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The aim of this toolkit is to help instructors put together effective learning for adults.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Provider:
- University of Washington
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2014
The aim of this toolkit is to help instructors put together effective learning for adults.
This project shows how certain documents—business records, booster brochures, newspaper articles, city plans, engineering surveys and political campaign literature, to name a few—testify to the environmental history of urban places. The documents in this packet focus on trade, city boosters, urban design and planning.
The most important part of this packet is Section VII, which contains roughly 50 documents—mostly drawn from primary sources—about the Cold War and Red Scare in Washington state. The other sections of this packet seek to place the documents in historical perspective and to offer some suggestions for how to use the documents in the classroom.
This curriculum packet consists of information and primary documents related to the history of Washington's forests. These materials are intended to provide students with an opportunity to investigate attitudes toward and uses of this natural resource. Middle school students may find some of the documents to be challenging reading, but most of the documents could profitably be used in a middle school, high school, or university course about the history of the Pacific Northwest.
From the earliest days of settlement and migration, the people of North America have relied on maps and mapping to understand their environment and place within it. Maps have helped Americans prospect investments, comprehend war, and plan leisure in places unknown. As Americans have used maps to explore the U.S., capitalize on its resources, and displace its Native peoples, maps have shaped American cultural ideas about travel, place, and ownership. This exhibit explores the cultural and historic impact of mapping through four specific moments in American history: migration along the Oregon Trail, the rise of the lumber industry, the Civil War, and the popularization of the automobile and individual tourism. It concludes with a look at maps in the age of computers, the Internet, and beyond. These moments demonstrate the influence maps have had over how Americans imagine, exploit, and interact with national geographies and local places. This exhibition was created as part of the DPLAs Digital Curation Program by the following students in Professor Helene Williams's capstone course at the Information School at the University of Washington: Greg Bem, Kili Bergau, Emily Felt, and Jessica Blanchard. Additional revisions and selections made by Greg Bem.
Tuning into the radio is now an integrated part of our everyday lives. We tune in while we drive, while we work, while we cook in our kitchens. Just 100 years ago, it was a novelty to turn on a radio. The radio emerged at the turn of the twentieth century, the result of decades of scientific experimentation with the theory that information could be transmitted over long distances. Radio as a medium reached its peakthe so-called Radio Golden Ageduring the Great Depression and World War II. This was a time when the world was rapidly changing, and for the first time Americans experienced those history-making events as they happened. The emergence and popularity of radio shifted not just the way Americans across the country experienced news and entertainment, but also the way they communicated. This exhibition explores the development, rise, and adaptation of the radio, and its impact on American culture.
Washington is a mosaic made of different peoples coming together to create new lives in a new land. The Asian American experience is part of this mosaic. The documents that accompany this essay demonstrate how Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos came to Washington, struggled against discrimination, labored to earn their living, and created distinctive cultures and identities. These documents chronicle, in a small way, how some Asian immigrants became Asian Americans.
The curriculum materials in this packet are intended to provide middle- and high-school teachers with the background and basic tools they need to develop and incorporate lessons about Indian-white relations in Washington into existing lessons about the history of the United States and Washington. This packet focuses on the treaty negotiations and the establishment of reservations on the Olympic Peninsula that took place in the last half of the 19th century, but it also provides a broad overview of how relations between Indian nations and the United States government evolved in the first hundred years of the nation's history.
The materials in this packet allow teachers and students to explore the earliest recorded history of the Pacific Northwest. The packet consists of roughly 30 primary documents, along with supplemental materials to help place the primary sources in historical context. These materials document the range of interactions and relationships between Native and Non-Native peoples along the Northwest Coast in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The enclosed curriculum materials consist of a variety of original documents related to the Klondike gold rush and Seattle and a set of maps of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. These materials are intended to provide students with an opportunity to learn about and investigate a specific topic in Washington history: How the Klondike/Alaska gold rush played a role in Seattle's economic growth and its rise to a position of economic dominance among Northwest cities.
Open Data Kit (ODK) is an open-source suite of tools that helps organizations author, field, and manage mobile data collection solutions. Our goals are to make open-source and standards-based tools which are easy to try, easy to use, easy to modify and easy to scale. To this end, we are proud members of the OpenRosa Consortium and active participants in the JavaRosa project.
ODK's core developers are researchers at the University of Washington's Department of Computer Science and Engineering department and active members of Change, a multi-disciplinary group at UW exploring how technology can improve the lives of under-served populations around the world.
After World War II, there was non-violent, political hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR), which became known as the Cold War. During this contentious time, both nations created rockets for long-range military weaponry. The Cold War catalyzed the expansion of rocket technology and each countrys desire to conquer outer space. Not only did America want to explore one of the last frontiers, it also wanted to claim technological dominance over the USSR and ensure Americas title of superiority in a time of unease and tension. In 1955, the US and the USSR each announced plans to launch a satellite into orbit. Who would be the first to succeed? On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik I into orbit, taking the lead in the Space Race. Only four months later, the US successfully launched its own satellite, the Explorer I, into space. In the wake of these first successful orbital space flights, President Dwight D. Eisenhower recommended to the US Congress that a civilian agency should be established to direct non-military space activities. Thus, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was born and the Space Race was underway. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the American space program and its new classes of astronauts achieved breakthroughs in science and space explorationeven sending a man to the Moon. This exhibition was created as part of the DPLAs Digital Curation Program by the following students in Professor Helene Williams's capstone course at the Information School at the University of Washington: Danielle Rios, Dianne Bohach, Jennifer Lam, and Bobbi deMontigny.
This site features units on Chinese history, culture, and society. Each unit organizes photos, maps, and art around a theme: China's geography, archaeology, religion, calligraphy, military technology, painting, homes, gardens, clothing, and the graphic arts. Questions highlight key facets of Chinese culture: Why is calligraphy highly ranked as an art form in China? Over what kinds of terrain did Chinese civilization spread?


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The simplest protection method for battery packs is a fuse that opens if the system draws excessively high current. However, conventional one-time fuses open permanently and render the battery useless once the filament is "blown." A more useful protection device is a positive temperature-coefficient resistor switch that becomes a high resistance for excessive currents, inhibiting the current flow. Then, when it cools, the resistance reverts to its low resistance, allowing normal operation to resume.
A more complex protection circuit is found in some battery packs. These are IC-based solutions integrated within the battery pack. The battery-protection ICs prevent excessive current, which could lead to high heat. Cells in a lithium-ion (Li-ion) pack may need independent voltage monitoring. The more cells connected in series, the more complex the protection circuit.
The protection circuit limits the maximum charge and discharge current and monitors the cell temperature. This protects against overvoltage, undervoltage, overcharge current, and overdischarge current in battery packs. Be careful not to discharge a lithium-based battery below 2.5 V, because it may cut off the battery's protection circuit.
Most manufacturers don't sell the Li-ion cells individually, but package them in a battery pack, complete with protection circuit. This precaution is understandable when considering the danger of explosion and fire if the battery is charged and discharged beyond its safe limits.
Ideally, the protection circuit should consume no current when the battery-powered system is turned off. However, the protector always consumes some small current.
Seiko's S-8211C series protection ICs target single-cell Li-ion/Li-polymer rechargeable batteries. These devices include high-accuracy voltage detectors and delay circuits (see the figure). They're suitable for protecting single-cell rechargeable Li-ion/Li-polymer battery packs from overcharge, overdischarge, and overcurrent.
In the operation mode, current drain is 3.0 µA (typical) and 5.5 µA (maximum) at 25°C. Power-down current is 0.2 µA (maximum) at 25°C. This lead-free product comes in SOT23-5 and SNT-6A packages.

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Commercial Entry Doors Houston
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Houston, Texas Information
- Did you know that Houston is one of the most diverse cities in all of America? We have the third-highest Hispanic population amongst every city in the United States.
