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Asian medicine, Chinese medicine, Eastern medicine, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
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Asian medicine is a term that encompasses a whole system of medical practices performed in different countries in Asia, which include acupuncture, martial arts, herbal medicine, Feng Shui, and massage (i.e. shiatsu). Of these therapies, acupuncture and Chinese herbology are the most popular in the United States. Some additional therapies include diet, nutrition and lifestyle counseling, as well as tai chi and qi gong (physical exercise), and Tui'na (manual therapies). Since many of the Asian medicine therapies are rooted in the Chinese philosophy and the principles of Chinese medicine, the monograph focuses mainly on Chinese medicine.
Asian medicine describes a system of healthcare and maintenance comprised of an array of treatment modalities and interventions. At its most basic level, Asian medicine includes the use of acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, manual therapies, dietary guidelines and meditative exercises. These distinct modalities and treatment techniques share a theoretical framework defined by the interdependent relationship of yin and yang and arise from theories put forth in the canon of Chinese medical texts. Each technique is used to achieve a specific aspect of the treatment strategy, which is determined as part of the diagnosis at the onset of the session.
The concept of health in Asian medicine can be defined as the dynamic balance of yin and yang within the individual and between the individual and his or her environment.
The concept of illness in Asian medicine suggests a body's inability to respond and adapt to changes in the environment, diet, aging/development, or an inability to rid the body of an attacking pathogen. In Asian medicine, patterns of disharmony are used to diagnose illness.
General history of Chinese medicine
: Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. Ancient herbology in China focused on potions whose function was part medicinal and part magical, and it lacked a substantial theoretical base. Sometime between the 2nd Century B.C. and the 2nd Century A.D., the theoretical foundations of traditional Chinese medicine were laid, but the focus was more on acupuncture than on herbs.Only by about the 12th century A.D. were the deeper principles of Chinese medicine fully applied to herbal treatment, forming a method that can be called traditional Chinese herbal medicine.
Chinese medicine continues to evolve over the centuries. Herbal medicine reached a high point during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), which is considered one of the most prosperous time periods for China.
This was further refined and elaborated during various periods of active theorizing in the 14th through the 19th Centuries.
The cultural revolution in China, which began in 1966 and lasted until 1976, also had a major impact on Chinese medicine. During the ten-year revolution, medical schools ceased to exist and did not admit new students. No formal medical training was given to students. When medical schools reopened in 1970, a new philosophy emerged. Students were now trained based on a curriculum that focused primarily onpolitical ideology and practical training over basic science.
Western disease concepts entered the picture in the 20th Century, leading to further changes.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is fully integrated into the Chinese health system as 95% of Chinese hospitals have special units for traditional medicine. Chinese herbal medicine is used alongside western medicine.
Transmission of Chinese medicine to other parts of Asia
: In the sixth century, Emperor Liangwu sent medical doctors to Korea, thus officially introducing acupuncture and moxibustion outside of China. China reached out to Japan when the Chinese Government presented the book
Canon of Acupuncture
to the Mikado of Japan in 552 A.D. Also in the sixth century, Mi Yun from Dun Huang of China's Gansu Province introduced Hua Tuoís therapeutic methods and prescription to the Daochang State of north India.
Theory / Evidence
In theory, Asian medicine can address all possible physical, psychological, and spiritual problems. In the West, it is primarily used to treat long-term chronic conditions (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis and menopausal symptoms), as well as some acute conditions that are not life threatening (such as menstrual pain and colds and flu). TCM is also widely used to promote wellness and prevent disease.
See individual monographs for more in depth information.
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: Acupuncture was originated in China and involves the insertion and manipulation of needles at specific points along the body to regulate the flow of qi and restore the balance of yin and yang. qi, or vital energy, is believed to flow throughout the body and is proposed to regulate a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance and to be influenced by the opposing forces of yin (negative energy) and yang (positive energy).
In acupuncture therapy, special needles are inserted into various points on the body's surface, with the intention of altering the flow and distribution of chi and setting it back on its proper course. Over 650 acupuncture points have been recognized, although only about 140 are used.
: Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves the burning of mugwort, a small, spongy herb, to facilitate healing. Moxibustion has been used throughout Asia for thousands of years; in fact, the actual Chinese character for acupuncture, translated literally, means "acupuncture-moxibustion." The purpose of moxibustion, as with most forms of traditional Chinese medicine, is to strengthen the blood, stimulate the flow of qi, and maintain general health. It is applied when warmth is needed in a particular area. If warmth is needed at a deep point within the body, the moxibustion cone can be placed on top of an acupuncture needle.
: Cupping is the application of a heated cup over an area of the body. As the air inside cools its volume decreases, it creates a slight suction on the area that stimulates blood circulation.
Chinese medicine
: There are about 80 types of Chinese herbal medicines, most of which are plants. However, many Chinese medicines come from animals, minerals and fungi. During the Han Dynasty (before 2nd century AD), 365 medicines were recognized. By the Ming Dynasty (14th century AD) that number had increased to 1,892. Today, there are more than 5,000 Chinese medicines. The Chinese medicine practitioners will prescribe based on their diagnosis, which is typically followed by an in-depth interview of the patient, examination of the patients' pulse, smelling of the breath and inspection of the condition of the tongue.
Manual therapies
: Manual therapies provide additional hands-on techniques integral to the practice of Asian medicine. Massage-like procedures are used to increase circulation to body tissues, loosen joints and relax muscles in specific areas. One popular manual therapy used in Asian medicine is Tui Na, a classical Chinese massage. Tui Na involves the stimulation of acupoints and areas of the body with the practitioner's hands and massage tools. Other Asian bodywork therapies such as Shiatsu or traditional Thai massage, extend the acupuncturist's treatment options for many musculoskeletal, structural and traumatic injuries.
