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Monkey Tree English Learning Center is the largest learning center in Hong Kong and is currently expanding its roots into China and Macau. Founded in 2009, Monkey Tree focuses on using a communicative approach to create a fun and stimulating learning program that instills a sense of confidence and creativity in our students. Students aged 2 - 14 are offered a range of classes that are expertly and collaboratively created by our dedicated team of professionals. Our small class sizes, internally developed curriculum and access to extensive materials ensure that both our students and teachers have everything they require to build the ideal educational environment.
Monkey Tree English Learning Center Macau is currently recruiting passionate and dynamic individuals to join our diverse community of teachers. At Monkey Tree, we believe that our Human Capital is fundamental to our productivity and thus focus attention on developing our employees' job satisfaction, stability and career growth. Successful applicants will be granted the opportunity to develop and enhance both young minds and their own in this new branch of an already established Company.


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TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP)
COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
WHAT IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
Human trafficking is modern-day slavery.
Victims can be anyone from around the world or right next door: women and man, adults and children, citizens and noncitizens alike.
- Undocumented immigrants
- Runaway, homeless youth
- Victims of trauma and abuse
- Impoverished individuals
BARRIERS TO SEEKING HELP:
Human trafficking is a hidden crime as victims rarely come forward to seek help because of:
- language barriers
- lack of knowledge
- fear of the traffickers
- fear of law enforcement
LSF COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Lutheran Services Florida is dedicated to supporting survivors of labor and sex trafficking through Trafficking Victim Assistance Program (TVAP) in Tampa Bay Area.
Lutheran Services Florida will provide comprehensive case management services to foreign-born victims of trafficking, derivative family members and minor children of victims of trafficking through a cooperative agreement with social agency Tapestri, the Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS), Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) and others.
In order to enroll in LSF TVAP, the individual must be:
- A foreign born victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined in the
- Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
- Derivative family members and minor children of victims of trafficking are also eligible.
- LSF TVAP employee will make an initial assessment, in consultation with the contract agency, regarding whether the individual meets the enrollment criteria.
LSF TVAP SERVICES
Enrolled clients will receive comprehensive case management services:
- Initial needs assessment, based on trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches
- Culturally and linguistically sensitive services
- Financial Assistance
- Assistance with basic needs (safety planning, food, clothing, transportation)
- Linkage to shelters and housing options
- Linkage to mental health and medical care providers
- Referrals to legal services (immigration attorney)
- Enrollment in public benefits and refugee programs
- Linkage to career and employment services
LSF TVAP STAFF WILL:
- Not compromise victim safety
- Respect the privacy and dignity of all clients regardless of their race, background or belief
- Ensure that consumer and client confidentiality is protected
- Assess the needs of a client and coordinate, arrange, evaluate, monitor, and advocate for multiple services in order to meet the needs of human trafficking survivor
- Assist survivors through a network of providers throughout the country.
IS THERE A COST FOR SERVICES?
- All services are free and confidential.
Trafficking victims, including undocumented individuals, are eligible for services and immigration assistance.
TO GET HELP FROM THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE:
TO REPORT SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
Text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733)

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A new periodicity lemma
Fan, K., Smyth, W.F. and Simpson, R.J. (2005) A new periodicity lemma. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3537. pp. 257-265.
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Given a string x = x[1..n], a repetition of period p in x is a substring u r = x[i..i + rp − 1], p = |u|, r ≥ 2, where neither u = x[i..i + p − 1] nor x[i..i + (r + 1)p − 1] is a repetition. The maximum number of repetitions in any string x is well known to be Θ(nlog n). A run or maximal periodicity of period p in x is a substring u r t = x[i..i + rp + |t| − 1] of x, where u r is a repetition, t a proper prefix of x, and no repetition of period p begins at position i – 1 of x or ends at position i + rp + |t|. In 2000 Kolpakov and Kucherov showed that the maximum number ρ(n) of runs in any string x is O(n), but their proof was nonconstructive and provided no specific constant of proportionality. At the same time, they presented experimental data strongly suggesting that ρ(n) < n. In this paper, as a first step toward proving this conjecture, we present a periodicity lemma that establishes limitations on the number of squares, and their periods, that can occur over a specified range of positions in x. We then apply this result to specify corresponding limitations on the occurrence of runs.
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Clothe - Crossword Clue
Crossword Clue Last Updated: 08/05/2020
Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Clothe.
5 letter answer(s) to clothe
 1. apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
 2. convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
 3. kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
 4. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
 6. put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
 9. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
 10. put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
 11. provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
 12. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
6 letter answer(s) to clothe
 1. adorn with a robe
 2. provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate"
4 letter answer(s) to clothe
 2. provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
 3. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
 4. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
 5. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
 6. clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
 7. become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"
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Two Japanese researchers have recently developed a gun that is able to stop someone from speaking mid-sentence, according to the Washington Post.
Kazutaka Kurihara of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Koji Tsukada of Ochanomizu University who made the gun said that the device can silence someone from talking more than 100 feet away, the Post reports.
"In general, human speech is jammed by giving back to the speakers their own utterances at a delay of a few hundred milliseconds. This effect can disturb people without any physical discomfort, and disappears immediately by stopping speaking," Kurihara and Tsukada wrote in a research paper describing the portable gun, according to The Telegraph.au.
Initially, the researchers intended the device to be used in hushed spaces, like libraries. But also in that paper they wrote that it can be used to silence people who speak during important speeches and hush meaningless noises.
Extremetech.com comments that this gun was made basically "to enforce 'proper' conversations."
Controversial talk bout the invention of this speech-silencing gun concern the rights of free speech.

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Skillful Dispatch using Skills and Equipment
What are Skills and Equipment?
In ARMS Skills and Equipment are exactly that; if a specific unit has a unique skill other units/officers do not possess, ARMS users would be able to designate this in the system. Equipment being utilized by units/officers such as MDTs, Batons, Tasers, Handcuffs, etc. can be described and assigned in our Equipment module. These two sections may go under the radar for a lot of departments, but the functionality may change the outcome of an incident tremendously.
How to use Skills and Equipment?
To utilize the Skills and Equipment features there are a few simple setup tasks an ARMS administrator will need to complete prior to using the CAD -> Reference -> Skills and Equipment function. To add any skill codes into the system an ARMS administrator will need to navigate to Set Up -> Code List -> Category: CAD Subcategory: Skills.
In this category selection, the admin will be able to enter any notable skill codes employees have. For example, an officer can speak Spanish fluently. An admin could click "Add New," and key in the code for Spanish speaking. Once the code is added it can then be selected in the Employee file and Skills and Equipment function.
To add equipment into the system the admin can either add the item in the Employee file, or our built-in Equipment module. These can be found in Set up -> Employee file -> Specific User-> Equipment or Set up-> Equipment.
If the department would like to assign equipment to a specific officer for day-to-day use, it is recommended to add this in their Employee File.
After these steps are taken to add in skills and equipment, dispatchers will then be able to utilize the Reference -> Skills and Equipment function. For this function, a user can open CAD, click Reference at the top of the CAD screen, and then click Skills and equipment.
While in the Skills and Equipment tab the dispatcher will be able to filter out a full list of available skills and equipment that are active on units. The list items are searchable by using the provided text box. When the list items are clicked, any officer/units who have the specified skills or equipment will display at the bottom of the pop-up. This will first show any logged-on units that have that skill/equipment highlighted in green, then any other units that are not logged in highlighted in yellow.
Why use Skills and Equipment?
A department would want to make use of the Skills and Equipment function when in need of dispatching officers to special incident situations. For example, a dispatcher receives a call that a non-English speaking victim had property stolen from them. The dispatcher would key in incident details and then go to the Reference -> Skills and Equipment module to search for who speaks the specified language. Once the search is complete the dispatcher would be able to deploy the unit to the location of the incident. By using this feature the department would be able to gather all necessary information more accurately to report it within the system. This feature will help utilize the department's assets and handle tricky calls with ease.
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Daqing Oilfield Logging and Testing Services Company
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Petroleum Exploration and Development | Year: 2010
Traction robot conveying technology is efficient in horizontal well logging. Auto-centralizer is an assistant support to bear the weight of robot and center the robot in casing while logging. The mechanical model for an auto-centralizer with four pair of bias arms was built based on spring-lever mechanism. ADAMS (Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems) was applied to analyze the sensitiveness coefficient of structural parameters and spring force, thus optimizing the structural parameters. Consequently, a simulation model was built based on the optimization result, and a simulation study was carried out on the mechanical properties and dynamic performance with the ADAMS mechanics system modeling and simulation module. The results implied that the original structure had a disadvantage while traversing obstacles. Further studies indicated that the coupling between the pair arms adopted hinge joint, which couldn't form a closed triangle of force while traversing obstacles. We have employed an improved structure by adding a connecting lever to eliminate the constraint between the arms. Contrast experiments show that the new structure avoids bearing the load with one side and has less shock while traversing obstacles, thus improving smoothness of movement for the traction robot. © 2010 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, PetroChina.