- Houston also happens to be one of the youngest cities as well. Our population, on average, is the third youngest in the nation.
- If you love sports, you're going to greatly enjoy Clutch City. Are you familiar with teams such as the Rockets, Astros, and Texans? All of these professional organizations are hosted right here in Houston, and we couldn't be happier. They are a great asset to our economy, and many of the owners, managers, and players give back to the city on a regular basis.
- To give you an idea of just how diverse our city is, over ninety different languages are spoken here on a daily basis.
- The Texas Medical Center is located right here in Houston, and it is one of the biggest centers of its kind. It employs over fifty-thousand doctors, nurses, assistants, and administrators, and millions of patients go here on a yearly basis to receive world-class treatment.
- Houston is very well-known for the diversity in food. Houstonians dine out more than any other city, mostly due to the fact that there are so many choices. Over eleven thousand different restaurants can be found here.


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Mistakes happen in life. It is the lessons we learn from the mistakes which helps as evolve as human beings, if you are willing to learn and grow. However, not all mistakes are blessings in disguises, containing lessons. Some mistakes can be avoided, such as the mistakes during GST Reconciliation. The filing of GSTR 2 to avail input tax credits, can be a seamless and smooth process if the invoice details uploaded are verified and mistakes corrected before filing. GST Reconciliation Service with earlyGST can help create this smooth process so that you can easily continue with business as usual and avail of the input tax credits due to you.
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CIN extends its network of stores and continues to give colour to Portugal
CIN comes to Vila Joane and Porches
CIN, a Portuguese brand and leading Iberian company in the paint and varnish market, has just opened its 75th store in Portugal in Alcácer do Sal. Located on the city's main commercial thoroughfare, this CIN store aims to ensure the brand's accessibility for business and individual customers.
In line with the plan to renovate existing outlets and open new stores, CIN's newest store will serve the entire Alcácer do Sal area, including the coastal area of Melides, Tróia and Comporta.
At 1,500 km2, Alcácer do Sal is the second largest municipality in Portugal, and CIN could not ignore the architectural potential of the city and the proximity to the beaches of the Alentejo coast that are behind a growing demand for foreign real estate investment.
This opening represents CIN's continuous strengthening of its presence in Portugal, offering innovative and high-quality products to all its customers.
Contacts CIN Alcácer do Sal
Rua Machado dos Santos, nº17 R/C, 7580-162 Alcácer do Sal
telephone: 00351 265 249 956
CIN extends its network of stores and continues to give colour to Portugal
CIN comes to Vila Joane and Porches


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The Armed Forces Covenant ('the Covenant') is a promise by the Nation that the Armed Forces community – those who serve or have served, and their families – are treated fairly, and an acknowledgement of the unique challenges Service people and their loved ones face every day.
Underlying the promise of the Covenant are two principles:
• The Armed Forces Community – serving personnel, veterans and their families, should not face disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services
• Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given the most such as the injured or bereaved.
Enshrined in the 2011-Armed Forces Act, the Covenant applies across the UK and the Government (HMG) has a statutory requirement to report annually to Parliament on its progress in upholding the Covenant.
HMG's commitment to the Covenant was reinforced in 2017 with the creation of the Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board with representation from the Devolved Administrations. Every department on the Board has appointed a lead Minister for Covenant issues.
Since 2011 much has been achieved and more remains to be done. Service families are being helped onto the property ladder with the Forces Help to Buy scheme which has awarded £267m (circa £15,000 per claim) to more than 17,800 successful applicants since April 2014.
In England, the Service Pupil Premium has provided funding to mitigate the impact of Service life on children's education; since September 2018 enriched detail is available to teachers via the Common Transfer File on Service children's educational needs and family circumstances.
All 407 Local Authorities (LAs) in Great Britain have signed the Covenant, with bespoke arrangements in Northern Ireland.
Guidance is available to LAs on how they can most effectively support their Service populations, including using the £10M per annum Covenant Fund to build local partnerships between the Armed Forces and the wider community.
The partnership theme is also resonating in the private sector where support for the Covenant is growing rapidly, with more than 4,000 signatories to date. Companies are pledging support to military spouses, Veterans and Reservists by offering flexible HR policies and acknowledging the skills learnt during time in the Services. Further success has been achieved commercially, for example, companies agreeing to waive cancellation fees on media packages for those posted at short notice.
The Covenant is embedded in the NHS constitution and awareness in healthcare professionals of issues faced by the Armed Forces community is improving – the Covenant now forms part of the Royal College of GP's membership exam and a growing number of GP practices are being accredited as 'Armed Forces' Veteran Friendly'.
Access to specialist prosthetics treatments and to mental healthcare services has improved significantly following the launch of the NHS's Transition, Intervention and Liaison Services, and Complex Treatment Service.
However, much of what the Covenant has achieved so far stems from its voluntary nature. It is a pact between the Armed Forces community and the Nation in acknowledgment of the sacrifices they have made. The Nation honours this pact because it is the right thing to do, not because they are obliged to do so. None of this is meant to replace the Military Chain of Command's and Services Welfare's axiomatic pastoral roles, but the Covenant is part of a national tapestry of commitment to our people and a key component in creating resilience within the Armed Forces community.
A video on the Armed Forces Covenant 'The Armed Forces Covenant in 60 Seconds' is available at www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/sixty-second-covenant/


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Dinner Party Catering Caulfield East Vic
8 Insider Tips For Choosing the Right Dinner Party Catering Service In Caulfield East
When it comes to the important things that can make or break an event, few are as crucial as the quality, taste and appearance of the food and beverages you serve. A lot is riding on your decision which caterer to work with, and if you think this choice really isn't really that crucial, take a look at it this way, remarkable catering can rescue an occasion that's on the rocks, however bad catering will often send guests to the doors.
In addition, due to the fact that catering is frequently the # 1 or # 2 line-item expense for a lot of occasions, the catering service you choose is also a considerable financial choice and can influence just how much money you have actually left over to spend on other areas depending upon food costs and quantities.
Add in the fact that catering services can differ dramatically in their rates and the kinds of meals and services they use, and the procedure of choosing a catering service can figuratively and literally feel like you are comparing apples to oranges.
# 1 Responsiveness And Personal Interest In Your Needs
Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this showed up over and over and over again, generally due to the fact that how responsive and interested a caterer is throughout your preliminary conversations is a sign of how they will perform during the length of their contract with you (and more on contracts later).
A potential caterer needs to be discovering as much as they can about you in your first few conversations with them, so you should anticipate them to be talking and asking concerns about 20% of the time and you offering answers and detailing your requirements about 80% of the time.
# 2 Ability To Handle Your Particular Type of Event In Caulfield East 3145
Not every caterer is best or every kind of event, and many catering services themselves openly admit this.
So when interviewing your Caulfield East catering services (and you should speak with at least 3 catering services for any occasion with a reasonable budget plan), you need to be specific about the type of event you are preparing and the kind of food and/or presentation you are anticipating. Otherwise, you may end up picking a caterer who simply isn't really a good fit for the type or style of your occasion.
Virtually every catering service has a basic menu or menus to pick from, and numerous do supply some level of built-in flexibility to adjust these menus to your particular requirements by replacing specific items and/or customizing others.
However, the standout catering services will go beyond standardized menu alternatives and want to develop remarkable fare that matches much more particular theme and dietary needs.
# 3 Determination To Supply Tastings
How will you ever know exactly what a catering service can do unless you sample their goods? And more specifically, how will you know what the menu items you are thinking about will taste like unless you particularly try them?
Some people avoid asking to sample the particular items they want for their event due to the fact that it appears like a trouble for the catering service, but it is standard to ask for a tasting of exactly what you are intending to order prior to you sign on the dotted line.