Acupressure and shiatsu
: These are both names for a technique of massage involving the use of finger pressure on acupuncture points (rather than using needles). Based on Chinese medical theory of the human energy system, acupressure and shiatsu seek to stimulate the flow and circulation of chi (vital energy, life force) through the person's meridian system (system of pathways of circulation of chi through the body). These techniques are used mainly by massage therapists and not commonly practiced by practitioners of the other main methods of Chinese medicine.
Dietary guidelines
: Diet is a vital aspect of healing and health maintenance in East Asian Medicine. As with Chinese herbs, foods are categorized according to their actions in the body, as well as by predetermined values (e.g., hot/cold, yin/yang, building/clearing).
Meditative exercise
: Meditative exercises were originally developed as a way to cultivate one's qi - for personal health, for improving one's ability to treat others, and for defensive purposes. External exercises, or the martial arts such as Kung Fu and Wushu, have long been a familiar practice in the West. Internal exercises such as tai chi and qi gong (also chi kung) are comprised of slow, graceful movements and breathing techniques which help to improve balance, strengthen the body and promote a general sense of well-being.
Tai chi
: It is a system of movements and positions believed to have developed in 12th Century China. Tai chi techniques aim to address the body and mind as an interconnected system, and are traditionally believed to have mental and physical health benefits to improve posture, balance, flexibility and strength. Tai chi is taught in classes or can be practiced alone. Classes often include fewer than 20 people. Instructors guide pupils through movements, encouraging them to keep their bodies stable and upright while shifting weight. A high level of concentration is usually involved, and sessions are intensely focused and quiet. Exercises can also be practiced alone daily for 15 to 20 minutes, often in the morning.
Qi gong
: It is a type of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that is thought to be at least 4,000 years old. There are two main types of qi gong practice: internal and external. Internal qi gong is a self-directed technique that involves the use of sounds, movements, and meditation. Internal qi gong actively engages people in their own health and well-being, and can be performed with or without the presence of a Master instructor. It may be practiced daily to promote health maintenance and disease prevention. External qi gong, also known as qi emission, is performed by a Master using his or her hands on a patient, with the aim to project qi for the purpose of healing. There are many different styles of performing qi gong, and the Chinese government has reported over 5,000 types.
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Rust is an interesting disease because of the way it grows
March is the best time to find shamrocks for sale because of Saint Patrick�s Day. Shamrocks are members of the oxalis or wood sorrel family, which includes several hundred varieties.
Shamrocks are known for their medium sized clover-like leaves that are produced from small corms or tuberous roots. Each leaf is made of three leaflets that fold in the middle. Most members of the oxalis family fold up their leaves at night, holding them tightly to the delicate stems.
Leaves are green or purple, but flowers can be white, pink, purple, yellow or red. Some of the leaves on my shamrock have had some additional colors. The leaves first showed small yellowish areas near the edge, and then orange pustules formed on the underside of the leaves. The orange pustules are a clear description of the fungal disease called rust.
Rusts are interesting diseases because of the production of eye-catching spore bearing growths. Spore horns can have finger-like tendrils that are brightly colored and have a jelly-like texture. Galls (abnormal growths) of plant tissue are also produced two years after infection by spores.
One of the characteristics of a rust disease is that the fungus requires two different species of plants to complete its life cycle. The complete life cycle of this rust on oxalis includes corn as its alternate host. As the life cycle progresses, five different spore types develop.
Several other rust diseases are similar to oxalis rust. Cedar apple rust and Cedar-hawthorn rust also require two different species to complete the life cycle. Currently, infected red cedars and junipers have noticeable spore bearing structures. The spores will be wind blown and water splashed to apples and crabapples, where the cycle continues.
Cedar-apple rust produces brown, globular galls on the cedar tree. The galls look like dimpled golf balls ranging in size from a quarter of an inch to almost two inches in diameter. During spring rains, gelatinous bright orange spore horns are produced. The symptoms on apple leaves include small, bright orange, glistening lesions.
Chemical control of rust on oxalis is not recommended, but repotting the plant may be desirable. This disease can cause serious loss in yield and quality of sweet corn, depending on environmental conditions. Breeders are working to produce resistance in commercial sweet corn.
Control of rust in apple production includes removal of cedars within half a mile of an orchard. Fungicides can be applied periodically to help control rust if applied early for fruit and continued for leaf infection. Apple cultivars vary in susceptibility to the disease.
It may disappointing to have rust on your shamrocks, but it is interesting to watch this disease progress on other plants.
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An hour and a half before the Knicks-Pistons game in London's O2 arena this past January, Chris Copeland was already shooting around, sweat dripping off his practice jersey, and the squeak of his sneakers echoing off the nearly empty seats. I was in town for the week to analyze the game for the BBC and looked forward to catching up with my old teammate.
Aside from the rare, brief phone conversation, the last time I spoke to Chris Copeland was more than five years ago. He was stuffing whatever clothes he had into a duffle bag in a rundown hotel outside of Santiago de Compostela. We were briefly teammates in Spain before management decided he wasn't good enough to play for even the lowest of second division teams and suddenly terminated his contract. I still remember his sense of failure and how the fear of the unknown reduced him to an anxious child.
Even at 6'8 it was sometimes easy to forget Copeland played professional basketball. He's friendly and unassuming, and his round, vibrant face and long lanky arms covered in a layer of baby fat often made him seem younger than he was. When I knew him, there was nothing in his game, at least visibly, to suggest he could ever, even in the most outlandish of clichéd fairy-tale stories, end up playing for the New York Knicks. Yet here he was, a 29-year-old NBA rookie coming off a 22-point master-class performance four nights earlier against New Orleans and in the starting line-up against the Pistons in London. "I can't explain it," he said. "It's just what I always dreamed about it." Sure, I thought. Every boy who has ever picked up a ball dreams of playing in the NBA, but to make it at his age, with a limited basketball pedigree, after spending the last few years in the roundball backwaters of northern Europe, is not only unheard of, but virtually impossible.