Goqlath Castle was an ancient structure in Kol'Vat, which was the site of a famous Klingon battle. According to legend, the hero, Krim, slit the throats of the castle guards and led his forces into the fortress and captured it. Some believe it was in the stories of Goqlath Castle that the saying "four thousand throats may be cut in a single night by a running man" originated, though scholars believed the saying predated the conflict, and also that Goqlath Castle was not large enough to accomodate 40,000.
Goqlath Castle is also the name of a Klingon opera which relates the story of this battle. The opera is traditionally attributed to Emperor Sompek, and included the song "The Campaign at Kol'Vat". (TNG novel: Diplomatic Implausibility; KE novel: A Burning House)
the planet Qo'noS
landmarks and institutions Combat Testing CenterDu'HurghFederation Embassy on Qo'noSFlame Cliffs of KutabiGoqlath CastleGreat Domes of Qo'noSGreat HallHall of HeroesHall of HonorKilgore Landing BayKlingon Defense Force Command HeadquartersLukara EdificeMuseum of Military Triumph and ConquestOrion outpostPalace of KahlessPlace of HonorTactical CollegeTaklar TempleTemple of MolgarTemple of RogaxTengchaH JavThree Turn BridgeTlhIng Veng laboratoryR'kalla SquareVulcan Cuisine
nations and provinces KethaKhlaruMekro'vak


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- The Sydenstricker family in China in 1894. From left to right: Absalom, Pearl, Edgar, Clyde, and Carie.
- The Sydenstricker family in about 1901: Pearl, Absalom, Grace, and Carie. Behind them stands Wang, the children's governess
- The Stulting family home, Hillsboro, West Virginia: Pearl Buck's birthplace.
- The 1938 Nobel Prize ceremony: Enrico Fermi and Pearl S. Buck.
- Pearl S. Buck at about the time of the Nobel Prize (1938).
- Pearl Buck receiving the Nobel Prize from King Gustavus V in Stockholm, December, 1938.
- Pearl Buck and a group of Chinese-American supporters during a break in her testimony before the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, May, 1943.
- Pearl S. Buck in her study at Green Hill Farm in the 1940s.
- Pearl S. Buck at Green Hills Farm in the 1960s.
- Pearl S. Buck with a Welcome House child in the 1960s.
- Pearl Buck and one of the Welcome House children in the late 1960s.
- A page from Pearl Buck's FBI file.
- Pearl Buck with other honorary degree recipients at Rutgers University, June, 1969. Front row, left to right: Rutgers president Mason Gross, John Archibald Wheeler, Pearl Buck, Henry Lewis, Germaine Bree. Back row: A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Phillip Alampi, Leonard Baskin, Norman Mailer.
- Pearl S. Buck commemorative U.S. postage stamp (1985).


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- The definition of a drawl is a way of speaking with draw-out vowels.
An example of a drawl is how people in the southern United States typically speak.
- Drawl is defined as to speak slowly with drawn-out vowels.
An example of drawl is the way John Wayne spoke.
Origin of drawlprobably frequentative of draw
verbdrawled, drawl·ing, drawls
Origin of drawlProbably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay.
(third-person singular simple present drawls, present participle drawling, simple past and past participle drawled)
- To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
- To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
- (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
- a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.


2 Way Match Vs 3 Way Match Vs 4 Way Match In AP
The Differences Between 2 Way Matching, 3 Way Matching, an… Matching In AP
2-way, 3-way, and 4-way matching is a vital part of accounting when it comes to procurement and receiving. As one of the best internal controls to keep your business from paying for things you didn't receive or overpaying for things you did, it is well worth the effort it takes.
The Differences Between 2 Way Matching and 3 Way Matching In AP
If you work in accounting, you're probably already aware of the 2-way match vs 3-way match, but for those that aren't, let's take a closer look at each.
2-Way Matching
In 2-way matching, the purchase order and invoice information are verified to match within your tolerances as shown:
 - The quantity billed must be less than or equal to the quantity ordered
 - The invoice price must be less than or equal to the purchase order price
3-Way Matching
3-way matching, adds an additional criterion is added to verify that the receipt and invoice information match with the quantity tolerances you define.
The quantity billed must be less than or equal to the quantity received.
4-Way Matching
And 4-way matching adds yet another criterion to verify that acceptance documents and invoice match within your quantity tolerances.
The quantity billed must be less than or equal to the quantity accepted.
Setting your tolerance is also critical to determining your matching criteria. Sometimes companies consider quantities inside the tolerance limits as matched.
For instance:
If you order 100 items and have a 5% tolerance, and there is an invoice quantity of 103, this is within the tolerance and the matching system accepts it.
However, if you order 100 items with a 5% tolerance, and there is an invoice quantity of 115, this is outside the tolerance and the matching system will flag it for manual review.
Why PO-Matching Matters to Your Organization
If you're not an accounting professional, this may seem overly complex. In reality, all you're doing is ensuring you're only being billed for the number of items you ordered at the price you were quoted and confirming that you did receive the quantity you ordered.
The allowance for less than or equal to means that a vendor shipping more than the quantity you agreed upon or charging less than you agreed to is acceptable. This setup only flags in situations where a vendor sends less or charges more than the agreed-upon amounts.
This setup places the responsibility of error in favor of the consumer onto the vendor and is found in delivery-based manufacturing more often than many many realize.
"Without matching controls, the company could be purging money and not even realize it. Blindly paying invoices means you could be paying more than the agreed-upon price, paying for more than what you received, or paying for the same product multiple times. The matching process prevents paying fraudulent invoices."
How 2-Way, 3-Way, and 4-Way Matching is Done
In the past, this type of matching was done manually, which was time-consuming and left a lot of room for error. Traditional, the purchase order was filled out on paper and handed over to accounting. The vendor then invoiced the company and shipped out the product.
When the product was received, the receiving clerk would verify the quantity of product received, giving the packing slip to the accounting department. The accounting department would then compare the packing slip to the purchase order, then the purchase order to the invoice, and the invoice to the packing slip to make sure all the numbers lined up.
It was a lot of work for the accounts payable department and the receiving department. It all relied on the fact that a receiving clerk was indeed correctly verifying goods receipt and that the corresponding purchase order was readily available.
Now, thanks to AP automation, the accounts payable processes are streamlined. Two-way matching, three-way matching, and even four-way matching occur automatically once purchase orders, receiving reports, and invoices are all in the system.
If during the invoice matching process something doesn't line up, it is flagged for review, someone can take a look at it and solve the issue before making payment.
If the matching process goes smoothly, the company can take advantage of early payment options during invoice processing. This keeps vendors happy and may even position the company in such a way that they can leverage discounts to save even more money on future orders.
When it comes to 2-way match vs. 3-way match, three-way is the better option because it compares the purchase order to the receipt of the goods to the invoice to make sure you're only paying for goods you ordered and received.
Though accounting automation takes a bit of setup work to get started, it is well worth it in the end. Once in the system, everything will run through you're pre-established routing and rules for approvals, matching, and verification to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the entire procure to pay process.
With PLANERGY, there are notifications to keep the involved parties informed when there is something that must be done or any document requires their attention.
This eliminates misplaced documents and waiting periods, and the back-and-forth conversation that has to occur between departments.
PLANERGY automatically uses 3-way matching to streamline your workflow.
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International Year 2008
The United Nations (UN) dedicates an entire calendar year to focus on particular topics or themes. Many countries actively participate in promoting these years.
timeanddate.com has list of "International Year" events allocated to an entire calendar year for 2008. Global organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), organized these events to raise public awareness on major global issues and to encourage international action.
The events for 2008 include:
- The International Year of Languages.
- The International Year of Planet Earth.
- The International Year of the Potato.
- The International Year of Sanitation.
Many countries worldwide celebrated these events.


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4.2.1 Well Data Object
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The well data object (Well) (Figure 4.2.1-1) is used to capture the general information about a well, which is sometimes called a well header. This general information includes identifying and legal information (legal name, license number, geographic location (country, state, county, region, and block), purpose (see enums), status (see enums) and more.
Additionally, the well has important related data objects related to its location including a well datum, well location and well reference point.


