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(KPRC) A handcuffed Houston, Texas high school student shot himself while he was in the back of a police car on Wednesday, detectives said.
Galena Park Independent School District officials said a student took a gun to North Shore Senior High School, 353 Castlegory.
School district officials said a deputy constable on campus got a report that a student at the school planned to hurt himself.
Officials said the student was found in a restroom and he appeared to be mentally unstable. It took two deputy constables to get the student out of the restroom and he was then taken into custody for his safety. An ambulance was called out to the school.
A Harris County Precinct 3 deputy constable searched, handcuffed and placed the student in the back of a patrol car, officials said.
The student had a gun concealed beneath his shirt that was not found during the search, officials said. While being driven to the ambulance, the student retrieved that gun and shot himself in the back of the head, investigators said.
"When dealing with searches, what you're looking for most often are weapons. You have big weapons and small weapons. Bigger weapons are easier to find," said Thomas Nixon, an attorney and former police officer.
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First published at 11:40, Monday, 14 March 2011
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Friday, December 15, 1972...STAFF at five hospitals in the Tynedale area walked out during a strike over pay.
Hexham General, Hexham War Memorial, Haltwhistle War Memorial, Wooley Sanatorium and Prudhoe hospitals, were all affected after the National Union of Public Employees called out their members.
Ancillary staff, including porters, cooks, telephone operators and boilermen joined the 12-hour stoppage with some NUPE members taking part in a protest march in Newcastle.


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SINGAPORE, Oct. 24 (UPI) — A former chief of the International Energy Agency said he was doubtful that Japan could follow through on its plan to phase out nuclear power by 2040.
Speaking at the Asia Future Energy Forum in Singapore Tuesday, Nobuo Tanaka — now a global associate for energy security and sustainability at the Institute of Energy Economics in Japan — said he was "very skeptical about the feasibility of this plan," Eco-Business news reports.
Prior to the March 2011 Fukushima crisis, nuclear power generated 30 percent of Japan's electricity, making it the world's third-biggest nuclear generator. The government had aimed to increase that percentage to 50 by 2030.


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- Chaucee said...
I adore this look! The cut is so flattering.
Hmm, what I'd like to see more off. I would love to see daily life posts, local fashion event coverage, and book reviews! I'm always looking for new books and love when someone else has done the work :D - August 5, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Laniza said...
I always shy away from dresses or shirts with chest pockets but you seem to be working it!
I'd actually want to know more about you so, book reviews, makeup reviews, basically anything else that you're passionate about would be cool to read. - August 5, 2011 at 9:50 PM
- Laniza said...
Oh, duh, natural hair tips would be nice!
- August 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Olive green was a nice switch up and the cut is perfect. I love mandarin collars on dresses!
Maybe you can do more style profiles, styling ideas, style questions and DIY projects! Overall I enjoy the post you feature already!! ;) - August 5, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- ShenDove said...
Thanks lady! I can definitely post more frequently about all of those things! I love talking about books especially so I'll def plan to have more book reviews.
- August 6, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- ShenDove said...
I could def talk about natural hair more : )
- August 6, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- ShenDove said...
Thanks lady! I'll def do more posts on all of the things mentioned!
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- Alex Elizabeth said...
Ohh nice dress! A little bit safari chic! I think you should do whatever you feel is best with blog content, but I admit I always enjoy local fashion event coverage and interview of local designers.
- August 6, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- Leslie said...
can i just say that u always have THE BEST/CUTEST shoes! :) i love the Target wedges you're wearing but i cant seem to find which ones these are. Were they bought recently? Also, I'd love some book reviews! xox
- August 9, 2011 at 3:41 PM
You look great in neutrals! This dress reminds me that I have one like it ... somewhere ...
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You look great in neutrals! This dress reminds me that I have one like it ... somewhere ...
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There are a few things I hope to achieve this year with my GEORGE and DAVIES family research:
- Find the correct death registration for my great-grandmother, Anne (DAVIES) GEORGE. With the third most popular Welsh surname and the most popular given name, finding the Anne's death registration has proven a challenge. Unfortunatetly, I don't know the exact date of her death. I have already one death certificate that is incorrect. To achieve this goal, I may have to order death certificates that may be incorrect just so I can eliminate them and narrow down the choices to the correct one.
- Make contact with a living George or Davies descendant. With only seven of us George descendants in Canada, we are a very small family. I would very much like to meet a cousin or two or more! There is a possibility I may have a George cousin through Genes Reunited.
- Continue documenting the life of my grandfather, Joseph Brinley George, with the goal of publishing a book about him. This is something I have wanted to do for a long time. I think this is the year to make the final push in gathering all of my documents and photos about him, get them organized and publish a book in time for Christmas 2010.
With having chosen just three goals for my George family research this year, I am confident I will succeed in achieving them all.
Written for the 87th Edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.
