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New Releases for December!
Posted on December 4, 2018 by mascotproducts
Winter is officially setting in at the Mascot Books office. As everyone's been preparing their holiday treats, the team here has been hard at work on our latest batch of releases. This month, we're featuring a guide to help you recover from burning out, tales of prairie dogs and their misadventures, and picture books perfect for getting in the holiday spirit. Check out the full list of titles releasing this month below.
By Toviaz Sly "Many who are broken feel as though there is no use in fixing the cracks because they automatically assume they are going to be broken again, so they just paint over the cracks to cover them up." In Broken Pieces, author Toviaz Sly takes a closer look at what physical and spiritual brokenness is. Using biblical verse, interpretation, and prayer, she delivers a commentary that helps readers to realize that brokenness isn't a punishment, and is actually exactly where God wants us to be in order to grow. The stories told by Toviaz and contributing authors help readers see that pain is often a prerequisite to the promise and plan that God has for each one of us. The journey is never easy, but it can bring you closer to God so you can be molded into the person you're meant to be.
Square One: A Simple Guide to a Balanced Life
By Joseph Maroon, MD After becoming a world-class neurosurgeon, Dr. Joseph Maroon felt he'd achieved success. At the age of 41, however, a rapid series of losses and setbacks led him into a baffling new reality— and straight into the darkness of depression. Maroon's unexpected savior was a slim, leather-bound book titled I Dare You, which taught him how to address four key areas so important to rebalancing his life: good health, a sense of spirituality, meaningful work, and strong relationships. In Square One, Maroon combines deeply personal anecdotes with illuminating scientific explanations to help readers consider their own priorities. With keen insights into what it takes to avoid burnout and to seek more joy and creativity, Maroon guides readers from all occupations and professions back to "square one" so they can lead more balanced and truly successful lives.
Barbara A. Wood Collection
By Greg Wood After a lifetime of work, Barbara A. Wood has become one of the world's most collected impressionist artists. Her mastery of color, energy, and insight has led to a vast body of cherished paintings. In this select compendium of her works, her son Greg collects her striking portraits alongside some personal reflections and musings from both Greg and the artist herself. Barbara A. Wood's paintings remain as vivid and evocative today as the day they were first completed.
Boy and Toy
By Jessica Young A boy and his imaginary toy go on adventures all across the town. Even though some people may not understand him, the boy knows that imagination is the most wonderful thing to have. A heartwarming tale for young dreamers everywhere.
A Boy Named Penguin and His Adventure and The Mystery of the Albino Calf
By Aaron LePedis Super Penguin saves the day again by stopping Bullying in its tracks. This is a very special children's book, dedicated to raising awareness and acceptance of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The idea of this book came from my son, who is on the autism spectrum. Often, when he became scared or nervous, he would start calling himself a penguin. As time went on, he started to wear a cape and solve 'mysteries' with his stuffed animals. Every time someone would meet him he would say "Hi, my name is Logan, but you can call me "Penguin". Recognizing the empowerment he felt as his alter ego "Penguin", I felt his story needed to be told to encourage other "penguins" and super hero kids to embrace their differences and to share these unique and yes Autistic gifts. So sit back, relax, and experience an adventure with us!
A Cavalier Cat: The Story of Pretzel, a Much-Loved Stray from UVA
By Barbara W. Morin A Cavalier Cat is a loving tribute to Pretzel, a special cat who found his forever home with a professor's family in Charlottesville, Virginia. Inspired by a true story, readers will follow Pretzel's many adventures with his family and take a heart-warming tour of the University of Virginia and historic Charlottesville area.
The Christmas Catastrophe: A North Pole Fairy Elf Adventure
By Octavia Ashburn The North Pole is headed toward a Christmas catastrophe. The mailroom is flooded with mail. If the elves can't get the letters to Santa in time, the toy builders, painters, and wrappers won't be able to get the toys ready for delivery on Christmas Eve. Santa has asked Emme Fairy Elf, the North Pole Problem Solver, to find a solution so Christmas won't be cancelled. When Emme Fairy Elf discovers the secret to saving Christmas is hidden in the elves' names, she realizes it is going to take a lot more than just one fairy elf to prevent this Christmas catastrophe.
Christmas Comes to Prairie Dog Village: A Christmas Adventure Story
By Rick Zuroweste Pip is a prairie dog pup (the runt of the litter, mind you) who, like all prairie dogs, lives underground. Unlike all other prairie dogs, Pip is afraid of the world Up Top so he stays in his room, reading and dreaming of a Christmas he's never known. That is until one night when Pip hears a cry for help outside his tunnel. Soon, Pip finds himself on a Christmas adventure with Gretchen, a feisty dachshund, as they help the injured reindeer Thunderbolt get back to the North Pole. But treacherous terrain and all manner of hungry forest predators stand in their way. Will they make it in time for Christmas?
Cookie Moon
By Paige Slone Plagenz The night sky is a beautiful mystery. Learn about the phases of the moon through an enchanting tale that is sure to delight children of any age!
The Denim Overalls
By Stephanie Howard A mother buys a pair of denim overalls for her soon-to-be-born baby, but as her child grows the denim overalls become much more than a simple piece of clothing. By lengthening the suspenders, it symbolizes the growth and milestones of childhood. A tender, cozy story of childhood and a mother's unfailing love, it's sure to invoke your own cherished memories held deep within your heart.
Distracted Annie
By Jennifer Doswell Tall, smart, and clumsy Annie loves to learn, but often her fascination for learning is outside the classroom. She views the world around her as one big curiosity after another. When a trip to the store turns into an adventure, can her heart-warming antics save the day?
By Tanya Theriault Bah-bum…Bah-bum…Bah-bum…His heart beats fast in his chest. The smoke clears and he can visualize the clear sky ahead. The roar of the turbines pulsates in his ears. The thumbs up is given. He catapults off the carrier—the feel of wind under his wings makes the pride in his heart swell. He twists and turns, zooming through the sky. Excitement at mach 1.8. His dream of becoming a pilot is finally coming true! A portion of the proceeds from Flight of Dreams will go to support The National Naval Aviation Museum.
Goodbye Goldfish
By Erin Harrington Izzy and Frederick the Goldfish are the very best of friends. They do everything together, until one day, Izzy comes home from school and finds out that Frederick has died. Join Izzy on a journey of love, loss, and understanding as she helps give Frederick the most special celebration of life.
The Homestead A to Z
By Katie Porterfield Letter by letter, discover what makes Virginia's Omni Homestead Resort such a special place. Follow the Virginia state bird, a cardinal, as it flies to hot spots, like DownTime, Martha's Market, and the Main Dining Room, and joins in activities, such as archery, hiking, biking, skiing, tubing, ice skating, and more. The Homestead A to Z brings to life just twenty-six of the many reasons why families from Virginia and beyond cherish this one-of-a-kind resort.
Is My Grandpa Santa's Elf?
By Heather Zivkovich Kay Rose is the oldest of eight grandchildren and has a strong suspicion that her Grandpa Bob is one of Santa's elves. He is full of holly jolly magic and lives every single day like it's Christmas. Find out if Kay Rose will get herself put on the naughty list or stay on the nice list while on her mission to find out the truth…
Johnny's Mommy's Magic Words
By Tracie Main Achieving your dreams is easier than it seems, all you have to do is BELIEVE! Everyone will be chanting along in this magical book: "I can and I will and I am the greatest!" A must-have for every parent and teacher! Children big or small will learn about the power of self-belief and that anything is possible by first believing in yourself. For more information about the author or her workshops, visit www.traciemain.com.
By Keosha Sath In this book, a small child is inquisitively asking her mother questions about life. The book begins with the mother and daughter in the car on the way to school. They then visit different job occupations throughout the day. The mom is so busy thinking about giving the best answers, that she forgets the most important job is being a mom. The importance of this book is to show all little girls that they can work in male dominated jobs. The book also plants the seed to strive to be the person in charge. This book encourages more girls to think about obtaining science, technology, engineering, and mathematics jobs, as there is a shortage of women in these fields.
Love You Like
By Katie Lorenz I love you like I love sunflowers. I love you like I love rain showers. I love you like I love long hikes. What do you love like?
The Mrs. Series: Mrs. Claus
By Sara Grace When Santa Claus finds out there are not enough toys to deliver to every girl and boy this Christmas, Mrs. Claus jumps into action with her team of elf experts to save the day!
Patrick Porcupine's Personal Space
By Greg Thomas It's Patrick Porcupine's first day at school, and his teacher Mrs. Turtle has an important lesson for her class: what personal space is and how important it is to respect it. Hardcover edition.
The Penn Quaker's Homecoming
By John George At the University of Pennsylvania, the Quaker mascot is the symbol of school spirit and guardian of Penn's traditions. Despite Quaker's enthusiasm for Penn, a number of setbacks cause him to question his ability to succeed. However, the spirit of Homecoming helps Quaker realize his own special set of talents. Join Quaker and Franklin, his trusted squirrel pal, on this courageous journey of discovery at Penn's Homecoming!
Pensacola Night Before Christmas
By Anna Theriault Over the three-mile bridge, and past the beach ball, Santa is on his way to Pensacola, bringing Christmas presents for all! The author of Goodnight Pensacola and P is for Pelican: The ABCs of Pensacola brings us a new story for the holidays featuring the beautiful town of Pensacola. This story is sure to be a Christmas tradition for years to come!
Poetic Reflections on the Age of Trump
By Julius Lanoil Julius Lanoil uses his unique styles of story-inspired poetry and portrait poetry to paint a picture of life in Trump's America. Raw, darkly comical, and unfiltered, it captures in searing detail this pivotal age in American history.
Robert Kwong at the Yeshiva
By Donald Oppenheim When Robert Kwong, a Chinese immigrant, starts his computer training at a Brooklyn yeshiva, his life is forever changed…
Royal's Halloween Party
By Latina McIntyre Join the party with Royal and her family in this scary and fun Halloween tale! Full of love and laughter, Royal and her family get ready for a night to remember.
Ruby Foo and the Traveling Kitchen
By Tiffany Foo-Garcia Ruby Foo might seem like a normal middle schooler—until you get a taste of her amazing culinary creations! In the kitchen, Ruby transforms into a fearless superhero, the Fantastic Foo. It's a good thing too, because when a mysterious famous photograph leads her out of her own kitchen and into her grandfather's, she'll need skill and courage to uncover some deeply buried secrets. With her end-of-year history assignment looming, will she be able to solve the mystery in time? Follow Ruby as she dives into delicious culinary challenges (recipes included!) and discovers how history, big and small, has shaped her life.