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How important is measuring park use for urban planners? Should it be of concern to planners when a neighborhood park is empty or underutilized? I live next to Jaycee Park, a park that is exploding with noise daily. This recently renovated park proves the importance of parks as essential for community building.
When parks cater to the surrounding residents, use increases, as I can tell when I look out my window, over to Jaycee Park. Increased park use brings neighbors together and can catalyze sustainability because it's easier to implement change in a community when the residents are united.
The rising popularity of technology has unsurprisingly drawn children away from parks, and in front of the TV, i-gadgets, or computers. So how do we make all parks in Tempe as busy as the previously mentioned Jaycee Park?
The solution begins with Tempe planners and city officials analyzing neighborhoods around parks in order to redesign or improve the park according to the surrounding demographics. A study shows that significantly more Hispanic children are more likely to go to parks. Further, the study describes how other demographic variables affect neighborhood park use. This information can be used to pinpoint locations within Tempe where demographics suggest that a park may be needed or in need of improvement.
Other suggestions include:
- Innovative unstandardized park and landscape design;
- Grassroots planning to increase perceived sense of safety in communities;
- Increasing structured programs available for children and others;
- Branding parks so that community members have a sense of ownership;
- Incorporating public art and inspirational landscape architecture to draw people and foster creativity and imagination.
Effective park use and design should be a main concern for planners and landscape architects as an opportunity to strengthen communities in Tempe. Age, race, and gender are all variables that need to be looked at on a case-by-case basis by Urban Design or Landscape Architecture professionals implementing a new park or improving an existing one. All they need to do is find the parks that lack activity.
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Definition of incessable
The word "incessable" uses 10 letters: abceeilnss.
INCESSABLE is playable in:
a. - Unceasing; continual. 2
Unscramble words found within abceeilnss
Words formed by adding one letter
Adding one letter to incessable does not form any other word in Words With Friends word list.
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How can you dry your hair fast?
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A fast way to dry hair is to blow-dry the under-layers first. Starting with the top layers only makes the hairbrush damp and re-wets sections of the hair that have already dried.
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 If hair is soaking wet, blow drying it out takes more time. Thoroughly soak up any excess water with a microfiber or terrycloth towel.
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 4. Dry the bottom layers
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Security Analysis of a 13th Century Venetian Election Protocol
I love stuff like this: "Electing the Doge of Venice: Analysis of a 13th Century Protocol," by Miranda Mowbray and Dieter Gollmann.
This paper discusses the protocol used for electing the Doge of Venice between 1268 and the end of the Republic in 1797. We will show that it has some useful properties that in addition to being interesting in themselves, also suggest that its fundamental design principle is worth investigating for application to leader election protocols in computer science. For example it gives some opportunities to minorities while ensuring that more popular candidates are more likely to win, and offers some resistance to corruption of voters. The most obvious feature of this protocol is that it is complicated and would have taken a long time to carry out. We will advance a hypothesis as to why it is so complicated, and describe a simplified protocol with very similar features.
Venice was very clever about working to avoid the factionalism that tore apart a lot of its Italian rivals, while making the various factions feel represented.
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Medical Definition of radiochromatography
: the process of making a quantitative or qualitative determination of a radioisotope-labeled substance by measuring the radioactivity of the appropriate zone or spot in the chromatogram
radiochromatographic\-krə-ˌmat-ə-ˈgraf-ik, -ˌkrō-mət-\play adjective
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Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- (transitive) To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.
- Would you believe he flipped me off over that comment?
- He was so pissed he flipped off the policeman.
- The specific gestures this term refers to varies by region and dialect.


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Using Circle Time for PSHE and Citizenship
Imagine having a year's worth of lesson plans at your fingertips…
PHSE and Citizenship in Circle Time is an invaluable resource for teachers and classroom assistants. Covering the PHSE/citizenship national curriculum for key stage 2 this practical companion provides a year's worth of circle time sessions with photocopiable assessment sheets.
Based on the extensive teaching experience of Daphne Gutteridge and Viv Smith, the user-friendly lesson plans enable the teacher to confidently tackle areas including:
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- preparing to play an active role as citizens
- developing a safe, healthy lifestyle
- respecting the differences between people.
Each lesson is linked to the Every Child Matters outcomes and the SEAL initiative (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) Opportunities for assessment and follow-up work are clearly built into each lesson and pupils are encouraged to review their own learning.
This useful book is for practitioners who really want to make a difference in the classroom and are committed to stimulating pupils to think about issues on a personal level, in their community and globally.
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Measure, Assess, and Improve Your Performance
JCI standards serve as the foundation of an evaluation process that can help health care organizations like yours measure, assess, and improve performance.
It's our goal to develop standards that promote quality and ensure patient safety. JCI standards set clear expectations for organizations that are reasonable, achievable, and measurable. The standards are developed and organized around important functions common to all health care organizations.
JCI develops standards with input and information from:
- Health care organizations
- Subject matter experts
- Scientific literature and industry guidelines
- Technical Advisory Panels
- Other key stakeholders
Joint Commission International standards specify that organizations must collect data as part of their quality improvement system. To comply with these standards, the organization's leadership selects well-defined, evidence-based measures that are applicable to the organization's patient populations and services. With the retirement of Joint Commission International's Library of Measures, JCI accredited hospitals could consider using The Joint Commission's performance measures for guidance on collecting data.
Learn about performance measure resources by visiting The Joint Commission's (TJC) performance measurement page.


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...marked contrast, embryogenesis of the orchids is more simple. Except when a suspensor is formed, early cleavages follow no well-defined plan, and the product is an ovoid mass of tissue called the proembryo. No cotyledon, stem apex, or root apex is organized in this early period; these organs do not appear until after germination has occurred.
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Weather - Climate
|Season duration||Spring - 3 months, Summer - 3 months, Autumn - 3 months, Winter - 3 months|
Uzbekistan is a country of 4 seasons. Most travellers arrive in early spring, late summer and autumn. The country is aptly termed 'the sunny republic', as every year brings over 300 days of sunshine and under 300 mm of rainfall. Sharply continental climate because of desert and mountain isolation from the sea comes with two 40-day chilla – the most hottest and coldest periods of the year. Summer chilla is from 25 June to 5 August and winter chilla is from 25 December to 5 February. During summer chilla temperature is above 35°C, and during winter chilla temperature may fall to -15°C, but most cities stay above -5°C.
Travel is most pleasant from the brief spring that dusts the desert with floral color until early June and from September to early November, when tree-lined streets shine in autumnal glory. Yet, the burning heat of summer is offset by low humidity, relatively cool evenings and bazaar stalls crowded with fresh fruit, and winter too is dry and sunny. Samarkand's fabled domes sparkle white only briefly. Khorezm is painfully cold and often windy after the beginning of November and Termez bakes on the Oxus from June to September. Mountain areas are refreshingly cool in summer, freezing cold and snowy in winter.


MIT Unleashes Dish Making Machine
In a move that could be considered "one step closer to Star Trek", MIT has developed a machine that not only creates dishes on demand, but recycles the materials from them after the meal into new dinnerware.
Designed by MIT grad student Leonardo Bonanni, the DishMaker frees space in dish cabinets and reduces landfill trash. It also uses less energy to recycle dishes than factories use to make them. And, because the machine can produce up to 150 items, a dinner host would never be short of table settings when unexpected guests arrive: Cooks can select the number of place settings needed using a simple push-button control panel. The prototype DishMaker is the size of a standard dishwasher, and uses the heating element of a toaster oven to shape the items. To recycle the dishes, it heats them to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit to soften the acrylic, then a press restores them to wafers for easy stacking.
The machine holds 150 acrylic wafers and can produce a dish every 90 seconds. The wafers produce plates that are only 6 inches in diameter, the size of an average salad or dessert plate, but the machine can be adapted to use larger wafers.


