The Objectives of the South Coffs Community Garden are:
To create a unique, safe and supportive sanctuary for all community members.
To promote a sense of community where trust, effort, knowledge, skills and responsibility are shared; where creativity, quality and the environment are nurtured; and where equity and philanthropy can flourish.
We aim to promote the cultural richness of food, plants and people within our community garden.
We aim to cultivate 'community' and the 'soil'.
South Coffs Community Garden will:
Design for Community Connection – to improve and strengthen community pride and foster connections across differences like age and ability through shared involvement in the gardens activities. To create an environment for people to work cooperatively. To donate food surpluses to people experiencing food insecurity and the agencies that serve them, to develop strong supportive partnerships with other community groups, businesses and organisations in their local area. To provide a space to create and display community art, hold community events, celebrations and reflect the ever changing needs of the local community.
Design for Learning – Our garden will create opportunities for experiential learning, demonstration and practical small-group activities. To encourage a creative environment in which people can contribute their skills, learn from each other, develop new skills and fresh ideas; share knowledge, and create discussions about nutrition, cooking/preserving, growing organic, composting, seed saving, sustainability and much more.
Design for Environment – to encourage environmentally sound gardening practices such as organic gardening, recycling, composting and water recycling; to encourage an appreciation of the natural environment and an understanding for the need to protect what we have for future generations to enjoy; to protect the genetic diversity of our food by introducing seed saving programs.
Design for Accessibility – Our pathways, access, amenities and garden beds will be designed with the emphasis on 'all' can access and enjoy. An inclusive design plan allows every member in the community to participate in all aspects of the garden.
Design for the Senses – Our garden design will engage the senses, where people want to be. It will be a garden that 'speaks' to a wide cross-section of the community. We will include scented plants, colour, public art and auditory elements and musical performances for a sensory experience.
Design for Sociability and Safety – Our social hub space will be a place for people to mix with individuals and groups, diverse in age, cultural backgrounds, economics status and ability to form friendships and social bonds which contribute to a sense of community. To encourage people without access to land, people living with disabilities, seniors, teens/children, families and individuals and people of all cultural backgrounds.
Design for Cultural Diversity – our garden will include the plants and cultural traditions of the various cultural groups who make up our neighbourhood. This will create a sense of belonging and connection. Our garden members will develop effective systems of communication to maintain and foster a spirit of inclusiveness and ensure that everyone's voice is heard.
Design for Wellbeing – to improve nutritional health – by increasing the production and consumption of fresh, organic, locally grown food, to reduce environmental impact – by reducing food miles and recycling waste, to encourage people experiencing food insecurity to participate, to encourage growing practices that are sustainable and environmentally responsible.


When the drain is blocked, water is no longer fed into the suction line, causing the low pressure point or "vacuum" at the pump impeller to lengthen until it reaches the drain and holds down whatever is causing the blockage. Upon detecting a rise in vacuum, SVRS's and automatic pump shut-offs disable the pump by allowing air to enter the line or turning off the power, thereby equalizing pressure at the drain and releasing the entrapment victim.


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Kindergarten English Language Arts
CKLA March Office Hours
Core Knowledge will be holding Office Hours for K-2 Monday, March 3rd from 3:30-4:30. The primary purpose of this Office Hours session is to discuss connections between CKLA and Science and Social studies content and answer questions about some of these cross-curricular connections. We will not have a representative of the State or City to answer questions about policy regarding overlaps between CKLA and Science and Social Studies standards/mandates, but will focus on better understanding what content is covered and what isn't covered in CKLA. We will have time to answer questions on this topic as well as questions on other topics/areas of need. We will be recording these sessions and will email out the recording and ppt to anyone who registers. We encourage registration even if you are not sure you can attend (although we encourage attendance as this allows for a broad array of questions/discussion).
To attend Office Hours please follow this link to register: _URL_
Once you register, you will receive a follow-up log in email within 24 hours of the Office Hours event.
|Listening and Learning Strand||Skills Strand||Guided Reading and Accountable Independent Reading (GRAIR)|
|The Listening and Learning Strand consists of a series of read‐alouds organized by topics (called domains), many of which are informational in nature. The goal of the Listening and Learning Strand is for students to acquire language competence through listening, specifically building a rich vocabulary, and broad knowledge in history and science by being exposed to carefully selected, sequenced, and coherent read‐alouds.||The Skills Strand teaches the mechanics of reading–students are taught systematic and explicit phonics instruction as their primary tool for decoding written English. By the end of grade 2, students have learned all of the sound‐spelling correspondences in the English language and are able to decode written material they encounter. In addition to phonics, students also are taught spelling, grammar, and writing during the Skills Strand.||GRAIR is additional literacy time within the school day where teachers can work with students in developmentally appropriate groupings to meet their individual needs. This is an opportunity for the favorite traditional read aloud, literacy based centers, and immersion in text, where teachers can facilitate student choice from existing leveled libraries based on interest, availability, and readability. The purpose of this time is to build independent, interested, and capable readers.|

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The MediGO Solution
Built on a foundation of rigorous peer reviewed research, MediGO is a next-generation hardware and software platform designed to enhance organ transplantation through technology and communication.
Improving Efficiencies
There's no denying that organ transplantation is one of the greatest innovations of modern medicine. MediGO aims to advance the field even further through, innovative improvements in transporting lifesaving organs to safeguard donors and recipients, while avoiding waste of hospital time and resources.
MediGO provides all key stakeholders improved logistics and transparency around organ shipments so that they can focus on improving patient care.
MediGo: Keeping the community connected
MediGo Improving inefficiencies
Keeping the community
Peer reviewed data suggests that transplant stakeholders—including Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), couriers, surgeons, and support teams—need to know where organs are and when they will arrive in order to optimize outcomes. This enhancement improves trust and knowledge within the transplant supply chain, and provides both accountability and transparency in a complex system.
MediGO allows all stakeholders to track organs in real-time and communicate with each other on a centralized platform. As a result, patients receive organs of known quality, surgeons can plan better, and hospitals waste less time and money.
MediGo Improving inefficiencies
Collecting data for future innovation
By bringing together the entire transplant community, MediGO is generating actionable data that provides vital statistical information allowing the transplant community to make better and more informed decisions in the future.
The information collected, including temperature, vibration, and environmental factors, are collected with the goal of informing organ quality and eventually recipient outcomes. Further, MediGO's unique approach creates an opportunity for open-source collaboration through high value data.
MediGo: Collecting data for future innovation
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MediGO has the potential to advance the entire transplantation field, from donors and families to surgeons and Organ Procurement Organizations. With full support of the community, we will generate the data necessary to inform critical research and better position the community for the future.


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"Bread is as important as the flower for the poor "
The quality of life in elderly person is closely related to their environment and affect. This environment includes adequate health care, closeness and security provided by family or friends and a means of stimulating an independent and integral development (Bernardin-Haldemann, 1993; Chaudhury, 2003, Hwang and Ziebarth, 2006).
Care environment and affective environment is basic in people with advanced dementia. "forever people" project provides a therapeutic proposal fitted to specific needs.


