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Rainfall levels continue to lag behind normal. Throughout the state, drought conditions exist.
Today Governor Mike Easley urged residents to conserve water.
Susan Erwin and her family say that saving water was a way of life.
"We think of conserving water all the time. It is built into our nature. I was raised to turn the water off when I brush my teeth," said Erwin.
For other people, conserving water does not come as easily.
"You see people washing their cars instead of going to a carwash, which recycle their water. You see people watering their lawn to keep it green. That is crazy, the grass will go dormant. It will come back again," Erwin said.
One way to conserve water is to use a bucket instead of a water hose when you are watering your plants.
The City of Wilmington recommends turning off the water while you wash your hands and brush your teeth. Flushing your toilet uses a lot of water, so conserve your flushes.
Taking shorter showers is also a big help.
Erwin suggests even storing water to ensure you will not run out.
"I store water in pop bottles. Just add a couple drops of Clorox. It is handy to have. When I change that water, I never just pour it down the drain. I wait for a time when there is a drought and water the flowers," said Erwin.
Other helpful suggestions are to install an automatic rain sensor on your irrigation system. Check your sprinkler, hose and water faucet for leaks.
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Hibernation-related proteins are common even in non-hibernating animals, a study shows.
Hibernation-related proteins are common even in non-hibernating animals, a study shows.
A feather-covered herbivorous dinosaur offers a surprising perspective on plumage.
African elephants have more genes for olfactory receptors than dogs or humans, a study shows.
Due to the effects of climate change, female fur seals that successfully breed do so later in life and are more likely to have increased variability within their genomes.
Foregut microbes in Mojave Desert rats help the animals metabolize creosote toxins.
An online reconstruction makes the library from Darwin's famed ship more accessible.
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Wednesday started with great feedback from the Rapporteurs. Each of them picked up on key threads emerging from the parallel thematic tracks of the event and clearly what they highlighted resonated with the general feelings of the participants, with each Rapporteur receiving hearty
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Therese opened the Rapporteur feedback session referring back to Andrew Hewett's (Executive Director, Oxfam Australia) opening video address, pointing out a clear trend in the work of partner's – that partners are, in Andrew's opening words "practical visionaries", people who Therese saw as holding on to "passion and vision that generates and drives what we do, but also being thorough, rigorous and practical in the way we do it".
Input from each Rapporteur was shared live using a live blogging process (please see the live blog page for the details). Comments from the floor were also shared by those able to blog 'live' during the process, and, we were very excited to see that we had a colleague participating in the live blog from Maputo, Mozambique and even got a comment on it from a colleague in Sri Lanka! This affirmed for us all, the power of using the 'new' technologies we had been learning about during the Intersections event.
Questions and comments were engaging and many. In fact, so many that some were held over to be captured on video by our partner media team and our professional media team. These will be shared on this site soon.
The formal proceedings closed with an evaluation exercise with a difference. Four 'video stations' were set up showing participant captured clips of comments and feedback from a range of people who were at the event. These prompted participants to answer key evaluatory questions at each 'video station' that were then posted on 'comment cards'. The Oxfam team will work with these comments and share the outcomes as soon as they have all been collated – so watch this space. Also, the Oxfam team will carry out a final evaluative process in about two weeks time – where participants will be asked to reflect on their impressions of the event once they are back in their 'home' contexts.
The Oxfam team expressed their thanks to a range of role players who had worked very hard to make the event possible.
A group photo, lunch, hugs, exchange of contact details, squeezing into shuttle busses and the big 'pack up' wound the event to its final close. Phew! Safe travels and again, Thanks!
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The Mormon Church has apologised for posthumously baptizing the parents of Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal. But the controversy over its un-biblical practice of posthumous proxy baptisms the dead continues.
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In 1988, the UCONN Women's Basketball team took part in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, from that year on solidifying a spot in the tournament every year after.
In 1988, the UCONN Men's Basketball team took part in the National Invitation Tournament. UCONN went on a run in the tournament and defeated Ohio State 72–67 at Madison Square Garden to win the NIT, the school's first national basketball title.
William O'Neill (left) was Connecticut's governor in 1988. He served two-an-a-half terms from 1980-1991.
In 1988, the population on Connecticut was less than it is now. During the 1980's the census recorded an amount of 3,107,576 people, while in 2013 the estimated amount was to be 3,596,080; that's an increase of 488,504 people living in our state.
Allison Williams was born in 1988. The daughter of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, Allison went from a New Canaan resident to a Yale graduate to a star on the HBO TV series 'Girls.'
In 1988, the cost for UCONN tuition was $2,133 for in state and $5,888 for out of state students. Now that tuition has skyrocketed to $23,744 for in state and a whopping $42,692 for out of state.
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. was Connecticut's senator in 1988. The Republican served from 1971-1989, and lost his seat to Joseph I. Lieberman. In 1991 Weicker was elected the state's 85th governor.
In 1988, Bridgeport Hospital was the first to have an MRI center in Fairfield County.
In 1988, Maria C. Sanchez became the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the Connecticut legislature.
In 1988, the Connecticut minimum wage amount was $4.25 compared to the minimum wage of today $8.70 with prospects of rising again within the next three years.
