well served by local municipal waste diversion programs such
as recycling programs, household hazardous waste programs, backyard composting programs, reuse centres, and
education on less wasteful and toxic alternatives. Through these various programs, Ontario residents were able to
divert an estimated 900 000 tonnes from landfills in 1994, with approximately 500 000 tonnes coming from the blue
box program.
The blue box program has become an institution in households across Ontario. Many blue box programs now
include materials such as textiles, different types of plastics, and household fine paper in addition to metal cans,
glass bottles, newspaper, and plastic bottles. 3.2 million households in Ontario (or 85%), now have access to
recycling programs. In various municipalities, pilot programs have demonstrated that householders can achieve
solid waste diversion of over 75% using a combination of reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling. Considering
that only a few years ago, even 50% diversion was considered unattainable, these diversion rates are remarkable.
Several years ago, federal and provincial governments set diversion goals of 50% by the year 2000. How likely is it
that Ontario municipalities will achieve this? Not very. Lately, the diversion rate for municipalities has reached a
plateau at 25-35%. Significant changes in waste diversion programs must be offered that include attention to the
organic stream if we are to go beyond this plateau. Instead of expanding waste diversion programs, however,
funding cuts may see the erosion of support for some programs currently offered by municipalities.
Many municipalities are now concentrating on activities that will enable them to run their programs as efficiently and
cost effectively as possible. One of the key objectives is to keep recycling operations costs as low or lower than
garbage collection costs. The strategy includes reducing operational costs and services, and increasing revenues
from materials sold through recycling programs.
By Pierrette King
COMPOSTING is an effective recycling strategy for turning otherwise unrecyclable organic wastes into a valuable
resource. It is estimated that approximately 40 to 70 percent of the total municipal solid waste stream could be
composted. Some examples of organic material that can be composted include fruit and vegetable scraps, tea bags
and coffee grounds, leaves and yard wastes, agricultural crop residues, paper products, sewage sludge, and wood.
Composting is a natural biological decomposition process by which microorganisms (primarily bacteria) break down
organic material. There are two types of composting processes (performed by different types of bacteria): aerobic
and anaerobic. Aerobic composting requires oxygen, while anaerobic composting takes place in an oxygendepleted environment. The by-products of anaerobic composting include volatile amines (which smell like rotten
fish), hydrogen sulphide (which smells like rotten eggs), and methane. The anaerobic process is not recommended
for backyard composting.
In addition to oxygen, aerobic microbial activity requires food (carbon for energy and nitrogen for protein building),
and adequate moisture and temperature. During the aerobic composting process, bacteria break down the organic
waste, and the pile gives off heat. The compost temperature should not be allowed to exceed 70°C, because most
microorganisms involved in composting die or become inactive above this temperature. When the compost no
longer generates heat, it is generally ready to be used.
Composting is, of course, not a new idea, but centralized composting facilities have only recently appeared in
government, institutions, and various rural settings. There are presently 162 composting facilities in Canada, of
which 112 are municipal and 50 are private. These facilities processed almost 700 000 tonnes of organic waste in
1994. There are three basic types of centralized aerobic composting methods:
 - the windrow method consisting of long triangular rows known as windrows, which are turned mechanically;
 - the aerated static pile method, which involves forming windrows over perforated pipes, and supplying air to
 the micro-organisms through the pipes rather than turning the compost; and
 - the in-vessel method, where the organic material is composted inside a drum, silo, agitated bed, covered or
 open channels, batch container, or other structure. The process conditions are closely monitored and
 controlled. The material is aerated and mechanically turned or agitated.
Standardized testing methods are needed that would certify the maturity and stability of different compost batches.
The quality of compost is largely defined by its intended use. High quality compost is used in agriculture,
horticulture, landscaping, and home gardening. Medium and low quality compost is used in erosion control,
roadside landscaping, as a landfill cover, and in land reclamation projects.


Australian Medicare Number Validation
Australian Medicare card numbers consist of 11 digits structured as follows:
First digit should be in the range 2-6
Digits are weighted (1,3,7,9,1,3,7,9)
Issue Number
Indicates how many times the card has been issued
Individual Reference Number (IRN)
The IRN appears on the left of the cardholder's name on the medicare card and distinguishes the individuals named on the card.
The IRN is not always considered part of the card number, but it is essential that it be included on Medicare claim forms.
It can be hard to find a definitive reference to the algorithm on the Medicare site. At the time of writing it could be found in this document:
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Sample Code
// ValidateMedicareNumber
// Checks medicare card number for validity
// using the published checksum algorithm.
// Returns: true if the number is valid, false otherwise.
// Note - this expects 11 digits including the IRN.
// To validate numbers without IRNs, change the length
// check to 10 digits.
// Source:
// Author: Guy Carpenter
// License: The author claims no rights to this code.
// Use it as you wish.
function ValidateMedicareNumber($MedicareNo)
 $medicareNo = preg_replace("/[^\d]/", "", $MedicareNo);
 // Check for 11 digits
 $length = strlen($medicareNo);
 if ($length==11) {
 // Test leading digit and checksum
 if (preg_match("/^([2-6]\d{7})(\d)/", $medicareNo, $matches)) {
 $base = $matches[1];
 $checkDigit = $matches[2];
 $sum = 0;
 $weights = array(1,3,7,9,1,3,7,9);
 foreach ($weights as $position=>$weight) {
 $sum += $base[$position] * $weight;
 return ($sum % 10) == intval($checkDigit);
 return false;
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Dome A - coldest place on Earth
|Coordinates:||80.3671 S 77.3729 E|
|No:||155 (list of all attractions)|
|Category:||Meteorological phenomena, Other natural landmarks|
|Address:||Antarctic and Sub-antarctic region, Antarctica, Dome Argus|
|Alternate name:||Dome Argus|
This is Dome C, 1200 km from Dome A, taken from 32 m height. Landscape at Dome A looks the same.