Quebec Natatorium Uses Geothermal, Reduced Refrigerant HVAC, Heat Recovery
May 9, 2013 By Linda Hardesty
Tpoolhe new $18 million, 45,000-sq-foot Aquatic and Community Centre in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, employs a 500-ft-deep geothermal field, exhaust air heat recovery for preheating outside air, dehumidifier compressor heat recovery for free pool water heating, and a reduced refrigerant HVAC dehumidifier strategy.
The city will achieve a four-year payback, save millions of dollars in energy costs over the lifespan of the facility and minimize the local environment's exposure to refrigerants.
The HVAC technology making the project's most environmental impact is the energy recovery dehumidifiers from the new Protocol NP-Series by Seresco, which use up to 80-percent less refrigerant than comparably-sized conventional mechanical natatorium dehumidifiers, while delivering an annualized operating cost reduction of five to seven-percent. Instead of an all-refrigerant design, the dehumidifiers use heat exchangers and glycol for heat rejection to the water-source loop.
Pool water heating is supplied by a coaxial-type heat exchanger using recovered waste heat from the two Seresco dehumidifiers' refrigeration circuits, which are required for dehumidifying the space to a 55-percent relative humidity.
If pool water heating is satisfied, the remaining heat is rejected to the geothermal water source loop or into supply air for reheat. On subzero days when pool water heating isn't 100-percent satisfied by heat recovery, the 96-percent efficient back-up condensing boilers by Camus Hydronics Unlimited are activated.
Throughout the summer months, heat rejected to the water source loop is stored in the six-well, 500-ft-deep geothermal field for use later in the heating season. The water source loop, which averages temperatures over 80°F in the summer and provides almost all the heating for domestic hot water and locker room showers, also uses two rooftop evaporative cooling towers by Baltimore Aircoil to reject any excess heat not required within the complex.
The geothermal loop's operational and redundant 20-hp pumps by Taco use Danfoss variable frequency drives (VFDs) to operate at only the needed flows. For example, when heat pumps or the dehumidifiers are not requiring cooling or heating, the VFD's ramp down the pumps' water flow for further energy savings.
All systems are monitored and controlled by a BACnet-based building automation system by Automated Logic.
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While water is essential to life, it's one of the most destructive elements on the planet. Without the use of a water tank surface coating, the substrate in a municipal tank is vulnerable to factors such as corrosion, deterioration and nitrification. The destructive problems compromise the safety of the water within a tank and reduce the tank's service life. Maintenance that includes the proper application of surface coatings mitigates these risks and increases a tank's durability.
Water Tank Designs and Associated Risks
By design, municipal water tanks should never affect the safety of the water, as it's already susceptible to environmental influences like mineral accumulation, pH changes, bacteria and algae. Common tank types include:
- Fiberglass: Fiberglass water tanks are vulnerable to sunlight.
- Steel: Steel tanks are susceptible to corrosion.
- Concrete: Concrete deteriorates with time. Wet/dry cycles make the material susceptible to sulfate attacks and salts. Freeze/thaw cycles may cause the formation of cracks. Even high-quality concrete is at risk.
Water Tank Surface Coatings for Added Protection
Surface coatings protect the inside of municipal water tanks from deterioration and corrosion, as it forms a physical barrier between the water and the walls of the tank. Some protective epoxy coatings also give tanks an added layer of chemical resistance. The best type of coating to use depends on the design of the tank, the material from which it is made and the standards outlined by the American Water Works Association.
Fiberglass and polyethylene tanks, particularly those stored above ground, may require surface coatings on the exterior walls to protect them from the impact of UV rays. Without the protective coating, the tank's exterior will degrade. It's not uncommon for water tanks made of other materials to have an exterior surface coating that protects against the elements and prevents heat absorption.
The best time to apply surface coatings to a water tank is before its installation to protect it from:
- Abrasives (e.g., silt, sand and other debris in water)
- Freezing weather
- Tensile stresses
- Organic and inorganic deposits (e.g., calcium, biofilm, manganese and iron)
- Chemical attacks (e.g., low pH levels or acid in the water)
- Chlorine losses in the stored water
If a contractor didn't apply a water tank surface coating before a tank's installation, it is possible to apply it during maintenance.
The Importance of Surface Preparation before Applying a Water Tank Surface Coating
Protective coatings extend the life of water tanks and help protect the water they hold. The success of the coatings depends on the tank's surface preparation. It is not enough to merely power-wash or use washouts to prepare the surface because they don't fully remove organic and inorganic deposits. Leftover deposits reduce the coating's durability and cause it to bubble, crater or crack.
When applying surface coatings, it's also crucial to create the ideal environment for it to dry. Depending on the time of year and the tank's location, the temperatures and relative humidity levels may prolong a protective coat's drying time. Temporary climate control solutions lower humidity levels and promote optimal surface temperatures for the water tank surface coating to adhere to the substrate.
Polygon specializes in temporary climate control solutions that improve the performance of protective coatings during the preparation, application and curing stages. The solutions will help you stay on top of deadlines, reduce maintenance costs and prolong the amount of time between coating applications. Contact Polygon today to learn more about implementing its solutions with your municipal water tank maintenance projects.
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How to Unload a Debugger
Unloading a Debugger
Errors can occur when loading programs under the Windows operating system. One type of error that you can receive is "a debugger has been detected: unload the debugger and try again" message. This error can occur when certain programs and drivers on your system are outdated or are conflicting with other files.
Remove Amdfix.sys File (If it exists).
- The Amdfix.sys
- Click the Start menu and then go to the "Search" option. This will display the Search Results window.
- Select the "All files and folders" option from the left panel.
- Type "amdfix.sys" into the "All or part of the file name" text box.
- Click the "Search" button to have the system search your local hard drives for the file.
- Right-click the amdfix.sys file that is displayed in the right panel. Select "Rename" from the context menu and then change the name of the files to "amdfix.sys.old. Press the "Enter" key to save the change.
- Restart your computer so that your system will start and not load the amdfix.sys file.
Disable Startup Programs
- Startup Configuration
- Click the "Start" button and then select the "Run" option. Type "msconfig" into the text box and then click the "OK" button. This will start the System Configuration Utility.
- Go to the General tab and then click the option for "Selective Startup." Click in the box to remove the check for system.ini, win.ini and load startup items options.
- Go to the Services tab and select the "Hide all Microsoft Services" check box. Click the "Disable All" button to prevent the remaining services from loading when Windows restarts.
- Click the "OK" button to save the change and then reboot your computer to start your system with the startup programs disabled.
I hope that helps,


Shell Grit for Chickens
by Natural Poultry Essentials
A must-have for laying pullets and hens!
Why do your chickens need shell grit?
Chickens don't have teeth! Therefore ensuring they have a supply of grit is critical to the health of their gizzard. It's also a critical source of calcium for strong bones and egg shells.
What is shell grit?
Natural Poultry Essentials Shell Grit is literally broken up seashells. It's 100% real, natural and Australian. It's a mixture of fine and medium textures, perfect for laying hens and pullets.
How to use shell grit for chickens
Chooks love shell grit when it's clean and shiny, so keep half a cup at a time in a container that they can't scratch in. Allow them to "free choice", meaning rather than mixing it into their feed, offer it to them to peck as they please.
A small birdcage-style feeder hooked on the side of their coop or run (out of the weather), is perfect. Wet slightly if it's losing its lustre.