In addition, you can ask for wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your event (once again, be prepared to pay a charge, it's a small cost to pay to ensure you choose the best caterer). And when you are sampling the food, also attend to how it is presented, as any catering service who takes the time to appropriately show a sample will most likely be more likely to make that type of effort on your occasion day.
Are you an event manager who has to manage catering information, budget plans and assignments?
Or are you a caterer who needs to track proposals, invoices, meal choices, inventory and other customer information?
# 4 Familiarity With The Location
You may remain in for a surprise if you work with a BBQ take-out joint to cater a formal ballroom charity event. Or if you pick a high-end business occasion caterer to serve a barn wedding event. Why? Since these caterers may not be accustomed to preparing and serving food in such a setting.
This can get back at more specific depending upon restrictions of the location itself, like when it comes to museums and historical sites.
A lot more traditional venues can also have limitations that caterers need to follow, like certain setup standards or disposal constraints for waste food and water, so having a catering service that is familiar with a venue's rules can possibly save you great deals of trouble on event day.
# 5 Complete Description Of Services/Goods Promised In The Agreement
The caterer's contract ought to plainly define precisely what food, beverages and services the catering service will be offering on the designated day( s). Furthermore, it ought to secure you from non-performance as much as it safeguards the catering service from non-payment/default, so you may wish to consider having a lawyer} look at it prior to you sign it.
Every detail ought to be included in the contract, included selected menus, number of servings and/or individuals to be served, beverage/bar service details (if applicable) and all rates and extra services.
No caterer in Caulfield East with a shred of dignity and scruples participates in an agreement with plans to bail at the last minute, however you have to make certain there is a cancellation clause in your agreement simply in case your catering service needs to cancel.
You don't want to be left without recourse with only days or hours prior to your event, so just ensure cancellation procedures and charges are in place so you do have a backup plan.
# 6 Referrals You Can Call and Speak With
Naturally you will need to look into the catering services in Caulfield East you are thinking about, and it's always great to begin online and check out sites.
Nevertheless, don't stop there, as online reviews are not constantly trustworthy (or perhaps genuine); for example, a good catering service might have had a couple of nightmare/hater clients who skew their ratings, while a genuinely mediocre caterer might have padded their online reviews. So see if you can locate some previous customers of the catering services you are thinking about and reach out to them.
# 7 Insurance
Every catering service we talked to called insurance coverage "an offered" for caterers, and you certainly don't want to lawfully be on the hook for some oversight or accident that was the fault of your caterer.
# 8 An Experienced Chef and Cooking Area Staff
Surprisingly, for how long a catering company in Caulfield East has actually been around might not be as important in picking a fantastic caterer as you might believe.
So make sure to ask about the chef's bona fides and CV due to the fact that he or she will probably be the one most responsible for the result of the meal and whether your visitors enjoy it or not.
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Let me just say that I HATE Prednisone. I know that some do not like that word. Hate. "You don't really 'hate' *such & such* a thing." Yes I do. From the bottom of my heart. I like to try to be positive & perhaps tomorrow will be a better day since I finally fell asleep sometime after 5 am this morning & woke up at 3 pm with my mom scolding me again as if I'm a child. As she also did last night. We both seem to be getting on each other's last nerve lately & the Prednisone doesn't help. I'm normally moody & impatient anyway. Something I don't like to admit and try to hide under silence or a smile while internalizing all of my feelings. However with feeling as crappy as I do, I sometimes lash out or have brief episodes of "Tourette's." It is embarrassing afterwards but I get in this "zone" where I don't really know what's going on or what's coming out of my mouth until it's over. I am not so proud that I won't apologize if I was wrong or even if I don't feel like I was wrong I will sometimes apologize if I hurt someone's feelings. Especially if that person is my mom who is always there for me and who I have probably worn out by now with my health condition(s) over the past four months. But by that time it's too late. Apologies can only go so far and doesn't make everything better. So then comes the guilt and depression. Along with everything else I must worry about, it is all too much for me at times. Surprise! It's easier for me to just "forget" and not think about it. At least it makes everything easier for the moment. I tell myself I won't do it again and what do you know? It happens again.
I first was introduced to Prednisone back in 2001 when I was officially diagnosed with Lupus and Membranous Glomerulonephritis. I was seeing a handful of doctors and it felt like a full time job. I was doing that along with all kinds of tests & procedures, going to the university full time, and working full time, sometimes overtime to make up for the money that my "significant other" was gambling away faster than I was making it. I was uncomfortable aside from the constant pain that never settled in a single place in my body, horrendous headaches from hell that would not go away even with the two medications that my Neurologist prescribed (Frova worked some of the time, maybe 20% of the time) but my insurance didn't cover it and I couldn't afford to pay over $300 for a monthly prescription so my Neurologist would give me samples and continued to prescribe me Maxalt. I don't even know why I kept refilling it as it didn't help at all. It was apparent that he was not going to try to give me anything else to try and had "run out of ideas?" So I guess I was just taking what I could get in the hopes that it would someday magically work. The Prednisone made me so much more exhausted than I already was on a daily basis, I was getting so big that I couldn't fit in my clothes anymore which made me depressed, my face became huge and round (I would say it was like a dinosaur's head), my appearance really changed and bothered me a lot, I was very depressed, scared because I didn't know what was going on with my health, just that I had two diseases "all of a sudden" which had no cure, and it didn't help that I didn't have a lot of emotional support by my family and friends. They didn't understand any of it. They could see that my physical appearance had changed but other than that, I acted "normal," I could still go to school and work at that time, I didn't "look" sick, just altered by medication… But I was never one to complain about every single thing that I felt or was going through. Especially when I would share and they still didn't understand and used it against me or accused me of making things up, or "conveniently" being "tired" to get out of going out for an all day event in the sun, or that I had a low pain tolerance if I needed pain medication and was in pain every day. Why talk about it anymore? Everyday was the same as the last, just with slight variations. So if someone asked how I was doing, I was "good." I was "fine." It was simpler and still is. Prednisone made me grouchy but maybe I was mostly just exhausted and physically and emotionally taxed. I was in a bad relationship and under a lot of stress in every aspect of my life. Needless to say I was very unhappy. At least this time I don't have all of those stress factors in my life (just new ones). 🙂 The good thing is that I moved home a couple of years ago. It would've been so hard to go through all of this completely alone if I was still in Colorado. It made me sad that my good friends stopped calling, coming by to visit, and stopped asking me to go out. I understand that sometimes I had to cancel plans and tried to explain with an apology because I was taught to keep my word, if I said I would do something or made a plan or obligation, I should always keep it. I disappointed myself when I could not do this anymore. So I stopped making plans to avoid feeling bad. I told them to please continue to invite me because if I felt okay, I would definitely want to hang out. But it didn't work out that way. I wasn't fun to be around anymore or cancelled one too many times. So I shut myself off from everyone and just did my own thing, except I was in that relationship where I would get yelled at every single day for hours. The same old thing repeated in different ways over and over again like a broken record. Once I finally yelled to shut up! That was a few days after my gall bladder surgery. I then got hit with a pillow in the stomach. After my kidney biopsy when I was trying to open the bedroom door to escape another cornered "battle" where I just got yelled at over and over again, I was kicked right where I had my biopsy and fell to the floor. "Don't be so dramatic!" he said. As soon as I could get up, I reached for the door and got out of there. "It was an accident," he said about both incidences. Hmmm. Accident. Most of the time I kept my mouth shut because I have a "smart" mouth but confrontation and unnecessary arguments I do not like and do not have time for. Especially when I'm "sick." Once I was finally off of the Prednisone, I started to lose weight. I was so happy when I could finally see my facial features again instead of one big dinosaur head, I slowly could fit in all of my old clothes and then they eventually became baggy, I started to feel my head clear up, and I felt so much better. I told myself, "Never again." And I declined Prednisone up until January of this year.