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Newark, N.J. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's cross country team ran at the Highlander Invitational this morning, held at Branch Brook Park in Newark, N.J.
Freshman Russell Darress (Lynbrook, NY/Lynbrook) led the men's team to a 4th place finish out of 13 teams in a personal best 27:58 for the 8K race. Russell placed 5th. Three other runners set personal bests in the same race.
Freshman Sarah Pope (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon) and sophomore Kristyn Ruggiero (Commack, NY/Commack) placed 14th and 15th respectively in the women's 5K race. Sarah and Kristyn ran season bests, 22:11 and 22:14. Teresa Cox set a personal best 23:43 placing 30th. The women did not finish a full team.
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Russell Darress - 27:58 - 5th (New Personal Best)
Sean Tiernan - 29:21 - 22nd (New Personal Best)
Adam Sadler - 29:50 - 29th (New Personal Best)
Brandon Gillis - 31:03 - 39th
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I've been on sabbatical in Japan for the past two weeks, with one of them spent wandering the countryside of Shikoku, in Western Japan across the Inland Sea from Osaka and Kyoto, visiting Buddhist temples, wandering through bamboo forests, documenting things on-the-fly from my cellphone, when service was available.
Sadly, my Buddhistic mellow was harshed by my inbox filling with a lot of nonsense thanks to a moronic flamewar which broke out on the ubuntu-devel list, instigated by one Mark Fink, who has a serious hate on for Mono and anything associated with it.
We've seen Mark before, more than a year ago, similarly stirring up the GNOME desktop-devel list. At that point, he was planning to write "a replacement for Tomboy" because "because Tomboy is poisoning GNOME distributions like Red Hat and Ubuntu with it's Microsoft patented MONO dependency crap". In support of his position, he pointed to articles on Roy Schestowitz's site, boycottnovell.com. Roy seems to have a similar dislike for Mono, although I have to say he's a lot more careful in his phrasing of things.
This time, Mark took things up several notches, with a posting to ubuntu-devel titled, "shameful censoring of mono opposition"; in it, he essentially complains that the moderators of the Ubuntu Forums and the maintainers of Ubuntu are all corrupt for not simply agreeing to pull Mono out, as a few people have demanded. He went further and expressed outrage than Canaonical would hire Dave Siegel. None of which really has anything to do with the list.
It was a pretty pointless message, again referencing boycottnovell.com, and it got the expected reaction. Mark continued to escalate things even further, claiming that "the MONO camp has infiltrated canonical", and that people were "slandering roy schestowitz", Mark roundlt abused Miguel de Icaza, accusing him of "worship[ing] M$", of only starting GNOME because "because he couldn't get hired by M$" and of "splitting the Linux community", before going on to suggest that someone who expressed rational disagreement with this nonsense was a "typical M$ appologist [sic]", that "only stupid people who can't think for themselves fawn over MONO and follow it like a religion", that the forum moderators were "novell employees (or people who drink they're [sic] koolaid)", and so on.
None of this is unusual, we've all seen the September Effect, we've all seen dopey flame wars over silly points; what is a little unusual is what happened next.
As I said, I've been on sabbatical, and accordingly, I had an autorespond message up advising people that if they had a matter that required an immediate response, they should contact my manager, with his email address. After I expressed some unhappiness with Mark's attempts to stir up things, mostly in terms of having to plow through pointless emails on my phone from Japan at rather high international data roaming rates, my manager received some exceedingly odd email.
Most people have enough good sense not to resort to this sort of transparent attempt at intimidation, and my manager is smart enough not to take that sort of thing with much seriousness. I mentioned on the list that this was happening and that I thought it, while laughable, entirely out of line. There was general agreement, some of it in much stronger terms, but Mark's response was "no wonder you got reported to your boss, david. you are not very resptful [sic] of your users and customers." Some folks expressed (reasonable) outrage at this, but the reaction which really disturbed me was that a number of people began to post under pseudonyms for fear of finding themselves on the receiving end this kind of cheap attack at them and their livelihoods.
This sort of "chilling effect", in my view, can be a community killer. The open source model thrives on disagreement, and it lives on reputation. If people are afraid to disagree, and if they can't maintain reputation out of fear of off-list attacks, where are we?
But wait. It gets worse.
As I noted, Mark consistently points back to boycottnovell.com, trumpeting the cause espoused there by Roy Schestowitz, and in fact demanding at one point that Roy be made a moderator of ubuntu-devel to ensure "fairness". Mark gives every impression of being closely associated with Roy's cause and site.
I expressed some dismay over these shenanigans in comments over on boycottnovell.com. Roy was contrite, but equivocally so, I felt. He claimed he'd never heard of Mark Fink before that very day. He apologized, but refused to post a specific disclaimer about the site not being associated with Mr. Fink or his actions.
Then things got really weird. I got a private message from Mark Fink, claiming that he was scared that he'd gotten in over his head, and that Roy had in fact put him up to the whole thing. He included as evidence a digitally signed message from Roy--and I've verified the signature as being authentic--in which Roy tells Mark the following:
The signature checks, this message is definitely authentically from Roy. The tone doesn't strike me as someone who's talking to someone who's done something he thinks is damaging to his cause, just the contrary. Nor does he express displeasure with Mark's actions, but outright approval, only a wish that a "credibly deniable" sort of distance be kept.
