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The human body is an amazingly complex and wonderful machine, but it cannot function without a supply of food. The nutrients in food are needed for energy, movement, heat, growth, repair, hair growth and sometimes reproduction. The body needs to be able to digest the foods it takes in so that it can be used in various ways.
There are six basic types of nutrients and two basic non-nutrients found in food. The six nutrients are carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, trace elements; the two non-nutrients are fibre and water. Generally speaking most foods contain several nutrients, in varying amounts.
The most popular vitamin that aids in hair loss is biotin or vitamin H. Biotin is part of the B complex family and has been proven to prevent hair loss. Another benefit of biotin is that it prevents gray hairs. This vitamin is in milk, yeast and egg yolks. Zinc
An often taken for granted supplement, Zinc – which is abundant in red meat – can reverse any scalp problems once brought back in your diet. Another benefit of increased Zinc intake (for those who suffer Zinc deficiency), is it boosts your sex life. It has also been found by researchers to have that effect. So it guarantees not only beautiful hair but a wonderful time in bed.
Vitamin E increases oxygen uptake, which improves circulation to the scalp. It improves health and growth of hair. Since hair health is tied to the immune health, vitamin E is believed to stimulate hair growth by enhancing the immune function.
Dosage: Start with 400 IU daily and slowly increase to 800-1,000 IU daily.
Vitamin A is plays a vital role in maintaining healthy hair, skin, and vision. But A word of caution, too much vitamin A can actually cause hair loss by increasing the sebum in your hair follicles. Sebum is a substance produced by cholesterol which in normal amounts is conducive to healthy skin and hair, but too much can encourage the growth of bacteria at the follicle level and thus actually cause hair loss.
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Heart of the Story: After Saul dissolved David’s marriage to Michel, David married Ahinoam.
Story Line: After King Saul married Michal (Saul’s daughter and David’s first wife) to Paltiel, David married Ahinoam. Ahinoam was from the hill country of Judah. The Bible didn’t record how David felt about Ahinoam. Neither does the Bible record any of Ahinoam’s physical or psychological attributes. David may have married Ahinoam to solidify his political base with the tribe of Judah. Likely, Ahinoam’s father gave David needed supplies when they married and possibly provided David with provisions during the 6-7 years David was on the run from King Saul.
When David was in sworn service to the Philistine King of Gath, the king gave David the village of Ziklag. In the early years of their marriage Ahinoam lived there with David. When the Amalekites captured Ahinoam and David’s second wife (Abigail) in a raid on Ziklag, David grieved. Then, David rallied his men and pursued the Amalekites. The outcome was that he killed many of the Amalekites. David got back his two wives; and seized huge amounts of plunder that the Amalekites had with them.
David and Ahinoam’s son, Amnon, was born at Hebron during David’s time as king of Judah. As first-born son, Amnon became the Crown Prince, King David’s successor. As David’s first’s wife but more importantly because she was the mother of the Crown Prince, Ahinoam had power in David’s harem that may have extended to his court as a whole.
Pondering Relationships: The Bible never recorded that Ahinoam attempted to use her power to influence any of David’s decision. However, her son grew up with a sense of entitlement that extended to his flaunting Mosaic Law and raping his half-sister, Tamar. Although the Bible recorded that David was furious when he learned that Amnon raped Tamar, he took no action. Bible readers aren’t exactly sure why David didn’t punish Amnon for his cruel rape of Tamar. Perhaps, Ahinoam intervened with David to protect her son from David’s anger. I can imagine Ahinoam asking David how he could justify punishing Amnon for raping Tamar when not too long before Amnon’s rape, David took Bathsheba from her home and had sex with her. David even colluded with his General to have Bathsheba’s husband killed.
Reflection: Sometimes arranged marriages resulted in love or at least real affection between the spouses. Is there any reason to believe that David and Ahinoam were a loving couple?
If you are interested in reading more information about obscure Bible characters, go to my website Carolyn Roth Ministry and consider purchasing my book Lesser Known Bible Characters (http://www.CarolynRothMinistry.com/
Copyright June 30, 2016; carolyn a. roth.
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Critica fascista: revista quindicinale del fascismo
Critica fascista, founded by Giuseppe Bottai, was published between 1923 and 1943. Available to the Brown community through the Brown Digital Repository. Click here to access the collection. Authentication is necessary.