A few years after being diagnosed, I was officially in "remission." At first I thought that meant that the disease was dormant/ inactive and would not affect me. I guess it wasn't as bad as when my kidneys were acting up and the Lupus was active but I did still have the pain, the headaches had gone away, I was only on a few medications and no longer felt like a "pharmacy," but was still tired all the time. But after going through everything that I did, I would opt for remission. It made me kind of sad when the people at the pharmacy started to call me by name and knew who I was. I ended up with two Morton Neuromas (nerve damage), one in each foot (just so that the other foot wouldn't feel left out I guess). I'll talk about that on a later date. Various joints would hurt at different times, the winter months or when the weather changed seemed like the worst as far as pain, I would get this pain in my shoulder that was so bad that sometimes I couldn't even move my arm (I still don't know what that is), and various other things that I cannot recall off the top of my head as they all became my "norm."
I don't know what happened but after we got home from my sister's birthday get together on December 13th, I was laying on my bed playing games on my phone to pass the time as I was too tired to do anything else. All of a sudden it felt like my throat was closing up and I was having trouble breathing. So I sat up. I could breathe a little better but was still having problems. I knew that any time someone has trouble breathing, they should go to the ER but I could still breathe, why waste my time and money to go to the ER for nothing? But what if I should go in? What if I don't go and I stop breathing in the middle of the night? I didn't want to wake up my mom so I was debating whether or not drive myself to the ER. After an hour of debating, I was too tired to drive and decided to go to sleep. In the meantime I had text my mom just in case I drove myself and wasn't home by the time she woke up, she would know where I was. She was mad at me the next day for not waking her up and since I was still having issues breathing, she brought me in to Urgent Care (which I knew they were going to send me to the ER per protocol). The ER doctor did some blood work, a chest x-ray, EKG, etc. An Echo Cardiogram (I think, I can never tell the difference between the EKG and Echo or if those are the same tests or what) was ordered but a technician wouldn't be in until Monday (it was Saturday). The ER doctor came in after he received all of my results. He asked me at what point was I told that I had Congestive Heart Failure. I looked at him surprised because I did not know. He told me it was in my charts. I thought back to when I was first diagnosed and living in Las Vegas but could not think of any time that someone told me that I had CHF. So I found out that day that I had CHF, my kidney function had rapidly declined in a fairly short amount of time and was closer to dialysis than to anything else (which my kidneys had always been my biggest fear), there was fluid in my lungs, my blood pressure was sky high, and I had bad edema in my legs because my kidneys weren't doing it's job. I called it the "Bizarre Love Triangle," knowing they were all connected somehow and somehow I needed to make something stop to halt the damage that all three things were doing to my body. He wanted to admit me to the hospital until at least Monday for the ECHO and go from there. Actually I didn't know how bad my kidneys were doing until a week and a half later when I established care with a Nephrologist. I'm glad I didn't know in the hospital because everything else made my world turn upside down and inside out. I had really hoped that since I was living a more positive life, was doing so well in many aspects of my life, and was taking all of my medication again like I was supposed to even though I was in "remission," I didn't know what I had done wrong or where it all went wrong.
Since then it's been crazy. I had to get another spinal tap the last time I was in the hospital last month which I was so scared of because of my first awful experience when it took forever, hurt, I could feel nerves being pinched in my thighs, it was painful, uncomfortable, and afterwards spinal fluid was leaking for days and I had the most horrid headaches that I had never experienced before in my life and never want to experience again. This time it was better. Quick and not painful (as I don't mind needles anyway). My medication is hard to keep track of and I still don't know them all by name. I've been in the hospital three times in the last four months (twice because my sodium dropped so low), found out I still have edema but it's manifesting itself on the inside of my body that's why it seems like I'm not retaining water because you can't see it in my ankles and legs anymore. I get bad headaches that last for days, all of my "normal" symptoms are way worse than usual that I can't even work so I'm on leave right now but have to get better by May 1st and go back to work on the 2nd. I was hoping I'd be better by then but I don't know. I had to wear a holter monitor for 2 weeks per my new Cardiologist to "record" any irregularities I noticed during that time. I got to do a CT scan of my brain again (how fun, being claustrophobic), but they had music, Valium, and an eye mask so I was good. And he let me keep them. I got bossed around by a nurse that was younger than me, almost was given another patient's meds as a frantic nurse was looking in the wrong person's chart and luckily I caught it because she mentioned that the hospitalist wanted to give me Motrin which I knew could not possibly be correct because of my kidneys, my arms looked like I was a drug addict that loved needles, and all kinds of fun stuff. Of course most of the tests show nothing. They're always like that. I got used to the doctors giving me shrugs, saying, "I don't know," or "It's just the Lupus." I didn't like that there were no answers as I had always thought doctors always had the answers. It was and is frustrating to say the least. One thing that made me angry was that I was having edema for a while. The first time was back in March of last year. And to my surprise, it stayed there for days so I was able to show my new Rheumatologist. He pressed on it which left a big indentation that ever so slowly regained it's huge shape. I had done that a lot, played with it like silly putty. "See this," he asked as he pressed down on my leg. Yep, I'm not blind, I already know it does that. (I was thinking this, I wouldn't say it out loud). 🙂 "You're retaining water." Okay. And I guess that was that. So I thought it wasn't a big deal since he just blew it off and was more concerned about me being a cigarette smoker than anything else. The edema would come and go every so often, always lasting between 1-3 days. Then it started to get really bad in December, and the headaches started (it was so bad that I would need to call in sick for work and I never call in sick). The edema got so bad that you couldn't see any of the bones in my boney feet, I had no ankles (just cankles), it went all the way up my thighs. It was really bad but I thought it wasn't a big deal. Until one day one of the nurses I worked with said that I looked pale lately and she had seen my legs (I showed her), and she said that my face was bloated too. So I went to my doctor who immediately ordered blood work and stuff that the Rheumatologist should have done. My blood work jumps around so much that I can be fine one day and the next day something else is wrong. I am now officially anemic and my red blood cells and hematocrit has been low lately. My doctor was thinking about doing a blood transfusion but my Nephrologist wanted to hold off on it. He prescribed me some Iron last Thursday when I saw him. "Finally, I thought. I've been asking for something, anything that could possibly give me the least amount of energy or tell me what to do to get energy. I'm not sure if the Zinc will work but it's worth a try.
The most important thing that I do right now is the hardest thing for me to do. I'm under liquid restriction for what I believe is for the rest of my life. 64 oz. I'm used to drinking 3-4 times as much as that. I am still failing miserably daily but I am drinking less than I used to, however I know that's not good enough. My Nephrologist told me that when I was in the hospital this last time, I had enough water in me to last me six days. So I have to try harder until I finally get it and know how to ration my liquid throughout the day. My blood pressure in the meantime is still high but better. A couple of times it hit the normal range which made me happy. 200/114 is not good at all. I never had problems with my bp before.
I had one of the biggest scares of my life in December when I landed myself in the hospital for several days, sleeping most of the time because of the headache that wouldn't go away, and the Nephrologist wanted to put me on Prednisone and that was the only option, I had to do it. He assured me that a small pill wouldn't make me "fat," that it's the person eating, not the pill. Well I beg to differ because I'm not eating any more than I usually do and even though at least 10 lbs. is water weight, I have still gained weight and my face is huge. It's not a dinosaur head this time, it's a "Muppet Head." Yea, I cut my hair super short at the wrong time because my head became bigger, like a Muppet. 🙂 I don't know why saying those things make me smile or makes me feel better. I think a part of me would rather say that to someone that I haven't seen in a long time than for them to think it or even say that I gained weight or that my face looks swollen. As if I didn't take notice. My Rheumatologist said I could start taking 20 mg a day instead of 30 mg of Prednisone but I still don't see a difference. I asked my Nephrologist when did he think I could start taking less Prednisone and also start reducing the CellCept and some of the other meds. He said we would discuss that later, he wants me to do a few tests first and see me in a month. A month seems too far away. I want to be able to reduce my medication sooner. He had at one time discussed Cytoxan with me (in case the CellCept/ Prednisone/ and other meds didn't work) but he hasn't mentioned it again so I'm crossing my fingers.