Hash: SHA1Hi Roy,
I'm sorry. it just makes me so mad when people are pro-MONO. also it
was not me who tried to get david fired so its unfair that they are
pinning it on me.
I liked what you do, but try to distance yourself from the site to give
it credibility. Make it look like a personal gripe while the site keeps
it polite.
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Now, I grew up in a family of lawyers, and I learned that there's no such thing as facts, only evidence. And--even though if Mark were to tell me that he had five fingers on his right hand and an ear on each side of his head, I'd want to verify it visually, in person--this seems like pretty clear evidence to me that Roy is at least supportive of, if not the driving force behind, this sort of cheap attack on someone who disagrees with him, but doesn't want to be tarred by the backlash.
This is the kind of zealotry I mentioned at the outset: the kind that places a "cause" above the real lives of real people. Zealots will try to get you fired; if they consider their "cause" important enough (i.e. more important than you are), they'll do even worse if they can. That kind of thing can only destroy community, it can't build it or sustain it.
Now, Roy's claimed privately that he had nothing to do with any of this, and after I asked him to explain this email, he (finally) posted something disassociating Mark Fink from any connection with his site. I frankly find this hard to believe, and for one simple reason.
I'm sure Roy considers boycottnovell.com to be an "important" web site. Its traffic rank on Alexa is in the neighborhood of 55,000 over the past three months. I've got a site that isn't anywhere near the top 100,000, and I certainly track where traffic comes from pretty assiduously. It beggars my imagination to think that Roy has absolutely no idea where his traffic is coming from; Mark's messages to ubuntu-devel (and his prior messages to desktop-devel), which included regular references to boycottnovell.com, must have driven some fairly significant amount of traffic there.
So, my conclusion is that Roy is either a complete idiot or is being, shall we say, less than candid with me about not ever having heard of Mark, as the email I received also clearly suggests. The tone of Roy's email doesn't strike me as someone who's talking to someone he a) doesn't know and is b) unhappy with. It sounds like someone working behind the scenes with someone he knows rather well. As I say, no facts, only evidence, and based on the evidence, the good news for Roy is that I don't think he's a complete idiot.
If you don't like Mono, don't use it, and if you don't like the fact that a distribution includes Mono, find another distribution. But don't take the position Mark and Roy and their friends are staking out, that someone who disagrees with you is fair game for victimization: that goes against everything that community means. When you start attempting to disrupt people's lives over a disagreement regarding a piece of software, you've lost all sense of perspective, integrity and rationality. You've set yourself in opposition to actual community.


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It's a typical day in the life of the Deathwish gang. The sessions and locations were influenced by gangs, Hollywood, and Los Angeles culture. It wasn't much of a stretch because skate crews can be very gang-like to begin with. The Deathwish dudes are a tight-knit crew. Overall, I don't think this is too far from what these guys are actually like. It's really close to the truth. You wouldn't be surprised if you saw Jon Dickson on the beach asleep in the morning.—Skin Phillips
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Everyone is wrong now and then, but not many people are willing to admit it–not to themselves, and certainly not to the public. However, in a letter to the editor of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, someone did just that. Charles Fredericks, who has openly criticized Governor Palin in the past, has admitted that she had incredible insight even in 2008 into the road down which President Obama was about to take America. "I was wrong, and I admit it," he declares.
Back in 2008, right at the peak of the McCain/Palin, Obama/Biden presidential election, I wrote a scathing opinion to the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman about Sarah Palin (titled "Caribou Barbie"), and five years later, I would like to recant my opinion and tell the people of the Mat-Su Valley just how wrong I was at the time.
The Frontiersman published the opinion and it drew a lot of comments, mostly negative, and here we are almost five years later, and I want to pass on what I have learned.
Let me elaborate. Regardless of the politics involved and what you may think now, Sarah Palin did one thing that we shouldn't forget. Put aside all other actions, failures, controversy and animosity for just a second about Palin and consider this: she warned us about Barack Obama.
She stood up and said clearly, openly and without reservation just exactly what Obama would do and how he would do it. She said that he had socialistic — if not Marxist — views, that wealth would be taken away and redistributed and that he would create a new economic dependent class. Not to mention a power grab in the justice department and what appears to be complete control over all government functions, regardless of opposing dissent.
And here we are in Obama's second term, and who could argue now that Sarah didn't have it right all along?
Yes, Sarah warned us, and some listened. I don't agree with her all the time, but what is intriguing is that she somehow knew. How, I ask? Not sure, but she knew, and that is fact. Maybe I should have listened.
Read the full article here.
This isn't, of course, the first time someone has come to see that Governor Palin was right when some so desperately wanted her to be wrong. From predicting inflation to foreseeing "death panels," the Governor seems to be a step ahead of many much of the time. Props to Mr. Fredericks for acknowledging as much. He may not be fully converted to Governor Palin's side, but that is precisely what makes his letter so powerful. Unlike some, he hasn't let the differences of opinion blind him from seeing the truth that's staring him right in his face, and he hasn't let pride silence him from acknowledging it.
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You may have read Sarah Kong's recent blog post on inquiry on this site. I thought I would give a description of one way I incorporate inquiry learning into one of the chemistry courses I teach.
As part of the course requirements for General Chemistry II at Spring Arbor University (where I teach), students are required to complete a small research project. I have included this research component in General Chemistry II for 8 years now. Students work on this project during the final four laboratory periods of the semester. The research projects are conducted at the end of the academic year in order to ensure that students have acquired the necessary skills (from both lab and lecture) to successfully complete the work.