Stephen Hudson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The eventual coldest place on Earth is located on one of the highest places of Antarctica - on Dome A (Dome Argus). Thus far the lowest measured temperature reached here -82.5°C (July 2005) but scientists consider that it might fall even as low as -102°C.
"Dome Argus" was named by the researchers of Scott Polar Research Institute. Name "Argus" is taken from the Greek mythology - Argus is builder of the ship of argonauts. Most likely Argus in his worst dreams could not imagine that there exist such cold places.
Visually Dome A looks like most other places in Antarctica - an endless, flat, lifeless plain. Landscape consists of white snow and sky above it.
Dome A is the highest part of Eastern Antarctic ice shield. The ice near it is at least 2,400 m thick and below the Dome A is located Gamburtsev Mountain Range. These mountains reach height up to 2,700 m and in many ways are similar to Alps. It is possible that the development of Eastern Antarctic ice shield started from the glaciers of this mountain range in late Eocene some 35 million years ago.
Area around Dome A is extremely flat - if Dome A is located 4092.5 m above the sea level, the lowest spot in 30 km distance around it is 4,090.2 m above the sea level - height difference over 30 km is only 2.3 m.
Yearly precipitation here is around 10 mm of snow - it is one of the driest places on Earth. Area is also very calm, although there is little data about the speed of wind in winter here (installed anemometres does not work properly at these extreme temperatures).
The lowest temperature ever recorded has been registered in 1983 in Russian station Vostok: -89.2°C.
Dome A though is located some 600 m higher than Vostok. Automatic meteorological station was installed here in January 2005 and already in July 2005 there was registered -82.5°C. Currently, as Wondermondo writes this article (27th September 2010), the temperature 1 m above the land surface is -71°C. Temperature falls below -80°C almost every winter. In summer in rare cases the temperature here rises above -10°C but usually is between -20 - -40°C.
Deep the ice it is not any better: at 10 m depth the temperature is -58.3°C.
Weather in Dome A is very calm. During the cold winters a specific phenomenon is observed - inversion. The coldest air is closer to the land surface, while several metres higher the temperature is some 10°C higher. This is caused by the cooling effect of snow surface and lack of wind which elsewhere would mix this cold air with the warmer air above it.
It is possible though that Dome A is not the coldest place on Earth. 144 km south-west from Dome A has been identified Ridge A which might have even lower temperatures.
There is accumulated 1 - 3 cm of snow over Dome A in a year. Densification of snow is approximately 1 - 2 cm per year. Thus the ice shield gets very thin "annual rings", each of them recording information about the climatic conditions of respective year.
Due to this Dome A is valuable site for climatic research - layers have been acumulated without any local disturbances, they are thin and thus one should not go too deep to reach very old ice. Research here would provide very valuable information about the climate in past.
Chinese expeditions and ambitions
Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition CHINARE-21 was the first who arrived in this remote place in January 2005. Under the bright summer Sun they made several important scientific research activities - extracted 110 m long ice core sample and installed automatic meteorological station built by Australians. It is expected that this station continuously will collect data for 20 years and send it to satellite. Data can be seen online here.
Ambitions of Chinese scientists did not end with this. The next expedition installed automatic astronomical observatory PLATO in January 2008. This station worked well for 208 days when energy supplies ended and thus far is serviced and restarted every summer. The science made by PLATO can be learned here and current situation can be seen on these webcams. In fact these webcams show that some accumulation of snow due to winds is taking place here.
In 2009 the construction of the most extreme Antarctic research station - Kunlun Station - was started. For beginning, it, of course, is summer station.
The work here is extremely demanding. It is hard to breathe and one should be very careful not to damage his lungs. There are numerous problems which can not be imagined by people elsewhere in the world. Going to toilet outside premises seems to be mission impossible: at -60°C everything freezes stone hard immediately after leaving the body, or, if you are not well prepared and quick enough, shortly BEFORE leaving the body. Hands without handkerchiefs are damaged by frost in 3 minutes time at this temperature.
After working for 50 days at Dome A people are loosing weight - it is not possible to take wholesome food to this place.
Kunlun station is designed to persist in at least -93°C cold at wind speed of 12 m/s. This requires special engineered materials - common steel is not trustable at such conditions. It is planned to develop airport here as well. Station is located 1,200 km from the other Antarctic stations and is outside the range of helicopters - thus currently it is reached only with snowmobiles.
Dome A is one of the best locations on Earth for astronomical observations - for example, it is probably the only place on Earth where interstellar medium can be researched in terahertz frequencies. Much role in this program is taken by Australia which sees a possibility to develop world class astronomical observatory here.
See Dome Argus on the map of Antarctica!
- Australian Antarctic Division, Dome A: Colder than Cold. Accessed in 31st December 2011. Here you can look current temperature at Dome A - amazing!
- Xiao Cunde, Li Yuansheng, Ian Allison, Hou Shugui, Gabrielle Dreyfus, Jean-Marc Barnola, Ren Jiawen, Bian Lingen, Zhang Shenkai, Takao Kameda. Surface characteristics at Dome A, Antarctica: first measurements and a guide to future ice-coring sites. Annals of Glaciology 48, 2008. Accessed in 27 September 2010.


June 8, 2016
What is the Japan Central Authority?
