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Her teacher will not understand her smooth sound, and this way, your kid may face a panic situation. It would be better to admit a kid in a preschool class until he can communicate well with others. Well, this criterion is not recommended for you if you have a healthy baby, but still, there are few babies that are not doing well and ready for preschool. Anyways we must suggest you to consult with your pediatric before starting school. If your kid has any health issues, then surely the doctor will prescribe well and will notify you of some provisions. As I must say, precautions are always better than cry, so, a few little table talk with the pediatric will not make you cry after. A parenting tip:
Try to encourage your little champ for school before starting the class. Two to three visits to his class before joining the school will make him/her wonder! | <urn:uuid:a1b0f97b-f92a-41c2-83ba-3c51a8f3634e> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://babyhealthcaree.com/preschool-age-range/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.960966 | 1,178 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Mosquitoes can transmit the virus in eggs, a new study has found. Mosquitoes can pass the Zika virus along to future generations in their eggs, researchers have found. That means winter may not stop Zika’s spread. Infected female mosquitoes can transmit the virus along to their offspring, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. That means that even once it gets too cold or dry for adult mosquitoes, their eggs—which can easily survive the dry season or winter—can hatch the next spring when it rains, producing Zika-infected larvae that grow into infected mosquitoes. The Aedes aegypti, the mosquito known to carry Zika, is a creature of warm weather. But the study found that the virus, like mosquito eggs, has no such climate restrictions. “[Transmission to offspring] is a mechanism to allow the virus to survive from one season to another,” said researcher Robert Tesh, who chairs the pathology department at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. “This is one way for the virus to survive when there are no adult mosquitoes.”
The only way mosquitoes were previously known to transmit the virus was by biting an infected human. In their study, UTMB researchers began with two colonies of Zika-free mosquitoes—one of Aedes aegypti, and one of Aedes albopictus, another mosquito that has been linked to the virus. Then they infected some females of each. Once these females laid eggs, the adults were removed and frozen, while the eggs were allowed to hatch. This next generation of mosquitoes was allowed to grow into adulthood before being frozen, processed and tested. None of the Aedes albopictus offspring were infected, but the Aedes aegypti offspring were infected at an estimated rate of one in 290. That’s a relatively low level of vertical transmission, Tesh says, referring to the passing of the virus from one generation to the next, and what happens in a laboratory doesn’t always translate to the real world. But Tesh expects that vertical transmission of Zika from adult mosquito will. “This probably does occur in nature,” he said. Common methods to kill adult mosquitoes, like spraying, do not work on eggs. Eggs can be destroyed to stop them from hatching Zika-infected larvae—for instance, by adding certain bacteria to the standing water where they were laid—but it’s difficult. | <urn:uuid:87bd0c1a-8a8a-4702-8f1e-dd2a8e713f6e> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://bedbugblogreport.com/2017/01/30/dont-count-on-winter-to-save-us-from-zika/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.964835 | 560 | 3.859375 | 4 |
Brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Scandinavia spend 5–7 winter months in dens. The denning period is a vulnerable time for bears because they are unable to escape from disturbances without losing valuable amounts of energy. Bears normally avoid human infrastructure when denning, but due to an expanding bear population some bears den relatively close to humans. We tested the hypothesis that bears denning closer to infrastructure selected more concealed den sites, as they do when selecting resting sites in the non-denning season. We analyzed horizontal cover and terrain ruggedness relative to distance from human infrastructure for 49 dens from 32 individuals differing in sex, age, and reproductive status. Bears used dens that were more concealed or located in more rugged terrain when closer to roads and settlements that had potential for high human activity. Our results suggest that human activity affects not only where bears den, but also the smaller-scale characteristics of den sites: cover and terrain. Increased knowledge about anthropogenic effects on bear denning behavior can add to a broader understanding of brown bear habitat use. You have requested a machine translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Neither BioOne nor the owners and publishers of the content make, and they explicitly disclaim, any express or implied representations or warranties of any kind, including, without limitation, representations and warranties as to the functionality of the translation feature or the accuracy or completeness of the translations. Translations are not retained in our system. Your use of this feature and the translations is subject to all use restrictions contained in the Terms and Conditions of Use of the BioOne website. Vol. 22 • No. 2 | <urn:uuid:801486d8-4caf-4783-acd2-8ca6c2335f0f> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://bioone.org/journals/ursus/volume-22/issue-2/URSUS-D-10-00007.1/Brown-bear-den-site-concealment-in-relation-to-human-activity/10.2192/URSUS-D-10-00007.1.short | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.911825 | 345 | 3.328125 | 3 |
The “Marshmallow Theory,” based on a landmark Stanford University experiment, has been used countless times to demonstrate the power of self-control in your financial and personal life. The experiment followed children who were left alone with a marshmallow and told that if they didn’t eat it they would get a second one 15 minutes later. Some of the kids waited the full 15 minutes, some ate the marshmallow immediately, and others waited for a short period of time before eating it. Years later, researchers tracked down the children and found that those with the willpower to wait to eat the marshmallow — 1 in 3 of the test subjects — grew up to become more successful adults than those who ate the marshmallow immediately. Temptation Never Goes Away
Joachim de Posada, an author, motivational speaker, and adjunct professor at the University of Miami, has gotten a lot of mileage out of the marshmallow experiment. He’s written three books based on the theory. His latest — “Keep Your Eye on the Marshmallow” — teaches readers how to take responsibility for their own financial, career and personal success by keeping their attention focused on long-term goals rather than instant rewards. “One of the lessons we can learn from the marshmallow experiment is that among the 1 out of 3 kids that didn’t eat the marshmallow, some already had willpower and some understood they needed to use different techniques to avoid eating it,” says de Posada. “Leadership, like willpower, can be inherited, but it can also be learned through emotional intelligence.”
While the children in the Stanford experiment resisted eating the marshmallow by turning their backs on it or distracting themselves by drawing on the walls, de Posada suggests that adults can use similar techniques (defacing property notwithstanding) to avoid the allure of instant gratification. 4 Ways to Artificially Boost Your Willpower
If you lack financial willpower (e.g., the wherewithal to save your paycheck instead of spending it right away), de Posada recommends the following workarounds to help you delay gratification:
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If you can’t do this on your own, de Posada suggests you identify someone whose willpower is stronger than yours either to keep your money for you or be the person to whom you are accountable. “If you trust them, send them the money and tell them they can’t give it back until you’ve reached a certain goal,” says de Posada. “Or have your mother or your brother or a close friend call you every 15 days and ask you how much you saved or what you spent your money on during the previous two weeks.”
2. Have your boss hide away part of your paycheck. If you work for a larger company, de Posada says you should have at least 10 percent of your income transferred into a 401(k) or other financial instrument before you ever see it. Just like the kids who looked away from the marshmallow, your money will be out of sight and out of reach. The Investment & Retirement Center located at First Financial can assist members with saving, investing, and planning for retirement. Set up an appointment with the Financial Advisor by calling 732.312.1500 or stop into any branch and ask a representative to schedule an appointment for you. *
3. Use a money planner. “You schedule your time with your iPad or your calendar, so schedule your money in the same way,” says de Posada. “Give yourself orders that you need to follow in your planner, such as saving a specific amount each week.”
Committing these money appointments to your calendar makes them more concrete, as opposed to vague, far-off goals. De Posada suggests establishing your financial priorities as you would other activities, with the “A” level urgent actions that must be done today, such as paying a bill on the due date; “B” level tasks that are important but can be accomplished by a future deadline, such as reducing your debt by a particular amount; and “C” level long-term goals such as funding your retirement. He recommends checking your money planner weekly rather than daily. 4. Take action now for future rewards. Overcoming a bit of discomfort in the short term often accompanies actions that pay off in the long term. Investing in the stock market requires weathering the inevitable short-term gyrations and reminding yourself that over the long term the market has steadily risen. | <urn:uuid:75ab5688-965f-4756-9267-cf1649b420d7> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://blog.firstffcu.com/2013/06/19/dont-eat-the-marshmallow-4-tips-for-financial-self-control/?shared=email&msg=fail | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.957044 | 1,240 | 2.734375 | 3 |
“You need to understand who you are and your appetite for risk, but be aware that when you’re younger you can be more aggressive in your investments,” says de Posada. De Posada says the most important part of the marshmallow theory is to understand how you would react to the experiment. “If you know intrinsically that you’re a marshmallow eater, then find a technique to overcome that character trait,” he says. “Recruit someone to help you or put systems in place that will force you to wait for that second marshmallow.”
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The Pantheon gives you a feel for the magnificence and enlightened spirit of ancient Rome better than any other monument. As America continues to suffer crisis upon crisis, it has never been more important to broaden our perspectives and learn about the people and places that shape our world. And for me, one of the great joys of travel is seeing art masterpieces in person. Learning the stories behind great art can shed new light on our lives today. Here’s one of my favorites. The Pantheon was a Roman temple dedicated to all (pan) of the gods (theos). It was a one-stop-worship place for ancient pagans who could come here to honor Jupiter, Venus, Mars, or any of the thousands of other Roman gods — the god of bread-making, of fruit trees, even the god of manure. The temple was built by the Emperor Hadrian around AD 120. Hadrian was a voracious traveler, sophisticated scholar, and amateur architect, and he may have personally helped design it. Hadrian loved Greece, and gave the Pantheon the distinct look of a Greek temple — columns, crossbeams, and pediment. The facade’s enormous columns — 40 feet tall, 15 feet around, and 55 tons — are each made of a single piece of red-and-gray granite. They were quarried in faraway Egypt, shipped across the Mediterranean, then carried overland to this spot, where they were lifted into place using only ropes, pulleys, and lots of sweaty slaves. It’s little wonder that the Romans — so organized and rational — could dominate their barbarian neighbors. But what makes the building so unique is what’s on the inside — a soaring interior dome. Stepping inside, your eye is drawn upward, where the dome completely fills your field of vision. The dome was the ancient world’s largest, a testament to Roman engineering. It’s exactly as high as it is wide — 142 feet from floor to rooftop, 142 feet from side to side. You can put it into an imaginary box that’s a perfect cube. Even if you’re not a mathematician, the perfection and symmetry of the building makes a strong subconscious impression. Modern engineers still admire how the Romans built such a mathematically precise structure without computers, fossil fuels, or electricity. The dome is made from concrete, a Roman invention. | <urn:uuid:43af8e91-e214-429a-a78f-25c688aa0fc1> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/roman-pantheon/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.943429 | 899 | 3.09375 | 3 |
The dome gets lighter and thinner as it rises to the top — from 20-foot-thick walls at the bottom to five feet thick at the top, made with light volcanic stone. The square indentations, or coffers, reduce the weight as well. At the top of the dome is an opening 30 feet across. This sunroof is the building’s only light source. So what happened when it rained? They got wet. With perhaps the most influential dome in art history, the Pantheon was the model for Brunelleschi’s dome in Florence, Michelangelo’s at St. Peter’s, and even the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. As ancient Rome crumbled, the Pantheon was spared. This pagan temple to “all the gods” was converted to a Christian church to “all the martyrs.” Over the centuries, it became a revered burial spot for “secular saints” like the artist Raphael and Italy’s first modern king. The Pantheon is the only ancient building in Rome continuously used since its construction. Visitors from around the world pack the place to remember the greatness of classical Rome. And the Pantheon contains the world’s greatest Roman column: the pillar of light, shining through the sunroof, spanning the entire 142 feet, connecting heaven and earth. This art moment — a sampling of how we share our love of art in our tours — is an excerpt from the new full-color coffee-table book, “Europe’s Top 100 Masterpieces,” by Rick Steves and Gene Openshaw. Please support local businesses in your community by picking up a copy from your favorite bookstore, or you can find it at our online Travel Store. You can also view bonus content online with short clips that give context and dimension to the art at Rick Steves Classroom Europe; just search for Pantheon. | <urn:uuid:43af8e91-e214-429a-a78f-25c688aa0fc1> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/roman-pantheon/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.943429 | 899 | 3.09375 | 3 |
How the right materials and innovative design transform public spaces
As the tenants of modernism took hold across the globe at the turn of the twentieth century, visionary architects sought to use stone, in all its multifarious forms, to elevate the daily transit experience of millions. Monumental iconic architecture, representative of various cities prosperity, industry and innovation, was embodied in the central train stations of cities around the world. While World War II and the following Cold War seemed to damped the enthusiasm of many, the fall of the Iron Curtain, the dissolution of the former Soviet Union and a new age of free travel and information continued to inspire many designers to utilize more efficient, environmentally sustainable forms of stone to craft their transformative, iconic visions of civic and national pride. Nowhere is this more evident today than in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. Downtown Minsk, Belarus Source: Booking.com
Letting the light in in Belarus
Architects V.V. Kramarenko and M.K. Vinogradov were clearly aware that times were changing when they set about reconstructing the waiting room at the iconic Minsk railway station earlier this decade. Originally opened in 1871, around the same time as the central stations in New York, Stockholm, Prague and earlier than in many European capitals, the Minsk railway station started out as a wooden structure, only to be reconstructed in stone in 1890. Completely destroyed during World War II, the station was rebuilt in 1945-1946 and served until complete reconstruction began in 1991 and lasted until 2002 due in large part to financial difficulties and the political turmoil surrounding the breakup of the former Soviet Union and the founding of the independent Belarusian state in 1991. Minsk railway station Source: realt.onliner.by
When it finally opened in 2013, the dimly lit waiting room that used to be cluttered with stalls selling newspapers, souvenirs, medicines and household goods, was transformed into a brilliant open space filled with air and light. Minsk Railway Station waiting hall Source: Technistone
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Aware of the vital importance of creating an open, modern and commuter friendly space that also represented the sophistication and elegance of the city’s history, while at the same time wary of the cost overruns and financial difficulties that had delayed earlier reconstruction attempts for so long, the designers, like the builders of New York’s Grand Central Station in the 1920s, chose the most viable solution to the expense and difficulty of working with marble. Minsk Railway Station information counter Source: realt.onliner.by
They opted to utilize the timelessness, beauty and durability of TechniStone® to transform the interior of this city’s symbol of prominence and pride into a space that was at once completely modern, contemporary and anchored securely in the ancient solidity of quartz stone to the cities venerated past. This choice of material, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and far less expensive that traditional marble, shows how the innovative thinking of these contemporary designers could work to transform a public space, while venerating centuries of tradition in art and architecture, into a celebration of the light, life and energy of the modern world to be enjoyed by countless people each and every day. | <urn:uuid:3f11b146-7161-4531-a418-35b646f02d93> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://blog4design.eu/cast-in-stone-the-rise-of-the-railway-station-part-3/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.952546 | 682 | 2.890625 | 3 |
13 Crazy Mysteries of Our Planet We’ve Yet to Unravel
We've explored our planet from core to surface, and seem to be ready for journeying into space, yet Earth isn't at all done surprising us just yet. Bright Side shares 13 facts with you about our world that we don't have any explanation for. 13. We've never reached the mantle
Seismologists believe that the inner core of our planet is solid, while the outer one is liquid and molten. Next comes the mantle, with the crust floating on top. However, we still have no idea what it consists of, because we've never reached it: its depth is from 30 km to 2,900 km, and the deepest well mankind has dug so far is the Kola borehole in Russia, which is just 12.3 km deep. 12. The poles can change
Earth's magnetic poles can move and even change direction altogether, and scientists have found that it's happened many times. The latest switch happened 10 million years ago and will probably occur again, but no one knows why. 11. We used to have two moons
Astronomers say Earth had two satellites about 4.6 million years ago. The second one was about 1,200 km across and went around the same orbit the Moon does, until they collided. Such a cataclysm may explain why the two sides of the Moon are so different. Few people are aware that there earthquakes also occur on the Moon. Unlike terrestrial ones, though, they're not quite as powerful, and occur very rarely. There's a theory that they happen because of the tidal forces of the Sun and Earth, as well as falling meteorites. 9. Earth spins really fast
Earth is spinning at 1,600 km/h, and its movement around the Sun is even faster at 108,000 km/h. We, though, can only feel the movement when its speed changes. Because of the constant speed and the force of gravity, we don't feel it at all. 8. Time is "growing"
620M years ago, a day on Earth lasted 21.9 hours. Earth is gradually slowing down, but it happens at a rate of about 70 msec per 100 years, so it would take 100M years for a day to last 24 hours. 7. Strange gravity
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Scientists found out that weak gravity there is due to the low density caused by rapidly melting glaciers. 6. The hottest and coldest points on Earth
The hottest place on the planet is in Aziziya, Libya, where temperatures of up to +58°С occur. The coldest place is the Antarctic, where it goes down to -73°С. But the lowest observed temperature was registered at the Russian Vostok Station on July 21, 1983 (-89.2°С). 5. The planet is severely polluted
This is not really news. However, astronauts say that in 1978, the view of Earth was rather different from what we see now. With lots of space debris and waste, our blue, green and white planet is becoming brown, gray and black. 4. Earth consists of iron, oxygen, and silicon
If we separated out the constituent elements of our planet, it would look like this: 32.1% iron, 30.1% oxygen, 15.1% silicon, and 13.9% magnesium. Most of the iron (about 90%) is considered to be contained in the core, while the crust contains the most oxygen (47%). 3. The Earth used to be purple
Ancient plants used retinal instead of chlorophyll to absorb light, which made them reflect back red and blue, not green, giving purple as a result. Incidentally, certain bacteria still use retinal. 2. A hidden ocean
Scientists found a huge pool of water deep below Earth's surface at 410-660 km. It's 2.7 billion years old, and has been found thanks to ringwoodite contained in the mantle. The water is under immense pressure, and its volume is enough to fill all the Earth's oceans three times over. This has given birth to a theory that the oceans appeared because of an underground oceanic explosion. 1. Life on Mars
After years of speculation about lifeforms on other planets, scientists have found some encouraging signs that a vital molecule required for this is present on Mars, as seen in formations in the Gale crater. Also, some large carbon-based molecules remain in the soil of Mars, and they aren't just the result of contamination from the rover itself. It would suggest, that Mars had life on it long before Earth did. | <urn:uuid:eb360547-8935-4a8c-a878-d64d77168140> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/12-crazy-mysteries-of-our-planet-weve-yet-to-unravel-345660/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.955233 | 986 | 3.375 | 3 |
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Assessment is not just for testing anymore! This course explores the concept of assessment as a design tool that allows you to build a course centered around student learning. In this course, we’ll explore a design process called the assessment loop, looking at the ways clear learning outcomes, thoughtfully designed assessment, and analysis of assessment results can help you engage your students and build a better course. The course covers writing clear unit-level learning goals, aligning assessments to learning goals, developing authentic summative assessments and developing formative assessments that provide rich and meaningful feedback for students. In addition, we’ll explore various assignment options in Canvas, and develop an overarching plan for using assessments in digital learning environments. To successfully complete this course, participants will:
- Create assessments aligned to the OEI Course Design Rubric
- Develop unit-level learning objectives in student-centered language with demonstrable learning outcomes;
- Design a variety of valid and authentic formative and summative assessments aligned to the course objectives;
- Design student self-assessments;
- Write clear and detailed assessment instructions;
- Create clear descriptive rubrics that support desired outcomes;
- Develop an assessment plan for one unit of your course that supports regular assessment with timely, meaningful feedback. This course is part of the Online Teaching & Design Certificate, and fulfills Section C: Assessment. Duration: 4 Weeks, facilitated asynchronous
Time Commitment: approximately 10 hours per week, for a total of 40 hours
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate. To get the most from this course, you should have some familiarity with online teaching and with Canvas. For those who have never taught online, it is highly recommended you take Introduction to Course Design and Introduction to Canvas before beginning this course. Optional Continuing Education Credit