Shelly the Sea Turtle
By Lane McDanal Shelly the sea turtle loves the ocean and the beach, but she needs your help to keep these habitats safe for her and her family. Can you help Shelly by learning how to protect her environment from the dangers on the sand and in the water?
Stony's Tale: A True Tombstone Story
By Suzanne Malpass Rogers Animal lovers everywhere will savor this true story of an Arizona ranch horse that fell down a well and of the dog and volunteers who struggled to rescue him.
'Twas the First Eve of Chanukah
By Dayna Zimmerman It's the happiest time of the year— The magic of Chanukah soon will be here! Chanukah Harry visits good girls and boys, In his path, leaving candy and toys! So light your menorah and gather around, The hope of the season soon will be found!
Two Doors Down Mr. Brown
By Jim Roberts Meet Mr. Brown, the best ambassador a neighborhood can have. Thoughtful and attentive to all his friends and neighbors, Mr. Brown shares life lessons with a smile as sweet as his famous pies.
By Maria Cordova A military family's lullaby, Unsung Heroes captures the heart of those who graciously serve and protect. Often saying "See you later!" when duty calls, these men and women selflessly sacrifice out of genuine love for their country and families.
What's Going Down in Prairie Dog Town?
By Alan Bartels Join Penny the Prairie Dog and Tyler on their journey to find Penny's family! Learn about the many different animals that can be found on Tyler's family's farm and in prairie dog towns all over, including box turtles, ferrets, prairie chickens, and more! A creative tale of conservation and compassion, What's Going Down in Prairie Dog Town? is a must-read for all ages!
Adaptive Skate Coloring Book
By Dan Edmondson Color some rad skaters in the Adaptive Skate Coloring Book! The Adaptive Skate Kollective is a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness for the adaptive community by offering skateboarding training, coaching, competitions, and hosting special events. This book does not feature people with disabilities. It features skateboarders and skateboarding doesn't discriminate. Please, color outside the lines.
Farm Girl In The City: Of Food and Love
By Bonnie McDaniel Perfect for anyone looking to embrace the natural splendor of garden-to-table dishes, Of Food and Love offers a fresh take on traditional southern cooking. Written with powerful voice and personal insight,Bonnie McDaniel has compiled a brilliant collection of mouthwatering recipes that is sure to leave you hungry for more.
Night Night, Little Tiger
By Catherine Garrison Davis and Elizabeth Garrison Rasor Reading bedtime stories to her two-year-old son, Catherine felt there was one missing from their collection – a bedtime story about Clemson. So she and her sister Elizabeth wrote this book. A fun book for children and grandchildren of Clemson alumni, students, faculty, and fans! We hope you and your Little Tigers enjoy reading Night-Night, Little Tiger and make many Clemson memories!
One Good Turtle
By Stefan Michael Burns Turtle hides while Alligator lashes out. What insecurities are they dealing with, and what lessons can Turtle and Alligator learn in order to face and conquer their fears? In this inspiring story about a shy turtle and a frightening alligator, the complex issue of bullying is addressed in an easy-to-understand manner for kids and adults alike. As bullying becomes more prevalent in today's world, One Good Turtle empowers every parent, teacher, counselor, and child to practice kindness through its memorable cast of characters and uplifting message. One Good Turtle is a heroic tale about overcoming the struggles of being bullied and discovering what makes you uniquely special.
Super Satya Saves the Day
By Raakhee Mirchandani Super Satya is ready to have a super day, including finally conquering the tallest slide in Hoboken. But her day takes a not so super turn when she realizes her superhero cape is stuck at the dry cleaner. Will she be able to face her fears, help her friends, and be the true hero everyone knows she is? Super Satya Saves The Day, written by Raakhee Mirchandani, illustrated by Tim Palin, and published by Bharat Babies, introduces Satya, a precocious Indian-American superhero and will be in bookstores Fall 2018.
Tommy Learns Patience
By Kedron Holyfield Tommy has just found out that he is going to be a big brother! He and his family are very excited. There is only one problem: Tommy doesn't know when his little brother or sister will arrive. One thing is for sure, though…it's going to be a long wait. Join Tommy as he figures out how to be patient while waiting for the greatest gift of all.


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Personnel and jobs
Research professors of the Finnish Meteorological Institute represent the wide area of research conducted at FMI.
Juha Aalto
Tommi Ekholm
Hilppa Gregow
Alexey Karpechko
Hannele Korhonen
Jaakko Kukkonen
Marko Laine
Anders Lindfors
Adriaan Perrels
Jouni Pulliainen
Aku Riihelä
Mikhail Sofiev
Yrjö Viisanen
Research Professor (tenure track)
Spatial modeling techniques and GIS
Cold-region earth surface systems
Local climate variability and microclimate
Professor Juha Aalto received his Ph.D. in physical geography from the University of Helsinki in 2015. After that he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki funded by the Academy of Finland. His research has mainly focused on understanding and modeling cold-regions' climate variability and frost-induced earth surface processes.
Currently he is a research professor at the FMI, where his main responsibility is to develop, lead and communicate research on climate change impacts. He has published ca. 30 peer-reviewed papers over a wide range of topics covering e.g. gridded climate data, microclimate, and modeling of earth surface systems and species distributions. He pursuits to increase the realism of climate change impact models by better accounting for local scale environmental heterogeneity.
Juha Aalto, juha.aalto@fmi.fi, tel. +358 50 409 0963, Twitter: @JuhaAalto4
Integrated Assessment Models
Climate policy and economics
Uncertainty and risk management
Professor Tommi Ekholm received his Ph.D. in operations research from Aalto University in 2013. His focus as a research professor at FMI deals with climate change mitigation, with recent research topics covering e.g. emission scenarios, hedging of climatic risks, and economically efficient mitigation strategies in energy and forest management. His main tools include quantitative techno-economic analyses, particularly with Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), optimization and decision-making under uncertainty. In addition to academic research, prof. Ekholm has provided decision-support for climate policy in national, EU and international levels, e.g. in United Nations' climate negotiations.
Tommi Ekholm, tommi.ekholm@fmi.fi, tel. +358 40 775 4079
Research Professor, Head of Weather and Climate Change Impact Research Unit
Climate change impact research
Storm research
Assessment of extremes and risks
Weather and long range forecasting
Climate service and service co-creation
Professor Hilppa Gregow received her Ph.D. in forest sciences from University of Eastern Finland (UEF) in 2013. Currently she is a Head of FMI's Weather and Climate Change Impact Research Unit, which conducts multidisciplinary weather, climate and socio-economic impact research to support in climate change adaptation, risk assessments and development of climate services. Since 2017, she has also acted as Adjunct Professor in the field of meteorology and risk management, especially as regards impacts to forests, at the University of Eastern Finland. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, mainly on meteorological research on wind and storms and impacts and risks of weather and climate on different sectors.
Hilppa Gregow, hilppa.gregow@fmi.fi, tel. +358 50 598 6881, Twitter: @HilppaGregow
Research Professor (tenure track), Head of Polar Meteorology and Climatology group
Stratospheric dynamics and climate
Sub-seasonal to seasonal predictability
Atmospheric teleconnections
Dr. Karpechko received his Ph. D. in Meteorology from the University of Helsinki in 2007. Currently he is the Head of Polar Meteorology and Climatology group, Meteorological Research Unit, at the FMI. He is also a Research Fellow of the Academy of Finland (2015-2020).
Karpechko is a guest lecturer at the University of Helsinki and University Centre in Svalbard (Norway) where he teaches stratospheric dynamics. He was a steering scientific group member (2015-2017) of the Stratosphere-troposphere Processes and their Role in Climate (SPAPC) project of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) and was a Lead Author of World Meteorological Organization's Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion (2018). He has contributed to a number of international reports and published ca. 60 peer-reviewed papers mainly on stratosphere-troposphere dynamics and seasonal predictability.
Alexey Karpechko, alexey.karpechko@fmi.fi, tel. +358 45 315 6020
Research Professor, Director of Climate Research Programme
atmospheric and climate modelling
atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on clouds
Prof. Hannele Korhonen received her Ph.D. in physics from the University of Helsinki in 2004. Currently she acts as the Director of Climate Research Programme, which is responsible for FMI's atmospheric composition measurements, climate modelling on process, regional and global scales, as well as air quality research.
She has been a PI in several national and international projects and has received ERC consolidator and Academy Research Fellow grants. She is also an experienced review panel member for several international funding organizations. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles on the climate and air quality impacts of atmospheric aerosols. Her latest research has focused on improving aerosol-cloud interactions in climate models and on the role of background aerosols in weather modification efforts.
Hannele Korhonen, hannele.korhonen@fmi.fi, tel. +358 40 8424 852, Twitter: @HanneleSKorhone
the development, evaluation and application of mathematical models
the health effects of air pollution, allergenic pollen and meteorology
the evaluation of urban and regional air quality
the consequence analysis modelling of hazardous materials
Professor Jaakko Kukkonen received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Helsinki in 1990. Currently he is Research Professor at the FMI, where his main responsibilities are the planning of new research projects, conducting and leading scientific research and procuring funding for research. Jaakko is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Hertfordshire, U.K. and a Docent at the University of Helsinki.
He has been a PI in a number of projects, funded mainly by the EU and the Academy of Finland. He has published ca. 150 peer-reviewed papers, mainly on mathematical modelling of atmospheric physics and chemistry. Since 2020, he will lead a major EU project called "Evaluation, control and Mitigation of the EnviRonmental impacts of shippinG Emissions (EMERGE)" (currently in contract negotiation). Jaakko Kukkonen CV.
Jaakko Kukkonen, Jaakko.Kukkonen@fmi.fi, tel. +358 505 202 684
statistical uncertainty quantification
Bayesian statistical analysis
large scale data fusion methods
Marko Laine is a research professor at FMI Meteorological Research unit. His current work focuses on statistical post processing for numerical weather prediction. He has extensive experience on statistical and mathematical analysis of geophysical models and data, specializing on uncertainty quantification. His software is widely used by the scientific community, most notably his Matlab toolbox for Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation. He has over 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications applying uncertainty quantification methods for various topics in natural sciences, including papers in Nature, Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society and SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing. His research interest include Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, time series analysis, data fusion for atmospheric remote sensing and general statistical inverse problems.