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Cainelli, F.; Vallone, A. (Dove Medical Press Ltd. http://www.dovepress.com/biologics-targets--therapy-journal, NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma is a vascular tumor linked to the presence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus-8) and the incidence of which has increased considerably the world over after the onset of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic. Antiretroviral therapy combined with cytotoxic agents has been established as the treatment of choice in the past 10 years. Among chemotherapeutic agents, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin has become the preferred one for patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in Western countries. The drug in this formulation localizes better to the tumor and has higher efficacy. Skin toxicity, mucositis, and leukopenia/neutropenia are the main side effects. Hepatotoxicity and mild cardiotoxicity are observed less frequently. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin impacts favorably on quality of life. Although cost effective in Western countries, the drug is less so in developing countries. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/419 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: A methodology was devised for comparison of generalised range condition over time, irrespective of the nature of original imagery used. It was applied for range condition change mapping throughout Botswana through 1984-2000. Results showed that range degradation was most widespread during the 1980s drought when 25% of the country was affected, decreased to 6.5% in 1994 and increased to 9.8% in 2000. This suggests that these semi-arid rangelands are fairly resilient and can withstand "normal" droughts even under conditions of heavy grazing pressure. However, degradation that persists during normal or above average rainfall years is related to increasing livestock and other pressures on rangelands and may represent areas with severe range recovery problems. This application meets some requirements of a semi-arid developing country looking to improve range condition monitoring over relatively remote areas. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/779 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Changes in hydrological inputs to the flood-pulsed Okavango Delta result in changes in such flooding characteristics as floodplain water depth, inundation duration and frequency. A mathematical model is used to assess impacts of changing hydrological inputs on flooding in the Okavango Delta. Future conditions are simulated by superimposing simulated abstractions, upstream developments and climate change effects on the observed time series of hydrological inputs. The effects of change in inputs are then determined by comparing hydrological characteristics such as inundation duration and frequency derived from the original and modified time series of model outputs. Simulations show that upstream abstractions are likely to have small short-term effects on the flooding pattern in the Delta, while other upstream developments such as damming or deforestation have more pronounced effects. All of these effects are relatively small, however, when compared to changes resulting from existing climatic variability, and those from the possible effects of future climate change. The combined effects of human abstraction and climate change, manifested as increased temperatures, decreased rainfall, and reduction in river flows, may result in significant Delta drying. The simulated hydrological changes affect the Delta floodplain ecosystems, with anticipated changes in the area and proportions of permanent swamp, areas covered by sedge and grass vegetation (seasonal floodplains) and floodplain grasslands (intermittently flooded areas). These will have varied effects on ecological processes in the Delta, in particular vegetative succession, primary production, and relationships of floodplains with the surrounding woodland and savannah. Additional ripple effects up trophic levels can also be expected. There may also be downstream impacts on tourist facilities presently on the fringes of the seasonal swamps as a result of reduced or increased flooding. As a result of altered flood regime, some effects are also anticipated with respect to the recharge of aquifers, which are currently used for drinking water supply around the Delta. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1193 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This paper reports an evaluation of the implementation of the School Health Policy (SHP) in Botswana schools. Historically, school health originated with a concern for the number of children being excluded from school owing to communicable diseases. In 1999, the three ministries, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Local Government, developed the Botswana School Health Policy and Procedures Manual. The school health services are organized at national, district and local levels. The purpose of the evaluation was to explore how school health services were delivered in schools in Botswana. Data on current practices on school health were collected using observations, field notes and interviews of various school personnel in 27 schools located in the Gaborone district, and surrounding villages using the assessment guide in the SHP. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. Several challenges to implementing the school health policy were identified, for example, lack of human resources, lack of equipment supplies, lack of health knowledge among teachers, as well as organizational problems. This has budgetary implications for Botswana at both central and district levels. Commitment of all stakeholders in all ministries concerned would also improve the implementation of school health services. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/563 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: We investigate lightlike hypersurfaces of indefinite Sasakian manifolds, tangent to the structure vector field and whose screen distribution is integrable. We prove some results on parallel vector fields and on a leaf of the integrable distribution D0? h i of this class. A theorem on a geometrical configuration of the screen distribution is obtained. We show that any totally contact umbilical leaf of a screen integrable distribution of a lightlike hypersurface is an extrinsic sphere. Description: The mathematical symbols may not come as they are in the abstract. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/689 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Developing a tertiary academic programme in Botswana is not only an intellectual activity but also an institutional process that must be balanced to satisfy different stakeholders and contending claims. This paper focuses on the intellectual and institutional processes of developing a Master in Social Work(MSW) programme at the University of Botswana. It discusses the intricacies of identifying the need for a MSW and the consultative process of designing the programme and course objectives, titles, and course content. The paper takes the view that institutional and intellectual issues are significant factors of the exercise of searching for appropriateness in social work education in an African context. