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Sunday, October 16, 2011
I just found a dance journal I kept when I was a baby dancer. It was fun, it was therapeutic, it was addicting. There were entries about my classes, as well as photos, drawings, ticket stubs and quotes from famous dancers. I also kept a log of my gigs- with base pay and tips earned, as well as notes about the type of event it was, audience reactions, and I actually rated my own performances!
Keeping a diary was a habit I'd had since I was a pre-teen, but this dance journal was different…I didn't know it at the time, but it helped me grow as a dancer by literally mapping out my desires. By writing down goal- and then seeing them get accomplished, I could chart my own progress and see what I had accomplished and what I needed to work on.
Many artists keep journals to help nurture themselves creatively.
Do you have a dance journal?
In your dance journal, unlike a regular diary, you will not be focusing your love life or financial worries but rather, artistic inspiration.
* Jot down ideas and positive thoughts about your dancing practice; make lists of songs you would like to tackle for choreographed or improvisational performances, sketch out ideas for costumes you'd like to make.
* Motivate yourself with photos of famous dancers, beautiful costumes, inspirational quotes or other dance-related things that have encouraged you.
* Take some time to copy down the hurried notes you took at workshops. This will not only help to make them stick in your head, but then you will also have them (in readable form!) for future reference.
* Write down what you remember of your dreams, and let yourself daydream on the pages.
* Keep a log of the classes and workshops you take, and compose a few words about each experience.
*As a creative exercise, watch live or video performances of your favorite dancers and then write down your impressions. What is it about this dancer's style that you love? How did the piece make you feel? What time period is it from? How did he or she utilize the performance space? What steps can you identify?
* Make lists of all the things you want to accomplish with your dancing, and goals you would like to reach, and then check them off as you fulfill them.
Princess Farhana at BDUC by Carl Sermon
Baby Princess at The Middle East Connection, circa 1992, Glendale,CA. Photographer unknown
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Botanical Name: Prunus amygdalus; Prunus dulcis
Common Names: Pātām (Tam), almendras (Esp), Bādāam (Hin)
Description: One of the earliest known domesticated tree nuts, almonds have been well-known for thousands of years and have even made appearances in historical texts such as the bible. A deciduous tree which grows to anywhere between 13 and 33 feet in height, the commonly eaten part of the almond is in fact the seed of the fruit produced by the tree. The seed is usually oval shaped and is white inside while covered by a thin brown skin.
There are two types of almonds, the bitter almond and sweet almond. While it is unknown how humans originally separated the two distinct almonds which are virtually identical in appearance, it's a good thing they found a way because the bitter almond is toxic and inedible. The bitter almond still can be used to produce almond oil however which can be a flavor add-in to many liquors or foods or even be used for skin treatments.
The sweet almond is known for its sweet taste and almonds are typically eaten raw or toasted and are often smoked or salted. They have many culinary uses as almonds can be used in many recipes, but can also produce other food products. Almond butter is commonly used as a peanut butter substitute and is great for those suffering from a peanut allergy. Almond milk is a great milk substitute great for those abstaining from dairy products. In addition, almond syrup and almond flour also have culinary uses.
While almonds originated in the Middle East, the United States is the world's largest producer of almonds today, however California is the only state which produces them.
Kitchen Pharmacy: While some may say almonds are high in fats, that is because of the monounsaturated fats which studies show promote great hearth health. Almonds have shown to reduce cholesterol, especially the bad cholesterol and is effective at reducing risk for heart disease. In addition almonds are very helpful in reducing risk for diabetes, improving blood-fat levels and reducing risk for weight-gain. Lastly, almonds are a great source of energy and may help prevent gallstones.
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A search warrant is an order from a court that lets the police search a specific place for specific items.
A "secondary designated offence" is a serious offence, such as assault, uttering threats, and serious drug related offences. If you're convicted of a secondary designated offence, the court may ask for a DNA sample from you. If a sample is taken, a record of your DNA sample will be kept the National DNA Data Bank.
An accused person charged with an indictable offence usually has the choice of a trial in the Ontario Court of Justice or in the Superior Court of Justice. The offences listed in section 469 can only have trials in the Superior Court of Justice. The offences listed in section 469 include:
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- intimidating Parliament or a legislature
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A recognizance under section 810 of the Criminal Code is also known as an 810 peace bond. If you sign a section 810 peace bond, you will be required to follow certain conditions for up to 1 year.
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Seizure is when an enforcement officer lawfully takes land or personal property to pay for money owed because of a court order. Often, the property is sold and the money is used to pay the creditor.
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Because HIV is sexually-transmitted, we should not be surprised that HIV patients often have other sexually transmitted infections. But sometimes, the relationships are even greater. This means that while we are managing HIV, we also have to be checking to see if any of its "friends" have come along for the "party" so we can deal with them appropriately. HIV's friends can cause many problems, for example, we have discussed how Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer: bad news!
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Wawrinka convincingly ends Murray's U.S. Open reign
- Stanislas Wawrinka routed Andy Murray 6-4%2C 6-3%2C 6-2
- Wawrinka is in his first Grand Slam semifinal
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NEW YORK — A Swiss in the U.S. Open's final weekend? No shocker.
This time it's not Roger Federer, but perpetually overshadowed compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka.
Playing aggressive tennis from the outset, No. 9 seed Wawrinka pulled off one of the tournament's biggest upsets with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 thumping of defending champion Andy Murray in the quarterfinals Thursday.
SLAM ENDED:Bryans fall in semifinals
"It feels amazing for sure, especially here," Wawrinka said. "Especially after that match. He's the defending champion. He's a tough opponent."
EMOTIONS:8 stages of Murray's frustration
Wawrinka will play the winner of Thursday's late quarterfinal between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 21 Mikhail Youzhny.
Murray looked frustrated, broke rackets, served up double faults and fired off error after error.
"It's a shame I had to play a bad match today," said No. 3 seed Murray, who had not lost before the semifinals of a hardcourt major since the 2010 U.S. Open — a third-round defeat to Wawrinka.
But he credited the 28-year-old Swiss, who is having his best season.
"He hit big shots," Murray said. "He passed extremely well. He hit a lot of lines on big points. He served well. That was it. He played a great match."
Wawrinka fired 45 winners to Murray's 15, and won 107 points to Murray's 78.
He didn't face a break point over his 14 service games. He also moved forward whenever he had the opportunity ... perhaps in part because windy conditions made things tricky at the baseline. Wawrinka won the point on 31 of 42 trips to the net, including 10 for 10 in the third set.
Wawrinka had come close before but had never quite broken through.
"Normally I can be a little bit nervous, and I can lose few games because of that, but today I was just focus on my game," he said. "It was really windy, was not easy condition, but my plan was to push him to be aggressive because I know that Andy can be a little bit too defensive. I like it when he's far back from the baseline, and today I did it well."
Murray broke through a year ago to win his first major title, ending a 76-year British drought, followed up with a loss in the Australian Open final and a scintillating victory in July at Wimbledon.
"When you work hard at something for a lot of years, it's going to take time to fire yourself up and get to training 110 percent," Murray said about his preparation for the year's final Grand Slam. "That's something kind of natural after what happened at Wimbledon."
Murray had been on an incredible run:
•He reached the final in the last four majors he played (he missed this year's French Open because of a back injury).