Tenure Track Professor, Head of Group Areas of expertise:
Solar and Wind Energy
Weather Prediction
Clouds and Aerosol
Professor Anders Lindfors received his Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of Helsinki in 2008. Since 2018, he has been leading a group on Meteorological Research Applications in the Meteorological Research Unit of FMI. His background is in research pertaining to atmospheric radiation, including, for example, studies on the effects of clouds and aerosols on solar radiation. He also has a strong interest in work relating to renewable energy, weather prediction, and satellite algorithms.
Anders Lindfors, anders.lindfors@fmi.fi, tel. +358 29 539 2112, Twitter: @lindfors_anders
socioeconomic impact assessment of climate change
cost-benefit analysis of weather and climate services
weather and climate in transport and urban planning
Research professor Adriaan Perrels has a PhD in economics from the Free University Amsterdam (1992), with special reference to energy, environmental and spatial economics. Prior to FMI he worked for the Netherlands Energy Research Centre (ECN), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), and VATT Institute for Economic Research (Helsinki). Before 2009 he focused on economic evaluation of climate change mitigation policies and measures. Since then economic assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation where the prime focus of his work, supplemented by economic evaluation of the effectiveness of weather and climate information services.
His total number of publications amounts to 200, including 40 peer reviewed papers, and several books. He is member of the editorial boards of the journals Energy Efficiency and Climate Services. He has also acted as reviewer for various national science academies, foundations, and European bodies. He has led several EU projects as well as numerous national projects. A current key research interest is the role and effectiveness of information in climate and environmental policy.
Adriaan Perrels, adriaan.perrelsn@fmi.fi, tel. +358 50 5838575, Twitter: @adriaanper
Research Professor, Director of Space and Earth Observation Centre (FMI-SPACE)
Modeling and inversion algorithms in remote sensing
Remote sensing data assimilation and application development for climate change studies, hydrology, weather prediction and traffic/logistics
Active and passive remote sensing of environmental processes of the cryosphere and boreal forest
Research professor Jouni Pulliainen has been active in Earth Observation (EO) science, technology, education, research infrastructures and innovations since 1988. Pulliainen received his Doctoral Thesis in Space Technology from Helsinki University of Technology in 1994. He is a pioneer in modelling and inversion/data assimilation algorithm development in snow remote sensing, as well as successfully developing both regional and global operational snow monitoring applications.
During his 10-year position in directing the Arctic Research of Finnish Meteorological Institute, J. Pulliainen executed his vision and expanded the Sodankylä Observatory into a satellite ground segment, which is one of the focus areas in the Finnish Space Strategy.
Currently Dr. Pulliainen is a Director the Space and Earth Observation Centre (FMI-SPACE) of the Finnish Meteorological Institute. He has an internationally recognised scientific leadership in boreal cryosphere EO application area. Jouni has authored around 300 scientific papers and technical reports in the field of remote sensing. Web-of-Science statistics in September 2019: 119 peer-reviewed journal articles (~4000 citations, h-index 34).
Research ID, ORCID
Jouni Pulliainen, jouni.pulliainen@fmi.fi, tel. +358 50 5895821, website FMI-SPACE
retrieval of Earth's surface albedo from satellite observations, particularly for Arctic sea ice, seasonal snow cover, and the Greenland Ice Sheet
changes in Arctic cryosphere
determination and evaluation of downwelling solar radiation from remote sensing data to support solar energy production forecasting
the surface energy budget of the Arctic
Research Professor (Tenure Track) Aku Riihelä received his D.Sc. (Tech) from Aalto University in 2014 in the field of space technology. His present research focuses on the long-term monitoring of Arctic cryosphere from satellite observations, and in the evaluation and attribution of changes in the high-latitude snow and ice cover. He is a recipient of the Academy of Finland postdoctoral researcher funding (2015-2018), and is presently PI of an Academy of Finland 4-year research project focusing on the Arctic cryosphere. He has published ca. 30 peer reviewed papers in leading journals of the field, including The Cryosphere and Nature Climate Change.
Aku Riihelä, aku.riihela@fmi.fi, tel. +358 50 380 3308
Research Professor, deputy of Head of AQ Modelling group, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Atmospheric Composition Research
Mathematical modelling of atmospheric pollution. Extensive practical experience in development and application of air pollution models for various scales – from meso- to globe – and compounds – acidifying, toxic, aerosols, radio-active accidental releases, etc.
Extensive experience in the related fields – model evaluation, data assimilation, statistical methodology, ensemble prediction, data analysis, computer experiments, etc.
Principal scientist of the SILAM chemistry transport model and fire information system IS4FIRES.
M.Sofiev is the author of 216 scientific publications; 119 of these have been published in refereed journals and books (h-index = 40, Google Scholar 6.9.2019). He has given over 400 lectures and presentations at scientific and application conferences. He established an original atmospheric composition modelling course at University of Helsinki.
Mikhail Sofiev, Mikhail.sofiev@fmi.fi, tel. +358 29 539 5433
Experimental nucleation and condensation studies and their application to atmospheric processes
Monitoring of climatically active species
Professor Yrjö Viisanen received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Helsinki in 1991. Currently he is research professor at the FMI. Yrjö is also a docent of physics at the University of Helsinki and at University of Eastern Finland.
He has been a PI in a number of projects funded mainly by the EU and the Academy of Finland. He is member of Finnish climate panel. He has published ca. 120 peer reviewed papers mainly on aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, and his current research interests include ice nucleation and adsorption properties of atmospheric aerosols.
Yrjö Viisanen, yrjo.viisanen@fmi.fi, tel. +358 50 3366919

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Current state of Alzheimer's fluid biomarkers
Molinuevo, J. L., Ayton, S., Batrla, R., Bednar, M. M., Bittner, T., Cummings, J., Fagan, A. M., Hampel, H., Mielke, M. M., Mikulskis, A., O'Bryant, S., Scheltens, P., Sevigny, J., Shaw, L. M., Soares, H. D., Tong, G., Trojanowski, J. Q., Zetterberg, H. & Blennow, K., 1 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Acta Neuropathologica.
Patient Selection
Neurogranin
Current state-of-art of STR sequencing in forensic genetics
Alonso, A., Barrio, P. A., Müller, P., Köcher, S., Berger, B., Martin, P., Bodner, M., Willuweit, S., Parson, W., Roewer, L. & Budowle, B., 1 Nov 2018, In : Electrophoresis. 39, 21, p. 2655-2668 14 p.
Commercial Catalogs
Current strategies for brain drug delivery
Dong, X., 1 Jan 2018, In : Theranostics. 8, 6, p. 1481-1493 13 p.
Decomposing Pearson's χ2 test: A linear regression and its departure from linearity
Zhou, Z., Ku, H. C., Xing, G. & Xing, C., 1 Sep 2018, In : Annals of Human Genetics. 82, 5, p. 318-324 7 p.
Genetic Association Studies
Determinants of opioid prescribing for nonmalignant chronic pain in US outpatient settings
Rasu, R. S. & Knell, M. E., 1 Mar 2018, In : Pain Medicine (United States). 19, 3, p. 524-532 9 p.
Developing text messages to reduce community college student alcohol use
Lewis, M. A., Cadigan, J. M., Cronce, J. M., Kilmer, J. R., Suffoletto, B., Walter, T. & Lee, C. M., 1 Jul 2018, In : American Journal of Health Behavior. 42, 4, p. 70-79 10 p.
Research Personnel
Differences in the spatial distribution of actin in the left and right ventricles of functioning rabbit hearts
Nagwekar, J., Duggal, D., Rich, R., Fudala, R., Gryczynski, I., Raut, S. L., Gryczynski, Z. & Borejdo, J., 1 Mar 2018, In : Medical Photonics. 27, p. 1-8 8 p.
Heart Ventricles
Actins
Myosins
Dimensionality and Reliability of the Central Sensitization Inventory in a Pooled Multicountry Sample
Cuesta-Vargas, A. I., Neblett, R., Chiarotto, A., Kregel, J., Nijs, J., van Wilgen, C. P., Pitance, L., Knezevic, A., Gatchel, R. J., Mayer, T. G., Viti, C., Roldan-Jiménez, C., Testa, M., Caumo, W., Jeremic-Knezevic, M. & Luciano, J. V., 1 Mar 2018, In : Journal of Pain. 19, 3, p. 317-329 13 p.
Central Nervous System Sensitization
Principal Component Analysis
Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Cardioversion: A Review of Current Evidence
Gibson, C. M., Basto, A. N. & Howard, M., 1 Mar 2018, In : Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 52, 3, p. 277-284 8 p.
Direct PCR amplification of DNA from human bloodstains, saliva, and touch samples collected with microFLOQ® swabs
Ambers, A. D., Wiley, R., Novroski, N. & Budowle, B., 1 Jan 2018, In : Forensic Science International: Genetics. 32, p. 80-87 8 p.
Coloring Agents
Discovery of 6-(pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl)quinoline-8-carboxamide negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5
Felts, A. S., Rodriguez, A. L., Morrison, R. D., Blobaum, A. L., Byers, F. W., Daniels, J. S., Niswender, C. M., Conn, P. J., Lindsley, C. W. & Emmitte, K. A., 1 Jun 2018, In : Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 28, 10, p. 1679-1685 7 p.
Metabotropic Glutamate 5 Receptor
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors
Dissociation of striatal dopamine and tyrosine hydroxylase expression from aging-related motor decline: Evidence from calorie restriction intervention
Salvatore, M. F., Terrebonne, J., Cantu, M. A., McInnis, T. R., Venable, K., Kelley, P., Kasanga, E. A., Latimer, B., Owens, C. L., Pruett, B. S., Yu, Y., Luedtke, R. T., Forster, M. J., Sumien, N. & Ingram, D. K., 1 Jan 2018, In : Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 73, 1, p. 11-20 10 p.
Distinguishing Comorbidity, Disability, and Frailty
Espinoza, S. E., Quiben, M. C. & Hazuda, H. P., 1 Dec 2018, In : Current Geriatrics Reports. 7, 4, p. 201-209 9 p.