Participants in this course can seek optional professional development/continuing education credits by dual-enrolling. A separate fee to the university for graduate-level credit will apply. To learn more, visit Course & CEU Information | <urn:uuid:4d6cda36-384b-4177-b27a-4a15ff76793a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://catalog.onlinenetworkofeducators.org/browse/fundamentals/courses/assessment-in-digital-learning-21sp-adl-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.914986 | 418 | 2.84375 | 3 |
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Discovery Of A New Light–Molecule Interaction: Supracence Reveals What Is Missing In Fluorescence Imaging
Published 2019 · Physics
The currently understood principles about light-molecule interactions are limited, and thus scientific scope beyond current theories is rarely harvested. Herein we demonstrate supracence phenomena, in which the emitted photons have more energy than the absorbed photons. The extra energy comes from couplings of the absorbed and emitted photon to molecular phonons, whose potentials are constantly exchanging with molecular quantum energy and the environment. Thus, supracence is a linear optical process rather than a nonlinear optical process, such as second harmonic generation. Because supracence results in cooled molecular phonons and thus cooled molecules, behavior opposite to that of hot fluorescing emitters is expected. This report reveals certain supracence principles while contrasting fluorescence with supracence in high-resolution imaging. | <urn:uuid:0a3a0490-e063-4382-973a-c239d127be2f> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://citationsy.com/archives/q?doi=10.1002/ANGE.201906499 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.884247 | 196 | 2.703125 | 3 |
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- Family environment organization (routines, rules). Access to Youth Services
You can contact the psychosocial reception desk of your CLSC in person or by telephone:
The school system can direct families directly to youth psychosocial services according to established procedures or via the psychosocial reception of the CLSC. The CAFE Program is an immediate and intensive intervention service for youth aged 5 to 17 years in crisis and their families. It aims to defuse an individual or family crisis, prevent a relationship breakdown or a violent acting-out, and contribute to keeping young persons in their environment by offering an alternative to placement and reporting. The service is available 7 days a week. A counsellor is available every day from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. The CLSC Psychosocial Intake Department is one of the main gateways to the CAFE Program. A psychosocial counsellor handling a family crisis, and who meets CAFE criteria, will follow up with CAFE to validate and guide the referred person. | <urn:uuid:9ae92e25-1749-47de-9c27-5585cc7ba90c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://ciusss-ouestmtl.gouv.qc.ca/en/care-services/departments-programs/psychosocial-services-0-17-years/?oreawe67tdyfc=yes | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.949559 | 496 | 2.65625 | 3 |
To use Cloud Storage effectively, you should understand some of the concepts on which it is built. This page provides an overview of key terms and concepts that apply to Cloud Storage. For an introduction to using Cloud Storage, see What is Cloud Storage?. All data in Cloud Storage belongs inside a project. A project consists of a set of users, a set of APIs, and billing, authentication, and monitoring settings for those APIs. You can have one project or multiple projects. Buckets are the basic containers that hold your data. Everything that you store in Cloud Storage must be contained in a bucket. You can use buckets to organize your data and control access to your data, but unlike directories and folders, you cannot nest buckets. Because there are limits to bucket creation and deletion, you should design your storage applications to favor intensive object operations and relatively few buckets operations. When you create a bucket, you specify a globally-unique name, a geographic location where the bucket and its contents are stored, and a default storage class. The default storage class you choose applies to objects added to the bucket that don't have a storage class specified explicitly. After you create a bucket, you can still change its default storage class, to any class supported in the bucket's location; however, you can only change the bucket name and location by deleting and re-creating the bucket. Bucket names have more restrictions than object names and must be globally unique, because every bucket resides in a single Cloud Storage namespace. For more information, see the bucket naming guidelines. Bucket labels are key:value metadata pairs that allow you to group
your buckets along with other Google Cloud resources such as
virtual machine instances and persistent disks. For example, you can
use labels to create a
team key that has values
delta, and apply the
to different buckets in order to indicate which team is associated with those
You can apply multiple labels to each bucket, with a maximum of 64 labels per bucket. - Keys and values cannot be longer than 63 characters each. - Keys and values can only contain lowercase letters, numeric characters, underscores, and dashes. International characters are allowed. - Label keys must start with a lowercase letter and international characters are allowed. - Label keys cannot be empty. | <urn:uuid:5c4d2b8f-2a44-44ab-b043-0cd260c6e135> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/key-terms?hl=sv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.891653 | 1,634 | 2.828125 | 3 |
- As is generally the case for bucket metadata, bucket labels are not associated with individual objects or object metadata. For a general example of using labels to organize your resources in billing, see Billing Export to BigQuery Query Examples. Objects are the individual pieces of data that you store in Cloud Storage. There is no limit on the number of objects that you can create in a bucket. Objects have two components: object data and object metadata. Object data is typically a file that you want to store in Cloud Storage. Object metadata is a collection of name-value pairs that describe various object qualities. An object's name is treated as a piece of object metadata in Cloud Storage. Object names can contain any combination of Unicode characters (UTF-8 encoded), must be less than 1024 bytes in length, and must be unique within a bucket. Cloud Storage uses a flat namespace to store objects, which means that Cloud Storage sees all objects in a given bucket as independent with no hierarchical relationship. For convenience, tools such as Google Cloud Console and gsutil work with objects that use the slash (/) character as if they were stored in a virtual hierarchy. For example, you could name one object
/europe/france/paris.jpg and another
/europe/france/cannes.jpg. When using the Cloud Console you
can then navigate to these objects as if they were in a hierarchical directory
structure under the folders
For more information, including how to rename an object, see the object naming guidelines. Object versions and generation numbers
An object in Cloud Storage can have different versions: by default, when you replace an object, Cloud Storage deletes the old version and adds a new version. When you enable Object Versioning on your bucket, older versions remain in your bucket when a replacement or deletion occurs. Each object version is uniquely identified by its generation number, found in the object's metadata. When Object Versioning has created an older version of an object, you can use the generation number to refer to the older version. This allows you to restore a replaced object in your bucket, or permanently delete older object versions that you no longer need. Generation numbers are also used when you include preconditions in your requests. A resource is an entity within Google Cloud. Each project, bucket, and object in Google Cloud is a resource, as are things such as Compute Engine instances. | <urn:uuid:5c4d2b8f-2a44-44ab-b043-0cd260c6e135> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/key-terms?hl=sv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.891653 | 1,634 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Each resource has a unique name that identifies it, much like a filename. Buckets have a resource name in the form of
BUCKET_NAME is the ID of the bucket. Objects have a
resource name in the form of
OBJECT_NAME is the ID of the object. #NUMBER appended to the end of the resource name
indicates a specific generation of the object. #0 is a special identifier for
the most recent version of an object. #0 is useful to add when the name of
the object ends in a string that would otherwise be interpreted as a generation
Network usage represents the data sent to or from Cloud Storage. Egress represents data sent from Cloud Storage in HTTP responses. Data or metadata read from a Cloud Storage bucket is an example of egress. For more information, see the Cloud Storage pricing page. Ingress represents data sent to Cloud Storage in HTTP requests. Data or metadata written to a Cloud Storage bucket is an example of ingress. For more information, see the Cloud Storage pricing page. Data that is geo-redundant is stored redundantly in at least two separate geographic places separated by at least 100 miles. Objects stored in multi-regions and dual-regions are geo-redundant, regardless of their storage class. Geo-redundancy occurs asynchronously, but all Cloud Storage data is redundant within at least one geographic place as soon as you upload it. Geo-redundancy ensures maximum availability of your data, even in the event of large-scale disruptions, such as natural disasters. For dual-regions, geo-redundancy is achieved using two specific regions. For multi-regions, geo-redundancy is achieved using any combination of data centers within the specified multi-region, which may include data centers that are not explicitly listed as available regions. An object's data component is completely opaque to Cloud Storage. It is just a chunk of data to Cloud Storage. Objects are immutable, which means that an uploaded object cannot change throughout its storage lifetime. An object's storage lifetime is the time between successful object creation (upload) and successful object deletion. In practice, this means that you cannot make incremental changes to objects, such as append operations or truncate operations. | <urn:uuid:5c4d2b8f-2a44-44ab-b043-0cd260c6e135> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/key-terms?hl=sv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.891653 | 1,634 | 2.828125 | 3 |
However, it is possible to replace objects that are stored in Cloud Storage, and doing so happens atomically: until the new upload completes the old version of the object is served to readers, and after the upload completes the new version of the object is served to readers. So a single replacement operation simply marks the end of one immutable object's lifetime and the beginning of a new immutable object's lifetime. There is no limit to how frequently you can create or update different objects
in a bucket. However, a single particular object can only be updated or
replaced up to once per second. For example, if you have an object
foo, then you should only upload a new copy of
once per second. Updating the same object more frequently than once per second
may result in
429 Too Many Requests errors. You should retry failed requests using truncated exponential backoff. | <urn:uuid:5c4d2b8f-2a44-44ab-b043-0cd260c6e135> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/key-terms?hl=sv | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.891653 | 1,634 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language that runs on the Java Standard Platform. Jython fully implements nearly all of the Python standard library modules, with a few key differences. It should be noted that Jython is not a different implementation of the Python interpreter. - The os module in Jython is not a complete implementation of the os module in Python because of limitations in the "sandboxing" design of Java. - Jython programs cannot use CPython extension modules written in C.
- Jython utilizes the pure garbage collection algorithms of the Java runtime environment instead of the reference counting method of the Python interpreter. - Jython. The Jython Project. | <urn:uuid:92c3dfe3-0060-434e-bc0e-1d1855886df8> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://conservapedia.com/Jython | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.794663 | 137 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Black Harrier Circus maurus
The Black Harrier is a medium-sized African Harrier whose range extends from South Africa to Botswana and Namibia. It has a wingspan of 105–115 cm (41–45 in) and a body length of 44–50 cm (17–20 in). When perched, this bird appears all black. In-flight, a white rump and flight feathers become visible. Its morphology is comparable to that of other harriers, with a slim body, narrow wings, and a long tail. Male and female plumages are similar. Juveniles have buff underparts and heavily spotted breasts. The Black Harrier feed mostly on small rodents and birds and will occasionally take reptiles, catching them while flying low over its hunting grounds. In South Africa, the distribution of the black harrier is distinctly polarized in both the Western and Southern coastal plains. Nests are concentrated either along the coastal strip or inland in a more montane habitat. Nests are generally absent from transformed and cultivated lands. Black harriers are migratory birds and, their annual movements cover the southern half of the land surface of South Africa (including Lesotho). The majority of these birds undertake an unusual west-east migration. Pair members do not travel together and, they don’t use the same non-breeding areas either. It has been suggested that black harriers migrate to deal with declines in food availability. Unusually, Black Harriers travel almost twice as fast during their summer post-breeding migration as they during their winter/spring pre-breeding migration. In many other species, this is often reported the other way round. One reasoning for this is that it is part of their pre-breeding behavior and that the extra time is used to find the best breeding areas. Home ranges during the breeding seasons and non-breeding seasons are of similar sizes, suggesting similar levels of food availability. Black Harriers return to breeding areas they have used previously and, they return to their birthplace to breed. Thank you very much for taking the time to have a look at my work. Have a fabulous day. Till next time, please stay safe and healthy. | <urn:uuid:511df622-3169-4578-92d9-ac0e0b3a9a06> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://coreenkuhnphotography.com/2020/10/16/fauna-and-flora-friday-16-october-2020/?replytocom=72349 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.954278 | 444 | 2.9375 | 3 |
<p>Who could have imagined a year ago how different our lives would be in just 12 months? Without any doubt, last November will remain a significant point in humanity’s history — the time when it all started. Although “patient zero” has not yet been confirmed — if it ever will be at all — we now know that everything began in China back on Nov. 17, 2019, when the first patient reportedly presented symptoms of a novel coronavirus disease named COVID-19, according to the South China Morning Post with references to government data. In January 2020, Wuhan city in central China suffered from the massively expanding COVID-19 epidemic, and “41 admitted hospital patients had been identified as having laboratory-confirmed” cases, according to a publication in The Lancet. Just two months later, in March, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. One by one, governments worldwide closed their national borders, suspended public events, and banned people’s gatherings. The conversation unearthed two terms, rarely used before, which have now been declared 2020 words of the year by British Collins Dictionary: “lockdown” and “social distancing.”
It’s hard to imagine which spheres of our lives have not been affected by these dramatic and tragic events, with the number of confirmed global cases exceeding 55 million. Despite everything, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has also had a positive impact on the world. European conservatism, which has long relied on the traditional financial system, was questioned as the pandemic forced Europeans to shift toward cashless payments and cryptocurrencies. Some say it even fastened the mainstream adoption of crypto and DLT-based business solutions globally by changing people’s understanding of money. Specifically, the COVID-19 outbreak has propelled Bitcoin’s (BTC) safe haven narrative as central banks print an estimated $15 trillion in stimulus in an attempt to ease the pandemic’s effects on global economies. Amid rising inflation rates, people are turning to Bitcoin as the next inflation hedge. Meanwhile, in the name of public health, governments are initiating COVID-19 tracking programs, raising serious concerns about privacy violations and the tightening grip of centralization in the process. Not stopping there, governments have also taken another step in eroding civil autonomy via the development of central bank digital currencies, initiatives for which have been boosted globally due to the COVID-19 crisis. While experts see the solution to safeguarding privacy in decentralized technologies, the question about over-promised decentralization remains open. | <urn:uuid:a5282219-d027-4ba8-9c06-27fa4791e3f7> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cryptocurrency365.ga/2020/11/22/how-has-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-the-crypto-space-experts-answer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.951922 | 1,972 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Nonetheless, the coronavirus outbreak significantly changed everyone’s lives, creating the new normal we now live by. Yet, despite all the challenges we are facing economically, politically and socially since the start of the year, there is no doubt that the pandemic is propelling digital innovation and accelerating humanity 20 years forward in technological development. It is too early to tell when it all ends, as COVID-19 is still gaining speed. Now, a year since Wuhan’s first case, Cointelegraph reached out to experts in blockchain technology and the crypto space for their opinions on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the industry. What impact has the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had on the crypto space? Asheesh Birla, general manager of RippleNet:
“COVID-19 exacerbated the inequities for many people who are unbanked or underbanked and highlighted the gaps that we have in our financial infrastructure where those who have the least, pay the most — on average the cost to send $200 is $14. Despite the pandemic, people still need to send money to family and friends abroad. As a result, remittances have continued to surge in some of the largest corridors. The U.S. to Mexico corridor, for example, saw a considerable increase in remittances from the start of the pandemic, with Mexico receiving $4.02 billion from abroad in March 2020, a 36%
increase from March 2019. Ripple can help lower the cost of remittance payments by using crypto and blockchain to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and more reliable. Bitso, one of Mexico’s leading exchanges, is transacting close to 10% of total remittance flows from the U.S. to Mexico through Ripple’s technology that uses XRP as a bridge currency. In tandem, there’s more interest in the space than ever before with major companies like PayPal and Square placing their bets on crypto, pushing it to the mainstream. Validation from these companies has contributed to more interest in the utility of cryptocurrencies, and their ability to better serve their businesses and customers.”
Da Hongfei, founder of Neo, founder and CEO of OnChain:
“From my perspective, COVID-19 did not negatively impact the blockchain space — if anything, it drove increased demand for blockchain innovation and adoption. By revealing the weaknesses of our current paradigm, COVID-19 also highlighted the urgent need for blockchain technology. For example, COVID-19 demonstrated the failings of today’s centralized supply chain system, revealing its fragility and lack of agility. | <urn:uuid:a5282219-d027-4ba8-9c06-27fa4791e3f7> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cryptocurrency365.ga/2020/11/22/how-has-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-the-crypto-space-experts-answer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.951922 | 1,972 | 2.578125 | 3 |
By leveraging blockchain, we can build a decentralized supply chain which can quickly ascertain and then distribute products based on a specific area’s needs. Similarly, blockchain technology could also be deployed to more efficiently track and trace infection cases while also protecting patients’ privacy. In fact, we’re already seeing this shift to blockchain in a time of uncertainty — increasingly more institutions and people are embracing Bitcoin as it is viewed as a stable, mainstream asset in these trying times. If anything, I believe that COVID-19 firmly proved the need for not only blockchain, but also a truly digital and smart economy. Moving forward, we must break from our current paradigm to embrace a truly digitized and globalized world which has the flexibility, agility, and efficiency to flourish and thrive.”
Mike Belshe, CEO at BitGo:
“The economic upheaval due to our pandemic times are creating shifts in attitudes and greater interest in digital assets. COVID-19 has significantly accelerated the adoption and interest in crypto around the world. Important to note is that the determined effort of companies like ours to build a secure, compliant foundation is enabling the influx of new crypto investors, including large institutional firms such as investment banks and major custodians. Fortunately, we are able to meet the moment as a result of all the hard work we’ve put into building a new monetary system from scratch these past 10 years. Prior to COVID-19, most people weren’t paying as much attention to the economic factors that make Bitcoin relevant. Frankly, they didn’t need to. If you’re generating a return from the stock market, you stay with what you know, and you don’t have to worry about learning something new. But now that’s all changed with the pandemic — fiscal policy around the globe is causing governments to wildly print money, reducing its value and causing inflation. Investors now understand they have to get ahead of this. They are asking a lot more questions and are grasping the underpinning of Bitcoin’s thesis — that an asset’s scarcity matters. Digital assets are a hedge against inflation and a safe store of value. Investment leaders such as Paul Tudor Jones, Stanley Druckemiller and Bill Miller are demonstrating that Bitcoin is now an important part of any portfolio. | <urn:uuid:a5282219-d027-4ba8-9c06-27fa4791e3f7> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cryptocurrency365.ga/2020/11/22/how-has-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-the-crypto-space-experts-answer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.951922 | 1,972 | 2.578125 | 3 |
This year has brought so much uncertainty but people are feeling empowered to educate themselves on what they need to do to get involved with crypto. All the building blocks are in place — compliance, custody, liquidity, portfolio management and wallet technology, as well as tax tools — giving investors the tools they need to invest in digital assets.”
Preston Byrne, Partner at Byrne & Storm, P.C. :
“The COVID-19 outbreak’s most tangible impact on crypto was validation of crypto’s core thesis that our societies are brittle and math, not men, is likely to form a sounder basis for future social organization. The reliance of practically every major economy on fiscal and monetary stimulus to stay afloat reinforced and widened public perception of the weakness of fiat money and institutions. ‘Crypto,’ so-called, is a diverse array of beliefs and areas of interest ranging from hard money, to censorship-resistance, to secure communications. These technologies are uniquely responsive to social and enterprise adaptation to stressors that have dominated headlines in the last year, whether we’re talking about ‘Money printers go brr,’ the ongoing exodus from big tech, or widespread social unrest in the cities.”
Tim Draper, venture capitalist and noted Bitcoin investor:
“A lot of people, stuck in their homes finally made the time to set up a Bitcoin wallet, but the real impact of Covid was that the lockdown was devastating for many families, and when the government printed $13 trillion to try to put a bandaid on it, it made it clear that you would rather be holding Bitcoin than these diluted and dilutable dollars. I expect ‘fiduciary duty’ to now include owning some Bitcoin as a hedge against government currency flooding and manipulation.”