•He had won 30 of his last 32 Grand Slam matches.
•He had been 7-0 on hardcourts in major quarterfinals.
"If I'm meant to win every Grand Slam I play or be in the final, it's just very, very difficult just now," Murray said. "With the guys around us, it's very challenging."
Wawrinka has played in the shadow of fellow Swiss Federer. They teamed up to win the 2008 Olympic gold medal in doubles.
"t's my moment, and I'm enjoying a lot," Wawrinka said. "It's not because Roger is the same country that I'm not enjoying my career. As I said, I'm really thankful for him because he help me a lot when I came.
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Ibuprofen Drug Side Effects
Ibuprofen is an over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. This medication is generally used to treat mild or moderate pain due to inflammation, swelling, stiffness and even joint pain. Ibuprofen is also used to treat common aches and pains such as fever, arthritis pain and menstrual cramps. While this medication works really well to relieve many different types of pain, there can be some unintended and unwanted ibuprofen drug side effects. Knowing what these side effects are will help consumers determine if ibuprofen is a safe drug option.
Stomach Upset
Those who are having an adverse reaction to ibuprofen may have abdominal pain, a sour stomach, or they may experience more belching or burping than normal. The patient who is having unintended ibuprofen drug side effects may also complain of diarrhea, constipation, or a full feeling in the stomach. The passing of gas, indigestion, vomiting, or nausea are also possible side effects associated with ibuprofen.
Skin Irritation
Itchy skin is experienced by some who take ibuprofen. Less likely is a skin rash, although some individuals experience a rash with flat or slightly raised lesions on the skin varying from pink to red in color.
Urinary Complications
Some of the ibuprofen drug side effects also affect the appearance of the urine or the ability to urinate. Cloudy urine, a decrease in urine output, or decreases in the volume of urine are all potential side effects associated with ibuprofen.
Respiratory Involvement
Though it is rare, it is possible to have respiratory side effects associated with the use of ibuprofen. Noisy, rattling breathing may occur in addition to a shortness of breath, trouble breathing while at rest, and trouble breathing with exertion.
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William Colle from CRosSWILD camps bring us these broken mountain peaks.
This was for their February high school retreat. The theme was Overcome. For the mountain, they built the frames out of 2×4's and stapled strips of Coroplast on each side of the mountain. The mountains ranged from 8′ to 4′ tall. On the sides of the stage they used circular projector screens where they used the masking program in Propresenter.


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In Everybody Lies, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz illustrates that people hide their embarrassing thoughts from other people but not from the internet, which provides anonymity. Websites like Google function as a digital truth serum. Data allow us to see what people really want and really do, not what they say they want and say they do.
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The United States is one of the largest crude oil producers
Many countries produce crude oil, and the United States is one of the top five largest crude oil producers. U.S. refineries obtain crude oil produced in the United States and in other countries. Different types of companies supply crude oil to the world market.
Where is U.S. crude oil produced?
Crude oil is produced in 32 U.S. states and in U.S. coastal waters. In 2018, about 68% of total U.S. crude oil production came from five states.
- The top five crude oil-producing states and their shares of total U.S. crude oil production in 2018 were
- Texas40.5%
- North Dakota11.5%
- New Mexico6.3%
- Oklahoma5.0%
- Alaska4.5%
In 2018, nearly 16% of U.S. crude oil was produced from wells located offshore in the federally administered waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Although total U.S. crude oil production generally declined between 1985 and 2008, annual production increased from 2009 through 2015. Production declined slightly in 2016 and increased in 2017 and in 2018, reaching the highest amount on record in 2018. More cost-effective drilling technology helped to boost production, especially in Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Many countries produce crude oil
About 100 countries produce crude oil. However, in 2018, five countries accounted for about half of the world's total crude oil production.
- The top five crude oil producers and their shares of world crude oil production in 2018 were
- United States13.2%
- Russia13.0%
- Saudi Arabia12.6%
- Iraq5.6%
- Canada5.2%
Different types of oil companies supply crude oil
The world oil market is complex. Governments and private companies play various roles in moving crude oil from producers to consumers.
In the United States, companies produce crude oil on private and public land and offshore waters. Most of these companies are independent producers, and they usually operate only in the United States. The other companies, often referred to as major oil companies, may have hundreds or thousands of employees and operate in many countries. Examples of major U.S. oil companies are Chevron and ExxonMobil.
Three types of companies supply crude oil to the global oil market. Each type of company has different operational strategies and production-related goals.
International oil companies
International oil companies (IOCs), which include ExxonMobil, BP, and Royal Dutch Shell, are entirely investor owned and are primarily interested in increasing value for their shareholders. As a result, IOCs tend to make investment decisions based on economic factors. IOCs typically move quickly to develop and produce the oil resources available to them and sell their output in the global market. Although these producers must follow the laws of the countries in which they produce oil, all of their decisions are ultimately made in the interest of the company and its shareholders, not in the interest of a government.
National oil companies
National oil companies (NOCs) operate as extensions of a government or a government agency, and they include companies such as Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia), Pemex (Mexico), the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PdVSA). NOCs financially support government programs and sometimes provide strategic support. NOCs often provide fuels to their domestic consumers at a lower price than the fuels they provide to the international market. They do not always have the incentive, means, or intention to develop their reserves at the same pace as investor-owned international oil companies. Because of the diverse objectives of their supporting governments, NOCs pursue goals that are not necessarily market oriented. The goals of NOCs often include employing citizens, furthering a government's domestic or foreign policies, generating long-term revenue to pay for government programs, and supplying inexpensive domestic energy. All NOCs that belong to members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fall into this category.
NOCs with strategic and operational autonomy
The NOCs in this category function as corporate entities and do not operate as extensions of their countries' governments. This category includes Petrobras (Brazil) and Statoil (Norway). These companies often balance profit-oriented concerns and the objectives of their countries with the development of their corporate strategies. Although these companies are driven by commercial concerns, they may also take into account their nations' goals when making investment or other strategic decisions.
OPEC members have a large share of world oil supplies
OPEC is a group that includes some of the world's most oil-rich countries. Together, these countries control about 72% of the world's total proved crude oil reserves, and in 2018 they accounted for about 42% of total world crude oil production. Each OPEC country has at least one NOC, but most also allow IOCs to operate within their borders.
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OPEC and Persian Gulf countries are not the same.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was organized in 1960 for the purpose of negotiating with oil companies on matters of oil production, prices, and future concession rights. Of the 15 OPEC member countries at the end of 2018, only 6 of them were Persian Gulf countries.
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« So why are Chinese restaurants all over the world? (Because the Chinese are all over the world) | Home | Imagine if America only had 100 restaurants today. That was China's culinary scene in in 1976 »
US and North Korean nuclear envoys meet on neutral ground: Chinese restaurant
By Jennifer 8. Lee | July 18, 2007
The AFP writes about how the US and North Korean nuclear envoys met in Beijing and went off to a Chinese restaurant. Given that they are in China, perhaps this is not so surprising (but then again, they did chose to meet in China — neutral territory?). But this brings to mind another "dining diplomacy" incident where a Chinese restaurant did play a major role: the Cuban Missile Crisis. Emissaries representing President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev met at Yenching Restaurant in Cleveland Park Washington to negotiate during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Legend has it that they hammered out the final details, and avoided a war, in the second-to-last booth on the left. But sadly, the Washington institution recently closed.