Cross-Sectional Studies
Distinguishing genetically between the germlines of male monozygotic twins
Krawczak, M., Budowle, B., Weber-Lehmann, J. & Rolf, B., 1 Dec 2018, In : PLoS Genetics. 14, 12, e1007756.
germ cells
Tissue Donors
Does the Length of Disability between Injury and Functional Restoration Program Entry Affect Treatment Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders?
Asih, S., Neblett, R., Mayer, T. G. & Gatchel, R. J., 1 Mar 2018, In : Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 28, 1, p. 57-67 11 p.
Dopamine D3 receptor partial agonist LS-3-134 attenuates cocaine-motivated behaviors
Powell, G. L., Bonadonna, J. P., Vannan, A., Xu, K., Mach, R. H., Luedtke, R. T. & Neisewander, J. L., 1 Aug 2018, In : Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 171, p. 46-53 8 p.
Reinforcement Schedule
Powell, G. L., Bonadonna, J. P., Vannan, A., Xu, K., Mach, R. H., Luedtke, R. T. & Neisewander, J. L., 1 Dec 2018, In : Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 175, p. 123-129 7 p.
Doravirine versus ritonavir-boosted darunavir in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 (DRIVE-FORWARD): 48-week results of a randomised, double-blind, phase 3, non-inferiority trial
DRIVE-FORWARD Study Group, 1 May 2018, In : The Lancet HIV. 5, 5, p. e211-e220
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
HIV Infections
Doxycycline-inducible and astrocyte-specific HIV-1 Tat transgenic mice (iTat) as an HIV/neuroAIDS model
Langford, D., Kim, B. O., Zou, W., Fan, Y., Rahimain, P., Liu, Y. & He, J. J., 15 Nov 2018, In : Journal of NeuroVirology. 24, 2, p. 168-179 12 p.
Drugs in Tuberculosis and Leprosy
Ramanathan, M. R., Howell, C. K. & Sanders, J. M., 1 Jan 2018, Side Effects of Drugs Annual. Ray, S. D. (ed.). Elsevier B.V., p. 363-376 14 p. (Side Effects of Drugs Annual; vol. 40).
bedaquiline
Rifamycins
Duty of notification and aviation safety—A study of fatal aviation accidents in the United States in 2015
Vuorio, A., Budowle, B., Sajantila, A., Laukkala, T., Junttila, I., Kravik, S. E. & Griffiths, R., 13 Jun 2018, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15, 6, 1258.
Early Nutrition Intervention Attenuates Weight Gain for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients in Maintenance Therapy
Hill, R., Hamby, T., Bashore, L., Rapisand, S., Galipp, K., Heym, K. & Bowman, P., 1 Jan 2018, In : Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 40, 2, p. 104-110 7 p.
Effect of therapeutic exercise on knee osteoarthritis after intraarticular injection of botulinum toxin type a, hyaluronate or saline: A randomized controlled trial
Bao, X., Tan, J. W., Flyzik, M., Ma, X. C., Liu, H. & Liu, H. Y., 1 Jan 2018, In : Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 50, 6, p. 534-541 8 p.
Intra-Articular Injections
Type A Botulinum Toxins
Botulinum Toxins
Effect of Timing of the First Bath on a Healthy Newborn's Temperature
Kelly, P. A., Classen, K. A., Crandall, C. G., Crenshaw, J. T., Schaefer, S. A., Wade, D. A., Cramer, M. N., Aryal, S. & Fossee, K. R., 1 Sep 2018, In : JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. 47, 5, p. 608-619 12 p.
Newborn Infant
Effects of creatine supplementation on nociception in young male and female mice
Izurieta Munoz, H., Gonzales, E. B. & Sumien, N., 1 Apr 2018, In : Pharmacological Reports. 70, 2, p. 316-321 6 p.
Nociception
Effects of elastic therapeutic taping on knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Li, X., Zhou, X., Liu, H., Chen, N., Liang, J., Yang, X., Zhao, G., Song, Y. & Du, Q., 1 Apr 2018, In : Aging and Disease. 9, 2, p. 296-308 13 p.
Muscle Strength
Effects of lentivirus-mediated C3 expression on trabecular meshwork cells and intraocular pressure
Tan, J., Fan, N., Wang, N., Feng, B., Yang, M., Liu, G., Wang, Y., Zhu, X., Kaufman, P. L., Pang, I-H. & Liu, X., 1 Oct 2018, In : Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 59, 12, p. 4937-4944 8 p.
Green Fluorescent Proteins
Effects of Opioids and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Chronic Low Back Pain and Related Measures: Results from the PRECISION Pain Research Registry
Licciardone, J. C., Gatchel, R. J. & Aryal, S., 1 Oct 2018, In : Texas medicine. 114, 10, p. e1
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Efficacy of curcumin for age-associated cognitive decline: a narrative review of preclinical and clinical studies
Sarker, M. R. & Franks, S. F., 1 Apr 2018, In : GeroScience. 40, 2, p. 73-95 23 p.
Electronic cigarette explosion and burn injuries, US Emergency Departments 2015-2017
Rossheim, M. E., Livingston, M. D., Soule, E. K., Zeraye, H. A. & Thombs, D. L., 1 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Tobacco Control.
Hospital Emergency Service
Endocytic Selective Toxicity of Rhodamine 6G nanoGUMBOS in Breast Cancer Cells
Bhattarai, N., Mathis, J. M., Chen, M., Pérez, R. L., Siraj, N., Magut, P. K. S., McDonough, K., Sahasrabudhe, G. & Warner, I. M., 4 Sep 2018, In : Molecular Pharmaceutics. 15, 9, p. 3837-3845 9 p.
Endocytosis
Clathrin
Enhanced DNA detection using a multiple pulse pumping scheme with time-gating (MPPTG)
Kimball, J. D., Maliwal, B., Raut, S. L., Doan, H., Nurekeyev, Z., Gryczynski, I. & Gryczynski, Z., 21 Jun 2018, In : Analyst. 143, 12, p. 2819-2827 9 p.
Intercalating Agents
Enhanced emission of Nile Red on plasmonic platforms
Synak, A., Bojarski, P., Grobelna, B., Gryczynski, I., Fudala, R. & Mońka, M., 1 Apr 2018, In : Optical Materials. 78, p. 82-87 6 p.
Erratum to "Population and performance analyses of four major populations with Illumina's FGx Forensic Genomics System" (Forensic Sci. Int. Genet. (2017) (30) (81–92)(S1872497317301369)(10.1016/j.fsigen.2017.06.004))
Cihlar, J. C., Novroski, N. M. M., King, J. L., Seah, L. H. & Budowle, B., 1 Mar 2018, In : Forensic Science International: Genetics. 33, p. e17
Establishing a Multidisciplinary Framework to Study Drug-Drug Interactions of Hormonal Contraceptives: An Invitation to Collaborate
Lesko, L. J., Vozmediano, V., Brown, J. D., Winterstein, A., Zhao, P., Lippert, J., Höchel, J., Chaturvedula, A., White, A. & Schmidt, S., 1 Nov 2018, In : CPT: Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology. 7, 11, p. 706-708 3 p.
Contraceptive Agents
Establishment of a conditionally immortalized mouse optic nerve astrocyte line
Liu, Y., Patel, G. C., Mao, W. & Clark, A., 1 Nov 2018, In : Experimental eye research. 176, p. 188-195 8 p.
Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules
Viral Tumor Antigens
Estimated blood alcohol concentrations achieved by consuming supersized alcopops
Rossheim, M. E. & Thombs, D. L., 4 May 2018, In : American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 44, 3, p. 317-320 4 p.
Nutrition Surveys
Etiology of type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease: Exploring the mitochondria
Silzer, T. K. & Phillips, N. R., 1 Nov 2018, In : Mitochondrion. 43, p. 16-24 9 p.
Evaluating glycemic control for patient-aligned care team clinical pharmacy specialists at a large veterans affairs medical center
Gardea, J., Papadatos, J. & Cadle, R., 30 Jun 2018, In : Pharmacy Practice. 16, 2, 1164.
Hemoglobins
Evaluation of InnoTyper® 21 in a sample of Rio de Janeiro population as an alternative forensic panel
Moura-Neto, R. S., Mello, I. C. T., Silva, R., Maette, A. P. C., Bottino, C. G., Woerner, A. E., King, J., Wendt, F. & Budowle, B., 1 Jan 2018, In : International journal of legal medicine. 132, 1, p. 149-151 3 p.
Evaluation of the precision ID mtDNA whole genome panel on two massively parallel sequencing systems
Woerner, A. E., Ambers, A. D., Wendt, F. R., King, J. L., Moura-Neto, R. S., Silva, R. & Budowle, B., 1 Sep 2018, In : Forensic Science International: Genetics. 36, p. 213-224 12 p.
Mitochondrial DNA
Evidence-based approaches to reduce cancer health disparities: Discover, develop, deliver, and disseminate
Desai, P. P., Lampe, J. B., Bakre, S. A., Basha, R. M., Jones, H. & Vishwanatha, J. K., 1 Jan 2018, In : Journal of Carcinogenesis. 17, 1, 17.
Prostatic Neoplasms
Minority Health
Examining Changes in Prevention Guidelines in Maternal and Child Health: Development of a Teaching Activity
Thompson, E. L., Vamos, C. A., Windsor-Hardy, A., Griner, S. B. & Daley, E. M., 1 Sep 2018, In : Maternal and Child Health Journal. 22, 9, p. 1255-1259 5 p.
Examining Sexuality Education Preferences Among Youth at Risk for Poor Sexual Health Outcomes Based on Social Determinants of Health Factors
Wilson, K. L., Maness, S. B., Thompson, E. L., Rosen, B. L., McDonald, S. & Wiley, D. C., 3 Jul 2018, In : American Journal of Sexuality Education. 13, 3, p. 283-296 14 p.
determinants
Examining the influence of gender and sexual motivation in college hookups
Blayney, J. A., Lewis, M. A., Kaysen, D. & Read, J. P., 17 Nov 2018, In : Journal of American College Health. 66, 8, p. 739-746 8 p.
Experimental ischemic stroke induces long-term T cell activation in the brain
Xie, L., Li, W., Hersh, J., Liu, R. & Yang, S., 1 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.
Perforin
Exploring college students' sexual and reproductive health literacy
Vamos, C. A., Thompson, E. L., Logan, R. G., Griner, S. B., Perrin, K. M., Merrell, L. K. & Daley, E. M., 1 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of American College Health.