In 1988, a ten-year-old Katherine Heigl, at the time a resident of New Canaan, was starting her career as a child model and actress for a number of commercials.
In 1988, the average gas price was between 72 and 98 cents per gallon. Now in 2014 the average price for gas ranges from $3.50 to $3.75 a gallon.
In 1988, Evan Ross (second from right), the son of popular singer Diana Ross, was born in Greenwich. He is an actor and musician most known for his performances in 'ATL' and the TV series '90210.'
In 1988, the average price of a 4-door sedan was around $7,200. In 2013 the average cost was $26,000.
In 1988, Paul Newman opened his Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. The camp gives children battling serious medical conditions the chance to experience the fun and excitement of camp free of charge.
In 1988, Yale New Haven Hospital conducted the first bone marrow and heart lung transplants in Connecticut.
In 1988, John Mayer, a Connecticut native raised in Fairfield, was 11 years old. The first dramatic change in his life would come two years later at the age of 13 when his father rented him a guitar, which would solidify his love for music in the years to come.
In 1988, Mystic Pizza, the movie starring Julia Roberts that took place in Mystic, Connecticut was released.
Kent native Seth MacFarlane was 15 years old in 1988. He was in high school working on his own cartoon sketches and experimenting with animation. He is the creator of 'Family Guy' and provides some of the voices on the show.
In 1988, the average price of a Connecticut home was $150,00 compared to the now 2013 average price of $236,000.
In 1988, there were more Republican voters making up the state than Democrats with the percentages being 52 against 48. Now the state has flipped and Democrats are in the lead for voters with the amount of 59 against 41 percent.
In 1988, Meg Ryan, a Bethel native, starred in 'D.O.A.' opposite Dennis Quaid. She graduated from Bethel High School in 1979. Ryan is best known for her roles in some of the most popular romantic comedies of the 1980s.
In 1988, Connecticut removed the tolls on Route 15 and I-95 due to a number of crashes that were occurring at these areas. That makes traveling much easier because we all know how cramped the Merritt is already without tolls.
In 1988, two years after the grand opening of the Danbury Fair Mall, JC Penney was finally added.
In 1988, actor and Stamford born Christopher Lloyd was busy playing the bad guy Judge Doom in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.'
In 1988, the Trumbull Mall had it's own movie theater. Now in its place is LA Fitness all while the movie theater has changed location to Quarry Road.


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Jeremy Punchard has become mayor of Fakenham for the second time in three years.
Mr Punchard, 30, was one of the youngest mayors in the country when he first took the role at the age of 27.
The new deputy mayor of Fakenham is David Cubitt.
Mr Punchard, pictured above, who also represents the Fakenham South parish on North Norfolk District Council, said: "I'm really looking forward to the year when there will be lots of exciting opportunities.
"I'm particularly looking forward to working to develop many of Fakenham's green spaces."
Mr Punchard, who has been a town councillor for five years, replaced Adrian Vertigan as mayor at Tuesday night's town council meeting.
Mr Punchard said: "We currently have a vacancy on the town council and I would recommend it to anyone.
"It would be great to see more young people getting involved in local politics where you really can make a difference."
Mr Vertigan said: "I've had an amazing year and met some really nice people.
"The highlight for me was working with the Royal British Legion to add new names to the Fakenham war memorial and on the Armistice parade.
"Also taking on the district council over CCTV and winning to keep that service for the town was a really great achievement for the town council.
"I'm really pleased that Jeremy is stepping up to the mark and I'm sure he and David will do a great job, taking the council forward.
"I'm going to continue as a town councillor and with my work on Kick Start Fakenham, so Fakenham is still very much in my heart."
Anyone interested in applying to become a Fakenham town councillor should write to the town clerk Linda Jennings at Fakenham Town Council, Fakenham Connect, Oak Street, Fakenham, NR21 9DY.
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alecto do you actually know Mr Punchard? Are you aware of his track record on community work? Do you know what he does for a living? Or do you always get influenced by what people wear when making judgment (something the older generation are often accused of)? The chain goes with the job. It's expected that it's worn on occasion - like on a newspaper photoshoot. Get real :)
Saturday, May 17, 2014
You can start by not wearing a silly tin necklace. Youngsters aren't impressed by that sort of thing neither are they impressed by talk talk talk. You may impress the oldies that way because they want to be impressed but the young can see through it all.
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Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following statement today on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) decision on the Yucca Mountain license application. The NRC's order directs the commission's licensing board to, by the end of this month, close and complete all necessary and appropriate case management activities, including disposal of all matters pending before it and comprehensively documenting the full history of the Yucca Mountain proceeding:
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"The Commission's long deliberation on this matter reflects the challenges our country faces in safely and securely managing nuclear waste without running roughshod over a single state or community. For 25 years, I have worked to stop the Yucca Mountain project. I look forward to using that experience to work with my colleagues in finally developing a plan to safely and securely manage nuclear waste in a way that protects Nevadans and all Americans from the most dangerous substance known to man."


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Chernobyl Diaries
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Fresh: First-time director Bradley Parker (working from a script co-written by Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli) understands that suggesting is scarier than showing, and confusion generates more suspense than explanations do.
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Rotten: Standard-issue genre accessories (dank stairways, flashlights, overcast skies, frosty windows) abound; shocks are mild and few.