These quotes have been edited and condensed. The views, thoughts and opinions expressed here are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. | <urn:uuid:a5282219-d027-4ba8-9c06-27fa4791e3f7> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cryptocurrency365.ga/2020/11/22/how-has-the-covid-19-pandemic-affected-the-crypto-space-experts-answer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.951922 | 1,972 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Comet 46P/Wirtanen was discovered photographically on January 17, 1948, by the American astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen. The plate was exposed on January 15 during a stellar proper motion survey for the Lick Observatory. Due to a limited number of initial observations, it took more than a year to recognize this object as a short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. It belongs to the Jupiter family of comets, all of which have aphelia between 5 and 6 AU. Its diameter is estimated at 1.2 kilometres. [description from wikipedia] | <urn:uuid:6a01dc0a-9986-411e-9492-363ca0e8ac04> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://cxielo.ch/project/comet-46-p-wirtanen/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.957731 | 126 | 3 | 3 |
Veterinary Pest Genomics Center Overview
The Veterinary Pest Genomics Center (VPGC) is an initiative within the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The vision for this initiative is to leverage big data solutions to evaluate risk from, and develop mitigations for invasive and other economically important veterinary pests. The introduction of invasive veterinary pests is accelerated by global change, including anomalies related to climate variability. An important aspect of this effort is to foster an innovation ecosystem involving the network of laboratories directly linked to ARS National Program 104 (Veterinary, Medical, and Urban Entomology), and related locations, in a way that allows ARS to leverage its scientific talent and other research assets. VPGC's mission is to:
- Utilize key biological resources, next generation sequencing technology, and state-of-the-art bioinformatics approaches to sequence and annotate the genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes and metagenomes of important and emerging arthropod pests of veterinary importance
- Develop and use molecular tools for population genomics studies of veterinary pests in their indigenous and invasive ranges to understand the role of different evolutionary forces in shaping phenotypic variation of high-consequence to agriculture
- Apply biogeographic, spatial, and temporal analyses to quantify and predict economically important or potential veterinary pest distributional changes, and integrate these analyses with genetic studies of rapid evolution and adaptation of pests to new or changing environments
- Conduct feasibility studies to evaluate advanced computing hardware and software systems for their ability to store and analyze large data sets on veterinary pests, and the capacity to integrate results from longitudinal | <urn:uuid:2a99e0fc-443e-477e-b896-97e03be77e91> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://data.nal.usda.gov/veterinary-pest-genomics-center/field_adc_hierarchy/animals-livestock-41/field_nal_author%253Afield_nal_author_name/dowd%2C%20scot%20e%252E/field_nal_author%3Afield_nal_author_name/foil%2C%20lane%20d%252E/field_metadata_extended%253Afield_adc_meta_adc_hierarchy/genomics-genetics-20/field_metadata_extended%253Afield_adc_meta_adc_hierarchy/animals-livestock-41/field_metadata_extended%253Afield_adc_meta_adc_project/veterinary-pest-genomics-center-1061/field_metadata_extended%253Afield_funding_sources%253Afield_sci_fundref/university-maryland-8056/field_metadata_extended%253Afield_sci_author%253Afield_sci_author_name/Wang%2C%20Ju/field_tags/livestock-1049?sort_by=changed | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.881523 | 330 | 2.5625 | 3 |
Regular composting, also known as cold composting, involves placing a variety of organic materials in a compost bin, enclosure, or even just in a large heap, and leaving it there until it breaks down several months later. It’s a very slow process and typically takes 6 to 12 months. It can be sped up by turning the compost, that is, moving around the material at the bottom of the heap to the top and vice versa to mix it up and get more oxygen in there, but it’s still a long wait. But there’s a better way to do composting…
The Difference Between Hot and Cold Composting
The other approach to composting is hot composting, which produces compost in a much shorter time. It will effectively destroy disease pathogens (such as powdery mildew on pumpkin leaves), weed seeds, weed roots (such as couch and kikuyu) and weeds which reproduce through root bulbs (such as oxalis). This process breaks down the material much better to produce a very fine compost. By comparison, the slower cold composting methods will NOT kill disease pathogens or weed seeds and roots, so if this compost is put into the garden it may spread weeds and plant diseases, hence the common advice not to (cold) compost diseased plants. The other issue with cold composting is that it produces a coarser compost, with lots of large pieces of the original materials left over in the compost when the process is completed, whereas hot compost looks like fine black humus (soil), and none of the original materials are distinguishable. Hot composting is a fast aerobic process (uses oxygen), so given volume of compost materials produce almost the same volume of finished compost. In contrast, cold composting is slow anaerobic process (without oxygen), it’s a different chemical process, and as a result, nitrogen and carbon are lost to the atmosphere, which causes a reduction in the volume of compost to 20% of the original volume. The Berkeley Hot Composting Method
The hot composting method, known as the Berkeley method, developed by the University of California, Berkley, is a fast, efficient, high-temperature, composting technique which will produce high quality compost in only 18 days. | <urn:uuid:3c37a258-20c3-4fae-818c-cc9c6acf029a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/hot-compost-composting-in-18-days/?like_comment=34660&_wpnonce=4d529ed51b | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940616 | 2,705 | 3.703125 | 4 |
The requirements for hot composting using the Berkley method are as follows:
- Compost temperature is maintained between 55-65 °C (131-149 °F)
- The C:N (carbon:nitrogen) balance in the composting materials is approximately 25-30:1
- The compost heap needs to be 1m x 1m (3′ x 3′) wide and roughly 1.5m (5′) high
- If composting material is high in carbon, such as tree branches, they need to be broken up, with a mulcher for example
- Compost is turned from outside to inside and vice versa to mix it thoroughly
With the 18-day Berkley method, the procedure is quite straightforward and can be summarised into three basic steps:
- Build compost heap
- 4days – no turning
- Then turn every 2nd day for 14 days
Detailed, step -by-step instructions of the Berkeley hot composting method are provided later in this article, but before we can begin composting , we need to get the right mix of materials into our compost! Getting the Best Composting Material Carbon-Nitrogen Balance
In all composting, including the Berkeley hot composting method, the ratio of carbon to nitrogen in the compost materials needs to be between 25 to 30 parts carbon to one-part nitrogen by weight. This is because the bacteria responsible for the composting process require these two elements in those proportions to use as nutrients to construct their bodies as they grow, reproduce and multiply. Materials that are high in carbon are typically dry, “brown” materials, such as sawdust, cardboard, dried leaves, straw, branches and other woody or fibrous materials that rot down very slowly. Materials that are high in nitrogen are typically moist, “green” materials, such as lawn/grass clippings, fruit and vegetable scraps, animal manure and green leafy materials that rot down very quickly. Many composting ingredients don’t have the ideal carbon to nitrogen ratio of 25-30:1. To make composting work, we get around this problem by mixing high carbon materials which break down very slowly, with high nitrogen materials which decompose very quickly, in order to create the right balance. The nitrogen content of composting materials is denoted by the carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N ratio) assigned to them, as detailed in the tables in the next section. | <urn:uuid:3c37a258-20c3-4fae-818c-cc9c6acf029a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/hot-compost-composting-in-18-days/?like_comment=34660&_wpnonce=4d529ed51b | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940616 | 2,705 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Before we examine those, let’s have look some quick examples to understand how C:N ratios work..
- Materials high in nitrogen, which decompose very quickly, such as fish, which have a C:N ratio of 7:1, have a very low C:N ratio . - Materials low in nitrogen, which break down very slowly, and need to be broken up to be used, such as tree branches, which have a C:N ratio of of 500:1, have a very high C:N ratio
The rationale for mixing ingredients is as follows. If the C:N ratio in our composting materials is too high, meaning we don’t have enough nitrogen and too much carbon, we can lower the C:N ratio by adding manure or grass clippings, which are high in nitrogen. If the C:N ratio in our composting materials is too low, meaning we have too much nitrogen, we you can raise the C:N ratio by adding cardboard, dry leaves, sawdust or wood chips, which are high in carbon. When trying to understand C:N ratios, it may helpful to point out that all plants have more carbon than nitrogen in them (remember, they get their carbon from the carbon dioxide in the air) so that’s why the C:N ratios of plant material is always greater than 20:1. Below are the average C:N ratios for some common organic materials used for composting
Carbon-Nitrogen (C:N) Ratios of Common Composting Materials
Here is a handy list of composting materials with their respective carbon to nitrogen, or C:N ratios. The materials at the top of the list contain higher amounts of carbon, but are low in nitrogen, and are considered ‘browns‘. As we move down the list, the nitrogen content increases, and the materials at the bottom of the list contain higher amounts of nitrogen, and are considered ‘greens‘. |Browns = High Carbon||C:N|
|Greens = High Nitrogen||C:N|
What Materials Can Be Composted? Anything that was once living can be hot composted – and I really do mean anything. All manner of things, including unusual items such as wool and cotton clothing, bones, leather boots (with leather soles). | <urn:uuid:3c37a258-20c3-4fae-818c-cc9c6acf029a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/hot-compost-composting-in-18-days/?like_comment=34660&_wpnonce=4d529ed51b | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940616 | 2,705 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Some farmers who use the hot compost method even place a fresh animal roadkill into their hot compost heaps (they have to go in the very centre of the hot compost heap to break down properly) because they are a high nitrogen source, and they find nothing but clean bones when the compost is ready. Not a good idea for urban areas though! It’s best to use a variety of different ingredients in the compost, as this provides an input of a wider range of nutrients, and produces a richer compost. There are many organic materials that can be composted, and there are also certain ingredients that should never be put into a compost bin. This is subject is a whole article in itself, so if you want more information, here is a link to a list of what materials should and shouldn’t go into your compost bin. The Easiest Way to Mix Compost Materials for the Right C:N Ratio
Some gardeners are perfectionists and try to use some very complex mathematics to calculate the exact proportions of each ingredient they’re using to arrive at the ideal C:N ration of 25-30:1 by weight. This is totally unnecessary, and there’s a very simple alternative that works great, which is a measure by volume. The One Bucket Greens, Two Buckets Browns Method
If ratios seem too complicated or confusing (which they are), you can work with volumes of ingredients instead to simplify things. - Use 1/3 ‘greens’ (nitrogen containing) materials with 2/3 ‘browns’ (dry carbon materials). Or to put it another way, which may be easier to understand:
- Add one bucket of nitrogen-rich material to every two buckets of dry carbon-containing material. For example, using this method we could use 1/3 Manure and 2/3 dry carbon materials to start a hot compost pile and it will work. Alternating thin layers of greens and browns are laid down until the compost heap is 1 metre (3 foot) square and a bit taller than that. There’s no real need to get caught up in the mathematics of precise C:N ratios for succesful hot composting. It’s more a matter of trying out the process by following the instructions below, and it really is quite easy. | <urn:uuid:3c37a258-20c3-4fae-818c-cc9c6acf029a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/hot-compost-composting-in-18-days/?like_comment=34660&_wpnonce=4d529ed51b | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940616 | 2,705 | 3.703125 | 4 |
Hot Composting in 18 Days, Step By Step Instructions
The following instruction detail the steps required to build a Berkeley hot composting system which will produce finished compost in around 18 days. |DAY 7 & DAY 9
|DAY 11 to DAY 17|
Some important points to note:
- Locate the compost heap in an area which is protected from too much sun to prevent the compost from drying out, or from heavy rain to avoid water-logging, as both extreme conditions will slow down the composting process. - Space required for for your heap should be about 1.5 x 1.5 metres (5′ x 5′), and enough space in front of it to stand when turning the compost. - Water each layer until it is moist as you build the heap. After three or four days, give the compost air by mixing and turning it over, then turn every two days until the compost is ready, usually in 14-21 days. Remember, frequent turning and aeration is the secret of successful composting. - Turn the compost using a garden fork, or even better, a long-handled pitchfork. - In cold or wet weather, cover the compost heap with a tarp or plastic sheet, to prevent the rain cooling it down, since the water will penetrate into the core of the compost pile. Even though cold outside air will cool the surface, but not the core of the compost heap, by covering it, this prevents some heat loss from the surface to cooler outside air, and retains the heat within the compost heap better. Is My Garden Too Small for Hot Composting? A full–sized hot compost pile can be made successfully in a small courtyard, I know from experience! The first time I tried hot composting was assisting a friend with only a small courtyard in a rental property, who had never tried this process before. For composting materials, he gathered a wheelie bin full of fallen leaves from his local street, a second wheelie bin full of weeds from his garden, and he also purchased a small straw bale for the sake of it. I also helped him collect a few garbage bags of cow manure from an urban farm. It took us under an hour to pile up all the materials in reasonably thin layers of less than 5cm (2″) to build the compost heap. | <urn:uuid:3c37a258-20c3-4fae-818c-cc9c6acf029a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions/hot-compost-composting-in-18-days/?like_comment=34660&_wpnonce=4d529ed51b | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940616 | 2,705 | 3.703125 | 4 |
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2Post Graduation In EntrepreneurshipCustomer Development and the Value PropositionCustomer development is a necessary activity for the start up businesses. It involves identifyingpotential customers relevant for your business. It involves getting out picking important factsabout the customer characteristics of your intended products, and devising ways on how toeffectively reach them.Identifying the potential customers is the primary step to establishing a sound enterprise. Theyform the most important backbone of the business. They comprise of all the people with differentcharacteristics, ranging from both men and women, who will comprise a bigger part of theorganizational domain.A start up cosmetics industry targets mostly a larger percentage of female customers. Thecharacteristics of the potential cosmetic products depend on the ability of the enterprise to fulfillthe expectations of the customers from the effectiveness of the product offered. The product hasto add value to the experience of the customer in what is referred to as the value proposition.The value in the products should add memorable results in customers experience by addressingtheir needs. For instance, if the customers have had skin problems, offering them a skin careproduct that perfectly cures their problem will appeal to their expectations develop a strongbelief in what the business is offering them.The value proposition of the product to the customers will definitely get incorporated in themarketing strategy as the main marketing point to the customers about what value the productwill add to their experience, and this will involve promotional activities, advertisements amonothers. Then lastly, in the customer discovery process, there will be evaluation of the customerfeedback that is, their reaction and views about the product. | <urn:uuid:5d591eec-dee1-46ee-806f-60b0ac44a049> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://desklib.com/document/assign-entrepreneurship/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.921658 | 357 | 2.59375 | 3 |
This collection consists of 177 posters from the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) Records. Founded in 1964 by Jacob Birnbaum, SSSJ was a pioneer in the movement to oppose the persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union. Birnbaum believed a grass-roots organization of college students who came of age during the Civil Rights movement in the United States were more likely than their elders to engage in the tactics of open protest and civil disobedience. This cause eventually became a mainstream, worldwide movement, considered the most effective advocacy campaign by American Jewry in the 20th century, lasting until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and resulting in the emigration of over a million Soviet Jews. In addition to copies of printed posters that served as publicity for the organization and its mission, this collection contains a large number of unique, hand drawn placards used by participants at protests and rallies in support of Soviet Jewry. SSSJ viewed its mission in a historic context and invoked biblical imagery and language to dramatize its goals, which the posters reflect. Its mantra “Let my People Go” drew a direct connection between its campaign and the Biblical account of the Exodus from Egypt, from which the phrase was taken. The posters also document specific events that occurred and initiatives undertaken during the campaign, such as the Leningrad Trials, summits between Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev, and linking U.S.-Soviet trade policy with freedom for Soviet Jewry. Many of the posters spotlight individual “refuseniks”, Soviet Jews who were refused exit visas, and then typically lost their jobs and were subjected to prison and internment in Soviet forced labor camps. The collection also includes posters from various other Soviet Jewry advocacy organizations that are contained in the SSSJ Records, and some that protest Arab violence and terrorism against Israel, which, in light of Soviet financial and political support for Arab countries, was viewed as part of the broader anti-Semitic policies of the Soviet Union. This poster collection is part of the SSSJ Records held at Yeshiva University Archives. The finding aid for the parent collection, which contains over 250 linear feet of photographs, printed material, case files of Soviet Jews, administrative records, and audio and video recordings, can be found in Yeshiva’s Finding Aids Database. | <urn:uuid:43c06933-b489-47e0-9269-a9edd642a47b> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://digital.library.yu.edu/collections/student-struggle-soviet-jewry-poster-collection?islandora_solr_search_navigation=0&f%5B0%5D=mods_name_corporate_creator_namePart_ms%3A%22American%5C%20Association%5C%20for%5C%20Russian%5C%20Jews%22&f%5B1%5D=mods_subject_topic_ms%3A%22Relations%5C%20with%5C%20Israel%22&f%5B2%5D=mods_subject_topic_ms%3A%22Arab%5C-Israeli%5C%20conflict%22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.972073 | 478 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Canine distemper a highly contagious, life-threatening viral disease. Although vaccines are a big help, they should not be the only preventative measure to ensure pet health. Disinfecting and cleaning your house to prevent canine distemper also helps reduce the risk of infection. Adolescent dogs and puppies who haven’t been vaccinated do not have immunity against canine distemper. That’s why it’s really important that you do everything you can to prevent canine distemper in your home. You can start by doing a deep cleaning with the right mop and cleaning supplies. That way, you can reduce the risk of your dog getting infected. However, understanding the disease, its causes, and how it is transferred also is essential. What is canine distemper? Canine distemper is a serious disease that targets the dog’s nervous system, immune system, respiratory system, and gastrointestinal system. Paramyxovirus causes this highly contagious disease affecting multiple body systems. This makes distemper difficult to treat. How is canine distemper transferred? The distemper virus is spread through airborne exposure, direct contact with infected animals or body fluids, and through the placenta. Dogs could also catch the disease when they are exposed to infected objects like home furniture, that’s why cleaning and disinfecting your home regularly is a great way to prevent the spread of this disease. Dogs with distemper release the virus when they bark or sneeze causing dogs around them to be at risk. Although the virus does not last long at room temperature, an infected dog remains a carrier of the disease for several months even after they have recovered from it. What are the symptoms of canine distemper? You should take the dog to the vet immediately when it begins to show symptoms of the disease. If the infection progresses, a secondary bacterial infection may occur and affect the immune system. During the early stage, dogs with distemper will experience the following symptoms. In rare occasions, dogs can also suffer from pustular dermatitis. - sneezing and coughing
- nasal discharge
- eye discharge
- loss of appetite
Dogs have lower chances for recovery when the infection progresses to stage 2. In this stage, the central nervous system is hugely affected. Infected dogs in stage 2 will experience the following neurological signs of damage. - head tilt
- muscle twitching
Some dogs that get infected recover quickly while others with weak immune systems may suffer from the infection longer. | <urn:uuid:e6bd5830-9b4d-41fa-b22b-20e564ed6828> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://dogsbestlife.com/dog-health/canine-distemper/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.942289 | 1,269 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Sometimes, recovery takes several weeks to months and dogs may suffer from permanent damage. Hard pad disease
Canine distemper is also known to cause hard pad disease in dogs. This permanent damage causes the hardening and thickening of the dog’s paws and nose. This condition can be uncomfortable and cracks in the nose or paws can lead to infection. How do you avoid canine distemper? Dogs that receive a complete course of distemper vaccinations are protected from the virus. It is important that adult dogs boosters, though. Unfortunately for puppies, they cannot receive the vaccine until they are 16 weeks of age. Puppies need a booster one year after completing the initial series, then all dogs need a booster every three years or more often. Talk to your vet about how often your dog needs a booster. Aside from canine distemper vaccines, cleaning and disinfecting the house will help you with preventing canine distemper as much as you can. Using disinfecting solution
Stores sell different kinds of disinfectants including sprays, solutions, and even wipes. Every product is different, but for best results, make sure to follow the product’s instructions for use. Alternatively, you can make your own disinfecting solution to use with a cloth or floor mop that cleans tiles and grouts well. Use ordinary bleach and combine 1 part of bleach to 20 parts water. A stronger solution may be necessary for cleaning areas that have the greatest exposure to infection such as the kennel. Cleaning at home
It is difficult to clean all corners of the house, although possible. Concentrate more on areas where your dogs usually go and have had direct contact with. - Floors: Mop and disinfect the floor every day. Use a disinfecting solution and focus on areas where your dogs sleep and play. - Carpets: Replace and wash the carpets regularly. You may need to remove the carpets for a while if one of your dogs is infected or is a possible carrier of the virus. - Walls: Clean at least the lower part of the walls by wiping it with a cloth rinsed in disinfecting solution. However, avoid using disinfectants on wood-covered walls because doing so can cause discoloration and swelling. Use soapy water instead and dry thoroughly. - Sofa: Clean the sofa if your dogs always play and sleep there. Schedule dry cleaning services or use a HEPA vacuum cleaner. | <urn:uuid:e6bd5830-9b4d-41fa-b22b-20e564ed6828> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://dogsbestlife.com/dog-health/canine-distemper/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.942289 | 1,269 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Although a HEPA vacuum does not get rid of the virus, it can remove small particles and pet hair which are potential carriers of the virus. - Kennels: It is important that you clean the kennels thoroughly. Remember also that the presence of solid wastes and urine promotes bacteria growth. It is best to clean the kennels daily and disinfect with water and bleach solution. - Bedding: You would not know when a dog is already infected. In fact, even dogs who have recovered from this infectious disease are still carriers. Unfortunately for everyone, they could be carrying and transmitting the virus for up to 2 weeks. - Food bowls: Another way canine distemper is transmitted is by contact with bodily fluids. Empty the food bowls after every meal and dispose of leftovers properly. Clean the feeding area and discourage dogs from eating on shared bowls. Vaccination is not the only way to avoid life-threatening diseases in dogs. Cleaning your house to prevent canine distemper also is necessary, especially when you have puppies and dogs without immunization. Allena Rissa is the founder and editor of The Better Fit. | <urn:uuid:e6bd5830-9b4d-41fa-b22b-20e564ed6828> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://dogsbestlife.com/dog-health/canine-distemper/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.942289 | 1,269 | 2.953125 | 3 |