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/744 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: We studied the seasonal variation in carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy fluxes in a broad-leafed semi-arid savanna in Southern Africa using the eddy covariance technique. The open woodland studied consisted of an overstorey dominated by Colophospermum mopane with a sparse understorey of grasses and herbs. Measurements presented here cover a 19-month period from the end of the rainy season in March 1999 to the end of the dry season September 2000. During the wet season, sensible and latent heat fluxes showed a linear dependence on incoming solar radiation (I) with a Bowen ratio (β) typically just below unity. Although β was typically around 1 at low incoming solar radiation (150 W m−2) during the dry season, it increased dramatically with I, typically being as high as 4 or 5 around solar noon. Thus, under these water-limited conditions, almost all available energy was dissipated as sensible, rather than latent heat. Marked spikes of CO2 release occurred at the onset of the rainfall season after isolated rainfall events and respiration dominated the balance well into the rainfall season. During this time, the ecosystem was a constant source of CO2 with an average flux of 3–5 μmol m−2 s−1 to the atmosphere during both day and night. But later in the wet season, for example, in March 2000 under optimal soil moisture conditions, with maximum leaf canopy development (leaf area index 0.9–1.3), the peak ecosystem CO2 influx was as much as 10 μmol m−2 s−1. The net ecosystem maximum photosynthesis at this time was estimated at 14 μmol m−2 s−1, with the woodland ecosystem a significant sink for CO2. During the dry season, just before leaf fall in August, maximum day-and night-time net ecosystem fluxes were typically −3 μmol m−2 s−1 and 1–2 μmol m−2 s−1, respectively, with the ecosystem still being a marginal sink. Over the course of 12 months (March 1999–March 2000), the woodland was more or less carbon neutral, with a net uptake estimated at only about 1 mol C m−2 yr−1. The annual net photosynthesis (gross primary production) was estimated at 32.2 mol m−2 yr−1. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/937 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This article analyses the views of selected headteachers on the impact of the 10-year basic education policy on the leadership skills of secondary school headteachers in Botswana. Research literature on school leadership and management in Botswana is sparse. Despite this, demands for effective leadership in schools have continued as the education system changes. In 1996, the Botswana Government started to implement a 10-year basic education programme, which rapidly increased student numbers at both community junior and senior secondary schools and building projects for school expansion became the order of the day. Secondary school headteachers have to manage these changes. A central focus of this article is their perceptions of the practice used to appoint them, leadership skills required for the post, their leadership training, and how training for leadership can be improved to meet the educational changes. Using results of the interview data collected from eight selected secondary school headteachers, this article exposes the limitations of the practice and procedures that are used in appointing headteachers to school leadership position and the established procedures intended to develop a skilled leadership force in secondary education to ensure quality education. The article highlights the need for Botswana to establish a leadership training policy to guide the training of headteachers and ensure that schools become effective. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/536 Files in this item: 1
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Kampunzu, A.B.; Cailteux, J.L.H.; Kamona, A.F.; Intiomale, M.M.; Melcher, F. (Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/oregeorev, NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Stratabound epigenetic sulphide Zn–Pb–Cu ore deposits of the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia are mostly hosted in deformed shallow marine platform carbonates and associated sedimentary rocks of the Neoproterozoic Katanga Supergroup. Economic orebodies, that also contain variable amounts of minor Cd, Co, Ge, Ag, Re, As, Mo, Ga, and V, occur mainly as irregular pipe-like bodies associated with collapse breccias and faults as well as lenticular bodies subparallel to bedding. Kipushi and Kabwe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, respectively, are the major examples of carbonate-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu mined deposits with important by-products of Ge, Cd, Ag and V in the Lufilian Arc, a major metallogenic province famous for its world-class sediment-hosted stratiform Cu–Co deposits. The carbonate-hosted deposits range in age from Neoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic (680 to 450 Ma). The formation of the relatively older Neoproterozoic deposits is probably related to early collision events during the Lufilian Orogeny, whereas the younger Palaeozoic deposits may be related to post-collisional processes of ore formation. Fluid inclusion and stable isotope data indicate that hydrothermal metal-bearing fluids evolved from formation brines during basin evolution and later tectonogenesis. Ore fluid migration occurred mainly along major thrust zones and other structural discontinuities such as karsts, breccias and faults within the Katangan cover rocks, resulting in ore deposition within favourable structures and reactive carbonates of the Katangan Supergroup. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/380 Files in this item: 1