- At Yenching Palace, Five Decades of History to Go (The Washington Post)
- US NKorean nuclear envoys engage in 'dining diplomacy' (AFP)
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Today my little brother Finn and I went on a surprise visit to Kaiser Craft. It was their Carnival Day. There was lots of kids activities and we entered a few competitions. I entered a coloring competition and also a hula hooping competition. I came second in the hula hooping and it was really fun. Roaming Reptiles were also there and we got to pat and hold lots of reptile including snakes, lizards and even a crocodile!
Here I am with my brother. I am holding the little snake. It was really cute and had lots of muscles to wrap itself around my arm.
Here I am holding the BIG snake! It was very heavy! He had just shed his skin and was lovely and soft to touch. He eats 3 big rats once a month. Imagine only eating once a month!
We also got to pat the lizards and crocodiles. They were rough and cold to feel but were also soft. I got to feed the lizard a piece of banana. It licked it first then gobbled it up once it knew what it was.
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Chain Spreader Kit
041A5817 is a chain spreader replacement kit that is compatible with various chain drive garage door openers. This complete kit includes; (1) chain spreader, and (2) screws. Check the manual for your specific model number before ordering to ensure compatibility.
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Your car takes you to work, it takes you to school, it takes you to pick up the kids and it takes you to pick up milk. Just as it is important to have reliable transportation, it is important to have reliable car insurance! We want to help you find the best policy to fit your needs at the best price available.
We represent about a dozen different companies, including Travelers and Progressive, and will compare their rates to find you the best one. We'll speak with you one-on-one to determine what coverages your need and what you don't, so that we can assemble the policy that's right for you.
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Manitoba Race to Reduce is a unique energy reduction challenge that involves collaboration between commercial building landlords and tenants to encourage smart energy use. The program provides a plan of action, a tool kit of technical advice and relevant case study intelligence to help organizations increase awareness of their energy use; measure and monitor their energy use; and change the way they operate equipment to increase energy efficiency. The objective is to reduce participants' energy consumption by 10% over four years. Manitoba Race to Reduce is…
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CEO SUMMARY: Miraca Life Sciences amended its merger agreement with Avista Capital Partners after the lab lost value in the two months since the agreement was signed in September. Factors precipitating the revision were a significant decline in reimbursement rates, stiff competition from physician-office labs (POLs), and a loss of specimen volume to POLs and
Value of Miraca Falls By 92% from 2011 to 2017
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If you were lamenting your ability to jet off to Washington D.C. for the weekend to attend Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, you're in luck.
Locals can stay close to home and join the satellite march happening in LA.
The Rally to Restore Sanity LA is happening Saturday at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park.
Local, state and national politics
Local comedians and speakers are slated to perform, and a live feed via satellite of the main march. The rally is scheduled to last from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and expects to draw out about 1,500 locals.
The permit for the gathering comes just in time, as one was denied for holding the rally in Pershing Square, in downtown.
Event organizers suggest participants bring plenty of water, snacks, chairs, blankets and rain gear. They also suggest bringing "winning smiles" and "radiant spirits."
Other satellite rallies are being held across the country from Omaha to Las Vegas, and even being hosted globally, in countries including The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Germany.


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The Caroline Family Health Team of Burlington (C-FHT) is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 8 pm. There is a physician on call both evenings and weekends.
Urgent Care Clinic hours are Monday to Friday 5pm-8pm
Our Urgent Care Clinic is not a walk-in clinic. It is for urgent, same day problems only. Appointments are not to be used for medication renewals including narcotic prescriptions or routine follow-up appointments. If you are experiencing chest pain, please go to your nearest emergency department.
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Lincolnshire County Council is seeking new members to sit on its Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP), the group that oversees what its councillors can claim in allowances and expenses.
The IRP, a group of local people with an interest in public services, helps to reassure the public that standards for those in public office are being maintained.
"We are there to recommend and keep under review the level of allowances paid to the council's elected members," explained panel chairman, Peter Clay.
"Helping the democratic process and being able to contribute positively in the local community through the IRP has been a real joy for me."
To be considered for membership of the panel, you must either live or work in the area covered by the county council. You will also have to be a clear, objective thinker, have the ability to analyse information and be politically independent.
Panel members are eligible for a modest fixed annual allowance and expenses are paid for travel and subsistence.
If you think you would like to get involved you can contact Nigel West, Head of Democratic Services, Lincolnshire County Council, County Offices, Newland, Lincoln LN1 1YL or call 01522 552840.
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text: For those of you who were there last night for the kick-off of Kaslo Jazz Etc. 2016 — possibly the most exciting, the most amazing evening in the festival's 25-year history — and for those of you who missed it, here's a podcast featuring a half hour of fun interviews with our MP, Wayne Stetski, and some folks who were very, very happy to be in Kaslo last night! This is raw, unedited radio — just like last night's weather! Enjoy!


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Goodwill Career Center partners with new Beall's Outlet Store for job fair
The Goodwill Career Center in Dawsonville is hosting a job fair for the new Beall's Outlet Store which is scheduled to open in the Kroger Marketplace shopping center in Dawsonville. The job fair dates are Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Thursday, February 22, 2018, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Save time at the job fair by pre-registering for the event at www.careerconnector.org
Representatives will be onsite conducting interviews for immediate hiring full-time, part-time and supervisory positions. More than 30 positions are available. The job fair will be held at the Goodwill Career Center, inside the Goodwill Store, at 66 S 400 Center Ln., Dawsonville. The Goodwill Career Center also provides ongoing preparation for a successful job hunt. Training is also available on-line at www.careerconnector.org. For more information call 706-344-3409.


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Warning: Being back to school made me lazy for some reasons.
First of all, after 2 episodes, the biggest and the most important question has yet to be answered:
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In my opinion, this is simply the #1 candidate for the best anime of the season, besting Beelzebub and Level E. Kore Wa Zombie Desu ka? continues to keep its weirdness to a high level destroying the barrier of common sense.
In that new episode, we get a new chick that will enter Ayumu's harem life. She is a vampire ninja called Seraphim aka Sera. Like the other 2 chicks, she's a tsundere, but highly more on "tsun" side. It's might get tiresome to have another chick living in the main characters house, but we can't have a harem group without a big-boobs girl considering Yuu (Eu) and Haruna are flat chested. I found the delusions of Ayumu to be funny. Seraphim looks too old to act like his little sister. LOL I wonder why Ayumu is so obsessed to have every moe girls to him "onii-chan".
Here is a picture of Sera and DO focus on the center:
Our necromancer, Eucliwood Hellscythe aka Yuu (Eu), is discovered to have a soft side, especially for Ayumu. She slapped Haruna when the masou-shoujo told Ayumu to die
in a casual way.
I kind of laugh at Yuu and Ayumu first meeting where the dude just break dances to get her attention and breaks his wrist in a failed move, but succeeds to befriend her.
We can say this: Studio Deen finally and mean finally produced a good anime. But don't expect to do that next season, since their next anime project is a Yaoi series.