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Scope of Forensics in Dentistry
The scope of forensics in dentistry (also called forensics in odontology) includes both the identification of human remains and the associated legal responsibilities. Dental forensics may involve the identification of an individual or in some cases multiple individuals, such as from a mass disaster. In the latter case, the task would be preferably handled by a team that includes forensic odontologists, a forensic anthropologist, and a forensic pathologist for biologic profiling or population stratification.
Stratification is the sorting of multiple individuals based on age and, to a lesser extent, race and gender. When this process is applied to a group of unidentified human remains, it enhances the chance to make a positive match between one individual and the dental records of missing persons. If a match is impossible, at least the assessment of the developmental age of the dentition of individuals using diagnostic imaging allows the forensic dentist to determine the age. This determination involves a process where the developmental age of the dentition of an individual is compared with the mean developmental ages of a standard population to arrive at a chronologic age. This process also can be performed on living individuals, such as when identifying individuals with amnesia. There are other methods (not included in this chapter) besides the developmental age of teeth to determine chronologic age, such as determining the developmental age of the bones of the wrist and hand. Virtually all age determinations by any scientific process have an associated error rate. According to Saks in his publication, "The Coming Paradigm Shift in Forensic Identification Science," quantification of error rates in the comparative forensic sciences has been problematic. For this reason, it is imperative that the forensic dentist understands the inherent scientific errors and is cautious in selecting language used to state opinions in official reports.
Forensic dentists also contribute to cases involving bite-mark injuries including recognition, documentation, and analysis of injuries. Analysis involves comparison of a known dentition with a bite mark in a substance, including human skin. Such cases may involve civil litigation or providing aid to dental regulatory authorities. Radiology often provides objective data that are useful in supporting the opinions of a forensic dentist. This chapter focuses primarily on the role of the forensic dentist in identifying human remains.
Need for Identification of Human Remains
Human remains are identified for personal, legal, and societal reasons. People place great importance on verification of the identity of the deceased from a personal perspective because doing so gives a measure of closure to loved ones, permits appropriate funerary rites, and allows appropriate religious ceremonies to be undertaken. In the absence of knowing for certain that a loved one has died, the grieving process may be delayed or interrupted.
From a legal perspective, certification of death is required before payment of life insurance; settling of wills and estates; dissolution of business partnerships, contracts, and marriage; and settling of debts. Just as important from a legal perspective is the commencement of suspicious death investigation. Knowing the identity of a person who died under suspicious circumstances may instigate the investigation. Also, fulfilling the legal requirements for the identification of an individual has importance for society as a whole. A competent forensic death investigation of human remains has four goals: determination of the means, manner, and cause of death and identification of the remains.
Methods of Body Identification
The primary methods used in body identification are visual identification, fingerprint identification, DNA identification, identification by the presence of unique skeletal or medical devices, and dental identification. Visual identification, although the most common method, is unpleasant and may be unreliable. This method can be considered a form of comparative science practiced by someone without scientific training and at a time of high stress and in difficult circumstances. Errors in visual identification are well documented. Fingerprint identification is common but requires that the deceased individual has fingerprint records before death (e.g., criminal record, military or police service) and for the cadaveric fingerprints to remain intact after death. The fingerprints may not be intact in cases where the body has undergone decomposition, maceration, or incineration. Fingerprint identification is impossible with skeletonized remains.
DNA identification, accomplished by comparing an antemortem (before death) sample with an unknown set of human remains, provides confident identification except between identical twins who have the same DNA. In addition to comparative identification, DNA analysis can be used for racial stratification where a DNA trait may indicate the ethnocultural group of a deceased individual.
Identification by skeletal or medical devices can be made if these devices have serial numbers or if they are unusual in form (Fig. 34-1). Additionally, frontal sinus morphology is quite variable, and this region may be used to compare antemortem and postmortem (after death) diagnostic images for the purpose of identification.
Dental identification has many advantages over the other techniques. Empirical testing has proven that it is reliable, straightforward when antemortem images are available, and readily demonstrable in courts of law. It is also quick and inexpensive.
Utility of Dental Radiology for Body Identification
Diagnostic images are used in dental identification because they provide objective evidence of the antemortem and postmortem condition. Conventional radiographs and digital images are a permanent record of the antemortem condition at the time they were exposed and are difficult to misinterpret. In contrast, a dental charting by one dentist may not be directly comparable to a dental charting by a second dentist of the same patient. Despite the forensic utility of antemortem dental images, most dentists (appropriately) do not expose a full-mouth set of images at each appointment. As a consequence, antemortem images should be analyzed in conjunction with the antemortem dental chart. Antemortem dental images should never be exposed for the purpose of providing a record for later comparison, even in high-risk groups such as convicted criminals or sex-trade workers. Use of the chart and antemortem images of known date allows the forensic dentist to produce an antemortem odontogram, a record of the patient's dentition, which can be compared with the postmortem conditions for the purposes of identification.
Identification of a Single Body
The process of body identification using dental criteria is relatively straightforward and is outlined in the American Society of Forensic Odontology manual. Using diagnostic images, the forensic dentist identifies points of agreement (concordance) between the antemortem and postmortem images and lists them numerically. There is no set number of points needed for an identification to be made. A decedent who was edentulous before death may/>


Shell process in a workflow and save it to your desktop or on your dock, so you can reach it more easily. It's a good idea to secondary click on it, then, while pressing Alt/Option, hold the cursor over Always open in, then choose Automator runner.
You might want to go through the script text before you run it, because for some languages the script may be bot specific. Secondary-click on it, hold the cursor on Open in, then choose Other, scroll down and double-click on TextEdit. However, this is not mandatory, and not recommended for beginners, but if you have to; be careful when editing the scripts!
If you want to revert your changes to a script, simply run the following:
svn revert
If a script suddenly doesn't work, and produces the output SyntaxError: invalid syntax, you have encountered an SVN conflict.
Revert the script as described above. Then try to run it. If it works, run the following in Terminal:
svn resolved
You can now try to make the same edits again, if desired.


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Human Dignity Donation Box
Human Dignity Donation Box
Students have set up a "Human Dignity Donation Box" in the Commons at Sheil Catholic Center, Evanston. This box was designed as a means for Sheil students to connect with those experiencing homelessness in Evanston.
As you run errands in downtown Evanston, go to dinner with friends, or partake in other endeavors that draw you to a location where someone effected by homelessness tends to be, you are invited to consider bringing some of the goods in this box with you on the trip to offer to them. This is an opportunity to practice the ministry of presence: simply being with someone, in struggle and in community.
As Catholics, we are not only called to service, but Catholic social teaching tells us that every individual has a right to human dignity. As Catholics, we have a duty to ensure this is possible for all individuals. This box is meant to provide resources for students to actively engage in Catholic social teaching in our local community. It is also designed to be mainly student funded and student run. The Church blesses us with many gifts, and now we can take those gifts and transform them into new gifts for our community!
If you feel so called, please take some goods with you on your trip. If you don't feel comfortable with engaging someone directly, consider donating funds to keep the box stocked, perhaps forgoing that extra coffee this week and using those three dollars for service. You can donate by contacting Wioletta in Sheil's administrative office that is directly off the Commons or by calling Wioletta at _PHONE_.
Both safety and engaging in a manner that is empowering to those we seek to support are extremely important. Please consider the following tips. If you have additional questions feel free to contact Tim Higgins at _EMAIL_, Hannah Boyd _EMAIL_, or Sophia Schiffer _EMAIL_
Human Dignity Tips and Safety
- Engage in conversation! Make eye contact. Learn names. Ask how someone's day is going. Take time to form a relationship and learn someone's story. This is the human dignity. Learn their story but remember not to share any of your personal information. Avoid mentioning "Sheil" or where you live on campus.
- Offer positive reinforcement and words of encouragement! A smile, a "it gets better," a "you matter."
- Never offer cash. Use the goods from this box to provide a service.
- Avoid trying to help someone "logic" through their situation. i.e., "Get a job."
- Use your intuition. If someone appears inebriated or does not appear to want to interact, choose not to engage. Threaten to call the police if you feel unsafe
- Remember, we are all people, and we all have bad days. If someone is irritable one day, it does not mean they will be the next. Offer grace.
It is OK to feel uncomfortable at first, or to build up confidence in engaging with unfamiliar people over time. Keep in mind that just a smile, nod, or small form of acknowledgment goes a long way.
Note: If you would like to use dining dollars or funds to purchase goods, please reach out for a list of needs. If in conversation you learn of goods that are needed by someone, let us know so we can stock the box with these goods in the future.
Homelessness is, and should be seen as, a temporary condition.
-Michael, a local veteran dealing with homelessness


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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Bastion
|←Bastinado||1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 3
|See also Bastion on Wikipedia, and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer.|
Bastion (through the Fr. from the late Lat. bastire, to build), a work forming part of a line of fortifications. The general trace of a bastion is similar to an irregular pentagon formed by a triangle and a narrow rectangle, the base of the triangle coinciding with the long side of the rectangle. The two sides of the triangle form the "faces" of the bastion, which join at the "salient" angle, the short sides of the rectangle form the "flanks." Bastions were arranged so that the fire from the flanks of each protected not only the front of the curtain but also the faces of the adjacent bastions. A "tower bastion" is a casemated tower built in bastion form; a "demi-bastion" is a work formed by half a bastion (bisected through the salient angle) and by a parapet along the line of bisection; a "flat bastion" is a bastion built on a curtain and having a very obtuse salient angle.