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Rotten: You'd never wish tragedy upon anyone, but at some point the characters become harder and harder to feel sorry for. Get a clue, people.
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"Chernobyl Diaries" is a movie by Oren Peli, the guy who created the "Paranormal Activity" series. Here, it is a similar concept in some ways. A group of young adults are touring Europe when they hire an "extreme" tour guide. He leads them to the city of Pripyat, the home of workers during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The groups thinks they are alone in the abandoned city, but they aren't. Shot half as a found footage movie and the other half as your average horror movie, it isn't very effective. I found myself very bored and not really into it. It's very predictable and just a run of the mill story, with a pretty cool ending. I love horror movies, and while I didn't hate this movie, I don't think I really liked it that much either. It's one that I could see myself watching again eventually and having a different opinion. Or, I'll watch again and fall asleep. Watch this with low expectations.
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This is one of those horror movies where the characters do so many dumb things that it just drives you mad. I fully expect their to be bad decisions made in horror movies, but there is still a threshold and this movie passes it within the first 30 minutes. The setting and atmosphere are actually pretty good and the movie has an interesting story, but the characters and dialogue can be quite stupid and it takes away from the good things the film accomplishes.
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It looked ok from the trailer, but having seen the whole film it's not that atmospheric as portrayed in the trailer. It's pretty straight forward run of the mill horror as mutated people attack some young people on an extreme tourism tour of the Chernobyl area. It has a few good moments but I had hoped for a lot better.
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Jessica Rieman's curator insight,
January 28, 2014 1:26 PM
Some things that we take for granted are and come from all over the world. As you said in last class just because something says that it is not made in China doesnt mean that their arent any resources that the company used to creat the item that didn't come from China or any other power house place. In this case the Palm Oil comesd from Malaysia, Hazelnut comes from Turkey, Cocoa from Nigeria, Vainilla from Brazil and, Vainilla and Sugar from France.
Mrs Parkinson's curator insight,
February 12, 2014 3:48 PM
GCSE Globalisation info - great case study
Amanda Morgan's curator insight,
September 18, 2014 10:55 AM
I was surprised to see how many countries contribute to s single jar of nutella. I have always assumed it came straight from Italy just because it is an Italian commodity. It is a positive thing to see because you look at the commerce and trade that is generated throughout the world through this one brand alone
Jess Deady's curator insight,
May 4, 2014 10:03 PM
Just because the world island is in island biogeography doesn't mean it is only to be discussed and looked at on islands. There is great importance of exploring this specific part of geography on land that is not solely surrounded by water.
Wilmine Merlain's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 9:27 PM
Like World Regional Geography, Bio-geography is closely related to that of World Regional Geography. Species that live on islands are prone to extinction. While this so, they is very little competition of survival as there are on mainlands. With the Sunda Shelf in Asia, some species that can be found on one side of the continent can also be found in Australia. While we are separated by sea, rivers, and oceans, animals that can be found in one area of the world, can also be found on another land. Respectively, animals that were exclusive to one country are appearing on other lands where they aren't known to dwell on.
Alec Castagno's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 11:45 PM
It is fascinating to see how life evolves differently on isolated islands. The unique biomes often lack enough diversity to fill certain roles, so the animals move to fill them. For example, the komodo dragon was able to evolve to its large size because there was not large predator sitting on top of the food chain to prevent its growth. Sadly, the unique nature of island biogeography also makes it much more delicate, and species are much more likely to become extinct.
Seth Dixon's curator insight,
January 24, 2013 10:52 PM
There are some great images (and a post-landslide helicopter flight video) of the massive landslide that occurred Jan 21, 2013. The rockslide extends over 3 km, with an elevation change of approximately 800 meters. This is an excellent example to help students visualize mass wasting, alpine glaciation and erosion in general. While the mountain didn't explode strictly speaking, I couldn't help but love the headline "Mount Dixon explodes!" Tags: New Zealand, physical, geomorphology, erosion.
Jess Deady's curator insight,
May 1, 2014 10:49 AM
Mount Dixon's landslide is due to the mountain itself being unstable. The landslide pattern is normal in retrospect to other landslides that have happened over the years. The before and after pictures are a clear depiction of the landslide path from top to bottom.
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September 1, 2014 10:38 AM
This article reminds me of another video i've seen recently of a grouper fish swallowing a 4-foot black tip shark whole. A fisherman caught that on camera while trying to reel in the shark. Time and time again I'm reminded that not everything in nature is as it seems and that the unexpected should be expected.
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December 15, 2014 4:36 PM
Amazing photos, there are so many different kinds of life that exists in the Ocean. As the Great Barrier Reef falls victim to climate change and pollution, the number of species at risk is almost calculable.
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December 16, 2014 1:26 PM
Australia's marine life is amazing, being able to hide by blending in to their environment is a testament to the waters that Australia has. The diverse wildlife of Australia waters is shown to be an adaptive bunch and begs the question: How many more animals are out there that we do not know of?
Tracy Galvin's curator insight,
April 29, 2014 6:17 PM
This situation with Bangkok is the same problem that New Orleans is facing. Building on lands that used to get regular deposits of silt is a bad idea. The ground not only continues to compact and essentially "sink" but the planet is covered in water that changes level regularly. Unfortunately, New Orleans has shown that levees don't really work and the earth will always reclaim the land it wants back.