text: Science, Tech, Math › Math Empirical Relationship Between the Mean, Median, and Mode Share Flipboard Email Print Tatiana Kolesnikova/Getty Images Math Statistics Descriptive Statistics Statistics Tutorials Formulas Probability & Games Inferential Statistics Applications Of Statistics Math Tutorials Geometry Arithmetic Pre Algebra & Algebra Exponential Decay Functions Worksheets By Grade Resources View More by Courtney Taylor Courtney K. Taylor, Ph.D., is a professor of mathematics at Anderson University and the author of "An Introduction to Abstract Algebra." Updated April 01, 2018 Within sets of data, there are a variety of descriptive statistics. The mean, median and mode all give measures of the center of the data, but they calculate this in different ways: The mean is calculated by adding all of the data values together, then dividing by the total number of values.The median is calculated by listing the data values in ascending order, then finding the middle value in the list.The mode is calculated by counting how many times each value occurs. The value that occurs with the highest frequency is the mode. On the surface, it would appear that there is no connection between these three numbers. However, it turns out that there is an empirical relationship between these measures of center. Theoretical vs. Empirical Before we go on, it is important to understand what we are talking about when we refer to an empirical relationship and contrast this with theoretical studies. Some results in statistics and other fields of knowledge can be derived from some previous statements in a theoretical manner. We begin with what we know, and then use logic, mathematics, and deductive reasoning and see where this leads us. The result is a direct consequence of other known facts. Contrasting with the theoretical is the empirical way of acquiring knowledge. Rather than reasoning from already established principles, we can observe the world around us. From these observations, we can then formulate an explanation of what we have seen. Much of science is done in this manner. Experiments give us empirical data. The goal then becomes to formulate an explanation that fits all of the data. Empirical Relationship In statistics, there is a relationship between the mean, median and mode that is empirically based. Observations of countless data sets have shown that most of the time the difference between the mean and the mode is three times the difference between the mean and the median. This relationship in equation form is: Mean – Mode = 3(Mean – Median). Example To see the above relationship with real world data, let's take a look at the U.S. state populations in 2010. In millions, the populations were: California - 36.4, Texas - 23.5, New York - 19.3, Florida - 18.1, Illinois - 12.8, Pennsylvania - 12.4, Ohio - 11.5, Michigan - 10.1, Georgia - 9.4, North Carolina - 8.9, New Jersey - 8.7, Virginia - 7.6, Massachusetts - 6.4, Washington - 6.4, Indiana - 6.3, Arizona - 6.2, Tennessee - 6.0, Missouri - 5.8, Maryland - 5.6, Wisconsin - 5.6, Minnesota - 5.2, Colorado - 4.8, Alabama - 4.6, South Carolina - 4.3, Louisiana - 4.3, Kentucky - 4.2, Oregon - 3.7, Oklahoma - 3.6, Connecticut - 3.5, Iowa - 3.0, Mississippi - 2.9, Arkansas - 2.8, Kansas - 2.8, Utah - 2.6, Nevada - 2.5, New Mexico - 2.0, West Virginia - 1.8, Nebraska - 1.8, Idaho - 1.5, Maine - 1.3, New Hampshire - 1.3, Hawaii - 1.3, Rhode Island - 1.1, Montana - .9, Delaware - .9, South Dakota - .8, Alaska - .7, North Dakota - .6, Vermont - .6, Wyoming - .5 The mean population is 6.0 million. The median population is 4.25 million. The mode is 1.3 million. Now we will calculate the differences from the above: Mean – Mode = 6.0 million – 1.3 million = 4.7 million.3(Mean – Median) = 3(6.0 million – 4.25 million) = 3(1.75 million) = 5.25 million. While these two differences numbers do not match exactly, they are relatively close to one another. Application There are a couple of applications for the above formula. Suppose that we do not have a list of data values, but do know any two of the mean, median or mode. The above formula could be used to estimate the third unknown quantity. For instance, if we know that we have a mean of 10, a mode of 4, what is the median of our data set? Since Mean – Mode = 3(Mean – Median), we can say that 10 – 4 = 3(10 – Median). By some algebra, we see that 2 = (10 – Median), and so the median of our data is 8. Another application of the above formula is in calculating skewness. Since skewness measures the difference between the mean and the mode, we could instead calculate 3(Mean – Mode). To make this quantity dimensionless, we can divide it by the standard deviation to give an alternate means of calculating the skewness than using moments in statistics. A Word of Caution As seen above, the above is not an exact relationship. Instead, it is a good rule of thumb, similar to that of the range rule, which establishes an approximate connection between the standard deviation and range. The mean, median and mode may not fit exactly into the above empirical relationship, but there's a good chance that it will be reasonably close. Continue Reading


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It's kind of a homecoming, of sorts, for Seattle entrepreneur Rich Barton.
Expedia has acquired Trover, the photo app for travelers that Barton started five years ago with his brother-in-law Jason Karas
Expedia has been on an acquisition spree over the past five years, but this deal stands out because Barton — a founder and early investor in the Seattle startup — previously served as CEO of Expedia.
"An important part of our job is to inspire travelers," said an Expedia spokesperson. "One way we do this is by igniting dreams through beautiful pictures of amazing destinations. We are excited to explore the compelling opportunities this partnership presents."
Trover is a sharing platform and publishing hub for high-quality travel photos, allowing travelers to share photos with friends and family and explore photos of other locations that others have uploaded.
"With over 450 million visitors across its brand websites every month, Expedia can dramatically increase the reach of Trover," co-founder Jason Karas said in a blog post published Wednesday. "This means your photos will have a much larger impact. Hopefully, many new visitors will see and be inspired by your travels. We're also betting that some of these visitors will join our community, adding new voices, relationships, and killer images that fuel our passion for adventure."
Trover is the first company Expedia has acquired since buying HomeAway for a whopping $3.9 billion in December.
Before that deal, the travel behemoth gobbled up Travelocity, Trivago, and Orbitz.
In this case, the deal is likely much smaller, as Trover employed just a handful of employees and the company had struggled to gain mainstream adoption amongst travel enthusiasts. Expedia told GeekWire terms of the deal will not be disclosed and Karas declined to offer additional details.
"We're super excited about the future of Trover with Expedia on our side," said Karas in his email.
When Trover launched five years ago, Barton told GeekWire that the app would change how people thought about travel.
"It is a fascinating way to zip around the world, even if you are arm chair traveling," said Barton at the time.
In May, GeekWire asked Expedia Chairman Barry Diller whether the company's appetite for acquisitions was sated.
"First of all, I think there's very little left to acquire that's relevant to our travel businesses, and also because we've got a lot of digestion to do now," he said. "Look, any time you say it's over, it's not over. Anytime you say there's not opportunity, something will come up and there's opportunity, and this company is so ambitious that it will pounce on opportunity."
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About Us
Hello and thank you so much for your support and interest in our Pure Prairie Ornamental Grasses in the past!
Building Pure Prairie was an amazing experience and now, we are moving on to new opportunities.
I have decided to give away my unsold packaged seed inventory to any gardeners who would like one last season of our annual grasses!
I will give away the seeds free of charge, but I do have to charge postage and online E-Commerce fees.
Again, Thank you and please enjoy the gardening season!
We're a family-run business, living on a farm near Acme Alberta (about 100km from Calgary). We're the 5th generation of our family to be working on this farm and we love the prairies!
We started selling ornamental prairie grass seeds a few years ago. These prairie grasses are hardy and versatile, and each package contains 3 complementary plants of different heights and textures.