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Origin of Thought
A great effort was put in to the 2020 election cycle by many of our members. That successful effort carried candidates who share our values in government. People continue to move into the Florida, and specifically Collier County because of the freedoms offered by the way government is conducted.
Keep Our Quality of Life
We wanted to ensure the values and quality of life issue continue in all governmental bodies. That means we have to encourage newcomers to align their thinking with what has been a success in electing these values centric candidates. It means changing the voting patterns that initiated new residents to move away from their past home. This will include two main efforts:
 1. Reaching out to new residents and welcoming them to the area while providing them options to join and engage with like minded organizations. Easy to understand topics will include:
 1. No Income Tax
 2. Public Safety/Strong Police Enforcement
 3. Low Property Tax Rate
 4. Personal Freedoms
 5. Schools are Open (93% participation)
 6. Businesses are Open and Commerce Flowing
 2. Creating a method to gauge candidates based on the values that are shown on the home page of this website. This will be done via the following methods
 1. Invest in Officials that demonstrate our Values.
 2. Invest in Incumbent Candidates that demonstrate our Values.
 3. Invest in identifying, building and supporting Candidates that demonstrate our Values.
 4. Support social club Publicity efforts to target new residents with a Values broad awareness campaign.
 5. Support social club Membership, Target specific demographics for Club memberships (e.g. Young Republicans,
 Hispanics, East Naples).


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Chicza is the first and only 100% biodegradable organic chewing gum in the world, which is also gluten free, completely vegetable and natural. Finally, everyone can make the conscious choice of chewing gum that helps the environment, that helps the children of the Chicleros smile again and that does not hurt your body.
The word Chicza derives from the tree from which the chicle necessary to produce it is extracted, the Chicozapote. These trees can reach 30 metres of height and are found in the 2nd biggest forest in the American continent, the Gran Peten, considered the second green lung of the world after the Amazon rainforest.
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100% organic ingredients: Organic gum base; Organic evaporated sugar cane juice in powder; organic glucose; organic Agave syrup; Coffee, Cinnamon, Lime, Mixed Berry, Mint and Spearmint organic flavours.
The European Regulation 1169/2011 specifies that the indication of the minimum conservation term is not required in some cases, including solid-state sugar, cooking salt, beverages with an alcohol content of 10% or more by volume
, vinegars, chewing-gum and a few other products.
So Chicza is without expiry, in addition to the fact that the ingredients contained in it are completely natural and free of chemical additives.
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Feed forward nonlinear error correction of loudspeakers can improve sound quality. For creating a realistic feed forward strategy identification of the loudspeaker parameters is needed. The strategy of the compensator is that the nonlinear behaviour of the loudspeakers has relatively small drift and only the linear loudspeaker parameters must be identified. This can in music systems be done with online transducer-less system identification using the voice coil current as feedback from the loudspeaker (plant). This is investigated in a simulation study for finding useful system identification algorithms. Two different identification techniques (ARMA and FIR) are compared. The stability of the nonlinearities and linear loudspeaker parameters are tested in a measurement series.
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Hundreds of years ago, settlers who came to Fort Worth were greeted by rolling prairies for as far as the eye could see. Today, those welcoming fields have been replaced by growing cities and towns, but Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) remembers this heritage and culture with the annual celebration of Prairie Day.
BRIT's Prairie Day offers family-friendly education about the beauty and importance of the North Texas landscape through hands-on events and activities that kids will love. Kids will be encouraged to get a little dirty as they help to make seed balls, a Prairie Day tradition. Using a Native American technique, visitors will combine seeds, humus, and red clay into tiny packets of life that will be tossed into the fields surrounding BRIT to populate the area with native plants. Imagine the fun of returning to the BRIT next spring to see the plants you helped to grow!
Other activities throughout the day will combine fun family games with opportunities to learn about nature, including face painting, balloon twisting, and a variety of games provided by the Log Cabin Village. In addition, live music and cowboy poets will be on hand to entertain the crowd.
Don't miss these other great activities:
- Beekeeping demonstrations
- Soap and candle making
- Children's coloring contest
- Basket Weaving
- Solar Cooking Demonstrations
- Meet two special guest prairie dogs
The 3rd annual Prairie Day event will be held on Saturday, May 18th from 10 am to 2 pm at BRIT Headquarters 1700 University Drive.


American English
Definition of spike noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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 1. 1[countable] a thin object with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal, wood, etc. a row of iron spikes on a wall Her hair stood up in spikes. see also spike heel
 2. 2[countable, usually plural] a metal point attached to the sole of a sports shoe to prevent you from slipping while running compare cleat
 3. 3spikes [plural] shoes fitted with these metal spikes, used for running a pair of spikes
 4. 4[countable] a long pointed group of flowers that grow together on a single stem
 5. 5 [countable, usually singular] (informal) a sudden large increase in something a spike in oil prices
 6. 6(in the sport of volleyball) a hard hit of the ball downward and over the net
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Background: Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α 2- adrenoceptor agonist used for short-term sedation of mechanically ventilated patients. The analgesic profile of dexmedetomidine has not been fully characterized in humans. Methods: This study was designed to compare the analgesic responses of six healthy male volunteers during stepwise target-controlled infusions of remifentanil and dexmedetomidine. A computer-controlled thermode was used to deliver painful heat stimuli to the volar side of the forearms of the subjects. Six sequential 5-s stimuli (ranging 41° to 50°C) were delivered in random order. The recorded visual analog scale was used to fit an Emax model. Results: Compared to baseline, remifentanil infusions resulted in a right shift of the sigmoid curve (increased T 50, the temperature producing a visual analog scale score of 50% of the maximal effect, from 46.1°C at baseline to 48.4° and 49.1°C during remifentanil infusions) without a change of the steepness of the curve (identical Hill coefficients γ during baseline and remifentanil). Compared to baseline, dexmedetomidine infusions resulted in both a right shift of the sigmoid curve (increased T 50 to 47.2°C) and a decrease in the steepness of the curve (decreased γ from 3.24 during baseline and remifentanil infusions to 2.45 during dexmedetomidine infusions). There was no difference in the pain responses between baseline and after recovery from remifentanil infusions (identical T 50 and γ). Conclusion: As expected, dexmedetomidine is not as effective an analgesic as the opioid remifentanil. The difference in the quality of the analgesia with remifentanil may be a reflection of a different mechanism of action or a consequence of the sedative effect of dexmedetomidine.
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 Recognise visitors on your website, this allows you to respond real time and show relevant content.
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 When someone lands on your site and views several products or comes from a Facebook or Google ad, or from an email campaign, continue the conversation with related content the moment they arrive and on subsequent visits.
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. Why is deployment to my Configuration Engine-managed PIX device not working?
There are several possibilities:
– The configuration contains invalid commands. You can test this by copying the configuration associated with the PIX device in Configuration Engine and pasting it directly into the device.
– The auto-update server command contains an invalid username and password.
– You did not wait long enough for the configuration to be polled into the PIX device. Use the show auto command to verify when the next polling cycle will occur.
– If you previously used the Configuration Engine server for the same PIX device and did not delete the PIX from the Configuration Engine server before you started the current task, it is possible that the PIX device received the previous configuration from the server before you deployed the new configuration to it.
– If none of the suggestions above solves the problem, turn on Configuration Engine debug mode (see How do I debug Configuration Engine on a PIX device?) on the PIX device and check the log for errors after the next polling cycle.
Q. Why was I able to deploy successfully to a Configuration Engine-managed PIX device the first time, but subsequent deployments were unsuccessful?
This can happen if the configuration pushed during the first deployment contains incorrect CLI commands for the auto-update feature. Check the following:
– Make sure the username and password of the Configuration Engine server is defined correctly in the auto-update command.
– Make sure that you have defined a FlexConfig that contains the necessary name commands. A FlexConfig is necessary because Security Manager does not support this command directly. As a result, even though the command was discovered, it does not appear in the full configuration.
Q. How do I debug Configuration Engine on a PIX device?
Enter the following CLI commands:
logging monitor debug
Tip You can also find relevant information in the PIX log on the Configuration Engine server.
Q. How do I debug Configuration Engine on an IOS device?
Enter the following CLI commands:
debug cns all
debug kron exec-cli
Tip When working in event mode, you can also find relevant information in the event log on the Configuration Engine server. When working in call home mode, check the config server log on the Configuration Engine server.
Q. Why did I fail to discover an IOS device and acquire its configuration through Configuration Engine?
If you see the following errors in debug mode:
*Feb 23 21:42:15.677: CNS exec decode: Unknown hostname cnsServer-lnx.cisco.com... 474F6860: 72726F72 2D6D6573 73616765 3E584D4C error-message>XML 474F6870: 5F504152 53455F45 52524F52 3C2F6572 _PARSE_ERROR