Students conduct experiments during three of the final four lab periods, and present their results at a poster session held during the final laboratory session. Before the laboratory experiments begin, each student meets with me to choose a reasonable project (one the student can probably finish in three, 3-hour lab periods). Each student and I try to find a topic that interests the student. In addition, I work to assign projects that are open-ended: the student does not know what is going to happen during the proposed experiment. I suppose this is just another way of saying I try to build inquiry learning into each proposed experiment. I am not always successful in these regards (finding a project of interest for the student, or building inquiry into the project).
On average, 50 students take General Chemistry II each spring semester at Spring Arbor, with about 17 students in 4 lab sections. That's a lot of different experiments! Obviously, designing and completing all these projects each year has been (and continues to be) challenging. It is helpful to have students repeat experiments done in previous years. Also, repeating previous experiments with slight modifications keeps things interesting for me. Despite the many challenges I face with these assignments, having students work on small projects like this is perhaps my favorite part of teaching chemistry. My students and I really get in to it, and we both learn so much! It is not uncommon for students to go well above and beyond the call of duty to work on their projects (I had one student a few years ago work over 40 hours on a project). Some students have even decided to keep working on their project after they have completed my class.
The vast majority of the time, I assign projects that can be completed with simple materials. Below I will describe one such experiment, and I hope to share more in the future. I also hope that you will take the time to share some ideas with me. I am always looking for new experiments to have students try!
I'll first describe an experiment done by a student interested in physiology. He and I decided to use what we know about gas pressure to measure the pressure inside our lungs upon inhalation. We knew that a column of a liquid can be supported to a height, h, by air pressure (Figure 1).
Figure 1: A column of liquid with height, h, supported by air pressure
The air pressure (PATM) exerts a pressure equal to the pressure of the liquid in the tube (PLiquid). If there is a vacuum in the tube, then we have:
PATM = PLiquid Equation 1
Because PLiquid = Dgh, where D is the density of the liquid in the tube in kg m-3, g = 9.8 ms-2 and h is the height of the liquid column supported by the atmosphere, we can write:
PATM = Dgh Equation 2
We always used water for our liquid, so D = 1000 kg m-3. It should be noted that PATM in the above equation will have units of Pa, or Nm-2 (1 atm = 101325 Pa).
Now let's imagine the same scenario being set up by a person sucking through a straw (Figure 2). In this case, there is not a perfect vacuum at the top of the tube (according to our measurements, humans are incapable of making a perfect vacuum in their lungs).
Figure 2: A column of liquid being supported by someone sucking through a straw
In this case, we still have the atmospheric pressure being equal to the pressure inside the tube, or straw. However, because there is no longer a vacuum at the top of the tube, we have:
PATM = PLiquid + PLungs Equation 3
Since we know the pressure of the liquid, we can write:
PATM = Dgh + PLungs Equation 4
Rearranging, we get:
PLungs = PATM – Dgh Equation 5
The above equation gives us a way to measure the pressure inside lungs upon inhalation. We get a REALLY long straw, and have someone suck water up the straw as high as possible. Let's suppose someone is able to suck water up a straw to a height of 6.42 m when the atmospheric pressure is 735 mm Hg. What would have been the pressure in the person's lungs?
We substitute the appropriate values in to Equation 5:
We convert 735 mmHg to Pa:
We now calculate the pressure of the liquid, by evaluating the second term on the right hand side of the above equation:
We substitute this result in for the pressure of the liquid to find the pressure in the lungs in Pa:
We convert this result to atmospheres and mmHg:
So that's the idea for the experiment. Now all we had to do was find a really long straw, put it in some water and see how high we could suck the water up the straw!
Here's what my student (I'll call him John) did: He decided to take a very long piece of rubber tubing and place it in a 2L soda bottle filled with water (Figure 3):
Figure 3: The end of a 30 ft rubber tube placed in a 2L bottled filled with water (colored with food dye).
He placed the 2L soda bottle at the bottom of a stair well (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Picture from the top floor of a 3-story building, looking down the stair well at the 2L bottle and rubber tubing.
He then had people suck water through the tubing as high as they possibly could: the higher the person could suck the water up the tube, the lower the pressure formed in the lungs. (Note: we used scissors to cut off the end of the tube after each person tried the experiment to avoid sharing germs). John was able to pull a pressure of about 300 mmHg; I was able to get 225 mmHg. He brought his apparatus back to his second story dorm room and repeated the experiment, measuring the lowest pressure some of his dorm mates could produce in their lungs. He saw a lot of variability; the highest pressure measured was over 530 mmHg, while the lowest lung pressure was 188 mmHg.
I know this experiment seems incredibly simple, and that John could have easily completed it in a single, 3-hour period if I told him everything to do. But I let John figure a lot out on his own. He came up with the experimental procedure on his own. John had a lot of trouble with the calculations, and I helped him quite a bit with these. Because there are lots of students in each lab section, they find out very quickly that I can't possibly help everyone every time they have a question. I provide assistance when questions arise, and step in when I see a student that is seriously stuck. But the students work out many problems on their own, and spend a lot of time talking with each other about possible solutions.
Because I have a lot of students interested in biology, I am thinking of repeating this experiment this spring. The interested student will measure the lung pressure pulled by a variety of people and see if it can be related to some physical measurement. For example, can men pull lower vacuum than women? Is ability to pull a low lung pressure related to physical fitness? Do sprinters or distance runners have a better ability to pull a low pressure than the general population? Is height related? There are many interesting questions to explore! I'd love to hear about anything you and your students discover when trying this experiment.
Also, some experiments we have done suggest that the diameter of the tube used affects the results. People seem to be able to suck the liquid higher up tubes with smaller diameters. We currently don't have a good explanation for why this might be so.