Our grasses are made for the Canadian prairies. They are drought-resistant, low maintenance, easy to plant - and can stand up to a bit of wind! They look great year-round - leave them in the ground throughout the winter to attract birds to your yard.


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Most Famous Sportswear Shoe Logos Brands
We have described a comparison of world's most famous brands of sportswear logos and names of shoe logos. We all know, currently there are numerous international sportswear, footwear, and athletic gear businesses that compete with the sponsorship of teams and creating outrageous publicity campaigns. There are several ranking brands like Kappa, Puma, QuikSilver, Adidas, Nike, Reebok, John Smith and etc. Now's the time to sign up in an impartial ranking impacted by the opinions of individuals all over the earth. Vote for your preferred among the list including some of typically the most popular athletic brands. Do you know what differentiates a collection of shoes in the other? It's all about great designs, comfort and product quality. Because of this , why most of the brands in sportswear business are competing neck to neck for extended market shares.
Some most famous sportswear brand name and names shoe brands:
Reebok: Reebok has become a subsidiary of Adidas since 2005, although it was formed as J.W. Foster and Sons in 1895. Later in 1958 the grandsons of the founders changed the name to Reebok. Reebok is known for its sportswear specifically for the joggers. It gained huge popularity in south Parts of asia back in early 80's and what food was in its peak till late 90's.
Fila: Fila is easily the most famous and known company for sportswear. It had been founded in Italy around 1911. Fila produces many sportswear and out of which its shoes are most widely used. It produces sportswear for football, golf along with other sports as well.
Adidas: Adidas is world's leading sportswear shoe brand. It had been founded back in 1948 by Adolf Dassler. Based on a survey the company earned revenue of almost 12 billion Euros this year. Adidas is famous for its huge product rang of different types of footwear including football, cricket, rugby, basket ball, running, golf and tennis etc.
Nike: Nike is one of the chief suppliers of the athletic shoes all across the globe. Nike was founded in 1964 using the name of Blue Ribbon Sports but later around 1978 the name was substituted for "NIKE". The revenue generated by Nike around 2011 is approximately 20.86 billion $ $ $ $.
K-Swiss: K-Swiss was established back in 1966 by two brothers. The organization designed and produced athletic shoes for tennis players initially along with the passage of time gained a great deal of popularity and fame.
Puma: Puma is really a Germany based shoe company that renowned for its sportswear and footwear. The organization was initially formed by two brothers, Adolf Dassler and Rudolf Dassler, in 1924 but later it separate and resulted in the formation of 2 different footwear companies, Adidas and Puma. The revenue generated by Puma around 2010 was 2.70 billion Euros.
Under Armour: Under Armour was established in 1996. It started to offer sportswear shoes in 2006. The revenue generated with this particular organization in 2009 was likely to be 856 million dollars. The organization was also awarded with Billie Awards in 2008 because of its innovation and breakthrough tactics.
Keds: Keds was established in 1916. It's an American footwear brand that offer shows with rubber soles. Most of the folks are definitely aware with the term of "Sneakers", Keds maintained as "sneakers" largely because of the truth that they had rubber soles which accustomed to help in sneaking around quietly.


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Connie Choi was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the older of two sisters. As a child, she enjoyed reimagining objects as characters (for example, a sewing machine as a house and colored markers as people), drawing, playing the piano, and caring for turtles. Her favorite subjects were art and music. She later received a BA in Illustration from Sheridan College.
Growing up with aunts and uncles who were talented illustrators and artists, it was natural that Connie chose the same path. She built a reputation at her elementary school for being good at drawing, always eager to join art competitions, and taking any opportunity to help create art.
For the illustrations for the Cross Ups series, Connie was able to pull from experiences with her own Chinese immigrant family and friends she grew up with. She also has a friend whose interests, family situation, and way of life lined up closely with Jaden's. She thought of that friend a lot when reading Cross Ups.
When she's not drawing, Connie can be found playing Dungeons and Dragons, knitting, caring for turtles, playing video games, and reading comics.
In the future, she would love to create something that is a fusion of comics, games, and all the things she loves.


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(Hebrews 12:3) Again, my model Michael, a dedicated Christian. The composition is triangular, symbolizing stability and aspiration. The folds of the robe (made out of "monk's cloth") are meant to suggest strength. The inspiration cam by putting together strength and joy from Jeremiah, "The joy of the Lord is your strength." The second inspirational passage is from Hebrews. It suggests we keep an eye on Jesus, who for the joy set before Him, was able to endure his trials. The cross of light symbolizes the transformation for us made possible by His sacrifice. While we are yet on earth, some of us are called upon to endure harsh persecution and painful trials, and this image can hopefully remind us to keep on eyes on Jesus during those times.


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*Disclaimer this post is in no way sponsored by Starbucks I just go there a lot* Continue reading "It was the Lark, Herald of the Morn"
Month: December 2016
The Schrödinger Door
So imagine,
You're standing in an empty hallway filled with doors lining both sides. You find that each door appears to be locked and you can't find any keys.
You see the most familiar door to you. It's like looking at a best friend after years of not talking but everything is the same, although there are little changes. You are still close but there are changes you cannot ignore. It's not the exactly the same.
Standing at the door you want desperately to see if it will open, but then what if it doesn't? what will you do if the door is locked to you, the door you really want to be open, can you handle that kind of fallout.
But if it's open, the possibilities are endless. It could bring the greatest joys, it could bring new adventures, it could change your future. But is it worth checking the door?
Trying that door is the pivotal moment. If the door opens you don't know what it could hold but if it doesn't….how do you deal with the disappointment?
Now you're sitting there in a hallway filled with doors fixed on this one, just sitting in front of it wondering if you have the courage to try and open the door?
Are you ready…? Is anyone ever ready…?
Seems like today may be the day that you risk the door being closed forever and try anyway, or perhaps you will stare a little longer at the door just waiting, hoping for some clues on what lay ahead.
Until then… until you can take the risk, you're never going to know if that door or if it will even let you back in.
Or maybe, that isn't even the right door at all, maybe the newer untested doors are what you should be going towards. Are you ready for that, what is scarier? Uncharted territory or comfortable territory that may not be the same?
It's Okay to not be Okay
*Trigger warning: If you have a sensitivity to mental health you may not want to read*


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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Rocket Stove?
The technology we use is called 'Rocket Stove', and it's widely used in various parts of the world. It's a clever design that mixes air and burning gases together inside a vertical insulated combustion chamber that allows temperatures to rise to a point where near-complete combustion occurs. This causes to the smoke to be oxidized and converted to heat energy, which makes the stove both very efficient and clean burning.
Although the basic rocket stove concept already exists in many formats, it has not previously been applied to the Himalayan context as a heating unit in any meaningful way. There are some programs that use rocket stove technology in clean burning cook stoves – this is a different application of the technology which does not provide room heating.
What is the Himalayan Rocket Stove?
The Himalayan Rocket Stove is an innovation of several rocket stove ideas that is adapted to fit the unique context of the Himalayan regions. These stoves need to be similar in shape and size to a tradition Bukhari style of heating stove that is commonly used throughout the Himalayas, in order to fit the Himalayan context.