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A dowel is a cylindrical rod, usually made from wood, plastic, or metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is called a dowel rod. Dowel rods are often cut into short lengths called dowel pins. Dowels are commonly used as structural reinforcements in cabinet making and in numerous other applications, including:
- Furniture shelf supports
- Moveable game pieces (i.e. pegs)
- Hangers for items such as clothing, key rings, and tools
- Wheel axles in toys
- Detents in gymnastics grips
- Supports for tiered wedding cakes
The traditional tool for making dowels is a dowel plate, an iron (or better, hardened tool steel) plate with a hole having the size of the desired dowel. To make a dowel, a piece of wood is split or whittled to a size slightly bigger than desired and then driven through the hole in the dowel plate. The sharp edges of the hole shear off the excess wood.
A second approach to cutting dowels is to rotate a piece of oversized stock past a fixed knife, or alternatively, to rotate the knife around the stock. Machines based on this principle emerged in the 19th century. Frequently, these are small bench-mounted tools.
For modest manufacturing volumes, wood dowels are typically manufactured on industrial dowel machines based on the same principles as the rotary cutters described above. Such machines may employ interchangeable cutting heads of varying diameters, thus enabling the machines to be quickly changed to manufacture different dowel diameters. Typically, the mechanism is open-ended, with material guides at the machine's entry and exit to enable fabrication of continuous dowel rod of unlimited length. Since the 19th century, some of these dowel machines have had power feed mechanisms to move the stock past the cutting mechanism.
High-volume dowel manufacturing is done on a wood shaper, which simultaneously forms multiple dowels from a single piece of rectangular stock (i.e., wood). These machines employ two wide, rotating cutting heads, one above the stock and one below it. The heads have nearly identical cutting profiles so that each will form an array of adjoined, side-by-side "half dowels". The heads are aligned to each other and one head is shaped to make deeper cuts along the dowel edges so as to part the stock into individual dowel rods, resulting in a group of dowel rods emerging in parallel at the machine's output.
The wooden dowel rod used in woodworking applications is commonly cut into dowel pins, which are used to reinforce joints and support shelves and other components in cabinet making. Some woodworkers make their own dowel pins, while others purchase dowel pins precut to the required length and diameter.
When dowels are glued into blind holes, a very common case in dowel-based joinery, there must be a path for air and excess glue to escape when the dowel is pressed into place. If no provision is made to relieve the hydraulic pressure of air and glue, hammering the dowel home or clamping the joint can split the wood. An old solution to this problem is to plane a flat on the side of the dowel; some sources suggest planing the flat on the rough stock before the final shaping of the round dowel. Some dowel plates solve the problem by cutting a groove in the side of the dowel as it is forced through; this is done by a groove screw, a pointed screw intruding from the side into the dowel cutting opening. Some dowel pins are Fluted with multiple parallel grooves along their length to serve the same purpose.
When two pieces of wood are to be joined by dowels embedded in blind holes, there are numerous methods for aligning the holes. For example, pieces of shot may be placed between the wood pieces to produce indentations when the pieces are clamped together; after the clamp is released, the indentations indicate the center points for drilling. Dowel centers are simple and inexpensive tools for aligning opposing blind holes. Various commercial systems, such as Dowelmax, have been devised to solve this problem.
The word dowel was used in Middle English; it appears in Wycliffe's Bible translation (circa _PHONE_) in a list of the parts of a wheel: "...and the spokis, and dowlis of tho wheelis..." Cognates with other Germanic languages suggest that the word is much older (deuvel in Dutch, Dübel in German).
Wooden dowels have been used in manufacturing and woodworking for many centuries. One of the earliest documented uses of wooden dowels was in Japanese shrines in AD 690, which were constructed using only wood, wooden dowels and pegs, and interlocking joints. Around AD 1000, Leif Erikson sailed across the North Atlantic in a ship that was largely constructed of overlapping planks held together by wooden dowels and iron nails. The wooden dowels did not rust and thus were more reliable than iron for long expeditions.
Dowel pins are often used as precise locating devices in machinery. Steel dowel pins are machined to tight tolerances, as are the corresponding holes, which are typically reamed. A dowel pin may have a smaller diameter than its hole so that it freely slips in, or a larger diameter so that it must be pressed into its hole (an interference fit).
When designing mechanical components, mechanical engineers typically use dowel holes as reference points to control positioning variations and attain repeatable assembly quality. If no dowels are used for alignment (e.g., components are mated by bolts only), there can be significant variation, or "play", in component alignment.
Typical drilling and milling operations, as well as manufacturing practices for bolt threads, introduce mechanical play proportional to the size of the fasteners. For example, bolts up to 10 mm (0.394 in) in diameter typically have play on the order of 0.2 mm (0.008 inches). When dowels are used in addition to bolts, however, the tighter dimensional tolerances of dowels and their mating holes—typically 0.01 mm (0.0004 inches)—result in significantly less play, on the order of 0.02 mm (0.0008 inches). Manufacturing costs are inversely proportional to mechanical tolerances and, as a result, engineers must balance the need for mechanical precision against cost as well as other factors such as manufacturability and serviceability.
There are a variety of specifications, military, ISO, DIN, ASME that pins may be made to. And size can even vary by dowel pin material. Metric dowel pins are often found in two size. In DIN 6325 standard the dowel pins are slightly larger than the nominal value. For example a 3 mm dowel pin will range from 3.002 to 3.008 mm (0.1182 to 0.1184 inches). In the ISO 2338 standard the dowel pins are slightly smaller - 3 mm nominal range is 2.986 to 3.000 mm (0.1176 to 0.1181 inches). The terminology (e.g. "oversized", "standard") is not entirely consistent across suppliers. In inch pins "oversized" refers to pins that are more significantly oversized for worn out dowel pin holes. The most common inch sized pins are slightly oversized, and "undersized" versions are also available.
In automobiles, dowels are used when precise mating alignment is required, such as in differential gear casings, engines, and transmissions.
Bolts in a bolted joint often have an important function as a dowel, resisting shear forces. For this reason, many bolts have a plain unthreaded section to their shank. This gives a closer fit to the hole and also avoids some problems with fretting wear when a screw thread bears against an unthreaded component.
A cross dowel is a cylindrically shaped metal nut (i.e., a metal dowel) that is used to join two pieces of wood. Like other metal nuts, it has an inside threaded hole, although the hole is unusual in that it passes through the sides of the dowel. One or both ends of the dowel are slotted, with the slots oriented parallel to the threaded hole through which the bolt will pass.
In a cross dowel application, the two pieces of wood are aligned and a bolt hole is drilled through one piece of wood and into the other. A dowel hole is drilled laterally across the bolt hole and the cross dowel is inserted into it. A screwdriver is inserted into the slot at the end of the cross dowel and the dowel is rotated so that its threaded hole aligns with the bolt hole. The bolt is then inserted into the bolt hole and screwed into the cross dowel until the wood pieces are held tightly together.
- Ivin Sickels, Exercises in Wood-Working, American Book Company, 1889; see Exercise 18.— Uniting with Dowels, pages 104-105.
- Dowel Making and Doweling, Scientific American, Vol. XLIX, No. 6 (Aug. 11, 1883); page 88.
- H. H. Parker, Making Wood Dowels, Popular Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 6 (June, 1924); page 957.
- William H. Whitlock, Improvement in Turning Tool, U.S. Patent 83,573, granted Oct. 27, 1868.
- Sanford A. Penny, Lathe, U.S. Patent 398,077, granted Feb. 19, 1889.
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Mitsubishi Integrates Inverter With EV Motor System
Mitsubishi Electric Corp developed a motor system whose output power is more than 70kW for electric vehicles (EVs) by integrating an inverter and a motor on the same axis.
The volume of the new system is only half that of the company's motor system whose inverter and motor are separated, which was exhibited at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011. The integration enabled to shorten electric lines between the inverter and motor as well as to integrate pipes for water cooling that are required for each of the inverter and motor in the old system.
The mass of the new system is about 10% less than that of the old one. And the total efficiency of the new system is 3-5 points higher than that of the old system under the JC08 test mode.
"(To integrate the inverter and motor,) the most difficult challenge was to prevent heat generation," Mitsubishi Electric said.
Because the motor and inverter generate a large amount of heat, the company not only increased cooling capability but also made improvements to each of the motor and inverter to reduce heat generation. Specifically, it changed the magnetic design of the motor and employed a silicon carbide (SiC)-based power device for the inverter. With the SiC-based power device, the loss of the inverter was reduced by half, compared with the inverter of the old system that uses a silicon (Si)-based power device.
This time, Mitsubishi Electric used a motor containing a permanent magnet. Also, it improved output power per unit volume by 5% by employing a concentrated winding method to increase coil space factor and using magnetic design technologies to optimize the shape of the motor.
Currently, the motor system can be used for rotating tires and for simulated driving based on actual driving patterns in a laboratory. To commercialize the system, it is necessary to improve its structure for volume production, fine-tune it and further reduce its weight by 10 to 20%, Mitsubishi Electric said.
The company aims to commercialize the system in 2017. And it plans to commercialize an EV motor system whose inverter using a Si-based power device and motor are separated in 2014.