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Ringrose, S.; Huntsman-Mapila, P.; Kampunzu, A.B.; Downey, W.; Coetzee, S.; Vink, B.W.; Matheson, W.; Vanderpost, C. (Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/palaeo, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: This work considers new evidence for palaeo environmental change taking place during the Pleistocene in northern Botswana. Duricrusted strandlines along the northeastern margin of Sua Pan provide palaeo-environmental data pertaining to the Makgadikgadi subbasin (MSB) with inferences regarding the larger Makgadikgadi–Okavango–Zambezi (MOZ) rift depression. Field, XRD and geochemical data show that MSB strandlines comprise calcretes (LU1 type), MgO-rich calcretes with silica (LU2 type), sil-calcrete (LU3 type) and silcrete (LU4 type). Early freshwater episodes appear to have been followed by calcrete-dominated drying phases interspersed with repeated silcretisation. Calcretisation through pan littoral sediments may have been both biogenically and environmentally induced. Calcite precipitation was in part controlled by the Mg/Ca ratio of pore water in the pan littoral zone suggesting closed basin type evaporative conditions, which were followed by a major desiccation interval. Phases of silcrete precipitation appear to be related to periods when the geochemistry of the lake littoral more closely resembled present-day Na–CO3–SO4–Cl-type brines. Silica saturated acidic, moderately saline groundwater preceded Si precipitation which took place as the pH reduced. Si mobilisation occurred (inter alia) as a result of quartz grain dissolution enhanced by diatoms, bacteria and algal growth in the moist pan littoral. SiO2-rich pore waters migrated through cracked and desiccated calcrete into areas of lower salinity and lower pH resulting in preferential calcite removal and silcrete precipitation. Approximate TL dates imply that exposed littoral sand underwent calcretisation during the drying phases of extensive palaeo-lakes which occurred prior to 110 ka, 80–90 ka and 41–43 ka. These wet periods compare fairly well with Vostok core chronologies for southern Africa. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/794 Files in this item: 1
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Moleele, N.M.; Reed, M.S.; Motoma, L.; Seabe, O. (John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: Laboratory-based seed storage systems have been developed as an alternative to in situ conservation for indigenous woody plant species. However, interactions between seed quality and environmental variables must be known for each species prior to seed collection, storage and sowing to ensure effective conservation. This study investigated Acacia tortilis seed weight/quality patterns across seven Botswana seed provenances in relation to: soil nutrient status, altitude; latitude; slope angle; % grass cover; height and density of other woody plants nearby. The higher rainfall and relatively eutrophic seed provenances of northwestern Botswana (Chobe, Okavango and Makgadikgadi) were associated with large A. tortilis species and seeds, as well as higher densities of woody plants. Spatial variation in seed weights of A. tortilis was principally a function of rainfall and soil organic carbon. Although more work is required to establish the relationship between seed weight and germination rates for A. tortilis, this research suggests that seed collection should focus on sites with high levels of rainfall and soil organic carbon. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/947 Files in this item: 1
Moleele African Jour Eco.pdf (705.1Kb) -
Nsinamwa, M.; Sebego, R.J. (Botswana College of Agriculture, http://www.bca.bw/Research/bojaasBca/InstructionToAuthors.htm, NaN, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: Grasses and forbs in Southern Africa have been understudied in terms of species richness and factor that affect diversity patterns. To gain a better understanding of factors affecting patterns of herbaceous plant species seedbank around water points, six boreholes ( three in each land zone) were randomly selected for sampling. Top soil layers of 20cm depth were sampled from six boreholes at distances of 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, and 3000m ( the Piosphere approach) in fenced and unfenced plots to determine the density and composition of the seedbank. The samples were allowed to germinate in the growth tray (10 x 15 x 8cm³) under controlled conditions (temperature, moisture) in a green house followed by daily counting of seedlings. Herbaceous plant species diversity was analyzed by using Simpson's diversity index. Analysis of varience on herbaceous species diversity was determined using the SAS software. Herbaceous plant community clustering was determined by using TWINSPAN, a FORTRAN programme. Significant (p=0.0001) germination variants were observed along the distance from livestock watering points. Most grass seedlings recorded germinated from soil samples obtained from from fenced plots, while less than 40% of the forb seedlings were. Most of the forbs species were recorded within 400m from the water points and that soils closer to water points also contained grass seeds despite the level of degradation and /or trampling. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/313 Files in this item: 1
Aghdasi, F.; Bhasin, A. (University of Botswana, NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Asynchronous sequential circuits offer improved speed of operation when compared to their synchronous counterparts. However, the standard methods of asynchronous design require careful examination of the flow table for possible critical races and hazards. This complicates the design procedure and often leads to extra states and additional hardware. A number of new design methodologies which involve locally generating a clock and using it to self synchronize the machine have been proposed. Such clock signals are generated wherever an input changes, or by controlled excitation whenever a change of inputs necessitates a change of state. All such designs, where the circuit is timed by locally generated clocks, are called Self-Clocked Sequential Circuits. This paper uses a design methodology for the State variable toggling through data driven clocks to implement a Direct Memory Access Controller (DMAC) as a design example. The design is simulated on software and also implemented using discrete hardware components. The methodology can be extended to parallel controllers for neutral networks and automated using state assignment techniques already for synchronous parallel controllers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/648 Files in this item: 1
Aghdasi_BJT_2004.pdf (1.145Mb) -
Lumande, E.; Ojedokun, A.A.; Lebotse, E.K.; Mbangiwa, A.M. (Emerald/www.emeraldinsight.com, NaN, 2000)[more][less]
Abstract: Inconsistency and/or a lack of a clear understanding of the criteria for serial selection and evaluation have been observed to characterise the presentation of requests for approval of serials at the University of Botswana Library (UBL). This, on a number of occasions, has made decision taking difficult and sometimes inconclusive. The paper provides a case study of the examination of guidelines in use in other academic libraries. It also describes the process and procedure currently in use at the UBL. The study identified some anomalies and suggests modifications to ensure consistency in the presentation of submissions to guide better decision making by the Serials Selection Committee of the Library. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/873 Files in this item: 1