The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction mandates that member countries establish or designate a Central Authority to handle cases brought under the Hague Convention. As the actual work of enforcing the Hague Convention falls on the staff of each country's Central Authority, these offices play an important role in ensuring the smooth and efficient cooperation between countries according to the rules of the Hague Convention. In Japan, the Central Authority has been established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
June 6, 2016
What happens after someone is detained by an immigration officer in Japan?
A Japanese immigration control officer can temporarily detain a foreign national if he or she reasonably believes that the foreign national has committed a deportable offence such as overstaying a visa or committing a crime. However, this temporary detention is only allowed in situations that require urgent action and once the foreigner has been safely detained, the immigration officer must deliver the foreigner and any evidence relating to the offense to an immigration inspector within 48 hours from the start of the detention.
June 3, 2016
Is it possible to sell rights under a contract to a third party?
In Japan, most contract rights are assignable to third parties. This general rule is limited to rights that are of an assignable nature (such as collecting payment) and to contracts that do not explicitly prevent assignments. This means that a party to a contract may assign his right to collect ten million yen over the course of a year, to a third party in exchange for nine million yen immediately. This rule favoring assignment allows parties to freely contract to suit their needs and ideally should promote the best possible economic outcome for all parties.
June 1, 2016
What is a Company Seal and how is it registered?
Registering a company in Japan requires creating a company seal. The company seal is a stamp that is usually a little larger than a normal personal seal. It also usually has the company's name or logo on it. The company seal is used on documents and contracts as the company's official seal of approval. However, in order to act as the company's official seal, a stamp must be registered with the Japanese government. After registration, the Legal Affairs Bureau can provide a company with their seal registration certificate, which, as the name suggests, is a document that certifies that the company seal […]


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September 11 – National Hot Cross Buns Day
Posted on September 11, 2012
National Hot Cross Buns Day
Five Food Finds about Hot Cross Buns
- A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun made with currants or raisins and marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten on Good Friday.
- In many historically Christian countries, buns are traditionally eaten hot or toasted on Good Friday, with the cross standing as a symbol of the Crucifixion.
- They are believed by some to pre-date Christianity, although the first recorded use of the term "hot cross bun" was not until 1733.
- It is believed that buns marked with a cross were eaten by Saxons in honour of the goddess Eostre (the cross is thought to have symbolised the four quarters of the moon); "Eostre" is probably the origin of the name "Easter".
- Others claim that the Greeks marked cakes with a cross, much earlier.
Today's Food History
on this day in…
1721 Rudolph Jacob Camerarius died. A German botanist, he showed the existence of sexes in plants, and identified the stamen and pistil as the male and female organs.
1777 The Battle of Brandywine in the American Revolutionary War. The British win, enabling them to capture Philadelphia.
1851 Sylvester Graham died in Northampton, Massachusetts. He advocated vegetarianism, temperance and the use of coarse ground whole wheat (graham) flour. He developed the Graham cracker in 1829.
1959 Congress passed legislation creating the Food Stamp program.
1961 The World Wildlife Fund, a conservation organization, was founded.


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Difference Between Blue Collar and White Collar
Blue Collar vs White Collar
Up to this day, there is confusion in discerning blue from white collar jobs. There has been some stigma attached to some, most especially to blue collar jobs. Nevertheless, both job types have their own set of pros and cons.
Traditionally, white collar jobs were named as such because these jobs originally required the worker to wear a shirt that is colored white either with a tie or without one. These jobs are often those that require the employee to wear a tie and work within the safe confines of the four walls of their offices, stores, schools and the like. Nevertheless, it can be safely said that the era of wearing the traditional white shirt and tie has already faded away. Still, many professionals like doctors and lawyers still don their ties and perhaps couple it with a white coat (especially for the medical doctors) to give an impression of a more serious stance.
On the contrary, blue collar jobs are not necessarily jobs that require the worker to wear blue shirts or polo. It is rather an expression which emphasizes that these employees work in a non-management position like those jobs that may involve workers becoming dirtier because of physically working a little harder. Often, these are the jobs that require protection clothing. So, perhaps the confusion sets in when one would label being a doctor as a blue collar job because most of them wear a doctor's coat or mask for protection. Medical doctors are white collar workers! Blue collar workers are the auto mechanics, drivers, and factory employees.
Unfortunately, there is an undeniable presence of a stigma for blue collar jobs. People often become too judgmental and say that these jobs are just plain 'dirty,' literally. Even if most of these jobs are more laborious, not to mention dangerous for the employee because of the workplace they report to, this does not always hold true to all cases.
Conversely, white collar jobs have a better working environment that are usually cleaner and cooler. These are the corporate jobs that often have a good basic monthly pay. As a result, many professionals who hold a degree end up with a white collar job while those who didn't finish college will eventually end up in 'just' a blue collar job. Yet again, this is not applicable to all situations. Also, middle class workers have been linked to blue collar while the upper class workers have been connected to white collar. Fortunately for blue collar jobs, the truth about receiving a higher pay for their white collar counterpart is not always true. In several instances, they even end up receiving a higher pay than the white collar workers.
1. White collar jobs are made synonymous to professionals who obtained higher degrees and education.
2. White collar jobs are linked to the generally higher paying type of jobs.
3. White collar jobs often have a cleaner of 'better' workplaces.
4. White collar jobs are more corporate and managerial while blue collar jobs are often non management but actual physical labor type of jobs.
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QA:Testcase arm image deployment
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This test case is associated with the Fedora_21_Alpha_Release_Criteria#initialization-requirements release criterion. If you are doing release validation testing, a failure of this test case may be a breach of that release criterion. If so, please file a bug and nominate it as blocking the appropriate milestone, using the blocker bug nomination page.