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Specialist frugivores are the dominant consumers of mistletoe fruit in many regions and have been shown to intensify infections of host plants as a result of their rapid gut passage rates and dependence on existing infections. The role of specialist frugivores in long distance dispersal of mistletoe and establishment of new infections is unclear, and has not been explicitly evaluated previously. Here we critically examine the premise that specialists are the dominant dispersers by examining the role of an Australian mistletoe specialist (mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Dicaeidae) in dispersing mistletoe (Amyema preissii Santalales: Loranthaceae) seeds beyond infected host stands. We use two primary lines of evidence - presence of birds using remote call recorders, and presence of dispersed seeds via surveys for defecated seeds on host branches. The observed and inferred movements of the mistletoebird were wholly restricted to habitat patches containing mistletoe, and this bird was not observed to transport seeds to nearby uninfected host stands within the study system. While mistletoe specialists may provide much of the within-stand dispersal service for mistletoes, this serves only to aggregate and intensify existing infections. We suggest that long distance dispersal of mistletoe seeds beyond existing hosts and infection centres is not performed by these dietary specialists, these services more likely to be provided by generalist frugivores and other occasional mistletoe fruit consumers.
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California residents might benefit from understanding more about the different types of construction defects that commonly occur. Most construction defects may be classified as subsurface deficiencies, construction deficiencies, material deficiencies or design deficiencies. These defects may be described as shortcomings furnishing the planning, design, inspection, supervision, construction or observation of construction when there is a quality of work that is beneath the buyer's reasonable expectations.
Some of the significant defects that are common include those concerning finishes, doors, glass and windows, moisture or thermal protection, electrical problems, mechanical problems, expansive soil, water intrusion or poor structural integrity. Subsurface deficiencies are common in places like Colorado and California where expansive soil may be a problematic. Building homes on surfaces lacking a stable foundation, such as hills, may cause several different problems, including subsidence or landslides. A poor foundation may also result in cracked floor slabs or other damage to the structure.
Poor artisanship or construction work can also result in a myriad of defects. Often times, mold growth may be the result of water infiltration caused by shoddy work. Other common defects caused by poor construction include rotting wood, cracked walls or foundation, and mechanical or electrical problems. Material deficiencies usually involve inferior structures like leaking windows, substandard drywall or other components used in construction that are failing. Design defects, such as the building being out of code, are issues typically attributable to architects or engineers.
People who need more information about litigating a construction defect case might benefit from consulting a lawyer. Legal counsel may be able to investigate the complaint and determine who might be found culpable for any economic damages. The lawyer might be able to help plaintiffs recover restitution that could account for loss of income and other damages resulting from the construction work.


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Adopted as a norm at the United Nations World Summit in 2005 the Responsibility to Protect - known as R2P - refers to the obligation of states towards their populations, and towards all populations at risk of genocide and other large-scale atrocities.
The R2P commitment is outlined in three pillars;
- Pillar 1:The sovereign states have an obligation and carry the primary responsibility to protect their citizens from mass atrocities
- Pillar 2:The International Community has the responsibility to assist states in capacity building to fulfill this responsibility to prevent mass atrocities before, during and after conflict
- Pillar 3:If the state in question fails to act appropriately, the responsibility to do so – in a timely and decisive matter either diplomatically, humanitarianly, peacefully and as a large resort by stronger measures - falls to a larger community of states.
R2P works on the premise of three additional elements;
- The Responsibility to Prevent:The obligation to prevent mass atrocities, develop early warning systems and address the root causes of conflict
- The Responsibility to React:A commitment of measures which should be taken in the face of mass atrocities
- The Responsibility to Rebuild:The obligations of the International Community post-intervention to rebuild and prevent the reoccurrence of mass violence.


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Ways to Lower the Ongoing Costs of Home Ownership
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Owning a home is expensive--it's probably your biggest monthly cost, especially if you factor in not just your mortgage payment, but also your property taxes, insurance, electric, gas, trash and water bills. To reduce some of your ongoing home ownership expenses and make your budget more manageable, consider the following possibilities.
1. Challenge your property tax assessment.
Homeowners who think their property tax bill does not accurately reflect their property's value can challenge the assessment. For example, if you recently had your home appraised for a refinance and it shows your home's value is $150,000, and similar homes in your neighborhood have been selling in the $145,000 to $155,000 range, but your property tax bill places your home's value at $175,000, you may be able to use your evidence to successfully argue for a reduction in your property tax bill based on a taxable value of $150,000.
2. Take advantage of every tax deduction you qualify for.
Because of the way the standard deduction works on your income tax return, the mortgage interest tax deduction isn't always as valuable as people think.
However, for homeowners who have significant itemizable expenses in addition to mortgage interest, home ownership typically has ongoing tax benefits. Home-ownership-related tax deductions allow people to take advantage of other deductions they otherwise wouldn't qualify for because they wouldn't itemize. These include property taxes, state income taxes and charitable donations.
For example, if you normally donate $1,000 a year, if you don't itemize, you won't see any tax benefit from your donation even if it's made to a tax-exempt nonprofit. But if you itemize, the same donation costs you less. If you're in the 25% federal tax bracket, your $1,000 donation will save you $250 on your tax bill. You'll achieve the same rate of tax savings on your itemized state income taxes and property taxes.
Here are some other areas where you might be able to reduce your tax bill by itemizing expenses:
-Donating gently used clothes, household items and furniture to charity
-Personal property taxes
-Gambling losses not in excess of gambling winnings
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3. Refinance.
Even if you have a fixed-rate mortgage, it makes sense to keep an eye on mortgage rates. You never know when they might drop far enough to suddenly make refinancing a smart idea. If you have an FHA loan, you can do an FHA Streamline refinance even if you're underwater. VA loans also have a streamline option, which you can learn more about at VA mortgage options. Refinancing is a great opportunity to increase your monthly cash flow and your long-term net worth by reducing the amount of interest you pay on your mortgage.
Put these savings in your emergency fund and you won't have to borrow money to make home repairs or upgrades. The ability to pay cash will give you even greater savings since you won't have to spend anything on interest payments. Make sure to ask yourself these six questions before you refinance.
4. Don't buy a home warranty.
This advice probably sounds counterintuitive. Wouldn't a home warranty, which provides coverage to repair or replace many of the major systems and appliances in your home for just a few hundred dollars a year, be a great way to keep maintenance costs to a minimum? Unfortunately, home warranty companies have poor reputations when it comes to customer satisfaction, and the contracts contain lots of fine print that lets home warranty companies get out of paying almost any claim at their discretion. You're better off putting the money into a rainy day house fund for handling unforeseen repairs.
A settlement company helps protect your interests at closing
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When you buy or sell a home, escrow is the process that transfers the home from the seller to the buyer. A neutral third party oversees this process.
That third party can be an escrow company, a title company or a real estate attorney. They work with all the parties involved in the transaction to collect all the paperwork and funds necessary to close the deal.
Learn about the key functions of these settlement firms in my Mortgage-Calc.com article, A settlement company helps protect your interests at closing.
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This year, your federal income tax return was due on Tuesday, April 17. That's because the usual deadline, April 15, fell on a Sunday, and a federal holiday, Emancipation Day, fell on April 16.
If you didn't file your return on time despite the extra two days, find out what you should do in my article, What To Do If You Filed Your Taxes Late.
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American Express wants to reward you for learning a bad habit. It's dangling reward points for its existing charge card customers who enroll by June 30 in a program that essentially transforms their plastic into a credit card.
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Some people think that in a down market, the last thing they should be doing is paying a 6% commission to sell their homes.
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Pentagon Federal Credit Union is offering a phenomenal interest rate on used-car loans to purchase Enterprise Car Sales vehicles.
Through May 31, you can borrow as much as $70,000 at this low rate for up to 60 months as long as you apply online.
This 1.49% rate is even lower than PenFed's usual great rate of 1.99% on newand used-car loans.
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I don't know about you, but when I see a company use words like "guaranteed return" and "risk free" to refer to an investment product, red flags go up. The only investment I can think of that meets these criteria is an FDIC-insured certificate of deposit.
The Gerber Life College Fund makes these claims. That made me wonder if they were misleading consumers with promises that were too good to be true.
If the claims were true, I wondered, can the Gerber Life College Fund help you save enough to pay for your child to go to college, and will it provide enough life insurance coverage if you die unexpectedly?
See what I found out in my Interest.com article, For the greatest college savings, skip this insurance plan.
I also learned something about options for college savings.
A major advantage of the Gerber Life College Plan over other college savings plans is that the money in this plan isn't considered in calculating a student's college financial need. Better-known college savings plans like 529 plans count against a student's financial aid eligibility. But that doesn't make them an inferior option. In fact, they're better even after the financial aid eligibility hit.
Andrew Schrage, co-owner of the Money Crashers Personal Finance website, says 529 plans are the best college savings plan. He suggests Illinois' Bright Start College Savings Plan and Utah's 529 plans for their low fees, Ohio's plan for "stellar investment options," and Michigan's program if you're risk-averse.
That being said, you can use the money from the Gerber Life College Fund for anything; a downside of 529 plans is that the money must go toward college expenses.
"This can pose an issue if, for some reason, your beneficiary doesn't want or need to attend college," Schrage says.
However, the 529 account can be transferred to another family member, or you can withdraw the money and pay a 10% penalty on the account's earnings. Personally, I would take the chance and put my money in a 529 plan.
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What is librarianship? Your readers might be interested in the Defining Librarianship website, which is looking for the common ground of librarianship-a source of ethical behavior-on which all librarians stand.
All librarians: whether a modified librarian whose body-pierced unconventionality need not mean a lack of professionalism, an anarchist librarian preparing to catalog the revolution, a librarian in frankly pro-censorship China, or a librarian for the equally (but differently) pro-censorship Concerned Women for America.
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Berlin food preparations are rich with meat and vegetables flavored richly with seasonings. Pork, lamb, boars, chicken and fish are the prime meats used while potatoes and cucumbers are the predominant vegetables used in food. Popular recipes from the cuisine of Berlin include-Berliner Kartoffelsalat or Potato Salad Berlin Style, Berlin Potato Soup, Berliner Pfannkuchen or Berlin Donuts and Spritzkuchen.
Historical and Cultural Influences on Berlin Cuisine
Berlin food history includes the powerful influences of the kings and authority that ruled over the country. In the 18th century, the king of Prussia-Frederick set a norm for his subjects to consume only potatoes and cucumbers that were introduced to Europe from America as they were economical for common people.
Ingredients and Cooking Methods Used in the Cuisine of Berlin
Berlin food preparations most commonly make use of different types of fish, goose, pork, beans, peas and potatoes. Smoking, roasting, boiling and marinating are the cooking methods adopted by the Cuisine of Berlin.
Traditional Berlin Recipes
- Currywurst refers to a grilled pork sausage that is sliced and seasoned using tomato paste or ketchup mixed with curry as well as liberal quantities of curry powder. The dish is commonly sold as a fast food and generally served along with bread rolls or French fries.
- Eisbein mit Sauerkraut or pork knuckle on sauerkraut refers to a deeply marbled meat coated with a dense layer of crunchy fat also called "crackling". The meat which is tender and smelly by nature needs to be cooked well by being braised over a long period of time. Generally it is sold after being cured and then included in recipes and had alongside Berliner Weisse a beer pairing which is light and fruity.
- Berliner refers to doughnut prepared using sweet yeast dough that is deep fried in oil or fat, along with jam filling or marmalade usually consisting of a topping of made of powdered or regular sugar. The doughnut is called so most often in regions outside of Berlin while it is indigenously called Pfannkuchen. It is had along with Spritzkuchen or cream puffs as noon time snacks commonly and a common feature on the eve of New Year as well as carnival.
- Doner Kebab a national Berlin Food invented by Turkish immigrants who lived in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin in 1971.It is made by combining lamb, chicken strips or beef and many different vegetables and served in a Turkish pita with sauce.