For other interesting ways to use pressure experiments in the classroom, see: Sandy Van Natta , Rebecca Knipp , John P. Williams J. Chem. Educ., 2005, 82 (10), p 1454
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Tom ~ I am so glad that you encourage inquiry learning at the university level. It is so vital! I was very glad to read your comment about how the students work out many of their problems on their own through dialogue with one another. Many of us were trained to teach in such a way that students come to us for answers and us alone (well, and google!). However, inquiry really encourages students to explore through any and all means possible and they learn a great deal! I think some of us don't trust what will happen if we are not lecturing 100% of the time or feel "in control" of each moment, but a lot of incredible learning happens when we allow students to explore and act as their guide on an as needed basis.
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I teach at a research class at Holmdel, NJ and am always looking for projects for kids to do. This class is for upper level students, but in the next two years we plan to start research with the eighth graders and phase their research projects into the high school where they will be doing research for four years. I am always at a loss for good and doable (at a high school) research topics and would really appreciate it if you can emal me your projects.Thank you.
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Hi Josephine,
One fun thing we've been doing for a while is to observe the effect of temperature on the distance traveled by balls from different sporting events. For example, last year I had a golfer in class. He incubated ten golf balls in boiling water (373K), at normal temperature (298K), in ice water (273K), and on dry ice (195K). He then saw how far he could hit the ten golf balls that were incubated at the different temperatures. He was able to hit the balls an average of 156 yards, 150 yards, 139 yards, and 116 yards at 373K, 298K, 273K and 195 K, respectively. What is nice about this project is that it can be applied to a lot of different sports: this year, I have a basketball player that is going to test free throw shooting accuracy with basketballs incubated at these different temperatures.
Feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com so I can share some additional projects with you. I'd also like to hear about what kinds of things you are doing – I can always use new ideas!


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did u apply early action and got deferred?
What was the text of your "decision" notification? Mine reads: "The Admissions Committee has reached decision on your application file and you will receive a written decision soon. Please be patient with the postal system. Please wait for 10 to 14 days to receive your written decision before contacting the Admissions Office." I wonder if accepted students get the same text, or if the stuff about waiting 10-14 days is not there for them.
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This week, a Lenoir County man was convicted of habitual impaired driving.
This week, a Lenoir County man was convicted of habitual impaired driving.
Richard Dean Allen, 66, of La Grange pleaded guilty to the offense in Carteret County Superior Court, according to a news release from District Attorney Scott Thomas.
Allen was arrested by Newport Police Department on Sept. 4, 2012, after being detained about 3:15 p.m. by employees of Shear Waves Hair Salon.
At that time, Allen had a blood alcohol level of 0.13, which is above the limit of 0.08. He was also impaired by an assortment of prescribed psychotropic drugs, the release said.
Allen has prior DWI convictions in Lenoir County in 2004 and 2006 and in Craven County in 2006.
Judge Ken Crow sentenced him to a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 24 months in prison. He also was ordered to undergo any drug and alcohol treatment available to him in prison.
The case was prosecuted in court by Assistant District Attorney David Spence.


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Fellow writers, let us band together and share information for the common good.
I've learned a lot about the bookselling buiness by working as a bookseller, asking questions of booksellers, and observing over 1000 bookstores.
By my count, there are about 680 Walden/Borders Express stores, about 550 Borders stores, and about 600 Barnes & Nobles. My numbers may be off--stores open and close all the time. I'm not sure how many large indie stores there are, or how many Books A Million. If anyone has more accurate numbers, please share them.
By my count, the Mystery/Thriller Section in a chain store averages 250 different authors (authors, not titles). Bigger stores have more, smaller stores have less.
I've hung out in bookstores for hours at a time. I've lurked in the Mystery section, waiting to pounce on anyone who browses there. I've done this at all times of day, all over the country, every day of the week.
And I'm concerned.
Maybe it's a watched pot never boils situation, but I don't see a lot of people buying mysteries.
Sometimes an hour will go by and no one even enters the section. Sometimes a reader will beeline straight for Harlan Coben, grab one, and be on her way ten seconds later. But I don't see a lot of browsing, and I don't see a lot of buying---especially hardcovers.
Booksellers have told me that a face-out book has an eight times better chance of selling than a spine-out book. And I know that a bookstore may only receive three or less copies of a new mystery, keep them on the shelf for three to five months, and then still return copies because they didn't sell. It's possible that your new hardcover may only be selling one copy in five months, per location.
I know booksellers read my blog, and I'd like to ask a question of them. How many customers does your store average per day? And what percentage of that is mystery sales? Feel free to post anonymously.
And for you mystery writers, give me three hours of your time. This is for your benefit as well. Go to your local bookstore, get a cup of coffee, pull out a notepad, and watch the mystery section. Count how many people browse the mystery section, and how many people leave with a book. Then post that info here. Include store, location, and time of day. If you're eagle-eyed, include the book title the customers bought.
What is the point of this experiment?
I'm not sure that writers understand how much the odds are stacked against them.
I spoke to a lot of booksellers on my last tour. And at least a hundred of them--even though they weren't supposed to--shared how many of my books had sold that year. The stores that knew me and supported me have sold between 50 and 180 of my books this year alone. The majority have sold less than ten. Some haven't sold a single book.
I'm guessing that a midlist mystery author might average one sale every two weeks, per location, if they only have a few books in stock and no coop placement.
I have no idea if I'm right or not, but I think I am.
I hope everyone who reads this blog gives this experiment a try. If you don't want to spend that long in a bookstore playing spy, but you are friends with a bookstore employee or manager, ask them how many customers they have per day vs. how many mysteries sold.
If you're a writer, ignorance isn't bliss. It's death. If a customer isn't directly seeking out your book--because they read a review, or had it recommended to them, or learned about it somehow--then the only chance you have of selling it is to a browser, and there aren't that many browsers. Seven paperbacks on the new release tower might have a shot at selling a few by chance. A single hardcover spine-out in the Mystery section has very little chance of selling by chance.