This case tests whether a direct deployment of a Fedora image works on an ARM platform.
 1. Make any required changes to the test system's bootloader configuration.
How to test
 1. Download the image you wish to test. There are two variants of each image, VFAT and ext. If the platform you are testing supports ext images, use the ext image. If it does not, use the VFAT image. The ARM install instruction page lists which variant to use for which platforms.
 2. Write it to a form of media bootable on the test system following any instructions given on the appropriate instruction page (e.g. Architectures/ARM/F21/Installation for the currently-pending Fedora release). Usually, this means running a command like xzcat -v .raw.xz > /dev/. For some platforms there will be further steps, which are explained on the instruction page.
 3. Attach the written medium to the test system and boot it, ensuring the medium takes priority over other boot methods.
Expected Results
 1. The system boots to the initial-setup tool.


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Home / Kid's Yoga Lesson Plans / Outer Space Adventure Based Yoga Lesson Plan Outer Space Adventure Based Yoga Lesson Plan$7.00 Kids Yoga Adventure Story lesson plan for an Outer Space exploration! Pretend to go on an adventure that is outof- thisworld and filled with movement and fun. A fully scripted yoga lesson plan in digital PDF format for kids that includes: 20 full-sized yoga poses and descriptions Introduction Warm-up activity Breathing/mindfulness activity Opening questions and facts Fully scripted adventure story with how to do each pose Visual sequence of the poses in order Guided meditation Art activity Teaching tips Everything you need to teach a 30-60 min kids yoga lesson to children ages 5-13! A fun way to learn about or expand your knowledge on outer space and the solar system through movement, mindfulness, and fun! Outer Space Adventure Based Yoga Lesson Plan quantity — OR — Add to cart Category: Kid's Yoga Lesson Plans Description Reviews (0) Description Are you teaching your students about the solar system or outer space? Would you like to learn a little about outer space with your kiddos while practicing movement, yoga, and mindfulness? Check out this fun adventure story lesson plan that goes out of this world to learn about the solar system! Use this lesson plan at a school, library, studio, at home, or in any setting where you work with kids. This is a full kids yoga lesson plan, recommended for ages 5-13. It is good for such a wide range of kids because there are lots of question prompts of varying levels and tons of material that you can add or omit depending on the age of kids. The lesson can last from 20-60 minutes, or more, depending on how much you choose to include. The Outer Space Adventure themed kids yoga lesson has a greeting, introduction, breathing/mindfulness activity, warm-up activity, game, scripted story of the adventure with yoga poses woven in, images of the kids yoga poses, guided meditation in resting pose, plus an optional craft activities at the end! Everything is written out in easy-to-read language for teaching kids of any age. Your downloadable lesson comes with 20 yoga poses within the lesson plan, AND in full-size printable format, plus pose descriptions. The entire document is 40 printable pages. This is a digital download in PDF format; please make sure you have the software to use this product. You will NOT receive a physical copy in the mail. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Be the first to review "Outer Space Adventure Based Yoga Lesson Plan" Cancel replyYour rating * Rate… Perfect Good Average Not that bad Very poor Your review *Name * Email * Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Related products Kids Yoga Lesson Plan – My Many Colored Days0 out of 5 $7.00 Add to cart Kids Yoga Lesson Plan – The Giving Tree0 out of 5 $7.00 Add to cart Kids Yoga Lesson Plan – The Great Kapok Tree0 out of 5 $7.00 Add to cart Kids Yoga Lesson Plan–Journey by Aaron Becker0 out of 5 $7.00 Add to cart
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Haiti Google Slides Themes and PowerPoint Template
This Trendy Country PowerPoint Template is a nice and captivating presentation for multipurpose uses, you are free to use for school, colleges, corporal meeting presentations. Also, can be used by teachers, businessman, employees, startups to show professional look in their presentation. You can use it to present the Nation's demographical, cultural and geographical topics along with their Flags icons which can be used as various Powerpoint Presentations.
Companies or startups can also easily use these Free google slides themes to market, Report and demonstrate their new product's launch and the services they provide in a specific country or their growth in international markets. This Powerpoint template can also be used to create projects of school, colleges on History, Geography or report on the country.
The Free Haiti Powerpoint template features:
1. Intro and History slide: Start your presentation by adding the introduction about the country, it's history and evolution that is how are the people evolve in the country their tradition, culture, religion, dressing sense, etc. Add an image to enhance the quality of your presentation.
2. Famous Personalities: Include the names of some of the famous persons, explorers, reformers, noble people, democrats, elite members, etc.
3. Geography and Climate: Add points regarding the climatic conditions, geographical locations – latitudes & longitudes, etc. You can always use various Icons and shapes to make a presentation more interactive.
4. Government and policies: This free learning presentation can be used to include the running political party and its policies. Also, add few points regarding the economy and expenditure on different fields of the country that is education, sports, poverty, cleanliness, and environment, welfare for people, scientific research and technological improvement, defense and military, etc.
5. Extras: Powerpoint world map template slide to show the location, fun facts about the country, medical improvements, demographic slides, about (add population, capital, city details etc), Quotation slide, Title slide, etc.


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Getting a criminal record in Ontario can have serious consequences, affecting your ability to find a job, travel abroad, and even get a loan. Fortunately, there are several ways to prevent criminal charges and maintain a clean record. In this article, we will discuss some effective strategies for preventing a criminal record in Ontario.