text: The kinetics of the isomerization of butenes over the Bi2O3-MoO3 (koechlinite) catalyst were investigated in recirculation and in pulse expts. At 150-250 Deg, isomerization prevails over the oxidn. to butadiene. In the recirculation expts., isomerization proved strongly inhibited by butadiene, and the apparent activation energies for isomerization were high (17-19 kcal mole-1). In the pulse expts. where diene inhibition is nonoperative, low activation energies (2-4 kcal mole-1) for isomerization were obsd. Isomerization and oxidn. occur on similar combination of the B and A centers as postulated by Matsuura. This was confirmed by the action of NH3 in a temp. range where isomerization and oxidn. are of comparable rate. Both reactions proved to be strongly inhibited.


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Asset forest at family foundations increasingly popular American Family Foundation acquired from ForestFinance an own bigger Finca as a sustainable property investment. The sustainable forest management for a rotational period is included in the purchase price. A particularly environmentally-friendly management of the surfaces of the investing Family Foundation was very important. So, including over 20 per cent of the total area of the management are excluded. They serve as a retreat area for rare animal and plant species. Also the farmed land are certified sustainably farmed.
A study awarded by the "Munich forest science company" recently demonstrated that biodiversity in ForestFinance is significantly higher than in monoculture forests. Up to 50 different trees and plants make up a new species-rich forest permanently, because no clear-cutting is operated during the harvest. Forest investments Wertstabil and yield strong: tropical forest investments are due to their low volatility and relatively high average returns particularly suitable for family foundations as a diversification investment. So forest investment index in the United States completed only once NCREIF during the decades with a loss for the year. Because the biological value of the trees balances short-term price declines.
The average annual return of the forest investment index amounted to over 14 per cent and cut better than all known equity indices. "Just for sustainable and long-term thinking investors tropical forest is an increasingly selected investment form", so Harry Aboagye, Managing Director of the ForestFinance group. "Because forest – especially sustainably managed tropical forests is an for decades proven instrument for safeguarding assets for responsibly investing family foundations." Asset protection by asset value forest: in times of the financial crisis investors more value put on asset protection, so that it comes to a change of in investment strategy. "Increasingly large private pulling money out of conventional financial products and" invest in real assets, such as for example tropical forests", explains Harry Assenmacher.


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What is the Children's Trust?
Bradford Children's Trust is a local partnership of organisations responsible for the strategic framework and delivery of services to children, young people and families.
What is the Role of the Trust?
Our vision is that every child and young person should be supported to have the best possible start in life, and be given active help and encouragement towards achieving the outcomes identified in the following themes:
By working with children, young people and families, the Trust sets strategic direction, establishes priorities, monitors progress and identifies resources to develop services.
Children and Young People's Plan
The Children and Young People's Plan sets out how our services will work on behalf of the growing young population of the district to improve their future life chances.
We aim to support children at the earliest opportunity and at the earliest age when they are most vulnerable. We have put in place a preventative framework which will enable services to intervene early at the point where things first start to go wrong in their lives. This is part of the Big Idea, to which partners have signed up: "local joined-up services focused on prevention".
Stronger Partnerships Deliver Stronger Services
As a Children's Trust, we recognise that stronger partnerships, greater integration of services and a shared purpose lead to better services for children, young people and families – especially the most vulnerable. The core principle of a shared commitment to improve the lives of children, young people and families – enshrined in the 'duty to co-operate'– remains as important as it ever was. The Trust's Statement of Intent underpins our commitment as an ongoing partnership.
We look forward to working with you all on this.
Cllr Ralph Berry
Executive Member for Children's Services
Strategic Director of Children's Services


Magda and Santa Muerte, Explained
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels' is a spin-off to the extremely popular and acclaimed supernatural television series, 'Penny Dreadful.' The Showtime series tells a story steeped in racial history while evoking supernatural themes at the same time. The show uses Mexican folklore as an entryway into the unknown. The show revolves around a Mexican-American family living in Los Angeles in 1938 and uses various actual historical events to weave a powerful narrative. You can read about the true events depicted on the show here.
However, both 'Penny Dreadful: City of Angels' and its parent show are supernatural series at the end of the day. The former derives its mythical quotient from Mexican beliefs and folklore. The protagonist, Tiago's mother, is seen summoning a deity named Santa Muerte in the first episode, in order to seek her help when she senses things going awry.
Moreover, at the start of the first episode, Santa Muerte is shown with her sister, Magda who threatens to destroy humanity by lighting a spark that would lead to apocalyptic battles between nations, races, and even brothers. Natalie Dormer plays the role of Magda and is seen in multiple disguises throughout the episode. So, who is Santa Muerte and Magda? What kind of relationship do they share?
Who Are Santa Muerte and Magda?
Santa Muerte is a deity associated with death. She is believed and even worshipped by Mexicans. Santa Muerte is extremely similar to other supernatural figures associated with death like the Grim Reaper. However, a better comparison would be "La Parca," a female deity of death brought to the Americas by the Spanish.
"La Parca" literally translates to "the parched one" in Spanish. As a matter of fact, those who worship Santa Muerte offer the deity daily offerings of water, as it is believed that she suffers from persistent thirst due to her skeletal composition. The Spanish never worshipped La Parca and she was just a mythological figure. However, indigenous Mexicans, before Spanish colonization, believed in several deities of death like the Mayan Yum Cimil and Mictecacihuatl. Hence, when the Spanish brought La Parca to Mexico, it is believed that the indigenous population thought of her to be similar to other death deities and began to worship her.
Santa Muerte is mostly worshipped by women. However, her worship is becoming increasingly normalized and accepted. This is mainly due to the growing popularity and acceptance of the Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos. In fact, Santa Muerte is also associated with an entirely separate religion. However, it is also believed that Santa Muerte speaks to, or can be summoned by anyone who needs her regardless of their beliefs. For example, one can practice Catholicism and still worship Santa Muerte.
Magda, on the other hand, is completely fictional. There is no mythical or supernatural figure known as Magda that exists in Mexican folklore. That is solely a creation of John Logan. She was invented by Logan as a form of alter-ego to Santa Muerte. By doing so, he could portray the darker side of Santa Muerte's associations with death without really painting Santa Muerte herself as evil.
Firstly, Santa Muerte is seen as a very positive deity. Women worship her for fertility. Santa Muerte is seen as a caring deity who values life as much as she values death. She is also thought to bless worshippers with better health and financial success. However, Santa Muerte didn't always have positive associations. For instance, various death cults and those associated with drug trafficking have been linked to the worship of Santa Muerte. Some of Santa Muerte's best worshipers are narco bosses at the core of the Mexican criminal circuits. Therefore she has gained a reputation as the "narco saint," in spite of other devotees having no associations with anything illicit whatsoever.
However, the rise of drug trafficking actually has a lot of impact on people's beliefs in Santa Muerte. The Mexican Drug War has been responsible for increased death rates, and many sources believe that Santa Muerte is seen as a symbol of hope. However, for this very reason, Santa Muerte is rejected by the Catholic Church since Jesus rose from the tomb and overcame death as one of his final acts on earth, they tend to view death as an enemy rather than a passage.
Read More: Where Was Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Filmed?