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December 12, 2014 12:44 PM
Bangkok is one of the many cities that is severely threatened by flooding. Bangkok's slow sinking into the marshland combined with sea level rise could prove fatal for this city. Already the capital experiences major flooding, and officials are considering the prospect of moving the city. Otherwise, billions of dollars a year would be required to stave off the effects of climate change. Now that coastal cities (especially highly populated cities) are at more threat than ever from climate change, countries are going to have to figure out a way to battle the issue. Should we fight to maintain these lands, or do we allow them to return to nature? Natural environments are better able to buffer natural disasters such as storms and floods, but the cost, both culturally and economically would be incomprehensible.
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April 16, 2014 5:16 PM
In megacities, such as Jakarta, urbanization brings about many problems for local residents. The areas are crowded and residents get little to no income. An Australian organization works to help the people of Jakarta by giving them advice,food and helping where necessary. With this help, families are able to keep their spirits higher and hope that their children will live better lives than the ways that they were brought up.
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April 18, 2014 8:10 PM
Jakarta is the capitol of Indonesia and now has a population of over 28 million. Urbanization is bringing serious problems to Indonesia's only mega city, such as poor access to clean water and housing, and overpopulation. Some people, including the young woman in this video are living with 16 or more people in one house. It seems the city is not providing enough affordable housing for its residents.
Tracy Galvin's curator insight,
May 1, 2014 2:25 PM
It is nice to see an organization that is not just blindly giving resources to people in need but actually empowering them and training them to be able to get the things they need through work. The women in this story describe how they have learned to make and sell things in order to take care of their families and they describe how empowering that feels.
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December 12, 2014 2:36 PM
This ad not only demonstrates how Google is allowing for people all over the world to come together, it is also an expertly devised commentary on a real life event that happened in this part of the world, and the emotional implications that it caused. The video shows how the grandchildren of two men were able to utilize Google in order to bring the two friends together after years apart. The two gentlemen were once good friends, but had not seen each other since the Pakistani-Indian conflict. The conflict tore families and friends apart, and remains today as a sensitive topic to those affected by the event.
Hector Alonzo's curator insight,
December 15, 2014 7:33 PM
This video is a perfect example of ho, especially in this day and age, the world can be brought closer together. In the video, two childhood friends are reunited after years of being apart, due to the conflicts go on their country. This shows one of the positive of the technology we have access to today, being able to bring together old friends by using new ways is great. This video also goes to show that even though the world is an enormous place, it can be made smaller.
Samuel D'Amore's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 2:38 AM
This video is reminiscent of the families separated during the Korean war recently being allowed to visit one another. While tensions still exist between India and Pakistan many have begun to come to peace with the concept their nations won't be unified under either's rule. Because of this cooling of tensions families and friends are now able to see each other again after years without seeing them. Of course this is a Google commercial so the sincerity is somewhat diminished because of it's origins.
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November 21, 2014 9:11 PM
(East Asia topic 6) Secondly, traits such as subservient respect are valued more in nations such as China. It is possible that if these workers hadn't have taken the risk and not completed the job, they would've been fired and had a somewhat 'tainted' reputation for not following their orders to demolish the building. Though it seems that all industrializing nations have gone through issues of workers' safety and reasonable expectations, China should use it's late-coming as a plus by learning from others which have gone before it, and avoiding the personal, legal, and even some social issues which have been faced before.
Jacob Crowell's curator insight,
December 15, 2014 1:52 PM
China's ability to sweep unjust working conditions under the rug has allowed it to grow economically at an impressive rate. Although I disagree with unsafe working conditions it is important to note the hypocrisy that developed countries display when advocating fro workers rights. In the US for example, our economic growth was contingent on slavery, child labor, and immigrant exploitation. Unfortunately if any developing country wants to compete with countries that are at the top of the global economic hegemony, they must cut the same corners those countries cut centuries ago. What needs to be done is find a way to show developing countries that growth is possible without abusing workers.
Samuel D'Amore's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 5:23 PM
This video borders on difficult to watch. While it is definitely amazing to watch it really flies in the face of standard American job safety operations. These workers are perched on top of this building with no harnesses balancing in the shovel of a back hoe while sawing loose great slabs of concrete. Luckily no one was injured in this video but frankly this video does a great job of showing how China has been able to grow so rapidly. A lack of interest in individual workers safety and a sole goal of progress, at the possible cost of its citizens.
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November 19, 2013 2:21 PM
I recently did a project on the topic of megacities in the past, present, and future and how the natural risks they posed. In past decades there was Tokyo, New York City, or even Mexico City. I also covered present cities such as Shangai and Los Angeles to name a few. The city that basically topped the growth charts in my statistics was Dhaka. The city literally is growing like a chia pet, but with no direct plan or proper use of land. According to future calculations, the city of Dhaka can reach roughly 23 million by 2025, that's about 600,000 new people coming in every year up until that point. This video is just an example of how poorly planned this megacity is, and what the future holds for all of the people living there. It's simply chaos. There are already squatter settlements and unorganized living conditions for the current residents, picturing the population to grow even more is outrageous!
