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The Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) was designed to help teachers enhance the learning experience of students. Now, more than ever, our students need qualified teachers who can help them overcome challenging school environments and achieve academic and personal success. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) graduate more minority teachers than any other source.
TQRP provides one-week summer institutes designed to give education majors experience in the application of educational theories and practices. This training will equip future teachers with the skills they need to successfully enter high-need schools in urban and rural communities. Selected STEM majors will take part in a two-week fellowship designed to expose those considering a career in education to the latest theories and practices associated with exemplary science and mathematics instruction. Program fellows will attend one of four Institutes being held around the country.
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A post featuring Designer Prim's skybox from the Back to Black event.
Clothing by DROP, new release shape from Anatomy (David)
Pose by oOo Studio
Full credits: slposh.blogspot.com/2012/02/overcoming-of-it.html
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Way more information than necessary:
So you know that Chem test that inspired "Frustration Station"? Well...we came back to school from break to a very angry teacher. The class average was a 50some%. Only 3 people got above a 70%! I was heart broken because I felt so horrible coming out of that test (I didn't even have time to finish it!). I figured I failed it and I knew that there was no way I could get an A in the class after. BUT I was one of the three that got above 70...but not by much :(. The good news was he was going to let us retake the exact same test and average the scores! So I spent aaaaaaaaaaallllllllll day today stressing BIG time about this test. I was studying around midnight on my bed and I was suddenly overcome with the sleepies. So I was like, ok I'll shut my eyes for a while and I did. And then, I just decided I wasn't going to open them again. UNTIL, I remembered I didn't do my picture yet!! So I went downstairs and decided I needed a good reprimanding.
The thought that I should probably fix my hair didn't even enter my mind -_-
Maybe I take this too seriously. Most other 365 projects I've seen use old pictures or skip days and catch up if they have to. But, I would feel like a cheater and I just don't have that in me :/
Also, I have this scar on my forehead that catches light rather well for some reason. It's my second favorite scar because the story behind it makes me laugh :P
The scooter enables Alex to get around the village and even do some shopping! What a great idea! She is seriously disabled, and I thought I'd just like to show folks how people adapt and overcome their their health issues.
Just a motivational image of ya boy overcoming every obstacle thrown my way to succeed and rise to newer heights.
If I can do it, you can do it too!
You got this!
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Sudo Katari is a sleep-deprived professor at the University of Honolulu researching the mysterious disappearance of stray cats on campus. He is convinced that three students in his statistics class are werewolves, and that foul play is afoot. Step into the flip-flops of the tenured professor as he embarks on a rescue mission, assisted by his motley team of graduate students:
*Mark, a retired JAG officer who wheels around campus on a folding bike
*Vicky, Cassandra, and Misty, three clinical pharmacologists who mysteriously disappear each nightfall for destinations unknown
*An aspiring MBA who discovers a treasure horde of Bitcoins on the professor's hacked laptop
*Two sports medicine students who save Katari from a malfunctioning elevator
Will the professor overcome his statistically significant struggles to become a Stray Cat Hero? Read this quirky, humorous, action-packed short story to find out! No statistics knowledge is required to enjoy this creative work. Suitable for adult or precocious high school readers.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright Sam Bing 2015, all rights reserved.
Cover image credit: billy1125, CC BY 2.0, flic.kr/p/eECwz9.
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-15/how-omicron-in...
How Omicron Infection Turbo-Charges Vaccinated People’s Immunity - Bloomberg
▫️Breakthrough infections bested booster shots in two studies
▫️BioNTech team says results argue for omicron-specific booster
BERLIN (BLOOMBERG) - People who are vaccinated and then get infected with Omicron may be primed to overcome a broad range of coronavirus variants, early research suggests.
A pair of studies showed that infection produced even better immune responses than a booster shot in vaccinated patients. Teams from Covid-19 vaccine maker BioNTech and the University of Washington posted the results on preprint server bioRxiv in recent weeks.
The findings offer a reassuring sign that the millions of vaccinated people who've caught Omicron probably won't become seriously ill from another variant soon - even though the research needs to be confirmed, especially by real-world evidence.
"We should think about breakthrough infections as essentially equivalent to another dose of vaccine," said John Wherry, a professor and director of the Institute for Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania who wasn't involved in the research but reviewed the BioNTech study.
That could mean that if someone had Covid-19 recently, they could wait before getting another booster shot, according to Wherry.