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Nadroparin ( na-dro-PA-rin)is used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis, a condition in which harmful blood clots form in the blood vessels of the legs. These blood clots can travel to the lungs and can become lodged in the blood vessels of the lungs, causing a condition called pulmonary embolism. Nadroparin is used for several days after surgery, while you are unable to walk. Nadroparin also is used to prevent blood clots from forming during hemodialysis. This medicine is available only with your doctor"s prescription, in the following dosage form:
Before Using This Medicine
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For nadroparin, the following should be considered:
Allergies—Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to nadroparin. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes. Pregnancy— Nadroparin has not been shown to cause birth defects or other problems in humans or animals. However, before taking this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant. Breast-feeding—It is not known whether nadroparin passes into breast milk. However, mothers receiving nadroparin should avoid breast-feeding. Children—Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients and there is no specific information comparing use of nadroparin in children with use in other age groups. Older adults— This medicine has been tested and has not been shown to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it does in younger adults. Other medicines—Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. | <urn:uuid:78ef95a0-36a1-4c5f-bfb3-6a6ba477a3a3> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://drug-information.ru/prep/38454.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.855514 | 1,876 | 2.59375 | 3 |
In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking nadroparin, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:
Other medical problems—The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of nadroparin. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
Proper Use of This Medicine
If you are using nadroparin at home, your health care professional will teach you how to inject yourself with the medicine. Be sure to follow the directions carefully. Check with your health care professional if you have any problems using the medicine. Put used syringes in a puncture-resistant, disposable container or dispose of them as directed by your health care professional. Dosing—The dose of nadroparin will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor"s orders or the directions on the label . The following information includes only the average doses of nadroparin. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The number of milliliters (mL) of nadroparin that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are taking nadroparin:
Storage—To store this medicine:
Precautions While Using This Medicine
Tell all of your medical doctors and dentists that you are using this medicine. Side Effects of This Medicine
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. | <urn:uuid:78ef95a0-36a1-4c5f-bfb3-6a6ba477a3a3> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://drug-information.ru/prep/38454.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.855514 | 1,876 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Stop using this medicine and check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Deep, dark purple bruise, pain, or swelling at place of injection
Back pain; black, tarry stools; bleeding from the mouth or gums; blood in the urine; blue-green to black skin discoloration; bluish discoloration, flushing, or redness of skin; burning, pricking, tickling, or tingling sensation; coughing; difficulty in swallowing; dizziness or feeling faint; fever; hives; itching; leg weakness; nosebleed; numbness; paralysis; problems with bladder or bowel function; redness or sloughing of skin at place of injection; skin rash; small purple or red spots in the mouth, on the gums, or on the skin; swelling of eyelids, face, or lips; tightness in chest, troubled breathing, and/or wheezing; vomiting of blood or coffee ground-like material
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‘Alphabet Under Construction’ Unit of Study Highlights Book by Denise Fleming Airbrushing A ….. Buttoning B ….. Carving C …… In Alphabet Under Construction, Mouse finds 26 ways to add a construction ‘flavor’ to the letters of the alphabet. Children will have fun designing, creating and ‘constructing’ their own letters. The more children are exposed to letters and words, the more they see writing and reading as an important way to communicate. There are MANY books that use the alphabet to explore other topics or content areas. This is a great way to help preschoolers (and even school-agers) develop and expand their vocabulary. Loving letters and words can lead to a life-long love of reading and writing. There are a lot of fun, learning activities that can be planned using the letters of the alphabet. Through hands-on activities, children: • Create through illustrations a ‘word wall/pictionary’ of construction words • Use cardboard boxes to build, (and rebuild), a variety of structures • Demonstrate their agility and balance on ‘letter balance beams’ • Make yummy vegetable soup and fruit salad, (identifying vegetables and fruits based on letters of the alphabet) You will be amazed at how children start using more descriptive vocabulary when they talk about what they are doing. The more they learn, the more they want to share with you!‘Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type’ Unit of Study Highlights Book by Doreen Cronin Cows mooing in the barn ….. Chickens laying eggs ….. Pigs in mud, and wooly sheep ….. This is how most of us remember barn animals. But, this book has the animals acting surprisingly different! The cows in this story are cold and are asking Farmer Brown for electric blankets. When he refuses, the cows must think of a way to change his mind. This story shows children how to use language (via the typewriter) and group actions to get the results they want. Children will see how working together and compromise can help solve problems so that everyone is happy. | <urn:uuid:e3f0cac9-f8bc-4005-8136-18f072d58b11> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://earlylearningsuccess.net/shop/?product_view=list&product_orderby=default&product_count=12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.944741 | 3,061 | 4.09375 | 4 |
The learning activities in this book Unit encourage children to: • Participate in math games using barn animals (matching, patterning, and counting); • Re-enacting the story through dramatic play; • Explore the difference between hot and cold • Try some yummy snacks made with ingredients from the farm Children will enjoy seeing the animals decide what they need, and then find a way to get it!‘Elmer’ (the Patchwork Elephant) Book by David McKee Playing with your best friend ….. Wearing the ‘cool’ shoes ….. Being on a team…… Fitting in and being part of a group is really important as we grow from children through adolescence. ‘Elmer (the Patchwork Elephant)’ just wants to be part of his group too. This story helps children understand that we are all unique and special, and this is wonderful! Children discover that we do not all have to be alike in order to be a group. And, that it is the talents and uniqueness each of us bring to the group that helps make the group strong. Seeing differences and similarities as strengths, children learn to value each and every member of the group. Elmer learns that his colorful appearance helps make him unique and special. Activities in this Unit help children: • See that their name can be unique by making a Name Card • Make ‘trumpeting’ sounds with their very own trunk trumpet • Learn about camouflage and how it can help us be more invisible David McKee has written many books with Elmer as the main character. We all can learn a lot through Elmer’s trials, tribulations, and escapades.‘Firefighter Frank’ Unit of Study Highlights Book by Monica Wellington Hat, coat and boots ….. Ladders and hoses ….. Lights and sirens …… These are all things that most of us can relate to the brave men and women who fight our fires. Firefighter Frank helps children to understand the work of a firefighter, AND the importance of good fire safety practices. Although October is generally thought of as ‘Fire Safety’ month, learning about fire safety and developing strategies to be safe is something that needs to be addressed all year long. Children are learning through everything they do and experience. | <urn:uuid:e3f0cac9-f8bc-4005-8136-18f072d58b11> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://earlylearningsuccess.net/shop/?product_view=list&product_orderby=default&product_count=12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.944741 | 3,061 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Through hands-on activities, children: • Draw a picture of themselves as a firefighter • Create a fire truck from basic shapes • Develop large motor skills and coordination by climbing up and down steps, stairs, and ladders • Plan out a nutritious lunch The Fire Safety Unit of Study, available at http://earlylearningsuccess.net/product/fire-safety-unit-of-study/is a great companion Unit!‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Unit Book by Crockett Johnson A cardboard box made into a spaceship….. Blankets tossed over a table that turned into a castle….. Making the most delicious cake out of mud …… Imaginary friends and pretend play made up much of our early years. Through this, we learned to be creative and problem solve – just as Harold does in the story ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’! Problem solving and creativity often go hand-in-hand. Usually, to solve a problem, higher level thinking, analysis, and innovation are needed which is part of the creative process. Every day, children are thinking about the things in their lives and what to do with them or how to use them. As children solve problems, they gain knowledge and self-confidence in their ability to succeed. There are a lot of fun, learning activities that can be developed based on this book. Through hands-on activities, children: • Increase their usable vocabulary (helps them get ready to read!) • Discover how to make the color purple • Strengthen finger muscles and fine motor coordination through a cutting activity. Harold has several other adventures too. Crockett Johnson wrote stories that children could easily relate to.$12.00‘I Like Me’ Unit Book by Nancy Carlson I am unique ….. I am special ….. I am different, but I am the same …… These are things that are true for each and every one of us. The understanding of ‘self’ is central to how everyone sees and interacts with their world. Educators and parents know that an infant’s first awareness is of themselves and their needs. As they become toddlers and preschoolers, they become more comfortable in expanding their explorations to what is in their world. Supporting young children in developing a positive self-concept and self-esteem will help children feel confident in their ability to explore and conquer everything in their world! | <urn:uuid:e3f0cac9-f8bc-4005-8136-18f072d58b11> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://earlylearningsuccess.net/shop/?product_view=list&product_orderby=default&product_count=12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.944741 | 3,061 | 4.09375 | 4 |
Through hands-on activities, children: • Practice writing words to describe their abilities and likes • Use their visual discrepancy skills to match different wallpaper patterns • Create a chart to explore similarities and differences in their group • Make a ‘Me!’ paper bag puppet Using I Like Me by Nancy Carlson as the book for this Repetitive Reading Unit is a great way for children to see all of the wonderful things to celebrate about themselves.‘If You Give A Mouse A Cookie’ Book by Laura Joffe Numeroff Milk and cookies ….. Scissors and tape ….. Crayons and paper…… We all have memories of these items, which are critical parts of the book ‘If You Give A Mouse A Cookie’. The story line of this book is so typical of many of us – we do one thing and it triggers another activity or memory! (How many of you go to put laundry in and end up doing something entirely different when you get to the laundry room!) One key literacy skill that is developed through this book is the ability to remember and sequence the order of activities. This is an important school readiness task. There are a lot of fun, learning activities that can be developed based on this book. Through hands-on activities, children: • Participate in a reenactment of the story, based on the sequence of events • Practice counting skills with the ‘Cookie Count’ game • Experiment with different ways to paint, using different painting tools • Improve scissor skills when cutting grass ‘hair’ This book is the first in the ‘If You Give…’ series by Laura Joffe Numeroff and Felicia Bond. Children will delight in the antics of Mouse as things they might also do!‘Marshmallow Kisses’ Unit Book by Linda Crotta Brennan Picnics and lemonade ….. Blanket forts ….. Beach balls and sand castles …… ‘Marshmallow Kisses’ brings these great summer memories back to us! Infants, toddlers and preschool children are all developing memories of the events and activities they experience every day. This memory development helps in their cognitive growth and development. As children develop memories, they become more conscious of things around them, helping them to acquire knowledge of their world, and to become who they are. “When you put together all these different modes of remembering -- intellectual, practical, and autobiographical -- the awesome role that memory plays in our lives becomes apparent. | <urn:uuid:e3f0cac9-f8bc-4005-8136-18f072d58b11> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://earlylearningsuccess.net/shop/?product_view=list&product_orderby=default&product_count=12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.944741 | 3,061 | 4.09375 | 4 |
We are who we are largely because of what we can remember.” http://www.parenting.com/article/developing-your-childs-memory Reading this book can help create and trigger memories, as do the activities included in the Unit. Through hands-on activities, children: • Create stories of their summer memories • Use common summer items to practice counting sets and complete easy numerical equations • Make Styrofoam prints of summer memories The early years in a child’s life are the perfect years for creating lasting memories!‘Olivia Forms A Band’ Unit Book by Ian Falconer Marching bands and parades ….. Picnic on a blanket under the stars ….. Fireworks on the 4th of July …… Summer memories usually include at least one of these happenings! Olivia wants to be sure that her memory of the 4th of July includes a marching band …. even if she is the one providing it!! Not only is this book about a common summer event many of us attend, it also shows how determination and problem solving can make things happen. Through this book, children can see how Olive solved her problem, hopefully encouraging them to find solutions to solve problems that they encounter. Music is a huge part of summer. There are a lot of fun learning activities that include music on all levels. Through hands-on activities, children: • Create their own ‘one-man’ band in a math game • Explore the different tones of ‘musical glasses’ • Move their bodies to music using scarves, ribbons and paper plate ‘skates’ Olivia is a well-loved children’s literary character. Children will delight in her ability to create her own ‘music’.‘Planting A Rainbow’ Unit Book by Lois Ehlert Sunny days in the garden ….. The sprinkler swishing to and fro ….. Amazement as the seeds turn into beautiful flowers …… The book Planting a Rainbow can evoke these memories of childhood gardening. Planting seeds and watching them grow into beautiful flowers or wonderful vegetables is a great way to expose children to the wonders of the environment. Once children have experienced the colors that can be found in the garden, they will be more aware of colors in every part of their world. Gardening is also great physical exercise, can be a tool to teach scientific observation and recording, and may instill in children the love of caring for our environment … all good things! | <urn:uuid:e3f0cac9-f8bc-4005-8136-18f072d58b11> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://earlylearningsuccess.net/shop/?product_view=list&product_orderby=default&product_count=12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.944741 | 3,061 | 4.09375 | 4 |
In the blink of an eye
Imagine a safe, rapid and effective treatment that results in the elimination of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When I originally introduced eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) (Shapiro, 1989), the claims that it could quickly alleviate the disabling symptoms of PTSD were received with both interest and scepticism. Since then EMDR has been the object of much scrutiny and debate, and the focus of many empirical investigations. This article reports on the clinical applications of this innovative method, on research evaluating treatment outcomes, and on EMDR’s mechanisms of action. Original Work Citation
Shapiro, F., & Maxfield, L. (2002, March). In the blink of an eye. The Psychologist, 15(3), 120-124
“In the blink of an eye,” Francine Shapiro Library, accessed November 23, 2020, https://emdria.omeka.net/items/show/17325. | <urn:uuid:6a2a2765-5ce4-4cf1-a999-9cdf2d67a536> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://emdria.omeka.net/items/show/17325 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.910373 | 209 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Exercise May Keep Your Brain Healthy
SATURDAY, Jan. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may do more than build body strength: New research shows it might also keep brain cells in shape. According to the study, exercise helps maintain the brain's gray matter, which is linked to various skills and thinking abilities. So, keeping your gray matter intact may help prevent thinking declines, the German researchers explained. The report was published online Jan. 2 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. "This [study] provides indirect evidence that aerobic exercise can have a positive impact on cognitive function in addition to physical conditioning," said Dr. Ronald Petersen, a Mayo Clinic neurologist. "Another important feature of the study is that these results may apply to older adults, as well. There is good evidence for the value of exercise in midlife, but it is encouraging that there can be positive effects on the brain in later life as well," said Petersen, who co-authored an editorial that accompanied the report. The German researchers, led by Katharina Wittfeld, followed more than 2,000 adults in northeastern Germany from 1997 through 2012. Over the study period, fitness was measured and participants underwent MRI brain scans. Although the study found an association between exercise and brain health, it couldn't prove a cause-and-effect relationship. According to Mayo Clinic experts, moderate and regular exercise -- about 150 minutes per week -- is recommended. Good fitness also involves:
Following healthy eating habits. Maintaining a healthy weight. Keeping a low blood pressure. Controlling cholesterol levels. Reducing blood sugar. Harvard Medical School has more on exercise and brain health. SOURCE: Mayo Clinic, news release, Jan. 2, 2020 | <urn:uuid:2a1dd32d-1317-4719-aaac-aa51f43ea884> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://encyclopedia.nm.org/RelatedItems/6,753485 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.945143 | 362 | 3.390625 | 3 |
a group of silicate minerals that includes sodalite, Na8[AlSi04]6Cl2, nosean, Na8[AlSi04]6S04, haüyne, Na6Ca2[AlSi04]6(S04) 2, and lazurite, Na6Ca2[AlSi04]6(S04)S. The crystal structure of this group features an AlSi04 aluminum silicate framework whose large cavities are occupied by Cl– and (sometimes S2~) anions surrounded by four Na+ and Ca2+ions occupying small cavities. The minerals crystallize in the isometric system to form rhombicdodecahedral (sodalite and lazurite) and octahedral (haüyne) crystals; they are usually encountered as irregular grains in rocks. The hardness on Mohs’ scale is 5.5–6, and the density varies from 2,300 kg/m3 (lazurite) to 2,500 kg/m3 (haüyne). The minerals can be blue, light blue (lazurite and haüyne), yellow, greenish, white, or gray. The variety of sodalite having a pink color upon fracture, which fades with exposure to light but is restored with irradiation (photochromism), is called hackmanite. Certain minerals of the sodalite group are rock-forming minerals, for example, sodalite in nepheline syenites and nosean and haüyne in phonolites and other alkaline extrusive rocks. Lazurite and sodalite are also formed in limestones that have undergone contact metamorphism. In the USSR, sodalite is found in nepheline syenites on the Kola Peninsula, in the Il’men’ Mountains in the Urals, and in the Ukrainian SSR, the Tadzhik SSR, and the Saians. In the USSR, haüyne has been found in the Baikal Region, and abroad, in the vicinity of Mount Vesuvius and elsewhere. Nosean has been found in the USSR (Minusinsk) and in Italy. Blue varieties of sodalite and lazurite are gems (Malobystrinsk deposit in the Baikal Region, Laushuardary deposit in the Tadzhik SSR, Badakhshan deposit in Afghanistan). Minerals of the sodalite group are used in ultramarine, a valuable pigment. The photochromic properties of synthetic minerals of the sodalite group with various substitutes for the sodium cations are made use of in radio electronics and television. A. S. MARFUNIN | <urn:uuid:b84db83d-8e8d-4fc3-a26c-17179759750a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Sodalite+Group | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.885953 | 563 | 2.953125 | 3 |
About This Project
While many studies have focused on the visible impact of ocean plastic, we know much less about the impact of microbes that choose plastic as their home, forming the so-called plastisphere. The goal of my project is to evaluate the microbial diversity on floating plastic such as retail plastic bags in coastal waters and its potential impact on humans living on coastal areas. The project uses metagenomic next generation sequencing and standard microbiology techniques. Browse Other Projects on Experiment
Are current antibacterial treatments resulting in the evolution of more virulent multidrug resistant bacteria? Each year in the U.S. 23,000 people die as a direct result of antibiotic resistant infections. I hypothesize... | <urn:uuid:eaef8b77-26be-4f2d-9bd7-fc0f0559183d> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://experiment.com/u/jyJfUA | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.904556 | 144 | 2.578125 | 3 |
10 Facts about All Saints Day
Facts about All Saints Day present the ideas about the celebration used to honor the known and unknown saints. The Catholic Church and protestant denominations celebrate it on 1 November. It has various nicknames. Some people often call it All Saints Day, while others call it as Feast of All Saints, Solemnity of All Saints and All Hallows. Find out more interesting facts about All Saints days by reading the following post below:
Facts about All Saints Day 1: the liturgical celebration
Let’s find out the liturgical celebration for All Saints Day. It was celebrated on 31 October in the evening at Vespers. The celebration ends on 1 November. Facts about All Saints Day 2: Hallowmas
One of the unique nicknames for All Saints Day is Hallowmas. The famous person who used this name was Shakespeare. Facts about All Saints Day 3: the early time
The church began to celebrate the death anniversary of each martyr. Finally, this custom was developed and the church began to honor all of them at once. Facts about All Saints Day 4: the first celebration
The first celebration of All Saints Day started on 7th century in Rome. The tradition occurred when Pope Boniface IV wanted to honor the Pantheon. Find out another event in All Hallows Eve facts. Facts about All Saints Day 5: Protestant and Roman Catholic churches
Both Protestant and Roman Catholic churches celebrate the All Saint Day on 1st of November. Orthodox Church also has the similar holiday, but they call it Sunday of All Saints. They celebrate it after the Feast of Holy Pentecost on the 1st of Sunday. Facts about All Saints Day 6: Reformation Day
There are some protestant churches and Lutherans who celebrate this event along with Reformation Day. It was used to mark the split of Protestants from the Roman Catholic Church. Facts about All Saints Day 7: how to celebrate the All Saints Day
The Mexican Christians will celebrate the All Saints Day by having shrines to decorate the house. The shrines are creative since they feature the favorite items of the beloved ones. Facts about All Saints Day 8: going to the cemetery
The family often goes to the cemetery and has a picnic located near the grave of the beloved ones. It is used to remember and honor the dead ones. | <urn:uuid:e604c10e-19f0-4237-b251-1ce3f4f5cc9e> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://factfile.org/10-facts-about-all-saints-day | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.945547 | 597 | 2.875 | 3 |