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Botanical Feed Additives Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Farm Animals
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Botanical feed additives support sustainable livestock operations, thereby promoting the health of farm animals as well as reducing their impact on the environment and public health. Recent scientific studies revealed that if all poultry and pigs in the world were fed botanical feed additives, 29 million tons of CO2 equivalents could be eliminated from the environment each year: a carbon footprint of all citizens of Spain's capital, Madrid.
Botanical feed additives used in animal production have long been proven to have positive effects on the environment. Known as "phytogenic feed additives", the active ingredients in these products are derived solely from herbs, spices and their extracts. They help farmers raise healthy animals and reduce greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions.
As natural foods and food-sources becoming increasingly important considerations in consumer decision making, the consumer's concerns become the concerns of feed producers, farmers, supermarkets and restaurants. Consumer choice will continue to make a difference to the quality of the food we eat.
The family owned company DELACON is the pioneer and world's largest producer of phytogenic feed additives. From the very beginning, improved animal welfare, performance and feed efficiency while ensuring a high quality and sustainable food chain has been a main goal for the company. The scientific Carbon Footprint Life Cycle Assessment of DELACON products showed a significant reduction of environmental impacts when these additives are used in livestock production. A calculation shows that if all poultry and pigs in the world were fed phytogenic feed additives, 29 million tons of CO2 equivalents could be eliminated from the environment annually: a carbon footprint of all citizens of Spain's capital Madrid.
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The definition of metabolize is when an organism undergoes an organic or chemical process that is necessary for life.(verb)
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In-depth Analysis of Magnets
The Magcam magnetic field cameras and MagScope measurement and analysis software offer a wide variety of features to measure the different magnetic properties allowing a full analysis of permanent magnets. Magcam's magnetic field cameras measure and capture in detail the magnetic fields by using a unique Hall sensor array technology.
The MagScope software offers a wide variety of features to show in detail the different magnetic properties and provides a full analysis of permanent magnets, assemblies and rotors.
Quantitative magnetic field maps, measured with the magnetic field camera, contain large amounts of information about the magnet's quality. The maps are analyzed using the versatile magscope software, resulting in a thorough and fast analysis of the magnet. Many quantitative magnet properties are extracted from the measurement data, making the Magcam system ideal for both R&D and production applications.
For uniaxial magnets, the magnetization vector and its deviation angle are most important, while for multipole magnets the pole uniformity, north-south pole symmetry and deviations in pole segment angles are quality-defining parameters. Also field homogeneity and material defects, as well as magnetization defects are important in many applications.
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Skip to comments.Discoveries might reveal origins of Southeastern N.C.'s first inhabitants
Posted on 05/10/2010 4:19:52 AM PDT by Palter
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | A local captain and his crew have discovered a unique rock and nearby artifacts that might help reveal how the first people came to Southeastern North Carolina thousands of years ago.
Geologists said the rock, called black chert or novaculite, was previously thought to only be available in vast quantities in the mountains of Arkansas. Zulu Discovery, a local underwater exploration company, found a very dense version of the rock dozens of feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off Wrightsville Beach. Chert was used by the first people in North America, called Paleo-Indians, to create the stone tools they needed to survive.
The discovery of black chert off local shores could rewrite America's prehistory by supporting a theory that Paleo-Indians might have come to the continent via a coastal route rather than by land, said Phil Garwood, a geology instructor at Cape Fear Community College who first identified the local rock as chert. The exact route Paleo-Indians followed will always remain a mystery, but clues have come in the form of the tools they left behind.
This is a piece of the puzzle, Garwood said.
In collaboration with CFCC, Zulu Discovery founders Capt. Jim Batey and his son Rusty Batey hope to find grants and other sources of funding to continue their research and exploration of the areas where they've found the rock and artifacts. The Bateys don't want to reveal the exact depths or locations of their finds, fearing the disruption by other divers of their efforts to study the material.
Continuing their research, Zulu Discovery and CFCC met with state geologists and an underwater archaeologist recently to present their findings and get some advice on what to do next.
Kenneth Taylor, chief of the N.C. Geological Survey, was one of those geologists.
One of the things about it, when you look at samples of chert very, very hard, very, clear chert, that has to come from Arkansas. There's not an outcrop of this stuff in North Carolina, Taylor said, explaining the prevailing theory. Now there is. If there are archaeological artifacts that prove its first peoples' or native peoples'... This is outstanding. It's outstanding. It then says that they had a ready source nearby.
The rocks weren't underwater thousands of years ago.
It's offshore today, but it wouldn't have been covered by the ocean at that time because the ocean didn't come that far inland, Taylor said.
Not just a piece of cement
The North Carolina black chert, dubbed SeaViculite by Zulu Discovery, was found by accident.
Zulu Discovery diver Kevin Rooney picked up the unusual rock last summer as he searched underwater ledges for shark's teeth and fossils.
He brought it up just to see what it was, just to bring it to the surface and analyze it, Rusty Batey said.
At that time, no one suspected it was anything special.
We just thought it was a big square piece of cement, Rusty Batey said.
It wasn't until several months later, when Jim Batey got tired of seeing the rock in his yard, that they got their first clue to the rock's significance. Jim threw it to Rooney, telling him to get rid of the cement-colored stuff, when a piece of it broke off, revealing a lustrous black interior.
I knew it was something that needed to be looked at. It was so unusual, said Jim Batey, who added that he'd never come across anything like it in his 45 years of deep-sea diving.
Jim gave it to Tim Shaw, a marine technology instructor at CFCC, who showed it to Garwood.
If there's one rock in the world I know, it's chert, said Garwood, who studied chert in Australia. Chert is a sedimentary rock, believed to have formed when the shells of ancient, microscopic sea creatures fused together, Garwood said.
People might have been picking up those rocks for years and they just didn't know what it was, Taylor said. It took showing the find to someone who knows rocks, like Garwood, to make the significant connection, Taylor said.
Garwood said the SeaViculite is being analyzed by a laboratory at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., and so far the lab has found an 85 percent probability that the SeaViculite is the same material used to make tools found in Southeastern North Carolina.
The artifacts Zulu Discovery has found near the underwater chert sites and identified by Garwood include an ornament called a gorgot, a scraper used to clean hides, a knife and a stone used to start fires.
Rusty Batey said he's mailed at least 30 samples of the SeaViculite to flint knappers people who make stone tools and others for examination.
Jim Batey said the crew plans to take an archaeologist from the state's Underwater Archaeology Branch to one of their chert sites. In addition to showing him the sites, they want the archaeologist, Nathan Henry, to examine a possible artifact that looks like it might be a pot of some kind. A video shot underwater by Zulu Discovery's Video Ray Pro III remote operated vehicle shows a half moon shape wedged under a ledge. The Zulu Discovery diver didn't want to try to pull out the potential artifact, fearing it's destruction.
The question of whether parts of the chert locations need to be preserved as culturally significant sites is another reason Zulu Discovery is working with the state and college on the project, alternately called Operation Chert and Project SeaViculite.
This may be a very significant site archaeologically if indeed it turns out there is cultural material associated with the rock, said Richard Lawrence, director of the state's Underwater Archaeology Branch.
We don't want to disturb a site if it's an Indian site, Jim Batey said.
The company has not yet determined whether mining the chert, which would require permission from the federal government, would be a profitable venture. In addition to its historical value, chert has commercial value, including its ability to sharpen knives, surgical instruments and wood carving tools.
We don't know where it's going to go right now, Jim Batey said.
The company plans to continue exploring the SeaViculite sites they've already found and look for more.
You could make your projectile points for the next whole year by wintering over at that location, Taylor said, of the large pockets of chert already found by Zulu Discovery. That's incredibly fascinating.
Zulu Discovery owner Jim Batey holds a piece of North Carolina black chert that his crew found off the North Carolina coast.
'supporting a theory that Paleo-Indians might have come to the continent via a coastal route rather than by land'
And this tells us how people came to North Carolina?
What am I missing?
"What else floats on water?"
Wasn't Mayberry in NC?
Paleo-Indians butchering a bison at the end of the Ice Age. Pembina State Museum exhibit
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These guys might be about to make fools of themselves. Chert was used for ballast. It was also used to pave roads. For all they know, it could have washed out to sea in a nor'easter back during the depression, or was dumped by a ship during the Civil War.
LOL! Your question shows an awareness of NC cue but falls short.
Eastern. And you say Eastern or Western, not East or West. :]
The first BBQ came to the US from Haiti via North Carolina. Barbeque is actually a Carib Indian word for roasted human arm.
And now, you know the rest of the story.
Or, it was dropped overboard by Indians say, 600 years ago while they were out fishing, geeze.
Well, now, I beg to differ.
The pit cooking method was taught to the very earliest English colonists, there are descriptions of pit cooking methods taught by the Croatan and the Powhatan. The sauce is a survival of Elizabethan "catsup" which was a vinegary sauce with herbs and spices. It's the first authentically American food, being a fusion of English and native. It really should be our Thanksgiving dinner, imho. Far more authentic than that sanitized and romanticized tale of our putative Pilgrim Fathers, those Johnny-Come-Lately communards, lol.
I've been a history buff with a nack for odd or forgotten history for years, and one of those odd bits is the origin of southeastern pit-cooked barbecue. I've never in my life heard this NC-by-way-of-Haiti cannibal cuisine tale before in my life, and I've actually researched it for years.
If you're pulling our legs, you're doing a pretty good job of it. If you're not, please source, starting with the etymology of "barbeque" from Haitian Creole. Bar-beek, like Martinique? I'm just baffled.
The Carribean connection to NC was Barbados and Cuba, not Hispaniola. Pit cooking was widespread before Haitians ever conjured their voodoo demon and slaughtered their overlords in their sleep back in the late 1700's.
For once, I