Meagan Harpin's curator insight,
November 20, 2013 11:43 AM
The city of Dhaka has experienced a massivie boom in population. Both the rich and the poor are flowing into this city causing many problems that all complain the government is ignoring instead of fixing. The city is very inefficient, with traffic so bad that it is costing the city millions of dollars. There are frequent water shortages resulting in protests in the streets. There is much infrastructure throughout the city as well. But it is also represents a sense of hope to the people that are coming in and moving into the slums, that with the better jobs and money they will be able to get they can better provide for themselves or their family.
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April 6, 2014 11:23 PM
Dhaka is the fastest growing city in the world, as rich and poor people move to the city everyday. So many poor people are moving here due to the fact there is no other place worth living in Bangladesh. The city is facing many problems, such as lack of traffic signals, minimal clean drinking water for residents and horrible housing for many people. However, some feel the city's slums offer the best chance for an improved life. |
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May 4, 2014 8:46 PM
In the marketplace, one of a different religion has to mask her true identity to be able to sell the food there. Not only is this woman facing pure discrimination she is facing it because of what she believes in. Nothing is more horrible than being stripped away from something you believe in. In order for her to sell food in this marketplace, she must do so to survive.
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May 4, 2014 9:11 PM
In the marketplace, one of a different religion has to mask her true identity to be able to sell the food there. Not only is this woman facing pure discrimination she is facing it because of what she believes in. Nothing is more horrible than being stripped away from something you believe in. In order for her to sell food in this marketplace, she must do so to survive.
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October 27, 2014 4:03 PM
Religion: The main religion in India is Hindu. Since this is so widely practiced in India, other religions are discriminated. This article explains how some people have to act like they practice Hindu just to get a job.
Moisés González Pérez's curator insight,
May 29, 2013 3:02 PM
It is a good video which explain how can be formed a group of islands under a hot spot. This example is valid not only for Hawaii but for the Canary Islands.
Nathan Chasse's curator insight,
April 13, 2014 2:09 PM
This video explains the geology of hotspots which are how many of the islands in the Pacific Ocean are formed. Convection of solid, hot material rises to the tectonic plate where it is trapped, heating the rock above to its melting point. The heat then forces the molten rock to the surface where it cools and creates volcanoes. Over millions of years, the tectonic plate drifts, but the hot spot does not, causing a series of volcanoes on the surface. The Hawaiian Islands were formed by this process, which is why the islands progress from large to small, with the smallest islands being the oldest, in the process of eroding completely away.
Jessica Rieman's curator insight,
April 23, 2014 6:23 PM
This video entails that mantel and where a hotspot for a volcanic eruption will take place. This video depicts the way at which a hot spot is located and what makes it erupt and cause an eruption in the firt place. It goes step by step ways to see the many different forms of volcanoes and where they start and end up at.
Samuel D'Amore's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 5:57 PM
This article covers an example of a border being drawn for seemingly little reason. This International Date Line is drawn without a straight path swerving around nations. This has lead to some people living with in these bulges to in turn lose time itself. These arbitrary lines can have unseen effects upon people and nations.
Wilmine Merlain's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 8:22 PM
I'm a bit confused at this article. Are the people who lost their birthdays a cause of a new border creation or a time zone?
Jacob Crowell's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 10:18 PM
Makes you think about the political and economic influences on just about anything. What time or day it is is an important element to a global economy. Know when business deals can be made in an instance knowing what standards are most efficient can alter systems of dating. That is why instead of having a straight line the line is jutting out in spots. Usually we think of our time zones being dependent on where the sun in relation to our location but in this instance we see that it is merely a man made line that can be altered.
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December 11, 2012 9:04 PM
There must be a better way to transport items and in return save the Mekong river from being degredated. Technological innovations are affecting the life in the river as local fishermen are seeing less and less fish traveling in the river. This is impacting them in the sense that they use these fish for their survival as well as for selling. They fear that in building dams and creating advanced roads over the Mekong will change their enviroment altogether and will hinder their livelihood. This is a beautiful river and I personally feel there could be a better way but there is always something sacrficed when the government choses a location to build on. - M. Carvajal
Emma Lafleur's curator insight,
April 30, 2013 8:03 PM
It seems to be a theme that across the bored, people are building things that directly and negatively impact the environment and the local people. There are always two sides to the problem. On one hand, the dam can help with the development of Laos because it will bring in money, but it will also destroy the fish population and therefore many fishermen will lose their jobs and people will lose a food source. It is a difficult problem because Laos needs money because there is a lot of poverty in this rural country and the fishermen do not add a whole lot to the economy, but the people need a way to survive and make money for their families as well. It's a problem that I think will be around for generation to come.
Hector Alonzo's curator insight,
December 15, 2014 9:21 PM
The Mekong river is a river that many fisherman in Laos depend on for food and income. Plans to build dams that will cause the fish to seek an alternate route to migrate upstream. Critics of the dams say that the dams will cause the fish to abandon the Mekong river and go through their neighboring rivers, leaving the residents without a source of income. Many in favor of the dams say the reverse, that building the dams will boost economy and cause the area to flourish.