Facts about All Saints Day 9: going to the church
Other family decides to go to the church during the All Saints Day. Then they will go to the graves of the beloved ones and repair and spruce up the grave. Find out another event in Advents facts. Facts about All Saints Day 10: Philippines
All Saints Day is also celebrated by the people in Philippines. They will go to the grave and offer candles, flowers, food and pray. Do you want to comment on facts about All Saints Day? | <urn:uuid:e604c10e-19f0-4237-b251-1ce3f4f5cc9e> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://factfile.org/10-facts-about-all-saints-day | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.945547 | 597 | 2.875 | 3 |
Scientists are exploring ways to use mineral waste from mines to pull huge amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air. On a scorching day this August, Caleb Woodall wielded his shovel like a spear, stabbing it into the hardened crust of an asbestos-filled pit near Coalinga, California. Woodall, a graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, was digging out samples from an asbestos mine that’s been shuttered since 1980, a Superfund site on the highest peak in the state’s Diablo Range. He extracted pounds of the material from several locations across San Benito Mountain, shoveled them into Ziploc bags, and shipped them to a pair of labs for analysis. He and his colleagues are trying to determine the makeup and structure of the materials pulled from the pits, and to answer two critical questions: How much carbon dioxide do they contain—and how much more could they store? The vast surface area of certain types of fibrous asbestos, a class of carcinogenic compounds once heavily used in heat-resistant building materials, makes them particularly good at grabbing hold of the carbon dioxide molecules dissolved in rainwater or floating through the air. That includes the most common form of asbestos, chrysotile, a serpentine mineral laced throughout the mountain (serpentine is California’s state rock). The reaction with carbon dioxide mainly produces magnesium carbonate minerals like magnesite, a stable material that could lock away the greenhouse gas for millennia. | <urn:uuid:e2dfcad1-980a-4e8d-acdc-45dea81bac90> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://famanz.org/2020/10/20/asbestos-could-be-a-powerful-weapon-against-climate-change-you-read-that-right/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.93524 | 305 | 3.8125 | 4 |
Global trade has taken a great hit in the wake of the current pandemic. In the second quarter of this year, global merchandise trade saw the sharpest quarter-on-quarter decline ever recorded, falling by 14.3% compared to the previous period. The WTO forecasts a 9.2% annual decline in merchandise trade for 2020 (WTO 2020). Much focus has been directed towards the initial breakdown of supply chains as well as issues related to the distribution of food and medical supplies.1 The breakdown of many supply chains has also served as a reminder of how dependent countries are on trade, and especially of how important China is as a supplier of inputs to the rest of the world. One aspect that has received less attention is how current travel restrictions have impacted trade by making it hard for business partners in different countries to meet in person. While a large fraction of the labour force has managed to transition to work from home and firms seem to maintain business relationships, empirical evidence points to the fact that in-person meetings are important to facilitate trade. A driving force behind the interest in understanding face-to-face communication and trade is that economists have not been able to explain why geographical distance still has a large negative impact on bilateral trade. Baldwin (2016) argues that, while globalisation has reduced the cost of transmitting information and shipping goods, the cost of moving people has been largely unchanged.2 Even if the prices of airfares have declined, it is arguably the time and inconvenience of transporting personnel that account for the major share of the cost of business travel. If meeting face-to-face is important for international trade, the cost of moving people can provide an explanation for why the impact of distance has been so persistent during recent decades despite intense globalisation. While this hypothesis is plausible, causal evidence on the impact of business travel cost on trade is surprisingly scarce. The work of Startz (2018) is an important exception. Investigating transaction data of Nigerian traders, she finds that high costs of travel to meet foreign suppliers lower trade by making it more difficult to gather information and overcome problems of moral hazard.3
Using a unique historical event that exogenously changed travel time, I add to this literature by estimating the impact of business travel time on trade (Söderlund 2020). | <urn:uuid:19101ff0-f22f-423d-b6b6-fe9e0bcf863c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://finanz.dk/the-impact-of-travel-restrictions-on-trade-during-covid-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.923235 | 1,946 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The event was the liberalisation of the Soviet airspace in 1985, which allowed airlines to fly non-stop over the Soviet Union. The liberalisation radically reduced flight time between Europe and East Asia and was followed by a substantial increase in trade between the two regions. I find that travel time can account for most of the trade frictions that cause bilateral trade to sharply decline with geographical distance. Having estimated the elasticity of business travel time on trade, I analyse counterfactual scenarios when travel is restricted between any groups of countries. Admittedly, the travel restrictions imposed during the current pandemic are absolute rather than a marginal increase in the business travel cost. Yet, having an approximate understanding of how trade may respond when the movement of people is heavily restricted is important. I follow the framework provided by Head and Mayer (2014) to estimate the general equilibrium effect of higher travel costs on trade.4 Using the CEPII Trade and Production data along with the business travel cost elasticity from my study, I model the impact of travel restrictions as an equal percentage increase in business travel time between all countries of the world.5 I assume no domestic travel restrictions. Figure 1 shows how much global trade decreases when the cost of business travel increases. The horizontal axis depicts the uniform percentage increase in business travel time. Hence, we see that a 50% increase in business travel time between all countries of the world would cause a decline in trade by approximately 20%. Figure 1 Impact of higher business travel costs on global trade
This analysis contains a number of caveats. First, as mentioned previously, under the current COVID-19 pandemic the travel restrictions between most countries are absolute; however, in this analysis, I model them as an increase in business travel costs. Second, the analysis captures the general equilibrium effect. Meanwhile, current travel restrictions are temporary, even though it is unclear for how long they will last. Firms that would have terminated certain long-distance business relationships had travel restrictions become permanent may maintain the same relationship in the short term. Third, the travel restrictions are not uniform, and some countries have imposed domestic travel restrictions as well. Nonetheless, this analysis indicates that travel restrictions may have a large impact on global trade. It is currently unclear how businesses are responding to the lack of face-to-face interaction with foreign business partners. | <urn:uuid:19101ff0-f22f-423d-b6b6-fe9e0bcf863c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://finanz.dk/the-impact-of-travel-restrictions-on-trade-during-covid-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.923235 | 1,946 | 2.53125 | 3 |
The impact of the travel restrictions will depend on the ability of firms to sustain business relationships without meeting in person and the ability of firms to substitute foreign suppliers for domestic ones. If the negative impact of travel restrictions on trade is large, one policy response would be to allow exceptions for key personnel at firms that trade large values of goods and services. The coming months will show how firms worldwide respond to being restricted to remote communication with many of their foreign business partners. Alderighi, M, and A A Gaggero (2017), “Fly and trade: Evidence from the Italian manufacturing industry”, Economics of Transportation 9: 51–60. Baldwin, R (2016), The Great Convergence, Harvard University Press. Baldwin, R, and S J Evenett (eds.) (2020), COVID-19 and Trade Policy: Why turning inward won’t work, CEPR Press. Baldwin, R, and B Weder di Mauro (eds.) (2020), Economics in the Time of COVID-19, CEPR Press. Cristea, A D (2011), “Buyer-seller relationships in international trade: Evidence from US States’ exports and business-class travel”, Journal of International Economics 84(2): 207–20. de Sousa, J, T Mayer and S Zignago (2012), “Market access in global and regional trade”, Regional Science and Urban Economics 42(6): 1037–52. Head, K, and T Mayer (2014), “Gravity equations: Workhorse, toolkit, and cookbook”, in Handbook of International Economics Vol. 4, Elsevier. Kulendran, N, and K Wilson (2000), “Is there a relationship between international trade and international travel?”, Applied Economics 32(8): 1001–9. Leamer, E E, and M Storper (2014), “The economic geography of the internet age”, in J Cantwell (ed), Location of International Business Activities, London: Palgrave Macmillan. Startz, M (2018), “The value of face-to-face: Search and contracting frictions in Nigerian trade”, mimeo. Storper, M, and A J Venables (2004), “Buzz: Face-to-face contact and the urban economy”, Journal of Economic Geography 4(4): 351–70. Shan, J, and K Wilson (2001), “Causality between trade and tourism: Empirical evidence from China”, Applied Economics Letters 8(4): 279–83. Söderlund, B (2020), “The importance of business travel for trade: Evidence from the liberalization of the Soviet airspace”, IFN Working Paper No. 1355, Research Institute of Industrial Economics. WTO (2020), “Trade shows signs of rebound from COVID-19, recovery still uncertain”, press release, 6 October. Yilmazkuday, D, and H Yilmazkuday (2017), “The role of direct flights in trade costs”, Review of World Economics 153(2): 249–70. | <urn:uuid:19101ff0-f22f-423d-b6b6-fe9e0bcf863c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://finanz.dk/the-impact-of-travel-restrictions-on-trade-during-covid-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.923235 | 1,946 | 2.53125 | 3 |
1 See Baldwin and Evenett (2020) and Baldwin and Weder di Mauro (2020) for an overview of issues related to the trade impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 Similar arguments have been put forward by several scholars, see for instance Leamer and Storper (2014), and Storper and Venables (2004). 3 There are a number of studies that have analysed the correlation between trade and travel. See for instance Kulendran and Wilson (2000), Shan and Wilson (2001), Cristea (2011), Alderighi and Gaggero (2017), and Yilmazkuday and Yilmazkuday (2017). There is also a stream of papers that examine the relationship between travel and other forms of economic exchange, such as FDI. See Söderlund (2020) for an extended review of the literature. 4 Head and Mayer (2014) provide a method to compute the general equilibrium trade impact (GETI) of trade shocks in a gravity model framework. See Appendix A.11 in Söderlund (2020) for further details. 5 I need to use both production and trade data, as the method to calculate the general trade impact requires information on domestic expenditures. Domestic expenditures are computed as the difference between total manufacturing production and total manufacturing exports. I use data from 2006, which is the latest available year. The data covers trade and production for 71 countries. The CEPII Trade and Production data is developed by de Sousa et al. (2012). | <urn:uuid:19101ff0-f22f-423d-b6b6-fe9e0bcf863c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://finanz.dk/the-impact-of-travel-restrictions-on-trade-during-covid-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.923235 | 1,946 | 2.53125 | 3 |
Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus) looks attractive because of the shiny leaves that extend from its center creating that nest-like appearance. Since it doesn’t bear flowers, taking care of the foliage is of utmost importance. If you find your bird’s nest to develop brown tips, that says a lot about the general health of your plant. Brown tips in bird’s nest fern are the result of improper watering, use of poor quality water, too much fertilizer, low humidity, temperature stress, exposure to direct light, or the lack of it. Root rot, repotting shock can also lead to the same problem. There are some other causes that can cause this issue. To help you deeply understand the mechanism behind each cause, here are detailed discussions on the possible reasons why brown tips appear in the bird’s nest fern. I’ll also give you tips on how to fix the problem as well as preventive measures to avoid such an issue. Causes of Brown Tips on Bird’s Nest Fern
There are several causes why your bird’s nest fern is showing brown tips. Some of them are a result of malpractice during care and maintenance. Others are caused by unfavorable environmental conditions. Proper diagnosis is important at the onset of the problem to be able to prevent further damage. Here are some of the important things to take note of. Ferns, in general, love a moist environment. Thus, they have a high requirement for water intake. In particular, bird’s nest fern is sensitive to drought so when water is lacking, the leaves will eventually show signs of stress. The brown tips on your bird’s nest might be a result of dehydration. When water is deficient, cells tend to lose the water in its cytoplasm leading to shrinking. If this situation stays for a prolonged period, the cell will eventually die. How to Fix:
Once you notice the brown tips appear and it’s coupled by wilting, water the plant immediately. Let it soak in water for a few minutes until it’s fully quenched. Plant cells will turn back to its turgid appearance and it will show when the leaves start looking vibrant and flourished once again. Place in a Highly Humid Place
If the ferns easily lose water even if you’re giving just enough amount, it’s possible that the place where it’s placed has very low humidity. | <urn:uuid:3d8dcb5f-5b88-4f1e-ad46-bc011f016884> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://gardenforindoor.com/birds-nest-fern-have-brown-tips/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.926627 | 4,375 | 3.15625 | 3 |
In that case, you have to relocate the fern somewhere highly humid. This kind of environment will help the plant acquire and retain moisture. If you’re one of those who water their plants only when they feel like doing it, then it’s no wonder why your fern is having those brown tips. Inconsistent watering is a bad practice. It’s like your underwatering your plant this one time and overwatering it the other time. Your plant will surely suffer from stress. There will be an imbalance in their physiological processes. How to Fix:
Check the Soil Regularly
The condition of the soil will tell you when it’s time to water or not. Ferns don’t want their soil dry. Stick your finger into the soil at least an inch or two to check if it’s still moist. Make sure to water your pots deeply. Surface watering only soaks the top portion of the soil and not the bottom. You have to water evenly to ensure that all roots have access to water. Low humidity is an enemy of tropical plants like ferns. It is because when the water vapor in the air is low, the transpiration rate becomes faster. This means that your plant will lose more water in a shorter period of time. We know that your ferns love extra moisture so it doesn’t like being exposed to low humidity. Otherwise, they’ll easily get dehydrated and wilted. Those brown tips that developed from dehydration can be the result of prolonged conditions of low humidity. How to Fix:
Group Your Fern with Other Plants
This is one way of raising humidity around your plants. Plants release moisture through their stomata and when they do, the water vapor trapped in the air can be used by the nearby plant. That way, they’re utilizing the moisture dissipated to their own advantage. Mist Your Fern
Early in the morning, grab a spray bottle with water in it then spray around your plant. Misting helps provide dew that eventually becomes another source of moisture. Just make sure that the mist produced has evaporated well throughout the day to avoid inviting fungal diseases. Use a Humidifier
If you don’t want to go through the hassle, turn your humidifier on. Humidifiers can provide instant solutions during critical times of low humidity. Let your plant enjoy the added moisture. | <urn:uuid:3d8dcb5f-5b88-4f1e-ad46-bc011f016884> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://gardenforindoor.com/birds-nest-fern-have-brown-tips/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.926627 | 4,375 | 3.15625 | 3 |
What is ideal for bird’s nest fern is partial to full shade. Remember that in the wild, they’re used to being covered by large canopies above. When the light hits the leaves directly, there’s a tendency to develop scorching. Strong light intensities are generally destructive. Increasing levels of intense light can potentially degrade the reaction centers involved in photosynthesis. If your fern is receiving direct light, that’s probably the reason why its leaves have brown spots or tips. How to Fix:
Relocate the Plant
Place it somewhere shaded. Find a location that has partial or full shade and let your bird’s nest stay there. If you are using artificial light, make sure to maintain at least 6 to 12 inches distance in between. Provide Additional Shade
If your place has limited space and you’re struggling to find a shaded area, you can create one by putting in curtains. Curtains are enough to protect your plant from direct exposure to sunlight. Too Much Fertilizer
Overfertilization is one of the common causes of leaf tip burns in plants. If you’ve used fertilizer at a strong concentration or have given it more frequently than what is required, then your plant is in danger. Too many salts from fertilizer will slow down the flow of water in the roots. It also makes the soil acidic causing some nutrients to be less available for plant uptake. How to Fix:
Leach Off the Salts
The salt that has built up is water-soluble so you can use water to get rid of them. Pour water into the medium with a volume that is twice that of the pot. Let the water run for a few minutes to ensure that it completely washes out the salts. You can do this repeatedly within the day allowing some rest time in between. Make sure that water completely drains out of the pot. Salt Build-Up in Potting Medium
If you consistently feed your fern plant with fertilizer, the tendency is for the potting medium to accumulate salts after some time. This salt build-up appears as small, white crystals that you can find on top of the medium. The salt build-up is dangerous because it draws the water out of the roots creating a drought condition. The roots get damaged and may eventually die. | <urn:uuid:3d8dcb5f-5b88-4f1e-ad46-bc011f016884> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://gardenforindoor.com/birds-nest-fern-have-brown-tips/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.926627 | 4,375 | 3.15625 | 3 |
The inefficiency caused by the injury in roots result in stunted growth, wilting, dropping of mature leaves as well as root and leaf tip burns. How to Fix:
Repot the Plant
If the level of salt build-up is too high, you have no other choice than to repot it. Use a fresh mix of the potting medium and pot your fern there. When repotting, don’t forget to trim off the damaged roots. The ideal temperature for bird’s nest fern is 70 to 90oF (21 to 32oC). Its preferred climate is tropical and subtropical so you have to be mindful when there are fluctuations in temperature. This fern is particularly sensitive to cold temperatures. Both high and low temperatures can create damage in plants especially if the change is abrupt. However, ferns are more prone to chilling or freezing stress. When extremely low temperatures occur, they tend to accumulate reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are toxic compounds. (Source: IntechOpen)
This phenomenon affects the growth of plants specifically water transport and photosynthesis. Thus, there’s no doubt that ferns exposed to fluctuating temperatures develop brown tips. How to Fix:
Regulate Temperature at Home
During times of extreme cold, make sure to turn your heater on. If it’s too hot, use your aircon and provide extra misting. This shall help your plant cope with the abrupt changes in temperature thereby lessening the effects of temperature stress. Winter is surely coming and to prepare for the season, make sure to prepare the insulation for your fern. Cotton sheets are good insulators. It will add extra warmth to your plant. As the plants grow, the roots become extensive that they become bound together through time. Some plants can tolerate being pot-bound but some cannot. Roots that get too entangled are not beneficial to your fern’s health. As roots get congested, access to nutrients, oxygen, and water becomes limited. The condition becomes very stressful for the plant. As a result, the growth of plants is slowed and they may even die. How to Fix:
Prune the Roots
Pot bound plants would form a root ball. You can make cuts on the sides of the root ball or you may cut a few inches of the bottom part using a sharp knife. The wounded portions will eventually grow new roots. | <urn:uuid:3d8dcb5f-5b88-4f1e-ad46-bc011f016884> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://gardenforindoor.com/birds-nest-fern-have-brown-tips/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.926627 | 4,375 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Repot to a Larger Container
Rootbound happens when the container becomes too small for the growing roots to thrive on. After pruning the roots, repot it to a container that’s one size larger than the previous. The additional space will give the roots enough room to flourish. Root rot happens as a result of overwatering or fungal infection. Waterlogged soils will create an oxygen-deficient environment causing the roots to suffocate. Since cells are unable to respire, they eventually die and rot in time. Once roots get damaged, it also affects the water and nutrient transport in plants. Lack of these elements will deter metabolic processes leading other cells to die as well. The brown tips in your fern can be due to a lack of water or nutrients as caused by root rot. How to Fix:
Since your plant is suffering from the fatal root rot disease, you need to stop watering. Excess water can accelerate the rotting process. So, if you can identify the early symptoms then stop watering it and let it dry for sometime. Let the Soil Dry
There are times when the evaporation rate is slower due to high humidity and low temperature. In that case, the moist soil in pots will take a longer time to dry. To facilitate the release of moisture from the soil, you can turn the soil upside down by digging in. Use a gardening fork to dig up the topsoil. Be careful not to damage the roots. Repot the Fern
If the damage on the roots is severe, the best way to save it is by repotting. Gently pull the plant out of the pot, examine the roots, and cut off the rotten portions. Wash with running water and let it air dry. After that, transfer in a new pot using a fresh, clean, and well-draining potting medium. Although repotting is a great way to maintain the plant’s health, the process of repotting itself adds stress to the plants. Transplant shock happens when the planting material used is poor, the growing environment is not suitable, and/or the technique used in transplanting is poor. One of the noted symptoms of transplant shock is leaf scorch or tip burn. (Source: University of Kentucky)
If the brown tips start showing after you’ve transplanted your bird’s nest fern, then, it must be suffering from transplant shock. | <urn:uuid:3d8dcb5f-5b88-4f1e-ad46-bc011f016884> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://gardenforindoor.com/birds-nest-fern-have-brown-tips/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.926627 | 4,375 | 3.15625 | 3 |
In 1972, world leaders realized that dumping millions of tons of sewage sludge into the oceans killed entire underwater ecosystems. Some nations stopped the dumping immediately, while others did not. The U.S., for example, finally passed the Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988. It required dumping all municipal sewage sludge and industrial waste on land. That meant dumping it into landfills or dumping it openly on land, including farms, ranches, national forests, city parks, golf courses, playgrounds, sport fields and beyond. The Act went into effect in 1992 and it sparked a public health disaster. The practice is spreading pathogens to people, livestock, wildlife and beyond every day. Landfills designed to handle this toxic soup are extremely expensive. So, the dumpers hired a public relations firm to convince unsuspecting citizens that neurotoxins are fertilizer. The PR firm called this toxic waste biosolids. It’s even sold in bags at your local home and garden store as soil for your garden and potting plants (Milorganite, Dillo Dirt, Pure Green and more). It should be called death dirt. Since then, millions of tons of sewage sludge have been given to farmers as fertilizer every year. Those farmers and ranchers who don’t believe that “fertilizer” bullshit are being paid to dump it on their land and shut up. The farmers are held harmless if the infectious waste causes damage to people or property. “There is now real evidence of the potential transmissibility of Alzheimer’s,” says Thomas Wiesniewski M.D. a prion and Alzheimer’s researcher at New York University School of Medicine. “In fact, this ability to transmit an abnormal conformation is probably a universal property of amyloid-forming proteins (prions).”