Exploring the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and oral health-related quality of life
Kabani, F., Lykens, K. & Tak, H. J., 1 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
Parental Death
Extracellular vesicles extracted from young donor serum attenuate inflammaging via partially rejuvenating aged T-cell immunotolerance
Wang, W., Wang, L., Ruan, L., Oh, J., Dong, X., Zhuge, Q. & Su, D. M., 1 Nov 2018, In : FASEB Journal. 32, 11, p. 5899-5912 14 p.
T-cells
Aging of materials
Factors associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) test acceptability in primary screening for cervical cancer: A mixed methods research synthesis
Tatar, O., Thompson, E. L., Naz, A., Perez, S., Shapiro, G. K., Wade, K., Zimet, G., Gilca, V., Janda, M., Kahn, J., Daley, E. & Rosberger, Z., 1 Nov 2018, In : Preventive Medicine. 116, p. 40-50 11 p.
Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests


RockMelt, the Mountain View, Calif.-based startup, is set to launch a mobile version of its browser with built-in social features. RockMelt's move into mobile this week comes just one month after the public debut of its desktop browser.
The 33-person company is competing against giants such as Apple (s AAPL), Google (s GOOG), Microsoft (s MSFT), and Mozilla, and it needs to use its small size as an advantage by quickly out-innovating its rivals. The new mobile browser will allow current RockMelt users to access their bookmarks, contacts, and settings on their iOS devices, in addition to their desktops. (The app is still waiting on approval from Apple, but RockMelt expects it to be available by the end of the week.) The company has versions for Android and other mobile operating systems in the pipeline.
Other browsers already have desktop-to-mobile porting capabilities; the most notable are probably Mozilla's Firefox Sync and Fennec and Opera's Link. RockMelt says its offering is different because mobile sync is an automatic, core aspect of the browser's user experience– not a feature available upon request.
"We're not going for the power users, the ones who already know how to customize a browser," Vishria said. Instead, RockMelt is aimed at the majority of today's web users, people who navigate the web through a couple of websites like Facebook and would never tweak their browser preferences on their own.
RockMelt, which was co-founded by Vishria and Tim Howes, has raised approximately $10 million from venture capital investors including Andreesen Horowitz, First Round Capital, and Ron Conway.
"We're not going for the power users, the ones who already know how to customize a browser." I love that quote from Vishria. RockMelt definitely makes social media a lot easier on iPhone. I also think a RockMelt iPad app would be great.
RockMelt for iPhone is a great way to synchronize your digital life.
Whatever you bookmark, save for later, and follow on the desktop would be available on your iPhone too.
So what is the overlap between people who don't tweak their browsers at all and those who would try a browser other than IE, or maybe Firefox?
I'm guessing it's pretty close to zero, though the smart folks at Andreesen Horowitz clearly have some other number in mind.
If RockMelt can get an iPad version out the door soon so that I can standardize across desktop/mobile/tablet then I'm sold. The desktop browser is solid and social integration works without being intrusive.


The record-breaking conferences include Smart Cities (310 visitors), Integrated Security Systems (183 visitors) and Machine Vision (180 visitors). The discovery of the year is The Identity Management Conference (99 visitors).
Yakov Volkind from AxxonSoft remarks: "All-over-IP attracts professionals seeking out new knowledge and technology. This offers a totally different quality of interaction with the audience compared to other traid fairs in Russia. Most people come to All-over-IP not to find cheaper cameras, but to improve their professional level."
In 2018, speaking sessions are being expanded beyond the conference halls to add even more value to the exhibition as such, and turn All-over-IP into an unparalleled education hub for the local market.


Dr Bharat Agravat honors by star cruise captain Fredrik Elgh (Sweden) at HongKong on inauguration "First Time in World & India's First Dr Agravat Dental Tourism India Mobile Apps for Tablet and Android" Launching Ceremony in star cruise in the Hong Kong.
Dr. Bharat Agravat was named as Gujarat's one of the "10 Best Doctors in Ahmedabad" By Ratemds.
Dr Agravat is proud to "receive: 5***** rating" based on recommendations from whatclinic users on value and quality for our services in India.
This is one of the awards Dr Agravat dental Clinic India are most proud of because our patients have voted for us! A big thank you to everyone who voted for us, and we promise to strive to live up to this award every day.
"YOU ARE THE PILLARS OF PERFECTION" Committed to Dental Excellence" given by the President Dr. S.G. Damle Indian Dental Association in year 2006.


question_answer1) Amit is taller than Bunny and Bunny is taller than Chetan. Who is tallest among them?
question_answer2) Sonia needs some eggs to make a cake. Eggs are not more than five and not less than five. How many eggs she needs to buy?
question_answer3) Anu has 5 biscuits, Charu has some biscuits. Together they have 7 biscuits. How many biscuits does Charu have?
question_answer4) In the given figure, how many dots are there in the circle but not in the rectangle?
question_answer5) Lata went from her house to Madhav's house, then they went to school. How much distance is travelled by Lata?
question_answer6) There are 10 people in the rope skipping race, 5 fell down. How many people did not fall?
question_answer7) In the given figure, how many flowers are there in the triangle as well as in the square?
question_answer8) Three friends Rahul, Nikhil and Virat went to the zoo. Virat saw an elephant after both Rahul and Nikhil. Rahul saw the elephant second. Who saw the elephant first?
question_answer9) Three friends Rahul, Nikhil and Virat went to the zoo. Virat saw an elephant after both Rahul and Nikhil. Rahul saw the elephant second. Who saw the elephant last?
question_answer10) Sheena has 16 friends. She took 7 of them to the movie. How many friends couldn't go to the movies?
question_answer11) Meeta ate 3 Pastries, Johnny ate 5 Pastries, and Grandma ate 7 Pastries. How many Pastries did Johnny and Grandma eat altogether?
Shalu, Kesha, Rehana and Part each likes different colours. Rehana likes pink colour. Shalu does not like yellow colour. Pari likes orange colour and Kesha does not like red colour.
question_answer14) Tripti ate 4 apple pies and 6 blueberry pies. Grandpa ate only an apple pies. How many pies did Tripti ate _____ ?
question_answer15) Neenahad 8 flowers in her garden. Two of them plucked. Now she has _____ flowers.
Observe the figure carefully to answer the questions.
How many stars are there in the heart but not in the rectangle/circle?
question_answer17) How many stars are there in rectangle as well as in circle but not in heart?
How many stars are there in the given figure?
question_answer19) Whack-a-worm is a gaming machine and Shreya is playing on it. There are 48 worms in total. Shreya whacked 26 worms. How many worms did she missed _____?
question_answer20) Shreya cooked 50 burgers. She ate 20 burgers. How many burgers did she Mt?
question_answer21) Jayesh sold 16 hot dogs with Mustard. He sold 14 hot dogs with relish. How many hot dogs here sold by Jayesh altogether?
Study the information carefully to answer the questions.
Pinki, Ridhima, Raghav and Mohit are sitting around a dining table facing the centre. Pinki is sitting just right to the Ridhima. Ridhima is sitting just right to the Mohit. Raghav is sitting between Pinki and Mohit.
Who is sitting just left of Raghav?
Who is sitting just right of Mohit?
question_answer24) There were 35 brinjals in the contest. The judges picked 4 brinjals to be finalists. How many brinjals were not finalists?
question_answer25) Monster Deriff made Tony scream 28 times. Siya screamed 18 times. How many times did they scream altogether?
question_answer26) Ram has five fruits with him: Banana, Apple, Guava, Mango, Pineapple. He wants to eat a fruit which: Has "e" in its name Its name is a 5 letter word Which fruit should he eat?
question_answer27) When was the car sold? Month in which the car was sold starts with M. Name of the month is of 5 letters.
question_answer28) Ana has 4 chocolates. If she eats one chocolate, how many chocolates are left?
question_answer29) Three friends A, B and C participate in a race. C finishes after both A and B. A finishes second. Who won the race?
question_answer30) Three friends A, B and C participate in a race. C finishes after both A and B. A finishes second. Who came last in the race?
question_answer31) There are 10 dogs and cats in the store. 5 of the pets are dogs. 3 of the cats are white. How many cats are there?
question_answer32) Raj needs 20 cherries to make a pie. Which two boxes does he buy?
question_answer33) Joseph can go swimming, to the zoo or to the circus. It is too cold to swim. He is tired of going to the zoo. Where does Joseph go?
question_answer34) There are three houses labelled with numbers. Read the given statements and answer the following questions. Statements: Binny: My name is Binny. I live between Bobby and Billy. Billy: My house is red. I don't live in house number 3. Bobby: My house is blue. Binny is my neighbour. Whose house colour is green?
question_answer35) Who lives in house No. 3?
question_answer36) There are three houses labelled with numbers. Read the given statements and answer the following questions. Statements: Binny: My name is Binny. I live between Bobby and Billy. Billy: My house is red. I don't live in house number 3. Bobby: My house is blue. Binny is my neighbour. Who is the neighbour of Billy?
question_answer37) Emily, Bea and Ryan each lives in different cities. Emily does not live in Delhi and Mumbai. Bea does not live in Jaipur and Delhi. Where does Emily live?
question_answer38) Emily, Bea and Ryan each lives in different cities. Emily does not live in Delhi and Mumbai. Bea does not live in Jaipur and Delhi. Who does not live in Mumbai?
question_answer39) Raj, Dev and Manav are going to beach, each using a different mode of transportation. Dev drives the car. Manav hates motorcycle. Who drives motorcycle?
question_answer40) Raj, Dev and Manav are going to beach, each using a different mode of transportation. Dev drives the car. Manav hates motorcycle. Who drives boat?
question_answer41) Mary, Frank, Bob and Juhi all went out for the night party. Mary danced with Bob. Who is the dance partner of Frank?
question_answer42) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions: One hen laid 2 eggs, another laid 4 eggs and yet another laid 5 eggs Hen at B laid three more eggs than the hen at C. Hen at A laid twice as many eggs as the hen at B. Which hen laid 5 eggs?
question_answer43) Read the given information carefully and answer the following questions: One hen laid 2 eggs, another laid 4 eggs and yet another laid 5 eggs Hen at B laid three more eggs than the hen at C. Hen at A laid twice as many eggs as the hen at B. Which hen laid 2 eggs?
question_answer44) Kimi has three pet fish. Fish A is younger than Angel but is older than Jaws. Fish B is not Jaws. One fish is named Bubbles. Which fish is named Bubbles?
question_answer45) Which is the oldest fish?
question_answer46) Kimi has three pet fish. Fish A is younger than Angel but is older than Jaws. Fish B is not Jaws. One fish is named Bubbles. What is the name of fish pictured at C?
question_answer47) There are three kittens. How many ears are there?
question_answer48) There are three kids. They are aged 5, 6 and 7. The six year old kid hasn't got blue and green balloon. The five year old -kid hasn't got yellow and blue balloon. Who has got yellow balloon?
question_answer49) There are three geese, A, B and C. B is older than C and younger than A. Who is the youngest?
question_answer50) There are three geese, A, B and C. B is older than C and younger than A. Who is the oldest?
question_answer51) Raj, Amit and Dev are sitting in a row. Raj is sitting between Amit and Dev. Which of the following is the correct order?
question_answer52) Four friends are celebrating their birthdays. The candles on the cake show their ages. Who is the oldest among them.
question_answer53) Given two baskets show the number of apples. Which of the following statements is correct?
question_answer54) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Bunty, Dev and Manav are sitting around a circle acing the centre. Dev is sitting between Bunty and Manav. Manav is sitting first right to Bunty. Who is sitting to the left of Dev?
question_answer55) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Bunty, Dev and Manav are sitting around a circle acing the centre. Dev is sitting between Bunty and Manav. Manav is sitting first right to Bunty. Who is sitting to the left of Bunty?