I know there are others out there with Lupus who are taking Prednisone. What is experience with it? How do you feel about it?


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When I looked at the 3 day old dishes and "clean" laundry left on the floor for the dog to sleep on, I hit my limit. "That's it!" I said. "I'm hiring a housekeeper!".
As a full-time work at home mom, I was spending all my non-working hours cleaning up after people. There was no downtime with my kids, no relaxing with a book I'd been meaning to read, just cleaning. I was turning into the maid. And I was done.
I was ready to hire a housekeeper.
That could be where the story ends. BUT after some serious thought, I didn't hire a housekeeper.
Here's why you shouldn't either:
This is not going to be one of those things where I tell you that you should be doing more. Even though you are exhausted. Even though you are already overscheduled. Even though you are bad at saying no.
Absolutely not.
You should not be doing more. If it was as simple as that I would say, "Go. Right this very second. Go hire a housekeeper!".
But my reasons for not hiring a housekeeper had nothing to do with wanting to take on more myself. Hiring a housekeeper simply wasn't going to help me reach my true goals and wouldn't simplify my life in the way I wanted it to.
Reasons not to hire a housekeeper
You are not the only one in your house.
My husband went to a conference recently and everyone he met was shocked that, first of all, we have 6 kids, and then that we didn't have any help. They expected us to have a nanny and a housekeeper and when we didn't have either they couldn't imagine how we did it. his response was, "We have kids. They can help clean up too."
I have had a housekeeper several times in the past. When I was on bedrest with my twins, it was a lifesaver. I just couldn't physically keep up. I do use Blue Apron as my own little personal chef (if you haven't tried it yet you can get 3 free meals here).
But, there were some downsides too, and those downsides ultimately outweighed the benefits when it came to whether not I was going to hire a house keeper again.
I still have days where I fantasize about having someone swoop in and clean my house but I know that a housekeeper isn't the Mary Poppins solutions that I'd like it to be.
So, I don't think mom's should hire a housekeeper (with a few exceptions). I am NOT advocating for you to do more as a mom. As a work at home mom of 6, I know there are just so many hours in a day. You can't, and shouldn't do it all. But I don't think a housekeeper is the solution.
You will clean before the housekeeper comes.
When I had a housekeeper, I spent more time cleaning my house than I ever did before. Why? I cleaned before the housekeeper came. I know, I know you shouldn't do this. I told myself that I was paying them to clean my house so it was ridiculous for me to clean it to. That didn't stop me though.
Deep down, I think you know that you'd clean before the housekeeper came too.
I actually tried to stop this habit. The last time I had a housekeeper I was on bedrest with my twins. Bedrest. I shouldn't have been doing any cleaning but I hobbled around before the housekeeper came, doing my best to make it look like we weren't total slobs. Then I told myself that was silly and I made a conscious effort not to clean before the housekeeper came.
You know what happened? The housekeeper called us and asked if we could tidy up more before she came so she could get to my kitchen counters to clean them.
Kids need chores to learn to work.
The other thing I noticed when I had a housekeeper coming was I saw an attitude in my kids that I REALLY didn't like. One day I asked my big kids to go clean up their bathroom and one of them told me, "Why? The cleaning lady is just going to do that."
That was a big old "NOPE" from me. I had visions of my kids heading off to college and expecting their college roommates to clean up after them, of being fired from jobs because they had no work ethic. They cleaned their own toilet from that day on.
Now, I'm still in a position where I can't possibly clean the whole house by myself (and I don't want to). But I have 6 kids, so when there is a big job to be done I put them to work. Even my two year old twins can help out (check out this video of them unloading the dishwasher on their own).
We clean in zones. Everyone in my family has an area of the house they are responsible for. Because we've broken the house up into smaller jobs, no one has a job that should take more than about 15 minutes a day. We rotate so every kid has the chance to learn how to clean a toilet or mop the floor (my goal is self sufficient adults by the time they leave the house).
When there is a big job to do (like the kitchen got really out of hand after a meal), we all jump in and do it together. My kids learn to work and the house gets clean.
There is one big exception to this. If all your kids are young, getting them to "help" takes a lot of time and effort. It is still worth teaching them but it means it takes a lot longer to scrub all the toilets. In that situation, if you work outside the home or work from home, it's well worth it to have someone come in and help you out. As your kids get older and more capable, have them take over more tasks.
Kids need to see you working.
You know the whole "do as I say, not as I do" thing? Unfortunately, it totally doesn't work. There are so many days I wish I could just teach my kids then go off and do something else (aka. eat your veggies while I have ice cream for dinner because I'm the adult) but it just doesn't work that way.
It's up to me to set an example for my children and sadly, that means they need to see me scrubbing a toilet sometimes to. As a work at home mom, my kids see me working all the time. Part of life is cleaning up after yourself though and that means I have to do my share too. It's amazing how when I jump in and start working on the dishes, my kids will trickle in and start doing chores. When they are grown, I want them to remember me working along side them, not just nagging them to do chores.
Routines make a housekeeper redundant.
I do not have time to add anything else to my schedule, cleaning included. People who know me know that I take busy to a whole new level (I really need to work on that). Routines can go a long way towards making a housekeeper redundant though.
Fly Lady's Sink Reflections book legitimately changed my life. I never looked at routines the same way again. I've tweaked the way I structure my routines over the years and added routines for my kids, but routines help me clean my house almost without thinking about it.
I throw in a load of laundry before I start making breakfast because it's habit. My kids unload the dishwasher as breakfast cooks because it's part of their routine.
It's amazing how little chores throughout the day really add up and we don't feel like we are cleaning all day.
Money you'd spend on a Housekeeper can be spent somewhere else.
I'm a firm believer that you should spend your money on things that improve your quality of life. If having a housekeeper improves your quality of life, then go for it. For me, having Blue Apron deliver meals a few times a week drastically reduces my stress level. I like to be fed. My kids have things on their wish-list that far outrank a clean house.
When I started getting frustrated and was seriously considering hiring a housekeeper again, I told my kids, "Look, I can pay the housekeeper or I can pay you".
I told them exactly what I would be paying for a housekeeper to come and clean up their messes. They had the option of having the housekeeper come or having that money for fun activities like sports, piano lessons, and a family vacation.
They chose to clean up their own messes.
Let your kids decide where their priorities are. I'd much rather give my kids the chance to earn a few bucks for mowing the lawn or mopping the kitchen floor than hiring someone else to do it and it turns out, they would to . . . most of the time.
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First, let's see how a content marketing – or inbound marketing – process works.
Content marketing is a good strategy, but most of the people who are actually interested in your content won't leave their contact information anyway. The lead generation process targets those who are interested but don't leave their info.
The process can be divided into 3 phases:
First: you create content. This could be a blog post or it could be just a description of your services. Think of example.com/products/our-good-service. This is a page you want your prospects to see.
Second: you get people to read it. his might mean advertising or creating Facebook posts, or it might be that your customers have your blog bookmarked in their browsers and visit your site regularly. Often it's through Google. It's important to increase the amount of people who visit your site and most importantly, you want them to be relevant to your business. Visitors are cheap; quality leads are not.
"Content marketing is not dead, it's just 98% dead"
Third: you get people to leave their contact details. Because your content is so good, it's insightful and adds value, the reader gets interested and calls or visits your store and you make money. This of course is the the best-case scenario.
More often than not, it's the third step where you lose out the most. Most people will not call you right away after reading your content for various reasons. Nor will they sign up to receive your email. Only the 2% we talked about earlier will do that. What happens with the 98%? Who are they?