It’s now killing wildlife and it still kills sea mammals. Livestock are not immune to the threat. Prions are the protein-based infectious agents responsible for a group of diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE). The operative word is transmissible. TSEs are more commonly known as:
According to Nobel Laureate Stanley Prusiner, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS and Huntington’s disease also are on the TSE spectrum. All are fatal, neurodegenerative brain diseases. Infectious prions are in the bodily fluids of its victims, including blood, urine, mucus, saliva and feces. These victims send prions to the municipal sewage treatment plant where they remain untouched. Wastewater effluent and sewage sludge recycles prions into the environment. Once dumped on open land, they remain infectious. | <urn:uuid:d8b31045-580d-4a51-be9f-83d9be7fa076> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://garychandler.com/sewage-sludge-spreading-brain-disease/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.937064 | 1,718 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Irrigation, precipitation and wind carry the prions into groundwater, streams, lakes, oceans and airways, including homes, offices and beyond. Reckless wastewater treatment policies and practices are now fueling a global epidemic of neurodegenerative disease among people, wildlife and livestock. The risk assessments are based on fraud and outdated information. The risk assessments for the land application of sewage sludge (LASS) were developed back in the 1970s and 1980s–before we knew about prions and other killers in modern sewage streams, including many forms of infectious medical waste. The risk assessments were questionable then and they are total failures now. Plus, these risk assessments do not account for the possibility of sewage sludge dumped on land going airborne. It’s much more than a possibility–airborne sewage sludge is killing people and animals. It’s dumping the toxins and infectious waste everywhere. Unfortunately, the U.S. exported these ridiculous ideas to other nations who proceeded to contaminate their food and water supplies with sewage. If hospitals can’t stop prions, neither can the brain surgeons at wastewater treatment plants. The legislation banning ocean dumping was very explicit about the need to stop dumping potentially infectious medical waste into the oceans. Ironically, the current policy that promotes LASS ignores the risk of infectious medical waste and many other threats. It also ignores radionuclides, endocrine disruptors, birth control pills, antibiotics, flame-retardants and other toxins and superbugs. This toxic waste belongs in a lined landfill not our watersheds and food supplies. It’s time for immediate reforms. The same sewage-borne toxins and pathogens are still contaminating our oceans. Now, they’re dumped in further upstream. Entire watersheds are now being infected—including the oceans. The body count among people, livestock and wildlife has been stacking up ever since ocean dumping began phasing out. Biosolids and other forms of sewage mismanagement are now fueling a global epidemic of neurological disease, including autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, mad cow disease, chronic wasting disease, microcephaly and more. Industry and governments are scrambling to blame the global epidemic on anything but contaminated soil, water, food and air. They are playing dumb in the face of fraud and scientific suppression. Negligence is too kind of a word for these public servants. Sewage also contaminates our food with listeria, e-coli, salmonella and other killers. | <urn:uuid:d8b31045-580d-4a51-be9f-83d9be7fa076> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://garychandler.com/sewage-sludge-spreading-brain-disease/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.937064 | 1,718 | 3.09375 | 3 |
In fact, scientists are scrambling to come up with new names for the growing list of sewage-related ailments, including Zika virus, West Nile virus, epizoic hemorrhagic fever, equine herpes, valley fever and others. Industrial disease is a more accurate label. Crops contaminated by sewage sludge can uptake prions and deliver them throughout the plant. Plants then deliver the deadly prions to mammals that consume the plant. In fact, infected plants are spreading prion diseases to several species. When hamsters consumed infected wheat grass, the animals were infected with prion disease. Researchers also found deadly prions in plants exposed to infected urine and feces. The concept of a species barrier is a myth. A deadly prion is a deadly prion. They don’t discriminate among victims. Killer prions are impossible to stop. Prions are contributing to the death of millions of people now. Victims produce and spread prions daily because they’re in the bodily fluids of all victims. Millions of people with brain disease are contaminating their homes and communities, while exposing caregivers and family members to the contagion. The sewage from these victims is contaminating the local wastewater treatment plant and everything that enters or leaves these facilities, including reclaimed wastewater and sewage sludge. Once dumped on open land, these contagions remain infectious as they migrate, mutate and multiply forever. Prions demand more respect than radiation. They require containment and isolation, not distribution and consumption through air, food and water. These toxins demand lined landfills not reckless dumping on our dinner tables. Prions migrate, mutate and multiply, so dilution is not a solution. Prions are a nightmare. The world has never done an effective job of managing its sewage. It’s an industry that drives by looking in the rear view mirror. It only swerves when the road is buried in body bags. After enough people get sick and die, new alternatives emerge. Today is no different. The bodies are stacking up. The prion contamination grows stronger and spreads further every day. It’s time to stop dumping sewage sludge on land because of the prion risk and many others that are not accounted for in the antiquated and fraudulent risk assessments. It’s time for citizens to defend our land, water and air–not just our guns. Today, the land application of sewage sludge is killing mammals and more around the world. Pathogens in sludge are causing brain disease, cancer and death. | <urn:uuid:d8b31045-580d-4a51-be9f-83d9be7fa076> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://garychandler.com/sewage-sludge-spreading-brain-disease/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.937064 | 1,718 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Update: This post was voted a 2012/2013 GirlGuidesCANblog Big Deal Seal winner in the Awesome Activities category! Bravo blogger Melissa! Bullying Awareness Week is November 12 – 18. We loved this post by guest blogger and Guider Melissa, and are sharing it on this day because this type of inclusive Unit activity is aligned with anti-bullying teachings. One meeting a year in our Brownie Unit, there is no singing. There is no chatting, no talking about the challenge we are working on, no asking each other to pass the markers or the glue. It looks like a Brownie meeting, but it doesn’t sound like one. It doesn’t really sound like much at all. This is our Silent Meeting. There is no talking, but there is a lot of learning. At this meeting, we help girls develop teamwork, problem solving and communication skills through silent activities. Silent Meetings are about building cooperation and collaboration, but they are also about diversity. By trying to express themselves without talking, girls learn that oral language is not the only way to communicate. We want our girls to grow up as strong communicators. But we also want them to grow up as strong listeners, listeners who engage with those who don’t communicate in the ways that are most familiar to us. Silent Meetings can help girls learn that it doesn’t matter if someone signs, or talks or uses a speech production device – that person is worth listening to. Helping girls understand that what they have to say is valuable no matter how they say it is what Guiding is all about. Maybe one meeting spent in silence is the best way to communicate that. Here are some of the Silent Meeting activities we’ve done:
- Without talking, have the girls put themselves in alphabetical order, or in order by birth date or height. - Play charades. - Perform and rehearse silent skits. - Put the girls in pairs. One partner has a series of instructions. She needs to communicate those instructions to her partner without talking or writing. - Have a puzzle treasure hunt. Before the meeting, write down a series of words, each on a different colours of paper. Cut out each letter and hide it in your meeting place. Make sure there is one letter per girl. | <urn:uuid:a2543e4d-13ac-47fc-af28-11729080b29e> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://girlguidescanblog.ca/2012/11/12/a-silent-meeting/?replytocom=4571 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.931832 | 680 | 3.546875 | 4 |
Each girl finds one letter, finds the other girls with the same colour paper and determines the word their letters spell, all without talking. - Learn the promise in American Sign Language (ASL). - Communicate messages through communication boards that use symbols or letters. By guest blogger Melissa. Melissa is a Queen’s University student and a Guider with the 5th Ottawa Brownies, 17th Kingston Guides, 17th Kingston Pathfinders. Melissa has also written previous posts for Girl Guides of Canada’s blog: Using Children’s Books in Meetings, It’s Not a Box!, One Plus One Equals Brownie Math, The World Girls Want for the(ir) Future, Young Women’s World Forum 2011: Wrap-up from Switzerland, and was one of our reviewers for two books from our adult book club: Persuasion, and Everything We Ever Wanted. Additional resources for anti-bullying awareness: | <urn:uuid:a2543e4d-13ac-47fc-af28-11729080b29e> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://girlguidescanblog.ca/2012/11/12/a-silent-meeting/?replytocom=4571 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.931832 | 680 | 3.546875 | 4 |
I have two vector layers: one point and one polygon and I want to calculate the minimum distance of each point from the polygons (ie the distance from the closest point of the closest polygon). Is there any available plugin in QGIS for doing this? Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for cartographers, geographers and GIS professionals. It only takes a minute to sign up.Sign up to join this community
Converting your polygon to points first is a bad idea. You will not be calculating the distance to your polygon, you will be calculating the distance to the closest node of your polygons (not the edges which may be closer). You can use the NNJoin Plugin to get accurate measurements to your polygon. Make sure your layers are in the same projection before doing analysis. First convert the polygon to points:
Vector -> Geometry Tools -> Extract Nodes
Add this new layer, then calculate a distance matrix between your points layer and the new polygon-points layer you just created
Vector -> Analysis Tools -> Distance Matrix
Be sure to choose "Use only the nearest (k) target points" as 1
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The Bunya Mountains is part of the Great Dividing Range which rise abruptly to over 1000 metres from the surrounding countryside, about 150km from the coast. The name Bunya comes from the native bunya pine trees that grow here. Every three years, these distinctive, dome-shape crown trees produce heavy crops of bunya pine cones, which are edible nuts about the size of a football. The Bunya Mountains is home to many species of birdlife and wildlife including king parrots, crimson rosellas, crows, magpies, currawongs, finches, bower birds, red-necked wallabies, swamp wallabies, red-necked paddymelons, brushtail and ringtail possums. For those who are keen on bush walking, there is an extensive network of walking tracks leading to numerous waterfalls and lookouts. You can choose from a 500m introductory stroll to a 10km hike to the Big Falls Lookout. | <urn:uuid:fa64b934-2296-48c3-8491-b760de8d220f> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://godshill.com.au/bunya-mountains-great-dividing-range/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.925901 | 200 | 2.8125 | 3 |
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Written in 1930, Coronado's Children was one of J. Frank Dobie's first books, and the one that helped gain him national prominence as a folklorist. In it, he recounts the tales and legends of those hardy souls who searched for buried treasure in the Southwest following in the footsteps of that earlier gold seeker, the Spaniard Coronado. "These people," Dobie writes in his introduction, "no matter what language they speak, are truly Coronado's inheritors.... l have called them Coronado's children. They follow Spanish trails, buffalo trails, cow trails, they dig where there are no trails; but oftener than they dig or prospect they just sit and tell stories of lost mines, of buried bullion by the jack load...."
This is the tale-spinning Dobie at his best, dealing with subjects as irresistible as ghost stories and haunted houses. | <urn:uuid:e9e4ecb5-f77a-454e-8576-4c08efa50e24> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://growthup.xyz/index.php?threads/coronados-children-tales-of-lost-mines-and-buried-treasures-of-the-southwest-audiobook.599447/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.893924 | 221 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Bill of Rights for Animals 1. All animals are born with an equal claim on life and the same rights to existence. We can no longer accept the suffering, torment, abuse, torture and murder of those who cannot speak, nor can we allow the human race to continue to dictate over Animal Rights of freedom to further their own needs and gain. Just like humans, animals seek to protect their life and live peacefully on earth. Who are we to deny them this? The establishment of Human Rights marked a new era in rights and justice, though human conscience does not permit us to forget or exclude those who in reality have the capacity to feel, this compels us to believe that moral limits must apply to non human as to human. Just as all races are included in human rights all species should be included in Animal Rights. An Animal Rights bill will not only end animal suffering and save countless animals, it may have a far greater effect than we can imagine. It may benefit civilization in its struggle towards peace on earth. We have come to understand the way humans treat animals reflects on how they treat one another. Those who choose to inflict violence on animals are usually violent towards humans. The establishment of Animal Rights is a logical and natural progression in human thinking that may bring civilization closer towards a more peaceful world not only for humans but all living beings. A UN Animal Rights bill is crucial in ending the inhumane actions of the countries listed. The demonic dog and cat, meat and fur trade in China, Korea and Vietnam endure cats and dogs to a life of despair, misery and suffering before slaughtering them with acts of torture for their own selfish needs; food and the profit from fur. This monstrous brutality is being committed in the name of so-called tradition. The USA's sickening culture of dogfighting is the result of a violent society that has led criminals to force dogs to fight to the death for the amusement of humans and profit. Afghanistan is another violent culture that uses the suffering and death of dogs for a cultures' entertainment. | <urn:uuid:3f44b23d-4ef0-42be-a6dc-6df1f4c5558c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://hohysekyxevovam.regardbouddhiste.com/animal-rights-bill-42533xc.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940851 | 1,347 | 3.21875 | 3 |
The bear trade in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam force bears in captivity for years - holding them in tiny cramped cages, enduring them to a life of suffering and despair for the extraction and profit of bile used for Chinese medicine, when a bear can no longer produce bile they are killed for their meat, fur, paws, and gall bladder. Moral-less humans sacrifice the lives of monkeys for science experiments, medical research, food, fur and profit. Japan's senseless dolphin and whale slaughter is commited in the name of science and the needs of a greedy culture. Elephants endure suffering and indignity as they are killed in order for humans to obtain ivory from elephants tusks used for jewelery, piano keys and souvenirs. Bear and deer hunting in parts of the USA and Canada is committed by ignorant humans for food, sport, leisure and a sense of achievement. The American tradition of rodeos is where animals are abused, berated and humiliated by humans for entertainment and profit. The dancing bears in India, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine spend a life time at the end of a rope, they endure suffering, torment and abuse for human entertainment and profit. In the middle east and throughout the world horses, donkeys and mules are used to carry heavy loads. In harsh environments these unfortunate animals are forced to carry and pull humans, rocks, furniture, fruit etc. They are beaten and abused; those that are injured and no longer useful are abandoned by the side of the road. The Spanish culture of bullfighting is a sport where bulls are tormented by cowards before stabbing them to death with spears in an act of so-called heroism for the amusement of humans. Canada's yearly seal slaughter, where thousands of innocent baby seals are clubbed to death and often skinned while still alive is barbarianism at its zenith. All this just for a few more dollars for the government The US Defense Department test weaponry on animals. Animals are subject to irradiation, burning, bombings, wounds and decompression sickness. Every year, at leastprimates, dogs, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits, cats, and other animals are hurt and killed by the DoD. |Animal rights movement - Wikipedia||Jordan Reichert Uncategorized 12 Comments First, let me say thank you to everyone for your support and for sharing the video far and wide. | <urn:uuid:3f44b23d-4ef0-42be-a6dc-6df1f4c5558c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://hohysekyxevovam.regardbouddhiste.com/animal-rights-bill-42533xc.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940851 | 1,347 | 3.21875 | 3 |
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|Animal rights - Wikipedia||This is a huge opportunity for each of us to take a stand and be the voice for the animals.|
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Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Puerto Rico and Romania's inability to provide and protect the welfare of their animals has led to neglect, suffering, abuse and killing of their animals due to the effects of immoral and uneducated cultures. There are many more injustices facing the souls of the Animal Kingdom, these are only a few examples. In reality the human race's violent and greedy nature will not only lead to the extinction of animals but its own demise.Genesee Valley Equine Clinic has provided ambulatory veterinary care to the horses of the Genesee Valley region for almost 60 years. With dedication to educating owners and a focus on providing the best possible medical care in the area, our team provides full field service for your horses 24/7. Animal Welfare Facts and Resources. Use these resources to learn important facts about animal welfare, laws, issues, and activism focusing on the treatment and mistreatment of animals worldwide. Use this page to browse bills in the U.S.