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Inclusion and Exclusion in the Liberal Competition State
The Cult of the Individual
Routledge – 2012 – 308 pages
This book examines the increasingly international division of labour, which promotes transnational integration. It analyses the change in worker solidarity as it moves from collective national welfare to a transnational inclusion of workers from various links in the production chain.
Examining three types of welfare regimes within the USA, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, the author addresses how and why globalization is furthering the change from the welfare state to the competition state. The book considers in particular the change to solidarity taking place because of the internationalization of labour division; a change away from the segmented and differentiated system of nation states with strong internal national solidarity to broader, more inclusive and cross-border labour identity and inclusion. Analysing the deeper moral consequences of a globalised labour society, such as the paradigms of inclusion and justice, this book considers the implications of transnational labour on national welfare politics, and looks at the increasing significance of the transnational and national politics of inclusion in social policy, education, minority rights, immigration and gender equality.
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Liberal Competition State will be of interest to scholars and students of political science, sociology and social policy studying welfare state change.
Introduction: Inclusion and exclusion in the emerging world society 1. Economic change: from incremental to radical innovation 2. The change of solidarity: the causes and consequences of international labour division 3. Symbolic change: the new cult of the individual 4. Institutional change: liberal, conservative and egalitarian adjustment to international labour division 5. Relative exclusion and disintegration: convergence in the liberal competition state? Conclusion: The interdependent change of economy, solidarity, politics and justice
Richard Münch is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bamberg, Germany.


Women have 39% smaller pension pots
New research has revealed the pensions gender gap is more than double the difference between men and women's average earnings, with women having significantly smaller pension pots.
Profile Pensions' analysis of 20,000 customers discovered the gap is such that it means men can expect to retire on an average of £21,800 per year compared to women, for whom it is £16,900.
Worryingly, one in six women will retire with an income lower than £9,998, which social policy and research charity Joseph Rowntree Foundation states should be the minimum amount for a single pensioner.
The pension gender gap was found to be at its widest in Northern Scotland, where men have an average pension value of £41,603. This is nearly double the size of the average woman's, which is £20,978.
The region with the lowest pension gender gap is Greater London, where the value of the average man's pension pot is 30% higher than the average woman's (£48,778 compared to £34,174).
Overall, the report found UK women hold 39% less in their pension pots than men.
The gap is attributed to women being paid less, and contributing a correspondingly smaller amount each month into their pension savings.
With the report finding differences in pension contributions can be as high as 50% in some cases, it also blamed the fact more women work in part-time employment, plus the fact they are more likely to take time out of the workplace to have children.
In addition, it showed more women were likely to be employed at below the auto-enrolment threshold of £10,000 per annum.
Commenting on the research, Michelle Gribbin, chief investment officer at Profile Pensions, said: "What we see with these findings, sadly, is that the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap go hand in hand."
She said: "Men, on average, earn more than women, and therefore can save and receive larger contributions from employers into their pension pot. It's clear there's much more to be done to help women gain the security they need going into retirement."
She added: "Under current UK law, employers contribute 3% to the employee's pension pot, 4% comes direct from their payroll and the remaining 1% is made up by tax relief. Employees are able to decrease or increase this anytime that they see fit."