La difesa della razza
A biweekly newspaper published between in August 5, 1938 and June 20, 1943. Its goal was to foster racism through biological and scientific arguments. Available to the Brown community through the Brown Digital Repository. Click here to access the collection. Authentication is necessary.
Garibaldi & the 19th Century Illustrated Press
The pictorial newspaper made its appearance in Europe in the early 19th century and by mid-century was well established. Leading papers including the Illustrated London News, l'Illustration, and the Illustrierte Leipzig, and in the United States, Leslie's and Harper's Weekly, were popular subscriptions with the middle and upper classes. Garibaldi's flamboyant character and his attempts towards the unification of Italy were frequently profiled in this media.
It includes issues from Illustrated London News, Illustrated London Times [forthcoming], Illustration: Journal Universel, Le Monde Illustré, Nouvel Illustré, Le Petit Journal, Univers Illustré, Suisse illustré, Geschichtsfreund, Illustrirte Hausfreund, Illustrirte Zeitung and Ueber Land und Meer.
APS Online: 1740-1940; the American Periodicals database indexes periodicals from that time period, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and many other historically-significant periodicals.
Nineteenth Century U. S. Newspapers: Provides access to approximately 1.5 million pages of primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, featuring full text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. The collection encompasses the entire 19th century, with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life among other subjects.
Proquest Historical Newspapers: These historical newspapers offer full text and full image articles for newspapers dating back to the 19th century. Please click on the links below to search each newspaper. To search more than one newspaper at the same time, click on one of your titles, then use the link for "News and Newspapers" to open the selection box and uncheck the boxes for any newspapers that you do not wish to search.
Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982; contains comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.
Times (London) Digital Archive: 1795-1985; researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
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C++ Operator Overloading Question: Download Questions PDF
Can you please explain function overloading?
A feature in C++ that enables several functions of the same name can be defined with different types of parameters or different number of parameters. This feature is called function overloading. The appropriate function will be identified by the compiler by examining the number or the types of parameters / arguments in the overloaded function. Function overloading reduces the investment of different function names and used to perform similar functionality by more than one function.
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According to the Australian Government Department of Health, mental illness is prevalent throughout Australia, as it is in other developed countries. Mental illness affects all areas of life, including the social, family, and economic spheres. Consequently, dealing with mental illness is gaining priority throughout the developed world, as the costs incurred to deal with this epidemic continue to climb. These costs negatively affect individuals, companies, and governments alike.
A mental illness is a disorder that affects how an individual feels, thinks, and behaves. Conditions that fall under the mental illness umbrella include depression, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors, and schizophrenia, as well as many others. Most people suffer from some form of mental concern at some point in their life. That mental concern becomes a mental illness when it affects a person’s ability to function in his or her normal, everyday life.
Are you concerned about the idea of developing a mental illness or are you already feeling the effects and are worried about dealing with increasing problems? If so, there are several actions you can take to help mitigate the symptoms related to mental illness and promote a more peaceful and happier frame of mind.
First, you need to treat yourself well. Understand the importance of taking time for yourself and doing what you love to do. Taking time for yourself is not selfish, it is the best thing you can do for yourself and others around you. Not only will you benefit, but those you deal with will also benefit, as you are better able to be supportive of your family and friends.
Second, take care of your body. The state of your physical body has a great effect on the state of your mental mindset. Remember to eat properly. Good nutrition is essential. Keep hydrated by drinking plenty of water. Exercise regularly. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins; these endorphins then promote a positive feeling in your body.
Avoid alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine. While the exact relationship between these substances and depression is not fully understood, it is known that regular consumption increases feelings of depression. Therefore, it is best to avoid them altogether. (Yes, it is definitely easier said than done.)
Get out (or stay in) and do something fun. Change up your routine. Whether simply changing the route you take to work or getting out and going on an adventure, some change is good for your mental health.
Study after study cites that adults are not getting enough sleep. This can be extremely detrimental to your mental health. The solution here is to put a higher priority on getting a good night’s sleep.
Volunteering is another way to ward off or ease mental illness. As you help others, you gain a sense of satisfaction from helping out someone in need. In addition, as you look at the lives of others and their difficulties it is easier to accept your own problems and be thankful for what you have.
If you are experiencing mental illness and are just not able to cope with it then please get help. Mental illness is not something to be ashamed of; it is a disease just like cancer is a disease. Talk with family or friends. If family and friends cannot help you, then it is time to talk to a professional such as your medical doctor, psychologist, or psychiatrist.