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Laletsang, K.; Modisi, M.P.; Shemang, E.M.; Moffat, L.; Moagi, O.R. (Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/jafrearsci, NaN, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: A seismic refraction analysis was carried out on data acquired on an 8.5 km profile at Lake Ngami, NW Botswana, to determine the structure and stratigraphy underlying the lake. The seismic spread comprised a 48-channel seismograph with a 9.5 m receiver and source spacing. The seismic source comprised 10 hammer blows on an aluminum plate, from which a vertical stack was recorded. The data were processed with WinSismTM version 10 program using the intercept time method. A total field magnetic survey was also carried out along the same line. The seismic refraction profile shows a low velocity layer (400–1600 m/s) extending from the surface at the southern end of the line to a maximum depth of 30 m in the middle of the profile, returning to a depth of 20 m from 4.5 km to the northern end of the line. The low velocity layer consists of the unconsolidated sediments and is underlain by more compact and saturated material with seismic velocities of 1600–3600 m/s. This material is interpreted to comprise semi- to fully consolidated sandstone. The base of these sandstones, however, could only be mapped near the southern end of the line out to 2 km. High seismic velocity rocks (3600–5000 m/s), interpreted to be weathered to fresh basement, were mapped below the sandstones at the southern end of the line. The magnetic profile shows a high at the beginning of the line which progressively declines to a low at 3 km. The field strength increases rapidly over the next 1.5 km to reach a plateau level at 4.5 km. The magnetic high at the beginning of the line corresponds to shallow basement which is mapped in the refraction profile. The magnetic low at 3 km is indicative of a thickened sediment section at this location. The southern end of the line with high seismic velocities comprises basement rocks located in the footwall block of the Kunyere Border Fault of the Okavango Rift. The step-wise downthrown hanging wall block consists of the low to intermediate velocity basin deposits in the northern part of the profile. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/376 Files in this item: 1
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Togarasei, L. (Edinburgh University Press, http://www.euppublishing.com/, NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: The article discusses the politics of bible translation focusing on the Shona Bible. Specifically it looks at the translation of the word 'banquetings' into 'mabira' in the Union Shona Bible, the first complete translation of the Shona Bible. It also discusses the history of the translation of the Bible from the time the missionaries arrived among the Shona peoples in the 1890s to the time when the first complete Bible was translated into the Shona language in the late 1940s. It discusses the political and cultural factors that influenced the way the Bible was translated. How did missionaries' understanding of the Shona worldview influence their translation? How did the translators address the dialectical differences in the Shona language considering that it has five dialects? How did Shona cosmology and spirituality influence translation? To answer these and other questions concerning the politics behind biblical translation, specific biblical examples (here the translation of 'banquetings' into mabira in 1 Peter 4:3) are analysed. The article also briefly looks at subsequent 'improvements' to the Shona Bible to see how translators have responded to cultural and linguistic changes over the years in their use of the bible among the Shona. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/596 Files in this item: 1
Togarasei_SWC_2009.pdf (112.8Kb) -
Maruapula, S.D.; Jackson, J.C.; Holsten, J.; Shaibu, S.; Malete, L.; Wrotniak, B.; Ratcliffe, S.J.; Mokone, G.G.; Stettler, N.; Compher, C. (PHN, http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=phn, August NaN, 2011)[more][less]
Abstract: Objective: To describe patterns of food consumption associated with overweight\obesity (OW/OB) and their links to socio-economic status (SES) and urbanization. Design: A nationwide cross-sectional survey. Setting: Secondary schools in cities, towns and villages in Botswana, Africa. Subjects: A total of 746 adolescent schoolchildren. Results: OW/OB is associated with greater SES, city residence and a snack-food diet pattern. Students belonging to higher SES compared with those from a lower SES background reported significantly (P,0?01) more daily servings of snack foods (1?55 v. 0?76) and fewer servings of traditional diet foods (0?99 v. 1?68) and also reported that they ate meals outside the home more often (90% v. 72 %). Students in cities ate significantly (P,0?01) more servings of snacks (1?69 v. 1?05 v. 0?51) and fewer servings of traditional foods (0?67 v. 1?52 v. 1?61) compared with those in urban and rural villages. The odds of OW/OB were increased 1?16-fold with a snack-food diet, a result that was diminished when controlled for SES. Conclusions: These data suggest that nutritional transition occurs at different rates across urbanization and SES levels in Botswana. In cities, increasing the availability of fruit while reducing access to or portion sizes of snack items is important. Emphasis on continued intake of traditional foods may also be helpful as rural areas undergo economic and infrastructural development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1137 Files in this item: 1
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Magole, L. (http://www.routledge.com/, NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: This paper analyses land management policy using land use mapping, interviews with farmers and other stakeholders, and a review of secondary material. The study was carried out in the Lake Ngami area of Ngamiland District in Botswana. It found that the net effect of policy and development initiatives implemented to curb perceived overstocking, overgrazing, open access tenure and low-output subsistence production was to narrow down the livelihood options for the rural poor and cause further damage to the rangeland. Policy-makers ignored the multi-purpose land use systems and goals of traditional pastoral systems, and emphasised commercialisation of livestock farming and privatisation of communal land. This unfortunately weakened or destroyed the local, traditional land management institutions and set in motion the shrinking of the commons. These policies are a colonial legacy that has survived the transitions from colonial rule to independence. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/807 Files in this item: 1