watershed of the Marcela stream, it is noted a high water yield represented in all rain events studied. In Event 3, the Strong water yield class showed the largest area ( 337.51 ha ), or 71% of the subwatershed of Marcela stream has strong potential for water yield, considering the current use. This situation is justified due to the low erosion potential, compared to the average storage potential. For the scenarios, the following is highlighted:
In the case of Scenario 1 (100% substitution of Pasture by Eucalyptus), it is verified that the third Event presented a higher area (363.77 h) in Strong water yield class in the yield of strong water, in other words, 77% of the subwatershed of the Marcela stream has strong potential for water yield. Making a comparison with the Current Use, there is an increase in Very Strong class in Scenario 1, showing that the change of 100% of pasture to eucalyptus contributed to the increase of water yield in the subwatershed of the Marcela stream. Other events continued standing out in the medium water yield class, in other words, none of the events showed a reduction of water yield after modification of the vegetation.
For Scenario 2 (considering 25% as a permanent preservation area, Forest, and 75% eucalyptus), it is verified again that the third event showed greater area ( 330.14 ha ) in the Strong water yield class, in other words, 70% of the subwatershed of the Marcela stream has strong potential for water yield. Compared to the Current Use there is an increase in Very Strong class for Event 2 and changes in Event 4, from average yield in current use for strong yield in Scenario 2, showing that coverage with 75% eucalyptus and 25% forest contributed to the increase of water yield in the subwatershed of the Marcela stream.
In Scenario 3 (considering 25% as a permanent preservation area, forest, and 75% pasture), there is again a predominance of Event 3 showing the largest area ( 320.47 ha ) in the Strong water yield class, in other words, 68% of the subwatershed of the Marcela stream has strong potential for water yield. Compared to the Current Use, there is an increase in Very Strong class in Scenario 3 and the second event a change from average yield in current use for strong yield in Scenario 3, showing that 75% coverage of pasture and 25% forest also contributed to the increase of water yield in the subwatershed of Marcela stream.
Generally, it appears that the largest difference was in Scenario 2 (75% Eucalyptus and 25% Forests); in which events 2 and 4 had a greater change in their water yield, in other words, an increased yield. Event 3, in all the simulations, remained without major changes, always highlighted as strong water yield. The relationship between quantity and quality showed that the soil cover combined with good management of that contribute to guarantee the availability of water in watersheds.
The technique of Fuzzy Inference using Weighted Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was a tool with potential use to support decision making of watershed managers.
Water Yield Indicator obtained from the junction of the potential for erosion with the potential storage has proven effective for presenting results consistent with the reality of the watershed.
The production capacity of the water subwatershed of the Marcela stream is closely related to precipitation intensity, given that the third event of precipitation (less precipitation intensity) showed the largest classes of strong and very strong WYI, independent of the scenario.
The simulations of various scenarios showed changes in water yield, confirming that the form of management and soil conservation are fundamental to increase water yield in the watershed.
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This question was tagged with the tag. However, I thought the term "statistics" were tied to attribute, ability scores, or any other numbers and traits which systematically specify the character's strength and weaknesses in RPG context, and there is a question which fits this meaning.
Since there is no tag wiki and there are both kinds of questions, here I present a question. What does tag mean?
 - Is it tied to mathematical statistics, as the first question is tied to?
 - Is it tied to statistics on a sheet, as the second question is tied to?
 - Is it supposed to mean something else, or a combination of multiple candidates?
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 \$\begingroup\$ Statistics as a tag is iffy and ambiguous. A tag wiki entry would be best. It should be about the math; stuff on sheets is called many ambiguous things, and the only time we'd generalize it would be times where a general "records" tag would perhaps be more appropriate. \$\endgroup\$ – Kyle Willey Feb 20 '14 at 4:04
 - \$\begingroup\$ Worth noting: 8 of the existing questions tagged statistics refer to math/probability. Only one refers to a character's attributes. \$\endgroup\$ – AceCalhoon Feb 20 '14 at 14:18
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 \$\begingroup\$ _USER_ That's an interesting statistic. ducks \$\endgroup\$ – BrianH Feb 21 '14 at 19:53
I propose we make a tag synonym to and take it off entirely from questions that don't fit (they can probably just have the relevant system tags, or or whatever else).
 - \$\begingroup\$ Good point, since I couldn't think how different [probability] and [statistics] are, but I doubt whether I have such a privilege. \$\endgroup\$ – Arle Camille Feb 20 '14 at 4:08
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 \$\begingroup\$ For our intents and purposes they're identical. Technically, statistics mostly ignores probability and is more about data presentation, but from a game perspective probability is the only part of statistics we care about, and it's more true to the common-language usage. \$\endgroup\$ – Kyle Willey Feb 20 '14 at 4:11
 - \$\begingroup\$ [mtg:character-creation] Umm, clearly I use the MTG tag way, waaaay too much (on B&CG). \$\endgroup\$ – Alex P Feb 20 '14 at 4:21
 - \$\begingroup\$ _USER_ Hmm. The questions I can think of as falling under the actual concept of "statistics" are few and far between. I'm imagining something like a "What percentage of D&D organized play characters are casters?" >.> \$\endgroup\$ – Alex P Feb 20 '14 at 4:24
 - \$\begingroup\$ Yeah, we don't really do real "statistics", and really only care about it in the context of probability, since people usually don't come to rpg.se to ask about organized play stuff. \$\endgroup\$ – Kyle Willey Feb 20 '14 at 5:33
 - \$\begingroup\$ How about rather merging [probability] into [statistics], as probability is one aspect of RPG-wise statistics we look for? \$\endgroup\$ – Arle Camille Feb 20 '14 at 7:12
 - \$\begingroup\$ _USER_ Well, our probability questions aren't really about statistics, for the most part. And going probability->statistics doesn't solve the problem of having the "statistics" tag on questions about, like, Constitution modifiers. \$\endgroup\$ – Alex P Feb 20 '14 at 13:19
The math kind. You could contribute to clarification by submitting a tag wiki.
We have [probability] too which is somewhat redundant with that...
For "character stats" - if that's even a valid tag, and I'm not really sure it is - we could put in something else, perhaps [ability-scores], but I am not sure it's really a valid tag.
 - \$\begingroup\$ Character stats are usually single game related; if it's related to something like character sheet design, a record-keeping tag would be better, and if it relates to a single game it should be kept relevant to that game, as Fate, d20, and Shadowrun (to name three games off the top of my head) each keep wildly different attributes that should be measured in different ways. \$\endgroup\$ – Kyle Willey Feb 20 '14 at 4:10
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 - A Basque Dancer from Head to Toe
 While Basque country is home to many styles of dance, each with variations in dress, there are some basic elements that dance costumes have in common. Most of these pieces are based on traditional everyday clothing, with some embellishments so the dancers are really dressed to impress.
 Six traditional Basque dance troupes will be performing at the Folklife Festival. Even though these groups are from California, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah, they retain many of the classic movements and costumes of performers from their homeland. How many can you spot at the Festival?
 Illustration by Dulcia Halliday
 Illustration by Dulcia Halliday
 The beret, or txapela, is a Basque icon. While the felt hats had been worn by farmers all over northern Europe, Basques made it fashionable. Even Napoleon Bonaparte thought the "Basque berets" were hip, so now they are known as basco in Italian, baskeri in Finnish, and baskenmütze in German.
 Some men's costumes include a cloth sash, or gerriko, either tied around the waist or across one shoulder. Most often these are bright red or green, representing the Basque flag.
 Male dancers wear small bells sewed to a piece of cloth or leather and tied around their shins. Others wear larger bells fastened to their waists. Following a widespread early European superstition, the noisy bells are meant to drive away evil spirits.
 These simple sandals, called abarketa in Basque, are made from either canvas with rope soles or from leather, similar to ballet shoes. Once worn by peasants, then by laborers and military, espadrilles have become fashionable around the world.
 Illustration by Dulcia Halliday
 Illustration by Dulcia Halliday
 Women often wrap a white scarf over their heads. This is the first part of the poxpolin, a costume popularized when women began performing men's dances.
 They usually wear their hair in braids, tied with a ribbon at the top called zintamuxko.
 Around their necks, women and men tie square handkerchiefs, or lepozapi. The colors can indicate the dancers' club, town, or region.
 Rainbows of ribbons are woven into berets, braided into hair, and wrapped around ankles to lace up shoes. They add color to the dancers' costumes and accentuate their motions. Some dances incorporate ribbons into the movements, like the zinta-dantza, a Basque version of the Maypole dance.
 Women dance in long wool skirts. The color and stripes at the bottom traditionally indicate their home region. Over time, it has become more fashionable to shorten the skirts, from just above the ankle to around the knee, exposing voluminous petticoats.
 Color Guide
 According to some Basques, the colors of cloths and ribbons in costumes symbolize certain things. Here is a short guide to those meanings.
 Red = Life, love
 Blue = Heavens
 Green = Regeneration of nature
 White = Purity, innocence
 Join us at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to see Basque dance performances and learn some steps for yourself. In the Festival Marketplace, located inside the Arts and Industries Building, you will find berets, handkerchiefs, and espadrilles to take home.
 Elisa Hough is the editor for the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Dulcia Halliday is a graphic design intern for the Folklife Festival; she studies graphic design at SUNY New Paltz.