“Men especially feel the need to pretend that everything is okay, and that admitting this to their friends will make them appear weak. I can assure you this is actually a sign of strength.” – Prince William
“Everyone experiences a version of anxiety or worry in their lives, and maybe we go through it in a different or more intense way for longer periods of time, but there’s nothing wrong with you.” – Emma Stone
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All 26 bones are interconnected powerful combination. In the correct ratio between the foot bones are held by these ligaments and muscles, some of which originates from the knee joint, and part is located at the very foot. When we talk about the formation of Static flatfoot in the first place, there is the inability of the muscle as a result of an overload to keep the bones of the foot in the correct ratio. here. Overload in most cases, cause long-term job costing, hard physical labor, heavy weight, physiological, in other words, the age aging muscles, etc. Ie muscles that must support some form of foot, exhaustion, and cease to comply fully with its function. In this situation, the entire load assume the ligaments that connect and hold the bones together, forming a foot. At high load bundles are overdistension. If hyperextension is systematic, the foot bones are changing the relationship between them, which leads to a change in the longitudinal and poperchenogo arch, as if they "settle" and developed the clinical picture, which we denote as flat feet.
A Now try to answer what to do with this process is genetics? Yes, you may be genetically predisposed to increased weight, have less developed muscles, as well as my grandmother all my life to work with increased load on the legs. But at the same time knowing that your family members tend to be overweight, you may pay more attention to this issue in their lives. By the way, great weight is easier to prevent than to fight it.
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Many research grants, particularly from federal agencies, recognize the need to pay for both the direct and the indirect costs of research. The principal costs of most university research projects are for salaries and benefits for research assistants, graduate students, and other investigators. Other costs often include items such as laboratory supplies, computer time, and travel directly associated with a research project.
In addition to the grant itself, which is designed to pay for the direct costs, grantors provide funds known as "indirect cost reimbursements" for the cost of providing the underlying support facilities and services that make research possible. These include the costs of accounting and auditing for a grant, providing clerical and administrative support, providing laboratory and office space, centralized computing facilities and other capital equipment, utilities, and other campus infrastructure. Indirect costs, often referred to as "overhead," are generally associated with centralized functions that serve multiple research projects. The indirect cost reimbursements are calculated as a percentage of the dollar value of the research grant itself. Each university in the country negotiates with a federal agency to set a reimbursement percentage that applies to all federal grants at that institution.
As of July 1, 2004 , SVSU will distribute indirect costs in the following manner:
The general fund would apply the 50% indirect costs to the costs such as accounting and auditing for a grant, providing clerical and administrative support, providing laboratory and office space, centralized computing facilities and other capital equipment, utilities, and other campus infrastructure.
The originating units would use the 25% indirect costs as seed money for purposes such as conducting early feasibility studies; preparing proposals for competitive grants and awards; providing carry-over funding to research teams so there is greater continuity from one external grant to another; supporting the work of young researchers pending their ability to attract external funding; paying for capital equipment and space to allow for expansion of an institution's research capabilities; supplementing research budgets with additional funds for the direct costs of conducting research; and providing matching funds required by some federal agencies.
The Office of Sponsored and Academic Programs Support would use the 25% indirect costs for such expenses as providing support for the preparation of proposals for competitive grants and awards; arranging for program officer conferences, securing copies of funded proposals at the principal investigator's request; and holding workshops to develop the abilities of faculty and staff to prepare proposals.
Indirect costs are defined by OMB Circular A–21 which provides principles for determining costs applicable to grants, contracts, and other agreements with educational institutions. A review of the current language is appropriate as there have been significant changes to this Circular. For example, the indirect cost rate has been divided into separate facilities and administrative rate components, with the administrative rate capped at 26%.
See http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/fipao/index.html for current principles.
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The tiny community of Ducktown’s major claim to fame is an environmental disaster. The town is home to an old copper mine, which produced riches from the earth for well over a century.
This is an area that is still struggling to recover from the devastating effects of the destructive mining industry. Some plant life has returned to the landscape, but the greenery is still sparse. The pool of water at the bottom of the pit is an unnatural bright green.