You hear me preach about the importance of meeting booksellers, of self-promotion, of establishing brand and name recognition. Invariably, many writers will tell me that promotion is up to the publisher, that writers can't make a difference, that all they need to concentrate on is writing a good book.
My response is always the same: the bookstore is filled with good books that customers walk right past. If no one knows about your book, it is going to rot on the shelf no matter how good it it.
Take three hours. Visit a bookstore. Post the numbers. Show me that I'm wrong or that I'm right.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
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T-Mobile is taking steps to upgrade its HSPA mobile broadband network to HSPA+. According to T-Mobile's VP of engineering, Dave Mayo, it'll be the coasts who'll see this upgrade and its theoretical 21 Mbps download speeds first.
No word on when exactly we'll start seeing devices capable of taking advantage of the upgraded speeds though. [GigaOM]


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On September 1, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participated in the high-level meeting of the Contact Group on Libya, which was held in Paris, France. During a press availability in Paris, Secretary Clinton said:
"...This is my ninth trip to discuss the current crisis in Libya, and each time I have urged that our partners stay focused on the ultimate objective of helping the Libyan people chart their way to a better future. And today, that future is within their reach. All of us are inspired by what is happening in Libya.
"Six months ago, Libyans stood up to demand fundamental rights and freedom. And when Qadhafi met their peaceful protest with violence, the Libyan people refused to back down. While their struggle is not over, the Libyan people are taking back their country. Libya's transformation is the -- largely the result of their own courage and their resilience in the face of very difficult days. The sacrifice that the Libyan people have been willing to make in order to obtain freedom and dignity has been extraordinary.
"But the United States and our international partners are also proud of our own contributions. When Qadhafi threatened Benghazi, we assembled an unprecedented coalition that included NATO and Arab countries, and acted quickly to prevent a massacre. We sought and won local, regional, and international support, including the backing of the UN and the Arab League. And after deploying our unique military capabilities at the outset, the United States played a key role in a genuinely shared effort as our allies stepped up. As time went on, our coalition grew even stronger.
"Today, the international community must maintain the same sense of resolve and shared responsibility. We know from experience that winning a war is no guarantee of winning the peace that follows. That is why even as we sought to protect civilians and pressured Qadhafi to step down, we have supported the Libyans as they laid the groundwork for a transition to democracy that is just, inclusive, and sustainable.
"What happens in the coming days will be critical, and the international community has to help the Libyan people get it right. First, as I told my counterparts earlier today, we need to continue NATO's military mission as long as civilians remain under threat of attack. For the sake of the Libyan people, we have called on Qadhafi and those around him to recognize that their time is over and lay down their arms. And as the new Libyan authorities consolidate power, we will support their efforts to demobilize and integrate fighters into a single security force.
"Second, we need to welcome Libya back into the community of nations. Nearly 70 countries so far have recognized the TNC, including 18 African nations, the Arab League, and now Russia. It is time for others to follow suit.
"Third, we must continue to support the interim Libyan authority's efforts to meet the needs of the Libyan people. The United States and our partners have worked through the United Nations to unfreeze billions of dollars in order for Libya to get access to their state assets to meet critical needs. I am pleased to announce that by the end of today, the United States expects to have delivered $700 million to help the TNC pay for fuel and civilian operating costs and salaries, with another 800 million on the way. We are working with the TNC to ensure that these funds are disbursed in a transparent, accountable manner. It must be clear to Libyans and to the world that this money is being used to serve the Libyan people.
"Fourth, the international community, led by the United Nations, needs to help the Libyan people and their leaders pave a path to peaceful, inclusive democracy -- one that banishes violence as a political tool and promotes tolerance and pluralism. After 42 years of Qadhafi's rule, it is going to take time to build institutions, strengthen civil society, write a constitution, hold free and fair elections, and put in place an elected, legitimate Libyan government. We encourage the world's democracies to offer expertise and technical assistance along the way.
"As Libya's leaders have emphasized repeatedly, Libya's transition must proceed in a spirit of reconciliation and justice, not retribution or reprisal. Libyans must continue to stand against violence extremism and work with us to ensure that weapons from Qadhafi's stockpiles do not threaten Libya or Libya's neighbors or the world.
"In fact, the international community will be watching and supporting Libya's leaders as they keep their commitments to conduct an inclusive transition, act under the rule of law, and protect vulnerable populations. And that should include enshrining the rights of women as well as men in their new constitution.
"A great deal of work lies ahead to build a stable, unified, and free Libya -- a Libya that has never before existed in its modern history. The challenges may be formidable, but so is the progress we have already seen. We have stood with the Libyan people in their moment of need and we must continue to stand with them for the foreseeable future."
You can read the Secretary's full remarks here.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
Where in the federal regulations does it say that Americans shall pay for all the damage done by NATO and foreign civil wars?
Americans will not be pleased to read that by the end of today, the United States expects to have delivered $700 million to help the TNC pay for fuel and civilian operating costs and salaries, with another $800 million on the way.
OPEC nations are fully capable of paying for all of the expenses to enhance their security.
Please send those bills to Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Qatar, Indonesia, Libya, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, Gabon, and Angola, and stop payment on our check.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
Well, it's nice to know the money was from a frozen Libyan bank account and not a loan from China.
Still, Americans are paying a share of NATO's expenses for destroying Libya, and NATO was not created to help one side or the other win their civil wars.
You should ask for a refund, as NATO delivered its services on the wrong continent.
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Russia has condemned the EU's move to step up sanctions on Syria by banning imports of its oil, amid ongoing protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the sanctions would "lead to nothing good".