Understand the Law
One of the most important steps to preventing a criminal record is to educate yourself about the law. Knowing the different laws and regulations in Ontario will help you to avoid actions that could lead to criminal charges. The Criminal Code of Canada is the primary law governing criminal offences in the country. It defines various criminal offences and outlines the punishments for each. Understanding the law can help you to make better decisions and avoid situations that could lead to criminal charges. To ensure a well-rounded educational experience, we suggest this external source packed with supplementary and pertinent data. Delve into this valuable article, discover new viewpoints on the topic covered.
Seek Legal Advice
If you are unsure about the legality of any activity or have been charged with a crime, seeking legal advice can be immensely helpful. A lawyer can help you to understand the charges against you and guide you through the legal process. They can also negotiate plea deals or work to have charges reduced or dropped altogether. Even if you cannot afford a lawyer, you may be eligible for legal aid or other types of free legal assistance. It's important to know your rights and options when facing potential criminal charges.
If you have been charged with a crime, taking responsibility for your actions can go a long way in preventing a criminal record. Showing remorse, making amends, and taking steps to ensure you do not repeat the offence may help to reduce the severity of your charges or even have them withdrawn. It's important to be honest and forthcoming with authorities, as lying or attempting to cover up your actions can make the situation worse.
Avoid Problematic Behaviours
Some behaviours are more likely to result in criminal charges than others. Avoiding these behaviours can help you to maintain a clean record. Some of the most common actions that can lead to criminal charges include drug use or possession, impaired driving, assault, theft, and fraud. If you are struggling with any of these issues, seeking help from a professional or community organization can help you to avoid criminal charges and get the support you need. Interested in further exploring the topic discussed in this article? Learn more from this external source, packed with supplementary and useful information to enhance your reading.
Preventing a criminal record in Ontario is an important goal for anyone who wants to protect their future opportunities and freedoms. By understanding the law, seeking legal advice, taking responsibility for your actions, and avoiding problematic behaviours, you can reduce your risk of criminal charges and maintain a clean record.
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Windsor chairs, backs
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Windsor chairs were first manufactured in England in the early 18th century and are named after the English village where they were first made. Around 1740 they were produced in America, first in Philadelphia. As their popularity grew, they could be found in all areas of the country. Windsor chairs come in many shapes, colors and sizes. They are used as dining chairs, side chairs, writing chairs and high chairs. These versatile chairs have not gone out of style and have been in production for over 300 years.
Research Windsor chairs. Before you can accurately determine the age of a Windsor chair, it is imperative that you do your homework. Consult reference books on the topic like, "Windsor Chairs" by Wallace Nutting, and go to websites like Kovels that are devoted to antiques. Visit museums that feature exhibits on early American life. Talk to dealers and collectors.
Examine the chair's construction. An early English Windsor chair will have turned sticks driven through the plant seat to form legs. Above the seat the sticks will connect with a hoop to form the back and arm supports. These chairs had no stretchers, which are horizontal dowels that connect the legs, and no nails were used to hold the chair together
Look at the chair's legs. An American Windsor will have angled legs, whereas the English chair legs were straight.
Check the chair's plank seat to see how thick it is. Generally, older chairs will have thicker seats.
Count the chair's spindles. Generally, the older chairs will have the most spindles.
Study the chair's composition. Windsor chairs were crafted from a variety of woods like pine and birch, with more than one type used in a single chair. A chair with mahogany parts can be dated to the late 19th century because mahogany was difficult to obtain before then.
Determine how the chair is finished. Windsor chairs were painted to hide the variety of woods used to make them and are found most commonly in green, but other colors include shades of red, blue and yellow. A clear finish is rare and may mean the chair has been stripped and refinished.
Consult an expert. Ultimately, an expert on Windsor chairs is the only person who can definitively date your Windsor chair and tell if it is original or a well crafted reproduction.
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Find Method
Finds the position of the specified library file.
Visual Basic
Public Function Find( _
 ByVal LibraryPath As String _
) As Long
The file system or ALM path of the function library file you want to find.
The ALM path is the location of the file in ALM. For example:
[ALM\Resources] Resources\Libraries\Library1.qfl (for a file stored in the Test Resources module) or [ALM] Subject\qtp95\Library1.qfl (for a file stored as an attachment.)
Return Type
The Find method returns -1 if the specified library path is not found.
In previous QuickTest versions, the LibraryPath argument for ALM paths was specified using an ALM virtual path, such as:
This format is no longer supported. If you used this format in previous automation scripts, you should change your scripts to reflect the new format, as described in the Syntax Details section.
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Administrators will use this section to manage any services and applications that are connected to the SmarterTrack installation, including live chat translations, external feeds, ticket transferring across SmarterTrack instances and more. To access this section, log into the management interface with an administrator account. Then click on the Settings icon. In the Configuration area of the navigation pane, click on Connected Services. The settings will load in the content pane and the following tabs will be available:
Use this tab to edit the following settings:
- Max External Feed Articles - The number of articles that will be displayed per external feed. For example, if an external feed is configured to show blog posts on the SmarterTrack portal, only this number of articles will be displayed at a time.
- Map Provider - Using Google Maps, SmarterTrack can display customer location information in Who's On or when an IP address is clicked in a live chat. To enable a map provider, select Google from the dropdown menu.
- API Key - A Google Maps API Key IS REQUIRED in order to use Google as the map provider in SmarterTrack. Getting an API key is free, and, in most cases, using a standard API key will be fine. However, in larger installations, it may be necessary to upgrade your API key to avoid hitting the limitations applied to a standard API license from Google. For more information on obtaining an API Key, see the Get API Key page. Information about Google Maps Usage Limits is also available from the Google Maps API documentation.
- Translation Provider - Select which translation service to use from the list: Google or Azure. By default, the auto-translation method is set to None.