Congress related to the subject Animals, as determined by the Library of Congress. Narrow your focus by drilling down into 12 subcategories. Through the Animal Bill of Rights, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell of support for legislation that protects animals and recognizes that, like all sentient beings, animals are entitled to basic legal rights in our society. Wildlife Advocacy. Hunting is the past. Currently available nonlethal wildlife science is the future. APLNJ is on the front lines working to advance this trend. Animal rights activists argue that because animals are sentient, the only reason humans are treated differently is speciesism, which is an arbitrary distinction based on the incorrect belief that humans are the only species deserving of moral consideration. | <urn:uuid:3f44b23d-4ef0-42be-a6dc-6df1f4c5558c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://hohysekyxevovam.regardbouddhiste.com/animal-rights-bill-42533xc.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.940851 | 1,347 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Root-knot nematodes are parthenogenic, which means that it is possible for females to reproduce even without males. Their eggs are usually yellow or white and deposited in a protective material that looks like a jelly. Upon hatching from an egg, most of them become females with a spherical body. They are tiny worms, usually microscopic, which is why it is difficult to spot their presence in the garden. Root-Knot Nematode’s Habitat
This type of nematode lives all over the world, although it prefers places with tropical and subtropical climate. Warmer regions are more attractive for root-knot nematodes. Their eggs are found on the root surfaces of their host plants. When the juveniles emerge from the egg, they will penetrate the tip of the root of their host. These larvae will stay on the same site for a long time, even if the weather condition is unfavorable. In the warm summer months, it takes approximately 28 days for the root-knot nematodes to complete its life cycle from an egg into an adult laying eggs. Identifying Root-Knot Nematodes
With the different species of root-knot nematodes, they can affect a wide array of plants. In most instances, however, one plant will only host a single type of nematode. Their common hosts include fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, landscape plants, perennials, and annuals, among others. To be specific, its hosts include okra, banana, carnation, grape, chrysanthemum, pineapple, nectarine, papaya, lettuce, ginger, celery, carrot, peach, rose, juniper, cactus, cedar, hibiscus, oak, palm, and mulberry, among others. The following are some of the most common signs that will give you a hint of the presence of root-knot nematodes:
- Most of the symptoms will be on the roots. Galls will appear, which are distinctive swellings. The biggest gall can have a diameter of at least one inch, although most of them are smaller. These galls can also serve as entry point for pathogens, which will worsen the damages in the host plant. - Above the roots, there are also different symptoms. One of the most common is wilting of the plant, despite having moist soil. The leaves will also turn yellow and the plant will show loss of vigor. All of these will happen as it is no longer able to receive the nutrients that are necessary for its healthy growth. Results of Infestation
Most of the damages from root-knot nematodes are evident on the roots. | <urn:uuid:c204eed2-c076-4b78-805c-aa538ae8ba1a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://homyden.com/root-knot-nematode-control-identify-prevent-get-rid-root-knot-nematodes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.941066 | 1,252 | 3.859375 | 4 |
However, as noted earlier, there are also above-ground symptoms that will be apparent. The infestation will inhibit the transport of the nutrients to the other parts of the plant. The host will wilt, dry, and eventually die. For commercial growers, this will lead to economic loss as the crops will end up not being marketable at all. How to Get Rid of Root-Knot Nematode
Natural and Organic Solutions
The following are some of the best ways to control and eliminate root-knot nematodes in a natural manner:
- Among others, one thing that you can do is to add healthy soil in the garden or where the host plants are. This will improve the defense of the plant, making it more of a preventive than an elimination procedure. An organic compost, for instance, will help to improve moisture and kill root-knot nematodes that are already living in the ground. - Chitin, which is a popular choice for soil amendment, will also do the trick. This fibrous substance from crustacean shells will be effective in the reduction of the population of root-knot nematodes. - Plant isolation or the complete removal of the plant showing signs of an infestation is also another excellent way to eliminate root-knot nematodes. By doing this, the healthy plants in the garden will not have to suffer the same fate as the one that has already been infested. - You might also want to consider planting cover crops, such as annual ryegrass, oats, and African marigolds. Their roots have a substance that will deter the presence of root-knot nematodes, and hence, making it easy for their population to diminish. - Soil solarization is another method that you might want to give a shot. It is an eco-friendly solution that can be an excellent addition to your integrated pest management. This will capture the radiant heat from the sun, and in turn, this will kill the pest. With this, a clear plastic will heat the surface to get rid of root-knot nematodes. For home gardeners, chemical control is not an ideal solution. However, it is common for commercial growers who have to deal with a massive infestation. Because of their microscopic size, it is hard to detect their presence. The latter will only be possible once the symptoms appear, and in most cases, it might be too late to apply chemicals. | <urn:uuid:c204eed2-c076-4b78-805c-aa538ae8ba1a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://homyden.com/root-knot-nematode-control-identify-prevent-get-rid-root-knot-nematodes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.941066 | 1,252 | 3.859375 | 4 |
If you will resort to the use of chemicals, nematicides are effective. Aldicarb is one of the most popular brands that fall under this category of pesticides. How to Prevent Root-Knot Nematodes
On the top of the preventive measures is sanitation. Keeping the environment clean will discourage the presence of root-knot nematodes as there will be no suitable breeding ground for them. Also, they usually enter the garden if you introduce a plant or soil that has already been infested. When using tools in the garden, see to it that they are clean as nematodes can cling on the surface and transfer to a different location depending on where you will use the tools. Another excellent method of prevention is planting resistant varieties. Intelligent choice for plants will make sure that these nematodes will not wreak havoc in the garden. In the same way, crop rotation will also be a promising solution. | <urn:uuid:c204eed2-c076-4b78-805c-aa538ae8ba1a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://homyden.com/root-knot-nematode-control-identify-prevent-get-rid-root-knot-nematodes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.941066 | 1,252 | 3.859375 | 4 |
- Recently, a committee headed by veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal had submitted its report recommending a number of amendments to the Cinematograph Act, 1952. Central Board of Film Certification
- The Central Board of Film Certification (often referred to as the Censor Board) is a statutory censorship and classification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. - It is tasked with “regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952”. - It assigns certifications to films, television shows, television ads, and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in India. - Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they are certified by the Board, including films shown on television. Films are certified into four categories
- ‘U’ (Unrestricted)
- ‘UA’ (Unrestricted, but with caution that parental discretion is required for children under age 12)
- ‘A’ (Adult)
- ‘S’ (Only for a special class of persons). Films with S certification should not be viewed by the public. Only people associated with science (Engineers, Doctors, Scientists etc.) have permission to watch those films. Key recommendations of the Committee:-
- An emphasis on certification over censorship (or so it claims)
- CBFC should only be a film certification body whose scope should be restricted to categorizing the suitability of the film to audience groups on the basis of age and maturity except in the following instances to refuse certification –
- When a film contains anything that contravenes the provisions of Section 5B (1) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952. - When content in a film crosses the ceiling laid down in the highest category of certification. - More categories of certification, more leeway
- Regarding the categorisation of films, the committee recommends that it should be more specific and apart from U category, the UA Category can be broken up into further sub-categories — UA12+ & UA15+. The A category should also be sub-divided into A and AC (Adult with Caution) categories. - Curbing potential ‘reigns of terror’
- The committee has also made certain recommendations regarding the functioning of the board and has stated that the Board, including Chairman, should only play the role of a guiding mechanism for the CBFC, and not be involved in the day-to-day affairs of certification of films. - The government will have no (direct) hand in appointing Examining Committee members. | <urn:uuid:abfc2275-c78f-43d6-89ac-920a83d702cc> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://iasshiksha.blog/2016/04/29/time-to-put-an-end-to-film-censorship/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.927188 | 701 | 2.59375 | 3 |
- Regarding the Regional Advisory Panel the committee has laid down the criteria for appointment. All nine regions will have advisory panels comprising persons who are acquainted with the languages being certified by that regional office. - The board will, once again, have the power of re-certifying films for TV
- Recertification of a film for purposes of telecast on television or for any other purpose should be permitted. - The CBFC-certified version of a film will not be valid for posterity
- “In order to preserve Indian Cinema, the committee recommends that every applicant be asked to deposit the Director’s Cut in the NFAI [National Film Archive of India] for preservation of Indian Cinema, instead of the certified version, in order to truly reflect the cinematic history of Indian cinema.” | <urn:uuid:abfc2275-c78f-43d6-89ac-920a83d702cc> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://iasshiksha.blog/2016/04/29/time-to-put-an-end-to-film-censorship/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.927188 | 701 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Chem Problem: density of a gas of unknown molar mass was measured as a function of pressure at 0,Determine a precise molar mass for the gas.? The density of a gas of unknown molar mass was measured as a function of pressure at 0 ∘C, as in the table below. 1. Determine a precise molar mass for the gas. Hint: Graph d/P versus P.
2. Why is d/P not a constant as a function of pressure? - Dr WLv 74 weeks ago
plot d/P vs P??? here's how I would do it
starting with these 2 equations
.. PV = nRT.. .. . ... ideal gas law
.. mw = mass / n.. . definition of molar mass (mw)
subbing and rearranging
.. PV = (mass / mw) RT
.. P = (RT/mw) * (mass / V)
since density (ρ) = mass / V
.. P = (RT/mw) * ρ
that's a linear equation if we plot P vs ρ slope = RT/mw
see the attached plot
and we know slope = RT/mw so that
.. RT/mw = 0.4354 atm/(g/L) = 0.4354 Latm / g
.. mw = RT * (1g / 0.4354 Latm)
.. mw = 0.08206 Latm/molK * 273.15K * (1g / 0.4354Latm) = 51.48g/mol | <urn:uuid:6094a5b9-dc27-416f-8ed5-52162a43f50c> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20201027020913AAwLUL2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.866217 | 342 | 3.140625 | 3 |
It is worth visiting Borthwick on any tours of Scotland for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Borthwick Castle dates from 1430, and is very interesting. It has always been regularly occupied. There is a rectangular tower over 100 feet high, with two wings. Borthwick Castle walls are 12 – 14 feet thick. The great hall has three floors above. It’s an impressive building! The history of the castle includes interaction with Mary Queen of Scots and even Oliver Cromwell. In the second World War the public records of Scotland were deposited in the castle for safekeeping. Secondly, there is a church. This was Romanesque but destroyed by fire in 1775. But the 15th century barrel vaulted aisle survived. There is also a painted effigy of Lord Borthwick in full knightly accoutrements. Contact Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours to see all of the “hidden gems” | <urn:uuid:cde5ecd1-0578-4b09-a183-ff724b58228a> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://irelandandscotlandluxurytours.com/borthwick-midlothian/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.95339 | 204 | 2.734375 | 3 |
How Droughts Can Lead to Ecological Devastation
“How can droughts cause mass ecological devastation?”
Water is one of the most important ingredients of life. However, with the changing climate, droughts are becoming more common. When there is an extended period of rain-loss, plants can die out, reducing food sources for animals, cascading until a vast ecosystem death occurs. This is How Droughts Can Lead to Ecological Devastation. | <urn:uuid:188682d5-481e-4557-8194-d615858629f5> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://isaacscienceblog.com/2020/03/07/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.912359 | 100 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Rick Steves Spain 2020 (Rick Steves Travel Guide) | América: The Epic Story of Spanish North America, 1493-1898 | El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America | Isabella | Conquerors | The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire | Imperial Spain 1469-1716
In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach--across most of Europe to the Americas, the Philippines, and India. The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher in an era of transatlantic exploration that eventually gave rise to the modern world. It was a time of discovery and adventure, of great political and social change--a time when Spain learned to rule the world. It was also a time of great turbulence and transition, which fueled an exceptional flourishing of art and literature and inspired new ideas about international law, merchant banking, and economic and social theory. Chronicling the lives and achievements of a cast of legendary characters--great soldiers like the Duke of Alba, artists and writers like El Greco, Velázquez and Cervantes, and the powerful monarchs who ruled over them--Robert Goodwin delves into previously unrecorded sources to bring this tumultuous and exciting period to life. Spain is a revealing portrait of an empire at the height of its power and a world at the dawn of a new age. Pricing is shown for items sent to or within the U.S., excluding shipping and tax. Please consult the store to determine exact fees. No warranties are made express or implied about the accuracy, timeliness, merit, or value of the information provided. Information subject to change without notice. isbn.nu is not a bookseller, just an information source. | <urn:uuid:fa5c1901-e3df-4648-a968-723161023bb4> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://isbn.nu/9781408862285 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.918891 | 373 | 2.609375 | 3 |
とはいえ＝といっても (approximately), meaning "although." It's similar to 〜くあれ＝〜くても or ＡあれＢ＝ＡあってもＢ, in that it's a written-style usage of the imperative that functions as a concessive. That is, it's conceding something: although, though, even though, yet, however, etc. 春【はる】とはいえまだ寒【さむ】い。 = Although it's spring, it's still cold. Keep in mind that this isn't 言【い】う in the sense of "he said ___," but more in the broader sense of defining and describing a concept. As a general point, while you're correct that いう is 言【い】う, the two spellings imply different usage. Although it's not a rule, generally 言【い】う will refer to an action, like something directly spoken:
何度【なんど】も言【い】った。 = I've said it several times. いう, on the other hand, generally used in phrases like という or こういう, has the broader senses of defining, describing, quoting, emphasizing, etc. It implies a grammatical function (like とはいえ):
日本【にほん】という国【くに】 = The country (called) Japan | <urn:uuid:34ad65f2-3be8-47ad-bf9f-5c6226ffe765> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/3949/what-exactly-does-%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%E3%81%84%E3%81%88-mean/3952 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.91747 | 341 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Wisdom Teeth Removal- Dr. Kami Hoss Clears Out All Confusions
Wisdom teeth has got an inherent connection with childhood, and hence there are some serious concerns as well. Generally, the ideal age considered to remove the wisdom tooth is eighteen. But what is not known is when the wisdom teeth is removed, that particular position gets vulnerable to cavities and any kind of infection that is capable of hitting. However, there’s an interesting side of the world of dentistry. It is true that cavities is one particular aspect that has been considered to be the most critical within the field, and even though most of the dentists are aware of the scenario, they do not pay any heed to admit it. There are certain reasons behind this particular attitude- if the dentists admit that cavities is a serious real life problem in dentistry, then it even goes proved that they are the real culprit for the cavity formation because wisdom tooth extraction is what suggested by the dentists itself. Dr. Kami Hoss has identified that cavities is an infection in the Jaw bone where the teeth are extracted. As a result of it, there are definite some risk factors involved along with it. A Large & Wide Scope Leaving Teeth Cavities Risky- Dr. Kami Hoss States Clearly
What is needed primarily is to take a deeper dig at teeth cavities. When the broader impact of any infection in the teeth is being considered, cavities can lead to serious results as that of root canal as well where the particular dead tooth turns out to be an enemy among the line. And as a result of it, there is an immense amount of toxins which get automatically dumped in the blood. However, Dr. Kami Hoss believes that it is just a matter of time when people will automatically realize the deep rooted impact that these small, yet chronic infections might have on the overall health factors. Inflammation is one of the major aspects that comes out with cavitation, and when the inflammation is considered as the general health condition, that can never be considered on a positive note. However, eradicating the myths involved might serve the purpose as knowledge has always broadened the scope. There’s a general belief that wisdom teeth have got a greater tendency to get diseased, and hence patients automatically stressed out. | <urn:uuid:843586e8-7261-4236-8ab0-88cb215618a2> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://joomdactor.com/wisdom-teeth-removal-dr-kami-hoss-clears-out-all-confusions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.970476 | 622 | 2.515625 | 3 |
However, studies have been carried on, and reports have been published which have clearly stated that only 12 percent of impacted wisdom teeth gets diseased. Even though there are some claims that such a figure is even higher when compared to the number of cases that occur. To justify the statement, most of the dentists have stated that even 10 percent of appendix has the chances of being diseased. But that doesn’t mean, healthy appendix gets removed one after another just because the chance of occurrence is 10 percent. Similarly healthy wisdom teeth should not be removed as well, just because they have enough chances of being infected. A clear perception can only make the scenario better, and hence people must get some hands on it. | <urn:uuid:843586e8-7261-4236-8ab0-88cb215618a2> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://joomdactor.com/wisdom-teeth-removal-dr-kami-hoss-clears-out-all-confusions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.970476 | 622 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Last week I attended Advanced Placement Environmental Science Educators Training at Kennesaw State University. Kennesaw University is located in the north-western part of the massive metropolis called Atlanta. During the training I learned different inquiry (lab) based methods of teaching advanced placement environmental science to students. It was a great week filled with fun experiences. As a part of the experiential learning for the training, the training participants visited the Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) sewage treatment plant. While there, we discussed the advantages of an MBR over traditional sewage treatment plants. In the middle of this discussion, a person asked a question about pharmaceuticals. I vividly remember the question: Do MBR sewage treatment process remove pharmaceuticals in the treated water? That question actually made me think twice about where the medications (such as pills, injections, topical creams, etc) that millions and millions of people take everyday ends-up. In fact, it is a known fact that what goes in must come out. Which conforms with the law of conservation of mass. Only a small portion of the medication that we ingest is actually metabolized. The rest is released to the environment through our urine, fecal matters, through perspiration, and many other means. The questions I asked myself while reflecting on this issue was: where do the by-products go to after we flush the toilets and/or when dumped in landfills after they expire? Are there microbes or natural phenomenon that break these pharmaceuticals down? Pharmaceuticals are the biggest incoming environmental and health challenge of our time. There are millions and millions of people taking a variety of medication each single day. All these pharmaceuticals finally end up in our waterways. In addition, most of the pharmaceuticals have long half-lives (Brausch et al.2012). Furthermore, there are few natural microbes capable of metabolizing these toxic chemicals. Thus, they stay in the environment longer increasing the likelihood that their concentrations in our waterways will continue to increase each passing year and possibly reaching toxic levels in a not so distant future. The effect of pharmaceuticals to human and other animals is not very well documented as of yet. However, several studies done on fish have shown negative effect to fish population exposed to elevated levels of pharmaceuticals in rivers, streams, and lakes (Daughton & Temes, 1999; Boxall et al. 2003a; 2004a; Floate et al. 2005). | <urn:uuid:60dac635-209a-45ea-beb3-74a0e8c8bf04> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://kibogoji.com/2011/11/03/1471/?like_comment=960&_wpnonce=9015fe1f36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.954742 | 793 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Furthermore, some studies have confirmed that in some species male fish have actually turned into female when their habitats were exposed to high levels of pharmaceuticals for long durations(Brodin et al. 2014). What the low concentrations of pharmaceuticals found currently in drinking water doing to the human body is currently a mystery. Admittedly, the pharmaceuticals are in minute concentrations right now. However, since none of the water treatment plants can remove them off of our water supply–we are running the risk of their concentration increasing over the next few years to toxic levels and harming us if they are not doing so already. No Government Plans to Eliminate Pharmaceutical in Our Drinking Water
Right now in America there are no legislation to deal with pharmaceuticals in drinking water or the water that goes into the streams, rivers, and lakes. At the same time, trace amount of pharmaceuticals have already been recorded in many urban and suburban water supply systems. What is America going to do with this impending health and environmental problem? I do not know about you, but I would rather not drink unprescribed pills in the water I drink. That’s just me. With all the hormones, antidepressants, and other different types of medications in the drinking water supplies; no wonder–people can no-longer stand each- other. And you are wrong even if you drink bottled water–you are still taking in pills! | <urn:uuid:60dac635-209a-45ea-beb3-74a0e8c8bf04> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://kibogoji.com/2011/11/03/1471/?like_comment=960&_wpnonce=9015fe1f36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.954742 | 793 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Animal grouping phrases: A parliament of owls! A murmuration of starlings! A murder of crows?!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. University of Washington researchers Kaili Swift and John Marzluff observed, and wondered: Why do crows gather around their dead? To find out, first, the team earned a local flock’s trust. How? By scattering peanuts and cheese puffs. Later, at the trusted food pile, the volunteers uncovered a—gasp—taxidermied crow! This outraged the flock, who quickly mobbed the researchers. It gets worse. Along with stuffed crows, the team also presented stuffed hawks! —The crows’ most dreaded natural predator. Again, the crows mobbed! Could all this attention really be a crow funeral procession? After all, viewing a dead pigeon didn’t ruffle their feathers one bit. The researchers believe crows study other crows’ deaths to avoid potential threats, such as hawks! So the quickest way to a funeral may be “As the crow flies,” and—quick style tip—don’t forget to wear black. | <urn:uuid:a1c1f6fb-f328-4125-82fa-e69b557bf43f> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://lohdownonscience.com/scaredy-crows-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.8923 | 253 | 3.0625 | 3 |
A resolution presented before the Bend City Council is looking to effect environmental change locally, but has been causing controversy due to the way it was introduced. The resolution for climate action was originally introduced as an ordinance before the city council—something that did not sit well with local business advocates. The most recent language of the ordinance stated that, "By 2030 all businesses, local governmental entities and individuals living or working in the city shall collectively reduce the city's per capita fossil fuel use by 40 percent and by 2050 by 70 percent. Fossil fuel usage from 2010, or more recent years, shall be used to establish a baseline for both of these targets." However, there has been no baseline study, in 2010 or more recently, and local business advocates expressed concern about establishing set goals without understanding what Bend's greenhouse gas baseline is or having a conversation about how best to reach those goals. At the June 15 Bend City Council meeting the ordinance was reintroduced as a resolution, which removes any set goals for the community (but does keep the goals for the city government). The move allows for a steering committee to conduct the studies needed, as well as to come up with a plan on how to best achieve goals, before it becomes a full-fledged ordinance. Need for a climate change The ordinance began its journey a year ago when a group of citizens, calling itself the Climate Ordinance Working Group, came together to begin talking about the issue. Numerous communities in Oregon are working on, or have passed, their own initiatives, and the group wanted to look at what was needed in Bend. "We basically came up with a draft and we did talk to a couple (city) councilors and some city staff to get their feedback as well," said Nikki Roemmer, one of the members of the citizen group. "We definitely wanted it to be attainable, we wanted it to be something that the city council and city staff could jump on board with. And also something that was meaningful." The group spoke with City Councilor Doug Knight, who encouraged them to come up with their own language, rather than relying on city staff. The Climate Ordinance Working Group spent a year meeting to formulate the text of the ordinance. | <urn:uuid:442c1a9a-1a71-4002-b721-4964973bd910> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://m.bendsource.com/bend/businesses-warming-up-to-local-climate-change-resolution/Content?oid=2655140 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.974726 | 2,241 | 2.875 | 3 |