Türkei: Anatolien. Griechenland: Insel Samos, Ikaria, Rhodos und umliegende Eilande.
Kürzlich erschienen zwei unabhängige genetische Analysen (CANDAN et al. 2015*, BELLATI et al. 2014*) zu Eidechsen dieser Gattung. Leider decken beide Studien nur Teile des Areals ab und es wurden überwiegend verschiedene DNA-Abschnitte untersucht. BELLATI et al. (2014*) versteigen sich zu erheblichen taxonomischen Änderungen gegenüber der bisherigen Systematik der Gattung von EISELT & SCHMIDTLER (1987). Der Großteil davon scheint nicht ausreichernd begründet. Deshalb wird das Konzept von EISELT & SCHMIDTLER (1987) grundsätzlich beibehalten, doch werden, wie von BELLATI et al. (2014*) vorgeschlagen, die Eidechsen der Insel Ikaria als Unterart oertzeni zu A. anatolica gestellt und die Formen SW-Anatoliens als A. pelasgiana (zuvor A. oertzeni) gelistet.
Eiselt, J. & Schmidtler, J.F. (1987) - Der Lacerta danfordi-Komplex (Reptilia: Lacertidae). - Spixiana, München, 9 (3): 289-328.
Bellati, A. & Carranza, S. & Garcia-Porta, J. & Fasola, M. & Sindaco, R. (2015) - Cryptic diversity within the Anatololacerta species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) in the Anatolian Peninsula: Evidence from a multi-locus approach. - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82 (Part A): 219-233.
The rapid development of innovative molecular tools for characterizing biodiversity is leading to an extensive and sometimes unexpected renovation of taxonomic classifications. Particularly, for species having allopatric or parapatric distributions or resulting from recent speciation processes, the absence of clear phenotypic differentiation may hinder the recognition of closely related taxa, while intraspecific polymorphism may be confused with the presence of more than one single species. In the present work, we apply different phylogenetic methods in order to infer relationships within the genus Anatololacerta, and to assess the taxonomy of this morphologically diversified group of lizards endemic to western and southern Anatolia and some neighboring Aegean islands. According to morphology, three species have been recognized (Anatololacerta anatolica, A. oertzeni and A. danfordi) as well as several subspecies, but small variation at immunological markers led some authors to join all the populations into one single taxon, A. danfordi. By selecting both mitochondrial and nuclear informative markers, we tested the effectiveness of classical "gene tree" (i.e. Bayesian Inference) vs. innovative (i.e. coalescent-based) "species tree" methods in resolving the Anatololacerta taxonomic enigma, as a case in point for similar studies on species complexes resulting from non-obvious and cryptic diversification patterns. According to our results, the "gene tree" method failed in resolving phylogenetic relationships among clades, whereas the multi-locus "species tree" approach, coupled with species delimitation methods, allowed the identification of four well distinct species. These species probably diversified in different allopatric refugia located in southern and western Anatolia, where isolated populations may have persisted during Pleistocene glacial cycles.
Candan, K. & Kankılıç, T. & Güçlü, Ö. & Kumlutaş, Y. & Durmuş, S.H. & Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N. & Ilgaz, Ç. (2016) - First assessment on the molecular phylogeny of Anatololacerta (Squamata, Lacertidae) distributed in Southern Anatolia: insights from mtDNA and nDNA markers. - Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 27 (3): 2285-9222.
The genus Anatololacerta (Lacertidae) occurs mainly in Anatolia (western and southern Turkey) and on the Aegean islands Samos, Ikaria, and Rhodos. Although its taxonomy has long been debated and is currently nascent, three morphological species have been attributed to this genus: Anatololacerta anatolica, Anatololacerta oertzeni, and Anatololacerta danfordi. Here, we investigated the evolutionary history of A. oertzeni and Anatololacerta danfordi based on both mitochondrial and nuclear markers (16S rRNA and cmos). In total, 34 Anatololacerta specimens were analyzed using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. Our results supported the presence of four well-supported lineages: two belongs to A. oertzeni and two to A. danfordi. The temporal diversification of these lineages probably started with the divergence of the first A. oertzeni lineage from western Antalya at 7.9 Mya. The other two major splits may have occurred in early Pliocene (4.4 Mya: the divergence of the second A. oertzeni from A. danfordi) and in late Pliocene (2.7 Mya: the divergence of the two lineages of A. danfordi). The phylogeographical scenario suggests that the major diversification events (from late Miocene to late Pliocene) could be related with climatic oscillations (such as the late Miocene aridification and the Messinian Salinity Crisis) and tectonic movements (such as the uplift of the central Taurus mountain).


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Two ZF 5DS-25/2 Transaxles
Sold For $10,500 On 4/2/20$10,500 Sold
Seller: TimSim
Location: South Lyon, Michigan 48178
Transmission Numbers: 11819 and 011919
Produced by ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Dogleg-Pattern Five-Speed Manual Transaxles
Limited-Slip Differentials
Spare Gears and Parts
Crated for Shipping
Category: German, Parts
These five-speed manual transaxles were produced in West Germany by ZF Friedrichshafen AG. They were purchased by the current owner in the mid-1990s and are accompanied by a box of spare gears and parts. The seller notes that each unit was originally manufactured for use in a BMW M1. This pair of ZF transaxles is now offered on behalf of the owner in South Lyon, Michigan.
The 5DS-25/2 features a dogleg shift pattern, five forward synchronized gears plus reverse, and a limited-slip differential. Variants of the gearbox were produced for the BMW M1, DeTomaso Pantera, and Maserati Bora, amongst other cars.
The input shaft on one transaxle is shown above, as is the case that is said to have been modified for a hydraulic release bearing. The other unit is shown from the same angle in the gallery.
Transmission number 11819 can be seen on the data plate above for the modified unit, along with ratios for first through fifth gear, reverse, the tachometer, and a final drive ratio of 4.62:1.
The data tag on the other gearbox lists a transmission number of 011919 and a final drive ratio of 4.50:1. The seller states that this unit has not yet been installed in a car.
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Sounds like pruning may be in order. Remove dead wood as well as any crowded branches and cut back the side branches to about a foot or so from the main trunk. You may also want to go ahead and remove any suckers that may be located around the base.


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Generating life on Mars
Neil Bluer, Balderstone Technology College
Dr Giles Johnson, University of Manchester
Pupils from Years 7, 9, 10 and 11, Balderstone Technology College
Creating oxygen to sustain life by growing plants under artificial conditions
Balderstone Technology College has teamed up with the University of Manchester to give pupils a chance to undertake cutting edge research, supported by the Royal Society Partnership Grant Scheme.
The 18 month science experiment is investigating if plants can grow in mineral solutions instead of soil. If successful, it could help scientists grow plants that create oxygen-rich environments in space.
"This project is giving students the opportunity to be actively involved in breakthrough scientific research," says Neil Bluer from Balderstone Technology College. "It will also give students the tools to grow and nurture plants, something many of them have never experienced before."
The project, launched in May 2006, has over 45 students in Years 6 -11 participating. The students are testing the different nutrients to support the plant life and using an EC (electric current) pen to measure the absorption of nutrient uptake to determine the optimal nutrient level to add to the water for the plants. The students also visited the University of Manchester to use a machine called the Environmental Analysis and Remote Sensing-Plant Photosynthesis Meter (EARS-PPM) to measure the rate of photosynthesis.
"We hope the students will not only benefit from the hands-on research experience, but that the project will also encourage them to support sustainable development in our economy and decrease carbon emissions" explains Neil.
At the completion of the research project, students will work in groups to write a paper on their work as if they are publishing it in a professional scientific journal.
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Real Estate November 7, 2011 December 18, 2012
Indian billionaire brothers spend $160 million on a royal mansion near Buckingham Palace
The Queen of England has competition from some Indian billionaires. The Hinduja brothers have now decided to "invest" (read splurge) in an expensive home in London, just an earshot from the iconic Buckingham Palace. The Hindujas who boast of a £6 billion ($9.61 billion) fortune, took five years to restore the £100 million ($160 million) mansion that was originally built for King George IV in the 1820s. the palatial mansion boasts of six floors and 50 rooms that will be divided into four spacious, apartments which will be then allotted to the four brothers Srichand, Gopichand (who reside in London), Prakash (based in Geneva) and Ashok (who lives in Mumbai). The house will also feature a swimming pool and a cinema hall.
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The home will provide for a dining room that can seat 30 people on a glass table and is adorned with Italian chandeliers, Honduran mahogany paneling and solid marble floors. The renovation alone took £40-50 millions ($64-80 millions) to renovate. Considering that the Hindujas do open homes to high-profile guests, including British prime ministers and American presidents, the investment is really a nice feather in the hat!
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 Multiplayer Beta Date Confirmed
EA today confirmed the Star Wars Battlefront 2 multiplayer beta release date. Fans of the franchise have been looking forward to taking the multiplayer experience for a spin and EA has now revealed when they will be able to do that. The beta will go live in a couple of months for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Origin for PC.