Alexandra Walls, a principal scientist at the University of Washington who authored one of the studies, cautioned that people shouldn't seek out infections in response to the findings.
The data comes as Omicron continue to fuel outbreaks around the world, most notably in China, where residents of Shanghai have endured almost six weeks of lockdown (Guy's note: not exactly true, the Shanghai lockdown is mostly due to China's zero Covid policy, the number of cases is tiny compared to many other countries, see the NYT article below). Waves of new variants are coming more quickly in part because Omicron is so transmissible, giving it ample opportunity to spread and mutate as countries drop restrictions, said Sam Fazeli, an analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.
Meanwhile, regulators are weighing whether Covid-19 vaccines should be updated to target Omicron.
BioNTech's team argued that the data indicate that offering people an Omicron-adapted booster shot may be more beneficial than multiple ones with the original vaccines.
The Washington research, conducted together with Vir Biotechnology, looked at blood samples from people who had been infected, then had two or three doses of vaccine, as well as those who'd caught the Delta and Omicron variants after two or three doses; others still had been vaccinated and boosted but never caught Covid-19. A final group had only been infected with Omicron and never vaccinated.
Nose defences
One part of the study zeroed in on antibodies, the protective proteins tailored to recognise and neutralise invaders. It showed vaccinated people who'd caught Omicron had antibodies that outperformed the others. They were even capable of recognising and attacking the very different delta variant.
"That indicates that we are at the point where we may want to consider having a different vaccine to boost people," said David Veesler, an assistant professor at the University of Washington, who led the research.
The scientists were also able to identify antibodies in the nasal mucous of these patients, which could help them neutralise the virus as soon as it enters the body.
Both the Washington and BioNTech studies also looked at another piece of the immune system: B cells, a type of white blood cells that can kick in to produce a burst of fresh antibodies if they recognise a pathogen. People who'd had an Omicron breakthrough infection had a broader response from these useful cells than those who'd had a booster shot but no infection, the BioNTech team found.
Crucially, the Washington team also found that the broad response was missing in unvaccinated people who had caught Omicron as their first exposure to the virus. This "would be a problem if a new variant that is significantly different emerged", Veesler said.
There's no guarantee that future mutations will be as mild as Omicron, and the pandemic's future is hard to predict since it depends not just on immunity in the population, but also on how much the virus mutates.
Other researchers who reviewed the studies said the findings match up with the growing body of evidence for an immune boost from exposure to different virus variants via vaccination and infection. Scientists have also shown broad immune responses in people who caught delta after getting their shots.
"Maybe this is an indication that an updated booster might be a good idea," said Theodora Hatziioannou, a virologist at The Rockefeller University who helped lead a team that looked at breakthrough infections in a group of vaccinated people in New York City.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-cases.html
Covid-19 World Map: Cases, Deaths and Global Trends - The New York Times
This table shows the number of cases in total and the number of cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days for selected countries as of May 15, 2022:
Australia › 49,085, 194
Mainland China › 7,866, <1
Germany › 61,985, 75
Japan › 39,878, 32
South Korea › 33,952, 66
United States › 90,093, 27
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. In 1943, Luftwaffe air superiority was being challenged by the Allies over the Reich and radical innovations were required to overcome the crisis. Surface-to-air missiles appeared to be a promising approach to counter the Allied strategic bombing offensive; a variety of projects were started, but invariably problems with the guidance and homing systems prevented any of these from attaining operational status. Providing the missile with a pilot, who could operate a weapon during the brief terminal approach phase, offered a solution.
After a rather fast and troublesome development phase the Natter was rushed into production. The SS ordered 150 Natters, and the Luftwaffe ordered 50, and the first serial production aircraft, now designated Ba 349 A-1, reached operational status in April 1945 with the Erprobungskommando (EK) 349. An operational launch site under the code name “Operation Kroku”s was being established in a small, wooded area called Hasenholz, south of the Stuttgart to Munich autobahn and to the east of Nabern unter Teck. Around the end of February and the beginning of March the Organisation Todt had been in action, constructing each set of the trios of concrete foundations (or "footings") for the stationary launch towers. These three launch pads and their towers were arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle, 120 m per side.