James Hobson's curator insight,
December 3, 2014 1:36 PM
(Southeast Asia topic 2) The oppressive government of Myanmar (aka Burma) may finally be realizing that they are in a sense their own enemy. Since free elections seem to have taken place (and apparently were not 'faked' like other reforming nations have done), it seems as if the government of the time is admitting a type of defeat by showing that more citizens are against it than for it. This also implies that despite giving up political power, those previously in charge of the government see potentially better lives for themselves by not being the only ones in control. If this holds true, then it can serve as a powerful example to oppressive governments that in order to fulfill your own best interests, you have to let others vie for their own. This can also serve as an argument for pro-Democratic activists.
Jacob Crowell's curator insight,
December 15, 2014 2:19 PM
Burma is an area where the identity of the people has been muddled. This is an election that signals the people of Burma acting to clarify their needs through free and fair elections. Democracy is a powerful tool in regards to expressing the voices of the people. Aung San Suu Kyi is now the face of that voice.
Samuel D'Amore's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 5:37 PM
This video explains that today the nation of Burma is at the cusp of change. This nation long oppressed by its government now stands to usher in a system of democracy and bring with it a hope of improving the lives of it's citizens. Sadly uplifting events are far and few between today but also long as people such as this aspire to bring change and better things for themselves and their families change can happen. Hopefully the people actually are able to achieve this level of freedom they seek and won't simply end up with a new brand of oppression.
Al Picozzi's curator insight,
July 22, 2013 5:13 PM
Getting someting from the old gold-rush era miners. The rare earth elements are in high demand today becasue of the use of these elements in modern technology. Old gold mine are being examined to be reopened as rare earth element mine. China at the moment is the largest miner of these elements and are charging a ton of money for them. According to the article they cut off supplies of some to Japan because of a dispute over international fishing rights. Along with oil, are these resources going to drive the future economies? It looks like if you like smart phones and electric cars they will be.
Paige McClatchy's curator insight,
December 14, 2013 5:17 PM
The fact that the region is China's highest producer of natural gas but it also one of the poorest regions in the state is an interesting contrast to the wealth enjoyed by oil states in the Middle East. Add to the situation the ethnic marginalization of the Uighurs, and the violence between them and the Han Chinese, and the situation sounds like it could put an unpleasant international spot light (yet again) on China.
Jacob Crowell's curator insight,
December 15, 2014 2:00 PM
Uighurs are being pushed out of their homeland because of Han Chinese migration. This article is accurate when it claims that the amount of publicity the region gets is minimum. This makes the Uighurs more at risk than Tibet. With so much attention put on areas elsewhere, China will face less international push back as it over takes yet another region who wishes to maintain its autonomy and culture.
Samuel D'Amore's curator insight,
December 17, 2014 5:54 PM
I believe that without doubt today it is a bad time to be a minority in China. The Chinese are experiencing a great deal of nationalism and in turn placing economic barriers on the minorities in order to drive them out of regions so the government will be able to repopulate them with Han Chinese. While the Han Chinese have always been the majority within China its only recently the government has decided to provide them with advancement at the risk of the other ethnic groups within China. |


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At a launch function in the capital today, Mr. S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, dedicated a unique initiative - the 'LPG Portal' - that will host data on the last mile delivery of domestic LPG cylinders, supplied by PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to nearly 14 crore households in the country.
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The LPG Transparency portal can be accessed through the official website of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas : www.petroleum.nic.in. Access is also available through respective OMC websites, www.indane.co.in; www.ebharatgas.com and www.hindustanpetroleum.com. Through a single click, consumers can now know their individual pattern of LPG usage, LPG booking status, LPG refill history or request for surrender of their connection, highest consumption consumers, subsidy availed etc. The information on the portal can also be sorted by consumer number, consumer name and by distributors' name easily.
This initiative is expected to emerge as a powerful tool for social audit for all domestic LPG supplies. This portal not only benefits consumers but is also a unique resource for civil society to access LPG distribution information, report discrepancies and register their feedback on the anomalies in supply, if any. To enable the OMCs to improve their services, the portal also gives opportunity to consumers to rate the services of their LPG distributor, thus helping the oil companies to focus on areas of improvement and enhance consumer satisfaction.
By informing, educating & empowering LPG consumers across India, the transparency of information on the websites is intended to make all the stakeholders accountable, thus leading to a just and equitable distribution of the subsidized LPG fuel. Nearly 14 crore households across India covering urban, semi-urban and even rural India are expected to benefit from this initiative.
Following is the text of Minister's speech on the occasion:
"I am extremely happy to be present here on the occasion of the dedication of the LPG Portal of Oil Companies to the LPG consumers of our country. LPG is an environment friendly fuel that keeps the flame burning in the kitchens of over 13 crore households across the country. Its use has led to reduction in usage of wood as a fuel in rural areas andeliminates the harmful effects of smoke from traditional fuelson rural women.
OMC's have been making efforts to increase coverage of LPG so that it is available in all parts of the country. However, the high prices and volatility experienced in the prices of LPG and our high dependency on imports of LPG makes it very challenging to maintain the supply of LPG to the customers at the subsidized price. The three Oil Marketing Companies supply over 32 lakhs cylinders per day and are expected to incur a subsidy burden of Rs.43,000 crore this year.