Height is a primary factor in the design and this is where the main innovation occurs, as it is relatively easy to make an efficient rocket stove over 3 ft high, and much harder to make one less than 2 ft high. The Himalayan Rocket Stove achieves this through innovative use of various design tweaks to optimise performance in a smaller sized format.
Where is your venture based & what are your geographical target areas?
We are based in and around Chandigarh, as this is an ideal gateway city for the Himalayan regions of North India. Our production and warehouse locations are spread around Parwanoo, Baddi and Nalagarh at this stage, with distribution and sales outlets in various locations, including Manali, Rampur, Rorhu and Leh in India, as well as other locations like Thimphu in Bhutan and Kathmandyu in Nepal. Please contact us for an updated list of outlets. We have a growing list of distribution outlets across the Himalayan belt.
What is the distinction between the Himalayan Rocket Stove and Smokeless Chulla?
The Himalayan Rocket Stove Pvt Ltd company is a Social Enterprise with a triple bottom line of People, Planet and Profit. It makes products primarily designed for heating (which can also be used for cooking) initially targeting the people of the Himalayas.
The Smokeless Cookstove Revolution is a not-for-profit project currently operating under the umbrella of the Smokeless Cookstove Foundation. This project is primarily a training platform aimed at sharing the knowledge behind making cost free smokeless "chulhas" using locally available materials in regions where Household Air Pollution is an issue.
In both projects, the design of the stoves incorporate technology known as "Rocket Stove", which is an open source concept used in various parts of the world. The Smokeless Cookstove Revolution concept came out of research and development for the Himalayan Rocket Stove whilst running a pilot project in Ladakh.
How do Himalayan Rocket Stoves work?
The Himalayan Rocket Stove is developing a range of heaters with various dimensions. The first one is called the ECO1, and is a clean burning highly efficient heater as well as a cooking stove. This is achieved through the combination of rocket stove combustion technology to burn the smoke, combined with a clever design to manage the flow of gases inside the metal box.
We carefully trap the hottest gases inside the box in a way that maximises the efficiency of the heating aspect of the stoves which then transmits to the room through the metal casing. By the time the hot gases exhaust from the flue pipe, there is little heat left in them.
This is important as most typical 'Bhukari' style heaters send the majority of the heat up the flue pipe and out into the atmosphere along with the smoke. A typical Bhukari is perhaps 15% efficient, versus the Himalayan Rocket Stove being closer to 85% efficient, due to these 2 aspects: a more complete combustion of the fuel (burning the smoke) and trapping the heat more effectively into the room.
Why is a Rocket Stove more efficient than other stoves?
There is a short answer to this, and a long answer.
The Short Answer
Rocket Stoves create an optimal combustion environment whereby smoke by-products of conventional fire are combusted, releasing additional heat for the same fuel inputs.
The Long Answer
In essence, this para sums it up:
"It works by having an initial chemical reaction (burning) of some wood. The byproduct heat, gasses and materials from that reaction naturally move (through natural air flow) to a chamber where heat accumulates to a high steady state temperature. The temperature of the chamber achieved is much higher than achieved in a typical fire place, wood stove or even pellet stove (I need proof for pellet). Applying the "mass action law" if it truly applies, states at an equilibrium temperature the products of a reaction will be constant. Well, a very "rockety" rocket will be a very high temperature. That would change the completeness calculations how much can react. On top of that, the other compounds that would not normally burn, will burn. That would make the physical maximum change from 8,600 BTU per pound to a number that is higher. Maybe as high as 10,000 BTU. After the chamber, the exhaust serpentines through a mass until it vents outside. If the temperature of the exhaust going outside, is about the temperature of the air going into the system, then the transfer efficiency is nearly 100%. If all of that is true, a rocket mass heater could have 93% efficiency compared to the true theoretical maximum. "
Read the full post here: https://permies.com/t/55938/rocket-stove-works-efficiently
Who are Himalayan Rocket Stoves for?
The Himalayan Rocket Stove range of products are designed to replace traditional wood burning room heating stoves (Bukhari) that vent to the outside via a flue pipe. Typically in the Himalayas, nearly all heating stoves vent to the outside. Even nomads in tents use a flue pipe, so the Himalayan Rocket Stove is as appealing to nomads and lower income households as it is to the higher income families with larger homes who are also conscious of the cost of heating.
We are also in the process of developing additional clean burning high efficiency products that will target specific areas, such as commercial water heating, waste incineration, central heating for hotels and more.
What is the importance of height in the design of the stoves?
Height is a critical aspect of the design of the stove, in that a Rocket Stove works by drawing the hot gases upwards through a vertical insulated combustion chamber. The taller this vertical chamber is (up to a point), the more effectively it will draw gases through enhancing the high temperature combustion process.
The challenge we faced was to design an effective stove that kept the height as low as possible due to the way people use the stoves in each of these contexts.
In the Himalayan context, the stove sits in the middle of the room as a feature and the family will sit about the stove, low to the ground. They will need to see over the stove to see each other around the room. Additionally, the cook will be sitting low to the ground while cooking on top, which is similar to how the chulha is used. The cook needs to access the top of the stove from a low seated position in each case.
We had to find a way to keep the height down whilst also keeping the effectiveness of the rocket stove design, which ideally prefers more height. There are various formulas and ratios that are used in the design, and through trial and error we came up with a version that works in both cases. If the context allows us to scale up the height, then we can make larger, hotter and more effective stoves, and we have also done this with several prototypes in Ladakh.
One of our large space heaters is 36 inches high and uses a scaled up internal design accordingly, and is very effectively heating a hall in Ladakh with only a small increase in the fuel input. We will develop this design concept further as the feedback has been very positive with many requests for heaters that suit larger rooms and halls.
What is the connection with Ladakh?
The test production facility was operational at LEDeG (The Ladakh Ecological Development Group) in their workshop space in Leh Ladakh, from September through to end of November 2016.
The primary purpose was to develop the primary Himalayan Rocket Stove (now known as the ECO1) which is a metal box unit designed as a heater for Himalayan family homes. In the testing of materials for this, we discovered a method for making smokeless cook stoves (chulhas) quite by chance, adding puffed rice along with cut straw to the clay mix. The straw is added to provide strength to the clay, and the rice is added for the insulating aspect.
How did you test the stoves in the Himalayas?
After receiving a grant from the "Dykes Charitable Trust (USA)", I set up a test production facility in Ladakh in conjunction with LEDeG (Ladakh Ecological Development Group).
I had a large workshop space and a team of 4 staff who worked full time on the stoves, building and working on the designs I had started developing in Australia.
Over this period, around 20-25 stoves were produced and placed into homes for testing and feedback. Based on the real time feedback from users in a range of Himalayan homes, we tweaked and refined the prototype significantly, and introduced a hot water system into one of the models.
At the same time, we were also exploring the various application of rocket stove technology with a wide range of prototypes being developed onsite. These included large space heaters, hot water systems, a rocket stove clay oven for bread and pizza, and various other ways of working with clay to make highly efficient and smokeless fires.
It was here that we developed an incredibly easy and cost effective system for making smokeless cookstoves (chulhas). Seeing the potential to apply this to the issue of Household Air Pollution, I have since set up a parallel not-for-profit project called the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution, aimed at sharing this technique in a training format.
This project will continue on an independent basis under a new team working for the Himalayan Rocket Stove Foundation (under incorporation).