The other 98% are the hardest part. Because they didn't call us or leave their contact information, we don't know that much about them. Our next step is to gather all possible information about them and utilize that information so that we can take actionable steps to get them as customers.
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Dallara Technology Center
Italian automaker Dallara and its U.S. distributor, Indy Racing Experience, partnered with CSO in the design of a $7 million technology center in Speedway, Indiana. The main function of the facility is to house the design and assembly process for the next generation of chassis for the IndyCar series. In addition, the building will serve as the North American Headquarters for Dallara while also including assembly areas for the DW-12 safety cell and aero kits. There is also space for a truck bay and assembly for Indy Racing Experience. The glass front of the building that faces Speedway's Main Street houses a rotating display of cars offering a unique fan experience for IndyCar lovers. The facility was sited to allow for future expansion that will house racing simulators.
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DEAR BENNY: We are in our late 70s and have moved out of our house. We are selling the house to our daughter for approximately $338,000 and we are taking back the mortgage.
We have been told the minimal interest rate we can charge her is 1.61 percent without getting in trouble with the IRS. And, it must be renewed each year. Is this correct? Please advise. –Louise


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Here's a fun little nickname for Whole Foods: Whole Paycheck. That's because you probably spend all your hard-earned money on some fancy cheese or special peanut butter that you just really, really *need*, OK?? Well, it turns out, there is one kitchen staple that is not just cheap by Whole Foods standards, it also prices lower than name brands and other supermarket organic brands.
According to Gina Briles of Cheapism.com, one of the best deals at Whole Foods is the non-organic 365 Everyday Value olive oil. One 33.8 ounce jar is priced at $7.98, while the same size jar of Safeway Signature Select is $11.99. That's almost a $4 difference! Also, Safeway Select is one of the best generic brands for saving money, so that's really saying something if one of their products is more expensive than Whole Foods. Next time your pantry needs an olive oil refresh, definitely hit up Whole Foods… but try not to spend the money you're saving on that special holiday cranberry goat cheese.
Don't forget to check out: the mistake you're making when buying Whole Foods prepared food and facts you didn't know about Whole Foods
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What is UX design?
The user experience is a combination of tasks that focus on product optimization for efficient and enjoyable use. User experience design is the development and development of quality interaction between all aspects of the user and the company. Ser Experience Design is responsible for the process of testing practical, testing, testing, developing, content and prototypes for quality results. User experience theory is theoretically not a digital (cognitive science) practice, but primarily used and defined by digital industries.
Introduction to UX Design
The easiest way to approach the design phase of UX projects is to approach the one you think a project should do, then examine the constraints and modify the approach based on these constraints. This will allow you to set budgets and times when you have not provided your potential customer in advance. Well-designed UX projects are easier to implement and offer greater chances of success than those that are handled on an ad-hoc basis. For designers working on a constantly changing area of user experience, it is always important to consider the basic principles of design. At a number of levels, the nature of constantly changing and developing work – whether we design new technologies or other contexts, ranging from applications to personal use through channel-based experiences. When we call for solutions to design problems that have not been resolved earlier, design principles provide a solid foundation for developing innovative solutions. All of these trends required us to review design again and come up with new interaction models, design patterns and standards – many of which are still evolving.
The trend of visual design also changes – sometimes right; sometimes not. For example, we have recently seen the predominance and the low contrast of small light gray fonts for good readability – almost anyone, not just people with severe visual problems. Now we see bigger fonts – this is the readability problem. The UX Design Principles course provides basic skills for those interested or user experience planning. The workshop covers aspects of web applications, applications, and mobile design. This UX workshop is suitable for designers, business analysts, product managers and developers. No need for UX or design experience. The basis for UX classes and the American Graphics Institute UX certification program.
What is UI Design?
The user interface is a complement to the appearance, appearance, and appearance of a product's interactivity. But like UX, it is easy and often confusing for industries that are UI designers. UI (UI) or user interface design is the design of web pages, computers, devices, machines, mobile communication tools, and software applications that focus on user experience and interaction. UI Design is closer to what we call graphic design, though the tasks are somewhat more complex. Human Computer Interaction (HCI) integrates concepts and methods from computing, design, and psychology to create surfaces that are accessible, easy to use, and effective. Three factors need to be taken into account in developing a successful UI; development factors, visibility factors and acceptance factors. Development factors help visual communication. These include: Platform Limits, Toolboxes and Component Libraries, Fast Prototyping Support, and Customization. Visibility factors take into account human factors and express a strong visual identity. These include human capabilities, product identity, clear-cut model and multiple representations. Acceptance factors include the deployed fund, corporate policy, international markets, and documentation and training. The use of visible language has three basic principles:
User Interface and UX Design
The user experience is very similar to the user experience when going to a grocery store. You want a nice time without any problems. Want to navigate faster to the store, get what you need right away, wait without waiting at the checkout and get back home. You do not want to look for slow money, objects where you do not have or are in stock, hostile employees or a crowded parking lot. He just wants to come here (food) and be on the road. Stores understand this and spend a lot of time and money to make it easier to navigate the store, make sure the items you want are in stock and provide fast and friendly paylines. It may seem a little damned about UX planning about visiting local grocery stores, but experiences are similar. Our customers are visitors to our sites, and foods are the content they came from on the site. For those who went into the shop, it's easy to find things that annoy us or think we need to improve. However, when it comes to its own designers and user interfaces and their creation, we may not be able to recall these irritants before the user. We can do this by going back and examining these weaknesses in our design so that we do not cause unnecessary disappointment and keep them on our site to access the content they are looking for. In order to help designers come back and look at our plans and user interface from the visitor's eye, we go through a few things and do not seek to help them get accurately for having no irritation or bad UX.
first DO: Provides a similar experience regardless of the device Visitors come to your site with a variety of tools. Visit your website on your desktop or laptop, tablet, phone, music player, game console, or even hours. Much of the user experience design ensures that no matter how your site visits your site, they will get the same experience if you want to visit other devices. This means that if a visitor sees your site on your phone, you still need to be able to find everything you need, as if you are looking at the page at home. The seamless experience of all your devices helps keep your users on your site, no matter what device they are using
. DO: Quickly-Discoverable and Easy-to-Use Navigation The key to providing a pleasant user experience to users is to understand the search for content. They love information on your site. As they reach them, you can navigate through the site's navigation to quickly find what they are looking for. Provides a user-friendly navigation system that is easy to recognize and easy to use. Plan your navigation in such a way as to reach the minimum number of clicks while still being easy to read and find where to go
. NE: Designing a Website Prevents Website Legislation Creating a Website or a UI never disturbs the user from consuming on-screen content. This implies that there are busy backgrounds behind the content or bad color schemes that hinder your site's readability. Busy backgrounds cause distraction and ignore content, even if the busy background is just below the content. Also, be careful not to use color schemes that reduce the contrast of the on-screen typography (ie the light gray white background type). Focusing on the typography of your site, make sure that issues such as line length, line height, border and letter selection do not cause readability problems
. NO: Obstructing Visitor Scanning From the above, both users and visitors often read the screen before settling down to read a certain thing. Users often look for visual signals such as headers, pictures, buttons, and blocks to know where to focus their attention. If you begin to remove these items, it is difficult for users to read the content to find what they are looking for. Using easy-to-see headers, images that display images, navigation buttons, and individual or important blocks of content can be scanned by users to find what they need.


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Job Description
This role will see you based in one of our many catering outlets, kiosks or cafes around the park and your duties would be dependent on your age.
Under 18's will be expected to serve customers, use tills, serve ice cream and drinks, clear tables and general cleaning duties with some, minimal food preparation required.
Over 18's will be more involved with the food preparation, using fryers and various catering equipment items but nothing here is too complicated and food preparation is minimal.