Thus the need to curb unauthorized usage of LPG for commercial purposes has become acute in the recent times.
The Oil Marketing Companies have been constantly leveraging technology to launch various initiatives for offering convenience to their consumers For example, some of them are offering the facility for booking refill cylinders 24x7online through their websites as well as through SMS and IVRS. In continuation of their endeavor to leverage technology to achieve more efficiency and improve business processes, Oil Companies have now put in place systems to capture the complete details of customers and track their LPG consumption pattern with an aim to increase transparency in LPG supply chain. With this information, each OMC has created a transparency portal which is hosted on their individual websites. These portals can also be accessed from MOP&NG's website. These portals provide complete details of each customer with their consumer numbers, name, address, no. of cylinders supplied, dates of supply as well as the indicative subsidy amount for the cylinders supplied. The portals feature quick search options to find one's distributor,sort information based on consumer numberand consumer name, see thehighest off take consumer orput in a request to surrender one's connection. Logging a complaint is just as easy. Consumers can now even rate the performance of theirdistributors; and this is expected to help the services to improve further. These portals would truly empower the consumers and civil society to verify or seek information under one roof and bring about transparency in a government program where thousands of crores of subsidy is involved.
I wish to congratulate Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum on this commendable achievement of bringing complete transparency in supply of subsidized LPG through the Transparency Portals. I am sanguine that this portal will become a powerful social audit mechanism encouraging people to desist from misusing subsidized cylinders.
I would like to place on record my deep appreciation of the OMCs efforts in delivering excellent performance despite coping with uncertainties. I wish them All Success in their future endeavours and with these words I now dedicate the LPG Portal of the OMC's to the customers of this nation. "


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Adolescents perception of reproductive health care services in Sri Lanka
- Suneth B Agampodi,
- Thilini C Agampodi,
- Piyaseeli UKD
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Adolescent health needs, behaviours and expectations are unique and routine health care services are not well geared to provide these services. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived reproductive health problems, health seeking behaviors, knowledge about available services and barriers to reach services among a group of adolescents in Sri Lanka in order to improve reproductive health service delivery.
This qualitative study was conducted in a semi urban setting in Sri Lanka. A convenient sample of 32 adolescents between 17–19 years of age participated in four focus group discussions. Participants were selected from four midwife areas. A pre-tested focus group guide was used for data collection. Male and female facilitators conducted discussions separately with young males and females. All tape-recorded data was fully transcribed and thematic analysis was done.
Psychological distresses due to various reasons and problems regarding menstrual cycle and masturbation were reported as the commonest health problems. Knowledge on existing services was very poor and boys were totally unaware of youth health services available through the public health system. On reproductive Health Matters, girls mainly sought help from friends whereas boys did not want to discuss their problems with anyone. Lack of availability of services was pointed out as the most important barrier in reaching the adolescent needs. Lack of access to reproductive health knowledge was an important reason for poor self-confidence among adolescents to discuss these matters. Lack of confidentiality, youth friendliness and accessibility of available services were other barriers discussed. Adolescents were happy to accept available services through public clinics and other health infrastructure for their services rather than other organizations. A demand was made for separate youth friendly services through medical practitioners.
Conclusions and recommendations
Adolescent health services are inadequate and available services are not being delivered in an acceptable manner. Proper training of health care providers on youth friendly service provision is essential. A National level integrated health care program is needed for the adolescents.
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- Title
- Adolescents perception of reproductive health care services in Sri Lanka
- Open Access
- Available under Open Access This content is freely available online to anyone, anywhere at any time.
- Journal
BMC Health Services Research
- Online Date
- May 2008
- 10.1186/1472-6963-8-98
- Online ISSN
- 1472-6963
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Suneth B Agampodi (1)
- Thilini C Agampodi (1)
- Piyaseeli UKD (2)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Medical officers of Health, Beruwala, Sri Lanka
- 2. Director, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kalutara, Sri lanka


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I am trying to control Dynamixel servos using a GUI made using Qt. Dynamixel provides a C set of C libraries to control the motors, while the only way of making GUI's I know is Qt, which is essentially C++. Will it be possible to use Dynamixel C libraries from Qt C++ code in any way?