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The technique used is patented and has the following advantages:
The muscle micro-biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure.
- The method is minimally invasive, especially in comparison with the samples of bone marrow from which stem cells are usually isolated and cultured.
- The technique is easy to carry out and requires a minimal amount of tissue.
- The protocol is recommended for young horses to build up a stock of stem cells available for future.


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Archaeologists from the University of Cincinnati have recently uncovered the largest ancient dam in Central America measuring 260 feet in length and 33 feet high.
This dam, in the ancient city of Tikal in northern Guatemala, was used to collect and hold up to 20 million gallons of water in its large reservoir. The discovery details, which can be found in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate how this indigenous group conserved and used their own natural resources to support a society for more than 1,500 years, even during occasional periods of drought.
Vernon Scarborough, an anthropology professor at the University of Cincinnati and a co author of the study states, "The overall goal of the research is to better understand how the ancient Maya supported a population at Tikal of perhaps 60,000 to 80,000 inhabitants and an estimated population of five million in the overall Maya lowlands by AD 700."
This feat is even more impressive when their water filtration system is taken into account. The archaeology team also discovered that water entering the large reservoirs only did so after 'filtering' through strategically placed boxes of quartz sand. Co author and professor of geography at the University, Nicholas Dunning, stated, "These filtration beds consisted of quartz sand, which is not naturally found in the greater Tikal area. The Maya of Tikal traveled at least 20 miles to obtain the quartz sand to create their water filters. It was a fairly laborious transportation effort. That speaks to the value they placed on water and water management."


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- Affect: emotive text and musical expression in the 'live' performance of 18th-century vocal music
- Five works performed between 2005-2007 as a soloist: (1) St Matthew Passion, Johann Sebastian Bach (_PHONE_) ; (2) Colours of Night, Alessandro Stradella (_PHONE_) ; (3) Idomeneo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (_PHONE_) ; (4) Cantatas BWV 79, 80, 140, Johann Sebastian Bach (_PHONE_) ; (5) Cantatas BWV 27, 46, 78, 105 Johann Sebastian Bach (_PHONE_). This portfolio examines the role of vocal nuance and inflection in relation to text, elements of musical expression and affect (referring to the ability of the performer to move the emotions or passions of the audience). The portfolio data, developed through music rehearsal and live performance, underlines modes in which the singing voice conveys both textual meaning and the communication of emotion in 18th-century vocal repertoire.
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Safe Ceremony Essentials
How to find a psychedelic ceremony provider that's safe, qualified & good
In the Wild West of the Psychedelic Renaissance, increasing numbers of unqualified and unscrupulous providers are entering the market due to lucrative demand.
- A short training video outlining my research methodology, including how to identify the most aggressive marketers
- The Essential List of Facilitator Questions & Screening Worksheet
- The Medicine Circle Manifesto (in English, and Spanish)
- Psychedelics, Shamanism & Potential Risky Admixtures, with José Carlos Bouso, Scientific Director at ICEERS and Clinical Psychologist with a PhD in Pharmacology
- White Vampires and the Globalization of Ayahuasca, with Jeremy Narby, anthropologist and author of The Cosmic Serpent
Deep in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, Lorna "Liana" Li discovered her purpose and her divine calling while drinking visionary plant medicines with indigenous shamans. She was given a mission:
With the explosion of interest in the West, coupled with inadequate preparation and integration, there is an alarming phenomenon of Westerners emerging from shamanic experiences worse than when they started.


How Do Palm Trees Survive Hurricanes?
Hurricane footage often shows palm trees weathering the wrath; here's how they stand their ground.
palm trees in a hurricane
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When hurricane footage floods the airwaves it's always intense; the lashing winds and flying waves, torrents of rain and water taking over the streets. But this always makes me wonder: Pieces of houses and big trees are tossed around like toys during extreme weather, but palm trees seem able to stand their ground. Given their location they are obviously well suited to stand up to angry storms, but how?
Trees are masters of engineering – Mother Nature really has a handle on things, and this is especially true with the tall slender members of the botanical family Arecaceae. Plant ecologist Dan Metcalfe explains that palm trees have three distinctive features that help them survive the punishing conditions of hurricanes and cyclones, and even tsunamis.
Rambling Roots
First of all, most palm trees have a large number of short roots spread across the upper levels of the soil, which work to secure a large amount of soil around the root ball. As long as the soil is relatively dry to start off with, this works to create a super large, heavy anchor. As opposed to having just a few very strong roots, this wider network creates a bottom-heavy base that helps keep the tree in place.
A Wiry Trunk
The trunk of a pine or oak tree grows in a radial pattern; the annual rings effectively make a series of hollow cylinders inside each other, says Metcalfe. Meanwhile, the stem of a palm tree is made of many small bundles of woody material, which Metcalfe likens to the bundles of wires inside a telephone cable. He notes:
Palm trees do get snapped in extreme conditions, but they are much tougher in this regard than other trees.
Clever Leaves
While most trees rely on their beautiful canopy of branches, twigs, and leaves to spread out and grab as much sunlight as possible, the canopy can also grab a lot of wind and water. In a bad storm, the canopy can act as a sail and pull the poor thing over; branches can easily be shorn off, as well as the detachment of the whole canopy.
Meanwhile, think of a palm tree. They have no wide-spreading branches, rather huge leaves with a central, flexible spine – like enormous feathers, notes Metcalfe. In nice weather, the fronds spread out and make a fine canopy, but in instances of strong wind and water... what do the fronds do? They fold up. With less resistance against the elements, they are much more likely to make it through intact. Of course some leaves may suffer and palm detritus is part and parcel of storm clean-up, but as Metcalfe notes of lost leaves, "they are much 'cheaper' for the palm to replace than a whole canopy of branches would be."
So there you have it. If you're like me and feel twinges of empathy when seeing palms battling the harshest of elements, you can at least take solace in knowing that they are likely up to the task.