Contact: Julie Connall
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Nawa 4 you, me, us, him, her, them and all other Naija peeps making headlines such as our Naija celebrities, corrupt politicians, fake pastors, yahoo-yahoo peeps, normal and abnormal, and any latest news worth laughing about in Naija and abroad.......ALL REAL STORIES....NO BULLSH#&$%@*!!!
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U see na this kind things dey actually make me wonder when our spell will be broken. WTF is a spiritual soap for goodness sake? So they trying to imply that if u use this nonsense to bath, then evil spirit no go dey follow u again or wetin sef? On a very serious note, Naija is one of the countries with the most ignorant people. I no just know why we too dey carry this whole christian/spiritual thing to the next level. And the thing wey dey pain me be say a lot of these same ignorant people have been exposed to education, technology and the realities of life..but yet they choose to remain ignorant/foolish.
U see if its all those illiterates/touts that buy this soap, i no for too send (cos its not their fault) But what makes me go nuts be say na the people wey get even up to a Matsers degree and PHD go dey patronize this bulll#%@. When shall we get out of this curse that has been laid on us ehh? Wetin be this? Maybe it would have been nice to have a section on the pack where they would write "results might differ depending on the last time u sinned"........
and let me make this straight right now....if u my friend, and u have this crap sitting somewhere in ur toilet, or if u've ever thought of buying this piece of sh** before.....then pls pls pls dont f#$%@ talk to me anymore. thanks.
(ha ha ...see as devil dey run with im knife for the pic....funny ass clowns)
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In chemistry, buffer capacity is the amount of acid or base a buffered solution can soak up before its pH will start to change significantly. The buffer capacity of a soil is important in determining how its pH will change.
Various minerals in soil help to buffer against changes in pH when an acid or base is added. At high pH, calcium, magnesium and potassium oxides, together with carbonates, help to buffer pH changes; at acidic pH, aluminum oxides and iron hydroxides act as buffering agents; at intermediate pH levels, soil organic matter, mineral weathering and exchange reactions help to buffer the soil.
A higher buffer capacity means that the soil can absorb more acid and/or base without a significant change in pH. In general, clay soils have higher buffer capacity than sandy soils, and a higher organic matter content tends to increase buffering capacity.
Buffering capacity is important because it helps to stabilize the pH. Changes in pH can affect plants in a variety of ways, especially by diminishing the fraction of nutrients in soil that are available to the plants and increasing uptake of undesirable minerals like aluminum.


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We have all heard of "dumpster babies," abandoned newborns left to die by unfit parents.
And now, courtesy of Nebraska's not-too-careful legislature, we have "dumpster teens" — near-adult youngsters left with the state of Nebraska by their parents, following last July's loosening of the state's child neglect statute.
The legislature, trying to prevent dumpster babies, weakened penalties to irresponsible parents who at least show the tiniest responsibility by not leaving infants in dumpsters, or the like, to die, but rather leaving them at hospitals for someone else to take up care.
Little did they expect parents to abandon growing children, including teenagers.
Though unintended, the effects were, well, ludicrously predictable. The legislators had used the word "child" rather than defining it more narrowly to "newborns."
A special session has now been convened, and the law tidied up to include only infants 30 days or younger. But not before dozens of young people were abandoned. Some parents travelled across state lines to get rid of their kids.
Strange that the same legislature that outlawed non-residents from helping circulate petitions in Nebraska would allow non-residents to drop off their unwanted children in the state. But I digress.
Nebraska legislators may have meant well, but they ignored a basic principle: Some obligations should not be made too easy to break.
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I was not aware that Nebraska did not allow non-residents to circulate petitions, only Oklahoma.
This is what happens when gov't takes over the responsibilities of families and charities. Many of the parents were absolutely desperate about not getting any help with very problem children from the state.
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Strange that the same legislature that outlawed non-residents from helping circulate petitions in Nebraska would allow non-residents to drop off their unwanted children in the state. But I digress.
I agree that you digress. I am on your side when it comes to citizen initiatives but to muddle that with the serious situation on abandoning children, even teenagers stretches a point too much. I raised one girl and there were moments when I "wondered" if this was an option, but always listened to the voice of God and understood that the duty of the father is to raise the child in the admonition of the Lord. I really fear for the future of this country when I read the letters to editors and the opinion pages. We may be losing our divine protections soon.
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Robert Pattinsoncan't stop and won't stop talking about his, erm, "ferocious masturbation scene."
As it turns out, fans love to read about his sexual escapades, something that R. Patts is well aware of. "I do find it quite entertaining," Patttinson tells the Los Angeles Times. "It definitely gets people talking about the film."
Although, so far, it's unclear if the buzz about the beginning scene of The Lighthouse will turn into ticket sales. He laughs, "The other day, I was saying to A24, 'I'm not sure how successful I am at doing this promotional stuff.'"
Nonetheless, his "self-abuse," for lack of a better word, is all that people could talk about in recent days.
This keen interest from the public was quite contrary to the reaction he received from the director when they started filming the very first scene of the noir. He previously said the director seemed to be a "little in shock" after the first take, but never said anything, which made him think, "O.K., cool, I didn't get told to stop, so I'll keep going in that direction.'"


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LOS ANGELES — A California corrections officer who said she fell while responding to a fight between inmates at a maximum-security prison, causing her to subsequently lose her child, filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday. She claims state prison officials wouldn't provide reasonable accommodations when she was pregnant, reported U.S. News.
Sarah Coogle's lawsuit alleges officials at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation would not allow her to take a less strenuous position without taking a pay cut and losing her benefits or going on unpaid leave.
The suit was filed at Kern County Superior Court in Bakersfield.
Vicky Waters, a spokeswoman for the state prison system, said the agency had not yet been served with a copy of the lawsuit. Therefore, they would not comment further.
In January 2017 Coogle was concerned that she could injure her unborn child if she had to use force to subdue a prisoner. As a result, she requested a position with limited inmate contact — possibly in the prison's accounting or personnel offices — where she wouldn't have to run, she said.
But she was told that wasn't possible. Consequently, she'd have to either take unpaid leave or accept another position with a cut of about two-thirds of her salary and a loss of benefits, she said.
"I had to remain in my position and risk my child's life," Coogle said.
While working at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi in July 2017, Coogle heard an alarm going off in a nearby building. She began running with fellow officers to respond to the potential emergency. While doing so, she fell on "uneven terrain," she said.
Hence, after the fall, Coogle was taken to the hospital. She had several follow-up visits with doctors and her obstetrician after having abdominal pain.
In September, she woke with excruciating abdominal pain. As a result, she was rushed to the hospital. Consequently, doctors told her that her unborn child no longer had a heartbeat and "lost her baby due to a placental rupture," Coogle said.
"No man has to bring their child to such a dangerous environment," Coogle said in an interview. "I just want to earn my paycheck but protect my child at the same time."
In addition to unspecified monetary damages, Coogle is also seeking to change the state prison system's policies, which her attorney says highlights stark gender inequality in the workplace.
"It puts women like Sarah in a very terrible situation having to choose between their family and their job," said her attorney, Arnold Peter. "She and her husband are going to have to live with for the rest of their lives."


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Dr. Hsu is a board certified dermatologist of the American Board of Dermatology with expertise in laser surgery, sclerotherapy, phlebectomy, soft tissue augmentation, cosmetic surgery, Botox and general dermatology. Dr. Hsu is trained in minimally invasive techniques for various skin, vein and cosmetic conditions.
Dr. Hsu graduated with distinction from Stanford University where he earned the coveted President's Award for academic achievement. He received his medical degree from University of California at Los Angeles, earning top honors along the way. He then completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Dermatology at the Mayo Clinic. He pursued further training by completing a Laser and Cosmetic Surgery fellowship at SkinCare Physicians in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts under the direction of faculty from Harvard University and Yale University School of Medicine.