- API Key - For Google Translator only. The API key provided by Google. For more information on obtaining this key, please see the KB Automatically Translate Live Chats.
- Subscription Key - For Azure Translator only. A security key that allows Microsoft Translate to interact with your SmarterTrack installation. For more information on obtaining this key, please see the KB Automatically Translate Live Chats.
- Requests to Translations API - The total number of translation requests sent to the Translation Provider selected. This allows you to know how many requests sent so any limits can be protected.
- Characters to Translations API - This is the total number of characters sent to the Translation Provider selected. This allows you to keep track of any character limitations imposed by the Translation Provider to avoid any unnecessary extra charges.
- WHMCS Username - Provide the username of an admin-level user within WHMCS who has API Access. (Used when integrating SmarterTrack with the WHMCS Addon Module.)
- WHMCS Password - Provide the password associated with the admin username. (Used when integrating SmarterTrack with the WHMCS Addon Module.)
- WHMCS API Key - This is a security feature used to authenticate the integration between SmarterTrack and WHMCS. Enter the exact API Access Key that is configured in the configuration.php file found within the WHMCS directory. For example, if the following line is present in the configuration.php file: $api_access_key = "abc123", enter abc123 in this field. (Used when integrating SmarterTrack with the WHMCS Addon Module.)
- WHMCS URL - Provide the complete URL of your WHMCS control panel. (Used when integrating SmarterTrack with the WHMCS Addon Module.)
The follow options are available from the content pane toolbar:
- Save - Saves the changes made to the options on the tab.
- Test Settings - Use this button to test your translation settings with the appropriate provider.
- Reset Statistics - This button will reset the character count that is tracked for character conversions using the appropriate translation service. This can be used to check against any reports received or viewed at the translation service website to ensure both systems are in sync.
External feeds allow users to have custom RSS feeds, and snippets of the information in articles or news items, displayed on their portal. External Feeds are different than Custom Links in that the feed snippet is displayed on the Portal home page as a section of the Portal. Custom Links create a new button on the Portal home page.
If any external feeds are available, they will be listed on this page. Otherwise, new feeds can be added by clicking Add in the content pane toolbar. External feeds can be associated with all brands or used and customized on a per-brand basis. Furthermore, if multiple feeds are to be displayed on a brand's portal, they will be displayed in order of how they are listed in the Connected Services settings. Use the Move column to adjust the order of the external feeds, if needed.
Administrators can use this section to connect to another SmarterTrack installation for ticket transferring. This can be useful for those organizations working out of separate locations or across sister-companies. When a SmarterTrack installation is connected, agents can choose whether to transfer tickets to the local or connected instance. Note: Both installations must be running the same version of SmarterTrack in order for this feature to work properly.
To add a SmarterTrack instance, click Add in the content pane toolbar. A modal window will display the following options:
- Connection Name - The friendly name of the SmarterTrack instance.
- SmarterTrack Base URL - The URL for the SmarterTrack portal.
- Admin Username - A system administrator's username for the SmarterTrack instance.
- Admin Password - A system administrator's associated password for the SmarterTrack instance.
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|Alternative names||Dorkunu, komi|
|Place of origin||West Africa|
|Main ingredients||Ground corn|
Kenkey or Dorkunu or Komi is a staple dish similar to a sourdough dumpling from the Akan, Ga and Ewe inhabited regions of West Africa, usually served with a soup, stew, or sauce. Areas where kenkey is eaten are southern Ghana, eastern Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, western Benin, Guyana (where it is known as "konkee"), and Jamaica. It is usually made from ground corn (maize), like sadza and ugali. It is also known in Jamaica as dokunoo, dokono, dokunu, (the Asante refer to the same dish as 'Dɔkono' pronounced as 'Dorkono'), blue drawers, and tie-a-leaf. In the cuisine of the Caribbean, it is made with cornmeal, plantain, green banana, sweet potato(Asante and Jamaican version, which came from the Asanti version) or cassava, wrapped in banana leaves. The food is derived from African cooking traditions. Unlike ugali, making kenkey involves letting the maize ferment before cooking. Therefore, preparation takes a few days in order to let the dough ferment. After fermentation, the kenkey is partially cooked, wrapped in banana leaves, corn husks, or foil, and steamed. There are several versions of kenkey, such as Ga and Fante kenkey.
- 6-8 cups of corn (maize) flour or cornmeal (ground corn or ground maize); (White cornmeal is preferred, it should be finely ground, like flour. Latin American style corn flour, as is used in tortillas, tamales, pupusas, etc. is the right kind)
- Banana leaves, or maize or corn husks, or aluminum foil to wrap dough in (the leaves or husks may be available at African, Asian, or Latino groceries)
Fermented cornmeal dough
In a large container combine the corn flour (or corn flour and grated cassava) with just enough warm water to dampen all of it. Mix well. Cover the container with a clean cloth. Set it in a warm place, such as a warmed oven or on top of the refrigerator, for two to three days. Fermentation may take longer than two days, especially in cool climates. (Note: a warmed oven is an oven that has been heated for a few minutes then turned off. The flour should ferment, not cook.) When it is properly fermented, it should have a slightly sour, but not unpleasant, aroma, like rising bread dough. Overly fermented corn flour will not taste right.
Prepare the corn flour as described above, and let it ferment for about six hours. Then mix one tablespoon of vinegar into the wet corn flour.
Soak the dry corn in water. After three days drain and wash the corn in fresh water. Grind it and add some water to make it into a dough with a smooth surface. Keep it in a warm place to ferment for two to three days before using it to prepare the kenkey. Before using it for the preparation the moldy surface on top should be removed and discarded.