The devastation to plant life began before the turn of the 20th century. As the ore was smelted, sulfur was released into the air, which came back down in the form of acid rain. The copper companies built smokestacks to reduce the damage to the immediate area, but only ended up spreading the sulfuric acid over the entire region. Tens of thousands of acres of trees were lost. Much of the immediate area was also deforested to provide fuel for the smelting process. It all led to terrible erosion problems (not to mention the runoff of toxic stuff).
In the 1940’s, efforts to repopulate the area with trees and grasses began. The effort continues, and as you can see, it’s having some effect. A friend of mine told me the area “looked like the moon” when he visited back in the 1980’s. It’s better now, but the problems are far from gone.
You’d better not cross the fence. Why? Because the damage to this area isn’t limited to the surface. Once mining operations ceased in the 1980’s, tunnels were sealed off, water pumping ceased, and the web of underground passageways weakened. Now, the land in the area appears “lumpy”, thanks to frequent subterranean collapses. The weight of an automobile could be enough to cause a hole to form.
Across from the viewing area, you’ll find the Ducktown Basin Museum, which has all the information you could ever want about the mining industry in the area.
Note: This trip was first published in 2006.
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Aristotle discovered hylemorphism to reconcile the reality of change with the stability of being. Previously, the Parmenideans, on one hand, held that (a) nothing changes and that change is an illusion, but (b) that the principle of non-contradiction is true—in accordance with the Latinized dictum ex nihilo nihil fit ("out of nothing nothing can be [made]"), i.e., that being cannot come from non-being. On the other hand, the Heraclitians denied (a) the existence of stable beings, thinking everything changes, but (b) affirmed the multiplicity of beings against the monist Parmenideans.
St. Thomas Aquinas, in his opusculum (short work) De Principiis Naturæ (cf. Joseph Kenny, O.P.'s Philosophy of Nautre: Let Thomas Aquinas Teach It for a good introduction / background), states:
[T]hat which is in potency to substantial existence and that which is in potency to accidental existence can be called matter: for example sperm is the matter of man [since sperm is potentially the substance of a man] and man is the matter of whiteness [since man is potentially white].
[J]ust as everything which is in potency can be called matter, so also everything from which something has existence whether that existence be substantial or accidental, can be called form; for example man, since he is white in potency, becomes actually white through whiteness, and sperm, since it is man in potency, becomes actually man through the soul.
So, matter is to form as essence is to existence.
Cf. another opusculum by St. Thomas, his famous De Ente et Essentia (On Being and Essence). He discusses the higher order of essence and existence with respect to that of matter and form; to give a foretaste:
essence includes matter and form.
neither can it be said that essence signifies some relation between matter and form or something added to them, because this would of necessity be an accident or something extraneous to the real thing, and the real thing would not be known through it. And these are traits of essence. For through the form, which is the actuality of matter, matter becomes something actual and something individual. Whence what supervenes does not confer on matter actual existence simply, but such an actual existence; as accidents in fact do. Whiteness, for example, makes something actually white. Whence the acquisition of such a form is not called generation simply, but generation in a certain respect. It remains, therefore, that the word “essence” in composed substances signifies that which is composed of matter and form.
Since the real distinction between potentiality and actuality is a foundational thesis of Thomism (cf. Thesis #1 of the 24 Thomistic Theses), you'll find Thomists explaining formal vs. material causes very well:
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You’ve probably heard the term “mixed reality” come up in conversation about both VR and AR. As you may know, mixed reality refers to a modern, more sophisticated form of augmented reality that combines a suite of environmental sensors, wearable computer hardware, and sophisticated software. A mixed reality system can include full VR, full AR, or other weird in-between blends, such as a sort of reverse AR where real-world objects are displayed in the VR world.
Microsoft, the same people who make Windows and those named “Bill Gates” incredibly rich, are at the forefront of this new revolution in augmented reality. Their Hololens headset made waves when it was first demoed to the public and is still one of the most impressive mixed reality devices you can buy. Of course, to actually own a Hololens you’ll have to part with a small fortune, since it’s mainly aimed at enterprise clients at this point.
Growing the Family
Microsoft has never really been a company that wants to corner the hardware market. They’re all about creating dominant platforms and then inviting everyone else in. One of the main reasons that Windows is such a success is that Microsoft never tried to keep it away from everyone else. Apple didn’t want their operating system running on anything but an Apple, but Windows ran on everything, which means more people wanted to make software for it. It wasn’t necessarily the best operating system, but it was the most useful one thanks to how widespread it became.