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Why Reincarnation?
Why Reincarnation?
Exploring the mystical underpinnings of this misunderstood concept.
The topic of reincarnation sparks many questions and strong reactions. Sometimes the question is simply, "Is reincarnation really a Jewish concept?"
For many, reincarnation seems to be an idea that belongs to other religions, particularly those from the East, not Judaism.
One reason for this is because you do not see the idea of reincarnation showing up in many mainstream Torah texts over the generations, such as Chumash, Mishnah, and Talmud. One would think that if reincarnation is such a mainstream Jewish concept there would be at least a few references to it in such sources and others like them.
Then again, unlike other religions, Judaism prefers not to mix everyday topics together with its more mystical elements. Though Kabbalah is as mainstream as any other area of Torah knowledge,1 even alluded to in the Talmud (Chagigah 14b), it is as helpful to introduce Kabbalah into everyday Torah learning as it is to discuss details of Quantum Theory with ninth grade physics students.
For the person, however, who has graduated from Chumash to Mishnah to Talmud, and then to the Zohar,2 he will find, among countless other topics, a very detailed discussion about reincarnation, particularly in the Zohar's commentary on Parashas Mishpatim, what reincarnation is, how it works, and why it is necessary in the first place.
For clarification of the Zohar's teachings, the person can turn to Shaar HaGilgulim, or Gate of Reincarnations, or Sefer HaGilgulim, Order of Reincarnations. Both works are the teachings of the greatest Kabbalist of the last 500 years, Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, or "Arizal" for short whose teachings are considered to be authoritative.
Reincarnation is a Jewish concept with a very long Jewish tradition.
So, yes, reincarnation is a Jewish concept, with a very long Jewish tradition. But why the fascination with the topic in the first place?
Sometimes it seems to have to do with staying in touch, at least emotionally, with loved ones who are already gone. People want to know that wherever they are they are doing fine, and might even come back again in another life. They want to know that though they have left this world that life can still go on for them, somewhere else, perhaps. The idea of reincarnation reassures them of that.
For others it has to do more with understanding inexplicable personal tendencies, or curious natures of family members or friends. Sometimes lifes experiences fall short when it comes to explaining unusual events or personality anomalies. Reincarnation can explain a lot of that as well, as we'll see in the next essay.
And yet for others, it is just a general fascination with mystical subjects, a category to which the topic of reincarnation certainly belongs. Who doesn't want to believe that there is more to life than we can see or sense? Who doesn't want to believe that we can have a second chance, and maybe even more, to make amends for past mistakes?
Why is there Reincarnation?
Why is there reincarnation in the first place? Life itself is not unlike the way education works, which is about moving up from level to level as one matures and becomes more intelligent. The educational process that most go through in life is meant to enhance a person's ability to function in the world, to help people to make most of their lives, and to enhance their appreciation of the need to become responsible members of society.
Likewise as a person grows up, his or her spiritual capability also increases and matures, though not automatically. Just as the more one puts into an education the more one gets out of it, similarly the more one "puts" into spiritual growth the more one grows spiritually—the more spiritually empowered the person becomes.
How does that actually work?
The first thing a person needs to know is that Judaism teaches that though we all have one unique soul, each soul is actually comprised of five parts,3 each of which has a specific name: Nefesh, Ruach, Neshamah, Chayah, and Yechidah, loosely translated as: Rest, Spirit, Breath, Life, and Single, names that mean little until one understands how they got them. What matters for now, though, is that they represent the path to spiritual completion, because each level up provides increasingly greater access to higher levels of spiritual capacity.
A good analogy for how this works is computer software. Very often when a person acquires software for his computer he can do so cheaply, or even for free. But there's a catch: upon opening the newly installed software and using it for the first time he may notice that some of the listed functions are grayed-out, indicating that they are not yet available to him. To access those functions he has to pay for the upgrade.
If the person chooses to take the financial plunge and invest more money into the program, very often all he receives back in addition is a numeric key to complete the registration. However, after keying it in, almost magically, the previously grayed-in functions blacken indicating accessibility, instantly making the program more powerful.
But how does only a keyed-in number deliver so much more additional software to its user?
It doesn't. What really happens is that all of the functions, the accessible and the inaccessible ones, are delivered to the computer during the first download. The program, however, was written in such a way as to only make certain functions available to the user until additional information, in this case, a paid-for numeric key, has been provided.
This way the user can see what he is missing and be tempted to pay for the rest of the program. Once he does, and he properly registers the program, permission is then granted, though the computer, to utilize the rest of the software's functions.
At birth every individual has all five levels of soul. We have to if we're going to continuously receive Divine light to keep us going, since the five levels of soul connect us up to the light of God which nourishes our souls and, in turn, keep our bodies alive.4 To be missing a level of soul would be to break the connection between a person and the Source of Life.
Even the Talmud states that, prior to a child's birth, an angel teaches it the entire Torah. The only problem is, the Talmud continues, is that the angel causes the child to forget what he learned right before birth (Niddah 30b). Seems pointless, no?
Not really. There is a big difference between learning something new and only having to recall what was once learned. The Talmud is telling us that education, at least when it comes to Torah, is a process of bringing to the conscious mind what already exists on the level of the subconscious. The learning of Torah gives a person access to higher levels of understanding, and really, and as we'll see later, higher levels of soul.
We are created in God's image to achieve great spiritual accomplishments.
Because at birth, a person only needs the least of the five levels of the soul, the Nefesh, to remain alive and function. There is very little a baby is required to do other than eat and sleep, and for that the Nefesh is sufficient. Indeed, a person could, and many do, live the rest of his or her life on the level of Nefesh alone, though they wouldn't really amount to very much spiritually.
God didn't make man in His image for nothing.5 He did it to allow man to achieve great spiritual accomplishments, to become the very best human being he or she can become, to achieve ultimate fulfillment, in this world, and in the World-to-Come.
Life is about doing exactly this, and ideally, in one lifetime.
It's All about the Journey
Mankind may be capable of great spiritual feats, but life is not always supportive of his efforts to achieve them, and on many occasions, that may be an understatement.
The culprit? It is what we call in Hebrew the yetzer hara, the evil inclination. In the Garden of Eden the yetzer hara was embodied in the snake, the one which convinced Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil against God's command. Until that time, humans were free of an internal evil inclination and remained perfectly balanced between good and evil.6
That didn't last long, though. As a result of the sin man absorbed the yetzer hara into his being until it became a part of him, the result of which is succinctly summed up by the Torah in the following way:
The intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. (Bereishis 8:21)
Without question, it was a game changer. The yetzer hara, it seems, has its own agenda, seemingly more interested in having a good time materially than becoming more perfect. It doesn't buy into this whole spiritual development thing, and it seems to try to sabotage any attempts to do so every chance it gets.
The yetzer hara can interfere with our ability to climb the soul ladder.
As spiritually troublesome and burdensome as that can be for the person on a quest for personal greatness, it is not accidental. It is the way we are meant to be because that is the way to make sure that any spiritual growth we achieve is the result of choices we make, not automatic or accidental. We were given the gift


Samovars are a cultural symbol in Russia, as getting together and drinking tea around these ornate devices is part of Russian tradition. References to samovars are indeed commonly found both in Russian literature, like in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, and Russian art, like in Malevich's painting "Samovar".
A big samovar in Moscow's Red Square during Christmas Season
But what is a samovar? The word literally means "self-boiler", which is a direct hint at its function: to heat water, usually for tea.
How does it work? The largest part holds the water, which gets heated through a vertical pipe inside the body of the samovar and is then released through a spout. Originally, samovars functioned with wood or charcoal, while the modern ones use electricity. They are normally made of some type of metal (iron, copper, tin, even silver) and go from plain to heavily decorated kinds.
While the origins of the samovar are unclear and some claim it as a Russian invention, it was most likely imported from Persia around the 18th century and quickly gained popularity among the heavily tea-drinking population, which soon began to decorate it and transform it into an element of interior decor.
A curious fact is that people in Russia actually believed that the samovar has a soul, and it was common to say "самовар поёт", "the samovar is singing", which was based on the peculiar sounds produced by the body of the device as the water is boiled inside it.
Samovars are actually so typical in Russia that even trains have one at the end of every carriage. On trans-siberian trains, the samovar is actually some sort of social gathering place, where passengers meet to make tea, coffee or instant meals. Also, when traveling for days on a train, the samovar can be a real life-saver, both as a means to kill the time and meet people, and as a way to actually feed yourself or enjoy a hot drink in the morning. Well at least that's how we survived!
The samovar on the carriage of a Russian train
"You see, you are made for each other! […] You'll come to it in the end! […] There's an attraction here—here you have the end of the world, an anchorage, a quiet haven, the navel of the earth, the three fishes that are the foundation of the world, the essence of pancakes, of savory fish-pies, of the evening samovar, of soft sighs and warm shawls, and hot stoves to sleep on—as snug as though you were dead, and yet you're alive—the advantages of both at once!" – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, part III, chapter 1.
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AMAP Assessment 2015: Human Health in the Arctic
This report provides the accessible scientific basis and validation for the statements and recommendations made in the Summary for Policy-makers: Arctic Pollution Issues 2015 reporti that was delivered to Arctic Council Ministers at their meeting in Iqaluit, Canada in April 2015. It is also the basis for a related AMAP State of the Arctic Environment report Arctic Pollution Issues 2015: Overviewii. It includes extensive background data and references to the scientific literature, and details the sources for graphics reproduced in the overview report. Whereas the Summary for Policy-makers report contains recommendations that focus mainly on policy-relevant actions concerned with addressing contaminant impacts on Arctic human populations, the conclusions and recommendations presented in this report also cover issues of a more scientific nature, such as proposals for filling gaps in knowledge, and recommendations relevant to future monitoring and research work.