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Documentation |
Zero curve bootstrapping from coupon bond data given price
[ZeroRates, CurveDates] = zbtprice(Bonds, Prices, Settle,
Bonds | Coupon bond information used to generate the zero curve. An n-by-2 to n-by-6 matrix where each row describes a bond. The first two columns are required; the rest are optional but must be added in order. All rows in Bonds must have the same number of columns. Columns are [Maturity CouponRate Face Period Basis | |
Maturity | Maturity date of the bond, as a serial date number. Use datenum to convert date strings to serial date numbers. | |
CouponRate | Coupon rate of the bond, as a decimal fraction. | |
Face | (Optional) Redemption or face value of the bond. Default = 100. | |
Period | (Optional) Coupons per year of the bond, as an integer. Allowed values are 0, 1, 2 (default), 3, 4, 6, and 12. | |
Basis | (Optional) Day-count basis of the bond:
For more information, see basis. | |
EndMonthRule | (Optional) End-of-month flag. This flag applies only when Maturity is an end-of-month date for a month having 30 or fewer days. 0 = ignore flag, meaning that a bond's coupon payment date is always the same day of the month. 1 = set flag (default), meaning that a bond's coupon payment date is always the last day of the month. | |
Prices | Column vector containing the clean price (price without accrued interest) of each bond in Bonds, respectively. The number of rows (n) must match the number of rows in Bonds. | |
Settle | Settlement date, as a scalar serial date number. This represents time zero for deriving the zero curve, and it is normally the common settlement date for all the bonds. | |
OutputCompounding | (Optional) Scalar that sets the compounding frequency per year for the output zero rates in ZeroRates. Allowed values are: | |
1 | Annual compounding | |
2 | Semiannual compounding (default) | |
3 | Compounding three times per year | |
4 | Quarterly compounding | |
6 | Bimonthly compounding | |
12 | Monthly compounding | |
-1 | Continuous compounding |
[ZeroRates, CurveDates] = zbtprice(Bonds, Prices, Settle, OutputCompounding) uses the bootstrap method to return a zero curve given a portfolio of coupon bonds and their prices. A zero curve consists of the yields to maturity for a portfolio of theoretical zero-coupon bonds that are derived from the input Bonds portfolio. The bootstrap method that this function uses does not require alignment among the cash-flow dates of the bonds in the input portfolio. It uses theoretical par bond arbitrage and yield interpolation to derive all zero rates; specifically, the interest rates for cash flows are determined using linear interpolation. For best results, use a portfolio of at least 30 bonds evenly spaced across the investment horizon.
ZeroRates | An m-by-1 vector of decimal fractions that are the implied zero rates for each point along the investment horizon represented by CurveDates; m is the number of bonds of unique maturity dates. In aggregate, the rates in ZeroRates constitute a zero curve. If more than one bond has the same maturity date, zbtprice returns the mean zero rate for that maturity. Any rates before the first maturity are assumed to be equal to the rate at the first maturity, that is, the curve is assumed to be flat before the first maturity. |
CurveDates | An m-by-1 vector of unique maturity dates (as serial date numbers) that correspond to the zero rates in ZeroRates; m is the number of bonds of different maturity dates. These dates begin with the earliest maturity date and end with the latest maturity date Maturity in the Bonds matrix. |
Fabozzi, Frank J. "The Structure of Interest Rates." Ch. 6 in Fabozzi, Frank J. and T. Dessa Fabozzi, eds. The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities. 4th ed. New York: Irwin Professional Publishing. 1995.
McEnally, Richard W. and James V. Jordan. "The Term Structure of Interest Rates." Ch. 37 in Fabozzi and Fabozzi, ibid.
Das, Satyajit. "Calculating Zero Coupon Rates." Swap and Derivative Financing. Appendix to Ch. 8, pp. 219-225. New York: Irwin Professional Publishing. 1994.


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OK, so a couple of months ago I stopped over at a friends house. I havent stopped into see him in about a year. I was not carrying because I was on my way home from work.
His wife runs a daycare out of their home. To be honest I didn't even think about that until she brought some of the kids up from the basement where she has the daycare.
So I got to thinking, if I had been carrying I would have been in violation of the Michigan Victim Disarmament Zone law (gun free zones). Then I was thinking, well if I waited until later in the day to stop, when the daycare kids were no longer there, would it be OK?
I did a little searching, couldn't find anything about specific hours for daycare's etc.
I tried sending an email to the state attorney general asking about it, but got back a canned response that they do not take request for opinions from citizens at large.
I know my state representative a little, he lives the next street over in my subdivision, and got his carry permit the same day I got mine, so I know he is gun friendly, even for a democrat.
I sent him an email asking him to get an opinion from the state attorney general on if it's legal to carry at a home in the evening that has a daycare during the day.
He called me a few weeks ago to apologize for taken so long to get back, but my email accidentally got placed in the wrong folder, with emails from an energy bill he is working on. He said he would have a staffer take care of it. I got a call yesterday from his staff. She said she has not sent the request to the AG yet, but did check with State Police legal department, to see what their opinion was.
The State Police said that No it is not legal to carry at a home that operates a day care even after the day care is closed for the day. This is interesting, since my friend is a deer hunting buddy, and I assume he keeps his deer rifle on the premises. I would assume the gun free zone applies to rifles, not just handguns.
The staffer from the state rep said that if I wanted, she would proceed with getting an official opinion from the AG. I said, yes; please do, since the State Police do not have the final word on interpreting statues.


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About three years after I married, the Oneida Company discontinued my crystal pattern. It was King Edward -- one of the oldest patterns in their catalog, and one that had been around since the thirties. I was upset.
I'd say one thing to consider is to think about whether the pattern is apt to be discontinued, and if it happens, whether a current pattern would mix and match nicely with your original pattern.
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At the Comptel event in Orlando this week, there were the obvious signs of last-minute cutbacks and cancellations. The show floor was smaller and scattered throughout were empty booths, and booths that had expanded at the last minute to fill an empty space.
�To be sure, unlike at other events that include exhibits, Comptel's business goes on equally in meeting rooms and in its deal center, as on the show floor. The wholesale service providers I talked to all said their meeting rooms were booked and few people, if any, had pulled out at the last minute.
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