What is the cost of fuel?
Fuel cost in the Himalayas varies according to location. It can be as low as 10,000 INR ($200AUD) in the Kullu region with lots of forest cover, and up to 30 – 40,000/- in remote and colder regions like upper Kinnaur and Spiti. This is a typical cost per year for wood for the existing stoves (Bukharis) if they purchase from a supplier. In some cases they collect wood themselves, so the expense is in terms of labour, time and health risks (often women and children have this responsibility).
There are other associated and indirect costs attached to this. A stove using an average of 1000kg firewood per year is depleting the forest by one mature tree each year. This in turn is adding to CO2 emissions and black carbon on the snow and ice of the Himalayas which is increasing snow melt and contributing to water access costs. In higher regions I have heard of fuel consumption closer to 5000kg / year.
Each HRS ECO1 stove in the field we expect will reduce fuel consumption by 50% at the least, saving on average 1-2 mature Himalayan trees every year per stove.
Who is the team involved with the project?
Russell Collins is the sole founder, CEO and technology developer for the Himalayan Rocket Stove. He is coordinating the project from India and Australia with the support of a media and events organizer based in Mumbai, a production manager on site at the factory in Baddi, as well as distribution partners throughout the Himalayas.
There are Sales and Marketing Managers in both J&K and HP. As the production capacity grows, so does the team. The rest of the work at this stage is outsourced to a manufacturing partner, who has a factory with dozens of workers. The current team line up can be seen on the Team Page Here.
What is the projected sales target for 2017?
We are now taking orders from Himachal, (including Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu Valleys) and Ladakh and will soon add other regions of the Himalayas as we set up our distribution channels. We are planning to deliver 2000+ units through the 2017/18 winter season to HP and Ladakh, and possibly other areas.
How many model variations of the Himalayan Rocket Stove are there?
Initially we will focus on a standard household stove unit that incorporates heating and cooking, currently known as the 'ECO1'. This will form the base unit on which various options can be added at a later stage.
These options include a Hot Water Box, which is a stainless steel box that fits onto the top of the ECO1, and which will hold approx 12L of water. It takes about 1-2 hours to heat up to boiling, and then it can be used for any normal hot water application, obviously with added cold water to reach a desired temperature.
The water box serves an additional purpose. At the end of the evening, with the hot water still in the box and the fire going down, it will also provide an additional period of heat to the room without the fire.
A phone charging module is in development and is scheduled for release in 2018. There will also be various height options and other add-ons are in development.
What is the impact on indoor temperatures?
When testing one of our early prototype stoves at the beginning of winter season in Ladakh, with external temperatures down to -5C we were able to keep a large room heated to nearly 20C inside a concrete house, which are notoriously cold due to poor thermal insulation.
Another test unit in Ladakh placed inside a more practical earthen house is regularly reporting 25C inside with -10C outside.
The newly developed ECO1 has a higher heat output than these early prototypes, which we estimate to be around 7-8kW of effective energy output into a room. We will be conducting additional tests over the coming winter to confirm more details on this.
What is the fuel consumption pattern with HRS?
The early HRS prototypes tested in Ladakh typically used less than 1 kg of wood per hour of operation with smaller sticks which are more readily harvested without requiring a whole tree to be felled. Also dried dung works very well, especially when accompanied by some sticks. Coal has not yet been tested, but should work just fine.
Our new ECO1 stove has been modified to take larger sized fuel in accordance with requests from users in the field, who have already prepared wood supplies for several years in advance. This stove will output significantly higher heat due to increased fuel loading capacity with a burn rate of approx 1-2kg per hour, depending on the quality of the fuel.
Any solid fuel that is prone to release smoke under normal combustion conditions should be ideal for any of the Himalayan Rocket Stoves.
How does a Smokeless Chulha (cookstove) work?
The clay donuts used in the design of the SmokelessChulha are made of clay mixed with ingredients designed to make them insulating. All Rocket Stoves are based around the simple concept of a vertical insulated combustion chamber and good airflow. These 2 factors combine to give a more complete combustion of the fuel, making them both efficient and less polluting.
Unlike the Himalayan Rocket Stove, the Smokeless Chulha is specifically made for the purpose of cooking, applying heat directly to the base of a pot. There is no intended room heating aspect to the Chulha, although of course like any cooking appliance inside the home, there will be some indirect heating.
Who is the Smokeless Chulha for?
The Smokeless Chulha is targeted exclusively at those who would normally use an open fire or a rudimentary Chulha that does not vent to the outside. Basically this is an improvement on something that vents smoke into the house. It is not designed to replace something that already vents to the outside, or a clean burning stove using LPG or electric.
This is typically aimed at the lowest economic strata who collect solid fuel to be burnt in a rudimentary way. The World Health Organisation has identified that approximately 3 Billion people still fall into this category, and around 800 million suffer poor health as a result, with an annual mortality of 4 million globally, one quarter of which falls in India.
How do you use clay for making smokeless cookstoves?
Clay is a thermal mass, which means it soaks up and stores heat. By adding a small puffed grain to the mix, we can change the nature of the clay into something that insulates, which means it will trap the heat. When we fire up a newly built Smokeless Chulha, the biomass (puffed grains and grass) burns out, making smoke in the process. It becomes smoke free as soon as the clay is dry and the biomass is burnt out, usually after several hours of firing.
When all the bio matter is all burnt out, the clay is left with small pockets which is a simple and effective way to make it insulating. This creates a combustion chamber that traps heat, forcing the temperatures to rise and in combination with properly designed airflow, creates the right conditions for the smoke itself to burn. The burning of smoke releases additional heat energy and removes the smoke from the exhaust.
What is the progress of the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution (Smokeless Chulha Project)?
We ran the first workshop in Ladakh with some local students from SECMOL, some Kashmiris who travelled especially for the workshop and a few visiting international volunteers, also from SECMOL. The workshop was a practical hands-on experience where we made various smokeless chulhas, a large hall heating system and the rocket stove oven.
From this experience, we realized the potential to share the core ideas for the smokeless chulha and have since run workshops in Chandigarh at the Punjab University, in Dharwad, Karnataka, IIT Delhi, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Sainik Farms in Delhi and Khampur Village. Additional workshops have been run since these early projects and the impact is growing rapidly due to working with other NGO's already on the ground in the various regions we now reach out to. For more information about these work, please follow the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution Facebook Page where updates are regular: https://www.facebook.com/SmokelessCookstoveRevolution/
We are seeking people who are interested to get involved in this project who are willing to act as trainers (or support in other ways) in various regions of India (and beyond). If you are interested, please contact via email.
What workshops have been run so far?
1. Leh onsite at the LEDeG workshop in Leh. We had a group of 3 come from Kashmir especially, about 4 local Ladakhis and a few visiting internationals.
2. Chandigarh at Punjab Uni, about 10 – 20 people in a more casual drop in format I believe (Tanzin and Nitisha were there, I wasn't)
3. Dharwad in Karnataka, about 20 – 25 people (again with Tanzin and Nitisha)
4. IIT Delhi – about 12 people with 3 specifically interested to become ongoing trainers as part of the Smokeless Chula project.