Mladenov, N.; McKnight, D.M.; Wolski, P.; Murray-Hudson, M. (Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolmodel, NaN, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: In order to examine dissolved organic matter (DOM) fluxes in seasonal wetland systems that expand and contract seasonally, a time-variable model of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was developed for a seasonal floodplain in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. The model simulates DOC concentrations from March 2001 to November 2002, during which time DOC concentrations varied between 8 and 31mgCL−1. The model uses a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) approach to describe the hydrologic and biogeochemical controls on DOC leached from litter within the floodplain and transported into the floodplain from upstream. In 2002, a fire burned the floodplain and less litter was available for leaching than in 2001. The model was driven by observations of discharge, water temperature, upstream DOC concentrations, and DOC leaching rates from leaching experiments. Leaching experiments with sedges and grasses indicated that on average 23mgDOCg−1 were leached during the first day ofwetting and 0.6mgDOCg−1 d−1 were continuously leached afterwards. Leaching experiments also showed a decreased amount of DOC released from burned litter and soils than from unburned litter and soils. A two-pool first-order decaymodel that represents both rapidly (0.14 d−1 (at 22 ◦C)) and slowly (0.045 d−1) decaying pools of DOC provided the best representation of observed patterns in DOC concentration in 2001. The decay rate of the first pool decreased by nearly half in 2002, when an estimated 78% of litter was removed by fire. Upstream DOC transport into the floodplain was the dominant source of DOC (representing approximately 70% and 75% of the DOC input in 2001 and 2002, respectively), followed by DOC leaching from litter and DOC originating from microbial sources. In 2001, decomposition (representing approximately 36% of the DOC loss), outflow to an adjacent floodplain (36%) and infiltration (28%) were the major removal mechanisms for DOM from the study floodplain. The large amount of DOC transported by infiltration implies storage of DOC in the subsurface, whichmay influence subsurface heterotrophic activity. In light of future climate change anticipated for the region, a scenario using a 2 ◦C increase in average water temperature and 10% reduction in upstream DOC mass was performed and resulted in significant (11%) reduction in annual DOC mass within the study floodplain. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/497 Files in this item: 1
Mladenov2007Simulation.pdf (2.048Mb) -
Monowe, P.; Nijegorodov, N. (David Publishing Company, http://www.davidpublishing.com/journals_info.asp?jId=1000, NaN, 2011)[more][less]
Abstract: An algorithm developed at the University of Botswana is used to study solar radiation conditions in Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Botswana. The synoptic stations chosen for the study differ by meteorological conditions and location: some are in coastal areas and others are in continental locations. The simulation results reveal that daily direct beam solar radiation, Hbn, is usually higher in the continental area than in the coastal one. The same situation is observed with daily global solar radiation, Hg. The difference becomes even larger for partly cloudy weather, because in coastal areas sunshine hours are usually less than in continental areas. Furthermore, coastal areas have higher humidity and bigger air mass compared to continental locations. It is concluded that continental areas are more convenient for utilisation of solar energy using solar devices with concentrators (middle-temperature and high-temperature Rankine cycles), while at coastal areas flat-plate collectors and PV-arrays are preferable. It is found out that the range of optimum slopes for SADC countries studied is from +30° to -62° URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1181 Files in this item: 1
Monowe_JEPE_2011.pdf (434.3Kb)


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The star wars I used to know, you rewound it and brought it back to block buster and didn't talk shit about it nonstop. Jeeeeezus when will people get over it.
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"I wish to paint in such a manner as if I were photographing dreams" - Zdzislaw BeksinskiMy Happy Little Sketchbook, please check it out and help me get better!
My TUMBLR!
Formerly Ultimatum.
A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
-Douglas Adams
i loved the pug ones, i have a dog exactly like that.
medieval spam
Sinfest is my favorite webcomic
I came across this ad on facebook today.
"Astronomy offers an aesthetic indulgence not duplicated in any other field. This is not an academic or hypothetical attraction and should require no apologies, for the beauty to be found in the skies has been universally appreciated for unrecorded centuries."
http://whosthewhatnow.tumblr.com/ <--source (new fav blog...chuckle)
I saw that match, and instantly i knew this was going to happen
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hu-ha --- hahaha funniest shit ive seen in a while...
Some Sketchbooks you should check out! --->
(expect this list to change alot)
The ultimate evil scheme: scamming people with crappy tires!
I really doubt Dark Kabuto has the mental capacity to use a cash register.
No idea what Ouja would care about money.
Now Ryuga...I never even knew what his deal even was!
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And then the man felt dumb for the rest of his life.
My Sketchbook
And then God said, "Let us make man in our likeness and our image. Let us make him ridiculously hard to draw so that poor artists everywhere will have to spend 10,000+ hours failing repeatedly before they can begin to capture the form and likeness onto a two-dimensional surface." And there was man. And it was good. And artists everywhere lost their minds.
"I wish to paint in such a manner as if I were photographing dreams" - Zdzislaw BeksinskiMy Happy Little Sketchbook, please check it out and help me get better!
My TUMBLR!


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Jemini, Amp, and Oria are covered in this episode of Ruby5. Also, Rails 2.3.5 has been released and projects are springing up making use of the Google Closure Compiler.
This episode is sponsored by Jumpstart Lab. The best training you've ever had or 110% money back, guaranteed.
ActionParameter, Purgatory, Promise.rb, Sharing Rails sessions, JRuby 1.7.9
What does Spring have to do with Rails 4.1, Rails security news, a few cool tips like pundit, pry rescue and RASK, good advice for upgrading to capistrano 3, and the plan to sunset bundler all in this RubyLoco-powered Ruby5.
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MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Dolphins kept former teammate Chad Henne out of the end zone, making three fourth-down stops deep in their own territory and benefiting from an odd penalty in beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-3 Sunday.Henne, playing in Miami for the first time since he departed as a Dolphins bust last offseason, threw for 221 yards with no turnovers. But the Dolphins turned back three scoring threats, and a go-ahead touchdown for the Jaguars came off the board because of an illegal-substitution penalty.Ryan Tannehill went 22 for 28 for 220 yards and two scores with no interceptions to help Miami (6-8) win for only the second time in the past seven games. The Jaguars (2-12) helped their chances of getting the No. 1 draft pick next April.