EA has confirmed today that the Star Wars Battlefront 2 multiplayer beta is going to go live in the month of October.
Those who have pre-ordered a copy of the upcoming title will be able to access the beta on October 4th. Everyone else with a PlayStation 4, Xbox One or gaming PC will be able to play the beta two days later on October 6th.
Players will get to experience some of the best of what Star Wars Battlefront 2 has to offer in the multiplayer beta across iconic planets into the far reaches of space. They will get to dive into Naboo: Theed in Galactic Assault where they join Republic clone troopers and Separatist battle droids in a wild fight on the streets adjacent to the royal palace.
A multiplayer Starfighter Assault battle is also included in the beta which will let players pilot some of the most memorable starfighters from the Star Wars universe.
The beta is going to run through October 9th so those who want the maximum possible time with it should pre-order a copy of the new game right now if they haven't already.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Their lives intersected only briefly at the end of a dark alley: a meditation coach clutching a glittery iPhone and a Minneapolis police officer sitting in the passenger seat of a black-and-white Ford Explorer.
The meditation coach, Justine Ruszczyk, who had spent most of her life in Australia, was unarmed and barefoot, wearing pajama pants and a pink T-shirt with the image of a koala. She had heard someone screaming and was nervous enough to have called 911 twice.
The policeman, Mohamed Noor, whose arrival as his precinct's first Somali-American officer had been celebrated months earlier by the mayor, answered the call. He didn't find anyone yelling, and told dispatchers that everything was fine.
But a few seconds later, just before midnight, Ms. Ruszczyk was dying on the ground, a single bullet from the officer's service weapon lodged by her spine, her body sprawled beside the police car.
The death of Ms. Ruszczyk on a July night in 2017 shook Minneapolis — protesters marched, the police chief was fired, the mayor was soon voted out — and renewed debates about body cameras and when police officers use force. It also led to a persistent question that still haunts Ms. Ruszczyk's family and the city: What happened?
After nearly two years, many details of the shooting remain a mystery. There is no audio recording. No video. And Officer Noor, who is standing trial this month on murder and manslaughter charges, has never given a public account of his actions. Amid the uncertainty, dueling narratives have emerged, along with questions of equity and fears that the truth might never be known.
The noise was out of place in the Fulton neighborhood, an affluent, low-crime area near the southwestern edge of Minneapolis. Ms. Ruszczyk, 40, had moved there from Australia a couple of years earlier to live with her fiancé, Don Damond, who was away that night on a business trip.
Ms. Ruszczyk, who was a dual citizen of Australia and the United States, had thrived in Minnesota, where she sometimes went by the name Justine Damond. She helped find homes for unwanted pets. Her life-coaching and meditation instruction business had grown. And her wedding in Hawaii was just weeks away, close enough that her dress was purchased and her hotel was booked.
All through that day, July 15, she and Mr. Damond exchanged texts and calls while he was in Las Vegas for work, swapping emojis and complaining about the summer heat. "Night XO!" Mr. Damond texted her just after 10 p.m. "I love you," she replied.
More than an hour later, past the time she was usually asleep, Ms. Ruszczyk called her fiancé back. When he did not answer, she called back twice more. She told him about the strange noises in the alley. They agreed that she should dial 911.
It was a quiet night in the Fifth Precinct, and Officer Noor and his partner, Officer Matthew Harrity, were about two-thirds of the way through their shift.
For Officer Noor, who is married and has a child, policing was a third career. After graduating from college and working as a hotel manager, then a health benefits analyst, he entered the Minneapolis police academy. He was sworn in as an officer in 2015, on his 30th birthday.
At the entrance to the alley, Officers Noor and Harrity flipped off the headlights on their cruiser and rolled down their windows. Neither officer turned on his body camera. They crept forward, scanning the alley with a spotlight, hearing little more than the whining of a dog.
Officer Noor entered "Code Four" into the cruiser's computer, meaning the scene was safe. They were about to leave.
Back inside the house, Ms. Ruszczyk spoke on the phone with Mr. Damond as she waited for officers to arrive. Their conversation ended abruptly: "She said, 'O.K., the police are here,'" Mr. Damond recalled.
What happened next remains a murky combination of settled fact, competing claims and unexplained mystery. Had Ms. Ruszczyk run outside to flag the officers down and startled them? Had she knocked on the back of the car to stop them from driving off? Had the officers mistaken the cellphone she was holding for a weapon?
One thing was certain: Officer Noor then fired a bullet in front of his partner, through the rolled-down driver's window of the Explorer, and into Ms. Ruszczyk's chest.
Officer Harrity, who did not fire his gun and is not charged with a crime, has said he heard a loud noise and sensed a figure approaching the cruiser on his side of the car. "We both got spooked," he told a supervisor.
Officer Noor, who has since been fired by the Police Department, has never spoken with investigators about what happened or why he pulled the trigger. His silence is a rarity: Police officers involved in shootings, including the relatively few who are ultimately charged with crimes, almost always tell their account of what happened to their police departments.
The uncertainty has left people reaching their own conclusions, often disparate ones that have created new rifts on top of old ones. In Australia, where gun violence is comparatively rare, the case stirred outrage. In the tree-lined Fulton neighborhood of Minneapolis, it remains a source of anger.
"I can't imagine what Justine was doing or would have done that would cause Officer Noor to go from zero to shoot in such a short period of time," said Todd Schuman, who lives about a block from Ms. Ruszczyk's home, and who is part of an activist group that pushed for charges against the now former officer.
But others said they believed the charges in the case of Ms. Ruszczyk, who was white, revealed a double standard when it comes to such prosecutions.
"I do not believe that if the victim had been Somali or a person of color, that this officer would have been charged," said Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights lawyer who used to lead the Minneapolis N.A.A.C.P., and who protested the police shootings of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile, both of whom were black.
Omar Jamal, a consultant and activist, said there was a widespread sense among Somali-Americans in Minnesota that Ms. Ruszczyk's death was a tragedy, but that this officer was being treated differently than a white officer would.
Uncertain is whether former Officer Noor, 33, will take the stand and tell his side of the story during his trial, which is expected to go on for days.
On Tuesday, a glimpse of his account emerged in the cramped courtroom. In an opening statement, Peter Wold, one of his lawyers, told jurors that Officer Noor heard a bang and saw Officer Harrity grasping for his gun, in terror, just before the shooting.
"Noor drew his gun to protect his partner and himself," Mr. Wold told jurors.
Officer Noor quickly fired. Mr. Wold said his client acted reasonably after being startled and seeing his partner panic. Mr. Wold alluded to other instances of police officers being called to secluded areas, finding nothing amiss and being attacked.
"It was a perfect storm with tragic consequences" but "not a crime," said Mr. Wold, who acknowledged that Ms. Ruszczyk had in fact posed no threat.
Prosecutors described the shooting as something else: a murder with no reasonable explanation.


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Regular checks on HIV/TB are needed, Janok Foundation urges public
November 19, 2017 Entertainment
Accra, Madam Jane Amerley Oku, the Chief Executive Officer of Janok Foundation, a non-government organization, has called on Ghanaians to undergo regular health examination for early treatment of HIV and its related diseases.
She said information at the Accra Metropolitan Health Directorate indicate that 14 cases of HIV and its related disease of tuberculosis are recorded every day in the region, describing the situation as very alarming.
Madam Oku made the call in an interview with the Ghana News Agency when she carried out HIV/Tuberculosis (TB) prevention campaign at the graduation ceremony of five dressmakers at Lartebiokorshie in Accra organized by the Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association.
She said according to health authorities, treatment of HIV and tuberculosis are available and people should not shy away from early detection and treatment to prolong their survival.
We want to encourage everybody to check their health status and it is when the diseases are identified before the health attendants can take them on, she said.
She said majority of the people in Accra who contracted the diseases were those who do not have places of abode and live risky lifestyles.
Madam Oku said: they are people like drug addicts, drug peddlers and prostitutes who apply their trade without the use of condoms for protection.
She appealed to companies and stakeholders to help find occupations for these people by putting them into apprenticeships to learn some trades to become self-reliant.
The NGO has also extended the HIV/TB prevention campaign to four churches in the Lartebiokorshie area namely Abossey Okai and Mmemeete Methodist Churches, Pentecost and Presbyterian Churches respectively.


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People, businesses, government agencies, and entire industries are changing their ways in order to reduce impact on the environment. Sustainability – the use of resources that allows us to meet the needs of the present while providing for the needs of future generations – is the primary goal of warm-mix asphalt.
Asphalt has always been a sustainable material, and innovative technologies known as warm mix are making it even more so. Warm-mix technologies employ a variety of methods and materials; what they have in common is the ability to drastically reduce the temperatures at which pavement material is produced and placed on the road.
The warm-mix technologies' temperature reductions – in the neighborhood of 50 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit – have the obvious benefits of saving fuel and cutting emissions. What may be surprising to some is that they also have the potential for benefits in construction that may extend the paving season in cold climates, improve quality, and lengthen the lifespan of the pavement.
How do warm-mix technologies work?
The processes and equipment used for warm-mix asphalt are, in many ways, the same as traditional hot-mix asphalt: an engineered mixture of aggregates (stone, sand, and gravel) and asphalt cement (a petroleum product, sometimes called bitumen) is produced at an asphalt plant. Usually, the ratio is about 95 percent aggregates to 5 percent asphalt cement. Asphalt cement is the binder, the glue that holds the pavement together. At the plant, the aggregates are heated, driving off moisture. The hot aggregate is then mixed with asphalt cement; the heat facilitates the mixing and coating process.
Warm-mix technologies fall into three basic categories; one uses a small quantity of water to create foaming of the asphalt, another uses a chemical additive, and the third uses an organic additive. These technologies result in a mix that can be placed on the roadway at reduced temperatures. Hot-mix asphalt is usually produced at about 280o to 340oF. Warm-mix technologies allow production temperatures to be reduced to approximately 212o to 275o F.
Reducing the production temperatures at the asphalt plant reduces the amount of fuel that needs to be used to heat the aggregate. Actual fuel savings will vary depending on a number of factors such as the temperature reduction and the aggregate moisture content. It has been estimated that, when warm mix is fully implemented, the U.S. will save about 150 million gallons of No. 2 fuel oil per year. This is about half the amount of gasoline consumed in a single day in the U.S.