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Children's rights in India : parents' and teachers' attitudes, knowledge and perceptions
Deb, Sibnath & Mathews, Benjamin P. (2012) Children's rights in India : parents' and teachers' attitudes, knowledge and perceptions. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 20(2), pp. 241-226.
Individuals' attitudes influence their behaviour towards children, including whether children's rights and welfare are promoted. The attitudes generally present in a society shape a culture of how children are perceived and treated. This study explored the attitudes and knowledge of 300
Indian parents and teachers regarding children's rights, and their perceptions about whether selected rights were secured in reality. Findings revealed that most parents and teachers had positive attitudes about children's rights, including rights to health and education, and freedom
from child marriage and inappropriate work. Yet, about one quarter of participants did not think children should have the rights to freedom of expression and association. Knowledge of laws promoting children's rights was poor. Most parents and teachers perceived a denial of seven key rights in Indian children's lived experience. Overall, fĳindings suggest a need to heighten awareness of children's rights and needs, which can improve attitudes towards the treatment of children. Effforts to heighten awareness and attitudes towards children's rights are
needed across society and in key sectors to enhance children's lived experience.
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On heat and mass transfer in the unsteady squeezing flow between parallel plates
This paper reports the heat and mass transfer characteristics in a viscous fluid which is squeezed between parallel plates. The governing partial differential equations for unsteady two-dimensional flow with heat and mass transfer of a viscous fluid are reduced to ordinary differential equations by similarity transformations. Homotopy analysis method (HAM) is employed to construct the series solution of the problem. Physical interpretation to various embedding parameters is assigned through graphs for temperature and concentration profiles and tables for skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood number.
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Community cohesion, inclusion and equality
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Each year we receive phone calls and samples inquiring about cupping and curling of tulip poplar leaves on well-established trees. Similar symptoms are absent on neighboring trees and shrubs. This foliar symptom is most often attributed to root stress brought on by a variety of noninfectious, environmental and site related factors. Damage to tree roots from moisture and temperature extremes, construction, grade changes, underground pipe work, compaction (as when a tree is near a driveway), establishment of flower beds in the root zone, or poor soil conditions all contribute to cupping of foliage. Damage to cambial tissue from temperature extremes, as well as stress brought on by hot, dry winds may also contribute to leaf cupping and curling. It may be possible to diagnose the causal factor(s) through the process of elimination and begin corrective treatment. Make sure the tree receives at least one inch of water per week, and fertilize according to the instructions given in the bulletin HO-140, Fertilizing Woody Plants (PDF 60K).
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St Lythans is a type of monument known as a chambered long cairn and was originally covered by an earthen mound, probably similar to that found at its close neighbour, Tinkinswood. Although the stone chamber is conspicuous as you approach it from the road, the remains of the cairn – or mound – are barely discernible. It seems to have been about 24 metres (80 feet) long and 11 metres (35 feet) wide with the chamber occupying the eastern end. The chamber now consists of three upright stones with a capstone weighing up to 35 tonnes. How long it was used and who was buried here are questions that remain unanswered but finds of human remains and pottery recovered from the site some time before 1875 were recorded by the antiquarian, J. W. Lukis.


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How Do You Prepare for a Hurricane? Students Tell Us How
How should you prepare for a hurricane? Students from Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi--who were participating in the Third Student Summit on the Ocean & Coasts--created this instructional video to help show the importance of storm preparation and evacuation techniques. The students presented the video at the Student Summit, held at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC on February 15, 2011. Watch an archived webcast of the Bay High School Delegation presentation and other student's videos and presentations from the Student Summit.


Update: Father in custody following 1-month-old hospitalized after being given bottle of vodka
A one and half-month-old Kenosha baby is being treated at a local hospital after being given a bottle filled with vodka. Police said the baby was admitted to the intensive care unit with a blood alcohol level of.294. According to a BAC chart for adults, at.25 and over all mental, physical and sensory functions are severely impaired and there is an increased risk of asphyxiation from choking on vomit. A lethal dose of alcohol for adults is considered between.40 and.50 percent.
The mother put a water bottle on the counter to be mixed with formula. The mother left the room and the child's father emptied the bottle and filled it with vodka intending to take it to a friend's house. The child's mother prepared the formula using the liquid from the bottle. After a while, the child's parents noticed that the child was not behaving normally.
The parents argued about whose fault it was their child was given vodka.
The infant's father was arrested following an argument that began following the incident. The father choked the child's mother, battered another family member, and resisted Police Officers as they attempted to place him under arrest.
Brian Smith, the father, was arrested for strangulation, 2 counts of Battery Domestic Abuse, 1 count of Resisting Arrest and 1 count of Disorderly Conduct.
The family said once the father found out the baby was fed a bottle of vodka instead of formula, he got into a big fight with his girlfriend that led to domestic violence.
\"He's going to drink some liquor he was getting ready go outside to put in a water bottle and then mom use the water bottle and poured it in the formula by mistake it was a big mistake,\" said Allen Jones, the grandfather.
Now charged with five counts including battery and strangulation, smiths father stands by his son.
Police say the baby is doing better and is being released from the hospital today.
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concept. The basic idea is that the human mind
can keep track of about seven
at once, or can differentiate between seven or so
different (but similar) things.
The phrase comes from the title of a 1956 paper by Harvard professor George
A. Miller titled, The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information, which begins:
My problem is that I have been persecuted by an integer. For seven years this number has followed me around, has intruded in my most private data, and has assaulted me from the pages of our most public journals. This number assumes a variety of disguises, being sometimes a little larger and sometimes a little smaller than usual, but never changing so much as to be unrecognizable. The persistence with which this number plagues me is far more than a random accident. There is, to quote a famous senator, a design behind it, some pattern governing its appearances. Either there really is something unusual about the number or else I am suffering from delusions of persecution.
Miller goes on to present data from a number of
experiments which support the idea
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How does cabbage plants make seed?
Can you tell me how cabbage plants make seeds? Ken C.
Answer: Cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale and kohlrabi are all of the same species, Brassica oleracea, and have the same seeding and pollination habit. These plants produce a flower stalk that needs to be cross-pollinated (meaning a plant will not accept its own pollen) by insects.
The cabbage plant sends this flower/seed stalk directly out of the cabbage core. Home growers, unless they live in a very long growing zone, in the fall will need to select at least three firm ready-to-eat heads and remove the plants, roots and all, and store in a root cellar, refrigerator or cold basement. Keep the roots damp and cold during the winter.
In the early spring you would replant the plants, leaving two to three feet in between them. They will produce the seed stalk directly from the center of the plant. Since cabbage seeds ripen slowly and fall off immediately when they are ripe, you might want to either harvest the whole plant as the pods turn yellow or pick the dry pods when they turn brown.
When planted in the open garden – and if you are growing any other members of the Brassica family – you might be surprised what your seeds develop into since the plants can be cross-pollinated with broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, etc. But they might be interesting in flavor.
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