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- December 30, 2012
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IfYouSaySo (Inactive) writes:
4 years, where is the Presidents immigration reform proposal.
6 years under Dem leadership, where is the Senate immigration reform proposal?
4 years the Dems ran the House, where was the immigration reform proposal?
Sure, the Republicans have been vocal and dysfunctional regarding immigration, but the Dems doing nothing but mouthing platitudes for years hasn't moved the issue forward either.
The last person to push reform WAS a Republican.
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In 1941 the North Carolina General Assembly designated the flower of the dogwood tree (Cornaceae) as the official state flower. In actuality, three species of dogwoods exist in North Carolina. The alternate-leaf dogwood (Cornus alternifolia), which is common in the mountains and rare in the northern piedmont, has leaves that are simple and elliptical but are alternate on their stems (hence the name). It has small white flowers that are in loose, flat-topped clusters. Various animals eat its small, deep-blue or black fruit; the plant is usually a shrub or a small tree up to 30 feet tall and eight inches in diameter with a broad, flattened crown.
The gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) is a bush that has simple, elliptical, and opposite leaves. Its gray-to-white fruits and gray twigs give it its name. This dogwood grows in thickets in damp meadows in the mountains of the northwestern corner of North Carolina.
The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), common in the wild and popular as an ornamental, is a tree that enchants people every spring. A relatively short tree, its four white (or sometimes pink) petal-like bracts circle the tiny greenish white flowers in the center. The bracts have dark indentations at their tips. The tree has simple, opposite, elliptical leaves that in fall turn from green to red to maroon, and its red berries are a favorite of birds. The flowering dogwood is found in deciduous woodlands throughout the state up to elevations of 4,500 feet.
In years past the hard, shock-resistant wood of dogwood trees was used to make farm implements, wedges for rail splitting, shuttles for spinning mills, tool handles, and other things. The bark, flowers, berries, and roots of the flowering dogwood also had many medicinal purposes. The bark and sometimes the roots were used as a substitute for Peruvian bark in treating intermittent fevers and malaria. The bark was also employed as an antiseptic and a cathartic. The flowers (not the bracts) made a good substitute for chamomile tea, and the berries, when soaked in brandy, also made a serviceable bitter.
Several legends surrounding the dogwood are still repeated in North Carolina. One popular story holds that 2,000 years ago the flowering dogwood tree stood straight, proud, and tall. Because the tree had such strong wood, the Roman soldiers under Pontius Pilate chose to make the cross of Jesus Christ out of dogwood trunks. The dogwood tree was horrified but had no choice. In order never to serve as a cross again, the dogwood became a slender, twisted tree. In addition, to help people remember Jesus' sacrifice, the dogwood flowers bloom in the spring in the shape of a cross with nail holes at the ends.
C. Ritchie Bell and Anne H. Lindsey, Fall Color and Woodland Harvests: A Guide to the More Colorful Fall Leaves and Fruits of the Eastern Forests (1990).
C. Wilbur H. Duncan and Marion B. Duncan, Trees of the Southeastern United States (1988).
Additional resources:
"An act to adopt an official state flower for the state of North Carolina." 1941. Session Laws. c. 289. North Carolina General Assembly. Online at http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,245286
Flowering Dogwood. Plant information Center.
Dogwood. USDA, NRCS. 2007. The PLANTS Database.
Image credit:
Blades, Kathryn. 2009. "Dogwood in bloom." Online on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kblades/3445778148/. Accessed 5/4/2012.
1 January 2006 | Templeton, Lee Plummer
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thats cool
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i like it
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If you could put more info about a dogwood flower I would be happy.
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I'm sorry that you didn't find the information you are looking for about Dogwoods. Here is a link to an FAQ page about Dogwoods by the United States National Aboretum: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/dogwoodfaq2.html. If you still have additional questions, please feel free to contact Reference Services at the Government & Heritage Library. Contact information for them may be found at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/reference/reference.html. Good luck in your research.
Emily Horton, Government & Heritage Library, State Library of NC


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Bright Starts Take N Shake 1-Piece (Colors/Styles Vary). Pull and watch them shake! Fun characters are great for on the go and easy to pull and start the fun!Colors and styles may vary. Style selected at random when shipped.NOTE: Image shows 3 styles but this is a 1-Piece item.
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This little thing has provided hours of quiet fun for our baby in the car or when we're out and about. We attached it to the handle of her car seat carrier and her eyes light up every time she sees it. Around 4 months old, she figured out how to pull the toy on her own to make it vibrate. The best part is that this toy is stimulating without relying on annoying music or flashing lights - GREAT for a car trip when you're trying to concentrate on the road, or anywhere that you'd like your little one to be entertained without the use of noisy toys. In a pinch, you can also use the top part of the toy as a teething ring. Highly recommended!