- Knead the fermented dough with your hands until it is thoroughly mixed.
- In a large pot, bring one cup of water to a boil. Slowly add one part of the fermented dough. Cook for about ten minutes, stirring constantly and vigorously. Remove from heat. This half of the dough is called the "aflata".
- Combine the "aflata" with the remaining uncooked dough. Mix well. The proportion of raw dough to aflata determines the softness of the kenkey after cooking.
- Divide the "aflata"and raw dough mixture into serving-sized pieces. Wrap the pieces tightly in banana leaf, maize or corn husks, or foil. Banana leaves are more flexible if they have been briefly warmed in a hot oven or a pot of boiling water. The wrapped dough should look like burritos or tamales. Cooking string can be used to tie the wrapping closed.
- Place the wrapped dough packets on a wire rack above water in a large pot. Bring to a boil and steam for one to three hours, depending on their size and thickness. Serve room-temperature.
- Ga Kenkey is usually served hot with a red pepper sauce made of grounded chili pepper, onions and tomatoes; and a black pepper sauce locally called shito.
- Fante Kenkey is usually served warm with tomato gravy or palaver sauce. It may also go with any fish, poultry, or meat dish from Western Africa. In Ghana, guests are often served Fante Kenkey with red pepper sauce and canned sardines or fried fish, especially if they have arrived unannounced or after the family's evening meals.
The water used in boiling the kenkey is used as a drink when a maize or corn husks is used as the wrapper for cooking the kenkey. This water is called otinshi nu.
Note: Ready-to-use fermented cornmeal dough made especially for banku and kenkey may be available at African grocery stores and should be prepared according to package instructions.
- Jamaican Cooking: 140 Roadside and Homestyle Recipes.
- "Regional Dishes". touringghana. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- "KENKEY". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- Phil Bartle. "Kwasi Bruni; Corn and the Europeans". VCN.org.
- "West Africa Recipe - Cooking Kenkey". West Africa Secondary School, Accra Ghana. PBS Kids.
- "Questions and Answers > Food products > What is kenkey and how is it made?". Food-info.net. Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
- Fran Osseo-Asare (March 28, 2007). "Ghana-style Kenkey". Betumi.com.


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Sagamok Anishnawbek
Sagamok Anishnawbek, whose names means 'two parts joining' is located approximately 120 kilometers west of Sudbury. Sagamok's culture and language is Anishnawbek and is made up of the Ojibwe, Odawa and Pottawatomi tribes. Also known as the Three Fires People - Sagamok is a place of rich stories, legends and history that derive from time immemorial.
Once the summer camps of the original peoples who came down from Biscotasing, it is now the permanent home to many of those descendants. Sagamok is an ancestor-based village that is known for its diversity, prosperity and growth.
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The body of a person who dies goes into a state of rigor mortis within two to four hours. During this time, the chemical changes within the body cause the limbs and muscles to stiffen for up to four days. A cadaveric spasm, also called instant rigor, occurs post mortem in rare cases. A cadaveric spasm refers to the premature stiffening of a corpse before rigor mortis takes place. It is possible to mistake a cadaveric spasm for rigor mortis.
According to Pounder, you can establish the time of death using the rate method or the concurrence method. The rate method measures the changes that occur in a body after death. The concurrence method examines the details of the activity surrounding the death. The time on a watch that stopped working due to damage during a struggle, for example, can indicate the approximate time of death.
Look for and examine evidence found near or on the deceased's body. Such evidence can include bodily injuries, anamnestic evidence and environmental evidence. Forensic scientists find anamnestic evidence based on an individual's daily routines or habits. Environmental evidence refers to items found near a body, such as footprints or broken items.
Establish the current type of postmortem change in the body. According to Professor Derrick J. Pounder, head of the University of Dundee's Department of Forensic Medicine, these changes include algor mortis, rigor mortis, livor mortis and postmortem decomposition, adipocere or mummification. Algor mortis refers to the gradual cooling of a dead body, before rigor mortis takes place. A cadaveric spasm always takes place before rigor mortis; therefore, a body past the rigor mortis state will not experience a cadaveric spasm.
Figure out the deceased's body temperature to help establish the time of death. You may get the most accurate body temperature readings from a corpse via the rectum or by cutting a hole in the abdomen and placing a chemical thermometer in the opening. It is best to get a temperature reading as early as possible. The closer the temperature of a body is to the surrounding environment, the longer it has been dead. However, you must take into account factors such as layers of clothing, the temperature of the ground and humidity.
Learn the individual's degree of activity before death. Pounder states that for reasons unknown, a body may experience a postmortem cadaveric spasm after an episode of violence or intense emotions. A dead body tightly gripping a weapon, a defense object or environmental items surrounding the body — like grass — can indicate a cadaveric spasm.
Notice the involuntary movements of the deceased's body. Cadaveric spasms happen at the moment of death and persist through rigor mortis. In some instances, the body may appear to move or twitch as the muscles and joints begin to tighten during such a spasm, before rigor mortis. During this time, the muscles may tighten so much that it takes considerable force to move them or break a grip.


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Activity indicators and progress indicators
Activity indicators and progress indicators show users that their BlackBerry devices are performing an action, such as searching for items or removing languages.
Use an activity indicator if you want to show that the BlackBerry device is working and you cannot determine the duration of the action. You can add an activity indicator to any component, such as a screen, text field, or list item. You can also add text to an activity indicator to describe the action.
Use a progress indicator if you can determine the duration of an action. Progress indicators include a label to indicate what the action is and a horizontal bar that fills from left to right as the action progresses. A percentage appears in the bar to indicate how much of the action is complete.