5. Kanha in MP with Tanzin and Nitisha (March 2017)
6. Train the Trainer – Sainik Farms Delhi (April 2017)
7. Trainer practice workshop – Khampur Village (April 2017)
8. Kanha (return for follow up – June 2017)
9. Khandwa (July 2017)
10. Bundelkhand (August 2017)
How do you make a smokeless chulha?
The main ingredients are clay (which is easily available throughout the country), straw and puffed rice. Sometimes sand is added depending on the quality of the clay. These are formed into a particular shape that allows for maximum airflow and correct combustion of hot gases resulting in a clean and highly efficient burning of solid fuel.
There is are instructional videos in English and Hindi on how to make a Smokeless Chulha on the video page. This is a free resource which you are invited to use and share as widely as possible.
What about changing weather patterns in the Himalayas?
The change in weather patterns over the last 25 years has been dramatic, in particular over the last 10-12 years. Both Spiti and Ladakh are high altitude cold desert regions, where rain was extremely rare. The houses and ancient monasteries are universally made of "mud" (various forms of compressed earth and clay) with flat rooftops. These buildings, some of them over 1000 years old, have stood the test of time. Except that now, over the last 10-15 years, rain has been a recurring feature of the summer months as the monsoon now climbs higher than before.
I know that this is a new phenomenon as when I first visited Tabo Monastery in 1992, it was full of fantastically well preserved murals that date back to 996AD. Over many years of repeated visits, I have noticed how these famous murals have degraded due to rainfall and water damage coming through the flat earthen rooftop in the last 10-20 years.
This is also happening to the houses in the village, and they are literally falling apart from the sudden onset of a wet season they previously never had to deal with.
Paradoxically, this increased rainfall is not adding to their usable water which is drying up as a result of glacial melt and decreased snowfall in the winter, so that now various villages through the Himalayas are barely viable, and some are now completely non-viable due to lack of water.
This change in weather has also meant there have been dramatic and catastrophic weather events in various locations throughout the Himalayas. These include massive cloudbursts that lead to devastating floods, mud tsunamis, road washouts, bridges down, passes blocked, villages destroyed and fields wiped out by mudslides.
As a travel operator, I have had a number of close calls where I was blocked or nearly blocked into remote regions with groups due to these events. I have thus decided that the risk factor is now too great for me to confidently guarantee the safety of groups in my care on certain routes. I still oversee a local eco tour for the kids of Spiti to Ladakh, and sometimes organise a fixed location retreat which has a far lower exposure to risk, as there is no remote area travel involved.
What is the fuel demand in the Himalayas for people using wood stoves?
There are about 50 million people in North Indian Himalayas (HP and J&K) and Nepal. Average housing density is 5 per home, thus 10 million homes.
Wood consumption is based on anecdotes of usage from various regions. In the Kullu / Manali region, the typical usage is about 1000kg per year whereas in higher and more remote regions like Upper Kinnaur, Spiti and Ladakh, fuel consumption can be as high as 4000kg/year.
Based on North American firewood calculators, we can estimate that a tree with a diameter of 22 inches at chest height provides about 1000 kg of usable firewood.
What are the mortality rates for Household Air Pollution?
World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics on pollution:
3 Billion still using open fire or rudimentary cookstoves globally
800 million suffering from poor health
Indoor and outdoor pollution combined kills around 7 million globally
Household Air Pollution around 4 million globally, 1 million in India
How did you get interested in ecological issues?
In my early 20's (1990 – 1994) I lived on an alternative community that was completely off the grid. We had to supply all our own infrastructure, including power, water and sewerage. We built our own homes, grew veggies, planted fruit trees and lived close to nature in a beautiful coastal environment surrounded by National Parks and forest.
It was here I learnt many skills I have continued to find useful, such as building, working with solar power, storing water, working in the garden and using a composting toilet. Power and water was limited to what we had stored, so I became very attuned to careful consumption of these precious resources.
I developed a heightened sense of the ecological requirements for sustainable living, and have been interested in promoting this wherever possible. My extended periods of work and travel in the Himalayas has naturally overlapped with this interest, hence my involvement in various ecological programs in the mountains.
What impact do you see for these projects and over what timeframes?
In simple terms, our mission with the Himalayan Rocket Stove Company is to save at least 1 million trees over the coming 10 years and hopefully far more than that. There will be additional side benefits that I hope will be measurable, such as reduced impact on women's health by reducing the heavy loads of wood they carry. Reduced input of CO2 to the atmosphere, as well as reduced black carbon on the glaciers.
With regards to the Smokeless Cookstove Revolution, the mission is to reduce global HAP (Household Air Pollution) mortality rates by 1 million per year over the coming 10 years, although due to the time lag related to the impacts on health, this figure might take a bit longer to achieve. But we will try!
Trouble Shooting Guide
I'm getting smoke coming back into the room... what can I do?
There are only a few possible reasons for this. Please check off the following options:
1. Check if the port at the back of the firebox is blocked and if so, unblock it. This needs to be clear at all times.
2. Always start the fire at the port and make sure the fire is sucking into the port before building up the fire to the rest of the firebox. We find that kerosene soaked sawdust is a good fire starter… use 1-2 spoons at the opening to the port to get the suction started.
3. The lever at the back should be down for lighting, and up for when the fire is going well
4. If all these things are fine, and you get smoke back into the room after the fire is burning well, then it is likely to be back draft from the pipes. Check that you have 5″ pipes if you have any bends, or minimum 4″ pipes if they go directly up
5. If the pipes go horizontal, there should be minimum 3-5 ft of vertical pipe on the outside at the end.
6. Wind caps can help to reduce back smoke in case of down drafts
Smoke is coming out of the exhaust pipe... I thought it was meant to be smokeless?
The Eco Rocket Stove range are smokeless when they are installed and operating properly and up to temperature. It can take around 10-20 minutes to get up to temperature sometimes, during which time there is smoke from the exhaust pipe. Also when adding new wood, the fire can take time to adjust and will make some smoke during this period. If you are getting consistent smoke even when up to temperature, then it could be you are over feeding (check if the flames are coming over the top of the rocket riser tube), or else perhaps the wood is green, in which case even the rocket might not be able to burn out all the smoke.
I am having trouble lighting the HRS stove... what can I do?
The Eco Rocket Stove range all have the same fire box and same requirements for lighting, which is different from a standard firebox. Follow these steps for simple lighting every time:
1. Lower the level at the back of the stove
2. Get small dry sticks ready to feed the fire and place them close, with gradually bigger wood as the fire grows
3. Start with a small fire at the back of the firebox next to or even inside of the port (opening) at the rear of the firebox
4. We find that a bit of wood dust soaked in kerosene works very well as a fire starter for this situation
5. Light this fire first, making sure that the flames are being sucked into the port before you build up the rest of the fire
6. Start building the fire out gradually from the back towards the front by placing small dry sticks that are able to catch on easily
7. As the fire builds in strength, you can add larger pieces of wood until you have about half of the firebox full of wood and a solid fire.
8. Close the top lid (if you were using this to feed the fire) and close the front door with the slider set to open
9. If you are using the glass door, use the notch that keeps the door slightly open for more airflow
10. Add wood as required to get a good blaze under way, after about 10-15 minutes you can close the slider (or the glass door fully) and lift the lever at the back of the exhaust.
11. Sit back and enjoy the heat, adding wood as required to keep a good burn going, or if you are hot enough, let the fire die down a little before feeding again.