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I will never forget the first time my 3-month old daughter saw the toy. Her eyes just got big as she was surprised wirh the toy's huge eyes. Hehe. Anyway, i have been looking for a "grab and yank" toy that would fit my daughter's small hands. The ring for grabbing was sized alright. However, the resistance of the pull action was a bit high for her age. I suppose this toy is for babies that are 4 months or even older. Perhaps they can make a grab and yank toy fit for younger babies with small hands. :)
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I have the toy hanging on my sons car seat, he enjoys looking at it and when we pul it to cause tr vibration, he is still to young to pull it himself. I have no suggestions because my son enjoys it.
simple toy. good for your money
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I needed some more small toys to add to my sons car seat and play mat. It was less than 5 dollars which is great. But he just looks at it. You have to pull down quite a ways for the full effect.
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With the 2012-13 season nearly over, all of the major English-language networks have so far lost prime-time viewers in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic that advertisers covet. Only top-rated CBS—which had the benefit of the Super Bowl this year—managed to add total viewers, and only by 1.5%.
(Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo both added viewers in the key demographic.)
In this fracturing television landscape, the bar for what constitutes a hit is getting lower—and blurrier. Billie Gold, the vice president of research and programming at media buyer Carat, said shows with ratings that would have once brought cancellation are now being renewed. And even though this season had a handful of new shows that did reasonably well, such as "Revolution" on NBC, "Scandal" on ABC and "The Following" on Fox, "there was nothing that hit it out of the park," she said.
With high ratings harder to come by, networks sometimes look to other measures, like how well a show does on DVR playback among young people, or how much buzz it garners on social media, to make their decisions about what shows to bring back, said Brad Adgate, director of research at Horizon Media.
"If a low-rated show can attract a difficult-to-reach audience that advertisers would pay a premium for, that would help a show," he said.
Measuring TV viewing is also getting trickier as consumers increasingly watch shows on-demand, on streaming Web services and on mobile devices. There is no single metric to track the popularity of a program across all platforms. Nielsen is testing a tool to measure online TV viewing in the same format as its traditional TV ratings, and the company is working on ways to measure tablet and smartphone viewing. Many network executives say the current ratings system doesn't give advertisers an accurate picture of how popular their programming is.
To respond to the growing popularity of online television viewing, networks are also expected to tout their digital video savvy during this week's presentations. ABC, for example, on Tuesday will launch a service that will allow viewers to stream live video from certain local ABC stations online and on mobile devices, but it will only be available for people who are pay-TV subscribers. The move comes as major broadcasters are suing Barry Diller's Aereo Inc., which streams local TV stations' signals online without the networks' permission, a model broadcasters fear could endanger the retransmission fees they now get from pay-TV providers.
The ratings slide has accelerated a loss of prime-time viewership share to cable that has been under way for years, according to Nielsen. Highlighting that shift: AMC network's zombie thriller "The Walking Dead" averaged more viewers this season among adults 18 to 49 than anything else on TV—broadcast or cable—according to the company. The show's season finale in late March drew 12.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.
"All the networks are bleeding viewers," said Carat's Ms. Gold. "People are changing their viewing habits. They are moving to cable."
To compete, broadcast networks have been increasingly taking their cues from cable, known for edgy programming. NBC Entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt, the former chief of CBS's premium cable channel Showtime, has ordered 10 episodes of "Dracula" for next season, a show media buyers described as similar in structure and tone to a cable series. The series will star Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who had previously starred in Showtime's "The Tudors," one of the blood-and-skin-filled shows that helped make Mr. Greenblatt's name at the cable channel.
Looking to cable also can bring risks. Mr. Greenblatt brought the musical drama "Smash" with him from "Showtime," where he had been developing it, and launched it to great fanfare on NBC—only to have it canceled.
Cable channels once relied on broadcast reruns for much of their programming, and still do to some extent. NBCUniversal's USA Network, for instance, this fall will start to air reruns of "Modern Family," a fixture of ABC for the past few years. In upfront negotiations in coming weeks, NBCUniversal's advertising sales chief, Linda Yaccarino, is expected to promote the show heavily to advertisers considering buying time on the cable channel, according to media buyers.
Some media executives believe that this increasingly competitive landscape means that broadcast networks should rethink the cycle of show development, arguing that the current system of all networks racing simultaneously to develop, test and order pilots at the same time every year is chaotic and inefficient.
Chase Carey, president of Fox parent News Corp., told Wall Street analysts last week that the broadcast industry may need to rethink its current model of networks collectively backing and developing some 100 TV pilots, only to pick a handful to actually go to air. He pointed to how cable networks have long operated. (News Corp. also owns The Wall Street Journal).
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E!Online's Ms. Ryder and Ms. Gibson are covering the Blackberry Torch US Launch Party in Los Angeles. They interviewed Ms. Christina Ricci on the red carpet. Perhaps we should expect a video soon.
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What Maisie Knew
Henry James - Author
Christopher Ricks - Editor/introduction
ISBN 9780141441375 | 352 pages | 30 Nov 2010 | Penguin Classics | 5.07 x 7.79in | 18 - AND UP
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An Excerpt from What Maisie Knew
A new edition of the innovative, emotionally complex novel.
After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. Maisie-solitary, observant, and wise beyond her years-is drawn into an increasingly entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal until she is finally compelled to choose her own future. Published in 1897 as Henry James was experimenting with narrative technique and fascinated by the idea of the child's-eye view, What Maisie Knew is a subtle yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society. |
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