Best practice: Implementing activity indicators and progress indicators
- Always indicate progress when an action takes more than 2 seconds to complete.
- Use a progress indicator when you can determine the duration of an action.
- Use an activity indicator when you cannot determine the duration of an action.
- Provide useful progress information. For example, if users are downloading an application to their device, indicate the percentage of data that their BlackBerry device has downloaded. Be as accurate as possible with the progress information.
- Always allow users to use the End key to hide a progress indicator.
Guidelines for text
- Use a concise, descriptive text (for example, "Loading data" or "Building an application list").
- If an action is long and you want to communicate what is happening at each stage, provide text that describes each stage (for example, "Downloading" or "Installing").
- Use sentence case capitalization.


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Survey of Energy Resources 2007
Geothermal Country Notes
The double-flash plant at La Bouillante in the French Overseas Department of Guadeloupe is at present the only example of the island's geothermal energy being utilised for electricity production. The plant was commissioned in 1985 but was closed between 1992 and 1996.
The French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) contributed to the development of the Bouillante high-enthalpy field by supporting 20% of the cost of drilling new wells.
Following the rehabilitation of Bouillante 1, a 5 MWe double-flash unit, in 1996, the plant was able to supply 2% of the island's electricity supply in 1998. Extensive exploration of the Bouillante field ensued and led to the drilling of three new production wells and a plan to construct Bouillante 2, an 11 MWe unit some 400 m from the original plant. Bouillante 2 was put into service in 2005 and currently some 10% of electricity generation is supplied by the geothermal resource. Pre-feasibility studies for Bouillante 3 began in 2004 with the aim of geothermal power supplying up to 20% of the island's electricity in the future.


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Gmail Child Account
I was visiting a friend the other day and his young child was complaining that she wanted an e-mail address. She wanted one to keep in touch with her aunt and uncle, who had told her to e-mail them. My friend explained to her that she could use his, but she wanted one with her name in it. My friend was wary of creating one for her, because of all the bad spam she'd get and he also wondered how he would be able to monitor her account.
Well, when I went home, I did some research and found out that users of the Gmail e-mail program can create a parent and child account. Cool, huh?! Read on for some more details.
If you want to create a sub-account (child account), just follow these directions:
1.) Log in to your Gmail account.
2.) In the upper right hand corner, click Settings.
3.) Select the link that says Accounts. Below that, select the link that says "Add another e-mail address."
4.) When asked what e-mail address you'd like, type your Gmail user name, followed by a plus sign and the name of the child's account, with no spaces. For example, if your Gmail address was _EMAIL_ and the child's name was Jenna, you'd type in _EMAIL_. When you have finished, click the Next Step button.
5.) Now, when your child goes to compose an e-mail, in the From: drop down menu, they can select their account instead of yours.
Any messages or replies sent to that account will appear in your Inbox and you can tell your child when they have a new message. It's the perfect way to give your child what they want, but still keep a close eye on what they do while on the Internet.
You can even create multiple child accounts. Heck, they don't even necessarily have to be for a child. They can be for whatever you like!
Not a shabby deal, huh?!
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Alphabet > Letter
P is for Police Officer
*Police Officer Headband Hat & Badge
*Suggestions for making a police officer vest.
Other craft links
Holidays and Events
May - third week >
June > National
October > Crime Prevention Week
> Crime Prevention
Activity #1: Resources for
Learning about the role of the Police Officer and Crime Prevention
Activity #2: Crafts: Police Officer Hat
Let's Make a Police Officer Hat
and Badge to Honor the Police Officer an Important Community
Helper - Discuss the Letter P is for Police Officer
To pay tribute to the police officer and their dedication to serve
and protect the community, the children will assemble a simple
police officer hat and wear a badge. Children love to
dress up and do dramatic play, and this will be a welcomed and fun
Instructions for the Police Officer Head band hat and badge:
1. Select your choice of color or black and white template for
the hat and badge. I would recommend the black and white
templates because these can be colored to match the uniform
colors of the police officers in your community. Older
children may be able to help cut the large hat template.
2. Ahead of time, cut a band
about 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide and 22 inches long approx. from construction paper
or card stock. Once you print the template there is enough
paper left over on the right side to cut three strips/bands and then
tape together to form the long band as illustrated in the template.
3. The hat and badge will be assembled during the alphabet P
presentation below. Optional: Add a police
vest made with a large paper grocery bag and glue the
finished badge to it.
Other great Police Officer related crafts at DLTK's:
Officer TP Roll Craft: Young children love
puppets and this craft can be used as teacher aid to present the
activities. Make one ahead of time. Tell the children
they will make their own police officer.
A paper tube is not needed to make it, simply fold the body piece in
half, glue and have the children glue the other body parts,
attach a craft stick to hold as a puppet.
Paper Craft with Police Officer Hat: If the children
love Blue from the Blue's Clues preschool TV program, then this is
the winner and is easy for children 2+ and older.
3. Make a simple police vest using a large paper grocery
bag. With the bag opened, make a large round opening on the
bottom for the head and cut the bag open along the front. Make
round holes on the sides for arm holes. Close and lay the bag
flat and children can paint the front using tempera paint and using
a sponge. Cut a long strip of black construction paper
to form a belt - just for the front where is painted, and glue on
bag when the paint is dry. Attach the badge and the vest is
ready to wear.
Activity #3: Letter P is for Police
Officer Lesson Plan Activities and Printable Materials
Indicate the letter P is in the hat as
well as in the badge.
Crafts at DLTK's:
Officer TP Roll Craft
Paper Craft with Police Officer Hat