Russia, which has a veto on the Security Council, refuses to back a resolution imposing an arms embargo or asset freeze.
"We are against unilateral sanctions," Reuters quoted Mr Lavrov as saying, on the sidelines of a summit of ex-Soviet states in the Tajik capital Dushanbe. "This ruins the partnership approach to any crisis."
---@ State Dep. C/O Dipnote bloggers,
Noting the Sec of State's remarks on Syria I would like to ask her what "partnership approach" Mr. Lavrov might have been referring to when it is Russian tanks and weapons Assad is using against the Syrian people. I suppose he must have meant that the EU's parralel sanctions with the US have "ruined" their partnership with Assad's regime? Or do they wish to go back to the good 'ol days of the cold-war with the NATO?
I'm sure all this is way outside their comfort zone, so you'all might as well complete the picture for them.
It seems to me quite as plain as the nose on Lavrov's face that all the Russians are interested in is their continued economic profitering from arms sales to this tyrant by such a stand...and in so doing being unworthy of any partnership with us or the EU in the matter.
Oh yeah...someone should point out to Mr. Lavrov that Russia's political ethical infancy of a foreign policy will "lead to nothing good", he can rest in his bed getting a goods night's sleep knowing he and his government are as responsible for the continued slaughter of civilians as Assad surely is.
I want my government to get up and stand up and get in this man's face about this publiclyu and untill you do so this crap will continue for as long as there are people left to die over it.
Got that?
I sure hope the entire Dept of State and President Obama hears me well on this.
If Russia wants a partnership, it better get on the right side of life, pronto.
Maybe you'all just have to call them on it and shame then into a responsible realization.
You don't have to be diplomatic about this folks, just be real with them about it publicly that their continued stance and support for Assad is killing people...and providing political cover for outright murder of innocents.
P.S. Nicely put, Madam Secretary. Do keep the burner on high and roast the fat off their unethical A$$-ads, it's time to wake the grumbling bear up to spring time in the Arab world.
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@ Zharkov in the U.S.A.- there is a rational that I can understand in your views but put it this way - If America can spend one dollar today to save ten in the future - that's an investment that pays. That is in my view what the State Department and USAID do.
Sadly its not always easy to see this and with any investment, performance is never guaranteed. If we sat around always waiting for a sure thing, never taking chances - where would we be? What happens if chances are not taken? Nothing.
Our future is always determined by those that dare to take chances when everyone else says no.
It is understandable given the American state of affairs to say no to many things but as illogical as it sounds - it is more people saying yes to what is believed at the moment not possible that will lift America.
Some very creative thinking,smart power and a willingness for people to do = success.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
@ John in Canada:
Your rationale is logical and I would agree except that USAID is not exactly what you may imagine it to be. A critical exposure of USAID covert activity is available on the web: "http://www.chavezcode.com/2010/11/washington-increases-clandestine-ops.html"
If you have read Gadaffi's Green Book, you may understand that he had a form of democracy unique to Libya that he and most Libyans considered an improvement over our own.
The odd thing about the US/British/French-sponsored overthrow of Gadaffi is that he was trying to liberalize and cooperate with them and things were going smoothly enough for even senior management of CIA to trust him with interrogating our prisoners, according to documents found at the US embassy in Tripoli and probably elsewhere.
In comparison, CIA doesn't even trust ordinary Americans enough to keep their agents out of our state offices. How did they ever reach the point of relying on Gadaffi?
Well, I think our government and Gadaffi had a very close relationship, a friendly one, a mutually trusting relationship until...something happened. What that "something" was is still a mystery, but it could have had connections to oil, the African Union, something else, or maybe all of the above. Of course, we may never be told why, but NATO's involvement seems to have little to do with which version of democracy is more desirable or how many people are killed trying to overthrow the Libyan government.
Why did America turn against Gadaffi along with Mubarak, Assad, the King of Jordan, among others?
Was our relationship of mutual trust a fake one from the beginning, or do those former friends have control of something that somebody wants badly enough to have those leaders killed?
Is the lack of a Western-style democracy worth a war?
Does the US have a new doctrine that no government shall be allowed to use lethal force to prevent its overthrow?
If the latter is true, why not put that into writing as international law?
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
Democracy in Libya?
In Tripoli, rebels from Zintan, in the western mountains, control the airport.
The central bank, Tripoli's port and the Prime Minister's office are being controlled by rebels from Misrata.
Berbers from the mountain town of Yafran control Tripoli's central square, now spray-painted "Yafran Revolutionaries". All these territories are clearly marked as a warning.
As the TNC, as a political unit, already behaves like a lame duck; and as the militias will simply not vanish - it's not hard to picture Libya also as a new Lebanon; the war in Lebanon began when each neighborhood in Beirut was carved up between Sunnis, Shi'ites, Christian Maronites, Nasserites and Druse.
The Lebanonization of Libya, on top of it, includes the deadly Islamic temptation - which is spreading like a virus all across the Arab Spring.
At least 600 Salafis who fought in the Sunni Iraqi resistance AGAINST the US were liberated from Abu Salim prison by the rebels. It's easy to picture them profiting from the widespread looting of kalashnikovs and shoulder-launched Soviet Sam-7 anti-aircraft missiles to bolster their own hardcore Islamist militia - following their own agenda, and their own guerrilla war.
Welcome to our racist 'democracy'
The African Union (AU) will not recognize the TNC; in fact, it charges the NATO rebels of indiscriminate killing of black Africans, all bundled up as "mercenaries".
According to the AU's Jean Ping, " ... the TNC seems to confuse black people with mercenaries ... [They seem to think] all blacks are mercenaries. If you do that it means one-third of the population of Libya which is black is also mercenaries."
If you can see the future, it doesn't look good.


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