The emissions of asphalt pavement production facilities and paving operations are very low and well-controlled. The majority of the emissions from an asphalt plant are produced from the combustion of fuel to heat the aggregates, so that, if fuel usage decreases, emissions decrease. With full-scale implementation of WMA throughout the United States, emissions of CO2 would be cut by an equivalent of 210,000 cars per year. (About 243 million cars are registered in the U.S.)
Benefits at the paving site
The warm-mix technologies are compaction aids which improve the workability of the mix. Temperature is also a factor. Cooling of warm mixes is slower than cooling of hot mixes. Warm mix can therefore be used for paving in cooler weather than hot mix, and it can be hauled for longer distances. Also, "stiff mixes" – pavements that use stiffer grades of asphalt cement – become more forgiving and easier to construct.
Working with warm mix at the paving site is very similar to working with hot mix. With some mixes, handwork is easier; sometimes, the tendency of a mix to stick to tools and machines is reduced. Workers also report that they enjoy the improved conditions at the paving site.
A variety of pavement types
Demonstration projects of warm mix have been extended to a variety of pavement types. Mixes incorporating rubber and polymers have been produced. Also, open-graded pavements – which have interconnected pores that allow rain to sink in and run off to the sides – have been constructed. While each mix has its challenges and requires careful engineering, successful results have been achieved with each type of paving material. To aid in the thoughtful implementation of warm mix, the industry and researchers have developed guidelines for best practices in warm-mix asphalt production and construction.
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Mullahs = Ignorant scholars among the Muslims who are responsible for all the bad things you see in the holy name of Islam.
Above is a sticker that children use on their books as "label" with the name and class. This is being distributed in schools of Pakistan by Majlis Tahaffuz-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwwat (a terrorist organization created in the holy name of Prophet Muhammad(saw) but has actual roots in Majlis-e-Ahrar*). It says on the sticker that if your teacher is "Qadiani" i.e. Ahmadi Muslim, then refuse to get educated from him.
*Majlis-e-Ahrar is the same organization that opposed Muslim League during Pakistan movement and was against the creation of Pakistan.
Which Prophet do Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Jamat-e-Islami, Sipah-e-Sahaba and Ahl-e-Sunnat Jammat follow? Which Quran do they follow? The Holy Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w) was mercy for all. When a delegate of Christians came from Najaran, Holy Prophet allowed them to pray inside his mosque.
Holy Quran orders Muslims to protect the Churches and Synagogues. It establishes freedom of religion for all. Which religion do these people represent? It cannot be the one that was brought by Holy Prophet Muhammad(s.a.w). It is not Islam.
Thank God I live in Canada where justice was served today for cold-blooded shameless murders of four women i.e. Shafia trial. Long story short, this was one of those "honour killings" which are a result of ignorance & remnants of patriarchal cultures. Once the verdict was given I tuned the hashtag #shafia on twitter to see the reaction of the public. Of course everyone was happy but there was ignorant souls among them including hate mongers who were spreading hate about Islam that this is an Islamic teaching blah blah.
Those who have followed the Shafia trial know well that this is not the case and there is no such teaching in Islam. Muhammad Shafia tried to "justify" it by saying "nothing is more dear to me than my honour". No matter how hard he tried to justify it, there is absolutely no justification in the beautiful religion of Islam.
As an Ahmadi Muslim who believes in the Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, I condemn any and all honour killings. There is absolutely no justification for such acts of violence. In fact Holy Quran clearly says that anyone who killed an innocent it is like killing the whole humanity.
Long Live Humanity! Long Live Canada!
Does Quran and Islam promote killing of infidels?
I wrote this letter in response to allegation on Islam in the local newspaper. It was not published but I'm sharing here for the benefit of Internet community.
This is with reference to the letter by Harry Binnendyk dated November 30th.
In his letter Harry Binnendyk has quoted verses 9:5-6 from Quran to justify killing of infidels. Unfortunately this verse is also quoted by extremists out-of-context. If you read the Quran in totality, you could not even conceive of such an idea.
I am happy to see that Mr. Harry quoted the Quran, the primary source of Islam, but true justice can only be done if you read the Quran in totality to understand its message of peace and love for fellow human beings. I know there is a lot of misconceptions about Islam due to extremists within the religion, but let us educate not only ourselves but also the extremists among Muslims or any other religion to turn their attention to the true teachings of their religion and make peace with each other and work towards uplifting the human values.
Joshua Goldstein does not know anything about Islam and is trying to become a judge without any authority to decide who is a Muslim or not. Wow!
2) Calling an open community like Ahmadiyya Muslim Community as cult in itself shows how shallow is Joshua Goldstein (a fake identity) trying to prove nothing! Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is an open community with its mosques open for all people to come and pray. There is nothing cultish about Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, however those who leave the community follow a cult called Anti-Ahmadiyya and follow secret rituals including lying and deceit for the purpose of suppressing truth. Looks like Joshua Goldstein is a member of that cult.
3) The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has published Holy Quran translation into English and 70 other languages and its translation has been praised to be best by Saudi authorities as well. There is no doubt that different sects will disagree on the translation. However if Ahmadiyya translation defends the Holy Quran and non-Ahmadi translations offend it, then it is pretty clear whose translation should be adopted.
4) Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is at the forefront of defending Islam and Muslims in every part of the world. They do not sit behind computer screens to malign others like Joshua Goldstein is doing here. They go out in public to spread the true message of peace of Islam. I'm myself involved in it so I know first hand. Muslims For Life, Muslims for Peace and Muslims for Loyalty are some of the latest campaigns run by thousands of volunteers of Ahmadiyya Muslims. Nowhere in any campaign any Muslim has been maligned. However if Joshua Goldstein likes to praise terrorists and supports terrorists ideologies and call them Islamic then shame on such people who malign Islam and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Peace to all who follow the guidance.
In her letter, Monti Hannona again cites second-hand sources to make her points about Muslims and Qu'ran. That was the whole point of my argument, which she clearly ignored.
If Muslims are acting against their own teachings then it is not the fault of Qur'an. Do all Christians follow the teachings of the New Testament and turn the other cheek?
How hypocritical to say that those who criticize the Bible or Christians for their atrocities are atheists or pro-Muslims, and those who criticize Qur'an are Muslim scientists?
How she negates her own argument within the same letter can only be termed as delusional.
Ms. Hannona says the teaching of turning your other cheek does not work in all situations. But this is not how Jesus applied it.
Is she creating a new religion?
Islam did not spread with the sword. Swords can win territories, but not hearts.
Which sword brought millions of Chinese and Indonesians into Islam?
It is the beautiful teaching of love and peace that wins hearts. Which sword is converting people to Islam today?
Qur'an's teaching is full of love for humanity.
It teaches how to establish social, economic and political peace in our lives. I would encourage you to use the primary source of Islam to shun the extremists instead of promoting their corruption.
I hope you will give me a chance of free dialogue that we so much enjoy in Canada and allow me to respond to these letters, instead of publishing one-sided hate propaganda.
As an Ahmadi Muslim who has read the Qur'an from cover to cover, let me explain my understanding of Shariah law to those who have not read the Qur'an and use second-hand sources, or unfortunate malpractices of some cultures populated by Muslims.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has a clear vision to educate both Muslims and non-Muslims alike about the corruption that has crept into practices of Muslims in the name of Shariah, many of which are cultural practices of pre-Islamic era and have no basis in Quran.
In Islam, Shariah is comprised of five main branches: behaviour, morals and manners; ritual worship; beliefs; transactions and contracts, and; punishments.
The source of Shariah is only Qur'an and the conduct of Prophet Muhammad.
Anything else introduced by corrupt clergy over the time is not Shariah and has no basis in Islam, no matter how hard you try to justify.
Shariah law does not in anyway contravene Canadian laws because Shariah is not imposed on any unwilling person, not even on Muslims. The Qur'an has clearly put forth fundamental principle by saying 'There is no coercion in religion (2:257)'.
I wonder why Monti Hannona failed to mention this clear verse of the Qur'an?
Ignorance of the actual teachings of Qur'an and the conduct of Prophet Muhammad, and on top of that cultural practices by some ignorant Muslims, which are highlighted in media, has created this scare about Shariah that it is some draconian law that will take away freedoms and liberties and force us into dark ages. All this is just borne out of ignorance.
Being a supporter of democracy means promoting knowledge and making informed rational arguments based upon knowledge and wisdom, rather than fear-mongering.
I'm shocked to read such absurd allegations are being made about Islamic teachings by Ms. Hannona in her letters with no reference to source.
If everyone starts attributing disgusting and criminals acts by some people to their religion, what kind of justice will that be? Just look around yourself and see what followers of other religions do.
Are they following their scriptures? It would be a shame to attribute them to their scriptures.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is working all over the globe to advocate equality, education and empowerment of women. Contrary to the allegations of those who have not read Qur'an, Islam does not allow honour killing.
Prophet Muhammad said the best among you is one who is best in treatment to your family and he showed it by his own example.
He also said that love of your country is part of your faith.
We love Canada and stand on guard for it.
It is not only our civic duty but religious duty as well. Anyone who thinks or acts otherwise is not following the true teachings of Qur'an.
Anywhere Muslims are creating discord in the name of Islam, they are in fact acting against the true teachings of their own religion.
Qur'an is an open book and I invite everyone to read it first before making judgment calls.
As regards to persecution of Ms. Hannona in Iraq, may I inform her of the persecution of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan and other countries.
Is that persecution because of Islam?
Yes, but it is not supported by Islamic teachings. Ahmadi Muslims are being persecuted in these so-called Muslim countries because we represent the true teachings of the Qur'an. Iraq's or Pakistan's pre-Islamic cultures of intolerance have nothing to do with Qur'an or Islam. Instead of spreading hate, we should promote knowledge.
I have personally faced persecution in Pakistan at my school, at my university and at my job.
I know first-hand where that persecution comes from.
It comes from ignorance of the true teachings of Qur'an.
Ms. Hannona calls Canada a Christian land.
Canada is a pluralist and secular country. If she wants to make Canada a Christian land, she is doing exactly what Mullahs are doing in Pakistan and Iraq.
We came to Canada because of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Qur'an and Islam supports it.
If Ms. Hannona's Iraqi culture is against it, we welcome her to Canada to live freely.
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