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It was a dark and stormy night. . . okay, not really. But it was rainy. So, naturally, my roomie Mairin and I went to the most happening place in town, Walmart. We meandered around the store for a while, and I noticed the Christmas decorations. Of course, I couldn't avoid them, so I moseyed over and did my business. I have failed to mention the giant Huskers tent imposing on my Christmastime splendor. It was huge, obnoxious, but most of all, Nebraska-y. If you know me at all, I'm not a UNL fan. Let's face it, I'm the worst Nebraskan out there (BOOMER SOONER). But I digress, remember how I mentioned Mairin my roomie?
Yeah, her. She was filled to the brim with piss and vinegar that night. And she vocalized her opinion about that stupid tent. After I picked up my yuletide gems, we were leaving and walked under said stupid tent, manuvered around a group of nicely dressed people (which I thought was weird, it's a Walmart for pete's sake) and Mairin practically yells "That tent smell like dog food." I look at the fancy-pants standing around us and chuckled. I however did not know the hilarity of the situation at this point. Once we got up to the check out, a voice comes over the intercom and says, "Eric Crouch will be signing autographs in this section of the store under a Huskers tent." Mairin said that Eric Crouch's tent smelled like dog food. And we all remember Eric Crouch. Husker Heisman winner that retired from the NFL after a couple of weeks [PANSY]. Now he installs scoreboards. Good job, Mr. Crouch.
The most important part of the night was what I bought. How freaking cute are these? And the best part about my purchase is that Eric Crouch watched me hem and haw about this for a good 5 minutes.
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September 1st, 2016 – Pictures: Facebook Founder Leaves Nigeria, Arrives Nairobi Kenya
See Mark Zuckerberg Eating Local Kenyan Food Ugali & Fish At Mama Oliech's Restaurant In Nairobi
The young billionaire who arrived Nigeria on Tuesday has left. He is currently in Nairobi Kenya where he is getting ready to establish another Facebook lounge aka iHub.
He was pictured eating local Kenyan food Ugali and fried Tilapia fish with President Uhuru Kenyatta and others at a popular restaurant in Nairobi.


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His Rio Games over, Nate Ebner went back to his day job Tuesday.
The U.S. rugby Olympian returned to the practice field with the New England Patriots. He had a baseball cap on instead of a helmet, and was conditioning instead of practicing _ as would be expected as he transitions back to football mode.
The U.S. finished ninth in rugby in Rio, going 3-2 overall.
Ebner, a safety for the Patriots, scored twice the games _ including once in a 24-19 loss to eventual gold medalist Fiji.
Ebner played on the Olympic team with the Patriots' blessing, even though it interfered with the first couple weeks of New England's training camp. Patriots coach Bill Belichick and other members of the team's staff wore t-shirts in Ebner's honor to practice last week, on the day when the Americans played their opening matches in Rio.


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Announcing the 2015 Haverford Music Festival Full Schedule!
Join in the fun and excitement at The Fifth Annual Haverford Music Festival, presented by GIANT, on Saturday, September 12, 2015, noon to 9:30 PM. It will feature headliners singer/songwriter Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), rockabilly party band Dibbs Preston & the Detonators, country/Americana artist Laura Cantrell and Little Steven's Underground Garage stars The Grip Weeds.
Check out our newly added HMF 2015 Performers' Schedule here.
In addition to our headliners, HMF 2015 will feature an additional 30 acts, representing such different musical genres such as Latin, smooth jazz, soul, classical, rock, a cappella, and country – there'll be something for everyone to enjoy! Some of these performers are from Havertown; others are coming from various communities throughout the Delaware Valley and across the USA to perform on the Festival's four stages located near the intersection of Eagle and Darby Roads in Havertown.
Listen to live music on our two large stages – on the field behind the Oakmont Administration building, and on Darby Road near the Oakmont Pub; and our two smaller stages – in front of the Oakmont Administration building, and within the intimate indoor, coffeehouse atmosphere of The Rock, in the heart of the Oakmont shopping district. Area businesses and vendors will fill booths along Darby Road and Hathaway Lane. There'll be food, a beer garden, children's activities and fun for the entire family. Admission is free.
Read more about our Headliners here. And check back here soon for bios about this year's Local and Regional Performers.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! For more information on voluteering or to sign up to work a couple of hours at the 2015 HMF 2015, please click here.
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A man visits his favorite restaurant. The waiters are overjoyed to see him – he is one of their best customers, after all – and after his meal, they bring him their best dessert on the house: a cherry pie. Every bite is perfection. When the man leaves the restaurant, he is in a terrific mood and practically skips to his car.
But how long will that good mood last? Will it last for hours? Days? Or will it disappear mere minutes after he gets into the car?
A recently published study in the Journal of Neuroscience examined the biology behind savoring a good thing. Some people are able to hold onto the positive emotions associated with a good experience– for instance, a delicious meal – whereas other people lose those positive feelings almost immediately. Determining what separates a person who savors good things from a person who doesn't may unlock some of the biological mysteries associated with depression.
The study
The study was conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During the study, roughly 100 adult participants played a short guessing game on their smartphones. In this game, participants were instructed to guess whether or not the computer would display a number lower or higher than another number, for instance: "Please guess whether the next number will be higher or lower than 5."
Participants would win money if they guessed correctly and nothing if they guessed incorrectly. Winning was intended to give the participants a burst of positive emotions, whereas losing was intended to give them a burst of negative emotions. After each round, the participants were asked to rate their emotional state. Every 15 minutes, the phone would prompt them to rate their emotions again to see whether their positive (or negative) mood had endured.
The same participants then performed the guessing game while scientists collected images of their brains using functional MRI. Individuals who demonstrated sustained activation in their brain's reward center, the ventral striatum, reported more enduring positive feelings after winning. Activity in another brain region, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, predicted the magnitude of positive feelings a person felt immediately post-reward.
Treating depression
What does this mean for treating depression? The authors theorize that – because an inability to savor good things is associated with depression – understanding the neural patterns associated with long-lasting good moods might open the door to future mental health interventions.
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., senior author of the study, suspects that the neural pattern associated with savoring can be cultivated through meditation and practicing compassion. He also suspects that these neural networks can be shifted through smartphone-guided cognitive training.
"Most patients spend only one hour per week in psychotherapy. That's less than 1 percent of their waking time, so the fact that anything changes at all is pretty remarkable," Davidson said. "The idea is if we can use cellphone technology to provide similar prompts to help people sustain positive emotion throughout the week, we may be able to create faster changes in brain networks that give rise to improved mood."
How can people increase their ability to savor?
Many studies have investigated how to better experience and hold onto good feelings.
One study found that regularly practicing meditation can lead to long-lasting structural changes in areas of the brain associated with sensory, cognitive and emotional processing, perhaps increasing a person's ability to feel pleasure. Another study found that moderation increases savoring: Participants who abstained from chocolate for one full week reported a more pleasurable experience the next time they had chocolate when compared to individuals who gorged themselves on chocolate or received no explicit instructions. Another study found that treating each experience as though it's the last can amplify its associated pleasure.
Research on how to be happy – and how to savor that happiness – is unlikely to end any time soon. Achieving happiness is the modern day equivalent of the fountain of youth. Unlike the fountain of youth, however, the blueprint associated with happiness is located in the brain. Future research may help uncover that blueprint and, ultimately, treat individuals with depression.
Sovereign Health Group follows cutting-edge research in the fields of neuroscience and mental health to guarantee patients receive the most effective treatment possible. We provide patients with scientifically based cognitive training to improve brain wellness, individual therapy, group therapy, yoga, equine therapy, stress management and group outings. For more questions, please call 888-530-4614.
Written by Courtney Lopresti, M.S. neuroscience, Sovereign Health Group writer