According to Roemmer, they looked at studies in 25 other cities that have current, pending, or implemented climate action plans, and found the top priorities were similar, including: buildings and energy, food and agriculture, land use and transportation, urban forests and natural resource systems, and consumption and waste. Because the ordinance has been introduced as a resolution, the text has changed to allow time to study the current environment in Bend and propose plans for implementation. To do this, a climate action steering committee would be created to oversee the development of the plan, and local businesses would potentially be an important part of that. According to group member Bob Lorenzen, who also ran sustainability programs at the Eugene Water & Electric Board for 30 years, the committee will do an assessment to identify the major generators of greenhouse gases in the community. He explained, "It's fair to say that looking outside of city government to the community, probably the major focus is going to start taking a look at building efficiencies, both in the residential and commercial or business sectors. And there are plenty of opportunities that exist." The goals of the commission will be to come up with scenarios, generate ideas for implementation, cost items out, and determine where the burden will fall. The Climate Ordinance Working Group felt it was important to study what other cities have done, but stressed that the local plan will be very specific to Bend. "We did create this so that the public would come together to decide what Bend's plan would be," Roemmer said. "We're not Eugene, we're not Portland. We're Bend. And so (our focus is) what's going to work for Bend." Pushback The ordinance faced an uphill battle from the very beginning, for multiple reasons. An ordinance is a law, meaning the goal stated would have to be achieved, even though the group did not have a baseline greenhouse gas study or even an initial path to achieve those goals. Even though the ordinance would create a steering committee to study what needed to be done, that committee would have to work within the pre-set goals. Members of the business community showed the most concern about the proposed text. The second issue was enforceability. | <urn:uuid:442c1a9a-1a71-4002-b721-4964973bd910> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://m.bendsource.com/bend/businesses-warming-up-to-local-climate-change-resolution/Content?oid=2655140 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.974726 | 2,241 | 2.875 | 3 |
The climate ordinance working group acknowledged there is currently no way to know whose responsibility it will end up being, and group member Helen Seidler explained that this will not be a one-on-one measurement: "It's not like every household or individual is going to be measured." She said some will end up doing more, and some will end up doing less. For Roger Lee, executive director of Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO), that presents a big problem for businesses. "It's very difficult to regulate and to enforce individuals. (Are we going to ask) 'Did you drive your car five times this week?' How is somebody going to monitor that? So businesses wind up footing the bill for this a lot of the times," he explained. "They are kind of the lowest hanging fruit for regulatory bodies to go after." EDCO has not yet taken an official stance on the ordinance, but Lee said if the ordinance had originally been presented as a resolution, they would have taken less issue with it. He felt it was the wrong way to present a new idea to the community, especially the business community. Knight said another issue with implementation is the lack of a baseline measurement, because, "It is very difficult to enforce something that you can't measure, or that there is difficulty measuring." Because much of Bend's power is purchased from a larger grid that gets its energy from multiple sources, pinpointing exact energy production vs. usage is not always an easy task. The change from an ordinance to a resolution will also help the steering committee establish a timeline for setting the goals and then implementing them, something that the committee expects will help enforce the eventual ordinance in the long run. The change from an ordinance to a resolution means that there will be community feedback before any community goals are set. According to Gillian Ockner, senior policy analyst with the City of Bend, this will help create more discussion about who can help and in what ways — as well as who will pay for implementation. Other cities that have passed similar resolutions are working with their business communities, rather than forcing them into change. "None of them are going out to the business community and saying, 'You have to do this by so and so a time or else,'" she explained. | <urn:uuid:442c1a9a-1a71-4002-b721-4964973bd910> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://m.bendsource.com/bend/businesses-warming-up-to-local-climate-change-resolution/Content?oid=2655140 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.974726 | 2,241 | 2.875 | 3 |
"All of them are looking for ways to capture low-hanging fruit, incentivize actions that are a little harder, and doing that with partnerships." Reintroduction The Climate Ordinance Working Group wanted to introduce the plan as an ordinance because they worried about a resolution falling by the wayside. "We drafted the policy as an ordinance because it ensures that Bend will start taking action now, that the climate action plans will be created by the broad community, and a plan will be adopted by city council within a specific timeframe," Roemmer explained. "We also thought an ordinance was the appropriate policy framework because an ordinance intent is to establish a long-term rule, policy or procedure, and climate change is a very long-term issue." With the new resolution, those goals for the community (businesses and individuals) would be laid out after the studies are completed. Group members said they are "disappointed" in the move to a resolution and are "concerned that the community goal by 2030 to collectively reduce the city's per capita fossil fuel use by 40 percent and by 70 percent by 2050 has been removed or lacks clarity. The timelines for the climate action plans are also vague, since they are stated as approximate, which raises some concerns." But for Knight, the move to a resolution was also a message to his fellow councilors that the Climate Working Group is willing to compromise, in hopes they will receive a unanimous vote—which would in turn send a strong message to the community about how serious the city is about climate change. "The change from ordinance to resolution in my mind is an incremental step necessary now to get us to the end product of an ordinance in order to have the maximum buy-in, the broadest community support possible, and thus the greatest advocacy. It's necessary now to make it a resolution," he said. Cost The problem remains that no one knows what implementation or costs will look like, but Knight and the Climate Ordinance Working Group are hoping businesses and individuals are willing to take a chance, especially since they have shown their willingness to compromise. More than 75 businesses have signed on to support the resolution so far, and Ockner explained those businesses taking the chance on the unknown could be important to helping other businesses understand how it will affect them in the future. | <urn:uuid:442c1a9a-1a71-4002-b721-4964973bd910> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://m.bendsource.com/bend/businesses-warming-up-to-local-climate-change-resolution/Content?oid=2655140 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.974726 | 2,241 | 2.875 | 3 |
"We have a lot of businesses out there that are early adopters of highly efficient energy operations," she explained. "So the first step would be to engage the business community in discussion of, 'Let's look for examples in our existing community of what can be done' and really analyze the cost savings so that they can then look for ways to market that to other businesses." Knight also stressed the importance of buy-in from stakeholders, "...including the businesses in the community who will realize that through efficiencies we also can have environmental change. So we are going to describe environmental change as a goal, but as a by-product of that we are going to have efficiencies in our business, which is good for business and profitable as well." The city recognizes its budget will be tied to the city's implementation, but businesses and individuals will also be on the hook for their share. The Climate Ordinance Working Group has not yet looked into whether there will be any sorts of incentives offered, including grants, for businesses or individuals to implement the ordinance, but Seidler believes that it will be an "...incentive in and of itself to move in that direction." "I don't think it's realistic for individuals and businesses to expect that there is going to be no change involved, no working out new strategies, and perhaps bearing some costs," Seidler said. "But in the long term we can't afford not to do it." The City of Bend is ready to work on implementing a climate change plan, and if the resolution passes, Ockner believes it will bring important change to Bend's infrastructure. "I think that is going to be challenging and we're all going to have to grow and stretch, and there are going to be uncomfortable parts of it I'm sure. But having businesses at the table to talk about that is going to be critical," she said. "From my perspective this is a huge opportunity for the community to look at ways we can make good decisions for responsible use of public dollars." | <urn:uuid:442c1a9a-1a71-4002-b721-4964973bd910> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://m.bendsource.com/bend/businesses-warming-up-to-local-climate-change-resolution/Content?oid=2655140 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.974726 | 2,241 | 2.875 | 3 |
If you’re feeling guilty for taking your kids out of school for that family vacation, don’t. It might actually be making them smarter. According to a new survey commissioned by the Student and Youth Travel Association, travel has an extremely positive impact on students’ educational prospects, cultural awareness, and even their future careers. One thousand five hundred US-based teachers were polled in the survey, with 74 percent agreeing that travel has a “very positive impact on students’ personal development,” and 56 percent believing that that positive impact extends to a student’s educational experience. The majority of teachers surveyed agreed that children who travel have an increased tolerance and respect for other cultures and a greater willingness to try new things. Teachers also observed that kids who traveled were more likely to demonstrate higher self-esteem, independence, confidence, adaptability, and sensitivity when interacting with other children. Unsurprisingly, a whopping 76 percent of teachers noted that once students had been taken on a single trip, they suddenly had the travel bug and expressed a desire to travel more. Although no actual college admission statistics are provided to substantiate this belief, 42 percent of teachers said that they believe well-traveled students look more attractive to college admissions recruiters and are more like to be accepted. A “well-traveled” student doesn’t necessarily mean the child has gone on an epic globetrotting trip to Asia. Impactful family travel can be as small as venturing domestically to a city or town vastly different from where the child grew up. Small, frequent weekend trips can be just as beneficial as a trip to Europe. H/T: Travel & Leisure | <urn:uuid:9ffc7ae8-7327-433b-afe7-85adef1a53be> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://matadornetwork.com/read/traveling-kids-better-students/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.964548 | 345 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Epidermolysis Bullosa — Know It All! All you need to know about Butterfly Children Disease. Know your ailment well, so you can manage it better!! Here we come with Epidermolysis Bullosa today! Epidermolysis Bullosa is also referred to as Butterfly Children Disease, as the skin of affected people is as fragile like the wings of a Butterfly! Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of rare diseases which make the skin fragile and easy to blister. Skin tears, sores, and blisters arise when something rubs or bumps against the skin. They will turn up on the body anywhere. Blisters can also grow within the body in extreme cases, such as in the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, upper airways, bladder, and genitals. Most people with epidermolysis bullosa inherit their parents from a mutated (changed) gene. The mutation of the gene changes how the body makes proteins which help hold the skin together and stay strong. When you have bullosa epidermolysis one of these proteins is not forming properly. Skin layers don’t normally bind, making tearing and blistering easy for the skin. Epidermolysis bullosa is the primary symptom of delicate skin that leads to blistering and tearing. The disease symptoms usually start at birth or during infancy and range from mild to severe. There is no cure for the disease; however, scientists are continuing to study alternative epidermolysis bullosa remedies and cures. A doctor will treat the symptoms, which could include pain relief, burn and tear care to help you deal with the disease. There are four main types of bullosa epidermolysis. The skin has a layer top or outer, called the epidermis, and a layer of dermis below the epidermis. The membrane at the basement is where the skin layers cross. Doctors determine the form of epidermolysis bullosa based on the position of the skin changes and the known gene mutations. Species of bullosa epidermolysis include:
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex: Blisters occur in the lower part of the epidermis. - Junctional epidermolysis bullosa: Blisters occur in the top portion of the basement membrane, due to problems in attachment between the epidermis and basement membrane. - Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: Blisters occur in the upper dermis due to problems in attachment between the basement membrane and the upper dermis. - Kindler syndrome: Blisters happen in multiple layers of the skin, including the basement membrane. | <urn:uuid:9a16bd38-3878-4faa-a999-c5fd98b13cd8> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://medicalfever.com/editorial/epidermolysis-bullosa%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aknow-it-all/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.913398 | 3,142 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Scientists have described over 30 disease subtypes which are groupings under the four major types of bullosa epidermolysis. Doctors can focus treatment of the disease by knowing more about the subtypes. A fifth form of the disease, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system of the body to attack a specific type of collagen in the skin of the individual. Occasionally this occurs in another illness like inflammatory bowel disease. Medicine very seldom triggers the disease. In comparison to other forms of bullosa epidermolysis, the symptoms can start at any age, although many people develop symptoms during middle age. Symptoms of Epidermolysis Bullosa:
The symptoms of epidermolysis bullosa vary depending on the type you have. Everyone with the disease has fragile skin that blisters and tears easily. Other symptoms, by type and subtype, include the following. - Epidermolysis bullosa simplex is the most common form of the disease. People who have a mild subtype develop blisters on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. In other more severe subtypes, the blisters occur over the entire body. Depending on the subtype of the disease, other symptoms may include:
- Thickened skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. - Rough, thickened, or absent fingernails or toenails. - Blisters inside the mouth. - Changes in the pigmentation (colour) of the skin. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa is usually severe. People who have the most serious form can have open blisters on the face, trunk, and legs, which may become infected or cause severe dehydration due to fluid loss. Blisters also can develop in the mouth, oesophagus, upper airway, stomach, intestines, urinary system, and genitals. Other symptoms and problems related to the disease may include:
- Rough and thickened or absent fingernails and toenails. - Thin appearance to the skin. - Blisters on the scalp or loss of hair with scarring. - Malnutrition resulting from the poor intake of calories and vitamins due to blistering in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract. - Slow overall growth. - Poorly formed tooth enamel. Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa has slightly different symptoms, depending upon whether the disease is dominant or recessive; however, most people have the recessive subtype. | <urn:uuid:9a16bd38-3878-4faa-a999-c5fd98b13cd8> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://medicalfever.com/editorial/epidermolysis-bullosa%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aknow-it-all/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.913398 | 3,142 | 3.65625 | 4 |
Recessive subtype: Symptoms vary from mild to severe and may include:
- Blisters usually appear over large areas of the body; in some milder cases of the disease, blisters may only appear on feet, elbows, and knees. - Loss of nails or rough or thick nails. - Skin scarring, which may cause the skin to be thick or thin. - Milia, which are small white bumps on the skin. - Slow overall growth. Severe forms of the recessive subtype can result in eye damage, tooth loss, blistering within the mouth and gastrointestinal tract and fusing the fingers or toes. There is a high risk of skin cancer also developing. This cancer appears to develop and spread more rapidly in persons with bullosa epidermolysis than in those without the disease. Dominant subtype: Symptoms may include:
- Blisters only on the hands, feet, elbows, and knees. - Change in shape of nails or nail loss. - Blisters inside the mouth. Kindler syndrome does not have any subtypes, and the blisters can form in all layers of the skin. The blisters usually appear on the hands and feet and, in severe cases, spread to other areas of the body, including the esophagus and bladder. Other symptoms include thin, wrinkled skin; scarring; milia; and sensitivity of the skin to sun damage. Who Develops this disease? - Cicatricial alopecias affect healthy men and women of all ages although there is typically no primary scar alopecia in babies. Cicatricial alopecias happen all over the world. There were no epidemiological studies performed to assess the prevalence of cicatricial alopecia. They‘re not popular, in general. - A few cases of scar alopecia occurring within a family have been recorded. But most patients with scar alopecia do not have a family history of a similar disease. Central centrifugal alopecia most often affects African-born women and can occur in more than one member of the family. Dissecting cellulitis looks like scalp-involving deep cystic acne, and it occurs mainly in dark-skinned people. Although more than one type of hair loss disease may be present, non-scarring types of hair loss do not develop into scarring types of hair loss. Mutations (changes) to genes that you inherit from your parents cause most forms of epidermolysis bullosa. Genes carry information that determines which features are passed to you from your parents. | <urn:uuid:9a16bd38-3878-4faa-a999-c5fd98b13cd8> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://medicalfever.com/editorial/epidermolysis-bullosa%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aknow-it-all/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.913398 | 3,142 | 3.65625 | 4 |
We have two copies of most of our genes — one from each parent. People with the disease have one or more genes that carry the incorrect instructions to make certain proteins in the skin. There are two types of inheritance patterns:
- Dominant, which means you inherit one normal copy and one copy of the epidermolysis bullosa-causing gene. The abnormal gene copy is stronger or “dominant” over the normal gene copy which causes the disease. A person with a dominant mutation has a chance of passing the disorder on to each of his or her children by 50 percent (1 in 2). - Recessive, meaning your parents don’t have the disease because both parents have an irregular gene that causes bullosa epidermolysis. If both parents bear the recessive genes, the risk of having a child with the disorder is 25 per cent (1 out of 4) per pregnancy. There’s a 50 percent risk (2 out of 4) of having a child that inherits one rare recessive gene per birth, making them a carrier. When one parent has a gene mutation that is recessive, both of their offspring will have an irregular gene but do not necessarily have bullosa epidermolysis. Researchers know that epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is an autoimmune disease, but they don’t know what causes a person’s skin to attack the collagen. People with autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease sometimes also develop Bullosa acquisita epidermolysis. Medications rarely cause illness. How to diagnose:
Physicians usually diagnose epidermolysis bullosa by:
- Asking about family and medical history, because most types of epidermolysis bullosa are inherited. - Completing a physical exam and closely examining the skin, which can help doctors identify where the skin is separating to form blisters. - Performing a skin biopsy and reviewing the tissue sample using special microscopic techniques, which helps doctors identify which layers of the skin are affected and determine the type of epidermolysis bullosa you have. - Ordering genetic testing to identify specifically which gene mutations you may have. This helps doctors diagnose the specific type and subtype of the disease. People who have genetic testing should see a specialist or genetic counsellor to help them understand the test results. Epidermolysis bullosa has no cure. Treatment goals include preventing and controlling symptoms by:
Manage pain and itching. To protect the skin and to care for blisters and wounds. To treat and prevent infection. | <urn:uuid:9a16bd38-3878-4faa-a999-c5fd98b13cd8> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://medicalfever.com/editorial/epidermolysis-bullosa%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aknow-it-all/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.913398 | 3,142 | 3.65625 | 4 |
To preserve or restore mobility. Holding nutrition right. - Manage pain and itching:
Your doctor can prescribe a pain reliever to help relieve pain caused by blisters and to open skin or other areas of the body with wounds. Several forms of bullosa epidermolysis cause itching. Your doctor can prescribe medications to help manage itch to prevent scratching, which can cause delicate skin to break. - To protect the skin and to care for blisters and wounds:
Skincare is an important part of the treatment of bullosa epidermolysis. Because the blisters can be large, it is important to take care of the blisters and wounds to help prevent body fluid loss from the blister and prevent any wounds from infection. Changing bandages is an important step towards protecting the skin and taking care of the blisters and wounds. Your health care team will give you guidance to change the bandages. Use non-adhesive bandages where feasible. Bandages still sometimes stick to the skin. When this occurs, your doctor can recommend that you soak the area in warm water to help loosen the bandages. - To treat and prevent infection:
Others may become sick with wounds and blisters. Your doctor may prescribe oral or topical antibiotics for treating an infection. Wounds that are not healing may require bandages or medicated coatings. By remaining as safe as possible, you can help lessen the risk of contracting an infection by:
Wash your hands before performing skincare or removing dressings. Applying topical antibiotic creams, as the doctor advises. Staying safe by eating a balanced diet and following advice from your doctor. Even if you take precautions there may still be an infection. When you see any symptoms of infection, including increased redness, increased skin lesion pain, red streaks from wound or blister, pus, or fevers, please call your doctor immediately. - Holding nutrition right:
Some individuals with bullosa epidermolysis may have blisters in the mouth, oesophagus, and intestines, making it difficult to chew, swallow, and digest foods and beverages. Your health care provider may refer you to a dietitian to help identify nutritious and easy-to-eat recipes and foods. These possibilities may include:
- Soft foods are easy to chew and to swallow. - Warm or cool foods; you should avoid the use of hot foods and beverages. - Foods which help avoid constipation or diarrhoea. | <urn:uuid:9a16bd38-3878-4faa-a999-c5fd98b13cd8> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://medicalfever.com/editorial/epidermolysis-bullosa%E2%80%8A-%E2%80%8Aknow-it-all/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.913398 | 3,142 | 3.65625 | 4 |
The oldest and most widely used tool is something called Second Parent Adoption. I'll explain what it is, how it works, where it's available and what's wrong with it. Second Parent Adoption was invented by attorneys at the National Center for Lesbian Rights based in San Francisco. The first second parent adoption was granted in 1987 in California, and there have been second parent adoptions granted in close to half the states in the US (although it is a legal tool available state-wide only in a handful). Second parent adoption is a new legal tool based on an old one: step-parent adoption. Step-parent adoption occurs when a child who has only one legal parent (generally because of the death of the other parent) gets a second one. Say you have a woman whose husband has died. She remarries and after some time comes to feel that her new husband’s role in her child’s life is truly parental and wants legal recognition of that. She then petitions that the new spouse be granted full parental status and the state approves. Step-parent adoption differs considerably from the more common forms of adoption (which are often called “stranger adoption”). There is no home study to determine fitness of the parents. There is no “surrender” of the child, since the child is not moving from one family to another. The adoption is done solely because the parties are married, the legal parent requests it and the new spouse wishes to be a parent. It’s a relatively easy, relatively cheap, minimally intrusive procedure in all 50 states. Second parent adoption was first granted in California and has spread to other states by analogy with step parent adoption. Those asking for the adoption to be granted say that the biological or adoptive parent should have the right to add a second parent who is not married to her/him just as s/he would a spouse. Arguments in favor have generally come from the idea of the best interest of the children. Children are very much disadvantaged when one parent is unacknowledged and has no legal rights or responsibilities. Decades of research have shown that children of same sex couples do as well as those of opposite sex couples psychologically and emotionally, and it only seems fair that they should have the same legal protections. | <urn:uuid:fe156e0c-404a-4bba-8dea-08b26a6fc4c7> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://mofic.livejournal.com/38791.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141163411.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20201123153826-20201123183826-00000.warc.gz | en | 0.968114 | 2,396 | 2.59375 | 3 |
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