By August 1945, 91 aircraft had been delivered to EK 349 and the first operational unit, the JG 400, into which the test unit was soon integrated. But a persistent lack of fuel, staff and maintenance resources kept most of them grounded. It was clear that the original plan for a huge network of Ba 349 bases that protected important locations would never be realized, and the idea of stationary bases made this network vulnerable to air raids, too. As a consequence mobile launch rigs for the Natter were developed, the so-called “Rampenwagen I”. This self-propelled vehicle was based on repurposed Königstiger battle tank hulls that had their engine moved into a mid-chassis position behind the driver’s compartment. This arrangement offered enough space at the heavy chassis’ rear section to carry an erectable ramp and two vacuum pumps that powered the launch sled for a single Natter that ran on rails on the ramp. The Natter interceptor was hooked with the ehlp of a crane into the erected ramp and started vertically. Beyond the Ba 349 this device could also be used to start the Messerschmitt E-4 “Enzian” anti-aircraft missile in a similar fashion, as well as the unmanned Fieseler Fi 103 “V1” cruise missile at a shallow launch angle
Adapting the existing Tiger II chassis turned out to be relatively easy, and unfinished hulls could be modified without major problems. A side benefit of the new mid-engine layout was that the driving shaft to the gearbox in the Jagdtiger’s front hull was shorter, saving material, weight, and internal space behind the engine bay. As a drawback the access to the engine compartment was limited through the low and long launch ramp – it had to be erected or even removed before the engine could be changed. Another characteristic feature of the modified hull was a different running gear. It used elements of Porsche’s original Tiger I running that was rejected for the heavy battle tank but adopted for the heavy Ferdinand/Elefant SPG that was based on Porsche’s Tiger I design. It consisted of four wheel-units per side made from pairs of 700 mm diameter steel road wheels and a longitudinal torsion bar suspension that remained outside of the hull. While its off-road performance was not as good as the original interleaved running gear with torsion bars inside of the hull, the Porsche system offered a production advantage over the Henschel running gear: it took a third less time to produce than Henschel’s system, reduced the hull construction time as well as machining time, required less maintenance, and could actually be completely replaced in the field without (theoretically) removing other parts and without the use of a jack. The Porsche system also saved about 1,200 kg in weight, 450 man-hours of work time, gained 100 mm more ground clearance, and saved RM 404,000 (Reichsmarks) in cost per vehicle. Much more importantly though, the use of this suspension freed up space inside the vehicle, an entire cubic meter extra! A few standard Jagdtiger SPGs were finished with this running gear, too, but it only became a standard on refurbished vehicles.
In service the Rampenwagen I received the official designation of Sd.Kfz. 282, and only a handful of these complex and bulky vehicles were build oer deilevered to frontline units until late 1945. In practice the Rampenwagen I was operated in combination with other vehicles to from mobile launch units for the Natter - plans envisioned groups with Sd.Kfz. 282s, accompanied by trabsporters for the tiny fighters, two cranes to lift them onto the launch sled on the ramp, plus fuel bowsers, a command and radio unit, plus supprt vehicles for staff and pilots as well as other equipment, and ideally even a mobile radar system that could guide and coordinate the interceptions. This, however, never materialized, due to the lack of resources, and only the Luftwaffe's JG 400 became operational enough to make some Ba 349 starts in the defense of the Stuttgart area, with very limited success.
Specifications:
Crew: 2 (Driver, Radio operator/ramp engineer)
Weight: 59.5 tons (131.050 lb)
Length: 14,04 m (45 ft 11 ¾ in) overall
7,80 m (25 ft 6 ½ in) hull only
Width: 3.625 m (11 ft 10 ½ in)
Height: 4.97 m (16 ft 3 ½ in) with launch sled
14,54 m (47 ft 7 ¾ in) with erected ramp
Ground clearance: 56,5 cm (22¼ in)
Suspension: Longitudinal torsion bars
Fuel capacity: 860 Liter (190 imp gal, 230 US gal)
Armor:
20–180 mm (0.79 – 7 in)
Performance:
Maximum road speed: 34 km/h (21 mph)
Operational range: 120 km (75 mi) on road
80 km (50 mi) off road
Power/weight: 10,08 PS/ton
Engine:
V-12 Maybach HL230 P30 with 600 hp/441 kW
Transmission:
Maybach eight-speed OLVAR OG40-1216B gearbox
Armament:
None installed
The kit and its assembly:
Well, it's not really armour, but since this... thing is based on a Jagdtiger I put it here. It's actually cross-linked with the Ba 349 Natter that I am building in parallel - after all, how should that tiny rocket fight start? This thought had been on my mind for quite a time, and I had the Brengun Natter stashed away for some time. But creating a mobile launch platofrm - or better: coming up with a concept that could be turned into a model somehow, took really long. First ingredient was a Fujimi steam catapult kit from WWII, which works with an external sled, towed by a cable, quite different to the launch catapults that were for instance used for the Fi 103 VI, which operated like aircraft carrier steam catapults with a sled in a pressurized tube.