Windows Mixed Reality is Microsoft trying to create the same sort of open platform, but this time for the purpose of creating a standard framework for developers to use for their software products. Microsoft provides guidelines on hardware specifications as well as software that helps to interpret a lot of the complicated aspects of mixed reality. This allows developers to concentrate on creating their unique content instead of having to reinvent the mixed reality wheel every time.
Business as Usual
This sort of standardization is both necessary and common in the tech world. That doesn’t mean that Windows Mixed Reality will be the ultimate winner and become the main standard for the technology, but it makes sense for Microsoft to be the one taking the lead here. Apple is on a similar path with their ARkit developer framework; AR will be built into their future phones and other devices from the start.
Microsoft has won at this game before, though. Back in the early days of 3D accelerators there were a number of graphics APIs that were a way to standardize programming for graphics hardware from different manufacturers. In the bad old days you had to write a piece of software for a specific piece of hardware, but with an API you and the hardware makers just make sure you comply with the standard and, viola! – everything works with everything, at least in theory.
Microsoft’s DirectX won out against OpenGL and Glide in the first big standards war in the graphics world. Today DirectX is still dominant, but it’s being challenged again by new standards and it’s not a foregone conclusion that Microsoft will win again.
Windows Mixed Reality Hardware
Anyway, that’s getting off the topic at hand. So let’s look at the physical manifestation of Windows Mixed Reality.
So far there have been two third-party manufacturers that are bringing Windows Mixed Reality products to market. Acer is releasing a Developer Edition headset, and Lenovo (which bought out IBM’s laptop division) is releasing the Lenovo Explorer, which can also be bought with motion controllers.
Both of these headsets share some common features. The most obvious feature is the pair of front-facing cameras. These lenses are set very widely apart, giving the whole thing a rather comical look. You’ll also notice that both have a sort of “flip up” front, which means you can easily switch between being hooked or not, without having to take off the whole thing – something that Sony has already done with its PSVR.
Since they are both built according to the same general guidelines, there’s not that much to differentiate the headsets, but the Acer unit is one that developers will be building their experiences on. So let’s look at its specifications as a sort of base standard for these headsets.
Running the Numbers
The Acer HMD has two very high-resolution LCD screens. Each LCD has 1440×1440 pixels, which you’ll notice makes them perfectly square. That’s actually a good approach, since single panel VR HMDs get split into two squares anyway and a lot of the dual 1080p models end up wasting some of that real-estate. This dual-panel setup provides a 95-degree horizontal field of view. This is perfectly in line with premium VR headsets and certainly a lot better than the Hololens, which is based on a fancy but still immature projection system. Just as with the Oculus, the refresh rate of the panel in the Acer HMD is 90 Hz and it is tethered with a four meter cable.
One major difference between this headset and something like the Oculus or Vive is the fact that it uses “inside-out” motion tracking. The camera that tracks motion to provide the full six degrees of freedom are the ones mounted on the headset itself. This is actually an amazing development, because it means that room-scale VR is possible without the need for external sensors.
Priced to Sell
These Windows Mixed Reality headsets are set to sell at around $350 apiece, which is an incredibly low starting price. That’s almost half as much as the launch price of the consumer Oculus Rift. It’s no surprise Oculus has been slashing the price of its HMD recently.
These headsets are quality devices with cutting-edge technology and yet they are being sold for an absolute song. Honestly, these HMDs went on my shopping list the very moment they were announced.
When the Oculus and Vive originally launched, the minimum computer requirements were quite shocking to a lot of people. Since then the requirements have softened a bit and the GPU technology has become a lot cheaper to boot. The minimum requirement for these Windows headsets are basically the same when it comes to premium VR, but in a very smart move there’s a second lower set of requirements for productivity-type VR and AR.
If you have a computer with an integrated GPU equivalent to the Intel HD Graphics 620, the Windows HMD will clock itself down to 60Hz but still work for Windows itself and the more basic applications. That’s a killer feature for a product that’s supposed to be the real deal mainstream VR solution.
Onto a Winner?
It’s very early days for this new platform, but it looks as if Microsoft has thought of everything that’s holding mainstream AR, VR, and MR back. The only real criticism I have so far, based on the tech demos I’ve seen, is that the inside-out tracking can be a little janky. But that’s with beta developer demos, so we’ll see if it’s an inherent issue.
Other than that, I think they are onto a winner here.
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