Finding a suitable chassis was more complicated. First bet was "Karl Gerät" mortar, which turned out to be much too big and also not really compatible with the Fujimi catapult, and the project went into hiatus again. Until inspiration struck and I remembered the Jagdtiger that I had built last year or so, with an oversized L/100 gun and the casemate moved to the rear of the hull (and the engine in a mid-positionj behind the drivers' compartment). That could work in size and arrangement!
Said and done, I procured an(other) Trumpeter Jagdtiger with the late Porsche running gear, with simplified and standardized elements that were intended for the E-Series of tanks, what would fit well into the model's intended time frame of mid 1945. And from that on things went straightforward, only that the catapult was shortened by 3" at the rear and modified to stand vertical - with the bonus that was able to construct a joint so that this is even functional. The launch sled, which was slightly tailored to hold the Natter, is movable, too. That area inside of the Jagdtiger hull had to be filled/improvised, but that worked well, too, thanks to some donor parts from a Modelcollect E-50 tank.
Painting and markings:
The paint scheme caused the next headaches. This is supposed to be a special vehicle, (re)constructed from a Jagdtiger hull, and somehow I did not find Dunkelgelb to be a proper solution. Late in WWII many tanks received an overall Olivgrün factory finish, but I also did not like that idea for this massive thing. Luftwaffe vehicles were, at least during early war stages, painted in their own color, RAL 7016, a dark and rather bluish tone slightly lighter than RAL 7021 Panzergrau, but that did not appear suitable, either. Red Oxidprimer was another option, but rejected, too.
Eventually I settled for a very simple overall RAL 7021 finish - a tone which was still available in considerable volume and applied to operational tanks - and in this case it would be a "2nd line vehicle". The dark tone would also work well to hide the launch platform's bulk in the shadows of trees or buildings, and it simply "looks German". Since the lattice girder catapult with the pressure piston inside was build before painting I used a rattle can - another argument for a uniform livery. After that the model was dry-brushed, decals and matt varnish were applied, and some dirt and dust was added with water colors and pigments.
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Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney 2011 Awards Night
Put away those walking shoes and sweaty tights to celebrate your achievements with your fellow walkers, volunteers and the Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney staff! The Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney 2011 Awards Night is coming up on Wednesday, 2nd November 2011 and we’d like to invite each and every one of our fabulous walkers to come and enjoy a well-earned drink or two.
Where: Macquarie Group Conference Room, 1 Shelley Street, Sydney NSW 2000
When: 5.30pm for pre-function drinks and canapés
Dress: Cocktail
We will be congratulating our placegetters and high fundraising teams for their absolutely amazing efforts, as well as presenting our special awards including Overcoming the Odds, Team Spirit, Above & Beyond and All Rounder awards.
For all our high fundraising teams, it will also be a great opportunity for you to try on your reward tops before sending in your order!
After the presentation we’ll also treat you to a cocktail reception with canapés and drinks. So get your glam on and come be congratulated for your physical and fundraising successes in Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney 2011, and enjoy a fun, entertaining night on us!
Thank you to Macquarie Group Foundation for hosting the Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney 2011 Awards Night.
Yesterday, I was hosing Billy down and he kept attacking the hose water. I decided that I wanted to get some pictures of his rat /dreads looking self. He's a great poser, but hard to get him to stay. The aftermath of this, he got a wonderful bath and looked so fresh and clean!
Dear Parents and Students,
We must understand the fact that every kids aren't the same and cannot compete with one another in all the aspects. Every child is unique and talented in their own ways. Some might have common characteristics which doesn't mean they are the same.
We must focus and encourage their skills and innovative ideologies
to make a wise and learned younger generation.
We always tend to maintain our social status and put our kids under pressure with high expectation targets. This becomes unhealthy practice and make our children deviate their focus and end up in depression and other anxiety disorders.
For a healthy educational system and practice we must make sure that we encourage our children by identifying their real potentials and developing them with the same.
This can help to decrease the suicidal rates among school students and help them to overcome failures in their life.